Suffragettes Given Two Months Hard Labor Sentence
Two suffragettes involved in window smashing in London on March 5 receive two months imprisonment with hard labor. Alice Wright, an American, gets a similar sentence, prompting dismay among suffragettes. A separate note reports Congressman Burleson of Texas alleging a political trust among Harmon, Underwood, and Clark against Gov. Wilson for the presidential nomination.
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London
Alice Wright
Burleson
Texas
United States
Harmon, Underwood and Clark
Gov. Wilson
Maryland bill seeks hotel rate control during convention
A Maryland legislature bill proposes placing hotel rates under public service commission oversight for the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore. The measure targets price regulation during the national event and assigns regulatory authority to the PSC.
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Maryland
Publi Service Commission
Baltimore
The Way to Wealth and Bank Security
The text extols industry and frugality as paths to wealth and advises prudent saving. It notes Benjamin Franklin’s maxim and praises the Exchange National Bank for offering a safe place to keep money with attentive service.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Exchange National Bank
House Approves Ship Trust Probe Resolution
The House adopted a unanimous resolution to investigate an alleged shipping trust. The action sets the stage for a formal inquiry into potential collusion and market manipulation affecting maritime trade.
Sugar bill report spurs investigation probe on shaping trust
In Washington on March 5 the House unanimously passed a resolution calling for an investigation into the alleged shaping trust in sugar policy. Chairman Underwood of Ways and Means reports the bill favors a free sugar stance while the probe into Lawrence strike continues.
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Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Lawrence
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
The
House Today
Shaping Trust
Sugar Tariff Revision Bill Reported Favorable
Washington March 5 The sugar tariff revision bill for free sugar was reported favorably to the House today by Chairman Underwood.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
House
Underwood
Witnesses Describe Police Clubbing Women at Station
Associated Press dispatch reports Miss Tema Camatta of Philadelphia testifying at the Lawrence strike probe hearing. She saw children shoved into a mass by police while trying to lead them to a train and observed policemen clubbing women in a patrol wagon. Simon Knebel testified he saw a young nonstriker woman clubbed. He was arrested and barred from returning to Philadelphia.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Tema Camatta
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Simon Knebel
Knebel
Outbreak of meningitis closes McKinney schools and gatherings
An outbreak with four meningitis cases and two deaths causes alarm in McKinney prompting suspension of public schools and cancellation of all public gatherings. The report notes rising public concern and calls for action.
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McKinney
Natives Advance on City Reportedly Under Way
An unconfirmed report says native troops are advancing on Tien Tsin as two U S gun boats head to Taku and Japanese infantry are due tonight. Germany has withdrawn more troops to Tien Tin, with German and Allied positions tense near the Pei Ho river.
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Associated Press
D.epetch
Tien Tsin
United States
Taku
Pei Ho River
Tien Tin
Estimate of fatalities reported after clash near concession
It is reported that about 1,000 people were killed in the recent fighting between republicans and villagers outside the British concession near WEI HAI WE on March 5. The large toll underscores the intense violence of the encounter and the casualties among local civilians.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Wei Hai WE
Noted killings surge among discharged troops in two provinces
Large numbers of discharged soldiers in Kwan Tung and Kwang Si are murdering and looting. Assassinations are frequent and many corpses are seen floating down the river. Officials say foreign powers would likely intervene if the situation were known abroad.
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Kwan Tung
Kwang Si
Associated Press
HQNG
Roosevelt Delegates Claim For Col Rosevelt With Taft Concession
Chairman Perry of the Roosevelt committee in Oklahoma City claims 279 delegates for Col Roosevelt and concedes 78 to Taft. He asserts a favorable delegate count for Roosevelt in the early contest.
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Taft National
Geo. W. Perkins
New York
Rosevelt
Munsey
Washington
F. A Munsey
International Harvester Committee
Perry
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Committee
Associated Press Dispatch
Oklahoma City, Ok
Col. Rosevelt
Taft
D. K. Allison Badly Hurt in Yard Accident
D C Allison is confined to his bed after a Monday accident in Pinckley’s coal yard when rotten wood collapsed on him while tearing down a shed. He was helped up and taken home. a physician said internal injuries were likely though not yet certain.
Rebels Ready for Advance on Mexico in Chihuahua
From El Paso reports say rebels hold peaceful posession of Chihuahua and plan an advance on Mexico. March actions include artillery targeting Torreon while strong resistance is expected in the South ward with troops to the front.
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Chihuahua
City
Associated Press
wWispatch
EL Paso
Mexico City
Military School to Supply 100 For Front
The Tlalpan military school will release 100 students for frontline duty. Orozoco faces stubborn resistance on the southward march as seventeen carloads of artillery head to Torreon. Gen Blanquet leads 1000 troops expected northward in anticipation of anti foreign sentiment. Paris reports France will send a warship to Mexico amid fears of an anti foreign movement.
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Atillery
Torreon
Associated Press
Mexico City
Mlitary School
Tlalpan
Orozoco
Blanquet
Paris
France
Mexico
Americans Flee Mexico Amid Rising Troubles
A broad exodus of U.S. residents is continuing as concerns and unrest in parts of Mexico prompt many to relocate. Officials note ongoing emigration patterns and urge caution for travelers and expatriates.
Weather report from New Orleans turns colder tonight
New Orleans weather outlook shows tonight clear and cold with freezing temperatures. Wednesday calls for fair skies and rising temperatures as the week proceeds.
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New Orleans
Taft circular letters from Roosevelt headquarters exposed
Roosevelt headquarters released a Taft circular letter alleging campaign managers for Taft rely on threats and praise directed at postmasters and Federal employees. The memo closes with optimism for Taft and asks for assistance and information, signed by W. R. McKinley.
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Federal
Taft
W. R. McKinley
Texas Republicans Endorse Roosevelt in Fort Worth
The Texas Republican executive committee voted 27 to 1 to back Col. Roosevelt. Fort Worth was named the state convention site as Harmon supporters form a Dallas group led by Ace Maxey to back Gov. Harmon in the Democratic presidential race. A Dallas jury deliberates in the Fanny Flanary case with no verdict yet.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Fort Worth
State Republcan Executive Committee
Col. Roosevelt
Harmon
Dallas
Gov
Ace Maxey
Sherman
Flanary
Fanny Flanary
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