Peace Congress Opens In Chicago Led By Taft Acknowledges Duty To World Peace
Eminent economists and international figures attend the second National Peace Congress in Chicago. Robert Treat Paine presides, delegates welcome by Gov. Nienega and Mayor Busse as Dr. Benjamin Trueblood outlines progress in arbitration and the Hague system. Taft writes he supports peace while absent, and Secretary Dickingon delivers his prepared remarks. The session highlights include calls for universal peace, the establishment of an international court, and plans for two evening sessions featuring scholars and labor leaders.
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Chicago
IMI
Robert Treat Paine
Geston
Congress
Taft
Dickingon
Hamilsten Club
Earth
United States
Gov. Nienega
Mayer Busse
A. Eugene Bartlett
Anna B. Eckstein
Boston
Benjamin F. Trueblood
American Peace Society
Trueblood
Commerce
Hague Court
International Court of Arbitration
Arbitration Court
the Hague
Dawn of Universal Peace
Dean W. P. Rogers
Cincinnati Law School
Overyone Rey
Emil G. Hirschoff
Paul S. Relnach
University of Wisconsin
H.1
Kealing
Nashville, Tenn
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr. University
Misa Jane Addams
Joseph B. Burtt
Graham Taylor
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
John Spergo
Yonkers
Nay
Labor and
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Hirsch
Schuman
C Corneil University
Ratbausador
Johann Heinrich von Bernatorit
Germany
Herman de Lagercrantz
Sweden
Wu Ting Fang
Alfred Mitchell Innes
Sr. Halvdan Kent
University of Norway
Poem Sparks Parole For Two Kansas Prisoners
Early this month two free men, Carl Arnold and William Harvey, will leave Lancing penitentiary after commutations by former Governor B W Houl. They were jailed for life for the 1893 murder of Kinsley mayor Kay, shot during a robbery attempt. Arnold’s poem was cited as the reason for their clemency, with authorities arguing literary merit justified release to broaden the poet’s mind.
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Topeka
Kan
Lancing
Carl Arnold
William Harvey
B. W. Houl
Kinsley
Kay
Arnold
Posses Seek Tots In Vain In Latrobe Pa
Neighbors in Latrobe Pennsylvania search for Emma and Alvin Claugh seven and five who vanished Friday afternoon from the Blaugh home. They were last seen in the barnyard and vanished within a minute. A circus and its trains were checked, woods scoured, a nearby creek dragged for clues. Theories include kidnapping drowning loss in woods and falling into holes from abandoned coal mines.
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Latrobe
Emma
Alvin Claugh
Thei
Michael J. Blaugh
Dlrcus
15000 Lake Seamen Strike Hits Chicago Ports
Union crews including canners, Ardmen, cooks and helpers quit working on Chicago grain, coal, and ore fleet ships after an official Lake Seamen's union order. The vote supported a strike by Lake Carriers' association members. In South Chicago, 24 ore boats first showed the impact as lumber boats tied at docks with decks deserted. Chicago hosts about 1300 union members, with 15,600 total in all ports.
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Chicago
Lake Seamen's Union
Lake Carriers’ Association
Castro to sue France over Martinique expulsion
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela is said to consult lawyers in Paris to file a damage suit against the French government for his expulsion from Martinique.
Missing Banker Se. Pound Seeks Grace Amid Search for Banker
A. Elis, Gatesville Texas banker, once missing after relatives and friends searched a river bank a week ago, is now in Cincinnati at the home of his cousin. He was last seen binding his clothes by the river bank.
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Se. Pound
Cincinnati
A. Elis
Gatesville
Tex
Panama’s First President Dead at 75 in Panama City
Panama reports the death of Dr Manuel Amnador, first president of the Republic of Panawa, who died yesterday afternoon after an illness. He was 75 years old.
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Panama
Manuel Amnador
Republic of Panawa
Engels
Mutiny Leaders in Constantinople to Face Punishment
The Turkish mutiny at Kassim barracks near the American embassy in Constantinople ended with several battalions and batteries moved within range. General Schefket ordered suppression while mutineers surrendered and ringleaders were set for punishment. Enver Bey warned of further executions and harsh penalties for liberal-suspect Turks. The palace treasures of Abdul Hamid are being inventoried and redistributed as the government seizes wealth. Sultan Mehmed returned to cheers from crowds. Also noted: former ambassador Robert McCormick ill in Brooklyn. Wisconsin blizzard ends with heavy snowfall.
