Iowa Republicans meet in Des Moines decide tariff revision
In Des Moines on March 19 18 the Iowa state Republican convention will back tariff revision endorse Senator Allison and elect four delegates at large to the Republican national convention who will be instructed for Taft. The Allison faction leads but Cummins hopes to gain strength via the tariff plank. The Allison camp claims more revisionists exist than stand patters and may favor revising the Dingley law.
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Dee Moines
Allison
Taft
Tte
Cummins
President Denies Urgent Message To Congress On Civic Federation Concerns
Wellington March 18 The White House denies a plan for a special message to Congress. The president has conferred with Civic Federation members over proposed legislation and is expected to introduce one or more bills via Representative Sepburn Iowa. No message to Congress is planned at this time.
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Wellington
Congress
Civic Federation
Federation
Sepburn
Iowa
House
Reich committee tightens futures trading rules in Berlin
Berlin reports a pessimistic stock market as the reich committee revises the government stock exchange bill. It removes a proposed reform and imposes stricter penalties for unregistered time bargains, including up to nine years imprisonment and a $2500 fine. The existing register failed to prevent swindling, acting as a loophole.
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Berlin
Reich Committee
Rescuers Save Skeleton Dog Adrift on Lake Michigan
In White Lake harbor near Muskegon Michigan a four man rescue team led by Charles Snyder Edward Sprigg and Robert Jervies spent eight hours pulling a dog from the ice after it had been marooned for three days. The dog was skeletal with feet swollen and frozen but barked happily when saved.
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Muskegon, Mich
Charles Snyder
Edward Sprigg
Robert Jervies
White Hall
Lake Michigan
White Lake Harbor
Russian Jew Receives a Bomb in Sioux City
R Herzoff a Russian Jew who runs a grocery at 100 West Seventh Street was sent a crude dynamite bomb with fuse and a note reading look out signed Black Hand. Police took charge after he reported the device and reacted in fear.
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Sioux City
Uand
R. Herzoff
West Seventh Street
Hervolf
Supreme Court rules loafing on street corners unconstitutional
Missouri Supreme Court declares city ordinances against lounging on street corners unconstitutional. The ruling arises from a St. Louis case in which Jacob Gloner was fined for picket duty on a street corner during a 1905 strike, and the court ordered his release.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis
Jacob Gloner
Prince Joachim Albrecht resigns from German army
Berlin reports Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia has quit the army where he held major rank and will not wear the German uniform again. Emperor William prompted the resignation over the prince’s friendship with Baroness Liebenberg, a former actress.
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Berlin
Joachim Albrecht
Prussia
Brunswick
William
Mittag Zeitung
Liebenberg
Marie Sulzer
Baroness Liebenberg
Brixton Hill
London
Church dispute over instrumental music ends without court ruling
In Westville the circuit court refused to intervene in a church row between progressives and antis over adding instrumental music. After padlocks and relocked doors, Judge Kimbrough said the issue should be settled by the congregation and urged reconciliation.
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Danville
FE. K. E. Kimbrough
Circuit Court
Christian Church
Westville
Norton
Kimbrough
Fifteen Michigan Students Arraigned on Rioting Charge
Fifteen University of Michigan students were arraigned before Justice Doty in Ann Arbor on rioting charges after a nickel theater raid. Deans visited the arrestees with reports they may be expelled. Officials aim to secure jail sentences if rioting resumes. militia call is unconfirmed.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Justice Doty
Atrest
Ieverner Warner
Florida
National Guard
Bryan Has Busy Day In Chicago Speaking On Peace Education And Agriculture
W J Bryan arrived in Chicago at 1 pm for a political conference and followed with a speech to St Vincent's college students and an address at the board of trade. He spoke on peace and harmony in Illinois, praised teachers and education, and urged farmers regarding grain and their products while rebuking speculation.
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Chicago
W. J. Bryan
St. Vincent's College
Board of Trade
Ilnois
St Vincent's
Sawmill Fire Devastates J. J. Newman Plant in Ashes
In Hattiesburg on March 18 the J J Newman Lumber Company plant, the state’s largest sawmill, burned destroying about 5 million feet of lumber. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. Fire started when an engine driving a dynamo ran wild.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
J. J. Newman Lumber Company
Evolution of Socialism in American Elections 1904 Primer
A historical primer outlines two socialist parties the Socialist and the Socialist Labor. It details party stands on public ownership workers’ rights and taxation plus Debs as first Socialist presidential candidate with 1904 votes and Wing’s 1892 bid for the Socialist Labor party.
