Flood relief plans outlined for Mississippi Valley
President Taft and Gen. Leonard Wood announced rapid federal relief for the Mississippi flood area. More than 40,000 could be displaced and 10,000 fed as troops, Red Cross, and commissary funds mobilize to distribute supplies. Officers will assess needs. Wells Fargo to ship donations free. Postal mail service in the valley faces severe disruption.
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Washington
Taft
Leonard Wood
Army
Wood
War Department
Ramsay D. Potts
Chicago
Central Division
United States
Mississippi Valley
Quartermaster Department
National Red Cross
Fitzgerald
Secretary of War
James
Congress
Hese
James E. Normoyle
Columbus, Y
Harry A. Hegeman
Newrid
James A. Logan, Jr
Hickman
Baker
Tiptonville
Tenn
Jackson Barracks
Louisiana
Helena
Ark
Apt
Coa
St. Louis Army
Sharp
Red Cross
Bicknell
Wells Fargo Express Company
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Agerab Valley
Post Office Department
Hitchcock
Arkansas Levee Breaks Sparks Flood Spread
The Wyanoke Landing levee in Ark seven miles south of Memphis broke in two places and waters threaten a wide, scarcely settled area. O N Killough, St Francis Levee Board president, says the situation is desperate yet hopeful as the river rises faster than earthworks can be built. Flood paths include Golden Lake Pecan Point Lambville Mound City Holly Bush and Reelfoot Lake with Obion River feeding into the Mississippi.
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Memphis
Tenn
Wyanoke Landing
Ark
O. N. Killough
St. Francis Levee Board
Golden Lake
Pecan Point
Lame
Lambville
Mound City
Holly Bush
White River
Fulton Co Kentucky
Lake County
Reelfoot
Lake
Obion County
Obion
Mississippi
Hick
Tiptonville
Lake Te
Nanville
Tonville
Draft Fragments From New York Rail Office Note
Fragmentary OCR lines mention New York, P R R, and a drawing room with a reference to an office. No clear event, date, or names beyond entities are readable. The text lacks a coherent report or outcome to summarize into a full news item.
Flag Issue Beats Socialists in Milwaukee Election
Special to The New York Times from Milwaukee on April 6 reports a surprise anti Socialist victory in the municipal election after a dramatic flag controversy. The Stars and Stripes event at the Cary gathering helped rally nonpartisan voters, boosting anti Socialist support by 11,000 while Socialist gains were 2,600.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Dr. Bading
Joseph P. Carhey
Cary
Mr. Cary
George T. Grede
Ninth Ward
Pledged Gold Pieces Bring Safekeeping to Pawnshop
A well dressed woman pawned five $20 gold pieces totaling $100 for a $1 loan, saying she keeps the pieces for safekeeping rather than risk loss at home or in a bank. The pawnshop keeper shows envelopes of pledged gold and notes small interest payments, with several gifts from relatives cited. He cites cases where pledges have been redeemed, including one kept for seven years.
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Fifty-ninth Street
Aviator Foils Searchlight Over Philadelphia Navy Yard
Belgian flyer M V De Jonckheere piloted a Blériot monoplane to about 5000 feet above Philadelphia. He flew over the Delaware River for forty five minutes, circling near the battleship Massachusetts while searchlights followed. He claimed he could have destroyed the warship and planned further night flights to demonstrate aerial bombs.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
M. V. de Jonckheere
Delaware River
South Philadelphia
Massachusetts
de Jonckheere
Roosevelt Wins Wyandotte Preference In Kan Primary
Theodore Roosevelt carried Wyandotte County Kansas in the preferential primary by a large margin. Partial returns show Roosevelt 1689 Taft 541 La Follette 6. Delegates to the State and Congressional conventions were instructed for Roosevelt. Franklin and Johnson Counties also elected Roosevelt delegates.
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Kansas City
Theodore Roosevelt
Wyandotte County
Kan
Roosevelt
Taft
la Follette
Palcoates
Col. Roosevelt
Franklin
Johnson County
Delegates shift in Taft Roosevelt La Follette race in 1912 GOP view
Washington reports one third of the Republican nominating race complete with 354 delegates chosen and 82 contested. Taft leads with 280 delegates, Roosevelt 32, La Follette 36, Cummins 4, while 116 contests and 94 uninstructed delegates remain. Democratic totals show 160 delegates chosen with 720 needed for nomination as Clark Wilson split in Oklahoma and Maine delegates cited.
