Amundsen Denies Scott Pole Achievement Claims
London reports Roald Amundsen says Capt. Scott reached the south pole, while others note Shackleton and Mawson contending explorers. The race involved Amundsen's route via South America and Scott's via Ross Sea, with dramatic SOS from Wellington and international reactions from Peary and London.
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South Pole
New Zealand
Robert Falcon Scott
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Royal Geographical Society
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Strait of Magellan
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Tasmania
Aurora
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Peary
Washington
Robert EB. Peary
United States Navy
Antarctic
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Food Authority
Christiania
Norway
General Strike Threat Deepens in German Mines
North Wales employers reopen talks with owners in small German mines as a broader mine strike looms. Westphalian riots edge toward a general strike on March 11 with Christian and socialist unions at odds. Prussia pledges protection for non-strikers while coal owners offer 10 percent wage hikes amid union demands of 45 percent. In New York fears of an April 1 anthracite strike trigger a nationwide coal rush as railroads report dwindling reserves.
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London
North Wales
Christian Trades Unions
Nin
Tron Hanil
New York
Judge Urges Moonlight Walks To Prevent Divorce
Chicago judge tells Women's Aid and Loan society that couples should be affectionate and stroll together to avoid discord. He condemns dual moral standards and argues for laws against male drinking in saloons, noting the court has redirected over $22,000 to needy families in eleven months.
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Illinois
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Women’s Aid ‘and Loan Society
T. P. Keller
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Syston
House of Cor Traction
Seed corn in Iowa warned of losses to farmers
Des Moines March 7 Prof M L Bowman of Waterloo told Iowa Farmers clubs seed corn in Iowa is in worse condition than ever and farmers may lose millions. He predicted tested seed corn will soon fetch about 15 dollars a bushel amid concerns over crop prospects and seed quality.
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Des Moines
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Iowa Farmers’ Clubs Today
Iowa
Roosevelt on juror duty and high-profile meetings
In Mineola Col Roosevelt brushes aside scrutiny of his jury service day. He jokes about meeting figures like Rockefeller Morgan Perkins and McNamara, saying he would see anyone he wants and reveal it if they wish, then returns to Oyster Bay after being excused from duty.
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South America
Ross
Scott
Devalkation
Erebus
Antarctic
Terror Bay
Nordenskiold
Mineola
U. S
Col . Roosevelt
Geo. W. Perkins
Sagamore Hill
Mr. Rockefeller
Morgan
Mr. Perkins
Jim Hill
Gompers
Mitchell
Burns
McNamara
Cal. Roosevelt
Orster Raz
Three Men Escape Marion Jail In Linn County
Cedar Rapids March 7 Three men broke from the Linn county jail in Marion Monday night after a delivery sheriff Loftus initially denied the escape but later confirmed the incident. The trio were jailed for minor offenses. A separate report claimed two other detainees escaped from a steel cage, but that claim was disputed. Nearby, F C McClinton and wife left at two oclock for their bridge to Winnipeg, with O C McClintock and family now in Lehbridge enjoying life among Canadians.
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Linn County
Marion
Loftus
F.C. McClinton
Oelock
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Can
Winnipeg
O. C. McClintock
Leh Bridge
READY 10 VOTE ON TREATIES
Washington March 7 final action on arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France is set for late afternoon. The debate centers on clause three of article three. Opponents argue it grants treaty making power to a joint high commission and binds the Senate to its decision. The foreign relations committee now favors keeping the treaties intact, with the Lodge resolution interpreted to preserve Senate powers.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Clril
Joint High Commission of Inquiry
Senate
Tte Commission
Foreign Relations Committee
Federal Probe For Strikers In Muscatine
Acting on a suggestion from John L Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor, Muscatine labor leaders plan to petition Congress for a congressional inquiry into the situation and an investigation of misconduct accusations against local city and county officials tied to previous strike disturbances and their suppression.
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Muscatine
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Wajonistg
Congress
Siation
London window smashers strike again at dawn
A group of women staged dawn window smashing in west London, using hammers hidden beneath cloaks. They targeted large plate glass panes around prominent establishments. witnesses reported the attack and police later arrested six participants.
