Taft Proclaims Warning on Mexican Trouble
President Taft issues a proclamation urging Americans to avoid entering Mexico and to leave if already there as unrest grows. A cabinet meeting reaffirmed the measure, sent by telegram to Ambassador Wilson with instructions to inform citizens to withdraw across the border and entrust belongings to the U S consul. The move is not a recognition of any revolutionary government but a neutrality warning.
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Washngton
Mexico
State Department
Wilson
Mexico City
United States
Elster Republic
Norther
Wilma
House Bills Move Toward Passage Amid Tax Debate
Lawmakers push bills toward final approval as concerns rise over a sugar tax and projected revenue deficits. The finance committee is scrutinizing a report that claims potential revenue gains could exceed 70 million dollars, while questions linger about how funds would be used. The judiciary committee signals caution on new taxes despite broader government efforts.
British strike strains hit dozens of industries across Britain
Bradstreet's notes widespread disruption as 660 600 workers prep for strikes and 1 600 000 more in England Scotland and Wales face halted shipping closed plants and risk of cotton and allied trades shutdowns. Miners push for a fixed wage schedule before talks resume while factory output lags.
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London
Engslaid
Scotland
Wales
Shomfeld
Countess of Warwick to Speak on Propaganda Here
England's noted socialist countess arrives to address locals about propaganda and its role in politics. Her visit aims to discuss socialist ideas and influence on public opinion during her engagement in the city.
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England
Countess Arrives to Clash With Mrs Longworth in Ohio Campaign
The Countess of Warwick sails from England to America and will tour the nation to promote socialism. She will oppose Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in Ohio's Eighth District next fall, with both sides backing their respective Republican and Socialist candidates.
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Longworth
Ohio
Countess of
Warwick
England
Mauretania
America
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Unil
Ralph D. Cole
BE. Gr. Wharton
Kenton
Lawyers Under Fire at Western Economic Society Meet
At Chicago third conference of the Western Economic Society lawyers faced sharp criticism as a curse to business. Speakers attacked Standard Oil and American Tobacco plots and debated the Sherman Act’s origins and impact. Harrison S. Smalley of the University of Michigan warned that delays in judicial proceedings hinder essential legislation.
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Economic Society
Standard Oil
Western Economic Society
Chicago
Harrison S. Smalley
University of Michigan
Foreign Guards Tighten Peking Siege Preparations
Martial law has been proclaimed in Peking as legations brace for a siege. Fire and carnage scar the capital with headless bodies in streets and burned buildings. Foreigners tour the city amid ruins while Chinese troops wield modern firearms and rail communications are cut.
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Peking
Malig
Legations
Fengtal
Hankow
Tientsin Ine
Morgan in a Goal Trust Attack Before Interstate Commission
Attorneys for coal operators in the Pittsburgh district argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission that John W. Balleau and others filed against the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and other carriers over coal shipments. They claimed Morgan interests control railroads and charged a conspiracy to discriminate against Pittsburgh district operators in favor of Western fields, with rail tolls cited as excessive.
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Interstate Commerce
Commission On Combine
Washington
Interstate Commercee Commission
St. Pierpont Morgan Coal Combine
Pittsburgh
John W. Balleau
Pittaburgh and
Lake Erie Railroad
Wade
I. Ellis
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Morgan Interests
West Virginia
Kentucky
Cannibalism in Persia Sparks Alarm Across Letters
Letters from Teheran describe alleged cannibal acts by Persians amid turmoil near the northwest region around Flumadan. Reports mention troops sacking villages including Bolor Md Dowleh and the deposed shah’s followers, with casualties and injuries noted as part of a broader crisis.
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Teheran
Washington, D. C
Susan
Percia
Viciny
Flumadan
Af Bolor Md Dowleh
Shah
Ju de Cliccu
Saccharine Ban Enforced by Cabinet Officers Decision
The cabinet officers enforcing the pure food law concluded saccharine is adulterated in foods. Secretary Wilson and Nagel affirmed the ruling, while MacVeagh dissented. A one month grace period was granted to manufacturers to remove saccharine. Millard Hall at the University of Minnesota was destroyed by fire, estimated loss $5,000, with prior destruction and rebuilding two years earlier.
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Board of Cabinet
Lnw
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Millard Hall
University of of Minnesota
Jury Has Kimmel Case In St Louis Court
The jury in the Kimmel Insurance suit remains out after deliberations began Saturday. Judge Amidon gave 57 minutes of verbal instructions. Andrew J White claims to be George A Kimmel and faces a $40 000 stake. The central issue is whether Kimmel was dead before 1904, the filing date.
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St. Louis
Kimmel
Amidon
Andrew J. White
George A. Kimmel
Politioa
Wheter Kimmel
Violent Demonstrations Break Windows in London
Unclear reports describe violent acts in London with arson and windows shattered during demonstrations. One incident involves a revolver shot near a colonial building, causing damage but no reported fatalities. Details are fragmentary and incomplete.
