Rockefeller Gift Sparks Strong Protest From Clergy Leader
Boston March 29 Rev Dr James E Barton secretary of the American Board says a formal statement on the Rockefeller gift will be issued today. He notes secrecy at meetings but confirms a decision to retain the gift of 100000 from John D Rockefeller. Barton condemns the gift as acquired by injustice and oppression citing railways and misused wealth.
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Boston
James Ek. Barton
Feis
Coranttes
Rockefeler
Washington Gladden
American Board
John
DO. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Stanek
Tere Merver
Ains
Command Changes In North Atlantic Fleet
Pensacola reports Rear Admiral Robiey I. Myans arriving to take command of the North Atlantic squadron as Rear Admiral Barker retires from active service. Captain Pillsbury, previously under Washington, is slated to become chief of staff to Admiral Hyvuus.
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Fe Command
North Atlantic
Pensacola
Fla
Robiey I. Myans
Washington
Sissinst
Barker
Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Hyvuus
Revival Baptisms In Icy Six Mile Creek Underway
In Humping ton West Virginia on March 29 a three week revival led by Rev. Br. Efarbear drew countywide interest. Dora Hatfield and John Silbee, newly converted, were married moments after being baptized waist deep in the icy Six Mile Creek as the congregants sang We Shall Meet Beyond the River.
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Humpington
W. Va
Br. Efarbear
Dora Hatfield
John Silbee
Anne
Gallagher Identified as Suspect in Utah Murder Case
MATON March 25 Gallagher of this county says he believes James left arrest at Isureka Utah is the man wanted here for the murder of Mrs. Hoss. whose body was found in the ruins of her Bel. 23. Mrs. Hoss appeared on the night of the murder and his description closely matches the man arrested.
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Mentelair
Maton
Gallagher
James
Isureka
Utah
Rez
Unui BS
Hoss
Beef Trust
Chicago
Thomas J Connors
Armour & Co
John E. Shields
Mr. Connors
J. Ogden Armour
United States
Grand Jury
Connors
American Ambassador Meyer to Bid Farewell in Rome
March 29 Rome reports Queen Margherita received American Ambassador Meyer in farewell audience. Meyer has permission to depart after presenting recall letters, to be handed to the king by his successor. He will be received by King Victor Emmanuel tomorrow, who will grant a farewell dinner in his honor.
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Heyer
Ekarerwell
Italy
Rome
Margherita
Meyer
Bir
Victor Emmanuel
Brother-shot in quarrel near Glens Falls
Joseph Farrington shot and killed his brother Elmer in a woods quarrel three miles from Glens Falls New York. He walked to town and surrendered to authorities. The report notes the incident occurred during work in the woods and mentions a possible future sentence.
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Glens Falls
N.Y
Joseph Farrington
West Migsitisin
Elmer
Joseph
Tens Alls Aml
Feather
Fire destroys Sugar North mill near Reve
The Marek 2 mill near Reve, operated by Le Bick and Wilkesbarre Goal company, was destroyed by fire last year. Officials attribute the blaze to an oil lamp explosion while an employee oiled machinery. Loss estimated between 32000 and 60000 dollars.
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Gredier
Sugar North
Reve
Yieh
le Bick and Wilkesbarre Goal Company
Marvin Hart Wins Narrow Decision Over Jack Johnson
San Francisco report says Marvin Hart won a twenty round boxing match by decision after a long, hard duel with Jack Johnson. Hart pressed the action against Johnson, while Johnson relied on countering and uppercuts but failed to decisively hurt Hart through the lengthy bout.
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San Francisco
San Princesoc
Marvin Hart
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Hart
Folmson
Kentucky
Flatt
Jshusom
Gregenis
Jubhinson
Fohuson
Neo
Racing Card Snippet From A Jumbled Page
Fragmentary horse racing notations describe several races with race order hints and unnamed jockeys. The text mentions first and second places in multiple races and includes stray names like Peter Pani and Eye Music amid unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe Banidienp Stemplesiase
Ink
Alackey
Peter Pani
Strenaumn Wrestifme in Lima Ends in Draw and Scuffle
In Lima Ohio on March 2 a wrestling match between Al Asherpian and Eddie Barr ended in a disputed draw after a brawl. Ackerman allegedly shoved Barr from the stage, sending him into the orchestra area and injuring him. Barr was treated at his hotel by a physician.
