Bryan backs Tom Johnson for president in 1912 race
Special despatch reports William J Bryan backing Cleveland's Tom L Johnson for the Democratic ticket. Bryan says Johnson could mobilize financial strength and win in Ohio, with plans for strong congressional gains and possible future gubernatorial and presidential prospects.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Capital
Bryan
Johnson
Hill and
Gorman
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Hill
Mr. Bryan
Cleveland
Ohio
Buckeye
Tie
Columbus
Myx. Bryan
Prince Henry of Prussia completes American visit with pomp
The German prince returns to Germany aboard the Deutschland at Cuxhaven after meeting President Roosevelt and US officials. He thanks Americans for kindness, reflects on the journey, and honors Captain Albers and Chief Engineer Barends with gifts. Emperor William II greets him with a kiss and cheers as ships salute.
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America
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Cuxhaven
Prince Henry of
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Prince Henry
Deutschland
Cherbourg
Prince
Wilhelm II
Emperor William
Berlin
William H. Beehler
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His Majesty
Marine Guard
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Beehler
Kiel
Kiel Yacht Club
Albers
Scarfpins
Barends
Hoboken
Germany
United States
Manly Leaves for Home Without Immediate Decision
Joseph H. Manly, Maine member of the Republican National Committee, departed Washington for his home and will not respond to the First Assistant Postmaster General’s offer until later.
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Washington
Joseph H. Manly
Maine
Republican National Committee
Lord Kitchener Reports Boer Losses in Week
London dispatch says Lord Kitchener's weekly report for the week ending today shows eleven Boers killed seven wounded and 158 made prisoners or captured in operations.
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London
Lord Kitchener
New York Broker Charged With Stealing $100000
Max C. Mayer a former member of Rathborne Mayer Rathborne was arrested in Bayonne New Jersey charged with embezzling about 100000. He faced Judge Jiuke Blair in Jersey City on an embezzlement warrant before a grand jury in New York County. Mayer denied wrongdoing and said he planned to cooperate with attorneys to explain the dissolution of his partnership.
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Bayonne
N. J
C. L. Rathborne & Son
Mayer
Ji Uke Blair
Jersey City
OP Inch
Sam
New York County
New York
Coronation Week Catering for London's Poor Surges
Half a million Londoners will be guests of King Edward during coronation week. The king has placed 30,000 pounds to feed 500,000 at a royal dinner and arranged use of Buckingham Palace and other residences. Hotels and royal rooms are fully booked, with Dorchester House and many mansions loaned for the event. The Maharajah of Jeypoor chartered an Anchor Line steamer for his party.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Belgravia
Grosvenor Square
Dorchester House
G. L. Holford
Chesterfield House
Hart Court
Wimborne House
Maharajah of
Jeypoor
Marlborough Cousin Files Divorce Suit
London reports Lady Rodney cousin to the Duke of Marlborough has begun divorce proceedings against her husband George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney seventh Baron Rodney. Details remain unavailable. Lady Rodney is a Wimborne daughter and wed Lord Rodney in 1891. He led a battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa before resigning in 1900.
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London
Rodney
Duke of Marlborough
George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney
Baron Rodney
Baron Wimborne
Lord Rodney
Imperial Yeomanry
South Africa
Thomas Accuses Wife of Drunkenness in Civil Trial
Chicago reports a civil case where Adah Thomas of Columbus faces her husband Harold Thomas in a drama of alleged drunkenness and marital strife. The husband testified about her drinking in Phoenix and Cincinnati, while letters between spouses surfaced about reconciliation and past quarrels.
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Thomas
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Adah Thomas
Columbus
McShane
New York
Harold
Adah
Lina
Smaill
Cecil Rhodes Weakens as Kitchener Seeks Updates
Cape Town March 18 Cecil Rhodes is weaker tonight after a cable from Queen Alexandra expressing sympathy. Lord Kitchener has sent a telegram requesting daily bulletins on Mr Rhodes health.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Queen Alexandra
Lord Kitchener
Hosiery fashions to feature striking designs next Sunday
The Commercial Tribune announces a feature on hosiery for the season with bold and quiet designs. Photographs from models posed for the article will illustrate the range, described as very saucy.
