Courrières Mine Disaster Grim Toll Rises in France
Paris reports the Courrières district mine disaster has killed about 1100 miners. Military guards shield the mortuary camp as families race to identify bodies and rescue teams risk further gas-filled shafts. President Fallières pledges funds for relief and a national vote is proposed for aid.
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France
Gauthier
Interior
Duchief
Fallieres
Chamber of Deputies
Pit No. 4
Dubier
Insurgents in House Grow Warlike Over Statehood Bill
The spirit of insurrection erupts in the House with violence and threats as Speaker Cannon vows to stand against Senate amendments to the Statehood bill. A caucus is planned to force House members to reject those amendments, challenging administration and insurgent leaders.
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Commercial Tribune Burman
Postal Telegraph Building
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Cannon
Foraker
Senate
Speaker Cannon
Pivotal Ohio Senate Fight Over Salary Bill Escalates
In Columbus on March 11 the Ohio Senate readied for a clash over the county salary bill and the Jones petition measure. Lobbyists mobilize as Sen Beatty and Boehmer push to strike compensation provisions for a straight salary plan with fixed annual pay. The Wilson bill sparks debate on timing and method, with factions seeking amendments to limit or redefine officials’ pay. The showdown follows May ballot hints and Republican resolutions shaped at the state convention.
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Commercial Trifcune Bureau
Outlook
Columbus
Ohto
Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Rose
Antisaloon League
Senate
House
Chamber
Berry
Beatty
Boehmer
Wilson
Committee On
Judge Doyle
Nicholas Longworth
Marshall N. Duvall
J. Warren Kiefer
A. I. Vorys
Bradbury Named for Fourth Circuit Judge in Ohio Harmony Deal
Meigs County Judge J. P. Bradbury is announced as a candidate for the Fourth Circuit to succeed Judge T. A. Jones. A wide harmony pact among Republican factions across districts consolidates support, aiming to end long-standing regional divisions in Southern Ohio politics.
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Bradbury
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Oquatlook
Columbus
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
J. P. Bradbury
Meigs County
Fourth Circuit
T. A. Jones
Jackson County
Middleport
Ross County
Douglas
Common Pleas Convention
Cyrus Newby
Hillsboro
Highland County
Bride-To-Be Poisoned Self On Kentucky Train
Nora Wellman an eighteen year old Concord girl died after taking poison on a Kentucky Central train near Falmouth while en route to marry Benjamin Judy a Boone County farmer. Judy says she declined marriage and took the poison before the station, with relatives notified and funeral held. Judy returns to Covington in grief, denying coercion and claiming sincere affection.
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Nora Wellman
Kentucky Central
Falmouth
Miss Wellman
Concord
Covington
Benjamin Judy
Boone County
Judy
Andy
Gulick
Roosevelt Cables Soldier Johnston After Mt Dajo Battle
Washington dispatch shows Lieutenant Gordon Johnston, formerly of the President's regiment, wounded in the Mt Dajo fight. President Roosevelt sent a cable asking his condition and received Johnston’s brief reply in return: Fine, Thanks.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Battle of
Mt. Dajo
Gordon Johnston
Manila
Theodore Roosevelt
Toledo Theaters Aided by Police Arrests
In Toledo on March 11 the Arcade Burt's and Empire theatres faced a Sunday law violation arrest of 53 actors managers and staff after matinee shows. They were released on 50 dollar bonds with hearings set for Tuesday, following warrants from the Law and Order League of the Toledo Pastors Union. An immense crowd of about 4000 gathered, and arrestees included Kid Herman Abe Pollock Frank Burt and Charlotte Townsend. The shows resumed that night.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Arcade
Burt’s
Empire
Lott
Law and Order League of the
Toledo Pastors’ Union
Kid Herman
Abe Pollock
Frank Burt
Burt- Stair
Charlotte Townsend
Postmaster Monfort Faces Possible Opposition On Irregularities
Washington report says Postmaster Monfort’s friends doubt dismissal but acknowledge that irregularities in the Cincinnati Post Office may spark opposition to his reappointment when his term ends in about two years. They insist he is honest, yet the timing could complicate a renewal.
