Escape ends in fatal pistol duel with convict Bassanella
Joe Bassanella, inmate of the North Dakota penitentiary, was shot and killed by Sheriff Beck after a dusk chase in McLean County. Alfred Woolen, another escaped convict, was captured fifteen miles west of Mandan. Woolen wounded but not seriously. The men had fled earlier from the prison and were rumored to have headed toward the Missouri river.
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Biamarck
N. D
Joe Bassanella
Alfred Woolen
Pen
Northern Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Bismarck
N. C
McLean County
Joseph Bassanella
Alfred Woolens
Mandan
Beck
Barsanella
Bassanella
Woolen
Robbery on Great Northern Limited Robbed Mail Cars
A bandit posing as a 1st office inspector boarded the Great Northern Oriental Limited at Bonners Ferry Idaho and robbed six registered mail sacks while the Spokane bound train sped toward Spokane. Clerks Nystruen and Stumpf were bound and confined. the thief escaped with a satchel of valuables, leaving the car secured and the sacks untouched for Spokane bound deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Great Northern Oriental Limited
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Bonner’s
Perry
John Nystruen
Benjamin Stumpf
Lion Loose In Pepin County Wisconsin
A large animal believed to be a mountain lion is at large in northeastern Pepin County Wisconsin. Hounds tracked it but were badly scratched. several hunters report spotting a brown animal much larger than a wolf.
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Pepin County
Pepin
Wis
Fierce Flood Grips the Pacific Coast
Pacific Northwest endures historic flood with Walla Walla and Pendleton hit hard. Mill Creek roars as Mill Creek floods, bridges washed out, railroads blocked, water works in Walla Walla flooded, and city basements fill. Willamette and tributaries race, while Seattle Tacoma rise with limited damage.
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Portland
Ore
Mar
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Walla Walla
Mill Creek
Pendleton
Lewiston
Idaho
Dayton
Wash
Washington
Seattle
Tacoma
Willamette River
Ita Tribunea
Salem
Oregon Railroad& Navigation
Union Pacific System
Blue Mountains
Fourth Street
Third Street
Main Street
Sixth Street
Walla Walla Valley
Tatsu Maru Release Ends China Japan Arm Shipment Dispute
China and Japan reach terms to resolve the seized Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru case. China to punish officers who lowered the flag, release the vessel at once, purchase seized arms, and settle demurrage after consul talks. Japan vows vigilance against smuggling.
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Hongkong
Peking
China
Canton
Japan
Motto Bill Restores In God We Trust on Coins
The House passes the bill to restore the motto In God We Trust on U S gold and silver coins by a 255 to 5 vote. Debate highlights opposition claims President Roosevelt erred in removing the motto and Christian groups view the move as a misstep.
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Washington
Mar
House of Representatives
United States
Carlin
Virginia
Roosevelt
Ollie James
Kentucky
Strike presages road tie up in Gould system
About 1 500 skilled workers in the Denver shops led by W J McQueeney of the Machinists national organization struck after manager A C Ridgeway refused concessions. McQueeney warned the action would spread to roads across the Gould system and likely widen nationally in a prolonged conflict.
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Denver
Mar
Denver & Rio Grande
W. J. McQueeney
National Organization
A.C. Ridgeway
Railroad
United States
McQueeney
Defense Budget Slash Sparks War Preparations Debate
Washington on March 17 reports the House raids fortification funding, sending the fortification appropriation bill to the full committee with war department estimates cut from 38,443,945 to 8,210,611 to avoid alarming the public about possible wartime buildup.
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Washington
Mar
War Department
United States
Providence Fire Averts Panic As Two Steamers Meet
Aboard the Fall River line steamer Providence fire broke out on the freight deck near Sands Point while en route to New York. Captain Appleby ordered a wireless call to the nearby steamer Richard Peck, and the two ships met to transfer passengers safely. Fire was extinguished quickly with minimal damage. all 350 passengers reached New York and the Providence continued to its destination.
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New York
Appleby
Providence
Long Island Sound
Fall River
Sands Point
Richard Peck
Peck
No General Probe Ordered In Bucket Shop Inquiry
Secretary Straus clarifies no general investigation of stock exchanges. He says Herbert Knox Smith will examine bills on bucket shops and report his views, using his own judgment. The president has not ordered a broad probe.
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Washington
Mar
Smith
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Herbert Knox Smith
Escape Attempt In Orel Prison Ends In Seven Deaths
Five condemned criminals at Orel Russia attempted a jail breakout on Friday. They seized guards and fired rifles at wardens, who returned fire and killed the attackers. Seven prisoners died and two wardens were killed. one warden wounded.
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Orel
Russia
Vicar Discontinues Watch Night Services at Wellingborough
The vicar of the parish church in Wellingborough England announces no more watch night services due to the large number of attendees in an unfit state. He says the harm caused by them outweighs any benefit to others in the solemn occasion.
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Wellingborough
England
Put Away Idea of Failure and Learn a Language
The text urges discarding failure and mastering a language of suo cben and succons. It argues that speaking those concepts expands understanding of the world and its people, shaping one’s self by the dimensions of what one contributes to or belongs to.
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North Dakota
Isanella
the Oriental Limited
Goodhue
Minn
Thomas Thompson
Robert Heaney Ving
Beaudette
Peter Larson
Rapid J
Fae
By & Homest
Ppear Blues Wingren
Reci Ingren
He Larson
International
Honor OF ST. F
Pacific Coast
Waila
Wai
Tatsu Maru
Denver Rilo Grande
la Follette
Emporia
Kan
Waterbury
Kansas
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
la Crosse
A. H. Mitchell
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Mitchell
Paria
d'Amade
Morocco
Settat
Straue
Long Beach
Cal
Mer
Mackay
Board of Trade
Dusin
Clarence H. Makay
Roslyn
L. I
Leys
Machine Selle
General Post Office
Helens
David of
Billings
Col. A. Berthiaume
Bottineau
C. E. Watt
Alex Breault
Frank Beyer
Kramer
M. A. Corey
F. A. H. Smith
Joseph Fisher
Lonzo Porter
W. E. Bowen
Alex Ward
Paul Skevig
Turtley
P. McMillan
Prop
S. B. Mahaney
Willow City
Bottineau Courant
H. M. Trent
Bottineau, N. D
Harper’s Basar
M. W. Mathews
F. N.C. M. Gold
London
College of Music
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