FOIL PLOT OF IDLE MEN REPORTED TO CAPTURE ROCKEFELLER ARSENAL
In a Washington report Adjutant General Forbes of California's National Guard cites an unemployed army plot to seize the Rock Island arsenal at Rock Selina Illinois to arm 500000 men. Lieut Frankie Grimes, a Sacramento guard spy, says Chicago organizers planned a march on Washington with rail lines seized to trigger a nationwide workers rebellion.
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United States
Chicago
Grimes
Weego
Washington
Coal trust road issued against Lehigh Valley rail line
New York March 20 Proceedings were instituted in United States district court at New York against Lehigh Valley Railroad subsidiaries and 16 individuals to compel disposal of coal land holdings and to conform to a dissolution order from more than a year earlier. United States District Attorney Marshall Mee charges the defendants with conspiracy to restrain trade and monopolize by blocking production and sale of coal. The suit alleges leverage of the Lehigh line to favor allied producers while discriminating against competitors.
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New Fork
United States
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Landa
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Four Die in Brecken Hotel Fire at Brecken Ontario
Fire gutted the Brecken hotel in Brecken Ontario on March 19 killing four people Mrs Thomas McCauley and two of her children along with another guest and injuring several others. The blaze threatened a large part of the town before firefighters contained it. In Baltimore on March 18 a waterfront blaze aboard the Old Bing Hoe steamer Alsbewna caused a loss of several thousand dollars after quick city fire response contained the forward hold fire.
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Thomas McCauley
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Train Robbery Near Beaumont Nets $14000 Payroll
A lone bandit held up a Santa Fe express on northbound No. 202 near Helbig Texas and reportedly secured 14000 from a Beaumont lumber company payroll. Deputies and Beaumont police pursued the robber who vanished into wooded country.
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Helbig
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Browndell, Tex
Senate Hurdles For Woman Suffrage Vote Deadlock
Washington March 21 Senate failed to achieve the needed two thirds on a woman suffrage constitutional amendment. The tally stood 35 Yeas to 34 Nays with splits among sponsors and opponents. The Shafroth plan and other proposals were debated as advocates urged justice over state rights.
The Caillaux Murder of Gaston Calmette in Paris
In Paris on a March evening Madame Caillaux shot Gaston Calmette, editor of Figaro, at close range after a public feud over alleged political corruption and personal letters. Calmette died minutes later. Bourget urged restraint, but Caillaux acted to defend her honor amid the long running dispute.
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Joliet prisoner captured after escape attempt
Joliet Illinois March 19 Mathew Stariha serving a life term at Joliet penitentiary fled without leave as guards and deputies hunted the country. He was captured by a constable at Braceville Atlanta Georgia March 19. President Wilson administration endorsed unanimously in Southern Newspaper Publishers association closing session resolutions. Meta Germany March 19 Lieutenant Von Gard killed in a crash during landing. Woburn Massachusetts March 19 seven injured as electric car with 90 passengers derailed and plunged into an embankment. Peach Drop in Danger Nashville Tennessee March 21 snow threatens peach crop if cold weather continues. New York March 21 judgment for 76000 against John G A Leishman former ambassador to Germany in favor of Raymond Pynchon & Co. Albany North Carolina March 19 bill to pay 43615 to attorneys for Harry K Thaw return to Matteawan intro’d. Washington March 18 Senator Tillman reading health restoration article. some laughter. Mayfield Kentucky March 18 verdict not guilty for May Copeland and Lucian Turk in brother-in-law murder case. Pomona California March 15 brush fire in San Antonio canyon menacing lives and 500000 in property.
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Lieut
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Woburn
Mase
New York
John G. A. Leishman
Raymond, Pynchon & Co
Three Die in Fire At Windsor Hotel and Union Building
Fire across multiple Milwaukee structures destroys Windsor hotel and Western Newspaper Union building, with rescue scenes, heroism by police and firefighters, and losses totaling about 236,000. Three men missing from Houghton Detroit elevator firm on Woodbridge street. Unidentified body recovered. two more feared in ruins.
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Tex
Tarrant County
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L. J. Easley
Compensation Increase Looms In Ohio Board Limits
Columbus dispatch outlines that the state industrial commission may raise the workers compensation awards without harming the state fund. It notes current death and injury caps, potential raises under future amendments, and a need for legislature action to adjust the maximums. Also covered are valuation rules for utilities, penny stocks in public notices, and officials pursuing civil actions to recover misused funds.
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Ulster Forces Mobilize Amid Ulster Crisis
Emergency force of picked Ulster volunteers summoned to headquarters amid rumors of government action and possible arrests. British House of Commons vote on censure rejected 345 to 262. Bonar Law, Balfour and Carson figure in Ulster crisis reports. Other brief items note a writer near death, an Oakland aerial franchise bid, Bishop Bristol ill, a burning building kidnapping, a hotel fire in Toronto, and Southern editors endorsing Wilson.
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Pekin Ducks Profitable For Market And Eggs
Duck raising yields high profits with Pekin ducks laying 120 to 150 eggs annually and reaching five pounds by ten weeks with good feed. Differences from Aylesbury include size and color. Pekin is larger and often creamy white with a yellow bill, while Aylesbury is pure white with a flesh colored bill. A grass run aids profit. proper plucking, cooling, and handling affect appearance and price.
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Fire Sweeps Town Two Women Burned Rayland Conflagration
Steubenville reports a devastating blaze in Rayland Jefferson county destroying fourteen homes and leaving seven families homeless. A stove toppled during a noon meal injuring two women, one fatally. Neighbors freed the victims as flames spread through double houses owned by Russell Coal Co. Mart ine Ferry firemen faced powder hazards during the effort.
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Profit and Sugar Duties Stir Political Clash Across States
A period voice analysis notes government sugar duties anger refiners while claiming consumer costs rise. References to Cuba plantations, tariff results, and party tensions outline a critical view of fiscal sacrifice for foreign interests, with commentary from Republican, Democratic, and Progressive viewpoints. Local anecdotes include a Youngstown accident and rural kitchen tips.
Town Adopts Slogan and Bridge Plan Amid Wet Vote
Girard-Raymond Thompson won the Girard slogan contest with “Girard Is Able” and a $5 prize as the town launched a $256,000 high level bridge and to double its population by 1918. Utlea voted wet under the Beal law by 13,067 to 1,000 after nightly meetings. John Hill was impaled by a scythe near Cleves. Charles Critchfeld, 77, former state rep and Mt. Vernon postmaster, died. Two-year-old William Zelinsky drowned in the Muskingum at Zanesville. Restaurant owner Mary George was shot in Youngstown. Steve Lotting arrested. John Lavin, veteran furnace worker, died at Girard. Prof J G Park of Ohio Northern University died, aged 64. Merchants and Miners Bank of Nelsonville closed after state banking intervention.
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