Street Car Hold Up Ends in Double Tragedy and Shootout
Three masked bandits halted a Los Angeles to Santa Monica street car. A passenger, H A Griswold of Manson Iowa, died after being shot in the neck. two others, J C Cunningham and Mills Pearson, were wounded. C W Henderson fired back, gun battle ends with robbers fleeing. Griswold killed beside his mother.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Monica
C. W. Henderson
H. A. Griswold
Manson
J. C
Henderson
Millis Pearson
Griswold
C.H. Bowles
Anna Funk
St Louis Hosts Francis After European World Fair Tour
David R. Francis, president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company, returned to St. Louis from a record-breaking European trip. He left Feb. 10 and spent eighteen days visiting England France Germany Spain and Belgium with audiences including King Edward President Loubet Emperor William the Spanish premier and King Leopold. A crowd of about 10 000 greeted him at Union Station.
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Union Station
Jerome Talks to Union Men in New York Address
District Attorney Jerome spoke to the Central Federated union in New York on March 23 denying that labor conflict should turn violent. He claimed organized labor constitutes less than 10 percent of workers and warned against violence, praising John Mitchell's stance against it.
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Jerome
New York
Central Federated Union
United States
John Mitchell
Gas explosion kills six at Athens Coal Mine
Springfield Illinois March 24 A terrible gas explosion in the Athens Coal Company mine killed six men named John Rogers Fred Smpke S. Gornorf James Patrick August Noel and T David Meyers One miner Carl Joernsich was badly hurt Nine men were in the mine at the time and air was being vented by drilling a new entry when the blast occurred
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Springfield
Til
Athens ‘Coal Company
John Rogers
Fred Smpke
S. Gornorf
James Patrick
Auguest Noel
T David Meyers
Carl Joernsich
Tragic Fiskdale Mother Kills Children Then Sets Fire
In Fiskdale Massachusetts on March 13 a mother identified as Mrs. Peter Burke killed her four children with an axe after locking doors, hid their bodies in a closet, started a fire, and then killed herself. Her husband suspects prior mental disturbance.
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Sturbridge
Massy
Fiskdale
Peter Burke
Clash at Oxnard Leaves Dozens Injured in Labor Riot
In Oxnard California March 24 two hundred shots were fired in a labor dispute between Japanese and Mexican workers over a union sign on a wagon. P Ogas and L Vasquez are reported to die. two Japanese and another Mexican wounded. About six hundred Japanese and four hundred Mexicans were near a bloody confrontation tied to the beet sugar industry.
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Oxnard
Cal
P. Ogas
L. Vasquez
Fighting in Santo Domingo as revolutionists seize fort
On March 24 revolutionists attacked and captured a fort near San Domingo. Heavy casualties occurred on both sides as the garrison of Fort San Carlos sided with the rebels. President Vasquez is away, and rebels now control much of the city.
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San Domingo
Fort San Carlos
Vasquez
Republic
President to Name E. H. Clark Assistant Secretary
Washington March 24. The president reportedly selects E. H. Clark of Cedar Rapids Iowa as assistant secretary of the department of commerce and labor. Clark is a noted railway figure serving as president of the Order of Railway Conductors.
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Slates Lowan
New Department
Washington
E. H. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Department of Commerce and Labor
Clark
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Chicago Grain and Provisions Closing Prices and Livestock Totals
Chicago markets show little interest in grain with May wheat unchanged and May corn down. May provisions range from 74 cents lower to 10 cents higher. Cash prices list multiple wheat, corn, and oats grades. Cattle receipts 29,000 with steer prices 5.10 to 5.65. hogs 15,000 receipts and prices around 7.40 to 7.85. sheep receipts 15,000 with lambs 5.25 to 7.55 and wethers 5.50 to 6.50.
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Chicago
Kansas City Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices
Kansas City market report shows cattle receipts of 4,500 with mixed prices across categories. Hogs receipts 4,000 with gains of about 10 cents, top at 7.60, and sheep receipts 5,500 with lambs quoted from 4.00 to 7.15, fed ewes 3.40 to 6.00, and wethers 2.90 to 10.0.
