Illinois Democratic State Convention Opens in Springfield
The advance guard of delegates arrives as Springfield prepares for the Illinois Democratic state convention. Rifts exist between Bryan loyalists and Roger Sullivan faction led by Sullivan, with Bryan supporters hoping Sullivan may be ousted from the national committee. Former Mayor Carter H. Harrison leads Bryan defense in Chicago.
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Springfield
Illinois
Denver
Simon Pure
Bryan
Sullivan
Roger Sullivan
National Committee
Nebraska
Carter H. Harrison
Chica
Convention outlook favors compromise over split
A political figure warned that a split at tomorrow's convention would invite rival delegations to Denver. Among rank and file, a rupture is unlikely as Sullivan supporters back Bryan instruction, unless Sullivan is ousted from the national committee. Most expect a harmonious, compromised outcome.
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Sullivan
Roger
National Committee
Denver
Bryan
Monument marks first anniversary of Estes death
In Oak Ridge Virginia on April 22 a monument was unveiled for Theodore Estes who was shot and killed by Judge William G Loving for alleged betrayal of his daughter. An association of local ladies raised funds for the memorial and defended Estes as innocent in the face of the accusation. The 1907 Oak Ridge shooting occurred at Oak Ridge station when Judge Loving killed Estes after his daughter claimed he drugged and wronged her.
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Oak Ridge
Theodore Estes
William G. Loving
Estes
Young Estes
Judge Loving
Oak Ridge Station
Loving
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Mission conference sessions outline global church work
Conference of Laymen in Chattanooga on April 22 features talks on the churchs mission and the education movement in missions. Speakers include Bishop A W Wilson Rev E F Cook Dr D L Anderson and others with leading figures Bishop W A Candler and William T. Ellis also slated to speak. Cincinnati Tailoring Co. ads note suits from 15.00.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Methodist Church
A. W. Wilson
Baltimore
E. F. Cook
Nashville
China
D. L. Anderson
Soochow
Korea
J. L. Berdine
Seoul
W. F. McMurry
Louisville
Orient
T. F. Staley
Bristol
Japan
H. Weimwright
St. Louis
Bshop
W. A. Candler
Georeed
William T. Ellis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Tailoring Co
Former British Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Dead
London April 22 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman former British premier died at his Downing Street residence after a two month illness He had led the Liberal party and served as war and Ireland secretary He was born 1836 educated at Glasgow and Cambridge and adopted the Bannerman name in 1872 His death follows a long public career and personal popularity
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London
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Downing Street
Henry
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannermen
Herbert Asquith
James Campbell
Stracathro
Forfarshire
University of Glasgow
Trinity College
Cambridge
Bannerman
Henry Bannerman
Henry Cowed
J. A. W. Campbell & Co
Glasgow
Stering
War Department
Admiralty
Ireland
War
Gladstone
House of Commons
C.B
Charlotte
Charles Bruce
Marienbad
Centennial Pontifical Mass Closes Philadelphia Diocese Celebration
In Philadelphia on April 22 the centennial diocese celebration culminated with a pontifical Mass at the Cathedral. The church was magnificently decorated and filled to overflowing with attendees marking the milestone.
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Philadelphia
Notable Hierarchy Attends Service In United States
Spectators witnessed a high profile Catholic liturgy with Most Rev. Dio mede Falconie serving as celebrant and Cardinal Gibbons along with Archbishop Ryan assisting. Also present were Bishops Canevin Pittsburg Gravey Altoona Hoban Scranton Fitzmaurice Erie and Shanahan Harisonbureg among other prelates.
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Diomede Falconie
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Ryan
Canevin
Pittsburg
Gravey
Altoona
Hoban
Scranton
Fitzmaurice
Erie
Shanahan
Harisonbureg
Attorney General Faces Possible Leg Amputation
Huntington West Virginia April 22 Attorney General Clark W May is in critical condition at his Hamlin home after being thrown from a horse a week ago breaking his leg Physicians announce that amputation may be necessary and in his weakened state he may not survive the shock.
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Mr. May
Eleventh Annual Conference for Education in the South Opens
Memphis hosts the eleventh annual Conference for Education in the South with Governor Patterson delivering welcome, Rober C Ogden of New York giving the presidential address, and papers by Bryce Pinchot Pritchett Claxton and numerous state superintendents and educators.
