Recall of Herd Law Proposed at City Board Meeting
City board discusses placing a referendum on the herd law for the next municipal election. They approve an ordinance to curb minors in pool rooms near saloons and consider enforcement options. Building permits issued signal strong spring activity, including two story and eight room residences.
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Board of Affairs
City Electrician
Public
Ae Kable
Bowyer Street
Frederick Street
Woodland Avenue
Norfolk and Western Railway
Cherry Street
Bailey Lumber Company
Appalachian Power Company
H. C. Covey
Princeton Avenue
A. P. Mahood
O. E. St. Clair
Henry Street
Highland Avenue
J. Francke Fox
Bland Street
M. BE. Long
Rogers Street
M. E. Looney
Chestnut Street
J. A. Withers
Norfolk Street
P. T. Sanders
W. M. Yates
Gilmer Street
L. Kaufman
W. W. Hald
Hill Avenue
J. K. Wagner
Stowers Street
Riots At Rope Plant Send Police Fire Into Crowd
In Auburn New York police fired on a mob injuring four including a woman as twine workers strike spreads. National guard riot duty called up after a tense night with strike leaders and employees unsettled while mediator Rog ers delays arrival from Albany to aid talks.
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Auburn
N. Y
O'Neil
William C. Rogers
Albany
George Bancroft
Company M
National Guard
Columbian Rope Company Works
International Harvester Company
Columbian Mills
Harvester
Former Congressman Coudrey and Ardner Convicted in Mail Fraud Case
Harry M. Coudrey, ex congressman for the twelfth district in 1910 11, and Harry K Ardner were found guilty in federal court of using the mails to defraud in promoting the Twin Insurance Company Continental Life Assurance Company of America and the International Fire Assurance Company of America. Both firms went into receivership with potential penalties up to 1500 dollar fines or four and a half years in prison or both.
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St. Louis
Harry M. Coudrey
Harry Ek
Ardner
Federal District Court
Twin Insurance Company
Continental Life Assurance Company of America
International Fire Assurance Company of America
Coudrey
Congress
New York City
Ohio River recedes as flood ends in Huntington
Huntington West Virginia April 4 The Ohio river is again within its banks and the great flood ends. The flood has left a wide path of destruction with uncertain losses of life and heavy property damage. Homeless residents return to their ruined homes and begin cleaning up while electric and gas services remain disrupted.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Quadruple hangings in Montgomery jail
Four men convicted of murder were executed in the Montgomery county jail. C Walter Jones, a white man, was first, executed at 6 18 am for killing Sloan Rowan on a railroad train at the terminal station. Arnold Gilmer John Adams and Coleman German followed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
C. Walter Jones
Sloan Rowan
Jones
Arnold Gilmer
John Adams
Coleman German
Ethel Roosevelt Becomes Bride of Young Physician
Miss Ethel Carow Roosevelt daughter of Colonel and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt wed Dr Richard Derby in Oyster Bay at St Johns church The ceremony featured notable guests and a two storied wedding cake After the vows the couple left for Europe and plan to reside in New York next fall Derby a Harvard graduate and son of the late Dr Richard N Derby is a physician in the city
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New York
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Oyster Bay
L. L
Ethel Carow Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Derby
United States
Josephine Osborn
Margaret A. Tucker
Helen*. Coster
Cornelia Landon
Miss Derby
Dr. Derby
Roger A. Derby
Archibald D. Roosevelt
James L. Derby
Henry James
John C. Waterbury
Edmund P. Rogers
Nelson F. Bossert
Boston
Derby
Colonel Roosevelt
Ernestine Merrill
Bostoso
Ruth
Naomi
Marian Franko
Saramore Hill
Roosevelt Home
Alice Roosevelt Longsworth
Col. Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Sagamore Hill
Harvard
Richard N. Derby
Dark Harbor
Ohio asks for aid of federal engineers
Piqua April 4 Acting for the committee of the Quno flood relief commission Governor Cox sent a telegram to President Wilson requesting that government engineers be sent to Ohio to view flood stricken districts and devise ways to prevent future disasters. The message urges prompt arrival before debris is cleared to assess the situation more accurately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Ohio
Quno Flood Relief Commission
Cox
Wilson
Senator Burton Seeks Federally Funded Flood Disaster Bill
United States Senator Burton visiting Ohio with Governor Cox discussed federal aid for flood struck areas. He announced plans to introduce in Congress within thirty days a bill aimed at preventing a similar disaster in any U S region.
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Fair with Cooling Temperatures
West Virginia expected to be fair with cooler air in eastern areas on Saturday and rising temperatures Sunday. Virginia forecasts show fair conditions with a much cooler Saturday and a Sunday continued fair spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
Murdock Named for Speaker by Progressives
The Progressives in the House nominated Victor Murdock of Kansas for speaker at a first caucus in Washington on April 4. They aim to push an aggressive program, seek committee representation, and appoint a team to consult Majority Leader Underwood on assignments.
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Underwood
Washington
House
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Lafferty
Oregon
Allies determined on capture of Scutari
London reports the Balkan allies have decided not to reply to peace terms until Scutari is taken. The decision was made at a conference of ambassadors at the foreign office and will be communicated to allies via ministers stationed in the Balkan capital.
