Fleet of Battleships Halts at San Pedro Harbor
Los Angeles watches as the Atlantic fleet enters San Pedro harbor in single-column formation led by Connecticut at twelve knots the fastest since Hampton Roads. The sixteenth battleships anchor within the harbor for seven days as thousands cheer and 34,000 picnic crowds gather on beaches and bluffs across the surrounding coast.
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Metcalf Praises Heroes For Rescue At Sea
Secretary Metcalf forwarded commendations to Lieut. Charles S. Freeman for leaping overboard to assist a stunned man who fell from the flagship Connecticut in Magdalen Bay on April 5. He also urged the New Hampshire commanding officer to commend Coxswain C E Anderson for rescuing Ordinary Seaman J A Atkinson after two others failed. The act occurred March 8 while the vessel anchored in the Delaware River.
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Italy Readies Fleet for Levant Post Offices Fight
Rome reports two official communiques on April 18 denying German obstacles to Italy’s post office plan in the Ottoman Empire and announcing twelve battleships, led by Regina Elena, will sail to the Levant. Aimed at pressuring Turkey after the Derna priest murder, the action seeks to defend Italian rights and may involve limited island landings in Asia Minor.
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Fix Currency Plan Aims to Stabilize U S Finances
President Roosevelt supports a temporary emergency currency measure backed by a commission to study global monetary systems including England France and Germany The plan would replace the Aldrich and Fowler bills by creating National Clearing House associations and allow notes up to 75 percent of deposited securities with safeguards to prevent bank failure The proposal emphasizes forming a permanent, sound U S currency system and urges passage before Congress adjourns with emphasis on a postal savings bank provision as a secondary aim.
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Republican Caucus Put Off By House Budget Delay
The Republican caucus scheduled for next Tuesday evening to discuss the currency bill is postponed due to delays in reporting the sundry civil appropriation bill. House leaders want the Appropriations Committee action on hand and fear other measures could interfere with the planned agenda. Representative Watson, the Republican whip, said a caucus will occur and that the bill will be saved, likely about a week later than initially planned.
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Talbot J Taylor Divorced in New York Suit
New York April 318 Mrs Talbot J Taylor formerly Jessica Harwan Keene daughter of James R Keene has won a divorce suit. Referee Leo Dessar reported in favor of Mrs Taylor and the report was confirmed today. The Taylors married May 15 1882 have three children Talbot J Taylor & Co once a major player in James R Keene’s stock exchanges. The firm’s collapse of the Southern Pacific pool led to large losses and the couple had lived apart prior to the action.
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Tulsa Invades Baltimore On Extended City Tour
A 113 member Tulsa delegation led by Mayor W. R. Rodde visited Baltimore as part of a broad city tour. They arrived by special train at Mount Royal Station and remained until night en route to New York. An unrelated travel fragment mentions trains and travel terms without clear relevance to the main event.
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Jury awards $12,500 for brewery worker losing eyes
Joseph Frank sued the Heron Court Brewing Co. in Cincinnati for loss of both eyes after varnishing beer casks with wood alcohol in varnish. A jury found in his favor, noting the use of varnish cut with wood alcohol, lack of masks, and poor ventilation as causes.
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Richest Woman Hetty Green May Face Taxes
Special to The Washington Post Chicago April 18 Hetty Green the world’s richest woman is likely to pay taxes as a Chicago judge rules on a $600000 sewer system for Gage Park. Property owners in the district argued for drainage opposed by Green’s lawyers who hold extensive parcels there.
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Catholics' New Law Prelates Expound Decree
Archbishops across the United States explain the papal Ne Temere ruling on marriage. The changes hinge on priest jurisdiction for mixed marriages and the need for proper ceremonial form. Archbishop Farley summarizes requirements on betrothal, valid vows, and notarized sponsalia. A priest must have authority where the wedding occurs or face invalidation, with limited dispensation only to spare conscience.
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Goulds Plan Reconciliation Amid Desert Island Remark
Special to The Washington Post Mrs Helen Gould says publicity hurts the family and if left alone she and Frank Gould would be happiest on a desert island The couple faces a limited divorce petition while friends hope for a reconciliation as Frank Gould rests in Hot Springs Va awaiting developments in the case
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Explosion Kills Nine Men At Railway Camp
A Paris press despatch reports nine men killed and three wounded by a premature dynamite explosion at Murdoch Brothers railway construction camp near New Armagh in Bellechasse County. No further details were provided.
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Aged Woman Sentenced to Twenty Years for Murder
Mrs Lucy Hage aged sixty five was sentenced by Judge Chetlain to twenty years in prison for murder in the death of Mrs Anna Horwatich during an operation. The age defendant sobbed and collapsed in court as a large crowd watched, prompting a request for private sentencing.
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WIFE BEEATER WHIPPED IN Caroline County
In Denton Maryland on April 18 Charles Wilson a Black man was the first in Caroline County to be whipped under a court sentence for wife beating. He received thirty lashes on his bare back with a carriage whip as a substitute for a regulation lash device not available.
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Johnson for 76 idea raps United States court at Bethany
Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota spoke at Bethany College Lindsborg Kan delivering on opportunity and opposing federal centralization. He criticized court power and praised tradition of states rights while noting his Swedish ties and ties to the Messiah festival amid a large crowd.
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Firebug Near Lynching in Altoona Park
In Altoona Park grounds on April 18, a mob of about fifty angry residents attempted to lynch Albert Dento an Italian man. Police and citizens intervened after a rope was placed around his neck as Deoto and a companion set fire to brush in Lakemont Park. A chase ensued as Deoto drew a revolver but he was captured before further harm.
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Hobson for President in 1920 Democratic race
Birmingham reports Representative Richmond Pearson Hobson of the Sixth Alabama district plans a 1920 Democratic presidential bid. No opposition to renomination exists yet. Hobson will campaign two weeks in May, attend the Denver convention, and is expected to be heard there.
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Crugis in the House Faces Strained Unity Over Adjourn Vote
After a ruling, factions clash over a division on adjourning. Democrats denounce the move as unprecedented in Congress history. Speaker moves toward the minority leader with a smile, but the leader refuses to receive the gesture. Uncle Joe defends the course of action.
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The Speaker's Position on Yeas and Nays
The Constitution allows on demand of one fifth of those present that yeas and nays be recorded in the Journal. Representative Williams did not demand them, and no other member did. The Chair ignored his dilatory request and adjourned, suggesting Williams either did not know how to exercise his rights or chose not to.
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Adjourned House Sparks Partisan Clash Over Division
A crisis between House majority and minority peaked when Speaker Cannon adjourned the chamber after a viva voce vote, denying a division called for by Representative Williams. Democrats condemned the move as an unprecedented erosion of minority rights, while Cannon insisted no roll call was demanded. The incident strained long standing Republican Democrat ties and marked a dramatic moment in the ongoing political standoff.
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