Senator Redfield Proctor Dies After Short Illness
United States Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont died in his Champlain apartment in Wangton after a week of illness. Governor Fletcher Proctor, his son, was at his bedside along with family and friends. Proctor, 77, had long influenced Vermont politics and business, including the marble trade, and served in the Senate since 1891. He will be buried in Proctorsville, Vermont.
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Commercial Tribune
Wangton
United States
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Champlain
Fletcher Proctor
Proctor
Hiss
Proctorsville
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Senate
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Committee
Miltary Affairs
Navy
Dillingham
Vérmont
William (Baldy) Smith
Harrison
Gabinet
George F. Hdnmtunds
Fairbanks
Scott
West, Virginia
Procter
Hish
Fletcher D. Proctor
Redfield Proctor, Jr
Emily D. Proctor
Fire at Piqua Memorial Hospital Threatens Marble Building
March 4. A blaze in the basement of the Piqua Memorial Hospital sent dense smoke through corridors. firefighters arrived and patients were removed via windows. Nurses aided by rescuers as the marble structure, only two years old, faced potential collapse with hundreds of onlookers.
Jury Secures Trial for Clarence Haines in Wife Murder Case
The Ohio case against Clarence Haines reached jury selection after ten peremptory challenges across three venues. The panel includes W. L. McVay and others. Sheriff McLain escorted the jury to the crime scene as opening arguments began. State’s J. D. Post asserts premeditated killing on August 21. defense lawyer Nye Gregg argues insanity taint and reduced responsibility, noting extensive kinship insanity and alleging the wife’s indiscretion.
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Washington C. H
Ohio
Clarence Haines
J. D. Post
Nye Gregg
Deadly Stampede At School Door In Hire Panic
A panic at a school during a routine hire drill led to 185 deaths as frightened crowds surged toward a doorway. A mother clutched her son as he fell, a janitor fought to save another child, but could not extricate her.
Fatal Fires Trail Historic Theater Disasters Across Years
A compiled list notes deadly disasters at theaters and buildings from 1836 to 1908, including the Windsor Hotel in New York City and the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, with hundreds killed or injured. The North Collinwood school fire of 1908 in Cleveland is detailed, recounting crowded halls, inward doors, and heroic but insufficient evacuations.
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Brooklyn
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Austria
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Land
England
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France
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Exeter
Banquet the
Ater
Oporto
Portugal
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China
Windsor Hotel
New York City
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Taylor
Hotel Royal
Front Street
Baltimore
Lloyd Steamship Com
North
River
New York
Shiloh Bap
Tist Church
Birmingham
Ala
Lil
Slocum
East River
Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
North Collinwood
Collinwood
Negro saved from lynching after standoff at jail
In Clarksburg West Virginia a mob of about 2000 surrounded the county jail as a alleged negro murderer was forced to surrender after deputies guarded the building. The prisoner Johnson surrendered in a log barn on a farm nine miles away and was escorted to the jail. Three posse members were wounded but will recover. Sheriff Flanagan led the quick transfer to prevent mob violence. Carl Martin attended the scene but made no direct attack.
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Clarksburg
Wis
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Johnson
Flanagan
Yatég
Sycamore’ Creek
William Matheney
H. Cork
James Wamsley
Harrison County
Carl Martin
A. R. Johnson
Ironton
Committee On Permanent Organization
Wade H. Hills
Hamilton
Malcolm Jennings
Fairfield
Garfield
Ellis
Ohio
Sta
Carnegie Gives Woman $25 000
New York reports Andrew Carnegie’s gift of 25000 to Mrs Henry Sanger Snow wife of a former treasurer of the New York and New Jersey Telephone Co. Snow is a fugitive charged with embezzlement. The donation followed a long-ago obligation remembered by Carnegie through her father David Brooks.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Sanger Snow
New York and New Jersey Telephone Company
Snow
Carnegie
Mrs. Snow
David Brooks
Baltimore
Mr. Carnegie
Pennsylvania
Brooks
Special Deputy Vidaver Charged in New York Probe
Nathan Vidaver a special deputy state attorney general was arrested by District Attorney detectives in New York charged with accepting 500 in marked bills from William Montgomery former Hamilton Bank President. He was arraigned in the Tombs and held 5000 for examination. The case centers on using influence to suppress news of indictments and plans to open another bank.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Nathan Vidaver
Jerome
William R. Montgomery
Hamilton Bank
Tombs
Vidaver
Montgomery
Trusts Action On Lobber's Request
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports testimony in the government's suit to dissolve the American Tobacco Company. Robbers allegedly influenced a 1903 price restriction, with Thomas Jenkins denying exclusive sale agreements. Wilson testified jobbers profited from fierce 1903 competition and then sought price limits, leading to continued sale of independent producers' goods after 1904.
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Comercial Tribune
New York
American Topacco Company
American Tobacco Company
Arthur Wilson
Ei Rocery
Kilby & Co
Hartfork, Conn
Thomas Jenkins
Jenkins Brothers
Pittsburg
Wilson
Goolds
Hartje Acquitted on Court Order in Hartje Case
Augustus Hartje, millionaire, John L Welshons hardware merchant, and Clifford Hope coachman were acquitted by summary ruling in a conspiracy to defame Mrs Mary Scott Hartje. Binding instructions instructed jurors to find verdict and allocate costs to the county. The case marks the first win for Hartje amid a three year divorce suit against his wife. Mrs Hartje intends to continue the divorce suit.
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Commons Tribune
Pittsburg
Augustus Hartije
John L. ,Welshons
Hartje
Clifford Hope
Mary Scott Hartje
Foreclosure Filed on Large Steamship Mortgages
Portland March 4 The American Trust Company of Boston trustee for bondholders in Consolidated Steamship Lines of Maine and Metropolitan Steamship Company filed equity bills in U S Circuit Court seeking foreclosure on large mortgages. Consolidated Lines of Maine faces 60 million dollars and Metropolitan Company 2.5 million dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Portland
American Trust Company of Boston
Consolidated Steamship Lines of Maine
Metropolitan Steamship Company
United States Circuit Court
Consolidated Lines of Maine
Metropolitan Company
Question of Roy citizenship raised in extradition case
Washington reports that Paul E. Roy’s citizenship, in dispute as New Hampshire seeks his extradition from France for murder, could derail the case if he was naturalized or had declared intention before the killing. state officials say extradition may be blocked if proven.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Paul E. Roy
New Hampshire
France
George Carkins
Gracia Calla
State Department
Roy
Taft Boom Moves Forward With Ohio Republican Platform
Ohio Republicans adopt a platform on national issues at the convention. Harris greeted by supporters as he returns thanks. Treadway named lieutenant governor candidate. Taft, Herrick, Vorys named national convention delegates. Alternate delegates listed along with presidential electors and state officials including Secretary of State Thompson and Attorney General Denman. Public Works and Dairy and Food positions filled with Ohio officials named.
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Athens County
Wade H. Ellis
Tat
New London
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Ohio
Taft
Charles P. Taft
Longworth
George B. Cox
Garfield
Lloyd Cassell Doulas
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Land
Rowse and
Pike
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