Wire Fence Feud Splits Gibbs Wheeler House in Woodville
Special correspondence from Hopkinton Massachusetts details a New England family quarrel over a shared barn and a center doorway. John Gibbs and his sister Abbie Amelia Gibbs divide the homestead from Lawson Gibbs and his wife through a wire fence and partial house separation, with rights to use the barn and rooms in dispute. Both sides blame the other as tensions rise and the community watches the long simmering feud.
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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
New England
Lucy Gibbs
Lawson
Lawson John
Charles Temple
South Framingham
Lawson Gibbs
Miss Gibbs
Gibbs-Wheeler
Troy
Signor Marconi Marries Hon Beatrice Brien of Inchiquin
London March 17 Signor Gugliemo Marconi wed the Hon Beatrice O Brien the fifth daughter of Lady Inchiquin at St George s Church Hanover Square The bride was given away by Lord Inchiquin with four bridesmaids in attendance The ceremony drew Italy s Marconi family with his brother as best man The couple plan a honeymoon in Ireland then New York en route to Rome to visit King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena A crowd outside the church halted traffic as the nuptials drew vast public interest and the newlyweds were cheered on departing
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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
Victorian Steamer Completes Clyde Trial At 19.5 Knots
The Allan Line turbine steamer Victorian achieved nineteen and a half knots on a Clyde trial yesterday and will sail March 23 from Liverpool to Montreal. Chairman Mr. Dunlop declared doubts about turbine efficiency removed at a luncheon following 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 for alleged complicity in the Bank of Renfrew robbery at Renfrew Oklahoma on March 10, was arrested yesterday after a desperate struggle with officers. 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 Smoot polygamy
The National Congress of Mothers at the Metropolitan ME Church closes with resolutions denouncing Senator Reed Smoot and the Mormon Church for polygamy and urging removal from the Senate. Speakers include Mrs Florence Kelly on child labor and Prof Wylie on pure food for children. ex Senator Frank J Cannon praised for challenging church politics.
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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
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
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
Compulsory Education, Guardianship Discussed at Congress
Mrs Massey urged uniform child protection laws and joint guardianship for mothers with fathers in all states while criticizing delinquency risks from messenger boys. Delegates from Washington and New York pressed compulsory schooling, maternal custody reforms, and nationwide education efforts for child welfare at the Los Angeles congress.
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New York State
Eilen Spencer Massey
District of Columbia
Congress
Weller
Washington
William T Carter
O Mears
G. S Garrett
Anggers
Shoreham
Schoff
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 Showcasing Kindergarten System
The Congress of Mothers honors kindergarten work with city organizations leading daily sessions. Catherine R. Watkins praises efforts while Miss Janett McKnew, Miss Brown, and Miss Harristie Neal direct activities. Jessie Holeman and Susan Plessner Pollack represent major institutions as educators assist across the Neighborhood House and Washington College programs.
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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 Panhandlers from Cherry Hill
Two young men from the Cherry Hill district of Gotham panhandle down town via a glib routine. They target busy streets from Broadway to Wall, bragging of jewelry trade skill while seeking pennies and larger coins from passersby. The con yields about a dollar or more daily, and they operate daily with some police familiarity.
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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 by Pennsylvania Company
Statistics from the Pennsylvania Company's pension department show that in the first five years ended December 31, 1904, the firm paid $1,614,087 in pensions to retired employees. During the period 2,418 employees were retired on pensions, with 700 deaths. Of the total retired, 568 were aged 65 to 69, and 489 retired at their own request.
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Pennsylvania Company
Philadelphia
Pension Department
Succeeded in Business Yet Failed as a Man
A reflective portrait of a man focused solely on money. He built wealth but ignored joy, friendship, and culture, living in the basement of his being. He neglected public life, laughter, and learning, viewing society as mere background to profits.
