Mixed News Briefs From Around The Nation And World
Interstate Club plans a Walden's Ridge erection near Itanooga with a multi million dollar house and grounds. Senator Blackburn identified and Roosevelt named vice president. New York Public Service Commission denies Erie Railroad dividends and divi ndend issuance. District Attorney Jerome prepares answer for neglect of duty charges over Metropolitan Street Railway collapse. Commandant Fullam reports 7000 apprentice yeomen to graduate at Newport. Theodore M. Riley withdraws as first vice president of Anglo Roman Union. Joseph Gaulloux, seven, murdered in Lowell. former roommate arrested. Riot and stabbings among Italian workers near Steubenville. one fatally stabbed and another run over by a street car. Rubber Goods plant fire in Chicago forces 25 workers into street. Dr. C Voline receives death threats from Black Hand. Extreme cold and deep snows increase wild animal danger near Huntingdon. Edward Price shoots wife then kills himself in Florissant. Clear Lake bank robbery nets $5000. Thomas brothers indicted in New York for Insurance Law violations. Henry Snow seen in Toronto, police notified. Two probable fatalities and many injuries in early morning fires across New England. Portuguese services honor King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz. Mrs Anna Walker weds Frederick Penfield at St Patrick’s Cathedral. trip south planned. Coroner’s jury blames healers for child’s death at Brazil, Iowa. Juneau miners riot over funeral of nonunion miner. Great Northern plans Minnesota tax payment worth a million. Chillicothe votes local option. Justice Guy fines jurors over coin toss verdict. Father Leo Heinrichs wore steel bands to scourge himself prior to assassination in Denver.
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Jerome
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Newport
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Hudson, N. Y
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Joseph Gaulloux
Lowell
Mass
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White Hand Society
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New York
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Portugal
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Brazil
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Juneau
Alaska
Great Northern Railway Company
Minnesota
Chillicothe
Justice Guy
Supreme Court of New York
Leo Heinrichs
Denver
Van Arthur Targeted for Expense Cuts In Move
Local chatter notes Van Arthur plans to reduce costs amid a reportedly tight budget. A caller suggests the figure of 3000 is being discussed as part of the savings plan.
British House of Commons backs Women’s Disfranchisement Bill
The Women’s Disfranchisement Bill passed its first reading 271 to 92 as suffragettes reacted with excitement. In Prussia the Lords diverged on an expropriation bill, while France boosted forces to restore order in the Moroccan Empire with 5,000 reinforcements. Russian writers prepare for an international university event.
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House of Lords
House of Commons
International Univer
Massive Tampa fire destroys 308 buildings and 55 acres
A Sunday blaze in northeast Tampa wiped out 308 structures across 55 acres from 9 AM to 1 PM. Four large cigar factories, hotels, cafes, 12 restaurants, 10 boarding houses and over 200 dwellings burned. One Cuban woman died from fright, and weak water pressure hampered firefighting.
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Tampa
Fla
M. Stachelberg & Co
M. Perez & Co
Gonzales, Fisher & Co
Esberg, Gunst & Co
Stachelberg
Fernandez & Hrother
Twelfth
Michigan Avenues
Sixteenth
Twentieth Streets
Antonio Diaz
Twelfth Avenue
Miguel Rodriguez
Perez and Castro
Maxima Caras
Tampa Electric Company
Sound nation ideals and labor in education reform
A rhetoric piece argues the country is fundamentally sound and morally strong while urging action against corruption. It calls schools to train toward labor, stressing dignity of labor and self sufficiency for boys and girls, and trains youth to earn a living through practical, rough work.
Risked Life For His Dog At Passaic Falls
Robert Walker a 19 year old silk worker from Towtow near Paterson New Jersey risked his life to save an old bulldog stranded on an ice floe in the Passaic Falls basin. He descended the sheer cliff on the west side tied a rope around the dog then hauled it to safety after the ice prevented boat recovery. About 300 onlookers witnessed the rescue. The dog had been imprisoned for about 18 hours.
Ohio county option bill approved after two hour debate
In Columbus the lower house passed the county option measure 79 to 36 after rejecting amendments. The bill lets any county put saloon ban to a vote if 35 percent petition, with majority determining policy. It requires strict enforcement and takes effect September 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
Govee
$2500 For Grecian Nose Jury Awards
Chicago Special reports that a Superior Court jury awarded Dr. Bessie M. Andrus $2500 after she sued for $20,000 damages alleging nose injury from a street car accident. Andrus testified the nose was a perfect Grecian type admired by many and its beauty was marred by the incident.
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Chicago
Bessie M. Andrus
Pilloried for Punishment in Harrisburg Ill
D H Dillon a former Chicago gambler was chained to a telephone pole all day for refusing to pay a fine from fleecing several young men. He was arrested for running a poker game and shackles bound his feet in the lockup yard. Chief Pridwell says the punishment was advised by Judge McKenzie and Dillon will be chained until he pays or agrees to work the streets.
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Harrisburg
Ill
D. H. Dillon
Chicago
Pridwell
McKenzie
Dillon
Wage talks continue between railroad unions and managers
Washington D C Special committees from the Locomotive Firemen and Railroad Telegraphers met General Manager Ackert to discuss a proposed wage reduction on the Southern Railway. The talks were inconclusive and scheduled for further discussion later.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Railway
Ackert
Woman Full Of Ground Glass Case Shocks Marietta
Special report from Marietta Ohio details Mrs Frank Stage who has 310 glass fragments emerging through sores across her body. Doctors suspect ingestion of crushed glass via food and note the glass pieces are minute. A well on the Stage property was recently found poisoned.
