World events report from across the globe and beyond
A broad wire service roundup reports on Wilson meeting the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Washington, relief efforts led by Secretary of War Garrison for flood zones, and Neill’s recess appointment as labor commissioner. It covers trials in Los Angeles, indictments in St. Louis, and shipping delays of beef from Australia. The piece details floods and damages in Indiana Ohio Texas and Illinois, arrests and executions, weather service retirements, and notable deaths and appointments in a wide set of nations and cities.
Federal garrison at Cananes surrenders after three days of fight
Cananes Mexico falls to federal troops commanded by Colonel Moreno after valiant defense by about 350 regulars. The garrison endured thirty six hours without food or water and more than half were killed or wounded. Red Cross volunteers care for the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cananes
Mexico
Moreno
Red Cross Society
J Pierpont Morgan Dies in Rome Hotel Suites
Rome reports the death of J Pierpont Morgan in the Grand Hotel Rome after a week of illness. His daughter Louise and two physicians were at his bedside as tributes poured in from New York. The body to be embalmed and sent to the United States with plans for a Hartford burial and a St John the Divine service in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierpont Morgan
Egypt
Rome
Grand Hotel
Haster
Starr
New York
Bastianalli
Dixon
Herbert T. Satterlee
Mrs. Satterlee
Italy
Liea
J. Pierpont Morgan
Giuseppe Bastianelli
Mr. Morgan
Pujo
Washington
Money Trust
George A. Dixon
Aix-Les-Haine
Louise Pierpont
Herbert L. Satterles
J. P. Morgan, Jr
America
Financial District
Stock Exchange and Consolidated Exchange
J. P. Morgan & Co
Broad and
Wall Streets
Morgan
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Financial
United States
Ehip
Naples
Connecticut
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Hartford
Conn
St. John the Divine
Skatch
J. P. Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan
Hartford, Conn
Boston
University of Gottingen
Germany
Bank of Duncan Sherman & Co
London
Young Morgan
Dabney, Morgan & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Pacific Coast
Reading Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Southern Railroad
Richmond Terminal and Allied Lines
Erie Railroad
Lehigh Valley
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Reading
Floats Steel Corporation
Doctor of
United States Steel Corporation
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Metropolitan
Union
Knickerbocker
Union League
Century
Lawyers
New York City
St. George's Episcopal Church
Ton of dynamite afloat in Wabash River near Markle
A ton of high explosive dynamite is drifting in the Wabash River after the powder house of a stone quarry collapsed due to floods. Last sighted near Huntington, authorities race to recover and detonate it before it threatens life and property, including nearby water works dams.
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Hammond
Ind
Wabash River
Markle
Huntington
Fatal Execution Reported Of Pascual Orozco
A Cuernavaca dispatch says Pascual Orozco has been executed by Zapata's soldiers in Mexico City. The report notes Orozco is elder brother of Pascual Orozco and cites rebel leader Zapata as responsible.
Cairo Wages Big Fight With Water
Illinois flood emergency expands as Cairo and Shawneetown families flee rising Ohio and Illinois rivers. Governor Dunne coordinates civilian and militia efforts to reinforce levees, while 20,000 bakery loaves rush ordered to relief centers. Refugees crowd Cairo as towns endure widespread flooding and tents rise in camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Dunne
Dixon
Statehouse
Cairo
Alexander County
Shawneetown
Gallatim County
Naples
Scott County
Junction City
Gallatin County
Mounds City
Puladki County
Beardstown
Casa County
Valley City
Pike County
Illinois
Ohio
Cafro
Shawnestown
Mound City
Dickson
R. T. Lindley
Weather Bureau
New Richmond
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Ripley
Three Students Drown in Huron River Canoe Accident
In Ann Arbor Michigan on April 1 two male University of Michigan students and a former woman student drowned after their canoe wrecked in rapids near a dam above the city. Victims were Henry Bacon of Pontiac Miss Hita Rysdort Spring Lake and Arthur Crandall Brockton North Carolina. A separate item notes the Daily Mail offering a $60,000 prize for the first aeroplane crossing the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Huron River
Hita Rysdort
Spring Lake
Henry Bacon
Pontiac
Arthur Crandall
Brockton
N. C
Resinol Stops Skin Trouble Ad Asks For Samples
An advertisement promotes Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap for eczema ringworm and various skin eruptions. It claims rapid relief from itching and blemishes including pimples and blotchy faces. Physicians reportedly prescribe for eighteen years and samples are offered by mail from Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore MD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. &K
Resinol Chem. Ca
Baltimoore
Sad Predicament Winged Request From Farmer
A brief, humorous vignette in which a farmer jokes that he clipped their wings this morning and that the requester must wait for new ones to grow. The dialogue frames a light comedy about a daughter's wings being clipped by a farmer.
Boy Demands Bigger Dance Partner at Kindergarten
An Indianapolis boy of six, small for his age and overweight, attends a dancing school and complains his partner is too small. He asks the teacher for a larger girl while watching a five-year-old, also plumper than average, perform with another pupil as the class prepared to learn the Butterfly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Moriarty
Boston
Helen J. Hutchinson
Moriarty
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
The Postum Remedy for Coffee Indigestion and Nerves
A longtime coffee user describes stomach pain and nervous distress from caffeine. After switching to Postum, symptoms eased and did not return when coffee was reintroduced. The testimony promotes Postum as the cause of relief and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Uhoya
Ares
Ana
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Wilson
Ohio Road
Garrison
Woodrow Wilson
Charles P. Neill
Senate
Mr. Neill
Clarence Darrow
Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara Brothers
Henry M. Coudrey
Congress
Harry B. Gardner
Federal
St. Louis
Continental Life Assurance Company
International Wire Insurance Company
Australia
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Sonoma
Peru
Columbuz
Dayton
Fira
Lloyd Allen
Claude
Feudiste
Hillavitle
Floyd Allan
la Intenne
Omaha
Brookville
Franklin County
Galveston
Hood
Cox
Ralston
Texas
Chicago
Telephone
Western Union
Postal
Toledo
Cleveland
Detroit
YM. Sime
American Trust Company of
Memphis
Atlant
Douglas
Ariz
District of Columbia
United German Alliance
Fort Wayne
Lakeside
St. Joseph
Maumee
Cincinnati
John A. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Jal
Willis L. Moore
New Castle
Lafayette
Rushville
Muncie
Tiffin, DC
Jeppell
Myera
James A. Egan
Finess Board of Health
Springield
Egan
W. G. Glass
Ray
O. H. L. Mason
First Presbyterian Church
Col
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
McCrea
Ballie Fisher
Memphis, Tenn
Arthur J. Houghton
Miss Fisher
American Physical Education Association
Newark
N. J
R. Tait McKenzie
University of Pennsylvania
D. P. Morgan
Rotel
Idneas
P. Morgan
Bankable Life Assurance
Mercantile Trust
Gueranty Trust Co
National Bank of Commerce
Iat
National Bank
Chasé National Bank
Mechanics’ National Bank
National Copper Bank
Liberty National Bank
Oniers’ ‘Trust
Astor Trust Co
New York Life
National City Bank
Standard Trust Co
New York Trust Ci
Southern
Marquette
Stheimat
Hamilton & Dayton
Keees
Csnae
Ine
Atlanta
Wabash Dam
Illnois
Hilnois Rivers
Canoe
Dally Mall
Atlantic
Dean
Dean’p
Bos Doan
FOSTER-MI_BURN CO
Buffalo
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