New York City Sues Pennsylvania Steel Company
New York City seeks 2.85 million dollars from Pennsylvania Steel, maker of the Queens bridge over the East River, for breach of contract claiming the structure fails to meet specifications and will require 2.5 million more to reach design strength. City alleges final acceptance certificate is false. About 5.9 million has been paid to date. the company seeks balance due.
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New York
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Queensboro
East River
United States District Court
Steel Company
Long Staple Cotton NewsFrom Texas Announcement
In Waco Texas Maurice Falkner announced successful long staple cotton experiments in the Texas black sand districts. He reported the sale at 19 and a half cents per pound for three bales of this cotton in New Orleans. The seed originated from Terreon Mexico where U S government experiments in seed development are underway.
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Waco
Texas
Mercha
Maurice Falkner
Hes
New Orleans
Terreon
Mexico
United States
United States Viewed as the Big Policeman
Chicago, March 8. Senator William J. Stone of Missouri said Europe sees the United States as the big policeman in Mexico. He argued there is no cause for immediate intervention and that the U.S. must protect Americans, foreign subjects, and property. He added that if life and liberty of foreigners are not at risk, further action is unlikely.
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Chicago
United States
Europe
Unit States
William J. Stone
Missouri
Mexico
Premonition Fulfilled in Louisville Switchman Fatally Hurt
Louisville man Jack Combs a 23 year yard worker told his wife he had a premonition something would happen. Fifteen minutes after reporting to work he was struck by a moving train after being caught between two box cars and fatally injured.
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Louisville
Jack Combs
Valuation Bill Aims to Inspect All U S Railways
Washington March 8 Chairman Adamson of the house commerce committee introduces a bill for a physical valuation of all common carriers by the interstate commerce commission. It authorizes experts to probe ownership, original investments, stock and bonds, holding companies, mergers, and business secrets with power to subpoena.
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Washington
Chatrman Adamson
House Commerce. Committee
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Want Ads Free Read the Full Announcement
An outreach note directs readers to page 8 for the complete want ads announcement. The prompt signals a free listing with details on where to find the full content within the newspaper.
Clark Leaves for Kentucky
Speaker Champ Clark departed Washington for Frankfort Kentucky to address the state legislature tomorrow as an early campaign speech for the Democratic presidential nomination. Senator elect Olie James will preside in his absence and Clark expects to return Monday.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Frankfort
Kentucky
Olie James
House
Clark
Capitol
Speaker
Representative Rucker
Colorado
Mr. Clark
Two Convicts Escape From Columbus Hospital
Two inmates Frank O Neil serving a life term for murder and Charles Klein long held for counterfeiting escaped from the Columbus state hospital by sawing the bars on the fourth floor window. They had recently been transferred from the penitentiary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus State Hospital
Frank O'Neil
Charles Klein
Free Raw Wool Debated by Washington Democrats
Washington March 8 Free raw wool is touted by house Democrats as a companion to free sugar with a plan to remove wool from the tariff. Chairman Underwood signals a downward tax bill may be vetoed while a majority presses for a free wool law to be put to caucus. The proposed loss of revenue from sugar could be offset by duties on raw milk or rubber. Democratic leaders face Republican criticism over stalled wool legislation as tariff board findings loom.
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Washington
House Democrats
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Board
Ways and Means
G W Peace Seeks Audubon Nest For Passenger Pigeon Reward
G W Peace in charge of the Constitution ad room reports locating a pair of passenger pigeons near Covington Newton County on February 29. The National Audubon Society reward of 1500 dollars for a nest remains open after two years. Peace aims to aid researchers while denying personal gain, offering information to Audubon Societies.
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National Association of Audubon Societies
G. W. Peace
The
Constitution
Peave
Yellow River
Haynes Creek
Peace
Newton County
Covington
Audubon Society
Cincinnati Zoological Gardens
Audubon Societies
Wreck in Wilmington Kills Three. Dozens Hurt
At Wilmington North Carolina a head on collision in the Atlantic Coast Line yards between an incoming passenger train from Fayetteville New York and a relief engine led to the instant death of H B Goodman foreman of the railroad shops and engineer J B Williams and his fireman Bordon Branch all of Wilmington. The fireman of the relief engine is missing and expected buried. A score or more passengers were shaken up but not seriously injured. Responsibility for the wreck had not been assigned.
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Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line
Fayetteville
N. Y
H. B. Goodnight
J. B. Williams
Bordon Branch
White
Navy of Germany to be Expanded
Cologne Germany March 8 The Volka Zeitung prints the proposed new naval law stating the German navy will grow from fifty eight to sixty one big ships with forty protected cruisers up from thirty eight The plan calls for a battle fleet of a flagship and five squadrons of eight battleships each ten first class cruisers and thirty protected cruisers A foreign service fleet of ten first class cruisers and ten protected cruisers will be kept overseas three active squadrons and one reserve squadron with a flagship total thirty three battleships in commission Two extra armored cruisers will be stationed abroad.
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Cologne
Germany
Volka Zeitung
Reichstag
Thomasville Party on Motorboat Trip
Thomasville GA March 8. William Miller and his son Graham completed a motorboat voyage on the Ochlocknee River from Thomasville to the gulf. They report a pleasant trip hindered only by high water and two railroad trestles too low to pass under, requiring carrying the craft around. When water is moderate the trip should be easy and comfortable.
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Thomasville
William Miller
Graham
Ochlocknee
Gulf
Miller
New York Standard Oil Raises Refined Oil Prices
New York March Standard Oil Company advanced refined petroleum by twenty points to 10.10 cents per gallon and by ten points to 8.20 cents per barrel. No change was made in the bulk price at 4.60 cents.
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New York, March &—Standard Oil Company
New York
Monoplane flier resumes return flight over English Channel
Henri Salvey, after reaching Paris from Lennon in 2 hours 57 minutes covering 222 miles, attempted the return leg to London but was forced to land because of strong winds. He restarted from Le Croisube enunnel for England, taking off again to complete his Channel crossing.
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Berck Plage
France
Henri Salvey
Lennon
Paris
London
England
Woman Seeks Divorce From Two Husbands in Louisville
Mrs Marle y M Lewis files in circuit court for legal separation from Clyde E Lewis of Paris Illinois and for annulment of a second marriage to George F Rude of Indianapolis. She alleges she was 16 at her 1909 marriage to Lewis, a lawyer, who claimed the union void due to her age. She says she married Rude in July 1910.
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Louisville
Marley M. Lewis
Clyde E. Lewis
Paris
George F. Rude
Tdianapoligz
Lewis
Rude
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