Japan Heils Fleet Visit to Dissipate U S Japan Tension
Cabinet meets to decide on inviting Rear Admiral Sperry and the American fleet to visit Japan for a week. The plan aims to show friendship, observe naval protocol, and allow exchanges with Japanese leaders, with ships stationed at one port and limited in Japan, while Britain and Australia watch closely.
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John Galcan O’laughlin
Tokyo
Sperry
Togo
Japan
Ls Waters
United States
Pia Vessals
Friendsny
Yokohama
Atlantic
China
Death follows scene after public confrontation in Evansville
Special to The Washington Poet Evansville Ind March 2 Mrs William Farmer was found fatally stabbed in her buggy. Dr Henry Jorgensen wife of John Davenport president of Abstract Title Guaranty Company was detained then found dead in his office in an apparent act of self harm. Mrs Davenport attempted to hang herself in jail after the sequence of revelations and deputies report the wife formerly spent time in a Kansas asylum. Davenport claims his wife suffered mental illness and had previously attacked a stenographer in his office.
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Washington
Evansville
Ind
Willam Farmer
Nancy Davenport
Henry Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Bivs. Davenport
Farmer
Jorsensen
John J. Davenport
Guaranty Company
Dr. Jorgensen
Mrs. Davenport
Davenport
Kansas
Governor Guild in Critical Condition Amid Public Worried Hope
Bay State officials who visited Gov Curtis Guild reported a grave, unchanged condition. Bulletin says no change, doctors deny further bulletins tonight. Police closed Marlboro Street to quiet the governor’s chamber as prayers rise for a speedy recovery. Roosevelt sent good wishes while Guild holds a state order of the Crown of Italy.
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Heston
Mags
Curtis Guild
Frederick B. Winslow
Gov. Guild
Winslow
Marlboro Street
Guild
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Order of the Crown of Italy
Autopsy Evidence in New Jersey Death of Walter Baker
Coroners inquest into Walter Baker Boston clubman’s death at Frank Hurd’s Bogota home resumes. Edward Baker testifies that a telephone conversation with Frank Hurd suggested the death was sudden and due to gastritis and heart disease. Baker recounts Hurd’s indication that a casket would cost 800 dollars and asks him to oversee arrangements. The hearing revisits the New York trip, the ride to Bogota, and the night’s events as Baker’s illness escalated. The case centers on medical explanations and alleged conversations, with further testimony scheduled for March 25.
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Frank Hurd
Bogota
End
Boston
New York
Edward ¥. Baker
Mr. Hurd
Koester
Edward F. Baker
Walter
Hurd
Attr
Mr. Baker
Walter Baker
Mra
Natalie Young
Baker
Bene
Hls
Hurt
Frank
Brekers
Diplodocus Plaster Cast Ships to Atlantic Voyage
New York March 20 The North German Lloyd steamship Main will carry a giant plaster cast of a Diplodocus skeleton, weighing about 9,400 pounds in 34 cases. The cast, now at Carnegie Museum Pittsburgh, is to be viewed by Kaiser Wilhelm after Andrew Carnegie arranged the gift. The giant lizard stands roughly 70 feet long and over 16 feet tall.
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New York
Atlantic
Lloyd Steamship Main
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Ratlroad Bargain Sale Involving McNeal Capitalist
A garbled OCR item reports a road project dispute over paying assessments. It mentions McNeal, a capitalist, and Thomas Mooney, with a motel road vacate plan to clear an eyesore property cited as a city issue for years.
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Thomas
Mooney
Duelists Die In Rio Grande Duel In El Paso
Mounted customs inspector Charles Logan and Charles Jones were killed in a pistol duel in the dry riverbed in El Paso. Their bodies were found today and authorities note both likely mistook the other for a burglar. Logan was the son of the late Maj. T. H. Logan and related by marriage to Capt. Frank D. Wickham of the Twelfth Inland UBA.
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el Paso
Tex
Charles Logan
Charles Jones
Rio Granda
Bacsmugeter
Logan
Frank D. Wickham
Governorssland
Xii
Big Trust Suit Fails. Manufacturer Not Trade
The Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company’s $30,000,000 antitrust suit against the American Sugar Refining Company was dismissed by Judge Holt of the U S Circuit Court. The case argued that stopping refinery operations in Philadelphia violated the Sherman act, but Holt ruled manufacture is not trade and no suitable amendment could sustain a Sherman claim. The suit referenced prior Knight Company ruling and noted diversities of citizenship and potential equitable relief.
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Washington Post
New York
Pennsylvania Sugar Refning Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Holt
United States Circuit Court
Henry W. Taft
Steml
Frank
Blaik
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Tha’ Plain Gifts
United States Supreme Court
United States
E. C. Knicht Company
Sugar-Refining Corporation of
Supreme Court
American Sugar Renning Company
Knight Company
American Sugar Raffining Company
Shermar
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Aemrican Sugar, Refinux Company
Gustav EB. Kissell
Merce
Kissell
Anieibal
Adolph Segal
T Pennsylvania Company
American “Sugar Refining Company
Plaintif
Warrant Issued Against Bank Official in Philadelphia
A warrant was issued for Homer L. Castle, former general counsel of the defunct Standard Title and Trust Company, on charges of conspiracy to cheat and defraud stockholders. The company never opened to the public and creditors are listed as stockholders. Castle was a former gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Standard Title and Trust ‘Company
Homer L. Castle
Pittshyure
Colonadsi
Conderh
Canms
Castle
Pennsylvania
Norfolk Woman Dies After Mercury Tablet Poisoning
A Norfolk woman identified as Miss May Ruth MacGinnis of New York died after ingesting chloride of mercury tablets. She had come to Norfolk previously to visit relatives and was treated at Protestant Hospital. The case notes her surname briefly as Morrie or Morrison and mentions a son Notting.
