Fire Roars as Guests Flee Seven Story Club Building
In St Louis a Missouri Athletic Club blaze killed at least six with 26 more unaccounted and 29 injured. The building housed 75 guests. security losses include a bank vault with about 1 million in currency. Fire began about 2 am on the third floor amid a gym and registered guests evacuated by staff.
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St. Louis
Missouri Athletic Club
Swingley
L. A. Ruff
Hardware
A J. Odegard
Edwin C. Kessler
John M. Rickey
Chicago
Treaster
Ford Motor Company
James Reilly
Reisinger
Becker
Norman
Roe
Reis
McGilland
A.D. Harned
Edward Kaub
RC. Little
Charlies Schimmel
J. E. Chas Bett
St. Louis Republic
Roby Green
Herrin
Lis Mie
Mrs. McGill
Bishop
Torney
Walter Fritsch
Lewis Gaylord
New York
Fire devastates club in downtown blaze
A major fire at a downtown club caused extensive damage estimated at 1 million dollars. Firefighters battled walls and ceilings as guests, including executives Walter Fritsch and Mor Decai Brown, escaped by ropes and bedsheet lanyards from upper floors. Dozens injured, many transported to hospitals, police cleared crowds to let responders work.
Kelley Army Clash Ends in Riot at Frisco
In Sacramento on March 9 three militia companies guarded General Kelley and 1700 unemployed after a clash with 600 Industrial Workers of the World along the Southern Pacific right of way. A citizen fund was raised to charter a train back to San Francisco. A score of men were injured in confrontations that led to Kelley and 18 aides being arrested on vagrancy charges and officials appealed for troops from the governor.
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Sacramento
Cal
Kelley
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Johnson
Elman Declines to Fiddle Sued by Manager in Aurora
J T Henderson manager of Grand theatre sues Mischa Elman for 1200 dollars after the violinist refused to perform citing a small audience. The suit claims mental anguish and monetary loss beyond the contract value and notes Aurora patrons sympathize with the manager.
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Aurora Theatre
Aurora
Ill
J. T. Henderson
Grand Theatre
Mischa Elman
Henderson
Businessmen plan to visit three Rock Island plants
Members of the Rock Island Business Men's association will tour three city industries Tuesday afternoon starting 1 20 from the Safety building. The Standard Table Oil Cloth Blake Specialty and Rock Island Bridge Iron Works are on the schedule with the oil cloth works to be visited before 2 o'clock. In Albany Frederick Townsend Martin Dies is reported dead in London.
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Rock Island Business Men's Association
Standard Table Oil Cloth Company
Blake Specialty Company
Rock Island Bridge & Iron Works
Simple funeral for Vanderbilt held in Washington
Washington March 9 simple and brief funeral services for George W Vanderbilt were held with only friends and relatives present. The body will be transported to New Dorp Staten Island for burial at the Vanderbilt home.
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Washington, D. C
George W. Vanderbilt
New Dorp
Staten Island
Vanderbilt
Deplorable Mine Conditions Reported in West Virginia Strike
The senate subcommittee report calls strike field conditions deplorable with months of hostility and armed conflict in parts of Paint Creek and argues no remedial legislation was within remit. Causes include failure to renew UMW contracts and union suppression by operators.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
West Virginia
Swanson
Paint Creek
United Mine Workers
Chicago
Michigan National Guard
Congressional
Abbey
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Asquith Proposes Ulster Exclusion From Home Rule Bill
London March 9 The premier laid before the House of Commons concessions to Ulster proposing a six year exclusion from the Irish home rule bill. A poll in each county would decide if Ulster counties skip the act for the period, with automatic exclusion if a majority favors. Also noted three and a half million Chinese eggs allocated to U S points.
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London
England
Rioting Attends Italians Strike In Rome
In Rome a 100000 strong workers meeting initiated a strike to demand hospital reorganizations for the working class. Police and soldiers swarmed the city as crowds hissed visitors to the Vatican and rioting erupted later with injuries as cavalry charged.
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Rome
Italy
Vatican
Militant suffragettes clash with police in Trafalgar Square
In London on March 9 suffragettes battled officers in Trafalgar Square amid rain after Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested for the sixth time under the cat and mouse law. Seven women and three men were taken into custody, including Zeke Emerson of Jackson Michigan.
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London
England
Trafalgar Square
Sylvia Pankhurst
Miss Pankhurst
Zeke Emerson
Jackson
Mich
Emerson
House of Commons
Reginald McKenna
Home Secretary
Levee Plan Promises Major Mississippi Valley Gains
Washington March 9 Rep Rainey says levees planned for the upper Mississippi between Cape Girardeau Missouri and Rock Island Illinois will economically benefit residents. He cites 782000 acres reclaimed and valued at least 35000000 yearly, with 216 miles completed by local effort and 52 original districts.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi River
Cape Girardeau
Rock Island
Ill
Rainey
Sinois
Mr. Rainey
Allepheny
Rocky Mountain
Panama Canal
Gulf
Illinois
Rock Island Elks Honored for Standing Lodges Honor
Rock Island lodge No. 980 BPOE receives a congratulatory letter from Edward Leach grand exalted ruler of New York City. District deputy F. M. Seaton reports on the lodge’s condition and standing. Also notes false hospital claim about actress Julia Marlowe who is actually at home in New York.
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Rock Island Lodge No
Edward Leach
New York City
F. M. Seaton
Miss Marlowe
Baltimore
Maren
Julia Marlowe
New York
Bodies recovered by Texans after Mexican border incident
Texas rangers did not cross the border but assisted in handling the body of Vergara found after a secret exhumation. Consul Garrett and Captain Sanders reported the body was brought across the river and turned over to US and Texas authorities. President and Secretary Bryan sought a full report from Governor Colquitt and Consul Garrett.
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Laredo
Texas
Texas Rangers
Mexico
Vergara
Consul Garrett
Sanders
United States
Washington, D. C
Colquitt
Garrett
Clement Vergara
Bryan
Huerta
Fall
R. G. Clarke
Taylorville
Mexico City
Diaz
Austin
Mexican
Hidalgo
Rio Grande
Carranza
San Francisco
Cal
Leioci Figueroa
Jalasco
Supreme Court Refuses Review in Dynamite Case Convictions
The Supreme Court refused to review the convictions of Frank Ryan and 23 ironworkers in the dynamiting cases. Only a pardon can spare them from penitentiary terms.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Frank Ryan
Ironworkers’ Union
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