Knox Approves Sulzer Bill for Merit in Consular Service
Secretary Knox in Washington approves the Sulzer bill placing the consular service on a merit basis. Taft’s political manager reports McKinley's candidate has 431 delegates, needing over half for victory. The Titanic inquiry details James Ismay and Lookout Frederick Fleet testimonies. Roosevelt instructed Bonaparte to delay suit against the Harvester Trust during his presidency.
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Knox
Washington
Sulzer
International Harvester Company
Ismay
Wilde
Lightoller
Frederick Fleet
Mr. McKinley
Taft
Col.Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Bonaparte
Harvester Trust
Estate of William M Laffan Valued At 1 689 555
The estate of William M Laffan late publisher of the New York Sun is appraised at 1 689 555. The father of Harvard student Albion Davis Pike renews search for the missing 1907 case.
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William M. Laffan
The
New York Sun
Timothy L. Woodruff
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Bishop Greer
Men and Religion Forward Movement
New York
Tafisto
Massachusetts
Albion Davis Pike
Harvard
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
William J. Calhoun
China
Kohechi Midzuno
Peking
Small clubs push Olympic fund aid and star notes
McGraw praises Shafer as fastest in baseball surpassing Devore. Princeton’s Fiskey clears 12 feet in practice. Philadelphia relay field sees seventy plus colleges and nearly 200 school quarters entered. Baxter plans to sail for Stockholm for the Olympic meet. Baseball injuries spike from poor conditioning. Pirates’ Jack Miller excels at first base as hope rises. Editors consider taking an Olympic team editor to publish English results in Stockholm.
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Olympic Fund
McGraw
Shafer
Devore
Princeton
Fiskey
Philadelphia
Hugh H. Baxter
England
Stockholm
Jack Miller
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Anthracite strike settled with ten percent wage rise
Reports say the coal strike ended with miners gaining a ten percent wage increase. Other items note a Davenport Iowa murder charge reduced to manslaughter, mediation acceptances by Eastern railroad engineers and managers, Ohio coal miners returning to work, a South Dakota farmer concern over grasshopper risk after a frost, and a Chicago Heinz pickle plant fire causing about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Marconi
Ohio
South Dakota
Chicago
H. J. Heinz Pickle Company
National and Local News Highlights Across States
The Stars and Stripes will fly over 1400 polling places for New Jersey primaries on May 28. Reports note losses from cyclones in Georgia and Alabama with fatalities in Indiana and Illinois. Other items cite fires at the First Regiment armory in Omaha and a Waterbury arson incentive increase to 1600 dollars. Authorities discuss monopolies’ dissolutions, Titanic inquiry findings, and Taft’s campaigns denouncing Roosevelt in Massachusetts.
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Stars and Stripes
New Jersey
H. A. Emerson
New York City
Rogers Pool
Newark
N. J
Waterbury
Conn
Taft
Roosevelt
Jan Follette
Wilson
Georgia
Alabama
Indiana
Illinois
Williams
Pulitzer School of Journalism
Barnard. College
N.Y
Regiment
Nebraska National Guards
Omaha
Wickersham
Staten Island Club
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trusts
John Rush
New York Fire Department
Rush
Yale
Elm City
New Haven
Realty Trust Company
Whitestone
Massachusetts
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Senate
Washington
Crow’s Nest
Foreign Crisis and World Events Highlight Turbulent Era
Reports describe danger to nearly a thousand Americans on Mexico west coast and raids in Fez. J Pierent Morgan attends Rome art inauguration while Mexico expands army. The Rain Bow guards Amoy. Mackay Bennett recovers Titanic victims. Fez massacre, Dardanelles postponement, and Greek and British political tension align with global unrest.
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Mexico
J. Pierent Morgan
Rome
Captain Wyner
Cannes
France
United States
Rainbow
Amoy
George Lukacs
New Jersey News Highlights From Across the State
A scattered roundup covers fishing and coast resort reports, asparagus shipments near Mullica Hill, a new catsup factory planned at Williamstown, shad catches at Woodbury Creek, cottage demand at Pitman, and Anglesea fleet moves south for spring fishing. Branchville notes Senator Price’s post op, a youngster’s amputation, Wildwood’s $81,200 budget veto, and Woodbury census on youths.
Roosevelt Denounces Taft In Scathing Speech
Colonel Roosevelt delivers a merciless denunciation of President Taft accusing him of ingratitude dishonesty and yielding to bosses He argues Taft has not given the people a square deal cites the Payne Aldrich tariff and campaign influence by federal office holders As he travels toward Worcester he warns delegates he may run as an independent if unseated in the National Committee.
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Worcester
Mass
Taft
Roosevelt
Col Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Col. Roosevelt
Este
Willimantic
Conn
National Committee
Rhode Island Reds Lead In Connecticut Poultry Contest
Reports from the Connecticut Poultry Association show leading hens in week twelve of the egg contest at Hartford. Top entries include John A. Fretchery Marrisburg 24 eggs and Howard Steele Philadelphia 23 eggs among Rhode Island Reds, with other breeds such as barred Plymouth Rocks and White Leghorns also listed by farm and entrant.