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Marten
Success
Jie
Neglesy
Grn
Washington
Marchioness de Truja
Bishop White
Changes in rifle range practice for guard camp
The District Naval Reserve and guard units resume order after inspections. Major Bel outlines a radical shift to rifle range training with one battalion at a time in camp for two days of firing, plus continued encampment. Gallery shooting resumes with company matches led by Dennison and Farraw. Monitor Puritan inspected and deemed in better condition than prior. Several guardsmen reported for commissions and discharges noted, with officer resignations and a forgery case in Philadelphia.
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New Order
Puritan
District Nativy Guard
War Department
James E Bel
Harries
Harpers Ferry
Taent
George G Dennison
Lieut
W M Farraw
James E. Bell
Frank L Averill
Thomas King
Congress Heights
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Naval Militia
W Stratton
R B Brummett
John Doyle Carmody
Arthur Chase
William E Blee
Joseph Ill
Naval Officers
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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 in Ware Massachusetts astonishes locals
A hen in Ware Western Massachusetts sports a custom wooden leg after an early injury. The bird walks, defends the yard, lays eggs at about two per week and has become a local curiosity nicknamed Martyr. Mrs Naomi and Alice Wilcox helped preserve the hen despite attempts to end its suffering.
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Speci Vorreapunuvaue
Washington
Springfield
Mass
Ware
Massachusetts
Martyr
Charles F Wulcon
Wilcox
Ience
Heroic Door Holder with Bundles Saves Passersby
An elderly man with heavy bundles struggles to keep a storm door open at a crowded office entrance. He saves a passing woman and then holds the door for others, enduring rude neglect as he clings to the door to prevent his loads from falling.
Jones Body Sought as Congress Fails to Fund Search
Paris March 17 The adjournment of Congress without the Roosevelt recommended $35 000 appropriation halted the Paul Jones search. Ambassador Porter who has funded the quest for five years claims he found Jones buried in a leaden coffin in St Louis Cemetery. He has mined under modern buildings and will secure remains or prove they are undiscoverable due to exhumation or removal for bullets.
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Congress
Gen. Porter
Paris
United States
Roosevelt
Paul Jones
Ambaseagor Porter
St. Louis
Naturalization investigation in Houston targets Japanese applicants
Department of Justice agent Van Dusen has begun examining naturalization papers issued to Japanese residents around Houston. He contends Japanese may fall under a Mongolian prohibition and will report to Texas authorities. No further papers will be issued until the issue is resolved, as Texas law bars land ownership by Japanese until naturalization and farm titles are held in trust pending approval.
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Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Osler
Department of Justice
Houston
Tex
C van' Dusen
Vandursen
Texas
Mexico Acts Promptly Sends Troops for Mine Protection
The Yaqui Copter Company sought protection for its Sonora mines from hostile Yaqui Indians. Mexico dispatched troops after Ambassador Cravton relayed the foreign affairs minister’s order to protect the mines. Postmasters appointed in several states. Treasury receipts and expenditures listed. Bank statements call issued. Baltimore and Return train fare advertised.
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American Mining Company
Yaqui Copter Company
Sonora
Mexico
State Department
Ctayton
Haidecter
Eee
Fight for Millions Heads to Final Appeal in Hopper Will Suit
In San Francisco and British Columbia the long fight over Alexander Dunsmuir’s estimated 3.0 million estate proceeds to the Court of Appeals. Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress, contends the California execution of the will invalidates the English probate, while James Dunsmuir seeks the full estate. Witness testimony centers on whether the subscribing witnesses knew the document’s nature.
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San Francisco
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
James
Hopp
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Bennett
Lowe
Jim
Coyne
Taylor
Victoria
Alexander
Dunsmuirs
Juowe
Postage rate cut blocked for Magazines to Canada
London reports Postmaster General Stanley told a deputation led by Sir Gilbert Parker that reducing postage on English magazines to Canada to US-Canada levels would cause a 15 million dollar annual loss. He valued English papers in the Dominion but rejected the plan. The note cites the financial impact and the importance of circulation.
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London
Stanley
Gilbert Parker
England
Canada
United States
Dominion
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