Taft's condition improves slightly as doctors warn end may come
Washington March 2 William Howard Taft former president and chief justice continued his struggle for life in his Wyoming Avenue home. Doctors Claytor and Hagner say recovery is unlikely though Taft showed moments of movement and recognition of family and doctors. They warn the end could come in a flash within hours to days as arteriosclerosis and circulatory failure persist.
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New York World News Service
Washington
William Howard Taft
United States
Taft
Wyoming Avenue
Mr. Taft
Moorning
Claytor
Hagner
Statesman-Jurist
Tatt
Dominican President Horacio Vasquez Resigns in Cuba Exile
The Dominican Congress unanimously accepted the resignations of President Horacio Vasquez and Vice President Alfonseca. Rafael Estrella Urena named Provisional President. Vasquez to Porto Rico to stay until after May elections due to poor health.
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Santo Domingo
DomiNican Congress
Horacio Vasquez
Alfonseca
Rafael Estrellaurena
Senor Vasquez
Porto Hico
Woman Makes New Flight From Los Angeles to Mexico City
Mrs Florence Lowe Barnes, American aviatrix, completes the first two woman piloted flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City. She travels in easy stages and is accompanied by a mechanic as she sights in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Florence Lowe Barnes
Los Angeles
Cal
Fire blazed in Dennison Hotel room found by staff
An apparent arson attempt at the Dennison Hotel was discovered when a guest room rented under the name D L Bow led to a bonfire. Firemen, hotel staff, and Marshal Franks stopped the blaze with $100 loss as detectives linked the suspect Larry Dugan of Cincinnati to the incident.
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Dennison Hotel
Larry Dugan
Cincinnati
Edward Franks
D. L. Bow
Richard Cartison
George Ace
Frank Heald
Mr. Bow
Uricho
Holland
Marshal Franks
Wiliam D. Long
The
Alex. Genter and
Flaugher
Bow
Long
Larry
One-Word Denver Wedding Shocks City
In Denver a one word ceremony was held at the Liberal Church with Bishop Frank H. Rice pronouncing the word married for Maria Rita Salazar, 15, and Anacleto Ines. A miniature fiesta followed the shortest service, and lawyers agreed the ceremony was legal under Colorado law.
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Denver
Col
Frank H. Rice
Maria Rita Salazar
Anacleto Ines
Colorado
Feud Between Kentucky Brothers Leads to Shootings
The Wilson and Gilbert brothers from 533 Baum Street collided in a feud that turned deadly when Chester Gilbert, 23, and Arthur Gilbert, 28, shot Robert Wilson, 28, and Willie Wilson, 18, as Caroline Wilson watched. The wounded men were hospitalized, one believed near death, and police sought the Gilbert brothers while the families had recently moved to Cincinnati from Kentucky.
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Wilson Brothers
General Hospital
Gilbert Brothers
Wilsons
Chester
Arthur
Baum Street
Robert
Willie
Caroline
Gilberts
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Prince of Wales Returns to Nairobi for Malaria Treatment
Malaria fever ends hunting trip as the Prince of Wales suffers a subterranean malaria attack and returns to Nairobi. London doctors report the Nairobi Medical Service is handling the case and expect recovery within days. Plans remain unsettled but the prince may return home after a fortnight in Africa.
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Wales
Natrobi
Kenya
Africa
Prince of Wales
Nairobi
London
Van Lear Black Flies Onward From Jask To Delhi
Karachi dispatch reports Van Lear Black arriving this afternoon from Jask Persia while en route to the Orient by air. He plans a takeoff for Delhi the next day.
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Karachi
India
van Lear Black
Orient
Jask
Persia
Delhi
Deneen McCormick Lead Illinois Senate Primary Clash
In Illinois Senator Deneen campaigns against Ruth Hanna McCormick for the seat as primary interest intensifies. The national race focuses on 33 Senate contests and 435 House re elections with Secretary Davis watching Pennsylvania and Florida developments. Hoover support remains with Davis as the one year term nears its end.
