Torpedo Flotilla Arrives at Panama Harbor
Panama Mar 16 American torpedo flotilla under Lieut Hutely J Cone arrived two days ahead of schedule after leaving Callao March 9. Vessels in good condition with no delays, preparations underway for officers entertainment. Fleet to sail to Acapulco March 21. Buffalo sails from Magdalena Bay likely to San Diego Tuesday. Navy critic Reutendahl aboard Calgoa for Callao remains to attend Washington investigation. German critics hail the 13,000 mile fleet voyage as proof of excellence.
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Panama
Tatilla
Hutely J. Cone
Calao Mareh
Callao
Acapulco
Mexico
Buffalo
Magdalena Bay
San Diego
Cal
United States
Charles Pond
Magdalena
Navy
Fortune
Henry T. Reutendahl
United States Navy
Calgoa
Reutendahl
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
North
Washington
Berlin
Mar
Fire Devastates Big Timber Town. 300 Families Homeless
Big Timber Montana was nearly wiped out as a massive blaze raged for seven hours, destroying about three fourths of the town along the Northern Pacific railroad. Officials estimate losses exceed $400,000 while Wells ran dry hampering firefighting efforts. residents and volunteers led by women aided the effort, concentrating around the First National Bank to finally extinguish the fire.
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Butte
Mont
Big Timber
Northern Pacific
First National Bank
Massive Post Office Budget Clears House Vote
Washington reports the post office appropriation bill for the fiscal year totaling 222,190,392 dollars, the largest in U.S. history. The bill passed after a 14 day debate with a final vote on carrier pay increases at 136 to 126, despite opposition from Chairman Overstreet.
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Washington
Mar
House of Representatives
Overstreet
Insurgent Sultan Hafid Submits Peace Proposals
Madrid reports official confirmation from Morocco that Mulai Hafid the insurgent sultan has submitted peace proposals to Abed-el- Aziz. Rumors say Hafid and lieutenants may be funded for an indefinite Mecca pilgrimage be paid to leave the country.
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Madrid
Mar
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Abed-el- Aziz
Mecca
Acquitted of Murder in Alabama Sawmill Case
A jury acquitted 73 year old James Roberts in Springfield Alabama on March 16 of murdering his employer Franklin Larkin, operator of a local sawmill.
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Springfield
Mar
Wri Diay
James Roberts
Franklin Larkin
Capitol furnishings fraud verdict in Harrisburg
John H. Sanderson and three former state officials were found guilty of conspiring to defraud Pennsylvania by overpaying for the capitol project. The trial stretched seven weeks with motions for new trials and an 80 day filing window, while bail continuances and pending appeals loom.
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Harrisburg
John H. Sanderson
Capitol
William B. Snuyder
William L. Mathues
James M. Shumaker
Kunkel
Sanderson
Philadelphia
Snyder
Shumaker
Mathues
Court House
Pennsylvania
William H. Berry
Cooke Values Isolation After Elopement Scandal
Jere K. Cooke former Hempstead Episcopal pastor, living in San Francisco with Floretta Whaley, admits telegraphing for help and failing in life. He says he and family cannot ask friends, feel shunned by the world, and now accept being an outcast rather than fight public curiosity. He laments the loss of support and moral solitude.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jere K. Cooke
Episcopal Church
Hempstead
L. L
Floretta Whaley
Kezieh Whaley
Masonic Avenue
Cooke
Five New York Girls Died by Their Own Hands Story of Helen Baxter
New York report details how six girls from St Paul came to New York seeking work and education. One by one five died by suicide, each choosing death after personal misfortune and failed relationships. Helen Baxter, 17, survived after attempting gas as she recalls the fatal pact and names no others.
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New York
Mar
St. Paul
Helen Baxter
Helen
Minnesota
Europe
South Bend
Ind
Revere
Mass
Thaw Denies Insanity Charge In Divorce Filing
Harry K. Thaw denies insanity and asks for dismissal of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s annulment suit. Papers were delivered to counsel Daniel O'Reilly, and the case will be placed on the supreme court trial calendar next week.
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Evelyn
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
Daniel O’reilly
Miners’ Wage Scale Meeting Opens in Indianapolis
Indianapolis March 16 The United Mine Workers held a brief session at ten o clock Saturday and adjourned until Monday morning The wage scale committee invited operators from Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania to meet the miners of the central competitive field in Indianapolis March 24 to discuss a wage scale but offered no report.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Granted Divorce Granted to Gertrude Gates from Millionaire James Gates
Gertrude Ruel Moulton Gates was granted an absolute divorce from Milwaukee millionaire James L. Gates on cruelty charges. The case was heard in December and Judge Ludwig has had it under advisement. Alimony and property rights will be determined at a later date.
