Roses and Votes in the Illinois Senate
Miss Maria Greene presses for an equal suffrage measure in Illinois, seeking support from Senator Vernon and others. She gains Burns’ tentative backing and directs him to gather allies while Vernon arranges meetings and supplies literature. The scene blends political maneuvering with a personal bet on progress and power. Money and knowledge are contrasted in a closing remark.
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Vernon
Miss Greene
Senator Burns
Burns
Senate
Illinois
Chicago
Monroe
Whiteside
Brownwell
Cook
Maria Greene
Roosevelt says he will disprove Starr gloom about Africa
Roosevelt hosts 250 Nassau County neighbors at Sagamore Hill as he heads to Africa and promises to prove Professor Starr wrong about his fate. He says if his itinerary proves correct they will celebrate together in a year and a quarter. In Indianapolis a 24 year old woman Tillie Meyers is found dead at her father’s grave in the Catholic cemetery, having swallowed caloric acid amid bereavement.
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Vernon
Itf
Congress
Roosevelt
Starr
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Nassau County
New York
White Horse
Washington
Africa
Indianapolis
Ind
Tillie Meyers
Acquittal Sparks Tears as Mann Is Freed
Chicago drama surrounds the acquittal of Lyman C. Mann in the Frances Gilmore Thompson murder case. Foreman declares not guilty after circumstantial evidence and alibi defense. Mann thanks the jury amid tears, mothers and supporters rally. attorney Erbstein receives mixed emotions from spectators. Akron plans to lower tracks to remove grade crossings to cost over 1 million.
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Chicago
Lyman C. Mann
Frances Gilmore Thompson
Mann
Erbstein
Akron
Chamber of Commerce
Census Bill Passes in Washington Special Session
The Washington house enacted the thirteenth census bill during the special session. The measure places appointment authority with the civil service commission and requires government printing of reports. It preserves a pro rata appointment system among states and follows changes after Roosevelt vetoed earlier versions.
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Washington
House
Civil Service Commission
Government Printing Office
Roosevelt
Mrs Castro Triumphs in Venezuela Move
Dresden reports Cipriano Castro, former Venezuelan president, abandons direct trip to La Guaira. He will leave on the steamer Guadeloupe March 26 from Bordeaux, docking at Port of Spain Trinidad where he will reside temporarily awaiting news from Venezuelan allies before deciding next steps. General Castro yielded to persuasion from his wife sister and brother not to land at La Guaira.
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Dresden
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
la Guaira
Guadeloupe
Bordeaux
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Carmelo
Balkans peace hopes rise as talks advance
Vienna reports the Balkan situation appears more hopeful. The emperor hopes peace will hold and a defense minister in the lowers house denies mobilization rumors. International negotiations are thought to aim at assembling a conference of the powers.
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Vienna
Balkans
Profits and Risks of Cat Breeding in London
A London observer warns cat breeding rarely secures lasting wealth, noting a personal gain of about £60 in a year before expenses. The piece contrasts earnings with the labor and rent costs, underscoring luck as a major factor in profitability.
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