Limantour arrives in Mexico City amid peace talks
Mexico City reports Finance Minister Limantour arrives to a large crowd, while President Diaz is absent. Across the border El Paso and Hermosillo describe battles as revolutionists press closer to towns. Bishops call rebels to lay down arms and soft nosed bullets appear in use. Washington predicts peace within a week if talks succeed.
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Mexico City
Limantour
Diaz
el Paso
Texas
George Driscoll
Herald
Torreon
Solonia Siding
Guarmas
Sonora
Washington
D. C
Mexico
Senor
Jose Yves Limantour
Senor Limantour
New York
Madero
Maderos
Accept DE LA Barra
Ge Ja Barra
Cathuanta
Chihuahua
Mexican Republic
Yucatan
Chihhuahua
Senor Creel
Senor Molina
Senor Corral
Europe
Senor Lumantour
Weather Forecast for Rock Island and Vicinity
Fair tonight and tomorrow with moderate temperatures. Tonight’s low 33, today’s high 54. 7 am temp 39, wind 10 mph, no precipitation. Humidity 70 at 7 am, 38 at 7 pm, water stage 2 with a 0.1 inch drop in 48 hours. Mississippi shows slight falling trend from below Dubuque to Muscatine. Local forecaster J. M. Sherier. Astronomical events note moonrise 12:10 am, moon at apogee 8 am, sun set 6:08, rise 5:58.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Mississippi
Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Earth
Attacker Hits Visitor in New York Club Fight
Dr. Booker T. Washington was unable to appear in court in New York on March 20 due to injuries from a club attack the night before. The incident involved a janitor and an ongoing hearing on the charged party.
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New York
Booker T. Washington
Country schools and churches fail in rural areas
Decatur Michigan March 29 Developments of country communities to prevent abandonment of farms and to stop the decadence of country life are the objects of an interchurch conservation congress convening today. The investigators report soil fertility loss country churches closing for lack of attendance and country schools failing to their educational purpose. Central Illinois farmers are expected to vigorously dispute the report.
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Decatur
Interchurch Conservation Congress
Roosevelt opposes recall in Arizona judiciary plea
In Phoenix on March 20 Roosevelt urged Arizona to accept statehood but criticized the recall feature of its constitution. He said the judiciary should not be subject to recall and that the issue should be decided by Arizona while noting federal admission remained tied to broader reforms.
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Roosevelt
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Court bill signed changes Rock Island court terms
Springfield Ill March 20 The bill changing Rock Island county court terms to start the first Monday in February April June August and October was signed by the state legislature. The action signals possible tax reform talk and the prospect of a state level extra session.
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Springfield
Ill
Rock Island
Arizona and the recall in the constitution debate
Congress weighs statehood and constitutional provisions. Roosevelt opposes the recall for judges, endorsing a removal method other than impeachment. A revenue reform drive aims to pass a new tax bill with broad civic backing. Woman suffrage legislation moves toward second reading with proposed petition access. Senate steering committees plan daily conferences to push priorities before adjournment amid possibility of an extra session. Cotton production rises from 1909 to 1910, census figures show.
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Special Revenue Commission
Deneen
Oglesby
Adkins
Beall
Brown
Senate
Barr
Swan Creek Bank Robbers Break Jail
Monmouth March 20 Carl Car roll and George Reed, charged with the Swan Creek bank robbery, escaped last night with outside help from friends. The pair were in jail when the breakout occurred, following prior arrest on the bank crime.
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Swan Creek
Monmouth
Carroll
George Reed
Dollar dinner marks Bryan birthday in Lincoln
Lincoln Neb March 20 William J Bryan who was years old yesterday will join an anniversary dollar dinner tonight honoring him. About 900 seats are spoken for. Speakers include Senator Owen of Oklahoma Senator elect Kern of Indiana Speaker elect Champ Clark and Governor Shafroth of Colorado. The event is seen as endorsing Bryan's principles and a prelude to the 1912 campaign.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Senator Owen
Oklahoma
Kern
Indiana
Champ Clark
Shafroth
Colorado
Bryan
Army officer to study in Japan sent from Texas
Major Gozman chief sanitary officer on General Mills staff is ordered to go to Japan at once to study languages and special diseases. He and two other officers will likely be abroad about three years. Italian cabinet resigns after stormy debates over electoral reforms in Rome.
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Galveston
Texas
Gozman
General Mills
Japan
Rome
Ulrich case postponed over felonious assault charge
Albert Ulrich a white janitor faced a felonious assault complaint after beating Washington who sustained 11 wounds including ear hemorrhage. Bail of 1500 set. Ulrich says he acted rightly after his wife reported a Black woman seen in their hallway. Washington says his neighborhood probe and his relative’s home hunt triggered the attack.
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Albert Ulrich
Ulrich
Washington
D. C. Smith
Tuskegee College
China’s Clarified Response to Russian Ultimatum
St Petersburg reports China’s reply to the Russian ultimatum is satisfactory in essentials but requires more explicit explanations on minor points. Separately, the Toshu Maru collided with Kobu Maru off Imbaru in the Inland Sea on Feb 26, sinking Toshu Maru in three minutes with 28 dead and Kobu Maru rescuing 20. Also Cincinnati reports Judge Hunt denying George B Cox’s affidavit alleging prejudice against Judge Gorman in a bid to change venue.
