Explosion on Alum Chine Colliery Kills Dozens in Baltimore
A massive dynamite blast near Baltimore's lower harbor destroyed the British steamer Alum Chine and damaged the collier Jason. The explosion killed at least seven to thirty men, with many more injured as vessels and nearby launches battled the blaze and debris.
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Altimore Barrier
Mes Joup
Alem
Panfie Canal
Hawkee Point
United States
Jason
Maryland Steel Company
Alum Chine
Jerome
James Goodhues
Tnto
Alum Bine
Eset
Atlantic
Weather and disaster notes with multiple reports
The weather forecast for Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity calls for snow this afternoon with rain or snow tonight or Saturday and warmer temperatures near freezing. A Baltimore explosion rattled towns up to 100 miles away, collapsing a Sparrowe Point school and injuring children while many stevedores remain unaccounted for.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Chicago Butter Doped Claims and Revenue Seizures
Chicago officials report half the butter in cold storage adulterated by added moisture. About 300000 pounds have been seized and will be confiscated, with suits expected against dealers for evading a ten cent per pound tax and penalties. Since the probe began, 20 million pounds have reportedly vanished from warehouses.
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Chicago
Internal Revenue
Revenue Department
Fatal Mill Explosion Kills Three in Sharon
A puddling furnace at the Wilkes rolling mill in Sharon explodes this morning. Three workers are killed and six injured as molten metal scatters for miles and the mill is nearly wrecked.
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Sharon
Wilkes
Benjamin Kahn Convicted of Arson in South Bend Fire
South Bend Ind March 7 Benjamin Kahn was found guilty of arson for setting fire to the Farmers and Workingmen's Friend store in the city last April. The jury had deliberated since late Wednesday afternoon and Kahn faces sentencing Monday after prosecutors tied him to the so-called arson trust and to Benjamin Fink whose trial starts next week.
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Ind
Benjamin Kahn
Kahn
Farmers’ and Workingmen’s Friend
Benjamin Fink
Miss Roosevelt Bride April 4
Oyster Bay March 7 The wedding of Ethel Roosevelt daughter of Colonel Roosevelt to Dr Richard Derby of this city has been fixed for Friday April 4 at the Episcopal church there.
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Ethel
Colonel Roosevelt
Richard Derby
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Sears Wages For Women In 1912 At $5 To $9 A Week
Chicago march 7 leading merchants of Chicago testified before the state senate investigation commission on wages and vice. Rosenwald of Sears Roebuck 4732 women and girls averaging 9 12 weekly with the lowest 5 for 16 year olds. 1465 workers earned under 8 weekly. Miller noted minimums set by a department store committee. Rosenwald argued no strong link between wages and morality, while acknowledging some could survive at home on 5 and 8 if they supported themselves. The firm earned about 7 million in 1911 with a 12 million surplus in 1912. He said raising wages could hinder profits, and Illinois firms would face competition from states without such laws. A 17 year old who earned 4 50 says she was 14 when hired and later earned 7 50, describing forewoman scolding and occasional flirting among workers. The payroll records were left with the committee for executive review.
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State Senate
Vice Investigation Commission
Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
G. H. Miller
O'Hara
Miller
Illinois
Suffraget Gets Eighteen Months
London March 7 Miss Joycer Locke real name Olive Wharry suffraget sentenced to 14 months imprisonment for setting fire to a pavilion in Kew Gardens Feb 20 costs to be paid and a 1000 bond for good behavior two years after release Judge warns of another year if peace is not kept Hunger strike declared by Wharry Budapest Hungary March 7 Lower house adopts government suffrage reform bill enfranchising many women Troops crowd the capital amid socialist threats to strike but no disturbances early in the day
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Joycer Locke
Olive Wharry
Kew Botanical Gardens
Miss Wharry
Miss Whar
Hungary
Budapest
Testimony on Blame in Widowed Mother's Struggle
In testimony Acting Governor O'Hara questioned a woman about blaming a girl who supports a widowed mother on eight dollars a week if she died by her own actions. She answered she would not blame.
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O'Hara
Queen 50 Years On Briton Soil
London marked the 5th anniversary of Queen Mother Alexandria arriving in Britain as a Danish princess. The lord mayor and London officials presented an address from citizens. Windsor and Margate mayors offered congratulations. Members of the diplomatic corps visited Marlborough House during the day. In Orando, Florida a man had his first haircut in 17 years at a public square bandstand.
