Senate rejects census bill over residence amendment
Washington April 22 Senate rejects conference report on the census bill for failing to include McCumber amendment requiring civil service job applicants to reside in the states they claim. McCumber accuses promotions of favoring official families. Gallinger, Lodge and Carter comment on government employment and apportionment. LaFollette defends conference report. Heyburn urges limited tenure and future civil service debate.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
Census Office
Congress
War Department
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Gallinger
Lodge
Carter
Civil Service Commission
Heyburn
American killed in Persian battle near Tabriz
The Persian scene near Tabriz grew chaotic after an American named Baskerville, formerly a Presbyterian teacher in the city, was killed leading nationalist sorties to open a provisioning route. Christians armed for defense as Russians seek asylum. the Presbyterian board in New York confirms his death and notes Baskerville’s influence and resignation orders.
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Tabriz
Persia
Baskerville
Gray
Presbyterian
Tabris
Spicer
Minn
New York
H. C. Baskerville
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Board
Nurse Who Killed Doctor Goes Free
In New York on April 22 Sarah Koten who killed Dr. Martin W. Auspus last summer pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Supreme Court Justice Blanchard suspended sentence and placed Koten in the custody of the Council of Jewish Women to find a home and help her raise her child away from the crime.
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New York
Sarah Koten
Martin W. Auspus
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Misa Koten
Council of Jewish Women
Mrs Sherman Narrow Escape From Runaway Horse
Mrs Sherman wife of the vice president and Mrs Wood a friend narrowly escaped injury today when a runaway horse tried to leap over the Sherman automobile. The car sustained slight damage in Washington on April 22.
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Washington
Sherman
Wood
Narowly
Robbers Blow Badger Savings Bank Safe Open
Four men blasted the Badger Savings Bank safe early today and fled with about 1600 dollars in silver. They rode into town on a handcar of the Milwaukee and St. Louis line, leaving the vehicle abandoned in Dodge. No witnesses. No clues.
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Badger, Iu
Minn Lis & St. Louis. Com
Fortge
Dodge
Counterfeit Coin Scourge Wakes Gotham City
Dozens of secret service operatives search New York for the source of counterfeit quarters and halves flooding the city. The fake coins, made from a white metal and silver alloy, pass as genuine. doubts expand to a large scale plant near the city. A new counterfeit two dollar silver certificate also circulates, bearing uncertain plate numbers and officers’ signatures.
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New York
Secret Service
Treasury Department
W. T. Vernon
Register
Charles H. Treat
Left with Baby, Fed It to Hogs Tragedy in Opelu lsa Parish
New Orleans dispatch reports 12 year old Tom Godfrey, left in charge of his young stepsiblings, fed the infant to hogs and later killed a six year old with an ax. Two other children were severely wounded and a sister died. The boy is jailed in Opelousas.
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New Orleans
Opeloussas
Tom Godfrey
Tom
Massacres in Adana Claim At Least Five Thousand Lives
Constantinople reports no fewer than 5,000 killed in eight days of massacres in the Adana vilayet. About 2,000 died in Adana city, with over 200 Muslims among the dead. Attacks continue on Christians near Alexandretta and at Marashin Leppo as British warships patrol to restore calm.
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Constantinople
Vilayet
Adana
Marashin
Leppo
Alexandretta
Diana
Hadjin
Adana Vilayet
Mersina
Missionary Rev. Henry Slaurer Murdered in Turkish Riots
Goshen Indiana April 24 The Rev Henry Slaurer an American missionary killed during rioting at dawa was supported by the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Elkhart county Indiana and led a school at Hadgin Turkey He was 30 born in a German settlement in St Joseph county Indiana He served in Turkey three years and was married to Miss Hawley who was also a missionary
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Goshen
Ind
Henry Slaurer
Dawa
Mennonite Brethren In Christ
Elkhart County
Hadgin
Turkey
Maurer
St. Joseph County
Indiana
Hawley
Knight of old and the glove in taxes echoed
A poem excerpt contrasts chivalric imagery with modern taxation. The knight bears his lady’s glove upon his helmet as a symbol of honor while legislative halls debate how far such gestures will cover tax obligations, reflecting civic duty and tradition.
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New York World
Pretty Tough for the General
A French general’s wife boasts a famed tongue lash, detains an old servant who had served with her husband in the wars. The servant pleads joy to go but then stops, expressing loyalty to the general and deciding to stay.
