Nancy incident inflames frontier tensions across border
Berlin reports say German women at Nancy were insulted and men beaten with sticks as protests unfold. Foreign Secretary von Jagow says Paris inquiry continues while sworn statements are sent to Paris. Frontline sentiment rises, officials urge restraint amid explosive atmosphere.
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Conflicting Reports on Nancy Incident In Paris
Reports differ on the Nancy incident amid a public inquiry. French accounts say students provoked Germans with jokes, while station officials dispute full details. A Grenoble performance mocked Germans with uniforms triggered hissed reactions.
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Sea monster seen by liners off Colombian coast
Reports from Captain J Tutt of the Carl Schurz describe a collision with a sea monster about forty two feet long and three tons while near Santa Marta. The creature sank after being struck, leaving a crimson wake, and mariners recall sightings of sea serpents and large fish in recent years near the Colombian coast.
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Thaw Bribe Indictment Expected In Matteawan Case
Grand Jury deliberations after investigating a $25,000 bribe attempt to gain Thaw's release from Matteawan reveal a conspiracy to release Thaw and defraud him of $100,000. One man faces an indictment for attempted bribery as testimony tied Dr John W Russell and lawyer John Nicholson Anhut to the case.
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Expelled NH Representative Snow Over Vote Selling
Concord April 16 Representative Clifford L. Snow of Manchester was expelled by the New Hampshire House for offering to sell his vote and influence to candidates for U S Senate and Governor. The 177 to 119 vote ended his party switch. This marked the chamber's first expulsion in state history. Senate to probe railroad attorney retainers alleged by Edward F. Cole of Hartford.
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Sulzer weighs district attorney action on Stilwell charges
Governor Sulzer and George H. Kendall conferred at the Executive Mansion on whether to appoint the district attorney to present to the grand jury charges of attempted extortion against Senator Stilwell. Earlier, the topic was discussed at the Capitol with Attorney General Carmody.
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Icebergs sighted north of trans Atlantic lanes near Washington
Two giant icebergs about 100 miles north of the trans Atlantic steamship lanes were sighted moving southward on April 13 by the revenue cutter Seneca, according to a delayed wireless dispatch.
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Moore Dismissed as Weather Chief in Wilson Era
Prof Willis L. Moore, chief of the United States Weather Bureau since 1895, was dismissed by President Wilson. The case involves alleged misuse of Weather Bureau employees for Moore's campaign to become Secretary of Agriculture, with the matter referred to the Department of Justice for possible federal action. Charles T Burns was suspended pending further inquiry.
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The New House of Morgan
An exploration of men carrying on the legacy of J P Morgan, detailing the new generation at the helm and their efforts to continue the financier’s vast influence in finance and industry. The piece profiles key figures shaping the firm’s direction in a changing market.
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Brucker to Start Transatlantic Balloon Flight Today
Joseph Brucker of Milwaukee plans to launch the Suchard II balloon from Las Palmas between 2 and 5 am, aiming for Barbados or Trinidad by April 28. Crew includes Kruger and Peter, with Dr. Alt and two machinists aboard. The voyage could reach Florida or Cuba in about eight days if weather holds.
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California Aviator Fowler Aims Ocean to Ocean Flight
Fowler the California aviator who arrived with a moving picture camera and a plane held a final trial this afternoon and announced plans to ascend with a moving picture operator at 10 o clock tomorrow to fly from the Pacific to the Atlantic across the Isthmus. Previous aviators abandoned the plan citing treacherous cliffs and wooded hills as landing hazards. Fowler previously attempted San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino routes, logging 2100 miles before turning back.
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Supreme Court bars cattle cars below Riverside Drive
Justice Page refused to restrain New York Central Railroad from storing cattle cars on side tracks below Riverside Drive citing state franchise rights and no remedy for ordinary steam-railroad effects. He granted six cents in damages to George T. Willson for property injuries from cinders and noises.
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Tragic Fall Claims Four Year Old at West Forty-seventh Street
A four year old boy died after falling from a fifth floor window at 510 West Forty-seventh Street as his mother stepped from the doorway to wave goodbye. Mrs O Keefe fainted upon discovering the body and regained consciousness after medical aid. The father was later told and carried the boy's body upstairs.
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Robbers Fire On Rock Island Train Near La Salle
The Golden State Limited on the Rock Island Railroad was robbed as it left Chicago La Salle Station at 10 pm. A farmer passenger was relieved of $300 after asking to change a twenty. Conductor John Servis restrained one robber while the other drew a revolver and men from the Public Service Co of Illinois aided. The bandits leaped from the moving train and escaped.
