Mayor Murphy and McClellan meet at Hardware Club amid rumors
A luncheon at the Hardware Club opposite City Hall Park brought Mayor McClellan, Charles F. Murphy, William F. Sheehan and Daniel F. Cohalan together after two years of estrangement. The meeting spurred talk of McClellan as a potential Denver presidential candidate and possible gubernatorial bid, with Murphy solidifying leadership of Tammany and patronage plans likely to follow.
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Mayor McClellan
William F. Sheehan
Charles F. Murphy
Daniel F. Cohalan
Hardware Club
Postal
City Hall Park
Mr. Murphy
Cohalan
Sheehan
Aid
Delmonice’s
Tammany Hall
Financial District
Lawyers’ Club
John C
Denver
Tammany
Cleveland
Buffalo
Union
Princeton
Murphy
Anananda Club
Harmony Conference
The Rev Mr Campbell Appeals for a New Sect
The Rev R J Campbell pastor of City Temple publishes a letter to Free Churchmen proposing a new sect and organization for active propaganda in behalf of his new theology. He denies the divine origin of Christ calling Him a special reformer and cites hostility from church elements as motive.
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R. J. Campbell
City Temple
Hls
Christ
Mr. Campbell
Football player dies from Thanksgiving game injury
Philadelphia March 3 Willam Artemus aged twenty one of Cheltenham suburb died in a hospital this afternoon from a broken back received last Thanksgiving Day while playing in a football game between Lawndale and Bristol suburban teams. He played backfield for Lawndale. He was removed to the hospital where he lingered until today.
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Philadelphia
Willam Artemus
Cheltenham
Lawndale
Bristol
Confession Found In Tin Can In California Town
A tin can found near Bekeresfield reports a statement said to be signed by W. R. Herzog confessing to the murder of D. B. Kennel in New York State on October 13, 1875. The note claims Herzog threw Kennel's body into Lake Erie after the crime.
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Bekeresfield
Cal
W. R. Herzog
D. B. Kennel
New Yerk State
Herzog Ao
Keune
Lake Eris
Agnew urges repeal of Percy Gray gambling penalties
Albany March 3 Senator Agnew declares the Codes Committee must end subterfuge and pass laws to curb bookmaking. He supports bills removing exclusive penalties inside racetrack fences and repealing Percy Gray provisions, urging Governor Black to back the measure against bookmakers and associated crime.
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Codes Committee
Agnew-Hart
Black
Jockey Club
Bughes
Morton
Percy-Gray
Empire State
Prince of Wales to Visit Canada For Quebec Tercentenary
Sir Wilfrid Laurier in the House of Commons reads a letter from Lord Grey stating the Prince of Wales will attend the Quebec tercentenary next summer if the celebration falls between July 22 and 31. It is also understood the Prince will travel to Canada by warship with Princess of Wales, escorted by a small squadron, to represent the King at the event and may visit other Canadian cities thereafter.
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Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
House of Commons
Lord Grey
Prince of Wales
Quebec
London
Princess of Wales
Canada
Canadian
Millbury Honors Secretary Taft With Tights Rule
Millbury Massachusetts declares a new rule at Derity Pond requiring boys to wear tights for swimming to honor Secretary of War William Howard Taft who spent part of his youth in town. The town meeting voted to enforce modest attire at the local swimming hole despite past practices.
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the Tribune
Millbury
Mass
William His Taft
Mr. Taft
Derity Pond
Eld Derity
Gates Returns to Soil with Texas Truck Farms
Telegraph reports John W. Gates bought a 3 acre truck farm at Port Arthur and will cultivate it personally. He owns over 35 thousand acres nearby to be subdivided into truck farms for settlers on long payments, aiming to settle 1000 families within a year. He plans to learn farming and dedicate himself to developing southeastern Texas with industrious tillers.
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the Tribune
Galveston
John W. Gates
Port Arthur
Texas
Bradley alarms Taft leaders in Kentucky
William C. Bradley, new Republican U S Senator, declared for Vice President Fairbanks. The Kentucky Taft camp loses certainty as Bradley's move unsettles state organizers Collector Roberts and Postmaster Walker. Indiana's support for Governor Taylor adds to the contest. A fight for Kentucky's delegation at the state convention now looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Lexington
William C. Bradley
United States
Taft
Fairbanks
Roberts
Walker
Bradley
Indiana
William 5. Taylor
William Goebel
Kentucky
General Ss B M Young Weds Annie Huntley in Army Ceremony
Lieutenant General Ss B M Young married Mrs Annie Huntley at Grace Episcopal Church with Brigadier General W H Carter and staff present. The couple left for California after the ceremony. Mrs Huntley, widow of a Wyoming pioneer, met the general in Yellowstone Park.
