Wilson resigns as assistant secretary of state over China policy
Huntington Wilson resigns as acting secretary of state citing radical policy changes on China and the open door. President Wilson accepts the resignation and designates Atlee as acting secretary. The move follows Wilson’s complaint that administration policy departs from prior aims to uplift China and protect its integrity.
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Washington
Huntington Wilson
Wilson
China
United States
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Europe
White House
Atlee
John Bassett Moore
Department of State
Further story of King’s Aggassin
Saloniki reports Aleko Schinas, the assassin of King George, is held in close confinement. He is described as weak minded rather than mad, living by begging and traveling from Athens to Saloniki via Volos. He claims neurasthenia drove him to kill and says he seeks to redeem his life. He fed on milk and lost family support, having once been a university instructor in Athens.
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Saloniki
Aleko Schinas
George
Schinas
Athens
Volo
Thessaly
Neurasthenia
University of Athans
Five Die in Fall of Walls at Alberta Plant Fire
In Medicine Hat Alberta a three story Western Canadian Cold Storage and Packing plant exploded last night causing five deaths and ten serious injuries. A broken gas main filled the building with fumes and spectators watching the blaze were crushed as walls fell outward. No bodies were recovered by searchers today and most injured are expected to recover.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Wives of Cabinet Members Get Washington Homes
Washington Marchy exam notes that Mrs. William Jennings Bryan and Mrs. Josephus Daniels are the new cabinet wives. Both are described as home women unlikely to pursue social life in full, with Mrs. Bryan familiar with Washington and Mrs. Daniels as a typical southern woman with many children.
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Washington, Marchey
William Jennings Bryan
Josephus Daniels
Capital
College Bill On The Calendar In Des Moines
The Iowa senate voted to place the Klay bill on the calendar for action soon. It would keep state colleges as they are unless seven of nine board members approve a change. If the bill passes, the board’s earlier move to alter schools would be repudiated.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Sly Dan Cupid Busy Among the Methodist Folk
The First Methodist church reports 22 weddings since Oct 1 1912 with most couples from Rev. Spry’s congregation. Membership stands at 750, up 35 that year, and 10 funerals have occurred. An unsubscribed debt of 10000 remains on the 80,000 church building as plans unfold for a two year rails to retire the debt.
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Dan Cupid
First Methodist Church
William F. Spry
Blizzard and cold sweep across the four corners region
Snow and high wind from Denver to the Colorado plateau produce blizzard conditions. Temperatures fall steadily with colder weather forecast for tonight across Colorado Wyoming New Mexico Utah and Arizona.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Leopard Attacks Trainer in Winter Show Arena
Leavenworth Kan March 20 Captain Curley T Wilson wild animal trainer for a show wintering here was attacked by an untamed leopard in the training arena. Assistance arrived to find most of his clothing stripped yet he sustained no serious injury.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Curley T. Wilson
Balkan Crisis Deepens as Austria Demands From Montenegro
Vienna reports peremptory Austrian demands to Montenegro over noncombatant exits from Scutari fortress and the priest Palie death. The note calls for an end to violent conversions and full redress for assaults on the Skodra crew at San Giovanni Di Medua. Three Austrian battleships and three smaller ships set sail from Pola to support the move.
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Vienna
Austria
Balkan
Montenegro
Cetinje
Scutari
Palie
San Giovanni di Medua
Adriatic
Skodra
Pola
Eliot May Still Consider Offer
At the White House today President Wilson weighs a possible diplomatic post for Charles W. Eliot. London was seen as the likely destination and Eliot had reportedly declined similar offers from Taft. John R. Mott also declined a China minister post. Wilson may announce recognition of the republic with the China appointment. Eliot is now considered foremost for the court of St James.
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Washington
White House
Chas. W. Eliot
Harvard
Wilson
Eliot
London
Taft
Mott
John R. Mott
Montclair
N. J
China
Far East
Republic
United States
Court of St. James
Koreans Found Not Guilty in 1910 Conspiracy Case
In Tokio on March 20 a Seoul dispatch reports 99 Koreans charged with conspiring against Governor General Count Terauchi of Korea were found not guilty. Baron Yun Chi Ho and Yan Ki Tak received six year terms, while others were jailed five to seven years. earlier trials had yielded ten year sentences for several prominent prisoners.
