Bryce farewell speech pledges broad fraternal diplomacy
James Bryce, after six years as British ambassador to the United States, delivers a farewell address to the Pilgrim Society in Bath New York. He extols U S British friendship, urges extending ties to other nations, cites treaties and praises Rost Bryan and Washington Lincoln as emblematic leaders. He notes rising civic duty and unity between capital and labor, urging optimistic resilience.
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James Bryce
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Great Britain
Pilgrim's Society of the
Washington
America
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Bryce
Rost
Bryan
Mr. Bryce
England
Virginia
New England
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Europe
Officials weigh U S Japan tensions over California alien land laws
Washington reports Secretary Bryan to brief Governor Johnson and California lawmakers on proposed alien land laws. He aims to present Wilson's views and ease friction with Japan by May 7. Chinese and Japanese responses noted as tensions rise. Pope remains low in spirits at Rome due to medical restrictions on duties and pilgrim audiences.
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Bryan
Sacramento
Johnson
Wilson
United States
Japan
California
State Department
Peking
America
Bryan Plans Trip to California to Listen and Learn
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, traveling through Chicago, welcomed foreign praise for his peace proposal and noted Buenos Aires backing of the U.S. stance toward Latin America. He said he would California to listen to and learn while presenting federal views on proposed alien land legislation.
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Chicago
William Jennigs Bryan
California
London
Glover-Sims Affair Delayed for Tariff Vote
Washington April 25 The House will delay action on banker Charles G Glover's assault on Representative Sims Tennessee until after the tariff bill is disposed of. Majority Leader Underwood and Rep Davis WV, head of the special committee, announced the decision.
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Washington
Charles G. Glover
Washington Banker
Representative Sims
Tennessee
House Committee
Underwood
Davis
West Virginia
Glover-Sims
International Kindergarten Union to Hold Twentyeth Annual Convention
Announcement announced completion of all arrangements for the twentieth annual convention to meet in Washington next Tuesday for a four day session. Delegates will attend from across the United States Canada and several European countries.
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International Kindergarten Union
Washington
United States
Canada
Europe
Tariff Primer Sparks House Debates as Moore Performs
Representative H Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania staged a tariff primer in the House to educate colleagues, provoking uproar and laughter. Representative Keating of Colorado charged that every beet sugar factory in the United States is controlled by the American Sugar Refining Company by stock or selling agreements. With two days remaining for debate on the Underwood bill, leaders plan to shorten the session and proceed to amendments to limit filibusters before a May passage to the Senate.
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Colorado
United States
Washington
House
H. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
A. Mitchell Palmer
Moore
Representative Lobeck
Nebraska
Representative Garrett
Tennessee
Garrett
Palmer
Underwood
Immortals of the Republic
American Sugar Refining Company
Representave Kelly
Michigan
Senate
Japan Sees Bryan Visit as Step on Land Reform
Tokyo reports mixed reactions to President Wilson sending Secretary Bryan to Sacramento to discuss alien land ownership law. Osaka Mainichi warns that Japan’s fleet is no toy and could be used to vindicate national honor if discriminatory measures widen.
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Wilson
Bryan
Sacramento
Osaka Mainichi
Woman Not Guilty in Atlanta Murder Trial
Mrs Callie S Applebaum was found not guilty of murdering her husband J A Applebaum a Chicago traveling salesman who was found dead in a local hotel weeks ago The jury returned the verdict after deliberating thirty six minutes
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Atlanta, Ga
Callie S. Applebaum
J. A. Applebaum
Chicago
Virginia Sunday School Convention Opens in Fredericksburg
Several hundred Sunday school workers from across Virginia gathered in Fredericksburg for the twenty second annual convention of the state association. The sessions will continue through Sunday with speakers and discussions on church education.
