Brinkley Death Toll Reaches Thirty After Tornado
A March 10 storm in Brinkley Arkansas killed at least 30 people, injured about sixty, and destroyed property valued at one million dollars. Fourteen dead are named, including Isaac and Russell Reed, with the Roman Catholic church spared and converted to a hospital. Governor Donaghey arrived to oversee relief as hundreds seek shelter. Three relief trains from neighboring towns arrive with physicians and nurses.
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Brinkley
Ark
Isaac Reed
Russell Reed
Raymond Reed
Porter Foote
J. L. Starrett
Harry Stovall, Jr
Ethel Phillips
Belle Darden
Darden
Citizens’ Committee
Flood Damage Hits Montgomery Homes and Theater
Heavy rains flood Montgomery with homes abandoned and inmates taken to safety by boats. The Grand Theater sustains significant damage as floodwaters rise across the city.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Grand Theater
Blizzard Hits Iowa Trains Delayed In Maroon Blizzard
Tearlington Indiana reports a northwestern blizzard as of March 10 causing widespread travel disruption with all trains delayed and conditions severe.
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Lowa
Tearlington
Eleven Teams Left In Six Day Go As You Please Race
In New York on March 10 eleven of the twenty seven teams that began the six day event remained as five teams retired under race strain. French pair Cibot and Orphee held a commanding lead of over eleven miles on rivals Davis and Metkus who recently passed Tineen and Prouty, the early leaders.
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New York
Cibot
Orphee
Davis
Metkus
Tineen
Prouty
Nurse Mixup Sends Child to Wrong Operation in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on March 10 Rosie Cohen age nine and brother Joseph age eleven were at Harrisburg hospital for tonsil enlargement. After ether a mix up sent the girl to an operating room where she was wrongly operated on for appendicitis.
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Harrisburg
Qright
Rosie Cohen
Joseph
Harrisburg Hospital
Oliver Named Republican Candidate for U. S. Senator
Harrisburg March 10 George T Oliver of Pittsburg was chosen by the joint caucus of the senate and pause as the Republican candidate to succeed P C Fuox. Oliver owns the Gazette Times and Chronicle Leader and has broad Pittsburgh business ties. He was born in Ireland in 1848.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
George T. Oliver
Pittsburg
Senate
United States
P. C. Fuox
Oliver
Gazette-Times
Chronicle Leader
Mr. Oliver
Ireland
Mueller Confesses Slaying Sweetheart Reed in Baltimore
John J. Mueller admits shooting and killing his sweetheart Regina Reed in Baltimore Maryland. He had initially claimed a robber killed her. Police suspect he wanted to end their engagement and could not face her.
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Baltimore
John J. Mueller
Recina Reed
Miss Reed
Britain Seeks Wright Aeroplane Purchase
London reports the British war office will offer to buy one Wright aeroplane from Wilbur Wright at an early date March 10. The move signals interest in procuring a flying machine for military use.
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Britain
Wright Aeroplane
London
British War Office
Wilbur Wright
France Adopts Progressive Income Tax Amid Tax Cuts
Paris reports Clemenceau government approved a new income tax plan, replacing outdated levies from Napoleon era. The seven brackets tax incomes from real property to salaries, with rates from 4 to 4 percent and a 5,000 franc minimum, aiming to raise 694 million francs. Estates of 400,000 francs would pay about 12,000 francs under the reform.
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Clemenceau
Paris
France
A Kiss Knife Fracas After Debt Dispute
Chicago reports Charles Croft jailed after a casino dispute over a 40 dollar loss ended in violence. Croft stabbed Thomas Preston and hurled Mrs Preston down stairs fracturing her leg and endangering Preston who surgeons say may die. The men fought over a promise of a kiss from Mrs Preston during the game.
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Chicago
Charles Croft
Thomas Preston
Preston
Croft
Ruth Bryan Leavitt Divorced From Artist Husband Leavitt
Ruth Bryan Leavitt daughter of William J. Bryan was granted a divorce from artist W. H. Leavitt in Lincoln Nebraska court. The decree cites desertion and lack of support. Mrs Leavitt was given custody of the two children.
