Train in Washout near Hokah Kills Engineer
In La Crosse Wisconsin on March 15 engineer Charles Whiting bravely slowed a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul passenger train approaching a bridge over the Root river to avoid a washout. The engine sank into the open gap and four cars toppled into the river but no passengers were hurt. Whiting died from his injuries and his fireman Knute Nelson was killed. A relief train with nurses and doctors was dispatched from La Crosse to the scene.
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la Crosse
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Freman
Knute Nelson
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Hokah
Minn
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German Airships Fail to Pay Deficit in Zeppelin Service
March 15 report in Lageblatt indicates German airship construction no longer a paying business. Two companies with shared capital have halted building, and the Zeppelin passenger service shows a deficit near 250000 dollars.
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Herlin
Wss
Germany
Lageblatt Cle
Aerial Postman's Long Journey From Boston to New York
Harry Jones, hailed as the first aerial postman, took fifty three days to deliver mail from Boston to New York. He completed the trip by train after his aeroplane failed near Rye, New York, and arrived at the New York General Post Office with sixty letters and various parcels. A stop in Boston preceded the hazardous journey which began January 16, amid repeated crashes. A Food gift from Mansfeld to Postmaster Morgan accompanied the event, a crock of Boston baked beans exchanged for the trip.
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Boston
New York
Thury M. Jones
Jones
General Post Office
Rye
N. Y
Lextmaster Mansfeld
Postmaster Morgan
Mr. Morgan
What He Would Do With a Son
A dialogue between Jorkins and Digby asks what actions a father would take if he had a son named Uke mine. Digby replies he would work hard to become a millionaire not to indulge the son but so he would feel the rewards when he disinherits him.
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Jorkins
Digby
Rear Admiral Eaton’s Death Sparks Poisoning Theories
Mrs Joseph G Eaton widow of the rear admiral, is under strict surveillance at the Eaton home along with her mother Mrs Harrison. It is thought the admiral was poisoned and foul play is suspected as authorities review the sudden death.
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Eaton
Widew
Harrison
Poison search in Eaton case widens in Boston
Boston police and District Attorney Barker expand probe into Rear Admiral Joseph Eaton death in Assinippi Mass. Drugstore checks follow Harvard Professor Whitney findings on Eaton stomach. Mrs Harrison hints at mental evaluation for Mrs Eaton as investigators press for answers.
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Joseph G. Bato
Assinippi
Mass
Barker
Brockton
Whitney
Harvard
Eaton
Alabama Official Linked to $150,000 Embezzlement
Chicago police aided by 80 Alabama officials sought Theodore Lacy chief clerk of Alabama convict board after his disappearance on Thursday. Authorities reported $150,000 missing from the board's funds and that Lacy may head to Chicago with about $100,000 in his possession and a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
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Chicago
Theodore Lacy
Convict Board
State of
Lacy
Montgomery
Lacey
Walsh Swoons Exposing Graft In New York Trial
Captain Thomas W. Walsh testifies in the criminal branch, describing a $950 hush payment to Policeman John J. Wartigan and naming Inspector Sweeney and Hartigan in a graft case. Walsh collapses on the witness stand, recounting how Hartigan delivered the money and how he and Sweeney sought to silence Fox and Lipp.
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Thomas W. Walsh
Justice Seabury
Criminal Branch
Supreme Court
Jobn J. Wartigan
Sweeney
Walsh
Criminal Courts
W. N. Upton
Whitman
Hartigan
Eugene Fox
Fox
George A. Lipp
John
Lightning Kills Rider and Horse in Severe Storm
In Baltimore on March 15 J Louis Sampson a Chicago businessman building a Southern Maryland home was killed by lightning while riding a horse. The horse also died. The same storm caused extraordinary intensity in the country. In New York on March 15 Bombardier Wells the British heavyweight champion was knocked out in 1 minute 17 seconds of the second round by Gunboat Smith in Madison Square Garden. The crowd was stunned by the sudden finish.
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J. Louis Sampson
Chicago
Southern, Md
Has Wise
Bombardier Wells
New York
Great Britain
Gunboat Smith
California
Madison Square Garden
Senate committee reshuffle aims to curb chair power
Washington March 15 plan by the Democrats steer ing committee proposes sweeping changes to Senate business to weaken committee chairmen. It assigns the leadership to key panels including Appropriations with Martin Tillman and a new finance chair Hoke Smith. The proposed roster lists Democrats and Republicans atop major panels such as Foreign Relations Judiciary Banking and Currency Commerce Public Lands and more, with replacements and new chairmen.
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Senate
Steerng
Democrats
Tillman
Great Appropriations Committee
Naval Affairs
Appropriations
Martin
Committee On Appropriations
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Overman
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Smith
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Chilton
Lea Bryannd Shafroth
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Perkins
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Reed
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Shields
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Clark
Wyoming
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Brandegee
Cummins
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Luke Lea
Brary
Pope Pius II Improves. Fever Abates As Doctors Report
Rome March 15. Pope Pius has shown improved condition with fever entirely disappeared. Physicians say he may resume daily Vatican routine on Sunday. Avalanche in Gudbrowls valley, southern Norway, kills sixteen across three farmsteads.
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Marche
Christiania
Gudbrowls
Norway
Ship of State Meets Squalls in New Democratic Era
Washington dispatch notes friction in early Democratic leadership as party works to harmonize internal differences and set policy. Reports discuss cabinet turf battles, navigation bill concerns, and Senate debate limits, with quips about names and a light touch on intraparty clashes.
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Washington
Special
Senate
Congress
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