Troops Were Sent as Warnings Over Coaling Station Demand
A Mexico City informed report claims U S troops were moved to the Texas border as a warning to Mexico and Japan amid pressure over a coaling station. The dispatch notes deaths at San Rafael and the Yaqui chief Buli, plus a disputed will found in an statehouse envelope.
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el Paco
Tex
Japan
Mexico
United States
Texas
Magdalena Bay
Sonora
Barron
San Rafael
Ocampo
Buli
Mines for Columbia River
The mine Planter Ringgold in Puget Sound waters is ordered to Astoria Oregon to plant a complete mine system at the mouth of the Columbia River. Army officers of the Columbia district will supervise from Fort Stevens with firing stations to deter entry of hostile vessels. Mines will be 100 feet apart in the narrow channel.
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Portland
Ore
Ringgold
Puget Sound
Astoria
Oregon
Columbia River
Columbia District
Fort Stevens
CONFESSES KILLING MAN Prominent Young Man Gives Himself Up
W B Tennent a young Atlanta executive surrendered to police claiming he is wanted in Marseilles Indiana for killing a man on August 10 1910. He says the burden of conscience drove him to surrender and face punishment. He had been employed by Western Electric and has a sister married to a local businessman. He will be held pending Marseilles authorities’ reply.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
W. B. Tennent
Marseilles
Tennent
Marseilles City
Elecotomy Electric and Power Company
Joliet
Western Electric Company
Bill seeks restore army canteen to improve health
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri introduced a bill to restore the army canteen arguing it is necessary for preserving health and decent conduct in the army. The measure aims to reestablish a controlled dining and beverage facility for soldiers.
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Washington
Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
Bartholdt
Will Mystery Cleared Up in Dumont Will Loss Case
Indianapolis April 6 The loss of the will of Ebenezer Dumont becomes clearer as authorities pursue the missing document. Dumont’s heirs and local legal figures weigh options while investigators reassess records and potential witnesses.
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Indianapolis
Ebenezer Dumont
Mystery of $100000 Queen City Theft Quietly Settled
Mrs. D Armour’s safety deposit box at New England bank contained $100000 in stocks and bonds that vanished and were sold through a Kansas City brokerage. Brokers believed the thief acted for Armour, deposits funded purchases of art and jewelry, and a quiet settlement was reached with no prosecution.
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Kansas City
D. Armour
Warwick Boulevard
New England Bank
Armour
Fidelity Trust Company
Rich Woman Murdered Near Garners Bayou
Pensacola April 6 authorities, not releasing full details, believe Miss Laura Earle a wealthy Philadelphia woman murdered at her Garners Bayou winter home. Found with two bullet wounds, coroner's jury earlier labeled suicide, now police suspect homicide and robbery of a large sum and jewelry.
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Pensacola
Vla
Laura
Earle
Philadelphia
Garners Bayou
Miss Warle
Triple Elopement Leads to York Custody
Three couples from near Alexandria Virginia eloped and were captured by York police. The genuine spouses have been notified and may press charges. The women, said to be attractive, left good homes including a wife deserting her husband and five children. The prisoners admit the elopement. The women planned travel and a future stage career.
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York
Alexandria
York Police
Black Hand attack targets Samuel Podesta in Chicago
In a Black Hand murder plot Samuel Podesta, a rich Italian, was attacked near his home and shot twice, the bullets hitting his right arm. He reported receiving many threatening letters at the hospital. One arrest has been made.
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Chicago
Samuel Podesta
Coal Strike Sparks Canadian Labor Tensions
Ottawa April 6. William L. Mackenzie King appoints P. D. Niven as special agent to report on the coal strike in Alberta and British Columbia where 15,000 miners are idle.
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Alberta
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
William L. MacKenzie King
P. D. Niven
British Columbia
Boomerang Hit Garner Brings Ninth Cavalry to Border Posts
From San Antonio April 6 a Washington move orders the Ninth Cavalry to replace the Third on the Mexican border to preserve U S neutrality along the 1800 mile boundary. The action centers on Congressman John M Garner of Brownsville whose interference is linked to San Antonio politics. Three forts including Fort Browns and Fort Sam Fordyce will host the Negro troops.
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San Antonio
Tex
House of Representatives
Washington
John M Garner
District of Texas
Brownsville
Garner
Twenty-Fifth Colored Infantry
William H Carter
Fort Sam Houston
Ninth Cavalry
War Department
Joseph W. Duncan
Department of Texas
Third Cavalry
United States
Fort Browns
Fort Sam Fordyce
Roosevelt
James M. Slayden
Slayden
Texas
Woman Dies on Railroad Train Near Mount Vernon
Mrs Philena Ryder dies aboard a Chicago and Eastern lines train near Mount Vernon from heart failure while visiting her son Frank Ryder in Coldwater Michigan. This marks the third death in the area from the same cause in two days.
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Mount Vernon
Lil
April
Philena Ryder
Chicago and Eastern Lines
Ste
Prank Ryder
Coldwater
Mich
Woman Fatally Falls In Election Row Shooting
In Edwardsville during an election dispute, Mrs George Yates shot her husband in an argument. He wrestled the revolver, turned it on her, and she died instantly.
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Edwardsville, Til
George Yates
Don’t Eat to Keep Up Strength in Sickness
A doctor warns against overeating when ill noting digestion slows and waste buildup rises. An egg-nog given to a four year old with measles was quickly rejected yet the child recovered in two days, while adults may not tolerate such meals.
William Lorimer Minois Senator Whose Election May Again Be Investigated
A historical note identifies William Lorimer as a senator from Illinois whose 1912 election faced renewed scrutiny. The piece discusses potential investigations and political repercussions tied to Lorimer's contested seat and his role in national politics.
