International Congress of Mothers Opens at White House
President Roosevelt hosts the first international congress of mothers at the White House. Delegates from nearly every state and several foreign countries gather for a week of sessions addressing child welfare, education, health, juvenile justice, and child labor. Elmer E. Brown to speak on Children of the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
White House
International Congress of Mothers
Union
Frederic Schoff
Philadelphia
National Congress of Mothers
Internaional Congress
Internation Congress
United States
Elmer E. Brown
Conference speakers address child welfare and education topics
Ben B Lindsey of Denver discusses the treatment of errny and dependent children Miss Mary 8 errs ts of Philadelphia on education of the deaf Charles P Neill from the Department of Commerce and Labor on the home and child study Edward Allen of Boston on the education of the blind and Dr Harvey W Wiley chief of the Bureau of Chemistry on household economics
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Denver
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Seventh Annual Pennsylvania Labor Federation Session Opens
Allentown Pennsylvania March 10 delegates from nearly all major state labor bodies attend the seventh annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor. President E E Greenawalt of Lancaster presided as the opening addresses and officer reports outlined progress and suggestions for the three to four day meeting. The convention will discuss political campaign involvement and recent supreme court rulings affecting labor.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor
Point
E. E. Greenawalt
Lancaster
Greenawalt
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Blue Ribbon Extracts Outsell Competitors After Ten Years
For a decade Blue Ribbon Extracts has increased popularity and now leads sales among all brands. The company reports continued growth and consumer demand across markets.
Fresh Eggs 24e Per Dozen at Steptok Cash Supply Co
A local ad notes fresh eggs priced at 24e per dozen at the Steptok Cash Supply Co located on 59 Bluefield Avenue. The small listing serves as a price point notice for everyday groceries.
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THE
Steptok Cash Supply CO
Bluefield Avenue
Bank Robbery Attempt At Omaha By Man With Nitroglycerine Bottle
A man calling himself L. L. Fee attempted to rob Merchants National Bank at Thirteenth and Farnum in Omaha. He threatened Vice President Drake with a bottle of liquid nitroglycerine, demanded $5 000, and was taken into custody after a restaurant visit and police intervention. Tests in custody reportedly showed the contents harmless. The piece also notes a separate 1908 irrigation land appeal and farm entry prospects in several western states.
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Omaha
Neb
Merchants National Bank
Thirteenth and
Farnum Streets
L. L. Fee
Rockford, Til
Drexe
Drake
Drae
Powers Faces Fifth Trial After Eight-Year Jail Term
Caleb Powers, jailed in Kentucky for eight years over the William Goebel murder case, seeks a gubernatorial pardon led by Col. Sidney C. Tapp. A petition to Governor Wilson is planned within two weeks. Powers could face trial again next summer if the plea fails. Earlier trials produced murder conviction with varying penalties from imprisonment to death.
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Louisville
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
William Goebel
Sidney C. Tapp
Atlanta
Powers
Wilson
Frankfort
Georgetown
Jfe
Supreme Court
Evelyn Nesbit Seeks Annulment of Marriage to Thaw
New York March 10 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will file for annulment of her marriage to Harry K Thaw on grounds of insanity at the time of contract Thaw will defend the suit Papers to be served tomorrow and an early trial expected The move ends years of sensational public interest surrounding Stanford White's slayer and Nesbit who testified in his defense in prior trials
Murder suicide in Tenino shocks small town
Warren McKay a Canada native killed his wife and three children at their Tenino Washington home then killed himself. Two passersby found McKay on the town trail and a local sheriff found the brutal scene inside the house where the wife and two children lay dead and a girl of six was seriously injured. McKay had been ill with cancer and had recently returned to Washington from Michigan.
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Warren McKay
Canada
McKay
Marsher
Tenino
Michigan
Washington
Free-for-all at Augusta Negro college injures many
At Welker Baptist Institute in Augusta Georgia a clash after a moving pictures show left more than a dozen students and visitors injured. The brawl used razors bricks and revolvers with seventy five shots fired. Several students have been expelled and a broader investigation is under way.
