Pinchot in House Accused Over Water Rights and Funds
Charges against Titford Pinchot chief of the forestry bureau were raised in the house by Smith of California and Mondell of Wyoming during debate on the agricultural appropriation bill. They alleged secret deals with Los Angeles over Owens river water rights and improper use of funds to boost the bureau in newspapers. Pinchot was defended by Pollard and Scott. The Aldrich currency bill passed the senate 42 to 16, with plans for a banking system investigation. In the house Deikema denied a Roosevelt berating tale. Beall charged the president with usurping power as weather station provisions were struck from the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Messrs. Smith
California
Mondell
Wyoming
West
Pinchot
Pollard
Nebraska
Scott
Kansas
Aldrich
Senate
Deikema
Michigan
Roosevelt
Deikeman
Wilfley
United States Court
China
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
House
Congress
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Beall
Texas
Virginia
Vermont
Missouri
Indiana
Notable 1903 prison execution and academic awards
Chester Gillette was electrocuted in Auburn prison for Grace Brown’s murder. Northwestern University junior Charles Wendel David won this year’s Cecil Rhodes Scholarship by unanimous jury selection of five college presidents. Gov. Broward appointed Hall Milton of Marianna to the Senate seat after Senator Bryan’s death. Calvin Demarest won the national amateur billiard championship in Chicago by defeating H A Wright. Comptroller Ridgely resigned to head the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City, replaced by Lawrence O. Murray. Maj. Gen. A W Greely, Arctic veteran, retired at 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Gillette
Auburn
N. Y
Grace Brown
Charles Wendel David
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Cecil Rhodes
Gov
Broward
Hall Milton
Marianna
Senator Bryan
Florida
United States Senate
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
H. A. Wright
Ridgely
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
Lawrence O. Murray
A. W. Greely
Murder in Woods: Bernthaler and pupil Ziechmann slain
Carl Bernthaler a Cleveland music teacher and his pupil Miss Lena Ziechmann were found murdered in the woods. The report notes national crime mentions and a range of other incidents including a Seattle area labor leader and a Missouri political speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bernthaler
Lena Ziechmann
Cleveland
New York
Alexander Berkman
Selig Silverstein
William J. Bryan
Missouri
Kansas City
Roosevelt
Senator la Follette
Indiana
Indiana Railroad Commission
Russell
la Guayra
Henry Kock
St. Louis
Fairmont
W. Va
Mexico City
Middleville
Mich
Multitude of 1906 Headlines Include Indictment and Explosions
A San Juan grand jury indicts Capt. George Worley over mistreatment of crew aboard Aberanda. thefts occur at Dikran Kelekian’s New York show window. Missouri cannon muzzle shatters during target practice. Fire on East River piers damages property and injures firefighters. Parliament in Ireland debates home rule. Kansas City bank reopens with cash reserves. Multiple murders, robberies, and political shifts reported nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
George Worley
United States
Aberanda
Fifth Avenue
Dikran Kelekian
New York
Magdalena Bay
Toy Line
East River
House of Commons
John &. Redmond
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
William Trainor
William Pryor
St. Paul
O. A. Bailey
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Santa Fe
Florence
Newton
Kan
James D. Reid
Michigan City
Ind
Union Square
Union Pacific Coal Company
Hanna
Wyo
D. M. Elias
Emperor William
Roosevelt
Dr. Hill
Germany
Charlemagne Tower
Spires
William Spires
Wellsville
George Snowden
Steubenville
Durham W. Stevens
San Francisco
John Ireland
Toledo
Michigan
Iowa
Illinois
Taft
Treadwell
Alaska
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Thomas J. Heflin
Alabama
Daniel Leroy Dresser
The
Trust Company of the Republic
South San Francisco
Speaker Cannon
Indiana
Bryan
Thomas R. Marshall
W. H. Kennan
Mexico
Missouri
Charles J. Sweasy Former Reds Player Dies in Newark
Charles J. Sweasy, once a member of the Cincinnati Reds under manager Harry Wright, died in Newark New Jersey at age 61. He played for the famous ball club during its early years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Sweasy
Cincinnati “Reds
Harry Wright
Newark
N. J
United States Considers Harsh Measures Against Castro
Congress weighs punitive options against Venezuela over the Castro regime. Proposals include a 90 percent duty on Venezuelan coffee, a ban on asphalt imports, and giving the president authority to act, with armed force as a last resort. The aim is to pressure Castro to accept arbitration and protect American citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Castro
Venezuela
United States
Congress
Germany to Protect Haiti Interests as Bremen Returns
Germany warns it will use force to safeguard its citizens in Port au Prince as the Bremen arrives to pressures linked to Herrmann & Co. debts including a $390,000 Haiti bond block. President Nord Alexis vows to defend the government amid suspected conspiracies by foreigners and rising tensions. Refugees increase at consulates amid looming outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Bremen
Nord Alexis
Reinbold
Herrmann & Co
Germany
Black Republic
United States
Gonaives
St Mare
Herrmann
Miners Idle as Wage Talks Suspend Work in 1919
