Victory at Chihuahua Breaks as Orozco Rebels
El Paso dispatch reports insurgent victory after Col. Villa failed to take Chihuahua and Pasqual Orozco declares open rebellion against Madero. Rebel trains with 800 men advance toward Chihuahua while Governor Gonzales evades capture and seeks refuge with Villa. Washington confirms the Orozco rift with Madero. Cowboys in clash with Mexican rebels near Columbus. No signs of attack on Matamoros from the south.
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el Paso
Juarez
Chihuahua
Col
Villa
Pasqual Orozco
Madero
Abraham Gonzales
Orozco
Washington
State Department
Summers
E. Z. Steever
Hill
22Nd Infantry
Columbus
N. M
Rancho Las Palomas
Brownsville
Texas
Matamoras
Rio Grande
Diamond Robbert Confesses in Montana and Pueblo Jewelry Heist
Robert Maie, in Missoula, confesses to robbing the home of T A Thatcher in Pueblo, Colo., on February night. He says jewels and gold worth over 11000 were stolen and some stones were disposed of in Denver, with a jewel case dropped at a police officer's feet during arrest. Burke faces suspicion over an attempted sale of 2000 dollars in jewelry.
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Pueblo
Missoula
Montana
Missoula Mont
Mars
Robert Maie
Ing
T.A. Thatcher
Colo
Denver
Poms
Burke
Bnite
Taft Supporters Meet in San Francisco to Form Campaign Body
California supporters of President Taft gather in San Francisco to establish a permanent campaign organization. Col. Charles M. Hammond, Roosevelt’s brother-in-law, is reported as chairman for the meeting where officers will be elected and a primary effort will be planned.
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California
San Francisco
Taft
Charles M. Hammond
Roosevelt
Art
Fatal wreck on the D. and R. G. today
A Denver and Rio Grande westbound Continental Limited derailed at Salida Colorado. Fireman G H Elliott of Pueblo died and engineers James Stewart A Guttshall and Fireman William Suddith of Pueblo were injured. Guttshall suffered severe scalding and may die. Passengers did not aid the wounded trainmen due to bitter cold.
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Salida
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
G. H. Elliott
Pueblo
Colo
James Stewart
A. Guttshall
William Suddith
Guttshall
Bryan Names Shafroth as Possibility in Democratic Race
In Spokane on March 4 William J. Bryan said Champ Clark and Governor Woodrow Wilson were his favored choices for the Democratic nomination. He named Governor John Shafroth of Colorado as a possibility but saw no current boom for him and pledged to aid every progressive against reactionaries. He predicted the platform would reflect issues from Congress and did not expect initiative and referendum references.
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Spokane
William J. Bryan
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
John Shafroth
Colorado
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Sugar Refining Executives Face Antitrust Trial
In New York on March 4 the cases of Washington B. Thomas president of the American Sugar Refining company and other officers and directors plus Philadelphia lawyer Thomas B. Harned were called for trial in the US circuit court. They are indicted for violations of the Sherman antitrust law.
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New York
Washington B. Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
Thomas B. Harned
Philadelphia
Uited States
Satentene
Little Theatre Opening Promised in New York
The Little Theatre on West Forty fourth Street by Winthrop Ames is completed and expected to open soon as an intimate playhouse. The first production is Island Kennedy by John Galoworthy.
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Little Theatre
New York
Winthrop Ames
New Theatre
West Forty Fourth Street
Ion
John Galoworthy
Editors in Session Assess Joint Purchase Plans
Kansas march 4 nineteen editors publishers and managing editors from twenty one publications in the United States met as Associated Newspapers to discuss cooperating on the purchase of fiction and other special features. The meeting will continue two days.
