President outlines measures to revise trust laws
Roosevelt calls Congress to act on child labor prohibition and a broad set of reforms. He urges updated liability laws for workers, injunction reforms, revised anti trust rules, labor protections, tariff study, postal savings banks, and a permanent waterways commission as federal action awaits.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Devonshire Duke Dies in Cannes After Sudden Heart Failure
Spencer Compton Cavendish eighth duke of Devonshire died in Cannes on Tuesday from heart failure. Born July 28 1833 he leaves a large political and social legacy with active roles in Liberal and Unionist circles and close ties to the royal family. His death creates a gap in Britain public life after a career spanning cabinet positions and leadership of the Liberal Unionists.
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Cannes
Spencer Compton Cavendish
Duke of Devonshire
England
London
Windsor Castle
Egypt
Victor C. W. Cavendish
Charles Montagu
Duke
Great Britain
Joseph Chamberlain
Unionist Free Trade League
Gladstone
Midlothian
Piccadilly
Chatsworth House
Derbyshire
Edward
Windsor
Ascot
Stewart Succeeds Proctor in Vermont Senate
John W. Stewart of Middlebury, former Vermont governor, was appointed to the U S Senate by Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Redfield Proctor. Stewart has accepted the appointment.
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Stewart
Proctor
John W. Stewart
Middlebury
Vermont
United States Senate
Fletcher D. Proctor
Redfield Proctor
McKinley and Crea Named Delegates to GOP Convention
Decatur Ill March 25 Congressmen W B McKinley of Champaign and Hugh Crea of Decatur were named as delegates to the Republican national convention by the Nineteenth district congressional convention and instructed for Joseph G Cannon.
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Cannon
Decatur, Ill
W. B. McKinley
Champaign
Ill
Hugh Crea
Joseph G. Cannon
La Follette objects to voting on Aldrich bill
Senator La Follette on Tuesday refused to assent to voting on the Aldrich bill on Thursday next, saying he did not want to be foreclosed from a further presentation of his views.
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la Follette
Washington
Mar
Aldrich
New York Senator Franchot Dies After Relapse
S P Franchot of Niagara Falls member of the New York state senate died Tuesday after a relapse following an operation for paralysis in Montreal. He had shown encouraging symptoms earlier.
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New York
Montreal
Can
S. P. Franchot
Niagara Falls
State Senate of
Removal of Lannes Denied in Paris
Paris reports the government denied the Duke of Montebello’s bid to move Marshal Lannes remains from the Pantheon to the family vault at Montmartre cemetery. The decision ends the effort to relocate the famed general's relics despite the noble request.
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Lannes
Paris
Duke of Montebello
Marshal Lannes
Pantheon
Montmartre
Thirty Five Hurt In Wrecks In Detroit
An outbound interurban car on the Ann Arbor line overturned at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Thirty-first Street in Detroit injuring 15 people. The accident occurred on March 25 and disrupted the line as rescuers assisted passengers and ambulances responded.
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Detroit
Mich
Ann Arbor
Michigan Avenue
Thirty-first Street
Croker sues Sporting Chronicle over Irish society claim
A batch of brief items reports Richard Croker suing the Sporting Chronicle of London over a claim he failed to break into Irish society. August Heck seeks court action to recover a 1742 Bauer violin sent to a friend. the friend disappeared with the instrument. Secretary Taft defends state rights in a Tren ton speech. Henri Rochette, once an waiter turned financier, is jailed in Paris for allegedly defrauding creditors of 12 million dollars.
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Richard Croker
Sporting Chronicle of London
Croker
August Heck
Los Angeles
Taft
Trenton
N. J
Washington
Henri Rochette
Paris
Federal Supreme Court
South Carolina
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chinatown
New York
Fung Y. Mow
Baptist Morning Star Mission
Andrew Carnegie
Kruger
Manhattan
Root
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Chinese Boycott Japs Warns of Bloodless War
Hongkong reports a growing boycott crusade with propaganda on walls urging action against Japanese interests. Envelopes claim the Chinese government despises the people and foresee a violent, escalating climate leading to annihilation within years.
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Hongkong
Mar
Demurrage Law Attacked by Great Northern Solicit
W R Begg general solicitor of the Great Northern railway in a letter to the Attorney General on Tuesday attacked the reciprocal demurrage law passed by the last Minnesota legislature and state officials infer the railroad will contest the law on constitutional grounds.
