Bank robbery bid ends with suicidal threat in Omaha
L L Fee, claiming to be from Rockford Illinois, attempted to rob Merchants National Bank at Thirteenth and Farnam in Omaha. He threatened to blow up the bank with a nitro glycerine filled bottle, but police released the bottle and arrested him after a calm exchange and a police stakeout. Tests later showed the bottle contained only water. Fee says he is insane and had no money or Kansas City bank ties. The incident ends with the suspect in custody and no explosion.
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Omaha
Neh
Mar
Merchants’ National Bank
Thirteenth and
Farnam Streets
L. 1. Fee
Reckford, I
Luther Drake
Drake
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Wil
Hamilton
Bank
Rockford
Eli
L. L. Fee
Fee
Plumbers’ Union
Tragedy in Northwest Ends in Double Homicide Suicide
Northwest Seattle March 11 report states W W Way a resident of Tonto Thunt county killed his wife and three children before shooting himself. The tragedy leaves a family and community shocked amid sparse details available from the brief dispatch.
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Seatlie
Wash
Mar
W. W Way
Tonto
Thunt County
Six Shot By Night Riders In Birmingham Raid
Paducah Ky March 11 masked night riders struck Birmingham Marshall County firing on six black residents wounding one fatally and whipping five others A two year old child died from wounds in the Scruggs family as the raiders forced about 25 negroes to leave then departed The raid followed a two week warning to leave the area Nearby Brown Bennett son of a tobacco raiser was found killed near Woodford Tenn with two dead horses and three shotguns indicating a night rider clash Burned tobacco at Robert Stanton’s plantation in Brooksville totaling 15000 pounds before departing without masks noted.
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Paducah
Birmingham
Marshall County
John Scrugss
Scruggs
Taok
Tennessee
Clarksville
Tenn
Woodford
Brown Bennett
Bennett
Young Bennett
Brooksville
Robert Stanton
SAYS EVELYN SEEKS DIVORCE IN THAW CASE
New York news reports say Evelyn Nesbit Thaw seeks a permanent separation while Harry K Thaw seeks reconciliation. Col Franklin Bartlett, counsel for the Thaws, denies any divorce filings or detective surveillance and notes the matter remains inchoate with efforts toward fair provision for Evelyn Thaw.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Franklin Bartlett
William Thaw
Wiliam Thaw
White man lynched amid mob violence near Sword's Creek
In Bristol Virginia on March 11 a mob of about 300 seized Jackson Presler from his home near Sword's Creek Russell County and hanged him from a tree. George Call and John Mutter were killed at a dance and Presler was believed linked to the double killing. Thomas Gross and Fred Dye, also implicated, were taken to Lebannon jail for safety as the mob reportedly planned a raid. In Chattanooga Tennessee authorities reported the Lebanon jail guard was tightened amid warnings of yet another lynching.
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Bristol
Jackson Presler
Sword’s Creek
Russell County
George Call
John Mutter
Presler
Thomas Gross
Fred Dye
Lebanon
Chattanooga
Tenn
Forest Fire Near Wilmington Traps Four Firefighters
Passengers report a fierce forest fire near Tomahawk sixty miles west of Wilmington. Four volunteers, one white and three Black, fought the flames. one man is dead as a strong wind drives the blaze. Real Daughter of Revolution Dead in Mount Vernon New York death reported. Rheus Miller, claimed last act of uprising, dies at her daughter’s home. She was born April 12 1892 in Stratford Connecticut, daughter of Col.Th Webb, coast guard captain.
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New York
Mar
Atlantic City
N. d
Chalmonte
United States
Jones
Wilmington
N. Y
Atlantic
Fayetteville
Tomahawk
Rheus Miller
Mount Vernon
Startford
Conn
Col
Th Webb
Hedienst
Coast Guards
Renbon Scaheld
Swede Fires at Norwegian Castle Aimed at King Haakon
A Swedish immigrant fired a dozen shots at the royal castle in Christiania missing King Haakon and Queen Maud who were away at Voxenkollern. Police seized Johannes Gren who confessed intent to kill the king over royal salaries. Gren, a former blacksmith, was said to have spent years in a Danish asylum.
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Christiania
Mar
Royal
The
King Haakon
Haakon
Queen Maud
Voxenkollern
Johannes Gren
Gren
Denmark
Germany Expels Negro Prince From Abyssinia
Hamburg reports Prince Ludwig Menelik of Abyssinia, a relative of the Abyssinian king, has been expelled as an undesirable foreigner. Born in Addis Ababa, he sought to organize mining, rubber and cotton ventures in his relative's kingdom, and faced repeated charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Germany, having already been expelled from Saxony.
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Germany
Hamburg
Ludwig Menelik
Abyssinia
Addis Abeba
Saxony
Tragic double blow in Nebraska murder suicide at judge's home
In Omaha James Rathbun shot and killed his wife Mrs Rathbun in the kitchen of Judge R K Hall and then killed himself. The couple were separated. In Grand Rapids a Pere Marquette passenger train collided with an extra near Wyoming yard, leaving one dead and several injured.
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Omaha
Neb
James Rathbun
Hall
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pere Marquette
Chicago
Wyoming Yard
Britain Asked About Japan Action In Tatsun Maru Affair
London reports say Tokyo and London discussed possible steps by Japan if China refused settlement. Britain advised arbitration on arm seizures and urged Japan to acknowledge the moral aspect, while Tokyo sought official guidance from Ambassador Komura amid a growing deadlock.
