Roosevelt Promises Statement On Taft Cabinet Meeting
In Lynn Massachusetts Col Theodore Roosevelt told reporters he would issue a statement later today. He wired Charles J Bonaparte and George Cortelyou asking if they recall whether President Taft attended the cabinet meeting discussed over a dispute with International Harvester Company, drawing attention to political tensions in Massachusetts primaries.
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Taft
International Harvester
C O
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chas. J. Bonaparte
Geo. 8. Cortelyou
Caesar the Old Fire Horse Fears Gasoline Engines
A Seattle fire department horse named Caesar resents gasoline engines and rivals Toby and Spider. Once a gallant puller who led the drill, Caesar now battles fear of mechanized apparatus as progress pushes horses toward exile to a dirt cart. He still races to fires in a final bid to keep his job.
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Julius Matison
Matison
Engine House No. 2
Toby
Spider
Seattle
March of Progress
Taft Roosevelt and Wilson back Massachusetts primary drives
United Press Leased Wire reports Taft Roosevelt and supporters of Wilson and Champ Clark pressing Massachusetts voters in the preferential primary run. Roosevelt travels from city to city with early Chelsea stop drawing enthusiasm as Taft and Roosevelt teams continue campaigning for Murray Crane and allied candidates.
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Boston
Taft
Col. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Champ Clark
Massachusetts
Chelsea
Yatt
Col
Roosevelt
Farmer Duped by Insane Man in Portland
In Portland on April 29 John M. Berry a farmer was lured from his home by H Frank Allen a lunatic and three companions. Allen promised Berry release from an asylum if he would aid him and take him to Salem. Berry and the man drove to Portland where Allen obtained money for transport to Salem and later caused a disturbance at a store before being jailed.
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Portland, Or
Atto
John M. Berry
Portland
H. Frank Allen
Salem
Portland Polic
Allen
Berry
Joe Fryear
Manile
Cyclone Kills At Least 90 In Oklahoma Flood Devastation
United Press reports from Oklahoma on April 1 describe a cyclone that killed about 90 people and injured over 100. A train derailed at high speed, one car wrecked, and structures suffered extensive stock losses as three storms struck the damaged area.
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United Press
Homa City
Okla
Weather forecast for Moon region with rain likely
A brief forecast notes rain tonight and Tuesday with warm southerly winds. Temperature near Moon rises to the low 50s while skies remain unsettled and winds shift toward the southwest.
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Moon
Richeson Seeks Catholic Priest Vocation in Prison
A former fellow prisoner claims Rev. C. V. T. Richeson, sentenced to death for the cyanide murder of Avis Linnell, told prison officials he may become a Catholic priest. The Cambridge pastor’s sanity is disputed by his attorneys.
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Boston
C. V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Cambridge
Washington Wins Connect Line Case in Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court today upheld Washington state law forcing adjacent railroads to connect with lines through the state. The court found the law constitutional but ruled the railroad commission order lacked sufficient evidence and set aside that order affecting eight Washington cities.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
State of
State Railroad Commissionere of
Dr. Linda Hazzard Near Sixth Week of Fast At Noon
Dr Linda Burfield Hazzard enters the sixth week of her fast at noon weighed 104 pounds today She is scheduled to speak daily on pure food at the Pure Food Show in the Mammoth rink and has canceled visits to Bremerton and Tacoma Her lectures will continue at Theosophical Institute.
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Linda Burfield Hazzard
Mammoth Rink
Incubator Baby Growing Fast in Petaluma
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson born weeks ago in Petaluma remains alive and thriving in an incubator. It has grown from two pounds at birth to six pounds and two ounces as of today.
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Petaluma
Judge Reavis Dead in Tacoma
Tacoma April 29 Judge Ley Reavis retired from the state supreme bench in 1909 after three years service dying this morning of paralysis following years of ill health He was born in Boone County Missouri in 1848 and had lived in Washington since 1880 a leading legal figure before retirement.
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Tacoma
Ley Reavis
State Supreme Bench
Boone County
Washington
Todd to Practice Law Again After D A Term
Elmer E Todd United States district attorney for Western Washington resigns to return to private practice with Judge George B Danworth. They will open offices in the Hoge building. Todd has served as district attorney for about seven years and previously worked in the prosecuting attorney office and as assistant corporation counsel. He also served one term in the legislature.
Ismay Worn by Storm of Titanic Fallout in Washington
J Grace Ismay, head of the White Star line, appears aged and anxious in Washington as critics press him for saving Titanic. He remains confined to a hotel room, guarded, and only accepts contact from P A S Frank while threats from Titanic relatives and London cables mount. Ismay recently advanced four dollars a day to British seamen for witness fees amid funding gaps.
