Palmer 13 in Critical State After River Bank Assault
Witnesses recount a Friday assault on Charles Palmer by Thomas Wirts on a river bank. Palmer remains in critical condition, nonresponsive to recall, as authorities search for Wirts who fled toward Iowa Central lines and was seen near the Illinois Central tracks. Dr. Haffa testified to the events, noting Wirts raised the shotgun and struck Palmer with the butt end, then Palmer’s party sought to recover a boat.
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Charles Palmer
Thomas A. Wirts
Mr. Palmer
Dr. Haffa
Tom Wirts
Mr. Bowden
Sheriff Shores
Virts
Omaha
Illinois Central
Denilson
Logan
Council Bluffs
Illinois Central Line
Waterloo
No. 5
Cedar Falls
Parkersburg
Ackley
Ilinois Central
Wirts
S. C
Chicago Great Western
Northwestern
Iowa Centralines
Haffa
Frank Haffa
Palmer
Enbody
West Bank
Mr. Enbody
T. A. Wirts
Charley
Court Upholds Governor Expelled From NSW House
Melbourne reporting that Lord Denman, governor general, was wrongly ejected from his Sydney headquarters by the New South Wales government. The full supreme court ruled the action unlawful, amid a recent controversy as the Labor government moved the property to become a public park.
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Melbourne
Australia
Lord Detman
Sydney
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Labor
New South Wales
Government House
Macquare Place
Lord Denman
Hazleton Bank Till 13 Closed
Hazleton Iowa March 22 Special No change in Kiefer Savings Bank status as state examiner A O Woelever did not complete account checks today and will finish early next week returning to Hazleton Monday or Tuesday after a Sunday stay in Des Moines
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Hazleton
Kiefer , Savings Bank
A. O. Woelever
State Bank Examiner
Des Moines
Des Moines Adjourns Amid Dawson Bill Clash
In Des Moines March 22 Republicans and Democrats rose repeatedly as Temporary Speaker Brady sustained a motion to adjourn before the Dawson bill on appointing the state superintendent of schools could fail from a 3 vote shortfall of the 55 majority. Adjournment delayed the Dawson vote which will occur in two sessions Monday. WEATHERMAN QUITS. In Washington March 22 Willis L. Moore resigned as chief of the weather bureau effective July 21 after a talk with President Wilson. Secretary Houston noted the position is presidentially appointed and civil service does not cover it and pledged to find the best available replacement.
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Des Moines
Brady
House
Weatherman
Washington
Willis L. Moore
The
Weather Bureau
Houston
Wilson
Moore
Makeup box carries ashes of actress Adrienne Nugande
Chicago March 22. The casket wrought from a tin makeup box will carry the ashes of Adrienne Nugande English actress cremated yesterday. The casket consigned to Mrs. Henriette Augarde the actress mother was invited today to England.
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Chicago
Marelh
Adrienne Nugande
Henriette Augarde
England
Adrianople Fort Hold Stubborn Defense Amid Siege
Chakri Pasha commands Adrianople with firm resolve to endure a five month siege. Only starvation can force surrender as supplies stay ample and order remains. Bulgarian besiegers show little progress while Serbs idle. reports of executions by Shari Pasha are denied by Sofia. The Greek and Armenian bishops defend the commander’s courtesy.
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Adrianople
Wirelesus
Constantinople
Sofia
Shari Pasha
Assassin’s Mistake Ends Life of Ex-Chinese Minister
Shanghai March 23 General Sung former minister of education died from wounds received March 20 in a station attack intended for General Huang Sing. Sung had just learned by letter that he was shot by mistake and that Huang Sing was the target at the railroad station. The writer wished him perpetual rest.
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Shanghai
China
Sung
Huang Sing
Fu Kien
Marital Bonds Cut: Couple Both 74 Years Old
Council Bluffs, March 22. Judge O D Wheeler granted seven divorces yesterday including Mrs Sarah Ann Chapman from James Chapman both aged 74. The divorce cites cruelty as grounds. Alimony was settled out of court with no defense. The Chanmans wed in Council Bluffs November 1, 1909. it was her second marriage and his third.
