President Taft's Message Receives Enthusiastic Hearing
Washington notes show Senatorial Democrats and Republicans attentive as Taft's extra session tariff message is read. He calls for swift revision of the Dingley tariff to meet rising deficits and fund government expenditures. The rallying call emphasizes focusing on the tariff bill and minimizing other legislation.
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State of
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Hyle
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House of Representatives
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Afl
William H. Taft
White House
Messrs
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Pennsylvania
Mann
I[linois
Thearmond
Missouri
Hitchener
Nebraska
Mr. Clark
Cherokee Strip
Seaia
Republcans
Temporary Call in Los Angeles Stirs City Politics
A turbulent municipal crisis in Los Angeles centers on a grand jury probe with ex mayor Harper slated to testify. Mayor Stephens assumed control of city government yesterday after his election, amid ongoing investigations and temporary governance.
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Los Angeles
Los Angel
Caim
Stephens
Embezzlement Charge Pending in Corydon Iowa
Kanais City March 16 A charge of embezzlement of 15000 awaits ERM Nichols at Corydon Iowa after his arrest by state officers Requisition papers were honored by Governor Hadley Nichols will be moved to Corydon tomorrow RK G Mullen associated with Nichols at Corydon was extradited from New Mexico and headed for Iowa They allegedly posed as agents for the Southwestern Smelting and Refining company a 1000000 capital firm After a year in Corydon they sold stock totaling 15000 and the company went into receivership Both men left Iowa and were indicted by the grand jury Nichols says he and Mullen operated a legitimate business and for last three months he has been an agent for the American Mexican Land company
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Kanais City
Nichols
Corydon
Iowa
Hadley
RK. G. Mullen
New Mexico
Kansas City
Southwestern Smelting & Refining Company
Ftock
Miullen
Amertecan-Mexican Land Company
Petrosino Plan Aimed To Check Black Hand In Italy
Discussion of Police Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino's assassination reveals he was developing a plan to curb the Black Hand. The scheme, initially prepared for the National Immigration Commission, was later given to the New York police and praised as a strong method against Italian criminals. The commission's draft urged tracing Italian ex convicts and their movements.
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Italy
Joseph Petrosino
National Immigration Compalsion
Congress
Petrosini
Deportee Arrest Linked to New York Camorra Case in Palermo
New York reports a deported Italian linked to the Camorra has been arrested in Palermo. Police identify him as Palazzotto or Campanilo, an associate of Enrico Alfano, and suspect he knows details about the New York crime case. Petrosino had earlier secured Campanile's deportation from the U.S. for a criminal record in Italy.
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Jos. Petrosino
Palermo
Italy
Rome
Palazzotto
Giovanni Campanilo
Enrico Alfano
The
Camorra
America
Campanilo
Petrosino
United States
Campanile
Acute Stage in Austrian Serbia Tensions Amid Balkan Crisis
Berlin reports place the Austria Hungary Serbia dispute in an acute stage. Vienna seeks a clear Serbia explanation on intentions while aiming to bring Serbia to accord. If unsatisfied, hostilities may resume. Turkey may demand notes on Salonika munitions. supplies via Bulgaria and Dardanelles face pressure.
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Oftva
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Austria Hungary
Helgrade
Turkey
Salonika
Bulgaria
Dardanelles
Man Records Suicide After Tragedy in Venice Illinois
Venice Illinois March 16 Twenty four hours after recovering a body a local resident C B Smith aged well known citizen ended his life by carbolic acid. Robert Nichols whom he tried to aid drank the poison. Nichols had killed himself after his brother John and Milas Beryl Somers ended their lives. The crises were all linked to a love romance.
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Venice
C. B. Smith
Robert Nichols
John
Milas Beryl Somers
Businessmen Gather to Burn Cigarette Papers in Town Creek
Montgomery dispatch reports merchants of Town Creek Alabama plan a public event marching to burn cigarette papers. The action is linked to a local tobacco trade dispute and is scheduled for March 16 in the town along the Southern Railway.
