Wire Fence Divides Gibbs Wheeler Feud in Woodville
Old New England dispute erupts as John Gibbs and Mrs Wheeler clash over half the barn and three rooms in the family homestead at Woodville. A wire fence splits the house and yard, locking neighbors in a stubborn standstill while both sides blame each other for the long quarrel.
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New England
Washington Post
Hopkinton Mass
John Gibbs
Woodville
St Peter
Willard F Wheeler
Wheelers
Lawse Gibbs
Wheeler
Wave
John
Abbie
Amelia Gibbs
Gibbs
Hopkinton Springs
Lake White Hall
Vreed
Mnuch
Gibbses
Tawson Gibbs
Whitehall Lake
Lucy Gibbs
Lawson
Lawson John
Charles Temple
South Framingham
Lawson Gibbs
Miss Gibbs
Gibbs-Wheeler
Troy
Marconi Weds Hon Beatrice O'Brien at Hanover Square
London March 17 Signor Gugliemo Marconi married the Hon Beatrice O'Brien daughter of Lady Inchiquin at St George's Church Hanover Square The bridegroom's mother and brother attended and Lord Inchiquin gave away the bride The newlyweds planned a honeymoon in Ireland before sailing for New York March 2 then Rome as guests of King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena Crowds outside the church halted traffic as they cheered the couple on their departure
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Beatrice Brien
Inchiquin
London
Gugielmo Marconi
Beatrice O'Brien
St George’s Church
Hanover Square
Signor Marconi
Italy
Lord Inchiquin
Ireland
New York
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Quirinal
Allan Line turbine steamer Victorian tours Clyde at 19.5 knots
In Glasgow on March 17 the Allan Line turbine steamer Victorian completed a Clyde trial reaching nineteen and a half knots. She plans to sail March 23 from Liverpool to Montreal. Chairman Mr. Dunlop declared turbine steamers proven efficient after the test.
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Carbine
Glasgow
Allan Line
Clyde
Liverpool
Montreal
Dunlop
Allan Company
Alleged Bank Robber Caught in Arkansas City
A man giving the name James Davis, sought in the March 10 Bank of Renfrew robbery at Renfrew Oklahoma, was arrested yesterday in Arkansas City Kansas after a desperate struggle. Seyfer’s wound is not serious.
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Arkansas City
Kans
James Davis
Bank of Renfrew
Renfrew
Okla
Marshal Beytfer
National Congress of Mothers denounces Smoots polygamy stance
The National Congress of Mothers at Metropolitan ME Church denounces Reed Smoot and the Mormon Church, urging the Senate to remove Smoot and halt polygamy influence in government. Resolutions praise ex Senator Cannon, support child protection, and call for stricter federal education and guardian laws.
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Senate
Dr. Wylie
National Congress of Motherey
Metropolitan ME
Reed Smoot
United States
Florence Kelly
New York
Wylie
Department of Agriculture
Ellen Spencer Massey
Schoff
Committee On
Robert R. Cotton
North Carolina
United States Senate
Utnh
Stachooa
Joseph F Smith
Church
Merarchs
United Stats
Republica Party
Fts
National
Congresa of
Mathers
Axtasmbica
Republican Party
Democratic Party
St Louis
Amercan
Civi
Divine Jawa
Atlzouz
New Mexica
Cannon
Frank J Cannon
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
National Congress of Mothers
Women of America
Mr. Roosevelt
Metropolitan
M &E. Church
Joseph Hale
Cox
Washington
Ess
Compulsory Education and Family Law Debate in Congress
A Washington meeting discussed new child protection principles including parental responsibility for delinquency and compulsory education. Speakers urged joint guardianship, cross state marriage rules, and a 12 month remarriage ban, with calls for DC compulsory schooling and broader legislative action. The congress planned a Brussels trip and named committees on education, labor, and mothers' clubs.
