Jones Says He Lied In Murder Confession For Immunity
Cross examination reveals Charles F. Jones admitted his initial confession about the Rice murder was largely false and that his second confession in detention reflects the truth. He testified he sought partial immunity viaBattle and Osborne, while Patrick coordinated actions including destroying a will and forging others.
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Charles F. Jones
W.W. M. Rice
Jones
Captain McClusky
Captain Baker
Gardiner
Rice
Mr. Rice
Patrick
Moore
House of Detention
Osborne
Battle
Tombs
District Attorney's Office
Mr. Osborne
Witnness
Dr. Curry
Turbulent Kansas City council meeting ends with threat of nooses
In Kansas City Kansas, a heated council session ended at 1 am as citizens, armed with nooses, pressured officials to deny Metropolitan Street Railway a new franchise without a full public hearing. Mayor Mershman faced the mob, while President Walter H. Holmes observed. A vigilance committee tracks Council actions across the line.
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Kansas City
Kansas City, Ken
Mershman
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Metropolitan
Kansas Citys
Walter H. Holmes
American Street Railway Association
Kansas City Council
Tom” Corrigan
Controller Knight Names James Yereance Transfer Tax Appraiser
Albany April 3 Controller Knight has appointed James Yereance of New York City as Transfer Tax Appraiser replacing Charles B. Page who served on the New York City Board of Elec.
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Albany
Knight Hias
James Yereance
New York City
Charles B. Page
Chember
Board of
Elec
Watertown May Get Public Park From Flower Family
Reports from Watertown New York say the Flower and Keep Schley fortunes totaling about 500000 may fund a city park. Plans include seven hundred acres beside the city, an artificial lake, a children’s lake with a one foot deep asphalt bottom, asphalt pavements, and a statue by sculptor St Gaudens after consultation with Flower relatives. Frederick Flower would not confirm the gift.
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Watertown
N. Y
Roswell P. Flower
St. Gaudens
Paris
Flower
Frederick Flower
Corn King Out of Wheat After Dramatic Board of Trade Session
Chicago April 3 strong effort to push George H Phillips the Corn King from the wheat pits ended with him surrendering no corn or oats positions. May wheat dropped to 71% offer and closed around 72 cents while May corn slid to 4% cents and May oats to 24% cents. Phillips urged clients to sell wheat and unloaded about 1 090 000 bushels producing a 244 cent loss per bushel. He forecast oats and corn would recover tomorrow amid weather and seeding delays.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips
St. Louis
Phillips
Gazen
Illinois
Iowa
Physician slain at Danville hospital by insane patient
Dr. Johnson of the State Hospital for the Insane in Danville Montour County was stabbed to death by Capello an Italian patient the attack occurred as the doctor was taking the patient temperatures. The patient became unmanageable prompting alarm among other patients and a quick intervention by an attendant. Dr Johnson collapsed and died after the stabbing with the incident causing great excitement.
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Penn
Johnson
State Hospital For the Insane
Danville
Montour County
Capello
Iron Mountain
Mich
Mercy Hospital
Eis
Ellen Hogan
Miss Hogan
Bergeron
Bishop Eis
Gillette
Col
McBeth
Albert Tilsdale
Tilsdale
German Battleship Kaiser Friedrich III Grounds Near Kiel
The Kaiser Friedrich III flagship of Prince Henry of Prussia ran aground east of Arcona near Bornholm Island after steering error. A fire broke out in the engine room, took two hours to extinguish, and serious damage will require several months of repairs.
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Prince Henry of Prussia
Kaiser Friedrich III
Arcona
Bornholm Island
Republic mine fire extinguished in Michigan
Fire at the Republic mine has been put out with far smaller losses than feared. Other items note a Woolson Arbuckle case rumor in the East, Empress of Japan silk voyage to Victoria, a coal shipment out of Baltimore, and a fatal shootout in Gillette, Colorado.