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London
Scutari
Foreign Office
Balkan
Morgan Funeral Plans In New York For Pierpont Morgan
New York April 4 The funeral for financier Pierpont Morgan may be held Monday April 14 depending on the liner France arrival. Services will be at St George's Episcopal Church and interment will follow at Hartford Connecticut on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pierpont Morgan
France
Havre
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Harford
Conn
Vermont Woman Is 101 Years Old In Corinth
Mrs. Sarah Robie Wilson of Corinth celebrates her 101st birthday. Born April 4, 1812, she spent nearly her entire life in town, daughter of Geabod Robie. She has four children, 21 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Vermont
Corinth
Sarah Robie Wilson
Tariff Revision Bill Near Complete With Sugar Debates
The Democratic tariff revision bill is nearly ready with one schedule unresolved after a long drafting process. Senate leaders seek study time through Sunday and plan final talks with President Wilson, aiming to present a blanket bill including income tax provisions early next week.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Underwood
House Committee On Ways and
Ways and Means Committee
Broussard
Louisiana
House
Finance Committee
Simmons
James
Hughes
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Calmly She Broke a Plate on His Head in Divorce Trial
In St Louis on April 4 attorney Charles J. Anderson testified his wife Kate Edna Anderson calmly broke a plate over his head and then read the morning papers on the front porch to refute charges of anger and violence. She described a quiet breakfast with their son as evidence.
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St. Louis
Charles J. Anderson
Kate Edna Anderson
Names and insults in family dispute cited in court
The testimony describes Mr. Anderson allegedly calling the speaker vile names and another harsh label, then breaking a plate over the speaker’s head. The speaker notes their son Clifford, sixteen, later looked up the terms in the dictionary.
Mother's Plea to Wilson for Hawthorne Pardon
Mother Marie Alfonse Lathrop of the Dominican order visited the White House to urge a pardon for Julian Hawthorne who is serving a year in federal prison for fraud related to mining stock sales. Secretary Tumulty said the case would be presented to the president.
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Hawthorne
Washington
Marie Alfonse Lathrop
White House
Wilson
Julian Hawthorne
Marie
Tumulty
Japan protests California land ownership ban
In Washington on April 4 the Japanese government formally protested to the State Department against California's proposed anti Japanese land ownership law. The measure would bar aliens from owning land in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
State of
California
Suffragettes Torch Country Home in Retaliation
London reports suffragettes set fire to a large unoccupied country residence being prepared for tenancy, causing about 12500 dollars in damage. Police suspect male agents may have aided recent attacks, while stations and tunnels are patrolled to avert tampering. A California suffragette sent samples of torture instruments to Secretary Bryan describing forcible feeding.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Stock Troy
California
Bryan
Washington
Welle Emerson
Thirty Thousand Call For Help From Mt Vernon Area
Evansville Ind April 4 Thirty thousand persons within a ninety mile radius around Mt Vernon are calling for help says Guy V Green weather forecaster reached by telephone This area has about forty boats in rescue service confined to evacuating endangered residents No food is being sent to marooned farmers The Illinois side of the Wabash reports the greatest suffering Green warns that between 60 000 and 75 000 could perish unless immediate action is taken now
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Evansville
Ind
Mt. Vernon
Guy V. Green
Illinois
Wabash
Green
Seizure of Obscene Books and Pictures in New York
Special agents of the justice department seized two tons of obscene books and pictures from a Thirty eighth street tenement in New York. Camille Nicholas was arrested as principal agent for a nationwide unclean literature syndicate and held on 7500 bail. The site had served for years as a wholesale depot for distribution.
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New York
Department of Justice
Thirty Eighth Street
Camille Nicholas
Nicholas
Ohio flood toll tops four hundred sixty dead
Red Cross reports from Columbus place flood losses at 460 lives lost 4200 homes destroyed and 46000 people homeless. About 9000 families outside Dayton Columbus and Cincinnati need rehabilitation as wires and transport remain disrupted.
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Washington
Ohio
Red Cross
Columbus
Dayton
Cincinnati
Virginian Railroad Reconsiders Flood Proof Route Plan
Discussion centers on a new higher elevation for a Virginia railroad line down New River to connect Rich Creek and Piney Creek. Engineers from Virginian and power firms may operate independently after flood disruptions while an independent right of way could raise upfront costs but reduce long term flood risk and damages.
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Virginian Railroad
New River
Rich Creek
Piney Creek
Raleigh County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Virginian
Norfolk and Western Railroad
West Virginia
New River Development Co
Junta
Summers County
Virginian Engineering Corps
Noted Women to Attend Breakfast Washington
A Washington breakfast at Rauchers will host leading society women and officials of the new administration. Guests include Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Mrs. Thomas R Marshall Mrs. Champ Clark and cabinet wives. Mrs John W Kern will serve as toastmistress. A reception will close the event inviting attendees to meet the honored guests.
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Washington
National Capital
Raucher’s
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Champ Clark
John W. Kern
Senator Kern
Indiana
Cost of Living Topic Dominates American Academy Session
The first session of the seventeenth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science opened in Philadelphia on April 4. Speakers and dignitaries addressed the theme The Cost of Living in the United States with plans for multiple sessions and varied addresses.
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Philadelphia
American Academy of Political and Social Science
United States
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Red Cross Society
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