Wickersham Defends Sherman Antitrust Divisions
George W. Wickersham, ex attorney general, told Nas sau County Bayclub audience that the Standard Oil and Tobacco divisions under the Sherman law have been effective despite protests. He argued that even with shared stockholders the split prevented renewed combinations and forbade common officers or agents.
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Union News Service
New York
George W. Wickersham
United States
Nassau County Bay
Standard Oi Tobacco
Wickersham
Standard Oil and Tobacco Companies
No Hope for Prohibition in Christian Country Says Cardinal
Cardinal Gibbons in New Orleans expresses belief prohibition cannot be enforced in the United States. He supports temperance but argues prohibition would create hypocrisy and illicit whisky production while depriving the government of tax revenue. He is visiting his brother John T. Gibbons in the city.
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New Orleans
Asid James
Cardinal Gibbons
John T. Gibbons
Income tax yields underperforming hope in Washington
Washington reports the income tax is meeting limited aims with about 50 million dollars in annual revenue and around 425000 filers. Treasury officials have kept internal totals private, but by Monday night more than 400000 had filed returns, suggesting over 40 million dollars expected from the tax.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
No Trace of Young Meeker in Lincoln Search
Police from Chicago to the Pacific coast hunt for Howard L. Meeker a Lewellen Nebraska man who left Chicago February 16 for home traced to Grand Island and then vanished. Meeker was in Garden county in far western Nebraska after traveling with a livestock shipment and carried several hundred dollars.
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Lincoln
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Howard L. Meeker
Lewellen
Grand Island
Garden County
Wolves Devouring Sheep in Rome Outbreak
Reports from Rome describe hordes of starving wolves driven from the Apennine mountains attacking livestock. Local authorities warn farmers to secure barns and guard flocks as the roaming packs threaten rural areas near the city.
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Rome
Apénnine Mountains
Health Officers Conference in Lincoln this March
State and local health officers plan a two day conference in Lincoln on March 11 and 13. A large representation from many parts of the state will participate.
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Lincoln
Lincolln
Beatrice club directors seek updated service plans
The Beatrice club board discusses recent service needs and approves consideration of new facility options as they review ongoing community programs and potential partnerships in Beatrice Nebraska.
Customs Receipts Reduced Internal Revenue Collections Show Up Well
Tax data show customs receipts down in the latest report while overall internal revenue collections rise, aided by strong payments at major banks and financial houses. Analysts note improved efficiency and continued enforcement initiatives drive the gains.
Villa demands 500000 pesos to spare Terrazas
El Paso reports Luis Terrazas faces a ransom of 500000 pesos or he will be handed to General Villa. Gen Francisco Villa holds his life as bargaining power and has threatened to take him south. Luis Terrazas appeals to United States consul Marion Letcher for aid, but Letcher cautions he cannot intervene.
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Union’ News Service
el Paso
Luis Terrazas
Felix Martinez
Bryan
Terrazas
Villa
Luis
Union News Service
el Paso Tex
Marion Letcher
Chihuahua
Lfe
Francisco Villa
Letcher
General Terrazas
Ville
Savings Bank at Superior Closes
The First Savings Bank of Superior, Nebraska, was closed by order of the state banking board. Depositors are set to demand withdrawals after a sixty day notice period, tying up at least $50 000 of the bank’s funds. Both this bank and the nearby First National Bank of Superior shared officers and directors.
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Savings Bank
Superior
Neb
First
Savings Bank of
State Banking Board
First National Bank of
Loss in Customs Receipts Amid Tariff Shift
The Internal Revenue Service boosts revenue from indirect taxes as customs receipts decline under tariff changes. From July 1, 1913 to January 31, 1914 total collections reached $191,792,279, up $2,636,329 year over year, with beer and fermented liquors rising to $40,276,380, an increase of $1,412,306, while distilled spirits fell to $98,940,304, down $1,409,719.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Black Tony Receives Life Sentence in Murder Trial
Omaha youth Tony Ciarletta, age nineteen, was found guilty of first degree murder in the case of Henry Nickell and sentenced to life imprisonment. His lawyers will not seek a new trial, and Ciarletta confessed to the crime.
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Omaha, Neb
Tony Ciarletta
Henry Nickell
Ciarletta
Devastating Typhoon Ravages Island Group
A severe storm has devastated Gook Island and Aitutaki Scene, with a massive wave destroying an entire village. The inhabitants of the storm stricken islands face dire conditions and widespread suffering amid the disaster.