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Montgomery
Ala
Town Creek
Local Decatur Merchants Sign Anti Cigarette Paper Pledge
Nearby merchants sign a pledge near Decatur to hand over all cigarette papers in their stores and refuse further purchases. They vow to prosecute anyone who handles them, enforcing a ban under law against selling elenretios.
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Decatur
How Laundry Men Secure and Keep Their Custom
Chicago March 16 A. K. Sheldon of Libertyville reports at the laundry convention that a customer’s path to repeat service includes four psychological stages. He says initial interest must lead to a built up desire, aided by the salesman. The second phase requires the customer to be convinced and kept in a state of confidence and banishment by the proprietor.
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A. K. Sheldon
Libertyville
Mr. Sheldon
Tug Duncan City Destroyed in Calumet River Fire
In Chicago on March 164 A burning tug named Duncan City exploded into flames on the Calumet River at midnight. Harry Kohanen, a cook aboard the vessel, was killed when the ship burned to the water’s edge.
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Chicago
Calumet River
Duncan City
Harry Kohanen
Civilian Fights Fatal Duels in Eisencap Germany
A civilian named Schutz bar Milg, a wealthy landowner near Hohenzau, fought two duels with army officers in Eisencap. He killed a lieutenant Von Buttlar and an army surgeon. Milg reportedly acted after jealousy. His American wife was mentioned. both opponents died from pistol shots.
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Germany
Schutz Bar Milg
Hohenzau
von Buttlar
Herr Milg
Known provisions of the tariff bill outlined
The Record Herald prints a Washington dispatch claiming known tariff bill provisions. No tax on coffee. lumber cut from 2 to 1 per thousand. free hides and lower duties on shoes and leather goods. steel duties substantially reduced. sugar duties unchanged but concessions granted for Cuba and the Philippines. wool schedules aimed at cheaper scoured wool. woolens and tweeds to see reductions. tin ore and pig iron among reductions. flour spar taxed at 3 dollars per ton as a steel component.
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Chicago
Herald Today
Washington
Cuba
Philippines
Easter Bonnet Blocks Train Ride in Fruitvale
An enormous Easter bonnet on a street car in Fruitvale California on March 16 blocked entry and delayed a passenger aiming to catch a train. A boy with a large box blocked the car aisle, the woman could not pass the band box and was told to jump. The motorman cut the knot by severing the string and removing the box. The woman then chased the train while the box was shipped onward.
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Fruitvale
Cal
Opium Curse In China Not Abated Says Missionary
Dr K J Tooker, returning from seven years in China, says opium use remains widespread and many addicts die or go insane when deprived of the drug yet the anti opium movement advances rapidly with substantial progress.
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China
San Francisco
K. J. Tooker
Strikes in France Disrupt State Telegraph and Mail Service
Paris, March 15. A general strike by telegraph, telephone, and postal workers shows limited effect as most day shifts report for duty. Central telegraph offices display noncooperation, while the government vows swift discipline and possible bans on further postal meetings.
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Iit
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Berlin
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Milan
London
Warns Preachers to Beware of Women
Chicago reports Rev. W B Barton urges divinity students and clergy to beware of women who may entrap ministers. He cites plots against upright pastors and calls for safeguarding relations to protect reputations. A conference attendee notes his wife often answers phones to guard against suspicion.
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Chicago
University of Chicago Divinity
Ev. W. B. Barton
Hmself
Presbyterian Ministers Conference
Mr. Darton
Mr. Barton
Mr. Horton
World markets close with mixed gains and steady volume
New York reports limited advances across major stocks with gains in United States Steel and Amalgamated Copper. Reading and Chesapeake & Ohio show early strength while declines appear for several names including Pullman and Pittsburgh C. C. St. L. trading pause follows news of a forthcoming presidential message.
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Reading
Chesapeake & Ohio
American Ice
Consolidated
Oae
Standard Railroad
Harriman Group
St. Paul
American Sugar
People's Gas
Union Pacific
American Beet
Pittsbury C. C
St Lonia
Chicago Great Western
Jennesses Copper
American Malling
Pullman
United States Steel
New York Stocks Mixed with Modest Gains and Losses
Market notes list closing quotes for various stocks including Amalgamated Copper 68 1 2, American Car and Foundry 118 1 2, American Locomotive 01, American Smelting 311 1 2, U S Steel 45 1 8, Union Pacific 176 7 3, Chesapeake and Ohio 67, Great Northern 140 7 8, Reading 126 6 8, and others with a Standard Oil company at 663.
