New York Democratic State Committee Backs Uninstructed Delegates
The New York Democratic state committee voted almost unanimously for an uninstructed delegation to the national convention, asking delegates to be the strongest and ablest in the ranks without binding instructions. The meeting at Hotel Victoria lasted eight minutes with Carnegie Hall set for April 14 to elect delegates.
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Morning Journal
New York
W. J. Connors
Democratic State Committee
Charles F. Williame
Lyon
William J. Tivan
Williams
United
New York State
Hotel Victoria
Carnegie Hall
Fletcher C. Preck
Nunda
Democratic Party
Denver
Democratic Committee
State of
Democratic
Labor Unions Protest Congress Over Sherman Act Ruling
Washington march 1 labor executive officers adopt a protest against being labeled outlawed under the Sherman anti trust law as applied to labor. The conference ends with a rising vote endorsing the memorial and opposition to the ruling.
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Washington, D. C
International Trade Unions of America
Supreme Court
Tir
Congress Fails To Act. Labor Demands Continue
The conference adjourned after failure to enact legislation favorable to organized labor. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor and leaders of the National and International True unions will continue meetings here tomorrow.
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Congress
American Federation of Labor
True Unions
Senator Penrose Stricken At Home In Philadelphia
United States Senator Penrose is dangerously ill at his Philadelphia home with facial erysipelas. Physicians report his temperature reached 104 and his condition is serious.
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Senator Penrose II
Philadelphia
United States
Penrose
Rebel peasants sentenced in Latvia attacks cases
In Riga on March 19 fifty nine persons were sentenced to prison terms up to five years for attacks on baronial estates in Livonia and Courland. Fourty four others were acquitted amid a volley of trials stemming from the peasant disturbances.
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Riga
Livonia
Courland
Soldier Slain by Bandits in Persian Bridge Fight
Tiflis reports a soldier was killed during a clash between a picket and about thirty Persian brigands transporting contraband. The incident occurred today amid ongoing border tensions.
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Tiflis
King Haakon Approves New Norwegian Cabinet
Christiania reports King Haakon has approved a new cabinet with Gunnary Knudson as premier and finance minister, M Christophersen foreign affairs, M Zeig public worship, M Ihisen labor, Judge Abrahamsen commerce, M Castberg justice, M Foosvoos agriculture, and H Heftze national defense. The cabinet replaces the resigning prior group.
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Christiania
Haakon
Gunnary Knudson
M. Christophersen
M. Zeig
M. Ihisen
Abrahamsen
M. Castberg
M. Foosvoos
H. Heftze
Knudsen
Ihisen
Castberg
Christophersen
Antwerp
Zeige
Heftze
Foosvoos
American car near Goldfield in New York to Paris race
Ogden reports at midnight the American car led the New York to Paris race by 740 miles over its closest pursuer, 3 093 miles from New York near Goldfield Nevada. The Italian car battled snow near Bridger Wyoming. The French car started from Grand Island Nebraska this morning and the German car trailed 60 miles behind, location unknown tonight.
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Ogden
New York
Paris
Goldfield
Nev
Bridger
Wyo
Carter
Leroy
Grand Island
Neb
Wreck of I and G N Excursion Train Kills Two Injures Many
An excursion train carrying homeseekers from Stone and Missouri to Los Palenes Mexico wrecked fifty two miles south of San Antonio Texas when a broken rail caused derailment. Two were killed and seven injured including baggage man Meyers and lineman Melroy. Several others suffer internal or external injuries as cars and a Pullman left the track.
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Morning Journal
San Antonio
Tex
Maren Io
International & Great Northern Railway
Stone
Missouri
Los Pallenas
Mexico
Pearse
Dynamite Kills Two in New Mexico Railroad Blast
Santa Rosa New Mexico March 19 Two persons were killed outright and two others seriously injured at Los Tanos on the El Paso and Southwestern railway when dynamite sticks thawed in a stove exploded. The dead include Telezforo Chavers fifty and Eduardo Valerde fifteen. The injured were M Seawright and Mrs Seawright plus Emilio Crespin. The house where the blast occurred was wrecked.
