Time to Intervene as U S and Mexico Seek Peace in Central America
Secretary Root and Mexican Ambassador Creel decided that the time is ripe for concerted action to end the Nicaragua Honduras hostilities. Talks at the State Department aim for a durable settlement framed as a future dispute mechanism. Nicaragua’s absence at the talks and prospects of peace or widening conflict loom over the proceedings.
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Washington
Root
Gefler Creel
Central America
United States
Mexico
Nicaragua
Honduras
Salvador
State Department
Sefior Corea
Foraker to Confer in Columbus on Taft Fight
Senator Foraker will spend next Thursday in Columbus with friends to map the state fight against Secretary Taft. He plans to set the primary call with the State Central Committee and visit Governor Harris, while Dick may visit Columbus to gauge opposition and meet Vorys before the Taft effort in Ohio.
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Columbus
Foraker
Taft
State Central Committee
Harris
Washington
Cincinnati
Canton
Cincinnati Cox
Ohio
Vorys
Great Northern fined in federal rebate case
The Great Northern Railroad was found guilty on 2 to 15 counts of illegal rebates and fined 15000 by Judge Page Morris in federal district court. The case aims to appeal on whether Elkins law prosecutions apply to rebates already covered by Hepburn law. The parties stipulate the fine should not set a precedent for other cases.
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Minneapolis
Great Northern Railroad
Page Morris
Federal District Court
Chicago, St. Paul
Omaha
Great Northern
Ultimatum for Mr Taft on June elections urged
Havana authorities of the last revolutionary army demand Secretary Taft fulfill peace terms and hold elections in June. Taft is expected to reach Havana aboard the Mayflower at eight tomorrow morning from Colon.
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Havana
Revolutionary Army
Taft
Late honor for Roger Williams
The Rhode Island State Senate considers a resolution urging Governor Higgins to appoint a five member commission to locate the remains of Roger Williams founder of the colony. The act, if passed, would appoint the panel to investigate and report findings next week.
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the Tribune
Providence
Roger Willems
Rhode Island
Higgins
Badie Ate
TRAINING MARKSMEN. Roosevelt applauds national shooting festival in Charleston
President Roosevelt commends the National Schutzenbund for raising marksmanship standards as it prepares for its fifth triennial festival in Charleston May 6 to May 14. The White House will trigger the opening shot via electrical link to the schutzenplatz target box.
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Charleston
White House
Washington
National Schutzenbund
United States
Schutzenbund
Theodore Roosevelt
Schutzenplatz
Charlesaton
Praise From R. R. Man For Roosevelt Railroad Plan
Vice-President Timothy Byrnes of the New Haven road praised President Roosevelt for railroad control efforts. He rejected the idea that Roosevelt opposes corporations, saying the president seeks fair terms for all and a square deal for rich and poor alike. Byrnes defended the New Haven, denying watered stock and describing its property as undergoing reconstruction.
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Tribune
Meriden
Conn
Timothy Byrnes
New Haven Road
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
New Haven Company
Plot Said Formed to Defeat Roosevelt Policies
Washington AP reports President Roosevelt is receiving letters about a purported plot to defeat his policies. Details about writers and the dinner are secret. Secretary Loeb says the affair was informal and undisclosed. Senators Bourne and Penrose are tied to the tale, but neither has confirmed involvement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Loeb
Bourne
Oregon
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Andrews
New Mexico
Penrose
Pennsylvania
IOWA MAY DECLARE FOR PRESIDENT
Des Moines reports Representative A. O. Holmes introduced a House resolution urging the re election of President Roosevelt. The measure will be voted on Monday and is expected to gain support in both the House and the Senate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. O. Holmes
House
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
Pennsylvania Republicans Face Roosevelt Opposition at Convention
Telegraph from Philadelphia reports that Pennsylvania party leaders oppose President Roosevelt's policies and may nominate a delegation to the next Republican National Convention likely to oppose his aims. The state machine is described as unified in resisting Roosevelt, with close ties to Senator Forness and other leaders known to oppose the president's agenda.
