Subside Bill Passes as Hale Warns on Fleet Support
Washington March 20 The Senate approved the postal subvention bill for mail carrying vessels to South America and the Orient with no division. Senator Hale urged more American colliers for the world cruise noting only nine are American while twenty eight are foreign vessels. He warned that without auxiliaries the fleet could be rendered useless in wartime.
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Orient
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Eet
Far East
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England
Germany
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Teller
American Congress
Burkett
Maine
Spain
Japan
Fawcett Granted Permit To Carry Firearm
Jatee Fawcett of Kings County received police approval to carry a gun after threats from the Black Hand. He boasted of his aim and past marksman success, saying he is ready to defend himself and that others should not bother him.
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Kings County
Iit Be
Ang Judge Dike
King Broos
Coal mine workers face twelve hour shifts in coal rush
Railroads owning mines push miners to twelve hour days to stockpile furnace coal for emergencies. Other lines buy locally and ship cleaned coal to Chicago as washeries strain to meet demand.
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Tribune Bean
Emer-Ailman
Chicago
Farman Sets New Flight Record in Paris Flight
March 29 Pars Henry Farman English aviator eclipsed prior marks by circling his aircraft more than two kilometres. He achieved a high altitude and maintained perfect control during the maneuver, signaling progress in early aviation.
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Henry Farman
Japan Expresses Gratitude for American Fleet Visit Invitation
The American government accepted Japan's invitation for the battleship fleet to visit Japanese ports, received with gratification by Foreign Minister Count Hayashi and the Cabinet. A full reception program will be prepared later, and officials expect a splendid reception for the fleet.
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Foreign Office
Naval Department
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Congress
Local Japanese Donors Contribute 211 to Welcome Fleet
San Diego residents report Japanese community members turning over 211 to the general reception committee for the fleet welcome. Most donors are servants and laborers, contributions ranged from 25 cents upward.
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Governor Guild in Critical Condition at Boston Hospital
March 20 Boston governor Curtis Guild remained extremely critical with doctors reporting an unchanged but stable condition. Dr. Frederick B. Winslow said he was holding his own as officials at the State House faced a life or death struggle amid reports of inflammatory rheumatism uremia and endocarditis with liver illness suspected and Mrs Guild urged to prepare for the worst. President Roosevelt sent wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Fall River Mills Announce Week-Long Curtailment
In Fall River Massachusetts M C D Borden's Iron Works and American Print Works post notices to close all next week and alternate weeks until four weeks curtailment is completed. The plants employ thousands and pay a combined weekly payroll in the tens of thousands as prices for print cloth fall amid a demoralized market.
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New York
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New England
Desperado Edwards Kills Eighteenth Man in Tennessee
In Chattanooga on March 20, D. D. Edwards, a notorious Kentucky desperado who claimed to have killed seventeen men, shot and killed W. B. Davis, foreman for W. J. Oliver, as Oliver left a church. Edwards was later shot and killed. bloodhounds are pursuing the killer.
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Kentucky
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W. J. Oliver
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Davis
Tobacco Farmers Intimidated in Kentucky
Reports from Nicholas County say tobacco growers tear up plant beds fearing "right riders" will destroy property. No raiders have visited the county yet, and farmers panic and try to prevent damage. One farmer posts a sign, "I will raise no tobacco this year."
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Chicago Tows Disabled Austrian Steamer Mobinia
The United States cruiser Chicago towed the disabled Austrian steamer Mobinia into outer harbor today after approaching from the Pacific. Mobinia was en route from Hui to Buenos Ayres when detours or repairs necessitated the tow before Chicago resumed its voyage.
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Pernambuco, Ma
Fight Over Bryan Nomination Promises Lively Convention
Rhode Island Democrats prepared for the State Convention at Music Hall with resolutions pledging delegates to support William Jennings Bryan for the national nomination. Reports said Newport County delegation may oppose the measure tonight.
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Fleet to visit Japan invitation accepted in Washington
The American battleship fleet will visit Japan after Secretary Root accepted the Japanese invitation. Secretary Bacon announced the fleet will call at principal ports in Japan for a brief stay, with Manila and Yokohama among the planned stops, and aims to show cordial U S Japanese relations.
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Orient
America
Money to defeat bills prompts bribe talk in Albany
A Telegraph report from Albany says anti-gambling bills face big money opposition. Senators were offered cash up to 10 000 for voting against the measures with funds channeled to their political organizations if needed. Governor Hughes and allies expect passage despite bribery attempts as debate nears final votes.
