Vienna Ringstrasse praised as architecture crown of city
The article lauds Vienna’s Ringstrasse as the heart of the city’s beauty and modernization. It notes grand buildings like the Vienna Opera House Rathaus and the parliament, and mentions past poverty, sanitation issues, and a bedbug reputation. It previews a move east to Moscow’s Red Square.
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Vienna
Wien
Paris
Ringstrasse
Austria
Russia
Great Red Square
Moscow
Lost guide Geo Lanse sought by police after Feb disappearance
Geo Lanse a seven foot four inch guide with years in Canadian forests is missing in New York. He left a Lexington Avenue boarding house on February 27 after a trip to Europe with two nieces. Former Winnipeg trapper, a general police alarm is issued for his arrest.
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Associated Press
New York
Geo. Lanse
Lexington Avenue
Europe
Winnipeg
Canada
Dutch and Belgian Farmers Head to Minnesota
A party of 261 Dutch and Belgian farmers with their wives and children travels through New York en route to Minnesota to take up farming opportunities.
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New York
Minnesota
Massachusetts Militia Ready for Call to Duty in Texas Maneuvers
Adjt. Gen. Gardner W. Pearson announced from Lowell that the Massachusetts state militia is prepared to respond to a duty call for the Mexican border maneuvers. The entire force could mobilize within 24 hours. units are to prune dead wood and standardize 63 menus for field use as wagon trains are arranged. Pearson indicated a likely Texas tour of duty within a month and noted Washington inquiries.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Adjt
Gardner W. Pearson
Massachusetts State Militia
Lowell
Massachusetts
Pearson
Texas
Washington
Change in Crop Report Shows State Leaders for 1910
Iowa tops Illinois in oats. California leads barley with Minnesota. New York takes hay title from Iowa. The Agriculture Department lists leading states and their share of total U S production across major crops including corn oats winter wheat spring wheat all wheat rye buckwheat flaxseed rice potatoes hay tobacco cotton and more.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Illinois
California
Minnesota
New York
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Indiana
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
Michigan
North Dakota
Louisiana
Texas
Kentucky
North Carolina
Georgia
Counterfeiting Ring Busted on Pacific Coast
Ama rico Martinali Ammedo di Grazia Constantino Della Miggorra arrested in Francisco for flooding Pacific coast cities with counterfeit five dollar notes. Lorenzo Ritaldi seized in Fresno as alleged confederate. Twenty eight counterfeit NY bank notes found in Martinali's possession.
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Associated Press
Francisco
Amarico Martinali
Ammedo di Grazia
Constantino Della Miggorra
Secret Service
Lorenzo Ritaldi
Fresno
Martinali
National Bank of New York
Rush to enlist soars as mobilization orders issued
New York and suburbs see a surge of enlistment applications after mobilization orders for 20 000 troops along the Mexican border. In the first ten days of March more than 2000 men in New York City sought Army service, with suburban towns contributing nearly double that number. Navy applications run about half of Army totals, and acceptance hovers around ten percent due to strict entry standards.
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Associated Press
New York
Army and Navy
New York City
Uncle Sam
Navy
Army
New York Ports Sees record steamship arrivals over two days
The port of New York shattered two day records with 31 steamers on Monday totaling 145000 tons and 33 on Tuesday at 115000 tons. Most vessels were freight steamships from diverse regions carrying varied cargoes.
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Associated Press
New York
Globe
Grand jury dismisses in Danville before city election
Danville Illinois officials report the grand jury, after returning thirty seven indictments, fourteen for political offenses, was dismissed until April 17. The accused were precinct captains and workers, with William C. Brown of the city election commission indicted for taking money to influence votes. The grand jury adjourned before the end of its term.
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Danville
William C. Brown
City Election Commission
Resolutions Seek Five-Year and Lifetime Vote Disfranchisement
The district adopts resolutions to be sent to the governor and state assembly urging a law that makes first offenses for purchasing votes disfranchisement for five years and second offenses for life. They allege Vermillion county election corruption, open law violations, large sums spent to corrupt voters, evidence suppression hindering indictments, and frequent encouragement of corruption by public officials.
