Tornado Devastates Brinkley Ark Leaving Town in Ruins
A night tornado cut a path through Brinkley Arkansas killing about thirty people and injuring dozens as the town of 3000 faced near total destruction. Relief trains arrived from Helena and Little Rock and citizens appealed to Governor Donaghy for aid.
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Brinkley
Ark
Helena
Little Rock
Memphis
Porter Foote
Belle Durden
J. L. Sterrett
Henry Stovall
Phillips
Charles Frenze
Clara Rose
Hood
Belle Darden
John Reed
Baucum
Wheatley
Arik
Henry Howall, Jr
Southern
South Testern
Arkansas
Rose Tora
Ll. M. Mmell
Kimmel
Rock Island
Aimmel
Brink *Y
Simmel
Heavy Snowstorm Hits Kansas and Surrounding Areas
Topeka reports the year’s heaviest snowstorm with general reach across the region. Junction City records over eighteen inches of snow, its heaviest in years, freezing temperatures and wet heavy snow. Rail lines to Fort Riley disrupted but traffic largely continues. Oklahoma City reports three inches, Texas Panhandle and Arkansas see rain and freezing conditions.
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Topeka
Junction City
Fort Riley
Oklahoma City
Texas Panhandle
Arkansas
Snow Totals Dump on Kansas Cities
Wichita reports twelve inches of snow with rain changing to sleet and a high north wind. Streets are blocked, streetcar service halted, and trains are off schedule as drifting snow and damaged wires disrupt travel. A rare thunderstorm accompanied the blizzard at the storm’s peak.
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Wichita
Kansas
Des Moines Feels Severe Snowstorm of Season
Des Moines reports one of the season's severest snowstorms. Snow began after midnight in central Iowa and continues with high intensity. Temperatures sit above freezing as trains and streetcars struggle to operate amid drifting and poor visibility.
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Iowa
Des Moines
One Man Killed in Severe Windstorm in Alabama
A windstorm swept Blockton Alabama killing W A Harpley and fatally injuring John A Dobbins carpenters. The storm struck a one story store building under construction causing the fatal injuries and heavy damage across the area.
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Birmingham
Blockton
Ala
W. A. Harpley
John A. Dobbins
Chase Is Almost Ended In Bank Robbery Case
Los Angeles reports that the First National Bank of Monrovia California robbery of 24700 on December 14 has led to a long Western states chase. Pinkerton detectives surveil a suspected confederate in Omaha while the robber reportedly spent much of the loot on gambling in Globe Aziz El Paso St Louis and Kansas City before reaching Omaha where an arrest is anticipated. The bank doubts any recovery is possible.
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Los Angeles
Tovlay
First National Bank
Monrovia
Cal
Pinkerton
Omaha
Globe
Aziz
el Paso
St. Louis
Kanaas City
Onolly
Seattle Girls to Teach English How to Make Pies
Three Seattle girls Miskes Helen Louis and Ger rude Kangley depart Seattle by Canadian Pacific, travel via Chicago Philadelphia and New York, sail from New York to England aboard the Lusitania to attend the Inter national Suffrage Alliance convention opening in London on April 25.
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Frage
Seattle
England
Washington
Miskes Helen
Louis
Gerrude Kangley
Canadian Pacific
Globe
London
Interne Nonal Suffrage Alliance
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Roosevelt Family to Live in Italy on Trip Abroad
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt plans a prolonged Italian and European sojourn for his wife Edith and children except Mrs. Longworth and Theodore Jr. The family will stay with Miss Carew near Rome for months while Roosevelt and son Kermit travel to Africa. They will sail to Naples in late June and tour Italy and other regions until Roosevelt joins them in Khartoum in early April 1910.
Insane Patients Rise With Moon in Oakland Ward
Oakland March 9 Warden Imlay cites overcrowding in the Insane ward of the Oakland receiving hospital as a full moon coincides with a surge in patients. He states records show two admissions weekly when the moon is not full, but crowds swell as the moon waxes.
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Oakland
Cal
Oakland Receiving Hospital
Imlay
Receipts From Gum Slot Machines Under Legal Scrutiny
In New York on March 9 a court attachment seized every chewing gum and chocolate vending machine operated by the Stollwerck Brothers and Ludwig Stollwerck in subway and elevated stations after Darwin Rudd presented two notes to Chatham National Bank. The action follows a bank dispute.
