Embezzler Captured After Flight to Miles City
Deputy Sheriff Daniel O Connor returns from Milwaukee with O S Pritchard who is wanted for embezzling 9400 from Carpenter's bakery Milwaukee. Pritchard travelled via the Great Northern through Helena to Miles City and was arrested within half an hour of arrival, after going to a friend in the redlight district.
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Miles City
Daniel O'Connor
Milwaukee
O. S. Pritchard
Carpenter's Bakery
Pritchard
Great Northern
Helena
Redlight
Polygamy as Social Cure as French Savant Argues
Paris reports Antoine Wyim, a noted savant, advocates polygamy under state control in his book Ethics of Sex. He argues permission to marry should hinge on a man’s ability to support wives and educate families for national benefit. A deputy suggests tax relief for married couples to encourage larger families, funded by a 5 percent surcharge on unmarried persons, childless widows, and divorc es.
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Savant
Paris
Antoine Wylman
Wyim
Plan to supplant workers with European immigrants in Louisiana
Baton Rouge March 8 A plan to replace Negro plantation laborers in Louisiana with state imported white immigrants from Europe was announced by state commissioner of immigration and agriculture Mr Schuler. The proposal grows from the New Orleans immigration station authorized by Congress and current labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton, Rouge
Louisiana
Europe
State Commissioner of Immigration and Agriculture
Mr. Schuler
New Orleans
Congress
Experiences of a Pioneer John Mauss Tells of His First Trip
The Deadwood Telegram prints John Mauss’s recollections of his first Black Hills journey. He left Omaha in fall 1875 with little money, reached Custer City in 1876, and endured rough travel, sleeping on the ground and pulling team ropes on every hill. Early freighters advertised passengers for the Black Hills and then used harsh terms to deter them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mauss
Black Hills
Deadwood Telegram
Germany
Mauss
Hills
America
Omaha
Cheyenne
Charlie Hayward
Rapid City
Custer City
Black ‘Hills
Custer
Deadwood
Black Hell
Thermopolis National Bank Granted Charter in Wyoming
The new Thermopolis National Bank in Thermopolis Wyoming receives approval to organize nationally. Founders include G F Abbott T A Cosgraff S C Parks Jr C W Cook and J E Higgins with capital of 26000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thermopolis
National Bank
Senator John L Bradley Attacks Representative Roach at Madison Hotel
In Jefferson City Missouri an altercation occurred as Senator John L Bradley struck Representative James Roach across the face at the Madison Hotel. Roach escaped serious injury as friends intervened. Bradley has sponsored bills targeting mining interests opposed by Roach.
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Cate House
Jefferson City
Mareks
Madison Hotel
John L. Bradley
James Roach
Roach
Bradley
South Dakota postmasters blocked by Senator Gamble
All nominations for South Dakota postmasters failed to clear the senate due to Senator Gamble's influence. Archibald Shaw of Deadwood and Harry Goddard of Edgemont were notReported. others remain in office under recess appointments until successors are named. Representatives Hall Parker and Martin plan ongoing efforts for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
South Dakota
Senate
Gamble
Postoffice Committee
Archibald Shaw
Deadwood
Harry Goddard
Edgemont
H. L. Bras
Mitchell
W. W. Downey
Milbank
T. C. Cressman
Redfield
T. A. Stevens
Chamberlain
George H. Henry
Platte
Shaw
Goddard
Contanue
Hall
Parker
Representative Martin
Representative Parker
Shriners Proclaim March Sioux City Ceremonial Details
El Kahir temple of the Ancient Arabic Order issues a green ink proclamation for the ceremonial session to be held March 20 in Sioux City. The admonition warns members about decorum and safety, reflecting a solemn tone in the temple’s public notice.
