Army Officers Said to Have Written Assurances Not to Fight Ulstermen
London reports reveal General Hubert Gough and Third cavalry brigade officers obtained legal written guarantees they would not be ordered to suppress Ulster volunteers. The king is said to have helped secure these assurances, sparking liberal critique and a heated debate over royal involvement.
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M Army
London
Westminster
Hubert Gough
Third Cavalry Brigade
Edward Carson
Ulster Volunteers
Wwreland
Curragh Camp
War Office
George
Lord Roberts
Ulster
John French
Arthur Paget
Ireland
Murder Shocks Layton Farmer Henry Roberts
Henry Roberts a 77 year old Layton Davis County farmer and prominent figure was found mortally wounded in his doorway on March 19 with a bullet wound in the head from the rear Police investigations Tuesday ruled out suicide or accident and concluded the death was a murder by an unidentified assailant.
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Layton
Utah
Henry Roberts
Davis County
Indictments Return Against Baker Oregon Officials
Baker Oregon grand jury returns twenty seven true bills including indictments against Mayor Stewart and all councilmen of upperfield. Charges come from Governor West’s January crusade and cover selling liquor without license selling land giving liquor to minors and gambling.
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Baker, Ore
Stewart
Upperfield
West
Senator Thomas Pledges Action on Woman Suffrage Resolutions
Washington Senator Thomas of Colorado, chair of the senate committee on woman suffrage, assured suffragist leaders that his panel would consider Bristow and Shafroth resolutions soon. The move follows the defeat of a constitutional amendment proposal to grant women the vote.
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Washington
Thomas
Colorado
Senate Committee On
Bristow
Shafroth
Governor Colquitt's Reward Sparks Texas Murder Suspects Row
Washington reports Governor Colquitt offers a $1000 reward for the delivery on Texas soil of five Mexicans suspected in the murder of Clemente Vergara. The move prompts serious concern from state and war department officials over potential international complications.
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Washington
Colquitt
Texas
Clemente ‘Vergara
War Department
Portland man Walter Greer Campell held in San Francisco fraud case
Portland resident Walter Greer Campell, once reputed to be worth over 34 million, was arrested in San Francisco on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Portland
Ore
Walter Greer Campell
San Francisco
Arctic Expedition Seeks Karluk in Ice
Seattle reports that all steam whalers in the Arctic will watch for the Karluk of the Stefansson expedition next summer. Belief persists that the exploring ship is safe amid the ice.
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Seattle
Arctic Ocean
Karluk
Stefansons
German Aviator Sets Passenger Flight Altitude Record
Linneko gel, a German aviator from Johannisthal, on Tuesday established a world altitude record for a flight with one passenger, reaching 18 050 feet in a monoplane.
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Johannisthal
Germany
Linnekogel
Three Harnack brothers mourned after professor found dead
In Stuttgart Germany the body of Professor Otto Harnack was recovered from the Weckar river on Tuesday. Authorities say a self inflicted death during a mental breakdown is suspected.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Otto Harnack
Weckar
Rebels Claim Villa Attacks Torreon Amid Mixed Reports
Reports from Juarez and refugees say Villa’s forces press near Torreon with two thirds of his army in action on the outskirts while official dispatches are scarce. rumors mention 200 killed and 58 federals dead with 2,000 prisoners said to have been executed.
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Juarez
Mexico
Torreon
Gomea Palacio
Villa
Benavides
Unemployed Army Leader Teesdale Convicted
Edward Teesdale, labeled a leader of the riots as part of the unemployed army, was arrested for vagrancy during the disturbances three weeks ago and now faces trial after a jury conviction.
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Sacramento
Cal
Edward
Toughneck" Teesdale
Texas Governor Colquitt Threatens Texas Ranger Action
Governor Colquitt warned that if Washington failed to secure Texas borders against Mexican raids he would deploy the Texas rangers to protect the state.
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Colquitt
Texas
Washington
Texas Rangers
Insane farmer Henry Roberts ends life at Layton home
Henry Roberts a 78 year old Davis county farmer and owner of several farms was found dead at his Layton residence after shooting himself in the head during a temporary spell of insanity. His death was reported Friday evening.
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Ogden
Henry Roberts
Davis County
Layton
Rowan and Carpenter Draw In Boise Bout
Marty Rowan of Salt Lake and Jack Carpenter of Boisa fought to a ten round draw in Boise Idaho on Friday night in a notably fast exhibition.
