Venezuelan President Castro Resigns and Congress Responds
Caracas March 23 President Castro resigns placing the resignation in the hands of congress. Congress later unanimously declines to accept and signals he may remain in power after his message to the chamber. The scene draws diplomats as Castro reviews conditions and lauds potential progress.
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Caracas
Castro
Republic of Venezuela
Congress
Senor Castro
Venezuela
Carcaras
Diplomatic Corps
Miners Endorse Anthracite Award As Victory
Detroit March 23 The anthracite coal strike commission verdict is a victory for miners says John Mitchell UMWA president He cites a 10 percent wage rise benefiting about 140000 Pennsylvania miners and a 4 50 per ton minimum price plus a 9 hour day and a conciliation board He notes union recognition in action though not formally incorporated and expects broader gains from the board’s mediation efforts
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Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Commission
Detroit
Mich
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Associated Press
Tidewater
United Mine Work
United Mine Workers
Missouri Supreme Court Fines Big Meat Packeries
The Armour Swift Cudahy Hammond and Schwartzchild and Sulzberger packing companies were fined 5000 dollars each in Missouri Supreme Court ouster proceedings brought by the attorney general. They must also pay 5000 dollars costs within thirty days or face ouster from the state.
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Jefferson City
Armour, Swift, Cudahy, Hammond
Schwartzchild & Sulzberger Packing Companies
Attorney General of Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court
Secretary Root clears Wood of Rathbone charges
Washington reports Secretary Root indorsed the Rathbone case stating no answer from Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood is required and the charges are without foundation. He cites Wood’s role as military governor and the Jai Alai gift as a non official expression of Cuba’s gratitude.
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Washington
Root
Estes G. Rathbone
Leonard Wood
Wood
Secretary of War
Post Office
Rathbone
Gen Wood
Jai Alai
Gen. Wood
United States
Maybrick to Be Released From Penal Servitude in 1904
Mrs Florence Maybrick the American convicted of poisoning her husband James Maybrick in Liverpool in 1889 will be freed next year the home office announces London officials expect her release to influence pending lawsuits over land interests in Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia Home Secretary Akers Douglas and Ambassador Herbert are cited as not needing to act in the matter.
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London
Florence Maybrick
Liverpool
James Maybrick
Home Office
Washington
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Home
Akers Douglas
America
Mrs. Maybrick
Atlantic
Herbert
Flood relief grows as Mississippi level falls at Memphis
In Memphis on March 23 the flood outlook brightens as the gauge drops to 39.7 feet, a .9 fall from last night, with continued decline expected. St Francis levee board president Killough sent a large barge through Trice's landing crevasse to rescue stock and property at Marion Arkansas, and the steamer Hugo was sent to aid flooded areas.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Killough
St. Francis
Hugo
Pacific Packing to Receive 1.25 Million in Certificates
Judge Kirkpatrick in Trenton on March 24 allowed the receivers of the Pacific Packing and Navigation Company to issue certificates totaling 1,250,000 to continue business operations.
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Trenton
N. J
Kirkpatrick
Pacific Packing & Navigation Company
Ice Harvesting in Montreal Reveals Big Winter Industry
The article details Montreal’s ice harvest of about 160000 tons this winter and estimates per person consumption near 500 pounds annually. It explains sources from Back River and St. Lawrence, and describes harvesting methods from snow removal to marking, cutting, breaking, and loading ice slabs for delivery to city houses.
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Montreal
Back River
St. Lawrence
Ice Weight Per Cube Plays On St Lawrence Weather
The Montreal Star notes a windy St Lawrence scene with fragile ice. A cubic foot of ice weighs fifty seven and a half pounds and four quarters weigh over fourteen pounds each, making tiny pieces heavy and precarious to handle.
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St. Lawrence
Montreal Star
Careers Take Root in Nursery Talk of New Women
A Brooklyn group of five cousins in a nursery discuss future careers after hearing about the so called new woman. The eldest aims to be a musician, another a sculptress, a third an actress or teacher, a brother wants to be a pleesman, and six year old Marjorie imagines a family of children.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
Jeannette
Marie
Pleesman
Death rate of St Petersburg highest among European capitals
A Philadelphia Record item notes St Petersburg has the highest death rate of any European capital. The quip about joke writers union and a Chestnut emblem adds a humorous aside. The ice-pack scene suggests fever or illness referenced in the piece.
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Sharpe
Baltimore
Whealton
St. Petersburg
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Beef Combine
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THE
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Telephone
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Co. M. Bembrer
Washington Abstract Company
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Heron Street
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Wash
Thomas R. Hayes
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Penn
Harry A. Hayes
Hayes & Hayes
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C. W. Miller
Aberdeen
State Bank
George L. Hilton
San _ Francisco Examiner
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R.P. Porter
Choice Brands
Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
Prop
Pacific Hotel
H Street
Abesdeca
Montesano
W. E. Crist
Palace Restaurant
S. Baretich, Prop
Royal Restaurant
M. Francescovich
Central Restaurant
W M. Antich
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Heren
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Cor. H and
Hume
Fred Redinger
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