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Commercial Tribune
Survivor of the Light Brigade Hails Balaklava Charge
Peru Indiana March 18 living two miles from Vergy Switzerland County Thomas O Day aged 72 is one of the few survivors of the famous British cavalry Light Brigade famed for the Balaklava charge on September 25 1854. The article notes Tennyson's poem reflects the incident.
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Commercial Tribune
Peru
Ind
Verg4y
Switzerland County
Thomas O'Day
Britsh Cavalry Light Brigade
Balaklava
Russia
O’day
Tennyson
Man Regains Lost Voice After Tooth Chamber Mystery
R C Davis of Hayden avenue Columbus aged 69 formerly a bass singer in Indianapolis has reportedly recovered his long lost voice after a tooth piece slipped into his esophagus eighteen years ago. The tooth allegedly formed a pocket near the larynx causing chronic coughing and wheezing.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
R. C. Davis
Hayden Avenue
Dong Jost
A. Tooth
Indianapolis
Court martial of Waller delayed in Manila
The court martial for Major Littleton Waller Captain Arthur Marix and Lieutenant John Day of the Marine Corps on charges of executing natives without trial opened its first session in Manila. Jurisdiction was challenged since Marinet soldiers cannot be tried by the army unless attached to it. The court ruled the point valid and awaits guidance from Washington as General Chaffee weighs the decision.
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Manila
Littleton
W. T. Waller
John H. A. Day
Marine Corps
Samar
Waller
Arthur T. Marix
Edwin F. Glenn
Army
Sutro
William H. Bisbee
Marix
General Chaffee
Washington
Portuguese forces attack slave dealers at Pemba Bay
Portuguese troops captured sixty two slave dealers and killed fifty others at Pemba Bay. Government forces struck twelve strongholds of slave dealers and freed seven hundred slaves in the operation.
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Mozambique
Griggs Family Rumor Denied as Christian Science Claim
The Associated Press reports that persistent rumors claim the wife and daughter of former Attorney General Griggs have joined Christian Science. The AP states these representations are unverified.
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Paterson
N. J
Associated Press
Griggs
Cleveland's 66th Birthday Observed at Princeton Home
Former President Grover Cleveland, the United States' sole living ex leader, marked his 66th birthday at his Princeton Bayard Lane home with family and neighbors. He spoke on the Panama Canal, commented on Henry Watterson's letter, and said the Republican Party can unite, while praising National Civic Federation Arbitration Committee meetings for potential good in emergencies.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
United States
Cleveland
Bayard Lane
Associated Press
Panama Canal
Henry Watterson
Washington
National Civic Federation Arbitration Committee
Nugent Must Pay or Go to Prison, Supreme Court Rules
The U S Supreme Court upheld Judge Evans and ordered W T Nugent to pay 14 400 into court or face imprisonment for contempt. Nugent, once a Louisville dry goods merchant, vanished after a bankruptcy and fled before the assignment of stock valued at 14 400. He was located and brought back for trial, with the court ruling he must pay or serve jail time.
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Commercial Triune
Louisville
United States Supreme Court
Evans
W. T. Nugent
Wm. Smith
Nugent
Kentucky
Mueller
Shelbyville
Cuban reciprocity wins at House conference vote
Washington report on March 18 details a decisive 85 to 31 approval of the Ways and Means 20 per cent duty reduction with the Sibley amendment limiting duration to December 1903. The debate featured key figures Chairman Payne Rep Dick and Rep Morris, with insurgent factions pressing alternatives before the agreement.
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Chamber
Overstreet
Indiana
Ways and Means Committee
Sibley
Mr. Dick
Ways and Means
Committee On Ways and Means
House
Cuba
United States
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