Taft calls extra session senate quits until then
Taft issues proclamation for a special session of the Sixty-first Congress to convene March 15 1909 at noon to receive executive communications. Senate adjourns to March 15. Wisconsin Senator Stephenson failed to arrive for oath. Cabinet sworn in today by Chief Justice Fuller with six members taking oaths including Knox Hitchcock Meyer Ballings Wilson Nagel. Taft presides at reception as crowds gather in the White House east room amid ongoing politicking over rules and committees.
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Washington
Mar
Taft
Sixty-first Congress
Senate
Stephenson
Wisconsin
United
States of America
Congress of the
United States
William Howard Taft
United States of America
William H. Taft
White House
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Philander C. Knox
Frank H. Hitchcock
George von Lengerke Meyer
Navy
Richard A. Ballings
the Interior
James Wilson
Agriculture
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
George H. Wickersham
Dickinson and
MacVeagh
Carpenter
Burton
Ohio
Richard D. Harlan
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Cannon
Congress
Committee On Rules
Sherman
Williams
Mississippi
Publisher Pulitzer Arrives
New York on March 8 The steam yacht Liberty carrying Joseph Pulitzer publisher of the New York World arrived in New York Saturday after cruising in southern waters.
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Pulitzer
New York
Liberty
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Anti Cigarette Law Goes Into Effect in Kansas
Topeka Kansas reports the anti cigarette law took effect on publication day and today no cigars or cigarette papers could be found in Topeka as authorities enforce the new regulation.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Admiral Evans Sees No War With Japan
Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans in Colorado Springs rejects talk of a U S Japan war as buncombe. He cites Russia preparing for conflict with Japan, rebuilding navy, army, and Siberian railways. He says California school controversy won t trigger war and praises Roosevelt s treaty handling.
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Colorado Springs
Col
United States
Japan
Buncombe
Robly D. Evans
Russia
Siberia
Japan.” Admiral Evans
California
Roosevelt
Soldiers Riot at the Capital in Pennsylvania Unit
Washington March 8 after wrecking lunch rooms threatening proprietors and hurling bricks through windows of residences several members of company K Fifth Pennsylvania volunteers scrambled aboard their departing train just in time to escape arrest. Reserves of the Sixth precinct were called to stop the soldiers and they charged the fugitives before the train left. The proprietor of a grocery store was badly beaten and driven from his place.
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Washington
Company K
Fifth Pennsylvania
Sixth Precinct
Chicago Express Wrecked Near Packerton Yard
Easton Pa March 8 The Chicago New York express on the Lehigh Valley railroad derailed at Packerton yard 42 miles west of Easton due to a broken rail. The last two sleepers left the train, passengers were shaken but none hurt. Passengers moved to other cars and after a 15 minute delay the train continued to New York.
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Easton
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Packerton Yard
New York
Conductor Left Bound After Robbery On Streetcar
Salt Lake City March 8. Conductor Goodfellow of the Poplar Grove line was forced from his car bound and robbed and left on the track. The motorman found him nearby after opening the car vestibule doors and driving back several blocks.
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Salt Lake City
Mar
Goodfellow
Poplar Grove
Salt Lake Street Railway
Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Boise Bank Forgeries Case
The jury freed Horace E. Neil, former Capital State bank cashier, of large forgery charges in Boise Idaho. After seven hours of deliberation the panel returned a not guilty verdict on the Sunday held case. The defense contended Neil was intoxicated by morphine at the time of the alleged acts.
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Boise
Idaho
Horace E. Neil
Capital State Bank
Neil
Jury convicts Guy Rager of manslaughter in Orie Lee case
Medina Ohio March 8 jury after a long deliberation and multiple instructions returns a manslaughter verdict against Guy Rager in the murder of Orie Lee. Punishment ranges from one to 20 years in prison.
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Medina
Guy Rager
Orie Lee
Doctor McCracken Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
A West Virginia jury found Dr. Charles M. McCracken of Cameron guilty of second degree murder for shooting his two year old child on Christmas Eve and seriously wounding his wife in Moundsville West Virginia.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Charles M. McCracken
Cameron
Dynamite Death in Cleveland Tenn Man Kills Himself
David Coffman aged 60 purchased dynamite and attached a fuse to it. He lit the fuse and lay down on the explosive, causing his death. The remains will be buried tomorrow.
