Roosevelt Declines Vice Presidential Run in Platt Talks
In Syracuse, records show Colonel Roosevelt declining a vice presidency linked to Senator Platt. Private letters from 1900 reveal discussions on the presidential question and possible timing for talks in New York.
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Syracure
United States
Bennator Vliott
Theodore Roosevelt
Nddid
New York Central
Benitor Depew
Supreme Court
Jeonevelt
William Barnes
Roonevelt
Platt
Platts
Barnum
Roosevelt
Washington
Merc
Perham Henry Purvey
Charter Commission
Purvey
Roonewell
Yeaterday
Sona
Mr. Hauk
China to reply to Japan this week after talks in Weking
Chinese leaders conferred on the latest Japanese communication and preparations for a response within a week. Officials say Beijing has no intention of retracting its stance and see no reason for Japan to back down from its position.
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China
Japan
Weking
Yuan Eh Kai
Republic
Great Mine Ore Rates Spark Steel Trust Battle
The report notes a dispute over ore rates on iron ore from Mesabi mines to Two Harbors Duluth and Allouez. Authorities claim the Great Northern and other rail lines were ordering higher charges and there was indirect federal control of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range line.
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Rae Aa Ams
Amd
Duluth
Minn
Allouestate
Ethee Ee
United States
Duluth & Iron Range Ralirond
Duluth, Missabe & Nthe Way Company
tLinia- Beles
Rich heir is tricked into fatal shot by jilted fiancé
Arthur Hearn Cowl a 22 year old heir to Clarkson Cowl’s fortune died after he instructed Emily Wheeler to pull a ribbon attached to a concealed revolver. The tragedy followed a broken engagement and Cowl’s nervous breakdown in Bermuda. He died early today in Bridgeport hospital.
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New York
Arthur Hearth
Stratford
Conn
Clarkson Cowl
Central Mercantile Association
George A. Mearn
James A. Hearn & Bon
Ma Fintiee
Mita Emily Wheeler
Arthur de Forest Wheeler
Bridgeport
Mias Wheeler
Cowl
Misa Wheeler
Bermuda
Thin City
Great Neck
George Hearn
James A. Hearn
Vaudeville Booking Agencies Sued in Sherman Law Suits
New York April 28 3 The leading vaudeville booking agencies of the United States are sued in two Sherman acts actions for 600000. Charles F Hornkhoom and Clifford Fisher allege conspiracy to suppress booking of their acts. They seek treble damages or 200000 each. The Marinelli company is accused of conspiring to bar foreign acts from the Keith and Crohewn circuits since 1914.
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New York
Voudeville
United States
Sherman
Distriet Court
Charles F Hornkhoom
Weendot
London
Frusvole
Clifford
Fisher
Sistor
Partie
Marinelli Company
Toeking Company
Marinelli Corporation
Diversity of crops great need of Dixie
In Muskogee Oklahoma on April 27 Dr Bradford Krarp head of the Farmers Cooperative Demonstration divisions of the US Department of Agriculture urged self supporting agriculture for the south. He proposed cash markets for locally grown products and loans tied to farmers achieving near self sufficiency. Dr Knapp urged cities to support surrounding rural areas to boost prosperity.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Bradford Krarp
Farmers’ Co-operative Demonstration Divisons
United States Department of Agriculture
Southern Commercial Congress
Knapp
Defense prepared to fight Riggs charges in DC Supreme Court
Washington April 21 counsel for secretary McAdoo and Comptroller William have drawn up plans for defense when the Figg National bank formation proceedings open in the District of Columbia supreme court May 12. Officials of the bank are questioned but not all evidence is submitted yet. The aim appears to be to stay civil proceedings while addressing the legality of the bank.
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Washington
McAdoo
Willidim
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Ate
Willams
Puiselon
Argentina Declines Sell Ship Built in Camden
The Argentine government reportedly refused offers from European nations to purchase the ship Drodieusht Morena, built at Camden New Jersey, amid ongoing postwar tensions.
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New York
Camden
N. J
Copper coin raid spurs Balkan aid drive
Paris reports a Bre agent is collecting copper coins as part of a broad effort to fund Balkan resistance. Authorities note a surge in donations and small coin hoards as supporters rally to the cause.