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Kansas
United States
Associated Newspapers
Supreme Court to Review Deer Lodge Valley Smelter Case
The Supreme Court announced it will review the Ninth Circuit’s denial of relief to farmers in Deer Lodge valley harmed by fumes from Anaconda Mont smelters. The farmers had appealed to President Taft for aid in the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Ninth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Deer Lodge Valley
Anaconda
Mont
Taft
Execution Set as Week for Burnett in Auburn Prison
Edward Burnett, convicted of murdering John Dougherty in Dunkirk two years ago, is scheduled for electrocution in Auburn prison the week of March 4. Governor Dix has denied clemency.
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Auburn
N. Y
Edward Burnett
Dunkirk
Burnett
John Dougherty
Dix
Young Desperado to Stand Trial for Bank Killing
Adel bert Clark arraigned in Lewis county circuit court on a first degree murder charge for the daylight December bank shooting that killed banker Lawrence Bar. May wheat closes at 1.0154 in Chicago trading.
U S Troops To Tien Tsin Reinforced By Marines And Cruiser
A 200 strong detachment of U S marines will sail from Shanghai aboard the collier Abarenda to reinforce U S forces at Tien Tsin alongside the cruiser Cincinnati. The scene at Tien Tsin is quiet with foreign troops posted to protect rail links and foreign firms. Washington reports plans to call up seven hundred additional troops via Manila if needed.
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Shanghai
Mar
Tien Tsin
Cincinnatti
Pervik
Washington
Calhoun
China
Manila
Whaleback City of Everett Rammed off Carolina Coast
Captain B F Bates reports his Standard Oil whaleback City of Everett was rammed and sunk by the British steamer Kensington off the Carolina coast Friday night. Bates and nineteen crewmen spent a day and night in open lifeboats before landing at Wilmington. Kensington rescued the men but would not land them at an American port.
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Wilmington
N. C
B. F. Bates
City of Everett
Carolina
Bates
Kensington
Rattlesnake venom touted as cure for tuberculosis
Washington reports that rattlesnake venom has been used successfully as a cure for tuberculosis. Dr. Joseph H. Thompson of Hyattsville Maryland claims to have freed himself from tuberculosis bacilli by tablet venom injections from South America.
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Washington
Maryland State Board of Health
Joseph H. Thompson
Hyattsville
South America
Nun Attacks Attendant at Mercy Hospital
Sister Mary Regina Kerr, head of Mercy hospital near Jeffersonville Indiana for 14 years, suddenly attacked a woman attendant at the asylum today. She was removed to a sanitarium in Council Bluffs Iowa for evaluation and treatment.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Mary Regina Kerr
Mercy Hospital
Here
Council Bluffs
Towa
Mills Must Shut Down After Five Percent Offer Refused
Lawrence textile strike persists as mills reopen with a five per cent wage offer. Many operatives remain out of work, and officials fear prolonged refusal could force mills to shut soon. Samuel Limpson testified to a House committee that he will not become a citizen to save on naturalization costs.
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Lawrence
Mass
Washington
Samuel Limpson
House Committee Today
Noted Men to Speak at National Civic Federation Meet
Washington reports the twelfth annual National Civic Federation session beginning in the capital with Cardinal Gibbons presiding and President Taft delivering the opening address. Speakers include Nagel Sutherland Gompers Knapp Mac Veagh Lloyd and Neill.
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Washington
National Civic Federation
Cardinal Gibbons
Taft
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
George Sutherland
Utah
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Martin A. Knapp
Commerce Court
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Lloyd
Missouri
Charles P. Neill
United States
Commissioner of Labor
Greek "uplifter" arrested in Salt Lake jail
George Angell, posing as a Greek uplifter and deputy US marshal, was arrested at the Wilson hotel by Salt Lake City officers. He allegedly extorted money from Greek businessmen including the Independent Shoe company managers and banker N. P. Stathakos by false pretenses. Stathakos investigated after failing to verify Angell's claimed eastern history.