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Socialist
Socialist Labor
Socialist Party
Eugene V. Debs
Indiana
Mr. Debs
Socialist Labor Party
Simon Wing
Social Democracy
Debs
Poor pay for a thug on Great Northern train raid
Spokane reports a train robber overpowered mail clerks and looted registered mail between Bonners Ferry and Spokane early Sunday. He secured only $2.40 for six hours of work and left checks, stocks, and jewelry untouched except one letter possibly containing $75. No trace of the robber is known.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Bonners
Ferrys
Idaho
Thirteen Blessings Mark Rev Naftzger Birthday
In Muncie Indiana on a Friday the 13th Rev Dr Leslie Naftzger notes personal lucky events. He recalls his birth day anniversary his license to preach dates and his twin sons birth all linked to the number 13. He mentions a home at 5318 North Thirteenth Street Richmond Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Leslie J. Naftzger
North Indiana
M. E
Berm
Mth
Naftzeer
Friction Over Border Duties Keeps Chinese Minister Abroad
Chinese legation chargé d affaires Liang Haun says he will not return to the United States after border officials prying into his character. Liang, Amherst graduate, laments federal zeal at the border as he prepares to return to China to mourn his father.
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San Francisco
United States
Mexico
Liang Haun
China
Ceremony of honor aids retirement in Mexico City
Minister Wh arrives allowing Liang to take leave from his post in the City of Mexico. He plans to depart for the Orient in the middle of the week.
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Liang
Mexico
The
Orient
London Times sale ends by court sanctioned agreement
London court approves a private sale arrangement to form a company to take over the Times. The board will be staff-only, and Arthur Pearson’s provisional sale is overturned by opposition led by FL Moberly Bell who becomes managing director of the new firm.
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London
London Times
Arthur Pearson
Moberly Bell
Bell
Prospective Ore Trade Delays Lake Navigation Opening
In Cleveland on March 17 reports in marine circles say a delay in the general opening of navigation on the Great Lakes may be sought until late June. The aim is to prevent rate cuts for hauling iron ore this summer and sustain business.
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Cleveland
Creat Lakes
Cyclone Preacher to Stay Despite Church Opposition
Dan Shannon known as the cyclone evangelist will remain indefinitely at the First Baptist Church in Terre Haute though about four fifths of the 500 members reportedly oppose his methods. He criticizes indifference and prejudice and taunts members with sharp malapropisms and church pew jibes.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Daniel Shannon
First Baptist Church
C. Em. Hemans
Shannon
Leora
Walta
Death by Self Inflicted Wound in Quincy
Harriet Bartlett aged 25 wife of attorney Charles L. Bartlett and daughter of David F. Wilcox postmaster at Quincy died by shooting herself in the head. Police reported the death occurred at her Quincy residence on March 18.
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Quincy, HI
Harriet Bartlett
Charles Ll. Bartlett
David F. Wilcox
Quincy
Woman Talked of Self Harm Before Tragic Death
The report notes she had suffered from cholia for some time and made threats to kill herself on several occasions, raising concerns about her mental state prior to the incident.
Joel Howell's Daughter Raises 100 Chickens in Jasonville
In Jasonville Indiana on March 18 Joel Howell a miner and gardener gave his thirteen year old daughter two chickens to raise a flock. She now has over 100 chickens and $72 in the bank.
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Jasonville
Ind
Joel Howell
Ducks Roost in Wabash River Bottoms Near Owensville
The Wabash river bottoms near Owensville Indiana are alive with ducks in great numbers after the river's second overflow. Local hunters report excellent sport as the birds move into the area.
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Owensville
Ind
Wabash River
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and nearby states
Official forecast through 8 o clock tonight calls for partly cloudy skies in Illinois with rain likely in the south and rain or snow in the north north portion. Indiana expected partly cloudy with rain in the south and rain or snow in the north. Lower Michigan generally fair and Wisconsin largely cloudy with rain or snow in Iowa.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Court Opens March Term With Probate And Grand Jury
Judge Preston opened the March term with a court session. Probate matters and wills were probated this morning. The grand jury was impaneled with foreman T. E. Rickey and members D. C. Birney, T. B. Brinton, W. P. Davidson, W. W. Sigler, E. Morgan, C. W. Harrison. D. C. Kyle was appointed clerk and L. T. Hampsher bailiff. No. 44 probate, the estate of Martin Swift Sr., will be taken up tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
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D.C. Kyle
L. T. Hampsher
Martin Swift, Sr
Chicago Board of Trade Market Quotations Report
Quotations for Wheat Corn and Oats on the Chicago Board of Trade with cash sales, and live stock prices from Chicago and East Buffalo. Includes May and Sept wheat figures, corn and oats ranges, park and short-kids listings, and cattle hogs sheep calves prices and receipts. Includes East Buffalo notes from Dunning Stevens with market steady to strong tones.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Helferen
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Boosts Global Trade
Personal endorsements from people cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy are credited with expanding demand and making the product a staple in markets worldwide.
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Chamberlain
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