Senator Whyte of Maryland Dies in Baltimore After Illness
United States Senator William P. Whyte died at his Baltimore home after a brief illness of erysipelas. Born August 9, 1824 in Baltimore, Whyte served in Maryland politics since 1847, including governor 1871-74 and senator starting 1872, with earlier roles as comptroller and district attorney general. He had recently returned from Washington when his condition worsened, declining after a final convulsion at 7:05 p.m.
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Land
Doings in Congress Report on Pension Bill Debates and Senate Session
Washington reports praise for President Roosevelt Taft and Bryan during pension bill debate in the house. Speakers include J Kennedy of Ohio Ollie James of Kentucky and Prince of Diviols. A report on the Panama canal authority action and a pending currency bill dominate senate discussion as it adjourns. American Car crossing into Nevada is noted as a separate item.
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Taft
William J. Bryan
House of Representatives
J. Kennedy
Ohio
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Ollie James
Kentucky
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Arkansas
Congress
Floyd
Harrison
New York
Panama Canal Zone
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House
Senate
Lafollette
Jon
Wall
Sperry Named Leader of Atlantic Fleet Uplift to Pacific
Washington announces Rear Admiral Charles Sperry will command the Atlantic battleship fleet on its July departure from San Francisco to circumnavigate the globe. He will replace Evans after the San Francisco naval review on May 8, with Schrader Wainwright and Emery slated for later rear admiral promotions as the fleet sails toward Puget Sound and home.
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Richard Wainwright
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Globe
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South America
New Orleans
China Station
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Admiral Evans
Michigan Students Arrested in Star Theater Riot Are Freed
All Michigan students arrested after Monday night’s Star theater riot are at liberty. Fifteen students posted bail of 1000 dollars each after appearing in Justice Doty’s court. Three pleaded guilty to loitering and were fined 4.65 dollars. the bail cases go to examination Friday morning. No recurrence suspected.
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University of Michigan
Star Theater
Liberty
Justice Doty’s
Wreck of unnamed American-built schooner yacht sighted near Gilberts
From the Gilbert Islands comes word of a wrecked American-built schooner yacht of about 120 tons. The vessel carries no name or clearance papers. Two English youths, J. Taylor aged 24 and G. Jackson aged 19, were seen. they claim to have bought the yacht at Valparaiso and to be bound for Tahiti.
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Honolulu
Gilbert Islands
J. Taylor
G. Jackson
England
Valparaiso
Tahiti
Orino Laxative Syrup Promises Gentle Relief
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup offers a gentler remedy with fewer griping or nausea effects and a pleasant taste. It is guaranteed to work, according to O. D Kaoefel.
Katherine Trainor Convicted of Murder in Xenia
Katherine Trainor, who killed her lover Sam Roberts on the public square in Xenia Illinois, was convicted of murder in the circuit court and sentenced to twenty-five years in Joliet penitentiary. The proceeding concluded in under a day and she faced the sentence calmly declaring she was glad she killed Roberts.
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Xenia
Katherine Trainor
Sam Roberts
Joliet
Roberts
Dr Kings New Discovery Endorsed By Empire Citizen
A citizen from Empire Georgia testifies the New Discovery cough syrup is the best remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. He says his family has used it seven years and that it quickly cures every attack. The product is sold at D Knoefel's drug store with a one dollar price and a free trial bottle offered.
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D. Knoefel
Submarine influence charges contested before House panel
Washington March 18 Representative Richmond P Hobson of Alabama testified before a special House committee investigating charges by Representative George Lilley of Connecticut about a Electric Boat offer to influence Speaker Cannon for a submarines favor Law rence Spear a former naval officer denied promising influence and said he did not know the speaker Two other witnesses A A Erly and Frank D Lord denied being paid by Electric Heat company for submarine stories They admitted local work for attorney McNeil and said Lilleys charges cost them their jobs Lord called Lilleys interview repudiation untrue.
