Press Adopts Address on Paper Prices and Relief
The Associated Press reports 774 daily papers urge immediate relief from papermaking combinations. Congress hears protests, condemns false newsprint price reports and calls for free list inclusion of paper and pulp. The House adopts Cannon resolution to probe the paper trust and pulp costs with subpoena power. Roosevelt expected to sign employers liability bill. McCall bill on campaign contributions advances. Land fraud testimony reveals immunity bath and schemes in California and Oregon.
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New York
N. Y
Associated Press
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Census Bureau
United States
House
Washington, D. C
Cannon
Mann
Illinois
Miller
Kansas
Stafford
Wisconsin
Bannon
Ohio
Sims
Tennessee
Ryan
Washington
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Committee
Representatives
Land Office
Hyde- Dimond-Benson-Schneider
Justice Stafford
Criminal Court
Woodford D. Harlan
William E. Walk
Harlan
Walk
California
Oregon
Des Moines woman dies by own action leaves unfinished book
The body of Jessie Llewellyn Call, newspaper woman and daughter of a former Kansas governor, was brought to Mitchellville Iowa for burial. An unfinished novel and a set of tales titled Papa Dear were left behind, with a suicide note to Jim Devitt explaining her belief in a Greek notion of death as duty.
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Des Moines
Jessie Llewellyn Call
Chicago
Mitchellville
Llewellyn
Kansas
Industrial School
Ill
Newberry Hotel
Louise Llewellyn
James Devitt
Mr. Devitt
Jim
Greece
Weather outlook Illinois and Iowa
The message notes partly cloudy conditions for Iowa tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures in the east and center. Illinois remains partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions tonight. Sunrise is at 5 and sunset at 6 37.
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Illinois
Hull Seeks Additions to Army Bill for Iowa Posts
Des Moines reports Congressman Hull arrives and aims for 100000 more for Fort Des Moines and at least 60000 for a new Ames post office in the army bill. He anticipates passage with these appropriations.
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Des Moines
Hull
Fort Des Moines
Ames
Ohio attorney general says blind pension law unconstitutional
Columbus April 21 Attorney General Ellis states the new blind pension law is unconstitutional because it lacks a provision requiring all beneficiaries to be without means and dependent.
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Ohio
Columbus, O
Ellis
Conference of Houses Debates Currency Bills Action
Washington D C April 21 The republican steering committee outlined the currency legislation path with a possible conference between Aldrich and Fowler measures if the House passes a currency commission bill The House Banking and Currency Committee tabled Vreeland’s financial bill and favored Fowler’s commission bill after a full day of discussion The vote to table Aldrich was unanimous with Weeks Burton and McKinley voting no
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Washington, D. C
Republican Steering Committee
Senate
Congress
House
House Committee On
Vreeland
New York
Aldrich
Fowler
United States
Hill
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Burton
Ohio
McKinley
Ilinois
Cortelyou At Utica Chamber Banquet Highlights Speech
Utica New York April 21 secretary of the treasury George B Cortelyou was guest of honor at the Utica Chamber of Commerce annual banquet held last night. He spoke on Business and Citizenship amid cheers from business men of the area. Other speakers included Job E Hedges of New York and Representative J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia.
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Secretary of Treasury
Chamber of Commerce
Utica
N. Y
First Step Taken in Thaw Release Proceedings
In Poughkeepsie New York on April 20 James G Graham Thaws former secretary appeared before Justice Morschauser at White Plains and applied for an order directing the Matteawan asylum superintendent to permit Thaw to sign an application for a writ of habeas corpus The order was granted and will be served on the acting superintendent at once.
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Harry K. Thaw
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Matteawan
James G. Graham
Odell
Thaw
Morschauser
State Supreme Court
White Plains
Railroad Executive Everitte St John Dies in Wellesley
Everitte St John a longtime prominent railway official died at his home in Wellesley Massachusetts on April 21 He was born in 1844 and was esteemed as a leading figure in the railroad industry for many years.
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Everitte St. John
Wellesley, Mass
Wellesley
Mass
St. John
Los Angeles Fleet Visit Brings Gala Day of Merrymaking
Los Angeles observes a general holiday for the Atlantic fleet visit with street parades and two grand banquets for petty officers and admirals. Sailors enjoy boxing carnivals at Chutes Park as Admiral Evans shows steady improvement in Paso Robles after a night of rest.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harper
Gillett
Thomas
Chutes’ Park
J. J. Jeffries
Jeffries
Evans
Paso Robles
McDonnald
Admiral Evans
Funeral for E F Brockway Set For Wednesday
Letts Iowa April 21 Special The funeral of the late Hon E F Brockway of Letts will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 from his home. Rev Longnecker of Grandview Methodist church will conduct services. Interment will be in Grandview cemetery.
