Bryan convention chaos looms as Thomas seeks floor fight
Augustus Thomas vows to carry fight to the convention floor while Senator McCarren secures a court order placing his Brooklyn delegation on the temporary roll. New York April 1. The Democratic convention opens in a charged atmosphere with Bryan supporters pressing for an unpledged or Bryan aligned slate. The McCarren group challenges seating, and internal party factions maneuver through court action, proxies, and committee battles ahead of the Denver gathering.
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Virginia aristocrat ends life after losses jump from ship
C Adrian Grant of Charlottesville and Washington, a member of the Metropolitan Club and Maryland Club, vanished after leaping from the Old Bay Line steamer near Norfolk. A deaf mute and famed horseman, Grant left a note blaming financial reverses. His body not recovered as police search shores.
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Charlottesville
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New York
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Isabelle Grant
Chelsea Fire Tops 6 Million Loss Seeks Rebuild Aid
Chelsea fire survivors face 6 million dollar loss with 3.5 million insured. Massachusetts Legislature weighs a 100000 gift as relief groups mobilize. More than fifty babies were taken in, seven infants born during the blaze, with many unclaimed amid swift sheltering and militia patrols.
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Sherry Divorce Suit Stirs Fifth Avenue Restaurateur
New York April 15 Louis Sherry famed Fifth avenue restaurateur faces divorce action from his wife seeking temporary alimony of 160000 and monthly alimony of 400 plus counsel fees. Court proceedings delayed as attorneys requested postponement. Sherry rose from waiter at Hotel Brunswick to premier host with society patrons. He once operated Hendrick’s House on Fifth avenue later decorated by Stanford White.
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Supreme Court
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Death by own action over chicken station case
Doorman Timothy J. Thelan killed himself in the Parkville police station after being arraigned on charges of keeping chickens in the cupola. Commissioner Baker planned to dismiss the case, noting Thelan’s kind nature and motives, while Thelan believed he faced disgrace for the incident.
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Explosion Rocks Actna Powder mill near Miller Ind
Explosion at the Actna Powder Company separator mill in Miller Indiana wrecked the building with nitroglycerin blast. No one was inside and the cause is unknown. The shock was felt ten miles away in Hammond. Wreckage spread over a quarter mile and a large ground cavity formed.
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Actna Powder Company
Miller
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Grant seeks return of note in replevin suit
Ulysses S Grant Jr of Los Angeles today filed in the Circuit Court at St. Louis to recover a 7950 note from Dr H P Wells broker W F Little and C H Lawrence of Chicago claiming he never received any value for the instrument. Wells and Little were attempting to sell the note when a deputy sheriff seized it and placed it in court custody.
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Los Angeles
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Chicago
Saloon Keepers Appeal Tippling Convictions to Supreme Court
Nashville, April 13. Cohn and William Hartman appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court from sixty day verdicts for tippling. They allege their convictions violated the fourth fifth and fourteenth amendments, with evidence obtained by deputy sheriffs.
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Cohn
William Hartman
United States Supreme Court
Warships Reach Coronado Beach Parade to Top Dewey Welcome
San Diego April 13 thousands of Californians led by Gov. J N Gillett and staff will greet sixteen Atlantic fleet battleships as they anchor off Coronado Beach. A vast citywide decoration and a grand parade are planned with a banquet to Rear Admiral Thomas and a night illumination. The celebration mirrors the Dewey welcome in New York as the fleet prepares for cruises to Los Angeles and later voyages to Asia under Rear Admiral Hemphill.
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Peacemaker Kills Two in Domestic Quarrel
Campbell Missouri April 13 W R Bell is under arrest for shooting Ephraim Bridgeman and Marion Bridges to defend Mrs Clara Johnson from her husband during a domestic quarrel. He was taken to Kennett Missouri for ante keeping. It notes an ad for Union Trust Co change dept interest paid on deposits capital and surplus 2200000.
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Strike Mob Routs Police in Chester Street Car Clash
Rioting strike supporters attack state troopers guarding Chester Traction Company property. Police and fire units respond as crowds, including thousands of men and women, clash in the streets. Injuries and property damage occur. martial law declared. arbitration planned.
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Chester Traction Company
Traction Company
Philadelphia
Edgemont Avenue
Sankey Son Declared Insane by Jury in Supreme Court
Mrs. Sankey testified in New York that John H. Sankey, Ira D. Sankey's son, is insane and imagines himself the greatest man living and creator of the world. He allegedly believes he commands a ship seeking ships of his imagination, while confined at Hivercrest Asylum. A florist ad follows.
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Washington Post
New York
John HE. Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
Supreme Court
Platzek
Indiana Bribery Charge Hits Atlas Engine Works
Marion County grand jury indicts Thomas R. Kackley and James M. Broucher for conspiracy to bribe County Commissioners to vote for a county power plant contract worth 21 351 dollars. Indictments also name Commissioner McGregor and city salesman Arthur W. Willcuts.
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Arthur W. Willcuts
French Steamer Breiz hull Helpless Off West Sable Island
A wireless dispatch reports the French steamer Breiz hull Captain Etrand Dunkirk bound for New York is at West Sable Island with a broken rudder and is badly battered by storms. She has been at sea since March 15 and needs urgent assistance. aid will be dispatched from Sidney or nearest point as soon as possible.
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Fire in Ninth Street Flats Sends Five to Safety
Firemen from Truck 2 rescue four residents from ladders after a blaze at the corner of Nineteenth and L streets. Charley Lee bravely returns to save valuables, while a man jumps from a second story into a blanket held by firefighters. nine families evacuate as damage is pegged near the thousands.
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Woman Recluse Murdered in St Louis Home
Mrs Bridgett Mullaly a seventy year old who lived alone was found dead with her throat cut on South Fourteenth Street. A purs e containing a large sum was missing. Charles Hinchepp a 24 year old next door, who had worked for her, was arrested as a suspect. She had resisted leaving her old home for 27 years.
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Bridgett Mullaly
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Charles Ti. Hinchepp
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Head Washed Ashore In Cleveland Murder Case
The severed head of a man believed to be Michael Sobeda of Bedford was found on the shore in Cleveland. The victim, who carried $900, left Bedford five weeks ago for the city to claim a ticket. Police suspect murder and robbery and that the body was tossed into the river.
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Burglars Attack Family in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth on April 13 two unknown men broke into the home of F. Gerral, a Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad foreman, and his wife, injuring them likely fatally while their infant was critically hurt. Two older children awoke to the infant’s cries and found the room invaded. the intruders fled. Authorities suspect black burglars.
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Roosevelt Aims to Explain Need for Four Ships
President Roosevelt plans to justify a larger navy by detailing the benefits of four new ships. An executive says Congress’s attitude pushes the administration to place responsibility on lawmakers, urging congressmen to back the program personally.
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Roosevelt pushes four new battleships to strengthen navy
President Roosevelt considers messaging Congress to urge adding four battleships, opposing the Naval Committee's two-ship plan. He warns of Senate cuts to one ship and argues for a stronger fleet to defend two oceans, deter rivals, and secure national honor. The plan follows advice from Admiral Dew and aligns with global naval buildup.
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