Ten perish husband unharmed in kitchen blaze
A fire in Arthur Bouchard’s kitchen in Matte ne Quebec killed Mrs Bouchard and nine children aged two to 14. Bouchard, awakened at 5, started the fire then returned to bed and escaped uninjured. The tragedy follows a sequence of asphyxiations in Mount Clemens Michigan and a factory fire in Canton Ohio that left 200 workers idle.
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Matane
Quebec
Arthur Bouchard
Bouchard
Mount Clemins
Mich
Frederick Deeseher
John Brink
Canton
Ohio
Novelty Irou
Shaw Visits Customs Inspectors On Liverpool Steamship Arrival
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie J. Shaw toured the Cunard liner Launcania docking at New York, mingling with inspectors incognito to observe the handling of passengers from Liverpool and Queenstown. He praised the expedited examination of 232 first and second cabin travelers aboard the St Paul and planned a return to Washington that night after a brief Wall Street stop.
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New York
Leslie J. Shaw
the Treasury
Cunart One
Laecania
Liverpool
Queenstown
Custom House
American Line
St. Paul
Southampton
Cherbourg
Shaw
Washington
Wall Street
Warrants Issued for Local Officials in Blackmail Case
Paris March 1 warrants are issued for Justice of the Peace Long and Jas Glass along with Robert Morris John Thurman and Tilton Beard on a conspiracy to blackmail. An Indiana based threat demanded 3200 from farmer William Whited, with family harm and property destruction threatened. Long allegedly tore up a warrant after receiving payment.
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Paris
Justice of the Peace
Indiana
Whited
Justice Long
bin Leno
Long
Supreme Court finds Illinois anti trust law unconstitutional
Washington March 10 The United States Supreme Court declared the Illinois anti trust statute unconstitutional due to an exemption for agricultural products and livestock. Bedford Ind March 10 Mrs Crawford Johnson died by suicide using carbolic acid. she was found in the stable loft by her husband who could offer no reason for her action.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois
Washington
United States
Bedford
Ind
Crawford Johnson
Big Boer Victory Methuen Captured In South Africa
London reports Gen Delarey captured Gen Methuen after a dawn battle between Winburg and Lichtenburg in the Orange River Colony. Methuen wounded in the thigh, 38 men killed, five officers and men wounded, 200 missing, 1 officer missing. Boer forces 1,200 captured British baggage. Also notes Doran summer residence fire at Cottage Park White Bear Lake. loss $100,000, insured $25,000.
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London
Methuen
Delarey
Winburg
Lichtenburg
Orange River Colony
Currency Plan Aims Gold Backed Notes and Bank Control
Washington March 10 President signs measures moving gold exchange from treasury to banks and creating clearing districts to back currency with gold. The proposal would limit small notes, require gold exchange for silver, and expand bank operating sites nationwide to support trade and lower interest rates.
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United States
Board of Control
Secretary of the Treasury
O Gorman Named To Philippine Fr Iars Purchase Commission
Bioox Falls South Dakota March 10 Rt O Gorman a Catholic in Dakota received no lie today of his appointment by the president as a member of the committee to negotiate with the pope for the purchase of the Friars lands in the Philippines Gov Taft heads the commission Judge Smith of the supreme court at Manila is the other member The commission will fall after Easter.
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Bioox Falls
S. D
Rt. O'Gorman
Dakota
Royal Hand For King And Queen Comes Here
London reports the king and queen attended Plymouth ceremonies with the launch of the first class battleship Queen by Queen Alexandra and the keel laying of the King Edward VI by the king. The new ship, at 16500 tons, is billed to surpass prior naval work. A separate note mentions the Camperdown escape in fog while moving from Brewerhaven to Queenstown, after its sinking of the Victoria in 1893.
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London
King
Plymouth
Queen Alexandra
Brewerhaven
Queenstown
Notsowell: Sampson’s Society Stand Upheld in Navy Ruling
San Francisco dated March 10 reports gunner Joseph Fill of the Pensacola training ship, Milne disaster survivor, received official Washington notice that he is ineligible for a navy commission. He passed moral mental and physical exams with credit but lacked professional qualifications, mirroring Gunner Morgan’s case. He remains determined to try again under the law.
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San Francisco
Joseph Fill
Pensacola
Mer Morgan
Washington
United States Navy
Morgan
Tull
Gunner Morgan
Prince Henry Ends American Visit in Philadelphia
Prince Henry of Prussia concludes a five hour stay in Philadelphia with a greeting at City Hall, freedom of the city, and a tour including Independence Hall and Cromp’s shipyard. In New York he attends a Waldorf Astoria concert, and meets social and business leaders before a yacht club reception. A separate note reports a massive fire at the government arsenal in Torient, destroying documents and plans.
