House Votes Against Four Battleships in Navy Plan
The House rejected the President's call for four battleships by a 199 to 83 vote and backed two ships in the naval program. Lawmakers kept the two-ship cap after debates, and approved two fleet colliers, with one battle ship and one collier to be built in a navy yard. The bill totals 107 million 873 thousand dollars and the chamber recessed to reconvene tomorrow.
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House of Representatives
Committee On Naval Affairs
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Committee On Appropriations
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Committee On
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Hobson
Alabama
Longworth
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Congress to adjourn around May 16 after talks
Representative Watson of Indiana, who met with the President, said they agreed Congress would adjourn about May 16. The President had intended a May 9 adjournment but postponed to avoid conflicting with a Governors conference on May 13 to discuss conserving waterways and forests.
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Watson
Indiana
Congress
House
Conress
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Moros Challenge US Forces in Mindanao District Fight
Washington reports ongoing trouble with Moros in the Lanao District Mindanao where outlaws use Indian like tactics hindering arrests. A prior clash wounded Lieutenant Allen Guard and today Manila dispatches note broken cable to Zamboanga hindering official updates on Colonel Davis's engagement.
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Mindanao
Washington
War Department
Constabulary
Allen Guard
Manila
Insular Bureau
Zamboanga
Davis
Two Mile Line of Blue Jackets and Marines in Parade
A two mile line of blue jackets and Marines formed for a parade as Thomas watched from the crowd. The display highlighted naval and Marine personnel in a public civic event with orderly ranks and ceremonial precision.
Navy Fleet Arrives in San Diego for State Welcome Pageant
A 5000-strong naval landing parades through San Diego as 3000 schoolchildren wave flags in a vast welcome. Admiral Evans cited as absent with guests receiving gold keys and medals from city and veteran groups. Recovery progress noted for Evans at Paso Robles Springs.
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San Diego
Blue Jackets
Thomas
Sperry
Emery
Gillette
Connecticut
Charles M. Thomas
Admiral Thomas
Admiral Evans
Paso Robles Hot Springs
Grand Army of the Republic
R. R. Ingersoll
Hampton Roads
Magdalena Bay
Hotel del Coronado
Sixty Men Killed in Bush Warfare in Nicaragua
A report reaching New Orleans says about sixty whites and Indians died in bush warfare by Mosquito Indians on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast. The death toll among whites is around twenty. Fighting began over a month ago with troops deployed to Mosquito district and Indians attacking two towns.
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New Orleans
Nicaragua
W. R.coffman
Bloomington
Caribbean
Gale of 47 Miles an Hour Drowns Two in Chicago
A heavy lake gale in Chicago reached 47 miles per hour, causing two deaths as a boat capsized off Wilson avenue. Lifesavers struggled to locate the missing men while eleven others were rescued along Jackson Park. The storm damaged streets and signs as temperatures fell from 39 to 31 degrees.
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Chicago
Joseph Sachsel
Arthur Freud
Lake Michigan
Wilson Avenue
Jackson Park
Thirty-ninth Street
Los
Weather Bureau
Twenty-eighth Street
Water Flood Hits Craig and Hamilton Area near Helena
A wave of water released from Hauser lake swept down the Missouri River fifteen miles below Keluia destroying Craig and Hauer Lake villages. Oxbow cabins and ranch buildings suffered losses while livestock perished. Two deaths reported as couriers and telegraph warnings urged residents to flee to the hills.
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Hauser Lake
Missouri River
Keluia
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Aalso
Direct Vote for Senators Favored by Ohio Slang
The Ohio House adopted a resolution calling on Congress to establish a national constitutional convention and amend the constitution to allow direct election of U S Senators by the people. Seven states already have similar resolutions. House rules were tightened limiting debate and only the bill's author could speak more than once.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
White
Washington County
Congress
United States
Union
General Assembly
Foraker
Reynolds
Death of convict may cost $25 000
Frankfort Kentucky April 15 William Davis a convict from Louisville was killed when he touched a live wire owned by Capital Gas and Electric Company His estate may receive 25000 from a pending suit against the company set for April 27 after witnesses including J J White Uell Button Captain Lynn Charles C Averdick and John Hunter were ordered to attend.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
William Davis
Louisville
Capital Gas and Electric Company
Davis
J. J. White
Campbell County
Uell Button
Oldham County
Captain Lynn
Lincoln County
Charles C. Averdick
Kenton County
John Hunter
Ohio County
McCarren Ousted as Delegate at Democratic State Convention
State Senator Patrick H. McCarren lost his seat as a delegate to the Democratic State convention in Carnegie Hall after a two day credentials fight. He faced cheers and jeers as he spoke and warned Tammany delegates of consequences if he was excluded from party leadership.
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Patrick H. McCarren
Kings County Democracy
Carnegie Hall
Denver
Committee On
Tammany
New York City
Doctor Shoots Daughter Then Kills Himself at School
Dr. Cr O Swinney formerly of New York shot his sixteen year old daughter Nellie at a girls boarding school in Asheville North Carolina then fatally wounded himself in the reception room. Neighbors say the act followed an April fool prank and a reported decline in the doctor's health and sanity. Nellie Swinney is described as in serious condition with little chance of recovery.
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Asheville
N. C
Cr. O. Swinney
New York
Nellie
Swinney
Opposition to Venezuelan reprisals argued in brief
John W. Foster, former Secretary of State, filed a brief opposing naval demonstrations or force against Venezuela over pending claims. He argues individuals and corporations who aid revolutions lose protection of their government, and that claims, including that of the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company, should not be arbitrated. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee did not take up the Venezuela matter further at the session.
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Comercial Tribune
Washington
Venezuela
Committee On Foreign Relations Today
John W. Foster
United States
Mr. Foster
Foster
New York
Bermudez
Congress
Man Dies After Reading Embezzlement Charge at Franklin Institute
Herbert E. Heyl, longtime actuary and treasurer of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, collapsed at his West Philadelphia home after reading a newspaper report accusing him of embezzling about 15000. He died en route to treatment. coroner to order post mortem. An arrest warrant had been issued the day before.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Herbert E. Heyl
Heyl
Taft Delegates Seen Elected Across Several Districts
Taft delegates were selected in the Highth Massachusetts Ninth Minnesota and Sixteenth Missouri conventions. In Missouri Hudson’s James H. Covert and Marshfield’s George Gilbert won seats under Taft instructions. Minnesota completes district delegate selection with eight conventions held. Massachusetts and other districts also backed Taft. Taft headquarters to move to Chicago as the national drive concentrates there.
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Lane v
Taft
Highth
Massachusetts
Newton
Missouri
Mountain Grove
Minnesota
Crookston
A. I. Vorys
James H. Covert
Hudson
George ¥. Gilbert
Marshfield
St. Louis
Samuel J. Elder
Edward Gling
No Opposition to Taft: Minnesota GOP Convention Set
Minnesota Republicans arrive for the State Convention in Minneapolis with plans to elect four delegates at large to the national convention and nominate presidential electors. Delegates show strong support for Taft instructions and Roosevelt policy indorsements, with minor district contests for southern district representation.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Walter A. Heffelfinger
L. B. Hawkins
Duluth
W. B. Parsons
Winona
Frank E. Putnam
Blue Earth
Taft Delegates Named by Third Minnesota District Convention
Shakopee Minnesota April 15 The Third District Republican Convention today named C M Buck of Faribault and George Bradley of Norwood as delegates to the national nominating convention. Buck is the War Secretary’s first choice for the district ticket and Bradley is his running mate in this selection.
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Shakopee
Minn
C. M. Buck
Faribault
George Bradley
Norwood
Dele
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