Firemen die under wall in Sioux City blaze
Fire in a southeast Sioux City block caused widespread damage to the Anderson Furniture, Moore Clothing, and Franks hotel properties. Fireman Frank Fulton and Seely Lawton died when a wall collapsed. three others were injured. Guests escaped by nets as flames spread through multiple buildings. Estherville suffered a $125,000 loss. a Manitoba man burned to death in a separate fire.
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Sioex City
Iowa
Fourth End
Nebraska
Anderson Furniture Company
Moore Clothing Company
Franks
Fremen
Frank Fulton
Seely Lawton
Frank
Moore Cubing Company
Moore Store
Central Bank
Estherville
Mindsan
Fannystelle
E. ‘Frans
Paw Paw
Richards Parole Not Disturbed In Iowa Case
Des Moines March 26 Gov nor George W Clarke refused to revoke the parole of Bill Richards the former deputy U S marshal held on charges tied to a masked robbery attempt on Mrs H F LaFore Richards remains in jail for investigation and faces possible return to prison only if convicted Accomplice Ed Gorman is in a separate cell and while both deny links to the crime Police note Richards and Gorman rode together but no decisive evidence ties them to the heist Bowling winners Negley and Venness took the two man event at the American Bowling Congress in Buffalo Mich declares a new state motor tax law 50 cents per horsepower ruled national by the Supreme Court
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Des Moines
Iowa
George W. Clarke
Bill’ Richards
United States
Mra
H. F. LaFore
Richards
State Penitentiary
Ed Gorman
Sam Marks
Gorman Post
Gorman
Mich
Supreme Court
Caracas Turmoil Shakes Venezuela as Army Officers Arrested
From Willemstad Curacao dated March 26 reports say Caracas faced extreme political unrest with many prominent figures arrested including Colonel Magill of the Venezuela army who was later released.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caracas
Magill
Ce *F
Venezuela Army
Bow
Weather forecast for Rock Island area
Unsettled tonight and Friday with likely snow flurries and colder temperatures. Winds brisk and shifting, 62 F at 7 am, 57 F yesterday, 40 F low last night, 0.16 inch precipitation, humidity 61 percent at 7 pm and 99 percent at 7 am, water stage 3 feet. J M Sherier local forecaster notes evening stars Mars Venus Saturn and morning stars Jupiter Mercury Orion sets west about 10 pm.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moling
J. M. Sherier
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
Orion
Constellation
Orilor
A R Talbot Seeks Re election and Local Woodmen Plan
A R Talbot announces re election bid as head consul of Modern Woodmen of America. Clyde Ohio independent candidate C P Myers joins the Clyde camp board race amid debate over Chicago rate repeal and referendum procedure. Also notes state Woodmen camps plan exhibitions and other regional items including a 102 year old obituary and Vatican cardinal appointments.
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A. R. Talbot
Woodmen of America
Chicago
United States
Rock Island
Aberdeen
South
Clyde
Ohio
C. P. Myers
Iowa
van Galder
Myers
House Debates Toll Tolls Repeal Supreme Vote Expected
Debates over the Panama tolls exemption repeal stall in the House amid motions, quorums, and delays. President Wilson cites South American press support for repeal while leaders forecast a 75 to 100 vote majority. Senate talk of boosting trade via cruiser mail service and equal tolls also noted.
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Wilson
Panama
Democratic House
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Commerce Committee
Doremus
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Knowland
California
Lafferty
Oregon
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Bell
Senate
Owen
Fitzgerald Springs
Fitzgerald
Fort Bliss
Negro murderer surrenders after saloon shooting in Chicago
Louis Halstrom, a black man, gave himself up today claiming he has not slept since shooting two men in a March 8 saloon quarrel over 25 cents. He confessed to killing Edward Deane and wounding Earl Russell. In Stillwell Indian Tandy Folsom was sentenced to life for the murder of Patrick Dore, Roosevelt body guard. Des Moines National Life Association reinstated after license renewal.
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Chicago
Louis Halstrom
Edward Deane
Earl Russell
Stillwell
Oklo
Des Moines National
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines National Life Association
Rev Garrett Van Horne Dies in the West
Rev Garrett Van Horne former chaplain of the Illinois department Grand Army of the Republic dies in Los Angeles California He had twice served as presiding elder of the Rockford district Rock River Methodist Episcopal conference.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Garrett van Horne
Grand Army of the Republic
Rockford
Rock River Methodist Episcopal Conference
Field Marshal French resigns as British chief of staff
London reports Field Marshal French resigns today after signing a memorandum guaranteeing officers would not be ordered to fight Ulster unionists. Ewart also reportedly resigned, government denying. Asquith seen regaining control but Ireland army resignations loom. Liverpool Post cites June election as latest date amid home rule and Welsh disestablishment bills.
