Rail labor law takes effect restricting duty hours nationwide
Washington notes the new congressional act to promote safety of employees and travelers on railroads. It limits duty to sixteen hours, requires ten hours off after a sixteen hour shift, and eight off after any twenty four hours. Exceptions apply to dispatchers, emergency cases, and relief crews with varied hour caps. The Interstate Commerce Commission may grant extensions for good cause. Enforcement awaits challenges and railroad responses.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
District Court of the
Interstate Commerce
Currency Bill Debated in Senate as Speakers Set Schedule
Washington March 4 currency legislation dominated Senate debate. Senator Heyburn attacked the measure as useless and indicated he would not vote for it. Senator Hopkins spoke in support while Senator Bailey planned to speak Monday and Senator Depew Friday. Senator Aldrich aimed for a vote next Wednesday after talks on a separate bill to raise army pay.
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Washington
Senate
Heyburn
Hopkins
Bailey
Depew
Aldrich
Bank Heist Strikes Chihuahua Bank in Mexico
A dispatch from Enrique Creel Mexican Ambassador reports the Banco de Minero at Chihuahua robbed Sunday night of 200000 dollars. The event is described as a major bank theft with numerous suspects and ongoing investigations.
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Ambassador Creel’s Bank
City of
Mexico
Enrique Creel
United States
Banco de Minero
Chihuahua
Senator Redfield Proctor Dies in Champlain Home
Washington reports United States Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont died after a brief illness in his Champlain residence. His son Governor Fletcher Proctor was at the bedside. Proctor, born 1831 in Proctorsville, held multiple offices including governor, secretary of war, and long-serving senator.
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Washington
United States
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
The
Champlain
Fletcher Proctor
Proctor
Proctorsville, Va
Dartmouth College
Albany
Taft Named Ohio Nominee. Four Delegates Chosen
At Columbus Ohio the Republican state convention declared unanimity for William H Taft as the party candidate for president and selected four delegates at large to the national convention in Chicago with instructions to vote for Taft until he is nominated Governor Harris former Governor Herrick Arthur J Vorys and Charles P Taft were named as delegates at large Presented by Congressman Nicholas Longworth the report notes Roosevelt was mentioned.
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Vermont
William IF
Baldy
Harrison
United States
George F. Edmunds
Columbus
William H. Taft
Ohio
Chicago
Taft
Harris
Herrick
Arthur J. Vorys
Charles P.taft
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Robbery Hits Mexican Bank In Chihuahua Heist
Police in Chihuahua report 295000 pesos stolen from a bank vault after thieves breached the document vault with a jack and broke masonry. Suspects arrested remain unconfirmed as authorities issue alerts to Mexican banks and the U.S. border for the missing bills.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Scenes at Temporary Morgue Describe Tragic School Fire
Reports from the Lake Shore shops morgue recount heartrending scenes as parents, siblings, and friends search 160 bodies for loved ones. Identification proceeds by clothing and personal tokens while rescue efforts and heartbreak unfold, including the deaths of teachers Catherine Weiler and Fisk and mother Mrs. Spring's failed attempt to save her son.
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Dorn
Catherine Weiler
Mss Fisk
Lake Shore
Nell
Tommy TX Wpson
Clark Spring
Alven
Pupi l
Riva
More Arrests in Chicago Anarchist Case Report
Chicago reports new arrests linked to the attempted assassination of Chief of Police Shippy. Averbuch, a Russian Jewish anarchist slain in the incident, had sought parole for the unemployed from Corporation Counsel Brundage, a move denied to prevent clashes with police. Alleged anarchists Charles Vaniatis and William Stadweiser are held over the Shippy plot, with the White Hand Society naming more suspected Italian anarchists in the city.
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Chicago
Averbuch
Shippy
Brundage
Averbach
Ben L. Reitman
Charles Vaniatis
William Stadweiser
Chief Shippy
The
White Hand Society
Nonagenarian Samuel McCreery Weds in Hagerstown
Samuel McCreery aged 91, a wealthy retired broker and longtime Hagerstown resident, married his housekeeper Bernice A. Lambert 40 widow of Aaron Lambert at his residence. Rev. Edwin T. Mowbray officiated at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. The groom is the oldest native-born Hagerstown resident and a major stockholder in the Hagerstown Spoke and Bending Company with fortune from Illinois and California gold fields.