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Kassim
Leishman
Golden Horm
Schefket
Gen. Sehefket
Enver Bey
Fildiz
Abdul Hamid
Europe
Tewaulian
Meimad V
Doimebagtacha Palace
Abdul Haaid
Sultan Mehmed
Hia
Gultan
Baby Princess Named in The Hague
Queen Wilhelmina’s Friday birth of a daughter brings a healthy newborn princess named Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina. The announcement notes the infant’s condition as thoroughly satisfactory and marks a joyous royal occasion in the Netherlands.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhemina
Statue to Longfellow to be unveiled May 7
In Washington a May 7 dedication will unveil a white Persian marble statue of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in a triangular plaza at Connecticut Avenue and street. Chief Justice Fuller will preside with briefs by Rev. Cherlas Wood and others. The Longfellow Memorial Association presents the statue to the city, to be accepted by President Taft.
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Taft
Duplomatic Corps
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Connecticut Avenue
Wiliam Couper
New York
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Cherlas Wood
Church of the Covenant
Andresses
Alexander Mackay-Smith
Pennsylvania
A. W. Greely
Longfellow
Billa Perry
Harvard University
Hamiiston W. Mabie
Inha les Flames and Dead in Peoria Fire Panic
In Peoria May 3 three hundred people rushed under an arching exit from the Crescent nickelodeon after an explosion in the lamp room set the front entrance on fire. William W. Robinson city editor of the Peoria Star and manager of the Clayhouse died after inhaling flames while helping control the crowd. Two women fainted and the moving picture operator was badly burned. The blaze caused about 500 dollars damage.
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Crescent Nickelodeon
Wiliam W. Robinson
Peoria Star
Clayhouse
Bis
Five Fugitives Captured In Indiana Prison Break
Five of eight Owensboro jail escapees were recaptured at Newberg Indiana by Marshal Cravena and a posse armed with files. Byrd Campbell was wounded in the arm. The fugitives crossed the Ohio River in a skiff and rode an interurban car toward Evansville. Willian Ellis remains at large on the Indiana shore. Two had been caught in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Evansville
Ind
Owensboro
Newberg
Marshal Cravena
Byrd Campbell
Ohie
Willian Ellis
Lfe
Girl's Burns Fatal. Indiana Student Dies After Graft Efforts
Nina Johnson, 23, a University of Wisconsin student, died at her Kokomo home from uraemic poisoning after severe burns six months earlier from a chemical experiment. Fellow students underwent skin grafting surgeries, but new complications ended her battle. She was the daughter of James D. Johnson, banker association leader.
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Kokomo
Ind
Nina Johnson
University of Wisconsin
Bav
Miss Johnson
James D. Johnson
Trust Company
Indiana Bankera’ Association
Sheridan Breaks Discus Record at Pastime Club
New York May 3 Martin J Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic Club set a new Olympic discus free style record from a seven foot circle with a throw of 138 feet 3 inches at the Pastime Athletic Club grounds. The prior mark of 182 feet 1 inch stood from last year’s nationals at Travers Island by W F Harr. Gabanne Boy Brought Home from St Louis May 3 James S Ceban ne IL seven years old, who was taken from his grandmother’s home April 15 by Broughton Brandenburg, arrived from San Francisco with his father amid a warm welcome yesterday.
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Sc. Louis
James
Cebanne IL
Broughton Brandenburg
San Francisco
Cabanue
Two Indiana Men killed by runaway train near North Head
Charles Little aged 21 and Albert Bennett aged 26, both of Lawrenceburg Indiana, were killed instantly yesterday near North Head Ohio by a Baltimore and Ohio express bound passenger train as they searched for runaway horses.
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Cincinnati
Charles Little
Albert Bennett
Lawrenceburg
Ind
North Head
Baltimore & Ohio
Batavia Sterned On Reef as Seven crews vanish near Fox Island
Reports from Lake Superior detail the barge Batavia sailing from Fox Island with 14 crew aboard. The vessel struck a reef near Parisian Island and sank. rescuers from the Marigold could not reach the crew amid raging seas. All other ships in the area report crew safety, including the Russia, Aurania, and J. H. Barlow.
