Chicago Aldermen Bowler and Michaelson Indicted for Bribes
Chicago March 26 two city aldermen Bowler and Michaelson of the Fifteenth ward face true bills from the grand jury for shameless bribe solicitations. Key witnesses include C P Dose KE Sanders and Hans Onder with claims of attempted sandbagging for Milwaukee avenue car line and a coal yard switch track. A missing witness Soule of Urban Transit was later located in Omaha but provided little information.
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Chicago
Michael F. Bowler
Harold Mitchaelson
Fifteenth Ward
Clifford
Sanders
Bowler
Tonder Brothers
Michaelson
Grand jury returns true bill against Chicago official for bribe
A Chicago grand jury yesterday returned a true bill against public official Millard B. Hereley on a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a bribe in a contract case. Key witnesses M. B. and Fred M. Bailey of Smead Warming and Ventilating testified Hereley sought 84 dollars for a contract. Hereley denies the accusation and hints at libel actions.
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Chicaco
Millard B. Hereley
M. B
Fred M. Bailey
Smead Warming and Ventilating Company
Hereley
Eulenburg Named Prussian Premier Amid Cabinet Readjustment
Berlin reports a substantial cabinet reshuffle with Count von Eulenberg becoming Prussian premier and Dr. Bosse appointed minister of public instruction and ecclesiastical affairs. Chancellor Caprivi remains Prussian foreign minister and empire chancellor, directing imperial affairs under the Kaiser while subordinated to Eulenburg in Prussia.
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Berlin
Count von Eulenberg
Bosse
Justice
Empire
Caprivi
Count Eulenburg
Reid Says He Is Not Candidate For Vice Presidency
In Paris on March 25 The Eclair interview quotes Hon. Whitelaw Reid American minister saying he is not a vice presidential candidate but would not shrink from the duties if nominated.
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Paris
The
Eclair
Whitelaw Reid
Bartender Kills Friend then Takes Own Life in Slayton Incident
In Slaughter Washington on a March night Mike Crowley a bartender killed his friend Dick Hein a farmer after a drunken quarrel. Crowley then shot himself in the head dying instantly. The two men were said to be good friends.
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Slaughter
Wash
Mike Crowley
Dick Hein
Crowley
Springfield Shoe Plant Fire Causes Big Loss
Springfield Shoe company factory near Winchester Park owned by J. H. Baker & Co. burned yesterday. Loss estimated at 45000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield Shoe Company
Winchester Park
J. H. Baker & Co
Bunco Man Convicted in Albany Robbery Case
Albany reports Bunco man O'Brien has been convicted of robbery in the third degree. The verdict comes after the March 25 session, detailing a case linked to a bunco scheme.
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Albany
Buncoer O’brien
Senate Debates Rail Bridge and Levee Bills in Congress
Congress moved bills authorizing the Illinois and Iowa Railroad to bridge the Mississippi at Moline and approving levee construction on the Mississippi. Other actions included river and railway funding for Oregon and Iowa, plus a prolonged silver coinage debate. executive sessions covered Behring sea talks and Hearst commemorations.
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Washington
Senate
Illinois and Iowa Railroad Company
Mississippi
Moline
Ill
Carl
Kyle
Perkins
Pugh
Vance
Cascades
Columbia River
Oregon
Dalles
Lord Salisbury
House
Hearst
Yeas
Bland
Rules Committee
George Hearst
California
Stanford
Bureau of Engraving and Printing and Navy Yards
Merph
Chicago, Peoria & Ilinois
Illinois River
Havana
District of Columbia
Walt Whitman Dies in Camden at 66 After Long Illness
Walt Whitman longtime poet and printer editor and nurse died at 6 45 PM Saturday at his Camden home 828 Mickle street after three months in bed from pneumonia and progressive paralysis He was born May 31 1810 West Hills Long Island and rose to fame with Leaves of Grass His lovers of Europe praised him while American critics clashed with his free verse and unconventional style He cared for nearly 100000 wounded in the Civil War and later lived in poverty until renewed public support emerged prior to his death.
