Burdick Murder Shrouded In Secret Home Inquiries Point To Familiar Assassin
Edwin L Burdick. president of E L Burdick & Co and Buffalo Envelope Co, was found murdered at his Ashland Avenue home. Police report suggests an insider knew the victim, with a struggle evidenced by broken fingers and blood, while no weapon or intruder was found. Mrs Burdick had left two months earlier amid divorce proceedings.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Edwin L Burdick
E. L. Burdick & Co
Buffalo Envelope Co
Ashland Avenue
Burdick
Cusack
Republican Editors Reject Southern Policy Endorsement
Washington feb 28 strong opposition to endorsing the president s southern policy emerged at the republican editorial association executive committee session robert mitchell of north carolina opposed endorsement in open session while resolutions to public policy were presented no mention of disfranchisement or southern questions in the final actions the association name was changed to The National Republican Editorial Association of the United States and officers were elected president john a sleicher new york vice presidents charles emory smith pennsylvania w s capeller ohio george c rankin illinois j m chappelle massachusetts stuart e reed west virginia secretary treasurer a o bunnell new york
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Washington
Republican Editorial Association
Robert Mitchell
North Carolina
Roosevelt
National Republican Editorial Association of the
United States
John A. Sleicher
New York
Charles Emory Smith
Pennsylvania
W. S. Capeller
Ohio
George C. Rankin
Illinois
J. M. Chappelle
Massachusetts
Stuart E. Reed
West Virginia
A. O. Bunnell
French Protocol Signed for Venezuela Claims Settlement
Washington February 28 The French ambassador M Jusserand and Venezuelan plenipotentiary Mr Bowen signed a protocol for a joint commission to meet in Caracas to settle French claims against Venezuela and refer the allied powers contention for preferential treatment to The Hague tribunal The French protocol is the sixth signed by Bowen and is identical to the US version except for the parties involved.
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Washington
M. Jusserand
Bowen
Venezuela
Caracas
Hague
United States
Wabash Workers Vote on Strike Demand Amid Pay Rise
President Ramsey of the Wabash railroad released a statement on the poll among trainmen and other Wabash employees over a strike to gain a 12 to 15 percent wage increase on the January 1902 schedule. A new compensation plan would give west of the Mississippi about 5 percent more per month than those east of the river after March.
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Chicago
Ramsey
The
Wabash Railroad
Mississippi River
Fireclaims life and injures six in Lowell block blaze
A fire in Lowell yesterday partly destroyed the Burbank block. One person died, six others suffered severe burns and smoke injuries. The victim was Mrs. Sarah Kittredge, about 60, a newspaper correspondent.
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Lowell
Mass
Burbank
Sarah Kittredge
Bowling star Jones shatters records in national tourney
Indianapolis Feb 28 Bowling for the individual championship resumed in the national tournament yesterday. D A Jones of Milwaukee broke all records with a three game score of 683 setting a new mark for the event and drawing praise from competitors and officials alike.
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Indianapolis
D. A. Jones
Milwaukee
Mr Bryan’s Choice for Democratic Presidential Nomination
The article analyzes William Jennings Bryan’s preferred candidate Gov. Garvin of Rhode Island as a theoretic standard bearer. It argues Bryan’s pick aligns with his reformist and socialist-leaning platform, contrasts it with party leaders, and suggests ongoing party strife as Bryanism persists within the Democrats.
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Troy Times
Gov. Garvin
Rhode Island
Rhode Islander
Philadelphia
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
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Coler
New York
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Ohio
West
Sparks
Nevada
Chamberlain
Oregon
Chicago
Kansas City
Providence
Gov. Kimball
Dr. Garvin
Carrying Out Pledges on Antitrust in Congress
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat praises Republicans for passing the Littlefield antitrust bill in the House and anticipates Senate action and a possible extra session. It argues Democrats obstructed with unfundable amendments, notes public support from the president, and predicts strong enforcement of surveillance on interstate commerce.
