Million Dollar Romance Ends In Simple English Wedding
George Westinghouse Jr of Pittsburgh and Violet E Brockelbank wed at Irton Hall Cumberland after two postponements for business and health reasons. The ceremony, simple by church ritual, was conducted by Reverends Spurrier and Brockelbank. Charles R A Williams of Derby acted as best man. A reception and breakfast followed at Irton Hall.
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London
George Westinghouse, Jr
Pittsburg
Violet E. Brockelbank
Thomas Brockelbank
Irton
Cumberland
Brockelbanks
W. H. Spurrier
C. H. Brockelbank
Charles R. A. Williams
Derby
Conn
Irton Hall
Austria Seeks Direct Deal With Serbia Amid Conference
London March 3 Members of the Austrian legation proposed to permit Austria to deal direct with Serbia for settlement of differences to avoid embarrassment from the powers conference.
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London
Austria
Westinghouse Bride Sparks Italian Honeymoon Plan
Miss Sylvia Brockelbank drives the newlyweds to the station marking a romance near fiction. The couple will honeymoon in Italy then move to Pittsburg where Young Westinghouse labors at the Westinghouse plant. Engagement follows a postponed wedding due to the firm's financial woes.
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Sylvia Brockelbank
England
Italy
Pittsburg
Miss Brockelbank
Westinghouse
Cupid
Wasson
Westinghouse Company
Yale Honoring President Taft Inauguration Day
Yale in New Haven marks the inauguration of William Howard Taft as the twenty seventh president with a Yale News supplement and articles praising the distinguished alumnus. Yale honors its most distinguished son with official commemorations and celebration in connection with the event.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Wm. H. Taft
United States
Yale News
Miners' Chief Heads to Open Negotiations in Anthracite
Scranton, Pa March 4 Thomas J Lewis national president of the miners arrives to begin talks with hard coal operators seeking a new labor agreement for the miners in the anthracite region.
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Scranton
Thomas J. Lewis
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Co Incorporation Filed
Papers filed in La Porte circuit court reveal the formation of the Northen Indiana Gas and Electric Co with $10,000,000 capital. The merger unites all gas and electric lighting plants in northern Indiana under Clarence H. Geist of Chicago and Philadelphia.
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LA Porte, Ind
Northen Indiana Gas and Electric Co
Capital Sinck
la Porte Circuit Court
Indiana
Clarence H. Geist
Chicago
Philadelphia
Iowa Senate labels for nonpure leather shoes bill
A pure shoe and boot bill was introduced in the Iowa senate today. It would require all shoes and boots sold in the state to be labeled when any material other than pure leather is used, with the label stating the material.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Make Your Own Pinex Cough Syrup At Home
A five minute recipe yields a pint of cough syrup costing about fifty four cents. It claims faster relief than store bought formulas and suits colds, whooping cough, chest pains, and bronchial troubles. Mix granulated sugar syrup with Pinex and water, bottle, shake well, and take a teaspoon every one to three hours. Pinex is described as a concentrated Norway pine extract. All druggists can obtain it.
Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Elect Stephenson Governor
The Wisconsin legislature’s joint session voted 63 for Stephenson and 60 for others with 10 absent. The roll showed numerous names and a total of 123 votes. 62 were needed for choice. Absent or paired members included Randolph, Daub, Farrell, Fenelon, Onstad, Peterson, Ramsay, Scott, Towne.
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Wage
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Senate
Wisconsin Assembly
Stephenson
Brown
Esch
Cooper
Rummel
Strange
Estabrook
Kinalin
Kalaher
Sanborn
Becker
McGovern
Hoffman
Hughes
Webb
Lenroot
Bancroft
Reichert
Cleary
Kelly
Hains' Trial Date Sought by Queens DA
District Attorney Dewitt of Queens will ask Justice Garretson to set a trial date at the March term of the supreme court for Captain Peter C. Hains charged with the murder of Wm. E. Annis last August. Hains’ counsel seeks delay citing Army officers on the Pacific coast who can testify to his insanity. Gen. Hains opposes a sanity commission, arguing his condition is improving.
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New York
Dewitt
Queens County
Tommorrow
Garretson
Supreme Court
Peter C. Hains
Wm. E. Annis
Hains
Army
Pacific Coast
Otto Lee Seeks Comptroller’s Job
Otto Lee former Alderman of the Twentieth ward seeks the Republican nomination for comptroller at the primaries. The tax commissioner office is the only one now pursued by the committee and Chairman Bleekman hopes to secure a candidate for that office this evening.
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Otto Lee
Bleekman
Vernon Co. Police Arrest Jerome Fish for Assault
Jerome Fish of Viroqua was arrested this morning by Vernon County authorities after disembarking the Southeastern train from that place for assault and battery.
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Jerome Fish
Viroqua
Vernon Co
Ship in danger as schooner Merry rides on Eastport sands
The schooner Merry lies on the sands off Eastport Long Island with 32 men aboard in immediate danger of breaking up. Rescue efforts are uncertain as the vessel endangers the crew.
