French Editor Mocking New York Society Observations
Paris reports H E Tardieu of the Temps critiquing Gotham society after a visit to the United States. He portrays Americans as socially exclusive yet hospitable, noting female independence, club snobbery, and the contrast between Puritan Boston and New York Washington fashions. He describes flirtation as a social fixture, debates about divorce and equal rights, and the perception of American life as youthful but restless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Tardieu
The
Temps
W Society
United States
Gotham
America
Europe
Boston
New York
Washington
Paul Bouget
Rail Freight Rates Likely To Rise Across Eastern Lines
At a New York conference of eastern trunk line presidents, leaders urged higher freight charges. No final decision was made. roads will study class and commodity based increases and adjourn to reconvene with further consideration. George F. Baer chaired the session outlining that profits must improve for extensions and service upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trunk Line Association
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Destructive Train Collision in Australia Kills 41
A wreck at Braybrook Junction near Melbourne kills 41 and wounds 60 after two trains from Ballarat and Bendigo collide. The indigo train rear-ends the Ballarat train, five cars wrecked, and the wreckage caught fire, destroying much of the train and leaving many bodies unrecognizable.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ballarat
Bendigo
Braybrook Junction
Jessie Llewellyn Call Interred in Mitchelville
The body of Jessie Llewellyn Call, the Chicago newspaper woman who died by her own hand, was brought to Mitchelville for burial in Des Moines on April 12 beside her mother. The Call family is linked to Governor Llewellyn of Kansas, who previously headed a state industrial school.
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Des Moines
Jessie Llewellyn Call
Chicago
Mitchelville
Llewellyn
Kansas
State Industrial School
Miss Jessie Call Left Unfinished Novel Before Suicide
Mrs Jessie Llewellyn Call daughter of a former Kansas governor died at the Newberry hotel Chicago from what investigators call a premeditated suicide The unfinished novel she planned to publish centered on her father’s political life and was kept by her sister Miss Louise Llewellyn in Oskaloosa Ta A set of tales called the Papa dear series was also found along with three letters and a telegram detailing her intent and asking that letters be sent to family and hotel keeper to avoid scandal
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Chicago
Jessie Lewellyn Call
Kansas
Newberry
Louise Llewellyn
Mrs. Call
James Devitt
Mr. Devitt
Oskaloosa
Jessie Llewellyn Call
Miss Pearl A. Billings
Newberry Hotel
James A. Devitt
Harold Wynne
Inter Ocean
Willie Dearborn
Angeles Holds Gala Day for Fleet Sailors
Los Angeles observes a general city holiday to honor the Atlantic Fleet visit. Mayor Harper orders the day off as business closes and workers suspend activity. A parade through main streets featured 60 officers who were guests at a banquet the previous night.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harper
Train Smashes Street Car in La Crosse
A collision on the outskirts of La Crosse Wisconsin today between a street car on the city railway and a Green Bay and Western train. The street car was smashed into kindling and the railway train wrecked. Several persons are reported injured.
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la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse City Railway
Green Bay & Western
Convent Robber Robert Kehle Confesses in Minnesota
Robert Kehle, accused of robbing three convents and Deaconesses homes in weeks prior, was arrested and reportedly made a full confession. A 45 year old native of Prussia with a police record, Kehle is said to be known to police in 20 cities for targeting religious institutions.
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St. Paul, Minn
Robertkehle
Kehle
Prussia
Rejected Oil In Minnesota Sparks Standrd Oil Protest
Three cars of Standard Oil fuel were rejected in Minnesota after a fire test showed ignition at 117 degrees, below the 120 degree standard. Windom Westbrook and Cokato inspection sites held the condemned shipments while the company disputed the test and sent a Chicago expert to demonstrate.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Minnesota Inspection Department
Windom
Westbrook
Cokato
W. E. McEwen
W. I. McEwen
Minnesota
Parents Held for Death of Children in Iowa
Corning Iowa April 22 A sensation over two suspicious child deaths led to the arrest of Mr and Mrs David R Buskirk as they traveled from a train to Council Bluffs. A coroner's jury is probing the deaths, with stomachs disinterred for chemical analysis by the state chemist in Des Moines.
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Corning
Carbon
David R. Buskirk
Council Bluffs
Christie
State Board of Health
Des Moines
Clown Becomes Millionaire Heir Hidden in Erie
New York attorney D B Keating traces Charles Meredith a Toledo circus clown to reveal an heir to a 2 5 million pound Scottish estate. Meredith learns his brother, once thought dead, became a clown in Erie and may share the fortune.
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Pittsburg
D. B. Keating
New York
Charles Meredith
Toledo
Ohio
Keating
Meredith
Glasgow
Scotland
Richard Blaine
Erie
Woman saves herself from fire by jumping into rain barrel
Shamokin Pennsylvania April 22 Mrs William Leiby wife of a prominent farmer escaped death after her skirt caught fire while making soap near Elysburg. She leapt into a rain barrel under a rain pipe and was severely burned but may recover as family members carried her inside and doctors were summoned.