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House
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Congress
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Republican Party
Elkins anti trust bill passes House by wide margin
The House votes 241 to 6 for Senator Elkins anti trust measure aimed at prosecuting secret rebates in freight. The piece argues the bill strengthens Sherman Act enforcement, vows sustained government effort, and notes partisan reactions and editorials from contemporary papers. It also cites New York World’s view on Cleveland’s 1904 presidential prospects and Indiana sentiment.
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Elkins
San Francisco Chronicle
Republican Congress
New York World
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indianapolis Journal
Floods Wreak Havoc Across Pittsburg Area And Nearby Towns
Western Pennsylvania towns along the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers faced record high water. Pittsburg flooded basements and lower floors, mills idle affecting 38,000 workers, railways paralyzed in Allegheny, and nearby cities including McKee's Rocks Coraopolis Wellsville East Liverpool and Steubenville contended with rising water. Across Parkersburg West Virginia and Memphis Tennessee rivers threatened streets and infrastructure as conditions worsened.
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Monongahela
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American Tin Pate Co
Steubenville
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Tymochtoe Creek
Crawford
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Parkersburg
W. V
Kanawha
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri Kid and accomplice held over Union Bank robbery
Hartford police and a detective agency arrested William Rudolph known as Missouri Kid and George Collins for the December 27 Union Missouri bank robbery. The gang blew the vault, secured cash and securities totaling about 114000, while a private detective Shumaker was killed at Rudolph’s parents’ home during the arrest.
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William Rudolph
Missouri
George Collins
Union
Shumaker
Chicago
Rudolph
Three Trainmen Killed In Syracuse Wreck
Three trainmen died in a New York Central westbound wreck at East Syracuse yards. Conductor Charles Babcock and brakemen J E Keeler and J D Gourley were killed. Three other crew members were severely injured as a caboose detached, shifted cars struck it, and it slid onto the westbound passenger track where the express train hit it.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Southwestern Limited
New York Central
Charles Babcock
J. E. Keeler
J. D. Gourley
Baldy Smith Civil War Leader Dies in Philadelphia
Gen William Farrar Smith known as Baldy Smith dies in Philadelphia at home on Saturday night. He was in his 80s and born in St Albans Vermont, a prominent Civil War figure.
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W. F. Smith
Philadelphia
William Farrar Smith
Baldy” Smith
St. Albans
Two Men Killed by a Train Near Dravesburg
In Pittsburg on March 2, Reuben Maxwell a coal miner from Coal Valley and his brother in law Frank Wilson were killed when a work train on the Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston railroad struck them near Dravesburg. The men had moved household goods to the second floor after floods to inspect further damage when they stepped onto the opposite track as a passenger train approached.
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Pittsburg
Reuben Maxwell
Coal Valley
Frank Wilson
Virginia & Charleston
Dravesburg
Maxwell
Wilson
Seattle forms iron and steel company for 100 ton plant
Seattle Washington March 2 The Seattle Iron and Steel Co. is organized with a capital of 6 million dollars to build a 100 ton steel plant in the city. Organizers plan to use high grade magnetic ores from the great deposits on Texas Island, B C reads an early report.
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Seattle
Wash
Seattle Iron and Steel Co
Texada Island
B. C
Fire destroys $300,000 property in Halifax blaze
A fierce Halifax fire on Saturday night destroyed property valued at $300,000. Three firefighters were seriously injured when a ladder collapsed beneath them during the effort.
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Halifax
N. S
Wage Increase Granted by Santa Fe Conference
Topeka March 2 The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe wage conference agreed to a 15 percent raise for through freight mixed trains local freight and work train conductors and brakemen and a 12 percent rise for passenger conductors brakemen and baggagemen reflecting a broad pay increase for frontline railway staff.
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Santa Fe
Topeka
Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Alderman Hart Indicted for Bribe Solicitation
Chicago March 2 Alderman Frederick A Hart of the Twenty-ninth ward has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of soliciting a bribe and malfeasance in office.
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Chicago
Frederick A. Hart
Twenty-ninth Ward
Roosevelt Says Appointments Speak For Themselves
A March 2 letter from President Roosevelt to Clark Howell defends federal appointment policy in the South. He argues appointments reflect his justice and broad aims, cites Georgia changes, notes white and colored postmasters, and references Democratic colleagues across Southern states as part of a consistent pattern. The letter frames action over words and urges judging by results.
