Washington Sees U S War Vessel to Haiti
An American gunboat, likely the Eagle, sails from Guantanamo to Port au Prince Haiti after Haytian forces executed several alleged revolutionists. Officials frame it as precaution, not to threaten American interests, amid reports of Firmin led unrest and intercepted letters. Refugees crowd French consulates as Germany’s von Sternburg and Hayti’s ministers shift posts.
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Eagle
Guantanamo
Port-au-Prince
Hayti
Port au-Prince
Haiti
Potts
Des Moines
Firmin
Gonaives
Leger
Legation
State Department
von Sternburg
Germany
Cuba
M. Borno
Santo Domingo
General Leconte
Interior
Taft Praises Negro Education at Armstrong Dinner
Secretary Taft addresses Brooklyn audience at Plymouth Church praising education for African Americans and dismissing deportation as a chimera. He recounts Civil War era views, Hampton Institute support, and the path toward political rights, stressing constitutional protections and education as the route to inclusion in southern political life.
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South
Brooklyn
Plymouth Church
Hampton Institute
Crowder
H. Backus
Armstrong Association
Robert Fleden
Ogder
Tuskeree
Hampton
Hor Prissett
Booker T. Washington
Biaf
Grant
Forged Credit Letters and Arrest in Paris Case
Detectives recount a European forgery ring tied to C B Richard and Co bankers. Gustavo Bozzo, once at 31 33 Broadway, is jailed in Paris and may extradite. two identified accomplices, Louis Bense and Frank Folinds, are believed in Europe. Forgeries used forged letters of credit to extract funds, with about 240000 total loss and 36025 realized by the criminals.
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C. B. Richard & Co
Broadway
Gustavo Bozzo
West 25Th Street
Paris
Robert Lamberg
BRB
Richard & Co
London
Marseilles
Lyons
Genoa
Lamberg
Louis Bense
Sing Sing
John M. Alvarez
Pendas & Alvarez
No. 209
Pearl Street
Mercantile Trust Company
Frank Folinds
Europe
Riot at Star Theatre after assault on forestry student
In Ann Arbor on March 16 two thousand students rioted after an alleged assault on forestry student Kamm by a special policeman. They battered the Star Theatre for hours, attacked fire crews, and resisted police efforts to quell the disturbance. Mayor Henderson and Governor Warner were notified. militia readiness was reported. President Angell and deans appealed for order but the riot persisted.
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the Tribune
Ann Arbor
Mich
Kamm
Star Theatre
Little Playhouse
Henderson
Warner
Company I
Michigan National Guard
Board of Fire Commissioners
Angell
Deans Vaughn
Hutchins
Money Grows in Swamp Cedarhurst Land Sale Showed Potential
George Howard, superintendent at Rockaway Hunt Club, bought marsh land in Jamaica Bay for taxes, later offered $2,000 for it. He has earned $40 yearly from salt hay, with taxes around $10, and aims for $5,000 to fund brick houses, amid dock talks for Jamaica Bay. Ad insert mentions Florida and Cuba rail services.
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Long Island
George Howard
Rockaway
Brooklyn
Jamaica Bay
Howard
Icehouse Collapse at Pabst Plant Kills Two Men
A ceiling collapse at the Pabst Brewing Company icehouse, No 606 West 49th street, yesterday afternoon killed Joseph Turner contractor and another unidentified worker, with several men injured including Antonio Metzer and John O Rourke. Turner’s orders saved women and children from the area. Crews recovered bodies amid tangled pipes and sawdust as investigators considered the cause still undetermined.
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Turner
F. Stoeger
O'Rourke
Rcom
Father
Turners
Johnny” O'Rourke
Metzer
John Chidwick
Maine
St. Ambrose's Church
Father Chidwick
Louis Scettie
Sceettio
Department of Buildings
Young Turner
Daly
Murphy
Buildings Department
Harburger
Bingham
President to send special message to Congress soon
The Tribune reports the President will deliver a concise version of his January 1 message, urging Congress to re-enact the employers liability act and amend the anti trust law. It may include tariff readjustment and proposals on the Erdman act, postal savings banks, and administrative changes to the Dingley law, amid party tensions.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knox
Treasury
Roosevelt
Denver Strike Across Gould Line Shuts Denver Shops
In Denver on March 16 twenty-five hundred machinists boilermakers and related workers walked out after WY J McQueeney of the unions failed to gain concessions from railroad official A Ridgeway. The stoppage targets Gould system roads nationwide and cites abolition of the nine hour day.
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Denver & Rio Grande Railway
WY. J. McQueeney
A. ©. Ridgeway
Railroad
United States
McQueeney
Iron Mountain Employes Dismissed in Arkansas
The Iron Mountain Railroad, a Gould line, issued orders today discharging sixty five employes in Van Buren Arkansas. In addition several workers were reduced in grade as veteran conductors were made brakemen.
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Ark
Iron Mountain Railroad
Gould Line
Miss Janis Escapes But Bog Dies In Wreck Near Trenton
Miss Janis, her mother, and their chauffeur were in an auto wreck eight miles from Trenton New Jersey. Janis leaped clear and escaped injury while her mother and chauffeur were hurt and the dog was killed. She appeared in Baltimore tonight despite nerves from the incident.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Elsie Janis
New York
Edinburgh
N. J
Nord's Proclamation In Haiti After Executions
Port au Prince March 16. President Nord Alexis urged calm after the execution of ten or eleven alleged conspirators in a thwarted uprising. He vowed order and peace, saying authorities found proof General Antenor Firmin organized a new insurrection via letters. Massillon Civou named several officers, who were arrested and to be tried by regular court.
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Port-au-Prince
Hayti
Haytian
Nord Alexis
Antenor Firmin
Gonaives
Firmin
Massillon Cvicou
Haitian tensions threaten massacre after refugees flee
Paris dispatch reports President Nord Alexis agrees to let refugees at the French legation depart Haiti but rebels in consulates may be forced out. Black and mulatto factions risk wider clashes, raising European massacre fears as warships approach. Germany may intervene if executions rise.
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Port-au- Prince
Nord Alexis
Germany
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