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Shamokin
Elysburg
William Leiby
Persian brigands trap Russian force near Belosuvar
Alarming reports from Tiflis describe the critical situation of a small Russian expeditionary force near Belosuvar Persia menaced by a vastly superior body of Persian brigands. Russian reinforcements face difficulty due to widespread flooding.
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Tiflis
Belosuvar
Persia
Lover's quarrel ends with suicide attempt in Des Moines
After an Easter quarrel over flowers, Mattie Bryant swallowed headache tablets in Des Moines Iowa. Doctors revived her several hours later and she said if Andy Roe truly loved her he would not have slammed the door. She will live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pretty Mattie Bryant
Andy Roe
Andy
French Aeronaut Elope Sparks High Society Romance
In New York on April 22 an attachment for 747,695 against Jennie M. Levee follows her secret marriage to balloonist Charles Levee and departure to Europe. The Hawley family claims the bride owes 74,695 for notes and advances, with real estate liens placed on her properties at 22 East Seventy sixth Street, 48 West Eleventh Street, and 37 West Tenth Street.
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New York
Jennie M. Levee
Wm. Hawley & Co
Jennie M. Hawley
Alan R. Hawley
Broad St
East Seventy-sixth St
Charles Levee
Europe
Alan Hawley
Hawley
Aero Club
East Seventy-sixth Street
West Eleventh Street
West Tenth Street
Alan
Wm. Hawley
Senator Borah Denounces Leniency for Harry Orchard
In Washington on April 20 Senator Borah of Idaho, lead prosecutor in the Haywood murder case, used his maiden Senate speech to condemn any effort to show leniency for Harry Orchard the self confessed bomber of the Steunenberg assassination. He tied the remark to his Brownsville address and opposed condoning the offense.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Senate
Harry Orchard
Steuenberg
Brownsville
Speech on crime and loyalty during political turmoil
A senator condemns a brutal killing of an ex governor, denouncing the attacker as a bloodthirsty villain. He decries violence against families and calls compromise with such acts cowardice and betrayal of government and law.
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Hell
Senator Borah Targets Conspiracy Claims in Brownsville Case
The speech highlighted by notable oratory analyzed testimony from the Brownsville case and responded to Senator Foraker. Borah asserted the evidence shows a conspiracy by some Negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth regiment to fire on the town.
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Brownsville
Foraker
Senator Borah
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Chadwick Deemed Father of Baseball Dies at Brooklyn
Henry Chadwick aged 8 died of pneumonia and heart disease in Brooklyn. Editor of Spalding's baseball guide and honorary National League member, he helped shape early baseball. Born October 5, 1824 in Exeter England, he moved to New York in 1837 with his father James Chadwick.
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New York
Henry Chadwick
Brooklyn
Chadwick
Spalding
Baseball Guide
National League
Edwin Chadwick
England
Jessamine Cottage
St. Thomas
Exeter
James Chadwick
Western Times
Goulds Attempt to Patch It Up
New York April 22. The departure of Mrs. Frank Gould and mother Mrs. Kelly for Atlantic City last night is said by friends to be a step toward reconciliation between Mrs. Gould and her husband. Friends say the couple will meet there to patch up differences that led to filing for legal separation.
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New York
Frank Gould
Kelly
Atlantic City
Boy Burned At Stake In Wild West Play Incident
Philadelphia April 22. A group of youths playing a wild west scene bound 10 year old Mooney Franz to a telegraph pole and set fire to him with newspapers. The boy was rescued after flames burned his feet and legs, and he was taken to the Children's Homeopathic Hospital for treatment.
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Hiladelphia
Mooney Franz
Muster St
Franz
Warnock Street
Girard Avenue
Children’s Homeopathic Hospital
France is After the Sultan Too
Rome April 2 orders countermanded sending the Italian squadron to Turkish waters to press for postal privileges. The Turkish ambassador to Rome gave Tuoli assurances Italy would receive the same treatment as other powers. Italy seeks recognition of further claims as an exchange of dispatches proceeds between Constantinople and Rome.
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Rome
Italy
Tutoli
Turkey
Constantinople
Ome
France Demands Heavy Penalties Over Mining Claim
In Paris on April 22 France pressed Turkey to settle the Wrench-Heracles Mining claim with a daily delay fee of 2500 and a total loss payment of 2,800,600 dollars. Italy planned a large fleet to Turkish waters as a show of force. The tension is described as acute with possible simultaneous demonstrations in Turkish ports.
