Woman Bravely Defies Masked Raiders in Mayfield
Mrs E Montgomery describes a night attack by about 200 masked men who fired into her home and threatened harm. She armed her children, aimed to defend, and warned the invaders to retreat. The raid, tied to tobacco farmers opposing a no-tobacco pledge, targeted multiple farms including Longnecker and Clifton, with beds destroyed and a grave dug as a warning. Local banks and the American Tobacco Company plant are seen as potential targets amid rising tensions in Mason county.
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Scar
Olivet
Maylick Exchange
Benjamin Longnecker
George
William Ryan
B. F. Ciift
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Lonknecker
Mason County
First National Bank
American Tobacco Company
Los Angeles Plans Banquet for Admiral Evans Fleet
Officials in Los Angeles announce arrangements for an April 21 banquet and ball for Admiral Evans fleet. General Adna R. Chaffee to lead committee, with invites to be extended in San Diego. Public reception canceled and auto ride planned with private car owners supplying transport.
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Automobile Association
Chaffee
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Heath
Santurday
Alexandria
Gen. Chaffee
Kaiser Cousin resigns army amid scandal with Liebenberg
Prince JoachAlbrecht of Prussia resigns as Major and will wear the German uniform again. Emperor William disapproves of his affair with Baroness Liebenberg Marie Sulzer, details of which include a planned divorce and prearranged marriage, with incognito life in Prussia noted. City of Mexico coverage discusses an article urging a potential war over Magdalena Bay.
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Berlin
Primce Joach
Albrecht
Prusa
Brunswick
Willian
Peror Willers
Tie
Seittag Zeitung
William
Buro
News
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Liebenberg
Brixon Hill
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Oder
Prussia
City OF Mexico
Il Tempo
Catholic Church
Republic of Mexico
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California
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Mexico
United States
Magdalena Bay
Japan
Philippines
Republic
Colombia
Panama
England
Panama Canal
Bold Blackmail Plot Uncovered In Chicago
Chicago authorities unearthed a bold blackmail scheme claiming 100000 was the prize money and targeting wealthy bankers. Three men John Marooney Walter Hurhold and Jos Mullaney were arrested after a conference in State Attorney Healy's office. Detectives hunt two missing conspirators as police kept plans secret to prevent flight.
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Chicago
Healy
John Marooney
Walter Hurhold
Jos. Mullaney
Mr. Healy
Shippy
Won't appoint judge yet a while
Washington March 21 The Department of Justice said no Federal Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee to succeed Charles D Clark will be appointed until the end of next week to canvass the situation Several names are under consideration Brownlow era delegation from Chattanooga is due Monday Senator Frazier arranged a meeting with the President Senator Taylor received calls from Bristol Democrats seeking help for Chancellor Haynes Bristol figures John H W Caldwell Robert Burrow and Dr W B St John visited Brownlow and Moon to press their case
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Department of Jru Jtee
Charles D.clark
Middle District of
Tennessee
Foster W. Brown
Chattanooga
Frazier
Taylor
Bristol
Hal A. Haynes
John HW. Caldwell
Brownlow
Robert Burrow
W. B. St. John
Moon
Blacksmith Reilly reelected mayor of North Pelham
Honest Jim Reilly, village blacksmith of North Pelham New York, was reelected president of the village for the third time by his largest majority. He organized a uniformed police force, rid the village of troublemakers, and paid off the village debt, while remaining unaffected by his political success and continuing to work at his anvil daily.
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New York
Honest Jim" Reilly
North Pelham
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Echo
Pelham
Norway Cabinet Assumes Charge In Radical Reshuffle
Norway at Christiana March 19 reports the king formally approved Gunnar Knudsen as premier and finance minister and named M Christoptersen foreign affairs M Selig public worship M Wilen minister of Tabor Judge Abrahameen commerce M Castberg justice M Foes agriculture M Hestide finance. The new cabinet is radical after the late ministry resigned last week when Parliament would only support it with coalition partners.
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Christiana
Norway
Raakom
Gunnar Knudsen
M. Christoptersen
M. Selig
M. Wilen
Tabor
Judge Abrahameen
M. Castberg
M. Foes
M. Hestide
Russian General Begins Prison Term for Treason
Lieut Gen Stoessel, sentenced to death for cowardice and surrender of Port Arthur, had his sentence commuted to ten years, and today began serving his term in the St Peter and St Paul Fortress in St Petersburg.
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Port Arthur v
Nicholas
St. Peter and St. Paul
Bryan birthday speech argues Democrats best to reform politics
Chicago March 19 Willim Jennings Bryan marked his 48th birthday with a Chicago mass meeting at the Seventh Regiment Armory delivering a speech on why democracy can best address corporate domination of politics. He urged reform and said only the Democratic party can lead to relief and success. Carter Harrison presided as about 10 000 heard the talk.
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Chicago
Fayuraeekhig
Democratic Party
Willim Jennings Bryan
Seventh Regiment Armory
Sixteenth Street
Bryan
Carter H. Harrison
Enid
Republican Party
Telegram Saves Passenger Life in Near Fatal Mistake
In WTICA New Jersey on March 22, William Brady nearly died after a Montreal druggist mixed a deadly drug into his prescription. A rapid telegram chain alerted train staff and the passenger at Tupper Lake, where the telegraph operator hailed Brady as he approached the water tank. The incorrect medicine was discarded.
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WTICA
N. J
William Brady
Mohawk & Malone
New York Central
Montreal
New York City
Brady
Bow Avenue
Fia
Grand Trunk
Menkages
Tupper Lake
Adirondacks
Aid
Warships Not Needed in Port at Present
President Nord Alexis told an interview in Port au Prince that conditions in the republic were tranquil and he could preserve order while protecting foreign interests. He said there was no necessity for warships in the harbor, and the government would not pursue further action against revolution participants except loyal soldiers to military punishment. The refugees in the region should return home, he added, and the embarkation of Gen Wirmin and his conspirator was proof of good faith.
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Port AU Prince
Nord Alexis
WU the Palace Today
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Wirmin
Carnegie to send Kaiser present in plaster model
On the Main voyaging to Wilhelm II a Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh sends an exact plaster reproduction of a pliosaur. The nine-ton yard shaped sculpture arrives in thirty four cases and measures 70 feet long and 16 feet high. It weighs 9400 pounds and cost 76000 dollars. The species dates back 3.1 to 10 million years.
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New York
Lloyd Steamship Main
Andrew Carnegie
Wilhelm
Germany
Iplodocus
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
No Control Over Steamship Lines Decision
Washington March 22 The Interstate Commerce Commission issues what may be its most important ruling in years The Cosmopolitan Shipping Company of Philadelphia vs the Hilmburg American Packet North German Lloyd Wilson Hull Lines and Scandinavian American Lines The commission holds it has no authority over oceanic transportation reversing the complainant’s position and deciding against the Interstate Commerce Commission’s jurisdiction The lengthy opinion by Commissioner Lane rests on the ruling that ocean shipping falls outside I C C powers and ends the case in favor of the defendants
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Hilmburg-American Packet Company
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Wilson
Hull
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate
Commerce Commission
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