Tragic shooting at Laurens boarding school in Boston
In a fashionable Boston girls school the bodies of Miss Sarah Chamberlain Weed of Philadelphia and her former chum Miss Elizabeth Hardee of Savannah were found in Weed's bed with bullets in their heads. Hardee had previously escaped from a Newton sanitarium and sought shelter with Weed at the Laurens. Both families are described as prominent.
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Hoston
Laurens
Sarah Chamberlain Weed
Philadelphia
Miss Weed
Elizabeth Hardee
Savannah
Miss Hardee
Newton
Daring Bank Robbery Hits Chihuahua Banco Minero Vault
Robbers removed 295000 pesos from the Chihuahua branch vault of Banco Minero on Sunday. The inside lock was forced and the notes in circulation were stolen, while silver and gold were left untouched. Bank officials call in redemption of 1000 peso notes and investigators interview staff and arrests are reported.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Banco Minero
Enrique Creel
Schmitz Discharged as Supreme Court Vacates Case
San Francisco March 10 The state supreme court refused a rehearing in former Mayor Eugene Schmitz extortion case upholding the appellate court voiding the judgment and discharging Schmitz for lack of a proven offense Abraham Ruef who pleaded guilty awaits sentence The ruling contends the indictment failed to name Schmitz as mayor and did not show Ruef as a political boss with power over police and licensing officials.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Eugene Kk. Schmitz
District Court of Appeals
Abraham Ruef
Schmitz
Torlay
Ruyef
Sclhimitz
Ruef
Taft Seen Close To Nebraska Delegates Choice
Advance guard of delegates arrives as Nebraska Republicans prepare for the state convention tomorrow to choose delegates to the Republican national convention Taft appears the likely nominee after a Boon collapse in Kentucky leaves La Follette unviable and Secretary Taft appears virtually unanimously favored by Nebraska Republicans.
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Omaha
Nea
Kentucky
Taft
Nebraska
Taft Gains Momentum as State Party Lines Up
The state committee endorses Taft for president early January and county primaries largely follow with Taft resolutions. Uninstructed delegates are thought to favor Taft, except Lancaster county delegates, Bryan's home, who back Roosevelt. Party leaders aim for strong Taft resolutions at the state convention.
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Taft
Lancaster County
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Denver & Rio Grande machinists face new rules and strike vote
In Denver on March 9 the Denver & Rio Grande asked mechanical department workers to sign slips with new rules. Ten hour days replace nine, holidays cut to Christmas Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving. Most refused. Ballots on a strike haven’t been fully returned, with a final conference possible if the vote favors action.
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Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Sl Ps
Rio Grande
Financal
Quinn
C. . Monagan
Ogden
A. ©. Ridgeway
Carmen
Ice King Morse faces bankruptcy petition in New York
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in a U S court against Charles W Morse this morning. Charles A Hanna as receiver for the National Bank of North America claims Morse owes 1 903 991. Frank G Pringle and N L Shotwell claim over 8 000 each for twenty shares of the bank. Judge Hough has the matter under advisement.
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New York
United States
Charles W. Morse
Charles A. Hanna
National Bank of North America
Morse
Frank G. Pringle
N. 2
Shotwell
Hough
Former Bank Officials Plead Not Guilty in Federal Fraud Case
Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis, ex Bank of North America officials, were arraigned after nineteen counts charged them with cabal conspiracy to defraud. They pleaded not guilty. both wore hoods. Trial set for early date.
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New York
Marelitt
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
Bank of North America
Federal Grand Jury
Caba Pirody
Majority Sustains President Over Negro Troop Discharge
Senate military affairs reports three findings on Browns ville Texas shooting by local Negro troops. The majority report supports the president's discharge of the troops, while a minority partly vindicates them and another report backs restoring their rights, stating no evidence links them to the shooting.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Texas
Warren
Scott
Foraker
Bulkeley
Hemenday
Internal Cuban party splits threaten Palma era
In Havana March 10 there is no cohesive party system in Cuba, only personal followings. Jose Miguel Gomez and Alfredo Zayas head rival liberal factions, each seeking the presidency and poised to trigger a renewal of conflict if opposed. Both leaders accuse the other of destabilizing the country while Gomez vows a "strong hand" if elected. Palma’s cautious rule left the island under American oversight.
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Havana
Cuba
Palma
Beral
Miguelists
Zagistas
Jose Miguel Gomez
Confuegos
Alfredo Zayas
Liberal Party
Gomez
Zayas
Taft
Beng
Shewd
Roosevelt Greets Delegates at First International Congress of Mothers
President Roosevelt welcomed delegates from nearly every state and several foreign countries at the White House. The gathering opens a weeklong session under the National Congress of Mothers to discuss child welfare topics including compulsory education and physical exercise in schools.
