Monologues on Wealth Power and Public Figures
A collection of satirical remarks on wealth idle rich and labor, noting Henry James, Prof Ross, wireless messaging, King Menelik, Gladys and American marriage hopes. Sheridan statue model by Borglum approved for Washington, and the battleship Mississippi’s acceptance with quips about longevity and anticuated design.
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Sheridan
Gen
Philip Sheridan
Sheridan Circle
Twenty-second Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington
Gutzon Borglum
New York
Farmers Seek Help Amid Mild Winter Woes
Farmers report a mild winter has allowed work to proceed though finding labor remains hard. Early rising to feed stock is rarely appealing, even for the hungry unemployed in cities. A Swedish model shows vast commercial wealth from replanting with no taxes, while a church hat issue prompts satire about women removing hats.
Keller's account praised by Boston Herald contrasts senses
The Boston Herald lauds Helen Keller's revealing piece on living without sight and hearing while valuing human touch. It notes her willingness to part with sight for touch as a thought provoking choice for those with both senses.
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Helen Keller
The
Boston Herald
Senator Bailey Talks Currency in Senate Debate
Texas Senator Joseph Bailey, member of the Finance Committee, argued against an Aldrich style reform and favored currency safety over bank dividends. He warned against asset currency and urged banks to invest in state and local bonds while noting past money famine tests. The House Banking Committee also signaled support for Williams's minority currency bill as a substitute for Fowler.
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Washington
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
Congress
Bailey
Senator Bailey
Secretary of the Treasury
Williams
Mar
Redskins on Rampage in Grand Junction School Fire
An outbreak of drunken Indians at the lower government school in Grand Junction Colorado. The jail building was set on fire and two troublemakers narrowly escaped cremation. Discipliarian J E Shields was murderously assaulted as the men responsible await county jail action deemed necessary by Superintendent Burton.
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Grand Junction
Col
J. E. Shields
Jall
Burton
Italian murderer executed at Sing Sing in New York
Antonio Strollo, an Italian, was electrocuted in Sing Sing prison for killing Antonio Torsellia in Van Cortlandt Park last August to rob him. He faced the execution with a smile after bidding farewell to witnesses.
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Ossining
N. Y
Antonio Strollo
Antonio Torsellia
van Cortlandt Park
New York
Sing Sing
Fire in Michigan mine at Franklin shaft
Fire broke out in No 5 shaft on the twenty eighth level at the Franklin mine in Calumet Michigan and the mine was closed. Search parties are in the mine but cannot reach the seat of the fire due to smoke. It is believed all the miners escaped.
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Michigan
Calumet, Mich
Franklin
Partles
Kaiser Letter Held Up In British Debate
London March 10 The episode over Emperor William s letter to Lord Tweedmouth was dismissed by Mr Asquith in the commons as a private communication not an official act He said private correspondence cannot be laid on the table Berlin March 10 Berlin says German British relations are undisturbed and Metternich and Lascelles confirm the view in dispatches to London
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London
Mar
William of
Germany
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
Great Britain
Asquith
Exchequer
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Emperor William
Sir Edward Grey
Mr. Asquith
Fay
Amelius R. H. Lockwood
Berlin
Tweedmouth
Foreign Office
Count Metternich
von Buelow
Frederick Lascelles
American fleet reaches Magdalena Bay ahead of schedule
On board the U S S Georgia the fleet's position is latitude 14 87 north and longitude 102 1 west with fine weather and a speed of 10% knots. They expect to reach Magdalena Bay on March 12, two days early, and report all ships in perfect condition ready for record target practice upon arrival. The wireless dispatch places the fleet off Acapulco Mexico.
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U. S. S. Georgia
United States Telegraph Company
Magdalena Bay
Magdaleona Bay
Wheat Held by Farmers on March First
Washington reports the March first holdings of farm crops with 23.5 percent of the wheat in farmers hands, about 148,721,000 bushels of last year’s crop, compared to 28.1 percent or 206,644,000 bushels in 1906. Corn in farmers hands stands at 37.1 percent or 962,429,000 bushels of last year’s growth, while oats are 35.5 percent or 267,476,000 bushels.