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Big Sioux City
el Kahir
Mystic Shrine
Oasis
Sioux City
Unusual Washington Snowstorm Driven by Small Cyclone
Washington experienced a rare driving snowstorm with thunder and lightning. Prof. Willis L. Moore of the weather bureau explained a small cyclone over the city caused this phenomenon. The cyclone mixed air masses with extreme temperatures, producing rain in some areas and snow in others, with high altitude thunder and lightning.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Thaw Case Postponed By Death In Judge’s Family
New York March 8 A death in Justice Fitzgeralds family postponed the Thaw trial sessions for a day and the court did not sit yesterday. Friday the defense will call two alienists likely Dr Graeme Hammond and Dr Smith Jelliffe who have attended the court. The defense holds Thaw was insane from early 1903 until after June 25 1906 but suggests his mind improved after White died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Fitzgerald
New York
Graeme M. Hammond
Smith E. Jelliffe
Thaw
White
Retailers Oppose Prosecution Under Pure Food Law
Illinois retailers oppose expanding state pure food law to prosecute merchants. George E. Green of Peoria, secretary of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, warns merchants will source stock from out of state if exemptions are not kept. He argues retailers cannot verify all goods and seek federal act protection via manufacturer certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
George E. Green
Peoria
Ilinois Retail Merchants’ Association
House Committee On Manufactures
Jones
Illinois
Green
Minois
Chicago
Retailer Branded Criminal Faces Interstate Commerceprotections
The speaker warns that without adequate protection from the retailer, they will purchase goods under interstate commerce protections. The remark frames the retailer as criminal and implies legal measures may be pursued to safeguard trade.
Butte Miners Union Accepts Report on Wage Scale
In Butte Montana on March 7 the miners union approved the committee’s report after meetings with Amalgamated Copper chairman John D. Ryan. A sliding copper price based scale was offered, with $4 daily for underground work when copper stays above 18 cents, and $3.50 minimum if copper drops below 17 cents. Discussion touched on higher wages for smeltermens and a joint plan to reach an accord acceptable to the companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Miners’ Union
Butte, Mont
John D. Ryan
Amalgamated Copper Company
Ryan
Mill and Smeltermens’ Union
Butte Printers Firm Holds Line in Newspaper Standstill
In Butte on March 7 the Typographical union voted decisively against returning to the old wage scale or altering working conditions. About twenty-five of eighty-four members have withdrawn, many leaving the city. Publishers had shown optimism earlier, but the latest vote dampens hopes for resumption this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Butte
Mirth Kills Her Breaks a Blood Vessel Over a Telephone
In Trenton New Jersey on March 2 a husband recounts a joke told to his wife Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bennett that led to her death from a burst blood vessel caused by a violent laugh. The tale described a caller asking for a telephone and telling his wife plans for a large family dinner with relatives and the Brown family.
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Trenton
N. J
Mary Elizabeth Bennett
Frederick H. Bennett
Bill
Sallie
Liz
Tom
Joshua
Brown
Burlington Accepts Rate Change to 2 Cent Fare
Lincoln March 7 Burlington officials announced the 2 cent fare law will take effect Thursday morning. George W Bonnell private message from Wakeley Omaha general passenger agent confirmed the Burlington will adopt the new rate as soon as the law is effective. Governor received the news without comment.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
George W. Bonnell
Mr. Wakeley
Omaha
Husband and Wife Die in Pittsburg Hospital
Pittsburg report says Frank Van Dusen chief assistant passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines died at 4 AM Monday. An hour later his wife expired in an adjoining room.
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Pittsburg
Frank van Dusen
Pennsylvania Lines
May Go to Jail Officials of the New York Central
New York coroner inquest into the February Bronx wreck that killed 23 held the New York Central operating and construction departments responsible. The coroner planned to hold the board of directors and the general superintendent, delaying specifics until tomorrow. Directors named include Depew Vanderbilt Morgan Stillman Rockefeller Baker and others.
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New York Central
New York
Bronx
Schwannecke
Smythe
Chauncey M. Depew
William K. Vanderbilt
Frederick K. Vanderbilt
Samuel F. Barger
J. Pierpont Morgan
H. McK. Twombly
William H. Newman
Charles C. Clarke
George S. Bowdoin
William Rockefeller
D. QO. Mills
James Stillman
George F. Baker
New Paper in Butte Newsboys Issue Sheet Promises Better Things
Butte March 7. While business stalls due to the labor crisis, local newsboys publish a self described paper sold on the street. Publishers John Kelly H Sullivan and Mike Moriarity say the effort is run by three newsboys as owner editors and will appear only occasionally.
