Peace of World's High Position Is Assured by Hague Conference Move
Baron Rosen told Secretary Root the United States will be invited to the second Hague conference with South American delegates ready to adhere to the first treaty. The issue hinges on Turkey's assent as a signatory. Washington mirrors Berlin on armament limits and favors discussion if delegates vote for it.
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Washington
Baron Rosen
Root
State Department
St. Petersburg
United States
Netherlands
Latin America
Hague
Turkey
London
Berlin
Result at Springfield Elects Full Republican Ticket
Springfield election returns show Republicans winning all but one alderman seat with D. S. Griffith elected mayor. The April 8 tally highlights a strong party showing in the city race.
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Springfield
Republeany
D. S. Griffith
Peruna Earnestly Commended By Women Suffering Catarrh
Letters from Mrs. N P Lawler and others praise Peruna for catarrh and related ailments. Testimonies describe rapid improvement within days and weeks, including better appetite sleep and energy, with requests to write for further details. Beneficiaries cite cures of bowel catarrh stomach trouble and chest pains and thank Dr Hartman for his remedies.
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N. P. Lawler
N. Broadway
Pittsburg
Kas
Maggie Durbin
North St
Hittle Rock
Ark
Peruna
Julia Braxton
Ajello
Anna Carsten
Clayton, Il
Misa
Julia Butler
R. R
Appleton, Wis
Spelling Reform Progress Reported by Board Leader
Brander Matthews chairing the Simplified Spelling board reported at the first annual meeting in New York that at least 100000 people were using the reform spelling urged by the organization.
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Brander Matthews
Simplified Spelling Board
New York
First Woman Judge Elected in Illinois at Evanston
Catherine Waugh McCulloch, a Chicago lawyer and suffrage leader, won the Evanston justice of the peace race by over two to one, marking Illinois first for a woman judge in a suburb north of Chicago. The piece notes the need for rest after long study.
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Evanston
Chicago
Illinois
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Testimonial from Brooklyn patient on Peruna relief
Mra C D Robinson of 48 St Felix St Brooklyn writes that Peruna greatly improved her health after two years of physician care. She reports no swollen feet or breathlessness and says she can work again, praising Dr Hartman and his prescribed treatment.
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Mra
C. D. Robinson
St. Felix St
Brooklyn
Hartman
Judge Landis Dismisses 350 Counts in Standard Oil Case
In Chicago on April 4 Judge Landis ordered 350 counts of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana indictments stricken for illegal rates on oil shipments. Most dismissals cited drawing defects or evidentiary gaps while 1,550 counts remain viable for trial.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
United States District Court
Cleveland Council Pushes Vote on Street Railway Franchises
The Cleveland city council adopted the special street railway commission report by one dissenting vote. It urges putting street railway franchises, low fares and related issues to a popular vote. In Kansas City, stockmen threaten a boycott against packers allied with the Cooperative Livestock Commission.
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Cleveland, O
Special Street Railway Commission
Cleveland
Kansas City
Livestack Commission
Livestock Exchange
Co-Operative Livestock Commission Company
Co-Operative Company
Brooklyn Millionaire's Wife Ends Life in Gravesend Home
Mrs Mien Berry Ryder wife of Cornelius Ryder a wealthy Brooklyn resident hanged herself in the basement of the family home on Gravesend avenue after months of nervous suffering.
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New York
Mien Berry Ryder
Cornelius Ryder
Brooklyn
Gravesend Avenue
Secretary Taft to Havana and other snippets
Secretary Taft has left Colon for Havana. The Nebraska legislature adjourned at noon. The Colombia national assembly is in session with calm across the republic. Rain prospects stirred wheat weakness in Chicago. James Bryce attended a Toronto banquet. William T. Stead heads to New York for a peace convention April 16–17. Walter Wellman boasts readiness for an Arctic airship. A Petersburg denial refutes dissolution of the lower house. Daniel Miller injured in a Schenectady rival attack. St. Louis breweries sign three year contracts ending a strike. Newport builders near completion amid a 300-man crafts strike. Santos Dumont airship sold for 80 dollars in New York. Fysshynge With an Angle, printed 1440, was the first English angling book.
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Taft
Colon
Havana
Nebraska
Colombia
Republic
Chicago
James Bryce
United States
Toronto
William T. Stead
America
New York
Walter Wellman
North Pole
St. Petersburg
Daniel Miller
Schnectady
N. Y
St. Louis
Newport
R. L
Roosevelt defense on campaign funds and Harriman ties
President Roosevelt publicly defended his handling of corporate contributions to the 1904 campaign. He said Harriman sought help for a New York state effort and that several corporations’ gifts were declined or returned. He noted no improper motives claimed by Parker and highlighted actions by Cortelyou and the party committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harriman
National Republican Committee
O'Dell
New York State
Cortelyou
Bliss
Alton B. Parker
Albany
Equitable, Mutual and
New York Life
Congress
Republican Committee
Democratic Committee
Parker
American Tobacco Company
Republican Campaign Fund
National Committee
Lengthy Danville saloon license trial drags into days
The Danville saloon license trial moves slowly as applicants challenge 191 remonstrance signatures. Depositions may be required from voters across California and the West, with subpoenas not yet issued. Remonstrants face a month or longer before a ruling, and a motion to dismiss has been filed for future consideration.
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Danville
Ind
California
West
Artman
Boone Circuit Court
Liquor Run into Sewer Convicts Fluckeytown Vendor
The first conviction under the blind tiger act in the county followed a raid on Newton Fluckey country store in Fluckeytown seven miles south of South Bend. Fluckey, licensed, faced fines over $100 after beer kegs and bottled goods were seized. The liquor was run into the sewer amid the court action led by Justice Calvert. Church collects pennies to lift debt. Laporte plans a mile of pennies to raise 844.88 for church debt through a aid society scheme.
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South Bend
Ind
Newton Fluckey
Fluckeytown
Fluckey
Joseph FB. Talbott
Druys
Calvert
Finckey
Laporte
Ladies’ Aid Society
Track-Walker's Timely Discovery Near Tacony
A track-walker spots a rail break where a foot of rail has been sawed out near Tacony. He flags a New York express as it nearly arrives, preventing a wreck on the Pennsylvania line.
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Philadelphia
Tacony
New York
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Standard Oil
Santos Dumont
St. Louis Exposition
Eastly
Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association
Elwood
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Lowell
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