Iowa Taft Delegates Win At Republican State Convention
Iowa Republicans endorsed William H. Taft for President and affirmed Senator Allison for re election with a large majority. The convention praised the party record, backed tariff revision by a special session, and named four delegates at large and four alternates to the national convention amid lively factional exchanges.
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Nes Moines
Iowa
William H. Taft
William B. Allison
Ohio
Congress
Allison
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Committee On Resolutions
Committee On
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
R Lane
Davenport
Frank W. Simmons
Ottumwa
D. L. Heimsheimer
Glenwood
W. F. Lake
Arlington
J. c. Bealer
Cedar Rapids
George H. Spahr
Lacey
Republican Party
Republican Party of
William H. Teft
Roosevelt
Wiliam H. Taft
Taft
Ferry
Senate
Qartr
H. W. Byers
C. G. Saunders
Blake
Election in Sangamon District Chooses William Ridgely
In Sangamon, the Republican convention of the 71st Congress District elected William Berry Ridgely of Sangamon. The event took place on March 1.
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Atehfield
William Berry Ridgely
Sangamon
County delegates back Cannon for president at Chicago
The County Controller of the Currency and Frank R. Milner of Montgomery County led delegates to the Chicago convention. Resolutions were unanimously adopted instructing the delegates for Joseph G. Cannon for President and praising the Roosevelt administration.
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Frank R. Milner
Montgomery County
Chicago
Joseph G. Cannon
Roosevelt
South Kansas GOP elects Taft delegates at district convention
Abilene Kan March 18 The Sth Kansas District Republican Convention elected R. T. Stan feld and J. D. Heusted as delegates to the national convention and instructed them for Taft.
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Abilene, Kan
R. T. Stanfeld
J. D
Taft Delegates Endorsement Shift in Massachusetts
Taft leaders in Massachusetts quit seeking pledged delegates and will seek endorsement at the state convention instead. John C. Cobb, in charge of Taft HQ, said resolutions of instructions will not be passed and delegates need not be pledged, amid Lodge's stance against pledged delegations.
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Tribune
Boston
Taft
Massachusetts
John C. Cobb
Senator Lodge
SUE INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE FOR RENT
The Ellicott Square Company filed suits in Municipal Court to recover rent due from the Independence League and from Herbert T. Auerbach personally. Auerbach organized the league during the last state campaign and oversaw funds and policy. The action names Auerbach and several league associates as defendants.
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Buffalo
Ellicott Square Company
Independence League
Herbert T. Auerbach
Auerbach
League
William 8. Jackson
William H. Cuddeback
John C
Smirnoff Wounded in Duel With Fock in St Petersburg
In St. Petersburg this morning Lieutenant General Smirnoff was seriously wounded in a duel with Lieutenant General Fock. The clash occurred in the riding school.
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St. Petersburg
Smirnoff
Fock
Russian Generals Duel Ends With Wounded Flag Officer
A duel at a riding school involved Generals Smirnoff and Fock over a Port Arthur memorandum. Smirnoff was wounded in the abdomen. Fock remained uninjured. Seconds and police attended as firing proceeded under military authority. A second duel with General Gorbatoffsky is anticipated.
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Port Arthur
Feck
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Vladimir M. Purishkevitch
Douma
Schmitz
Navy
Sido
Stoessel
Podgursky
Kireiet
Gorbatoffsky
Western Front
P. R. R. Tube Joined Under East River
Tube A the last of four Pennsylvania Railroad tubes under the East River was joined at last night. Shield work ends and lining and concrete work can begin. Arthur Johnson and Timothy Lynch were the first through the shields, followed by Ernest W. Moir of S. Pearson & Son.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
East River
At & O'Clock
Arthur Johnson
Timothy Lynch
Ernest W. Moir
S. Pearson & Son
Orchard sentenced to death in Idaho case
Caldwell Idaho March 15 Harry Orchard was sentenced to death by Judge Fremont Wood who recommended commutation. Orchard confessed to killing Frank Steunenburg and implicated Charles E Moyer William Haywood and George Pettibone. He thanked the court and asked to be heard. May 15 set for execution pending Pardons Board action.
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Caldwell
Idaho
lHarry Orchard
Fremont Wood
Orchard
Boise
Board of Pardons
Wood
Judge Wood
Frank Steunenberg
Charles E. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
William D. Haywood
Federation
George A. Pettibone
Imperial ukase honors Port Arthur garrison glory
In St Petersburg March 18 the army and navy ukase lauds the Port Arthur defense and the fortress garrison after a deemed surrender. It praises courage fidelity and sacrifice, declaring grateful Russia will remember their deeds and duty. Nicholas.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Far East
Russia
Nicholas
Four Years for Frank C Marrin in Mail Fraud Case
Frank C Marrin alias Franklin Stone was sentenced in Philadelphia to four years in prison for using the mails to defraud the Storey Cotton Company. He must pay a 35000 fine and was released on 10090 bond pending appeal.
