Panama Tolls Debate Delayed by House Rule
Washington March 26 A rule to limit debate on the Panama tolls exemption repeal bill to twenty hours was presented to the house at 4 pm. Debates on rivers and harbors appropriations continued as leaders sought to open the tolls debate tomorrow. The scene featured packed galleries and procedural battles, with senate speeches and moves toward a probable vote by weekend.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Washington
DD. C
Panamapolis
Rules Committee
Wilson
White House
Lesars
Owen
Lewis
Why Madame Caillaux Says She Bought a Revolver
Paris March 26 Madame Caillaux testifies before examining magistrate Boucard in her fourth appearance regarding the assassination of Gaston Calmette editor of Figaro. She says she bought the revolver to be prepared for eventualities and would have shot Calmette if he failed to give satisfaction and to avoid a scandal.
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Mme. Caillaux
Associated Press
Paris
Henri Boucard
Madame Caillaus
Gaston Calmette
Figaro
Boucant
M. Calmette
Madame Cuaillaux
Johnson praises Wilson in Maine for Mexico policy
United States Senator Charles F. Johnson told the Democratic state convention in Portland that the administration’s policy toward Mexico seeks patience and toleration. He argued recognition of Huerta would be wrong, urged support for constitutional liberty, and defended the tariff law income tax and bank act as equitable and beneficial.
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Ey Associated Press
Portland
Charles F. Johnson
United States
Maine
Wilson
Mexico
Johnson
Huerta
Steamship Maui Reported Safe After Explosion Near Pearl Harbor
Fionolulu March 26 The Inter island steamship Maui which was said to have gone down last night with all hands after an explosion reportedly arrived safely at Kauai from Pearl Harbor on an un eventful voyage The vessel left port late yesterday with a cargo including explosives About forty men were aboard including crew and Hawaiian laborers The navy tug Navajo and the private tug Intrepid along with many launches searched for wreckage or bodies amid circumstantial reports of an explosion.
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Associated Press
Fionolulu
Interisland
Maui
Kauai
Intrepid
Dissolution of Pacific Northwest Telephone Trust Ends Sherman Suit
Portland March 28 The so called telephone trust controlling Ball system lines in Washington Oregon and Idaho was dissolved by decree accepted by the telephone interest and conceding the government's demand The decree advances peaceful reorganization and restores competitive conditions in the Pacific Northwest ending the Sherman anti trust action filed last July by the attorney general.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Telephone Trust
Pacific Northwest
Home Is Dynamited in Strike Turmoil at Silk Mill
A bomb exploded in a tenement house in South Norwalk Connecticut on March 26 as part of disturbances following a strike by weavers at the Muller Gloria silk mill. The building owner is a stockholder in the mills. No injuries were reported though tenants were panicked.
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Associated Press
South Norwalk
Conn
Muller Gloria Silk Milla
Toda
Bubon ic Plague Fatal First Victim Reported
Havana Cuba March 2 The existence of Lybonic plague officially was confirmed today when Carlos Arechaga a Spanish boy twelve years old died from the disease He was the first victim reported in the outbreak.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Carlos Arechaga
Day in Congress and Proceedings on Panama Tolls
The day featured Senator Owen backing repeal of the Panama tolls exemption. Representatives of prison contractors argued the Hughes bill to curb prison-product traffic is unconstitutional. Senator Weeks proposed a line of naval cruisers to carry mails and freight to South America and a constitutional amendment to adjust inauguration and congressional dates. House sessions debated Panama tolls repeal and urgent deficiency bill, while land and trusts issues were heard by committees.
