Spy Glasses Missing Doom Titanic Warned Sailors Say
Washington April 33. Two Titanic witnesses Freder ick Fleet lookout and Major Peuchen yachtsman testified before a senate committee that lack of proper binoculars hindered iceberg detection. Fleet said better glasses might have warned the bridge, Peuchen cited greater vision with binoculars. They also blamed poor seamanship and insufficient drills and crew response. Ismay and Franklin urged return to New York but were kept in place.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Frederick Fleet
Major Peuchen
Turer
Fleet
Peuchen
Gineses
Southampton
Ismay
Titanic Officer Refused Aid in Drowning Crisis
Washington April 23 Herbert John Pittman third officer of the Titanic testified before a senate inquiry committee that in a life boat holding several persons he drifted with hundreds of drowning survivors for an hour and made no effort to save anyone. He faced sharp questions as the inquiry described him as a coward in the witnesses' eyes.
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Washington
Herbert John Pittman
Senate Inquiry Committee
Pittman
Pujo Revolution Backed by House Rules Committee
Washington April 23 The Pajé resolution for investigation of the money trust may pass the house giving the banking and currency committee full authority to probe all areas of financial activity The house rules committee favorably reported on the Pujo revolution and its expansion of inquiry powers.
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Washington, D C
Pajé
Money Trust
House
Banking and Currency Committee
House Rules Committee
Moorish Mob Massacres French and Jews in Fez
Paris reports a Fez massacre where French officers soldiers and citizens were killed or wounded. Rebels planned to wipe out the French mission but Moroccan women and mobs triggered chaos in the city’s Jewish quarter, forcing fires killings and mass homelessness. Telegraphers and others fought off attackers as a fire destroyed the telegraph chamber and several men died.
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Paris
Fez
Poincaire
Eugene Regnault
M. Regnault
Tangier
Astor Will Affects Share. Babe to Come
New York reports confirm Col John Jacob Astor left a will after marrying Madeline Force last September in Newport. The will reportedly contemplates further provisions for Miss Force and a posthumous child amid society interest in Ava Willing Astor and her daughter Muriel.
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New York
Col
John Jacob Astor
Colonel Astor
Madeline Force
Newport
Astor
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Supreme Court
Henry A. Gildergleeve
Force
Miss Force
Ava Willing Astor
Muriel
Vincent
House of Astor
Wilson Strength in West Grows in Montana and Dakota
Washington report notes North Dakota delegates to Baltimore favor Governor Wilson if Burke falters. Montana Democrats reportedly back Wilson as strongest presidential option, with support from former Senator Purcell and figures in North Dakota and South Dakota. Walsh claims Wilson would win independents and some Republican progressives, and would defeat Taft in North Dakota.
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Wilson
West
Montana
South Dakota
Washington, D. C
North Dakota
Woodrow Wilson
Burke
Washington
T. J. Walsh
Ry Walsh
Maryers
United States
W. B. Purcell
Purcell
New Jersey
Walah
Baltimore
Jerey
Norris
Myers
Taft
Private Brown Hurt In Motioning Car Accident
Private Joseph Brown dining room orderly of Company B Eleventh Infantry was badly injured while attempting to board a moving car at 5 40 last night. He slipped fell and was struck by the trailer suffering a compound fracture left leg severe cuts and bruises and a severely cramped ankle. An infantry guard placed a litter on the ground within minutes but an emergency ambulance took him to the hospital where doctors said amputation would not be necessary.
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Joseph Brown
Company B
Eleventh Infantry
Brown
Madero Names Callero as Ambassador to Washington
President Madero designates Senor Callero, foreign affairs minister, as ambassador to Washington. Callero, who authored a sharp reply to Taft, is set to arrive soon. The note accuses the United States of meddling and warns against further intervention as U S citizens in Mexico City faced risks.