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Bradbury
State Supreme Bench
Common Pleas
Hollis C. Johnson
Gallia County
Johnson
Sherman H. Eagle
Maries
Eagle
Gallia
Judge Bradbury
Judge Jones
Jackson
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Monfort
Cincinnati Postoffice
Post Office Department
Senator Foraker Speech Prints Sent Nationwide
About half of 10 000 copies of Senator Foraker's speech against the Hepburn railroad rate bill have been mailed nationwide. Each day brings new requests, averaging around twenty per mail, as readers seek the special printing.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senator Foraker
Susan B. Anthony Reported Very Low in Rochester
Rochester March 11 Miss Susan B Anthony is very low and not expected to survive many hours. She suffered a sudden heart pain this afternoon and has been unconscious most of the time since. Relatives have been summoned to her bedside. Earlier she was improving and ate dinner about 2 o'clock with a good appetite.
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Sylvestre
Commercial Tribune
Rochester, N. Y
Susan B. Anthony
British Artillery Ordered to Peking Guard Legation
London dispatch says Captain Ward will lead forty artillerymen from Hongkong to Peking at month end to guard the British Legation, as reported by The Tribune correspondent.
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London
Tribune
Hongkong
Ward
Peking
Mail steamer Bellingham overdue in gale near Port Angeles
Sea rages as the mail steamer Bellingham, en route from Seattle to Port Crescent, fails to arrive by 1 am at Port Angeles. A sixty mile gale plagues the strait and the revenue cutter is sent to search for the vessel.
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Commercial Tribune
Port Townsend
Wash
Bellingham
Seattle
Port Crescent
Port Angeles
Anthracite Operators Reject UMWA Wage Plan
The anthracite operators deny the United Mineworkers of America wage and condition proposals. They propose extending the existing terms of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission awards for three years from April 10, with the current agreement ending March 31. The operators released a long formal statement detailing the decision and correspondence with UMWA President John Mitchell.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
United Mineworkers of America
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
John Mitchell
United Mineworkers
Gas Well Hood Fails at Caney Fire Seventeen Miles
A large iron hood over a gas well near Caney Kansas failed to cap the blaze last night after weeks of prep. The hood and pipes weighing over thirty five tons buckled under the gas and flame. The cap was later set to cover the stream but gas continued to vent with rocks and a 150 foot flame. Thousands of spectators arrived by excursion trains as the well burned for fifteen days releasing millions of feet of gas.
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Commercial Tribune
Caney, Kan
Caney
Count Di Castelmenardo Sentenced for Improper Conduct
Genoa reports Count Di Castelmenardo found guilty of improper conduct on wife Edith Van Buren’s complaint. He received three months in jail and must pay costs. He plans an appeal. The Countess Di Castelmenardo is linked to the Van Buren family and American diplomacy in Nice.
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Genoa
Edith van Buren
New York
Nice
Count di Castelmenardo
Countess di Castelmenardo
General van Buren
Martin van Buren
London
Vessichio Gurga di Castelmenardo
Tortora Brayda di ‘Belvedere
Giuditta Gurga di Castelmenardo
Naples
Fatal freight wreck tears through snow storm near Godsend
Eastbound Freight No. 98 from Garrett collided with a halted section at Godsend amid a fierce snowstorm. Fireman Hootman died, engineer Siegel and dozens injured, including postal clerk Snook and circus performer Otto Lee. Multiple cars destroyed and burned. rescue efforts under way as crews move victims to Fostoria and Bloomdale.
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J. H. Siegel
Chicago Junction
B. H. Osborn
Otto Lee
Fostoria
George Stair
Detroit
Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Garrett
Ind
Godsend
Bloomdale
Albert Gunstke
Nicholson
Hootman
Seigel
Ida Gaggher
Snook
Severe Blizzard Strikes Missouri Rages Through St Joseph
The March blizzard hits St Joseph Missouri bringing three inches of snow and drifting conditions. A north gale worsens travel and railroad disruptions while the cold affects poorer residents and livestock losses are reported.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Joseph
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Washington County
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Athens
Marietta
Fred Gulick
Roosevelt
Mgo Anthony
Puget Sound
John Mppchele
Count
Gineer
John Hootman
W. Hoy
Wheeling
W. Va
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Edward Lott
Lacy
H. F. Wallett
Sullivan, Ia
Catherine Prigg
Baltimore
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Owen Woods
Jessup
Newsboy
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Aurora, Il
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Thomas Manatta
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Chicago
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