Roosevelt calls Harriman a deliberate liar in campaign row
Washington April 4 Roosevelt released a statement denouncing a letter attributed to E H Harriman as a deliberate wilful untruth claiming Harriman aided in raising 250000 for the Republican campaign. The letters to Representative Sherman dated October 8 and 12 1966 are cited along with Harriman's remarks about Depew Hyde Odell and railroad issues.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
New York
Sidney Webster
Representative Sherman
Sherman
Depew
France
Washington
Odell
Hyde
Railway labor reduces demand and accepts wage increase
Chicago April 4. Western railroad train service employees have lessened demands to a nine hour day and agreed to the proposed wage increase. Government officials who came from Chicago to mediate report optimism for a peaceful settlement of the threatened strike.
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Chicago
Western ‘Railroads
Fered
cMcia
Baby born in Canada as Rosen bloom child of adoption
In a dramatic rush and with the milliner aiding, the youngest Rosen bloom child was born in the Dominion of Canada just hours before a US birth, highlighting a cross border story of nativity and adoption.
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Michigan Centre
United States
Rosenbloom
Cuonuda
Uear
Wife Held Captive by Hypnotic Spell in Chicago Case
In Chicago on April 4 Martha M. P. Taber, 21, is reported held prisoner by her husband Theodore S. Taber, 50, as Attorney Beck and a deputy sheriff pursue a writ of habeas corpus. Beck suspects hypnotism and seeks to rescue the woman from her spouse, whom she married a year ago and pursued a divorce five months later. Police were summoned after an attempted escape, but Taber absconded with his wife.
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Chicago
Martha M. P. Taber
Theodore S. Taber
Beck
Taber
Taft bars mothers-in-law from army transports
Secretary Taft rules that a mother-in-law cannot be considered part of an officer's family and must be barred from free transport between San Francisco and the Philippines. The decision brings quiet rejoicing among officers at the Presidio.
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San Francisco
Cal
Taft
Hhe
Philippines
Presidio
Girl dismissed for perfume use wins in court
In Berlin a shop director fired his head assistant for using perfumes that allegedly made others faint. The plaintiff claimed wrongful dismissal and indemnity, admitting light scent use. The judge ruled it permissible to wear scents if not offensive or detrimental to business, awarding the plaintiff.
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Berlin
Women Earn High Pay Nursing Sick Dogs in London
London from April 4 reports a new profession for women in pet care. Nurses trained to tend sick dogs and cats can earn two guineas weekly with board and residence. A London training school grants certificates after six months. Claim is that women make better animal nurses than men, with free quarters and high salaries from country house owners.
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London
Will of Asa H Waters Barred Over Tobacco Clause
Denver April 4. Judge McCall rejects the will of Asa H Waters a Lutheran minister. The will set aside 6000 for church use and 3000 to educate a theology student who agreed not to use tobacco.
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Denver
Colo
Asa H. Waters
McCall
Busse Wins Chicago Mayoral Conflict With Plurality
Frederick A. Busse, Republican, elected mayor of Chicago by a plurality of 18,121 votes over Mayor Edward I. Dunne. Totals: Busse 164,839. Dunne 161,718. Prohibition 5,875. Socialists 13,459. Traction policy dominated by streetcar reform. Republicans gain a slender council edge. Campaign brutal with accusations on petition signatures and ownership plans.
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Chicagos Post
Frederick A. Busse
Repub
Iean
Edward I. Dunne
Mr. Busse
Dunne
Prohibition
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Democratic City Council
John M. Harlan
Poison Squad Tests Salt Petre in Cured Meat
Urbana April 4. President James of the University of Illinois says a national food commission will perform the most elaborate tests in the country to determine health effects of saltpetre in cured meat. The work is undertaken at the solicitation of bakers and packers, who have lowered to knowledge the dangers of nitrite consumption in small quantities.
Suit for Mrs. Eddy Not Against Mrs Eddy Says Son George
George Glover sharply denies harming his mother, stating the suit is not against Mrs. Eddy or the Christian Science church. He asserts he has not sought money or education plans from her, and claims prior friendly relations, with the action aimed at addressing alleged public misrepresentations and motives behind the case.
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Mrs. Eddy
Mer
George
Keddy Wilson
Tunis
Glover
Christian Science Church
Suffragists Plan To Dress Like Men For Ballots Inside Commons
London reports Mrs Cobden-Sanderson hints militant suffragists may wear male attire to gain entry to the house of commons. Mrs Martin of the Women's Social and Political Union says she would do it for the cause, arguing disguises could mislead observers about a woman's strength. She notes hair and appearance are flexible in this plan.
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London
First divorce void says man who seeks to secure another
Philadelphia April 4. Benjamin Skellie a Blight school teacher sues to annul his second marriage claiming a Supreme Court ruling on foreign divorces makes his first wife’s divorce invalid because he was not a resident and not served. He seeks separation from Miss Bessie Lehr. His wife will contest, arguing cases not parallel and nondisclosure facts.
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Philadelphia
United States Supreme Court
Benjamin Skellie
North Argyle
N. Y
Skellie
Mary I. Talmadge
Troy
Williamsport
Mass
Supreme Court
Bessie Lehr
Two Million Rifles for Chinese Army
Berlin reports Chinese government ordered through a German firm two million rifles for the army. Shanghai dispatches note the purchase, reflecting growing military supply efforts. The move signals expanding Chinese arms procurement amid regional tensions.
