Archbishop Plea for Harmony Amid San Francisco Disorder
San Francisco meetings mark harmony among citizens and officials as Archbishop Riordan and Mayor Schmitz urge unity after chaos. Red Cross notes Taft telegram praising cooperation. earthquake damage minor. rescue and relief efforts press on with limited communications and strained infrastructure.
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Archbishop Riordan
Citizens’ General Committee
Catholic Church
Schmitz
Savas
Edward Devine
Red Cross Society
Taft
Roosevelt
Tribute to Jones at Annapolis burial ceremony
An Annapolis report describes President Roosevelt aboard a special Washington train arriving with Mrs. Roosevelt and dignitaries to attend Admiral Paul Jones’s burial rites. The procession included naval officers, the naval academy band, and the First battalion of midshipmen as guard. The casket bore national colors, crossed palms, and a wreath from a French king, with the body later placed in Bancroft Hall pending Chapel Hall preparations.
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Annapolis
Washington
R Roosevelt
Gol
Charles A. P. Hatfield
Thirteenth Cavalry
Admiral Sands
President Roosevelt
Naval Academy
U. S
Hartford
Siner
France
Bancroft Hall
Chapel Hall
Illinois primary bill passed by Senate amid amendments
Springfield April 27 The senate approved the Stead primary election measure by 86 to 1 with nominations for congressmen legislators and county posts via conventions requiring 85 percent to win. City chiefs to be nominated by primaries 27 to 1. Adjourn sine die set for May 5 and a separate $23000 appropriation for Illinois Central railroad investigation approved.
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Springfield
Senate
Stead
Galpin’sa
BIW
Illinois Central Railroad
European rulers to meet in Darmstadt during September
King Edward and Queen Alexandra travel from Messina to Naples after a stormy voyage. They may cancel plans to ascend Mount Vesuvius due to weather. Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra are slated to visit the Grand Duke of Hesse in Darmstadt in the first week of September, per Pall Mall Gazette. The Russian emperor and empress plan to leave Russia at the end of August for the long visit.
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London
Edward
Nicholas
Emperor Willam
Darmstadt
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Pall Mal
Russia
Grand Duke of Hesse
King Edward
Naples
Queen Alexandra
Messina
Mount Vesuvius
Seventy Men Probably Drowned in Danish Gale
News from Copenhagen reports two Danish trawlers with forty men aboard foundered in a recent gale off Iceland. A third vessel with thirty aboard is believed lost. Also reported is the death of E. B. Upham, a pioneer Duluth dredging industry figure aged fifty.
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Copenhagen
Iceland
Minnesota
Duluth
Minn
E. BE. Upham
Miners' Wage Scale Proposed at Windber
A new wage scale presented by miners to the Berwind White Coal officers at Windber is expected to be accepted by the company. The action concerns miners in the Johnstown area and reflects ongoing wage negotiations as of April 24.
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Johnstown
Berwind White Coal Company
Windber
Insurgents Flee as Troops Pursue in Zululand
From Eshowe Zululand it is reported that insurgent chief Bambaata and 200 followers have fled toward Natal as troops pursue. In Christiania the government plans a new army bill with estimated costs of 3 120 000 dollars.
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Duchan
Natal
Eshowe
Zululand
Bambaata
Norway
Christiania
Oil soaked wood tragedy shocks Texas town
Report from Dallas on April 26 describes a lynching at Oakwoods where a Black man accused of assault was burned at the stake. Deputies were overpowered, the mob bound him to a railroad rail, lit kerosene soaked wood, and fired rifles as flames consumed him. The crime prompted a swift, racially charged clash between Black communities. Also noted is a Indiana supreme court ruling upholding an anti cigarette law as applied to sale, not possession or use.
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Dallas
Tex
Oakwoods
Palestine
Tron
Idianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Supreme Court
Insured Men in Protest Over Mutual Life in Eight
A British policyholders committee issues a circular calling for a radical reorganization of Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. It argues the UK market cannot continue under the current New York management and urges either a separate British policyholders organization or full restructuring to restore solvency and proper control.
