Roosevelt urges law to reenlist Brownsville soldiers in 1906 order
The Senate reports on the Brownsville affair split on verdicts for the Twenty fifth Infantry. A supplemental report seeks reenlistment authority for discharged men showing innocence. President Roosevelt urges legislation to allow reenlistment on written applications within a year after passage.
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Washington
Senate
Brownsville
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Roosevelt
Congress
Secretary of War
Twenty Fifth Infantry
War Department
Fainted on Scaffold as Prisoner Hanged for 1907 Murder
Charles Warzel was hanged in the Shenandoah case after confessing misguided intent. He walked to the scaffold with Sheriff Evans and Rev. A Gleburn, addressed the crowd, then fainted and died after the trap sprung.
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Pottsville
Charles Warzel
Mattie Bolinski
Shenandoah
Evans
Rev
A. Gleburn
Minersville
Wages Cut for 20000 Cotton Mill Operatives
Boston reports a planned wage reduction for about 20 000 cotton mill operatives in the north. Notices from Lowell mills indicate wages will drop by about 10 percent starting March 30 and continuing through April as directed by head offices.
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Boston
North
Lowell
Swarthmore Board Rejects Jeanes Bequest Over Athletics Ban
Philadelphia March 11 The Swarthmore college board declined to accept land and coal from Anna T Jeanes on condition Intercollegiate athletic participation cease An investigation found the Jeanes will conditional and the total property value now estimated between 24000 and 47000 dollars with 930 acres in Centre county 4796 acres in Carbon county and a Hazel Brook coal tract in Luzerne county affected.
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Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
Anna T. Jeanes
Joseph Wharton
Charles F. Jenkins
Howard Cooper Johnson
Jeaney
Centre County
Carbon County
Hazel Brook
Luzerne County
Jeanes
Hazel Brooke
Nebraska Taft Delegation Endorsed by State Convention
The Nebraska Republican state convention endorsed William H. Taft for president with a solid delegation instructed to vote for him. The platform favored Roosevelt and Taft policies, echoing the Ohio convention and calling tariff revision. In Oklahoma City four delegates-at-large were chosen to back Taft.
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Omaha
Neb
William H. Taft
United States
Nebraska
Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Oklahoma City
Okla
William W. Taft
Congress
Fleet in Magdalena Bay Ends 18000 Mile Naval Cruise
The American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans arrives early at Magdalena Bay completing a voyage from Hampton Roads of over 18000 miles. Remaining is a 1100 mile leg to San Francisco after target practice and drills. A holiday tour will include stops at San Diego Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz with entertainments for officers and men. The Western public greets the sailors as heroes with galas and prize fights refereed by James J. Jeffries aboard the vessels.
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San Diego
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
James J. Jeffries
Italian immigrant guilty of first degree murder
In Denver on March 13 Giuseppe Alia was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death after killing Father Francis Teo Heinrichs at St. Elizabeths church. He asked if there was any appeal as the verdict was read.
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Denver
Colo
Giuseppe Alia
Francis Teo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Italy
Tomassi Executed in New Jersey Prison Murder Case
Michael Tomassi was electrocuted at the state prison in Trenton New Jersey for murdering his landlady Delia Congelio. He was accompanied by two priests including Father Fish the Catholic chaplain. He collapsed as the death occurred and the wretched finality was instantaneous.
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Tomassi
Trenton
N. J
Michael Tomassi
Delia Congelio
Father Fish
Stonewall Jackson A Soldier and Believer Remembered
The piece recalls Thomas Jonathan Jackson known as Stonewall Jackson, Virginian defender of secession who led with religious zeal and military genius. It notes his baptismal name, origin, and the nickname’s origin, plus Lee’s tribute after Jackson’s amputation and the impact of his death on the Civil War.
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Hlough
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Bee
Bull Run
Manassaas
Jackson
Virginia
South
Tie
Lee
Chancellorsville
Local Notes Include Weddings Moves and Accidents
Community items report Wesley Berkny and Ella Englerth wed at the bride’s home with Rev. Haeseler officiating and guests from nearby towns. Charles Lynch returns from eight years in the U S Army, visiting family. A hand injury befalls Leonard Hillard while assisting Alduan Seldomridge in Cambridge. A commission merchant Charles Hillard suffers a wagon accident en route to Beartown. Also mentions fox chase at Mt Vernon and union prayer meeting at Mrs Catherine Stephenson’s home. Beasley bees Luxitive Cough Syrup advertised.
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Samuel Summers
Manheim
Charles Lynch
U.S
Hils
William R. Fisher
Leonard Hillard
Alduan Seldomridge
Cambridge
Wesley Berkny
Limeville
Ella Englerth
Alert
A. L. Haeseler
Pequea
Christian Fisher
Intercourse
James Berkey
Stephen Stoltafus
Lambert Lafferty
Narvon
M. Koffroath
Birdsboro
Harry Honek
Adam EF. Good
Henry Skites
Mt. Vernon
Catharine Stephenson
A. Clayton Ayera
Honeybrook
Samuel Patton
George W. Kinzer
New Halland
Phat
Charles Hillard
Beartown
TWO MUTE SKETCHES Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A tribute to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describing him as a ripe scholar and poet of the people. It highlights his translations, American flavor, and major works like Hiawatha The Psalm of Life The Children's Hour and The Village Blacksmith while noting his enduring popularity across the Atlantic.
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Ongfellow
Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Arsenal
Springfield
America
Harvard
Atlantic
Sea
The Rotator Alarm Clock Promises Sure Wakefulness
A famous inventor’s clock, The Rotator, alternates brief alarm bells with silent pauses for about twelve minutes. The bell rings for a quarter of a minute then stays silent, with a manual shut-off and precise time setting. The seamless brass case houses the bell, offered by The Philadelphia Press for 2.50 front, plus one year of the paper for four dollars.
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Philadelphia Preas
the Press
Brandreth's Pilla Promote Health Worldwide
Thousands credit Brandreth's Pilla with good health as they cleanse the stomach bowels and purify the blood. The purely vegetable laxative tonic supports kidney and liver function and suits all ages from children to seniors. Used for over two centuries they are sold in drugstores in plain or sugar-coated forms.
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Hamilton Green
Oklahoma
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Lynn
Mags
J. B. Breed
Olive
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James Belden
Louis Carbuckle
Dy Robertus Love
Soul
Wmn
M. Stauffer
Mar Aproimay
Robertvus Love
Ripe
Marrow
Lowney
Doerr
New Holland
Enterprise
Penrp Kaeser
Sanitary
Henry. Raezer
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New, Holland
Castoria
What Is
Merchant Tailoring Department
St Co
East King Street
Lancaster, Penna
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Penna
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