Duke of Devonshire Dies Sudden in France
Spencer Compton Cavendish eighth duke of Devonshire died in Cannes France of heart failure. His death removes a leading figure from Britain politics as former cabinet member and president of the Unionist Free Trade league. His long career included high office and influential social hosting at Chatsworth and Piccadilly.
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Cannes
France
Spencer Compton Cavendish
Duke of Devonshire
London
England
Windsor
Castile
Egypt
Victor C. W. Cavendish
Charles Montague
Great Britain
Joseph Chamberlain
Unionist Free Trade League
Gladstone
Midlothian
Piccadilly
Chatsworth House
Derbyshire
Uncle Sam's fleet to visit China on return voyage
Washington reports the cabinet agreed to accept China's invitation for the Atlantic battleship fleet to visit a Chinese port on its Pacific coast return, but no further invitations will be accepted. The world itinerary will be set accordingly with other stops limited to coaling. Australia Japan and China are noted as accepted calls after San Francisco.
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Washington
China
Pacific
San Francisco
Australia
Japan
Machine to Measure Joy or Sorrow in Human System
New York reports a device to quantify emotional response to music. Dr James E Homans will demonstrate at Carnegie Hall how a machine analyzes a subject’s blood and bodily vibration to determine joy or sorrow from musical tones.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
James E. Homans
No Operator There Twenty Hurt In Collision
In Mercer county Kentucky a head on wreck between a Blue Grass Special on the Queen and Crescent and a freight train at Curdville Crossing injured twenty people, three fatally. The night operator had been relieved weeks earlier and the day operator had not yet reported for duty. The injured include John Idel E A Hostetter Ludlow and many others. Danville and Burgin physicians aided. victims being transported to Lexington.
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Lexington
Queen and Crescent Railroad
Curdville Crossing
Burgin
High Bridge
Mercer County
Cincinnati
Queen and Crescent
John Idel
E. A. Hostetter
Ludlow
John Lurber
R. L. McDougal
Danville
C. G. Helms
J. G. Lewis
Lincoln Wells
Casey County
Robert Quiesenburg
Frank Marcelles
Porter
Junction City
Ben McGraw
W. McCosby
F. Acton
R. L. Thompson
D. Bartley
Louisville
Trains Collide in Dense Fog Near New South Memphis
A rear-end crash on the Illinois Central railroad in New South Memphis left one man dead, another fatally injured, and five others badly hurt when a work train carrying laborers struck a freight train. The wreck was attributed to dense fog occurring early today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ilinois Central Railroad
New South Memphis
Von Buelow to Welcome Delegates in Berlin October 1908
In Berlin the Reichstag heard Chancellor Von Buelow declare he will personally greet members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union when they assemble in Berlin next October for their 1908 meeting. He urged a positive Berlin impression, cited the Algeciras Act as binding, and pressed France to uphold terms in a peaceful manner. Emperor William and the empress, with Prince August and Princess Victoria, left for Corfu via Venice, to be met by the Hohenzollern yacht at Venice for a Corfu vacation.
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Berlin
Reichstag
von Buelow
Interparliamentary Union
Algeciras
France
Germany
Emperor William
Prince August
Victoria
Corfu
Vénice
Hohenzoller
Attack on Stevens Reveals Huge Conspiracy
A San Francisco report states an assassination attempt on Durham W. Stevens, adviser to Korea's state council, stemmed from a conspiracy tied to a Korean righteous army manifesto urging Koreans to defend independence and fight Japanese rule. The document, signed by Gen. EB. Yie Lin Yung, warns of barbarous invaders and calls for unity and loyalty to Korea.
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San Francisco
Durham W. Stevens
Korean Council of State
Korea
Brakeman Harphan Hospitalized After Onboard Accident
Clarence Harphan a Lake Shore brakeman living at 56 Randolph Street is in St. Joseph's Hospital with a fractured base of the skull after being caught between bumpers of two cars at Auburn Monday evening. His condition is listed as very serious. Doctor James M. Dinnen attended and could not yet predict the outcome. He was attempting to adjust pipes while bending over on the train around 7:30 PM when an engine and cars bumped him. Crew members freed him, and surgeons from the city were summoned to St. Joseph's.
