Senator Spooner Resigns Wisconsin Senator Lines Up May 1 Exit
Senator Spooner has written Governor Davidson of Wisconsin to resign from the United States Senate effective May 1. The letter, dated Saturday, was not publicly known until after it was written.
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Wisconsin Senator Spooner Resigns Prompting Succession Talk
The Wisconsin Senate learned of Senator Spooner’s resignation effective May 1, with Governor Davidson to oversee a legislative choice for an interim successor. Governor Davidson noted possible candidates Cooper and Esch, while Lieutenant Governor Connor and lumber magnate Isaac Stephenson weighed future plans.
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Wisconsin Legislature Eyes Looming Fight For Spooner Seat
Rumors say Wisconsin lawmakers will seek the unexpired term of Senator Spooner with multiple candidates emerging. Notable figures include Isaac Stephenson and former Speaker Irving J Lenroot, while ex Secretary of State Howser is expected to enter the race after losing in the primaries.
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Robbery Thief Steals Chicago Mail Wagon Outside Stork Exchange
A Chicago post office theft reports a wagon stolen on March 4 near the Stork Exchange at Lagabe and Washington streets. The wagon contained three pouches two with miscellaneous mail and one registered. The thief escaped as the collector entered the building. two hours later the wagon was found three miles away with the screen door broken. Authorities estimate valuables around $5000.
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Lawsuit Seeks Full Accounting in Eddy Case
Boston March 4 The suit in New Hampshire courts to compel the Christian Science church trustees in Boston and others to render a full and complete accounting of financial dealings with Mrs Mary G Eddy will be fought to a finish. The bill is returnable at the April term of the superior court in Concord General Frank S Streeter as Mrs Eddy's counsel denies the charge of mental irrationality and physical infirmity. The suit is brought by her nephew George W Baker of Bangor Me as the principal plaintiff.
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Insanity Proceedings Delay Rhodius Case in Indianapolis
Proceedings in the George Rhodius insanity case have begun. Rhodius’s wife Mrs. Rhodius alleges common law marriage and reform efforts while a trial is postponed to await treatment response. Court official Tudge Allen orders no trial until Rhodius shows improvement.
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Must Be Joseph Swartout and Athor, Mich
March 4 report from Athor Michigan identifies a demented man who would not speak. Deputy Stark’s inquiry leads to Willard Stearns as guardian. Stearns confirms the old man is Joseph Swartton, a Civil War veteran drawing a pension.
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Baron Budberg Attacked Near Estate. Noble Fatally Shot
Baron Budberg ex chief of the Estonian nobility and council of empire member was attacked by six men while driving near his country seat. Two of his servants accompanied him. one was killed and the other wounded. The attackers robbed the dead men's pockets and fled.
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Noted Parliamentarian Dead in Washington
Aged chief clerk HL Bowser McDonald of the United States Senate dies from liver cancer. He served as journal clerk and chief clerk, roles previously held by his father and grandfather, marking a three generation parliamentary legacy in Washington.
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President Roosevelt's Son Stricken by Diphtheria
Washington March reports President Roosevelt's youngest son Archie has diphtheria. The patient received care in the southeast room of the White House. He is not seriously ill.
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Subside and Filibuster Mark Senate War Over Currency Bill
Washington March 4 The Fifty Ninth Congress adjourned at noon after disposing of appropriation bills and delaying action on conference reports The Aldrich currency bill passed amid a Democratic filibuster opposing the subsidy measure Key speeches aimed to stall and Carmack led the delay with extended rhetoric and Webster's dictionary references in a bid to derail the bill.
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Explosion Shatters Tunnel Work Site in New York
A massive dynamite blast at the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel contractor site in New York injures several workers and damages homes and a factory. One switchman, George Johnson, is missing and feared blown to atoms. Four seriously injured taken to hospital, others lightly hurt. 400 houses lose windows. Dynamite owned by Bradley & Sons, stored in a frame building at the North River tunnel project.
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Senators Clash Over Ship Subsidy Debate Sparks Sunday Session
The argument between Tillman and Frye centered on the amount of steel in a ship and a Sunday Senate session. Frye accused the proceedings of being undignified, while Carmack urged restraint. A brief exchange ended with mutual regrets and a return to decorum.