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Mempis
Tenn
Memphis
Conference For Education In
South
Lyceum Theatre
Patterson
Rober C. Ogden
New York
James Bryce
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forestry Bureau
Henry §. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teachhing
W. H. Peck
University of Virginia
J. H. Hineman
Henderson College
P. P. Claxton
University of Tennessee
J. M. Powers
Mississippi
J. J. Downe
Arkanasas
J. G. Crabb
Kentucky
J. D. Eagleton
Virginia
Cabrera's Life Threatened in Guatemala City
The American minister in Guatemala cables the state department about an attempted assassination of President Cabrera as he entered the palace to greet Lim. Five cadets from the military academy, part of his bodyguard, attacked. the president sustained a bayonet wound to the hand and an officer of the staff was killed. The city is quiet.
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Washington
Guatemala
Cabrera
Lim
Military Academy
Blue Ribbon Venisla Offers Big Savings on Desserts
Advertisement touts Blue Ribbon Venisla as twice as far with better flavor and money saved on desserts.
Dentist Dr Mayer Returns to Princeton Avenue Office
Dr Mayer, a dentist, has returned to his office in the Greenspan building on Princeton Avenue. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tf.
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Dr. Mayer
Princeton Avenue
Greenspan Building
Registration Notice for Bluefield May Election Voters
Voters planning to vote in the May municipal election must register. Registrars listed include City hall G A Reid South Holuefield P J Ashworth West End Rh L Morris North Side W H Whitworth East End R Lt Melcher. Issued by Registrar W W KDRSBY on 4 21 61.
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City Hall
G. A. Reid
South Holuefield
P. J. Ashworth
West End
Rh. L. Morris
North Side
W. H. Whitworth
East End
R. Lt. Melcher
W. W. Kdrsby
City of Bluefield
Blue Stone Traction Co Offers 5 Percent Discount
The board of directors announces a five percent discount on all light and power accounts if paid before the 10th of each month at the company's office No 28 Bluefield Ave. Payments after the 10th are not allowed.
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Compan
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Bluestone Traction
Wallser
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Bryan Ends Three Day New York Visit On Labor Demands
William J Bryan concluded a three day New York visit with the Associated Press and American Newspaper Publishers Association banquet at the Waldorf Astoria attended by 800 editors and publishers. He met with Col Henry Waterson Jile James James of Kentucky Daniel Campau and others and received a bricklayers union resolutions praising his work for labor. He said he had not tried to array classes against each other and urged justice to bring harmony and peace.
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New York
Wm. J Bryan
Col
Henry Waterson
Jile James
Kentucky
Daniel J. Campau
Michigan
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Neill
Connecticut
Bryan
Bealy
Browns ville affair dominates Senate agenda with naval bill
Washington reports the Browns ville affair and the naval appropriation bill consumed most of the Senate's day. Senator Warner of Missouri continued remarks on the discharge of Negro soldiers, while Senator Hale signaled an amendment proposing 7 million dollars to start battleship construction, and reaffirmed no plan for a 155,000 man regular army.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
Warner
Missouri
Akien
Hale
Werren
Ccretary
Day in the House: suspensions pass and a lands suit stalls
In Washington on April 22 the House suspended rules to pass three bills while defeating one. A pending measure would require the attorney general to sue the Oregon and California Railroad Company for forfeiture of several million acres of land grants in Oregon. Bills enacted include mineral lands access rights and alienation of five Civilized Tribes allotments. A bill to admit foreign laborers to Hawaii failed by a large margin.
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Washington
Oregon and California Railroad Company
Oregon
United States
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Government considers forest land acquisition for navigability
The committee proposes $5,000,000 to acquire Appalachian and White Mountains forest lands. It will report that government purchase is constitutional if the forests aid navigability of streams. An adjourned meeting produced these conclusions, with the rivers and harbors committee expected to decide on navigability aid.
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Appalachian
White Mount Chains
Rivers and Harbors
Knox on Railroads in Carnegie Hall Address
New York April 22 Senator Philander Knox of Pennsylvania spoke at Carnegie Hall on the railroads and national authority. He argued interstate lines grew under federal control, reducing state power and declaring national supremacy over rail regulation.
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New York
Knox
Pennsylvania
United States
Carnegie Hall
Col Boynton Honored by Japanese Emperor
The Emperor of Japan, via Ambassador Takahita, decorated Col. Boynton of the Associated Press Washington with the fourth class Imperial Order of the Rising Sun. The symbol honors Boynton for good will toward him and his high ability directing the AP in Washington.
