World in Boston Opens With Taft Ceremony
President Taft will inaugurate the World in Boston exposition with a day of programs across venues. Demonstrations include children’s events, cultural tours of foreign lands, music by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, missionary talks, moving pictures, panoramas, and a closing service led by Rev. James A. Francis. Also featured is a popular souvenir button selling for a cent each, now in high demand.
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Dren
Fisk
Korea
China
Japan
India
Burma
Fisk Jubilee
Sister Snow
Devil Priest
Ceylon
Moving Picture Hall
Holy Land
Allen Moore
I. R.G.S
G. H. Trull
W. E. Deughy
James A. Francis
D. D
Foretells Spiritual Values of Pageant in Boston
The Rev. Herbert A. Manchester preached at St Pauls Church East Boston noon service saying the World exposition will not be foreseen or foretold with certainty. He warned of possible disappointments but predicted a strong reaction toward Christian unity as the exposition ends and the 10000 stewards return.
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Boston
Herbert A. Manchester
D. D
First Presbyterian Church
East Boston
St. Paul's Church
Tremont Street
Manchester
Swamp Root Promoted As Kidney Remedy In Ad
An examining physician attributes high insurance rejections to kidney trouble and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as an effective herbal remedy. The ad claims wide cures and offers sample bottles by mail from Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N Y.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Exposition Aims to Boost Missionary Work and Church Service
The text describes months of study on Christian doctrine and missionary effort, foreseeing a strong spiritual effect and increased efficiency. It emphasizes how missionary activity and global church efforts will deepen understanding, strengthen confidence in the church, and inspire active Christian service.
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Church of Jesus Christ
Souvenir Buttons Promote World in Boston Exposition
About 30 000 World in Boston souvenir buttons have been sold at cost or a cent each. They are worn mainly by Sunday school children but many adults also wear them. Publicity secretary F W Harold proposed the idea and trustees initially opposed it before agreeing to purchase buttons at nine dollars and fifty cents per thousand.
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Boston
F. W. Harold
Harold
World in Boston Exposition Officials Wear Silk Badges
Officials, stewards, ushers and workers at the World in Boston exposition now wear silk badges in apricot, white and gray to harmonize with the event. The colors carry no special meaning beyond tasteful, refined shades.
Reciprocity Bill Passes 265 to 89 in Congress
The House approved the reciprocity bill by 265 to 89 after a heated debate over free meat free lumber and free agricultural machinery. Democrats defended the pact while Republicans pressed for a broader free list and warned of Senate or presidential rejection. Representative McCall argued for the measure saying it benefits farmers and ensures access to Canadian supplies during scarcity.
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CIA
Aiken
New York
House
Senate
Martin
South Dakota
Foster
Vermont
Tenroot
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Sherley
Kentucky
Representative Mann
Illinois
Cannon
Canada
Congress
Longworth
Ohio
United States
Underwood
McCall
Massachusetts
Log Drive Held Back by Freezing Connecticut Waters
Freezing temperatures and snow flurries delay the big log drive down the Connecticut River. Five feet of snow scatter woods and mountains while night cold refreezes streams, leaving insufficient water to push logs safely over rapids as reported from North Stratford New Hampshire on April 21.
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North
Stratford
N. H
Connecticut
Hudlin
Logging Camp Chaos and Fatal Injuries Reported in Forest Drive
The Connecticut Valley Lumber Company drive on the East Branch of the Nulhegan and nearby streams faces massive hazards as logs jam and drownmen fight icy rapids. Black Hudlin is rescued after a 10 foot wall of water sweeps the landing. Henry Mailloux loses a leg to a snapped rope. a dynamite accident kills a logger. Booms hold logs in place awaiting ice clearance. Stone Dam camp reportedly blown by dynamite.
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Connecticut Valley Jumber Company
Charlie Roby
No. 2
Nulhegan
Roby
Black Hudlin
Hudlin
East Branch
Henry Mailloux
Pete Bard
Mailloux
Connecticut Valley Lumber Company
Donald J. McDonald
Murphy's Camp
Nullegan
Upper
Connecticut
Stone Dam
Hired to Burn House duo Arrested in Chelsea Plan
East Cambridge police uncovered a plotted arson case after two men admitted they were hired to burn a Chelsea building owned by D Pearl Stein. The men, detained at Station 3, allegedly visited the site at 9 Fourth Street with naptha and varnish cans, but the blaze did not start.
