Renewal of National Life license approved in Iowa
Judge W H Mclen ry of Des Moines approved renewal of the National Life association license to do business in Iowa. James P Hewitt trustee says changes include relieved employees and salary cuts to create a more economical and safe operation aligned with the insurance department, restoring policyholder protection after prior irregularities. The trustee also serves as company president and the duration of the trusteeship is not yet certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. H. Mclenry
District
National Life Association
Iowa
James P. Hewitt
Bleakly
State Insurance Department
Hewitt
Insurance Department
Pyle
Concern
Three Elderly Residents Die in Local Vicinity
Deaths of three aged people reported in the area. Mrs. William Game 75 born in Ireland lived in Williamstown. Mrs. Campbell 85 died at Clarinda and was brought to Lawler for burial. Albert Ristow 79 of Ionia also died recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
William Game
Williamstown
Ireland
Campbell
Clarinda
Lawler
Albert Ristow
Ionia
Des Moines Guards Elect Captain for Thirty-Third Regiment
Adjt. Gen. Guy F. Logan reports Don A. Preussner has been elected captain of Company D, Fifty-third regiment I. N. G., at Manchester to succeed Captain Alley, promoted to major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guards
Des Moines
Adjt
Guy F. Logan
Don A. Preussner
Fifty-third Regiment
Manchester
Alley
Fifty Hungarian partridges gifted to Sac County preserve
Sac County Gun Club secretary W F Weary announced receipt of fifty Hungarian partridges from Game Warden Hinshaw for the Sac County game preserve. The 2,000 acre preserve lies along the Coon River north of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac Preserve
Sac City
W. F. Weary
Sac County Gun Club
Hinshaw
Sac County Game Preserve
Coon River
Trainman Killed Working Between Cars Near Montour Tama
Boone-Otto Edgerton a 31 year old trainman of Boone was killed when he fell between the cars as the train passed between Montour and Tama. Initial reports suggested murder before the accident was confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Otto Edgerton
Montour
Convict Visits Dying Mother in Ottumwa
Fort Madison prison inmate Frank Taylor and Chaplain Lloyd Tennant traveled to Ottumwa with Governor Clarke’s permission to visit Taylor’s dying mother, Mrs Annie Hogard, aged 75 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Frank Taylor
Lloyd Tennant
Ottumwa
Taylor
Clarke
Annie Hogard
Razor Duel in Waterloo Ends with Hospital Outcry
Henry Collins, a colored man, lies in a hospital after a throat cut. Irene Gillispie, a colored woman, is in county jail awaiting a hearing on a charge of injuries. She says Collins took her money and misused it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Henry Collins
Irene Gillispie
Collins
Revival in DeWitt-Dewitt Draws Wide Attendance
In DeWitt-Dewitt the greatest union revival meeting in history continues for two weeks led by Evangelist Charles F. Barrett. Scores of attendees have professed conversion during the ongoing sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Charles F. Barrett
Car Plunges From Bridge in Bridgewater Wreck
Four men were injured when an automobile plunged twenty feet from a bridge in Bridgewater and piled up in the wreckage. The report notes body injuries among the occupants and the accident as a severe crash during travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Glee Club Begins 700 Mile Spring Tour
The Cornell College Glee club starts its spring tour of about 700 miles through Town and Illinois. The group comprises sixteen members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Mount Vernon
Cornell College Glee Club
Town
Ilinois
Vasectomy Hearing Date Set in Keokuk Court
Fort Madison scheduled April 14 at 10 o clock for the start of the vasectomy injunction hearing in the federal district court at Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Federal District Court
Keokuk
Boy Killed In Auto Crash Near Westfield
LeMars report: John Rosenbaum seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Xieredith Rosenbaum killed in auto crash when a wheel came off the car as they descended a steep Will. He rode with two cousins and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
John
Xieredith Rosenbaum
Westfield
Gust Bekiares Freed in Murder Suspicion Case
Gust Bekiares has been freed from suspicion in the murder of Selem Mehmet, a Tark Saenan, near Dunkerton in September 1912. The case hinged on links to the Dunkerton area and ongoing inquiry into the 1912 crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Bekiares
Waterloo
Gust Bekisres
Emilt
Selem Mehmet
Tark Saenan
Dunkerton
Student Paper Name Change at Towa State College
The executive committee of the Ames Iowa college newspaper voted to rename the publication to the Towa State Student. The change reflects a rebranding effort by the campus student press leadership announced after a recent meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Towa State College
Towa State Student
Old Firm Dissolved in Iowa Business Downturn
