Minnesota Governor Johnson Prefers Honor, Not Candidacy
In a letter to Swan J. Turnblad, Gov. John A. Johnson states he does not seek the presidency but would accept nomination if the Democratic party believes he is needed. He emphasizes he would not run to defeat Bryan or others and pledges support to the party’s nominee.
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Minnesota
Bryan
St. Paul
Minn
Ed A. Stevens
Secrecf
Democratic State Committee
Gov. Johnson
Swan J. Turnblad
Swedish American Post
Minneapolis
Turnblad
Democratic Party of the Nation
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
John A. Johnson
Troops Deployed to Quell Alaska Miners Strike
Washington reports eight hundred striking miners at the Treadwell mine in Alaska, many foreigners, armed with ten cases of dynamite. Acting Gov requests federal troops to support U S marshal. Gen. Bush orders one infantry company to Treadwell. troops expected in a day or two to protect property and lives.
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Washington
Mar
Treadwell
Alaska
Tait
Bush
Department of the Columbia
Vancouver Barracks
Kinzie
United States
Douglas
Fort Seward
Wilson's Shortage At $129000 Records Embezzlement
Port Huron Michigan March 28 W L Wilson secretary of the United Home Protectors fraternity faced arraignment on embezzlement charges. He waived examination and was bound over to the circuit court for trial. Bank examiners say the shortage totals 129000 dollars.
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Spokane
Wash
Chattaroy
Lem Bartram
John Ward
Orchard refuses leniency in Steunenberg murder case
Boise March 28 Harry Orchard the confessed killer of former Gov Steunenberg has refused to apply for clemency from the board of pardons It is said his attorney will ensure the application is filed
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claims Cold Cure in One Day
Advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine promotes a cold cure in one day with the claim of rapid relief. The box bears E W Groves signature and the product is priced at 25 cents.
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E W. Groves
Congressman Heflin in shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue car
Congressman Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama fired on a streetcar after a confrontation with a negro passenger, Thomas Lumby. Lumby was struck in the head and McCreary, a New York horse trainer, was wounded in the leg. Heflin was arrested and later released on bail.
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Washington, Mar
Thomas J. Heflin
Alabama
Thomas Lumby
Thomas McCreary
New York
McCreary
Heflin
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
Lumby
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Heflin
Lincoln Memorial Home Park Planned in Springfield
At a Friday night meeting in the county courthouse an organization was formed to set aside four blocks bounded by Capitol avenue Edwards Seventh and Ninth streets for a public park. Lincoln's home shall be the center of the Lincoln Memorial Home park.
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Lincoln Memorial Park
Springfield
Tr. Mar
Capitol Avenue
Edwards, Seventh and Ninth Streets
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial Home Park
Relief for an Iowa Man in Senate Aid Bill
The senate approved a bill providing 10 000 dollars to P B Banton of Waterloo Iowa to support him after permanent injuries while serving as yardmaster on the Panama railroad during canal work. Action urged by Senator Allison and highlighted in the January 31 president message.
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Iowa
Washington
P. B. Banton
Waterloo
Panama
Senate
Allison
Hawkins Nominated for Congress on 761st Ballot
Nathan R. Hawkins of Portland won the Republican nomination for Congress in the Eighth district on the 761st ballot after a session that began Thursday at 3 PM in Anderson Indiana. He secured the nomination Friday afternoon.
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Anderson
Ind
Nathan R. Hawkins
Portland
Congress
Eighth District
Oklahoma Cuts Express Rates
Guthrie Oklahoma March 28 The state corporation commission Friday night ordered a forty percent reduction in all express rates.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
State Corporation Commission
Where Are the Campaign Songs of Yesteryear
A contemporary note wonders where campaign songs of the past have gone and compares them to unsung heroes laid away. It laments fading political musical memories and asks who preserves such tunes.
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Yesteryear
Michigan storms, Mexico quake devastates Chilapa town
A Mexico earthquake near Chilapa Guerrero destroyed the town and sparked fires two shocks followed by fires leaving uncertain casualties. Reports confirm Chilapa reduced to ashes with some lives possibly lost while nearby areas report tremors and a Michigan storm system including a Battle Creek train wreck and a Jackson area tornado.
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Mexico City
Mex
Chilapa
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
el Imparcial
Damian Flores
Ometepec
Flores
Dresser Freed as Larceny Charge Dismissed
Daniel Leroy Dresser former president of the Trust Company of the Republic was discharged by Magistrate Barlow in police court after arraignment on a larceny charge. The court ruled the statute of limitations barred the case concerning a $4000 bond transaction dating to December 12 1902.
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New York
Daniel Leroy Dresser
The
Trust Company of the Republic
Barlow
Dresser
William S. Andrews
Illinois Mines Not to Close
An official statement from Danville Illinois says there will be no shutdown of the Illinois district No. 12 mines on April 1. Nearly 5,000 men are employed and a two year wage schedule negotiations aim to settle by that time. Operators and miners will meet to agree a schedule, with no closures expected.
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Illinois
Danville
Hll
Mines of Illinois District
Fatal Tenement Fire in Milford City
Milford Mass March 28 two women died and a third woman was critically injured in a blaze that gutted a tenement at 9 Central Street Friday night. The victims were Armenian residents, names not yet released. two children also suffered serious injuries.
