Kidnapers Now In Pennsylvania
James H Boyle and his wife known as the Sharon kidnapers arrived in Pittsburgh with two patrolmen amid jeers from the crowds. The couple claim Mrs Boyle had no role in the crime and deny links to the Whitla family, as $10 000 ransom was paid for Willie Whitla's recovery.
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Pittsburg
James H. Boyle
Little Willie Whitla
Sharon
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Boyles
Helene Boyle
Faulkner
J. P. Whitla
Boyle
Debt Paid by Mary Garden in Settlement with Mayer
Opera singer Mary Garden has repaid David Mayer a $20 000 loan with interest given eleven years ago to fund her musical education. The Mayers supported her Chicago choir beginnings and hoped for Paris study. Garden reportedly earns $1000 a right from Oscar Hammerstein. The refunded funds may go to charity.
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New York
Mary Garden
David Mayer
Chicago
Mayer
Paris
Mayers
Miss Garden
Oscar Hammerstein
Chicago Packer Acquitted for Cruelty to Animals
Patrick Brennan president of the Independent Packing company was found not guilty by a jury in Judge Foster's court on the cruelty charge. Miss Anna Wyatt of the Anti Cruelty Society testified Brennan allowed a painful branding method and improper care of hogs.
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Chicago
Patrick Brennan
Independent Packing Company
Foster's
Brennan
Anna Wyatt
Anti-Cruely Society
Hold Up in Pullman Car in Denver Yards
Two highway men entered a detached Pullman car in the Denver and Rio Grande yards at West Denver. They held up six passengers plus the conductor and porter and escaped with about 400 dollars in cash. The only woman passenger, Mrs. N. R. Hussey of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, was not molested.
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Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande
West Denver
W P Wheelihan Dead Pioneer Leader In Necedah
W P Wheelihan a longtime Necedah resident and noted figure in Wisconsin and Minnesota lumber circles died at 65 after months of illness. He had served as Necedah chairman four times and was in that office at his death.
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Necedah
Wis
W. P. Wheelihan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
DOESN'T WANT TO BE KING PRINCE DECLARES THRONE REFUSAL
Belgrade reports Prince Alexander, second son of the king, categorically declines the succession. He says it is absolutely impossible to force him to take the throne.
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Alexander
Belgrade
Prince Alexander
Mystery in Death of Young Wife by Acid
Vincennes Indiana March 26 The poisoning case of Mrs Russell Culbertson who died from carbolic acid remains unsolved. Police suspect she staged the scene to frame her husband's supposed lover a well known Vincennes divorcee sought by detectives. Her husband claims murder and neighbors found her in the yard after whisky revived her momentarily she cried of being dragged from a closet to a shed and forced to swallow a dose. A bandage was tied under her jaws to hold her mouth shut.
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Vincennes
Ind
Russell Culbertson
Nimrod returns from polar trek with exhausted explorers
Lieutenant Shackleton's Nimrod brings back the expedition party to Christ Church New Zealand all well. Professor David notes extreme heat on the way to the magnetic pole with sledges pulled in singlets and a drastic drop in temperature to 93 degrees after turning back.
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Christ Church
New Zealand
Shackleton
David
Magnetic Pole
Pole
South Pole
April 1 Miners Holiday Proclamation Issued
President T. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America issues a proclamation from Indianapolis calling miners to celebrate April 1 as the eight hour workday. He notes the eight hour day is not universal in mining states due to incomplete organization.
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Mine Workers’ Union
Indianapolis
Ind
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Lewis
Slag Pit Explosion Kills One in El Paso Smelter
A blast at the El Paso smelter slag pit kills one worker and leaves two others mortally injured. The incident occurred March 26 in El Paso Texas.
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el Paso
Tex
Castro Plans a Revolution in Venezuela
In Bordeaux Senor Castro, former president of Venezuela, announces he will sail home to retake power by revolution if needed. He denounces President Gomez as treacherous and predicts the present government will default within six months as he appeals for foreign capital for Venezuelan industries.
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South America
Paris
Bordeaux
Venezuela
Gomez
France
Castro
Europe
Guadeloupe
Napoleon
Elba
Francis 1
Helena Modjeska in grave health after heart trouble
Santa Ana reports that after a physicians consultation Helena Modjeska faces slim chances of recovery from her current heart trouble and Bright's disease. Even if she survives the present attack, responders say the outlook remains poor.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Helena Modjeska
Bright
Ketchel O'Brien fight draws hot New York boxing interest
In New York on March 26 boxing fans awaited the Ketchel O'Brien match with keen interest. Ketchel, around 180 pounds and former middleweight champion, faced Philadelphia Jack O'Brien who had lost to Tommy Burns, who himself fell to Johnson in Australia. If Ketchel wins quickly, experts think he could threaten Johnson. a strong crowd was expected at a leading city sporting club.
