Kaiser Stirs Britain Letter to Tweedmouth
London report says public anger rises after The Times reveals Emperor William sought to influence British naval policy through a secret appeal to Lord Tweedmouth First Lord of the Admiralty. The Anti German party reacts as in the Jameson raid episode.
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London
William
Kruger
the Times
Wiliam
Lord Tweedmouth
Daily Chronicle
Foreign Office
The
Chronicle
Germany
England
Lord Tweedmouth Letter Sparks Naval Debate in Britain
Edinburgh era reports a German emperor letter to Lord Tweedmouth triggers uproar in Parliament and press. Asquith clarifies it was a private personal communication about naval estimates. Papers debate publication while public calls for full letters and blame shifts amid cabinet pressure.
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William
Great Britain
Lord Tweedmouth
House of Commons
H. H. Asquith
Mr. Asquith
Lord Tweed- Mouth
I B Gary Senator Wins South Carolina Seat on Fifteenth Ballot
Frank Boyd Gary nephew of Mart W. Gary is elected U S Senator by the South Carolina General Assembly in extra session on the fifteenth ballot to succeed the late A C Latimer. Gary, born March 9 1860 in Abbeville, is a lawyer and Union College graduate. He served in the House, was a constitutional convention member, and as Speaker for five years. He backed William J. Bryan for national nomination and faced Legrand G. Walker who favored John A. Johnson. His brothers include Eugene B. Gary a Supreme Court justice and Ernest Gary a circuit judge. he has also been a special circuit judge.
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Columbia
D. C
Frank Boyd Gary
Mart W. Gary
A. C. Latimer
General Assembly of
South Carolina
Mr. Gary
Abbeville
S. C
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
House of Representatives
Gary
William J. Bryan
Denver
Legrand G. Walker
John A. Johnson
Presi
Eugene B. Gary
Supreme Court
Ernest Gary
Friends Aid Morse in Fight to Rehabilitate Fortunes
Friends of Charles W. Morse, not from New York but working from Maine, have raised about 40,000 to cover pressing debts and another 50,000 ready to be used under unspecified conditions. His sister, a Maine resident, helped post bail. In the Supreme Court Justice O Gorman heard arguments on vacating attachments against Morse property. Philip Britt represented Morse, contending his Europe trip did not show creditor evasion and urged attachment vacatur. Decision reserved.
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Charles W. Morse
New York
Maine
Mr. Morse
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Philip Britt
Europe
O’gorman
Faulty school construction blamed for Collinwood Fire loss
Cleveland reports 167 deaths in the Collinwood school fire blamed on faulty construction. C T J Snyder, New York City school buildings superintendent, says such buildings are typical of a wrong approach and urges fireproof design measures including isolated heat systems, fireproof basements ceilings and stairways, interior fireproof stairways, minimized exterior exits, and restricted stair widths with dual handrails.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Collinwood
C. T. J. Snyder
New York City
Snyder
Car Foundries Gradually Closing in St Louis
In St Louis on March 6 officials of the American Car and Foundry Company announced the South St. Louis plant will close next Tuesday, putting 3,900 workers out of work indefinitely. A few weeks will idle most of its fifteen plants, with only three remaining, including one at St Charles, Mo. The closures come from lack of orders.
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Tribune
St. Louis
American Car and Foundry Company
South St. Louis
St. Charlies
Telegraph operators' wages cut to 369 a month
Salt Lake City reports that the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad telegraph operators receive a reduced wage of 369 per month as announced by The News. The cut affects all operators on the Denver & Rio Grande line in unspecified locations and dates.
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Salt Lake City
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
I Tron Mountain railway cuts jobs in Missouri Pacific
Announcement from St Louis on March 6 states that two divisions in the company's shops will be added to the Missouri Pacific system. After March, thousand men employed here will no longer be required, bringing total idle workers on the system to 7,500.