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Ion
Connecticut Poultry Association
Hartford
John A. Fretchery
Marrisburg
Rhode Island Reds
Howard Steele
Philadelphia
Top Notch
Walter Mills
Long Island
Plymouth Rocks
C.§. Scoville
East Haven
Rhode Island
Notch
Walter Hills
Plymouth
C. S. Scoville
Conn
Woodside Poultry Farm
Arnold Francis
Oak
F. G. Yost
Sayre
Funeral of Major General Grant in New York City
Impressive services followed by a pro cession through New York City for Major General Frederick Dent Grant U S A attended by the President and Vice President, New York Mayor, top military officials, and officers. Grant's favorite horse Jed Pet led the caisson during the procession with reversed boots. West Point Cadets escorted to the grave and fired thirteen guns over the grave.
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New York
New. York
Frederick Dent Grant
U.S. A
Governors Island
Grant
United States
National Guard
Jed Pet
Gen. Grant
West Point
Corps of Cadets
Col. Sladen
Cadets
Electric incubator towers over poultry world in New Orleans
A massive electric incubator 40 feet long and 5 feet wide with 40 compartments hatches eggs. Each compartment holds 150 eggs and can be controlled separately. Popular Mechanics notes the system uses a high resistance lamp to prevent sparking when circuits open.
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New Orleans
Popular Mechanics
New York
Seeane
State
Florida
Ss. C
Eerne Z.adas
N. O
Ohlrabi
Leeks
N. C
Fla
Bermuda
Texas
N. Q
Hubbard
Eng Iland
Maine
Aeeres Aeeae
Jursey
Doctor argues wide skirts prevent health and growth
Munich physician Dr Karl Francke writes to a medical weekly asserting tight sheath skirts ruin female figures and stunt development. He says only regular exercise with wide skirts allows straight limbs and predicts a time when wearing tight skirts will be a crime.
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Munich
Karl Francke
Francke
Poultry Advice on Feeding Breeding and Care
Warm days urge restraint on breeders to keep hens lean while providing ducks with ample water shade and grit. Use wholesome food over powders. mated turkey gobblers early. avoid inbreeding by yearly new stock. Tho r oughbred stock offers satisfaction and similar feed costs. Bone cutter, green cut bone foods aid egg production and hen health.
Prudential Insurance Surplus To Be Paid To Policy Holders
The Court of Errors and Appeals in Trenton ruled that Prudential Insurance may distribute 20 million dollars as surplus among its deferred dividend policy holders and need not allocate the 2.5 million contingency surplus to stockholders. The suit was brought by Leon F. Blanchard and other stockholders.
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Prudential Life Company
Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Prudential Insurance Company
Leon F. Blanchard
Old and New World Briefs for the Busy
Venice bell rings after nine years as the Pope awaits a phonograph record. Paris detectives ordered to shoot on sight brigands. White Star liner Olympic delayed by firemen strike over lifeboat safety. Chase improves in batting but lags in stealing. Welland Canal opens at Port Dalhousie. Titanic boats deemed more than sufficient by officers. Reinhardt curb broker’s office closes. liabilities around 400000 dollars. Senate passes Cummins bill to appeal American Tobacco Company case.
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St Mark’s
Venice
Paris
Southampton
Chase
Welland Canal
Port Dalhousi
Ont
J .Thomas Reinhardt
New York
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Davenport
Iowa
Fez
Dardanelles
Mackay-Bennett
George D. ‘Widener
London
J. Brujes Ismay
Senate Committee
Morocco
Puebla
Guerrero
Morelos
Sinaloa
Quimichis
William Ryan
Roscrea
Ireland
Cleveland
Henry Savage Landor
South America
Brazil
Mackay-Ben-nett
Halifax
St. John’s
N. F
Western Union
Minia
Clinton-Hampton
Mullica Hill
Charles Raab
Williamstown
Woodbury Creek
Pitman
Anglesea
Ape Henry
South Jersey
Branchville
Jacob C. Price
Oscar Kier
Ewan
Wildwood
J. Thompson Baker
Woodbury
C. A
Stokes Avenue
Dill Avenue
Collingswood
Sickler
Gloucester
Central Railroad
Patrick Cooley
Westfield Avenue
Roselle Park
Paterson
Knight’s Park
Collingswood Public Library Association
Bridgeton Commercial League
Edward P. Bacon
Richard M. More
William L. Martin
LeRoy W. Loder
William C. Mulford
William Lee
Essex County
Court House
Irvington
Gloucester County Historical Society
Haddonfield
Blackwood
Grenloch
Joseph Brennan
Charles Beihler
Beihler
St. Francis’ Hospital
Brenan
Clarence L. Stonaker
State Charities Aid and Prison Reform Association
Joseph P. Byers
Delaware
Vineland
Woolston
Pennsylvania Poultry Raiser
Connecticut Agricultural College
Union
Canada
Douliry
Cummins
American Tobacco Company
Formosa
Havana
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