Plage Offered to Hobson in Naval Scandal Sensation
Captain Richard P Hobson testified before a special commission that Lawrence Speer an Electric Boat Company employee claimed influence with Speaker Cannon to place Hobson on the naval affairs committee. Hobson declined the submarine deal but was appointed anyway, voting against the submarine provision. The hearing also named counsel for parties including Frank St Brown and Stiles Judson for Norwich Bridgeport Conn and Martin W Littleton and John D Lindsay for the Electric Boat Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis Naval Academy
Electric Boat Company
Hobson
Mr. Speer
Naval Affairs Committee
Olmsted
Speer
Oldsted
Speaker Cannon
Naval Committee
Hobison
Boutell
My. Lilley
Frank
ST. Brown
Norwich
Stiles Judson
Bridgeport
Lightning Strikes Powder Magazine in South Action
A severe thunderstorm in Boston and surrounding towns caused two powder magazines of the American Powder Company to explode in South Action. No injuries occurred as the plants were isolated. The storm also struck houses in Wakefield and Malden, setting them afire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
South Action
American Powder Company
Wakefield
Malden
Dismantling Madrid Pantheon Shelves Empire’s Echoes
The Pantheon of the Spanish colonies in Retiro Madrid will be dismantled and its books and paintings dispersed to libraries and museums across the capital. The move aims to scatter evidence of the empire’s dissipated rule away from public view, with the Philippines exhibit singled out as most notable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantheon
Madrid
Spain
Philippines
Montana Town Burns With Many Homeless And High Loss
A fire in Big Timber Montana raged seven hours during a gale destroying three quarters of the town. It left hundreds homeless and caused about 400000 dollars in damage as flames jumped blocks, devouring dwelling after dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Big Timber
Explosion in Natchez Kills Eight in Drug Company Building
Eight persons die and another is badly injured when a gas blast rocks the Natchez Drug Company building at Main and North Union streets. The five story structure is wrecked, with property valued around $200,000 destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez, Miss
Natchez Drug Company
Main
Tnlon
Por Ton
University for Hongkong Receives Grant for College of Medicine
Hongkong Rennie Miller is endowed with 150 000 to build a university at Hongkong and incorporate the existing College of Medicine. The Government grants land for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University For
Hongkong
Rennie Miller
College of Medicine
Army officers bill would add 612 positions to army
Washington senators on military affairs favored a bill authorizing extra officers for the army citing officer shortages. The plan would create 612 posts including 36 colonels 54 lieutenant colonels 90 majors 162 captains 114 first lieutenants and 126 second lieutenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate Coutittes
China yields to Japanese demands over Tatsu affair
March 16 report states China concedes all Japanese demands in the Tatsu Maru seizure case. China will purchase arms on the ship, hoist the Japanese flag, and fire a saluting shot as fog lifts. The incident began when a Chinese warship seized the vessel near Macao amid suspicions it carried arms for Chinese rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Macao
Japan
Peking
Canton
Capitol Trimmers Guilty in Harrisburg Conspiracy Case
A Harrisburg jury finds contractor John H. Sanderson and four former state officials including Auditor General William P. Snyder, State Treasurer William J. Mathues, and Superintendent James M. Shumaker guilty on cap itol conspiracy charges. Motions for new trials were filed. bail extended. max penalty two years and $1,000 fine per defendant. Irvine to stand trial March 18 in related metal furniture case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Sanderson
Capitol
John HH. Sanderson
Wiliam P. Synder
William J. Mathues
James M. Shumaker
Pennsylvania
Huston
Cassel
Snyder
Mathues
Shumuaker
Irvine
Burton Arms Blow at Standard Oil Group
Representative Burton of Ohio attacks Standard Oil by bill making railroad personnel liable for divulging shipment facts. It would be a misdemeanor with fines from 200 to 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Standard
Washington
Standard Oil
Ohio
Fire destroys Colorado Fuel and Iron mine structures
A cold fire, likely from crossed electric wires, swept through the Sopris mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Trinidad. It gutted the coke washer, tipple, engine house, and laboratory, causing about $150,000 in damage and leaving 300 men unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Sopris
Alleged Jap Spy Caught After Struggle Near Fortifications
An alleged Japanese spy was arrested after a violent struggle during which he nearly bit off two fingers of Clinton, who says the man attempted to lure him to San Francisco for fortification drawings. Officers arrived to detain the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fly
Clinton
San Francisco
Route of Fleet Orders Trans-Pacific Cruise
Washington orders Admiral Evans fleet of battleships to sail from San Francisco in July to Hawaii Samoa Australia and the Philippines with a return via the Suez Canal. Evans reports ships in fine condition and crews in better shape for duty than when they left Hamilton roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Evans
San Francisco
Hawaii
Samoa
Australia
Philippines
Suez Canal
Hamuton Roads
Methodists Acquit Editor of Heresy at Topeka Kansas
The Kansas conference of the Methodist Episcopal church exonerated Dr. J. T. McFarland editor of the Methodist Sunday School publications of charges of heresy. Dr. George A. Cook of Vermont filed the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Topaka
Kan
Kansas
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. T. McFarland
New York
Methodist Sunday School
George A. Cook
