Opening Day of Jamestown Exposition Planned with Military Salute
The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition opens April 26 with a 300 gun sunrise salute by the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, a Mayflower arrival salute by U S and foreign ships, and a formal program led by G T Shepperd and Lieut P H Bagby. President Roosevelt will press the gold button to start machinery and unfurl flags, followed by a parade review by Maj Gen Frederick R Grant and extensive ceremonies at Lee's Parade and the Auditorium Building.
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Jamestown
Roosevelt
Washington Fort
Norfolk
G. T Shepperd
America
Hampton Roads
United States
Exposition Grounds
United States Artilery
Exposition
Lee
Alfred Maglit Handolph
Virginia
Harry St. George Tucker
Theodora Moosevelt
Fort Monroe
Frederick
R Grant
National Guard
Union
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
General Assembly of Virginia
United States and State Commission
Luncheon nets 1500 for Teachers Aid and Annuity
Five thousand well wishers crowded the National Rifles Armory for a luncheon benefiting the Teachers Aid and Annuity Association of Washington. About 12 to 2 pm the crowd swelled beyond admission, netting an estimated 1500 dollars for the fund. Rebecca Shanley chaired the committee. hostesses aided as flowers and candy sold. The group, twelve years old, has a 70000 dollar permanent fund and plans to raise up to 1000000 with school entertainments and ten thousand per division. It pays roughly 1800 dollars monthly in annuities and lists eighteen annuitants.
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Washington
National Rifles Armory
Teachers’ Aid and Annuity Association
Rebecca Shanley
Business High School
Tof
Global trade grows with US share rising
World trade totals exceed 25 billion with imports around 18.75 billion and exports about 12.5 billion. Bureau of Statistics notes most foreign imports originate from the United States and 91.2 percent of foreign exports return here, while non US regions report 12.5 trillion in imports and 10.78 trillion in exports.
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Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Italy Panamanian Emigration Probe Alarmed Officials
Special Cable reports Leroy Park of the Panama Canal Commission arrives in Rome to press emigration concerns. He cites Italian government grave reports on hygienic and moral conditions, discusses possible 3,000 emigrants leaving Italy for Panama, and urges officials to present the case to higher authorities. A separate line notes William Mietz, impersonating a signalman, died after a moving picture train wreck scare near Croydon due to signaling error.
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Washington Pyor
Rome
Leroy Park
Panama Canal Commission
Isthmian Canal
Panama
Taf Bean
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Park
Italy
London
William Mietz White
Croydon
R I Upper Court Rules on Navy Uniform Suit
Rhode Island Chief Yeoman Fred J Bienzle barred from Newport dance hall for navy uniform can recover only admission price. Court holds motive immaterial. case treated as breach of contract, not damages for wrongful exclusion. Defendants ordered to plead by date.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Fred J. Bienzle
Newport
United States Navy
William H. Sweetland
Whtc
United States
Sweetland
Buenzle
Sixteen Women Lash Farmer in Ohio Town
London Ohio April 20 sixteen neighbor women beat farmer George HH Ward near Roscoa Madison County for alleged cruelty to his wife Mrs Ward who died Thursday and was buried Friday Ward buried his own grave to save expenses after the beating the women had sent for whips and pounced on him Ward had driven his wife from their bed and made her feed the stock Mrs Ward had filed for divorce alleging cruelty in her petition.
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London
Ohio
George HH. Ward
Roscoa
Madison County
Mra. Ward
Ward
King Honors His Surgeons With Royal Armory Additions
Special cable from London reports King Edward granting uncommon honors to Sir Frederick Treves and Sir Francis Laking for their service during the coronation. A royal warrant adds an honorable augmentation to their coats of arms, including a royal arm ton. The move echoes a precedent from James I’s apothecary Gideon Delaune who received a gold passant.
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Edward
Treves
Laking
London
Brederick Treves
Sir Francis
James I
Gideon Delaune
St Josephs Feast Celebrated at Local Church Mass
St Josephs Catholic Church held the annual feast with solemn high mass at 10 30 this morning. Rev D F Schmitt led the mass with Rev Michael J Moynihan and Rev Tanatius Fealy as deacon and subdeacon. The sermon was by Rev John B Pittar. Special music and first Holy Communion for fifty children preceded by 7 o'clock.
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St. Joseph's
St Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph
D. F. Schmitt
Michael J. Moynihan
Catholic University
Tanatius Fealy
John B Pittar
St. Aloysius’ Church
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