Lumber Debate Over Oriental Labor and Canadian Timber
Washington lawmakers clash on the Oriental labor share in British Columbia mills and the effect on US shingles costs. Fordney defends high duties, labels Canadian competition, and Texas lawmakers suspect a lumber trust while a Mississippi dispute nearly erupts on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphrey
Payne
British Columbia
Fordney
Michigan
Committee On Ways and Means
United States
Canada
Fordnsy
Bartlett
Georgia
Ohio River
Slayden
Hardy
Texas
Mr. Fordney
Four Children Die in Quebec Fire
Four children of George Everett of Foster Quebec aged two to seven were burned to death when a house fire destroyed their home in Montreal reports dated March 27. The tragedy highlights a deadly blaze that claimed young lives in a rural Quebec community.
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Montreal
Mar
George Everett
Foster
Quebec
Dynamite Wrecks a Store in Salem Missouri
A dynamite charge under I. M. Braun’s store on West Front street destroyed the building. Adjacent structures housing L N Coffman’s produce house the Democrat Bulletin and W T Hogle’s livery stable were damaged. In Berlin a germ of trachoma was announced by Prof Richard Greeff of the Berlin university eye hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
I. M. Braun
West Front Street
L.n.coffman
Democrat-Bulletin
W. T. Hogle
Berlin
Prof
Richard Greeff
Berlin University Eye Hospital
Rich Woman's Death Shocks Washington Society
Washington, March 27. Mrs Pierre Lorillard Jr aged 49 wife of the tobacco magnate committed death by own action by asphyxiation at her Dupont Circle home after years of suffering. Family disputes coroner's finding and mourners gather as two sons are away at college and in the orient. she was once Miss Caroline Hamilton before marrying in 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Pierre Lorillard, Jr
Dupont Circle
Lorillard
Carry Gospel to the Orient Rally Heads South Pacific Tour
Nearly a score of zealous Christian workers departed Vancouver under Rev. J Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander for a nine month revival tour across Hawaii Fiji Australia New Zealand Tasmania China Japan Korea and the Philippines. The party includes evangelists gospel singers and personal workers with Chapman joined by his son and daughter and Alexander by his wife and secretary B H Bookmyer. Members include hymn writer Robert Harkness evangelist pastor Ford C Ottman William and Mrs William Asher Ralph C Norton Mrs Ralph C Norton Ernest W Naftzger Frank Dickson Mrs BE A R Davis and George T Davis who leads the Pocket Testament league.
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Vancouver
B. C
South Pacific
Orient
Australia
J. Wilbur Chapman
Charles M. Alexander
Hawaii
Fiji
New Zealand
Tasmania
China
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Chapman
Alexander
B. H. Bookmyer
Robert Harkness
Ford C. Ottman
William Asher
Ralph C. Norton
Ernest W. Naftzger
Frank Dickson
BE. A. R. Davis
George T. B. Davis
Pocket Testament League
Escape by Leap From Train at Sand Peak Col Belmont
Local officers report the escape of H. C. Belmont a man with many aliases from Sheriff OC Coulter Crawford County Illinois at Sand Peak Col Belmont leapt from a moving train at about 40 miles an hour. He was previously arrested at Robinson Illinois for an alleged confidence game.
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Butte
Mont. Mart
H. C. Belmont
B Coulter
Crawford County
Mlinois
Sand Peak
Col. Belmont
Robinson
111
Harriman Sued for 800000 in St Joseph Railway Deal
New York March 27 A suit for 800000 has been begun here against B H Harriman by John Donovan who claims this sum is due him as a commission on the 1901 sale of the St Joseph Railway Light Heat and Power Company of St Joseph Missouri Harriman has filed an answer denying any contract with Donovan He admits owning and selling the stock of the St Joseph company
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Harriman
New York
B. H. Harriman
John Donovan
St. Joseph Railway, Light, Heat and Power Company
St. Joseph
Donovan
St. Joseph Company
Georgia Bans Bleached Flour Under State Order
Georgia follows federal action by prohibiting sale of flour bleached with nitrogen peroxide. The order restricts interstate shipment after July 1, 1909 and in state sale after October 1 next. Atlanta reports the agriculture department enforces the measure.
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Georgia
Atlanta
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Steel Workers Wage Cut Affects Four Thousand In Youngstown
Notices posted at Republic Iron and Steel works announce a wage reduction effective April 1. About 4,000 workers are affected locally from salaried men to laborers, except those aligned with the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. The cut is about ten percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Woman shoots husband in St Louis divorce case
In St Louis on March 27 a woman fired a double barreled shotgun at her husband as he bent to kiss their four year old son Anton Stebe, wounding him seriously. The shooter had begun divorce proceedings.