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Republic, Mich
Republic
Columbus
Ohio
Woolson-Arbuckle
Supreme Court
Victoria
B. C
Orient
King in Better Health and Cabinet Changes in England
London reports the King’s health improving after throat examination by Sir Felix Semon. Rumors of a secret ailment debunked. audiences to Windsor signal political reorganization as Salisbury’s retirement looms. ministers linger in town while Balfour, Chamberlain, and others prepare for shifts. British industry consolidates to bolster domestic production as Boer War prospects and Asian questions color policy.
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Riviera
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Michael Hicks-Beach
Gloucestershire
Highbury
Aguinaldo Likely to Visit U S as Pacification Prospects Rise
Manila reports President McKinley may invite Aguinaldo to sail from Manila on April 15. General MacArthur offers no comment. Chief Justice Arellano recalls the oath of allegiance ceremony at Malacanan Palace where Aguinaldo, awaiting Washington orders, expressed surprise at American liberalism and pledged loyalty. Arellano predicts insurgent surrender and pacification by June. Aguinaldo seeks knowledge of the U S system and plans private life after any trip.
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McKinley
Aguinaldo
United States
General MacArthur
Arellano
Malacanan Palace
Washington
Philippine Commission
Taft
Burlington Offer Increases Bid In Burlington Stock
The Northern Pacific Great Northern interests raise their offer for Burlington to 22 000 bonds per 100 shares, with bonds valued at about 90, boosting Burlington stock. The stock rose from 180 to 185 on heavy trading, over 155 000 shares changing hands, as Hill and associates appeared favored. Northern Pacific issues also gained on takeover prospects.
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Burlington
Hill
Northern Pacific
Aguinaldo Not Invited to Visit United States yet
Washington on April 3 inquiry shows Aguinaldo has not been invited by President McKinley to visit the United States. It remains undecided whether he will be allowed to come as he is still under arrest and the government has not yet determined his future disposition.
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Washington
Aguinaldo
McKinley
United States
Secretary Root Gives Instructions on Aguinaldo Treatment
After a White House briefing, Secretary Root sent a cable to General MacArthur detailing the administration’s views on Aguinaldo and Philippine policy. Aguinaldo remains a prisoner, to be treated with kindness but not released until he agrees to amnesty terms and allegiance. The government contemplates using him to speed pacification if consistent with U.S. and island interests. Small bands continue to surrender and conditions in the Philippines appear satisfactory to military authorities.
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Washington
Root
General MacArthur
Aguinaldo
War Department
MacArthur
United States
Philippines
General MacArthur reports insurgent surrenders and commissary frauds
Washington reports Brigadier General Hughes surrendering 30 officers and 185 men at Banga Panay March 31 with 19 rifles, and Kobbe noting 21 men and 21 guns surrendered in Northern Mindanao. Commissary frauds are being investigated but deemed not gravely serious. savings on rations are sold by soldiers with profits possible if large, while some sales to officers require personal-use declarations.
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Robert P. Hughes
Banga
Panay
Kobbe
Mindanao
General MacArthur
Commissary Department
China Rejects Manchurian Convention Terms
Peking informs Russia China cannot sign the Manchurian convention citing perilous empire conditions and desire for broad friendship. Li Hung Chang says the letter settles the matter. Russia notified March 29. Ministers prepare Articles VIII IX positions. indemnities pending with British German Japanese claims. Names for punishment sent to court. penalties set at four degradation and ninety-one removals.
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Li Hung Chang
Russia
Prince Ching
Telegram Says Peace Talks Won't Succeed
Canton April 3 A court telegram reports that a peaceable settlement of affairs is impossible. The Viceroy is described as much disturbed by the communication.
Japan Press Breathes Warlike Tone in Yokohama Report
London April 4 The Yokohama correspondent of The Daily Mail telegraphs that the Japanese press remains belligerent Count Okuma former premier and now opposition leader warns Japan must assert itself or thirty years of effort will be lost He asserts Korea is not Russia’s chattel and that Russia’s actions directly challenge Japan.
