Letter Mystery to Cleared Up Official of Lake Torpedo Boat
The investigation into Electric Boat methods ends for now as Frederick Brown Whitney admits authorship of anonymous letters to a Detroit Free Press contact and Michigan State Senator Edinborough. Whitney, ill in Garfield Hospital, says he drafted letters to spotlight alleged exclusive legislation favoring Electric Boat and harming Lake Torpedo Boat’s submarine contracts. The committee plans a full review of evidence and may request letters and documents, delaying the final report.
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Washington
Electric Boat Company
House of Representatives
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
House Committee
Frederick Brown Whitney
Detroit Free Press
Frank Edinborough
Michigan
Whitney
United States
Thurston
Nebraska
Garfield Hospital
Cmpany
Unitedates
New York
Representative Loud
House action on anti injunction and Sherman act eyed
Washington May 1 Representative Townsend Michigan has secured Speaker Cannon’s assurance via Representative Watson Indiana that the speaker favors action this session on an anti injunction law and a Sherman act amendment with reports from the judiciary committee within days. Townsend seeks Republican signatures to force a caucus backing such measures. A separate push by 30 to 40 majority members aims to deny passage of any financial bill until wood pulp is placed on the free list. The sundry civil appropriation bill discussion continued as Townsend offered to raise interstate commerce enforcement funding from 50000 to 350000. the house approved the increase after four hours of debate. The house also disagreed with senate district of Columbia and pension amendments and sent those to conference.
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Washington
Townsend
Michigan
Ias
Cannon
Watson
Indiana
House
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fatal political clash in Fort-de-France ends in mayor’s death
In Fort-de-France Martinique on May 1 a deadly street battle erupted between rival political factions during the municipal election campaign at the city hall. Mayor M Severe was killed along with several others and many more were wounded. M Labat led the opposing faction and the violence left multiple fatalities.
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Fort-de-France
Martinique
M. Labat
M. Severe
Pittsburg Car Strike Averted in May Agreement
In Pittsburg Pa May 1 a threatened strike by conductors and motormen was averted after an overnight meeting. The workers rejected a one cent per hour pay cut until arbitrators issue an award while an agreement delays any cut until May 9 and keeps workers at the present scale pending the arbitrators decision.
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Pittsburg
Pittetareg
Milwaukee Man Ends Life At Sanitarium
Milwaukee May 1 S W Potter believed from Chicago died by his own hand at a sanitarium in a western suburb. He had been a patient seven weeks for a nervous disorder and was 57 years old.
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Milwaukee
S. W. Potter
Chicago
Potter
Federal Judge Resigns in Oklahoma
United States Judge Ralph E. Campbell of the eastern district of Oklahoma has sent his resignation to Attorney General Bonaparte. The event occurred in Muskogee Oklahoma on May 1.
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Muskogee
Okla
United States
Ralph E. Campbell
Eastern District of
Oklahoma
Bonaparte
Secret of Profit in Chicken Raising Cited
A striking aphorism claims profit hinges on feeding the flock rather than the feed, suggesting a paradoxical approach to poultry management. The remark frames efficiency as direct care over resource expenditure.
Frost Hits The Northwest In Early May Freeze
Across Keokuk and Carthage in Iowa and Missouri faces frost damage to fruit crops. Fort Worth Texas reports killing frosts south to Lampasas while gardens and grain suffer though fruit escapes major harm. La Crosse Wisconsin and southern Minnesota endure a killing frost blasting garden crops and strawberry plants.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Carthage
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Lampasas
la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Daring Express Robbery Near Walkers Station
Two train robbers boarded the New York and St. Louis express at Pittsburg Union Station and overpowered the express messenger, making off with four bags of currency. The robbery occurred near Walkers station about 11 miles west, after the train halted on an emergency signal. The messenger N. Roshen was bound and gagged and unable to report details.
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Pittsburg
Union Station
Walkers Station
William Lafferty
N. Roshen
Mirror Lake Dams and Bridge Destroyed by Floods
High water on Doll creek washed away two dams and an iron bridge near Baraboo Wisconsin flooding Mirror Lake and sweeping game fish into the Wisconsin River. The loss ends two flouring mills and several boat houses. rebuilding will take years.
