After Big Railroad Wrong Acts Charged
Government moves toward criminal prosecution against Chesapeake and Ohio officials and favored shippers over interstate shipments. ICC findings accuse the railroad of illegal practices that shifted business from Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line, with evidence from Commissioner Lane and a Richmond hearing. Attorney General Bonaparte to pursue action in U.S. District Court at Richmond.
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Chesapeake and Oalo Railay Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
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Arlantic Cosstones
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Bonaparte
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Apeake and
Ohio Railway
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Amenig
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Line
Sugust
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Ranner Company
United States District
Fires Strikes Multiple Towns In March News Ticker
A series of fire incidents disrupts several communities. In New York 600 kindergarteners at a Henry Street school evacuated calmly as a small fire broke out in a conservatory attached to a classroom. Syracuse reports a large two story brick building on Water and Grape streets burned, with significant content loss and the tannery business affected. Albion High School burned just after dismissal, with 20 000 dollars in damage and limited local fire response. In Hallienbure Mississippi the J J Newman Lumber mill burned killing a large timber stock and leaving 800 workers unemployed.
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New York
Children’s Aid Society
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Echoc
Syracuse
Corres
Albion
Joss Ig
Hallienbure
Mise
3. J. Newman Lumber Company
Oshkosh Priest Refund Bill Advances in Senate
A favorable report was issued on Mr. Davidson's bill directing the secretary to refund excess customs duties paid by Rev. Boma Scholter, pastor of Saint Marys Church in Oshkosh, as an erroneous church payment through the week.
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Senate
Three Die At Cragon Powder Plant Explosion
A Crandon Wis powder plant explosion kills George Kemp and two others and leaves a third man injured. Cause unknown. Kemp's building was wrecked and burned. Across Indiana and Pennsylvania reports record fatalities from separate blasting accidents.
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Ine jJuree
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Wisconsin
Crandon
Pisuins Kemp
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Hawkins
Trio Arrested for Murder in Ohio River Death
Police in Wheeling West Virginia arrest Charles Cook aged seventeen his wife Lita twenty and Joseph White twenty one related to the death of Charles Bennett twenty at New Kensington Pennsylvania. Bellamy? The body found in the Ohio River near Wegee. The trio allegedly confessed to a September murder with details of enticement robbery and a marriage between Cook and Miss Zane.
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Wheeling
Charles Cook
Lita
Joseph White
Charles Bennett
New Skensington
Ohio River
Wegee
Mies
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Cook
Lila Vane
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Strike may spread among Gould lines unions
Denver reports C War ton of St. Louis met with Denver and Rio Grande shop leaders over the open shop and new rules. If the attitude continues unions plan to call out all mechanical department workers on Gould railways. In St Louis the Brewery Workers strike affects the two unionized plants after a factional quarrel in beer drivers local No. 83 and fruitless talks with breweries.
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Associated Press
Denver
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St. Louis
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
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Gould Railways
St Louis
International United Brewery Workers of America
Lilley Investigation Brings Electric Boat Witness To Front
Lawrence Spear of Electric Boat testifies as Lilley submarine inquiry continues in Washington. Representative Hobson of Alabama recalls urging naval placement for the company and a Philadelphia unsigned communication names former directors William Dalles and Robert Floyd who resigned amid corruption concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Lawrence Spear
Electric Boat Company
Lilley
Hobson
Alabama
Stéar
Philadelphia
William Dalles
New York City
Robert McA A. Floyd
Cold Springs Harbor
N.Y
Alfonso VI Auto Accident in Toletan Report
King Alfonso arrived in Tolete Spain and narrowly escaped a collision as his royal party’s car nearly hit another vehicle. The second car was wrecked and occupants were slightly injured. The report notes the incident as another fortunate escape from injury for the monarch.
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Associated Press
Tolete
Spain
Alfonzo
President Not Sending Special Message to Congress
White House denies plans for a presidential message to Congress on civic federation asked reforms. President Roosevelt has consulted with federation members and may back bills introduced by Representative Hepburn of Iowa, but no message is currently prepared.
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Iowa
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Wisconsin
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Sperry to sail Sealift via Suez Canal to Atlantic
The Seet battleship flotilla will depart San Francisco for the Atlantic seaboard by way of the Suez Canal. Secretary Metcalf announced Admiral Sperry will command the voyage with Admiral Evans assuming duties until the San Francisco review. Several retirements and promotions reshape fleet command before the voyage home.
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Evans
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Seaton
Schroeder
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Mother’s Hope Dims After Chester Gillette Interview
The mother of Chester Gillette, condemned for the Grace Brown murder in the Adirondacks, left a lengthy March interview clearly heartbroken, doubting the value of her pilgrimage since the case already weighed on her.
