Campbell-Bannerman resigns as Britain’s Prime Minister
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns as premier of Great Britain after medical advice. King accepts his resignation with regret. Mr Asquith to be offered the premiership after meeting the King in Biarritz. Cabinet resigns with the PM, creating an unprecedented interim without a ministry.
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Great Britain
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
H. H. Asquith
Biarritz
Sir Henry
Asquith
Mr. Asquith
House of Commons
Couture
D George
Board of
Admiralty
Ireland
Exchequer
Ar. Asquith
England
Lord Rosebery
Campbell-Bannerman
Annes Bern
Bristol
Eaeree Campbell-Bannerman
Ifs
Stirling
Scotland
Pea
Ling
Campbell
War Office
Streetcar Crash Ends in Smoke and Flames Injuring Four
A southbound Columbus Avenue streetcar struck a touring auto at 79th Street, causing an explosion and fire. Four occupants including Miss Bessie Morris, Miss Rosalind Morris, Clarence Mott, and chauffeur Richard Large were hospitalized after rescue efforts by Captain Flaherty and Patrolman Ryan. The wedding of Miss Morris and Mr. Mott, planned for April 14 at the St. Regis, may be postponed due to injuries. An unrelated horse at 53rd Street was fatally injured and euthanized.
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Bessie
Rosalind Morris
Adolph Morris
West 16Th Street
Clarence Mott
West 112Th Street
Richard Large
Fox Street
Bronx
Roosevelt Hospital
Daniel A. Flaherty
Mott
Ryan
Archer
Bessie Morris
St. Regis
Pitched Out In Auto Mash Up Meriden Crash
An automobile carrying R. M. Davis of New York with his wife and sister and chauffeur Joseph Farrell of New Haven hit a fence on the Berlin Road near Meriden. The chauffeur was knocked unconscious and Davis suffered a broken leg. Farrell returned home the same day. Davis is confined to bed for some time.
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Conn
R. M. Davis
New York
Joseph Farrell
New Haven
Berlin Road
Mr. Davis
Farrell
Will Boom Judge Gray and Johnson Open Campaigns
Washington April 5 supporters of Judge George Gray of Delaware plan Washington headquarters and a campaign for the Democratic nomination. A Philadelphia man will run the bureau. Gray has not endorsed the move. Funds come from Delaware and Pennsylvania backers with a similar Wilmington bureau planned. A Gray clubs league forms to operate mainly in New Jersey Pennsylvania New York the New England states and the South. Separately John A Johnson presidential boom is launched with a letter from Minnesota Democratic Treasurer Lynch to Washington officials and congressmen outlining his qualifications.
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George Gray
Delaware
Judge Gray
Richard J. Beemish
Philadelphia
Wilmington
League of Gray Clubs
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
South
John A Johnson
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Congress
Minnesota
Chicago
Frederick B. Lynch
Minnesota Democratic Committee
Johnson
Equitable Life Transfers Large Office Force to Hazen Building
Equitable Life Assurance Society abandons plans for a Broadway skyscraper and moves 600 to 700 clerks from 120 Roadway to the Greenwich street Hazen Building. Auditing medical and actuarial departments already moved. headquarters remain in the home building as private lines connect management with staff.
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Hazen
Greenwich Street
Carlisle
Albany Streets
Broadway
Equitable
Metropolitan Cashier
Actuarial Department
Bureau of Assurance Contracts
Auto speeders find a friend in New Rochelle arrests
Four automobile drivers were arrested for speeding yesterday on North avenue boulevard in New Rochelle. Judge Schlesinger fined two ten dollars each and paroled the others for a hearing today. The paroled men were Frederick A. Wagner of New Rochelle and Hubert A. Hensley, a New York broker living at Hillcrest, New Rochelle. The fined men were Theodore Nesbitt of 7 West 79th Street Manhattan and Roger Harrigan of 7 Amsterdam Avenue Manhattan.
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New Rochelle
Schlesinger
van Auken
Frederick A. Wagner
Hubert A. Hensley
New York
Hillcrest
Theodore Nesbitt
West 79Th Street
Manhattan
Roger Harrigan
Amsterdam Avenue
Ill At Home R T Wilson Banker In New York
R T Wilson the banker is at his home at 611 Fifth Avenue. M Wilson heads the R T Wilson Company bankers brokers and columbus merchants at 33 Wall Street.
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R R. T. Wilso
Rn. T. Wilson
Fifth Avenue
R. T Wilson
Bankers, Brokers and Coulblsyun Merchants
Wall Street
Potatoes in Central Park to Restore Park Soil
Government soil experts propose growing potatoes or corn in Central Park to rehabilitate exhausted soil and support reseeding for a greener lawn. The plan faces cost concerns and public skepticism while detailing soil layering and past filling materials used in the park's redevelopment.
