Fitzgerald Excuses Thaw Jury in High Profile Case
New York is scene as Justice Fitzgerald discharges the Thaw jury and schedules a defense affidavit presentation for tomorrow afternoon. Jerome receives until Monday to respond. Hartridge asserts affidavits will claim Thaw currently understands proceedings. The ruling on questioning Dr Hamilton shocks observers and signals courtroom tensions.
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Justice Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Jansey
Jerome
Cluford Hartridge
Thaw
Severan
Hartridge
Allan McLane Hamilton
Jar Ome
Delmas Pould
Hamilton
Delmas
Hawilton
Mr. Gleason
Deimas
Jail Delivery at Vinton Guts Prominent Escapee
Vinton Iowa March 22 James E Boughton alias Foley Boughton aged 21 five feet seven inches tall blind in one eye with a crooked mouth left jail last night. The sheriff issued reward cards for twenty five dollars for his capture. He is described as light haired and wore blue overalls gray coat and soft hat when he escaped.
Train Strikes Streetcar In Detroit Injuring Girls
A south bound streetcar collided with an 8 Michigan Central Railway train at the Fourteenth avenue crossing in Detroit. Two people were killed and nine others, all girls, were seriously hurt. Among the injured are James C. Smith age 58 and Miss Charlotte Martin of Mason City, Mich. The car carried twenty two passengers, largely young women en route to work.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Fourteenth Avenue Crossing
Michigan Central Railway
James C. Smith
Charlotte Martin
Mason Cliy
Burton Discharged After Six Months Jail Term
Ironton Missouri March 23 Senator Joseph Ralph Burton is released from jail after serving six months for acting as paid representative for a get rich quick scheme before a government department. He departs with Mrs Burton and a niece for Abilene Kansas, his home.
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Associated Press
Ironton
Joseph Ralph Burton
Kansas
St. Louis
Sirs. Burton
Burton
Abilene
Kas
Homie
Everything Was High in Pierre Restaurant Gaffe
Will Zink visiting Pierre, South Dakota, dines in a capital city restaurant. A waiter charges two dollars for soup and fish, then twenty five cents for a cigar. Zink eyes a ribbon on a waitress and quips that everything is high, perhaps guessing it is her garter.
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Will Zink
Wessington Springs
8. D
Man Penrose Testifies In Doubt About Town Theft
In San Antonio on March 22 Penrose testified for most of the day in his own defense. He claimed he was in doubt whether his men reached the town yesterday and denied involvement in the alleged theft.
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San Antonio
Tex
Penrose
London killer Rainier convicted and sentenced to death
Horace George Rainier, who on January 24 shot and killed William Whiteley of Westbourne, was tried today, convicted and sentenced to death. The case gathered rapid pace through the court, with the verdict delivering a stark finality to the fatal assault.
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London
Horace George Rainier
Wiliiatt Whiteley
Westbourne
Utah Legislature Kills Bills in Busy Session
Salt Lake City March 22 The Utah general assembly killed several notable bills including a railroad commission reform and a Salt Lake City government change. It passed key measures granting smelters eminent domain and authorizing a state corporation tax. A railways mine codification was amended into railway law. An investigation of the state land board led to the clerk’s dismissal. The land board inquiry and the 1908 tax issues were postponed. New Mexico outs gambling. Santa Fe March 22 Gov Hagerman signed the anti gambling bill prohibiting gambling territory wide after 1908. Nashville March 22 Mrs Stevens urged Tennessee to pass prohibition. North Dakota population up sharply since prohibition laws.
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Utah General Assembly
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Galveston
Salt Lake
State Land Board
New Mexico
Santa Fe
N. M
Hagerman
Nashville
Tenn
L. M. N. Stevens
Maine
National
World’s Organization
Tennessee
North Dakota
Shegard
Anti-Theater Ticket Speculators Facing Row at Meeting
In Chicago on November 21 the first meeting of the Anti-Theater Ticket Speculating association nearly devolved into a fight after a crowd of ticket speculators disrupted the gathering at the Sherman house. Cornelius J. Short, president of Standard Slaughtering Co. and organizer, struck a broker, knocking him into a wall, then sent him sprawling over chairs.
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Chicago
Sherman House
Teliet
Cornelius J. Short
Standard Slaughtering Company
Short
Rail strike talks eye possible avert in Chicago
Western railroad employers and union leaders plan another conference early next week in Chicago to avert a strike by about 50,000 train service employees. Ira G. Rawn, Illinois Central general manager, chaired the prior meeting that broke up in disagreement and suggested any new talks depend on the employees initiating the meeting.
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Chicago
Ira G. Rawn
Illnois Central
Municipal bank plan eyed by Philadelphia leaders
Philadelphia officials discuss a municipal bank proposed by Mayor Weaver to fund city improvements. Weaver cites banks earning 6 percent on city deposits while the city earns 2 percent, suggesting a bank would redirect from $18 to $26 million yearly. The council shelved the message without formal comment.
