Proposal to bar third presidential terms eyed by Congress
Congress considers a constitutional amendment to prevent a third term for presidents. In other notes, the battleship Michigan is highlighted for its gun practice score of 50 178, and Money Trust hearings implicate National City Bank, First National Bank of New York, and J P Morgan in actions shaping coffee output and prices to aid Brazilian planters and dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Michigan
McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Nelson
House
Money Trust
National City
First National Banks of
New York
J.P. Morgan &Co
Bras
Notable Persons In Brief Headlines From The Day
General Allen narrowly escaped death when the hydro airplane with Witmar aboard dived into New York Bay. Dr Roque Saenz Pena plans six months in Brussels and Paris for medical exams. George W Batson, Harriman confidant and biographer, died in New York leaving the life unfinished. Sir Edmund Goose cites a Robert Louis Stevenson fragment in Harry Widener’s possession, Widener perished on the Titanic. The Prince of Wales may soon own a home in his principality following Dowager Lady Penrhyn’s death.
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General Allen
Witmar
New York Bay
Roque Saenz Pena
Brussels
Paris
George W. Batson
Edward H. Harriman
New York
Edmund Goose
House of Lords
Robert Louis Stevenson
Harry Widener
Prince of Wales
Penrhyn
Sheridan's discus throws reach 145 feet at Celtic Park
Sporting Martin Sheridan, the discus champion, hurled the implement past 145 feet in practice at Celtic Park on Monday. The piece also notes Casey Hagerman heading to Jersey City, Frill and Will joining the Browns, TS Kelly becoming Pirates catcher, and ongoing tensions for the Athletics amid adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Sheridan
Celtic Park
Casey Hagerman
Denver Star
Jersey City
Frill
Browns
TS Kelly
O’toole
Gibson
Pirates
Taft Roosevelt factions settle Maryland convention split
General Taft and Roosevelt men acted in harmony in the Maryland State convention and each side named eight of the sixteen delegates to Chicago but all will vote for Roosevelt under state law. The Boston mayor seeks a new health department chief at 4000 dollars a year with no applicants. A mine collapse in Ironwood Michigan entombs 13 miners, all dead, two bodies recovered. Aviator Ray Wheeler dies and Peter Glasser is fatally injured when a plane hits a telegraph pole in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
Maryland
Chicago
Boston
Norrie
Ironwood
Mica
Ray Wheeler
Peter Glasser
Kinloch Park
St. Louis
New York
State
Speen Hanhede
Baltimore
South Carolina
Eas
Georgia
Virginia
Leeks
N. C
Aea
Texas
Bermuda
Maine
Jersey
Havana
Michigan elects unpledged delegation for Clark victory
The report lists mixed early 20th century items including Michigan choosing an unpledged delegation for Baltimore in favor of Clark, Texas Army general Duncan’s death, a fatal shooting in Ohio, a drowning in Massachusetts, and various political and legal notes across states with names like Archibald Butt and John A. Topping appearing in the same digest of events.
Global Conflict Briefs From War Fronts and Trials
Reports from multiple theaters recount a Paraguayan rebel setback near Asuncion with 500 captured, a first jury trial in Shanghai on murder, Strindberg’s death in Stockholm, and Moors’ defeat in Morocco. Also noted are pirate casualties from Titanic search efforts, airmen killed in Brooklands, and Italian seizure of Aegean islands closing routes to the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Gonzalo C. Enrile
Chihuahua
China
Shanghai
Asuncion
Auguste Strindberg
Stockholm
Morocco
United States
Buford
San Blas
Mexico
Manzanillo
White Star Line
Algerine
Newfoundland
Garnier
Paris
Victor L. Mason
BE. V. Fisher
Brooklands
England
Rome
Aegean
Italy
Turkey
Mediterranean
Gibson
Californian
Floyd Allen Proven Guilty and Sentenced to Death
The Hillsville Hillsville shooting case ends with Floyd Allen convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to die in the electric chair. The jury found him guilty of killing Commonwealth Attorney William Foster during the Hillsville Court House tragedy on March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
Floyd Allen
Allen
Commonwealth
William Foster
Hillsville Court House
Staples
Forman
NBC 5
Hillsville
Richmond
Floyd
William M. Foster
Carroll County
Thornton L. Massie
Foster
L. F. Webb
Elizabeth Ayres
Augustus Fowler
Socialists Nominate Debs for President and Seidel for Vice President
The Socialist national convention in Indianapolis nominates Eugene V. Debs for president and Emil Seidel for vice president. Debs is viewed as nearly unanimous and Seidel as a likely victor over Charles Edward Russell. The convention opposes violence in labor strikes but supports strikers. a major debate backs granting women the vote to new party members. Police allow a red flag parade with delegates carrying small red flags.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Eugene V. Debs