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Leavitt
Lincoln, Neb
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William J. Bryan
W. H. Leavitt
Paris
Boy shoots his brother in accidental Camp Lake shooting
Grant Simmons aged fourteen in Kenosha Wisconsin was seriously wounded when his brother Zalmond G Simmons discharged a rifle while Grant was preparing a target. The incident occurred at Camp Lake and was ruled accidental.
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Kenosha
Wis
Grant Simmons
Z. G. Simmons Jr
Zalmond G. Simmons
Camp Lake
Church Bars Socialists From Rome Catholic Parish
Rev Kubiszewsky of St Marys Polish Catholic church told members that Roman Catholics who join the Socialist party must choose between the party and the church. He said a circular letter from the pope underpins his stance during the Manitowoc Wisconsin speech.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Socialist Party
Kubiszewsky
St. Mary's
Former U S consul takes his own life
Washington March 10 Heartbroken over a failed dream of an international railroad to open commerce in the Central and South American valleys Hinton Rowan Helper former United States consul general at Buenos Aires killed himself. He was found in a Philadelphia area boarding house with a towel around his neck and a gas jet burning.
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Washington
Central
South America
Hinton Rowan Helper
United States
Buenos Ayres
Mr. Helper
Pennsylvania Avenue
Kansas Senate votes on 2-cent fare legislation
The Kansas Senate passed the maximum freight rate bill lowering rates to 15 percent after the House already did. The railroad committee favored not passing the 2-cent fare bill, but the House had approved it. The enactment of 2-cent fare legislation is not achieved this session.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
House
Railroad Committee
Kansas
Chicago live stock market opens with mixed cattle and hogs
March 10 1909 Chicago market reports show estimated receipts 32000 today with yesterday’s leftovers 6444. Hogs steady with light to heavy grades quoted 6 30 to 6 82 percent. cattle 19 010 to 5 10 lower. sheep weak. Officials note yesterday receipts 18439 and shipments 8170. tomorrow estimated 30000 with generally lower prices across hog and cattle sections.
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Chicago
Marcel
Texas
Submarine Boat Contracts Awarded to Union Ironworks
In San Francisco on March 10 contracts for two newly authorized submarine boats were awarded to Union Ironworks. The vessels will cost 350000 to 490000 dollars and be finished within twenty three months.
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San Francisco
Congress
Union Ironworks
Local figure reported to have ended life in morning
A brief note records that the individual hanged himself early today, with a bed and ticking sounds mentioned in the sparse OCR text. No further details available due to fragmentary source.
Left Letters to Judge An to His Attorneys Maintaining His Innocence
Harry Jones on trial for the Van Winkle murders in Iowa hanged himself in jail after leaving letters claiming innocence and alleging a conspiracy by state's witnesses. A jury would likely have convicted on strong circumstantial evidence. Sheriff Benham credited for locating Jones in Kansas. Jones origin traced to Washington, Pa. See Rothschild's for new waists.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Evening Journal
Harry Jones
Wm. van Winkle
Fairport
Jones
Warner
van Winkles
van Winkle
Frank Benham
Milan
Kansas
Washington
Snowy, Colder Weather for Midwest States
The forecast calls for snow across Illinois Indiana and Michigan today with colder conditions tomorrow. Wisconsin and Ilona also see snow today followed by fair skies and colder temperatures tomorrow.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilona
Labor Leader Shot Dead in Roswell Quarrel
Ollie S. Shirley a labor leader was shot dead by W. T. Wells in Roswell New Mexico during a dispute over hiring a non union worker on a construction job. Eight union men struck with Negro and Mexican workers filling their places. Shirley came to the scene and was killed.
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Roswell
N. M
Ollie S. Shirley
W. T. Wells
Shirley
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Jose Wheat
Union Iron Works of
John A. Babcock
North American’ Live Stock Commission Company
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