Recall of Battleship Squadron Hinges on Reparations Made
Washington reports Huerta agreed to salute the American flag in apology for the Tampico arrests. Navy to determine number of guns. officials say the salute is a standard recognition gesture, not a full admission of fault. Administration seeks to bolster naval presence while awaiting the salute.
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Washington, D. C
Huerta
Shaughnessy
Tampico
State War and Navy Departments
Washington
United States
Fred
Lodge
Wilson
Mexico
Callera
Oftera
Atlantic
Pacific Deeps
Vera Cruz
México
Pacific
Charge O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
Spain
Brazil
White House
O'Shaughnessy
Huertan
Tumulty
Oshaughneasy
John Tind
State Department
Brean
Mexican Senate
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Prominent Journalist Gath George Townsend Dies at 73
New York dispatch reports the death of George Alfred Townsend known as Gath. He passed away yesterday at the home of his son in law, EF. FP. Ropeventure, in New York, aged 73. Townsend authored numerous works and long wrote under the pen name Gath.
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Gath
New York
George Alfred Townsend
EF. FP. Ropeventure
Kansas crude oil price cut announcement shocks markets
Independence Kansas April 16 An additional cut of 0.5 cents in the price of crude oil was announced today, bringing the current violation to 35 cents a barrel. Overproduction is the concern driving the move.
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Independence
Kan
Kansas
Quarrel Over Woman Ends in Killing at Hall
Police report a fatal shooting at a place called dlaccabee hall during a party. Nora Bre Burn was killed. her husband and Samuel Stanton were arrested on suspicion. The quarrel stemmed from an affair with another woman.
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Erie
Nora
Bre- Burn
Dlaccabee Hall
Samuel Stanton
Liberal Press Criticises President in Tampico Case
The Manchester Guardian questions U S intervention in Mexico after the Tampico incident. It defends President Wilson while doubting big Mexican policy and warns armed intervention may escape limits. It notes Villa’s murder and Huerta’s treatment as matters of international dignity and policy.
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London
Wilson
Tampico
William
Benton
Mexico
Manchester Guardian
Guardian
Villa
Huerta
United States
Jewelers Support Bills On Counterfeit Jewels
The State Jewelers Association today backed the Owen-Goeke bill before Congress to ban celluloid rubies and similar bogus gems. They also endorsed the Stevens bill allowing retailers to set prices on items for sale.
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Trey Moines
State Jewelers’ Association
Congress
Stay Sought for 27 Fort Leavenworth Leaders
A Washington delegation urged President Wilson to ask Attorney General McReynolds to obtain a circuit court of appeals stay of execution for 27 leaders convicted in the Fort Leavenworth dynamite conspiracy. The request followed a meeting in Washington with senators and representatives.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Attarmar
McReynolds
Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Fort Leavenworth
Turkish or French Oral Exam Required for Turkish Doctors
To become a physician in Turkey one must pass the required oral examination in either French or Turkish. The requirements are strict.
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Turkey
Senators Back Wilson as Toll Exemption Debate Rises
Washington April 17 Reports from back home show Gore polls 412 of 1 094 Baltimore delegates on Panama tolls repeal 328 for repeal 69 against 21 noncommittal. Senate gains push repeal to a possible 10 vote edge with 53 senators now supporting President Wilson. Oscar S Straus urges repeal saying word must be our bond and coastwise ships only profit. Seth Low to testify next.
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Wilson
Gore
Oklahoma
Baltimore
Wison
Senate
Tillman and
Smith
South Carolina
Thompson
Kansas
Pitman
Nevada
McLean
Connecticut
Sterling
South Dakota
Democratic National Committee
Tepeal
Ratreal
Texas
Fennsylvania
Ilinois
Panama
Oscar
Straus
Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Seth Low
New York
Mary Jones Strike Leader Released From Prison
Muther Mary Jones a noted strike agitator was released from Watsenbure jail after a habeas corpus writ filed by the Colorado supreme court. Governor Ammons announced the troop departure from Huerfano county and said Jones may appear in court voluntarily. Florace Hawkins her attorney said she would likely come to Denver for a conference with the governor's staff.
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Denver
Colo
Mary Jones
Watsenbure
Ammons
Colorado Supreme Court
Huerfano County
Florace W. Hawkins
Dr Shaw Sails for Rome Suffrage Meeting
Dr Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, sails from New York aboard the Steamship Canada for Italy to address the International Council of Women in Rome on May 4.
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New York
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman Suffrage Association
Canada
Italy
International Council of Women
Rome
Obituary Poem in Missouri Paper Reflects on Death
A Kansas City Times obituary poem from Missouri contemplates mortality with a reflective line about death as a braying yet bright force. The piece notes resilience and the thorny path of life, honoring the deceased with somber, thoughtful verse.
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Missouri
Kansas City Times
Annulment Plea Filed Over Leo Frank Sentence
In Atlanta on April 17 a motion seeks annulment of Leo M. Frank's death sentence for the Mary Phagan murder. It argues his conviction is invalid because he was not present when the verdict was read and cites claimed trial irregularities by Judge L S Roan. The filing pauses execution until noon tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
L. 5
Roam
Army of Bandits Defeated by Regular Troops
Regular troops defeated White Wolf and his brigands near Li Chuan Hien northwest of Sian Fu. Several hundred bandits were killed. The survivors fled toward Kien Chow as Fleavy reinforcements move in to seal the area. The bandits had looted towns and villages and slain residents.
