Colorado bribery charges shadow governor contest
A Colorado general assembly committee was appointed to probe bribery allegations in the race between Alva Adams and James H. Peabody. A senator presented a written bribe claim naming James M. Herbert and Daniel Sullivan, with funds allegedly paid by them to influence votes. The joint convention ordered a five member investigative panel.
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Denver
General Assembly of
Colorado
James HH. Peabody
Alva Adams
General Assembly
R. W. Morgan
Rep
Bouler
George Stidger
Senate
St. W. Morgan
Heros A State of Things in Colorado Bribery Claim
James M. Herbert denies a $1500 bribe offer from Senator Morgan in a meeting at the Brown Palace hotel with Daniel Sullivan present. Sullivan, Cripple Creek postmaster and Republican organizer, corroborates Morgan seeking access to Herbert and recounts the attempt to sway votes in the governor race amid pressure from Peabody supporters. Morgan reportedly sought to influence legislators to back Adams.
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James M. Herbert
Senator Morgan
Colorado and Southern Railroad
United States
Daniel Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Herbert
Morgan
Brown Palace Hotel
Adams
Boulder County
Peabody
Battle around Mukden intensifies at dawn
Mukden reports say artillery grows heavy as Russians prepare to evacuate Mukden and Furshun and retreat to Tie Paes, with Tokio dispatches noting renewed fighting at break of day.
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Mukden
Mch
Evening Journal
Tokio
Furshun
Paes
Cortelyou Becomes Postmaster General in Swearing-In
Washington dispatch reports George B. Cortelyou was sworn in today as post master general, marking a key appointment in the administration.
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Washington, D. C
George B. Cortelyou
Governor Adams Reviews Bribe Allegations Bloomberg
Governor Adams doubts Morgan story and says Morgan went to him voluntarily to pledge support. In the afternoon Postmaster Sullivan assaulted Richard Broad a Peabody worker, striking him in the face on the street. Sullivan claims Broad and other lobbyists prompted Morgan to make the charges.
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Bribe
Herbert
Adams
Morgan
Sullivan
Richard Broad
Peabody
Sul
Broad
Wide-open gambling blamed for Terre Haute murder
In Terre Haute Indiana March 7 protest ministers linked public gambling to the murder of Matty Robertson by Joe Roach in a gambling room. After Robertson’s death gamblers closed their rooms and Mayor Bidaman’s police board ordered closures. Reformers hope a mass meeting will push the mayor to act against public gambling.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Matty” Robertson
Joe Roach
Bidaman
Roach
Robertson
Unforeseen Business or Legislative Duties Arise
A brief note highlights duties that may become ineffective due to unforeseen events. It discusses potential impacts on plans and the need for rapid adjustments by affected organizations and officials.
Fire destroys Barcus foundry patterns in Wabash
A fire in Wabash Indiana on March 7 partly destroyed the Barcus company foundry and Wabash Stove company plant. The main part of the plant was saved but patterns were destroyed, likely costly to replace. The blaze started in the molding room and caused about ten thousand dollars in damage.
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Wabash, Ind
Barcus Company
Wabash Stove Company
Supreme Court Affirms Northern Securities Case Ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the Third Circuit in Harriman v Northern Securities Co. favoring the company. The earlier injunction stopping transfer of 717,300 Northern Pacific Railway common shares, acquired in the merger with Great Northern, remains reversed by the Philadelphia-based appeals court.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals For
Third Circuit
Harriman
Northern Securities Company
Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court For
New Jersey
Securities Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Philadelphia
Beggar Heinrich Beaten as He is Taken to Jail
In Racine Wisconsin March 7 William Heinrich a cripple with no legs and one arm was appre hended for begging and insulting passersby. He resisted arrest biting and gouging and had his prosthetics broken during the struggle. Police Johnson and Blesseinger carried him to jail in a buggy after a tumultuous confrontation. He claimed ties to President Roosevelt at San Juan Hill.
