Braves Peril Over Night Trestle Run In Dim Light
Through the night the Zust crew faced a dangerous crossing as the De Dion repaired engine passed Omaha in the dark. Rawlins and De Dion were noted near Omaha with last reports placing them at Ames Metabloc Tama. A daytime forecast suggested fair weather with possible rain and snow in the region.
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Zust
Rawlins
de Dion
Omaha
tProtog
Ames
Metabloc
Tama
Thomas car completes third lap in Paris Race to Ogden Utah
E Lvin Mathewson reports after a 25 hour run the Thomas car arrives in Ogden Utah at 1:30 am ending the third lap from New York to Paris. The crew endured snow mud rain and fuel troubles with a night dash along the Union Pacific right of way. Brinker of Denver to take over toward San Francisco with Italian car to follow.
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New York Times
Ogden
Utah
Thomas
New York
Paris
Evanston
Indiana
Iowa
Union Pacific
Morgan
Rockies
L. L. Brown
Union Pacific T
Rocky
Wahsatch Mountains
Scheuster
Miller
Hardrinker
Denver
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Wyoming
Brinker
E.lvin Mathewson
Perilous Run for Zust Across Wyoming River Crossing
Special to The New York Times reports the Italian Zust car in the New York to Paris ace reached Rawlins at 8:15 pm after an arduous 16 mile leg. The crossing of North Platte River at Fort Steele proved difficult, with the rig weighing heavily and banked banks complicating the descent and ascent. The crew opted to cross via the Union Pacific Railroad bridge, risking a long backtrack and potential derailment, finally reaching Fort Steele around 1 pm after a lunch stop.
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New York Times
Rawlins
Wyoming
Zust
New York
Paris
Union Pacific Railroad
Avas
Fort Steele
Bandit Robs Mail Car On Great Northern Train
A bandit posing as a Post Office Inspector boarded the Great Northern Oriental Limited at Bonner’s Ferry Idaho and overpowered clerks in the postal car. He rifled six registered mail sacks bound for the coast, escaped near Spokane after six hours on the move, leaving a bloody trail that bloodhounds followed to a car line downtown.
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New York Times
Spokane
Washington
Bandit
Great Northern Oriental Limited
Bonner’s Ferry
Idaho
Great Northern
Cook claims choke death at 220 East Hanover Street
Trenton March 15. Charles K. Smith a cook told police he choked a woman to death at 220 East Hanover Street. Mrs. Sarah Sheridan denied any death occurred and said Smith was ejected for drunkenness and insolence after a confrontation.
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New York Times
Trenton
East Hanover Street
Charles K. Smith
Bluecoats
Sarah Sheridan
Smith
Mrs. Sheridan
Aldrich Shave Delays Currency Bill Vote
Washington March 15 A shave cost Senator Aldrich his chance to set a voting date this week on his Currency bill. He visited a barber Friday before a Senate session, and when he left the Chamber the measure was called up and went over without its sponsor. Republicans oppose the railroad bond feature and bank reserve provisions while several Democrats including Johnston Martin Teller Owen are named as potential supporters.
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New York Times
Washington
Aldrich
Senate
Johnston
Martin
Teller
Bankhead
Owen
Birmingham Finishes Tests On Trial Cruise
Boston March 15 The scout cruiser Birmingham completed her trials exceeding government standards. The ship logged a 24 hour 12 knot run at 12,228 knots per hour with coal use of one ton per 6.96 knots then a 24 hour 22 1/2 knot test achieving 22,665 knots per hour with one ton coal per 24 75 knots. Endurance runs and propeller RPM were noted. Birmingham, sister to Chester and Salem, followed Chester’s 26.53 knot four hour endurance.
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Boston
Birmingham
Naval Trial Board
Washington
Nantasket Roads
Chester
Salem
Target Practice by American Fleet at Magdalena Bay
The American battleship fleet now anchored in Magdalena Bay Lower California will begin target practice tomorrow morning. The fleet rests in the bay’s sheltered northern anchorage with ranges to be established at the bay’s lower end for the exercise.
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Magdalena Bay
Sam Diego
Cal
Lower
California
Latest Shipping News Arrivals At Briginham?