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Hagerstown
Samuel McCreery
Hiserstown
Bernice A. Lambert
Aaron Lambert
Edwin T. Mowbray
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Spoke and Bending Company
Ilinois
California
Wawaka Faces Anarchist Threat Dooms Town to Be Blown
Wawaka Indiana population 300 received a New York postmarked letter demanding $750 in two weeks or the town will be blown to choins. The message signed Anarchists prompts federal contact and a vigilance committee. Guards to meet every incoming train for the next two weeks.
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Goshen
Ind
Wawaka
New York
N. Y
Washington
Four Taft Delegates Elected by Kansas Republicans
In Topeka four delegates at large chosen by the Republican state convention were instructed to vote for Secretary of War Taft for the presidential nomination, as reported from Taft Topeka.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kas
Taft
Tragic Collingwood School Fire Claims Dozens of Children
In Collingwood village near Cleveland a fire from a faulty basement flue destroyed the North Collingwood school. About 160 to 170 children were inside when flames swept the building in minutes. Poor exits and crowding trapped many, with at least twenty bodies removed and many more feared dead. Parents rushed to the scene as factories nearby paused to help.
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Cleveland
Deati
Collingwood
Herter
Pritz Hertor
Tragic School Disaster Leaves 165 Dead in Morgue
At ten PM 165 corpses filled the morgue of Collinwood as searchers count six missing children nearby. The school housed 825 pupils with about eighty unharmed. many children lie seriously injured in area hospitals and wreckage may still conceal more victims.
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Collinwood
Yeade
Mary Ridgeway
Anna Rolth
Gertrude Davis
Ethel Rosa
Simply Delightful Blue Ribbon Vanilla Flavor Wordplay
A brief note extols Blue Ribbon vanilla as the standout flavor, urging readers to ask for Blue Ribbon Vanilla for a consistently delightful taste experience.
Prunes and Dried Peaches Feature in Health Diet
Sublette and Barnes advertise the sale of the best prunes and dried peaches as a healthful and toothsome part of the diet. The notice highlights quality produce and invites customers to purchase from the store.
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Sublette & Barnes
Taft Endorsed After State Convention Nominates Harris Ticket
A state convention endorsed Theodore Roosevelt's administration and Taft as a presidential candidate. It nominated a full ticket headed by Governor Andrew L. Harris with four detail-led delegates and two electors at large. The platform calls for a stronger merchant marine, navy, canal and harbor improvements, tariff revision during a congressional session, currency changes for commerce, and civil rights for African Americans.
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Taft
Andrew L. Harris
Congress
Roosevelt
Bryan central figure at Nebraska Democratic convention
The advance guard of the Democratic state convention arrives in Omaha as Bryan Volunteers officers spread propaganda. Bryan is the central figure and expected to influence the platform split ahead of the national convention, shaping the ideas he will present there.
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Omaha
Neb
Advanece Guard
Bryan Volunteers
Bryan
Washington March 4 Declares Cotton Exchange Practices Intolerable
Washington March 4 declares that New York cotton exchange practices are intolerable. Southern cotton growers vow to use lawful means to end them. Representative Sims of Tennessee supports Burleson bill to ban mail telegraph and telephone in cotton futures dealings without actual cotton delivery.
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Washington
Mareh
New York Cotton Exchange
Sims
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Burleson
American torpedo flotilla maneuvers near San Lorenzo island
The American torpedo boat flotilla will maneuver tomorrow off San Lorenzo island. Navy school pupils will witness the evolutions. The school director will host a dinner on board the Peruvian transport Iquitos for flotilla officers. Additional dinners and entertainments are planned for the visitors during their brief stay.
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Lima
San Lorenzo
Navy School
Te School
Iquitos
Roosevelt to send Meri calf as fleet representative
President Roosevelt replies that neither he nor Secretary Root can visit the Pacific for the fleet arrival. He designates Secretary Meri calf as the proper official to receive the fleet and act as the president's personal representative.
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San
Barricade Placed Posters Torn Down During King Visit Threat
Placards in Barcelona announced an assassination attempt on King Alfonso during his March 12 visit. Police tore down the notices today and tightened security.
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Barcelona
Alfonso
Denver pledge to hold rates at Democratic convention
B. L Schultz president of the chamber of commerce stated that Denver men were pledged not to raise rates during the Democratic national convention meeting.
