White Sox World Tour Ends With Home Arrival
The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants return home amid a snowstorm after touring more than seventy games across five continents. They were met by National Commission officers at quarantine as Federal League promoters gathered. London hosted the largest crowd including King George, with profits estimated over one hundred thousand dollars.
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Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
National Commission
Federal League
Japan
China
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Egypt
Europe
England
London
King George
London Press on Monroe Doctrine
London editorials on U S policy toward Mexico note a shift from isolation to seeking good relations with Europe. The Evening Standard argues Washington fears intervention could invite Japan to advance aims in the Philippines and Hawaii, with Europe able to constrain Japanese ambitions.
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United States
Mexico
Evening Standard
Washington
Japan
Philippines
Hawaii
Europe
No Conflict Expected Over Vergara Body Recovery
Washington says no clash will occur between the federal government and Texas over recovering Vergara's body. Steps to punish Vergara's slayers will proceed. Cabinet notes confirm friends acted privately, not as Texas rangers, in exhuming and moving the body across the border. Consul Garrett reports delay in notification until Sunday morning.
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Texas
Vergara
Texas Rangers
Mexico
Garrett
Sanders
Ver- Sara
English Press Calls for U S Punishment Over Benton Murder
London dispatch notes English newspapers largely approve Sir Edward Grey's speech but say the United States should punish the murderers of William S. Benton, urging action by Washington.
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Edward Grey
Benton
Associated Press
London
England
Sir Edward Grey
United States
William S. Benton
Suppression of El Moniteur Shakes Mexican Press
In Vera Cruz on March 4 the government shut down El Moniteur and jailed six editors for circulating falsities aimed at stirring hostility to the United States. The move follows tense US tensions with Carranza and may be Huerta’s bid for U S recognition and arms embargo relief.
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el Moniteur
United States
Washington
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Huerta
Exall Family Presents $10,000 Prize for Texas Farming
Mrs. May D. Exall and Henry Exall Jr. donated the $10,000 Tex as Industrial Congress prize for best net profits in farming. The executive committee, recognizing Colonel Exall’s prior contributions, agreed to honor the gift as a memorial while noting the family’s wishes. The gesture supplements Colonel Exall’s broader campaign “For a Greater Texas.”
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May D. Exall
Henry Exall, Jr
Henry Exall
Dallas
Congress
Exall
Executive Committee
Texas
New Reason for High Living Cost
Horace Stern of Philadelphia told the House Judiciary Committee that foreign industrial combinations and trade associations in Germany and France now profit at U S expense by diverting tariff duties that formerly went to the United States. The March 4 remarks blame international groups for boosting prices through profit shifts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Horace Stern
Philadelphia
House Judiciary Committee
Germany
France
United States
Secretary Bryan defers Mexican murder requisition to courts
Washington says Secretary of State Bryan told Governor Colquitt the Mexicans' requisition question carries no urgency for the State Department. He stated the matter is for the courts to decide.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bryan
Colquitt
State Department
Vergara
Sims bill to repeal Panama tolls exemptions favorably reported
The Sims bill to repeal the Panama tolls exemptions was favorably reported by the House committee. The vote was seventeen to four with three Republicans one Democrat and a Progressive voting against it.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panama
House Committee Today
Vergara case details andRockwall club house plans
General Bliss wired the War Department with details on the Vergara case. Relatives and hired Mexicans allegedly removed Vergara’s body from Hidalgo cemetery and brought it to Laredo. No signs of burns, and costs to recover the body are cited. Secretary Bryan awaits a full report. Separately Rockwall residents organize a stock company to build a club house on Caddo Lake with a $5,000 capitalization and charter application planned.
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War Department
Vergara
H. P. Howard
Fourteenth United States Cavalry
Hidalgo
Sanders
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San Enrique
Laredo
S. T. Hill
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Garrett
Huerta
Rockwall
Caddo Lake
Governor Colquitt signals US Senate bid at cattlemen meet
Governor Colquitt told the Texas Cattle Raisers he might run for the United States Senate after criticizing Senator Morris Sheppard in Washington. He accused Culberson’s illness of leaving Texas unrepresented and urged negotiations with Mexican authorities to address Texas grievances. A resolution to defend Texans was ruled out of order.
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Morris Sheppard
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Ed C. Lasater
Ike T. Pryor
Wilson
English Press Praises President on Panama Canal Tolls
London dispatch notes lauding comments from the President in leading papers. The Westminster Gazette, a government organ, credits the President with a high attitude toward the Panama Canal tolls question.
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Associated Press
London
England
Westminster Gazette
Chicago Board of Trade accused in four thousand dollar slush fund
Washington reports Samuel H. Greeley told the House Rules Committee that Chicago Board of Trade members raised four thousand dollars to influence legislation. He said the board is controlled by a warehousemen’s combine.
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Chicago Board of Trade
House Rules Committee
Samuel H. Greeley
Panama Tolls Measure Urges U S Action to Sustain Honor
In a joint session President Wilson appeals to Congress to repeal the Panama toll exemption, arguing the policy harms U S foreign aims and violates the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. He calls for voluntary withdrawal to restore national reputation and honor without quibble.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
United States
Panama
England
Bryan to Visit South America Before Pan American Meet
Secretary of State Bryan plans a South American tour around the Pan-American Conference next September. He may depart in July and sail via the Panama Canal during the trip.
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Panama Canal
Associated Press
Washington
Bryan
Colquitt Seeks Suspects. Coahuila Gov Orders Arrest
Governor Colquitt continued efforts to capture Apolonio Rodriguez and four others charged with stealing horses from Clemente Vergara. A telegram from J Maas signing as Governor General of Coahuila stated he has ordered the arrests of the men sought in Texas.
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Colquitt
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Clemente Vergara
J. Maas
Coahuila
Texas
Southern States Cotton Corporation to Meet in Dallas
Dallas March 4 A meeting of Southern States Cotton Corporation directors is set for Dallas March 7 to discuss settling current troubles under a temporary receiver. Scrip holders meet March 14. George Wadley, chairman, believes liquidation possible if on hand cotton sells at 15 cents per pound. Assets include 46 000 bales spot cotton and 10 000 bales for May in New York.
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Southern States Cotton Corporation
George Wadley
Wadley
New York
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