Senator Warren seeks Civil War pension to preserve record
Senator Francis E Warren of Wyoming applies for an 810 monthly Civil War pension to fund preservation of his military record for his descendants. He argues the pension will be used for charity, noting his service with the Forty-ninth Massachusetts volunteers and his wealth. Critics warned, he says, but he aims to ensure his lineage can locate his records in Boston and Washington.
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Francis KE. Warren
Wyoming
United States Treasury
Massachusetts Regiment
Boston
Washington
Willows
Francis
Warren
Cheyenne
Congress
Pension Bureau
Forty-ninth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Suffragettes Struggle Through Mob on Pennsylvania Avenue
Five thousand women marching for suffrage faced a violent mob in Washington with police overwhelmed. Cavalry from Fort Myer cleared the route as Miss Helen Keller and Miss Inez Milholland aided the procession amid tears and insults. An attacker struck a rider, and the event ended with a denunciation of police inactivity at Continental Hall.
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Washington, Mar Y
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Myer
Washington
Continental Hall
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Hellen Keller
Rosalie Jones
Inez Milholland
Petticoat Cavalry
Last Guess on Cabinet Names
An insider aboard the Wilson special lists a cabinet for the new administration. William J Bryan as secretary of state, William G McAdoo as treasury, Franklin K Lane as interior, Lindley M Garrison as war, William Tedfield as commerce, Josephus Daniels as navy, William B Wilson as labor, Albert Burle don as postmaster general. Agriculture uncertain, likely an agricultural college professor from Nebraska.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Trenton
William J. Bry
Treasury
Wiliam G. McAdoo
New York
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
California
Lindley M. Garrison
New Jersey
Wiliam ©. Tedfield
Navy
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Wiliam B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Westmaster
Albert Burledon
Texas
Agriculture
Nebraska
Forty Homeless Boys Form One Jolly Family in Chicago
Forty boys aged 9 to 17 without homes formed a society in Chicago to live together with a paid house of three meals daily, laundry, and beds for 2.40 a week plus a $55 rent. They hired a woman as a mother figure and will entertain with ragtime and storytelling at a planned event by the International Brotherhood Welfare Association opening new headquarters on April 2.
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Chicago
Mar
International Brotherhood Welfare Association
Plot 10 Attack Douglas Bared
A March 3 report from Arna notes precautionary measures after a skirmish near the boundary between American and Mexican forces. Colonel Guilfoyle reinforced Ninth Cavalry border patrols and dispatched a machine gun platoon. No injuries were reported as Mexican troops were mistaken for a detachment gathering firewood.
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Douglas
Arna
Guilfoyle
Ninth Cavalry
Washington
Is Eard
Lok
Dowglae
Agua Pricta
Madero and the 1912 Mexican Mobilization Crisis
Francisco Madero led a fragile push for a republic in Mexico while facing exile, heavy financial pressure, and U.S. opposition. The February 2 1912 Washington order to deploy 100000 troops to Texas intensified chaos, exposing brigandage and treachery that doomed his regime.
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Francisco Madero
American Congress
Diaz
Madero
Mexico
Ofa
Felix Diaz
Washington
Bey
Texas
Felix Ding
Annals of
Wilson Enters Washington Amid Rampant Enthusiasm
Woodrow Wilson arrives in Washington to be inaugurated as the 28th president. He is greeted by Princeton students and a cheering crowd, with Taft sharing greetings at the hotel as preparations begin for the inaugural day and ceremonies.
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Wilson
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United Siwank
Princeton
William H. J
Spender CC. Cosby
Taft
White House
Wilsons
Marshall
Sulzer
New York
Pothier
Rhode Island
John Wilson
Franklin
Woodrow
Capitol
Official Program for Inauguration of New President
Washington March 3 The official inauguration program lists events from 10:30 a m escort to the White House to 2 p m as President Wilson takes the oath and delivers remarks with Marshall and Taft present. The schedule includes oath of office for Vice President Marshall, inaugural address, parade reviews, and a return to the White House.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Marshall
White House
Taft
Capitol
Baseldors
Supreme Court
House
Senate Chamber
Capiol
Weather Log: Fair Skies Across Washington and Wyoming
Readable fragments indicate fair weather across Washington and Wyoming with hints of Tuesday and Wednesday conditions. No specific temperatures or fronts are provided in the available text.
Inauguration Day Ceremonies For Wilson And Taft
Senate ceremonies mark the inauguration of Vice President Marshall and swearing in of new senators. At noon the induction at the capitol follows with Woodrow Wilson taking office. A parade to the White House ends with Taft bidding farewell and a reviewing stand ceremony at 2 PM, forecast weather.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Marshall
Congress
Supreme Court
Land
Capitol
Woodrow Wilson
White House
William H Taft
Wilson
Government Weather Bureau
World despises a traitor Pratt shows political treachery
A reader letter denounces Pratt as the shining example of treachery, condemning his alleged betrayals of three parties within 40 days. The piece accuses him of defiance of law and honor, contrasts him with Warren Ils and criticizes the Wyoming Tribune for praising him.
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Judas Iscariot
Benedict Arnold
Nat Baker
Pratt
Wyoming
Judas
Wyoming Tribune
Tribune
Deming
Warren Ils
Pratt's conduct sparks debate on party loyalty and trust
In a Wyoming Tribne interview Speaker M L Pratt defends forming a GOP Dem coalition to win the speakership and cites hopes for a progressive US senator. The piece condemns Pratt for crossing party lines, praising Mason of Laramie County for representing Republicans, and brands Pratt as an unsaleable representative.
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Wyoming
M. L. Pratt
United States Senate
Pratt
Mason
Laramie County
New Citizens National A Credit Bank Building Opens
A Leader reporter toured the new Citizens National Bank building. John H. Thomas, president, described a six story tower with all steel elevator, white marble halls, and grand Grecian columns. Vaults, director room, and safety vaults promise security and prestige for Wyoming’s metropolis bank.
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Citizens National A Credit 10
Nowth
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Senator Warren
Fifth Avenue
Museum of Art
Washington, Co, Mar. &, Wyoming
Manson
Leaker Pratt
Repubican
Alan
Laramie
Douly
Fred Roedel
Wyoming Life Insurance Com
Pany
Thomas Baye
Tensante
Niles
National Bank i Degerysivut
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