Hearst backs Taft in mixed remarks on tariff and trusts
W R Hearst met President Taft at the White House and issued a statement praising Taft’s efficiency and reforms while attacking Roosevelt. He argued tariff revision must come from the people rather than tariff beneficiaries and warned the Republican party remains tied to the tariff and trusts. Maj Gen S G French, oldest Confederate general, died at 83 in Florida after long illness.
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Washington
W. R. Hearst
White House
Taft
Roosevelt
Postal Savings Bank
Bonnet
Achieveman
Republican Party
Friends of the Tariff
Friends of the People
French
Mobile
Ala
G. French
Floria
Mark Twain Deteriorates as Death Expected in New York
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain grows weaker and sinks toward death in New York. Doctors report reduced response to stimulants with worsening cardiac and pulmonary signs. By nightfall he loses consciousness as family, nurse, and pianist Ossip Gabrilowich remain at his bedside.
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New York
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
R. H. Halsey
Edward Quintard
Clemens
Dr. Quintard
Redding
Mr. Clemens
Divorce Granted After Son Named Corespondent
New York April 21 August J. B. Kuhlmann won a divorce from his second wife Anna after naming his own son, the defendant's stepson, as corespondent in the proceeding.
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New York
J. B. Kuhlmann
Anna
Judge Mulqueen Presides Over Walter Murder Trial
Judge Mulqueen oversees the murder trial of Walter in a courtroom proceeding. Key evidence and witness testimony are presented as the case moves toward a verdict.
Baseball Results National and American Leagues Standings
Results from games in the National and American Leagues with standings updates. Highlights include recent results, team records, and shifts in the pennant chase as clubs jockey for position.
Scores and lineups from key city games across leagues
In St. Louis the game ended early to catch a train as St. Louis rallied after Brooklyn and New York matches reflected close scores. Notable players included Feister Overall Needham Rigar Bresnahan in St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia and New York fixtures with Mattern Evans Smith Wilse Myers Doyle Sweeney Bender Thomas and Joss Clarke White Payne Carrigan Maddern Gray Street Collins Carrigan Maddern. Weather affected Detroit St Louis contest with wet grounds.
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St. Louis
RH. E
Torch
Qy I'feister
Overall
Needham
Lush
Rigar
Bresnahan
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
McQuillan
Jacklitsch
Rucker, Barger
Bergen
New York
R. HL
Boston
Mattern
Evans and Smith
Wilse and Myers
Chicago
R. H. BE
Cleveland
Joss and Clarke
White and Payne
RW E
Washington
Gray and Street
Smith
Leroy and Collins
Scores From Wet Grounds Delay Several Games
In St Paul and Minneapolis matches, Kansas City defeated St Paul with 2 to 1 and Milwaukee topped Minneapolis 10 to 9 while others were postponed due to wet grounds.
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American Association
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Wife Chews Prompt Divorce Case in Indiana Court
In Muncie Indiana Judge J G Leffer will interpret whether a wife chewing tobacco constitutes cruel treatment under the statute in the divorce case John W Hefferline vs Mrs George Hefferline. The couple married twenty eight years and the husband says he can no longer endure his wife's habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
J. G. Leffer
John W. Hefferline
George Hefferline
Hefferlines
Wheeler Murder Trial Searing Testimony in Ruth Wheeler Case
Albert Wolter faces trial in New York for the murder of Ruth A Wheeler. Medical experts describe autopsy evidence of strangling and burning during the crime scene. Photos of a burned ring and a half burned hand are shown. Ruth Wheeler's sisters testify along with their grieving mother who fainted in court. The prosecution outlines a circumstantial chain linking Walter to the brutal murder as the trial proceeds.
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New York
Albert Wolter
Ruth A. Wheeler
Ruth Wheeler
George S. Huntington
Walter
Adelaide Wheeler
Olga Nethersole
Mrs Smith to Marry Millionaire Widow Rumor
London rumor claims Mrs James Henry Smith and Bartow Van Voorhis plan a quiet wedding soon with Mrs Smith bringing a portion of the Silent Smith fortune. He left her about 3 million of a fortune totaling over 60 million, and the couple is linked with Drexel family connections in London.
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New York
James Henry Smith
Bartow van Voorhis
London
High I C Official to Resign
Reports from Chicago say at least one Illinois Central official will resign joining others who quit. Arrests are expected soon in the long running raft plot under investigation by detectives for months. Former employees linked to the car repair graft scheme may face prosecutions.
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Chicago
Ilinois Central
Rairoad
All the Same to Him Burglar Scene Report
A clipped dramatic line shows a burglar in a domestic moment while a wife and John react. The scene implies a household disturbance with tension between the couple as they confront the intruder. The fragment suggests a crime incident in a home setting.
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John
Fishing Boat Capsizes Near Hereford Inlet Tragedy
Seven men fell into Hereford Inlet when a fishing boat capsized while returning from pound nets off the coast near Atlantic City. Three drowned. life saving crews rescued four, who were hospitalized at Lonely Hereford station. The boat overturned as they entered Hereford inlet.
