Diaz to propose death penalty and six month suspension of constitutional guarantees
Mexico City reports President Diaz will push a bill via the permanent congressional commission during a session break to abolish constitutional guarantees for six months starting November 20, citing widespread depredations since the revolution began. The move marks an emergency measure amid unrest.
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Mexico City
Mar
Diaz
Permanent Commission of Congress
Mother and son on trial at same time in Laramie
At the March district term in Laramie Wyoming William B Powell faces trial for horse theft while his mother Mrs Mary Powell is tried for arson in ranch property fire The case also includes William H Frazee charged with theft of about twenty horses with some sold in Greeley and others to Denver Frazee posted 1500 bail The Yeager murder case is set to be heard with Policeman John Johnson killed on June 11.
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Laramie
Wyo
District Court
Mary Powel
Young Powell
William H. Frazee
Greeley
Denver
Frazee
Yeager
John Johnson
Americans Dead in Mexican Battle near Casas Grande
El Paso, March 11 Roy Kelly a wounded survivor reported sixteen Americans fighting with Madero’s rebels were killed and seventeen captured while six were wounded and escaped. Federals under Cuellar repelled the attack with heavy losses on both sides and Madero personally directed the fight, sustaining a gunshot wound in the arm.
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el Paso
Tex
Roy Kelly
Madero
Cuellar
Kelly
Casas Grande
Major Hayes
Cuartel
Cantalo Harrington
Maderoists
Ife
Earthquake Felt At Santa Clara College Seismograph
A strong tremor was recorded at 12 04 this afternoon by the seismograph at Santa Clara College in California. The event was described as of considerable intensity and was noted in Calia Seismograph records.
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Cal
Mar
Santa Clara College
Falls From Beell Duluth Feature One Night
Falls from Beell in Duluth headline Frank Goteh tonight secured two decisive falls. He won the first in 26 minutes and the second in 22 minutes marking a strong victory in a single event.
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Beelil
Duluth
Minn
Frank Goteh
Pref Beell
Mouse Saves Man From Elephant Gunda
New York reports Paul Thuman, Bronx Zoo head keeper, narrowly escaped attack by elephant Gunda during a corn paring in the pen. He tossed a live mouse to distract the animal, enabling a safe withdrawal. Thuman warned the trick might fail if the mouse malfunctions again.
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New York
Paul Thuman
Bronx
Gunda
Gunde
Notting
Thuman
Court Defied by Fear of Camorra Jury Impasse
In Viterbo Italy on March 11 fears of Camorra retaliation hinder jury selection for 36 Camorra members led by Enrico Alfano charged with murder. Despite threats by the presiding judge to harsh penalties protesters fear death more than government action, and the trial adjourned until Monday with no jury yet chosen.
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Viterbo
Italy
Camorra
Enrico Alfano
Sorrentina
Camorra Ja
Mine Disaster Kills Twenty Six in Minnesota Slide
A massive earth slide at the Norman mine near Virginia Minnesota traps 125 foot deep pit. About 150 feet of tunnel fills with debris leaving four survivors injured and three possibly fatally crushed. The dead are mainly Finnish and Austrian workers leaving several large families.
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Duluth
Minn
Norman
Virginia
Policeman Ties Chinese Prisoners Queues in Bayonne Court
In Bayonne New Jersey Policeman Russell tied three Chinese sailors by their braided hair after a struggle to prevent escape. The men Wang Chin Sam Joe and Jo Man from the steamship Knight Errant were brought to Recorder Mara. The ship's chief officer Peter Mdge freed the knots and the sailors were returned to the Knight Errant.
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New York
Recorder’s Court
Bayonne
N. J
Russell
Twenty-third Street
Broadway
Wang Chin
Sam Joe
Jo Man
Sall
Knight Errant
Constable Hook
Chihamen
Recorder Mara
Isself
Judge Mara
Peter Mdge
Oklahoma City Street Car Strike Ends
Oklahoma City officials the street railway company and a labor attorney reached a settlement to end the strike. Militia remain in readiness and cars are to resume running on Monday.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Street Railway Company
Settlom
Readinepa
Gunner Allen to be hanged after Canada appeal denial
Victoria B C March 11 Gunner Thomas Allen who shot Captain Peter Elliston commandant of the local artillery forces from a barrack window will be hanged Thursday. His appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was refused and the secretary of state wired Allen that he must die. The official hangman is enroute here.
