Plan Direct Attack Against Japanese Lands Bill Debated
Sacramento dispatch details two alien land bills in California to be voted on by the Senate, proposing one year ownership limits for aliens and for foreign‑owned corporations. Gov. Johnson defends state action as parallel to national practice, while lawmakers split over language restricting eligibility to citizenship. Continued on Page 2.
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Sacramento
California
Senate
A. K E. Boynton
Lee ©. Gates
Judiciary Committee
BR. W. Thompson
Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Gov. Johnson
Iself
Califoria Saust
United States
Secrety Bryan
Deboeri
We Birdsall Din
Cami Betti
Berlin
Carl Liebknecht
Ixrupp
War Office
Dresden
Darmstadt
Karlsruhe
Stuttgart
von Heeringen
Reichstag
Liebknecht
Krupp
Upton Sinclair Re Wed in Fredericksburg Ceremony
Upton Sinclair and Miss Mary Craig Kimbrough wed at the home of Mrs John Thurman in Fredericksburg Virginia. They left for New York and plan to live in Holland. Kimbrough, author of Winnie Davis, is from Greenwood Mississippi and hails from a wealthy Mississippi family.
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Fredericksburg
Upton Sinclair
Mary Craig Kimbrough
A. McC. Kimbrough
Greenwood
Miss
John Thurman
Sinclair
W.S. Green
California
New York
Holland
South
Winnie Davis
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
New York City
Kimbrough
Police trap ends wire tapping plot at Bretton Hall
Three men lured into a Brooklyn wire tapping scheme were captured after a staged meeting at Bretton Hall. Detective Brierton posed as a southern to mingle with the suspects, who planned to bet on races using advance information. Suspects ThompsonFern s and Franklin were identified, and a poolroom raid on West Ninety third Street uncovered fraudulent devices and fake wires.
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Bretton Hall
Eighty-sixth Street
Broadway
Western Union
Charles White
Chattanooga
Martin
West Ninety-third Street
White
New York
George Martin
Brierton
Central Office
Dougherty
Mr. White
Thompson
Grand Central Terminal
Franklin
Chris Tracy
Arthur Train
Ferris
Ferns
Pitsburgh
George B. van Cleve
Fifth Avenue
van Cleave
Tom Martin
Tom
George
Pennsylvania Station
Newark
Rerton
West Ninetythird Street
Pittsburgh Pupils Strike After Heeter Acquittal
S L Heeter, Pittsburgh Public Schools superintendent, was acquitted of two charges and returned to duty as hundreds of pupils refused to enter schools. Parental takeouts and several children’s parades occurred with banners calling to dismiss Heeter.
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Pittsburgh
S. L. Heeter
Public
Heeter
Ethel Ivy Fisher
Hieeter Ag
Stilwell Offered One More Resignation Chance
Albany April 21 Senator Stephen J Stilwell may be required to resign after charges by George H Kendall President of the New York Bank Note Company. Gov Sulger and Attorney General Carmody discussed the matter with Senator Wagner in a move to have Stilwell quit by Wednesday or face presentation to a Grand Jury. Reports say an extraordinary Supreme Court term could be ordered with Carmody to present the case.
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Albany
Stephen J. Stilwells
George H. Kendall
New York Bank Note Company
Sulger
Carmody
Wagner
Stilwell
Supreme Court
Mr. Carmody
Grand Jury
Vision of a United Church Prophecy by Gov Baldwin
Hartford April 21 Gov S E Baldwin predicted a future Protestant union possibly led by Lutheranism with the Catholic Church forming one universal Christian body. He said the Lutheran view of the Lord's Supper is close to Catholic and mediation could occur, hoping for reunion within the next century or two.
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New York Times
Hartford
Conn
Gov
S. E. Baldwin
Gov. Baldwin
Browning Letters to be Sold in London Auction
Protest aside, Browning and wife's letters will go to auction in London soon along with paintings and other possessions, as announced for next Sunday's Times.
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Browning
London
TIMES
German War Ministry at Center of New Scandal
Berlin reports reveal the War Ministry edited and promoted ads for armaments firms in a Leipziger Illustrirte Zeitung issue to boost support for the Army bill. A memo urged firms to describe their works, with pages paid for at ad rates, aiming to make a strong impression domestically and abroad.
