Roosevelt Vetoes Bill to Clear Desertion From Naval Record
President Roosevelt issued his first veto, opposing a Senate bill to remove John Glass’s desertion charge from his naval record. He argues desertion during war is grave treason and would falsify records, citing Glass’s brief service and flight. The Senate committee report notes Glass enlisted in 1864 at 16, was ordered ashore after witnessing an act compromising the ship’s second officer, and deserted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
John Glass
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Republic
Gallinger
Committee On Naval Affairs
Glass
Sealer Strike Ends as Ships Sail for Ice Floes
In St John s Newfoundland March 12 the sealers end a political strike after the owners raise offers to 3 50 per hundred weight with free berths and abolition of berth charges. Crews defect and return while police protect ships sailing to sea.
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St. John’s
N. F
Cyclone Rips Through Dallas Suburbs Causing Fatalities
A cyclone struck southern Dallas suburbs, leveling fences and destroying farms. In De Soto three houses and two stores including the post office were wrecked with J M Johnson’s four year old daughter dying from injuries. In Queen City six houses collapsed harming Mrs Bray fatally and injuring others. Dallas county losses estimated at $100000.
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Dallas
Tex
de Soto
J. M. Johnson
T. D. Reagan
Queen City
George Bray
Bray
C. D. Bourne
Albert Ewing
Dallas County
Detroit approves cooperative telephone franchise plan in city
The common council granted the Co operative Telephone Co a franchise to operate here in opposition to the Bell Co setting maximum rates of 24 dollars for residence lines and 48 dollars for business lines. The ordinance requires sale of the plant to the city when a municipal telephone exchange is authorized. The council also directs the mayor to appoint a commission to install a municipal gas plant.
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Detroit
Common Council
Cooperative Telephone Co
Bell Co
City Halts American Contractors for Civic Projects
Toronto council passes a resolution banning future bids by American contractors for city work. The move cites Canadians being barred in American authorities as the reason for the policy change.
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Toronto
Ont
Broker Francis Skinner Found Dead in New York Office
Francis Skinner a broker committed suicide in his office in New York yesterday. He was found dead with a bullet wound to his temple and a revolver beneath his body in the private workspace.
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New York
Francis Skinner
Lord Kitchener to head mounted force in push on De Wet
The Daily Chronicle reports that Lord Kitchener will be relieved of much admin work in South Africa to take the field personally. He will command a large mounted force aiming to capture De Wet.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
de Wet
Danes Ratify Treaty Selling Danish West Indies
Copenhagen March 12 The fol kept yesterday voted by a large majority in favor of ratifying the treaty for the sale of the Danish West Indian islands to the United States.
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Copenhagen
Folkething
Danish West Indian Islands
United States
General Funston Defends Philippines Policy at Chicago Talk
Gen Frederick Funston argues the peace party hindered insurrection suppression in the Philippines. He cites 600 lives lost, funds spent, and accuses antiwar voices of pushing for peace talks. He praises Maj Waller, denounces anti-imperialists, and insists the duty is to crush resistance despite costs.
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Marquette Elub
Chicago
Frederick Funston
Kansas
Aguinaldo
Philippines
United States
Congress
Maj. Waller
Waller
King
Aguiraldo
Cuba
Far East
Manila
Merritt
Admiral Dewey
Bulgaria
Armenia
Democratic Perplexity Over Tilden and Party Leadership
The piece contrasts New York Democrats split between honoring Tilden era leadership and seeking new leaders. It notes Whitney’s view that past platitudes lack impact, urging a forward‑looking push toward McKinley or Roosevelt style ideas. It argues current Democratic policy mirrors Republicans, with no clear national platform.
