Wilson Urges Tariff Debate and Alaska Plans
President Wilson tackles urgent pleas for tariff revision and Alaska development at the special session set for April 1. Brandeis meets the President while a theater reception draws applause as talks focus on antitrust reform and currency measures.
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Wilson
Congress
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Heifner
Washington
Alaska
Louis D Brandeis
Boston
White House
Massachusetts
Brandeis
Leiter Will Filed in Washington Boston and Chicago
Attorney Henry Russell Platt says Mrs Lev Leiter’s will will be filed simultaneously in Washington Boston and Chicago where her property is located He has charge of the Leiter estate and expects word from heirs soon The will reportedly contains provisions for property to revert to Leiter’s children as dictated by his earlier will.
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Chicago
Boston
Washington Post
Lev. Z Leiter
Washington
Henry Russell Platt
Leiter
Massachusetts Hatpin Safety Act Signed by Governor
Boston March 10 1900 amending public safety laws the new act requires hatpins worn by women to be covered with a device to protect the public from injury violators face a fine of 100 dollars the wearer decides the form of the protective device.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Gov Foss
Nominations Stir Debate Over Taft and Wilson Picks
President Wilson sent to the Senate a second batch of nominations including Charles P Neill for commissioner of labor statistics and Daniel C Roper for First Assistant Postmaster General. Southern Senators threaten opposition to Neill over a report on Southern labor conditions, while Dockery and Blakeslee receive praise in the shift. A special Baltimore run is advertised with trains from Washington to Philadelphia and beyond.
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Congress
Kern
M. ‘Taft
Spe
Clark
House
Stone
Missouri
Clark Val
Alexider M Dockery
Neval
Dockery
Wilson
Charles P. Neill
Labor Statistics
Taft
Neill
Daniel Roper
South Carolia
Alexander M. Bosker
James I. Blakeslee
Pennsylvania
United States
District of
Porto Rico
Peter J Hamilton
Alabama
Charles I P. Neill
Alexander M Dockery
Washington
Burleson
Oscar Underwood
Baltimore
James Biakesley
Representaive
Mitchell Palmer
Democratic State Committee of
Post Office Department
Civil Service
Charles P Neill
Committee On Education and Labor
Tillman
Tilman
South
South Carolina
Cure trial sparks rally as Friedmann vaccine gains support
In New York the Friedmann tuberculosis cure shows early promise with two patients improving markedly at the People's Hospital. Dr Friedmann returns to Canada to demonstrate in Montreal and Ottawa while U S officials plan broader tests at Mount Sinai and Montefiore. A fallen Memphis horseman, John Negle, seeks home care after failing to receive ongoing treatment.
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Washington Post
New York
Friedrich Franz Friedmann
People’s Hospital
Max Landesmann
Landesmann Beleves
Landesmann
Friedmann
Dr. Friedmann
Ansonia
Iriedmann
Canada
Royal Edward Institute
Montreal
Ottawa
King Edward Institute
Toronto
United States
33 Coldwater
Mount Sinai Hospital
Government Hygiene Laboratory
Washington
Mount Sinai
John Negle
Tennessee
Hotel Imperial
Memphis
Ethel Curtis
Frank Wiggin
Negle
Wiggin
South Fourth Street
William Pitzele
Ohio
Blue
The
Public Health Service
John F. Anderson
Hyglenic Laboratory
Assthurg
M Stimson
F .F. Friedmann
Anderson
Surgeon General
Stimgon
Montefiore
Outlook Bright Says Hill on Northwest Rail Outlook
W. James J. Hill, director at Great Northern Railway, returned from the South with optimism about Northwest rail business. He dismissed pooling terminals due to court decisions, saying each railroad must own its own terminals for growth, and plans to return west soon.
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Washington Post
New York
Mar. W
James J Hill
Great Northern Rainway
South
Northwest
Hill
68 Women Perish in Scutari Lake Boat Swamping
A Vishnu dispatch to the Express reports the drowning of 68 women when a boat swamped on Lake Scutari. The incident occurred as the vessel capsized, leaving many lives lost in the water.
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Scutari
London
the Express
Lake Scutari
Live on 8 a Week Denies Wage Lead to Vice
Vice President of Montgomery Ward & Co asserts the firm could pay at least 12 dollars a week but says such a wage would force half the factories out of Illinois. He argues the eight dollar plan would harm industry and employment.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Ilinois
Chicago merchants oppose $12 minimum wage for women
William C Thorne told the Illinois vice commission that a woman supporting herself can live on eight dollars a week covering room and board meals car fare and incidentals. He warned a $12 wage would drive half the factories out of Illinois and cost jobs while company leaders defended modest earnings and welfare spending.
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Chicago
William C. Thorne
Montgomery Ward & Co
Uunois Vice Commission
Beall
Thorne
James Simpson
George Lytton
Joseph Busch
John T Pirie
E J Lehmann
Henry C Schwab
Albert Ellinger
Juul
Senator Juul
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Willinois
Blease Threatens Martial Law Over Chauffeur Case
Special to The Washington Fest from Columbia South Carolina reports Gov. Blease warning that city police would be placed under metropolitan control and martial law if his negro chauffeur faces continued persecution for speeding. After the chauffeur’s conviction the governor pardoned him following a fine payment, but Columbia police have not acknowledged the pardon. The chauffeur was summoned again for a speed violation and faces trial in recorder’s court tomorrow morning.
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Washington
Columbia
S. C
Blease
City Recorder’s Court
South Carolina
Recorder’s Court
Frecorder
Governor Trammell orders end to Palm Beach gambling club
Palm Beach stories of sums won and lost by wealthy New York men prompt Gov. Park Trammell to issue an edict closing gambling venues and vowing enforcement. He directs Palm Beach officials to act, targeting a club long frequented by wintering elites.
