Bryan for Justice Railroads Entitled to Reasonable Returns
Massachusetts Democrat Mark H. Whitney cites a letter from William J. Bryan on railroad regulation and public ownership. Bryan endorses national and state regulation, supports limited federal control, and argues stockholders deserve value and a fair return, while avoiding confiscation. Also notes resignation from railroad earnings and policy timing. Minister von Moeller arrives in New York for Carnegie Institute dedication and no confiscation intent is indicated.
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Runaway Boy Hurd Traced to Pittsburg From Washington
Charles Hurd fifteen son of William Hurd Washington D C ran away March 23 seeking capital sights. He stayed at lodging houses and with East End newsboys in Pittsburg until arrest yesterday, having three dollars when he left. He claimed familiarity with President Roosevelt and will be returned to his father after Central Station hold.
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French Occupy Oudja As Sultan Promises Protection
Paris dispatch confirms Oudja occupation by 3,000 French troops, with Moorish governor resigning and cordial Franco-Moroccan relations. Occupation to be gradual, aimed at security and commerce, then reduced to a border-preserving force. local chiefs to be briefed by Col Reidel. In Tangier, Mohammed El Terres assures order and European safety as Lalande transports Dr. Mauchamp’s body from Mazagan to Tangier.
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Noon raid in New York targets pool hall network
Special to The Washington ros reports a major raid at 12 Fulton street led by Deputy Police Commissioner Hanson, aiming to seize backers behind a pool room chain. The operation follows last week’s 47 Broadway arrest of Thomas Keator and two young women, with checks to Edward E. Fischer and Miller & Co. found during the search of Miller’s office.
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Edward E. Fischer
W. BD. Miller & Co
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Miller
Chicago Street Car Franchises Split Mayoral Race
Chicago battle to April 2 centers on street railway franchise votes with Mayor Dunne facing Republican Frederick Busse. Democrats accuse Busse backers of corporate loyalties while Labor splits, judges protest Dunne pardons, Hearst influence looms, and a four year term raises stakes.
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Chicago
Edward F. Dunne
Frederick A. Busse
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Zest
William R. Hearst
New York
United States
Bradley evidence sought in Bradley murder trial
Salt Lake City report says Harvey Given assistant district attorney for the District of Columbia and Detective Helan of Washington have been in the city gathering evidence for the trial of Mrs Anna Bradley for the killing of former United States Senator Arthur Brown to be held in Washington next month.
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Mar
Harvey Given
District of Columbia
Helan
Washington
Anna Bradley
United States
Arthur Brown
Given
Hélan
Brad-ley
Woman Leaps At Prospect Point To Death At Niagara Falls
A woman in black crawled through the Iron railing at Prospect Point and plunged into the American Falls. Officer Anthony pursued but could not stop her. The body floated downstream and sank after about a hundred feet. she left no identifying marks or belongings.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Prospect Point
Anthony
Four Boys Die as Engine Hits While Returning From Hunt
Four youths Anthony Phillips nineteen Frederick Phillips sixteen Otto Mertz eleven and Hugh Reavy fourteen were killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at Indian Church road Buffalo after a hunting trip. A passing freight train muffled the sound of the approaching engine. The accident occurred at night as the boys walked along the rails.
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Indian Church Road
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Hugh Reavy
Death ends perjury case of Bainbridge Stafford in Tombs
Bainbridge H. Stafford, once partner of Charles Akron and former Tivoli proprietor, died in the Tombs hospital division from Bright's disease while awaiting perjury trial. Arrested in February, Stafford faced charges brought by Thomas J. Bannon for E. B. Brace Co. of Baltimore. He had been sentenced to Sing Sing in 1902 for forgery.
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Charles Akron
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Thomas J. Bannon
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Rogues
Tragic infant tossed from Atlantic liner by mother unnamed
On the North German Lloyd Konig Albert after Naples voyage a mother, Mrs Philomens Quila, threw her fourteen month old daughter Rosaria into the sea through a port hole. Crew and boats hunted but found no child. The mother, held under guard, faced immigration officers and likely deportation as insane.
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New York
Konig Albert
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Genoa
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Philomens Quila
Rosaria
Quila
Hillis Ialand
United States
Stokes Auto Delivers Joy Ride To Hospital Patients
W E D Stokes lent his 110 horsepower car to General Memorial Hospital at Central Park West and 16th Street for a morning ride. Five patients and a nurse traveled with chauffeur Fred Beard driving the Stokes machine, which arrived at 9 45 o clock. Superintendent Mrs A M Lawson praised the gesture for aiding convalescents despite Magistrate Crane’s speed trial.
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Sydney Salisbury Dies by Own Action in San Francisco
Sydney Salisbury, son of Monroe Salisbury the horseman and former city teacher, died in San Francisco from asphyxiation after placing a tube to an open gas jet in a boarding house. Despondency given as the cause. 20,000 Easter Lites mera, the florist, 516 F st.
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Violinist Boehm Tries Suicide in New Orleans Street Car
Brane Boehm, first violinist of the San Carlo Opera Company, attempted death by own action in New Orleans by rushing before a moving street car. Dragged off the tracks by two policemen, he is believed deranged and is held awaiting directions from Berlin, Germany.
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Mar
Brane Boehm
San Carlo Opera Company
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Berlin
Germany
Vatican Secrets Exposed in Figaro Report
Paris March 23 The Figaro begins publishing analysis of seized papers of Mar Montagnini secretary to the nunciature outlining Vatican aims and politics The documents claim the Vatican sought a constitutional stance for Catholic interests and mention politicians including Clemenceau as potentially reachable with funds The report notes indirect French government diplomacy after a Vatican rupture but the Pope declined.