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Boise
Idaho
Marty Rowan
Salt Lake
Jack Carpenter
Boisa
Clash Across Rio Grande In Border Skirmish
Mexican federal soldiers clashed with United States cavalry at Medbee's crossing above Del Rio Texas as fleeing rebels sought safety in the United States. Three American horses were shot, fire exchanged, and the Mexicans withdrew with casualties. No American injuries reported. Washington supports Gen Bliss in punishing cross border firing.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
United States
Border Patrol
Medbee's Crossing
del Rio
Rio Grande
International Line
Washington
War Department
Bliss
British Cabinet Cowed by Ulster Defection
Premier Asquith and War Secretary Seely faced a turbulent house to explain the defection of army officers who refused service in Ulster. Officials hinted a miscommunication with General Paget over plans to move against Ulster, prompting a conference with Gough McIlwan and Parker before they returned to Ireland.
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London
Ulster
Asquith
Seely
Arthur Paget
Ireland
Paget
Curragh
Gough
Mclwan
Parker
Fire wipes out business section of Dumrea Manitoba
A Friday blaze destroyed the town hall the International Harvester warehouse and ten stores in Dumrea Saskatchewan and Manitoba border area. The Canadian Northern line serves the town 144 miles southwest of Winnipeg and losses are estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Man
Dumrea
Canadian Northern
Here
International Harvester Company
Albany Assembly Opposes Panama Toll Exemption Bill
A New York Assembly resolution expressing opposition to repealing the law that exempts coastwise vessels from Panama canal tolls passed 66 to 64 on Tuesday in Albany. The vote reflects strong sectional and economic debate over toll policy and maritime commerce.
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Albany
N. Y
Japanese Diet Prorogued Over Navy Appropriation Crisis
Tokyo reports the Japanese diet prorogued by the emperor due to deadlock between the house of peers and the house of representatives over navy funding.
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House of Peers
House of Representatives
Wisconsin’s oldest woman dies at 109 in Manitowoc
Miss Katherine Chudzinski of Manitowoc Wisconsin died Monday at age 109. She remembered incidents from her girlhood with remarkable clarity.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Wisconsin
Katherine Chudzinski
British Cabinet Justified and the Army Rebuked
London reports show the government released a statement on the Third Cavalry Brigade revolt while Parliament held a heated session. Colonel Seely confessed responsibility for orders leading to the mutiny and offered resignation which Asquith did not accept, with Liberal papers debating the political implications and labor Liberal unity ahead of any general election. In Colorado, John P. White and union reps condemned Colorado authorities and militia over wage disputes and actions against miners.
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Seely
London
House of Commons
Walsenburg
Colo
Colorado
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Appeal Urges Feds to Free Mother Jones From Jail
Chicago reports an appeal urging the federal government to act to release Mother Jones, identified as Mary Jones, from imprisonment. The appeal emphasizes humanitarian grounds and seeks clemency or immediate release.
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Mother Jones
Chicago
Mary Jones
House Votes to Bar Foreign or Pauper Made Goods
The House approved a bill to bar foreign convict Made or pauper made goods from competing with American free labor products. The measure moves to the Senate after a prior bill barred interstate shipment of convict made goods into states that ban such sales.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Receives Page Speech on Monroe Doctrine
Secretary Bryan forwarded Ambassador Walter Page's celebrated Washington speech to the Senate in response to Senator Champeblain's resolution. Page reportedly interpreted the Monroe Doctrine as opposing European territorial gains in the Americas and referenced repeal of the Panama tolls exemption.
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Washington
London
Walter H. Page
United States
New World
Panama
Senate
Bryan
Champeblain
Coxey to Lead Army from Massillon in April
President Wilson warned of a second Coxey army forming in Massillon Ohio and set to depart for Washington on April 16. The Massillon start mirrors the first army that marched twenty years ago.
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Cleveland
Wilson
Washington
Coxey
Massilon, O
Steamer Maui Blows Up Off Pearl Harbor
Honolulu reports a disaster as the inter island steamer Maui blows up near Pearl Harbor. Authorities fear thirty to forty lives lost with many passengers unaccounted.
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Honolulu
Maui
Pearl Harbor
Governor Grants Respite in Humphries Case
Governor Cox granted a 3 year and 1 day respite on Wednesday for Leslie Humphries who faced execution by electric chair on Friday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Leslie Humphries
For Sale Plymoth Rock Eggs In Poultry Setting
For sale full blood barred Plymoth Rock eggs at 1.25 dollars per setting. Inquire of W. E. Ambrose. Date 11 14.
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W. E. Ambrose
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