Martial law easing as guards withdraw from Rock Island
Three fourths of the national guardsmen who kept peace under martial law in Rock Island leave the city after a weekend conference. About 130 troops remain under Major Charles G. Davis. patrols continue at night, and primary day time looms with police augmentation planned. A murder and robbery occurred during the unrest, with arrests made. civic meetings face restrictions as authorities aim to erase disturbances from the public mind.
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Davis
Rock Island
Morrison
Galesburg
Freeport
Lincoln Club
Second Avenue
Twentyfourth Street
Rufus Phoenix
W. A. Rosenfield
Bruner
Harry MacCaskrin
Charles G. Davis
John St. John
Johnny
John
George Graves
Charles Cole
George Chaney
C. H. Smith
Marquis Lindholm
R. C. Gates
C. 8. Johnson
Bert Coline
William Allison
Carl Anderson
Albert Scholm
Henry Taddeoff
Frank Maxer
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Davenport and Vicinity
Rain or snow tonight with generally fair Tuesday and little temperature change. Tonight minus near freezing. 7 am 32. Yesterday high 55 low last night. Wind 6 mph. precipitation .44 inch by 7 am. Humidity 91 at 7 pm and 99 at 7 am. water stage 11.7, down one foot in 48 hours. Astronomical events include partial lunar eclipse not visible in US and evening stars Mercury Mars Saturn Venus Jupiter. Local forecaster J. M. Sherier.
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J. M. Sherier
United States
Leo
Bootes
Virgo
Corvus
Cancer
Gemini
Taurus
Arcturus
Spica
Regulus
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Supreme Court Upholds Trust Laws Ousting Two Oil Firms
The Supreme Court today affirmed Missouri anti trust laws and sustained the action to remove Standard Oil Company of Indiana and Republic Oil Company of New York from Missouri. The decision marks a reversal for Commerce Court and reinforces state authority over monopolistic practices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Missouri
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Republic Oil Company of
New York
Mine Pits of Country Remain Under Suspension Today
Local authorities report that several mine pits in the country remain under suspension as investigations continue. Officials warned crews to halt operations and assess safety measures amid ongoing inquiries and regulatory review.
Endurance contest sparks Iowa push on commission plan
In New York on April 1 a federal church council committee discusses a Wisconsin plan and the Iowa legislature is asked to create a ministerial commission. Soft coal operatives vote referendum on a new wage pact as thousands of Christ in America address miners quitting in the anthracite sector.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
New York
Commission On the Church and Social Service
Federal Council of the Churches
Chicago
Coal of Christ
America
Muscatine
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Southwestern
Rocky Mountain States
West Virginias
Kentucky
National Guard
Industrial Commission
Charles E. Bacon
Federal Council
Henry A. Atkinson
Scott Will Stay At South Pole Expedition Extended
Captain Robert F. Scott will remain in the Antarctic for another winter to finish scientific and exploration work begun on the Terre Nova voyage. He reported being 150 miles from the pole on Jan 3, with winter delaying a future message. The 1910 expedition carried 58 officers and men, dogs, and motor sledges, aiming for science first and pole reach second.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Robert F. Scott
Antarctic
Scott
Akaroa
Banks Peninsula
Pole
South Pole
Terre Nova
Ross Sea
Polar
Christchurch
Great Plateau
Powell
Great Ice Barrier
Amundsen
Bay of Whales
Supreme Court limits interstate power and labor actions
The Supreme Court reversed the Commerce Court, ruling the ICC can compel water lines to report on intrastate business. It upheld federal power to void about three thousand land conveyances by full blood Cherokee Indians. An Everglades inquiry indictment targeted Elliott, Morehouse, Teele, and Singleton for false vouchers. The piece also discusses coal wage talks, referendums, and calls for an industrial commission amid widespread labor tensions.
