World News Roundup: Wilson, graft, floods and trials
A global digest reports President Wilson plans weekly talks with reporters, Congress debates wool on the free list, and a sweeping ICC report alleges graft by judges and officials in Colorado. Floods, tornadoes, and fires devastate multiple states as deaths and rescues unfold. notable deaths include Pierpont Morgan in Rome and several U.S. public figures.
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Wilson
House Committee On Ways and Means
Senate
Colorado
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson urges tariff reform to match modern industry
President Wilson's April 8 message to Congress calls for tariff revision to fit changes in industrial and commercial life. He argues tariffs should abolish privileges and monopoly risks, urging thorough, fact based action to restore prosperity and sharpen competitive energy.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Congress
House of Representatives
Jewels Define Identity in High Society Circles
Richard Barry notes in the New York Times how women’s jewelry signals social status and personality. Debutantes, dowagers, and their companions scrutinize and catalog each new piece, from tiny necklaces to opal brooches, as jewels mark entrance, age, and power in polite society.
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Chronicle
Richard Barry
New York Times
Mrs. Or-to-Be
Tornado devastates Sturgeon area killing farmer near Lartee
A tornado near Sturgeon Missouri struck at 9 15 PM sweeping away farms and buildings for miles. William Mathis was killed instantly and his wife and daughter were fatally injured while Charles W Robinson’s home was destroyed. The storm also toppled fifty barns and damaged the Chicago and Alton line near Lartabee where cars were derailed but no injuries were reported.
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Sturgeon
William Mathis
Charles W. Robinson
Robinson
Towas
Chicago
Alton
Lartatee
Larftabee
Sunlight and Growth in Nature and People
The text extols sunshine as essential for life and growth. It compares plant digestion to animal life and uses a provocative metaphor about girls maturing in “glorious sunshine,” contrasting with pale individuals. The passage is a fragmented, era-tinged essay on vitality and beauty.
The Queen and Gambling Amid Royal Derby Plans
The queen will accompany the king to the Grand National next month but still dislikes gambling. Years ago on a royal rail trip to the Derby, King Edward proposed a half crown sweep and Princess Mary drew a horse with a fine chance, while Prince Arthur drew a blank.
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King Edward
Mary
Prince Arthur
Ethel Roosevelt Wed to Dr Richard Derby in Oyster Bay
Miss Ethel Roosevelt daughter of Colonel and Mrs Roosevelt was married in the Episcopal church to Dr Richard Derby of New York. A large breakfast party followed at Sagamore Hill before the couple sailed for Europe. Derby, a Harvard 1908 graduate, is a rising physician and son of the late Dr Richard H Derby.
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Richard ‘Derby
Oyster Bay Church
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Ethel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Richard Derby
New York
Sagamore Hill
Europe
Derby
Washington
United States
Dr. Derby
Harvard
Richard H. Derby
James Lloyd Derby
Roger Derby
Samuel A. Tucker
Huerta Agrees to Provisional Presidency Plan
Advices from Mexico City report General Huerta agrees to nominate Pedro Lastardin as provisional president to satisfy factions. Lascurain would complete Madero's term if named, and as foreign minister he is next in line after the deaths of Madero and Suarez. Huerta's cabinet would be retained under the compromise.
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el Paso
Tex
General Huerta
Pedro Lastardin
Lascurain
Madero
Suarez
Democratic Women Feast in Washington Breakfast
In Washington DC a Women’s Democratic club breakfast featured guests of honor Mrs Woodrow Wilson Mrs Clark and Mrs Thomas Riley while Republican and Progressive figures Mr s Robert La Follette Mrs John Hays Hammond and Mrs Albert Cammins also attended showing cross party presence at the event.
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Washington
D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Clark
Thomas Riley
Robert la Follette
John
Hays Hammond
Albert Cammins
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst Convicted in England Trial
London reports Emmeline Pankhurst convicted by a jury at Old Bailey. She was sentenced to three years penal servitude for property related charges. In California, Governor Johnson announced no state funds for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1916.
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London
England
Emmeline Pankhurst
Old Ae
Ento
Cal
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Cold in the Head and Its Dangers
The article warns that a cold in the head is not trivial and can lead to chronic catarrh if untreated. It advocates early Peruna use with a tablespoonful at first symptoms and more if needed, adjusting by age and severity. It stresses confinement at home during worse attacks.
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Zeke Emerson
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Doubleday, Page & Co
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St. Louis
Henry W. Kiel
Dr. Simon
Mississippi River
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Major County
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George Lurich
Russia
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Ohio
Relief Committee
Henry Bishop
New York State Supreme Court
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Ind
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Atchison, Kan
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Indiana
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Claude Allen
Richmond
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Kansas Utilities Commission
Kansas Natural Gas Company
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Ethel Boggess
Los Angeles
C. A. Walker
Salt Lake City
Boy Scouts
Foreign Affairs
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Pall Mall Gazette
Prince of Wales
Canada
Zapata
Gustavo Puppe
Kuestria
Germany
Pascual Orozco, Sr
Adrianople
Agadair
Managan
Morocco
Sonora
Austria
Cleveland
Bulgaria
Pewere
Porfirio Diaz
Egypt
Italy
Thomas L. Coleman
Sothern-Marlowe Company
James McCuea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Haverford, Pa
George Allen Staples
Dubuque, Ia
T. A. Calvert
Mel L. Saley
Hampton, Lows
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White House
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Huerta
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Mexico
the Democratic Women
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Free Homestead
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