Roosevelt backs pardon for January Valjean figure
A Missouri case echoes Victor Hugo as President Roosevelt signals clemency for January, an ex-convict who lived an honest life after nine years in prison. Senator Warner and Kansas City officials press for relief, while Justice Department expedites the clemency review amid a flood of petitions and endorsements.
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Six Footers Selected for Army Reunion Honor
Invitations and badges for the Society of the Army of the Potomac and allied groups arrive today as members travel to Washington for their thirty seventh annual reunion. Gen George B McClellan will unveil a statue in his honor with ceremonies at the Belasco Theater and related receptions at the Congressional Library and Arlington Headquarters.
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Dismissal Rumor Revived Over Comptroller Tracewell
Gossip revives talk of the resignation of Comptroller of the Treasury Robert J. Tracewell. The rumor links his possible removal to his friendship with Vice President Fairbanks and sympathy with a movement to nominate Indiana's Fairbanks for the presidency.
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Camels Named Roosevelt Reach Egypt in New York Talk
New Yorkers tell President Roosevelt they found 19 000 camels named after him in Egypt. The President had several brief calls at the White House with visitors including W. W. Newelang and E. Truesdale of Broome County.
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Public Printer Discharges 204 From Government Printing Office
204 employes are laid off from the bindery division including 102 women, due to reduced work after new laws. Public Printer Stillings says he delayed action to avoid harming workers, noting furloughs and cash severance, while denying alternatives could be found. He cites steady decline in bindery output over the past year and aims to minimize earnings gaps for pieceworkers.
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Justice Wright Recovering After Rheumatic Attack
Associate Justice Daniel Thew Wright of the District Supreme Court suffered an inflammatory rheumatic attack Saturday at the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club. He is confined to his residence at 1888 Sixteenth Street NW and, according to his physician, is rapidly recovering and expected to resume duties next Monday.
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Guards at White House Reinforce With Bulldog Pete
A Washington dispatch reports night guards at the White House have been reinforced by Pete the bulldog, recently released from penal servitude at Surgeon General Rixey's fort for chasing the French ambassador up a tree. The public debate splits on whether Pete’s promotion serves security or to keep Secretary Garfield away.
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Foreman Killed Warning Railroad Crew at Mills Avenue Crossing
George Fick a 46 year old railroad foreman was fatally struck by an engine while warning four gangs of workers at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing in Langdon yesterday at 10 am. He died instantly his head torn and body hurled about 75 feet. Coroner Nevitt ruled accidental death. Fick had served the railroad for years and prioritized workers safety over his own life. His body was taken to Ati more for burial with funeral at the family residence 1217 Patapsco Street Friday morning.
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Lifeless body of Cochran Hotel engineer found in engine room
John Rocker thirty five an engineer at the Cochran Hotel was found dead in the engine room with a gas tube in his mouth and a gunny sack over his head. He left his home Monday afternoon and was discovered about six yesterday morning. Coroner Nevitt ruled death by self destruction and the body was given to an undertaker.
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Weather summary for April 30 and outlook for the Atlantic coast
The Weather Bureau reports April as the coldest in 26 years, with a succession of cold spells across the eastern half of the U.S. and near record lows in interior valleys and the Southwest. Rain is expected from the Lake region to the East Gulf States, followed by colder conditions. Winds will be brisk along the coasts, with steamer winds to European ports. Storm warnings remain along the Atlantic from Hatteras to New York. Temperatures throughout the day ranged from a midnight low near 69 to a late evening of 74, with no rainfall in the 8 pm to 8 pm window. Potomac mud and Shenandoah clarity noted at Harpers Ferry.
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