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Racine
Wis
Johnson and Blesseinger
William Heinrich
Heinrich
President Roosevelt
San Juan Bill
Cabinet Nomination Confirmations In Senate Session
In the Senate special session the main business was confirming the president’s cabinet. Cortelyou becomes postmaster general replacing Wynne who is nominated consul general at London. Quarles is confirmed as judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin and Cockrell as interstate commerce commissioner.
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Washington
San Domingo
United States
Senate
Cortelyou
Wynne
London
Quarles
Wisconsin
Cockrell
Carnival opens in New Orleans with Rex arrival
The 1905 carnival begins under sunny skies in New Orleans as Rex arrives aboard the United States steamer Stranger. A royal procession, military and civic escorts fill the streets while Mayor Behrman hands Rex the keys to the city.
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New Orleans
Rex
United States
Canal Street
Behriman
Mrs Melissa Cook Trial For Criminal Breach Of Promise
Paris, March 7 Mrs Melissa Cook is on trial for criminal breach of promise. Levi Jones, 56, testifies she induced him to pay $15 and costs of a decree of divorce promising to marry within days after her release. He says she bought garments including a balmoral skirt $5 and a lady's cloak $5 before refusing to marry.
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Paris
Melissa Cook
Levi Jones
Cook
Jones
Des Moines Man Shoots Ex-Wife Then Feigns Suicide
Fred R. Hofman, a Des Moines restaurant keeper, fatally wounded his divorced wife and then shot himself. The wife died instantly. Hofman survived with a wound expected to be fatal. Motive cited as jealousy after rumors she planned to marry again.
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Des Moines
Fred RB. Hofman
Anthony Defrees Dies Aged 84 In Goshen Indiana
Goshen Indiana March 7 Anthony Defrees a noted newspaper publisher died at his home at 84 He and Schuyler Colfax founded the St Joseph Valley Register at South Bend in 1832 He later started the Goshen Express and became part owner of the Indianapolis Journal He was active in Republican politics.
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Goshen
Ind
Anthony Defrees
Schuyler Colfax
St. Joseph
Breathing Deeply Feeds Vital Body Systems
The piece extols slow full lung breathing as highly valuable for health. It claims deep breathing reaches all body points, improves blood health, and benefits every vital process, urging repeat practice for lasting advantages.
Milwaukee Woman Sets Fire After Piling 1800 Dollars in Belongings
LaCrosse Wisconsin March 7 A 70 year old woman Mrs Charlotte Wood poured kerosene on her bed stacked with clothing jewelry and certificates of deposit totaling 1800 dollars then set it afire and locked the doors before telling her brother she burned her property The house was a total loss She had threatened her life and did not want to leave her property to anyone Guardianship will be sought.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Charlotte Wood
Speaker Cannon Joins Taft Philippines Trip Plan
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Cannon accepted Secretary Taft’s invitation to travel to the Philippines beginning July 1, with the option to withdraw acceptance if needed. The wording notes the arrangement hinges on his ability to withdraw.
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Washington
Cannon
Taft
Philippines
Hissing In the Theater and Its Odd Origins
The piece recalls a shift from silent audiences to hissed performances with Fontenelle's tragedy Aspar cited as the origin around 1680. It notes a Bannister era farce titled Fire and Water and the idea that fire and water yield only a hiss.
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Bannister
Madison County indictments trigger manhunt in Arkansas
Maveriff Crowe leaves Alton Newfoundland for io springs Arkansas with requisition papers for three Madison County pool room managers indicted in circuit court and with bench warrants issued for their arrest to face charges.
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Alton
Maveriff Crowe
Fo: Io Springs
Ark
Madison Pool Room
Madison County
Roosevelt Receives Japanese Emperor's Congratulations
The president has received the felicitations of the emperor of Japan on his inauguration and the good wishes from Washington dated March 7. The note conveys diplomatic goodwill and warm regards from Tokyo.
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Mikado
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Will of James N. Tyner Filed for Probate in Washington
The will dated June 20, 189s leaves James N. Tyner's entire estate to his widow Christine Tyner who is named executrix without bonds. The document was filed for probate in Washington on March 7.
