Bailey Seeks Seat Return After Resignation Fray
Washington reports Bailey may challenge his status after withdrawing his Senate resignation. Texas Governor Colquit refused to accept the exit, while colleagues question whether the vacated seat can be reclaimed without consent of the Senate and Texas legislature. The issue looms as pivotal votes, like ship subsidy, shape policy and legality.
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Washington
Joseph W. Bailey
United States Senate
Senate
Bailey
New Mexico
Arizona
Colquit
Texas
Mr. Bailey
William Lorimer
Ilinois
Congress
Murderer Surrenders After Abolition Passed in California
Joseph W. Cooney, wanted for the murder of his cousin James Cooney in San Francisco, entered the assembly chamber amid abolition debates, learned the bill passed, then surrendered to Sheriff Finn. The crime stemmed from jealous rage over the landlady and James.
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Cal
Joseph W. Cooney
San Francisco
James Cooney
Assembly
Finn
State Senate
Cooney
Senate
James
Western Union to Halt Horse Race Handbooks Service
County Prosecutor Hunt reported Western Union will investigate and stop any participation in providing telegraph service for handbooks about horse races after a grand jury warning. Vice President Carlton echoed that such involvement is contrary to instructions and will be investigated.
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Cincinnati
H. F. Hunt
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Grand Jury
Vail
New York
Carlton
Western Union Company
Judge Ben Lindsey Tells Students About Crooks in Senate
Judge Ben Lindsey lectured students on the idea that prominent criminals sometimes reach the Senate, explaining how power can corrupt and warning against lax standards in political life. He cited historical cases and stressed civic vigilance.
Judge Lindsley Blames Universities For Crooks
Judge Ben Lindsley of Denver told Yale students that small crooks go to prison while big crooks end up in the United States Senate. He noted universities produce many righteous men but also some of the era’s sharpest crooks, using the bones under the apple tree as a metaphor.
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New Haven
Cont
Ben Lindsley
Denver
William Brb. Bailey
Yale
United States Senate
Piers to Be Lengthened in New York Harbor
Secretary of War Dickinson allows the international mercantile marine to extend two North River piers in New York to accommodate giant new liners. The temporary structures may be removed if they obstruct navigation, following a brief War Department hearing and pending a joint commission investigation.
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Wer
Dickinson
International Mercantile Marine
North River
New York
Bryan to Attend Jefferson Birthday Celebration in Indianapolis
William J. Bryan informs Senator Kern and the event committee he will attend the Jefferson birthday celebration in Indianapolis. He plans to speak on the Passing of Plutoocracy, notes Indianapolis as a prime venue, and hopes many leading Democrats will attend despite the April special session. Governor Wilson is expected to be present.
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Indianapolis
William J. Bryan
Kern
Bryan
Wilson
Two Escape Prison From Minnesota State Prison
Two convicts Jerry McCarthy and Peter Juhl escaped from the Minnesota state prison in Stillwater. Both sentenced from Minneapolis, they used false keys and scaled the walls with an extensive search in the surrounding country ongoing.
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Stillwater
Minn
Jerry McCarthy
Peter Juhl
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Will of Mrs. William T. Bull Filed for Probate in Middletown
The late Mrs. William T. Bull will be filed for probate in Middletown next week. It is understood she divided her estate equally between her two sons, James G. Blaine III and William T. Bull.
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Newport
R. L
William T. Bull
Middletown
120 Die in Boilogee Theater Fire Tragedy
A Russian moving picture theater in Boilogee erupted in a petrol flame on carnival rest day. About 130 people attended most of them children, with Baron Traube among the dead and two of his children lost. Doors were blocked or barred to control crowds. exits failed as the interior burned in minutes.
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St. Petersburg
Bologee
Baron Traube
Steig
Vic
Best diet pairings with meat says PT J Allen
Daily diet and health notes advise wheat bread as the best meat companion since its digestion closely matches meat and aids elimination. It warns against sugar milk fruits green vegetables and oil as poor meat pairings. It notes carnivores avoid sweets or vegetables, while dogs thrive on corn or wheat biscuit protein closest to flesh.
Rebel Leader Near Chihuahua Plans U S Recognition
Francisco I. Madero and his army are near Chihuahua aiming to capture the city, reopen the Juarez railroad, and seek U.S. recognition after taking Juarez. Juarez is defended by 400 troops as reports say many residents flee to the United States.
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United States
Chihuahua
el Paso
Tex
Francisco I. Madero
Juarez
Monterey
Consuler
Carothers
Torreon
Tapia
Tragic Fire Claims Children Amid Rescue Efforts
A devastating blaze trapped children and several men who were not part of the athletic event attempted rescues. Firefighters arrived late after the alarm, failing to save the building or its occupants. They fought embers as parents searched the ruins for their missing children, most victims burned beyond recognition.