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New York Times
Washington
Chicago
la Follette
Wisconsin
Taft
Indiana
Georgia
Cummins
Iowa
Roosevelt
Maine
Michigan
New Mexico
Alabama
Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alaska
Colorado
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Philippines
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District of Columbia
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Rvit
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Massachusetts
St. Louig Ward
Pennsylvania
Mar
Clark
Wilson
Shall. Burke
Kansas
North
Harmon
North Dakota
John Burke
Fier
Rerlark
Baltimore
Maine's ieee resort hotels open June
Fragmented OCR notes indicate resort hotels in Maine opening dates with June 1 and June 26 references. Mentions offices and a Philadelphia Chestnut address fragment, but many words are garbled. Details on names or events are unclear.
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Maine
Ieee
Mount Ao
Op . Hotel Co
Foland
Ee Tel
Mad
Thepope attracts St Eric and a New York travel note
Pictorial section highlights include a tribute to the pope near Rome, a monument to Confederate women, and feature spreads on the Dreadnought era dangers. Also noted are New York society items, spring exhibitions, and a digest of arts, books, and real estate with regional notes.
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St Eric
Vicor Sompee
Victor Emmanuee
Rome
Confederacy
Fad
Julius Caesar
God's Providence House
Minister Resigns Over Marriage Barrier in Baltimore Conference
The Rev. Dr. William Wilberforce Costin, a noted Baltimore Methodist divine, resigns from the church citing obstacles to promotion tied to his bachelor status. Albert Loose and George Cook say Costin refused college posts paying $2,200 yearly, seeking advancement blocked by an unwritten rule against bachelors. The Bishop implied marriage would aid advancement, prompting Costin to step away. The conference denies discrimination, while critics call the policy harmful to a brainy leader.
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New York Times
Baltimore
William Wilberforce Costin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Albert Loose
George Cook
Chatsworth
Costin
Loose
Bishop Cranston
Cook
Cranston
Dr. Costin
Autos kill two then speed away in city crash
Police traced a speeding taxicab that killed Thomas Clark as he crossed Second Avenue near Sixty-third Street. A chauffeur, 22, George Koecher, was arrested on homicide charges after investigators linked the vehicle to William J. McCombs, Gov. Wilson campaign manager, and found the damaged car at garages.
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Second Avenue
Thomas Clark
Sixtythird
Sixty-fourth Streets
Schaefer
Sixtieth Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Fifty-seventh Street
Lieut
Ticho
East Sixty-seventh Street
Burns
Sixty-fourth Street
Sixty-third Street
Clark
East Fifty-sixth Street
Werzansky
Skelly
George Koecher
Koecher
East Seventieth Street
William J. McCombs
Hotel Royalton
West Forty-third Street
McCombs
Gov. Wilson
Washington
Third Avenue
Fiftyninth Street
West Forty-third
Lieut. Ticho
Sanford Auto Company
Fifty-ninth Street
Two Struck Awaiting Car On Eighth Avenue
John Southerland a bricklayer of 306 West 129th Street and Donald P Hall a Jamaica carpenter were struck by a taxicab at Eighth Avenue and 130th Street while waiting for a southbound car. Southerland died at Harlem Hospital from a fractured skull. Hall suffers a fractured skull and is not expected to recover. The taxi traveling north behind a delivery truck suddenly veered and struck them.
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John Southerland
129Th Street
Donald P. Hall
Jamaica
Eighth Avenue
130Th Street
Southerland
Harlem Hospital
Hall
Auto Crash Kills Dover Man In Rockaway
Clarence Hedden of Dover dies after a high speed crash through Rockaway early today. Three companions are injured. Burns unhurt. The car allegedly traveled about sixty mph before smashing into an electric light pole on Rockaway Road near Jackson Street and Maple Avenue. Hedden suffered a broken leg and internal injuries and was taken to Morristown Hospital in critical condition. McPherson sustained bad bruises.
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Rockaway, N. J
Clarence Hedden
Dover
Rockaway Road
Ee Poeneet
Gold Street
Harry Burns
West Black Street
Burns
R Dner
Foster
Town
Hedden
Morristownospital
McPherson
Roanoke Doctor and Clerk Die in Auto Crash
Roanoke physician Dr J N Lewis and Norfolk & Western clerk George Bernard were killed when their automobile collided with another vehicle at a roadside location near Roanoke on April 6. Police said the crash occurred as both men drove toward their destination. investigators are reviewing the scene for details and possible contributing factors.
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Roanoke
J. N. Lewis
George Bernard
Norfolk & Western
Spring Arrives as Heat Prostration Strains City
The first heat prostration of spring was recorded as Richard McArdle, 835 West Fifty-eighth Street, collapsed near Eighth Avenue and Forty-seventh Street. Dr. Andrews of Flower Hospital said heat caused the collapse. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co opened a single trolley car at Gates Avenue to mark the season. The city endures a 74 degree day, confirming winter’s end.
