Freight Train Collision Injures 36 at Los Angeles Crossing
In Los Angeles on March 9 a Pasadena electric car was struck by a freight engine at a Salt Lake crossing on Aliso street. Thirty six people were injured and one man later died. Passengers were hurled through windows with some pinned under the car. The freight cars carried lumber and the impact blocked the crossing. The motorman stated he had a clear signal and no warning whistle was heard.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
Salt Lake Tracks
Aliso Street
J.C. Austin
Charles Be, Lewis
Postal Telegraph Company
George Hopkins
Philadelphia
Frankfort Avenue
Thievar
Helen May
John Maloney
Michael Osborn
Frank Bromiley
Allegheny Avenue
Dawn Town
FPAKE Wrestler and Promoters Plead Guilty in Iowa Case
Council Bluffs Iowa March 9 fort Shores wrestler W F Harris and George Marsh pled guilty in a case tied to fixed boxing bouts and wrestling contests of the BKO called Maybray gang. Ten others pleaded not guilty. The operation stretched from the Pacific to the Atlantic with eighty five men in the organization. Authorities say the group swindled many wealthy men of hundreds of thousands of dollars by fixing events.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Fort Shores
W. F. Harris
George Marsh
BKO
French Official Accused of Embezzling Millions
Paris officials report Edmund Duez, a government liquidator for confiscated church property, embezzled up to four million francs, with earlier estimates at two million. Duez confessed to losing the funds in speculation.
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Paris
Edmund Duez
Duez
Duex
Pioneer Editor John Houston Dies in Quesnal
John Houston longtime Fort George Tribune editor and noted tramp printer who traveled across the continent in his early career has died at Quesnal B. Ie. His death marks the end of an era for regional journalism, leaving a legacy in press circles and a storied career from coast to coast.
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Vitoria
John Houston
Fort George
United States
Quesnal
B. Ie
Monster turtles halt steamship in open sea
Galveston March report from Captain Evans of the steamship Brazos says the vessel narrowly avoided serious damage after encountering a school of monster turtles weighing thousands of pounds. The ship plowed through some turtles, struck others, then slowed and steered around the mass to continue the voyage from New York.
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Galveston
Mar
Evans
Brazos
New York
Emeryville Race Track to Host Big Fight Arena
The Em eryville race track enclosure was chosen as the venue for the major boxing match after a meeting among Richard Gleason and Tom Williams. Architects will draft plans within days for a 60 000 seat arena at the track, signaling a landmark event in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Emeryville Race Track
Richard
Gleason
Tom Williams
Coroner to Probe Wellington Avalanche Deaths
Seattle March 9 Coroner Snyder will investigate the cause of the Wellington avalanche and why it struck the passenger train. He will subpoena practically all survivors Great Northern officials and crew. The inquiry will begin with the night before the slide meeting where passengers asked for guides and were refused.
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Seattle
Wellington
Snyder
Great Northern
Trimhmen
Sixty Two Bodies Found in Wellington Rescue Effort
In Wellington authorities report 62 bodies recovered from the disaster. Twelve were pulled from the wreckage yesterday and two more this morning as the salvage operation continues and the official inquiry opens tonight.
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Wellington
Dying Negro Preacher Lynched by Mob inGheenwoll
Parson Wallace, a Black preacher, was taken from jail and lynched by a mob in Gheenwoll Mississippi at noon after a gunfight with an officer in a duel last night. Most deaths were from the officer's shot.
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Gheenwoll
Miss
Mar. F
Parson Wallace
Wallace
Mine Operators Refuse Demands in Wage Strike Threat
Cincinnati dispatch says operators in the eastern and middle states refused miners demands for higher wages and an eight hour day. A strike is expected to follow.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Middle States
Trans-Andine tunnel opens linking Valparaiso to Buenos Aires
The Trans-Andine tunnel was completed and officially opened today marking a major 3000 metre bore. The new route connects Valparaiso and Santiago in Chile with Buenos Aires enhancing direct rail communication.
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Buenos Ayres
Valparaiso
Santiago
Chile
Buenoe Ayres
Ad Wolffarth Arrives Home to Cadillne Welcome Crowd
Cadillac Mich March 8 Ad Wolffarth Hillweight world champion returned home to a band and about 2000 citizens. An affectionate greeting occurred at the station followed by a large reception at the opera house.
