Brandeis for Senate Tide Against Roosevelt in Mass
Special to The Washington Post from Boston reports April 25 presidential primary will decide Roosevelt's fate and whether Louis Brandeis may oppose Henry Cabot Lodge. Brandeis seen as likely for Supreme Court elevation, with talk of him entering Senate race if confirmed. Possible fall contest against Lodge discussed amid Massachusetts political maneuvering. Also notes report Brandeis may decline after confirmation.
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Obituaries and Funeral Notices for April 14 1916 1918
Multiple brief obituaries and funeral notices list names ages and residences. Entries include Rob ert J Bender aged twenty nine at 762 Rock Creek Church Road NW. Edmund Halley age six of Bumstead. Helen Gramm aged fourteen years eight months. Frances O Reilly wife of Capt Frederick Nesay. Mary Liebb aged fifty two. Joseph Albert Selswick treasurer of Fore River Ship and Engine Company. Thomas Cuthbert Trasacot. Kate A Whalley widow of W H Whalley with funeral details at local churches and cemeteries. Funeral times and locations are provided for each, with relatives invited and flowers omitted in some notices.
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Panama Canal Reopened After Slides Clearance
The Panama Canal reopened to traffic this afternoon with sixteen ships passing through the cut seven northbound and nine southbound. The waterway was in excellent condition and passage occurred without incident. Key officials including Lieut. Col. Chester Harding and Capt. Reed witnessed from Balboa. The first vessel was the British steamer Lt. Veronica. Major General Goethals did not witness the reopening due to office duties.
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Connecticut Republicans name delegates to Chicago convention
Hartford April 15 Republicans in its convention chose fourteen delegates to the national convention in Chicago two from each of the five districts and four at large. At large delegates were J Henry Roorabuck Charles Hopkins Clark John T King and Francis C Maxwell Resolutions condemned the administrations Mexican policy as vacillating and urged a strong army and navy to repel invasion while nominating in Chicago a tried Republican with proven leadership in national and domestic affairs.
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Roosevelt Club Opens Headquarters in New York
A Roosevelt Club, believed to be the first of 1916, springs into being in New York. It will be named the Roosevelt Nonpartisan League with headquarters at 12 Vanderbilt Avenue opposite Grand Central Terminal.
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Delaware Democrats hold state convention delegates primary
Primaries in Wilmington April 16 show few contests as Democrats elect delegates to the Dover state convention and name a national committeeman and two new state committee members. The convention will choose delegates to the national convention and set party leadership.
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Hollanders Hunger Amid War Food Shortage On Dutch Border
In wartime reports from the German Dutch border, Holland faces bread shortages with only a two week wheat and flour supply. Government bans pure wheat bread as shipments from America dwindle under blockade and torpedoing. Dutch protests are forceful yet constrained by their small nation, while Americans are viewed with mixed sentiment as Britain tightens restrictions.
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Artillery activity on Greco Bulgarian frontier intensifies
Paria April 15 An official report cites intense artillery and patrol activity along the Greco Bulgarian border between April 12 and 15. Several skirmishes occurred near Pataroa Sedwell and Resell, a German recon party repulsed southeast of Dofran, while Greek aero squadrons bombarded Quegvheli and attacked German camps and batteries at Bogorodica.
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Ambassador Page Sails for Home Vacation
Special Cable reports Americans aboard the liner Louisa leaving Liverpool for home. Among them are Thomas Nelson Page United States Ambassador to Italy Mrs Page Theodore Marburg former United States Minister to Belgium and Mrs Marburg Jr Balthmore and J Davidsen the sculptor. W H Page ambassador to England bids farewell at London station. Page plans a domestic vacation following Secretary Lansing's suggestion for vacations abroad.
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German Emperor decorates two submarine commanders
The passage notes the German Emperor conferring the Merits on Lieut. Wennihger and Lieut. von Werner, two submarine commanders, with reference to the highest German decoration.
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Smyth-Pigott Impostor Died After War Munitions Affair
Apri 18 obituary notes Apt. Barard Smyth-Pigott, once hailed by the British government as an imposter of munition supplies, died today amid reports of his involvement in a covert operation. He allegedly aided munitions shipments for the government before being exposed last fall.
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