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Philadelphia
John Weaver
Weaver
South Bend Council Probes Gambler Vengeance Plot
In South Bend Indiana on March 22 Thomas Moss vows revenge for removal of slot machines. He blames Councilman Frank Rogers for pushing reform to favor roulette profits. Proprieties John G C Barrett and James M Sullivan are accused of backing Rogers in the crusade. The council will investigate.
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South Bend
Ind
Thomas Moss
Frank Rogers
Rogers
John GC. Barrett
James M. Sullivan
Chicago
Detroit
A Natural Conclusion From a Short Story Exchange
A character challenges Spanzer’s ownership of a sweatshop while another asserts he is listed as the Turkish bath owner in the petty directory. The dialogue reflects suspicion and shifting identity without explicit confirmation.
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Spanzer
Etty
Doings of the Legislature in Des Moines March 22
The Des Moines House passed the senate bill licensing weddings and a bill revoking quack licenses, while defeating woman suffrage. The session considered a Galveston plan for city government and an indeterminate sentence reform. A reformatory and highway funding bills move forward, with debates on tax and seed laws and an ongoing primary election measure near passage. House and Senate debated commissions to study municipal law and taxes, plus various appropriations and amendments amidst political friction.
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Evening Press
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Davenport
DeArmand
Dubaque
Sioux City
Municipal League
Iowa
Waterloo
GO. W. Miller
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Cerro Gordo
Gillillaha
Mills County
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Greenwood
Mills
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Linn
Dunn
Jackson
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Webster
Muscatine
Miller
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Democratic Committee
United States
Penitentiary talk on Harriman looting Alton railroad
Washington reports a senator urges drastic punishment for E. H. Harriman over the Chicago and Alton looting. Senator Cullom says if law allowed it, Harriman would be sent to the penitentiary long enough to pay the full penalty, a claim tied to bondholder losses from the road’s exploitation.
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White House
Deneen
Steido £Liinois
E. H. Harriman
Chicago and Alton
Harriman
Gullom
Alton
Alton Deat
London suffragists thwarted by police clash
London reports indicate a large force of 750 policemen under their chief repulsed another assault by suffragettes aiming to enter Parliament. Seventy five protesters were arrested as the government prepared for further demonstrations, following tactics similar to February actions.
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London
Qwan
Escape From Cave Collapse Near St. Paul
A4 year old contractor Ernest Adams was buried by earth while cleaning a deep outside well four miles from St. Paul Minn. He was rescued at 2 PM yesterday with only a slight head bruise and is reportedly unharmed after the cave in incident.
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St. Paw
Minn
Ernest Adams
Local Option Jubilee Feature At Trinity Church
Governor Buchtel will sign the local option bill next Monday afternoon at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church in Denver. A large number of church members attend as the choir and congregation sing America and the doxology. The ceremony ends with the governor's address.
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Denver
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Buchtel
America
Horse runs through window in Chicago store collision
A horse hitched to a wagon owned by L Lang of 156 South Water Street broke through a window at Wabash Fruit and Flower, 126 West Wabash Avenue, then collided with a cab near the Auditorium Hotel. It bolted along Congress Street until Policeman John Enis halted it after being dragged fifty feet on the pavement.
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Chicago
L. Lang
South Water Street
Wabash
Wabash Avenue
Congress Street
John Enis
Citizens League sues Kentucky fiscal court over courthouse spending
In Lexington on March 22 the Citizens' league filed suit against County Judge I A Bullock and eight fiscal court justices, alleging they usurped jailer powers and oversaw a courthouse maintenance budget of 15000 annually. Additional suits seek 150000 for ten years of alleged expenditures.
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Lexington
Fiscal Court
Citizens’ League
I. A. Bullock
Small Fire At Reinbeck Adjoining Store Building
Fire of unknown origin was discovered this morning in the King empty store building next to Robinson and Carroll's. Damage was slight. Also a brief quip from the Louvalia Courtor-Journal cartoon caption about an unemployed man.
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Reimbeck
King
Robinson & Carroll's
Chicago Officer Ends Life at City Firm
Louis Chalde cott, secretary and treasurer of the National Chicle Co., committed suicide in Chicago today by shooting himself through the head. He had been suffering from nervous debility subduing him.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Louis Chaldecott
National Chicle Co
Famine Relief Debate Tangled in Russian Parliament
In St Petersburg on March 21 a plan to form a special famine relief committee sparked a lengthy parliamentary debate. A peasant deputy accused the government of stealing famine funds and linked Assistant Interior Minister Gurko to past contract scandals. A socialist push to empower commissions to probe relief accounts and provinces was defeated by 325 to 149 as conservatives allied with constitutional democrats to curb radical left influence. The stakes highlighted fears of ministry conflict and hasty inquiry.
