New Orleans Meeting Pauses as Color Question Causes Split Rumor
National Council of Women in New Orleans opens executive session with no colored attendees at social events. Mrs May Wright Sewall notes no likelihood of black women attending business sessions. two colored women held proxies but none planned participation. Open business session continues as rumors of a rift in suffrage groups emerge.
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New Orleans
National Council of Women of the United States
May Wright, Sewall
International Council
North
Helmuth
Prominent physician Dr A P Taylor guilty of embezzlement
Lexington Ky March 27 A sensational verdict sent Dr A P Taylor to three years in the penitentiary for embezzlement by diverting surplus funds to dividends with no earnings. Taylor is a longtime president of the Industrial Mutual Deposit company. Three more indictments are pending against him and fifty more similar indictments are to be tried against prominent citizens.
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Lexington
A. P. Taylor
Industrial Mutual Deposit Company
Taylor
Barrow Cross Wedding Report Sparks Cable Mystery
Relatives of Prof. John V. Barrow in Carbondale Illinois say a cable dispatch announced his wedding to Wiss Flo Cross on Wednesday though Miss Cross had earlier written Jan 8 that Barrow declared the marriage impossible. The parents also reported a letter from their daughter.
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Carbondale, Ll
John V. Barrow
Wiss Flo Cross
Manila
Miss Cross
Costly Fire Destroys Akron Plants
An explosion of a gasoline can at the American Cycle company plant in Akron yesterday caused a fire that destroyed the entire works and the adjacent India Rubber company plant. The total loss is 935,000 with 160,606 insured.
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Akron
Ohio
American Cycle Company
India Rubber Company
China Names New Minister to Washington D C Visit Arrives in San Francisco
Sir Liang Cheng Tung newly accredited minister from the imperial Chinese court arrives in San Francisco en route to Washington. He travels with family and a large staff including fifty three aides and nine servants. Thirteen diplomats will remain in Washington and others head to Peru Cuba and New York for consular posts.
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San Francisco
Liang Cheng Tung
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Cheng
Yeng Kwai
Yale
Peru
Liao Ngan Iow
Cuba
Chow Tse Chi
K. T. Shai
New York
New Orleans Flood Conditions Show Slow Rise Despite Current
New Orleans reports the river nearly stationary with little change in flood conditions. The current's remarkable speed and favorable winds likely check rises, with embankments on both sides expected to endure the strain amid a spell of dry sunny weather.
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New Orleans
Red River
Tyner Resigns as Assistant Attorney General for Post Office
Judge Wm. N. Tyner announces resignation from the post of assistant attorney general for the post office department effective upon the appointment of his successor. Tyner cites serious health issues and advanced age as reasons for stepping down and will not return to the department.
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Tyner
Washington
Wm. N. Tyner
Post Office Department
Terse Telegrams From Various Fronts
Secretary Moody and party reach Kingston Jam. National Council of Women meets in New Orleans. Edward and Alexandra to visit Scotland in May. Jamaican reciprocity with the United States abandoned. Crude oil price up three cents in the Lima fields. Roosevelt’s western trip speeches planned for Milwaukee and San Francisco. Immigrants total 41 162 in first 25 days of March, 4 000 more than last year. Three drowned returning from prayer meeting in Carotheraville Mo. Beay Rice found dead in stall at Churchill Downs. Apanieh cabinet approves military estimates of 20 400 001. Army strength fixed at 100 000 men. Rocky Mountain Tea praised by doctors. 385 cents Conroer’s drug store.
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Moody
Kingston
Jam
National Council of Women
Seasion
New Orleana
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Scotland
Maay
United States
Lima
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Peniecotté Bayou
Carotheraville
Beay Rice
Hiram J. Scoggan
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Apanieh Cabinet Council
Inquest Clears Burdick Name in Ashland Ave Murder Case
Buffalo March 27 The Burdick inquest ended with Judge Murphy noting no direct evidence identifying a murderer and no poisoning found in Edwin L. Burdick or his cocktail, while new witnesses testified. An official inquiry into Arthur R. Pennell was ordered to begin Monday.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Edwin L. Burdick
Ashland Avenue
Murphy
Arthur R. Pennell
Burdick
Coataworth
John Doe
Jane Roe
L. M. Powers
Church of the Messiah
Hull
Cornish and
Coughlin
Hill
Suicide after murder at Hynman station shocks Bedford
Bedford Pa March 27 W J Cogan of Saxton shot and killed his wife at the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station in Hynman then killed himself after bidding her farewell He and his wife had quarrelled prior to boarding the train Cogan kissed her and bought a ticket before the fatal act.
