World news snippets from March across United States and abroad
A compilation of brief dispatches: Butte union defends wage history against Lawson stock manipulation. Ohio governor Pattison's health bulletin notes worsened condition. New England coast winter losses totaled one life and extensive property damage. Col Mann pleads not guilty to perjury in New York. Chinese waters see piracy seizure of Standard Oil launch with rifles and ammo. Valencia wreck inquiry at Vancouver Island finds no official blame. Zelaya secures Nicaragua marriage license amid parental opposition. coal strike talks in Indianapolis show fragile stalemate. Chicago reports coal prices and limited shipments. Binger Herniwan case debris list details provided. Gentry mine disaster near Philippi with 21 dead and Hungarians among victims. Pulhppi mine blast location. New York boxing bout setup for Bartling Nelson vs Arlie Verera ahead of event.
Multiple State Figures and Trials Highlight Fractured March News
May to 12 purse contest with 2000 prize referenced with Rockefeller and Nelson legal maneuvering. Mass politics feature: New York Life and Mutual Life rebating proxies alleged. Huntington divorce finalized. Oregon representative votes against statehood. labor disputes and coalitions surface in Indiana and Washington. Shipping launches to Hawaii and provincial fortunes noted amid ongoing federal political turbulence.
Congressional committee likely chaired by Sherman
April 4 Republican members plan to organize a congressional committee with Sherman of New York likely as chairman and Dawson of Iowa as secretary. Reports from across cities on crime, executions, and political actions fill dated March 24 items, including assassinations, trials, and labor tensions.
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Portland Tragedy: Singer Shot by Obsessive Follower
Allie Gordon, 41, concert hall singer, was shot and killed in Portland this afternoon by Robert Blodgett who followed her from Kalispell Montana. He kissed her as she lay in bed then fired four shots, placed a carnation on her breast, and awaited police. Blodgett, from The Dalles, was obsessed with the woman who had tried to escape him.
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Allie Gordon
Robert Blodgett
Kalispell
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Dalles
van Noy Logint
Standard Oil heir details in Missouri ouster suit hearing
New York March 24 H H Rogers led testimony in Missouri suits against Standard Oil. He named D A Meffatt as president of Standard of Indiana and said he owned no Waters-Pierce stock. Rogers asserted limited knowledge of Waters-Pierce, Republic and Standard details, while admissions suggested Standard of New Jersey controlled the firms.
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New York
H H. Rogers
Missouri
Standard Oil Company
D. A. Meffatt
Standard
Indiana
Hadley
Rogers
Waters-Pierce Company
Waters Pierce
Repbulic
Eddy
Standard of New Jersey
Five Hundred Sheep Lost in Severe Vale Blizzard
In Vale Oregon Muareh reports the coldest weather in years with 18 inches of snow and temperatures at 15 below zero. Five hundred sheep perished during a move from Westfall to Vale, while twenty cattle owned by Charles Becks died of starvation mid relocation toward Malheur valley. As thaw begins, stockmen fear a possible flood from the mountain snow, and local trade shifts to feeding grain with high hauling costs to Vale and Ontario.
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Muareh
James White
Westfall
Charles Becks
Malheur Valley
Ontario
Stanford and Berkeley to Play Rugby Game
San Francisco March 23 The Rugby football game enters California university athletics as the Cal and Stanford athletic committees adopt Rugby in place of intercollegiate football. Students protest yet the decision stands, forcing a switch to Rugby or abandoning football.
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Berkeley
San Francisco
California
New Zealand
British Columbia
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Stanford University
May Abandon Cadet Corps at Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis Ore March 21 Corvallia questions if Oregon Agricultural College will drop its cadet corps due to faculty and Lieutenant TD P Quinlan disputes Quinlans removal yesterday by Roosevelt aide President Roosevelt. Gatch silent on outcome but not alarmed. It notes drill continues among students even without war department sanction and no word yet on a successor for Quinlan.
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War Department
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