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Toi Tron Mountain Railway
St. Louis
Missouri Pacif
Illinois Central seeks 30 to 40 million financing plan
Eight directors of the Illinois Central Railroad met in Chicago and decided to ask stockholders to approve a permanent financing plan. It would place between 30 million and 40 million dollars at the company's disposal. The plan to issue equipment bonds was abandoned. A proposal will be placed before stockholders at a meeting to be held about May 1.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Warning to Railroad Baiters in Maryland Legislature
State Senator Gorman and other leaders view the Western Maryland receivership as a warning against anti railroad measures, likely defeating bills targeting railroads and public service corporations. Governor Crothers notes the action cautions Congress and state legislatures about railroads' vulnerability to increased burdens and decreased revenues, making 2 cent passenger rate proposals ill timed.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Gorman
Maryland
Crothers
Congress
Salesman Recovers In St Louis After Disappearance
W H Simonson a salesman for Yawman and Erbe Manufacturing Company of New York reappeared at the St Louis branch office after vanishing from Paterson New Jersey a week earlier. He said his mind went blank while walking in Paterson last Friday leaving only 1 50 in his pocket and that he traveled with little funds for three days as details of his route and travel remain unclear.
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W. H. Simonson
Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Company
New York
Paterson
N. J
St. Louis
Charges Against Day Spark Church Defamation Charge
Brandon Vermont March 6 charges have been filed by Rev George A Cooke pastor of the Brandon Methodist church against Rev Dr James R Day chancellor of Syracuse University alleging defamation of President Roosevelt in a book A Raid on Prosperity The charges go to Rev Dr Watters presiding elder of the New York Conference and a conference decision is expected at the April meeting in New York City Day dismisses the charges as baseless noting Cookes history of similar accusations and vowing to defend himself if needed The matter centers on statements about Roosevelt and the conduct of Day in the church governed by Methodist rules demanding avoidance of evil speaking and respect for magistrates.
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George A. Cooke
Methodist Episcopal Church
James R. Day
Syracuse University
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Roosevelt
Watters
New York
Chancellor Day
Cooke
Standard Oil
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Milford
Marss
New England
Hinckley G. Mitchell
Boston University
Mitchell
Syracuse
Gaiding
Republic
Mr. Cooke
P. M. Watters
Yonkers
White House
St. James's Church
T. Goodell
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Seventh Avenue
129Th Street
T. H. Baragwamath
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Minnesota Democrats Back Johnson for President Nomination
St Paul, March 6. The Democratic State Committee of Minnesota endorsed Governor John A. Johnson for the presidential nomination, voting 68 to 23 after a bitter fight with Bryan supporters who vowed to campaign statewide for Bryan. The meeting, largest in state party history, adjourned after adopting the Johnson resolution and arranging a May 14 convention in St Paul.
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Democratic State Committee
Minnesota
John A. Johnson
Denver
Frank A. Day
Johnson
State Committee
Bryan
Ryan Hotel
Democratic Party
Johnson-Bryan
James Manahan
Interstate Com Commission
Merce Jend
Manahan
Itasca County
T. T. Hudson
Duluth
Hudson
Committee On Proxies
Conductor Averts Wreck on Raritan Bridge
A Pennsylvania Railroad express halted after a conductor in the rear car detected a broken rail on the four track Raritan River bridge. He and others retrieved lanterns and confirmed the break while the midnight flyer trailed the stalled train. No injuries reported as crews secured the line.
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New Brunswick
Pennsylvania Railroad
Raritan River
New York
Washington
Hen in court lays egg during municipal trial
Reston March 6 a black hen with a red head named Sarah Bernhardt entertained Municipal Court by laying an egg in the witness chair. The fowl was an exhibit in a case brought by William Parker to recover her from a neighbor whose land she strayed onto.
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the Tribune
Reston
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Willliam Parker
Machen Out Of Prison After Graft Conviction
Wheeler Wheeling dispatch reports W. A. Machen, convicted of graft in the Post Office Department, was discharged from Moundasville penitentiary after four years and began a midnight journey to Washington where friends plan a reception on arrival.