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Atlantic City
Hereford Inlet
Lonely Hereford Station
Injured woman fatally wounds three in riot aftermath
In Welch and Wheeling details unfold as Mrs. Alice Cleek mortally injures three men after a riot, then shoots Edward Denham. The boarding house operator faced hostility from John Jones and his sons Lewis and Alfred, as Arthur Taylor’s arrival stirred tensions.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Welch
Alice Cleek
John Jones
Lewis
Alfred
Edward Denham
Market Receipts and Prices Across Livestock Departments
Estimated receipts today 12000 with cattle 8000 and sheep 10000. Markets show steady to slower trends with hogs 9 05 to 9 20 and cattle steady to down slightly. Supplying figures from Beach-Wickham Grain Co. render a broad outlook on porkers pigs cows and western stock values.
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Texas
Prices on Washington City market and grain values
Prevailing prices listed for corn hay straw flour bran shorts corn meal buckwheat and butter. Market figures show per load and per sack rates with several items priced around 1.35 to 5.00 dollars and butter at 12.00 dollars per unit. John A. Babcock of the North American Live Stock Commission Company in Chicago sent the report.
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Care of
North American Live Stock Commission Company
Be S Stock Yards
Chicago, TN
Democrat Elected to Congress from New York District
Democrat wins seat in the 32d New York district with a decisive victory. Names and precise vote totals are not confirmed in the readable text. The report notes a Crawford era contest and party alignment impacting the result.
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New York
Widows Seek Fee Cuts After Cherry Mine Awards
Widows of Cherry mine disaster victims in Chicago demand reductions in legal fees charged by attorneys. After St Paul Mining settled most widows for 1800 dollars each, lawyers reportedly took eight to ten percent for collections, spurring three days of pleas to French and Italian consuls.
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Chicago
Cherry Mine
St. Paul Mining Company
Taggart Declares Senate Candidacy for Beveridge Seat
Indianapolis April 21 Thomas Taggart former chairman of the Democratic national committee announced he will run for the United States senate to succeed Albert Beveridge. If the Democratic state convention adopts a Marshall approved plan and endorses a candidate Taggart will present his candidacy at his home.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
General Assembly
Albert J. Beveridge
United States Senate
Marshall
Senate
Taggart
Mansion and Gallery Sold for 1 239 000 at New York Auction
The mansion and art gallery of the late Charles T Yerkes at Sixty-eighth Street and Fifth Avenue sold at public auction to a real estate firm for 1 239 000. Report says Thomas F Ryan bought the property and plans a house spanning half a block on Fifth Avenue.
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New York
Charles T Yerkes
Sixty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Yerkes
Thomas F. Ryan
Ryan
Forest Fire Crushes Bayfield County Timber Tract
A Cable dispatch reports fires destroying a large Bayfield county timber tract worth about 500000 dollars. The area between Cable and Drummond suffered heavy losses after railroad section fires started the blaze. Snowfall following rain helped extinguish remaining flames.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cable
Bayfield County
Drummond
Coster and Hawker Quarrel Mocked by London Punch
A humorous London Punch caricature riffs on a clash between figures named Coster and Hawker. The piece pokes fun at their exchange and questions who is in the right, capturing satirical banter of the era.
Government Doubts Insurgent Party Formation in Cuba
Havana reports say a special train with infantry and machine guns under General Rivas departed Camp Columbia for Santa Clara amid rumors of an insurgent party. Government denies the claim while dispatching troops to provincial capitals due to Negro agitation and Estanez’s inflammatory speeches. President Gomez may face an ultimatum upon Estanez reaching Havana.
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Havana
Rivas
Camp Columbia
Santa Clara
Lopez Leiva
Evaristo Estenez
General Estenez
Santiago
Camaguey
Pinar del Rio
Gomez
Cuba
Hoffstot Arrested in Pittsburgh Graft Case
F N Hoffstot president of Pressed Steel Car company was arrested in New York on a Pittsburgh graft warrant charging bribery and conspiracy with officials. Hearing on habeas corpus was postponed to Friday and bail set at $10000. Hoffstot remained in detective custody while a bondsman was sought.
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New York
F. N. Hoffstot
Pressed Steel Car Company
Flood
Thomas
Pittsburg
Hotel Imperial
Holt
Hoffstot
Battle
Federation of Women’s Clubs to Convene May 28
Officers announce a convention of all Eleventh district clubs on Saturday May 28 at Boyd Park nine miles east of Peru. Several hundred women are expected to attend.
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Peru
Ind
The
Federation of Women's Clubs
Eleventh
Congressional District
Boyd Park
Taft Nominates Illinois Man for Porto Rico Post
President Taft sent the senate nominations for federal posts including M Drew Carrel of Illinois as secretary of Porto Rico and Henry Reynolds as collector of internal revenue for North Carolina's Fifth district.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Internal Revenue
North Carolina
Henry Reynolds
Porto Rico
M. Drew Carrel
Ilinois
White man kills farm laborer in Indiana shooting
Maddened by drink Tom Davis shot and killed Hugh Hymes, a Black farm hand, on the Anthony Geral farm in Union township near Evansville Indiana. The incident occurred on April 21 and the motive cited was intoxication.
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Evansville
Ind
Tom Davis
Hugh Hymes
Anthony Geral
Union Township
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IL. H. Bailey
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