British Grey on Benton's death probe halt in Juarez case
London March 2 Sir Edward Grey stated in the house of commons that Britain cannot take immediate action over Benton's death and the Juarez inquiry but reserves the right to seek reparation if needed. Washington later viewed Grey's remarks as reducing tension though the Bauch killing and Benton's death still loom large. El Paso March 4 Benton commission awaits Washington orders before possibly traveling to Chihuahua. Altoona March 5 smoke forces Altoona High School students and staff to evacuate. no injuries reported as later the building’s contents were salvaged.
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London
Juarez
Wm. S. Benton
House of Commons
Edward Grey
Edward
Great Britain
United States
British Isles
Venustiano Carranza
England
Benton
Gen. Villa
Sir Edward Grey
Huerta
Mexico
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Gustav Bauch
Chihuahua
Carranza
Bauch
el Paso
Tex
Benton Investigating Commission
Marion Letcher
Vida
Altoona
Altoona High School
Trio of Public Men Work to End Law Delays
Washington March 3 ex president Taft heads an effort with Alton B Parker and Senator Elihu Root to pass the Clayton bill. They urged the house judiciary committee to remove technicalities delaying federal cases while President Wilson pledged to sign.
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Washington, D. C
American Bar Association
Taft
Alton B. Parker
United States
Elihu Root
House
Mittee
Parker
Senator Root
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Wilson
Villa clears mystery on order source
Chihuahua, Mexico reports that General Villa announced he has resolved the source of the order in question. The statement clarifies who issued the directive and the circumstances surrounding it, aiming to end public speculation.
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Villa
Benton
Vila
Chihuahua
Mex
Gen. Villa
New Grandchild Delays Bryan State Conference
Washington March 3 A new baby girl at Secretary Bryan home today delayed a conference with the British ambassador and a cabinet meeting. Bryan telephoned the White House that he would be late and announced the birth to his daughter Mrs Richard J Hargreaves of Lincoln Nebraska. Bryan now has six grandchildren.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
White House
Richard J. Hargreaves
Lincoln, Neb
Benton Case and Carranza Influence Mexico Crisis
The Benton commission halted as it neared Juarez last Saturday. Villa claimed the Benton case and all foreign relations rest with the supreme chief. He also announced plans to educate 40 Mexican children in the United States at public expense. Cardin will meet Wilson, then sail to England aboard the Olympic. Secretary Bryan met with Sir Lionel and Sir Cecil before a cabinet session on Mexican developments.
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Benton
Juarez
Carranza
Villa
Supreme Chief
United States
Carden
Washington
Washington, D. C
Lionel Carden
Great Britain
Mexico
Wilson
New York
England
Cecil Spring-Rice
Lionel
Bryan
Rauch
Oskaloosa to Close Entertainment Venues Next Sunday
The Oskaloosa Welfare League moved to close all city entertainment on the upcoming Lord's Day and extend Sundays closures thereafter. They warned they will seek state aid to enforce the ban including moving picture theatres and opera houses. Mme Nazimova is noted for her corset stance. Washington schools teach girl pupils about paternal support on a ten dollar weekly household.
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Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Welfare League
League
Brother Kept Lone Vigil By Side Of Body
In Los Angeles on March 3 police released Christian Stubberud of Canton South Dakota after he reported his brother Charles had killed himself. A coroner's inquest found death by own action. Christian said Charles suddenly became demented Sunday night and cut his throat with a paring knife. Charles died after Christian waited to notify the landlord and police. Charles, born in Christiana Norway, 41, formerly ran a Canton shoe business before moving to California in 1912.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Christian Stubberud
Canton
Charles
Stubberds
Christian
S. D
Charles Stubberud
Christiana
Norway
California
Iowa election laws issued by secretary of state
Des Moines March 3 county auditors will today receive copies of the general election and primary laws of Iowa sent yesterday by W F Allen Secretary of State. The 110 page act book places acts of the Third-Arth general assembly with related measures to clear up misunderstandings before the June primary everywhere.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. F. Allen
General Assembly
Storm damages at Iowa penitentiary boiler room
Workmen at the Iowa state penitentiary in Madison repair damage from a Saturday night storm. Six feet of heavy sheet iron toppled the tool company's smokestack, crashing through the boiler room roof. The scene required swift cleanup and structural checks to ensure safety.
