Japan and Hawaii Diplomatic Tensions Rise Over Japanese Emigrants
Washington reports detail Hawaii deportations of 665 Japanese aboard Shinshin Maru, with 306 voluntary migrants sent home for lacking required gold or contract approval. Legal rulings upheld landing ban, while Japanese consulate disputes legality, and Tokyo signals diplomacy to preserve order. cruiser Miamiwa to sail from Yokohama to Hawaii next Saturday.
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Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Japan
Supreme Court
Collector General of Customs
Hawaii
Legation
Miamiwa
Yokohama
Insurance Swindle Trial Stuns Pittsburg
Linwood Woods of Woods & Co. banking firm was arrested after a bold life insurance scam. He fainted at arrest, confessed later, and faced $6.60 bail. He allegedly partnered with a Mutual Reserve agent to lure elderly men into bonds and life policies, with Woods as beneficiary on 65 policies totaling about $200,000. Other policies were with Provident Savings of New York and Fidelity of Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgs
Piltsburg
Linwood Woods
C. L. Woods & Co
C. E. Harper
Mutcat Reserve Fond Life Association
New York
Mutual Reserve
Woods
Woods & Co
Provident Savings Company of
Fidelity of Philadelphia
Mutual Reserve Fund of
Spalding Fails to Appear as Trustee Funds Vanish
Chicago April 14 treasurer Spalding of the University of Hlinegis board failed to attend a closed trustees meeting. E G Keith elected treasurer in his place amid suspicions Spalding hypothecated $400,900 endowment bonds and a $12,000 cash fund. board focuses on securing securities to cover missing assets.
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Spalding
Chicago
Board of Trustees
The
University of Hlinegis
E. G. Keith
Board Trust
Mrr. Spalding
Grannan Wins Appeal Over Track Exclusion Case
The appellate division of the supreme court reversed lower court rulings in Riley Grannan’s challenge to a temporary track injunction. The court found the exclusion tile against Grannan from the Westchester Racing Association track void and without force, upholding Grannan’s contest.
Proof of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Cures Pneumonia Claim
An advertisement features Gustav Thurmaster of Cleveland praising Dr Bull's Cough Syrup for curing a chest cough after one and then two bottles. It notes the product costs 25 cents and lists a distribution point at 108 North Market and other local outlets.
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Dr. Bull
Gustav Thurmaster
Hickory St
Cleveland
Senator Morgans Long Speech Ended in Cuba War Debate
Senator Morgan of Alabama closed his speech on the Cuba war resolution without asking for a vote but hoped for a final vote soon. The bankruptcy bill was taken up at 2 o clock, defended by Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky. Mr. Davis of Minnesota, chair of the foreign relations committee, said he would seek to move the arbitration treaty into executive session tomorrow.
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Morgans
Washington
Morgen
Alabama
Verdict Against the Pullman Company in Loss Suit
A New York city court jury awarded FE C Force $259 against the Pullman Car Company for the loss of a seal and an overcoat on a Baltimore and Ohio train. The 1895 incident occurred between Cincinnati and Washington when owners Mrs Olive Goodwin and her son were in a dining car, the claim assigned to the Plain.
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Poilman Company
New York
FE. C. Force
Pullman Car Company
Jacque
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Cincinnati
Washington
Olive Goodwin
Girls Fill Quit Mining to Marry in Shamokin
Shamokin Pa April 14 Joseph Maus who ran a small mine in the Mahanoy valley with aid of his three daughters sold the operation yesterday as the girls are about to marry and he will not continue without their help The three daughters served as engineer breaker boss and mule driver while Maus sons and daughters worked as state pickers This was the only mine in the anthracite coal regions that employed female labor.
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Shamokin
Joseph Maus
Mahanoy Valley
Maus
Compromise and Fighting in Epirus and Crete War Updates
Athens dispatches describe possible compromise between Turkey and Greece as Epirus reports a reign of terror with Turkish fires and sword actions. Greek officers in Thessaly and Epirus ordered to report troop efficiency. Agsim Bey alleges Greek regiments joined the invasion, denied by Greek Foreign Minister Skouzes. Crete sees Turkish reinforcements and naval exchanges. insurgents largely return to Greek territory. A Turkish version claims 5,000 Greeks attacked Balting and left 2,000 dead, with Turks rejecting prisoners.
