Browne Fights McKinley in Illinois House Clash
Springfield April 17 Browne attacks Speaker McKinley during a heated House session as Browne loses a bid to present a resolution. After order fails, a temporary truce returns, a sergeant at arms change occurs, and Browne is allowed to proceed with the resolution amid party friction. Also noted are committee appointments, a payroll issue for Scott, and an 88 year old woman burned to death in Pontiac Illinois.
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McKinley
Browne
House
Senate
Kein
Hull
Chicago
McKinles
Shanahan
King of
Flagg
Atwood
Werts
Scott Fat
Wiliams T. Scott
United States
Hayt
Day
Scott
John Hill, Jr
Hill
Pontiac
Eleanor Wheeler
Here
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area Tonight and Tomorrow
Fair and cooler tonight and Friday. Temperature at 7 a.m. 57. Highest yesterday 76, lowest last night 55. Wind 4 mph. Precipitation none. Relative humidity 30 at 7 p.m. 48 at 7 a.m. 10.4 stage of water, up .2 in 24 hours. Venus Saturn evening stars. Mercury Jupiter Mars morning stars. Cassiopeia W nearly upright in northwest at about 9 p.m.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
JM. Sherier
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Milky Way
Friedmann Fixes Price for Tuberculosis Vaccine
Dr. Friedmann denied Washington reports he refused a second vaccine sample from Surgeon General Blue. He opened his office with a fixed price of 20 dollars per patient and asked for police aid to manage a crowd. He did not deny plans to place the vaccine on the market soon.
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Providence
R. L
Washington
Surgeon General
California law worries Europe
Washington April 17 representatives of European syndicates protest against California alien land holding bill. They seek to learn if the measure affects corporations owning land for railroads and other public utilities, beyond those formed for direct land holdings. The State Department has only provided the draft bill for study.
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Washington, D. C
California
Washtuade
State Department
Mayor's Pay Is Cut to Five Dollars a Month
Mendota council disputes with Mayor Ismus lead to a salary reduction from twenty five to five dollars monthly after vetoes and revocations. The council passed the ordinance over his veto continuing the cut despite the mayor's objections.
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Mendota
Ismus
Lawyer Indicted in Thaw Bribery Case
New York April 17 John Nichol son Anbut a lawyer was indicted by the grand jury for bribery in alleged efforts to secure the release of Harry K Thaw from Matteawan. The indictment ties to Governor Sulzer's inquiry into an alleged conspiracy surrounding Thaw.
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New York
John Nicholson Anbut
Grand Jury
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Sulzer
Thaw
Senator Works Calls for Crime Reporting Ban in DC Papers
Washington April 17 Senator Works urged a bill to bar District of Columbia newspapers from publishing crime and tragedy details. He argued such reporting harms morals and privacy, citing a Richmond murder case to illustrate relatives suffer. He acknowledged passage of the bill is unlikely.
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Washington, D. C
Works
United States
District of Columbia
Henry Clay Beatte
Richmond
Finger prints of slayer of Dietz
Chicago April 17. Finger prints of the murderer of George Dietz the Wotlan s tailor are expected to trap the guilty. Bloody impressions on the hammer handle and a crimson trail on the bed point to a sharp crime scene. The coroner may hold a man and wife to answer. Mrs Dietz is the slain man s second wife.
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Chicago
George Dietz
Dietz
Currency bill outlined for 12 to 15 regional units
Washington April 17 a currency bill, known as the Owens Glass measure, to create 12 to 15 regional reserve units with a supervising central board, may be presented this session. President McAdoo and financiers are expected to support it. In Illinois Urbana, a student was dismissed from the University of Illinois for acting in a musical comedy without faculty permission.
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Congress
Owen
Senate Banking Committee
White House
Owens Glass
House
Representative Glass
Senate
McAdoo
Ceountry
Central Control
Central Reserve Association
Urbana
Ill
University of Ilinois
E. E. Leopold
Belleville
Leopold
Phomore
College of Law
Henry
Rules Committee
Ieee
Supreme Court
Friedrich Friedmann
Washington
Hughes
Townsend
Penrose
Pope Gains but May Go Any Time
Rome April 17 The Italian government summoned health officials to obtain a direct status of the pope s condition The pontiff s doctors warned that even with possible improvement the end could come at any time His night was calm his cough waned and his temperature stood at 97 a slight bronchial improvement noted The pope said he felt better and expected a final bulletin from his physicians tomorrow He resisted rest and attempted to rise but aides aided him The day closed with no fever and a reported steady condition Meanwhile government aides and Vatican doctors weighed the pope s precarious state and the likelihood of further bulletins
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Rome
Pon |Tiff
Vatican
Amici
Davies Refuses to Quit as Factory Chief in Chicago
Edgar T. Davies, ousted by Governor Dunne’s reorganization, claims he remains chief by law while Barney Cohen acts. Davies’ lawyer cites civil service rules and a Yates appointment under the factory inspection act. Quo warranto likely if a successor is named, possible salary claim to trigger actions.
