Ezry's Candidacy Faces Stimulant Push in Cincinnati Race
A Commercial Tribune report recaps Fusion efforts to rally Democrats for M E Ingalls in Cincinnati. It notes promises of blue laws to attract Fusionists and appeals to party loyalists through patronage and offices, with Lewie Bernard weighing prospects as the campaign unfolds.
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Lewie Bernard
Washington
McLean
M. E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
Ohio
Connecticut
Bryan
Devo
Robins
Board of Public Service
Police Court
Green Bay
Bernard
Oil Tank Car Explosion Kills 22 at Olean
A freight train oil tank car exploded near Olean New York on March 9 inviting a huge crowd. Twenty two died and forty five were injured as flames and debris lit the night sky. Rescue teams rushed to the scene and hospitals treated the wounded. Many bodies remained unidentifiable as authorities canvassed for missing persons.
Roosevelt Aims to Preserve Forest Reserves Nationwide
Washington March Commissioner Richards of the General Land Office stated the administration's policy on forest reserves. The President seeks to protect remaining public lands forests, reserve timber for future use, safeguard water supply, prevent floods, and assist settlers and local residents with access under reasonable restrictions to avoid waste.
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Washington
Richards
General Land Office
Burglar Faints After Officer Fires in Dayton Incident
Isaiah Warren attempted to break into Mrs. Marietta Faber's Burns Avenue home in Dayton. Patrolman Hawker fired, Warren fell but survived, later claiming to walk as an ambulance crew prepared. Warren faces burglary charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Isaiah Warren
Marietta Faber
Burns Avenue
Warren
Nevah
Rghit
Mt Vesuvius Erupts Again Shrouding Naples
Naples records a fresh Vesuvius eruption as the volcano hurls ashes and incandescent globes into the sky. Residents report a loud venting sound and a rising column of smoke. The activity underscores ongoing volcanic threat in the area.
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MT. Vesuvius
Naples
Vesuvius
Minister Says That His House Is Haunted
The Rev. Charles Trask Lewis rector of St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Columbus Indiana says his residence, formerly the home of Colonel Simon Stansifer, is haunted. He reports strange sounds, rappings, footsteps and heavy thuds at all hours and contemplates moving his family to escape the spirit activity.
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Commercial Tribune
Dublin
Ind
Charles Trask Lewis
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Columbus
Lewis
Simon Stansifer
Stansifer
Mr. Lewis
Raiveerte
Francis Seeks Imperial Favor In Berlin Audience
Emperor William receives Francis of the St. Louis Exposition at noon in private audience lasting about fifty minutes. The visit covered arts and sciences, diplomacy, and the Bible and Chamberlain works. Francis then dined at the Foreign Ministry and planned to sail from Cherbourg aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm for New York.
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Berlin
William
Francis
Ambassador Tower
International Congress of Arts and Sciences
Admiral von Hollmann
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Lewald
Baron von Richofen
Emperior William
Foreign Ministry
Joseph Brucker
St. Louis Exposition
Count von Posadowski-Wehner
Kretke
Moeller
Budde
von Mushlberg
von Koerber
Foreign Office
Baron von Riehthofen
Roosevelt
Peror
United States
Mr. Francis
Brussels
Kronprinz
New York
Cherbourg
Bremen
Pope’s Physician Report Confirms Health Improves
Rome dispatch cites Vatican prelate saying recent audience and rites boosted the Pope. Fatigue from private audiences noted. a stubborn cold may not fully clear for two weeks. Digestive issues denied as a major symptom. catarrh slowly improves.
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Paris
Rome
Vatican
Lapponi
Bartenders Consider Temperance Union Formation
Jersey City bartenders discuss forming a temperance society with a meeting planned for tomorrow night. A leading figure says bartenders should be total abstainers, arguing sobriety benefits employers and the industry. He estimates two thirds are ready to quit drinking.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Jersey City
Senate OKs bill banning sale of cigarettes to minors
The Missouri Senate approved a measure prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and cigarette paper to anyone under 18. The bill has also cleared the House, advancing through the legislature.
