Roosevelt’s Brief Gibraltar Landing Before Naples Visit
Theodore Roosevelt, aboard the Hamburg, landed at Gibraltar and spent hours in the city. He met with General Forestier-Walker and American consul Richard Sprague, declined meals, and mingled with passengers who cheered him. An Italian on board caused a brief uproar, later quelled, and Roosevelt planned to transfer to the Admiral at Naples.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Hamburg
Richard L. Sprague
Frederick Forestier-Walker
Roosevelt
Mr. Sprague
General Forestier-Walker
Mr. Roosevelt
Naples
Duchess of
Aosta
Kermit Roosevelt
Rooseevlt
Burmeister
E. W. Powell
Mr. Powell
Neptunes
Ruth Draper
Taft Orders Outdoor Band Concerts in Potomac Park
President Taft directs erection of a band stand on Potomac Park Speedway south of the Washington Monument. The Marine Band will play evenings twice weekly from April 14 to late summer with Taft and Mrs. Taft attending each concert. The site overlooks the Potomac River and mirrors famed parks abroad. Taft plans to leave Washington mid June and may accept several invitations to speak in other cities.
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Taft
Potomac Park
White House Grounds
Havana
Manila
Hyde Park
London
Court of Honor
Florence
Washington Monument
Potomac River
Zeppelin welcomed by vast crowds in Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin returns to Friedrichshafen to an immense ovation as crowds line streets and hotel fronts. In Munich the airship lands amid a grand reception with Prince Regent, royal applause, and medals awarded to the crew and companions.
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Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Munich
Dingolfing
Prince Luithold
Emperor William
Wrights in Rome as King Hmman Compares Aerial Progress
King Victor Emmanuel meets Wilbur Wright in private audience in Rome and expresses interest in aerial navigation. Wright proposes charging a fee to witness Rome flights with proceeds aiding earthquake victims. The Wright brothers stay in Rome three weeks then go to London to receive medals before returning to Dayton, Ohio.
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Rome
Victor Hmmanduel
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Italy
London
Dayton
Germany
Arrival of Nonunion Crew Sparks Great Lakes Carrier Conflict
A carload of nonunion engineers, oilers and firemen arrived in Buffalo on April 2 signaling a clash between the Lake Carriers' Association and Great Lakes unions. The association, favoring open shop contracts, faced unsigned bids from marine engineers this season. The men are housed in an elevator owned by Mutual Transit, and unions anticipate they will be placed on Mutual Transit boats.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Carriers’ Association
Great Lakes
Carriers’ Association
Marine Engineers
Mutual Transit Company
Taft Expects Senate Tariff Plan With Minimum and Maximum Rates
President Taft was briefed on the senate tariff plan that uses a one year minimum rate for all nations followed by automatic maximum rates against countries not offering the United States their best tariff terms. The plan, endorsed by Senator Aldrich, would give the executive broad power to adjust rates after a probationary period and cites a Supreme Court ruling supporting executive administration of tariffs.
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Taft
Senate
United States
Senate Finance Committee
Aldrich
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
House
White House
New York
Finance Committee
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Warden Admits Perjury in Wisconsin Senatorial Probe
Chief Game Warden James W. Stone confessed to perjury before the senatorial primary investigation committee. He said his earlier testimony about campaign funds and payments to Deputy Warden Bowman was false to protect Bowman, and he detailed new figures totaling over $2,000 in distributions. He described the $1,200 Davidson campaign fund arriving in three installments and cited a remark attributed to the governor.
