Lilley’s Accuser Sets Witness List in House Probe
Lilley submits a witness list for the House special committee probing Electric Boat and Holland Rost, naming Rice and others. He seeks to appear with counsel and says he and his wife are shadowed by detectives, asking three Washington detective operatives to be summoned as witnesses.
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Washington
House
Cannon
Lilley
Conun
Electric Boat Company
New Jersey
Holland Rost Company
Boutell
Isaac L. Rice
United States
Elihu B. Frost
Maurice Barnett
The
August Tredwell, Jr
Norman G. Johnson
New York
8. S. McNeil
Marion Butler
C. B. Creecy
H. W. Creecy
B. F. Sands
S. R. Kerr
Chicago
Frank L. Edinborough
Bay City
Mich
W. B. Gordon
Midland
Bailey’s mixed view of Roosevelt on currency bill
Bailey praised some acts of President Roosevelt yet warned that his push for a strong central government dwarfs state powers. He argued the federal expansion risks destroying the federal system even as he acknowledged bold but rash and arbitrary aspects in Roosevelt’s leadership.
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Washington
Bailey
Roosevelt
Augustus Caesar
Rome
Senate Debates Aldrich Currency Bill and Frye Panama Clause
In Washington on March 10 Bailey spoke against the Aldrich currency bill attracting Senate attention for over two hours. The Frye bill to require U S shipper vessels with U S registers for Panama canal supplies was debated for about an hour. Resolutions of sorrow were adopted upon the death of Representative Adolph Meyer of Louisiana.
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Washington
Bailey
Senate
United States
Panama Canal
Adolph Meyer
Warden Conley Improves After Jail Break Stabbing
The house adjourned shortly after Meyer's death was announced. Warden Conley of the Deer Lodge state penitentiary is improving from a serious stabbing sustained while thwarting a jail break and is expected to recover.
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Conley
Butte
Mont
Deer Lodge
Cancer Expert Dr John Wellesley Seeks Poorhouse Aid
Worcester.mass March 10 Dr John Wellesley a well known cancer specialist and philanthropist applied for admission to the poorhouse at eighty three years. A year ago he predicted six months to live and gave away all property retaining only enough to last that period. With no relatives or resources he asks county authorities to care for him.
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Worcester
Mass
John Wellesley
Wellesley
Joliet Quarry Strike Settled After 10 Weeks
Joliet March 10 The industrial committee of the Commercial club has settled the quarry strike and 500 men will return to work. The monthly payroll amounts to $20,000. The ten weeks of disruption ended with a return to work without wage increases.
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Joliet
Joliet, TH
Industrial Committee of the Commercial Club
Nord Alexis Grants Mercy to Firmin Jumeau Rebels
Port au Prince dispatch reports President Nord Alexis pardons all persons tied to the Firmin Jumeau revolution who sought refuge in the United States consulate at Port de Paix. The pardon notice was forwarded to the U.S. minister.
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Nord Alexis
New York
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
United States
Port de Paix
Theater boycott lifted after union unites at Majestic
Fort Wayne Indiana March 19 The labor boycott against the Majestic theater ended as two employee unions united under the International Alliance of Stage Employes. The Fort Wayne Federation of Labor had placed the boycott last Monday due to split unions on the Majestic stage. Manager Rice refused to back the independent union, prompting the dispute. The merged group now has about twenty eight members and will be under the international body.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Majestic Theater
International Alliance of Stage Employes
Miner Caught by Falling Slate in Indiana Mine
Petersburg Ind March 10 John White a coal miner at the Hombrook mine west of town was crushed by falling slate. He suffered a broken left arm and internal injuries from the accident.
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Petersburg
Ind
John White
Hombrook
Mark Twain's Daughter on a Tour
Miss Clira Clemens contralto daughter of Mark Twain heads on an extended tour through the south and middle west. She is accompanied by Miss Marie Nichols violinist.
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Mark Twain
New York
Clira Clemens
South
Middle West
Marie Nichols
Kaiser Letter Stir Overrated as Inconsequential
London reports that Emperor William’s private letter to Lord Tweedmouth will remain secret and no public release is planned. Lord Rosebery denounces yellow journalism while noting Tweedmouth’s consult with Sir Edward Grey, and critics call the Times’ framing sensational.
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London
Emperor William
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
London Times
Great Britain
Balfour
Rosebery
Lord Rosebery
Edward Grey
William
House of Lords
Prince of Wales
England
France
Germany
Europe
Satan
Times
Drainage Work at Windsor Castles Cited
Lord Esher is said to be occupied with improving Windsor castle drainage while Emperor William was recently visiting. a remark advised him to focus on drains and avoid intervention with the navy.
