Riots in Rock Island End in Bloodshed and Police Fire
Rioting in Rock Island turns deadly as a mob clashes with police after speeches by Marty McCaskrin and others. A man is killed, another fatally wounded, and several injured as police fire on the crowd and the mob attacks the police station and local offices.
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Poolice
Market Square
Marty McCaskrin
Schriver
Brine
L&i
Kellogg
Samed Mie
Peter Hayman
Looney
Lost Dog Prince Wanted By Rutherford Children Home
A note from Sixty Anxious Waiting Children at Rutherford Children's Home requests help finding Prince the terrier. Prince, eight years at the home, has a license tag number 1910 and a stubby tail with white and brown ears. A suitable reward is promised to anyone who returns him to the Denny Way home and reunites him with the children.
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Ruther Children’s
Denny Way
Prince
iM March 27 Charged as Not Patriotic by Privy Councilor
The text accuses individuals of not being patriotic and claims Privy Councilor Prof Julius Wolf of the University asserts Germans owe their future to social democrats. Wolf contends the population trend is driven by a supposed "race outiders" influence and notes a strike over material supply.
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Julius Wolf
Unia
Germany
Wolf
Social Democrats
Prac
Star's Christmas Gift to Jackie in Land of Santa Claus
A fragmentary feature recounts Star's Christmas gift to Jackie, a golden-haired child, with a photo of Jackie and a playmate on a sled. The piece notes Jackie's happiness, family affection, and the growing value of his Christmas presents since a prior viewing, quoting a line about gold in Alaska.
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Jackie
Alaska
King County to receive 80 elk from federal government
King County officials authorized Game Warden Harry Rief to accept two cargo cars of yearling elk and two year old elk from the federal government. The county will release 80 elk within King County over the next 20 days.
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King County
Harry Rief
Rebels Drive Federals Back at PASO Texas
After four days of fighting near Becalon and Jimines, federal troops under General Aubert Villa and Urbina retreat toward San Pedro ranch. A counterattack by General Orozco with 600 men saved Campa’s force, federal losses reported near 200 killed or wounded. rebels claim under 100 casualties. The federals plan another attack on Jimines this afternoon.
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Paso
Texas
Becalon
Jiminex
Generale Aubert, Villa and
Urbina
San Pedro Ranch
Orozco
Jimines
Campa
Lost boy found by Janitor seeks home
A plump boy with blue eyes and curly hair is at 733 12th Ave N after being found by Mr. E C Genereux the building custodian. The custodian has not located the boy’s home and asks owners to contact East 1969 by telephone.
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12Th Av. N
E. C. Genereux
Genereax
East 1969
Merger Talk Restarted by Local Clubs
The Commercial Club calls a special meeting next Tuesday night to revisit consolidation with the Chamber of Commerce. The idea failed previously by a three to one vote of the full membership, though the Chamber has renewed the discussion.
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Banquo
Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Speedometers Tell Different Story in Police Court
R. C. Kampf faced four charges for violating the automobile ordinance before Judge Gordon. Patrolman Ford testified he paced Kampf on 14th Avenue with a motorcycle speedometer showing an average of 40 mph. Kampf testified his speedometer, same make, read only eight to eleven mph until judgment.
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R. C. Kampf
Gordon
Ford
Kampf
Fugitive Jumps Into River in Arizona Mining Case
H Langley alleged to have tried stealing 20000 dollars from Central Mining company shot a watchman at the desert works and fled with a companion Bert Lane in pursuit. Langley reportedly drowned in the Colorado River but his body was not recovered and Lane’s capture continued uncertain.
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Wirean
Bernardino
Cal
H. Langley
Central Mining Company
Colorado
Bert Lane
Langleys Companion
Arizona
Langley
Lane
Gentral
Desert
Porsult
Pomse
Disease Is Never Cured Says Dr Wiley
A Star report quotes Dr Wiley declaring disease is never cured and urges ongoing medical vigilance. The piece frames his stance as part of contemporary public health discussion.
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Dr. Wiley
The
Star Tomorrow
Census case before jury in Tacoma padding census returns
The government cases against Roger W. Watts and Guy E. Kelly charged with conspiracy to pad Tacoma census returns were submitted to the jury this afternoon without final arguments.
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Tacoma
Roger W. Watts
Guy E. Kelly
Dr Hazzard undertakes four block walk amid fast
Mrs Linda Burfield Hazzard, amid a 30 day fast, walked 42 blocks feeling fine and ready for more. She weighed 138 1/2 pounds at 11 20 am after the four hour fast begun with only water. Observers noted fatigue from others and noted her guard plans with Tom MacDonald and athletic club staff.
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Linda Burfield
Ors
Violence Fears Rise as Hoquiam Strike Worsens
Hoquiam Washington reports increasing gunplay amid a lumber strike. Strikers, armed and stationed near the Aber Manufacturing company mill, accuse special police hired by the companies of provoking clashes. Yesterday a striker was shot and seriously wounded as tensions peak.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Atrikers
Spe
Aber.Manufacturing Company
Vart Ong Lumber
Suffragettes Sentenced After Window Raids in London
One hundred and twenty nine suffragettes were jailed yesterday for window smashing in London on March 1 and March 4. Sentences ranged from four to six months.
