Titanic Inquiry Sways Ismay Under Senate Fire
Washington April 25 J Bruce Ismay faced fresh Senate scrutiny as Fifth Officer Lowe testified Ismay’s frantic urging for speed hindered lifeboat deployment during the disaster. Senators Smith and Burton alleged outside influence tampering and crew threats, with New York actions and a Titanic memorial service noted.
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Washington
J. Bruce Is- May
White Star Line
Senate
Lowe
Ismay
Smith
Burton
White Star
International Mercantile Marine
New York
Quartermaster Hitchens
Celtic
Liverpool
Hitchens
N. Y
Taft
Duke and Duchess of Connaught
New York Society
Metropolitan Opera House
Bourke Cochran
Caruso
Brahm
Oratorio Society
Philharmonic Society
William Marconi
Prince Troubetzkoy
Carpathia
Sulzer
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
H. A. Rostron
Bremen
Bremen Opens Sear ch for Bodies as Mackay Bennett Sails
In the moment the cableship Mackay Bennett was sighted and ordered to search for bodies, the Bremen's crew made no attempt to seize the cornaas. The exchange underscores a tense pursuit as divers and rescue craft focus on recovery efforts after the disaster.
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Mackay-Bennett
Bremen
Campanile Restored In Venice After Nine Years Of Work
The St Mark’s Campanile in Venice was dedicated today after a nine year restoration begun after the 1902 collapse. J Pierpont Morgan attended as a major donor as officials and church members celebrated the tower’s return to its original marble form and tonal bells.
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Venice
St. Mark's
J. Pierpont Morgan
Sansovino
Loegetta
AWAITING TITANIC DEAD Halifax Gathers for Mackay Bennett
Friends and relatives in Halifax wait for the Mackay Bennett to bring Titanic dead. The ship reportedly carries 70 to 80 bodies and is expected to reach port tomorrow afternoon or Saturday. Captain Roberts of New York represents Col. John Jacob Astor’s family, while S. J. Wallach represents Henry B. Harris’s family.
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Halifax
N. S
Mackay-Bennett
Roberts
New York
John Jacob Astor
Wallach
Henry B. Harris
Panama
Durango
Sierra Madre Mountains
San Blas
Mexico
Pinan
United States
Laura Steele
Salina Cruz
Steele
Lucy Rhodes
Rhodes
Sintoa
James Gorton
Texas
Vera Cruz
Charles A. Briant
Fil Paso
Tex
Ordreo
el Paso
Chihuahua
Texas Berder Line
Battle near Oporto leaves many dead in Portugal
In Villa Nova de Gaia near Oporto Portugal a clash between striking textile workers and troops resulted in heavy casualties. Strikers reportedly threw bombs into infantry ranks and the soldiers replied with rifle volleys amid the April violence.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Villa Nova de Gaia
Oporto
Valleva
Brewers Sign Slapnicka To Milwaukee Club
Milwaukee reports pitcher Slapnicka of Chicago will join the Milwaukee American Association club and report for duty Friday. The transfer marks a notable addition to the roster and signals a new chapter for the team this season.
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Brewers
Slapnicka
Milwaukee
Chicago
Milwaukee American Association
Olympic Strikers Force Walkout Before New York Voyage
In Southampton 300 firemen and greasers quit the Olympic five minutes before sailing for New York to protest collapsible lifeboats they call unseaworthy. They demand wooden boats and extra seamen, but officials and Commander Clarke refuse. The ship proceeds with a reduced crew awaiting replacements.
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Southampton
England
New York
Clarke
Cowes
White Star
Olympic
Southampton Water
Zion City battle ends in independent victory
The first battle in Zion City’s predicted holy war ends with the independents and the Cook Electrical Company employer prevailing over Wilbur Glenn Voliva followers. Retreating adherents return home to contemplate further campaigns as spoils include a camera a photo pipe and a pouch of tobacco.
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Chicago
Zion City
Cook Electrical Company
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Pioneers Die Similar Deaths
In St. Joseph Missouri on April 25 John Francis Metcalf eighty two and Charles A Cornelius eighty elder pioneers died from blood poisoning. Metcalf’s fatal wound came from a peach twig scratch on the ear while Cornelius died after stepping on a rusty nail.