Vermont
Four Negroes Lynched in Mississippi Mob
In Vancleave near Biloxi, Mississippi, a mob of about 30 men lynched four African American men named David Poe Tom Flansion and two Jenkins brothers. The incident occurred in the mobile region of the state with no immediate official arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
David Poe
Tom Flansion
Jenkins Brothers
Vancleave
Miss
Biloxi
Legislature Sets 2 Percent Per Mile Rail Fare Cap
In Jackson Mississippi the state legislature approved a bill fixing a maximum passenger fare of 2 percent per mile for most railroads unless carriers prove the rate does not fairly compensate for public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
House of the
Mississippi
Roosevelt orders probe of stock exchanges to curb gambling
President Roosevelt orders a nationwide inquiry into the principal stock exchanges to uncover methods used by gamblers and assess possible federal legislation to ban futures trading and margin buying. Herbert Knox Smith leads the investigation for the bureau of corporations with a report that could shape a future presidential message. Representative Scott of Kansas introduces a measure to study causes of grain price fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Herbert Knox Smith
Knox Smith
Congress
Bureau of Corporations
Scott
Kansas
House Committee On Agriculture
Orchard pleads guilty in dynamite murder case
Caldwell Ida Harry Orchard stood mute at arraignment and changed to a guilty plea to first degree murder. Judge Fremont Wond will sentence Orchard on March 18 for the 1905 bombing that killed former Governor Brennenberg at his residence. Orchard said he was hired to kill Steunenberg by Haywood, Moyer, and Pettibone. Haywood and Pettibone were tried at Boise and freed, while Moyer’s case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Ida
Harry Orchard
Fremont Wond
Wood
Orchard
Brennenberg
Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood
Pettibone
Boise
Moyer
Senator Killed in Duel After Face Slap Fight
Amite Democratic Senator elect D. B Kemp was shot and killed by C. F Hyde after a quarrel over the Democratic state primary. Kemp slapped Hyde, and the two agreed to a duel that occurred soon afterward. Hyde was not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amite
Kemp
C. F. Hyde
Hyde
Ohio Industries Prosperous in Marion Area
The Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company started a 13 hour daily schedule to fulfill orders. The Marion Steam Shovel Company, with about 1,500 workers, shifted from an eight hour four day week to five days, signaling improving industrial conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Industries
Marion
Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company
Marion Steam Shovel Company
Rebates Cost Road 13000 as Rail Line Pleads Guilty
The St Louis and San Francisco Railway Company pleaded guilty to 13 indictments in federal court. Judge Dyer imposed a total fine of 13000, with 1000 on each count, for granting rebates to Chapman and Howey Lumber Company of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
San Francisco
Automobile Surs Jerusalem Creates Car Sighting Sensation
Charles J. Glidden of Boston and Mrs Glidden arrived in a motor car from Haifa Syria the first such vehicle seen in Jerusalem triggering a public stir. In Easton Pennsylvania 22 year old Ivan T Coffin son of John L Coffin of Asbury Park drowned in the Delaware River while shooting the Weypal rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Surs
Jerusalem
Charles J. Glidden
Boston
Ivan Tr. Coffin
Asbury Park
N. J
Lehigh University
Easton
John L. Coffin
N. d
Manila Fire Destroys 200 Native Shacks in Samploute
A Manila blaze on the evening of March 11 consumed 200 native houses in the Samploute district. Damages are estimated at 100000 in gold. Officials say a spark from a railroad locomotive caused the thatched roofs to ignite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Samploute
No Local Opticon In Maryland
An unfavorable committee report was made in the house branch of the legislature on the local option bill fathered by the Maryland Anti Saloon League, signaling opposition in the state capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Abnapolis
House
Maryland Anti-Saloon League
Morse and Curtis Plead Not Guilty to Bank Conspiracy
Charles W. Morse former banker and Alfred Curtis ex president of the National Bank of North America pleaded not guilty in U S circuit court to a 25 count indictment. Eleven counts allege conspiracy and 18 allege false entries. Bonds set at 30000 for Morse and 10000 for Curtis. Morse quipped he was the goat. Allegations include false bank entries to speculate in American Ice Co stock using bank funds and a dummy loan arrangement with proceeds deposited for sale by court orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Mores
New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred Curtis
National Bank of North America
United States Circuit Court Today
Ball
Morse
Curtis
Olcott
American Ice Company
Is There No Appeal for Priest-Slayer Alia
Giuseppe Alia was found guilty of first degree murder for shooting Father Francis Leo Heinrichs at St. Elizabeth's Catholic church in Denver. The jury fixed the death sentence and Alia whispered there was no appeal, then bowed his head as the interpreter noted his remark. Defense counsel Widdecomb was granted five days to file for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Guiseppe Alia
Francis Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Italy
Alia
Widdecomb
NAVY ANNOUNCES FLEET ROUTE AFTER TARGET PRACTICE
The navy department announced a partial itinerary for the battleship fleet after target practice at Magdalena Bay. It includes visits to San Diego Santa Barbara San Pedro Santa Cruz and San Francisco arriving May 5. Plans for future movements of all vessels after naval review at San Francisco are not yet decided. The grand review of Atlantic and Pacific fleets will occur in San Francisco Bay on May ___ with full dress ships and nighttime illumination.
