Prince Henry Visits Syracuse Era Amuses and Tours
Prince Henry's special train reached Syracuse after a long run from Milwaukee with stops at Toledo Cleveland Erie Dunkirk Buffalo Rochester and Niagara Falls. He viewed Niagara Falls with Canadian officials heard German welcome but did not greet Toledo crowds.
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Indianapolis Journal
Syracuse
N. Y
Prince Henry
Milwaukee
Chicago
Toledo
Cleveland
Erie
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Niagara
Rochester
Lake Shore
New York Central
New York State
Indiana
Heinrich
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Table Rock
Niagara Power Company
Sandusky
Peter Karpp
Karpp
Harriet Gridley
Miss Gridley
C. V. Gridley
Olympia
Manila Bay
Admiral Evans
Naval Academy
Prince
Pennsylvania
New York
Prince Henry Receives Warm Cleveland Welcome
Crowds packed Union Station as the prince and party arrived in Cleveland. Rear Admiral Evans led the scene on the car platform and sought his missing brother George Gridley. Acting Mayor Beacon thanked German Americans for the cordial reception before Prince Henry expressed thanks and regret over the brief visit.
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Cleveland
Union Station
Prince
Admiral Evans
George Gridley
Gridley
Robert Gridley
Manila
Johnson
Beacon
Prince Henry
Beason
Patrick defense to begin testimony in Rice murder case
In New York on March 5 1920 the Patrick defense plans to call about thirty witnesses as the trial opens. They will argue Rice died of natural causes and that chloroform was not the fatal agent. They will assert Rice disliked Texas taxes and planned a new will.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Patrick
Attorney House
Rice
William M. Rice
Jones
Texas
Houston
W. M. Rice Institute
W. M. Rice
Swenson and Fifth-avenue Trust Company
Walker Curry
Stice
Donlin
Willams
Hats May Hang Higher in Cincinnati Meeting
The National Association of Hat Rack Manufacturers formed at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati with officers E. J. Hoffman President J. W. Attles Vice President Joseph Sextro Secretary D. C. Tappe Treasurer and an executive committee including C. H. Campbell J. A. Glanton and H. F. Temple About twenty firms attend, six making only hat racks, and a price increase of about 10 percent is planned for July 1.
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Cincinnati
National Association of
Grand Hotel
Chicago
E. J. Hoffman
Rockford
I[l
J. W. Attles
Detroit
Joseph Sextro
D. C. Tappe
C. H. Campbell
Shelbyville
Ind
J. A. Glanton
Columbus
H. F. Temple
Chattanooga
Tenn
Victims of snowslides reach Boise with three bodies
A Boise telegraph reports a fourteenday trek by prospectors from Thunder mountain to Boise delivering the frozen bodies of Bert Tullis formerly of Telluride Colorado and two other snowslide victims named Campbell and Sykes. The party endured extreme hardships to recover their dead friends.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Herald
Boise
Idaho
Thunder Mountain
Bert Tullis
Telluride
Campbell
Sykes
Murderous Italians Visit New Orleans Family Home
Georgia Maretto and Angelo Auzelmo, two Italian suitors, tried to murder the Coaccio family. Father and mother stabbed, visitor Joe Saragusa wounded, girl hid under the house. Neighbors and police found the scene. suspects at large.
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New Orleans
Georgia Maretto
Angelo Auzelmo
Annie Coaccio
Coaccio
Joe Saragusa
Maretto
Auzelmo
Adrift Barge Cardenas Towed After 29 Days At Sea
The barge Cardenas, breaking free from tug Cuba with Matanzas on Feb 2, was towed into Newport News by Cuba after 29 days adrift. It drifted to Bermuda and zigzagged over a wide course at winds' mercy, with its last voyage lasting 134 days. The crew are safe and the ship suffered little damage.
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Newport News
Cardenas
Cuba
Matanzas
Fire Island Light
Bermuda
Strike-Impossible New Departure by T. J. Shaffer Labor
After two days of talks the Amalgamated Association and the American Tin-plate Company reach an agreement to maintain continuous operation through the summer. The deal covers all mills and about 106000 workers, with wages held at present rates until July 1 1908, and future differences to be settled by conference.
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New York
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
American Tin-plate Company
Theodore J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
W. T. Graham
W. B. Leeds
American Tinplate Company
Shaffer
American ‘Tinplate Company
Leeds
National Committee
Republic Iron and Steel Company
United States
Wage Cuts Trigger Strikes in St Louis Factories
In St Louis about 400 trunk and baggage handlers are striking after wage cuts of 5 to 10 cents per piece, fueling fears of union disruption. In Cleveland about 200 boiler makers strike over pay, seeking 2.75 dollars for nine hours after previously earning 2.75 for ten hours.
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ST. Louis
Cleveland, O
Debarred from voting Porto Ricans in Hawaii
In Honolulu on February 3, a question arose if Porto Ricans brought to Hawaii could vote. Attorney General Dole opined they must be naturalized as foreigners before voting, since Porto Ricans are citizens of Puerto Rico while Hawaiians are U S citizens. Only United States citizens may vote in Hawaii.
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Porto Rico
United States
Snowstorm batters East amid downed wires and delayed trains
New York endures sleet and fresh snow with 500 workers on streets. Western Union reports 20–30 wires lost to Philadelphia routes and 20 miles of poles down near Easton. Trains on the New York Central run late. Adirondack express and several others heavily delayed. Erie and other lines suffer washouts and long journeys from Chicago reveal perilous delays.