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Cleveland, Tenn
David Coffman
Find Another Bomb In Madrid
Madrid March 8 another bomb was found in the city yesterday lying near police headquarters authorities reported the device discovered close to the police HQ suggesting continuing unrest in the capital and prompting security precautions by officials and residents alike
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Madrid
Mar
State rests in case in Carmack murder trial
Nashville, March 8. The state rested as the trial focused on the shooting of editor Carmack. Testimony on the location of telephone poles was debated. witnesses Mrs. Eastman and Mr. Cole were read, and C. H. Farrell testified he saw Carmack enter a drug store nearby. Mrs. Williams described Carmack’s calm demeanor as he helped her on a streetcar.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
Garner
Anderson
Carmack
Robin
C. H. Farrell
Farrell
Tennessean
G. H. Williams
Union Station
Miners Set Conference On Wage Pact In Philadelphia
Confirmation from Reading railroad president Baer that miners and mine owners will meet next Thursday to discuss a three year wage agreement covering anthracite miners. President Lewis of the Mine Workers' union said the conference would determine terms for the April 1 start.
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Philadelphia
Baer
Reading Railroad
Lewis
Mine Workers’ Union
Baldwin Gets Life Sentence For Murder Near Saugatuck
Elton Baldwin sentenced by Judge Padgham in Allegan County circuit court to life imprisonment in Jackson after killing his mother Mary Baldwin on the family farm two miles east of Saugatuck Thursday morning. Baldwin was transported to Jackson late Saturday night.
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Allegan, Mich
Elton Baldwin
Mary Baldwin
Saugatuck
Padgham
Jackson
Baldwin
Sweetheart’s Death Triggers Suicide Pact in Benton
In Benton Illinois on March 8 a man 25 named John Nichols killed himself near his sweetheart’s home, a day after the death of Miss Burl Somers. He left a note claiming he had nothing left to live for since her death. Both died by self inflicted gunfire in view of the girl.
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Benton
Ill
Burl Somers
John Nichols
Miss Somers
Nichols
Tragic double death in Pawnee County
Henry Green twenty five a Hillsboro blacksmith killed his wife at her father George Miller’s home in Pawnee and then killed himself. The motive linked to the divorce proceedings filed in Springfield. The incident occurred yesterday as Green visited to discuss the divorce withdrawal.
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Springfield
Ill
Henry Green
Hillsboro
Pawnee
Monument Plot Promised For 170 Children Of Cleveland
In Collinwood a small grave plot at the burned school site will be bought by the state and kept as a permanent monument. The legislature has enacted a bill to provide the funding and protection for the memorial.
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Cleveland
Collinwood
Storm Loss Figures Run to One Million Dollars
Baltimore faces up to 1,000,000 in storm damage chiefly borne by telegraph, telephone and rail lines. Regular service is disrupted. wireless and electric streetcars become lifelines as Philadelphia plans a city hall wireless plant to maintain city communications within 1,000 miles.
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Baltimore
Washington
Frederick
Here
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Company
Maryland Electric Railway Company
Annapolis
City Hall
Avalanches Kill Ten in Carinthia Austria
Telegrams from Carinthia report a series of devastating avalanches sweeping away several village houses. Ten deaths have been confirmed, with more missing as the disaster unfolds in the Austrian section near Vienna.
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Vienna
Carinthia
Austria
Mexican ore thieves battle ends with death in Guanajuato
In Guanajuato Mexico on March 8 a clash occurred between officials H P Smith F W Updegraf and J Wood of the Guanajuato Reduction and Mines Company and a band of Mexican ore thieves caught in the act. One Mexican was killed.
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Guanajuato
Mexico
H. P. Smith
J. Wood
Accused Woman Arrested in Forgery Case
St Louis March 8 Miss Hildegarde Hallen a stenographer for M Dwight Fortner charged with forging the endorsement on a $19,000 check. The case centers on a check placed in Fortner’s hands by F A Steer. Chief of Detectives Smith took Hallen into custody Saturday.
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St. Louis
Mar
Hildegarde Hallen
M. Dwight Fortner
F. A Steer
Smith
J W Blythe Iowa Leader Dies in Hunting Trip
Des Moines March 8 a remote telegram from Wapello reports J W Blythe of Burlington died Saturday while hunting at a lodge. A prominent attorney for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy he was general solicitor for the Burlington railway system and state leader of Republican stand patters. Cause was heart disease. he was administrator for C E B Perkins estate and brother in law of ex Senator John Gear.
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Des Moines
Wapello
J. W. Blythe
Burlington
Blythe
Chicago, Burlington & Quicy
Joseph W. Blythe
Burlington’ Railway System
Republican
Inaugural Date Proposed as Constitutional Amendment
Washington on March 8 reports Senator Depew introduced a joint resolution to fix the inauguration on the last Wednesday of April, extending the sixty second Congress and presidential terms to April noon 1918. The measure, drafted as an amendment to the constitution, was referred to the committee on privileges and elections.
