Tariff Board Victory Shocks Senate After Midnight Vote
Washington reports the Senate broke a filibuster at 3 AM to set a vote on a permanent tariff board. The day featured clashes over iron and steel import terms, with Culberson’s amendment defeated 43 to 40 as supporters pursued Canadian reciprocity and a quick vote on sundry civil and post office bills.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Culberson
Tariff Bureau
Congress
Stone
Missouri
Noice
Amccan
Permanent Tariff Board
Hadeen
Wild automobile mows down troops in Berlin incident
Berlin march 3 a military transport vehicle with a driver who lost control sped through a company of infantry injuring fourteen men. Six including a lieutenant were seriously hurt in the blast of the crash and chaos.
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Berlin
44 to Be Shot by Estrada Government in Nicaragua
New York reports from Costa Rica state Dr. Rudolph Espinosa a prominent Central American figure and forty four others are to be executed by the Estrada government of Nicaragua for alleged plot involvement. The U S minister in Costa Rica has been asked to initiate an official inquiry and report to President Taft and the secretary of the navy.
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New York
Costa Rica
Rudolph Espinosa
Central America
Estrada
Nicaragua
United States
Taft
Secretary of the Navy
Would Make Religious Law Govern Courts
William Rudolph Banker of Davenport Iowa, chairman of the United Christian board, calls a May 1 meeting in Rock Island Illinois to urge lawmakers and judges adopt the decalogue and Jesus Rule as a standard for laws and government.
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Chicago
William Rudolph Banker
Davenport
Iowa
United Christian Board
Rock Island
Death by own action blamed on unpaid loan in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on March 3, Mrs. Josephine N. Quirles, 37, daughter of former Colorado governor David H. Walte, committed death by her own action last night by inhaling gas after being unable to recover a $200 loan to a friend. The body was found by her husband Constantino Quirles, a Mexican.
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Los Angeles
Josephine N. Quirles
David H. Walte
Colorado
Constantino Quirles
Jail Break Lead by Clansman In Jackson Ky
Asburn Spicer a Hargis clansman led a jail delivery at midnight in Jackson Kentucky Three other prisoners escaped with him Spicer and the others used guns to cover the inmates while alarms were raised Spicer is appealing a murder conviction in state court
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Jackson
Asburn Spicer
Spicer
Famine and plague devastate China with millions affected
Famine and plague sweep across Pekin and interior China as officials report high death rates and famine. An American relief worker warns one million may die before crops, while two million lack food. Supplies are scarce and foreign aid offers are reluctantly accepted in limited areas.
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Pekin
China
Samuel Cochran
Relef
Amur
Walnut Street Baptist Church Holds Baptisms After Service
The regular prayer service at Walnut Street Baptist Church drew a large crowd last evening. Afterward Pastor conducted baptismal services validating 12 new members who joined the congregation. Next Sunday will be communion Sunday with right hand fellowship extended to all new members. Smoke Martin Standard, 6c cigar.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Extra Session Now Assured On Reciprocity Vote
Washington reports an extra congressional session is deemed inevitable if the senate fails to pass the Canada reciprocity bill by noon tomorrow. Clark and Underwood urged immediate action while Stone’s threat failed, with a likely session opening March 15 to avoid summer heat.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Canada
John G. Foster
Ottawa
Clark
Taft
Champ Clark
House
Representative Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Stone
Will of Claus Muenter Leaves All to Stepson in Murder Case
Davenport Iowa March 3. The will of Claus Muenter filed for probate leaves all property to Rudolph Brandenburg after his wife’s death. One daughter receives 5 dollars. a son is cut off. Brandenburg, who admits shooting Muenter, says it was self defense after a quarrel over alleged abuse of Mrs. Muenter. He was bound over to the grand jury on first degree murder charge and waived preliminary examination.
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Davenport
Claus Muenter
Rudolph Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Deaf seven year old burns in clothing fire tragedy
In Des Moines a seven year old deaf girl Mary Kapanerso caught fire from matches and suffered serious burns likely to die. Her sister, hearing, tried to help by extinguishing flames and dragging her outside. The girl’s skin was badly burned and doctors fear death. Her sister fainted after the rescue. Illinois Assembly adjourns with light business in Springfield as both houses end for the day.
