Congress Votes to Abolish Commerce Court in Coast-to-Coast Debate
The week notes U. S. Senate probe of Titanic findings concluded. The House passed a bill to abolish the United States Court of Commerce by a 120 to 49 vote. McCabe drew attention at a meat inspection hearing by challenging a witness. Wickersham urges bringing more corporations to trial for anti trust violations. Fort Sill Apache prisoners may gain release through a pending bill. Francis Miller, Titanic loss, praised by the American Federation of Arts for advancing art standards.
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United States Court of Commerce
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Wickersham
Fort Sill
Okla
Francis D. Miller
American Federation of Arts
Washington
German Ambassador Wolff Metternich resigns in London
Paul Wolff Metternich resigns his post as German ambassador to Great Britain. King George visits Weymouth submarine for ten minutes. A grocer sues William Vanderpilt Jr. for goods delivered to his yacht. Dr Vanderbilt orders to keep bills down. Secretary Knox criticizes Roosevelt as whims and vanities. Sir John Farley prompts Red Cross debate urging aid mainly in wartime.
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Wolff-Metternich
Great Britain
King George
Weymouth
England
William K. Vanderpilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Knox
Central America
Col. Roosevelt
Sir John Farley
Red Cross
Washington
Baseball and track notes from college and pro scenes
Sporting notes highlight Connie Mack and McInnis in a not-for-sale claim. Reds under Hank O'Day start the season strong with favorable breaks. Mike Murphy aims to fit Penn sprinter Marshall for intercollegiate meet despite a previous breakdown. Haven of Rutgers shows improved arm in sticks and Western hurdlers favored for June 1. Parkinson of Wesleyan, a 43 foot 6 1 2 inch shot putter, looms in the intercollegiate meet.
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McInnis
Dauberts
Merkles
Morgan
Hall
Bedient
Hess
Cincinnati Reds
Hank O'Day
Mike Murphy
Marshall
Penn
Cornell
Haven
Rutgers
Parkinson
Wesleyan
Roosevelt and Clark triumph in Maryland primaries
General returns show Roosevelt and Clark victorious. Louisiana floods prompt ongoing rescue work and levee repairs. The Utah battleship stays safe in Brooklyn dry dock as officials seek to curb rising baseball pool gambling in New York.
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Roosevelt
Clark
Louisiana
Utah
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Potomac Refining Company
Baltimore
New York
Flooded Louisiana district maroons hundreds as rescues surge
Flood conditions strand hundreds in Louisiana with thousands rescued. Other items report unrest among foreign miners in Pennsylvania, meetings on meat trade control in Jersey City, and a fatal accident in Sharon Massachusetts.
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Astor
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Beef Trust
Chicago
T. J.leary
Sharon
Mass
Depew
Muskogee
Okla
Louie Brittain
Boston
Clarence W. T Richeson
Avis Linnell
Minersville
Janiers S
State Constabulary
Dungan
Grant
Stover
H. A. Whitney
American Steel and Wire Company
Steel Wires
Grand Jury
New York
Senate
James A. Hasey
Taunton
J. P. Morgan& Co
New York Subway
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Axel Welin
Sweden
United Engineering Societies’ Building
Foreign floods and mutinies headline world news
Reports describe floods from torrential rains across South Germany and widespread inundation. A mutiny on the battleship Tsarevitch led to sixty crew members under arrest. Other items note Irish Home Rule passage, German marriage legality in colonies, and various international incidents.
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Germany
House of Commons
Reichstag
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company
London
Transport Workers’ Federation
Pembroke W. Pitt
Baltimore
Naples
Henry Yarde Buller
Baron Churston
Washington
Mexico City
Berlin
Liebe
Czenstechowa
Poland
Tom Mann
Syndicalist Education League i
England
Buford
Mazatlan
Topolobampo
Mexico
General Lyautey
Morocco
Marseilles
Brandt Upheld Appeal Inbanker Burglary Case
The New York Appellate Division reversed Justice Gerard and held Brandt’s statements and entry into Mortimer Schiff's home meet breaking statutes. Brandt will stay at the Tombs at least 30 days pending appeal. bail revised to 10 000 total after earlier 2 5500 bound. He was previously sentenced to 30 years for burglary.
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New York
Supreme Court
Gerard
Engel’ Brandt
Brand
Mortimer L. Schiff
Brandt
Dannemora
Mirabeau L. Towns
Flushings
C. C.nott, Jr
O'Sullivan
Appellate Division
Miller
Ingraham
Schiff
Chicago Strikers Lose as Union Reforms Trigger
James J. Freel, international president, forms a new Chicago local to replace strikers who refused orders to return to work on Chicago newspapers. He revokes charter and cancels union cards and travel certificates to workers seeking jobs elsewhere. Vice-President Sumner says new union will discipline members who break contracts, improving overall strike conditions as morning papers run normally.