Latest Shipping News notes the arrival of the Comal and Brunswick on March 18 with S Harry Luckenbach in Porto Rico in port records.
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S. 8
Comal
Brunswick
Kalil's Restaurant Opening At Park Place
A local notice describes Kalil's Restaurant at 14 18 Park Place offering late hours and a charm of Midwest atmosphere with live music nightly.
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Kalil’s
Park PL
Midwest
Broker Conried Charged With Grand Larceny in New York
Alexander Conried former broker and brother of the Metapolitan Opera House director faces grand larceny charges after allegedly failing to produce a $2 000 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe bond used for margins Heindl a glove maker as bail was posted through a third party and later withdrawn by his bondswoman Mrs Nina Botseiber. Conried fled city two weeks ago reportedly to London leaving behind an empty apartment and a distressed wife.
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Alexander Conried
Metapolitan Opera House
London
Conried
Joseph Heindl
Lexington Avenue
Park Avenue
TIMES
East Eighty-eighth Street
Nina Botseiber
West Eighty-second Street
Ninety-sixth Street
Mr. Conried
Heindl
Wall Street
Bride and groom in mourning after wedding tragedy
Abraham Krakowitz an insurance agent at 250 Madison Street and Fannie Podolsky wed at Clinton Hall but must observe seven days of Shriva after the bride’s grandmother Mrs. Sheindel Podolsky died yesterday. The 80 year old died at a son’s home 230 East Fourth Street, triggering orthodox mourning rules that bar funeral attendance for wedding guests. The two brothers of the bride are also barred from the funeral.
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Abraham Krakowitz
Madison Street
Fannie Podolsky
Clinton Hall
Sheindel Podolsky
Harris Podolsky
East Fourth Street
Skyscraper at Sea: Mauretania Passes New York Liner
Passengers on the American liner New York watched the Cunarder Mauretania pass Wednesday night as both vessels sailed eastward. The New York, bright with lights, appeared like a towering office building adrift, a striking sight to those on deck amid a calm sea.
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New York
New York City
Virginia clubs face first Sunday liquor ban
In Richmond on March 15 the Byrd bill closing all bars on Sundays took effect. For the first time in Virginia no liquor could be had at social clubs, even at the oldest and most influential establishments, with no intoxicating drinks served.
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Richmond
Virginia
Pittsburg Lawyer D. T. Watson Joins Roosevelt in Anti-Trust Suits
D. T. Watson, famed Pittsburg lawyer, has been summoned by President Roosevelt to assist the government in anti-trust actions. He will meet with officials in New York and attend a conference on possible suits against railroad combinations including Union Pacific with Southern Pacific and San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake. Watson is noted for roles in the Alaskan boundary case Northern Securities Chicago City cases and was praised by Lord Chief Justice Alverstone in Alaska.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
D. T. Watson
Roosevelt
Watson
New York
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Potato Trust Formed by Long Island Farmers
Several hundred Suffolk County farmers met at Riverhead to discuss the potato market from hill to table and propose a Long Island Potato Trust to control prices. They noted 5 million bushels grown annually and plan a central office to route orders and shipments for nationwide distribution. A follow up meeting will set the organization’s structure.
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Potato Trust
Suffolk County
Riverhead
L. L
Long Island
New York
Brooklyn
May Stop Anarchist Paper Suppression Sought in Paterson
Prosecutor Emley investigates a La Questions Sociale article in Paterson urging anarchists to arm, seize armories, collect dynamite, destroy police and soldiers, and trigger citywide revolts. Chief Bimson provided the translated text from an Italian Paterson police officer. no law yet found to nullify the paper.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
la Questions Sociale
Emley
Father Leo
Denver
Bimson
Thunder Struck Nurse Escapes Self Harm
Louise Dixon a 25 year old nurse employed by Mrs J Schuchard at 607 West 115th Street suffered a violent hysterical attack during a thunderstorm. She fell to the dining room floor and tried to leap from a window but neighbors restrained her and she was taken to Bellevue Hospital by Officer Heckman. Previously a lightning incident in Fishkill New York last June injuriously shocked her husband and affected her since.
