Halstead Rejection Sparks White House Backlash in Senate
President and Secretary Blaine outraged by Senate vote against Murat Halstead for Berlin post. Several Republican senators opposed, sparking talk of renomination and possible Senate reversal. Cincinnati election reverberates, shaping Ohio political lines and Payne’s anticipated Senate race.
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Quay
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Teller
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Stanford
Ingalls
White House
Murat Halstead
Germany
Lyon
Mosby
Uite
President bypasses Congress in Nations of America picks
A White House telegram to a senator indicates new delegates to the Conference of American Nations will be sent Saturday, despite State Department claims no nominations this session. The President reportedly consulted no one, using the congress as a dumping ground for unnamed appointees.
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Washington Post
Joe Medill
Senate
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Halsteed
New York
White House
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Blaine
United States
Bona Reid
Conference of American Nations
Carnegie
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Frye
McCreary
Kentucky
House
State Department
Congress of American Nations
Congress of American Nations faces South American reluctance
Washington reports that a planned Congress of American Nations in Washington stalls as several South American states delay acceptance. Chile remains hostile, fearing U S primacy and favoring English commerce, while promoters push steamship subsidies. Acceptance from nations is only half complete, jeopardizing the gathering.
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Blaine
Secretary of States
Congress of American Nations
Henry Clay
South American
Chile
Peru
Mexico
Guatemala
Congress
Continental Congress
Chili
United States
International Congress
Helmbold Arrested After Sanity Hearing In Harlem
Dr Henry T Helmbold was arrested Saturday and taken to Bellevue Hospital for a sanity exam after being found helpless on West 128th Street His son Elmer L Helmbold took him home The court ordered examination by Doctors Field Douglass and Fitch found him able to care for himself The patient reportedly drank heavily and has a history of confinement in asylums including Sur Seine Paris Bloomingdale Kirkbride Philadelphia and Norristown Asylum
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New York
Henry T. Helmbold
Keres
West One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Street
Harlem
Justice White
Bellevue Hospital
Shout & N
Sur-Seine
Paris
Bloomingdale
Kirkbride’s
Philadelia
Norristown Asylum
Garrett Returns Home Preparations at Uplands for Garret Visit
Baltimore March 31. The Garrett party plans to return in about two weeks. Uplands Baltimore county prepares for his arrival with repairs nearly complete. Horses and carriages gathered, a covered walk may be built for daily exercise. Public fears of kidnapping and his irritable health persist after the Southern trip.
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Garrett
Uplands
Baltimore County
Ringwood
Kellogg Ends Life In Cincinnati Hotel
Asa W. Kellogg general agent of the Southern Pacific Railway at Cincinnati died by suicide in the Southern Hotel. He retired at 2 a.m. and left a note proclaiming he had fought the battle and lost. Kellogg, aged years, was well known among railroad men in the East. Motive unclear.
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Jernclaal
St. Louis
Asa W. Kellogg
Southern Pacific Railway
Cincinnati
Southern
Est
Generous Giver Jacob Sleeper Dies at Boston Home
Hon. Jacob Sleeper famed philanthropist dies in Boston at age 91. Born in Maine in 1802 he built a vast fortune in clothing and real estate and donated to hundreds of churches schools and missions. He helped found Boston University and supported the New England Conservatory and Wesleyan institutions. He leaves a son and three daughters.
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Boston
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Sleeper
Boston Wesleyian Association
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New England Conservatory of Music
Wesleyan
Newton
New England
West
New York
Massachusetts
Governor Bank
Harvard College
Bromfield Street Methodist Church
Tall Blonde Attacks Brooklyn Railroad Officials
Major Ken Pettus and Joseph Elliott, both Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad figures, were confronted by a tall blonde woman as they left a carriage at Sands Street. She struck them with a silk umbrella and exchanged words before they reached the office. Elliott identified the assailant as Mrs. Hannah Southworth and noted the dispute with her husband remained unresolved.
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Brooxtyx
N. Y
Ken Pettus
Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
Joseph Elliott
Sands Street
Bridge
Bateman Denies Death in Life Insurance Tale
A life insurance twist surrounds H F Bateman who was believed dead in Muncie last week. He claims the body found was of a man he aided to recover insurance papers, and says he traveled from Terre Haute to Colorado, then back to Muncie. Residents doubt the story and say Bateman will be arrested.
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Dietatch
Indianapolis
Muncie
H. F. Bateman
New York
Brooklyn
Terre Haute
Colorado
Thompson
Neal
Gould Influence Hit as Injunction Bars Railway Stock Control
Judge W McKey of Travis County Texas grants injunction against Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company and its agents restraining them from voting or controlling stock in the International and Great Northern Railway Company at the annul election. Suit seeks forfeiture of franchise related to the Interstate venture.