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Milwaukee
Gertrude Ruel Moulton Gates
James L. Gates
Ludwig
Rear Admiral Kane Dead at New York
Rear Admiral Theodore F. Kane retired died here Saturday. Born in Washington D C in 1840 he served actively in the Civil War aboard the Bainbridge the Savannah and the Neptune. He retired from service in 1896.
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Kane
New York
Theodore F. Kane
Washington, D. C
Bainbridge
Savannah
Neptune
City of Bahia Prey of Flames
A great fire sweeps Bahia Brazil in the business district. Firemen cannot stop the blaze as thirty three buildings burn with damage estimated at one million dollars. Several deaths are reported. Bahia, a major Brazilian commercia center exporting sugar cotton tobacco coffee coca rum and hides, lies 800 miles northeast of Rio Janeiro and has 200000 plus residents.
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Bahia
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Navy Athlete Receives Gold Medal at Annapolis
Annapolis Md Mar 16 The Navy Athletic association awarded a gold medal to Midshipman Harold A Waddington of Bloomington NL class of 09 as best all around athlete this year. He won by one point over Midshipman Walter D Lamont of Niagara Falls NY. The award followed recent competitions in the new gymnasium.
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Navy
Annapolis
Navy Athletic Association
Harold A. Waddington
Bloomington
Naval Academy
Waddington
Walter D. Lamont
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Gun Duel Claims Carmi Man In Main Street Shooting
On Main Street in Carmi Illinois John W Fulford was killed and Loren Dale was seriously wounded in a Friday gun duel. Dale was arrested. The quarrel stemmed from an alleged egg theft and drew a crowd of onlookers.
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Carmi
Ill
John W. Fulford
Loren Dale
Main Street
Dale
Ex Mayor of Pittsburg Dies in Los Angeles
Former Pittsburg mayor from the early sixties and longtime Colorado California resident B. C. Sawyer died in Los Angeles on March 16. Sawyer, a prominent figure locally for decades, had also lived in Colorado and California during his career.
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Pittsburg
Los Angeles
B. C. Sawyer
Colorado
California
Japanese Fleet Sails On Secret Service Maneuvers
Hongkong dispatch reports the first Japanese naval squadron under secret service sails from Formosa. Cruisers Yakumo Akitsushima and Asama with a flotilla prepared since March 7 coaled at Sasebo awaiting maneuvers amid the Tatsu affair. China Japan talks on Tatsu Maru seizure make progress with China to pay indemnity and surrender cargo arms.
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Hongkong
Formosa
Yakumo
Akitsushima
Asama
Sasebo
Tatsu
Tokyo
Office of the Admiralty
China
Peking
Japan
Chinese Foreign Board
Macao
Portugal
Bank Robbers Sought in Osage Hills After Tyro Raid
In Coffeyville Kansas on March 16 authorities say several posses are combing the Osage hills across the Oklahoma line for three bandits who robbed the Tyro State bank at Tyro Kansas after a Friday clash with police. Marshal Lee of Wann Oklahoma was shot in the hand and two pursuers had their horses shot during the fight. Prospects of capture are slim.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Osage Hills
Oklahoma
Tyro
Lee
Wann
Okla
Missing Mail Packages Located In Yokohama
A cable inquiry reveals that 15 registered mail packets that disappeared in January between Liverpool and New York have turned up at Yokohama and are now forwarded to the United States.
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London
Japan
Celtic
Liverpool
New York
Yokohama
United States
China to Study Custom Weights and Measures
Washington March 16 The Chinese government contemplates dispatching a delegate to Europe and to America to study the systems of weights and measures to enforce changes in those countries.
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Washington
Mar
Europe
America
Night Riders Burn Burns in Woodford and Scott Counties
Masked assailants on horseback and in buggies burned three barns in Woodford county and one in Scott county early Saturday. The property belonged to George Strange Harding Rogers Capt James Williams and George Graddy. Fire spread to Elizabeth Pepper’s barn but no tobacco or crops were harmed. Authorities from three counties pursue the incendiaries as the group rode from Scott county and cut telephone lines. Governor Willson and lawmakers encountered the riders while traveling home.
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Versailles
Woodford
Scott
George Strange
Harris Estate
Midway
Harding Rogers
Tucker Place
Scott County
James Williams
Spring Station
George Graddy
Field Turnpike
Pinchot Warns of Great War Recruiting Forestry Scouts
New York March 16 Gifford Pinchot chief of the agriculture department told Campfire club of America the United States will face a great war and scouts should come from the forestry bureau He argued forest rangers train suitable scouts and stressed preserving forests and game to prepare for war with timber for under 30 years and coal for under 100.