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New York Times
Berlin
Reichstag
War Ministry
Vorwirts
Leipziger Illustrierte Zeitung
Illustrierte Zeitung
War Office
Germany
Liebknecht
Vorwilrts
Tripoli
Dillingen Works
Deutsche Munitions und-Waffenfabrik
Krupp
Krupps’ ‘Reptile Fund
Krupps
France
Great Britain
Chicago opens with a blast on city vice and open gambling
Major Funkhouser, new Second Deputy Superintendent of Police, reports over a thousand open violations of the 1 o'clock saloon closing ordinance. He says wide open gambling exists near City Hall and in other Chicago areas and names notorious dance halls violating the law. Mayor Harrison and Police Chief McWeeny refuse to publish or discuss the findings.
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New York Times
Chicago
Funkhouser
Hearst-Harrison
Harrison
McWeeny
Missing Marion Wylly Promptly Sought by Police
Mrs. A C Wylly reports her 19 year old daughter Marion Wylly of West New Brighton has not returned after noon. A letter from Marion dated Staten Island says she left home to manage on her own and not suffer poverty, prompting a citywide police alert and investigation led by Lieut Fogarty.
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Marion Wylly
Frelinghuysen Avenue
New Brighton
S. C
A. C. Wylly
Minnie
Mr. Hodge
Manhattan
Police III
Mr Hodge
Mrs. Wylly
Lieut
Fogarty
Detective Bureau
Miss Wylly
New York City
Fleeing Car Chase Ends With Shootout Injuring Teen
A black car fleeing a motorcycle officer on Fifth Avenue and 115th Street sparked a high speed pursuit. A shot from officer Clark hit a basement window and injured 14 year old Helen Kaplan. Three women were knocked down but survived with bruises and shock. Police arrested driver Charles W Gehlhaus as the car sped through St. Nicholas Avenue toward Harlem Hospital. The chase drew more than twenty pursuing cars and a growing crowd.
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115Th Street
Clark
West 115Th Street
Helen Kaplan
Auto Engine Company 36
Fifth
Lenox Avenue
Oschenhirt
St. Nicholas Avenue
116Th Street
Regent Theatre
Ne Any
Ace
125Th Street
160Th Street
Harlem Hospital
Bennett and
Gerken
Fifth Avenue
Bessie Rosenzweig
Esther Rosenzweig
West 111Th Street
Bella Feldstein
East 1134
Jerome Avenue
Mosholu Park
Oscherhirt
Harry Lehman
Washington Street
Hoboken
United States Navy
Bronx Park Station
Charles W. Gehlhaus
Aqueduct Avenue
West Fiftieth Street
Wilhelmine Gehlhaus
Sidney Boch
Gehlhaus
Bronx Park
Sulzer vetoes hostile bill on insanity law amendments
Albany April 21 Gov Sulzer vetoed the general amendments to the insanity law favored by the State Hospital Commission. The bill would have the commission chair be the medical member and tighten appointments for hospital superintendents while requiring physician members on the Board of Deportation. Sulzer called the bill a detriment to efficient state administration and hinted the veto warned hostile interests.
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New York Times
Albany
Gov
Sulzer
State Hospital Commission
James V. May
Williams
Clark
Governor’s Commission of Inquiry
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Hospital
Gov. Sulzer
State Department
Taov. Darzer
Bandits Rob Store Clerk as They Loot Cigar Shop
Thieves robbed United Cigar Stores at 1779 Pitkin Avenue Brownsville yesterday then fled. They pistol whipped manager Max Levy and bound him in the cellar while one acted as clerk and rang up 40 cents on an empty till. About $275 in Saturday and Sunday receipts were taken. Two suspects remain at large.
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United Cigar
Pitkin Avenue
Brownsville
Max Levy
Levy
Louis Wolf
Boston Dance Halls Face City Crackdown After Mayor’s Warning
Boston Mayor Aljohn F. Fitzgerald says public ballrooms and hotel ballrooms violate closing rules and contribute to social abuses. A dance committee asked to review near Gas Lane venues and was surprised by the mayor’s stance on enforcement and potential closures.
