Roosevelt Keynote Calls Americans Fit to Govern Themselves
In St Louis Roosevelt defends self rule and warns against government by a political boss minority. He argues that a free government requires internal self control and rejects any plan to govern the people by a representative minority, urging individuals to govern their own lives and correct their errors.
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St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Tyranny by privilege and restricted primaries in voting
The author argues tyrannies in the country arise from a minority of privilege. He cites private franchises and similar grabs as examples and notes the current issue of states denying primary voting rights to express presidential preferences.
Coal Talks Near End Amid Wages Row In Britain
In Cleveland and London reports indicate progress toward ending coal strikes. Miners and operators in Ohio failed to agree, but expect acceptance of the old wage scale via district contracts. In London the Lords approve a minimum wage bill and a royal assent is anticipated. Miners vote on returning to work as South Wales urges an immediate resumption.
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Cleveland
London
House of Lords
Asquith
England
Scotland
Cardiff
South Wales Miners’ Federation
South Wales
Allen Boy Captured Near Home in Carroll County
Claude Allen son of Floyd Allen was captured three miles from his father’s home in the mountains near Hillsville Virginia. He surrendered without a fight, armed with two pistols, and is being taken to Roanoke for safekeeping. Detectives report Sidna Allen Wesley Edwards and Frey Allen surrounded in Mount Airy New York area with no escape. Indicted for conspiracy and murder in the Carroll County court shooting on March 14.
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Hillsville
Claude Allen
Allen
Carroll County
Floyd Allen
Roanoke
Mount Airy
N. Y
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Frej Allen
Massie
Carroll County Court
Jeff Davis Wins Big in Arkansas Democratic Primary
Returns from the Arkansas Democratic primaries indicate Senator Jeff Davis leads Gov. George W. Donaghey and Congressman R. B. Macon is defeated for renomination. Davis is seen as the likely nominee with Brundage far behind. The nomination on the Democratic ticket is viewed as the election.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joe T. Robinson
George W. Donaghey
United States
Jeff Davis
Brundage
R. B. Macon
Robinson
Arkansas
Oil stock soars to 900 a share in New York
In New York on March 29 the Standard Oil company of Kentucky traded at 900 a share, up 450 points from a recent price of 320. The sharp rise signals unusual market activity for the stock.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of Kentucky
Thompson Bride Ban Sparks Health Marriage Controversy
In Lynn Massachusetts John Charles Thompson son of wealthy parents aged thirty with a skull injury and a metallic plate seeks to wed Violet Wade a Chicago soprano singer age twenty six. Thompson’s parents object to the license and vow to appeal to the supreme court after a second denial by City Clerk Attwal.
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Boston
Dean Sumner
Chicago
Lynn
John Charles Thompson
Violet Wade
Thompson
Miss Wade
William A. Wade
Joseph T. Attwal
Supreme Court
Woman faces new charge in Chicago murder case
Mrs. Louise Vermilya, on trial in Judge Sullivan's court, is accused of poisoning railroad collector Richard T. Smith to alter insurance beneficiaries and gain his jewelry. Assistant State's Attorney Burnham says the motive was to remove Smith, not to wed Policeman Arthur Bisonette, for whom she faced separate indictment.
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Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Sullivan
Richard T. Smith
Frederick Burnham
Smith
Arthur Bisonette
Suffragists Push Plans Across Nations
Michigan suffrage bill clears the House by 75 to 19 after Senate approval, with referendum on the ballot. California suffragists push to insert a strong plank at state conventions, while London militants in trial face varied penalties as votes for women appear in civic duties in San Francisco and Illinois women plan coordinated train protests for April 19.
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Michigan
House
California
London
Chicago
Illinois
Springfield
Peoria
Resolutions Committee
Lansing
Mich
Senate
San Francisco
Civic Center
England
Pethick Lawrence
Votes For Women
Pankhurst
Chicago Alderman Seeks Missing Son in Yakima
Alderman T. K. Long of Chicago arrives in North Yakima Washington to search for his son William Carson Long missing since March 6. No trace of the man has been found.
Primary Presidential Primary Bill Advances in House
The Senate approved preferential presidential primary legislation and sent it to a second reading in the House. With plans to pass after midnight or by tomorrow morning, doubts rise over amending hurdles and a possible two thirds vote as legislators depart.
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Springfield
Lil
Senate
Competition and Combination in Commerce and Industries
The American Academy of Political and Social Science opened a two day meeting in Philadelphia on March 29 to discuss competition and combination in commerce and industries. Speakers included C P Neill John Williams John T McCleary and R S Woodward Jr with Harvard Columbia and New York experts.
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Philadelphia
American Academy of Political and Social Science
United States Commissioner of Labor
C. P. Neill
John Williams
Iron and Steel Workers of
Pittsburg
John T. McCleary
American Iron and Steel Institute
John A. Pitch
Survey
New York
R. 8. Woodward, Jr
Standard Roller Bearing Company
John B. Clark
Columbia University
Bruce Wyman
Harvard
G. F. Canfield
Columbia
Talcott Williams
Theodore N. Wall
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Cummins
Clapp
Newlands
Withersham
Desperate Men From Muscatine Head to Rock Island Riot
Rock Island braces as about 100 desperate men, fresh from a Muscatine riot, travel by train to Rock Island. Guards guard railroad yards to prevent landing and searches for hidden explosives are led by Sheriff OD L er under orders from Brigadier General Kittilson. Mayor Harry M Schriver threatens violence toward a newspaper editor amid a curfew and grand jury summons while state troops and police attempt to quell unrest in the city.
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Rock Island
Muscatine
Rock
OD. L. Er
Kittilson
Frank H. Kellogg
Rose
F. D. Ramsey
Harry McCaskrin
Repu
Philip H. Wells
Schriver
John Looney
Etor
Rock Island News
Looney
Strikers Storm Mills in Lowell Parade
Hundreds of textile workers march through Lowell Mass severing mill operations. They destroy windows at the Bigelow Carpet company and the United States Bobbining Shuttle company plant amid the strike surge.
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Lowell
Mass
Bigelow Carpet Company
United States
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