World Events From Across the Globe
Washington reports on U S naval violence in Mexico after a petty officer and seaman die in Quaymas Sonora. An official inquiry is ordered by the Mexico City chief of police. Senator Owen of Oklahoma defers action on Lewis election charges. The Navy League opens with calls for a clear naval program. Wilson attends the American League baseball season opener. McAdoo moves to reorganize Philadelphia customs leadership. A nine dollar weekly minimum wage for women in interstate commerce is proposed in the Senate with a child labor ban for under fifteen.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
United States
California
Quaymas
Sonora
Owen
Oklahoma
James Hamilton Lewis
Ashton
Tiinots
Lewis
Senate
Wilson
United States Senate
Chilton
Convicted in mail fraud as Kemp sentenced to two years
Domestic vr. Thomas J. Kemp of Washington, convicted of sending improper medical matter through the mails, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Kemp is a son in law of Senator Fletcher. Manila papers received in San Francisco report the fall of the Moro siege at Jolo with 30 American soldiers hospitalized, 17 seriously.
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Thomas J. Kemp
Washington
Kemp
Senator Fletcher
Manila
San Francisco
Jolo
Anarchist Firing at Alfonso Narrowly Misses King
In Madrid an anarchist fired three shots at King Alfonso on the way to the palace after the oath ceremony. A shot struck the king's horse, but he escaped uninjured. Separately in China, Gen Li Yuen Heng survived an assassination attempt as one hundred executions followed the ringleader Chi Yu Ling. Paris birth rate 1912 hits low since 1861 with one birth per 30 families, blamed on prohibitive rents.
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Alfonso
Madrid
Li Yuen-Heng
Chi Yu-Ling
Paris
Wilson Tas Faith in Tariff Bill Amid Free List Clash
President Wilson defended the Underwood tariff as it stands and said consumers would gain long term from sugar cuts. A Democratic caucus defeated the free list for live cattle 122 to 78 and rejected free sheep efforts. The bill maintains a ten percent duty on cattle and sheep to curb imports and protect U S producers. Francis Burton Harrison led the bill with numerous amendments mostly aimed at adding foods to the free list. most were defeated. Burke of Wisconsin pressed higher barley duties to shield Canadian growers, but his proposal failed.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Canada
Underwood
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Burke
Wisconsin
D A R Congress Opens Amid Battle Over Candidacy
Washington April 13 Marine Band played the Star Spangled Banner at the opening of the Twenty second Continental Congress of the D A R. The administration forces backing Mrs William Cumming Story of New York were routed. A non partisan credentials committee was approved. President and Mrs Wilson observed the fray briefly and peace reigned at the White House.
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Washington
Marine
Wilson
Recall of Ambassador Curtiss Guild Reported
St Petersburg April 15 It is reported that Ambassador Curtiss Guild has been granted two months leave of absence amid a Russian demand for recall due to exceeding his instructions in the Husalan American treaty renewal talks Bar Officeholders Washington April 15 Representative Richardson of Alabama introduced a bill to bar federal officers from attending national conventions to end the practice of postmasters and other officials serving as delegates
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Curtiss Guild
Guild
Washington
Richardson
Alabama
Senator Henderson Laid To Rest In Arlington National Cemetery
Funeral services for former Missouri Senator John B. Henderson were held at his Washington residence after his death in a sanitarium. Interment followed at Arlington National Cemetery with honors, marking a state burial for the distinguished public servant.
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Senator Henderson
Washington
John B. Henderson
Missouri
National Cemetery
Arlington
Congress Doings In Washington April 15
The sundry civil appropriation bill of 116 million dollars, vetoed by Taft, was reintroduced in the house by Chairman Fitzgerald. Rep Morgan proposed abolishing secret caucuses and banning legislators from binding votes to others. Rep Richardson of Alabama filed a bill prohibiting federal officeholders from attending national conventions as delegates. Judiciary committees plan reporting a bill to create an additional U.S. judge in the Fourth Circuit, West Virginia.
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Taft
House
Fitzgerald
Committee On Appropriations
Morgan
Richardson
Alabama
Judiciary
United States
West Virginia
Page Receives British Backing for Ambassador Seat
Washington reports Great Britain has formally accepted Walter H. Page as American ambassador to Britain. Page is a persona grata and his nomination will be sent to the Senate by President Wilson. Also named in the note: James M. Lynch for public printer, William Osborne of Greensboro as internal revenue commissioner, and Frank L. Polk to be collector of customs at New York.