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Strenaumn Wrestifme
Lima
Lima. O
Freaminuviss
Tween al Asherpian
Fosciotia
Eddie Barr
Cheavinnati
Ackerman
Heferre McDonald
Br Nowlin Vion Steeplechase at Montgomery Park
Memphis Tenn March 24 A short course steeplechase highlighted a fair program at Montgomery Park Dr Nowlin at The 5 won the Frniping race from Cardigan second. Rapid Water lowered the one mile track record from 147 to 1434. Dishabille won the Tennessee trab purse Herly from Miss Junes the favorite.
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Br. Nowlin
Memphis
Tenn
Montgomery Park
Dr. Nowlin
Cardigan
Rapid Water
Dishabille
Miss Junes
Pirec Winished Nex LOS ANG tab race recap
In Chelsea Massachusetts on March 2 Pommy Sullivan of Lawrence knocked out Pred Boeuglas of Saranoah California in the eighth round at the Douglas Athletic Association. Douglas remained unconscious for fifteen minutes after the knockout blow.
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Pirec
Witassits
Dbeuglag
Chelsea
Maes
Pommy Sullivan
Lawrence
Pred Boeuglas
Saranoah
Douglas Athletic Association
Douglas
Grenada and Frank Kinney Triumph in Paris Park Races
In New Orleans on a March day two favorites Grenada and Frank Kinney led early in the Chir park meet. They won the first and several races with Kinney securing a late surge to take the lead in the fourth race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenade
Frank Hinney
Grenada
Frank Kinney
Chir Park
Emme Fo
Tion
Mints Bride at Oakland in Seven Calf Sprint
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions a bride named Mints in Oakland and a sprint event. Limited readable details include a seven something and a triage or hard drive reference, but specifics on people, teams, or outcomes are unclear.
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San Francesco
Matredo
Cvap
Okt Triage
Stolen Cent and Was 2ailed
New York report shows Frank Moore aged thirty years was arrested last night on the complaint of Isaac Lenenberg a news dealer. Moore is held at the Morrisania police station on alleged burglary charges.
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New York
Frank Moore
Morrisania
Isaac Lenenberg
Santo Domingo Crisis Rumors Stir As Exiles Land
Advices from Cape Haitien report General Barbe and Dominican exiles landing near Monte Cristi amid anti Morales sentiment. U S Treasury and War departments outline a plan to control Dominican finances with receipts placed in New York banks and distributed to creditors pending Senate action while Roosevelt signals support for the arrangement.
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Washington
Aionte Cristi
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Republic of Santo Domingo
Barbe
Monteristi
Morales
Monte Cristi
Jiminez
State Department
Santo Domingo
Republic
Adee
Taft
United States
Lancer
Asvard
New York
Minerit of
United States Senate
Secretary of War
Unite States
Dominican Republic
Senate
Hollender
American Shment Company
Santa Donings
Roosevelt
Barba
Navy Department
Dounican
Statertment
Merates Wilh Lel
Fractured Note Reveals Police Action in Turkish City
A fragmented OCR line hints at police action in a Turkish city with a person named Ne Plinin Clothes Sen and Royes, suggesting a duty or arrest context. The garbled text implies mid 20th century reporting style about local policing overseas.
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Sen
Royes
Eppimi Turk City
English Queen Alexandra Visits Gibraltar Fortifications
Gibraltar March 20 Queen Alexandra inspected the fortifications as the first English queen to visit the rock. The royal tour underscores a historic moment as she surveys defenses and key sites during the Gibraltar visit.
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Gibraltar
Alexandra
Rock
Gessier Rousseau Confesses Maine Bombing Connection
Gessier Rousseau in Tombs prison admits likely use of his machines in destroying the Maine in Havana harbor in 1898. He says the confession frees a nation from Spanish tyranny and recounts aiding Cuban leaders and a plan to attack Spanish warships with his devices. He also describes a prior room rental in New Orleans and travel to Jacksonville before joining the Destroyer voyage.