Walsh Defends Duties Against Rockefeller Reply
Chicago April 28 Frank F. Walsh chairman of the U S commission on industrial relations replies to John D Rockefeller Jr who denounced him Walsh notes Rockefeller admissions prove letters were written and quotes corrupts of Colorado Fuel and Iron case Walsh cites Bowers Welborn and Ammons failing to explain or deny key memos and Ludlow massacre details asserting Rockefeller seeks to crush opponents and rally American sentiment for a republican government in Rockefeller controlled communities
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Chicago
Frank F. Walsh
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Kansas City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Walsh
Colorado
L. M. Bowers
Rockefeller
Binghamton
Congressional Committee
Bowers
Colorado Fuel & Tren Company
Ammons
Ludlow
Mr. Bowers
Sam Gled
Companiece
Mr. Rockefeller
Cabe of State Militdamen
Ladien Horrow
Texas Rivers Still Doing Vast Damage
Disaster reports from Texas describe widespread flooding across counties including Tewcos Durleson Milam Hastrop Washington Waller and Wharton. Rivers overflow their banks, crops and livestock destroyed, homes inundated, and damage assessments continue amid rising water and ongoing rainfall.
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Texas
Hiousion
Tex
Tewcos
Durleson
Milam
Hastrop
Washington
Waler
Wharton
Long Lake
Wachowes
Put to Sleep by German Gas Bomb
Paris April 28 The first wounded soldiers arriving from the Yser speak with scorn of the German asphyxiation bombs. The wounded say the bombs killed no one but put to sleep those who breathed the fumes and were then killed by advancing troops. Chemists say the fumes do little harm in open air and require favorable conditions to work.
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Paris
Yser
Germany
Italy Sends Envoys as Rome Summons Diplomats
Rome on April 25 reports Italy has summoned ambassadors to confer with Foreign Minister Sonnino in a prelude to a grave government decision. Signor Tittoni, ambassador to France, arrived in Rome after departing two weeks ago for Paris. Marchese Carlotti, ambassador to Petrograd, will not return due to travel difficulties.
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Rome
Parie
London
Vienna
Berlin
Sonnine
Signor Titteni
France
Rone
Paris
Marchesal Carlotti
Petrograd
Part of New Army Is Sent 10 Turkey
Private advices from London report Fort Kitchener's army, up to 100 000 or 200 000 men, moving to the Aegean or the continent. Observers say none of Kitchener's force is in France, and thousands left England in the past six weeks.
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Turkey
New York
London
England
Kitchener
Aegean
France
United States Steel declares quarterly dividend
New York reports United States Steel Corporation declares its regular 1 percent dividend on preferred stock. No common stock dividend. First quarter 1912 earnings total $12,467,000 with net income of $4,684,573.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation Bred
Noordam Ordered Released After Delayed Voyage
A Lloyds dispatch reports the steamship Noordam was ordered released after a delay in travel from New York to The Hague. The ship, carrying American passengers, was held up near Wales due to unspecified authorities and resumed its voyage.
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London
Apri
Noordam
Thaun Noordaim
Hague
Newt York
Wales
Jah Goverrinere
Bhallie
Get This Girls They Say They Never Were Kissed
Fragmented report from Princeton N J mentions a survey or campus note about women and kissing norms. The readable text references percentages and attitude toward kissing, with unclear verbatim lines and garbled phrases. No full names or dates are clear due to damaged OCR.
Metcalfe backs Carranza amid Villa shift talk
Richard L. Metcalfe of Nebraska defends Carranza against claims he is senile and praises him as a patriot. He says his Mexico trip provided material for views voiced without consultation and notes Carranza’s constructive government efforts while criticizing Villa's militarism. He denies Carranza harms U S relations.
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Washington, D. C
Richard L. Metcalfe
Nebraska
Bryan
Carranza
Villa
Metcalfe
Carnnza
United States
Methodists Aim to Raise 10 Million for Ministers Pensions
At a national Methodist conference in Chicago on April 28 plans were outlined to raise a 10 million dollar fund to provide pensions for retired ministers their widows and orphans. Leaders said the plan represents a humanitarian debt to aging clergy and would join similar efforts across denominations.
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Chicago
Cearce W. Dixon
Chicago Home Missionary and Church Extension Society
Jovenh B
Hingeley
Tinide Wn
Quits Villa Army to Avenge Brothers
San Antonio April 24 Responding to a mentor in England the brother of two British army men killed in the His No 60 action Mar Eduardo de Nequer resigned from Villa's forces after two years service He was head of the aviation corps for Villa and planned to ship his airplane to Canada then sail to John the Piritiesh colors.
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San Antonio
Tex
England
Te Tland
Eduardo de Nequer
Villa
Plequer
Engh
San Anatonio
New York
Canada
John
Swedish Ship Centric Sunk By Mine in Baltic
Stockholm April 23 The Swedish steamer Centric on voyage from Stockholm to Helsingborg was sunk by a mine off the Aland islands. The Weasel crew members were saved. The Centry measured about 90 tons net and 244 feet long, built at Port Glasgow for Kirkwall. voyage troubled by near-misses and later misadventures.
