Wisconsin Senator LaFollette Plans Pacific Coast Tour
Senator Robert LaFollette, fresh from strong support in North Dakota, announces plans for a Pacific Coast tour through Montana Washington Oregon California Nevada and possibly Texas New Mexico and Arizona. He backs a government run Alaska Coal Steamship Line supplying coal nationwide and advocates prioritizing Pacific ports. LaFollette won Wisconsin by 12000 as Roosevelt supporters acknowledge a tough race for delegates to Chicago.
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United States
Underwood Introduces Wool Bill Vetoed by Taft
March 22 in Washington Democratic leader Oscar Underwood of Alabama introduced the wool bill vetoed by President Taft last year. The bill passed and was sent to the president for signature or veto. Taft had urged tariff reductions on wool and woolens noting the duty effectively raises costs by shrinkage. In Indianapolis the Democratic state convention pledged support for Governor Thomas R. Marshall, naming Samuel A. Ralston as candidate for governor, with delegates instructed to back Marshall. Special bottle ware Seward Commercial Co.
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One More Chance to Bend Out Registered Mail Notice
Notice posted at the rent office states a supplementary registered mail will be dispatched to the outside. The registered mail closes next Monday at 4 o clock, March 16. The last regular mail leaves five states Monday, April 1, 1912.
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Railroads Cut Schedule Drives Mills Toward Closure
London reports coal strike pressure as Asquith min wage bill advances. Balfour denounces measures. second reading passes amid heated debate. Northwestern lines halt half the trains due to fuel shortages. mills face closures and layoffs across industries as supply chains falter.
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Million coal miners may go on strike
Cleveland March 22 The demand for a ten percent wage increase by bituminous miners two hundred thousand strong was rejected by operators. If miners walk out eight hundred thousand anthracite workers will join, totaling about one million demanding higher pay. Operators warn mines will close if raises are denied.
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Bodies Recovered in Oklahoma Mine Disaster
McCurtain March 22 By four o'clock yesterday afternoon volunteers drilled into the mine where many miners died in the damp gas explosion. Air pumps circulated fresh air as rescue miners with government helmets entered the shaft. About fifteen bodies were brought to the surface near the shaft. By ten o'clock the number recovered reached twenty six of eighty eight with hopes of survival fading due to lethal carbon monoxide fumes.
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Allen gang halts in Blue Ridge refuge impedes capture
Hill esville March 22 authorities surround the Allen gang in the Blue Ridge mountains yet cannot force them out. The outlaws’ fortified hideout is described as a cane break and dense thickets with high pinnacles, making militia assaults costly and slow.
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Bryan lands on Harmon at Kearney gathering
In Kearney Nebraska on March 23 William Jennings Bryan attacked Governor Harmon of Ohio during a Democratic meeting. The crowd outlined support for Harmon’s nomination but Morgan, Hill, and other capitalists backing a change sought to prevent Harmon’s victory and push their own candidate.
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Man Who Mailed Bomb Captured in Jacksonville
Secret service and New York detectives arrest Frank Nelson in Jacksonville for mailing a bomb to Supreme Judge Otto Rosalaky of New York. Nelson confessed he mailed the device to influence a friend's trial, waived extradition, and will be sent to New York to face federal charges and possible lengthy sentence.
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