Roosevelt’s Arbor Day Message to School Children
President Roosevelt addresses the school children of the United States about Arbor Day. He urges thoughtful observance, warns that future generations will suffer if forests are wasted, and stresses forestry’s role in national well being and civic education. The message emphasizes tree planting and responsible use of natural resources.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Arbor Day
Theodore Roosevelt
Choral Service Opens Grand Congress of Peace
A large crowd attended a Carnegie Hall choral service as a prelude to the first National Arbitration and Peace Congress opening tomorrow. Andrew Carnegie was delayed, Bishop Henry C. Potter presided, and speakers included Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch and Bishop Potter.
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Congress of Peace
Commercial Tribune
New York
Carnegie Hall
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Henry C. Potter
Peace Congress
Rabbi Hirsch
Pius to Protest New French Vatican Rifts at Consistory
In a tomorrow consistory Pope Pius will condemn France's new church laws and measures against the Vatican including seizure and publication of Papal nunciature documents. The Vatican denies plans for a white book response. The Propaganda Congregation appoints Stephen Setere Bretynsky titular Bishop of Daulis to aid Ruthenian Catholics in the United States.
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United States
Stephen Setere Bretynsky
Order of Basilians
Daulis
Greece
Car Hits Train in Hamilton Stuns Passengers
At 7 07 this morning east bound Panhandle train 12 hit a city traction car at High Street Station wrecking the street car, injuring motorman William Hoyt and leaving several windows broken. A passenger was seriously hurt and a man’s overcoat, suit, and a gold watch were stolen.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
High Street
City Traction
Pullman
William Hoyt
Berea Woman Dies by Self Inflicted Revolver
Daisy Campbell Norris of Denver killed herself at her brother Myron Campbell’s home in Berea with a revolver. She was 39, married to Denver attorney William Norris, and noted as a beauty. Illness and domestic troubles led to melancholia, leaving a 16 year old daughter with the father in Denver.
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Commercial Tribune
Berea, CO
Daisy Campbell Norris
Denver
Col
Myron A. Campbell
William Norris
Berea
A. J. Campbell
Norris
General Christmas Shot While Saving Minister in Honduras
A telegram from Tegucigalpa reports General Christmas, then in hospital, was wounded when he tried to carry General Barahona, the Minister of War, from the field. Barahona was mortally wounded and urged Christmas to save himself, but Christmas chose to stay, was shot, and captured.
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Puerto Cortez
Tegucigalpa
Greely
General Christmas
General Barahona
Fire Wrecks Westwego Leaving Six Hundred Homeless
A devastating blaze in Westwego near New Orleans on April 14 left about six hundred people homeless. In total forty two buildings were destroyed or damaged including a Presbyterian church, the Town Hall, the Post Office and several stores. Estimated losses run to thousands though only about four thousand dollars is counted as relief needs.
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New Orleans
Westwego
Mississippi River
Manila Incident Reexamined by German Paper
A New York Staats-Zeitung editorial claims the Manila episode was exaggerated and due to misunderstandings. It attributes actions by Admiral Diederichs and German merchants in Manila to protect German interests and notes broader peace context at the Portsmouth Conference.
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Manila
Portsmouth
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Diederichs
Hongkong
Edward Chichester
Dewey
Berlin
Philippines
Germany
Boston Peace Rally Opens National Congress With 5000 Plus
In Boston at the Christian Science Church a large crowd of over five thousand gathered to back the National Peace and Arbitration Congress. Speakers included ex Secretary John D Long ex Governor John L Bates and William Lloyd Garrison with Rev William J McKenzie presiding. Long argued for arbitration to save lives noting Spain era war raised pains for President McKinley.
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Boston
Christian Science Church
National Peace and Arbitration Congress
New York
John D. Long
John L. Bates
William Lloyd Garrison
William J. McKenzie
Cambridge
Long
Spain
Cuba
McKinley
Italy Names Plenipotentiaries for Hague Armaments Talks
Rome reports that Germany Austria and Russia agree to discuss armament imitation at The Hague but will not participate. Italy designates Count Tornielli and Deputy Pompili as plenipotentiaries with Duke di Calvello and General Robilant and Admiral Callardino as technical delegates experts in law listed to assist.
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Germany
Austria
Russia
Italy
The
Hague
Count Tornielli
France
Duke of Calvello
Robilant
Callardin
Ve. Bator Poth
Lone Bandit Steals About 28000 in Montana Stage Hold Up
A lone bandit held up a Malta to Zortman stage near the Little Rockies just north of Zortman and escaped with about 28000. The raid occurred as money to pay miners at the Zortman mines was aboard. Suspects include members of Kid Curry's gang with ties to Northern Montana.
