Tillman Loses Senate Chairmanship Assigns to Naval Affairs
South Carolina senator Ben Tillman loses control of the Senate appropriations panel and is moved to naval affairs. Virginia's Martin becomes appropriations chair with Maryland's John Walter Smith leading the District of Columbia committee. A Democratic caucus at 10:30 AM will decide on radical reforms to committee control and party procedure.
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Tillman
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Martin
Virginia
Appropriations
John Walter Smith
Maryland
District of Columbia
Senator Tillman
Are
Warrior
South Carolina
Democratic
Kern
Eid
Burke and Davies
Joseph E. Davies
Wisconsin
National Committee
Davies
Mrvies
Washington
John Burke
North Dakota
United States
Congress
Wilson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Palmer
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
D. Roosevelt
New York
Thomas NM
Osborne
New York State
Representative Jones
T. F. Morgan
Warsaw
Hoke Smith
W. J. Harris
Georgia
P. A. Stovall
Savannah
Switzerland
Wilson to greet Washington press correspondents today
President Wilson will receive Washington newspaper reporters at 12 45 pm as he begins his term, resuming a first conference with the press. Secretary Tumulty arranged the meeting, calling the President the governor in a habitual term, signaling a high attendance expectation.
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Wilson
Washington
Bualnese
Tau
Tumulty
Sovernor
Corpse Comes to Life At Wake in Chester
In Chester Pennsylvania a 16 year old boy Frank Moore Jr of Burnside Delaware county was pronounced dead by a physician after weeks of illness He suddenly revived sitting up in the coffin and addressing those present causing a panic and stampede among mourners. The event occurred last night with the youth asking which hospital and who brought the Newsrahive?
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Washington Post
Chester
Frank Moore, Jr
Burnside
Delaware County
At & O'Clock
Mooren
Quits Politics for Stage in Indianapolis Mayor Switch
Mayor Samuel L. Shank of Indianapolis will leave office after four years to perform on a vaudeville stage starting next year. He signed a contract to monologue for a large circuit at a weekly pay of 500 dollars. Known for his potato selling program to curb living costs, Shank sought the governor’s nomination but was defeated at the Republican State convention.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel L. Shank
Shank
McAdoo
Treasury Department
George Foster Peabody
New York
Peabody
California
Southern Improvement Company
Democratic National Committee
Dudley Field’ Malone
O’gorman
Malone
Fire Causes $350000 Damage In Elmira Garage Blast
A gasoline explosion in a local garage sparked a blaze that destroyed property valued at $350,000 and threatened the entire business district in Elmira during the night. The four story Elmira Telegram plant, the Knights of Columbus Home, the Amust Theater, and several business blocks burned with no casualties reported.
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Elmira
Mar
Busines
Elmira Telegram
Knights of Columbus
Amust
Minister's Wife Held With Burglar in Flight Plot
Mrs Mabel Clarkson, detained in Milwaukee in a San Francisco burglary case, denies love for Owen Conn and seeks funds to reach her five Chicago children. She claims she fled Chicago after alleged threats from her husband and was released on personal bond as detectives sort the case.
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San Francisco
Washington Post
Milwaukee
Wis
Mabel Clarkson
Chicago
Owen D. Conn
San Francis
Owen Conn
Conn
Detroit
Mich
Katherine M. Pope
Pope
Realttves
Progressive Leaders Meet at White House in Tariff Talks
President Wilson and Senator La Follette of Wisconsin met for an hour discussing tax policy and antitrust steps. The two shared common ground on progressive aims and tariff reduction while avoiding pledges on administration plans.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
White House
Wilson
la Follette
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. la Follette
Jand
la Rollette
Congress
la Vollette
Ja Follette
Nes
Louisville
J. J. Walton
Everett Thomas
Louisville Railway Company
Pittsburgh police shakeup following immorality charges
A sweeping redesign of the Pittsburgh police department was announced by Director of Public Safety John H. Dailey after allegations of immorality drunkenness and incompetence. Most senior officers including magistrates were reassigned to other districts inspectors were removed or demoted and seven detectives were converted to plainclothes or uniform patrol roles. One inspector went on leave and another resigned as the changes take effect next Sunday.
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Pittsburgh
Mar
Councell
Public Safety
John H. Dailey
Eight Moose May Back Lewis In Senate Bid
Springfield reports Gov Dunne and Col James Hamilton Lewis said Col Lewis has the best chance to win the United States Senate seat since the legislature began. The optimism follows a high joint ballot tally yesterday and gossip that eight Progressive legislators, who backed the Sherman-Funk alliance, are ready to switch to Lewis when their votes can sway the election.
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Springfield
Dunne
James Hamilton Lewis
Coll. Lewis
United States Senate
Col. Lewis
Moposel Sherman-Funk Alliance
Col Lewis
Girl Beaten and Left Dying Near Trenton Junction
Catherine Palmer, 14, returning from a priest’s home to be reconfirmed, was attacked by a man described as Italian and found severely injured by the road near Trenton Junction. She cannot live, and police seek an Italian suspect seen nearby before the assault. similar recent case linked to Luella Marshall.
