Crazy Snake Now a Prisoner in Oklahoma
Muskogee March 31 Crazy Snake the Creek chief on the warpath has been captured near Checotah and lodged in a federal prison with a hip wound. About five prisoners were brought to Hickory Stamping Grounds and over forty captives jailed. Reports say no general encounter with fugitives is expected, with deputy fatalities totaling two plus a Creek man. Excitement among Seminole freedmen rises after Frank Coker’s arrest, as crowds claim many more bodies near Crazy Snake’s home site.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Crazy @nake
Checotah
Hickory Stamping Grounds
Crazy Snake
Washington
Odom
Baum
Dick Barnett
Barnett
Baker
Farrar
Holdenville
Frank Coker
Marshal Baum
Thomas Watson
Sapulpa
Henryetta
Frank Jones
William Clark
Maya Indians Revolt Reported in Yucatan Peninsula
News from Mexico City reports a Maya uprising in southern Yucatan. Colonel Jose Reyes of the Eighth Infantry and four fellow officers were killed or mortally wounded in Quintana Roo penal settlement. Many Yaqui have been banished. Reyes died in an ambush. Details remain unavailable.
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City of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Jose Reyes
Eighth Infantry
Quintanaroo
Reyes
War Department
Pouren Thanks Friends At New York Meeting
At a March meeting of the Jan Jouren Defense conference executive committee Pouren thanked supporters for his release and urged action to end the extradition treaty with Russia. He smiled, said it felt good to be free, and expressed gratitude to friends near and far. In Boston, Dave Deshler and Packey McFarland drew after twelve rounds. McFarland then assaulted referee Jac Shecham and knocked him down.
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New York
Jan Jouren Defense Conference
Pouren
Russia
McFarland Floors
Boston
Dave Deshler
Packey McFarland
McFarland Ag
Jac Shecham
Hang Your Hat on a Lead Pencil Trick
A smooth hexagon lead pencil with an end serves as a hidden hinge to grip a door or window casing. Press the pencil firmly three to four inches so it sticks as if glued, allowing a hat to hang from the end. The sliding motion appears effortless and hypnotic to onlookers.
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Popular Mechanics
English Etchings and Oddities in Britain
A quirky slice from London life notes vast property fire insurance totals over a billion pounds, a Whittlesey census showing zero intoxication among 9,000 residents, a tiny street in London with just two houses, Holloway jail described as surprisingly comfortable by a London journal with inmates’ health improving quickly.
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London
Whittlesey
Cambridgeshire
Creling Gains Favor in Frisco Sporting Notes
Sporting notes mention Creling rising in Frisco while the St. Louis Americans average thirty four years. Fred Plaisted coaches Western KR C oarsmen of St. Louis and is well known in the west. Stanley Ketchel says Johnson is the only colored pugilist he will fight. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific promoters plan a 25000 dollar stadium in Seattle for AAUC meets, to revert to Washington University after the fair.
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Creling
Frisco
St. Louis
Washington University
Law Points on Negligence and Support Statutes
The decision Harrington versus Brite A. P. R. Co. holds an unexplained child at a dangerous railroad crossing as prima facie evidence of parental negligence. Winter versus Winter holds an agreement to pay a separated spouse weekly support does not violate statutes forbidding contracts that remove the payer from supporting the wife.
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Harrington
Brite
Unclear Plant Notes Twist Into Imaginative Carriage
Fragmented feature blends plant growth lore with humorous personified vehicle dialogue from a Baltimore American page. Mentions Hyves palms Cedar poles Tulips and Cottonweed trees paired with anthropomorphic auto characters expressing fatigue and exhaustion in a whimsical, editorial tone.
Reichstag debate over salaries and influence warned
Chanellor von Buelow denied a camanilla around the emperor and warned Socialists against disorderly agitation. He argued taxes must fund the empire with a mix of direct and indirect levies, including inheritance tax, and said the house adopted the appropriation measure.
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Bertin
Maren
Chanecelior von Buelow
Flora Wilson Made Happy at Opera Tryout in NY
Flora Wilson daughter of James Wilson secretary of agriculture is happy after a successful tryout before Andreas Dippel Metropolitan Opera administrative manager in New York He plans further study abroad and may debut in New York or another city with Dippel impressed by her voice.
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New York
Flora Wilson
James Wilson
Agriculture
Andreas Dippel
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Wilson
Mr. Dippel
Joker tobacco cost shifts under tariff law
Washington reports that Rep. Dawson of Iowa identified a misapplied duty in tobacco packaging under the Dingley tariff. Since 1902 consumers have effectively paid war revenue taxes through smaller package sizes. Dawson proposes restoring original two and four ounce sizes, ending the hidden levy.
