Roosevelt tours Iowa meets vast crowds and kids
President Roosevelt toured Iowa greeting large crowds from Shenandoah to Ottumwa. He kissed babies in Des Moines and received bouquets from four mothers. Stops included Shenandoah Clarinda Sharpsburg Van Wert Osceola Des Moines Oskaloosa and Ottumwa. He praised Secretary Wilson on agriculture and honored Congressman Hull. He plans to depart for Keokuk then St. Louis tomorrow.
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Ottumwa
Roosevelt
Iowa
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Wilson
Cummins
Shaw
Hull
Hepburn
Keokuk
St. Louis
Mystic Shriners
Capitol
Clarinda
Sharpsburg
VanWert
Osceola
Oskaloosa
Wis
Cambridge Council selects Pevey over Hannigan in deadlock
City Solicitor G A A Pevey, defeated for renomination by the Cambridge Board of Aldermen, is elected mayor over John E Hannigan by a 14 to 8 vote in the Common Council. Ex Representative Dinan is nominated sealer of weights and measures, with John Connors as deputy. Library trustees seek a $1500 appropriation for the East Cambridge branch.
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G. A. A. Pevey
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
Cambridge Common Council
John E. Hannigan
Dinan
Downey
Harrington
McCarty
Nelligan
O'Neil
Quinn
Reardon
Hannigan
George E. Dinan
East Cambridge
McNamee
Z. S. K.clark
John €. Connors
Trus
City Council Advances Union Labor Inquiry and Road Upkeep
The Common Council approved 3000 for permanent improvements in Rindgefield and debated hiring practices for watering and tip carts. Councilman Shea urged that only Teamsters be employed, alleging 21 street department workers were laid off for nonunion status and reinstated after joining. The issue was sent to the city solicitor.
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Shea
Rhoades
Pemberton Branch Offers Typewriter Ribbons and Supplies
An advertisement from the Pemberton Branch at 6 School Street Boston promotes 50 cent typewriter ribbons claiming parity with higher priced brands, 25 cent per dot carbon paper, and free delivery, with a guarantee of satisfaction. It also mentions Lung Kuro promising bronchitis cure.
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Pemberton Branch
School Street
Boston
School clash over funds and dice at Charlestown board
Boston school board meeting turns into a heated dispute led by Mrs. Julia Duff who accuses students of using dice for craps and questions the Bigelow educational centre in South Boston. Debate centers on a $399,000 budget amendment and calls for a larger appropriation while Storrow and Kenney defend schools and Duff flags perceived misuses.
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Julia Duff
Charlestown
Boston
Public School Association
Duff
Storro
Ernst
Paine
Storrow
Kenney
South Boston
Cushing
Mr. Ernst
Mr. Paine
Pierce
Committee On Accounts
Casey
Mr. Storrow
Harvard Medical School Crowded for Smallpox Germ Discovery
Eminent physicians gather at Harvard Medical School to hear Drs William T Councilman George Burgess Magrath and Walter Remsen Brinckerhoff reveal that smallpox is caused by a micro organism. The finding may link smallpox to malaria and chickenpox and distinguish it from bacteria, with a May Journal of Medical Research description planned.
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Harvard Medical School
Boston
William T. Councilman
George Burgess Magrath
Walter Remsen Brinckerhoff
Boston Society of Medical Sciences
Councilman
Boston Board of Health
Journal of Medical Research
Opinions on the Discovery By Eminent Specialists
Dr. F Burgess Magrath discusses the discovery of the smallpox germ and its value. The article suggests expert opinions on the significance and potential impact, with continuation noted on Page 5.
Governor Bates Faces Charges Over Emmons Appointment
An affidavit charging Judge Emmons with exorbitant legal fees in a divorce case is said to have been filed with Governor Bates as part of a political maneuver to derail Emmons confirmation as police commissioner. The complaint, linked to former Boston resident Mrs Butler, aims to disrupt the Governor's Council meeting, with Republican factions suspected to back the move.
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Bates
Governor's Council
Judge Emmons
Clark
Boston
Mrs. Butler
Emmons
Broken legs may kill two at City Hospital
Two patients on the danger list in City Hospital suffer fractured thighs. John H. Bishop, 52, of 73 Middle Street South Boston, was pinned between a coal wagon wheel and a wall on Commonwealth Avenue and is in serious condition. Laughlin McInnis, 74, of 152 O Street South Boston, fell on Monday and broke a thigh, with recovery feared due to age.