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The
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Harry Stillwell Edwards
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Edwards
South
Clark Howell
Howell
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McKinley
Athens
South Carolina
Charleston
Savannah
Indianola
Maj. Hanson
Walter Johnson
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia
Gen. Basil
Kentucky
George Crawford
Tennessee
John Mellheny
Louisiana
Judge Jones
Alabama
Edgar S. Wilson
Mississippi
Turks Defeated Near Monastir in Balkan Clash
London March 2 Daily Chronicle reports a Turkish defeat near Monastir after engagement with Macedonians and Bulgarians. Turkish troops offered a stiff repulse. 32 dead and many wounded were found after the fighting.
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London
Geneva
Daily Chronicle
Monastir
Boiler blast at Bare sawmill kills father and injures son
In Meyersdale Pennsylvania on Saturday evening a boiler explosion at the Bare sawmill five miles east of town killed Francis W. Bare and badly injured his son Marshall, 25, with both legs possibly needing amputation.
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Meyersdale
Francis W. Bare
Marshall
Here
Rochester Bridge Fall Claims Life Of J P Baird
J P Baird of Guysville Ohio, age 24, was instantly killed in Rochester after leaping or falling from the Vincent street bridge over the Genesee river to the roof of the electric light plant 75 feet below.
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Rochester
N. Y
J. P. Baird
Guysville
Vincent Street
Genesee River
Ex-Congressman John Baker Dies at 50 in Belleville
Belleville Ill March 2 Ex Congressmen John Baker died at his home Sunday at age 50 He served as a Republican in the Thirty-ninth Fortieth and Fiftieth Congresses Defeated William R Morrison when elected to the Fiftieth Congress in 1886
Woman Commits Self Destruction by Chloroform in NJ Boarding House
Philadelphia reports Mrs. Charlotte G. Wellington ended her life by inhaling chloroform on Saturday night in a fashionable boarding house at Haddenfield New Jersey. Authorities are investigating.
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Philadelphia
Charlotte G. Wellington
Haddenfield, N. J
Pittsburg Painters Strike for Higher Wages
Pittsburg on March 2 reports more than 2,000 painters and decorators in the district will strike for higher daily wages from 3.20 to 3.60 dollars. They oppose contractors attempting to cut pay to 3.00 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Jeff and Corbett Agree to Fight Next July
New York reports James J Jeffries and James J Corbett met yesterday and agreed to a 20 round bout next July at a club promising a purse of 25000 dollars or more. The winner would receive 75 percent of the purse and any excess above the sum.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
James J. Corbett
The Sunday School Lesson On Acts Nineteen
A Sunday school lesson on Acts nineteen recounts exorcists failing before the name of Jesus as seven sons of Sceva are overpowered, believers burn costly magic books, and the gospel grows powerfully in Ephesus amid local scholarly activity and pagan practices. The narrative emphasizes faith, repentance, and the elevated name of Jesus, with practical notes on witnessing and resisting superstition.
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Jesus
Paul
Sceva
Ephesus
Jerusalem
Athens
Ramsay
Luke
Asia
Christian Character and Wisdom in Humility and Faith
A devotional piece stressing that rejecting correction blocks wisdom and sorrows deepen the heart to welcome joys. It urges humility as the steadying force on life’s heights and encourages surrendered will and keeping scripture in heart to guard life. It ends with a saying about reputations over wealth. Ram's Horm
Prominent People and Notable Citings in Europe and US
The item notes Joaquin Miller's Texas land riches and a proposal to erect a Dante monument in Rome on the Marcus Aurelius statue site. It mentions Russian women seeking St. Petersburg bourse membership with little opposition from men, Miljukov's six month jail term over university troubles, and Secretary Moody's odd horseback appearance in Washington triggering ultra-swell protests.
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Rome
Marcus Aurelius
St. Petersburg
Miljukov
Last Sinter
Moody
Navy Department
Washington
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