Four Battleships Urged by Roosevelt in Senate Message
Washington April 15 The House debate on four battleships for the coming year was eclipsed by a clash over naval stations in the Philippines. President Roosevelt urged four battleships in a special message, arguing a stronger navy preserves peace. Senator Foraker defended Brownsville soldiers as galleries overflowed with spectators including many Black Americans.
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House of Representatives
Philippines
Subig Bay
Messrs. Foss
Hobson
Oloncapa
Roosevelt
Senate
Foraker
Brownsville
Fairbanks
Ohio
Warner
Hale
President Urges Congress to Build Four More Ships
The President calls Congress to authorize added naval power urging construction of four additional engines of war to bolster national defense. The message stresses readiness and expands on urgent military needs as public debate continues.
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Eivery
Natron
Great Britain
United States
Qshington
Theodoor Roosevelt Quote on War Readiness
The quote asserts that to achieve peace and prosperity, a nation must remain ever ready for war and shows Theodore Roosevelt’s emphasis on preparedness as a tool of national strength. The message frames strength as a prerequisite for security and peace.
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Theodor
Roosevelt
New York Battle Over Bryan Delegates at Democratic Session
A heated opening session at Carnegie Hall sees Bryan supporters push for instructed delegates to the Denver convention while opposing leaders resist. A sub committee favors against instructing delegates, signaling a split within the Bryan camp and potential minority action before the resolutions committee.
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Denver
Committee On
William 3. Hiryan
Carnegie Hall
Corminister
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hell
Bryan
Augustus Thomas
United Front
Mr. Bryan
Conners
Murphy
Sryan
Verdict Finds Death A Result Of Firing Incident
Cassopolis April 14 coroner's jury a death of Carlton W Mor son Beal shot dead as he and George A Meicker encountered Mrs Metsker near Mrs Green's home. Cause listed as death from a gunshot to the heart with no party named responsible. Mrs Metsker denies firing and her husband says it was self defense during the struggle for a revolver.
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Cassopolis
Carlton W. Mor. Fano
Son Beal
Geoere A. Meicker
Ker
Mery Green
Delaware Convention Nominates Judge Gray for President
Dover April 15. Despite Judge George Gray’s written declaration that he could not consent to be instructed, the Delaware state convention officially placed his name before the Democratic Party as its nominee for president of the United States.
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Fiis
Dover
Del
George Gray
Delaware
United States
Airbrakes Save North Coast Limited After Bridge Fire
Glendive Mont April 15 The North Coast Limited derailed after striking a burned bridge. Fireman Gustavus and an unknown tramp were killed. Engineer Waddingham was seriously injured as air brakes kept the engine from plunging into the guich by a narrow margin.
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Glendive
Mont
Northern Pacific
Gustavus
Waddingham
Child Fatally Shot in Paoli Home Incident
Paoli Indiana April 16 William Kemple shot and fatally wounded thirteen year old Sarah B Motsinger at his home while fooling with a revolver. The girl was spending the evening at the Kemple home and the weapon discharged.
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Ind
William Kemple
Sarah
Motsingerr
Kemple
Night Riders Threats Spur Indiana Governor to Probe
Southern Indiana tobacco growers report letters signed Night Riders threatening to burn barns if crops are planted. Governor Hanly orders an inquiry. Jefferson County Sheriff Ebenezer Gray to investigate, tracing letters to the authors as panic spreads through Ohio River tobacco districts.
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Hanly
Pert
Indiana
Ebenezer Gray
Jefferson County
Ivins
Hanover
Ohio River
Ohiorr
Affa
Gray
Grawil
Indinapolis Judge Pushes Fast Trial for County Fraud
In Indianapolis on April 15 Judge Pritchard urged swift action in county fraud cases led by the state against John McGregor. He aimed to set at least one case for trial in May, resisting delays. James Broucher of Atlas Engine Works surrendered on a grand jury capias and posted bond after resigning from the company. Thomas Kackley, a Columbia club figure, was indicted amid accusations tied to Atlas’s county power plant project.
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John Mee-Gr
M 19 Criminal Court
Pritchard
Prisard
Murself
Tate
John McGregor
Atlas Engine Works
Arthur W. Willcutts
James M. Broucher
Clay
Broucher
Columbia Club
Thomas Kackley
Kackley
Atlas
County Heat, Light and Power
Santa Barbara
Cal
Old Maps Exhibit Shows Louisiana Boundaries and Fanciful Geography
A Lou isiana State museum exhibit features antique maps of Louisiana from New France to the Gulf, showing imagined mountains and rivers. One map portrays the Mississippi River bending toward the Gulf near the future Florida coast, with a perilous land of the man enters area near English Lookout and Bay St. Louis.
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Louisiana State Museum
Canada
New France
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
Carolina
Pacific
Italy
Holland
France
Mississippi River
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Gulf
Florida
English Lookout
Bay St. Louis
New Orleans
A Coveted Picture from the Studio of J. G. Brown
A western man once entered J. G. Brown's studio and sought a group street boys picture. He claimed boyhood work in New York and said he modeled for the work with friends. He offered 25 000 dollars, but the painting had long since been sold and its whereabouts unavailable.
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J. G. Brown
New York
W. Howard Standish
New Broadway Magazine
To His Benefit A Tennessee congressman recounts a darky philosopher
A St Paul Pioneer Press tale recounts Mose the darky in a Tennessee district who argues he earns more jailed than at steady work. He quips a judge fines him ten dollars or thirty days, while monthly wages and board would not cover jail costs.
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Tennessee
Mose
St Paul Pioneer Press
Fascination Draws Bookmaker Back To Racing Game
In a candid remark, a Kansas City bookmaker explains that while he has tried many lines from hardware to groceries, no venture matches the pull of racing where races draw people to instinctively offer their money. The quote captures the gambler’s enduring lure of the sport.
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Kansas City Journal
Miss Oldun-Oh Seeks Wrinkle Eradicator Advice
A dialogue notes a desire to purchase wrinkle eradicator from advertising, with Miss Pert offering to obtain it through her brother who runs a wholesale drug business in Boston. The exchange reflects light social banter and a nod to local commerce.
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Miss Oldun
Miss Pertly
Boston Transcript
A Philosopher and a Boy Ask What a Philosopher Is
A Somerville Journal snippet presents a dialogue where a boy asks about a philosopher and learns the definer is one who never worries about money because he never has any.
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Tommy
Somerville Journal
Shocking confession ties death to spiteful motive
Francisco Niccolozo claims Mary Renda died from poison placed in flour at the urging of her mother Mrs. Renda. The eight year old's death is described as suspicious with police noting the mother's anger over the husband wanting to move. Niccolozo says he was asked to buy and mix the poison and that Mrs. Renda attacked him when the confession was read.
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Chicago
Francisco Niccolozo
Mary Renda
Niccoloto
Renda
Assassin in a Uniform Fueled Danville Murder Interest
Miss Matilda Brown, a Plaza hotel maid in Danville Michigan, says one or both men seen near the alley where Patrolman Lind was fatally shot wore uniforms. She places it at the window of her hotel room during the shooting. Patrolman Johnson remains off duty after a suspension by Chief Spangler.
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Danville
Matilda Brown
Plaza Hotel
August Lind
Lind
Johnson
Spangler
Lind Whey
Markets summary from Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago and New York
Indianapolis grain and livestock prices with receipts and auction notes. Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo markets listed for wheat corn oats cattle hogs sheep and lambs. baseball season 1908 opened in American Association and National and American Leagues with scattered scores. light anecdote about a dance joke.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
American Association
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