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London
Estate Pays Big Tax Inheritance to State
In Sacramento on March 27 inheritance taxes totaling 7362.90 were paid to the state from the estate of R. J. Waters a prominent banker from Redlands and Los Angeles. Waters authored a romance of early California days titled E Katran.
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Sacramento
New 15 Month Calendar Proposes Monthly Pay Day
Victoria Canada resident Moses Cotnworth suggests a 13 month year of 28 days with a yearly free day and a ten year extra day between July and August. Each month would start on Sunday and the last day would be a pay day reducing work and adding a holiday.
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Julius Caesar
Gregory XIII
Moses B. Cotnworth
Victoria
B. C
Cotsworth
Stenographer Named in Gust Divorce Case Involving Gust Property
Pauline Miller faces accusation as the stenographer in the Gust divorce suit. Mrs. Gust alleges Adolph Gust left her after their 1910 marriage and cites Miller as the so called woman in the case. Evidence spans Montana Oregon and Washington as plaintiff seeks to prove Miller and Gust shared ties while the defense claims Miller was Gusts longtime employee. Miller also sues Gust and Mrs Gust for 25000 over alleged property shares and real estate deals.
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Pauline Miller
Adolph A
Sarah A. Gust
Judge Myere
Mra
Adolph A. Gust
Bang Estate
Mra. Gust
Misa Miller
Mise Miller
Lusan Gust
Guet
Butte
Mont
Guat
de Iftone
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Gust
Miss Miller
Push Duwamish Waterway Project Moves Forward
Prosecuting Attorney Murphy will render an opinion after consulting with Attorney General Tanner on legality. County commissioners will transfer a $600 bond to waterway commissioners to start purchasing right of way, the first step in harbor development backed by about $10,000,000 approved over two years. A late meeting will hear appraisals on land eyed for condemnation, with hopes to avoid court proceedings.
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Murphy
Tanner
Duwamish Waterway
County Commissioners' Office
Waterway Commissioners
Diseases may be controlled by dieting says Dr Wiley
The Star reports Dr Wiley states that diseases can be controlled by diet and nutrition, arguing nutrition science can prevent illness and improve health outcomes. The article frames diet as a key public health tool and cites expert opinion for tomorrow's issue.
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Dr. Wiley
Tomorrow's Star
Hobo flags train on Illinois Central near Mt Carmel
A tired hobo waved and climbed aboard a stopped Illinois Central train near Mt Carmel but was kicked off by the conductor who then signaled the train to proceed. The incident left the man exhausted from walking and briefly aboard before removal.
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MT. Carmel
Ilinois Central
Here
Treasury Clerks Hit by Cashius Epidemic
An outbreak in Washington on March 27 of Cashius a sun glare caused malady among treasury clerks has created an emergency hospital room in the treasury building.
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Washington
Treasury
Treasury Building
Roosevelt Charges Taft Stole New York Primary
Roosevelt denounces New York primary as a farce and claims Taft delegates misrepresent the party. He cites ballot problems, threatens detailed speech in Chicago, and notes Roosevelt supporters won in several districts while Taft kept gains in others.
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Roosevelt
New York
United Press
Fort Wayne
Ind
Theodore Roosevelt
Canton
Ohio
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
New York State
New York City
Tammany Hall
Chicago
Dix
Douglas Robinson
Oneida
Newburgh
B. B. Odell
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Entombed Miners Found Dead Near Welch West Virginia
Fifty five miners dead after the United States Coal and Coke mine explosion near Jed, three miles from Welch. Rescue teams report 53 fatalities and only ten survivors among the 93 men inside when the blast occurred. Bodies found in heaps include one kneeling worker. emphasis on grim toll and ongoing recovery.
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United Press
Welch
W. Va
United States Coal & Coke Co
Jed
John Laing
West Virginia
Smelter Trust an Ally of Taft Says Congressman
Congressman John A. Martin denounces Attorney General Wickersham for refusing to inform the house about a smelter trust. He introduces a resolution urging the house mining committee to investigate the alleged combine. He claims the trust is a powerful ally of the administration and a corrupting force in Rocky Mountain politics.
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Smelter Trust
Taft
United Preas
Washington
Wickersham
House
John A. Martin Idem
House Mining Committee
Martin
Department of Justice
Art Administration
Rocky Mountain
Guggenheim
Italians Lose in Battle Near Tobruk and Tripoli
Three thousand five hundred Italian soldiers were slain or wounded in a severe defeat by Turkish forces near Tobruk and Tripoli. Initial UPI dispatch from Constantinople reported two thousand Italian losses and about three hundred Turkish casualties with an Italian retreat. An unrelated note mentions the Irish potato’s origin in South America and introduction to England in 1665.
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London
Tobruk
Tripoli
United Press
Constantinople
South America
England
John Hawkins
Miners Unite to Back Minimum Wage Bill
London coal mine operators meeting represent all major mines unanimously back the minimum bill in parliament. Miners conduct a referendum to approve the plan with results due April 3. Prominent labor leaders urge acceptance aligning with Macdonald’s proposal.
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United Press
London
Ie Minere
Macdonald
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