Girl shoots man in a love revenge attempt at North Capitol
A 21 year old servant Willie Mothershead claims she shot Charles A. Davis at North Capitol and Beartree streets after confronting him at his rival's home. She says Davis courted another, promised marriage, then spurned her, and hired a man to harm her. Davis, struck in multiple places, lies unconscious at Freedmen's Hospital. Mothershead is held on assault with a deadly weapon.
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Freedmen’s Hospital
Ira Wille Mothershead
Joan Connell
Twelfth Street
Charles A. da
Bathore
Ohio
Freedman
House of Detention
Devla
Databa
Davia
Millville
Milk bottle incident at opera house prompts injuries
Edward Briscoe, in New York, described a milk bottle accident near Werrosvitan Opera House as a crowd scattered and a debris shower toppled from a ladder. A passerby reported minor injuries and a possible head wound. Meanwhile La Place plans an art exhibition at Sloan's Galleries with a sale set for Thursday and Friday.
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Mar
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Baer
West Fertlerh
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New York Hospital
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Sloan's
Senator Whyte III at Home in Ill Health
Maryland lawmaker William Pinkney Whyte is ill at his Baltimore home with erysipelas and bladder disorder. His age eighty two limits recovery, and he fell ill in Washington on Thursday worsening since. Whyte, elected to the Senate to fill the late Arthur Gorman’s term, has held many offices and served since the late 1800s.
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United States
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Benatur Whyte
Washington
Senate
Arthur P. Gorman
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Edwin Warfield
Aldrich Shave Delays Currency Vote and Debate
The Aldrich currency bill vote slips after a barber visit as opposition grows to railroad bonds and reserve provisions. Tillman to speak today on banking inquiry while Tillman and Taforlette prepare three day floor remarks on valuation and amendments ahead of weekly voting.
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Committee On Finance
New York
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Wisconsin
Weds Despite Death Gloom In New York Wedding
Fannie Podalsky daughter of Eli Podalsky and Abraham Skrdkrowite planned a home wedding in New York. A guest list of over 0 invited, but the grandmother Mrs Sehrinel Podalsky died of heart disease amid wedding preparations. Rabbi Klinemann officiated after guests relocated to Clinton Hall due to the death. The couple proceeded with the ceremony and reception.
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Dughter
Eli Podalsky
East Fourth Street
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Madison Street
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Loc
Jett
Tome
Suffolk
Klinemann
Clinton ‘Tall
Clinton Tall
Battle Ship Meets Test
Philadelphia and Boston reports describe the new Mississippi and Birmingham warships completing official machinery tests. The Mississippi arrived from Guantanamo for final outfitting at League Island. Birmingham reportedly exceeded government requirements with a four hour endurance run averaging 24.32 knots and a peak 26.65 knot test.
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Mississippi
Guantanamo
League Island Navyard
Boston
Birmingham
Students Duel With Canes Ends in Slashing Injuries
Fifteen minutes of cane fighting outside Lissa Posen marks the latest student duel at Technics High School. Opponents stripped to the waist, rings marked, and both suffered severe wounds as authorities debate the move away from deadly weapons. Other items note Emperor Francis Joseph ill with a cold, cabinet resignation in Christiania, and a banking deposit recommendation.
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Posen
Mar
Technics High School
Tnarly
Orchard Invites Death in Idaho Murder Trial Face to face with death sentence
Boise March 15 Harry Orchard who killed former Governor Frank Steunenberg with a bomb faces Judge Fremont Wood in Canyon County District Court next Wednesday on the forty second birthday. Orchard, arraigned March 10, refused to plead not guilty or to plead to a lesser degree of murder, declaring I am guilty and ready to take my punishment. Authorities deny immunity rumors and prison advisers suggest he will refuse any commute or pardon. He believes he will die and desires the extreme penalty for his crime. Orchard declines to speak for publication. He spends time with religious books and the Bible.
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Idaho
District Court
Canyon County
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Fremont Wood
Orchard
Orchhard
Night Riders threaten Central Kentucky tobacco crops
In Lexington Kentucky a leading grower predicts no tobacco will be grown in the region this season. Two growers announce they will pull plant beds and not attempt to grow. George L Grandy, whose barn was burned by night riders, may hire guards to ship any crop to market but fears the danger. The Haultry Society ultimatum appears to deter cultivation despite high rewards for night rider arrests.
