Flood crisis at Hymella crevasse nears critical stage
New Orleans reports steady progress as cribbing ends approach, workers in eight feet of water, planters send crews from La Fourche, Southern Pacific joins with large force. Officials caution the next 24 hours will test stability but optimism grows that the critical phase may pass soon, with later weeks needed to fully secure embankments and manage backwater.
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Hymella Crevasse
New Orleans
Hymella
la Fourche
Brady
Southern Pacific
Louisiana Line
Yazoo
LaGrange
Mississippi
Negro Orator Wins at Yale Ten Eyck Prize
William Pickens of Little Rock Ark won Yale University’s Henry James Ten Eyck prize for junior exhibition speaking. His topic Haiti covered its history and future, with views favoring British influence shaping Haiti’s fate. Pickens is noted as the first Black student to win the prize.
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Mew Haven
Conn
Henry James Ten Eyck
Yale
William Pickens
Little Rock
Ark
Pickens
Bethe
Haiti
Great Britain
America
Pennell Life Insurance Contests Burdick Tragedy
Buffalo April content outlines how Arthur R Burdick life insurance survives as a factor in delaying a Pennell inquest. Authorities note Pennell inquiry postponement may stem from financial considerations and Pennell’s insurers in personal crisis clauses remain silent.
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Buffalo
Arthur R. Burdick
Pennell
Penney
Cannon Theft Sparks Campus Fight In Wisconsin
April 1 in Emingham Wisconsin reports describe a clash on the Illinois College of Photography and Austin College campuses after Austin students stole a large cannon. Photography students and supporters confronted them on campus. several students from both sides were injured in the melee.
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Emingham
Wis
Ilinois College of Photography
Austin College
Austin
President Roosevelt's Western Trip Begins Amid Tight Security
President Roosevelt left Washington on a western journey with extensive precautions. He rode in a locomotive cab during a five mile scenery ride, saluted engineers, and spoke at Harrisburg to a cheering crowd. The trip, starting at 9:0 at Pennsylvania Station, drew broad public welcome from admirers as security details surrounded the procession.
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Pittsburg
Roosevelt
Altoona
Allegheny Mountains
Logb
Crainmaster
A. Keiser
Robert Mclaren
H. T. McCormick
H. W. Hunter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Galitzen
Seward
Reading
Balti
Harrisburg
Makero
State ‘Senate
State House of Representatives
Morrisburg
Ske
Gamaliel
Senate
Washington
Anthracital
Republic
Pennsylvania Station
White House
Pennsylvania
Secret Service
Hitchcock
St. Harrisburg
Baltimore
Fecht
Walton
Aga
Speck von Sternberg Bids Roosevelt Farewell in Grand Courtesy
Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German ambassador, boards Roosevelt’s farewell procession with a warm sendoff at the station. Roosevelt consoles him about the voyage, jokes about horses, and invites him to share future rides. Diplomats express envy at the gesture, praising the minister’s tactful display of friendship.
Hartridge's Trip to Yap and Presidential Stop Summary
Rear Admiral Evans orders the supply ship Justin to Yap for Hartridge transport, skipping Yorktown and Princeton. President greets Pennsylvania officials in Washington, praise for coal strike commission, and notes on national prosperity.
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Washington, D. C
Tyvans
Asiatic
Travy Department
Justin
Yorktown
Princeton
Darling
Evans
Manila
Hartridge
Savarnnah
Yap
Oregon Senator Simon levies Rooseveltspatronage charges
Washington April 1 Special Ex Senator Simon of Oregon Republican asserts in a public interview that President Roosevelt discriminated against him for his Jewish faith in Oregon patronage. He compares his case to Smoot and Smoots Mormon links, claiming Roosevelt promised patronage then broke faith while opposing his return to the Senate. Simon, a renowned Oregon leader, says the president favors his enemies and hints at broader political impact.