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Jefferson City
Senate
House
Plan big increase in the British Navy
London reports 1908-9 naval estimates total 179,184,205 dollars an increase of 16,010,000 with 11,190,000 for shipbuilding and repairs. 127,000 officers and men, up 4,600. New ships include three battleships four armored cruisers three protected scouts fifteen torpedo boat destroyers ten torpedo boats two coast guard cruisers a river gunboat and an Admiralty yacht. Lord Selborne notes progress and a new South Atlantic squadron will operate along Africa and Sierra Leone coasts.
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London
Coast Guard
Admiralty
Lord Selborne
Lord
The
South Atlantic
Africa
Sierra Leona
House Debates Voting Reforms Amid Filibuster Debate
In Washington on March 9 the Republican leadership contends that continued obstruction could push adoption of a fast voting device like an electric annunciator. They argue a reform would cut reading time and speed roll calls, while Democrats warn the tactic keeps country focus on House friction.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Prince Henry Urges Polite Driving and Neighborly Roads
Berlin March 9 Prince Henry of Prussia urged automobilists to display a placard reading Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself and to act accordingly on public highways. Dr Lewald urged German manufacturers to showcase automobiles at St Louis stating autos reflect American character though U S roads are poor and trucks are in demand.
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Berlin
Automobilists
Kaiserhoff
Prince Henry
Prussia
Lewald
Germany
St. Louis
United States
Ingalls Defends Police Appointment at Auditorium Meeting
M E Ingalls addressed a Saturday night audience in the Auditorium urging support for Colonel Paul Ntikin as successor to Colonel Philip Deitsch. He argued for merit over West Point lineage and called for impartial appointment of the police chief to serve Cincinnati.
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West Point
Essary
M. E. Ingalls
Julius Fleisch
Mann
Good and Queen City Club
Philip Deitsch
Paul i Ntikin
Rebellion Spreads as Villages Fall in Kwangsi
Dispatch from Shanghai reports the rebellion in Kwangsi spreading with several villages captured and government authority nearing collapse. The correspondent notes growing anti Christian sentiment in Shan Tung with church destructions.
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London
Daily Mail
Shanghai
Kwang Si
Turkey Grants American Demands in Education and Family Rights
The United States Legation reports formal recognition of American Medical College examinations in Beyruth and a settlement allowing Armenians naturalized in the U S to depart with families. The Turkish Council of Ministers will recognize American educational and charitable establishments and approve an archaeologist excavation at RenAi.
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Constantinople
United States
Legation
American Medical College
Beyruth
Council’ of Ministers
Confesses He Is Chicago's Meanest Man
Special Despatch to Commercial Tribune reports Walter Styers, jailed on a diamond robbery charge, admitting he is “the meanest man in Chicago.” He writes that his own meanness drove the crime. Styers, 27, from Mt. Vernon Ohio, once stayed at the Saratoga Hotel before being asked to leave for nonpayment.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Walter Styers
Styers
Mt. Vernon
Saratoga Hotel
Gaylord Lowman
Lowman
Asa Pasmant
Het
Missing Watch May Reveal Burdick Murderer
Police now believe the Burdick case points to a male killer as the watch worn by the victim disappeared the night of the tragedy. Burdick’s friends doubt a woman acted and note the front door was left ajar as a possible burglary clue. They seek a stricter probe of the divorce link and Mrs. Paine’s account of a conversation the night of the murder.
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Burdick
Pennells
Noted Correspondent Analyzes Burdick Case
James Creelman writes from New York on March 9 detailing Buffalo police and press pursuit of Edwin L. Burdick’s murder. He notes lack of solid evidence, multiple motives, and suggests the missing quart bottle of cocktails may have been the weapon used in a heat of passion crime.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Burdick
James Creelman
Edwin L. Burdick
Buffalo
Hull
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