Japanese and Koreans Barred From America
President Roosevelt issues executive order under the immigration act to bar Japanese and Korean laborers with passports from Mexico Canada or Hawaii from entering the continental United States. The action fulfills a pledge to Mayor Schmitz of California after talks on the Japanese school question.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Canada
Hawaii
United States
Schmitz
California
British Foreign Secretary Hails Admiral Davis Tribute
In the house of commons a hypothetical query by Jesse Collings elicited a generous tribute from Foreign Secretary Grey to Rear Admiral Davis of the U S N. The Kingston earthquake episode involving Governor Swettenham of Jamaica was recalled as context for the praise.
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Associated Press Dispatch
London
Swettenham
Jamaica
Davis
Kingston
House of Commons
Jesse Collings
Grey
Ameri
Foreign admiral lands troops without governor’s consent amid relief effort
Admiral Collings questioned legality and etiquette of a foreign force landing in a British colony without permission. The Foreign Secretary rebutted, stating no such rights were claimed and commending Rear Admiral Davis for his relief efforts amid misunderstanding. House members applauded the tribute.
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Collings
Louisville Street Cars to Return to Full Service
Eight hundred striking workers for the Louisville Railway Company voted to accept terms agreed by their executive committee and company officers. All strikers will return to work and full service on city and suburban lines resumes by tomorrow noon after a weeklong stoppage begun Sunday at 5 AM.
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Louisville
Louisville Railway Company
Two Hundred Homes Flooded as Lima Reports Damage
Cincinnati dispatch notes floods cause widespread damage across the state. The Miami River reaches near danger levels and two hundred homes in Lima, Ohio, are reported flooded as conditions remain serious.
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Lima
Cincinnati
Miami
Ohio
Wholesale District Deluged as Water Reaches Industry
Wheeling West Virginia March 14 virtually all factories have shut down as floodwaters inundate the wholesale and jobbing district. A gas main break and gas shortage worsen the disruption to commerce and daily trade.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Flood Devastates Farms and Towns Along Ohio River
Ohio River floods surpass most records causing widespread wreck in farms and villages from Pittsburgh to the Kanawha area. Muskingum Scioto and Great Miamis pour into the river crippling business in Marietta Portsmouth Parkersburg Ironton Huntington Gallipolis and others. Rail lines suffer delays and embargoes as Cincinnati loses central station service.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio River
Bassler
Pittsburg
Muskingum
Scioto
Kanawha
Big Sandy
Licking
West Virginia
Portsmouth
Marietta
Parkersburg
Ironton
Huntington
Gallipolis
Central
Pittsburg Faces Worst Flood in Western Pennsylvania
The great flood floods downtown Pittsburg with water levels several feet deep in Duquesne Way and Liberty Street. The Gayety and other theatres are surrounded by water. hotels report marooned guests and skiff usage. Rail and trolley service disrupted. 14 deaths in 36 hours. property losses exceed one million dollars in the city with extensive damage across the region.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Parker
Duquesne Way
Pennsylvania Avenue
Liberty Street
Alleghany River
Gayety
Belasco
Almin
Bijou
Guestl
Colonial
Lincoln
Annex
Anderson
Alleghany
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny
West
Virginia Flood Impacts Connellsville and Steel Towns
The flood wreaks widespread damage in Connellsville Pennsylvania with two million dollars in coke region losses. Westinghouse works employing 30 000 halt operations with 50 000 in machinery damage. mines along the Monongahela flooded affecting 10 000 miners. Over 2 500 000 people affected as railroads and communications falter and schedules are cancelled.
