Panama Canal toll repeal passes House in dramatic vote
In a historic session the House approved repealing toll exemptions for American ships on the Panama Canal. The 247 to 111 vote reflected President Wilson's push amid party rifts as Speaker Clark and Underwood led the opposition, with a Senate battle ahead and dramatic floor scenes noted by observers.
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Hardwick
Georgia
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Toledo Free Fare Sparks Citywide Debate and Plans
Thousands ride free in Toledo as three cent fare ordinance remains contested after Federal Judge Killits denied an injunction. City Solicitor Thurstin argues the law is in force, while Henry Doherty of the company says the ordinance is not in effect until a court rules. Doherty proposes a long term three cent fare with a simple franchise to depoliticize the street railway and test the system.
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Torreón Falls as Villa Forces Surrender Federal Army
Reports from Torreón claim the Federals near the last Huerta stronghold capitulated to Villa after heavy siege and illness decimated troops. Carranza wavered on confirming the capture amid conflicting dispatches and rising excitement in Juarez and El Paso.
Mexico Buys Creusot Guns Amid War Expert Alarm
Sixty batteries of Creusot quick firing field artillery are said to be purchased by the Huerta government in France. Reports indicate 240 Creusot guns and 10 000 600 rounds of ammunition, with an alleged 105 million dollars involved. John Wesley DeKay arranged the deal, with guns set to depart for Mexico within a week.
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Poisonous gases used by strikers raise alarm in Russian factories
Duma members call for a commission to probe a mysterious illness among tobacco and rubber workers in St Petersburg. Over seventy cases in one tobacco plant and thirty in a rubber plant prompt mass evacuations as police suspect a plot to spark strikes using a chemist to produce toxic fumes.
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Three men testify Roberts hired haulers in election fraud case
In Terre Haute on March 31 three witnesses John Lindsey Hubert Kintz and Edwin Wise testified for the State in the trial of Mayor Donn M Roberts charged with election frauds saying they were hired by Roberts to haul repeaters during the October registration and were paid for the work.
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Terre Haute
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Edwin Wise
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German Aviator Sets 26,564 Foot Altitude Record
Special Cable reports from Johannistahl Germany that aviator Linnekogel achieved a new height of 26,564 feet surpassing Legagneux who reached 20,295 feet last December at St Raphael. Earlier Linnekogel had flown with one passenger to 18,000 feet.
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Pet dog Pete Crafts to live on $1200 yearly trust
Boston court approves will of John Chancellor Crafts granting a fund of 1200 dollars per year for the upkeep of Pete the dog. Relatives contest the will alleging undue influence while witnesses recount Pete presiding over birthday parties in his honor.
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John Chancellor Crafts
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Mail Clerk Arrested for $20000 Mail Theft in Harrisburg
William R. Baumed a 30 year old Harrisburg post office mail clerk was arrested charged with stealing $20000 from the mails. Two packages each containing $10000 were taken from July 5 1912 while money moved from St Paul to a New York bank.
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Rockefeller Institute Endowment Boost and Hog Cholera funds
John D. Rockefeller announced a $1,000,000 addition to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research endowment. James J. Hill pledged $50,000 for hog cholera investigation to support institute research efforts.
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New York
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
John D. Rockefeller
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James J.hill
James J. Hills
Italian aviator Griffa killed in aerial stunt attempt
Turin reports Lieutenant Griffa, an Italian army aviator, died today during an aerial esomer assault attempt with an airplane. The incident occurred in Turin on March 31.
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Ohio coal mines close as layoff hits 60000 workers
Cleveland report shows most Ohio mines halted for an indefinite period after a state law shifting to run-of-the-mine pay. Operators delay renewals, fearing competition with Indiana and Pennsylvania miners and awaiting possible constitutional ruling or repeal.
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Bennett Relapse Darkens Herald Founder’s Health
A Cairo dispatch to Central News reports James Gordon Bennett proprietor of The New York Herald has worsened after initial improvement. Physicians attended him through the night in London on March 31 as his condition deteriorates.
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Farmer in McCarrick mystery linked to boy’s death
Philadelphia report says Warren McCarrick seven died after being kicked by a horse attached to a farmer’s wagon near his home. A letter to Detective Captain Cameron claims the horse jolted the hoop, the boy was kicked in the head, and the farmer buried the body on his farm. Cameron offered no prosecution if the story proves true.
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Warren McCarrick
Robert Cameron
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Old-Time Revivalists Decline as Church Abolishes Commission
The New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted to abolish the evangelistic commission. The move follows debate on evangelism and pastors conducting their own evangelistic work.
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Stop Villa currency to curb counterfeits in Agua Prieta
Reports from Agua Prieta Sonora indicate orders from Secretary of the Treasury Carranza Cabinet halt further circulation of the Villa currency. Officials were instructed to send the measures to insurgent offices in Sonora amid records of counterfeit Villa notes totaling about 1 000 000 pesos.
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