Ship to Rescue Foreigners Stranded as Refugees Reach Border
A U S ship Buford sails from San Francisco to aid Americans stranded along the Pacific coast of Mexico reaching Topolobampo Altata Mazatlan San Bias Tepic Manzanillo Acapulco and Guerrero. Dispatches report rebels tighten grip causing terror as federals near Tepic and Sinaloa town of Culla can. American consul general Shanklin returns to Mexico City and consular agent Guyant heads to Los Mochis to aid Americans. Two men released from Chihuahua peniten tiary reach El Paso after 38 days abusive confinement.
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Washington
Ary
Buford
San Francisco
Mexico
Topolobampo
Altata
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
San Bias
Tepic
Manzanillo
Colima
Acapulco
Guerrero
State Department
Pacific
Tucson
Ariz
Empalme
Sonora
Cullacan
Mexico City
Arnold Shanklin
United States
Claude Guyant
Shanglin
Los Mochos
Marion Letcher
Olympic Abandons Voyage After Firemen Strike
The White Star liner Olympic, held off Ryde by a firemen strike, abandons its New York voyage and returns to port. One hundred twenty five passengers to Queenstown reassigned to the Baltic. mail to Lusitania for New York. Seamen arrested for mutiny. union repudiates strikers.
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Southampton
England
Olympic
Ryde
Isle of Wight
New York
Ling
Queenstown
Baltic
Cunard
Lusitania
Liverpool
White Star
Portsmouth
National Sailors
Mremen
Seafarers’ Organization
Steamer Creole Runs Aground Near New Orleans Mouth
The Morgan line passenger steamer Creole, departing New Orleans for New York, ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi. Ocean tug Wilmot departed New Orleans to attempt a tow and salvage operation.
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New Orleans
Morgan Line
Creole
New York
Mississippi
Wilmot
Four Die in Dynamite Blast on Canadian Northe Railway
Four men employed on the right of way of the Canadian Northern railway east of Port Arthur Ontario were killed by a dynamite blast on April 26. The accident occurred during blasting work as crews prepared the line. Police and railway officials investigated the blast and the scene.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Roosevelt Wins Missouri Delegates After Stubborn Fight
In St Louis on April 27, the Missouri Republican convention broke a 24 hour deadlock to seat Roosevelt supporters. Eight delegates at large were chosen, each with half a vote, including Hadley Tolerton Dickey Essen McNeeley McIndoe Tippin Spear. Thomas Niedringhaus was elected national committeeman to succeed Nagel.
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St. Louis
Herbert S. Hadley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wight
Missouri
State
Republican Organization
Frederick H. Kreismann
Charles D. Morris
St. Joseph
Gov
Herbert
Hadley
Jesse Tolerton
Bronson
Walter 8. Dickey
Kansas City
Fred Essen
Clayton
John D. McNeeley
Hugh McIndoe
Joplin
John W. Tippin
Springfield
Alfred H. Spear
Chamois
Charles Nagel
Frederick Dent Grant Buried With Full Military Honors
Gen Frederick Dent Grant lies in a West Point tomb after a funeral at Governor's Island chapel and a ceremonial crossing. A regiment of infantry two troops of cavalry and artillery units led by Gen Tasker Bliss carried the casket on an artillery caisson, with naval ferries and cadets guiding the final rites.
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West Point
N. Y
Frederick Dent Grant
Governor's Island
South Ferry
Forty-second Street Ferry
Tasker H. Bliss
New York National Guard
Veteran Artillery Corps
U. S. Grant Post
Hudson River
Weehawken
Grant
United States Military Academy
Ship in port each night
The British schooner Vera Roberts arrived after a 2% day passage from St John’s Newfoundland because Captain Roberts, afflicted with rheumatism, avoided night sailing. He says young sailors can stay out but an older man cannot endure night voyages.
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Boston
Mass
Vera Roberts
St. John’s
N. F
Bodies of Astor Straus Hays Recovered From Titanic
New York April 27 bodies of Col John Jacob Astor Isidor Straus and C M Hays were recovered and placed aboard the cable ship Mackay Bennett. The dispatch lists ninety one of 205 dead named. Astor and Straus embalmed. Data includes Ismay and dozens more identified by wireless.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Isidor Straus
C. M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Mackay-Bennett
White Star Line Company
Colonel Astor
Mr. Straus
Caledonia
Cape Race Station
Ismay
Care
White Star Line
William Ale
F. Dutton
J. Stone
Philip J. Stokes
Edwin H. Petty
William Dashwood
W. Hanton
Thomas Anderson
A. Laurence J. Adams
A. Boothy Ragozzy
Abel J. Butterworth
A. Robins
T. Hewitt
P. Connors
Astor
William Dobbyns
Mr. Dobbyns
Captain Roberts
Noma
Halifax
House Prepares Vote to Directly Elect Senators
Washington April 27 The US House is expected to recede from its state rights stance and adopt the Senate bill for direct senator elections. Speaker Clark allies and Rep. Rucker of Missouri indicate the conferees favor the constitutional amendment framed by the Senate.
