Haytien Situation Described as Most Serious
Washington reports describe the Haytien crisis as gravest since the revolution with refugees barred from leaving and U S warships Des Moines and Eagle ordered to Port au Prince. Port au Prince sees executions and arrests as authorities pursue alleged conspirators amid foreign interests in danger.
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Washington
Haytien
State Department
Hayden
Des Moines
Onee
Port au-Prince
Guantanamo
Eagle
Is Not Wet Because Refusing To Go Dry Opinion
Sterling Ill March 17 Attorney General W H Stead renders opinion on the antisaloon territory law for townships lacking towns or cities The law does not provide for voting to become saloon territory Only whether a territory becomes anti saloon territory is decided If a subdivision votes no nothing changes and no liquor licensing rights are conferred or removed
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Sterling, Ill
W. H. Stead
Spear Denies Promising Submarine Influence to Cannon
Washington March 17 Lawrence Spear an Electric Boat company employee testified before the Lilley submarine boat inquiry committee refraining from admitting he would use influence with Speaker Cannon to secure Hobson’s naval affairs committee appointment. He said he told Hobson’s secretary he would help Hobson in any way.
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Washington
Lawrence Spear
Electric Boat Company
Lilley
Spear
Hobson
Speaker Cannon
Naval Affairs Committee
Tammany chief explains Cochran’s removal
New York March 17 Charles F Murphy Tammany leader says he seeks interviews and denies any Knickerbocker Trust receivership rift with W Bourke Cochran. He states Cochran was dropped simply because he is not a Democrat on Tammany committees.
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New York
Tme
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
W. Bourke Cockran
Murphy
Cockran
Tammany Organization
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Mr. Cochran
Knickerbocker Company
Cochran
Street Car Employes Form A Social Club
Employes of the Tri-city Railway company form a social club on this side of the river. They elected officers: President J C Kinsley Vice President B F Stone Secretary Treasurer B Morri Board of Trustees J C Kinsley George Crompton P Walker W Mord horst J C Pratt. Club rooms planned at the barn on Fifth avenue with pool billiard and card tables reading rooms to be established. Current membership 103.
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Tri-city Railway Company
Tri-city Railway
J. C. Kinsley
B. F. Stone
B. Morri
George Crompton
P. Walker
W. Mordhorst
J. C. Pratt
Fifth Avenue
Dairy Returns 14 Million From Butter and Cheese
Elgin Alabama March 17 The tenth annual report of the Elgin board of trade notes butter averaged 272 3 cents over the last year with a peak month of 32 5 cents in February. A decade ago the yearly average was 174 5 cents. It estimates 1907 cheese output exceeded 1906 by 500 090 pounds, lifting the district value for butter and cheese to upward of 14 010 000 dollars.
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Elgin
Sth
Elgin Board of Trade
FACES MORE WOE TO RETIRE AT FRISCO
New York report on Raymond Hitchcock trial ends abruptly as a key witness recants. Fiora Whiston, 15, jailed for perjury, claims coercion by the Gerry Society. District Attorney Jerome takes the case, with five indictments pending and a second trial set for abduction.
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Frisco
New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Blanchard
Fiora Whiston
Gerry Society
Jerome
Garvan
Hall urges end to Greek and Latin in schools
Worcester March 17 President G Stanley Hall of Clark University advocated dropping Greek and Latin from secondary and college curricula saying such studies are fundamentally unsound and a waste of time with little financial return He called dead languages unreal and useful only for teachers and noted teaching pay is among the lowest.
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G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Worcester
Mas
New Flag Design Is Ready War Department Issues Circular
Washington March 17 The War Department announced a national flag design change adopted to take effect on July 4. The new flag features 46 stars with the union arranged in six rows: four rows of eight stars and two rows of seven, reflecting Oklahoma’s statehood.
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War Department
Washington
Oklahoma
Union of States
Emma Goldman Escorted Off Chicago Platform by Police
Emma Goldman was forced from the platform of Workingmen's hall in Chicago by police last night before about 400 observers. The address was organized by the anarchist Edelstadt group called the Group of Freedom, ending without riotous disturbance.
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Emma Goldman
Chicago
Workingmen’s Hall
Twelfth
Waller Streets
Edelstadt
Group of Freedom
Planing Mill Wrecked by Wisconsin Boiler Explosion
A Wisconsin planing mill blast killed four men and injured four others when a boiler exploded. The Coalmont United States powder mills blast shattered town windows and was heard for miles. Physicians were sent from surrounding towns to aid the injured.