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Washington
America
Davis
Hoover
Pennsylvania
Deneen
Ilinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
House
Senate
Joseph R. Grundy
Florida
Mr. Davis
Auto Death Toll Rises in Hamilton County
The death of Clifford Clark a 35 year old railroad clerk in Sharonville brings Hamilton County auto deaths this year to 25. Clark died after a collision near Dr Ferris Beckley’s office while riding on a running board. Additional injuries include Oscar Rountree’s serious crash injuries at Riverside drive and Mt Hope road. Police charged driver Walter Washington with reckless driving.
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Clifford Clark
Sharonville
Hamilton County
Clark
Ferris E. Beckley
Reading Road
Frederick Co. Swing
Harry Simmons
Frank Truax
Regent Avenue
Norwood
Sedamsville
Riverside Drive
Mt. Hope Road
St. Mary’s Hospital
Walter Washington
West Ninth Street
Jean Warren
Merkers Road
Detroit
Mic
Imperial Valley Quakes Persist With Damages Near $100000
Shocks continued through Brawley and nearby Imperial Valley towns with about $100000 in damage estimates. One resident, Mrs. E. Dunham, was seriously injured by falling debris but is expected to recover. Hotels closed as a precaution, while most structures avoided major collapse and authorities reported no imminent danger unless aftershocks recur.
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Brawley
Cal
Imperial Valley
E. (. Dunham
Est‘moreland
Calipatria
Holtville
Centro
Imperial
Wiley
Big Bill Thompson Quits Speaking Role In Chicago Drama
Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson, once a dominant figure, has withdrawn from public speaking as business leaders and citizens maneuver to address the city’s finances and crime. The mayor limits interviews, delegating to Corporation Counsel Samuel A. Ettelson while council actions and reformers push fiscal restraint amid a $74 million employee salary fund.
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Big Bill
Thompson
Wilts
Chicago
Associated Press
Big Bill the Builder
Baz Eldom
William Hale Thompson
Mississippi Valley
Samuel A. Ettelson
England
Maysty
King George
George Washington
George Wington
America First Foundation
Bill
America
United States Senate
New South
Nebraska
Montana
Wiliam Jale Thompson
Silas H. Strawn
Strawn
Prohibition Not a Cure for Spiritual Ills Says Dr Clarence True
Philadelphia March 2 Dr Clarence True Wilson executive secretary of the Methodist Temperance Prohibition and a Publication argues that prohibition fails to cure the spiritual ills of a people. He says prohibition regulates public liquor sales but cannot stop private drinking and calls for education and moral upbringing to promote temperance.
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Clarence True
Wilson
Philadelphia
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Tempeance
Trade Groups Threaten To Attack Act for Agricultural Marketing
A Cincinnati based coalition of agricultural trade groups vows to oppose the marketing act by informing the public of government encroachment on business. They warn of government loans to groups and the risk of misused funds while arguing the act mirrors socialist aims and risks taxpayer accountability.
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Act For Agricultural
Cincinnati
Beginnin
Saace
Peter
Paul
Roosevelts Octopus Role Sparks Home Rule Debate
In a coast to coast radio address Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt argues for a clear national state power line and warns against further federal intrusion into home rule. He distinguishes legal sovereignty from underlying principles allowing citizens to live freely as long as they do not injure others.
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New York World News Service
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1200 Leaders Call for Armament Reduction at London
The Foreign Policy Association cabled 1200 signers including eight governors and 206 college heads urging reduction, not just limits, on armaments. They cite Hoover and Paris pact aims, backing joint conferences to settle disputes peacefully. The signers pledged support for deeper cuts and proposals embodying reduction and conference principles.
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New York
Foreign Policy Association
London
Paris
Hoover
Miami Sheriff Orders Arrest After Nugent Freed
Raymond Nugent known as Crane Neck was arrested in Miami, released on habeas corpus, and Ohio, Cincinnati, and Hamilton County authorities seek his return on two murder charges. Prosecutors plan extradition after Gov Carlton authority is secured. Blanton of Dade County set bond at 10000 dollars for Nugent's release.
