Tragic Highwayman Killings End in Double Death
In Columbia South Carolina a masked highwayman and merchant were killed in a desper ate encounter about 1 AM. Merchants son Edward Marshall 24 shot through head and chest. merchant C B Green 45 shot through heart and charred. A roll of greenbacks burned. masks and hats found nearby suggesting a possible accomplice.
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Merchant
Bandit
Washington Post
Columbian
S C
C. B. Green
Edward Marshall
Green
Marshall
Marshell
J. L. Milnaugh
Sach
Standard Oil Indiana Denies Plea Guilty Hint
J Moffett, president of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, told reporters the Washington rumor that the firm might plead guilty to rebates in federal indictments is false. He said the company fears no conviction and expects fair treatment by judges and juries, reaffirming confidence in the legal process.
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Chicago
J . Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Washington
Bryan Visits Johnson in Mysterious Cleveland Meeting
Special to The Washington Post reports William Jennings Bryan met with Cleveland Mayor Tom L. Johnson at Johnson's Euclid Avenue home. Bryan arrived by evening train and was to depart early next morning. Johnson refused to reveal the purpose of the visit or permit interviews. The mayor suggested only that Bryan and he had private business together, with politics unconfirmed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
William Jennings Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Euclid Avenue
Mr Bryan
Johnson
Bryan
Jt 8
Threat of Suspension for Railway Clerk Shang
San Francisco dispatch reports railway postal clerk Hugh M Shang, on the Los Angeles to El Paso run, given three days to show cause why he should not be suspended for conduct deemed prejudicial to service discipline. Shang promoted the Brotherhood of Railway Postal Clerks and influenced many in the local department to join. Also noted is the death of Sir Daniel Dixon at sixty three, former North Belfast MP.
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San Francisco
Mercw
Hugh M Shang
Los Angeles
el Paso
Stephens
Shang
Brotherhood of
Railway
Lumber King Frederick Weierhauser Reported Missing
Frederick Weierhauser 73, billed as Canada’s lumber king and a billionaire, vanished after San Francisco. He supposedly passed through Santa Barbara toward Los Angeles on Friday noon and has since left authorities and hotels puzzled as trains are checked and notifications sent to all operators.
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Frederick Weierhauser
Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Canada
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Pasadena
Southern Pacific
Weserhauser
Blaze in Frick's home shocks Fifth Avenue dining room
A fire alarm attracted by a citizen on Fifth Avenue near Fifty-first Street led to about a score of firemen rushing to Henry C Frick's Vanderbilt mansion. The blaze, traced to the chimney, was extinguished swiftly during dinner as Frick thanked responders and noted the carpets were spared.
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Washington Post
New York
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-first Street
Henry C Frick
Fride
Woman Dies with Babies in Fire at Williamsburg Tenement
Firemen rescue many residents from a five story tenement at 253 Bushwick Ave in Williamsburg as Ada Bingalli a 22 year old mother dies with her three month old daughter and three year old daughter clinging to her. Pietro Banattro a young Italian youth is severely injured and likely to die. A priest absolves the dying mother and the Italian boy in the snow while rescue operations continue.
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Washington Post
New York
Mar
Bushwick Avenue
Williamsburg
Ada Bingalli
Langdon
Hook and Ladder T Company
Bingalli
Maria
Mrs. Bingalli
Pietro Banattro
Pietro
Jong Nnes
Three Killed On Crossing By Train Near Buffalo
Michael Bower a prosperous farmer and his daughters Isabel ten and Rose thirteen were fatally struck at a rail crossing on the Lackawanna line in Lancaster New York. The missing warning from the crossing watchman and a detoured fast train contributed to the tragedy as the line was blocked earlier by a minor wreck.
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Farmer
Buffalo
N. Y
Michael Bower
Isabel
Lancaster
Bower
Rose
Lackawanna
Erie
Nebraska Railroads to Contest 2 Cent Fare Law
A private Chicago report states Nebraska railroads will challenge the new 2 cent fare law enacted two weeks ago. The governor argued last Wednesday at midnight for immediate effect, contesting the law as fiscatory in nature.
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Omaha
Nebr
Deg
Chicago
Nebraska
Seek Great Estate Vanished in Tweed's Day
Washington Post reports a sensational case of Abraham Bassford heirs Estelle Clayton Evesson and Isa ble Evesson pursuing lands in New York City, especially the Bronx, claimed to be confiscated under the Tweed regime. A corporation with Florine A Evesson plans to reclaim assets estimated in the millions, potentially reshaping city titles and mortgage records.