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Clarence Harphan
Lake Shore Road
Randolph Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Auburn
James M. Dinnen
Harphan
Dinnen
End to Night Riding in Kentucky Wheat District
An agreement between the American Tobacco company and the Society of Equity ends night riding in the Kentucky White barley district. The deal asserts the company will buy 1906 and 1907 crops for 16 and 18 cents per pound, totaling about eighty million pounds over two years, with no planting in 1908.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
American Tobacco Company
Society of Equity
Winchester
American Society of Equity
New York
Wingage discusses delinquent taxes with Indiana tax officials
Hon John C Wingate state tax commissioner told Allen county and township assessors that delinquent taxes totaled 140338 last year, urging stricter collection. He criticized exemptions up to 100 and said laws are sufficient if enforced, noting education and welfare funded by tax revenue.
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John C. Wingate
Court House
Indiana
Allen County
Wingate
Inquest Opens Over Lazarus Averbuch Death In Chicago
Coroner Hoff man begins evidence in an inquest into the death of Lazarus Averbuch who was killed by Police Chief Shippy after an attempted assassination. A guard pacifies the scene as Olga Averbuch testifies his origins and character while other witnesses recount encounters at the Shippy residence. The jury finds the shooting justifiable and clears Shippy and Foley.
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Chief Shippy
Chicago
Hoffman
Lazarus Averbuch
Shippy
Olga Averbuch
Kishinev
Russia
School of Commerce
America
Harry
Lazarus
Theody
Theresa Tauber
Averbuch
George M. Shippy
James P. Foley
Russian Duma Members Must Serve Time in Prison
St. Petersburg reported that the Russian senate overruled an appeal by 167 members of the first Duma who were convicted in December by the court of appeals and sentenced to three months in prison for alleged participation in anti state activities and factional practices.
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DUMA
St. Petersburg
Empire
Court of Appeals
Fcations
The
Indiana Democrats Gather for Largest State Convention
Indianapolis, March 24. Indiana Democrats begin gathering for the state convention with sessions starting tomorrow at 11 AM. Primaries to select convention delegates are held today in Indianapolis as seven gubernatorial hopefuls open headquarters at the Grand Hotel. The two day event aims to be the largest in years with Bryan endorsements anticipated and delegates choosing national and state ticket nominees.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Grand Hotel
William J. Bryan
Committee On
Robert W. Miers
Bloomington
Resolutions Committee
Bryan
John W. Kern
Kern
Denver
National Committee
Thomas Taggart
Taggart
W. B. Westlake
Marion
Beveridge Defends Tariff Commission Bill in Senate
Senator Beveridge of Indiana rebutted criticism that his tariff commission bill would hand legislative power to experts. He said the body would only ascertain facts and classify tariff schedules, not legislate. In the House, debate opened on the agricultural appropriation bill carrying $11,431,346.
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Washington
Beveridge
Indiana
Senate
House
La Follette Resumes Attack on Aldrich Bill
Senator La Follette renewed his opposition to the Aldrich bill in Washington. He challenged claims that few men run industries and warned the wealthy few already see the handwriting on the wall. He refused to commit to a Thursday vote on the measure and urged progressive senators to unite against the bill.
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Washington
LaFollette
Aldrich
Senate
Aldrich Bill Ori
Hoads Will Attack New Demurrage Measure
W F Begg Great Northern solicitor denounces Minnesota’s reciprocal demurrage law arguing it contravenes federal authority. He contends the statute imposes penalties on railroads and shippers for car timing and that it applies to interstate traffic, rendering it void for interstate shipments.
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Hoads
St. Paul
Minn
W. F. Begg
Great Northern Railway
Young
Minnesota
Begg
Congress
Hadley Points Remedy in National Rail Rate Ruling
Missouri Attorney General Hadley urged Congress to pass recently recommended legislation after the U S Supreme Court’s Minnesota and North Carolina rate decision. He warned railroads can block state laws by affidavits claiming reduced earnings, allowing federal judges to suspend enforcement until reasonableness is shown.
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Congress
Jefferson City
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
North Carolina
Hadley
United States
Vanderbilt Arraigned Again on Auto Speed Charge
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. appeared in the court of special sessions on a speeding auto charge filed by Bicycle Policeman Martin. Judge Olmstead set bail at 100 dollars and the case was adjourned after Vanderbilt pleaded not guilty. The matter stems from a Yorkville discharge by Magistrate Kernochan who allegedly doubted the policeman’s testimony.
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New York
Wm. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Justice Olmstead
Court of Special Sessions
Martin
Vanderbilt
Yorkville
Kernochan
Jerome
Bingham
Olmstead
Bloomingdale School to Add New North Wing and Modernize
Bloomingdale school board agreed to build a four room addition with gym and assembly hall as a separate unit to form the north wing of the future school. A central heating plant will be erected between old and new structures, old furnaces removed, and fireproofing and ventilation upgraded with an estimated cost around 25 000 dollars.
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Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale School
Griffith
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