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Tribune
B. M Young
Annie Huntley
Grace Episcopal Church
William ©. Waters
W. H. Carter
Department of the Lakes
California
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
H. W. Metropole
Charles
General Young
Republicans endorse Cannon supporters in South Carolina
Word from Washington states the Republican party of the 1st Congress District in South Carolina endorsed for the Presidency and elected Speaker Cannon two delegates to the Chicago convention pledged to his support.
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Washington
Capitol
Congress District
South Carolina
Cannon
Chicago
McChord Tobacco Bill Passed by Kentucky House
The Kentucky House approved a bill to regulate tobacco buyers under state police control by a vote of to 2, aiming to ease tensions from Night Rider raids in tobacco districts. In Hopkinsville grand jurors indicted Robert Wood for sending a Night Rider threat letter to a young farmer.
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McChord Tobacco
House
Senate
Hopkinsville
Robert Wood
Night Rider
Frankfort
Castro's Venezuela Refuses Separate Arbitration
Washington reports Venezuela again declines to arbitrate disputed issues with the United States. Five Senator Lodge motions prompt renewed State Department notes from Washington urging arbitration. W W Russell has submitted a new note to Caracas insisting on arbitration for American claims amid looming sanctions.
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Washington
Venezuela
Castro
State Department
Russell
United States Senate
The
Hague
Caracas
Willemstad
W. W. Russell
Fitzgerald
Orinoco Corporation
A. F. Jarrett
Orinoco Steamship Company
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
United States and Venezuelan Company
Critchfield
Jarrett
Orinoco River
New York and Bermudez
la Felicidad Lake
United States
Senate
Lodge
Break in Colombia Venezuela talks signals nearing crisis
Caracas reports confidential Colombian agent Restrepo stationed to settle navigation and boundary disputes with Venezuela has not reached agreement and warns a crisis in negotiations looms.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Sefior Restrepo
Government of
Colombia
Venezuela
Governor Salary Debate in New York Senate
Albany reports a tied vote 18 to 18 failed to strike the enacting clause of a resolution to raise the Governor’s salary from 10000 to 20000. The measure advanced to final passage as sentiment turned to other raises for Senators and Assemblymen. Senator McCarren revealed Hughes’s past deficit cost. Cassidy urged a simpler government with a cottage instead of a palace.
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Tribune
Albany
Senate
Agnew
Owens
New York
Patrick H. McCarren
Hughes
Cassidy
Schuyler County
Jefferson Davis letters moved to Colorado Springs
New Orleans March 3 The Jefferson Davis letters that could show if Generals Grant and Thomas offered service to the Confederacy were secretly removed by Mrs. J Addison Hayes daughter from Memorial Hall in New Orleans to Colorado Springs. Mrs Hayes said the transfer occurred more than two months ago.
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Tribune
New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Grant
Thomas
J. Addison Hayes
Memorial Hall
Colorado Springs
Death by own action at Niagara Falls
Grover C Hoehn of Buffalo leaped from the Goat and Luna islands bridge into the Niagara River this afternoon, dropping into the torrent after removing his coat and accessories. He was swept over the falls. witnesses noted despondency. A watch, ring, and letters to his mother and a friend were found in his coat pocket.
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the Tribune
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Grover C Hoehn
Carolina Street
Buffalo
Goat and
Luna Islands
Roys Extradition Requested From France
Washington March 3 Deputy Sheriff Scott of Exeter New Hampshire filed an application with the State Department for authority to extradite Paul E Roy from France. He is charged with responsibility for the death of George A Carkins of Hampshire. State Dept officials refused to discuss the request leaving unclear whether extradition papers were issued.
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Roy
Washington
State Department
France
Paul E. Roy
George A. Carkins
Hampshire
Scott
Exeter
N. H
New
Jackson Attacks Oriental Bank Plan as Fraudulent Scheme
Attorney General Jackson blasted an agreement between Oriental Bank and Metropolitan Trust Company to loan funds for paying creditors, calling it the "rottenest proposition" and a fake. He said temporary receivers blocked the plan and urged a fair liquidation or court action, detailing proposed bonuses, fees, and potential costs, and accusing designer Menken of trying to loot depositor assets.
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Jackson
Oriental Bank
Metropolitan Trust Company
Oriental
The
Trust Company
Hugh Kelly
Oriental General
Brayton Ives
James G. Cannon
Mr. Kelly
Philbin, Beekman & Menken
Mr. Jackson
Menken
Corn Exchange Bank
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Mr. Menken
Brooklyn Bank
International Trust Company
Belfast Shipyard Plans 1000-Foot Vessels for White Star Line
Harland and Wolff in Belfast are building new slips to enable construction of 1000 foot long ships as a preparatory step toward laying the keel next year for a mammoth White Star steamship intended for the Southampton to New York service.
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Belfast
Harland & Wolff
White Star Company
Southampton
New York
Congo Annexation Agreement Reached by Belgium
Brussels reports a full agreement between King Leopold and the Belgian government on annexing the Congo Independent State. The King cedes Cape Ferrat while Parliament gains control of the Congo budget. A special fund up to 12 million dollars and a 600 thousand dollar annual Congo credit are planned for fifteen years to fund hospitals and institutions. The annexation treaty will be presented soon. The Official Gazette may publish a royal decree abolishing the crown domain in the Congo Free State.
