Naval committee hears evidence on defects in American battleships
Captain C McR Winslow and Commander A L Key testify that U S battleships were over drafted at Hampton Roads and that armor belts and ammunition hoists were unsafe. Keys challenges speed tests as unreliable and cites German standards.
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Washington
C. McR. Winslow
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
A. L. Key
Roosevelt
Evans
Hampton Roads
Rosesvensky
Key
Pinsky
Lattine
Winslow
Connecticut
Themer
Lord Nilson
Mr. Tillman
Lord Nelson
Michigan
South Carolina
Mr. Burrows
Admiral Evans
Tillman
Department
Orchard Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder in Idaho Case
Harry Orchard, in Caldwell district court, withdrew a prior not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the dynamite assassination of Governor Stounenberg at his residence on Dec 30 1905. Sentencing set for March. motive linked to Western Federation of Miners figures Haywood Puttihone and Moyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Fremont Wood
District
Doree
Dude Wood
Orchard
Macech
Desheed
Formacy
Stounenberg
Willam Thaywood
Charles H. Mover
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood
Puttihone
Boise
Moyer
Judice Wood
Nesbit Thaw to Seek Annulment in Divorce Court
In New York on March 11 counsel for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Harry Kendall Thaw announce she will file for an annulment of their marriage. The suit alleges Thaw was insane at the time of the marriage.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Kendall Thaw
Physician Giovan ni Grana Ambush Victims In Ybor City
Dr Giovan ni Grana a prominent physician and two companions were shot in an ambush at Ybor City near St Josephs convent by four concealed assailants. Mule likely mortally wounded. Grana and Orfino lightly wounded. Shooting believed to be part of a secret feud.
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Tampa
Fre
Math
Giovanni Grana
John Orfino
Alfonso Mule
Ybor City
St. Joseph's Convent
Mule
Debate on sacred termicat ion bill and federal control of corporations
The article reports on Congress resuming debate on a sacred termicat ion bill amid opposition from Atherton and other amendments. It notes concerns over federal power to regulate corporations and restrain the president, with MPs like Small and Finley opposing pay raises for service members as subterfuge for ship subsidies. Senator McLachlan argues no currency need and blames Republican policy for a panic. McLachlan and Gallinger are cited on ship subsidies and calendar bills progress.
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Washington
Macechines
Mosars
Small
Nordh Carolina
Finley
South Carolinas
Treasury
Strinszeney
Mebhanra
Mississippi
McLacha
Republican Party
Gallinger
Night riders raid Birmingham Marshall county with deadly force
Masked riders entered Birmingham in Marshall county and shot six Black residents, fatally wounding one, then whipped five more. John Scruggs and family were struck by bullets. others were beaten at the Tennessee banks. About twenty-five Black residents were warned to flee the town.
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Paducah
Birmingham
Marshall County
John Scruggs
Scruggs
Tennessee
Tragedy Over Worthless Check In Tennessee
Nashville March 11 Harry Sutherland the Middletown Ohio comedian died ten days after being shot by Henry F Beaumont an advertising manager His mother Mrs Alta Sutherland arrived in Nashville in shock and will not prosecute the case Sutherland about twenty years old The trouble began over a worthless check and ended in tragedy
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Nashville
Tenn
Harry Sutherland
Middletown
Henry F. Beaumont
Alta Sutherland
Sho
Suthertead
Usilew Faces Rough Passage on Free-Ship Bills
Senator Joseph W. Usilew of Texas, a finance committee member, spoke to a crowded Senate gallery as the Free Bill for materials and supplies shipped to the United States stayed afloat amid opposition. Resolutions mourn the death of Adolph Mews and Louisiana. the Senate adjourned at 4 20. The House briefly met and adjourned after news of Alex Meyer’s death.
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Washington
Mare
Joseph WW. Usilew
Texas
Finance
Senate
Moe Oe
Rr Ns
Jvengie
Frse
Adolph
Lowsiana
Alex Meyer
CRS
Taken From Home and Lynched in Virginia
March 1 near Swords Creek Russell county Virginia a mob of about 500 men abducted Jackson Presler a young married man from his home and hanged him to a tree despite his wife’s pleas George Call and John Mutter were killed at a dance on Saturday night and Presler was accused of involvement Thomas Gross and Fred Dye were arrested and jailed at Lebanon to avert further mob violence
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Vetstal
Jackson Presler
Swords Creek
Russel County
George Call
John Mutter
Presler
Thomas Gross
Fred Dye
Tragic Carnival Scene Ends in Frightful Death
In Salsas Braganca a man and his two sons staged an assassination sketch of King Carlos. A son playing the assassin shot his father who was dressed as Franco. The revolver misfired or the gun was believed unloaded. The youth, stricken with grief, threatened suicide but was restrained.
