Notable Invitees at White House Governors Conference
Washington April 13 James J Hum chairman of the Great Northern railway boards will address the White House governors conference on natural resources. Presidents Roosevelt invites five distinguished citizens including Grover Cleveland William J Bryan Andrew Carnegie and John Mitchell. The gathering hosts governors and delegates from major organizations with cabinet members and Supreme Court justices to attend two sessions daily over three days.
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Washington
James J. Hum
Great Northern Railway
White House
Confernee of Governors
Hills
Grover Cleveland
William 3. Bryan
John Mitchell
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Inland Waterways Commission
Taft
Cortelyou
Weir
Knox and la Follette
Fairbanks
Cannon
Hughes
New York
Bryan
Johnson
Minnesota
Judge Gray
Delaare
Navy in Senate Fight Over Battleship Plans
Washington reports many members are "navy mad" as debate on the naval appropriation bill resumes. Representative Greeg of Texas opposes a large naval program, accusing Roosevelt of an unsettled policy and fear of Japan. Hobson of Alabama again urges four battleships, arguing prestige and peace depend on fleet strength.
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Washington
P. Pacific
Hobson
Gressive Nalion
Twenty eight Lottery Men Fined in Federal Court
Fines totaling 10180 were imposed by Judge Jathes in the United States district court on twenty eight men arrested nationwide for involvement with a lottery. The heaviest penalty, 2006, was levied against avid H. Jones of Chicago, reportedly owner of the Old Hell abie Guaranty Loan and Trust company and the lottery venture’s herd.
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Chicago
Jathes
United States District Court
Avid H. Jones
Hellabie Guaranty Loan and Trust
Mrs Webb Duke Goes to Jail in Forged Check Case
Mrs Alice Webb Duke, divorced wife of Brodia S Puke of the American Tobacco company, was arrested on forged check charges and held for the grand jury in $2,000 bond. Unable to furnish surety, she was sent to the county jail.
Outlaws Routed Near Manila After Clash, Vengeful Toll Recounts
A Payombong dispatch reports that Lingay, outlaw leader, was found treacherously murdered after a battle with constabulary forces. The pursuit ended with nine outlaws dead and two police killed or wounded in the clash.
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Manila
Payombong
Lingay
Castro Returns to Caracas Amid Uproar Over U S Report
President Castro arrives in Caracas after two months away, as the official paper 1 Constitu cional denounces W. J. Calhoun's 1905 Venezuela report as unjust and petty and criticizes U S claims. The piece questions whether the American government would tolerate Venezuelan interference with an American court decision.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
la Victoria
Constitucional
le Organ Af
W. J. Calhoun
United States
Russell
Calhoun
Abandons Alaska Route In New York to Paris Race
A New York to Paris race report from Valdez Alaska notes the American car and crew departed on the steamer Bertha toward Seattle after a public reception. They traveled ten miles through deep snow, driver Schuster expressing sympathy for Alaskans and noting the vast obstacle. He plans to return to Seattle and push toward Vladivostok to recover time, seeking a seagoing tug Walcott at Orea to cross to Siberia, though this seems doubtful.
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New York
Paris
Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
Valdez
Alaska
Schuster
Vladivostok
Walcott
Orea
Siberia
United States and Great Britain sign two boundary and fishery treaties
Secretary Rent and Ambassador Bryce sign two treaties with Great Britain. One sets up a boundary commission to re survey portions of the U S Canada line and resolve disputes. The other entrusts fisheries questions in the Great Lakes and connected waters to a commission.
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Washington
Rent
Bryce
United States
Great Britain
Cada
Great Lakes
Boundary Commission
Subscriptions Rise for German and Prussian Loans
FRevlin April 8 reports a large volume of subscriptions to the new German and Prussian Loans. Exact figures are not yet obtained, and it is believed the issue may be oversubscribed. Some bonds may be allocated only to registered holders or those who pledge to hold bonds for a set period. Foreign subscriptions fell short of expectations.
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Frevlin
Taft Secures One Wisconsin Delegate at Convention
Milwaukee April 13 The Wisconsin delegation to the Republican national convention will stand La Follette 25 Taft 1 In Milwaukee La Follette headquarters admit complete returns from the Tenth district favor Walter Alexander a Taft candidate for election to the Republican national convention by about 1000 votes.
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Taft
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
la Follette
Walter Alexander
German Cruiser Bliecher Launched At Kiel Yard
The armored cruiser Bliecher was launched at the Imperial navy yard in Kiel on April 13 in the presence of Prince Henry of Prussia and high admiralty officials. General Baron von der Goltz spoke, and Countess Bliecher christened the warship.
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Kiel
Germany
Bliecher
Imperial Navy Yard
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Admiralty
Baron von der Goltz
Koenigsberg
Countess Bluecher
Decision in Favor of Company in Milwaukee Suit
A federal court ruling by Judge Quarlec favors the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company in a suit filed by bondholders of the old Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railway. The action, begun over a year ago, sought more than 106000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway Company
Quarlec
Company
Supreme Court Throws Out Stanchard Oil from Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court rules Stanchard Oil violated state trust and restraint of trade laws in Gallatin. Standard Oil may continue interstate commerce in Tennessee as the court affirms Chancellor Stout, declaring void any contract or arrangement unlawfully restraining competition. The ruling voids Stanchard’s charter and franchise. Standard Oil appeals to the United States Supreme Court.
