War on church alleged as archdiocese figure links Denver murder
The Chicago archdiocese chancellor says a society aims to warfare against the church. He claims Guarnaccio and Alio drew inspiration from a December Chicago meeting to back a broader anti clerical plot, tying the Denver tragedy to this scheme. He cites a Hod Carriers hall gathering on December 15 as pivotal.
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Chicago
Edward M. Dunne
Archdiocese of Chicago
Dunne
Guarnaccio
Denver
Alio
Hod-Carriers’ Hall
Rededication of St Elizabeths after Father Leo murder
Denver police pursue murder case against Giuseppe Alto or Angelo Gabriele, with possible ties to a plot by Italians and anarchists. Father Leo Heinrichs killed in church Sunday. District Attorney George A. Stidger organizes speedy trial as bishop Matz travels. Alio accomplice suspect Mike Brunetti held for investigation.
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Denver
Col
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Father Leo
Percy A. Phillips
Matz
Los Angeles
George A. Stidger
Guiseppe Alto
Colorado Springs
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Father Leo Heinrichs
Alio
Mike Brunetti
Call for money withdrawn from national banks across centers
The secretary of the treasury announced a call for about 25 percent of public funds held in inactive deposits with $100000 or more and 25 percent of funds in active deposits above $100000. About $35900000 will be returned. Ten percent due by March 9 and 15 percent by March 28 with no detriment to financial conditions.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Treasury
Cartelyou
Cuba's Fourth of July Observed in Havana
Havana marked the thirteenth anniversary of the uprising that began the Cuban war for independence with a total business shutdown, festive events, and extensive city illuminations.
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Cuba
Havana
Naval Fleet Attracts Lima Visitors Amid Races And Festivities
Lima crowds view U S battleships four days after arrival as 30 000 visit Calleo for a fleet inspection. Races win Louisianas twelve oared boats Georgia second Tiquitos six oared from Peruvian transport. President Pardo hands prizes and hosts officers at Union Club. Admiral Evans starts coastal patrols. Fleet plans discuss Magdalena bay and a May arrival in San Francisco.
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Lima
Peru
Callao
Pardo
Figuerdo Embankment
Tiquitos
Louisiana
Georgia
Union Club
Columbia
Admiral Evans
Poliicana
Washington
Gillette
California
Metcalf
Pacific Coast
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Navy Department
Bay
Tripartite Affair Eyed Over Ellis Killing At Sea
New Orleans authorities consider joint action by the United States Britain and Norway to fix responsibility for a killing aboard the steamer Ellis in the Gulf of Mexico. Passenger BE B Taylor an American citizen arrested on arrival from Port Limon faces a charge of killing deckhand C Ketchum Jamaican citizen. The Ellis flies the Norwegian flag drawing Norway into the case. Taylor claims memory loss and crew say no clear motive or intent. He had been employed by the Isthmian canal commission and was arrested by a US marshal on landing.
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New Orleans
United States
Great Britain
Norway
Ellis
Gulf of Mexico
BE. B. Taylor
Port Limon
Costa Rica
C. Ketchum
Jamaica
Father kills sister then self in Medine tragedy
In Rochester on Feb 25 Louis Barber aged 45 killed his sister Mrs Jerome Lewis 55 at their Medine home after a quarrel over a trivial matter. He beat her with a poker crushing her skull then shot her and then shot himself. He also shot their Newfoundland dog.
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Rochester
N. Y
Louis Barber
Jerome Lewis
Medine
Barber
High Water Closes Indiana Schools and Mines
Several Gibson and Pike county schools shut due to floods and a Massey Indiana coal mine cave in after workers left. Wheat markets rise in Liverpool and Europe, while Chicago shows little stock movement. Potential Burns Johnson title fight discussed in London. The National Society for the Scientific Study of Education meets at Wascusion for its seventh annual session.
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Gibson
Pike Counties
Indiana
Liverpool
Europe
Chicago
National Mothers’ Congress
Washington
Massey
Ind
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
London
National Society For the Scientific Study of Education
Wascusion
Murder Mystery Over Marred Face In White River Bottoms
Police in Indianapolis investigate a body found in the White river bottoms near the Michigan street bridge. The corpse, a likely forty year old man, bears five stab wounds and shows field mice damage to the face. A gold watch with a fob and a gold band ring suggest the killing was not for robbery. Detectives begin probe.
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Indianapolis
White River
Michigan Street
Message car in New York to Paris race nears leaders
Beating them out the special automobile bearing General Frederick Grant's message travels toward Chicago after leaving New York three days after the start. It passes the leading New York to Paris racers amid bad roads and snow drifts, with the American car only a few miles ahead.
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Laporte
Ind
Frederick Grant
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Paris
Charles Liegle
Rolling Prairie
Michigan City
Chicago
Furnessville
Impeachment Trial Set in Logansport Mayor Case
Logansport Indiana February 25 The impeachment case of Mayor George P McKee on charges of intoxication has been set for trial tonight by the city council. The charges were brought by Councilman John P Hetherington. The effort mirrors a 1901 move when a Democratic council sought his resignation. This time a Republican body pursues the deposition. McKee attributes the move to his political enemies.