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New York
Gessier Rousseau
Tombs
Cunard
Umbria
United States
Maine
Havana
Spain
South
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Cuba
Alfonso
Sudden Death of W B Byrne in Baltimore
William M. Byrne a Republican member of the election board and a noted journalist and politician here collapsed on the street and died within minutes after being taken to a hospital.
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W. B. Byrne
Baltimore
William M. Byrne
Board of Election Supervisors
Market Notes on Agricultural Prices and Supplies
The report lists continuous prices for corn, potatoes, beans, tallow, flour, hay, straw, wool, butter, eggs, and poultry. It notes steady or dull conditions in various regions, with specific price ranges and quality breaks, alongside weather and market outlook hints.
Live Stock Markets Report Mixed Cattle and Sheep
Cattle supply light with prime and choice grades priced around 7.26 and 5.70 for mediums. Yorkers and scrap categories show variability from 5.05 to 5.50 with roughs near 24.80. Sheep and lambs hold steady with prime wethers at about 6.00 and lambs around 8.5 to 9.0, veal not fully shown.
Russia seeks peace as turmoil grips Europe and Asia
A London report notes Russia asks M Delcasse to mediate with Japan and czar, while France and Britain collaborate. Reports from St Petersburg and Mukden describe peace talks, rail repairs, and large Russian war material losses. Elsewhere fires rage in Yalta and Nijni Novgorod, with riots and peasant uprisings across Caucasus.
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London
Russia
M. Delcasse
Lord Lansdowne
St. Petersburg
United States
France
Mukden
Bun River
Hun
Alukden
Haiku
Nimnai
Novgorod
Aita
Baku Caucasia
Muntuchetf Petrolem Company
Gsaku Petroleum
Bibiebat
Nijai Novgorod
Middle Russia
Mazoute
Yalta
Crimea
Japan
Constituent Assembly
Poti
Gori
Suechum
Sharapan
Wreck on Niagara Bridge Collides Two Trains
A Michigan Central train and a Pere Marquette train collided head on on the Niagara Falls cantilever bridge. Three cars derailed and were pitched thirty feet into the street below. Switchman Patrick Irhalen was badly cut bruised and suffered severe internal injuries.
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Niagara Bridge
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Michigan Central
Pere Marquette
Cantalever Bridge
Patrick Irhalen
Murder at Western Pennsylvania Penitentiary
Charles Turner thirty, inmate at Western Pennsylvania penitentiary, was murder ed by fellow convict Paul Kruger in the bake house during a quarrel. Kruger hid a knife on his person and stabbed Turner. death was nearly instantaneous.
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Paul Kruger
Pittsburg
Charles Turner
Western Pennsylvania
Kruger
Turner
Powder Mills Blown Up Near Troy in Dupont Mills Disaster
Four men are reported killed in a catastrophic explosion at three Dupont Powder Company mills in Schaghticoke Rensselaer County near Troy. Their bodies were blown about 300 feet from the wreck.
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Albany
Dupont’ Powder Company
Schaghticcke
Rensselaser County
Troy
Four year old dies after ingesting medicated tablets
The four year old daughter of George Kilburn of Fort Ann, New York, died after eating tablets left by a physician for an older family member. Medical aid arrived too late.
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Enila
Sandy Hill
N.Y
George Kilburn
Fort Ann
Fire Devastates Indianola Inn and Buildings
A blaze in Indianola Mississippi has leveled the Sunflower Inn and several adjacent structures, menacing the town's other buildings. Local authorities have mobilized crews as residents report extensive damage.
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Indianola
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
Sunflower Inn
Weather Brief: Partly cloudy and cooler
A forecast notes partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions with southwest winds.
Double Death by Own Action in Cleveland Hotel Rooms
In Cleveland Ohio two men Henry L Woodward and Marek L Woodward reportedly died by self inflicted gunfire in their hotel rooms during a personal crisis following business troubles. The coroner ruled death by suicide with no evidence of a joint plot. Both bodies were discovered in the late hours, with witnesses noting they had been together in the lobby earlier.
