J Pierpont Morgan Dies in Rome at 75
Rome report that J Pierpont Morgan the New York financier died here after a prolonged illness in semi comatose condition. Physicians linked his collapse to nervous strain from the Pujo committee investigation. Morgan born in Hartford April 17 1837, son of Junius Spencer Morgan and Juliet Pierpont.
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Rome
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
M. Allen Starr
Pujo
Washington
Money Trust
Giuseppe Bastianelli
George A. Dixon
Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan
Hartford
Conn
Junius Spencer Morgan
Juliet Pierpont
John Pierpont
How Alien Woman Can Be Citizen
Attorney-General Crawford holds that an alien wife may vote by declaring her own intention to become a citizen or rely on her husband’s declaration to count as hers, under the rule that a husband's civil status determines his wife’s.
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Salem
Crawford
Omaha Tornado Relief Aids Homeless Families
Omaha completes first relief week with all homeless families given daytime shelter and meals. Disaster toll includes 115 dead, 322 seriously wounded, 1000 plus lightly wounded, 822 houses total loss, 2100 partly wrecked, and $7.5 million in property damage.
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Omaha
Neb
Mexico Protests to United States Over Arms Shipments
Mexico City formally protests to the United States against shipments of arms and ammunition to Mexican rebels. Officials report consignments of war material, including machine guns, may cross the border and fall into rebel hands. Friction between Huerta and General Diaz fuels rumors of imminent street battles.
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Mexico City
United States
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Ohio River flood drive prompts mass evacuation
Thousands along the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Cairo fled amid weather warnings. Officials warned of a potentially disastrous flood, the worst since 1884, threatening towns along the waterways.
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Ohio River
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cairo
Dayton Plea for Aid as Thousands Lost Everything
Dayton faces a crisis as forty thousand people need feeding and shelter for a week more while twenty thousand require indefinite care after their homes and goods were washed away. George B. Bunba, secretary to Governor Cox, outlines the emergency and essential needs.
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Dayton
George B. Bunba
Cox
Page Accepts Wilson Offer as Ambassador to Great Britain
Walter H. Page of Garden City L I editor of the Worlds Work and a member of Doubleday Page Co has accepted President Wilsons offer to be ambassador to Great Britain.
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Page
England
Washington
Walter H. Page
Garden City
L. L
Doubleday, Page ,& Co
Wilson
Great Britain
General Land Office Reopens Isolated Land Applications
The General Land Office will reconsider various isolated tract land purchase applications in Iowa County on motion by Representative Sinnott. Many cases were previously rejected on technicalities under the isolated tract law signed March 28, 1912, which allows sale of land too mountainous for cultivation to applicants with adjacent land.
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General Land Office
Washington
Sinnott
Wallowa County
Carl Roe
United States
Enterprise
Congressman Sinnott
Oregon Teachers Exchange With Massachusetts
Oregon and Massachusetts educators will swap teaching posts for a year. State Superintendent Alderman arranged with Brockton officials for the exchange, aiming to benefit both states. Salaries are similar and home positions would stay open upon return.
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Oregon
New England
Salem
Massachusetts
Alderman
Brockton
Oregon Senators Busy with Patronage and General Legislation
Senate discussions in Washington focus on how much general legislation to allow at the special session. Senator Chamberlain and Lane handle patronage issues while pushing rivers and harbors, reclamation, land matters, and public buildings. The Portland post office project gains urgency as architects seek bids and local talent. Governor West names a state mine bureau slate including Lawrie Fellows Mann Reddy and Pratl with university leaders as ex officio members.
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Chamberlain
Oregon
Lane
Portland
West Salem
West
Bureau of Mines and Geology
N. H. Lawrie
American Mining Congress
School of Mines
New York
W. C. Fellows
Granite
Ben Harrison Mines Company
J. F. Reddy
Medford
C. T. Pratl
University of Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
Eastern Oregon Faces Record Flood Threats Across Region
Eastern Oregon and Washington brace for potential historic floods as record snowpack in the Blue Mountains feeds rivers including the John Day Deschutes Umatilla and Walla Walla into the Columbia River. Communities prepare for worst possible inundation as elders note unprecedented depths of snow this season.
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Oregon
Pendleton
Washington
Blue Mountains
John Day
Deschutes
Umatilla
Walla Walla
Columbia River
Tariff Revision Aims for Revenue and Senate Help
Washington reports that the House Ways and Means Committee will unveil a complete tariff revision by April 7 and seek quick Senate action. The plan seeks steady revenue, with income tax projections varying by income, and retains free raw sugar and raw cotton while debating raw wool duties. Suffragists plan a White House push after Wilson's refusal to mention suffrage in his message.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Wilson
White House
National
Inc
Kent
California
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Anderson
Minnesota
House Progressives
Representative Murdock
Lane
United States
National Capital
Clay Tallman
Tonopah
Nev
Reclamation Service
Garrison
Ohio
Philadelphia
Civil Service
Henry S. Graves
Taft
Gifford Pinchot
Wood
Underwood
Lumber Dealer Promises Top Quality and Best Deals
A lumber company asserts it sells the highest quality lumber and offers the best deals. No expert knowledge required for buyers to get the best advantage, inviting customers to ask those who know.
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Studebaker
Seinebader
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