Roosevelt Run Again Letters Stir White House Debate
Washington April 30. Between 300 and 400 letters daily urge President Roosevelt to run again, with varied arguments from across the country and parties. Roosevelt reiterates his position unchanged in replies. Meanwhile Vreeland’s new currency bill replaces most of Aldrich terms, creating a national clearing house, emergency currency tax plan, and a six by six currency committee, to be considered soon. The Senate discussed the agricultural appropriation, and the House debated interstate commerce enforcement funding.
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White House
Roosevelt
House
Vreeland
New York
Clearing House Association
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
Washington
Townsend
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Hepburn
Iowa
Campbell
Kansas
Sulzer
Weather forecast for Iowa with frost likely
Generally fair weather continues in Iowa with a risk of frost tonight. Sunrise is at 4 47, sunset 6 47, and the moon sets at 12 48.
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Lowa
Hughes Will Not Quit The Race For President
New York April 30 The Hughes candidacy remains intact until the Chicago convention chooses. General Stewart L. Woodford presided over delegates from New York state and denied reports of an imminent withdrawal. He noted a divided Republican Party, urged patience, and a three member committee was named to study actions for the campaign.
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New York
N. Y
Hughes
Chicago
Stewart L. Woodford
Hughes League of the United States
New York State
Woodford
General Woodward
Seth Low
Frederick R. Hazzard
E. H. Butler
Europe
Republican Party
Senate
Assembly
Sunday Funeral Ban Shaped by Ottumwa Ministers
Ottumwa Iowa ministers after talks with city undertakers ban Sunday funerals as far as practicable. They will still preach Sunday services but urge people to avoid Sunday funerals whenever possible.
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Ottumwa. la
Ottumwa
Political Row Ends Fatally in Fort De France
In Fort De France Martinique on April 29 a political disturbance left several dead and wounded. Among the dead was the city mayor, and the unrest caused multiple casualties in the island capital.
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Fort de France
Island of
Martinique
Enraged Shelby residents burn dis orderly house
In La Crosse county Shelby residents are suspected of setting a fire at a disorderly house that opened after the Lid order took effect April 15. Sixteen young women escaped death with several rescued by heroic firefighters efforts.
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la Crosse
Wis
Shelby
Dolliver recounts Cummins solemn pledges to not run
Mason City April 30 Senator Dolliver told a large Wilson opera house audience Cummins had broken his pledges not to oppose Senator Allison. He recounted a message from Cummins promising no candidacy and described prior assurances given to Congressman Birdsall and the public. The opera house was packed to the doors.
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Mason City
Wilson Opera House
Dolliver
Cummins
Allison
Senate
Birdsall
Des Moines
Iowan J H Main elected first president of Congregational Brotherhood
J H Main president of Iowa College Grinnell was chosen as the first president of the Congregational Brotherhood of America at its Detroit convention. The session focused on the constitution with amendments under review and Main spoke on The Mission of the Brotherhood.
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Detroit
Mich
J. H. Main
Iowa College
Grinnell
Iowa
Congregational Brotherhood of America
Congregational Brotherhood
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Maine
L. E. Harter
Nebraska
Guy Guensey
Illinois
Henry Faville
Wisconsin
Earnest Bourner Allen
Ohio
Main
the Brotherhood
Great Lumber Merger Consolidates Southern Pine
Lumbermen from major southern yellow pine holdings agreed to merge to conserve timber supply and stabilize prices. The new organization is planned with a capitalization of 300 million dollars.
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St. Louis
South
Death of Mrs Vogt in Washington Iowa
Mrs Anna Vogt died at 12 10 yesterday at her East Second Street home after a three year decline in health and a paralytic stroke last fall. Her condition worsened steadily since then.
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Washington, Ia
Anna 5S. Vogt
East Second Street
Natives Revolt Threatens Battambang Residents
A dispatch from Battambang Siam reports natives have risen in revolt and threaten European residents. troops are reported sufficient to protect.
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Paris
Battambang
Siam
Sinking of Matsuhima Trains Crew Lost at Sea
Tokio April 30. The training cruiser Matsuhima sank off Cascadores Island after a magazine explosion. 141 crew saved, but over two hundred feared lost including the captain. Sons of Baron Chinda and Prince Oyama believed among the cadets missing.