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Louise Dixon
Lightning Strikes St. Marys Church in Greenwich
A heavy thunderstorm in Greenwich, Connecticut, saw a bolt hit the cornice of St. Marys Church, sending debris across Greenwich Avenue. Reverend Richard Morrisey, standing on the parish veranda, was temporarily blinded by the flash. A second bolt felled a large elm by the Brush House, and a third split a tree by The News Building.
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Greenwich
Conn
St. Mary's
Greenwich Avenue
Richard Morrisey
News
Wind damages Norwich Municipal Building structure
A heavy windstorm toppled the building vestibu le at the Norwich Municipal Building. The edifice, erected for about 90, costs, had been condemned and a 90,000 repair vote approved recently.
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New York Times
Norwich
N. Y
Norwich Municipal Buildng
Sheron Steel Hoop plans full plant restart next Tuesday
Sharon Penn March 15 Announcement says the Sheron Steel Hoop Company will resume operations next Tuesday. The open hearth blooming mill and eight billet mill are to run, with about 1,000 men affected by the move.
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Sharon
Penn
Sheron Steel Hoop Company
Black Hand Threat at Metropolitan Opera
The Black Hand threatened Metropolitan Opera figures Alfred Hertz and Otto Goritz with death in letters bearing skulls. Threats forced postponement of a requested aria choice and led to guards and a tense, covert carriage transfer to the Opera House where Goritz ultimately performed amid heightened security.
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Black Hand
Alfred Hertz
Otto Goritz
Metropolitan Opera House
Mr. Goritz
Metropolitan
Wessler
Goritz
Hotel Astor
Mr. Hertz
Opera House
Lortzing
Astor
Otto Weil
Cerberus
Squatters Fight Americans Over Mexican Ranch Sale
A cavalry squadron was sent to La Mula ranch near the Texas border in Chihuahua to quell natives resisting dispossession by an American syndicate led by J. R. Keene and William R Hearst. The squatters and ancestors lived on the 200,000 acre ranch for over a century while Keene and Hearst, locals long suspected of oil prospecting, are said to own valuable wells.
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New York Times
City OF Mexico
la Mula Ranch
Texas
Chihuahua
J. R. Keene
William R Hearst
New York
Keene
Hearst
Stop Socialist Meetings in Philadelphia Police Action
Police in Philadelphia halted several Socialist and Zionist gatherings after acting on orders from the Director of Public Safety. An anniversary event honoring Karl Marx was to feature Carl M. Zomat kin, and Dr. Charles Worstman of New York was slated to speak on Zionism. Lawyers for organizers plan to seek a court injunction to prevent further interference.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Director of Public Safety Cay
Karl Marx
Carl M. Zomatkin
Charles Worstman
New York
Heidelberg University
Palestine
Last River Tube Nearing Connection and Bridge Join
The final end of Tube A, last in the four Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels under the East River, is expected to connect this week. The second section of Blackwell's Island Bridge linking Blackwell's Island to Long Island City is to join, with the Manhattan end completed last week and the Long Island City end due midweek. Engineers say the four tubes could be ready for train service by early summer if needed.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
East River
Blackwell's Island
Long Island City
Manhattan
Liberty Banker Shot by Son-in-Law in Smiley
A telegram from Liberty Texas reports Dr J A Lovett wealthy Liberty banker and Smiley bank president was shot and seriously wounded at Smiley by his son in law J G Beavers once cashier of the Smiley bank Beavers surrendered to officers at Smiley The motive remains unknown
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New York Times
Liberty
Texas
J. A. Lovett
Smiley
J. G. Beavers
Beavers
China and Japan Reach Settlement Over Tatsu Maru
Tokyo reports a satisfactory accord as China concedes all Japanese demands. China will buy arms on board the Tatsu Maru and hoist the Japanese flag while a Chinese warship fires a salute. Relief follows the incident’s end.
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Tokio
China
Fraudulent Passport Ring Busted in Omori Japan
Government probes uncover a passport manufacture operation at Omori seaport. Several arrests flow including two police officers implicated in selling over 800 passports to the United States at 800 yen each. Washington’s immigration decision brings Japan relief.