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Planing
Wisconsin
Linton
Ind
United States Powder Mills
Coalmont
Michigan Students Riot At Ann Arbor Theater
In Ann Arbor 2000 University of Michigan students wreck a theater after an insult to a student. Police arrest 22 as rioters threaten the jail. militia called as Governor Warner consents. Fire hose turned on by the mob, but firefighters retreat to save equipment. riot ends after National Guard threat.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Millard
Anderson
Warner
Michigan National Guard
Star Theater
Washington Street
Kamm
Little Playhouse
Dresser La Follette Arrests In Shipbuilding Scandal
Daniel Le Roy Dresser, once president of the defunct Trust Company of the Republic, was arrested on a misappropriation charge tied to January 1903. He claimed the arrest was harassment linked to his suit against shipbuilding promoters with trial set for April 6.
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Trust Company of the Republic
New Defunct
New York
Daniel le Roy Dresser
George W. Vanderbilt
United States
Wall Street
Woodridge
Dresser
Barlow
Tombs
Shipbuilding Company
William S. Andrews
John W. Young
Young
Brigham Young
Utah
Andrews
Dresser J
Paris
Wisconsin Senator Blames Standard Oil and Morgan
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin denounces Standard Oil and J Pierpont Morgan as the cause of the country’s financial stringency. He argues the Aldrich currency bill benefits special interests and criticizes rail bond provisions as schemes to block rate relief and force support for the panic. The speech underscores political motives behind the crisis and pressures on federal legislation.
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Washington
Standard Oil
J. Pierpont Morgan
la Follette
Wisconsin
Des Moines Votes Under New Plan
Des Moines Iowa held its first primary under the commission plan. Thirteen thousand votes were cast and returns indicate A J Mathis and Eugene W Waterbury nominated for mayor. Election set for March 30.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Commission Plan of Government
A. J. Mathis
Eugene W. Waterbury
Taft Denies Fight to Invade Illinois Home State
Washington dispatches report Secretary Taft publicly denied plans to invade Illinois in his delegate battle with Speaker Cannon. He emphasized no such intention and said his policy in New York applies to Illinois as well, noting he wrote to friends in Illinois.
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Joe Cannon
Washington
Taft
Ilinois
Speaker Cannon
Illinois
New York
French car No 2 breaks down near Carroll Iowa
French car No 2 broke down near Carroll Iowa and had to be hauled in by team. The car will be shipped from Carroll to Omaha where the crew hopes to interpret the car repairs now en route.
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Carroll
Iowa
Omaha
Putoff ejected as New York insurance solicitor on Loeb order
On March 17 Washington reports a New York insurance solicitor was ejected from grounds by order of Secretary Loeb. Secret servic.
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Joseph Mayer
New York
White House
Mayer
Washington
Mr. Loeb
Mr. Roosevelt
Loeb
Miss Mary J Campbell speaks at United Presbyterian Open Meeting
Miss Mary J Campbell, a 23 year India missionary on furlough, addressed the Kate Hill Mission society during its annual Open Meeting at United Presbyterian Church. The program featured country costumes, musical numbers, and reports showing ten new members and $88 in receipts with $77 spent on missions. The Campbells then left for an eastern trip.
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Kate Hill Mission Society
United Presbyterian Church
Mary J. Campbell
India
Bessie Campbell
Kate Hill
Campbell
Brewery Strike Declared by St Louis Union
St Louis March 17 thirty five hundred unionized employes in the St Louis breweries were notified this afternoon to strike due to a factional quarrel in the beer drivers local. The call was issued by officials of the International United Brewery Workers of America. Last of Noble 600 La Jara Colo March 17 William Nelms aged 9 who claimed to be the last survivor of the Noble 600 at Balaklava is dead at his home in Manassa southeast of here.
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St. Louis
International United Brewery Workers of America
la Jara
Colo
William Nelms
Balaklava
Manassa
Here
Yesterday in Congress sums up two houses sessions
Washington March 17 Yesterday in brief the proceedings of both houses were recorded. The Senate debated legislation with Senators Tillman and Beveridge leading the discussion. The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was disagreed to and another conference requested. The House passed a bill to pay the bishop of Manila for church property during the Spanish war and adjourned at 3 pm. The House session centered on suspension of rules with multiple bills approved including reestablishment of In God We Trust on coins, improving army medical department efficiency, and other measures. Adjournment followed at 5:35 pm.
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Washington
Houses
Congress
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Beveridge
Indiana
Manila
Army
Consular Service
Alaska
Prosecution Soon Planned Against Chesapeake & Ohio Officials
Washington March 17 officials of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and certain favored shippers are expected to face criminal prosecution over alleged illegal practices related to interstate shipments. The action, officially indicated, targets practices that favored specific shippers on the line.
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Washington
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company
Dagger Concealed In Prison Garb Found On Slayer
March 17 report states a blade sharpened from a scissors pair was seized from Giuseppe Alia after his assault with a razor on a jail trusty last Saturday. Guards protect the assailant of Father Heinrichs by day and night. Governor Buchtel pardoned Guy Sexton, the trusted prisoner involved in the attack, along with his wife who face a 90 day shoplifting sentence.
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Denver
Giuseppe Alia
Father Heinrichs
Hght
Buchtel
Guy Sexton
Alia
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