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Jacques
Hains Insanity Defense Aims At Trial Start
The murder trial of Captain Peter De Hains Jr. opens in Flushing as insanity at the time of the August 15 Bayside Yacht Club killing is argued as the main defense. Prosecutors summon about 26 witnesses while the defense plans to rely on expert testimony and the defendant’s mental state.
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Flushing
N. Y
Wm. E. Annis
Peter Dc. Hains, Jr
Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Hains
Harrettson
Dewitt
Claudia Hains
Boston
John F. McIntyre
New York
Eugene N. Young
Daniel O'Reilley
Harry Thaw
Talesmen
Young
Captain Hains
Major Hains
Peter C. Hains
Young man weds his father's widow in Chicago romance
In Chicago the marriage linked Elinore Torge Don Beckwith and his stepmother, 10 years his senior. The bride, once wife to the groom’s father, met him as a teen and later moved from Albert Lea, Minnesota, to pursue art and architecture while their union followed.
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Mason City
Chicago
Elinore Torge
Don Beckwith
Alsbert Lea
Minn
Harry G. Beckwith
Cornell
Beckwith
Albert Lea
Young Beckwith
Carry
Europe
Stepother
Seven Nebraskans killed in duck hunting season
Omaha reports seven deaths from careless gun handling during Nebraska's spring duck season ending April 16. Victims all under 21, including Sylvester Cozad Curtis killed by companion, William Ham Curtis shot when gun exploded, Louis Nebola Neligh shot by brother, Harry Taylor Bellwood accidental discharge, Hans Jensen Plainview killed by a companion, John Coffey Nebraska City while unloading, Elver Ralya Simeon headshot removing gun from boat.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Sylvester Cozad
Curtis
William Ham
Louis Nebola
Neligh
Harry Taylor
Bellwood
Hans Jensen
Plainview
John Coffey
Nebraska City
Elver Ralya
Simeon
Red Hot Poker Abuse Ties Woman to Toledo Workhouse
Mrs. Joseph Sager of Celina Ohio was jailed after pleading guilty to torturing her 10 year old foster daughter. A Toledo teacher reported burns from a red hot poker and an investigation led to the case. The sentence includes six months in jail and a 150 dollar fine with potential yearlong confinement if unpaid.
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Toledo
Ohio
Joseph Sager
Celina
Heroic girl saves brother's life in house fire
Plymouth Michigan April 21 seven year old Zaida White acted as heroine by carrying her 2-year-old brother from a burning home after a dog barked to wake the family. The baby had been overlooked in the upstairs room. She returned safely down the blazing stairs with the child.
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Plymouth
Mich
Zaida White
Zoida
Taft Plans Notable Trip for Autumn
President Taft outlines a broad travel plan for late summer and autumn pending Congress approval of a $25,000 travel budget. The journey covers the Northeast including Woodbury Point Beverly Mass Alaska and the Pacific coast with stops at Salt Lake City Denver Seattle San Francisco and Puget Sound. Mrs Taft will accompany him and officials expect funding from Western and Southern members to support the trip.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Woodbury Point
Beverly
Mass
Eee Aed Atlantic
New England
Alaska
Seattle
Navy
Revenue Cutter Service
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
Salt Lake City
Denver
National Irrigation Congress
Rocky Mountain States
San Francisco
Mr. Taft
Pacific Coast
Government Agent in Paris Ends Life by Shooting
Paris April 20 Special agent John Bainbridge of the U S Treasury attached to the consulate here killed himself. Officials report he was mentally unstable and acted alone. Bainbridge, a former Iowa resident, once served as second secretary of the American legation at Peking and later declined a China post before taking the Paris customs appointment.
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Paris
John Bainbrid
United States Treasury Department
Bainbrid
William F. Bainbridge
Iowa
Peking
Diplomatic Service
Amoy
China
United States
Dog Takes A Joy Ride Into A Pond
In Norwalk Connecticut on April 20 a collie named Plato released the hand brake on Dr. Frank Chase’s high powered auto. The car sped down Westport Hill zigzagging through streets and past St. Paul’s church where it plunged into a pond behind the building. Plato remained in the front seat as six teams of horses freed the vehicle from the mud. The auto sustained only minor damage.