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Paris
Italy
France
Porte
Wrench-Heracles Mining Company
Vanderbilt Suit Is Victory for Wife
New York dated April 22 Mrs Alfred G Vanderbilt won her suit for absolute divorce from the young millionaire. The referee recommended an interlocutory decree which Justice O Gorman is likely to confirm. The decree would allow remarriage within three months and may reopen the case for reconciliation or change. Alimony of a stated sum was noted. Mrs Vanderbilt’s counsel Lewis Casa Ledyard sailed with her on the Caronia accompanied by John G Milburn.
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New York
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Supreme Court
Justice O'Gorman
Lewis Casa Ledyard
Vanderbilt
Ledyard
John G. Milburn
Carter, Ledyard & Milburn
Chelsea Relief Fund Passes $200000 Mark
Boston April 22 Thousands walk Chelsea ruins after a fire. one more body found, possibly Captain Benjamin Knowles, the 12th victim. Relief committee says 13000 homeless, 10000 need long term aid with $460000 needed for essential housekeeping items. fund already exceeds $200400 and grows.
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Boston
Chelsea
Benjamin Knowles
Grand Army
General Relief Committee
Emma Goldman and associates expelled from San Francisco hotel
Emma Goldman Dr. Ben Reitman and advance agent Alexander Orr were ordered out by a hotel manager who objected to the notoriety surrounding the woman anarchist. The incident occurred in San Francisco on April 22 as they faced the hotel eviction.
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San Francisco
Cal
Emma Goldman
Ben Reitman
Alexander H. Orr
Ethel Roosevelt Receives New Horse and Trap
Washington April 22 Miss Ethel Roosevelt youngest daughter of the president owns a new horse and high trap. She has long loved outdoor sports and riding and this marks her first time handling the ribbons over her own horse.
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Washington
Ethel Roosevelt
Pension Bill Carries 162 Million After Senate Action
Washington reports the Senate pensions committee nearly finished its work on the pension appropriation bill. The measure totals 162 million dollars, up 12 million from the House bill to fund the widows' pension program already enacted. The House amendment removes a clause to abolish pension agencies through the War Department.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Pensions
Chelsea Fire Fiends Suspected in Great Conflagration
Chelsea Massachusetts authorities probe a theory that arsonists started multiple blazes during the historic fire that destroyed property, killed eleven and left thousands homeless. Mayor Beck cites a sighting by a trusted merchant as supporting the incendiary claim. Daniel Ross and Daniel Oliver face arrests linked to the arson probe.
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Chelsea
Mass
Seck
Beck
Daniel Ross
Daniel Oliver
Exust
Cambridge
Anna Gould and Prince De Sagan Married in France
Paris dispatch reports Mme Anna Gould and Prince De Sagan wed in a small eastern French town near the frontier. The Cri De Paris claims the marriage has already occurred and notes its fashion elite chronicle.
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Paris
Cri de
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince de Sagan
150 Pupils Escape Fire At Troy Conference Academy
About 150 pupils from the five story brick dormitory at Troy Conference academy escaped when the building suddenly caught fire. One boy suffered injuries leaping from a window. The loss is estimated at 80000 dollars.
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Poultney. Ver
Troy Conference Academy
Italian Squadron to Demonstrate in Turkish Waters
Orders issued for the Italian squadron to stage a demonstration in Turkish waters after Turkey objected to Italian post offices opening in Turkish territory occupied by other communities.
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Rome
Turkey
cCommntvies
Hill Not Rich Enough to Be an Ambassador
Washington April 21 congressional debate on David Jayne Hill as ambassador exposed objections tied to his finances. Perkins and Slayden argued wealth dictates diplomatic profiles and urged government housing and salaries to sustain diplomatic dignity abroad.
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Hill
Washington
William
Werrin Court
David Jayne Hill
Perkins
New York
Slayden
Texas
Mortgage filed for $30 million on Illinois Central rolling stock
Big Mortgage filed in Bridgeville Illinois April 21 by Illinois Central company. United States Trust Company of New York holds the lien and a four percent gold bond issue secures the entire rolling stock. The record states it will be filed for record in every county along the route.
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Brelieville
Ill
Ilinois Central Company
United States Trust Company
New York
Revolution Leader Returns to Exile
A. Firmin the Haytian revolution leader returns to exile in St Thomas after defeat. He arrived with 56 Haytians landed by the French cruiser dEs trees from Gonaives where the group had waited in the French consulate for seven weeks. Firmin and followers sought to topple President Nord Alexis and seize power but failed.
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St. Thomas
A. Firmin
Hayti
Firmin
d'Estrees
Gonaives
Nord Alexis
Black Republic
Premier's Brother Is Sent To Jail In Libel Case
St. Petersburg April 21. Alexander Stolypin publicist and brother of the Russian premier was sentenced to one week in jail and a $50 fine for libeling Paul Balatzel, reactionary leader. The libel appeared in Novoe Vremya in reply to attacks in Znamya.
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St. Petersburg
Alexander Stolypin
Paul Balatzel
Novoe Vremya
Znamya
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