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Council Bluffs, In
O. D. Wheeler
Sarah Ann Chapman
James Chapman
Death of Honduras President Manuel Bonilla
Tegucigalpa reports General Manuel Bonilla, president of Honduras, died yesterday. Executive powers pass to Vice President Dr. Francisco Bertrand as the nation absorbs the shock quietly.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Manuel Bonilla
Francisco Bertrand
Republic
Funeral Service for Greek King George Held in London
A funeral service for the late King George of Greece was held today at the Greek church in London. Attendees included representatives of King George of England Queen Mother Alexandra and most of the diplomatic corps.
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London
King George of
Greece
England
Mother Alexandra
Diplomatic Corps
Medical aid rushed to stricken city after tornado
Washington reports rush orders from Secretary Garrison sending a medical officer and three Army hospital corps members from Ft Oglethorpe Georgia to Lower Peach Tree Alabama. The town has been nearly wiped off the map by a tornado and President Wilson received the appeal for help. Seven men burned four seriously in a gas explosion at Superior Mine No 2 near Dugger Indiana as fourteen worked in the shaft when the blast occurred.
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Washington
Garrison
Army Hospital Corps
Ft. Oglethorpe
Lower Peach Tree
Ala
Wilson
Terre Haute
Inn
Superior
Noo 2 Oat Dugger
Ind
Fate of Stefansson Expedition in Frozen North
San Francisco dispatch reports Captain Pederson leading the Karluk toward Arctic regions for a three year Canadian government expedition. The crew vows to return, while observers compare risks to Captain Scott and Mawson, though the aim is exploration rather than pole attainment.
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Stefansson
San Francisco
Aretic
Pederson
Wikimajir Stefansson
Scott
Antarctic
Captain Pederson
Goody
Dbeentino
Mawson
North Pole
French Troops Annihilated in Sahara Desert Encounter
Dispatches report a 1000 strong Barber tribe force overwhelmed a French detachment marching near Timbuktu in the Aderar region of the western Sahara after a daylong fight. The incident follows threats of Austrian naval action against Montenegro as diplomacy nears the threshold of war.
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M'Ntenegro
Paris
Aderar
Western Sahara
Timbuktu
Wits and Police Photograph Show Fugitive and Officer
A dated police station photo from January captures Promins A Virts, now a fugitive, with handcuffs while Charles Bo Palmer watches. The image, taken under an air of playful suspense, includes Chief Leighton and shows Virts on the run from justice.
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Polie
Promins
Charles Bo Palmer
Tess Chad
Leighton
Military losses reported amid French troop exhausted actions
Lieut. Martin commander and four sergeants were killed along with a trooper. Several troopers escaped on pack horses and carried news to headquarters in Thmbulta. They highlighted Arab casualties before the French forces exhausted their ammunition.
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Martin
Thmbulta
Income Tax Rate Debated by House Subcommittee
Representatives Underwood Hull Peters and Palmer met to study administrative provisions of the income tax plan. The Democratic Ways and Means Committee considers how the tax should apply to incomes, with debate over the lowest charge and system details. Ambassadors recall from London to London discuss the European situation as a recall moves proceed. Frederick Willi Devon, a pioneer in the U S paint industry, died in his seventy fifth year in New York.
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Washington
Underwood
Hull Peters
Palmer
Sear
Bala
Uniaewoud
Voliearnes Ligier
Ambass Lors
London
Palkatie
Bow. Devor Read
New York
Frederick Willi Devon
Hia Oahl
Crew Rescued After Hope Abandoned Shipwreck
The French bark Marie foundered near Halaborough amid a North Sea gale. The captain, mate, and crew of twenty four were saved by the trawler Amer. A steward and others braved the wreck to reach the rescue boat, while the Amer’s hull was battered but able to take aboard the survivors.
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Grimeby
England
Marel
Marlee
Fran
San Francisco
Hall
Eimdoor
Ulsastur
Land
Ain
Amer
Marie
Halaborough
North Goa
Xeas
Thinner
Mal
Ian
Amar
Ivan
Dali Ned Wate
Queer Routings of Wire Messages Caused by Storm
Chicago dispatch describes a severe sleet storm that crippled telegraph and telephone wires. Messages were rerouted through Pittsburgh Columbus Cincinnati Omaha Kansas City Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Damage projected at two million dollars. Red Cross to aid Alabama victims and a Birmingham agent to assess tornado damage.