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New York
Brooklyn
Western Union Company
Philadelphia
Easton
Williamsport
Western Union
New York Central Railroad
Chatham
Buffalo Express
Montreal Express
Chicago Express
Pennsylvania
Southern Express
Pennsylvania Limited
Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley and Central Railroad
New Jersey
Erie Railroad
Chicago
Lackawanna
Waverly
Elmira
Granton
Middletown
N. Y
Delaware River
New York, Susquehanna & Western
Erie
Paterson
Heavy Snowstorm Grips Pennsylvania Rail Travel Ties Up
Pennsylvania faces one of the heaviest winter snowstorms with widespread disruption to railroad service. Major cities including Easton Hazelton Wilkesbarre and other northern points report severe conditions as the storm intensifies into the night and expectations for tomorrow are bleak.
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Philadelphia
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Easton
Hazelton
Wilkesbarre
Snowstorm Paralyzes Pennsylvania Railroads and Roads
Snow fell all day with 22 to 24 inches on ground at several points and heavy drifts blocking mountain passes and coal mines. Harrisburg Altoona and Bedford reported 24 inches with continued snow likely overnight causing major delays to steam and westbound trains. Swollen streams threaten floods as telegraph service suffers further disruption.
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Philadelphia
Mamsport
Harrisburg
Allegheny Mountains
Altoona
Bedford
Pennsylvannia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Snowbound Pittsburgh Braces as Streetcars Halt
The heaviest snowstorm of the winter hits Pittsburg and Allegheny, crippling streetcar traffic and halting most service in the city and suburbs. Rail lines remain mostly usable as crews cope with heavy snowfall. Weather blankets Western Pennsylvania and parts of Virginia as the storm continues.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Mob Threatens Jail as Blacks March for Murderers Release
In Marion Alabama March 6 an organized mob of Negroes reportedly marches toward town vowing to attack the county jail and free two imprisoned men including Luke Sanders who awaits hanging. Citizen soldiery forms with fifty men under arms. road pickets set to stop the crowd amid tensions. The case stems from the murder of Road Overseer Mullen. The governor’s aid is debated as the State Pardon Board's recommendation is to leave the lower court sentence intact. Perry County residents fear a deadly clash in the black belt setting.
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Marion
Ala
Luke Sanders
John Sanders
Mullen
Supreme Court
State Pardoning Board
Perry County
Death by own action of F W Cottle at Elk hart bank cashier
Springfield March 6 Frank W Cottle cashier of the State Bank of Elk Hart Illinois allegedly shorted about 30000 dollars causing its closing. He shot himself in the left temple with a 44 caliber revolver while in bed at his residence after asking for water from his son Jordan B Cottle. He was fifty six years old and leaves a widow and five sons all in Elkhart. His father was a wealthy Louisiana sugar planter.
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Springfield
Frank W. Cottle
State Bank of Elkhart
Mr. Cottle
Elkhart
Jordan B. Cottle
Louisiana
Feathered gold mine found in Wisconsin fowl crops
Nuggets weighing from grains to a quarter ounce were found in the crops of 41 fowls shipped from Fifield Wisconsin to Chicago on South Water street. The total weight is six and a half ounces with gold particles in each crop, suggesting larger quantities near Fifield on the Wisconsin Central line.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Fifield
Wis
Wisconsin Central Railway
Commission
Oswego Robbery Ends With Man Killed in Boxcar Attack
In Oswego Kansas a highwayman shot by James Dryden after robbing him and his brother of 200 then driven to the police station. another robber named George Gray surrendered while a third fled. The Drydens were returning from McAlester Oklahoma to Lawrenceburg Missouri. The dead man’s identity remains unknown.
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Oswego
Kan
James W. Dryden
Drydens
James Dryden
George Gray
McAlester
J. T
Lawrenceburg
Balm award in breach of promise suit in Zanesville
The jury awarded Mira Loretta Roberts thirteen thousand two hundred fifty dollars in a breach-of-promise case filed against James E. Starkey, county auditor. The trial lasted about a week with testimony heard in Zanesville on March 6.
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Zanesville
Mira Loretta Roberts
James EB. Starkey
Neerine
Republican Leaders Pledge Action on Cuba Warnings
Supporters of the Rebate Scheme vow to appeal from caucus if needed. White House conferences report the president urged unity. no special message to Congress will be sent on the Cuba subject.
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Congress
Cabinet Harmony After Roosevelt Talk on Cuba Reciprocity
Washington March 5 The Cuban reciprocity issue worries lawmakers but a path to settlement is hoped. The President seeks harmonious congressional action with Republican leaders and denies cabinet divisions. Secretary Root criticizes Wiley’s chemistry work but Secretary Wilson defends him while Overstreet discusses the matter with the President.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Cuba
White House
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Tawney
Minnesota
Congress
United States
Root
Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Wilson
Overstreet
Roosevelt
Republican Leaders Meet Roosevelt on Cuban Reciprocity
Washington March 5 Speaker Henderson and Rep Cannan met President Roosevelt to discuss Cuban reciprocity as Republicans prepare for the third caucus on the plan. Payne opponents claimed a majority against the 1 per cent proposal while Payne and allies urged possible concessions to Cuba. Cabinet members Tawney Morris visited to discuss substitute plans as three cabinet officials hoped for a resolvable outcome without harming American industry.
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Henderson
Cannan
Tilneis
White House
Roosevelt
House
Payne
Cuba
Ways and Means Committee
Messrs
Tawney
Morris
Minnesota
Shaw
Wison
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Grosse Deutsche Gesellschaft
Knight
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TIN Plate Company
Rio Grande
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Rio Grande Western
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Ilinois Federation of Labor
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San Francisco
Iron Workers
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Calais
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National Congress of French Miners
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House of Commons
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Wisconsin
Loretta Roberts
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MR. Roosevelt
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