Morgan Rites Mark Financier’s Death at Cedar Hill
J Pierpont Morgan rests amid flowers on Cedar Hill cemetery crest in Hartford after a seven car funeral train from New York. A large crowd attended with more than fifty carriages, including Hartford officials and relatives. The service included a burial inscription, prayers, and a final earth burial witnessed by J P Morgan and his son Junius. The day also marks the centennial birth of his father Junius Spencer Morgan, founder of the family firm.
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Hartford
Conn
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cedar Hill
House of Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan
New York
St. George’s Church
Charles A. Goodwin
Mr. Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Junius
Junius Spencer Morgan
West Springfield
Mass
Great Financial House of
Morgan
Boston
London
George Peabody
Junius S. Morgan
J. S. Morgan and Company
Sedan
Paris
Tours
Morgan Heir and Empire of Finance in the 19th Century
The text notes Junius S. Morgan cleared about five million dollars, becoming second only to the Rothschilds in financing large government loans. It mentions his son J. Pierpont Morgan inheriting a fortune exceeding ten million dollars after Junius died in Monaco on April 8, 1890.
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Ieved
Boston
Junius S. Morgan
Monaco
J. Pierpont Morgan
Dr Friedmann tours capital clinic for TB vaccine test
In Washington on April 14 Dr Frederick F Friedmann announced a TB cure and inoculated twelve volunteers at George Washington University Hospital. Witnesses included Secretary Bryan Assistant Secretary Osborne the German ambassador and Swiss minister with U S army and navy surgeons. About one hundred patients attended. Wilson encouraged the vaccine and Senator Hughes pledged to consider licensure in DC and nationwide.
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Washington
Frederick F. Friedmann
George Washington University Hospital
Bryan
Osborne
United States Army
Friedmann
White House
Wilson
Lea
Tennessee
Hughes
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Levee Strength Plan Touted After Great Flood
Memphis report details Brigadier General Bixby urging a ten million dollar federal appropriation to build stronger levees from Cairo to New Orleans. Mississippi River Commission tours the river, with optimistic notes on Memphis area and Helena dikes. Matched by 2,500 workers on the Lawton circle levee under federal engineers.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Bixby
Cairo
New Orleans
Mississippi River Commission
St. Louis
Helena
Cotton Belt Levee
White River
Lawton Circle
Cotton Belt District
Republican Senators Alarmed Over Old Soldiers Roll
Washington April 14 Thirty three Civil War veterans make up the senate's old soldiers roll and face possible demotion and salary cuts. Republicans say changes violate a senate resolution that keeps them in post until removal is reported and approved. Senator Smoot will bring the issue to the senate tomorrow as a spirited battle is anticipated. The veterans hold many key senate positions.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Japan May Appeal to U S Supreme Court
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet plans to seek a U S Supreme Court test case arguing Japanese are not of Mongolian origin to claim citizenship after President Wilson declines to intervene in California land ownership law. Washington notes officials expect the administration would welcome a test on Japanese naturalization legality.
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Tokio
Wilson
California
Japan
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Washington
Supreme Court
Belgium Socialists Launch Vast Strike Over Plural Vote Plan
The Belgium Socialist unions began a nationwide political strike with about 250000 workers walking out, led by miners and mill workers on night shifts. The action is complete in mining districts and varies by locality in effect on conditions. Brussels reports the protests in response to the proposed plural voting plan.
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Brussels
Belgium
Socialist
Governor Hatfield Suggests Plan to End Coal Strike Dispute
West Virginia Governor H D Hatfield presents a four paragraph plan to operators and miners in the coal fields calling for checkweighmen on tipples, a nine hour day, fair purchase rules, and semi monthly pay. Miners say their grievances persist while operators dispute those claims. If rejected a special legislative session may be convened to enact measures affecting the coal industry.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
H. D. Hatfield
United Mine Workers of America
Daughters of the American Revolution Welcomed by Wilson
Delegates to the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution open their 22nd annual session in Washington. President Wilson, Secretary Bryan, and M. Jusserand welcome them, urging adherence to revolutionary ideals in modern liberty struggles.
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Washington
Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Wilson
Bryan
M. Jusserand
William Cummings Story
New York
Jusserand
France
Society
One Canon of Americanism Defines Early Republic Standard
The passage asserts a single guiding canon for Americanism, urging politics to align with the founding standards from the Revolutionary era and the creation of the United States. It emphasizes living up to sacred past values as a constant political challenge.
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America
Weather outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia forecast shows cloudy Tuesday with possible rain in extreme east areas. Wednesday should be fair. Virginia expects local rain Tuesday with likely fair conditions Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Pope Rallies From Serious Attack in Rome
Rome April 14 The pope has rallied in a wonderful manner from yesterday's serious attack. Doctors report the danger point has passed and the pope's condition is satisfactory with normal temperature and pulse. Nephew entered. embrace between pope and priest moved onlookers. Doctors say chest infection checked and bronchial signs diminished.
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Rome
Amici
Marchiasana
Belgian strike in Brussels under manhood suffrage drive
The Belgium general strike to press manhood suffrage began quietly and by nightfall about 200000 workers nationwide had quit. The number falls short of Socialistic hopes and Clericalists call it a fiasco, yet turnout rose during the day and reinforcements are expected. Public services mostly run, trade stalls, Brussels hosts provincial strikers’ families.