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Debnie
Washington, D. C
Democratic House
Panama
House
Adamson
Commerce Committee
Doremus
Michigan
Knowland
California
Lafferty
Oregon
Senate
Owen
Fitzgerald
Ojinaga
Fort Gliss
Rivers
Kindel
Colorado
Post Office Department
Sparkman
Wilson
Covington
Maryland
Bell
Georgia
Torres
United States
South America
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Navy
New York
New Orleans
Valparaiso
Columbia
Minneapolis
Salem
Cheater
Ney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hughes
Weeks
Congress
I A. Ra
Public Lands Committee
Judiciary Committee
Wiliam H. Ingerac
Pft
Firemen killed as wall crushes heroics at Sioux City fire
Sioux City Iowa March 26 two firemen died as a wall collapsed during a blaze in a five story Anderson Furniture building. The fire spread to the adjacent Frank hotel with guests leaping to safety into life nets. Estimated damage from the Southeast Fourth and Nebraska block fire ranges from 300000 to 400000, with further losses from lantern sparked Estherville blaze at 10 45 am about 135000.
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Sincas
Associated Press
Sioux City
Fourth and
Nebraska Street
Jay
Frank Fulton
Company No
Seeley Lawton
Kellogg
Fiemen
Ed Roth
Canta Hose Company No
Kenneth B. Gant
William Doyle
Anderson Furniture Company
Fourth Street
Anderson
Frank Hotel
Moore Clothing Company
Moore Clothing Store
Central Bank
Estherville
STATE CHAPLAIN IS DEAD PROMINENT G.A.R. MAN DIES IN LA
Rev Garret R Van Horne longtime Illinois Grand Army chaplain dies in Los Angeles at age 72. A private in the First Illinois Light Artillery, he joined the Rock River Methodist Episcopal conference in 1865 and served twice as presiding elder of the Rockford district. Norwich cotton leader John Ecceles dies in Norwich at ? Madison grocer William A Oppel dies at 79 with daughter Lillian Schweiser of La Crosse and son William A. Oppel surviving
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Rockford
Ill
Gartret R. van Horne
Ilinois Department
Grand Army of the Republic
First
Illinois Light Artillery
Rock River Methodist Episcopal Conference
Norwich
Conn
John Ecceles
Madison Grocer
Nectal
Northwestern
Madison
Wis
William A. Oppel
Lillian K. Schweiser
la Crosse
New Green Bay Freight Depot Planned by C N W
Green Bay Wis March 26 A new freight depot costing 50000 will be built this year by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway company. Plans for a modern brick building have been prepared by engineers and work will begin after frost leaves the ground. A rearrangement of tracks to the depot on newly purchased property will be made and offices will be placed on the second floor.
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St. Peel Railway Company
Green Bay
Northwestern
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Double death by own action feared in New York
In an up town apartment, Frank Lanow and his wife were found dead. Doctors disputed whether Lanow died by his own act or from long illness cancer, while Mrs Lunow’s death is attributed to gas inhalation via a rubber tube from an open jet. A physician had warned Lanow he might not survive the night.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank Lanow
Sanow
Lunow
Negro Surrenders After Saloon Killing
Louis Hallstrom, a Black man, confessed to killing Ed Denne and wounding Earl Hinnkell in a northside saloon over twenty five cents on March 8. He surrendered to police saying he wanted a night’s sleep and that he cannot rid himself of the crime.
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Assocated Press
Chicago
Louis Nir~ Strom
Ed Denne
Ear
Hinnkell
Hallstrom
Married Fifty Years Observed in Green Bay
Special to The Northwestern. In Green Bay Wisconsin on March 26 Mr and Mrs Paul Madsen celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The couple has lived in Green Bay for over forty years and were married in Denmark in 1344.
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Green Bay
Wis
Paul Madsen
Denmark
Blast Causes Tremor in Michigan Copper Country
Earth shocks were felt across Houghton Michigan as an air blast in a mine likely caused the tremor. No damage reported though workers face danger from falling rock during such blasts. Members of a congressional investigative committee were a mile below the surface when one disturbance occurred last month.
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Michigan
Army Chief Resigns and Crisis for Asquith
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Sir John French resigning as chief of the imperial staff amid a broader army leadership discontent over Ireland guarantees. Premier Asquith faces a cabinet rift as senior officers contemplate resignations, with Lloyd George signaling an imminent government statement and mentions that more officers may follow in Ulster-related tensions.