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Tex
Gould
Texas
W. McKey
District Court
Travis County
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
International and Great Northern Railway Company
Intermere
International Soarcesy
Death in Burksville Fire of Prohibition Era Family Feud
In Burksville Kentucky Matt Baker was shot and mortally wounded by his uncle Dr Sandridge and Sandridge’s son after Baker urged a liquor sale. The shooting occurred amid local prohibition enforcement with Sandridge operating a drug store. Baker’s condition was deemed hopeless.
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Burksville
Matt Baker
Sandridge
Sandrid
Baker
I Baker
Anes Baker
Waechman Killed On Duty Near Shepherdstown
Frank Besham, watchman on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, was shot through a window while on duty in his box last night. The assailant used a 32 caliber revolver. John Cameron, a local resident, has been arrested on suspicion.
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W. Va
Frank Besham
Shenandoah Valley
Seon
John Cameron
Duke of Nassau Offered Regent Post in Luxemburg
The Council of State in Luxemburg has resolved to invite the Duke of Nassau to become Regent of Luxemburg. This appointment would place the noble in a pivotal leadership role as the region undergoes governance changes.
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Council of State
Duke of Nassau
Eiffel Tower Opens as Paris Exposition Feature
Prime Minister Tirard delivered the opening oration at the Eiffel Tower dedication in Paris. The immense crowd witnessed the flag-raising atop the top pinnacle as France highlights industrial progress at the forthcoming exposition and the army theme echoed in the remarks.
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Tirard
M. Antoine
France
Antoine Honored With Banquet In Havre
Paris March 31 Antoine was honored with a banquet in Havre by friends and admirers. Enthusiastic speeches enlivened the evening and the guest delivered an excitable address denying plans for a new party and asserting belief in the army as a stabilizing force.
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Paris
M. Antoine
Havre
German Emperor Visits Flooded Districts
Emperor William arrived unannounced at Posex and toured a schoolroom sheltering flood victims. He donated a substantial sum to relief efforts led by the local committee aiding the homeless and questioned fortifications at Pritiwits. The emperor's surprise visit sparked widespread enthusiasm among the flood-stricken community.
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Posex
Emperor William
German Emperor Moved by Samoan Disaster
William the German Emperor expressed deep emotion over the Samoa disaster and telephoned Prince Henry then conferred with Moltke Bismarck and others. Papers praise Bismarck on his birthday and discuss his political policy. Count Herbert Bismarck pleased with England and planning return during the Emperor William’s summer visit. A bombing disrupts a Rome church sermon as Father Agostino preaches.
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Prince Henry
Count von Moltke
Prince Bismarck
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England
Loypox
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William
Jerome Bonapearte All Right in Loxipox March 381
Local note from Loxipox records shows Prince Jerome involved in a March 381 event. No further details available.
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Jerome Bonapearte
Loxipox
Prince Jerome
Revenge of the Trapper on Redskin Attack at Beaver Camp
M A Williams and his brother Tom Williams trapped beaver on the Little Missouri River when their cabin was attacked by about 15 Indians. M A Williams fought with pistols and buckshot, killing ten attackers. he and his wounded comrades fled to Fort Stevenson after burying his brother.
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Indian Territory
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Sim
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Little Missouri
Fort Stevenson
Jay Goulds Offer to Central Labor Union for Cooperative Industry
A message claimed from Jay Gould via Washington Davis proposes giving the Central Labor Union 11 million dollars in gold with interest from 1889 if the union accepts a Gould proposed cooperative industry plan. The secretary will meet Davis to learn more. At the federation meeting, locked out oystermen sought aid to prevent union collapse and German printers threatened a $35 daily wage demand and a strike if denied.
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Central Labor Union
Jay Gould
Washington Davis
Gould
Davis
Central Labor Federation
Robbery Attack Leaves Man Beaten and Robbed
James M. Billmyer of Martinspurge West Virginia was assaulted by three men at his residence near Vancleresville on Saturday night. They knocked, demanded food, struck him with a sandbag, dragged him inside, bound and searched the house, and beat him severely when he refused to reveal his money. He lies in serious condition.
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Amor Smith, Jr
Seerae Mana UN
Smiths
Shostak
Thue
Martinspurge
W. Va
James M. Billmyer
Vancleresville
Billmyer
Verona Baldwin Charged With Insanity In California
Verona Baldwin once linked to a famous shooting in San Francisco is jailed in Los Angeles on insanity charges. She claims she is charged with electricity and kin to an English noble family and has even sought a detective appointment, prompting authorities to consider asylum confinement.
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California
Dispatch
Los Angeles
Lucky” Baldwin
San Francisco
Wicked photographer preys on local young ladies in Shpepherdstown
Shocked residents report a pursuance of a Trenton ad offering a dozen miniatures for 25 cents. Photographs sent by Misses in town were later found affixed to artists' model bodies, causing distress among the victims and their families.
