Mystery surrounds return of Texas rancher’s body
The mutilated body of Clemente Vergara was secretly moved from Hidalgo Mexico to the U S border near Laredo by unidentified men. Consul Garett and Ranger Captain Sanders reported the transfer while Texas officials claimed rangers did not recover the body.
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J. J. Saunders
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Vergara
Mexico
Vergara Ranch
Garett
Texas
Hidalgo
Rangers
Austin
J. J. Sanders
Colquitt
Clemente Vergara
Hildago
Sanders
Death Wins 6 000 Mile Race In Paris To Kansas City
Death proved the winner in a 6000 mile race as Miss Mary Peters reached Kansas City from Paris thirty minutes after her mother died. The crossing marked a tragic finish to a long journey with the two women traveling together through Europe.
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Kansas City
Mary Peters
Paris
Arkansas Girl Attacked Hair Clipped By Stranger in Altus
Verna Droli a 17 year old girl in Altus Arkansas was attacked near her home by a stranger who clipped her hair cut her clothing was torn and rocks were thrown as she fled Posses scoured the countryside in search of the assailant The motive is believed linked to a feud against the family
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Ark
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Successor for Moore Sought in State Department Careers
President Wilson seeks top experts for the counsellor and solicitor posts in the state department. Potential counsellor candidates include W. W. Rockhill Henry White and William Bayard Hale with others discussed. For solicitor, lawmakers will propose names amid focus on extradition and legal affairs.
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White House
Wilson
John Bassett Moore
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Turkey
Russia
China
Henry White
France
William Bayard Hale
John Lind
United States
Congress
Hold-up men steal $10165 from St Louis shoe plant
Two armed robbers froze John Lucas paymaster of Brown Shoe Co in front of a St Louis factory and branch office, taking $10165. They fled in Lucas's car then rode a streetcar toward the city edge before abandoning it. Lucas and another employee later retrieved the money from the auto and headed to the bank. On returning to the factory they were ambushed by two gunmen at the side entrance.
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St. Louis
John Lucas
Brown Shoe Company
Lucas
Coffin Trust Defeated, Man Builds His Own Coffin
Arlington Simpson, 72, of near Macon Missouri died Saturday and was buried at Callao in a walnut coffin he crafted himself. He prepared for his funeral months in advance to defeat what he called the coffin trust and arranged for its manufacture on his own farm.
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Arlington Simpson
Callao
Simpson
Here
St. Louis Gulf Boat Service to Link Cities
A new water route service on the Mississippi between St. Louis and New Orleans begins March 16 with a self propelled steel barge departing New Orleans for St. Louis. The downstream return will take about six days, and a series of additional barges will enter service as traffic grows.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Traffc
Income Tax Revenue Estimates in Washington Report
Washington reports the income tax law is yielding about 50 million dollars annually from roughly 425 000 individuals with preliminary returns indicating over 40 million collected. Officials expect up to 25 000 more filers from extensions and sickness pauses. Including incorporation tax this source could total about 85 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Tte
Tango banned by Spokane cathedral dean
Very Rev. W. C. Hicks of All Saints Episcopal cathedral forbids the tango in the parish. He approves the hesitation waltz and one step while condemning dances with interlocking knees and duck-like walks as not true dancing. He says no paid admission dances may be held by cathedral societies until society adopts proper rhythm.
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Spokane
Wash
W. C. Hicks
All Saints Episcopal Cathedral
Edward H. McBride Dies at 42 in Buffalo
Edward H. McBride known as Hotspur, a Buffalo sporting writer, died after throat infection surgery at age 42. The obituary notes his prominence in local sports journalism and his pen name.
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Edward H. McBride
Buffalo
N. Y
Hotspur
California counties ship unemployed army to Washington
California communities plan to pass along General Kelley's army of unemployed now en route to Washington. Contra Costa County spent 709.50 in railroad fares to move the force to Benicia, Solano County prepared to send them to Yolo and Sacramento counties. Benicia mobilized to receive and forward the army.