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Senate
Harper
Deneen
Davies
Civil Service Act
Civil Service Commission
Cheago
Nowise
Dunne
Edgar T. Davies
Eas
Transportation Building
Barney Cohen
Chicago
Samuel A. Harper
Yates
Hunger Strike Begins by Belgian Trial Workers of the World
Brussels April 17. The Pacific coast labor men in the city jail started a hunger strike refusing bread and water and plan to deny all food until a better diet is provided or they are too weak to stay. Some discuss release on condition they depart the city immediately.
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Brussels
Pacific Coast
Seven Die In Dewilson Hotel Blaze At Malone
Fire destroyed the Dewilson hotel, a three story wooden structure, trapping about fifteen guests. Seven or more died and several women who jumped from the third floor were injured, with more bodies believed in the ruins. Identified dead include Albert Robideau and Fred Truechon of Malone, Michael Cooney of Malone, Philip O Connor of Pierceville, and John Moss of Albany. Firemen faced explosion and wall iron covering hindered access.
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Malone
N. Y
Dewilson
Fie
Albert Robideau
Fred Truechon
Malone Michael Cooney
Philip O'Connor
Pierceville
Trailed Under Ice But Saved From Drowning
In WVulut Minnesota April 1 7 Winidrenu two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Maudslay nearly drowned after slipping through a hole in a creek near her home She disappeared under the ice but neighbors and men broke through the ice and pulled her free She revived quickly upon reaching home and cried loudly
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Wvulut
Minn
Broker Theodore R Tyler dies in Chicago in apparent suicide
Chicago records report broker Theodore R Tyler 39 killed himself at home on Prairie avenue after a headache. He had worked at Russell Brewster Co and was active in University club Saddle and Cycle club society. Mrs Louise Sheppard Tyler said no financial troubles or distress. He leaves wife and two children Louise eight and Thomas three.
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Chicago
Theodore R. Tyler
University Club
Saddle and Cycle Club
Prairie Avenue
University of Virginia
Tyler
Louise
Thomas
Strikers Enter Endurance Test in Belgium
Brussels April 17 The Belgian workers strike grows slowly across the country as some men return to work while fresh recruits join the movement. The socialist group opens dining halls for free meals to the needy. A few arrests occur for interfering with workmen.
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Brussels
Switchmen and 19 Roads Reach Settlement in Chicago
Chicago April 17. After concessions by both sides the switchmen of 19 railroads and their employers agreed to end the dispute. Each side claims victory though details were not divulged. Mediators were G. W. Hangar and Charles Neill of the federal bureau of labor.
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Chicago
G. W. Hangar
Charles Neill
Federal Bureau of Labor
Sullivan of Iowa Sent to New York for Appraisers Board
Jerry B. Sullivan democratic leader in Iowa has been chosen for appointment to the board of United States general appraisers in New York. Senators Kenyon and Cummins were consulted by the president about the prospective appointment. Also named were William W. Roper of Philadelphia and Henry Clay Breckenridge of Kentucky to other posts, with the president consulting senators about each. The president's nominations, including Robert Wooley and Herbert Manson, were sent to the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Jerry B. Sullivan
Iowa
United States General Appraisers
New York
Kenyon and
Cummins
William W. Roper
Philadelphia
Princeton
Penrage and
Oliver
Henry Clay Breckenridge
Kentucky
Probing Charges in Moore Case
Washington April 17 Charges that led President Wilson to remove Willis Moore chief of the weather bureau were being worked up in the department of justice by Bureau of Investigation agents. Officials limited details to irregularities while indicating the charges relate to his bid for the secretary of agriculture and the use of weather bureau employees on trips to address groups and meetings in support of his candidacy.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Moore
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