Autos Push Ahead Covered With Mud at Cedar Rapids and Chesterton Race
Autos push ahead through muddy conditions in a multi state race with Zust and De Dion at Cedar Rapids Iowa Protos and Motobloc at Chesterton Indiana. The day’s results show Zust Cedar Rapids 2:40, De Dion Cedar Rapids 3:00, Protot Chesterton 6:00, Motobloc Chesterton 6:00 with one day spent at each site. Forecast calls for full weather today and probable racing conditions.
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Zust and
de Dion
Cedar Rapids
A.M. Miles Thomas
Ogden, Se
Cedar
Chesterton
Motobloc
Thomas car completes Iowa run to Ogden and back
Special report from Ogden Iowa describes the Thomas car trip from Belle Plaine to Ogden and return, covering 1.8 miles with a fair day, typical Iowa roads, and towns along the route. The account praises Iowa towns Ames Boone and others for patriotism and hospitality, noting decorations and warm reception.
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New York Times
Ogden
Iowa
Thomas
Belle Plein
Willie
Ptton
Thomas Flyer Reaches Ogden in Muddy Running to Paris Race
The Thomas Flyer arrived in Ogden Iowa at 6 20 tonight after 98 miles from Belle Plaine in 11 hours. Driver Montague Roberts faced deep sticky mud slowing progress and tire trouble near Marshalltown as the car pushed toward Omaha and Cheyenne amid improving roads west of Marshalltown and cautious expectation of finishing the long rally.
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New York Times
Ogden
Iowa
Thomas Flyer
New York
Paris
Belle Plaine
Montague Roberts
Jim
Eabr
Belle-Plain
Omaha
Jefferson
Marshalltown
Thomas
Montour
State Centre
Nevada
Council Bluffs
Roberts
Cheyenne
De Dion Fights The Mud In Iowa Farm Show
Special to The New York Times from Rapids Iowa March 2 farmers watch a dramatic mud powered hill climb as De Dion and Zust cars battle deep freeze melt mud. vehicles struggle through stones ditches and broken springs while farmers cheer the spectacle and perseverance.
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New York
Rapids
Iowa
Zust
de Dion
United States of Russia declares independence amid bond sale
A declaration from the Committee of the Russian Republican Administration announces the United States of Russia with Ivan Norodny as Chief Executive Commissioner. Bonds of $100 each, claimed as liberty bonds, are offered for sale in the US and Europe, backed by national property. The proclamation accuses the Czar of oppression and massacres.
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United States of Russia
Russian Republican Administration
Ivan Norodny
Moskow
New York City
Russia
Republic of
United States
United States of America
France
Great Britain
Germany
Committee of Republican Administration
Moscow
Broker Conried jailed on grand larceny charge
Alexander Conried a broker, held without bail for the Grand Jury on grand larceny tied to stock transactions, was surrendered by his bondsman Mrs Nina Botstelber who later sought to withdraw. Police took him to East Eighty-Eighth Street Station where he remained as bail efforts continued.
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Alexander Conried
East Highty
Eighth Street
Conried
Joseph Heindl
Lexington Avenue
Crane
Yorkville Court
Nina Botstelber
West Eighty-second Street
Botstelber
Genried
Park Avenue
Atchison, Topeka& Santa Fé Railway
Rock and Quigley
Worth Halsted Street
Auerbach
Brand's Hall
Lucy Parsons
Red
Brokaws Deny Quarrel Over Separation Rumors
Public confusion surrounds W Gould Brokaw and his wife as he moves apartments to avoid interviews and visits her at a North Carolina hospital. His secretary says there is no threat of separation and that Mrs Brokaw is receiving rest care as the couple remains devoted.
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W. Gould Brokaw
Plaza Hotel
New York Yacht Club
Brokaw
Tres
Jersey Central Schedule Advises Dining Cars Timings
Philadelphia readers are told trains run hourly with two hour gaps and dining cars available. The notice notes dining appetites satisfied in comfort on morning and evening runs, with reference to Jersey Central schedule on page 15.
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Philadelphia
Jersey Central
Arrests Linked to Hotel Fire Conspiracy in Saranac Lake
Magistrate holds Vanderwall and Newmark on $5,000 bail each for conspiracy to destroy Ampersand Hotel by fire. Insurance adjuster William Green backs case as two affidavits detail a plan to burn the Adirondack property. A third arrest expected as investigations widen.
