McAdoo Tube Opens Linking New York and New Jersey
President Roosevelt presses the button to open the three mile McAdoo tunnel under the Hudson linking Manhattan and Hoboken. The project, part of a larger system, promises Newark access to New York in fifteen minutes. William G McAdoo, a Tennessee born lawyer, leads the railway company driving the tubes and trolley network.
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Taft opens war department for noon and four talks
The Boston Herald notes Secretary Taft holds two daily question sessions at the War Department. He answers many questions but avoids politics, saying he prefers to discuss the Philippines when not ready to discuss political matters. He remains affable and candid yet selective in disclosures.
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Morgan to Entertain Queen Alexandra in England
J Pierpont Morgan, a leading Wall Street figure, sails from New York to England to host Queen Alexandra. He will arrange a reception at Prince's Gate to view his art collection, which he will keep in Britain due to duty concerns. The move signals Morgan's confidence in the financial outlook as his stay abroad extends through the summer.
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Preventing Jealousy on a Doll and Cat Dilemma
A visitor asks Miargle which she loves more a doll or a cat. The girl replies she loves the cat best but begs that the doll not be told. The brief exchange captures a child’s affection and playful secrecy in a domestic scene.
NO TROUBLE AT BARCELONA
King Alfonso’s Barcelona visit began peacefully with broad public acclaim from Republicans and separatists alike. The day featured heavy troop and police presence, a bustling city, and a brilliant opera performance ending in ovation for the king. The sovereign was notably pleased by the warm reception.
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Washington elms in Old St. Pauls churchyard die out
New York reports the Washington elms along the churchyard boundary near Broadway have fallen. Once tied to by President Washington on Sundays these landmark trees declined to two, with one decaying six years ago and the second last elm removed in 1998 for pedestrian safety.
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Lawney Aims for Battleship Budget Guarded
Washington March 11 Representative Lawney chairman of the house Appropriations Committee said after a White House meeting that congressional appropriations this session should be kept within 000,000,000 exclusive of battleship funding.
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Insane Asylum Move for Mrs Metcalf in Indianapolis
Indianapolis March 11 Mrs Beatrice Metcalf confined at a relative’s home has made at least one suicide attempt and several escape efforts. She previously tried to shoot Attorney S R Pramill of Terre Haute during the John BR Walsh trial in Chicago and will likely be declared Twenne.
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Whitecaps Outrage in Ohio at Mt Cutchinville
March 171 Twenty five whitecaps rode into Upper Sandusky near Mt Cutchinville and riddled the home of Constable Peter Wieffer with bullets. They protested the presence of a servant woman and warned against further shipper imports.
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Bet on Aeroplane Progress in Paris Contest
Paris bookmakers including Marel Jr M Archiddeacon Santos Dinmont and Henry Farnen offer 1200 to 21 against My Charron that a aeroplane will be built capable of carrying two persons each weighing at least sixty kilos for a kilometre.
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Prohibition Wins In 11 Minnesota Towns And Villages
Prohibitionists score victories in twenty two towns and villages across Minnesota while license holders win in twenty. Hanska village in Brown county, known for five breweries, is noted as being dried out by the Prohibitionists.
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Taft Responds To Stevens On Panama Canal Work
Washington March 11 Secretary Taft said he does not care to comment on statements attributed to ex Chief Engineer Stevens of the Panama canal project. He added he does not agree with Stevens on the prospects of completion by the specified quarter.
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Bankruptcy Petition Filed Against Heath and Milligan Factory
In Chicago a petition was filed in the United States circuit court by Penn Mutual Life Insurance of Philadelphia seeking action against the Heath and Milligan Manufacturing Wing Co for its recent bankruptcy declaration. The case outlines the insurer’s interest in the plant’s receivership and possible recovery interests.
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Swiss ski champion Stephen Week dies in avalanche
Berne March 1 Stephen Week of St Moritz Switzerland, the champion ski runner, met his death while skiing above Bergen. He was carried over a precipice by an avalanche.
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Wage Cut Hit Stark Cotton Duck Mills Workers
March 11. Stark Cotton Duck Mills in Midnchester N HEL informs workers of a general wage reduction averaging 25 percent. About 1,200 operatives affected as mills run three days per week.
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Daily Journal Offers Citywide Delivery at 10e a Week
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery for ten cents weekly. The service covers all city areas, providing residents with convenient access to daily news at a fixed low rate.
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Schaefer Seeks Change to Balk Line Masters Game
Jacob Schaefer, former 18.1 balk line champion, argues the 18.1 game is uninteresting as a championship proposal and should be abolished. He favors replacing it with the 14.1 balk line as the masters game, citing lower standards in recent finals and growing public disinterest.
