Insurgent plan to reopen tariff debate looms in Senate
Washington and Philadelphia dispatches describe the tariff dispute reemerging as Sen LaFollette and Dolliver train the attack on the Payne Aldrich bill. Insurgents seek a tariff commission and Indiana and Massachusetts results influence strategy. A separate Wilmington crime note reports a double tragedy after a wife refuses elopement.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
New York
Winona
Providence
Massachusetts
LaFollette and
Gummins
LaFollette
Dolliver
Payne-Aldrich
Deliver
Massachusetts Fourteenth
House
Eugene N. Foss
Indianapolis
Congress
Indiana
Peruna Promises Appetite Return in Catarrh Cases
Bruna rarely fails to restore the appetite and Peruna is said to aid digestion by addressing catarrh. The ad quotes Mr Joseph A Conlan claiming cure and improved spirits after using Peruna, noting prior suffering from loss of appetite and disturbed digestion.
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Peruna
Mr. Foseph A.conlan
Joseph H. Conlan
7Th Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Removed Catarrh Restored Appetite
Readers report Peruna cures for catarrh and stomach issues. Statements claim restored appetite and improved energy after using Peruna, with notes from Joseph H Conlan James O Byrne W N Casey R B Smith Henry Neely and others.
Train killer shoots porter and conductor on Royal Wine line
A South Carolina man identified as J. H. Bethea of Dillon, D. C., shot two railway staff aboard the Royal Wine train near Newark and Wilmington, then barricaded himself in a car. Police and fire crews fought him with water and gunfire, finally mortally wounding him. he died minutes later.
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Wilmington
Bel
Baltimore & Ohio
Newark
Here
Samuel Williams
O. F. Welman
J. H. Bethea
Dillon, D. C
Rich gold mine discovery excites California town
In Stockton California on March 24 excitement grows over a gold strike in Angels Calaveras county. Crystal mine yielded about 200000 dollars in four days under J W Cole of San Francisco. A 900 pound quartz vein chunk showed near free gold and the pocket may top a quarter million as the vein remains visible.
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California
Stockton
Cal
Angels
Calaveras County
Crystal Mine
J. W. Cole
San Francisco
Britain questions Roosevelt expedition privileges
In Liverpool on March 28 readers note soreness over funding for the Roosevelt expedition. They ask why Britain provided special facilities for the expedition that led to America acquiring rare apediiens unseen in English museums and denying Englishmen the right to shoot in these preserves.
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Liverpool
Roosevelt
America
England
Shot In Castleton Village Store
Indianapolis March 24 The village of Castleton eight miles from the city is in shock after Perry Roberts shot four men in Samuel Beavers store. James Wheatly Charles McChesney Robert E Magehe and John Martin were wounded Wheatly and Martin seriously. Roberts fled to his home and killed himself before deputies arrived He was twenty two years old and intoxicated the shooting was without provocation.
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Indianapolis
Castleton
Perry Roberts
Samuel Beaver
Roberts
James Wheatly
Charles McChesney
Robert E. Magehe
John Martin
Wheatly
Martin
Roosevelt's Cairo Reception Highlights Private Visit
Colonel Roosevelt and party arrived in Cairo on March 24 and met the khedive in a special audience. The khedive and khedivah hosted visits with Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs Straus, drawing wide public interest as Roosevelt emphasized his trip as a private citizen rather than an official U.S. representative.
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Cairo
Colonel Roosevelt
Khedive
Khedivah
Miss Roosevelt
Straus
Constantinople
Roosevelt
United States
Europe
Dalzell Heads New Rules Committee After Caucus Fight
Washington March 24 The new Republicans rules committee will be chaired by Dalzell of Pennsylvania with six insurgents on the slate none from the insurgent side. The caucus praised the result as harmonious Speaker Cannon observed quietly. Tawney acted as mediator as Democrats prepare to name minority members.