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Navy
Lord Esher
Windsor Castle
Emperor William
Means Freedom for Schmitz
The state supreme court refused a rehearing in ex Mayor Schmitz extortion case and upheld the district court ruling discharging him for lack of a prosecutable offense. Abraham Ruet, co defendant, pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing with the same decision applying to him.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Schmitz
District Court of Appeals
Abraham Ruet
Dancing master chained over gambling fine in Harrisburg
Prof Dillon a dancing master from Chicago toured Harrisburg teaching classes and was jailed after a gambling raid. After a 840 fine he refused to pay and was chained to a pole in public for three days as locals jeered. He later paid the fine amid a claim the act was not ordered by city authority.
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Dillon
Byington
Chicago probes school fire escape facilities and gaps
Chicago officials investigate school fire escape facilities finding significant deficiencies. A wireless message from Admiral Evans fleet reports 2000 miles to Pensacola. Railway traffic increases with 20000 fewer idle freight cars since January. The Ozark National Forest is established in northwestern Arkansas. US torpedo boat flotilla sails from Callao to the north. Argentina elections conclude with government triumph nationwide.
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Chicago
Admiral Evans
Pensacola
Fla
Traffe
Ozark National Forest
Arkansas
United States Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Callao
Peru
Argentina
Republc
Chicago Markets Report Harshly Mixed On March 10 1908
Chicago markets show hogs near 4 30 to 4 65 with light, mixed packers and heavy shipper grades. Cattle and sheep volumes remain sizable with beves cows and western stock mixed with steady to strong sheep demand. Estimated receipts and shipping totals indicate a cautious but active trading day.
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Texas
Missionary Young People Meet in Pittsburg
Five special trains bringing delegates from Canada and the north east south and west arrived in Pittsburg for the first international convention of the Young People's Missionary Movement. The three day session opened this morning with delegates numbering over 2500. The convention aims to advance missionary work at home and abroad and to push missionary education among 14 million young people and Sunday school members.
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Pittsburg
Canada
Young People’s Missionary Movement
Firefight on a Flooded Street In Battle Creek
Battle Creek Michigan March 10 The tire company yard sparked a blaze that forced firemen to use rowboats. Fire crews laid a hose line across shallow water to connect at an engine stationed where water was deeper.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Battle Creek Lumber Company
Man in Luck Heir to 10 Million From Australia
John T. Dower secretary of Worcester M C A learns he is heir to a fortune of 10 000 000 left by uncle Thomas Wallace who died recently in Melbourne Australia leaving Dower as sole heir and beneficiary in this startling message reported from Worcester Mass March 10.
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Worcester
Mass
John T. Dower
Young Men's Christian Association
Thomas Wallace
Melbourne
Australia
Santa Fe Railroad Gives 15000 to San Francisco Plague Fund
The Santa Fe Railroad company contributed 15000 dollars to the San Francisco plague fund. The Turnverein at New Ulm Minnesota canceled Emma Goldman the anarchist's two lectures in its hall.
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Santa Fe Railroad Company
San Francisco
Turnverein
New Ulm
Minn
Emma Goldman
Anerchist
John A. Babcock in Chicago ILL. a note to contact
A brief personal message from John A. Babcock of Chicago Illinois inviting timely communication and promising a square deal. The note emphasizes reliability and straightforward dealings without extra details.
King Alfonso Arrives in Barcelona Amid Tight Guarded Welcome
King Alfonso reaches Barcelona to a patriotic but guarded reception as authorities deploy street patrols and closed-door precautions amid tenacious republican and anarchist tensions. Madrid dispatch notes mixed views in government over the trip and the queen remains in Madrid.
Stevens predicts Panama Canal will not aid U S trade
John F Stevens vice president of the New Haven and Hartford railroad and former Panama Canal chief engineer says the canal will fail to boost U S trade with South America and the Pacific Far East. He argues inland coal and wheat centers require rail movement and direct Pacific routing remains cheaper than canal transit.
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New Haven
Conn
John F. Stevens
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Panama Canal
Stevens
United States
South America
Pacific
Far East
Atlantic
East
Pacific Coast
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Meyer
John Bull
Kaiser
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John A. Babcock
Is Witt
North American Commission Company
Chicago. Ill
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Alfonso
Madrid
Spain
Victoria
John FP
Waxahachie
Tex
Gibbons Farm
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