Explosion Raze Pleasant Prairie Powder Mills Kills One
A massive blast at the Safin Rand DuPont powder plant in Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin wrecked five of six mills, killed foreman E S Thompson and left engineer Flynn seriously injured. Dozens hospitalized, villages’ homes destroyed, and five miles of surrounding area damaged. A special train removed the worst injured. roofs torn off, wards burned, and refugees fled to Kenosha.
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Geneva Wood
Povery House
Pleasant Prairie
Bristol
Kenosha
Northwestern
Charg Almon
Asa
Stahl
Flynn
Thompson
Dale Bumstead
Chicago
The
Powder Company
Cleveland
Clinton
Wis
Ohio
Iowa
Milwaukee
Safin-Rand Powder Company
DuPont Powder Company
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Davenport Moline
Increasing cloudiness tonight and Saturday with warmer temps. 7 am temp 35. High yesterday 63, low last night 35. Wind 6 mph. Precipitation none. Relative humidity 78 percent at 7 pm and 88 percent at 7 am. Mississippi stage slight changes from Dubuque to Muscatine. Astronomical events noted. Local forecaster J. M. Sherier.
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Lowes
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Taft Has Quiet Day at Atlanta
President Taft arrives in Atlanta after a brief engine delay near Gainsville. He is welcomed by a large crowd and attends the commercial congress as a spectator. He has no scheduled speech for the day and will address attendees later in the evening.
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Taft
Atlanta
Gainsville
Congress
Memory Lapses at Trial Testimony From Clark
Joseph S. Clark testified in a Springfield fur trade case as he recalled a conversation with Browne. The confrontation involved Browne telling Slark to look out, revealing a prior warning that had escaped Clark’s memory during the trial.
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Browne
Slark
Illinois Swedish Republican league backs Taft policies
At the 18th annual convention in Bloomington Illinois the Swedish Republicans avoided naming Lorimer and offered mild resolutions praising President Taft and his achievements. They paid tribute to John Ericsson the inventor of the Monitor and voiced alarm at party splits.
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Bloomington
Unois
Lorimer
Swedish Republican League of
Deneen
United States
Telleen
Henry County
Carlock
Chicago
Andreen
Augustana College
John Ericsson
Capital City Club Luncheon Discusses Border Situation
The president will be kept informed about the situation along the Mexican frontier. He hopes rapid troop movements to the border will deter filibusters and improve conditions in Mexico.
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Mexico
May settle the potash trouble
Washington, March 10. The American government's reply to Germany's note on the potash controversy has been presented to the German ambassador. Officials say the reply offers several alternatives and suggests the dispute may be amicably adjusted.
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Washington
Germany
Editor to be a preacher in West Point Nebraska
David Wright, editor of the Cambridge Advocate, will leave journalism to become a preacher. He is an ordained minister and has accepted a call to serve the Congregational church at West Point Nebraska.
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David Wright
Cambridge Advocate
New Preltd
Cambridge
Wright
Congregational Church
West Point
Neb
Roosevelt Addresses Birmingham High School and Child Labor Conference
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Birmingham Alabama this morning and speaks to Birmingham high school students. He is slated to address the national child labor conference this evening.
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Birmingham
Ala
Theodore Roosevelt
Birmingham High School
New York Post Office Contract Awarded
Washington March 10 The contract for a new 2 500 000 dollar New York Post Office was awarded today to the Fuller Construction company.
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Washington
New York
Fuller Construction Company
Furniture contract bribery trial unfolds in Chicago case
The Chicago grand jury heard testimony linking a furniture contract to bribery charges as Lee O Neil Browne and Holstlaw noted key conversations. Senator Pemberton and Joseph S Clark testified amid memories that faded under cross examination. The proceedings also referenced a $1500 payoff tied to the Ford Johnson Furniture case and related indictments.
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Chicago
Grand Jury
Lee O'Neil Browne
Holstlaw
Clark
Springfield
Stanton C Pemberton
Joseph S. Clark
Sangamon County
D. W. Holstlaw
Iuka
O. H. Freer
Derby Desk Company
Senator Holstlaw
Broderick
Lorimer
No Longer Hid es Object in Sending U S Troops
A historic league meeting elected officers including President George W Johnson of Moline and Vice President William Ehr of Galesburg. Alfred A Norton of Chicago became secretary with Charles Ejellquist of Rockford as treasurer. Governor Charles S. Deneen and Congressman John A. Sterling spoke at a banquet closing the convention.
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League
George W. Johnson
Moline
William Ehr
Galesurg
Alfred A. Norton
Chcago
Charles Ejellquist
Rockford
Charles S. Deneen
John A. Sterling
Fraternal Congress Backs Mobile Plan In Illinois
Chicago March 10. The Illinois fraternal congress elected W. E. Hyde of the Royal League of Chicago president and adopted a resolution favoring the Mobile plan which places fraternals on roughly the same footing as old line companies.
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Chicago
Ilinois Fraternal Congress
W. E. Hyde
Royal League of Chicago
Champ Clark Offers Parliaments Position to Crisp Son
Americus Ga March 10 Charles Crisp son of former Speaker Crisp has been offered the role of house parliamentarian and clerk to the speaker by Champ Clark the speaker to be He accepted and was told to report in Washington March 21 for duty
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Champ Clark
Charles Crisp
Americus
Crisp
National House of Representatives
House
Washington
Carroll veto sustained in Oregon primary bill defeat
Des Moines dispatch reports the Oregon war bill failed in the state house by three votes short of the two thirds required to pass over Governor Carroll's veto. The standpatters who originally supported the plan then voted to sustain the veto.
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Oregon
Des Moines
Towa
Carroll
Gasoline and Lantern Accident Injures Osco Man
Peter Gibson of Osco Illinois was injured while repairing a motorcycle when oil soaked his hand and he lit a lantern touching gasoline, causing a severe burn to his hand. The incident occurred March 10 as reported in this Special.
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Osco
Osco, IM
Peter Gibson
England Navy Estimates For Three Dreadnoughts And 3000 Men
London March 10 The naval estimates show total expenditure of 221 962 590 dollars up 19 million from last year The program includes five dreadnoughts three protected cruisers one unarmored cruiser twenty destroyers six submarines and a 3000 man increase in personnel The new construction cost is fixed at 75 319 dollars
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London
Ripon Students Strike Over Dismissals
Ripon Wisconsin March 10 Ripon college students walk out in protest after the dismissal of five students for alleged infractions. Only a small percentage attended classes yesterday as faculty say they uphold the decision despite potential wider abstention. Eight killed in snowslide in Carson Nevada power house collapse leaves several injured.
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Ripon
Wis
Ripon College
Carson
Nev
Hydro-Electric Company
Jordan
Cal
Congress Appropriations Totals and Surplus Projections
Washington reports the last session’s appropriations reached $1,025,450,662, slightly above Taft’s estimates. Officials estimate next year’s revenue surplus at least $26,542,000. Representative Tawney notes six years as chair of the appropriations committee yielded $6,061,287,142 in estimates, with Congress granting all but $106,662,264.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Tawney
Appropriations Committee
All Soldiers Expected On Scene Tomorrow and War Vessels by Sunday
Reports to the war department indicate by tomorrow nearly all troops will have reported and the naval contingent will be ready to report at destinations by Sunday. Dispatches describe a swift southward movement with field activity shifting from Washington to objective points.
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Washington
War Department
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Moline East
Southern Commercial Congress
Ill
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