Indictments Against Thirty At Pittsburg
Pittsburg March 26 Indictments target thirty men including city council members and a bank directoral ring accused of bribery to secure city funds. Grand jury presentments name Farmers Deposit Bank Second National Bank of Pittsburgh German National Bank of Pittsburgh German National Bank of Allegheny Columbia National Bank of Pittsburgh and Workingmen's Savings Trust Co of Allegheny. Transfers of 45000 to Charles Stewart in a New York hotel and 25000 to Max G Leshie plus 17600 to William Brand are cited along with smaller sums.
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Pittsburg
Banke Whith
Potter Morris
Farmers’ Deposit Banky
Second National Bank of
Pitts
Wyoming Wool Growers to Work With Federal Officials
Wyoming wool growers, the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry, and the state board of sheep commissioners agreed to cooperate in eradicating leg and lip disease in sheep this year. Delegations from 14 counties met with Dr A D Melvin and other officials to adopt a unified campaign, though debates over dipping versus other remedies persisted.
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Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
A. At Melvin
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
A D. Melvin
BR. A. Ramacy
Assianant
Bureau
Stafe Board of Sheep Commissioners
William Daley
W. D. McKeown
F. M. Wilson
F. H. King
Albany
W. AL. Simpson
Big Horn
FP. H. Hadsell
Carbon
John Carmody
Fremont
Johnson
M. Milligan
Laramie
Charles Anda
Natrona
W. B. Sleeper Park
Frank Horton
Sheridan
Chris Juel
Sweetwater
James Kinney
Uinta
Weston
Federal Bureau
Wyoming
South Omaha
Omaha
Death of Menelik Triggers Ethiopian Civil War Threats
Rome reports warned that Menelik's death could spark civil war in Abyssinia between factions loyal to Empress Taitu and Prince Yaesau Linste. Troop mobilizations were seen as possible as rumors of poisoning circulate, with potential for struggle over succession and imperial power.
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Rome
Abssinia
Taltu
Jeasau Linste
Menelik
Gonaeldus
Mor
Demands For Wages Rise On Colorado & Southern
Denver March 25 The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen demands a three cent per hour raise and rule changes affecting over 26 000 workers on the Colorado and Southern and similar claims to follow on Union Pacific and other lines within thirty days. Details outline differential rates for foremen, helpers, engine pilots and switch tenders across Denver yards and Chicago routes.
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Brotherhood of Railway
Colorado
Southern
Denver
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Union Pacific
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Denver and
Rio Grande
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Rock Island
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Switchmen’s Union of America
A. D. Palmer
Colorado and Southern
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
L. F. Shay
Sheepmen Voice Cautious Optimism After Association Meeting
Pointed talk urged federal and state action to prevent graft. The association kept its detective bureau to protect members' property. Sheepmen interviewed expressed strong optimism about future prospects despite unclear outcomes of the meeting.
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The
Association
American Schooners Seized in Nicaragua Claim by Government
In Bluchialda Nicaragua on March 25 the American owned schooners Lark and Batuerso were moved under the constitutional government and taken to Greytown, then turned over to President Madriz’s group as transports. A gun boat Padueceh was sent to Greytown to secure their return but departed without the vessels after protests from the owners.
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Bluchialda
Nicaragua
Lark
Greytown
Roupa
Madriz
Padueceh
Hapor
Foreign Flag Seen as Squadron Guides Overhead
A report notes that sailors observed a foreign ensign while a unit operated nearby and the Gase has been referred to Washing ton.
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Washington
Sugar Trust Ties to Government Claim Debated
Representative Martin of Colorado told the House that a former head of the sugar trust is now head of the department of justice. He argued the sugar trust is the chief beneficiary of free trade between the United States and the Philippines and urged limits on corporate land ownership.
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Washington
Trust
Department of Justce
Martin
Colorado
Philippines
Suger Trust
Pew
Quiet Day In Ballinger- Pinchot Investigation
Fragmentary text notes a Ballinger Pinchot investigation and mentions coal and unrelated names. No clear event date or outcome is readable to form a complete summary.
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Ballinger- Pinchot
Tragic Wabash Fire Claims Fourteen Lives in Chicago
A blaze in the Fish Furniture building on Wabash Avenue killed fourteen and left two missing as of March 25. Among the dead were Miss Hibel Finkelstein, a stenographer, and Rose Burke, age seventeen, engaged to Alexander Bush. The fire started from a lighter used near benzine on the fourth floor, and several victims leaped from windows to escape. Firefighters faced a delay reaching the upper floors, and a flash of flame blocked progress as rescuers tried to reach trapped workers.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Fish Furniture Company
Rose Burke
Alexander Bush
Easter
Bush
Harry M. Mitchell
Hibel Finkelstein
Miss Finkelstein
William Kinsley
Etna Erupts Ably Threatens Two Sicilian Villages
Catania reports Mount Etna in eruption with lava flows and explosions near Belpasso and Nicolosi. Villages narrowly escaped destruction as lava veered toward the highway. Rome pledges aid as authorities deploy troops to maintain order and save property. Over 60,000 visitors, many Americans, gathered for Holy Week.
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Catania
Sicily
Etna
Belpasso
Nicclosi
Cardinal Nava
St. Agatha
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Mt.Huna
Sonnino
Arkansas Mob Hangs A Black Person In Pine Bluff
A mob of about ten men seized a Black man in Pine Bluff Arkansas after an alleged dispute involving a judge and a young white woman. The mob overpowered officers, took the man from custody, and the man died in a related incident. The mob dispersed afterward.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Sympathetic Strike Winding Up With Return to Work
Philadelphia March 25. In expectation the Central Labor Union will call off the sympathetic strike Sunday. Union workers in most affected trades planned to return to work on Monday as the strike adds 15,900 new members.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Morgan-Guggenholm syndicate head testifies at Ballinger-Pinchot hearing
Stephen Birch, Morgan-Guggenholm Alaskan syndicate managing director, testifies before the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating board. He appeals for transportal access, denies grafting patents to Cunningham claimants, and notes the syndicate invested $15,000,000 without dividends.
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Stephen Birch
Morgan-Guggenholm
Ballinger-Pinchot
Brandis
Pinchot
Ballinger 4A & Witness
Wnhder
Birch
Cunningham
Syne
Dicate
Damages Awarded Over Two Acres Condemned by D L N
In Greeley Colorado on March 24 jurors awarded J G Peery 4600 damages for land condemned under the Denver Laramie and Northwestern line after a five hour deliberation. The case involved salt brine damages to two acres of his farm and the railroad’s operation.
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L & N. W. Greeley
Colo
J. G. Peery
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern
Wrights Decline San Jose Flight Offer for Birmingham Tests
Wilbur and Orville Wright refuse a $16,000 San Jose exhibition, offering to provide aircraft and aviators but will not travel. They plan to proceed to Birmingham to test grounds and await readiness before returning to Dayton. The party includes Roy Knabenshue J W Dayte and W R Brookside.
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Dayton
Ohio
Messia
Wilbur
Orville Wright
San Jose
Cal
Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Als
Wilbur Wright
Mr. Wright
Birminghanm
Iicinity
Lena
Mesara
Roy Koabenshue
J. W.dayte
W. R. Brookside
Wraith Brothers
Daveton
Now Knabenshue
Blan Jone
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Canada
Tart
Karl Grey
New York Herald
Wagengrase
Sugar Trust
Sadie
Arkansas
Wrights
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