Wilson Resigns as State Assistant but Holds China Policy Rift
Huntington Wilson resigns as assistant secretary of state over radical China policy differences with the Wilson administration. President Wilson accepts the resignation and a possible ambassadorial posting to London for Charles W. Eliot is discussed along with John R. Mott declining a ministerial post to China.
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Washington
Huntington Wilson
Wilson
Bryan
China
Mott
Far East
White House
Republic
United States
John Burke
North Dakota
Stay Away Says Friedmann to Tuberculosis Sufferers
Dr. Friedmann urges patients planning to travel to New York for his tuberculosis serum to wait for government tests. He advises staying home and notes treatment is limited to those selected by government physicians. Mount Sinai Hospital confirms bulletin progress will be announced in Washington.
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New York
Friedmann
Mount Sinai Hospital
Washington
Canadians Go to Gotham for Pilgrimage Thousands From Montreal
New York reports twelve special trains from Montreal bringing Canadians for a religious pilgrimage. The turnout exceeds last year by over a thousand, with many churches contributing $500 to $1,000 for flowers. The article notes about $2,000 worth of bulbs and flowers enter the country annually.
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New York
Montreal
Flor
Mrs Eaton Arrested Charged With Murder
Mrs Jennie May Harrison Eaton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton is arrested at Assinnippi near Hingham Mass charged with his murder by arsenical poisoning. She pleads not guilty and is remanded to jail with hearing set for March 28. The admiral served 39 years and commanded the transport Resolute at Santiago earning a medal of honor. He died March 8 and was buried two days later at Draout with few mourners.
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Hingham
Mass
Joseph Giles Eaton
Jennie May Harrison Eaton
Eaton
Assinnippi
Here
A. F. Barker
Haton
Whitney
Admiral Eaton
Draout
Resolute
Santiago
Greenville
Ala
D. A. Ainsworth
United States Senate
George Harrison
Alexandria, Va
Fire Heroine Mae Benlein Arrested For Suspected Theft
Mae Benlein a 16 year old praised for carrying two children from a Queens burning house on March 10 is now under arrest on suspicion she took valuables from an untouched closet. George H Murray broker employed by the girl’s family offered a salary raise. Investigation shows $600 jewelry missing.
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New York
Cattle Die by Thousands in Northwest Storm Toll
Lincoln Neb march 19 reports show at least 17000 head of cattle perished between Broken Bow and Alliance amid northwest storm uproar. Rapid City SD march 19 traveler bearer’s mother died Hot Springs MN. Harriman of New York sits in private car as Chicago and Northwestern workers seek a special train. one rotary out of service and seven locomotives stalled in a snow cut a mile from town where 40 feet of snow blocks the pass.
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Lincoln
Neb
Northwest
Broken Bow
Alliance
Rapid City
N. D
Hot Springs
Mia
Iver Harriman
New York
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Constantine King sworn in as ruler of Greece after royal death
Constantine was proclaimed king of the Hellenes in Athens and pledged to uphold his father's national and military policies. The chamber of deputies took the oath, mourning was declared, and a royal proclamation urged loyalty. Queen Olga suffers shock after her husband's death, while King George lies in state in Salonika and a memorial is planned for Tatoi.
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Athens
Constantine
Chamber of Deputies
Greece
Greek Chamber of Deputies
Saloniki
Olga
George
Tatoi
Salonika
Europe
Francoudis
United States
Schinas
Many Postmasters Resign in Civil Service Shakeup
Washington reports a flood of resignations from the fourth class post offices after their inclusion in civil service and the required competitive examination. About 2000 postmasters have resigned since the executive order. Many salaries are nominal while office costs equal or exceed pay, making applicant recruitment hard. Resigning postmasters remain in office to fulfill duties during new postmaster appointments.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Leiter Will Disposes 10 Million Estate in DC Probate
The will of the late Mrs Levi Z Leiter filed in DC probate estate valued around 10 million dollars. It cuts grandchildren of Lord Curzon and Mary Leiter Curzon from major shares while leaving 150000 in trust to each grandchild. Trustees named are Colin Campbell and the Earl of Suffolk, husbands of the surviving daughters. The bulk is to be divided within five years among Joseph Leiter Mia Campbell and the Countess of Austolic.
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Washington
Levi Z. Leiter
District of Columbia
Colin Campbell
Earl of Suffolk
England
Joseph
Leiter
Mia
Campbell
Countess of Austolic
Whaling Crew Survives Arctic Ice Barrage to Reach Nome
Sam Gottschalk of the Moras brings news from the wrecked Kittiwack and Mores after a perilous 100 mile trek over breaking ice in Bering Strait. Survivors Gottschalk Koren Gunderson and Schroeder endured three months using walrus meat and ice huts before reaching the Seward peninsula.