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Agnew
British Views of Visit Signals Naval Wake in Far East
London reports the United States accepting Japan's invitation for the Atlantic battleship fleet to visit Japan. If the full Pacific force joins, Yokohama will host a spectacular display, signaling improved Anglo American diplomacy and the rise of the US on the world stage. The Daily Mail and The Daily News praise the voyage as a landmark naval event.
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Dinkey Automobile Explosion in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on March 0 William Meigs and Elmer Speicher were fatally burned when the gasoline tank of an automobile owned by Charles E. B. Dinkey exploded. The garage and vehicle were destroyed and the loss is estimated at 25000 dollars as workers attempted repairs. The blaze threatened the residence of Dinkey, brother-in-law of Charles M. Schwab.
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Pittsburg
William Meigs
Elmer Speicher
Charles EB. Dinkey
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Dinkey
Charles M Schwab
Butler in Brokaw Home Dies by Gas Inhalation
David Lawson a 52 year old longtime Butler in the Brokaw family at Fifth Avenue and 79th Street died yesterday afternoon by inhaling illuminating gas. A coroner found a note read Dear Mother I am tired of life signed D Lawson referencing horse racing clippings. The body was to be taken to his home at 88 Park Avenue.
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Isaac V. Brokaw
Brokaw
Fifth Avenue
79Th Street
Palm Beach
Lawson
Harburger
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Park Avenue
Rhodes Scholar Chosen From New York State
Rhys Carpenter of Columbia University has been selected as the State of New York Rhodes scholar for 19 year old native of Cotuit Massachusetts. He will enter Oxford in October. Alternate named is C J Costello of Buffalo. Carpenter is managing editor of the Columbia literary monthly and active in debating and literary societies.
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Rhodes
Columbia
C. J. Costello
Buffalo
Rhys Carpenter
W. H. Carpenter
Columbia University
University Council
Columbia Literary Monthly
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Western business leaders meet with President at White House
Eight prominent Western businessmen join President Roosevelt in a White House conference in Washington. Festus J. Wade of St Louis Mercantile Trust and J E Smith of the Business Men's League are named among attendees. Smith said they plan another meeting with the President tomorrow.
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Roosevelt
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Business Men's League
Railroads to implement wage cuts in coming months
Telegraph dispatch from Philadelphia reports the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company will cut wages. Officials say the reductions are inevitable and planned for April 1 to May 1, with no further details disclosed.
Excitement in Hayti as Bremen to Carry Refugees
In Port-au-Prince Hayti the situation stays tense though no outbreak occurs. The German cruiser Bremen will sail tomorrow to onboard refugees from Port-de-Paix and Saint Marc at the consulates and return them to Kingston. Judge Septimus Marius of the Supreme Court, a refugee at the French legation, says combined intervention by powers is needed to prevent anarchy.
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Bremen
Port-de-Paix
Saint Marc
Kingston
Septimus Marius
Supreme Court
Estate of Everett B. Webster Divided Among Heirs
The Webster estate valued at about $2,000,000 will be divided among Elizabeth Rogers and Dorothy Chevalier Cubbins after a Florida death. Anna Webster, wife of Everett Webster, had been cut out but agreed to an equal division among the three parties.
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Boston
Everett B. Webster
National Steel and Wire Company
Florida
Elizabeth Rogers
Jacob C. Rogers
New York
Dorothy Chevalier Cubbins
London
Anna Webster
Harvard Faculty Votes to Cut Intercollegiate Sports
Harvard's faculty, meeting late into the night, recommends to the athletic regulation committee that intercollegiate programs be substantially reduced in the coming year. The vote signals a potential major shift in Harvard athletics due to concerns over scholarly interests.
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Mass
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Hasty Exits as Fire Damages Grand Pacific Hotel
A blaze caused by crossed electric wires damaged the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, threatening the seven story structure at Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard. Fire confined to the top floor, no fatalities. guests evacuated in haste. Two bystanders were cut by glass and a fireman broke an arm. Guests include W H Nolan W All schweng and Joseph Dixon of New York. The hotel, built after the 1871 Chicago fire, is owned by Levi Z Leiter estate.
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W. Allschweng
Joseph Dixon
New York
Levi Z. Leiter
Five Die In Front-On Freight Train Collision
A head-on collision between two freight trains on the Boston and Maine Railroad near Haverhill station in Woodsville New Hampshire today killed five men, the crews of both engines and a brakeman.
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N. H
Boston & Maine Railroad
Haverhill
Railroad Officials Survive Pearsall Wreck in Rear Car
Telegraph report from San Antonio dated March 20 says George W. Stevens president of the Chesapeake and Ohio and other prominent railroad men escaped death in the Inter national and Great Northern wreck at Pearsall yesterday. Their special car was rear of the train, not next to the baggage car as usual.
