Brigands Sack Lao-Ho-Kow City in China Violence
Brigands attacked the river port Lao-Ho-Kow in Hu-Peh province killing Dr. T. Froyland and wounding Rev. O. M. Sama and others. They looted British and American tobacco firms, seized rifles and field guns, and forced 2000 residents to carry loot after torching the city.
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Peking
China
jaoHoKow
T. Froyland
O. M. Sama
Asiatic Petroleum
Singer
Lao-Ho-Kow
Hankiang
Hu-Peh
Norwegian Lutheran China Mission Association
Norway
Froyland and
Sama
Missouri Athletic Club Fire Claims Dozens In St Louis
A fire at the Missouri Athletic Club in St Louis killed 20 to 25 members buried beneath ruins. Ten bodies have been recovered as crews dig through the debris. Witnesses include Tom Rowe who suspects a curtain fire caused by a lighted cigarette. Adelaide Mason, a New York musical comedy performer, identified smoke and led to the lobby discovery. Michael Thuma of Chicago was among the identified bodies. ten victims remain unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Widge
Missouri Athletic Club
Tom Rowe
Howe
Adelaide Mason
New York
Michael Thuma
England Loses 2 More In The Air
Salisbury dispatch reports Captain Allen and Lieutenant Burroughs of the British air force killed when a German built plane collapsed at high altitude. Morgan quits Western Union as J P Morgan resigns from the directorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Salisbury
Allen
Burroughs
Qell
Mackin Former Power in Illinois Politics Dies at 73
Joseph C. J. Mackin a former power in Illinois politics in the eighties who was committed to a hospital for the insane died today aged 73. He is credited with introducing the free lunch saloons and served a term in the penitentiary for election fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph C. J. & Power
Illinois
Fied
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area
Fair tonight and Thursday with a low around 20. Moderate northerly winds. Temperatures recorded 7 am at 24 and yesterday's high 38. Precipitation .06 inch. Humidity 85 to 100 percent. Part lunar eclipse visible across the United States with moon entering shadow at several regional times. Astronomical events list Venus Saturn Mars and Jupiter Mercury as evening and morning stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Saturn
Mara
United States
Boston
Washington
Charleston
Attack on Nurse Sparks Lynch Fear in Kansas City
Mrs Gertrude Chidler, a nurse, was lured to a resort room Monday night and assaulted by six men, two at large. Police faced a threatening crowd as four men were moved from city hall to the prosecutor with charges of a statutory offense punishable by death in Missouri.
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Kansas City
Gertrude Chidler
Missouri
Moyer
Houghton
McNaughton
Robbers Blow Safe In Toledo Clothing Store
Cracksmen dynamited the safe at Joseph Mast's clothing store on Main Street Toledo last night and escaped with 20000 in bonds of the New York Amusement company and 400 in jewelry and cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Joseph Mast
Main Street
New York Amusement Company
Perjurers Draw Year s Sentence in Federal Court
Edward and Walter Gassoway former Milford Iroquois county businessmen pleaded guilty in federal court to bankruptcy law violations and perjury. They were sentenced to Joliet prison for one year each and now reside in Minnesota.
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Danville
Edward
Walter Gassoway
Milford
Iroquois County
Joliet Prison
Minnesota
Referendum Looms in Copper Mine Strike Endgame
The Western Federation of Miners considers a referendum to decide whether strikers surrender union cards and return to work in copper mines. Leaders Moyer and Rickard urge a vote on whether to end the strike and resume employment without prejudice, with talks on terms and safety in Hancock and Calumet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet, Mich
Federation of Miners
Rickard
Calumet
Chicago
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Western Federation
Meyer
Tamman y Club Ousts Leader and Dukes of New York
Ousting of Charis Murphy head of Tammany Hall sparks a club purge in New York with 20 new members including Governor Glynn and Dudley Field Malone. The scene also recounts a violent assault on a witness during the upheaval and raucous confrontations over memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charis FL Murphy
Tammany Hall
Nation Democratic Club
Murphy
James E. Gaffney
Thomas F. Foley
Thomas H. Darlington
George W Plunkett
Glynn
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
Thomas Tumulty
Wilson
Sherman Fails to Bridge Republican Rift in Chicago
In Chicago on March 11 Senator Sherman failed to ease factional tensions within the Republican Party. He avoided engaging with Deneen loyalists, prompting talk that a fight will emerge at the September 9 primaries as Deneen aims to defend control against Lorimer and Sherman forces. The Deneen camp plans only local alderman campaigns until after April elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senator Sherman
Sherman
Deneen
Lorimer
Mr. Deneen
Six Teens Face Trial Over Church Riots in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on March 11 six teen men and women were placed on trial in city court for rioting at St. Casimir's church on February 15. Police were attacked as Rev Stanislaus Gruza was denied admission and his life threatened. About one hundred Polish residents gathered at city hall awaiting trial results.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Casimir’s
Stanislaus Gruza
Eclipse of Moon on Tap Tonight
Washington experts prepare for an almost total lunar eclipse to begin at 8 51 p m Chicago time tonight as observers await the shadow. The event promises prime viewing conditions for scientists and the public alike.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Preacher Wins Important Patent Suit Over Kodak
Reverend Hannibal B. Goodwin wins a circuit court of appeals ruling confirming him as inventor of the basic photographic film patent. Eastman Kodak faced millions in royalties. Goodwin died over a decade ago, once rector of the Episcopal House of Prayer in Newark.
