Mystery surrounds Mills cash loss after Chicago to Evanston episode
Mrs Mabel Mills wife of Eben Mills reported to have removed 4100,000 plus 43,000 from a Chicago bank on Saturday before traveling to Evanston. She claimed a fall injured her head near Stevens residence and an hour later was found dazed on a stranger's doorstep seeking help. Police investigate possible purse theft and follow-up on recovered smaller funds.
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Evanston
Mabel Mills
Eben W. Mills
Associated Press
Mills
Pullman
San Antonio
Chicago
Union Truest
Stevens
Dr. Warmolts
Central Street
Union Trust Company
Weather summary for U S cities notice
Observations at 8 am report temperatures across major cities. St Louis 36 cloudy with SE wind 14 mph. Chicago 28 partly cloudy with SW 18 mph. Milwaukee 20 cloudy with N 12 mph. St Paul 20 cloudy with N 12 mph. Kansas City 40 cloudy with SW 12 mph. New York 24 cloudy with W 16 mph. Boston 20 clear with W 14 mph. Washington 28 clear with S 4 mph. Tuesday forecasts show variable cloudiness and fair conditions in most locations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Bryan Urges Global Disarmament in Raleigh Speech
William J. Bryan urged national disarmament as a first step toward permanent world peace before a large audience at the North Carolina peace conference. He argued the United States leadership imposes a moral duty to set the example, accompanied by Josephus Daniels, who was expected to join Wilson’s cabinet.
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Raleigh
N. C
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Bryan
North Carolina
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Washington
Indiana suffragists plan orderly invasion of legislature
Hoosier women from all parts of Indiana will parade through Indianapolis and enter the House and Senate to push an amendment to the state constitution removing the word male as a qualification for electors. Dr Amelia Keller leads the effort and has provided the bill to a member in each chamber.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
House
Senate
Amelia Keller
Train Hits Bulkhead on Williamsburg Bridge
A four car Brooklyn bound train crashed into the bulkhead at the Williamsburg bridge head in New York injuring 20 to 30 people. Windows shattered and passengers including men women and children were cut by flying glass. Lights went out sparking a brief panic among about 400 passengers. ambulances were called and surgeons treated cuts and bruises.
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New York
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
Three Die In Train Collision In Buffalo Storm
A brutal winter storm paralyzed Buffalo with 78 mph winds and 10 degree heat. In a rear end collision between Nickel Plate freight trains, Edward O. Hansen of Pullman Illinois was burned to death, while Carlos K. Dartos aged 38 and Thomas Sundias aged 22, laborers clearing snow, were killed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Edward O. Hansen
Pullman
Ills
Carlos K. Dartos
Thomas Sundias
Government Seeks Dissolution of Coal Tar Trust
New York on March 3 government files civil suit in U S District Court under the Sherman act to dissolve the so called coal tar trust.
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New York
Coal Tar Trust
United States District Court
San Antonio Tight Leased Wire Day Report
The San Antonio Tight is described as receiving the AP Leased Wire Day report exclusively, noted as the greatest and most reliable general news service globally. It also mentions Licht’s own large special news service supplementing coverage.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Licht
San Antonio Considers Tax Rise to 1.16 Per Hundred
Alderman Steves announces San Antonio must set a 1.16 tax rate to balance the budget and pay debts for the year. He cites reduced assessed values and three months of spending as the cause, cautioning opposition may arise but stressing the need to raise funds.
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San Antonio
Steves
Callaghan
Council
Mr. Steves
Plans for a 1,000,000 trust company announced at Pleasanton
The Southwest Cooperative Development League meet in Pleasanton discusses a $1,000,000 trust company. If endorsed, the firm would be formed by major land operators tied to the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf route, funded largely by land subscriptions. The plan aims to spur development along the railroad corridor.
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Southwest Co-operative Development League
Pleasanton
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
Probe into peonage allegations in Bexar County Mexicoos
The department of investigation will probe reports that 30 to 40 Mexicans are held in peonage in Bexar County under armed guard surveillance. H A Thompson, chief, said an investigation would begin immediately. Mexican consul general Manuel A Esteva has been notified and is seeking to verify the reports.
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Bexar County
Department of Investigation
United States
H. A. Thompson
Department
Manuel A. Esteva
Grand jurors named for Thirty-seventh district court
Grand jurors for the March term of the Thirty-seventh district court were named sworn in and began duties. Foreman Chris P. Stafford leads a panel including Tom G. Leighton Jake Wolff Arthur H. Muir E Dreiss George V. Maverick David Hunter William Appmann John Fest Jr Lee Jones W H Hune Phil J. Owens with bailiffs Sam Lytle Charles Pyron and Nat Harlan.
