Senate moves to repeal Panama toll exemption clause
Washington reports say Senate leaders back President Wilson's plea for repeal of the Panama canal toll exemption. Senator Owen of Oklahoma introduces a repeal bill to front the issue before the interoceanic committee, while Rep Adams on the House side pushes for passage. Democrats and some Republicans split on tolls, with expectations of a close committee vote and possible minority filings if needed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Owen
Oklahoma
Adamson
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Committee On Interoceanic Canals
O'Gorman
Owen Dill
Chilton
Thornton
Simmons
North Carolina
Walsh
Montana
Eleanor Wilson Engaged to William Gibbs McAdoo
The president and Mrs. Wilson announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Eleanor Randolph to William Gibbs McAdoo. The White House issued the notice after a busy day of social and official speculation. The marriage is expected in June though the date is unconfirmed.
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Washington
Wilson
Eleanor ‘Randolph
William Gibbs McAdoo
White House
Tumulty
Inventor George Westinghouse Funeral Held at Fifth Avenue
The funeral for inventor George Westinghouse was held at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. Pastor J. H. Jewett and Rev. F. J. Fisher of Pittsburgh officiated, with Fisher delivering the address and later conducting the private burial at Woodlawn Cemetery where he had become a close friend of Westinghouse after his move to Pittsburgh.
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New York
George Westinghouse
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
J. H., Jewett
F. J. Fisher
Pittsburg
Woodlawn Cemetery
Fisher
Westinghouse
Tragic Kuban Storm Kills 1500 In Sea of Azov Floods
Reports from Katerinodar recount a hurricane that struck Kuban Southern Russia. Water spouts flooded the coast about 500 miles from Yorsk to the Strait of Kertsch, overturning a Kuban railway train and sweeping workers to sea. Rescue efforts continue amid uncertain tolls as bodies wash ashore.
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St. Petersburg
Kuban
Russia
Katerinodar
Sea of Azov
Yorsk
Strait of Kertsch
Kuban Railway
Docks and Ships Burned in Portland Fire of 1906
Fire on the Portland waterfront destroyed six blocks of east water front from Albina to the harbor. The blaze started at the Columbia dock burning sulphur oil and asphalt, with flames leaping high and panic along the riverfront. The Cricket and Glenroy along with Columbia and Montgomery docks burned as crews towed vessels to safety, several sailors injured and Chinese sailors evacuated by officials.
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Portland
Ore
Albina
Columbia Dock
Williamette River
David Campbell
Cricket
Glenroy
Columbia Dock No 1
Montgomery Dock No 2
Columbia
Williamette
San Francisco
Montgomery
Campbell
Life of Judge Threatened Arrest Tied to Terre Haute Case
Indianapolis report details David Masterson the slugger from a local street car strike being arrested at Terre Haute requests amid an affidavit charging an attempt to kill Felix Blankenbaker the special judge in the election fraud case. Masterson and Earl Dickens face charges tied to threats and dynamite plots against judges and prosecutors in Terre Haute.
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Indianapolis
David Masterson
Terre Haute
Ind
Terre Traute
Felix Blanenbaker
Masterson
Donn Roberts
Terre Flaute
Earl Dickens
Charles M. Fortune
Blankenbaker
Joseph Roach
Unemployed Army Enjoys Sunshine as Counties Disagree
In California the unemployed from San Francisco, marching to Washington, spend time along the Yolo levee and feast as Sacramento unions supply food. Sacramento and Yolo counties clash over who pays transport and how to handle the ultimatum to move the group.
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Sacramento
Cal
Yolo Counties
Kelly
San Francisco
Washington
Yolo
Sacramento Citizens Committee
Yolo County
Mansion Burned in Scottish Vengeance Fire
Glasgow March 14 suffragettes set a large unoccupied mansion at Stewar ton belonging to the Free Church of Scotland ablaze. A nearby message read this is in revenge for the brutal arrest of Mrs Pankhurst.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Chicago Man Sues Club and Bank Over Fire Injury
Charles Schimel of Chicago sues the Missouri Athletic Club and Boatmen's Bank for 25600 damages after breaking his leg while fleeing the building during the Missouri Athletic Club fire. He claims fire ordinances were ignored and no proper escape existed.
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St. Louis
Charles Schimel
Chicago
Missouri Athletic Club
Club
Boatmen'’s Bank
Municipal
Allan Dow
John J. Ratz
Joseph Spezia
Six Year Old Globe Trotter Claims World Travel Record
Little Luther Angel, aged six, has spent most of his life on the road and just completed a second trip around the world. He is said to have traveled about 200000 miles, arriving in San Francisco from Honolulu to claim the record.
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San Francisco
Little Luther Angel
Wwonolulu
Historic German Church Burns in Neuss Fire
A thirteenth century church of St. Quirinus at Neuss near Duesseldorf caught fire early Saturday, burning most of the building before flames were checked. The blaze rapidly damaged the structure, with authorities reporting extensive destruction to the landmark.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
St. Quirinus
Neuss
New Haven Plan Hinges on Trustees' Term and Trolley Split
Washington March 16. The New Haven plan for peaceful dissolution faces success or failure based on two proposals. The length of service of trustees who would take over Boston & Maine stock and whether Connecticut trolley lines stay with or separate from the system. After an all day conference no agreement was reached on either point.
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Washington
New Haven
Boston & Maine Railroad
Connecticut
Two English Women Missing in China Brigand Raid
A dispatch from Shanghai says two English women attached to the China Inland Mission at Lao Ho Kow Hu Peh province have been missing since the station was sacked and burned by brigands. The missing are Miss B E Black and Miss J Black. The China Inland Mission is a British missionary society based in London.
