Trade Board Bill Now Up to Congress
President Wilson presses the antitrust program turning to a revised interlocking directorates bill. The interstate trade commission would have three members at 10000 dollars yearly. archives and records would be open. corporations over five million capital must file reports. hearings could be held nationwide.
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Trade Board
Congress
Washington, D. C
Interstate Trade Commission
House Interstate Commerce
Wilson
Clayton
House
Judiciary Committee
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Trade Commission
Corporation Bureau
The
Bureau of Corporations
Commission
Washington
House of Congress
Commerce Commission
Bowles
Senate Lobby Committee
Pore Hiver Shipbuilding Company
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Weather Forecast for Rock Island and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler air and a low near freezing. Winds mainly from the west, no precipitation. Temperature at 7 am 29, high yesterday 70, low last night 38. Relative humidity 58 percent. Evening stars Mars Venus Saturn. Morning stars Jupiter Mercury. Alpherat the bright star in Andromeda low in the northwest near Sp. m.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
Alpherat
Andromeda
Tavenner Names 3 More Postmasters in 14th District
Special to The Argus reports Congress man Clyde H. Tavenner naming three postmasters in the Fourteenth district Macomb J Ross Mickey Aledo Charles Duvall Milan Charles A Brandenburg to replace earlier nomination clashes. Brandenburg succeeds R E Little with term ending April 5, noting Milan rural mail routes increase to five.
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Mickey
Macomb
Duvall
Aledo
Brandenburg
Milan
Argus
Washington
Clyde H. Tavenner
Fourteenth
J. Ross Mickey
Charles Duvall
Charles A. Brandenburg
Tavenner
Tiernen
Post Office Department
Illinois Senate
Lewis
Sherman
Taverner
R. E. Little
Little
McKinley
Kelley Army Hunger Strike Sparks City Camp Breakup
Sacramento March 16 A strong north wind undermined General Kelley’s army of unemployed across the river causing rapid disintegration. About 300 of the 1500 who arrived a week ago remained tonight. A hunger strike is threatened as many insist on hospital treatment.
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Sacramento
Cal
Geenral Kelley
Cobat Dies During Peace Conference in Berne
Dr Charles Albert Cobat former Nobel Peace Prize co laureate died of apoplexy in Berne while presiding at the peace conference. The 1902 prize was shared with E Docomman of Switzerland and his death marks a sudden end to the meeting.
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Berne
Switzerland
Charles Albert Cobat
E. Docomman
Magazine Editor Dies in Bathroom
St. Louis the editor of a woman's magazine Mrs Annie Larie Orff was found dead in a bathroom by her husband from a paralytic stroke. She had attained a national reputation as a magazine editor.
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St. Louis, Mo
Annie Larie ¥. Orff
England Saf Is Walloped By Mere Man
Dr James Devon Scotland prison commissioner was attacked by a suffragist who hit him with a dog whip and was subdued by a left hand blow. The assailant was arrested but released as Devon refused to prosecute. Nine Midland Railway coaches were burned by suffragists near Birmingham. Premier Asquith said he was not encouraged by Ulster proposals in Parliament.
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Glasgow
Scotland
James Devon
Devon
Birmingham
England
Midland Railway Company
Page explains Monroe doctrine speech to satisfy Wilson
Ambassador Page’s London address on the Monroe doctrine and Panama canal tolls repeal is deemed satisfactory by President Wilson. He considers the incident closed for the administration, with a full report to be sent to the Senate per Chamberlain’s resolution.
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Washington, D. C
Ambassador Page
London
Wilson
Senate
Chamberlain
England
Second Stage of Espionage Probe Opens in Austria
Vienna reports the second stage of an espionage probe as nine Russian civilians go on trial for acting for the Russian general staff to obtain Austrian military secrets. One defendant Nora Baron is noted for allegedly obtaining information from officers at Lemberg. The earlier phase followed Colonel Alfred Redl’s suicide after his treason was found.
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Vienna
Austria
Nora Baron
Lemberg
Alfred Redl
Eighth ‘Army Corps
Child mailed to father in kidnapping case
Keokuk Iowa reports a recovered kidnapping victim 8 year old Alice Shipe who arrived by parcel post from Lakonta Iowa via Cedar Rapids and Burlington. A tag on the package explains the girl is going to her father and to notify him if he misses her as she was just returned by order of her mother. In Paris France Madame Calllaux the mother of the finance minister shot Figaro editor Calmette in the newspaper office.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Alice Shipe
Lakonta
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Figaro
Paris
France
Madame Calllaux
Finance
The
Calmette
Women Slayers Freed in Chicago Court Doors Open
Chicago March 16 The State's Attorney criticized jurors after dropping the case against Mrs Augusta Dietz for the murder of her husband. He noted 13 women were acquitted and one convicted in three years, blaming jurors and defense lawyers chosen by police officials. He said it appears impossible to convict a woman in this jurisdiction.