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St. Joseph
John Francis Metcalf
Charles A. Cornelius
Metcalf
Cornelius
Wireless Phone Achieves Twenty Mile Range
Experiments in Tokyo on April 25 show wireless telephone talk possible at a distance of twenty miles. Researchers demonstrate clear voice transmission over extended range using new equipment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Taft Victory in Iowa Convention Dashes Cummins Hope
In Cedar Rapids the regular Republicans won the Iowa state convention 761 to 720, electing Taft delegates and approving resolutions that snubbed Senator Cummins. Col William G Dows was named delegation chairman with Clark as sergeant at arms, as Taft forces claimed unity after tense rolls and a near riot.
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Senator Cummins
Col
William G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Harmony Appeal
Iowa
Taft
A. B. Cummins
James H. Trewin
Cummins
Republican Party
Roosevelt
H. F. Carroll
Davis County
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Luther Brewer
James Bryan
Creston
William P. Hepburn
Dows
United States
Marshal Clark
Ottumwa
Chatman
John Adams
Dubuque
Fire destroys armory and adjacent garage in Nebraska
Fire at the Nebraska National Guard armory in Omaha destroys the fleet regiment equipment and accessories. An adjoining garage is burned with thirty three automobiles lost. Total damage listed at 140000 dollars.
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Omaha
Neb
Fteet Regiment
Nebraska National Guard
Harvester Suit Up For Prosecution And Dissolution
Washington reports that negotiations with the International Harvester Company over its dissolution have failed and a government suit is likely to be filed next week. The Senate adopted a resolution directing the attorney general to provide Roosevelt era instructions from 1907 and reasons for dropping the prosecution.
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Washington
Johnson
Alabama
Senate
Roosevelt
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
Congress
Bureau of Corporations
Tuberculosis Preventorium Dedicated in New Jersey
Gov. Woodrow Wilson dedicates a new tuberculous preventorium in Farmingdale New Jersey costing about 150000. The facility saves tenement children by removing them from homes with tuberculosis. Funded by philanthropists including John D Rockefeller J Pierpont Morgan and Jacob H Schiff. The complex includes an administration building four open air cottages ventilated dormitories and bathing facilities able to house seven hundred children annually.
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Farmingdale
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
United States
John PD. Rockefeller
J. Pierpont Morgan
Jacob H. Schiff
Laffan Estate Net Value Revealed in 1.75 Million Report
The tax praiser report on the estate of William M. Laffan late publisher of the New York Sun filed here shows a net estate of 1 745 961 with personal property valued at 1 689 555. Personal property includes 216 shares of Sun Printing and Publishing Company capital stock appraised at 6 900 each.
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New York
William M. Laffan
The
New York Sun
Sun Printing and Publishing Company
Dr Pearsons Dying After Longphilanthropy
Dr Daniel Kimball Pearsons name linked to a life spent giving away millions to education and religion as he battles pneumonia in Hinsdale sanitarium. The 92 year old is delirious at times while physicians say recovery is unlikely and his immune system weak.
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Chicago
Daniel Kimball Pearsons
Hinsdale
Doctor Pearsons
Pearsons
Aneumania
Funeral for Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant Tomorrow
Major General Frederick Dent Grant will be buried with military honors in a 10:30 a.m. service at St. Cornelius the Centurion Chapel on Governor's Island. The Third Battalion, Twenty-ninth Infantry, will escort the casket to West Point for burial. Princess Cantacuzene arrived aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. A royal English oak was planted in Central Park as the successor to King Edward VII's 1860 tree.
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New York
Frederick Dent Grant
St. Cornelius the Centurion
Governor’s Island
Twenty-ninth Infantry
West Point
Cantacuzene
Grant
Kaiser Wilhelm
Central Park
Eaward VII
United States
Conscience Repaid 40 Years Later for Forged Stamps
A Shepherdstown resident returns ten cents to the federal treasury four decades after using canceled postage stamps. The act reflects lingering guilt over past postage stamp misuse and the payment arrives in Washington on April 25.
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Washington
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Federal Treasury
Kilduff Wife Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Anna Kilduff of Davenport Iowa was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her husband John Kilduff after about twelve hours of jury deliberation.
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Davenport
Anna Kilduff
John Kilduff
Woodmen Insurgents Win Big Victory in Illinois House
Springfield April 25 The insurgent down state Woodmen secured a sweeping win as the bill prohibiting any rate raise passed the house by 83 to 6. The measure also requires a referendum before any future Woodmen rate increase.
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Springfield
Woodmen
House of Representatives
U. S. Cruiser Rainbow Sails to Shanghai
Amoy China April 25 The United States cruiser Rainbow flagship of the China squadron which arrived here Monday has sailed for Shanghai.
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U. S
Shanghai
Amoy
China
United States
Rainbow
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