Miners Face Idle Time As Wage Talks Collapse
Nearly 50 000 coal miners in Pennsylvania and Ohio regions face idleness as a renewed wage agreement fails to be ratified. Operators warn that without renewal by Friday, mines in the central district will close, disrupting operations tied to a 1912 pact. Talks in Cleveland and Philadelphia failed to produce a new settlement.
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Conia
Kers of America
Jix
Ohio
Ural
Pennsylvania
Evéland
Philalia
Job Promise Sparks Riot at Freight Terminals
A April 1 hoax led hundreds of unemployed men to storm the freight yards on West Madison Street shouting for work. Police cleared the crowd after about an hour as investigators hunted the hoax author who spread the false rumor that a railway sought hundreds of workers.
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Madison Street
Missing Ridgefield Park girl spurs school search
In Ridgefield Park New Jersey examinations were postponed at the high school as students joined a town search for Jessie Wood a 16 year old first year pupil who disappeared after leaving home to attend a Camp Fire Girls meeting Her father Percy Wood heads the Corn Exchange Bank in the city and none of her friends have seen her since the night before.
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New York
Theigh School
Ridgefield Park
New Rsey
Jessie Wood
Miss. Wood
Percy Wood
Corn Exchange Bookkak
Beak
Camp Fire
Amundsen delays Arctic expedition until 1915 start
Captain Roald Amundsen has postponed the Arctic voyage to 1915. His ship Fram is delayed leaving Colon and cannot reach San Francisco to be fitted for a July start. Consul Henry Lund says Amundsen, now in Europe, confirms the expedition will wait until next summer.
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San Francisco
Cal
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Arctic
Fram
Colon
Henry Lund
Amundsen
Europe
Goethals Begins Governing Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone starts permanent civil administration with Colonel George W. Goethals as first governor. The Isthmian Canal Commission is dissolved and the new semi military civil government begins without ceremonies. Goethals oversees operations from Culebra Hill top.
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Panama
Panama Canal Zone
Isthmian Canal Commission
George W. Goethals
United States
Culebra Hill
Goethals
Department of Operation and Maintenance
Southwestern Union Conference meets in Keene
The biennial meeting of the Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists opened in Keene Texas with about 150 delegates from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and New Mexico in attendance and sessions planned through April 12.
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Keene
Tex
Southwestern Union Conference of
Seventh-Day Adventists
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Home Weather for Tourists
Weather observations from St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City and New York with temperatures ranging from 34 to 54 and conditions including rain cloudy and wind from the northwest or southeast across Thursday update. Lowest temperatures noted in 24 hours vary by city.
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Kansas City
New York
LaFollette Bills To Bar Influence On Interstate Commerce
Senator LaFollette introduced a bill making it unlawful to influence any proceeding before the Interstate Commerce Commission except under its rules. He said he will speak in the Senate and present evidence of attempts to influence the eastern rate cases, calling the matter the most serious threat to the commission’s work ever seen.
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Washington, D. C
LaFollette
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission Expected to Rule on Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission is likely to decide soon on the freight rate increases sought by the Eastern railroads. The commission plans to curb collateral issues and focus on the rate case, with hearings continuing until testimony ends. Briefs may replace oral arguments as the primary form of submission.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Death probe sought in Kentucky woman murder inquiry
In Lexington, Kentucky, the upcoming grand jury will review the February 23 death of Mrs Laura Wilder Simpson from a head wound. Coroner Gordon will appear before the jury to urge a full investigation, following prior statements by Circuit Judge Kerr. Mrs Simpson was married to Laurence Simpson, a wealthy local stock breeder, and was daughter of Dr William H Wilder of Chicago.
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Lexington
Laura Wilder Simpson
Gordon
Kerr
Laurence Simpson
W. H. Wilder
Chicago
Loughery Dies in Austin at 50. Career as Writer Noted
E. G. Loughery, statistical clerk for the State Department of Agriculture, died suddenly at his Austin home last night. Aged about 50, he was a well known author and newspaper writer. his sole surviving relative is his sister Miss Augusta Loughery of Austin.
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Austin
Tex
E. G. Loughery
State Department of Agriculture
Money Subscribed for Wellesley College Reconstruction
Members of the Wellesley Club of Chicago an alumnae association subscribed 2500 toward rebuilding the burned main building of Wellesley College. Fifty graduates contributed to the Chicago subscription list at a meeting yesterday.
