Waller court martial for Samar killings shocks circles
Major Lattleton W. T. Waller of the United States Marine Corps is to be tried by court martial in Manila on charges of killing natives in Samar. Friends claim he suffered extreme privation and possible mental strain, while politics and staff-line rivalries color the case.
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Otto Carmichael
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Mareoh
Cable Today
Lattleton W. T. Waller
United States Marine Corps
Waller
Manila
Samar
Army
Navy
John H. A. Day
Heywood
Marine Corps
Day
Chaffee
China
War Department
Parental Dispute Over Girl Sparks Public Interest
Mrs. B. Clark of Green County reveals the child is legally her husband’s adopted daughter, denying Jacob Reynolds’ claim. Reynolds, once jailed for abduction and pardoned, allegedly kidnaped the girl after pressuring her mother, now prompting a costly custody fight with family prominence fueling attention.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
B. Clark
Jacob Reynolds
Greencastle
Ind
Reynolds
Clark
Annie
Indiana
Ida Clark
Green County
Long Flight of Jacob Reynolds Ends in Arrest
Jacob Reynolds was captured after a long escape spanning several states since last October. Officers from multiple jurisdictions pursued him for thirteen miles before arrest.
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Jacob Reynolds
Germany and Russia Deny Schemings in China Zones
Washington reports fresh pledges from Russia and Germany to protect commercial rights of other nations in China’s zones of influence. Berlin says no plan to bar non-German interests in Shan Tung Province near Kielan Chaou, while Russia’s assurances are considered binding.
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United States
Russia
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China
Shan Tung
Kian Chaou
State Department
Gerans
Missing County Auditor Starkey After Verdict in Ohio
In Zanesville Ohio on March 6 the search continues for County Auditor James L. Starkey who disappeared after a jury awarded Mrs. Roberts a $13,260 verdict in her breach of Bromige case. Starkey planned to rest in Columbus then boarded an eastbound Pennsylvania train from Newark. his fate is unknown. His lawyers filed a motion for a new trial citing fourteen reasons including juror misconduct and trial irregularities. Local papers urge his resignation if he returns, or declare the office vacant for a successor.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
James L. Starkey
Roberts
W. B. Miller
Columbus
Pennsylvania Road
Newark
Starkey
Engagments and marriages stir London society
Two notices in a London column draw comment. One states a marriage between Mr George Charles Montague M P and Miss Custance will not take place. The other reports Lord Alfred Douglass wed Miss Olive Custance at St George's Han over Square with Lady Edith Fox Pitt witnessing.
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London
George Charles Montague
Custance
Grenadier Guards
American official dies of cholera in Canton China
States Consul at Canton informs the State Department that Thomas Stephenson an American citizen and senior officer of the custom service died there yesterday of cholera.
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Washington
United States
Canton
China
State Department
Thos. Stephenson
Custom Service
Five Dead in Monongahela Coal Mine Disaster at Catsburg
A gas ignition caused by a premature dynamite blast trapped twenty workers at the Catsburg mine of the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company in Monongahela Pa. Five men died and several others were seriously injured. Rescue attempts continued through the night as air channels were reopened and four more relief attempts were planned.
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James Howey
Isaac Eastwood
Monongahela
John Gilder
Charerés
William MacFarland
James Hagger
James Terent
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Philadelphia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Russia
Kentucky Medical School Row Over Expulsion of Two Women
In Louisville on March 6 a potential student strike emerged at the Kentucky School of Medicine after Dr W H Wathen expelled two women students Mrs Lee Norman and Miss Nannie Shepara for attending a Toronto missionary workers convention. About one hundred students signed protest resolutions. Wathen refused to meet a student committee, saying the action was final, with another meeting planned.
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Strange Woman Disrupts Evansville Funeral Tragedy
A Louisville woman, Mrs J L Danhauer, disrupted the double funeral of W B Cox and his wife in Evansville Indiana after Cox shot his wife and killed himself. The infant child of the couple faces custody as parties dispute inheritance rights amid a family feud. Cox’s wife was named Freda Brandt, with a tumultuous past involving abandonment and foster care before meeting Cox in a sanitarium.
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Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
W.B. Cox
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Chaffee
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Louisville
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Skylight
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Skull Fracture Ends Chicago Jewelry Executive's Night
J R Davidson Western manager for Philadelphia Watch and Case Company and a Chicago jewelry figure died after a skull fracture suffered in the Great Northern Bathhouse. He was found unconscious, taken to St Luke's Hospital, and died there after a post mortem showed a severe skull fracture and frontal brain damage. Police have not determined if he fell or was struck. Davidson had entered the bathhouse in good health and made no statement before death.
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Great Northern
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Mrs Armour Weds P A Valentine in Quiet New York Ceremony
Mrs May Lester Armour widow of Philip D Armour Jr of Chicago marries P A Valentine of Armour Co Chicago at the Holland Hotel New York. The ceremony led by Rev Dr E M Stires with a small family witness group. The couple plans a six week trip to Europe starting Saturday.
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Chicago
P. A. Valentine
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E. M. Stires
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Valentine Will Gail
Europe
Waesland Sinks After Foggy Irish Channel Collision
The American liner Waesland and the Harmonides collided off Holyhead in dense fog. The Waesland sank with 32 cabin and 82 steerage passengers aboard. all passengers and crew were saved, the Harmonides rescuing them.
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United Kingdom
London
Harmonides
Waesland Passengers Arrive Safe After Fog Collision
Fifty three aboard the Waesland reach Liverpool aboard the Harmonides after a collision in thick fog forty miles south west of Holyhead at 11:30 pm Wednesday. Two lives, a steerage passenger Dangerfield and a child Elsie Emmett, are lost. Captain Apfeld and crew praised for discipline and swift evacuation.
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Apfeld
Indianapolis Boy Named After Prince Henry
Indianapolis records reveal Prince Henry Proeschell born Sunday to George and Regitta Proeschell at 802 Iowa Street. The birth coincided with Prince Henry of Prussia’s arrival by special train in the city.
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Prince Henry
Board of Health Today
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George
Regitta Proeschell
Iowa Street
Prince Henry of Prussia
Mi-Careme Carnival Lights Paris With Festive Parades
Paris reports a bright Mi-Careme Carnival day with summerlike weather and lively crowds. Cavalcades featuring diverse cars themed on dirigible balloons and the repopulation question parade the boulevards and Latin Quarter as confetti fills the streets.
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Paris
Hanna Makes Forcible Plea for a Subsidy
Marine Hanna presses for a subsidy in a forceful plea. Officials and observers note the strong appeal framing aid as essential for operations and morale.
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Hanna
Senate Debate on Shipping Bill Highlights Labour Cost Clash
In Washington the Senate heard Ohio’s Mr Hanna argue the core issue is labor costs and the American shipbuilding industry's need for a merchant marine under Navy oversight. The debate foresees a March 17 vote on the measure and amendments as Tillman pressed for details on Morgan syndicate purchases.
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