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New York
Aloust Stollwerck Brothers
Ludwig Stollwerck
Darwin Rudd
Chatham National Bank
Fitegerald
Supreme Court
New York Subway Machines Handle Daily Toll of Chocolate Costs
A claim of 25000 dollars on two notes is noted. It was revealed that subway machines deal with about 2000 dollars daily, implying 200000 pennies spent by the New York public for chocolate and candy in subway and elevated stations each day. A deputy sheriff assigned to oversee the machines ponders staffing each station.
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New York
Daughter of American Ambassador to Wed Count
The engagement was announced today of Muriel White daughter of Henry White the American ambassador to Count Hermann Seherr Thoss an officer of the Prussian cavalry. Miss White met the count a few weeks ago while in Berlin visiting Mr Reynolds Hitt wife of the secretary of the embassy. The couple saw much of each other during her Berlin visit and the count followed her to Paris.
Pope Recovers From Indisposition In Rome
In Rome on March 9 the pope's cold eases and he shows improvement. He has not left his private apartments yet but plans to resume audiences. Cardinal Richelmy and Manager Trobec visited him, and he hopes soon to receive Cardinal Merrier with five Belgian bishops and a Belgian pilgrimage.
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Rome
Richelmy
Turin
Trobec
St. Cloud
Merrier
Mechtlin
Missouri House Proposes Pass Issuance ban Bill
In Jefferson City on March 9 Speaker Spear introduced a bill prohibiting the issuing of passes by railroads with penalties of 10 to 100 dollars. Exemptions cover officers, employees and charity workers. Representative Cross also proposed requiring all railroads doing business in Missouri to incorporate, giving state control over these railroads.
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
Spear
Missouri House of Representatives
Cross
Oldest Army Chaplain Dies at the Presidio
Captain John D. Parker, one of the army's oldest chaplains, died yesterday at Presidio General Hospital. He retired from active duty some time ago and had lived in Berkeley since.
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San Francisco
Cal
John D. Parker
Presidio General Hospital
Berkeley
Campaign in the Interest of Forests in China Plan
Washington reports a vigorous forests campaign to be staged in China under Boone College auspices led by Howard Richards Jr. The program includes meetings in major cities and ports with stereopticon lectures illustrating deforestation effects and erosion impacts on farming terraces and valley walls.
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Washington
China
Boone College
Wu Cheng
Howard Richards, Jr
Congress
Iitte
Keel Laying of the Florida Battleship at Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York March 9 The keel of the battleship Florida was laid at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in a ceremony attended by Rear Admiral Goodrich. The event marks a stage in construction as the yard estimates 32 months to completion from November 24 last. The ship will cost about 6 million dollars and measure 21 825 tons.
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New York
Marine
Florida
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Goodrich
Mark
Navy Yard
Taft Cabinet Meets Taft and Cabinet in Closed Session
President Taft holds first cabinet meeting at 11 o clock with all new members except Dickison present. Knox states the president will speak for himself and restrict cabinet discussion as he did with previous administrations. Callers including Governor Ide and Supreme Court justices Fuller and others paid respects at the White House.
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Washington
Taft
Ide
Philippine Islands
Nixon
Nevada
Carter
Montana
Wyoming
Fulton
Oregon
Elmer Dover
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
White Mouse
Secret Service Busts Giant Subway Ticket Swindle
New York officials report a major counterfeit ticket scheme tied to the Rapid Transit company. Three men and a woman are arrested after detectives traced bogus subway and elevated tickets to a club at 149th Street and Third Avenue. Henry Torrens and his wife, linked to the plot, were seized along with Michael Rubinski and Samuel Rubinski in Brooklyn.
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New York
Borough Rapid Transit Company
149Th Street
Third Avenue
Henry J. Torrens
West Forty-fourth Street
Torrens
Washington
Brooklyn
Michael Rubinski
Samuel Rubinski
Rubinskie
Skeleton of prehistoric duck found near Lance Creek Wyoming
The American Museum of Natural History acquired a nearly complete, well preserved skeleton of a prehistoric duck estimated at three million years old by Dr H C Dumps. Found near Lance Creek Wyoming the specimen shows much of the skin on the head body and legs. The dinosaur mummy is described as far older than mammoths and Egypts mummies.
