Disastrous Syndicate block fire devastates Minneapolis
A massive blaze destroys the Syndicate block on Nicollet avenue in Minneapolis with estimated losses at 1 million dollars and potential fatalities. Fire departments from Minneapolis and St Paul battled high winds, rescuing twelve tenants from upper floors while two Franson family members were reported missing.
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Syndicate
Nicollet Avenue
Fifth
Mrs. Franson
Caldwell
Englind
Mrs. Fratson
Elmer Franson
Franson
Rockefeller Pastor Resigns From Fifth Avenue Church
Rev Charles Freid announced from the pulpit that he received an enthusiastic call to the First Congregational church of San Francisco and will decide after a ten day grace period. He cited no real future for his ministry at the Fifth Avenue church despite a $12,000 salary and efforts for a larger edifice. He thanked England and American church supporters and questioned if the congregation shared his vision.
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New York
March
Weae
Fifth - Avee -Baptist Church
Charles
Freid
First Congregational Church of
San Francisco
America
John D. Rockefeller
Pembroke Chapel
Liverpool
England
Fifth Avenue
Pacific Coast
Aked
Mob shoots Black man who threatened marshal in Marianna
In Marianna Florida March 5 Calvin Baker a Black man was shot by a mob at Cypress after allegedly threatening to shoot the town marshal. The mob broke into the jail to reach the Black man.
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Marianna
Fla
Calvin Baker
Cypress
Here
Cholera Cases Rise in Honolulu Total 19 With 15 Deaths
Cholera cases in Honolulu rose to 19 with 15 deaths since the outbreak began. As a precautionary measure the arcades in one district have been closed.
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Honolulu
King George to Host Coronation Fete for London Children
London crowds will attend a coronation fete at Crystal Palace on June 30 with 100000 children invited. The event aims to celebrate the royal occasion and showcase national unity and pageantry.
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King
London
George
Crystal Palace
Newfoundland Endures Worst Blizzard in 30 Years
ST JOHN S Newfoundland faces a crippling blizzard described as the island s worst in thirty years. The storm has raged for two days causing traffic to halt and disrupting daily life tonight.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Taft to Address Major Southern Commercial Congress
Atlanta march 5 the Southern Commercial congress expected to draw several thousand delegates for a three day session. Noted speakers include President Taft Colonel Roosevelt Secretary Wilson Secretary Dickinson Mayor Gaynor Governor Wilson John Barrett George Westinghouse George W Perkins Samuel McCall Edward Hines and others as discussions cover all aspects of the South’s resources and development.
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Atlanta
Southern Commercial] Congress
South
Taft
Roosevelt
Agriculture Wilson
Wer
Dickinson
Gaynor
Wilson
New Jersey
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
George Westinghouse
Pittsburg
George W. Perkins
Samuel McCall
New York
Edward Hines
Chicago
Big Interests Attack Langdon Law
A report states that powerful groups plan a campaign against the Langdon law. Financial backing and organized opposition are described as being ready, with activists preparing arguments and public messaging ahead of the measure’s vote.
Backed by Commerce, Effort to Repeal Langdon Tax Law
Big business interests in the state unite behind a bill to repeal increases under the Langdon law. The measure would restore prior excise taxes on utilities, railroads, telegraphs, and pipelines, with substantial revenue loss and potential deficits. The state board of commerce drafts arguments, while opposing factions warn of fiscal risk and political burden on constituents.
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State Board of Commerce
Willis
Assembly
Py . Allen Ripley
Foote
Langdon
Saree TV
General Assembly
Relief Ship Buoys China Aid From Seattle Harbor
The US Army transport Buford sailed from Seattle carrying famine relief for North China. Aboard were 400 hogsheads of rice purchased with a $1,000 contribution from Reading, Pennsylvania, and cargo valued at $50,000 donated by national groups and citizens. The ship carried 30,000 starving Chinese relief until harvest next June and left amid a large dockside crowd after services held on board.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Army
Buford
North
China
National Red Cross
Christian Herald of New York
Seattle Commercial Club
Reading
United States
Christian Herald
Sheehan Accuses Dix of Interfering in NY Senate Race
William F. Sheehan, after consulting Tammany supporters, accuses Governor Dix of obstructing the party’s regular candidate for U S senator and vows not to withdraw. Tammany chief Murphy says the statement speaks for itself as the party weighs Murphy’s influence and Littleton’s pledges amid a potential revolt.
