World events in brief from across the globe
A wide wire of items reports Dr. W D Bigelow leaving government service. White House garden parties return May 9. Alien land law talks in Sacramento with Gov Johnson. Gail Borden and daughter in Boston. Lake St John levee breaches flooding 90 square miles, 200000 displaced. Aviator Fowler completes isthmus flight. Indian clash wounds wardens near Amadeo. Olney argues canal neutrality specifics. Frazer and Granda do hanged in Socorro. Weller ousted in San Francisco ballot. McManigal to be released soon. Raleigh News and Observer burned. Hanged John Harris in Uniontown. Kansas City bans women entertainers. Floyd Sheets pleads guilty to murder. Danville man kills sister-in-law then himself. Johnson suicide for Masonic secrets. Essad Pasha proclaims Albania king. Unalga to Kodiak for Katmai eruption aid. White Knight horse sells for 200000 in London. German minister resigns over Krupp scandal. Montenegrin exit threat note to powers. Scutari now Monenegro, King Nicholas replies. Mexican general and aide executed. boy slain. Welsh militant suffragists terrorize. bomb found at Lloyds bank.
Miners rescued after Cincinnati mine blast death toll 96
Two men Charles Crawl and Philip Legler, both 36, were brought to the surface nearly unconscious after a deadly explosion at the Cincinnati mine in Finleyville Pennsylvania on Wednesday. The disaster killed 96 miners, with many suffering severe exposure and shock.
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Cincinnati
Monongahela River
Ambassadors and notables in transit and events abroad
British ambassador James Bryce resigns his Washington post after six years and travels to New York to begin homeward voyage. He will meet successor Sir Cecil Spring-Rice en route across the Atlantic. Bryce and Mrs Bryce then overland to San Francisco to sail for Yokohama May 3 via Honolulu. Helen Taft visits Washington as bridesmaid at Miss Alys Meyer and Lieut Raymond Rogers wedding. John D Rockefeller returns to Pocantico Hills for spring and golf. An Irish historic pageant at the Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory draws over 500 participants after a week’s postponement. Brigadier General Walter S Schuyler ends active service upon reaching age limit after commanding the California department since last June.
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James Bryce
Washington
New York
Cecil Spring-Rice
Atlantic
Mr. Bryce
Helen Taft
William Howard Taft
Wilson
Alys Appleton Meyer
Navy
George von L. Meyer
Raymond P. Rogers
St. John’s Church
Sixty-ninth Regiment
Walter S. Schuyler
Indiana Supreme Court upholds limits on street sprin kling powers
State brief recalls rulings from South Bend and Terre Haute as Indiana Supreme Court affirms that cities cannot compel street railway companies to sprinkle street areas occupied by tracks. The decision cites a 1908 ordinance and a 1916 penalty action, clarifying municipal authority limits in railroad regulation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Supreme Court
St. Joseph
The Democratic Tariff Revision At The Wilson Test
A contemporary editorial praises Woodrow Wilson for his tariff bill and address. It argues the proposals meet the president’s promises in spirit, contrasts them with Republican standpatism, and endorses a shift toward reduced artificial privileges and government controlled big business.
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Woodrow Wilson
Cavil
Democratic Tariffs and Party Proposals in Reform
The piece contrasts Republican tariff policy of sixteen years with a forthcoming Democratic tariff under a new Democratic president. A Wilson cabinet member in New England urges moderate tariff reductions, arguing for stability and continuity of the protective system amid partisan change.
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New England
Cummins Calls for GOP Conference as Apathy Grows
Senator Cummins of Iowa expresses weariness over Republican party apathy and seeks a national conference next fall. He is backed by progressive Republicans who want a revitalized party that preserves emancipation achievements and gold standard currency.
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Cummins
Iowa
President Power to Set Income Tax Rate Proposed
A Washington source report from the house ways and means committee suggests giving the president authority to fix the income tax rate by executive order. The plan would let the president adjust rates to meet treasury revenue needs, challenging democratic norms.
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United States
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
The
New York Mail
Wrecking the Party Warning for Wilson Tariff Rift
President Wilson faces warnings he may wreck the Democratic party by pushing a tariff bill he believes the country expects. He may argue that his predecessor let Congress act to prevent wrecking the Republican Party.
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Wilson
Congress
Kansas City Star
Progressive party gains momentum with Pinchot in Detroit
Gifford Pinchot reports rapid progress of the Progressive party while in Detroit with Colonel Roosevelt. The note highlights the expanding appeal and organized activity boosting the movement.
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Progressive Party
Gifford Pinchot
Detroit
Roosevelt
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