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New York
Hannibal B. Goodwin
Hastman Kodak Company
Rochester
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John R. Hazel
Buffalo
Goodwin
Eastman Kodak Company
Episcopal House of Prayer
Newark
N. J
Eastman Company
Patent Office
Militants Burn More Buildings In England Terror Tide
Fire destroyed town corporation buildings at Bulcole near Nottingham during suffrage protests. British museums in London and South Kensington closed, locking valuables including Rokeby Venus and George Salting collection. Guards deployed at major galleries as Home Secretary pledges police protection amid turmoil.
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Nottingham
England
Bulcole
London
Windsor Castle
National Gallery
Kensington Palace
Hampton Court Palace
South Kensington Museum
George Salting
Wallace
British
South Kensington
House of Commons
McKenna
Diaz back to plead for capital help in Mexico
General Felix Diaz returns to Washington with a mixed party to seek sanction for a counter revolution aimed at ending the Mexican conflict. Pedro Del Vilar says the plan would reject Huerta Carranza and Villa and restore peace. Carranza promises protection for foreigners in the Nogales district after protests over rebel depredations. An American named Byrd is to be released in Tampico.
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Washington
D. C
Felix Diaz
Huerta
Madero
Mexico
Pedro del Vilar
Diaz
Senate
Carranza
Villa
Bryan
Annapolis
Maryland
Nogeles
George Beveridge
Tampico
Byrd
Benton
Rauch
Vergara
Sonora
Washington, D. C
Ewing
Teguciagalpa
Hon Arras
Cabjed
State Department
Ceiba
Cicotte signs record contract with Chicago Americ
Chicago March 11 Pither Cicotte of the Chicago Ameri can signs a contract reported as one of the largest salaries for a pitcher in the American league The tele gram from Sacramento confirms the holdout status A Shreveport dispatch notes 11 big league players including four Boston Americans seek Federal League chances and Weegham of the Chicago Federals reportedly offers Ty Cobb a new deal Arthur Shafer aged 10 years growth remark from Stanford practice in Del warns of quitting baseball to return to Los Angeles business plans
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Chicago
Pither Cicotte
Chicago Americar
Sacramento
Cicotte
Shreveport
Boston Americans
Federals
Weegham
Chicago Federals
Ty Cobb
Stanford University
Del
New York Giants
Arthur Shafer
Shafer
Los Angeles
McGraw
Churches Unite After Centuries In Bridgeport Service
Bridgeport Connecticut eastern Orthodox churches will join Anglican worship at a service at Rt 7 church tomorrow night. The report notes that around A D 900 the Great H aven churches united in a similar event and hints at historic ecumenical ties.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Greathaven
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Albright
Ér. Louis
Athletic Club
F. W. Albright
Fock Island
Vicinty
Mackin
San Francisco
F. W. Hughes
Little Rock
Ark
Creata
Hughes
Bay State
State Senate
House
George W. Nash
Joseph N. Smith
Nash
Jesse
Siegel
Henry Siegel
Frank Vogel
Seigel
Sultan
Turkey
Alten Rees
A. E. Petermann
Charles H. Moyer
Hancock
Mich
C. E. Mahoney
Englewood Hospital
O. N. Hilton
Counses
Hotel
Scott
Mr. Moyer
John Black
Sheriff Cruse
Houghton County
Peterman
Petermann
Sam
Seca
Harold
Fantertie
Tammany
CLUB
Democratic Organization
Foster
Colorado
United Mine Workers
Chase
Forbes
Colo
Pound Rock
Portland
Oregon
City Rock
W. C. Barker
J. H. Stevenson
Barker
la Crosse
Wis
Meadville
John Turner
J. B. Cook
Girard
Comiskey
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