California and Oregon Alien Land Law Debate War Talk
Secretary of State Bryan told California lawmakers the national administration prefers delaying alien land ownership legislation. Mississippi Representative Sisson urged strong anti alien land laws as a defense against Japanese land purchases, arguing war may be preferable to submission.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Johnson
Wallace
Bryan
Washington
House
Thomas Upton Sisson
Mississippi
Mr. Sisson
United States
Jackson
Cleveland
McKinley
Japan
Mr. Sissen
Essad Pasha Declares Himself King of Albania
Paris April 29. Essad Pasha, defender of Scutari, proclaimed himself king of Albania at Tirana, after notifying London Paris and St Petersburg. The move upsets powers who had planned the duke of Montpensier as ruler of the new kingdom.
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Paris
Europe
Essad Pasha
Scutari
Albania
Tirana
London
St. Petersburg
Duke of Montpensier
British Ambassador Quits Post After Six Years
James Piriee resigns as British ambassador in Washington after more than six years. He leaves for New York to start his trip home and meets his successor Sir Cecil Spring Rice, who arrived in New York the prior Saturday night.
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Bryce
Washington, D. C
James Pirree
New York
Cecil Spring Rice
Vanderbilt Arrives in Bad Nauheim for Cure
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt reaches Bad Nauheim Germany to begin the cure. Princess Charlotte of Saxe Meiningen drives her from Frankfurt in an automobile.
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Vanderbilt
Bad Nauheim
Germany
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Emperor William
Charlotte of
Saxe Meiningen
Frankfort
Blast at Arsenal Kills Workman in Philadelphia
A powder blast at the Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia on Monday killed a workman and caused extensive damage to surrounding buildings. The explosion created a shock wave that rattled nearby structures and injured several reportedly.
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Arsenal Roche Houses
Philadelphia
Frankford Arsenal
TWO MEN ESCAPE TOMB AFTER FINLEYVILLE MINE EXPLOSION
Two miners Charles Crawl and Philip Legler survived sixty hours after a devastating Cincinnati mine blast at Monongahela River Consolidated Coal in Finleyville. Rescue workers J. McVickers and Clyde Gibson found them in room 10 entry 20 near the surface.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Monongahela River
J. McVickers
Clyde Gibson
Coal Company
Crawl
Legler
Child Rescued After Being Washed Through Culvert Pipe
Edna Nedman a two year old girl near Winber Johnstown Pennsylvania was rescued and resuscitated after being swept through more than 300 feet of sixteen inch culvert pipe following a fall into a creek. The event occurred Thursday as she played near the waterway.
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Johnstown
Edna Nedman
Hei
Winber
Raleigh
Raleigh News and Observer
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Salmon City
Idaho
Nahant
Mass
Francis A. Rice
Weymouth
N. C
Boston
Munich
Bavaria
von Germersheim
Bavarian Army Flying Corps
Asheville
Asheville Power and Light Company
Henry Clay Pierce Testifies On Tennessee Central Deal In Bank Dispute
Henry Clay Pierce testified before Special Commissioner Muench in St Louis detailing his involvement in the Tennessee Central railway financing and the $1,500,000 Nashville Terminal stock. He cited miscalculated trust, linked Senator Joseph Bailey of Texas to the assignee, and described transfers and pledges involving the National Bank of Commerce and Standard Trust Company as the case sought recovery of securities.
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St. Louis
Muench
National Bank of Commerce
Henry Clay Perce
Tennessee Central Railway
J.C. van Blarcom
Pierce
Joseph Bailey
Texas
Nashville Terminal Company
United States
Joseph W. Halley
Tannessen Construction Company
Tennessee Central Enterprise
Inlaw
Richards
Joseph W. Bailey
The
Tennessee Construction Company
Bailey
Tank of Commerce
Nashville
Constructho Company
Stenderd Trust Company of
New York
Senaator Bailey
Eben Richards
Rats Company
War News in the Balkans Deepens as Scutari Evacuation Fails
Reports from Saloniki and Bucharest describe confusion over Greek evacuations in Albania and the Montenegrin threat. Austrian forces muster 80,000 troops toward Scutari while Montenegrin units move north. Austria warns the powers to act or face unilateral action to expel Montenegrins.
