Taft as Yale Guest Delivers Tribute in New York
President Taft, on his first trip away from the White House, eulogized Grover Cleveland and praised his public duty. He traveled to Jersey City, did not shake hands with the engineer due to police, then moved to West Forty eighth Street and Yale events in New Haven and New York, before returning to Washington.
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New _ York
Taft
White House
New York
Grover Cleveland
Jersey City
Washington
Better Than Dreadnoughts Britain to Have Best Ships Afloat
Reginald McKenna asserts Britain will field superior ships in 1912 noting plans to acquire three newly built Dreadnoughts for Brazil. He says Britain has not laid down more Dreadnoughts and the new vessels would be 30 percent better and more efficient than any afloat that year.
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Britain
Reginald McKenna
London
England
Brazil
Admiralty
Grief Over Father Drives Woman to Suicide
Tillie Meyers twenty four was found dead on her father's grave in a Catholic cemetery in Indianapolis. She had swallowed carbolic acid and authorities believe grief from her father’s recent death led to the fatal act.
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Indianapolis
Tillie Meyers
Shells Contracts Awarded for Armor Piercing Ordnance
The Navy Department awarded contracts for armor piercing shells. Firth Stirling Steel is to supply 3,000 twelve inch shells at 197.50 dollars each. Bethlehem Steel will deliver 1,000 ten inch shells at 131.41 dollars each and 2,000 eight inch shells at 67.18 dollars each.
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Washington
Navy Department
Firth-Stirling Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Largest Wheel Order for Chicago Railways Firms
Pittsburg report states Carnegie Steel won a contract from Chicago City Railways and Chicago Railways for 30,000 steel wheels. The two companies expect completion within two years.
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Chicago Street Railway
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Chicago City Railways Company
Chicago Railways Company
Reward Offered for Petrosino Slayings by Italian Government
Rome reports the Italian government offers a two thousand dollar reward for the capture of the slayer of Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino. Petrosino declined police protection and refused to disclose his travel names or address. Also noted is the disappearance of Frances Renning, a Minneapolis junior who vanished after failing exams.
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Petrosino
Europe
Rome
Joseph Petrosino
Four Children Die in Prairie Fire at Bristow Home
Four children of M. Palmer were burned to death when a prairie fire swept the family residence in Bristow Oklahoma on March 19. Palmer his wife and one son escaped the blaze.
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Bristow
Okla
Palmer
Mark Twain Attends Secretary Isabel Lyon’s Wedding
Mark Twain attended the wedding of Isabel V. Lyon to Ralph Ashcraft in New York on March 19. Lyon served as Twain's secretary and Ashcraft was the humorist's business adviser.
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Mark Twain
New York
Isabel V. Lyon
Ralph Ashcraft
Mr. Clemens
Senate kills deposit guaranty clause in banking bill
Carson City Nev March 19 The senate killed the deposit guaranty clause of the banking bill.
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Carson City
Nev
Senate
Bill That Roosevelt Vetoed Is Adopted
Washington reports that the amended census bill passed the house after provisions aligning appointments with civil service law. Amendments exempted certain staff from examinations, and the measure, previously vetoed by the president, was enacted to govern the next census.
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Washington
House
Civil Service Commission
Payne
Champ Clark
Roosevelt
Crumpacker
Alcoholorama Sparks Debate at Drug Narcotics Session
Washington talk at the American Society session featured H W Wiley charging alcohol in proprietary tonics as deceptive and dangerous. Dr A Williams linked inebriety to upbringing and craving while H J Achard and Arthur MacDonald urged medical study of alcoholics and stripping breeding grounds for crime and pauperism.
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Wiley
Washington
American Society For the Study of
H. W. Wiley
A. Williams
H. J. Achard
Arthur MacDonald
Battle with pitchforks leaves men injured in hay dispute
Des Moines Iowa March 19 Charles Bilberg is dying and three other men are badly hurt after a clash over a hay stack. A battle with pitchforks broke out, leaving multiple injuries and a critical condition.
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Des Moines
Charles Bilberg
Harriman Buys Several Horses for Goshen Stables
Middletown New York March 19 The addition of several horses to E H Harrimans stables at Goshen leads friends to believe he plans to spend much of the coming season on the racetrack.
War in Central America Pauses for Circus Visit
The steamship Acapulco reports that Salvadoran and Nicaraguan hostilities were halted for a day so Acajutla citizens could attend a circus, with martial law briefly lifted to permit landing and attendance.
