Ismay Message Linked to Titanic Disaster Delay
Senator William Alden Smith released Bruce Ismay's Marconi message to Franklin showing Titanic sank after iceberg collision. He questions why the notice did not reach New York by Monday morning and how Carpathia and shore stations delayed or buried it among survivor messages.
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J. Bruce Ismay
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New York Times
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Olympic
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Republic
Binns
Californian
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Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Frick Buys a Rembrandt The Dutch Merchant from Feversham
London reports H. C. Frick of New York purchased Lord Feversham’s Rembrandt portrait titled The Dutch Merchant for about £50,000. The three quarter length 1659 painting shows a man at a table composing a letter beside a window with a Latin inscription above, later described in Bode’s Rembrandt monograph.
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H. C. Frick
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Europe
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London Times
Morgan Undergoing Spa Cure in Aix-les-Bains
Aix les Bains dispatch reports J Pierpont Morgan and his sister Mrs Burns with two New York friends continuing a lengthy spa treatment. He divides mornings between the thermal establishment and the Zander Institute, returns for luncheon, answers letters, then motors with his sister. Evenings feature bridge games at modest stakes.
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Cadet Littlejohn Requires Apology Over Incident
Acting for Gen. Barry, Lieut. Glade sought an apology from Dr. Thomas McMenamin for Cadet Robert Littlejohn of the class of 1912 after his horse ran down Dr. Frank McMenamin in Highland Falls. The cadet faces village charges for reckless riding with penalties including fine or imprisonment. academy orders limit his rides until the matter is resolved.
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Newburg
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Barry
Military Academy
West Point
Glade
Thomas McMenamin
Robert Littlejohn
Carolina
Littlejohn
Highland Falls
Frank McMenamin
Academy
Citizens Fight Flood Along With Convicts
Desperate flood conditions mobilize police, lawyers, doctors, and 500 LSU students with 500 state convicts to build dikes and aid refugees. Gov. Sanders in Baton Rouge coords efforts as water works and pumping stations face danger.
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Baton Rouge
Sanders
Louisiana State University
Melville
Louisiana
Torras
Morganga
Highland
Bayou Sara
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Texas & Pacific Railroad
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Army, and Redross
Yamada Joins Cotton Exchange Board as First Japanese Member
A. Yamada was elected to membership in the Cotton Exchange, becoming the first Japanese member of the board. The note highlights a rise in Japanese cotton buyers in the South, Japan’s growing spinning industry, and competition with European and American manufacturers. Also elected were Leon H. Rosenstein and Joseph B. Elwell.
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Cotton Exchange
Japan
Far East
China
Leon H. Rosenstein
Joseph B. Elwell
Premier Borden Silent on Taft-Roosevelt Reciprocity Letter
Premier Borden refused to comment on the Taft-Roosevelt reciprocity letter. He was asked whether Canada would become an adjunct of the United States if the proposal advanced, but provided no remarks.
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New York Times
Ottawa
Ontario
Borden
Canada
United States
Two Auto Accidents in Brooklyn Close in Five Minutes
Harold S Seymour of 634 Wales Avenue Brooklyn drove on Fulton Street toward Washington when he struck Frederick Thompson of 117 Raymond Street. Thompson was taken toward Holy Family Hospital after being found badly cut and then a second crash occurred when Seymour hit a truck injuring driver Jacob Dolls of 336 Alabama Avenue.
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Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Washington Street
Frederick Thompson
Raymond Street
Seymour
Minion
Adams Street
Thompson
Holy Family Hospital
Hall of Records
Jacob Dolls
Alabama Avenue
Ryan
Thompson and Dolls
Amundsen to Receive Grand Welcome in Buenos Aires
Captain Roald Amundsen, explorer of the south pole, will be honored in Buenos Aires as the Fram with his party is expected to arrive by late May. The Norwegian colony plans a brilliant reception for the renowned explorer, who is departing Australia for Argentina.
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Arsene Lupin’s Cable Narrative of a Noted Bandit
The French detective fiction writer personally witnessed the dramatic end of the auto-bandit leader last Sunday. He has written a complete inside story of this criminal gang and it has been transmitted by cable for readers of Tomorrow's Sunday Times. It is billed as the most thrilling true crime tale to date.
Tillman Seeks Re election Amid Health Struggles and Blunders
Spartanburg South Carolina May 3 Senator B R Tillman announces he will not speak during the summer campaign due to ill health but asks voters to re elect him to the Senate on his record. He recalls opposition, defends his tenure and says he desires to die in harness acknowledging past blunders as honest.