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Phuivapetputa
Walt Whitman
Mickle Street
Camden
McAlister
Heim
Warren Fritzinger
Whitman
Geo. Whitman
Burlington
N.J
Zucke
Europe
Bryant
Longfellow
America
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tennyson
Browning
Sir Edwin Arnold
Apostle
West Hills
S. 1
Brooklyn
The
Freeman
Eagle
Isis
New Orleans
Crescent
Boston
1807
Issa
Lincoln
Attorney General's
Washington
Camden, N. J
Philadelphia
Madison Square Theater
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Collyer
Salisbury responds on arbitration with Canadian sealers
Washington March 2 Lord Salisbury replies to the president regarding the 22d note. He says Canadian sealers will face interruption until arbitration is ratified and that once ratified he will accept a modus similar to last year with damages left to arbitration. He denies refusing to do this.
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Washington
Lord Salisbury
Venezuela in upheaval reported by Caracas bulletin
Dispatches from Caracas dated March 18 describe Hos tilities starting with La Opinion Nacional publishing an extraordinary bulletin. The document confirms earlier March 15 messages and signals the start of fighting in Venezuela.
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Venezuela
Caracas
la Opinion Nacional
Minister Reid Sails for Home on La Champagne
Minister Reid and Mrs. Reid sailed for New York aboard the steamer La Champagne at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Minister Reid
Have
Reid
la Champagne
New York
Notable Wisconsin and Midwest Figures Named in Obituary List
A compilation of prominent individuals connected to Wisconsin and surrounding states including Milwaukee Beloit La Crosse Watertown and Des Moines. Names span academia law banking real estate medicine and the arts with ages and titles noted for several figures such as Margaret Courley Centennial resident and local officials.
Whitman Appeals and British Support for His Work
The response to a public call showed prompt generosity, saving the poet from hunger. Admiration and esteem followed, with Whitman held in high regard by the English. British appreciation of his work accompanied timely aid.
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Whitman
Senate Rejects Vote to Resubmit Prohibition Amendment
The senate yesterday refused to take up the resolution to resubmit the prohibition amendment to the constitution to the people. The vote was 26 yeas and 2 nays. Smith of Battle and Engle, Democrats, voted with the Republicans.
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Drs Moinks
Senate
Yeas
Wide Range of Personal and Political News Across States
The week reports Nancy Coyle 14 of Georgetown Ky hanged herself in a barn. Sydney Dillon of Union Pacific is seriously ill. Cambridge Mass factory fire destroys Hendersons carriage works. Thayer reopens Nebraska governorship bid seeking rehearing. Lamont ill from overwork. Wisconsin Supreme Court declares last legislature's apportionment unconstitutional. Sioux City mayor vows to enforce Prohibition. Berry Turner captured by Bell County sheriff. Canadian Grand Trunk strikers threaten disruption but expect resumed service. Texas Senator Mills elected to succeed Chilton. War between unnamed countries looms. Beaver Star editors Mellon and Porter pardoned. Ford Ward near completion of sentence at Sing Sing amid possible indictment.
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Nancy Coyle
Georgetown
Sydney Dillon
Union Pacific Railway
Henderson Bros
Cambridge
Mass
Thayer
Nebraska
State Supreme Court
Daniel Lamont
Cleveland
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Pierce
Sioux City
Berry Turner
Kentucky
Tennessee
Colson
Bell County
Canadian Grand Trunk Railway
New York Senate
House
San Uays
Pattison
Mellon and
Porter
The
Beaver Star
Senator Quay
Ford Ward
General Grant
Sing Sing
Wide Range of 1900s Crises Reported Across U S Territories
Warnings of warrants in Taney County Missouri follow deputy sheriff Will Williams murder and prisoner lynching. Fires destroy 22 Alto Texas businesses. Iowa Senate approves 1250000 for fair exhibit. Hiawatha Kansas mayor appoints four Black judges. Stephenson and Nelson die in Crystal Palace cabin. Oil firm dissolves with 2,000,000 in cash and bonds. Riots erupt at Hebourn colliery near Durham. Frank Amoroso, Italian national, alleges mistreatment in West Virginia. Train accident drowns man and boy near Tennessee river. girl rescued. Frank Mekune charged with wife murder in Chicago. Eulenburg to succeed Caprivi as Prussia minister president. chancellor remains. Wheatland man Henry Bartling, 65, dies by suicide. Memphis seed trust filed by Bauchannan Co.. assets and liabilities cited. Des Moines switchman killed. Wall Street figure Page insane. Will dispute over Mrs Wood estate settled. France declines apology for arrests at Auteuil. Birmingham National Bank liquidates amid stockholder disputes. Canadian ban on American cattle shipments. Miss Little Mattie Quey dies in schoolhouse accident. note found about sinking vessel.