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D. Pearlstein
Williams Street
Chelsea
East Cambridge
Station 3
Fourth Street
Wee Ene Station
Rebel Chief Was Boston Absconder
Rebel Chief Wheelock fled Boston amid suspicion after a payroll shortage at the National Packing Company. He lived in Somerville, married Miss O Malley of Butte, and assumed the name Rodney H Merrick while working in Butte. He is believed to have joined the rebels on the Mexican border and was reportedly killed leading an assault on federal trenches. Cavalry advances were reported near Guerrera as San Pedro, Coahuila, was said to be in rebel hands.
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Wheelock
School Street
Somerville
Boston
New England
Miss O'Malley
Butte
Mont
O'Malley
National Packing Company
Rodney H. Merrick
Merrick
West
Creighton
Harvard
San Pedro
Coahuila
Rio Grande
Guerrera
Rebels blow up church full of men in Texas report
Unofficial reports from Eagle Pass Texas say Mexican rebels attacked Parras Coahuila yesterday and blew up a church full of men. The brief clash follows earlier raids as authorities seek details and casualties.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Parras
Coahuila
Le Blanc girl tells her story at secret hearing
Attorney Melvin Johnson praised Hattie LeBlanc after she answered every question at the closed inquiry led by Magistrate Kerr. Elmore pressed her in cross examination until midnight as testimony, described as important and astounding, remained unpublished pending transcript completion.
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Alice Marle
Hattie LeBlanc
Melvin M. Johnson
Mr. Smith
Boston
EK. P. Barry
Glover Brothers
Samuel J. Elmore
Kerr
Massachusetts
Melvin Johnson
E. P. Barry
Hattie
Elmiore
Barry
Johnson
Hotel Royal
John
Diaz Frees Blatt and Converse After Custody Since February
President Diaz ordered the release of Edward H. Blatt and Lawrence F. Converse, Americans jailed at Juarez after being captured near Guadeloupe in February. Their detention was challenged as they were allegedly arrested on American soil and taken into Mexico by force. H. C. Converse appealed at the palace with American embassy staff support.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Edward H. Blatt
Lawrence F. Converse
Juarez
Mexico
H. C. Converse
Converse
Blatt
Guadeloupe
Rabago
Friends
Washington
Lopez Shot as Traitor in New Mexico Border Clash
Colonel Bode of the Mexican insurrecto army said Lopez and several minor officers ordered the town evacuated under federal military orders. Bode reported Lopez has been court martialed and shot as a traitor and that insurrectos cut federal supplies and will retake the town.
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Bode
Mexican Insurrecto Army
Agua Prieto
Lopes
Lopez
Mexicans Buy Arms From Swiss Arm Factory
In Berne on April 21 the Swiss Arms Manufactory at Neuhausen began producing a large batch of modern rifles for the Mexican government. A Mexican army officer escorted the first consignment to Mexico, with several more officers arriving to oversee the remainder of the order.
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Berne
Switzerland
Neuhausen
Mexico
Negotiations End as Peace Talks Fail in Mexico
April 21 El Paso report says insurrectos and the Mexican government ended all negotiations. Oscar Braniff and Esquibal Obregon, who pressed Madero for peace, received a telegram stating the demands could not be entertained after a final flag of truce appeal. The sender remained unnamed.
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EL Paso
Tex
Insurrectos
Oscar Braniff
Esquibal Obregon
Mexico City
Madero
Madero Plays Waiting Game as Villa Moves Toward Juarez
Insurrecto units march from hills toward Juarez while Villa’s command emerges from camps to take positions. Madero maintains his stance to open battle, and peace commissioners Braniff and Obregon push for concrete guarantees and a public sentiment in favor of a negotiated settlement.
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Mexico City
Juarez
Villa
Madero
Paso
San Antonio
Globe,Ariz
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