Wilson Stamps Private Brand On Tariff Laws
The Democratic tariff revision bill nears completion with sugar tariff undecided. President Wilson seeks one cent sugar for three years and free wool while keeping low duties on agricultural goods and foodstuffs. House, Senate leaders, and the President push to finalize before Monday with broad admin backing.
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Congress
Fate of Cairo To Be Decided Within A Day
Cairo and Cairo Weather Bureau report indicate the Ohio River basin flood conditions may be decided within 24 hours. Levee breaches threaten a 20 by 100 mile floodplain. Wabash and Mississippi levels rise while rain drenches the basin. Refugees in Shawneetown receive relief as Rapids steamer delivers 500 rations.
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Treasury secretary curbs travel costs for officials
Washington reports Secretary McAdoo orders Treasury staff to cut expenses by enforcing travel and subsistence limits. He stipulates a daily allowance of six dollars and fifty cents for meals lodging and tips in New York Chicago and similar cities, applying from top to messenger level.
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Chicago
California alien land bill draws Japanese protest in 1911
Washington reports Japan protests California legislature’s alien land measures aimed at Japanese farmers. Secretary Bryan confirms Tokyo’s objection after a Chinda briefing. War scare echoes six years ago when Roosevelt sent the Atlantic fleet around the world amid school integration tensions.
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Shaw critiques English family life in Berliner Tageblatt
Bernard Shaw argues English family life is scarce and distant. He notes men spend most time away from home and children are kept at school or in errands. He contends marriages reflect social class and economic pressures, urging intermarriage across classes.
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London
Bernard Shaw
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Shaw
England
Strindberg
Heavy Rain Augments Mississippi River Flood
The Weather Bureau issued a special flood bulletin noting heavy rains in portions of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys will swell river levels. Forecast stages from Memphis to New Orleans show crests ranging from 21 to 55 feet at multiple cities with dates in April. warnings extend to the Saginaw River and lower Illinois River with record threats on the Cairo and Memphis gauges. Local rains near Dayton raise the Miami River but are not deemed serious.
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Thirteen Thousand Souls Call for Help Near Mt Vernon
Evansville Ind April 4 Thirty thousand people within a nine mile radius around Mt Vernon Ind call for help, river forecaster Guy B Green reports by telephone. Forty boats in the rescue service are engaged as attention centers on urgent needs.
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Carmi Thompson Named Bank Officer in St. Paul
Carmi A. Thompson, former Treasurer of the United States, expected to join First National Bank of St. Paul as vice president. Reports cite James J. Hill as sole potential issuer of an announcement. Bailey and Miller say no word yet. Thompson, born 1870 in West Virginia, has held multiple Ohio offices and was Interior Secretary under Taft.
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Carmi A. Thompson
Lee McClung
United States
John Burke
First National Bank of
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James J. Hill
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Thompson
First National Bank
Wayne County
W. Va
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Ironton
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Taft
Simplified Wedding Brings Roosevelt Family to Oyster Bay
Miss Ethel Carow Roosevelt daughter of Colonel and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt marries Dr Richard Derby at Christ Episcopal Church Oyster Bay in a simple ceremony followed by a reception The event draws society figures public life and neighbors The Roosevelts return to Sagamore Hill for a reception and guests form a crowd around the church and lawn areas.
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Archie Roosevelt
Nelson Bartlett
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Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
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Cincinnati
Mrs. Roosevelt
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Million Dollar Endowment Realized for Goucher College
In Baltimore on April 4 the $1,000,000 Goucher College fund was completed. A $500,000 indebtedness was paid off and the remaining $500,000 will be invested as an endowment for the college.
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California Exposition Building Dropped for 1916
Governor Hiram Johnson informed Panama-Pacific Exposition reps that California will not fund a State building at the 1916 World Fair due to an empty treasury. A $1,000,000 appropriation was proposed earlier, with a site chosen and tentative plans drafted, but the Governor insists the state cannot spend money.
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Hiram W.johnson
California
Emergency bonds proposed to repair flood damage
A Columbus panel outlines emergency legislation to aid counties and municipalities in reconstructing flood damaged public works. The plan allows counties and towns to borrow or issue bonds without bidding and exempts such bonds from Longworth and Smith limits while ensuring levy exhaustion rules. A subcommittee will draft the bill for consideration.
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Red Cross mobilizes in Ohio flood for nationwide relief
The American Red Cross reports 460 lives lost 4200 homes destroyed and 40500 homeless in Ohio flood areas with Dayton Columbus Piqua Troy Ottawa Sidney Hamilton Miamisburg Middletown Zanesville needing rehabilitation. It outlines a program to restore business life through employment debris removal house repairs and aid with mortgage payments and building associations.
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American Red Cross
Middle West
Mabel T. Boardman
Red Cross National Relief Committee
Negro Inherits From White Wife
William Kellogg the negro who married Julia McFarlane Gerhart after her divorce was granted the refusal of letters on her estate by the Probate Court. Kellogg becomes heir to her personal property valued under 500 dollars, including jewelry and clothing, after relatives asked the Public Administrator to handle the estate.
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William Kellogg
Julia McFarlane Gerhart
Charles B. Gerhart
Kellogg
Gerhart
Martial law order remains in effect at Hamilton Ohio
Hamilton Ohio remains under martial law as long as the relief committee desires. A telegram to the committee from Governor Cox confirmed the indefinite continuation of martial law, received by Charles B. Mason who announced the decision with the committee’s unanimous consent.
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