Roosevelt Heads to Africa in First Leg of Safari Voyage
Theodore Roosevelt and son Kermit sail from New York aboard the Hamburg en route to East Africa for big game hunting. Crowds cheer as Roosevelt rides the Hudson tunnel, sends a Taft telegram, and receives a Sicilian earthquake relief tablet from the Italian chamber of commerce. He notes the mass of unread mail accumulated since leaving the White House.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Hamburg
Wilds
East Africa
Oyster Bay
Hoboken
Roosevelt
Italian Chamber of Commerce of
New York City
Peace
United States
Taft
Hudson
Jersey City
Preachers in Revolver Duel. One Bites Dust in Missouri
In Laclede County Lebanon Missouri last night Rev Martin D S Johnson a Baptist minister aged 40 was shot and killed by Rev Solomon Odell a 46 year old Presbyterian minister from Truss after a quarrel over business matters.
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Russ. Laclede County
Martin D.s Johnson
Solomon Odell
Johnson
Odell
Truss
Resignation of New Mexico Governor Shocks Santa Fe
Governor George Curry resigned after a dispute over leave to visit Washington and a clash with Loomis editor of the Eagle. He telegraphed Taft retracting the resignation upon appointment of his successor. An Interior Department order already urged territorial governors to remain at home.
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N. M
Gover Nor Curry
Washington
Taft
New Mexico
George Curry
Rough Rider
Curry
A. J. Loomis
the Eagle
Capitol Building
Loomis
Ballinger
Mexico City Chamber of Deputies Building Fire Claims 25 Years of Archives
A fire in Mexico City destroyed the chamber of deputies building and its archives covering 25 years. Separately in Tabriz an outpost of 40 troopers was surprised by nationalists, killing 34 soldiers and capturing the remaining 6.
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Chamber of Deputies
Mexico City
Tabriz
British Explorer Reportedly Reaches South Pole
London reports say Shackleton's Antarctic expedition reached the south pole but a high authority says the party fell short by 190 miles. Shackleton declined to comment, having pledged first news to London papers. The Nimrod returned to Invercargill with the expedition.
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London
Pall Mall
Ernest H. Shackleton
England
South Pole
Shackleton
Invercargill
New Zealand
Democrats Adopt New Set of Rules
Washington, D. C. March 23. The democratic caucus of the house adopted the new rules submitted by the committee of 15 with no amendment. The move follows a halt from Minority Leader Clark on the opening day of the special session and was attended by Representative Fitzgerald and several bolters. The rule requires a two thirds vote of all Democrats to bind each member unless he notifies in writing he will not be bound or unless the issue is constitutional or already pledged to his constituency.
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House
Committee of 15
Clark
Fitzgerald
Nothing Yet Heard Of Six Aeronauts
Los Angeles reports at nine this morning nearly 70 hours after the balloon America ascended from Pasadena no word had come from it or the six men in the basket. A hotel fire in Cornwall kills one and leaves three missing while two are badly injured. In Paris six thousand telegraph and Post Office workers end their strike and resume work.
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Los Angeles
America
Pasadena
Cornwall
Windsor Hotel
Missouri-Illinois Deadlock on Senate Vote Rumors of Band Breakup
Springfield March 23 The legislature kept the deadlocked joint session on the United States senator ballot with no result beyond Hopkins's slight loss. The so called band of hope is said to be near dissolution as the house postponed the judicial reapportionment bill, now unlikely to pass this session. The 48th ballot showed Hopkins 67 Foss 16 Shurtleff 18 Stringer 40 McKinley 2 Mason 4 Sherman 2 Broderick 4 Cantillion 14 Lowden 1 Foster 1 Cuneo 1 DeWolfe 1 Calhoun 1 e 5
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United States
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Band of Hope
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Senate
Associated Press
Rallot
Hesalt
Foss
Shurtleff
Stringer
McKinley
Mason
Sherman
Broderick
Cantillion
Lowden
Foster
Cuneo
DeWolfe
Calhoun
Payne
Hide Trust
Payne Is Gingery Declare the Measure as a Whole Burdens Poorer
Washington report on the tariff debate describes Payne defending the bill and attacking the hide trust while Democrats criticize the measure as crude and prohibitive. They argue it raises living costs and fails to provide real relief, with calls to amend under five minute rule. The sugar and oil duties prompt claims of sham reductions and protective practices, while window glass reforms are noted as insufficient.
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Washington
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
House
Champ Clark
Ways and Means
Tariff Debates and Tax Proposals Stir Public Opinion
The document critiques tariff provisions and tax plans, arguing duties are prohibitive and favor manufacturers. It condemns taxes on tea, coffee, and luxuries while calling for free leather goods and restrained spending. It advocates economy, opposing higher duties and bond issuance, reflecting Jeffersonian fiscal restraint.
Boy Restored to Father Amid Triumph in Sharon
A 5000 strong crowd in Sharon Pa greeted Willie Whitla and his father as they returned from Cleveland. Public schools closed and business paused while celebrations and demonstrations filled the day. Detectors pursue abductors as more towns echo the joyous, tearful reunion. A separate item notes a bill proposing death for kidnapping.
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Cleveland
Triumph
Sharon
Willie Whitla
Whitla
Ohio
James ‘Pp. Whitla
Billy
Plan to Keep Up the Price of Coal
Scranton Pa March 23 After organizing the United Mine Workers convention convened here for negotiating a new agreement with mining companies it recessed until afternoon It was learned the coal companies will not cut 50 cents a ton on April 1 if a strike is declared
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Scranton
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Tariff bill debate dominates U S House proceedings
In Washington yesterday Mr Payne led a four hour fifty minute speech on the tariff bill with questions from members continuing until adjournment at 4 19 p m The Senate focused on committee organization with routine work and tariff matters noted as ongoing despite Republican committee detail work and an adjournment.
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Congress
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One Ae
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Germany
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