Roosevelt at Groton as son's condition improves
President Roosevelt leaves Groton after visiting Theodore Roosevelt Jr as doctors report improving lungs and normal vital signs from pleuro pneumonia. He thanks well wishers and guides party toward Worcester and Providence with cheers from crowds awaiting departure and arrival.
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Groton
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Washington
Ted
Gardner Mansion
Gammel
Cortelyou
Barnes
Peabody
Secret Service
Groton Village
Worcester
Davis Withdraws Not Guilty Plea in Embezzlement Case
Richard C. Davis, former cashier of Peoples National Bank in Washington Indiana, changed his plea to guilty in a U.S. circuit court case over a $75 000 embezzlement. Judge Baker allowed him to return to Washington on bond and ordered sentencing set for April 8 with a $5 000 bond.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Richard C. Davis
Peoples* National Bank of Washington
United States
Davis
Washington
Baker
Macleod testifies in Grand Rapids bribery case
Stilson V. Macleod, now a state witness, testified in the Henry A. Taylor trial in Grand Rapids Superior Court. He admitted being trustee of a boodle fund from New York and discussed Salsbury’s role and bank obligations. He described the alleged $75,000 fund and its intended use to influence city officials.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Stilson
Shina
Councily
Bosrdief
Michigan
Balabury
Bithet
Wrecked by Broken Rail Near Helena Millersville
West-bound train No 405 the Pittsburg and Detroit flyer struck a broken rail Thursday morning between Helena and Millersville and ditched. The wreck left several coaches in the ditch with mixed injuries. Three people were badly hurt including a Detroit passenger with a cut temple and broken ankle. A mail car clerk and baggage master were severely injured while a wreck train and physicians assisted.
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Cerk
Senate Hesitates on Philippine Tariff Vote and Direct Senator Election
Washington reports a possible senate vote next week on the Philippine tariff bill while lingering uncertainty remains. Senator Teller urged greater Filipino self government as the United States continues a protectorate. the article notes related appropriations and Dawes commission changes, including an Indian exhibit addition and a cut of an Indian school funding.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
United States
Dawes Commission
Mon
Muskoges
Grand Junction
Col
St. Louis
Sengator
Mitchell
Ore
Congress
Pacific Coast
Philippines
Train wreck leaves cars demolished and passengers hurt
A train crash scattered baggage and mail cars in a field with extensive damage to other cars. Two sleepers lay upside down in a ditch. Dr Orismore of Helena treated the injured as they were moved to Toledo in a special car. miraculously no fatalities reported.
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Miratte
Orismore
Helena
Taoledo
Gov Yates Grants Midflight Stay for Hinckle
Peoria Illinois February 14 Governor Yates granted a respite to Joseph Ellaworth Hinckle the wife murderer scheduled for execution today. Hinckle learned of the stay after his attorneys Daly Watts conferred with the governor at Springfield and conveyed the news by wire. He cried for joy when told of the reprieve. Heavy Seas follows a separate Geneva New York fire report. The YMC A building housing a gymnasium burned violently and four stories went up in flames. Thirty boys escaped by ladders and local workers fled to the roof.
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Peoria
Yates
Joseph Ellaworth Hinckle
Daly & Watts
Springfield
Hinckle
Geneva
N. Y
M. H. Harmon & Co
Robbery Report From Fort Wayne General Store
A rough account notes a robbery at a Fort Wayne Indiana general store owned by K Randall. The fragment mentions loss and police involvement with uncertain figures and unclear sequence of events.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Hingten
Philippine tariff debate and constitutional vote highlight congressional agenda
Senator Mitchell urged steep tariff cuts for Philippine products while urging unconditional withdrawal from the archipelago. The House adopted a direct popular vote for U S senators resolution for the fourth time, with debate time demanded. Two general bills passed. one tightens Confederate veteran claims payment limits, the other enlarges Spanish claims commission powers.
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Hewune
Washington
House
United States
Senate
Lee
Johnson
Spanish Claims
Cable
Uby
Kitchener Drives 50 Mile British Net Against Boers
London reports detail of Lord Kitchener s wide flanking movement to clear Boers from the Block-House lines. The plan spanned over fifty miles with Kitchener coordinating every move from close contact, while Boer defenders fought bravely and repeatedly charged, avoiding capture.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Government board eyes 800000 exhibit funds for St Louis fair
Washington officials and St Louis boosters told the house committee on expositions that Congress has set aside 250000 for the building but left the exhibit budget open. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture J A Brigham and the board expect 800000 for the exhibit and seek a 460000 building.
