Villa orders murder of William Benton in Juarez incident
El Paso reports the execution of William S. Benton a British subject and northern Mexico resident by General Francisco Villa at Juarez triggers a mass meeting of citizens. Benton faced a court martial over a dispute about transporting 400 head of cattle from west Chihuahua. The mass meeting denounces U S policy and accuses Washington of deceiving the public. ex governor George Curry speaks urging protest. Villa heads to Chihuahua to join troops.
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EL Paso
Texas
William S. Benton
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Benton
Villa
Chihuahua
Diaz
Edwards
Bryan
Gustave Bauch
George Curry
New Mexico
State Department
Washington
Discrimination in Freight Sparks New Phase of Strike
Colonel J A Ownbey vice president and general manager of the Wooton mine testifies before a federal investigation committee on Colorado coal strike alleging Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe discriminated against Wooton Land and Fuel Co to ruin the mine. He cites railroad control by Nucky Mountain Pacific lines and Orlkage takeover. claims higher domestic freight rates in Denver. The committee will decide if this evidence is admissible.
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Trinidad
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Wooton Land and Fuel Company
J. A. Ownbey
Owabey
Wooton
Nucky Mountain and Pacific Railroad
New Mex
Denver
Representative Covington Drafts Interstate Trade Bill
Representative J Harry Covington of Easton Maryland leads efforts on interstate trade legislation. As a lawyer turned congressman he sits high on the House Committee on Interstate Commerce and engages with the president on the bill now pending in committee. He directs attention to construction of the trade commission law and stays active in study and debate. Covington is an Episcopalian with strong social ties and a large touring car.
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J. Harry Covington
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Trade Commission
I Ts Construction
Covington
Congress
Easton
Washington
Aston
Maryland
Pizarro
Peru
Vespucci
Columbus
Gma
Baltimore
Baking Honors N Contest to Mrs Guthrie in Cheyenne
The Cheyenne flour bread baking contest at the Parish House drew 48 entrants. First prize went to Mrs. P. O. Guthrie and second to Mrs. A. J. Large. Loaves were numbered and judged by air bubbles weight and texture with final tasting. Cheyenne Milling Co. manager D. F. Chandler endorsed the committee’s choice. Supper service filled tables from 5:30 to 7:30 and dancing followed until midnight.
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P. O. Guthrie
A. J
Weather Outlook for Washington Weekend Snow Likely
Forecasters predict fair weather on Saturday and Sunday with chances of snow in certain local areas as a weekend weather pattern develops, according to the Washington desk. Residents should monitor updates for possible fluctuating conditions.
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Washington
Electrocution Father Leaves Three Orphans in Michigan City
John Chirka 40 and Harry Rastco 35 were electrocuted early today for wife murders. Chirka’s children Edith 12 Mary 8 and Felix 6 were sent to relatives in Austria as the Rev John Bleckmann arranged. Chirka embraced his children before execution. both men faced death after domestic wrangles in Indiana and Vincennes.
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Michigan City
Ind
John Chirka
State Penitentiary
Edith
Mary
Felix
John Bleckmann
Austria
Harry Rastco
Chirka
Indiana Harbor
Rastco
Vincennes
Rasko
Lake County
Assault on Editor in Wyoming Blade Office
Editor Tom Waverly of the Wyoming Blade was attacked with a knife Thursday evening as he sat with his back to the door. The blow split the upper lip, requiring five stitches. The incident follows a prior February 10 attempt at the same office, with a bullet narrowly missing the intended victim. County Attorney Meley and Sheriff Thorne handled Pearson’s detention on related charges.
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Mr. Pearson
Meley
Thorne
New Policy Toward Other Nations Opens Senate Debate
The Senate defeats amendments to renewal of general arbitration treaties with Britain, Japan, and six other nations, marking a first decisive step in the administration's new policy toward foreign relations and signals an isolated position for the United States.
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Washington
Great Britain
Japan
Senate
United States
Efficiency and Reform At Trusts To Be Fully Studied
Federal investigator Commissioner J E Davies outlines plans to study trust efficiency and reform along with price maintenance. The report emphasizes a national inquiry into whether trusts lower production costs and prices or mask inefficiency and harm labor.
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Washington
J. E. Davies
Bureau of Corporations
Davies
Storm damages citrus groves near Los Angeles in February
Severe frost and a fresh storm wreck citrus groves from Poway to Pasadena. Flooded valleys washed out rail lines and homes, with losses estimated from five hundred to ten thousand dollars per grove. Monrovia and Covina report washed away homes and drowned ranchers. Ontario suffers water system damage. rail traffic halted citywide.