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China
St. Petersburg
Victoria
B. C
Imbaru
Venice
Cincinnati
Ohio
George B. Cox
Gorman
Cox
Hunt
Trial of Senator Broderick Begins in Springfield
The trial of State Senator Broderick of Chicago opened today in Springfield. He is charged with bribing Holstlaw to vote for Latimer, and the jury is not yet completed.
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Senator Broderick
Springfeld
Broderick
Chicago
Holstlaw
Latimer
Ambassador From Russia Slain at Pekin Rumor
St. Petersburg reports a rumor that Korostovetz the Russian minister to China was murdered in Peking, though official offices fail to confirm. AP dispatches from Peking provide no reference to such an event. In other items, President Taft appoints W. W. Warwick of Cincinnati as judge of the supreme court for the Panama Canal Zone.
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St. Petersburg
Korostovetz
China
Peking
Foreign Office
War Office
Associated Press
Warwick
Strike Order Obeyed by Miners in Pittsburg Area
Reports show the United Mine Workers strike order in the Twecara region was generally obeyed in the Pittsburg district. Miners at Florence Ohio and Manifold Pa quit work as part of the action.
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Pittsburg
United Mine Workers
Twecarawas
Ohio
Florence Ohio
Manifold
Firemen Near Death in Blazing Springfield Warehouse
Ammonia fumes from a Monarch Refrigerating Co warehouse fire in Springfield caused an $800,000 loss and left thirty firemen overcome. Thrilling rescues saw five elevator cables snap as the cage plunged with five men. Five ammonia explosions filled the building, which stored poultry and butter. A Battalion Chief Fisher was injured after slipping on the fourth floor. Nearby, twenty hotel guests were overcome by smoke as the refrigerating plant burned. Damage to the hotel reached $10,000. The refrigerating plant stood on East Michigan Street, near the Chicago river.
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Chicago
Monarch
Fisher
Harmony
East Michigan Street
Springfield
Springfields
Young Men's Christian Association
Laddé&Rs
Colonial
Milwaukee
Wis
Grove Show Prist Company
Coroner Takes Charge of Schenck Death Inquiry
Chicago March 29 Coroner Hoffman today took charge of the inquiry into the death of Charles Schenck of Park Ridge. Mrs Schenck says the shooting was accidental. No new facts have been revealed by witnesses thus far.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Charles Schenck
Park Ridge
Danville Players Begin Training In Three-Eye League Plan
Danville TA March 20. All members of the Danville team arrived for training as the club contemplates forming a new league. Officials say a six team circuit may be created with southern cities and two other clubs to join.
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Danville
Thieves Steal 400-Pound Safe in Chicago Heist
Chicago March 20. Thieves stole a 400-pound safe, carried it several blocks, and rifled it when found open. They escaped only after knocking down bystanders who attempted to stop them.
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Chicago
Earry
Two Tasks Taft Aims For Tariff Board and Proposals
President Taft and Mary return to Washington and plan immediate work. He will draft his message to Congress resubmitting the Canadian reciprocity agreement and confer with party leaders on the special session. The tariff board bill is to be pressed, and focus shifts to Mexico with talks expected with the Mexican ambassador and General Wood.
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Washington
Taft
Mary
Tariff Board
Mexico
Wood
Trouble Brewing as Disaffection Spreads in Lisbon
Elections postponed for the Bouetty Time amid agitation by tomarchints. In Lisbon on March 20 the government cites divisiveness among Republicans as a reason for delaying abs tions to May 14. Discontent grows as provinces face anti government influence and lavish money distribution. The British foreign office will receive a Portuguese representative unofficially and will not grant diplomatic recognition. Washington is expected to follow suit in the United States.
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Lisbon
Republic
Washington
United States
Lincoln car burned in prairie fire at Minneapolis
The private carriage and funeral car of Abraham Lincoln, used to transport his body from Washington to Spring Held, Illinois, in 1866, were completely destroyed by a prairie fire in Columbia Heights Minneapolis. The blaze consumed dry grass and the crate containing the car.
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Johe Lincoln
Abraham Liorotn
Washington
Spring Held
Columbia Heights
Minneapolis
Fire in Charleston Illinois razes seven buildings
Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed seven buildings and rotted 1,200 tons of broomcorn in Charleston Illinois. Loss estimated at 700000 dollars. A call for help went to Manitoba and the Maettoos department responded. After a three hour battle the blaze was brought under control.
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Charleston
Maettoos
Department of
Supreme Court takes recess without ruling on two big cases
Washington March 20 The Supreme Court did not decide the Standard Oil or the tobacco trust case today. The court adjourned for a recess until April 3.
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Washington
Tobacco Trust
Stolypin Cabinet Resigns as Premier Steps Down
St. Petersburg report states Premier Stolypin and his cabinet resigned. The emperor accepted Stolypin's retirement, ending his tenure as head of government.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Peters Returned From Milwaukee in Murder Charge Case
Burlington Iowa March 20 Will Peters charged with murderously attacking and robbing Willem Baldwin has been brought back from Milwaukee Peters confessed the assault but claims self defense The victim remains unconscious
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Burlington
Iowa
Will Peters
Willem Baldwin
Milwaukee
Peters
Horses frightened by auto plunge wagon into river
In Algona Iowa on March 20 the aged mother of Paul Kreiger was killed while Kreiger his wife and the couple’s team were severely injured when their wagon, startled by an automobile, drove over an embankment into a river.
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Algona, Flows
Algona
Iowa
Paul Kreiger
Kreiger
Ovur Jan
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