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Roosevelt
Washington, D.C
Marcello
White House
International Congress of Mothers
Fredric Schoff
Philadelphia
National Congress of Mothers
Congress i
Congress on child welfare opens with Brown address
The program covers juvenile justice education and social reform topics from child labor to pure food laws. Elmer F Brown commissioner of education opens with Children of the United States, sharing a broad agenda and noted speakers follow.
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United States
Elmer F. Brown
Congress
Ben H. Lindsey
Denver
Mary S. Garrett
Philadelphia
Charles P. Neill
Department of Commerce and Labor
Edward Allen
Boston
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Strike Imminent on Rio Grande Railroad
Denver reports a likely strike by the Denver and Rio Grande machinists car men and possibly boilermakers blacksmiths and telegraphers. A union meeting at the Markham Hotel ran late as officials prepare a statement for railroad leaders.
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Rio Grande
Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Carmen
Markham
E. C. Quinn
Denevr & Rio Grande
M. J. McQueeney
Machinists’ Union
Salt
Machinists ' Union
Notable gathering set for International Kindergarten union in New Orleans
The fifteenth annual convention of the International Kindergarten union will be held in New Orleans late this month. Four days of sessions are planned at Athenaeum Gibson hall Tulane university Isidore Newmann manual training school and the French opera house will host public sessions. Prominent educators from Chicago Boston Grand Rapids Louisville San Antonio Milwaukie St. Louis Brooklyn and elsewhere will present papers and addresses.
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New Orleans
International Kindergarten Union
Athenaeum
Gibson Hall
Tulanew University
Isidore Newmann
Elizabeth Warrison
Chicago
Lucy Wheelock
Boston
Clara Wheeler
Grand Rapids
Mary Pd.hill
Louisville
Anna Noble
San Antonio
Nina Vandewalker
Milwaukee
Mary McCulloch
St. Laws
Stella Wood
Minneapolis
Geraldine O'Grady
Brooklyn
Maud Lindsay
Tuscumbia
Alabama
Hitchcock Trial Opens in New York Jury Still Not Seated
A large crowd gathered for the opening of the Hitchcock trial in New York. Mrs. Hitchcock, wife of the actor, was admitted to the courtroom, but as of noon only two jurors had been chosen.
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New York
Mare
Hitchcock
Oklahoma Delegation Supports Taft at State Convention
Oklahoma City March 1 Taft will have the delegation from Oklahoma to the Republican state convention in session here today. The convention is practically solid for him with slight opposition. A strong effort is being made to mobilize labor sentiment.
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Oklahoma City
Taft
Oklahom
Murder verdict seals fate of Giuseppe Alio in Denver
In Denver Judge and jury condemn Giuseppe Alio to death for the murder of Father Leo Heinrichs at St Elizabeths Church. Alio displayed resignation after the verdict and a motion for a new trial was filed. The article also details a naval fleet training plan at Magdalena Bay with extensive target practice and maneuvers.
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Denver
Guiseppe Alio
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Italy
Alio
Widdicomb
Alia
Black Hills Traction Plans Major Plant Expansion
The Black Hills Traction Company will enlarge its plant to increase electrical output. The current Redwater facility, rated 1500 horsepower, is fully contracted. new water rights on Sand Creek will boost generating capacity. Construction begins in spring and is expected to take a year or more with a tunnel of about one mile.
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Black Hills Traction Company
Redwater
North Homestke
Echo
Minnesota Mines Company
Mince and Mill
Sand Creek
Wee
All Are In Gold Spirits Magdalena Bay
The text notes the battleship fleet in splendid condition and crews in high spirits at Magdalena Bay as preparations begin, though multiple words are garbled.
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Magdalena Bay
Dope Trade At Lincoln Prison Sparks Quarantine Call
Prison physician Dr J Giffen urges quarantine at Nebraska penitentiary amid reports of a narcotics influx. Authorities fear a wealthy smuggling ring inside the prison, with 160 inmates now morphine addicts and convicted liars warning that informants will be killed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
R F J. Giffen
Sheldon
Hight
Boston Ball Team Heads to Augusta Training Camp
Members of the Boston club of the National League gather in Washington to prepare for departure to the Augusta training camp. The plan is to stay in the city until month’s end and then return to play several games with Virginia league teams and clubs in Baltimore Wilmington and Trenton.
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Boston
Washington, D.C
I Washington
Augusta
Intimore
Wilmington
Trenton
Standard Oil Case Proceeds Before Government Examiners
Government probes Standard Oil again in a Sherman Antitrust Act case. Examiners prepare to hear witnesses as the government presses enforcement actions.
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Standard Oil
Cleveland
United States
Standard Oil Company
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