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San Antonio
Tex
International & Great Northern
Pearsall
George W. Stevens
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mob Hurls Lemons at Bankers in Dowagiac
In Dowagiac Michigan March 20 a mob of nearly a thousand jeered and pelted bankers Frank W. Lyle and Ira B. Gage as they left town under police escort toward Cassopolis to face charges. Lyle treasurer of the Elks lodge is accused of embezzling 1487 dollars and both men are charged with receiving deposits knowing the bank insolvent.
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Ira B. Gage
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Lodge of Elks
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Carnegie Art Jury Named For 1998 Exhibit Awards
The Carnegie Institute awards jury announces members including John H. Alexander New York George H. Breitner Amsterdam Holland William M. Chase New York Kenyon Cox New York Charles H. Davis Mystic Conn Robert Henri New York Albert Neuhuijs Amsterdam Holland W L Lathrop New Hope Bucks County Penn W Elmer Schofield Philadelphia Irving W Wills New York The jury meets in Pittsburg on April 9 to review submitted works.
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Carnegie Institute Tonight
John H. Alexander
New York
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Holland
William M. Chase
Kenyon Cox
Charles H. Davis
Mystic
Conn
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Albert Neuhuijs
W. L. Lathrop
New Hope
Bucks County
Penn
W. Elmer Schofield
Philadelphia
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Chauffeur Held for Manslaughter in Yale Student Tragedy
New Haven reports Vance Shearer of New York held in $15 bond for trial on manslaughter after his automobile carrying five Yale students struck and killed ten year old John Lynch who was returning from school. Yale students are witnesses.
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Vance Shearer
New York
Yale
John Lynch
Taft Delegates 552 Declared For Taft In National Lift
Washington dispatch details Frank Hitchcock announcing Taft strength across regions west of the Mississippi 270 delegates and 52 in New England for Taft. It lists states pledged and those in doubt, totaling 552 of 980 delegates for the convention.
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Harvard Straw Vote Mirrors Presidential Contest Amid Troop of Candidates
Cambridge March 20 Harvard held a student straw poll with 1060 voters using an Australian ballot. Governor Hughes of New York won by a narrow margin over Taft with 452 votes to 401 while Bryan and Johnson trailed. A 119 vote majority opposed a third term for Roosevelt. Official counts released after midnight.
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Hughes
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Roosevelt
Hobson Endorses Judge Gray in Alabama for Denver Vote
Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama says Judge Gray is very popular and likely to win Alabama’s vote at Denver. He notes Alabama will use a direct popular vote for the presidential candidate, which should help Gray.
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Pittsburg
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Judge Gray
Denver
Taft Indorsed by Arkansas Republican Convention
The Republican State Convention in Little Rock adopts a resolution endorsing Taft for the Presidency as delegates rally behind his candidacy.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
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New Jersey Republican Convention Set for May 5 in Trenton
The New Jersey Republican Committee fixed May 5 at the Taylor Opera House in Trenton for the state convention. The primary for delegates to the convention will occur on April 13, the same day as the Congress district delegates selection.
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Two More Cannon Delegates Named in Illinois Race
Salem Illinois reports Republicans in the 26th Illinois district chose W. F Bundy and H. Hanley Jones as delegates to the national convention and instructed them to support Joseph G. Cannon.
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Salem
Cae Hiinois
W. Fbundy
H. Hanley Jones
Joseph G. Cannon
Big Delaware Contest Expected At Democratic Convention
A large Democratic State Convention in Delaware is anticipated for April 11 to decide delegates for the Denver convention. The contest centers on Judge Gray's presidential candidacy with Senator Rayner of Maryland expected to nominate him at Denver.
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Wilmington
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Denver
Judge Gray
Rayner
Maryland
Student dies from baseball injury in Clarksville
Clarksville Arkansas March 20 IL N Goddlet an eighteen year old Arkansas Cumberland College student died from a temple blow after a ball struck him during a game yesterday.
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N. Goddlet
Arkansas-Cumberland College
Goddlet
Baltimore likely carries婚 Mary Yard to Irving E Smith in NY
News from Baltimore reports the marriage of Mrs. Mary Olivia Yard to Irving Edward Smith in New York yesterday. Mrs. Smith was previously married to Mr. Yard in 1996 and the couple divorced last July.
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Baltimore
Mary Olivia Yard
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Sara L. Wilbon
Irving Edward Smith
New York
Woman Found Demented On Park Avenue And 39th Street
Patrolman Brown at Tenderloin station found a well dressed woman staggering as if intoxicated. An ambulance took her to New York Hospital where Dr Foucas could not identify her name or condition after early morning examination.
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