Roosevelt urges new laws to curb anarchists and mail propaganda
President Roosevelt says existing statutes allow blocking mail used to advocate murder arson and treason and urges Congress to enact broader measures. Attorney General Bonaparte outlines legal angles including suppression of anarchist propaganda and potential state action. The Times notes sharp public interest and possible global support for his anti anarchist campaign.
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Congress
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Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Matis
la Questione Cociale
New Jersey
Root
United States
Attorney General
Fuller
Supreme Court
Jr. Justice Field
London
the Times
The
Times
Old World
Sage Gifts Fund Freshmen Dormitory At Princeton
At Princeton University a $230000 gift from Mrs. Russell Sage will finance a freshmen dormitory. The board also noted gifts totaling $130133.54 from donors including Princeton committee of afty, class of 1877, class of 1581, and the general education board. Cyrus F Brackett resigned as Henry professor of physics after thirty years and was named professor physics emeritus.
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Recsetl Sage
Princeton
N. J
Board of Trustees
Princeton University
Russell Sage
General Education Board
Commons
Cyrus F. Brackett
Henry
Dr. Brackett
Used her hatpin but girl wife fails in attempt to commit
Philadelphia report states Annie Wood a 15 year old wife for eight months tried to kill herself with a hatpin but failed. She vows to attempt again. Annie Trimble married Walter Wood. eloped to Wilmington and returned to live with Mrs Trimble before he left for his son’s home. Police say the girl is incorrigible.
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San Francisco
David A. Lindsay
United States Signal Corps
Lindsay
Philadelphia
Annie Wood
Wood
Annie Trimble
Wilmington
Walter Wood
Trimite
Trimble
Earle
New York
Ferdinand Pinney Barie
France
Julia Kutmer
Quaker Hill
Mouros
X.Y
Lombardy
Ferdinand P. Earle
Albert Kuttner
Earie
Cleveland Illness Hints At Recuperation In Few Days
Mrs Grover Cleveland said her husband has been ill for a week but is much better and hopes to be himself in a few days. The statement followed a report of serious illness.
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Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Released Chinese Spider in Court Sparks Scare in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg central police court on April 10 Lillian Frank the white wife of Harry Ling a Chinese man was arraigned. She screamed an ethnic slur and forced open a box of charred opium exposing a huge red spider with eighty hairy legs. The spider escaped missiles and bit officer Joe Williamson on the finger before dying. Ling and his wife had kept the spider as a pet for six months and say the creature comes from the poppy flower in China and feeds on opium.
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Pittsburg
Lillian Frank
Harry Ling
Central Police
Joe Williamson
China
Ling
Immigrant Attacked in Scranton Hospital Hope
Wallgarstown Wales kowee, twenty four, was found near Fleiz Patch with throat cuts and a stab wound, robbed and left to die. He is in the State hospital with a likely recovery. Smoking from a neck wound is noted as a cause of concern.
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Scranton
Wallgarstown
Waleskowee
Fleiz Patch
State Hospital
Nuggets of News and Tragic Self-Destructions Across Cities
Charles Herre Parker aged ninety two, Harvard’s oldest alumnus, died at his Boston home. Colonel William L De Lacer, a noted lawyer, died by inhaling illuminating gas at Poughkeepsie. Louise Behr, two, of Philadelphia, fatally burned after her clothing caught fire from matches. C E Henderson, second vice president of Philadelphia and Reading Railway, tendered his resignation to President Baer. A man named Abner Bosworth of Hazlewood, Pa., died by self harm leaping from State Street Bridge into the Scioto River at Columbus.
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Charles Herre Parker
Harvard
Boston
William L. de Lacer
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Philadelphia
Louise Behr
C. E. Henderson
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Baer
Abner Bosworth
Hazlewood
State Street
Scioto River
Columbus
Cottage in Swiss Style for 1300 Dollars
An affordable Swiss style cottage priced at $1,300 features five rooms including a living room dining room kitchen and two bedrooms. The layout connects hall dining room and living spaces while a pantry and refrigerator room accompany the kitchen and second floor closets provide full height bedrooms. Built by Glenn E. Saxton.