South Omaha Livestock Prices March 23
Cattle receipts 4000 with active steady trading. native steers 4.00 to 3.40, cows 3.25 to 4.25, canners 2.00 to 3.00, stockers 8.00 to 4.60, calves 3.50 to 76.50, bulls and stags 2.50 to 4.00. Hogs receipts 5000 up 10 cents. heavies 7.45 to 7.55, mixed 7.46 to 7.45, lights 7.20 to 7.45, pigs 6.50 to 7.25, bulk 7.40 to 7.20. Sweet Acres 7500 strong to 10 cents higher. yearlings 9.76 to 6.00, sheep wethers 4.90 to 5.85, ewes 4.00 to 6.60, stockers 2.25 to 4.50, lambs 5.75 to 7.25.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Kansas City
Texas
South Omaha
Castro Quits His Job But Congress Demands Reconsideration
Venezuelan congress votes unanimously to reject President Castro's resignation and asks him to reconsider. Castro vows to stay in power but offers to send a new message with a suggested solution. French warship Troude leaves LaGuayra signaling no internal upheaval feared.
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Caracas
Castro
Congress
Matos
Stosch
Venezuela
Miraflores
Troude
LaGuayra
Revolt in Nicaragua Ties Zelaya to Honduras Turbulence
Advices from New Orleans dated March 24 report a revolution beginning in Nicaragua, linked to Zelaya’s ties with Sierra and Arias in Honduras. Zelaya is aiding his Honduran allies, while enemies within Nicaragua gain strength and details remain scarce.
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Zelaya
Honduras
New Orleans
Nicaragua
Sierra
Arias
Venezuelan rebels offer peace if Castro leaves office
General Matos, Venezuelan revolutionary leader, cables General Ayala stating that Castro has resigned the presidency. He promises to influence rebel commanders to end the war immediately if the congress accepts Castro abdication.
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Castro
Willemstad
Curacao
Matos
Venezuelan Revolutionary Movement
Ayala
Venezuela
Congress
Revolutionary Army
New Danger Point Emerges on Mississippi River at Everton
The Mississippi river danger point develops at Everton Bolivar county with the main levee sloughing and wearing badly. A special train carrying hundreds of laborers was sent from Greenville. Strong northwesterly winds increase danger as scores of refugees, many destitute, arrive and strain relief efforts.
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Mississippi
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi River
Everton
Bolivar County
Greenville
River Falling at Memphis
Memphis Tenn March 24 The river is still falling and flood danger in this area is practically over. Attention now shifts to the levee line south of Memphis along the Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas borders where wind gusts have unsettled portions just a foot or more above the flood level.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Des Moines Man Found Guilty in Murder Case
James Burns was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Jerry Corcoran. A life imprisonment sentence was recommended. Co-defendants Aaron Batiese Carrie Batiese and White Beveridge face trial for complicity.
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Des Moines
James Burns
Jerry Corcoran
Aaron
Carrie Batiese
White Beveridge
Missouri Supreme Court Rules Beef Packers Formed Price Trust
Jefferson City March 21. The Missouri Supreme Court finds five large beef packing companies Armour Cudahy Hammond Swift and Schwarzschild & Sulzberger guilty of unlawful price fixing in Missouri. They face a $5 000 each fine and costs and an ouster, but can delay payment for 30 days to keep the order in abeyance if they comply.
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Missouri’ Supreme Court
Beef Combine
Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri
Beet Trust
W. C. Marshall
Armour, Cudahy, Hammond, Swift
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Packing Companies
United States
St. Louis
Kansas
St. Joseph
Dressmakers to Increase Gown Prices Nationwide
ChicagoMarch 21 dressmakers nationwide vote to raise prices 15 to 20 percent on all gowns effective immediately. They justify the rise by higher costs for materials and labor, saying the move affects both the poor and the wealthy as per the National Dressmakers convention agreement.
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Chicago
Judge Adams to rule in Wabash injunction suit
In St. Louis on March 21 arguments in the Wabash injunction suit concluded and Judge Adams took the case under advisement. He gave no hint of when he might prepare his opinion but said a decision would likely come in about one week or ten days.
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St. Louis
Adams
Notable 19th Century Figures in Brief News Snippets
The note mentions President Loubet as an accomplished musician. Mrs. Alexander’s manuscript is likely to be published soon. Ira Ward, last surviving member of Washington’s first territorial legislature, is dead at Olympia. Richard Watson Gilder will speak at Wellesley College on June 25. Jacob Ediksen, oldest New York pilot with 39 years at the harbor, is dead. King Victor Emmanuel buys the Monte Cristo isle associated with Dumas. I W Cushman will address the Lincoln Birthday Republican Club banquet. Congress may fund a $50,000 monument to John Paul Jones. Mme Zola and two widows in Paris are said to be in straitened circumstances.