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San Francisco
California
Toll Exemption Repeal Moves in Congress
Congress moves to repeal the Panama canal toll exemption with the House Interstate Commerce Committee favoring the Sims repeal bill. The Senate committee plans immediate action on the president’s appeal regarding the Hay Pauncefote treaty and toll policy amid debate over a flat repeal versus a compromise allowing presidential toll regulation.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Committee On Interoceanic Canals
House
Chilton
West Virginia
Adamson
Knowland
California
Ellis Gets But 15 Years For Wife Murder
William Cheney Ellis was found guilty of murdering his wife Eleanor Hazen Ellis in a Chicago hotel last October. The judge set punishment at 15 years in the state penitentiary. George Remus, Ellis' counsel, called the verdict not a total victory and said he would not press a new trial motion, noting Ellis would likely begin serving the sentence if denied.
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William Cheney Elis
Eleanor Hazen Ellis
State Penitentiary
George Remus
Elis
Ellis
Policemen Tango in Court Over Immodest Dancing
In Lowell Massachusetts on March 9 two heavyweight policemen demonstrated tango steps in police court to show Judge Enright that the dance is immodest. The display occurred during the trial of Angeline Marcotte and Frank Hennessy charged with improper dancing at Lincoln hall on February 19. The judge reserved decision.
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Yango
Lowell
Mass
Enright
Angeline Marcotte
Frank Hennessy
Lincoln Hall
Prison Reform Conference Opens in New York
Leaders from nearly every state gathered in New York to discuss humane treatment and scientific approaches in prison reform. The conference, sponsored by the Metropolitan section of the National Civic Federation's women's department, featured speakers including Dr. Katherine B. Davis, New York City's correction commissioner, at the Hotel Astor.
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New York
Woman's Department
National Civic Federation
Katherine B. Davis
New York City
Correction
Hotel Astor
St Louis Club Fire Kills 6 with 24 Missing and Massive Loss
A seven story Missouri Athletic Club building in St Louis housing Boatmen's Bank burned. Six dead and twenty four missing after flames trapped guests and workers. Losses estimated at 350000 dollars with bank vaults destroyed and fire crews performing heroically.
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Missouri Athletic Club
Boatmen’s Bank
Swingley
Boatmen's Bank
Jenver Will Build Tunnel to Ease Rocky Mountain Grades
Denver voters approve a six mile tunnel under Rollins Pass on James Peak to serve any railroad heading to the Pacific coast. The project aims to cut steep grades that have kept freight unprofitable, reviving hopes for the Denver and Salt Lake line once backed by D H Moffat and later under Newman Erb receivership.
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Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific
Rockies
Denver and Salt Lake
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James Peak
D. H. Moffat
Newman Erb
General John P. Taylor Prepares Bronze Cannon Coffin
Philadelphia dispatch reports Gen John P Taylor aged 86, in robust health, has ordered a bronze coffin cast from captured cannon for his private burial vault on the Taylor estate near Reedsville in Mifflin county. A granite cover and bronze statue will crown the tomb, costing about $1,000.
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Philadelphia
John P. Taylor
Taylor
Reedsville
Mifflin County
General Taylor
Hale
Carranza May Explain Position Before March Into Chihuahua
In Naco Sonora Mex March 10 General Carranza's advisers predict he will issue a fuller explanation of his position in Benton and related cases before starting his march into Chihuahua state which would cut off communication for about two weeks. No word has come from Washington or General Villa nor from the Mexican commission investigating the incident.
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Sonora
Mex
Carranza
Benton
Chihuahua
State Department
Washington
Wilson Reports Expect Full Explanation On Mexican Return
President Wilson expects a full report from Governor Colquitt and American Consul Garrett on how the body of Clements Vergara, an American citizen killed in Mexico, was returned to U.S. soil. Dispatches indicate Texas rangers crossed into Mexico with permission from Mexican authorities to recover the body.
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Wilson
Colquitt
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Clements Vergara
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