Quiet in Tien Tsin as foreign troops patrol city
Reports from Tien Tsin and Peking describe a tense scene with foreign consuls and troops guarding key facilities. Looting persists in Peking while missions report safe stations in Tien Tsin, Peking, Changli, and Painanfu amid widespread destruction.
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Tien Tsin
China
Peking
Lapen
London
Honking
St. Petersburg
Fan Expeditionary Corps
eTsitsikhar
Manchuria
New York
Methodist Board of For
Changli
Painanfu
Sanghai
United States
Haseen
Cincinnati
Germany
Berlin
Foreign Office
Tsing Tao
Legation
Schreyer
Attempt to Kill L Rothschild in London Street
A man fired three shots at Leopold Rothschild as he entered a bank motor car in St Swithin's Lane London. The bullets missed Rothschild but struck a detective in the face neck and chest. the car windows were broken. The assailant was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leopold Rothschild
Mr. Rothschild
St. Swithin’s
Rothschild
Delegations Gather Across Iowa for Cummins Bid
Des Moines March 4 Delegations and caucuses sweep through southern and central Iowa ahead of congressional and state conventions. In the Seventh district Daling Adel Story Nevada Marion Knoxville Warren Indianola counties near Pottawattamie Montgomery Mills Adair Audubon Shelby Guthrie schedule. Polk county accord solid Cummins slate. Cummins addressed delegates after pledges of party unity and endorsements of his candidacy.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Daling County
Adel
Story County
Nevada
Thursland
Marion
Knoxville
Warren
Indianola
Union
Ringgold
Taylor
Lucas
Clarke
Decatur
Pottawattamie
Montgomery County
Mills
Adair
Audubon
Shelby
Guthrie
Polk County
Cummins
Republican Party
Muscatine In A Hot Contest As City Vote Nears
Muscatine faces a fiercely contested city election with three tickets. The socialist and citizens tickets lead the race amid claims of confidence on both sides. A heavy turnout is anticipated as polling proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Socialiste
Citizens
Socialist Party
Convicts to Face Local Team in Florence Penitentiary Game
Governor George BP Hunt announces a Sunday baseball contest in Phoenix between a local team and a nine of convicts from Florence state penitentiary. The plan is part of a scheme to treat convicts like ordinary humans.
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Phoenix
Ariz
George BP. Hunt
Florence
Aunt Delia's Bustling Take on Taft Roosevelt Split
Miss Torrey of Milbury discusses the Republican rift centering on Taft and Roosevelt. She calls Roosevelt’s backers bullycrats and insurgents, blames selfishness of a single man for the party’s divisions, and recalls the Dear Will and Dear Theodore letters.
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Raston
Mase
Tela
Pellevea
Wall
William Howard Taft
Republian Party
Mies Della
Torrey of
Milbury
Theodore Roosevelt
Anla Mias Torres
Will
Theadore
Epiatles
Roosevelt
Miss Torrey
Hoephew
Tia Gop
Roosevel
Strikers Face Citizenship Barriers Amid Lawrence Dispute
Lawrence strike leader Lipson testified to the house rules committee that workers faced hardship delaying naturalization. He described police action against families, the attempt to send children away for safety, and the motive to exist under reduced hours. Lipson compared local officers to Russian Cossacks as he urged U.S. protection.
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Washington
Samuel Lipson
Lawrence
House Committee On Rules
Henry
Dudley Holman
Foss
Massachusetts
Lipson
Hardwick
Georgia
Philadelphia
United States
Indicted Men Hae Overruled in Indiana Trial Location
Milwaukee officials Wm E Freddin and Herman G Seiffert of the Milwaukee Iron Workers’ union face trial for an alleged dynamiting conspiracy in Indiana. Federal Judge A J Sanborn ruled jurisdiction lies in Indiana, ordering their removal for trial there despite Wisconsin involvement. The decision may affect related cases and reflects constitutional limits on where offenses are prosecuted.
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Milwaukee
Wis
E. Freddin
Herman G. Seiffert
Milwaukee Iron Workers
Jation
Todianna
A. J. Sanborn
Madison
Wisconsin
Indiana
Sanborn
Tadlana
Althugh
District of
Eadin Awl Seiffert
Extradition Fight Involving New York Defendants Traced
The report notes efforts by several defendants, including two in New York, to block extradition to Indianapolis for trial.
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New York
Indianapolis
PASTOR ILL FROM EATING OYSTER IN CALIFORNIA
Rev. Merie Smith a longtime Ackley Iowa minister, is ill at his Colorado Springs home after contracting poisoning from oysters eaten in California last summer. He has been granted indefinite leave from his Colorado Springs church.
