Bombs Instead of Bricks to Assist the Suffragettes
Scotland Yard reports Miss Christabel Pankhurst eludes capture as detectives widen the search to the continent. Dr Jessie Murray in Chicago warns England’s women face economic desperation and may turn to bombs if demands are not met.
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London
Chicago
Lowdom
Chistabel Pankhurst
Scotland Yard
Pankhurst
British Isles
England
Ills
Jessie Murray
America
Stop Emigration To Canada Would Stop Emigration To Canada
Washington D C 18 Efforts by the Department of Commerce under President Taft to curb U S emigration to Canada will be followed by Congress action The Public Lands Committee has favorably reported the Borah Bill making U S homestead laws more liberal for settlers than Canada The bill has passed the Senate and enactment is expected in a few weeks Skeptics doubt the measure will be effective
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States
Senate
Canada
Washington, Muar
Department of Commerce
Taft
United States
Congress
Committee On Public Lands
France and Spain in dispute over Morocco
Paris and Madrid clash as Tangier status and Moroccan protectorate debates surge. French envoy OM Remnault travels from Tangier to Fez to negotiate a 4 protectorate while Spanish proposals on territorial compensation are rejected. Paris ministers warn of possible clashes if France occupies contested lands. Sultan of Morocco reportedly pressured by illness and abdication talk.
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London
London Times
Paris
Remnault
Tangier
Fez
Morocco
M. Fallieres
France
Spain
Tetuan
Arcesulli
Great Britain
Madrid
Tangiar
Feri
Temps
Medicine Hat Agricultural Society Directors Meet
The Medicine Hat Agricultural Society Board met on the 16th inst. Present were Pieming, Howson, Matthews, Quail, Fisher, Johnston, Milne. They filed a letter on fair grounds, adopted superintendent Hay’s recommendations on children's gardens and prize revisions, and approved judge recommendations for Brain and grasses. Accounts paid included Forster 447 and Dege insurance, and the city ad was accepted for the prize list.
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Medicine Hat Agricultural Society
Lnst
J. Pieming
J. E. Howson
A. J. Matthews
J. J. Quail
J. F. Fisher
G. M. Johnston
PD. Milne
EL L. Richardson
Supt. Hay
Spencer & Todd
T. L. Corbett
T. Walker
A. E. Forster
Wloal Dege
Irisurania
Government
Refined Sugar Prices Cut Ten Cents Per Hundred Pounds
New York reports all grades of refined sugar lowered by ten cents per hundred pounds today. The move affects wholesale buyers and retailers statewide as market prices adjust in mid May.
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New York
Miners Truce Uncertain As Return To Work Looms
London reports many British miners plan to return to pits this week while leaders demand a minimum wage for underground workers. Government to push wage bill, sparking debate on compulsory arbitration and wider union reach.
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London
Trades Union
Miners’ Union
Grimsby
Asquith
House of Commons
Munners
The
Times
Great Britain
Rumor of Italian Bombardment of Salonika Circulates in London
London dispatch reports a widely circulated rumor that Italy plans to bombard Salonika within 48 hours. The piece notes Russia’s potential near eastern policy and cites large Russian financial reserves gaining attention in the Duma. St. Petersburg reports uncertainty in the Balkans and troop movements causing a stock market slump.
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London
Mar
Salonika
Turkey
Russia
Near East
Italy
Ottoman Empire
St. Petersburg
Balkans
Dynamite Hinted For Hunt On Allan Clan Hideout
Hillsville Vermont dispatch reports dynamite proposed as aid in the search for the Allan clan amid belief they use Devil's Den as a stronghold. Virginia seeks justice for five dead citizens including Carroll County court officers. Night guards plus detectives and volunteers bolster the chase. A conference discussed possible state troops to Hillsville for the courtroom assault. Judge Walter E Staples arrived from Roanoke to meet the governor.
