Large Textile Demonstration and Wage Increases Reported
Lawrence and Trenton dispatches describe a massive textile workers demonstration in Lawrence with police intervention and arrests. The same source notes a general wage hike across northern New England mills affecting about 135000 workers with increases up to 8 percent in some classes, to take effect in March.
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Trenton
Maren Bie
Textis
New Wayland
Allien
Heaton
Massachusetts
New Harapshire
Maine
New England
Marapahire
Lowell Millia
China Embraces New Constitution Power Shift
Nanking March 12 The constitution of the new republic of China is approved placing autocratic power in the hands of the assembly and president. Sun Yat Sen to turn over office to Tong Shao Yi as constitutional launch proceeds while Sun remains acting president. 23,000 soldiers revolt at Canton.
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Nanking
Ching
Republe
China
Lan Ihja
Alec Hae
Ansembly
Elscta
Ita
Sun Yat Sen
Tong Shao Yi
Yuan
Sun
Ho Mae
Canton
Hongkong
Canton J
Admiralty
Talzha Tow
East Gate
Sha Meen
Yuan Kai
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Republic of China
National Assembly
Redfield Redsmen End Season With Strong Play
Redfield Redmen, finishing their season with an 18 to 13 loss to the state university team, showed they could challenge top opponents. They played twelve games, winning nine and losing three, with a young squad mainly teens.
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Redfield
Redfield Redmen
State University
Supreme Court backs patent owners in selling control ruling
Washington in March 28 the Supreme Court upheld the right of patentees to control how their patented articles are sold by retailers declaring the so called inventors monopoly legal in their selling agreements. Chief Justice White dissented with Justices and likens ruling to expanded patent scope. Case concerned alleged infringement involving repair supplies for a patented rotary micinegograph.
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Aas
Supreme Court of the United States
Lurton
Witte
Linghes
Lamar
Wickersham
Lehmann
Apparenty
White
Congress
Sioux City Involved In Interstate Commerce Case
An Interstate Commerce Commission order names Sioux City and all eight river plain plots in an investigation into elevation transfer allowances paid by carriers at Milecouct river points. The probe covers five railroads including Milwaukee Northwestern Great Western Wabash and Alton, aiming to fix new rates for 100 pounds at Missouri river pilates.
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Washington
Sioux City
Atin- Bourl River Plain
Interstate Commerce
Weebington
Ameda Five Roads
Mibwaukee
Northwestern
Great Western
Wabarhagit Alton
St. Louis
Wabing Party Tops Local Society Night
A late night Wabing party in Los Angeles features revelers parading barefoot with a band while Mrs. Walter J. Hi, daughter in law of a railroad official, and the Misses Walt, daughters of Col. A. Walt, attend alongside Mrs. H. C. Sprague. The event follows a candy pull at the Wirelmia hotel and a box party at a Long Beach theater.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Walter J. Hi
Northern Pacific Railroad
Walt
Col. A. Walt
Salt Lake
H.C. Sprague
U S Steel Faces Ore Freight Rates Inquiry
Traffic expert Guy Freer told the federal inquiry that Duluth Mesaba and Northern railroad a U S Steel subsidiary earned 2 return on its ore charges in 1915 equal to 240 of capital stock The ore freight rate from Mesaba to Lake Superior was 80 cents per ton Freer said the transport phase of the steel companys affairs was being examined Ore from Lake Superior was largely moved by U S Steels rail subsidiaries to Duluth then transferred to company ships for lower lake ports.
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U. S. Steel Corporation
Washington
Guy Freer
Earnes Steel
Duluth, Massabe, & Northern Railroad
United States Steel Corporation
Mesaba
Lake Superior
Steel Corporation
Freer
Duluth & Iron Range
Duluth
Missaba & Northern
Confesses Crime After Twenty Years Silence
Fergus Falls Minn March 11 The county attorney received a written confession from S I Copeland of South Pasadena Cal stating that in 1893 he assaulted a porter on a northbound Northern Pacific passenger train and robbed travelers. He claims a man named George Lyons was later arrested and convicted, but Lyons killed himself with a razor while jailed awaiting Stillwater penitentiary.
