Oddball 1900s Bulletin Sparks Speak Easy Headlines
A scrambled Press page captures a wild mix of gossip and world affairs with mentions of Joseph Leiter Thomas Lipton J Pierpont Morgan and Queen Wilhelmina alongside notes on a Tennessee baseball fatality a Harvard student theater tickets and prizefighting. It surveys opinions on science gasping across empires and U S race relations touching Cleveland Platt and Streeter lakefront disputes.
Cuba at World's Fair as Palma Coniettty Pinas Plans
President-elect Palma discusses Cuba's first republic participation with World's Fair Commissioner Charles M. Pepper. They review exhibit plans and timing, with Palma aiming to be inaugurated May 2 and Cuba to go to Havana mid April for preparatory steps. Americans with Cuban interests pledge support.
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Major Jenkins declines sword offer amid political tension
Major Micah J. Jenkins of Bethel Military Academy refuses the Charleston sword offered during President Roosevelt's visit. He telegrams Gov. Tillman denying claims of urging withdrawal and thanks him for kindness.
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Colombia May Affect Panama Canal Route Debate
Washington reports indicate Colombia’s move to notify the Panama Canal Company of Paria about not transferring holdings could undermine the French title and shift congressional support toward the Nicaragua route. Officials foresee possible outcomes including abandonment of the Panama project or altered negotiations, with Colombia seeking a larger share of the $40 million to $46 million price. The canal issue remains fluid as officials assess implications for U S possession and price distribution.
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READY FOR FIFE TRIAL
Savannah reports turmoil as the Stew art Fife murder trial approaches. Allegations of an alibi via a locally prominent woman provoke elite anger and denials from defense attorney Frank Knickerbocker. Fife faces murder charges in Frank Richardson’s death.
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Battle near Cumpton ends with killings and jail standoff
Sheriff Stamper and posse fought a gang at Vortex after a yard battle at Harris distillery. Four wounded men were left in the jail, including Buck Wooten, Jeff Townsend, Clay Napier and John Faulkner. Wooten and Townsend are said to be at risk of death. About a hundred armed men guard the jail amid further violence indications.
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Hogg Refuses English Court Dress For King Edward
Former Texas governor Hogg visiting London to be presented to King Edward but refuses to wear knee breeches and a court dress, insisting on American evening attire. In Washington Indiana a wounded witness recounts being beaten and hidden in a box car before a trial.
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Chinese minister post amid coronation talk in Shanghai
Minister Wu's successor likely Sir Liang Cheu Tung to take Wu Ting Fang's place in Washington while embassy officials attend King Edward's coronation. Chinese sub-commissioners meet on tariff terms to base a possible agreement. Tuotae Shang's scarlet fever shows steady improvement. Street railways face injunctions as Beacom alleges old lines block the Three-Cent Railway.
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Engineer Indicted in New York Central Tunnel Disaster
The grand jury indicted John M. Wicker, engineer of the White Plains local, for manslaughter after the January 8 tunnel collision with the Norwalk local. A bench warrant was issued for Wicker's arrest. In Ridgway a farmer Bartel Sweaney and his daughter Mary were found dead at their Willcox home, skulls crushed, robbery suspected.
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Impassable Roads Forestall Free Time Transit in Impas
Reads Impas Red Bud March 3 nearly all roads into the city are impassable due to deep mud. Anton Pelate a star route mail driver left Saturday for Modoc eleven miles away and reached at 9 pm losing a horse and crossing wheat fields. With the thaw expected roads will remain impassable.
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Botha Captured Near Knapdaar In South Africa War
London reported war secretary Broderick said Gen. De Wet and other Boer leaders were captured in a two day operation near Harri smith and Van Reener line, with 600 Boer killed or captured and 2000 horses plus 28,000 cattle seized. Botha reportedly escaped while in pursuit. Censorship tightened as dispatches arrive delayed via Preforia. Norman Oklahoma also reported murder by arsenic poisoning of Henry Dean with trial for John A. Dean and Mary Dean. The day’s news also noted a Pekin audience with the Empress and Empress Dowager and fresh orders for vaccination of American bound ships due to smallpox risk.
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Yankee shoes reach Paris in American sales push
The American Continental Shoe Leather syndicate opens a Paris store on Boulevard Saint Martin selling only U S manufactured shoes at about 3 francs duty per pair. Planned chain expansion includes stores named New York Chicago Boston St Louis with more to follow. French dealers foresee orders amid concern over declining domestic handiwork.
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River floods threaten Pittsburg area as rivers rise
Past the danger point locals warn of 25 to 30 feet by morning as Little Connemaugh and Stony Creek flood Johnstown and surrounding towns. Cambria mills idle with 15,000 workers affected while Hooversville ice gorge broke away sweeping two bridges. Streets flood deeply and many families move to the hills as communications collapse.
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Coal miners weigh strike threats over new wage scale
Local and national labor actions unfold as K E T Coal Company cuts mining pay from 90 to 80 cents per ton at Huntington, sparking fears of a 1000 man walkout. Separate unions set April 1 wage scales for common laborers, mechanics, and brick yard workers. Meanwhile Arkansas City hanged two men as another trial proceeds. The Tallahassee State Capitol suffers a gable gate collapse, damaging the south wing.
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Thunderstorms Hit Tennessee Rail Lines and Flood Fears
Reports to General Superintendent Dodson from Tennessee warn of heavy thunderstorms along the line from Morristown to near the NOC area causing floods and widespread damage. Wires are down and metal reports indicate damage across the route.
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