Titanic Wireless Hearings Reveal Delayed News Access
Senator leads inquiry hearing on when the Titanic heard of danger as Marconi chief witness testifies about not sanctioning rescue news. Captain Moore and Captain of the Mount Temple, plus Carpathia wireless staff, describe messages, contracts, and attempts to warn ships.
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Roosevelt Gets Kansas Delegates and Control
Roosevelt already held twelve Kansas Republican delegates and the primaries gave him control of the State convention planned for May 3 and of district conventions next week. With 106 counties, only 62 had primaries, and Taft managers concede Roosevelt will direct about 600 state delegates by Saturday night.
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Reopening the Dardanelles Delays Placed on Vessels
Odessa reports the straits will reopen soon with over eighty vessels awaiting passage. Forty three steamers, mainly British, are held in the Black Sea and thirty nine outbound ships wait in Bel bully Bay. A rumor of the Russian Black Sea squadron north of the Bosphorus is denied.
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Americans Freed After Torture in Chihuahua Jail
American travelers Barton and Anderson recount brutal three day confinement in a Chihuahua jail where they were denied food or water and faced solitary cells. They blame mistreatment on prejudice against Yankees, aided by U.S. Consul Letcher who helped secure their release after appeals and pressure. They describe selling clothing to buy food and surviving on improvised bread until freedom arrived. Orozco Takes Command in Field.
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Taft Forges Missouri Delegates Fight Ends in Roosevelt Gain
Missouri Republicans reach a compromise after two days of intra party clashes over unbound at large delegates to the Republican national convention. Gov Hadley acquiesces, Roosevelt forces win half votes for eight contested delegates, and a credentials committee report shifts temporary convention control to Roosevelt while Hadley and Nagel negotiate.
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Marconi Witness of Ship Inquiry Opens Page
Index notes today’s pages with multiple briefs. Mexicans release Americans and Taft speeches mark political coverage. Riots and Senate inquiries loom as Titanic crew and Astor names surface. Aviators fly over city as horse show entries and dog prizes headline a busy page.
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Flood Losses Hit Eleven Parishes in Northeast Louisiana
Flood damage in eleven northeast Louisiana parishes is estimated at 16 million dollars. Tallulah reports fertile delta lands inundated and unfit for crop planting this year, while thousands remain homeless and suffering. Senate approves 1,500 dollars for immediate Mississippi River levee repairs, to be deducted from rivers and harbors funds. Mississippi flood impacts cited by Senator Percy include over 100,000 homeless and 8.9 million acres unfit for crops.
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Judge rules on beauty bias not insanity in divorce case
Chicago April 5 special to The Washington Post Maud McKee society woman and DAR member hates old ugly and bald headed men Her husband Francis McKee wealth contractor sought asylum writ Judge John E Owens halted trial saying she may set her own standards of beauty If she dislikes bald headed men it is her concern not the courts He dismissed the writ and McKee plans to sue for divorce
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Lynching Follows Fight Sparks Civil Unrest in Delta
In Monroe Louisiana the National Guard moved toward Delt after a clash between White and Black residents. A Black man was lynched following a dispute over a slot machine incident and threats of revenge. Earlier tension stemmed from flood refugees refusing work while awaiting ration distributions.
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Alameda Steamer Collision Sinks Telegraph at Seale Pier
A steamer Alameda crashed into a pier at Seale Washington on April night injuring many passengers. The vessel pushed through the pier and sank the neighboring Telegraph steamer moored on the far side, triggering widespread injuries.
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Tornado Hammers Train. Woman Killed in Ponca City
A tornado struck near Ponca City Oklahoma killing Mrs Mary Crooks and injuring several others as a Union Pacific passenger train derailed west of North Loup Nebraska. Telegraph lines were blown down severing city connections for hours and derricks fell in the southwest outskirts.
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Taft Attacks Roosevelt as Falsifier and Menace to Square Deal
Taft brands Roosevelt a falsifier and a stranger to the square deal. He accuses him of false representation in the Lorimer case, class hatred, and threats to party integrity. Taft questions Roosevelt's policies and ambition for a life pursuit as president.
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Taft Premier Speaks at Banquet Through AP and ANPA
Canadian Premier sends greetings from Virginia to a banquet of the Associated Press and American Newspaper Publishers Association. Songs from afar accompany the event, highlighting cross border ties and media cooperation.
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Banquet Links Edison Bell as Press Leaders Toast
Representative journalists gathered at the Waldorf Astoria for the Associated Press and American Newspaper Publishers Association banquet. Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell received rising toasts while Premier Borden spoke via long distance wires from Hot Springs, Virginia.
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Olympic Still Tied Up as Lifeboat Trials Succeed
The Olympic remains off Ryde unable to sail due to crew shortages. A union cited collapsible lifeboats as unsafe after a two hour trial found one boat leaked. The Seafarers Union plans a Friday meeting after postponing tonight's session.
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Bodies Seen on Iceberg Near Titanic Wreck Site
A message relayed to New York reports more than a score of bodies spotted on an iceberg near the Titanic sinking area. The sighting came via the Princess Irene, which on its voyage passed three large icebergs and faced heavy seas. A panic erupted among passengers as details of the Titanic disaster were received.
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Maryland Cruiser Not Disabled After Torpedo Strike
The armored cruiser Maryland was not disabled when a San Pedro target practice hit her skin plating with four torpedoes. Capt. John M. Ellott reported to the Navy Department that the ship could continue toward San Alegre as originally planned despite the puncture during the Wednesday exercise.
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Taft Attacks Roosevelt In Massachusetts Speech Tour
President Taft tours Massachusetts four days before the primary delivering plainspoken criticism of Theodore Roosevelt. He recounts past events, recalls the Columbus charter of democracy, and argues against Roosevelt’s shift to active candidacy and proposed judicial recalls. The speeches span Springfield to Boston with large crowds and campus demonstrations.
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