Attorneys Clash Over Veracity as Crowd Rushes Out
In Frankfort Kentucky on March 27 during Caleb Powers exam, Judge George Denny and Colonel Campbell clashed over a question's veracity about an armed crowd. The heated exchange caused a wild rush for doors as deputies restored order. Ex Governor Brown later apologized to Denny and the court.
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Frankcfort
Caleb Powers
George Denny
Statehouse Yard
Goebel
Colonel Campbell
Denny
Campbell
Judge Moore
Brown
Star Witness Concludes Testimony in Powers Hearing
Prosecution rests after F Wharton Golden recounts threats to stay silent and aid from Cromwell. Golden claims he sought to flee the Statehouse and met Judge Fleming and two men in Winchester who berated him for exposing the Republican party as Dick Coombs, the alleged assassin, is brought to Frankfort.
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F. Wharton Golden
Powers
Golden
Commonwealth
Cromwell
Statehouse
Dixon
Judge Fleming
Winchester
Dr. Foster
William Steele
Republican Party
Dick Coombs
Frankfort
William Culton
Culton
Coombs
Des Moines mayoral race sparks lively Iowa City contest
In Des Moines Mayor John MacVicar loses to Jeremiah Hartenbower by 600 to 800 votes as March 27 returns record a heavy turnout. A. H. Burton defeats Quick for mayor by about 100 majority. Democrats win four city ticket seats. Reports from nearby Burineron note Democrat Marquarde defeats Carter for mayor.
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Des Moines
John MacVicar
Jeremiah Hartenbower
City
A. H. Burton
Quick
Buriineron
Marquarde
Carter
Northern Pacific Lands Sold in Huge Montana Block
Reports state the Northern Pacific Railway has disposed of about 512000 acres of remaining Montana lands to the Minneapolis Syndicate for roughly 1000000 dollars. Helen Gould of New York funds nine or ten volunteer army chaplains without official status in the Philippines and elsewhere.
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Pau
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Montana
Minneapolis Syndicate
Washington
Avisitor
White House
Philippines
Helen Gould
New York
Macrum Testsify Readiness Before Foreign Affairs Panel
Former congressman Macrum signaled readiness to testify before Chairman Hitt of the House committee on foreign affairs regarding his service at Pretoria. Macrum will be notified when the committee is ready to proceed. Also, the North Dakota Bar Association held its first annual meeting in Fargo with broad attendance.
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North Dakota Bar Association
Farco
N.D
State Bar Association
Fargo
Prem
Address by Seth Newman hints at court session location
Seth Newman delivered an interesting address. The next meeting will be held at Grand Forks during the September term of the supreme court.
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Dent Seth Newman
Grand Forks
Supreme Court
Governor Steunenberg edges martial law defense in hearing
Governor Steunenberg defended the continuation of martial law before the House Military Affairs Committee. He described a persistent state of rebellion in Coeur d'Alene with ongoing opposition to state policy and no armed resistance, and he said he would be responsible for any prisoner abuses but favored restraint. He denied collusion with mine officials to break labor unions and rejected giving names of supposed criminals.
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Washington
Steunenberg
Coeur d’Alene
House Committee On Military Affairs
Salzer
New York
Sulzer
Bunker Hill
Shoshone County
Steuenburg
Merchants National Bank of Rutland Closes as Cashier Faces Deficit
The Merchants National Bank of Rutland VT closes after cashier Charles W Massey admits guilt for a 145000 defalcation. The bank owes 351000 to depositors while Massey’s confession follows his return from Albany where he was tracked by a detective. The musical store of H A McClure Jr also loses funds linked to Massey. Forged notes masked the total deficit for six years.
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Merchants’ National Bank of Rutland
Routland
Charles W. Massey
Merchants’ National Bank
Massey
Albany
H. A. McClure, Jr
Mussey
National Bank
Trading Check System Faces Nationwide Complaints
Complaints from business men and laborers pour into Washington as the trading check system, started in Minnesota lumber camps and spreading nationwide, is described as a nuisance. Petitions from all sections urge passage of Senator Nelson's bill to suppress the system.
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Washtleton
Secret Service Bureau
Minnesota
Congress
Nelson
Army Appropriation Bill Debate Opens In Congress
The House began consideration of the army appropriation bill in a calm session. Chairman Hull outlined provisions while Mr Jett attacked rapid promotions before retirement. Mr Cox and Mr Ridgley opposed a permanent army increase, and Mr Meyer discussed Philippine policy and opposed retaining the islands.