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Free Wool Wins as Dies Amendment Is Rejected
President Wilson's tariff plan for free raw wool passed the Democratic House caucus by 190 to 42, defeating Rep. Martin Dies 15 percent proposal. Underwood urged unity and noted only two changes urged by the President, raw wool and raw sugar, in a bill of over four thousand items. The caucus also approved the cotton schedule amid debates on land hosiery and collars.
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Progressives to Fuse with Anti-Tammany Groups in City
The Kings County Progressives plan fusion with anti Tammany forces for the fall municipal elections. A seven member committee from the Platform Committee was formed to confer with similar groups from other Brooklyn counties to coordinate a city wide fusion effort.
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Ambush At Door Leaves Pedro Martino Wounded
Pedro Martino and his brother Charles returned from a barber shop when a man with a rifle fired three times from a basement areaway at 248 East 117th Street. Pedro died at the hospital. a suspect fled toward a saloon, with local gossip linking the incident to a prior fatal affray nearby.
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Wealthy Cornwall Women Form Tin Can Committee
In Corn wall New York wealthy Improve ment Society members form the Tin Can Committee after failed cleanups along Moodna Creek. Chair is sugar magnate Mr Senff, with Mrs Henry C Lee and other society figures leading a house cleaning push.
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Wilson to name Princeton Postmaster likely Republican pick
President Wilson is choosing Princeton New Jersey's postmaster with a Republican candidate favored. Chip Catterill, now assistant to the postmaster and known to the President since boyhood, is a likely appointee. An Inspector's report before Taft's end recommended a change, and Representative Allan Walsh declined to suggest a successor, noting Wilson's greater familiarity with candidates.
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Three-Day Fire on Liner Cincinnati Cleared
The Hamburg-American liner Cincinnati arrived at Quarantine from Naples with 158 first 403 second and 1884 steerage passengers. Crew fought a bunker fire for three days and only extinguished it Tuesday night. Captain said the port bunker fire was found April 12 with no danger of spread. Steerage passengers remained at Quarantine overnight and will go to its Hoboken pier early today.
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Mesa Indicted for Warren Duel Murder in Cuban Court
In Havana on April 16 the Criminal Court indicted Hannibal Mesa for the murder of Rudolph Warren in a duel and ordered his arrest without bail. The court also proceeds against Eloy Martinez, Major Sanguily, Miguel Morales, and Capt. Ramon Fonts. Speaker Ferrara is exempt from prosecution as a Congress member.
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Schroeder Trial Reindicted For Manslaughter
Schroeder, arraigned in the Supreme Court at Corning before Justice Benton, was re-indicted on a manslaughter charge in the second degree for causing the death of six year old Mabel Laird. Bail set at 2000 dollars. Trial scheduled for the May term of County Court in Bath. original indictment dismissed last Fall. Mabel Laird was the daughter of William Laird of Brooklyn, now Buffalo.
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Hitch in Polk Nomination for Collector of Customs
Washington dispatch reports a delay in President Wilson’s nomination of Frank Lyon Polk to be Collector of Customs for the Port of New York. Officials say Senator O’Gorman does not oppose Polk and expect confirmation before the Senate acts, with no clear obstruction named.
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Close Vote in D A R for President General
The Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution voted all day for a new President General. First ballot results: Mrs. William Cummings Storr 356, Mrs. John Miller Horton 319, Mrs. Charles B. Bryan 103, with 5 votes needed to elect. balloting resumes tomorrow. A bronze Indiana memorial tablet honored Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, first President General. President and Mrs Wilson will receive members tomorrow afternoon.
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Atlantic City Lid On Again After Easter Excise Cases
In Atlantic City on April 14 Judge Clarence L. Cole presided over Easter sales excise indictments. Twenty five defendants, including owners of hotels and cafés, appeared as the court moved to enforce a Sunday closing. The first defendant Fred pleaded guilty and pledged to keep his establishment closed.
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Pope Nears Death as Viaticum Delayed
Reports indicate the pope cannot receive viaticum due to inability to swallow water, signaling possible imminent death. The Vatican notes the pope is now sleeping well after a period of frail condition, while Italy prepares for all eventualities.
Pope's Bedside Bulletins Report Restless, Cough, Fever
telegram reports from Rome describe the Pope at 1:10 A. M. as unusually restless with a worsening cough and rising temperature. At 2:30 A. M. he endured a severe coughing spell followed by deep sleep and apparent improvement. By 4:45 A. M. he rests peacefully as attendants avoid disturbing him for nourishment to prioritize rest.
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Pope Pius Faces Death as Vatican Tightens Silence
Rome reports describe Pope Pius's deteriorating condition with rapid decline and a near end. Vatican officials, Cardinal Oreglia, and the Pope's brother Angelo Sarto are named in crisis notes while a conclave looms as Rome braces for vacancy.
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