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Washington
J. Grace Jemay
White Star Line
Yamay
P. A
Frank
Crit
London
Ismay
Jennay
Senate
Four Children Born Near Aspena Michigan
Aspena Mich April 29 Four children two boys and two girls were born yesterday to Mrs E We neski who lives at Posen a village near here All four are healthy The father is a farmer and the couple have one other child
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Aspena
Mich
E. Weneski
Posen
Negro Baptists Plan Pontoon Church on Long Beach Harbor
In Long Beach California on April 29 authorities report that local negro Baptists will float their church on pontoons in the harbor since no buyer can be found for their current building at the protested site.
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Long Beach
Cal
Manager Seeks New Deal Amid Ad Shortfall
A terse workplace note shows a manager telling a boss about applying for a new deal while referencing an advertisement that reads Boy wanted about 15. The fragment hints at recruitment language and managerial concern.
Home Sought for Titanic Boy Surviving Orphan
Mise Hays daughter of Grand Trunk Railway president who died in the Titanic disaster is seeking a foster home in Medford for one of two French boys aged three and four who were entrusted to her care as the lifeboat left. She has secured a home for one boy and seeks a loving caretaker for the other whose name and parentage are unknown.
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Miss Hays
Titanic Probe Nears End As Marconi Testifies
Senate Titanic inquiry may close quickly and report to Congress soon to permit remedial legislation. Wireless operator Harold Bride and Guglielmo Marconi testified, with Marconi correcting prior statements about a news dispatch sent from Carpathia.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Wm. Alden Smith
Harold Bride
Wm. Marconi
Marconi Wireless Company
Marconi
Carpathia
Anna Held Seeks Divorce From Florenz Ziegfeld
The Star reports Anna Held has served divorce papers on Florenz Ziegfeld in New York. The complaint details remain undisclosed. Earlier reports noted strained relations, and Held denied plans during a Seattle visit while the Star had first disclosed the divorce move.
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Anna Held
Florenz Ziegfeld
New York
The
Star
Miss Held
Seattle
Prescott to Have a Second Trial
Oakland April 29 The second trial of Harry Prescott for the murder of Ralph Thompson was set for May 22. His bail was fixed at 10000 dollars and it is believed he will be released by that means.
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Oakland
Harry Prescott
Ralph Thompson
Bum speaks for keeping Dilling Park for the people
A letter to The Star defends Dilling Park against city council plans to convert it into a garage. The writer, calling himself a "bum," argues parks serve ordinary workers who seek open space, air, and social contact, urging preservation for the people.
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Dilling Park
Jake
Mr. Star
Patrolman Uses Own Car to Rush Injured Man to Hospital
Patrolman Fowe used his own car to take Fred Baumann a city teamster from 651 S Second Street to the city hospital after a horse kick caused injuries. Baumann became violently insane from the blow and wandered the neighborhood frightening residents until aid arrived from J. D. Smith assisting the officer.
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Fowe
Fred Baumann
S2nd St
City Hospital
J. D Smith
Baumann
Pennsylvania student patents pocket in women's stockings
Philadelphia junior Pat Arthur M. Presmont of the University of Pennsylvania announces a patented pocket design for women's stockings claimed to be absolutely inaccessible to pickpockets. He asserts the device provides secure storage while remaining discreet.
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Philadelphia
Pat Arthur M. Presmont
Univeriity of Pennsylvania
Dispute Over Jining Trials and Guilty Verdicts
Grand jury convened February 17 1911. Wappenstein faced first trial May 26 1911 and second trial June 26 1911. Jury found ex chief guilty July 3 1911 and sentenced him July 19 1911. Appeal denied April 27 1912. He went to penitentiary April 30 1912.
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Wappenstein
Wappenstein to be taken to penitentiary tomorrow night
Former chief of police Charlies Wappenstein, sentenced to three to five years for bribe taking, will be moved to the penitentiary tomorrow night by Deputy Sheriff Liner. He may finish private business under surveillance and was not jailed locally. Prosecuting Attorney Murphy sought to compel immediate jailing and placed a writ for costs, with a hearing set for this afternoon.
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Liner
Wappenstein
Olympia
Murphy
Ronald
Hodge
Sheriff Hodge
Wapenstein
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Snyder
Auto Thief Beats Owner To His Car At Sorrento Hotel
J E Morgan age 1016 Boylston rushed from the Sorrento hotel last night to his auto but found it stolen after a thief beat him to it. Police traced the car to Howell Street at about 1 30 this morning and recovered the machine.
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Boylston
Sorrento Hotel
Howell St
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