Indiana
Emil Seidel
Wisconsin
Socialist National Convention
Debs
Seidel
Charles Edward Russell
Miss Maley
Father Finds Sons Dead in Wagon Seat Box
The Nichols children Robert and Urban, ages unknown, who vanished from home April 29, were found suffocated in the seatbox of an old wagon in the basement stable of a cracker factory where their father worked as stable boss. Police had investigated kidnapping theories. The father freed the lid after effort to lift the steel clasp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Nichols
Robert
Urban
Robert Nichols
Craker Manufacturing Company
Miners Accept Terms After White Speech on Finances
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania President John P White outlined the unions finances and strength. His address convinced two hundred foreigners, who largely opposed peace, to accept the four year settlement. Foreigners formed a large majority at the convention, about eighty percent of delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Wilkesbarre
John P. White
Old and New World Briefs for the Busy
A digest of notes from across the globe including the New York Milk Committee push for purer milk and higher health standards, Dr Avery E Lambert named dean at Middlebury College, Canadien grain stock at Duluth elevators, Titanic inquiry findings, Johnny O Kilbane vs Frankie Burns bout impressions, private funds for a German air fleet topping five million dollars with more promised, Californian officers' testimony at the Titanic inquiry, Clarence Richeson in Charlestown State Prison death house, Cyrus McCormick donates twenty five thousand dollars to Princeton football memorial for the 1911 champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
England
Johnny O 'Kilbane
Frankie Burns
Californian
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Charlestown
Mass
Cyrus McCormick
Princeton University
Crate CK
Eastfall
Silk Coats Trend for Smart Summer Frock Upgrades
The article showcases silk coats as versatile additions to old frocks, with long taftas and burnous and butterfly mantles in bright silks. It highlights trims, mufflings for gauzy dresses, and a practical shot taffeta coatee in green and rose tones as a stylish summer option.
Summer Morning Frock Styles With Lace Buckles And Silk Trim
Mary Dean notes the season’s small summer morning frock featuring a black taffeta bow under an Irish lace buckle at the bodice front. Buff linen frock with color embroidery, Leghorn hat trimmed in black, pale buff gloves with black embroidery, white buckskin boots, and veiling skirt. Silk trims favor dainty details such as wee bows and folds, with new Dolly Madison undersleeves in three quarter sleeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botton
Dolly Madison
Mary Dean
A Traveler's Method for Packing a One Trunk
A woman who travels constantly shares a detailed packing plan for a single trunk. She uses a partition for hats, a sawdust filled box for medicines, rolled shoes with pills inside, six to eight linen covered cardboard envelopes for dresses, and flat layering with a top tray for laces veils and gloves.
Fashion’s Fancies in Colorful Lace and Ribbons
A description of 19th century fashion trends notes citron yellows and Oriental colorings in gowns and borders, with embroidery touches and garland wreaths. It highlights satin blossoms on pins, soft taffeta ribbons with color gradients, and the lingerie dress with a little taffeta jacket. White coats with black velvet panels and Irish lace inserts are described as chic. Lace, especially Irish, rises in popularity over Venetian motifs.
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Torr
Washington
Hughie Jennings
Detroit Tigers
George V. Bonhag
Sterling
America
New York Public Schools Athletic League
Central Park
Harry Steinfeldt
Louisville
American Association
Clark
Joseph A. Duncan
Department of Texas
San Antonio
Milton Nathan
Hoursville
Lilian Goeppler
Great Barrington
James M. Lynch
Syracuse
International Typographical Union
Archibald Butt
Tat
Governors Island
Workers of the World
John’ ‘A. Topping
Republic Iron and Steel Company
J. Martin
Matthew Carney
Cardinal Farley
St. Gabriel’s Church
The
Prison Association
Daniel G. Reid
Steel Squire
Jacob M. Dickinson
Seroutiny
A. Perry Osborne
Fowler
Muriel Astor
John Jacob Astor
San Diego
Cal
Ia Goldman
John A. Topping
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Steel Trust
Crystal Springs
Miss
John Crump
William Bailey
Pedricena
Durango
Orozco
Conejos
Bellano
Guicahed
Court House
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