Happenings of the Week Global Summary
Guglielmo Marconi testified in Washington that he allowed Marconi Company wireless operators aboard the Carpathia and Titanic to publish stories of the catastrophe but did not suppress information about the wreck. Captain Wilhelm of the Bremen reported seeing bodies near the Titanic site. Witnesses before the Bertin committee, Frederick Fleet and Arthur Peu Chen, cited failure to provide proper binoculars as a factor in the disaster.
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Guglielmo Marconi
The
Marconi Company, Limited
Senate
Washington
Carpathia
Titanic
Bertin
Frederick Fleet
Arthur Godfrey Peuchen
Tamay
Igmay
Ismay
Mr. Marconi
New York
Samimis
Maroon Company
Roosevelt to Senate on 1907 Harvester anti trust file
Confidential correspondence among President Roosevelt Attorney General Bona parts and Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith of the bureau of corporations regarding a government anti trust suit against International Harvester was sent to the U S senate from the Justice Department files. Partial home rule for Alaska approved by the House with local government measure and voting rights for women. Banks holding federal deposits face a 2 percent rate. A Pratt Andrew doubles interest rate per treasury authority.
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Roosevelt
Bonapartes
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
International Harvester Company
U. S. Senate
Department of Justice
Alaska
House
Washington
Ose
United States
A. Pratt Andrew
the Treasury
Treasury Department
Congress
Harvester Trust
Mil waukee finances in limbo as books go unread
A chaotic state in Milwaukee delays financial transparency as the new Socialist administration fails to post comptroller books since January 1. Meanwhile, Dr A.8 Wartham reports leprosy in Bay City native Herman Herschfield. Roosevelt cites cabinet advice delaying Harvester trust prosecution. A wage rise is agreed for soft coal miners. A Cyclonic wind injures North Loup passengers. Cal Read clashes with recall supporters. Prattville mayor seeks liquor monopoly exemption.
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Milwaukee
Comptroller
Springfield health probe and a roster of political moves
State health officials probe camphor and chickenpox outbreaks at Chapin and Bluffs as Judge Lindsey files a nine bill on child supervision at moving picture shows. Rhode Island Republicans marshal delegates to Chicago to back Taft. New tuberculosis preventorium in Farmingdale dedicated by Governor Wilson aids tenement children. Taft disputes Roosevelt critiques, claims Roosevelt misstates facts. An insanity probe is sought for Richeson in Boston death case. Galveston refugees recount American torture in Vera Cruz. Ohio coal miners resume work. recall proposal for public officials defeated. Taft leads NH primary delegates amid Roosevelt gains. Freight unions push federal intervention over railroad strikes. Gardiner, McCaskrin, and Wells indicted for assault with intent to murder.
Notable Obituaries and Local Items From Early 1900s
Personal General Frederick Dent Grant was buried at West Point with full military honors after services at Governor's Island. The Latfan estate in New York valued at 1 745 961 dollars, former Sun publisher, died November 19, 1909. Minnie Cornelius of Fond du Lac Wisconsin wed Orin J Kelley of Superior Wisconsin, graduate of Wellesley College. Dr D K Pearsons of Chicago, eccentric millionaire, ill with pneumonia. B F Garrett of Arkansas walked 140 miles to Stillwater Oklahoma at age 94 for health. Champ Clark suffers a lumbago attack at his Washington home.
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Gen
Frederick Dent Grant
West Point
Governor’s Island
William M. Latfan
New York
The
Sun
Lawrence
L.L
Minnie Cornelius
Fond du Lac
Wis
Joan D’arc
Orin J. Kelley
Superior
Wellesley College
White Star Haér Olympic Crew Quits Over Lifeboats
At Southampton the Olympic faces a near‑walkout as 300 firemen and engine room workers resign saying the collapsible boats are unseaworthy. The sister ship of the Titanic heads to New York.
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Southampton
England
New York
Titanic Disaster Hearings Reveal Captain Denials
Washington reports detail Ernest Gill testimony alleging Captain Stanley Lord refused aid from the Californian despite rockets visible from the Titanic. Marconi testified he authorized wireless operators to sell catastrophe stories but did not suppress information. The inquiry questioned whether previous selling practices influenced press access to details.
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Washington
Ernest Gill
Senate
Stanley Lord
Californian
Lord
Gill
Titanic Crew Silence Stirs Debate Over Rescue Actions
Reports reveal captain delayed steam up while Californian drifted, crew protests and wireless operator Cyril Evans claims tension aboard. Gill sought a $3500 payoff for his Titanic story as warnings arrived late, while Tanist warnings and Cape Race wireless tensions surface amid recovered bodies of Astor Straus and Hays and a long list of identified victims.
