Helicon Hall Burns in Englewood Fire
Helcion Hall the home of Upton Sinclair s colony was destroyed by fire after an explosion in the ballroom. Fifty five colonists fled with injuries to five including Helen Knowles Alice McCowan Leonie Fitchenberg and James McNiff amid the building s collapse. Lester Briggs perished from smoke on the third floor. In Chattanooga Miss Alice MacGowan and Miss Cooke, noted authoresses, are identified as fire victims and residents of the city.
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Englewood
N. J
Helen Knowles
Upton Sinclair
Cook
Alice McCowan
James McNiff
Leonie Fitchenberg
Sinclair Co-Operative Colony
Lester Briggs
Willian Montague
Columbia University
Edit Sumners
Siclair
Chattanooga
Alice MacGowan
Cooke
Helicon
Grandma Bryant
Farmerville
Tex
Chappelle
Swink
I. T. W. H. Skeed
Oklahoma Odd Fellows
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
F. H. Danforth
City of Mexico
Sioux City
Texas
Denton
Houston Holt
Esther Street
Waxahachie
John Beaty
W. G. McClain
Ethel Gunn
Sayre
Oklahoma Confederate Veterans
Richmond
Frank Fillmore
Arapahoes
M. J. Herbs
Fight in Senate: Holsey and Quarles in clash on floor
In Austin, Senator W. R. Holsey of Navarro County and James Quarles, Houston Post Austin correspondent, fought on the Texas Senate floor. Several blows were exchanged before guards separated them. Holsey was struck in the face. Quarles' white vest torn. Lieutenant Governor Davidson postponed action until Monday.
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Austin
W. R Holseyf
Navarro County
James Qearles
Houston Post
Senate
Allen
Holsegg
Quarles
Texas Senate
Houstones
Congress
United States
Public Service Corporation
Halsey
Davidson
Senator Sects Proposes Broad Stock and Bond Law Amendments
Austin March 16 Senator Sects introduces a bill to amend the stock and bond law. It would apply to public utility corporations with eminent domain powers or those serving cities. The measure would require such concerns to obtain railroad permission to issue bonds, with proceeds covering actual estate expenses.
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Austin
Sects
Constitutional convention ends with many reforms listed
The convention adjourned sine die after drafting reforms including direct initiative and referendum, separate school system, state railroad commission, primaries for state officers and U S senators, prohibition in Oklahoma, and strict corporate and land rules. It set 75 counties, 21 judicial districts, 41 senatorial districts and 105 agricultural districts with a 6 percent legal rate and 10 percent contract rate.
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G. Guthrie
Roosevelt
Tilman and Pettus
United States
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Hart Knocks Out Rogers in Early Boxing Bout
Hot Springs report of Marvin Hart stopping Harry Rogers in the second round of a twenty round scheduled match with a right cross to the jaw. Hart delivered the decisive punch forcing a quick end to the bout on March 16.
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Hot Springs
Marvin Hart
Harry Rogers
Hart
Rogers
Ceiling Collapse Halts Taurida Palace Session
A ceiling in Taurida palace hall collapsed just before the St. Petersburg lower house meeting, sending wreckage across the seats below and disrupting the session. No deaths reported, injuries unknown.
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St. Petersburg
Taurida Palace
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