Schurman endorses national charter for Rockefeller foundation
Ithaca address reports Cornell President Jacob Gould Schurman backing a national charter for the Rockefeller foundation. He urges appointing trustees by the president with senate consent after an initial period, arguing it would boost efficiency and public welfare while preserving philanthropy’s wide scope.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Council
Congress
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell
Rockefeller Foundation
Schurman
Rockefeller
United States
Senate
Airship Zepellin II Destructs After Runaway Drift
The dirigible Zepellin II of the German aerial fleet broke moorings in a storm near Limburg an der Lahn and drifted without a crew toward Wellburg where it smashed to pieces. It had been returning from Homburg to Cologne when it descended.
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Limburg-an-der-Lahn
Homburg
Cologne
Wellburg
Train brake saves Burlington coach near North Yakima
A Northern Pacific passenger train avoided disaster after its engineer activated brakes when the engine hit a defective switch near North Yakima. Engineer Gordon of Ellensburg and Fireman Meyers of Pasco were killed in the crash.
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Spokane
Wash
North Yakima
Burlington
Northern Pacific Railroad
Gordon
Ellensburg
Meyers
Pasco
Girl Held as Dynamiter in Iowa Farmhouse Blast
Prairie City Iowa Miss Mary Guthrie of Carthage is arrested on suspicion of dynamiting the $12 000 Quick residence three miles east of town. Dr Alexander Hall formerly of Colfax and his bride Myrtle Quick escaped the blast. Hall was once Guthries fiancé.
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Prairie City
Jesse A. Quick
Mary Guthrie
Carthage
Alexander Hall
Colfax
Guthrie
Myrtle Quick
Boy Dies After Fall Into Pond During Baseball Game
Louis Rose a ten year old of Jersey City ran to catch a foul tip in a New York baseball game and fell head first into a shallow pond. He was dead on extraction from the mud.
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New York
Louis Rose
Jersey City
Autos to Cross Cascades Complete Transcontinental Road
Seattle moves to authorize construction of Snoqualmie pass road across the Cascade mountains linking east and west Washington. State highway commission to start immediate orders. only a 15 mile gap remains to complete the route.
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State of Washington
Snoqualmie Pass
Seattle
Wash
State Highway Commission
Cascade Mountains
Woman Shot for Resisting Officer's Kiss in Nicaragua
A letter to the American consul at Managua from Narciso Arellano details alleged cruelties by Nicaraguans, including torture, arson, and executions. The writer cites cases near Granada and Nandaimo, urging U.S. action and noting a woman shot for resisting a kiss by a government officer.
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Washington
Managua
Nicaragua
Narciso Arellano
Isthmian Republic
Senor Castrillo
Estrada
Nandaimo
Granada
Calaxito Savalior
Guerrilas
Occavio Marence
Nandalmo
State Department
Corinto Harbor
Kimball
Congo Free State
N Can
Managu
Fearful accident on railway bridge at Rob Roy Arkansas
On a Cotton Belt trestle a speeding engine struck Fred C Zeister and his party. Zeister saved his wife from the wheels then died. Henry Dobson and his wife from Leavenworth were dying at Florence Sanitarium Pine Bluff. Mrs Zeister escaped with minor injuries. Dobson suffered a broken leg and a fractured skull.
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Rob
Whisler Ships Potatoes From Rosenberg Farm
Mr. W H Whisler shipped two carloads of Irish potatoes to Houston from his farm across the Brazos on Wednesday. He reports an unusually large yield from forty acres planted early this year and notes Irish potatoes have fared better this season than in years past.
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Rosenberg
Tex
W. H. Whisler
Houston
Brazos
Yoakum Farmers Start Hog Raising Amid High Prices
In Yoakum Texas farmers shift to hog production due to rising hog prices. Some establish pastures from five to forty acres and plan feed crops such as peas goobers and cucumbers to support the hog operations.
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Yoakum
Tex
Potatoes Shipped From Lower Caney Area
Potato growers in Lower Caney Bay City Texas begin shipping. Joe Manguin loaded two cars at Van Vieck on Wednesday. Judge Barbee shipped three cars from Ashwood. About ten cars have been shipped so far.
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Bay City
Tex
Caney
Joe Manguin
van Vieck
Judge Barbee
Ashwood
Postmaster Nominations Include Laredo Appointment
The president nominated Fred H. L. Ligardo for postmaster at Laredo. He also named postmasters for Oklahoma including A. G. Winn of Ada and J. W. Kayser of Chicakasha.
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Washington
Fred H. L. Ligardo
Laredo
Oklahoma
A. G. Winn
Ada
J. W. Kayser
Chicakasha
Internal Revenue Assessments in Washington for Corporation Tax
Assessments by the internal revenue bureau on corporation tax total $23,954,536 to date. The amount collected so far is $132,433.
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Internal Revenue
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Duel on Hempstead depot platform leaves two dead in gun duel
In Hempstead Texas two men died and three were wounded after a Thursday night duel on the station platform as train No 5 arrived. Aaron Shannon 40 of Houston and Clarence Poole 19 of Hempstead died from shotgun and pistol fire. Sheriff J J Perry was wounded in the leg and two unidentified passengers were also hurt. The shooter used a double barreled shotgun and several revolvers in a chaotic exchange as Shannon boarded the train bound for Navasota. Poole was mortally wounded by a pistol shot after firing the shotgun twice.
