Fire kills seven at Missouri Athletic Club in St Louis
A downtown blaze at the Missouri Athletic Club and Boatsmens Bank seven story building early Monday killed seven guests and left 23 to 29 unaccounted for. The fire caused an estimated 466000 in damage and 5100 guests rooming there faced escape or death as flames swept through the structure. Theodore Levy of Jackson Tennessee was rescued after clinging to a sixth floor sill as others reportedly jumped.
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St. Louis
Missouri Athletic Club
St.Louis
Boatsmens Bank
Theodore Levy
Jackson, Tenn
Levy
Vergara’s Body Recovered After Secret Transfer
In Laredo Texas the mutilated body of Clemente Voruta a Texas rancher lured into Mexico by Mexican Federal soldiers was secretly moved to the US side of the Rio Grande early Sunday by unnamed men. They buried the body in Hidalgo cemetery then carried it five miles into American territory. The killing followed capture and torture indicated by head wounds crushed skull and burnt fingers.
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Laredo
Tex
Clemente Vorut ‘A
Texas Ranch
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Hidalgo
Mex
Vergara
National Vocational Art and Industrial Federation Meet
The fifteenth annual convention will be held in San Francisco during the Panama Pacific Exposition. Announcement made Sunday confirms the event as part of the exposition activities in California.
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Chicago
National Vocational Art & Industrial Federation
San Francisco
Portland theft ring member commits suicide after arrest
Albert Howard, longtime employee of Fleischner, Mayor & Co. in Portland, Ore, and seven others accused of wholesale linen thefts from the firm, died by suicide Sunday following the allegations and arrest attempts.
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Portland
Ore
Albert Howard
Fleischner, Mayor & Co
Wickersham Affirms Sherman Law Breakup of Big Firms
George W. Wickersham, former U S attorney general, told Nassau County Bar Association that the Sherman Law’s divisions of Standard Oil and tobacco firms were effective. He warned against overoptimism about immediate anti trust results and noted forced separation of stockholders, with bans on common officers and directors.
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New York
George W. Wickersham
United States
Nassau County Bar Association
Standard Oil and Tobacco Companies
Wickersham
Rescue of Charlemagne Tower Jr Crew from Jersey Coast
The captain and sixteen crew members of the American steamer Charlemagne Tower Jr were picked up by the steamer Bayport after foundering off the Jersey coast Friday morning. They were brought to Newport News on Saturday afternoon and suffered severe exposure with four near death.
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Norfolk, V
Meres Chance
Charlemagne Tower, Jr
Jersey
Bayport
Newport News
Tower
Sebree Praises Warship Utah At Salt Lake Dinner
Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree extolled the battleship Utah as among the greatest fighting ships and compared newer dreadnoughts unfavorably to it. He praised the silver service aboard Utah as the finest in the navy while urging an adequate American navy at the Bonneville club dinner in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
New Tolls Bill Favored by House Committee
Washington report, the House Commerce Committee approved a Panama Canal tolls repeal bill under President Wilson. It would require American coastwise ships along with U S battle ships and revenue cutters to pay the same tonnage tax as Great Britain.
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Washington
House Committee
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
Englishman Lyndon Driven From Ranch In Chihuahua
Washington reports that an Englishman named Lyndon was driven away from a Chihuahua ranch and his property risked destruction after a visit by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice to the state department.
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Washington
Cecil Spring-Rice
State Department
Bryan
Lyndon
Chihuahua
Noted Art Dealer Blackeslee Dies After Self Inflicted Wound
New York art dealer Thereon Blackeslee died Saturday night after being found with a bullet wound to the temple and a reported severe headache leading to self inflicted shot.
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New York
Blackeslee
Washington Talks on Peace Treaty with British Envoys
Secretary Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, conferred Saturday on treaty details. The talks echoed terms Bryan has already sealed with thirteen nations.
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Washington
Bryan
Cecil Spring-Rice
Government Owned Road for Alaska Assured
Washington report that the Alaska railway bill authorizes up to 1000 miles of government railroad to link coal fields to the coast with a $35000,000 cost. The measure, approved by a conference report and awaiting President Wilson’s signature, designates routes to be chosen by the president and may involve purchase of existing lines and government or lease operation. Secretary Lane backs rapid execution once signed.
