Rostrom Receives Praise At Carpathia Dock Tribute
A New York May 2 report notes Captain Arthur H. Rostrom of the Cunard liner Carpathia is cheered by Titanic survivors and a crowd at the dock as the ship enters the harbor. Rostrom deflects praise to his crew, recalls saving lives after guiding the Carpathia through ice fields at high speed. The delegation presents a silver loving cup and medals, and the harbor salutes the ship returning to port.
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New York
Arthur H. Rostrom
Cunard
Carpathia
Roestrom
J. J. Brown
Denver
Tony
A. H. Rostrom
Rostrom
Wis
W. K. Steward
Hudson Sinks? Ferry Damaged In Fog Near Brooklyn Harbor
The French diner Hudson carrying 18 first class and 65 steerage passengers was rammed by the New York and Porto Rico line off Robbin's Reef in heavy fog. Beached on 72nd Street Brooklyn it lies in a sinking condition while divers inspect a damaged bow aft towed into the basin for temporary repairs before docking for full work.
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New York
Hudson
Porto Rico
Robbin’s Reef
72Nd Street
Brooklyn
Florence
Italy
Berwig
Wife of Celery King's Murder Suspect Pleads at Governor Office
May 29 Columbus report shows life prisoners at the penitentiary hoping for Memorial Day pardons. At the governor’s office, friends and relatives sought clemency for inmates, including Mrs. George Ury whose husband from Wyandot County is serving a life term for the 1900 murder of William Johnson known as the celery king.
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Columbus
Ite
George Ury
Wyandot County
William Johnson
Celiery King
Ohio Weather Forecast Generally Fair Tonight and Thursday
The forecast for Ohio calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with moderate temperatures. No precipitation is expected and winds remain light to moderate across the state.
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Ohio
Senate Reprimands Titanic Captain for Negligence
Senate debate denounces Captain Stanley Lord of the Californian and crew indifference as a key factor in the Titanic disaster. Senator Smith accuses officers of negligence and criticizes lifeboat shortages, outdated laws, and lax inspections while praising Carpathia’s Captain Rostron and the Titanic’s wireless operators. He condemns White Star Line’s actions and notes the fatal consequences of inadequate drills and discipline.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Smith
Michigan
Stanley Lord
Captain Smith
Smith
Titanic
Phillips
Ride
Rostron
Carpathia
Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
Uitil
Ife
Royalty Crown Prince Ferdinand Injured in Auto Crash
Crown Prince Ferdinand of Roumania escaped with slight injuries after his auto overturned in a ditch near Bucharest following a collision with an ox-cart. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Karl, also in the car, appeared fatally injured though reports later indicated the Crown Prince was only slightly hurt.
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Vienna
Prince Ferdinand
Roumania
Bucharest
Elizabeth
Prince Karl
La Follette opens South Dakota ante-primary push
Senator La Follette, unfazed by reverses on the Pacific coast and in Ohio and New Jersey, launches an ante-primary drive in South Dakota. He will stump the state through Monday before Tuesday’s Republican primaries, beginning with a mass meeting tonight at Aberdeen.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Ohio
New Jersey
la Follette
South Dakota
la Folette
Aberdeen
S. D
Flyfin Johnson fight box office tops twenty five thousand
Las Vegas New Mexico May 29 treasury official Lewis reported the first day seat sale for the Flyfin Johnson fight reached about 25000 dollars after the box office opened yesterday.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Lewis
Wheeling and Lake Erie Wins Suit Over Coal Rates
The Supreme Court held the Ohio Railroad Commission cannot regulate coal rates for shipments from Ohio mines to Cleveland and Port Huron, finding the action intrastate. Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad gains, denying interstate commerce regulation by the state panel.
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Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Oho Railroad Commission
Ohio
Cleveland
Port Huron
Wheeling and Lake Erie
State Commission
Pittsburg Vein Operators Association of Ohio
Justice Day
Roosevelt sweeps New Jersey delegates in state primary
In New Jersey Roosevelt won all four congressional districts securing 28 national delegates and the statewide preference. Wilson carried the state, Taft held a substantial delegate lead elsewhere with 570 pledged, while La Follette faded as Roosevelt gained strong city support.
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Trenton
N. J
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Ufington
White House
Taft
Chicago
Ohio
National Committee
South Dakota
Lafollette
Suggestions That Cannot Be Ignored in Senate Report
London editors criticize Senator Smith speech and the Tanic investigation report as flamboyant rhetoric. The Evening Standard concedes the report highlights serious deficiencies and contains suggestions that cannot be ignored.
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London
Smith
Senate
Evening Standard
Afuk
Revised Claims Push Delegates Totals in Washington
Washington May delegates revised by campaign managers showing Republican parity with Taft at 79, Roosevelt 567, La Follette 36 and uninstructed 122 needing to reach a choice. Democratic claims total 729 with Clarke 431, Wilson 353, Harmon 42 and uninstructed 150.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
LaFollette
Clarke
Wilson
Harmon
Advocates Defeated On Direct Initiative Proposal
Advocates of direct initiative faced another defeat in the con convention as the J. A. proposal for direct initiation by petition of eight percent of the voters was rejected by 72 to 40.
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Columbus
City Council Debates Auditorium and Street Projects
City council discusses funding for paving projects on Carnegie Street and Madison Avenue, reviews claims against the city, and receives a protest from Carpenters Union No. 186 against an arena in the market area. Officials consider widening North Sixth Street and issuing certificates to cover paving costs as part of a broader budget and tax-replenishment plan.