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Butte
John Kelly
H. Sullivan
Mike Moriarity
Weather and political notes from early 1900s press
Weather fair for South Dakota with snow Thursday and a colder west. Rehearing planned May 7 for Rev George G Ware in Omaha land fraud case. Abraham Reuff indicted for extortion near San Francisco.
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South Dakota
West
George G. Ware
Omaha
United States Court of Appeals
Abraham Reuff
Schmitz
O'Neill
San Francisco
Calvin Demarest
Rolls
New York
Fifty-ninth
Congress
International Teamsters’ Council
Shea
Hill and Harriman Properties
John D. Rockefeller
South
Danville
Needles Swallowed By 92 Year Old Woman
Mra Dolly Dussler, 92, is undergoing nude treatment at Bellevue hospital after swallowing a packet of needles months ago. Surgeons report remaining needles in her body and fear puncture near the heart. Five operations at Fordham hospital yielded fifty needles extracted. two needles near the heart may cause serious damage. A charge of attempted death by own action may be considered.
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New York
March
Dolly Dussler
Bellevue Hospital
Fordham Hospital
Man Burned to Death Lighting Fire with Gasoline
Andrew Lien homesteader in southeastern Pierre county was burned to death Monday while attempting to light a fire with gasoline. His wife pulled him from the burning house and rolled him in snow, then rode for help. She was badly burned but is expected to survive. The house was destroyed in the blaze.
Pass 18 Confiscated Omaha
Mrs A C Nadley and her 7 year old daughter were forced to leave a Burlington train and seek shelter at police headquarters after a pass provided by her husband was voided near Omaha. She had traveled from Minneapolis for her father’s funeral with an employee pass, and the conductor barred further travel beyond Omaha. Matron’s department cared for her overnight and police planned to obtain funds to send her to Edgemont South Dakota.
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Omahia
A. C.nadley
Burlington
Edgemont, S. WD
Postcard Faddists Order Limits Size and Weight
Postmaster General issues rule governing postcard dimensions for mail use. Cards must be unfolded cardboard within 3 9/16 by 5 9/16 inches and not smaller than 2 3/4 by 4 inches. Form and weight to be substantially like government postcards.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt Proclaims Vast Forest Reserve Expansion
President Roosevelt announces a proclamation increasing U S forest lands by seventeen million acres, adding thirty-two forest reservations or enlargements. The action, made public Tuesday, expands the national forest system across multiple regions.
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Roosevelt
Forest Reserves
Washington
Bdc
United States
Thrift in England Boosts Postal Savings Popularity
British savings statistics show strong growth in the postal savings system over fifteen years. Depositors rose from under 5 million to 10 million, deposits per person increased to 973.30, and post office banks grew from 10 000 to 15 000. The system expanded to allow larger yearly deposits, promoting widespread thrift.
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Postal Savings Banks
Post Office
Wrecked Dakota Passengers Safe After Japan Coast Incident
Des Moines reports aboard the Great Northern steamship Dakota include A. E. Noble and his daughter Dr Nell Noble of Des Moines United States Consul Fred D Cloud and his newlywed bride. Relatives awaited confirmation in Des Moines after a cable from Tokio said all passengers were rescued.
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Dakota
Des Moines
Great Northern
Japan
A. E. Noble
Nell Noble
United States
Fred D. Cloud
Ottumwa
Tokio
Danville jury weighs Will J. Davis fire case
Jury completed in Danville Illinois for trial of Will J. Davis in the Iroquois fire case. The bizarre report includes stock pool declines in Atchison and Brooklyn with a Wall Street slide to levels unseen since 1908.
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Danville
Will J. Davis
Atchison
Brooklyn
Wall Street
South Side Park
Chicago
Taft
Kittredge
Canal
Cannon
New York
Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald
Thawease
Central America
Mobile
Ala
Hondoras
Douma
England
United States
Cuba
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Mirth
Geo. F. Jaeger
Agency
Black Hills Steam Laundry
Hulett
Wyo
B. S. Bunch
Hulett, Wyo
Revucuh
E. W. Powell
A. C. Nadley
5. D
Thrift
Iowanson
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