Tragic poisoning case linked to love note mystery
A 17 year old girl in a northern city died after ingesting poison tablets linked to a former lover, Wall. An unsigned note and letter found in her room expressed dire love and cursed the man, with authorities reporting her body found after a long agony. Police traced her movements with Bert Montgomery and Ollie Maurer. the Maurer girl remains in Missouri while the Williamson family faces investigations and funeral plans.
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Paughett
William P
Wall
Ye Williamson
W. P. William
Eb Star Street
Cole
Garfield
Walla i
Missoula
Marshal Carney
Williamson Girl
Bert Montgomery
Ollie Maurer
Ed Maurer
Sumpter, Welsor
Williamson
Carney
Magrer
Gent
Maurer
Missouri
Deep Snow Covers Ranges Around Alba and Pilot Rock
Eastern Oregon reels under a heavy snowstorm with 12 to 15 inches of fresh snow near Alba Ukiah and Dale and about 14 inches of old snow in many areas. Stock are driven to Pilot Rock where range is bare and feed scarce. If snow lingers, further stock losses loom as feed is hard to reach and prices rise.
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Alba
Pilot Rock
Oregon
Alba, Ukiah and
Dale
Beir Creek
Adba
Criss
Umatila
Gas Waste Sparks WV Plan to Regulate Gas Production
West Virginia business leaders from gas counties met in Clarksburg on March 24 to discuss depleted gas supplies and the waste of natural gas. They plan to push for state legislation to regulate production and transportation to prevent waste and ensure supply.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Prominent Politician's Son Hangs Self in Alabama
Ralph Armstrong, son of the late Colonel Armstrong and former minister to Brazil, hanged himself in Tuskegee while under a death sentence for the murder of his cousin Miss Alice Armstrong. In other notes, Walla Walla plans a new chemical fire engine, and Chicago grain markets update with openings and closings for May July corn futures.
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Birmingham
Ralph Armstrong
Colonel Armstrong
Brasil
Cleveland
Alice Armstrong
Tuskegee Tolay
Walla Walla
Chicago
Bayan Destroyed in Port Arthur Battle Claims 700 Drowned
Reports from Berlin claim the armored cruiser Bayan was blown up in Port Arthur harbor on March 16 with almost the entire crew of about 700 killed. Fire crews were sent to Port Arthur from Odessa to combat fires from Japanese bombardments as Russia defends Manchuria and Korea. Port Yongampho opens to world trade per Minister Allen in Seoul.
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Korea
Yongampho
Odessa
Irkoff
Japan
Berlin
Schlvssische Zeitung
Skori
Bayan
Odensa
Washington
Allen
Seoul
Port
Anjo
Tariff clashes and graft claims tied to Bristow
March 24 dispatches report Democratic tariff revisionists seeking to strike the Dingley bill, with measures to free salt hides and twine. motions fail along party lines. Also notes a plague death in Bombay of Consul Fee's daughter, and a House panel approving a National Soldiers' Home board including MacMahon and Shafter. Alleges graft tied to Bristow and claims of Taft’s pardon recommendation for Aquino. Also mentions a Texas denial of yellow fever in Nuevo Leon.
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National Soldiers' Home
Great Posta
Washington
Hose Committee On
Ways and Means
Williams
Clark
Missouri
Bombay
United States
Fee
India
Department
House Committee On
National Soldiers’ Home
Martin MacMahon
New York
J. M. Holley
Wisconsin
William Warner
W. R. Shafter
California
H. E. Palmer
Nebraska
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Austin
Texas
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Murder and land swindle dominates Botkin trial
In San Francisco on March 24, the Botkin case yielded a key identification as the arsenic buyer, tied to June 1895 purchases in a candy store. Separately, Frederick Hyde and Henry Dimond faced a land fraud conspiracy trial, with the government resting its case on the indictment amid defense objections.
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San Francisco
Hyde
Dimond
Frederick Hyde
Henry Dimond
Peacock
Mail carrier admits theft of route funds in Walla Walla
Walla Walla March 24 Ray York a mail carrier on rural route No 6 confessed to taking money entrusted to him by patrons Investigators reports prompted the confession York bound over to await grand jury action on a $600 claim with the amount taken not to exceed $40 The case was referred to United States authorities for trial
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Walla Walla
Ray York
Brunton
United States
York
Strong
Grant
Actio
Haya. Ee
Well Known Milton Painter Ends Life in Barn
Milton painter William A. Jones, a longtime resident, killed himself in his barn near Milton yesterday by a bullet to the brain. A plate remained in his hand. his death followed months of severe headaches. An inquest ruled death self-inflicted. funeral set for tomorrow. He left a wife and one child.
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Milton
William A. Jones
Jones
Lad y Maccabees State Convention Opens in Everett
A hearty welcome greeted delegates from across Washington as the Ladles of the Maccabees opened their state convention in Everett. Mrs Martha E K Stewart of Port Angeles presided at the Fraternal ball during the formal opening, with a full roll call of local branches. The gathering will host several days of sessions with addresses by Mrs Lilvin M Hollister of Detroit, supreme commander, and other officers.
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Everett
Wash
Washington
Martha EK. Stewart
Port Angeles
Order
Detroit
Supreme Commander
Robber's Rich Haul In Spokane Crime Report
Robbers secured jewelry and cash valued at over $600 from the home of David R. McClure, Crystal Steam Laundry proprietor, while the family attended Centenary church. The theft occurred between 6 p.m. and 10:46 p.m. on a night in March, with entry through an unlocked residence after the family left for services.
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Spokane
Wurglaranowt
David R. McClure
Crystal Steam Laundry
Damages Awarded in Elevator Leg Injury Case
Anita Kelly, a New York society girl, was awarded $24,397 in a lawsuit against the Hatel Potter company over a leg injury from an elevator accident in Los Angeles. A spectator in Kansas City may die from concussion after a water stream struck him as he watched an incident.
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Los Angeles
Anita Kelly
New York
Hatel Potter Company
Banta, Barbara
Kansas City
A. V. Merrill
Levee Riprap, Court Street Grading And Wheeler Building Condemned
City council debates riprap replacement on the levee and a plan to grade Court Street while Webb Street remains paused. Wheeler Building on Court Street condemned for health and fire code violations, with owners and mayor involved. Also a fatal collapse at the Flora Variety theater in Berlin kills 13 workers.
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Webb Street
Court Street
Wheeler
Voorwell
Bealdes
Matlock
Renn
Johnson
Main Street
Kilne
Alderman Wells
Alreel Committee
R. O. Hawke
Hawks
Thoes
Wheeler Building
Carter
Ounedl
Matlonk
Snow and Landslides Halt Central Pacific Trains
Snow and landslides in the snowsheds region of the Sierra Nevada impeded progress on the Central Pacific. Telegraph wires were carried away and nearly all telegraphic communication to Ennet was cut. Two trains, a freight and a wrecking train, were trapped with no loss of life reported.
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San Francisco
Sierra Nevadas
Central Pacific
Awa
Ennet
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