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General Tyner
Washington
James N. Tyner
Pia
Christine Tyner
Faces Death Every Day
Iowa City March 7 Frank Craig in the university hospital with an aneurysm of the ascending aorta described as a rare condition for his age 28. Doctors warn the sudden rupture could kill him at any moment and cite hard work or a fast life as possible causes.
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Lowa City
Frank Craig
State University of Iowa
United States
Seattle Benefactor Gifts to Harvard Fund for Deficit Relief
Samuel Hill, a member of Harvard University's board of overseers, has contributed 85 000 to a special fund and 1 10 000 to relieve the institution's annual deficit, announced in Seattle on March 7.
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Seattle
Wash
Samuel Hill
Harvard University
Will leaves husband nothing in Aura Parkyn death
In Converse Indiana Mrs Aura Parkyn who died by suicide on February 13 at Logansport left a will cutting off her husband Dr I A Parkyn without a cent and leaving most of her $50 000 fortune to Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago
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Converse, Ind
Aura Parkyn
Logansport
Ind
I. A. Parkyn
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
Market opens with varied hog, cattle and sheep quotes
Chicago March 7 1908 opening estimates show hog receipts at 23000 with 3749 leftovers and strong prospects. Light packers quoted 4.75 to 8.50, mixed packers 4.85 to 8. In heavy shipping grades 4.5 to 5.20. Cattle around 1000, steady sheep 15000 slow.
Market Receipts and Prices Across Livestock Shipments
Official receipts yesterday and shipments, today’s estimates, and tomorrow’s projections show market strength. Cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs move across grades with steady to strong bids, including noted prices for beeves cows and heifers stockers and feeders and Western lambs at regional markets.
Japanese advance and Mukden siege reported from multiple fronts
Dispatches from Tokyo St Petersburg and Newchwang describe Japanese scouts in touch behind Tepasa and Nogi and Kuroki advancing from Port Arthur. Estimates cite 12 000 wounded and 30 000 Japanese losses at Mukden with hopes of retreat preserved for Kuropatkin if needed.
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Newchwang
Noels
Kuroki
Tepasa
St. Petersburg
War Office
Mukden
Oneral Kuropatkin
Nogi and
Baby smothered in folding bed in Boone visit
The six month old daughter of H A Mondt died in Boone Louisiana when an aunt cleaning the room accidentally shut a folding bed on the infant. The Mondt family had left to visit relatives leaving the child playing on the bed.
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Boone
H. A. Mondt
Immigrant Influx Aids Spring Arrival Surge
New York reported nearly twenty thousand immigrants expected this week as a spring rush begins. Last week 14,585 arrived aboard thirteen ships with seven ships scheduled to bring 7,587 Italians. Most Italian arrivals are slated to head west.
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New York
Italy
Speaker Cannon Receives Gavel From Bloomingdale Academy
In Washington on March 7, Speaker Cannon was presented with a gavel grown on the campus of the Friends Bloomingdale academy in Indiana. The presenter was Edgar H. Newlin, president of the academy association, in the speaker's room at the Capitol.
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Washington
Cannon
Friends’ Bloomingdale
Ind
The
Capitol
Edgar H. Newlin
Academy Association
Labor Troubles in Spain Roil Madrid and Barcelona
Demonstrations by unemployed in Barcelona saw revolvers fired and stones thrown amid many arrests including known anarchists. A bomb found before the Marquis de Puebla palace in Madrid was removed before it exploded.
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Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Marquis de Puebla
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W. K. Vanderbilt
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Mrs. Wood
Harvard
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Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Ents
McCall Bree
Cago
Nogi
Kuropatkin
Crar
Newehwang
Nogt
Kevelin
Port Artur
Port Arthur
Tokyo
Legaion
Foreign Office
Shaho
Penniulupao
Wartushan
Hausangmupaotzu
Linchangtun
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Hangchengp
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Suchiattun
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