Widespread Windstorm Ravages Philadelphia and Delaware Valley
A severe electrical storm with hurricane force winds struck Philadelphia and Tacony causing fatality at Tacony station and extensive damage. The New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad halted, buildings unroofed, factories destroyed, and telegraph lines down. Trains rerouted via the Trenton cut-off as portents of widespread disruption emerged.
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Philadelphia
New York Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Holmesburg
Tacony
New York
Trenton
Germantown
St. Michael’s Church
High
Boynton Streets
Jones Hall
Germantown Avenue
Bharpnack Street
American Metal Company
Herman Street
Jersey City
New York 4
Morrisville
N. J
Pennsylvania
Gotham Judge Opens Probe Into City Crime
Judge Jungze O Sullivan of the Court of General Sessions directs the grand jury to investigate rampant crime and open violations of excise and gambling laws in New York. The charge follows a conference with District Attorney Whitman. Magistrate Corrigan is not named in the charge.
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New York
Jungze O’sullivan
Court of General Sessions
Grand Jury
O'Sullivan
Whitman
Corrigan
Whu
Wind Storm Hits Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
A late day wind storm across Northeastern Ohio parts of West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania caused at least one death and multiple injuries. In Girard an unidentified man was killed by wires. Steubenville’s county infirmary roof blew off and walls of several buildings collapsed. Wind topped fifty two miles an hour in Steubenville with billboards and plate glass shattered.
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Tacony
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kensington
John Blood & Bros
Trenton
Allegheny Avenues
Enterprise ‘Cooperage Company
Narby
Pittsburg
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ver Sons
Girard
Steuben~ville
Blizzard Scours Washington County Leveling Dricks and Tossing Stones
A March blizzard swept Washington county with a 30 degree drop in eight hours. Sixty oil derricks at McDonald were toppled causing about 25 000 dollars in damage. In Waynesburg a wind lifted tombstones from a cemetery into a road about 100 feet away.
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Washington, Pa
Washington County
Mercury
McDonald
Waynesburg
Cyclone Rips Monroeville Area Killing One and Injuring Several
A strong cyclone swept through Monroeville and surrounding towns killing Stephen Byrd and likely fatally wounding Frank McCrory. Mrs Byrd and three children were hurt along with Mrs McCrory and four children. Homes and other buildings were destroyed and about fifteen others injured. Excel and Manistee also reported injuries as damage ran into thousands.
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Monroeville
Ala
Stephen Byrd
Frank McCrory
Excel
Manistee
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
J.°.H. Harper
Alice Lambert
Cincinnati Shaken by Severe Storm and Cold Wave
A Sunday rain gave way to a violent morning storm in Cincinnati with wind thunder lightning and damaged chimneys. The system spread to the lake region bringing snow from the Mississippi to the Atlantic. A cold wave is forecast to drop temperatures to around two degrees above zero tonight with warmer air on the way tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Lake
Mississippi River
Atlantic Ocean
Famous Mormon Dead in Salt Lake City
James Jack longtime Utah treasurer for twenty years and Mormon church treasurer for over fifty years died today in Salt Lake City aged about eighty five.
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James Jack
Church
Salut Lake City
Utah
Mormon Church
Masked Highwaymen Loot Wall Street Wages
In New York on March 27 a trio of armed masked men invaded the Western Union Telegraph office in Wall Street. They lined eleven messenger boys against the wall and seized their weekly wages. A clerk who entered was searched. the band exited after warning of possible death if there was an outcry.
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New York
Financial District
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wall Street
Boston Negro Sworn In As Assistant Attorney General
A. M. D. Lewis, a Boston Negro, was sworn in as assistant attorney general by recess appointment after Senate confirmation failed. He later visited the White House to thank President Taft for the appointment.
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Washington
A. M.D. Lewis
Taft
United States
Lewis
Senate
Department of Justice
White House
Canadian swindler Charles Sheldon held in Pittsburgh
Charles D. Sheldon alias C D Washburn of Montreal, at 58, 200 pounds, was arrested in Pittsburgh on embezzlement and receiving money by false pretense charges involving about 500000 in the U S and accused of a nearly 2 million fraud in Canada. He fled Montreal last October after hiding funds and forming a Montreal brokerage office with high dividends. He waived extradition after inquiry into U S Canada treaty.
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Pittsburg
Charles D. Sheldon
Charles D. Washburn
Montreal
Canada
Sheldon
C. W. Ross
United States
Laning on Trial Again in Norwalk Court
Former congressman Jay F. Laning, acquitted last week on misapplying funds of the Ohio Van Say investment Co of Norwalk, is on trial in Elyria for making false entries in the company books. Today's session sought a jury.
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Elyria
Jay F. Laning
Willis Vick
Ohio van
Post Office Shake-Up Reduces Clerical Force
Postmaster General Hitchcock orders a major reorganization of the Cincinnati office. Two new divisions replace five, Clyde McGrew and Alfred Tucker named superintendents, and twenty-two clerks to be dropped by month’s end. Inspectors reported loafing and excess staff from the big mailing room. Salaries are not to be cut.
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Clyde B. McGrew
Alfred A. Tucker
Cincinnati
Hitchcock
Washington
The
Commercial Tribune
Monfort
Granville
Mooney Order Division
Registry Branch
Special Judge to Decide on Motion Today
Resumption of the Cox legal battle opened in the circuit court with Chief Judge Thomas A. Jones hearing the motion to strike prejudice charges against Judges Samuel Smith and Peter Swing. Arguments stretched all day as Maxwell argued Gorman was not a valid defendant and biased against the court, while prosecutors said Gorman sought justice. Tensions rose with frequent exchanges and a motion to filibuster flagged by Prosecutor Hunt.