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Commerce Court
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Everglades
Florida Everglades
Department of Agriculture
C. G. Elliott
A. D. Morehouse
Ray Teele
Frank Singleton
Body Chaplain Dallam Found In Illinois River
Indianapolis April 1 The body of Chaplain John E Dallam of the 23rd Infantry stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison was found in the Illinois River near Meredosia Illinois two weeks after his mysterious disappearance A telegram to Colonel E F Glenn from Dallams brother Phillip Dallam says the cause of death is unknown Despondence due to illness is noted by Colonel Green Also Sugar Cut New York April 1 refined sugar reduced 10 cents per hundred pounds today
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Dallam
Illinois
Indianapolis
John E. Dallam
23Rd Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ilinois River
Meredosia
E. F. Glenn
Phillip Dallam
Warsaw
Green
New York
Mine Refusal Could Delay Production By Thirty Days
The passage notes that a thirty day rest is likely, delaying mine resumption even if referendum votes and talks are favorable. This interim could strain fuel supplies for diverse industries and complicate wage and working condition discussions for workers.
Clark First On Illinois Ballot On Presidential Ticket
Springfield April 1 Champ Clark leads the Democratic presidential ballot with 8 05 a m filing, Woodrow Wilson second at 8 06. Roosevelt to be listed second on the Republican ballot. Detroit April 1 electors in 25 Michigan counties vote on local option amid varied city elections. Flint mayoral race sees GOP and Dem merger to oppose socialist challenger. Dry counties 18, wet 7.
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Springfield
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Clark
Wilson
Roosevelt
Detroit
Michigan
Flint
Mile record set by Disbrow on dirt track
San Diego reports Jay Eye See driven by Louis Disbrow completed a circular dirt mile in 38 3-5 seconds, a new world record, surpassing Oldfield’s 51 4-5 set in 1967. lap pace reached 108 mph. Hamburg notes launch of the armored cruiser J from Bloom & Voss, christened Seydlitz in honor of Frederick William von Seydlitz.
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San Diego
Cal
Jay Eye
Louis Disbrow
Oldfield
Hamburg
Bloom & Voss
Seydlitz
Frederick the Great
Frederick William von Seydlitz
Coroner's inquest extends amid riot testimony and witness delays
Witnesses including Chicago newspaper men are called before the coroner and grand juries. Officers Fitzsimmons Herges Kinney and Frankhauser, Dr Alfred Stocker, and fireman John Blaisdell testify as the coroner's jury and grand jury proceed. Additional witnesses like H M McCaskrin and Archie Hart appear amid delays and anticipated verdict tonight.
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Fitzsimmons
Julian G. Lamp
Woodman
John Blaisdell
Chicago
Donald Lawder
The
Examiner
Bernard
Roy H. Leek
Record-Herald
Frank Hayman
Frank Frickmen
Hart
Archie Hart
Sigfried England
Rock Island
Harry M. McCaskrin
Sam Wright
Fred Empire
Wallace Treichler
Charles Thornton
H. M. McCaskrin
Carpenters Strike Hits Chicago and Des Moines
Chicago on April 1 saw fourteen thousand carpenters go on strike seeking a five cent hourly wage rise. Cook county building projects worth thirty to fifty million dollars were disrupted as Des Moines also faced widespread construction stoppages.
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Chicago
Cook County
Des Moines
Street Car Collides with Aged Man in Muscatine
Charles Stromer aged 70 of 601 Evans street was fatally struck by a street car on West Front street at Linn. Warned by friends, he ignored danger and stepped in front of the vehicle, was knocked down, and his body dragged about 100 feet.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Charles Stromer
Evans Street
West Front Street
Linn
Petition for Rehearing Patent Monopoly Case
Washington April 1 defeated parties in the patent monopoly case asked the Supreme Court to rehear the issue before a full bench. The government joined the appeal requesting to intervene as the case involves enforcement of the Sherman anti trust law and is of great public importance.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interene
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Henry F. Ward
Methodist Federation For Social Service
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