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Boston
Aljohn F. Fitzgerald
Municipal
Sai Hotel
Siea Thay
Auto chase ends with arrest of alleged horse thief
William Whittaker of 1638 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn was jailed after a two mile pursuit in Brownsville during which a dozen revolver shots were fired. He allegedly stole a fast pacer from Stephen Hickey’s home at Coney Island Avenue and Carton Place.
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William Whittaker
Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn
Brownsville
Whittaker
Stephen Hickey
Coney Island Avenue
Carton Place
Chile
Maniac near King George at Crewe during royal visit
A man at Crewe during the King and Queen's visit created a disturbance at the station. Railway detectives detained him after he rushed a train, then he was taken to the police station where he swallowed half a sovereign and attempted to swallow his spectacles, ending with a throat wound.
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New York
London
Crewe
Woman Sends Telegram About Missing Martin in Switzerland
Inquiries at Berne and Vevey reveal no official word on Joseph Wilberforce Martins presence in Switzerland. A well dressed woman delivered a telegram to Vevey last Friday stating Cease inquiries All well WritingMartin. Authorities suspect Martin is hiding near Neuchatel while Vevey police pursue the inquiry.
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New York
Geneva
Berne
Joseph Wilberforce Martin
Switzerland
Vevey
Martin
London
Neuch A&tel
Swiss Hotels Plan 5 Percent Tip Tax On Bills
In Geneva on April 21 a number of Swiss hotels will add five percent to total charges to cover ordinary services. Guests would no longer tip porters and waiters on departure, but would still tip for extraordinary services. Past trials of total tip suppression at 10 percent failed, and observers doubt this scheme will succeed.
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Tus
New York Times
Geneva
Prof Peck Ill in Ithaca City Hospital
Professor Harry Thurston Peck of Columbia fame lies gravely ill at Ithaca City Hospital with a third likely affected by worry. He requires constant watch, and his former wife Mrs Cornelia Peck is at his bedside while the present Mrs Peck sends sympathy.
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New York Times
Ithaca
Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia
Cornelia D. Peck
Gov Mann Undergoes Immediate Appendectomy in Richmond
Gov. Mann, found to have appendicitis that worsened despite initial treatment, was transported by stretcher to Memorial Hospital where surgeons performed an appendectomy. They reported no other major issues and predicted a swift recovery.
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Richmond
Gov. Mann
State Mansion
Memorial Hospital
Ice sinks Uganda steamer after ice encounter in Mackinaw Straits
The Uganda sank in the Straits of Mackinaw after a heavy ice collision Saturday night while carrying 100 000 bushels of corn from Milwaukee to Buffalo. The Don aldson saved the crew near the crippled vessel. Ownership of the Uganda was traced to Edward Meirr of Erie Pennsylvania.
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Uganda
Port Huron
Mich
Straits of Mackinaw
Donaldson
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Edward Meirr
Erie
Penn
Phe
Knox Visit Exposed by State on Exposition Trip
California rejects paying the Knox visit expenses amid disputes over political use of the Panama-Pacific Exposition trip. Governor Johnson and others argued the Secretary of State's presence advanced the Taft campaign, with a Southern Pacific claim tying to the trip. Johnson leading the commission said costs should be shared.
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Sacramento
Cal
Philander C. Knox
California
Johnson
Taft
Southern Pacific
Knox
Woman Church Trustee in Metuchen
Mrs. Alice Mundy of Metuchen has been elected a trustee of the Presbyterian Church in New Brunswick New Jersey. The announcement confirms her role as a church official and marks a notable local appointment in April.
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Metuchen
The
New York Times
New Brunswick
Alice Mundy
Presbyterian Church
Sulzer nominates officials in a crowded Albany move
Gov. Sulzer sends nominations to the Senate for high street and labor chiefs and two New York County Supreme Court justices. Key picks include John N. Carlisle for Highway Commissioner and John Mitchell for Labor, with Eugene Philbin and Bartow Weeks named to the Court. The action signals possible shifts with Tammany and confirms talks with Murphy.
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John N. Carlisle
Watertown
John Mitchell
John H. Delaney
Supreme Court
New York County
Eugene A. Philbin
Bartow S. Weeks
George M. Palmer
Democratic State Committee
Public Service Commission
Palmer
Charles F. Murphy
Public Service
Health Department
Biggs
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