Scutari Back by Force As Austria Demands Action
King Nicholas rejects European surrender terms from Scutari in a balcony address to ministers and Balkan officials. Austria-Hungary warns of decisive action to restore prestige if Montenegrins refuse, while Germany and Italy eye the crisis and potential military moves. An obituary notes Milwaukee horseman Thomas J. Dunbar, 72.
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Cettinje
Scutari
Nicholas
Balkan States
Europe
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary
Austro-Hungary
Italy
Rome
Vienna
Albania
Austria- Hungary
London
Stock Exchange Suspends Two Members Over Embezzlement Ties
New York April suspension of William Morris Imbrie and John V. Kirkner from all exchange privileges for six months follows findings they acted detrimentally to the exchange by carrying accounts for a New Jersey trust company officer recently sentenced to prison for embezzlement.
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New York
Wiliam Morris Imbrie
John V. Kirkner
The
Stock Exchange
New Jersey
Trenton
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area Tonight and Tomorrow
The forecast shows showers this afternoon and tonight with tomorrow generally fair. Temperature at 7 am 62, high yesterday 79, low last night 57, wind 13 mph, precipitation .01 inch, humidity 45 at 7 pm and 79 at 1 am, water stage 8.7 down 3 in 24 hours. Astronomical events list Saturn as evening star and Mercury Jupiter Mars Venus as morning stars with Mars rising in the east before sunrise.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
President sends nominations to Senate for minor offices
Washington April 24 The president sent nominations to the Senate for several minor offices including United States attorney for the Northern District of Iowa Anthony Van Wagenan United States attorney Western District of Wisconsin John A Ail ward Commissioner of Labor Statistics P Neill Commissioner of State and other departments Edward D Hearne Delaware Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries Hugh H Smith Washington DC Collector of Customs John J Bell Port Huron Michigan W H Cottrill to be postmaster at Princeton New Jersey Cottrill is a Republican and has been Assistant postmaster many years The president has known him since boyhood.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
Northern District of
Iowa
Anthony van Wagenan
Western District of
Wisconsin
John A. Ailward
Es P. Neill
State
Edward D. Hearne
Delaware
Fish and Fisheries
Hugh H. Smith
Washington, D.C
John J. Bell
Port Huron
Mich
W. H. Cot
Rail firemen win wage increase from Erdmann act board
New York reports the Erdmann act arbitration board granted railroad firemen a wage rise of 10 to 20 percent. The panel also approved other claims, including standardized wage levels by locomotive weight, while preserving any higher wages or better conditions already in place. The decision impacts several railroads.
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New York
Erdmann Act Arbitration Board
Broader Control of Railroads Urged in Report
Lansing April 24 the joint legislative committee probing Pere Marquette railroad irregularities recommended broader state control of railroads. It attributed the Pere Marquette disputes to mis management and manipulation under receivership.
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Lansing
Mich
Joint Legislative Committee
Pere Marquette Railroad
Uie State
Pere Marquette
Mrs Margaret Mixer Denies Guilty In Ill Fame Case
The defense in county court contends Margaret Mixer also known as Grace Campbell admitted running a house of ill fame but claims she quit last September when ordered by city authorities. She said another woman present during a police raid sought help and stayed a week.
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Margaret Mixer
Mixer
Grace Campbell
Friedmann patients improving say doctor in New York
Dr Friedmann reports that tuberculosis patients treated with his turtle serum in New York have shown marked improvement. He states night sweats have disappeared, coughs and pains have lessened, and patients have gained weight. He predicts visible results within two to three months for the unbiased observer.
Bryan to Leave for California as Alien Land Debate Unfolds
Washington reports Bryan will depart at 6:45 pm for Sacramento to work with Governor Johnson and California lawmakers on an alien land law that aligns with treaty obligations to Japan. Further action awaits Bryan's federal views, delays noted, amid Japan US relations discussions led by Premier Yamamoto who urged peaceful handling and fair treatment of Americans.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
California
Johnson
United States
Japan
White House
Wilson
Sacramento
Washington
Cal
State Department
Senate
Bryan Had Viewed Them Tokio
Yamamoto
Murray to Go While the Going Is Good
Washington announces that Comptroller of the Currency Murray will leave government service on Saturday when his five year term ends. No successor has been appointed or qualified yet.
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Murray
Washington, D. C
Miss Borden Not Kidnapped on Lark
New York April 24 Miss Ramona Borden is back at the New Jersey sanitarium from which she was kidnapped yesterday after dining with friends in Newark. Sanitarium officials say there is no mystery and she simply took an automobile ride. Gail Borden's counsel says it was likely a lark.
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New York
Ramona Borden
New Jersey Sanitarium
Newark
Villa Sancta Scholastica Fire Destroys Main Building
In Duluth Minnesota on April 24 a blaze of unknown origin wiped out the school’s main building at Villa Sancta Scholastica. Sixty sisters and 65 girl inmates aged 12 to 19 escaped through smoke filled halls after the fire started in the laundry at midnight.