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St. Louis
Mar
Anton Stebe
Asheville
N. C
Expect Heir to Throne in Dutch Nation
Almsteadam March 27 The Dutch nation awaits the royal palace signal announcing the birth of an heir.
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Almsetrdam
Mar
Abruzzi Sets Sail for Himalayas from Marseilles
The Duke of Abruzzi departed Marseilles yesterday aboard the Oceania bound for Bombay and then to the Himalaya mountains. He travels with aide Marquis Negretto-Sella and secretary Signor Fillipi.
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Marseilles
Duke of the Abruzzi
Oceania
Bombay
Himalaya
Marquis Negretto-Sella
Signor Fillipi
Woman Found Dead in Vincennes Suspected Murder Case
Jessie Lee Overton Culbertson, a three month bride, is believed to have killed herself after years of mystery. Vincennes police, aided by coroner Beckes, pursue an inquest resumed in Chicago where a suspect resides. A Chicago woman, Mrs Etla Longwell, denies involvement and offers to cooperate if needed.
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Vincentes
Ind
Mar
Jessie Lee Overton Culbertson
Herelf
Culbertson
Overton
Texas
Evans
Beckes
Chicago
Etla Longwell
West
Madison Street
Vincennes
Cuthbertson
H. W. Held
Millikin will leaves Decatur fortune to trustees for education
The will of James Millikin banker and philanthropist, who died in Orlando March 25, leaves about 1.5 million dollars to be held by five trustees for charitable and educational use in Decatur. The Decatur college of James Millikin university receives 400000 if the Presbyterian church matches 400000 within a year. widow gets the home, 75000 and 3600 annually. niece Elizabeth Hanna Jackson receives 25000. nephew James McParland gets 1200 annually.
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Decatur
James Millikin
Orlando
Fla
O. B. Gorin
J. M. Brownback
Smith Walker
Anna B. Milikin
S. E.mcclelland
Decatur College
James Millikin University
Millikin
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth B. Hanna Jackson
Michigan
James McParland
Topeka
Kan
Rail rate talks fail as three cent fare plan looms
Jefferson City Missouri March 27 negotiations between the state and railroad officials ended without agreement after another fruitless conference at the executive mansion. The state senate declined to intervene. It is believed the plans for old three cent fares will go into effect early next month, with the legislature likely to respond by bills to require two cent per mile mileage books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Executive Mansion
State Senate
Chicago Woman Anna McDermott Named in Kidnapping Case
Anna McDermott of Chicago identified as the central figure in the Willie Whitla kidnapping. Her father William McDermott disowns her, while James H. Boyle was moved from Pittsburg to Mercer jail. Prosecutors in Mercer promise evidence tying Mrs Boyle to the Pennsylvania leg of the abduction.
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James Boyle
Pittsburg
Mercer
Chicago
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
Anna McDermott
William McDermott
Chicago Fire Department
William McDermott, Jr
Haois Trust and Savings Bank
Cleveland
McDermott
Cleveland Avenue
Anna
Seminary Avenue
St. Vincent's
Sinisina College
Madison
Wis
Annex
New York
Boyle
Sharon
Allegheny County
Bessemer
Cochran
Mercer County
Whitla
Pennsylvania
Indictment Returned Against Carroll Bank Cashier
Des Moines Iowa March 27 The federal grand jury returned an indictment against R B Coburn cashier of the defunct First National Bank of Carroll for irregularities in connection with the National Banking Act Coburn was arrested yesterday with bonds set at 3000 The bank failed last October after its president W F Culbertson killed himself with his own action
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Des Moines
R. B. Coburn
First National Bank of
Carroll
Iowa
Coburn
First National Bank of Carroll
W. F. Culbertson
Los Angeles Elects New Mayor by Recall
The first recall election in an American city was held in Los Angeles after the resignation of Mayor A. C. Harper. Reform candidate George W. Alexander appeared against Fred C. Wheeler of the Socialists as the only other name. A grand jury indicted a former police commissioner for allegedly trying to bribe the city prosecutor to drop prosecutions of vice. a recall charter provision had existed for years and previously removed a councilman. Judge Bordwell denied an injunction to halt the election.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A. CG. Harper
Harper
Bordwell
Superior Court
George W. Alexander
Fred C. Wheeler
Militia to Aid Tax Collector in Kentucky
Gov. Wilson mobilizes state militia after J. W. Peck reports mobs halted railroad tax collection in Carter, Boyd, and Elliott counties. Officials in the three counties are summoned to justify why soldiers should be sent to ensure tax collectors can perform their duties. Troops withdrawn from tobacco districts where night riders have been active.