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Canada
Victoria
BD. C
Thomas Allen
Peter Elliston
Supreme Ae Court of Canada
Secretary of State
Allen
Fire devastates Webber Falls business district in Oklahoma
In the Oklahoma town of Webber Falls on March 1 the entire business district was destroyed by a afternoon fire. Ten buildings burned with only one sieve left standing. The blaze started in a drug store for unknown reasons. Estimated loss about 200000 dollars.
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Muskogee
Okla
Webber Falls
Oklo
Trllen
Man Charged After Firearm Incident Near BlaTeenth and Thames
A man was accused of firing a revolver in the vicinity of Bla Teenth and Thames during an early evening, identified as Fogal. He was restrained by Officer Hohnetedt and taken to the city jail for processing.
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Bla Teenth
Thames
Fogal
Hohnetedt
End of life choice after railroad accident tragedy
Chicago report describes Edward Wolf 17 choosing suicide after being hit by trains that severed his left arm and leg. A stray bullet then struck companion William Haines 18, grazing the neck but not seriously wounding him. Wolf and Haines had recently left New York seeking the West, then fled after the crash.
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Chicago
Mar
Edward Wolf
Wolf
Wiliam Haines
Haines
Mathes
New York City
West
Denver
Eighty Second Street
Ninos Central
Bil
Bere Haines
Tinker Tariff During April Extra Session
Representative Underwood of the House Ways and Means Committee says the extra session should address two tasks: pass reciprocity legislation and pursue tariff revision. Taft’s proposal confines the session to reciprocity.
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Tinker
Washington
Mar
Underwood
House
Ways and Neane Committee
Taft
Congress
Plains Hotel Advertises Cheyenne Exhubsive Opening
Traveling readers report the opening of the new Plains Hotel in Cheyenne and praise the hostelry. The feature character and lobby chatter in Denver and western states focus on the Cheyenne hotel’s arrival and appeal.
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Cheyenne
New Plaine
Denver
Panic strikes hotel as fire roars in Cincinnati night
A blaze swept the Muntwe hotel in Cincinnati early morning hours sending guests rushing to upper windows in panic. Firefighters battled flames as some guests jumped to safety while others were helped by stair and ladder crews. Several people were injured in the incident.
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Cincinnati
Ohie
Mar
Muntwe
Cies
Harriman Estate Pays Hefty Inheritance Taxes
New York reports show the Harriman estate has paid over 2 million in inheritance taxes and faces further payments. Utah collected 708,540.85 on Union Pacific holdings while New York officials seek additional assessments. Charl is A. Peabody earlier paid 675,000 as the state tax estimate.
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New York
Mar
Edward H. Harriman
Harriman
Utah
Mary W. Harriman
Williams
Charles C. Tegethoff
Union Pacific Railroad
Tegelhoff
Fumes of gasoline end life of herder near Shoshoni
In Wyoming, Mar 11, freighter Cafe Scott died after nightfall when gasoline fumes from a leaking tank saturated his bed and ignited. Coroner Felser of Lander investigated and ruled the fumes caused the death in a deserted cabin thirty miles north of Shoshoni.
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Shoshoni
Wyo
Cafe Scott
Felser
Lander
Scot
Boy Stretches Height to Join Navy in Twin Cities
Frederick Mussel of St. Paul an eighteen year old, cleared a height barrier by a quirky method at a local fire station. A fireman advised striking the head to create a lump, another devised a rope and pulley device to hang him, and the treatment helped him reach five feet two inches and win Navy acceptance.
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NAVY
Tralee
Freemon
Maawel
Two Men Arrested for Insulting Ladies in City Narrows
Two men named Hampton and Allen were arrested by Sergeant Ewbry just before midnight for insulting two ladies who were accompanied by two gentlemen near the corner of Seventeenth and Eddy. One assailant was struck by a well directed blow to the face. They were jailed on the charge.
