Labor Protest Memorial Seeks Senate Action on Liability and Labor Laws
Washington March 20. Speaker Cannon and Vice President Fairbanks pledged passage of an employers liability act and outlined a labor memorial urging Congress to aid workers. Samuel Gompers and national unions presented Labor's Protest to Congress calling for injunctive limits, broader eight hour protections, and extensions to government contractors amid Supreme Court decisions.
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Washington
Mar
Canmon
Fairbanks
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Cannon
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Farmers
House of Representatives
Labor
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the
United States
Memorial
Democrats Uninstructed Delegates At State Convention
New York March 20 The Democratic state convention in Carnegie Hall New York City on April 14 at 10 am will select delegates to the national convention without instructions. The state committee approved the proposal with one dissenting vote.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Democratic State Committee
President of Failed Bank Arrested in Dowagiac Case
Frank Lyle president of the defunct City Bank was arrested in Dowagiac Michigan on a warrant accusing him of embezzling 1500 dollars from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks where he served as treasurer and deposited the lodge funds in his bank.
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Dowagiac
Mich
Frank Lyle
City Bank
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lyle
Lodge
Wyoming Republicans pick Taft backers for state convention
Sheyenne Wyo March 20 The Republican state committee in session here Thursday called the state convention at Lander May 7 to elect delegates to the national convention and endorsed Secretary Taft for president.
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Wyoming
Sheyenne
Wyo
Republican State Committee
Lander
Taft
American Automobile Stranded Near Ely Nevada
The American car was reported stranded Thursday night nine miles west of Ely Nevada.
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Goldfield
Nev
Ely
Laxative BromOQuinine Ad Campaign Cited
Slogan claims one day cold cure with Bromo Quinine and E W Grove signature. World over used to cure a cold in one day advertised for 25 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Madame Gould Denies Ties To Helie de Sagan
Madame Anna Gould arrives in New York aboard the Adriatic amid rumors of a match with Helie de Sagan. She declares she is not engaged and has had enough of married life. Accompanied by her three sons, she is met by Helen Gould, Mrs. George Gould, and Mrs. Tyler Morse at the pier.
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New York
Anna Gould
Boni de Castellane
Adriatic
Helie de Sagan
Castellanos
de Sagan
Madame Gould
Paris
Roni
Jay
George
Helen Gould
George Gould
Tyler Morse
Fifth Avenue
Miss Gould
Cruel Hoax Fatal Shock After False Telegram
C H Hartman collapses from shock on greeting wife and daughter at St Louis Union Station after a telegram claimed his wife was dead. The message came from an unknown sender, Lulu is the daughter named in the fictitious notice, and police seek the telegram sender. Hartman had traveled from Cincinnati on business and believed his wife was ill.
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St. Louis
C. H. Hartman
Cincinnati
Union Station
Hartman
Lulu
Blackmail Plot Alleged In Chicago Ministers Case
Six South Side ministers are linked to blackmail charges after police arrest a bank clerk and three crooks the ministers hired to study conditions between Twenty sixth and Thirty fifth streets. The conspiracy and blackmail case names Mayor Busse Chief Shippy Alderman Foreman and Capt Plunkett as alleged targets.
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Chicago
Mar
South Side
Busse
Shippy
Milton J. Foreman
Thomas J. Plunkett
Mediation Board Urges Reinstatement of Brewers
The Missouri State Board of Mediation and Arbitration urged striking brewery workers to return to work and for all brewery owners to reinstate men under their previously signed contracts. The inquiry followed Tuesday’s walkout that closed 24 breweries and found five owners pushed the strike by demanding union boards signed by Secretary August Priesterbach of the Beer Drivers' union.
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St. Louis
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
August Priesterbach
Beer Drivers
Emma Goldman Collapses in Chicago After Hall-Speech Efforts
Emma Goldman anarchist suffered a physical and mental collapse Thursday evening and was taken to Dr Sidney Kuhs home at 4320 Drexel Boulevard. The collapse followed strenuous efforts to secure a speaking hall in defiance of police.
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Emma Goldman
Chicago
Sidney Kuh
Drexel Boulevard
Extradition Granted William F. Walker to Mexico
The Mexican government has granted extradition for William F. Walker, a Connecticut banker who fled the country months ago and was located in Southern California, according to a statement to the state department on Thursday.
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Washington
Mar
State Department
William F. Walker
Connecticut
California
Senator Bryan Stricken With Typhoid Fever In Florida
Washington reports that Senator William J. Bryan of Florida remains in Providence hospital with typhoid fever as of Thursday his condition unchanged according to physicians. He is listed in serious condition despite ongoing treatment and monitoring.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Florida
Providence Hospital
Wet gravel found in can on Winchester street car tracks
A can that was believed to hold nitroglycerine was found on street car tracks at Winchester but contained only wet gravel, indicating a misfire or misplacement rather than a dangerous payload.
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Winchester
Port Huron Fraternity Official Admits Embezzlement
Supreme Secretary W L Wilson of the United Home Protectors admits diverting funds for years. Investigation shows a large shortage, with authorities expecting about 75 000 dollars, revealing insolvency and a push for a receiver. Wilson reportedly used money to back mortgage payments and other securities while maintaining an apparently solvent records.
