United States Express to Liquidate Blaming Rate Cuts
The United States Express company voted to dissolve as soon as possible due to reduced express rates since February. About 15,000 employees will lose positions. 1,556 shareholders include 740 women. Key stockholders listed. liquidation to be handled by D I Roberts and the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Express Company
Wells Fargo Company
Adams Express Company
American Express Company
United States Express
D. I. Roberts
Express
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Harriman Estate
Brown Bros
William A. Head & Co
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Ira C. Potts
William Mass
Catherine Thayer
Warner M. Brown
Norman L. Bates
Helen B. DeWorth
Platt
W. A. Harriman
Haley Fiske
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Harriman
Parcel Post
Double Killings in Midwest Hold Up Case
A posse chased four Mexican bandits who killed Northwestern railroad engineer Arthur Fisher near Langley Illinois and wounded several others. One wounded bandit died at Spring Valley. The pursuit began near Manlius and extended toward Princeton after a deputy sheriff Bert Beyer was shot and Leslie Beyer was wounded. Mrs G R Wright, Langley station agent’s wife, was struck by a stray bullet.
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Buda
Ill
Northwestern
Langley
Spring Valley
Manlius
Mil
Chicago
Arthur Fisher
Collins
Ff Charles Beyer
Princeton
Berth
Leslie Beyer
G. R. Wright
Seek Dynamiters Pardon Moves Reported
Washington March 1 Senator from Indiana said he would take steps to ask President Wilson for clemency for the convicted dynamiters. Organizations had urged him to pursue a pardon and possible clemency action.
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Washington
Indiana
Wilson
Justice Building Favored for New Department Construction
In ington March 12 a proposal to build a new department edifice was reported favored by the public buildings committee. The plan aims to replace the aging structure and improve municipal offices and services.
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Justice
Favoredington
Department
Eleanor Wilson Engaged to Secretary McAdoo
Washington reports the engagement of Eleanor Randolph Wilson to William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary of the treasury. The White House confirms the match as the president and Mrs. Wilson announce the betrothal, with wedding plans possibly in Easter week or June roses time. Margaret Wilson is expected to serve as maid of honor.
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Washington
White House
Eleanor Wilson
William G. McAdoo
Wilson
Jessie Wilson
Sayre
Margaret Wilson
Boyd Fisher
Princeton
Copper miners near end amid call for referendum
Chicago reports the copper miners strike in Michigan shows a practical close. Charles H. Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners says the strike could be called off if the men choose. He proposes a referendum on dropping union recognition and returning to work, a move opposed by union officials and mine owner sympathizers as capitulation.
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Chicago
Michigan
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Wilson Signs Alaskan Railroad Bill
President Wilson signed the Alaskan railroad bill in Washington with Secretary Lane and several senators and representatives present. He said the project would serve Alaska and create a new bond of friendship between the United States and the northern territory.
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Washington
Wilson
Lane
Jones
Chamberlain
Oregon
Pittman
Nevada
Houston
Alaska
United States
Great Territory
Troop Movements to Texas Ordered to Ease Border Fears
Washington reports secrecy lifted as the Seventeenth Infantry and units of the Ninth Infantry move from Fort McPherson Georgia Fort Logan Root Arkansas and Fort Thomas Kentucky under General Bliss command to patrol the Rio Grande Eagle Pass and Laredo. Secretary Garrison says the action aims to reassure Americans on both sides of the border. Villa Leads 10000 men toward Torreon Chihuahua as the conflict intensifies.
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Washington
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort McPherson
Ninth Infantry
Fort Logan H
Wood
Garner
Texas
Rio Grande
Fort Logan H. Roots
Ark
Suffragette May Richardson Sentenced In London Trial
May Richardson, militant suffragette who hacked Velasquez Venus, was sentenced to six months in prison. She was arrested March 10, committed for trial, then tried and convicted at the Old Bailey after a swift proceedings. A separate incident reports militant arson at a Free Church mansion in Stewarton, Scotland, with a revenge message left at the scene.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Stewarton
Free Church of Scotland
Bow Street
London
Old Bailey
Lawyer Admits Taking Fee in Canal Toll Lobby Case
Clarence W. De Knight testified before the senate lobby committee that he contracted with Rear Admiral Bowles, president of Fore River Shipbuilding, for a $1,000 fee plus a $4,000 contingent payment to seek toll exemptions for American coastwise ships in the Panama canal act. Bowles, born 1858 and educated at Annapolis and Greenwich, was chief constructor of the US Navy from 1901 to 1903.
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Washington
Bowles
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Clarence W. de Knight
Senate
Francis T. Bowles
Quincy
Mass
Annapolis
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
Eay
United States Navy
Vanderbilt will leaves $20 million to widow and daughter Cornelia
New York March 18 The will of George W Vanderbilt filed for probate here leaves his entire estate, estimated at 20 million dollars, to his widow and his only daughter Cornelia.
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George W. Vanderbilt
New York
Cornelia
Ray Chapman Injures Ankle At Nap Camp
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Nap is reported to have badly sprained or broken his right ankle at the end of a practice session in Athens Georgia. He slipped while attempting to slide to a base during drills.