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Lord
Gill
Californian
Cyril Evans
Boston
Evang
Cape Race
Andrews
Harland Wolff
Ty Samuel Hemming
George Rowe
White Star Line Cautions Passengers on Canopic Lifeboats
Boston dispatch notes the Canopic, one of four White Star liners, sailing for Naples and Genoa, has limited passenger capacity to the number of lifeboats normally carried to ensure safe evacuation for all passengers and crew in an emergency.
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Boston
Naples
Genoa
Passenger ship operates at reduced capacity
About 700 passengers were carried while normal capacity is 1,500. There are 400 crew members. The lifeboat equipment is listed for 1,100 people, indicating the vessel operates below standard capacity with safety equipment adjusted to the reduced load.
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Hner
New Iowa Bishop Consecrated
Providence R I April 27 Her Dr Austin Dowling formerly rector of Peter and Paul cathedral in this city was consecrated Roman Catholic bishop of the new diocese of Dep Moles Ta Thursday
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Providence
Austin Dowling
Hero medals awarded to widows and minors of heroes
Pittsburg April 29 Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced awards honoring 55 heroes, 14 of whom died. Cash pensions and medals were given for rescues from mine explosions, fires, drownings, and electrocution, with several deceased recipients securing monthly pensions for widows and children. A separate item reports a farmer killed by lightning in Helle Prairie township, with his four horses also slain.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Panama
Ill
Emil F. Q Grabrack
John J. Wilber
James W. Blaylock
Arthur
MecRenken
W. M'Neir
Charles A. Rogers
Houston
Tex
Nathan Duncan
Wiliam
Anderson
Westpoint
Siiver
John J. “Wilber
M’rhaken
Emil F. Grabruck
William Riehle
Walhalla
James Pruitt
Robert M. Meek
Cokedale, Cole
Kenneth LI
Lindsey
Timothy Lynch
Boston
Mass
John T. Nightingale
J. Malcolm Semmees, JR
M. Welle Allstadt
Ira
Allstadt, Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Raymond I. Coldren
Clark Trump
Uniontown
Tan
Quy Brown
Joseph Freyr
Charleston
S. C
Aril
Bertram N. Hollingworth
Joseph R. Swaine
Windsor Locks
Conn
H. Burdette Martin
Thermopolis
Wyo
John H. Simmons
Nebo
N.C
Oliver K. Harwood
Syracuse
N.Y
James M. Rose
Cincinnati
Newton W. Joygc
Thomas F. Maher
Lancaster
N. Y
Robert H. D. Stephenson
Brooklyn
John L. Gridley
Dayton
Alfred D. Cole
Saginaw
Mich
Lena B. Hunsaker
Walter W. Powers
Josephine Ekroski
Chester W. Holmus
Thomas
Doys
Tollowine
William _F. Mann
Curtis C. Wright
Carre Bashiin
Giuseppe Curago
Michele Perri
James Hunter
Stanley G. Secrambe
William C. Diville
King Upton
Huron
Lewis
Snook
Helle Prairie Township
Here
Ruschs Divorce Grants Grave Lot to Wife in Wisconsin
In a circuit court ruling at Weenah Wisconsin Mrs. Charles Rusch received a cemetery plot valued at not more than ten dollars as alimony after a 56 year marriage. The divorce case ended with the asset division in the April 29 proceeding.
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Weenah
Wis
Charles Rusch
Wreckage of Italian Cruiser Varese Reaches Dardanelles Shore
Wreckage believed to be from the Italian cruiser Varese, involved in bombardment of the Dardanelles fortifications, washed ashore at the entrance of the Pridny Strait near Constantinople on April 29.
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Constantinople
Varese
Dardanete
Pridny Et Strait
Buddhist Women’s College Planned in Kyoto
A Buddhist group plans a university for women and held a Kyoto meeting at Nishi-Honganji temple to launch the project under the Women’s Association. Estimated cost for the institute is 280000 yen.
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Women's College For
Buddhiota
Nishi-Honganji
Kyoto
Thanksgiving Psalm A Rhythmical Grateful Chant
A Terré Haute teacher describes chronic fatigue from teaching and recovery after using Grape-Nuts and cream. She reports hunger relief, refreshed energy, 16-pound weight gain, and full attendance after months of use, concluding with a testimonial from Postum Co. There’s a note that new letters appear periodically and are genuine and human-interest driven.
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Terré Haute
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Serloua
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Stk
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