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London
Athens
Daily Chronicle
Turkey
Greece
Epirus
Junta
The
Times
Thessaly
Esirus
Ministry of War
Agsim Bey
M. Skouzes
Skouzes
Kissamy
Crete
Akrotiri
Constantinople
Balting
Ikdam
New Jersey Elections Signal Republican Mayoral Win
In Trenton on April 14 a Republican gain reflected in Welling G. Sickel's mayoral victory over Democrat Henry Vandeveer and Citizen's League candidate Linton Satterthwaite by about 2.50 votes. Democrats made modest gains in council and freemen boards, with notable party swings in Paterson Newark Hoboken and Jersey City. Prohibition tickets also fared well in Washington, while statewide Supreme Court rulings shaped the electoral landscape.
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Trenton
Welling G. Sickel
Henry Vandeveer
Linton
Paterson
Newark
Orange
Elizabeth
Hoboken
Jersey City
Rahway
Board of Freeholders
Camden
Prohibition
Washington
Hinchcliff
Lawrence Fagan
Anne
Seymour
Asbury Park
Teabrouck
Passaic
Andrew Brc- Lean
Supreme Court
Diamond Thief Confession Ties Denver Jewel Robbery
Sacramento April 14 James Collins now jailed admits identity as Cuckoo Collins. He admits involvement in a 1896 Denver jewelry store robbery valued at $10,000 in diamonds. He recounts fleeing alone, then hiding in Australian gold fields and escaping Pinkerton capture at Honolulu by altering a British vessel’s charter.
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Sacramento
Cal
James
Collins
Denver
Pinkertons
Honolulu
Methodist Protest Over West Point Church Permit
The New York Methodist conference closed its week with a resolution opposing the war secretary's grant of permission to erect a Roman Catholic church on the government reservation at West Point. It argues the action clashes with principles of religious freedom and bans sectarian discrimination and national support for any faith.
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Sing Sing
New York
Two Murderers Hanged in Jersey City April 14
John Mackin Jr and Paul Genz were executed at Hudson county jail after confessing to murder. Mackin urged young men to learn from drink’s evils before the drop. Gent, a steamship fireman, killed his mistress Clara Van Arnim and faced death calmly. Rosebery May Again Be Premier in London gossip noting Salisbury’s health and potential Unionist support.
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Jersey City
John Mackin, Jr
Paul Genz
Hudson County
Sherif Heiler
Mackin
Gent
Clara van Arnim
Roseberry
London
Lord Salisbury
Lord Rosebery
Removal of General Grant’s Body in New York
The casket in Grant’s temporary tomb has been unsealed and the body is to be moved to the new tomb’s crypt. The sarcophagus is ready and a derrick raised the lid to three feet above the hollowed coffin reception, preparing for the transfer.
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General Grant
New York
Gold Democrats plan new tactics in Senate push
In Frankfort Indiana April U4 the gold Democrats in caucus vow not to break quorums in the United States senator ballot. They concede Hunter may be rejected but blame Blackburn supporters for a potential defeat and threaten to back a Gold Republican if Hunter fails after several trials.
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Hanter
Brichter
Frankfort
United States
Miter
Blackburn
Martin
Hunter
Champion Pasilist Bob Fitzsim in York arrival
Nuggets of news item notes notable arrivals and events including champion Pasilist Bob Fitzsim arriving in York with his wife and infant. The brief column mentions a 200 dollar robbery near Waltham Massachusetts, a Salvation Army commander's wife giving birth in New York, a Lockport businessman’s death by suicide, and other terse notices from across the country.
