Jury Acquittal for Sharp as Coopers Unresolved
Nashville reports John Sharp, former sheriff, acquitted on the murder charge tied to former Senator Ledward Carmack. The same jury unable to reach a verdict on Duncan B. Cooper and his son Robin Cooper, Foreman Burke noting they were hopelessly tied regarding the Coopers. Judge Hart discharged Sharp and ordered further jury consideration for the Coopers, with court adjournment until 2 pm.
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Foreman
Coopers
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
John Sharp
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
Ledward W. Carmack
Hart
Foreman Burke
McCurn
Mr. Sharp
Debates Set as House Opens Tariff Battle Monday
AP dispatch from Washington describes House reconvening as discussion on the tariff bill begins with Dayne moving the measure from committee. Republicans cheer when Mr. Olinstead of Pennsylvania is named chairman. Paine says general debate starts Monday amid reported delays. Taft Knox diplomacy talks slated, while state department withholds postings. Democrats draft an address to the people outlining minority rules and caucus plans for Monday night. The fifteen member rules committee favors two thirds minority support binding on all members, with exceptions for written caucus pledges and constitutional questions.
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Associated Press
Washington, Th. C
House
Dayne
Olinstead
Pennsylvania
Paine
Tueedar
Taft
Knox
State Department
Cargill Coal Company Absorbs Duncan Coal Holdings
Special to The Northwestern reports a merger completed today as Cargill Coal Company assumes the holdings of Duncan Coal Company. The dock property owned by WW E Duncan has transferred to Cargill with possession to be taken next month.
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Green Bay
Cargill Coal Company
Duncan Coal Company
Dockroperty
WW. E. Duncan
Cargill Company
English Tourists Found Dead and Dying in Shack Near Station
Two English tourists were found at a shack near the Great Northern Station yesterday. One man appeared dead for two days, the other is dying and in a distressed, demented condition with no account of himself or the incident.
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Associated Press
Fernic
8. C
Great Northern
Yeapreay
Seized Customs House At Persian Gulf Seaport
The seaport of Bender Abbas on the Persian gulf has gone over to the Nationalists, with reports that the customs house was seized. Bender Abbas is a trade hub connected by steamship lanes to Bombay and other ports, with about 6,000 residents, primarily Arabs.
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Fersian Gulf
Associated Press
Teheran
Bender Abbas
Persian Gulf
Bombay
Strikers Gain Strength in Paris Telegraphers Strike
Paria March 19 There is no material change in the dispute as the government telegraph and post office strike continues. Military telegraphers and soldiers carry letters and railway mail clerks. Some 4 000 troops are at work while provinces gain adherents. leaders say victory may be near. Businesses rely on special messengers to keep provincial and external contacts. The government plans to extend time on financial papers until state services normalize.
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Associated Press
Paria
Selegraph
Post Office Armolleges
France
Ex-convict Joseph Brown lynched after Whitmar shooting
Joseph Brown, described as an ex convict, shot Chief of Police Scott White at Whitmar and fled to the mountains. A mob seized him from Whitmar jail at 1 30 AM and hanged him on a telegraph pole, later cutting the body down. White was hospitalized in stable condition and expected to recover. Brown had a history of prison terms and a violent reputation.
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Associated Press
Elking
W. V
Joseph Brown
Scott White
Whitmar
Here
Brown
White
Major White
Whitmer
Stubbs Breaks Monotony at Harriman Merger Hearing
J C Stubbs traffic manager for Harriman lines today broke the monotony of the Chicago hearing before Special Examiner Williams on the government suit to dissolve the Harriman merger. The examination largely followed prior lines, with the government continuing to gather evidence of railway competition before 1901 and the alleged merger not yet in effect.
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Associate Press
Chicago
J. C. Stubbs
Harriman Lines
Williams
Ault
Harriman
Western Railways
China Awakening Visits Duluth Imperial Magistrate Enroute to Virginia
Chu Dar Wong, Imperial magistrate of Kwangi province China, visits Duluth en route to Virginia Minn to inspect large machine works. He plans to order mining and manufacturing machinery to be shipped home after visiting U S factories.
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P Vess
Duluth
Minn
Chu Dar Wong
Kwang 3i Province
China
Virginia
United States
Murdered His Sweetheart in Norfolk Murder Case
In Richmond on March 19 Benjamin Gilbert a nineteen year old white youth was electrocuted in the penitentiary for the July murder of his sweetheart Miss Amanda Morse in Norfolk. The governor refused to interfere despite appeals for commute to imprisonment.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Benjamin Gilbert
Norfolk
Amanda Morse
Michigan Man Wins Dash at Oxford Cambridge Sports
London reports at Queen's Club C Wail of Michigan, a Rhodes scholar, won the hundred year dash in 15 seconds. Oxford also took the quarter mile in 53 seconds, marking another Rhodes Scholar triumph for the Americans.
