Supreme Court rules on constitutional corporation tax
The United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the corporation tax aimed at public service corporations. The decision rejected arguments that private, stockholder–owned firms with semi governmental functions should be tax exempt, marking a decisive Federal stance on the tax first imposed under the Payne Aldrich tariff framework.
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WASHINGTON, D._ C
United States Supreme Court
Day
Aldrich
Senate
Ral District Court
Vermont
Bielia J
Fit
Btone-Tracer Company
United States Treasury
Supreme Court
Lloyd M. Bowers
Gov
Wickeralsovl
Fuller
Brewer
Triple tragedy in Branford ends with self and family deaths
Special report: Mrs Christopher C Woods killed her husband and their eleven year old son last Friday then shot herself through the breast. Coroner Mix announced her death disposed of the case. The inquiry touched on the fatal quarrel and visits to the Woodhouse of James Starker, a Branford politician.
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Haven. Conn
Branford
Christopher C. Woods
Mix
Jamee i. Starker
Granford
War game inquiry threatens Taft as Congress debates Mexican policy
Washington reports a looming clash as Taft faces a hostile Congress over mobilization on the Mexican border. Republican insurgents in the Senate led by La Follette, Borah and others vow action against the administration. In the House, anti Diaz forces push to block urgent funding for Rio Grande camps and operations.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Ilouse
Senate
LaFollette
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court ruling on telegraph operator hours
In Washington D C a special session of the United States Supreme Court handed down a ruling affecting the hours of telegraph operators on railroads. The decision addresses shift limits and work hours for telegraph operators, with implications for railroad communications and labor practices. The ruling materializes after a prolonged dispute over scheduling and safety standards in railway operations.
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Ashington
D. C
Reil
Martin interrogation hints Senate action near July session
ICHMOND VA special report says Senator Martin was questioned Monday near the Capitol and believed the House would be in session around July 1. Virginia reporters noted the Governor Mann situation and the inquiry by a wr from Virginia as newspaper men observed.
Roosevelt at the Front at Fort Sam Houston
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrives with Governor Colquitt and staff to inspect the Maneuvre camp. He rides a cavalry horse through mud as troops prepare, weather delays the review, and reports say maneuvers may shift toward the Rio Grande with wireless stations and border telephones being installed.
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San Antonio
Tex
Colquitt
Theodore Roosevelt
Fort Sam Houston
Covernment Reservation
Hoosevelt
Walter
Colguitt
William H. Carter
Cieneral Carter
Carlp
Galveston
Rilo Grande
Boarding House Buried by Snow at Gold King Mine
A boarding house at the Gold King Mine was buried by heavy snow, with one dig crew member reportedly overturned and later found alive. Rescue teams worked through inaccessible conditions as update details remained scarce.
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Gold King Mine
Four recoveries and four dead in freezing incident
Onnietene y and others were recovered today. The dead include Mrs. F. O. Drue, Mrs Corrie Lewis, Miria Fahne, and Samuel Hoar. F. O. Drue, manager of the boiler house, was dug out alive but with frozen hands and feet.
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Onnietene. Y
F. O. Drue
Corrie Lewis
Miria Fahne
Samuel Hoar
Boarilhe House
Great Water Power for Pulaski County
Roanoke Virginia Special reports a major Pulaski County project to harness the New River for about 40,000 horsepower. Land totaling 74 acres near the proposed dam site changed hands for 10 000 dollars with options on additional lots. The syndicate plans to buy Pulaski County’s electric lighting plant for 35 000 dollars and seek a new franchise. Estimated investment reaches one million dollars with secrecy surrounding backers.
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Roanoke
Robert BE. Scott
Scott & Buchanan
Michmond
Virginia
Pulacki
Pulaski County
Cornells
Taft plan seen as drive for Mexico protectorate
Henry Clifford Stuart, former Panama Canal official and longtime resident of Mexico, claims Taft is assembling 20 000 troops and a dozen warships to create a U S protectorate over Mexico and Central America to Panama. He cites his past roles in Panama Canals and Colombia as context for the alleged scheme.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Mexican
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Mexico
Central America
Panama
South American
Henry Clifford Stuart
Mr. Stuart
Colombia
Martial law in Mexico as Diaz moves troops north
Special dispatch reports Mexico under martial law with Diaz ordering a war of extermination against insurrectos. Government plans to flood Chihuahua and Guerrero with troops, expand border force, and guard the capital as officials fear uprisings. Diaz, Jr. at his side, remains concerned for safety.
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Mexico City
Mex
Republic of Mexico
Permanent Commission of Congress
Chihuahhua
Goahualla
Permanent Commission
Mexico
Diaz
Porfirio Diaz, Jr
President Diaz
Weather dampens Danville tobacco market sales
In Danville Virginia the tobacco market saw smaller weekly sales due to rough weather with Tuesday the most favorable for marketing. Total expected sales run about 500000 pounds this week and yearly totals stand between 31 and 32 million pounds. Prices vary by grade from leaf common at 7 to 8 dollars up to wrappers at 16 to 27.50 dollars per hundred pounds. The cold and stormy conditions limited receipts and a warm rain could boost demand across all grades.
