Checks Sent to Ministers in Wisconsin Senate Probe
The Wisconsin Senate primary investigation examined payments to Lutheran ministers from the Stephenson fund on August 14, with ministers receiving amounts between 7.50 and 11 dollars. one minister reportedly set aside 400 dollars. Senatorial aides could not explain the checks and presumed they were not campaign related. Also noted were C. C. Wellensgard of Green Lake county’s 260 dollar expense account and a bid for 20 dollars from Rasmussen Publishing for a special article and 5 000 extra copies. The Superior Tidende received 75 dollars and the Minneapolis Tidande 500 dollars for newspaper space.
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Madison
Wis
R. H. Sackett
C. C. Wellensgard
Green Lake County
Olyman
Wellensgard
Hitchcock
Sackett
Rasmussen Publishing Company
Minneapolis
Superior Tidende
Minnenapolis
Suffragettes Undaunted in London Rally After Jail Sentences
In London on March 1 suffragists gathered outside Holloway Jail to welcome three members released after one month’s imprisonment for attempting to enter the premier’s residence. Christabel Pankhurst urged renewed action and announced a planned raid on the House of Commons on March 30 with delegates from Lancashire.
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London
Holloway
Asquith
Holborn
Christabel Pankhurst
Discharged Negro Soldiers Bill Passes House Move
The House, under a special rule, passed a Senate bill granting discharged Twenty-fifth Infantry soldiers accused in the Brownsville incident the right to prove their innocence and be restored to the army. Texas representative Slayden opposed, arguing it disrespects Roosevelt administration actions.
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Washington
House
Senate
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Ar. Slayden
Texas
Congress
Roosevelt
New York Jews Organize for Unified Community Action
Delegates representing nearly one million Jewish residents in New York will gather at the United Hebrew Charities building to promote a unified organization. The meeting aims to unite diverse Jewish groups and foster solidarity to address current discord and advance their community interests.
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New York
United Hebrew Charities
Miners Die in Calumet and Butterine Plant Fire
In Calumet Michigan a powder explosion in Red Jacket shaft killed two miners and injured a boy while Joseph Pride was killed at No 41 shaft by a rock fall. In Chicago a Swift & Co butterine plant and storage house in the stock yards were destroyed by fire with losses around 160000. Other yards buildings were threatened.
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Calumet, Mich
Calumet and Heela
Joseph “Pridtsh
Calumet and
Heela Ming
Chicago
Swift & Co
Victim Goes Into Court Over Alleged $60,000 Swindle
Packages reported to contain thirty six thousand dollars or more arrived in Davenport after an alleged scheme tied to two men from Little Rock Arkansas. Garnishment papers were served on an express company to secure the funds and the items are to be kept in safety vaults until the April district court term. The Little Rock arrests involved two men who long operated from Davenport as a base with no visible means of support and periodic arrests.
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Davenport
Little Rock
Ark
Express
Express Company
John &. Cavenaugh
District Court
Bryan mocks Indiana lawmakers over Kern defeat in senate race
William J. Bryan delivered a sharp address to the Indiana Legislature denouncing those who blocked John W. Kern's U.S. Senate bid. He praised Oregon and Nebraska for their methods of selecting senators and urged other states to follow their example to reflect the popular will.
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Scorea
Indiana
Kern
Indianapolis
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
United States Senate
Hrgan
Oregon
Nebraska
Patrick Still Fights to Secure Freedom
New York March 1 Albert T Patrick the lawyer convicted of the murder by poison of millionaire William Marsh Rice appeared before the appellate division of the supreme court on a writ of habeas corpus. He seeks liberty arguing the death sentence was illegally commuted to life by Governor Higgins and claims life imprisonment is a greater punishment not provided by statute. His petition alleges fraud and collusion by influential persons and is opposed by city county and state authorities.