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Gook Island
Aitutaki
Society Islands
Lincoln Oppose University Removal Campaign Organizes
In Lincoln Nebraska supporters form a opposition campaign against moving the state university to the state farm campus. They plan to establish headquarters for propaganda and may hire a campaign manager. Former Congressman E M Pollard of Nehawka will lead, aided by A W Field, Charlotte Worley, Fred Rains, Val Keyser, Fred Hawxby, and C M Skiles from nearby towns.
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Lincoln
Neb
State Farm
E. M. Pollard
Nehawka
A. W. Field
Charlotte Worley
Fred Rains
Val Keys
Campaign to Enlist 20000 Kansas Youths in Contests
Kansas State Agricultural College launches effort to recruit 20,000 boys and girls for agricultural and home making contests across the state. Miss Emma Skinner named special organizer to promote growing vegetables, flowers, and to assist in baking canning and sewing contests. The aim is to improve farm life and rural conditions.
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Enier
Kansas
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State Agricultural College
Emma Skinner
El Moniteur staff arrested in Vera Cruz crackdown
Six editors from El Moniteur were seized by authorities in Vera Cruz and confined to San Juan de Ulua fortress. They were charged with circulating false news intended to provoke anti US sentiment among the populace.
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Huerta
Vera Cruz
Meg
el Moniteur
San Juan de Ulua
United States
Tax Returns Reported From Majority of Districts
Washington report shows two-thirds of sixty three revenue districts have filed their income tax returns with the treasury department.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Colquitt Demands Extradition From Mexico
Governor O B Colquitt of Texas wired Mexican federal authorities in Nuevo Leon to demand the extradition of Apolo, the article states, signaling cross border legal action and pursuit.
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Colquitt
Dallas
Tex
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Apolo
Will Return Kelley’s Army to San Francisco Fire at St Louis
The Mexican lid was lifted in the senate Monday by Senator Fall urging armed intervention to protect Americans and other foreigners in Mexico. The galleries crowded held attention as Senator Shively spoke for the administration and Fall recounted outrages to Americans, keeping interest for hours.
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Kelley
San Francisco
St. Louis
Union News Service
Washington
Senate
Fall
New Mexico
Republic
Shively
Indiana
Mexico
Many Perish In Flames Missouri club blaze
Officers believe thirty to thirty-five guests of the Missouri Athletic club perished in a fire that destroyed the building. Seven bodies recovered, twenty-three to twenty-nine unaccounted for. Firemen search the blackened Swingley pit. fourteen injured remain in hospitals.
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St. Louis
Missouri Athletic Club
Swingley
Shipping the unemployed to San Francisco sparks city fund
Sacramento officials plan to ship the unemployed back to San Francisco at city expense after raising 2500 dollars. Police and deputies will transport the men by train under orders to call out the militia if needed. Governor Johnson warned martial law could be declared if riots occur.
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Sacramento
San Francisco
Shana Eek GE Ie
Johnson
Mrs Doxey Returns to Idaho After Legal Troubles
Mrs Dora Elizabeth Fuller Downing Doxey Elder Whitney known as Mrs Doxey ends four and a half year lawn dispute in Missouri. She has served a three months sentence for Digamy and will return to Idaho with her latest husband Fred Whitney of Orofino. Lawyer Joseph G Williams confirms plans to move at once. Whitney has been working in a hotel while she was jailed.
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Doxey
Idaho
St. Louis
Dora Elizabeth Fuller Downing-Doxey-Elder - Whitney
Missouri
St. Louis City Hospital
Fred Whitney
Orofino
Joseph G. Williams
Whitney
Train Robber Paroled in Missouri Case
Jefferson City Missouri William Old Bill Jennings paroled after conviction for complicity in a St Louis and Seattle railway robbery case. Authorities say Jennings served part of his term and earned early release under state parole provisions.
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Jefferson City
William
Old Bill") Jennings
St. Louis
Seatieet Seitente
What He Did and Her Brother Exchange at Dartmouth Lantern
Grace declares she must not see him again. Her brother asks what happened. Grace explains he turned out the light at Dartmouth Jack o Lantern, revealing the incident in a terse, stagey exchange.
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Grace
Dartmouth
Under Dog Refused Sympathy for Starting the Scrap
A terse editorial takes aim at showing solidarity with the under dog while asserting that sympathy is misplaced when he sparked the fight. The column argues accountability for initiating violence.
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Meeker
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Tony
Iowa
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