The Tiraneer Implement Company, once among the state’s oldest firms, plans to go out of business. Granger and Mitchell, previously known for large bing job operations in northern Iowa, were part of the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Dodge
Tiraneer Implement Company
Granger & Mitchell Company
Iowa
Traction bonds marketed for Des Moines Iowa electric company
Illinois Traction company offers 6 percent gold bonds for sale in Des Moines and Central Iowa Electric company. The Des Moines Oskaloosa area includes electric light and power firms and Oskaloosa street railway. Last year cross earnings reached 692 806 dollars with net earnings 350 085 and surplus 176 083.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Illinois Traction Company
Des Moines and Central Iowa Electric Company
Lighting and Traction Systems
Illinois
Towa
Iowa
Chicago
Des Moines and Central Towa Electric Company
Oskaloosa
Opening of the Big Lock at Keokuk Ends Canal Era
For the first time in 45 years orders simply say the government lock at Keokuk will be opened with one lock to overhaul, ending the era of three locks required to start the navigation season since the canal’s construction in 1867.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Farmer Charles Slechta Denies Slavery Charge
Charles Slechta pleaded not guilty at arraignment on a white slavery charge. He waived to the grand jury and posted a $2,000 bond. The Knoxville area farmer is accused of transporting 16 year old Lela Womack from Fayette County Arkansas to Iowa for immoral purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles Slechta
Fitzsimmons
Federal Building
Slechta
Knoxville
Lela Womack
Fayette County
Ark
Iowa
Child Labor Talk Set by Lovejoy at State University Iowa
Owen R. Lovejoy of New York City, general secretary of the child labor committee, will speak at the State University of Iowa on Tuesday March 81 about child labor and social problems. The visit sparks a child welfare conference in Town City with prominent teachers and social workers attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Owen R. Lovejoy
New York City
Child Labor Committee
State University of Iowa
Town City
Bride killed in accident near Humboldt
Mrs. Max Lehman wife of a local farmer died when her husband’s gun discharged as he entered the house after a hunting trip. The discharge struck her in the breast causing fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Max Lehman
Slugged Benefactor In Iowa Falls Robbery Victim Found
W. J. Russell, a former Detroit reporter, says he was assaulted by a man he fed after buying him a meal. The victim was robbed of $93 and a watch and found unconscious in a Rock Island box car in Mason City yard, suffering severe hunger and thirst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa Falls
W. J. Russell
Detroit
Rock Island
Man Charged with Bigamy in Mason City
C F Hoyt an automobile salesman was arrested in Mason City on a bigamy charge after a Chicago woman said he married her three years ago and never divorced. Last fall he wed Miss Etta V Loper who backs him, asserting belief in his innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
C. F. Hoyt
Chicago
Etta V. Loper
Aunt Julia Sutherland Dies at 94 in Waucoma Heroine
Aunt Julia Sutherland, first white woman settler of Waucoma, died at her home Monday at age just over 94. She came to the area from Illinois with her husband and family in 1853 and had lived there ever since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowan
Waucoma
Julia” Sutherland
Sutherland
Wiinois
Ames Editor Joins Iowa Highway Service Bulletin
Ames reports T. W. Bjichinger, former Des Moines newspaper man, has accepted the offer to become editor of the Iowa state highway commission service bulletin. He assumes a new position created by the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Road Bulletin
Ames
T. W. Bjichinger
Des Moines
Iowa State Highway Commission
Commission Service Bulletin
Ekichinger
Commission
Bluffs Man Attempts Suicide By Carbolic Acid
In Council Bluffs Charles Wreiger swallowed carbolic acid in a pool hall after scattering two letters on the floor. The missives were addressed to a brother and to Mrs. Daisy Saunders of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Charles Wreiger
Daisy Saunders
To Sell Famous Ranch
The famous ranch of A. E. Cook will be cut into small tracts and sold. The owner now resides at Keakakee, I. A mansion on the property has long been a show place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odeboiu
A. E. Cook
Keakakee
Sigourney Debating Team Suffers Opening Defeat
Winfield High defeats Sigourney High in a season opener. Debating team members for Sigourney include Carl Wells James Franklin and Perry Dupuis on the affirmative with Kenneth Nelson Rudy Cooper and Lowe Berger in the local tent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield High
Winfield
Sigourney High School
Eowrney Debalers Amee
Carl Wells
James Franklin
Perry Dupuis
Kenneth Nelson
Rudy Cooper
Lowe Berger
Diphtheria Claims Three Holliday Family Members
In Knoxyville, three members of the J. P. Holliday family died of diphtheria within the last twelve days, all in the same room, highlighting a severe local health tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxyville
J. P. Holliday
Iowa Miners Plan Two Year Contract At Current Scale