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New York
Cleveland
Bryan
Tilden
Rourke Cochran
Samuel J. Tilden
Chicago
McKinley
Roosevelt
William McKinley
Buffalo
Mr. Whitney
Minneapolis
Political drift and silver bid in party politics
Republicans cheer on signs of democratic reorganization sparked by Bryan attacks on Hill. Bryan concedes he talked too much in 1896 and 1900, an old confession paralleled by a parrot. Maine Democrats claim progress to prosperity and good government. Colorado silver supporters urge free silver senatorial bid as party splits widen.
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Bryan
Hill
Indianapolis News
Ind
Troy Times
Prince Henry
Cleveland
Maine
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Colorado
Irewa State Register
Tariff bill for the Philippines faces Senate vote
The Philippines tariff bill, amended in the Senate by party lines, aims to raise revenue for the islands and ease local burdens. Republicans back the measure, Democrats oppose it, and approval seems likely before present-day days pass. The plan shifts duties to the Philippines and relieves naval and internal laws, with revenues to the islands' treasury.
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Senate
House
Troy Times
Philippines
United States
Philippine Commission
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Protection Adhered To The Republican Stand On Tariffs
The piece argues the Republican Party remains steadfast in protecting American industries against free trade threats. It criticizes proposals to lower tariffs for Cuban imports, especially sugar, warning such concessions harm U S producers and undermine protection as a core principle. The author cites Cuba annexation and sugar interests as factors pressuring tariff policy.
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Republican Party
Republic of Cuba
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Cuba
Congress
Bryan's Opinion of Hill Critiques Epoch-Making Speaker
The article reviews William Jennings Bryan's reactions to former Senator Hill's speeches in The Commoner. It criticizes Hill as vague and dramatic, likening his oratory to an avalanche of clouds and accusing him of evasive money policy, notably bimetallism, and of being a ghost from the past.
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Mr. Bryan
Mr. Hill
Hill
Victor Hugo
Hugo
Chicago Record-Herald
Bryan
Manhattan Club
New York
Dodge
State moves to seize delinquent taxes in Ohio
Attorney General Sheets and State Author Guilbert report several million dollars in delinquent state taxes unrecovered due to county treasurers inaction. A proposed bill would require prosecutors to sue to recover funds on request of the auditor of state. If treasurers still refuse, county commissioners may remove them from office.
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Columbus
Guilbert
Springfield Meeting Aims to Organize Negro League
On Monday evening in Springfield, African American residents plan a league to press for race recognition. Following a tentative bid to nominate a black member to the school board, ministers push organization to gain official standing and school positions. The movement also seeks a black clerk presence in city stores.
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Springfield
Republican Committee Faces Mandamus Over Enrollment
In Cleveland on March 14, the Republican county central committee risks a mandamus suit. The challenge argues voters who enrolled were denied ballots due to errors transferring names from enrollment books to precinct books across the city.
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Cleveland
Republican County Central Committee
Printer George Sheppard Suicide Shocks Cleveland
In Cleveland on Julia street, 26 year old printer George B Sheppard, fevered by typhoid pneumonia, became delirious and after a nurse and wife left briefly, shot himself in the left temple with a revolver, dying instantly in his home.
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Cleveland
George B. Sheppard
Julia Street
Sheppard
Perkins will filed over $4 million Ohio estate
In Warren Ohio yesterday Henry B Perkins will is filed representing a 4,000,000 estate. The widow receives the homestead and enough property to yield 12,000 a year. Cleveland lot income goes to sister in law Elizabeth Baldwin. Remainder goes to three children Jacob Perkins Mrs Samuel W Smith and Miss Mary Perkins.
Fire destroys Randall Mattress Co building in Cleveland
Fire at Randall Mattress Co in Cleveland gutted the five story brick plant at 205 Viaduct Friday, leaving only walls. The blaze, if started an hour later, could have endangered 100 workers and caused greater loss of life.
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Cleveland
Randall Mattress Co
Miners Strike at Hanging Rock Mine Amid Pay Dispute
One hundred miners at Newcastle's Hanging Rock Co. went on strike after a miner was discharged following a clash with a boss. Union miners in Lawrence County plan a joint walkout on April 1 unless Indianapolis scale wages are met, with the strike likely to shut the Hamilton furnace.