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Fox Island
Binnae
Russia
Marquette, Mich
George Nester
Huron Islands
Lake Superior
Garaga
Faila
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Huron
C. QO. Duncan
Port Huron
Duluth
John McLean
Aurania
Robert C. Pringle
Corrigan Line
Whitefish
Parisian
Morelog
J. H. Barlow
Pringle
Whitefish Bay
Boat Upsets Die as Tuscarawas River Claims Four
A swollen Tuscarawas River yesterday afternoon claimed four lives Frank Randles George Callentine Welby Cullison and John Childs while two others Christian Hall and Sven Joos were rescued before sinking. Bystanders on the bank pulled Hall and Joos from the swift current as the boat overturned unseen. In a separate note, deputies in Alsbou report a violent chamber duel ending with a wrist wound to Rodri guez Nogueira after an altercation. In Nashua Iowa a farmer Fred Kronck fatally wounded his wife and nearly severed his own head with a razor.
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Tuscarawas Tiver
Frank Randles
George Callentine
Welby Cullison
John Childs
Christian Hall
Sven Joos
Alsbou
Chamber of Deputies
Melleo Baratto
Rodriguez Nogueira
Nogueira
Iowa
Nashua
Fred Kronck
Baseball Results Across Leagues With Standings Update
Summary of American League results showing teams like Wichita and Denver. national league action includes St Louis drives past Chicago twice and Pittsburgh splits with Chicago. Other leagues report Pueblo, Denver, Topeka, Wichita, Minneapolis, Columbus, Louisville, Milwaukee, and Central League games with varying scores and records.
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Maines
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Phrebla
Limoott
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Sioux
American Association
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Loulavyie
Indianapolis
Minneapotis
Ala
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Timayas City
Ouisgibus
Chicago Cuba
Cinelanati
Pittsburg
Clus
Iowa
St. Louis
St Louis
Chclsati
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittburg
Chica
AL Chicago
Detroit
Calcaro
Cleveland
Pueblo
Des Moines
Topeka
Sioux City
Wiehita
Lingela
South Mead
Evansville
Port Wayne
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
Dayton
Officers Ride Monthlong Field Exercise From Fort Myer
The advance guard of gray officers led by Maj Eben Smith Maj P E Straub and Capt Powell Clayton Jr left Fort Myer by horse to cover 40 days as in war. Gen Witherspoon and 45 student officers join Friday at Fredericksburg to study Grant era battlefield routes and the Shanite ride prescribed by Mr Roosevelt.
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Bletimogh
Fort Myer
Eben Smith
Enery
P. E. Straub
Medical Department
Powell Clayton, Jr
Eleventh Cavalry
Gen. Witherspoon
The
War College
Fredericksburg
Gen
Grant
Roosevelt
Richmond
Hyde and chauffeur sentenced for taxi collision
James Hazen Hyde of New York former vice president of Equitable Life and his chauffeur Ladwice were condemned by default in Paris. Hyde receives one month imprisonment and a $100 fine while Ladwice gets one month and an $80 fine for running into a taxi last October injuring a messenger. Ladwice reportedly fled after the accident under a July law making speed after an accident a crime. Hyde is reported traveling in the Americas at present.
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Paris
James Hazen Hyde
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Ladwica
Hye
Ladwice
Hc Taxiead
Mc. Hyde
Alylera
Auto crash in Louisville kills John Phelps and three companions
May 3 in Louisville Kentucky John Phelps was instantly killed when his car crashed into a telegraph pole shattering the pole and wrecking the automobile Three other occupants were disused in the same crash Phelps was the son of a prominent Kentucky lawyer.
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Louisville
John Phelps
Phelps
Kentucky
Bloomington Student Wins College Oratorical Contest
Harold Flynn representing Illinois Wesleyan of Bloomington won the city oratorical contest among Illinois colleges Saturday night. The winners will represent Bloomington at the interstate contest in Chicago on May 4 tied to the national peace congress.
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Bloomington
Harold Flynn
Ilnois Wesleyan
Illinois
Chicago
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Robert 8. McCormick
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H. R. Stedman
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Lehigh Valley Transporte- Mon Company
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Booth
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C. W. Moore
Port Arthur
Mector
Fish Island
Tuscarawas River
Hyde
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