Waite Denies Poison Charge in Peck Case
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, accused of poisoning his father in law John Peck, denies the charge as authorities produce a druggist voucher for arsenic dated March 9. A negro maid testified Waite poured a medicine from a bottle into Peck’s soup two days before his death. The grand jury probe continues with Waite held without bail on murder charges.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Swann
Waite
Peck
Anna Maria Peck
Dr. Waite
Detroit
John E. Peck
W. Walters
A. A. Moore
Negro
Dora Heiler
Pr. Cornell
Cornell
Poison books and grand jury witness pursued in Dr Waite case
Dr A W Walters and his wife are sought as witnesses before the grand jury. Waite claimed practicing dentistry here, a statement Swann says is false. Detectives found seven or eight medical books on poisons in Waite’s apartment, with a bookmark describing poison use from Pecky’s autopsy.
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A. W. Walters
Waite
Hay Army Measure Moves to Senate Debating Stage
The Hay army increase bill, a major preparedness measure, passed the House with two dissenting votes and moves to the Senate military committee for immediate consideration. It would raise the regular army to 140000. proposals to reach 220000 failed. nitrate plant provisions were struck out. President Wilson supports the general plan but remains uncommitted to details.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Britten
Illinois
London
New York
Senate Military Committee
Military Committee
Representative Kahn
California
Wilson
Conference of the Two Houses
Foreign nations aiding Villa sparks treason talk
Senator Lewis introduced a resolution accusing Americans who aid Villa of treason after stating foreign nations and the United States supply funds and materiel. The measure, read twice, was postponed at Borah's request and will be debated soon as border concerns rise and alarm over Mexican border interests grows.
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Washington, D. C
Lewis
Villa
United States
Borah
Stone
Submarine D-1 Damaged Off New London
The D-1 submarine is out of commission at the New York navy yard after a tugboat rammed it off New London, Conn. Five submarines are undergoing repairs at the yard.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
New London
Weather forecast for travelers across major cities
The Light reports St Louis at 44 with a 11 mph southerly wind and possible rain. Chicago shows 346 with 16 mph southeast wind and rain possible. Milwaukee 72 with 14 mph southeast wind and rain. St Paul 345 with 18 mph southeast wind and possible rain or snow. Kansas City 59 clear with 10 mph south wind and rain. New York 24 partly cloudy with 22 mph northwest wind and rain Saturday. Washington DC 32 cloudy with 8 mph north wind and possible rain Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Train slayer chase ends with uncertain shooter
In Oklahoma a pursuit from Checotah targets Paul V Hadley and his bride after Sheriff Jacob Giles of Beaumont was shot on a Missouri Kansas & Texas train. Posse searches span Muskogee county as conflicting reports place the gunfire with either Hadley or his wife.
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Muskogee
Okla
Checotah
Paul V. Hadley
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Jacob Giles
Beaumont
Tex
Hadley
Bennesville
Muskogee County
Giles
Katy Limited
Jake Giles
Kansas City
Paul Hadley
Kansais City
Checotah Station
Eufaula
Hadley in Kansas City Motion Picture Theater Case
Paul V Hadley sought for the Texas sheriff killing was operating a theater in Kansas City Kansas for over a month with his wife. After a quarrel over a woman he allegedly shot a Beaumont shoe clerk on January 1 then fled to Oklahoma City where he sold the car and married. He was arrested after Beaumont sent word locating him.
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Kansas City
Paul V. Hadley
Giles
Jefferson County
Texas
Hadley
John West
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
J. O. Kendrick
Cews
Beaumont Deputy Aids in Manhunt for Sheriff’s Killers
Deputy Sheriff J. F. Friar left Beaumont for Muskogee Oklahoma to assist in the pursuit of Paul V. Hadley and his wife suspected of killing Sheriff Jake Giles near Muskogee.
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Beaumont
Tex
J. F. Friar
Muskogee
Okla
Paul V. Hadley
Jake Giles
Tax bill in Parliament sets rates from 0.6 to 12 percent
The new income tax bill pending in Parliament proposes a 0.6 percent assessment on incomes up to 700 rubles rising to 12 percent on incomes over 100000 rubles.
