Roosevelt Speaks on the Man With the Muck-Rake
In Washington on April 14 the cornerstone laid for a new House office building was witnessed by the president, Supreme Court, Congress, and diplomatic corps. President Roosevelt delivered the keynote on the muck rake, urging vigilance but cautioning against fixating on vileness alone.
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William P. Hepburn
J. D. Richardson
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Expose the crime but beware reckless attacks on character
A stern call for relentless exposure of corruption in politics business and social life warns that attacks must be truthful or they harm the public mind. Excess or slander invites reaction harming honest men and deterring capable individuals from public service, with Panama Canal recruitment cited as an example.
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Towne Attacks Roosevelt at Jefferson Banquet in Kansas City
Representative Charles A. Towne of New York criticized President Roosevelt at a Jefferson Day banquet in Towne, Missouri, praising William J. Bryan while denouncing Roosevelt as the greatest promise and smallest performer since Judas Iscariot. He pledged to expose Roosevelt and said the democracy would eventually triumph.
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Charles A. Towne
New York
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Towne
Bryan
Washington
Judas Iscariot
Gorky to Move: Telegrams and Police Watch in New York
April 14 reports Maxim Gorky amid his fourth day in the U S capital, sending a sympathy telegram to W D Haywood and Charles Moyer jailed in Caldwell Idaho on murder conspiracy charges. Rumors say a Russian secret police agent in New York seeks an espionage system to monitor Gorky and two fellow revolutionists.
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Orsea
W. D. Haywood
Charles Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Caldwell
Idaho
Steunenberg
Gorky
Russia
Secret Police
Bell Named Army Chief of Staff as Bates Retires
General J F Bell becomes chief of staff on the retirement of Lt General John C Bates. Brigadier General J Franklin Bell succeeds Bates, while Major General Corbin receives the lieutenant general rank. Funds for the cause of the Russian revolutionists were mentioned in a parallel note.
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Corbin
Snowy West Stalls Milwaukee Train Near Bowie S D
In Bowie South Dakota thirty inches of snow is falling with heavy drift. A Milwaukee train remains stalled half a mile west of town as crews battle the deep snow. In Greenville Pennsylvania a grade crossing crash killed Mrs Maud Calvin and two young daughters, injuring two other children. The Hague reports no peace conference this summer.
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Greenville
Erie Road
Maud Calvin
Conditions As They Are On The Isthmus Of Panama
Special correspondence from Colon Panama discusses US health department efforts to curb mosquitoes by removing trash and empty containers, the widening of alleys, and restrictions on solid fences. The writer critiques local governance, landowners, and the mosquito brigade while noting canal-related sanitation projects and a future sewage system.
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Bank of England Relief Plan for Money Stringency Discussed
New York April 14. Bankers discuss forming a $50,000,000 bank to regulate money rates and relieve stringencies. Some backers say such a central bank could influence foreign exchange and gold flows, aligning with England’s model. A bank official counters that only a central bank with issuing power in emergencies can cure money evils seen in the New York market.
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Bank of England
Correct Their Votes On Railway Subsidy
Washington April 14 As soon as yesterday's proceedings were read in the house today several members corrected their votes on the southern railway subsidy. After corrections the subsidy remained in the bill by one vote. The conference report on the Indian tribes settlement bill was agreed to. A resolution commemorating Tate Orville Hitchcock Platt was offered by Berry Conn.
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Hitchcock Platt
Bank Allowed to Draw U S Gold for Import Bond Secures
New York April 14 The statement that Secretary Shaw has permitted National City Bank to draw gold from the United States Treasury pending arrival of 10 million dollars in gold from London was issued today. The bank may use government gold upon depositing a bond covering the import.
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Gun Sets a New Record for Six Inch Gun
Pennsylvania officers report during Cape Cruz target practice that a six inch gun battery under Lieutenant M. R. Brads scored 77 hits in 90 seconds. Officials claim this establishes a new world record for six inch guns.
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Island Earthquake Strikes For Mora. Heavier Damage Noted
An earthquake in the southern part of Formosa causes more severe casualties and destruction than the previous quake. Reports say 1,041 killed, 695 injured, 1,200 houses demolished, with Dadlyo Kaispiko and Shinka towns completely wiped out costing about 45 million dollars. In Naples, Mt Vesuvius activity subsides as residents return home and shops reopen.
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Dowie Would Not Take 5 Percent
Chicago April 14 Attorney Wetten for John Alexander Dowie says a reported compromise offering 4 percent of Zion City assets is false. He notes 4 settlement talks outside court continue with hopes of success. A civil suit writ was read to Dowie at the Auditorium as Deputy Sheriff Wilson tried to serve it, met by Dowie’s guard who warned him off and drew a revolver.
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Wetten
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
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Wilson
Miners Return to Work After Pennsylvania Settlement
About 1200 miners from the Great Lakes company at Kaylor Pa resumed work as the scale was signed. Miners and operators in the Mercer and Butter County fields settled on the wage scale last night, with around 1500 striking miners set to return to work immediately.
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Epitome of Doings in Congress Yesterday
Washington April 14 brief resume from official records of yesterday's proceedings in both houses. Senate devoted to Dille. over 300 private pension bills passed including increased pensions for veterans and adaptation of disability evidence at 75. Conference report on pension bill adopted. House heated over Hopkins remarks criticizing Bennett. party clash nearly occurred. Southern fast mail subsidy retained. post office appropriation bill advanced. House adjourned at 6 18 p m.
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