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William J. Green
General Adjustment Bureau
Fire Insurance Companies
Cedar Street
Herman Vanderwall
East 169Th Street
Morris Newmark
East Thirty-sixth Street
Herman
Tombs Court
Ampersand
Saranac Lake
Secret Service
McCafferty
Vanderwall
Plaza Hotel
Carl A. Zahn
Newmark
Barney Hoffman
Charles Baker
East 115Th Street
Harry Goldblatt
East 108Th Street
Hoffman
Dr. Frank
Fifth Avenue
106Th Street
Frank
Adirondacks
Goldblatt
Lexington Avenue
Harriman Family Illness Sparks Medical Consultation
Physicians consulted at the Harriman home, 874 Fifth Avenue, over a patient not publicly named. Dr. W. G. Lyle led the case with Dr. William T. Bull and others, amid uncertainty about which Harriman daughter is ill and no confirmation from the family.
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K. H. Harriman
Harriman
Fifth Avenue
W. G. Lyle
West Sixty-eighth Street
Lyle
William T. Bull
Oslerized request leads to morgue tale in New York
Bellevue Hospital surgeon Dr. Leroy Smith is phoned by Morgue Keeper Fane who reports a man leaving the morgue to be chloroformed. John Coe a Newark clerk arrives claiming chemical exposure and a wish to be os terized by Dr. Osler theory. He is sent to the psychopathic ward for five days of observation.
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Leroy Smith
Bellevue Hospital
Fane
Dr. Smith
Dr. Osler
New York
East Bowery
Newport
R. I
German Captain von Goeben Dies By Own Action
Berlin dispatch reports Capt. von Goeben, who killed Maj. von Schoenbeck Christmas night, died by self-inflicted neck wound today. He had confessed to the murder after arrest and said he ended a life that troubled his comrades. Mrs. von Schoenbeck is held as an accessory and is considered insane.
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von Schoenbeck
Berlin
Allenstein
East Prussia
von Goeben
Major von Schoenbeck
Hepburn Proposes Tax on Stock Transfers to Curb Margin Gambling
In Washington on March 2 Uncle Pete Hepburn introduced a bill in the House imposing a flat tax of 50 cents per share of the $100 par value on all stock transfers. The measure targets margin transactions by treating them as 5 percent under margin, aiming to reduce gambling on the exchanges. Hepburn says roughly 75 percent of stock exchange deals are gambling and seeks administration backing.
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New York Times
Washington
Pete” Hepburn
Col. Hepburn
Judge Denies Walker Release in Embezzlement Case
Federal Court Judge Cardena in Ensenada, Baja California denies William P. Walker’s request for release from custody. Walker sought discharge due to extradition papers not arriving within forty days as required by the extradition treaty, with the case linked to New Britain Connecticut.
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San Diego
Cal
Cardena
Federal Court
Ensenada
Lower
California
William P. Walker
New Britain
Shipping News Briefs Mixed Florida Route Items
Shipping notices reference the steamer Mesaba routing between London and Florida ports with daily Pullman service via Seaboard Florida Limited. The fragment mentions Palm Beach Saint Augustine Miami routes and an office listing 1,183 Broadway, indicating schedule or fare details.
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Palm Beach—St, Augustine
Miami
Seaboard
Florida
Pullmansey
More Senators Balk at Aldrich Bill Amid Sparks
Michigan Senator denounces bond discrimination and warns railroad men could gain undue influence. Beveridge joins attack as opposition grows to the Aldrich bill.
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Aldrich
Michigan
Senator Smith Attacks Aldrich Bill on Railroads Power
In a maiden speech Senator William Alder Smith of Michigan says the Aldrich bill risks government ownership of railroads and lets railroads dictate legislation. Beveridge and Western Democrats back opposition as Bailey interrupts a three way debate on Treasury collateral and railway bond values.
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Aldrich
William Alder Smith
Michigan
United States
Beveridge
Nelson
Smith
Inter-State Commercce Commission
National Treasury
Bailey
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
Owen
Autoists Jeer Victim After Car Strikes Woman
Mrs. Caroline Felisen of Putnam Avenue Brooklyn was crossing Flush ing Road near Junction Avenue Corona Queens Borough when a touring car struck her. Three women in the car laughed and taunted as two men urged speed. Felisen suffered a broken leg and multiple injuries. a cyclist pursued but could not overtake the auto.
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Caroline Felisen
Putnam Avenue
Brooklyn
Flushing Road
Junction Avenue
Corona
Queens
Indian Prince Enrolls At Cornell As Agriculture Student
Victor Narayan, Prince of India, has become a Cornell University student. He matriculated today and will begin work in the College of Agriculture tomorrow. The prince will reside with Prof. J. H. Tanner in Ithaca while studying scientific tobacco raising.