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Tes Moines
Mary Kapanerso
Earth Was a Comet Onge Fragment Theory Circulated
Vallejo California March 3 A professor announcing a new comet theory confirms that comets are surviving fragments of the ancient Nebula and that all orbits are elliptical The planets formed from destroyed comet matter and even Earth itself was once nebula debris Future comets pose little threat as they are mainly dust falling harmlessly.
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Halley
Earth
Lee
Leuschner
Stromgren
Bryan arraigns Senator Lorimer in interview
Burlington, March 3 Special. W J Bryan in a local newspaper interview severely arraigned Senator Lorimer. He advised that Lorimer should resign his seat if he has any sense of shame.
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Burlington
W. J. Bryan
Lorimer
Rail extension plan eyes Nebraska City via Red Oak
Nebraska City business men enlist Des Moines and Iowa circles to urge President Mudge to extend the Winterset branch through Red Oak toward Nebraska City after the Winterset and Red Oak interurban survey. The Rock Island’s St Paul and Des Moines purchase shifts rail competition, boosting backing to the new project.
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Des Moines
Nebraska City
Neb
Mudge
Winterset
Red Oak
Rock Island
St. Paul
Suffragettes Plan Senate Demonstration for Reconsideration
Des Moines March 3 suffragists plan a major Monday afternoon rally at the senate chamber public hearing on a constitutional amendment killed by the house. Harriett B Evans former president of the Woman's State Suffrage association will speak as protest aims to win reconsideration and passage of the amendment.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Harriet B. Evans
Woman's State Suffrage Association
Galleria
House of Commons
Stork Volts Dairy Train Mascot in Iowa Tour
In Leon Iowa a Holstein cow named Louie Lou guards a new calf christened Dairy Special Lou aboard the dairy train tour. The calf, born to the famed Louie Lou, will travel with the train as a mascot to showcase dairy breeding to farmers in southern Iowa. The mother cow produced over 100 pounds of milk daily last year and the event draws large crowds on good weather days.
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Iowa
Dairy Special
Robbers Blow Troy Laundry Safe. Escape With $100
In Des Moines Ta March special report robbers dynamited the Troy laundry safe last night and escaped with $100 in cash. Notes worth thousands lay scattered on the basement floor. police have no clue to the culprits.
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Des Moines
Troy Laundry
Editors Meet to Talk Shop in Cedar Rapids
Over 100 Northeastern Iowa Press association members attended a banquet by the Commercial club with speeches by John M. Grimm J W Jarnagin and Representative Joseph Newton. The session drew editors from many shops and was the largest gathering in years.
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Cedar Rapids
Northeastern Iowa Press Association
Commercial Club
John M. Grimm
J. W. Jarnagin
The
Press Association
Joseph Newton
Suit follows unpaid draft in Des Moines bank case
In Des Moines on March 3 special news T L Gossard sues Bank of Kelley and E J Penfield in district court for 96.52. He was issued a draft for that amount by the Bank of Kelley in December on the Iowa National Bank of Des Moines. The local bank refused to honor the draft.
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Des Moines
Bank of Kelley
E. J. Penfield
District Court
T. l. Gossard
Iowa National Bank
Million-dollar property transfers filed in Davenport county
Transfers worth about 1,000,000 have been filed for record in Davenport County during the last two days. The report notes multiple large property transactions, including entries for gentlemen San Felice and related holdings, reflecting a busy period in local title records.
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Pavenport
Iowa
Bootleggers Convicted in Red Oak Court
Three bootleggers C. J. Archer Ed Campbell and Paul Eberhart were convicted in Judge Wheeler's court and fined 200 each. The March 3 Special session reported the verdicts and fines against the defendants.
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Red Oak
Towa
C. J. Archer
Ed Campbell
Paul Eberhart
Wheeler
Desperate Rioters Trample 21 in Hankow Food Riot
In Hankow China on March 3 a crowd of starving residents stormed a mission supply depot as food was distributed. Twenty one people died in the crush and many more injured while missionaries struggled to control the riot and aid the vulnerable.
