Body of murdered Greek king lies in state in palace
Crowds view the body of King George in Salonika as funeral plans proceed in Athens. Constantine heads toward oath in chamber of deputies after the king’s death triggers automatic succession and a coronation set for six months hence. Schinas, the assassin, remains silent on organizational links. Aleko Schinas lived in Davenport, Iowa, for two years before returning to Greece.
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Salonika
George
Greece
Prince Nicholas
Athens
Constantine
Schinas
Chamber of Deputies
Council of Ministers
Davenport
Chicago
Aleko Schinas
George of Greece
Iowa
C. H. Damascus
Commons votes condolence on Greek royal murder
London March 20. The house of commons this afternoon expressed condolence to King George and Queen Mother Alexandra for the assassination of their uncle and brother King George of Greece. Premiers Asquith and others spoke.
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London
House of Commons
King George
Alexandra
Greece
Asquith
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Midwest Regions
Temperature in La Crosse 58 high 18 low with .48 inches precipitation. Forecast fair tonight and Friday with colder temperatures and a near zero minimum. Wisconsin fair west snow east, colder tonight, Friday mostly fair with a cold southeast. Minnesota cloudy tonight colder east, fair Friday, warmer west. Iowa snow and cold tonight, Friday generally fair and colder. Storm divides: central southeastern Wisconsin to southwestern Colorado. Snow and rain observed from Memphis to lake region and Middle Atlantic states. Generally fair later tonight and Friday with temperatures dipping.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Colorado
North
Atlantic
Canadian
Northwest
Dakotas
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Montana
Wyoming
Central States
Memphis
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Toniy
Frida
Caravels to sail through canal for Panama exposition
Three models of Columbus ships built in Spain and shown at the Chicago world fair will voyage from Chicago down the Mississippi and through the Panama Canal to San Francisco. Harvard graduates and Chicago university students captain the caravels, with South Park Commissioners approving their use at the request of rowing instructor Charles F. Stephenson.
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Chicago
Harvard
Chicago University
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
San Francisco
South Park
Charles F. Stephenson
Spain
Atlantic
Brewery Strike Over Foreman Discharge Feared
About 100 workers at Gund bottle house quit in a strike after demanding the discharge of Emil Putsch assistant superintendent. Union secretary John G Gannon said no return until Putsch is discharged. A 2:30 meeting at Centennial hall was held with a brewery representative as Ed Neuman said plant closed temporarily.
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John G. Gannon
Bottlers’ Union
Emil Putsch
Centennial Hall
Otto E. Kowalke
Sheldon Weber
Carl Durhammer
Ed Neuman
Putsch
Strike Threat Grips Chicago Rail Switchmen
In Chicago on March 20 a strike risk gripped 5000 switchmen across nineteen railroads after the Brotherhood of Trainmen vice president A F Whitney rejected road offers. Railroad managers refused to resume talks unless pay and overtime demands were dropped. Whitney said the workers would not concede under any conditions.
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Chicago
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Hali- Whitney
Supreme Court Grants Stay in Evelyn See Abduction Case
Justice Cartwright of the supreme court granted a stay of sentence for Evelyn Arthur See, leader of the Absolute Life cult in Chicago, who is under sentence for abducting Mildred Bridges. The stay allows See to seek rehearing and be heard.
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Springfield
Justice Cartwright
Supreme Court
Evelyn Arthur See
Absolute Life
Chicago
Mildred Bridges
See
U. S. Experts Praise Friedmann Tuberculosis Cure
Government experts in New York call Friedmann’s tuberculosis treatment the greatest discovery in medicine, while crowds outside hospitals kneel to the German doctor. Friedmann tells patients to await government tests and avoid travel to New York for now, urging patience as officials proceed.
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Call Friedmann
New York
Friedmann
Herman C. Frauenthal
Frauenthal
Senate Passes 560 Dollar Liquor License Bill
In Madison on March 20 Lieutenant Governor Morris cast the deciding vote to engross a bill for a 560 dollar liquor license for cities. The measure faced a division with a 16 to 16 tie after a contest against indefinite postponement. Governors Morris used his tie breaking power for the first time this session. Supporters listed Albers Richler Bishop Burke Cunningham Huber Hastings Kellogg A E Martin Perry Randolf Richards Stevens Tomkins Weissleder White. Opponents included Berossard Culbertson Glenn Hoyt Eileen Linley H C Martin Monk Scott Skogmo Snover Teasdale True Weigle Zophy and the President.
