Investigation of Government Waste and Retrenchment Plan
A House committee conference in Washington aims to extend investigations back sixteen years to expose waste and useless positions. Democrats seek to readjust spending and restore real work with reasonable salaries while leveraging subpoenas and testimony to uncover misuses across executive departments including War Interior Justice and Public Buildings.
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Washington
Clark
House
Chanr
Ats
Pri
Investig Ees
Hamlin
State
Ndiana
Treasury De‘els
War Department Department
Ashbrook
SE ON VOYAGE Sukil 14 Fifty seven aboard steamer
A steamer with seventy aboard is reported to be en route from Funthie port when a measles outbreak was noted aboard.
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Sukil
Funthie Port
Revolution at Agua Prieta Hospital Point Feels Tense
Fragmentary report notes insurrection near Agua Prieta. Federal troops move toward the city as garrison rebels seek to defend the area amid rising tensions and a looming battle.
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Agua
Orde
Ning
Wa Gylighe
Vienna Court Rules Wife Guilty For Opening Husband Letter
In Vienna the superior court convict ed Frau Anna Herrimann of a misdemeanor for opening a sealed letter addressed to another woman. The case began after she retrieved keys, unlocked a bureau, and read the letter proving infidelity. The court imposed one week in jail, acknowledging jealousy as a mitigating factor.
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Vienna
Superior Court of
Frau Anna Herrimann
Herrimann
Still Hoping and Working Toward Peace
Mexico City April 15. The administration pursues peace despite mounting difficulties and external pressure. Limantour shows stress while Agua Prieta incidents and actions by American and British officers worsen the crisis. The Converse Blatt indictment is expected to be resolved soon and aid release of detainees. Madero's refusals complicate any possible settlement.
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Mexico City
Senor Limantour
Agua Prieta
California
State Department
Washington
Mexico
Madero
Harvard Defeats Johns Hopkins in Close Baseball Tilt
Baltimore April 15 Harvard defeated Johns Hopkins 6 to 3 in a tightly contested game. Fisher pitched well for Hopkins but received inconsistent support as Harvard capitalized on timely plays.
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Baltimore
Harvard
Johns Hopkins University
Fisher
Johns Hopkins
Hardy
Gov Wilson To Be Guest At Norfolk Dinner
Gov Goodrow Wilson of New Jersey has accepted an invitation to dine with the Pewter Platter Club of Norfolk on April 29 honoring educators. President Edwin A Alderman of the University of Virginia will attend, with past guests including Justice Lurton and Attorney General Wickersham.
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Gov. Wilson
Norfolk
Goodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Pewter Platter Club
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Judiciary
Justice Lurton
United States Supreme Court
Wickersham
Body of Rev McNeely DuBose Still Missing
A Morganton report says the body of Rev McNeely DuBose has not been recovered. Searchers plan to drag the river today. The minister attempted to swim the swollen river to fetch a duck and disappeared, though he knew the dangers posed by the high water.
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Rev. McNeely Dubose
Morganton
McNeely DuBose
Marriage of Interest in Paris Delights American Colony
In Paris on April 15 at the eighth arrondissement town hall Mrs. Alice Barney of Washington widow of Albert Barney of Dayton became the wife of Christian Hemmick of Washington. Witnesses were Mrs. Fairfax Herrison and Algeron Sartoris. bridesmaids were not present. The groom was accompanied by Richard Dennison and Hippolite Dreyfus. The Barney Hemmick daughters, noted artists in Paris, did not witness. The bride and her daughters share Bahai beliefs and attend the Bahai temple in Paris.
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Paris
Alice Barney
Washington
Albert Barney
Dayton
Christian Hemmick
Fairfax Herrison
Algeron Sartoris
Hemmick
Senator Hitchcock in No Danger After Illness
Senator Gilpert Hitchcock of Nebraska, a new Democrat, collapsed en route to the president’s office. Doctors diagnosed vertigo from acute indigestion, then revived him at Casualty Hospital and later said he was resting comfortably and in no danger.
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Washington
Gilpert H. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Hitchcock
Prince Ibraham Hassan Marries American Actress Ola Humphrey
London reports Prince Ibraham Hassan of Egypt, cousin of the Khedive, wed American actress Ola Humphrey. Details are scarce. Hassan met Humphrey in New York years ago during his world tour. Humphrey starred in The Fatal Wedding and appeared in The Man From Mexico and The Prisoner of Zenda.