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Trenton
N. J
Catherine Pallmer
Trenton Junction
Luella E. Marshall
Pfeister
Mob surrounds jail as judge's daughter is attacked
Salem Illinois dispatch reports Gov Dunne sending state troops to quell a mob outside the jail holding Frank Sullens charged with assaulting Dorothy Holt, 11, daughter of Judge Charles Holt. Sullens allegedly dragged the girl a mile and a half to slaughter pens after being promised money and whisky by another man. the victim, in serious condition, regained consciousness and walked home. Local clergy and aldermen aided in calming the crowd as liquor was seized and disposed of.
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Salem
BH. Dunne
Frank Sullens
White
Dorothy Holt
Charles Holt
Purcell
Adjt
Dickinson
Sullens
Garment Strikers Riot as 150 Police Restore Order
Baltimore March 14. Garment strikers rioted on Charles street as about 1,000 onlookers watched. Chief Farnan led 150 officers to protect Greif clothing factory, two girls among 19 arrested. Stabbings occurred with tailor shears. cars were overturned and lines tied. Also reports two men drowned in harbor collision off New York.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Mar
Eutaw
Atole
Charles Street
Farnan
Greif
Mark Jackson
a@trikers
Henry Sonneborn & Co
Marshal Farnan
Hawthorne mining trial ends in conviction for three
In New York the Hawthorne mining case ends after 27 hours of jury deliberation with Julian Hawthorne, Dr. William J. Morton, and Albert Freeman convicted of mail fraud in stock promotion. Josiah Quincy is acquitted on the conspiracy count and released, awaiting two pending indictments. Sentence ranges from a year and a day to five years.
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William J. Morton
New York
Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne
Albert Freeman
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Cleveland
Morton
Freeman
Quincy
United States
Mayer
Evers
Ber
Federal
Atlanta
Nathaniel Hawthorne
W. T. G. Morton
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Morten
Scheftela
George Graham Rice
Backing Britain's Toll Stand in Canal Dispute
The British chamber of shipping in London unanimously adopted a resolution expressing confidence in the United States government and people to recognize Britain’s claim for equal treatment of ships in the Panama Canal. It also welcomed Taft's arbitration proposal if diplomatic means fail, and praised the U S life saving rules now accepted by Britain as a step toward universal application.
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Chamber of Shipping
U. S
London
United States
Panama Canal
British Chamber of Shipping
Taft
Edward Hain
Chamber
Tts
Sydney Buxton
Board of Trade
Fish with live wire kills two men in Ohio river
Lancaster Ohio March 14 two men Dudley Carpenter and David Bobbitt died after attempting to fish with a live wire hooked to the Scioto Valley Traction Company's third rail. The bodies were found this morning where the wire extended into the river. Bobbitt leaves a widow and seven children. Carpenter was unmarried.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Scioto
Scioto Valley Traction Company
Dudley Carpenter
David Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Carpenter
Sioux Chief Hollow Horn Bear Near Death in Providence Hospital
Hollow Horn Bear the 64 year old Sioux chief from Rosebud South Dakota lies near death after pneumonia. Capt. William M. Wilcox once saved the chief during a 37 year old frontier ambush. Wilcox, now in New York, sent flowers and urged continued care as the chief’s condition worsens. The tale of their friendship echoes from the plains to the nation’s capital.
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Homyial
Prieuimenta
Hollow Horn Bear
Bronx
Rosebud
Dak
William M. Wilcox
New York City
Capt
Wilcox
New York
National Hotel
Providence Hospital
Plains
South Dakota
Hollow ‘Horn Bear
John Foote
Foote
Wilson
Thomas Sloan
Kearney
Nebr
Washington
Dead by Storm Destruction Widespread
Relatives of Washington families among those who perished. Twenty nine persons perish in Georgia and Tennessee contributes twenty three to relief fatalities. Restoration of communication expected to reveal further losses of life. Earthquake shocks felt at some points.
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Washington
Georgia
Tennessee
Phere
Tyey
Tuckers
Hagiesville
Clarkston
Columbus
Middleton
South Berlin
Huron
Cullecka
Lexington
Leesburg
Bally Hil
Bryant Station
Alabama
New Decatur
Calera
Hobeks Bluff
Gayesville
Duke
Deadly regional cyclone ravages six states in mid March
Reports indicate more than 90 killed and extensive property losses across Georgia Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Texas as the tornado outbreak continued. Georgia records 29 deaths including several towns while Tennessee sees 23 fatalities and Alabama 13 with missing persons feared.
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Scorea
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Bee
Kentucky
Women Lose Vote Fight in Delaware Senate Defeats Amendment
In Dover Delaware advocates for woman suffrage failed to pass a constitutional amendment. The senate defeated the measure 14 to 4 after a hearing in the senate chamber. Prominent suffragists urged approval before the vote.
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Dover
Del
Mar. M
Delaware
Senate
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