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New York
H. C. Dumpus
American Museum of Natural History
Lance Creek
Wyoming
Egypt
Dr. Dumps
Siberia
Alaska
World markets close with mixed shifts and a rally
New York reports varied closing quotations with many Trios显示 small gains and losses. The day saw a 34 rise in Wa bash and a late rally in western stocks as Union Pacific St Louis Southwestern Texas and Pacific and Erie first preferred climbed a point while American Tea and Winnipeg cities rapid transit fell. Bonds remained firm.
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New York
Wabash
Reading
Amalgamated Copper
Union Pacific
St. Louis Southwestern
Texas
New York Stocks Report of Major Industrial and Utility Firms
A stock listing shows prices for Amalgamated Copper American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Smelting Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago Northwestern Chicago and North Western Denver and Rio Grande Denver and Rio Grande pidjorle Railway Great Northern and Ore Otfs Minor Central New York Central Reading Rock Island Toshiba TWent? and more with oddities in OCR notes Standard Oil Company and United States Steel among others final figures include 67 8 for Amalgamated Copper 48 1-2 for American Car and Foundry 40 24 for American Locomotive 77 8 for American Smelting 128 3-4 for American Sugar Refining 167 for Canadian Pacific 174 34 for Union Pacific 650 for Standard Oil Company.
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Amalgamated Copper
American Car and Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison Railway
Atchison
Baltimore and Ohio
Rooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Oho
Chicago Northwestern
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
Colorado Fuel and Tron
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and
Rio Grande
Jorle Railway
Great Northern
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report March Cattle And Sheep
Kansas City market data shows cattle and sheep activity with prices for native steers and cows, stockers and feeders, calves, western cattle, and hogs. Cattle demand remains strong with mixed ranges across categories. sheep receipts total 7,000 with steady to higher bids for lambs and ewes.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Chicago Market and Commodity Futures and Live Stock Report
Chicago receipts show cattle about 2,500 with steady market and mixed ranges for beeves and calves. Hogs near 18,000 with varied prices across quality. sheep around 11,000 with steady tone. Wheat and corn futures ease with May contracts. sugar and coffee futures steady in New York and St Louis.
Metal Market Update From New York
Lead holds at 3.55 to 3.97 1 2, copper remains dull at 17 7T 8 13 1 8, silver at 00 5 5. Trade notes steady pricing across metals for March 9 in New York markets.
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New York
Fire at Cottrell Clothing building causes large loss
A Denver blaze gutted the first floor and basement of the Cottrell Clothing building at Sixteenth and Welton, estimating $50,000 in damage. Occupants of the Armour Rooming House nearby panicked rushing to the street as some were cut off. The fire origin is unknown.
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Denver
Cottrell Clothing Company
Sixteenth and Welton Streets
Armour
Waters-Pierce win in Missouri ouster case upheld
Missouri Supreme Court overruled rehearings by Standard Oil of Indiana and Republic of Ohio. Waters-Pierce Oil Co restored right to do business while ouster against Indiana and Ohio firms is suspended, with conditions to operate free of state pools trusts and conspiracies. Dissenters say Waters-Pierce failed to sever trust ties.
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Jefferson City
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Republic of Company of Ohio
Missouri Supreme Court
Waters-Pierce of
Hey General
Missoun Company
Ohio
Missouri
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard ON Company
New Jersey
Wierein
Valliant
Sepinion
Lamm and Woodson
Standard O
Supreme Court of the United States
Witers-Pierce Company
Wees
Wien
Witt
Supreme Court
Waters- Pierce Company
Waters Pierce Ol
Watere-Pierce Oil Company
Watere-Pierce Oii Company
Justicee Woodson and
Tamm
Waters-Plerer Company
No Progress in Calhoun Case Bribery Trial
San Francisco on March 9 reports no progress in the effort to secure a twelfth juror to try Patrick Calhoun, accused of bribery related to the overhead trolley franchise granted to United rath roads. Nine jurors were examined, the tenth under examination when court recessed.
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San Francisco
Jnnor
Patrick Calhoun
Traley
United Rath Roads
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Post Dispatch
Drinkley
Rulne
Chase
California Bank
Italy
Roosevelts
Africa
Subway
Stollwerck Brothers
Pope
Presidio
Empire
Keel
THE
Cabinet
Dickinson
Kansas City Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Timothy
Fair Refining
Rio
Santos
Standard Oil
Calhoun
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