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The
Tribune
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Senator Forness
California Eyes Hughes for 1920 Presidential Race
In Washington April 6 David Starr Jordan says Californians favor Governor Hughes of New York as a presidential possibility and would back Taft if Roosevelt or Hughes fails. California delegates support Roosevelt’s policies and see reforms as central amid anti corruption efforts in San Francisco.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
California
Hughes
New York
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Jordan
Secretary Taft
Governor Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Poliies
Lumber Man Southard Takes Own Life in New York
Francis E. Southard senior partner of Southard & Co. killed himself at his Fifth Avenue apartment after years of heart disease and despondency over doctors warnings. He leaves a wife Nan Gregory, two sons Frank and Arthur, and two daughters Beatrice and Mrs. Morris Whitaker. He had bought Fanny Davenport’s Summer Home at South Duxbury, Massachusetts, years earlier.
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Francis E. Southard
Southard & Co
Broadway
Rhinelander
No. 12
Fifth Avenue
J. Milton Mabbott
Southard
Mr. Southard
Boston
New York
Nan Gregory
Brooklyn
Frank M
Arthur T
Morris Whitaker
Beatrice Southard
Automobile Kills Boy in Front of Home
Donald Grant Jr eight years old son of Police Inspector Donald Grant was killed when a car struck him in front of the Majestic apartments at 145th street and St Nicholas avenue Brooklyn chauffeur Grant Archer of 215 Hicks street said the car belonged to Jonathan Buckley 130 Hicks street arrested and held for homicide the boy was playing with other children in the street ambulance from J Hood Wright Hospital arrived but he died en route to the hospital
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Donald Grant, Jr
Donald Grant
145Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Grant Archer
Hicks Street
Brooklyn
Jonathan Buckley
J. Hood Wright
Violin Saved Amid Tenants Fire At Avenue A Flat
A fire in a flathouse at 1578 Avenue A forced eighteen families to flee. May Mitchell, 13, saved her violin after reaching the street but nearly suffocated by smoke. The blaze started from a lace curtain in a ground floor store display. Firemen were showered with glass after a gas explosion blew out store windows. John Gregory and Mrs Eliza Wuhrman were rescued from smoke. Fire spread to 1580 Avenue A and damages reach about $30,000.
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Avenue A
May Mitchell
Duane
Engine 22
John Gregory
S2d Street
Grainey
Eliza Wuhrman
Seligman
Central Electric Train Derails at Annex Shed Entrance
A White Plains New York Central local train with three motor cars and a smoker derailed as it entered Track 4 shed. An open switch threw the forward car onto Track 7 tearing out the third rail. No injuries reported and tracks 1 through 7 were out of service until late afternoon.
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White Plains
New York Central
Harvard Freshman Charged in Dormitory Larceny
Percival W. Rowe a Harvard freshman from Valley View New York is held for Superior Court in 1000 bond on April 12 for larceny of diamond studs from Preston T. Large in Hastings Hall Harvard officials say he comes from a wealthy family and has been well regarded by peers
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the Tribune
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Percival W. Rowe
Valade
N. Y
Rowe
Preston T. Large
Hastings Hall
Dewey's Rich Old Port Wine Promoted in Ad
An old advertisement notes Dewey's Rich Old Port Wine from H. T. Dewey & Sons Co at Fulton Street in New York. The copy emphasizes quality and status of the fortified wine for consumers.
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Dewey
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Two Chicago Mayors Rise in Political Turmoil
Frederick A. Busse is proclaimed mayor after a noon ceremony while Edward F. Dunne remains in the chair amid a constitutional stalemate. The rival claim creates uncertainty over powers, with police chief promotions and plans for streetcar rehabilitation proceeding under Republican control.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Frederick A. Busse
Edward F. Dunne
Busse
Anson
Dunne
McHinery
Collins
Chicago Chooses Campbell as New Postmaster
Senators Cullom and Hopkins recommended Daniel A. Campbell of Chicago to be postmaster, succeeding Frederick A. Busse who becomes Mayor. The White House release notes Busse praised Campbell as best successor and urged immediate appointment to prevent post office disruptions.
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Washington
Cullom
Hopkins
Daniel A. Campbell
Chicago
Frederick A. Busse
Campbell
White House
Busse
Chicago Bond Issue For City Railway 50 Million
Chicago authorizes a 50 million dollar bond issue by the Chicago City Railway Company to finance new capital over a twenty year franchise. The 5 percent mortgage is to be guaranteed in effect by the city and would be the largest ever spread by a Chicago street railroad.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Chicago City Railway Company
Burglars loot city lawyer’s home for silverware
Thieves took more than $1,000 in silverware from the home of lawyer David Thomson at 67 East Tith street. Two empty glasses and bottles on the dining table suggested a lengthy looting. 44 pieces were stolen, marked "E. M. P." from Eva M. Purdy, wedding gift from 1883. District Attorney Jerome notified. detectives from his office searched, but a crew has not been found.
