Harriman Responds to Rockefeller Call for Federal Rail Control
In New York a Harriman interview rebuts Rockefeller on rail regulation and capital. Harriman says current laws suffice, warns against overcapitalization, praises American growth, and criticizes excessive reform as unnecessary. The discussion touches railways from Pennsylvania lines to broader U S expansion.
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New York
H. Harriman
Jona D. Kefeller
Harriman
Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
Great Yacht Racing Contest This Summer at Jamestown Expo
Norfolk reports a major yacht racing event for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial with five cups offered by King Edward, Wilhelm, Roosevelt, Lipton, and the Jamestown Exposition. The King Edward cup targets the twenty two foot class known as class Q, drawing builders from Scotland England and Canada and signaling English design entering American rules for the forthcoming Americas Cup era. Wilhelm’s cup involves boats being built in Germany and other nations may contest for the King Edward trophy.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
Gravesend Bay
Long Island Sound
Massachusetts Bay
New England
Middle
South Atlantic
Great Lakes
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Charles
Cape Henry
Jamestown International
Jamestown Yacht Racing Commission
J. E. Mund
Brooklyn
N. Y
James F. Duncan
Norfolk
Norfolk Va
Edward
England
Wilhelm
Germany
Roosevelt
Fife Ship Yards
Scotland
Alfred Mylne
Canada
Ballet advertisement sparks church boycott in Portland Maine
Shock spread through Portland as pictures of ballet girls in a musical comedy ad led church groups to boycott the Biddeford Daily Record. Ministers denounced the move while the editor retaliated in print, vowing to run the paper to suit herself despite protests.
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Maine
Portland
Biddeford
Parsons
Texas Sunday School Convention Opens in Dallas
The thirty second annual Texas Sunday School association convention began in Dallas with delegates from most state Sunday schools. Free entertainment is arranged by local churches and the event will feature conferences of officers teachers and workers. W. N. Wiggins of San Antonio serves as association president.
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Texas Sunday Schools
Dallas
Tex
Texas Sunday School Association
W. N. Wiggins
San Antonio
Nordica and company open San Francisco opera season
Mme Lillian Nordica Alice Nielsen and signor Compazari arrived with the San Carlo Opera Company and will present La Gioconda tonight the first grand opera season in San Francisco since the fire. La Boheme follows tomorrow Faust and Carmen on Saturday with engagements lasting through next week.
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Nordica
San Francisco
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Alice Nielson
Signor Compazari
San Carlo Opera Company
Faust
Carmen
Mothers Exposition and Children's Carnival Planned
New York in March 21. A committee of Mothers' society members plans the first annual exposition and children's carnival for next August or September. Display will include infant and child clothing food cribs carriages toys dolls and items for healthy happy childhood. Lectures by recognized child culture authorities will be given during the exposition.
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New York
Mothers’ Society
Newspaper to Spread Mormonism Planned in Independence
Independence Missouri March 21 a plan is announced to establish a newspaper promoting the tenets of Mormonism in Independence led by influential Utah church members. The city has historical ties as a former sect headquarters and retains a sizable Mormon presence nearby.
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Independence
Utah Church
Important Meeting of W H M Society of M E Church
Tomorrow afternoon an important meeting of the W H M Society of the M E Church South is announced. Members are invited to attend and participate in planned discussions and activities.
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W. H. M. Society
M. E. Church
South
Alienists sign affidavits on Thaw lunacy commission
The seven alienists for District Attorney Jerome file affidavits urging a lunacy commission to examine Harry K. Thaw. They contend he is paranoid and dangerous if discharged, with recovery unlikely. An eighth affidavit includes reporter Irving S. Cobb. Justice Fitzgerald begins hearing at 2 06 this afternoon.
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New York
Mar
Jerome
Thaw
Justice Fitzgerald
Harry K. Thaw
Irving S. Cobb
Flint
Mahion MacDonald
Pritchard
Ferris
Hirsch
Diefandorf
Tombs Prison
Russell Peabody
Peabody
Thaws
Countess of Yarmouth
John B. Gleason
Delmas
Allan McLane Hamilton
Thaw Case Adjourned For Lunacy Hearing Friday
The Thaw case was adjourned until Friday morning to decide on a lunacy commission. Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton testified as a witness, with Jerome opposing certain lines of questioning as reopening the case. Jerome denounced the possibility of trying an insane man and urged disclosure of the defendant Thaw’s mental state.
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New York Mar
Justice Fitzgerald
Allen McLane Hamilton
Delmas
Jerome
Hamilton
Fitzgerald
Court to Hear Lunacy Commission Testimony
Delmas questioned the need for a lunacy commission while Justice Fitzgerald said he would hear testimony if the jury was out and decide his course. Jerome claimed no formal court application had been made. The jury was dismissed until Friday and Fitzgerald will hear evidence on a lunacy commission tomorrow.