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American Car and Foundry
American Smelting
Pfd
Ok American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Company
Atchison Rathway
Atchison Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Thooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago Northwestern
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
Colorado Fuel and Tron
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and
Rio Grande
Erie Railway
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore Diss
Illinois Central
New York Central
Reading Railway
Rock Island Co
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United States Steel
United States Steel, Ptd
Wabash Railway
Wester Union
Standard Ell Company
Chicago Market Reports Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Chicago March 16 cattle receipts about 3590 with steady market per head ranges: cows and calves 1.90 to 5.70, Texas steers 4.25 to 5.40, western steers 4.10 to 5.60, stockers 4.00 to 6.40. Hog receipts 17000 with strong to higher prices. lights 6.25 to 6.07, mixed 6.50 to 6.80, heavy 6.46 to 6.85, bulk at 5.55 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 15000 steady. natives 8.15 to 8.75, westerns 4.20 to 6.80, yearlings 5.85 to 7.00, native lambs 5.00 to 7.00.
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Texas
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices in Kansas City Market Report
Kansas City market report shows cattle receipts at 12 000 with steady to 10 cent lower price shifts. Native steers around 5000, cows and heifers near 6 000, western cattle 490 to 650, calves up to 750. Hogs receipts 16 000 with strong to higher trading. bulk 1 45 to 6 70, heavies 6 60 to 6 50, lights 3 60 to 6 60, pigs 4 75 to 5 30. Sheep receipts 10 000 with steady market. muttons 4 75 to 6 00, lambs 0 50 to 0 50, range wethers 4 50 to 7 00, fed ewes 3 25 to 5 40.
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Kansas City
Fed Ewes
Commodity Prices and Market Summary Across Cities
Chicago wheat and corn futures quoted with May July and Sept contracts. Oats, pork, lard, ribs, rye and barley prices listed with March May July Sept and Dec maturities. New York sugar and copper markets steady with various refined and base prices. St Louis wool and lead futures shown with standard grade distinctions.
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Chicago
Timothy
Letter From Roosevelt 18 Sells For 80.75 Dollars
A Roosevelt letter to Colonel William J Stone fetched 80.75 dollars at a New York sale. The piece dated March 16 contained just twenty nine words including the signature and was mostly an autograph, though associated with the late Colonel Stone.
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New York
Missing Man Found After Wandering in Chicago
Charles H. Morton former president of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Baseball League was found by his brother in Chicago after wandering the streets. He is under physician care diagnosed with acute dementia. Morton aged 54 had long tied to minor league baseball and led the league for four years amid turmoil.
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Charles
Morton
Ohio and Pennsylvania Baseball League
Cleveland
J. WU. Morton
Atresta
Ohio and Pennsylvania Leagye
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Clevelan
H. U. Morton
Harry
Mel
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Charlie
Schuettler
Wabash Avenue
van Buren Street
Charles Morton
Gret
Cleveland Forest Guy's
Ohio
Toledo
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Corpus Christi
Track Competition at Madison Square Garden
New York March 16 One of the winter season’s most exciting track events will fill Madison Square Garden tonight at the New York Athletic Club indoor meet. About 750 entries span 19 events with top colleges Yale Harvard Princeton Columbia Dartmouth Wesleyan and more. Standout athletes include Shaw Darteonth Bonhag Leahy Melvin Sheppard and Bobby Cloughen among sprinters hurdlers and field competitors.
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Madison Square Garden
New York Athletic Club
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Dartmouth
Wesleyan
Shaw
Darteonth
Bonhag
Large California mountain lion shot near Petaluma
Petaluma Calif March 16 a seven foot mountain lion was shot on a ranch by Robnet Coal while chasing calves and stock losses in the area. A single neck shot killed the beast which wore a mauve like coat and was said to resemble its African relatives.
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Cal
California
Robnet Coal
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