Health on the Isthmus Report Praises Panama Zone
Washington reports an annual summary from Col onel William C Gorgas chief sanitary officer for 1907. Health conditions show marked improvement with no yellow fever on the isthmus except at quarantine shipping stations and no bubonic plague. Only one smallpox death among nonemployees. 107 violent deaths among employees from blasting and railroad work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal Zone
William C. Gorgas
Gorgas
Pension bills killed in committee vote 9 to 9
Washington news reports the Dawes bill creating a Volunteer Retired List to grant surviving Civil War officers retired pay and a Bradley bill proposing $30 monthly pensions for surviving enlisted men were both voted down in the House Military Affairs Committee. The War Department estimated first year costs at about $100,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Ate
House Committee On Military Affairs
Dawes
War Department
Navy Officers to Get Army-Grade Pay Rise
Washington DC March The house committee on naval affairs reported a bill to raise pay and allowances for all navy and marine corps officers to match officers of the same rank in the army excluding mileage and forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Marine Corps
Army
Mormons Expelled from Munich by Bavarian Government
The Bavarian government ordered the immediate expulsion of several American Mormon missionaries suspected of threatening public order in Munich. The move heightens tensions as authorities act to curb religious activity deemed disruptive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Publc
Three children die in Wis. farmhouse fire blast
Medford Wisconsin report says John Donthitt’s farm home burned when Mrs. Donthitt was outside. The stove exploded and three young children perished from burns. The tragedy outlines the peril of domestic fires in rural homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Wis
John Donthitt
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw Seeks Divorce On Mental Unsoundness
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw will file for annulment of her marriage to Harry K. Thaw alleging insanity at the time of their union. The couple plans to live separately pending an early trial. Counsel deny family interference. Rumors of a $50,000 settlement plus $15,000 yearly thereafter are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Than Purposeg
Thaw
William Thaw
Harry
Austria Surprised as Montenegro Refuses Railway Route
A cloud over Vienna accompanies the sudden end of Prince Nicholas and the Princess of Montenegro’s visit. Reports say Prince Nicholas, likely under Russian influence, opposed Austria’s planned Novipazar railway passing through Montenegro. Baron von Ahrenthal anticipated Montenegro would object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montenegro
Vienna
Austria
Prince Nicholas
Nicholas
Baron von Ahrenthal
Senators Seek Broader Extortion Penalties for Agents
Washington report shows the senate judiciary committee favorably reported a bill extending extortion penalties to all government agents and those posing as officials. The change addresses a court ruling that special agents are not officers subject to extortion laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Airship Stevens No 21 Near Ocean After 130 Mile Flight
The balloon Stevens No 21, after its Pittsfield Massachusetts ascent at 11 09 a m, maintained over 48 miles an hour for about three hours and landed in Hampton Falls New Hampshire at 2 15 p m a little under a mile from the Atlantic Ocean. Passengers were Leo Stevens the pilot and William Fr Whitehouse, both of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Falls
N. H
Pittsfield
Mass
Atlantic Ocean
Leo Stevens
New York
William Fr. Whitehouse
Woman Resigns Into Tragedy In Valley City
Mrs Sigrid Thompson of southern Barnes county in a paroxysm of temporary insanity slashed the throats of her two children aged 6 months and 3 years and then cut her own throat with a razor. The infant died at once, the older child may recover. Mrs Thompson lies in critical condition and may die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
N. D
Sigrid Thompson
Barnes County
Clara Nevada Wreck Found Off Juneau Alaska
James Currie lighthouse keeper at Aldridge Rock reports the Clara Nevada wreck, lost in 1897 with 65 passengers, has been found. The purser’s body was the only one recovered earlier. recent gales exposed the remains and many bodies have been picked up. The vessel is believed to carry a large amount of gold dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
James Currie
Aldridge Rock
Nevada
Parkhurst Seeks McClellan Removal Over Liquor Tax
