Arson Warrants Issued In Chicago Ring Case
Chicago March 19 One hundred fourteen warrants for thirty one alleged arson ring members were issued by a municipal court in the instance of Assistant State Attorney Johnston. Twenty eight of the men served are business men, some wealthy. Names not public pending arrests. Arrests to bring total to forty four alleged implicated in forty fires with eight hundred thousand dollars in insurance claimed.
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Snicipal Court
Johnston
Cox Indicted in Cincinnati Trust Company Case
George B. Cox former president of the defunct Cincinnati Trust company two ex-officers and eight directors named in sealed Hamilton County grand jury indictments opened by Common Pleas Judge Costrave in Cincinnati on March 20. Four hundred women and children pleaded for tuberculosis treatment as they surrounded Dr. Friedmann outside the Hospital for Deformities and Joint Diseases, requiring police reserves to clear a path.
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George B. Cox
Cincinnati Trust Company
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Costrave
New York
Friedmann
Hartigan Perjury Conviction May Delay Sentence
New York on March 18 reports District Attorney Whitman believes patrolman John J. Hartigan unlikely to be sentenced today for perjury in the police system case. Hartigan, facing ten years, is being pressed to confess and turn against the system as the probe continues.
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New York
John J. Hartigan
Whitman
Hartigan
Harriman Magnates Must Begin Over Plan
New York March 18 Robert 8 Lovett, chairman of the Union Pacific railway, said he and his associates would attempt a new dissolu tion plan for the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific to satisfy the Supreme Court decision.
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New York
Robert 8. Lovett
Union Pacific Railway
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Supreme Court
Bryan Is Honored Delivers Address Before Legislature
Lincoln March 20. A large crowd filled the Auditorium and Lindell hotel banquet area for William J. Bryan’s fifty third birthday celebration. Edgar Howard acted as toastmaster as Governor Dunne, Governor Hodges, Jerry Sullivan, and Bryan spoke. Telegrams from absent leaders were read, including a note from President Wilson. Bryan praised Taft and declared Wilson backed by all factions, and he endorsed direct election of US senators.
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Meier
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Iowa
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Governor Dunne backs referendum in Mline bill push
Governor Dunne discussed the legislature's aims in his state and spoke strongly for the referendum. Governor Hodges reviewed the Kansas legislature’s adjournment and detailed enacted laws while predicting Bryan’s historical standing alongside Washington and Jefferson.
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Mline
Hodges
Kansas
Bryan
Washington
Jeffer Con
Mexican Cattlemen Lock In Tariff Protections
El Paso report from the Texas Cattle Raisers annual convention notes Mexican cattle raisers, led by W. W. Bogel of Marfa, writing contracts to absorb tariff cuts. Their terms require higher prices if the U S Congress lowers tariffs, ensuring profits regardless of tariff changes.
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Tex
Congress
W. W. Bogel
Marfa
Bogel
United States Congress
Cowboy shoots at Buffalo City Hall in March panic
A demented cowboy from Geyser Montana named Joseph Steranski entered Buffalo City Hall and opened fire on clerks and a on duty policeman. Policeman Charles E Lang grappled with the assailant and was shot four times but is expected to recover.
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Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph Steranski
Geyser
Mont
Charles E Lang
Chancery Court Orders Winding Up of Peruvian-Amazon Co
London reports the chancery court has ordered compulsory winding up of the Peruvian-Amazon company. Parliament's inquiry uncovered sensational outrages in the treatment of natives employed in the rubber fields.
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London
Chancery Court
Defense rests Hyde case as state calls KU chemists
In Kansas City on March 13 the Hyde murder trial defense rested after cross examining Mrs B Clark Hyde wife of the defendant. Three University of Kansas chemists testified on hydrocyanic acid in the Schoenbein test. Mrs Hyde remained calm repelling state attempts to contradict her earlier testimony while Dr Hyde watched closely.
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B. Clark Hyde
Hyde
University of Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission Requires Oath on Water Transport Ties
Washington March 33 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders all roads to disclose under oath by April 15 any connection they may have in freight or passenger transport by water. The data aids enforcement of the Panama Canal law, which would bar railroads from owning or controlling water carriers they compete with after July 1, 1914.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Panama Canal
Perregon Sets New Altitude Record in Paris
Paris March 13, at the Bucero drome the French aviator Perregon in a monoplane ascended to a height of 19 50 feet establishing a new altitude record.
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Paris
Bucerodrome
Perregon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Reward Claim
A vintage ad offers 100 dollars for a cure for catarrh from Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo. It asserts the remedy cleanses the blood and mucous surfaces and promises testimonials free. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and notes druggists sell the product.
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Eelad
Hall
Drugelste
Greek King George I Assassinated in Salonika
Greek authorities move to preserve order after the assassination of King George I of Greece in Salonika. The king had been in the city since December and was shot by Aleko Schinas as he walked the streets, dying en route to hospital. Crown Prince Constantine succeeds. Prince Nicholas pledges loyalty as salutations to the new king are shouted.
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Bulgaria
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Francoudis
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Sweden
Norway
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Russia
Sinaloa Revolt Against Huerta Government Reported
Reports from Hermosillo say Sinaloa south of Sonora has revolted and named a provisional governor. Yaqui Indians of Sonora volunteer to aid insurgents. General Ojeda leads 475 men evacuating Agua Prieta and marching overland toward Nogales as rural police at Kosterlitsky position face threat.
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Arix
Sinaloa
Sonora
Huerta
Hermosila
Ojeda
Agua Prieta
Kosterlitsky
British report on siege of Adrianople gains momentum
London reports in Sofia that Bulgarian and Servian forces are poised to enter the Adrianople fortress today. A private message claims Bulgarian troops seized Hertanaria, a key fort, and took 420 prisoners as Turkish resistance remains stubborn.
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London
Sofia
Adrianople
Hertantaria
Minimum wages for girls in Chicago debated by merchants
Chicago merchants study potential effects of a minimum wage for women following the state vice commission session. They favor eight dollars a week as the practical limit, weighing impacts on skilled pay and employment displacement if a higher standard is adopted.
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Chicago
State Vice Commission
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