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United States
Dix
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
New York
Murphy
Tammany Hall
Murphys
Chauffeur Injured As Auto Hits Norfolk Engine At Crossing
A youth chauffeur, about four weeks on the job for Jesse Mayer, collided with a Norfolk and Western yard engine at Edwards road crossing in Avondale. He is in a coma at city hospital with critical injuries. Mayer denies authorization for the trip. Nearby, Vonder Ahe suffers severe injuries, including a dislocated elbow and broken thigh, from the same crash.
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Peasee
Jesse
South Crescent Avenue
Avondale
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Edwards Road
Majyer
Lizzie
Norfolk &Western Yard
Cincinnati
Madisonville
Trail Pgrt
John Weik
Eawards
Madison Roads
Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company
Hyde Park
Mr. Mayer
Vonder Ahe
Harvey Avenue
Chris Vonder Ahe
Ballmah & Vonder Ahe
Knott Avenue
Justice Lurton to chair local committee for church congress
Justice H. H. Lutton of the United States Supreme Court will supervise arrangements as general chairman for the twenty ninth church congress to be held in Washington on April 25 to 28. The note reads as an official announcement from the local organizing body.
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Washington
H. H. Lutton
The
United
States Supreme Court
Sweetheart Seer Dies After Orpheum Matinee Ride
Yuste, a foreign correspondent for Wilbur H Murray Co, collapsed on a car platform soon after telling Miss Dona Broker he felt near death. He died at 4007 Main Street office after efforts to save him. He lived in Cincinnati five years, was born in Barcelona, taught languages, and handled foreign mail.
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Dona Broker
Yuste
Yuster
Orpheum
Ait
Saiver
Main Street
Cee
Yuste Itia
Bhat
Barce
Spain
Wilbur, H. Murray Company
East Fifth Street
Berlitz School of Languages
Cincinnati
Educator Lafayette Bloom Dies After Long Illness
Lafayette Bloom longtime principal of the Twenty-seventh District school dies at 949 Clinton street after ulceration of the stomach. He suffered a hemorrhage yesterday afternoon ending a career as a leading educator and authority. funeral plans await family arrival with burial in Lick Run Jewish cemetery. He was unmarried and survived by two sisters and several brothers, with memberships in Masons Scottish Rite Knights of Pythias and Oddfellows.
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Central Police Station
Franson
Lafayette Bloom
H’s
Clinton Street
Bloom
Woodward
Esas Law School
Seneal
Fourie
Winchell, Avenue
Louise
Esther
Fred Marymont
New York
Elijah Bloom
Minneapolis
Adam E. Bloom
Detroit
Lick ‘Run
Cinc’nnati Lodge of Masons
McMillan Council
Cincinnati Council
Knights of Pythias
the Oddfellows
Four Killed in Cleveland Tenement Fire
Four persons are known to have died and many others were injured in a midnight blaze at the Bradley tenement block on East Ninth Street Cleveland. Fire caused panic among residents as exits were blocked and some jumped from windows to the sidewalk. The fire’s origin is not yet determined.
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Cleveland
Bradley
East Ninth Street
Democrats plan sweeping investigations of executive departments
The house will launch a broad inquiry into the executive departments in a special session led by Champ Clark and Oscar Underwood. The dragnet probes aim to expose extravagance and mismanagement to influence tariff policy, targeting post office, agriculture, army and navy supplies, and Philippine affairs.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Ralph Moss
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Theodore Roosevelt
Champ Clark
Washington
Roosevelt
Postal Department
Post Office Department
Cullop
Post Office’ Department
Hitchcock
Army
Navy
Panama Canal
Philippines
Sugar Trust
BaHinger
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
Taft
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Nicolette Avenue
Ing
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M. Buck
H. Buck
Charles Franson
Mer- Franson
Herbert Franson
Inga Franson
Bitte Hapsoney
Merile Downend
Marie Heller
Mary Hollister
Boston Trust Company
Model Clothing Company
Polis Dry Goods Company
Young & Quinlen
Rockefeller
Gotham
Langdon Law
Commerce Boards
Sheehan
Tammany
William F. Sheehan
Charles F.j.murphy
Eral
Senate
Fred VonderAhe
Lurton
Sweetheart
Jose” Briar Yuste
Dora Broker
Norwood
House
Farmer
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