Cyclone Toll Rips Through Southern Towns and States
A sweeping cyclone and gale struck multiple states causing widespread destruction from Alabama to Georgia and Tennessee. Dozens are feared dead with dozens more injured as towns report demolished homes, cut communications, and extensive property loss. In Rome and Atlanta, fatalities mounted, while Columbus reported fatalities and factory damage.
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Millen
Great Lakes
Gulf Sod
Mockles
Alabama
Tennessee
Northwastern
Georgia
Nashe Yills
Memphis
Rome
Righteen
DeKalb County
Atinaba
Columbus
Chicago
Tineis
Tenn
Madison
Flinderson
Lexington
Tack
Atlanta
DeKalb
Sutirely
Mexandria
Isa
Provencel
Tin
Burlington
Tvetington
White Slave Investigating Committee Defends Probe Aimed at Slavery Menace
Springfield March 24 Lieutenant Governor Barrett O'Hara chairman of the senate White Slave Investigating committee spoke last night reviewing work done and outlining goals. He quoted investigators about Chicago and other cities where girls toil ten hours daily for four dollars fifty cents weekly, insisting the commission seeks to probe the bottom of a grave menace to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mareh
Barrett O'Ham
Senate
Chicago
Wilson Accepts Ten Tariff First Plan and Appointments Discussed
Washington bulletin March 11 reports President Wilson offering Joseph E. Davies of Madison Wisconsin as assistant secretary of war and planning several conferences. Representative Jones of Virginia aims to discuss Philippine independence with the president while Lindsey Mitchell Palmer and Joseph J. Davies are noted for Democratic leadership roles. Other names mentioned include General Bibb Gray, Secretary of State Bryan, and nominations for Navy and diplomatic posts. The session aims to avoid currency legislation and focus on strategic staffing and policy consultations with La Follette expected to meet the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Joseph Eb, Davies
Madison
Wis
Tociay
Jones
Virginia
Saunders
House
A.litchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Thekiimaen
Democratic Caucus
Joseph J. Davies
Wisconin
Democratic National Committee
Bibb Grays
Alabama
Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraal
Benator la Follette
Pils
Pavitt
Kirst
Congress
Wilden
A. Mitchell Palmer
F. D Roosevelt
New York
Representative Jones
I. {. Morgan
Warsaw
Moira Smith
W. J. Warris
Georgia
P. A. Stovall
Gavannah
Switzerland
Seeroney Bryon
Timmy Sloan Heads White House Secret Service Detachment
Veteran Secret Service man Timmy Sloan, long tied to presidential protection, was today assigned by Chief Myer to lead the White House detachment. Sloan has traveled extensively with Roosevelt and Taft, earning a reputation for guarding numerous public figures over his decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oteran Seere
Wilson
Washington, D. C
Jimmy' Sloan
Secret Service
Mynn
White House
Sloan
Roosevelt
Taft
County Men Gather in Del Moteca to Seek Division
In Zexsouth County men from Kossouth County arrive in the city to make known their want regarding a proposed division of the county. About twenty men participate with mixed views, some favoring division while others oppose it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zexsouth County
del Moteca
Maines
Maren
Fitstean
Kossouth County
Destructive cyclone kills and injures in Ayres Argentina
A severe cyclone struck Ayres Argentina on March 14 killing twenty people and seriously injuring many others. The disaster caused extensive property damage, with the Burlington route roundhouse left roofless, numerous shade and fruit trees levelled, and many glass windows shattered.