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Letts
E. F. Brockway
Longnecker
Methodist Church of
Grandview
Grandview Cemetery
Farmer Otto Dolph Found Dead on Collins Farm
Otto Dolph a 25 year old farmer near Collins Story County was found murdered in an outbuilding. His head had been blown off by a shotgun and a sharp instrument mark was seen on the skull. The discovery followed a search prompted by his sweetheart Hattie Cooper after he failed to keep an engagement.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Otto Dolph
Collins
Story County
Hattie Cooper
Dolph
Tragic Train Crash Reports Across Regions
In Melbourne Braybrook Junction Australia forty two people are dead and eighty eight injured after a Sunday night train collision. Separately near Town City Iowa a Rock Island freight strike hurled David Sweeney from his cart leaving him unharmed but shaken. La Crosse Wisconsin saw a streetcar hit by a Green Bay and Western train with several injuries and the motorman among the injured.
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Melbourn
Australia
Braybrook Junction
Melbourne
Town City
Rock Island
David Sweeney
Downey
la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse City Railway
Greenbay and Western
Bryan and family return from Europe amid income talk
Mrs. William J. Bryan, Ruth Leavitt, and two grandchildren arrive in New York from Europe. Bryan meets them at the pier, then departs for Trenton before returning to Nebraska tomorrow. He says his income has been exaggerated and cites lecturing and writing as his chosen earnings path.
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New York
N. Y
William J. Bryan
Ruth Leavitt
Bryan
Hoffman
Trenton
N. J
Nebraska
Robbery Suspect Kehle Confesses After Convent Thefts
St Paul Minnesota April 21 Robert Kehle 45 formerly of Prussia confessed to robbing three convents and a Methodist deaconess home in recent weeks. Police report he is known in 20 cities for specialty in breaking into religious institutions. He has a police record from Prussia.
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St. Paul, Minn
Robert Kehle
Kehle
Prussia
Taft Quits New York for Washington
Secretary Taft left New York City for Washington today, ending a stay in the city. The move signals the return to official business during his term.
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Taft
New York
N. Y
Washington
New Hampshire Delegates Named At Republican Convention
Concord April 21 The Republican state convention named delegates at large United States Senator Jacob H Gillinger Former Governor Chester B Jordan Attorney General Edward G Eastman and Edwin F Jones. Taft for president resolution tabled 744 to 25. Roosevelt administration endorsed tariff reform oppose piecemeal tinkering. Louisiana election features J Y Sanders Democrat and H N Pharr Republican. Illinois towns vote on local option with Cairo battle over saloons.
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Concord
N. H
Committee On Resolutions
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
Jacob H. Gillinger
Chester B. Jordan
Edward G. Eastman
Edwin F. Jones
Louisiana
New Orleans
J. Y. Sanders
H. N. Pharr
Ilinois
St. Louis
Illinois
Anti-Saloon League
Morgan
Scott
Perry
Calhoun
Pulaski
Cairo
Grand Jury Finds No Indictment in Metropolitan Affairs
New York April 21 The special grand jury that investigated the Metropolitan Street Railway system and its management and finances concluded it could not find evidence to indict anyone connected with the leadership. The presentment did name men who have been indicted on other financial affairs.
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Metropolitan
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway
Harman Found Dead in Ottumwa Bachelor Quarters
Ottumwa April 21 Frank M Harman prominent resident was found dead in his Main street bachelor quarters at 8 30 last night with a bullet wound in his forehead and a .38 caliber revolver with one chamber empty nearby indicating suicide.
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Ottumwa
Frank M. Harman
Main Street
Harman
Needle the cause of farmer death after decades
Iowa City April 21 A steel needle swallowed 40 years ago by Stephen Yoder aged 60 pioneer farmer of Johnson county caused his death after an autopsy revealed the needle between his stomach and liver.
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Iowa City
Stephen Yoder
Johnson County
Vergennes Fire Destroys Illinois Town Business Section
Vergennes Illinois is hit as fire wipes out the town business section this morning. Loss estimated at 60,000 dollars, partly insured. Several firefighters overcome by heat but no casualties reported.
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Vergennes
Ill
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