World News Briefs from Early 20th Century Turmoil
Recap of shocks from Osaka fire destroying about 12900 buildings and leaving thousands homeless. Barcelona uprising, Spanish troops repulsed by Moors near Melilla, and Spain in internal turmoil. Tariff bill debates, strikes in Chicago, and political turmoil across London Rome and Madrid. Taft era events include tariff bill passage and Western trip plans amid revolts and resignations.
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Henry C. Frick
Osaka
Japan
London
Barcelona
Melilla
Morocco
Spain
Notable Civil War Veteran Dies in Philadelphia Suicide Attempt
John P. Rodel, Civil War veteran, died from heart disease while attempting to hang himself in Philadelphia. The notes also report a Newark birth where five infants died within minutes, and Francis J. Heney in Alaska on the Copper River claims he rendered government service for every penny received as special counsel.
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John P. Rodel
Philadelphia
Thomas Renwick
Newark
Francis J. Heney
Alaska
Copper River
Spain Calms After Riots in Barcelona Amid Fears of Recurrence
The American minister in Madrid says all Americans in Barcelona and affected districts are safe. Officials vow precautions to prevent future outbreaks as Barcelona returns to normal. Rioting left resentment, while monks fled convents and nuns faced taunts. libraries and a museum suffered losses.
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Spain
Barcelona
Sabadell
Tarrassa
Madrid
Fort Montjuich
Deniis Muerdeere
Senor Solortega
Morocco
Paris Figaros
Taft Praises Payne Tariff Bill And Philippine Provisions
President Taft announces signing the Payne tariff bill calling it a substantial downward revision with few rate increases aside from luxuries and certain silks. He highlights the Philippine tariff section as a decade-long sought measure and cites the new corporation tax as a public interest reform.
Italian Manufactory Heir Kids Kidnapped for 25000
Grace Viviano aged five and Thomas Viviano aged two, children of a wealthy Italian manufacturer in St. Louis, are held for a $25 000 ransom. Detectives search the Italian quarter as five suspects are arrested. The letter warns of injury or death if payment is not sent.
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Grace Viviano
Thomas Viviano
St. Louis
Black Hand
Louisiana
Black Hand Society
Connecticut Repeals Blue Laws Allowing Sunday Baseball
Both houses pass a bill repealing 1722 blue laws restricting Sunday recreation. The new act defines Sunday and bans sports unless necessary for mercy or general welfare, with penalties including fines and possible imprisonment. Sunday baseball is expected to be allowed under the general welfare interpretation.
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Connecticut
Tariff Law Timeline in Taft Era Congress to Passage
A reconstructed chronology shows President Taft calling sessions and proposing tariff bills, House passage on March 9, Senate referral and committee work through July, and final conference actions. It notes amendments, Senate rejection of changes, and the eventual signing into law after delays and presidential approval.
Riots at McKees Rocks Pressed Steel Plant Injure Trooper
Rioting at the McKees Rocks pressed steel car plant left Trooper Stanford Morris in critical condition at McKees Rocks Hospital. Three strikers were seriously shot and many others wounded as shots were exchanged through the evening. Morris, attacked on Ohio street, fired to escape with two fingers broken and internal injuries.
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McKees Rocks
Stanford Morris
State Constabulary
Hes
Morris
Ohio Street
Diamonds found in German Southwest Africa worth 250 million
A report notes new diamond mines in German Southwest Africa valued at 250 million dollars. Benator Perley of Ottawa Canadian Senate died at his Wolseley Sask home at noon. The Turkish court martial reports 15 Turks hanged, 800 to die, 15,000 to hard labor, and 80,000 to minor sentences amid reconciliatory moves and a suggested general amnesty and holiday.
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German
Africa
Benator Perley
Canadian Senate
Ottawa
Wolseley Sask
Adana
Tarife Bill Igtor Signed by President Taft at Capitol
Senate vote is 47 to 32 as Taft signs the revised tariff law amid adjournment. Seven Republican senators vote no. Taft defends the measure as a fulfillment of pre election pledges and notes the law becomes operative at midnight. White House farewell dinner follows. Taft departs for Beverly.
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Taft
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Faw
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Capitol
Washington
Congress
White House
Beverly
Noa
Clapp
Nelson
Minnesota
Beveridge
Indiana
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Dolliver
Town
Bristow
Kansas
la Follette
Wisconsin
McEnery
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Senate Chamber
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Ways and Means
Maher Wheel founder’s son commits suicide in cab
George C. Maher son of the late Thomas Maher Cleveland millionaire and founder of Maher Wheel and Foundry Company ended his life in a cab. He had recently sought large loans in Youngstown Ohio and had been divorced four years earlier.
