Bray pushes joint probe into senatorial election
Madison April 1 Bray offered a joint assembly senate investigation into alleged corruption in the United States senator election. La Follette forces oppose a single inquiry and adjournment is set for tomorrow. The bitter debate names witnesses and sets a six hour daily session plan.
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Assembly Recess and Suffrage Bill Postponement
The body postponed work for the unemployed and laid the Women's suffrage bill over until April 14. A motion for reconsideration was tabled. An adjournment until noon tomorrow was adopted, with sessions then to Monday April 12, changing the earlier Saturday recess.
Fire Devastates Cuban Town La Maya North of Santiago
La Maya, a small town twenty miles north of Santiago, Cuba, was practically destroyed by fire on April 1. No lives were reported lost, but losses exceed $500,000. The cause remains unknown as firemen from Santiago responded by special train but failed to stop the blaze.
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Cuba
la Maya
Eliot declines British ambassadorship due to age
Retiring Harvard president Charles W. Eliot, 75, received a Taft invitation to serve as ambassador to Great Britain. He indicated he could not accept now, despite good health, as he hesitates to enter foreign service at his age. Harvard alumni hope he reconsider, while supporters expect his views to prevail.
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Washington, D.C
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Taft
Great Britain
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Eliot
Harvard
United States
Elliot
Johnson Convicted In Fraud Case And Bribery Probe
New York April 1 After a hearing Johnson champion heavyweight vigilist was convicted on a charge preferred by Aimee Douglas and fined 200 dollars which he paid and left the court. Complications arose as Tack Johnson appeared in court to answer a charge from nearly two years ago when Joseph Netherlan a negro porter was arrested for allegedly trying to bribe Miss Douglas to avoid court. Netherlan said he was a friend of Johnson but knew nothing of the bribery effort and remained in custody awaiting Johnson's case disposition.
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New York
Ek” Johnson
Aimee Douglas
Johnson
Netherlan
Brewer Fiatt Found Dead in Janesville Hotel London
William A. Fiatt a leading Janesville brewer was found dying at the Hotel London after an apparent suicide by coal gas. Authorities believe worry over the county option bill's fate in the Wisconsin legislature led to his action, and that he did not learn of its defeat before dying this afternoon.
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Janesville
Wis
William A. Fiatt
Hotel London
Tuart
Wisconsin
British Columbia Hears Draft Question From Ontario
Victoria April 1 Premier Madride replies to inquiries on a BC join with Ontario to supply a dreadnought. He says the matter should be handled by the Ottawa Dominion government rather than by the provinces. BC would cordially and patriotically support any Ottawa action.
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British Columbia
Madride
Ottawa
Senate approves ambassador nominees amid terse confirmation
The Senate confirmed several diplomatic nominees including John G. Geishman of Pennsylvania as ambassador to Argentina, Clay T. Dole of Vermont, Clifford Sheh?ll of New Jersey, and Charles W. Miller of Indiana as district attorneys. Edward W. Wagner and Lloyd W. Bowers were noted in the confirmations as attorney for the Methodist Church and solicitor general respectively.
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Indiana
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Disappearance of Aged Toledo Couple After Farm Fire
Police investigate the disappearance of Mr. Ludwig Krueger and his wife who live on a Toledo area farm. Their home burned early today, initially believed to be a fatal fire. The couple had not been seen since Tuesday after Krueger received $1000 from land sales.
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Ludwig Krueger
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Krueger
Weston A Mudlark Arrives After Muddy Tramp
Edward Payson Weston reached Ambrose Springs at noon from Union City after a hard trek through the mud.
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Ambridge Springs
Edward Payson Weston
Union City
Payne Tariff Debates Highlight Tobacco Hemp Duties
Washington reports note Speaker Cannon deferring a Payne tariff vote until full deliberation. Crutail defends tobacco protection while Gaines argues for balanced revenue duties. De Armand and McCall press for broader Philippine and fiscal clarity, as Senate moves to confine extra session business to tariff work and census provisions.
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Anti-Foreign Demonstrations Rally in Shantung Province
Report from Peking on April 1 notes native resentment over American Methodist property purchases near Confucius tomb fueling anti foreign protests in Shantung. Property seized and the case sent to jail with strong local sentiment at Chu Kou Tong Ping Chow and Tano Cla Ku. Diplomats expect soldiers deployed by the governor to maintain order. no immediate danger observed.
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Scrutiny Request From Minority Members Cited
A fragment notes discussion inviting minority members of the committee to indicate if they wish to scrutinize the process. The text hints at inclusive consultation though details and names are unreadable.
Cuba Now Goes It Alone In Final Order
Tavany Cuba April 1 A final general order by Maj Gen Thomas W Barry ends the army of pacification in Cuba. At ten o clock the transports Sumner and McClellan depart the arsenal docks with the last American soldiers bound for Newport News.
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Thomas WH. Barry
Army of Pacification
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Newport News
Confidence in Kieran's Plans Shocks Cleveland Parish
Father William McMahon testifies in federal court about his belief in FP Kieran and the Fidelity Banking Co. He says Kieran failed to secure enough bank funds, leading to the collapse of his schemes. McMahon notes large loan bonuses as a warning sign while predicting further developments.
