Speaker Cannon Fate Hinges On House Rules Fight
Washington March 19 The split in Congress leaves Speaker Cannon likely to fall if no cross party compromise breaks the stalemate. Insurgents and Democrats press for a rules committee size increase and election by the full house while demanding Cannon's removal, with talks continuing as a party conference nears.
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Washington
Cannon
House
Rules
Committee On Rules
Shhall
W. S. Carter Heads Railroad Union as Strike Looms
W. S. Carter serves as president of the railroad organization preparing for a potential strike on Monday. Negotiations and union votes are shaping the action timetable while the carrier faces mounting pressure from workers seeking concessions.
Rail Strike Talks Stall as Officials Seek Truce
Chicago March 19 25 000 Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and Enginemen poised for a walkout on forty eight western roads. Conference leaders Knapp Neill and Nixon push for a truce while union president Carter and Burlington official Dickeson cite secrecy and hopefulness with no public statements.
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Brotherhood of Rail Ay
Western
Knapp
Neill
Brotherhoods
W. C. Nixon
Railroad General Managery Committee
W. S. Carter
Union
O. L. Dickeson
Burlington
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neil
St. Louis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Fifty Fishermen Feared Lost Off Peterhof
March 19 report from St. Petersburg says around fifty fishermen on an ice floe off Peterhof, with horses and carts, were swept into the Gulf of Finland by a sudden wind. Ice-breaking boats were sent, but the loss is feared complete for all on the floe.
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St. Petersburg
T Ig
Peterhof
Gulf of Finland
Second attempt suicide ends in Carmel tragedy
Carmel Indiana March 19 Mrs Cyrus Jeffries 49 took poison to end her life in a suicide prompted by long illness. This was her second attempt. She leaves a husband and five children.
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Carmel
Ind
Cyrus Jeffries
Italian Slain in Chicago on Revenge Motive
Chicago police report Carmelle Capras an Italian storekeeper was killed in his shop by an unknown assailant who fled. Authorities indicate revenge as the suspected motive for the murder.
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Chicago
Carmelle Capras
Cattle fetch record price in Fort Worth herd sale
Fort Worth Texas on March 19 sold a herd of 450 Oklahoma beef cattle at 100 dollars per head. Reported as the highest price ever paid in the United States for this class of cattle.
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Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Tex
United States
Settlement in Carmen's Row Strike Nears End
Philadelphia observers report rapid transit and striking carmen close to a deal by tonight or Sunday. Bilateral talks have softened past bitterness and resumed amicable negotiations with the goal of ending the labor dispute.
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Philadelphia
Carmen
Aged Man Sacrifices Life in Michigan Fire Rescue
In Dalton near Muskegon an 81 year old man, John Robertson, saved his infant great granddaughter Ethel Gilsoy by throwing the child to safety as a lamp shattered and flames erupted. Mrs Robertson perished after her clothes caught fire, despite efforts of family and a doctor from Muskegon.
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Mich
Dalton
Here
John Robertson
Starddavelter
Ethel Gilsoy
Gibson
Roosevelt amazed by trip through Sudan to Cairo itinerary
Col. Roose vel t and party traveled from Khartoum to Wady Halfa by special train, then boarded a Sudan government steamer. They plan to visit the Assiut dam, depart for Luxor on March 21, reach Cairo March 24, and continue a broad European itinerary through April and May.
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Khartoum
Col. Roosevelt
Ift
Soudan
Assoven
Lucor
Cairo
Rome
Vienna
Budapest
Paris
Brussels
the Hague
Christiana
Stockholm
Berlin
London
Army Deserter Located After Elopement in Nebraska
Lieut Daniel E. Shean of the Sixteenth Infantry who eloped with nurse Helen E. Bucktin from Fort Crook, Neb., while his wife was ill, has been located in Chicago. He faces possible court martial or return to Fort Crook.
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Neb
Daniel E. Shean
Sixteenth Infantry
Fort Creek
Helen E. Bucktin
Turkey contract for two battleships and a cruiser
London report confirms Turkey has placed a naval contract totaling about 6 000 000 pounds. The ships will be built by Armstrong Whitworth Vickers Maxim and John Brown of Clydebank and include two battleships and a cruiser.
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London
Turkey
Armstrong-Whitworth Company
Vickers-Maxim
John Brown
Clydebank
Army officials shuffled as major transfers announced
Washington officials announced a series of Army officer transfers effective April 22. Brig Gen Hodges will command the Department of the Lakes in Chicago. Brig Gen Bliss moves to California. Maj Gen Wood becomes chief of staff. Maj Gen Grant moves to New York. Col Scott returns to the Fourteenth Cavalry. Maj Gen Barry to West Point. Hodges to Lakes and Smith to Missouri. Howe to the Dakotas. Hoyt to Fort A. D. Russell. The reshuffle also affects several other commands across the East and Midwest.