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Tokio
Japan
Terauchi
Korea
Seoul
Yun Chi-Ho
Yan Ki-Tak
Yan Chi- Ho
Temperature report from March 20 with Buchanan markings
Temperature readings show a 12 night 32, 6 am 20, 10 am 19, and 1 pm 29 with a daily minimum of 33 and maximum of 59. A year earlier the minimum was 12 and the maximum 30. Advertisement notes Martin as a clear reference.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Bryan addresses Iowa legislature and Jefferson club
Des Moines reports Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan spoke at Jefferson Club events and Drake University before addressing the Iowa General Assembly at noon. His day includes an afternoon Jefferson Club gathering and a evening banquet speech.
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Bryan
Iowa
Des Moines
Wm. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Jefferson Club of
Drake University
Jefferson Club
Temple of the Masons Burns in Carroll Fire
Fire in the basement of J A Strohm Co department in the Masonic temple destroyed the building and contents and damaged the Druner building. The fire, burning on the second and third floors, threatened the post office German bank Carroll Herald and other enterprises as firemen fight to control it amid changing wind.
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German Bank of
Carroll County
The
Carroll Herald
Town Sells Gas Plant
The municipal gas lighting plant at Rockwell, Mason City, Iowa, was sold for 4000 dollars to W. F. McClelland. He will operate the facility for a time at least.
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Mason City
Rockwell
W. F. McClelland
Des Moines House Passes Flag Desecration Punishment
Des Moines reports the legislature approved a bill to punish desecration of the American flag. The session note mentions the grantvill provision and references Havana cigar advertisement curiosities as misprinted material.
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Des Moines
House
Murder charge against admiral's wife in Massachusetts
Mrs Maton widow of Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton was arrested in Hingham Massachusetts and charged with the murder of her husband. District Attorney A F Barker said Adler Eaton did not die a natural death and noted a preliminary verbal report from Professor Whitney. The arrest followed a secret inquest and Mrs Eaton was taken from Assinnippe in a car with two officers. A second dispatch notes King Constantine arriving in Athens Greece by automobile from Phaleron.
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Hingham
Mass
Maton
Joseph G. Eaton
A. F. Barker
Joseph Giles Eaton
Eaton
Whitney
Assinnippe
Rock Island Wreck Reports Train Collision Near Muscatine
Word arrives of a wreck on the Muscatine line near Rock Island where a torn branch of the Rock Island railway is involved. Details of the accident are not yet available.
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Rock Island
Muscatine and Torn
Rock Island Railway
Honor Crumbles as Webb Sells Out Perry in Gang Plot
In Chicago court Webb testifies against his former partner Perry in the Webb Perry & Co. auto robbery gang case. Webb’s testimony undermines Perry’s defense and prompts promises of reduced charges. Perry seeks leniency as the state weighs murder charges against Detective Taft.
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Webb
Perry
Chicago
Robert Webb
James Perry
Copartners
Webb, Perry & Co
Kersten
Jaide
Peter Taft
Jessey Ohne
Militants Fire Two Homes In Arson Blitz At English Resorts
Two arson squads of suffragettes claim $100000 in damages early today. Lady Amy White’s Englefield Green residence and the Golf Club at Weaston-upon-Mare were set ablaze, with two women spotted on bicycles nearby. The unoccupied house and golf grounds suffered extensive damage as fire brigades failed to halt the flames.
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London
Amy White
Englefield Green
The
Thames
Weaston-uper- Mare
Somersetshire
Lady White
George White
Ladysmith
Transvaal
Spaciouda
Chas. Hobhouse
Senate Debates Good Roads Bill in Iowa
Des Moines March 20 Special The senate resumed discussion of the good roads bill. Amendments from Senator Balakema aimed to clarify sections while Senator Webber proposed extending the salary funded work period beyond 100 days to further road improvements in Iowa. The morning session featured a lively debate and several other amendments were offered.
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Des Moines
Senate
Balakema
Webber
Ottumwa
State Highway Commission
Commission
Iowa
Ten year old causes big hunt in Washington and Charlottesville
Granville Dickey aged ten triggered a large search by scouts police and cavalry after a premature baseball fever inspired by Clark Griffiths Climbers. He was found safe in Charlottesville Virginia and returned to his family. He mentions reading about Jefferson.
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Washington, D
Granville Dickey
Washington
United States
Charlottesville
Granville
Clark Griffith
Democracy
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Lewlis Stile Short Votes In Long Ballot Tally
Springfield results on the twelfth joint ballot show Col. J. Hamilton Lewlis receiving 87 votes with twelve withheld. Two progressives, Lloyd and Taylor, again voted for Lewlis in a March 29 tally reported from Tit.
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Springfield
Tit
Col. J. Hamilton Lawis
Lloyd
Taylor
Lewla
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Constantine
Phaleron
Suffrageta Burn
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