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Washington
Madero
Senor
Callero
Taft
United States
Orozco
Senor Callero
Mexico City
Martinos Creapo
Chihuahua
State Department
Letcher
Conspiracy Frustrated in Mexico City Arrest of Ex-Lieutenant
Mexico City reports the arrest of Alfredo Robles Domingues, once trusted by Madero, with police asserting a conspiracy by prominent locals to assassinate President Madero. The authorities say the plot has been thwarted and the objective blocked.
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Mexico City
Alfredo Robles Domingues
Madero
Aperet
Hall
Aasuac
Madere
Strain Tells On Bishop In Cheyenne Induction Week
Bishop Patrick McGovern, recently consecrated in Omaha, arrived in Cheyenne and attended elaborate services with governor and dignitaries. He was moved from the Savoy to St Joseph's Hospital in Denver for indigestion and will remain under care for at least two weeks for rest.
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Wyoming
Patrick McGovern
Cheyenne
Denver
Savoy Hotel
St. Joseph's Hesiptal
Keane
Battleground for Hot Republican Scrimmage in Iowa and Missouri
St Louis April 23 Roosevelt leaders and Taft Missouri forces clash for control of the Republican state convention. Delegates at large and alternates to the national convention are to be chosen amid caucuses and committee meetings. Roosevelt claims instructed delegates. Taft supporters assert a Taft majority with contested and uninstructed votes. Taft Wins in New Hampshire and Kansas counties add delegates to Roosevelt’s total.
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St. Louis
Hadley
Roosevelt
Contrealman Bartholdt
Taft Missouri
Floet
Republican State Committee
Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel
Taft
New Hampshire
Concord
Bass
Topeka
Kansas
Taft Cummins Rivalry Sparks Iowa Convention Hype
In Cedar Rapids on April 28 both Taft and Cummins factions claimed victory for tomorrow's state convention. Cummins arrived this afternoon and joined the contest, while delegates debated whether Cummins supporters planned a surprise for Taft forces at the gathering. The scene reflected tight competition as the event neared.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Taft
Cummins
Teddy Camps On Trail of Taft
Oyster Bay, April 24. Roosevelt returned here today after a tour of the West and South. He leaves Friday noon for a tour of Massachusetts, making his first speech Friday at Worcester. He will make several other speeches, among them Boston on Saturday night. He said what he would have say in Massachusetts depended upon what Taft said in that state.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Worcester
Boston
Taft
Taft to Break Silence on Roosevelt Attacks in Trip Speech Plan
Taft and cabinet met at the White House to review the political situation in New England ahead of a three day tour. He will deliver about a dozen speeches in Boston Worcester South Flamington and Philadelphia and is expected to reference Theodore Roosevelt by name.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
White House
New England
Boston
Worcester
South Flamington
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Guns for Americans
Fort Sam Houston sent arms and ammunition to Americans in Mexico within a few days. Fifty thousand cartridges were sent to Guadalajara and additional shipments originated from El Paso and another western point.
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San Antonio
Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Mexico
Guadalajara
el Paso
Nevada town on brink of famine as red tape halts relief
San Francisco April 23 Eureka Nev residents face food famine with 74000 pounds of provisions 100 miles away due to interstate commerce and Nevada tariff laws delaying rail freight. Eureka Pallande railroad connected to Palisade but cannot carry freight until tariffs approved. 75000 pounds await at Palisade. relief expected as Nevada Commerce Commission plans action.
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San Francisco
Cal
Eureka
Nev
Nevada
State
National Railroad Commissioners
Eureka & Pallande Railroad
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Pali
Sade
Palisade
Rai
Carson City
Nevada State Commerce Commission
Possibility of Big Railroad Strike Raised by Harriman Shopmen
A New York report notes mediation between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Eastern railways may avert a strike east of Chicago and north of the Potomac. A Kansas City meeting of railway federations warns President Taft to intervene, threatening a broader Western walkout unless a settlement is reached.
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Pres.taft
New York
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Eastern Railways
Chicago
Potomac
United States
Neill
Krapp
United States Commerce Court
Retuoto
Kansas City
Federation of Federations
Taft
Federated Railway
West God
Kansan City
Harriman Whee
Milnois Central
Western Railways
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Committee of International Presidente
James W. Kilae
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