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Tokio
Omori
Japan
America
Washington
Fire Devours Biscuit Factory in Lyons Blaze
Fire broke out tonight in a Lyons biscuit factory and swept to nearby houses. By late evening a block of buildings spanning twenty two acres was engulfed in flames.
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Lyons
Riot at Paris Race Course Over Cycling Decisions
Spectators at the Galerie des Machines cycle races in Paris destroyed the grand stands and set fires after disagreeing with umpires’ calls. Police reserves were deployed to restore order and quell the disturbance.
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Paris Race Course
Paris
Galerie Des Machines
Chattanooga capitalist James Johnson deaths on train
James Johnson a prominent capitalist and politician in Chattanooga Tenn committed suicide by cutting his throat on an Alabama Great Southern train between Chattanooga and Birmingham tonight authorities reported the act occurred while the train was en route from the city to Birmingham leaving no immediate explanation for the tragedy.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James Johnson
Alabama Great Southern
Birmingham
House lottery ticket saves New York man in charity deed
Bernard Latsky, an expressman from New ark, handed a dollar to a rabbi for charity. Invited to a charity ball, he learned the ball ticket coupon had drawn a three story house on Prince Street, free of mortgage, as the prize.
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Bernard Latsky
Newark
Lincoln's Operator Killed in Narrowsburg Tragedy
De Witt Fuller of Hancock a former private telegraph operator for President Lincoln during the Civil War was killed on the Erie tracks at Narrowsburg on Friday afternoon. The 70 year old man was employed by the Erie as a telegraph repairman and was riding a track velocipede when struck by a passenger train.
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Binghamton
N. Y
de Witt [Fuller
Hancock
Lincoln
Erie
Narrowsburg
Fuller
Car Fire Lights Times Square Crowd
About 5,000 people watched a Crosstown line street car burn near the northern entrance to Times Square yesterday afternoon. Firemen fought the blaze with water streams and axes as passengers, including three women, rushed from the car attracting a Sunday crowd. Two engines and a truck responded to the alarm.
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Times Square
Fire breaks out at Holyoke Opera House
A smoke-filled fire prompts a mass evacuation as 1,600 patrons flee Holyoke Opera House during a moving picture show. A cigar stub started the blaze in the smoking room, with no more than 1000 dollars in losses reported and several women fainting on reaching the street.
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New York Times
Holyoke
Mass
Holyoke Opera House
Crane movement shifts aim to Hughes in Massachusetts
Senator Crane backing an uninstructed delegation to the National Republican Convention now publicly supports Hughes. Ex-Attorney General Albert E Pillsbury, a Crane ally, says the Administration is pressuring to nominate the Secretary of War, claiming orders from Washington to push the choice. He notes thousands of Republicans in Massachusetts resist and refuse to submit.
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New York Times
Boston
Senator Crane
Crane
Hughes
Albert E. Pillsbury
Washington
Massachusetts
Viscayan College Building Condemned After Earthquake
The Government Building Inspector condemned the large Viscayan College building in Mepexico due to unsafe condition from last year’s earthquake. Cracked walls and sinking sections require replacement, estimated cost around 200000 dollars.
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New York Times
Mepxico
Viscayan College
Barnard Dean Laura Gill Denies Resignation Linked to Elder Controversy
Miss Laura D. Gill, Barnard College dean, says her December resignation was for a new post with the National Educational Alliance and not as punishment over Miss Mabel Frances Elder's age dispute. She says she acted with President Butler's knowledge, reinstated Elder on a technicality, and pursued broader women's organization work. The Elder case involved age misstatements and exams, with Barnard faculty and the Ethical Culture Society involved.
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Laura Drake Gill
Barnard College
Barnard
Mary Frances Elder
Miss Elder
Miss Gill
Butler
National Educational Alliance
Columbia University Library
Providence
R. 1
Mabel Frances Elder
Asso
Cohen
Andrews
West Indies
New York Times
Washington
Laura D. Gill
Shealso
Mabel Jances Elder
Ethical Culture Society
Alliance
Ethicol Culture Society
Felix Adler
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
National Education Alliance
Sr. Adler
Miss Bilder
Mabel Frances
Miss ‘Elder
Elone ‘Audden
N.rmed Gsinesé
Ethicel Gulture Boolet
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Mexico
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