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New York Times
Ithaca, N. Y
Victor Narayan
Prince of
India
Cornell University
College of Agriculture
J. H. Tanner
Ithaca
Ambassador Creel's Banco de Minero Robbed in Chihuahua
Bank owned by Ambassador Creel in Chihuahua, Mexico, robbed of 800000 pesos. No arrests reported. El Paso authorities ordered border watch for bill denominations 1000 100 85 and 20. Governor Creel offers reward and asks immigration to monitor for suspects and missing notes.
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Chihuhua
Mexico
Banco de Minecro
Ambassador Creel
el Paso
Texas
Washington
Banco de Minero
Sefior Godoy
Rival conventions in St Louis choose delegates at Cherokee Garden Hall
In St Louis two rival conventions held under heavy police guard selected two delegates and two alternates for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The Howe group chaired by Otto F Stifel named Rowland L Johnston and Edward Koern as delegates with C W Rutledge and Dr J Wills as alternates, backing Taft. The Niedringhaus faction endorsed Congressman Barthold and ignored Taft and Roosevelt.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Cherokee Garden Hall
Tenth
Chicago
Howe
Otto F. Stifel
Rowland L. Johnston
Edward Koern
C. W. Rutledge
Dr. &.J. Wills
Taft
Niedringhaus
Barthold
Roosevelt
Surgeon to Aid Gen Wood on European Operation
Surgeon J C Thompson U S N was ordered by Secretary Metcalf to report for special duty abroad. He is expected to meet Major General Leonard Wood in Naples and accompany him to a European specialist for an operation. Gen Wood has six months leave for treatment in Europe. Thompson was once at Cavite and accompanied Secretary Taft from Manila.
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New York Times
Washington
J. C. Thompson
Metcalf
Secretary of War
Navy
War Department
Thompson
Leonard Wood
Naples
Europe
Wood
Cavite
Taft
Manila
Senator Allison Turns 79 as Senate Marks Record Tenure
Washington March 2 Senator Allison is 79 today and receives congratulatory notes from colleagues. Tomorrow he will complete his thirty fifth year in the Senate, a record, and he has served in Congress forty three years.
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Washington
Allison
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt ask to withdraw nomination of Grosvennor Porter
The Senate Judiciary Committee requests President Roosevelt to withdraw Grosvennor Porter from consideration as Marshal of the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Porter, a former territorial marshal, faced past immorality and misconduct allegations, and the committee cites he is not the suitable choice for the post.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Judiciary Committee
Erie drops 14 trains on spring schedule
The Erie Railroad cuts fourteen trains Sunday on the Middletown to Port Jervis segment with seven trains removed in morning and seven in evening. Port Jervis residents protest while Middletown service remains unaffected. Press rep J H Maddy denies immediate electrification of the Greenwood Lake branch citing financing concerns.
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Erie Railroad Company
Middletown
Port Jervis
J. H. Maddy
The
Erie
Maddy
Greenwood Lake
Esperantist Seeks Roosevelt On Universal Language Drive
Edmond Privato representing the Esperanto Congress and the Universal Congress of Peace presented a case to President Roosevelt in Washington on March 2. Leo Vogel of Switzerland accompanied him as the president agreed to review papers outlining Esperanto benefits and a campaign to introduce the language in U.S. public schools.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Edmond Privato
Esperanto Congress
Universal Congress of Peace
Munich
Leo Vogel
Switzerland
United States
Secretary Cortelyou seeks $200000 for Newark post work
Secretary Cortelyou sent a communication to Congress asking that a $200000 item be included in a general appropriation bill for work on the Newark post office project.
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New York Times
Washington
Cortelyou
Congress
Newark Post
Chicago Chief Kills Anarchist in Home Attack
Chicago Chief George M. Shippy and his son Harry were wounded when an avowed anarchist Lazarus Averbuch attacked at 51 Lincoln Court. Shippy killed Averbuch after a struggle. Averbuch had plotted against Emma Goldman and linked to broader anarchist activity.
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New York Times
Chicago
Pottos
George M. Shippy
Harry
James Foley
Chief Shippy
Lincoln Court
Lazarus Averbuch
Emma Goldman
Shippy
Miss Goldman
Goldman
Averbuch
United States
Kishinoff
Olga
Washburn Avenue
Auerbach
Harry Shippy
Foley
Leo Heinrichs
Denver
Reed
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