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Cadillne
Mich
Ad Wolfart
Cadillac
Opera House
Atlanta Brokers Indicted Over Georgia Bucket Shop Laws
Five prominent Atlanta brokers were indicted in Atlanta Georgia on charges of violating anti bucket shop laws. Bench warrants were issued for their arrests.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Meat strike ends with hogs record price at stockyards
In Louis on March 9 the meat strike’s end brought a stockyard announcement. Best grade hogs set a new record at 10,365 dollars per hundredweight and Lambe also posted a new record at 9.25 dollars.
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Louis
Lambe
Standard Oil Protest Brief Filed in Supreme Court
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey argues in the U.S. Supreme Court that the 1899 merger of seven corporations, owned by the same men as Rockefeller allies, was not anti competitive and seeks to dissolve the lower court decree. Oral argument set for Monday in Washington as government lawyers prepare.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard 611
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of the United States
District of
Missouri
Wickersham
Same
Standard OS
Standard Oi Campany
John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
Oliver T. Payne
Henry M Flagler
Charles M
Congress
Standard Oil
Circuit Court
Nationwide strike favored by Keystone labor union
The Pennsylvania state federation of labor passed a resolution backing a nationwide sympathy strike for Philadelphia street car workers. President Mahon of the street car men declared a national strike the only remedy, signaling a shift after a failed general strike and rising unrest.
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Keystone State
Quaker City
Newcastle
State Federation of Labor Today
Philadelphia
Mahon
Twelve Baldwin workers strike in Philadelphia plant
Philadelphia March 9 twelve honored employees of the Baldwin locomotive works went on strike this afternoon. Strike leaders say the entire force of twelve thousand will be out by night.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Gompers to Philadelphia on return from Chicago
Washington reports Samuel Gompers will travel to Philadelphia immediately after returning from Chicago. It remains uncertain whether he will assume leadership of the strike depending on future developments.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cantell Flood Reported as Ice Gorges Rise Missouri River
Townsend Mont March 8 Ice gorges along the Missouri River have raised the river crest by about 25 feet in certain areas. The town of Cantell is reported flooded with rising water threatening nearby properties. Authorities urge precautions as conditions worsen.
If William Penn Might See Philadelphia Now
If William Penn could see Philadelphia today he might choose a different path for the city. The playful line imagines a founder rethinking a modern metropolis.
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William Penn
Philadelphia
Sein
Baseball Bugs to Organize League Friday
The Umatilla County Baseball league will be formally organized in this city next Friday evening. Representatives from Athena Weston and Pilot Rock will attend, with Pendleton and Athena teams to practice early next week. Fans anticipate good baseball as old stars consider returning to the diamond.
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Umatilla County
Commercial Association
Athena
Weston
Pilot Rock
Pendleton
Taft Pails To Keep Date With Uncle Joe
Washington, March 9. Taft’s official circle chortles over a telephone mix up with Speaker Cannon. Taft promised to pass the capitol in ten minutes to pick up Cannon for a ride. Cannon waited 25 minutes, then left. The president did not appear and no explanation was offered.
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Taft
Uncle Joe
Washington
Far
Cannon
Capital
Big Tim Sullivan to denounce crooked fight in courts
New York report quotes "Big Tim" Sullivan as staking 121 thousand dollars as pot for the Jeffries Johnson bout and warning he will denounce any crooked handling publicly and call all bets off forcing bets to go to the courts for resolution.
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New York
Big Tim" Sullivan
Tim
Lewiston in Center of Local Option Voting
Lewiston Idaho reports a local option election underway in Nez Perce county. Weather is fair but poor roads may depress turnout across many precincts. Both aides claim victory yet results remain doubtful.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Nez Perce
Rebels Seek US Intervention in Nicaragua Crisis
Nicaraguan revolutionary leaders asked Washington to intervene with conditions. They want Nicaragua named as provisional president excluding Madriz and Estrada, a soon free election with neither candidate, recognition of the rebellion as just, and US guarantee of fair elections.
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U. S
Madriz
Estrada
Washington, Mar
United States
Nicaragua
Selecti Ved
Revoluionist Movement
Texas to Grow World’s Largest Orchard in La Salle County
San Antonio reports Texas aims to speed fruit production with a vast 4600 acre tract in La Salle County. Plans call for apples pears peaches oranges limes lemons and figs with nearly one thousand acres for figs. About six hundred acres will be for berries and vegetables.
