Strife in Norfolk as Troops Guard Streetcars
Norfolk March 5. Troops guard streetcars running at long intervals with no passengers. Four more companies of the 71st Infantry ordered out. martial law not declared. Strikers clashed last night with barricades removed by soldiers. arrests reported for tearing up tracks. Electrical workers strike, city in darkness. union workers ordered out. talks with manager fail to resume service.
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Norfolk
Beaman
71St Infantry
Church
Charlotte Street
C. W. B. Rudolph
Tom Murray
Samuel Ayres
Tom Jenkins
Huntington Rifles
Newport News
Suffolk Military Company
Knoxville
Norfolk Railway and Light Companies
Gas, Electric
Central Labor Union
C. Brooks Johnson
Street Railway Company
Johnston
Election of Association Officers Names City Officials
Wittman of San Francisco was elected president of the association Chief Elton of Los Angeles was elected vice president and Chief Hodgkins of Oakland was elected secretary and treasurer of the association.
Royal visit ends as Niagara Falls crowds cheer
At Niagara Falls a royal visit closes with ex-chief justice Charles Andrews presenting an engrossed address. German women of the city give albums to the Kaiser and Princess Irene. The prince thanks the cheering throngs before the Syracuse University torch and band finale. Train departs at 11 07 for New England.
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Charles Andrews
Court of Appeals
Johannes Schaefer
G. F. E. Weistering
Kaiser
Irene
Syracuse University
New England
Prince Henry special train passes Utica without stop
The special train bearing Prince Henry and party passed through Utica at 12 30 this morning, as scheduled, without making a stop.
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Utica
N. Y
Prince Henry
Prince Henry Flight In America Draws Pleasant Ending
Belief grows in Berlin that Prince Henry's U.S. tour closes without incident despite some officials' doubts about Polish agitation in Chicago. The prince's conduct has boosted German prestige and is viewed as fitting the American public. Return may lead to him receiving greater public responsibilities under Emperor William.
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Berlin
Prince Henry
United States
William
Chicago
Prussia
Germany
Depew Draws Curiosity In Washington Gallery Scenes
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Chauncey Depew’s public reception in Washington. Crowds watched as he entered the Senate and later dined at a new downtown hotel palm room, while he and Mrs. Depew remained unflustered amid the spectacle.
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St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Washington
Chauncey Depew
New York
National Capital
Senate
Capitol
House
Committee
Depew
Rio Grande Western Employees Threaten General Tie-Up
Salt Lake City March 5. A possible system wide strike may occur at midnight March 13 if the dispute with Trainmaster Cotter is not settled. Telegraphers conductors engineers and trainmen officials demand Cotter’s removal over firing charges without hearings. Manager Herbert to investigate. Welby and Cotter out of town. officials optimistic no strike but action remains a possibility.
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Salt Lake City
Deseret News
Cotter
Rio Grande Western
Herbert
Cutter
Welby
Three Arrests Tied to Antwerp Diamond Theft Ring
In Antwerp on March 5 three men were arrested in connection with major diamond robberies. The suspects provided locations of the missing stones and named potential hideouts.
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Antwerp
Chiefs of Police Adjourn to August Meeting in Portland
San Francisco report says the newly organized association of chiefs of police concluded its session today and adjourned until the second Tuesday in August. The gathering will reconvene in Portland, Oregon.
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San Francisco
Association of Chiefs of Police
Portland
Ore
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Nervous Restoration
An advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for melancholia and nervous disorders. It claims the remedy strengthens the nervous system, improves blood flow, and brings health and happiness, urging readers to consult their druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Edward E. Phelps
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Color for Fabrics
A short guide extols Diamond Dyes as simple to use with durable, economical results. It promises vibrant colors for fabrics and notes the product’s ease in application and value.
Costly woods hidden in plain sight by East River
Logs of mahogany ebony Black Sea walnut and snakewood lie piled along East River fronts between Fifth and Tenth Streets. A manager notes these rough logs will be turned into fine woodwork and cites a $2,000 log and a mahogany piece once sold for $9,000, 28 feet long and 6 feet thick.