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Los Angeles
Powona
Covina
Susan Elville
HM. M. Sells
Ontario
Monrovia
Pasadena
Los Angels
Gunmen Kill Man in East Side Street Feud
In New York on February 20 a man named Lazazzari was stabbed to death at East One Hundred and Eighth Street as gunmen and volunteers terrorized the area. Police later found Lasco hiding in a wine cellar with a bloodied knife and a torn kerchief. The killing followed a trio of executions tied to a feud over a horse-theft operation and a deceased partner, Mrs Spinelli.
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New York
East Side
Angelo Lisco
Lufel Lawgorzart
East One Hundred and Eighth Street
Lasco
Larazzari
Spinelli
Beeve
Lazazzari
Officials Stirred by Benton Death in Juarez
Washington reports William Benton a British subject killed at Juarez by Villa. Sir Cecil Spring Rice conferred with Secretary Bryan and the president as the cabinet briefed on the incident. The State Department ordered a full inquiry, with Bryan saying no opinion until enough facts are gathered. The talk stressed U S noninvolvement despite possible unjustifiable act.
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Washington
William Benton
Juarez
Villa
Cecil Spring Rice
Bryan
State Department
United States
Train held up by bandits leaves four dead in Washington
Bellingham report says a northbound Great Northern passenger due at 7:50 pm was stopped at Somisah, south of the city, and four men were killed in a mêlée with passengers. Identified victims include Thomas F. Wade worth, M. B. Melthoen, both of Vancouver, and R. L. Lee of Bremerton.
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Bellingham
Wash
Great Northern
Somisah
Here
Thomas F. Wadeworth
M. B. Melthoen
Vancouver
R. L. Lee
Bremerton
Boxing bout canceled at Madison Square Garden sparks promoter pullout
New York February 20 promoter Billy Gideon reportedly severed ties with boxing at Madison Square Garden after the McParland Gibbons bout collapsed due to unsatisfactory conditions. Friction escalated as the March 9 fight was finally called off, leaving promoter concerns in its wake.
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New York
Billy Gideon
Madison Square Garden
Gibson
Garden
Pastor Arrested on Arson Charge in Dearborn Church Parsonage
Rev. Vy. A. Cottam of a Dearborn church was arrested in Detroit on a warrant alleging arson for burning his parsonage on January 15. He denied the accusation, while several parishioners defended his integrity.
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Detroit
Mich
Vy. A. Cottam
Dearborn
Captain Fullam Returns to Annapolis Naval Academy Leadership
Captain Fullam, newly installed as superintendent, is described as a leading navy figure with extensive command experience including the battleship Mississippi and the naval training dilation at Newport. He graduated first at Annapolis, taught there eleven years, and presided over the ordinance department during indoctrination of future admirals. He is married to the daughter of a Maryland chief justice and is a member of the New York Yacht Club.
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Fullam
Navy
Tie
Mississippi
Newport
New Orleans
Smilin
China
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Iim
Maryland
New York Yacht Club
Capital Avenue Parking and Sewer Plan In City Improvements
City officials including the City Commissioners and City Engineer R C Goodrich are drafting plans to park Capital Avenue from Capitol to Nineteenth Street. Blueprints show a concrete sewer under the sidewalks to the Union Pacific depot and widened sidewalks on both sides.
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Union Pacific
Crow Creek
No decision on merging plan discussed by Cheyenne and Industrial clubs
The Industrial and Greater Cheyenne clubs met over a proposed merger but reached no firm conclusion. A second hand report suggested an auxiliary arrangement with joint committee conferences, no voting rights for members, and the Cheyenne club joining Industrial membership with clubhouse privileges. debate over age limits and social benefits risk weakening the older club, while city interests require cautious resolution.
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Industrial
Greater Cheyenne
Great Cheyenne Club
Greater Cheyenne Club
Cheyeone
Miners Report Guarded Strikebreakers In Copper Mine
Unemployed miners testifying before a congressional committee say four workers brought to replace copper mine strikers were kept under guard from travel to arrival. They claim peonage was used to run the site and that guards protected the operation. The men hired in January say a trainload of strikebreakers arrived and attempts were made to signal departure before being restricted.
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Hancock
Congressional Investigating Committee
Harry Parka
Albert
Retrait
Saginaw
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Guthrie
Large
Hwchutt
Bureau
Gison Ques
Packey Boodges
Mike
William Freeland
Nsw
Annapolis Naval Academy
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