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Logansport
Ind
George P. McKee
John P. Hetherington
McKee
Automobile race car stalls in snow drift near Michigan City
The American car in a New York to Chicago race became stuck nine miles west of Michigan City, prompting teamsters to abandon the effort and fetch more help from Chesterton. After extrication the car moved at about one mile per hour toward Chicago.
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Michigan City
Ind
New York
Chicago
Chesterton
Here
Justice of the Peace in Fairmount Abandons Office
Fairmount Ind Feb 25 J F Jones justice of the peace who ran an eighteen year office has moved dockets to his home and will hold court there to save rent He blames a closed town by blanket remonstrance that closed all saloons for the drop in business and attendance at his court.
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Justice of the Peace
Fairmount
Ind
J. F. Jones
Justice Jones
Paoli Buys a Light Plant in Indiana
Paoli Indiana town officials bought the local light plant for 1700 dollars and sold bonds to Harris Trust Chicago for 8000 dollars to expand capacity. The ponds fetched 8100 dollars. Brakeman Arthur Onutt of the Lake Erie and Western died after a yard accident at age twenty four leaving a wife and two children.
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Paoli
Ind
Harris Trust Company of
Chicago
Portland
Arthur Onyett
Lake Erie & Western Railway
Democratic Harmony Marking Indiana Gubernatorial Fight
An Indiana political observer notes rare Democratic unity in the governor race with candidates including S. M. Ralston Thomas R. Marshall and J. A. Adair. Cromer edges toward renomination in the Eighth, while party factions shift as delegates are named ahead of the March 26 Anderson convention.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
M. Ralston
Lebanon
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Thomas H. Kuhn
Richmond
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
C. K. McCullough
Anderson
J. A. M. Adair
Portland
C. G. Conn
Elkhart
Endurance autos cross western Ohio in snowbound race
The last two cars in the New York to Paris endurance test crossed the Ohio line into northern Indiana amid snowdrifts. The German car stalled near Edgerton and was towed into town by a farmer, remaining there overnight. The French car followed closely as they crossed Ohio One.
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Toledo
New York
Paris
Ohio
Indiana
Edgerton
Girl Burned to Death in House Fire
A seventeen year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carden Brewer of Greenwood Indiana, was fatally burned while helping her mother with household duties. Her sleeve caught on fire from a stove and rapidly spread, burning her body severely before the blaze was controlled.
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Greenwood
Ind
Carden Brewer
Marriage Not A Joke Prompt Urges Law Change
The Rev Theatas G Pool of Macon Missouri asks the Missouri General Assembly to bar nonpreachers from performing marriages. He condemns wedding day gimmicks and prize incentives, argues matrimony is sacred, and laments secularizing ceremonies that treat vows as casual. He notes hackneyed depictions like couples being photographed and billed, and compares them to carnival barkers. He questions where prayer fits in true celebration of vows.
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Theatas G. Pool
Macon
General Assembly of
Missouri
Mr. Pool
Sallie
Bill
Collarless Coat Debuts For Men In Spring Fashion
Kansas City designer outlines a collarless coat as a correct spring and summer staple for office and casual wear. The coat features no lapel and lighter fabric, paired with a back strap waistcoat with loop arm holes for coolness and minimal weight.
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Kansas City
Weather Prophet Links Grip Germs to Mars Proximity
John C. Busby of Independence Indiana forecasts February and argues the grip germ originates on Mars. He claims Mars lies near Earth and that microbes travel the space between planets. He further asserts Martian inhabitants suffer recurring bouts of the same illness.
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Mars
John C. Busby
Independence
Earth
Institute to Benefit Workmen in Frankfort
A trades hygiene institute will be established in Frankfort Germany to study and teach health protection for German factory workers and the working class at large.
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Frankfort
Germany
Making the Dirt Fly at Panama
A government quartet is sent to Panama to serenade canal diggers. The piece celebrates workers blasting rock with song and Wagner, contrasting noisy drill commands with uplifting music to boost morale in the canal zone.
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Panama
Isthmian Canal
Canal Zone
Mason Lawyers Practice in State and Federal Courts
The firm Mason Lawyers confirms it will practice in both State and Federal courts, expanding its litigation reach.
Allen J Fayton Opens Rockport Law Practice
Allen J Fayton attorney at law announces office above Sargent's drug store at Main and Third in Rockport Indiana and will practice in all courts.
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Allen J. Fayton
Sargent’ S Drug Store
Main
Third Streets
Rockport
Indiana
J Philip Burns Lawyer Opens Rockport Office
J Philip Burns announces a new Rockport Indiana law office on the ground floor opposite the Court House to practice in all courts. The move positions Burns to serve clients across jurisdictions in the region.
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Rockport
Indiana
Court House
W. H. Brown
J.J .Brown
Brown & Brown Attorneys
At-Law
Main Street
Will
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