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Morning Journal
Santa Rosa
N. M
Los Tanos
el Paso & Southwestern
Here
M. Seawright
Seawright
Emilio Crespin
Floods Force Canal Policy and Log Traffic at Pittsburg
Floods inundate Pittsburg and nearby towns with rising Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. Officials forecast a crest near daylight with about 30 feet, lower than initial fears. Flood patrols in frail skiffs deliver food to marooned families as railways suffer heavy losses and businesses brace for extended disruption.
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Pittsburg
United States Weather Bureau
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Old City
Flood Patrol
Police Department
Relief Corps
Pitsburg
President Roosevelt under fire in Congress over Panama Canal actions
Mr Harrison of New York led criticism in the House charging the president exceeded his authority in government actions in the Panama Canal zone since the Fifty-eighth Congress. He asserted the president acted under attorney general advice. debate followed until the resolution was adopted.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Mareh
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Zone
House
Harrison
New York
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Canal Zone
United States
Tawney
Minnesota
Washington, D. C
Committee On Appropriations
Fitzgerald
New Yok
Taft
Messrs. Harrison
Williams
Mississippi
Half Million Dollar Fire in Washington
A blaze at Essenger Bros. lumber yards at Seventh and U streets NW spread to several residences and damaged the former Freedman's Hospital site and the nearby American League baseball park. The fire, which began before 12:30 a.m., was brought under control by 1 o'clock. Losses were estimated at about $500,000, largely from the lumber yard.
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Washington
Essenger Bros
Seventh
U Streets
Freedman’s Hospital
Lugeber
Tool Plant Burned Out In Lowell Fire
A fire destroyed the Pifield Tool company plant in Lowell Massachusetts early today. Loss placed at about 400000 dollars, with machinery and tools likely ruined. Investigators assess cause as accidental and focus on containment to prevent further spread.
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Lowell
Mass
Pifield Tool Company
Shakeup in the Mounted Police
A series of changes in the territorial mounted police followed the resignation of Lieutenant John W. Collier of Estancia. Sergeant Hubert W. Lewis of Socorro will become lieutenant, Private W. B. Dudley of Alamogordo is named sergeant, and Leandro Baca of Bocorro is appointed private. No further changes planned. Heading Laks Off Crews. Reading, Pa. March 19. Readings railway suspended fifteen crews due to lack of business.
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Special Dispatcho
Morning Journal
Santa Fe
N. M
Territorial Mounted Police
John W. Collier
Estancia
Sergear Hubert W. Lewis
Socorro
Collier
W. 2. Dudley
Alamogordo
Leandro Baca
Bocorro
Reading
Reading Railway
La Follette Renews Senate Talk On Currency Bill
Sen LaFollette resumes his Senate speech on the currency bill linking large life insurers to the financial disturbance. He accuses a conspiracy to withdraw insurance money from New York banks. Senator Gere challenges him while pressing questions about Roosevelt Cortelyou roles.
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Lapollette
Washington
LaFollette
Senate
Rescent
New York
Gere
Wisconsin
Mr. Gore
Roosevelt
Secretary Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Congress Debates Railroad Valuation and Pension Spending
In the Senate Wisconsin's LaFollette pushes a physical valuation plan for railroads while President Cortelyou and the crisis are debated. the Omnibus Appropriation bill is referred back for more work before adjournment. In the House the pension bill passes, authorizing 150.69 million dollars, amid partisan charges over patronage and presidential authority regarding the Panama canal zone.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Jim Oklahma
Ore
Cortelyou
Brutal German Corporal Sentenced for Brutality
Pocon March 19 Corporal Otto Fischer of the Thirty-seventh Infantry was court martialed and sentenced to two months in prison and degradation from his rank after being found guilty on fifty charges of brutality. He ordered men to strip to the waist while others rubbed them with brushes and sand for fifteen minutes. Fischer had previously served three months for similar conduct.
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Pocon
Otto Fischer
Pirty-seventh Infantry
Fischer
Prize fighter dies in ring after match in Missouri
St. Joseph Missouri March 18 A coroner's jury found local prize fighter Leck Alen died from a brain hemorrhage caused by a blow in the fifth round of a fight with Pritz Gunthsberger known as Younghodes at the Wales lodge. Gunthsberger is in custody charged with manslaughter in the fourth degree.