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Baraboo
Wis
Doll Creek
Mirror Lake
Wisconsin
Birmingham Duel Leads to Fatal Shooting at Plat Creek
In Birmingham on May 1 Dr. J. B. Garrison shot and killed electrician J. D. Williams at Plat Creek during a duel. Garrison, recently moved from Plat Creek to Birmingham, faced a deadly confrontation over long standing family disputes. A coroner's jury exonerated Garrison, who was badly wounded.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. B. Garrison
J. D. Williams
Plat Creek
Garrison
Flat Creek
Williams
Becomes Demented on Train Inmate Placed in Lincoln Jail
Mrs. C. Barry of Louisville Kentucky was removed from a Burlington train at Lincoln county jail due to apparent dementia. She was en route to Denver and appeared unsettled as she was taken into custody.
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Lincoln, Neb
C. Barry
Louisville
Burlington
Denver
Escapee Charles C. Everbach Surrenders After Prison Break
Charles C. Everbach, who escaped from the Tennessee state prison at Nashville, surrendered to Sheriff Sittason at New Albany yesterday.
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Charles C. Everbach
Tennessee State
Nashville
Sittason
New Albany
Maynooth Alumni at Mass and Diocesan Centennial Parade
New York marked the centenary of the New York diocese with services at St Patrick's Cathedral and Holy Cross church. Maynooth alumni joined a solemn mass and Cardinal Logue praised America. A 49,000-strong parade led by Brig. Gen. Barry will close the celebration Saturday with attendees including Mayor McClellan and other dignitaries.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Holy Cross Church
O’connor
Cusack
Pius X
Rome
Farley
Holy Father
Catholic Club
Cardinal Logue
Mayor McClellan
Thomas F. Ryan
Lewis Nixon
P. F. Collier
John D. Crimmins
Thomas H. Barry
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Maryland Indorses Taft At State Republican Convention
Maryland delegates at large Gen. Felix Agnus William P. Jackson Pearce and Mudd backed Taft with a resolution urging the delegates to use honorable means to secure his nomination. Maine and North Carolina delegates also favored Taft while Kentucky and Maine showed varying instructions to align with Taft supporters.
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Baltimore
Felix Agnus
William P. Jackson
Wicomico County
Pearce
Mudd
Taft
Portland
Chicago
Maine
William H. Taft
Ohio
United States
Col
Thomas P
Shaw
Edward P. Ricker
Poland
John F. Hill
Augusta
Charles J. Dunn
Grono
Greensboro
N. C
Louisville
Republican State Central Committee
Deboe
Graves County
Johnson Addresses Michigan Democrats at University Dinner
Gov John A Johnson of Minnesota spoke to about 100 local Democrats and University of Michigan students at an informal dinner. He defended Democratic principles and urged Denver to shape a platform that appeals to thoughtful voters even if it costs them the election.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
University of Michigan
Thomas A. Bogle
Law Department
University
Gov. Johnson
Denver
Petition Seeks Pardon for Capt. Van Schaick
A huge petition signed by 245 800 persons was presented to the president and Attorney General Bonaparte asking for a pardon for Capt. William Van Schaick master of the ill fated Gen Slocum. The fire in New York harbor on June 15 1904 caused over a thousand deaths. The president said the matter would receive careful consideration.
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van Schaick
Washington
William van Schaick
Gen
Slocum
New York Harbor
Bonaparte
American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Confiscated Coffee Burned in Nashville
Eleven thousand pounds of green coffee confiscated by the United States government as adulterated substances were burned Thursday in Nashville under a deputy marshal. The batch, from New Orleans and consigned to Nashville parties, was destroyed to remove the tainted stock.
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Nashville
Tenn
United States
New Orleans
Leopards Jump Barrier at Baltimore Zoo Show
During a Zoo performance in Baltimore on May 1 two leopards jumped the barrier and landed among the audience. A boy, Louis Long, was badly clawed on the face and neck, and a panic was averted by Police Sergeant Barrenger who closed the exit door and limited exits to prevent a mass stampede.
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Baltimore
the Zoo
Louis Long
Barrenger
Lake Wawasee cottagers fish with spawn watched by officials
Cottagers at Lake Wawasee are taking fish with spawn and the fish and game commissioners are watching them closely.
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Lake Wawasee
Fish and Game Commissioners
Attempt to Blow Up the Phoenix Club in Cincinnati
An infernal device was placed at the Phoenix club on Ninth and Race streets just before midnight. The bomb exploded as the door opened maiming one man and causing limited damage to the entrance.