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Chicago
James J. Freel
Stereotypers ‘Union
L. J. Sumner
Summer
Dives to Track Saves Child
In Jefferson, Georgia, 29 year old Soap Lockett, a Negro fireman on the Georgia Midland Railroad, risked life to rescue a two year old girl who wandered onto tracks as a locomotive approached. He jumped from the engine, carried the child to safety before the train passed, and awaits recognition from the Carnegie Commission for the daring act.
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Jefferson, Gat
Jefferson
Carnegie Commission
English ordnance maker predicts eighteen inch bore monster
J M Gledhill of Armstrong Whitworth & Co speaking at the Iron and Steel Institute warned of increasing gun sizes and mentioned whispers of an eighteen inch bore weapon weighing between 150 and 200 tons.
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London
J. M. Gledhill
Armstrong, Whitworth & Co
Iron and Steel Institute
Aviator Burgess Boards Battleship After Signalled Invite
Marblehead Massachusetts aviator Burgess seals a welcome by landing on the deck of the battleships Georgia and Rhode Island. He steps from his hydroplane to the ship’s side with ease, shares tea with officers, then takes to the air again.
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Marblehead
Mass
Georgia
Rhode Island
Starling -Burgess
Old and New World Briefs for the Busy
A roundup of varied items: wheat prices and supply fears in France. Wilhelm loses a Cadmen estate dispute near Danzig over shared house costs. Whitney testifies in New York on Steel Trust dissolution. Cragin pressured to change grand jury testimony on burning evidence. New Hampshire court upholds Mary Baker Eddy will trust. Minia carries 15 Titanic victims to Halifax. Asquith and Grey defend Ambassador Bryce on reciprocity. Annie McClung dies in Hamilton Ohio leaving many descendants. Methodist bishops urge rescinding rules against worldly amusements.
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Danzig
Kaiser
Harry_A. Whitney
New York
Baackes
Cragin
American Steel and Wire Company
Federal Grand Jury
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Mary ‘Baker G. Eddy
Church ‘of Christ
Boston
Minia
Halifax
N. S
Asquith
Grey
House of Commons
Bryce
United States
Canada
Annie McClung
Hamilton
Ohio
Board of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church
New Jersey News Capsule Highlights Local incidents and updates
A weekly roundup from Vineland to Jersey City notes Salvatore Romano fined for illegal liquor sales in Millville. Vine Land enrollment 2411 in April. Burlington fire hoses expanded. Egg Harbor City approves 15 hotel licenses at 125 yearly fee. Woodstown hotel sale to Isaac Stetser. Woodbury high school class size 33. Bridgeport water and gas on. Gloucester distribution from Woodbury. Mullica Hill appendicitis cases rising. Vineland library April 2018 loans 2018, 736 nonfiction. Helen Read named teacher in New Brunswick. Glassboro residents buy cars. eight autos sold locally. First mosquitoes report in Millville. Cape May County coroner Dr Griscom chosen. Ocean City operator Elizabeth Breckley resigns. Florence Tread Works death at supper. Dennis Husted Sr dies from paralysis. Mauricetown near miss saved by rail station agent. Gloucester County oxen owner in Williams town. New canning plant near Millville progressing. Swedesboro potato venture. Burlington swimming season begins on Delaware River. Asparagus shipments high. Glassboro high school proposal discussed. Newark man robbed in Jersey City.
Scalding Fowl Properly for Dry Plucking
Dr. K. Graham of Connecticut presents methods to scald birds to preserve quality. Use boiling water with care to avoid overcooking young birds while allowing extra time for old fowls. Keep head and shanks out, plunge into cold water after scalding, then dry pluck and hang to avoid skin hardening from drafts. Dry plucked birds fetch higher returns.
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Dc. K. Graham
Connecticut
Movable roosts and nests improve henhouse cleanliness
A Farm Mail and Breeze writer advocates long saw horse roosts with removable nest boxes to keep henhouses clean. Weekly cleaning includes removing nests, burning straw, whitewashing boxes, and re filling with clean straw. Bugs are beaten by lime and spray as needed.
Poultry Raising Tips For Beginners And Notes On Breeds
Advice on profitable small scale poultry farming covering litter disposal, feeding, age of hens, best first meals, cost efficiency, breed selection, brooder care, ventilation, cleanliness, lice control, and market considerations. Encourages single breed focus and careful study of conditions for a good living in poultry business.
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