Fisher to Succeed Ballinger as Secretary of the Interior
President Taft accepted Ballinger's resignation and appointed Walter L. Fisher of Chicago as Secretary of the Interior. Ballinger vows to return to law and claims large defense costs. Fisher is a Republican active in conservation and vice president of the National Conservation Association.
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Interior
Taft
Washington
Mar
Ballinger
Walter L. Fisher
Chicago
Gentile
Cemaenea
Fisher
National Conservation Agsociation
Pinchot
Cullom
Woman Feeder Loses 8200 Diamond in Chicken Feeding
In Chillicothe Ohio on March 7 Miss Ruth Vance lost a 4200 diamond from a ring while feeding three week old chickens. She searched town with the flock under X rays but the gem was not recovered and she refused to have the chickens killed.
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Chillicothe, O
Ruth Vance
James L. Vance
Bandit Captured After Shootings in Indiana
James Walker, who fatally shot Patrolman Virgil Kirkman and probably fatally wounded Chief John Ells after robbing a jewelry store, was captured early today in a barn on a farm five miles south of Elwood. He had fled to Anderson where he was placed in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Elwood
Ind
James Walker
Virgil Kirkman
John Ells
Alexandria
Anderson
Jali
California stuck by damaging floods and washouts
A heavy rainstorm disrupts railroad service and damages fruit in central and northern California. Sacramento valley residents are warned of flood conditions while Watsonville and parts of San Jose flood. Washouts hit Maxwell Corning Red Bluff and Woodland with landslides at Gibson and Thrall. Watsonville water reaches ten feet in places forcing families to take refuge in upper stories of horses.
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San Francisco
Mar
California
Sacramento Valley
Watsonville
San Jose
Maxwell
Corning Red Bluff
Woodland
Gibson and
Thrall
Kendell Attacks Hill as Pirate Figure in Rate Debate
Denver March 7 George Kindell denounces railroad rates in Colorado by likening James J Hill to Captain Kidd and Bluebeard He compares the coal-haul costs to Lafayette with Great Northern charges noting Denver pays ten times as much for Hill’s coal as the northern state lines The remark follows Kindell’s pattern of citing celebrity tyrants to condemn rate disparities.
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Denver
Mar
George Kindel
Captain Kidd
Colorado
Ananias
Bluebeard
Abdul Hamid
Kidd
Sunilet Ames
Arta St
Burlington
Kindel
James J. Hill
Lafayette
Mr. Hill
Great Northern
Tumor weighing 50 pounds removed from woman
Three surgeons at Cumberland Street Hospital in Brooklyn removed a fifty pound tumor from 67 year old Mrs Jennie Cornell of Valley Stream Long Island. She has recovered well and will return home in a few days. Her weight was 185 pounds before the operation.
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New York
Cumberland Street Hospital
Brooklyn
Jennie Cornell
Valley Stream
L. I
Cornell
Noted French Peace Advocate to Visit Us
Paris reports Baron d'Retour de Constant, French senator and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, travels to the United States to champion international peace. He plans twenty thousand miles of lectures from Washington to New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and beyond, speaking first in French then in English.
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Paris
Hbaron d'Retournellea de Constant
Jong- Albey
Khmwin
America
Albert Apponyi
Dows
Utos
Canada
Francoe
Kavelich
Washington
Diplomatic Corps
France
United States
New Orleans
Los Angelea
San Francisco
Settle
Denver
Lincoln
Kaneng City
St. Louie
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Madison
Chengo
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Elliott declines presidency in Missouri Pacific case
Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, tonight wired a refusal of the Missouri Pacific presidency to a New York committee representing control interests.
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Lule
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
New York
Canada Not Looking for Annexation Speech in Commons
In Ottawa on March 7 Sir Wilfrid Laurier urged pro British loyalty and denounced annexation. He stressed reciprocity with the United States while reminding Canadians share a flag with Americans and warned against severing ties with Great Britain. He asserted Canadians seek nationhood without separation and pledged unity over sentiment.
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Ottawa
Canada
Great Britain
Wilfrid Hackess
House of Commons
United States
Buffalo Jones Guest at Canadian Camp Exhibition
New York report details Col. C. Jones known as Buffalo Jones as guest at a Canadian Camp event. He demonstrated lariat handling, claimed power over animals, and showed moving pictures of catching mountain lions and bears. The menu featured Persian lamb from Buffalo Jones ranch, a New Mexico land loin, buffalo tongue, and coffee from Arctic circle beans.
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New York
C. Jones
Buffalo
Jones
Fel Asters
Colonel Jones
Daniel
Samson
Buffalo” Jones Ranch
New Mexico
John Jay White
Lieut. Greeley
Fort Conger
Arctic Circle
Wireless Hero Binns Wins $12,600 in Supreme Court
New York March 7 Jack Binns wireless operator wins a $12,600 verdict against Vitagraph Company of America for showing in moving pictures the collision between the Baltics and the Florida after he refused permission. It is the second trial as the first verdict was reversed on appeal. Justice Greenbaum allowed the moving pictures to be shown in court.
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New York
Jack” Binns
Supreme Court
Vitagraph Company of America
Baltics
Florida
Binns
Justice Greenbaum
Jeremiah A. LI
Snary
Jack Binns
BH Binns
Brooklyn
Moving Picture
Colorado Men to Build Dam Across Colorado River Near Parker
Taft signed a bill authorizing construction of a dam across the Colorado River near Parker to irrigate about 290000 acres in Arizona and Southern California. The project includes a 100 mile above Yuma crossing and a large ditch system with federal Interior Department approval. Estimated cost around 1 million dollars with extensive work to furnish land and water rights.