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Hampton and
Allen
Bergeant
Seventeenth and
Eddy Athvete
Placid Theft Accusation Sparks Odd Proposition
A New York shoe dealer, Abraham Levey, responds to a theft by placing a provocative placard in his window. It promises repayment of twenty shoes to any honest thief who returns the stolen forty, with a curious offer to mate the recovered pairs.
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New York
Abraham Levey
Biologist Arrives to Study Wyoming Elk Herd
Assistant Biologist E A Preble of the agriculture department arrived in Cheyenne to study elk herds in Jackson Hole. He will be joined by State Game Warden Hudson, and they met with Governor Carey to review the situation as federal funding of twenty thousand dollars supports the inquiry.
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United States
Wyoming
Jackson Hole
Congress
Cheyenne
E. A. Preble
Department of Agriculture
Hudson
Lander
Preble
Carey
Second express drivers strike erupts in New York
Disorder marked the start of a second New York express drivers strike. A mob attacked Adams Express stables with stones and bricks, pulled non union drivers from wagons, released horses, and injured guards. The company posted a $5,000 reward for conspirators and $1,000 for assaults on employees.
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New York
Adams Express Company
Woman who stole $15000 without bail
Miss Susan G. McComber a bookkeeper admitted robbing John Lane Publishing Co of $6000 and faced charges she took between $15000 and $19402. She was sent to the Tombs to await bail after two years of speculative thefts to support her elderly parents. Her plea to avoided arrest until after her parents death was denied.
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New York
Mar
Susan G. McComber
John Lane Pubiphing Company
Whips School Teacher Fourteen Years Later
Brasil Ind March 11 Michael Kelfner, once whipped by school teacher James Tucker at age 11, met Tucker yesterday for the first time since the incident. Tucker, acquitted by a jury of assault and battery, confronted him and was injured. Kelfner was arrested.
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Brasil
Ind
Michael Kelfner
Bla
James Tucker
Tucker
Kied
Kiefner
Shooting on Train Ends with Wounding in Cheyenne
The Ninth Cavalry halted at the Union Pacific depot in Cheyenne as Private Moore of Troop K was wounded by a .68 caliber revolver fired by Private Dyer of Troop I. Moore was treated at Fort Russell Hospital. A second chase on Carey Avenue led to a corporal and private arresting an absentee trooper after a street shootout. the escaped trooper was captured near Crow Creek and the revolver recovered by civilians.
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Washington
Mar
National Guard
San Antonio
Ninth Cavalry
Engineering Corps
Hospital Corps
Signal Corps
Fort Alalborne
Mont
Cheyenne
Burlington
Fort Russell
Ninth United States Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Union Pacifi Depot
Moore
Dyer
Fred
Ninth
Carey Avenue
Hig Cape Fora
Mberty
Chrey Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Wolit
Crow Creek Bate Toms
Chlef
Police School
Army
Bailey Summoned in Bribe Case Involving Lori Lorimer Vote
State attorney issues a process for United States Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas and witnesses in the bribery inquiry linked to Chicago saloon payoffs for Senator Lorimer. The case involves John A Broderick and former Senator David My Holetow, with a $2400 payment on July 14 1909 and a deposit slip tied to the investigation. Police and Senate subcommittees sought the deposit record in Washington.
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Boringfield
Burke
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Bintae
Ogeinet
John A. Broderick
Civego
Binte
David My Holetiaw
Tuke
Broderick
Chicago
William Lorimerfurl
Holatlayw
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Chihuahua
Negro Ninth Cavalry
South Frontier
Hays
State Department
Mrs. Powell, Sr
California
Seismograph Records
Earthquuaker
Gotoh
Mouse
Man
Great Beast
Minnesota
Ompiona
Oklahoma
Plains Thotel
Harriman Estate
Adams Express Co
Teamsters
Whips
Bailey
Lorimer
Illinois
Lorimers
Dalley
Tlomgor
Debouneud
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