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St. Petersburg
Gurko
Constitutional Democrats
Graft charges loom over state house chandelier costs
Harrisburg reports reveal claims of chandelier weight overruns and bid exclusions tied to the new state house construction. Sculptor John Maene, designer of the chandeliers, testified that chandeliers are about 1650 pounds heavier than planned, posing a danger to occupants. Maene worked for the Pennsylvania Bronze Company, Sanderson’s subcontractor for bronze work.
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Stuart
State House
Capitol
John Maene
Philadelphia
James Scarlet
Maene
Pennsylvania Bronze Company
John H. Sanderson
Peasant Uprising Spreads Across Upper Moldavia
The revolt extends through Bastosbani, Dorngt, Jassy, Neaman, Tutova, Bakeu, and Roman as peasants oppose Jewish lessees of absentee landlords. Claims extortion and land seizure drive action. Government under King Carol prepares a bill against land leasing while General Tell is ordered to quell the revolt by force.
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Moldavia
Bastosbani
Dorngt
Jassy
Neaman
Tutova
Bakeu
Roman
Carol
Tell
A Bully Killed in Crown Point Duel
In Crown Point Indiana yesterday Fred Weise aged 18 killed Eddie Kaiser aged 13 with a single uppercut during a confrontation. Kaiser enraged after tormenting younger boys rushed Weise who struck him on the jaw, knocking him to the ground where he died without speaking.
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Chicago
Fred Weise
Eddie Kaiser
Crown Point
Ind
Kaiser
Weise
Market unsettled on Erie suspension alarm at Albany
New York on March 22 sees a very unsettled stock market as Erie issues sink on the companys announcement that all improvement and construction work in the state will stop due to the legislature in Albany.
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New York
Erie
Albany
Belmont disputes duchess Marlborough U.S. plans
Oliver H. P. Belmont arrives with news from the duchess of Marlborough and her children. He says the report of her taking apartments at the Martha Washington and moving to the United States is fiction. He states she will remain abroad with no intention of living in the United States.
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Iowa
New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Duchess of Marlborough
Mia. Pelmont
Mm Parte
Martha Washington
Mr. Belmont
United States
Fish criticises Roosevelt in Philadelphia remarks
Stuyvesant Fish addressed Wharton School students and critiqued Theodore Roosevelt while defending him in part in another interview. He described Roosevelt as unsteady yet well meaning and urged consideration of other leaders with more discretion and steadiness for the presidency.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Manhattan
Aristrocracy
Theodore Roosevelt
Witneis Igentral
E. H. Harriman
Mr. Fisk
Roosevelt
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
Fish
Theodora Roosevelt
Jupiter
Tombs of Early Greeks Found at Metapontum
Excavations at Metapontum on the Taranto Gulf in southern Italy uncovered numerous Greek tombs. Some were sealed with large tiles, cylinders, or stones, including a grand burial with a carved Greek inscription and a skeleton with verses. The tombs date to the fourth century BCE, heightening interest by linking to famed philosopher Pythagoras buried there around 500 BCE, with Cicero noting the tomb still existed in 43 BCE.
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Naples
Metapontum
Gulf of Taranto
Italy
Pythagoras
Cicero
B. C
Illinois railroad stock control proposal in senate
High finance in railroad property becomes harder under a bill drafted by W. H. Boys and introduced by Senator Gardner. The measure would grant the railroad and warehouse commission power to supervise capital stock issues and restrict new issues to actual needs of the projects.
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Springfield
W. H. Boys
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Senate
Gardner
Danger of tossing head injures girl in Bellwood
Pittsburg March 21 a warning comes after Miss Mame Philips of Bellwood Ags was combing her hair before a mirror when she tossed her head to adjust her tuck and dislocated her neck. She will be moved to a hospital for treatment.
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Pittsburg
Mame Phillips
Bellwood
Philips
Washington dispatch on land cancelation for Gov Crawford lands
Washington reports steps by the General Land Office to cancel proofs used by Gov. Cap I. Crawford of South Dakota to gain public lands. Secretary Garfield states prosecutions are barred by statute of limitations, and the remaining action is to restore the land to the public domain.
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Washington, D. C
General Land Office
Cap I. Crawford
South Dakota
Garfield
Department of the Interior
Crawford
Mann
Tlinois
Cabinet Crises: Leopold Denies Congo Concessions
Brussels reports acute disagreement between King Leopold and his ministers over Congo concessions. The king questions ministerial concessions to the Congo commission as unwarranted. A Belgian envoy’s audience with Leopold at Beaulieu, France yielded unsatisfactory results, and it is believed the cabinet may resign upon the king’s return to Belgium.
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Congo Commission
Ing Leopold
Beaulieu
France
Wasatla
Belgium
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