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Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
House
George Lilley
Connecticut
Electric Boat Company
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Naval Affairs Committee
Lawrence Spear
Spear
Cannon
Navy Department
A. A. Erly
Frank D. Lord
Lilley
Electric Heat Company
McNeil
Howthead Captain Defies Flag Display Law in Galveston
In Galveston on March 18 Captain Moore of the British steamer Howthead refused to keep the American flag atop the display, instead showing a green emblem for St Patrick. A government inspector and a customs official demanded compliance, with a revenue cutter ordered and a gunboat threat. Moore relented, lowering the U S flag and leaving the green ensign.
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Moore
Howthead
Belfast
Ireland
St. Patrick
United States
United States Collector of Customs
Revenue Cutter
Foreign cruisers arrive to protect residents in Port Au Prince
The British cruiser Indefatigable and the German cruiser Bremen reach Port au Prince with orders to shield foreign residents, as an American warship is awaited. The city remains quiet but tense under current anxieties.
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Port Au Prince
Indefatigable
Bremen
Attempted Train Wrecking Near Winchester Factory
An attempted wreck on the Big Four line near the Woodbury glass factory east of Winchester was thwarted when a fourteen inch stone and a can of nitroglycerine were found on the track and removed minutes before the Knickerbocker's arrival. A thorough investigation is underway.
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Winchester
Ind
Knickerbocker
Woodbury Glass Factory
Lynching Follows Attempted Assault Near Conroe
Reports from Magnolia near Conroe Texas say last night an attempt to assault a young white woman was made by a Black man. A sheriff's party reached the scene to find one Black man killed and another mortally wounded by unknown assailants. The slain man was the assailant.
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Here
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Big Brewery Strike in St Louis and East St Louis
St Louis and East St Louis are largely shut by a walkout of nearly 3,500 brewers maltsters bottlers and freight handlers. Officials say no beer famine is likely and expect a quick resolution to the strike.
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Uff
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Hasdle
Did You Ever Stop to Think About Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An early 1900s advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and low energy. It promises improved health, wealth, and success through restored digestion and vitality, urging purchase at drugstores for 50 cents and offering free samples by mail.
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Mich
Grogatore
Ohio House Passes Initiative Referendum Measure
The Ohio house passed a proposal enabling initiative and referendum powers in municipalities. In sports Marvin Hart defeated John Wille by foul in the fourth round at Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Marvin Hart
John Wille
Henry Knute Nelson
United States
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Oklahoma
National
Mothers’ Congress
Washington
This Is Worth Remembering About Fuleys Honey and Tar
An advertisement urges readers to trust Fuleys Honey and Tar for curing coughs and colds. It warns against imitators and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package.
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Fuley
O. D. Kuorfel
A Fool and a Gun Incident in Cleveland Restaurant
William Krueger 21 opened fire in a Cleveland restaurant fatally wounding Edward Draudt 40 and severely wounding James Barr before attempting suicide. Police expect Krueger may die from his wounds.
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Cleveland
William Krueger
Edward Draudt
James Barr
Krueger
Prison sentence for highway robbery in Michigan City
Thomas Holmes a 58 year old African American man was sentenced to two to fourteen years in prison for highway robbery. Holmes a former Indianapolis convict has served six terms in prison including Joliet and Iowa.
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Holmes
Indianapolis
Joliet
Iowa
Electric Bitters Promised to Cure Malaria and Chills
R M James of Louellen touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria chills and bilious attacks. He says the 50 cent bottle clears jaundice and stomach issues, and purifies the blood, with a guarantee at local drug stores.
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R. M James
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Two Men in Jail Tell Conflicting Murder Tales at Vincennes
James DeMoss and August Draves remain jailed in Vincennes after separate confessions and counter accusations regarding the murder of Mike Risch, an Italian foreman on a construction crew. Each man blames the other while their stories align on certain details.
