Aliens Defeat Exclusion Act Show Why Immigration Probe Persists
Washington reports from the joint commission on immigration detail the push for a $250000 appropriation to finish its work. The panel highlights evasions, continued Chinese labor influx, and the white slave trade while expanding study of alien criminality across major cities and smaller centers nationwide.
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Congress i
Washington
Joint Commission On Immigration
Congress
New York City
Vatican Lion Escapes Near Pope at Lourdes Shrine
Rome March 2 A Vatican report says a lion escaped from its cage and approached the Lourdes shrine entrance while the pope prayed there last Friday. Guards halted the beast with enards, and no one was harmed. The pope expressed a calm, smiling response upon learning of the danger.
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Rome
Vatican
Lourdes
Pope Laughs At Danger Near Him The Beasts In Vat Can
The pontiff joked about the danger near him and the atmosphere of the Vatican. He quipped that even beasts in the Vatican might long for freedom but would not eat on the first Friday in Lent.
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Vatican
Senate panel splits over Steel-Tennessee merger probe
Washington March 2 The senate committee on judiciary voted to report a disagreement on the resolution for an investigation of the absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron by United States Steel. Some senators urged Sherman act violation findings and rebuked President Roosevelt, while others supported the merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Washington
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Lucky Baldwin Dies at Santa Anita Ranch
E. J. Lucky Baldwin renowned turfman dies at his Santa Anita ranch after a pneumonia battle. He had recovered enough to visit his famous Santa Anita race track despite health declines triggered by the Baldwin hotel theater fire and recent California anti race track legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
E. J
Lucky") Baldwin
Santa Anita Ranch
Santa Anita
Baldwin Hotel
California
Wright's rudder breaks in near crash over Pau
Wilbur Wright and Colonel Vives narrowly escaped injury when the Wright aeroplane's rudder struck the ground at Pau March 2. The guiding cable wound around the propellers disabling the machine. it flew forty metres and stopped. Both occupants were unharmed.
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Aeroplanist
Pau
France
Wilbur Wright
Vives
Aerostatic Corps
Arkansas House Passes Gann Bill Prohibition Measure
Little Rock report states the Gann bill for statewide prohibition has passed the Arkansas House by 53 votes to 27. The bill now proceeds to the senate for consideration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Gann
Checks Mixed Ties to Wisconsin Senator Campaign Denied
Madison March 2 minister officials say checks totaling 600 paid to twelve ministers unrelated to Senator Stephenson’s campaign. The funds were routed through Rev. George M. Wong treasurer of the Wisconsin synod home mission board and a Milwaukee bank. A cashier’s check exchanged for several small checks merged with campaign activity.
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Madison, Wis
Stepherson
George M. Wong
Home Missionary Board
The
Lutheran Church of the Wisconsin Synod
Milwaukee
Stephenson
Rev
J. J. Ryan
Weather Outlook for Midwest and Great Lakes
Forecast covers Illinois and Indiana with fair skies today and tomorrow. Lower Michigan sees fair weather today with possible showers tomorrow. Wisconsin and Iowa enjoy fair conditions today.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Taft Philippine dinner highlights calm in transition
At the Willard hotel a large gathering honored President-elect Taft with a Manila trip memory. Notables including Nagel guests praised his health and humor as he recalled visits abroad and the wedding outcomes among the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mabel Boardman
McKinley
Illinois
United States
House of Representatives
Orient
Taft
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Bourke Cockran
Ide
Philippine Commission
Cockran
Swager Sherley
Kentucky
Mignon Critton
Staten Island
Willard Hotel
Tien
Inaugural Casualty at Ball Site Dies in Fall
Be Melville Swann a carpenter fell fifteen feet from a scaffold in the pension building where the inaugural ball will be held His skull was fractured and he died A fire also broke out when bunting on the Regent hotel front along Pennsylvania avenue caught fire but caused no damage to the building
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Washington
Melville Swann
Regent Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Inaugural Parade to Include First Ladies for Taft Era
For the first time in U S history the wives of the president and vice president will join their husbands in the inaugural parade. Mrs Taft and Mrs Sherman will accompany their husbands from the Capitol to the White House after the inauguration ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Sherman
Capitol
White House
World race distribution figures cited in a fragment
The fragment lists global racial demographics: 600 million white, 700 million yellow, 215 million black, 35 million brown or Malay, and 15 million red or American Indian. It lacks context or sources.
Jury Pursuit in Standard Oil Retrial Near Completion
Chicago March 2 A federal judge resumed court to complete the jury for the Standard Oil retrial seeking $29,240,000 in penalties. The case drew wide attention as Charles G Little Northwestern University law professor endorsed Judge Landis action as legally ethical and morally sound.
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Chicago
A. B. Anderson
Kenesaw M. Landis
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Charles G. Little
Northwestern University Law School
Supreme Court Rules Against Brown in Equitable Case
The Supreme Court reversed the appeals court and held there was no basis for Brown to pursue an accounting or the appointment of a receiver in the case of J Wilcox Brown against the Equitable Assurance Society. Brown claimed to represent himself and 560000 policyholders.
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Supreme Court
J. W. Brown
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
J. Wilcox Brown
The
Equitable Assurance Society
Peckham
Brown
Waiter Jean Mattis Convicted for Attack on President Fallieres
Paris reports Jean Mattis the waiter convicted for attacking President Fallieres last Christmas. He received four years in prison and a five year banishment from within Paris boundaries.