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Cricketers to Play In England Next Summer
Philadelphia will send a crick et team to England next summer to compete against the lions of the sport. The schedule is nearing completion and, while not as strong as Philadelphia’s 1908 trip, it is seen as satisfactory. The squad sails around June 25 and returns about September 1. The team is regarded as one of the best all around combinations Philadelphia has sent abroad, with four players new to foreign service, Greene, Alorice Hordern, and Winter among them. Winter and Hordern have previously played abroad with the University of Pennsylvania team that toured last summer.
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Cornell Socker Eleven Draws Global Player Mix
Cornell's soccer team is described as the most cosmopolitan American college squad. It includes players from four continents and seven countries, with only five from the United States. Manager and player A. Arthur Sarmiento hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the team awaits a response to a challenge from the Paulista Portial League of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Springer seeks new trotter after Sonoma sale gains
California horseman Springer, owner of the famed Sonomairl 2:05 trotting mare, aims to add another trotter to his stable to chase big stakes. Sonomairl earned him $12,000 in purse money last year, plus $4,200 from the pool, and the mare sold for $26,000, totaling $43,200 to be split with his partner for the season.
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Mack Signs College Wonder
Connie Mack manager of the Philadelphia Americans signs a college boy wonder in Fred Barnicle of Providence Ind who pitched for Dean Academy and beat Yale Harvard Brown Holy Cross and other New England colleges He is nineteen, six feet tall and 185 pounds with thirteen one hit games.
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Skeet Jumping Record Set in Ishpeming Meet
John Evenson of Duluth Minnesota won this year’s national skee tournament in Ishpeming establishing a new American record with a leap beyond seventeen feet. The former mark of seventeen feet was set by John Mangsep of Daduth.
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Penn Drops Haskins From Track Team Over Absences
Guy Haskins, noted as intercollegiate mile half mile and cross country champion, has been dropped by the University of Pennsylvania for failure to attend classes. Unless the faculty committee relents, he will never again represent the red and blue on the cinder track.
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Cardinals Have a Real Indian Outfielder
John Ruuse from Burlington Louisiana will play in the outfield for the St Louis Cardinals and is described as a full blooded Indian.
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Larceny Plea Tied to Missouri Case In Jefferson City
In Jefferson City Missouri George Murpis colored pleaded guilty to larceny. The case relates to a local theft incident prompting charges and court records. Details mention the plea outcome and surrounding proceedings.
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Schmitz Freed On Bond After Extortion Conviction
Former San Francisco mayor Eugene Schmitz, convicted of extortion, is released under bonds of 150 and 20000 in related cases. Judge Dunne dismissed extortion counts but sent the indictment to a new grand jury, while Judge Lawler set 80000 bonds for release in the United Railroad case and the San Francisco cases. All extortion charges were dismissed.
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Cars in transcontinental race reach Hanna and Ogallala
The US entry leads the New York to Paris race arriving at Hanna Wyoming while the Italian entry rests at Ogallala Nebraska for the night. French car No 1 has repairs completed at LeGrand Tennessee.
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Bryan joins Acacia fraternity at University of Nebraska
William J. Bryan becomes a college mason by joining Daleth chapter of Acacia at the University of Nebraska chapterhouse in Lincoln. Leading members of the University School of Law attend the initiation ceremonies.
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Fraud charges over 9000 votes in Democratic lieutenant governor primary
New Orleans March 11. J J Bailey defeated candidate filed charges with the Democratic state committee alleging about 9 000 fraudulent votes were cast in the recent Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.
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Fire chief to use smoke during drills in schools
Council Bluffs fire chief Charles N Nichson plans to use smoke and red fire in upcoming fire drills across the Council Bluffs public schools as part of safety preparations.
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Letters by Michael Angelo Found in Family Archives
Rhovenee on March 11 reports sixty eight letters by Michael Angelo to the Instoriin and poet Giorgio Vasari were discovered in the Rasponi-Spineli family archives.
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Markets Summary From Chicago Board of Trade March 10
Chicago markets report wheat soy corn and oats quotes with May July and Sept prices, plus pork lard short ribs cattle and hog receipts and bid ranges. The notice lists exact cash grain sample grades and live stock quotes, including hogs at 4.60 to 4.75, cattle to 5.50, and lambs around 7.00, with feeder and stocker notes and early trading levels.
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Man defies restraining liquor sale by digging new cellar
In Goffeessville Kan a man restrained from selling liquor rebuilt a cellar under the sidewalk and continued business.
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The First Automobile and Early Steam Carriages
Excerpt recounts the invention of the first automobile by Johann Haukstack of Nuremberg in 1472 with a coiled spring power, notes the first steam automobile by Nicolas Cugnot in 1770, and traces later developments by Bollee and early European races beginning in 1894. It also briefly shifts to a linguistic note on the word bummer, its origins, and early usage in American discourse.
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Train schedule fragment from Rock Island area
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