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Associated Press
London
Oxfords
Cambridge
Queen's Club
C. Wail
Michigan
Oxford
Gradual Improvement In Business Despite Cold Morning
Dispatches to Dan's Review report gradual improvement in business volume, though progress remains conservative. A raw day with driving rain and a northeast wind finds pedestrians scarce as ashes are collected. an ash-cart driver, despite worn gear, hesitates then sails through the cold to work, showing resilience amid hardship.
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Associated Press
New York
Dan
Wife Beater Killed-No One to Blame
Charlottesville report recounts John Armstrong Chaloner defending a woman from an enraged husband. As Chaloner aided, the husband died from a gunshot fired during the scuffle. Chaloner and secretary Mor Money faced no blame for the fatality, per the account.
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Charlottesville, Va
John Armstrong Chaloner
William Astor
Aimelle Rives
Princess Troubetskoy
John Gillard
Attorney coaching witnesses in Stephenson probe sparks chorus of denials
Madison March 19 The Wisconsin senator primary inquiry heard charges that attorneys for Isaac Stephenson coached witnesses. Chairman Marsh cited alleged consultations before testimony triggering denials from Attorney W S Black and from committee members. Witnesses including J R Jones Roy Morse and Ex Senator McGillivray testified they received funds from the Stephenson camp with varying accounting details. Recess followed amid tension and a lighthearted aside about a “true love tale” and blues.
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Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Marsh
W. S. Black
Assembly
Karsh
J. R. Jones
Racine
Morey Hind
Jones
Stacine
Roy Morse
Fond du Lac
Stephenson Fund
Fond du Lac County
JS. J. McGillieray
Blae River Falla
Jackson County
Libaring
Hambrecht
Genertal
A.C. Titus
Charles Fretch
Cook
Stephenson
Stephenson Casmpalan
Himeott
Fond de Lac
Earl Morgan
Henry Overbeck
Morse
McGillivray
Marshi
W. B. Bleck
Count Forgach Alive Denies Berlin Nomination
Vienna March 1 reports say there is no truth to claims that Count Forgach the Austro Hungarian minister to Berlin has been nominated. The dispatches from Sertin and other outlets are contradicted by official sources denying any nomination.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Sertin
Count Horgach
Sustro-Hungartin
Berwin
Lesets
Cuban Uprising in Cuba Ends in Surrender and Gomez Praise
Rural guard insurgents in Santa Clara province surrendered after seven defectors fled into the woods with arms and horses. General Monteagudo reported that the fugitive party surrendered to Senator Jose Espinosa in Petrefous. President Gomez issued a congratulatory proclamation praising the republic and vowing punishment for mutineers. A special court martial will try the prisoners.
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Sahta Chet
Assa
Theyrirtyard
Woodg
Mar Arma
Monteagude
Remedios
Cortes
Jose Espinosa
Petrefous
Gomez
Republic
Love Finds The Way and The Convent Elopement
A romance tied to Mayor Buase’s family unfolds as Miss Emly Lee elopes with George Miller. Youthful opposition from parents and a Rock Island convent backdrop frame a dramatic escape via rooftop scaling, rope ladder, car travel to Gary Indiana, and a hasty train departure.
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Buase
Chicago
Emly Lee
Russe
George Miller
Miller
14G
Becaus
Miss Lee
Rock Island
Merns
Bik Aweetheart
Water Tanks Burst Killing and Wrecking in Parkeraburg
Two water tanks supplying Parkeraburg WV burst early this morning causing a flood that killed Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wagegic, seriously injured Dr. John Maloney and Mrs. Kate Earnest, and left many more hurt as homes and a church were demolished. Authorities attribute the disaster to an accident and estimate damage between 200000 and 250000 dollars.
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Associated Tress
Parkeraburg
W. Va
Walter Wagegic
John Maloney
Kate Earness
Clara Jones
Prospect
Deccan
BE John's Lutheran
Unesare
Dary
Walter Wupgir
Yale Students Honor Taft As First U S President
President Taft addresses Yale alumni and students, expressing gratitude for the honor and intent to remain involved with the Yale Corporation as long as possible. He thanks the university for its support, and Taft and Hadley depart to Hadley’s home amid cheering crowds after shaking hands with Professor Wheeler and his wife.
