Wilson warns California lawmakers on Japanese alien bill
President Wilson appeals to Governor Johnson and California lawmakers to avoid discriminatory language that could threaten treaty obligations. He says the federal government would aid Japan in court if California passes laws excluding aliens from citizenship or land ownership, and urges a national policy of restraint. Delegations urge continued hands off approach in the California Japan issue.
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California
United States
Natron
Japan
Wilson
Raper
Kettner
Church
Ker
Chinatown
San Tancisco
Confessed Murderer Surrenders Then Loses Memory
A man in St Louis, claiming to be George Taylor, confessed to the 1892 Meeks family killings in Missouri. He then lost memory, insisting he forgot his identity and history after police questioning. He described past events including an Osage county murder and a near hanging.
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ST. Louis
George Taylor
Meeks
Missouri
Bill
Osage County
Milk Dealer Cleared by Jury in Sanitation Trial
Nels Jensen, dairy operator at 2525 Mormon Coulee Road, was found not guilty after a jury trial over alleged unsanitary barn and cows. Health officials testified of repeated warnings and potential health risks, while Jensen blamed recent cow purchases and lack of help for the conditions.
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Nels Jensen
Mormon Coulee Road
la Crosse
Health Department
Jensen Dairy
J. M. Furstman
Anthony M. Murphy
William Wolfe
Jensen
Furstman
Murphy
D. S. Law
John Brindley
Emil Olson
Wolfe
Cuba Names Cabinet As Menocal Announces Team
President elect Menocal in Havana on April 2 revealed his cabinet with Del La Torriente as secretary of state Mevia as interior Cancio as treasury Enrique Nunez as sanitation Emilio Nunez as agriculture De La Guardia as justice and Garcia as instruction. Four secretaries are conservatives and one independent with the rest liberals.
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Havana
Apri
Menocal
del la Torriente
Interior
Mevia
Treasury
Cancio
Enrique Nunez
Emilio Nunez
de la Gardia
Garcia
Suffrage Bill Passes Senate in Harriburg
Harriburg Pa April 22 woman suffrage passed the senate today by a vote of 26 to 22.
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Harriburg
Senate
Chase of 100 Mile Auto Across New York Streets
A six cylinder car driven by William Gohlhaus outran a police pursuit for hours through Manhattan streets. Motorcycle Officer Odenhirt pressed on until the vehicle broke down near the far north, with Gohlhaus and a chauffeur arrested. Three women struck were hospitalized with injuries.
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New York
Upper West Side
William Gohlhaus
Fifth Avenue
113Th Street
Odenhirt
van Cortlandt Park
Gohlhaus
Tomah Man Kills Self With Acid
Edward Gasper 27, a bridge yard laborer, bought carbolic acid last night and died by suicide in his Central hotel room in Tomah Wisconsin. He bid farewell to his brother in law and others before locking his door. An inquest was deemed unnecessary by the city attorney. Funeral arrangements will follow.
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Tomah
Wis
Edward Gasper
Central Hotel
Gasper
Dr. Schourich
Dr. Scheurich
Mr. Jahn
Forgetter Nearly Loses His Bride on Honeymoon Start
Jas W Phillips of Denver nearly missed his voyage to Europe when he left money and tickets at the hotel. He hurried back, forgot the ship’s name, and Mrs Phillips shouted for Jimmy as the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sailed. A tug helped bring him aboard and reunite the couple.
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New York
Jas. W. Phillips
Denver
Col
Hoboken
Europe
Phillips
Lloyd Line
Pittsburg School Strike Over Heeter Controversy Draws City Out
In Pittsburg on April 22 hundreds of protesting students marched against Superintendent S L Heeter after he resumed duties following a leave amid accusations by a housemaid. Police faced the crowd as mothers kept children home and 4 000 marchers disrupted about 35 schools. A four year old girl was killed by a car during the morning march. Heeter was hanged in effigy at several spots and mobbing occurred near the Fultron building before Heeter reached his office. The school board president called the action organized and financed to oust Heeter.
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Pittsburg
S. L. Heeter
Heeter
Héter
Fultron
David E. Oliver
School Board
Prisoner to undergo X ray exam in crime study
Kansas City April 22 Harry Morris 22 a county jail inmate plans an X ray examination to test if an old injury seven years ago caused his criminal life. If the image shows brain pressure the skull will be raised.
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Kansas City
Harry Morris
Walker Funeral Tomorrow at 2 50 P M
The funeral of Frank S Walker who died yesterday morning at 7 o clock will be held tomorrow at 2 50 P M from his home 317 South Eighth street Rev W E Johnson will officiate Interment will be in Oak Grove cemetery
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Frank S. Walker
South Eighth Street
W. E. Johnson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Striking I W W Members March for Funeral in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey on April 22 about 25 000 I W W members planned a funeral march from St Michael's Church to the cemetery for Antonio Valonia a striker killed when a policeman shot him three days earlier The large protest underscores the ongoing strike activity and labor action in the silk mill sector.
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Paterson
N. J
St. Michael’'s
Antonio Valonia
Valonia
Webb Consents to Trial Before Judge Kersten
Robert Webb, a young auto bandit leader, agreed to have his murder trial heard before Judge Kersten. The case, linked to the death of Detective Peter Hart, will commence before week’s end in Chicago.