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Brussels
Leopold
Congo
Belgium
Cape Ferrat
France
Congo Free State
National Bank of Commerce to reopen in KC
Kansas City March 3 After closing December 5 the National Bank of Commerce will reopen Monday March 30 in its own quarters. W B Ridgely Controller of the Currency will be president Edward Ridgely brother will be cashier and George T Cutts current government receiver first vice president. The bank will owe depositors 12 000 000 and hold 6 000 000 cash on hand, over double the government requirement. Depositors may check full amounts against accounts on opening day.
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Tribune
Kansas City
National Bank of Commerce
Commerce Building
W. B. Ridgely
Edward Ridgely
George T. Cutts
Cut
Town of 13,000 Sold in Russian Poland Transfer
The town of Dubno with thirteen thousand inhabitants near St. Petersburg was sold by Countess Shuvalove to Austrian Count Offendorf for 2,000,000 dollars. The sale includes the Dubno fortress site and reflects feudal era ownership of several Polish towns. The fortress has historic battlefield ties and was never captured in Cossack or Tartar incursions.
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St. Petersburg
Dubno
Shuvalove
Offendorf
Russian Poland
Poland
Catching Chicken Thief Reward Granted in Bridgeport
Special Policeman Joseph Zsenvheji was awarded 50 by Judge Curtiss in Superior Court for capturing a chicken thief. A former Hungarian cavalry officer and naturalized citizen, he declined to discuss his family, saying his brother holds the family estate and he would not advance his interests by mentioning relations.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Zsenvheji
Curtiss
Zsenghesi
Smallpox Scare in Rome Prompted by News Ban
Rome officials tried to suppress smallpox outbreak news to protect spring visitors revenue. The ban on telegrams spurred exaggerated reports and a city panic. Vaccines are exhausted, a Swiss supply is on order, and Santa Sabina Hospital has isolated cases with troops guarding it.
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Rome
Paris
Switzerland
Santa Sabina
George Fred Williams Builds Bryan Districts in Massachusetts
Boston March 3 George Fred Williams Bryan leader in Massachusetts begins organizing Congress districts for Bryan He cites Saturday's Massachusetts Bryan League meeting as highly satisfactory and predicts Senator Gore will be an aide in the Bryan cause Democrats from Rhode Island urge Gore to speak at the upcoming state convention Bryan headquarters to open soon under Williams direction with active district canvassing to start immediately.
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Tribune
Boston
George Fred Williams
Congress
Bryan
Massachusetts Bryan League
Williams
Senator Gore
Rhode Island
Mr. Williams
Two Die After Albany Tannery Explosion
An extractor used for wringing skins at the Glavin tannery in West Albany exploded, killing two workers, Joseph Rourk and Charles Nolan, with several other employees escaping unharmed. The incident occurred on March 2 and authorities began investigations.
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Albany
Glavin
West Albany
Joseph Rourk
Charles Nolan
Blanche Walsh Stricken in Shreveport Illness Causes Private Train to Memphis
Dispatches report Blanche Walsh the actress fell critically ill in Shreveport Louisiana tonight and a private car was sent to speed her to a Memphis sanitarium. Nervous breakdown listed as the cause she had been slated to perform in Shreveport. Great Bear Spring Water advertisement notes its claimed purity.
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New Orleans
Maren
Shreveport
Blanche Walsh
Memphis
Taft Controls Ohio in State Republican Convention
The Ohio Republican convention placed the entire state party machinery with William H. Taft allies, ousting Foraker and Dick supporters from the State Central Committee. Walter F. Brown was re-elected chairman, and the platform endorsed Taft and conservative reforms, including tariff revision, anti trust laws, corporate regulation, and conservation. Governors Harris and other insiders were set for acclamation. several state offices drew anticipated contests tomorrow.
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Columbus
Ohio
William H. Taft
Foraker
State Central Committee
Taft
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Malcolm Karshner
Wade H. Ellis
Morrow
Congress
United States Senate
Secretary of the Interior
R. M. Switzer
Garfield
Resolutions Committee
Andrew L. Harris
Harris
A. I Vorys
Charles P. Taft
Myron T. Herrick
C. A. Thompson
Ironton
ER. N. Dunlaph
Dairy
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Elmwire
McClellan
Daniel F. Conlan
F. Murphy
Ny Law Committee
Ciub
Aran
Brooklin
McCarren
Kings
John H. O'Brien
Water Department
Tammany Organization
MR. Campbells
Lector
S. B. M. Young
Bill
America
G. Leopold
MR. Ridgely
Kansas City Bank of Commerce
Massachusetts
Great Bear
Advt
Secretary Garfield
Republican Party
Supreme Court
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