Americans Safe as Prisoners Face Civil Trials in Mexico
El Paso March 16. Colonel Wamborel reports all Americans confined in Mexican prisons are safe. Seventeen foreigners at Casas Grandes, fifteen Americans, await trials for sedition. death penalty may apply to insurgents captured in future. 600 Americans allied with insurgents. Madero moves north with 1,000 men toward Casas Grandes. forces converge as Mexican and American actions unfold.
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el Paso
Tex
Mar
Wamborel
Juarez
Mexico
Casas Grandes
Chihuahua
Ti Ja
Madero
Oroczo
Supreme Court Defines Federal Power Over Adulterated Egg Shipment
The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government may pursue confiscation of adulterated foods after interstate shipment if the original package remains intact. The decision addressed fifty cases of 1908 or earlier Missouri eggs shipped from St. Louis to Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
Fedral
St. Louis
Peoria
Cheyenne Renters Blame Telephone Blockade on Franchises
Property owners on Cheyenne’s outskirts report vacant rentals and monetary losses due to lack of telephone service. The dispute centers on franchise terms after 1910 renewal requests, city delays, and a halt to construction ordered by former Mayor Cook. The stalemate continues with the company operating on old equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Inphone
Telephone Company
W. A. Riner
P. 8. Cook
Yester
Milk thief foiled by toe cord alarm in New York
In New York on March 16 Jacob Jacobo vitch attached a cord to his big toe to trap a milk thief. The thief dragged the bottle under the door, snapping the cord and triggering a wakeful chase that led to the arrest at East 104th Street station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacob Jacobowitch
First Avenue
What Avenue
Sith Te Dubie
Jacob Jeet
Berard Vrelocs
Ted
Mr. Jacobovitch
Jacobovitch
McGough
East 104Th Street
Meyer
Walchman
Eighth Street
All Bachelors Face City Tax in Seconto Wisconsin
Seconto Wisconsin March 16 The city council adopts a 6 annual tax on all unmarried men aged 21 to 50 to fund orphans and needy children. Women praise the move while bachelors oppose enforcement. Alderman V J O Kelleher vows to veto the ordinance as council president.
Terrible Teddy breaks into limelight again
Roosevelt denounces Lorimer of Illinois and Haskell of Oklahoma as unfit for office in a speech at Albuquerque. He accuses lawmakers of breaking faith by denying New Mexico statehood and urges backing good laws with good citizenship.
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Albuquerque
Mar
Roosevelt
Lorimer
Ilinois
Haskell
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Murder Case in Killingworth Ends in Confession
Mrs Feltdrapple confessed to the medical examiner that she strangled her three year old daughter and locked the child in the house after burning the home. She attempted suicide with a hammer and knife, then jumped into the Hammonasett river but survived. Physicians deem her insane and her injuries from suicide attempts are serious.
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Canton
Conm
Alfred Felldrappie
Killingworth
Feltdrapple
Hammonasett
Pigg Files Charges Over Gamblers Enmity Case
Terre Haute Indiana March 15 An overwhelming tapping of the gaming table is cited as a case that insulted Edward Pigg of Linton prompting him to file charges against game keepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Inds
Edward Pigg
Linton
Wyoming and Colorado firms to pay 1 percent tax ruling
The government will collect about $400 000 from Colorado and Wyoming corporations this year after the Supreme Court upheld the internal revenue tax on net income over $5 000. Corporations must pay by June 30 or face fines of 1000 to 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Colorado
Denver
Mar
United States Supreme Court
Taft Defeats Littleton in Golf Grudge Match
President Taft and Representative Martin W. Littleton played a publicized golf contest at Augusta on March 15 amid Democratic and Republican rhetoric. Taft greeted Pennsylvania’s John Dalzell with a quip about changing votes on reciprocity, which Dalzell dismissed with a grim smile.
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Augusta
Mar
Taft
Martin W. Littleton
John Palzell
Pennsylvania
John
Dalzell
Interesting Facts About Mexico Reveals Diaz Leadership and Stats
The article outlines Porfirio Diaz as President General with a 50 000 dollar salary. It lists Mexico's area 767259 square miles and population 13607259 including Mexico City figures 470659 federal district 719062. It details army numbers 87013 total navy six gunboats and training ships, imports 194865781 exports 260046269 railway 10000 telegraph 46000 post offices 2964 and notes Mexico's federation of 27 states with a bicameral congress and six year presidential term.
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Republic
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Federal District
Congress
Accuser of Judge Whitford Is Impeached
The testimony of Mrs. Margaret Miller, chief witness for the impeachment inquiry into District Judge Whitford, was impeached by her stepson Joseph J. Miller who testified he was with her all day while she claimed she bribed the judge with 3000 dollars to jail striking coal miners. He said her story is false and noted she is jailed on perjury and conspiracy charges. He added she had said she was paid 100 dollars by UMW officials and promised 10 dollars daily for thirty days.
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Denver
Mar
Margaret Miller
Legislative Committee
Whitford
Joseph J. Miller
Miller
Morristown Woman Dies in Apartment Fire After Warning
Miss Alleta Brown, 67, warned a friend that she would be burned to death, then died hours after a fire started in her apartment at 37 Sureex Avenue Morristown New Jersey. The blaze severely burned Miss Brown and she passed away in her home.