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Hull
Jett
Tils
Cox
Tenn
Ridgley
Kan
Meyer
Porto Rican legislation stalls after partisan caucus
In Washington a Republican Senate caucus debated the Porto Rican bill for two and a half hours with little change. The group decided to keep the bill intact, release the harmony committee, and press for a speedy vote. Foraker was instructed to offer an amendment preserving tariff exclusions while keeping a 15 percent Dingley duty on Porto Rican goods. Several senators indicated opposition or conditional support.
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Senate
Harmony Committee
Senator Foraker
Foraker
United States
Porto Rico
Davis
Beveridge
Hoar
Wellington
Mason
Simon
Proctor
Nelson
Kyle
McCumber
N. D
Friends
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Allison
Cullom
Chandler
Quarles
Lodge
Mismanagement and Alleged Fraud in City Department
The supply commissioner's department faced indictment for fraud. The house of delegates was arraigned for failing to pass lighting bills and to provide city institutions with light. The jury found a conspiracy among house members to control legislation.
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Supply Commissioner’s Department
House of Delegates
House
Empress Dowager Sends Cruisers to Aid Capture
The empress dowager orders Chinese cruisers Hai Tien and Hai Shou to Straits Settlement to assist in capturing reformers including Kang Yi Wei. She bets their 24 knot speed will outpace British ships. British cruiser Hermione to Taku as Tein Tsin unrest grows and powers prepare a concerted response.
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Daily Mail
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Hai Shou
Straita Settlement
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Shanewal
Hermione
Taku
Tein Tsin
Salisbury apologizes to U S over Durban mail incident
A Washington dispatch reports Lord Salisbury apologized to the United States for the Durban censorship of mail to ex Consul Charles E Macrum in Pretoria. Secretary Hay will send the apology to the House Foreign Affairs Committee as Macrum’s case against the State Department is heard.
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Journal and Advertiser
Washington
Lord Salisbury
United States
Durban
Charles E. Mecrum
Pretoria
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hay
Macrum
State Department
Aguinaldo Cheers Spark Turmoil in Manila Play
In Mantua on March 27 the Tagalo theater staged an incendiary production titled For Love of Country. Crowds grew disorderly as the rebel flag appeared, shouting Vive Filipinas and Vive Aguinaldo. Police restored order and arrested the theater manager and the play's author, proprietor of a Tagalo newspaper warned to curb radical utterances. American authorities had forbidden the play.
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Mantua
Vive Filipinas
Vive Aguinaldo
British Distant Moves Scrutinized As Mafeking Aid Hums
Military observers report confusion over Mafeking relief efforts as 5 000 to 6 000 troops under Lord Methuen clash near Warrenton and Smiths Fourteen Streams, while a new Kimberley to Gaqua Town column mobilizes westward to drive Boer forces. General French returns from Thaba Nechu. Olivier and Boer horsemen press near Biggersberg to Warrenton.
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Bloemfontein
Thaba Nechu
Olivier
Biggersberg
Warrenton
Buller
Waadbank
Roberta
Smooth Thieves Rob New York Restaurant of 8100 Dollars
Five well dressed men entered Healy's on Sixty six street and Columbia avenue. While one spoke to the cashier another took $8100 from a safe and the group left without being noticed for five minutes. About 40 guests were present at breakfast.
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New Yours
Healy’s
Sixty-sixth Street
Columbia Avenue
Hamlet May Go Modern With Barnyard Hamlet
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Fusby plans a modern revival of Hamlet with a farmyard first act featuring real chickens and corn mush. The play would include a barn set Elsinore, a china closet interview, a boxing match ending with Yorick’s skull as the ball, and a moving picture curtain finale.
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Polonius
Hamlet
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Laertes
Gobelin
Ham
Shakespeare
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Treatment of Rebels: Churchill Urges Generous Policy
Winston Churchill calls for leniency toward rebels in Cape Town dispatch. He argues against harsh treatment and against loyalist demands, saying both Dutch traitors and British-born burghers reflect past missteps and crimes in Africa.
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London
Winston Church
Cape Town
Africa
Maryland Sheriff Fires on Lynch Mob to Protect Prisoner
Bettame Maryland March 27 Terry Harris arrested for felonious assault on recluse Miss Annie McElaine was lynched overnight Sheni Kennart and his deputy fought to protect their prisoner and fired on the mob wounding two before being overpowered. Lincoln Nebraska March 27 Bryan denial comment follows dispatch about possible move to Texas by William J Bryan. Sacramento Cal March 37 ColCity greeted by Democrats as Mr Bryan spoke at the Old Pavilion. New York March 27 McCoy Sharkey sign articles for 25 round bout at Seaside Sporting Club Coney Island. Braptrop Pa March 27 electric railway derailment near Red Rock causes one death seven injured.
