Delegates Named for Hague Conference Mission
At the cabinet meeting the number of delegates to the Hague conference was increased. The American delegation includes Joseph H. Choate Horace L.-General Davis George B. Davis Rear Admiral Sperry and William I. Taft Jr. The group will sail from New York for The Hague in mid May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kington
Congress
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Horace
France
M. Rose
Arkansas
American Bar Association
The
Arkansas Association
David Jayne Hill
Rhcan
Netherns
Rochester University
George B. Davis
United States My
United States Academy
Ties S. Sperry
Naval War College
William I.man
Republic
Panama
New Rk
Hague
Oil Case Goes to Jury After Indictment Narrowed
Chicago April 13 Judge Landis overruled motions to quash the indictment in the Standard Oil case, leaving 63 counts for the jury. The defense demanded the government identify the single offense it will rely on. the judge declined, noting the issue could be raised if the verdict is guilty or not. District Attorney Sims then presented the government’s argument.
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Standard Oil Company
Landis
Ihes ‘States District Court
Con
Rosenthal
Sims
Butchers Plan Presentation of Demands to Packers
A report from April 13 notes butchers abroad plan to present demands to packers including firms in South St. Louis East St. Louis St Paul and Chicago butchers uniting for concerted action to be announced in New York.
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South
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Kanty
South St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Loss of horses hits Nichols Jim Lumber camp amid disease order
Officials in Resota Minn report state inspection of Nichols Jim Lumber company camps found 102 horses affected by an outbreak. Horses were shot to prevent spread. disease traced to winter woods. Also noted are arrests for intrusions at the Hotel Schenley and other items: towels law killed and lumber workers strike for nine hour day and higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee, Minn
Nichols Jim Lumber Company
Escapes Indictment in Aldrich Killing Case
Baton Rouge April 13 The fraud jury refused to indict Congressman George K Favrot for the November 7 shooting death of Dr R H Aldrich sparked by a remark about Mrs Favrot The unwritten law was pleaded before the grand jury Favrot was released from jail where he had been held since November
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Baton Rouge
George K. Favrot
Congress
R. H. Aldrich
Famine Conditions Worse in Shanghai District
Telegrams from twenty famine districts report worsening conditions as ten million people face starvation. Chinese relief efforts total over 4 million dollars locally and 500 thousand from foreign sources, with cannibalism and malnutrition rising. A dollar saves one life until the harvest. 10 million more is needed and Americans are urged to contribute 3 million in three weeks.
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Shanghai
America
Rodgers
Relief Committee
China
Worldwide Rubber Trust Forming In Global Consolidation
The Herald reports negotiations underway to combine United States Rubber and International Rubber Company forming a worldwide rubber trust. Committees will study terms and data on earnings and resources, with a proposed parent company issuing securities of at least 150 million dollars. Named stakeholders include King Leopold II, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Thomas F. Ryan, the Guggenheims, First National Bank, N W Aldrich, B M Baruch, A N Brady, and Samuel P Colt.
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New York
The
Herald
United States
Rubber Company
International Rubber Company
Mexico
Congo
King Leopold of
Belgium
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Thomas F. Ryan
Guggenheim Syndicate
First National Bank
N. W. Aldrich
B. M. Baruch
A. N. Brady
Samuel P. Colt
Armament Limits Debate At The Hague Conference
Paris reports ministerial circles undecided on discussing limits at The Hague conference. Semi official messages from Berlin and Vienna say Germany and Austria oppose the Italian proposal aimed at reconciling German and British positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Germany
Austria
Anarchist Captured in Paris Attempt at Grand Duke Visit
A Russian anarchist in disguise as a naval cadet called at Grand Duke Alexis on Avenue Gabriel seeking an audience. Absent Alexis, an aide-de camp questioned the uniform and arrested him. Police classify the man as dangerous anarchist.
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Paris
Grand Duke
Alexis
Gabriel
Bonilla Said to Surrender After Flight to Amapala
New Orleans reports an unspecific cable stating Manuel Bonilla of Honduras has surrendered. The message notes he was bottled up in Amapala after fleeing Choluteca, with Nicaraguan forces expected to take him soon.
