Brownsville Case Moves Forward In Senate Action
The president urged a law to allow discharged negro soldiers of the Twenty fifth infantry to reenlist if they prove they were not involved in the Brownsville raid. The Senate Military Affairs Committee formally reported on the Brownsville affray after a year long inquiry.
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Twenty-fifth infantry
Brownsville
Military affairs committee
senate today
Waren
Scott, Foraker
Bulkeley
Slemen
Porto Ricans Seek Lottery with $40,000 Monthly Payout
March 1 report from San Juan says the Puerto Rico house of delegates approved a lottery paying $40,000 monthly. The act provides supervision by the treasury. Officials acknowledge the move may conflict with U S law as Louisiana and Honduras lotteries face bans.
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England Still Works With Japan On Tatsu Mau Affair
Tokyo dispatch reports England continues active diplomacy with Japan to avert a potential clash with China over the Tatsu Mau affair despite diplomatic denials.
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JAPAN
TOKIO
China
Anglo Japanese relations strain as arbitration favored
British suggestions embarrass the foreign office and are not warmly received. Officials hint England seeks arbitration under the treaty while Tokio resists, with negotiations ongoing between Tokyo and Peking though naval activity remains unchanged. Anti English sentiment grows in Japanese circles amid India and Manchuria policy disagreements.
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Hogland
Tokio
Pekin
Canton
Traffics In Bloody Tragedy Returns To New York
Glana Calla Roy, under summons related to the killing of her mother by Paul E Roy, leaves Newington for New York. She says she plans to return home soon and aims to meet managers about opportunities as an operable star while remaining available for her husband's trial.
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Glana Calla Roy
John D Ketly
Newington
commts
George A. Carkins
Paul E Roy
New York
Holding Steamer for Anna Gould Heads to Cherbourg
Mme Anna Gould's car from Paris to Cherbourg broke down at Lis on causing a two hour thirty minute delay for the White Star train. The Adriatic liner awaiting arrival will sail at 7:30 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. No further word on Ponce Hehe de dagan.
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Anna Gould
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New York
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Cherboug
Evelyn Thaw Sues Over Marriage Insanity Claim
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has filed suit against Harry Thaw and Mary Thaw seeking annulment of marriage on grounds Thaw was insane at the time of union. Attorney Daniel O Reilly denied reports of a $50,000 settlement and a lifetime $15,000 yearly allowance for Nesbit Thaw.
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Evelyn Nesi
Hay IC
ts mothe
Mary
Copley
imal sane
Maileawan
Loraime
ourger
Thaw
Daniel O'Reills
O'Reilly
Evelyn Thaw
Fathers Clubs Spotlighted By President Speech
The president urges organized fathers clubs as a means to community support and guidance. The report notes strong interest from fathers and mentions mothers in related discussions as the piece continues on the next page.
Hitchcock Fears Court Strain As Jury Opens
New York March 11 Raymond Hitchcock the young comedian now in trial on indictments alleging abuse of young girls faced courtroom nerves eased by his wife Florence known as Flog Zabelle sitting beside him She was briefly ejected then allowed to remain The tense jury selection continued with defense counsel John B Stanchfield pressing causes and peremptory challenges adding two jurors before lunch
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Rymond Hitchcock
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Flog Zabelle
Justice Blanchard
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John B. Stanchfield
Court recess delays expected in Blanchard case
Recess was ordered as seven seats were filled and Justice Blanchard may order an early session. The panel may be exhausted before regular adjournment while a crowd gathered outside the coat room and officers refused admission to unrelated parties.
The Eloquence of Bos Ingersoll in Modern Tradeoff
Washington hears a court consider fixing the value of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll’s eloquence as Mrs Tva A Ingersoll seeks a 100000 fee claimed for his role in the famous Andrew J Davis will case. Davis, among the west’s wealthiest men, died after a contested will and a compromise was reached at the trial, but Ingersoll did not receive his fee.
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United States
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Tva A Ingersoll
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Ingersoll
Andrew J Davis
Davis
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Morse and Curtis arraigned on fraud conspiracy charges
Charles W Morse and Alfred I Curtis faced joint arraignment in federal court on a 29 count indictment alleging conspiracy to act and to enter fraudulent entries. Both pleaded not guilty and posted bail of 20000 with 10000 furnished by Curtis. Judge Lough set March 4 for plea change or enter a demurrer. Indictments stem from Morse and Curtis’s ties to the National Bank of North America.
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Schmitz Out of Jail as Bribery Case Moves On
Eugene Schmitz released from custody by Judge Dunne after a Supreme Court directed action. He faces bribery charges related to public service corporations and funds totaling about $280,000. The ruling follows a stay in the ongoing case and involves ongoing legal proceedings.
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ila
Eugene BE Schmitz
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Te i
Dunne
Lehmitz
Wilp
supreme courts
Platform Question Up The Platform Question Up
Indianapolis March 11 The Republican and Democratic leaders push stronger platforms as the coming campaign tightens. A special meeting of the Republican state committee discussed crafting a more attractive plank to gain voter support in a contest expected to be vigorous.
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republican state committee
Temperance Planks Stir Debate In Local Options Fight
The debate centers on temperance planks and local option laws as factions argue over the best path. Democrats may push city ward and township unity and replace remonstrances with local option measures, a reform believed to be driven by brewers and signor dealers.
Anarchists Protest as Averbuch Transfer Planned
Olga Averbuch sister of Lavaius Averbuch killed by Chief Shippy protests the transfer of his body from the potter's field to a Jewish cemetery near Waldheim. Jewish Free Burial association plans to bar all reds from the cemetery while coroner Hoffman fixes the inquest for March 18. Jewish residents seek a fuller investigation and fund a broader inquiry into the case.
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Shippy
Lavaius Averbuch
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Waldheim
Jewish Free Burial association
Hoffman
Mach
Averbuch
Supp
Tragedy at Laurens School Shocks Boston Society
Two graduates from Wellesley are found dead in a Boston boarding school room. Miss Sarah Chamberlain Weede allegedly shot Miss Elizabeth Buley Yardee before killing herself, after Weede had recently left a sanitarium.
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Audubon road
Weede
Newton
Sarah Chamberlain Weede
Elizabeth Buley Yardee
Willow Grove avenue
Chestnut
Philadelphia
THardee
Gwynnet
East Savannah
Wellesley college
Hardee
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Wellesley
sincce
tune
Vermont
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ami
Senate committee reports bill banning track betting in New York
Albany March 1 the senate code committee reported the Agnew Hall code amendment to prohibit race track betting by a 5 to 2 vote. The measure was amended to take effect Sept 1 instead of immediately giving tracks a season to adapt. Senator McCallen warned bettors will try to defeat the bill’s aims while Senator Agnew vowed to press to restore the original form.
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Agnew
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Drunkards Sobered as Prohibition Affects Atlanta
Atlanta reports show a shift after prohibition with five alcoholics recorded by an Associated Charities investigator. Three men redirected wages to families, one reunited with relatives, while others still struggle. Continued on third page.
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