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Andrew de Gladia
St Paul
Minn
Ike Sheppard
Pittsburg
Wiliam Brady
Chicago
John Dougherty
Webster
Missouri River Flood Threatens East Omaha Gardens and Industry
The Missouri River breached its banks above Omaha causing two wide channels to form and flood North Omaha market gardens. Residents evacuated as Florence Lake and Cutom Lake flood a line toward East Omaha, potentially washing away property and plants, with large plants and the Carter White Lead works at risk. Authorities note a large government effort to protect the riverfront, and uncertainty remains if a cutoff will occur and shift flows into Iowa.
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Omaha
Deix
Florence Lake
Cutert Lake
Iowa
Gallgero
Missouri
North
Cutom Lake
East Omaha
Great Carter White
Wilde
Towa
East
East Omaha Terminal Company
Great Bend
Mississippi flood victims face relief work for officers
Memphis reports river rise south of Vicksburg with levee breaches feared. Davis Island in Warren County shows break risk as water washes over. Refugees stream into Helena and Old Town Ridge as relief committees chart aid for about 6,560 people needing $3,600 weekly. Officers Rowan Crowley and Captain Fitch depart Helena to inspect Greenville and White River areas.
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Memphis
Vicksburg
Louisiana
Tallequah
Davis Island
Warren County
Bliss
Mississippi
Helena
A. S. Rowan
M. Crowley
Graham D. Fitch
Itasca
Old Town Ridge
Rowan and
Crowh i Helena
Greenville
White River
Expensive Yomester Gains Increase for Gibson Heir
Justice Deekman granted an increased estate allowance for Preston Johnston Gibson son of late Senator Randall L. Gibson of Louisiana. He is 17, lives with his aunt Mrs Edward D White in Washington, and attends Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven. He earns about 65 dollars yearly and had been getting 123 dollars monthly, now requested at 200 dollars monthly.
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New Yy
Supreme Court
Deekman
Preston Johnston Gibson
United States
Randall L. Gibson
Louisiana
Hopkins
Gram Mar
New Haven
Edward D. White
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Anticonvict Labor League Formed In Marietta Pa
In April 1944 a meeting in Marietta formed an anti convict labor state labor league. Factories from hollowware iron novelties brush and cigar industries attended. Resolutions backed a bill to bar power driven machinery in prisons and urged legislators to vote for the measure. A national law was urged to stop convict made goods from leaving states of manufacture. Communications from manufacturers statewide were read and labor leaders spoke.
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Pennsylvenota
Marietta
State Labor League
National Congress
Senator Chandler pushes armored plants seizure bills
Reports from Washington say Senator Chandler introduced bills empowering the secretary of the navy to seize Bethlehem and Carnegie armor plants to arm battleships Alabama, Winds, and Wisconsin. One bill targets Bethlehem. a second, Carnegie, only if needed. Claims would be adjudicated by the Court of Claims with final judgment.
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Suize
Washigton
Chanceler
Secretary of the Navy
Belglehem
Carnegie Companies
Alabama
Winds
Wisconsin
Chandler
Bethlehem
Court of Claims
General Markets in Philadelphia and New York Apr 13
Prices across commodities including flour wheat corn and oats show mixed activity in Philadelphia with steady or slight declines. Livestock and dairy markets in New York and East Liberty report steady to weak quotes for cattle hogs sheep and calves while metals and cottonseed notices indicate muted demand and stable to soft pricing across industries.
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Philadelphia
Straicht
Ave
Pannonia
Delaware
Jane
Western Creamery Factory
Elsins
Tron Creamery
LiGieen
New York
Dai
New Yorks
Pennsylvania
Utes Exchange
Amar Jean
East Liberty
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Benest J. Enase, Jr
Tame D. Mason
Wesley Guest
Pinecrazs
Ernest J. Enabe
Wull
Baker Johnson
Frederick
Monumental Savings and Loan Association
J. L. Massey
Garvin House
Dorsey Owens
Hamilton Lindsay
Treas
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Jefferson
Devilbiss
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Jeaedawly
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New Market
Thomas & Clary
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Frederick, Md
Ernest Helfenstein
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ER Johnson
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Spain
Senate
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William J. Bryan
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York
Joseph Adams
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Alonzo J. Whiteman
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Hecker
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Susquehanna River
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Madge Yorke
George F. Munce
James Martin
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