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Loubet
France
Alexander
Ira Ward
Washington
Olympia
Richard Watson Gilder
Wellesley College
Ipl
Jacob Ediksen
New York
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Dumas
Monte Cristo
I. W. Cushman
Republican Club
Lincoln
Congress
Senator Lodge
John Taul Jones
United States Navy
Haverhill men form informal group for a fishing trip
In Haverhill Mass the unnamed club of local gentlemen reacts to Moody's navy appointment by drafting a telegram. It reads Dear Bill We're glad as you've got the job Please send up the Dolph in the gang wants to go fishing. The line echoes press reports of Moody's appointment from the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Haverhill
Mass
Moody
Navy
Bill
Philadelphia Ledger
Napoleon on journalists and the danger they pose
In a New York Press reflection, Napoleon is described as despising journalists calling them grumblers and censors. The piece notes he favored suppressive measures and would have distrusted journalists even today, suggesting good papers might have altered his Russian campaign fate.
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Napoleon
Table du Vorade
New York Press
Beautiful Mrs Law Emerges As Gotham Social Favorite
The beautiful widow of street railway magnate George Law, once famed in Paris society, has returned to New York after Christmas and shows signs of becoming a social centerpiece in New York. Her life, from Alga Smith to Mrs George Law, includes romance, wealth, and a career pause in Paris.
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New York City
George Law
Paris
Law
New York
Alga
Bainbridge Smith
Studolph Aronson
Would Serve Uncle Sam Archduke Leopold Seeks US Navy
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand brother of Saxony’s former crown princess seeks to join the United States Navy. The move follows a royal exile and an irregular romance, with aim to gain American citizenship through enlistment though lacking naval training may limit advancement beyond seaman.
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Archduke Leopold
United States Navy
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand
Saxony
Archduke
Acker's Blood Elixir Promoted by Central Pharmacy
An advertisement promises Acker's Blood Elixir cures blood diseases when cheaper remedies fail. The copy urges readers with pale complexions and weak health to use the elixir, claiming a positive guarantee on every bottle sold by Central Pharmacy.
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Central
Pharmacy
Chicago typewriter advertised for sale at Central Pharmacy
A Tribune Publishing Co. notice promotes the Chicago type writer as the best low-price model available through Central Pharmacy. The ad suggests purchase with a guarantee and pricing in 25 and 50 cent ranges, inviting readers to call and inspect the item at Dillon outlets.
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Chicago
Tribune Pub, Co
Dillon
Official Directory Including State and Judicial Officials
Lists current state leaders and officials such as Senator W A Clark Paris Gideon Governor J K Tools Lieut Governor Frank G Higgins Secretary of State George M Hays Treasurer A H Barrett Auditor J H Calderhead Attorney General James Donovan Superintendent of Schools W W Welsh Chief Justice F Brantley Associate Justices George R Milburn W T Pigott W H Holloway Clerk Henry G Rickete Judge M H Parker Stenographer T J A Monaghan.
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J. K. Tools
Frank G. Higgins
George M. Hays
A. H. Barrett
J.H. Calderhead
James Donovan
W. W. Welsh
The
Supreme Court
F. Brantley
George R. Milburn
W. T. Pigott
W. H. Holloway
Henry G. Rickete
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Francis
Bix“Wen
Santo Domingo
E. E. Clark
Venezuelan Congress
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Mrs, Law
Kitch
Han
Mhb
Uncle Sam
Acker
Official Directory
Congressional
W. A. Clark
Paris Gideon
Joseph M. Dixon
M. H. Parker
T. J. A. Monaghan
County
James P. Murray
B. F. White
George Woodworth
Duke Gist
B. N. Stevenson
John 8. Baker
George W. French
A. L. Beardsley
C. W. Robison
Miss Mac Rich
Isaigh Cashmore
M. A. Walker
George R. Metlen
W. M. Oliver
Wm. M. Montgomery
Wisdom
D. D. McKnight
Del
Justices of the Peace
Dillon Township
Virmillion
Josephus Rich
A. A. Bihott
Jon, Young
Edwin Norris
A. 8. Johnson
H. R. Melton
Fred L. Stone
Leonard Eliel
C. H
T. M. Selway
A. F. Graeter
A. 8. Rife
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Tribune Pub. CO
Mont
Perrin
Perring
Mining «Scientific Press
San Francisco
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