San Francisco Briber Arrested in Manila
T V Halsey a Pacific States Telephone Company outside man was arrested in Manila on bribe charges and will return to San Francisco to face ten indictments filed by the grand jury yesterday.
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San Francisco
Philippines
Cal
T.V. Halsey
Pacific States Telephone Company
Manila
Hervey Likely Reappointed District Attorney in Three Counties
James M. Hervey is expected to be reappointed as district attorney for Chaves, Eddy and Roosevelt counties. He is not a candidate but will accept the post if appointed.
Cols G Irwin Pleads Guilty In Embezzlement Case
Charles G Irwin former clerk for Columbus Justice Court pleaded guilty to one embezzlement count. He was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and fined 450 dollars.
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Columbus
Chas. G Irwin
Justice Court
Wage increase ends East Chicago steel strike
The strike at Republic Iron and Steel Co and Interstate Steel Co in East Chicago is settled. Workers accept a ten percent raise and all return to work.
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Hammond, Ind
Republic Iron & Steel Co
Interstate Steel Company
East Chicago
Greatest Show on Earth Opens at Madison Square Garden
New York March 21 crowds fill Madison Square Garden for the spring circus premiere. The Norwegian Hawelson performs a 90 foot ski jump run and a high leap, hailed as spectacular. Isabelle Butler revives the Dip of Death in an automobile act as the program largely mirrors prior years.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Karl Hawelson
Isabelle Butler
Dallas man J M McCue to visit Mrs Garrard in Roswell
J M McCue of Dallas passes through on business and will visit Mrs Garrard in Roswell in a few days. He is brother of Mrs James Garrard, of east of Roswell, and will travel on to Artesia.
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J. M. McCue
Dallas
Texas
James Garrard
Roswell
Artesia
Roswell Weather Report Mar 21 Roswell N M
Local forecast shows fair conditions with a cold night ahead. Temperature ranged from a high of 95 to a low of 49 with a mean of 72. Precipitation zero and wind from the east at 4 miles per hour.
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Roswell
N. M
East bound Rio Grande wreck near Antonito injures 35
East bound Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No 116 left the track between Osier and Toltec Gorge three miles west of Antonito Colorado. The engine and tender rolled 200 feet down the embankment and several coaches overturned. Engineer Smith of Chama NM was badly injured but alive. All passengers suffered injuries though none fatal.
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Antonito
Colo
Mar
Denver & Rio Grande
Durango
This Place
Osier
Toltec Gorge
Here
Smith
Chama, N. M
Stone warns of possible war with Japan over the Philippines
U S Senator Wm J Stone told Kansas City diners that serious trouble with any nation could come from Japan which seeks the Philippines. He said Japan might seize the archipelago in a week and the United States could only respond with a large fleet to drive Japan from the sea.
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SGCON
Japan
Kansas City
U. S
Wm. J. Stone
The
Knife and Fork Club
Philippines
Flood Conditions Still Prevail Across Valleys
San Francisco March 21 flood warnings persist as San Joaquin waters recede. Many trains held at terminal points with a dozen stranded passenger trains in the area. Southern Pacific lines east cleared yesterday while belated overland trains started arriving. No through trains to Siskiyou likely for several days.
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San Francisco
Mar
San Joaquin
Southern Pacific
Siskiyoui
Senator Burton May Be Released From Jail Tomorrow
Washington reports former Kansas senator Joseph R. Burton could be freed tomorrow from Ironton Missouri prison if he pays the $2,500 fine for illegal post office conduct and Rialto Grain and Securities dealings. He has said he would rather stay jailed than borrow funds. President Roosevelt may grant a pardon, but is not expected to act.
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Burton
Washington
Joseph Ralph Burton
United States
Kansas
Irontown
St. Louis
National Senate
Kansas Statesman
Roosevelt
Senate
Post Office Department
Rialto Grain and Securities Company of
United States District Court
Iron County
United States Court
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
United States Supreme Court
Ironton
Get Rich
Burton Ex-Senator Faces Fall From Power in Kansas News
The ex-Senator Burton is released, plans to return to Abilene Kansas and start a newspaper. He expects support from Kansas friends and his wife, now living in Ironton Missouri, amid a lasting disgrace and questions about his future public service.
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Nolding
Abilene
Kansas
Ironton
Missouri
Burton
Senate
Washington
House of Commons 24 Hour Sitting Over Army Bill
London two o clock yesterday afternoon began a 24 hour session over the annual army bill with Premier Campbell Bannerman returning to denounce opposition tactics. Transvaal Parliament opened with Earl of Selberg promising repatriation of Chinese laborers as indentures end.