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Thirty-seventh District Court
Chris P. Stafford
Tom G. Leighton
Jake Wolff
Arthur H. Muir
E«. Dreiss
George V. Maverick
David Hunter
William Appmann
John Fest Jr
Lee Jones
W. H. Hune
Phil J. Owens
Sam Lytle
Charles Pyron
Nat Harlan
Congress Entangled in a Maze of Reports
Washington March 3 The Sixty second Congress nears adjournment amid tangled conference reports on major supply bills as both chambers plan continual sessions until inauguration. Key issue is the battleship controversy with House demanding one ship and the Senate two as conferees press on with other measures bottlenecked by disputes.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Senate
National Conservation Congress
Knoxville
Tenn
el Paso
Tex
Douglas
Arizona
Night Clerk Missing After Texas Central Explosion
Frank Parsons night clerk in the ware room of the Houston and Texas Central railway is believed blown to atoms after a dynamite explosion at the depot in Lufkin Texas. The blast damaged property valued at about 150000 dollars and was heard as far as Grove Town Nacogdoches and nearby towns. Parsons was alone in the ware room when the explosion occurred and no trace of him has been found. Local fire crews fought the blaze as the depot and ware room burned with freight losses.
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Lufkin
Tex
Frank Parsons
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Parsons
Groveton
Nacogdoches
Consignee
Lutkin
Minister Chases Thief Near Wheeler Rescue Mission
In Indianapolis on March 3 Rev. E A Larson pursued a thief who stole an overcoat from a congregant, running five blocks then subduing him after a brief fight. Authorities arrested the suspect, Thomas Wallace of Louisville Kentucky, with a seven man posse aiding as police arrived.
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Indianapolis
Ind
E. A. Larson
Arson
Thomas Wallace
Louisville
Storm Stops Battle Along Tchataldja Lines
Fighting along the Tchataldja lines and at Bulair has ceased for two days due to a heavy snowstorm. Bulgarians and Servians besieging Adrianople bombarded the city throughout Sunday as operations halted.
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Constantinople
Bulair
Adrianople
Senate panel backs repeal of state insurance board law
Austin March 3 The Senate insurance committee filed a favorable majority report on Hudspeth et al bill to repeal the state insurance board law, with an adverse minority report. Senator Collins introduced a Senate bill to ban newspaper prize contests, calling the practice a form of graft.
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Austin
Tex
Senate Committee On Insurance Today
Hudspeth
State Insurance Board
Collins
Senate Today
Government files anti trust suit against thread trust in New Jersey
The federal government files a civil anti trust action in Trenton seeking dissolution of the Coats interests monopoly in the U S thread trade. It targets the American Thread Company and its fourteen member companies forming the alleged monopoly.
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Thread Trust
Trenton
N. J
Coats Interests
New Jersey
United States
American Thread Company
Cabinet slate named for Wilson era including Lane and Garrison
Wilmington March 3 A Wilson train source claims Charles Grant Garrison of New Jersey will be secretary of war and Franklin Lane of California interior secretary. The slate lists Bryan McAdoo Reynolds Redfield Daniels Wilson Burleton with agriculture pending, and Lane noted as a California I C C member and former Democratic leader who narrowly lost the governor race.
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Wilmington
Del
Wilson
Charles Grant Garrison
New Jersey
Franklin K. Lane
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interior
William J. Bryan
the Treasury
William McAdoo
New York
James Mcreynolds
Tennessee
Commerce
William Co. Redfield
Navy
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
William B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Albert Burleson
Texas
Agriculture
Lane
Commission
United States
Wilsons Arrive in Washington for Inaugural Week
President elect Woodrow Wilson and his family step from Union Station at 3 46 PM escorted by Thomas Nelson Page and Col Spencer Cosby. Delegations from Illinois Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey North Carolina Alabama Maine Michigan Minnesota arrive. Vice President Marshall meets the party and embarks on a day full of political engagements ahead of the inaugural program.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Union Station
Thomas Nelson Page
Princeton University
Col
Spencer
Crosby
White House
Taft
Wilson
Cosby
Wilsons
Theo W. Noyes
H. Prescott Gatley
Charles A. Culberson
Thomas P. Gore
Thomas A. Martin
James A. Martine
Lee S. Overman
James A. O'Gorman
Hoke Smith
John R. Thornton
John Sharp Williams
Burleson
Henry D. Clayton
Henry D. Flood
E. S. Henry
O. M. James
William A. Jones
Gordon Lee
A. M. Palmer
W. Shirley
J. L. Slayden
Edward W. Townsend
Wallace Radcliffe
Ira BE. Bennett
Charles Bell
Aldis B. Browne
William V. Cox
Henry HE. Davis
Edward H. Droop
George Dewey
John N. Edson
Charles G. Glover
George X. McLanahan
R. Ross Perry
Cuno H. Rudolph
Arthur Peter
William T. Russell
Edward J. Stellwagen
S. E. Williams
Fred A. Walker
Illinois
Edward F. Dunne
Delaware
Miller
Pennsylvania
Toner
New Jersey
Fielder
North Carolina
Craig
Alabama
O'Neal
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Maryland
Continental Powers Rush Military Work Around Simplon Pass
In Geneva on March 3 Italian forces join continental powers preparing for war. Italy strengthens garrisons on the Swiss frontier and builds forts guarding passages from the Simplon tunnel. Mines at the tunnel entrance are wired for remote detonation and a central steel door can be controlled from both sides to block troops or trains.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Simplon Tunnel
Great
Simplon
Gen Steever Appears Before Army Retiring Board
Brigadier General E Z Steever former commander of the old Department of Texas arrived from El Paso to appear before a retiring board at Fort Sam Houston. The board includes Brigadier Generals Bliss Smith Edwards and officers Usher Dutcher and Captain Foy. Steever was relieved of temporary command of the Southern Department by Bliss and traveled 620 miles due to red tape before receiving the official order.
