Shackleton sails for U S tour amid Alaska wish
London reports Sir Ernest Shackleton leaving for New York on a three months lecturing tour across the United States and Canada. He and Lady Shackleton welcome the visit, though he laments abandoning plans to explore Alaska for now. The piece also notes King Edward rumors and a large upcoming International Horse Show with prizes and new events.
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Herbert Temple
London
Sir Ernest Shackleton
New York
United States
Canada
Shooting at Rats Farmer Kills Self in Barn
Lebanon Indiana March 10 Andrew Riley prominent farmer near here is dead from a bullet wound Coroner Tolle says he believes was accidental while Riley was shooting rats in his barn The family and coroner refuse to believe it was suicide or foul play and say he did not intend to shoot himself The revolver was held near his head when it discharged in an apparent accident
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Lebanon
Ind
Andrew
Riley
Here
Tolle
Wucide
Millions in fortune but daughter faces boarding school debt
New York March 14 Justice Newburger heard that Hilda Charlotte Morris, 18, daughter of Mrs. Julia Watt Morris-Curtiss, may lose board and tuition at Merrill-van Laer Boarding School though her mother is worth about 17 million. The Lincoln Trust Company, guardian, seeks relief as debts mount from maintenance and personal expenses amid a court fight over the Curtiss estate, with guardians and relatives cited for lavish living while the girl remains reliant on income from Archibald Watt's trust.
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New York
Justice Newburger
The
Supreme Court
Hilda Charlotte Morris
Merrill-van Laer
Julia Watt Morris-Curtiss
Connecticut
Curtiss
Gerard
Hilda
Lincoln Trust Company
Mary G. Pinkney
Archibald Watt
Buckingham Hotel
Trust Company
Elmer S. Banks
John (. Shaw
W. Seth Street
Airfield
Conn
Savoy Hotel
W. D&ard Street
Peter Henry Morris
Superior Court
Marion County
Indiana
Francis M. Springer
Catherine G. Williams
William H. Morrigan
Io Ganapolis
Marion
Inana
Hotel trustees face refusal to house daughter in trust case
The management was told they would not assume liability for her board yet efforts to return her to residence failed. Miss Hilda refuses the 86th street house, deemed improper due to the mother's mental condition. Justice Newburger to appoint a referee to determine the daughter's possible funds.
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Shaw
Hilda
86Th Street
Justice Newburger
Commercial Club Invites Fairbanks To May Banquet
The Commercial Club plans to invite former vice president Charles Warren Fairbanks to address its annual May banquet. He is expected to accept. Last year he left during his world tour before the May 27 event, which set a record. This year’s banquet aims to surpass it with a larger membership and a brighter, informal dinner in the club dining room.
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Charles Warren Fairbanks
Commercial Club
Man Shoots Self After Refused Visit in Camden
In Camden New Jersey on March 19 Charles Sadders 22 of Falls of Schuylkill Pa shot himself after being refused admittance to Anna May Barclow 17 of West Collingswood. Sadders paced the porch area then fired a revolver and collapsed on the back porch as family members distracted by fear waited for daylight. The body was moved to Camden morgue when found.
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N. J
Anna May Barclow
W. Collingswood
Charles Sadders
Sunnyside Avenue
Falls of Schuylkill
Dort
Irene
Thomas McLaughlin
Big Four Preparing New Rate Schedule
The Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railroad plans a new rate schedule to present to the Indiana railroad commission ahead of the April 14 hearing. If the proposed charges align with the Central Freight association rates, suits may be dropped. Indianapolis manufacturers and the freight bureau pressed for lower rates, alleging Chicago and Cleveland enjoy shipping advantages over Indianapolis merchants.
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Indianapolis Freight Bureau
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Cleveland
Indianapolis
The Day of Souls and other new books
A review roundup outlines The Day of Souls by Charles Tenney Jackson set in San Francisco’s underworld with hero John Henderson Arnold who redeems himself after a sordid life. Also featured are The Danger Trail by James Oliver Curwood and The Image of Eve by Margaret Sutton Briscoe, with plot twists, romance, and peril.
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Smong
John Henderson Arnold
Sylvia
Mountains
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San Quentin
Grand
California
Ledyard
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Indianapolis
Charles Tenney Jackson
St. Louis
Charles
Nebraska
Jackson
Philippines
Cvutenes
Kipling
James Oliver Curwood
John Howland
Chicago
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Howland
Lfe
Jean
Meleese
Vieleese
John Holland
Oregon legislature may set time limit to settle estates
Portland March 19 In urging quicker settlement of estates residents advocate a legal deadline for administrators and executors to close estates. Critics say current delays keep heirs from property and hamper urban development, with land bans and barren parcels slowing home building and city growth.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
South
J. B. Laber
Tafts Doctor Fond of Beveridge Loyal Physician Attends Roosevelts
Washington reports Tafts physician Dr J J Richardson, a close friend of Senator Beveridge, has long served as Tafts medical attendant on trips and even treated President Roosevelt during a West visit. Richardson, a young standout in Washington circles, is linked to Indiana politics through Beveridge and his Oklahomaborn wife Dorothy Flynn.
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Hibbs
Washington
Beveridge
Taft
the. J. J. Richardson
J. J. Richardson
Leveridge
Indiana
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Bev
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
National Association
Dr. Nichardson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Roootsen
Dr. Richardson
Mr. Taft
Dorothy Flynn
Dennis Flynn
Oklahoma
Senator Beveridge
Has A Hobby For Hair Pins As Souvenirs
In a talk with L. K. Babcock secretary to Mayor Shank, he showcases a hairpin collection of 3 000 to 4 000 pieces gathered from sidewalks and travels. He owns pins from cities across the U S and 535 from abroad in 1903, including items from Paris Rome and London, even a pin from Napoleon’s tomb. He can identify where each came from and keeps them in his room. a Michigan contractor is the only other large collector known. Customs scrutiny in New York once labeled him a smuggler until inspectors finished examining his pins.
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Shank
Mr. Babcock
United States
George Eliot
London
Edward
England
Buckingham Palace
St James' Park
Paris
Napoleon
Rome
Babcock
Europe
Michigan
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New York
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