Two hundred fifty thousand bituminous coal miners will be idle starting Wednesday as a wage dispute between the United Mine Workers and coal operators halts operations until a new scale is agreed. An open winter and ample stock reduce pressure for a prolonged strike while district and local differences prompt temporary suspensions. The recent scale covered the central competitive field of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Wages Cut Ten Percent In New Bedford Textile Mills
New Bedford textile workers face a 10 percent wage reduction set for April 18 after a conference between the New Bedford Textile Council and the Manufacturers' Association. The cut affects 22,090 operatives and comes a week later than previously announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
New Bedford Textile Council
Manufacturers’ Association
Selection of Gleaves to Command St Louis Pub Navy Cruiser
Commander Albert Gleaves, now at Newport torpedo station, is chosen to command the cruiser St Louis then at San Francisco as it moves to active duty in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Albert Gleaves
Newport Torpedo Station
St Louis
San Francisco
Gillette Executed at Auburn Prison in 6 Minutes
Chester Gillette was electrocuted at Auburn prison on Monday at 6 18 am, in a 1800 volt process that began at 6 14 68 and ended at 6 15 06. The warden and staff reported a calm completion, with Gillette conferring with his spiritual advisers and leaving a message for young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Gillette
Benham
Grace Brown
Henry Macilvray
Herrick
Rev. Macilvray
Maclvray
Lovers Found Dead in Cleveland Field Murder Suicide
Miss Lena Ziechman a 31 year old Mayflower school teacher and Carl Bernthaler 52 a music teacher were found shot to death in a Euclid Heights field. Deputy Coroner Harry McNeil theorizes Bernthaler killed Ziechman then died by suicide though no revolver was found. Eyewitnesses recall the couple near Cedar and Coventry roads Saturday night.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Euclid Heights
Lena Ziechman
Mayflower School
Quincy Avenue
S. E
Carl Bernthaler
E. Thirty-third Street
Opera House
Ziechmann
Harry McNeil
Charles Peters
Cedar Avenue
Peters
Cedar and
Coventry Road
W. L. Rosenberg
Windsor Avenue
Bernthalers
Miners in Major Fields Start Nationwide Strike
Indiana and Ohio lead a broad walkout as about 250000 miners across Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and likely Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia, and Kentucky cease work. Contracts expire at midnight with no new district deals in place, joint talks continuing in Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia while operators largely refuse to meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Black Coal District
Recluse J Warren Miller Found Dead Near Chicora
Pennsylvania obituary notes J Warren Miller age 82 a recluse living near Chicora was found dead by neighbors in Butler county authorities reported no foul play suspected at this time Miller had reportedly kept to himself and rarely left his home
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Butler
J. Warren Miller
Ager H
Chicora
Baby Adam Golandas Dies After Operation
In Pottsville a two months old infant named Adam Golandas bled to death following an operation. The report notes the tragedy occurred during medical treatment and is under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Adam Golandas
Lightning Burns Borland and Fell Store and Rockland Post Office
The general store of Borland and Fell and the Rockland post office were struck by lightning and burned, causing extensive damage to the building and disrupting postal services in Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Borland & Fell
Rockland
Child fatally burned at Cascade street home
Erie report states 20 month old Taylor Platz, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlton Platz of 2004 Cascade street, died from burns sustained at the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Taylor
Carlton F. Platz
Cascade Street
Acetylene Explosion Injures Schmidt Worker in Bethlehem
While cleaning an acetylene gas apparatus an explosion occurred in Bethlehem injuring George Snyder of Siegfried, considered fatally hurt as reports indicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
George Snyder
Siegfried
Trial verdict in Michaels murder case reaches voluntary manslaughter
Altoona jurors return a verdict after 12 hours of deliberation finding Thomas A. Michaels guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Thomas A. Michaels
Barn Fire Destroys Calumet Farm, Kills Four Horses and Cows
A fire at the H. C. Frick Coal Co. farm in Calumet destroyed the barn. Four horses and four cows perished in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
H. C. Frick Coal Co
Calumet
State Board Denies Commutation for Max Seifer
Harrisburg report states the state board of pardons for the second time refused commutation of the death sentence of Max Seifer. He remains scheduled to die on April 7.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Pardons
Max Seifer
Forty Join Church After Revival at Monongahela
Washington report notes that forty persons united with the Methodist Episcopal church of Monongahela following recent revival services held at the congregation’s church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Levi block fire destroys early oil town business houses
In Oil City the Levi block, a row of frame business buildings from the oil boom era, was destroyed by a blaze. Fire crews fought the flames as the structure burned, leaving charred ruins behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Levi
Tryonville General Store Struck By Lightning Fire