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Raymond “Crane Neck
Nugent
Miami
Fla
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Harry Sollick
West Second Street
Toledo
American Express Company
Nelson Schwab
Fred Sperber
Columbus
Sperber
Albert Schwab
Emmett D. Kirgan
Tallahassee
Doyle A. Carlton
France approves Tardieu second Cabinet in Paris
Premier Tardieu's second Cabinet is officially formed and approved by President Doumergue. The group is broadly representative, with Radical-Socialists Dumesnil and Fal cot among ministers. The delegation to the London naval conference will include Briand, Pietri, and de Kerguezec.
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Paris
Tardieu
Doumergue
Chamber of Deputies
London
Theommunists
Radical-Socialist Party
Camille Chautemps
Edouard Herriot
Edouard Daladier
Premier Tardieu
M. Tardieu
Httis
France
Jacques-Louis Dumesnil
Henri Falcot
le Temps
Paris-Soir
Chautemps
Briand
Marine Dumesnil
Colonies Pietri
de Fleuriau
Gustave de Kerguezec
Indian Princes Vote to Uphold British Policy
In New Delhi on March 2 the Chamber of Princes passed a resolution emphatically disapproving separation from Great Britain. The Upper House said it welcomes Britain's policy and favors India's place in the Commonwealth at the earliest date with safeguards. Viceroy Lord Irwin said independence could not be a program for united India and that it did not have one-third support.
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New Delhi
India
Great Britain
Chamber of Princes
British India
British Commonwealth of Nations
Lord Irwin
United
Ohioan Found Frozen to Death in Shed
John Rummell aged 45 was found frozen to death in a shed near downtown Youngstown Ohio. He apparently had been sleeping in the shed when death occurred.
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Youngstown
John Rummell
Weather turns cold as promise of fair day fades
Weather observers forecast a fair day but cold conditions persist over Hamilton County. Snow and squalls moved in Saturday night, freezing tender buds, challenging birds to find food as temperatures remained low. The Weather Bureau noted an inch of snow early yesterday shrinking to about six tenths of an inch by night.
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Hamilton County
Weather Bureau
Devastating New Orleans Fire Destroys Wharf and Cotton Warehouses
A blaze swept a riverfront dockyard in New Orleans destroying a Anderson Clayton warehouse and Alabo Company shed. One body found aboard the steamship Scantic, 13 injured, and damages estimated at 3 million dollars. Many residents were injured fleeing the flames.
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New Orleans
Anderson, Clayton Warehouse and Compress Company
Alabo Company
Scantic
Dixie Mediterranean Steamship Company
Samson
Elizabeth Dattam
Charles Lunn
Santic
Clifford A. Beirbert
James Shea
Boston
Mass
Cicely Pike
Roland Kreher
Renee Dattam
Walter Smith
Charles McCreary
Charles Kreher
Harold Mann
Cincinnati Man Drowns After Jump From Pier in Florida Bay
Leonard Baumann a 65 year old Cincinnati traveling salesman for Crane Company jumped from the Municipal Recreation Pier a mile from shore in Tampa Bay and drowned before U S S Milwaukee sailors could rescue him. He had a nervous breakdown a month earlier and had been on leave of absence. He lived at 2433 Woodburn avenue in Cincinnati. The Crane Company maintains Cincinnati offices on Ninth street and Broadway. It is believed his death resulted from self inflicted act.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Leonard Baumann
Cincinnati
Municipal Recreation Pier
Tampa Bay
Milwaukee
Baumann
Crane & Co
Woodburn Avenue
Crane Company
Ninth Street
Broadway
Temperature trends across states with rising readings
The report notes generally fair weather and slowly rising temperatures for Ohio Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia through Monday and Tuesday. It lists scattered readings for major cities including Boston New York Chicago San Francisco and Nashville with occasional light precipitation, snow flurries and cloud cover as of 8 p.m. and midnight observations.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Eastport
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
N. York
Detroit
Atlantic G.faaian
S. Me
Tlanta
iChicago
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