German Consul Conspirator Charged in Submarine Case
Seattle and the German consul Wilhelm Mueller and secretary B M Schulz were arrested at the consulate on a conspiracy charge. They allegedly sought to corruptly influence John Murdock of Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co to steal business secrets and provide information about submarines bound for Britain. Murdock, 22, is an assistant shipping clerk at the company.
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Seattle
Wash
Wilhelm Mueller
B. M. Schulz
John Murdock
Seattle Construction and Dry Wock Company
Mueller
State of Washington
Murdock
Bernstorff
Seattle Corporation
British Columbia
Alfred Lundin
Dan Tarnatz- Bky
a@letective
Tarnatzsky
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company
Crack in Bell Grows Larger in Philadelphia
Wilfred Jordan curator of Independence Hall told the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia that the Liberty Bell suffers from an incurable organic disease. He said the crack has run along the shoulder and now half the bell hangs by a slip, having grown an inch and a quarter in eight years.
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Independence
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Union League
Wilfred Jordan
Independence Hall
Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia
Posse Slays Bandits Near Santa Fe in Grant County
A posse of Americans pursued Mexican bandits who raided Dwyer in Grant county southeast of Silver City. Several raiders were killed or captured. Deputy Justin and posse member George Tidwell were wounded. The bandits came from Mundres River settlements under smallpox quarantine, and the chase continued.
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Santta Fe
New Mexico
Dwyer
Grant County
Silver City
Justin
George Tidwell
Mundres River
Man Found Guilty of Murder in Iowa Case
Bloomington jury returns guilty verdict of manslaughter in the killing of Absalon Dyson by Jerry Johnson after a sidewalk dispute led to a quarrel in which Dyson was shot. Johnson faces sentencing awaiting further proceedings.
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Bloomington
Jerry Johnson
Absalon Dyson
Johnson
Dyson
Italian Staff Finds 305-Millimeter Siege Cannon Excellent
Italian general staff officers tested the 305 millimeter siege cannon in Genoa and reported the guns to be excellent, surpassing the Austrian cannon in accuracy and range.
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Genoa
Aviator Killed After 300 Foot Fall Near Motion Picture City
Frank Stites, an aviator, fell about 300 feet in an air well near the motion picture city in Los Angeles. He jumped from the aeroplane about 30 feet from the ground and died of his injuries shortly after.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Stites
Americans Seek Transit as Mex City Turbulence Persists
Washington reports show many Americans and other foreigners request transport to Vera Cruz amid unrest in Mexico City and surrounding areas. The villa Zapata and Carranza governments are coordinating trains while the cruiser Cleveland commander may act to protect foreigners if needed. President Wilson notes foreigners appear safer as U.S. diplomacy continues.
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Washington
Mexico City
Maranillo
Zapata
State Department
Vera Cruz
Bryan
Villa- Zapata
Carranza
Cleveland
Wilson
Three Big Fires In Quincy Wipe Out Three Industries
A third major blaze in a week in Quincy, Illinois destroyed Hayton Pump Co Stationers Manufacturing Co and Dayton Dick Magneto Co plants. All were housed in a single 200 by 140 foot building on the riverfront. Henry F Dayton presided over the three concerns. Loss pegged at about 150000 dollars with insurance covering roughly 75 percent.
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Quincy
Illinois
Hayton Pump Co
Stationers’ Manufacturing Co
Dayton-Dick Magneto Co
Henry F. Dayton
Naval Committee's Flight Guests Join San Diego Event
United States Senator McCumber of the senate naval affairs committee and representatives Britton of Illinois and Gordon of Ohio, members of the house naval and army affairs committees, attended the flight event in San Diego California.
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San Diego
Cal
United States
McCumber
Senate
Britton
Illinois
Gordon
Ohio
House Committee On
Two Years for Fraud in Kansas City Case
Claude L. Gray, 28, son of M. E. Graybill, pleaded guilty to drawing four forged drafts on his father totaling 100 dollars. Judge Latshaw sentenced him to two years in the penitentiary.
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Kansas City
Claude L. Graybill
M. E. Graybill
Latshaw
Crew of Dacia Back in New York After Seizure
Members of the crew of the American steamer Dacia arrived in New York aboard the Rochambeau after the ship was seized by a French cruiser in French waters on February 28. Ten officers were first class passengers while 23 seamen traveled in steerage.
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New York
Wilson Seeks Strike Settlement in Ohio Coal War
President Wilson offers his services to both sides in the Ohio coal strike arbitration effort and hopes for a timely agreement. He acts as a mediator to bring labor and management to the table and end the dispute. The outcome remains undetermined as talks continue.
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Washington
Wilson
Ohio
Dorothy Russell Arrested Over Forged Prescription
New York police arrested Dorothy Russell daughter of actress Lillian Russell on a charge of forging a doctor's prescription to obtain morphine. A man who gave his name as Arthur Taylor was also taken into custody.
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New York
Dorothy Russell
Lillian Russell
Arthur Taylor
Bryan Succeeds in Temperance Field at Philadelphia
Ten thousand men and youths signed pledges in a mass temperance rally at Billy Sunday tabernacle in Philadelphia. Bryan urged a total abstinence army as crowds overwhelmed the platform. Sunday was absent due to fatigue after his campaigns.