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Washington Post
Pensacola
Fla
Mar
Palm Beach
Florida
New York
Park Trammell
Trammell
Bum Tells Why He Is One At Immanuel Baptist Church
Chicago readers follow a downtown church program at Immanuel Baptist where a breakfast for 60 to 190 tramps and unemployed men sparks a prize of one dollar for the best 100 word answer to Why Am I a Bum. Loui Anderson, 30, unemployed and homeless, wins with the critique that immigration creates job scarcity and that employers seek perfect workers. He cites drink habits and moral failings as contributing factors.
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Chicago
Immanuel Baptist Church
Johnston Myers
Myers
Loui Anderson
Prayer Then Play Ball Sunday Baseball Proposal Meets Clergymen in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia meeting of Presbyterian ministers rejected a plan by Dr Linn Seller former Penn economics professor to start Sunday baseball with a prayer by clergymen He argued it would build character but faces strong opposition from attendees and a noisy session.
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Philadelphia
Washington Post
Mar W
Linn Seller
University of Pennsylvania
Seiler
Seller
Divorce Granted After Shock at Service in Ohio
Judge Warner grants a divorce to Mrs. Mabel May Oettinger of Dent Ohio from B J Oettinger machinist in the US Navy. He is aboard the battleship Missouri at Vera Cruz. The hearing reveals Mrs Oettinger hugged her husband when served with the suit, shocking the defendant who said he had no warning of the disagreement.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Warner
Mabel May Oettinger
Dent
Ohio
B. J. Oettinger
United States Navy
Missouri
Vera Cruz
Oettinger
Fereg
Tattooed Will On Shoulder Of Miner In Desperate Plan
Los Angeles March 10 A miner from San Bernardino County named Harry Kohlman plans a trip through troubled Mexican regions and has a will tattooed in purple ink on his left shoulder blade to be destruction resistant and survive robbers His property is valued at 50000 Read details on rail schedules and ticket offices at Union Station and nearby depots including routes to Chicago and Baltimore and Ohio schedules with several daily departures.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry Kohlman
San Bernardino County
Kohlman
Mexico
Chicago
Baltimore and
Ohio
Union Station
Pcos
Uth St
Penna Ave
el Paso
Tex
Jose Inez Salazar
Orozco
Chihuahua
Huerta
Sonora
Mexico City
Emilio Velasquez Gomez
Salazar
Palomas
New Mexico
North
San Luis Portoai
Salazar Ia
Mexican Socialista
Urze Wilson
Border City Saved and Rebels Capture Two Towns
Federal troops abandon Agua Prieta fearing a larger clash with rebels near Nogales. Nacozari and El Tigre fell to state forces after two days of fighting. 180 federal soldiers surrendered at El Tigre while 175 retreated from Nacozari. Rebels push toward Agua Prieta and Nogales as Osada weighs moving west along the border.
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Ojeda
Mexico City
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Douglas
Ariz
Mar
Agua Prieta
Huerta
Arizona
Here
Constitutionalistas
Nogales
Nogalea
Naco
Constitutionalista
Lopez
J § Williams, Jr
Salazar
Reform Urged Senators Oppose Neill s Confirmation
A compact summary notes Reform advocates urge action while Senators oppose the confirmation of Neill. Dr. Friedmann s Patients Improve is referenced in the column with health notes. Miss Milholland Aids and TongChief are listed among society items. Border City Spared in Battle and How Girls Live on a Week appear in the domestic briefs.
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Friedmann
Milholland
Tong
Border City
Walters
Sylvester
Roosevelt
Gomez
Wilson
Chevy Chase Club
Trooper shoots captain in Ysleta clash near El Paso
Capt Hamilton Bowie of the 13th Cavalry was wounded in the shoulder by Private Carl Campbell after reprimand. Campbell then killed himself following a brief pursuit while Bowie is reported to survive. The incident occurred at Ysleta, Texas, late today.
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13Th Cavalry
el Peso
Tex
Hamilton Bowie
Thirteenth Cavalry
Carl Cambell
Ysleta
Battle in Chinatown Leaves Five Dead in Tong Feud
Miss Inez Milholland, soon to be admitted to the bar, consults on the murder case of Gee Doy Yung, charged with starting a Chinatown battle on October 14 that left three white men and two Chinese dead. Witnesses describe a gunfight at Hip Sing and Ong Leong HQs as police uncover the scene and alibi defenses loom with adjournment.
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Gee Doy Yang
Faiw
New York
Inez Milhelland
Gee Doy Yung
Chinatown
Miss Milholland
Gee Boy Yung
Ong Leongs
Ong Leoengs
Hip Sing Tong
Hip Sing
Ham Bing
Jersey City
Wong Fong
No Invasion by England and Diplomatic Gaps Cast Shadow Over Britain
London reports reveal anxiety over European armaments and a French war of vengeance possibility. Asquith denies a secret plan to send British expeditionary forces across the channel, while discussions in parliament highlight concerns about defensive measures amid continental buildup. In New York, Morton’s condition is reported unchanged as Morton’s physician notes no material change. Morgan departs for Naples via Cairo en route to Egypt.
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London
Great Britain
Asquith
Hugh Cecil
New York
Levy P Morton
Morten Atili
Suffragettes Clash With Guards at Parliament Opening
London reports describe militant suffragists attacking royal escorts and attempting to drag soldiers from horses during the king and queen’s approach to Westminster. Police arrested five women. rumors of assassination triggered pandemonium as crowds roared for votes for women amid a tense ceremony.
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Atgret
Marlborough House
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