Which One Tells the Truth Ex Senator Burton Says Pardoned
Ex Senator J R Burton claims the president offered him a pardon five days after his jail term began and says he refused. Peyton Gordon, U S attorney, reports letters requesting pardons were received but Burton did not respond or authorize forwarding them.
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Burton
Abilens
Kan
United States
J. R Burton
Ironton
Washington
Peyton Gordon
Gordon
Department of Justice
Four Students Dead in Santa Fe Collision in Los Angeles
A fatal head on crash occurred near Los Angeles when a special Santa Fe train carrying intercollegiate students collided with an outbound limited train. Four killed and 17 injured, several fatally, as wreckage included locomotives and cars demolished. Dead include C Franklin from the University of Southern California and A H Edwards, Major Gail Fred Hodgson from Occidental College.
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Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Cal
Atchison, Topeka , Santa Fe
Claremont
C @ Franklin
University of Southern California
HH Edwards
Gail Fred Hodgson
Occidental College
Rare art and legal duel touch on a Thaw parallel
In a messy report the defense invokes the Thaw case as a parallel while a dying statement from Dr Meredith denies criminal ties with Mr Sanderson. The Charleston scene then shifts to Secretary Taft's March 25 visit to the city en route to Panama Cuba and Porto Rico with a reception at Magnolia Gardens before boarding the Mayflower.
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Meredith
Sanderson
Taft Salls
Charleston
Taft
Panama
Cuba
Porto Rico
Rhett
Magnolia Gardens
Ashley River
Fire destroys Union Brewing Co and four tenement houses
Fire of unknown origin Sunday leveled the Union Brewing Co brewery and four tenement houses at Minervaville, Pottaville, causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The blaze and details are reported from March 25 with local officials investigating.
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Pottaville
Union Brewing Co
Mineraville
Puzzle Over Lincoln's First Name Faces Norman Hapgood
While preparing Life of Lincoln Hapgood questioned whether Lincoln's given name was Abran or Abraham, prompting a note to the editor for confirmation as he worked on the opening chapter.
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Norman Hapgood
Lincoln
Abran
Abraham
Favorite Prescription touted as safe female remedy for various ailments
The advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a scientifically developed, alcohol-free tonic for women's health. It claims long cure history, notes openness about formula, offers free consultation by letter, and markets accompanying Pleasant Pellets for constipation. It urges cautious use and warns against secret nostrums.
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Abe
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Pieros
R. V. Perce
Invalute’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Pieres
Perils Threaten China Ruling Dynasty Amid Famine
Shanghai famine fear prompts alarm in Washington over sedition risks as aid and foreign interests loom large. Viceroy Tuan Fang seeks 1 million to buy East Indian rice to ease uprisings while global relief efforts gain steam. In New York, California quake relief funds total 301979 dollars with 22749 remaining after final transfer to the Red Cross.
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Washington
Shanghai
State Department
China
Tuan Fang
Tang
United States
Buford
San Francisco
Louis Klopsch
Christian Herald
New York
New York City
California
Masaor McClellan
American National Red Cross) Society
Republicans Map 1908 Campaign Strategy
Secretary Cortelyon and Timothy Woodruff met with President Roosevelt at the White House for over two hours to discuss presidential campaign plans for 1908. No candidates were discussed. In Salonika, Robert Abbott, son of a British subject, was kidnapped near the British consulate and residence.
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Washington
Cortelyon
Timothy Woodruff
Republican State Committee of New York
Roosevelt
White House
Salonika
European
Turkey
Robert Abbott
Ita G
Nationals Defeat Americans 12 to 2 in San Antonio
In San Antonio March 25 the New York National League club beat the St Louis American League team 12 to 2. Batteries: New York Witse Ferguson Bresnahan. St Louis Jacobson Farris Crisa Beulow.
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Nationals
San Antonio
Tex
New York National League Baseball Club
St Louis
New York
Witse
Ferguson
Bresnahan
Jacobson
Farris
Crisa
Beulow
Oregonian Links Graft Probe to Portland Officials
Portland report states the Oregonian says a $50,000 fund is being raised as an investigation fund to bring Francia J Heney and Special Agent Burns to Portland to probe alleged municipal graft.