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Washington Post
New York
Abraham Bassford
Estelle Clayton Evesson
Isabelle Evesson
New York City
Bronx
Abraham Bessford
Iasside
Harlem River
Abraham Baseford
Thape Ad
Tweed
Ita
Tweed Administration
England
Abby Catherine Kipp
Knickerbocker
Henge Florine A. Evesson
Womean
Estelle
Bassford
Tweed Ring
Soul Weighs an Ounce Claim by Physicians
Boston reports that three Massachusetts physicians claim to have proven the soul’s existence by weighing dying patients on special scales. They assert the body loses a half to an ounce at death, representing the weight of the soul, after deductions for all factors. The researchers say they catalogued the soul scientifically and plan full disclosure soon.
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Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Five Thousand Dollar Entertainment at Tuskegee for Roosevelt
Montgomery reporters note Booker T. Washington used 5000 dollars for Roosevelt’s summer entertainment at Tuskegee Institute. The inquiry finds no major fault, praising Washington for prudent use of funds and clear accounting. Legislature debates tax exemption bill. supporters say it will fail amid strong opposition led by Capt. F. S. White.
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Tuskegee
Washington Post
Montgomery
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Roosevelt
Washington
Capt. F. 8. White
Veiled Woman Lures Doctor In Highway Robbery
Dr William B Cook of 515 Lexington avenue was beaten and robbed after answering a telephoned summons. He later learned a veiled fashionable woman led him to West 146th street where he was assaulted by highwaymen and robbed of a $500 gold watch, $125 in cash, and a diamond stud Knights Templar charm. Police believe the woman was part of the robbery scheme.
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Washington Post
New York
Wiliam B. Cook
Lexington Avenue
West 146Th Street
Knights Templar
Poison in Their Salad Causes Ptomaine Scare
Special to The Washing'on Fest New York March 10 three people rushed to Bellevue Hospital with ptomaine poisoning Frank Luter Chick thirty three his wife Metta twenty nine and Mary Kovolica thirty nine residents of 277 First avenue Chick a chef prepared a chicken salad with olive oil from a nearby delicatessen store suspecting the oil spoiled around nine pm Chick and Mrs Kovolica were taken ill later Mrs Drica the widow was least affected cared for at home and not hospitalized.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Frank Luter Chick
Metta
Mary Kovolica
First Avenue
Chick
Chicago Shipbuilders Delay Strike Action Sees Wages Rise
The Chicago local of the Shipbuilders and Boiler Makers Union rejects national strike orders, saying they lack cause and noting better wages and a nine hour day. They expect to settle differences with their company soon. Professor John Kromrees of Columbia University dies at Summit, age fifty-one, a beneficiary of the Carnegie retirement fund.
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Chicago
Mar
Cleveland
Martin Kipps
John Kromtees
New York
John Kromrees
Columbia University
Summit
IS. J
Carnegie
Biography of Mrs Eddy Leads to Inquiries in New Hampshire
In Tilton New Hampshire Mrs Martha Baker sister in law of Mrs Mary Baker G Holdy recounts Christian Science readers visiting to refute a magazine story about Mrs Eddy. Alfred Farlow and Irving Tomlinson questioned her about the tale while she noted Mrs Eddy’s temper and child history. She mentions a $100 check from Calvin Frye and that Pleasant View offered no response to letter writers for years.
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Washington Post
Tilton
N. H
Martha D. Baker
Mary Baker G. Holdy
Christian Science
Christian Science “Cabinet
Mrs Eddy
Mrs. Eddy
Dead Prophet Dowie Body Fights Split Over Funeral Plans
Funeral arrangements split Dowie followers as Deacon Cutler leads a body without Dowie's body while Shiloh Tabernacle, Shiloh House, and the Tabernacle prepare services. Widow Jane Dowie and son Dr A J Gladstone Dowle mourn, while critics accuse Dowie of errors and Dowie's death remains disputed by Zion City adherents.
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Tabernacle
Apedal
Washington
Chicago
John Alexander Dowls
Mrd. Dowls
Gladstone Dowie
J. C. Cutler
Dowie
Shiloh Tabernacle
V. V Barnes
Shiloh House
Deacon Cutler
Zion College
Ieader
Cutler
H. D. Bradfield
Dowle
Ir ‘Tyndall
Wilbur
Jenn Voliva
Central Zion Temple
Sixteenth Street
Michigan Avenue
Jane Dowle
A. J. Gladstone Dowle
John Alexander Dowle
McCullough
John Murray Dowie
Pittsburg
Mar. W
Carl Edeburn
New York
Zion Church
Christopher Neff
J.morgan Wilson
Gottlieb Swartz
Philadelphia
Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
Widter Edeburn
Master Dowie
Four year old marvin kidnap case widens search near Rankin
Pittsburg detectives chase two Italians seen with a boy matching Dr Horace N Murvin of Kitts Hummock Del in Rankin Pa six miles east of Pittsburg. The distraught father demands a general search warrant for Kitts Hummock, but the sheriff refuses.