Des Moines report says Iowa miners will not seek a wage rise for two years and will not strike unless working conditions cause a dispute. W H Rodgers of United Mine Workers district 18 and FE C Smith of the Iowa Coal Operators association announce a joint conference for scale committees. The miners will offer to enter a two year contract at the present scale if inequalities are resolved, aligning with the international organization's shift away from a broad wage increase plan toward local settlements based on current rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
W. H. Rodgers
United Mine Workers
FE. C. Smith
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
International Organization
International Policy Committee
Estherville Fire Wipes Out Downtown Businesses
An Estherville blaze started by a lantern explosion in a downtown livery barn destroyed a large portion of the business district. Losses total about 150000 with the Esther ville Enterprise plant burned for roughly 10000 and dry goods stock valued at 30000. Numerous firms including Christianson grocer Morse law offices and other businesses suffered heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
L. M. Christianson
Iowa Has Least Illiteracy in Nation
Des Moines report by A. M. Deyoe shows Iowa leading in literacy with 1.7 percent unable to read or write, compared with higher rates in Nebraska and other states. Iowa funds schools with 30.4 million invested and 16.44 million spent annually, employing 27,438 teachers to educate 671,016 school aged residents and 507,846 enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. M. Deyoe
Iowa
United States
Nebraska
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Georgia
Arizona
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Louisiana
Bowman to Enter Business After Iowa State Resignation
Iowa City report states President John G Bowman of the State University of Iowa will go into business after the state board of education accepts his resignation and he is released from university duties. He plans to begin work in New York City and notes two and a half years as president sparked his interest in business pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
John G. Bowman
State University of Iowa
State Board of Education
New York City
Bowman
Hahnemann Society to Meet in Iowa City May 19 21
The Hahnemann Medical Association of Iowa will hold its annual meeting in Iowa City from May 19 to 21. Dr. De Witt G. Wilcox of Boston, president of the American Institute of Homeopathy, will be the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahnemann Society
Iowa City
Hahnemann Medical Association of
Towa
de Witt G. Wilcox
Boston
American Institute of Homeopathy
New Iowa Postmasters Nominated by Wilson
President Wilson nominates Starvey Slack in Belle Plaine A T Johnson in Essex N C Roberts in Fort Madison and G FE Patton in wuonox as new Iowa postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Iowa
Des Moines
Wilson
Towa
Starvey Slack
Belle Plaine
A. T. Johnson
Essex
N. C. Roberts
Fort
Madison
G. FE. Patton
Wuonox
Farm value in Boone county doubles in a year
Joseph Herrman bought 101 acres for 5945 dollars and spent about 200 on improvements. He now sells the farm for 10106 dollars, nearly doubling its value in one year in Boone county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Boone County
Joseph Herrman
McQuillen Seeks Iowa Legislature Seat
Dubuque T H McQuillen former board of supervisors member from Cascade announces candidacy for the legislature aiming to replace the late M F McCullough a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
T. H. McQuillen
Board of Supervisors
Cascade
M. F. McCullough
Rebel rout at Torreon boosts Villa retreat in Mexico
Mexican war department reports Villa's rebel forces routed at Torreon with about 2,000 dead or wounded. Federals under Velasco halt rebel advance as Maas and De Moure arrive with 50 armored cars from Saltillo to reinforce defenses. Unofficial reports claim Villa executed 200 prisoners and heavy federal casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Villa
Torreon
War Department
Joaquin Maas
Javier de Moure
Saltillo
Velasco
Lerdo
Maas
de Moure
Hipolito
Juarez
Gomez Palacio
el Vertel
el Paso
Tex
Washington
Mexico
Earth Tremors Reported in Jersey Shore Resorts
Reports of mysterious earth tremors shook houses and broke windows in Wildwood and Ventnor near Atlantic City. Tremors struck at one to two minute intervals for about half an hour, with similar reports coming from Ventnor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Wildwood
Ventnor
County Official Shot by Wealthy Contractor in Station
Williamstown Kentucky March 26 County Attorney W E Clay is believed dying after a shooting at the railroad station. Clay says he quarreled with S M Billister a wealthy contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
W. E. Clay
Clay
S. M. Billister
Des Moines Man Arrested for Defrauding Forty Banks
Eugene McCullum thirty of Des Moines was arrested in Waterloo Ja on Tuesday charged with obtaining money from about forty banks in the middle West under false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Eugene McCullum
Des Moines
Middle West
Mother Jones Arrested In Colorado Strike Zone