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Danville
Typeal Tobacconista
Weather Trust
South Boston Market Sales Hit Low Tobacco Week
Poor weather reduced leaf tobacco breaks last week in South Boston Virginia, leaving sales at about 350,600 pounds. Prices stayed near the regional average despite the slow footing.
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South Boston Market
South Boston
Farmers plan typical acreage despite crop delays
Figures from several months past show most crop marketed while farmers struggle with weather. The bulk of the harvest is complete, but preparations for next season lag as mud and slow conditions hinder field work. Farmers anticipate about the usual acreage for the coming crop.
Petersburg Tobacco Sales Light After Week of Trade
Petersburg Virginia reported loose tobacco sales across multiple warehouses totaling about ten thousand pounds for the last week with roughly seventy percent of the local crop sold in nearby counties.
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Petersburg
Girl shoots part of her head off in New Bern
Miss Mattie Barrington eighteen daughter of Jesse Barrington of Ermia a well known young woman who frequently visited New Bern committed death by her own action by blowing a part of her head off with a double barreled shotgun yesterday She entered an unoccupied room found the gun loaded it with a heavy charge placed the muzzle to her head and touched the trigger The health is the only known reason for the suicide.
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Newbern
N. C
Mattie Barrington
Jesse Barrington
Ermia
Churchill Downs Stables Destroyed by Fire at Louisville
Twenty two stables at Churchill Downs were destroyed by fire early today. All the horses were saved and the racing plant proper was not damaged. The racing season here opens late in April, and the stables will be rebuilt in ample time.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Mexicans Frame Peace Proposals for Mexico
The Mexican revolutionary junta has drafted peace proposals for presentation to the Mexican Government. If General Madero approves, the terms go to Washington for formal presentation to Diaz administration. Provisions include armistice, electoral commissions, and a pledge not to molest railroad property pending elections under U.S. supervision.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexican Revolutionary Junta
Francisco I. Madero
Madero
Washington
Diaz
Mexico
Insurrectos
Arma
Madecrist
United States
Papal Depencesson Allows Meat on St Patrick's Day
Peoria dispatch reports the Pope grants a depencesson to Roman Catholics permitting meat consumption on St Patrick's Day. The unusual note mentions seeds and cash plans, with references to a shop named Dunne and a Pittsburgh link, all conveyed in a garbled OCR style.
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Peoria
III
Roman Catholica of the
Dunne
200 Regulars Slain in Fight in Sonora and Chihuahua
Special. Two hundred Mexican regulars and insurgents have been killed or wounded in the three latest battles of the revolution. Rebels gained ground in Sonora while suffering heavy losses in Chihuahua. They hold Navajoa but lost many officers and men near Casas Grandes. Federal garrison at Agua Prieta, about 300, held off rebels with artillery and musketry. Rebels burned bridges to hinder reinforcements. numbers of dead and wounded at Casas Grandes remain uncertain.
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EL Paso
Tex
Sonora
Chihuahua
Navajoe
Foreign Legion
Casas Grandes
Agua Prieta
Navajoa
Charottesville Preparations for Virginia Oratorical Contests
Preliminaries at the University of Virginia have named contestants for the state and Piedmont finals. Virginia’s entrant is M. L. Wallerstein with alternate W. Schmidt. Wallerstein’s topic is The Next West. Randolph-Macon hosts the state final on the first Friday in May in Ashland, with Wallerstein representing Virginia. Professor C. W. Paul coaches for defenses against North Carolina and Vanderbilt. the debate likely occurs April 22.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Virginia
Tee Gi
Waban
Maory
Poplar Ffi, Tenn
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
M. L. Wallerstein
Richmond
William A. Schmidt
Yazoo City
Mass
Wallerstein
C. W. Paul
North Carolina
Vanderbiltk
Pardon Petitions Circulate for Stripling in Georgia
Danville va petitions circulate to Governor of Georgia asking pardon for Thomas F Stripling alias Fr Morris former Danville police chief convicted fourteen years ago for murder of W J Cornett. He escaped from Hamilton jail while awaiting transfer to Atlanta. Multiple petitions in Reidsville Greensboro and Danville with many names signed some officials decline.
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Danville
Georgia
Thomas Fidgar Stripling
FR. E.morris
W. J. Cornett
Stripling
Cornett
Atlanta
Hamilton
Policeman Detains Deaf Dumb Boy Asking Alms on Subway
New York special officer Charles Ridel, a six foot Interborough Transit policeman, stopped a small deaf and dumb boy on the Second Avenue elevated at Fourteenth Street when the child held out his hands for alms. Passersby demanded the boy's release as Ridel displayed his shield and took him to Police Station Twenty-second Street for questioning. Lieutenant Sharkey tried to learn the boy's whereabouts but received no answer.