The Taylor and Stevens general store in Tryonville, home to the local post office, was struck by lightning and burned, destroying the building and its contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Taylor & Stevens
Tryonville
Trout ordered to repay $396 to estranged wife
Pottsville reports William Trout of Ashland must repay his estranged wife $396 he borrowed during their marriage. The legal separation case ends with the monetary restitution required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
William Trout
Ashland
Telegraph Operator Dies After Carbolic Acid Poison
Conne llsville report says W. J. Welsh aged 30 a telegraph operator consumed carbolic acid after a large meal at a local restaurant. He died ten minutes after arrival at the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
W. J. Welsh
Train death of horse thief near Washington express window
Samuel Knaub jumped from a toilet window to escape Officer Weaver on the Washington express and was killed when struck by the train wheels. Report states he was pursued for horse theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Washington Express
Samuel Knaub
Greensburg Man Dies After Dog Attack
Frank Lutz, 40, died from injuries after a vicious dog mauled him at the county home when he led the animal from a pen. The dog sank its teeth through his knee during the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Frank Lutz
Fire destroys Weiss home. two daughters leap to safety
In Conneautville the home of M Weiss burned and two daughters escaped by jumping from an upper window. Neighbors saved two smaller children by holding a quilt as the structure burned, sparing them from harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
M. Weiss
Conneautville
State Police Crack Down On Illegal Foreign Fishing
Harrisburg reports state police are pursuing foreigners for illegal fishing. In parts of the state, violators lure with nets and other tools to snare fish, prompting enforcement action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Samuel Fiffer Dies. Family Struck by Tragedies Nearby
Samuel Fiffer died at his home near Spring Church. Within a year his brother died from a horse kick, one son was killed by a train, and three weeks ago another son perished when struck by a falling tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Samuel Fiffer
Spring Church
Boroughs Seek State Funds for Good Roads Projects
Harrisburg reports a number of boroughs across the state request shares of good roads money to pave streets. In most cases requests are approved and bids will be invited later in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Townships Seek State Aid For Road Rebuilds
Harrisburg report says Carroll and Warrington townships petitioned the state highway department for road reconstruction aid. The request aims to push the project and the state will conduct surveys at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Carroll
Warrington
State Highway Department
Somerset mine suit filed against Boswell foreman
Thomas S. Lowther of Somerset, a mine inspector, files a criminal suit against William Malcolm, mine foreman for the Merchants' Coal Co., alleging violation of mining laws at Boswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Thomas S. Lowther
William Malcolm
Merchants’ Coal Co
Boswell
Officials Prepare New Castle Farmers Institute Meeting
Harrisburg deputy secretary of agriculture Martin plans a general normal institute for lecturers managers and officials linked to farmers institutes in New Castle Lawrence county from May 25 to 29.
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Harrisburg
Martin
New Castle
Lawrence County
Roosevelt Family Tours Evan Hall Plantation on Mississippi Trip
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and her children disembarked from the yacht Mayflower at New Orleans and spent several hours inspecting Evan Hall plantation in Louisiana. The estate is owned by Harry McCall, New Orleans customs collector, during a Mississippi River voyage.
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New Orleans
Theodore Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Evan Hall
Harry McCall
Customs
Heirs Hold Meeting Over Workan Inheritance
Lima Ohio heirs of Christopher Workan a wealthy Orient merchant who died intestate without issue held a meeting to determine the estate. The article notes the absence of a will and the need to settle succession among potential heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima, O
Christopher Workan
Orient
Gas Blast At New Eagle Hotel Leaves Two Fatalities Feared
Pittsburg report states a gas explosion at the New Eagle hotel in McKees Rocks scorched two men severely with probable deaths. Four others suffered serious injuries while the whole side of the building was blown out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Eagle
McKees Rocks
Franklin Boys Report Strangling Bound by Older Teens
Three schoolboys were found in different city locations bound hand and foot with one rope around a neck. Each boy said two older youths lured them to secluded spots, tied their limbs and then fled, pretending the act was a joke to terrify them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Lafayette College Receives $11000 Bequest for Lectureship
In Easton Lafayette College has been endowed with eleven thousand dollars from the estate of Mrs. Lyman Coleman. The funds will establish a lectureship in memory of the late president Lyman Coleman noted for his long service as a professor of Latin and Biblical history at the college.
Oil City man dies in boarding house fall
John Migas aged 35 was killed when he fell down stairs at his boarding house in Oil City.
