Closing Days of Assembly Busy as Veto Stands
In Annapolis the closing days of the Maryland General Assembly bring rapid activity as members push bills. A rule limits debates to five minutes. the omnibus appropriation bill faces third reading after trimming funds for Public Athletic League and Wester Maryland College. Delegates debate child labor and workers compensation while game and tax measures advance with amendments.
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Ons
House
Public Athletic League
Committee On Ways and Means
Cummings
Montgomery
Wester Maryland College
Washington
Baltimore
Carroll
Harford
Dorchester
Kent
Frederick
Charles
Anne Arundel
Somerset
Talbot
Caroline
St. Mary’s
Queen Anne's
Henson
Representatives
House of Delegates
Final actions pass bills affecting county and banks
After a final reading the county bill and the bill amending charters of Cumberland banks were passed. Senator Zihiman's measure on Cumberland bank charters also received final passage. The session moves to adopt these changes in accordance with the approved readings.
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Spetcher
Mountain Lake Park
Garrett County
Loch Lynn Heights
Sylvan Street
Zihiman
Cumberland Banks
Miners Refuse Ultimatum in Deadlock Standstill
In Philadelphia the final conference opened with miners refusing to yield to operators’ wage-scale ultimatum. If no agreement is reached by midnight Thursday, a complete shutdown would halt work for about 38,000 union men and an equal number of non union workers.
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Philadelphia
Villa nearing full control of Torreon in April reports
Dispatches from Torreon and Juarez indicate General Villa has captured nearly all of Torreon and that about four fifths of General Velasco's Federal army have surrendered. A confidential rebel agent said reports have been verified and Villa should hold complete possession by Saturday.
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Washington
Torreon
Constitutionalists
Senator predicts big majority in tolls repeal vote
Senator Owen of Oklahoma told President Wilson at the White House that the Panama tolls repeal would secure a Senate majority of at least 16. He said administration leaders in the Senate issued the largest estimate yet and expected Republicans on the doubtful list to vote with the President. The piece also notes the pension appropriation bill of 1916 and the current pension roll.
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Washington
Owen
Oklahoma
White House
Wilson
Panama
Senate
House
Roads Need Help Says Delano In Hearings
Frederick A. Delano president of the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad told the Interstate Commerce Commission that some railroads in classification territory could manage without a 5 percent rate increase while others are so poor the hike is inadequate and require federal aid.
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Delano
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frederick A. Delano
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad
Weeks resolution passes the Senate
The Senate passes the Weeks resolution asking the Secretary of the Navy for advice on using government cruisers to establish a mail passenger and freight line between the United States and South America. The Naval Affairs Committee amends by removing specific ports and the five cruisers named in the original proposal.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
United States
South America
Committee On Naval Affairs
Gordon Bennett In Critical Condition In Cairo Dispatch
A Cairo dispatch reports Gordon Bennett owner of the New York Herald and famed journalist is gravely ill with bronchitis. His condition worsened this afternoon after a relapse yesterday.
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London
Central News Dispatch
Cairo
Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Bennett
Coal Miner Strike Shuts London Industry Centers
London reports coal shipments to London and other industrial centers curtailed as miners strike. Yorkshire counts 120000 men out by tonight, threatening plant closures unless a settlement is reached.
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London
England
Yorkshire
Judge Day resigns to enter private practice
Washington April 1 Judge William L Day of the District Court for the northern district of Ohio tendered his resignation to Attorney General MacReynolds and will enter private practice He is the son of Associate Justice Day of the U S Supreme Court
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Washington
William L. Day
District Court of the
Northern District of
Ohio
MacReynolds
Day
Supreme Court of the United States
Hawley May Be New Marshal
Washington reports the resignation of U S Marshal W H Wilson of the Western District of Pennsylvania takes effect at the President's pleasure. Attorney Joseph Howley, backed for the post, conferred with Attorney General MacReynolds and Assistant AG Samuel Graham as a successor case is prepared.
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Washington
Department of Justice
U.S
W. H. Wilson
District of
Pennsylvania
Department
Joseph Howley
MacReynolds
Samuel Graham
Local notices and social visits fill Cumberland scene
Robert Fisher, confined to his home with pleurisy, is able to be out. Magistrate James Macfarlane visits Cumberland from Lonaconing due to his sister-in-law’s illness. Numerous residents from Piedmont to Martinsburg attend the production of Everywoman. Travel and illness update regional figures and movements, including business trips to New York and the Pacific coast states. Lillian Snyder is named assistant secretary of the Associated Charities.
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Robert Fisher
Virginia Avenue
James Macfarlane
Lonaconing
Cumberland
John B. Macfarlane
North Lee Street
George W. Staub
Rose M. Wilson
North Mechanic Street
Greensboro
N. C
A. Lee McKibbin
Salem
W. Va
French Lick Springs
Ind
New York
Daniel Annan
Baltimore
Robert W. Davis
Decatur Street
W. E. Davis
Tabasco
Oklahoma
F. H. Lashley
Francis E. Harrington
Washington, D. C
Harrington
William Trapnell
Romney
Alva Martz
Bessie Martz
Fairhope
D. A. Henry
la Rose
Illinois
Harry S. Hoffman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lillian Snyder
Associated Charities
Miss Snyder
Clara Hartsock
Rose Porter
Jury Expected to Indict 17 Year Old for First Degree Murder
Herkimer County Grand Jury resumes inquiry into the death of Miss Lyda Beecher. District Attorney Farrell predicts an indictment against 17 year old Jean Giannini for murder in the first degree before nightfall and says there will be no delay in bringing him to trial.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Herkimer County
Grand Jury
Lyda Beecher
Farrell
Jean Gianini
Congressman's Body Sent Home from Atlantic City
The body of William Richardson who died yesterday was shipped to Alabama today. Richardson represented Alabama's 8th district in Congress since 1898.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William Richardson
Alabama
Richardson
City bids sought for street cleaning for one year
The Mayor and City Council invite bids for cleaning streets alleys and batch basins for one year with option to extend three years. Bids due by 9 am April 6 1914 in the City Clerk's Office. A W Straub City Clerk.
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A. W. Straub
Rock Fall Claims Two Men At Paul Mine Vault
In Connellaville Pennsylvania on April 1 a rock collapse in an abandoned Paul mine gallery near Vanderbilt killed two workers. Victims are Robert Shallenderter and Paul Baker both of Vanderbilt.
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Paul Mine
W. J. Rainey Company
Vanderbilt
Robert Shallenderter
Paul Baker
Big Guns Speak on Home Rule Debate in Commons
In London on April 1 the Irish Nationalists launched strong opposition to Unionists as the Home Rule bill debate resumed in the House of Commons. John Dillon argued that no Irish faction favored excluding Ulster from the measure's terms.
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London
House of Commons
John Dillon
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