Roosevelt wins 67 of 76 delegates in Pennsylvania
In Pittsburg on April 15 incomplete returns show Col. Roosevelt capturing 67 of 76 delegates, including 12 for the state convention on May 1. Taft secures nine delegates, mainly from Philadelphia, signaling a blow to the Penrose led Republican machine. Kelly defeats Dalzell for the Thirteenth district congress nomination.
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Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
U. S
Penrose
M. Clyde Kelly
John Dalzell
Judge Gay to resign from Superior Court post
Judge Wilson R. Gay will resign on May 1 due to inadequate salary for a superior court judge. He submitted his resignation to Governor Hay, effective midnight April 30, with his term set to expire next January. Gay plans to resume practicing law afterward.
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Wilson R. Gay
Hay
Gay
Plan to kill President Madero uncovered in Mexico City
Private advices from Mexico City report a plot to assassinate President Madero and dynamite public buildings. Twenty five men are said to have been secretly arrested.
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New York
Mexico City
Madero
Canal work pushed forward after cabinet conference
Major James B. Cavanaugh of the U S A in charge of Lake Washington canal work returned from Washington D C after conferring with War Department officials. The result is a pledge to push the canal project forward with utmost speed during the summer.
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Lake Washington Canal
Washington, D. C
War Department
Bank Closes Doors After 55 Years in Placer County
Placerville reports the Alderson Banking Company liquidating after 55 years in business. Established in 1857 by Thomas Alderson, who gained a fortune in gravel mining, the bank announced immediate liquidation.
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Placerville
Cal
Alderson Banking Company
Thomas Alderson
King County Progressives Win Primary Delegates Fight
In King County battles, progressives topple standpatters in both parties at meetings that set primaries to choose delegates to state conventions. Taft era executives faced protests as Grinstead and Murphine led a progressive majority to name delegates and authorize primaries, while Democrats ousted leaders and backed progressive officers.
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Democratic County Central
Executive Committee
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Huck
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Paul Land
Jones, Jr
German Emperor Guested Aboard Utowana at Garitza Excavations
The German Emperor visited with Allison V. Armour and Professor Richard Norton aboard the steam yacht Utowana at Corfu. In the morning he inspected Garitza excavations with Armour and Norton.
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Allison V. Armour
Armour
Richard Norton
Garitza
Two Die As Floor Falls In New Jersey Church
The partially finished Our Lady of Victory church in Harrington Park New Jersey collapsed its floor yesterday killing two people and injuring more than twenty six as about three hundred worshippers were in the basement at the time.
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WN. J
Church of Our Lady of Victory
Mrs D Beach Begins Raw Diet Walk From New York to Chicago
Mrs. D Beach starts a thousand mile trek from the Globe offices in New York to the Chicago Daily News. She plans to subsist on raw foods and aims to reach Chicago by June 1.
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New York
D. Beach
The
Globe
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Do You Censor Your Young Folks Songs
Mrs. Clark E Daniels leader of the Federation of Mothers clubs urges mothers to monitor songs sung by children. She notes rhythm alone can allure even conservative listeners and that lyrics add strong sentiment warranting parental attention.
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Clark E. Daniels
Federation of Mothers’ Clubs
Bt. Collins Chamber of Commerce
Ragging Sparks Riot at Livermore Public Dance
A public Livermore dance ends in a riot after Gus Candido refuses to stop ragging and knocks down the floor manager. Police immediately respond to the disturbance as authorities move to quell further violence at the event.
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Livermore
Cal
Gus Candido
Taboo
Custody Suit Ruling In Saxony Crown Princess Case
Florence court decides in favor of Pro-Seisor Seill over custody of the child. The former Crown Princess of Saxony loses possession of the boy as the Civil Tribunal upholds the defendant’s claim.
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Saxony
Seill
Aetalae
Former Seattle Police Chief Dies After Train Collision
N P Kills Former Chief of Police Edward Throndike 71 longtime Seattle officer and local resident died in King County Hospital after being struck by a Northern Pacific train near Marino station last evening around seven. No cause details yet available. He was divorced twenty years ago and leaves a son and two unmarried daughters in the city.
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Marino Station
Edward Throndike
Seattle
King County Hospital
Jennie Crocker to Wed Widower Whitman of New York
Announcement from San Francisco dated April 15 reports Miss Jennie Crocker California's richest heiress engaged to Malcolm C. Whitman of New York and Brookline Massachusetts. Whitman, a lawyer and three time American tennis champion, was widowed by Miss Crocker’s former chum Janet McCook. Crocker’s fortune is estimated between 9 and 12 million dollars.
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Jennie Crocker
California
New York
Malcolm C. Whitman
Brookline
Mass
Whitman
Massachusetts
Janet McCook
Crocker
Harvard Doctor Dies After Bacilli Inoculation Failure
Dr Levis Nelson instructor at Harvard Medical School died in Boston after a germ study onga bacilli over two months ago. He had devoted his life to inoculation research and the fatal illness was linked to his experiments.