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Associated Press
London
Asquith
John French
Imperial Staf
Ireland
Seely
War Office
Erala
David Lloyd George
Exchequer
French
Ewart
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Buckingham Palace
King George
Cavalry
Curragh
Ulster
Issics Tcseaee
Mollwitz Approached as Promising First Baseman Offers Grow
Brook Federal club extends a three year contract offer to Fred Mollwitz, promising Chicago Nationals first baseman, with a salary of 3.60 per seat. Mollwitz would accept if Chicago raises pay. report cites scout Mike Malloy who recommended him from the Wisconsin Minors. Weaver and Scott of Chicago Americans also report Federal offers and are ordered to stay with touring section under Manager Carlihan. National Board rulings note league changes and player transfers including Atlantic league naming, and Watsonville to Modesto franchise shift with multiple player moves.
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Tho Federals
Associated Press
Savago
Fred Moll
Chicago Nationals
The
Brook Federals
Chicago
Louisville
Cubs
Mollwits
Mike Malloy
Murphy
Brooklyn
Weaver
Scott
Chicago Americans
Federn
Carlatian
National Board
Auburn
N.Y
National Board of 'Uration
National Association Pessional Baseball Teagiea
Colonial League
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Chee the Chow Mourns for Jade Collar Loss
Lillian Russell reports her Chow Chee missing after a jade bead collar worth 2000 dollars vanished with him. The necklace collar was a gift from a Shanghai friend and the dog wore it for only a week before disappearing.
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Chee
Lillian Russell
Lilian Russell
Chow
Shanghai
China
Miss Russell
Tanto
Woodman Signs with Ruth Falu Team of Federal League
Court, March 20. Courtney Woodman, pitcher for Wall River and Haverhill in the New England League, has signed to play with the Ruth falu team of the Federal league. Lowell manager Grey recently offered Haverhill thirteen players for Woodman. Terms not announced.
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Braquite Aginst
Virginia
Minn
ORL
Boston
Mass
Courtney Woodman
Wall River
Haverhill
New England
Ruthfalu
Grey
Lowell New England
Woodman
Jealous man kills rival in Kansas buggy fight
William Petty and Andrew Medford were arrested after a fatal Kansas fight near Dearing left Preston Seeley dead and Isabel Stewart fatally wounded. Medford suffered a serious hand wound while Seeley reportedly provoked the struggle by pulling Petty from a buggy ridden by Miss Stewart. Seeley's jealousy over Petty's attentions to Miss Stewart sparked the deadly incident.
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Associated Press
Independence
Kan
William Petty
Andrew Medford
Dearing
Here
Preston Seeley
Isabel Stewart
Medford
Wann
Oklo
Petty
Stewart
Seeley
Miss Stewart
Tannenbaum Defense Opens Case In Unemployed Protest
In Norfolk March 21, the defense for Frank Tannenbaum in the unlawful assemblage trial during unemployed demonstrations argued the state’s witnesses misrepresented facts. Attorneys say Tannenbaum urged calm and urged shelter for protesters if denied entry, while a German reporter noted orderly conduct outside St Alphonsus church amid church disturbance.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Frank Tannenbaum
St. Alphonso 4
Fannenbaum
Herma Weidelmelen
Tannenebaum
Halt In Koehler Case Delays Court Martial
Associated Press reports the Koehler court martial on charges of immoral conduct was not reopened as officers at Fort Terry could offer no explanation. Major Koehler had vanished for hours before authorities announced he had left the island.
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New London
Conn
Bensasain AM
Koehler
Fort Terry
Lepore
Tad Pot
Play Withdrawn Over Morality Conspiracy Threats
Downtown St Louis theater withdraws a play about commerce and vice after the prosecuting attorney orders warrants on all actors for conspiracy to subvert public morals. The move follows threats to halt the production if it remained open.