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Prussels
Belgium
Brussels
Attempt to Blow Up Bank of England
A milk can filled with gunpowder and an electric fuse was found inside the Bank of England railing. Police removed it after smoke appeared. a clockwork device lay inside. Authorities have no clues tying the incident to the militant suffragettes.
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Bank OF England
London
Great Bank
Indicted Alabama Rep Underwood Hospitalized
Representative Underwood of Alabama, chair of the ways and means committee and Democratic floor leader, was confined to bed by an acute indigestion attack. He said he would be at the capitol tomorrow despite physicians’ protest of his condition.
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Underwood
Washington
Alabama
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic
Capitol
Caucus Sustains Committee On Each Test Vote In Tariff Debate
Washington April 14 The Democratic caucus of the house defeated efforts to place cattle and sheep on the free list and to cut swine duties in the tariff bill. New members aired views while the committee was consistently sustained on tests. A bid to raise barley duties failed and oatmeal duties were unchanged. Wheat and flour provisions dominate the agenda as wheat may be freed or flour taxed. potatoes face free listing opposition. Senate finance panel resumed deliberations with talks of a fifty cent per barrel flour duty based on five bushels per barrel.
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Washington
House
Harrison
New York
Underwood
Senate
Congress
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Baker
California
Senate Finance Committee
Dean of Gotham Bankers Reaches His Ninetieth Birthday
New York April 14 James Seligman longtime head of the banking house J W Seligman and Company enters his ninetieth year. He is the oldest survivor of the eight Seligman brothers who built a global banking and finance firm with roots in Germany and America.
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New York
James Seligman
James Seilgman
J. & W. Seilgman & Company
Germany
Joseph
United States
Mauch Chunk
William
James
Jesse
Greensboro
Ala
J. & W. Seligman & Company
California
Jessie
Abraham
Leopold
Henry
Anglo-American Bank, Limited
San Francisco
Seligman
Longtime New York Stock Exchange member eyed for judgeship
Washington April 14. The senate judiciary committee agreed to report favorably a bill creating an additional circuit judgeship in the fourth circuit. The new seat would cover West Virginia Maryland Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fourth Circuit
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Republicans of Senate In Conference Today
Washington April 14 A conference of Republican senators is called for tomorrow to plan retaliation against Democrats for blocking over 1200 Taft nominations. Senator Townsend leads the push to fight Wilson nominations, with several signers. Differences of opinion are expected among leaders about pursuing the strategy.
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Washington
Taft
Townend
Wilson
Townsend
Federal General Ojeda Released on Parole
Neco, Ariz. April 14. General Ped ro Ojeda, federal commander at Neco, surrendered to the border patrol after Sonora troops defeated his force in a five day siege. He was released on parole at the Mexican consulate. One hundred forty four federals crossed the line, many wounded. Officials report thirty federals killed and seventy eight wounded, twenty three state troopers killed and one hundred twenty five wounded. Investigations reveal many near misses for American residents during the final battle.
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Neco
Ariz
Pedro Ojeda
Sonora
Army Medical Corps
Cabinet Members Show Interest in Education Conference
Richmond April 14 two members of President Wilsons cabinet Secretaries Houston and Daniels and Walter H Page ambassador to Germany join about two thousand friends of education signifying intent to attend the eleventh Conference for Education in the South opening tomorrow Hundreds of delegates arrived and preliminary commission sessions opened today including accredited schools and rural superintendents The general conference opens tomorrow night
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Richmond
Wilson
Houston
Daniels
Walter H. Page
Germany
Friends of Education
Conference For Education
South
Commission On Accredited Schools
Conference of Superintendents of Rural Schools
General Conference
Morgan Estate Tax Seen at Several Million
Albany April 14 New York state will collect between 3 000 000 and 4 000 000 in inheritance tax from the late J P Morgan estate preliminary comptroller office estimates show the total estate around 100 000 000 The tax will be among the largest ever paid and many experts will be needed to appraise the largely stock bond and art holdings
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
J. P. Morgan
State Comptroller’s Office
Rural Life Conference Opens in Richmond
Delegates from Florida Georgia Alabama the Carolinas Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and other states arrive in Richmond for the sixteenth Conference for Education in the South. The meetings run four days with a focus on making farm life more profitable and enjoyable and are expected to draw wide interest.
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Richmond
Florida
Eorgia
Alabama
Carolinas
Tennesse
Mississippi
Louisiana
Education
South
Safety Movement Organized by Norfolk and Western Officials
Norfolk and Western Railway forms a safety commission with employee representation to reduce accidents and property losses. The plan, second in the nation after the Great Northern, relies on worker participation to develop safe methods and report improvements. The commission will meet April, June, August, October, and December, with rules guiding division, shop committees, and ongoing recommendations.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Safety Commission
Norfolk and Western Railway
United States
Great Northern
Pocahontas Division
General Commission
S. Becker
R. H. Dyer
H. D. Guy
Roanoke
D. W. Richards
H. L. Gettys
J. J. Bureh
Frank Helvestine
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