Titanic Loss Prompts Washington Mourning and Policy Talks
Congress adjourns in tribute to Titanic dead as flags fly at half mast nationwide. A California representative introduces a bill barring admission to those who hold anarchist beliefs. Heyburn reports a wireless regulation bill favorably to the Senate. Navy officers defend wireless operators amid Titanic criticisms. Taft and Cabinet members honor Major Archibald Butt’s service and mourn his death.
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Congress
Washington
Pacific Coast
Smith
California
House
United States
Senate
Heyburn
Navy
Marconi
Taft
Archibald W.W. Butt
Royal changes and memorials headline a busy notice
Personal King Alfonso transfers Don Chris tabe Vallin the Spanish minister to Cuba to Cairo. Senor Arroyo y Moret, current chief of litigious affairs in the foreign ministry, to replace him. The Aix Les Bains sanitorium built by J. P. Morgan for Dr. Blanc’s memorial is inaugurated with Morgan present.
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Alfonso
Don Christabe Vallin
Cuba
Cairo
Senor Arroyo Y Moret
Department of
Litigious Affairs
Foreign Ministry
Aix Les Bains
France
J. P. Morgan
Blanc
Mr. Morgan
Edward T. Cody
Brooklyn
Julius Brodey
Supreme Court
Simon Guggenheim
United States Senate
Dorothy Taylor
Bertrand L. Taylor
New York City
Claude Grahame White
Daly Impresses as Superbas Left Field Prospect Grows
Sporting Daly, covering left field for Brooklyn in Wheat’s absence, wins fans with solid play. Frank Nodowell, ex-Columbia infielder, released to Scranton after spring with Giants. Mike Ryan of the Irish American Athletic Club wins the Boston Athletic Association Marathon, breaking the former record of 21 25 seconds. Yale defeats Vermont 2 to 1 on Yale Field, two runs after one out in the ninth. Hurley shows vintage form as the thunderbolt of old.
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Sporting Daly
Superbas
Zach Wheat
Brooklyn
Frank Nodowell
Columbia University
New York Giants
Scranton
Mike Ryan
Irish- American Athletic Club
New York
Boston Athletic Association
Shad Season Opens on the Hudson River
The report notes the Hudson River shad season opening alongside political strife within the Witneis Democratic Convention as miners press for union recognition, and concerns rise about lifeboats on transatlantic liners. It also mentions Philadelphia flags at half staff for Titanic victims and diplomacy over a Tripoli peace, with cabinet rumors involving Postmaster General Hitchcock.
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Hudson River
Sharst-Harrison
Witneis
R. Sullivan
Philadelphia
Archibald Butt
Victor Emmanuel
Taft
Tripoli
Taft National Bureau
Gifford Pinchot
Dixon
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Titanic disaster toll prompts relief drives and insurance estimates
Reports note accident insurers facing nearly two million dollars in Titanic losses while New York lifts half mast flags for survivors. Taft administration launches Red Cross fund appeals and a Mississippi flood aid drive as disaster response ramps up.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Hugh J. Grant
New York
Julia C. Lathrop
Chicago
Taft
Children’s Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
New Haven
Conn
Gaynor
Horace Porter
John Paul Jones
Washington
Pthirty
Conew For Women
Mexico
Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
Proposed Paris to Peking Air Race Declared Possible
Foreign experts in Paris declare the plan feasible as headlines report stunning global events. The British House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule bill on first reading by 360 to 266 amid ongoing Titanic disaster aftermath.
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Paris
House of Commons
J. Pierpont Morgan
Florence
Peking
Bert Hicks
Oshkosh
Wis
Versailles
France
John Verrept
Diaz
Mexico
Madrid
Spain
Asquith
Canalejas
White Star
Titanic
Newfoundland
Carpathia
Tripoli
Constantinople
Bodies of Titanic Victims Recovered and Buried
The Mackay Bennett recovered 64 identifiable bodies from the wreck site sixty to seventy miles northeast of the sinking point. Unidentifiable corpses were weighted and sunk. others bound for Halifax or for families. Senate inquiry details caution, warnings, and Ismay’s communications during the disaster.
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N. F
Mackay-Bennett
Gulf Stream
British Isles
Cape Race
Halifax
New York
Senate
Harold S. Bride
Marconi
Lightoller
Smith
Frankfurt
Lloyd
Cotram
Carpathia
Cottam
Baltic
White Star
Roosevelt Wins Two States in Presidential Primaries
Roosevelt sweeps West Virginia and Nebraska while carrying Oregon as La Follette and Wilson win in other contests. In Nebraska Roosevelt leads with a large margin over Taft and La Follette. Clark appears as Democratic choice. Oregon shows Roosevelt favored in Willamette Valley and Multnomah County, with Taft weak.
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Nebraska
Wilson
Oregon
la Follette
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Glasscock
Senator Dixon
Hoosevelt
Chicago
Taft
Omaha
Neb
Col
Champ Clark
Harmon
Victor Rosewater
National Republican Committee
Shallenberger
United States
Norris
Brown
Portland
Ore
Woodrow Wilson
Selling
Robert M. la Follette
Mutnomah County
Presidential candidate standings disclosed at headquarters
Taft 388, Roosevelt 39, Clark 146, Wilson 113. Washington reports the latest tallies for the presidential race as received at each campaign HQ.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Clark
Wilson
Washington
Mississippi Flood Toll Grows As Evacuees Grow
News from the flooded Mississippi Valley area in Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana reports grave conditions. Thousands fled to higher ground while aid bands work to care for them. About fifty towns have felt flood effects with depths from two to fifteen feet and uncertain recession. Deaths reported at ten.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tornado Disaster Leaves 40 Dead in Middle West
A Great storm swept the Middle West with Illinois and Indiana hardest hit. Forty lives were lost and over a hundred injured, many fatally, as wires went down and damage ran to thousands of dollars across several states.
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Middle West
Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Roosevelts Omaha Speech Attacks Taft Aides
In Omaha Col Roosevelt charges Taft with helpless acquiescence to managers who rely on party bosses for renomination. The Mexican government declines to let the U S instruct on international law. Carrasco is removed as Spanish commander for Morocco failures. Titanic victim J P Alexander dies in Canada. Baseball season opens with strong buzz. New York National Guard to get automatic pistols. California Nevada G A R emblem plan aims to preserve the decoration.
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J. Bruce Ismay
New York
England
Mr. Ismay
Senator Smith
Carpathia
Thomas Whitely
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lapland
Crow's Nest
Murdock
Whitley
International Mercantile Marine Company
Omaha
Col. Rooselt
Taft
Wilson
Carrasco
Morocco
J. P. Alexander
Manchester
Boissevain
Man
New York National Guard
Department of California
Nevada
Sons and Daugh
New Jersey Highlights Quick Spins Across Counties
Multiple New Jersey items detail court action in Mercer County as a Camden officer is acquitted of perjury after a 20 minute jury deliberation. Reports from Williamstown, Jersey City, and Trenton cover weather, industry, accidents, and community events.
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Mercer Court
Trenton
Philip Knauff
Camden
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