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Virginia Sunday Schools
Fredericksburg
Virginia
West Virginia and Virginia Weekend Forecast Summary
Weather forecast for West Virginia calls for cloudy skies and cooler temperatures on Saturday then a fair Sunday. Virginia outlook shows fair Saturday morning with unsettled and cooler conditions Saturday afternoon and night, followed by likely fair and cooler Sunday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Miners Vote 84 to 9 to Accept Hatfield Settlement
In Charleston West Virginia a Kanawha county miners convention voted eighty four to nine to accept Governor Henry Hatfield's plan to end the year long strike. The agreement calls for a check weighman a nine hour day semi monthly paydays and nondiscrimination and troops to be withdrawn soon to restore civil law.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Henry K. Hatfield
Hatfield
Indictments Against Leaders of Silk Strike Filed
Paterson N J April 25 Indictments against William B Haywood and four other Industrial Workers of the World leaders active in the silk strike were filed in the county court late today. Haywood charged with disorderly conduct. Kiln owner Frederick Koepven indicted for permitting disorderly persons to meet. Police report 130 arrests as disturbances spread through the silk mill district.
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Paterson
N. J
William 8. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Haywood
Grand Jury
Frederick Koepven
Court upholds commerce commission on anthracite rates
The commerce court denied Lehigh Valley Railroad's injunction to block IC C orders on anthracite rates from Wyoming region PA to Perth Amboy NJ. The court found no confiscation and affirmed the ICC’s authority to judge rate reasonableness without fixed profit guarantees.
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Washington
Commerce Court Today
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Tidewater
Perth Amboy
N. J
Commerce Court
Commission
Commerce Court backs Shreveport Texas rate cases ruling
The commerce court sustained the commission in the Shreveport Texas rate cases. The hearing on the state rate cases pending in the supreme court led to Attorney General McReynolds being allowed to intervene for the government last Monday.
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Washington
Commerce Court
Supreme Court
McReynolds
Nurses Save Patients From Fire at Union Hospital
In Chicago on April 25 nurses at Union Hospital carried the sick from flames, rescuing two hundred. The fire caused little property damage but triggered panic among patients that the nurses quelled.
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Chicago
Union Hospital
Stricken Scutari Falter Under Turkish Surrender
News from Cettinje reports appalling conditions at Scutari after Essaid Pasha surrendered to Montenegrins. Half starved residents crowded streets and hospitals while Montenegrins sent aid as 26 000 soldiers and 458 officers marched out with honors. Crown Prince Bamilo led the relief entry.
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Cettinje
Scutari
Essaid Pasha
Nicholas
Montenegro
Bamilo
Telegraphers Granted Monthly Pay Increase by Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line announced a voluntary raise for telegraphers from five to eight dollars per month, effective April 15, in Richmond Virginia. The action rewards excellent service by this employee class.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line
President to Meet Insurgents Over Free Wool Plan
The president accepts Senator Newlands suggestion to meet western insurgent senators over the free wool program. A formal conference will be held within the next two weeks.
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Washington
Newlands
Neill Nomination For Labor Commissioner Backed
Washington April 25 Senators among President Wilsons callers today assured him the nomination of Dr Charles T Neill to be commissioner of labor and statistics would be confirmed. Wilson yesterday nominated Neill for the second time. Taft also nominated him. Neill holds a recess appointment. Overman and Tillman lead opposition over his report on labor conditions in their states.
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Washington
Wilson
Charles T. Neill
Dr. Neill
Taft
Neill
Overman
Tillman
Congressman Hughes Leaves For Rest In Watkins Glen
Washington April 24 Congressman Hughes travels to Watkins Glen New York for an extended rest of a week or two after a recent illness. His physician advised the mountains of New York as the likely cure to restore his health.
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Washington
Hughes
Watkins Glen
N. Y
New York
Campaign to Root Out Lawlessness In San Francisco
United States District Attorney McNab leads a joint effort with state, municipal, and federal authorities to inaugurate a campaign against lawlessness in San Francisco. The operation signals a broad crackdown across jurisdictions.
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San Francisco
Et al
United States
McNab
Campaign to end highbinder lawlessness in California
Authorities wage a determined campaign in California to deport hatchet men fast after apprehension and conviction for concealing weapons. The drive aims to curb violence amid long wars in San Francisco where scores of lives have been lost.
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California
San Francisco
Stuart says no rush to open campaign for governor
Henry C. Stuart of Russell County, candidate for governor, says there is no hurry to begin campaigning. He has not set a time or place and would speak only if a reason arises within six to eight weeks. He reports campaign progress as satisfactory.