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Bettame
Terry Harris
Annie McElaine
Sheni Kennart
Sacramento
Cal
Colo City
Democratic Organization
Bryan
Weathering the Rain and Politics in Ordinary Life
The Atlanta Constitution muses on the stubbornness of rain and failed promises of rulers. It notes the pull between ideal heavenly living and earthly illness, while observing that offices attract selfish candidates and people remain flawed yet hopeful despite changing times.
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Atlanta Constitution
Fraud in St Louis City Offices Alleged by Grand Jury
The February grand jury in St Louis has returned an indictment not yet made public and charged city officials with various offenses. It recommends the removal from office of Supply Commissioner Frederick C. Meyer and that proceedings be started to recover money allegedly diverted through his office.
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St. Louis
Frederick C. Meyer
Professor and visitor barter on hunger and love
A Delsartean professor and a visitor debate naming an expression. The visitor calls it hunger, while the professor concedes the label Unrequited Love fits better, noting there is no money for a meal.
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Ancy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Bard’s Misprint Ends an Engagement Tale
A Chicago Times-Herald anecdote recalls a poet who severed his engagement to Miss Dashleigh over a copied line. He explains he wrote a sonnet with the phrase her plaint, but the printer printed her paint, derailing his plans.
Cuban Senate Committee Arrives with Civil Governor
The senate Cuban committee led by Platt Aldrich and Teller has arrived. Civil Governor Gomes and Rural Guard Chief Montefiego left Santo Domingo aboard the train to join the delegation here.
Apprentice barber asks customer about hair care
A Chicago Tribune clipping shows a customer praising his hair after leaving a barber chair. The apprentice barber, chair No. 1, explains he cannot claim perfection yet and hands a 25 cent check to the customer.
Kingston business district destroyed by Colonel Chinn
Telegraphic items note Kingston Wisconsin business district razed by Colonel Jack Chinn a Goebel ally who plans lecture tours. Sir Robert Peel to join Bootlea Baby company on stage in London theatres. Lawrence Kansas fire hits Pierson Flour Milling plant valued at £150000 with wheat and flour losses and £80000 insurance.
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Jack Chinn
Goebel
Robert Peel
Bootlea Baby
Bootles
London
Provinces
Lawrence
Kan
Pierson Flour Milling Company
McJigger Hits at Public Doubts on His Success
A playful dialogue from the Philadelphia Press frames McJigger as doomed to fail and unable to make a living while he keeps talking, with Thingumbob remarking that his verbal slips may even help him earn a livelihood.
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Thingumbob
Philadelphia Press
Gloster Last and the March of Richmond in Auto Pursuit
In a clipped mock-archace scene, Richard III laments a horse while Oatesby warns of Richmond advancing by automobile as Philadelphia North American hints at a public chase through modern streets.
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Gloster
Richard III
Oatesby
Richmond
Philadelphia
Uncle Sam Motifs Clash Over Key Claim in Odd Exchange
A terse, incomplete transcript shows Uncle Sam asserting ownership of a key in a perplexing confrontation. The brief dialogue hints at political symbolism and a surge of curiosity about the scene.
Philadelphia Press Misread Line Sparks Party Banter
In a fragmentary exchange from a Philadelphia press page, Cholly jokes about an abroad trip while Miss Popprey asks about two trips. The clipped OCR dialogue hints at social chatter and a playful misunderstanding within a column or vignette.
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Cholly
McJigger Praises Widow Mis Passey Odd Tale
A Philadelphia Persa column notes Miss Passey, once an old maid, widowed after her husband’s death, now referred to as a young widow. The quip contrasts aging roles with surprising status in a humorous aside.
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McJigger
Kipling Praised for Non Suplot Tone in Verse
A critic notes Kipling as a great poet for avoiding sensational subjects and focusing on straightforward, serious verse. The remark highlights his avoidance of sensational topics and his emphasis on clear, earnest writing.
New Neighbors Move In With Wheelbarrow and Lawn Mower
A Chicago Tribune quip notes strangers move into the house next door unloading a wheelbarrow and a lawn mower, sparking curiosity about the new residents. The line hints at an acquisition in a light, humorous tone.
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Chicago Tribune
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim
An advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a one day cure promise. It states all druggists refund the money if it fails and carries Kk. W. Grove signature on each box. The price noted is 2 cents.
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Kk. W. Grove
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