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Duluth
Minn
Villa Sancta Scholastica
McManigal to be released within 30 days to start life over
Ortie McManigal, confessed dynamiter and prisoner since April 1911, will be freed within 30 days according to district attorney's office attaches. He is to be given liberty without restriction to disappear and begin life anew in an undisclosed location.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ortie McManigal
Tariff Debate on in Congress
Washington reports a fresh tariff debate in both chambers. Senator Hammond urged a middle course between protection and free trade and defended the Underwood bill as revenue driven. Representative Underwood predicted major relief, while Gardner and Kelly voiced Republican and Progressive worries about tariff schemes and protective theory.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
House
New York
Hammond
Minnnesota
Democratic Party
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Augustus P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Clyde Kelly
Pennsylvania
New
Progressive Party
Underwood
Excuses Early to See Ball Games Advised
Chicago April 24. A notice signed by Postmaster Campbell was posted at the post office stating that all requests for absence due to funerals, lame back, house cleaning, sore throat, headache, indigestion must be handed in no later than 10 am on the day of the game.
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Chicago
Campbell
Clark loses contest for a house seat in 33rd district
Springfield April 24 The elections committee dismissed the contest filed by Charles Clark a Republican challenger against Campbell also a Republican Hartquist a Progressive and Werts a Democrat in the 33rd district on grounds the contestant failed to make a prima facie case.
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Springfield
Elections Committee
Charles Clark
Campbell
Hartquist
Werts
Income Tax Forecast for First Year Revenue
Democratic leaders estimate that the Underwood income tax will yield 70 125 000 dollars in revenue for the first year excluding corporate tax under the bill. The estimate comes as Washington reports the plan’s expected fiscal impact on April 24.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan outlines peace plan to diplomatic corps in Washington
Secretary Bryan presented his international peace plan to nearly all ambassadors and ministers in Washington at noon. He said the plan will soon become the basis for treaty negotiations and invited the diplomatic corps to study its terms.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Delegates vote to end Belgian strike and resume work
Brussels delegates to the national congress vote by a three fourths majority to terminate the strike and resume work immediately.
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National Socialist Congress
Archbishop at Scutari Reported Shot Death Rumor
Rome April 24 A report claims the assassination of the Roman Catholic archbishop at Scutari J Sereggi reached Rome. No official confirmation was received and the pope's health, though improved, remains a cautious note amid the rumor.
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Scutari
Rome
J. Sereggi
Fatality at Draper plant strike in Hopedale Mass
Unidentified man shot and killed during a clash between police and pickets on the outskirts of Hopedale in a strike at the Draper textile plant. Firing reported on both sides for several minutes. no other injuries reported. Also notes the Prince of Wales ending Oxford tenure and touring Canada with Grenadier Guards commission.
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Hopedale
Mass
Draper Company
Prince
Canada
London
Prince of Wales
Cambridge
Oxford
Magdalen College
Grenadier Guards
Prince Albert
Ocoe
Trinity College
Wilson Shatters Precedent With Capitol Visit
President Wilson makes a third eight week tour to Washington D C to discuss appointments. He meets 16 senators including La Follette and Tillman and 13 representatives before returning to the White House. He seeks details on J J Bell of Port Hur on for collector of customs amid a senate conference scheduled at 2 o'clock.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
Townsend
Michigan
J. J. Bell
Port Huron
Bell
Congress
LaFollette
Tillman
White House
Hunger Strike Bill Passes in Commons Amid Tension
London reports note Mrs Charles Despard, suffrage leader, jailed 14 days for attempting Trafalgar Square meeting while companions receive 10 days. A hunger strike bill to curb forcible feeding passes third reading 294 to 56, sent to Lords. In Manchester a bomb damages the Free Trade Hall window ahead of John Burns speech, believed timed for a militant salute.
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London
Charles Despard
Trafalgar Square
House of Commons
House of Lords
Manchester
England
Free Trade
John Burns
Board of Trade
Burns
Deremer Plans Texas to Chicago Hydroaeroplane Flight
Bay City Michigan April 24 L H Deremer of this city will May 1 leave Corpus Christi Texas where he has been giving hydroaeroplane exhibits and attempt a flight to Chicago His route runs along the gulf coast to Matagorda then north to Austin where pontoons will be replaced with wheels He will cross Texas Oklahoma and Kansas to Kansas City follow the Missouri river to St Louis return to pontoon flight then proceed up the Mississippi to Rock Island Illinois where pontoons are removed and he flies to Chicago.
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Bay City
Mich
L. H. Deremer
City
Corpus Christi
Tex
Chicago
Deremer
Gulf Coast
Matagorda
Colorado River
Austin
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri River
St. Louis
Mississippi
Rock Island
77 Day Sleep Leaves Man Awake In France Hospital
Cherbourg reports Leon Jean a ropemaker woke from a 77 day sleep to find himself in a hospital rather than home. He believes he slept only a few hours, and his health remains good though he could not be awakened Feb 6 prompting his family to seek medical care.
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Cherbourg
France
Leon Jean
Mine Death Toll Rises From Finleyville Mine Blast
Fresh crews worked through the night and into dawn at the Cincinnati mine in Finleyville after an explosion killed many workers. Up to 34 bodies might be recovered. 22 were found by noon with more to come as ventilation is restored. Rescue efforts face fire damp and deadly fumes. The mine, 80 years old, sits near the Monongahela River. guards keep civilians away as authorities assess the disaster. Several foreign miners escaped but were badly burned and unable to recount details. The incident halted Finlayville business and drew intense public concern. The president planned to attend a Boston Washington game amid the crisis.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Finleyville
Wumber
Monongahela River
Coal Company
United States
Finlayville
No Opposition to Landee Bill in Senate Passage
Springfield April 24 Senator Landee's bill to establish a free state employment office for two or more contiguous cities with a combined population of 50 000 or more passed the senate sway. The measure aims to coordinate job services across larger urban areas and boost employment access.
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Springfield
Landee
Senate
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