Dr Charles H Parkhurst on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Crime filed with Governor Hughes charges demanding the removal of Mayor George B McClellan and Pel Lee Commissioner Theodore A Bing ham of New York for neglect of duty in non enforcement of the liquor tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Parkhurst
Albany
N. Y
George B. McClellan
Pellee
Theodore A. Bingham
New York
Hughes
Charles Hf. Parkhurst
Society For the Prevention of Crime
New York City
Senator Nelson Seeks Interest on Government Deposits
Senator Nelson of Minnesota gave notice of an amendment to the Aldrich currency bill. He would require National banks to pay two percent interest on weekly balances of government deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson
Minnesota
Aldrich
General D Amade Receives Moroccan Peace Pursuit Letters
General D Amade, commander of the French forces in Morocco, has revived letters from Mulai Hafid, the sultan of the south, asking that hostilities be suspended while arrangements for peace are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D'Amade
Morocco
Mulal Hafid
South
Man Fires On Norwegian King Castle In Insane Attempt
Johannes Grau, a resident and blacksmith of Christiania, tried to shoot King Haakon with a rifle at the royal castle. He fired about a dozen shots, some through windows, but was quickly disarmed by police. Grau, under cross examination, claimed the act aimed to kill the king, citing a belief that monarchs are overpaid. Doctors say he is likely insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Norway
Johannes Grau
Polfas
Haakon
Queen Maud
Iyaro
Voxenkollern
School Fire Verdict Blames No Person in Cleveland
Coroner Burke renders decision at Collinwood school fire. Conditions existing blamed, but no fault charged. Janitor Fred Hirter exonerated for alarm and opening doors. Fire began in a closet under the front stairway from overheated pipes igniting the stair. Deaths attributed to faulty construction due to a partition blocking the exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Burke
Collinwood
Fred Hirter
He Sa
Wheat Crops Compared Farm Hands 23.5 Percent 1907 Holdin
Wheat in farmers hands on March 1 stood at 28.5 percent, about 148 721 000 bushels of the prior year’s crop, versus 281 percent or 206 644 000 bushels in 1906. Corn was about 37.1 percent or 962 429 000 bushels, and oats about 85.5 percent or 267 476 000 bushels of last year’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Riders Resort to Poison Threat Targets Farmers in Kentucky
Arsenic mailed to Bath and Montgomery county farmers prompts fear of violence against tobacco growers. In Fayette county near Chilesburg an attempt on cattle herd of R M Squires ends in three dead and six sick. Paris green found in troughs. $500 reward offered for capture and conviction of the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Mount Sterling
Bath
Montgomery
Fayette County
R.M. Squires
Chilesburg
Paris Green
Squires
461 Killed in Battle Report From Somaliland
Rome reports a tribal clash under Italian protection left 461 dead. A tribe aided by soldiers of the Mullah attacked another tribe, killing 30 opponents and driving off cattle. Italian troops retaliated, killing about 400 tribesmen and two of the Mullahs’ soldiers. One Italian native was killed and two wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Rdiden
Telegraphic Brevities From The Nation
Government prosecutions of Colorado citizens charged with attempting to obtain coal and timber lands will be heard by the U S Supreme Court after other cases. Navy under Taussig orders a board to investigate the Mayflower grounding in Chesapeake Bay with minor damage reported. Impeachment inquiry into Judge Wilfley of Shanghai proceeds with arguments heard and the report date withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Supreme Court of the
United States
Navy.department
B. D. Taussig
Norfolk Navy Yard
toxJook
Chesapeake Bay
Vogelgesang
Lebbeus R. Wilfley
United States Court For China
Shanghai
Lorin
Andrews
Massachusetts Senator Crane Backs Unpledged Delegations Fight
Senator W Murray Crane opposes Taft in Massachusetts by backing unpledged delegations. In Chicago Nebraska Republicans at a state convention endorsed Taft and selected delegates for him. A government case against Chicago and Alton Railroad seeks a $60000 rebate fine, set for hearing next term in the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Murray Crane
Taft
Massachusetts
Chicago
Nebraska
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Supreme Court
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Crazy Mari
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