Judge Jenkins to Face Investigating Committee
Wasakeros March 14 Judge Jenkins of the Seventh Circuit responds to Representative Boatner about appearing before a congressional investigatory committee. He says writs are court records and will be sent if needed, and that he will testify if charges touch his personal or professional integrity. The Senate paused debate on seigniorage and prepared to move toward a vote and possible printing of contested excerpts.
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Breckinridge
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Washington
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Insurgents Surrender After Shore Battery Fire
From Rio de Janeiro to Washington, a cable reports insurgent ships surrendered unconditionally after thirty minutes of shore battery fire. DaGama had previously gone abroad on a Portuguese man of war. King Humbert marks his fiftieth birthday with honors and public celebrations.
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Wasuinctox
State Department
Thompson
Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Gresham
Washington
DaGama
Taomwrson
Fred Gebhard Marries Louise Morris in New York
Wealthy clubman Fred Gebhard wed Louise H. Morris of this city at 12 40 PM in a ceremony at the Morris residence 207 West Franklin Street. About 120 invitations issued, 75 guests attended, Rev Maltbie D Babcock officiated, with De Courcey Forbes and John G Follausbee present. The reception followed a luncheon as Mrs J C Van Dyke and other relatives attended.
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Fred Gebhard
New York
Benedict
Louise H. Morris
Gebbard
de Courcey Forbes
John G. Follausbee
Mexico
Morris
Weat
Franklin Street
Miss Morris
Mildred Morris
Maltbie D. Babcock
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
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Mr. Babcock
Mr. Gebhard
Mr. Morris
J.C. van Dyke
Miss van Dyke
Louisburg
Frederick Nielson
J. B. Nielson
Archie Bell
Red wood mayor shot by city clerk then dies by own hand
Victoria March 13. Redfern city clerk William armed with three revolvers and a dagger shot Mayor Paisley on February 12 then killed himself. He had destroyed council minute books since incorporation and left unclear motives tied to salary cuts amid hard times.
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Victoria
B. C
Warrimo
Redwood
William Paisley
William Redfern
Wealthy Widow Converts to Catholicism in New York
Mrs. William Arnold, widow and daughter-in-law of Richard Arnold of Arnold Constable Co., becomes a Roman Catholic convert at about thirty. She previously attended Church of the Redeemer, whose rector Rev Henry A Adams recently joined Catholicism, after which Mrs. Arnold donated large sums to support the church.
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New York
William Arnold
Richard Arnold
Arnold, Constable , Co
Arnold
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Henry A Adama
Church of the Redeemer
Secretary Orders Vessel to Bluefields for American Interests
On March 15 Secretary Herbert ordered Admiral Benham in Rio de Janeiro to deploy a squadron vessel to Bluefields Nicaragua to guard American interests. The San Francisco is likely to depart for the mission though no ship was named. In Minnesota Professor Otto Lugger reports a TB test for cattle using Koch’s lymph showing a temperature rise only in infected animals.
Polar Expedition Plans Headquarter Spitzbergen
The Wellman North Polar Expedition organizers embark from New York aboard the White Star Line ship. Walter Wellman leads the party with Prof. Owen B. French Dr. Thomas B. Mohun and Charles C. Dodge. They set a headquarters at Spitzbergen eighty degrees and aim to reach the far north to study meteorology magnetism tides and polar conditions.
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New York
White Star Line
Washington
Walter Wellman
Owen B. French
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Thomas B. Mohun
Washington, D. C
Charles C. Dodge
Bureau of Construction and Repair Division
Navy Department
Norway
Spitzebergen
North Polar Area
Cruel Order Forces Chicago Girls to Shorter Skirts
The Chicago telephone exchange manager issues a new rule requiring all main office girls to wear skirts three inches above the floor to reduce dust. Workers complain the move harms wages, while the manager claims dust from sweeping skirts interferes with instruments and delays patrons.
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Curiaco
Marsh
Chicago Telephone Exchange
Chicago Exchange
Tetu
Rare stamps fetch high prices at Gurley sale in Philadelphia
Rare stamps from William F. E. Gurley of Springfield Illinois and others drew high bids at a Philadelphia sale. The top lot was a five cent Livingston Confederate stamp on its original envelope, starting at 80 and selling for 576. Other notable items included Macon Georgia five cent stamps and several United States department issues with strong bids. A separate brief notes the obituary of Rev William M Grubbs who served over fifty years in the Methodist church and died at seventy nine.
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William F. E. Gurley
Springfield
Ill
Philadelphia Society
Gurley
Livingston
Macon
United States Department
State Department
Russgunvillie
Wm. M. Grubbs
Methodist Church
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Pocket Knife Attack Leaves Two Injured but Safe
A man plunged a pocket knife into a woman’s throat then cut off her thumb with a second thrust. Bystanders stopped the assailant from harming himself. Neither party was seriously hurt.
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Beals
Rumors of War Roil Hawaii Amid Martial Law Talk
From San Francisco March 15 a Mariposa report to the Associated Press notes rumors of possible martial law in Honolulu to curb ex queen Liliuokalani supporters. Government officials deny but fear a last desperate bid to restore the queen. Annexation advocates cheer senate committee news.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
United States Senate Committee
Annexation Party
Cleveland
Bulletin
Stevenson
Bomb outrage at La Madeleine kills anarchist and injures others
Paris reports a dynamite blast at La Madeleine church around 2:45 pm. The alleged bomber died at the scene and several bystanders were seriously hurt. Police hold the scene as investigators gather full details.