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Nome
Alaska
Sam Gottschalk
Moras
Bering Strait
Mores
Siberian
Arctic
Gottschalk
George Koren
Kuttwack
Albert Gunderson
Gus Schroeder
Seward Peninsula
Witting
Plover Bay
Big Diomedes Island
Karen
Madero slain in cold blood
Col Manuel Alcalde, a Mexico City publisher friendly to Madero, claims Washington knew of Maderos fate before the official rescue time. He asserts Madero and Suarez were killed February 22 between 8 and 9:30 pm Mexico City time. He describes brutal details and criticizes Ambassador Wilson for not interceding.
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San Francisco
Cal
Manuel Alcalde
Mexico City
Madero
Washington
Suarez
Fernandes de la Reguera
Wilson
Alcalde
Webb and accomplice plead guilty in Chicago robbery case
Robert Webb head of the automobile bandit gang pleads guilty to robbery and receives an indeterminate sentence. Accomplice Thomas Burke also pleads guilty. Webb and six others faced multiple charges including murder and other robberies before Judge Keraten.
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Chicago
Robert Webb
Thomas Burke
Webb
Keraten
Outen
Cyclone Rips Nebraska Towns Ashland and Yutan
Western Newspaper Union report says Ashland and Yutan were destroyed by a cyclone with Omaha hit hard. Mayor Dahiman appeals to the governor to call out the militia to curb looting as Valley reports 250 dead and 400 injured, with devastation from tornado and fire.
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Western
Union News Service
Kansas City
Nebaska
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Omaha
Dahiman
Lincoln
Ashland
Yutan
Neb
Union Pacific
Valley
Blaze at Little Farm House Claims Four in New Jersey
In Glassboro New Jersey investigators found Lee Wharton 38 his wife Mary 2 and their six year old daughter Lillian dead in the cellars after a mysterious fire that destroyed a small farm house ten miles from town. Nearby farm hand Johnson Hemphill 42 was found shot in a shed behind the house. Coroner Stulz sought answers on the sequence of events and motive as the mystery deepened.
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Glassboro
N. J
Lee Wharton
Mary
Lillian
Johnson Hemphill
Hemphill
Stulz
Trainmen Injured in Panama Limited Derailment at Memphis Yard
Three trainmen were seriously injured when two engines of Illinois Central Passenger Train No. 4 the Panama Limited derailed and overturned in Memphis yards. None of the coaches left the rails and no passengers were hurt.
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Memphis
Tenn
Illinois Central
Duel to the death at Argamasilla De Alba theatre
In Ciudad Real's Argamasilla De Alba a duel to the death occurred during the opera Carmen. Padre, the barytone, played the torreador while Martinez, the tenor, portrayed Don Jose on the stage of the small theatre.
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Madrid
Argamasilla de Alba
Ciudad Real
Carmen
Barytone
Padre
Torreador
Martinez
Don Jose
Cincinnati Market Prices For Wheat Corn Oats And Live Stock
Cincinnati market notes show Wheat red varieties priced at 1.01 to 1.10 per bushel, corn values for white and yellow types, oats and hay figures, eggs and poultry rates, plus cattle calves hogs and sheep prices. Highlights include prime eggs at 13 percent, turkeys around 19 to 21 cents, cattle steers and heifers trading near 5 to 8 dollars, hogs and lambs moving within single to double digit dollars.
Bomb Explosion in Lower East Side Shatters Tenement
The fiftieth blast in New York this year struck a Lower East Side tenement, wrecking the lower floors while upper stories toppled and panicked residents fled after the infernal device tore a large hole through the building. Police note it was the 60th blast since January 1 attributed to Black Hand operators.
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New York
Lower East Side
Reasonable Favor and a $100,000 breach of promise reply
A lawyerly exchange develops over a breach of promise suit with a humorous twist. One party asks to avoid less than $100,000, claiming no personal funds exist to call on, hinting at credit concerns.
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Saskatchewan
Suffragettes on the jury prompt hair dispute in court
In a courtroom scene suffragettes on the jury delay the report as they discuss the way in which you wear your hair. The exchange prompts the presiding judge to address juror conduct and decorum.
Know How to Feed Children for Good Results
An advertise style piece promotes Grape Nuts as a remedy for stomach digestion issues and nervous irritability. A mother reports her daughter improving after trying Grape Nuts, claiming relief from stomach distress and headaches. The source cites Pontum Co Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville.
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Pontum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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