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Wellesley
Chicago
Wellesley Club of Chicago
Wellesley College
Vice President Marshall to Attend Pittsburg Dinner
Vice President Marshall accepts invitation to attend the Pittsburg Publicity Association annual dinner on May 14 in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Marshall
Pittsburg Publicity Association
Exclusive Wire Day Report Panglossian Summary
The piece claims to present an exclusive Wire Day report consisting of about 20 000 words and touts the service as the greatest and most reliable general news service in the world. It notes the report contains a large body of general news material and signals additional content to follow.
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Saa
Militant Suffragists Defy Arrests With Hunger Strike Resolve
Miss Dorothy Pethick spoke at the Equal Franchise Society in New York, praising hunger strikes by suffragists in England and declaring women will resist imprisonment. She described forced feeding and claimed happiness at nearing death, and said they will oppose Mr. Asquith in the upcoming election.
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New York
England
Dorothy Pethick
Pethick-Lawrence
Emmeline Pankhurst
Equal Franchise Society
Miss Pethick
Margaret Hodge
Mr. Asquith
Gun sales unrestricted New York urges cross state laws
New York City officials push for New Jersey and Connecticut laws to curb gun purchases used in the city. Chief Mc Adoo appeals to Governor Fielder for action in New Jersey after reports of gun sales in Jersey City and Hoboken. In New York possession without a permit remains a felony with up to ten years in prison and a fine.
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New York
McAdoo
Fielder
New Jersey
Connecticut
Jersey City
Hoboken
Toledo Traction Fares Debate Faces Tentative Deal
In Toledo Ohio the franchise committee and Toledo Railways & Light representatives discussed the 3-cent fare muddle. A tentative agreement offers 1 cent for children under eight and allows city purchase after one year’s notice, while seven-eighths of riders pay 5 cents or use six for a quarter tickets.
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Toledo
Toledo Railways & Light Company
Henry L. Doherty
New York
Four Policewomen Appointed in Pittsburg Welfare Duties
C. H. Hubbard, director of public safety, announces four policewomen joining the secret service division. Their identities are private and they will focus on women welfare, guiding girls in the city and investigating liquor violations involving women.
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Pittsburg
C. H. Hubbard
Public Safety
Secret Service Division
Inventor Under Arrest in Connecticut Murder Attempt
John J. Hogan of West Haven, an inventor and marine engine and automobile expert, awaits an April 11 hearing on a charge of attempted murder. Police say he poisoned Miss Margaret Williams and his wife during tea at his home. Hogan and his wife deny the accusations, and Hogan is held on $5000 bond.
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New Haven
Conn
John J. Hogan
West Haven
Margaret Williams
Hogan
Lynching Reported Near Winn Parish La
News of a lynching reaching Natchez details a dispute between farmer J P Mosougall and Allen Turner. The negro allegedly struck the farmer, a constable confronted by a mob seized and killed the man.
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Negro Wappeyee
Natchez Iss
Winn Perish
J. P. Mosougall
Allen Turner
Tolls Measure Passes House by 247 10 182
The House voted 247 to 161 to repeal the Panama Canal tolls exemption, sending the bill to the Senate where a protracted fight is expected. Senate leaders plan immediate review, with O Gorman steering the interoceanic canals committee amid divided support and ongoing related measures.
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Washington, D. C
Panama
Congress
Senate
House
O'Gorman
Inter-Oceanic Canals Committee
Lewis
Illinois
Reed
Owen
Thomas
Colorado
Gallinger
Panama Canal
House of Representatives
Wilson
Clark
Underwood
Alea Brockson
Broussard
Brown
West Virginia
Bruckner
Carew
Casey
Conry
Dale
Deitrick
Difenderfer
Donohoe
Dooling
Pvremus
Driscoll
Dupre
Harrison Helm
Keo
Jones
Ketthen
Lee
Pennsylvania
McAnire McDermott
Maher
Improvements Attract Attention To North San Antonio
T B Baker manager of the St Anthony hotel says San Antonio's municipal improvements draw notice from the north after trips to Joplin and Kansas City. He notes public interest in the city’s growth and its un untapped resources. A bellboy walkout at the St Anthony precedes a smooth reopening. H H Beard, longtime hotel staff, moves from chief clerk to comptroller.
