Navy fleet completes 13000 mile Magdalena Bay cruise
Special reports confirm the American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans arrived at Magdalena Bay in reinforced readiness after a 13 000 mile voyage from Hampton Roads. The ships, including the Tennessee Washington and Albany, are in excellent condition for further drills and potential emergencies. A holiday tour to California ports will follow target practice.
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San Diego
Cal
Robly D. Evans
Magdalena Bay
Redondo
Man-o'-War Cove
Pacific Coast
Hampton Roads
Magdalena
Naval Base of the Pacific
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Harbor
Tennessee
Washington
Albany
Callan
Admiral Evans
United States
Roosevelt Extols Mothers at National Congress
President Roosevelt, addressing the National Mothers Congress from the White House, praises mothers as essential citizens and stresses the duty of good wives and mothers to raise and sustain the race through diligent, selfless childrearing. He ranks motherhood alongside veterans in importance and warns that societal progress depends on maternal effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Mothers’ Congress
White House
Tight Corsets Cause Death in Utah Woman
Mrs. Carl Gunkel, wife of a Bingham restaurant keeper, died after tightening a new corset so severely that chest compression triggered cardiac paralysis. Husband summoned a physician, but she collapsed and died before help arrived.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Carl Gunkel
Bingham
Father’s Awful Deed Shocks Oskaloosa Crowd
Lee Grubb shot and killed his eighteen year old wife on a busy downtown street corner in Oskaloosa Then he attempted to shoot his six months old baby and killed himself The tragic event was witnessed by about fifty people onlookers and police arrived shortly after the shooting
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Oskaloosa
Lee Grubb
Hoosier Nominated for Tacoma Mayor Seat
Tacoma nominates John W. Lig former Madison Indiana mayor and 1896 Indiana legislator for Tacoma mayor. Lig previously served as Tacoma official and has Indiana political background.
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Hoosier
Tacoma
Wash
John W. Lig
Madison
Ind
Link
Indiana
Japan warns Tokyo on China policy Tatsu affair
The Asahi calls for restraint in pressuring China over the Tatsu affair and urges vigilance against arms exports to insurgents. Foreign Office sentiment aligns with Britain urging an amiable settlement and stresses Japan’s moral obligation toward China.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
The
Asahi
Foreign Office
Great Britain
First Successful Public Flight of a Heavier Than Air Machine
Hammondsport New York witnessed the first successful public flight of a heavier than air flying machine named the Red Wing. Built by the Aerial Experiment Association for Lieut. Thomas Selfridge the craft flew about 200 feet on Lake Keuka then rose to ten feet and glided 319 feet at 25 30 mph before a tail failure caused a landing.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
Alexander Graham Bell
Lake Keuka
F. W. Baldwin
Aerial Experiment Association
Thomas Selfridge
America
Matrimonial Entanglement In New York Millionaires
The Dieterichs of New York, each worth millions, are in a public clash as Mrs. Dieterich elopes with Harry Brenchley, ex coachman to Alfred Vanderbilt. Dieterich acknowledges the affair. the couple is reported in France. Mrs Dieterich owns six million dollars in her own right.
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New York
Alfred Dieterich
Dieterich
Standard Oil
Harry Brenchley
Alfred Vanderbilt
France
Yaqui Indian Uprising Reported In Sonora Region
Dr FE J Ackerman arrives at Douglas Arizona reporting Yaqui Indians killed two Mexicans near Oputo Sonora in a region with many Americans. The prefect of Montezuma has mobilized 126 Mexican troops to oppose the Indians.
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el Paiso
Texas
FE. J. Ackerman
Douglas
Ariz
Oputo
Sonora
Montezuma
Jury Exonerates Actress in Circus Star Case
New York special report says Antoinette de Franne, a young stage actress, was absolved by a coroner's jury for the March 3 shooting death of her friend Mitzi Morok, claiming the gun went off accidentally during a revolver examination.
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New York
Antoinette de Franne
Mitzi Morok
Miss de Franne
Miss Morok
Double Tragedy at Boston Girls School shocks Fenway district
Miss Sarah Chamberlin Weed of Philadelphia shot Elizabeth Bailey Hardee of East Savannah Ga at Laurens School in the Fenway district and then killed herself. The incident at the fashionable boarding school involved overwork and mesancholia as motive.
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Boston
Mass
Sarah Chamberlin Weed
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Bailey Hardee
East Savanah, Ga
Laurens School
Fenway District
High School Fraternities to be Outlawed in Chicago
In Chicago high schools all fraternities and sororities will be outlawed starting September 1 1908. After that date, membership in the Piplian operetond will bring immediate suspension from the public schools.