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London
Balkans
Essaad Pasha
Albania
Baloniki
Saloniki
Bucharest
Daily Telegraph
Turkey
Servia
Bulgaria
Greece
Scutari
Austria-Hungary
MASS BORDEN FOUND AGAIN
Gail Borden the New York milk magnate and his daughter Miss Borden have been located in a Hoxton suburb recovering from the strain of her seventeen year old escapade. She is reported in a nervous state after fleeing Pompton New Jersey and the sanitarium with two friends. Mr Borden says the daughter has been restored to him by those who aided her to evade authority and calls it a case of an undisciplined girl resisting her father’s discipline.
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Boston
Gail Borden
New York
Hoxton
Miss Borden
Pompton N. J
Borden
Mr. Borden
Thell
Wilson nominates Downes for comptroller of treasury
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of George E. Downes of Indiana for comptroller of the treasury. He also sent the nominations of Lewis T. Erwin for U S marshal for the Fourth district of Alaska and James McNair for postmaster at Paterson New Jersey.
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Washington
Presiden Wilson
Senate
George E. Downes
Indiana
Treasury
Lewis T. Erwin
United States
Distriot
Alaska
James McNair
Paterson
N, J
Hunger Strikers End Fast in Colorado Jail
Four of seventeen Industrial Workers of the World members in Colorado Springs notified Police Chief Burns they will work out the remaining seven dates of their fall sentence if fed regular prison meals. The group had subsisted on bread and water for 48 hours, a decision reached after a stormy star chamber session where dissenters were labeled insurgents and standpatters.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Industrial Workers of the World
Jnil
Star Chamber
Fire drill saves in Milwaukee blaze at Clark Street School
Fire alarm drill proved effective as 1,000 children evacuated from Clark Street School when a small fire was discovered Thursday. The drill showcased swift evacuation and safety procedures in a large urban school setting.
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Milwaukee
Clark Street
Salvation Army Commander Eva Booth III Ill in Cleveland
Commander Eva Booth of the Salvation Army in Cleveland Ohio was stricken with bronchitis at the Colonial hotel on Thursday. She was so weak she had to be carried for treatment.
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Eva Booth III
Cleveland, O
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
Colonial Hotel
Changes in Postal Savings Plan to Shift Bureau
Washington April 26. Postmaster General Burleson transfers the postal saving system from a separate bureau to the division of the third assistant Postmaster General with effect May 1. The move aims to cut duplication and save costs while enabling improvements and extensions in operations.
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Cockson
Bureau
Washington
Postmastereneral
Assigiant
Burleson
Postal
Envinga
Pew
Antwerp Lovers Die by Leap From Notre Dame Clock Tower
Antwerp natives from prominent families died in a suicide leap from the Notre Dame cathedral clock tower. The victims, sweethearts, were reported to be from well known Antwerp families, asolution confirmed today.
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Antwerp
Notre Dame Cathedral
Police Embezzler Paroled in Jefferson City
John M. Healy former secretary of the St. Louis Police Relief Association who was convicted of embezzling funds was released from the penitentiary Fundey on parole.
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Jefferson City
John M. Healy
St. Louis Police Relief Association
Penitentiary Fundey
Davies accepts post as commissioner of corporations
Madison man Joseph E. H. Davies, secretary of the Democratic national committee, declines the governor general post of the Philippines and is selected to succeed Luther Conant Jr. as commissioner of corporations in Whellington on April 28.
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Whellington
Joseph EH. Davies
Madison
Wis
Democratic National Committee
Philippines
Luther Conant, Jr
Decree Singles Out Non-Catholic Children in Spain
Madrid April 298. King Alfonso signs decree ordering compulsory Christian teaching in public schools with an exception for children of non Catholics. The measure aims to continue religious instruction while exempting some families from participation.