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Amapala
Bonilla
New Orleans
Manuel Bonilla
Jose S. Zelaya
Choluteca
Cee
Ramirez
Telperspire
Honduras
Central American peace talks eyed after Nicaragua border clash
Washington reports that a general State Department discussion aims for a permanent peace framework in Central America. Negotiations focus on halting hostilities with a future conference in Washington or Mexico City, with the United States and Mexico stepping as umpires and The Hague conference not ruled out.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Duras
Central America
State Department
Mexico
United States
the Hague
Ambacea
Labor Telegram Questions Moyer Haywood Status
E N Noees secretary of the local labor body sent a telegram to the president disputing press reports that Mayer and Haywood are undesirable citizens. He argued that as these men face trial for their lives a false statement would hurt their chances for a square deal and asked for correct information.
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Hig
Moyer
Western
Federa
Apsas
Steunenberg
Idaho
E. N. Noees
Sighted Huge Icebergs Off Grand Banks
Four huge icebergs spotted near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one resembling a church with a tall steeple. The Vaderland has just arrived in port amid the ice field sighting.
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New York
Grand Banks of
Newfoundland
Vaderland
Factoried Will Be Moved to Havana Factories
A plan proposes relocating a factory to Havana to support larger production. Officials say the move aims to consolidate operations and boost output at the Havana facilities, with no immediate shutdowns of existing sites.
Washington Cabinet Meeting Ends Swiftly
The April day featured a notably brief cabinet meeting with likely limited agenda and several items left unaddressed. Officials reported an unusually short session as discussions wound down.
Imperial Conference opens with plans for trade and defence
London reports the fourth conference of Great Britain's colonies and the colonial secretary. Premier Campbell Bannerman welcomed delegates including Laurier and Botha. Talks cover preferential trade, a permanent imperial council, defense schemes, emigration and legal topics. Meetings run three times weekly for a month.
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London
Great Britain
Colonial Office
Earl of Elgin
Dr. Jameson
Cape Colony
Louis Botha
Transvaal
Alfred Deakin
Australia
Joseph G. Ward
New Zealand
Frederick R. Moore
Natal
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Robert Bond
Newfoundland
Campbell-Bannerman
Peace Congress Opens at Carnegie Hall With Leaders Present
The National Arbitration and Peace congress of America opened three days of sessions at Carnegie Hall with Andrew Carnegie presiding. Mayor McClellan welcomed delegates, and letters from President Roosevelt were read. Secretary Elihu Root Governor Hughes and Carnegie spoke on humanity and international peace.
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New York
National Arbitration and Peace Congress of America
Europe
Carnegie Hall
Andrew Carnegie
McClellan
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Hughes
Carnegie
Root
City Club
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
France
Oscar S. Straus
William T. Stead
London
Robert Cranston
Robert 8. Ball
Taft Discusses Ohio Campaign With President Roosevelt
Washington April 16 H W Taft brother of Secretary Taft spent considerable time with President Roosevelt and politics formed a feature of their discussion He would not say what the secretary would do about the Ohio campaign or his possible visit and trip to the Philippines. He said his brother was not fully informed due to absence in the West Indies and declined to discuss the Republican nomination or his brother's relations to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. W. Taft
Taft
Roosevelt
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Philippines
West Indies
Woman dies under pines in Aurora Dakota teacher’s self destruction
Duluth reports a young Dakota schoolteacher committed suicide by poison at Aurora after a quarrel with a man she claimed as husband. She had asserted the wish to die under these pines three years earlier, and the woman’s identity is being withheld.
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Duluth
Aurora
Dakota
Woman Dies In Fire After Locked Kitchen Door
Mrs. Mary Caster aged eighty five suffocated by smoke while attempting to reach the locked kitchen door in her Hill City cabin. Fire started in the front room where she lived alone, but officials say smoke caused the death rather than the blaze.
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Hill City
Mary Caster
Strike Threat Looms as Trades Vote for Pay Hikes
In Philadelphia on April 16, 500 union painters join 5,000 carpenters voting to strike starting May 1 for higher wages. Plumbers, electricians and fathers are also expected to adopt similar action.