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Oil City
John Migas
Black Hand operations near ended in Pennsylvania
State police headquarters report that Black Hand activity in Pennsylvania has nearly ceased, signaling a sharp decline in organized criminal activity across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State’ Police
Pennsylvania
Constable to Return Prizes At Private Card Parties
Constable Joseph Sell announced he will bring to the grand jury every case of prizes awarded at private card parties, stating the move as a step to enforce stricter conduct in local gambling events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Joseph Sell
Thieves Plunder Middletown Stock From Milk Bottles to Coal
In Middletown thieves, showing a knack for light housekeeping, have robbed homes and stores of items ranging from milk bottles to a ton of coal in recent depredations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
State armory plans advance as towns offer sites
Harrisburg reports many towns filed applications for armories and some offered lots. The board is studying local conditions and will act on armories this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Cattle Disease Measures Reported in Venange County
Harrisburg reports the state live stock sanitary board has taken precautions to prevent the spread of blackleg in the northwest. Several cases are noted in Venange County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
The
Coal Company Orders Resume at 55 Works on April First
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. authorizes the restart of 55 collieries and washeries after two months of half time with operations set to resume April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co
Natalie Colliery to Resume After Four-Year Idle Period
Official notice states the Natalie colliery will restart on April 1 after four years idle due to stockholder disputes in New York and Pittsburg. The mine will rehire about 700 men and boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Natalie
New York
Pittsburg
Harrisburg Pre-emption Papers Filed for Sixteen Parties
In Harrisburg officials report sixteen parties have filed pre-emption papers to enable nominations by petition for state and county offices in addition to the regular party slate at the uniform primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Indiana man found guilty of second degree murder
Emanuel Betts was convicted of second degree murder for killing William Cline in West Wheatfield township. Betts claimed self defense after the jury deliberated overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Emanuel Betts
William Cline
West Wheatfield Township
Betts
Little Andy Sokuluski Testifies in Charleroi Gang Case
Washington report says Andy Sokuluski known as Little And a head of the Sens chosen at Charleroi faced Judge J F Taylor after a hearing. He made startling admissions about gang operations and was sent to Morganza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andy Sokuluski
Sens
Charleroi
J. F. Taylor
Morganza
York Montgomery Cumberland Seek Supreme Court Review
York and Montgomery counties will join Cumberland to appeal the superior court ruling on repairing and maintaining condemned or abandoned turnpikes that run through townships within their borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Montgomery
Cumberland County
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Reynoldsville candidate is state’s oldest public official nominee
Jefferson county commissioner John S. Barr, age 84, seeks reelection as a Republican candidate while rivals were not yet born. Barr campaigns across Reynoldsville as he remains active in county government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynoldsville
Jefferson County
John S. Barr
Barr
Typhoid Precautions Close Schools Near Hazleton
In Jeanesville near Hazleton an outbreak of typhoid fever among pupils families led state inspectors to order school closures and a thorough examination of students and facilities to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Jeanesville
Hazleton
Shamokin Hosts 24th Penn Odd Fellows Session April 28
Lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows receive invitations to the 24th annual session of the Pennsylvania Odd Fellows Anniversary association to be held in Shamokin on April 28, marking the 89th anniversary of the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Pennsylvania
Odd Fellows
Order
College Enrollment Totals Reported by President Moffat
President James D. Moffat told the Washington and Jefferson college board that 479 students were enrolled last year across Washington, the academy, and the summer school. The college had 264 students, the academy 149, and the summer school 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington and Jefferson College Board of Trustees
James D. Moffat
Academy
State departments to file travel bills on sworn blanks
An order will require that every bill for traveling expenses and other charges on contingent funds of state departments be sworn to. The auditor general's department will promulgate the rule and after April 5 all such accounts must be made on blanks prepared by the department and attested before a notary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Auditor General’s Department
Austrian Man Faces Cruelty Charge Over Cat Death
Greensburg report describes Frank Strause an Austrian accused of cruelty to animals. At a justice of the peace hearing he admitted killing a cat using a method taught in the old country, placing his foot on the cat’s neck and pulling its tail until nine lives were exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Frank Strause
Justice of the Peace
Counterfeit Silver Dollars Found Near Wrightsville Farm
Residents in Wrightsville were stirred by the discovery of 180 counterfeit silver dollars on a local farm by Levi McBeak. The coins date back to 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Wrightsville
Levi McBeak
Coal firms seek restraining tax on 1907 assessment
Greensburg equity court hears 12 coal companies challenge the triennial assessment of 1907 as unjust and seek restraint on tax collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg.i
R Equity Court
Young Man Survives Oxalic Acid Ingestion After Rescue
Sharon reports 21 year old Carl Leipheimer attempted suicide by oxalic acid but was saved by a doctor who responded to a telephoned call and used a stomach pump to revive him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Carl Leipheimer
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Gllette
Auburn Prison
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