Taft to Lie in State in Capitol Rotunda
Washington March 10 The nation prepares to pay final tribute to William Howard Taft with his body borne to the Capitol for lying in state in the rotunda under the dome. Congress and the Supreme Court cease activities as mark of respect. Taft to be buried at Arlington with full military honors.
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William Howard Taft
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Arlington
Potomac
Great National Cemetery
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Edward Terry Sanford
Court
Supreme Court
Hughes
McReynolds, Butler
Stone
Knoxville
Tenn
Justice Sanford
Mr. Taft
White House
Hoover
Visions Trade Menace in Mississippi Valley Trade War
Cleveland A. Newton former congressman and attorney for the Mississippi Valley Association warned St Louis that eastern industrial and shipping interests threaten the valley’s future by seeking to dominate export freight rates and harm Mississippi valley export trade.
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Bw United
ST. Louis
Cleveland A. Newton
Mississippi Valley Association
Mississippi Valley
Fire Toll Is 350000 Dollars In Mt. Clemens Blaze
Fire swept a Mt. Clemens business block causing about 350000 dollars in damage before crews, aided by Detroit units, brought the blaze under control. A vacant bank building and a store were leveled in the flames.
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United Pt
MT. Clemens
Mich
Detroit
Two Die In Flames Trapping Women in Apartment Fire
A Memphis fire trapped three women in their apartment room today. Faith Beckley, 30, and Myrtle Cora Brewster, 22, died of the blaze. A third person suffered minor injuries.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Faith Beckley
Myrtle Cora Brewster
Aged man struck by car at Summit and Washington streets
An elderly man 70 of 2003 North Pennsylvania street was hit by an automobile driven by H. B. Hamilton at Summit and Washington today. Anthony Walters, 87 of 1717 East New York street, was injured and taken home by hospital ambulance.
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H. B. Hamilton
Pennsylvania Street
Summit
Washington Streets
Anthony
Walters
New York Street
Dr. Cook Free, 'Broke' at 65, Is 'Beginning Life Anew'
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, aged 65, freed from Leavenworth after serving part of a 14 year nine month sentence, declares he is broke and starting over. He left prison with only his clothes, papers, and $74, meeting reporters in a downtown hotel before heading to Chicago.
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Dr. Cook Free
United Preat
Leavenworth
Cook
Frederick A. Cook
Leavenworth Prison
Voice valued at 250000 blocks Vivienne Segal insurance
In Los Angeles on March 10 Lloyds of London refuses to insure Vivienne Segal voice for 250000 until thorough tests are completed. Local rep Charlotte Betz requires throat medical certificates, judge affidavits on vocal ability, and limits on abnormal voice exercises.
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Lloyd's of London
Charlotte Betz
Vivienne Segal
Winders Nominated For Indiana League Superintendent
Dr. F Scott McBride national superintendent of the Anti Saloon League is expected to nominate Rev C H Winders for the Indiana league superintendency when the headquarters committee meets Tuesday He has led since the death of Dr E S Shu maker Nomination must come from McBride and be approved by the committee Winders is said to have strong standing with the committee and opposition has largely faded Sam McNaught of Iowa was once approved but declined and later took the Ohio superintendency
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F. Scott McBride
C. H. Winders
Winders
E. S. Shumaker
McBride
Sam McNaught
Iowa
Ohio
Funeral draws 35000 to Mackley martyr rites in Philadelphia
Carl Mackley a 22 year old Philadelphia knitter killed in a clash with nonunion workers at H C Aberle hosiery mills was honored by a 35000 strong funeral crowd in McPherson Square. Edward F. McCready urged the assembled labor ranks to vow to continue the battle against low wages poverty and oppression.
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Ryu United Prose
Philadelphia
Carl Mackley
Mackley
H. C. Aberle
McPherson Square
Edward F. McCready
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Poem Readings Set for Taft Funeral Service
President Taft will be eulogized with two Tennyson poems and Wordsworth, plus Wordsworth’s happy warrior lines, at the church and grave services. Mrs Taft requests no church or grave oration. The readings include Tennyson’s Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington and Crossing the Bar and Wordsworth’s Who is the happy warrior.
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Washington
Tennyson
Wordsworth
William Howard Taft
Duke of Wellingford
Explosion Kills Deep Loss At Chinkai Theater
A naphtha explosion and fire at the Chinkai naval station auditorium in Korea killed about 104 people, mostly school children, during a motion picture showing. Reporting from Fusan, the scene saw chaotic conditions making exact counts difficult.
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Bu United Press
Fusan
Korea
Chinkai Naval Station
Lindbergh Plans Long Glider Flight Toward Los Angeles
Del Monte Cal March 10 Col Charles A Lindbergh prepared to take off with favorable wind to test the feasibility of long glider flight. He aimed a route nearly due south from the Monterey district toward Los Angeles to demonstrate the gliders potential.
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United Press
del Monte
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Monterey
Los Angeles
Johnson to Succeed Wright as State Auditor
J Hiram Johnson of Gary will succeed Frank Wright as auditor of the state securities commission. Wright resigned amid publicity from accepting a trusteeship in the Indiana Real Estate Securities Corporation, which violated the blue sky law, as announced by Secretary of State Otto G. Fifield.