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Jisbon
Salsas
Braganca
Carlos
Franco
Goulds sail to America with possible Helle departure
Paris March 10 Mme Anna Gould and her children will sail from Cherbourg to New York aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm and stay in America for two months. It is reported Prince Helle de Sagan also plans to leave for the United States. The report mentions a marriage rumor involving Mme Gould and Prince Hetle.
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Prince Helle
Paris
Mme
Anna Gould
Cherbourg
New York
America
Prince Helle de Sagan
United States
Mme. Gould
Prince ‘Hetle Deep
Mothers Higher Duty Says Roosevelt at White House Congress
President Roosevelt opens the first international congress on the welfare of the child at the White House. He places the mother above Civil War veterans, praising motherhood as society’s supreme asset and urging duty, self denial, and commitment to child rearing. He condemns brutal men and any woman who shirks her duties.
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Washington
White House
Mothers’ Congress
Roosevelt
Burglars Take $12,000 In Eastside Heist
New York report states attorney Edward S. Rapallo notified police of a burglary at his Eastside residence. Thieves ransacked the house and departed with silver plate jewelry and precious stones worth about $12,000.
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New York
Eastside
Edward S. Rapallo
Human Deeds and Lives Recounted in Local Chronicle
A brief feature reflects on everyday acts of courage and the impact of ordinary people. The piece honors community members whose actions shaped neighbors and neighborhoods, emphasizing resilience and shared responsibility.
Cramer Ordered to Pay in Adams Credit Scam
Walter J. Grant the bankruptcy referee ordered Herman Cramer of Cramer Bros to pay 4300 dollars for the benefit of Indianapolis wholesale houses and other creditors who extended 10000 to the vanished "M. W. Adams" who disappeared after shipping goods. Cramer admitted purchasing Adams goods and acted as a go between in the deal.
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Danville
Walter J. Grant
Herman Cramer
Cramer Bros
Indianapolis
M. W. Adams
Adams
East Main Street
Cramer Brothers
Grant
Cramer
Kind Boy Receives Fifty Acre Farm Gift in Watseka
March 11 report from Danville notes twelve year old James H. Longshort son of Mr and Mrs James M Longshort near Watseka earned a deed to forty acres of prime Illinois farmland. His close bond with elderly farmer John F Leatherman led to the gift of the property as a surprise deed.
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Danville
James H. Longshart
James M. Longshort
Watseka
Ilinois
John F. Leatherman
Mr. Leatherman
Proved by a Chemist: Digging into Jones Death
Dr. Walker F. Haines, Rush Medical College chemist, reports William A. Jones of Ridge Farm died of appendicitis in August 1907, ending theories of poisoning. Exhumation prompted by family concerns yielded organ analysis in Chicago, confirming natural causes.
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Danville
Walker F. Haines
Rush Medical College
Chicano
William A. Jones
Ridge Farm
Jones
Chicago
Haines
Fight at Moody Arkansas leaves deputy and farmers wounded
Deputy Green Jones of Fulton county Arkansas and two unnamed farmers were badly hurt in a school entertainment melee at Moody Arkansas. Joseph and William Davis struck Jones with a stone during an attempted arrest and then attacked bystanders with clubs. The Davis brothers fled toward Howell county Missouri after the fight.
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Arkansas
Springfield
Davis
Howell County
Missouri
Local Woman Dies After Six Years With Broken Back
Ellwood City Pennsylvania reports the death of Miss Efe Frishcorn aged twenty three who lived paralytic for six years after a porch fall. Doctors failed to cure her and she survived despite severe injuries.
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Ellwood City
Efe Frishcorn
Miss Frishcorn
Compromise Incident Involving Intoxicated Soldier
Private taken to guardroom for drunkenness challenges sergeant. He asks if he is drunk, the sergeant orders him to remove boots. The private protests that he is only rank in charge of the noncommissioned officer.
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