Navy war scare denounced as Senate ready to vote
The Senate, meeting at 11 AM for the first time this session, will debate Beveridge’s warning on war and vote on a four battle ships plan before adjournment. Foraker is expected to criticize Beveridge while four other appropriation bills and the sundry civil bill advance in a busy week. The House plans a full week on the sundry civil bill with caucus sessions and conference reports likely to shape the defense funding.
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Senate
Foraker
Beveridge
House
Ecome
Miliary Academy
HALF MILLION A YEAR SALARY FOR FRANEISE CONTRACT
A mining engineer, John Hammond, is said to receive a salary of about half a million annually under a five year contract with the Guggenheims to oversee copper and other minerals. He and his assistants will share salary and income from California, Montana, Nevada, and other properties as they pursue water power and coal development with the Guggenheims.
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John Hass
Harmrmyend
South Africa
Wil
dHammond
Mamiya al Ave
Max Zeer
Rutgenheims
Hemmond
Earth Opens in Vermont as Sinkhole Grows
Residents report a new Earth opening in Vermont on April 23 near North Astaintr Road, widening to five feet and stretching a quarter mile. Officials assess an underlying stratified layer causing a subsidence that feeds a tributary of the White River, drawing crowds curious about the anomaly.
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Astaintr
White River
Prink Giswald
Mexico Limits Colonies and Disputes over American Settlers
The federal government tightens rules on American colonies within U.S. borders near the Mexican frontier. A Los Angeles applicant denied permission to establish a colony in Tower California has moved to acquire land in Texas Territory, planning settlement with a rail line corridor projected through the tract.
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Sneata
Wash
Natan Post
Harman Ralrnal
Soldiers Still In Cuba Reported To Be Withdrawn
Unofficial reports from Washington and confirmation in the Washington Post indicate the Twenty seventh Infantry remains on Cuba with no withdrawal orders yet issued. Gov Magoon is uninformed and sources question Washington policy and consultation on troop removal.
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Gov Magoon
Washington Post
Wthdrawal
Twenty Seventh Infantry
Washington
Massachusetts and New England Admit Liquor Trade Shifts May First
Boston dispatch details sweeping changes as May 1 brings altered liquor laws across New England. Massachusetts wastes 210 licenses in 6 cities and 36 towns while Worcester votes to close saloons, shifting to a no license regime. Vermont Rhode Island New Hampshire face varied outcomes as local option reshapes the liquor landscape.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampdenhire
Rhode Island
House of Representatives
Worcester
Worccester
Wasasachusetts
Lonn
Haverhill
Lawrence
Gloucester
Mid Meton
Essex
Wood
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
Electrocution Versus Hanging Debate At Philadelphia Meeting
Dr Snitvka argues electrocution as the humane death method citing thirty one witnessed executions in New York and other states. He contrasts electrical methods with hangings noting heart activity, post mortem findings, and varying bodily responses in prisons including Sing Sing and Jefferson Hospital cases.
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Snitvka
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Sing Sing
Auburn Dannem
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Massachusetts
V.bedy
Mosamensiig
Reading
Jefferson Hospital
Caracas Plans Fight Against Bubonic Plague
President Castro asks Ene Academy of Medicine to devise Caracas sanitation measures to avert a bubonic plague outbreak. Academy orders rat destruction street washing and foci removal, plus use of serums and antitoxins. Suburban hospital huts planned. sanitary commissions set for each ward amid reports of suspicious cases.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Castro
Ene Academy of Medicine
Mocha coffee defined by Yemen origin rule
The board of food and drug inspection with Secretary Wilson approved restricting the term mocha to coffee grown in Yemen. Data from consular sources supported the decision. Bridge failure hurls granite blocks into river as Appomattox dam diversion nears completion.
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Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Arabia
Hodeidah
Yemen
Akshir
Washington Post
Petersburg
Appomattox
District Business Looms Over Adjournment Date
Important district actions remain unresolved as Congress nears three weeks to adjournment. The district appropriation bill advances in the Senate, child labor and street railway issues stall progress, and conferees on tuberculosis registration expect passage into law.