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Wheat Bounds Upward on Board of Trade
Chicago April reports rising wheat prices on the board of trade with May option at 120% and July at 108 per bushel. May delivery nears the 1% cent threshold of the peak set during the 1905 Gites deal. Weather and winter crop damage reports in Ghigo and Indiana spur the upturn.
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Watching Central America Tense Naval Diplomatic Watch
The United States and Mexico monitor Central American events via diplomatic and naval channels. Reports say the Mexican gunboat General Guerrero reached Amapala Honduras and conferred with US cruiser Washington officers. Venezuela’s envoy Pedro Enquiel Rojas may not arrive in Washington by early May.
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Chicago Labor Trouble Prompts Strike Action
Lt Agent Pacey CWesgo reports a labor dispute in Chicago with warning of potential disruptions as workers threaten stoppages. Tenometic actions described, with a march and stalled operations. Master Steamfitters' association seeks to restart negotiations amid looming threats to the city’s summer supplies. A joint conference is scheduled for later.
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Pan ama canal libel case moves toward further probe
Attorney General Wickersham and Stewart WeNamara, aide to the attorneys general, traveled from Washington to New York to confer with the United States Attorney on additional investigations into the New York World’s alleged libelous Panama canal purchase publication.
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Mysterious fur robbery target store on Madison Street
A late night break-in at M Franks fur store on Madison Street saw 60 to 75 high value fur pieces stolen. The thieves escaped with merchandise valued around one hundred dollars. Police reported no clues as of this morning and the incident remains under investigation.
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Hiring Four Thousand Men For Copper Creek Railway
Associated Press reports April 1 Seattle dispatch noting M J Feney holds the contract for the Copper Creek railway extension and seeks extra men to rush work at the Gug-Fopbel mine area. He offers heavy advance pay to rock miners to outrun car-rate constraints and retain labor amid railway staffing pressures.
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Washington
M. J. Feney
Copper Creek Railway
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Mrs A Potter Dies After Eighty Four Years
Mathee of Gustav Lewin requests notice of death of Mrs Aniinga Potter at seven Ocock Wednesday evening at 16 Union Street Oshkosh aged eighty four. Born in New York in 1824 she came to Oshkosh about thirty two years ago. Funeral Friday at two at the residence of Gustav Lewis with Rev. Peasa of First Methodist church officiating. Interment Riverside cemetery. RR Williams Digs reports Dr B C Williams sudden death in Richland Idaho formerly a practicing dentist in this city for years. He left the city two and a half years ago for Spokane Washington. He is survived by his wife and four sons Verneti Harold and Raymond. Remains to be entered at Kankakee Ith.
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Crazy Snake At Large In Indian Territory
Colonel Homan reduces Oklahoma National Guard predictably to two or three deputies as Crazy Snake and two other Indian women elude capture. Troops extend lines between Monryetta and Hickory Stamping grounds while search continues through Tiger mountains and natural caves.
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Jockey Club Chief Quits Racing Amid Shuffle
Williams president of the New California Jockey Club ordered by trainer Dr B E Romell to dispose of all horses in training. He said the move is not caused by the anti racing track gambling bill passed in Sacramento. Williams has extensive holdings in Mexico.
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Cash for Public Buildings Proposal in Congress
A draft bill proposes borrowing up to 810000000 for constructing public buildings in cities with population 6000 or more. Secretary of the Treasury would issue the credit if the measure passes, spearheaded by Senator Scott of West Virginia and linked to national infrastructure funding.
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Rich funds for Guggenheim trophy contest announced
Associated Press from Washington reports ample funds for the M. Robert Guggenheim trophy contest. Five thousand dollars is set aside for cash prizes and contingencies of the transcontinental automobile meet. Prizes will be awarded at a banquet after the contest. The committee will review submitted designs for the $2,000 trophy today.
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Aged Man Disappears Near Milwaukee Road Route
An elderly man, described as mentally unsettled, vanished from the Milwaukee area on April 1. Police and local residents search the vicinity along the Br Way Tow path and nearby roads as authorities investigate his whereabouts and possible whereabouts over the past months.
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Sisters in Holloway Jail Story
A garbled wartime style note reports two sisters entering Holloway for one month detention after a brief court appearance. The text names Awwred Letulon and others in a confused sequence, with references to warnings, meals, and negotiable terms drawn from an unclear source.
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Mexico to obtain gas by capital from U S firms
The first gas from the Mexican republic will be furnished to Mexico City by December 1. The Mexican National Gas company, a $2,600,000 Delaware corporation formed by Los Angeles and San Francisco capitalists, is developing generators, boilers and other equipment to supply the capital.
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Zeppelin Airship Drifts After Storm Over Munich
Reports from Munich and surrounding towns describe a Zeppelin airship driven by strong winds during a mission from Friedrichshafen toward Munich. Count Zeppelin and officers aboard attempted perilous maneuvers, with soldiers and cavalry in pursuit as the craft drifted north toward Freimassing.
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