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Milford
Mass
Central Street
Mrs Bucklew Burned When Dress Caught Fire In Coal City
Mrs Elizabeth Bucklew of Coal City suffered severe burns after her dress ignited while burning rubbish. The incident occurred at her residence and she was treated for burns.
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Elizabeth Bucklew
Coal City
Rail collision claims two lives in Wells Fargo express crash
In Hornell New York on March 28 the west bound Wells Fargo express on the Erie railroad collided with an east bound freight at JX tower. Engineer H L Helmer of Hornell and fireman James Cannon of Andover were killed. Five others were injured.
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Detroit
Mich
Jackson
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Blackman
Woodville
Menominee
Ben Haehnle
Grand Rapids
Michigan Central
Burlington
New Boston
Fort Madison
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Marshall
Missouri Valley College
Hornell
N. Y
Wells, Fargo
Erie Railroad
H. L. Helmer
James Cannon
Andover
Terrible Deed in Holdredge Nebraska Woman Fatality
In Holdredge Nebraska on Friday Mrs Matilda Nelson sprang in front of a Burlington passenger train with her nine year old son in her arms. Both were killed instantly in a tragic act.
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Nebraska
Holdredge
Neb
Matilda Nelson
Burlington
Piles Cured In 6 To 14 Days Claim
An advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT cures any case of itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or a full refund. The offer emphasizes quick relief and guarantees satisfaction.
Aldrich currency bill sails through Senate on party lines
The Aldrich currency bill passed the Senate 42 to 16 amid partisan lines with a Bailey substitute vote 42 to 183. The act limits emergency currency to 500 million and ties issues to bank reserves and bond deposits, plus a new stock prohibition for banks with insider officers.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
la Follette
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Yeas
Aldrich
Ankeney
Beveridge
Brandegee
Burkett
Burnham
Burrows
Crane
Cullom
Curtis
Depew
Dillingham
Dixon
Dolliver
Dupont
Elkins
Flint
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Guggenheim
Hopkins
Johnston
Keane
Knox
Lodge
Long
McCumber
Nelson
Owen
Perkins
Piles
Richardson
Smith
Michigan
Smoot
Stephenson
Sutherland
Teller
Warner
Warren
Wetmore
Nays
Bankhead
Borah
Bourne
Brown
Culberson
Frazier
Gary
Gore
Heyburn
LaFollette
McCreary
McEnery
McLaurin
Overman
Paynter
Taylor
West Coast fish tale stirs debate on beauty of the individual
In Lemon Bay Florida and Spokane Washington reports, locals recount odd fish tales and a madcap chase for the so-called big pike. Pap tolerates mullet waste before a three-fish sacrificial ritual. A Montana fly maker and a Chattaroy fisherman provide quirky notes on hunting and catching.
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Lemon Bay
Fla
Muliet
Doctor Lindahl Dies At Sixty In Rock Island
Rock Island Illinois March 28 Dr P A Lindahl president of the Augustana Book concern editor of the Augustana a Swedish publication and longtime director of the Augustana college died Friday of heart disease at age 60
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Rock Island, Ill
P. A. Lindahl
Augustana Book Concern
Augustana
Augustana College
Night Riders Destroy Home In South Ripley
In South Ripley Kentucky half a mile below the town the residence and barn of John Osborn were burned by night riders on Friday night. Local authorities investigate as residents express outrage over the attack.
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Ripley, O
John Osborn
South Ripley
Kentucky
Heavy Melon Planting Rises in Southern State Farms
High melon prices last year push southern statewide farmers to plant more melons this season. Growers expect strong demand and seek to diversify crops despite market volatility and climate risks.
Mullets and bass baked on river rock by Eddie Mastick
In Paritas Springs Ohio on March 28 the annual mullet and bass run began on Rocky River. Eddie Mastick, a local expert, hauled thirty two mullets and seventeen bass in four days all ready for the table. Neighbors followed the method of lighting natural gas bubbling from the river bed and cooking fish on a hot rock before removing them from the rock.
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Eddie Mastick
Ike Walton
Fly caster George W. Sanders claims August camp incident
Butte Montana March 28 Geo W Sanders touted as the region’s top fly caster reports an incident from the latter part of August while camping. He asserts a noteworthy event occurred during that period.
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Madison
Montana
Sanders
Fiy
Henry
Prima Donna Rosa Olitska Marries Chicagoan Louis Sinai
Mme Rosa Olitska leading contralto of the San Carlo Opera company wed Louis J Sinai a Chicago insurance agent with Rabbi Grossman officiating. She will finish the season with San Carlo then tour Europe with her husband. Mme Claesens mezzo soprano served as chief witness as the company offered congratulations.
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Cincinnati
Mme
Rosa Olitska
San Carlo Opera Company
Louis J. Sinai
Chicago
Rabbi Grossman
Olitska
San Carlo Ompany
Eurepe
Claesens
Gen Tal
Maybe it's a climbing nasturtium story
A horticultural note jokes about plant crossings and a caller asking about the phrase In vino veritas. The editors discuss a climbing nasturtium, proposing a humorous cross between a crimson ambler and a poison fly.
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