Slayer of Husband To Die In April Electrocution
Mrs. Cynthia Buffum was found guilty of first degree murder for poisoning her husband Willis Buffum on the Buf fum farm near Little Valley New York. The jury deliberated five hours and twenty minutes before the verdict and death sentence was set for the week of April 5 at Auburn in the electric chair.
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Little Valley
N. Y
Cynthia Buffum
Willis Buffum
Here
Brown
Buffum
Justice Brown
Laura Buffum
Mrs. Buffum
Auburn
Lunch guests at White House include Taft and Root
Washington March 2 The president and Mrs Wilson hosted former President Taft Senator Root of New York and Miss Mabel Boardman director of the American Red Cross at luncheon. It marked the second such luncheon since last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Taft
Root
New York
Mabel Boardman
American Red Cross
Deported Labor Leaders Welcomed in London Rally
A labor party demonstration welcomed leaders deported from South Africa for their strike ties. The event charged a $1.25 admission, and the theatre was filled beyond capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labor Party
South Africa
Sylvia Pankhurst Evades Police After London Meeting
London march events end with arrests of Dr. Ethel Smith and several suffragists after a meeting addressed by Sylvia Pankhurst who stood in a window of a house to avoid capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia
London
Mar
Ethel Smith
Sylvia Pankhurst
Chicago Considers Ban on Smoking in Streetcars
Chicago Council may approve a health commission proposal to abolish smoking on streetcars. The ordinance carries a penalty from two to ten dollars if adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mar
Health Commission
Congressmen Try Mining Hands at Calumet and Hecla Shaft
Four tired congressmen joined miners at Calumet and Hecla shaft No 4 descending 1800 feet to observe underground work and conditions. Led by Captain Knox the party saw tram cars drills and one man mills while miners described improvements since the strike and the need for union backing. The group paused for meals then returned to surface before resuming hearings in Houghton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet, Mich
Mar
Calumet
Hecla
John Knox
Calumet and Hecla Company
No. 15
Hubert Laux
Union
Tom James
Houghton County
Laux
Knox
Taylor
Howell
Captain Knox
Casey
Utah
Pennsylvania
Houghton
Miss Fern Hobbs Drives Cove Toward Dry Status
Salem Oregon March 2 Miss Fern Hobbs private secretary to Governor Oswald West won another victory for prohibition forces as Union county judges set March 4 to declare Cove dry after a local option vote. Hobbs had earlier helped close saloons at Copperfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Fern Hobbs
Oswald West
Oregon
Henry
Union County
Cove
West
Minneapolis Invites President for Norway Centennial
Minneapolis city council invites President Wilson to attend the Norway independence centennial celebration May 16 to 18. Alderman Hill calls the event one of the northwest's most important, and a copy of the resolution was sent to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Wilson
Norway
Alderman Hill
Northwest
Haseen
Gray to Head Western Maryland Railway in Baltimore
Carl R. Gray, president of the Great Northern, will become president and chairman of the Western Maryland Railway with headquarters in Baltimore. The line, a southern coal carrier, last year operated 543 miles from Baltimore to Connellsville and connects with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie at Connellsville. Gray’s appointment awaits Great Northern approval of his resignation and follows a long directors’ meeting amid prior leadership changes and restructuring at Western Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carl R. Gray
Great Northern Railroad
Western Maryland Railway Company
Baltimore
Southern Coal Road
Connellsville
John D. Rockefeller
B. F. Bush
Missouri Pacific
Gould Roads
Alexander Robertson
Mr. Burt
J. M. Fitzgerald
Robertson
Maryland
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
New York Central
Western Maryland
Gray
Great Northern Railway Company
Fitzgerald
Railroads Have Great Year in Minnesota 1915 Earnings
Minnesota railroads posted the greatest gross earnings of 1915 according to state tax returns. The 1913 gross earnings reached $114,674,262 with a tax near $6,000,000, while 1912 earnings stood at $105,961,358.15 and tax $4,338,454.32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Mar
Minnesota
State Tax Commission
Iverson
City Faces Near Million in Snow Cleanup Costs
New York reports the recent heavy snowfall has already cost the city nearly 1 million dollars. Officials estimate total removal costs could reach about 2.5 million under current contracts. Street cleaning commissioner John T. Featherston told the board the department is praying for rain, prompting a wry mayoral quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
John T. Featherston
Board of Estimates
England and U S probe deaths in Mexico case
Washington officials discuss the Benton and Vergara cases as a joint inquiry begins in Chihuahua. British and American representatives seek medical evidence and potential reparations while Villa factions face scrutiny over Benton's death and self defense claims.