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Cincinnati
Phoenix Club
Ninth and
Race Streets
Collision of Two Erie Passenger Trains Near Cleveland
East-bound train No. 6 from Cleveland to New York ran onto a siding and crashed into a west-bound train. No fatalities reported, but several passengers sustained serious injuries.
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Cleveland
Erie Road
New York
Cooks Who Cook Feature Highlighted by Reporter Columns
A Reporter local column spotlights cooks who master diverse cuisines. The piece profiles several chefs, their origins, signature dishes, and community impact through shared kitchen stories.
Japanese Training Cruiser Matsushima Sunk In Blast
Tokyo reports the Matsushima was blown up off the Pescadores harbor while at anchor and sank quickly. About 150 crew and cadets rescued by Itsukushima and Hashidate. over 200 feared dead including cadets and officers. cause of explosion unknown. Itsukushima and Hashidate saved 141 lives. 58 cadets remain missing. The Matsushima, built 1880 in France, was a protected cruiser with one 12 inch gun and four-inch battery.
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Tokyo
Matsushima
Pescadores Islands
Itsukushima
Hashidate
Yoshimatsu
Mafang
Baron Chinda
Foreign Office
Prince Oyama
Name
Yoshinori
Yashiro
Washington
Baron Takahira
State Department
Navy Department
la Sevgne
France
Japan
China
Ito
Yalu River
Sea of Japan
Taft Heads to Colon for Panama Canal Probe
Secretary Taft departed Washington for Charleston to board the cruiser Prairie and sail to Colon at the president's urging to study questions on the Panama canal project U S relations with Panama and the Panama Colombia boundary dispute. He is accompanied by canal commission counsel Richard R. Rogers stenographer Wendell W. Mischler and a messenger.
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Washington
Taft
Charleston
S. C
United States
Prairie
Colon
Panama Canal
Republic of Panama
Panama
Colombia
Richard R. Rogers
Canal Commission
Wendell W. Mischler
Vessel Ashore at Fire Island in distress signals
The life saving crew at Zachs Inlet Fire Island launched their surf boat in a tumbling sea Thursday night to reach a vessel firing distress signals from a bar outside the inlet. The vessel, square rigged, could not be identified as a ship or bark by observers.
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New York
Zachs Inlet
Fire Island
Challenged to Fight a Duel in New Orleans
New Orleans May 1. Matthew J. Sanders a prominent financier and businessman was challenged to fight a duel after a statement about a witness before the port investigation commission. The challenger is J B Honor a contracting stevedore well known in business circles.
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New Orleans
Port Investigation Commission
Matthew J. Sanders
J. B. Honor
Mine Troubles to Be Arbitrated
Kansas City Missouri May 1 joint conference agreed upon a plan of arbitration to settle the troubles between the miners and coal operators of the southwest indicating a formal step toward settlement.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Ames Shovel and Tool Finds Oil Fuel For Boilers
The Ames Shovel and Tool company of Elwood reports finding crude oil can successfully fuel its boilers. This discovery could affect production costs and energy sourcing for the firm.
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Ames Shovel and Tool Company
Elwood
Maps-Flake cereal claims superior digestion process
The advertisement argues Maps-Flake cereal is all food not just wheat and offers a 96 hour production method. It describes steam cooking six hours curing flaking and 30 minutes toasting at 400 degrees to make starch digestible and asserts cheaper methods fail to digest starch properly and cause stomach discomfort.
A Bit of Vaudeville in Offbeat Sitewalk Snippet
A playful excerpt features Dose Vitty, Osqar, and Adolf in a sarcastic, vaudeville style street scene. The dialogue showcases quick wit and comic banter.
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Osgar
Adolf
Dialect Laughs and Political Jabs in a Players’ Court Scene
A northern theater piece features Fred Schaefer narrating a rowdy dialogue with mock German accents and streetwise banter. Characters exchange boasts and insults about money, family honor, and a council race as a live audience witnesses a satirical performance with songs and visual cues.
If You Are Fly You Will Put Up Your Screens Now
The message urges immediate action to install window screens, emphasizing prompt readiness and practical home repairs. It reflects a practical domestic advisory tone.
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Gannon
Senate
Messenger
Alabama
Benedighion OF Pope Reeled
Cardinal del Val
Maynooth
Maryland
Indorses Taft
S.S.S
Swist Specific CO
Atlanta
Hygienic Food Company
Bottle Geek
Mich.usa
Fred Schaefer
der Council
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