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Removal of Pope Leo XIII Body Sets Daylight Ceremony
The Vatican informed Italy that Leo XIII ordered daytime removal of his body from St. Peter's to the Lateran tomb, with guards or cavalry along the route. Date to be fixed, likely end of March or early April, as plans for the funeral rite in the Lateran proceed. Invitations will go to cardinals diplomats and Roman nobility. Capuchin monks may accompany the hearse.
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ASK REPRIEVE FOR RAYNER FROM LONDON SOCIETY WOMEN
London society women organize petitions to spare Horace George Rayner, recently convicted of murdering William Whiteley. Activists from colonies and the continent join the effort, with many prominent writers and actors lending support. Some back Rayner as insane or Whiteley’s son, while clerical work for petitions proceeds.
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Mar
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Explosion Kills 54 at Dresfontein Mine in Johannesburg
In Dresfontein mine near Johannesburg four white men and 50 natives were killed instantly and 3 whites along with 16 natives injured when two cases of dynamite exploded last night. An American named William Harvey was among the dead as workers were mustered to go to work. A native tampered with the dynamite.
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Bomb Explosion Kills Two in Pera Quarter Constantinople
A bomb exploded in the Pera quarter of Constantinople today killing two men and wounding four. No further details were available.
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Mar
Standard Oil of New York Indictments Upheld in Rebates Case
U S District Judge Tudge Hazel overruled Standard Oil Company demurrer in a set of indictments accusing rebates and discriminatory rates on shipments from Olean North Carolina to Rutland and Burlington Vermont by routes not listed on tariffs. The court ruled the unfamiliar routing was an evasion of the law.
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Ogdensburg
Actor Fitzsimmons Sues for Damages Over Rail Delay
Bob Fitzsimmons the pugilist and actor filed suit in Belleville Circuit Court against Illinois Central Railroad seeking 1000 dollars for delaying his scenic effects. He was to play a mate in St Louis January 5 but the set arrived late, affecting the performance.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Illinois Central Railroad
Belleville
Fitzsimmons
Massive Romanian Uprising Battles Prompt Mass Killings
Vienna dispatch reports six hundred peasants killed at Stanesti and about three hundred at Vicru, with two nearby villages razed and inhabitants slain. Troops bombard rebel towns as artillery used against bands around Brahova and Mozasti. Refugees flee to Moldavia and Bulgaria, many Greeks and Jews among the exiles.
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Mar
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Neamtz
Peasants Killed as Troops Suppress Romanian Riots
A Bucharest cablegram reports agrarian and anti Jewish unrest spreading over the past week. Troops fired artillery against peasants, causing many deaths and large property losses, including damage to Jewish nationals' property in Moldavia. The dispatch notes the formation of a liberal cabinet.
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Bauer Charged With Embezzlement After Return to Springfield
Charles C. Bauer formerly city auditor of Springfield is arrested in Hamilton and brought back to answer four indictments for embezzling funds totaling $4,173.12. He pleads not guilty and posts $5,000 bond. Bauer is son of ex-council member W F Bauer and husband of Shirley Neal, linked to prominent Cincinnati and Hamilton social circles.
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Most Married Woman in Indiana Granted Divorce
Polly Weed Baker of Boonville, known as the most married woman in Indiana, is granted a divorce from her eleventh husband John Baker. Baker is the ninth of her eleven husbands to divorce, with one dying naturally and another dying by own hand. Mrs Baker, 65, began marriage in the 1800s, listing twelve named spouses with one missing name from a shrouded wedding.
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Bishop Horstmann Proposes Self Insurance for Cleveland Churches
Cleveland Ohio March 2 Bishop Horstmann and advisers seek to remove millions in value from private insurers by creating a diocese fund to cover church properties in Cleveland. The plan would roll out gradually as policies expire with 130 to 200 churches affected and a statewide property value in the millions.
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Warkington Post
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Hypnotism claimed to temper New Jersey girls at Trenton home
New Jersey uses Dr John D Quackenbos hypnotic treatment on six girls from the New Jersey Home for Girls in Trenton for proneness to violent fits profanity jealous rage and ungovernable temper One girl described as a perfect angel after two months shows marked self control while others improve then relapse Reports detail actions under sleep with suggestions to channel anger into music and self discipline Mary B Josephine and four others are named with varying responses and a superintendent Mrs Elizabeth V Mansell noted all officers are women
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Heat Wave Brings Unusual March Temperatures
Washington endures a rare March heat spell with 92 to 93 degrees at 2 pm, nearing last Saturday’s 93, while 74 at 9 pm. 37 years’ March high marks challenged as scientists seek explanations for warm air from the South meeting cool North. Local tests and officials warn of possible cooler days ahead.
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Peaches Ripen Early in Louisiana Amid Unseasonable Warmth
Ripe peaches are being picked in Plaquemine Parish Louisiana months early due to the warmest winter in three decades. Some fruit will be saved for display at the Jamestown Exposition. In Philadelphia temperature reached 86 degrees at 2 20 pm marking the warmest March day in the weather bureau record.
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Atterbury to Be Promoted to Vice President of Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia March 29 W W Atterbury general manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad will become vice president before year end A new vice presidency will be created to accommodate the advancement He may be succeeded by W Heyward Myers of Williamsport Pa or R J O Donnell currently general manager of the Buffalo and Allegheny Valley division
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Ikely
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Arrest on Lottery Charge in Detroit Headline
Abrahan B. Kaufmann, secretary and treasurer of a local wine company, was arrested by Secret Service in Mobile, Alabama, on a federal charge for transmitting Honduras Lottery Company tickets through express services. Estimated round trip fare to Baltimore was $1.25 via Pennsylvania Railroad every Saturday and Sunday, with trains returning up to Sunday night.
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