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Marietta, O
Frank Stage
Stage
Four year old dies in tar pot fire accident near Greensboro
In Greensboro North Carolina a 4 year old child died and a 2 year old was badly burned while a pot of pitch tar on a stove ignited. An older boy was seriously injured as the scene unfolded. The father had placed the pot to melt wax or pitch and left a 5 year old boy in charge. The incident occurred near Greensboro.
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Greensboro
N. C
Yehild
Postmaster General Opposes Boy Messengers in Mail Service
Washington news notes clash over youth employment in postal work as Meyer bans filling vacancies with young messengers and substitutes. The President weighs Wilfley defense from Shanghai and possible exoneration. Congress asked to pass new employers liability law. Navy and coastwise Philippine shipping reform discussed. Senate hearings on naval construction criticism and army pay raise provisions advance.
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America
L. R. Wilfley
Shanghai
China
Root
Wilfley
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
H. R. Fuller
M. N. Goss
Mason
Bureau of Ordagace
Senate
Philippines
United States
Another Coal Strike Impending After Sine Die Meeting
Joint committees of Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois adjourned sine die without an agreement to reestablish an interstate wage scale. Warning by Secretary Wilson that mining may stop March 31 if no wage accord is reached. Leaders pressed for more time. vote to adjourn until March 16 failed. Illinois and Ohio operators favored delay while miners and operators push Congress to fund mine disaster and safety research. Mitchell to retire April 1, Lowells to succeed.
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Indianapolis
Wilson
Ind
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Chapman
Miners’ Organization
Tracr
Western Pennsylvania
James Clark
A. M. Ogle
Mitchell
Congress
Low
Treasury’s Great Strength in Gold Reserves Noted in Congress
In Washington Special Mr Boutell Illinois reported Treasurer Treat said U S gold coin and bullion had reached and surpassed one thousand million dollars for the first time This extraordinary event will be chronicled with surprise in financial centers worldwide He added it is a point of pride for all citizens regardless of party with the announcement met by applause in the House
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United States Treasury
House of Representatives
Boutell
Treat
United States
Our Republic
Boutel
Unusual Cold Weather Funeral Ride in Massachusetts
Rev Charles J Palmer rode eight miles inside a hearse to keep from freezing after officiating at a committal in New Ashford Massachusetts The body of a town elder was laid to rest in 15 degrees below zero The minister then rode in the hearse to Lanesboro in the overturned coffin position. In Missouri Lee Hart a coal hauler shot his mother in law then killed himself after trampling to death by a fast express train following a quarrel with his wife.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Charles J. Palmer
New Ashford
Lanesboro
Gas Explosion Traps 200 Miners at Rosita Mine No 3
At 5 A M a gas explosion hit Mine No 3 of Cia Carbon de Sabinas in Rosita Coahuila. About 200 workers were inside and none had escaped yet. Authorities fear many dead or badly burned.
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Coahuila
Mexico
CIA Carbon de Sabinas
Rosita
Famished wolf attacks three in Chaffee before death
A famished wolf emerged from a swamp in Chaffee Missouri and dashed through streets biting three people before being killed. Allen Stokes, a railroad employee, was severely bitten on the right leg and started toward St Louis for treatment fearing hydrophobia.
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Chaffee
Allen Stokes
St. Louis
Roanoke County boys save passenger train with lantern
Peters and Lra Peters eight miles west of Roanoke spotted a two foot rail segment on an embankment. They flagged an eastbound Norfolk and Western train at 60 mph with a lantern, averting likely disaster. Passengers cheered the boys. a purse will be forwarded by grateful riders.
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Roanoke
Peters
Lra Peters
Bre
Norfolk and Western
Aig
Foley
Peters Boys
Disappearance Tied to Black Hand Letters in Richmond
Italian labor agent Andrea Sparti vanished after receiving Black Hand threats demanding money. His wife later left for New York when finances fell, and both cases fatefully connected by seized office records and distress warrant. A double disappearance linked to organized crime emerges from the incident.
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Richmond
Seaso Anless
Andrea Sparti
Black Hand
Virginia
N. and W. To Reduce Wages On Sliding Scale
Roanoke special: Norfolk and Western Railway seeks wage cuts across departments via a sliding scale. Wages would be restored when road earnings reach 2.5 million dollars monthly. Pre-depression revenue hovered near 2.5 million and recently hit 3 million. Labor groups have review. no response date or figures yet.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Woman Tried to Kill Passengers Aboard Salem Marion Train
A woman boarded a Salem to Marion Lunatic Asylum train with a pistol and searched passengers seeking to kill Christiansburg. Conductor Wood restrained her, returning her to Christiansburg for lunacy proceedings. Former Marion Asylum inmate believed driven by mental illness.
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Christiansburg
F Thorn
Ada Jones
L. Huttom
Salem
Marion Insane Asylum
Wood
Marion Asylum
Miss Lill and Wall Bride in Pamplin City Ceremony
Miss Lill and Stanley Wall were married at the bride's home in Pamplin City with Rev J A Paisley officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Payne, and Wall is a son of W E Wall of New York City Norfolk. Florie Myrick married John George J Twohy at the bride's home with Rev J J Doherty of St Mary’s Catholic Church performing the ceremony.
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Miss Lill
Stanley Wall
J. A. Paisley
Teriian
al Payne
Wall
W. E. Wall
New York City
Norfolk
Florie
C. C. Myrick
John George J. Twohy
J J. Doherty
St. Mary’ Catholic Church
Winchester Lee N Boye Leads in Frederick County News
Winchester Lee N Boye figures prominently in Frederick County farming news as communities report health concerns and local institutions respond. The article notes high Chester areas facing brain fever and mentions related actions by Trust Company and regional authorities.
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Winchester
Lee N. Boye
Frederick Co
High Chester
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