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Madison
Wis
Thomas Morris
Senate
Rosshard
la Crosse
Morris
Albers
Richler
Bishop
Burke
Cunningham
Huber
Hasting
Kellogg
A. E. Martin
Perry
Randolf
Richards
Stevens
Tomkins
Weissleder
White
Ackley
Bosshard
Culbertson
Glenn
Hoyt
Eileen
Linley
H. C. Martin
Monk
Scott
Skogmo
Snover
Teasdale
True
Weigle
Zophy
President
Osthoff Dies in Milwaukee After Self Inflicted Wound
Hans Osthoff electric appliance salesman died at a Milwaukee hospital after cutting his throat with a razor Wednesday. He leaves a wife and one daughter.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Hans Osthoff
Indianapolis Man Faces Double Bigamy Dilemma
David Manderjeska, living with his second wife and their six month old child while his first wife and six year old son from Russia are cared for by charity, awaits Police Judge Collings decision on which wife to keep. He pleads I love both women and children and asks the judge to decide. The judge made no finding pending investigation. Manderjeska believed his first wife dead when he remarried.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Russia
David Manderjeska
Collings
Manderjeska
Collins
Manderpeska
Arrest of Rear Admiral Eaton’s Widow for Murder
In Hingham Massachusetts March 29 authorities arrested Mrs. Eaton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton retired. She pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge Pratt. The case centers on the mysterious death and poison that remains undiscovered as to its point of origin.
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Hingham
Mass
Joseph Giles Eaton
Statement on poisoning fears before arrest of Rear Admiral Eaton
In Hingham Massachusetts on March 20 Mrs Eaton testified she lived in constant fear her husband would poison her or the girls before her arrest on charges related to poisoning Rear Admiral Eaton. Ralph Keyes, the admiral's stepson, described the fear, while neighbor Joseph Prouty recalled the dread of poison.
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Hingham, Mass
Joseph Prouty
Admiral Poisoning Case Trails Sensational Arrest
The admiral died from arsenic poisoning after an arrest of his wife in a case tied to a pending inquest. District Attorney Barker stated poison was found in a stomach analysis by Prof Whitney. Geogan represented the wife as authorities searched for poison sources and questioned procurement locations.
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Francis J. Geogan
Barker
Whitney
Eaton
Assinnippi
Blizzard Advances East From Denver
A heavy snow storm predicted to reach blizzard strength began around noon near Denver and moved eastward with high winds and a rapid temperature drop.
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Denver
United States Weather Bureau
Wilson to Receive American Cross of Honor at White House
Washington March 20 President Wilson will be decorated with the American cross of honor in the White House this evening. Thomas Herndon, head of the American organization, will confer the honor in the East Room.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Thomas Herndon
Organization In America
Wisconsin Senate Approves 1914 Woman Suffrage Referendum
The Wisconsin state senate voted 17 to 135 to pass a referendum on 1914 equal suffrage for women. The measure advances to the assembly for concurrence.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Senate
Assembly
Investment swindle targets La Crosse widow in Chicago scam
Mrs Hope MacEldowney widow of former La Crosse County banker says she was swindled out of 15000 by a Chicago based Big Four Investment company after investing in Great Northern bonds. The firm vanished and no suspects have been found. Her son Wenzel says his mother acted for him and denies engagement rumors.
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Hope MacEldowney
James MacEldowney
la Crosse County
West Salem
Chicago
Mac- Eldowney
la Crosse
New York
Wenzel MacEldowney
MacEldowney
Whole family smothered by gas in Chicago flat
Police found the Cornelinsen family, aged 55 to 16, dead from gas asphyxiation at 2365 Lawn Dale Avenue. Neighbors alerted authorities after seeing the family last Tuesday. A hose break from a gas plate in the kitchen caused the tragedy.
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Chicago
Lawndale Avenue
Engelbrecht Cornelinsen
Amelia Cornelinsen
Engwald Cornelinsen
Jacob Cornelinsen
Jennie Cornelinsen
Cornelinsen
Presidents oppose Hull bill at Madison gathering
Five college presidents led by Samuel Plantz of Lawrence Appleton Edward D Eaton Beloit Silas Evans Ripon W O Carrier Carroll and Ernst Northwestern Watertown meet in the capitol to oppose a Hull bill allowing a four year college course in state normal schools.