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Petrograd
London
Shackleton Expedition News Withheld After Return
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton has returned from the Antarctic inland expedition yet news of the achievements is withheld. A Sydney dispatch says the Aurora broke from moorings at the Ross Sea base leaving most of the party ashore and unable to embark, delaying rescue for another year.
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Sydney
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton
London
Aurora
Shackleton
Ross Sea
South Pole
Antarctic
Officer Found Dead Aboard Saratoga in Seattle
Junior Lieutenant Ormand C. Pailthorp U S N was found shot dead in his cabin aboard the cruiser Saratoga in Seattle He was 29 years old and appointed to the naval academy from Michigan in 1906 This naval tragedy is reported from March 24 by officers on board.
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Seattle
Wash
Ormand C. Pailthorp
U. 8S. N
Saratoga
Pailthrop
Naval Academy
Michigan
El Paso Compared to Shanghai by Funston on Chihuahua revolt
General Funston dismissed Herrera’s revolt report in Chihuahua as an infernal lie and placed El Paso in the same class as Shanghai and Mole St. Nicholas in a sharp, mocking remark.
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Mole St. Nicholas
General Funston
HI Paso
Chihuahua
el Paso
Shanghai
Roosevelt party arrives home quietly in New York
Colonel and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt are due to arrive this afternoon on the steamship Matura returning from six weeks in the West Indies. Plans to greet them were dropped when it was learned Mr. Roosevelt preferred no demonstration.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
West Indies
German Fourth War Loan Hits Record Subscriptions
Berlin March 24 Dr Karl Helfferich treasury secretary told the Reichstag the fourth German war loan had a brilliant success subscriptions reached more than 10 600 000 000 marks The announcement comes as Germany seeks funds for ongoing wartime needs.
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Berlin
Sayville
Karl Helfferich
Imperial Treasury
Reichstag
Cabinet debates using guard for border duty
The cabinet discussed calling out the national guard to free regulars for Mexico, but concluded there was no prospect of action now. Congress showed interest in strengthening border guards to protect the expedition’s communications, while Major General Funston had not yet...
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Washington, D. C
National Guard
Mexico
Congress
Funston
War Department weighs guard mobilization if Carranza troops move
War Department officials said no mobilization of guardsmen was believed to have a disquieting effect in Mexico and that American troops in Mexico were in no danger. They added that if large bodies of Carranza troops join Villa, the question of calling out the guard will be considered.
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War Department
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
National Guard
General Carranza
Pershing
Department
Tampico
State Department
Bombs Damage Two Chicago Theaters in Union Rivalry
Two south side motion picture theaters were damaged by bomb explosions on March 24. Police attributed the blasts to rivalry between rival motion picture operators unions, with authorities investigating motive and suspects.
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Chicago
South Side
Seedling Pines to Scatter From Local Store to Chicago Schools
Chicago trustees authorize a department store to distribute 3000 Norway pine seedlings to city schools. Trees will be sold for one cent each and planted on Arbor Day, aiding school green projects and community planting efforts.
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Chicago
Sermon by Bakst Interprets The Ancient Terror
The Rev Dr S Edward Young pastor of Bedford Presbyterian Brooklyn analyzes Baksts allegorical painting The Ancient Terror for its moral message. A science feature urges war on white ants as a pest threatening crops books and homes. The Duke of Manchester writes on whether actresses make suitable wives for noblemen citing peers associates in Britain.
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Bakst
S. Edward Young
Bedford Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
Duke of Manchester
Are Mexicans Massing on Border
American officials report no massing of Mexican troops near the border despite rumors. Consul Letcher in Chihuahua and General Funston in Washington dispute revolts around Herrera and Villa. diplomats discuss a protocol with Carranza and possible reinforcements. A telegram from D. A. Richardson warns of 3000 cavalry and 40 artillery near Douglas, prompting border troop moves and calls for National Guard readiness.
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Washington, D. C
Letscher
Chihuahua
Herrera
Carranza
Funston
General Bell
Letcher
War Department
Gavira
Villa
Gutierrez
Ashurst
Arizona
D. A. Richardson
Douglas
Richardson
U. S
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