Girl Shot After Confronting Rival at North Capitol Scene
Willie Mothershead, 21, a servant, claims the victim courted her and then chose another. She says she confronted him at the rival's mother's home, then fired, wounding Charles A. Davis, 23, a clerk. Davis is unconscious at Freedman's Hospital with multiple bullet wounds. Mothershead is jailed on assault with a dangerous weapon.
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Willie Mothershead
Rival
Davis
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 Sparks Alarm
Edward Briscoe was struck by a milk bottle hurled from a gallery above the Werrosvitan Opera House. Bystanders heard a scream but the fall was stopped by a careful observer. The New York Hospital was notified of the scale wound and possible injuries. Nearby, a La Place art collection exhibit and Sloan's Galleries sale are announced for the coming days.
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Wasntagan Fay
York
Mar
Edward Briscoe
Baer
West Fertlerh
Werrosvitan Opera House
Owen
New York Hospital
la Place
Sloan's
Aldrich Shaved Delays Vote On Currency Bill Wednesday
Amid yesterday's report that Aldrich would miss a vote date due to a barber trip, senators prepared for a potential Wednesday ballot on his currency measure. Western Republicans oppose the railroad bond feature while Democrats including Jonathan Martin Teller Hangread and Owen may back the bill. Tillman speaks today on banking conduct, and Forlette plans a three day floor presentation on railroad valuation as the measure proceeds toward weekly voting.
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Tillman
la Foliette
Aldrich
Senate
Chamber
IMM
Aldrich | Wl
Johnatan
Masure
Martin
Teller
Hangread
Owen
Committee On Finance
New York
Ta Forlette
Wisconsin
Weds Despite Death Gloom In New York Wedding
Fannie Podalsky daughter of Eli Podalsky and Abraham Skrdkrowite of Madison Street planned to marry at home. A grandmother died of heart disease amid preparations. Rabbi Klinemann advised blocking relatives. the couple moved to Clinton Hall for a brief ceremony with limited guests and dancing.
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New York
Fannie Podalsky
Dughter
Eli Podalsky
East Fourth Street
Abraham Skrdkrowite
Madison Street
Sehrinel Podalsky
Loc
Jett
Tome
Suffolk
Klinemann
Clinton ‘Tall
Clinton Tall
Battle ship meets test in Philadelphia and Boston
The Mississippi arrived from Guantanamo to Philadelphia for official machinery tests and fitting out at League Island Navy Yard, with finishing touches to take about a month. In Boston the Birmingham completed her official tests, achieving a 12 knot four hour record and a sustained average speed of 24.32 knots during a four hour endurance run.
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Philadelphia
Mississippi
Guantanamo
League Island Navyard
Boston
Birmingham
Water power law could fix dam rights for river development
Aalto water trust seeks federal control over stream use to power development. President may back a plan to regulate and monetize water power, curbing monopolies in coal oil and timber while funding inland waterways via charges on dam power profits.
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John Callan O'Laughlin
Standard
O1 Corporation
Roosevelt
Sierras
Far West
Appalachian
General Electric Company
Sigantle Trust
Standard OM Company
Inland Waterways Commission
Lees Grant Trust
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Gifford Pinchot
Forest Service of
United States
The
Pinchot
Chief of Engineers
Secretary of War
Forestry Service
Students Duel With Canes At Technics High School
Fifteen minutes of slashing with canes settled a student honor dispute outside Lissa Posen on March 18. Two antagonists, stripped to the waist, faced a ring governed by seconds. After a brief clash, one was declared loser as the fight left arms and backs raw. observers note the method marks a shift from swords in university circles and debate the innovation amid Emperor Francis Joseph’s illness and cabinet resignation in Europe.
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Lissa
Posen
Mar
Technics High School
Tnarly
Orchard Invites Death in Idaho Court
Boise March 15 On his forty second birthday Harry Orchard the man who killed former Governor Steunenberg with a bomb will face Judge Fremont Wood in Canyon County District Court next Wednesday to hear the death sentence. Orchard refused to plead not guilty and declared he is guilty and ready to suffer punishment. He denies immunity rumors and expects to die, spending time with the Bible and religious works.
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Boise
Idaho
District Court
Canyon County
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Fremont Wood
Orchard
Orchhard
Night Riders threaten Central Kentucky tobacco crop
In Lexington on March 16 a leading tobacco grower warned no tobacco will be grown in Central Kentucky this season. Two growers already pulled canvas from beds, fearing ultimatums from the Night Riders and the Haulty Society. George L. Grandy says he might grow if guards can be hired, but the risk and enforcement make it unlikely. Rewards for night rider apprehension have not prompted any inquiry.