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City Hospital
John H. Bishop
Middle Street
South Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Laughlin McInnis
O Street
Forecast for Boston and vicinity
The weather forecast calls for fair conditions in Boston and the surrounding area. Wednesday remains fair with pleasant conditions, while Thursday turns partly cloudy and colder with fresh south winds shifting to the northwest.
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Boston
Ex Chief Webber's Son Dies in Quincy
William J Webber eldest son of Lewis P Webber former chief of the Boston fire department died at his father's house in Quincy tonight of Brights disease. He had been seriously ill about two weeks.
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Webber
Bright
Quincy
William J. Webber
Lewis P. Webber
Boston
Night Clothes Fire Gutts Three-Story Dorchester Dwelling
A blaze at 827 Dorchester Avenue Boston started in the basement of a three story wooden house and gutted the structure. Damages estimated at 800 to 1000 dollars with owners J and D Kerr bakers and occupants Albert Viner Henry Wilson families. Fire blamed on a defective flue. residents were aided by neighbors as flames reached the roof.
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Dorchester Avenue
Boston
J. & D. Kerr
Dorchester, Avenue and
Locust Street
Albert Viner
Henry Wilson
Kerr Bros., Bakers
Charles Kelley
Father John's Medicine a Food Medici ne
Lung Kuro stops that tickling in the throat using Father Johns Medicine a food remedy promoted as a medicine for throat irritation.
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Father John
Kuro
U S Fleet at Yokohama Aims at Manchuria Crisis
In Tokio a Daily Mail dispatch cites Russia’s charge d affaires claiming Japan Britain and the United States entered Manchuria for a political aim. Russia fears loss of Korea and seeks Manchuria. American warships gather at Yokohama amid Manchurian tensions as China faces Russian demands. Moscow agents allegedly buy provisions in Tokio.
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London
Tokio
Daily Mail
Pekin
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Korea
Yokohama
China
Admiral Alexieff
Mukden
Denials by Russia Relieve U.S. on Manchuria Demands
Washington reports a St Peters burg dispatch stating the Russian foreign office gave a categorical denial to eight Manchuria China demands. The first two demands drew U S protest over possible trade restrictions, prompting notes to St Peters burg and Pekin.
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Washington
St. Petersburg
China
Manchuria
United States
Pekin
England Considers Manchurian Question
London April 28 Foreign Secretary Lansdowne told the House of Lords he could not lay the dispatched exchanges between Russia and China on the Manchurian question before the body. He said the issue is under the government’s serious consideration with doubts about Russia’s evacuation proposal and hopes silence will not last long.
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London
Warl Spencer
House of Lords
Lansdowne
Russia
Manchuria
China rejects Manchuria demands in final refusal
China’s Pekin official state press cites a final and definite refusal to meet the Manchuria demands, signaling a hard line in Sino-Russian diplomacy. The report notes Beijing’s stance as it relays the refusal from Pekin authorities.
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Sia
Manchuria
Pekin
Se Ialte
Russia ready for arrangement with US on Manchuria trade
London dispatch notes Russia prepared to arrange with the United States on opening Manchuria to American products. The government will persevere to the end unless actual hostilities occur, but does not expect war with any state or group.
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London
St. Petersburg
Daily Telegraph
Russia
United States
Manchuria
Engineers Talk Strike In New York Harbor
At a secret meeting of the Engineers' Protective and Benevolent Association engineers demand a 10 hour day a 22 percent pay increase and union recognition. They threaten a harbor-wide strike within 48 hours if no settlement is reached and note employers plan to hire non union engineers in Boston Philadelphia and the Sound ports.
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New York
Engineers’ Protective and Benevolent Association
Boston
Philadelphia
Sound
George A. Kolb
United States
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Notman
John I. Hannigan
Reliance
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F. G. Bourne
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George A. Cormack
William B. Leeds
C. Oliver Iselin
Herbert C. Leeds
Woodbury Kane
Newberry Thorne
C. L. F. Robinson
New York Yacht Club
Charles Barr
Mrs. Duff and
Mr. Storrow Clash
Mrs. Duff
Monte
Carlos
Mr. Pierce
Banco
Mr. Kenney
F. Burgess Magrath
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Sam
U.S
Ghina
England
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