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San
Edwin Forrest Birthday Remembered at Forrest Home
Managers and residents of the Forrest Home for Actors in Holmeburg celebrated the birthday of Edwin Forrest the renowned American tragedian born in 1806. The event recalled his lasting impact on American theater in Philadelphia.
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Forrest
Philadelphia
Edwin Forrest
Forrest Home For
Holmeburg
Memorial services for William II held in Berlin
Impressive services were attended by the Kaiser and Imperial family in Berlin today to honor William II, the first German emperor, who died twenty-two years ago.
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Berlin
William II
Germany
P Thlénes Soon to Open in Ogden Utah
The Southern Pacific main line is expected to open tomorrow and officials report no further trouble on the Oregon Short Line in Idaho as high water recedes. The dispatches arrived today indicating the line restoration is near completion and service may resume soon.
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P. Thlénes
Ogden
Utah
March
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Tdaho
Militia Deployed for Strike Duty at International Paper
Two companies of state militia were dispatched to Corinth for strike duty as labor leaders issue a general strike order affecting eighty two miles of the International Paper company. Strike breakers were brought to the plant by the company.
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Saratoga
Corinth
International Paper Company
E Company
No rich donor funds for aging Dugllists and baseball players
The article notes a lack of philanthropy to pension superannuated Dugllists and former baseball players. It highlights the absence of wealthy benefactors supporting retirement needs for these athletes and calls attention to funding gaps in sponsorship and welfare programs.
Peary’s Pole Claim Faces Skepticism In Congress
Representative Macon of Arkansas challenged Commander Peary’s account of polar travel, arguing the explorer’s daily averages of 26 miles over rough Arctic ice are unrealistic and demanding concrete proof before any honor or reward is granted. The House naval affairs subcommittee voted to wait on action until documentation is provided.
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Coder
Macon
Arkansas
Peary
Washington
Hous
Naval Affairs
Pole
Maconn
Cook Life
Bartlett
Wilbur Wright Plans Business and Pleasure Endeavor
Newport Illinois March 9 Wilbur Wright intends to combine business with leisure by building a shop for aircraft construction and repair near a summer colony. He has contracted to sell several airplanes to wealthy devotees of the sport.
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Newport
R. IL
Wilbur Wright
Aerla Myers
Wright
New Battleship Posen Damaged by Fire
Kiel March reports the battleship Posen suffered a fire in its store room last night. Steel walls of the magazine warped. The warship is expected to undergo a trial trip soon after repairs.
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Kiel
Mar
Posen
Magasine
Gossip Says Premier Asquith Wants Divorce
In London today rumors claim Premier Asquith and his wife seek separation. Friends say he will resign Liberal leadership and retire from the Premiership. The king is expected to elevate Asquith to a peerage.
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London
Asquith
Survivor of Powder Explosion at Treadwell Mine
In Juneau Alaska Tila Dere etieh wearing tag thirteen is the sole survivor of the powder magazine explosion at the Treadwell mine last Wednesday. Thirty seven were killed Deree teh is badly injured but expected to recover.
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Juneau
Alaska
Tila Dereetieh
Treadwell
Dereeteh
Unidentified Man Found Dead in City Park
Workmen discovered a dead man in a San Diego park with a bottle and unsigned note stating the writer suffered from consumption and intended to take poison. The deceased is believed to be German. A pocket tag reading T. J. Nettleton New Zealand and a Portland fair 1909 mark were found.
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San Diego
Cal
Portland
T. J. Nettleton
New Zealand
Slayer of Indians Surrenders in Aberdeen
Fred Pope who shot and killed several Quintalt Indians voluntarily surrendered to Indian Agent Archer in Aberdeen Washington. The surrender ends fear of a tribal feud.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Fred Pope
Archer
Prohibition Bill Rejected in Commonwealth Vote
Richmond Virginia reports the state wide prohibition measure failed today by a 49 to 45 margin. The defeat marks a decisive setback for supporters and a narrow win for opponents.
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Richmond
Seattle votes for wide open town mayor election
Seattle on March 9 saw Hiram Gil win the mayoralty by a large plurality amid strong bets on his “wide open” town platform. The result also approved charter amendments establishing a semi commission form of government for the city.
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Seattle
Mar
Hiram
Gil
Gill
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