Advice Of An Ex Boss Must Keep The Issues Apart
Cincinnati May 4 Natural and municipal politics must not conf confier according to advice from Georg Cox long active Hamilton county leader. He urges separating Taft Foraker in the coming municipal election to avoid harming the Republican party. He favors a primary to decide Taft or Foraker and delaying national choices until after local contests.
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Georg
Cox
Tlamilton
Taft Foraker
Republican Party
Ohio
Foraker
Taft
Hamilton
Voruker
Hamilton County
Tafte
Taf
Columbus
Silas N. Field
Bright
Shaw foresees a big war over Pacific control
Worcester speech by M. Shaw, former secretary of the Navy, warns that the Pacific Ocean may not stay peaceful and predicts a future war fought over control. He notes Britain and other nations have ships ready to switch to war, while the U S lacks comparable support. He says the conflict would be costly and involve Anglo-Saxon nations.
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Bank of the Worcester Board of Trade
Sire M. Shaw
The
Clie
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Children Burned in House Fire Spark Prominent Attorney Inquiry
A house fire injures several children, prompting concern from local officials and calls for a public inquiry. Authorities report the blaze started late evening and residents evacuated safely as investigators examine cause and potential liability.
Legal Adviser of Governor Hughes Ends His Life
In a May 4 dispatch Ernest W. Huffcut legal adviser to Governor Hughes died by his own hand aboard the steamship Morse after departing Albany. In West Branch Michigan four Campbell children perished in a home fire after their parents left to attend a dance. The British Embassy demanded $75 000 reimbursement from the Porte for a ransom paid to brigands who abducted a prominent British resident's son at Saloniki.
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Mich
The
Evening Journal
Martin Campbell
New York
Ernest W. Huffcut
Hughes
Morse
Albany
Constantinople
Porte Today
Lady Somerset’s Last Public Address in London
Lady Somerset, retiring from public life, gave her final public lecture before a fashionable audience at Bridgewater House on Joan of Arc, signaling her shift to private charities.
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Lady Somerset
London
Chariies
Earl of Ellesmere
Bridgewater House
Joan of Arc
Strike Ends as St Louis Pressmen Agree to Arbitrate
A four‑paper strike at St Louis newspapers ended at 2 a.m. with the men agreeing to arbitration. The blizzard raged across Nebraska Kansas and Missouri yesterday May 3 bringing heavy snow in Chicago as well. Regulators in India quelled an anti European riot at Rawalpindi with troops after extensive burning and looting. A Canton gunpowder magazine exploded killing many and wounding hundreds. Philadelphia unions dispute in labor division left building trade tied up. Government to open 380000 acres near Billings Montana by lottery. Taft to aid in Oklahoma statehood bid at True June 6.
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Kansas
Missouri
Chicago
India
Rawalpindi
Canton
China
Philadelphia
Billings
Mont
Taft
Oklahoma
True
Alligator and Croc Odile Show Tail as Formidable Weapon
In the report the tail of both creatures is described as extremely powerful. A single stroke is said to break the legs of the strongest man, underscoring the danger posed by their use of tails in combat.
Nazimova Charms New York Audiences In English Speaking Debut
Russian actress Alla Nazimova has become a hit in New York during the winter season. Despite Russian as her native tongue she now speaks English sufficiently well to act in it. She performed Ibsen dramas throughout the winter season and attracted American audiences.
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Alla Nazimova
New York
Mme. Nazimova
Ibsen
Negro Citizen Brutally Attacked by Nicaraguan Soldiers
In Puerto Cortez on April 27 a U.S. fruit inspector named General Davis from Boyce Station Louisiana was beaten and nearly killed after resisting a machete attack by a Nicaraguan soldier. American naval forces landed to secure order and vowed punishment. Navy decisions to try the assailants by court martial if Davis dies.