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Washington
House
Norris
Congress
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Smith
Iowa
Boutell
Hitnois
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Fassett
New York
California
Nebraska
Cannon
Tawney
Dalgell
Representative Tawney
Victor Murdock
Kangas
Fatal Accident Kills Mrs Slocum and Hurts General Bell
Mrs Her bert J Slocum wife of Major Slocum stationed at Governor's Island was killed in a Washington automobile crash. General Franklin Bell chief of staff of the army suffered several broken ribs and minor injuries when a trolley struck the car as it attempted to cross tracks. The collision occurred as they explored buying building lots.
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Slocum
Taft Family Arrives at White House For Kaater Holidays
Miss Lou ise Taft daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles P Taft Cincinnati arrives at the White House to be a guest for an indefinite period. Miss Helen Taft and Robert Taft have also returned home for the Kaater holidays.
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Taft Young Folke
Kaater
Washington
Louise Taft
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
White House
Helen Taft
Robert Taft
Yellow Pup Fund Probed In State Insurance Inquiry
New York March 24. State Superintendent Hotchkiss subpoenas George F. Seward of Fidelity and Casualty as part of a thorough probe into the yellow pup fund. The 1901 tax bill on reserves and payments to lobbyist Elijah Kennedy draw attention to casualty and bonding funds. Buckley's 1904 role and $27,000 payments by fire insurers are reviewed, with his arc from deputy to lawyer and links to New York Life.
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New York
State Superintendent of Insurance
Hotchkiss
Albany
William H. Buckley
Odell
Buckley
New York Life
Notable early 20th century deaths and events
A roundup of terse telegram items reports deaths by suicide of Myron Elliott Sears and William H. Swanberg, a six round draw between Stanley Ketchel and Frank Klaus, wreck fatalities on the Rock Island line rising to forty nine, drowning deaths in Tees Water New York, a nobleman’s arrest for embezzlement in St. Petersburg society, Nicaragua's Estrada asserting coastal defense, and Dr. William H. Axtell receiving news of Frederick Cook’s health and finances from Valparaiso.
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Stanley Ketchel
Frank Klaus
Pittsburg
Michigan Wonder
Rock Island Express
Marshalltown
James Semple
Elliott
Semple
Teeswater
N. Y
Prince Valkovsky
Return of Fairbanks Draws City Welcome in Indianapolis
Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and wife arrived after a world tour to a cordial reception led by a city committee and Indiana leaders. A parade formed, with soldiers, bands, and students, then moved to the soldiers monument site for speeches and a social at the Fairbanks home.
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Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Thisternoon
Wien
Pw Banks
United 8 Infantry, and
Thes Millitia
Costofice
Repubie
North Meridiy
Malty Club
Columbia Club
Mahog Club
Indiana Democratic Club
Board of Trade Rooms
Commercial Club
Shank
Indiana
Hast Fifteenth Street
Peace on western railroads after amicable settlement
Chicago reports no strike as general managers and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen settle differences. Firemen seek about 12 percent wage increase to be submitted to arbitration. Seniority rules and representation for engineers stay as present. Requisitions for Packers case: Governor Fort to consider extradition requests for Swift and Morris linked to beef packing conspiracy.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Trenton
N. J
Pierre P. Garven
Hudson County
Governor Fort
Lewia F. Swift
Swift & Co
Edward Morris
Morris & Co
Hudson County Grand Jury
Maine Battleship Wreck To Be Raised In Havana Harbor
Washington dispatch reports the Maine wreck will be raised from Havana harbor if Congress does not object. The House passed a $100,000 appropriation to raise the hull and recover bodies, and to bring the two tall masts to the United States for erection in Arlington Cemetery.
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Washington
Havana Harbor
House of Representatives
House
United States
Arlington Cemetery
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State Federation of Labor
Clara Newcomb
Del
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Tyndall
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Madison
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Kas
Sante Fe Railway
Order of Railway Conductors
W. N. Casey
Leamington, NL
Tles
R. B. Smith
Greensboro
Henry Neely
Virat
86Th Regiment
Seot
Messina
Rome
Mileto
Cianzaro
Mt. Etna
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Tee
Myron Elliott Sears
Lafayette
William H. Swanberg
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