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Bryan
Philadelphia
Audienc
Church Campaign Seeks 6.3 Million and 1600 Missionaries
The disciples of Christ Churches of America launch a nationwide drive to raise 6.3 million dollars and recruit 1600 young men and women as missionaries. Twelve ministers and missionaries and one layman join the effort. R A Long of Kansas City offers to donate 1 million if the rest is met. Chicago hosts two weeks of meetings before the tour begins.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Disciples of Christ Churches of America
R. A. Long
Kansas City
Mayo Arrested Over Child Claim in New Haven Case
Susan na M. Be Wahlers of New Haven says Virginius J. Mayo fathered her child and has him arrested. Mayo, a radi ator maker, faces a civil suit for $20 000 in damages for assault as details tied to the death of Lillian May Cook surface. In Terre Haute neighbors report a mass killing at Mrs Balding home, skulls crushed, six family members dead or dying, a bloody flatiron found. no arrests yet.
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Mayo
New Haven
Conn
Susanna M. BE. Wahlers
Virginius J. Mayo
Lillian May Cook
Brooklyn
Wahlers
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lizzie Balding
Samuel
Celeste
Mrs. Balding
Irene
Clifford
Painters Strike in Cincinnati Sparks Union Battle
Cincinnati twelve hundred union painters struck the city after master painters refused to accept glazing work on jobs be performed exclusively by union men.
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Cincinnati
Woman and Girl Found Slain in Carlaw Home
Authorities report the bodies of George W. Carlaw’s wife and his 16 year old daughter found murdered in their Aberdeen South Carolina home after breaking in. Carlaw has been missing for some time.
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Aberdeen
S. C
George W. Carlaw
Carlaw
Body of Missing Girl Found in River
In Cleveland Ohio the body of Miss Jessie Traub a stenographer who vanished February 6 was recovered from the Cuyahoga River. A flatiron hung from her neck by a handkerchief the body was fully clothed though a fur coat and hat she wore at disappearance were missing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jessie Traub
Cuyahoga River
Body of Girl Found in Jackson Park Lagoon
Scores of Chicago parents of missing daughters will view the body of a young woman about 22 found in a Jackson Park lagoon. The discovery follows a winter period with numerous reported disappearances.
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Chicago
Jackson Park
Lorain Industries Return Workers After Recession
Lorain Ohio reports 4000 workers back to jobs in local plants. At American Ship Building Company 2200 employees will be rehired and Amherst stone quarries 2000 workers resume work. News notes broad recovery in regional manufacturing.
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Lorain, O
Lorain
American ‘Ship’ Building Company
Amherst
Lincoln Beachey Dies in San Francisco Flight Tragedy
Spectators witness the death of aviator Lincoln Beachey at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco after his monoplane stalls at 3,000 feet and plunges into the bay. Recovery boats salvage the body as the crowd watches.
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San Francisco Exposition Grounds
San Francisco
Cal
Lincoln Beachey
Beachey
Fair Grounds
San Francisco Bay
Jury acquits Harry Thaw in conspiracy case
Harry Kendall Thaw was acquitted of conspiring to escape Matteawan. Attorneys move to send him to New Hampshire as a free and sane person. Justice Page sets March 15 for motion argument. Deputy prosecutor seeks dismissal of other conspirators. Co-defendants discharged. Thaw recommitted to the Tombs pending release motion.
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New York City
Harry Kendall Thaw
Matteawan
Thaw
New Hampshire
Justice Page
Cook
Dougherty Is Pardoned by Illinois Official
Joliet Illinois former Peoria educator Newton C Dougherty convicted of embezzlement of school funds reached the state penitentiary at 9 and 10:05 a long distance telephone message from Guy Dunne made him a free man.
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Dougherty
Joliet
Ill
Newbton C. Dougherty
Peoria
Guy
Dunne
Healing preacher Schlatter returns to Cincinnati scene
Francis Schlatter, once famed nationwide as a Divine Healer, reappears in Cincinnati after years in seclusion proclaiming himself the genuine healer. In Denver, an information charging perjury is filed against representative William W. Hoover, with bond set at 000 and he in custody.
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Francis Schlatter
Cincinnati
Denver
Colo
John A
William W. Howver
the of Representatives
Opposed to Pledges Would Make It Unlawful for Candidates
Springfield reports a bill by Representative Gregory to ban pledges from candidates and to bar organizations or individuals from seeking pledges. Gregory, a Champaign district Republican, refused to sign the Antisaloon league pledge. The measure also covers house organization matters and could affect Cook county notaries and license fees, with various introduced bills and a police pension fund amendment noted.
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Springfield
Gregory
Champaign
Shanahan
Antisaloon League
League
House
O’rourke
Cook County
Board of
Dahlberg
Donahue
Committee of
Medill McCormick
Committee of the Whole
Lyle
Chicago
Englewood Law and Orders League
Suspect Released in Aurora Murd er Case
Clarence Burke, an ex convict accused in the Emma Peterson murder, was released after two weeks as a suspect. Chief Michels said circumstantial evidence failed to prove his guilt and that police remain far from identifying the killer, who has slain two Aurora women in three months.
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Aurora
Clarence Burke
Emma Peterson
Michels
Burke
Girl Secures Mother's Pardon From Joliet Prison
Marguerite Snyder, the mother of Henrietta Snyder, wins a governor signed pardon after a weeks long review prompted by Henrietta's plea. The pardon, signed by Governor Dunne, will allow Mrs. Snyder to leave Joliet and return to her Rockford home.
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Springfield
Henrietta Snyder
Marguerite Snyder
Joliet Prison
Dunne
Allen
Little Henrietta
Rockford
Sistine
Professor Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills For Backache
Okla man Prof Aug F W Schmitz testifies to relief from Bright's disease and backache after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He states two boxes eased symptoms, three more later removed residual pain, and two additional boxes prevented recurrence. He endorses the remedy and offers permission to publish his statement. Buffalo-based Dodd's Medicine Co. advertises 50c per box.
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W. Schmit
Okla
Schmitz
Jack
Fache
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
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