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Minois
Jay Gould to Wed April 29 in St Thomas Church
New Brunswick reports a fixed date for the wedding of Jay Gould to Annie Dougan Graham of this city. The ceremony will be held at St Thomas Church in the afternoon at 4 o’clock. The notice notes a simple ceremony and public interest in the event.
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Jay Gould
Annie Dougan Graham
St. Thomas' Church
Insurgent Republicans Back Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona
Senator Norris Brown filed a joint resolution to approve the constitutions of New Mexico and Arizona and admit them as states. Insurgent Republicans support including Arizona’s initiative referendum and recall, while some oppose it. Committee appointments by Senator Cullom include Gallinger, Lodge, Warren, Penrose, Heyburn, Smoot, La Follette, Bourne, Cummins, Bradley, and Bristow.
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Washington
Senate
House
New Mexico
Arizona
Congress
Norris Brown
Nebraska
cMeers
New Republican Progressive League
Brown
United States
Cullom of
Ilinois
Repubican Henvens
Insurgent Republicans gain committee power in new senate
The insurgent Republicans secure four seats on the committee on committees and two on the steering committee amid a reshaped senate. Appointments signal strong insurgent influence as progressives receive favorable but moderated gains.
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New
Senate
Bes Cullen
Wilnhora
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Clark
Weomting
Nelson
Minnesia
Garohle
South Dakota
Brandeere
Connecticut
Wiltam Alden Smith
Michigan
Horah
Idaho
Vrown
Nebraska
Urices
Jereesy—eedener
Wrettneton
Labor in Grief March Honors Washington Place Victims
Ninety unions with 250000 members led public tribute for 45 victims of the Washington place fire marching through lower New York in two parades. The city buried seven unidentified victims in Evergreen cemetery as many factories closed so workers could join the memorial.
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New York
Washington Place
Evergreen Cemetery
New Quebec Bridge Contract Awarded for St. Lawrence Crossing
Ottawa reports the Quebec Bridge contract let to the St. Lawrence Bridge company for 8.65 million dollars to replace the 1907 collapse. Completion is targeted for December 31, 1915 with a primary railroad design and two four foot sidewalks. A 1 million dollar plant will be built near Montreal and steel sourced from Pittsburgh.
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Ottawa
Ont
Quebec
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Bridge Company
Minister of Railways and Canals
Montrael
Pittsburg
Fire Breaches Six-Story Loft in Broome Street
A three alarm fire roared through a six story loft building on Broome Street New York April 6 burning contents on all floors except the first two causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Police evacuated residents of a nearby tenement as the blaze threatened adjacent structures until it was controlled.
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New York
Broome Street
Tragic shooting ends in double death in Minneapolis
Arthur Wold a 40 year old streetcar conductor shot and killed Minnie Wagner 23 of St Cloud and then killed himself at the home of her brother in law C A Loudin 2700 Thirty Second St East Wold a father of four had been separated from his wife and was said to be infatuated with Minnie Wagner
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Minneapolis
Minn
Arthur Wold
Minnie Wagner
St. Cloud
C. A. Loudin
Thirty-Second Street
Wold
Migs Waener
Favor Reform Policies in Michigan House
Lansing April 6 The house passed the initiative referendum and recall with overwhelming majorities. Minor changes were made to require fall 1912 submission and petitions signed by registered voters.
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House
Lansing
Lansing, Mich
Moore elected president of Panama Pacific Exposition firm
San Francisco on April 6 Charles Moore was voted unanimously to lead the Panama Pacific International Exposition company. He heads the firm Charles C. Moore & Co., engineers, of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Charles Moore
Charles. C. Moore & Co., Engineers
U S Senate May Reopen Lorimer Case Over Funds
Edward Hines of Chicago testified to a $100000 fund used to elect Senator Lorimer. Edward Tilton named as treasurer while Clarence Funk of International Harvester discussed a possible $100000 contribution. Figures tied to lumber and meat packing interests discussed in Springfield hearings.
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Springfield
Funk
Mr. Tilden
Cheirman Nelm
Lorimer
Senate
Washington
New Developmenta
Cyrus TH. McCormick
International Marvester Company
Chicago Daily News
Hines Denies Fund Solicitation for Senator Election
In Chicago on April 6 Edward Hines denied to the Helm committee of the legislature that he solicited a $100,000 fund for the election of United States Senator William Lorimer. He refuted the story told by the committee.
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Mr. Hines
Chicago
Edward Hines
Helm Committee
United States
William Lorimer
Hines
Garment Workers Meet for National Wage Standard
Cleveland April 6 executive committee of the International Association of Lady Garment Workers of America gathers to consider a national standard wage scale and regulation of hours and hygienic workshop conditions. Conclusions expected within ten days affecting about 125000 workers.
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Cleveland
International Association of Lady Garment Workers of America
Murder, arson kill Harrisburg bachelor in Carrier Mills
The charred body of John Mitcheum a wealthy bachelor from Carrier Mills Ill was found in his burned home in Harrisburg. Authorities say marks on the head indicate murder and robbery with the fire used to conceal the crime. No arrests have been made.
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John Mitcheum
Carrier Mills
Ill
Harrisburg
Illinois Fair Today With Colder Outlook Tomorrow
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Illinois today with a colder day ahead tomorrow. Indiana remains cloudy with rain possible today or tomorrow. Wisconsin expects rain or snow today and likely tomorrow, with variable winds in western areas.
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Illionis
Indiana
Wisconsin
Teen in Grand Rapids Slashes Throat, Dies at Home
In Grand Rapids Michigan on April 6 a 19 year old named Joseph Mazurkiewcz was found dead in his basement after slashing his throat with a ragor while sitting in a chair. Despondency over a failed tea and coffee store venture is cited as the motive.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Joseph Mazurkiewcz
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