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Terday
Count Okuma
Japan
Corea
Russia
German forces defeat thousand Chinese robbers near Tien-Tsin
Berlin reports Count von Waldersee confirmed March 31 defeat of about 1000 Chinese robbers by a German company seven miles north of Tien-Tsin. Pursuit ongoing. Infantry detachment sent from Tien-Tsin to Hwang-Sun and Liu-Ting-Kun to safeguard inhabitants.
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Berlin
War Office
Count von Waldersee
Tien-Tsin
Hwang-Sun
Liu-Ting-Kun
Spain and United States approve peace treaty basis
Madrid April 4 The Cabinet Council yesterday approved the basis of a treaty of peace and friendship between Spain and the United States signaling a step toward formal accord between the two nations.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
Syndicate Defender Named Constitution Captain Announces
Captain Duncan, manager of the Cup defender syndicate, announced last night that the boat will be named the Constitution. A fast train to St Louis via the New York Central Big Four route leaves Grand Central at 5 30 P M and arrives 2 50 next evening with a close connection for Kansas City. No excess fare.
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Constitution
ST. Louis
New York Central
Grand Central Station
Kansas City
Li Hung Chang Leaves Peking for Shanghai Amid Emperor’s Displeasure
Washington reports circulate that Li Hung Chang may have left Peking for Shanghai as Beijing grows displeased with his handling of Manchurian negotiations. Officials fear he was too pro Russian and argue the move could curb Russia’s influence, signaling support from other powers.
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Washington
Li Hung Chang
Peking
Shanghai
Russia
Manchuria
China
Boers Execute Peace Envoy De Kock in Bloemfontein
London report says Boers tried for treason and hanged Mr De Kock, the peace envoy who carried a message from General Smith-Dorrien to Commandant General Louis Botha on February 12.
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London
Bloemfontein
Morning Post
de Kock
Smith-Dorrien
Louis Botha
Plague Deaths Reach 107 in City Outbreak
Cape Town reports 107 plague deaths including 22 Europeans and 315 total cases, with corpses found in streets and houses suggesting attempts to hide exposure. The April 3 update notes ongoing containment challenges in the city.
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Cape Town
Rock Island Stock Surges After Atchison Touches Off Trade
Rock Island stocks leaped in heavy trading after an Atchison director meeting adjourned. Start prices opened around 137 to 138 per share, rising to 143 then 151 by close, with over 175 000 shares traded. Traders suspected a possible arrangement between the two railroads, boosting optimism about an Amalgamation and access to San Francisco.
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Rock Island
Atchison
San Francisco
Fire Aflame in Makeshift Suffolk Street Synagogue
A Passover service in a second floor improvised synagogue at 64 Suffolkst sparked a blaze when lit candles ignited a flimsy pine and cotton altar. Tenants nearby evacuated and the flames were quelled before firemen arrived, provoking concern among worshippers who called it a bad omen.
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No. 64
Suffolkst
Ferry service changes to West 23d Street station
Repairs at West 42nd Street ferry station force ferryboats to run to and from the West 23rd Street P R R station until 6 00 AM Saturday morning April 6 when the West 42nd Street station will reopen an advertisement notice from the West Shore and Ontario and Western R R system.
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West 42d St
West Shore
Ontario and Western R. R.s
West 23d St
Charter Revision Advances To Mayor After Senate Passes Bill
Albany April 3. The Senate approved the Charter Revision for New York City by 34 to 14 in a partisan vote. The Assembly quickly moved the measure to third reading, with amendments to be sent to the mayor. Governor Odell aided an emergency process, and the bill heads to Mayor Van Wyck with expectations of swift action despite possible veto threats.
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New York City
Charter Revision Commission
Hennessy
New York
Assembly
Assembly Committee On Cities
Stranahan
Odell
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Committees On
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Board of Estimate
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New Utrecht
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Grady
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