Suffragists Return to Capitol to Press Equal Vote
Washington April 26 suffragists return to the capitol for a second time this week to urge equal voting rights. Leaders include Anna Howard Shaw and Helen Sryewell with supporters LaFollette and Sutherland wives, arguing tariff interests and living costs affect women. Gifford Pinchot says equal suffrage is coming in some form.
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Washington, D. C
Capitol
Senate
Anna Howard Slaw
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Helen Sraywell
Woman's National Republican Association
Llervey W. Wiley
Shafroth
Brady
LaFollette
Sutherland
United States
Clmmge
Jiss Boswell
BCT
Ir. Shaw
Gifford Pinchot
McKinley Called In During Illinois Voting Machine Probe
Chicago April 26 Speaker McKinley of the Illinois legislature testified before a grand jury in the $1,000,000 voting machine purchase investigation. Sen Horburgh and Reps Butts Mrowpe and Frack Ryan were subpoenaed. The jury requested the judge for a chamber appearance in an unprecedented move. McKinley declined to discuss the matter in a five minute interrogation.
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Chicago
McKinley
Illinois
Horburgh
Butts, Mrowpe
Frack Ryan
Burke
Brokerage Firms to Be Sued for Tyler Losses
Chicago April 26 Mutilated records of Theodore Tyler a bond salesman who shot himself after incurring debts over 7200000 to friends were found today suggesting he wavered between flight and suicide. Jacob Newman said creditors may sue brokerage firms under antitheft gambling law with losses to creditors estimated up to 500000.
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Chicago
Theodore Tyler
Tyler
Jacob Newman
Tyjer
Lovers Die by Jump From Notre Dame Clock Tower
Antwerp youths Alice Peeters and Elie Walkow from prominent families leaped from the Notre Dame cathedral clock tower, 150 feet to the ground, dying in front of many witnesses after attempting death by own action.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Notre Dame Cathedral
Alice Peeters
Elie Walkow
Weather forecast for Rock Island area tonight and Sunday
Fair tonight with frost and warmer Sunday across Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity. 7 am temperature 45, high 57, low 42. Wind five mph. No precipitation. Humidity 61 percent at 7 pm. Stage of water 0.3 and a 0.2 inch fall in 24 hours. Astronomical events note evening star Saturday morning stars Mercury Jupiter Mars Venus Saturn visible in southwestern sky near Aldebaran.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J M. Sheriek
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Aldebaran
Banker Held for Glover Assault
Washington April 26 The special house committee investigating banker Charles C Glover for assaulting Representative Sims of Tennessee found Glover in contempt of the house and recommended a warrant for his arrest to answer the charge. Chairman Davis said he would call it up after the tariff bill clearance.
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Washington, D. C
House
Charles C. Glover
Sims
Tennessee
Glover
Davis
West Virginia
Eugenics symposium announced by state institutions
Springneia ML April 26 The official quarterly of state charitable institutions announces a forthcoming symposium on Eugenics with leading authorities preparing original manuscripts. Dr Clara Harrison Town directs the project with contributors from Harvard University University of Pennsylvania and other institutions. The issue will appear June 30 and aims to educate public interest in state and private charities.
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Springneia
Clara Harrison Town
Lincoln
Seymour de Witt Ludlam
University of Pennsylvania
Hubert de C. Ward
Harvard University
H. H. Goddard
Win¢had
New Jersey
Echool
Praia Minlar
Income Tax Here to Stay Hull States Incomes Tax Debate
Washington April 26 Hull Tennessee author leads discussion on the income tax amid tariff talks. He argues the tax shifts burden from labor to wealth and is a permanent anti poverty measure. Curley proposes a constitutional amendment to standardize nationwide labor hours.
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Hull
Washington, D. C
Tennessee
Federal Treasury
Qcurley
Congress
Commission to Study Europe On Agricultural Cooperation
An American commission on agricultural cooperation sails from New York to Naples aboard the Saxonia for three months in 14 European countries. They will study rural credit systems to draft a comprehensive plan to ease long term land loans for U.S. farmers. Senator Fletcher chairs the group with Senator Gore among the travelers.
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New York
Wome
American Commission
Naples
Saxonia
Europe
United States
Fletcher
Gore
Mayor Harrison orders civil service probe in Desplaines district
Chicago report says Mayor Harrison orders a civil service investigation of vice and crime in the Desplaines street police district. He praises Captain Meagher, blasts newspapers as enemies of public opinion, and ties the probe to a dispute with Municipal Court Judge Mahoney over district conditions.
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Chicago
Harrison
Desplaines Street
Meagher
Mahoney
Municipal Court
Washington sets groundwork for railroad valuation advisory board
The Interstate Commerce Commission, preparing for railroad physical valuation, plans a five engineer advisory board. The board will shape work plans. full staffing may reach several hundred, with most hires via the civil service. Work likely to take at least five years with estimated annual costs around 1.8 million dollars. The pope observed pilgrims near St. Peters while Cardinal Merry Del Val noted the pope at his desk.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Advisory Board of Engineers
Civil Service Commission
Prouty
Schrembs
Toledo
Ohio
St. Peters
Vatican
Merry del Val
Oharas Bid for Federal Inquiry On Shoe Factory Wages
Springfield, April 26. Lieutenant Governor O Hara urged cooperation between Missouri white slave wage probe and Illinois inquiry into International Shoe Company wage conditions. He sent telegrams to Lieutenant Governor Paynter and President Wilson requesting an investigation into low wages of girls at the company amid tariff concerns. The Springfield inquiry adjourned to resume next Tuesday.