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Fergus Fails
Minn
Wag Bagun
Anton Johnson
S.I. Copeland
South Pasadenta
Cal
Northern Pacific
George, Lyons
Stillwater
Earthquake Shocks Reported Near Washington
A major quake was recorded by the Georgetown University seismograph with shocks starting at 5:35 a m and lasting 25 minutes. The strongest motion occurred at 5:40. Authorities said the tremor was extraordinarily violent and originated about 2,000 miles from Washington.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Carnegie Helped Pay Colonel Roosevelt Africa Trip
Hot Springs Ark March 12 An drew Carnegie contributed funds to defray expenses for Colonel Roosevelt s African expedition after discussing with Colonel Wolcott of the Smithsonian Institute. Carnegie notes Roosevelt never asked for money and he does not specify the amount.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Mr. Carnegie
Wolcott
Smithsonian Institute
Carnegie
Senate arbitration treaties viewed as rejection by Paris
Paris reports the United States Senate’s action on arbitration treaties is essentially a rejection. Some hope exists for renewed negotiations and a future return to a worthwhile treaty with Britain and France. The French foreign office denies Jusserand’s transfer rumors.
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Paris
United States Senate
Great Britain
France
Jean Jules Jusserand
Washington
Miner al wells found on Kubelik estate by toe divination
New York reports Mme Jane Kubelik wife of a famed violinist sailed on the Amerika to join Mme Tukory heir to a mineral water venture. Tukory’s toe is said to divine eight wells and stake tests began with digging at nine spots yielding six mineral waters and two plain waters. Kubelik plans to oversee profits.
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Mme
Jane Kubelik
Amerika
Mme Tukory
Kubelik
Marienbad
Ate Mie
Tukary
Iteh
Mme. Kueblig
Congressional probe into Indian Office expenditures planned
Washington March 12. A further congressional investigation is planned into the Indian Office during the Roosevelt and Taft administrations. The move follows a recent inquiry into White Earth Indian lands in Minnesota and ensuing charges and counter charges.
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Washington
House Committee On Interior
Roosevelt
Taft
Minnesota
Attell's Offer for Frame Up A Failure in SF
A San Francisco report details an alleged plot to fix a 20 round bout between Abe Attell and Tommy Murphy. Murphy and manager James Buckley deny any agreement or understanding to throw the fight. Murphy travels to Wisconsin for his bout with Packey McParland as Attell pursues other match prospects.
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Cal
Agaid
Abe Attell
Tommy
Nietang- Eestion
Atteh
Wea
Murphy
Geren
Buckley
Attell
Hickley
Hrarlen Boy
Ygast
Packay McParland
Keenosha
Wis
Smith
James Caffreth
Heddle BeGoorty
Trail From a Store Leads to Bartels Trail in Robbery Case
Glom er Nev March 12 William Prartela once sentenced to a state penitentiary for chicken theft and now linked to the Partners Exchange store robbery. The store was broken into Saturday night causing about $160 in losses. Bloodhounds traced to Bartels home near Dakota City but he was absent, later believed to be en route to Sioux City. Sheriff Mahon and Deputy Rockwell investigate with Partners Exchange owners G F Stockwell J M King and C J O Connor.
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Glomer
Nev
William Prartela
Yter
Cie aetiGa
Supreme Court
Partners’ Exchange
Tha Etore
Armidnlent
Wlan &O
Fremont
Neb
Bartela
Doga
Hartels
Sioux City
Wrank Mahon
XP. Rockwell
Dakota City
Parmera’ Exchange
G. F. Ttockwell
J. M. King
C. J. O'Connor
Wong Sue Chong Tied to Bank Theft Loot
Wong Sue Chong of Victoria British Columbia arrested in Tacoma with 4750 in his possession tied to the 271000 Bank of Montreal robbery at New Westminster last September. Police note 19750 of the loot has been recovered and a Chinaman earlier returned 4750.