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Great Britain
Alexandria
Marlborough House
Windsor
Margate
Aged resident Cade Hill Ends 17-Year Hair Cut
Cade Hill, an elderly resident, received his first haircut in 17 years during a public event. Hill had pledged in the 1896 campaign to let his hair grow until a Democrat was elected president.
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Cade Hill
Hill
Arab Mutineers Shot at Gallipoli Peninsula
Constantinople March 7 Fifty mutinous Arab soldiers in Turkish regiments guarding Gallipoli and the Dardanelles were executed to deter others. The troops, from Asia Minor, complained of extreme cold and said they were too numbed to fight.
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Gallipoli
Dardanelles Straits
Asia Minor
Darrow Favored in Poll of Jury Acquittal Report
In Los Angeles on March 7 the jury in the Clarence Darrow bribery case had not reached a verdict at noon, with reports showing nine to three in favor of acquittal. Jurors had been deliberating since 8:30 this morning as a large crowd gathered at the courthouse.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Darrow
Lure Card Ties Missouri Man to Minnesota Shooting
Police and a coroner believe a postal card asking when to expect "my dear little man" lured Clyde Darling to a site where he was shot Wednesday night. The card, found in Darling's coat at Professor Olson’s University of Minnesota home, prompted handwriting tests. Olson remains in custody, offering only a brief remark about his defense.
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St. Paul
Minn
Clyde Darling
Darling
Professor Olson
University of Minnesota
Olson
State seeks death for couple in singer murder case
Chicago on March 7 the case of Charles Cramer the clown and high diver and his wife on trial for the murder of Sophia Singer was to go to the jury today. The state asked the death penalty for both.
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Chicago
Ceee
Charles Cramer
Sophia Singer
Fire in Hot Springs business district kills three women and a man
A morning fire in Hot Springs Ark ripped through a gas explosion in the upper Central Avenue business district. Four people are reported dead including three women and one man as investigators probe the blaze.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Upper Central Aver
Wilson Confers With Party Leaders On Sherman Law
President Wilson meets party leaders in Washington to discuss economy and the Sherman law. He favors clarity of law and plans regular cabinet sessions while considering appointments and publicity of cabinet proceedings. Daniel C. Roper named as first assistant postmaster general among three anticipated appointments.
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Wilson
Congress
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Fitzgerald
House Appropriations Committee
Taft
Trenton
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
Gener
Tariff Cuts Proposed Face House Ways and Means
Washington March 7 The Ways and Means Committee begins its tariff work with a largely unchanged Democratic lineup. Leaders Underwood favor quick tariff measures while delaying other business until December. Currency legislation faces some support, with Wilson backing tariff as the session’s main effort.
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House Ways and Means
Underwood
House
Committee
Wilson
Senate
Wison
Clarke Becomes Senate President Pro Tem In Surprise Vote
Democrats in the Senate chose Senator Clarke of Arkansas for president pro tem over Senator Bacon of Georgia by 27 to 14. The caucus choice is effectively the Senate election. Nell renominated as labor statistics commissioner. James R. Blakeslee named third assistant postmaster general.
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James R. Blakeslee
Pennsylvania Democratic Committee
Clarke Senate
Democrats
Senate
Senator Clarke
Arkansas
Bacon
George
Tapia Surrenders in Guadalupe Hidalgo After Huerta Conflict
Rafael Tapia, who fought against Huerta after Madero's death, surrendered at Guadalupe Hidalgo where the 1848 treaty with the United States was concluded. Tapia, once Vera Cruz rural guard chief, is seen as a major government gain.
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Mexico City
Rafael Tapia
Huerta
Madero
Guadalupe, Hidalgo
Mexico
United States
Tapia
Vera Cruz
Speaker Clark Reflects On Birthday At 64
Speaker Clark turned 64 on March 7 and said he felt like 20. He spent the day in his office receiving callers and congratulations.
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Clark
Washington
Bribe Offered to Fix Jury in Hyde Murder Trial
Marshal Hollowell said Judge Porterfield he was offered 31000 to bring in a hung jury and 500 for acquittal. John Doe warrant issued as Kansas City reports the incident in the Hyde murder case.
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Marshal Hollowell
Dr. Hyde
Porterfield
John Doe
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