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Philadelphia
Immigrant Crosses the Border Clouded by Identification Gaps
Washington reports show Japanese laborers using Honolulu transshipment to reach the United States via San Francisco or Mexico. Officials say passports to Mexico or Hawaii do not deter their plans, and smuggling across the border is difficult to stop. Secretary Straus and Commissioner Sargent discuss the growing challenge as this issue intensifies.
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Washington
Honolulu
San Francisco
British Columbia
Mexico
Hawaiiian Islands
United States
Sargent
Bureau of Immigration
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Japs Ordered Deportation From Washington Detention
Eleven Japanese workers held at Port Townsend detention station will be deported on the Tremont after admitting they were hired in Japan to work on a Montana farm. An appeal led to the order from the secretary of commerce and labor.
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Seattle
Wash
Port Townsend
Tremont
Tacoma
Japan
Montana
Washington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Detained Japanese Laborers Held in San Francisco
Two hundred ninety five Japanese laborers aboard the Korea are detained in San Francisco awaiting Washington immigration advice on whether local authorities can permit their onward travel to British Columbia. Passports indicate Honolulu and Immigration Commissioner North questions their port of destination.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Korea
Department of Immigration
Washington
British Columbia
Honolulu
North
Ohio Workmen Order to be Abandoned in Ohio
The Ohio department of the Ancient Order of United Workmen will be wound up amid a filed suit to appoint a receiver. The suit targets liquidation in Troy. Grand Recorder A. T. Roever says no reorganization is planned and members resist higher assessments as liabilities near 153000 with only 3000 in assets.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Department of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Ohio Grand Recorder
A. T. Roever
Troy
Grand
Roever
Ohio
Fourteen Miners Die in Mexican Mine Fire
News from Mexico City reports fourteen miners smothered to death in a fire at the Dos Estrellas mine in the Elore mining camp about 175 miles southwest of the city. The mine remains burning as rescue efforts continue amid difficulty.
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Mexico City
Dosestrellas
Elore
Threat of General Strike in Minneapolis Trades
The local carpenters strike may spread to all building trades in Minneapolis within days. Orders from the building trades council ban open shops as master builders and independent contractors prepare to push for a settlement.
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Minneapolis
Building Trades Council
Distant Earthquake Felt Across Nation Duration Over Two Hours
A weather bureau bulletin reports a powerful earthquake recorded from 1 14 a m lasting over two hours with east west and north south movements. Albany officials say the disturbance, about 3000 miles away to the southwest or southeast, was comparable to Paraíso and Kingston shocks.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Valparaiso
Kingston
Albany
San Francisco
David H. Newland
Earthquake Hits Mexico City Searing Four Point Five Minutes
An April 16 quake in Mexico City lasting four and a half minutes caused widespread alarm. Clocks stopped at 11 34 Mexican time, lights failed briefly, and telegraph wires failed. A wall at the Associated Press building cracked, Cinco de Mayo street asphalt split ten yards, and a wall on San Santiago street collapsed killing horses and wounding five men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Associated Press
Cinco de Mayo Street
San Santiago Street
James H. Eckels Dies in Chicago at 58
James H. Eckels president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago and former comptroller of the currency died at his home of heart disease. He was born in Princeton Illinois in 1858 and spent most of his life in Illinois. He practiced law at Ottawa before his 1893 appointment as comptroller by President Cleveland and was a prominent advocate of the gold standard.
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Chicago
James H. Beckels
Commercial National Bank
Eckels
New York
First National Bank of
Baltimore
Princeton
Ill
Illinois
Ottawa
Cleveland
Wholly of Natives and Cuban Rural Guard Change
The general staff sent to Governor Magoon a plan involving about 12 000 men and abandoning the Cuban rural guard increase. The original plan, though not highly regarded, followed requests from Cubans. Publication sparked opposition as it would reduce existing police forces and weaken law enforcement.
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Washington
Magoon
Cuba
Ty Bod
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Walker
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Worldwide Rubber Trust
al America
Labor
Moyer and Haywood
Havana
Ohio Department of the
New York State
James H. Eckels
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