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Washington
Mar
Depew
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Rich Woman Weds Chauffeur in Sacramento
A Sacramento special reports Mrs. George M. Van Vorhies, a wealthy society woman, married Arnold G. Patterson her longtime chauffeur. License lists her age as 56 and his as 34. Her late husband, a Sacramento pioneer businessman, left her an estate valued at $500000.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
George M. van Vorhies
Arnold G. Patterson
van Vorhies
Patterson
New York Woman Dies By Gas in San Francisco Home
A 38 year old New York woman Mrs Louisia J Jones wife of Alexander Jones committed death by own action by inhaling illuminating gas in her San Francisco home. Her body was found Saturday and she left three notes including one to her New York attorney E W Johnstone.
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San Francisco
Louisia J. Jones
Alexander Jones
New York City
E. W. 5. Johnstone
New York
Three Hundred Brewers End Strike In Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on March 8 the strike of three hundred brewery workers ended as the men won higher pay for skilled labor and an eight hour day from nine. The agreement extends three years and covers the two breweries involved.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Tilford Laid to Rest in Lexington Burial
Wesley H. Tilford former vice president of Standard Oil died in New York several days ago and was buried in Lexington on Saturday.
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Tilford
Lexington
Wesley H. Tilford
Standard Oil’ Company
New York
Eighteen Culprits Whipped in Delaware Workhouse
Wilmington Delaware March 8 report says Saturday produced the largest whipping post day in Delaware criminal history with eighteen culprits whipped at the workhouse for various offenses.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Patient Fatally Burned in University Homeopathic Fire
Iowa City report says Mrs. Arthur Meyer of Keokuk died from burns after a fire damaged the University Homeopathic hospital on Saturday. The incident occurred in the hospital ward, with additional damage to facilities.
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Iowa City
University Homeopathic Hospital
Arthur Meyer
Keokuk
J W Blythe Dies Suddenly At Hunting Lodge Near Wapello
Joseph W Blythe general counsel of the Burlington Route died of heart failure at a hunting lodge in Louisa County Iowa He collapsed within minutes as fellow hunters H B Rand and M Weaples prepared for a day of sport Born January 16 1850 in Mercer County New Jersey he studied at Princeton and moved to Burlington in 1874 He led a powerful southern Iowa political organization and shaped anti prohibition work though never held office He was survived by his widow and son Hugh and had been a longtime figure in Republican politics
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Burlington
Joseph W. Blythe
Wapells
Louisa ‘County
Princeton College
Thomas Hedge
Tat
Iowa’ Republicans
Hugh
Iowa
Senator Gear
Republican Party
Blythe
Cedar Rapids
Heir to Texas Estate Found in Mukilteo
Mary J. King, one of five heirs to a Texas estate valued over one million dollars, has been located in Mukilteo Washington via a newspaper item. She plans to travel to Galveston soon to file her claims. The estate was left by John Edmonson who died forty years ago after migrating from Iowa in 1849.
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Antowan
Spokane
Wash
Mary J. King
Texas
Mukiltee
Galveston
Edmonson
Iowa
Everett
Smuggling Ring Discovered in Port Huron Tunnel Yard
Special Officer George Mann of the Grand Trunk spotted tampered seals on a box car in the tunnel yards at Port Huron. The car held barrels of paint from Buffalo, with two men hidden behind the barrels. they will be examined in Detroit along with the seized cargo.
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Port Huron
Mich
United States
Detroit
George. Mann
Grand Trunk
Buffalo
Lynching at Rockwell Texas After Incident Claim
A Black man identified by Mrs. Arthur McKinney as the suspect in a crime attempt was taken from Rockwell county jail and burned at an iron stake in the earth, while about two thousand spectators watched. Earlier that evening Will Clarke, also Black, was struck fatally hurt.
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Rockwell
Tex
Arthur McKinney
Anderson
Ellis
Rockwell County
Will Clarke
Boy Hunter is Blamed In Mrs Hoover Death
Atchison Kansas authorities allege a 17 year old country lad named Carl Hale fired the fatal shot while hunting in the neighborhood killing Mrs Jerome Hoover. Hale has been placed in custody as the investigation continues into the mysterious death.
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Atchison, Kan
Jerome Hoover
Carl Hale
Earthquake Jolts Guayaquil Coast Prompts Panic
Two strong shocks lasting about half a minute were felt in Guayaquil and along the coast. No damage occurred but the populace was thrown into a state of great panic.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
Murdered Man Found Near Alexandria With $300 Travel Card
A well dressed man was found murdered near Alexandria Virginia, a short distance from Washington D C. Snow covered his body and a ragged neck wound marked the scene. In his pockets were a $300 traveler's check issued by the El Salvador Express company at Los Angeles and payable to Walter F Schultz, with a matching card bearing the same name but a Sioux City Iowa address, plus another card in the name of Alma Hume Gillette.
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Alma Hume Gillette
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