In Walsenburg Colorado on March 25 the famed strike leader Mary Jones known as Mother Jones was captured and placed back in military custody after a week of brief freedom. She was removed from a south bound Colorado and Southern train in the strike zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Walsenburg
Colo
Mary Jones
Colorado & Southern
Tragic Elevator Train Rescue Ends In Death
Portland resident George L. Michelle and Miss Essie Ellis of Salt Lake City were killed when Ellis’s foot became caught on a trestle crevice and Michelle tried to save her as an electric train struck them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
George L. Michelle
Essie Ellis
Salt Lake City
Peace Assured in Mine Walkout Says Union Official
Chicago March 27 The United Mine Workers and mine operators ended talks at the Great Northern hotel with miners to handle future meetings themselves. Officials predict no strike, citing two year wage agreements and possible conferences in Peoria and other districts. Brick masons and related trades face work stoppages, with about 150000 men out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Mine Workers
Great Northern Hotel
Miners’ Federation
Illinois
Peoria
A. E. Vorteller
Vaudeville Combine Near Kansas City
Negotiations between Sullivan & Considine and Marcus Lowe enterprises of New York proceed in Kansas City to absorb the vaudeville brokers. The deal, worth millions, would consolidate vast portions of U S vaudeville houses under one management with plans for a two year booking cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Sullivan & Considine Company
Marcus Lowe Enterprises
New York
United States
John W. Considine
Richmond Votes Wet In Local Option Election
Richmond Indiana approved a wet local option in a vote tallied from 25 of 30 precincts showing 3218 wet to 2042 dry. Chimes at Reid Memorial church rang hourly as dry supporters organized prayers and campaigns for liquor foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Reid Memorial
M. E. Chhurch
Quarrel Ends In Killing in Decatur
In Decatur Illinois on March 26 George Moore a local merchant shot and killed Arthur Fox after a quarrel. Police took Moore into custody and the incident is under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur, Ill
George Moore
Moore
Arthur Fox
Millionaire Held as Swindler in Portland Arrest
W. G. Campbell once worth nine million dollars was arrested in Portland Oregon on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses in San Francisco. Police recovered one hundred thousand dollars in his pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
W. G. Campbell
San Francisco
Mitchell Urges Public Employment Bureau Pact
New York mayor presents to the board of aldermen a plan addressing unemployment and proposes an ordinance establishing a city public employment bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchel
New York
Mitchell
Board of Aldermen
Treaty with Venezuela Opens Path to International Inquiry
Washington reports a new treaty between the United States and Venezuela to settle unsettled disputes. Questions not solvable by diplomacy will be referred to an international commission for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Washington
U.S
Fireclaims Jonas Means in Merrifield Hotel blaze
In Fairmont West Virginia on March 26 Jonas Means sixty was burned to death when a fire partially destroyed the Merrifield hotel Means who boarded there died in the blaze as flames ravaged the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Jonas Means
Merrifield Hotel
Means
Los Angeles County Tops U S Crop Value in 1910 Census
The 1910 census final report shows Los Angeles County California leading all U S counties with crop value at 14 720 900 dollars. Lancaster County Pennsylvania ranks second at 13 059 600 dollars. Other top counties include McLean Whitman and Livingston Illinois La Salle and Aroostook Maine with values ranging from 10 0xx 000 to 12 5xx 000. The eight county total 95 591 000 equals about 2 percent of U S crop valuation and averages 16 dollars per acre and 60 dollars per capita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Los Angeles County
California
United States
Census Bureau
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Illinois
McLean County
Whitman County
Livingston
Iroquois
la Salle
Aroostook
Maine
Los Angeles
McLean
la Salle Counties, Flnois
Whitman
Noted Educator Harry Peck Dies by Suicide in Connecticut
Harry Thurston Peck a former Columbia University professor of ancient languages shot himself at a Stamford rooming house. Once famed as a writer, he left Columbia after a breach of promise suit from Esther Quinn. The suit had a later, unresolved action pending at his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia University
Doctor Peck
Columbia
Esther Quinn
Miss Quinn
Mrs Gordon Read dies at 72 in Bloomington
Bloomington Illinois March 25 Mrs Gordon Read dies suddenly aged seventy two. She helped found the Women s Christian Temperance Union in 1874 and was active in national and state temperance work for four decades. Helena Montana March 26 snow covers most of the state. Raleigh North Carolina March 26 the textile building at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts at West Raleigh burned causing 62000 dollars in losses. Los Angeles California March 26 De Lloyd Thompson aviator loops the loop four times in flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Gordon Read