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Washington Post
Lexington
Kentucky
George L. Grandy
Haulty Society
Lightning Strikes Church in Greenwich Connecticut
Special to The Washington Post lightning struck St Marys Roman Catholic Church in Greenwich knocking a cornice onto Greenwich Avenue. Rev Richard Morrisey was momentarily blinded but officiated at evening services. A second bolt felled an elm in front of the Brush House hotel and a third split another tree near the News building.
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Thea
Greenwich
Conn
Mar
St. Mary's
Greenwich Avenue
Richard Morrisey
Brush House
China Yields to Japan as Canton Viceroy Resigns
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports in Canton meeting over the Tatsu Maru incident showing intense indignation. The Canton viceroy resigned rather than release the vessel. Britain backed talks to curb arms exports to China and railway overtures were noted. A separate Canton report mentions a fire death of Joseph Chateau and his dog in Alford woods.
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Tokyo
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
China
Japan
Claude Macdonald
Great Britain
South Manchurian
Dalny Electric
United States
America
Hongkong
Canton
Anarchist Threats Stir New Jersey News Circulation
Paterson New Jersey reports a translated La Questione Sociale article urging violent revolution. Prosecutor Emley finds no local law to ban it, while authorities consider suppression steps. Philadelphia police halt Socialist meetings and plan injunctions as unrest and legal questions spread.
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Washington Port
Paterson
N. J
la Questione Sociale
Emley
Ike Alia
Father Leo
Denver
Blmson
Wanted His Slayer's Wife Sparks Motive Claim
Special to The Washington Port Colorado Springs Colo. Mar 15 Sam Barkwell the desperado who tried to kill Deputy Sheriff John Scofield Friday was said to aim to kill the husband and marry Mrs Scofield A search of Barkwell's effects yielded a photograph of the woman and many loving letters from her to Barkwell Scofield knew nothing of the situation and had never quarreled with Barkwell who was a prisoner in the county jail when Mrs Scofield was matron He had a long criminal record in other States and is alleged to have deserted his wife and family in Kansas City before coming to Colorado.
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Washington
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sam Barkwell
John Scofield
Scofield
Barkwell
Terrifly
Kansas City
Colorado
Cavalry to Clear Ranch Near Texas Border
A squadron of Mexico's regular cavalry moves toward La Mula ranch in Chihuahua to evict natives resisting dispossession by American syndicate owners James R. Keene and William R. Hearst. The ranch spans 200,000 acres, with the owners already reporting several productive oil wells in the region.
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Washington Fort
Mexico City
Mer
la Mula Ranch
Texas
Chihuahua
James R. Keene
William R. Hearst
New York
Messrs
Keene
Hearst
Lone bandit robs mail train near Spokane
A single masked bandit boarded the Great Northern Oriental Limited at Bonners Ferry, bound mail sacks for 100 miles, then jumped off near Spokane. The crime was not detected until Spokane arrival. several clerks were harmed or confined. Amount stolen remains unknown until registered mail is checked. Meanwhile a separate pursuit reports three bandits robbing a Texas-area oil lease, wounding no one but seizing weapons and horses as a posse closes in.
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Great Northern Limited
Spokane
Oklahoma
Fosse
Wash
Mar
Oriental Limited
Great Northern Railway
Bonners Ferry
Thaho
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Junction
Coffeyville
Kans
Anair Lease
Och' ‘Lata
Tyra
Qchelata
Sandy Creek
Cresx Benk
Union Farms Market to Open Chicago Stores for Farm Products
The International Equity Exchange plans to open stores in Chicago to sell union farm products. Stock at 14 a share will pay a 10 percent dividend with rebates to customers. Stores may acquire existing shops by offering 5 percent above inventory value and keeping current owners as managers. A central warehouse will serve Chicago with direct shipments from member farmers.
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Chicago
Washington P
International Equity Exchange
Farmers’ Union
Carrie
Tubbs
Equity Exchange
St. Louis
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
West Randolph Street
The
Exchange
Japan Eyes Private Lease to Ease Rail Reform Burden
Tokyo reports Japan may lease its nationalized railroads to a private syndicate for a multi year term. The plan aims to relieve government debt, fund improvements, and spur exports while avoiding heavy military buildup. European and American financiers weigh in as Tokyo seeks foreign capital and internal development.
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Mikado
Tokyo
Japan
Manese
Europe
America
Tapar
Three Drownings in Gale Near Bridgeport
Special to The Washington Fest Bridgeport Conn Mar 13 Peter Lacroix fifty two widower residing on Bea View avenue this city his sixteen year old son Wilfred and Andrew Ellison also of Bridgeport were drowned while on a fishing trip near the mouth of the Housatonic River in Stratford three miles from the city late this afternoon. The triple tragedy was due to a gate accompanying the first thunder shower of the rear J H Small & Sons Florists Washington and New York.
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Conn
Peter Lacroix
Bea View Avenue
Wilfred
Andrew Ellison
A'So
Housatonie River
Stratford
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