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Chicago
Cook County
Augusta Diets
Hoyne
Dietz
Des Moines Sees Record Spring Primary for Mayor
Des Moines Iowa hosts a spring primary with seven mayoral candidates and 32 commissioners as voting forecasts a record turnout. Burlington Iowa also lists a crowded ballot with 35 councilmen candidates and three mayoral hopefuls amid warm weather.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington
Taft to Lecture for Law School at Minnesota
Former President Taft arrived in Minneapolis and will deliver four lectures at the University of Minnesota law school. He has accepted dinners luncheons and other functions that will keep him occupied through the week.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Taft
University of Minnesota Law School
New Inquiry Opens in Phagan Mystery Case
Atlanta on March 16 reports a new inquiry into the murder of Mary Phagan, the factory girl whose death led to Leo Frank being sentenced to die. The probe is led by a renowned detective agency head and financed by private citizens.
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Atlanta
Mary Phagan
Leo Frank
Canada to Make Duty Reductions
Winnipeg dispatch reports the Canadian government will announce substantial duty reductions on agricultural implements in the budget speech at Ottawa. If approved the changes take effect April 1 and should boost sales of United States implements in western Canada.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Ottawa
United States
NYC Creditors File Bankruptcy Petition Over Epner Diamonds
New York creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy against Daniel Epner’s brother Samuel a diamond dealer amid a Chicago robbery case involving $50 000 worth of diamonds. Samuel is alleged to have handed the gems to Daniel to hide them from creditors. A Chicago attorney was chosen to investigate the robbery.
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New York
Daniel Epner
Chicago
Epner
Samuel
Akita Earthquake and Tokyo Volcano Destruction
A powerful earthquake struck Akita prefecture on Honshu causing many deaths and widespread building collapse. Kawakubi village suffered numerous casualties while rail and telegraph lines were heavily damaged. Nearby volcanic eruption at Asama Yama northwest of Tokyo reported.
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Tokio
Akita
Hondo
Kawakubi
Asmama-Yama
Illinois man killed and robbed in Omaha
Jack Williams a livestock dealer from Stockton Illinois was murdered and robbed in South Omaha on Saturday night. His throat was cut from ear to ear and his body lay in a subway duct near railroad tracks. A watchman found him early Sunday. valuables were taken and police suspect motives tied to African Americans.
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Illinois
Nebraska Omaha
Neb
Jack Williams
Stockton
South Omaha
Williams
Omaha
Washington orders probe into Johnson murder in Tecarte
Secretary Bryan orders an official inquiry into the death and arson that killed Tecarte postmaster Frank Johnson while defending his property. Fort Rosecrans authorities are already investigating as the incident occurred on American soil. No foreign government has replied to copies of Carranza’s note on consular rights in Mexico. In El Paso, no major fighting near Torreon, AP dispatch says rebels moving orderly toward battlegrounds.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
Frank Johnson
Tecarte
Calif
Fort Rosecrans
Carranza
Mexico
Twenty Million Concerns in Sale of Waterworks Company
Federal Judge Orr authorized the receivers to sell the American Waterworks and Guarantee company on April 15. The $20,000,000 enterprise owns water distribution plans in several western and southern cities. A New York syndicate is reported to have made an offer, signaling the end of the receivership and likely company reorganization per the stockholders protective committee plans.
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Pittsburgh
Orr
American Waterworks and Guarantee Company
New York
United Express Plans Worker Protections in Jersey City
Jersey City, N J March 16 Assurance was given that if United States Express goes out of business other express firms will hire workers. The company plans to set up a fund to aid former employees who cannot find other jobs.
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Jersey City
N. J
United States Express Company
United States Express
Track foreman shoots Mexican in Eldon Iowa
Jack O'Neill Rock Island railroad track foreman shot and killed a Mexican in Eldon Iowa this morning. O'Neill surrendered claiming the man attacked him with an axe.
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Eldon
Iowa
Jack O'Neill
Rock Island Railroad
O'Neill
Mother Jones Deported From Trinidad to Denver Amid Secrecy
Denver March 16. Mother Jones a noted strike leader, was quietly taken from the strike district to Denver by militia officers after a military prisoner stay in Trinidad hospital. She planned to return to the strike zone. officials say she may be re arrested if she goes back. lawyers plan habeas corpus action.
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Denver
Col
Trinidad
Jones
State House
Ammons
Mary Jones
Chase
Hawkins
United Mine Workers
John Lawson
General Chase
Chinese Pirates Rob On Steamer Off Hong Kong Coast
Pirates boarded the Norwegian steamer Childar near Hong Kong and looted $30,000 in booty. They overpowered, bound, and gagged six Europeans aboard while 50 native passengers were on the vessel. The attackers wore white badges bearing the phrase Money comes easily in Chinese characters.
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Hong Kong
China
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Espoonage
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Phagan
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Ohio
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Torreon
Chihuahua
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United Express
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Colorado
Terre Haute Care
Terre Haute
Ind
Gould Wing
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Jay Gould
George Covey
Sir John Murray
Edinburgh
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