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Mobile
Ala
Boyce Station
General Davis
Thacker Bros. Steamship Line
la Laguna
United States
Davis
Sequel Is Mighty Sudden in Marietta Incident
Within ten minutes the bluejackets of the Marietta under Ensign Rorsach acted on General Fullam's orders. The chief of police and involved officers were to be arrested and sent aboard ship while Nicaraguan officers and men in the assault were to be held.
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Marietta
Rorsach
Lost in Alabama woods Harold Lindberg Found Safe
Harold Lindberg a seven year old boy wandered from a grove near Rockford Alabama Wednesday afternoon and spent the night lost. Neighbors searched the woods through the night and dawn with workers from a factory joining the effort. At 1 pm he was found ten miles north with no food and only creek water to drink.
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Rockford
Harold Lindberg
Girl Jumped From Train Near Worthington Indiana
Mary Kelly a 14 year old girl jumped from a passenger train traveling fifty miles an hour between Farmers and Freedom on the Indianapolis and Vincennes railway. She was severely scotched and bruised but survived. She had been returning from Freedom where she had bought a spring hat and thought the train had passed Farmers. She ran to the rear of the last coach and leaped from the car.
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Farmers
Freedom
Indianapolis and Vincennes
Mary Kelly
Charles Kelly
Trah
Girl Survives Fall Amazingly Smiling with Hats Intact
Onlookers feared a fatal drop as she backed and jumped, but she sprang up unhurt, still chewing gum, and grinned to see her hat remained undamaged.
Deadly Chuviscar dam collapse in Chihuahua Mexico
A wall at the Chuviscar dam gave way near Chihuahua on May 4 trapping about 40 workers under masonry and water. Deaths and injuries reported, with many missing. authorities vow strict accountability amid a string of recent disasters in the state.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Chuviscar Dam
Markets HOGS Chicago May 4 1907 and 1917 reports
Chicago market notes show hog receipts about 14 000 in 1907 with mixed packers bidding 6 30 to 6 55 for light hogs and shipments heavy at 6 15 to 6 30. Cattle receipts near 300 and sheep 2 000 with prices mostly steady. A 1917 entry reports a weak market with light hogs 6 30 to 6 55 and heavy ship’s grades 6 15 to 8 59, cattle and sheep mostly unchanged.
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Chicago
John A. Babcock Seeks Square Deal Assurance
A note from John A. Babcock promises a square deal and timely responses. The message emphasizes fairness and reliable service without extra commitments.
Agreement on Tarife Lets in Some German Wines
A proposed commercial agreement between the United States and Germany outlines four parts. It adds champagnes and sparkling wines to Germany’s reduced duty list, restricts minimum German rates to specified US imports, proposes changes to U S customs instructions, and seeks a ten percent margin for undervaluations before penalties, with president to urge Congress to amend the Dingley act.
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United States
Germany
France
India
Board of Appraisers
United States Treasury
Clerman Chambers of Commerce
Congress
General Grant Reorganizes U S Army Commands
Washington May 4 The adjutant general issued the staff proposed order assigning Major General Wood to command the department of the east at Governor's Island, relieving Major General Frederick D Grant who moves to the department of the lakes in Chicago. Brigadier General William H Carter goes to Omaha to command the department of the Missouri. Major General John F Weston to lead the Philippine division upon Wood's relief next fall.
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General Staff
Adjutant General
Wood
Department of the East
Governor's Island
Frederick D. Grant
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
William H. Carter
Omaha
John F. Weston
Belgian Sculptor Wins US Monument Commission for Pullman
Brussels reports M Jef Lambeaux, Belgian sculptor, has won a commission to create a monument in Washington in memory of George M. Pullman. Lambeaux works on statues and bas-reliefs featuring a central statue and four female figures at the pedestal corners symbolizing the compass points of America and Pullman’s wide activities.
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Jef Lambeaux
United States
George M. Fullman
M. Lambeaux
Washington
America
Pullman
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