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Springfield
Missouri Legislative
White Slave Investigation Committee
Illinois Commission
International Shoe Company
O'Hara
Paynter
Missouri
Wilson
Arson Squad Sets Fire to Train Near London
A militant group calling itself arson squad set fire to a train on a siding of the Southwestern railway at Teddington near London early this morning. Little damage occurred and no arrests were made. The car contained oil combustibles suffragist literature and postcards addressed to members of the House of Commons.
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London
Suf Taget
Southwestern Railway
Teddington
Thames
House of Commons
Pope Watches Parade of American Pilgrims
Rome April 26 The departure of Angelo Sarto brother of the pope from the Vatican this morning was reported as part of a ceremonial parade of American pilgrims visiting Rome.
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Pope
Rome
Angelo Sarto
Vatican
9 Total Dead in Pittsburgh Mine
Pittsburgh April 26 five bodies were brought out of the Cincinnati mine this morning bringing the total removed to the morgue to 93, with 40 identified. Crawl and Legler, survivors from last night, are progressing well and expected to leave the hospital this afternoon. Funerals will be held tomorrow in Monongahela river towns. Burial of the unidentified dead will follow coroner orders.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Crawl
Legler
Monongahela River
Duchess of Connaught in serious relapse after operation
London April 26 grave anxiety surrounds the Duchess of Connaught wife of the governor general of Canada who had an appendicitis operation on April 10 She passed a somewhat restless night and the improvement of recent days is not being maintained
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London
Duchess of Connaught
Canada
University of Pennsylvania carnival of relay races starts at Franklin Field
Philadelphia April 26. The University of Pennsylvania carnival of relay races and field sports opens today at Franklin Field. More than a thousand quarter mile runners from institutions nationwide will compete in 37 relay events, with ten special track and field events featuring Olympic and intercollegiate record holders.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Davies to lead U S Bureau of Corporations
Joseph E Davies of Wisconsin, secretary of the Democratic National Committee, declined as governor general of the Philippines and was selected as commissioner of corporations. His nomination will go to the Senate next week.
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Joseph E. Davies
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Democratic National Committee
Philippines
Senate
Grant Anniversary Observed in Galena Illinois
Galena Illinois marked the 91st birthday of General Grant with former Senator Bailey of Texas delivering the principal address at the Grant memorial home. Motorcyclists from Rock Island plan a trip at 9 a.m. with about 15 riders leaving Koch headquarters for Erie via East Moline Watertown Hillsdale and back the same route late in the afternoon.
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Galena
Ill
General Grant
Bailey
Texas
Grant Memorial
Rock Island Motorcycle Club
Koch
Erie
East Moline
Watertown
Hillsdale
Borden Girl Found Nervous Wreck in Boston
C C Kyle, claiming to represent Mr. Borden, announced Miss Borden was found and is in the care of friends. Another accompanying woman had left the city and Miss Borden was taken with her father to friends. Gail Borden, the New York millionaire, arrived in Boston in search of Ramona, believed located in Pompton, New Jersey.
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Mass
C. C. Kyle
Borden
Miss Borden
Kyle
Misa_Borden
Belgium Strike Costs 20 Million in Lost Output
Economists place the financial loss at twenty million dollars due to a strike for equal suffrage. Socialist leaders deem the loss acceptable if it secures women's voting rights. The strike affected industrial towns across the provinces and ended today. A Ministerial Alliance meeting is set for Monday at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church, with Dr. C E Taylor leading devotional and R C Smedley delivering a paper on South American Problems. In Washington, Miss Alice Meyer and Lt Christopher R Rodgers were married at noon with Miss Helen Taft as bridesmaid. Arrests followed for I W W leaders Flynn and Treskco in Paterson. Mrs Annie G Rogers was designated receiver of the Leadville land office. An inquest in St Louis ruled natural death for Mrs Komichau and her daughter.
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Brussels
Ministerial Alliance
First Methodist Church
C. E. Taylor
R. C. Smedley
Washington
Annie G. Rogers
Leadville
Cal
Lane
Interior Department
Rogers
Missouri Supreme Court suit targets 109 insurers
Attorney General Barker files quo warranto against 109 Western Insurance union firms for alleged anti trust tied to withdrawing from Missouri. Seek restraining order and fines while noting 160 licensed firms. governor resists extra session, referendum may be considered. current policies run to June 22 with potential insurance gap avoided until then.
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Jefferson City
Barker
Supreme Court
Western Insurance Union
Missouri
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
United States
James A.reed
Washington
State Insurance Department
Michigan session passes Ferris backed laws in 1913-14
Law list includes direct senate elections reform primary abolishing 15 per cent clause apportionment to 15 districts mobile insurance and fraternal society regulation under state rules mothers pension act railroad regulation for telephone firms Evelyn Arthur Lee of the absolute life cult convicted of abducting Mildred Bridges began an indeterminate sentence at prison.
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Lawsing
Mich
Michigan
Ferris
Railroad Commission
Chicago
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Mildred Bridges
Toliet
Seventeen Picks Are Parentless In Illinois Home Case
Seventeen children from a juvenile home on Sout Ada street were examined by the legislative home finding committee. Found in a muddy yard near two cottages, they were described by a man and woman who ran the home as having come from a red light district, a penitentiary and an insane asylum.
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Tno
Sout Ada Street
Mllinois
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