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Augusta
Welker Baptist Institute
John
Rockefelter
Fire cripples six story building and threatens Siegel-Cooper
A major blaze on West Eighteenth Street in New York injured many firemen, with several in serious condition. The six story brick structure at 66 West Eighteenth Street burned, nearby 82 36 West Eighteenth Street was damaged, and the Siegel Cooper department store was at risk as flames caused broken glass and a total loss estimated at 200000 dollars. The back draft that blew out windows spread injuries among a score of firefighters.
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New York
GS West Eighteenth Street
Siegel-Cooper
West Eighteenth Street
Negro raids and violence reported in Kentucky towns
News brief recounts the Birmingham night raid with masked riders shooting at African American homes and whipping residents after warning others to leave. Separate notes mention tobacco-barn arson near Brooksville and a note and threats received by a Henderson farmer.
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Vaducah
Birmingham
John Scruggs
Scruges
Anniversary absence marks 45th royal wedding milestone
London marks King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra’s forty fifth wedding anniversary with no public celebration due to their absence. Messages of congratulations poured in by visit and telegraph as details note Edward’s age at marriage and Alexandra’s as a teenager.
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King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Visil
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
King Edward VII
Alexandra
Christian IX
Denmark
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Queen Victoria
Government moves to curb corporations and back the president
The day featured calls for federal control of corporations and support for the president. North Carolina's Mr Small and South Carolina's Mr Finley argued that raising ocean mail service pay was a veiled ship subsidy. The House adjourned at 6 15 p.m.
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Messrs. Small
North Carolina
Finley
South Carolina
Entombed Miners Dead at Hamstead Colliery
Birmingham officials announced that all efforts failed to rescue the entombed miners at Hamstead colliery after a fire last Wednesday. Twenty six men were trapped. one body recovered as teams worked through earth removal and ventilation upgrades to revive shafts. Conditions late tonight ruled out any chance of survivors.
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Eng
Hamstead
First Burley Sale To Trust Reported In Lexington
Frankfort March 10. President Clarence Lebus of the Burley Tobacco Society said 1000 hogs heads of burley tobacco were sold today to the American Tobacco Company. Price paid was 15 cents per pound, meeting barley growers’ long demand to pool and withhold crops from the tobacco trust. This marks the first sale to the trust by the society since the two year dispute began.
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Clarence Lebus
Burley Tobacco Society
Society of Equity
Burley Tobacco
American Tobacco Company
Tobacco Trust
McLaurin Proposes Cotton Basis for Treasury Notes
Senator McLaurin of Mississippi urged using cotton as the basis for treasury notes during money stringency. He argued no special currency bill was needed and blamed Republican policies for the recent turmoil. Senator Gallinger won a vote date on the ocean mail ship subsidy bill set for the 20th. The Senate adjourned at 3:15 p.m. after advancing multiple calendar items.
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Washington
Treasury
McLaurin
Mississippi
Gallinger
Senate
Order Schmitz Discharged in San Francisco Extortion Case
Former mayor Schmitz appears with several attorneys before Judge Dooling after the court of appeals remitted a discharge on all five extortion charges. Discharge filed only with Judge Dunne absent. Bonds set for $150,000.
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San Francisco
Cal
Schmitz
Alfonso at Barcelona Arrives for Visit Amid Festive Welcome
King Alfonso arrived in Barcelona on March 10 and will reside at the home of the viceroy general of Catalonia during his stay. He received a warm, orderly reception with salutes from Austrian and Spanish warships as the city was gayly decorated for the visit.
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Henderson, Ky
al Bradshaw
Barcelona
Alfonso
Opliin
Catalonia
Swede Fires at Norwegian Castle Aims at King Haakon
A Swede believed insane fired on the royal castle at Christiana injuring no one as bullets pierced windows and walls. Police quickly seized and disarmed the man who declared he intended to kill King Haakon. the king and queen were absent at the time.
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Haakon
Christiana
Orchard pleads guilty in Idaho murder case
Caldwell Idaho March 10 Harry Orchard before Judge Fremont Wood was allowed to withdraw his not guilty plea and enter a guilty plea to murder in the first degree as charged in the indictment Judge Wood will sentence Orchard March 18
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Caldwell
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Fremont Wood
Wood
Orchard
Great Land Opening Offers Farm Opportunities
Washington reports spring government offers to enterprising farmers for choice farms on irrigation projects nearing completion. The program targets intelligent growers as unoccupied public land rapidly narrows, making such openings unlikely to recur.