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Associated Press
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Fraghes
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Adirondacks
Judge Grants Illinois Central Time To Answer
In Chicago Illinois on March 11 1931 Judge Ball of the Superior Court ordered Abe Illinois Central Company to file an answer Plea or demurrer by April 6 to the suit brought by Attorney Henry W. Leman seeking to enjoin the holding of 131331 shares of the railway company by Union Pacific Halfway Company and the Railway Securities Company.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Balli
Superior Court
Abe Hllinois Central Company
Allorney
Henry WW. Leman
Union Pabtic Halfway Company
Railway Securities Company
Aldrich Bill Amended on Railway Bonds for National Bank Notes
The Senate committee votes to remove railway bonds as security for national bank note circulation and to amend the bill to retain reform of current law limiting retirement of circulation to 2 million per month. Aldrich reports the action as unanimous and explains the committee’s concerns about railway bonds and security. An additional amendment governs circulation against various bonds, tying notes to market value and capping at par value to deter inflation by speculators.
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Associated Press
Warrington
D. C
Senate Commiites
Senate
Aldrich
Enate
Eleon
Minnesota
Coi
Automobiles travel across the West toward Omaha
Autos from several nations depart the Ogden Promontory area heading to Omaha. The French car from Grand Island Nebraska will delay for repairs while another French car aims for Omaha. Gasoline shortages are noted along the Fairbanks Alaska trail as distribution continues.
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Ogden
Utah
FPA
Rock Springs
Aix
Duke of Abruzzi in Rome and Florida Hideaway
The Duke of the Abruzzi arrived in Rome after talks with King Victor Emmanuel and Duke of Aosta and is rumored to have left for Paris. He has been in Florida, staying incognito in St. Augustine with Mrs Stephen Elkins and daughter Katherine Elkins before a sudden departure abroad.
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Victor Emmanuel
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Erkins
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St. Augustine
Fla
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Katherine Elkins
Engineer Judge Buchanan Dies From Stray Bullet Wound
Augusta Ga March 11 Judge A O Buchanan aged longtime circuit judge and former South Carolina attorney general died from a stray bullet wound received yesterday while riding a Southern railway passenger car reading near a window. No shooter identified. theory is stray bullet from someone practicing shooting. He was en route to meet brother in law Col James H Tillman.
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Southern Railway
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Capohs Tribune
Diphtheria Case Alerts Oshkosh Officials But No Quarantine
Complaint to Sheriff J G Rhyney reports a benign form of diphtheria in Oshkosh. The district school closed two weeks after the illness. no placard on the house yet. The patient is a four year old Bennett boy. Effie Smi presides over school board action. The Great Divide play seats go on sale at Pallman’s drug store with strong demand.
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Henry Bmiler
Grand Opera House
New York
Heart Disease Fatal Claims Martha DeMinter
Martha DeMinter of 125 Oak Street died at two this morning from heart disease. She was the daughter of Albert and, surviving are two sisters and several brothers, with services planned at 1 20 from the house and 2 from the Church. Rev. G M Weng to officiate and burial at Riverside cemetery. Also noted is the funeral of E S Weeks with survivors, services, and floral tributes detailed.
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Panic in New York as crowd breaks into riot at dig site
Disorder erupts in Peems-leath Xone when a thousand workers swarm a trench. The dig ends with several hurt and the scene quickly controlled by police and officials.
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Agenciated Press Newe York
British Premier Campbell-Bannerman Sinking
London March 17 reports the strength of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman is fading daily with grave views among his friends over alarming symptoms in his extremities as his health declines silently.
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Short Notes On Local Socials And Sports
The Misses Day and Weldner return from a business trip to Milwaukee and Chicago. The West End Reading club meets Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Cowling on Cherry avenues. The Fidelity choir will meet Wednesday at two o clock with Mrs. Barton. The Swastikes defeated the Neenah Brigade Midgets 55 to 11 in Oshkosh MC.A. Mrs J E Sanders and Charis Juneau travel to Fargo North Dakota for the funeral of Lewis Junpa. Timothy Thomas returns home from a southern trip via Chicago and other southern states.
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La Follette Defends View Against Panic and Aldrich Bill
Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette denounces the financial stringency as manufactured by financiers including J P Morgan and Standard Oil. He accuses them of crashing prosperity to stall reform and contends the Aldrich currency bill was used to sideline his tariff and monetary agenda.
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Willson Action Promised Over Tobacco Riots
An official from Frankfort Kentucky, via the Associated Press, states Willson will take action regarding the tobacco riots. The report notes potential measures planned for July to address the disturbances and unrest surrounding tobacco workers and distributors.
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