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London
Mare
Children of Lawrence Strike Depart for Philadelphia
Two Lawrence strike children fled the hall after forced labor scrubbing, later found by a letter carrier and placed in a children's home in New York. Witnesses described church opposition to removal and a plan to evoke sympathy. A 40 child delegation left Lawrence for Philadelphia with I W W delegates, police allowing the departure.
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Lawrence
House
Daniel J. Murphy
Samuel
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Fourth Avenue
New York
Taft
Miss Anderson
Clark Carter
Carter
Marty
Mass
Philadelphia
Oelock
Industrial Workers of the World
Islander fans ambition delays new league plan
In Moline Cedar Rapids officials balk at forming a nucleus league with Rock Island Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Belden Fill of Cedar Rapids said action was impossible. Rock Island officials kept quiet awaiting stronger terms and a revived Three-T league.
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TH. Mareh
Rock Island
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Belden Fill
Charles J. Smith
Ehh
Tata
Plireet
Woman found guilty of murder in first degree
Mrs. Bessie Gentry was convicted of first degree murder for killing her husband Thos de Gentry on the night of January 6. She was fined and sentenced to imprisonment.
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Ais
Ohda
Bessie Gentry
Thos, de Gentry
Whlere
Derailments Hit Two Limited Trains Near Cleveland and Bellefontaine
Five Pullmans of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Twentieth Century limited derailed near Collinwood Ohio striking a shanty and killing a switchman while passenger injuries were minor and C L Halk of Woonsocket R I had an arm amputated. A second derailment occurred on the New York Central Big Four line at Plum Valley street in Bellefontaine Ohio where the engine of the flyer crashed into a box car. several coaches left the tracks but stayed upright and the engineer and fireman were only slightly injured.
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Lake Shore
Michigan
Twentieth Century Limited
Collinwood Yards
C. L. Halk
Woonsocket
R. T
Bellefontaine
New York Central Limited
Big Four
St. Louis
New York
Plum Valley Street Crossing
Waterlooan Wed in Indiana at Valparaiso Parsonage
Haporte Ind March 7 Special Frank Fr Macumber aged 24 and Florence Daniels aged 49, Waterloo residents, wed at the Methodist parsonage in Valparaiso by Rev T Z Bassett. Each widow and widower, the couple had previous marriages. Directory shows Macumber as a carpenter living at 25 Town Street. Daniels not listed.
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Haporte
Ind
W Frank Fr. Macumber
Florence Daniels
Waterloo
Valpargiso
T. Z. Bassett
Muncumber
Town — Street
Des Moines Temperance Push Seeks Dry Law Support
Des Moines temperance activists telegram Iowa delegates urging votes for the Kenyon Shepherd bill granting Iowa state power to regulate liquor shipments for sale within borders. The measure, under committee review, aims to restore local control over canteen and alcohol distribution, reflecting broader dry movement pressures.
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Des Moines
Temperance
Lowa
Bel
United States Army
Kenyon-Shepherd
Waterloo Bank Clearings and Realty Transfers 1912
Bank clearings for Waterloo for the week ending March 7 1912 totaled 1 475 128 54 with daily figures and 1911 comparison. Realty transfers for the week ending March 6 1912 record deeds mortgages chattel mortgages sales and totals to date with year over year decrease.
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Black Hawk Contery Abstract Company
Waterloo Bank
Corn Preacher Talks to Farmers in Des Moines
Rev. C. S. Lyles of Logan known as the corn preacher of Harrison County addressed Iowa farmers in Des Moines. The morning session centered on perfecting the association's organization with adoption of the constitution and by laws and election of officers.
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Des Moines
C. S. Lyles
Logan
Harrison County
Iowa Association of Farmers’ Withs
Lyles
Paris Flight Record Set By French Flyers Marvels
Tondon to Paris flight by T-Henri Salvey, dubbed the French flying man, completed a non stop journey in a large monoplane. The route from Pasneen covered about 222 miles in roughly Ree hours and 67 te.
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Paris
Henri Salvey
Tray Lacs Moptinense
Tiesing
Pasneen
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