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Chicago
Piplian Operetond
Man Sentenced to Ninety-Nine Years in Hat Tie Boatwright Case
Harry Blake was sentenced to 99 years in the state prison for killing his sweetheart Hat Tie Boatwright. The trial drew one of the largest crowds ever in the Mayfield courtroom.
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Mayfield, Ky
Harry Blake
Hattie Boatwright
Most Expensive Ever Puts Hearst In Piker Class
A New York World special from Washington reports that if Taft is inaugurated next March it will be the result of the most expensive presidential campaign yet. Charles P. Taft, owner of the Cincinnati Times Star, has funded William H. Taft’s effort, with total spending around $750,000 by Dec 1, plus months of rising costs. The piece notes heavy outlays in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Ohio, with comparisons to Hearst and salaries for top aides.
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New York
New York World
Washington
William Taft
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati Times-Star
William H
Taft
Mark Hanna
Frank H. Hitchcock
William R. Hearst
Hearst
William H. Taft
Charles P
Congress
Howe
St. Louis
Missouri
Oklahoma
Frank Mitchcock
Arthur Vorys
Union
Kansas
Ohio
Senate
Big Stick Display Praised by Foreign Press
The Slovo lauds the U S return as sensational after Pacific voyage while noting peace is aided by the big stick display, Japan prudence and British good offices. Novoe Vremya calls the cruise a useful public navy test and regrets it will not return to European shores.
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St. Petersburg
Slovo
Pacific
Europe
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Novoe Vremya
Quits Stage for Pulpit
Robert L. Downing, longtime actor famed for portraying The Gladiator, will leave the stage to enter the pulpit. The report credits his decision to a shift from stage roles to religious preaching after many years at the top of his profession.
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Washington
Robert L. Downing
Downing
Prohibition Era Doctors' Whisky Prescriptions Highlighted
In Charlotte and nearby drug stores doctors billed for whisky prescriptions totaling $20 000 yielding 39 645 prescriptions for 35 011 quarts and 210 dozen beer bottles. Fourteen drug stores earned $43 760 from whisky alone as Charlotte with 35 000 inhabitants endures three years of prohibition.
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Charlotte
N. C
Three Boys Die After Eating Skunk Cabbage Root
In Hackensack New Jersey three boys are dead at Norwood and two others are severely ill after consuming skunk cabbage root. Authorities investigate a poisoning linked to the plant.
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Hackensack, N. J
Norwood
Island Princess Weds Sailor From Lurline
In San Francisco John Olsen, mate on the brig Lurline, plans to sail to Taiohae in the Marquesas to marry Princess Medena. Love at first sight sparked when Olsen singled her out among Taichae's group. Captain opposed bringing her aboard. Olsen vows to return soon to wed.
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San Francisco
Cal
John Olsen
Lurline
Taiohae
Marquesas
Medena
Olsen
lLurline
Taichae
Rich Men in Senate and House Wealth Gaps
Washington report declares Senator Proctor of Vermont the richest in the senate with about 60 million from marble and land. It cites Senator Guggenheim as among the wealthiest, Stephenson in lumber and real estate, and Brown of Nebraska as the poorest new claimant. It notes many wealthy representatives veil wealth by living modestly.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Proctor
Vermont
Guggenheim
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senator Proctor
Marble Trust
Colorado
Milwaukee
Brown
Nebraska
House
Washington
James G. Blaine
George M. Pullman
Sleepwalking Student Performs in Darkness at Night
London reports an extraordinary somnambulism case from Birmingham where a 21 year old teacher and music student, while under hospital observation for sleepwalking, leaves bed at night to play piano and violin and even reads and writes in darkness without light, avoiding any artificial glow.
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London
Cable
James Rissell
Birmingham Hospital
Walsh Sentenced Five Years for Bank Funds Abuse
John R. Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank was sentenced to five years in Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary by Judge Anderson after the court denied a new trial plea.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Fort Leavenworth
Anderson
Roblin Critiques Roosevelt Dictatorial Policies
Manitoba premier R P Roblin, visiting St Louis at the Merchants' Exchange, stated that Roosevelt is clever but his policies would have led to beheading if he ruled England, reflecting a bold critique of U S leadership.
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St. Louis
R. P. Roblin
Manitoba
Agriculture
Canada
Merchants’ Exchange
Roosevelt
England
Schmitz Released From Jail After Extortion Charges Dismissed
Eugene E. Schmitz, once jailed on extortion charges, is released as the case is dismissed before trial. The San Francisco report notes the charges against him were not pursued further.
