Scandal Over Census Figures Rocking Roosevelt Era
In New York on March 10 Herman Ridder, head of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, charges Census Director S N D North with official dereliction. He claims North submitted false and misleading figures on newsprint prices, used weak sources, and that the data were cited as official in Congress. Ridder notes a three year lapse and mergers into International Paper, asserting prices misstate actual market rates.
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S. N. D. North
Roosevelt
Herman Ridder
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Mr. Ridder
Dalzell
North
Congress
Ridder
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Director North
International Paper Company
French forces rout tribes in MissAampaign battle
General Amado commands French troops in Mecrocco following earlier advances. He defeats the Mad rakas Arabs and Mulai Hafid supporters in a long daylight battle. Arabs retreat with heavy losses. French losses are light given the terrain and intensity.
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Paris
Amado
Mecrocco
MissAampaign
Mulai Hafid
Mme Anna Gould Schedules Transatlantic Voyage With Family
Paris reports Mme Anna Gould and her children will sail Wednesday from Cherbourg aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm to New York. She plans a two month stay in America. Prince Helie de Sagan may also go to the United States. A recent marriage rumor to de Sagan is denied.
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Paris
Mme
Anna Gould
Cherbourg
New York
America
Prince Helie de Sagan
United States
Mme. Gould
Carnival Tragedy Ends In Friendly Fire at Salsas
At the Braganca province carnival in Salsas a man and his two sons staged an assassination scene of King Carlos. The son playing the assassin fatally shot his father who was dressed as Franco. The boy, overwhelmed by grief, nearly took his own life.
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Salsas
Braganca
Carlos
Franco
Government hides Emperors letter on naval estimates
London reports the government will keep private a personal letter from Emperor William to Lord Tweedmouth concerning Britain’s naval budgets. The uproar calms after A J Balfour backs cabinet policy while Lord Rosebery’s remark about national ridicule gains support. Tweedmouth’s consultation with Sir Edward Grey softens disloyalty suspicions. The Times faced criticism for sensationalism.
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William
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
London Times
Great Britain
A. J. Balfour
Lord Rosebery
Edward Grey
Emperor William
Lord Esher
Windsor Castle
Times
Milwaukee clash over fire escape ruling at schools
Milwaukee officials read of a building inspector order to stop using third floor schoolrooms without fire escapes. The school board president asks the city attorney to rule on authority. Mayor Becker says he will enforce the order despite attorney doubt.
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Milwaukee
Wis
A. S. Lindamann
Becker
British French German Shipyards Seek Pekin Contracts
Financial representatives from at least ten leading shipbuilding and armament firms of Britain Germany and France are in Pekin pursuing contracts as they anticipate China will spend about 50 000 600 on naval equipment.
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Pekin
Great Britain
Germany
France
China
Armor Belt Too Low In Battleship Design
Testimony before the senate committee on naval affairs, examining criticisms of battleship construction, indicates that the armor belt on American battleships was positioned too low.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Brief Dispatches From Around the World and Nation
The American torpedo boat flotilla sails from Callao. Senator Aldrich aims for a Friday or Saturday currency vote. Secretary Taft signs to abandon Fort Keogh Montana. Admiral Evans fleet due at Magdalena bay by March 12. 15,000,000 bushels of grain in upper lake ports awaiting Erie canal shipment. Berlin minor court bans shouting for universal suffrage. Mining bureau bills advance in House mines committee. Olga Stein charged with forgery larceny and $50,000 embezzlement in New York. Ohio commission urges a $2,600,000 new penitentiary. Chicago closes five five cent theaters for code breaches. Chicago wheat weak on farm reserve report showing 144,721,000 bushels with farmers. President Castro anxious over US stance on American claims. Leo Thurman to be hanged. execution date moved to the 27th to allow life history intake.
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Berlin
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Russia
Olga Stein
New York
Ohio General Assembly
Chicago
Castro
Venezuela
United States
Jury Discharged Over Publication Halting Asphalt Fraud Trial
The trial of Harry P. Branaugh in Indianapolis was halted after a story alleged an attempt to fix the jury led to a discharged jury and a suspended trial. The case remains as if never called, with Branaugh still on bond and no immediate plan to reschedule.
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Indianapolis
Harry P. Branaugh
Brunaugh
Pritchard
Marion County
Murdered in Montana leads to fatal railway assault
In Peru Indiana March 10 "Harry Mumaugh's" body arrived as W F Murphy reported Mumaugh was killed after cashing a $200 express payment for mill labor in Missoula Montana. Two men beat him knocked him out robbed him and left his body on railway tracks where a passing train fractured his skull. Murderers not yet caught.
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Peru
Ind
Harry Mumaugh
Leo Blake
W. F. Murphy
Mumaugh
Missoula
Mont
Harry
Decatur Mayor Faces Impeachment Trial
Impeachment trial of Decatur Mayor C. D. Coffee opened in the circuit court. He testified as the first prosecution witness admitting he collected 55 license fees and 68 docket fees for his own use. Edward Green testified the mayor appeared intoxicated on August 9 and August 15 embracing three women on Decatur streets.