Balkan Allies Demand Territory and War Indemnity
The Balkan allies present mediation terms to the Turkish question outlining a delimitation line from redosto on the Marmora Sea to Cape Malatia, ceding western territories to the allies, and demanding Anatolian lands and Crete as well as war indemnities. They insist on preserving Orthodox privileges and subjects while continuing military operations. A separate report from London notes a failed attack on Adrianople with Bulgarian and Servian forces repulsed, and Greek transports damaged by the Turkish cruiser Hamide.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Soreisa Legations
Turkey
Balkanares
Redosto
Sea of Marmora
Cape Malatia
Adrianople
Soutatl
Aegean Sea
Crete
Porte Phail
Jackfort on-the-Main
Germany
Liuma
Koasovo
Yekup
Frankfort
Pistend
London
Constantinople
Pamace Wus Sevions
Athens
Greece
Mareh
Hamidien
San Giovanni di Medua
Sfontenegrina
Gentari
Appropriations of Last Session Reach Vast Total
Washington. D. C. May 4. The last session's appropriations including sundry civil and Indian programs are pegged at 7,098,647,960 dollars. Chair Fitzgerald and former Speaker Cannon release figures confirming the total. Cannon notes contracts for public works could push outlays by 76,564,174 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G. Marah
Congress
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Cedar Rapids Farmer Killed by Cow in Bizarre Hoghead Incident
Cedar Rapids, March 14. A farmer named A. W. Wiiant, a retired termer near here, tied a cow’s tail to a stake to guide her while milking. The cow kicked him in the head, crushing his skull. His lifeless body was found by neighbors this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
A. W. Wiiant
Mrs Clarkson Detained While En Route to Chicago
Chicago March 14 Mrs Mabel Clarkson alleged to have deserted her husband a minister and to have aided a burglar with Owen Conn was detained in Milwaukee as she prepared to board a train to Chicago according to a special dispatch from the former city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mabel. Clarkson
Owen Conn
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Chie
Formar
Arkansas Has Two Acting Governors
Two Arkansas state senators claimed the governor’s office after the resignation of Governor Joseph T. Robinson. W F Oldham and John M Futrel refused to relinquish power, each operating at the capitol and demanding a special gubernatorial election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Joseph T. Robinson
W. F. Oldham
The
Santa
Lima
Senat
John M. Futrel
Futrel
Oldham
Tota
New dissolution plan for Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger
Washington March 24 The revised dissolution plan for the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger will be submitted to the U S district court at St Louis for approval or disapproval by Attorney General McReynolds. He instructed U S Attorney Houts at St Louis to inform the court when he had time to study it. The plan shifts to a traffic arrangement with UP handling coast access. The California railroad commission had objected to granting UP trackage rights over Southern Pacific excluding Western Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Mare
Union Pacific-Southern Pavile
U. S. District Court
St. Louis
Atorney
McReynolds
U. S
Houta
St. Lous
Ratiroad
McReynold
Uoted
Union Pacific
Monecia Eutout
California Railroad Commission
Tinion Pacific
Southern Pacif
Western Pacific
Suffragette plot against new London water reservoir stopped
A woman was arrested as she lay hidden in a recess of the planned Chinford reservoir works northeast of London to wreck the great project that would supply about half the city. The suspect refused to give more information. The reservoir covered 416 acres with miles of embankment and cost over 2,500,090 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chinsford
Georgeta
Embank
Reading Your Paper Thoroughly and a Strap Book
A lively appeal to readers to stay informed by constant newspaper use. The Journal promises coverage of important news, world events, arts, sports, fashion, and women’s work, urging careful reading and attention to advertisements to acquire necessities and luxuries.
Nine Dead in Two Nebraska Wrecks
Two trains collided near Gothenberg Nebraska with at least four killed and dozens injured. Names of the dead include Edmund R. Oustenhutt of New Jersey and August Meyers of Wall Lake Iowa. A blizzard contributed to the crash, which involved Union Pacific No 12 the Colorado Special rear ending No 4 the Atlante Express. Several injured were transported to Omaha for treatment as relief trains responded. A second freight wreck near Bardon Nebraska left three stockmen and railroad staff missing and likely killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Iowa
August Meyers
Wall Lake
Edith Hoon Stockwell
Chayanne
Wye
O. R. Order
Walker
H. Dickerson
Cheyenne
Omsha
Ake
RB. Colvin
Sioux
S. D
Uacle
J. Laughlin
E. D. Ross
EB. E. Bagley
Allen
Neb
Loo
J. G. Kincaid
G. M. Torrence
Charles City
George F. Brown
Tonopal
Nevir
General Scott
Nebraska
Staton
Colorado
Bagsey Ware
Omeh
Wyo
Philips
Craddock
Union Pacific
Bardon
Nel
British Chamber of Shipping backs U S justice cue on Panama Canal
London March 14 the British Chamber of Shipping adopted unanimously a resolution praising the United States government and people for seeking equality of treatment for the ables of all nations in the Panama Canal dispute. It also welcomed Taft's call for arbitration as a safeguard to a friendly settlement if diplomatic recognition falls short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Panama Canal