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Chicago
Robert Webb
Peter Hart
Kersten
Congressional clock and quick actions mark session days
Senate did not meet today while the House convened at noon. The Day and night sessions were agreed upon and the sundry civil appropriation bill for 116 million dollars was passed in ten minutes. An inquiry into the assault on Representative Sims of Tennessee by C. C. Glover began. Representative Gallagher of Illinois introduced a resolution to study the so called baseball trust. The House adjourned at 1 25 until tomorrow.
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Senate
House
Wilson-Underwood
Sims
Tennessee
C. C. Glover
Gallagher
Illinois
Baseball Trust
Indiana
Governor Hatfield Seeks Settlement of West Virginia Mine Strike
Charleston April 22 Miners in Paint Creek and Cabin Creek districts fail to accept Hatfield peace proposal and vote to decide their fate. The dispute, rooted in the right to organize, has left the districts under martial law for a year with hundreds killed or harmed in the conflict.
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Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
Henry D. Hatfield
Hatfield
West Virginia
Belgium
Paint
Imperator Leviathan Strands in Mud During Trial Tow
Hamburg April 22 The Imperator, the Hamburg American liner, towed out for a trial trip became unmanageable and dragged into the mud. Six tugs failed to move her as she sank deeper into the mud bank despite hours of effort and reinforcements.
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Hamburg
Wilson greets team Washington on home ground
President Wilson will be on hand this afternoon to welcome the home ball team on its grounds, adopting the role of a dyed in the wool fan.
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Washington
Wilson
Revelations in Los Angeles white slave probe
Detective Edward King claims the Los Angeles white slave traffic will rival ancient Rome tales when the truth emerges. He notes California closures from the probe as twenty people, including Long Beach millionaire George M. Bixby, are subpoenaed for the preliminary hearing of Mrs. Josie Rosenberg, charged with pandering. A warrant is sought for a millionaire known as Black Pearl.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Rome
London
Paris
Edward King
California
Josie Rosenberg
George M. Bixby
Long Beach
Kidnapped Indiana Girl Sighting Reported in Wisconsin
April 22 report from Wisconsin-Chicago notes T. A. Smith, a Chicago traveling salesman, saw a girl matching Katherine Winters description riding in a gypsy wagon at Gratiot Wisconsin last Saturday. Police alerted Darlington authorities who began searching for the gypsy caravan.
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Chicago
Katherine Winters
Newcastle
Ind
Wisconsin
T. A. Smith
Katherine
Gratiot
Wis
Darlington
Rail labor talks begin between trainmen and road managers
First conference between representatives of the railway trainmen and conductors on 54 eastern roads and the managers of the roads was held in New York on April 22 to discuss demands.
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New York
German Senator Cliff Gordon Dies After Failed Laughs
In Chicago on April 22, the coroner will open an inquest into the death of Cliff Gordon known as the German Senator. The comedian, former partner in Gordon and North burlesque firms, lay dead in his hotel room after failing to respond to the vaudeville show. A physician indicated sixty grains of cold remedy found on his person.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Cliff Gordon
Gordon and North
Gordon
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Lyman Glover
Bernhardt
Democrats introduce tariff bill report attacking Payne-Aldrich law
The 14 Democrats of the House Ways and Means Committee submit the Wilson Underwood tariff plan report to Congress. They condemn the Payne Aldrich measure, urge a competitive tariff to lower costs, project revenues and deficits, and say the 1909 act worsened conditions with limited price relief.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Police nab pair after high speed rail chase and shoe thefts
A dramatic pursuit ended when John Callan and John J. Hall were captured near River Junction after fleeing from Patrolmen Yehle and Koschnitzke. They allegedly stole shoes from Christ Dahl and sold them on the North and South sides. Arraignment set for larceny charges, with other locals facing various offenses from attempted short changing to assault and jail terms.
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John Callan
Dubuque
Milwaukee
River Junction
Callan
Alois Yehle
August Koschnitzke
North Side Railroad
John J. Hall
Central Station
John Webber
Joseph McGrath
Calan
Hall
Christ O. Dahl
Gillette Street
John Davis
Elwood
Ind
Frank Miller
St. Louis
Reinhold Schultz
Christ Haley
Winona
John Brindley
Sven Ellensen
North Fourth Street
Harry Lewis
Deratta Elgar
Kane Street
Illinois New Senators Study Tariff Legislation
Illinois senators Sherman and Lewis arrived for the Springfield centennial of Stephen A. Douglas and avoided opinions on tariff bills. Sherman said he would not express an opinion yet and noted differing views on sugar, wool and cotton schedules while studying the measure. Lewis similarly said he was studying the tariff and seeking Illinois sentiment.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Stephen A. Douglas
Sherman
Lewis
Weather notes for La Crosse and region
Past 24 hours in La Crosse shows a high of 72 and a low of 60 with 9 precip. The forecast calls for showers tonight or Wednesday, cooler, with Wisconsin and Minnesota regions mostly cloudy and showering, warmer in the northeast tonight and cooler Wednesday. Unsettled conditions persist from Missouri to the lake region with general cloudiness and local showers tonight and Wednesday.
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Mississippi Valley
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