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Washington
Dawson
Iowa
Dawson Beleves
Hannah More Wedding Day Tale
A London writer’s celibacy is described in a sensational anecdote about Hannah More. Engaged to a wealthy gentleman, she reached the church to wed, only for the groom to fail to appear. A messenger delivered a note. he apologized and offered money, and her relatives secured a settlement of £400 a year for life from the abandoned suitor.
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Hannah More
Miss More
Swain
Hody
Eliot to Go to England Amid Dinner Conference
Senator Root announced President Eliot will be the new American ambassador to Great Britain during a Harvard dinner attended by President Taft. Root praised Eliot as a true American gentleman and stressed the republic’s qualities would be represented in him.
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Washington
Senator Root
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Taft
Dy Ior
Great Britain
Root
Eliat
Chickasaw Woman Fatally Shoots Dentist in Self Defense
Ardmore Oklahoma March 3 Harriet Pace a full blooded Chickasaw woman shot four times and killed Dr Wil Han Ader a local dentist She claims he assaulted her and she acted in self defense The case is under investigation by local authorities and bears on self defense claims amid a fatal shooting
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Ardmore
Okla
Wil- Han Ader
Harriet Pace
Ader
Jasper Rand Dies in Salt Lake City
Jasper Rand, a New York millionaire and executive, died in Salt Lake City where he was vice president of Ingersoll Rand Drill Co and president of Rand Rock Powder Works. The obituary notes his prominent roles in industry.
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Jasper Rand
Salt Lake City
New York
Milsionaire
Ingersoll-Rand Drill Company
Rand Rock Powder Works
Judge Clarifies Pen Name in Quirky Courtroom Exchange
In a brief courtroom exchange a prisoner, before a judge, insists his pen name is Harvard Lampoon. The dialogue highlights a humorous clash over authorship versus identity in a legal setting.
Oldest City Celebrates St Augustine Founding Jubilee
St Augustine Florida hosts a three day fete marking its founding with ceremonies for Panes de Leon’s landing aboard a caravel, Spanish grandees, and Indians. A Menendez founding event, flag history from Spain France and England, and U S star spangled banner follow with coast artillery, state troops, and cadets providing formal representation.
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Fla
Maseh
United States
Panes de Leon
At. Avenstine
Poinee de Leon
Caravel
Kidshis
Marty
Old Fort
Menendez
Spain
France
England
Coast Artillery
Florida
Kentucky Military Institute
Death by own action of former railroad president Griswold
Henry A. Griswold former president of the Anacosta and Potomac Railroad company and a Washington real estate broker killed himself with a shotgun in Washington on March 11. He belonged to a prominent Weatherfield Cann family and had been part of the Washington Electric Railway and Power company.
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Washington
Henry A. Griswold
Anacosta and Potomac Railroad Company
Washington Electric Railway and Power Company
Weatherfield
Cann
Smile Makers to Meet in New York
New York March 31 The Optimists club known as the Smile Makers will hold their first annual dinner in this city tonight Honorary president Andrew Carnegie will preside at the event The Star Spangled Scotchman will lead the proceedings and some original optimistic songs will be sung Carnegie praised optimism and the role of turning toward the sun Founder and secretary William J Robinson of New York is cited as club head
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New York
Optimists’ Club
Smile Makers
Optimists
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
The
Optimists ‘Club
William J. Robinson
Union label drive backs hatters strike action
A union label department of the American Federation of Labor was formed at the Federation Convention. Resolutions urged every wage earner to aid the 10,000 hatters and 5,000 hat trimmers on a twelve week strike by contributing 10 cents a month and supplying food. Officers named: President John B. Lennon. vice presidents John F. Tobin, T. C. Parsons, Max Morris, Owen Miler, John J. Manning.
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Federation
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Union
John B. Lennon
Bloomington
John F. Tobin
Boston
T. C. Parsons
Washington, D. C
Max Morris
Denver
Owen Miler
St. Louis
John J. Manning
Troy
Coal operators deny lockout in Mahanoy district
Announcement from the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company says mines in the Mahanoy district will continue operations after April 1 until further notice. Mill Creek Coal company and Dodson Coal company will follow the same policy, ensuring ongoing work for miners.
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Mahanoy City
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Mahanoy District
Mill Creek Coal Company
Dodson Coal Company
New York's Oldest Woman Dead at 106
New York March 31. Mrs. Alachta Schlatsky, aged one hundred six, has died and is believed to be the oldest woman in New York.
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New York
Alachta Schlatsky
Snow Helps Wheat Crops in Kansas and Colorado
Snow covers western Kansas and eastern Colorado boosting winter wheat prospects. Reports say the measure will bring valuable moisture to the crop as growers note improved soil conditions and potential yield benefits.
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Hutchinson, Kas
Alareh
Kansas
Colorado
Waiter warns bluntly about hot soup
A diner complains the soup was scorching, scalding both thumbs. The missive quotes the line from Meggendorfer Blatter.
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Gentemen
Meggendorfer Blatter
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