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B. R. Tillman
South Carolina
Washington
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Senate
Tillman
Chicago Newspaper Strike Escalates Across City
Chicago faces a major labor showdown as stereotypers and pressmen strike the four morning papers, halting much of the downtown distribution. Police guard offices as unions demand recognition while publishers resist, with riots and disruption spilling into street sales and elevated transit.
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Record- Herald
Inter Ocean
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Union
Hearst
Daily News
Chicago Journal
Chicago Evening Post
Publishers’ Association
Electrical Workers’ Union
Daily Socialist
P. J. Lavin
Tillman as Fighter to Respected Senator in South Carolina
The passage traces Senator Tillman’s rise from a combative early career to a now respected but illness curtailed presence in the U.S. Senate. It highlights his fight against aristocracy and liquor interests, his populist coalitions, his advocacy for free silver, and his controversial attempts to disenfranchise Black voters. It notes his relentless study, rough oratorical style, and wartime service.
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South Carolina
Wokentote Lamasek
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Pete Oteen
Mrs Sage Not Ill Says Friends And Doctor
Report of Mrs Russell Sage’s illness proved false says her friends at 604 Fifth Avenue and Dr Dryson Pelevan, noting she is well and has received visitors. The household move to the country was not delayed by illness, and no doctor visit confirmed the rumor.
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Russell Sage
Eggs in New York City Reach High Stored Total
The Marketing Committee heard startling figures on city consumption and storage. New York eats about 1.296 to 1.44 billion eggs yearly, with 319.8 million eggs stored in cold warehouses. Weekly butter use exceeds 1.35 million pounds and annual butter use about 72 million pounds. Cheese consumption last year reached 80 million pounds despite poor market conditions.
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State Food Investigation Committee
New York
Meat Too Costly To Sell Closes Plainfield Butcher Shop
Augustus Moore of West Front Street in Plainfield New Jersey shut his shop today citing high meat prices. He said he will not raise prices and will not reopen until market costs fall, choosing to safeguard his investment over continuing business.
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New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Augustus Moore
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Moore
Chaplain Wade Loses Post Over Horse Request
Police Commissioner Waldo revoked Rev. John A. Wade’s appointment as Police Chaplain after a dispute over loaning a horse for a parade practice. William Morrison will assume duties. Wade was appointed February 8, 196 and was the senior chaplain among five. chaplains serve without pay.
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William Morrison
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Plan A Night University In Cincinnati
The first night university worldwide is planned with the University of Cincinnati. It will start in the fall offering complete courses and degrees of BA and BS. Both men and women have enrolled, and the Union Board of High Schools has approved moving forward at once.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Uni- University of Cincinnati
Union Board of Highchools
Spirit medium predicts Roosevelt and Clark election
Mrs. Jerry Simpson a Wichita Spiritist says Theodore Roosevelt will be the Republican nominee and Champ Clark the Democratic nominee for president this year and that Champ Clark will be elected. She cites talks with her late husband Congressman Jerry Simpson about politics.
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New York Times
Topeka
Kan
Theodore Roosevelt
Champ Clark
Jerry Simpson
Champ ‘Clark
Wealthy Allentown heir held for Saeger Milling theft
William R. Saeger, heir from a prominent Allentown family, is jailed in the Tombs Court as a fugitive from justice after being accused of breaking into the Saeger Milling Company plant in Allentown. Missing were company books and $60,000 in securities, with dynamite found at the scene. Saeger says he lives in Staten Island and works as a draughtsman.
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Penn
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Tombs Court
Saeger Milling Company
Saeger
Krotel
Jacob Saeger
Warwick
Philadelphia
Women protest Senate decision to close rest room
Washington women voice indignation as the Senate Office Building rest room for women is closed, just as suffrage gains momentum. They complain the lack of space forces women to wait and feel singled out while senators debate reform.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Bailey
Taft gains ground as Roosevelt loses edge in convention math
Taft headquarters say Roosevelt’s path to the Chicago nominating at the Republican National Convention is blocked after two more Missouri delegates go to Taft. Taft holds 493 pledged or instructed delegates, needs 47 more to reach 540 and the nomination, while Roosevelt trails with 229 and requires many more of the 310 delegates yet to be elected. Arkansas and Nevada favors Taft, boosting his count and shrinking Roosevelt’s chances.
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Dixon predicts Roosevelt flop in New York delegates
Washington reports Senator Dixon claims at least twenty one New York delegates will back Roosevelt on the first Chicago ballot after meetings with Republican leaders. Taft headquarters disputes the forecast, asserting New York delegates largely favor Taft. Barnes says responses from delegates indicate New York will not flop to Roosevelt, except for a few openly Roosevelt aligned. Roosevelt plans a strenuous New Jersey primary campaign with stops in Paterson Newark Trenton and Atlantic City and a spec car tour.
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