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Decatur
Portland
Ind
C. D. Coffee
Coffee
Edward Green
Green
Man Dying Reginald Post Hints Robbery by Secret Woman
Reginald Post of Pau France collapses at St. Joseph hospital in South Bend and dies of pneumonia after claiming a $600 robbery by a unnamed woman. He refuses to identify the woman or his family ties beyond saying a brother serves in the regular army. He said he came from Indianapolis but the claim cannot be verified as local police investigate.
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South Bend
Ind
Reginald Post
Pau
France
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Stolen Money Orders Circulated in Midwest
Blank money orders stolen from station No. 129 in Chicago are being passed by a man and a woman across northern Indiana, southern Indiana, and eastern Illinois. They raise values to 50 to 125 dollars, making small purchases and taking the surplus in cash. Merchants are warned nationwide.
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South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Indiana
Illnois
Tragic Crossing Claims Osgood Citizen
John Condon, an elderly resident of Osgood Indiana, was instantly killed when struck by the Baltimore and Ohio fast passenger train No. 4 as he stepped from the elevator of the Osgood Train company onto the railroad crossing. He leaves a wife and two sons.
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Osgood
Ind
John Condon
Osgood Train Company
Ohio River Rises to Thirty-Eight Feet Again
The lower Ohio River climbs to a fraction over 38 feet and is expected to rise further for four to five days. The Wabash White Green and Pond rivers are also rising, signaling continued flooding risk in Evansville and surrounding areas.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Parties Scramble in Indiana Primary Race Across Counties
Indianapolis reports show Democrats seeking a volatile convention with many counties instructing or withholding votes. Marshall County backs Marshall, Wayne County leans Kuhn, others favor Slack or Ralston. Vanderburgh favors Herring with Ralston support. Republicans prepare for April convention as Barnhart and Peters consider bids. State banks show improved resources after the panic. Health board reviews schoolhouse surveys for sanitation issues.
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Wote
Marshall County
Charles C. Conn
Elkhart
Conn
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Wayne County
Thos. Kuhn
Richmond
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Samuel Ralston
Lebanon
Indiana
Ralston
Vanderburgh
Frank Herring
South Bend
Cass County
Moses B. Lairy
Logansport
Supreme Court
Larry
Kubicn
State Board of Health
Willing to Be Deported Ragio Set for Deportation
Eduardo Ragio, a young Italian linked to threatening letters to Chief Frans, will be deported by federal authorities after a microscopic analysis showed he did not make the fingerprint marks. Ragio, who denies anarchist ties, has agreed to depart from the United States.
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St. Joseph
Eduardo Ragio
Kansas City
Frans
Ragio
Mayor Sees the Point on Women Driving Cars
Cincinnati March 10 The mayor Markbreit backs a city commission recommendation to examine all applicants who would operate automobiles. The push follows last week a man was killed by a car driven by a woman and cites concerns over female driving capability.
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Cincinnati
Markbreit
Governor Urges Probes Into State Offices
Governor Harris sends a special message to the general assembly urging appropriations to investigate the books of the vice of auditor of state and of all other state offices departments and institutions.
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Columbus
Harris
General Assembly
Flood Victim's Body Recovered in Indiana County
Jacob C. Hoover, a prosperous farmer and longtime settler in Winamac Indiana, drowned in Indian Creek last Friday. His body was found today by a member of a search party.
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Winamac
Ind
Jacob C. Hoover
Indian Creek
Hoover
Fate of Human Ashes on Lucania Echoed in Cable Dispatch
A London to New York cable report claims a woman aboard the Lucania scattered cremated remains at mid Atlantic with a captain's certificate of execution. The ashes allegedly belonged to a prominent New York businessman who chose the ship for his final voyage.
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New York
Lucania
New York City
Sandy Hook
Six Society Women Propose to Edwardsville Banker
Do W. Terry president of State and Trust bank and McKinley railroad attorney received six written proposals from Ed wardsville society women. The letters were ciphered and the banker promised to interpret them after selecting his preferred suitor. He stated he would choose within two weeks and briefly hinted at Benedict’s class as the reward.
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Edwardsville
Ill
W. Terry
State and Trust Bank
McKinley
W. E. Wheeler
Terry
Philadelphia Welcomes Hungarian Fire Brigadier General
Brigadier General Joseph Stephen Adams head of the Budapest fire brigade arrives in Philadelphia to study the city’s fire department. He plans to respond to alarms and drag hose to gain inside experience and may seek commission as a fireman and wear Philadelphia uniforms if needed.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Stephen Adams
Budapest
Quaker City
United States
Reyburn
Mysterious Item Hidden Behind Pastry and Ice
A riddle about a prized object that can disguise itself and dwell in frozen lakes and chilling dreams. It hints at a strange, wild mystery that remains valuable despite odd concealments and odd environments.
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