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Peking
White Wolf
Li Chuan Hien
Sian Fu
Kien Chow
Tulsa Race Meeting Abandoned Amid Martial Law
Tulsa April 17 The Tulsa Jockey club abandons its race meeting after Adjutant General Canton refuses to withdraw troops. Governor Cruce has placed the course under martial law as officials prepare to race under guard and seek supreme court intervention against gambling law enforcement.
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Tulsa
Okla
Canton
Tulsa Jockey Club
R. J. Allison
China
Tulsa Race Course
Cruce
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Quick Justice Meted Out To Two Wanderers
In Loran Iowa on April 17 two youths H J Weldeman and James Young faced 30 days in the county jail after confessing to stealing a kodak clothing and a stick pin during a rug beating job gone wrong The arrests followed a report from Woodbine where a rug beating job and thefts were linked to the pair Cedar Rapids and state convention developments in Iowa reveal a split in the Modern Woodmen of America insurgents ahead of the May 6 event with delegates from several counties mentioned.
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Loran
Sheriff Rock
H.J. Weldeman
James Young
Witam Fernin
Woodbine
U. S
Cedar
Woodmen of America
Iowa
C. W.W. Lyon
Ir. Jameson
Vinton
Marshall
Tama
Genton
Jones
Cedar Counties
Linn County
Mayberry
F. A. Sheets
E. 2
Zhanek
Becuse
Socal
Order
Mississippi River Commission to seek 12 million for improvement
The Mississippi River Commission met on board the steamer Mississippi and recommended that Congress appropriate 12 million dollars for river improvement next year. The group, on its semi annual tour of inspection, met in St Louis and tested prospects for New Orleans.
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St Louis
Mon
Mississippi River Commission
Congress
Mississippi
Commission
New Orleans
Charm of Alum Adorns Asia Minor Neckwear
A triangular alum charm is worn in parts of Asia Minor. The piece sits in a silver case and hangs from a neck string as a protective amulet.
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Asia Minor
Coxey and His Army Leave Massillon for Washington
General Coxey leads a roughly 200 strong march from Massillon with his son David Coxey riding a pony as chaplain Rev H L Wilson provides an invocation. Police release vagrants to join or leave town with the march toward Washington. A mass meeting outlines plans amid several thousand onlookers and reporters.
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Massgilion
Ohio
Jacob S. Corey
Cal Fa Bugle
Massillon
Hany L. Wilson
Rockdale
Army
Washington
Coxey
David Coxey
New Passenger Fare Tariffs Filed by Railroads
Washington April 17 readjustment of passenger rates on all interstate railroads in the United States will become effective May 1 under orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The tariffs show broad fare reductions from major terminals to intermediate points, with only limited increases between basing points when traffic warrants it. The commission cannot gauge revenue impact as traffic volume varies, and interstate fares must not exceed state fixed rates while interstate routes follow state rules.
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Dak
O'Shaughnessy
Tiverta
United States
Washington
Wilson
Huerta
Bryan
Mr. Lind
White House
Einner
Bayless and
Farias
San Enrique
Piedras Negras
Count Vor Bernstorff
Jules Jusserand
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prison inquiry on New Haven case faces witness test
In Washington on April 17 indictments may be returned for refusal to answer lawful questions from the Interstate Commerce Commission about the Billard company. Henry Stoddard of New Haven insists civil proceedings are fairer, while two witnesses seek to testify under protest to avoid indictment. Indictments against other witnesses are prepared for grand jury submission.
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Washington
Fating
Eiterstate Commerce
New Haven
Billard Company
Joseph W. Folk
Coufusel
Henry Stoddard
Stoddard i
Henry V. Whipple
Merchants’ National Bank of
Edward £. Field
Girl Road Makers Win All Prizes in Illinois
Three girls won top prizes from the mood roads association for best volunteer road work. Alma and Amanda Gewike dragged 124 miles of road from 4 AM to last night, earning $65. Lillian Goode, 15, of Pesplalnes, won $45 for seven miles dragged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mood Roads Association
Alma
Amanda Gewike
Lillian Goode
Pesplalnes
Plan to compel recognition of workers rights at labor convention
Kansas City April 17 A move to compel legal recognition of the right of workmen to organize was expected at the convention of the rat way department of the American Federation of Labor. A resolution to petition the industrial relations commission to hear the Tilingis Central and Harriman One cases was to be adopted, though some delegates doubted the commission could adjudicate such matters.
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Kansas City
Ratway Department
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Relations Commission
Tilingis Central
Harriman
Frange Sees U S War Likely Over Mexico Action
Paris reports French opinion.
Henderson Hurt In Des Moines Storm Window Crash
Hubert Henderson the state printer fell from a step ladder while removing storm windows in Des Moines Indiana today sustaining a severe scalp wound.
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Bos Henderson
Des Moines
Hubert Henderson
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