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Tacoma
Wash
Wong Sue Chong
Victoria
B.C
Bank of Montreal
New Westminster
Magpie Suspected in $1000 Theft Near Greely
Shergy Selder, ranchman near Greely Colorado, was robbed of $1000 believed stolen by a pet magpie he trained to talk. He later found the money hidden in a tin can on a shelf and later dropped from a nail worn cast. The bird is blamed as the culprit.
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Greley
Colo
Shergy Selder
Selder
Magpie
Amundsen Says Scott May Have Reached the Pole
Hobart March 13 Capt Roald Amundsen said he thought it possible that Capt Robert F Scott had also reached the pole. He noted his base was about 500 miles from Scott and his winter camp lay nearer the pole than Scott's, though he had no idea Scott had begun the final dash.
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Fasmania
Roald Amundson
South Pole
Robert F. Scott
Pole
Scott
Packers Knew of Illegal Combine in Historic Trial
The government contends Packers violated the law and knew they were implicated over a three year period ending 1910. Officials trace the conspiracy to Veeder pool and the 1903 Na ilook Packing Company formation as it allegedly shaped the fresh meat industry nationwide.
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Marckle
Shevan
Veeder
Sheeun
Nailook Packing Company
Gheean
Wei
Pullt
New Immigration Bills Urged in Senate Debate
Washington reports the push for illiteracy tests for immigrants as part of a broader reform effort. Senator Lodge introduces a bill to amend the immigration law, backed by the American Federation of Labor, with opposition from Penrose and Oliver. Supporters say the plan would limit southern European arrivals while Northern Europe remains less affected.
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Lawrence
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Lawresce
Allena
Wadien Mills
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Leber
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Oliver
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New York
Italy
Europe
Fight Eggs a Day for Pauper Stirs Village
Caldwell officials grapple with the high cost of keeping August Largon the pauper. The six month bill shows 372 pounds of sugar and 42 dozen eggs averaging two pounds of sugar daily and eight eggs per day. Officials fear rising costs may spur emigration to Caldwell for the boroughs famed hospitality.
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Caldwell
Largon
Woman Judge to Try Bootlegging Cases in Eagle County
Glenwood Springs Colorado March 1 Women charged with bootlegging in Eagle county face trials before a woman judge Mrs E M Tague the first woman judge in Colorado She will preside over county court proceedings with a jury drawn partly from women Nearly half the venire for the term summoned today are women.
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Glenwood Springs
Gol
Eagle County
M. Tague
Golaradoe
Grain Rehearing Denied by Supreme Court
Oliver Pender of Sioux Falls travels to Washington on district court business. The Supreme Court denies a rehearing in grain elevator cases tied to Interstate Commerce Commission orders. C F Peavey Co sought the rehearing on Missouri river elevators.
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Penper
Washington
Oliver &. Pender
United States District and
Circuit
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
C. F. Peavey & Co
Missouri River
Fearegstrike waves reach global coal mines
Reports from Essen and New York describe a widespread coal strike affecting Germany Britain and France. In Westphalia 65 percent of 170 258 miners remained at work while elsewhere mass walkouts threaten supply and trigger price rises with government talks and potential minimum wage actions.
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Germany
Westphalia
Western
New York
Great Britain
Europe
Eveland
Atlantic Seaboard
South Afmeria
North Wales
London
Amb
Wulea
United Kingdom
South Wales
Midland
House of Commons
Akin Apologizes for Speech in House Record
Representative Akin of New York's Independent apologized to the House for language in a March 7 speech attacking President Taft, Senator Root, and former Representative Littauer. He sought and received permission to withdraw the objectionable matter, clearing the way for the investigation vote.
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Independent
House
Taft
Root
Littauer
Altin
Nead- Yeas
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