A Cure for Anarchism In Chicago Police Action
A March report describes Chicago police devising a bloodless method to quell anarchist agitation linked to Kruna Goldman and a failed assassination attempt on Chief Shippy. The piece recounts public hall closures, a police led demonstration against agitators, and wider political and social reverberations in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Shippy
Averbuc
Kruna Goldman
Koliere
Jared Gray
Educational Convention in Fargo North Dakota Meeting
A meeting of four southwestern North Dakota county superintendents was held at County Superintendent Mattie M. Davis office. Attendees included Minnie Neilson Barnes, R. M. Black Richland, B. A. Walt Jace Trail, and Mattie M. Davis Cass. Discussions focused on arranging a program for the Southwest Educational association with a session planned at Valley City soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo N. D
North Dakota
Southwestern Educational Association
Mattie M. Davis
Minie Neilson
Barnes County
R. M. Black
Richland County
B. A. Walt Jace
Trail County
Cass County
AL Valley City
Farmers Discuss Elevators at Munich Meeting
Farmers gathered at Munich North Dakota on March 12 to consider building or buying an old line elevator. A committee led by Yoh Schrag Aaron Wall and John Quiring was elected to study costs funding and feasibility and report at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Elevator
Munich
N. D
Yoh Schrag
Aaron Wall
John Quiring
New Trial Sought in Weicker vs Jahnke Case
Fargo, N D March 12 The attention of Cass county district court judge Tidge C A Pollock was occupied heaving the motion for a new trial in the action Leonard Weicker versus August Jahnke. The case was tried at the last term with a verdict for the plaintiff amounting to $14. The defendant was represented by Engerud Holt and Frame and the plaintiff by W R Lovell. The court’s decision will be announced later.
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Fargo
Tidge C A. Pollock
Cass County Ciatriet
August Jahnke
Leonard Weicker
Jidge Pollock
Engerud, Holt and Frame
W. R. Lovell
Bryan to headline Missouri Democratic banquet in Kansas City
William J. Bryan will be the principal speaker at what promoters call the biggest political banquet in the United States. The Young Men's Democratic club of Missouri plans the march 30 event at Convention Hall with over a thousand guests expected for the mammoth feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boom Bryan
Kansas City
Willam J. Bryan
United States
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Missouri
Women Doctors In Session Rochester Convention
A large share of New York state fair physicians attend the Women’s Medical Society of New York convention in Rochester. The society formed a year ago and now has 107 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Fair Physicians
Empire State
Women’s Medical Society of
New York
Miners Convene as Wage Talks Loom for 212000 Workers
Indianapolis March 12 The United Mine Workers led by John Mitchell open their last national convention to tackle the wage dispute with operators in central competitive fields. Plans include a joint interstate wage conference or district talks, with a possible nationwide strike if negotiations fail, risking 212000 miners stepping away from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Mitchel
Mitchell
Stuasion
State farmers institute attracts large Fergus Falls turnout
Minnesota reporters note a farmers' institute held in Fergus Falls on March 12 drawing many visitors and featuring several prominent agricultural authorities in attendance.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Republicans to Pick Date for State Convention
The Arkansas Republican state committee will meet next week to set a date for the state convention. Friends of Taft will try to secure an endorsement by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Mar
Republican State Committee
Friends of
Taft
Child Labor Discussion At Brothers Congress
In Washington on March 12 Hon Charles P Neill of the Department of Commerce and Labor spoke to the brothers congress on child labor. The session centered largely on a discussion of the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Charles P. Neill
Department of Commerce and Labor
Brothers
And Her Name Was Maud Jackson Miss Mar 12 Hijacked Mule Incident
Charles Hubbard a Hinds county planter is severely injured after a mule kicks another mule killing it instantly the dead animal falls on him breaking his leg and causing internal injuries at a Vicksburg mule sales stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Jackson
Miss
Mar
Charles Hubbard
Hinds County
Vicksubrg
Hubbard
Freight Engine Collision Near Glenburn
A local freight train heading south of Glenburn suffered a serious accident as the drive shaft on both sides of the engine broke just after leaving town. The disjointed shafts forced the engineer and fireman to dodge flying splinters for a time. About sixty five ties were damaged out of service.
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Rolla
N. D
Glenburn
Aged Artist to Wed His Pupil in March
John Nelson Arnold a 73 year old artist plans to marry Miss Clark Maxfield 27, his pupil. Arnold painted famous portraits some hanging in the state house. The wedding is set for about March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. 1
John Nelson Arnold
Clark Maxfield
Russian Lion Hackenschmidt to Fight Gotch in Chicago for World Title
New York March 11 George Hackenschmidt the Russian Lion arrives in Chicago for the April 3 world championship match with Frank Gotch. The bout carries a purse of 10000 with 60 percent to the winner and 40 percent to the loser. Hackenschmidt will earn about 11000 from exhibition dates in the U S prior to the match. He is 29, about 210 pounds, 5 feet 10 inches, and known for speed and strength. Gotch, smaller but quick, is favored by many who respect his cleverness and skill. The match will be best two of three falls in catch as catch can.