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Hankow
China
She Yang
Huapeh
Jack
Junior Steel Trust Seen in Indications in New York
New York reports that former United States Steel president William Wills Corey has leased offices at 115 Broadway adjacent to Charles M. Schwab and Bethlehem Steel. Schwab denies any alliance with Corey amid rumors of a possible junior steel trust among independent producers.
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New York
William Wills Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Broadway
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Schwab
Corey
Wall Street
Mr. Gorey
Kenyon Sues General Electric Over Trade Conspiracy
Cleveland March 3. Following a consultation between Judge W S Kenyon and United States District Attorney W L Day today Day filed suit for the government against the General Electric Company of Schenectady N Y and others alleging an unlawful combination and conspiracy in restraint of trade.
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Cleveland
W. S. Kenyon
United States Attorney General
United States District
W. L. Day
Day
General Electric Company of
Schenectady
Reciproc ity Doomed by Senate Gridlock and Tariff Battle
The piece argues Canadian reciprocity will fail in Congress as extra sessions loom to revisit tariff issues. It blames a coalition of Burrows Penrose and Smoot for stalling progress on reciprocity and Lorimer while insiders savor a tactical, unfinished business approach. It paints Taft as campaigning unsuccessfully to move action, notes opposition from the old guard, and cites Cummins seeking free-list additions without obstructing bill debate.
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Beveridge
Senate
Senator Stone
Stone
Tariff Board
Sherman
Mr. Stone
Overman
Senator Overman
Post Office
Washington, D. C
Congress
Lorimer
Burrows
Penrose
Smoot
Taft
White House
Washington
Old Guard
Cannon
Indiana
Cummins
Exoneration of Philippine Friar Land Officers Declared
Washington report clears Philippine Islands government officials of irregularities in land sales and leases. Majority cites exhaustive inquiry led by Olmstead. names Forbes Sleeper Carpenter Worcester as exonerated. Focuses on friar lands status and the Poole purchase of 56,000 acres.
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Washington, D. C
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Olmatead
Pennsylvania
Crumpacker
Indiana
Hamilton
Michigan
Fuller
Ilinois
Graham
Petergon
New York
McKinsey
California
Douglas
Ohio
Forbes
Madison
Kansas
Hubbard
Iowa
Davia
Minnesota
United States
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Representative Olmstead
W. Cameron Forbes
Charles H. Sleeper
Frank W. Carpenter
Dean C. Worcester
Islands
Spain
Martin
Colorado
E. L. Poole
Burglars Take Furs and Suits Worth 5000 in Chicago Heist
A burglary in Chicago last night saw criminals use a horse and wagon to remove a stock valued at 5000 dollars from Schulz and Schulz. The theft included furs and tailored suits, with authorities listing the incident as a major loss to the shop.
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Chicago
Ill
Schulz & Schulz
Funeral Held in Sign Language for Deaf Mute minister
In Kansas City Missouri a funeral was conducted in sign language for Charles L Minor a deaf mute who died Sunday The service was preached by Rev J H Cloud a deaf mute minister from St Louis and translated for hearing attendees by Rev B G McGinley pastor of First Presbyterian Church and Mrs Minor arranged the event for many friends who are also afflicted
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Kansas City
J. H. Cloud
St. Louisa
Charles L. Minor
Minor
Mr. Cloud
B. G. McGinley
Firs Presbyterian Church
Fragmentary Weather Note From March 8
Fragmentary OCR shows temperature data for March 8 with markings from Bacharasg Optical Co. Syndicate block. Early morning values and minimums appear garbled, but indicate a night reading around 12 and a 7 a.m. figure near 38. Additional legible details are missing.
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Bacharasg Optical Co
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ES Moines
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Springfield
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Cal
T. J. 3. See
Mare Island Observatory
A. O. Leuschner
University of California
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Bryan
Rock
Island Connection
Yes Moines Commercial Club
Stork Volts Dairy Train
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Junior Steel Trust
Indications
Kenyon
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