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Glenn ES. Saxton
Policeman Shot in Store Death in Philadelphia
Police report Henry Fiedeman's store in the southern city section as the scene where Policeman Thomas A. Gordon, 29, was shot while handling a revolver. Fiedeman and associates were arrested. Mrs. Fiedeman later confessed the shooting was accidental and Gordon died shortly after.
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Philadelphia
Thomas A. Gordon
Henry Fiedeman
Wirs
Fiedeman
Gornon
Samuel German
Berman
Gray's Pennsylvania Seam Launched Pevadelphia
The Democratic presidential nomination drive for Judge George Gray of Delaware is launched in Pennsylvania with a George Gray league meeting. John Cadwalader presided and an executive committee was named, chaired by Vance C. McCormick with members Edward J. Lynell Simon P. Wolverton W. A. Hensel and Joseph K. Torrence.
Mystery Solved Negro Confesses Accidental Shot Killed Boy
In Wilmington Delaware State Detective Gillis reports Edward Black caterer age seventeen confessed to accidentally shooting thirteen year old John Cook in Sergeant Lacer’s store at Delaware City. He says he loading an old revolver when it discharged and he fled frightened. A hearing will be held.
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John Cook
Wilmington
Del
Black
The Liability Bill As Passed Faces Supreme Court Objection
The bill on railroad common carrier liability passes the Senate and House without amendment. It removes strict common law defenses for employee injuries and allows recovery when contributed to by a coworker. Critics warn it may be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, noting potential bipartisan campaign influence.
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Supreme Court
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Delaver
United States Supreme Court
Republican Campa Fund
Nelson
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the
United States
Elkins
Fie
Man Confesses to Double Murder in Economy Village
William F. Reiss, operator of a meat market in Economy, confessed to firing two bullets that killed his wife and wounded him after an argument. He is charged with murder and under guard at a Rochester hospital.
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Pittsburg
Wiliam F. Reiss
Rochester
Ife
De Sagan Dines With Mme Gould In New York
Prince ilelia De Sagan dined publicly with Aime Gould for the first time since his arrival in America. They were guests of Mr and Mrs Tiler Morse at the St Regis restaurant. The party declined to discuss the outcome of the suit for Mme Goulds hand.
The Dragon Fly Singularly Adapted to Aerial Piracy
Description from Chambers' Journal detailing the dragon fly Uy as a marvel of natural engineering. It highlights four large wings with strong muscles, complex eye structure totaling five eyes, mandibles for biting prey, and a breathing system of air tubes and chambers.
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Tin Dragon Uy
Avrijal
Glen Rils
Chambers’ Journal
Secretary Wilson Plans Farmers Denatured Alcohol Demonstration
Secretary Wilson proposes a practical demonstration in a Washington plant to show farmers how to produce denatured alcohol from surplus crops like fruit corn and potatoes that cannot be used for other purposes. He seeks congress to provide the necessary funds to establish a station and conduct demonstrations during the forthcoming corn exhibition.
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Wilson
Washington
Department of Aguicuituire
Fgemers
Fargo
Congress
Doukhobors Parade Naked in Fort William
Doukhobors again began parading without clothing in Fort William Ontario on April 19. About forty garments were torn off but only one man reached the streets. police arrested them and took the group to the station for trial.
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Fort William
Ont
Women Steal $6000 In Diamonds In Salt Lake City
Two women robbed Berd Park jewelry store at 179 South Main Street stealing diamonds and other stones valued at 6909 dollars while customers were present. No arrests have been made. German Crown Prince a Woodturner. Crown Prince W Han learns lathe turning chair legs as part of a tradeworker path. Emperor Wilhelm is a cabinetmaker and ancestors held similar trades. Count Munster in Rio de Janeiro has died in an insane asylum. Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota underwent ear surgery in Washington.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Berd Park
South Main Street
W Han
Emperor Wiliam
Marriage Customs Stressed in Local Verses
The Atchison Globe notes chatter about marrying habits, describing excitement at first union the way others react to subsequent matches. The piece hints at community reactions and social expectations surrounding marriage traditions.
What Do You Find So Very Interesting About Soviet
An odd dialogue fragment shows an ordinary person asking about Soviet life while Miss Cayenne responds by noting people’s attempts to get in. The text hints at a larger discussion where true comfort is linked to force or agency in the context of grief.
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Miss Cayenne
Tvashlosta
Star
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