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Portland
Ore
The
Oregonian
Francia J Heney
Burns
Telegraphic Brevities From Across the Nation
Reports from Oregon City tell of Wilam Henderson shooting his wife and her father before killing himself. A New Haven official notes $10,000,000 in railroad improvements were curtailed. Intercollegiate matches between American and British universities end in two draws for the Texas L. Rice trophy. Penrose of the Twenty fifth Infantry is acquitted of neglect of duty at Roosevelt’s urging. Postal clerks plan to retire, then Congress raises pay. A Mexican steamer captain is arrested for filibustering at Vera Cruz. 800 Honduran soldiers boarded Olympia, a launch with 40 men sinks near Ceiba.
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Oregon City
Ore
Wilam Henderson
Joseph D. Maxwell
Latrobe
Cal
Thes
Mellen
New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Cambridge
Texas L. Rice
Penrose
Twenty Fifth Infantry
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Tex
Mexico City
Capt Lires
Olympia
Vera Cruz
District Court of
Lires
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Ceiba
Markets Report Roundup From New York to Beaver
Financial notes from New York March 24 cover Prime mercantile paper yields, sterling exchange, government bonds, and grain prices with regional spot values. Chicago and Toledo list wheat and corn figures, oats and butter prices, and cattle, hog, and sheep quotes. Also reported are a fatal fire at Sheepshead Bay race track and an avalanche death near Vancouver plus the death of famed Beaver poultry writer Thomas Orr.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Minnesota
Sheepshead Gay Race Track
Thomas Watt
Prominent Russian Autocracy Supporter Dies After Wounds
In St Petersburg on March 25 a veteran procurator of the holy synod aged 80 died from battle wounds after a career shaping autocracy in Russia. Separately in Fort Worth Texas William Tomlinson, a gambler who killed County Attorney McLean and wounded Deputy Sheriff Scott, died after a fight with police. Scott remains alive.
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Petersburg
Holy Synod
Russia
Fort Worth
Tex
William Tomlinson
McLean
Scott
Breeches of Feathered Fashion and Old Maine Place Names
A quirky reminiscence from Lewiston Journal recounts feather breeches and schooldays, plus odd Maine town names like Pugleyville Hog Valley and Coon Road. It weaves colonial wit with anecdotes of kings and a stage actor discussing American plays for England.
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James
Maine
Otlefeld
Pugleyville
Hog Valley
Raymond
Dog Corner
Hencoop
Winthrop
Coon Road
Pin Hole Hill
Poland
Beeftown
Saccarappa
Purgatory
Gates of Eden
Lewiston
Distinguishing caution from cowardice at sea
In a dialogue about fear on a boat, Johnny argues that staying home despite fear when sailing is cowardice if the boat succeeds, while staying home when danger exists but the boat sinks is caution. The exchange centers on interpreting fear-driven choices in nautical risk.
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Tencher—Tohany
Johnny
Tencher
Not an Ancestor
A nine year old daughter astonishes her father by asking if Aunt Ann is one of his Ann sisters while he studies family history in the bay Bible.
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Papa
Ann
Work Hard or Rest? Atlanta Workers Weigh Balance
A concise urban column argues that many people strive to avoid overwork while maintaining effort. The piece reflects on labor culture in Atlanta and the pressure to maximize productivity without burnout.
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Atlanta
Experiences of a German Army Private in World War II Maneuvers
An unnamed German private details a tense incident during maneuvers when he failed to deliver a message. The captain berated him, threatened violence, and ordered progressively longer confinement before the error was revealed as a mistake.
Birth of a Gasser in Texas Oil Wells
Rupert Hughes in the Broadway Magazine describes the birth of a "gasser" in Texas oil wells. The scene is chaotic as a long drill line flies, pipe wraps around a tree, and a geyser of sand erupts, disturbing people, animals, and trains. The narrative ends with a note on suffering and overcoming it.
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Broadway
Rupert Hughes
Texas
Seth
Tom
Exch
Nien
Grila
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