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Athletie
Aarm
Ita
Decision Brings Joy Over Montana Smelter Case
Joy sweeps Butte and western Montana as the U S Appeals Court in San Francisco affirms the Montana circuit court ruling. The decision allows continued operations of the Washoe smelter at Anaconda, despite a Deer Lodge Valley farmers syndicate challenge.
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Mont
Montana
United States
San Francisc
Deer Lodge Va
Anaconda Washoe Companies
Circuit Court of Montana
Araconda
Pioneer Inventor Edward Pennirs ton Dies
Boston reports pioneer inventor Edward Pennirp ton dead in Springfield at 54. Galveston marshall squad seized a shipment of 90 guns and 2000 rounds of ammunition unloaded at Sanderson Pecos County labeled furniture and sewer pipe to conceal rifles and cartridges bound for Mexican insurgents.
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Boston
Edward Pennirston
Springfield
Galveston
Tex
Pepity
Sanderson
Pecos County
Ne York Broker Appointed to Probe Postal Rate Rise
A New York broker has been appointed to investigate a proposed increase in postal rates. The assignment aims to assess impacts and justify any price changes.
Hughes Named Chairman of Postage Rate Commission
Washington reports Associate Justice Hughes will head the commission to study the proposed second class postage rate increase. The White House indicates the president intends to appoint him to lead the trio tasked with examining the rate changes as authorized by a late congress joint resolution.
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Washington
Hughes
Supreme Court
White House
Justice Hughes
Congress
Senate fails to confirm several presidential appointments
Washington March 7 The senate failed to confirm William H Lewis of Boston to be assistant attorney general and James Nokier of Nashville to the register of the treasury both black men with objections tied to color Lewis faced scrutiny over social standing while Nokier had no color-based objections A large batch of postmasters also remained unconfirmed
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Senate
William H. Lewis
Boston
Department of Justice
James Nokter
Nashville
Tenn
Register of the Treasury
Lewis
Nokier
Guy DP. Goff
United States Attorney
Frank L. Gilbert
Internal Revenue
Wisconsin
Family to Receive $116000 From Insurance Policy
The family of the late architect John M. Carrere, killed in a Madison avenue collision, will receive $116000 from Travellers Insurance. Carrere held a $50000 accident policy that doubled under the provisions. Three years of accumulations totaled 5000 with 1000 for hospital expenses.
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New York
John M. Carrere
Madison Avenue
Travellers’ Insurance Company
Carrere
Ile
Death of Delaware Chief Justice C B Lore
Charles Brown Lore former chief justice of Delaware and ex congressman was found dead in his Wilmington home. He would have been 60 years old March 16 and leaves a widow and daughter. He had been ill with the grippe for several days.
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Wilmington
Del
Charles Brown Lore
Delaware
Cleverest banking theft tale told by Aaron Bancroft
Negotiable securities worth about 85000 dollars were stolen last Thursday afternoon in New York. An envelope said to hold them contained copies of an evening paper, and thieves replaced the package in a corridor near the safe deposit vaults. Aaron Bancroft describes two men aiding him after a stumble, suggesting a precise substitution. Pinkerton and police call it one of the cleverest tricks of its kind, possibly by professional bank thieves.
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Produce Exchange Safe Deposit Company
George Bancroft & Co
Teaver Street
Pinkertons
Trankcroft & Co
Aaron Bancroft
Hia Seth
Manecroft
Bancroft
Central Office
Big Fight Imminent as Town Prepares for Invaders
In San Diego dated March 7 a 50 man force led by a mixed Mexican Negro commander from El Cabon heads toward Tia Juana in Lower California. Residents dig trenches and brace for attack while American border patrols are alerted to curb potential neutrality violations.
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San Diego
Cal
el Cabon
Tia Juana
California
Judge Lowell Dead in Boston at Age Eight
Judge Francis Cabot Lowell of the U S circuit court of appeals died in Boston at age eight. He was related to President Lowell of Harvard and a former Harvard overseer. A close personal friend of Theodore Roosevelt, he aided in his appointment.
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Boston
Francis Cabot Lowell
United States’ Circuit Court of Appeals
Lowell
Harvard
University
Theodore Roosevelt
Medicine Kills Child in Bloomington Incident
The children of William Miller of Gibgon City accidentally ingested poison via medical tablets left for an adult. One child died and the others remain in a curious condition.
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Bloomington
Wiliam Miller
Gibgon City
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