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Pittsburg
Rankin
Here
Horace N. Marvin
Kitts Hummock
Del
Marvin
Monongahela Valley
Dover
Mar
Horace N Marvin
Sheri Hartnett
Kent County
Kitts Hummorck
Hartnett
Charles Woodall
Woodall
Harry Virdin
F Place
Bay Meadows
Frank Butler
John Caldwell
Caldwell
Butler
Ruth
Delaware
Bartnett
Two Vessels Foundered in North Sea Gale
Berlin reports the loss of thirty four lives in the foundering of the German cargo steamer Gorge Wett ern and a trawler during a heavy North Sea gale. No further details are yet received, but those aboard are believed drowned.
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Berlin
Cuxthaven
North Sea
Threat of Secession From Confederation Emerges
Charlottetown reports Prince Edward Island, the last maritime province to join confederation, may be the first to leave. The message frames secession as the lone remedy to correct wrongs since 1873, citing broken mail and passenger service, high freight rates, and a cable monopoly. Continuous outages left the island reliant on government wireless for outside contact.
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Washington Post
Charlottetown
B. L
Prince Edward
Maritime Provinces of Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Princes to Make World Tour in Battleship Voyage
London March report states Prince Edward and Prince Albert, eldest sons of the Prince of Wales, will undertake a world tour in a battleship. Edward heads for the army and Albert for the navy, with the voyage planned in due course.
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London
Mar. W
Prince Edward
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Toy Navies May Clash Over Nicaragua Honduras Tensions
A Norwegian ship carries arms to Honduras bound for Puerto Cortez. Nicaragua's gunboat Omatipe and Honduras gunboat Tatumbla may meet off Cape Gracias, risking a naval clash. The Samuel Weil concession dispute over paper money versus gold triggers tensions. Zelaya paid back in local currency, Weil seeks $50 000. Victoria sees naval protection plans. Root says he communicates with Merry in Costa Rica.
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Samuel Weil
Nicaragua
Weil
Omatipe
Esther
Weasela
Cape Gracias
Honduras
Tatumbla
Puerto Cortez
Iage
Bluefields
Gelaya
Department of Zelaya
Mosquito Reservation
Zelaya
Victoria
B C
Shearwater
Esquimalt
South America
Ruef Appeals to Block Trial in San Francisco
Abraham Ruef’s lawyers prepared a writ of prohibition to stop Judge Dunne from proceeding with Ruef’s trial for extortion. They will forward the application to the U S Supreme Court, while a habeas corpus decision by U S District Judge De Haven is awaited. Bail and a separate trial date for Mayor Schmitz on extortion charges are noted.
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Dunne
San Francisco
Mar
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
United States’ Supreme Court
Washington
United States
de Haven
Bulls Injure Five Women at Juarez Bull Ring
Five women bull fighters were injured during the farewell appearance at Juarez Plaza del Toros in Paso, Texas. All were gored or tossed by bulls. Senorita Herrera suffered the only serious injuries though not fatal. About five thousand spectators watched the event.
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Paso
Tex
Juarez Plaza del Toros
Senorita Herrera
Wave Floods Liner 1000 Passengers Stranded Aboard La Savoie
The French Line steamer La Savoie carrying over 1000 passengers from Havre arrived in New York after eight hours adrift amid gales and a 50 foot wave that flooded the main deck. Passengers were confined to quarters for two days as cabins and dining areas flooded and the lighting failed. State Senator A Houghton of Boston was knocked from his chair and nearly drowned in his cabin.
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New York
Mar
la Savoie
Haire
Tournier
A. Houghton
Boston
la Savoie Est Havre
Threat by Steel Trust Prompts Standstill Demand
Special to The Washington File from Baltimore March 10 James Gayley first vice president United States Steel Corporation warned the government must use more armor plate or the mills will close thousands of skilled workers will lose jobs and the government will face Midvale Steel Company as a rival underbidding on contracts Gayley said the company must sell more than 15 000 tons of armor plate to be profitable and that demand nationwide keeps plants running despite competition and long forward orders
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Washington
Midvale Steel Company
Peculiar Mishap To Train Near Pittsburg
Fastmail No %, the Chicago special on the Pennsylvania Railroad, left New York at 7:55 a.m. and arrived in Pittsburg at 6:52 p.m. after a derailment east of the city. A Pullman car’s springs broke causing the car to contact moving wheels. occupants were shaken and bruised but no serious injuries reported. The damaged car was cut from the train and replaced in Pittsburg for the trip to Chicago.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Nowe
Japanese Seek Purchase Of Oceanic Steamers
San Francisco officials report Japanese firm Shosen Kuisha of Osaka seeks to buy three Oceanic liners Ventura Sonoma and Sierra now for sale. The move signals effort to start another trans Pacific line between San Francisco and the Orient, possibly tied to a Pacific Railroad venture.
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San Francisco
Shosen Kuisha
Osaka
Oceanic Steamship Company
Ventura
Sonoma
Oceanic
Orient
Pacific Railroad
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