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Eastport
L. I
Merry
Ekern bearer of Senate protest reaches Washington
Madison March 4. Her man L Ekern, former Wisconsin assembly speaker and La Follette lieutenant, arrives in Washington with documents for the investigation into Isaac Stephenson’s spending in his senate primary. The bundle includes a protest by anti Stephenson senators and records of the January 26 27 votes.
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Madison, Wis
Wora
Herman
L. Ekern
Wisconsin Assembly
la Follette
Washington, D. C
Isaac Stephenson
United States
Ekern
la. Follette
Stephenson
United States Senate
Strange
Marsh
Brazeau
Lyons
Eastman Wires Crossed in Hatton Campaign Hearings
The report covers Hatton campaign questions about expenditures and who managed efforts in Racine county. Lush’s dry humor entertained witnesses while Ingalls pressed for details on who directed the fundraising and spending. Lieut Gov John Strange testified a check was sent to him to forward to C M Perry and he did not receive campaign funds himself.
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Hatton
Mr. Lush
Mr. Dick
Mr. Ingalls
Racine County
Ingalls
Gov. Strange
John Strange
C. M. Perry
Taft Inauguration In a Blizzard
Taft's inauguration unfolds amid heavy snow as troops and marines hold steady on the streets. Roosevelt departs for Oyster Bay, while Taft inherits Roosevelt policies and faces a quieter, more orderly ceremony with Sherman sworn in as vice president and a lengthy parade from Capitol to the White House.
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Taft
White House
Roosevelt
Union Station
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Cayuse
Pennsylvania Avenue
Cuba
Cleveland
Capitol
Mr. Taft
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Virginia
Seth Bullock
Dakotas
James Schoolcraft Sherman
New York
Senate Chamber
Executive
Fairbanks
Sherman
Congress
United Oe
Orce
Senate
Edward Everet Hale
Starved Cattle Case Auction Sheds Light on Prices
George Phillips of the North Side bought cattle and horses connected to the Ferris and Smith case. The sale showed the best cow at 17 dollars and the two poorest at 1 dollar each. The top horse fetched 36 dollars while the other two sold for 6 and 7 dollars. Smith and Mrs Ferris remain in the county jail awaiting action.
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George Phillips
North Side
Ferris
John Smith
Farmington
Smith
Two-Cent Postage to be Adopted by France and U S
London report quotes John Henni ker Heaton MP and reform leader as saying an important American source indicates France and the United States plan a two-cent postal rate. The implication is a major shift in international mail pricing.
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London
John Henniker Heaton
France
United States
Blakely Targets Pittsburg City Deposits In Graft Probe
District Attorney Wm A Blakely intensifies graft probe in Pittsburg turning to city depositors. Several prominent bankers were subpoenaed for sworn examinations as part of the crackdown.
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Pittsburg
Wm. A. Blakely
Inaugural Arrangements Endow Capital With Pageantry
The report details lavish spending for the inauguration including $30 for a corner room in New York, nearly $1,000 for a hotel suite, and $500 for two windows in the Munsey Building. It notes the procession led by Major General J. Franklin Bell and the Tafts riding in carriages, with Mrs Taft granted a first appearance at the social ball. Georgia and Richmond contingents appear, and the inaugural decorations cost about $15,000 along Pennsylvania Avenue while the flag will fly freely on masts and staffs.
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Senator Depew
New York
15Th
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Munsey
Treasury
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
White House
J. Franklin Bell
Regular Army
John A. Johnston
O. O. Howard
Gen. Bell
Wm. M. Schofield
Committee On
Taft
Sherman
Pension
Marine Band
17Th Streets
Inaugural Fireworks Display Promises Novel Sky Show
A Court of Honor program plans a large fireworks display with 50 numbers and about 1 000 rockets. The finale will feature colossal fire portraits of the President and Vice President in illuminated borders, followed by a grand bouquet formed by rockets.
Severe northeast blizzard cripples coast and inland travel
A fierce northwest blizzard has raged since last night, isolating the Atlantic coast from Ohio to Norfolk. Wrecks litter shores, lifelines like phone and telegraph are down, and all communications are cut. New York Harbor traffic and trains face severe disruption with ferries and trolleys operating erratically.
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New’ York
Albany
Missippi
Ohio
Norfolk
Louisville
New York City
New York Bank President Dies In Apparent Suicide
F C Hollins head of Hollins and Co. at 11 Wall Street reportedly died by inhaling gas at his West 138th Street residence. Officials cited health reasons, noting his business affairs were in excellent order. He was 58, survived by a widow and two children. his brother also heads Hollins and Co. bankers.
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New York
F. C. Hollins and Co
Wall Stret
Nnmer West 138Th Street
Hollins
Lelves
Hollins and Co
Cuban Congress Disfavors Mayor Over Theatre Tickets
The Cuban congress condemns the Havana mayor for refusing to provide free tickets to congressmen for a gala theater performance in honor of President Gomez. The theater is controlled by the mayor who has ignored demands. A cynical remark about theft of sweet fruits closes the report.
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Cuban Congress
Havana
Dent Gomez
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