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Stockholm
Centric
Helsingborg
Sweden
Aland Islands
Centry
Port Glasgow
Kirkwall
Tlothon
Allies Keep Southern Seas Clear Amid Levant Tensions
Parle April 27 dispatch says Bruix task force has moved near the Levant coast. The Italian government orders shipping firms at Port Said and Piraeus to bar passengers and cargo until further notice, citing safety concerns and rapid developments in the region.
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Parle
Bruix
Adplutivon
Inlynad Cof
Pcotetae Mauraione
Bomlal mm
Tievam
Athens
Itulbon
Levant
Puaeus
Kansas Rural Loan Law Aids Renters in Foreclosure Era
A fragmented report discusses Kansas rural loan law helping renters facing eviction. It notes farmers, homeowners and lenders, detailing procedures and potential protections during housing struggles and farm foreclosures.
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Kansas
Plot to Glow Up Turkish War Culprits Foiled
A bomb found hidden inside the Turkish Ministry of War in Constantinople aimed to explode during a council meeting attended by Enver Pasha and other officials. An investigation links the plot to Young Turkey and German influence. several ministry officials are under arrest.
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Ministry of War
Constantinople
Dlepateh
Salonikhi
Enver Pashia
Marshal von der Goltz
Liman von Sanders
Wfoor
Turkey
Committee of Union and Progress
Germynas
Germainy
Te Dar Tenetica
Kleist Alienation Suit Dismissed in Federal Court
The case brought by Atax Frederick Kleist against Marquette resident Bawa Preleung and wife was dismissed. The court found no clear evidence of wrongful acts or intent by the defendants in the alleged alienation scheme. The decision, announced by Judge Kheist, notes improper conduct nowhere near proven malice or complicity.
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York
Bawa NH Preleung
Marquette
Mich
Atax
Frederick Kleist
Jude Pong Kheist
Tretung
Haliat
Ehich Kleist
Stermey
Khelat
Juliet
German Raider Wilhelm Interned at Norfolk Navy Yard
The German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm is interned at the Norfolk Navy Yard after entering amid reports of commerce raiding. The ship, once a North German Lloyd liner between New York and Bremen, will remain interned until after the war alongside her sister raider.
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Newport News
Kronpripas Willelm
Hongo Twwade
Norfolk Navy Yard
Pelme Bitel Priederbet
New York
Bremen
al Hox
Norwerlin
Laine
Jitney Bus Operators Form Association
The jitney bus operators form an association in response to city ordinance drafts. They plan to set their own regulations and seek city council approval while proposing mandatory fees and penalties for noncompliance.
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Jitney Bus Operators Form Association
MabMlay
Aceite
Polk County Engineer Called Onto Carpet
Des Moines April 27. Carey Cutts highway engineer of Polk County faces inquiry before the state highway commission at Ames over alleged deficiencies in work and conduct. The session, described as orderly, examined his role in county road projects and potential charges tied to recent traffic incidents.
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Des Moines
Carey Cutts
Loti Cently
Goday Xatcumard
Ames
Seus Amr
British Sustain Terrific Losses In Fight On Yser Front
British, French, and Belgian forces press along the Yser front as German offensives slow. Reports say heavy losses for the British and renewed fighting near Dixmude and Lizerne with gains claimed on both sides. Russian operations in the Carpathians threaten Austro German lines amid heavy casualties.
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London
Yaer Canal
Dardanelles
Ander Way
Flussia
Bosphorus
Veer
Yaer
Flanders
Pritteh
Neve Chapelle
Dixmude
Ypres
Lizerne
Ligerne
Mre
Maaland
France
St. Mihiel
St. Michiel
Christuas
St. Miklel
Welmtven
Romning
Jae Fel
Willatower
Helgiuna
Mnet
Acros
Horsinghe
Stoonstrant
Mona Banks
Federal Pipe Line Scheme Favored by Government
Washington April 37 government favors a plan to hire and operate a pipeline from the midcontinent to the gulf to supply refineries and outlets. Interior and Navy departments, with Indian Commissioner, advise broader powers for control and legal framework to secure oil and supplies.
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Washington, D
Gulf
Interior and
Davy Departments
Sella Forterly
Laws
Interior Department
Daniels Te
Pie
Eta Balbeds Eveyectoent Refitieries PhD
Exile Swiss and French Tote of BD688 Witnessed
Fragmentary OCR mentions exile groups and a tote of a sum, with unclear references to weapons and a station. Names and places are garbled, but hints at a transfer or seizure tied to a bombing or incident and a time marker. The readable bits imply a wartime or security context with uncertain specifics.
Hospital Corps to Panama Patrols Through Tex April
Fragmented OCR text describes a hospital corps and ambulance company actions in Texas, with references to Panama and April. The legible parts mention city names Livitetton and Palbeotia and a deployment or assignment by a civilian or military group. The exact details remain unclear due to garbled text.
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Tex
Tracepett
Basford
Palbeotia
Wilverry AP
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