Postmaster at Bluefield resigns amid patronage talk
Washington dispatch reports Col John T McGraw of Grafton declined Austria Hungary ambassadorship amid West Virginia patronage hopes. Hugh Ike Shott postmaster at Bluefield resigns with assistant A J Hearn, citing rule about outside business and desire for a favorable successor. The Bluefield office has grown under ten years of management with strong service and political support.
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Washington
West Virginia
Austria-Hungary
John T. McGraw
Grafton
McGraw
Col McGraw
Hugh Ike Shott
Bluefield
A. J. Hearn
Shott
Tariff the Issue in Boston Three-Way District Race
Boston voters in the Thirteenth district face a special election to choose John W. Weeks’s successor. The contest pits John J. Mitchell Democrat Alfred W. Cutting Republican and Norman J. White Progressive on tariff revision, the central issue. The result will mark the first post Wilson era test of tariff sentiment nationwide.
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Boston
Mass
Thirteenth
John W. Weeks
House
United States
Wilson
Massachusetts
John J. Mitchell
Alfred W. Cutting
Norman J. White
Wireless plant bids opened for Canal Zone towers
Bids were opened at the navy department for a new Canal Zone wireless plant duplicating Arlington. Planned site is San Pablo at Caimito on the Panama Railroad line midpoint between terminals. The project includes three 600 foot steel towers and a 110 kilowatt radio set.
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Canal Zone
Washington
Navy Department
Arlington
San Pablo
Caimito
Navy Plans High Power Stations in Pacific Islands
The Navy aims to erect high power communication stations in the Hawaiian Islands, Samoa, Guam, and the Philippines to facilitate rapid links with other similar stations. The initiative underscores a strategic push to enhance Allied communications across the Pacific theater.
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Hawaiian Islands
Samoa
Guam
Philippines
sensational murder of Madero and Suarez told by former secretary
Mattias Overda, ex-private secretary to President Madero, describes the killings of Madero and Vice President Suarez in Mexico City. He says Madero died instantly, Suarez was strangled after revival from a bullet wound, and rurales were slain to hide evidence under Huerta's regime.
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Madero
Suarez
Mexico
Mattias Overda
Mexico City
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Coahuila
Oveido
Overda
Huerta
Poincare Attends Alumni Reunion at Old School
President Poincare travels to Bar le Duc Lorraine for an 1876 class reunion of the school he attended. Only survivors of the class 1876 will reenact past scenes in their original seats, read exercises from 1876, and have masters comment on them. A commemorative tablet will be placed after the gathering.
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Paris
Poinerre
Bar-le-Duc
Lorraine
M. Poincesre
Pope Pius X suffers serious relapse in Rome
Relapse follows a period of weakness and a fever of 108 degrees. Persistent coughing and chest pain increase fears for the pope's life. Despite a brief improvement, overexertion at audiences and exposure to cold are cited as triggers. Bishop Longham visited, later delivering news of renewed illness to pilgrims.
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Pius X
Longhain
Longham
Tiviso
Holy Father
Prospects Bright for Appointment of John W. Davis
Washington reports strong prospects for John W. Davis of Clarksburg to fill the U S circuit court vacancy caused by Judge Goff. Senate leaders support Senator Chilton’s bill creating a new Fourth Circuit judgeship, with President Wilson expected to approve.
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Fourth Circuit
Wilson
Washington
John W. Davis
Clarksburg
United States Circuit Court
Goff
Charles A. Wood
South Carolina Supreme Court
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
House Judiciary Committee
Davis
Judiciary Committee
House
Mr. Davis
Justice Wood
Watson
West Virginia
Internal Revenue
George W. Johnson
Sam A. Hays
Paint Creek Strike Investigation Asked
Washington April 12 Investigators would study strike conditions in the Paint Creek coal fields West Virginia to determine causes violence peonage immigration law violations and potential federal aid in resolving the dispute A separate note reports former Senator Watson pressing for an extra judgeship for the fourth district and optimism it may pass this session.
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Paint Creek
West Virginia
Kern
United States
Commissioner of Labor
Watson
Wilson
White House
Morgan Body Lies in State in New York Library
J Pierpont Morgan's body arrives from Europe and lies in state in his library. Tributes pour in from associations he led. Services will be held Monday morning at St George's church after the lying in state.