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Trenton
Hanging Rock Co
Newcastle
Lawrence County
Indianapolis
Hamilton
Brooklyn Call For Rev J Alexander Jenkins Accepted
Zanesville dispatch reports Rev J Alexander Jenkins pastor of First Congregational Church has accepted a second call to Immanuel Congregational Church of Brooklyn after declining an earlier offer. The Brooklyn appointment ends months of deliberation and confirms his move to New York.
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Zanesville
J. Alexander Jenkins
First Congregational Church
Immanuel Congregational Church of
Brooklyn
Burglars Blow Safe at Roseville Post Office
Zanesville reports burglars used dynamite to blow the post office safe at Roseville on Wednesday morning. They secured 126 dollars and 16 000 postage stamps mostly ones and twos. Police say there was no crew found at the scene.
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Zanesville
Roseville
President nominates Ohio postmasters to Senate
Washington on Thursday the president sent to the senate the nominations of Ohio postmasters Herbert Newhard Carey Abner Allison Mt Gilead Newton Co Clyde Troy These nominations cover multiple towns in Ohio as part of federal appointments.
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Washington
Senate
Ohio
Herbert Newhard
Carey
Abner Allison
Mt. Gilead
Newton Co. Clyde
Troy
Judge W. D. Davis Dies in Sidney Residence
Sidney reports the death of Judge W. D. Davis a noted politician and jurist at his home Thursday. He was repeatedly the Republican nominee for Congress in the district and long served as a judge on the common pleas court.
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Sidney
W. D. Davis
Congress
Common Pleas Court
Mass Meeting Endorses Municipal Code Bill in Zanesville
A large non partisan gathering at the courthouse endorsed the municipal code bill pending in the Ohio legislature and instructed the local senator and representative to support it.
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Zanesville
Court House
Ohio
Oil Well Shot With 1000 Quarts Nitroglycerine
An oil well south of Toledo belonging to the Eastern Consolidated Oil Co. was charged with 1000 quarts of nitroglycerine on Wednesday. The blast was described as the largest glycerine charge placed in a well and the result was very satisfactory.
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Toledo
Eastern Consolidated Oil Co
Heidelberg University elects new president
Rev. Charles E. Miller D D elected president of Heidelberg University on March 13 to succeed the late Rev. John T. Peters. The new president previously taught as a professor at the Heidelberg theological seminary.
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Tiffin
Charles E. Miller
Heidelberg University
John T. Peters
Heidelberg Theological Seminary
Ohio Medical Board Reaches Osteopath Accord
Columbus report says on Friday the state board of medical examiners and the osteopaths settled their dispute. The agreement allows both osteopathic and regular physicians to practice in the same state without conflict.
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Columbus
State Board of Medical Examiners
Union Lead and Oil to Build Three Lead Plants
The Union Lead and Oil Co. announces plans to erect three large lead corroding plants in the coming year. Locations include New York Toledo and St Louis with construction to start soon.
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Toledo
Union Lead and Oil Co
New York
St. Louis
Ohio lawmakers hear canal debates amid push to retain system
In Columbus on March 11 hundreds of canal employees packed the house to hear a joint session on canal abandonment. Ex-representative C. P. Griffin and ex-Senator George W. Sieber urged retention, arguing federal action could enlarge Ohio canals into a barge canal and noting canal receipts exceed disbursements by 5 million. Bills and measures followed in both chambers on civil service, parks, bonds, and public welfare, with further senate and house actions through March 14.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
C. P. Griffin
Toledo
George W. Sieber
Akron
Ohio
Lieber
Senate
Antietam
McKinley
Civil Service Commission
House
Yates
Farmers’ Protective Associations
Supreme Court
Chamberlain
Cleveland Parks
State Board of Agriculture
Warner
Cuyahoga
Longing for One and the Foolkiller in a Charade
A young man asks how to dress for the role of the foolkiller in a charade. She half jokes there is no such character, then sighs at the clock, hinting at futility in the request. The exchange appears in the Chicago Tribune.