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Booth
Plato
Fairbanks departs for Orient aboard Chiyo Maru
Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks sails from San Francisco with Mrs. Fairbanks and companions aboard the Japanese liner Chiyo Maru. They will stop at Honolulu, depart May 17 for Yokohama, then proceed to Pekin. In Lebanon county Pennsylvania a single iron ore body has been mined nearly continuously since 1740.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charles W. Fairbanks
Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
Troops Move Toward Constantinople From Saloniki and Adrianople
Troops from Adrianople and Saloniki travel by train toward Constantinople with about 2,500 soldiers aboard. Trains arrived near Pehatalja, west of Constantinople, and troops occupied fortifications. Reports note heavy casualties from recent mutiny and ongoing military and political upheaval in the region.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Saloniki
Pehatalja
Tchatalja
Pasive
Ladomkeni
Feredjik
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Iskub
Enver Bey
Mafiz Hakki Bey
Vienna
Inach
Committee of Union and Progress
Liberal Union
Maikil Pasha
Muhkta Pasha
Baloniki
Macedonia
Berlin Zeitung Ammittag
Constantnople
Abdul Hamid
Cudahy Explains Oleo Case Stance in Detail
E A Cudahy vice president of the Cudahy Packing company comments on the government oleo dispute. He says chemical analysis shows no artificial coloring in butterine, and that all Kansas City production employees testify no coloring matter is used. He asserts no attempt to defraud revenue as goods were sold and sold on colored claims.
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Omaha
Neb
E. A. Cudahy
Manaager
The
Cudahy Packing Company
Associated Press
United States
Kansas City
Government of Revenue
Two Daring Bank Holdups Reported in U S Cities
In San Francisco James M Thompson VP of Thompson Bridge Company entered his office with 3200 dollars from the bank when masked robbers seized him shooting him in the chest and escaping with the money after a chase. A bystander was lightly wounded. In Seattle an unidentified man attempted a bank robbery at the American Savings Bank and Trust Company but failed as teller Arthur Drew hid and the robber fired hitting security before fleeing.
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San Francisco
James M. Thompson
Thompson Bridge Company
Thompson
William Roseberg
Seattle
Wash
American Savings Bank and Trust Company
Arthur Drew
Harry Welty
Nordica Denies Engagement Story From Nordica
Brantford Ontario April 20 Mrs Nordica arrived from Ithaca New York her representative W F Chauncey denied any engagement to George W Young calling the tale old unfounded Nordica declined interview but issued a statement she is not engaged.
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Nordica
Brantford
Ont
Ithaca
N. Y
W. F Chauncey
George W. Young
Kaiser in Corfu Arrives with Greek King Greeting
Emperor William and the Empress reached Corfu today and were met by King George of Greece. The pair landed amid cheers as they began a royal visit to Greece.
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Kaiser
Corfu
William
Greece
Frisco Hotel Fire Claims Several Lives and Wide Loss
In San Francisco a blaze at the St. George hotel on Howard and Eighth streets killed six and left eight to ten unaccounted for. Two hundred people were in the three story frame lodging house when flames erupted before 3 am. Firemen recovered charred bodies and saved many by guidance to exits. A $125,000 property loss reported.
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San Francisco
St. George Hotel
Howard and
Eighth Streets
D. S. Cartright
Salem
Ore
Johnson
San Antonio
Tex
Arthur Gronick
W. F. Kruger
American missionaries may have been slain in Adana
Reports from Constantinople describe fresh Moslem anti Christian violence in Adana with claims of Armenian deaths and looting. No confirmation of two American missionaries killed has reached official channels though ambassadors and consuls monitor the situation.
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Constantinople
Adana
Messina
Mersina
Beirut
Levi Crum Drowns Self in Two-Feet-Deep Pond
Levi Crum a 77 year old Austin town farmer from Youngstown Ohio committed death by his own action last night by drowning himself in a pond on his farm. The water was only two feet deep and Crum knelt to keep his head under water. He had been in poor health.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Levi Crum
Austintown
Hig Farm
Crum
Disgruntled Employee Kills Business Man in Elmira
In Elmira on April 19 Joseph Mc Cann, a local business owner, was shot on the street en route to his store and is not expected to live. The alleged assailant Raymond Gill, a former employee dismissed for alleged account shortages, fled on a bicycle. his bike was later found on the city outskirts.
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Elmira
N. Y
Joseph McCann
Raymond Gill
McCann
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Bible House
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