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Anquith
London
Colonia
Dynamiter Maxwell Admits Guilt in Bedford Opera House Bomb
St Joseph Missouri March 4 Thomas Maxwell, traced by private detective Virginia Sellers, confessed to dynamiting the Bedford opera house on December 31. He said he was paid 26 by an enemy of the owner and was directed where to plant the bomb. Maxwell implicated the unnamed challenger who disappeared after the blast.
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Thomas Maxwell
Bedford
St. Joseph
Virginia Sellers
Kanger City
Bedford, Tall
Maxwell
Turbulent War News and Political Moves Abroad
Reports describe a bank robbery and killings near Montreal and Jimalco Mexico with heavy casualties. American labor leader Santigo Iglesias sailed to New York as a rail strike looms in Great Britain. A Mississippi steamer burned at Point Pleasant with a loss of life. A series of political and legal actions unfold in Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, including state weather and disease data, trucking and train accidents, and notable political maneuvers involving Belmont and Clark.
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Tober
Montreal
Hovender
Indiana
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Santigo Iglesias
American Federation of Labor
Porto Rica
New York
Jimalco
Mexico
J. E Teudenn
Point Pleasant
Pational Drainage Congress
St. Louis
Preamontt
Chicago
Fehenar
Valdivia
Chile
Anwandier Bros
South America
Texas
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
George Sanderson
Galesburg
Knoxville
Southern Railway
Oxford
Ala
Wickersham
American Hot Association
W. H. Lewis
France
Sixth District delegates chosen for state and district conventions
Union County Democrats for Wilson report that six of seven counties in the Sixth District selected delegates. In Union County nine delegates were chosen to the state convention at Burlington. all instructions favored Woodrow Wilson for president. Delegates largely supported Cummins in some areas and Taft in others.
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Union County
Democrats
Wilson
Les Moines
Marely
Repulscan
Goutty
Davtlow
Cummins
Cumming
Taft
Powsshiek
Senator Cumming
Wapetla
Mahaska
Jasper
Keokuk
Monroe
Davis
Appl Noose
White Inson County
Burlington
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson at Davenport Urges Modern Economic Policy
Governor Wilson spoke to 300 Davenport business leaders during a stop en route from Des Moines to Trenton. He criticized tariffs on consumer goods and labor protection, urging a shift to up-to-date economic policy and cheaper imports.
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Davenport
Famarca
Wondrow Wilson
New Jersey
Commercial Club
Wilson
Trenton
Des Moines
Champion Milker at Ames
In Ames Iowa March 4, a dairy farm cow expected to set a state record for daily milk yield reached 108.8 pounds in a single milking while still early in lactation. The six year old Molstelp cow, purchased last fall from a fine stock dealer, produced 3.77 percent fat and 3.99 percent butterfat. Dairy students monitor her progress with high expectations for new marks.
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Ames, In
Town Suite College
Secon
Dubuque Market Eyeing New Publicity Film
Dubuque city market, praised by President Taft as a partial solution to high living costs, attracts national film interest. A New York film firm seeks timing and details to send a camera van for moving pictures of the market in operation. Iowa veterans plan to attend the Battle of Shiloh reenactment with a proposedCanfon and related events.
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Dubuque
Dubuque City
Taft
Colummn
Property Owners Mullcted by Mutet Tax in Mason City
A protest rises as mutet tax is assessed against 32 Mason City landlords tied to tenants convicted or pleading guilty to selling intoxicating liquors. The law allows 800 dollars per assessment. sixteen notices issued, others to follow for properties listed including Mattie Culver and several individuals and entities. Three months of tax totaling 160 dollars was levied on Clear Lake properties Harriet Havket and D Clagett.
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Mason City
Mattie Culver
Viola II Dickhoff
H. J. Wells
George W. Uret
Edward Benning
St. Paul
Kansas City
H. J. Knapp
Gy, Zelbell
Celestia Brewer
M. H. Evans
George Price
J. W. Keer
Clear Lake Harriet
D. Clagett
Bank Deposits Increase in Iowa Banks in 1915
The quarterly report from the state auditor shows Iowa deposits in 716 savings banks 281 state banks and fourteen trust companies ending Feb 7 rose by 9 723 273 95. The average reserve across all banks stood at 21 percent and was praised by State Auditor Wentworth as a very good figure.
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Atate
Iowa
Banking Department
Wlentdy
February Weather Anomaly Highlights Cold Snowy Month
February proved the coldest in seven years with above normal precipitation and 16.9 inches of snow. Farmers are urged to test seed corn as campaign drives by the Greater Des Moines committee and Des Moines Commercial Club expand spending to prevent a poor corn crop, targeting lenders and businesses statewide.
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Chappel
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Indira
Deg
Brve
Greater Des Molocy Committee
Uts Juny
Iowa
Crossing safety resolution urged for Fifteenth Street
Order Safety Crossing introduced by J. MacVicar requests immediate installation of a traffic signal or safety device at the Fifteenth Street railroad crossing after two serious wrecks last month. It notes the Fel. 27 crash with forty injured and a gasoline explosion burning Mrs. McQuinness and others. Also reports a $10,000 donation from Delilah King for state missions and critiquing the golden rate system in local social work.
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Des Moines
Cinetinda
John MacVicar
Maitroad
Othey
Fifteenth Street
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