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Cox
Circuit Court
Thomas A. Jones
Jackson County
Gorman
Samuel Smith
Peter Swing
Jones
B. D. Sayre
Athens
Festus Walters
Circleville
Hunt
Avery
Maxwell
Baker
New Dreadnought Florida Nears Completion
The Florida, one of the era’s most powerful battleships, is nearing completion. Launched May 12, 1910, it will cost about 6 million dollars, house over 1,000 officers and crew, and feature ten 12 inch guns, sixteen 5 inch guns, plus torpedo tubes and other armaments. Its length is about 510 feet with 90 foot breadth and a displacement around 21,325 tons.
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Florida
New York Times
Ohio Democrats Move to Cut State Revenue Through Tax Reductions
A bill by Representative Kennedy of Lima would cut the Willis tax on corporate capital stock from 0.5 to 0.01 percent and reduce the Cole law excise on public utility earnings to 1 percent, risking an estimated 600,000 dollars in lost revenue. The measure, backed by Hollinger and Kennedy, faces Republican opposition.
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Tribune Bureats
Harrison Building
Columbus
Kennedy
Lima
State Board of Commerce
Langdon
House
Ohio State Sanitarium
Knox County
Representative Guard
Champaign County
Senate
Russell
Committee On
Defense rests in Neeley murder trial in Delphos Kansas
The defense closed its case without the defendant testifying. Much of the day featured reading depositions from witnesses in Oklahoma and Ohio as the Neeley murder trial proceeded in Delphos Kansas.
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Neeley
Marén
APAS
Nesses
Lima
Oklahoma
Ohio
Covington Man to Wed in Chicago Marriage Earlier Licensed
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Edward McDonald age 22 of Covington Kentucky and Nellie Donnelly age 22 of Columbus Ohio received a marriage license today indicating an upcoming wedding in Chicago.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Edward McDonald
Covington
Nellie Donnelly
Columbus
Taft declines clemency for Morse and Walsh
President Taft will not grant clemency to Charles W. Morse and John R. Walsh, both imprisoned in federal penitentiaries. Attorney General Wickersham recommended against immediate relief, favoring no extension for Walsh and a potential five year commutation for Morse. Morse began his term in January 190 and Walsh two months later. officials deny Morse is in critical condition.
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Washington
Charles W. Morse
New York
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Department of Justice
Taft
Wickersham
Wickentham
Walsh
Morse
Mrs Emery donates extra 25000 to Newport YMCA
Mrs Mary Emery of Cincinnati and Newport adds 25000 to her recent 250000 gift for a Newport army and navy YMCA home. The announcement notes ongoing support from Newport women for the new building and its anticipated supply by August under Taft era contexts.
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Newport
Mary Emery
Cincinnati
Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association
Én Taft
Disaster fire deaths at Triangle Waist Co. rise to 142
New York on March 27 the probe into the Washington Square fire intensified. District Attorney Wyman and officials from the fire marshal’s office coroner and labor department led a wide ranging inquiry into faulty tenements and blocked fire exits. Evidence includes inward opening doors blocked shutters and a lack of fire drills. Andrew Carnegie funds relief while many bodies remain unidentified awaiting claims.
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New York
Washington Square
State Labor Department
McAneny
Manhattan
Court of General’ Sessions
Grand Jury
Wyman
Marshall Beers
Triangle Waist Company
Ag-I
Andrew Carnegie
United Hebrew Charities
Austrian-Hebrew Free Burial Association
Charities Pier
East Side
Ape
Thirty More Inspectors Added to Chicago Office
Chicago March 27 Building Commissioner Murdock Campbell announces the addition of thirty inspectors to the city building department. The new hires will focus on code enforcement, plan reviews, and safety compliance across construction sites and ongoing projects.
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Chicago
Murdock Campbell
Diaz to Quit Rumor Unconfirmed in Mexico Cabinet Shuffle
Mexico City reports an official Diaz cabinet reshuffle with Manuel Zamacona Inclan named ambassador to the United States and Miguel Macedo resigning as subsecretary of the interior. Rumors of Diaz’s retirement or surrender lack confirmation as Congress approaches April 1.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Manuel Zamacona E. Ialan
United States
Francisco Leon de la Barra
Miguel Macedo
Department of the Interior
Secrtary of the Interior
Teodoro Dehesa
Vera Cruz
Insurrectos reorganizing forces and seeking foreign recognition
El Paso reports a junta statement from Francisco Madero claiming insurrectos are drilling, arming, and stockpiling stores for a decisive war surge and rejecting peace overtures. The aim includes winning belligerent recognition and allowing provisional consular agents if border towns fall. James Harper reports casualties among Americans in Casas Grandes with seventeen foreigners captured.
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EL Paso
Tex
Madero
Francisco F.madero
Mexico
Walk
Insurrectos
United States
James T. Harper
Insurrecto
Robert E Lee
Kansas City
Martin Ryan
Casas Grandes
Harper
Rumor Diaz Resignation Rumor Circulates in San Antonio
San Antonio dispatch reports a questionable rumor that Porfirio Diaz has resigned as president of Mexico. The claim is dismissed by experts, junta members, and locals amid ongoing tension from Mexican unrest and troop movements along rail lines. A new Mexican foreign minister, De La Barra, arrives in Mexico City, prompting cautious optimism.
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San Antonio
Tex
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Senor de la Barra
Filibuster raid in Sonora sparks local protest in Hermosillo
Reports state an American band not allied with federals or revolutionists crossed into northern Sonora at Lleraca and killed a young Mexican after capturing him. Hermosillo residents sign a petition to Governor Torres offering help to capture the band while noting Americans’ protection by both sides. The article describes a related clash near La Colorado, with federal and revolutionary forces suffering casualties as they moved toward the town.
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Mexico
Sonora
Lleraca
Torres
la Colorado
Colonado
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