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T. B. Baker
St. Anthony
San Antonio
Joplin
Kansas City
Mr. Baker
Houston
Dallas
H. H. Beard
American Posture League Formed in Albany
The American Posture League, aiming to promote proper standing and sitting, was incorporated in Albany. It seeks healthier seating in schools and shops, with seats in Brooklyn Rapid Transit Subway built per its guidance. Miss Jessie H Bancroft, NY schools physical training assistant director, heads the organization.
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New York
American Posture League
Albany
Brooklyn Rapid
Jessie H., Bancroft
Texan Awarded Medal For Bravery In Train Rescue
President Wilson, on ICC recommendation, awarded A. C. Werner of Smithville Texas a Medal of Honor for saving a child from an oncoming train. A personal commendation letter accompanied the award. the 14th such medal issued on ICC suggestions.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
A. C. Werner
Smithville
Tex
Werner
Rural Credit Legislation Nears Passage
Senator Hollis of New Hampshire and Representative Bulkley of Ohio, chairs of the rural credit subcommittees, told President Wilson that Republicans and Democrats on their committees agree on the fundaments of a bill to embody their views. Clarke is named in Little Rock as a U.S. Senator. Kirby and figures e7,71es appear garbled in the report.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Hollis
New Hampshire
Representative Bulkley
Ohio
Wilson
Clarke
Little Rock
P. Clarke
Reed
Kirby
Rube Waddell Near Death in San Antonio
World famed pitcher Rube Waddell suffered a relapse and rapidly declined Thursday at Harris and Wilson sanitarium on Dalling avenue. He remained in a semi conscious state as doctors reported no hope for his life. family members, including his brother in law and sister, stayed by his bedside while his parents traveling from Boerne were en route to San Antonio.
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Rube Waddell
Waddell
Harris & Wilson
Dalling Avenue
F. H. Austin
Rube
Boerne
San Antonio
Rockefeller Institute to Study Animal Disease Opens in Rahway
The Rockefeller Institute plans a new department for animal disease research with a $1,000,000 gift. It will be located in Rahway New Jersey near the agricultural experimental station as New Jersey moves to authorize outside medical societies to conduct animal experiments. The work will include cattle tuberculosis studies and risks from untreated milk.
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New York
Rockefeller Institute For the
John D. Rockefeller
Rahway
N. J
New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station
New Jersey
New Jersey Senate
Starr Murphy
Rockefeller Institute
House
Fielder
Knight Dies in Dallas Veteran Telephone Executive
Frank B. Knight Sr. 67, a long time telephone industry figure, died in Dallas. He began with American Bell in 1880 and worked with Southwestern Telephone from 1905, retiring on pension. He served as a young telegrapher in the Union Army at Fortress Monroe and on Grant's staff near Richmond.
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Dallas
Tex
Frank B. Knight
Knight
American Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Company
States
Fortress Monroe
Grant
Richmond
Government plan to promote trade and cut lawmakers’ mileage
Washington reports a 37 million appropriation bill detailing 50 000 for promoting trade with South and Central America and 100 000 for European commercial agents. It also cuts congressional mileage to actual transport costs and proposes closing mints and assay offices in Carson Nevada Boise Deadwood Helena and Salt Lake City.
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Washington, D.C
South America
Central America
House
Carson
Nev
Boise
Idaho
Deadwood
U. S
Helena
Mont
Salt Lake
Utah
Carranza Holds Hope as Torreon Battle Rages in Mexico
Teletype reports from Juarez say General Carranza remains confident Villa can take Torreon despite heavy fighting and exhausted troops. Villa reportedly sends reinforcements as Carranza notes news of openings but insists the clash continues with no decisive changes yet.
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Juarez
Mexico
Roberto V. Pesqueira
Torreon
Villa
Carranza
Reon
Felic Carranza
Nounce
Prisoner Carillo Released After Laredo Incident
J 7 Carillo, a Fort Worth shoemaker and Mexican born, was held in Laredo after an encounter with a man near the bridge during Consul Garretts visit. He spent a night in cuartel before release and return to Laredo where he lives as an American citizen with an American wife and two children.
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Garrett
Carillo
Cuartel
Laredo
Texas
Steamer Bonita Said to Have Been Seized by Mexican Vessel
Delayed state department reports claim the Constitutionally sinking of the Spanish steamer led to the Bonita being seized by a Mexican vessel after a voyage from La Paz. The ship and crew were reportedly taken to an unknown destination, with four officers jailed locally.
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Washington, D.C
la Paza California
Federal
State Department
International Sig
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