Memorandum cites Ottoman atrocities in Tripoli
Italian government protests to powers over alleged Ottoman and Arab cruelties against Italian troops in Tripoli. The memorandum details killings of wounded and dead, attacks on ambulances, mutilation, eyes nailed to walls, burials alive, and firing on Red Cross workers, claiming widespread breaches of international law.
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London
Glace Bay
B. C
Tripoli
Italy
Otto
Man Army
Three Frozen To Death And Three Lost In New Mexico Blizzard
Santa Fe reports three people frozen to death and three missing across New Mexico as a severe blizzard halts rail service. Manuel Sandobal’s wife and child died of exposure near Folsom after their fuel ran out while seeking shelter. A 12 year old boy, Joseph Surrey, froze while driving for hay. Livestock losses mount as sixteen inches of snow and a hurricane-like storm paralyze rail traffic.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Folsom
Manuel Sandobal
Sandobal
Weather Bureau
Snce 1850
Jewels Worth 1500 Lost In Sink Recovered In Sewer
Mrs. Catherine M. Groves drops gems valued at 1500 in a sink and tears up the street. The six diamond rings and a diamond earring set were recovered last night in a sewer in front of the Groves home on the West Alde street.
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Chicago
Catherine M. Groves
Groves Howe
Judges Notorious for Decisions Against People
Washington dispatch reports President Taft appointed Mahion Pitney of New Jersey to the Supreme Court bench, replacing John M. Harlan. Pitney is described as favoring property rights over human rights, continuing a pattern of judicial decisions seen as against the common people.
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Arthur West
Washington
Taft
New York
Mahion Pitney
New Jargey
John M. Harlan
the Common
Supreme Court
Judge Pitney
Jury appeals for mercy in Snead murder trial
In Fort Worth Texas on February 27 jurors in the Snead murder case ask Judge Swayne to dismiss them saying they cannot reach a verdict. The panel states a gulf between elites and a desire to return to their families as business suffers and there is no chance for a decision. Snead’s trial ended Saturday for the murder of Capt. A G Boyce Sr whose son eloped with Snead's wife.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. B. Snead
Swayne
Snead
A. G. Boyce, Sr
Humanity
Marfa
Texas
Mexico
Nelson-Morris Ranch
Polaris
Rio Grande
Paschal
Amercan
U S Senator Asked to Send Warship to Mochis Mexico
A former constituent, Charles Hudson of Mochis Mexico, appeals Senator Lea of Tennessee for a warship to Topolobampo Bay to protect Americans there. He asserts the uprising lacks substance and aims at pillage, warning about the large American colony at Loco Machin on Mexico's west coast.
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Washington
Senator Lea
Tennessee
Charles Hudson
Morchis
Mexico
Topolobampo Bay
Americana
Loco Machin
DOJ Probes Moving Picture Industry for Possible Trust
Washington February 27 The department of justice investigates the moving picture business to determine if a trust exists The inquiry centers on patent uses and business practices across the industry with broad antitrust implications.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Banker Delivers Long Statement On Brandt Case
New York dates report Mortimer L. Schiff issued a 10 000 word statement defending his actions in the Brandt affair. The document includes a 1907 letter from Brandt to Mrs Schiff and details from a home robbery dispute. Schiff says the letter shows Brandt’s feelings and asks for secrecy.
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New York
Folke BH
Brandt
Mortimer L. Schiff
Honok
Schiff
Noite
Indy
Cotton Industry Report Delayed Until Next Week
Washington D C Red 27 reports the tariff board will not present the cotton industry report to President Taft until next week. Tabulations, however, will be ready tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
Tariff Board
Tait
Incendiary Ranch Fire Destroys Barn Near Wheatland
Fire ignited at the old Two Bar ranch on the Sybille about 12 miles from Wheatland destroying a large barn with grain hay harness saddles and machinery. Four horses perished but the owner saved others before fleeing suspected arsonists as Sheriff Roach ordered pursuit.
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Two Bar
Sybille
Wheatland
Ihs
Roach
Franklin Pleads Guilty in McNamara Juror Case
Bert Franklin a former McNamara detective pleaded guilty to attempting to influence juror Robert Bain in the McNamara dynamiter case. The bribery charge against Bain was dismissed and a related case against juror Geo N. Lockwood was postponed ninety days with a light sentence likely for Lockwood on Friday.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Bert Franklin
McNamara
James J. McNamara
Franklin
Clarence
Darrow
Robert Bain
Bain
Rebels Die in Tonaya Battle Near San Gabriel
Thirteen rebels were killed and many wounded in a battle with state troops at Tonaya near San Gabriel in Jalisco. US Consul Magill reports five American citizens tied to the San Miguel Mining Co., an Indianapolis firm, have been driven from their property near Ebutla.
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Cguadalajara
Mex
Tonaya
San Gabriel
Jalisco
Samuel W. Magill
United States
San Miguel Mining Company
Indianapolis
Ebutlaee
Ter
Rebels seize Juarez as Campa plans Chihuahua attack
Vasquistas take Juarez at ten o'clock after a single volley and outline a march toward Chihuahua. Campa says nine hundred rebels are in Juarez, with Rojas bringing sixteen hundred by the time they strike toward the state capital. Major Loza stays with three hundred. others move south along the National Railway.
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el Paso
Texas
Vasqustis
Juares
Chihuaha
Campa
State Capitol
Juarez
Rojas
Loza
National
Chihuahua
Mrozco
Salasar
Plenty of Snow to Make a Smile
Three day snow storms blanket Wyoming Colorado New Mexico and parts of Montana. Last night heavy snowfall halts the storms and fills reservoirs. The dry farmer irrigators stockmen all benefit with increased grasses and regional prosperity. Cheyenne rejoices for water storage enough to supply the city for two years.
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Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Montana
Cheyenne
Gret Mountain
Barnes Attacks Roosevelt Over Columbus Speech
Wil liam Barnes Jr chairman of the New York Replica state committee denounced Roosevelt's Columbus speech as a violation of Republicanism. He said New York Republicans will not be swerved from their duty, recalling 1896 when the state helped resist “crazed ideas” of that hour after dining with Taft at the White House.
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Washington, D. C
William Barnes, Jr
New York
White House
Taft
Roosevelt
Columbus
Barnes
Roosevelt Defends Campaign Stance Amid Taft Feud
Theodore Roosevelt denies personal clash with the Taft administration while confirming a straight out fight for the Republican nomination. He says his position is not for personal reasons and will not make the issue personal, outlining how he will conduct his campaign.
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Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt
Bacon Urges Postponement of Democratic Convention
Washington February 27 Senator Bacon of Georgia urged delaying the Baltimore Democratic Convention set for June 10 until a later date. He argued Roosevelt's entry as a Republican candidate complicates schedules and could clash with the Republican gathering, suggesting a gap between adjournment and the Democrats’ proceedings.
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Washington
D. C
Bacon
Georgia
Baltimore
Hoosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Etepy
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Red Cross
Twenty-third Infantry
Beresaglieri
Amrouss
Red-Cross
Mochis
Tonava
Plannin 10
Ghiauhau
Teddy
Sir William
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