Holiday Market Opens Briefly Amid Busy Trading
Brokers returned to work after Good Friday as markets stayed brisk. Steel Common led gains with March U S Steel shipments cited as record. analysts saw expansion and higher steel prices ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Common
Steel Corporation
Thompson, Towle & Co
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Intersts
United States Steel
I. M. Taylor & Co
Boston & Maine
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New England
Eel Corporation
Steel Trust
Trade mood brightens as activity grows says Dun's Weekly Review
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade notes rising business activity and stronger confidence across the country. Cotton goods demand stays steady with firm prices and scarce immediate delivery. prints and ginghams firm with higher rates. Wool and leather sectors show improving tone and rising prices amid large February exports and ongoing inquiries from China.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Fall River
China
Bradstreet's Review: Trade Slightly Better Despite Floods
Bradstreet's Review notes an overall improved tone in wholesale and retail trade, aided by spring weather, Easter demand, and higher wages in textiles. Floods and coal miner idleness temper activity, but bank clearings and building spending rise. Cereal markets show strength in coarse grains, oats, and corn, with copper prices up amid cautious speculation.
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New York
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Telegraph
Bradstreet’s
Wilson Attacks Hearst and Campaigns in Open Government Call
President Wilson labels Hearst a "character assassin" and recalls voting for Bryan in 1900 and 1908. He urges openness as cure for bad government. Roosevelt seeks broad public support saying he wants real rule of the people. Ex president's Bay State campaign opens in Boston with Dixon to speak. Riley withdraws as delegate candidate and backs Clark. Curley predicts a Clark Bay State delegation after Foss withdrawal. La Follette begins five day Nebraska tour.
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Wilson
Hearst
Bryan
Roosevelt
Bay State
Boston
Dixon
Riley
Democratic State Committee
Clark
Curley
Foss
la Follette
Nebraska
Riley Resigns to Back Clark in Presidential Contest
The article reports Riley withdrawing to support Speaker Clark after a conference with Governor Foss and Gor Gates. Foss aims to be a compromise candidate if a convention deadlock occurs, while Wilson campaigns in New Jersey with delegates pledged to Foss and a separate option to cast a future preference vote for Wilson.
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Riley
Thele
Clark
Foss
Gorgates Strong
Ernor
Washington
Wilson
Harmon
Underwood
Ross
Tremont Street
Strikes Stall at Gray Harbor Mills in Washington
In Seattle on April 5 the Industrial Workers of the World say conditions in strike districts of southwestern Washington and British Columbia are satisfactory. Gray Harbor Mills have limited resumption as wage gains are made but recognition of the I W W remains the main issue. Rumor of William D Haywood leading the strike was dismissed.
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Seattle
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Washington
British Columbia
Gray Harbor
William D. Haywood
I. W. W. Letter Intercepted By Authorities
Los Angeles leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World faced state and federal scrutiny after a letter signed Sebasta chairman of com reached officers. The missive reported a planned exodus of industrial workers from Los Angeles to the Mexican border and indicated several organizers were jailed in Santa Ana.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Industrial Workers of the World
Santa Ana
Sebasta
Com
First Canoe Upset of Present Season
Two men were tipped from a canoe at Roberts yesterday afternoon and rescued from drowning by Sergeant William H. Chissolm and Patrolman Michael Lyons of the Metropolitan police. It marked the first canoeing accident of the season as the river hosted many canoeists amid warm weather.
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Roberts
William H. Chissolm
Michael Lyons
Metropolitan Police
Man Dies After Trolley Strike Near Home
Worcester April 5 George Ba June 45 was killed when a Lakeview trolley struck him on private tracks near his home. He was walking on the rails and was run over by both car trucks, suffering the loss of his left arm broken ribs and a fractured spine.
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Worcester
George Ba
Lakeview
Street
Race for Delegates Standings Across States
The delegate tally shows Democrats awarding six delegates per territorial possession and Republicans two each except Hawaii. State totals include Missouri twenty, Kansas twenty, Oklahoma ten, Wisconsin eighteen with three in doubt, and Indiana twenty six for Marshall and Maine six for Harmon and Wilson allocations in several states.
