Killer Galveston Harrisburg line wreck near San Antonio
A Southern Pacific rail wreck 26 miles west of San Antonio at 3 am killed 15 and injured 28. The Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio westbound train plowed into a curve on rough track as a broken rail caused the crash. engine and tender flew 75 feet from rails, cars burned, and passengers in coaches cremated while sleepers survived. Relief trains and surgeons rushed from El Paso Del Rio Sanderson to aid the injured. W W Van Vieck, G M of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio, hurried to the scene.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Sansok
Riddle
Cetopak
Kan
Esta Contraras
del Rio
Andrew Shelly
D. R. Hausen
Racine
Wis
San
Thomas Ryan
New York
Galveston
Harrisburg
Division
el Paso
Sanderson
W.W. G. van Vieck
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Man buried alive in Iowa grave near Navoc
John Edmunds, a Navoc area farmer, died suddenly and was buried as a heart death. After ten days an exhumation revealed he had been buried alive, body found face downward and suspected burial circumstances prompt a post mortem.
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Iowa
Keokuk
Navoc
John Edmunds
Not Interred Quickly. Friends Suspect Foul Play
The dead man’s friends say he might be alive if not hurried to burial. Witnesses report signs of a struggle in the casket, and the case has drawn unusual public interest.
Taft forecasts 18 months to two years for Philippines’ permanent government
Governor William H. Taft, head of the Philippine commission, says progress toward a permanent government in the Philippines should allow the commission to be relieved within 18 months to two years. He expects congress to act quickly on governmental and tariff bills and foresees increased American capital flow once the form of government is fixed.
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Philippines
Taft
Cincinnati
Islands
United States
William H. Taft
Philippine Commission
Washington
Congress
East
Republicans Readying Move Against Cuban Reciprocity Plan
In Washington on March 8 a private caucus of about 25 Republican representatives debated Cuba reciprocity. The meeting aimed to gauge opposition to the ways and means proposal and showed a majority against it, with postponement and Tawney’s rebate plan drawing interest. No vote was pressed next Tuesday and both sides favored full discussion.
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Washington
William Alden Smith
Tawney
Prosecute Railroads in Chicago to Enforce Interstate Law
United States District Attorney Bethea, on Justice Department instructions, plans legal action against Chicago railroads cited by Interstate Commerce Commission witnesses. Proceedings may be injunctions to halt further violations, with Attorney Day as special counsel. Indictments of packing-house executives who took rebates may follow if data warrants.
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Chicago
United States
Bethea
Department of Justice
Washington
Testi
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. A. Day
Sugar Bounty Abolition Sails Toward Unified Tariff Accord
Washington reports Minister Towssend states a pact among beet sugar producers to abolish bounties and set a 6 francs per 100 kilogram tariff level. Roumania withdrew, leaving most participants intact. The U S Treasury must remove countervailing duties on bounty aided sugar and tally shipment implications.
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Washington
Towssend
Brussels
State Department
Roumania
United States Treasury
Treasury
Dispute Between French and American Consuls Over Mission Property
Cable reports from Tien Tsin of a clash between the French and American consuls over mission properties in the French settlement. The American consul raised the U S flag on the disputed building, and the French consul threatens to raise the French flag above it.
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London
Tien Tsin
Standard
Fort Des Moines Named for Iowa Capital Post
President Roosevelt orders the new fort at Des Moines to be christened Fort Des Moines to honor the original 1843 post established by Captain James Allen and Captain J H B Gardiner. The ceremony follows orders from the Missouri Department and marks Des Moines development around the early military site.
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Omaha
Department of the Missouri
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Roosevelt
James Allen
First Dragoons
J. H. B. Gardiner
First Infantry
Dissolution of Western Railroad Associations Inevitable
Rail officials expect the breakup of Western railroad associations and pools as the Interstate Commerce Commission takes a tougher stance. The move is deemed inevitable though the trunk line association and Central Passenger committee will remain, with headquarters in Omaha Council Bluffs Sioux City and Kansas City. Enforcement failures were a cited cause for dissolving the Western pools.
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New York
Western Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Trunk Line Association
Central Passenger Committee
Chicago
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Kansas City
Trunk Line
Western
Miss Roosevelt Won’t Attend Coronation Says President
Washington March 8 Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of the president will not attend the coronation of King Edward. The president has decided against her request. Statements say Miss Roosevelt will not attend the ceremony.