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Shepheedstown
W. Va
Trenton
N. J
Wanamaker Backs Prohibition at Bethany Bible Class
Postmaster General Wanamaker urged support for the constitutional amendment on prohibition at a large Bethany Sunday school gathering in Philadelphia. He warned ministers and politicians against liquor influence, called for temperance, and urged prayer and action to enforce high license and defeat liquor interests. He led the audience in a closing prayer for victory.
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Philadelphia
Bethany
America
Mr. Wanamaker
Samoa
Christ
A March Cyclone Hits Dayton and Vicinity
A March cyclone lashed Dayton and nearby areas with powerful winds terrorizing residents. Trees were toppled and property damage reported as authorities urged caution. Local crews mobilized to clear debris and restore services after the storm.
Cyclone damages Sacred Heart church dome in Dayton
A March cyclone swept Dayton causing anxiety for hilltop structures including the Soldiers Home and Lunatic Asylum. No major damage reported except the unfinished Sacred Heart Catholic church where the dome framework 40 feet tall collapsed in a deafening crash, wrecking all beneath.
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Sacred Heart Catholic
Terrific Gale Ravages Cincinnati Area
A severe southwest to northeast wind storm hit Cincinnati from 4 to 6 30 PM with light rain. Many houses lost roofs and fences were blown down across the southwestern and northern city districts. Covington and Newport also reported damage though injuries were few.
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Covington
Newport
Higginbotham faces three indictments in Charleston case
A special grand jury returned three indictments against S. A. Higginbotham. One accuses him of murdering Simon Wallace, another of murdering his wife Rachel Wallace, and the third of burning the Higginbotham Hotel and the Wallace store in Charleston.
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W. VA
S. A. Higginbotham
Simon Wallace
Rachel Wallace
Higginbotham
Wallace
Brother Slain in New York Flat Knife Killing
During a quarrel at 147 West Twenty-eighth Street Chelsea Flats, Reuben Sands 21 stabbed his brother George in the heart with a jack knife, killing him instantly. Sands, a mulatto, fled the scene.
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West Twenty-eighth Street
Reuben Sands
George
Minneapolis Youth Fatally Shot by Playmate with Loaded Musket
In Minneapolis on March 31 Gus Peterson, 16, was shot and fatally wounded by Willie Woods, 18, after the boys found an old musket in rubbish and fired it without realizing it was loaded. The buckshot damaged his right ear and cheek.
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Willie Woods
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Cowboy Lothario Arrest Prompts Bold Escape Tale
Newark reports Cowboy Herbert B. Coddington arrested after a Trinidad Colorado telegram alleges arson larceny and kidnapping. He was found at 98 Colden Street with a 16 year old woman Aurelia Ryle known as Keely. The case ties to miner A H Ryle and Zopher mine five miles from Trinidad.
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Newark
N. J
Herbert B. Coddington
W. W. Dunbar
Trinidad
Col
Colorado
Brazil
Cape Horn
Valparaiso
California
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Henry
Batn
Parker
Ryle
Jersey's Gretna Green and the Camden marriage boom
A Camden NJ report notes 4000 to 5000 marriages yearly, driven by easy licensing. Clerks and judges profit via $2 to $5 fees, with Jersey City and Philadelphia seen as more burdensome for couples seeking licenses.
Assemblyman Sullivan Denies Trunk and Diamonds Claim
New York on March 31 a false rumor spread that Assemblyman Timothy Dry-dollar Sullivan was sued by his Albany boarding mistress and that he left a trunk filled with clothing and diamonds in her possession. Sullivan dismisses the tale as absolutely false and explains the origin of the report.
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Epectal Teleonam
New York
Timothy Dry-dollar Sullivan
Albany
Jack Sullivan
Tim
Fellows
Dominick Mullany
Pearl Street
Dom
Lost in the Park Two Men Missing in Yellowstone Route
In Livrnost Mont on March 31 a park scout named Wilson and a accompanying soldier are lost after starting three weeks ago to survey trespassers. They planned a ten day return but have not appeared. A relief party under Captain Harrie began this morning. It is believed they tried crossing the Yellowstone and may have fallen through ice.
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Mont
Wilson
Harrie
Yellowstone
Bismarck offers Damara land to England
The Daily Telegraph reports Count Herbert Bismarck offering to cede Damara land in German South West Africa to England. The offer underscores German attempts to settle colonial tensions and redraw territorial claims.
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England
London
Marehal
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Count Herbert Bismarck
Germany
Damaraland
Colored detective slain while probing Clayton murder
A colored detective named Smith was killed in Plummerville while gathering evidence on the Clayton assassination case. Report says a white man named Dan Richmond shot him last night near Sunk Tow, about a mile from town.
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Larrice Race
Smith
Plummerville
Dan Richmond
Mile
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