Harbour Admits Fatal Shooting of Adopted Daughter Rose Adams
The narrative from Mrs. Harbour in Rapid City recounts the fatal shooting of Rose Adams, her adopted daughter, on a Friday night. She claims the act was not intentional, describing a struggle over a revolver and a fall that left Rose wounded and dead. The piece notes related liquor-license complaints against local saloon owners and upcoming court actions in Justice Scriber's court.
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Harbour
Rose Adams
Rapid City Journal
Mower
Charles Harbour
Joons
Rose Caime
Rose
Denver
Confon
Elliott
Toinking
Ate
M. R. Sheldon
The
Baptist Church
C. D. Royse
M. E. Church
F.C. Holrock
Congregational Church
H.R. Upton
Presbyterian Church
P. B. McCarthy
International Hotel
Charles and
John Barker
Mr. McCarthy
Messrs. Barker
Thixery
Barker
Justice Scriber
Journal
City ministers file complaints against Galoona
City ministers have filed complaints with attorney Chauncey L. Wood against Galoona. The actions accuse the city entity of misconduct and seek redress through legal channels.
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Galoona
Amtorney
Chauncey L. Wood
Loyalty and leadership in the W C T U notes
The piece argues loyalty to the Women’s Christian Temperance Union rests on adherence to its principles, belief in its role in temperance reform, and active cooperation with leadership. It warns older members risk irrelevance without current knowledge of the society’s present achievements. The author urges renewed awareness and participation.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Globe subscription push repeats in column
A brief ad-like item repeats a call to subscribe to the Globe, urging readers to sign up for the newspaper service.
Roosevelt seeks funds to reimburse railroad for Colorado river flood control
President Roosevelt sent a strong letter to the House Committee on Claims urging adequate appropriation to reimburse the Southern Pacific Railroad for expenses to control the Colorado River. He notes flooding risk, farm losses, and widespread damage avoided by the company’s work, citing a claimed $1,600,000 incurred.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Committee On Claims
Sothern Pacific Railroad Company
Colorado River
Paradise Valley
California
Worn Confederate Veteran Jimmie Returns to County House
James Hicks or Peters known as Swifl Barrel Jimmie escapes from the county house only to be found wandering City Creek with boards. He is taken to the city jail for warmth and meals before return to the county house. He is described as mentally demented with a habit of collecting old cans and bottles. A plan to demolish his ramshackle shelter due to vermin and stench is noted.
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Jimmie
James Hicks
Peters
Lambert
van Buren Street
Alex Bertrand
Deadwood
Brasch
City Creek
Hospital Benevolent Association
London Commons Rejects Job Bill for Unemployed Men
The House of Commons rejected a Labor Party measure by 211 to 0 that would have required municipal authorities to provide work at union wages to men unable to earn a living. Labor and socialist members criticized the decision.
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London
House of Commons
Labor Party
Powers completes eight years in jail in Louisville
Caleb Powers, certain of imminent freedom, marks eight years served in a Louisville jail, reflecting on his long confinement and awaiting release.
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Caleb Powers
Louisville
Powers seeks pardon in Kentucky murder case
Under Col Sidney C. Tapp a petition for Powers pardon is prepared in Atlanta and likely to be presented to Governor Wilson in Frankfurt within two weeks. If granted Powers would face a fifth trial next summer for the Goebel murder. four prior trials ended in 1900 life term, 1909 death sentence on the third trial.
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Kentucky
William Goebel
Sidney C. Tapp
Atlanta
Powers
Wilson
Frankfort
Georgetown
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers Convention Wrestles With Wage Policy
In Indianapolis on March 12 the UMWA convened to decide policy post March 31 amid stalled joint conferences. Leaders Mitchell and Lewis loom over possible general or sectional strikes affecting western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois coal. Three proposals outline wage demands and district or joint conferences as avenues to settlement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Tom L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Mitchell
Ilino’s
Lewis
Orchard in Caldwell Court Withdraws Guilty Plea
Harry Orchard, before Judge Iremont Wood in Caldwell Idaho, was allowed to withdraw his not guilty plea to first degree murder. Sentencing is set for March 18. Orchard testified he was hired to kill former Governor Steunenberg by Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners. Haywood and Pettibone were acquitted after Orchard’s trials as the principal witness against them. The case against Moyer was dismissed.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Iremont Wood
Wood
Orchard
Gov
Steunenberg
Govenor
Moyer
Haywood
Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Death of Petey T. Baird Under Investigation
City chemist analysis indicates cyanide of potassium in Petey T. Baird’s stomach, suggesting poison could be involved. Dr Johnson of Montrose forwarded the autopsy report to County Commissioner Williams.
Woman Kills Adopted Daughter During Drinking Fit
Rapid City report says Mrs. Charles H. Harbour, in a drunken rage, shot and killed her 17 year old adopted daughter Rose after doors were locked and a neighbor lent a key. The coroner’s jury found murder with the woman, now jailed, fully responsible. The incident followed repeated abuse during drinking bouts. The second half notes Army physical fitness tests under Roosevelt era planning, with a 90 mile equestrian test and rapid sprints as potential requirements.
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Charles H. Harbour
St. Joe Street
Rapid City
Rose
Roosevelt
War Department
Letter Row Over Emperor William Affects Tweedmouth Controversy
London reports reveal how a private letter from Emperor William to Lord Tweedmouth was spread through a household chat and into the Daily Times. King Edward expressed regret over the public dispute as Parliament discussed the affair and Tweedmouth’s consultation with Sir Edward Grey.
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London
Lord Tweedmouth
William
England
Daily Times
Edward
Admiralty
London Times
Great Britain
Edward Grey
Tweedmouth
Execution Arrangements Made for Andrew Jackson in Atlanta
The city prison in Atlanta set the stage for the private execution of Andrew Jackson, convicted of murdering Police Captain J. A. Manier during a police arrest attempt. Jackson, known locally as the "Atlack Sport," faced multiple prior troubles and a sequence of dates leading to the death sentence.
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Atlanta
Andrew Jackson
J. A. Manier
Johnson
Imbler
Long Rides and Walks Old Army Officers Fear
Army officers fear new physical tests may disqualify veterans. Washington dispatch notes officers worry the demanding regimen could end careers and affect postwar assignments as March 12 reports raise concern.
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Therm
Washington
Mystery surrounds Russian soldier executions in fortress
A St Petersburg dispatch reports three cavalrymen from the Russian guards were secretly executed at the Petropavlovsk fortress. No trial occurred after a vague charge of revolutionary propaganda. A Czarskoe-Selo envoy delivered a triple death sentence, and the Czar granted the men the option to be shot.
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London
St. Petersburg
Petropavlosk
Czarskoe-Selo
Edgemont Well Strikes Strong Water Flow at 2995 Feet
A Burlington Co well at Edgemont reached 2995 feet with a strong water inflow and 103 degree Fahrenheit temperature. The discovery could supply domestic water and aid the railroad by replacing Crawford water for locomotive boilers, ending Edgemont’s long water shortage.
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Burlington Company
Hot Springs
Crawford
Edgemont
Hitchcock On Trial Actor Charged With Abusing Girls
Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian, faced a criminal court trial in New York on charges of abusing young girls. His wife Mrs. Hitchcock, set to testify, was barred from the courtroom during the proceedings. A sensational scene erupted amid connections to blackmail attempts involving a brother of one of the alleged victims demanding $3,000 in security tied to diamonds.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Triah
Blitehcock
Vireles
Stavelaid
Miteloork
Lil
Jiuviign
Mabe
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Peter Baird
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