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Sen Ment
Merry Oil
George Juribers
Geo
Grosset State Gas Co
el Cuit
Supreme C
Sarah
Sett
H. H. McFadden
Patterson
North Sixth Street
Market
Washington
D. J. Sinclair
Cleveland
Madison Avenue
Third Street
Fourth Street
H. M. Bates
South Bend Boulevard
Steubenville Stone Co
Church Street
Barely Avenue
Adams Street
F. H. Patterson
Oregon Avenue
Slack Street
Bates Street
Teaff
Clayton
Merrysman
Forth Sewer
Service Department
Ralston
Gill Hospital Association organized at large meeting
A large gathering of Gill Hospital workers organized the Gill Hospital Association to oversee hospital affairs. A Board of Trustees and a Board of Managers were elected, with J W Gill as president and R G Richards as vice president. Officers and trustees were named, a deed from Jo Gill transferring hospital property was accepted, and public thanks extended to Mr Gill for his long service.
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Gil Hospital
Gill Hospital Association
Wee ‘Hospital
Rk, G. Richards
We He Mellinton
Robert McGowan
Dos Mi Leopold
WS. Walker
C.D Simeral
J. W. Gill
J. We Gill
R. G. Richards
Beatrice M. Keily
Fleanor H. Alexander
Jessie M. Byers
E. G. Chandler
Hugh T. Clark
Gill
Indi
Senatorial Convention Nominates Henry Gregg for Judge
Henry Gregg, who had been seriously ill for weeks, died Wednesday at 3 15 PM at his home on Washington Street. He had been named on Monday as a candidate for Common Pleas Judge in the district. Full details of his death will be published tomorrow.
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Ion
Henry Gregg
Takis
Washington
Mr. Gregg
Common Pleas
Fuller
Shootin Angilewich Near Riverside Park Injury
Shootist Michael Angilewich a young Roumanian of this city shot himself in the head in Riverside park Wheeling Monday night after a quarrel with his sweetheart. He will likely recover according to hospital advices. The would be suicide refuses to discuss the act.
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Michael Angilewich
Riverside Park
Wheeling
Steubenville Oil Field Draws Interest as Welch Farm Well Rises
Belmont county sees eager Steubenville investors flocking to Welch farm where a new oil well rose from 25 to 125 barrels per day. Three additional wells have been located and rigs are under construction while officials try to keep the find discreet.
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Belmont County
Steubenville
Welch Farm
Regatta Set for Thursday on River From Midland to Chester
Regatta will run Thursday afternoon from Midland to the Chester West Virginia bridge with entries from Steubenville Toronto East Liverpool Pittsburg Rochester and other river towns. The event is a century after the July Fourth race and draws growing interest in the area.
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Regetta
Midland
Chester
W. Va
Steubenville
Toronto
East Liverpool
Pittsburg
Rochester
Usual dividend declared by La Belle Tron works
The La Belle Tron works directors met on Tuesday and declared the usual two and a half percent dividend to be paid July 1. Books close June 20. Charles Bray elected successor to the late Win Poltz. Bray formerly led the American Sheet Steel Company, a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation.
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la Belle Tron
Chas. Bray
Fatal Day for Eastern Ohio Miners Claims Three Lives
Three Eastern Ohio miners died in mining accidents on Tuesday. Nazar ine Eliterna, 28, Italian, was crushed by fallen stone at United States Coal Co. Bradley mine while timbering an entry. John Oblock, 39, Himgatian, perished from a stone fall at Roko-Somers mine near Adena. Kostanten Linguin, 40, Austrian, was run over by a train west of Bridgeport. Coroners and rescue teams responded as crews recovered the bodies.
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Ohio
United States Coal Co
Bradley
Nazarine Eliterna
Foster
John Oblock
Adena
Kostanten Linguin
Bridgeport
Wheeling Creek
Japanese immigration debated by House committee
Representative Baker of California urged the House Immigration Committee to report a bill excluding all Asiatic laborers. He claimed the Japanese population in the United States is growing at 1 percent annually, noting 3,074 Japanese admitted last year and 1,135 returning to Japan.
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
Baker
Calfornia
United States
Japan
Public meeting addresses street refuse burning complaints
A motion carried to table matters until the next meeting. Mr Clayton noted complaints about burning paper and other refuse on public streets, calling attention to enforcement issues and community concerns.
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Clayton
Republican convention names two for 20-22 Joint District
The Republican convention for the 20-22 Joint State Senatorial district nominated J A Moore of Steubenville and Hon C J Howard of Barnesville, reflecting a county coalition. Delegates elected officers, reports on rules split, and the ballot produced split results among Belmont, Columbiana, Harrison, and Jefferson counties.
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J. A. Moore
Steubenville
C. J. Howard
Barnesville
J. J. Purington
East Liverpool
Wm. T. Dixon
Martins Ferry
J. P. McMath
Harrison County
Dixon
Taft
Roosevelt
Chicago
Ohio
Belmont
EB. Armstrong
Columbiaana
D. G. Raley
Harrison
W. B. Scott
Jefferson
H. J. Weldav
Credentils
L. J
Belmont County
W. W. Cowen
Howard
Columbiana County
L. T. Farr
Purington
F. B. Grove
B. W. Rowland
Senate
W. C. Brown
Moore
Columbiana
Rowland
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