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New York State
Eilen Spencer Massey
District of Columbia
Congress
Weller
Washington
Scho
Tf Trust
Birney
Schoff
International Congress For the Protection of Children
Brussels
Frederic Schoff
William T Carter
O Mears
Mra G. S Garrett
Anggers
Shoreham
Theodore Birney
Lillie Devereaux Blake
Howard Lippincott
Rover R. Cotton
James Bolton
Rockies
Freq T Dubois
Frank de Garmo
Robinson
Ball
Children of the Congress Showcases Kindergarten System
The Congress of Mothers honors the kindergarten movement with city groups overseeing daily activities. Miss Catherine Watkins leads public kindergarten efforts in DC. Miss Janett McKnew directs morning school events, while Miss Brown handles afternoons. Other educators including Miss Harristie Neal and Miss Cass support sessions, aided by Mica Jessie Holeman and Susan Plessner Pollack of Washington City Kindergarten Institute, representing various Berlin influenced trainings.
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Congress of Mothers
Catherine R. Watkins
District of Columbia
Janett McKnew
Miss Brown
Harristie Neal
Busan Blow
Washington Kindergarten Association College
Phoebe Hearst Kindergarten College
Miss Cass
Cass
Mica Jessie Holeman
Louisville Rjn
Bergarten Association
Migs J Holeman
Washington City
Kindarearien Estitutien
Iss Susan Pléssner Pollack
Louise Follock
Ingergatien
Miew Pollack
Berlin
Prussia
Washington
Gib
Kindergarten Union
Petty Graft in New York By Cherry Hill Panhandlers
Two young men from the lower East Side ply a refined panhandling scam in downtown New York. Dressed neatly, they target victims along lower Broadway Nassau Broad and Wall, posing as jewelers and waiters to solicit pennies and larger sums. They recount Providence employment stories to elicit sympathy, share earnings, and move from block to block, often avoiding arrest yet returning to their routine daily.
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Cherry Hill
Gotham
Lower Broadway
Nassau
Broad
Wall Streets
Panhandler
Providence
Maiden Lane
Employment Bureau
Panhandle
Inspal
Nassau Street
Wall Street
Jim
Lower East Side
MILLION PAID IN PENSIONS TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES
The Pennsylvania Company's pension department reports five years of pension activity through December 31, 1904. Pensions totaling 1,614,087 have been paid to 2,418 retired employees, with 700 of them having died. Of all retirees, 568 were aged between 65 and 69, and 489 retired upon their own request.
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Pennsylvania Company
Philadelphia
Pension Department
Succeeded in Business Yet Failed as a Man
A narration criticizing a businessman who prioritized wealth over personal growth. He neglected friendships, joy, and social duties, viewing life as a race for money. He avoided culture and public life, reading only market reports and missing broader world events, ending with a missed chance to enrich himself as a person.
Changes in Range Practice and Navy Vessel Inspection
The district guard resumes normal duties after war department inspections and parade participation. Major Bel outlines a radical shift to rifle range practice with one battalion in camp for two days each, plus gallery shooting resumes with company matches led by Dennison and Farraw. The Puritan naval militia vessel undergoes a thorough quarterly inspection, noted as in better condition than before, with officers from the navyboard and ship’s crew present. Several guardsmen are recommended for commissions or discharged for service reasons, and public life ends with Washington’s farewell dinner remark by the President.
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District Nativy Guard
War Department
Puritan
James E Bel
Harries
Harpers Ferry
Taent
George G Dennison
Lieut
W M Farraw
James E. Bell
Frank L Averill
Thomas King
Congress Heights
Navy
Naval Militia
W Stratton
R B Brummett
John Doyle Carmody
Arthur Chase
William E Blee
Joseph Ill
Naval Officers
Dayton
Leitz
Potts
Reeves
United States
James Dowling
U .N
Theodore P Heap
Frederick P Yount
Wayne Smith
Sergt
Warren Orton
Frederick bin
Charles R Kroner
Ralph G Stocker
John L Coker
Clarence M. Gillette
George M Lends
Samuel R Mundell
Sammel Solom
Baward
Staub
Wob Tanner
J. W Shipman
Preston Street
William A. Cline
George H Edelin
Thomas Mel Gordon
Lewis
Winters
Lloyd 5. Wells
Hen With A Wooden Leg Stirs Townly Wonder In Ware
A Worcester County farm story from Ware Massachusetts describes a hen with a custom wooden leg. The bird balances on the leg, uses it defensively, and roams the yard as caretaker while laying eggs at a high rate. Owned by Charles F Wilcox, the hen inspires local visitors and even earned the nickname Martyr from the children.