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London
House of Commons
Campbell Bannerman
Transvaal
Praetoria
Earl of Selberg
South Africa
American Guild Concert Opens In Philadelphia At Walton
The sixth annual convention of the American Guild of Banjoists Mandolinists and Autohists opens at the Hotel Walton Philadelphia with a noon adjournment for a banquet. Emma Schubert George Kirk Richard Weaver and Alfred Farland will headline a festival concert in Witherspoon hall for a 150 performer string ensemble. Delegates tour the city by auto tomorrow. The Wanamaker hall string instrument exposition closes Saturday afternoon.
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American Guild
Philadelphia
Walton
Guild
Witherspoon Hall
Emma Schubert
George Kirk
Richard Weaver
Alfred Farland
Will Apear
Wanamaker Hall
Minnesota Rhodes Scholarship Selection Focused on Five Candidates
The Minnesota Rhodes committee of presidents from the state university Hamline Carleton Macalester St. Olaf and St. Thomas colleges met at the University of Minnesota on March 21 to choose Minnesota’s candidate. Five candidates are eligible for the scholarship.
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Minnesota
Portuguese Crown Prince Luiz Philip Celebrates Birthday
Lisbon marks the twentieth birthday of Crown Prince Luiz Philip of Braganza with a popular celebration. Rumors link the heir to a marriage with Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern.
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Lisbon
Luiz Philippe
Duke of
Jewish Immigrants to Go West Arrive in Texas
Galveston March 21 The Jewish Immigrants Information bureau opens an office and lodging house to entertain newcomers temporarily as the first steamer is due late next month or early May. Immigrants will be sent not only to Texas but to western and southern states in need of laborers.
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Galveston
Tex
Jewish Immigrants’ Information Bureau
Texas
Canvass Vote on Strike Paragraph
Chicago March 21 conductors and trainmen on western roads are canvassing the secret ballot on the acceptance or rejection of the managers wage offer. The vote follows a compromise proposal and occurs as a response to ongoing labor tensions.
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Chicago
Western Roads
Oklahoma Shriners Convene in Oklahoma City
Shriners from across Oklahoma arrive in Oklahoma City for a cenial session of the Order of the Mystic Shrine starting today March 21.
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Oklahoma Shriners
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Order of the Mystic Shrine
New Mexico Legislature Bans Gambling After 1908
The New Mexico legislature passed an anti gambling bill prohibiting gambling in the Territory after January 1, 1908. Governor Hagerman will sign, continuing a ten month campaign against gambling. The House backed the Spiess anti gambling measure by twenty to two and approved related appropriation and educational bills with amendments.
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Associated Press
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Hagerman
Daily Record
Cattle Hog and Sheep Market Report From South St Joseph
Arrivals at markets show a mix of fair to good medium weight steers selling around 4.90 to 5.00 with steady tone on bulk of the steer lot. Hog prices slump about 7 to 10 cents, bulk at 6.52 to 6.57 with primes up to 6.60. lambs steady to 10 cents lower and sheep firm. stock cattle supplies remain liberal. WARRICK.
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South St. Joseph, Mo
Warrick
International gang confession boosts Paris arrests in mail robbery case
A man named Butt less was arrested in Paris with $42,000 in American securities and confessed to belonging to an international gang. He implicated co thieves in a mail bag theft from the French liner Provente, which arrived at Havre March 6 from New York, with more arrests expected.
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International Organization OF Robbers
Paris
Mar
Buttless
Havre
New York
Roosevelt Restores 176600 Acres in New Mexico
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation restoring Portales national forest reserve to public domain in east central New Mexico near the Texas line. Lands open for settlement around mid June. The reserve, created October 1903 as an experiment, saw limited progress due to funding shortages.
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New Mexico
Roosevelt
Portales National Forest
Texas Line
Live Stock Market Report from Kansas City
Live stock figures show cattle receipts at 3000 with 400 southern. market steady. Southern steers 4.75 to 5.25, cows 2.75 to 4.00, stockers 3.75 to 5.25, bulls 3.00 to 4.25, calves 5.26 to 7.00, western fed steers 4.00 to 5.75, western fed cows 3.00 to 4.50. Sheep receipts 4000. muttons 5.25 to 6.00, lambs 7.25 to 7.70, range wethers 5.50 to 6.75, fed ewes 5.00 to 5.75.
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Kansas City
Roswell Armory Fund Raised to Forty Thousand Dollars
The council amended House Bill 173 to raise the armory appropriation from 30 000 to 40 000 dollars for Roswell. The bill was then passed by the council.
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Cameron
Roswell
Lambing Grounds for Rent in Roswell
Wyatt Johnson advertises lambing grounds for rent in Roswell featuring salt grass and alfalfa. Also notes a meeting at the Commercial Club tonight.
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Commercial Club
Wyatt Johnson
Roswell
The
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