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Hawaii
Kor
Clark Maime
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Seers
Wisconsin
Clark
Harmon
Maine
Wilson
Taft
New Mexico
Co- Georgia
Indiana
Colorado
Morida
Georgia
Lowa
York
Michigan
Missisai
Sao
Virginia
Cummins
Curley Sees Massachusetts Backing Clark for Speaker
Representative James M. Curley of Boston reports Massachusetts Democrats, led by Mayor Fitzgerald, will back Speaker Clark after Governor Foss refuses his name for the ballot. Curley says Clark will win 3 to 1 over rivals, carrying every county and influencing Vermont New Hampshire and Rhode Island delegations.
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Washington
James M. Curley
Boston
Massachusetts
Clark
Foss
Fitzgerald
Curley
Roosevelt campaign opens with big Massachusetts pow wow
Roosevelt leaders in Massachusetts plan a grand pow wow at Kingsley Hall Ford Building to launch the Bay State campaign. Senator Joseph M. Dixon national campaign manager will speak with Senator William Flynn and Charles S. Bird among others. Charles Schumaker elected chairman of the seventh district committee with Victor Friend treasurer and George W. Coates secretary.
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Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Bay State
Kingsley Hall
Ford Building
Joseph M. Dixon
Boston
William Flynn
Pennsylvania
Dixon
Charles S. Bird
Roosevelt National
Matthew Hale
Roosevelt Campaign
Charles Schumaker
Malden City Lumber Company
Victor Friend
Melrose Board of Trade
George W. Coates
La Follette Campaigns Across Nebraska Pressing Direct Legislation
Senator Robert M. LaFollette opened a five day tour in Nebraska running southeast river counties toward the Kansas line before returning to Lincoln for a speaking event. He urged Nebraskans to vote for the Direct Legislation Amendment while touring the state.
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Falls City
LaFollette
United States
Nebraska City
Nebraska
Taft
Roosevelt
Lincoln, Neb
Robert M. LaFollette
Kansas
Lincoln
Real Hound Dawg Going to Convention
Shattuck Oklahoma April 5 Afoot and with his favorite hound a pup Cap Mitchell will travel to the national Democratic convention in Baltimore next June. He has not published his route or departure date. Mitchell editor of the Shattuck Monitor supports a Democratic candidate and plans political addresses along the way. Mitchell is a Missouri native.
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Shattuck
Okla
Mitchell
Baltimore
Shattuck Monitor
Missouri
Roosevelt Heads to Illinois for Illinois Delegation Fight
Theodore Roosevelt travels via special car from Pittsburg to Chicago to attend the Republican national convention fight. He plans a major campaign speech in Springfield tomorrow night, aiming to influence Illinois delegation support and the overall campaign outcome.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Chicago
Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt
Springfield
Roosevelt Speaks at Multiple Stops on Martinsburg Circuit
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Martinsburg West Virginia for a noon appearance after an incident delaying his train from Parkersburg. He addressed crowds at Keyser Cumberland Connellsville McKeesport and Braddock urging the public to lead rather than professional politicians. He plans more speeches in Illinois cities Rockford Freeport Springfield Clinton Decatur Monticello Champaign and Danville.
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Roosevelt
Martinsburg
W. Va
Parkersburg
Keyser
Cumberland
Connellsville
Penn
McKeesport
Braddock
Chicago
Baltiamore & Ohio
Illinois Central
Illinois
Rockford
Freeport
Springfield
Clinton
Decatur
Monticello
Champaign
Danville
Roosevelt to Speak in Manchester in Political Stop
Manchester Roosevelt Club cancels no time as Colonel Theodore Roosevelt visits on the 18th. He arrives from Concord at 5:30 and attends a hotel dinner before addressing the Mannerchor Club at 7 Mechanics Hall at 8 15 and Joliet Club members later. He will depart for Boston by special train.
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Manchester
N. H
Roosevelt Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Concord
Mannerchor Club
Roosevelt
Mechanics Hall
Joliet Club
Boston
Harvard Men Form a Roosevelt Club at Harvard
One hundred Roosevelt supporters organized a Roosevelt campaign club at Harvard yesterday. Matthew Hale spoke on misrepresentation by Boston newspapers and an educational program for the Harvard group. Thirteen delegates were chosen to attend a statewide Roosevelt gathering in Boston today addressed by Senator Dixon.
