Repeal urged of free tolls on Panama Canal
Carnegie Endowment trustees urge Congress to repeal the exemption of American coastwise vessels from Panama canal tolls. The statement, signed by leaders including Senator Bunna Root and Joseph H Choate, argues U S duty to honor treaties and national liberty, urging toll repeal as a test of public spirit and global duty.
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Washington
United States
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Tonight
Congress
Panama Canal
Buba Root
Joseph H. Choate
England
Luke &. Wright
Charlemagne Tower
Germany
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbian University
Andrew Carnegie
Great Britain
Hague
Trustees
Uncle Joe Cannon Returns Home After 40 Years Public Service
Washington reports Joseph Gurney Cannon, longtime speaker and public servant, leaving Washington for Danville Illinois with two cedar boxes of private letters and documents. He reflects on a life in politics, plans a quieter future, and hints at travel possible only as a private citizen. He may visit former ally Marlin Olmstead in Hoerrinburg on the way home.
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Joe” Cannon
Washington
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Danville
Vermillion County
Illinois
Joe
Uncle Joe
China
India
Japan
Philippines
Mississippi
Arkansas
Yagoo
St. Francis
Marlin Olmstead
Hoerrinburg
Last Ginning Report To Be Made Thursday
New Orleans March 16 A short week lies ahead in the cotton market due to Easter holidays with world markets closing Thursday night and reopening late in the week. Traders duel over the season’s Census Bureau ginning report and weather outlook in the cotton belt will shape near term price expectations. Agricultural conditions, rain in the belt, and European events influence near term supplies and demand.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Europe
Census Bureau
Stop That Squinting Ad Promises Comfort Glasses
An advertisement from L. Moore & Sons at 42 N Broad St promotes relief from eye strain by offering gear-fitting nose glasses for comfort and contentment. The copy emphasizes ease and satisfaction with the product.
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Jnc. L. Moore & Sons
N. Broad St
Grand Vaudeville Bill With Jack Willson at Grand
At the Grand Theatre this week the vaudeville bill features fan-maker Jack Willson in his awaited return. Rush Ling Toy illusionist appears with Atlanta and other acts including the Four Fifts, a gymnastic novelty, Musical Lassies, and Muller Stanley.
Around the Clock heads to Forsyth for season
The Forsyth will host Around the Clock with Hilly Ritchie and his troupe. The well known English entertainers have been seen regularly in Atlanta and now return as tabloid interest in flamboyant farce musical comedy grows.
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Hilly Ritchie
Entertaine
Atlanta
Forsyth
Comedaction
The Newlyweds and Their Baby at Lyric
The Newlyweds and Their Baby, a top comedy hit last season, stars a large cast of comedians and vocalists. The Lyric will feature the attraction all this week.
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Ints
New American in Paris Brings Symbolist Pan To Stage
In Paris at a Rodin conference a Boston dancer, Plovenca Meming Neves, appears as Liberty in a pageant tied to the Carpeaux-Ricard expo. The article credits Miss Neves with a new dramatic art blend of pantomime and classical dance, tracing to Isadora Duncan and Mary Allan, and highlights a Greek-inspired standard of beauty fused with modern movement.
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Paris
Thileries Gardens
Almacif
Carpeaux
Groupe de la Danse
Paria Quera
America
Nayea
New York
Miss Nosessaye
Terticks
Hauptmanns
Thiens
Wennedys
Ada
Aimerterra
Josephine Prea
Fon Peabody
Percy Mackaye
Edward Knoblauch
Chavannes
Moin
Gordon Craig
Marenser
Isadora Duncan
Mand Allan
Vandrach
Max Reinhardt
Florence Fleming
Misa Noyes
Mrs Sun Yat Sen Injured In Auto Crash In Tokio
Mrs Sun Yat Sen wife of former provisional president of China was injured in a automobile accident while driving in Tokio today. She was taken to St Luke's hospital with non dangerous injuries. One member of the party was seriously hurt.
