Land Distribution Decree Aims at Soldiers and Widows in Mexico
Chihuahua reports the military government issues a decree to distribute public lands and possibly confiscated lands to revolution soldiers disabled veterans and widows and orphans of revolts. Each beneficiary may receive 62 acres with debt and resale restrictions for ten years. Also town lots are to be distributed. In Washington Carranza pledges protection for American and foreign lives amid Nogales tensions and foreign ranch depredations. Bryan presses Huerta on Vergara killings with new evidence.
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Chihuahua
Villa
Torreon
Washington, D. C
Simpich
Nogales
Carranza
Bryan
Huerta
Vergara
d’Affairs
O’shaughnessy
Suffrage Leaders Meet in Georgia to Push State Status
Atlanta March 11 headed by Miss Jane Addams the executive board of the National Woman Suffrage association began meetings with local and state suffrage leaders to make Georgia a suffrage state.
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Atlanta
Jane Addams
National Woman Suffrage Association
Georgia
Fire Claims Two Young Lives In Ponca Nebraska
Ponca Nebraska March 11 Emma Watson aged nine and Alfred Watson aged six were burned to death when a fire destroyed the Watson home. Mrs Watson was seriously burned and may die. Edward Watson the father rescued his wife and three other children.
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Ponca, Neb
Emma Watson
Alfred Watson
College Widow Prospects Rise in Pogatello Effort
Mrs. Strong praises town interest and talent as the College Widow cast rehearses in Pogatello Idaho. She notes audiences enjoy hearty laughter and that two thirds of proceeds will go to public charity while one third covers club expenses.
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Pogatello
Idaho
O Dramatic Society
City Sacked by Brigands in Lao Hokow Burning and Looting
Brigands sacked Lao Hokow in Peking March 11 killing a Norwegian missionary and injuring foreigners including Rev O M Sama. Five hundred attackers entered through treachery, burned Asiatic Petroleum and Singer buildings, looted British and American Tobacco premises, and seized 700 rifles from the arsenal with two thousand coolies forced to haul plunder.
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Peking
China
Lao Hokow
T. d
O. M. Sama
Asiatic Petroleum
Singer
Federal League Signing Spree Reaches Chicago Teams
Eddie Cicotte, Chicago American pitcher, signed a new contract described as among the largest salaries for a pitcher in the American League. Gilmore of the Federals has fielded requests from eleven major leaguers for terms. Four Boston American players, W. J. Sweeney, and Hub Perdue are noted as movements or stays, with circulation of word from White Sox training grounds and Cub headquarters.
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Chicago
Ills
Eddie Cicotte
White Sox
Gilmore
Federals
Boston American
W. J. Sweeney
Chicago Nationals
Hub Perdue
Boston
Cub
Russia to Attend Hampton naval review in 1915
St. Petersburg reports Russia will participate in the Hampton naval review in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. The decision was announced March 11 and confirms a return to international naval festivities.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Naval Review
Hampton Onds
Panama Canal
Edward Smythe Rejoins Leavenworth Prison Work Detail
Edward Smythe of Peoria, one of the convicted iron workers, returned to Leavenworth Federal Prison today. He was checked in and assigned to work, resuming custody duties.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Edward Smythe
Peoria
Diaz agitators would engineer new revolution
General Felix Diaz who helped Huerta topple Madero returns to Washington with Mexican and American supporters. They plan a statement of purposes and may seek a hearing before the senate committee or the state department. A. Brownlee of New York, a mining engineer, is with the group under assumed names. Senator Shepherd reports telegrams from the Mexican border backing administration policy.
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Washington
Felix Diaz
Huerta
Madero
Mexico
United States
Senate Committee
State Department
A. Brownlee
New York
Diaz
Bryan
Shepherd
Texas
Senate Today
City Council Delays Action On Paving and Ordinances
City council met in regular session with most members present but failed to take action on several measures due to absence of a quorum. An ordinance creating Local Improvement District No. 8 was moved to second reading. The paving plan covering 73 blocks east and 66 west remains unconsidered, with $4300 paid to Contractor Orr and questions over a revised cantilever bridge contract. The council also proposed amending an underwalk excavation limit for a coal chute project and adjourned to next Thursday night after approving a forestry request to deny homestead entries on the Pocatello reserve pending watershed conservation.