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New York
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Chicago
Hack
Gotch
Grand Central Palace
Heral
Hackenschmidt
Hackenachmide
Jenkins
United States
Condit
Jlenkins
Joe Rogers
Tom O'Rourke
London
Rogers
Disappearance of C C Jones in Garrison North Dakota
C C Jones proprietor of Garrison Wood & Iron Works vanished after leaving the city on February 19. Relatives fear he is dead or has met with an accident. He is about five feet eight, light hair, one hazel eye and the other with a white growth. The business is in charge of others and no word has been heard since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
N. D
C. C. Jones
Garrison Wood & Iron Works
Jones
Reinecke Seeks Johnson Support for Democratic Nomination
Editor A C Reinecke of the Evening Press says North Dakota Democrats will back Governor Johnson at the national convention. He argues Bryan cannot win and Johnson can carry the country and defeat Taft. Some in North Dakota support Johnson for selfish reasons believing his nomination would help the state ticket.
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Minneapolis
Mar
A. C. Reinecke
Evening Press
Grand Turks
Johnson
North Dakota
Reinecke
Bryan
State Central Committee
Tat
Double Tragedy at Laurens School Ends in Deaths
Boston reports a double tragedy at Laurens school for young women where proprietors Miss Elizabeth Bailey Hardee of Georgia and Miss Sarah Chamberlain Weed of Philadelphia were found dead. Hardee shot in bed. Weed died by self-inflicted wound. Weed had escaped a sanatorium where she was treated for nervous prostration after overwork. The pair, longtime friends from Wellesley, opened the boarding school on Audubon road. A revolver with two empty chambers lay on Weed's breast.
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Boston
Elizabeth Bailey Hardee
Savannah
Laurens School
Sarah Chamberlain Weed
Philadelphia
Miss Weed
Miss Hardee
Wellesley College
Hardee
Miss Wed
Wellesley
Vermont
Audubon Road
Penway
Wass
West Newton
Laurens
Miss Wee
Harriman’s Titan Land Grab Targets Midwest Investors
New York March 10 An aggressive scheme by E H Harriman over a vast timber land grant in Oregon draws government probes for possible law evasion. The 1866 grant to the Oregon and California railroad enforced a 160 acre limit and $2.60 per acre price, yet patents show no such restrictions. Purchasers, often unaware of the amendment, faced sales to timber experts as Harriman gained control via Southern Pacific, prompting a congressional inquiry into legality and impact across Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa the Dakotas Montana and Idaho.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Oregon
Detroit Trust Company
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Montana
Idaho
Harriman
Congress
Portland
Ore
California State Line
Oregon & California
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Committee of Congress
First Railroad
C. P. Huntington
Hig
Adama Farmer Almost Dies From Poison Mistake
P V Qually, a farmer six miles from Adama, drank carbolic acid thinking it cough medicine. He was burned in the mouth and throat but saved by Dr C Gronwold. His condition is now serious but not fatal, though recovery will be lengthy.
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Adama
N. D
P. P
Qually
Big meeting of Democrats in Minot and county
W C McHugh, secretary of Ward county Democratic committee, pushes full precinct representation for the March 28 convention with an expected 325 delegates. A circular letter to 1000 voters urges participation in precinct meetings March 18 and a Minot convention March 23 to elect 35 delegates for Grand Forks March 25. The missive argues a Democratic year ahead and criticizes Republican administration and tariff policy. In Fort Worth, crowds tour the National Feeders and Breeders show as cattle, horse, and mule judging continues at the coliseum arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
North Dakota
W. C. McHugh
Ward County Democratic Committee
Grand Forks
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Forth Worth
Tex
Gerat
Coliseum
Railway Officials to Convene in Chicago Next Week
President, vice presidents, general managers, superintendents and chief engineers from major railways in the United States Canada and Mexico will gather in Chicago for the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way association convention. The sessions start Tuesday and run for three days with delegates to attend from South and Central America and Europe.
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Chicago
Mar
United States
Canada
Mexico
American Railway Engineering and Mainetenance of Way Association
South
Central America
Europe
Workmen to Meet in Des Moines for June Conclave
Active preparations by the Ancient Order of United Workmen for the supreme lodge conclave to be held in Des Moines in June. The Degree of Honor, the order’s women’s auxiliary, will also hold its national convention in Des Moines at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Ancient
Order of United Workmen
Supreme Lodge
Order
To Try Ol Promoter Topeka Trial Next Month
Topeka Kansas March 12 H H Tucker Jr promoter of Uncle Sam Oil Co and other million dollar concerns planned to drive Standard out of existence will be tried in U S district court next month. Tucker is charged with using the mails fraudulently in connection with his high finance operations.
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Topeka
Kan
H. H. Tucker, Jr
Uncle Sam Ol Company
United States District Court
Tucker
Hia
New Aldermen Elected In Four Ward City Election
Four aldermen to be chosen in the upcoming city election on April 6. Terms of J. H. Denning in the first ward and C. A. Moore in the second expire, while C. O. A. Marander in the third and G. A. Tuthill in the second resignations create four open seats. Tuthill’s move to another ward prompted his departure.
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Oakes
N. D
J. H Denning
C. A. Moore
Marander
GA. Tuthilt
Tuthlils
Hia
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Otter
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Lethus
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Washington
White House
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Hicketshops
Supreme Court of the United States
de. A. W. Baer
South America
Islands
Health Department
New Orleans
Plyaichin
Wall Street
Pilgroll
Vinals
Minnesota Farmers
Tee Hee
Arkansas
Republicans
C- Jones
Northwest States
P. V. Qually
Democrats
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