Washington Pressures Over Benton's Death Cresting Foreign Policy
Washington officials including Secretary Bryan press General Villa for the death details of W H Benton shot at Juarez. Carranza’s power may wane if Benton's body facts prove unclear as Washington seeks medical examination of the remains and a clear explanation of the death amid reports of cremation or burial.
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W. H. Benton
Juarez
Letcher
Benton
Bryan
Chihuahua
Wilson
Fletcher
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carranza
Washington
Kahn
California
House
United States
Brazil
Chile
Heavy Snow Paralyzes South Carolina with 11.7 Inch Total
Snow blanketed nearly every section of South Carolina reaching 11.7 inches in Columbia on February 26. Less activity reported as roads and services remained suspended. Separately in Hancock Michigan on February 26 congressional committees visited the Champion mine to inspect surface workings.
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Columbia
S.C
Hancock, Mich
Merith Range
Champion
Four Gunmen Sentenced to Chair in April
Albany February 26 Four gunmen convicted with former Police Commissioner Charles Becker for the murder of gambler Rosenthal. They are to be electrocuted during the week of April 13 as fixed by the court of appeals.
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Albany
N.Y
Charles Becker
Murol
Rosenthal
Court of Appeals
Huerta rejects 2000 US marines for Mexican legation
Huerta refused the U S government request to send 2000 marines as guard for the Mexican legation. He said Washington asked to add 1000 foreign troops and declined. O Shaughnessy denied knowledge of the proposal. In Washington, Wilson said the United States never requested Marine guards for Mexico City and no decision had been made. Admiral Fletcher’s dispatch supported no action.
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Huerta
United States
Washington
O'Shaughnessy
O'Sha
Legation
Great Britain
Germany
Admiral Fletcher
House Blown to Pieces by Gas Explosion
Pittsburgh, Pa. Feb 26 The home of Wolfgang Chimmel was wrecked by a natural gas explosion. Chimmel was blown from the second story into a snowdrift and fatally injured. His wife and son, asleep, escaped with slight bruises.
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Pittsburgh
Wolfgan Chimmel
Chimmel
Putnam Griswold Dies in New York Met Opera Bass
New York Feb 26 Putnam Griswold American basso and Met Opera company member died today from complications after an appendicitis operation He had been decorated twice by Emperor William and had sung before him
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New York
Putnam Griswold
Basso
Metropolitan Opera Company
William
Jack London Would Run for President Prohibition Nominee
San Francisco reports Jack London says he will accept the prohibition nomination for president if offered. Eastern prohibitionists see his fame from John Barleycorn aiding their campaign. Charles Terry White notes Chicago prohibitionists consider him a strong standard bearer. London recently returned from New York.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jack London
United States
London
John Barleycorn
Charles Terry White
Chicago
California
New York
Noted Punch Cartoonist Tenniel Dead at 94
London and Washington obituaries report Sir John Tenniel, longtime Punch cartoonist and illustrator of Aesop's Fables and Alice in Wonderland, died aged 94. He served fifty years for Punch, knighted in 1893, and influenced political cartooning worldwide with thousands of sketches and sharp foresight.
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London
Eng
John Tenniel
Abraham Lincoln
Tenniel
London Punch
Queen Victoria
Lewis Carrol
Punch
Palace of Westminster
Ruskin
Ten
Lincoln
Britannia
Shirley Brook
Sir John
du Maurier
Trilby
Trilby) and I, Have Only Two Eyes Between Us.” the Political Leaders, Artista
Litterateur
Few Witnesses In Murder Case In Aurora Ill
State's Attorney Tyers said most witnesses to testify in the Petras murder case would include Athens Seidelman and Captain Grass. Petras asked during transit if she was dead yet and is not expected to testify. A large crowd gathered as the coroner prepared to take sworn testimony to determine if Petras would testify.
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Aurora
Ill
Tyers
Holland
Athens
Seidelman
Grass
Anthony Petras
Petras
Samuel Rolles Driver Dies in Oxford
Rev. Samuel Rolles Driver, a leading Hebrew scholar and key figure in revising the Old Testament, died in Oxford, England, on February 26. He was regarded as the greatest authority on Hebrew and contributed widely to biblical scholarship.