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Madison
Penitentiary
Arbiter pair named in Fort Dodge dispute
Des Moines March 3 Gov George W Clarke announced J B Dempster electrical inspector of Des Moines and Judge B P Birdsall of Clarion as arbitrators to select the third member for a board to decide the Fort Dodge electrical workers dispute The Iowa Telephone company declines to be bound by the board's decision The row began over eight electricians cut from the Telephone company payroll.
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Des Moines
Geo. W. Clarke
J. B. Dempster
B. P. Birdsall
Clarion
Fort Dodge Electrical Workers
Iowa Telephone Company
Arbitration Board
Fort Odge
Telephone Company
Investigate CW Women Workers Progress Report Iowa
Des Moines reports progress in gathering information on working conditions for women in Iowa. Factory inspector Ellen M. Rourke presented findings from 60 days of work and attended a conference with state labor commissioner A. L. Urick. Urick expects a legislative report next January to aid a potential minimum wage law for women. Rourke has surveyed women tellers in five principal Iowa cities.
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Des Moines
Ellen M. Rourke
Iowa
Rourke
Seven Miners Drown in Belgian Mine Flood
In Bicquegnies Belgium seven coal miners drowned today when a subterranean stream burst into a gallery. The danger signal sounded and hundreds escaped to the surface, but seven workers stationed far from the shaft were trapped and lost.
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Brussels
Belgium
Bicquegnies
Claude Porter May Move to Des Moines
Reports from Des Moines indicate Claude Porter of Centerville, recently named United States district attorney, may relocate to Des Moines. Officials suggest the district attorney or his deputy should reside in the city, as per statements attributed to Attorney General McReynolds and Judge Smith McPherson.
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Des Moines. In
Claude Porter
Centerville
Des Moines
McReynolds
Smith McPherson
Connecticut Woman Aged 106 Dies in Hartford
Mrs Catherine ONeill, aged 106, died in Hartford today after a long life. She had been in good health until a few weeks ago and her husband died 60 years ago.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Coun
Catherine Oneill
New York Clears Snow Chaos and Restores Transit
New York begins to dig out after a blizzard with 50,000 workers clearing streets and restoring rail and streetcar service. Trunk lines resume trains to distant points. milk and meat fears ease and coal supply looks adequate as warmer weather returns. Albany suffers extensive electrical and telegraph damage with about a million dollars in public utility losses.
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New York
Eldy
Jersey City
Hoboken
Weehawken
Albany
N. Y
Contested $67,000 Trust Fund for World’s Fair Mgr
Chicago news reports unsettled distribution of $67,000 trust fund held by Mrs. Potter Palmer as she sails to Sarasota. A second statement from Mrs. Palmer rejects Harlow N. Higinbotham’s proposal to add $206,000 from Potter Palmer’s estate to fund a new woman’s building at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Sarasota
Fla
Miners Hopeful Yet Ready to Strike in District Meet
Pittsburgh March 3 delegates representing 59 000 United Mine Workers heard district president Van Bittner say a new joint meeting before April 1 could yield a wage agreement for bituminous coal fields in Indiana Ohio Western Pennsylvania The vote ahead of the fifth district convention indicated if no deal is reached by April 1 there will be no more suspension of work and both union and non union miners may strike
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Mllinors
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
van Bittner
Sr.h Steaubta
Rector Dies Suddenly Returning From Funeral
Stratford Conn March 3 Returning to the rectory after officiating at the funeral of lifelong friend Dr Nathaniel I Cornwall rector of Christ Episcopal Church died suddenly of heart disease He was formerly pastor of the parish church at Stratford-on-Avon England where Shakespeare was baptized
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Stratford, Conn
Nathaniel I. Cornwall
Christ Episcopal Chhurch
Jie
Stratform-on- Avon
England
Shakespeare
Explosion Destroys Part of Des Moines Church
Des Moines Iowa March 3. A boiler explosion in the basement badly wrecked John's Tauteran church causing about 30000 dollars of damage. The failure was blamed on a shortage of water in the boiler.
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Des Moines
Noted lawyer seeks seat in the U S Senate race
A prominent attorney, Vyronton N. Noah Marredi from Ville Wiereast aims for the U S Senate seat long held by James Myrdie in the upcoming primaries. Griges, former governor of Nese dersex, later served as U S attorney general under President Meklaley.