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Speci Vorreapunuvaue
Washington
Springfield
Mass
Ware
Massachusetts
Martyr
Charles F Wulcon
Wilcox
Ience
Heroic Conduct of a Little Old Man with Bundles
An elderly man in an office building holds a crowded door with bulky bundles and a mufflered neck to spare others. He glances at no thanks as a line forms behind him, still clinging to the door to keep people safe.
Search for Jones' Body Ends in Funding Failure
Paris report notes Congress adjourned without the Roosevelt recommended $35,000 appropriation for Jones search. Ambassador Porter, funding the five year private hunt, claims to have found Paul Jones buried in a leaden coffin in St. Louis Cemetery. He excavated beneath current cemetery buildings and may secure remains or prove they are undiscoverable due to prior exhumation or removal for bullet material.
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Congress
Gen. Porter
Paris
United States
Roosevelt
Paul Jones
Ambaseagor Porter
St. Louis
Naturalization of Japanese investigated in Houston Texas
Department of Justice agent Vandusen began an inquiry into the issuing of naturalization papers to Japanese settlers in the Houston area. He states the Japanese were included in the Mongolian prohibition and will report to Texas authorities. No further papers will be issued until the matter is resolved. Under Texas law Japanese cannot own lands until naturalized, with farms held in trust awaiting papers.
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Department of Justice
Houston
Tex
C van' Dusen
Vandursen
Texas
Mexico Acts Promptly Sends Troops for Mining Protection
The Yaqui Copter Company sued for protection for its Sonora mines. Mexico agreed to deploy troops after Ambassador Clayton relayed the foreign affairs minister's order. Also notes postmaster appointments in Connecticut and Pennsylvania and treasury receipts for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Mining Company
Yaqui Copter Company
Sonora
Mexico
State Department
Ctayton
Haidecter
Eee
Fight for millions hinges on California will validity
Edna Wallace Hopper gains ground in the lengthy fight over Alexander Dunsmuir’s estate. The case centers on whether the will was properly executed under California law after probate in England. If valid, James Dunsmuir's brother inherits all. if void, Hopper receives her mother’s half. The British Columbia court’s findings and witness credibility are pivotal.
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Jrecia
Washington Post
New York
Alexander Dunsmuir
Premer
British Columbia
Edna Wallace Hopper
E P Coyne
California
James Dunsmuir
Hopper
John Dunsmuir
Charles Tupper
Alexander Dunsm
Postage and German Abyssinia Treaty items in brief
The Postmaster General in London rejects a plan to reduce English to Canada magazine postage citing a $15,000,000 yearly loss. Berlin reports a commercial treaty signed with Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia at Addis Ababa, with the mission returning promptly. Also advertised are cheap Pacific Coast rail excursions and Pullman tours with discounts and timetable notes.
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London
Stanley
Gilbert Parker
England
Canada
United States
Dominion
Berlin
Abyssinia
Menelik
Addis Abeba
Red
Pacific Coast
Chicago
KR M. Johnson
Chestnut
Philadelphia
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Wiley On
Wiley
Osler
New Jersey
Child Labor Committee
Los Angeles
Board At
Raleigh
Toronto
Columbus
Cincinnati
Niagara Falls
Shreveport
Atlanta
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Max West
National Press
Jane A Stewart
National Press Committee
Herman H. Barney
W F Hefferan
G Stanley Hall
M Vv O'Shea
Bi Sherman Davis
Fred Dubois
J A Jeffreys
Arthur A. Birney
J A. Jeffreys
Smoot
Sindergarten
Eugenia de Land
Woman's Home Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Martha Louise Bright
Children OF the Congress
Marten
Success
Jie
Neglesy
New Order
Grn
Marchioness de Truja
Bishop White
Brooks
George M Brooks
Kansas City
Earl Dumont
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Harper
Lakewood
N. J
William H. Harper
King
Jones
Connecticut
Carlton E. Osborn
Weat Hartland
Pennsylvania
William
Smith
Mcklhattan
Farran
Rita Vingtnsé
Charles W. Jones
Hanna
Treasury
Baltimore and Return
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional
San Francisco
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Hopp
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Bennett
Lowe
Coyne
Taylor
Victoria
Alexander
Dunsmuirs
Juowe
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