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New York
Forest Rangers
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Department of Agriculture
Campfire Club of America
Wallpaper King Alfred Peats Dies in New York Sanitarium
Alfred Peats once a leading Chicago business figure and famed nationwide as the wallpaper king died in a White Plains sanitarium. He had been treated there for two years for mental trouble. He was 46, leaving a widow.
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Chicago
Alfred Peats
White Plains
N. Y
Peats
Ohio Attorney Kohler kills self in Akron home
Akron March 16 Ohio attorney George C Kohler son of ex Attorney General J A Kohler shot himself in the temple while seated in a chair at his residence. Heavy financial losses are cited as a possible motive in the sad case.
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Ohio
Akron
George C. Kohler
J. A. Kohler
Doubts on Daughter’s Charges Plague Hitchcock Trial
New York March 16. Mrs Mary Von Hagen mother of Ellen the chief witness against Raymond Hitchcock testified Friday and admitted she had expressed doubt about her daughter's charges.
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New York
Mary von Hagen
Ellen
Raymond Hitchcock
Muttshell News: Fines, Deaths, and Arrivals Across States
A muttshell recap notes fines totaling for 265 boxes of game birds held in cold storage warehouses in Jersey City. Obituaries include John D. Shreffler dies at 91 with a $75,000 Methodist church bequest from Plainfield. Hugh Hollis Jr faces death rumors and a coroner’s exoneration for the murder of his wife. William J. Waugh, 53, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce VP, dies of heart disease. W. Morgan Shuster arrives in San Francisco praising Philippine congress as a success. King Manuel II of Portugal won’t sign amnesty until linking assassinations to last year’s plot is clarified. Rev. David R. Hindman dies at Parkville aged 81 after Civil War service. Edwin H. Nevin, Philadelphia journalist and former Philadelphia Press owner, dies at Mount Pleasant New Jersey aged 70.
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Jersey City
John D. Shreffler
Plainfield
Methodist
Hugh Hollis, Jr
Treasury Department
Washington
William J. Waugh
Milwaukee Chan
W. Morgan Shuster
Manila
Philippine Commission
San Francisco
Philippine Congress
Manuel
Portugal
David R. Hindman
Parkville
California
Pennsylvani
Synod of Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Edwin H. Nevin
Philadephia
Mount Pleasant
N. J
Philadelphi Press
Pittsburg Leader
Grain Men Meet in Capital to Discuss Grain Grading
Representatives from grain growing, shipping and exporting interests met in Washington Saturday under the Grain Dealers' National Association to consider congressional measures for a secretary of agriculture led classification and grading of grain. The plan faces opposition over expected inspector numbers and government interference with business. Grading of cereals is currently handled by boards of trade and commercial bodies to general satisfaction.
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Washington
Mar
National Associatio
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Boards of Trade and
Shlar
Fire damages Benton business district causes $30000 loss
Benton Ill March 16 fire swept the business section causing about 30000 damage. The T O Rotramme hardware store D E Webster drug store and A Landis jewelry store burned and the Landis building was almost completely destroyed. Loss partly covered by insurance. Origin of the fire not determined.
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Benton
Ill
Saturdé
Tr Hardware
T. O. Rotramme
D. E. Webster
Jeekry
A. Landis
Landis
MARKETS REPORT FROM CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
Chicago and New York market notes show flour and wheat fluctuations, with spring flour new highs and steady wheat, corn and oats. Butter eggs live poultry and potatoes trade, while New York reports firmer May wheat and firmer May and July quotes amid mixed receipts and quality grades.
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Chicago
Minneapoli
Live Stock prices at Chicago market report
CATTLE good to prime steers ranged 5.36 to 6.36 per cwt with varied grades and cows, heifers, and feeders priced from 2.25 to 5.65. HOGS show heavy packing sows 4.50 to 4.60, mixed packers and barrows at 4.60 to 4.74, prime barrows 4.65 to 4.77, light barrows 4.60 to 4.75, sows and pigs 3.00 to 4.40.
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Chicago
Mar
Cattle and Hog Markets Steady to Higher Across Omaha Area
South Omaha cattle prices show mixed but steady to firm values with native feeders at 4.35 to 6.00, western steers 3.50 to 5.25, Texan steers 3.00 to 4.20, cows and heifers 2.06 to 6.26, calves 3.00 to 6.00, and stockers 2.75 to 5.00. Hogs gain 5 to 10 cents with heavy 4.40 to 4.55, mixed 4.40 to 4.45, and pigs 3.60 to 4.00. bulk sales 4.40 to 4.46. Sheep steady with yearlings 5.55 to 6.50, wethers 5.50 to 6.25, ewes 4.75 to 5.00, lambs 6.50 to 7.40.
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South Omaha
Neb
Mar
Natilv Ateers
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F. B. New York
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