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Denver
Cole
B. L Schultz
Chamber of Commerce
Clese
Telegraph Offices Hit as Nine Hour Lapse Affects SP Line
New Orleans March 4 The nine hour low affecting railroad telegraphers caused about 25 percent of Southern Pacific railroad telegraph offices in Louisiana to be closed today.
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New Orleans
Southern Pacific Railroad
Louisiana
American car leaves Logan in muddy New York to Paris race
The American entry in the New York to Paris automobile race started from Logan, Iowa, thirty miles east of Omaha, at 6 o clock this morning. The course roads are very muddy.
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Omaha
Neb
Logan
Dowager Empress of Russia Arrives in London
The dowager empress arrived in London this afternoon to visit her sister Queen Alexandra. The meeting marks a cordial royal greeting between two of Europe’s royal households during March in the capital.
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London
Dowager Empress of
Russia
Queen Alexandra
Des Moines Mine Shutdown Threat Looms in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa March 4A complete shut down of coal mines in Iowa worked by 15000 piners is threatened by a brewing labor dispute. The potential stoppage would affect a large portion of the state’s coal output and impact power supply and industrial activity.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Distilled Water Ad From Bluefield Bottling Co
Public notice promotes pure distilled water from Bluefield Bottling Co for health. Sold at drug stores and newsstands with phone contact 282. For sale in 2-18 cod tf edition.
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Bluefield Bottling
Caseasweet Promoted For Fussy Babies By Mothers
A vintage advertisement claims Caseasweet soothes cross and peevish babies without opiates or harm. It is touted as widely recommended by mothers and sold by all druggists.
Force Through Mob Secures Jail Transfer of Johnson
In Clarksburg West Virginia on March 4 a mob of about 2000 surrounded the county jail as Sheriff Flanagan with drawn deputies escorted Frank Johnson the Negro murderer to prison after he surrendered at the Yates farm. Three posse members were wounded but expected to recover. Johnson agreed to go if fifteen deputies accompanied him for protection. Carl Martin husband of the murdered wife rode to the scene but did not confront the slayer.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Frank Johnson
Flanagan
Johnson
Yates Farm
Sycamore Creek
Carl Martin
Womina
Witt
Wide Debate Over Post Office Bill Reaches Broad Topics
In the House the post office appropriation bill sparked general debate covering cotton futures, finance, and various miscellaneous issues. Tennessee's Sims backed the Burleson proposal to end cotton futures, while Chaney of Indiana and Lindberg of Minnesota spoke on finance. Hitchcock of Nebraska urged adding wood pulp and print paper to the free list, with several others allotted brief speaking time as the session continued.
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Washington
Post Office
House
Representaive Sims
Tennessee
Messrs. Chaney
Indiana
Lindberg
Minnesota
Mr. Hitchcock
Nebraska
County pays the cost in Hartje conspiracy case
Judge MacFarland orders acquittal for Hartje Welshons and Hope and directs the jury to place the charges on Allegheny county. The case stemmed from Augustus Hertje's divorce suit against his wife, with Hope named as a co respondent in the related matters.
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Pittsburg
MacFarland
Hartje
Welshons
Hope
Allegheny County
Augustus Hertje
Wisionare
Senator Tillman Labels Exchange a Gambling Hell
Washington March 4. After a sharp debate Senator Tillman called the New York stock exchange the principal gambling hell in the country. His resolution directing an inquiry into collateral deposited to secure loans by New York banks was referred to the committee on finance.
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Washington
Tillman
New York Strock Exchange
New York
Committee On Finance
Long pending jury divorce case heard in Paris
The Paris first tribunal heard the long pending jury divorce brought by Mrs. A Hart McKee against her husband. The hearing was not concluded. Mrs. Kee, daughter of George W Thaxter of Tennessee, was widow Hugh Tevis when she married McKee in Philadelphia in January 1905.
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Paris
A. Hart McKee
Kee
George W. Thaxter
Tennessee
Hugh Tevis
Mr. McKee
Philadelphia
Miners Entombed After Collapse at Ila Stead Pit
Sixteen miners are believed dead after a collapse at the Ila sted colliery near Bellingham England. Rescue work is underway as authorities declare all are likely to have perished. Local officials state conditions hinder access to the shaft and hope fades.
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Bellingham, Eng
Ilasted
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