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Washington Post
Lexington
Kentucky
George L. Grandy
Haulty Society
Lightning Strikes Greenwich Church and Trees
Special to The Washington Post Greenwich Conn March 15 a thunderstorm sent a bolt into St Marys Roman Catholic Church cornice hurling debris onto Greenwich avenue Rev Richard Morrisey curate stood blinded briefly yet conducted Vespers later A second elm by the Brush House hotel was split top to root and another tree near the News building was also damaged by lightning
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Thea
Greenwich
Conn
Mar
St. Mary's
Greenwich Avenue
Richard Morrisey
Brush House
China Yields to Japan over Tatsu Maru incident
Canton viceroy resigns to avoid releasing the Tatsu Maru as Chinese and British officials discuss arms exports and potential railway deals. Japan agrees to negotiate limits on Chinese arms imports, while Britain backs China in a secret pretext agreement. Rail projects and large U S orders are cited, with indignation at Canton meeting over the vessel dispute.
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Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
China
Japan
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Great Britain
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Dalny Electric
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Canton
Anarchist Threats and Socialist Meetings Stopped
A Paterson report says a La Questione Sociale article circulating nationwide urges violence and armament, prompting prosecutors to seek suppression though no law blocks its distribution. Philadelphia police halt socialist meetings amid legal fights and planned court injunctions, while speakers in uptown halls face police scrutiny and sarcasm.
WANTED HIS SLAYER'S WIFE
Special to The Washington Port Colorado Springs Colo March 15 Sam Barkwell desperado who tried to kill Deputy Sheriff John Scofield fatally shot by the deputy sherif hoped to kill the husband and marry Mrs Scofield. A search of Barkwell belongings showed a photograph of the woman and many loving letters from her to Barkwell. Scofield knew nothing of this and had never quarrel with Barkwell who was a prisoner in the county jail when Mrs Scofield was matron. Barkwell after serving his time was often seen in public with the woman, and had a long criminal record in other states including alleged desertion of his wife in Kansas City before coming to Colorado.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Sam Barkwell
John Scofield
Scofield
Barkwell
Terrifly
Kansas City
Colorado
Cavalry to Clear Ranch Near Texas Border
A squadron of regular army cavalry has been sent to La Mula ranch in Chihuahua to quell native resistance as American owners led by James R. Keene and William R. Hearst press dispossession. Keene and Hearst, active oil prospectors, recently acquired the 200,000 acre ranch, where squatters resist ceding land.
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Mexico City
Mer
la Mula Ranch
Texas
Chihuahua
James R. Keene
William R. Hearst
New York
Messrs
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Hearst
Lone Bandit Robs Mail Car Near Spokane
A lone bandit boarded the Oriental Limited at Bonners Ferry then robbed the mail car, bound two clerks, and scattered sacks for 100 miles before jumping off two miles east of Spokane. The heist, involving registered mail, was not revealed until Spokane arrival. The theft amount remains undetermined until mail is checked.
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Wash
Mar
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Tyra
Qchelata
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Union Farms Hunt Market Opens Stores in Chicago
The International Equity Exchange plans to open Chicago stores to sell union farm products. Secretary Tubbs and John Fitzpatrick outlined the plan for 14 dollar shares with 10 percent dividend and rebates based on purchases. The system envisions direct farmer shipments, a central Chicago warehouse, and stores run by existing proprietors as managers. Fast through trains from Baltimore and Ohio to Chicago noted.
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International Equity Exchange
Farmers’ Union
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Tubbs
Equity Exchange
St. Louis
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
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The
Exchange
Japan Deliberates Leasing Railroads to Private Syndicate
Tokyo reports that Japan’s government, pressed by finance and military costs, is considering leasing its nationalized railways to a private syndicate for a fixed term. European financiers may back the plan to relieve the state burden and fund rail upgrades while keeping defense spending moderate.
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Tokyo
Japan
Manese
Europe
America
Triple Drowning Near Bridgeport Galaxy River Trip
Special to The Washington Fest Bridgeport Conn Mar 13 three people Peter Lacroix fifty two widower and Wilfred his sixteen year old son and Andrew Ellison all of Bridgeport were drowned on a fishing trip near the mouth of the Housatonic River in Stratford three miles from the city during a late afternoon thunder shower The tragedy involved gate output by J H Small & Sons florists Washington and New York.
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