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Senate and House Near Agreement in Brief Session
Washington reports both houses met in night sessions and continued work yesterday. They completed most appropriation bills aside from the sun dry civil bill. LaPollette’s railway train hours bill remained in conference. The act establishing an agricultural bank for the Philippine Islands passed amid the session.
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Mining Disasters Kill and Injure Dozens in PA Mines
In Scranton an explosion at the Holden mine of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western at North Taylor injures eight workers and causes multiple deaths. In Wilkes-Barre two men are killed and five severely burned by a gas explosion at the Woodward mine in Illingston, with several others injured as crews used safety lamps amid a toxic atmosphere.
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Murder duel and storm headlines mix in New Castle report
George Cadrick shot Nicholas Mason at a South Cochran street boarding house after a quarrel and then killed himself. Mason, aged about 49 and married, died on the stairs. Cadrick is hospitalized and not expected to survive. A violent southern storm across Mississippi and Louisiana caused deaths and extensive damage, with tornado reports and heavy rain in several counties. In Chicago, a large pallbearer funeral moved a 520 pound widow by derrick through a home window to Rosehill cemetery.
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Salacious Journals Warns Faithful Against Entering Homes
Baltimore March 4. A cathedral sermon denounces salacious journals and objectionable adverts in papers. Emphasizes spiritual reading during Lent and urges rigid exclusion of such literature and magazines. Compares bad publications to poison on the mantle and warns youths learn moral depravity from impure sources.
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Abduction Arrest Ties Michigan Father to Missing Children
Delton man and former clergyman Morehouse was arrested in Lima Indiana for abducting Pauline five and Flora two from Delton. Private Detective William Shay his wife and Roy Marmont were linked to the plot. the children were later reunited with the mother in Kalamazoo after a cross state chase.
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Leiter Case Seen Near End of Mining Trial
Henry R B Platt attorney for Joseph Lester argues Lester may face a fine of 200 to 500 dollars for alleged mining law violations. The jury in Stanblity county court at Benton found Leiter guilty Friday, with Platt claiming the jury favored acquittal overall and that the case could go to the appellate court after dismissal of most counts.
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Noted Western Lawyer Milo Adams Found Dead
Milo Adams a leading Wyoming attorney was found dead in his Sundance home after returning from Casper. He leaves a wife and four children. Adams had been a Republican leader since moving to Sundance in 1884 and built a fortune through practice and inheritance.
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Lynching Fear and Mountain Slide Reported in Separate News
In Kentucky a sheriff shielded Phil Potts from a lynch mob after a rape attempt on Miss Mary Prewitt, daughter of state insurance commissioner Henry Prewitt, and Potts was moved by train to Ashland. In Raleigh Senator McLean denounced slanderous newspaper claims and warned reporters. In Italy a Potenza province mountain slides toward Montemurro, forcing villagers to flee as earth movement continues despite a small rock fall.
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Treasury experts to audit Chicago subtreasury funds
Washington reports four treasury specialists dispatched to Chicago to inspect the subtreasury cash and determine if more than 500 dollars are missing. In Cleveland a bucket shop case involves Robert G. Giuditto accused of operating a bucket shop for women. the common pleas court overruled a motion for a new trial.
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Illinois Central Train Schedules From Waterloo and Chicago
Fragmentary timetable shows trains between Waterloo Fort Dodge and Chicago with passenger and freight routes. It lists train numbers 83 94 402 400 492 and times such as 4:25 8:20 5:40 22:10 with arrivals in Chicago around 7:30 am and sleepers from Waterloo.
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Right Road rail services connect Chicago to multiple hubs
The Cedar Rapids Division lists east bound routes including the 20-Chicago and St Louis Limited and the 46-Chicago and Burlington passenger. It notes trains serving Chicago, St Louis, Denver, Fort Worth, Minneapolis, and other destinations with key stop points and freight schedules.
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Rail schedule fragment shows multiple north bound lines
The clipping lists train numbers and routes for the G W Railway northbound including the No 2 and No A lines between Cal and St Paul and the Twin City line to Chicago. Times appear for east and west sides with morning and afternoon departures and freight services noted on the west side.
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