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Tokyo
London
Japan
China
Nomura
Great Britain
Komura
Foreign Office
Kamura
Count Komura
Young People's Missionary Movement opens in Pittsburg
The first international convention of the Young People's Missionary Movement opened at 11 o'clock in the Pittsburg Sixposition music hall. About 1,600 delegates and 2,000 Pittsburgers registered. Overflow meetings planned at Old City hall and churches as films illustrate missionary work. King Alfonso arrives in Barcelona after Madrid departure. welcomed peacefully at Gen Linares residence.
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Pittsburg
Young People's Missionary Movement
Old City Hall
Exposition
Old City Halls
Alfonso
Barcelona
Spain
Mar
Madrid
Linares
Catalonia
Los Angeles Passes Anti Tip Ordinance Over Veto
Los Angeles council approved an anti tip ordinance to bar the publication of information on races and betting features despite Mayor Harper's veto. The measure targets publicity of wagering details and aims to curb gambling related content in city media.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Flarper
Destructive Fires Endanger Orphans at Bloomington School
A major fire gutted the Napoleon Union School in Bloomington, destroying the prominent building rebuilt last April at a cost of 110 000. Fire started from a defective flue, trapping two staff members who fled as flames spread to the attic and central tower. Eight hundred pupils were enrolled. loss declared total. Firemen and staff evacuated 300 orphans at the soldiers’ orphans’ home in Bloomington, where the main building was saved after heroic efforts. Other fires in New York and Pittsburg injured fire crews and damaged multiple buildings, with an estimated 200 000 dollars in losses in New York and 125 000 in Pittsburg.
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Toledo
Mar
Napoeleon
Union School
Collingwood
Benner
White
Bloomington
New York
West Eighteenth Street
Siegel- Cooper
Pittsburg
Winkinsburg
Wallace
Wood Street
Fire at San Francisco alms house injures five
A fire at one building of the city and county alms house in San Francisco on Tuesday morning sent 200 residents and patients fleeing. All were removed safely with five reported injuries. The alms house sits near the Lake Honda reservoir of the Spring Valley Water Company.
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San Francisco
Mar
Lake Honda
Spring Valley Water Company
Work to Be Given Thousands in Philadelphia Loan Fight
Philadelphia on March 11 reports that thousands of unemployed men in the city may gain public works jobs within about a month following the passage of a $10,000,000 loan. The city council will authorize the loan at its next meeting and Mayor Reyburn will promptly advertise for bids.
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Philadelphia
Reyburn
Exclusive southern club pleads guilty to liquor sale
Montgomery March 11 The Country club, among the souths most exclusive social associations, pleaded guilty to selling liquor in violation of state laws. A fine of 50 dollars and costs was imposed. Recently the Beauvois club in the city was fined the same amount.
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Montgomery
Country Club
South
Beauvois Club
Merchant Dies by Own Hand in San Francisco
Eugene H Cohnrich a wholesale shoe merchant at 664 Howard Street committed suicide Monday by shooting himself in his place of business. Financial troubles are cited as the motive.
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San Francisco
Eugene H Cohnrich
Howard Street
Busine
The Busy Man's Corner Collected News in Brief
California supreme court refuses rehearing in former Mayor Schmitz case upholding his release. Immigration league meeting in New York discusses policy. trials recount peril on Saginaw bay. Newark arrests over immoral play A Millionaire's Revenge. Canton Chinese mass meeting resists Japanese demand. boycott planned if confiscation fails. Chicago speaker Jenkin Lloyd Jones says church creedal issues eroding leadership. divorce seen as symptom, not evil. Lovett receives black hand note for $300. Grace Seamans dies from black hand infection. Broadway tunnel may bypass Grace church. tube to pass under Wanamaker building. Raymond Hitchcock on trial for charges from a 15-year-old. International congress on child welfare gathers in Washington with 200 delegates and 400-500 visitors.
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California Supreme Court
Schmitz
National Immigration League
New York
Edward Dean
Saginaw, Mich
John Milwhse
Secbewaing
Mich
Saginaw Bay
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Canton
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
San Francisco
Edward I. Lovett
St. Louis
Grace Seamans
Dr. Huntington
Grace Episcopal Church
Lexington Avenue
Wanamaker
The Markets in Chicago and New York Trading
Chicago markets show flour firm with spring and winter wheat ranges and exports. corn and oats steady to strong with mixed prices. New York trading notes flour steady, wheat erratic on crop prospects, May and July futures varying. corn higher in sympathy with the west.
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Chicago
Mar
Mineapolis
New York
West
iMie
Live Stock Prices and Trends in Chicago and South Omaha Markets
Chicago markets show active cattle demand with prices for Good to prime steers and varied ranges for cows and heifers. South Omaha reports steady to lower hogs and assorted cattle classes with mixed packers and barrows, yearlings, and sheep updated amid fluctuating weight classes and regional demand.
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Chicago
Mar Ih
South Omaha
Neb
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Harry Thaw
Vas
Sacre
Kessler Stade
King Haakon of
Norway
England
Young People
Gotham
Exclusive Society
Merrchant
Raymond Hitchcock
Criminal
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Hitchcock
Washington
National
Mothers’ Congress
Assembly
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