Punishment of a Thief in Chains and Matrimony
A playful verse notes a thief jailed for life after burglarizing and stealing a kiss. The jailer is set to become his wife, turning crime into a comic twist in the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Child Plays Thief In Cupboard According To Punch
In a humorous Punch cartoon a child named Cyril hides in a cupboard and tells his aunt he is pretending to be a thief. The caption draws a lighthearted scene of child imagination and mock stealth within a domestic setting.
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Cyril
The Way Puck Dialogue Sparks Comical Scheme
A brief stage exchange features Oh can we not be mated and Yes we'll fix it this way with deft lines. The characters discuss a comic arrangement as a plan unfolds.
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Puck
Weather predictor turns self confidence issue
A Washington Star quote frames a young man admitting low self confidence after years spent preparing weather forecasts. The exchange features a reader asserting lack of self belief as the obstacle and the youth’s reluctant acknowledgment.
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Washington Star
Couple Discuss Quiet Separation Amid Social Pressure
In Brooklynlife style dialogue, a man advocates living apart to avoid a divorce scandal while a woman objects, citing her fragile social standing and the need to use any means to improve it. The exchange highlights social expectations and personal stakes in marriage.
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Brooklyn
The Colonel's Joke Quoted in Washington Star
A Washington Star quip contrasts silence with a Colonel Stilwell remark about people in the mountains profiting from a still. The exchange highlights wit on prohibition era themes and rural irony.
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Col. Stilwell
Washington Star
No Pizee at Home Cozy Corner Tale
A brief humor piece describes Mr. Flushing inviting Mr. Elmhurst to join a club. Elmhurst, weary, laments his wife’s house filled with “cozy corners” leaving him no comfortable seat.
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Mr. Flushing
Mr. Elmhurst
Keeps Him Busy Says Mrs Torkins Mother
A brief quote from the Washington Star where Mrs. Torkins' mother urges economy. She worries Charley might be tempted to idleness if funds are loosened and policies spendthrifts are discouraged.
Mutual Benefit Jokes About Household Help
A humorous dialogue in which a wife considers hiring a cook to save her strength and a husband encouraging her to do so, highlighting domestic humor and mutual care.
When the Twig Is Bent A Yonkers Joke
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes a baby who kept putting his toe in his mouth and says the habit grew into him putting his foot in it, a lighthearted family joke about growing up.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers
The Patience of Angels in a Senate Scene
A fragment from a dialogue shows a Senator’s daughter lamenting troubles and a father urging patience while noting the chaplain of the house and senate. The scene hints at political life and personal strain within a legislative setting.
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Senator Copperas
House
Senate
Puck
How's business questioned at the stranger’s shop inquiry
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a wary shopkeeper asking a drifting stranger if he wants to buy or sell, highlighting tense commercial exchange as the man hesitates before answering.
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Chicago Post
Merrick Involved Incident In Celborne Canada
Henry L. Merrick formerly a St. Albans Vermont pastor now in Celborne as an insurance representative publicly wished Gen. Kitchener would be captured after Gen. Methuen fell. Casper Wilbert a farmer knocked Merrick down. a hidden shooter fired buckshot at Wilbert wounding his left thigh as Merrick disappeared.
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Celborne
Ont
Henry L. Merrick
St. Albans
Gen. Methuen
Gen. Kitchener
Casper Wilbert
Merrick
Wilbert
Rheumatism in a New Spot Reported
A dialogue from Chicago Tribune quips that Tommy notes Uncle Henry has rheumatism in a new spot this morning while Dicky questions the claim, with Tommy insisting the pain is different from the usual.
