Charges Revamped In Danish West Indies Bribery Case
Washington dispatch reports Tennessee Democrat James D Richardson revived Capt Walter Christmas s bribery charge over Danish West Indies sale. Debate erupts over bribery accusations against congressmen and officials, with a seven member committee appointed to investigate amid partisan tension. Names such as Abner McKinley Colonel Brown C M Knox appear in the evolving report as the probe unfolds.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
James D. Richardson
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Walter Christmas
West Indies
American State Department
Captain Christmas
State Department
Hay
Henry White
London
Copenhagen
White
Mr. Christmas
Denmark
Christian
Nels Gron
Republicane
Minnesota
Richardson
Den
Richardson's Resolution and Captain Christmas's Charges
In Washington on March 2 a genuine sensation shook the House as Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, Democratic leader, presented a resolution that sparked intense debate. The tense moment underscored partisan divisions as the chamber awaited further procedural moves and potential implications for the political dynamic.
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Washington
Richardson
Tennessee
Secret report cites $4000 fund in Danish West Indies sale
Charges allege corrupt use of a $4,000 fund in the Danish West Indies sale. The document, a secret report by Capt. Walter Christmas, accuses corrupt efforts to influence negotiations. Names include Abner McKinley, Col. Brown, C. W. Knox, Richard P. Evans, and others tied to Gardner and Hanna allies. A seven member investigating committee was proposed. debate and privilege rulings followed as lawmakers sought access to the documents.
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Danish West Indies
Walter Christmas
Richardson Read
Abner McKinley
Colonel Brown
C. W. Knox
Hanna
Richard P. Evans
Gardner
Congress
Richardson
Cannon
Illinois
Stone denies Tsilka kidnapping link after Vienna stop
Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary, passed through Vienna en route to London after six months in captivity. She praised her companion Madame Tsilka and denied Rev. Tsilka’s arrest for complicity, calling it absurd and praising the American minister’s corroboration. She plans to go to London and then home to her mother.
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Vienna
Ellen M. Stone
London
Miss Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Madame Tsilka
Tsilka
America
Constantinople
Leishman
M. Tsilka
United States
Macedonia
Patrick Convicted of Rice Murder Says Witnesses Bribed
Albert T. Patrick asserts witnesses and jurors were bribed or influenced after his murder conviction of William M. Rice. He predicts the verdict will not stand, plans appeal to the Court of Appeals, and discusses handwriting and excluded testimony while lamenting jury manipulation. District Attorney Jerome notes possible witness immunity for Rice clerk Charles F. Jones.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Colonel Patrick
Chicago
Turner
Patrick
Goff
Osborne
Rice
Schepfel
Adams
Court of Appeals
Jerome
Charles F. Jones
Jones
Roosevelt Seeks Cuba Diplomatic Posts Salaries
Theodore Roosevelt asks Congress to fund diplomatic and consular representation in Cuba with envoy and minister to Havana, a consul general at 5000 dollars, and consuls at Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba at 3000 dollars each. He notes existing ports will be covered by agents and urges timely establishment of relations to align with Cuba’s new government and pending treaties.
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Washington
Congress
Cuba
Spain
Cuban
United States
Isle of Pines
Ceres Ne
Sie Dosen Ary
Republic of Cuba
Kano
Benes Secona
Legation
Havana
Cienfuegos
Santiago de Cuba
Baracoa
Cardenas
Matanzas
Nuevitas
Aguala Grande
San Juan de Los Remedios
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Luddington
New York City
Wood
Santiago
Forged Warrants Charged Against Anderson Deal.er in School Supply Ring
Affidavit filed in Tipton Circuit Court charges Manson A. Johnson of Johnson & Co. with forgery. Two forged township warrants, $1000 each, passed to Tipton County Bank, part of a pattern stretching across Indiana. Victims estimate losses between 49 000 and 50 000. money allegedly funded high salaries and speculative ventures. Johnson left Anderson, ill in Cincinnati, now at Hot Springs. wife to accompany for settlement.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Manson A. Johnson
Johnson & Co
Cirrcuit
Tipton
Muncie
Hiwood
Alexandria
Richmond
Indianapolis
Johnson
Cincinnati
Hot Springs
Ark
Tipton County Bank
In- Manapolis
Otis Retires Leaves Chicago for Rochester Home
Major General Elwell B Otis retired from the U S Army and departed Chicago for Rochester New York with his wife and daughters. He said he has no definite plans but will not write a book or deliver lectures.
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Chicago
Elwell
Otis
United States Army
Rochester
N. Y
Faust
Floods and storms halt Northern Pacific trains across region
Heavy rains and melting snow have flooded prairie tracks from Mandan to Jamestown, interrupting main line traffic. Northern Pacific trains are blocked, some moved to Great Northern routes via Fargo, while Great Northern and Soo lines face washouts but remain partly operational. Canadian Pacific transcontinental service reports minor delays.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific
North Dakota
Mandan
N. D
Jamestown
Great Northern
Soo Line
Fargo
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
Tornado hits Beirne Clark county towns wrecks property
Beirne in Clark county Arkansas was struck by a tornado that damaged Yeager hardwood plant J G Clark mill and a schoolhouse. Several buildings were unroofed and injuries reported including a wife and baby of Jud Davis and W B Hay. Davis family escaped unharmed. A line of twenty five railroad cars derailed down the road. A second report from Chadron Nebraska notes isolation after a snow sleet storm with two feet of snow in the Black Hills and trains blocked. Telegraph and telephone lines down severing communication for days.