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Ray Chapman
Naps
Athens
Cleveland Napa
Nap
Ritchie Wins Narrow Nod Over Wolgast in Ten Round Ring
Milwaukee March 13 Lightweight champion Willie Ritchie defeated Wolgast before about 10 000 fans in a ten round bout at the Auditorium. A seventh round clash near the bell saw Ritchie land two rights to Wolgast’s body and prompt Wolgast to seek a foul claim, which referee Stout rejected.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wolgast
Willie Ritchie
Auditorium
Ritchie
Michigan
Stout
Siegel Faces Fifty Charges In Fraud Indictments
New York reports the district attorney says material for at least fifty indictments for fraud against Henry Siegel and Frank E Vogel was handed to the grand jury. Siegel Stores leaders were arrested on three indictments and freed on $25,000 bail each. Assistant D A Arthur C Train indicated additional indictments would be returned as warranted.
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New York
Henry Siegel
Frank E. Vogel
Siegel Stores Corporation
Liberty
Arthur C. Train
Three Dead Recovered in Missouri Athletic Club Ruins
In St. Louis on March 13 three more bodies or body parts were found in the ruined Missouri Athletic Club building, raising the total to 14 with ten identified. A card and book bearing the name B Hehle of Little Wonder Malt Mills Kansas City were found, and Hehle is believed dead though not previously listed as missing.
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St, Louis
Missouri Athletic Club
B. Hehle
Little Wonder Malt Mills
Kansas City
Hehle
Kentucky House Passes Dry Amendment Bill
Frankfort March 13 The Kentucky house approved a measure to submit to voters a proposed constitutional amendment making Kentucky a dry state. Opponents said the statewide prohibition amendment act has little chance in the senate.
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Kentucky House
Frankfort
Kentucky
Senate
Devastating Akita Quake Causes Massive Casualties
Severe earthquakes hit Akita prefecture on Honshu, destroying homes and severing lines. Sixty bodies were found in the Omono river basin and two hundred more in the area. a copper mine at Tsumadato collapsed trapping about 300 workers. Volcanic explosions from Asama Yama and others intensified panic.
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Union News Service
Tokyo
Akita
Hondo
Kawakuchi
Asama-Yama
Omono
Tsumadato
Theater Stage Collapse Injures Apollo Choirs
Fifty musicians from Apollo churches were plunged into a cellar after a stage floor gave way at the McCauley theater. Fifteen feet drop trapped singers between chairs during rehearsals for a musical play The Coming of Burke to be presented by the Lutheran Church choir. Some injures reported but none serious.
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Apollo
McCauley Theater
Lutheran Church
McCauley
Five Priests Slain in Tamaulipas Amid Rebel Violence
Two Catholic priests from Brownsville report mass killings in Tamaulipas Mexico with five priests slain three held for ransom a convent burned and churches looted. They say they were driven from Victoria and arrived in Brownsville.
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New Orleans
Tamaulidas
Jose Moreno Madina
Raymon Gonzales
Brownsville
Texas
Victoria
Mexico
Priest Dorney Dies in Chicago After Illness
The Rev. Maurice J. Dor ney, a leading Catholic priest and public figure in Chicago, died at Mercy hospital from paralysis following heart trouble several weeks earlier.
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Chicago
Maurice J. Dorney
Mercy Hospital
Market price list for corn hay oats wheat and livestock
Cincinnati markets report corn prices by grade with ears, white and mixed varieties. hay values for timothy and clover. oats and wheat traded at varied No distinct daily ranges. poultry eggs cattle hogs and sheep listed with figures for grades and weights including shippers canners bulls calves and lambs.
Vast Russian Hurricane Claims Two Thousand Lives in Kuban
A severe hurricane struck Kuban and southern Russia causing massive destruction. Rostov reported in ruins with about 800 deaths. A tidal wave from the Sea of Azov overwhelmed coastal areas, leaving streets filled with debris and few survivors.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Kuban
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Rank and Rumor Turn to Humorous Punchline
A light exchange about acting rank followed by a pun about a windfall. The dialogue mentions Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops claimed to cure coughs and a joke where Smith blows a windfall. The item echoes a playful, gossip-like snippet from a newspaper page.
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Dean
Exotic Glass Eye Grows in Boston Girl’s Portrait
A Boston girl astonishes onlookers with eyes described as unusually large, reportedly grown under glass. The odd feature draws attention to her portrait and sparks discussion of artificial eye creation.
Cuticura Hair Treatment Ad Urges Scalp Care
An old advertisement outlines a routine for itchy scalps, dandruff, and thinning hair using Cuticura ointment and soap. It describes applying ointment to partings around the scalp, covering hair at night, then shampooing with Cuticura Soap in the morning. Free samples and a 32 page Skin Book are offered by Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Income tax man spotted by streetcar passenger
A rider whispers to a gray suited man that the income tax man sits two seats ahead, warning him about a bit of egg on his chin in a mischievous moment from Indianapolis Star.
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Indianapolis Star
Literacy Test Provokes Sharp Reply from Italian Student
In a New York grade school a teacher explained the literacy test for immigrants and a young Italian pupil warned that the administration should beware or the black hand will get him. The remark underscores tensions over the policy in a classroom setting.
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New York
Betta
Washington's midnight confession and a latchkey lie
A playful anecdote recalls George Washington returning home after a lodge gathering. After midnight, he finds Martha at the stairs and admits, with a smile, that he opened the door “with my little latchkey” rather than confessing truthfully to the missives of the time.
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George Washington
Washington
George
Martha
Not a Miracle Just Plain Cause and Effect
A Postum advertisement claims coffee causes spells of unconsciousness and describes a 70-year-old man's recovery after switching to Postum. It promotes Regular and Instant Postum, notes boiling and preparation, and cites cost per cup, urging readers to try the beverage with the slogan There's a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Postum
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