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Washington
Japan
Takahita
Col. Boynton
Associated Press
Boynton
Poisoned candy prompts federal injunction in Pensacola strike
A federal court issued an injunction against striking street railway workers and sympathizers in Pensacola. The city remained quiet as additional troops arrived. An investigation began into alleged candy poisoning of three Battlin’ Nun squad members, all of whom fell ill but are now out of danger.
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Pensacola
Fla
Federal
Battling Nun Squad
Two Congressmen Injured in Capitol Traction Collision
Washington April 22 Representatives Tawny of Minnesota and Chaney of Indiana sustained injuries in a rear end collision on the Capitol Traction Company line at Moorside street and Pennsylvania avenue. Dozens of passengers suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash in the capital district.
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Washington
Tawny
Minnesota
House Committee On Appropriations
Chaney
Indiana
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Traction Company
Moorssidahalf Street
Penneyivenia Avenue
Explosion Destroys Front of Gallagher Home in Oakland
A bomb exploded tonight under the East Oakland residence of James L. Gallagher a member of the San Francisco board of supervisors and key witness in bribery trials. The house front was destroyed and no suspect is identified.
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Oakland
Cal
James L. Gallagher
Gallagher
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Persian frontier turmoil grows after Russian action
In St Petersburg on April 22 officials deem the Persian frontier situation steadily more serious. A setback on April 20 saw Persian brigades checked as Russian forces repelled bandits with heavy losses. The rising unrest spreads with mountain tribes flocking to assist the Shekeetan and Hegliven bands under operation.
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St. Petersburg
Harvard Boat Crew Wins Two Mile Race
Harvard won the two mile boat race on the Severn river by half a length in ten minutes and thirty seconds. The uidshipmen crew represented Annapolis, Md, on this April 22 afternoon.
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Annapolis
Harvard
Uidshipmen
Severn River
Major Francis J. Ives Retired for Disability
Major Francis J. Ives, surgeon, was placed on the retired list of the army for disabilities incurred in the line of duty. He became an assistant surgeon in 1885 from New York and served as brigade surgeon of volunteers in the Spanish war. Recently he was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Washington
Francis J. Ives
Ives
New York
Presidio of
San Francisco
House Judiciary Panel Rules Lover-Courrier Bill Unconstitutional
Washington reports the House Judiciary Committee declared the Lover-Courrier bill unconstitutional. The action marks a decisive stance on legislative legality and constitutional questions raised by the measure.
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House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Death of General Edgar P. Rucker in Washington
Washington report confirms the death of General Edgar Parks Rucker of Welch West Virginia at Episcopal Hospital after an operation for a malignant head growth. A longtime lawyer and Republican political figure he served as West Virginia attorney general from 1896 to 1906 and was active in state politics and law. He was born December 23 1861 in Covington Virginia and leaves a widow Mire Maude Applegate and daughter Margaret. three brothers survive him. Funeral services will be in Lewisburg with many mourners from Welch and surrounding areas expected to travel for the rites.
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Daily Telegraph
Washington
Edgar P. Rucker
Welch
Episcopal Hospital
Rucker
Middle Afe
General Rucker
Edgar Parks Rucker
Covington
William P. Rucker
Lewisburg
Greenbrieg
Nicholas
Princeton
Bramwell
Benj. F. Keller
Gen. Rucker
Rucker, Keller & Hamill
Hamill
Rucker & Keller
Keller
McKinley
Jly
Rucker, Anderson & Hughes
Rucker, Anderson, Strother & Hughes
Congress
James H. Huling
Mire Maude Applegate
Missouri
Margaret
Glendale
Ohio
W. W. Rucker
James T. Rucker
Romney School For the Dew and Dumb
Beott Rucker
Marlington
Lewissurge
South
Shenandoah
L. C. Anderson
D. J. F. Strother
W. W. Hughes
J. C. Herndon
J. Applegate
Four Italians Die In Runaway Train Wreck Near Williamsport
Four Italian laborers were killed and two fatally injured when a freight train ran away on a fox road near Williamsport Pennsylvania. Twenty Italians were aboard. eight others seriously hurt.
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Williamsport
Fox Road
Here
Fall River Mills Cut Output In Plunge Toward Market Relief
Fall River textile mills adopt drastic curtailment to counteract weak demand. Output this week expected to fall by about 125000 pieces as mills attempt to ease market conditions.
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Fall River, Mass
Fall River
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