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Little Rock
Ark
Beirne
Clark County
J. G. Clark
J. R. Robinson
Jud Davis
W. B. Hay
Davis
Iron Mountain
Lincoln
Neb
Chadron
Black Hills
Deadwood
Heavy Rain Isolates Vicksburg Stranding Rail Traffic
Heavy rain in the past twenty four hours. Nearly eight inches of rainfall isolates Vicksburg Miss. rail traffic and wire communication blocked. Yazoo and Mississippi Valley line reports no trains entering or leaving since late last night. Weather hampers mail and freight movement, with service suspended for remaining miles south.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Aetna
Rae Ee Dassuc
Floods Wash Out Tracks and Rail Service Cuts Across Region
Heavy rains have swollen rivers and flooded towns from Yazoo to Mint Springs bayou. Rails washed out, stations flooded, and bridges undermined as several thousand dollars in damage hits local streets and homes. Horace Gibson narrowly escaped as his house was swept away near Russum. Telegraph lines down hinder reports. Wazoo City and East Mississippi see major inundation and halted traffic. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COL. 6.
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Melton
Harriston
Port Gibson
National Cemetery
Mint Springs Bayou
Horace Gibson
Russum
Gibson
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Baker's Creek
Jackson
Alabama Vicksburg
Wazoo City
Mississippi
Capitalized Asphalt Firms Show Meager Earnings
Philadelphia reports reveal National Asphalt Company and Asphalt Company of America, with 58 million authorized capital and 2.15 million fixed charges annually, earned only about 20 thousand dollars yearly over two years. Extraordinary Venezuelan expenses and National Contracting losses drive concerns of overcapitalization and possible criminal aspects. Committees will deepen investigations and consider winding up the National Contracting operation.
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Philadelphia
National Asphalt Company
The
Asphalt Company of America
Audit Company of
New York
Henry W. Biddle
American Committee
Venezuecia
National Contracting Company
New Orleans
Trial for Heresy Opens Behind Closed Doors in Kansas
Rev. Granville Lowther of McPherson Kansas faces a secret trial on a heresy charge before eleven Kansas ministers appointed by the Southern Kansas Methodist Conference. Bishop Mallalieu presides, with C J Hawes chairing and counsel named for both church and accused. The proceedings, readied amid sensational reports, emphasize press silence and closed doors. The roster lists ministers from Great Bend Florence Lyons and others, while the biographical sketch notes Lowther’s Virginia birth in 1849 and movements through Illinois and Kansas until now.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Granville Lowther
McPherson
Kansas
Southern Kansas Methodist Conference
C. J. Hawes
Newton
D. D. Atkin
Marion
Charles G. Wood
Illinois
Wiliam H. Rose
Winfield
A. B. Hestwood
Great Bend
H. W. Giddens
Geneseo
E. B. McCarthy
Florence
Walter Robertson
Bison
George Sturgis
Frederick
J. W. Crouch
Little River
L. F. Abernathy
Kinsley
L. M. Riley
Lyons
Lst
Lowther
Ita
William Reese
Mead
F. C. Fay
Garden City
W. A. Vangundy
Wellington
H. J. Ducker
W. L. Dexter
Caldwell
D. E. Wotan
Partridge
J. L. Patterson
Stafford
J. A. Bartholomew
Walton
Stephen Brink
Cheney
Mt. Hope
LN. Pierce
Craw- the Kev
Virginia
Ulinois
Doge City
McPherson, Where the Official Board of Church
Wwe
Conciliatory Conference Averts Immediate Coal Strike
New York March 27 mine workers and operators met four hours under the National Civic Federation to avert a strike. Workers sought eight hour days pay increases and a uniform scale while operators refused unionizing and wage boosts. Senator Hanna chaired the talks. a second conference may be called within thirty days with no April 1 strike. Connections include Mitchell Nicholls Fahey and Duffy.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Hanna
Industrial Department
Oscar 8. Straus
Frank Duncan
Church Mission House
W. H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
E B. Thomas
Erie Railroad
George 8. Baer
Reading Railroad
Robert Oliphant
Delaware & Hudson Company
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers’ Association
Nicholia
John Fahey Thomas Duffy
Compees
Aecetics
Lke
Mitchell
Se. Hanna
Straus
Gite Eecetatin
Civic Federation
Shamokin
T Nicholls
John Fahey
Thomas Duffy
Washington
Brewerymen's Strike Talks In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on March 2 a conference with brewery proprietors occupied the forenoon and President Gompers was in conference again during the afternoon as labor action loomed.
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Cincinnati
Gompers
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MR. Richardson
Dane
Bames
C. M. Knox
MR. Cannon
Gove
Cuban Republic
General Otis
Arkansas
Star Chamber
Mallalieu
Messrs
Mitchell, Nicholls, Fahey
and Duffy
Union
Labor News
Mediator
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