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Qgreat
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Walter H. Page
Court of St. James
Page
Senate
Wilson
James M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
William 17
Osborne
Greensboro
N. C
Internal Revenue
Frank L. Polk
New York
Customs
Memphis relief appeal cites 16 thousand in need
Memphis relief committee reports 16 000 persons and 5 000 head of stock, mostly west of Memphis, require aid after a ten day ration requisition. Edmundson Arkansas notes suffering around the town and stock food shortages. Meningitis cases reported at Marked Tree Arkansas where four feet of water covers the town. Memphis flood conditions have eased.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Relief Committee
Edmundson
Ark
Marked Tres
Menphis
Will Call Pupil Strike In Paterson Schools
William D Haywood head of the I W W and Silk strike leader in Paterson announced he would call out 35 000 public school children after a teacher labeled him an anarchist. A pupil asked what an anarchist was and the teacher reportedly replied it is a person like Haywood and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
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Paterson
N. J
William D. Haywood
Haywood
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Tragedy in Fitchburg as Father Kills Four Then Self
In Fitchburg Massachusetts on April 16 Ernes Moschner, 35, murdered his four children aged twelve eleven eight and six and then shot himself at home while police believe he was temporarily insane due to ill health. His wife found the bodies on returning from work.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Ernes Mosehner
Moschner
Requests Aid for Flood Victims in Ohio River Valley
Washington April 15 Representative Fowler of Indiana introduces a resolution to appropriate 2 million dollars for food clothing tents boats and all necessary supplies and transportation for flood victims in the Ohio river valley and Illinois. The secretary of war will cooperate with Governor Dunne and mayors of Shawneetown Cave-in-Rock Elizabethtown Rossclair Caledonia Bay City Metropolis Mound City and Cairo. Minola Man Rung Amuck Kankakee Ill April 16 After shooting his wife three times while drunk Hugh Burns of Schneider Indiana turned a revolver on nearby citizens at the passenger station. about fifty shots were exchanged. Burns was fleeing and his wife will recover.
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Fowler
Winoa
Ohio River Valley
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Kankakee
Ill
Hugh Burns
Schneider
Ind
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Dayton Flood Losses and Cleanup Costs
Dayton flood relief committee led by John H. Patterson asked Governor Cox for aid. They estimate $600,000 needed to clear Dayton streets and total merchandise losses at $13,000,000.
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Columbus
John H. Patterson
Cox
Pope Pius XII Weakens as Pneumonia Fears Grow
Rome April 15 Pope Pius XII shows fluctuating temperature yet rests with slight drop from fever. Official bulletin says fever left but illness leaves him extremely weak and low in spirits. Vatican guards up, extra beds for night watchers. Sister Anna exhausted by sobbing, as papal physicians remain hopeful yet grave concerns persist over artery hardening and overall prognosis.
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Man Slain With Hammer in Chicago Home
Chicago police seek murderer of George Diatz, a wealthy dressmaker owner, slain in his sleep. A letter left at the scene hints at a crime linked to a daughter, with a Taason's hammer used and cloth-wrapped to blunt the blow. The note suggests anger toward a father or sweetheart over a girl misled by Dietz.
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George Diatz
Beast
Gerly
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Thaws Wife Ordered to Pay Clothes Bill in 1908 Suit
New York April 15 Evelyn Thaw’s claim that Harry K Thaw caused purchases of clothing in 1908 failed before the supreme court. A outfitter firm was awarded judgment against her for 3746 dollars. The itemized bill shows hats costing 20 to 85 dollars and gowns up to 350 dollars.
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New York
Evelyn Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Minister Offers Propose Marriage for Local Parishioners
Rev. B. D. Cameron pastor of Central Baptist Church Muskogee offers to take on the duty of proposing marriage for any young man in the church who wishes to wed a young woman. He promises utmost secrecy in all negotiations.
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Muskogee, Okla
B. D. Cameron
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Woman killed husband shoots self in Norfolk report
Mrs Mary D Carter Lomax of Goldsboro North Carolina was shot and killed in Norfolk by Cleveland Prince a young businessman who then shot himself. No hope for his recovery is entertained. Lomax died at the Goldsboro hospital where the shooting occurred. No motive is known.
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Norfolk
Mary D. Carter Lomax
Goldsboro
N. C
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Goldsboro Hospital
All Fools Day and the April Comedy of Errors
A compact reflection on All Fools Day tracing its origins from ancient Rome to modern Britain and Europe. The piece notes jokes and pranks in Paris Scotland England and the United States, and hints at the boomerang effect of clever mischief. It suggests the origin lies in springtime revelry across civilizations.
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England
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Parcel Post Adventure in a Tough Delivery Day
A postal worker recalls a difficult mall delivery hindered by a bulldog and a chunk of liver in the same parcel. The humorous anecdote highlights unexpected challenges during routine routes.
Postum touted as coffee substitute in health letter
A reader from St. Paul Park praises Postum over coffee, claiming caffeine-related ailments like headaches and digestive issues improved after switching. The letter cites a state W. U. leader and other women who benefited from quitting coffee and using Postum, and mentions the book The Road to Wellville.
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Oliga
Wellville
Hiver
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