Roosevelt Plans Run for Congress to Help Speaker Bid
Washington dispatch reports Republicans eyeing Colonel Roosevelt as a possible lower-house candidate to secure a speaker alliance. The plan hinges on Roosevelt joining the field despite his past stance against entering Congress. Cocks of New York and Moore of Philadelphia back the strategy as a way to blunt Democratic gains and stabilize the 1910 political landscape.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
House of Representatives
Middle West
Taft
New York
Pennsylvania
Swarthmore College
Depew
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Colonel Roosevelt
Ohio
Wade Ellis
Attorney General
Ellis
White House
Penrose
McNichol- Ware
Cox
Cincinnati
Foraker
Senate
Judson Harmon
Delocent
Mati-Leaft
Train collision injures Express Messenger in Spokane yard crash
A Grays Harbor bound passenger train struck empty train No. 3 in the Seattle yards at Spokane avenue at 10 pm Thursday. Express Messenger Fred Anderson of St Paul was severely injured while asleep in the express car. The Grays Harbor engine was demolished and most passengers escaped with minor injuries. The crash was blamed on the switching crew failing to display danger signals. Engineer JL Loasby and his fireman escaped uninjured after jumping to the tide flats. Walls of the new high school building are nearly complete and roof work will begin this week.
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Northern Pacific
Grays Tlarbor City
Seattle
Spokane Avenue
Fred Anderson
St. Paul
Grays Harbor
Grays Furher
JL. Loasby
Roosevelt to be welcomed in Khartoum on Nile voyage
Khartoum expects a grand reception for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arriving aboard the Dal tomorrow. Americans, Europeans, and Africans fill the city, flags fly, troops plan to assemble on the pier, and bands from English and native groups will greet him. Newspaper correspondents from multiple nations cover the event.
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Khartoum
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Nile
Roosevelt
Egypt
America
France
England
Germany
Turkey
Dal
Aberdeen Sees Comet Spotted Near Grays Harbor
The Traley comet appears like an illuminated clothes pin and shines like a bright star. It is visible to observers with field glasses low in the western sky after six o clock in the Grays Harbor area as described by scientists.
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Grays Harbor
Resolution to Give Congress New Power
A joint resolution introduced by Rep Madden of Illinois calls for broad constitutional amendments. It would empower Congress to regulate kidnapping and related crimes, labor issues, and child labor, set uniform national standards on taxes and natural resources, and prohibit denying voting rights by religion race or color except the yellow race.
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Washington, D.C
Madden
Illinois
Congress
United States
Milwaukee to Work on Rochester Bridge
The Milwaukee railroad plans an immediate rebuild of the Rochester bridge after Union Pacific abandonment. Contractors will lay piles and river work before the permanent portion, with Peet Company providing material. One month is estimated to complete the project as the route grade from Bina to Cosgropolis remains in good condition.
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Washington
Sandard Oil
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
United States Circuit Court
Missouri
New Jersey Corporation
Circuit Court
Wickersham
United States
John D. Rocckefeller
William Rockefeller
Henry H. Rogers
John D. Archibald
Oliver H. Payne
Charles M. Pratt
Standard Oil Company of
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Standard OF Company of New Jersey
Cranerul Wich J
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Charles BD. Morrison
Chicago
Milwaukee Railroad
Rochester J
Union Pacific
Styvereee
Ein Bet
Peresa
Fren Bina
Cosgmopolis
Bremerton Plans Auction of Saloon Licenses
Bremerton city council debates raising saloon licenses to 23000 yearly or awarding permits to the five highest bidders. Navy Yard commandant warns the Navy Department will object to more than five licenses. Council earlier issued seven licenses at 2000 each, breaching a five license limit agreed with the Navy. Debate centers on tying licenses to bid amounts and potential discrimination concerns.
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Bremerton
Fither
Navy Yard
Navy Department
National Guard Inspection Days Set
Adjt. Gen. George B. Lamping announces the annual inspection by the war department with Col. Richard Thompson and Captains KH a ce and Newton executing duties. Company G, Second regiment to be inspected at herdeen on Friday April 18, with all ordnance and stores audited and units ordered to assemble in heavy marching order armed, uniformed and ready for field service.
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Adjt
George B. Lamping
National Guard of Washington
War Department
Richard FE. Thompson
Signal Corps
Ayr
Francis Kh.ace
First Infantry
Harry W. Newton
Coast Artillery Corps
Herdeen
Aerorine
Lampi
Strife in Philadelphia Gains Local Mediation Efforts
Unrest in Philadelphia over a strike intensifies as federal intervention is ruled unlikely and mediation from Seth Low's federation is offered but conditionally accepted. Union bakers strike crippling bread supply. Kensington disturbances escalate with police deployed and a 24 year old killed by a speeding car.
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Philadelphia
Taft
Bankers of Philadelphia
National Civic Federation
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Seth Low
Federation
Low
Kensington
White Plains
N. Y
Campaign Publicity Measure Taken Up
The bill requiring compulsory publicity for election campaign contributions and expenses won approval from the house committee on elections after pressure from advocates. Introduced by Rep McCall of Massachusetts, it could apply to the congressional elections this fall if enacted into law.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Elections
Representative McCall
Massachusetts
Perry Belmont
New York
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Representative Rucker
Missouri
Gaines
Republians
House
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Peter Driscoll
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Rochester Bridge
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