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Sen
Tokio
Sun Yat Sen
China
St Luke's Hospital
McReynolds Presses Trust Probes Across Nation
Washington reports Attorney General McReynolds is intensifying Taft era investigations into trusts. Grand juries may be summoned to probe alleged decree violations and corporate misconduct across the American Can, American Smelting and Refining, and United Fruit cases. Brazil's coffee valuation talks linger as Bryan and McReynolds await guidance.
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Washington
Taft
McReynot
Department of Justice
American Can Company
American Smelting and Refining Company
United Fruit Company
Coffee Trust Sult
Brazil
New York
Bryan
McReynolds
Fire at Wrage Furniture Warehouse injures fireman
Fire destroyed property valued between 25 000 and 50 000 dollars at Wrage Furniture warehouse on Lee street in Montgomery Alabama early Sunday. Fireman A O Rea or A O Rear fell from the Exchange hotel kitchen roof and was seriously injured.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wrage Furniture
Lee Street
A. O
Exchange Hotel
Saved from the chair by Sulzer's reprieve
New York March 15 John Mulraney condemned for the murder of Patrick McBreen known as Paddy the priest received a sixty day reprieve from Governor Sulzer after a personal appeal. The governor ordered an investigation by District Attorney Whitman while Supreme Court Justice Davis stayed the execution to allow new trial efforts by Mulraney's lawyers.
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New York
Patrick McBreen
Whitman
Supreme Court
Davis
Mulraney
Parcel Post Surges in February Gains Near 40 Percent
Washington March 16 reports to Postmaster General Burleson show parcel post activity last month rose sharply. February handled about 60 million packages, up 10 million from January, and despite February having fewer days the gain equates to nearly 40 percent in real business growth.
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Washington
Percel
Burleson
Lineman Pearson Electrocuted in Greenville Incident
Charles P. Pearson a lineman for Piedmont and Northern Electric Railway was electrocuted when unused wire fell onto a live line at Greenville. He and coworkers were removing the dead wire as 1500 watts passed through his body. Survived by wife and three children. body taken to Greenville.
The Pope Recovers and Resumes Daily Life
Rome reports the pope has recovered sufficiently to resume the ordinary course of life. He will not grant further audiences until the Wednesday after Easter, indicating cautious return to public duties.
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Rome
French Aviator Mercier Killed Testing Plane
In Amberieu France March 16 a French aviator named Mercier died when during a test flight he tried a too sharp turn causing the aircraft to capsize.
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Amberieu
France
Mercier
New Military Spirit Dominates in France
Paris on March 16 reports a new military spirit as 20 000 troops salute President Poincare at Vincennes while cadences echo three years of army service. Socialist meetings denounce the plan with calls to spit upon it, and clashes erupt as militarists confront red flag displays, injuring several and sparking numerous arrests.
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Paris
Christian Funeral for Hollow Horn Bear
Hollow Horn Bear, last of the great Sioux chiefs, received a Christian funeral at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Washington on March 16. Crow and Sioux leaders in vibrant regalia attended, guiding the body to the altar as mourners gathered. The procession carried the corpse with Chief Johnny Green to Cookston, South Dakota, for burial with ancestral warriors.
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Washington
Hollow Florn Bear
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Johnny Green
Cookston
Hollow Horn Bear
Bryan Leaves for Lincoln Birthday Celebration
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan departs tonight for Lincoln Nebraska to attend a public birthday celebration on March 19 and will be away from his desk for ten days.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Neb
Morse Returns from Europe After Illness
Charles S335 Morse former banker and Mrs Morse arrived in New York from Europe where he has been traveling since last November. Doctors say he may live for years with proper care. He plans to resume business but remains unsure of his new line and would not comment on potential involvement with coastwise steamship lines.
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New York
Charles
Morse
Toda
Europe
Mr. Morse
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