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London
England
Ireland
Gough
Liverpool Post
Liberal
George
Air blasts shake copper country in Michigan
Earth shocks felt at 8 o clock in Houghton Michigan copper country with no damage. blast likely from mine air, indicating trapped air in old workings. Or text notes Pearl Harbor search finds no wreckage of Mau steamer. Maui arrived safely at Kauai. hope vessel blown up elsewhere. Coast phone trust dissolved in Oregon Washington Idaho after federal decree. Secretary Lane okays 20 mile railroad south of Yuma Arizona for Yuma Irrigation project farmers and settlers transportation.
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Mich
Michigan
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
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Kauai
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Ore
Bell System
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Lane
Yuma
Aris
Tragic Freight Car Accident Ends Two Brothers Trip
Rudolph Anderson 40, and his brother Frank, were traveling west to Montana and boarded a moving Milwaukee line freight train near Bettendorf. Anderson fell between cars in a passing attempt and was killed instantly as the train continued at speed. Eyewitnesses included Frank Anderson and E A Wale. An inquest ruled the death accidental.
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Frank Anderson
Bettendorf
Rudolph Anderson
Anderson
Frank
Montana
Milwaukee
Davenport
Savanna
Ill
E. A. Wale
Sweden
Chicago
Nissen & Hartwig Undertaking
High School to Close for Spring Vacation
The high school will close tomorrow afternoon for a week long spring vacation with students returning April 6. Classes resume for eight weeks until May 29 when regular summer vacation begins. An earthquake in Messina Sicily caused panic but no injuries or major damage were reported.
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Sicily
Messina
Pennsylvania Railways Cuts 15,000 Jobs in Three Months
Philadelphia reports that the Pennsylvanian railroad has laid off 15,000 employees in three months. Of the remaining 125,000, 40,000 are on shorter hours and 200 clerks have been laid off in offices as part of retrenchment policy.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvana Railroad
East
Pittsburgh
Boy Bandit Dies After 45 Minute Gun Battle
Terre Haute Indiana March 26 Ernesto McWilliams a 15 year old boy died today after a 45 minute gun fight with police. He was caught in a gun store where officers suspected robbery. The youth claimed he sought revenge on the proprietor who had refused him a job.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ernest McWilliams
Wine party fall fatal to girl in Detroit apartment
Florence Brown an 18 year old resident of 267 Locust Street died from a fractured skull after plunging 28 steps in a West Grane Boulevard apartment where a wine party at bachelor Thomas Gordon's home involved Gordon Fred Anderson and Ethel Colliday. Gordon admitted drinking and claimed he preferred drinking with women at home than in public. Investigators questioned all present as Brown slipped through a washroom door misled by a wrong doorway.
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Detroit
Mich
Florence Brown
Locust Street
Boulevard Sanitarium
Thomas Gordon
West Grane Boulevard
Gordon
Fred Anderson
Chieachischum
Miss Brown
Ethel Colliday
Robinson
Rebels Again Try for Torreon in Mexican Campaign
Washington reports Huerta says second repulse of rebels near Torreon with heavy losses. From Mexico City the embassy notes renewed rout at Palacio Gomez while Imperial government warns Villa followers in Gomez Palacio face ongoing combat. In El Paso officials cite messages claiming rebels repulsed at each offensive and federal counter moves imminent. General Terrazas learns his son Luis is not in immediate danger.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
Palacio Gomes
Torreon
Villa
Gomez Palacio
el Paso
Texas
Miguel Diebold
Terrazas
Luis Terrazas
Luis
Chihuahua
Settlement Looms In Depew Strike At Gould Coupler Works
March 26 report from Depew New York says state mediation boards expect a settlement of the strike at Gould Coupler works amid several shots with no injuries and militia not firing. Five hundred strikers marched at the funeral of Stanislaus Skolonski, shot during a work train attack Monday. In South Norwalk Connecticut a tenement bomb caused panic but no injuries. the owner is a silk mill stockholder with striking weavers.
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Depew
N. Y
State Board of Mediation
Gould Coupler Works
Stanislaus Skolonski
South Norwalk
Conn
Queen Eleanor to visit United States in May from Bulgaria
Sofia dispatch reports Queen Eleanor will depart in the third week of May for the United States. She will be the first reigning queen to visit the country and will study American institutions and people in which she is greatly interested. Boston mayor Curley orders a six percent salary cut for all public works department officials and employees earning $1,000 or more annually.
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Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
University of Pittsburgh
Herbert H. Kimball
United States Weather Bureau
Sofia
Bulgaria
Eleanor
United States
Boston
Public Works Department
Curley
Auto Plunges in Ravine Kills Three in Dallas
Dallas report details a crash on March 26 as an automobile swerved from the road and plunged into a 40 foot ravine. Dr Samuel Tipton, Mrs Katie Loving, and Loving's son died. Two women and a man were seriously injured.
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Dallas
Texas
Samuel Tipton
Katie Loving
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