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London
Ibraham * Hassan
Egypt
Ola
Humphrey
Prince Hassan
New York City
India
Alexandria
Theodore Kremer
Mexico
Mary
Miss Murphey
Oakland
California
Weather forecast for Sunday and Monday
Washington April 15. Forecast for Sunday and Monday: North Carolina fair with light to moderate variable winds becoming westerly. South Carolina northern portion fair, southern portion cloudy Sunday Monday. overall fair with moderate northwest to north winds.
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Washington
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kitchin Accuses NC Delegate of Anti Reciprocity Speech
In Washington on April 15 Representative Kitchin accused a North Carolina delegate of sending an anti reciprocity speech to sway the state. Mr Gudger demanded the name and challenged the slur on the delegation. Kitchin implied Senator Simmons was the source. He praised his own speech as striking and effective.
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Washington
Kitchin
North Carolina
Gudger
Tenth District
Ashville
Mrs Smith Hollins McKim Sails Quietly for Europe
New York April 15 Mrs Smith Hollins McKim a society figure sailed quietly under an assumed name for Europe last Thursday Mr Vanderbilt is in London and McKim plans to go to Paris A family council allegedly advised her to remain in Paris while abroad due to recent reports
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New York
Smith Hollins McKim
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Europe
Vanderbilt
London
Isaac’ Emerson
Rural mail carriers gain uniform relief and new pay
Washington April 15 Rural mail carriers will not be required to wear uniforms under a bill by Representative Hamlin of Missouri They will also have the right to communicate with members of congress about complaints or petitions A second bill proposes 300 dollars a year extra for each rural carrier to reimburse horse and wagon expenses.
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Washington
Hamlin
Missouri
Congress
Ensanada Under Martial Rule Reported In Telegram
A San Diego citizen reports Ensanada under martial rule with 200 federal troops and 100 prepared defenders. One hundred American flags fly over the consul's office as the front line and a federal machine gun are in place. Merchants trade under the American flag and the consul provides provisions to Americans in Alamo.
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San Francisco
Examiner
San Diego
Ensanada
Alamo
Brown Defends View on Christ Belief in Seminary Debate
Rev Dr Francis Brown of Union Theological Seminary comments on charges against Prof William Adams Brown. He argues church theory and Christian experience bind believers, notes early forms of belief phraseology, and cites Philip and the Ethiopian as examples. He stresses differing explanations while affirming shared experience.
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New York
Francis Brown
Union Theological Seminary
William Adams Brown
New York Presbytery
Pittsburg Presbytery
Brown
New York Observer
Jesus Christ
God
Dr. Brown
Lord Jesus Christ
Philip
Ethiopia
Federal Indictment Overruled By Judge Ruddin
Spokane, April 15. Federal Judge Frank H. Ruddin overruled a demurrer to indictments charging Donald A. McKenzie and others with conspiracy to defraud the government of Alaska coal lands valued at 200 million dollars. Also noted is the illness of Mrs. Serena E. Payne wife of Representative Payne of New York.
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Spokane
Wash
Donald A. McKenzie
Washington, D. C
Charles A. McKenzie
Seattle
Harry White
Charles H. Doughten
Raymond Brown
William L. Dunn
Alaska
Frank H. Ruddim
Sereno’ E. Payne
Washington
Serena E. Payne
Representative Payne
New York
Congress
Entire Cavalry Regiment to Agua Prieta for American Safety
Washington reports the sixth cavalry ordered to move from Des Moines to the Mexican border with troops to Douglas and Agua Prieta. General Wood and the president outline no cross border moves without direct orders, while Diaz and the Mexican government are alerted to avoid battles risking Americans.
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Washington
Sixth Cavalry
Des Moines
Auga Prieta
Douglas
Agua Prieta
Sibley
Department of
Denver
Huachuca
White House
Wood
United States
Mexico
Diaz
State Department
War Department
Ariz
Department of Colorado
Four Men Die From Molten Metal Burns at Steel Works
Four Midvale Steel Works workers in Nicetown were killed by flood and splatter from a bursting crucible of molten metal. Eight others were badly burned with multiple expected to die, and ten to twelve more sustained painful burns.
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Philadelphia
Midvale Steel Works
Nicetown
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