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New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Patrick
Berlin Ripper Captured After Street Attack
In Berlin on February 27 the latest of a series of street assaults was stopped when a man tried to stab a woman on Friedrich Street. She cried out and the assailant fled to a nearby house where a policeman seized him. The episode marks the 31st attack in a wave of terror that has many women avoiding streets after dark.
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Ame
Berlin
Friedrich
Bancroft cites funds spent on Stephenson campaign in Richland county
Madison, Wisconsin, February 27. Speaker Levi H. Bancroft testified before the senatorial inquiry that money from the Stephenson campaign fund was used for organizing work in Richland county and that he personally spent $1090 for the same purpose. He said he also spent $100 of his own on La Follette campaigns and declined to name recipients. The session included questions about related checks as Edmonds Pus-lcher and Sactrett spoke.
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Madison
Wis
Levi H. Bancroft
Wisconsin Assembly
Stephenson
Richland County
la Follette
Bancroft
Althout
Messrs
Edmonds
Pus Lcher
Sactrett
New High Record for Wheat Prices in Chicago
New high records for the season were published in the wheat pit as prices surged. The May contract reached around 1173 dollars per bushel with swift sales, marking a strong market peak amid the trading day.
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Chicago
Cammaien
Taelid Sulerig
Statehood Bid Abandoned as Senate Panel Delays NM Arizona Admission
Senate territories committee halted action on the House statehood bill for New Mexico and Arizona after readings by Senators Nelson and Beveridge alleging corruption and graft among territorial leaders. A pending inquiry is possible with Deveridge proposing hearings, delaying admission until after the next census.
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Messrs
Nelson
Beveridge
Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
Congress
Senate Committee On Territories
J. J. Hagerman
Ormsby McHarg
Department of Justice
W. PF. Wilcox
Santa Fe
Committee On Territories
Deveridge
Washington's Case Paralleled by Roosevelts Retirement
After a cabinet meeting President Roosevelt noted a Philadelphia Aurora article from March 6, 1797. The Aurora edited by Philip Freneau, long hostile to Washington and Hamilton, celebrated Washington's retirement, drawing a parallel to current rejoicing among Roosevelt's critics.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Aurora
Philadelphia
Philip Freneau
Jefferson
Hamilton
Runaway Tennessee Senators Hiding in Kentucky
Eight of thirteen Tennessee senators who fled Nashville to block a quorum are hidden in Hopkinsville Kentucky. Warrants are out for their arrest as the group vows to continue delaying elections indefinitely.
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Hopkinsvile
Nashville
Tennessee
Hopkinsville
Alabama
Life prisoner Henry Sussman dies by own action in prison
In Stillwater Minnesota on March 2 Henry M M Sussman twenty one year old Hebrew inmate with life sentence strangled himself in his cell. Sussman had killed his wife in Minneapolis and was received at the state prison December 39 1904 for second degree murder and sentence of life.
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Stillwater
Minn
Henry MM. Sussman
Sussman
Minneapolis
Srima
Gompers Opposes Local Option Endorsement Plan
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, opposes a New York unions plan urging resolutions against local option. He notes the executive council has carefully considered the circular but finds endorsement impractical and not representative of organized labor's current sentiment.
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New York
Samuel Gonpers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Executive Council
Organized Labor
2 Cents To Newfoundland Postage Reduction
Starting today a 2 cent stamp will carry a letter between Newfoundland and the United States in place of 5 cents. The change is credited to Dr. Wilfred Grenfell whose advocacy influenced President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Meyer.
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United States
Washington
Newfoundland
Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Roosevelt
Meyer
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Restored Stomach Function
An advertising notice touts Kodol as a remedy that mimics a healthy stomach’s digestion. It claims rapid relief, harmless use, and a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied.
General Arbitration Treaty Talks Spark U S Venezuela Effort
Washington March 1 A general arbitration treaty will be negotiated between the United States and Venezuela as the minister arrives. The pact contemplates sending questions arising from ongoing disputes to The Hague for a formal commission to draft solutions and deliver a ruling.
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Washington
United States
Venezuela
Hague
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