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Congress
Senate
Gallinger
Washington
New Hampshire
Senate Committee On Appropriations
House
Appropriations Committee
Smith
House District Committee
Bath Houses
Michigan
Sims
Conferres
Polluted Waters Deadly in New Campaign for Sanitation
New York merchants urge destruction of house flies to curb typhoid pollution. Dr Hutchinson and Dr Woods Slutchinson warn water supplies are contaminated and urge modern sanitary sewage disposal. They cite flies spreading typhoid and call for removing dirt heaps to exterminate breeding sites. Elmira report notes Fassett renomination by Republican delegates with Cassidy telegram omitted.
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New York
Stites
New
30K Merchants Association
Tire Dculation
Woods Slutchinson
United States
Hutchinson
Jlig
Gihiligalon
Lals
J Sloat Fassett
Elmira NY
Thirty Third Congressional District
Urges Portal Reform Laws Convention Aims at Washington
Invitations go to public men and organizations from Secretaryames M Cowles of the Postal Progress League urging postal reform supporters to meet in Washington in May to press Congress for action before the current term ends. The effort backs by House Post Office Committee Chairman Overstreet who favored service extension, with National Grange and Master N J Bachelor expressing interest and regrets at attendance. The Grange supports other Postal Reform initiatives backed by Postmaster Meyer.
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M. ‘Cowles
Postal Progress League
Washington
Congress
League
Overstreet
House Post Offce
National Grange
N J. Bachelor
The
Grange
Meyer
Pneumonia Surpasses Tuberculosis as Nation's Death Cause
New York leads with 36 pneumonia fatalities per 10 000 residents. Boston follows. A New York City health commission report details pneumonia mortality across major U S cities and European capitals, noting high urban rates, airborne transmission risks, and housing conditions as contributing factors.
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New York
Boston
Health Commission
United States
Vienna
Stockholm
Berlin
Thomas Darlington
New York City
United, States
Europe
Register Generals
England
Wales
Joao
President at Grace Reform Church Draws Secret Service Crowd
The New York Sun reports President Roosevelt attends Grace Reformed Church on Fifteenth Street with two Secret Service agents. crowds gather early, the president arrives on time, prays with the congregation, and exits through a rapid, coordinated procession toward the White House, followed by lingering sightseers and continued public interest.
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Wellington
New York Sun
Ths
Washington
Grace Reformed
Fifteenth Street
White House
St John's
St Johns
Teddy
Sexton
Grave
Grace Reformed Church
Secret Service
Hass
Rhode Island Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Wakte House
Galt
St John
Mrs Roosevelt
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Relief and Money Back
Becca Bennict of Indianapolis testifies to frequent sinking spells and near heart stoppage until using Dr Miles Heart Cure. She credits five bottles with ending the spells and cites a money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
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Myles
Dr Miles
Becca Bennict
Indianapolis
Ind
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Penrose to Resume Duties After Convalescence
Senator Penrose plans to return to Washington by week end to resume his duties. He spent last week at his brother's farm near Philadelphia and reports indicate his strength is increasing daily. Despite illness and party opposition, he secured a pledged reelection and his committee work, notably Pontefies, continues amid his sickness. His role as postal committee chair has elevated national postal facilities.
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Senator Penrose
Washington
Philadelphia
Senate
Pontefies Committee
Postal Commission
Second district Republicans split on Taft endorsement
At the Second district Republican meeting in Raleigh on April 26 two factions clashed over Taft endorsement. The Capers faction backed indorsement while the rival faction demanded an uninstructed delegation. Two delegations were chosen for the State convention, and a contest will be mounted against the Capers Tart group.
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South Carolina
Aiken
Capers
Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission Rules on Coal Car Distribution
Six decisions by the Interstate Commerce Commission set new principles for coal car distribution among mine operators. Rules limit preferential treatment, require fair pro rata car allocation based on capacity, and mandate public posting of mine ratings and car tonnage.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Cockrell and Clark
Royal Coal and Coke Company
Tennessee Coal Company
Minersville Coal Company
Southern Railway Company
Cockrell
Thellinois Collieries Company
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Chicago Peoria and St Louis Railway Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Clark
Sannot
Commission
Railroad Commission of Ohio
The Proof Is In The Loaf Gold Medal Flour Claim
A vintage advertisement boasts Gold Medal Flour makes finer richer bread with stronger nourishment. It promises superior bread quality and invites readers to try a sack to verify the claim, asserting the proof is in the loaf.
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