Ohio Governor Urges Swift Flood Relief Legislation
Governor Cox urged immediate emergency flood laws and relief funding for Ohio. He backed gold medals for key telegraph workers, urged stricter river dumping controls, quicker public works fixes, and enabling municipal borrowing. Proposals include 25 million in relief, 32 million senate aid, and 2 million from McAdoo deposits.
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Ohio
Swatn
Arthur Bell
Dayton
Thomas E. Green
Central Union Telephone Company
Muskingum Valley
Utilities Commission
State Highway Commissioner
Washington
Ansberry
Secretary of War
Department
Senate
Burton
War Department
American Red Cross
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Mooney
President Wilson Reads Tariff Message to Congress
President Wilson delivered his tariff message before a joint session in the House and Senate. Officials, judges, diplomats, and society gathered as the chief executive outlined a plan to abolish privileges, promote competition, and expand foreign trade while reforming fiscal laws and industry policy.
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House of Representatives
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Judiciary
Wilson
Clark
Senate
Coun
Emmeline Pankhurst Near Death as Hunger Strike Worries
London reports say Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst is near release from Holloway jail due to weakness from a hunger strike. Solicitor Marshall notes her serious condition after she has taken only water since imprisonment. Annie Kenney says the leader will join the April 10 Albert Hall meeting if able, possibly carried on a bed.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Holloway
Solicitor Marshall
Mrs. Pankhurst
Annie Kenney
Partition Music Hall
Tiice Dilly Circus
Albert Hall
Pavilion Music Hall
Norwich
Vicious Element Terrorizes Populace in Buffalo Strike
Buffalo's streetcar strike shows continued disorder as over 500 strikebreakers have been imported yet only a few cars operate. Traffic on the east and south sides is demoralized while police guard lines. A rock struck Patrolman Kingston, blinding him in one eye and breaking his nose, and a strikebreaker suffered a skull fracture.
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Buffalo
Kingston
Japanese Protest Spurs White House Conference
President Wilson handles a Japanese ambassador protest over California alien land laws. He summoned Senator Works and Representative Kent to the White House for a conference and arranged a second with Secretary of the Interior Lane, with further talks planned involving Mr. Bryan.
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California
Washington
Wilson
Works
Kent
White House
Three Volcanos In Eruption Across Italy
Rome reports Etna Vesuvius and Stromboli erupting concurrently marking an unprecedented volcanic event. Observers note that even double eruptions are rare and this simultaneous activity is historically notable.
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Rome
Mount Etna
Vesuvius
Stromboli
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