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
Local rains expected in West Virginia on Sunday with likely fair conditions Monday. Virginia sees unsettled weather with possible rain on Sunday and Monday turning cloudy.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Japan protests California anti alien land laws
Viscount Chindo, Japan's ambassador to the United States, was ordered to lodge a formal protest in Washington over California's anti-Japanese land legislation. Tokyo officials emphasize continued moral suasion and a dignified approach as irritation grows nationwide.
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California
Tokio
Viscount Chindo
United States
Foreign Office
Washington
America
Wilson
Viscount Chind
Pacific
Immediate Free Sugar Rejected by House Caucus
Washington April 12 Immediate free sugar was rejected today by the house Democratic caucus by an overwhelming vote. The decision leaves the sugar schedule unchanged from the compromise form and unsure when sugar would go on the free list in 1916. An amendment by Representative Hardwick proposed effectivity before the canning season and sparked the day’s real fight, but it failed 155 to 39.
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House
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Ways and Means Committee
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White House
Congress
Representative Hardwick
Georgia
Louisiana
Undersgood
Consternation in Chicago downtown restaurants during vice inquiry
Chicago authorities raid Tenderloin venues at Hotel La Salle as the vice commission questions restaurateurs and guests about smutty songs and suggestive dances. Fashionables, dancers, and young girls are cited amid chaotic scenes and evasive admissions.
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Commission
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Beall
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Stimson
Pacific Coast Immigration Congress to Meet in San Francisco
All arrangements are complete for the Pacific Coast Immigration Congress to be held in San Francisco on Monday and Tuesday. Governors and officials from Pacific coast states will attend to discuss humanitarian aspects of the anticipated surge of immigration after the Panama Canal opens.
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Pacific Coast Immigration Congress
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast States
Pankhurst Released From Jail On Probation
London reports Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst suffragette leader freed after nine days of a three year sentence for penal servitude. She is on probation with strict reporting and risk of immediate arrest for any misdemeanor. Friends describe her condition as grave and she was sent to a sanitarium. Phyllis Brady and Millicent Dean received six weeks' imprisonment for their roles as suffragette fire brands.
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London
Emeline Pankhurst
Cienfuegos Mayor Ceferina Mendez Assassinated
The newly elected conservative mayor Ceferina Mendez of Cienfuegos was killed by a gun attack last night. He was waylaid by a group of men in the street on his way home with political motive linked to Liberal enmity.
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Cienfuegos
Havana
Ceferina Mendez
Mendez
Striking Socialists Forecast Nationwide 500000 Workers Walkout
Brussels notes a general strike threat with 500000 workers expected to join and disrupt industry after Monday. Shipping firms refuse freight, farmers halt produce, and Brussels services may lose pay with officials warned a strike risks pension fights. Authorities prepare for possible royal intervention.
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Brussels
Antwerp
Desertion Hits State Troops in Neco Mexican Border Clash
Frequent cannonading between Ojeda's federals at Neco Sonora and rebel besiegers continued. State troops show no plan for another assault as deserters flood toward the Arkansas side saying they are returning home.
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Neco
Ariz
Ojeda
Sonora
Arkansas
United States
Albania to Install Sweden Prince If Alliances Fulfill
Vienna April 12 reports Prince William of Sweden, second son of Gustave, poised to be Albania’s first king if the triple alliance of Germany Austria Hungary and Italy sees its wishes realized.
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Vienna
William
Sweden
Gustave
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Fire Ravages Kansas Penitentiary In Lansing Blaze
Fire destroyed four large buildings at the Kansas penitentiary in Lansing and caused about 500000 dollars in losses. Six prisoners and one guard were slightly burned while about 600 convicts assisted in fighting the flames and shuttled to safety the women prisoners and the criminal insane ward.
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Lansing
Kans
Kansas Penitentiary
Bahler
Leavenworth
Furniture Factory
Codding
Frank Riley
Gridiron Club Dinner Lightly Mocks Wilson Cabinet
President Wilson and his cabinet faced a playful grilling at the Gridiron Club dinner. A mocked drama portrayed tariff fights and party battles while jokes poked at Bryan and Taft. The event featured jokes about Oscar Underwood and McAdoo, with the light kept burning for the Democratic cargo voyage.
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Gridiron Club
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Bill Bryan
Champ Clark
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Bill Taft
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Underwood
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Robert H. Patchin
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Thomas F. Logan
Philadelphia Inquirer
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