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East River
Fifth
Tenth Streets
New York Sun
Cuban Reciprocity Sparks Republican Unity Question
Washington March 5. House leaders and cabinet members conferred with President Roosevelt on Cuban reciprocity as the 20 percent Payne plan faces stiff opposition. Tawney Morris and others pressed alternatives while Henderson and Cannon backed cautious congressional action without a binding presidential ultimatum.
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Washington
Henderson
Cannon
Illinois
White House
Roosevelt
House
Payne
Cuba
Ways and Means Committee
Tawney
Morris
Minnesota
Shaw
Wilson
Congress
McKinley
Root
Representative Cannon
Mr. Cannon
Campbell-Bannerman urges Liberal union in London speech
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Liberal leader in the Commons, urged Liberal union at the National Liberal Club in London. He compared Rosebery’s new league to an excellent army without recruits and urged government by the assent of the governed on South African and Irish questions. Lord Spencer supported home rule and urged unity.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
House of Commons
National Liberal Club
Liberal Union
Lord Rosebery
Henry
New League
Sir Henry
Liberal Party
South Africa
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Fast Bourne
Lord Spencer
Great Falls Notes: County Health, Schools, and Court Actions
Special dispatch notes Dr Gelsthorpe fixes salary as county health secretary at 1500 a year plus 20 cents a mile for out of city travel and 50 for fumigation. A district court venue is set with eight jurymen added. Surveyors arrive from Armington for the Burlington line halt orders. Junkins school is closed for scarlet fever in the Conner family. County superintendent seeks a second schoolhouse. federal witness subpenas served. local residents summoned in embezzlement and post office robbery cases.
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Great Falls
W. H. Gelsthorpe
County Board of Health
Pillings-Great Falls
Burington
Armington
Lincoln
Neb
Junkins
Sand Coulee
Gelsthorpe
Childre
Conner
Carey
Martha A. Kearns
Truly
United States
Wall
Helena
H. H. Matteson
First National Bank
Anton Strixich
Cashier in Elkhart Ends Life After Bank Shortage
Frank W. Cottle, 56, cashier of the bank that shut after a $42,000 shortage, died by suicide at his Elkhart home. Confined with pleurisy after collapsing at the railway station, he shot himself while his son was out of the room. He leaves a widow and five sons in Elkhart.
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Elkhart
Frank W. Cottle
State Bank of Elkhart
Cottle
Springfield
Mr. Cottle
Peruna touted as winter cold shield and remedy
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal cold preventer when taken a teaspoonful before meals in winter and as a cure if a cold is contracted. It cites testimonials from Mrs Mary E Sampson and Verona E Roach praising relief from headaches ears trouble nervousness and catarrh. It notes Peruna sold for 1 per bottle and invites readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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Lizzie Brady
Hoyt Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
America
Peruna
Mary E. Sampson
West Derry
Rockingham County
N. H
Verona FE. Roach
United States
Roach
North Dakota
Verona E. Roach
Larimore
N. D
Rescue Slide Victims Move to Search For Bodies
A rescue party in Telluride Colorado is organized to reach Ingram basin where seven miners were working when a storm cut off communication. The area is extremely dangerous with snow depths of six to eight feet and a buried bunkhouse possibly containing provisions. John R Powell’s body was found last Friday and trails are being opened to recover others.
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Telluride
Colo
Ingram Basin
San Juan
John R. Powell
Tom Boy
Rescue parties mobilized amid extreme danger
Reports indicate authorities prepared to dispatch rescue parties due to severe peril in the affected area. Locals were urged to stay away from the danger zone as responders coordinate.
Duval and Bell Safe After Snowslide That Was Thought Fatal
Denver dispatch reports George Duval and Marion Bell of Colorado Telephone returned to their Silverton homes after a snowslide between Ironton and Red Mountain left them presumed dead. They were considered missing until the Ouray correspondent confirmed their safe arrival.