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Garfield and Johnson
Hong Kee
Main and
Lewis
Punei
Kee
Turner
Orr
Center Street
Forestry Department
Pocatello
Kellys Bums Up Against a Stiff Protest
In Sacramento and surrounding counties the unemployment stalemate continues. Railroads refuse to move strikers and city officials bar army entry to push them east. County officials withhold transport to return workers to the coast as other counties deny entry. Sacramento citizens send food to the hungry across the river.
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Sacramento
Cal
Yolo
Two Killed as Aeroplane Collapses Over Salisbury
Salisbury England March 11 Captain C R W Allen and Lieutenant J G Burroughs died when an aeroplane built by the government collapsed over the military aerodrome. A broken rudder bar caused the fatal fall. The craft was government built.
Moyers proposes referendum on miners strike end risks
Chicago March 11 Charles H Moyer president Western Federation of Miners says a referendum could decide if miners waive union recognition or return to work. He adds the union would back changes in conditions and let strikers work without prejudice. Calumet leader William Rickard says vote will decide call off strike. Also report on Charles Mahoney’s post operative condition and fever.
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Federation
Chicago
Lils
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Western Federation
Illiam Rickard
Calumet
Desert Dew Downfall Brings Local Bootleg Charges
Sheriff arrests L. D. Stevens on liquor law violation amid talk of past raids and future district court hearings. Gus Phillis seized for selling liquor at the Apex resort and to be brought before Judge Knowles this afternoon.
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L. D. Stevens
Gus Phillis
Apex Resort
Indicted heads of big stores in bank scheme
New York March 11 Henry Siegel head of Henry Siegel and Company department store interests and partner E Vogel were indicted for grand larceny and violations of banking laws in connection with the Henry Siegel private bank management.
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New York
Henry Siegel
Innsiguen
Chicago
Ank
Records Saved After Consulate Fire In Tegucigalpa
Minister Ewing cabled from Tegucigalpa that the American consulate was destroyed in a great fire but most records were saved. He estimated the loss at about one million.
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Washington, D. C
Ewing
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
State Department
Ceaba
Arson Squad Destroys Town Buildings in Buleole
Nottingham March 11 arson squad destroyed by fire all buildings belonging to the town corporation of Buleole six miles north of here. The loss is many thousands.
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Nottingham
Buleole
Here
May Wheat Closes Higher In Chicago Trade
Chicago prices for May wheat closed at 93 percent as of March 11 with gains posted on the session.
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Chicago
Ill
Tin Soldiers Shocked the Investigators
Washington reports that militia demolished the Colorado Mine Workers Union tent colony at Forbes. Snowstorms left men women and children homeless as militiamen ordered residents to leave within forty eight hours or be deported. Chairman Foster said the mines committee is shocked by strike zone conditions.
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Washington
Foster
House Mines Committee
Colorado
Colorado Mine Workers Union
Reading
Forbes
Ten Bodies Recovered From Missouri Athletic Fire
In St. Louis on March 11 hundreds work through the ruins of the Missouri Athletic building seeking more victims after a deadly blaze. Ten bodies have been recovered and one identified as Michael Thuma of Chicago, raising identified deaths to nine with one identification doubtful.
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St. Louis
Missouri Athletic
Michael Thuma
Chicago
Young elk to be fed in local stockyards
Shipment of seventy five young elk arrives tonight from Yellowstone. Local sportsmen may view feeding tomorrow morning if plans proceed. Two cars with about seventy five head will be unloaded at 11 PM and fed. Additional cars due tomorrow bound for Colorado and Wyoming. elk in Jacksons Hole reported faring well with little difficulty in capture.
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Yellowstone Branch
Victor
Colorado Points
Colorado
Wyoming
Denver
Jackson's Hole
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Loux
Marin
Kelly
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