Washington Awards Contracts for Coal Colliery Transport Ships
Secretary Daniels in Washington ordered construction of two colliery ships at $557,500 each, designed to move coal to Panama canal terminals and usable by the navy in wartime. Other items include Panama canal free passage proposal for Colombian warships and troop transports, plus Treasury and other Washington actions on Reserve Bank, alcohol congress funding, and university gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Navy
Daniels
Washington
United States
Colombia
Bryan
Federal Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Secretary of State
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Outlaw Desiderio Arias Declared in Dominican Revolt
The report states Desiderio Arias, leader of a northern revolt in the Dominican Republic, is declared an outlaw and removed from office. The item notes other brief incidents including a fatal air crash near London and various international updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desiderio Arias
Dominican Republic
Mexico Accepts US Demand for Salute to Flag After Tampico Incident
The Mexican government agrees to fire a salute to the Stars and Stripes as reparation for insulting actions by a federal colonel in Tampico. The incident involved parading a paymaster and marines as prisoners from the gunboat Dolphin. Reports note Tampico rumors of fall and Cunard Cummins carried a surrender demand during the Torreon battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Coronel
Tampico
H. S. Cunard-Cummins
Gomez Palacio
Villa
Velasco
Torreon
Mr. Cunard- Cummins
Convention Move to Back Roosevelt in Augusta Fails
A effort to have the Republican state convention at Augusta, Maine, endorse Theodore Roosevelt for the 1916 presidential nomination failed. The proposal aimed to rally support within the party for Roosevelt while outlining the party’s strategic direction amid a divisive primary landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Theodore Roosevelt
Notable Legal Action and Political Dispatches
Mrs Luella West of Topeka sues Governor Hodges for 2310 damages over a paper dispute in the governor's office amid a scuffle. Senate committee in Washington schedules 15 days of hearings beginning April 9 on Sims bills to repeal the Panama tolls exemption. Aviator Gustave Hamel breaks his 21 loop record with 22 loops from 4000 feet in Hen don England. Robert P Tiggins, wis murderer, pleads guilty in Mercer county circuit court Aledo Illinois and seeks mercy. Robert P Woodrow, kin of President Wilson, dies in Indianapolis motorcycle collision with a truck. Eben S Draper ex governor of Massachusetts dies in Greenville DC at sixty five.
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Luella West
Topeka
Kan
Hodges
Panama
Senate Canals Committee
Washington
Robert P. Tiggins
North Henderson
Mercer County
Aledo
Til
Multi Millionaire Lumberman Buried Beside Wife in Rock Island
Illinois brief notes report Frederick Weyerhaeuser, a major lumberman, buried beside his wife at Chippinnock Cemetery in Rock Island after funeral services at the home of his daughter. Rev. W. B. Hill assisted. Weyerhaeuser built his fortune in Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Frederick Weyerhhawuses
Auultiaullionaire
Chippinnock
Presbyterian Church
Weyerhaeuser
S. S. Louis
W. B. Hill
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Illinois News Nuggets Roundup of Local Events
Rockford reports Harold Kool six years old burned to death by a bonfire and his mother in critical condition. Mattoon notes a citizen Bill Murray died by his own hand after a dry vote. Springfield covers Potts turning over 33912880 to the treasurer and church dedication in Elizabeth Stay 11. Chicago notes Mayor Kirk’s home burning in Zion City. Anna records Mrs. Sarah Lentz’s death and husband’s past. Rockford cites voter bribery claims on a Belvidere wet run and Anna notes a cold wave crippling fruit. Champaign adds Graces to library faculty amid school voting. Decatur sees a large fire destroying stores and theater with 75000 loss. Illinois Christian Endeavor lauds Navy liquor ban. State utilities consider Power Co debt and bonds while first 1913 tax receipts arrive.
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Decatur
Powers
Devore
Linn & Scruggs
Belleville
William Zinser
Zinser
John Lucash
Lucash
Champaign
Dean Davenport
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Springfield
Dunne
Savannah
Thomas E. Healy
E. J. Kelley
A. Cooley
Isham Randolph
William Severns
Frank B. Knight
Chicago
Arthur Charles
Carmi
E. C. Kramer
East St. Louis
Howard Bartow
Urbana
Walter A. Shaw
A. Forbes
D. W. Dewolf
J. G. Mosier
Gov
E. F. Dunne
Harry Woods
Ryan
Evanston
Thomas Holgate
Northwestern University
Jackson B. McKinney
Marietta
Ohio State University
Bloomington
Central Ilinois Christian Ministerial Institute
Eureka
J. A. Barnett
Danville
L. G. Huff
Mount Stering
Clyde Darsie
Jacksonville
M. E. Chatley
Rock Island
Galesburg
Iinois Automobile Company
Rockford
Harold Kool
H. D. Kool
Mattoon
Bill Murray
Rufue M. Potts
William
Zion City
Anna
Sarah B. Lentz
Jesse Lentz
California
Mary L. Morrison
Morrison
Belvidere
Illinois
Charles E. Graces
Honesdale
New York State Library School
Library School
University of Ilinois
Kansas
Clifford Titus
Farmers’ National Bank
Bruce Nichols
Nichols
Titus
Holgar
Paris
Powers Theater
Wood
American Express
Elks Club
Decatur Railway and Light
Ilinois Christian Fndeavor Union
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Washington, D. C
Illinois Christian Endeavor Union
Iinois
Keokuk
Woods
Secretary of State
Blood Stone and Scorn: A Vassar Encounter
A terse exchange unfolds as a Vassar student answers a man with a single word Blood. The line captures a clash of wit and gendered tension in a dramatic moment.
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad dupe cures
Classic patent medicine notice touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a 40 year old remedy. Claims regulate stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated granules. Advertisement text emphasizes vitality and health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
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Wilson
James C. McNally
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Nuremberg
Bavaria
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International Society of Surgery
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Christian Wolf
Wolf, Sayer & Heller
Helen N. Wilson
Mary Ryan
Sophie Lyons
Los Angeles
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Jack Prince
Medill McCormick
Portland
Ore
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
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Clarence W. Sessions
United States District Court
Grand Rapids
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William Killifer, Jr
Wellesley College
Rockefeller Foundation
College Hall
Reichelt
London
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Gustav of
Sweden
John Wilhelm Berg
Sophia Hospital
Stockholm
Haruko
Japan
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Bright
Matsuhito
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Morocco
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M. O’brien
Lake Shore
Indiana Harbor
O’brien
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Howard Bruce
Anthony Hotel
Vera Cruz
Tuxpam
Gustave Hamel
Hendon
England
Robert P. Woodrow
President Wilson
Indianapolis
Eben S. Draper
Massachusetts
Greenville, D. C
Illinois News
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Mite
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Canada
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Saskatchewan
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Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
LL. & T. Bidg
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JeMerven Ave
Detroit
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New Penn
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