Limantour Locates San Antonio Peace Talk
Mexican Finance Minister Limantour passes through San Antonio in private car en route to Laredo and likely Mexico City. Reported border fighting includes Dorantes cut off with 80 soldiers surrounded near Presidio, seven fed eral troops killed, insurrectos active. Americans seek peace. siege weariness grows in Chihuahua. Martial news spans Ojinaga, Casas Grandes, Sabinas, Mexicali, Tecate, with US guard measures at bridges to Juarez and ongoing revolutionary turmoil.
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San Antonio
Limantour
Laredo
Mexico City
Dorantes
Presidio
Texas
Maria
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Mexico
el Paso
Diaz
Weather Forecast For Rock Island Area Tonight
The precast forecast covers Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity through 7 P M tomorrow. Fair and warmer tonight with a low near 30 degrees Sunday likely unsettled. Temperatures 7 AM around 25, yesterday high 52, last night low 24 with no precipitation. Wind 6 mph at 7 AM. Mississippi water stage 2.1 a fall of .1 inches recently. humidity 63 percent at 7 PM and 7 AM. Falling Mississippi trend continues from Dubuque to Muscatine. Astronomical events note sun set 6:06 PM, rise 6:01 AM, moon rise 10:05 PM eastern time with Jupiter conjunction 1% degrees south.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Dr Amoss Not Guilty In Night Riders Case
Hopkinsville Kentucky March 18 The twelve jurors found Dr David Amoss not guilty as charged in the indictment He was identified as alleged commander in chief of the night riders The case followed a December 5 1907 mob raid on Hopkinsville by hundreds from Christian Caldwell Trigg and Lyon counties that burned and wrecked property valued at about half a million dollars
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Night Riders
Hopkinsville
David Amoss
Dr. Amoss
Christian
Caldwell
Trigg
Lyon Counties
MAKE EX-OFFICIALS PAY Settlements on Logan County shortage
Logan county board of supervisors settles alleged shortage charges against former officials. Ex-Treasurer T F Holmes receives 22399 dollars, Ben Coffman 2000, X F Betler 432, bondsmen A P Keummeil 443, ex-Sheriff R White 2, ex-Circuit Clerk G F Thompson am GSD No settlement with ex-Treasurer J E Miller.
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Logan County
Pontiac
Board of Supervisors
Sims
T. F. Holmes
Ben F. Coffman
X. F. Betcler
A. P. Keummeil
R. White
G. F. Thompson
J. E. Miller
Pasadena Doctor Dies From Burns In Bathroom Fire
Pasadena California March 18 Dr Edward W Hibbard a famed physician and surgeon formerly of New York and Providence R I died at his home from burns suffered when a pipe fire in his bathroom set his night clothes alight His son Edward Hibbard Jr was severely burned trying to save him The physician was 46 years old.
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California
Pasadena
Cal
Edward W. Hibbard
New York
Providence
R. L
Hibbard
Edward Hibbard
Memorial fund to honor Grover Cleveland advances in New Jersey
In Princeton New Jersey on March 18 the association raising 190000 for a Grover Cleveland memorial tower expects to gain 1400 more by tonight to complete the total on the occasion of Cleveland’s birthday. In Galesburg Illinois a woman lies near death from burns after her clothing caught fire while her daughter Pearl suffered severe burns trying to rescue her. In Des Moines Iowa a Mexican woman Amel ia Mario stabbed Mrs Lillie Ludlow at a gospel mission and fled leaving the victim in critical condition.
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Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Grover Cleveland
Galesburg
Ill
T. Co. Richardson
Maqnon
Pearl
Des Moines
Iowa
Amelia Mario
Lillie Ludlow
Demosse Gospel Mission
Phosphate for Fertilizing 10 Enrich Farms
Washington reports a national conservation policy linked to phosphate bed discovery and classification. About 2,548,145 acres of phosphate lands examined by Geological Survey scientists are withdrawn pending legislation to bar monopolistic control, with more deposits to be withdrawn in the near future.
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Washington
United States
Geological Survey
Flirt with Commission Holds Unannounced Chicago Conference
In Chicago on March 18 President Tearney of the Three-Eye league and B B Johnson and Garry Herrmann of the national commission planned an unannounced session to map potential action aimed at protecting interests and possibly sidelining northern clubs.
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Johnson and Herrmann
Chicago
Tearney
Three-Eye League
B. B. Johnson
Garry Herrmann
National Commission
Man Killed at Home. Wife Says She Mistook Burglar Shot
Chicago reports John Schenck superintendent of Northwestern Gaslight and Coke shot dead in his Park Ridge home. A revolver with two bullets missing was found near the body and a quarrel preceding the incident fuels murder suspicions. Mrs Schenck admits firing, claiming she mistook her husband for a burglar.
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Chicago
John Schenck
Northwestern Gaslight and Coke Company
Park Ridge
Schenck
Roosevelt Dam Opened and Grand Reclamation Planned
Phoenix March 18 Roosevelt and party arrived and headed to the Roosevelt reservoir for the dedication of the large reclamation dam about 70 miles east. Washington March 18 Illinois census figures show over 41 percent of residents under 21, 2,727,849 under 21 statewide with county counts listed for apportioning school funds.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Reservoir
Reclamation
Washington
Ilinois
Illinois
Cook County
Adams County
Knox County
McClean County
Macon County
Morgan County
Peoria County
Sangamon County
Vermilion County
Plans for Congress May Seek British Arbitration Treaty
Augusta Ga March 18 The president ends his spring vacation and will return to Washington tomorrow He plans a brief message to the special congressional session and may signal his stance on reciprocity or keep to the tariff topic The state Democratic leaders expect revision of two or three tariffs and a possible arbitration treaty with Great Britain may be raised for consideration but likely deferred to the regular session
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Augusta
Washington
Congress
Great Britain
League talks and proposed exhibition plan amid dispute
In Chicago discussions about the league's affairs continue with Herrmann and Tearney differing on steps ahead. A proposed mutual exhibition series among four southern clubs, Quincy, and Decatur could gain sanction from the national commission. Meanwhile a separate incident reports a Burglar and a shooting at the Schenk home where Mrs. Schenk wounded her husband after awakening to a disturbance.