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Madison
Wis
Capitol
Hull
Samuel Plantz
Lawrence
Appleton
Edward D. Eaton
Beloit
Silas Evans
Ripon
W. O. Carrier
Carroll
Waukesha
Ernst
Northwestern
Watertown
Oliver strike leader fined in Pittsburgh violence case
Oliver strike leader P. Petros appeared before a city magistrate in Pittsburgh and was fined five dollars for beating a strikebreaker. The arrest marks the first violence in the two week old strike by 2,090 workers that shut the Oliver plant.
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Pittsburg
Oliver
P. Petros
Boundary dispute on Minnesota fishing rights to be settled
Joint committee aims to end the boundary suit by pursuing an amicable trade. Proposed exchange would transfer Red Wing to Wisconsin in return for Bar ron's Island on the Minnesota side.
Wisconsin Minnesota panel to discuss Pettibone island swap
La Crosse Friday committee session will tackle ceding Pettibone island to Wisconsin in exchange for the La Crosse park opposite Red Wing Minnesota. A Minnesota member says his state would trade the park for the island.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
Pettibone Island
la Crosse Park
Wisconsin Island
Red Wing
Minn
Wisconsin Minnesota joint hearings on uniform fish laws planned
Mayor John Dengler announced that the city hall council chamber will host hearings by Wisconsin and Minnesota committees to harmonize Mississippi River fishing laws. The Glenn bill would allow non residents to fish with pole and line on the Wisconsin side if Minnesota enacts similar rules.
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John Dengler
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Glenn
John P. Bird
State Association
D. E. Vance
Winona Association
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Ex-Alderman Minchin Arrested in Calgary on Embezzlement Charges
Charles Henry Minchin former city treasurer and current city commissioner candidate was arrested in Calgary on three charges alleging embezzlement of 8800 from the city. He was released on 24000 bail as city audits of ten years’ books continued.
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Calgary
Alta
Charles Henry Minchin
Minchin
Missouri Assembly Pushes $4,000 Probe of White Slavery
Missouri lawmakers approved a $4,000 appropriation for a sweeping investigation of white slavery and its causes in the state. The plan mirrors an Illinois Chicago study and targets St. Louis for similar inquiry.
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Jefferson City
State Assembly
Missouri
Missouri Legislature
St. Louis
Illinois
Chicago
Senate passes child labor bill in Albany
In Albany the senate approved the child labor bill by a 32 to 6 vote. The act bans work by children under 14 in canneries or tenements and under 12 on farms.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Former Governor Black Nearing Death in Troy
Former New York governor Frank S. Black, after a sudden turn for the worse, was given up by physicians in Troy on March 20. Death was expected at any hour.
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Troy
N. Y
Frank S. Black
New York
Boundary pact sought to end Wisconsin Minnesota hunting clash
A Wisconsin Minnesota joint legislative committee aims to settle the Lake Pepin boundary dispute in La Crosse this weekend by agreeing on reciprocal hunting and fishing laws for boundary waters. If talks succeed the U S Supreme Court case on the boundary line will be dropped.
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Madison
Wis
Lake Pepin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
United States Supreme Court
Manley L. Fosseen
L. O. Cook
George Carpenter
Thomas Kneen
John A. Healy
Frank Minette
the Tribune
Fosseen
Gopher
Northwestern
Probe Car Shortage Sparks Interstate Inquiry
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered all railroads and private car firms to submit by April 20 information for a proposed extended investigation. A detailed questionnaire aims to avoid subpoenas as hearings will occur in multiple locations. The commission cites chronic failures to provide adequate and timely car supplies.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Padgett Flies Briefly Over Guantanamo During Cuba Trip
Representative Lemuel Padgett of Tennessee, chairman of the House Naval Committee, after a canal zone inspection trip, briefly piloted an airplane at Guantanamo, Cuba, rising to fifteen minutes aloft before resuming duties.
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Washington
Lemuel Padgett
Tennessee
House Naval Committee
Canal Zone
Guantanamo
Cuba
Padgett
Taking of testimony in lumber trust case ends in Milwaukee
Probe to Milwaukee Chicago March 20 Officials announced testimony in the government case against the lumber trust will be concluded in Milwaukee next week. The defense is expected to occupy two weeks.
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Chicago
Lumber Trust
Milwaukee
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