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London
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
United Kingdom
Mutual Company
United States
Great Britain
Dowie's grave heart illness hovers amid legal clash
Chicago April 27 Dowie is said to suffer from my ocarditis with grave condition attendants deny immediate danger. A Zion City doctor says the illness is acute. Dowie plans to march on Zion City and will be visited at the hotel by two federal officers likely to serve a writ tied to involuntary bankruptcy proceedings before Judge Landa for Hansom H. Walker, estate claimant. In other news seven story Gibson Art building on Elm Street losses 50000 in a fire. Walter Simmons shot and killed by Mike Kinook as mistaken for burglar while entering neighbor's home. Bremen Senate approves 1812500 for Bremen Harbor enlargement.
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Sann Francisco
Qulland
Berkeley
Frisco
Washington
Greely
San Francisco
Fort Mason
Cal
Chicago
Joan Alexander
Dowie
Zion City
Landa
Michael Gegas Anddward Y. Fox
Hansom H. Walker
Puarline
Ethel B. Foley
Records of Iowa Christian Endeavor Union Destroyed
Fire melted away all 1,200 society records as a freight car carrying the union’s books and papers burned while en route from Red Oak to Marshalltown on Thursday. The loss spans from the organization’s start to the present, erasing years of bookkeeping and history.
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Towa
Maccoll Repeats as President of Cotton Manufacturers
Boston April 27 James HR Maccoll of Providence was reelected president of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers at the annual meeting. The group favors industry growth and tariff protection.
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Boston
James HR. Maccoll
Providence
R. L
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Franklin Statue Unveiled in Paris at TroCADéro
The Franklin statue gift from John J. Harrés was unveiled at the Palace du Troca doro in Paris. U.S. Ambassador Robert S. McCormick lauded French cooperation in honoring Franklin, linking the event to Franco American friendship and peace. Prof. Albert I. Smith spoke for the U.S. government as the Republican Guard band played. Barthoü, French public works minister, delivered remarks on behalf of France.
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Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
John J. Harrés
Palace du Trocadero
United States
Robert. S. McCormick
McCormick
Hague Tribunal
Roosevelt
Ambassador McCormick
Albert I. Smith
Republican Guard
Barthou
Catholic Cardinals Attend Diplomatic Dinner in Rome
In Rome on April 26, members of the College of Cardinals attended a dinner hosted by American Ambassador Mr. and Mrs. White honoring Archbishop Ireland. Guests included Vincenzo Vannietelli Satelli Mathieu and Martinelli. The event signaled improved Vatican Quirinal relations.
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Rome
College of Uard
Quirinal
White
Italy
Ireland
Vincenzo Vannietelli
Satelli
Mathieu
Martinelli
Wettmore
United
Rhode Island
News in Brief Items Worldwide and Local Impacts
A mixed digest reports suspensions at Lafayette Belleve over hazing, 285 deaths in Jammu Kashmir, a Washington movement for federation of patriotic societies, 25 cent pay rise demands by New York Jersey City iron molders, and Rome revolutionists stealing two cannons. Bremen harbor expansion funded, Lynn mass strike settled, 23 injured by manhole blasts in New York, Wisconsin and British political notes, and several local disasters and political events across the U S and Europe. Notables include Col Darrington West’s Victoria arrival, a Denver death, and Carnegie’s gift to Morris Crown College.
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Jammu
Kashmir
India
Washington
Federation of Patriotic Societies
New Yeek
Jersey City
Rome
Kazan
Bremen
Germany
Lynn
Mass
New York
Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee
Leacon Rock
Victoria
B. C
Darrington
K. West
Department of Colorado
Denver
Tshupremke
Simferopol
Russia
New York University Law School of New York
Rockmen and Excavators' Union
Andrew
W. H. Milliken
Lamber
Oklahoma
Vouhof
Mansiell
Sas
Eliza D. Stewart
Temperance Advocate
Hicksville
Lowa Christian Endeavor Union
Red Oak
Marshalltown
Venezuela
Timothy Healey
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Liverpool
Europe
Narnia Shaw
Waldorf Astor
London
United State
Supreme Court
McNulty
National Electrical Workers
Springfield
Electrical Workers of
San Francisco
Noyes
Northwestern Mutual Life
Andrew Hamilton
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Calumet
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Aj Wurglar
Mike Kinook
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Posen
Carmel
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J. W. Murphy
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Ignatius Gil Jen
Youngstown
Rank Milter
Gleveland
Nowlin
William A. Brewer, Jr
Washington Life Insurance Company
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