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Taney County
Missouri
Sheruf Williams
Bright
Alto
Tex
State Senate
Brewster
Hiawatha
Kas
Daniel Stephenson
Louis Nelson
Crystal Palis
Mick
Standard Oil Company
Hebourn
Durham
Eng
Frank Amoroso
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Frank Mekune
Chicago
Count Eulenburg
Imperial Court
General von Caprivi
Prussia
German Empire
George Sheppard Page
Wall Street
Wood
American National Bank of
Birmingham
Ala
Montreal
Mattie Ouey
Coalton
Demonstrations Grow Across Mexico for Diaz Reeletion
Enthusiastic parades sweep Mexican cities backing President Diaz. A series of protests signals broad support for a second term and the political climate grows tense in the run up to the election.
World fair luxury tours and wild tales headline era
New York nabobs planned visits to the Chicago World’s Fair aboard private yachts. Betty Stuckart becomes a lion tamer. H K Symonds dies in Jacksonville at 52, and William Turner in Atlantic City faces burglary charges and attempted self harm.
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New York Nabobs
Betty Stuckart
Spa
Germany
H. K. Symonds
First National Bank of Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
William ©. Turner
Atlantic City
N.J
The
Pittsburg Times
Hitler
Isle of Wight
Standard Oil Company
Colorado
First Congregational Church
Washington
District of Columbia
Russia
Missouri Republican convention set for April in Jefferson City
The Missouri Republican convention is scheduled for April 2 in Jefferson City. Other items note H O Peterson of Minnesota suspended for irregularities, and various political and legal updates across the country.
Chicago Grain and Livestock Quotations Reported for March
Chicago board of trade quotations show Wheat for March May and July shifts with small changes. Livestock prices at Union Stock Yards report hogs active and higher during sales, cattle and sheep steady to higher with various price ranges across grades.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Wdge
Park March
New York
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Bowler and Michaelson
Soule
Urban Transit Company
Council
Omaha
Ueoard
Bunco
Earth
Hian
Apostle of
van Velser
Mayriads
President Morrison
Michael Kraus
Milwaukee
Randall Hunt
Tulane University
J. RR. Jaques
Hedding College
Abingdon
Charles D. Goodwin
Beloit
Wis
Andrew Burnhan
William H. Hoppie
Austin
John Givin
Iowa
Rock Island Road
Des Moines
KikkLane F. Booru
Chicago and Alton Railroad
John B. Colahan
Charles D. Martin
Frederick A. Farley
Francis ©. Sessions
Columbus
O. William H. Satiruh
la Crosse
E. W. Young
Sauk County
Baraboo
Henry R.symonds
Margaret Courley
Watertown
U. S. Cornish
Fort Atkinson
W. S. Walpley
Benjamin N. Adams
Medford
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Horace Chilton
Reacall
Pridday
Henry Bartling
Wheatland
KC. Bauchannan & Co
Memphis
William 5. Grew
Chicago and Northwestern
Anglesea
N. J
Mexico
Diaz Arthur Quartermain
Douglass
Ben Gano
Mount Pleasant
Charleston
Bowen
Max Phillips
St. Louis
8. C. Leonard
Milledgeville, Ga
Ohio River
Margaret Logan
China
Uncle Sam
State Department
Supreme Court of Illinois
Jefferson City
H. O. Peterson
Hennegie County
Minn
Myra Bradwell
Sepal News
United States Supreme Court
Warner
Ohio
Arthur Bb. Gorman
Boies
Gray
C.T. Tucker
Trinidad
Colo
General Cierra
Honduras
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Jeremiah Cotto
Tual
Louis Frankelose
Cotto
Paterson
Reichstag
Leighton
Elimeis and Michigan Canal
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