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Bedford
W. J. Cogan
Saxton
Baltimore & Ohio
Hynman
Cogan
Paris Clergy Confrères Decline to Close as Courts Move
About twenty two persons described as generals of congregations affected by a chamber decision refuse to stay in France. They met yesterday and vow passive resistance to enforce the law. They will not close their establishments and will yield only to forcible expulsion when courts order closures.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Drennon Springs Marshal Killed in Street Fight
Eminence Ky March 27 J W Lawden marshal of Drennon Springs was shot and killed yesterday afternoon in a street fight with John Popp age twenty seven a suitor for Lawden daughter Popp escaped
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Eminence
J. W. Lawden
Drennon Springs
John Popp
Lawden
Popp
New Charter for Steel Company in New Jersey
The secretary of state's office in Trenton received a message from United States Steel Corporation stating that another charter would be filed today. No details were provided about the charter’s nature or purpose.
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Steel Company
Trenton
N. J
Secretary of State
United States Steel Corporation
Boy's Lifesaving 18 Mile Ride For Dr King’s Discovery
A Leesville Indiana man endured asthma near death and rode 18 miles with his family nearby to fetch Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He reports instant relief and a cure, claiming sound sleep and recovery from consumption bronchitis and grip. Bottles cost 600 and 1.00 with free trials at O D Kueetel’s drug store.
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O. D. Kueetel
Noted horseman dies after fall in Madison street accident
Madison Ind March 27 John V Connolly a renowned horseman was thrown to the street by the horse he rode yesterday afternoon and died last night without regaining consciousness.
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Madison
Ind
John V. Connolly
Death at the Wedding in Bowling Green Ky
Robert Winscott who wed yesterday to Mrs. Mary Harmon died suddenly minutes after the ceremony while greeting friends. In Ardmore I T Francis Hare and wife were assassinated at Ravin last night with details unclear and chaotic aftermath.
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Bowling Green
Robert Winscott
Mary Harmon
Ardmore
I. T
Dyspepsia Tablets praised by traveling salesman
A traveling salesman from St Louis extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a crucial aid for meals on the road. He claims regular use keeps his digestion in order, credits the product with heartburn relief, and notes his pharmacist says they are the most popular stomach medicine because they work.
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Stuart
St. Louis
Tella
US Consul Gowdy details Chase case in Paris interview
United States Consul General Gowdy discusses the long search for Moses Fowler Chase of Lafayette. He notes involvement by a woman, Paris police officials, and private sanitariums. Chase, deemed mentally unsound by French doctors, may remain in Paris or be sent home. His estate is listed at about 1 million, mainly Benton County lands.
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Paris
United States
Gowdy
Moses Fowler Chase
Lafayette
Chase
M. Lehine
M. Foquet
Comar
Benton County
Ind
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
M. Cacharé
Goudert Bros
Baird
Addison C. Harris
Austria
America
Soldier J J Havens Recovered After Electric Bittern Trial
Bedridden veteran J J Havens of Ver asilles Ohio suffered kidney disease for years. He tried Electric Bittern and quickly recovered, saying he is on the road to complete recovery. The remedy claims to aid liver and kidney troubles and all stomach and bowel complaints. Guaranteed by OC D Knoef druggists.
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J. J. Havens
O. Sc
D. Knoef
Judge Reeds Orders New Jury Venire In Stratton Will Case
Colorado Springs March 27 Judge Reeds granted the motion to quash the existing jury panel for the W B Stratton will case and ordered a new venire returnable Saturday. Corruption charges had been raised concerning the jury.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Reeds
Stratton
Miners Vote on Wage Pact as Statewide Strike Looms
Terre Haute Ind March 27 miners threaten a statewide strike if operators do not concede changes to employing shooters in Clinton field and the 12 percent wage increase from last year is not expanded. Locales across the state will vote to accept or reject the Indianapolis agreed contract amid opposition from officers and delegates.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Clinton Field
Indianapolis
Muessel in Jail Deficit as New Trial Motion Hears
Walter G. Muessel a wealthy South Bend brewer and perjury convict is jailed and has lost twenty pounds while awaiting a circuit court ruling on a motion for a new trial argued before Judge McClure. The court is expected to decide within days and Muessel remains confident.