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Central Park
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Henry Smith
Smith
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Bngdom
Long Island
Samuel Parsons
Father Knickerbocker
Sol
Mrs Roosevelt Returns to Washington After South Trip
Mrs. Roosevelt and party arrived in Washington by Southern Railway after an extended southern tour. They began March 26 with a stop in Vicksburg Mississippi, boarded the Mayflower for a Mississippi cruise to New Orleans, and completed the return without incident. The group included Ethel Roosevelt Kermit Quentin and Archie Roosevelt Haener Landon and Captain Vitzhugh Les.
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Roosevelt
Southern Railway
South
Vicksburg
Miss
Mayflower
Mississippi
New Orleans
Ethel Roosevelt Kermit
Quentin
Archie Roosevelt
Miss Haener
Abruzzi Meets King in Rome Amid Royal Welcome
The Duke of the Abruzzi arrived in Rome and went to the Quirinal for a lengthy conference with the King. The outcome remained unknown. Newspapers publish a picture of Miss Elkins from the evening papers.
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Rome
Quirinal
New Revolt in Corea Stirs Seoul Capital
Reports from Seoul say insurgents grow bolder near the capital with several minor clashes. Privy Councillor Yun demands suppression by Corean troops and objects to foreign forces. Viscount Sene seeks an explanation. The insurgents call for expulsion of Japanese. Marquis Ito expected to arrive from Japan next Tuesday.
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Seoul
Corean Court
Yun
Corean
Viscount Sene
Marquis Ito
Japan
Gasoline Lamp Blast Triggers Panic in Ellsworth Hall
In Ellsworth Bloomington Illinois last night a gasoline lamp exploded during a church supper at Modern Woodmen’s Hall. Panic sent about three hundred people rushing to a balcony rear door where Mrs Paris Stanger and Mrs John Dawson were fatally injured and others were hurt. The hall burned down after the blast.
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Bloomington
Tit
Ellsworth
Paris Stanger
John Dawson
Haitian Congress Delayed by Quorum Shortage in Port-au-Prince
In Port-au-Prince on April 5 without a quorum, Haitian Congress is unlikely to meet on April 6 and may be deferred for weeks. Arrests of suspected conspirators continue as rumors of decapitation surface. A headless body was found near Fort National and refugees seek safety in the crowded French and German legations.
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Port-au-Prince
Fort National
Four Philadelphia policemen implicated in boat property theft conspiracy
William A Frost, a plumber linked to the case, surrendered after confessing to aiding robberies with four policemen who patrolled river boats. Frost says stolen goods were divided at his wholesale district shop and some items remain with him. Police report recovered items valued over 15000 dollars including carpets, stoves, cloth, hats, groceries and more. Luckenbill and Sithens reportedly confessed. others dispute statements. Further arrests expected.
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Philadelphia
William A. Frost
Frost
Taylor
Harry Rothenberger
Luckenbill
Sithens
Bombs Hit West 17th Street Pier Under Construction
Two bombs exploded near the McClintock Marshall Construction pier at West 17th Street injuring none and damaging a hoisting boiler and a crane. Police suspect union violence over hiring practices at No. 21 Park Row, with no workers present on site.
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McClintock-Marshall Construction Company
Park Row
White Star Line
West 17Th Street
Long Doing Business at Old Stand
Dr. William J. Long, Roosevelt's nature faker, told a Brockton audience at the Congregational Church about marvels of wildlife sightings including wolves sliding downhill and tails as rudders bears at anthills and crows playing football with china.
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Tribune
Brockton
Mass
William J. Long
Roosevelt
Congregational Church
Riots in Lisbon as Troops Fire on Crowds After Election
April 5 Lisbon reports fierce riots following peaceful elections marked by minor disorders. Troops fought mobs with clubs and stones, firing to disperse them. Despite heavy polling and gerrymandering disputes, a Monarchist coalition appears to secure a large majority while Republicans claim fraud.
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Alcantara
Oporto
Portugal
Lisbon
Machado
Almeida
Cunha
Mine merger scheme nets big losses for investors
The Telegraph reports investors in Philadelphia and other cities were duped by W. C. Cox who promoted the Manhat tan Merger Mines Company claiming control of multiple mining firms and offering stock exchanges at inflated values. He did not deliver merger stock and is said to be operating another scam in Rawhide.
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Chapel House
Robinson
East Side
Park Board
Union Square
Roosevelt
Washington
August Bebel
Karl Marx
Socialist Party
Industrial Workers of the World
International Socialist Party
Edward Kelly
Civic Federation
the Tribune
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Manhattan Merger Mines Company
W. C. Cox
Union Jack
Mizpah
National Bank of Manhattan
Kawich Gold Mining Company
Tonopah Gold Mining Company
Cox
Op Paper
Liner Pretoria Reaches Halifax After Coal Shortage
The Hamburg American liner Pretoria bound for New York arrived in Halifax with near-empty bunkers after heavy gales. A German girl, seen by passengers on deck, leapt overboard and died. the ship secured quarantine and towed by a tug, carrying 650 passengers and a varied menagerie.
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Pretoria
Schotter
Hamburg
Boulogne
New York
Quarantine
Canada
Pretoria E
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