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Washington
WE MAKE Castings of Any Size
A brief classified notice offering casting services with claims of size range and prompt repair work and inviting orders from customers.
Presley Rumor About Sword's Creek Murderer Denied
Reports claimed Ames Presley, linked to the Sword's Creek murders, was lynched but a late message confirms he is alive and with his family in Tazewell Virginia as of March 10 Special.
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Tazewer
Roanoke
Richmond
Urietol
Ames Presley
Sword’s Creek
Presley
Post Office Bill Debate Resumes in House Progress Report
Washington March 10 The house resumed consideration of the post office appropriation bill with amendments in order but no material changes made as eleven pages were disposed of A notable speech by Mr Hamilton of Michigan urged upholding the right of the public to postal services nationwide.
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Washington
House
Hamilton
Michigan
Country Club Pleads Guilty To Liquor Violation
In Montgomery on March 10 the Country Club, a premier southern social group, pled guilty to selling liquors against state law, receiving a $50 fine plus costs.
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Montgomery
Ala
the Country Club
South
Four Black men lynched near Biloxi after warehouse fires
In Vancleave, Mississippi, a mob of about thirty hanged four African American men, Dave Poe Ranston and two Jenkins brothers among them, as deputies had them en route to jail. The killings followed a string of warehouse fires tied to arson attempts against Sam Lyrd’s store.
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Ala
Marwan
Dave, Poe
Tom Ranston
Jenkins Brothers
Vancleave
Miss
Biloxi
Sherté Evans
Jackson County
Sam Lyrd
Brownsville Affray Reports For Senate Tomorrow
Washington reports the military affairs committee will present final findings on the Brownsville incident. Senator Warren will back the majority view sustaining discharge without honor for a Twenty-fifth Infantry battalion citing Negro shooters. Senator Foraker will present the minority view opposing proven guilt of the Negro troops.
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Washington
Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Senate
Senator Warren
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Senator Foraker
Insanity His Defense in Murder Trial
Guiseppe Alio is carried to Denver for the murder of Father Leo Heinrichs shot at the altar of St Elizabeth's Church while administering the sacrament to Alio. Four experts have declared him sane but the defense plans to contest on the soundness of insanity. Extra guards protect him in and out of the courtroom.
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Colo
Guiseppe Alio
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizaleth’s
Alio
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Napoleon Schoolhouse Fire Destroys Large Toledo Area Building
The Napoleon school building, the largest of its kind in the state, burned completely this morning in Toledo area news. Loss is $110,000 with no injuries reported. The fire started before 9 am, and scholars had not yet entered the building. About eight hundred students were enrolled and the structure housed fifty four soot.
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Napoleon, O
South Dakota Arrives After San Francisco Run
The cruiser South Dakota reached this afternoon from San Francisco at eleven to twelve knots on the voyage to Magdalena Bay via Point Loma. The Albany proceeded north this day, sailing for the cruise trophy. The ship set new records for rapidity of fire and accuracy, with exceptional performance noted.
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South Dakota
Magdalena Ay
March
Point Loma Wireless
San Francisco
Ehadge
Albany
Japanese ultimatum deadline on Tatsu Maru crisis extended
Pekin March 10 Baron Hayashi the Japanese minister warned Yuan Shih Kai the councilor has two more days to answer the mikado's ultimatum over the surrender of Tatsu Maru and indemnity for seizure China seeks terms to save face and settle dispute.
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Pekin
Baron Hayashi
Gread
Yuan Shih Kai
China
Japan
Fire injures eight as Wilkinsburg business district burns
Pittsburg reports eight firemen injured as fire damages Wilkinsburg business section and adjacent residences. Total loss estimated at 125000 with assistance dispatched from Pittsburg. Fire response mobilized to control the blaze and prevent further spread.
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Pittsburg
Wilkinsburg
President nominates postmaster for Pensacola
Washington reports the president has sent to the senate the nomination of Rix M. Robinson for postmaster at Pensacola Florida. The notice mentions full cream cheese and advertised tonics and laxatives sold by druggists, including Sti lette Barnes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup and DeWitts Little Liver Pills.
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Senate
Rix M. Robinson
Pensacola
Ila
Kennedy
DeWitt
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