Striking rubber workers clash with police in Cleveland
Rubber workers at the Goodrich plant clash with officers as gates open. One striker, C. S. Kosayargy, is reported dying from a fractured skull. Dozens of others are unconscious or injured. three policemen are hurt by stones, and Sheriff Ferguson suffers a facial cut. Authorities plan to swear in more special police Monday. Probing Committee questions H. S Firestone on plant wages and sanitary conditions. I W W leaders claim reserves will deploy violent tactics seen in San Diego.
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Strikers threaten to shoot policeman in Cleveland clash
A mob of rubber workers attacked Patrolman Stastny at the Mechanicel Rubber Company plant. After a mile chase, Steve Koridas was captured and charged with threatening the officer. Police arrived with a patrol wagon as several hundred strikers retreated without further violence. Earlier, workers had beaten plant employees before police subdued the crowd.
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March
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Breweries Benefit by License Code Declared Critical
Commercial Tribune Bureau reports Ohio Antisaloon League Superintendent Zayne B. Wheeler condemns the Greenland liquor license bill as favoring breweries. He says it harms temperance aims, allows brewers to flood cities, and threatens independent saloons by exempting tax and enabling control over the liquor trade.
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Ohio
Sylvester Defends Police Handling of Suffrage Parade
Washington report on March 9 details Major Richard Sylvester's testimony to a Senate subcommittee about the suffrage parade disruption. Alice Paul and other organizers accused him of misjudging crowd control and failing to request federal aid.
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Pope's Illness Sparks Vatican Alarm Amid Fever
A Vatican communiqué reports Pope Pius aged at risk from fever and catarrh with possible gout. doctors warn age and heart weakness raise danger while audiences are canceled. Cardinal Respighi, 69, is gravely ill with diabetes and has received last rites.
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Chicago Vice Probe Spurs Big Employers to Improve Wages
Chicago's State Senate Vice Commission, after recent sessions, advances a mission stance with major department stores like Hillman’s and Mandel Brothers promising wage and condition reforms for women workers. Hillman testifies that many saleswomen earn under eight dollars weekly, with some as low as three to four dollars. Mandel reports raising juvenile wages to four dollars and plans to hire investigators to verify applicants can live on offered wages.
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Gas Explosion Burns Eight at East Youngstown Boarding House
A morning blast at a boarding house in East Youngstown owned by Peter Julius left eight people seriously burned, including a woman and her infant. Victims named Mary Balatha and child, Dominick Marinich, Peter Surtech, Michael Domariaky, Rosso Maceno, Cedar Schhok, and Andrew Kochenock, with injuries non fatal though severe.
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Mary Balatha
Dominick Marinich
Peter Surtech
Michael Domariaky
Rosso Maceno
Cedar Schhok
Andrew Kochenock
Gomez rescinds amnesty order after cabinet talks
Havana reports President Gomez vetoes the amnesty bill after a long cabinet conference. He had signed the bill yesterday but says the signature is ineffective until publication in the Official Gazette, retaining veto power. The measure would free more than three bond convicts including rebels from last year.
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Havana
Gomez
Mystery surrounds Castro action at Brooklyn pier
Cipriano Castro former President of Venezuela caused a stir at a Brooklyn steamship pier as the Brazos prepared to sail for Porto Rico. He hurried to an automobile boarded the ship and exited abruptly without statements or known meetings aboard.
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Venezuela
Brooklyn
Porto ‘Rico
Castro
Austrian bookkeeper confesses five year thefts in New York
Eugene Leitner, 35, confessed stealing from his employers for five years to support an expensive Riverside Drive home and social standing. He pleaded guilty to a $369 theft on May 7 and was sentenced by Judge Mulqueen to Sing Sing for 2 to 4.5 years. Leitner admitted diverting checks to his own account to cover household costs.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Eugene Leitner
Riverside Drive
Mulqueen
Leitner
State of Coahuila Rises Against Huerta Regime
The report from Mexico City on March 8 details early clashes between Federals and Carrancistas at Reata Coahuila between Monterey and Monclova. Government figures cite twenty six Federals killed eleven wounded and thirty three rebels killed as rebels fall back toward Bajan. Federal forces advance from Rincon and Sonora border plans include 6000 troops to occupy border towns and 150 cannons from France. A riot at Vera Cruz is suppressed. Amelino Mendoza and others killed. Nacozari battle pits Maderistas against federal garrison. Williams the mining manager shot in the leg. Rebels in Sonora gain momentum as Chihuahua factions rally, destroying rail links. Eight hundred Chihuahua volunteers arrive to fight under the Carranza banner.
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U.S. Embassy Praised for Handling Mexico City Crisis
United States Ambassador Wilson received a telegram from the Department of State commending the cool capable and successful conduct of American citizens organizations and embassy staff during the recent tense period in Mexico City. The note notes Bryan’s expression of gratification and states Ambassador Wilson will depart soon with First Secretary O Shaughnessy taking charge in his absence.
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Garibaldi says Madero was murdered in palace
General Giuseppe Garibaldi, Francisco Madero’s former Chief of Staff, asserts Madero was murdered. He believes the assassination occurred in the palace and body hidden near the penitentiary. He says Huerta must offer a formal explanation and notes concern for the Madero family.
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Washington Rally of Maderistas Draws Attention
In Washington on March 8 gathering of Maderistas led by Alphonse Madero, a deposed family member, dominates attention at the capital. The event signals continuing opposition activity connected to the Mexican leadership dispute.
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Maderistas
Alphonse Madero
Washington Junta Ties Stir Talk on Mexican Crisis
The piece notes the Washington Junta linked to Madero era opposition and Huerta era tensions. It mentions the State Department and Justice Department struggles, extradition disputes over Juan Sanchez Ascona, and Central American rumors. Venustiano Carranza is named as a regional figure in rumored moves against Huerta.
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Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Washington
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Diaz
Juan Sanchez
Ascona
Law upholds trial in alleged underage marriage annulment
New York March 8. Actress Mona Mundell Coster seeks an annulment of her marriage to Norman B. Coster claiming she was 17 at the October wedding. Justice Cohalan adjourned to verify her exact age as counsel argues New York law recognizes trial marriages for girls under 18.
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John Mundell
Philadelphia
East Twenty-fifth Street
Levi P Morton in critical condition after sudden decline
New York March 8 report triangulates that Levi P Morton remains in critical condition as the night deepens. The former secretary of the treasury and statesman is said to have worsened tonight, prompting renewed concern among family and associates.
Taft Order Running Pie for Faithful
Washington dispatch reports Taft’s civil service order placing 30 000 fourth class postmasters into the federal merit system faces Democratic doubts and potential future challenge under Wilson. The article details Wilson’s early days, cabinet meetings, tariff focus, and a security incident ending with a Philadelphia woman detained for claiming a debt to the President.
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Secret Service
Ellen Kelly
Philadelphia
Wilson
Washington Asylum
Baker Nominated for Senate Secretary in Democratic Caucus
J M Baker of South Carolina Assistant Librarian of the Senate was chosen by the Democratic caucus for Secretary with 2% of votes. Joseph L Wilson the President's brother and former Senator Obed Gardner of Maine were among the scattered votes as party leaders renominated Thomas Keller of West Virginia as Assistant Doorkeeper.
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Obefilah Gardner
Maine
Thomas Keller
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