American fleet proves equal to Britain after South Atlantic cruise
Paris reports the US battleship fleet’s South American voyage ended ahead of schedule and in good condition ready for target practice. French observers now say the cruise proves American naval strength and suggests boilers and engines match or exceed French designs, with officials seeking full impact report from San Francisco.
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Paris
Atlantic
Australia
Suez Canal
South America
Magdalena Bay
Hampton Roads
Great Britain
M. Thompson
de Blancre
Washington
San Francisco
France
Not Down on the Bill at Garrick Theater
A Delaware Hospital for the Insane patient slipped into a vaudeville show in Wilmington causing a stage rush as she leaped toward the stage while Matted by Mrs Collins the hospital matron and theater staff escorted six inmates to view the performance The crowd erupted but the patient was removed without further incident while other patients remained orderly.
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Wilming'n
Del
Garrick Theater
Delaware Hospital For
Collins
Billy Farnon
Orchard Pleads Guilty To Murder In Steunenberg Case
Caldwell Idaho Special Harry Orchard withdrew his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the Steunenberg dynamite bombing. Judge Fremont Wood will sentence Orchard on March 18. Orchard admitted he killed ex Governor Steunenberg at his residence on Dec 30 1905 and said he was hired by William Haywood Charles Moyer and George Pettibone. Haywood and Pettibone were tried in Boise and freed. Moyer’s case was dismissed.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Fremont Wood
Wood
Orchard
Steunenberg
William Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood
Pettibone
Boise
Moyer
First Automobile Arrives in Jerusalem Creating Stir
Charles F. Glidden the Boston automobile enthusiast drives the first car into Jerusalem from Haifa with Mrs. Glidden. Enormous crowds line streets as the vehicle travels through the town for blocks creating a remarkable scene in the holy city.
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Jerusalem
Cable
Holy
Charles F. Glidden
Boston
Haifa
Syria
Stoessel sentenced commuted to ten years in fortress
The Czar commuted General Stoessel's death sentence for surrendering Port Arthur to ten years in a fortress with expectation of a full pardon soon to follow.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Farmer Finds Gold Ore on Mayfield Farm
J E Cole of Mayfield Kentucky found a small gold mine on his hillside two miles south of town while digging. He unearthed several nuggets believed to be a high grade gold ore in the Mayfield area.
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Mayfield
J. E. Coleman
Five girls from St Paul die by own hand in New York tale
Seventeen year old Helen Baxter recounts a year in New York in which five of six St Paul girls who came for work killed themselves. One married and died unhappy, another died seeking work, and two more killed themselves after failed friendships and hard times.
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New York
St. Paul
Helen Baxter
Helen
Minnesota
Beveridge Pushes Child Labor Law Across Nation
Senator Beveridge of Indiana cites 10,000 child deaths and 250,000 degenerates yearly from mills and factories. He says Congress will pass an adequate law to bar child labor products from entering states after meeting with the President.
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Washington
Beveridge
Indiana
Congress
Congressmen Daughters Form Society in Washington
Fifty daughters of Congressmen founded the Society of Daughters of Congressmen in Washington. Members include daughters of both senators and representatives. They note they meet mainly for afternoon teas and receptions, as homes seldom provide chances to connect, and clubrooms will facilitate gatherings.
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Congressmen’s Daughters
Washington, Special
Daughters of Congressmen
Society of Daughters of Congressmen
Washington
British press laments graft spreading in U S politics
The Evening Standard mocks U S graft scandals from San Francisco to Pennsylvania and Washington, calling corruption a cancerous growth that resists eradication. The commentary portrays a bleak view of nationwide political graft.
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London
Pennsylvania
Evening Standard
United States
San Francisco
Washington
the Standard
Good Wins After Hard Fight In Indiana Convention
Dr. Charles H. Good of Warren Huntington county was nominated for Congress by the Eleventh district Republicans on the six hundred tenth ballot. The convention ended a remarkable gathering and marked the culmination of Good’s long struggle for the honor.
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Good
Marion
Ind
Charles H. Good
Warren
Huntington County
Indiana
Dr. Good
Attempted assassination of King Haakon in palace garden
In Christiana Norway laborers fired ten shots at the palace, breaking windows while the royal family was away. The would be attackers were captured and confessed intent to kill the king.
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Christiana
Norwry
Haakon
More Books, Less Navies, Says Andy
A petition signed by Andrey Carnegie Robert Fulton Cutting and about 400 other prominent New Yorkers protests an extra 60.6 million for four new battleships and cruisers in the naval budget. It argues that 65 percent of national income is spent on war past and present.
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Andy
Washington, Special
Andrey Carnegie
Robert Fulton Cutting
New York City
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