Watery graves for 25 as two ships collide off Eastbourne
Twenty five passengers are reported drowned when the Peninsular and Oriental liner Oceania sank after colliding with the German bark Pisagua off Eastbourne. The wreck carried 5 million in specie and sank five hours after the collision as passengers, mostly women, were evacuated amid chaos and at least one lifeboat capsized. The Pisagua reached port damaged.
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London
East Bourne
Oceana
Tuga
Bombay
Pisagua
Lascar
Eastbourne
Wife, Four Children and Pants Stolen in Chicago
March 16 police seek Tigh Jay a tramp accused of stealing Charles W Waterhouse over coat and trousers. Waterhouse a Jefferson avenue teamster says Jay lived in his house as a sort of pet after Mrs Waterhouse fed him and sheltered him. his wife and daughter Gertrude were missing after a cold spell, and Waterhouse later found his other three children gone with his coat and pants missing.
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Chicago
Tigh
Jay
Charles W. Waterhouse
Mr. Waterhouse
Ditto
Waterhouse
Jefferson Avenue
Cruiser Cincinnati No Longer Needed in China Station
Nanking March 16 United States minister Calhoun reports to Rear Admiral Murdock commander of the Asiatic Fleet that the situation has improved enough to discontinue keeping the cruiser Cincinnati at Tien Tain.
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Nanking
China
United States
Calhoun
Peking
Murdock
Cincinnati
Tien Tain
Riots Erupt in Scotland Over Coal Strike
The first disorder of Britain's coal strike occurred in Lanarkshire Scotland with a policeman seriously wounded in clashes between officers and striking miners. Authorities report raids on homes of nonunion miners and warn of further outbreaks as shortages affect railway and industry nationwide.
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London
Lanarkshire
Scotland
Great Britain
Milk wagon theft tied to Lincoln prison murders
Lincoln Nebraska March 16 officers tracking three convicts in the murder of the warden deputy and cell keeper learned the killers stole a milk wagon and team from a farmer near College View. They forced a mother and her son to hide them and later used the wagon to reach the police chief Hunger and the railroad tracks.
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Lincoln
Neb
College View
Hunger
Sodno
Cruisers Ordered to Philippines by Navy in Pacific Move
Washington March 16 The Navy department ordered three armored cruisers to proceed at once to the Philippines for an indefinite stay The ships are the flagship California South Dakota and Colorado now at Honolulu They will be attached to the Atlantic fleet and leave the American coast with a powerful foreign fleet second only to Japan in that region
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Pacific
Philippines
Department
United States
Japan
Califernis
South Dakota
Colorado
Honolulu
Editor Hastie Called to Mother's Funeral
Mr. Alex Stastle editor of the Leader left Cheyenne for Carlide lowe upon receipt of news of his mother’s death. The news came as a sad spring. Further information about the kind lady and mother of one of the boatmen will appear in the Leader Tuesday.
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Alex Stastle
Leader
Cheyenne
Carlide
Lowe
Hastie
Roosevelt fights to seat delegates at Chicago convention
Roosevelt forces announce they will contest southern Taft delegates before the National Committee in June, aiming to overturn Taft dominance. Senator Dixon says Roosevelt could win forty four delegates while Taft would gain fourteen, with eighty four Taft delegates from the South in the contested column. McKinley counters with his own strength tally.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
National Committee
Roosevelt
Dixon
McKinley
Georgia
Virginia
Missouri
Oklahoma
Alabama
District Columbia
Florida
Georgie
Carolina
Tennessee
Eleliteem
Bomb Mail Attack Injures Fire Chief. Judge Unharmed
A letter bomb exploded in Judge Otto Rosalsky of the General Sosviona court in his New York apartment. Fire Chief Owen Bean of the bureau of combustibles was seriously injured and his hands and face were damaged. The judge remained unharmed while handling the Folly-Brandt case sentenced to thirty years. The bomb arrived by mail in a typed address.