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Hempstead
Tex
Aaron B. Shannon
Houston
Clarence Poole
J. J. Perry
Houston and Texas Central Railroad
Aaron Shannon
Haynes Shannon
Navasota
Shannon
Perry
Poole
Young Poole
Earthquake Scale Blast Hits Kobe Harbor
A dynamite lighter exploded in Kobe harbor on April 7 causing immense damage ashore. More than 15 000 buildings damaged two killed eighty three injured. the Myrmidon and other ships narrowly escaped. Fire and explosions wrecked several nearby structures and offices along the Bund.
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Victoria
B. C
Kobe
Bund
Alabama Democratic Primary Nominations Report
Unofficial returns show Emmet A. O Neal of Florence and E P Thomas of Eufaula nominated for governor and lieutenant governor on a local option platform. Early results hint Cyrus B. Brown as secretary of state and John H. Bankhead as U S senator among other picks. overall turnout higher, with county results still uncertain.
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Montgomery
Ala
Emmet A. O’neal
Florence
E. P. Thomas
Eufaula
Alabama
O’neal
H. Ss. D. Mallory
Selma
Thomas
W. D. Seed
Tuscaloosa
O'Neal
Cyrus B. Brown
C. B. Smith
R. C. Brockell
Henry J. Williamson
Reuben F. Kolb
J. R. Dodwell
Supreme Court
John G. Anderson
Ormond Somerville
John H. Bankhead
United States
Fire destroys lumber yard and residence in Brownwood
A blaze Tuesday leveled the H. H. Hardin & Co. lumber yard and the residence of Hervey Mayes in Brownwood. Early discoverers reported the south shed, 200 feet long, ablaze in eight to ten spots along most of its length, with estimated losses between $20,000 and $25,000.
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Brownwood
H. H. Hardin & Co
Hervey Mayes
Tragic Death Of Miss Helen G. Rice At Pennington
The body of Miss Helen G. Rice of Galveston Texas an art instructor at Pennington Seminary was recovered from Stony Brook about three quarters of a mile from the seminary on Sunday. She was 29 and had taught here two years.
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Pennington
N. J
Helen G. Rice
Galveston
Tex
Pennington Seminary
Stony Brook
Frost Harms Beans and Tomatoes in East Texas
The Texas department of agriculture reports from East Texas show light vegetables were hit hard by the frost. Beans and tomatoes were killed in the lowlands while damage was slight in upland areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Public speakers address Bay City on education with Lewis and Holman
Bay City Texas public school closed last week and two invited speakers, Thomas H. Lewis and W. Holman, spoke to citizens to stir educational interest in the town.
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Bay City
Tex
Markham
Messrs
Thomas H. Lewis
W. & Holman
El Paso Aids Mexico Chili Trade Shipping
Tremendous movement through this port of vegetables from Mexico with many shipments to East Texas. Daily 75 to 100 bales of chili received and distributed nationwide.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexico
East Texas
Seguin sells late Governor Ireland homestead on Austin Street
Seguin, Texas, reports the sale of the late Governor John Ireland’s homestead on Austin Street for ten thousand dollars. The transfer completes the estate disposition from the Ireland family with details logged by local officials.
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Seguin
Tex
John Ireland
Autsin Street
Sour Lake Precinct 4 votes 65 majority in local option election
Sour Lake Texas reports the third local option election since 1909 with Precinct No 4 carried by 65 votes. The quiet Saturday proceedings featured parades and singing through main streets amid heated sentiment.
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Sour Lake
Tex
El Paso Faces Rising Flood Threat In River Peak
Government observer notes 9 000 second feet flow at Selden, up 6 000 from before, with the river stage already above 14 feet in El Paso. As floodwaters move downstream, authorities brace for higher levels and danger, taking precautions in the valley.
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el Paso
Tex
Selden
Lawson Sells 1000 Cattle to Bay City Buyer
Matagorda Texas Mrs M E Lawson sold one thousand head of cattle at twenty dollars per head to Mr Milton Winston of Bay City.
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Matagorda
Tex
M. E. Lawson
Milton Winston
Bay City
Interlocking Plant Planned to Protect Houston Rail Crossings
The railroad commission approved Walker Avenue interlocking plans in Houston to safeguard the crossing of the Houston Belt & Terminal over the International & Great Northern and San Antonio & Aransas Pass lines. It will be in operation in about a month.
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Austin, Tex
The
Railroad Commission
Walker Avenue
Houston
Houston Belt & Terminal
International & Great Northern
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Drowning at Sabinas Picnic Turns Tragic
In Sabinas Texas Dr Bonham's 13 year old daughter drowned during a Saturday picnic when a raft overturned. Several girls fell into the water but the others reached the bank and were rescued by larger girls present.
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Sabinas
Tex
Dr. Bonham
Webb County Onions Shipped From Laredo Reach 1272 Cars
Webb County onions shipped from Laredo total 1,272 cars for the season and shipments may exceed 1,600 cars.
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Laredo
Tex
Webb County
Bakers Strike Shrinks Bread Supplies in New York Hotels
About 6,000 bakers walked out on Saturday affecting hotels and restaurants across New York. The strike demands a nine hour day, a $1 weekly wage increase, and union recognition.
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New York
Bulk of Rice Planted in Louise Texas
The bulk of the rice crop has been planted but rain is badly needed to bring the rice to a stand.
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Louise
Tex
A $100 Typewriter For 17 Cents a Day
The ad extols an Oliver Typewriter offered for 17 cents daily with a $100 machine and features like Balance Shift and Automatic Tabulator. It notes a cash payment upfront and a surge of applications across classes, signaling broad demand and belief in universal typewriting.
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Oliver
Oliver Typewriter
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Moulton Bottling Works
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Wr. Schmidt
Echo Springs
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Shiner
Moulton
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Birmingham
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Max Hamburger
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