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New York
Attell-Crise
New York Sports
Ketchel-O’brien
Pugilism
Ketchel
Jack Johnson
Philadelphia
Jack” O’brien
Tommy Burns
Johnson
Australia
O'Brien
Billy Papke
Pape
O’brien
Polish Voter Threatens Taft Cannon and Whitlock
A letter signed by "Polish Voter" threatens President Taft Speaker Cannon and Toledo Mayor Brand Whitlock. Sent to Whitlock and mailed March 19, the writer cites hard times and claims relatives in Russia have killed three men.
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Toledo
Cannon
Taft
Brand Whitlock
Whitlock
Russia
Mrs Taft declines DAR presidential nomination
Cincinnati March 26 Mrs William H Taft has declined a nomination for the presidency of the national organization of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs Donald McLean the president general is not a candidate for re election. Friends urged Taft not to permit her name to be used as a candidate after McLean backed Mrs Mathew Scott of Bloomington Illinois.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
National Organization of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Donald McLean
McLean
Mathew Scott
Bloomington
Taft
Death Ends Hunting Trip at Cedar River Ford
Ray Fery of LaPorte Iowa was killed when his shotgun exploded as he used it as a cane crossing the Cedar River ford. Arthur Kline, also of LaPorte, was seriously wounded in the accident during a duck hunt return.
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Waterloo
Ray Fery
LaPorte
Arthur Kline
Cedar River
Fery
Kline
Englishwomen oppose voting at anti suffrage meeting
A large anti suffrage gathering in London led by Mrs. Humphry Ward asserted that many English women do not seek the vote. Speakers included Lord Cromer and Austen Chamberlain at Queen's Hall, signaling opposition to votes for women.
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London
House of Commons
House
Asquith
Humphry Ward
Lord Cromer
Egypt
Austen Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Queen's Hall
Jury rules against girl in auto injury suit
Miss Frances Haas sued Dr. Julian P. Thomas for 25,000 after a car ride ended in a trolley pole crash breaking her leg. The New York jury ruled in favor of the automobile owner, deciding owners are not liable for injuries to guests.
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New York
Julian P. Thomas
Frances Haas
Chicago Market Hogs and Cattle Reports March 26 1909
Market reports show hogs and cattle prices with mixed loads and strong sheep. Estimated receipts today around 13 000 with cattle and sheep strong while bulk hogs range 6 60 to 6 95 and beef cattle 4 65 to 7 00, officials note strong trends.
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Texas
Chicago
Mrs Lorillard Dies by Gas In Her Washington Home
Washington reports Mrs Pierre Lorillard Jr aged forty nine killed herself at her Dupont Circle residence after a period of despondency. She left a note not made public and was last seen by her husband who said good night. She wore a diamond hair ornament and was among guests including diplomats and senators at a recent dinner. She leaves two sons, one abroad and one in college in New York.
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Washington
Pierre Lordllord, Jr
Dupont Circle
Countess Moltke
Navy
Meyer
Lodge
Aldrich
Root
Robert Bacon
Cowles
Archibald Butt
Lorillard
Lorillards
Hillyer Place
Dupont Efrele
Dupont
Sheridan
International Chess Cable Match Opens In New York
The annual international chess cable match between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland begins in New York and London. In New York the Brooklyn Chess Club hosts the American end with ten players, including Frank J. Marshall, who won last year’s European tournament.
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New York
London
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Brooklyn Chess Club
Frank J. Marshall
Europe
Triangular College Debate Among Yale Harvard Princeton
Princeton Harvard Yale clash in a three city triangular debate on federal charters for interstate corporations. Princeton negative at Princeton Yale affirmative in New Haven with Princeton again on the affirmative. Cambridge Vale and Harvard sides also contest. Two years since Princeton beat Yale and Harvard in the last triangular clash.
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Princeton
N. J
Yale
Harvard
Cambridge Vale
New Haven
Servian Walker Reaches New York Seeks Endorsement
Stephen Stan a Servian on a six month walk from Los Angeles arrived in New York and visited Mayor McClellan to obtain endorsement for his world walking journey He plans to continue to King Peter within six months and resume travel thereafter
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Servian
New York
Mayor McClellan
Stephen Stan
Los Angeles
McClellan
King Peter
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Beach-Wickham Gramnany
John A. Babcock
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