England and U. 6 Probing Benton Death
Britain's Benton inquiry contends with Juarez and Chihuahua officials as the United States and England seek details on the killing of William Benton. Reports claim Vergara was kidnapped and shot by Huerta's forces, while Carranza discusses compensation if self defense is proven.
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Garrett
Huerta
Mexico City
Vergara
Washington
William
Benton
Juarez
Chihuahua
England
United States
Mexico
Villa
Carranza
Great Britain
French Coal Strike Ends After National Council Meeting
Paris reports the National Council of Miners unions voted to end the coal strike begun February 24 in southern coal fields. Unions urged members to resume work as protests against senate clauses in the underground workers pension bill are dropped. About forty thousand men participated.
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Paris
National Council of Miners’ Unions
National Council
Senate
Plane Falla: Two Killed in Experimental Monoplane
Lyons France March 2 Pierre and Gabriel Salvez brothers died in an experimental all metal monoplane their own design when the left wing collapsed during flight authorities reported the crash occurred during a test flight in Lyons.
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Falla
Lyons
France
Pierre and
Gabriel Salvez
Smoking on Street Cars to Be Banned in Chicago
Chicago officials seek city council approval of a health commission backed ordinance to ban smoking on street cars with penalties ranging from one to ten dollars.
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Chicago
Mar
Sylvia Pankhurst Holds Window In Attempted Arrest
London reports Dr. Ethel Smith and several suffragettes were arrested after a meeting led by Sylvia Pankhurst. She stood in the window of the house sought by police, eluding capture as the others were taken into custody.
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Sylvia Sui
London
Ethel Smith
Sylvia Pankhurst
Gray to Head Western Maryland Railway Company
Carl R. Gray, president of the Great Northern, will become president and chairman of the Western Maryland Railway with headquarters in Baltimore. The southern coal line runs 543 miles from Baltimore to Connellsville and connects with the Pittsburg and Lake Erie. Gray’s appointment follows a director meeting after which he plans to assume duties within ten days, contingent on Great Northern’s acceptance of his resignation.
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New York
Carl R. Gray
Great Northern Railroad
Western Maryland Railway Company
Baltimore
Connellsville
John D. Rockefeller
B. F. Bush
Missouri Pacific
Alexander Robertson
Mr. Burt
J. M. Fitzgerald
Robertson
Maryland
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Western Maryland
Gray
Great Northern Railway Company
Fitzgerald
Fern Hobbs Wins Major Prohibition Victory in Cove
Miss Fern Hobbs private secretary to Governor Oswald West reports that Union county court will meet March 4 to declare Cove dry after a local option vote. She previously helped close saloons at Copperfield and earned credit for furthering Oregon prohibition efforts.
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Salem
Ore
Fern Hobbs
Oswald West
Oregon
Henry
Union County
Cove
West
Wisconsin Defrauder Sentenced in Grand Rapids Case
Alex Lotoski, arrested in Grand Rapids Wisconsin on defrauding numerous persons of the province out of hundreds of dollars while posing as a steamship agent, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. He was also said to be wanted in New York on a fraud warrant.
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Wisconsin
Winnipeg
Alex Lotoski
Grand Rapids
Wis
New York
Plans for Trans Atlantic Flight by M Dumas
Paris February 28 Alexander Dumas an engineer presented to the French Aerial Navigation society the result of his trans Atlantic flight studies. His plan envisions a huge triplane traveling about 61 miles per hour with 62 hours of flight time excluding two fuel stops at the Azores and Newfoundland for provisions.
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Paris
Alexander Dumas
French Aerial Navigation Society
Prince Roland Bonaparte
M.dumas
Azores Islands
New Foundland
M. Dumas
Becker trial aims to refute murder charges with new witnesses
New evidence to be introduced in Charles Becker’s second trial includes claims that Sam Schepps stood on a car and that meetings discussed by Schepps, Harry Wallon, and Jack Rose did not occur. Becker’s attorney Joseph A. Shay says witnesses will place Becker elsewhere during the alleged conferences. Ossining report notes gunman Louis Rosenberg denies shifting blame to Becker.
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New York
Mar
Sam Schepps
Herman Rosenthal
Charles Becker
Joseph A. Shay
Leutenant
Schepps
Shay
Bhay
Scepps
Becker
Storney
Wwitneases
Harry Wallon
Jack Rose
Lefty
Louie
Ossining
N. Y
Louis Rosenberg
Union Men Condemn Militia in Illinois Convention
The Illinois division of the United Mine Workers adopted a resolution condemning the national guard and urging locals to deter members from affiliating with state and national companies. It cites the guard lining up against union labor in industrial struggles and calls action to defeat its purposes. The vote was 200 to 16. The convention also decided to donate 10000 dollars to aid striking miners in the Michigan copper district.
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Peoria, Jr
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
National Guard
Michigan
Taft Dines With Wilsons and Guests in Washington
In Washington on March 2 the president and Mrs. Wilson hosted lunch with former President Taft, Senator Root of New York, and Miss Mabel Boardman director of the American Red Cross. It marked Taft’s second lunch with President Toulson since last March.