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Washington
House
Wilson
Interior Department
Lane
Alaska
Kelley’s Army in Sad Plight in Sacramento Strike
Industrial Workers of the World marchers bound for Washington are halted after being driven across the Sacramento River into Yolo county as courts decide Sacramento and Yolo counties’ authority to keep them. Leader James Kelley pleads not guilty to vagrancy and seeks a jury trial. Lieutenants Edward Teesdale John Randolph and John McLennan also plead not guilty and await trial.
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Sacramento
Cal
Army of Industrial Workers of the World
Washington
Yolo County
Yola
James Kelley
Clarken
Edward E. Teesdale
John Randolph
John McLennan
Moyer Details Deportation During Michigan Copper Strike
Charles H. Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners testified to a congressional committee about his deportation from the Michigan copper mining district last December. A night session was held for his testimony while federation officials Mahoney and Cole faced critical illness after surgery.
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Chicago
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Congressional
Michigan
Moyer
Federation
Charles Mahoney
Denver
Cole
Six Omaha Attorneys Indicted on Extortion and Embezzlement
A grand jury returned indictments in district court before Judge English naming six prominent Omaha attorneys. Three are charged with extortion and blackmail, two with embezzlement, and one with subornation of perjury.
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Omaha, Neb
English
Oddie Protests Idle Army Shipment by Railroads
Governor Oddie telegrams to Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroad chiefs protesting possible shipment of idle army near Sacramento into Nevada. He seeks to block or delay the move citing regional concerns and state authority. Local officials expect further action and potential state measures depending on railroad response.
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Reno
Nev
Oddie
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific Railroad
Sacramento
Nevada
Senate confirms Utah district attorney and Salt Lake postmaster
The senate confirmed William W. Ray as district attorney for Utah succeeding Hiram E. Booth and Noble Warrum as postmaster at Salt Lake City.
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Washington
Senate
William W. Ray
Utah
Hiram E. Booth
Noble Warrum
Salt Lake City
Ceiba Fire Roars Through City Causing $1 Million Loss
Dispatches report Ceiba Honduras was swept by a major fire destroying twenty three blocks and causing an estimated loss of one million dollars. Authorities have not released details on the cause or casualties.
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New Orleans
Ceiba
Honduras
Local banker drops impeachment charges against district justice
Washington report states W. H. Cooper, a local banker, filed impeachment charges against Justice D. T. Wright of the district supreme court. The house judiciary committee has dismissed the case.
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Washington
W. H. Cooper
D. T. Wright
District Supreme Court
House Judiciary Committee
Conditions in Colorado coal fields prompt drastic remedies
Congressional investigation finds deplorable conditions in Colorado coal regions. Chairman Foster reports shock at strike area conditions and notes many workers are strike breakers from a decade ago and lack English proficiency. The committee will hear evidence for 30 days and may urge drastic actions, with some recommendations to Congress.
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Washington
Colorado
Congressional Investigation Committee
Foster
Illinois
Congress
Byrnes
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Health and Strength
An advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills relieve pain and misery from disordered kidneys. It asserts improved kidney and bladder function for tired and nervous people, featuring Potts the druggist as the seller.
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Potts
Adv
Death of Karl Riedelsberger in San Diegoy Cal
Karl Riedelsberger formerly of Dillon died in San Diegoy Cal. He is survived by his wife Elsa Scharfenberg formerly Miss Elsa Scharfenberg.
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Karl Riedelsberger
Dillon
San
Fall Advocates Intervening in Mexico Crisis
Washington Senator Fall of New Mexico urged armed intervention to protect Americans in Mexico in a lengthy address. He assailed the administration as inadequate and warned of imminent war, citing German press comments on Mexican killings and stressing that the public must be informed.
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Washington
Fall
Mexico
Republic of Mexico
Shively
Indiana
Senate
Wilson
New Mexico
Cough Remedy Praised For Family Health
A pamphlet urges mothers to protect children from colds and related diseases. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as prompt, effective, pleasant, and safe for kids, noting strong public opinion and wide dealer availability.
Taft Defends Monroe Doctrine at Amherst Lecture
Former President William H. Taft spoke at Amherst College on the Monroe Doctrine, supporting its retention. He noted the United States has maintained it for 100 years without firing a shot and argued Europe should be kept from land grabbing in America.
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Amherst
Mass
William H. Taft
Amherst College
Europe
America
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