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State Assembly
Vermillion County
Soldier of Fortune Made a Governor in Honduras
Houston March 15 Gen Lee Christmas once described as adventurer and insurrecto is now Governor Lee Christmas of the department of Cortez in Spanish Honduras. The title came in a letter to Attorney John M. Fenn from Gen Bedda of Honduras received in Houston. This marks the first public recognition of Christmas’ services in the new Honduran government.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Lee Christmas
Department of Cortez
Honduras
John M. Fenn
Bedda
Fenn
Christmas
Four Die When Vessels Collide in Gloucester Harbor
In Gloucester Massachusetts on March 14 a power fishing boat named Hope collided with the fishing schooner Hattie A Heckman inside the harbor breakwater. The Hope sank almost immediately with all four crew members lost. The Heckman suffered no leak and recovered all bodies.
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Associated Press
Gloucester
Mass
Hope
Hattie A. Heckman
Gloucester Harbor
Heckman
Railroad Cuts 200 Jobs at Freight Car Shops
Associated Press reports in New Haven on March 15 that the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad discharged two hundred men from its freight car shops. No word on other branches but reductions are believed to take effect immediately.
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Associated Press
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Tramp Printers Lived in Cemetery Vault
Nyack New York March 15 Two men calling themselves tramp printers are under arrest on charges of living for about three months in a vault at Rockland Cemetery. They reportedly slept on straw and blankets laid across two coffins while funeral urns served as a pantry for their food supplies.
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Associated Press
Nyack
N. Y
Rockland Cemetery
D B Steele Tailor Promotes Spring Suit Offer
The D B Steele tailor at 108 Blum street advertises a stylish cool spring suit line. Suits pressed for 50 cents and customers are urged to call the new phone number 1286 for fittings.
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D. B. Steele
Blum Street
Parks to stage open air educational pageants in city parks
New York reports that Park Commissioner Stover endorses tentative plans by Chas Frohman for open air dramas and pageants in city parks this summer under city auspices. Each seating capacity would reach 25 000 for events modeled after Harvard and California productions. Chicago notes Howard E Laing dies. a longtime city passenger and theatrical agent served in the Civil War. Public opinion, not laws, should govern stage profanity as board of aldermen rejects an ordinance.
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Associated Press
New York
Stover
Chas. Frohman
Harvard
University of California
Chicago
Ill
Howard E. Laing
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Navy
Board of Aldermen
Fire destroys May Zimmerman home in Madison
The Madison Connecticut residence of sculptor May Zimmerman burned late last night. Mrs Zimmerman and her baby escaped unharmed after the child’s clothing caught fire during the evacuation. The blaze destroyed the home and many valuable paintings and sculptures.
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Associated Press
Madison
Conn
May Zimmerman
Connecticut Woman Confesses to Killing Daughter and Setting Fire
In Clinton, Connecticut, Mrs. Feltdrapple admits to wringing her daughter's neck in Killingsworth. She attempted suicide after the deed, then jumped into Hammonasset River. Medical examiner finds her insane. her injuries from failed self harm are serious.
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Associated Press
Clinton, Conn
Alfred Feltdrapple
Killingsworth
Hammonasett
Washington Makes Record Run to New York
The armored cruiser Washington arrived in New York Harbor after a record run from Portsmouth New Hampshire on a southward voyage to join maneuvers off the Mexican coast. She will stay 24 hours to take on men mails and ammunition for other fifth division cruisers.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
New York Harbor
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Hughes Down
Health Boards Warn Rat Threat and Pest Paste Endorsed
Health boards in major cities launch a crusade against rats seen as a danger to people and sanitation. They endorse Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste as an effective extermination aid, claiming it also kills mice, cockroaches, waterbugs and other pests.
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Eavc
Stearns
Eleo Gees Oe
Stearn
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