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St. Joe
Leck Alen
Pritz Gunthsberger
Young Hodes
Wales
Gunthsberger
Inquiries Into Submarine Boat Probe and Archibald Affair
Washington March 1 report on affidavits by Clement Adams alleging war correspondent Archibald spread influence to push submarine boat purchases. Roosevelt letter denies Archibald employment. testimony questions profits, competition, and boat quality amid defense probes.
Corruption allegations swirl as House panel resumes inquiry
Testimony shows Dulles resigned from Electric Boat directorship claiming lack of time, while Lilley notes the anonymous letter was published. Clarkson testified Spear would lobby Speaker Cannon for Hobson on naval committee, with Alabama delegation backing Hobson, and Williams’ minority leadership cited. Panel adjourned to next Thursday as Peru’s Arethusa and Almirante Granten movements and Wyoming Taft endorsement events appear in brief notices.
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Lake Boat Company
Electric Company
Mr. Howard
Admiral Capps
Mr. Littleton
Electric Boat Company
Metcalf
Boutel
William Dulles
New York
Lilley
Mr. Dulles
Robert McPloyd
Cold Springs
Bor
Dulles
Edmard L. Clarkson
Hobson
Lawrence Y. Spear
Speaker Cannon
Naval Committee
Representative Butler
Pennsylvania
Naval Affairs Committee
Alabama
Congress
John S. Williams
Secretive building loan chief admits $75000 shortage
Port Huron Michigan March 19 Supreme Secretary W L Wilson of the United Home Protector fraternity a building and loan firm with banking features confessed last night to misusing 75000 of the institutions funds. Banking Commissioner Zimmerman said the loss stemmed from ten years of speculative mining and electric railroad ventures with falsified records masking the shortages. A mortgage payments were misrecorded and the interest paid by Wilson. investigators tracked the missing funds and the supreme trustees ordered further inquiry. He is under surveillance.
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Morning Journal
Port Huron
Mich
United Home Protector Fraternity
Supreme
W. L. Wilson
Zimmerman
Associated Press
Insamnece
Wilson
Supreme Trustees
South Carolina Referendum Move On Initiative Plan
The South Carolina house passed by 100 to 16 a senate joint resolution to submit to voters a constitutional amendment establishing the initiative and referendum in state legislation.
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South Carolina
Columbus
Ohio
House
Atwell Senate
Mail and Grub for Bluejackets Sail From San Diego
With 100000 pounds of provisions and between four and five hundred sacks of mail for the battleship fleet the supply ship Culgoa sailed for Magdalena Bay this morning from San Diego California on March 19.
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San Diego
Cal
Culgoa
Magdalena Bay
Gentle Bandits On Warpath At Devis Bank Heist
Two masked bandits believed linked to last week's Tyro Bank of Tyro raid robbed the Devis bank in Hoffman Oklahoma at 3 30 p m taking about 900 dollars in currency. They fled on horseback into dense country southeast of Muskogee with a posse forming but no trace yet. Vice President Davis and Cashier W B Davis were inside the bank during the robbery. The Tyro gang was last known forty miles north of Hoffman.
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Morning Journal
Wige
Muskogee
Okla
Tyro
Kan
Devis
Hoffman
Here
Qaulet
Davis
W. B. Davis
Delegates Named at Albuquerque Primaries and Club Meeting
Delegates from four wards were chosen in Albuquerque for a city convention as a newly formed Democratic club met at the armory. The gathering, with about two hundred attendees, heard a lengthy platform debate focusing on sewer bonds and proposed public votes on sewer plans and high license issues, amid lively, contentious oratory.
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Albuquerque
Democratic Club
Ellis’ Theater
St. Patrick’s Day
Summers Burkhart
New Democratic Club
Kk. V. Chavez
Neil B. Field
H. B. Fergusson
O. N. Marron
Burkhart
J. A. Johnson
N. B. Field
Sam Neustadt
John Beaven
John Bonnell
John Connelly
N. Marron
A. B .McMillen
Baal
Bieh Heense
Hendrickson
Dr. Head
Drrickson
Arrow
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Telezforo Chavers
Eduardo Valerde
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