British cabinet changes floated after informal ministerial talks
London reports an informal ministerial conference chaired by Asquith outlines possible cabinet reconstruction after elections. Lloyd George favored for chancellorship, with Haldane also a candidate. Birrell may be replaced by Burns if moved. Churchill and Marcourt eyed for inclusion, Churchill possibly triggering a Manchester election.
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London
Herbert
H. Asquith
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Board of Trade
Haldane
Asquith
Birrell
Ireland
John Burns
Local Government Board
Lewis Marcourt
Roosevelt May Veto Omnibus Public Buildings Bill
Washington reports suggest President Roosevelt will veto the omnibus public buildings bill if Congress does not pass the legislation he seeks. A looming clash with the White House appears likely as the naval appropriation, anti injunction, and anti trust measures face opposition and uncertain prospects in Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Bishop Supports Tobacco Burners Despite Church View
The Bishop of Moore explains sympathy with Kentucky barn burners but condemns destruction of tobacco barns as contrary to church stance. The conference adopted a resolution of confidence in the bishop after his Friday statement praising tobacco destruction by night riders.
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Kentucky Night Riders
Kentucky
Methodist Church
Cellor
Delegation Urges Sherman Act Amendments In Congress
A large delegation from manufacturing, commerce, rail, labor, and agriculture, aligned with the National Civic Federation, testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Sherman act amendments. Notables from New York, Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago urged changes while hundreds of firms and associations supported opposing views.
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Washington
National Civic Federation
House Committee On Judiciary
Seth Low
E. H. Gary
Albert Shaw
Isaac N. Seligman
Victor Morawetz
Charles A. Moore
William J. Schieffiin
John S. Huyler
W. E. Macy
William C. Breed
Ralph
Mahlon Kline
Philadelphia
J. W. Jenks
Ithaca
N. Y
J. W. Kinnear
Pittsburg
Littlefield
Russia weighs recognizing China's sovereignty in Manchuria
April 6 report from St Petersburg says the Russian government considers issuing a statement recognizing China's sovereignty in Manchuria to the extent allowed by administrative rights in the Harbin rail zone. Russia seeks a wording acceptable to the United States and other powers to ease the Harbin dispute with Fred Fisher, the Harbin American consul, and to allow reforms Russia claims are rights under the 1896 treaty.
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Sc. Petersburg
China
Manchuria
Russia
Harbin
Fred D. Fisher
Chailar
United States
Poll of House Taken Points to Financial Commission
Representative Hill of Connecticut reports a House poll showing a majority favor creating a financial commission to study the financial question before the next Congress. He says support does not hinge on one specific bill though the Lovering bill is favored in general.
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Washington
Hill
Connecticut
House Committee On Currency
Roosevelt
House
Financial Commission
Western Connecticut Mills Resume Full Time Amid Rebounding Employment
Plainfield and Naugatuck reports show mills and factories returning to full operation after prior curtailment. In Plainfield and other Western Connecticut towns about 2 500 workers are employed again while at Naugatuck the Goodyear Rubber Glove boot and shoe department and United States Rubber reclaiming department restart after idle periods affecting about 2 200 workers.
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Plainfield
Conn
Connecticut
Naugatuck
Goodyear Rubber Glove Company
United States Rubber Company
Wage talks aim to end Southwestern strike soon
Kansas City April 7 Southwestern shoal operators and miners representatives met to discuss a new wage scale for 35 000 men on strike. Leaders expressed confidence an amicable settlement would be reached and workers would be at work again within about a week.
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Kansas City
Preacher Calls for Boycott of Harriman Church
Rev Artemus J Haynes of the United Congregational church urged followers to stay away from the new church built by E B Harriman in New Haven Connecticut on April 7 drawing attention to a local religious dispute between the parish and Harriman.
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New Haven
Conn
Artemus J. Haynes
United Congregational Church
BE. H. Harriman
Cambridge Wins Third Straight Varsity Boat Race
Putney April 6 Cambridge defeats Oxford by about two and a half lengths to win the annual varsity boat race for the third year in succession. The light blues led from the start and never relinquished the front, despite Oxford winning the toss to choose the Surrey side and avoid rough water.
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Putney
Eng
Cambridge
Oxford
Surrey
Murder by Ex-Convict Aged Ragpicker Kill
In St Paul on April 7 Fred Eschle aged 47 confessed to murdering John Smolensk y aged 73 a ragpicker. He shot the victim blown his head with a shotgun then hid the body under a floor and occupied the shack. Police say motive was money though he denies taking over seventy dollars. He planned to rob a pickpocket later while drunk.
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St. Paul
Fred Eschle
John Smolensky
Eschle
Smolensky
Otis paper mill strike hits Otis mill work stoppage
Livermore Falls Maine April 7 Work in the Otis paper and pulp mills of International Paper at Chisholm is nearly stopped as forty firemen strike over a four door feeding order. About three hundred workers idle with 200 more at risk if replacements cannot be found.
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Livermore Falls
Otis Paper and Pulp Mills
International Paper Company
Chisholm
Taft Arrives at Omaha For Station Platform Reception
Secretary Taft reached Omaha and was welcomed at Union Station by General Gardner and the Missouri Department staff in full dress. An informal reception followed on the station platform.