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Incuanire
George C. Maher
Thomas Maher
Cleveland
Maher Wheel and Foundry Company
Maher
Youngstown
Ohio
Hidden $100,000 Found in Estate of Fort Plain Recluse
Wealth uncovered in the home of Elizabeth Diefendorf after her death at Fort Plain New York reveals bonds bank notes and gold totaling over 100000 inside a mansion valued at about 1000000. A further search awaits as the rear yard is to be plowed and the house torn down.
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Elizabeth Diefendorf
Fort Plain
N. Y
Woman Says Man Attacked While Gathering Wood
Mrs Hannah Gibson reports a man struck her with a stick during wood gathering. The assailant inflicted a fatal wound and has not been arrested. Police are investigating the attack.
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Hannah Gibson
Bre
Gibson
Osaka Fire Destroys Vast City Area and Temples
A massive Osaka fire raged for nearly a day destroying about twenty thousand buildings and four square miles. Troops aided exhausted fire crews as drought fueled the blaze, killing and wounding many. The world famous Buddhist temples and the stone palace of 1683 were lost in the catastrophe.
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Osaka
Japan
Oélork
Smofning
Ten Die In Spokane Inland Railway Wreck At Coldwell
Ten persons were killed and at least sixty injured in a head on collision of electric trains on the Spokane and Inland Railway at Coldwell station between Couer d Alene and Spokane. No. 20 west bound from Couer d Alene met No. 5 east bound at about fifteen miles per hour. Coaches crushed, passengers thrown from seats, some atop coaches, others through windows. Couer d Alene hospital overwhelmed with injured. only one crew member reported injured.
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Spokane and Inland Railway
Coldwell
Wash
Couer d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
New York Endures Unusual Moth Invasion
A heavy mid winter snowstorm proves to be myriads of white and brown moths that swarm Sunday night in New York. The insects flood hotels and streets, many five inches long, and vanish at dawn with no known destination. Entomologists seek answers as the summer pest intensifies.
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New York
Free Thinkers Push Suppression of Religious Orders in Portugal
Deputies from a Liberal committee presented a petition in the Portuguese cortes demanding suppression of religious orders and repeal of conscience laws. Senator Camacho moved the subject. the motion failed amid protests. A fist battle broke out in the chamber with overturned desks and chairs, later extending to the streets as petitioners called for abolishing the land ownership ban by religious associations.
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Rist
Swaaszh
Portugal
Camacho
Record Crops in Northwest Pushes Harvest Boom Across Regions
Northwest farmers report record wheat and corn yields with oats and flax potential. Minnesota and the Dakotas show widespread cutting as prices rise, signaling strong prosperity for the region. Estimated crop value spans 2.375 to 4.0 billion dollars amid a busy harvest season.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Northwest
South Dakota
North Dakota
Scented Handkerchief Advertisement Copy
An affordable ad copy promotes a delicate bloom fragrance to be sent for five cents in stamps or coin. The offer directs readers to F. T. Hopkins at 37 Great Jones Street, New York for purchase and delivery.
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F. T. Hopkins
Great Jones Street
New York
Honest Men with Dishonest Minds and Their Convictions
A fragment discusses honest men who harbor dishonest thoughts and the distinction between willful lies and sincere beliefs. It notes some individuals cannot consciously commit falsehoods, yet their convictions lead to deceptive conclusions.
Talk Like Rain Deluge Delivers Unwelcome Toll
A Washington Star snippet notes that speech freedom and public discourse face a heavy flood of words. Uncle Eben compares talk to rain and a twofold flood bringing welcome need and unwelcome abundance.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Dean's Kidney Pills Offer Quick Kidney Relief
A testimonial from P. W. Champion of Marion Kentucky claims rapid cure of kidney pain backaches headaches and urinary disorders after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He says stones dissolved and he is completely cured with sales at 50 cents a box.
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Bright
Dean
P. W. Champion
Jem St. Marion
Doan
Secrets Unearthed in Memphis by Petrie Excavations
The Boston Globe reports Prof. Flinders Petrie has exposed keys to ancient Memphis beneath centuries of debris in his first year of digs. The focus centers on Ptah temple and Temenos with a vast wall buried underground and evidence of Hameses pillaging. About one hundred small tablets dated to antiquity were recovered along with terra cotta grotesques. Excavation across Memphis promises deep study for forty more years.
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Flinders Petrie
Boston Globe
Hephestos
Sacred Grove
Temenos
Grape Nuts touted as foundation for health in favorable New Hampshire tale
A New Hampshire woman credits Grape Nuts with curing severe indigestion and stomach pain after switching from her old diet. She reports rapid relief, improved digestion, clearer mind, restored strength, and renewed energy. The ad promises Look in pk.3 for The Road to Wellville and notes genuine human-interest genotes.
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New Hampshire
Wellville
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