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Tt le
Interior Department
Projet
Anarchist Plot Against Taft Suspected in Spokane
Spokane police say John Steele and Stuart Moffett, jailed, led a murder and assassination plot to kill Mayor Pratt and President Taft. Captain Burns cites overheard reports of plans to strike after the city election and when Taft would leave Washington.
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Spokane
Wash
Mar. T
Captain Burns
Steele
Moffett
Pratt
Taft
Washington
Congress
Enrico Caruso May Lose Golden Voice
New York report says Dr Henry Brook Curtin sees no real danger to Caruso’s voice but urges climate change and rest. The tenor has not sung since February 6 at the Knickerbocker Hotel after returning from Atlantic City, missing twenty engagements and costing about $50,000.
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New York
Curtis
Caruso
Funda
Ilm
Italy
Reuf Sentenced to 14 Years in California Prison
Abraham Reuf was taken to San Quentin to begin a 14 year sentence after exhausting all legal remedies. He traveled by taxicab to the prison and will be assigned to work in the jute mill.
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San Francisco
Mar
Abraham Reuf
San Quentin
Van
Novelists Davis May Marry Yama Yama Girl
Pittsburg reports a revived rumor that Richard Harding Davis may marry Beesie McCoy the Yama Yama girl after their alleged friendly divorce. Davis visited Pittsburg last week and stayed at Fort Pitt hotel with Miss McCoy, who was appearing in The Release.
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Davis
Pittsburg
Richard Harding Davis
Beesie McCoy
Relea
Dayia
Fort Pitt
Wise McCoy
Davis Wee Maueb
Danish Students to Visit U S for Garden Party
President Tait invites Danish student chorus from the Royal University of Copenhagen to a garden party at the White Horse on May 1. The eight member delegation will tour the United States before visiting Washington and meeting Count Moltke the Danish minister.
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Washington
MAET
Tait
Moy
Royal University of Copenhagen
United States
Arip
Migton
Count Moltke
Rancher Dies in Accidental Gunshot Near Port Morgan
Port Morgan Oregon March 7 1880m Lythe a rancher died this morning from an accidental gunshot wound while handling a pistol. He had found a prowler around his cabin and is believed to have stumbled causing the gun to discharge into his head. He was about 40 years old and survived by a wife and infant child.
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Port Morgan
Lythe
Winging
Lieber
Bailey denies duty in Lorimer vote deal amid tariff talks
Washington reports Bailey of Texas rejected any binding role in the agreement that set a date for a Lorimer case vote and said his involvement ended with promising not to filibuster the tariff board bill. His supporters cite a reflection of Arizona reform currents rather than personal blame.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Bailey
Texas
Lorimer
Tariff Board
Ailey
Arizona Constitutio
Big Demonstration by Uncle Sam Near Michigan Border
Washington reports the United States massing the army and navy near the Mexican border. Twenty thousand soldiers and most of the Pacific fleet move, with two thousand marines at Guantanamo. Officials cite training, others fear escalation and international risk. The scene grows tense as diplomatic notes and insurrectionist actions ripple through Washington and Juarez.
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Michigan
Uncle Sam
Edwards
Juarez
United States
Frexico
Washington
Mar
Guanatanamo
Atlantic
San Diego
The Bush Golden Wedding Big Affair in Pasadena
Pasadena hosts what is described as the world’s grandest golden wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Busch. The ceremony featured a $200,000 crown of gold with diamonds, crafted in Frankfurt and set by a New York jeweler, plus lavish gifts from family, colleagues, and notable dignitaries including Taft and Roosevelt.
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Pasadena
Cal
Busch
Frankfort
Germany
New York
Busch Mansion
St. Gaudens
Theodore Roosevelt
William
O Keefe Sullivan Bout Halted by Denver Sheriff
Sheriff Arm strong of Denver county blocked a ten round bout between Jack Sullivan and Johnny O Keefe. The fight location was moved from Edgwater arena in Jefferson county to Tuna Park in Denver county to avoid official interference.
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Dyer
Mar
Sheriff Armstrong
Denver County
Jack
Twin
Man Arrested on Charge of Letter Fund Embezzlement
William EK Jones, 19, an insurance solicitor, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Jeffords on charges of embezzling funds from a letter said to be taken from the Denver division of the post under false representations. He posted a $100 bond and denied guilt. A card for Frank Thomas was delivered at 706 nineteenth, with the proprietor confirming a registered letter was at the office. Police allege Jones forged Thomas's signature to obtain the letter.
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Mar
William EK. Jones
United States
Manibal Jeffords
Denver
Fala
Jones
Thomas
Toeteffies
Admiral John Fremont Dies Unexpectedly
Mar. 1 report states Rear Admiral John G. Fremont collapsed and died in the town, with initial details noting a sudden death during a routine visit. Local officials investigate the circumstances surrounding the maritime officer’s demise.
Mrs Belmont Starts Farm for Working Girls at Hempstead
Mia C H P Belmont leads a project at a Hempstead country place taking twenty Manhattan girls to learn farming and housekeeping. They will be housed in a farm house and earn four dollars weekly while trained to run farms or care for others property. Belmont plans to expand to six hundred girls as accommodations grow.
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Hempstead
L. 1
Philanthropiet
Manhattan
Etron
Plae
Olace
Laura J. Williame
Pennay
Vania
Apm
Mra
Belmont
Ob Cary
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Reuf
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Mexico
Jens Ry Lane Wilson
Bush
Venver Man
LTTE
Mrs. Belmont
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