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Chicago
Rome
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Cincinnati
Omaha
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Associated Prensa
Peoria
St. Louis
Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Alabama
Birmingham
Reformatory Boys Escape by Sheets Rope at Red Wing
Eight boys escaped the state training school at Red Wing Minnesota by tying about two dozen sheets into a rope and lowering from a third floor window. The plan was executed quietly and most left before anyone noticed. Six of the eight were later found in a box car in Winona Minnesota and will likely be returned to Red Wing today.
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Red Wing
Minn
Winona
State Training School
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Fishermen From Boston and Gloucester Sail to Seattle
Nearly 100 Boston and Gloucester fishermen departed Boston for Seattle aiming to secure berths on vessels in the Pacific halibut fishery. They travel amid the ongoing competition for roles on ships targeting the halibut catches in Pacific waters.
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Boston
Mass
Boston and Gloucester
Seattle
Wash
Governor Lister Vetoes Divorce Bill in Olympia
Olympia Washington March 22 Gov Lister vetoed a bill that would have made three years living apart a ground for divorce He said public demand favors tighter divorce restrictions rather than easier laws and dismissed the proposal.
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Olympia
Wash
Lister
Usier
Temperature Report For March Twenty Second
Temperature data from Burhman Optical ground floor Syndicate stock shows a range with a high of 28 degrees and a low of 14 degrees yesterday. A year ago temperatures were 1 degree minimum and 26 maximum. Corinn, queen of Havana cigats.
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Burhman Optical Co
Tock
PTT Aas
Mee el Gian Hee
Illinois Vice Crusaders Seek National Conference On Wages
Illinois vice crusaders led by Lieut Gov O Hara are in Washington seeking a national conference of state governors to standardize wage inquiry and curb vice. They told President Wilson of findings in Illinois showing girls and young workers paid less than a living wage and leading double lives. Federal minimum wage and federal inquiry through the department of justice were discussed.
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Wrahington
Illinoia
Ice Crusaders
Senatorial Commission
Barrett O'llara
Washington
Wilson
White House
Tinola
Naation
Illinois
Department of Suse
Ilinois Commission
Hfe
Gov. O'Hara
Edson Bradley
Hennen Jennings
Christian Hemmick
Mme. Havenith
Senora Rinano
Huntington Wilson
W. Murray Crane
Wilson Relatives At Write House In Washington
President Wilson kept a busy diary in Washington March 22 skipping his Saturday half holiday to attend a Princeton Georgetown baseball game. He planned to meet Princeton players Monday as Easter visitors gathered at the White House including Stockton Axson Princeton president and Mrs Wilson’s brother and cousin Fitzwilliam McMasters Woodrow. Senators Reed Thomas Hughes Bacon Hoke Smith Culbertson and Johnson of Maine had separate engagements with the president.
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Washington
Wilson
Princeton
Reed
Thomas
Hughes
Bacon
Hoke Smith
Culbertson
Johnson
Maine
Boy Scouts Gift Taft Gold Knife in Augusta Visit
In Augusta Georgia a scout delegation presented former President Taft with a gold knife at his hotel. He expressed appreciation and said he would return next March to see the scouts progress.
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Augusta. Ga
Boy Scouts of
Augusta
Taft
Ultimatum to Montenegro Demands Move on Vienna Note
Vienna dispatch reports the Austro Hungarian government issued a strongly worded note to Montenegro on March 22, framed as an ultimatum. The demand centers on immediate actions affecting regional tensions as Austria Hungary pursues decisive stance in the ongoing dispute.
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Montenegro
Vienna
Old Time Whaling Business Brightening
Seattle reports whaling revival as three steam whalers depart for Alaska with harpoon guns. The van yard of a fleet sails north and more vessels are expected from Seattle this year, signaling lucrative success after recent declines.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaskan
Van
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