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Richard McArdle
West Fifty-eighth Street
Eighth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Dr. Andrews
Flower Hospital
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Ridgewood
Gates Avenue
Mercury
Operation Cures Imbecile Child by Transplant
Berlin reports a case where Prof. Paur of the University of Leipsic transplanted part of a healthy mother's thyroid into an idiotic child’s kidney blood vessels. Mental recovery followed and the child was declared sound in mind and body after a month of observation. The case is filed with the Leipsic Natural Science Society.
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Marconi
New York Times
Berlin
Paur
University of Leipsic
Leipsic Natural Science Society
Niles Centre Storm Wrecks Greenhouses Injures Eighteen
A windstorm sweeping across Niles Centre Michigan near Chicago injured eighteen people and damaged greenhouses and a dwelling housing seven, with Peter Tilges his wife and five children among those bruised but not seriously hurt. The storm caused earlier damage in Chicago including a fire set by lightning at a downtown department store stables.
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Chicago
Niles Centre
Mich
Peter Tilges
Ury
Tongueless Man Talks After Surgery
Joseph Monague of Cincinnati chose surgery to avoid losing his tongue to cancer and unexpectedly regained speech at City Hospital. Doctors say his vocal cords remain intact and he is relearning articulation with nurse assistance guiding him in speech therapy.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Joseph Monague
City Hospital
Monague
Berkshire hillside saved from lumbermen by local owners
William D. Sloane of Lenox and Joseph H Choate led a group of Stockbridge cottagers to protect Rattlesnake Mountain in Berkshire. They purchased 35 acres on the east side and secured a west side tract, preventing ten years of timber cutting by local operators. The buyers include Elm Court High Lawn and Boston social figures, with heirs of New York residents among the sellers.
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New York Times
Lenox
Mass
William D. Sloane
Joseph H Choate
Stockbridge
Rattlesnake Mountain
Berkshire
Sloane
Elm Court
Choate
Oscar Asagi
Boston
Samuel W. Woodward
Henry Ivison Parsons
Helen King
James A. McCreery
James G. Parsons
Birdseye Blakeman
New York
Kidnaping editor seized by masked men in San Diego
A. R. Sauer editor of two weekly papers was seized at midnight by five masked men and driven 25 miles to Escondido where he was released and told to walk. He cried murder sparking citywide alarm and gunfire near the University Club. Sauer cited his IWW stance and police blamed for action. He plans to seek federal aid and will not return to San Diego.
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New York Times
San Diego
Cal
A. R. Sauer
Escondido
Sauer
University Club
Industrial Workers of the World
First Health Marriage Under New Chicago Plan
CHICAGO April 6 The first health marriage under Dean Walter T Sum ner's medical certification requirement will take place April 10 at the Episcopal Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul Ruth Palmer and A W Bode will wed after certificates confirm they are physically and mentally fit and free of infectious disease The plan aims to ensure healthy marriages through medical screening.
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Chicago
Walter T. Sumner
Episcopal Cathedral of
St. Peter and St. Paul
Ruth Palmer
A. W. Bode
Dean Summer
Saionji Reply Ends Magdalena Bay Debate
Washington dispatch reports Magdalena Bay barely mentioned as The New York Times inquiry yields Saionji statement downplaying Japanese plans. State Department delays full transmission, Lodge resolution debated in Senate with focus on Japan Mexico ties and possible land purchase at Magdalena Bay by Japanese interests.
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New York Times
Washington
Magdalena Bay
State Department
Senate
Ft State Department
Chasmanels
Japan
Pacific
Mexico
United Ae
Lodge
Oriental Steamship Company
Marquis Saionji
Lower California
Noonger
Magdalena
J. Lodge
Terefore
Daring Easter Rescue on Atlantic City Boardwalk
At Atlantic City on Easter, Morton Hirsch and Harry Raab leaped from a jetty to aid a swimmer in distress. Walter Culpit sprang in, saving Hirsch as Raab drowned trying to save him. Both boys were rushed to hospital. Hirsch remained critical after revival.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Morton Hirsch
Max Hirsch
North
Franklin Street
Harry Raab
Charles Raab
North Nineteenth Street
Philadelphia
Virginia Avenue
Hirsch
Walter H. Culpit
Culpit
Macon Ga Tickets On Sale May 5 At Southern Office
A fragmented notice lists Southern Tickets on sale May 5 for an event in Macon Georgia. The entry references a 264 Fifth formation and New York office at Cor 2th Adv.
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Asheville
N. C
Washington
Fifth Ave
Cor. 20Th
Ady
Macon
Southern
N. Y
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