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Virginia
Connellsville
Westinghous
Monongahela River
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Sudden Rise in the Allegheny Floods Pittsburgh
At midnight the Allegheny river surged to 35.1 feet with a rise of about one foot per hour. The ice gorge break at Parker and Freeport spurred the jump, and a 36 foot stage was expected by early morning while the crest neared 3 am. City submergence increased as presses and basements flooded and fire engines pumped out water.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Weather Bureau
Parker
Freeport
Wheeling Isolated as Flood Bursts from Rest of World
Wheeling West Virginia endures the worst flood since 1884 with the stage at 44 feet and rising. Rail lines and streetcar service suspended. 3 000 houses submerged and about 15 000 people displaced or seeking upper floors. Majorsville Vicelaout and surrounding areas wiped out with near 100 houses submerged. no fatalities reported.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Island
Bentwood
South Wheeling
Majorsville
Vicela
Wheeling Creek
Government Control Urged by Georgia Governor in Transport Talk
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia urged government control to prevent discrimination in railroad rates at the Cincinnati Receivers and Shippers Association dinner. He warned that railroads, now largely banker controlled, may fix land values and profits, reducing local management and public service while stock and bond speculation drives rising costs.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Cincinnati Receivers’ and Shippers’ Association
Retus Smith
Superior Court
Smith
Gov. Smith
United States
Raiiroad
Harriman, Morgan and Hill
Vanderbilts
Moores
Gould
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller
Millionaire's Investment Advice Promotes Suburban Property
Russell Sage urged young men to invest savings in outlying suburban property with a future. The note highlights Sage's wealth and Bluefield's growth while inviting a personal inspection of Fairview Addition lots offered by A. S. Booker & Co with prices from $80 and up and satisfactory terms.
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Russell Sage
Sage
Bluefield
Fairview
A. S. Booker & Co
Government Regulation of Rail Transport Proposed Reform
A speech advocates public rights against mismanaged quasi public rail firms and calls for expanded authority for the National Railroad Commission. It favors regulator power over stock issues, required spending on properties, and stiff penalties for executives who reduce service or cut wages, with stronger state and federal enforcement and broader ownership as a distant possibility.
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United States
National Railroad Commission
Supreme Court Bench
Railroad Commission
D¢‘Deral
Staate
Real Estate Opportunity Near Midway West End
The note touts Bluefield unimproved holdings in the west end with four acres two minutes east of Midway near the ball park. Priced at $1,000 per lot, it promises profit. Midway lots listed from $300 to $425 with only two remaining.
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Bluefield
West End
Imtators
Midway
Ball Park
Mt Verses Flour Investment Ad Notice 1 21 11
An advertisement promotes Mt Verses Flour as the cheapest and best option with a claim to save money through F. P. Light. The fragment urges investigation of the offer.
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F. P. Light
Thaw Declared Sane by Expert in White Case Hearing
New York March 14 Dr Austin Flint the first alienist for the prosecution testified Thaw knew the nature and quality of his act and that the shooting of Stanford White was murder in the first degree. The defense had urged unsound mind claiming Thaw did not know his act was wrong.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Aust'n Flint
Jerome
Thaw
Mr. Delmas
Dr. Flint
Delmas
Flint
State of
Abraham Hummell
Hummell
Deposit Customs Receipts With National Banks
The secretary of the treasury directs customs collectors to deposit receipts with national bank depositories in the same cities as customs houses. He announces redemption of four percent 1907 bonds up to 25 million dollars with interest to July 1. The $18 million in circulation may be kept on the existing security under the October 22 1906 circular.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Kidnapped Boy Horace Marvin Jr Found Safe in Salt Lake City
Horace Marvin Jr the kidnapped son of Dr Horace Marvin of Dover Delaware is safe with Salt Lake City police. He was found on a southbound train at 10 30 tonight and the trio who held him are under arrest.
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Associated Press
Dispatch
Salt Lake City
Horace Marvin, Jr
Horace Marvin
Dover
Delaware
Instructs Attorney General to Withdraw School Suit
President Roosevelt directed Attorney General Bonaparte to tell the San Francisco district attorney to drop the suit over whether Japanese children may attend regular public schools. The instruction followed information received by the San Francisco school board yesterday.
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Washington
Roosevelt Moday
Bonaparte
San Francisco
Chase and Sanborn Tea Ad by Sublette and Barnes
An advertisement for Chase and Sanborn teas and coffees touts top quality with Sublette and Barnes named as sole agents. The notice is dated March 14, year not provided, listing the business arrangement and agent designation.
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Chase & Sanborn
Sublette & Barnes
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