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Paris
Jean Mattis
President Fallieres
Three Grafters Convicted in Pittsburg Case
After a fifty three hour jury deliberation, William Brand president of the Common Council and councilmen John F Klein and Joseph C Wasson were found guilty of conspiracy. Former bank president W W Ramsey was acquitted. The trio was accused of conspiring to pass an ordinance for paving streets with wooden blocks in exchange for payments from a detective posing as a wood block contractor and his aides.
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Pittsburg
Common Council
William Brand
John F. Klein
Joseph C. Wasson
W. W. Ramsey
Priest Pleads Mercy for Thief Henry Vasey
Henry Vasey known as a confessed church thief who shot at Father James K. Fielding was held to the grand jury by Municipal Judge Beitler. Father Fielding urged mercy and asked the court to turn Vasey over to him for hospital care and possible rehabilitation.
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J. K. Fielding
Henry Vasey
Chicago
James K. Fielding
Corpus Christi Church
Beitler
Vasey
Father Fielding
Hearst Heirs Score Victory Over Haskell in Oklahoma
Guthrie Okla March 2 Scott Mac Reynolds personal representative of William R Hearst wins in supreme court against Governor Charles N Haskell. Judge Strang rules seizure writ lacks sufficient facts to justify taking papers. Papers to stay in court custody while governors legal team decides next steps.
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Guthrie, Okla
Scott Mac Reynolds
William R. Hearst
Charles N. Haskell
Strang
Haskell
MacReynolds
Mac Reynolds
Tucker Case Before General Bell for President Action
The case of Colonel William F. Tucker of the army pay department goes to General Bell for final action. The board found him incapacitated for active duty and recommended transfer to the retired list.
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Washington
William F. Tucker
Pay Department of the Army
Bell
Long Lost Heir Found Near Slidell
New Orleans March 2 Keith Edwin Dalrymple heir to a large estate and subject of a $1500 reward is believed found at Slidell La A boy identified by a photo as a complete likeness admits coming from Siloam Springs but denies being Dalrymple.
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New Orleans
Keith Edwin Dalrymple
Slidell
Dalrymple
Siloam Springs
Pope’s Health Improves in Rome
The pope, previously afflicted with a cold, shows marked improvement in condition as of March in Rome.
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Rome
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices and Receipts Ledger
Chicago markets dated March 2 1909 show official yesterday receipts 61 462 shipments 20 969 and estimated today 18 000 with 9 500 left over. Prices span hogs cattle sheep and western stock with bulk hogs 6 35 to 6 50 mixed packers 6 10 to 6 55 and heavy shipping hogs 6 20 to 6 60. Beef cattle beef steers cows and heifers and stockers and feeders listed with varied ranges and western offerings.
Caught in an Avalanche and Mine Disaster Near Port Griffith
A detachment of Austrian Army soldiers is cited in a land slide and a coal mine explosion at Port Griffith. Thirty-one miners entombed with little chance of escape while twelve of the survivors burned near the shaft mouth at South Creek Slope No. 14 of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. rescue attempts are deemed futile due to ongoing fire and the shaft geometry.
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Pittston
Evening Journal
South Creek Slope
Pennsylvania Coal Co
Port Griffith
Avalanche buries Austrian detachment near Lebram rail line
A six officer and twenty five soldier detachment of the Austrian army was overwhelmed by an avalanche today near Lebram in the Black Brieunner railway area in Puster valley. A passenger train narrowly escaped.
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Lebram
Black Brieunner
Puster Valley
Blast Kills An Engineer In Ohio Locomotive Boiler Explosion
A boiler explosion on a Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton passenger train ten miles west of Findlay Ohio kills the engineer and fatally injures five others. The blast occurs as the locomotive boiler "lets go" during travel. Emergency crews report multiple serious injuries and property damage at the scene.
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Findlay
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Here
Senator Bur kett Proposes Locomotive Boiler Inspection Bill
Washington March 2 Senator Bur kett introduces a bill to require inspection of locomotive boilers similar to the current steamboat boiler inspections. The proposal calls for safety checks and regulatory oversight to prevent boiler failures.
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Washington
Burkett
Last Alien Enlisted Becomes Citizen to Join Army
Joseph Joseph Joseph, a former Romanian soldier, sworn in at a New York recruiting office as the last alien allowed to enlist. A new law limits vacancies to citizens once filled. He has taken out his first papers and does not intend to remain an alien long.
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New York
Joseph Joseph Joseph
Joseph
Zion City Thriving Under Dowie Legacy Profits Rise
Zion City founded by the late John Alexander Dowie is now profitable according to Receiver Thomas and Overseer Voliva. Voliva reports factories and industries have netted more than $7 000 in profits up to January. Thomas records six months to January 31 with Institutional earnings totaling $20 653.
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Chicago
Zion City
John Alexander Dowia
Thomas
Voliva
Preferred Death to Prison
Samuel White, a confessed forger, hanged himself in the county jail in Madison Wisconsin on March 2, choosing suicide over imprisonment.
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Madison
Wis
Samuel White
Kreismann Nominated for St Louis Mayor by Republicans
For Mayor of St. Louis, March 2. Fred H. Kreis mann has been nominated for mayor by the Republicans. A Judge adds a regional quip about a husband and wife at the washtub in a humorous aside.
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St. Louis
Fred H. Kreismann
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Report ON Immigration
Steelpool Report
Baldwin
Wright
Crys
Arkansas
Nagel
Philippine
Longworth
Bourke Cochran
the Willard
Hrs
Philippine Party
Honolulu
Manchuria
Japan
Carpenter
Little
Equitable
Fallieres
Jury
Hearst
Tucker Victory
Slidell, la
Pope
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago,ill
Innsbruck
Austria
Blast
Josep Joseph Joseph
Rufus
Yassah
Jedge
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