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Wisconsin
Stephenson
Madison
Wis
James W. Stone
Senatorial Primary Investigation Committee
Stone
James O. Davidson
H. A. Bowman
Bowman
Davidson
Mr. Stone
Governor explains $1200 incident in Wisconsin tale
Governor J O Davidson says he cannot obtain an explanation from Game Warden J W Stone about the $1200 case. He notes the money remains in the bank under Stone's arrangement, and he has not received a satisfactory account for the funds.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
J. O. Davidson
J. W. Stone
Stone
Tobacco beds in Trigg County damaged as farms report acts
Special dispatch from Hopkinsville Kentucky reports tobacco plant beds in Trigg County damaged by salting and grass seeding. Farms near Caledonia Cadiz Bumpus Mills and Big Rock Tennessee area affected amid ongoing destruction of beds. In Frankfort Governor Willson pardons Col Garnett Ripley in perjury case related to Hazelett suit against Walker Duncan.
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Willson
Garnett Ripley
Newton Hazelett
Walker Duncan
Richley
Carlisle Denies He Is Dead After Rumor
Special Dispatch reports Washington buzzed with a Cincinnati rumor that John Griffin Carlisle former U S treasury secretary 1893 to 1897 was dead. Carlisle told reporters at his No 1426 K Street residence that the death rumor is exaggerated and that he is recovering from grip but about town at age 74.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Mark Twain
John Griffin Carlisle
William Booth 80th Birthday To Herald Global Salvation Rally
Charles Edward Russell previews an unprecedented celebration for General William Booth founder of the Salvation Army. On the coming Saturday dawn, the world will observe a day dedicated to him across fifty four countries with messages arriving from officials and supporters.
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William Booth
Salvation Army
Evangeline
Charles Edward Russell
England
Nottingham
Booth
Methodist Church
Wealthy Ohio lumberman Frank Darnell dies by suicide
Hillsboro Ohio April 2 Frank Darnell a wealthy capitalist lumber dealer and Adams county mineral springs owner killed himself with carbolic acid and a rope at his North High street home. Despondent health and good finances noted. Son found him hanging under a gym bar. an empty carbolic acid bottle lay nearby. He recently started a five story office building project and owned timber land and mills across Virginia Illinois and other states. Funeral planned for Sunday.
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Commercial Tribune
Hillsboro
Frank Durnell
Adams‘ County
North High Street
High and
Court Streets
Darnell
Leesburg
Virginia
Illinois
Quake Shocks Reported Across Virginia Cities
A heavy earthquake shock followed by a light one was felt in Charlestown West Virginia and Winchester Virginia early today. Pictures fell from walls as shocks lasted about half a minute with vibrations from west to east. No damage reported but residents were awakened and alarm spread to Harper's Ferry.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Winchester
Harper’s Ferry
Death Sentence for Cubans Convicted of Rebellion
In Havana on April 2, a court martial found Sergeant Cortes and his son Vicente guilty of military rebellion related to the Vueltas uprising. Corporal Ricardo was acquitted. The findings were approved by General Monteagueno, but the court’s lack of extenuating-circumstances review suggests the death penalty may be remitted.
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Vueltas
Havana
Vicente
Ricardo
Sergeant Cortes
Monteagueno
Harmon reshuffles prison board and resignations urged
Governor Harmon asks resignations of all penitentiary board members and appoints new managers including Daniel P. Torpy and O. B. Gould. The move aims to reorganize the prison system for post Wertz law reforms and new manufacturing and farming needs. General R. B. Brown resigns from the Soldiers and Sailors' Home board.
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Harmon
Prison Board
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Demas P. Rowland
Cincinnati
Edmund W. Crayton
Newark
John C. Rorick
Wauseon
L. M. Smith
Bucyrus
Harris
M. J. Sloan
Warren
Board of
Penitentiary
Daniel P. Torpy
Marietta
W. W. Durbin
Kenton
Lemuel Neeley
St. Marys
O. B. Gould
Jackson
Henry Richter
Snééhe
Morgan's Station
Sloan and
Rowland
Pattison
Rorick
Smith
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors’ Home
Sarfousky
General Brown
Eliot Declines Ambassadorship to Great Britain
At the White House and State Department it was officially announced that Dr. Charles W. Eliot will not accept the ambassadorship to Great Britain. President Taft is not considering another candidate at this time and no change is planned soon.
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Washington
State Department
White House
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Great Britain
Taft
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