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Yale Corporation
United States
Yale
Tate
Taft
Hadley
Professor Wheeler
Trumbull Street
Wheeler
Crisis in Europe Raises Fear of War Amid Talks
A semi official communication to the Cologne Gazette reports deep pessimism between Thinging and Service over peace maintenance. The note warns that only strong pressure from powers, especially Russia, may drive Serbians to reason. Britain’s stance on a conference stiffens Serbia's resistance as Austria may invade soon. Optimism surfaces in Russia later of March 11 as Balkan developments draw keen attention and markets firm on foreign advices.
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Cry Associa
Berlin
Cologne
Thinging
Service
Great Britain
Bervia
Russia
St. Petersburg
Balkan
Transport Goes Ashore Near Puget Sound
Fragments of wirelegs indicate a United States transport ran aground near the entrance to Puget Sound this forenoon and several lives were lost. No confirmation available.
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Associated Press
Hevinghatm
Wnoeh
Puget Sound
New York
Lahigh Valley Railway
Jersey City
Nee
Tower Bastwood
Flamen
Carden
Malas
Ée Ood
Taft Visits New Haven University Before Alumni Banquet
President Taft arrived in New Haven from New York to attend a Yale University event. He was greeted warmly by President Hadley and students, with police and university leaders keeping order as he toured Woodbridge Hall. Taft announced he would delay major appointments for months and noted naval aide Lemmen Reid’s Washington accident, before departing for New York for the alumni banquet.
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Dent Taft
New York
Tadley
Taft
Anson Tielp Stokes
Cowles
Tla
Sarretary Stokes
Duraguers
Preut
Lemmen Reid
Washington
Yala
Preadent Taft
Preaident
Hadley
Woodpridge Hall
Mr. Taft
Camille
Peter Truax Dies After Long Life a Steuben County Pioneer
Peter Truax aged eighty one, born in Steuben County New York, died at his country residence near Eau Claire Wisconsin after a long life as a pioneer logger and farmer. He came to Eau Claire in 1855 and leaves a widow and sister among others. His real estate holdings were mainly in Superior and Eau Claire.
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Wis
Peter Truax
Steuben
New York
Superior
Eau Maire
Eau Claire
Burnham
Associated Prean
Richmond
Curtis F. Burnham
the Treasury
Grant
Gillespi
Grand Rapids
George D. Gillespis
Western
Jones Soaks Pacific Coast Offer To 20 000
A Los Angeles dispatch says President Comtskey will offer Melcher Jones a salary to join the league club this season. Jones values his services at 20 000 dollars and awaits a return trip via Portland where he quarters, while business interests take precedence.
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Chicago
Jones
Teeta
Portland
Ore
Derelict Schooner Cleopatra Reaches Wharves After Voyage
A derelict schooner Cleopatra arrived at St. Ceance's harbor carried by a sea rapt crew from a distant voyage. The vanished crew perished when the ship ran aground amid a gale off Pensacola on March 1. The wreckage was sighted by a passing vessel and towed to the quay for inspection.
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Ted Prose
Pensacola
Gulfines
Hero
Cleopatra
St. Ceance
Ahi
Sims Goes to Washington for Government Suit Review
States District Attorney Sima and assistant James J Wilkerson left today for Washington to confer with the attorney general regarding the unsuccessful conclusion of the government's suit against the Standard Oil company of Indiana.
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Sima
James J1
Wilkerson
Washington
Standard Off Company
Indiana
Name Day of the Pope Observed at Vatican
Rome march 19 associated press st josephs day the popes name day was celebrated at the vatican with special observations guests congratulated the pontiff at the end of the sermon the pope was congratulated by his questa on his recovery from a recent illness
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Associated Press
Rome
The
Vatican
Abduction Case Shocks Sharon as Ransom Demanded
Millionaire Frank TY Buhl offers to pay ten thousand dollars for William Whitla, eight, kidnapped in Sharon Pa. Police flood western Pennsylvania and Ohio counties. efforts to locate abductors and prevent violence intensify. Authorities warn against potential threats as searches expand to Cleveland and Warren with state constabulary aiding.
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Sharon
Fpa
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
William Whitla
James P. Whitla
Mgr. Whitla
Pennsylvania State Constibulary
Punxsutawney
Whitla
Salina
Rehear Tolay
Anna Lewis
William
East
Cleveland
South Sharon
Trowland Till
Warren
Thoamas Walker
William Thompson
Lil
Erie Raiteny
Sud
Kohler
Wile Whitby
Niles Atom
Belbard
Einige
Lene Cron
Cmovelind
Elfv
Temea PooWnhSstla
Weather forecast and observations note
A fragmentary weather brief indicates slightly colder tonight and Saturday. Local observations reference temperatures and times around March 19 with partial forecast details, including partly cloudy skies and a chilly end to tonight.
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Remerke
Clendy
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