Underwood Hurls Bolt at Administration Plan
Washington, March 28. The fight over repeal of the free tolls exemption of the Panama canal act reignites in the house. Speaker Clark opposes the bill on Tuesday as Rep. Harrison of Mississippi argues for national honor and cheaper rates for farmers and manufacturers through toll-free passage. Senator Madden and Rep. Underwood challenge the repeal, urging adherence to the Baltimore platform and noting the canal's purpose to aid American shipping.
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Senate
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Illinois
Central West
O’shaughnessy
Rhode Island
Fitzgerald
Underwood
Alabama
House of Representatives
Wilson
House
Baltimore
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Europe
Tennessee
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Democratic Party
Suez Canal
Panama
Congress
The
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Pocatello Tribune Rallying Circulation Staff and Press Upgrades
The Pocatello Tribune profiles its carrier team led by Haines and lists the junior staff by name. The paper announces a new perfecting press deployment and expansion plans to improve service, capacity, and subscriber satisfaction as Pocatello grows toward regional prominence.
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Melvin Christensen
Joe Daniger
Harold Schofield
Albert Bailey
Carl Kay
Goodwin
DeKay Negotiates Arms Purchase for Huerta in Europe
John Wesley DeKay of New York, ex-president of the Mexican National Banking, sailed for New York after negotiating with European sources for 240 Creuset guns and ten million rounds of ammunition for Huerta. Guns to be sent from France within a week.
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London
John Wesley DeKay
New York
Mexican National Banking Company
Europe
Huerta
France
Rivers on a Rampage as Ohio Floods Spread
National and state reports warn of spring floods across Ohio valleys. Melting snows push streams over banks and threaten property, with the Great Miami and Whitewater rivers raging and the Scioto rising a foot hourly.
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New York
Columbus
Miami
Scioto
Muskingum
Suffrage Advocate Criticizes Wilson Over Equal Rights
Dr Anna Howard Shaw, head of the American Equal Suffrage Association, accuses President Wilson of balking on woman suffrage in a recent speech. She says opponents cannot justify their stance and blame the constitution or party platform. She singles out the president and "big men of the government" in her critique.
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Lumber magnate Fred Weyerhaeuser recovering from severe cold
Pasadena report states Fred Weyerhaeuser the aged millionaire lumberman ill at his winter home is recovering from a severe cold. May wheat in Chicago closed at 931 1/2 cents, reflecting market activity.
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Cal
Fred W. Weyerhaeuser
Chicago
Ill
Villa Expected to Take Torreon by Nightfall
Juarez dispatches report heavy fighting in Torreon as Villa states he expects to depart the city by night. A trainload of merchandise for Gomez Palacio assembled here with depleted stocks. Villa ordered suspension of import duties.
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Torreon
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Gomez Palacio
New York Legislature Closes With Unfinished Business
Albany March 28. The New York legislature adjourned sine die with cross purposes over the 31 million dollar appropriation bill. Confusion on closing day left many items un enacted and an express resolution condemning state authorities over Harry K. Thaw narrowly failed.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Fire Destroys Y M C A Building in Alton
Twenty men narrowly escaped death as a fire ravaged the Y M C A building in Alton causing estimated $75,000 in losses. Washington reports note on budget talks and a March 28 commemorations at the Washington monument with memorial blocks from Colorado Idaho and Washington.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Idaho
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D. C
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United States
Colorado
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Papal Staes
Papal States
Potomac River
Boys Head to State YMCA Convention in Nampa
A group of Y M C A boys from Pocatello traveled on No 17 to Nampa for the annual Boys State Convention now in session. Speakers include Frank Adamson who will represent Pocatello. accompanying delegates are Cyril Nopper Robert Hoskinson Sean Layng Charles O Melveney Max Davis Louis Brandt Roswald Perry George Oliver Walter Lloyd and Nelson Howard under guardian James Kidd.
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Nampa
Young Men’s Christian Association
Pocatello
Frank Adamson
Assoiation Boys
James Kidd
Cyril Nopper
Robert Hoskinson
Sean Layng
Charles O’melveney
Max Davis
Louis Brandt
Roswald Perry
George Oliver
Walter Lloyd
Nelson Howard
Cambridge Crew Wins Eight-Oared Race on Thames
Cambridge University crew defeats Oxford in the annual eight-oared race on the Thames. The four and a fourth mile course was completed in 20 minutes 23 seconds. A platform holding 1500 spectators collapsed during the race, throwing onlookers into a barge and injuring fourteen people.
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London
Cambridge University
Oxford
Thames
Murdered Young High School Teacher Found Near Polland
Miss Lydia Beecher aged 21 a high school teacher from Polland was found dead in bushes outside Little Falls after allegedly being stabbed following an evening walk to mail a letter. Authorities have detained a man as a suspect.
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Lydia Beecher
Polland
Camp Marshal Wounded in Colorado Pistol Duel
Clinton Robinson Hastings camp marshal was shot and seriously wounded in a pistol duel with James Johnson who was sought for disturbance. Robinson entered a house with coal miners when Johnson opened fire. Johnson fled and a posse hunts him in Trinidad Colorado.
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Hastings
Jamesohnson
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Johnson
Weather Notice: Rain Possible in West and Train East
A Washington briefing from March 28 notes occasional rain in the western portion and a likelihood of rain along the eastern route. The advisory suggests preparing for wet conditions and potential travel disruptions.
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