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Denver
Colo
the Times
Ouray
George Duval
Marion Bell
The
Colorado Telephone Company
Ironton
Red Mountain
Silverton
They Agree on Wage Scale for Tin Plate Mills
After a two day conference the Amalga mated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and American Tin Plate company officials reached an agreement. Mills will operate uninterruptedly through summer as the annual wage scale is set, preventing closures and a strike. President Shaffer said the company proposed a continuous scale and it was accepted, affecting about 1,000 workers.
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New York
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
American Tin Plate Company
Shaffer
Cunard Plans New Giant Passenger Steamers
The Daily Post reports Cunard line intends to build two colossal passenger steamers to surpass all others. Each vessel will be about 700 feet in length and generate 48 000 horsepower.
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Liverpool
The
Daily Post
Cunard Line
Steamship Peru Opens Manila Service With Heavy Cargo
Liner to Manila sails today for Honolulu Japan China and Manila. First to call at Manila inaugurating regular service by Pacific Mail O & A and Toyo Kisen Kaisha. Peru carries Manila merchandise valued over $50 000.
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San Francisco
Feru
Honolulu
Japan
China
Manila
Inau
Pacific Mail Company
Occidental & Oriental Company
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Peru
Bodies found in Telluride snow slide grim mining disaster
Telluride Colorado report lists Redin Boughen John Nixon and James Kraus dead after mine cabin collapse on Bear creek basin. Rescue teams fear more miners buried as fourteen bodies remain missing and authorities plan dynamite blasts to clear the trail toward Liberty Bell mine.
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Telluride
Colo
Redin Boughen
John Nixon
Bear Creek Basin
James Kraus
Liberty Bell
Ingram Basin
Discredit the Reports On Large Gold Moves In San Francisco
Local bankers in San Francisco doubt New York and Washington reports of forty million dollars moving to the New York sub treasury and an equal withdrawal from San Francisco. They link any funds to Market street railway stock payments to California stockholders. The notion of a Japanese loan is ridiculed and inquiries find no such arrangements.
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San Francisco
New York
Washington
Sub-Treasury
Market Street Railway
California
Revolutionists Defeated Near Seville Panama
News from Seville in the Magdalena department reports Governor General Rodriguez with 500 troops defeated 400 revolutionists on February 22. The clash underscores ongoing unrest as authorities consolidate control in the region.
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Panama
Rodriguez
Seville
Department of Magdalena
Captain John Jameson Resigns as Marine Superintendent
In San Francisco on March 5 a report states Captain John Jameson, marine superintendent of the transport service at this port, has resigned from his post.
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San Francisco
John Jameson
Transport Service
Boers Hold a Conference Near Uterecht District
Pretoria dispatch reports Mr Steyn and General De Wet crossed the Natal line and are said to be conferring with General Betha in the Uterecht district.
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London
Pretoria
The
Standard
Steyn
Dewet
Natal
Betha
Uterecht
Revolutionary failure as Servian revolt ends with leader's death
At Shabab frontier town a small revolt led by Alavantics fails when he is killed by Captain Nikolics after firing on authorities. Followers are arrested as the skupshtina declares the uprising a failure amid cheers.
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Belgrade
Servia
Shabab
Alavantics
Karagorgevich
Mitrowicz
Fire Department
Niko Nes
Nikolics
Skupschtina
Revolutionary Movement
Servian Pretender Disclaims Ties to Shabat Revolution
Gen eva March 5 Prince Karagorge vich the Servian pretender disclaims any connection with the revolutionary attempt at Shabat or with Ala vantics expressing no involvement in the events of the morning.
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Geneva
Prince Karagorgevich
Shabat
Alavantics
Vienna pretender Obren, Milan's illegitimate son, rises
The Vienna corre spondent of the Standard reports another claimant to the Serbian throne, Obren the 14 year old illegitimate son of ex King Milan. He is said to live in Constantinople with his mother Artemesia Christitch.
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London
Vienna
The
Standard
Obren
Milan
Constantinople
Artemesia Christitch
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Cashier
Dr. Hartman
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Ella Pittaway
Primrose Avenue
Ottawa
Ont
OF Miners
Tain
Amalgamated
Tin Plate Company
Jameson
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