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Hillsville
Allan
Allens
Devil's den
Commonwealth of
Walter E. Staples
Roanoke
Massie
Weather shift signals warmer spell despite lower barometer
The piece notes a drop in the barometer and predicts no immediate weather change, with Mr Tassard of the Dominion Meteorological Office warning of a wait for several days. Farmers may not complain as the sun dries soil moisture despite the unsettled skies.
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Tassard
Docaiinion
Transatlantic Freight Rates Rise on Coal Strike
Bovin March 18. A Bremen and Hamburg conference of shipping interests voted to raise carriage charges by 10 percent to distant points and 15 percent to nearby and coastal routes. The increase, supported by leading lines, covers higher coal costs and remains until fuel prices normalize. The German strike situation shows fewer workers refusing to work, with the military presence ending excesses and restoring calm in the strike area.
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Bovin
Bremen
Wamburg
Birthday party honors Mr. Jackson on 43rd birthday
A large group gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D D V Jackson at 108 Fourth Avenue to celebrate Mr. Jackson’s 43rd birthday. The event featured carnations and ferns, refined food, piano music by Mrs. Misery and Mr. Jackson, a recitation by Mr. Jackson, and humorous anecdotes from Mr. Schafer.
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DD. V. Jackson
Fourth Avenue
Mr. Jackson
Misery
St. Patrick's Day
Willie
Mr. Schafer
Mrs. Jackson
Taft's Busy Day in Boston Marks Evacuation Day Events
President Taft starts a busy Boston day with a Somerville breakfast honoring Evacuation Day. He meets Massachusetts lawmakers at the State House and plans Evacuation Day parade, visits Yale and Algonquin clubs, and speaks to the Charitable Irish Society and Bankers' Association. Also notes agents passing West.
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Taft
Hotel Somerset
Boston
Massachusetts
Yale and
Algonquin Ciues
Trish Society
Bank Olivers’ Association
Medicine Hat Exposition Promotes City Boosters in Chicago Clay Show
A Medicine Hat delegation reports strong advertising impact from the International Clay Products Exposition in Chicago. The letter notes a standout Medicine Hat booth, wide interest, and extensive press attention, with officials highlighting the event as city promotion and free of cost.
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Medicine Hat
Chicaro
Industrial Committee
Commission
J. W. Hamilton
Sec
Industrial Bureau
Alberta
Hamilton
Chicago
Overpak
Engine boiler explosion kills fourteen in San Antonio
Fourteen men died when a locomotive boiler exploded in the Southern Pacific roundhouse in San Antonio Texas today. Many others were injured and severely mangled, with several bodies so damaged identification may be impossible. Most victims were strike breakers replacing SP shopmen who struck here months ago.
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Southern Pacific Roundhouse
San Antonio
Texas
Manus
Southern Pacific
Vedrinnes Loses Limoux Election in Aviation Focused Campaign
Vedrinnes, the aviation candidate, was defeated in Limoux by 7690 to 6927 votes for the Chamber of Deputies seat. M Bonnail, Radical Socialist candidate, won after a campaign featuring Vedrinnes flying over 102 divisions and addressing crowds from a ceroplane.
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Paris
Vedrine
Limoux
Chamber of Deputies
Aviation
M. Bonnail
Radical and Socialist Party
France
Vedrinnes
L&o2
Startling Paris Fashion Sparks From Longchamp Race Week
Paris reports reveal top dressmakers delaying spring models until Easter Monday at Longchamp. The Tallien costume debuts at Auteuil with a knee high split skirt and pink corsage paired with a white hat adorned by an ospray, featuring a silk network directoire steeline.
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Paris
Long Champs
Auteuil
Antewil
Directoire
Directoire Steeline
Birth Announcement for Nichol's Newborn Son
A son was born on March 13 to Mr and Mrs 0 KE Nichol. The notice promotes the News Job Department for all kinds of job printing.
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0. KE. Nichol
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