Collision near Barnegat wrecks schooner Republic
A wireless dispatch from the Tagus reports a collision with the schooner Republic off Barnegat light. The Republic of St Thomaston Maine is badly damaged with a large sugar cargo from Porto Rico. The Tagus, bound for Colon with a heavy passenger list, is only lightly damaged and remains on scene.
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New York
Tagus
Royal Mail Steamship Company
Republic
St. Thomaston
Maine
Barnegat Light
Colon
Porto Rico
BARGE WATERWAY LINK CHICAGO TO ST LOUIS APPROVED
Illinois Senate rescinds a government amendment and adopts a recall petitions rate of 75 percent. The house also passes a bill to connect the state and sanitary canals at Joliet forming a barge waterway from Chicago to St Louis. Legislature to adjourn tonight.
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Springfield
Senate
House
Joliet
Chicago
St. Louis
New Interchange able Mileage Books On Sale
Chicago March 1 Leading western railroads introduced new mileage books offering 2000 miles for 40 dollars. Books issued with regional conditions and single use by the original purchaser. Illinois and neighboring states require one coupon per mile. Missouri and western states use a 5-for-4 coupon rate. New Mexico uses three coupons for two miles.
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Chicago
Eastern
trans-Missouri Territory
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Missouri
Wyoming
Texas
Montana
Missouri River
New Mexico
Illinois Solons Ratify Income Tax Law
Springfield March 1 The house voted 78 to 8 to ratify the income tax amendment to the U S constitution after the senate approval making Illinois the first Northern state to ratify the measure.
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Illinois
Springfield
House
Senate
Iinois
FETILE LANDS TO BE OPENED IN MONTANA
Butte March 1 6000 may have an opportunity to obtain a homestead in the Rocky Boy Indian reservation opened for settlement by Interior Department order. The tract covers Valley county lands near Olbertson and Bainville and includes 1,400,000 acres of Flathead Spokane Coeur d Alene lands opened previously. Much of the land is rolling and said to be unusually fertile.
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Butte Mont
Rocky Boy Indian
Todlay
Department of the Interior
Olbertson
Bainville
Flathead
Spokare
Iner
Mining Men Hear Sherman Bell Case Cripple Creek
Twenty leading mine owners and operators from the Cripple Creek district travel to Denver to attend the trial of Mary C. Carley against Sherman M. Bell and others in the United States circuit court. The suit stems from the June 8 1904 Danville clash during the Cripple Creek strike, when Carley’s husband John was killed by militia. Carley seeks 5000 damages and a body mittimus to jail the defendants for one year.
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Cripple ‘Creek
Denver
Mary C. Carley
Sherman M. Bell
United States Circuit Court
Danville
Cripple Creek
John Carley
Wets Attack Dry Petition At Danville
Danville March 1 liquor dealers attack the dry petition calling for a general vote on abolishing the saloons. The wets petition is alleged to be invalid as the law has not been complied with.
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Danville
Arbitration urged as strike threatens wider stoppage
Philadelphia reports firm unions promise a general strike set for Saturday amid eleventh day of carmen's strike. Company leaders stay convinced the threats are bluff. John Mitchell may mediate with ministers seeking arbitration to settle the dispute.
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Philadelphia
Carmen
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Centenary of Noted Actor John G Gilbert
New York February 28 The Actors society plans exercises tomorrow to mark the centenary of John G Gilbert born Boston February 27 1810. He portrayed many old men parts over a long career including work with Booth Walack and Charlotte at Boston New York and London. Gilbert died June 17 1838 while a member of Wallacks company in New York.
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New York
Actors’ Society
John G. Gilbert
Gilbert
Boston
Old Treemont Theatre
New Orleans
South
Booth, Walack
Charlotte
Princess Theatre
Philadelphia
Hige
Wallack’s
Strike arbitration predicted by merchant in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia businessman after a conference with company officials said the carmen's strike would be arbitrated within forty eight hours. The statement followed rising tensions as talks continued in the dispute over wages and conditions.
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Philadelphia
Mohawk Valley Flood Strands Residents After Rising Mohawk
Utica March 1 flood report shows unprecedented danger in the Mohawk valley. Property damage is appalling and livestock losses are heavy as hundreds abandon homes while the river rises rapidly since Sunday.
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Utica
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Officious Officials Challenge Homestead Entries
A Sioux Falls Argus Leader correspondent reports protests over government efforts to cancel homestead entries under the stone and timber act rather than the homestead act. An attorney from Washington leads the cases with testimony on both sides, while claimants face delays and title uncertainties hindering final proofs and loans. The correspondent calls for reevaluation of agents actions and suggests recalling officers to protect national interests.
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Cemmon
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Washington
Sam
Dallas Lynch Mob Hangs Accused Child Assault Suspect
Allan Brooks a Black man accused of assaulting a two year old girl was dragged from the Dallas courtroom by a mob of about two thousand. They overpowered guards and hanged him from a second story window in the main street within ten minutes. A corpse later displayed at city hall.
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Dallas
Tex
Allan Brooks
Brooks
Land Wanted By Fisher Land Loan and Insurance Agency
Land buyers seek home stead relinquishments and deeded lands near the railroad. Prices must be reasonable as no payment for excess asks. Also open to exchanging income paying installments for deeded land. Located at The Fisher Land Loan and Insurance Agency, Weldfield, W.