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
White Knight Sells for 200000 to Foreign Buyer
The famous race horse White Knight was sold to a foreign buyer for 200000 dollars on Friday in London. The sale set a record price for a single horse and cements White Knight as one of the greatest players in racing lore.
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London
Nebraska in Brief Gaming Event and Local Notes
Nebraska in Brief highlights include the Mississippi Valley Historical Association annual convention in Omaha May 8–10, the 37th G A R encampment at Fremont May 20–22, and a Fremont fire destroying Dorsey ranch buildings with $20,000 loss. Other items note a jail break attempt stopped by a sheriff, O’Neill’s building boom, Frank Tracy’s shaving accident, Bryan’s Sidney reception, and Odd Fellows jubilee in Clay County.
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Nebraska
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
Omaha
Fremont
Atock
Dorsey Ranch
Fremom
O'Neill
Frank Tracy
Norfolk
Ira Bidwell
Kansas City
Beatrice
Wymore
William O. Southwick
Firet National Bank
Friend
Tobias, Cordova and
Beaver Crossing
Sidney
W. J. Bryan
Pacific Coast
Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows In America
Clay County
Clay Center
Oxford High School
McCook High School
Oxford
George Gaddis
Box Butte County
Eldred Ranch
Alliance
Sareh Miller
Lyman Miller
York
Franklin County
Ohiowa
Uall
O Oeward
Elk City
Wahoo
Kooper
Greenwood
Louisville
Memphis
Gretna
Platte River
Main
Howard
Dodge
Washington
Magenau
Elkhorn
Fremont Commercial Club
Ralph
Frank Puechman
York Brick and Tile Co
Kimball
Lincoln
Juventie Burgiara
Fairbury
Guy Vreeman
Fd Hughes
Cal Lenholm
Twe
Cowméry
Telephone Directory Device By J Sontheimer
A Scientific American pager describes a telephone directory invention by J Sontheimer of Lincoln Nebraska. The device uses multiple circular reference carriers to quickly locate numbers and addresses without hindering telephone use. It attaches to a phone and provides fast access to common connection details.
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J. Sontheimer
Lincoln, Neb
Scientific American
Italy tests weathered insulators for sea‑edge lines
Experiments in Italy show salt encrustation near the sea causes leakage on high‑tension lines. An alemont flat bell design kept crust from forming and performed well on a 26,000‑volt line, with 75,000 volts dry and 20,000 in heavy rain in lab tests.
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Italy
Scientific American
Parta
Electric Heated Robe Promises Home Turkish Bath Heat
A wool lounging robe embeds 7,000 feet of magnet wire connected to a lamp socket. The wire heats quickly to a chosen temperature with no electric shock, and proponents claim it promotes perspiration useful for colds and rheumatism.
New Telegraph System Tested in Bariand Experiment
Report notes two mission toners used via telephone and keyboard to replace dots and dashes in telegraphy as an experimental Bariand test.
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Bariand
Dishes Washed by Machine in Hot Sea Water Cleanup
An electrical world article details a motor driven dishwashing machine that cleans 2 000 to 2 500 dishes per hour. A rotating metal wheel cradles cups and plates while hot sea water and strong jets wash them in ten to fifteen seconds per plate. The system dries by evaporation and uses a one horsepower motor. Several units operate in large kitchens with tests washing 17 000 pieces and only two nicked.
Electric light in opera boxes aids audience reading scores
Opera goers often need light to follow the score, so a pocket electric lamp and battery are built into a opera-glass box. The lamp at one end provides enough glow for the libretto, recalling early Wagner festival lights at London’s Covent Garden.
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Io Vent Garden
London
Electrification and Lighting Innovations Reported
Reports describe Sweden adopting lashlights in signaling, New Zealand planning automatic telephone signaling, and a French inventor presenting a tiny perfect dynamo. Denver touts bright lighting, Chestnut used as substitute poles, tantalum lamp filaments yield high output, and new gas analysis device linked to furnace operations. Some California regions enjoy favorable electrical climate.
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New Zealand
Denver
United States
California
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