Ossified farmer offers reward to surgeons to break his back
Frank Worden of Colfax Iowa declares he will pay $1000 to any U S surgeon who can break his back with any instrument short of a sledge hammer Worden has been ossified for 18 years beginning with a stiff neck and progressing to rigid limbs and body He can only take liquid food through a small jaw gap and cannot smile or chew
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International News Service
Omaha
Frank Worden
Colfax
United States
Worden
New Rules for White House Initiated by Wilson
After four days of cabinet talks and handshakes President Wilson announced new scheduling rules. He will schedule appointments after 11 am or in the east room in the afternoon, with two hours of morning work for correspondence. Cabinet members and associates invited by him are exempt. The day included Burleson arriving at the executive offices and plans to formally present diplomats in the east room. A stock breeders convention in Fort Worth, Texas, will be opened by a 9 pm White House button press.
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Washington
Wilson
Burleson
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Dr F F Friedmann Heads to Montreal After Tuberculosis Vote
After tests with federal physicians in New York Dr F F Friedmann plans a late day trip to Montreal for vaccination studies. He expects to return by Friday with seven hospital patients under observation.
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New York
Associated Press
F. .Riedmann
Montreal
Yes Hospital
No Interference in Santo Domingo Opinion by General McIntyre
General Frank McIntyre, chief of the bureau of insular affairs, says the United States would not interfere in Santo Domingo's affairs if Nouel resigns and no election agreement exists with the American commission. He notes possible disorder as a trigger and says no official advice on Nouel’s resignation was received.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frank McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
American Commission
Santo Domingo
Noues
Dominican Republic
McIntyre
Nouel
United States
San Domingo
First Spring Day at New York Brings Crowds to Beaches
On March 10 thousands flocked to parks and beaches in and around New York City with Central Park busy all day. More than 75,000 visited Coney Island and Brighton Beach swimmers braved the surf for the first time since last summer. Ocean Parkway hosted a large automobile parade and Rockaway Beach saw long seaside walks as cottages reopened after winter closures.
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Associated Press
New York
Central Park
Fifth Avenue
Upper Broadway
Coney Island
Brighton Beach
Ocean Parkway
Rockaway Beach
Mrs Catt Links Wages to Immorality Problem
Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt president of the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance spoke in Philadelphia asserting that low wages have a strong influence on morality. She said wages are not the only issue but perhaps the most powerful and important factor to address. She noted living costs rose after her world tour and argued economic independence for women is essential to solving the problem.
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Philadelphia
Carrie Chapman Catt
International Woman’s Suffrage Alliance
Illinois Vice Commission
Chicago
Vice Commission
America
Opening of Parliament Amid Rain and Pageantry
King George opens the third session as a gilded glass coach and Hanoverian horses headline a royal procession. The Balkan war looms in the speech while precautions shield the ceremony from suffragette disruption.
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Associated Press
London
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House of Peers
Buckingham Palace
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Alexandra
Guy Fawkes
House of Commons
House of Lords
Ard
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Lter
St. James Park
Marlborough House
White Hall
Alleged firebug confesses to arson trust
Benjamin Fink known as Franklin and Finkelburg gave a full confession to Assistant State's Attorney Johnston in South Bend. He linked thirty five members to the alleged arson circle and named fire insurance adjusters as participants in the scheme. He had been in custody for two months.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Benjamin Fink
Johnston
South Bend
Fink
Franklin and Finkelburg
Pope Pius X Shows Signs Of Quick Recovery
Rome March 10 The pope’s illness is reportedly progressing normally with strong signs of improvement. Dr Amici the attending physician says there has been no aggravation despite rumors. Cardinal Respighi has sent him the apostolic benediction though the oath has not been disclosed to the pope.
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Associated Press
Rome
Pius X
Amici
Respighi
Greeks Generous Aid as Janina Celebrates Grecian Victory
News dispatches from Athens report ongoing enthusiasm in Janina for the Greeks with daily celebrations. Greek princes and princesses are receiving ovations and Greek officers reportedly shared bread cheese and tinned meat with Turkish officers after the white flag signaled surrender.
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Fress
Athens
Janina
Meagan
Children and Misses Dress Makers Strike for 50 Hour Week
New York march 10 ten thousand members of the Children's and Misses Dress Makers Union, mostly girls, walked out demanding a fifty hour week better pay and abolition of tenement house restrictions. The strike follows the aftermath of ongoing labor tensions in garment work.
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Associated Press
New York
Children’s and Misses Dress ‘Makers’ Union
Fire hits Boston wholesale millinery district in losses
Fire in Boston on Sunday caused $75,060 in damage to the wholesale millinery district. Eastern Millinery Company and David Banash & Son suffered losses from fire and water.
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Boston
Charch
Eastern Millinery Company
David Banash & Son
Help Dalkan Allies Will Face Sortie or Surrender
Five thousand Servians sail to join the army near Scutari as reports from Adrianople indicate parts of the town flooded by melting snow. Forts and entrenchments are damaged, and shortages of food and ammunition raise the threat of a sortie. Shukri Pasha warns Adrianople cannot hold out much longer and asks if surrender terms are possible.
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Associated Press
London
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Shukri Pasha
Adrianople
Daily News
Shukri
Turkish army in Janina ends hunger while Salonika detaches sail
A Times dispatch from Janina says the army is in better shape due to transport and supply between Prevesa and the front. Turkish forces there were not starving, having meat and maize though flour and sugar ran out. A Salonika dispatch notes five transports carrying 5,000 Servian troops left for San Giovanni di Medua, part of a 28,000 men reinforcement bound for Scutari.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
Janina
Salonika
Prevesa
San Giovanni di Medua
Scutari
Scientists Retained In Key Commerce Posts
Heads of the two scientific bureaus in the element of commerce, Dr. Otto Ittmann of the coast and the bureau of standards, have been advised by Secretary Redfield that they are to retain their positions. Dr. Samuel W. Stratton also remains in his post. Robert M. Pindell Jr. has resigned to take a new role.
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Washington
Element of Commerce
Otto 4H Ittmann
Coast
Bureau of Standards
Redfield
Samuel W. Stratton Ae
Robert M. Pindell, Jr
Department of Commerce and
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