Debates and bills on agriculture and navy reform arise
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon opened the Senate debate on the employers' "ability" bill. House Agriculture committee heard Chicago grain operators claim James A Patten did not engineer a wheat corner in 1909. Representative Henry of Texas seeks public funding disclosure for presidential campaigns. Bates of Pennsylvania proposes an American navy bill creating an additional admiral and four vice admirals.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Oregon
Bates
Pennsylvania
Notable Obituaries and Historical Tidbits Across Nations
Obituaries report the death of Saltsburg veteran Colonel Benton K. Jamison at 76 and note his role in early Canal building. Parliamentarian and author Emily Soldene dies in London, while Rudyard Kipling releases a poem opposing Home Rule. J. P. Morgan plans a Venice visit for the Campanile dedication on April 25.
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Benton K. Jamison
Saltsburg
President Scott
Pennsylvania
Emily Soldene
London
Rudyard Kipling
J. P. Morgan
Venice
Campanile
R. &. Drum
Maryland
Anton Jaegerhuber
Central Haiti
Black Republic
Hamburg
Pall Mall Gazette
Countess of Warwick
Warwick Castle
United States
Sporting notes and managerial moves in baseball headlines
Sporting updates show Stovall taking over the St. Louis Browns and Wol_verton praised for managerial talent. The Giants boast a top ballpark as New York fans feel proud. Purtell joins Jersey City after stints with Chicago and Boston, while Street may replace Sweeney for the New York Americans. Bresnahan valued at $100,000, and managers like Kling press for changes including McGraw and Bues.
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Stovall
Wallace
St. Louis Browns
Wolverton
Giants
New York
Purtell
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Jersey City
Baseball Trust
Roger Bresnahan
Kling
Boston Nationals
McGraw
Arthur Bues
Notable Birthdays Crimes and Advances From Daily News
General John Burroughs marks his seventy fifth birthday while Captain W L Chambers of the USN debuts a compass for airships. An Ohio dairy official urges direct egg sales as city egg consumption declines. Walter J Snyder editor of Sports of the Times dies in New York from stab wounds alleged to have been self inflicted after a confrontation with his wife Mary Karn. Rafe Edwards, linked to the Sidna Allen kin, is arrested near Hillsville VA for aiding fugitives by supplying food and hiding them. New York City health stats show 134642 births 75423 deaths in 1311 with tuberculosis leading deaths at 8791. Buffalo Election Commissioner Beyer reports primaries cost about 1.50 per vote. A Salem NJ knitting mill fire prompts four US army companies to save the town. damage nears 100000 dollars.
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John Burroughs
W. L. Chambers
Ohio State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Columbus
Walter. J. Snyder
Sports of the Times
New York
Mary
A Busy Era With Fires Strikes and Political Moves
A Treasury of brief items reports Dr. Isaac Funk's death in Montclair New Jersey crowds on Atlantic City’s Easter pageant severe floods in Montpelier and Barre Vermont a Waterbury Connecticut church fire causing seventy five thousand dollars in losses cleanup efforts by West Orange women a Braceville Bank closure coal industry activity in Pennsylvania union drive in Philadelphia a strike vote issue at New York Central sale of Ontario and Western curbed by Albany Public Service Commission Roosevelt touring and criticizing tariff policy in several states H H Goddard debunked 15000 defective New York public school claim Baltimore architect Ulrich dies before dedication at St Elizabeths Astor stables burn at Ferncliff Ontario wreck at Montauk aboard a steamship and church movement gatherings in summer planning American Cotton Manufactur ing Association stance Taft veto reaction real estate holding companies banking reform Panama California victory in Supreme Court over Sunset Co charter and immigration arrest of Captain Lopez in Boston Foreign section.
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Isaac K. Funk
Montclair
Atlantic City
Winooski
Montpelier
Barre
First Baptist Church of
Waterbury
Capital
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania’ Railroad Company
Public ‘Service Commission
Albany
New York ‘Central
Ontario and Western
Roosevelt
Vic
Gifla
Kentucky
Iinois
Louisville
H. H. Goddard
New York
Elizabeth ©. Farrell
Robert C. Ulrich
Baltimore
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Astor
Ferncliff
N. Y
Steamship Ontario
Montauk Point
S. 1
American Cotton Manufacturing Association
Taft
George C. van Tuyl, Jr
Panama
Cal
United States Supreme Court
Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co
Lopez
Cretic
Boston
International and domestic front pages of a turbulent era
Reports from London pass along a mix of political tensions and social chaos. Russia agrees to participate in a six power loan to China up to 50 million dollars while a Paris gang member known as Raymond the Scientist is captured. Avesnes sees seven dead in a concert hall rush and 15 injured. Captain Amundsen arrives in Sydney to fanfare. Sun Yat-sen and Tang Shao-yi reach Shanghai for ceremonies. Coal strike ends in the United Kingdom. Goethals draws fire from German papers after an interview with the Kaiser.
