Poison Death of Rear Admiral Eaton Sparks Inquest Halt
Boston Mar 11 Rear Admiral Joseph G Maton of Assinnipi died by poison chloral leading to an inquest at Hingham being continued Monday The district attorney declined to comment on Prof Whitney's Harvard Medical School report while family members suggested an accidental overdose The inquest, held behind closed doors, involved witnesses including Mrs Eaton and Miss Dorothy Ainsworth and heard from Dr Frame Dr Osgood and police officers Navy requests a formal medical examiner report for transmission to Washington
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Edward E. Pratt
Ralph P. Keyes
Dorothy Ainsworth
Admiral Eaton
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Hingham Court
Joseph Frame
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Virginia Harrison
Rockland Today
Navy
Paul P. Desser
Charlestown Navy Yard
Osgood
Navy Department
Washington
Castro Sails for Hamburg From Hoboken
Cipriano Castro former President of Venezuela sails from Hoboken for Hamburg with plans to reach Paris and then the Canary Islands to join family. He expects no landing difficulties in Hamburg and hints at possible return to the United States. He says the American public and press treated him fairly and laments the prior administration’s lack of fairness.
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Yale President Hadley Ill in California Report
New Haven reports say Yale President Hadley is seriously ill in California but university officials say newspaper reports are exaggerated. The statement notes he expects to return to work in New Haven next month and that the only trouble was caused by care and bancies.
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Tourist train on Sunset Route to California
Fragmentary OCR text describes a personally conducted tourist trip on the Sunset Route toward California. Mentions Mech 4 and destinations like Bertas, with unclear names and routes. Unable to extract a coherent event, but notes a travel conveyance and route.
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Sgpington
Sunset
Bertas
Young husband shoots self after violent romance ends
William Owens a 17 year old of Huntington West Virginia shot himself after a week of ridicule from friends and relatives over his marriage to Ida Gregory 35 widow and mother of four. He fired a revolver at his breast and was rushed to a hospital with little hope for recovery.
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Union Pacific plans stalled as court action continues
In St Louis the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific abandoned a second dissolution plan for their traffic agreement on the Benicia Short Line. The move delays the Supreme Court decree, with May 10 set as the deadline to submit a satisfactory plan. The freight arrangement faces California railroad commission opposition and a potential $1.8 million commission loss to Kuhn Loeb & Co.
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Rebels Drive Back At Naco In Major Border Battle
In Naco Arizona on Mar 15 Huerta federal forces of Gen Ojeda attacked by nearly 1 000 state troops. The federals under 600 men advanced and repelled the assault driving the attackers five miles south. A US deputy marshal A A Hopkins was wounded in the knee while neutrality duty. American volunteers aided by Red Cross carried wounded under flag protection. Authorities report renewed plans for another attack as state forces mass for a new push to control the border port.
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Doremus Estate Bequest To Washington and Lee Nears Two Million
Norfolk, Va March 15 The estate of the late Robert F Doremus will eventually go to Washington and Lee University after a New York conference with trustees President Henry Louis Smith and legal adviser William A Anderson report an inventory shows about 2 000 000 The transfer is in trust to Mrs Doremus who urged trustees hold the property Mr Doremus intended widow to dispose to the university but she insisted the assets stay under trustees and all parties aim to fulfill the testator s wishes
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Rich Man Her Victims Operated in Many Cities
Columbus, March 15. Emma Bothwell, using several aliases, is jailed to await a March 27 hearing on charges of defrauding wealthy men across at least six cities including Indianapolis Detroit Cleveland Wilkes-Barre and more. Prosecutors say she used mails to claim health needs and to solicit money for operations and burial expenses.
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United States
Edward H. Frederickson
South Bend
Ind
Drowns When Boat Upsets At Norfolk
Herbert Smith a young fisherman from Pennys Hill North Carolina drowned early today when a boat with his younger brother swamped in Norfolk Virginia. Smith a red swimmer was pulled under by heavy rubber boots and clothing while the brother freed himself and swam to shore.
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Sap Running in Vermont and Early Maple Sugar News
Special to The Washington Post Rutland Wisconsin March 15 sap is running in Vermont and farmers report one of the finest sap weeks in years. Widespread tapping occurred despite late winter conditions with little frost in the ground and minimal snow. Some sugar makers hold until March 2 but experts warn those waiting for the third week may miss the season. A man offered a small quantity of new maple sugar in Rutland at 30 cents per pound wholesale.
