Aldrich Bill Moves to Strike Railroad Bonds Amid Crisis Claims
Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted to remove railroad bonds as security for National bank note circulation in the Aldrich bill. The panel also limited note issuance to par value, debated higher emergency circulation taxes, and noted Morgan and Standard Oil advocates linked to the financial panic.
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Senate Committee On Finance
Washington
Aldricn
Senate
Aldrich
Nelson
Minnesota
Aldrien
LaFollette
Committee On Finance
Morgan
Standard Oil
Mr. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Wall Or
Standard Oil Furnish
Friendly Sons Feast Celebrates St Patrick’s Day
Under green electric lights the Friendly Sons of St Patrick and the Business Men's Club held a fortieth anniversary banquet with 150 attendees. Mayor Leopold Markbreit sat with President John J. Gilligan as Bellstedt's orchestra played Irish melodies and other national tunes. The harp shaped tables featured a banquet menu including buffet russe, blue points, turtle, shad, beef, squab, and pomm. Continued on Second Page.
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Erin Bry Uan
St the
Leopold Markbreit
John J. Gilligan
Bellstedt
Death Blow In Quarrel Over a Woman Ends in Death
John S. Baldwin and Edward Warden fought in Warden’s home after Baldwin sought his separated wife Molly Baldwin. Baldwin struck Warden with a hammer causing a fatal skull fracture. Warden died at the city hospital. Baldwin and Frazer were arrested with others at 1:30 a.m. Details tie the motive to marital separation and a night in Bohemia Carlisle.
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Jerry Hanrahan
Second
Hanrahan
Baldwin
Taft and Hughes Honor Irish Valor at Delmonico's Dinner
Secretary Taft and Governor Hughes addressed 500 guests at Delmonico's during a Friendly Sons of St Patrick dinner. Taft praised Irish fidelity, valor, humor, and the American mosaic, recalling his Ireland visit and urging unity in the new nation.
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Sons of ‘St. Patrick
Delmonico’s
New York
St. Patrick
Taft
Hughes
Meerah
Ireland
Stephen Farrelley
Archbishop Farley
Bishop Potter
Victor. J. Dowling
Augustus Thomas
Morgan
J. O'Brien
General Frederick
Dent Grant
United States
Daughters of Ireland
Emerald Isle
Three Men Die in Powder Company Mill Explosion
In Coalmont near Linton Indiana a press mill of the United States Powder Company exploded killing Creoe Simmons George Gorby Sr and Lon Smith. Five others were injured including Charles Meyers fatally. Charles Gorby Jr Samuel Stewart James Smith and William Myers seriously hurt. The blast damaged surrounding buildings and windows while investigators searched for cause.
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Linton,ind
United States Powder Company
Coalmont
Creoe” Simmons
George Gorby, Sr
Lon Smith
Charles Meyers
Charles Gorby, Jr
Samuel Stewart
James Smith
William Myers
Linton
Anti-Poolroom Bill Passes in Kentucky Legislature
The Wilhelmi Anti-Poolroom bill passed the Kentucky legislature at 2 am ending the 1908 session. It imposes heavy penalties for operating poolrooms except bookmaking on horse racing. The bill cleared a hostile rules committee and won 58 to 4 on final passage.
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Bookmak
Kentucky
Explosion Burns Crandon Planing Mill Kill Three
The planing mill of George Kemp in Crandon Wisconsin was wrecked and burned today by an explosion that killed three men including Kemp the owner and Hawkins an employee. The engineer’s name was not released and the cause remains unknown.
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Crandon
Wis
George Kemp
T Ge Kemp
Hawkins
Green Flag Above Causes Clash At Sea Port
In Grooveston Texas on March 17 Captain Moore of the British steamship Howthead displayed a green flag above the American stars and stripes in a United States port. A government inspector protested. a formal demand from the Collector of Customs and a revenue cutter order followed, and with a gunboat threat Moore finally hauled down the American flag and left the green flag in place.
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Grooveston
Tex
Moore
Howthead
Belfast
Ireland
St. Patrick
United States
United States Collector of Customs
Revenue Cutter
Meteor Shower Follows Descent Near Dutch Steamer Ocean
A meteor descent near the Dutch steamer Ocean caused giant waves and illness from gas on board. Captain Benkert and crew describe brown powder, a meteor shower, and phosphorescent seas as passengers feared doom and a vagrant body vanished.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Benkett
Critics invited to submit opinions on Anglo-American novels
Next Sunday marks the tenth installment of the Anglo-American Competition. Readers are urged to mail criticisms to The Commercial Tribune with name and full address, enter prizes, and follow page 3 for current vote totals. Submissions should be on one side of the paper.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York Herald
Menaged by Gund Haytt Agrees for Refugees
Port au Prince reports a surrender following a clash between rival British and German cruisers. The action centers on the GUND HAYTT command and a refugee accord amid tense harbor maneuvers.
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Gund Haytt
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Ailrdad
Wall Street
Standard Oil and “System
Friendly Sons OF ST. Patrick
Betlinger
Conroy
Levi Tlberz
Gilligan
Johann C. Garragaer
Stairs
John S. Baldwin
Humbert
Edward Warden
East Court Street
Balawin
Warden
Den
Sergeant Palmer
Frazer
Corbin
Gramann
Marshall
Packer
Molly
Alice Toper
Peter Street
William Marshall
Fort Thomas
Bohemia
Carlisle Avenue
John Street
Francis B. Frazer
Kemper Lane
Standard Theater
Baldwin and
Taft and
New England
Maryland
Virginia
Thirteen Colonies
New York Heraldic
Port AU Prince
Hayti
Nord Alexis
Upon
Gonaives
Cabi
Net
St. Mac
Port de’ Paix
Firmin
Alexis
Establish
Neo
General Firmin
Refu
D’estrees
Ernoon
M. Borneo
France
Indefatigable
Jamaica
Bremen
Powers
Au Prince
An At
Bardment
Legation
Herr Herrtzberg
Indiana Mill
Wilhelmi
Frankfort, Ky
Committee On Rules
Taks and Stripes
Port Au
Prince
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