Senator Platt Dies After Long Public Service
Connecticut statesman Orville H. Platt died at his summer home in Washington Connecticut at 8 58 pm from pneumonia following a series of illnesses tied to the Swayne impeachment trial. He served in the Senate for 26 years, led finance and Cuban relations, and was a trusted adviser to President Roosevelt. His death ends a career built on integrity, restraint, and deep knowledge of tariff and revenue matters.
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Connecticut set to elect Platt successor by assembly
Wattford April 21 An assembly election will fill the United States Senate seat for the rest of the term ending 1908. Gov. Henry Roberts would have appointed if the assembly were not in session. The new contest promises a lengthy session with multiple candidates anticipated.
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France Demands Neutrality as Kamranh Bay Crisis Deepens
Paris reports indicate France insists on scrupulous neutrality in Indo Chinese waters amid Japan's demand for action. French orders direct Saigon to confirm positions of the Russian Pacific squadron and ensure no withdrawal from French waters. The Diana cruiser is to be disarmed. British and Japanese sources press for firm stance while Shanghai and Chefoo ships prepare to join.
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Hyde rebukes agents and seeks court over mutualization
James H. Hyde denounces the agents committee as unjust and ignorant, arguing the matter of mutualization and control belongs to the Equitable Life Society directors. The agent group also appeals to Superintendent Hendricks for relief, while Governor Higgins and the state oversee possible intervention. A receiver bill looms in federal court as policyholders seek accounting.
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H Platt Passes Away and Global Tensions Rise
Senate report notes the death of H. Platt while Japan threatens France amid escalating international tension. Convent fire claims lives. Good Friday solemnities observed. Delcasse to resign signals political shifts. Chicago strike spreads as base events unfold across a busy issue.
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Ziegler suit over $126000 for alleged medical services
In Chicago Probate Court a hearing began on Dr. T. c. H. E. Ziegler's suit seeking $126,000 from the estate of Harriet G. McVicker widow of a famed theater manager. Rev. W. F. Black testified with a deposition detailing an alleged contract and repeated claims that McVicker promised to pay the doctor $100,000 for services.
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Lieut Herbert C Krumm Dies Under Anesthetic
Lieut Herbert C Krumm U S A died at Army General Hospital Columbus Ohio while under ether for shoulder ligament surgery at West Point. He served in the Philippines, graduated from West Point, attached to the First Cavalry at Fort Clark Texas, and recently visited Washington for treatment. Maj Borden and hospital staff tried to revive him after heart paralysis. remains sent to Columbus for burial.
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Taxidermy Shop In Glenwood Springs Draws Roosevelts Pelt Interest
Special to The Washington Post Glenwood Springs Colorado April 21 natives crowd the taxidermist shop to view the grizzly pelt slain by President Roosevelt. The skin will be dried pickled then tanned over about a month and mounted as a rug with a papier-mache head. The skull will join Hart Merriam in the Agriculture Department collection. A bobcat skin and a hunting knife gifted to Roosevelt are part of the showcase. Roosevelt plans a royal welcome May 14 before his Washington return.
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Hilprecht Controversy Deepens With New Swedish Expert
Philadelphia April 2. A new witness, Prof. Myhrman of Sweden, is expected at the Mallprecht investigation hearing tomorrow. He, an Orientalist and author on excavations at Nippur, joined Dr. Hilprecht today at the museum reviewing the discussed tablets.
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Joseph Jefferson in failing condition at 6 tonight
Special to The Washington Pass from West Palm Beach reports Joseph Jefferson worsened at 6 o clock with the patient refusing nourishment after a day of fluctuating status. Earlier the day showed some improvement as he rested and remained cheerful, following a better night. In Boston Mr and Mrs Fred Eastman married in Suncook New Hampshire then left for Washington on their wedding tour with the groom a 28 year old professional bicyclist and the bride a 60 year old wealthy widow.
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Wiss Wood to Open Law Office in Omaha Nebr
Miss Mae Wyene, noted for alleging Senator Platt of New York promised marriage, arrives in Omaha and plans to open a law office. Also listed are auctions and florist offerings in Washington with various items and deliveries noted.
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Fire destroys St Anne Convent in St Genevieve tragedy
Fourteen people die in a blaze that consumes the gray stone convent. Nuns and elderly residents perish or are fatally burned. Sister Marie Adjuteur and two other sisters rush to save children. rescue attempts fail as flames overwhelm the building. The village lacks organized fire protection and a bucket brigade forms as the fire rages.
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Fire destroys Hebrew center in Brooklyn housing 70 families ruined
In Brooklyn's Brownsyville section a blaze in the heart of the Hebrew center left six women severely burned three firemen injured and about seventy families homeless. Property valued at $150000 was destroyed in the fire which raged through the dense district Today.
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Two Fires In Hospital Panic At Blackwell's Island
New York April 21 panic spread among about six to seven hundred Metropolitan Hospital patients on Blackwell's Island when a pot of boiling wax toppled igniting a ward floor. Fire was quickly suppressed with minimal damage and orderly exit procedures observed before a second blaze was quelled.
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