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Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Army
J. Franklin Bell
F. D. Grant
Chicago
New York
C. L. Hodges
Department of the Dakotas
Department of
Taft Reaches Rochester and Signals Tariff Accord
President Taft arrived in Rochester at 2 45 PM on Friday aboard a special train. He spoke to the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and earlier delivered brief platform talks in Ashtabula and towns along the way as children lined stations. Taft announced France agreed to lowest duties on about 95 percent of American imports. he planned to sign the agreement in Albany today.
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N.Y
Chicago
Brown
New York Central
Taft
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Ashtabula
Erie
Pennsylvania
Dunkirk
Batavia
Buffalo
France
United States
Albany
Explorer Comes to Visit
Sir Ept Shackleton and his wife will sail for New York on the steamer Lusitania today.
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Explorer
U. S. London
Sir Ept Shackleton
New York
Lusitania
Weather Outlook Mostly Warm With Fair Skies
Generally fair conditions continue with warmer temperatures today and tomorrow. Breezes are light as high pressure dominates, bringing dry air and little precipitation chances.
Ohio Political Boss Delivers Preaching Request
A prominent Ohio political boss is asked to give a public sermon on civic duties amid ongoing debates over leadership and influence. The incident highlights his role in regional politics and the reputational stakes for local governance.
Inspectors raid illicit horse slaughter near Chicago
Health department inspectors uncovered a render plant on the banks of the Illinois and Michigan canal where old horses were slaughtered for human food. They seized a ready carcass and expect warrants for the owner Thomas Plowman and associates, including Charles Biegel who ships meat to Holland.
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Chicago
Health Department
Difade and
Michigan Canal
Europe
W. J. O'Brien
J. R. Kelso
Thomas Plowman
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Kedzie Avenue
Sixth Street
O'Brien
Charles Biegel
Chicago and Joliet
Biegel
Holland
Plowman
Sheldon Takes Poison in Pittsburgh Area Tragedy
Francis G. Sheldon an oil operator from Pittsburg killed himself in Sharon Pennsylvania after declaring love for Frances Richards of Sharpsville and asking for marriage. He was 42 and left four wives and three children. Richards said the affair caused their separation and unable marriage.
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Sharon
Mare
Francis G. Sheldon
Pittsburg
Frances Richards
Sharpsville
Sayler Trial Draws Courthouse Crowds in Watseka
Women fill the Watseka Illinois courthouse to observe the Sayler murder trial of Lucy Sayler W R Miller and John Gronden The jury box fills as Miller and Sayler show a more cheerful mood laughing with Golda Sayler Grunden’s elderly father remains restless and medicates with herbal doses during the long session
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Watseka
Ill
Lucy Sayler
W. R. Miller
John Gronden
J. B. Sayler
Canadian man released in Detroit wife disappearance case
Arthur J. Best of Comber Ontario was held by Detroit police in a disappearance inquiry but freed on a writ of habeas corpus. The action tied to his wife months remains unclear with no further charges noted.
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Detroit
Mica
Arthur J. Best
Comber, Ont
Market prices mix as hogs and cattle hold steady
Estimated receipts run high with mixed hogs and heavy shipping grades showing narrow ranges. Officials report a strong market in late trading, with cattle and sheep steady and grain prices fluctuating through the day in Chicago and Washington City reports. An unrelated Kansas City note mentions a man aiding a friend dig a well.
John A. Babcock Case at North American Live Stock
Legal notice concerns John A. Babcock in the matter of NORTH AMERICAN LIVE STOCK COMMISSION COMPANY and STOCK YARDS CHICAGO ILL. The action appears to involve a corporate or trustee proceeding with the Chicago stock market entities. Proceedings list the parties and jurisdiction.
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Stock Commission Company
U. & Stock Yards
Chicago, Ill
Girls in St Petersburg Suicide Pact Revealed
Three high society girls in St Petersburg reportedly killed themselves together after one played Chopin's Funeral March. They left letters saying they were tired of life. One heiress to 10,000,000 dollars was among them.
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St. Petersburg
Hals Family Portrait Sells For Record Half Million
Otto Kahn, banker, paid a record price of about $500 000 for the Hals family portrait. J P Morgan bid between $350 000 and $400 000. The painting, painted by Franz Hals, was acquired from the Duveen brothers in New York.
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New York
Franz Hals
Otto Kahn
Duveen Brothers
J. P. Morgan
Democrats Win In Central New York Village Elections
Utica reports that village elections in central New York during the week yielded large Democratic gains. Coldeville voted Democratic for the first time in five years and Herkimer, once a Republican stronghold, also aligned with the Democrats.
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Utica
N. Y
New York
Coldeville
Herkimer
Penn Yan Election Produces Democratic Sweep
Penn Yan New York reports a landslide Democratic victory in the village election held March 15, with the police justice race as the sole exception. The board of trustees is fully Democratic.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
Board of Trustees
Sonthly Ocray
Democratiay
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