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Paris
la Madeliene
Seigniorage Bill Passed In Senate Vote
Wasaingeron March 15 The Bland silver seigniorage bill was taken up at 12 30. Mr Barr Wyoming concluded his arguments before adjournment yesterday and was followed by Mr Dubois Idaho. At 2 o clock the senate passed the seigniorage bill Ayes 44 nays 31.
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Wasaingeron
Senate
Barr
Wyoming
Dubois
Idaho
Famous Character Dead After Ellsworth Assassination
Wasiixday reports Francis Edwin Brownell who died in this city this morning. Brownell, a private in the Ellsworth fire Zouaves of New York, helped kill Jackson who shot Colonel Ellsworth after he tore down a Confederate flag at Marshall House in Alexandria. Also noted, Judge Artemas Libbey of Maine’s supreme court died at age seventy after pneumonia.
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Brownell
Ellsworth Fire Zouaves
New York City
Alexandria
Jackson
Marshall House
Ellsworth
Atavents
Maine
Artemas Libbey
Supreme Court
Wells
Dingley
Buffalo man Harris found guilty of money order forgery
Leroy Harris of Buffalo New York was found guilty in a United States court after a ten minute jury deliberation. His attorney offered evidence and did not argue to the jury as Harris accepted the verdict with apparent indifference.
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Curvace
Leroy Harris
Buffalo
New York
United States
Harris
Republicans Sweep Clyde Charter Election in Wayne County
Rochester, N Y March 14 For the first time in forty years the Republicans elected their entire ticket at the charter election held in the village of Clyde Wayne county yesterday.
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Rochester
N. Y
Clyde
Wayne County
Notorious Fort Wayne City Scandal Hits Zella and Rahman
Warasy Indiana March 14 Zella Nicolaus and Rahman part after a quarrel with Rahman using his fist and Zella defending herself with a parasol. Zella departs for Wabash, later returns with stories of a sister who resembles her. Mrs Effie Wetherbee, Rahman’s ally, vanishes with him. A woman called Mrs Leo of New York travels with Rahman, while Bris Lee is identified as Mrs Ruhman’s sister. Brisk city chatter places Zella back in the scene on the morning train.
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Supreme Court
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St. Bridget’s Church
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Rahmian
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Fort Wayne
al. Ruhman
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New York
Wayne Hotel
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Ruhman
Zella
Wabash
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Hack
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Allen
Bris. Lee
Rum Palace
Portland
Maine
United States
Augusta
Edinburgh
Mexico
Hell Gate
New York City
Herkimer
Ali Baba
Spme
Court poised as row grows between Zella and Rahman
This morning one spoke of a brewing row between Zella and Rahman. The speaker said the full matter will come out in the courts. Further developments will be watched with interest.
Fort Wayne College of Medicine graduates ten doctors
The fifteenth annual commencement at the Masonic Temple drew a cultured audience as ten graduates received their doctor of medicine degrees. Dr C B Stemen praised the college’s 15 year record, noting 455 students with 135 doctors, and a 30 percent graduation rate. The event featured music, a vocal solo, and remarks by Henry Colerick, who urged duty and hard work. The program included diplomas, prizes, and a valedictory by Dr K K Wheelerock, with an alumni meeting declaring new officers.
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Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne College of Medicine
Reineke
Temple
Samuel Wagenhals
Leo Long
C. B. Stemen
Dr. Siemen
United States
Fort Wayne College
Chas. McCulloch
Henry Colerick
Fort Wayne
Colerick
Shrader
K. K. Wheelock
Whelock
Emma W. Ball
St. Louis
Westey L. Hines
Auburn
Ind
Ernest Ko
Moore
LaPaz
Jnd
Kaufman
Monroeville
Rebecca McCann
John Kapple
Gien
Stemen
Maine Mill Tales and a Sinful Snore in Augusta
A Maine travel anecdote recounts visiting the Androscoggin cotton mill and belfry, noting workers, machinery, and the local liquor trade. The narrator’s Augusta hotel room encounter features a dreadful snore and a grim tale of a Herkimer murder, ending with a startled, haunted morning and a fatal night confirmed by a shocked clerk.
News from China and Pacific: steamers collide and missions
The Empress of India reports Mrs Orr Ewing dead at Kiukiang while Kiangsi officials urge Chinese converts to resist foreign protection. A mandarin is beheaded for silk-boat robbery, and another couple linked to poisoning faces execution. Hang Chow collision with unknown steamer sinks unnamed vessel. St Asaph suffers damage. Tianjin Kaiyuan railway advances. firework explosions kill New Year revelers. Empress birth confirms succession.
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Wancouver
B. C
Empress of India
Orr Ewing
China Is Land Mission
Kiukiang
Kiangsi
Atyle
Soo Chow
Shanghai
Hange Chow
Mnj
St. Asaph
Breager Hong Kong
Hg Chow
St. Oi
China
Naval Court of
Tien Tsin
Kai Kain
Taling
Hong Kong
Shanghai Mercury
Armed Marylanders Fire Upon 4 Beat and Are Fired Upon
In a tense phase of the civil war era a Virginia police schooner Tangier reports an attack from Smith's Island Maryland by 25 to 30 armed men using rifles and cannon. Marylanders answer with 300 shots while earthworks are raised and they vow to kill the Tangier crew to prevent witnesses. Also reports of a prisoner lynching, a Chilean exile, and school protests weave through the telegraphed dispatches.
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Tangier
Smith's Island
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