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Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
W. Machen
Post Office
Washington
Moundasville
Kentucky tobacco bill passes Senate in March report
Frankfort Kentucky March 6 the Crecelius bill for tobacco growers ends sight riding as Senate passes the measure already approved by the House the bill promises punishment for violators of crop destine agreement about tobacco trade
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Senate
House
Twenty Men Drowned In British Isles Gale
A violent March gale battered the coasts of Britain and Ireland. Numerous wrecks occurred, especially along the east coast of Ireland, with about twenty lives lost in total.
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London
British Isles
Ireland
Anti Bailey Meeting Draws Texas Delegates
Ten thousand delegates from Fort Worth Dallas Houston Austin and other cities head to Waco for an anti Bailey convention to block his bid as a Democratic National Convention delegate. The march marks Bailey foes first general gathering amid charges and Bailey’s vow to reach Denver.
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Tribune
Fort Worth
Tex
Dallas
Houston
Austin
Texas
Waco
Bailey
Denver
FORGERY CAPTAIN FLEES JAIL IN RAIL YARD DASH
Daniel F. Keller former US army captain at Fort Sheridan escaped from U S Marshal Wilmot in the St Paul railroad yards by leaping from a coach toilet window. Captured miles outside city he faces extradition battles over forged checks totaling thousands cashed in Reno and Kamloops. He had stolen blank checks from Fort Sheridan quartermaster William Weigel.
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Tribune
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Wis
Daniel F. Keller
United States Army
Fort Sheridan
United States
Wilmot
St. Paul
Hawkes
Marshal Wilmot
Reno
Nev
Keller
Kamloops
B. C
Chicago
William Weigel
Nevada
Fish
Quartermaster’s Department
Driver Saves Children At Brooklyn Fire Scene
Patrick Mullin, driver of Engine 141, saved a group of Public School 127 pupils near 426 79th Street Brooklyn while raceing to a blaze at Edward O'Connor’s home. He veered onto the curb to avoid children, was knocked unconscious after leaping to the sidewalk, four horses perished on the engine and Mullin is cared for by Dr Spellman.
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Mullin
Edward O'Connor
79Th Street
Brooklyn
Seventh Avenue
78Th Street
Spellman
John Callahan
Bay 11Th Street
Bath Beach
Black Hand Letter Prompts Stables Owner Under Watch
Everett E Wheeler owner of Oriental Stables in Williamsburg received a Black Hand note demanding a decoy delivery of 1000 in cash. Inspector McCafferty assigned eight detectives to the sting. Italian detective Michael Mehli posed as a newsboy to trap the collector but no arrest followed. Wheeler previously figured in a suit for alienation of affections against William Pitt Rivers.
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Everett E. Wheeler
Oriental Stables
South Std
Berry Streets
Rodney Street
Williamsburg
United States
Graham Avenue
Broadway
William Pitt Rivers
Hill Favors Reporting Bill for Agnew in Codes
Senator Henry W. Hill said he will vote for the Agnew bill in the Codes Committee and then in the Senate, while not pledging floor support. He noted past support in the 1916 constitutional convention and said the Percy-Gray amendment isn’t before the committee yet. The ad touts Great Bear Spring Water purity as famous.
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Tribune
Buffalo
Civic Reform League
Henry W. Hill
Iit
Senate
Senate Codes Committee
Hill
Codes Committee
Great Bear
Governor Hughes Praised by Railroad Officials at Astor Dinner
Governor Hughes spoke to four hundred railroad men at the Traffic Club dinner in the Hotel Astor urging regulator independence. He defended the Interstate Commerce Commission and Public Service Commission, pressed just, evidence‑based regulation, and warned against politicizing boards while insisting honest administration will lift national troubles.
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Long Acre Square
Traffic Club
Hotel Astor
Brown
Knickerbocker
Astor
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Posts
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Public Service Commission
Public Utilities
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Conductor Averts Wreck
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