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Commercial Tribune
Great Falls
Mont
Malta
Zortman
Little Rockies
Kid” Curry
Curry
Great Northern
Montana
Moroccans Award Tangier Drainage Contract to German Firm
The Tangier public drainage system and sea embankment contract goes to a German firm for 180000 dollars, despite the Algeciras agreement ban on direct dealings with private firms. The move is reported by The Temps correspondent in Tangier.
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Paris
Tangier
The
Temps
Moroccan Foreign Board
Algeciras
Language sparks arrest of agitator in Nantes
In Nantes on April 14 Yvette, a delegate for the General Confederation of Labor, was arrested for inciting law-breaking by violent language while addressing strikers. He allegedly urged dock workers to cut buttonholes in the stomachs of opponents.
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Nantes
France
Thaw Spends Quiet Sunday in Tombs as Court Readies Appeal
Harry Thaw remained confined at the Tombs on a Sunday with no visit from his wife due to prison rules. Lawyers indicated D. M. Delmas will step aside from the case while Peabody and O'Reilly take over, and bail applications will wait until counsel differences are settled and approved by his mother.
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Ommercial Tribune
New York
Harry Thaw
Flynn
Thaw
D. M. Delmas
Messrs. Peabody and O'Reilly
City of Mexico Rocked By Terrific Earthquake
An earthquake lasting four and a half minutes jolted Mexico City causing clocks to stop at 11 34 PM Mexican time and cut telegraph wires. The Associated Press office wall cracked and a street corner asphalt crack appeared. lights failed briefly as residents poured into the streets in night robes.
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City of
Mexico
Associated Press
Cinco de Mayo Street
Taft Reception Draws Thousands in San Juan
Secretary of War Taft arrived aboard the Mayflower in San Juan Puerto Rico noon today greeted by Governor Winthrop and Porto Rico Secretary Regis Pas. Marines escorted Taft to the palace balcony where he reviewed troops and locals crowded the streets in a cordial reception.
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Palace
San Juan
P. R
Taft
Governor Winthrop
Porto Rico
Regis Pas
Naval Station Landing
Bailey
Sec
Retary
Winthrop
Mr. Taft
Naval Station
SLAIN BY BURGLAR IN HIS OWN HOME
George Shambacher a 56 year old wealthy real estate dealer was shot in the dining room of his East Forty fourth street home in New York. His wife and son Herman awakened by a pistol shot saw him fall and heard him cry I ve been shot before he died. Police report a burglary and a shot fired by an intruder.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
George Schambacher
East Forty-fourth Street
Shambacher
Women win seating at grand lodge convention
In New York on April 14 the seventh annual convention of the United States Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Sons of Benjamin opened. A fierce debate over seating women delegates ended with the women securing representation.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
United States Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Sons of Benjamin
Actor Heath Freed On Own Recognizance After Impostor Arrest
Donald T. Heath, the actor mistaken for Charles A. Jordensen, was paroled on his own recognizance until next Sunday. Heath, performing with the In New York Town Company, said he had been arrested three times on suspicion he was Jordensen, first in Pittsburgh then in Cleveland.
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Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
New
Four Miners Die In Santa Eulalia Mine Accident
Four miners were killed and two others seriously injured in a galena mine accident at the San Toy Mining Company in Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua. A cable breakdown caused six men to fall 110 feet while descending a shaft in a bucket. The San Toy firm is backed by Pittsburgh capitalists led by Charles Sch.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Galena
San Toy Mining Company
Santa Eulalia
Pittsburg
Charié¢s Sch
James H Eckels Dies in Chicago of Heart Disease
James H Eckels president of the Commercial National Bank and former Comptroller of the Currency died at his Chicago home from organic heart disease. His death was discovered when a butler found him unresponsive to a ringing telephone. His wife and daughter Phoebe, who are abroad, will sail to New York soon. A breakfast party he planned for friends was not held. Post mortem cited organic heart disease. Funeral set for Tuesday at Fourth Presbyterian Church.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
New York Staats-Zeitung
Lovefeast
Manhattan Club
Charlemagne Tower
Berlin
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Chicago
James H. Eckels
Commercial National Bank
Mr. Eckels
Frank Evans
Evans
Frank S. Churchill
Churchill
Eckels
Cleveland
George M. Eckels
Fourth Presbyterian Church
William R. Nottman
Hewitt Manufacturing Company
Union Traction Company
Featherstone Foundry and Machine Company
Chicago Real Estate Trustees’ Association
Allis- Chalmers Company
American and British Securities Company
Bankers’ Trust of New York
First National Bank of Baltimore
Chicago Club
Union League
Merchants
The
Commercial Clubs
East
Chicago Union Traction Company
Grosscup
Princeton
Ill
Illinois
Albany
Albany Law
Ottawa
Ives
Daugh
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Prussia
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Gable
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