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J. Hiram Johnson
Gary
Frank
Bone Dry) Wright
State Securities Commission
Otto G. Fifield
Wright
Indiana Real Estate Securities Corporation
Murder Charge After All Night Party in Newport
John Dolph faces a first degree murder charge in Newport Indiana for the killing of Jim Fassitti 36 following an all night party. Dolph declined to comment on the case as it proceeds.
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Bar Times
Newport
Ind
John Dolph
Universal
Jim Fassitti
Byrd Returns From Antarctic Expedition With Triumphant Welcome
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd arrived in Dunedin New Zealand aboard the City of New York after a year at the ice barrier. His crew, bearing scars and weight after the voyage, received the loudest welcome the city has given a world figure. Byrd thanked New Zealand for aid, noted scientific gains in geology meteorology physics and radio, and stressed his work built on British exploration. The ship showed battle scars from ice and wind.
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United Press
Dunedin
N. Z
Richard E. Byrd
New Zealand
City of
New York
Byrd
South Pole
America
Antarctic
Arctic
Europe
Cards Slaying Clew New York Murder Mystery
In New York a deck of marked playing cards scattered over the bullet sprayed body of Tony Bonventre provides the sole clue for detectives. Bonventre was found in a stolen car decorated with blue backed cards, a possible link to his death.
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Bu United Press
New York
Tony Bonventre
Tony
Wyoming sheepman hanged for murder in Rawlins
George Brownfield, a 54 year old Wyoming sheepman, was executed at the state penitentiary in Rawlins for the July slaying of Theodore Thomas, a sheepherder. Brownfield was hanged at 12 18 a m and pronounced dead fifteen minutes later.
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George Brownfield
Wyoming
State Penitentiary
Theodore Thomas
Accused Wife Killer Tries to End Life in Jail Scene
Andrew Judt, 66, awaiting the third day of his murder trial for the death of wife Mary Ann Judt last September, slashed his throat and wrists in his county jail cell four hours before court. He appeared shaken on the witness stand as jurors viewed the crime scene at 423 Virginia Avenue, with doctors suturing deep wounds and jurors questioned after the dramatic self-harm attempt.
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Andrew Judt
Mary Ann Judt
Judt
Virginia Avenue
Homer Ticott
Charles Thomas
Mike Voght
Harry Donaldson
Judi
Harold Cox
War on ball pools nets first arrest in city raid
Ivan Bell, operator of a cigar store at 2654 Northwestern avenue, was the first victim of Police Chief Jerry E. Kinney's war on baseball pool tickets. Bell was charged with keeping a gambling device after a police squad raided the cigar store Sunday, and is alleged to have confiscated 159 books of tickets.
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Ivan Bell
Northwestern Avenue
Jerry E. Kinney
Bell
Fire destroys Suesz Transfer warehouse in Walnut site
The Otto Suesz Transfer and Storage Company warehouse at Walnut and Economy streets burned Sunday night causing a loss of 5080 dollars. Suesz announced immediate rebuilding. Fire Chief Harry E. Voshell stepped on a rusty nail and received first aid from a city hospital ambulance physician.
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Otto Suesz
Walnut
Economy Streets
Suesz
Harry EE. Voshell
City Hospital
Tax troubles aired in Hollywood as Angus arrested
Hollywood tax troubles intensified with the arrest of J. Ira Angus, a noted tax expert, as investigators expand inquiries into the star studded screen colony. The case centers on income tax difficulties facing local industry figures and possible angesch investigations.
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United Press Hollywood
Hollywood
Screen Colony
J. Ira Angus
Elinor Smith Sets New Altitude Record Flight
Elinor Smith, a young aviator, lands at Roosevelt Field and claims a new women's altitude record of about 30 000 feet. The flight in a Bellanca with a 300 horsepower Wright motor used oxygen systems and a minimal cabin setup.
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Roosevelt Field
NEA
N. Y
Elinor Smith
Marvel Crosson
Los Angeles
Bellanca
Wright
Janmed pistol saves 3 lives in family shooting
David Sheren 55 of 907 South Meridian had a pistol jam while he wounded his wife Roseta above the knee and his daughter Mildred 16 before stabbing himself. The gun jam likely saved the three others including Mrs Sheren, Mildred, and Sheren himself. The three other children fled as the incident began.
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David Sheren
South Meridian Street
Roseta Sheren
Mildred Sheren
Sheren
City Hospital
Muriel Sheren
Francis
Virginia
New Editor Named By United Press Buffalo Times
Carlton K. Matson was named editor of the Buffalo Times replacing Ted O. Thackrey who resigned. Matson retires as chief editorial writer of the Cleveland Press and faces a Cleveland contempt of court case. Philip Metz resigns as business manager with John L. Meilenk temporarily in charge of business.