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Senate
Rucker
Washington
United States
House of Representatives
Representative Rucker
Missouri
House Conference Committee
House
Clark
House Democrats
Congress
Senate of the
Taft
United States May Intervene in Mexico
Reports from Los Angeles and Washington describe potential U S action to invade Mexico and rescue Americans amid mass killings and brigandage. Dispatches note naval movements toward southern Mexican waters and guard preparations in southern California as border clashes continue. In San Diego a clash near Campo Jacumba area shows cross border outlaws and Mexican troops engaging along the line.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mexico
Maryland
San Diego
Preble
Perry
Stewart
Farragut
Goldsborough
Lawrence
Whipple
National Guard
California
Washington
War Department
Vera Cruz
A. J. Rosenthal
Texas
Coust Artillery
Fort Rosecrans
Campo and
Jacumba
Justin McCarthy Dead Irish Patriot and Author
Justin McCarthy a renowned Irish patriot and author died at his Folkestone home aged 81. He wrote A History of Our Own Times and was father to English novelist Justin Huntly McCar thy and former husband of Cecilia Loftus. A prolific political writer he supported home rule and led the Irish parliamentary party in the house of commons before Parnell’s rejection.
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London
England
Justin McCarthy
Folkestone
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Cecilia Loftus
McCarthy
House of Commons
Parnell
Four Slack children die in Michigan house fire
A Rochester blaze caused by a gasoline stove explosion killed four Slack children aged twelve, two months, seven, and five. Mrs Slack is seriously burned and Fire Chief Porten is injured. The parents were away when the fire started. two children died in the house, the others later died in a Detroit hospital.
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Rochester
Mich
Mra
Charles Slack
Porten
Slack
Baby Slack
Bert
Leo
Detroit
Navy boats cover three fifths of crew size
Washington reports that U S navy vessels carry boats enough for about 60 percent of their crews. The battleship Delaware with 945 officers and men could be accommodated in 645 boats, but ships rarely sail alone, reducing risk of serious accidents.
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Washington
United States Navy
Navy Department
Delaware
Pope Hears Bells by Phone Amid Venice Campanile Plans
In Rome on April 27 the pope insisted on hearing the bells of the rebuilt Campanile of St. Mark's in Venice by telephone from his Vatican apartment. Doctors advised him to skip the event fearing the emotional toll of the bells on his health.
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Pope
Rome
St. Mark's
Venice
Vatican
Ohio Deaths and Marriages Noted Across Several Towns
A string of Ohio notices reports deaths in Campbell farm and Kingscreek with farms and family members noting the falls and meals. Mary Voll the 71 year old mother of labor leader John Voll dies in Zanesville. Jesse Snyder 50 near Nevada takes poison amid wife illness. Henry D. Smith former Lowellville mayor dies in Youngstown. A divorce suit in Zanesville cites desertion at the altar. Zelva Matthews 18 of Nashport dies from a bullet wound from an old accident. In Norwalk funds are raised to cover W. J. Bryan trip expenses. Akron reports a baby boy born to Mrs Henry Smith with note on earlier with six-toed birth. Edna Meredith and Merritt C. Speidel wed in Piqua. In Dayton Albert Clem 31 crushed in an Algonquin elevator. wife ill and not notified.
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Akron
Henry Smith
Dayton
Albert Clem
International Correspondence School
Scranton
Algonquin Hotel
Titanic steerage passenger hid in lifeboat during evacuation
Steubenville report recalls Steerage passenger Steubenville-Frank Missola an Italian laborer who escaped danger aboard the Titanic after awakening he ran and hid in a lifeboat wearing women’s dresses to stay concealed a sailor saved him by forcing him to row.
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Steubenville
Frank Missola
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NAVY
Elihu Root
Senator Root
American Society of International Law
Victor
Governor Island
Straus
Mackey-Bennett
Smith
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine
Ernest Gill
Gill
Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
Marconi Company Limited
Sammis
Mr. Marconi
Carpathia
Lord Mersey
John Charles Bigham
Mersey
High Court
U. S
Capital
Justin M’carthy
Michigan
Rochester House
Pontiff
Ohio
Manchester
Edward Harris
Campbell Farm
Zanesville
Mary Voll
John A. Voll
State Federation of Labor
The
National Glass Blowers
Sanducky
Jesse Snyder
Nevada, O
Youngstown
Henry D. Smith
Lowellville
Anna M. Hood
Herbert Hood
Zelva Matthews
Nashport
Norwalk
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Piqua
Edna Meredith
Merritt C. Speidel
Piqua Call
E. H. Cherrington
Fred B. Neel
Spiedel
New England
Port Jervis
Findlay
Findlay High School
Findley
George H. Phelps
Standard Oil Co
Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
Twentieth Century League
Father Barnard Vaughan
Norman L. Roach
Warner
John Waller
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