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Noston
Levis Nelson
Harvard Medical School
Wife Won't Let Him Serve as City Dog Catcher
City officials planned to make the dog catcher post a lucrative job. P. Edell resigned after only one day in Lima, claiming his wife would not let him continue. Local canine sleuth quit after brief service.
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Hy United Prees
P. Edeecll
Lima
Gasoline Intake Sparks Fatal Domestic Misadventure
John Hargreaves, a newspaper copy reader in Los Angeles, drank gasoline placed by his wife near a glass of salt. carburetor trouble required stomach pumping as matches were hidden and lights extinguished.
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Los Angeles
John Hargreaves
Salta
English Girl to Wed in Quiet April Ceremony
London notices a quiet wedding planned for late April between Arthur Chandos Corfield of Oklahoma City and Lucy Margaret Hudson of Frogmore Hall Hertford. The groom is the son of W. A. M. Corfield. The bride is the daughter of the late G. Bt. Hudson and Mrs. Hudson.
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Arthur Chandos Corfield
W. A.M. Corfield
Oklahoma City
Lucy Margaret
G. Bt. Hudson
Hudson
Frogmore Hall
Hertford
Attorney Powers Recovers After Chasing Thief
Portland attorney Dan Powers, recovering from pneumonia, pursued a thief who fled with a $150 diamond study watch and 440 in money. He tracked the suspect to Vancouver, Washington, helped secure the arrest, and then resumed his professional duties.
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Dan Powers
Powers
Henry Gurts
Gurtz
Vancouver
Wash
New York Girls to Learn Jiu Jitsu for Self-Protection
Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan will hire four Japanese jiu jitsu experts to instruct New York working girls in self defense against street rowdies.
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New York
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
General Frederick Dent Grant to receive grand funeral
War department moves to honor the late General Frederick Dent Grant with a major military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. Grant’s consent is being sought for the arrangements.
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Washington
War Department
Frederick Dent Grant
National Cemetery
Arlington
Sharps Win 15000 on Steamship Olympic
A gang of professional gamblers allegedly won $15000 from Olympic passengers during the voyage. The slow pace of the ship aided their schemes with daily poker pools. Barton J. Harvey of Pasadena faced a $250 debt dispute and died early Tuesday morning from heart paralysis linked to alcohol, per Dr. Beaumont.
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Olympic
Hiner
Barton J. Harvey
Pasadena
Cal
Dr. Beaumont
Beaumont
Taft Tax Records Show Wealth Increase
Cincinnati April 16. Duplicate certificates of President Taft taxes filed today show his taxable property increased by 30000 in one year and his personal property totals 51940 with debts 6500. The duplicate lists 50000 in stocks up from 10000 a year ago.
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Cincinnati
Taft
U S Prisons Rated Humane By Visitor
Daniel Huckley, after six months visiting prisons in England Germany France and Italy for the Pennsylvania Prisons Society, reports America treats criminals more humanely. He suggests reformatories should expand to teach trades to youths 16 to 23 as practiced in England.
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Daniel Huckley
Europe
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Germany
France
Italy
Pennsylvania Prisons Society
America
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He Eald
Highwaymen Take Clothes From John Verhoeven
Two thieves attacked John Verhoeven on the street and fled with his clothes. He stood yelling until police provided him a blanket to return home.
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San Francisco
John Verhoeven
Famous chicken ordinance debate heats city council
South Park area residents protest as Councilman Blaine plans to push the well known chicken ordinance before the public safety committee. The bill requires domestic fowl to be confined in runs or coops, 15 feet from homes and 26 feet from streets, bans decayed feed, and imposes a $100 fine or up to 36 days in jail for violations.
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Fremont
University
Blaine
Crichton
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Tragic motel suicide as wife and infant present
E. C. Hamshaw, a young miner, shot himself in a Lincoln hotel room while his wife and their 7 month old baby were on the bed. He had filed for divorce a year earlier and had recently visited for reconciliation. Police and a deputy coroner responded to the scene.
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Lincoln Hotel
Hamshaw
Everett
Wash
Burglary Charge Stuns Philadelphia Traveler in Santa Cruz
Covell a Philadelphia resident recently of San Francisco faces burglary accusations in Santa Cruz. The man linked to a hotel incident and identified among several suspects is described as wealthy and well connected. Local authorities report ongoing inquiries and potential ties to other cases.
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Santa Cruz
Covell
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Beam
King Pharaoh the Marvelous Horse at Grand Opera House
The King Pharaoh act at the Grand Opera House showcases an educated horse trained to add, subtract, and spell by reading a blackboard. Dr. B Boyd, a veterinary surgeon, notes the horse can perform for strangers, not just the trainer, and emphasizes brain training over whip use.
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Grand Opera House
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Imal
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Kingie
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