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Samuel Rolles Driver
Oxford
Eng
German Officer Killed in Duel in Metz
In Metz Germany on February 26 Lieutenant Haage of an infantry regiment was killed today in a duel with Lieutenant von Lavalette St George of the same unit. The clash arose from a gross insult according to the official report. No further details were released.
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Metz
Germany
Haage
von Lavalette St. George
White Star Line Launches New 50000-Ton Ship Brittanic
Belfast, Ireland February 26 The 50,000 ton White Star Miner Brittanic was launched today. The triple screw steamer 900 feet long includes an inner skin above the load line and floodable compartments. It is claimed she would be able to seat with six compartments flooded.
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Belfast
Ireland
Boys save girls in school blaze at Harcourt dorm
Gambier Ohio Feb 26 male students rescued many scantily clad girls in subzero weather early today after a fire partially destroyed Lewis hall dormitory at Harcourt seminary.
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Gambier
Ohio
Lewis Hall
Harcourt Seminary
Weather Outlook With Snow Near Friday
Unsettled conditions expected tonight and Friday with light snow or rain possible. Warmer tonight with a low near 28 degrees, variable winds moderate. Readings show 7 am temp 19, high yesterday 31, low last night 18, wind 7 mph, no precipitation, humidity 68 at 7 pm and 62 at 7 am, water stage 4.9 down .1 in 24 hours. Astronomical notes list evening Mars Venus Saturn and morning Jupiter with Aldebaran in Taurus crossing the meridian near 6 12 pm.
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J. M. Sherier
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Aldebaran
Constellation
Taurus
Mayor Curley resigns Congress seat amid incompatibility claim
Boston, Feb 26 James M Curley mayor of Boston and one time congressman from a Boston district resigns his seat in the House of Representatives. Representative Mann proposed the vacancy citing the incompatibility of holding both offices. The resignation takes effect Feb 4 with a special election set for April 7. Secretary of State Donahue notes the vacancy will be filled by that date.
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Mass
James M. Curley
National House
James R. Mann
Chicago
Congress
Mann
Curley
Underwood
Representative Mann
Judiciary Committee
Capitol
Washington
F. J. Donahue
King Sees White Sox Trim Giants in London
King George attended a Chelsea field game between New York and Chicago teams, greeting Comiskey McGraw and Callahan amid 5000 spectators including American diplomats. Chicago won in the eleventh with a Daly home run. A pin valued at 2500 dollars was stolen from the Earl of Chesterfield during the crowd.
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London
England
Chelsea
New York
Cheago
George
Page
Comiskey
McGraw
Callahan
Chicago
Daly
Earl of Chesterfield
Suffragets Burn Historic White Kirk Church
Arsonists set fire to the White Kirk parish church in Dunbar Scotland destroying a 16th century building famed for relics from the 1650 Cromwell battle and priceless artifacts from the Holy Land.
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Dunbar
Scotland
Whitekirk
Oliver Cromwell
Holy Land
Detective Taken On Bribe Charge
Chicago February 26. Harry Cullet a former city detective now with a private agency was arrested for alleged bribery of W C Danneberg head of the police Morals Inspection bureau He allegedly offered $500 to reopen the segregated district where thousands were arrested in three months Also Chicago February 26 Joseph Mackin a powerful Chicago Illinois political figure in the 1880s was adjudged insane three months after becoming a paralytic.
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Chicago
Harry Cullet
W. C. Danneberg
Police Morals Inspection Bureau
Cullet
Danneberg
Chicago, Ill
Joseph C. Mackin
Recluse leaves Beloit benefactions for education and Sweden
Beloit and Rockford estates worth nearly $10,000 are left to Augustana Theological College Rock Island for aid to needy students preparing for the ministry. Other gifts go to Augustana Foreign Mission Society and Linkoping Stift Sweden. The recluse Mrs Caroline W Johnson lived frugally, kept valuables in a cigar box, and died after her son’s death. Her will was filed in Janesville.
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Argus
Beloit
Wis
Caroline W. Johnson
Rockford
Augustana Theological College
Rock Island
Ill
Augustana Foreign Mission Society
Linkopings Stift
Sweden
Janesville
Explosion Fatal to Twelve Men in Berlin Factory
An explosion at a Berlin iline dye factory in Ri suburb on February 26 killed at least twelve workers and injured four fatally. The blast, heard over the area, occurred while many employees were present, with rescue efforts under way and authorities investigating the cause.
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Berlin
Germany
Ri Suburb
Jsion
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