Laity Opens Centenary Rejoicings With Public Meeting
New York liturgical portion of Catholic centennial ends at noon with grand Te Deum sung by 6000 children. Children’s Day observed at St Patrick’s Cathedral as Carnegie Music Hall hosts laity’s public meeting. Cardinal Gibbons Cardinal Logue Archbishops and Bourke Cockran speak.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Carnegie Music Hall
Morgan J. O’brien
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Logue
Tilennon
Ryan
Keane
Logue
Bourke Cockran
Saloonkeepers Promise Strict Adherence to Mulci Law
Ft Madison Iowa saloons face strict enforcement of the mulci law after clergy reported late night and Sunday sales. City judges and the county attorney warned violators that any breach will lead to full prosecutions. Saloons have pledged to comply fully with the restrictions.
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Ft. Madison
H. Bank
District Court
Man of Means Ends Life in Iowa Bucket Shop
Milo Adams aged 65 an insurance agent killed himself in a bucket shop in Mason City Iowa after a note to his wife was found. Once wealthy he left Kensett and had been a Northwood and Albert Lea businessman with a daughter in New York.
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Mason City
Milo Adams
Adams
Kensett
Northwood
Albert Lea
New York
Marshalltown
Helen Krueger
Henry Krueger
Baxter
Asquith Outlines Government Policy
London April 30 Premier Asquith outlined his Liberal program pledging free trade education licensing and old age pensions while omitting home rule. In the Commons he signaled broad adherence to Churchill pledges during the recent campaign, met with ironic opposition cheers.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Mrs Dolph Plea D Wts Grime in Clinton Murder Trial
In Clinton Iowa on April 30 Irene Dolph admits killing Fritz Dolph but pleads unwritten law. Attorney M V Gannon portrays her as a victim of harsh conditions and abuse while County Attorney Keefe seeks first degree murder with possible life or death penalty.
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Clinton
Irene Dolph
Fritz Dolph
M. V. Gannon
Davenport
Gannon
Harry K. Thaw
Keefe
Clinton County
Evans to Lead at rRooU 3 Entry in Santa Cruz Visit
Admiral Evans will resume command as the Atlantic fleet leaves Santa Cruz for the Golden Gate on May 5. The two squadrons converge at Santa Cruz for 24 hours after Monte Rey, with social events noted and enlisteds unhappy at Santa Barbara prior to departure. A restaurant raid by sailors is mentioned as an incident but not officially reported.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Monterey
Bay
Santa Cruz
Evans
Golden Gate
Bluejackets
Hart Is Made Bishop In Delaware Appointment
Dover Del April 30 Samuel Hart custodian of the American book of common prayer of Hartford Conn was this afternoon elected the bishop of Delaware.
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Hart
Dover
Del
Samuel Hart
Hartford
Conn
Delaware
Germany to borrow 250 million in five years
Berlin April 30 The imperial government must borrow 250 million dollars over the next five years, secretary Sydow told the Reichstag appropriations committee. The borrowing is needed even without annual increases in appropriations.
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Berlin
Treasury
Sydow
Reichstag
Frost Wreaks Havoc on Crops Across States
Reports from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Missouri describe heavy frost and snow causing damage to fruit and vegetables. Early April 30 notes min temperatures near 3 to 25 degrees with widespread frost and potential fruit harm though some areas report limited impacts.
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Burlington
Marshalltown
Iowe
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Missouri Line
Ohio
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Missouri
St. Joe
Bishop Threatened by Koreans in San Francisco Arrival
A group of Koreans in San Francisco allegedly planned to assassinate Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris on his arrival aboard the Korea from the Orient. Officials and police met the steamer, transferred the bishop to the revenue cutter Golden Gate, and moved him to Oakland for safety.
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Orient
San Francisco
Cal
Merriman Colbert Harris
Pacific Mail
Korea
Port Woodward
Port
Golden Gate
Oakland
Smith seeks probe of Western Union and Postal Telegraph wages
Washington April 30 Representative Smith of Michigan introduced a resolution directing the secretary of commerce and labor to investigate the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. It requests details on wages paid and working conditions of the employees.
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Washington
Smith
Michigan
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
Private Banks Closed in Cayuga Indiana
Danville Alabama April 30 private bank Malone and Son Cayuga Indiana was closed by order of the state bank examiner. The institution is short about 35000 dollars. The bank has a capital of 19000 dollars and deposits totaling 65000 dollars.
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Malone & Son
Cayuga
Indiana
State Bank Examiner
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