Mystery Deepens as Woman in Burdick Murder Ties
Buffalo police press that a woman connected to the Burdick case may be arrested soon. They theorize a man felled Burdick with a cocktail bottle while a startled woman watched, then helped hide the crime. Officials hint the woman, of high standing, cannot risk exposure.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bull
Burdick
Delahunt
Coatsworth
Cusack
Arthur R. Pennell
Cleveland Avenue
Seth T. Payne
Elmwood Avenue
Pennell
Payne
Disturbances in Villa Unioa Over Plague Fight
Officials report a mob of over 100 attacked sanitary agents in Villa Unioa as plague control efforts trigger violence. Doctors Carbajal and Burton are sought by residents who blame them for earlier house burnings tied to plague cases. A seventh infantry detachment is sent to restore order.
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Mazatlan
Mex
Canedo
Villa Unioa
Carbajal
Burton
Ita
Seeking Way Out as Labor Leaders Queue on Injunction
The Wabash injunction stalls a nationwide strike. Firemen and brakemen stay at posts while Chicago and Peoria lawyers pursue dissolving the restraining order. Union leaders say action hinges on the court ruling as two thousand trainmen stand ready to strike if ordered.
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St. Louis
Wabash
Chicago
Peoria
E. E. Irwin
E. V. Penny
Cleveland
P. H. Morrissey
S. W. Arnold
Ramsey
Wilkins
Trainmen’s Association
Messrs. Hanrahan
Morrissey
Alarm Over Pope Leo as Illness Raises Anxiety
Rome reports Pope Leo is resting for several days after officials note a need to cure a lingering cold. Doctor Lapponi warned of potential risk if treatment is delayed, and the pope agreed to suspend audiences. Cardinals traveling to Rome have delayed departures amid concern for his age and health.
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Rome
Leo
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Lapponi
Two Murders Reported At Powhattan Near Bluefield
In Bluefield West Virginia on March 5 two killings occurred at Powhattan. James Mack was shot dead by James Hickman who had eloped with Mack’s wife after chasing the couple from North Carolina. The second killing involved Tillie Hampton shooting her husband Michael Hampton over religious differences.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Powhattan
Here
James Mack
James Hickman
Hickman
Mack
North Carolina
Tillie Hampton
Michael Hampton
To Abolish Hazing at Annapolis Naval Academy
The resignation of Midshipman Robert H Pearson of Concord New Hampshire, whose jaw was broken in a fist fight with an upper classman weeks ago at the naval academy, was accepted yesterday. Superintendent Brownson informed Pearson last night. The incident stemmed from disciplinary clashes within the academy.
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Annapolis
Robert ‘H. Pearson
Concord
N. H
Naval Academy
Brownson
Pearson
Bookwalter Republican Machine
Indiana Legislature Opera Bouffe as $100000 Cut from Budget
Indianapolis March 5 The legislature shifts from drama to economy as the senate trims nearly $100,000 from the general appropriations bill and adds a $2,000 allowance for appellate judges stenographers. The governor signs many bills while using the veto pen liberally. Court and tax measures pass or are vetoed, including sheriff salaries set on straight pay.
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Indianapolis
Senate
House
Judicial Circuit
Rush
Shelby
Fayette
Owen
Franklin
Putnam and
Clay
Jim” Statesman
Public Library Commission
Bogus telegrams lead to jail for contempt in divorce case
In Greenfield Indiana on March 5 Dan Shepler sued for divorce from his wife. He had claimed his child was dead and produced a telegram to prove it. The telegram proved bogus and other messages showed him dead. He blamed the wife’s parents for undue influence. The judge jailed him twenty days for contempt for issuing fraudulent telegrams.
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Greenfield
Ind
Dan Shepler
Maxwell
Shepler
Indiana minister vanishes cites Utah Mormon plan
Rev. D T Hedges a Methodist minister from East Connersville left home last week saying he would visit his son in Cincinnati then go to Utah to become a Mormon. He directed his wife to dispose of his property and said he would never return. Rev F S Tincher, presiding elder, reports Hedges resigned from Everton circuit.
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Connersville
Ind
D. T. Hedges
East Connersville
Cincinnati
Utah
F. S. Tincher
Hedges
Everton
Forty-three vote sellers disposed by Loogootee court
The circuit court at Loogootee Indiana reports forty-three vote selling cases this term. Thirty pleaded guilty thirteen were convicted, all disfranchised for ten years and fined costs. Forty-three more cases are to be tried at the next term.
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Loogootee
Ind
Navy Yard Command Changes Shift Leadership in March News
In Washington on March 5 Captain Purnell of the Harrington now heads the Norfolk navy yard replacing Admiral Cotton who moves to command the European station. Captain Harrington is promoted to rear admiral by this assignment and Admiral Crowninshield becomes head of the European station.