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Vincennes
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Mike Risch
James DeMoss
Danville
Hughes
DeMoss
August Draves
Draves
Risch
Allendale
Paris
Pittsburg
Western operators refuse joint wage conference
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio coal operators decline a March 24 interstate wage conference after backing by Illinois and others. They aim to discredit John Mitchell and delay a strike by postponements and a planned April 1 suspension, hoping to shift blame to Mitchell if a strike erupts.
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Illinois
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Four Die In Powder Plant Explosion At Coalmont
Four men were killed instantly and several injured when the press mill of the United States Powder Company exploded in Coalmont Indiana. The dead are Charles Morris Charles Gorby William Simmons and an unidentified man. George Gorby and Charles Stewart are badly injured and may not recover. Windows were shattered across the town.
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Coalmont
Ind
United States Powder Company
Powder Company
Charles Morris
Charles Gorby
William Simmons
George Gorby
Charles Stewart
Robbers Use Wagon in Gem Store Heist
Newcastle Indiana police seek identify a woman and possibly two men who backed a wagon to the Gem garment store rear during a temporary closing and stole about 400 dollars in high value items. Footprints of a woman suggest her role in selecting the goods and aiding the theft.
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Newcastle
Ind
Gem Garment
Postmaster's Home Robbed in Indiana Town
Evanaville Indiana March 18 The home of Postmaster Z P Watson at Wadesville was burglarized while the family was away Thieves secured 1 00 and yak
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Evanaville
Ind
Z. P. Watson
Wadesville
Railroad Bond Debate Spurs Senate Clash Over Currency Basis
In Washington on March 18 Charles W. Arthur reports the Aldrich plan to use railroad bonds as a basis for government currency faces GOP resistance. Senator Smith of Michigan warns against selecting private securities while a New York banker’s letter cites Philippine bonds. The piece also recounts a Georgia bid to defeat Representative Griggs by attacking his Mormon Roberts vote and a Mississippi case where Mrs Joy pressures John M. Allen about Roberts.
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Senate
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Michigan
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New York City
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Congress
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Texas
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John M. Allen
Mississippi
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Charles F. Joy
St. Louis
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Representative Allen
White House
Duck shower term in English court humor
In a London courtroom Judge Willis and a plain teller clash over grain credit. The defendant offers half a crown a month, six years to clear the debt, while the plaintiff accuses him of being a duck shover and a wanker. The court orders 5 shillings monthly.
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Willis
K. C
London News
Rothschild Story Inspires an Artist’s Portrait Plea
A European reader notes an old Rothschild anecdote from the Bystander of London. Empress Eugenie hosts a luncheon at the Tuileries where the Paris Rothschild head sits opposite a noted painter. The painter learns the sitter is to model for a beggar scene and later a pupil’s gift yields 400 pounds in interest on a 5 franc stake.
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Empress Eugenie
Tuileries
Paris
Rothschild
Rothenchild
Giatresa
Sacred Crocodiles and the City of Crocodiles in Fayum
Ancient accounts describe a sacred crocodile cult in Fayum known as Crocodilopolis later Arsinoe. The site lay within hills near Medinet with ruins beneath mounds. legends say the lake Moeris housed sacred crocodiles buried in labyrinth tombs after death, alongside embalmments of successive pharaohs.
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East
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Pliny
Strabo
Fayum
Israel
Crocodilopolis
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Arsinoe
Moeris
Market totals for grain and live stock across cities
Indianapolis markets show weak trading with receipts of 1,068 hogs and 1,200 cattle, 50 sheep and 200 horses in an opening auction. Prices span wheat 96c, corn 64c, oats 50c, hay 13 to 15 dollars, cattle 3.50, hogs 3.50, lambs 5.25 to 7.00. Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo report mixed ranges for wheat corn oats cattle hogs lambs and sheep. Wheat May 97½, July 90½, cash 979.
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Chicago
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