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Washington Post
Rutland
Vermont
Centenary of Livingstone Observed in Blantyre
Centenary of the birth of Dr. David Livingstone was celebrated at his birthplace Blantyre Scotland on March 15. A crowd gathered in the Memorial Church grounds where Mrs Livingstone Wilson unveiled a statue. Attending were Dr Wilson and Miss Wilson, grandchildren of Livingstone, slated for early Central Africa medical mission work.
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Central Africa
Hartigan Convicted in Police Graft Case
New York report of March 15 details the first conviction in the police graft crusade. Patrolman John J. Hartigan found guilty of perjury for denying carrying bribe money from Inspector Dennis Sweeney to Captain Walsh. Prosecutor Whitman framed Hartigan as a go between for the system protecting top officials, with Sweeney defiant under oath. Hartigan awaits sentencing Tuesday as the graft network's exposure widens.
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George A. Sipp
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Capt Walsh
New York
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Dennis Sweeney
Sweney
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Sweeney
Walsh
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Consular Agent in Prison Refused Loan to State Authorities
Max Muller the German consular agent and Banco de Sonora manager at Hermosillo is reported imprisoned by Sonora insurgent authorities after allegedly refusing to negotiate a loan. The bank was raided with 2400 pesos found. Muller is in solitary confinement and cut off from his ambassador in Mexico City. Count von Bernstorff alerted Berlin and sought advice on possible action.
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Robbery Attack Wounds Morris Getilson in Store
At 339 Second Street Southwest Morris Getilson 27 rushed from the kitchen to aid his wife during a robber’s demand. A large caliber bullet struck him in the left side and lodged near his heart as the thief fled. Police seek two accomplices described as dark skinned men in dark clothing with hats.
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Woman Wood Cutter Defends New England Title
Hanover Massachusetts March 15 Lydia Clark of this town claims the title of champion wood cutter of New England after cutting three quarters of a cord in eight hours She also farms plows sow sows and mows to support her ill husband and two children on a 10 acre farm She has worked at the task for nine years and plans to continue until her sons are old enough to assist her and her husband
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Washington Post
Hanover
Mass
Lydia Clark
New England
Morgan Motors to Tivoli Weather and Meeting Notes
Special cable from Rome dated March fifteenth reports J Pierpont Morgan driving to Tivoli with Dr Dixon. They returned at 4 p m and met Charles Moore in the hotel lobby. Ridgely Carter departed for a long automobile tour through Umbria and Tuscany.
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Nutley Husband Accused of Drenching Wife With Gasoline
In Nutley New Jersey Peter Deskawitz is accused by his wife and 9 year old son of drenching her with gasoline and setting her on fire in their kitchen. Neighbors found the woman on fire and the husband fleeing as a blaze burned a tablecloth and wall hangings. An alert is sent to nearby police to arrest Deskawitz.
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Gorky to Remain in Exile Amid Amnesty
Naples March 15 Maxim Gorky the Russian author who has lived in Capri in practical exile for years will not use the amnesty order issued by the Russian Emperor for the Romanoff tercentenary at present.
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Maxim Gorky
Capri
Hollis Takes New Hampshire Senate Seat First Democrat Since 1855
Henry F. Hollis was sworn in as U S senator from New Hampshire becoming the first Democratic senator from the state since 1855. Senator Gallinger escorted him to the desk for the oath amid friendly ties and political rivalry. Burke Nominated for Treasurer of the United States. Wilson sends Joan Burke of North Dakota for the post. Opposing views persist on Charles P. Neill as labor commissioner.
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Joan Burke
Baltimore
Willam J. Bryan
Army
Charles P. Neill
Department of Labor
Jones
Washington
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Galloway
Robbery in Icebox Attack at Portsmouth Store
In Portsmouth this morning EB H Gordon 22 of Norfolk, assistant cashier for Seaboard Air Line Railway, was struck with a hammer by Chester Dwyer and confined in an icebox after being robbed of $200. Police found a bloody shirt at Dwyer's Norfolk home but no money recovered. Dwyer admits assault, denies theft saying Gordon insulted him and money was left on the floor.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Portsmouth
EB. H. Gordon
Chester Preston Dwyer
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Young Gordon
Gordon
North Street Dock Force
Dwyer
Easter Row Promises Quick Rail Reach in Skyland
A playful note hints Easter float plans in the western North Corona mountain region. It mentions quick travel by Southern Railway staff, with playful typos suggesting a lighthearted local event and a group of agents coordinating a festive outing.
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Tillman Yields to Party Control in Senate Steering Move
In a packed caucus the Democratic Senate endorsed the steering committee plan to reassign committees. Tillman bowed to the majority, accepting an outcome that denied him the appropriations chair. The meeting highlighted Wilson faction dominance and pledged broader changes to Senate leadership and patronage.
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Las
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