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Marshalltown
Merie Smith
Ackley
Iowa
Colorado
California
Bavile Creek
Colorado Springs
Elevator Falls Seven Story Drop at State Street Store
An elevator with seven people aboard plunged from the seventh to the basement at a State Street department store in Chitagco. No injuries have been confirmed yet, and the extent of damage remains unclear.
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Chitagco
State Street
Tragic End of Joy Over Comic Paper
A four year old boy, Robert Vandenburn, fell into hot water while his father explained a Sunday comic supplement and died from serious scalds in the kitchen of the Vandenburg home yesterday afternoon.
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Madison
Robert Vandenburn
Vandenburg
A Senator Denounces Purchased Senate Seat Corruption
In Washington Senator Kenyon led a fierce attack calling the Wisconsin election bought and tainted by bribery and moneyed influence. He denounced the methods as an organized riot of corruption and urged expulsion for any member who secured a seat by such means. He cited Payne and Standard Oil cases and warned that money in politics threatens the republic. The speech tied the issue to public policy and the integrity of the United States Senate.
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Washington
Stephenson
Kenyon
Wisconsin
Senate
Iawa
Clapp
Jones
Kern
Lea
Kenyan
Republic
United States Senate
Payne Case
Payne
Senator Five
Maine
Standard Oil Company
Thurman
Jury Finds Claimant Not Kimmel, Bar Metered Moot
Fragmentary court notes indicate the jury concluded the claimant is not Kimmel. The judge instructed the jury regarding findings and timing related to the suit, with references to prior determinations of death and pleading status.
Textile Strikers Stand Pat in Lawrence Mills
Lawrence Mass March 4 The striking textile workers held firm after a 1 percent wage offer from manufacturers. Picket lines exceeded 1,000 people paraded Essex Street and near the mill gates for an hour and a half with no clash with police. Officials fear a mill shutdown if the offer fails to draw a response in days.
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Lawrence
Mass
Essex Street
Suffragists Rampage in London West End Stores
In London on March 4 a suffragist group used hammers and stones to smash glass in dry goods stores along Knightsbridge and Brompton Road. Police struggled to contain scattered raids. one mounted officer was dragged from his horse. Damage rose to about 1254 dollars in a single store. about thirty women were arrested. Ellen Pitfield, who tried to burn the General Post Office, was ordered for trial at Old Bailey.
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London
Knights’ Bridge
Wrompton Road
Ellen Pitfield
General Post
Old Bailey
Found Dead in Bath Tub in Iowa City
March 4 Edward Testers, a Standard Oil agent, was found by his wife dead in the bath at his home. Heart failure is given as the cause. Also reported: Capt. Frank Wild, 73, a Mississippi river pilot for over 30 years, died at his home in Albany, Illinois. Born in Quincy, Illinois.
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Lowa City
Edward Testers
Standard Oil
Bath Ank
Davenport
Frank Wild
New Orleans
St. Paul
Albany
Til
Quincy
Postmasters Coercion Probe Proposal in Kansas
Washington March 4 a resolution by Sfar Bristow of Kansas a progressive Republican seeks a thorough investigation to determine whether postmasters are being coerced in the interests of any presidential candidate and contemplates steps to ensure impartial service.
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Washington
Sfar Bristow
Kansas
Coal strike paralyzes Britain and stirs fears abroad
The global impact of the British coal walkout spreads across markets and ports. In the United Kingdom factories close and rail service narrows while New York and Atlantic ports boost coal purchases to serve foreign steamships. German miners strike sparks fears of a wider stoppage, with unions’ leaders warning of potential wage disputes and authorities urging a return to work.
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London
United Kingdom
Yorkshire
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlantic Seaboard
Miners’ Union
National Miners’ Federation
Prohibition Enforcement Ordered in Indian Territory
The Department of Justice has directed Grant Victor, U S marshal for eastern Oklahoma, to enforce the federal prohibition law in the old Indian Territory as before statehood. The order was announced in Muskogee Oklahoma on March 4.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Department of Justice
Grant Victor
Oklahoma
Old Indian Territory
Colonel Roosevelt Chosen Jury Foreman at Supreme Court
Col Roosevelt elected foreman of a jury in Minteola on March 4. He refused exemption, arrived by automobile, and said he would serve if desired. Paid $3 daily plus mileage. he awaits Wednesday return after partial excusal, while his campaign notes provoke public displeasure.
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Minteola
H Rangevelt
Supreme Court
Magements
Rangevelt
Patram
Miter
Jude
Col Ransen
Joan
Dain
Col. Roosevelt
Washington
Hid
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Kenyon Charge
Kimmel
St Towis
Mareh
Kamael
Gath Tub
Nasbys
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