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Raiilroad
Fisher Land, Loan’ and Insurance Agency
Whedfield
Four Rescuers Die as avalanche hits Mace mine
The Mace and Burke slides kill four rescuers David Sheppard Dick Richot William Painter James Rogers while aiding other victims. Burke victims Gas Berglund John Holl Eric Holm perished spreading alarm. Murray slide demolished Paragon mine surface plant. One hundred fifty missing across three towns. twenty four bodies recovered.救
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Gas Berglund
John Holl
Eric Holm
Murray
Paragon
Mullen
Railway extension contract awarded to major firm
New York March 2. Contracts awarded today to the Engineering Construction and Security Company for the extension of the Atlantic Northern and Southern railway from Sioux City Iowa to St. Joe Missouri. The decision follows bids from several builders and marks a key link in the regional rail network.
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New York
Contrac
The
Engineering, Construction & Securit Company
Atlantic, Northern & Southern Railway
Sioux City
St. Joe
Tribute to Memory of Pope Leo XIII Ceremony at St Peter's
Rome March 2 massive crowd of princes bishops and hundreds of priests gathered at St Peter's for a centenary observance of Pope Leo XIII. The pageantry showcased rich court costumes and thousands of lights. Delegations from across the globe attended with gifts and well wishes including leaders from Germany Greece Japan Turkey China Persia and the United States, which presented a bound copy of the U.S. Constitution.
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St. Peter's
Leo XIII
Pope
France
Republic
Ireland
Spain
Germany
Caroline Islands
Fingland
Japan
Greece
Turkey
China
Persia
United States
Taft Confers With Aldrich and Cannon on Congress
President Taft held White House talks with Aldrich Cannon and Wickersham to speed congressional action on administration endorsed measures. Leaders agreed to rush bills not opposed to clear the decks for others facing opposition.
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Washington, DD. C
Taft
White House
Aldrich
Cannon
Wickersham
Congress
Indianapolis Mayor to appoint women police for beat duty
Indianapolis March 1. Mayor Shank announced that he will appoint several women as police for regular beat duty. He says female officers are of greater assistance to women.
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Indianapolis
Shank Today
Chamorro's Chief of Artillery Killed in Nicaragua Fight
Austin, Feb 28 Captain Godfrey Fowler commander of Chamorro s artillery in the Nicarguan revolution was killed in yesterday s engagement according to advices received here by relatives Fowler was a grandson of the late United States Senator Re gan of Texas
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Austin
Tex
Godfrey Fowler
Fowler
United States
Regan
Texas
Paulhan Heads to New York for Wrights Clash
Louis Paulhan, the French aviator, left St. Louis to face injunctions over his use of the aeroplane. He traveled with A. B. Lambert to the National Aero club convention as it plans international balloon races.
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St. Louis
Louis Paulhan
New York
Wright Brothers
A. B. Lambert
St. Louis Aero Club
Paulhan
National Aero Club
Pinchot Reads Taft Letter in Ballinger Inquiry
Pinchot reads a Taft letter dated Beverly May 13 urging restraint and backing Ballinger, warning against impatience with legal obstacles, and noting Alaska will likely go to Congress. Taft cautions Pinchot not to be swayed by Glavis complaints and defends Ballinger’s actions. Pinchot's counsel drops demand to introduce the president's conversations.
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Washington
Pinchot
Ballinger
Congress
Taft
Glavin
Olfford
Qglavia
Cunningham
Machine Friction Triggers Fire At Mill Plant
A fire erupted at Matting Mill Neatrayed and Sons after friction in faulty machinery caused sparks. The blaze delayed operations and resulted in an initial fine assessment of about $40,000 for the damages and safety violations. Local authorities investigated the incident and all workers were evacuated safely.
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Neatrayed and Sons
Jonosyite
Huma
Tee Cotaing
High Living Goes to Cause of Murder
John Johnson of Ipswithl ie faces murder claim as courage during unequal struggle is noted, with details unclear. The report highlights social pressures and the alleged fatal confrontation. Further specifics remain fragmentary in source text.
Life of his wife turns deadly in Ipswich clash
In Ipswich a farmer, John Johnson, attacked his wife four times as she sat at a sewing machine. He claimed he intended to kill himself but lacked the nerve. Police arrested him in Aberdeen after the March 2 incident amid rising living costs.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
John Johnson
Ipswich
Sin
One Hundred Two In Trains Wrecked Near Wellington
Everett Wash March A courier from Scenic reports thirty nine bodies recovered from the Great Northern wrecks after an avalanche in the canyon near Wellington. Thirty four remain missing and twenty nine survivors are counted. Official tallies show 102 passengers. Fireman Bates and three others are dead, Bates saved after five hours under wreckage and snow nearly froze him. Survivors recount a miraculous escape by a man named Big Jerry carried 600 yards on the avalanche with only minor injuries.
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Everett
Wash
Scenic
Great Northern
Wellington
Bates
Big Jerry
Great Northern Updates Toll in Scenic Avalanche Disaster
Seattle reports Great Northern confirms 73 dead in Scenic avalanche disaster. Officials vow continued search as rescue teams scour affected slopes.
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Seattle
The
Great Northern
Scenic
Lewis peace program gains momentum in Michigan federation
Saginaw March 2. President Lewis peace program received a strong boost as John Harris was reelected president of the Michigan Federation and Thomas Diamond selected as national representative, strengthening leadership and momentum for the plan.
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Saginaw, Mich
Lewis
John Harris
Michigan Federation
Thomas Diamond
Lynchers Unmasked in Court as Brooks Assault Case Opens
Dallas March 4 Governor Campbell at Austin orders prosecution of mob leaders who lynched Allen Brooks, a Black man accused of assaulting a white girl. The mob was identified when entering the courtroom, and the grand jury has convened.
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Dallas
Campbell
Austin
Allen Brooks
Ase
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