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Washington
Mar
Ice men released from jail in antitrust case
Judge Brough of the common pleas court released Lemman Baird and Miller who were sentenced to six months for anti-trust law violations. They had served 37 days. A motion to suspend the sentence and a petition signed by many asked for their release.
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Toledo
Mar
Brough
The
Common Pleas Court
Baird
Lemman
Miller
Ice
Drop Dead Harry Henderson Dies at 49 in Upper Sandusky
Harry Henderson aged 49 traveling man known statewide died of heart disease at his home in Upper Sandusky on Monday. He formerly served several years as exalted ruler of the local Elks lodge and is survived by his wife, a daughter, and a son.
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Upper
Sandusky
Mar
Harry Henderson
Lodge of Elks
Heir to $10,000,000 Revealed in Worcester
John T. Dower, secretary of the Worcester Young Men's Christian Association, learns he is the heir to a $10,000,000 fortune from his uncle Thomas Wallace, who died recently in Melbourne, Australia.
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Worcester
Mass
John T. Dower
Young Men's Christian Association
Thomas Wallace
Melbourne
Australia
Fire destroys washing plant at Fort Morden
Fire at Common Coal Company's Fort Morden washing plant in Glace Bay Nova Scotia causes total loss estimate put at 126000 dollars. Incident reported March 10. Fire costs pegged at about 125000 dollars in initial figures.
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Glace Bay
N. S
Mar
Common Coal Company
Fort Morden
Japan China Trouble Still Bows to Agreement
Bar on Hayashi and Yuan Shi Kai meet in Peking over the Tatsu Maru dispute. China refuses release and indemnity terms while agreeing to supervision of arms traffic. Wu Ting-fang in Washington says no serious immediate outcome expected, awaiting official news.
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Peking
Macao
Baron Hayashi
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Hayashi Monday
Ching
Japan
Yuan Shih Kai
Foreign Board
Canton
Washington
Mar
Wu_ Ting- Fang
United States
State Department
Root
Bacon
Former Parker Manager Dies in New York City
William T. Manning who led Alton B. Parker's 1904 presidential campaign in New York and later ran Lieut. Gov. Chandler's state campaign, died of pneumonia at his home in New York City.
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Parker
New York
William T. Manning
Alton B. Parker
Chandler
Suicide by jump at Fishkill Sanitarium
Miss Jessie Daw of Brooklyn died after leaping from a third story window at a Fishkill Landing sanitarium where she had been an inmate for three months. She had suffered nervous low mood and was described as an inmate in the institution.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Jessie Daw
Brooklyn
Fishkill Landing
Orchard's Case Set for Trial Date in Idaho
Boise Idaho March 10 Harry Dr chard charged with the murder of ex Gay Frank Steunenberg will be moved from Cadwell state penitentiary Tuesday and his case called It is probable a definite trial date will be fixed
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Orchard
Boise
Idaho
Harry Drchard
Frank Steunenberg
Cadwell
Three Young Women Drown in Mill Pond Accident
At the Appalache mill pond near Greenville on Sunday a skiff carrying ten people capsized. Three young women drowned in the mishap and others were rescued or escaped without serious injuries.
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Greenville
D. C
Appalache Mill Pond
Greers Sunday
Trial opens for Sicilian Alla in Father Heinrichs murder
Denver March 10 mass murder case opens with heavy security for Giuseppe Alla who killed Father Leo Heinrichs at St Elizabeths church on February 23. Sheriff Nisbet stationed deputies along entrances and courtroom as 100 veniremen ready for jury selection. Alla, who speaks little English, appeared calm and fatigued in plain clothes while jurors were examined.
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Denver
Mar
Giuseppa Alla
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Alexander Nisbet
Alia
Greeley M. Whiteford
Jerome Denies Charges in Albany Case
District Attorney Jerome of New York filed his answer to 23 charges by William F. King and a minority stockholders committee seeking removal. Jerome denies every charge and says Gov. Hughes will outline procedures after review. Each accusation was addressed in detail in the document.
