Neill Averts Strike on Baltimore and Ohio Rail Line
Commissioner Neill and Interstate Commerce Commission chair Knapp brokered a settlement ending eight days of talks between Baltimore and Ohio officials and conductors and trainmen. The agreement covers freight passenger and yard service with a substantial pay increase, avoiding a major strike across the region.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Neill
Baltimore & Ohio
Charles P. Neill
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knapp
Private Taft to White House Telephone Line
A private telephone wire from Charles P Taft's home to the White House in Washington is being arranged for 72 miles of line. It will serve Taft from 6 p m to 6 a m with no outside switchboard access, at an estimated cost of 24000 dollars per year.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Charles P. Taft
White House
Washington
Mr. Taft
Drum Major Clarke Dies After Short Illness
James F. Clarke drum major of the First Heavy Artillery M. V. M. died at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. A Spanish war veteran, he served in the M. V. M. for many years.
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Drum
Clarke
James F. Clarke
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mr. Clarke
Rich Girl's Count Not Paid For
Pittsburg report says John G A Leishman United States Ambassador to Rome and former Carnegie Steel executive was sued by a French attorney for the balance of a peculiar bill.
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Pittsburg
United States
Rome
John G. A. Leishman
Carnegie Steel Company of
Andrew Carnegie
French Counsellor Seeks $5000 Bond in Leishman Case
Dalzell Fisher Hawkins of Pittsburg represents Maitre Bodington of Paris in a writ of foreign attachment against Ambassador Leishman's personal bank account, mainly in Union Trust. Bodington claims unpaid fees for arranging a titled marriage between Leishman and Martha Biron, Countess De Gonaut Biron, and that Leishman's funds in America must be bonded for $5000 before any balance can be touched. The case promises insight into continental marriage settlements and high society finance.
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Dalzell, Fisher & Hawkins
Pittsburg
Maitre O. FE. Bodington
Paris
Ambassador Leishman
America
Union Trust Company
Les
Martha
Countess de Gontaut Biron
Leishman
Italy
Rough Riders Call to Greet Roosevelt in New York
Oklahoma City March 11. Charles E. Hunter commander of the Rough Riders urges every member of the regiment to meet in New York City on June 16 to join in welcoming former President Roosevelt on his arrival from Africa. The Rough Rider veterans total about 600.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Charles E. Hunter
The
Rough Riders
New York City
Roosevelt
Africa
Rough Rider
Starving 11 Days on Sea Light Keeper Found Exhausted
Leroy C. Loughborough assistant keeper of the Norwalk light in Long Island Sound was found prostrate by his engine after 11 days on duty with the light burning and foghorn sounding most of the time.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Leroy C. Loughborough
Norwalk
Long Island Sound
Lighthouse Keeper Beset by Starvation and Fog Signals
John M Kiarskon keeper of the light house faced 72 hours without sleep and dwindling rations shared with his dog. A heavy sea fog hampered aid as engines burned fuel to sound fog horns while he awaited rescue. John S Haywood arrived with food aboard the tender Pansy.
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John S. Haywood
New York
Ashland Man Killed in Elevator Crush at South Station
Joseph E. Harold, 33, of Ashland Massachusetts, died last night when his leg became wedged between an elevator partition and a landing on the South station second floor. The elevator halted after his cries, but he was fatally crushed. The body was sent to North Grove street morgue. Police could not locate Harold’s relatives in Ashland.
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Joseph E. Harold
Ashland
Mass
South Station
Harold
North Grove Street
Fair Weekend Forecast for Boston Area and New England
A weather forecast notes Saturday fair and light variable winds in Boston and vicinity with Sunday partly cloudy and possible showers. New England-wide: fair in the north, unsettled south. winds from the east and southeast. Steamships leaving Saturday toward Europe face moderate easterly winds and unsettled conditions toward the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Grand Banks
Frantic Cables Urge Taft Endorsement to Administration
Frantic cables urge political support for Taft administration as a man in a red shirt and pajamas narrowly escapes death. He greets Wellman amid tense scenes and repeated close calls.
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Taft
Wellman
Husband’s Letter Seeks Reconciliation Over Missing Children
Frank Lin Warren, Boston businessman, asks his wife Ethel Warren to reunite and promises to return with Phyllis and Adrienne. Mrs Warren, amid a pending divorce, believes the children are hidden in Providence after a Dorchester kidnapping. A detective searches Providence for the kids as lawyers coordinate contact. If children found, Mrs Warren may drop the divorce and resume marriage.
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Phyllis
Adrienne
Franklin TH. Warren
Broad Street
Ethel Gillis Warren
Dorchester
Providence
Warren
Pneumonia-Father John's Medicine Promises Strength
An ad claims Father John’s Medicine wards off disease and cures coughs by boosting strength against pneumonia. The short copy emphasizes immune support and health benefits without medical endorsement.
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John
Labor Leaders Seek Federal Action to End Philadelphia Strike
I. E. Greenwalt president of the State Federation of Labor of Pennsylvania appeals to President for federal intervention to terminate the Philadelphia strike. Telegrams also reach Senators Penrose and Oliver. The President will refer the matter to the Department of Commerce and Labor for immediate investigation by Dr. Neill and a report for guidance.
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Washington
I. E. Greenwalt
State Federation of Labor of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Penrose
Oliver
Department of Commerce and Labor
Dr. Neill
Labor
Telegrams urge arbitration of Philadelphia carmen strike
Identical messages to Pennsylvania Senators demand immediate arbitration and request official influence to end the Philadelphia carmen strike. Senators are in New York and unavailable until Monday, with Labor Commissioner Neill likely to visit Philadelphia to guide possible presidential intervention.
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Pennsylvania
Carmen
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Neill
Taft
Pennsylvani
White House
Nagel
Gard ner Edges Clabby In Milwaukee No Decision Fight
Jimmy Gard ner of Lowell Massachusetts defeats Jimmy Clabby of Milwaukee in a ten round no decision bout before the Badger A C. in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Jimmy Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Jimmy Clabby
Badger A. C
Wellman Greets Roosevelt In Africa Return Dispatch Exclusive
Walter Wellman, famed traveler, met ex President Roosevelt on his jungle return. He will stay with Roosevelt until they return to America. By agreement with the Chicago Record Herald the Boston Post prints exclusively Wellman’s dispatches from the Soudan and other points for New England readers.
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Walter Wellman
Africa
Roosevelt
America
Chicago Record Herald
Boston Post
New England
Wellman
Soudan
Post
Colonel Roosevelt
Chicago Record-Herald
Record-Herald
Renk
Cairo
Dal
Mr. Roosevelt
Equator
White Nile
Abbas Pasha
Khartoum
Roosevelt Meets Welcome on Nile Journey in 1910
Special despatch notes Roosevelt aboard the Cairo meeting Wellman 700 miles from the equator. Roosevelt greets the journalist, reviews mail, and declines to discuss politics, asserting no interviews during his European stay. The piece mentions Taft era indorsement expectations and Roosevelt’s health and vigor.
Cliffy’s Downfall and the Architect’s Daydreams
Torchy describes Clifford Ellins as a usually mild would be architect who irks the police after a chaotic morning. Clifford tours New York chasing building sights. Robert Ellins defends him while Clifford faces suspicion and a possible bail bond.
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Robert Ellins
Clifford
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