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Cotton
Washington
Purnell
Harrington
New York Navy Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard
Crowninshield
Indiana general assembly near end of 1902 session
Indianapolis March 5 The 68th regular session of the Indiana general assembly is practically ended with a hundred or more bills potentially still to pass. The governor will decide whether last three day measures count, following a pattern from the prior session. The legislature has already signed over 100 bills, but only about twenty five are of real importance.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
Treasury
Northbound Seaboard Limited wreck near Evergreen fatal for engineer
A Seaboard Limited wreck occurred near Evergreen two miles south of the Georgia line when a switch failed to close. Engineer Pierce and his colored fireman were killed. six other crew members were seriously injured, with one passenger hurt. The crash was caused by an open switch.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Seaboard Limited
Evergreen
Pierce
Costa Rica Civil War Shifts as Leaders Relocate
Advices from Costa Rica report General Bonilla the president elect has entered Tegucigalpa Honduras after Sierra refused surrender. Sierra and Arias withdraw with their best fighters to a northern stronghold. Belief here is Bonilla will not retain power in Tegucigalpa.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Bonilla
Sierra
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Arias
Trucigalpa
Train derailed near Alleyton shocks Texas travel
A west bound Southern Pacific passenger train derailed at Alleyton on March 5, disrupting service near Austin. No injuries reported as crews investigate cause and clear the tracks. Local residents described the derailment as a sudden jolt followed by a grinding collision. The incident prompted temporary delays for travelers and freight movements.
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Austin
Tex
Southern Pacific
Alleyton
Roosevelt letter praises Henderson on Congress record
President Roosevelt sends a formal letter dated March 4 1903 to former House Speaker David B Henderson praising Congress for substantial achievements for the public good while noting regret over some measures not acted upon. Roosevelt extends well wishes for Henderson's future.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Capitol
Theodore Roosevelt
Rebels Crush Government Vanguard Near Fez
Tangier reports a rebel surprise on February 27 shattered the vanguard of El Menehi bi’s army. 1600 men were overwhelmed and the government troops fled in disorder. Reinforcements have departed Fez.
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Tangier
Morocco
el Menehibi
Moroocan
Fez
National and International Good Roads Congress Set
The secretary of state reports a national and international good roads congress will convene in St. Louis from April 27 to May 2. The gathering aims to spur global interest in improving public highways and infrastructure.
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Washington
St. Louis
German Emperor to Visit Danish King in March
Copenhagen reports the German emperor will visit King Christian at the Danish court, arriving before April 8 for the king’s eighty fifth birthday. The czar and King Edward are expected to attend in September.
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Copenhagen
Christian Lere
Christian
Czar
Edward
Telegraphed World News Snippets
A batch of terse items reports Herbert Brim a Lockport bank teller dying by his own hand in New York. Vermont to open saloons April 2 for first time in fifty years. Chinese foreigners face quiet rebellion as Boxers surge. Nebraska’s Mercer retires from Congress to lead Census. Merriam succeeds him. A Russian engineer arrested in Aden for attempting to enter British fortifications. Germany’s St Louis fair exhibit to be broader than initial interior ministry plans. Heavy fogs in New York trigger two elevated rail collisions. six injured. C M St P traffic director A C Bird presides over Gould roads spanning 1000 miles. Thirteen-year-old Edward Madson electrocuted on a Council Bluffs pole. Frankfurter Journal, German paper, suspends publication. age unknown but first noted 1073. Bulgarian revolutionaries widen activity in Macedonia. clashes with Turkish forces suggest rising.
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Herbert Brim
Lockport
N. Y
Vermont
China
Representative Mercer
Nebraska
William R. Merriam
Aden
Arabia
Germany
St. Louis
Ministry of the Interior
New York
A.C. Bird
C. M. & St. Paul
Gould Roads
Edward Madson
Council Bluffs
Frankfurter Journal
Macedonia
Incited to Crime Charge Against Yerkins in Taylor Case
Peter Yerkins, uncle of Mrs. Kate Taylor, is arraigned for preliminary hearing charged with complicity in her husband’s murder. He is accused of instigating the crime after his niece allegedly confessed on January 26 she shot her husband, chopped the body, and burned it in the stove. Ida Dekay, the daughter, testified that she overheard Yerkins instructing her mother to kill Taylor.
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Monticello
N. Y
Peter Yerkins
Kate Taylor
Ida Dekay
Yerkins
Aylor
Market Report and Livestock from Indianapolis March 4
Market report lists wheat No 2 red at 16.55 per bushel, corn No 2 mixed at 45, oats No 2 mixed at 36 44, cattle steady to 3.50 5.30, hogs quiet at 67.57, sheep steady at 2.50 to 3.50, lamb steady at 36.30. Includes remarks on market tone and price ranges for wheat, corn, oats, cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb.
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Indianapolis
Louisville and Cincinnati Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Grain and livestock figures from Louisville and Cincinnati show Wheat No 2 at 790, Corn No 3 white at 1c, Oats No 3 mixed 40c, Prices vary for cattle hogs sheep and lambs with several entries. Notable quotes include Hogs at 5 7.20 in Louisville and Hogs at 4.65 7.2 in Cincinnati and Lambs around 8.50 to 7.18 with multiple lines reflecting market activity.
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Louisville
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