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Central America
San Francisco
Acapulco
Salvador
Nicaraeva
Acajutla
Carnegie Guest of Honor at Lotus Club Housewarming
Andrew Carnegie was the guest of honor at the Lotus club housewarming banquet in its new Fifty-Seventh Street home. He aided the club during the recent panic when its resources were tied up, providing funds to complete the new clubhouse.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Lotus Club
Fifty-Seventh Street
Carnegie
Iowa kills direct vote for U.S. senators
Des Moines reports the Iowa Senate rejected the Oregon plan to elect U.S. senators by a 31 to 13 vote. The chamber also approved a bill amending the law to prohibit divorced persons from remarrying for one year after a divorce is granted.
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Des Moines
Senate
Oregon
United States
Not Guilty Verdict in Murder Trial for Luman C. Mann
Chicago reports Luman C. Mann freed by jury after a verdict of not guilty in the murder case of Mrs. Frances Gilmor Thompson. Judge MecLurely presided as the deliberation lasted a little over an hour. Mann’s mother embraced him and cried with relief.
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Chicago
Luman C. Mann
Frances Gilmor Thompson
Kisses Said to Close Wells College for Vacation
Wells College at Cayuga Lake in Ithaca New York shut for spring break a week early due to a tonsillitis outbreak among 175 students. Reports say kissing greetings contributed to the spread as girls routinely kiss when meeting.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Wells College
Cayuga Lake
Wells
Des Moines Man Killed by Ferocious Bull
Sands Austin aged sixty seven was gored to death by a bull in Des Moines on March 19. He was found with severe injuries and died from the attack.
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Des Moines
Sands Austin
Rule of three referenced in New York Sun dialogue
Stella poses the rule of three as a household guideline. Bella replies that it should prompt someone to go home, reflecting a casual conversational tone in a New York Sun fragment.
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Stella
Bella
New York Sun
Royalty Expects Stork Regent If Heir Arrives
The Hague March 19Government to confer the regency on Queen Mother in event of a birth to Queen Wilhelmina She will be regent if the queen does not act The prince consort would be regent otherwise Wilhelmina married Duke Henry of Mecklenburg in 1901 to be ruler.
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Wilhelmina
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg
Modjeska Seriously Ill at Newport Beach
Mme Modjeska the noted retired actress is dangerously ill at her home near Newport Beach. Two physicians are in constant attendance. Friends in Los Angeles are alarmed by the brief dispatch received here.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mme. Modjeska
Newport Beach
Markets Hit By Mixed Receipts and Shifting Hogs
Chicago March 19 1909 hogs receipts estimated at 20000 yesterday 6656 left over officials yesterday 67891 shipments 13088 today 22000 expected tomorrow 18000 market to be strong to higher bulk 670 to 680 light 635 to 675 mixed packers 645 to 685 heavy ships grades 655 to 690 rough 650 to 670 cattle 1500 sheep 5000 beef cattle ranges te xas steers 440 to 530 stockers 340 to 535 western cattle 400 to 640 native sheep 325 to 580 lambs 550 to 780 western lambs 560 to 790 market slow 560 to 670 light 640 to 680 mixed packers 640 to 680 heavy ship s grades 650 to 685 rough 650 to 660 cattle steady sheep strong furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company.
Boy Held for 510000 Ransom in Sharon Abduction Case
Eight year old William Whitla, son of attorney James P. Whitla, was abducted from East Ward school. A ransom demand of 10000 is sent with a note written in fair handwriting promising return after payment while authorities search across cities. Whitla, connected to millionaire Frank H. Buhl, seeks swift recovery.
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Sharon
William Whitla
James P. Whitla
Whitla
Feading
Frank H. Buhl
East Ward
Wesley Sloss
Sloss
Anna Lewis
Willie
New Wilmington
Jury Wrangle Delays Carmack Murder Trial
In Nashville twelve jurors deliberating the Carmack murder case clashed vocally over a night dispute involving defendants Robin Cooper Colonel Duncan Cooper and John D Sharp. Judge Hart adjourned court at 11 30 a m after completing the regular docket.
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Nashville
Tenn
Robin Cooper
Duncan Cooper
John D. Sharp
Senator Carmack
Hart
Bay of Catsup Spill Leads to Seizure of 15600 Bottles
In Providence on March 19 Judge Arthur Brown ruled 650 cases containing 15600 tomato catsup bottles be confiscated after dumping into Narragansett bay for improper labeling under the federal pure food law.
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Providence
R. I
Narragansett Bay
Arthur Brown
United States District Court
Weather Forecast for Midwest States
Illinois and Indiana: fair with some rain and cooler tomorrow. Lower Michigan: snow flurries and fair tomorrow. Wisconsin and Iowa: cooler today and fair tomorrow.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
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John A. Babcock
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Stock Commission
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