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David Thomson
East Tith Street
Thomson
No. 141 Broadway
Wreckers Target Fast PRR Train in Ohio Wreck
Train No 322 eastbound on the Pennsylvania Railroad was wrecked near Hudson Ohio 123 miles west of Pittsburg at 8 pm Fireman was seriously hurt after jumping. Officials say the wreck was deliberate with bolts and fish plates removed Rewards total 7500 for information leading to wreckers within 48 hours.
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Pittsburg
Cleveland
Hudson
Ohio
Here
Puerto Cortez Taken In Honduran War
Managua reports Puerto Cortez on Honduras north coast occupied by Nicaraguan troops. With Amapala the only seaport remaining, President Bonilla faces surrounded forces as revolutionists and Nicaragua claim control of nearly all Honduran territory.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Amapala
Bonilla
Sealing Steamer Southern Cross Missing Near Ice
St Johns reports the sealing steamer Southern Cross missing since March 11 after departing with 172 men. Adventure arrives with 25 000 seals and Panther with 9 000. all other vessels are accounted for. It is feared the Southern Cross drifted into ice floes far north.
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St. John’s
N. F
Southern Cross
Adventure
Panther
Pullman Axle Breaks On New Haven Express
An axle failure on a New Haven express train of the New York New Haven Hartford line occurred yesterday afternoon at 151st street near the Woodlawn curve. The Pullman car derailed no one injured. Passengers walked to 183rd Street to resume travel.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Woodlawn
Brewster
183D Street
Two Shot In Gang Fight On 14th Street
Stragglers from the Humpty Jackson gang clashed with another crowd at 14th street and Avenue A around midnight. Two bystanders were shot one likely fatally. John McCullen a streetcar conductor of 501 East 14th street was the probable fatality. John Eliott of 982 First Avenue arrived at a saloon with a gunshot wound to the head.
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Humpty” Jackson
14Th Street
Avenue A
John McCullen
No. 501
East 14Th Street
John Eliott
First Avenue
Heyburn Ill in Philadelphia Promptly Under Care
United States Senator W B Heyburn of Idaho fell ill in Philadelphia while attending a dinner. Doctors diagnosed acute indigestion and a nurse and two physicians attended him at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. He was resting easier late tonight.
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Philadelphia
United States
W. B. Heyburn
Idaho
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Wreck near Mableton kills several and injures many
A Southern Railway collision near Mableton, Georgia, caused by an open switch left two freights on the main track to collide. Eight or more Black workers were reported dead and twelve to fifteen injured, with several fatalities likely. The incident occurred about one and a half miles from Mableton.
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Atlanta
Constitution
Mableton
Southern Railway
Banker's Wife Administers Aid After Street Collision
Mrs Arthur Coppell a banker's wife offered first aid after her horse struck Pepa Binder at 17th Street and Broadway in the afternoon rush. Binder of 156 Orchard Street was not seriously hurt and declined a hospital ride in Coppell's conveyance.
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Arthur Coppell
Victoria
17Th Street
Broadway
Pepa Binder
Orchard Street
Hanson Raids West 68th Street Gambling Den
West 4th precinct officers led by Deputy Police Commissioner Hanson raided an alleged gambling house on West 68th Street last night. Captain Halpin and Inspector Walsh were unaware of the operation until afterward. Three black men were found inside, identified as William Johnston and Stone, with Stone charged for maintaining the place and the others for aiding and abetting. Police say games of chance were under way despite older reports.
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West 4Th Street
Hanson
West 68Th Street
Captain Halpin
Walsh
William Johnston
Stone
Odell Critiques Paternalism at Grillers Club
Ex Governor Odell denounced paternalism and legislative infighting at Healy's Grillers' Club annual gathering. He urged government that protects individual initiative, warns against excessive state power, and calls for honest leadership and practical governance. Ex Justice Herrick praised Odell's courage while supporting home rule and party leadership.
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Odell
Grillers
Healy
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Central Electric
Mr. Jerome
P. R. R. Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brewster Express
Ww. B. Heyburn III
Negro Place
MR. Odell
Weil
Wisi Anual
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Herrick
Electie & Reeten
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Pat
Metz
Ator McCarren
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