Women on liner shock New York passengers at Ellis Island
Immigrants recount dramatic scene aboard the Koenigin Luise from Bremen to New York. Professor Theodore Neff leads a protest against perceived immoral conduct by women passengers. Several women and men are detained for examination at Ellis Island, though no solid evidence of impropriety is found. Captain Besch defends crew actions. deportations considered for some passengers.
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New York
United States
Theodore Neff
University of Chicago
Lloyd Line
Koenigin Luise
Bremen
Neff
Ellis Island
Chicago
Koenigin Suise
Byron H. Uh
Uhl
Besch
Professor Neffs
Mrs. Anthony’s Slippers with Diamond Heels Stir Muncie
Mrs. Charles H. Anthony plans to confront her husband on her return to Muncie Indiana after rumors spread by the press. Reporters interviewed Mr. Anthony as the tale of diamond heel slippers drew attention from local watchers.
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Ili
New York
Charles H. Anthony
Muncie
Ind
Charles
Paris Bandits Mock Police After Express Murder
More than 100 police and detectives hunted the Paris bandits who held up and killed an express messenger near Ivry last week. The loot exceeded $5,000 and two American women are suspected among the anarchist group. The mayor’s force, led by M. Lepine, received a taunting note from the gang claiming ineffectual police work. Panics drive tourists from Paris while license rules arm drivers of valuables.
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Paris
Automobile Ruandit Bank
M. Lepine
Ivry
Fear for Knox Party in Cuba
Secretary Knox arrived in Cuba aboard the cruiser Washington from Port au Prince. He transferred to the smaller warship Eagle for a voyage to Santiago. Extraordinary precautions will guard the statesman amid hostile Cuban sentiment following the State department order. The Eagle is due back Sunday.
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Cuba
Knox
Joe
Port Au Prince
Washington
Haiti
United States
Eagle
Santiago
State Department
Little Observations Upon Life Wit and Warnings
A compact reflection on human nature and speech noting sharp wits cut themselves, a fool friend menaces more than enemies, wisdom fluctuates, compliments fade while slander grows, and consistency remains a rare jewel unadorned by outward beauty.
Aycock Dies of Heart Failure in Alabama Speech
Former North Carolina Governor Charles B Aycock collapsed during a Birmingham Alabama Education Association address on universal education. He staggered and died of heart failure before medical help could reach him. The event occurred after Governor O Neal spoke. Aycock’s body was moved to an undertaker's for arrangements pending word from North Carolina.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charles B. Aycock
North Carolina
Jefferson Theatre
Thelabama Educational Association
Aycock
O'Neal
Alabama
Association
Aycock Dies After Speech Preparations for Senate Bid
Raleigh N C Specal Charles Brantley Aycock ex Governor North Carolina drops dead in Raleigh after returning from Philadelphia where he spent a month in a sanatorium He was to begin campaign April 12 in Raleigh with a speech and Charlotte address to seek the United States Senate nomination to succeed F M Simmons Opponents Governor Kitchin and Chief Justice Clark had already begun their campaigns
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Raleigh
N. C
Charles Brantley Aycock
North Carolina
Birmingham
Philadelphia
Charlotte
United States
F. M. Simmons
Simmons
Kitchin
Clark
Aycock
Parlor matches outlawed by federal action
In Richmond Virginia the General Assembly failed to pass a bill to ban common sulphur matches but Congress acted to suppress their production and sale. The Senate debated the measure amid opposition from Senator Joe Bailey of Texas, who argued about taxation power and the bill’s fate remains unclear.
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Richmond
General Assembly of
Virginia
Button
Congress
Senate
Harman
Match Trust
United States Senate
Joe Bailey
Texas
Passage on Senate opposition to his vain battle
The speaker notes that he fought a vain battle and that the Senate did not support him, signaling a political setback and broader resistance within the legislative body.
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Senate
Underwood Bill Adversely Reported by Finance Committee
Washington D C Senator Penrose chairman of the Senate Finance Committee reported adversely from the committee the Underwood bill which would revise and reduce tariff duties on the metal schedule. The report was adopted two weeks ago as a Republican response to the Democratic measure and was endorsed by all Republican members except La Follette who was absent and unpaired.
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Washington, D. C
Penrose
Senate
House
la Follette
Absurdon Dentist Treats Nervous Kentucky Visitor
In Omaha a prominent dentist encountered a nervous Ken tuckian with a terrible toothache. The man, seemingly bloodshot and in distress, claimed he had not had cold water in his mouth for thirty years. The dentist asked if cold water hurt the tooth. the reply drew a heated quip about long abstinence.
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Omaha
Blue Grass
Popular Magazine
Four pounds of rice or macaroni in mess cook chatter
Dialogue records cooks planning tomorrow's afters with tentative orders. Conversation includes spelling out items four pounds each and choosing between macaroni or rice, ending with a punch of the final choice.
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Thousands mourn at Taylors bier in Knoxville
Thousands filled the Knoxville auditorium for the funeral of Senator Robert Love Taylor known as Fiddling Bob. Services were led by Rev. Dr. W S Neighbors of Sullins College Bristol and the body was interred in Old Gray Cemetery.
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Taylor
Knoxville
Tenn
Robert Love Taylor
Old Gray Cemtery
W. S. Neighbors
Sullin’s College of Bristol
Railway Slides Halt Roanoke to Princeton Traffic
Traffic on the Virginian Railway between Roanoke and Princeton is heavily delayed due to two massive earth slides. The tracks are buried under hundreds of tons of soil, with Paysen-Fern being transferred. no freight moves and clearance is not expected before next Tuesday.
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Roanoke
Princeton
Whitehorn
Pembroke
Fear fuels race war as militia readies in WV coal fields
In Fayetteville West Virginia American and Italian coal miners near Boomer Cannelton and Marting arm for possible war after the murder of Bank Hose Wash Bosticks. Both sides threaten violence while Governor Glasscock is asked to deploy militia.
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W. VA
Fayette
Boomer
Cannelton
Marting
Glasscock
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