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Salt Lake
Mar
George Angell
Wilson Hotel
Independent
N. P. Stathakos
Angell
Stathakos
Well Known Here Angel Remembered in Pocatello
Angel arrived during the Shop men's strike on the Short Line and acted as self styled leader of the striking Greeks. He wrote articles in the Herald accusing labor agent William Carvelis of peonage, a charge that proved unfounded. He was unpopular and beaten by a member of the local Greek colony.
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Angel
Pocatello
Herald
William Carvelis
Angell
Southern Shoe Retailers Meet in Atlanta
Atlanta march 4 the annual convention of the Southern Shoe Retailers association opened with attendees from the regional trade. The three day event will discuss numerous matters affecting the retail shoe trade.
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Southern Shoe Retailers
Atlanta
Southern Shoe Retailers’ Association
Pitney Nomination Advances in Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington March 4 The senate judiciary committee voted to issue a favorable report on Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey for the post of assistant justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Shot attempt on Leopold Rothschild in London
An assailant tried to shoot Leopold Rothschild as he entered a motor car outside a bank in St Swithin's Lane London. The shot missed its target and no injuries were reported.
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London
Leopold Rothschild
Mr. Rothschild
St. Swithin’s Lane
Rothschild
Beatrice Viola Emmie Aide Engaged to Alan Romaine
London announces the engagement of Mr Alan Leonard Romaine, only son of Rev F W Parker, Vicar of Trinidad and Dean of Godstone, to Miss Viola Emmie Aide, eldest daughter of Sir Herbert and Lady Beerbohm Tree.
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London
Alan Leonard Romaine
F. W. Parker
Trinidad
Godstone
Viola Emmie Aide
Herbert
Beerbohm Tree
Great Western Rail Labor Federation Planned for Unified Action
Delegates from western railroad shop trades convene in Kansas City to lay plans for a vast federation uniting mechanical trades west of the Mississippi. The goal is to coordinate wage demands across railroads and align shop workers with engineers, conductors, and other crews to pressure concessions during strikes.
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Kansas City
Organized Railroad
Mississippi River
Severy
Bidting for pews marks Sinai Temple dedication
Chicago March 4 Wealthy Sinai Temple members bid for pews as contemporary dedication of the new church edifice closed. Julius Rosenwald led with a 5000 first bid then donated 20000 to buy seats for others. many seats sold for 4000 and others at 3000.
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Chicago
Sinai Temple
Julius Rosenwald
Coal Strike Broadens Across UK and Germany
London reports factories closing as the national coal strike expands. Over a million miners are idle, with about 200000 other workers idle in related industries, the figure rising hourly. In Bochum Germany, a miners strike began at three mines after alleged wage deductions.
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London
United Kingdom
Germany
Bochum
Miners’ Union
First National Amateur Pocket Billiard Championship Announced
New York on March 4 reports a new national amateur pocket billiard championship set to begin tonight in the city and run for two weeks. The event, organized by the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players, draws many leading amateur pool players with a $500 trophy awarded to the winner.
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New York
National Association of Amateur Billiard Players
Taft Campaign Opens in Chicago With Stimson Speaking
Henry L. Stimson secretary of war will headline a mass meeting at Orchestra hall marking the Chicago campaign for Taft’s renomination. Four days later President Taft will address the Illinois Swedish American Republican league at its annual meeting.
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Chicago
Ill
Henry L. Stimson
Orchestra Hall
Taft
Illinois
Swedish-American Republican League
Referendum Law Under Attack in Oregon Supreme Court
Eugenie Oregon March 4 The University of Oregon sues the secretary of state in Salem to block a referendum on a 1911 appropriation. Fraud alleged in signatures, main issue whether partial fraud voids the petition or the whole call. The case sparks debate over safeguards for initiative and referendum.
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Oregon
State University
Eugenie
Ore
University of Oregon
Secretary of State
State Supreme Court
Salem
H. J. Parkison
Parkison
the State University
Friends of the Law
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Chester A. Fulton
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Fulton
Guanajuato
Shafroth
Editors
U. S
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Everett
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Viola
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