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Henry L. Woodward
Clevela
Cleveland
Marek L. Woodward
Conbenty
Toledo
Wight
aesbGoreney
Brouse
Woodward
Wadsworth
Petition seeks removal of Equitable Life director Hyde
Albany March 29 Senator Edgar T Brackett of Saratoga filed with the Attorney General a petition asking leave to begin action to remove James H Byde and others from the Equitable Life Assurance Society board. The petition alleges that Hyde’s bail and bond purchases may conceal self benefits and misused funds.
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Equitable Life Directo
Albany
N.Y
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
Mayer A. Petiton
James H. Byde
Cob Schiff
New York
Equitable Life Assance Society
Interes
Benckett
Ma Young
Saratog
Hyde
York
Adriansellin Banker Dies in New York Collapse Incident
Adriansellin, a banker in New York, died after a collapse at his home. The Iselin family, led by Oliver Iselin, managing owner of the Reliance, Columbian and other yachts, includes daughters Mrs. DeCoy, Mrs. Astor Kin and Emily and Georgan Iselin. The March 29 report notes the sudden passing and lists surviving relatives and social ties.
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Adriansellin
New York
Adrian’ Uselin
Seven Hurt in Hoboken Street Crush Tragedy
A severe crowd crush in Hoboken on March 20 leaves one dead and about a dozen injured, many children among victims. Seven are in critical condition and may die, with bystanders rushing to aid the injured as crowds surged along crowded sidewalks.
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Haben Hoboken
Postal Order Thief Captured After Long Chase
New York on March 29 reports the capture of Louis Guggenheimer hailed as the king of money order thieves. He allegedly robbed merchants of forty thousand dollars by visiting small drug stores and post offices to purchase money orders for small amounts and then cashing them after altering with acids. Inspector Boyle says Guggenheimer was caught after a years long pursuit.
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New York
Elateid
Louis Guggenheimer
Oredlers
Boyle Bays
Guggenheimer
Boiler Explosion Haunts Chicago Car Shops Suburb
An explosion at the Illinois Central Railroad Burrnside car shops fatally scalded one worker and severely burned seven others. Judge E Dunne, Democratic mayoral candidate, had just finished speaking to the workers and left moments before the blast.
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Csr Skoy
Chicago
Arere
Tikinois Central Railroad’ “Company
Burrnside
Ee ¥. Dunne
Lisbon public displays with Kaiser and Charles present
Emperor William and King Charles observed cavalry drills and artillery detachments in Lisbon. They were escorted through Belem monastery and later toured public buildings after lunch at the Necessidades palace with Queen Amelia.
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Kaiser
Child Carried Away: Tragic Bur Creek Accident
In Amsterdam Netherlands Carrie Frazier ten year old daughter of Edward Frazier fell into Bur Creek last night and searchers watched in vain for her body as authorities frantically scoured the banks for a sign of the drowning victim.
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Amsterdam
Carrie Frazier
Edward Frazier
Fort Sumter Flags Sent to the Anderson Family
Fragmentary dispatch describes flags from Fort Sumter sent to the Anderson family around March 29 1864. The note references colors that floated at Fort Sumter during the 1861 bombardment and the April 1864 period.
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Fort Sumter
Washington
United States
Dts. der
Anderson
Spier Agent Ig Ais Ch Discovery Is Er Led Fuie
Spier agents pursue a lead connected to a discovery case involving potential fraud and a local firm. Investigators focus on multiple entities and possible ties to a financial dispute. No arrests have been reported.
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American Mission Board
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Glidden
Six Mile Creek
Imperinkigt
Bennings
Mpliesiy
Mints’ Bride
Oakland
Domingo
Eziles
Dawson
Alan
Dynamiter Rousseau
Financial and Commercial
Prime Mercantile
N. Y. Central
Atchison Dee
Norf. & West
Penn
TAO
Brooklyn R. T
Reading
Rock Island C
Ches. & Ghio
Chi & Northy
Southern Pac
D&h
Cere
Southern
Erie
Tee Ewer
Gen. Electric
Texas Pacific
Lackawanna
Union Pacific
Louis & Nash
U S. Steel
Manhattan
U. S. Steel Pl
Metropolitan
Union
Missouri Pac
Northwest
Lone Island
State and Western
Jersey
EEOC
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
Liv
MM. Delcasse
Washington and
Revolutionary Movement
Gin Crimea
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