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Port Huron
United Home Protectors
Mich
W. L. Wilson
Zimmerman
Wilson
Supreme Lodge
United Home Protectors’ Fraternity
Upper
Lower
Michigan
Pittsburg Flood Relief as Rivers Rise in Sudden Crest
Officials report the flood crest near Pittsburg will be about 30 feet, lower than feared, but the region suffers immense damage. Thousands lose work as cellars and stores flood. many families rely on flood patrols for food and aid as railroads and industry slow across western Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburg
United States Weather Bureau
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Old City
Pennsylvania
Fire ravages Washington lumber yard and homes
A midnight blaze destroyed Hissinger Bros lumber yard and about twenty residences near Seventh and U streets NW in Washington. Loss estimated at half a million dollars. Separately in Lowell, Massachusetts, Fifield Tool Co plant, a major lathe maker, burned with about 100000 dollars in damage. fire spread to nearby Highlands area burning one house and damaging two others.
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Washington
Hissinger Bros
U Streets
Lowell
Mass
Fifield Tool Company
the Highlands
Despondent man dies by self strike after engagement ends
Herbert Kremer son of William N Kremer president of the German American Insurance company shot himself in the apartments of Mrs Lafay ette B Gleason formerly wife of the state senate clerk and Republican state committee secretary Mrs Gleason says Kremer was despondent after their engagement ended and the wedding was terminated in New York on March 20.
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New York
Herbert Kremer
William N. Kremer
Insurance Company
Lafayette B. Gleason
State Senate
Republican State Committee
Oil Tank Explosion Kills 60 Year Old Worker in Indianapolis
Lewis Fortune aged sixty died when an oil tank exploded at the creosoting plant in Indianapolis. The incident occurred at the worksite causing fatal burns and triggering an investigation into plant safety measures.
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Lewis Fortune
Credsoting
Indianapolis
Roosevelt Criticized Yet President Congratulates Pirates
In Washington on March 20, Senate debate centered on the Aldrich currency bill with Sen. La Follette accusing bankers of causing the financial stringency. He cited letters from H. R. Vermilla of Washington Life Insurance and similar actions by other New York firms. The House passed a pension bill totaling 150.869 million dollars after hours of debate about consolidating agencies.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
H. R. Vermilla
Washington Life Insurance Company
New York
Gore
Olahoma
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Cortetou
United States
House of Representatives
House
Committee On Appropriations
Fitzgerald
Taft
Messrs.arrison
Williams
Mississippi
Panama Canal Zone
Why Not Bread A Digestion Case For Maps Flake
The article argues that white flour lacks the outer bran germ and much protein, leaving starch inadequately cooked. It explains bread must be long baked to digest starch and warns toast bread is hard on dyspeptics. Maps Flake is promoted as steam cooked six hours then flaked and toasted to ensure full digestion.
Uncle Sam Nears Eight Ship Fleet Completion
Washington report states eight new fighting ships near completion. North Carolina to be commanded by Captain W A Marshall, 90 percent done. Idaho and New Hampshire battleships around 99 percent. Montana armored cruiser 94.96 percent. Chester and St Birmingham scout cruisers around 98 percent and 97 percent. Salem and Wo9 submarine near 99 percent.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
North Carolina
W. A. Marshall
Boston Navy Yard
Idaho
New Hampshire
Montana
Chester
Stirmingham
Salem
Georgia Theme Verse on Mail Order Booze Curse
Poet states a Georgia inspired verse about the curse tied to mail order liquor. The muse hints at a regional angle exploring prohibition era or rural supply chains and their social consequences.
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Georgia
Excursion Train Wreck Kills Two in Texas
A Kansas and Oklahoma homeseekers party bound for Las Palenlas Mexico lost rail near Pearsall, 52 miles south of San Antonio. Two men were killed and seven injured when the International & Great Northern excursion train derailed after a broken rail.
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San Antonio
Tex
International & Great Northern Railroad
Kansas
Oklahoma
Las Paltenas
Mexico
Pearsall
New Mexico Delegates Back Taft for President
New Mexico counties elect delegates to the Republican territorial convention in Silver City and endorse Secretary Taft for president. The convention meets next Saturday and a Taft delegation is expected to go to the national convention.
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New Mexico
Taft
Silver City
N. M
Foster Renominated for Congress in Indiana Convention
Republicans of the First district met in Princeton on Thursday afternoon and renominated John H. Foster of Evansville for congress with no opposition candidate. Charles W. Fairbanks was indorsed for presidential nomination.
Gov Guild May Recover Says Bulletin
Boston March 20 Gov Guild reportedly improved with doctors stating he is better and there is hope of recovery. The update came in a seven oclock bulletin noting Winslow has filed the message and Gov Guild remains seriously ill.
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Gov. Guild
Boston
Cooks Who Cook Secures Reporter Local Columns
A local feature highlights cooks who work within the city reporter columns. The piece profiles their kitchen craft and community ties, noting how their recipes and hospitality reflect neighborhood life and evolving food trends.
Bank of Hoffman Robbery Tells of Noted Bandits
Muskogee Okla March 20 Two robbers believed linked to the Tyron Kan gang held up the Davis bank at Hoffman Okla 30 miles southwest of here Thursday afternoon. They covered bank officials with pistols and escaped with 960 dollars in currency after mounting their horses outside.
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Bank of
Hoffman
Okla
Muskogee
Tyron
Kan
Davis Bank
Here
James Simpson, 68, Army veteran, dies at Anderson home
James Simpson aged sixty eight a former regular army serviceman of thirty years has died at his home in Anderson.
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James Simpson
Regular
Anderson
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