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Helena
Mont
Montana
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
West Raleigh
Los Angeles
Cal
de Lloyd Thompson
Chicago
Seidel Wins In Milwaukee Mayoral Nomination Race
David Rose and former Congressman Theodore Otten were eliminated from the Milwaukee mayoral race. Emil Seidel now faces Mayor G A Bading in the regular election. Precinct totals show Seidel 15,996. Bading 15,887. Rose 13,231.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
David
Rose
Theodore Otten
Emil Seidel
G. A. Bading
Seidel
Bading
Ferry Tragedy Sinks In Koepenick
Fifteen people drowned when a tug collided with a small ferry in Koepenick on Tuesday afternoon. The boat carried workers their wives and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koepenick
Germany
Fanny Crosby Celebrates 94th Birthday in Bridgeport
Fanny Crosby the blind writer marks her ninety fourth birthday in Bridgeport Conn She reports excellent health and says she feels as young as twenty four shoulders visitors note her good spirits and vitality during the observance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Crosby
Bridgeport
Conn
Riot on train carrying strike-breakers kills man in Depew
One man was shot dead and ten others wounded in a riot aboard a Buffalo to Depew train carrying strike-breakers toward the Gould Coupler company plant. The incident occurred as workers clashed over conditions and disrupted service. Police and guards responded to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Gould Coupler Company
Depew
Two Shot by Bank Robber in Altoona Heist
An unidentified man rushed the Union National bank in Altoona Pennsylvania stuffing about $600 into his pockets. He shot and wounded two men before fleeing in a stolen automobile. Police launched a search for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Union National Bank
Asquith May Resign as War Crisis Unfolds
London dispatch reports Premier Asquith to resign with Lloyd George leading a reform cabinet of radical Liberals. Colonel Seely's war ministry resignation sparks political turmoil as Churchill faces Unionist attack and Seely denies royal involvement amid mobilization tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
London
Britain
Lloyd- George
Asquith
Great Britain
John Edward Bernard Seely
War Department
Ulster Volunteers
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Ulster
House of Commons
Lowther
Seely
George
A. J. Bailfour
Satonji to form new Japanese ministry after Yamamoto
Tokio March 26 Marquis Satonji former premier was asked by Emperor Yoshihito to form a cabinet to succeed the Yamamoto ministry which resigned. The Emperor wants a cabinet uniting old and new factions. A navy shake-up followed graft exposures with Vice Admiral Matsumoto retiring from Kure and Vice Admiral Yoshimatsu named his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Satonji
Japan
Yoshihito
Yamamoto
Wt Matsumoto
Kure
Shigetaro Yoshimatsu
Cheerful Politician Arrest Sparks Minneapolis Turmoil
James H. Peterson former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate was arrested after clashing with two traffic policemen who said he violated the transit rule by crossing diagonally at two intersections. Chief Oscar Martinson ordered the charge dropped and Peterson spared court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Minn
James H. Peterson
Minnesota
Oscar Martinson
Peterson
President Wilson Confers With Senator Stone
President Wilson called at Senator Stone of Missouri's residence to discuss pending matters while Stone has been ill for weeks. The meeting occurred in Washington on March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senator Stone
Missouri
Terrazas Heir Reported Under Private Execution Threat
A letter from Chihuahua dated March 28, received in El Paso, says Luis Terrazas Jr. faces execution unless he pays General Villa $250000 in gold. The message labels the claim as authoritative but no independent corroboration is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrazas
el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Luis Terrazas, Jr
General Villa
Metropolitan Tobacco Company Denounced as Sherman Violator
New York March 27 United States District Attorney Marshall labels the Metropolitan Tobacco company a jobbing monopoly in violation of the Sherman antitrust law and orders corrective action at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco Company
New York
Metropolitan Tobacco Company
United States
Marshall
Page Receives Doctor of Literature Degree in Aberdeen
Walter Hines Page American ambassador to the court of St James was awarded the degree of doctor of literature by Aberdeen University on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Aberdeen
Scotland
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James
Aberdeen University
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Figaro
Mme
Henriette Caillaux
Joseph Caillaux
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Bage
Richmond, Ind
Drys
California County
Kills Self
H. T. Peck
Marquis Satonji
Navy
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