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Garrett
Huerta
Mexico City
Vergara
Washington
Wiliam S. Benton
Juarez
Benton
Chihuahua
England
United States
Mexico
Villa
Carranza
Great Britain
Toe Dancer Sought After Capitol Entrance Incident
Washington March 2. Deputies under Col. Charles C. Haigging hunt hotels and boarding houses for Miss Minnie Burke of New York who in a gray tutu danced down the capitol steps. They also seek five men who rode to the capitol in a taxicab and a film man hired to record the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Mar
Charles C. Higging
Senate
Minnie Burke
New York
Capitol
Pennsylvania Fears Floods From Snow and Ice
The state water supply commission reports in its flood warning service that Pennsylvania snow depths range from 2 to 48 inches with many streams covered by 6 to 12 inches of ice. The warning states conditions present potential flood risks that may cause serious, tremendous losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Water Supply Commission
State
Pennsylvania
Duel leaves Baron Le Vavasseur wounded in Paris suburb
In Neuilly a sword duel between Baron Robert Le Vavasseur and Count d Heursel left Le Vavasseur wounded as an artery in his right arm was severed. The fight followed a dispute over the recent Jockey Club card scandal with Le Vavasseur accused of cheating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Baron Robert le Vavasseur
Count d'Heursel
Neuilly
Baron le Vavasseur
Jockey Club
Guite
Columbia man swallows 97 nickels in wager at St Louis
Louis Campant of Columbia swallowed 97 nickels to win a $5 bet and faces removal by a physician. His competitor John Galvini swallowed seven nickels and lost. The event occurred in St Louis on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mar
Busiest Day at New York Income Tax Office
Crowds line up at the third floor of the United States custom house as New Yorkers rush to file their income tax reports. The extension deadline expires at 6 pm today and every available internal revenue employee in the Second District is on duty to process filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mar
Manhattan Island
Income Tax Bureau
United States Custom House
Charles W. Anderson
Internal Revenue
Growth of State in Montana as Ranches Are Broken Up
Montana growth shows large ranches subdividing into many 160 acre tracts to speed settlement. The Montana field service reports more investigations, though total business is steady. illegal inclosures decline and pending homestead entries will be acted on promptly when field work resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Ira Lantz
Fourth Field Division
Lantz
Big Timber Sees Turnover In Sheep Movements And Plant Reopen
Big Timber notes a heavy shipment of sheep and lambs ending the winter wool movement. Losses are nil as cattle and sheep are in good shape. predatory animals caused all damage. A plan to separate the local plant from the Billings operation gains momentum amid disputes over mismanagement and losses. The plant’s reopening is seen as likely as stock will eat the ground alfalfa mixed with molasses, reducing losses compared with stall feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billinga
Billings
Carnpon
Wikings
Polson Hardware Store Destroyed in Large Fire
Fire wrecked Nate Hart Hardware in Polson, one of the town’s largest structures, with damage running to several thousand dollars. An adjacent residence burned, and occupants escaped with only the clothes on their backs. No belongings saved.
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Polson
Nate Hart
Barred Montana Banks From Federal Reserve System
Montana banks of deposit and discount cannot buy stock or join the Federal Reserve System under state law prohibiting ownership in any other corporation. Attorney General's opinion issued at the request of Secretary McAdoo outlines the restriction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Federal Reserve System
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Elk shipments halt as Montana traps halt near Yellowstone
Weather keeps elk inside Yellow stone National Park offering no outside drive for shipments. Warden J l De Hart fears no stocking of Montana elk ranges as trappers wait for orders. Montana clubs like Butte Rod and Gun Lewistown Cascade Craig lead with multi carloads while other towns shipments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Yellowstone National Park
J. l. de Hart
Montana
Wonderland
Yellowstone Park
Gardiner
de Hart
Butte Rod and Gun Club
Lewistown
Cascade
Craig
Flolena
Anaconda
Hobson
Great Falls
Bonita
Goulder
Montana Hogs Set Record at South St. Paul Market
Montana hogs brought top price of $8.60 at South St. Paul, led by Yorkshires shipped from Ryegate. Ay Webster of Frederick, SD sold a drive of hogs, with $8.60 surpassing the day’s $8.55 highs and the year’s best, the highest since 1914. Montana cattle and sheep trades already influential, shipping hogs long distances growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South St. Paul
Montana
Ilever
Gipson Held on Receiving Stolen Goods Charge
In Terry Judge JTewett bound Mrs. Minnie Gipson over to district court on $1500 bond for allegedly receiving stolen property. The case ties to a drug store robbery two years prior, with Gipson's son finding twenty one watches in her possession. Gipson said she did not know the items were stolen and would have returned them if ownership were known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Jtewett
Terry
Minnie Gipson
City Moves to Abolish Resort District and Regulate Saloon Hours
The city council will draft an ordinance to abolish the resort district and set saloon hours. The city attorney is to prepare the measure for council approval, and a majority of residents support the reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Reso
Terry
Misses City Has Horse Sale
Miles City reports the first sale of the season at the local horse yards with over fifteen hundred grain fed horses offered. Eastern buyers occupied hotels as demand surpassed last year’s level according to witnesses.
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Misses City
Miles City
Recover Bodies of Miners in Butte Cave-in
After several days of digging 150 miners recovered the bodies of John Hart and John J. Sullivan who were trapped in a cave-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
John Hart
John J. Sullivan
Bogus Check Shower to Jail in Miles City
C C Bailey received a ninety day jail sentence here on charge of having passed a shoe check on a hotel man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
C. C. Bailey
Helena Mine Boomers Optimistic Supporter Sees Strong Mining Move
Judge Joseph Davis is among the most ardent backers of revived district mining near Helena. He expects the move to organize a permanent committee will yield success beyond even the most optimistic supporters' visions. He outlines steps for forming the committee and progressing afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Joseph Davis
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