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Albany
N. Y
Jerome
New York
Monnay
Gov. Hughes
Wiliam F. King
New York Merchants’ Association
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
American car repaired for New York to Paris race
Cheyenne Wyoming reports the American car in the New York to Paris race left Monday after repairs with H Linn Matthewson of Denver set to drive from Cheyenne to Ogden Utah. Valley Nebraska notes the Italian car passed through Monday without stopping en route from Omaha to Cheyenne, two hour run.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
New York
Paris
H. Linn Matthewson
Denver
Ogden
Utah
Valley
Neb
Omaha
Charles Aldrich Dies, Iowa Historical Founder
Charles Aldrich, curator and founder of Iowa's historical department, died Sunday from grip and kidney trouble. Born in 1828 in New York, his body will lie in state at the capitol in Des Moines on Wednesday.
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Iowa Authority
Boone
Charles Aldrich
State Historical Department of
Iowa
New York State
Capitol
Des Moines
Fight at Italian christening leaves three injured in Pittsburgh
Fight at an Italian christening in HarMarville near Pittsburgh results in two men stabbed and a third shot. All victims are in serious condition with several foreigners detained by authorities.
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Pittsburg
Harmarville
Here
Unofficial News Tangles From Havlin Theatre to Newport News
Reported stabbing in Havlin's theater in St Louis prompts panic worry. Czar allegedly commutes Ge Stoessel death sentence in St Petersburg. Daniel J. Ainsworth aboard Rush near Seattle reportedly replaces death with self action. Coney Island opens unofficially. 26 000 New Yorkers visit beaches amid mild weather. Chattanooga hosts 7000 at state prohibition demonstration. George Beckley ships as oilier on a Pacific steamer to learn marine engineering. Delegates from a dozen states meet in Washington for a federal registration bill. San Francisco police seek sect accused of coercive abductions for Chinese white slave trade. William Vanderbilt Jr arrested in New York for 30 mph speeding. posts $100 cash bail. Naval construction race for two giant government ships continues. Fore River company leads. Newport News and River Co subsidiaries build Delaware and North Dakota.
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Havlin
Louis
St Petersburg
Ge Stoessel
Daniel J. Ainsworth
Revere
Rush
Seatle
Wash
Coney Island
Chattanooga
Tenn
George E. Beckley
Admir Beckley
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
Newport News Company
The
River Company
Quincy
Hope for Alfonso's Safe Visit in Barcelona
Barcelona reports confidence that Alfonso will arrive safely with Linares, the captain general of lonia, vowing protection as the king proceeds through the city. The public program is printed, streets are searched, and loyalty to the king is shown amid recent bomb outrages.
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Barcelona
Spain
Linares
Lonia
Alfonso
Congo Blacks Revolt Reported in French Congo
A Congo I pendent State dispatch claims blacks along the Sanga river in the French Congo have revolted. The French authorities in the region report disturbances with some engagements noted. In Kentucky a separate case: Ander Lucier and Leon Whel¢ arrested for robbery of Brockton post office flee.
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Congo
Antwerp
Mar
Per Sanga
Mount Sterling
Aander Lucier
Leon Whel
Brockton
Mass
Markets Update From Chicago Staples and Futures Signals
The Chicago market report shows flour firming with spring brands at around 1.90, lard and patent jute noted, corn dull with May prices around 63 3/4¢, oats advancing to old May and September terms, butter with graded runs at 25 2/3c, live poultry and potatoes listed with minor shifts, wheat mixed with May and July futures. Reports cite bearish cables initially, then firming on house buying and covering, with July corn at 70 7/4c and wheat around 91 0s4c.
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Chicago
Mar
New York
Live Stock and Hogs Prices Amid Market Reports
Chicago and Kansas City market notes show cattle and hog values with ranges for steers cows and yearlings, plus feeder and bull prices. Hogs remain strong with heavy and packer sales at around 4.60 to 4.70 and primaries approaching 4.70 to 4.82, while sheep and lambs trade steady with muttons around 6.76 and ewes up to 5.00.
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Chicago
Mur
Cattlie
Kansas City
Mar. Cattli
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Qorsa
Sweden
Earth
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