Patrick Found Guilty Murder Trial Ends in Death Sentence
Albert T Patrick was found guilty of murdering William Marsh Rice on Sept 23 1900 in a nine week trial. The estate is valued at 7000000. Patrick faces the electric chair with sentence set for a week after next Monday at Sing Sing after appeals.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Patrick
Osborne
Goff
Francis
Attorney House of Counsel
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Massachusetts Opposes Canada Reciprocity Policy Debate
Boston March 26 The state house committee on federal relations heard opponents of Senator Nye’s reciprocity proposal with Canada. Charles H Pew Gloucester opposed citing fishing interests while Col Albert Clarke Home Market club urged possible resolutions and renewal of negotiations if conditions allow. Clarke noted New England labor protection and coal trade concerns, condemning the Babcock bill as uneconomic.
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Boston
State House
Committee On Federal Relations
Nye
Canada
Charles H. Pew
Gloucester
Col
Albert Clarke
Home Market Club
United States
Massachusetts
Joint High Commission
Commonwealth
Col. Clarke
Luce
Somerville
New England
Dominion
Newngland
Destructive prairie fire claims woman and two children
A prairie fire near Anadarko Oklahoma on March 26 burned about 12 miles southeast. A woman and her two small children attempted to seek safety at a neighbor's house but were overtaken by flames and burned to death. The deserted house nearby with a fire guard was not touched.
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Anadarko
Here
Haines Murder Case In Mount Holly Trial Continues
Principal witnesses testified against Mrs May Fenton Haines on March 26 charged with the murder of her two year old stepdaughter Gwendolin. Key witnesses included Mrs John Palfrey Dr Richard Parsons and Dr Alexander Small who described abuse and wounds, with Parsons citing meningitis from wounds and possible arsenic poisoning. An analyst reported finding 5 0061 grains in organ samples.
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Mount Holly
N. J
May Fenton Haines
Gwendolin
John Palfrey
Newcastle
Del
Walter B. Haines
Richard H. Parsons
Alexander Small
Riverside
Small
Parsons
Frank Moerk
Philadelphia
Rhodes Death Shocks Cape Town Theatres All Closed
Cape Town notes the death of Cecil Rhodes on June 12 1896 with public mourning. The government plans a public funeral at the cathedral and burial at Matoppo hills after transport from Grooteschuur. All amusements halt as citizens honor Rhodes while recalling his imperial ventures and controversial Transvaal ties.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Grooteschuur
Matoppo Hills
Rhodes
England
Dr. Stevenson
Mr. Rhodes
A Notable Career of Cecil Rhodes in South Africa
This summary traces Cecil Rhodes born in Bishop Stortford in 1853 rising from a mining hopeful to head of De Beers and premier of the Cape. He built British influence, expanded Mashonaland and Matabeleland, advanced the British South Africa Company, and shaped a vast central African empire. His career spanned mining wealth, politics, and imperial expansion.
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Cecil Rhodes
Francis William Rhodes
Bishop Stortford
Herts
England
Natal
Cape
South Africa
Kimberley
de Beers Mining Company
Rhodes
Transvaal
British South Africa Company
Cape Colony
Mr. Rhodes
Sir Gordon Sprigg
South Africa Company
Zambesi
Germany
Portugal
Zambesia
Orange Free State
South African Republic
Mashonaland
Matabeleland
New Empire
Funston Denounces East Coast Papers In Topeka Stop
General Frederick Funston arrived in Topeka on his way to California and unleashed a sharp rebuke against Hastern newspapers for misquoting his New York Lotos Club speech. He defended his record in the Aguinaldo capture, noted soldiers wore peasant disguises, and said Roosevelt approved of his remarks while Lodge invited him to Boston but orders prevented travel.
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Topeka
Kas
Frederick Funston
California
General Funston
Lotos Club
New York
Aguinaldo
Roosevelt
Loios Club
Boston
Senator Lodge
Bolivia Peru arbitration treaty summarized
The Washington state department released a synopsis of the Bolivia Peru arbitration treaty. The two nations agree to submit disputes to a permanent Pan American tribunal, with decisions based on international law and the 1810 American principle. The pact lasts 10 years from ratification, renews for eight years unless denounced six months before expiry, and repeats thereafter.
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Washington
State Department
Bolivia
Peru
Neill
Lima
Pan-American Congress
A Double Straddle Hearing On Swansea River Highway
Fall River March 26. The State highway commission held a hearing for Swansea residents on their petition to connect River and Providence via a state highway. Two petitions favored different Swansea locations, two hours of discussion with a large crowd. Commissioner Bryant explained one petition was signed by two county commissioners through a misunderstanding, not for political purposes.
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Fall River
State Highway Commission
Swansea
All River
Providence
Bryant
Easter Lilies Scarce Amid Reduced Bermuda Crop
New York reports a limited Easter lily supply as the steamer Pretoria brings only 100 boxes of six dozen lilies from Bermuda. In prior years the Quebec Steamship Co. line delivered thousands of boxes, but cooler Bermuda weather this season reduced the harvest. All lilies were sent to an express company, leaving florists with few Bermuda blooms.
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New York
Pretoria
Quebec Steamship Co
Bermuda
Readied militia in Jasper as race riot flares near Warrior river
A Jasper area race riot near a negro colony 12 miles east of Jasper leads to militia mobilization. About 150 shots exchanged, casualties undetermined. Sheriff Moore seeks Governor Jelks phone authorization to call out local troops. Captain Bankhead and militiamen brace for possible action.