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Uailed
Buffalo
Carlton K. Matson
Buffalo Times
George B. Parker
Scripps- Howard
Matson
Ted O. Thackrey
Cleveland Press
Times
Philip Metz
John L. Meilenk
SeeKS New Air Record Elinor Smith Aims Altitude Mark
Elinor Smith, a leading eastern aviator, took off from Roosevelt Field at 10 38 a m to attempt a new altitude record for women. The flight seeks to establish a feminine height benchmark as she climbs in clear weather.
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Elinor Smith
United Prene
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
East
Gunwoman Pleads Not Guilty in Patrolman Murder
Irene Schroeder, blond daughter of a Benwood, West Virginia fishmonger, pleaded not guilty in Newcastle Pennsylvania to the state's murder charge in the December 27 killing of Corporal Brady Paul, a state highway patrolman. Conviction could bring the death penalty by electric chair.
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United Press
Newcastle
Irene Schroeder
Benwood
W. Va
Brady Paul
Woman Found Slain in Clinton Household Tragedy
Police in Clinton Indiana probe the murder of 60 year old Clara Sparks a housekeeper at Ellanford found beaten with an ax and placed between Crompton Hill and Universal. No motive or suspects identified as officers search for clues.
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United Press
Clinton
Ind
Clara Sparks
Crompton Hill
Universal
Ellanford
Columbus as a pirate? Ulloa proposes pre 1492 voyage
Peruvian engineer and historian Luis Ulloa argues Columbus and his brother Diego hunted for profit as pirates before 1492. Based on Simancas castle documents, Ulloa says Columbus may have visited Florida first and sought funds from Queen Isabella. He ties their birth and voyage timing to 1436 and 1464 respectively.
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Luis Ulloa
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Ulloa
America
Probaly
Florida
Isabella
Simancas
Valladolid
Seville
Hristopher
Diego
Uuila
New World
Inmates Saved as Fire Destroys Cupola at State Hospital
Twelve hundred patients at the State Hospital for the Insane were marched to safety today as a fire destroyed the building’s cupola in Jacksonville. The alarm and evacuation occurred without injuries, and authorities began assessing the blaze's cause.
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United Place
Jacksonville
Til
State Hospital For the Insane
Don Set For Trials On Day For Speed Record
Daytona Beach Florida March 10 Kaye Don with his British and American flags on Silver Ballet hood rehearses on hard packed sand preparing for trial spins to assault the world speed record of 231.36 miles an hour and aims to reach 250 or more next Saturday with the craft unpacked from its crating under his supervision.
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Kaye Don
Daytona Beach
Prince of Wales to scout Congo pygmies in Uganda jungles
The Prince of Wales, fully recovered from malaria, travels back into the Uganda protectorate to visit and photograph a remarkable Congo pygmy tribe if possible. He plans to enter the jungle region near Nairobi, Kenya Colony, on March 19.
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United Press
Nairobi
Kenya Colony
Africa
Prince of Wales
Uganda Protectorate
Ro senwald and bride en route to London after Nile honeymoon
Julius Rosenwald the Chicago philanthropist and his bride travel to London after a honeymoon in Egypt and along the Nile. The couple's journey follows a Cairo departure and marks their return to Europe for future engagements.
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United Press
London
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
Egypt
The
Nile
City Hall to Get Steam Heat, End Coal Smudge
Indianapolis officials ordered a $3,000 yearly contract with Indiana Power and Light to supply steam heat for City Hall. The move ends the city hall coal boilers and smoke nuisance blamed for spreading from the administration building.
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City Hall
ITY
the Board of Works
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Fight Flare as Mine Union Opens Session at Springfield
Delegations of union miners arrive from Illinois for the United Mine Workers of America convention in Springfield while a rump gathering at Tomlinson Hall opens. John L. Lewis signals a fight to keep the union intact as internal rifts widen with district No. 14 and other factions.
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Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Tomlinson Hall
Springfield
Tll
John L. Lewis
Ilinois
Alexander Howat
Kansas
Henry Allai
Arma
Kan
International
American Federation of Labor
William J. Sneed
Hervin
Ill
Lst
T. N. Taylor
Indiana
Indiana State Federation of Labor
International Union
Mine Workers Union
Noted organist Marchal held by immigration rules in New York
Andre Marchal, a famed blind French organist, faced U S immigration scrutiny after leaving the liner Minnewaska. He was required to proceed to Ellis Island under laws barring entrance of the physically unfit unless able to prove he would not become a public charge.
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United Press
New York
Andre Marchal
France
Ellis Island
Minnewaska
Marchal
Duke of Gloucester Thrown From Horse During Hunt
The Duke of Gloucester third son of King George was thrown while following the Quorn hounds at Melton Mowbray England. He was shaken but unhurt while his horse was badly injured. Five hunts with the duke in two weeks have caused injuries to riders and horses including two in one day.
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United Press
Melton Mowbray
England
Duke of Gloucester
George
Struggle in Harmony Defies Bandit by Woman and Dog
In Chicago on March 10 Mrs Ethel Evans and her dog Bingo thwart a holdup by tossing coffee at the attacker. The dog reportedly pulled the assailant’s trousers as a keepsake while police arrested 18 year old John Howland who fit the description.
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United Press
Chicago
Ethel Evans
Bingo
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