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Taft
Wilsons
Washington
Wilson
Senator Root
New York
Mabel Boardman
American Red Cross
Toulson
Mexican Foreign Minister Vows Swift Punishment for Federals
Mexico City March 2 Jose Lopez Portillo y Rostros minister of foreign affairs replies to Nelson O Shaughnes sy the American charge d affaires regarding the killing of Clemente Vergara by Federals near Hidalgo He says severe and swift punishment will be administered if guilt is proven The minister said the government has received no report of the incident officially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mar
Jose Lopez Portillo Y. Rojas
Nelson O’shaughnessy
Clemente Vergara
Hidalgo
Auto Thieves in Syndicate Confession Reveals Nationwide Theft
Charles Rudy, 24, a chauffeur, tells judges of a country wide gang with HQs in New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia and New Orleans. He claims to have led a ring stealing 258 cars valued around 500000 with 188 sold to insurers and rest shipped to other cities. Goodman and Leopold charged with receiving a car stolen in New Jersey. Bail set at 7500 and 2000.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Swann
Deuel
Charles Rudy
Rudy
Frederick F. Goodman
Felix Leopold
Goodman
Leopold
John P. Agnew
New Jersey
Brodklyn
Wadhams
Fund doubled when found at world fair sale proceeds
Mrs. Potter Palmer announces that 36000 from 1893 world’s fair souvenir sales were invested and grown to 67600.11 in a safe deposit vault. The fund, earning interest, is available to be consolidated with Isabella coin funds for the permanent improvement of women and children.
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Chicago
Mar
Potter Palmer
Wind Storm Wrecks Buildings in Claresholm Alberta
A cyclonic wind storm swept Claresholm Alberta March 2 wrecking buildings breaking plate glass windows and tearing signs from their fastenings. No deaths were reported.
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Alberta
Claresholm
Alta
Mar
Villa's Rebels Hold Position as Federal Fortifications Grow
Report from Chihuahua on February 28 notes close Villa advisers say he will not push south while he retains supreme authority. Meanwhile the federal army bolsters defenses and fortifies railroads south and east, amid renewed attacks near Torreon about 300 miles south.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Severe New York Storm Leaves Dozens Dead or Injured
A devastating northeastern blizzard causes three deaths in New York with many hurt from exposure and accidents. Telegraph lines and trains fail, ships delayed, and city power cuts spike. Roof collapses kill two. several towns report fatalities as crews race to restore service.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Washington
Connecticut
New Jersey
Hoboken
Passaic
New Brunswick
Jersey City
Beachey Narrowly Escapes Death In Looping Flight
Lincoln Beachey the aviator survived a 1,600 foot fall during a looping maneuver in Santa Barbara California. He regained control 400 feet above ground as his biplane crashed into a tree but remained largely undamaged. The incident occurred at 2,000 feet with the craft spiraling before righting and descending at an angle while the engine stayed running.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Lincoln Beachey
Beachey
Former Grand Vizier Said Pasha Dies in Constantinople
Constantinople reports the death of Said Pasha a former grand vizier. He passed away in the city on March 3, leaving a notable political legacy and ties to the Ottoman administration.
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Constantinople
Bible 650 Year Old Relic Burned in Joliet Fire
Fire razed the residence of Mrs G L Vance in Joliet Illinois destroying relics valued at 7000 dollars including a Bible more than six centuries old. The blaze left the structure a total loss and investigators labeled it a residential fire.
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Joliet
G. L. Vance
Alfonso Receives Panama Pacific Envoys
Madrid March 3 The Panama Pacific exposition commissioners were granted an audience by King Alfonso who greeted them cordially. The commissioners then departed for Toledo.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Toledo
Wealthy Mans Body Found on Chicago Tracks Before Planned Wedding
Cassius M. Fairman, a wealthy Oak Park businessman, was murdered and his body laid on the Chicago and North Western tracks in West Chicago. His wallet and a large sum of money are missing. Police suspect Chicago murder with body moved to the suburb. watch stopped at 7 52 p.m.
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Chicago
Cassius M. Fairman
Weathy
Oak Park
Chicago and North Western
Fairman
Elizabeth Davidson
Omaha
Neb
George Nellis
West Chicago
Fairmans
Burt
Fairmaan
Fire and Wind Strike St Louis Block
A March 3 fire endangered the business block bounded by Broadway Sixth Olive and Locust streets. A general alarm drew all city firemen. A wind storm toppled fences billboards roofs and signs injuring about 60 people mostly not fatally. Property damage runs to thousands. A 50 foot fence at Federal League Park was torn down.
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St. Louis
Broadway
Sixth Street
Olive
Locust Streets
Federal League Park
Hobble Skirt an Ancient Egyptian Fashion Claim
Philadelphia March 3 Prof Max Muller of the University of Pennsylvania asserts hobble skirts are about 3,000 years old. He notes ancient Egyptian paintings and statues show women in narrow, close fitting dresses with feet together while men are shown with separated feet.
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Philadelphia
Max Muller
University of Pennsylvania
Ambulance Surgeons to Get Motorcycles in Chicago
Chicago health department announces ambulance surgeons at police stations will be equipped with motorcycles, each carrying a surgeon's case and a machine for artificial respiration to speed response to emergencies.
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Chicago
Health Department
Suffragette Bomb Explodes in London Church
A bomb exploded at St. John's church in Westminster shortly after Sunday service. It was placed beneath a seat in the gallery above the pulpit and caused considerable interior damage. The blast is attributed to suffragettes near Parliament and the home of Reginald McKenna.
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Church
London
St. John’s Church
Westminster
Reginald McKenna
Home Secretary
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