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Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Jasper
Moore
Jelks
Sheriff Moore
Captain Bankhead
Warrior River
Ss Ad
Three Men Sentenced to Three Years at Hard Labor
In Boston Judge Stevens sentenced Walter Nourse Marlboro John Peterson Water town and Henry White Boston for larceny from two grocers and the railroad. Nourse 27 stored goods at his father’s Marlboro shop, Peterson 30 used his rail work access, White 22 aided with keys and hiding. Alpine and Ward Lyn n arrested in connection. no prior record found, but judges chose house of correction over prison. Sentences three years hard labor, with sentence delayed earlier for review.
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Boston
Stevens
Superior Criminal Court
Walter IX. Nourse
Marlboro
John Peterson
Watertown
Henry A. White
Boston & Maine Railroad
Edward P. Alpine
John Ward
Lynn
Alpine and
Ward
Nourse
Peterson
White
Wason & Co
Martin L. Hall
Reformatory
House of Correction
Important Victory Report From Bogota Cable
Washington cables that Beaupre charge d affaires in Bogota dated March 22 says the government has an important victory over revolutionists who had threatened the capital in recent months.
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Washington
Textile school cornerstone to be laid tomorrow
Fall River March 26 Trustees of the Textile school announce the cornerstone will be laid tomorrow with the traditional papers and coins sealed inside the stone, though no ceremony will be held.
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Fall River
Emerson Shoe Co to Resume Operations
Wakefield March 26 The shoe factory of Thomas Emerson of this place, closed for weeks due to creditor troubles, will resume operations in two weeks. The firm is the oldest in the shoe trade of the country.
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Wakefield
Thomas Emerson
Princeton Debaters Win Eight Annual Boston Debate
Cambridge March 26 Princeton defeated Harvard in Sanders' theatre in the eighth annual debate on the resolution that Mayor Low should strictly enforce New York excise laws. Judges awarded the decision unanimously, with the Princeton team taking the affirmative and finishing in under two minutes.
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Cambridge
Princeton
Harvard Tonight
Sanders’ Theatre
Low
New York
Textile council agrees to conference with manufacturers
New Bedford March 26 The Textile council at its meeting tonight agreed to the proposition of the manufacturers for a conference Friday.
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New Bedford
Textile Council
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint Cuts Gallons Used
Devoe Lead and Zinc paint promises fewer gallons needed than Mixed Paints and twice the wear life of lead and all mixed by hand, suggesting superior coverage and longevity for building coatings.
Old Sixth Medal Battle Over First Defenders War Debate
Washington March 25. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania dispute which state first sent troops to defend Washington in 1861. Bills seek medals for the Sixth Massachusetts regiment, first fully equipped to reach Washington April 19 1861, while Pennsylvania troops faced disorganization. Congress may consider joint medals, but regimental leaders favor separate honors.
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Washington, D. C
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Washington
National
Congress
Lincoln
Congressman Roberts
Secretary of War
House of Representatives
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Baltimore
Washington City
Andrew
United States
Union
Lowell
Col. EH
F. Jones
Gov. Andrew
Taylor
Whitney
Yedham
Ladd
Charles A. Taylor
Boston
Needham
Lawrence
Huntington Hall
Commonwealth
Baltimore & Ohio
Col. Jones
Old Sixth
Patterson
Keystone
M Roberts
Old Sixth’ Regimental Association
Pierce and
Buchanan
H. H, Atherton, IR
Weavers Debate Sympathetic Strike in Fitchburg
Fitchburg march 26 the weavers committee returning from Olneyville will report at a joint meeting of the Beoks mill and Fitchburg Worsted Co. tomorrow. They failed to secure talks with American Woolen Co officers in Providence or Boston and expect a frank opinion in the report. An officer predicted a Beok strike in the morning, but mill officers say no known reason or talk of such action.
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Fitchburg
Weavers’ Committee
Olneyville
Beoks Mill
Fitchburg Worsted Co
American Woolen Co
Providence
Boston
Weavers’ Union
Beok
Cleveland Going South on Easter Trip
Ex President Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland with Prof and Mrs John H Finley and Miss Bryant of New York depart Princeton in Col Daniel B Lamont private car for Stuart Florida. Most will return in about a week. Cleveland and Dr J D Bryant stay another two weeks.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
John H. Finley
Miss Bryant
New York
Daniel 8
Lamont
Stuart
Fla
J. D. Bryant
Why Cecil Rhodes Went to Africa Biography Preview
The dying Cecil Rhodes prompts renewed interest in his life. Born July 5, 1853, he moved to South Africa for health reasons. The narrative recalls his early fragile health and descent into prominence after following Herbert Rhodes to diamond fields.
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Cecil Rhodes
Howard Hensman
Harpers
Rhodes
South Africa
Natal
Herbert
Herbert Rhodes
Diamond Fields
Cecil
Ping-pong Draws Youthful Flirtatious Interest
Ping-pong attracts the young and the flirtatious, though not a game of magnificent distances. The pastime shows peculiar attractions for social players seeking light competition and amusement.
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Foreman Machell
Captain Patrick
Haines
Capetown
The
Johningsburg Reform Committee
Phillips
Farrar
Hammond
Jameson
London
British Empire
Great Britain
Africa
House of Assembly
Barkley
Gen. Gordon
Basutoland
Khartoum
Gordon
Johann Hoff
Ted
Eisner & Mendelson CO
Funston
Bristol County
Courier
Jasper, Ala
Ceed
Boston & Maine
Revolu
Tionists
NEW Textile School
Emerson Shoe CO
Dr. Greene
Temple Place
Mass
Greene
Atherton
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