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New York
Charles Kudel
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Second Avenue
Fourteenth Street
First Avenue
Bie
Rider
Tweny-second Street
Sharkey
Ridel
Beggar Boy Arrest Sparks City Debate at Tenement
In a tense alley exchange, Oy urges arrest, Ridel boasts of 240 arrests, and police name Salvatore Sirico, seven, as the boy involved. His hysterical mother accompanies them to the station as Sharkey allows the boy to go home with her, with a Children’s Court hearing planned later.
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Ridel
Xord
Torrello
East Thirteenth Street
Salvatore Sirico
Ride
Sharkey
Death Plays Leading Role in Washington Tragedy
Special correspondent reports Robert Hilliard and May Wentworth Phillips suffered a fatal brain abscess during a Washington stage run of Hilliard's sketch The Vampire. Hilliard, a tragedy author and performer, faced ruin after his wife died on the stage, with hospital bills covered by benefactors including manager Julian Brylawski.
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Washington, D. C
Robert Hilliard
May Wentworth Phillips
Death
Washington
Hilliard
Julian Brylawski
Cosmos Theater
Roanoke
de Atley Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tullard
Yarra
Brylawski
Milliard
Salem
Mass
Trad
New York
Bryan Confers With Leaders In Washington
William J. Bryan, three-time Democratic standard bearer, is in Washington opposing any plan to pack the next House. He met with Rep Ollie James of Kentucky and Sen Owen of Oklahoma, who oppose such a plan. Bryan expects 1912 chances to hinge on upcoming Congress sessions and tariff revision downward under Democratic principles.
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Washington, D. C
William J. Bryan
Washington
Fils
Bryan
Ollie James
Kentucky
Owen
Oklahoma
James
Uryan
Congress
Soubtless
Bought Wife for a Dollar Sparks Philadelphia Tale
A Philadelphia woman, Mary Gudis, claims she was bought for one dollar by Joseph Gudos of Richmond. He forced entry to take her, prompting a twenty minute struggle until neighbors aided. Magistrate Hughes issued warrants for Gudis and the stranger.
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New York
Mary Gudis
League Street
Joseph Gudos
Richmond
Guidis
Slughes
Gudis
Prominent Man Ends Life After Domestic Strife
Washington March 14 J KE Tetterton a well known man committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself after returning from a religious service. His wife had left him due to his drinking and he sought her without success. He left seven children aged years.
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Washington
WN. C
J. KE. Tetterton
Bryan Dines With Wilson at Princeton Inn Dinner
William J. Bryan dined with Governor Woodrow Wilson in Princeton to discuss a meeting that reporters speculated could signal politics, but both denied political talks. Bryan spoke on religion to 1,500 at Alexander Hall, saying he prefers religion over politics for its immediacy and impact.
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Princeton
N. J
William J. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton Inn
Wilson
Atlanta
Ryan
Alexander Hall
Princeton University
Bryan
Gryan
Ma Itoyan
Express Drivers Strike Threat Looms in NYC Area
A strike of 15 000 drivers and helpers is threatened as 800 workers clash with Adams Express Company. Armed guards ride out today, and police guard all stations. Strikers accuse the firms of breach of faith and seek union-friendly action from other companies via the National Board in Indianapolis.
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New York
Special
Adams Express Company
Express
Jersey City
Hoboken
Wingen
Adams Express
Indianapolis
Missing suffragette described as peppery sandwich woman
The peppery suffragette known as a sandwich woman vanished from Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont’s Political Equality Association at 140 East Thirty-fourth Street. Described as three inches tall with a silver complexion, wearing a silver skirt and bonnet, she carried a sandwich board reading Votes for Women and We Can Make It Hot for You.
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New York
O. H. P. Belmounts Political Equality Association
East Thirty-fourth Street
Mrs. Belmont
Creation of 600 new peers to pass veto bill
London special reports that King George has consented to the creation of 600 new peers to help pass the veto bill in the House of Lords. The king's only condition is that the government guarantee selection of men of unblemished character and sufficient wealth to uphold the dignity of the peerage.
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London
George
Evening Times
Navy warns Portsmouth over sailors denied admission
Washington D C Special Assistant Secretary of the Navy Winthrop condemned Portsmouth city officials after sailors in uniform were refused entry to moving picture shows. He warned that future discrimination would lead the Navy Department to stop sending ships to Portsmouth.
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Washington, D. C
Winthrop
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Department
Prefers Death to Being a Cripple
Edward Wolf, seventeen, was severely injured when tossed from a train and struck by a second, losing an arm and a leg. He chose suicide, firing a pistol with his remaining hand. The shot also ricocheted, injuring his companion William Klaines, eighteen, in the neck.
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Chicago
Ill
Edward Wolf
Wolf
William Klaines
Live Fish Taken From Man's Neck in Connecticut
In Winsted Connecticut a man reports a remarkable case of fish living inside a neighbor’s neck. Charlies Morrill of Hartland relates that a piscatorial artist neighbor had a tumor on the back of his neck containing three live fish weeks ago. No explanation is offered for how they entered or survived.
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Conn
Ash
Charlies Morrill
Hartland
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