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E. Z. Steever
Department of Texas
el Paso
Fort Sam Houston
Steever
Tasker H. Bliss
Frederick A. Smith
Clarence R. Eawards
Francis M. Usher
B. H. Dutcher
Medical Corps
R. C. Foy
Third Cavalry
Southern Department
San Antonio
Chinatown Must Go for New Civic Center Plan
New York City plans a vast civic center sweeping from City Hall Park to Bayard Street. The project would house a federal court house, a new post office, state offices, a state courts building, and a plaza for the Manhattan Bridge approach. The city seeks federal and state participation. property not already owned is valued above $15 million, with the federal site over $6 million.
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New York
Court House Board
City Hall Park
Bayard Street
Federal Court House
United States General Post Office
New York State
State Courts
Manhattan Bridge
East River
Federal Courts
Old Man Detained at Ellis Island Over Travel Costs
Thomas Stephens a 74 year old England born resident who says he lived in San Francisco for 36 years is detained at Ellis Island while immigration officers contact his nephew in San Francisco to determine if his travel expenses across the continent will be paid. He arrived today on the Celtic from England and has less than 20 dollars with him. If Joseph Stephens the San Francisco nephew does not send funds for his transport back, Stephens faces deportation.
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New York
Thomas Stephens
San Francisco
Ellis Island
Stephens
England
Celtic
Joseph Stephens
German Doctor Delays Office Opening for TB Serum Test
Dr. F F Friedmann plans to test his tuberculosis serum in New York before treating patients. The test is required for licensure, as decided after a meeting with New York County Medical Society officers. A society board of censors meeting will arrange the test tonight.
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New York
F. F. Friedmann
New York County Medical Society
Board of Censors
Society
Japanese Prince Takehito In Critical Illness At Kobe
Prince Takehito head of a collateral Imperial army branch is critically ill with tuberculosis at his country residence near Kobe. The emperor ordered his chief physician to proceed there. Prince Takehito is an admiral in the Japanese navy who served in the wars with China and Russia.
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I. Tokio
Prince Takehito
Imperial Army
Kobe
Japan
China
Russia
Mexican Maderistas Gather Near Border After Clash
Mexican Maderistas massed at border points after a Sunday clash with U S Ninth Cavalry near Douglas Arizona. Six Mexicans killed as volunteers engaged across the line while Douglas residents prepared for possible incursions and armed groups gathered at the boundary. The incident followed minor cross border firing near El Paso with shots reported in Washington Park.
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EL Paso
Tex
Washington Park
Douglas
Ariz
Maderistas
Agua Prieta
Ninth
United States Cavalry
International
Arizona
Michaelson
Border Fight Ends With Four Mexican Soldiers Dead
Four Mexican soldiers died and an unknown number wounded as U S cavalry and Mexican regulars traded fire near Agua Prieta on the border five miles from Douglas Arizona. Neither side crossed the line and American casualties were none.
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Douglas
Arizona
Agua Prieta
United States
Guilfoyle
Ninth Cavalry
Nicholson
Calumet and
Armstrong
Border Patrol
Juan Castillo
HR. A. Calles
Maderista Junta
Dougs
Sonora
Maderista Force
Ferrison Demands Release of Maderista Officers at Fronteras
A rebel messenger was seized near Fronteras after Ferrison demanded the release of Maderista officers. Shots were exchanged as a squad of American troops confronted the raiders.
Huerta Plans to Act in Mexico City Inauguration Near
Mexico City reports firm government resolve under President Huerta with eight talks among leaders as rebels delay recognition. Zapatista raids kill or wound sixty soldiers near Cuernavaca while conflicts flare in Morelos and the Federal District. Conferences between rebel delegates and authorities are planned today and tomorrow as northern unrest and rail traffic issues persist. The American colony endorses Wilson and backs Woodrow Wilson as ambassador pending Mexican settlement.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Ree
Zapatisias
Pata
Curaca
Zapatistas
Federal
Morelos
Zapata
Orozco
Tomorow
United States
Veracruz
Wilson
Woodrow Wiktain
Mexico
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