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New York
Otto Rosalsky
General Sosviona
Owen Bean
Bureau of Combustibles
Fire Department
Win Deht
Judes Rosalaiy
Folly-Brandt
General Villa Captured and Executed, Report From El Paso
A report from El Paso on March 16 states Gen. Villa has been captured near Gomez Palacio and ordered shot by Gen. Obregon. Both men are former allies of Madero and enemies of the revolution. Foreign forces are withdrawing from La Guas region as Villa reportedly offered to join the liberal movement. Obregon replied with a counter order.
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Villa Captord
Must TI Shor
Paso
Texas
Ville
New
Gomez Palacia
Ehot
Orexco
la Gous
Villem
Joly
Liberal
Orouvo
New Mexico Legislature Convenes In Santa Fe
The New Mexico Legislature opens in Santa Fe with W. H. Christman of San Juan County introducing the first bill seeking a 25000 dollar appropriation to rebuild bridges washed away last fall. Speaker Bata announces committee chairs across finance judiciary railroads state affairs education public institutions irrigation indebtedness and other panels.
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Santa Fe
N. M
House of Representatives
W. H. Christman
San Juan County
Bata
James W. Chaves
W. WW
H. Llewellyn
Tranquillino Labadie
I. Witton
Blas Sanchez
W. I. Blanchard
Miguel Baca
Charles Downs
Zacarta Y Padilla
M. Cordova
Minon
Jay Young
Manzanares
Marcos
de Groodell
T. A. Gurwles
Allens Still at Large Pursued in Virginia
In Hilleville Virginia March 14 detectives report progress in the effort to capture the Allen couple who fled to the mountains after a deadly attack on Carroll County court officials on Thursday. Juror Augusta Fowler added to the death roll today while reports of Bidna Allen's capture and his wife’s death proved false. The Allan home was found deserted and the search continues with authorities promising a determined pursuit if the fugitives are located.
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Hilleville
Augusta Fowler
Allens
Carroll County
Bidna Allen
Allan
Snowbound Trains Move Onward From Western Kansas
Snowbound trains from the west, stranded for several days, are moving tonight according to reports from railroad officials in headquarters at Kataus City Mo. The latest dispatches indicate improved service as lines clear after heavy winter disruptions.
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Kataus City
Kansas
Tuberculosis Exhibit Opens in Burlington Building
The tuberculosis exhibit in the Burlington building opened last night with W A Wyman and Governor Carey presiding. Dr Merica spoke on educational aspects of the campaign against tuberculosis as the exhibit lists charts and statistics on the white plague. Public talks continue daily with speakers from Denver Colorado Springs and city physicians among those named. the display runs 10 am to 10 pm all week.
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Carey
Depot Annex
Burlington
W. A. Wyman
State Board of Health
O. Merica
University of Wyoming
Merica
John E. White
Colorado Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Father O' Ryan
Denver
J. A. Rutledge
Modren Woodmen Sanitarium
Colorado Springs
Conway
Davis
Henneberry
Great Naval Pageant at Last Sad Rites
Havana marks the Maine funeral as sixty five sailors are laid to rest. The battleship Maine sinks off the Gulf of Mexico under Cuban and U S navy tribute while a national procession honors the dead in Havana and Washington.
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Havana
Cuba
Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Washington
United States Navy
United States
Cabanas
State Leader contest offers two Victor Victrolas to top subscribers
The Slate Leader announces a new promotion awarding two Victor Victrolas to the two top subscribers in a March drive. Rewards include a $150 Victrola to the leading subscriber and other triple and double vote incentives aimed at increasing memberships.
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Nunrbera
Victor Victroiag
Jadlet
Victor Victrola
Unsures Reading Leads to Sketchy Notation in Ledger
Fragmentary OCR entry shows numeric figures and scattered letters. no clear event or names emerge. Researchers cannot determine date place or subject from the unreadable bits alone.
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Agnes Scott
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