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Anderason
Sais
Walter G. Muessel
South Bend
Muessel
McClure
Richmond Teen Girl Attempts Suicide After Love Drive
Mattie Harshman sixteen from near Richmond Indiana tried to kill herself with morphine and a revolver. Alone in the house she took poison then fired a shot to the breast. The bullet glanced into the right arm. she is now in serious condition but is expected to recover. A love affair is blamed for the act.
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Richmond
Ind
Mattie Harshman
Here
National Road
Lamp Held in Death of Miss Stella Stork in Louisville
George Lamp a Southern railroad freight conductor from Princeton is held in Evansville until Dubois county coroner reports on the death of Miss Stella Stork who died after a procedure in a Louisville physician’s office. Stork belonged to a prominent Huntingburg family and traveled to Louisville to visit relatives.
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Evansville
Ind
George Lamp
Southern Railroad
Princeton
Dubois County
Stella Stork
Louisville
Lamp
Migs Stork
Huntingburg
Portland Street Lighting Free For City Costs
Portland Indiana reports district heads will show fiscal year street lighting cost zero as the municipal electric plant provides power. The last annual report listed street lights at 97 dollars per year per unit. Gas City Indiana notes George Mayo surrendered after police chase and threats claim by his mother in law Abbie Feague.
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Portland
Ind
Gas City
George Mayo
Bondon & ‘Peace
Abbie Feague
Mayo
Post Offices to Close in Nashville County
Two rural mail offices in the county face closure under the rural route system. Beveridge, six miles northeast of Nashville, and Cooper in the southeast have operated without a postmaster for months, threatening their map status.
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Nashville
Ind
Beveridge
Here
Cooper
Determined His Act Paris Suicide of General MacDonald
Diligent search of General Sir Hector MacDonald’s effects found no papers clarifying his death. Unintelligible scribbles showed a dazed writer. letters from the War Office were destroyed, including an ultimatum to leave for Ceylon. Observing English papers and a portrait, he likely acted from distress over publicity rather than War Office action.
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Paris
Hector MacDonald
War Office
MacDonald
Ceylon
England
British War Office
Spyker Arrested in Bank Wreck Case Connected to Hyndman
Samuel I Spyker of Huntingdon county bar was arrested on a complaint by Special Bank Examiner Walter E Mason. He is charged with false entries in a bank condition report tied to the National Bank of South Pennsylvania wreck at Hyndman. Spyker, a former director and attorney for the bank, posted 3000 bail.
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Huntingdon
Samuel I. Spyker
Huntingdon County
Walter E. Mason
George B. White
National Bank of South Pennsylvania
Hyndman
Comptroller of the Treasury
Spyker
Judge Ide Returns from Philippines to San Francisco
Judge Henry C. Ide, newly arrived member of the Philippine commission, came ashore in San Francisco on the Corea after two years in the islands. His health has suffered and he spent three months in Japan to regain strength from Manila’s climate.
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San Francisco
Henry C. Ide
Philippine Commission
Corea
Islands
Market Report Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
Price readings for March 26 from Indianapolis Louisville Cincinnati Chicago and New York show wheat and corn mostly steady or mixed. Cattle and lamb values appear varied with brisk activity in some markets and subdued trading in others.
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Indianapolis
Louieville
Cincinnati
New Director of Census Named to Succeed Merriam
Dexter North, long time Census Bureau veteran, chosen to head the census after Merriam's resignation. A New York native with editing stints at the Utica Herald and Albany Express, he led census statistics for newspapers in the tenth census and authored wool and wool manufacture reports for the eleventh census. He recently served as secretary of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers and will start new duties in May at age fifty four.
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Dexter North
S.N. Dexter North
Merriam
Roosevelt
North
Census Bureau
Mr. North
New York State
Utica Herald
Albany Express
Census Division of Manufactures
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Gossip at the party mocks Molly TI and dress mirror
Polly notes Molly TI’s anger at the party while Kate Green wears a dress similar to hers. Polly says the sight would disgust a hero, implying scandal and social snub at the gathering.
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Molly
Kate Green
Polly
Hero
Hera
Wedding Trip Proposal Between Dillineton Rosalie and Wilfrid
In a quiet moment Miss Dillineton Rosalie reveals her physician father worries she lacks purpose and needs travel. Wilfrid softly suggests accompanying her on a wedding journey, and she joyfully agrees, hoping her father consents.
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Chicago
Microcosm Of Life In Food And Water
The passage notes that sour paste vinegar codfish melt and infused water harbor animalcules so small that millions equal a grain of wheat. Yet nature provides many minute creatures with organs as complex as larger animals. A single ounce of such matter contains more living beings than the world’s human population.
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Nature
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