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Associated Preex
St. Louia
Importers Are Sued Over Juice Imports in Nassau Case
Two federal suits filed in New York allege underpayment and misrepresentation of pineapple juice imports from Nassau. The J B Johnson Company, a Nassau plantation and canning operation, is targeted under revenue laws. The government seeks penalties and restitution for alleged undervaluation of imported juice.
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Associated Press
New York
J. 8. Johnson Company
Nassau
Paper Makers Strike at Marinette Menominee Plant
Three hundred workers at the Marinette Menominee Paper company walk out after wage raise petition denied. Plant idle, deadlocked labor dispute. company refuses to grant 25 cent daily rise while workers vow a long walkout.
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Marinette
Wis
Marinette- Menominee Paper Company
Polar Bear party members report letters from Arctic voyage
Boston dispatch describes two letters received in May by Dr Samuel J. Mixter from a Polar Bear party member aboard the Belvedere and Polar Bear during Stefansson’s Harvard expedition. The notes recount journeying toward the Polar Bear, Karluk’s fate, and recent ice and transit conditions around Collinson Point and Barrow.
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Axaor Church
Neenah Men Multicted In Seven Livery Cases
iSpecial dispatch reports Neenah men and a Milwaukee suit in seven livery related cases. Sentences include up to seven months at the house of correction and fines from 10 to 100 dollars. Names cited include Aubey Ushel, George Theby, Henry Pringle, Peter Webber, Fred Applebe, and J. Burgan among others.
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Milwaukee
Wit
Jie K
M. Larlid
Aubey Ushel
Ailes
House of Correction
George Theby
Trar
Wiliam Kasson
Milwaukee primary shows heavy first choice, sparse second votes
Special to The Northwestern Milwaukee reports 2 000 of 90 000 votes cast in Tuesday's primary produced few second choices. Bading led second choices with Otten 689 Rose 1 Seidel 0. Rose supporters backed Rose second, while Otten voters favored Bading and Rose. Socialists split seconds with Bading 80 Otjen 101 Rose 113.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bading
Otten
Rose
Seidel
Ofl
Thading
Ax Follo Bading
Socialista
Alka
Otjen
Clarke Renominated in Arkansas Democratic Primary
Practically complete returns from sixty five counties show United States Senator James A. Clarke with a 744 vote lead over associate justice William A. Kirby in the Arkansas Democratic primary. Kirby does not admit defeat.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
United States
James A. Clarke
William A. Kirby
Kirby
Rebels Routed in Mexican Border Fighting Amid Calm News
Mixed telegrams report rebels routed at Gomez Palacio with heavy losses while uncertainty grips officials and civilians. General Villa’s fate and the Ciudad Juarez front remain unclear as air and wire communications fail and consular reports note no confirmed danger to Americans.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mexico
Gomez Palacio
EL Paso
Tex
Luis Terrazas
Chihusahus
Lula Sr
Washington
D. C
Mexico City
Torreon
State Department
Tiahualillo
Coahuila
Garrett
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
Laredo
Texas
Fran Villa
Comex Palacio
Orreon
Chihuahua
Muerte
War Department
Wil
Bol
Muchuel Chao
Chihimhua
General Villa
Quorum Blocked by Peru Congress Amid Disorder
Official dispatches from Lima, Peru, summarized by the State Department say the Peruvian congress again failed to secure a quorum because of obstructive actions by the anti-Leguma party. Street riots in Lima have grown amid government unrest.
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Vecaovien Congress
Anti-Leguma
Vy Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lima
Peru
State Department
and-Lequia
Idle Army on the Move Reaches Pueblo
A detachment of about 150 from General Kelley’s army of the unemployed arrived in Pueblo coming from Grand Junction. They were fed bread and beans in the railway yards under police supervision and planned to depart for Denver later today.
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Kelley
Colorado
Associated Press
Pueblo
Colo
Grand Junction
Denver
City of Appleton Rejects All Bids For Paving Work
The city of Appleton Wisconsin rejects every bid for paving projects and orders the work done by city crews this year. The council acted this morning after bids were refused. The rough note about luck appears as a stray line in the item.
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Appleton
Wis
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