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Miss Roosevelt
Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Edward
Northern Telephone Exchange extends reach to 1700 communities
The Northern Telephone Exchange announces service coverage now includes over 1700 cities and towns across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin North Dakota and South Dakota. The expansion highlights rapid growth in rural and urban connectivity and promises improved long distance availability for residents and businesses.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
North and
South Dakota
Northern
Roosevelt Daughter's London Status Raised For Coronation
London court circles weigh the proper status for a president’s daughter traveling as Miss Roosevelt to attend coronation ceremonies. Officials had said she would travel privately with Special Ambassador Reid and not as the president's daughter.
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Reid
London
Miss Roosevelt
Bryan lectures in Scranton on Democratic presidential prospects
William J Bryan, speaking in Scranton on March 8, declines to name a candidate or predict issues. He says future issues and their importance are uncertain and that Democratic principles will guide the platform, written by those trusted to uphold them.
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Scranton
William J Bryan
Chinese immigration memorial to allow coolies into Philippines
Senator Du Bois presented a memorial from the American Chamber of Commerce of Manila urging that Chinese coolies be admitted to the Philippine islands under Philippine commission restrictions. The memorial was read to call attention to the situation and was received by the senate.
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Washington
Dubois
Senate
American Chamber of Commerce of
Manila
Philippine Islands
Philippine Commission
Senator Tellers Memorial on Sugar Tariff and Cuba Policy
Washington March 8 Senator Teller presented a memorial from the Colorado legislature urging retention of the present sugar tariff and opposing reciprocity with Cuba while backing Western beet sugar interests. Compleves his tour.
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Washington
Teller
Senate
Colorado
Cuba
Prince Henry of Prussia Returns to New York After Tour
Prince Henry of Prussia is back in New York after a nine day absence. His special train traveled 4,358 miles through 13 states as he toured the country. He plans to depart for Philadelphia Monday and has issued a statement via Captain von Muller.
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New York
Prince Henry of Prussia
Philadelphia
von Muller
Prince's American Tour Ends With Scarlet Fever Concern
The prince wrapped up a multi city journey through the South West and East with stops at Albany West Point and University Club dinners. A crew scare of Scarlet fever prompted a hotel stay for safer contact during future engagements.
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Prince
Albany
Hudson River
United States Military Academy
West Point
City
Senate House Conferrees Agree On Constitutional Amendments
St Paul March 8 The senate and house conference committees agreed on senate constitutional amendments. The actions mirror those passed in the senate Thursday introduced by the judiciary committee. The house backed a constitutional convention Smith bill and opposed changes to ratification by the people. The senate passed several bills while defeating the power board of control measure. The session focused on the Anderson tax bill.
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St. Paul
Senate
House
Committee On
Judiciary
Power Board of Control
Anderson
Cecil Rhodes in Grave Condition in Cape Town Telegraphed
Telegrams from Cape Town report Cecil Rhodes in grave condition with angina pectoris. His heart is enlarged and encroaching on lung space, relief comes by periodic action. The dispatches from London note the seriousness of his illness.
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Cecil Rhodes
London
Cape Town
Rhodes
Unclear historical note on patient care and isolation
Fragmentary sentence notes a patient living in constant manner after long time and seeing no one except a few personal friends. It lacks context, names, or dates to form a fuller report.
Government Consent Needed for Telegraph Lines in Cuba
In Cuba on March 8, Wood issued an order imposing penalties for constructing any telegraph or telephone line or other public or private enterprise without lawful authorization. The order fines individuals or companies not less than 100 nor more than 500 dollars and adds a daily fine of 25 dollars for continued operations after notice to discontinue.
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Cuba
Washington
R Wood
Body of Miss Lou Wise found near Front Royal
A coroner was notified of a white woman’s body found in woods near Front Royal by a Black man. The jury ruled she was first assaulted and then shot to death. The body bore animal mutilation, and she was identified as Miss Lou Wise of Salome Fauquier County.
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Newport News
Daily Press
Front Royal
Lou Wise
Salome
Fauquier County
Pittsburg Workers End Conference. No Coal Strike This Year
Pittsburg district miners and speakers conclude their local scale talks adopting last year's terms with only technical changes. No strike action is planned for the year.
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Pittsburg
British Troopers Executed for Misconduct in Pretoria
The Daily Mail reports two irregulars shot by a court martial for shooting a Boer after ordering, marking the first cited executions of British troopers for misconduct. The executions occurred last month at Pretoria.
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London
Cab Pin
Johannesburg
The
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Europe backs Chinese rule of Tiep Tain by May first
London dispatch reports.only Germany objects to Tiep Tain restitution to China. The Times correspondent says other powers favor restoring administration to China by May 1.
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London
Germany
Tiep Tain
China
Times
Peking
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