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Morristown
N. J
Alleta Brown
Ale
Mary & Carpenter
Sureex Avenue
Hrony
Teamster frees himself with payment of horses and cash
In Omaha on March 15 Alexander Johnson a teamster testified in police court that he paid seventy five dollars and a team of horses to gain freedom from his wife. He was arraigned for assault on his stepson a grown man. Judge Crawford noted self defense and discharged the defendant.
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Omaha
Mar
Alexander Johnson
Johnson
Crawford
Loretta's Looking Glase Letter From Chronic Storyteller Wife
A fragment shows a wife writing to Loretta about a chronic storyteller. The letter expresses personal sentiment and hints at a long running narrative involving the couple. Details are incomplete, leaving the exact conflict and context unclear.
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Loretta
Glase
Ninth Cavalry Arrives in Texas to Complete Division
The Ninth Cavalry reaches San Antonio from Fort Russell, completing General Caretter's division as the last artillery battery arrives tomorrow.
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Ninth Cavalry
Texas
San Antonio
Mar
Fort Russell
Cox Freed of Contempt in Perjury Case
Cincinnati judge dismisses contempt proceedings against George B. Cox who is now under indictment for perjury. The ruling cites interest of justice and decorous administration of the law as the basis for the dismissal.
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Cincinnati
Gorman
George B. Cox
Woman Dragged From Train in Berkeley Vagrancy Case
Mrs Carole Johnson of West Berkeley rode the brake beam of a Sacramento Valley train to Kaness City where her husband and two children were, was found in male attire by a deputy marshal at San Pablo station, and jailed for ten days on vagrancy charges.
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Martinez
Cal
Maer
Kaness City
Hart
Carole Johnson
West Berkeley
San Pablo
Sacramento Valley
Naval officer weds actress in Brooklyn courtship tale
Lieutenant Commander Pope Washington of North Carolina reportedly married actress Mabel Robbuck in Brooklyn. The ceremony follows Washington’s return among naval officers who recently wed notable performers who supported stage stars such as John Drew, Jon Mason, and J. B. Dodgoa.
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Irooklyn
Pope Washington
North Carolina
le Mabel Robbuck
John Drew
Jon Mason
J. B. Dodgoa
Dix Gaynor and Murphy Discuss New York Deadlock
Governor Dix Mayor Lainnor and Tammany chief Charles Murphy met at the Albany Executive Mansion for a breakfast conference to break the New York Senate deadlock. The session aimed to spur a Democratic legislative solution delayed by Murphy’s late arrival. Norman Mack of the Democratic National Committee was invited but could not attend.
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Albany
S. C
Executive Union
Dix
Laugnor
Ucharles FL Muarphy
Eader
Ainee
Murphy
Norman FE. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Cheyenne Sees Record Winter in New Building Activity
New business and residence construction in Cheyenne surpasses prior records with hundreds of thousands invested. Completed and occupied facilities include Pittnam hotel and Moffat hotel among others. most downtown blocks show lease activity, while manufacturing and retail districts report heavy progress Continued on page 8.
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Cheyenne
Pittnam
Moffat
Albany
Canltol Avenue
Bosker Hotel
Fifteenth Street
Idleman
Eddy Street
Department Estate
Truckey and Sons
National
Nineteenth Street
Dyer
Seventeenth Street
Carey Avenue
Coors
Fifteenth
Popp
Sixteenth
Percy Smith
Seventeenth
Kiddy Streets
Geyser
Thames Streets
Thomes
Britain and Germany Naval Race Seen as High Water Mark
Sir Edwin Grey in Asquith's absence defends British naval estimates showing 30 dreadnoughts for Britain versus 21 for Germany in 1914. Reginald McKenna argues the size of Britain's fleet is tied to Germany and warns disarmament fails to reduce tensions. Grey stresses cordial relations with Germany and warns armament growth could undermine civilization, possibly leading to revolution rather than single-nation demotion of the arms race.
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London
Mar
Edwin Grey
House of Commons
Asquith
Reginald McKenna
Admiralty
Great Britain
Germany
Grey
McKenna
Thirty Men Buried After Wall Collapse in Nashville
Nashville reporting that the collapsed walls of a building burned ten days ago buried thirty men. Twelve bodies have been recovered, seventeen injured, and one body is believed trapped in the debris.
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Nashville
Tenn
Trial of Mrs. Melcher Ends Sanity Testimony
In Albany on March 15 testimony concluded in the Edith Melcher poisoning case with three state experts declaring her sane. The trial may go to the jury tomorrow night after the concluding expert opinions.
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Albany
Edith Melcher
American Army to Try Out New Field Regulations in Texas
Major General W H Carter announces maneuver division troops in San Antonio will test new field regulations. He says maneuvers aim at border proximity, with possible adoption of fleet rules and expansion of divisions if needed. He notes no extra troops are required and mobilization to field is planned, with European officers present and foreign attaches awaiting arrival.
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Texas
Carter
San Antonio
Tex
W. H. Carter
United States
Tromson
War Department
Duncan
Department of Texas
von Herewerth
Wiehington
William Wievenabl
Wade
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TAE
Kendamerie
Tatal
Sre
Porecast
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Priday
WIFH
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