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Philadelphia
Henry of Prussia
Vis
Mayer Ashbridge
Citizens’ Committee
Independence Hall
Cromp’s
New York
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Waldorf-Astoria
Arion Society
Brody
Ths
Unity Club
Hill
Admiral Evans
United Tes € Cort
Cornelius
Vannernut
Newik
Elul
Waldorf-Astori
Tresiles
Commercial Club
St. Paul
T P. m
Ogden Mills
Char M. Schwab
Carl Schurz
Moecchie
von Feldy
General von Pleasen
Adwerent van Tard
Aris
Torient
Boer passport dispute sparks House debate in Washington
The March 10 report notes Rep Burleson demanding Secretary Hay answer why Rev Hiram W Thomas of Chile was denied a South Africa passport. The issue could trigger broader Boer relief discussions as Dr Heinrich Muller describes Boer camps and child mortality, while other items cover labor strife, riots, and mine county boycotts in Ouray Colorado.
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Washington
Hiram W. Thomas
Chile
South Africa
Yates
Inois
Burleson
Texas
Hay
House
Retary of State
Committee On
Hitt
Liliness
Eha
Sulzer
Alline Wotion
Heinrich Muller
Berlin
Dr. Muller
Fatal Explosion at M Powder Works in Keokuk
A deadly blast at the M Powder works in Keokuk Iowa killed several workers and wrecked buildings authorities reported today March 10. Initial details describe a violent explosion with multiple fatalities and significant structural damage. Police and safety investigators began securing the site and tracing the cause.
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Keokuk
Iowa
M Powder Works
Big strike begins in Boston freight handlers row
Boston March 10. A citywide strike of freight handlers began today affecting up to 10000 workers. The Team Drivers union led with 6000 members, followed by other unions, over issues tied to Brine Transportation company and non union teamsters. In Michigan, Wolverine Sugar to sell Benton Harbor plant after losses and beet crop failure. Topeka Supreme Court upholds Hurrell law section on seizures and shared seizure authority for cities.
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Chamber of Commerce
Strik
Aisa
Striers
Miliguard
Gnard
Saturd
Ried
Sol
Sam Kelly
Nader
Kelly
Richmond
Rees
Troxton
Walter Truxton
Commodore Truxton
Lee Curtis
Boston
Mass
Brine Transportation Company
Benton, Harbor, Mich
Wolverine Sugar Company
Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Wedding scandal linked to groom's first wife in Milwaukee
Milwaukee March 10 The marriage of S Banderson of Milwaukee to Miss Minnie Wood of Traverse Bay Mich recalls a Milwaukee scandal from a year ago when Bandersons first wife had him arrested on a charge. He was acquitted and later divorced. The woman accused a detective of drugging her at Palm Garden and assault at the St Charles hotel. United Brethren group in Indiana pledges 100000 for a university deed offer to Ludiana Eastern Indiana Normal University, amid sectarian tension.
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Milwaukee
S. Banderson
Minnie Wood
Traverse Bay
Mich
United Brethren
Munele
Ind
United Brethren Church of
Ludiana
Eastern Indiana Normal University
Moody viewed as Long's successor for navy post
Washington March 10 secretary Long handed his resignation as secretary of the navy to the president to take effect May 1. There is every reason to believe Congressman W H Moody of Massachusetts will be Longs successor though reliable sources say the president is considering another name for the vacancy. Moody steps into the portfolio after the resignation is accepted.
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Washington
W. H. Moody
Massachusetts
Long
Arbitration over insurance levy near Washington Street
Indianapolis March 10. Friction grows between insurers and agents on the south side of Washington Street over a 50 cent per hundred dollar premium. An alleged feed wire along the street endangers property, prompting talks of removal. The street railway company declined to act, while council members pressure insurers amid rehashed disputes with the fire department.
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Indianpolis
Washington Street
Brea
Indapolis
Bank in Elkhart to appoint receiver after cashier shortage
The State Bank of Elkhart failed to resume operations after last Monday’s discovery of an apparent cash shortage attributed to cashier Cottle. The bank decided not to reopen, filed for reorganization, and a petition was lodged in Logan county circuit court seeking the appointment of a receiver.
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State Bank of Elkhart
Cottle
Logan County
Steel firm plans $8 million Pittsburg upgrades
United States Steel Corporation outlines eight million dollars in planned improvements in the Pittsburg area for the year. Armor plate mills and central mills will be expanded, with a Bessemer rail plant at Neville Island and a Pur nace plant among the projects. President Schwab confirmed a large share of work will occur in the Pittsburgh district as plans are finalized. In other news, a fire at 233 West Central Street destroyed the May home, but RC Chippewa Herald reports the family barely escaped with two exits blocked by flames. The estimated damage was about $2,000.
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City of
Mexico
Ypoints
United States
Pernando Reyes
Nuevo Leon
Keyes
General Reyes
Reyes
Limantour
Diaz
Schwabd
Pittsburg
Chippewa
RC. Chippewa Herald
May
West Central Street
Uelen
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Prince Henry
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Ah Sin Becomes International
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