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London
Central News
Shanghai
China Inland Mission
Lao Ho-Kow
Hu-Peh
BE. Black
J. Black
The
Ching Inland Mission
Condon
Appeal for funds to fight famine and pestilence in Albania
Washington dispatch reports a Red Cross appeal for more money to combat famine and pestilence in Albania, where hundreds of lives have already been lost. The request comes to Red Cross headquarters for urgent aid.
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Washington
Albania
Red Cross
Suffragettes sentenced for Home Secretary McKenna attack
In London six militant suffragettes received two months in prison with hard labor for smashing windows on the street floor of Home Secretary McKenna's Downing Street residence. The group used long-handled hammers to shatter panes but did not attempt a breakaway during arrest.
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London
Westminster
McKenna
Downing Street
Vagrants Ordered to Disperse After Long March
In Sacramento California four counties urge about 700 unemployed marchers from San Francisco to disperse. The group demands release of leaders from jail and hospitals and transport east. Officials threaten to herd groups to rail cars if they refuse while firemen policemen and deputies guard bridges. Sacramento offers transportation within 50 miles.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
James Robert White Leads Unemployed March on Dublin
James Robert White former army captain and son of Sir Stuart White led a march on the lord mayor's residence in Dublin March 16. An ensuing baton charge by police resulted in five assault accusations brought by a police inspector, a sergeant, two constables, and the mail wagon driver.
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Dublin
James Robert White
Stuart
White
Ladysmith
Death of James W. Munn, longtime railroad official
James W. Munn, assistant general passenger and ticket agent for the Chicago and North Western, died suddenly here yesterday of heart disease. He joined the railroad in 1879.
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Chicago
James W. Munn
Chicago& Northwestern
Bryan to Sign New Peace Treaties With South American Nations
Secretary Bryan says he will sign new peace treaties with Argentina Brazil and Chile in a single sitting to address potential conflicts. Earlier Ambassador Jusserand began talks with Bryan and officials expect similar pacts with France and Great Britain forthcoming.
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Bryan
Washington
Argentine
Brazil
Chile
Jusserand
France
Mr. Bryan
Great Britain
Earthquake Hits Akita Prefecture Honda Island Towering Flames Follow Quakes
Sixty bodies found and up to three hundred feared dead after a powerful earthquake in Akita prefecture Japan. Fires from Azama Yama volcanic eruptions raged as tremors caused widespread destruction including Akita city and Kawakubi village. Simultaneous seismographs in Cleveland recorded a major quake lasting over two minutes.
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Tokio
Akita
Honda
Kawakubi
Kitameno
Tsurundato
Omono
Azama- Yama
Sea of Japan
Parcel Post Rule Allows Heavier Butter and Produce Shipments
Postmaster General Burleson approves amendment to parcel post regulations. Butter eggs fruits vegetables poultry and other articles weighing 20 to 50 pounds may be shipped in first and second zones in boxes or crates similar to express company handling. Parcels 20 pounds or less stay as before and must be securely packed in bags with other matter.
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Washington
Burleson
Parcel Post
Asquith Accepts Limited Irish Self Rule Stance
In the house of commons Premier Asquith announced the government will let Irish counties vote on accepting a six year period with an Irish parliament. The measure marks the farthest concession the administration will concede to Ulster opposition and could alter British history.
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Asquith
London
House of Commons
Ulster
Mother Jones Quietly Released from San Rafael Hospital
Mother Mary Jones the noted strike leader was quietly put aboard a train and sent to Denver from Trinidad Colorado where she had been a military prisoner in San Rafael hospital since January 12. The action was at her request and on orders of General John Chase.
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Jones
Trinidad
Col
Mary Jones
San Rafael
John Chase
Denver
Last Body Found at Ruins of Missouri Athletic Club
In St Louis on March 17 the thirtieth and believed final body was recovered from the Missouri Athletic Club ruins. Identified as William A Hunicka a civil engineer with the Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
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St. Louis
Missouri’ Athletic Club
William A. Hunicka
Missouri Pacific Railway
Pirates Loot Norwegian Vessel Off Hong Kong
Pirates boarded the Norwegian steamer Childar near Hong Kong port on March 17 and seized officers after overpowering the six Europeans aboard. They looted about 30,000 dollars, gagged the crew, and damaged the vessel interior before fleeing, with fifty native passengers aboard.
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Hong Kong
Childar
Omaha Wreck Investigations Reach Death Toll and Injuries
Two investigations are under way into the Mendota derailment of the Twin City Limited that killed at least one woman and hospitalizes many. A defective switch caused the crash as two coaches plunged from the trestle near St. Paul.
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St. Paul
Omaha
Mendota
Twin City Limited
Minneapolis
R. P. Cameron
Asbury Hospital
William Mentz
St Joseph’s Hospital
Julia Hidberg
South St. Paul
F. R
King of the Stock Yards Dies in Chicago
The Rev. Maurice J. Dorney, a Catholic priest known as the "King of the Stock Yards," died at Mercy Hospital from paralysis. For 35 years he ruled a community near Chicago’s packing houses, earning White House recognition and acting as a trusted envoy to Charles Stewart Parnell in London.
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Chicago
Maurice J. Dorney
Atlantic
Mercy Hospital
Father Dorney
West
White House
Washington
Charles Stewart Parnell
London
Taft to Visit Minneapolis for Five Day Stay
Minneapolis welcomes William Howard Taft who arrives this week for lectures at the university law school on anti-trust legislation and will meet with local officials and citizens during a five day visit.
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Minneapolis
William Howard Taft
University Law School
Taft
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St. Ignatius University
William G. Sharp
Ohio
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