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Berlin
Shanghai
Four Whisky Quarts Cure Elephant in Central Park
New York report says four quarts of whisky cured Big Jule, the enormous Central Park elephant, of a severe indigestion and acute nehes, after a gallon of castor oil had no effect. Snyder administered the whisky, completing the unusual veterinary remedy.
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New York
Central Park
Snyder
Trust Seeks Not Guilty Verdict In Tariff Case Battle
In a pivotal federal trial, Gil Trust urged the judge to enter a not guilty verdict as the government closes its case. The case challenges whether the Chicago and Alton tariff of 18 cents truly governed oil shipments for Standard Oil, arguing the rate was never intended to control shipments and that a special rate was created for rail transport.
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Cito
Jules Lantis
United States cUistriet Court Bay
Chiciso
Alton Be
Gonad
Cline
John D. Rockefeller
Trust
Aris
Staandard Oil
Chicago and Alton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Whiting
Teast St. Louis
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Oil King Spurns Hair Oil Duty Protest
A bottle of hair oil sent to John D. Rockefeller by a Berlin pharmacist will be sold by the government in the appraiser's seizure room for nonpayment of customs. Rockefeller had already bought a wig after losing hope for hair growth. A box of lozenges from Edinburgh for indigestion is also to be sold for unpaid duty.
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New York
Berlin
John D. Rockerfeller
John D
Fish Admits Rainey Will Wed Daughter
Newport news confirms the engagement and upcoming wedding of Marian Fish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, to Paul J. Rainey, multimillionaire of New York and Cleveland. The ceremony is planned for September at Trinity church after prior denials and mixed signals from the families and Marian herself.
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Newport
R. I
Miss Marian Fish
Stuyvesant Fish
Paul J. Rainey
New York
Cleveland
Trinity Church
Tied and dragged in saloon death case ends in verdict
Sant Ste Marie Mich April 3 The coroner s jury closed a nine days inquiry into Thomas Boucher s death finding he died from intoxication and abuse Five suspects Cassidy Himelspach Duetschner Russel and Mrs Lottie Thomas face involuntary manslaughter charges Evidence shows Boucher was tied with ropes dragged around the saloon floor buried under furniture and later left in a room where he died alone his body in the room for hours before discovery
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Boucher
Mrs Sage Beats Carnegie at Taxes in New York
New York on April 3 reports Mrs Russell Sage failed to swear off her personal tax assessment within the legal period, making her the city’s largest taxpayer this year. Carnegie also pays taxes this year totaling 7360 dollars, ending his long-standing top status.
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New York
Russell Sage
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Tragic double murder scene near home
A man killed in the presence of his wife and children, with the body later found in a barn. The report describes a swift investigation, a missing message, and authorities tracing the incident to a residence in a neighborhood, noting a fatal head wound and the discovery of the victim.
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Ivinus Valle
Alain West
Steethinstadt
Henea
Golfie
Hypnosis Experiments Reported On New Jersey Inmates
New York physician Dr. John D. Quackenbos describes hypnotism experiments aimed at curing youthful inmates of a New Jersey home for wayward girls. Initial sessions last June in his office, prompting funding for six more girls from Trenton to travel to New York for treatment.
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New York
Aggiril
John DD. Quackenbos
New Jersey
Trenton
Grass widows gain Ohio exemptions in bankruptcy ruling
Toledo April 4 A divorced woman living with a man was ruled a widow under Ohio exemptions. Judge Taylor in United States district court held Mrs J E Giles entitled to exemptions for household goods and personal items. The ruling also allows so called grass widows to benefit under the statutes.
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Toledo
Taylor
United States District Court
J. E. Giles
Threatens Girl and Is Fined One Cent in Court
In Chicago Judge Landis sentences Albert T. Kinney who admitted violating federal law after writing a letter to Miss Margaret Mills threatening arrest for not buying soap with 75 cents given. Kinney must pay one cent to the U.S. treasury or serve Cook County jail at 1 dollar per day.
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Chicago
Landis
United States
Cook County
Albert T. Kinney
Margaret Mills
Kiss Mistrust Marred Edgewood Baptist Meeting
In Atlanta on April 4 the Edgewood Baptist church deacons discharged Rev. G L Barnwell for attempting to kiss Mrs C A London wife of the Sunday school superintendent. London confronted Barnwell at London home and learned details. The minister says he only tried to kiss.
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Atlanta
Edgewood Baptist Church
G. L. Barnwell
C. A. London
Barnwell
London
King Edward Uses Double to Avoid Crowds
In Biarritz on April 4 King Edward makes use of a double to dodge public attention during a holiday. His friend Sir Ernest Cassel closely resembles him and is mistaken for the king. Cassel receives salutes and maintains kingly dignity while the real monarch quietly departs in another car.
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Biarritz
France
Edward
Sir Ernest Cassel
Cassel
Ernest
Bavarian wine dealer jailed for systematic adulteration
Munich reports Bavarian wine dealer Kern sentenced in the Frauental criminal court to two years imprisonment and a $2,500 fine for systematic wine adulteration. Investigators found he manufactured thousands of gallons using chemicals, producing wine without any grape juice in a full year.
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Munich
Kern
Frauental Criminal Court
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