Mann Reveals Insurgent Placings in House Committees
Congressman Mann of Illinois, leading Republican minority, assigns insurgents to key panels including Rules with Madison Kansas and Lenroot Wisconsin. Other insurgents gain posts on Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Post Offices, Public Lands, and more. Bonafide conservatives remain on Ways and Means. ex Speaker Cannon shifts to Appropriations ranking.
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White Sox bid $15000 for Walter Johnson
President Comiskey of Chicago offered President Noyes of Washington $15000 for the release of Walter Johnson. The bid marks the highest price ever offered for a baseball player in the history of the game.
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Prinzess Irene Floated After Sandyard Standoff
The North German Lloyd steamer Prinzess Irene escaped a sand entrapment at Fire Island after 83 hours, aided by tugs and divers to inspect the hull. The ship, scarred only by a shattered rudder post, will be towed to Newport News for thorough examination and a captain faces dismissal per Lloyd policy.
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Fire Island
Newport News
Princess Irene Sinks After Sudden Breakaway Attempt
Veteran Pet er son of the Princess Irene plans to sail back across the Atlantic under her own steam as life savers who aided the ship face punishment. The Irene listed and slowly settled, with two tugboats Relief and Rescue pulling the stern while donkey engines strained at the anchors. By 3 03 anchor slackened and by 3 16 the hull vanished, the ship sinking into deeper water after freeing itself from the stand.
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Atlantic
Relief and Rescue
Elk restocking urged in South Dakota Black Hills
Pierre South Dakota The state game warden of Custer proposes using surplus funds from the state game department to buy elk and mountain sheep for release in the Black Hills. The plan follows Federal elk distributions at about twenty dollars per head with states covering crate and shipment costs. So far about 1000 dollars earmarked for pheasants. broader restocking to be considered later.
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Ney
Mutual Insurance Case Affects County Firms In Moody Court
In Moody county court the state failed to convict Natius P. Petsenger and Malinda Stankard of burning to defraud insurers. The judge directed acquittal because the county mutual insurer involved had not filed articles of incorporation, leaving its legal standing uncertain. Insurance officials note most county mutuals lack filings. Senate bill 165, approved March 7, 1911, allows late incorporation filings within six months, preserving acts already in force.
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Basford
Pneumonia Leads All Death Causes in South Dakota
Pierre S D reports from the vital statistics for 1910 show 12 55 births 4 641 deaths 5 407 marriages and 511 divorces. Pneumonia 455 deaths led the death list with other major causes: tuberculosis 270 enteritis 268 heart trouble 379 cancer 199 typhoid 109 meningitis 110 diphtheria 63 scarlet fever 54 whooping cough 20 measles 20.
Balloon Flight From Texas Aims For La'm Trophy
Hot Springs Ark Lieut H E Honeywell the St Louis aeronaut in his own balloon passed over this morning moving north at forty miles an hour He left San Antonio Texas late yesterday seeking the La m trophy for long distance flight A W Tolland of St Louis accompanies Honeywell The flyer hopes to land in Canada within forty eight hours and is a veteran balloonist
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Texas
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Honeywell
Canada
Aberdeen farmers oppose Canada reciprocity treaty
Two hundred Brown county farmers and business men met in Groton and unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the reciprocity treaty with Canada. A mass meeting is planned in Aberdeen on April 14 to organize further action, with committees named to arrange it. Similar protests are expected across South Dakota.
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Groton Independent
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E. J. Mather
A T. Amsden
William Wood
A. W. «Arager
Croton
South Dakota
Roosevelt says he is not a candidate for any office
Spokane dispatch reports Theodore Roosevelt declares he desires nothing further and would not run for any office including the Presidency, signaling no ambition to seek public office again. The statement frames his legacy as complete and independent of future campaigns.
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Wash
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Addresses West Tour and Motives for Presidency
The speech emphasizes gratitude to voters, claiming no other man has had such a run for his money and that service, not title, matters. Roosevelt defends progressives, notes rich New Yorkers as mostly honest but misled by environment, and vows to pursue crooks regardless of wealth.
Inferno Destroys 7000 Homes in Tokio District
Fire destroyed seven thousand houses in Yoshiwara district yesterday. Four firemen died in the blaze. About twelve thousand people were rendered homeless and rely on charity as they seek shelter in the streets.
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Davidson Has A Chance To Go Up
Milwaukee Wis According to advices received here today President Taft has in mind to name former Governor Davidson minister to Bogota Colombia The governor's friends do not look upon this plan with favor as they hold the past most undesirable When the governor resigned he sold his recently built home at Stoughton at a great sacrifice having it was reported been promised the office of collector of the customs for the western district of Wisconsin but the President named another Since then Mr Davidson's name has been connected with several other appointments until finally his friends have come to the conclusion that he is to quietly shelved.
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Stoughton
Wisconsin
Bribe Taker Link Found Dead in Mitchell Bed
Mitchell Illinois former representative M. S. Link who testified in the Lorimer scandal was found dead in bed after months of illness. He had confessed receiving $1000 for his Lorimer vote. In New York City banker Gustave Kissel, indicted with Thomas Harned, facing charges in a sugar trust conspiracy, died early today.
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New York City
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Sugar Trust
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Nash Not a Candidate for Governorship in 1912
Aberdeen professor George Williston Nash, president of the Northern Normal and Industrial School, denies any political aspirations and says he would not be induced to run for any office.
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George Williston Nash
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Mexico given six days to disavow secret treaty with Japan
New York Sun reports Ambassador Wilson obtained a photograph of a secret Mexico Japan treaty and that President Taft ordered troops to the border and naval mobilization, giving Mexico six days to disavow. The treaty reportedly allowed Japan privileges near Magdalena Bay and a possible Pacific coaling station. Also, Gen. Stanley Williams was killed near Mexicali as American forces faltered against federals.
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Mexico Moves to Equip Campaign Against Rebels
Mexico City plans a $4 million gold appropriation to fund suppression of rebellion. The chamber of deputies approved the fund for supplies transport and maintenance of volunteers per Finance Minister Limantour. Reports from El Paso and Juarez describe fighting near Seadtecas and possible capture attempts by Madero with aims to gain international recognition. In Mexicali, 34 of 95 Americans with General Williams were killed or wounded. 11 escaped and were captured in the United States.
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