Roosevelt Fans Pack Chicago Auditorium Amid Massive Crowds
Thousands filled the Chicago Auditorium with capacity crowds and street jams as President Roosevelt spoke on the Monroe Doctrine. He greeted the audience with bows and led an impromptu reception before touring the University of Chicago where LL D was conferred and a cornerstone was laid for the law building.
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General Davis Praises Pershing in Moro Campaign Report
Major General Corbin releases Davis report from the Moro country in the Philippines. Captain Pershing is commended for establishing friendly village relations and overcoming Moro resistance, with note on the Pandita renouncing U.S. authority. Germany issues prohibitory regulations on imports, including hog meat, and the War Dept announces tests for national trophy and marksman prizes with a 21-member board. Navy plans Captain Richardson Clover to command the Brooklyn as flagship of the European squadron.
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Fifteenth Cavalry
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Germany
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Thomas F. Crocker
Iowa
O. C. Young
Ilinois Cavalry
Carl A. Wagner
Michigan
Navy Department
Richardson Clover
London
Brooklyn
Independent operators seek concerted plan with miners in strike area
Thirty five independent operators from the anthracite region met in Scranton to appoint a committee for talks with mine superintendents. They aim to secure agreement on implementing the strike commissioners award while disputing its wage basis. In Indianapolis a joint conference with President Mitchell was set for Monday at Saginaw to settle district differences.
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Indianapolis
Michigan
Mornday
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Mich
King Edward Arrives in Lisbon Aboard Royal Yacht
King Edward on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert arrived at Tagus from Portsmouth. They were saluted by warships and forts as crowds packed Black Horse Square. An hour and a half interview aboard the Victoria and Albert preceded a land procession amid tremendous enthusiasm for the monarchs.
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Victoria
Victoria and Albert
Will Abolish the Boycott at National Metal Trades Convention
The Metal Trades association closes a Buffalo meeting with a plan to unify labor groups, curb union power, and foster harmony between capital and labor. It backs apprenticeships set by the association, urges patronage of boycott firms, and proposes abolishing the boycott as a core principle. Officers include S W Watkins of Milwaukee as president and J W Gardiner of Quincy, Illinois as vice president.
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National Convention of the Metal Trades’ Association
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Elections in Old England in London April 3
The Times correspondent reports Parliament to be dissolved at session end with general elections planned for fall. Conservatives push for extending local government to Ireland via a legislative council in Dublin. James alleged War Secretary Broderick may not join the next cabinet.
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Home Guards Not In Army Say Interior Secretary
Duluth April 3 The Home Guards formed during the Civil War were not part of the Northern army as stated by Secretary Hitchcock of the interior department. The Missouri Home Guards member sought special land entry privileges for soldiers. The ruling affects numerous properties with proof of eligibility and is far reaching.
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Pontiae Coal Mine Closure Impacts Pontiac Miners
Pontiac Illinois April 3 the Pontiae Coal company mine in this city has closed and nearly 300 miners are out of work Manager Searls says the day wage scale makes northern Illinois coal unattractive to large builders. Many miners will seek work in other districts across the state.
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Pontizel Coal Company
Chicago
Searls
Ilinois
Congress Grants Castro Limited Authority in Secret Meeting
Congress in Caracas voted in a secret session to authorize Castro to fulfill obligations in allied protocols only as an extraordinary act without legal sanction to avoid setting a precedent. The move followed protests of indignant patriotism against the protections.
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Shooting match to be held at Budapest for young men
The Austrian minister announces an international shooting match for young men using army rifles and ammunition. It will be held in May under the Egyptemi athletique elb banner at Budapest. First prize is 5,000 kronor and a gold medal with additional prizes for second and third places.
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Egyptemi Athletique Elb
Burapest
Railroad workers win concessions in Hartford settlement
Cape Haytien April 3 The conductors and officials of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad announce a settlement reached by company president Hale and C H Wilkins. Wilkins leaves for Dubuque and states the men have been granted the concessions they sought.
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Cape Haytien
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New Haven
Bridge Collapse Kills Two Youths Near Mineral Point
In Mineral Point Wisconsin on April 3 a bridge over Otter creek caved in after floods. Rhoda Stone 14 and John Darling of Galena died. Edward Stone son in law of Darling was fatally injured. The weakened bridge gave way under flood damage.
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John Darling
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Edward Stone
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Old-Time Riverman Henry Petwailer Dies in Peoria
Captain Henry Petwailer, a veteran Illinois steamboat man born in France in 1825, is dying at his Peoria home. He served in the government marine service during the war and knew every foot of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers.
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Henry Detweiler
Mississippi
Floria
Peoria
Henry Petwailer
Illinois
Government Marine Service
France
Foraker argues case in Nashville court session
Senator Foraker presents argument in the Southern Pacific case in Nashville. The hearing began but not concluded as the court adjourned. It will resume at the next session with a decision expected in two to three days.
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Forakers Aregiment
Southern Pacific
Merger Filed by Coke Firms in Connellsville Region
Harrisburg April 3 articles of merger filed by major coke companies absorbed by Frick Coke Company with a capital of 20 million dollars.
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Frick Coke Co
Harrisburg
Connellsville
Frick Coke Company
Favorite Prescription praised for expectant mothers in ad prose
The piece extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for nursing mothers and a safe aid for childbirth. It cites Mrs J W G Stephens of Mila Virginia praising its benefits and warns against substitutes for higher profit. It also advertises Dr Pierce's 1008 page Common Sense Medical Adviser with free mailing offers.
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J. W.G Stephens
Mila
Northumberland Couuty
Common Sense
River steamer owners refuse wage increases
In St Louis on April 3 owners of river steamers announce they will not advance pilots wages. News reports say several pilots deserted boats along the river after learning of the decision.
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