British Chamber of Shipping
Taft
Burke to Be Named Treasurer of U S
Governor John Burke of North Dakota is among Wilsons top choices for the position of Treasurer of the United States. Nominating friends expect the decision to be sent to the Senate by tomorrow with Burke possibly confirmed by March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wormer
John Burke
North Dakota
Wilson
United States
Senate
Jury Deliberates After Third Trial of Dr Clarke
In Kansas City Missouri on March 24 the jury in the third trial of Dr B Clarke Iyde charged with murdering Col Thomas W Swope the millionaire philanthropist continued deliberations after being sent to lunch they would reconvene at 1 30 pm Judge Porterfield asked if a verdict had been reached and received a negative reply with no forecast of the jury’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
B. Ciarke Iyde
Thomas W. Swope
Porterfield
Des Moines County Asylum Patient Jumps Into Cistern
Morris Lehmann, an 80 year old patient at the Des Moines county asylum in Burlington, committed suicide by jumping into a cistern at the institution yesterday, with officials reporting the tragic death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines County
Burlington
Morris Lehmann
Des Moines County Asylum
Guleide
President Fooled by Sly Applicant
In Washington March 4 President Wilson, defying his rule against in person applications for minor offices, received a cane from W T Hepner of Lompoc California. The cane appeared ordinary but contained a request that a friend be named postmaster at Lompoc. He sent the matter to the postmaster general for handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Wilson
W.T. Hepner
Lompoc
California
Hepner
Mitchell Urges Big Change in Resource Conservation
Tom Mitchell addresses the Iowa Legislature urging shifting focus from cultural to human resource conservation. He cites 500,000 annual U S deaths in accidents and supports uniform workers compensation laws and factory safety devices. The House passed the Whitney sanitary bill 73 to 0, boosting inspections of dining rooms, groceries, and factories. Appropriations bills totaling 7 million dollars are under review as lawmakers seek to trim to state receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Brockway
Mitchell
United States
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Iowa
State Dairy and Food Department
Appropriations
House
Senate
Economical Democrats Cut Senate Massage Payroll in Washington
Washington March 1. Under Democratic control the Senate pays a masseur and assistants will be dropped from the payroll. Senator Overman signs the decree. Sixty positions to go at a savings of 46790 yearly. Each Democratic senator to distribute positions paying 3360 annually. The efficiency and old soldiers rolls are retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington, D. C
Overman
North Carolina
Democratic Committee
TWO FIVSCO WANKERS CHARGED! Bank staff in embezzlement case
San Francisco march 14. Charles F. Baker assistant cashier Crocker National bank is under arrest at his home facing embezzlement charges for $100,099. Rupert T. Hooper head of the trust department Mercantile Trust is under arrest charged with embezzling $14,006.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Charles F. Baker
The
Crocker National Bank
Rupert T. Hooper
Trust Department
Mercantile Trust
Sentenced Under Many Act Son of Omaha Man Given The-Year Sentence
Chicago March 14 Flords Miller 21 son of a Teal estate dealer and former county official of Omaha Nebraska was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary at Leavenworth Kansas by Federal Ty...rell Carpenter today for violating the ranawaite slave inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Chicago
Flords Miller
Xeb
Leavenworth
Kan
Thelrana Waite
Battle and surrender choices loom on border line
Amid cross border clashes at Nogales Agua Prieta and Naco, federal and rebel forces mass along the line. General Ojeda fights encroaching constitutionalists while Col Kosterlitzky surrenders Nogales after a fierce daylong battle. US officers discuss neutrality and order as Bliss prepares to reach Nogales and customs seize enemy horses.
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Douglas
Atiz
Arizona
Ojeda
Federl
Agua Prieta
Nogales
Waco
Nopales
Nace
Aintrom
Elvin Salles
Duy
Press
Ister
Bratamonte
Naco
Dieguez
Obregon
Agus Prieta
Col. Kosterlitzky
Sonora
Oregon
S'Elock
Attacx
Huerta
Tate
Fifth Cavalry
Washington
Juarez
Iury
Arr
Ohregzon
Col. Wilder
Cavalry
Geners Shreyon
Wilder
Whs
U. S
Gen. Bliss
Washington, D. C
Wasker Jr. Bliss
Noel
Ariz
Fort San Jouston
Texas
Grenapa
Bliss
Chihuahua
General Bliss
Chinahua
Eagle Pass
Weather Update From Muscatine River and Wind Data
Snow and cold tonight with a cold wave, Saturday fair and colder in the east. High northerly winds. Muscatine at seven oclock reports 49 degrees above zero. River stage today at Muscatine is 1 foot 2 inches. Sunrise 6:09, sunset 5:99, moon set 12:00 AM.
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Jowa
Muscatine
Zaro
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Proglilone
Pollette
St Wilson
Timmy' Sloan
Tropean
Mit
Aurianople
Cedar. Rapids
Mrs. Clarkson
Thiwarts
By Jon P. Fallon
Burke
Bridge Trust
Brockwaat
Tom
Fivsco
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