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Norfolk
Soldier admits killing Harris in court
A soldier testifies he killed Harris, admitting the act during the trial. The defendant, charged with murder, faces judgment as the case unfolds with associated testimony and disputed details.
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Mohne
Dazewen
Harvard vote for Hughes in straw ballot at Cambridge
Special to For washington pe Cambridge Mass March 2 The Political Club straw ballot on the next U.S. president shows Hughes leading with 428 votes among about 1150 total Taft 01 Bryan 151 and John G0n 305 0 The vote also defeated Roosevelt third nomination allowance in this college poll.
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Washington
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Hughes
Taft
Bryan
Bank insolvency charge against Gebhard and others
In a jail scene a warrant was served charging the men with receiving Genosita at the City Bank after it was known to be insolvent. The complaint named Martin Gebhard who says he deposited $200 about five minutes before the bank closed and the charge covered both men in view of the case against Gage as complainant.
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Gaint View
Gage
Martin Gebhard
Gore Nutmeger's Guest
United States Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma arrived in New Haven on March 20. He attended a Democratic State Committee session and addressed members, followed by a Democratic dinner and a speech to the Progressive Democratic League. He predicted Secretary of State would be the Republican nominee and said William Jennings Bryan would lead and win for the Democrats.
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New, Haven
Conn
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Democratic State Committee
Progressive “Democratic League
Gore
Willam Jennings Bryan
Knight of
Nebrask
Widow, or Substance More Showed Him Death
A historical clipping notes a death connected to a widow and an unnamed substance, with brief context suggesting the appearance of indicators or evidence surrounding the event. The fragmentary text lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
Duke Looked for at Rome
In New York on March 20, during a Supreme Court trial Justice Davis heard Frederick Ri Glebethausen seek to annul deeds by which his sister Mrs Auguste Sommerkorn Sumner conveyed real estate to Horton Sumner and Arthur Summer. The case centers on Horton's alleged manipulation of Somner’s estate and a bottle analysis connected to Sommerkorn Sumner's death.
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New York
Davis
Supreme Court
Frederick Ri-Glebethausen
Auguste Sommerkorn
Sumner
Horton Sumner
Jug Gon
Arthur Summer
Oalu
Patrick L. Ryan
Perrin H. Sumner
Sing Sing
Horton Summer
Augusta Sommerkern
Board of Health
Maintiff
Pertin H. Samnér
Duke of Abruzzi to seek consent for marriage to Katherine Elkins
Rome report says the Duke of the Abruzzi returns to obtain full consent of King Victor Emmanuel for marriage to Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia. Italian etiquette requires palace announcements before royal unions. The duke sails Sunday on Cunard Line ship Lusitania, awaiting formalities at home and abroad.
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Rome
Mar
Abruzzi
Widch
Victor Emmanuel
Katherine Elkins
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virgina
Viallancourt
House of Savoy
Italy
Senate
Savoy
Duki
Weiemig
Wohhan
Cheia
Eiliting
Gathotte
Vatican
Mar- Abruzzi
Cunard ‘Line
Lusi
Anke
Speyer Visits Mexico in March
James Speyer, noted New York banker, is expected to arrive in Mexico as part of a party. The visit is reported by the Washington Post and other papers.
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Washington “Post
Mexico
James Speyer
York. Banker
Snowstorm in Virginia Halts Early Spring Peach Bloom
Special to The Winghujeta Peat reports a heavy snow storm in Norfolk Virginia on March 2 with a northeast wind. The ground is blanketed and the fall of snow rivals winter storms, affecting peaches and other fruit. The event contrasts with last year when peach trees were blooming, but early crops appear uninjured so far.
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Norfolk
Mar
Ti Ja
Camp Springs farmer’s wife dies in apparent suicide
In Camp Springs Ma Mrs Emma Sumner was found dead in her home with a revolver in her hand and a bullet wound in her head. The coroner’s jury ruled death by her own action. Thomas Sumner her husband, a farmer, reported via neighbors that she had been in poor health for a year and a half and recently traveled to Boston seeking relief.
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Emma Sumner
Camp Springs
Boston
Thomas Sumner
Leoa
Richardson
Sumner
Warren Dors Conrad
Thomas Soper
Wiliam
Soper
Ars
Roth Creek
Camp, Springs
Fred
Elo
Tang
England
Eprings
Ti Ie
Amin Buleved -Othey
Suicide by knife shocks Washington journalist Hosford
Frank H Hosford a renowned political writer and Gridiron Club figure, died after a self inflicted attack at 1009 E Street NW. Eight stab wounds to neck and chest, found in a vestibule, ambulance failed to save him. He had been in poor health and despondent, leaving a wife Margaret and three children. The death prompted a Gridiron Club special meeting at the New Willard.
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Frank H. Hoésfard
National Capital
Gridiron
Cluir
Reading
House of Representatives
E Street
Hosford
Detroit Reg Press
Gridiron Club
Seventh
E Streets
Eleventh Street
Hla
Bill
Central Office
Evans
Frank H. Hosford
Massachusetts Avenue
New Willard
Margaret
Francis HL
War Department
Margaret Anna
Florence Helen
Rattan
Bple
Hasford
Rigg House
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