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Herrmann
National Commission
Tearney
Quincy
Decatur
Commission
Chicago
Bubonic Plague Found in Brazil Amid Indian Plague Toll
New York reports bubonic plague cases discovered in Porto Alegre Brazil with dispatches. London notes February plague deaths in India total 5493. Roosevelt dam reclamation project described as key Salt River Valley work, 76 miles east of Phoenix, reservoir 12 miles long and 13 miles upriver, page continuation promised.
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New York
Porto Alegre
Brazil
London
India
Roosevelt Dam
Torre ‘Creek
Salt River
United States Reclamation Service
Roosevelt
Phoenix
Whichosa
Salt River Valley
Mystery over Taft mobilizing army on the Rio Grande
Special Correspondence notes lack of facts on why Taft shifted troops toward the Mexican border. It cites congressional questions on the motive, names a monetary commission salaries and tariff funding critique, and mentions Wickersham’s unresolved status in Philippine land sales inquiry.
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TAV
the Argus
Washington
Congress
Taft
Fire in Union stock yards kills man and 300 cattle
Chicago March 18 one man died and 300 head of cattle burned to death when a square block of pens in the Union stock yards was consumed by fire. The trapped man’s body was recovered from wreckage of a viaduct that collapsed amid the animals. Firemen narrowly escaped being crushed as the structure fell. Several commission firms owned the cattle destroyed.
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Chicago
Union
General J S Culver Dead Veteran of Span War Dies at 50
Springfield Ill March 18 General James S Culver died at midnight at his home aged 50 of erysipelas He led construction of Leland hotels and was president of Culver Construction Co He commanded infantry in the National Guard and the Second Brigade during the Spanish American War He rebuilt the Lincoln monument in 1904 He is survived by his wife and one son, an Army officer.
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Sth
Springfield
Jamess. Culver
Culver
Leland Hotels
Culver Construction Combi
Duesday
Ptus Cee
Illinois fruit hit by the cold
Cairo March 18. With a temperature of 23 degrees Wednesday night there is no prospect that early peaches pears and plums have escaped killing by freezing. The trees were in full bloom and apples were posed so far advanced many have escaped. Damage to orchards in southern Minnesota estimated at several thousand dollars.
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Cairo
Milwaukee Peoria and St Louis Railway incorporated
Articles of incorporation issued for Milwaukee Peoria and St Louis Railway by the secretary of state. Proposed electric railroad from Milwaukee to St Louis via Rockford and Peoria with routes through several Illinois counties. Collision of traction cars on the Indianapolis Cincinnati road reported near Cael, five miles west of Terre Haute.
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Milwaukee, Peoria and St. Louis Company
Springfield
Milwaukee, Peoria and St Louis Railway Company
Peoria
Tazewell
Woodford
Marshall
Putnam Bureau
Lee, Ogle and Winnebhays
Rockford
Milwaukee
S. Louis
Morristown
Ind
Cincinnati
Cael
Tere
Lake Shore To Retrench General Manager Says Expenditures Planned
General Manager Pp Moon of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern announces retrenchment plans. He says $7,000,000 for improvements including quadruple tracks will not be spent and the railroad will cut working force and cancel some freight and passenger trains. In Clinton Iowa, two boys are bitten by a stray dog. a crowd killed the animal and the boys will be sent to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
Moon
Clinton
Iowa
Pasteur Institute
Cblengo
Five Spies Arrested for Noting German Navy Plans
Hamburg report says four German nationals and one Englishman were arrested on March 14 for transmitting to England plans and specifications of German warships under construction.
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Hamburg
Germany
England
Sixty Driven Out by Fire at Milwaukee Plant
Fire at the plant of the Minoxote Bitlard Table company in Milwaukee yesterday spread rapidly. Grenlases spread to second and third story windows. One man is missing and believed dead. four bodies removed from the ruins. several injured rushed to hospitals. Fire cited as possibly linked to labor trouble. second blaze at the plant in weeks.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Minoexote Bitlard Table Company
Ruina
Emergeley Hongital
Theie Bomes Thenancial Noms de Shicee
Mellitalee
Cheresae
Joliet Census Debate Prompts City Count Challenge
Joliet officials dispute census figures claiming city population near 46 000 based on seven day tally by 27 carriers averaging 40% reach per location. Census bureau reports 400 000 regionwide patrons. postal service notes 4 784 daily users. Oranges and Lemons shipment tops 25 million as 172 carloads move from San Bernardino and Colton. Des Moines man shoots self in Burlington hotel room, Fred Morrison among Des Moines residents.
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Joliet
Eneus
Postufive
San Bernardino
Cal
California
Thie City
Colton
Des Moines
Bkuriington
Iowa
Mareh
Fred Morrison
Des Moinen
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Casas Grandes
Colonia Guadalupe
Insurrectos
Sabinas
Mexicali
Felipe Rios
Ciudad Portiro Diaz
Henry Whittle
San Diego
Luis Rodriguez
Tecate
Lower
Neal Paso
Tex
Juarez
Waffle
Creighton
Cook
Arizona
Minorstaft
Philadelphia
Aldrich
Hale
Burrows
Money
Flint
Taliaferro
National Monetary Commission
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee On Banking
Monetary Commission
Wall Street
Wickersham
Congressional
Sugar
J. S. Culver
Lake Shore
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