Wilsons cabinet names spark wide national interest
President Wilson submitted to the Senate a full slate for his cabinet including Bryan as Secretary of State and McAdoo as Secretary of the Treasury. Others named are Lindley M. Garrison Secretary of War James Clark McReynolds Attorney General Albert Sidney Burleson Postmaster General Josephus Daniels Interior Franklin Lane Agriculture David Houston Labor William C. Redfield and William B. Wilson.
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Wilson
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William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Treasury
William O. McAdoo
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
New Jersey
Jameos C. McReynoke
Tennessee
Albert Burleson
Texas
Navy
Josephusa Daniels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
California
David A. Houston
Missouri
Boundary . Commeoree
William C. Redfield
William B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
James Clark McReynolds
Elkton
Vanderbilt University
Law School
University of Vir
Josephus Daniels
Democratic National Committee
Mr Daniels
Washington, D. C
N. GC
Raleigh State Chronicle
North Carolinian
News and
Cbserver
David Franklin Houston
Washington University
St. Louis
Mr. Houston
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Siamese King Chooses Daughters of the King for Prisoner Marriages
The Siamese royalty settles unwed daughters by pairing them with prisoners eligible for release. The king selects a mate from the penitentiary, and the girl’s own preference is not considered. Male citizens may have multiple wives, and the ceremony proceeds to fulfill royal decisions.
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Siam
Americans Repel Border Skirmish Near Douglas
United States troops clash with Mexican forces three miles from Douglas Arizona. Four Mexicans die and several wounded while American casualties are reported zero. Reinforcements from the Ninth Cavalry rout the Mexicans after an intense border fight.
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Douglas
Ariz
Mexico
Agua Prieta
International Line
Mexico City
Santa Julia
Madero Rurales
Trust Suits Filed Against Coates Interests in Thread Trade
The United States seeks dissolution of a alleged thread monopoly led by J. & P. Coates Ltd of Great Britain and the American Thread Co. Evidence aims to show excessive profits on thread sold to American households and workers. The government asks the court to end the so called coal tar pitch and roof felting trade restraint and restore competition.
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Trenton
N. J
J. & P. Coates (Ltd
Great Britain
Wickersham
James A. Fowler
United States
United States District Court
Department of Jimbo
Washington
Coat Tal
Falls 17 Stories Lives New York Marble Worker Dies
John Brunnen a 26 year old marble worker fell from the seventeenth floor into an elevator shaft in the Municipal Building. He survived the fall to be found upright on cement sacks rolling a cigarette when aid arrived. He suffered fractures to his leg bones and a scalp wound.
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New York
John Brunnen
Hotel Fire Kills At Least Twenty Four In Omaha
A three story Dewey hotel at Thirteenth and Farnum Streets burned with twenty four dead and $260000 damage. Several women guests were among the victims and only four bodies had been recovered.
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Omaha
Neb
Dewey Hotel
Thirteenth and
Farnum Streets
Chambers Rail Arbitrator Named for Eastern Railroads
Washington March 4 Judge Martin A. Knapp of the commerce court appoints William L. Chambers of Washington DC as the third arbitrator in the freight rate controversy between eastern railroads and their freights. Hearings start March 10 in New York City. Mr Chambers formerly served on the Spanish treaty claims commission.
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Washington
Martin A. Knapp
Commerce Court
William L. Chambers
Washington, D. C
Eastern Railroads
Freen
New York City
Chambers
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Cream Corn Soup From Simple Kitchen Method
Heat a quart of milk until steaming but not boiling. Strain a small can of corn to remove hulls, adding milk if needed to pass the pulp. Stir in a walnut sized piece of butter, pepper, salt, and fold in stiffly beaten egg white just before serving.
Senator Warren Applies for Civil War Veteran Pension
Washington March 4 Senator Francis Warren of Wyoming applied for a Civil War veteran pension of 15 dollars per month.
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Washington
Francis ©. Warren
Wyoming
Congress
Fire Leaves Hundreds Homeless in Swavely
A large blaze in Swavely Huntingdonshire destroyed numerous buildings and left hundreds without shelter. The fire caused heavy damage and disrupted the local area.
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London
Swavely
Huntingdonshire
Vanderbilt urges policewomen squad to tackle vice
Mrs William K Vanderbilt urged appointment of policewomen to handle vice in New York. She sent a letter to the legislative committee for remedial police legislation on Friday.
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New York
William K. Vanderbilt
Legislative Committee For
German Dreadnought Launched in Wilhelmhafen
The German navy launched a new dreadnought at Wilhelmhafen on March 4 in the presence of Emperor William. The ship will be the first war vessel to carry a battery of linch guns.
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Wilhelmahafen
Germany
Emperor William
Former Prosecutor Found Dead in Milwaukee Railroad Findings
Milwaukee reports the body of Ernst A. Kehr former assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county was found Sunday afternoon on the Northwestern railway near Carrollville.
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Texas
San Marcos
Tex
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Baylor Andveralty
University of Texas
Austin
Congress
Burleson
Adele Steiner
Milwaukee
Ernst A. Kehr
Milwaukee County
Northwestern Railway
Carrolville
Money Trust Findings Split on House Investigation
The Pujo Committee released three reports on the money trust alleging concentration of money and credit. The majority names J P Morgan & Co First National and National City banks and Kuhn Loeb as key agents and proposes new banking and stock exchange rules. Minority Republicans dispute the existence of a money trust while noting dangerous credit concentration in New York, Boston, and Chicago.
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Washington
Money Trust
House
Pujo
J. P. Morgan & Co
First National
National City Banks
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York
Leo Higginson
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boston
Samuel Unterm
Hayes
California
Heald
Delaware
Guernsey
Maine
New York City
Chicago
McMorran
Michigan
Harvester Report Finds Monopoly in Harvester Industry
Washington March 4 Luther Connant Jr commissioner of corporations submitted to the president his report on the International Harvester company. He finds the firm’s market position rests on monopoly in the harvester machine business and superior capital. The five rivals from 1902 combined but competition persisted in profits. The company extended into new farm machinery by acquisition and aggressive sales backed by capital, using monopolistic advantage and objectionable methods. The report notes physical properties and working capital cover about 90 percent of issued capital stock.
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Washington
Luther Connant, Jr
International Harvester Company
Vaye
Conant
Paris Auto Bandits Die in Quick Trial
Paris on March 1 reported four members of an automobile gang were sentenced to death after months of terror in Paris and suburbs. Thirteen others received long terms. one committed suicide in prison after a life sentence. The gang faced twenty two murder counts with twenty seven defendants. Dieudonne Callemin Soudy and Monier were named for death. Carouy killed himself as he left the courtroom.
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Paris
Dieub Dieudonne
Callemin
Soudy
Monier
Carouy
First Woman Elected President of Botanical Section
London reports Misa thel Gas gent elected president of the Botanical Section of the British Association. Her focus is seedling anatomy in monocotyledons, likened to normal embryology, marking a historic first for the role.
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London
Misa
Thel Gasgent
British Association
Jamaica's Governor Granted Divorce in Jamaica Colony
London dispatch reports Sir William Manning governor of Jamaica obtained a divorce from his wife on Monday. The main charge cited misconduct by Mrs Manning in the divorce decree.
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Jamaica
London
the Globe
William Manning
Mannning
Wild Indians Capture Americans Near Maracaibo
Two American mining engineers N. Bjorge and William Leslie Tayk of Duluth Minnesota were captured by Motilones Indians near Lake Maracaibo on Monday.
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
N. Bjorge
William Leslie Tayk
Duluth, Minn
Lake Maracaibo
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