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Washington
Bimney
Oregon
Roosevelt
Simon
Smirot
Utah
Smoot
Hoosevelt
Portland
A.S. Dier
Senate
Optien
United States
Duritts
Flo
Republican Party of
Republican State Committee
Sénate
Bie Monte
Solicitor Eugene R Black Resigns To Enter Insurance
Eugene R Black resigns as solicitor of the city criminal court in Atlanta to join the Georgia and South Carolina Prudential Life Insurance general agency as assistant general manager. Aquila J Orme to succeed him, forming Jackson Orme law firm. Black leaves after three-year term. Orme’s appointment expected popular and he is a Virginia Sanit ary Institute graduate with strong local ties.
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Eugene R
Black
City Criminal Court of
Atlanta
Aquila J. Orme
Estys Haha
Décome
Criminal Court
Orme
Whl
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Georgia and
South’ Carolina
Prudential
James C. Wonne
Orne
Black’ & Jackson
E. R. Black
Marion M. Jackson
Jackson & Orme
A. J. Orme
E.R. Black
Frm
Eugene R. Black
City Criminal Court
Ax. Golletter
City Criminal, Court
Candler
Terrell
Eugene Black
Eity
Valdosta
Aquilia J
Georgia and Southern News Headlines Summary
Forecasts for Georgia and the South include fresh southwest to west winds, high and normal temperatures, with precipitation and monthly excess notes. Officials in Filton plan road improvements. Jackson officials discuss Confederate veterans home succession. Union printers hear from International Typographic President Lynch. a solicitor position in Atlanta is filled. Savannah socialites face a daylight robbery, a fatal wreck near Tocoa is reported, and a push to extend Savannah navigation above Augusta is noted. Alabama railroad commission meeting set. unique pea cultivation industry started in Jackson Mississippi. Cotton spinners meet in Charlotte, and a Louisville train wreck near Sparta, Alabama is reported. Embezzlement case in Georgia ends with presidential pardon. isthmian canal inspection planned. Louisiana flood threat and Roosevelt western trip highlighted. Foreign news covers Dominican rebels, a duel in France, Shamrock III trial, and a fatal automobile accident involving Count Leborowski. Cotton market shows early decline and sharp drop. U.S. census notes cotton production figures.
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Southern
Alabama Railroad
Commission
Jackson
Misa
Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association
Charlotte
Louisville
Morgan
Btone
Garmock
W. A. Walker
Georgia
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
United States
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Washington
Adams
Wabash
Oreign
Savannah Ladies Robbed by Negro Highwaymen on Lonely Road
Mrs W B Seeskind and Mrs David Wels, prominent Savannah women, were robbed by four black men on a back road while returning from an estate near Hermitage. Seeskind restrained the culprits and concealed $700 in jewels until the bandits fled. officials were notified.
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Savannah
W. B. Seeskind
David Wels
Brooklyn
Welsta
Beeskind
Bellum
Syro
French Beaten by Tribesmen near Ksar El Touz
Report from Algiers says 150 Oulad Djerri tribesmen attacked a French convoy near Ksar El Touz in southern Algeria. The engagement lasted eight hours with shifting fortunes. French cartridges ran out before a hand to hand fight. Tribesmen won. French losses were nine killed, thirteen wounded, one officer among the wounded, and two missing. Forty camels were seized with dead and wounded.
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Algiers
Oulad Djerri
Lght
Foreign Legion
Spahis
Ksar-El-Tcouz
Algeria
Development in Ireland shows new industrial revival
In a Commons debate on the Irish development grant, Irish Secretary Wyndham said a genuine revival is under way and announced Lord Iveagh of Dublin and Alderman Pierrie of Belfast will privately fund transport development in Ireland. He concluded that nothing has been so hopeful and businesslike in Ireland since the eighteenth century as the current effort. The motion for a 925,000 annual grant was adopted.
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Wyndham
London
House of Commons
Ireland
Lord Iveagh
Dublin
Pierrie
Belfast
J. Wyndham
No Merger Considered by Atchison and Rock Island
E P Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway denies any project of merger or control between the Atchison and Rock Island. He states there is no discussion or contemplation of such an arrangement.
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New York
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison and
Hook Island
Rock Island
Advance Granted to St Louis River Pilots to Avert Strike
In St Louis on April 1 steamboat owners granted river pilots a wage advance of 9? percent. The new rate increases monthly pay to 125 and 95 a month from the former 100. This concession aims to prevent a strike that could paralyze river traffic.
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St. Louis
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