Cincinnati in Prize Fight Cities Opens Fifth Game in Queen City
In Cincinnati last night a boxing card at the Olympic Athletic club drew crowds from New York Philadelphia Chicago and San Francisco. Yankee Schwartz of Philadelphia defeated Battling Schultz of Toledo in ten lively rounds with Schwartz landing the bolder punches and Schultz showing stout defense. Referee John Simcoe kept order as fans roared their approval of a genuine match and the promoters earned praise for hosting fights in the city after twenty years.
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Chicago
San Francico
Om Allen
Mike McCool
John Drutfel
Cash
Schwartz
Schultz
Olympic Athletic Club
Maciewski’s Hall
Siujbert
Western Avenues
Toledo
Five Killed in Cyclone in Headland Alabama
Headland Alabama reports five dead after a cyclone struck early today injuring at least a dozen and destroying homes and businesses. In Hartford a boy was killed on his family's premises and another injured. In Geneva County a boy died and three were hurt. Copeland, an attorney, and two Barentine children along with two Negro victims died as their home overturned. A relief fund of $1,000 was raised to aid those who lost everything.
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Ala
Cme
Hartford
Wiley Adams
Geneva County
J.C. Copeland
Copeland
Sidna Allen
Allen
Hills
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Saas
Judge Massie
Allens
Walter Tipton
Floyd Allen
Commonwealth
Foster
Tipton
Webb
Severe wind and rainstorm hits South Brink Coast states
A powerful storm sweeps the South Brink Coast states with wind and rain, halting railroad traffic and washing out bridges. Two bridges collapsed at Greensboro North Carolina, two people died at Spartanburg, a cyclone leveled three houses at Farmville Virginia, Petersburg flooded and trolley service suspended, trains blocked by washouts and communications broken.
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Greensboro
N. C
Spartanburg
Farmville
Petersburg
Flood fears in Eastern Kentucky towns rise on swollen streams
Lexington Kentucky March 15 grave fears for damaging floods in Eastern Kentucky are being entertained due to excessive rains in the past three days. Bridges on the Big Sandy river are under water and several small towns are threatened.
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Lexington
Big Sandy River
Democratic free sugar bill passes in Congress
The Democratic free sugar bill passed the House 198 to 103 with 24 Republican votes and seven Democratic defections from Louisiana and Colorado. Amendments were defeated as the bill moved forward. Leader Underwood remained unconstrained, amid sharp, partisan exchanges and bitter debate over sugar policy and tariff implications.
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House
Louisiana
Colorado
Wiley resigns as chief chemist over pure food policy clash
Washington March 15 Dr Harvey W Wiley resigns after 29 years as chief chemist at the bureau of chemistry amid friction with superiors over enforcement of the pure food and drugs act. Taft Wilson and others express regret while Wiley vows to promote civic integrity in food safety.
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Washington
Harvery W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Wiley
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Taft
Dr. Wiley
H. H. Busby
New York
Two Chiefs of Police on Job in Ohio Capital
In Columbus Ohio the civil service commission reinstated Charles E Carter as chief of police, while Mayor Karb appointed Harry E French as successor. Both men claim the office, the civil service ruling cites errors of judgment not incompetence, and a supreme court test may follow. Salaries and duties remain unsettled as the dispute continues.
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Karb
Columbus
Charles _E. Carter
Couxvision
Harry E. French
French
Marshall
Supreme Court
Chief Carter
Both Sides Stand Firm in Mine Workers Talks
New York March 15. The United Mine Workers and coal operators end negotiations in deadlock over wages, union recognition, and shorter workday. Miners demand 20 percent raise, three-year renewal sought by operators, work stoppage possible after March 28 if no agreement. Policy committee meeting set for March 25 in Cleveland. broader strike risks loom.
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United Mine Workers of America
Committee of Ten One Coal Operators
Pennsylvania
John P. White
White
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Death Toll Rises in Hillsville Courthouse Raid
Hillsville Virginia March 15 The Hillsville courthouse tragedy and the manhunt grow to five deaths as Sidna and Floyd Allen, wounded, are captive. Sidna Allen's wife is dead, Nancy Ayres 19 is dead, and the outlaws, about eighteen, hide in the Blue Ridge mountains while a posse fights to end the siege.
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Floyd Allen
Carrol
Sidna Allen
Nancy Ayres
North Carolina
Allen
Victor
Cabell Strickland
Byrd Marion
Fowler
Kane
Wordell
Clerk
Western Express Crashes Into Freight with Three Hurt
UTICA N Y March 16 A New York Central passenger train the Western Express crashed into a freight train two miles east of the Rome station at 130 this morning. Three passengers were seriously hurt and the locomotive up ended. Two freight cars were bowled over. Crew shaken but lived. Wrecking crews rushed from Syracuse and Utica to clear all four tracks.
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Locomo
Poison in Glass central to Crawford murder trial
In New Orleans on March 15, the Annie Crawford murder trial hinges on linking events to poison given to Elise Crawford. Aunt Mrs Crawford and sister Gertrude testified about Annie's actions and the night before Elise died. Dr McGuire described indications of opium poisoning and Annie's growing nervousness as body parts were shown in jars.
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New Orleans
Annie Crawford
Elise
Robert Crawford
Annie
Crawford
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J. H. McGuire
Ellise
Roosevelt did not promise support to La Follette
Washington March 15 The Roosevelt headquarters released an open letter by Gifford Pinchot through Gilson Gardner denying Roosevelt promised support to Senator La Follette. Gardner’s letter to Walter L Houser says Roosevelt did not urge La Follette and believed Taft’s renomination would be forced by money and patronage, so he did not push La Follette into a losing fight.
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Gilson Gardner
Walter L. Houser
LaFollette
Jamestown
WN. C
Pinchot
LaFoollette
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Houser
Taft
la Follette
Senator la Follettie
Wisconsin
Asimes
Caveretti
Owledge
Nice Fat Jobs and Juicy Plum for City Heads
When the Hunt administration began, new city officials cut salaries for the lowly and underlings but not for themselves. The Mayor created several new high pay positions while minimal staff faced cuts. Democratic workers protested as Councilmen Conner and Imbr announced support for restoring salaries to match prior levels. Continued on page 2.
Coal strike talks end. government to push fixed minimum wage
London reports negotiations in the coal strike have collapsed and the government will introduce a bill to establish a fixed minimum wage, signaling a decisive policy shift. The move aims to set a nationwide wage floor to resolve labor unrest and spur industry stability.
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London
Rail unions and eastern railroads study wage demand
Representatives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and forty eight eastern railroads held a two hour meeting in New York and adjourned to reconvene on March twenty fifth. Erie vice president J C Stuart presided and Warren S Stone led the engineers. Stuart said the wage increase request would not be fully discussed yet as railroads need more time to review. He cited 1913 payrolls down 163,000 from 1910 while gross earnings rose about 49.98 million and net earnings fell about 40.99 million.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J C. Stuart
The
Erie
Warren S. Stone
Stuart
Eastern Railroads
No solution found to pellagra cases in Kentucky
Lexington March 15 Prof Henry Garman federal entomologist at Kentucky experimental station said after a prolonged investigation that all efforts to find pellagra’s cause were fruitless. Earlier theories blamed diseased corn then the Buffalo gnat but evidence remains inconclusive. Approx 2600 pellagra cases reported in Kentucky mountains.
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Kentucky
Henry Garman
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