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Roosevelt
Harvard
Matthew Hale
Boston
Dixon
F. E. Tyler
H. L. Bischoff
H. Haberkorn
Taft and Roosevelt Divide Wayne County Delegations
Two delegations of 192 members will represent Wayne county at the State Republican convention in Bay City on April 11. Taft supporters, elected in regular convention, form a solid delegation, while Roosevelt followers held a separate convention and elected their own slate after a heated contest.
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Detroit
Mich
Roosevelt
Wayne County
Bay City
Taft
Cummins Wins Two More in Iowa at Third Ballot
Waterloo Iowa April 42d ballot gives Senator A B Cummins the delegation to the national convention in the third district convention Franklin county shifts to the progressive side breaking a deadlock from yesterday. Convention opens with Cummins and Tee forces each mustering votes.
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Waterloo
Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Chicagd
Franklin County
Tee
Cummins
Boundary bridge at El Paso blown up
Citizens of El Paso react with alarm to a dynamite blast that destroyed a boundary bridge. Residents fear further destruction and possible threats to the city as officials investigate the incident.
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el Paso
Flooded levee scare amid river rise and Mexican rebel actions
The article details a rapid recovery from a levee scare on Tenth Street as backwater rose but posed no danger. The river held at 53.9 feet for days while Cairo and surrounding levees faced strain. Across the border in El Paso, rebels led by Fernandez and Salazar seized Parral and burned bridges and telegraph lines near Chihuahua and Mazatlan area. Reports describe attacks on Panuco and Rosario regions, mining damage, and unrest with civilians affected and feared holds on Parra and Justiceita.
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Tenth Street
Hickman
Cairo
Citizens
EL Paso
Texas
Parral
Fernandez and Salazar
Juarez
Pascual Orozco
Chihuahua
Panuco
Mazattalan
Rosario
Los Angeles
Justitia
Oaxaca
Espenal
Vera Cruz
Easter Floods Halt Five Carloads of Easter Hats
Five carloads of Easter hats consigned by express to Mississippi Georgia Tennessee and Alabama were turned back due to floods. Express companies now only accept consignments to southern points with possible delays.
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ST. Louis
Express
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Senate Approves 10000 for Mound City Levee Protection
On appeal by Senator Cullom the Senate appropriated 10000 dollars for the protection of Mound City Illinois levees against flood encroachment. The reference to a committee was waived.
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Mound City
Ill
Washington
Cullom
Senate
First Eastern Mail Reaches San Francisco After Flood Delays
The first through Eastern mail to arrive in San Francisco in days arrived on a special train. Over 350 tons of mail were rushed across the bay including 400 pouches of British mail for New Zealand after flood delays in Missouri and Mississippi valleys.
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San Francisco
Missouri
Mississippi
New Zealand
Bay
Mississippi Flood Crisis Expands Across River Valley
Mississippi flood area widens as the Hickman levee breaks flooding 150 square miles near Reel Foot Lake. Ohio River rises push water into the Mississippi, threatening Columbus Kentucky to Helena Arkansas. Fatalities feared and property losses exceed 1.5 million dollars with hundreds assisting levee repairs.
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Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Hickman
Reel Foot Lake
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Natchez
Miss
Ohio
Louisville
Lower River
Cairo
Columbus
Vicksburg
Helena
Ark
Clark 5. Smith
United States
Mea- Golden Lake
Phis
Arkansas
Mound City
Holy Bush
Modoc
Blue Point
White River
Caruthersville
Wilson replies to Hearst attacks in Illinois speech
Governor Woodrow Wilson labeled William R. Hearst a character assassin and named Senator Stone of Missouri a Hearst agent for relaying charges. Stone defended Champ Clark and claimed Wilson bolted Bryan in 1896 and 1900 and did not vote in 1908, drawing Wilson's ire in Peoria.
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Peoria
Ill
Woodrow Wilson
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Senator Stone
Missourian
Wilson
Chicago
Champ Clark
Bryan
Governor Wilson Attacks Hearst Ties at Jacksonville Rally
Governor Wilson denounced charges as Hearst inspired while praising Bryan as a great leader born in Jacksonville. He defended his past votes for Bryan, rebutted Wall Street accusations, and lauded reform efforts in New Jersey and the Illinois primary. A large crowd greeted him in Bloomington and Pontiac.
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Wilson
Bloomington
Forme
Stevenson
Court House Square
Mlinois
Chicago
Baltimore
del Gates
New Jersey
Pontiac
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