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Nashville, Tenn
Supreme Court of Tennessee
al. M. Neil
Stanchard Oil Company
Gallatin
Standardiit Company
Tao ‘Jessén
Standard Oil Company
United States Supreme Court
WEDS A YOUNG ACTRESS
James P. s Mun yon, Altoona medicine magnate, wed Pauline Neff former Social Whirl actress in Jersey City. They stay at the Wallorf-Astoria. Pauline Neff is Judge Daniel J. Neff of Altoona’s daughter. Atun yon is nearly sixty. his bride is twenty four. He has donated millions to charity and is among Pennsylvania’s wealthiest men. His two sons are married.
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New York
James P. S Munyon
Altoona
Pauline Neff
Jersey City
Wallorf-Astoria
Pauline Neil
Daniel J. Nefl
Alkoona
Pennsylvania
Atunyon
Castro Needs Spanking and Venezuelan Treaty Talk
Washington April 13 Senator Cullom, chair of the foreign relations committee, said the panel has yet to review the Venezuelan correspondence and will do so at its earliest convenience. He suggested President Castro should receive a stern rebuke. Nee Newark April 13 John J Desmond, head of Desmond Desmond & Voorhis, shot himself in Bellevue Avenue, ending his life at about forty after arriving in New York from California years ago.
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Cullom
Washington
Culom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Castro
Wewark
N. J
John J. Desmond
Desmond, Desmond & Voorhis Company
New York City
Hellevue Avenue
Desmond
New York
California
Alleged Murderer Held Insane in Buffalo Case
Lionel M. Cole assistant cashier of Mutual Life Insurance in Buffalo was declared insane by an insanity commission appointed by the court. The murder charge involves his infant child in Hamburg weeks earlier. Insanity described as exaggerated idealization of wife child and home life.
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Buffalo
Lionel M. Cole
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hambure
Cole
Lake almost ice free on Lake Superior voyage
The steamer Moore has returned from its first north shore trip and reports Lake Superior almost free of ice. The harbor is nearly clear, allowing free vessel movement with no ice hinderance.
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Superior
Wis
North Shore
Man Mistakes Mother for Burglar in Bald Mount Killing
In Scranton on April 13 Otis Wood aged 45 killed his mother Mrs Lucretia Wood at Bald Mount near the city. He says he mistook his mother for a burglar while entering the house. He was arrested pending investigation.
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Scranton
Otis Wood
Lucretia Wood
Bald Mount
Here
Wood
Origin of Blackmail Etymology From Border Conflicts
The term Blackmail dates to the Scottish border era of feuds between kingdoms. Thieves and outlaws exacted an annual insurance to protect border cattle, called “mail” or “protection.” The armed guard and the color black signified criminal guardianship, giving rise to the word blackmail and the later term blackguard. London Field notes this origin.
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Blackguard
London Field
Suburban Fire Promptly Met by Unhelpful Neighbors
Mr. Jackson had just moved to the suburb when a winter night house fire trapped him. He asked a neighbor to summon help and another to shout fire, but both refused due to a lame leg and laryngitis. He finally ordered them to fetch chairs and sit by the blaze.
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Jackson
A Woman and a Watch
A New York Sun tale recounts a jeweler’s remark that women do not deserve watches and do not know how to care for them. A female buyer wound two watches incorrectly by winding the wrong direction because she is left handed, repeatedly causing the timepiece to stop.
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Siy Firm
New York Suna
Painting a Yewn by Maud Earl Entitled The Vagabon
A whimsical note on Maud Earl nicknamed Indy Landseer whose portrait The Vagabon features two Irish terriers with one apparently drowning a spectator. Earl sat for a yawning dog, inspiring yawns among viewers at the exhibit. Also mentions Japan Times on gender roles in old Japan and modern equality for daughters, mothers maintaining esteem.
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Maud Earl
Indy Landseer
Miss Earl
Bart
London
Japan
Japan Times
Asa
Siege of Gibraltar and the great 1779 83 siege
The Gibraltar rock endured a long siege from 1779 to 1783 by combined French and Spanish land and sea forces. Despite exhaustive efforts and superior resources of the era, they failed to take the fortress. Under the readership of Sir George Eliot, the besieged mounted strong resistance in one of history’s memorable sieges.
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Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
France
Spain
George Eliot
Misstep Leads to Uncertain Courtship Exchange
Po Fan chides Miss Quickwit playfully in a flirtatious banter. Mr Clumsey misreads signals until he attempts another dance with her, revealing his ignorance of her meaning and her evasive reply about others performing similar acts.
Very Handy, Closefist Gives Industrial Arts Course
Closefist notes the cost of over 35000 for training Harry in industrial arts and remarks on his growing skill with tools. Harry’s first task after the course was to install awnings on the house’s shady side, showcasing practical results.
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Closefist
Harry
He conquers twice who restrains himself in victory
A compact, reflective line attributed to Syrus highlighting self restraint as strength in victory.
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Syrus
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