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Richmond
Henry C. Stuart
Russell County
Fire at Cincinnati mine leaves 100 to 120 feared dead
In Finleyville Pennsylvania on April 23 a fire at the Cincinnati mine raised fear among families of imprisoned workers that their bodies may not be recovered. The death toll is expected to stay between 101 and 120 with 52 bodies already recovered.
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Finleyville
Cincinnati
Shoe Factory Girls Curse Foreman Sparks Senate Hearings
Springfield reports reveal Internation al Shoe Company workers in the Springfield factory pushed to extreme output with low pay and frequent cursing by foremen. A girl fainted multiple times from overwork as testimony was given to the Illinois state vice commission.
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Senate
Slave Commission
O'Hara
Wilson
Paynter
Missouri
Illinois State Vice Commission
International Shoe Company
Juul
Washington
Europe
Wilson Pursues Recreation as Daily Necessity
President Wilson, worn by heavy work, is urged to rest with daily recreation. He attends ball games and will voyage aboard the Sylph, a presidential yacht, for a brief trip. He also signed a joint resolution allocating 2500 dollars for committee travel to the Jefferson memorial unveiling in St Louis on April 30.
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Wilson
White House
Thomas Jefferson
St .Louis
Car Foreman John Hundley Fatally Injured In Roanoke Yard Accident
John Thomas Hundley sixty five foreman of carpenters for the Norfolk and Western railroad at BelSpring Pulas ki county was run down by a car in the shop yards at Roanoke about 10 am and mangled he died almost instantly in the incident recorded in Roanoke Va on April 25.
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Roanoke
John Thomas Hundley
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Belspring
Pulaski County
Norfolk and Western
Delay in China recognition hinges on Chinese assembly
Washington reports nearly three weeks have passed since President Wilson signaled recognition of the new Chinese republic. American Charge Williams at Peking cannot formalize the act as Chinese assembly delays organizing elections for officers and a permanent president and executive officer.
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Washington
Wilson
Williams
Peking
Secretary of the Navy Daniels visits fire scene for plant damage
Secretary of the Navy Daniels left Washington this morning for Raleigh to assess damage to his newspaper plant caused by a fire last night.
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Daniels
Washington
Daniel
Raleigh
Governor Proclaims May 11 as Mother's Day
Charleston West Virginia May 11 declared Mother's Day by proclamation issued today. Governor Hatfield designated May 11 as a day to honor mothers across the state.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hatfield
Despondent Grover Cline Takes Own Life in Clifftown
Grover Cline a twenty year old city street worker died yesterday after firing an Iver Johnson revolver into his breast in the side yard of his sister Mrs Coffman in Clifftown Bluefield. Neighbors Mrs Griggs and Mrs Aliff witnessed the act. Justice of the Peace Chambers ruled a coroner's inquest unnecessary as the pistol remained in the dead hand. Cline had recently spoken of killing himself amid love troubles and drinking. Funeral set for Pocahontas today.
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French Coffman
Bluefield
Clifftown
Griggs
Aliff
Coffman
Justice of the Peace Chambers
Cline
West End
Squire Chambers
Pocahontas
Commission to Study Foreign Credit Systems Heads to Europe
The American Commission on Agricultural Cooperation met at the Hotel MecAlpin in New York to finalize arrangements for its departure to Europe. Senator Duncan A. Fletcher of Florida chairs the group, which includes US representatives, state delegates, Canadian provincial members, and Southern Commercial Congress delegates.
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New York
American Commission On Agricultural Co-operation
MecAlphin
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Commission For
Europe
United States
Southern Commercial Congress
Penns Relay Carnival Attracts 1600 Athletes To Philadelphia
Philadelphia hosts the nineteenth relay races and field sports on Franklin field as 1600 athletes from universities colleges preparatory schools academies high schools and grammar schools arrive for the Penns Relay Carnival.
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Penn
Philadelphia
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Ten-Inch Cannister Found With Suffrage Graffiti
A ten inch dynamite filled cannister with a fuse near the explosive point was found on Lloyd's Bank steps in Cardiff on April 25. The words Votes for women were painted on the bomb. Police suspect it was the work of miscreants aiming to smear the suffragettes.
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Cardiff
Lloyd’s Bank
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