Titanic inquiry reveals limited search for women and boat fill
Testimony shows First Officer Murdock urged lifeboats to fill after crew scouts found no further women on one deck. S J Rule described crowds rushing to boats No 15 with four or five women and three children aboard while 61 men escaped. Engineers opened water tight compartments for most of the ship length and did not close them. The inquiry adjourned to Tuesday.
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I W W Methods Condemned by Socialist Executive
Indianapolis May 10 The Socialist national executive committee concluded its session by condemning free speech fights while favoring free speech. Debs is favored for president with other potential nominees named. Membership has surged to about 142000, and plans to expand socialist outreach among women were discussed.
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Milwaukee
Job Harriman
Los Angeles
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Cleveland
Duncan McDonald
Springfield
Ill
Charles Edward Russell
New York
William D. Haywood
San Diego
Cal
John N. Work
Chicago
Woman's National Committee
The
Socialist Party
United States
Yale Team Wins Debate Over Harvard in Triangular Match
Yale freshman debating team defeated Harvard at New Lecture Hall Cambridge in the annual Yale Princeton Harvard triangular. Yale defended the affirmative on the initiative and referendum question with John D Robb C E Martz and G H Mika. Harvard featured R E Shilladay B Woronoff and B Winkelman.
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Scranton
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California
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Colorado Springs
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Boston
B. Winkelman
Philadelphia
King Inspects New Hydro-Aeroplane in Weymouth
King George visited Weymouth in the morning to view Horace Short’s hydro-aeroplane, the craft used by Action Commander Charles R. Samson for a round of evolutions around the British fleet. The maneuverability impressed all observers, though plans for a possible air trip for the King remain undisclosed.
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Charles R. Samson
Naval Flying Corps
Boston Hosts 2000 U S Sailors on Shore Leave
More than two thousand sailors and Marines from the battleships Ohio Missouri and Minnesota were granted 48 hours of shore leave in Boston. They arrived from Provincetown and visited the North End, theaters, and historical sites while spending liberally, with return to ships scheduled for Monday morning.
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Washington
Home Built in 44 Hours at Mechanics Building
A display at Mechanics' Building touts a fully functional house built in 44 hours featuring disappearing beds and germ absorbing cleaning methods. Carpets lay on grass and are beaten by machinery while a safety platform prevents falls during wash. A vented bed slides through a fireplace into a bathroom compartment.
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Roosevelt Declines Going to Chicago as Proxy Delegate
Oyster Bay New York May 10 Colonel Roosevelt dismissed rumors he would attend the Chicago convention as a proxy delegate from Brooklyn. He laughed at the reports and stated I am not going to Chicago saying he is not frightened by the campaign.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Taft and Roosevelt to campaign aggressively in Ohio
Taft will lead 63 speeches in Ohio next week aiming to put Roosevelt on the defensive. Roosevelt will be joined by top Republican speakers as he campaigns across the state.
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Washington
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Taft to Deliver 63 Speeches in Ohio Campaign
Political advisers count Taft could reach 63 speeches during his Ohio visit with breaks on May 18. He will speak ten times daily on all days except that Saturday and once at a Cleveland night meeting. Roosevelt campaign turns to national figures like Clapp PoinDexter Hadley and Colby among others for the week.
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Kansas
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Oscar Straus
New York
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Indiana
Hadley
Missouri
William A. Prendergast
Bainbridge Colby
Judge editor Garretson injured by horse in New York
Carleton Garretson editor of Judge and Leslie's Weekly was thrown from a rear horse in upper New York City. He suffered a dislocated neck, severe facial and head lacerations, and internal injuries. He was hospitalized at Harlem Hospital in serious condition. his wife Mrs. Garretson arrived in distress and stayed under physician care through the night.
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Harlem
Rescue Mission Day Observed by Boston Churches
Rescue Mission Day coincides with Mothers Day as 24 churches in Boston host Rescue Mission superintendents for a conference at Park Street Church starting Monday. Delegates arrive by rail from across the country and Canada for the event.
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Boston
Park Street
Canada
Crop Expert in Every County Plan Advances with $1 Million Gift
Chicago May 10 A movement to place a county agriculturist in each state gains momentum with a $1,000,000 gift from a Chicago firm to support the plan. The project, backed by the crop improvement committee of the council of grain exchanges, aims to fund $1,000 in 1000 counties to study local conditions and promote scientific farm management for higher yields.
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Chicago
Council of Grain Exchanges
United States
Taft to Attend Hibben Inauguration at Princeton
President Taft departs Washington for Princeton New Jersey to attend Dr John Grier Hibben's inauguration as Princeton University's 14th president. Chief Justice and Mrs White will ride in Tafts private car. Taft to receive LL D, host alumni luncheon, attend Cornell game, and return to Washington by night.
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Roosevelt Seeks Delegates to Thwart Taft Rename Bid
Roosevelt writes Caswell that Taft’s renomination hinges on convention delegates who will misrepresent the people. He cites nine states with primaries totaling 256 delegates, 216 against Taft, and argues bosses control convention states. He appeals to Minnesota to join Oregon, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Maine, Kansas, Maryland in backing his candidacy.
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