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Vyronton N.oah
Ville
Harry Kern Chosen Mayor of Muscatine
Harry Kern, Democratic candidate for mayor, won Muscatine's city election by 546 votes over Republican-Progressive John Diercis. The victory carried most of Kern's ticket. in the Fourth ward a Socialist prevailed in a four-candidate race. Party lines largely collapsed. Horst came close in Second ward but was disowned by the merged parties.
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Muscatine
Harry Kern
John Diercis
Kern
Harry Vwforst
Horst
Hill and Hogan clash after Socialist debate in Hartford
In Hartford after a Unity hall debate on Socialism Rev John Wesley Hill and Rev J C Hogan of Monroe argued in anteroom. Rev Moxon said Hill struck him with a fist. Police were summoned but no arrests. Hogan showed alleged copies of report records involving Hill. Dr Hill, peace forum president and former Metropolitan Methodist pastor, tried to seize the documents to stop publication.
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Hartford
Conn
Unity Hall
John Wesley Hill
J. C. Hogan
Monroe
Moxon
Hill
1Ill
Dr. Hill
Peace Forum
Metropolitan “Methodist Episcopal
New York City
Stuart Quits in Senatorial Rage
Des Moines Iowa March 3 Frank Q Stuart of Chariton withdraws from the Progressive Party U S senate race citing the attitude of national leaders who backed Casper Schenk of Des Moines as the party candidate. Schenk had been named at a November conference with a February meeting announcing his candidacy.
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Des Moines
Progressive Party
Casper Schenk
United States
Frank Q. Stuart
Chariton
I State
Schenk
Operators in Evidence at Gopper Probe
Janes McNaughton of Calumet and Hecla testified before a congressional committee probing copper country conditions amid the West York Federation of Miners strike. He described gas from blasting and smoke from lamps, said natural ventilation was generally adequate, and noted mine temperatures from 55 to 87 degrees.
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Houghton, Mich
Janes McNaughton
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Congressional Committee
West York Federation of Miners
MacNaughton
Calumet & Hecla
Tamarack
Benefactor of Drake University Dies in Denver
Des Moines producer and Drake University donor W Nor man Haskins died last night in Denver. He endowed Haskins Stadium at Drake and was a wealthy Des Moines pioneer whose death is reported to relatives today.
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Des Moines
Norman Haskins
Haskins
Drake University
Denver
Iowa Master Bakers Meet Opens in Burlington
The eleventh annual convention of the Iowa Master Bakers association opened in Burlington Iowa this afternoon with a large attendance. The session will continue three days. Delegates were welcomed by Mayor F C Norton. A fine program of entertainment has been prepared by the local committee.
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Burlington
Iowa Master Bakers’ Association
F. C. Norton
MRS L N MOYER DIED IN THE EAST
Mrs L N Moyer, aunt of Mrs Sophie Kiler, died last Sunday at Plainfield New Jersey. A Cedar Falls resident for years she later lived in Waterloo. Survived by husband a minister and a dry goods company executive, three children. Remains to be buried in Fairview cemetery where two sons and a daughter lie buried.
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Cedar Falls
Sophie Kiler
L. N. Moyer
Plainfield
N. J
Rockford Population Declared at 53,000 in New Directory
Rockford, NL reports a city directory soon to be issued shows a population of 53,000. The figure released today contrasts with the 1910 census listing of 45,801, reflecting growth since then.
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Rockford
Brother of President Wilson Visits Des Moines Ad Mens Club
Joseph R. Wilson brother of President Wilson was luncheon guest of the Des Moines Ad Men's club in Des Moines Iowa. He later met state business officials as guest of George Gallarno president of the Press club of Des Moines and represented several guaranty companies.
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Tes Moines
Joseph R. Wilson
Wilson
Des Moines Ad Men's Club
Geo. Gallarno
Press Club of
Des Moines
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B. Parke Mane
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Pied & Taft
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Mme. Nazimova
Washington Public Schools
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate
Senate
Ren
MR. Hogan
Stuart
Tovar
Havana Cigar &E
Gopper
James MacNaughton
Calumet & Hecla Company
1. N. Moyer
East
Towa
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