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St. Louis Fair
Washington
Government Board
St. Louis
House Committee On
James cannot post bond to halt Missouri play injunction
Frank James said he cannot supply the $4,000 bond for Judge Teasdale to keep in effect the injunction against producing The James Boys in Missouri. He refused accepting friends signatures and indicated he will drop the matter after the court order becomes effective once bond is approved.
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Kansas City
Frank James
Teasdale
James
Missouri
Burglars Sentenced in Riverside Farmer Murder
Mount Holly reports John Young one of four burglars who killed Washington Hunter on January 25 1901 is sentenced to hang on March 18 He becomes the second to face the death penalty after Charles Brown who was executed December 3 Otto Kellar who testified awaits sentence and Charles Mitler remains under custody
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Mount Holly
John Young
Washington Hunter
Riverside
Hunter
Charles Brown
Otto Kellar
Charles Mitler
Berty
Diaz to retire and Reyes to succeed, Chicago
A Dallas dispatch cites an El Paso informant claiming President Diaz will resign within six months and General Reyes will take over. The agent asserts the information comes from an unquestionable source and involves a prominent Dallas house with Mexican connections.
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Dallas
Tex
el Paso
Mexico
Diaz
Reyes
House passes bill on protective care for minors at religious schools
Fragmentary report notes legislation in Columbus on February 5 14 addressing guardianship and protection of minors at religious institutions. It mentions penalties for depriving a minor of a physician's services and possible fines or imprisonment. The text is garbled but indicates a legal measure affecting minors in religious settings.
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Cristian Science
Columbus
Christian Scien
Het
Wheyshell
Eny
Nick Cilia Cedar
Five Dead In Middlesboro Battle At Turner S Loom House
Middlesboro Ky Feb 14 reports say five men are dead from the Lee Turner fortified saloon battle, with Turner and defenses burning amid gunfire. Cecil Doyle and others killed at the log fortress as deputies and volunteers fire on the burning structure.
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Middlesboro
Sheriff
Lee Turner
Turner
Cumberland
Knoxville
Tenn
Journal and Tribune
Charley (Ecil
Tom Hopper
Russell
Giles Colson
Virginia
Boone McCreary
Thompson
Bell County
Fiing
Cecil
Gage
Doyle
Welch
Sabig R
Shce
Henges
Ang
Middlesbori
Pasar
Anglo Japanese alliance seen as peace guarantee in Peking
IndurgePedes Peking reports that British and Japanese residents see the Anglo Japanese alliance as a peace guarantee and a check on dismemberment schemes. London dispatch says the Benimsara tribe kidnap case escalates with Gesgna attack burning villages and heavy casualties among Benimsarg, including eight chiefs.
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IndurgePedes
Peking
Allance
London
Tangier
Morning Post
Benimsara
Benimsarg
Train collision at Indian Harbor kills two
In a rear end crash between Baltimore and Ohio trains at Indian Harbor Valparaiso Indiana on Thursday noon Conductor Huntley and Brakeman Brice both of Garrett were killed instantly. Two other trainmen were injured and responsibility for the accident is not yet fixed.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Indian Harbor
Huntley
Brice
Garrett
Roussiauas Next Move In Manchuria Questioned
Washington reports no urgent shift in policy after the British-Japanese treaty on Manchuria and Korea. Russia pledged to withdraw from Manchuria once order and railway safeguards are in place, but the proviso about others actions may complicate withdrawal. A Russian reply to Mr Tower in St Petersburg on the Russo-Chinese bank deal is expected soon.
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Washington
Manchuria
Corea
United States
Russia
China
Tower
St. Petersburg
Recluse Mers Riarston Found Dead Near Riceford
In Houston County Wisconsin a 90 year old recluse Mers Riarston was found frozen to death at her back door near Riceford. In Selma Alabama the grist mill infill at the International Co plant burned Thursday night causing losses.
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Selma, Ale
The
International Co
Fragmentary Note Incoherent Message
A garbled text passage appears with stray phrases about a mother and a boy. The writing is fragmented with illegible parts and stray characters making the overall meaning unclear. No clear names, places, dates, or events emerge.
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Lambert
W. Spa
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Niamaiseerel
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Union Station
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Worcestern
R. J
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Helens
Senator Teller
Gen. Kitchener
Indian Appropriations
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