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Philadelphia
Frank C. Marrin
Franklin Stone
Storey Cotton Company
Governor Signs Anti-Poolroom Bill Extends Track Pool Sales
Franklin, Ky. March 14 Governor Willson signed the Wilhelmi anti poolroom bill. The General Assembly passed it before adjournment last night. The law permits pool selling on racetracks during race meetings but not elsewhere. Officers face fine imprisonment and forfeiture of office for enforcement failure.
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Frankfort
Willson
General Assembly
McKee Divorce Suit Heard in Paris Court
Paris court heard the divorce case of Mrs. A Hart McKee against Mr. McKee with Maitre Labori presenting the husband’s side. He alleged scandalous conduct by the wife and suggested the decree should favor the defendant. The hearing continues March 2 with further testimony.
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Paris
Maitre
A. Hart McKee
McKee
Tevis
George W. Baxter
Tennessee
Hugh Tevis
Mr. McKee
Philadelphia
Maitre Labori
Colonel Baxter
Rioting Students in Ann Arbor Face Court Fines
Friction between university students and city police after a riot at the University of Michigan alleged theft of a cuspidor from the Cook Hotel. Two students arrested last night faced court for drunken and disorderly conduct, pleading guilty and fined 19 and 52 cents respectively, with hotel managers declining to press larceny charges.
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Mich
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University of Michi
Cook Hotel
Australian states seek Roosevelt visit during fleet tour
South Australia and West Australia asked Jer Deakin to invite President Roosevelt to Adelaide and Perth when the American battleship fleet visits next summer. The Australian Senate discussed the idea amid enthusiasm but Mr. Best noted it is unusual for a US president to leave the country, making the invitation unlikely.
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Melbourne
South Australia
West Australia
Jer Deakin
Adelaide
Perth
Australian Senate
Roosevelt
Australia
Commonwealth
Best
Executive Council
United States
Congo Annexation Treaty Advances on First Reading
Brussels reports the Chamber of Deputies committee adopting the Congo annexation treaty on its first reading. A humorous essay titled Being Broke by Clarence L. Culler appears in next Sunday’s Tribune.
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Brussels
Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
Clarence L. Culler
Tribune
All Quiet in Hayti Deportation of Rebels
Port au Prince reports the Haytian government will allow insurrection participants who sought asylum in consulates to depart unmolested. The French cruiser D Esteres plans to board refugees at Gonaives St Marc and Port de Paix and take them to St Thomas. A court martial will rule on Major Aurel Madou for alleged state security violation and conspiracy to assassinate the President. No disturbances observed. warships in harbor ease foreign fears.
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Port-au-Prince
Laraque
Aurel Madou
Berlin remembers 1948 revolutionists with marches and police clashes
In Berlin crowds honored revolutionists killed in 1948 with marches along Friedrich Strasse toward the Reichsbank and Schloss, as police charged several times. Wreaths at a monument were cut from by officers, and mass meetings across the city proceeded under tight police control amid snow turning to rain.
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Halle
Friedrich Strasse
Unter den Linden
Reichsbank
Schloss-Platz
Schloss
Friedrichshain Park
Diamond trade woes tied to US demand and Cape plans
London reports that Viscount St Aldwyn linked South African diamond woes to US demand, noting improvements in American conditions may revive sales. Dutch firms plan a Cape Colony cutting company and export duties on uncut stones are discussed. Jagersfontein mine halves output.
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United States
Viscount St. Aldwyn
Bank of Africa
America
Cape Colony
Amsterdam
Cape
Kimberley
Jagersfontein
French crew captured near Cape Juby in Moroccan waters
The government reports that the crew of the French fishing vessel Baleine has been seized by Moroccans after landing near Cape Juby. A rescue attempt is planned. The Diva's Ruby by F Marien Crawford continues in the next Sunday Tribune.
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Cape Juby
Ruby
F. Marien Crawford
Next Sundsy E Tribune
Plague Flares Up in Guayaquil Amid Fire Fear
Guayaquil reports fifty one bubonic plague cases at the hospital with additional smallpox and yellow fever cases. Doctors Perry and Lloyd confer with the government in Quito on measures for Guayaquil and nearby towns as aging structures, including the two hundred year old Town Hall, face destruction by fire.
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Guayaquil
Perry
Lloyd
Quito
American Soldiers Arrested in Havana Homicide Case
Three American soldiers held on homicide charges after returning from a boat trip are found with three service revolvers and uniforms buried near the grounded vessel. They allegedly enlisted two Cubans, later claiming self defense after the boat's abandonment and the Cubans’ disappearance. The soldiers face desertion charges as investigations continue.
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Havana
Condition of British Premier Improves Slightly
London report states British Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman had a more comfortable day and his strength improved slightly as of March 18.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannermann
Man serving life for murder near death in prison
Karl Hau, imprisoned for killing his mother in law Frau Molitor in 196, is dying of consumption at Bruchsal Penitentiary in Carlsruhe on March 18.
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Carlsruhe
Karl Hau
Frau Molitor
Bruchsal
Lockout Averted in Nelson and Colne Cotton Industry
In London on March 18 the threatened Nelson and Colne cotton lockout that would have affected about thirty thousand workers was avoided as notices expired and employers agreed to meet with union representatives to settle terms.
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Nelson
Colne
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