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Tommy
Henry
Dicky
Chicago Tribune
Judge quotes tale of love, betrayal, and shifting light
In a courtroom dialogue, Hewitt laments losing the girl once deemed the light of his life as Jewett reveals a rival who came between them. The judge comments, underscoring the changing nature of affection.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Train Schedules for South and North Bound Services
Times of trains passing South Bound No. 1 and No. 5 arrival, and North Bound No. 2 and No. 6 departure listed for the line.
Auburn Prison Death Inmate Voight Hanged In Cell
Charles Voight aged 50 was found dead hanging from an iron bar inside his jail cell in Auburn Indiana. Voight had been indicted for criminal assault and jailed in default of a 10000 dollar bond.
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Auburn
Ind
Charles Voight
George Wilson
Voight
Oil Strike Near Denver Spurs Turley Creek Well
Oil was struck at 500 feet in a Turkey creek well southeast of Morrison, about 12 miles from Denver. The find marks a significant strike in the Denver area oil field as crews rush to appraise the gusher.
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Denver
Col
Turkey Creek
Morrison
Clerks and Calls Feature Decreases and Promises Change
A Blaine Kansas paper says it suspends due to higher cracker prices and water scarcity. Loop City Nebraska notes a gate left open to Benschoter’s pasture must be closed. Arcadia Kansas claims control of the paper will flip with a marriage announcement.
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Blaine
Kas
Benschoter
Loop City
Neb
Northwestern
Arcadia
Kan
This Firm Stands Against Inflated Trader Prices
A business statement asserts opposition to inflated trader prices on extraordinary commissions. It pledges fair dealing with owners and buyers, emphasizing reasonable pricing and transparent practices in transactions.
Diverse Michigan and Ohio farms with exchange options offered
Listings detail numerous farms from 20 to 439 acres across Crawford and Claire counties in Michigan and Defiance, Adams and Hicksville townships in Ohio. Properties include riverfront tracts, timbered land, cultivated blocks, multiple dwellings, barns, wells, and orchards. Prices range from modest to several thousand dollars with exchange possibilities for city properties or smaller farms.
City Residence Listings With Barns And Water Access
No 765 residence in city with 66 ft front lot water attachments basement kitchen cellar well location room for a residence and lot. No 772 eight room residence newly painted barn fruit shade and good well two blocks from street exchange for farm. No 738 city residence ten rooms water connection paved site and car line. No 7909 residence six rooms wood shed good barn well cistern city water brick sidewalks car line paved street. No 791 two story residence on paved principal street sewer cistern and well frame and wood shed. No 793 city residence rooms cellar and furnace wood shed barn cistern and well exchange. No 794 house angle five rooms with wood shed barn well cistern and fruit. No 795 one and a half story five rooms pantry cistern new steel roof weed shed yard well and cistern fruit and grape arbor.
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City
River Front
Claire County
Michigan
Hutton
Crawford County
Michhigan
Ney
Ohio
Adams
Hicksville
Defisance
Church
Indiana
Pike
Defiance City
Henary County
Paniding County
Pauling County
Pike Road
US B
M.fe
Evangelical
Oubl Exchange
Defiance County
Zinvsher
Snege
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Texas
Gen. Funston
Relief For Philippines
Empire State
Ohio State News
Pieran Goorazzufanon
Napoleon Hamlet
Southern Division
Lima
Bainbridge
Fort St
Union Station
Adrian
Denson
Wauseon
Malints
Leipsic
Ottawa
Columbus Grove
Letroit
Napoleon
Sainbridge
Tecumseh
Dundee
George M. Henry
D. E. Dozer & Co
Defiance, Ohio
Ptare Road
Euch
Henry County
City Property
Indianatown
Sic
Putnam County
Geo
Security
Builome
Qgompart
P Kercnring
J. M. Preisenworfer
K. V. Haymaker
Eaghiot
the Security Building & Loan CO
Postoffice
Chia
Vefiance
Lefiance
Sherwood
VU. T. R.C
DR. G. D. Edgar
Crosby House
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