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London
Russia
China
Paris
Raymond
Yokohama
New York
Panama Canal
Avesnes
France
Columbia
M. Beau Narchais
Tangier
Eiber
Spain
Amundsen
Sydney
Sun Yat-sen
Tang Shao-yi
Shanghai
Albert Stanley
Midlands Miners’ Federation
United Kingdom
Roosevelt Triumphs in Illinois Primary Vote
Col Theodore Roosevelt and Champ Clark won across Illinois in a landslide. Sherman defeated Cullom for Senate while Dunne and Deneen led for Governor with Taft not carrying any district. Woman suffrage was defeated by a wide margin. Clark swept Cook County and all districts, signaling delegates at large to be chosen at Peoria.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Champ Clark
Illinois
United States
Ll. Y. Sherman
Shelby Cullom
Congress
Taft
Col
Chauncey Dewey
Roosevelt Organization
Roosevelt
Macon County
McKinley
Cannon
Peoria
Joliet
Moline
Decatur
Rockford
New Jersey
Clark
War Dept cuts Panama garrison and funds permanent camp
Washington reports the War Department will reduce the Panama Canal Zone garrison and abandon temporary housing. Secretary Stimson asks Congress for 3,587,500 dollars to build a permanent camp opposite Culebra to house three infantry regiments, twelve coast artillery companies, one field artillery battalion, and a cavalry squadron.
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Washington
War Department
Panama—Canal Zone
Stimson
Congress
Culebra
Outlaws Escape After Bloodhound Trail In Mountain North Carolina
Mount Airy detectives report the two Virginia outlaws Allen and Edwards are no longer in the region The bloodhounds arrived but the outlaws apparently slipped away prompting warnings across the area Detectives may shift to trusted locals to monitor the mountains and keep people alert
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Mount Airy
N. C
Virginia
Allen
Edwards
Baldwin
200000 British Miners Return as Work Resumes Gradually
About 200,000 miners have returned to work in Britain, with resumption expected to be gradual. South Wales miners remain idle awaiting a settlement for surfaced men, while Lancashire miners refuse to resume or permit the minority to restart. Operators report 12,000 men at work repairing damaged pitheads.
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London
South Wales
Lancashire
Miners Reject Terms Without Union Recognition
Leaders of the anthracite miners declare their men will reject any offer that lacks recognition of the union. Telegrams from Agram report absolute government proclaimed, constitution suspended, royal commissioner to oversee authority. Lieutenant General Sir George Mackworth Bullock named Governor of Bermuda. Albany sails from Amoy to Olongapo. Dr Henry H Goddards urges sterilization at Lehigh University. A man and a woman in a biplane fly London to Paris with one stop, crossing the Channel at two thousand feet.
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Agram
Croatia
Vienna
George Mackworth Bullock
Bermuda
London
Frederick Walter Kitchener
United States
Albany
Amoy
China
Olongapo
Philippines
Henry H. Goddards
Lehigh University
Paris
Charinel
State wide Jersey items build up business in many sections
Real estate transactions show a business awakening as churches raise funds for worthy causes. Dealers in Woodbury and Salem report substantial sales and contracts including a $10,000 laundry project and over $20,000 in seed potatoes. Reports cover school boards, a new power lifeboat, a $50,000 mansion, wrecks, a mill case, and a mayor facing liquor-remonstrance efforts.
Father John’s Medicine Promoted as Safe for Children
An advertisement urges mothers to give Father John’s Medicine for colds coughs and tonic needs noting it contains no alcohol or dangerous drugs. The copy claims a 50 year history of success in treating coughs colds and lung troubles and as an air and body builder for the weak. It ends with a call to purchase a bottle and verify the product.
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Father John
Wanted It All Forgotten
A humorous family scene recalls a five year old boy Willard at dinner. He uses bold Sunday manners and spills potatoes into his plate after others. His mother punishes him, and at breakfast the next day he flatly asks if she is angry, saying you got me.
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Willard
Audience Interruptions Halt Speech At Meeting
An orator on the platform faced interruptions from the audience as he tried to speak at length. A voice from the back heckled, urging not to be discouraged though the speaker contended desultory talk muffled the proceedings.
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