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Frankfort
J. W. Peck
Carter, Boyd and Elliott
Willson
Illinois Bank Robbed at Effingham on Central Railroad
Bandits blew open the safe of an Illinois bank near Effingham seven miles south on the Illinois Central railroad early yesterday taking about $5,000 in cash and $6,000 in papers. Bloodhounds from the city and St. Helena were set on the trail. A clerk, Press Neville, and James Linder were fired upon but not hit.
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Effingham
Watson
Illinois, Central
St. Hlma
Press Neville
A. L. Abraham
James Lindér
Nebraska
Valentine
Neb
Fred Smith
Grafton
James Story
Douglas
Wyo
Smith
Admits Slaying His Brother in Self-Defense
Dallas, March 27 Roy H. Terry surrendered offering no explanation beyond self defense. He is linked to the death of his brother Dr. Hugh E. Terry a respected physician who was stabbed and shot to death in his apartments shortly before.
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Dallas
Tex
Roy H. Terry
Hugh. E. Terry
Refined Sugar Prices Inch Up Across Grades
Refined Sugar advanced ten cents per 100 pounds across all grades in New York on March 27, with the rise noted in the latest market report from Refined Sugar Advanced.
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New York
Caucus to Determine Tariff Amendments
House Republican leaders plan a caucus to decide demanded amendments to the tariff bill with the Ways and Means Committee adding those amendments. A small duty on hides is likely as a western concession, and no other changes will be allowed.
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Washington, D. C
House
Republican
Ways and Means Committee
Iowa
Minister Fights Opponent at Democratic Meeting in Columbia
Rev W S St Clair of the Christian church clashed with M E Hultz a retired farmer and capitalist at a Democratic gathering in Columbia Missouri. Hultz accused St Clair of lying about bolting democrats backing a citizens ticket. The preacher knocked Hultz to the jaw with a left before friends intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
W.S. St. Clair
Christian Church
M. E. Hultz
Hultz
St. Clair
Citizens
Woman bitten in quarrel faces possible fatal outcome
Mrs Florence Michels lies in St Francis hospital after being bitten on the arm by Miss Cleo Kilpatrick during a quarrel. Concussions and convulsions followed as rabies were feared. Kilpatrick is jailed awaiting the injured woman's outcome.
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Peoria
St. Francis Hospital
Vblorence Michels
Misa Cleo Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Pearl in Fossil Oyster Found in Nevada
Dr Samuel E Green an English geologist exploring Indian Springs oil fields in Goldfield Nevada found fossils in a strata including ancient oysters He opened a shell and found a perfect white pearl weighing about 150 karate He refused a price that could buy a hundred water jewels of ordinary size.
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Goldfield
Nev
Indian Springs
Samuel E. Green
Green
Chinese Father Names Sons Theodore Roosevelt Chung and William Taft Ching
Luey Chung, a Chinese resident on a Yuba River island near San Francisco, names his two sons after presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft. Theodore is four years old, while William Taft is a few days old.
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Taft
San Francisco
Calif
Luey Chung
Yuba River
Theodore Roosevelt Chung
William Taft Ching
Theodore
William Taft
Three Men Sentenced to Death in Electric Chair
Powhatan Virginia judge Hundley sentences Isham Taylor Jon Taylor and Lewis Jenkins to die in the electric chair for the murder of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Shipwith and Walter G. Johnson. Execution set for April 30 at the Richmond penitentiary.
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Powhatan
Hundley
Isham
Jon Taylor
Lewis Jenkins
Mary Elizabeth Shipwith
Walter G. Johnson
Richmond
Mother in Critical Illness Brings Morgan Kin on Special Train
Mrs G B Perkins wife of a Morgan partner and her daughter arrived in Cleveland on a special train from Jacksonville Florida to be at the bedside of her mother Mrs Catherine F Ball who is critically ill with pneumonia in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland
Ohio
G B. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Catherine F. Ball
Porto Rican Student Dies At Valparaiso University
Fiorenico Maldonado, a Porto Rican student at Valparaiso University, died after cutting his throat a week ago following a failure to receive funds from his parents to continue his schooling.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Fiorenico Maldonado
Valparaiso University
Prince Estel Not Coming Visit Denied
A Newport summer visit plan by Prince Hit el Frederick to Vanderbilt relatives is officially denied. Jacksonville blaze destroys a three story block on Forsyth Street threatening the business district. loss estimated at 350000 with 330000 insured. Former Solon Ends Life on Train Georgia man George H Bell, once noted for escape attempts from a state facility, fatally cuts throat aboard a Macon Savannah passenger train.
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Prince Estel
Berlina
Prince Hitel Frederick
Vanderbilt
Jacksonville
Fld
Forsyth
Iosa
Solon
Savannah
George H. Bell
State Maetaiecture
Macon
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Bank Gashier
Kentucky
Illinois Bank
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