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Omaha
Taft
Union Station
Gardner
Department of the Missouri
Riots Rock Lisbon as Election unrest flares in streets
Lisbon awoke to intense disorder as crowds gathered in Pedro Square and before St. Dominique church. Troops fired on stone-throwing mobs while ballot counting continued. no Republican candidates declared elected in 107 districts and casualties are unreported by official sources.
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Lisbon
Pedro Square
St. Dominique Church
Riots Erupt Near Bastille as Lockout Sparks Unrest
In Paris on April 7 a protest by masons and bricklayers escalated at Place de la Bastille. Police reserves arrived, the crowd was dispersed after a few arrests and minor clashes.
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Paris
Place de la Bastile
Tragedy in Bradney as Engineer Shoots Self After Affair
Pittsburg reports Samuel L Gardner aged 59 a Bradney civil engineer shot himself after a long alleged romance with 16 year old Miss Bradney in his neighbor’s presence then fled home He died hours later leaving a wife and grown children The sensational case centers on the youth and rival families with a suspected motive of jealousy and rage after the girl attended church with another man.
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Pittsburg
Samuel L. Gardger
Bradney
Gardner
Miss Bradney
Meat Prices Go Higher In New York Markets
Retailers raise all meat prices by one half to five cents per pound. Porterhouse steaks up to 35 cents, sirloins 30 cents, round steaks 23 cents, lamb chops 65 cents, lamb breast 30 cents. Pork jumps as chops rise to 18 cents, pork tenderloins scarce, roasting pork 16 to 18 cents. Dealers expect no further changes for a month. Grass fattened cattle may boost supply after May 1 as corn fed stock remains scarce.
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New York
Boilermaker Electrocuted in Chillicothe Mill
James Ryan a boilermaker at Marfield's mill was electrocuted when he grabbed a light globe with no gloves. A helper witnessed convulsions, shut off the current, but Ryan died as a cross wired 2000 volt line sent a fatal shock through his body.
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Chillicothe
James Ryan
Marfield’s
Ryan
Beulah Hawkins Enters Sixty-First Day of Sleep
Mrs Beulah Hawkins remains unconscious on the sixty first day of a puzzling sleep baffling doctors in Los Angeles Cal April 7 Her condition shows no awakening and only slight weight changes with a three pound loss from hospital admission.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Beulah Hawkins
King Calls Family Council Over Engagement Rumor
Naples April 7 The Duke of Aosta and the king plan a family council in Rome to discuss the reported engagement of the Duke of the Abruzzi to Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia and West Virginia.
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Naples
Duke of
Aosta
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Quarantine Against Cuba Issued by Marine Hospital
The marine hospital and public health service orders quarantine on Cuba with Havana Metropolitan district exempted, including Havana, Marianao and Camp Columbia.
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Washington
The
Marine Hospital and Public Health Service
Cuba
Havana
Marianao
Camp Columbia
Danish Finance Minister Wilhelm Lassen Dies in Copenhagen
The Danish minister of finance Wilhelm Lassen is dead in Copenhagen. The army appropriation bill reported to the senate totals 98,820,409 dollars, a net increase of 14,612,843 dollars over the house passed version. Hilliott Flower of Chicago set a record traveling from Chicago to New York in seven and a half days by trolley, completing 1,300 miles.
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Wilhelm Lassen
Copenhagen
Senate
House
Chicago
New York
Hilliott Flower
Market Quotations Wheat Prices and Tracks
Minneapolis April 6 Wheat May one dollar. July ninety nine and three quarters cents. On track No 1 hard one dollar and two and a half cents. No 1 Northern one dollar. No 2 Northern ninety eight and three quarters cents. No 3 Northern ninety one and three quarters cents.
Wheat and flax price notes from Duluth market
Wheat to arrive and on track with No 1 hard at 1.02 and No 1 Northern at 1.00 and No 2 Northern at 96 13 cents May 98 9. Flax to arrive on track with May at 1.14 and July at 1.16.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Cattle and hog prices steady at St Paul auction
St Paul market report for April 6 shows cattle good to choice steers $6.00 to $6.75, cows and heifers $4.00 to $5.00, vealors $3.75 to $5.00. Hogs bring $6.75 to $6.95, sheep wethers $8.00 to $8.75, good to choice lambs $7.00 to $7.40.
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St. Paul
Market Report Chicago cattle hogs and sheep prices
Chicago daily market summary lists cattle ranges including cattle Beves Texans and Western cattle with several price bands. hogs show light mixed heavy and rough categories. sheep and yearlings and lambs prices recorded. Data dated April 6 with price quotes across categories.
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Chicago
Chicago grain and provisions market notes
Chicago reports mixed grain futures with Wheat May at 80 90 percent, July 86 86 Ke, Sept 85 percent. Corn May 66 percent, July 64 68 percent, Sept 62 percent. Oats May and July quotes shown with scattered old figures. Pork values listed around 13 18 dollars with unclear terms.
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Chicago
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House Committee
Augusta
King
Family Council
1. Paul Union
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Lonestaff
Niga Huron
Ma Byai
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