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St. Paul, Minn
W. R. Begg
Great Northern Railway
Young Tuesday
The Markets in Chicago March Flour and Grain Report
Chicago market summary shows flour strong with spring wheat prices from 5.90 to 6.00 per bushel. Minneapolis hard patent jute exports 4.90 to 5.10, export bags 3.20 to 4.20. Winter wheat patent 4.20 to 4.25. Wheat prices listed for May and July. Corn strong around 6.64, oats dull with July and September around 54 to 38 percent. Butter at 26 to 28 percent, eggs 12 to 13 cents per dozen, poultry and potatoes with prices.
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Chicago
Mar
Minneapolis
Grain and Wheat Prices Soar on Corn Rally May Futures Rise
New York notes a dull flour market with prices for Minnesota patents and winter straights in a narrow range. Wheat futures advance after initial declines as corn gains, with May at 1.0141 1.015% and July at 96% 96%. Rye remains dull with No 2 western at 87 8c f o b New York.
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New York
Minnesota
Western
Live Stock Prices in Chicago Trading Markets
Chicago reports mixed cattle values with good to prime steers at 6.25 to 7.00, cows and heifers down to 1.50 that range, hogs varying from 2.75 to 5.15, and pigs quoted near 4.25 to 4.70. Listings cover steers, yearlings, cows, heifers, feeders, stockers, bulls, calves, sows, barrows, and pigs across quality tiers.
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Chicago
Omaha Cattle and Sheep Market Report Summary
Omaha Neb March 24 cattle market moved higher with natives at 450 to 5067 dollars and western and Texas steers selling around 4 to 5 dollars. Cows and heifers brought 3.50 to 5.00, stockers and feeders 4.50 to 6.25, bulls 4.00 to 4.85. sheep market firm with yearlings and wethers around 5.75 to 6.00 and lambs 6.75 to 7.90.
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Omaha
Neb
Mar
Texas
Holmes Buys Beverly Farms Estate In Massachusetts
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United States Supreme Court has purchased the Marshall estate in Beverly Farms Massachusetts. The purchase is noted alongside commentary on romance and railroads from the era.
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Washington Herald
California
Los Angeles
Harriman
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Marshall
Beverly Farms
Massachusetts
Romans in Scotland and the Newstead camp discovery
Enthusiasm grows over Roman presence from Ikdinburgh to Perth and Inverness shires. The Roman museum in Edinburgh hosts a rich bronze helmet and a notable iron tilting helmet found near Newstead near Melrose. James Curle’s excavations at Abottsford Dryburgh and Melrose reveal a Roman camp and baths with weapons, vases, Samian ware, and other artifacts indicating a solid outpost.
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Scotland
Ikdinburgh
Perth
Inverness
Antiquaries
National Portrait Gallery
Edinburgh
Newstead
Melrose Abbey
Abbotsford
Dryburgh
Melrose
James Curle
Curle
Black Bear a Thief and Forager Across Seasons
Forest and Stream notes the roving black bear of the north shifts seasonally to seek beech nuts berries and roots. It raids chipmunk and squirrel stores, may attack pig pens and bee hives, and sometimes investigates telegraph poles drawn by buzzing near beehives.
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North
Costly Funerals Across History and Royal Figures
Foreign papers discuss funeral costs for kings and princes, noting Alexander the Great spent about $5,000,000 including a solid gold collar, Emperor William and Grand Duke Nicholas rites, Carnot’s flowers cost, and the 18th century Duke of Wellington burial at roughly $350,000, highlighting lavish mourning traditions.
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Carlos
Portugal
Tit-Bits
Alexander the Great
William
Germany
Nicholas
Carnot
Duke of Wellington
Wealth and Paris Knowledge Turn Wealth Into Wisdom
In Paris for a year, a man is described as very wealthy previously. The dialogue notes he used to have more money than he knew what to do with. The point is that time in Paris has expanded his knowledge rather than his wealth.
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Tabor
Congress
Paris
Documentary Evidence Circle Dialogue on Sailing Lesson
Clara defends a suitor's sailing ability citing a New York firm letter of recommendation while her mother doubts his knowledge. The exchange appears in a scene from The Circle highlighting contrasting views on character and skill through dialogue.
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Clara
Mamma
New York
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