Civil Pension Bill Aims Retirement Reform for Civil Servants
A New Jersey representative introduces a comprehensive civil service pension plan based on length of service and average pay. It sets retirement at 60 after 30 years, with scales from 4 to 50 percent of final earnings, plus disability and age rules. The measure argues for European and municipal precedents and notes existing national and railroad practices.
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Europe
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Eng- Tani
Imperial edict closes Hukwang loan for central China railways
Peking issues edict announcing the end of the Hukwang loan of 30 million dollars for central China railroad work. Banks from the United States, France, Great Britain, and Germany were involved, with 830,000,000 in loan funds unaffected after a branch line was dropped. Other edicts push opium suppression and note Britain’s consent to curb Indian opium exports, while a constitutional cabinet replaces the grand council.
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France
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Request to Miss McMahon in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia May 9 Frank McMahon a saloonkeeper shot and killed George Leary a wealthy real estate operator near Leary's West Philadelphia home last Thursday night. He was committed to prison without bail after a brief hearing before a magistrate. Letters from Miss McMahon age 22 to Leary age 38 have drawn intense interest. Leary's will reportedly provides for the girl and estate valued between 10000 and 250000. Leary's family will not contest the will but seek McMahon's conviction.
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Frank McMahon
George Leary
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Leary
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Caruso to Undergo Third Operation says Milan Surgeon
Special cable from Milan reports Prof. Della Verona, who operated on Signor Caruso in 1908 for polypus of the larynx, attributes the singer’s trouble to the same cause and declares a third operation is indispensable. The doctor blames voice strain but believes recovery is possible after another operation. He did not confirm if the procedure is decided.
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Washington Post
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Della Verona
Signor Caruso
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Jerusalem Mosque Controversy Rocks Government Push
In Constantinople on May 9 rising public anger over the Jerusalem incident threatens the ministry. The Interior Minister told the chamber that Englishmen who profaned the Mosque of Omar inside its foundations acted with the mosque guardians.
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Tragic Jazz Age Murder Suspect Kills Self After Shooting
In Stockton California on May 9 Margaret Martinez a 19 year old Spanish girl was playing a piano when Paul Miller a miner aged (age unreadable) shot her in the back twice then killed himself by placing a fuse in his mouth and blowing his head apart in a room described as an athommes room. The incident follows a jealous dispute over Martinez.
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Margaret Martinez
Paul Miler
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Bryan influence remains strong in western Democrats
Republican David H Mercer warns Nebraskans that Bryan remains a power in Democratic politics and could influence next year’s convention. Mercer cites Bryan’s past nominations, reports on Harmon Wilson Clark, and Taft’s Nebraska lead as factors shaping the 1912 landscape.
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Carmack Divorce Suit Seeks Custody and Support
Mrs. Cloe Gabrielle Carmack files for a limited divorce from Louis Vernon Carmack, division of War Department, alleging threats and choking incidents after their 1908 marriage. They have two children, a boy and a girl, and she seeks custody and adequate support.
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Leper Palabay Eyes Return to Philippines Amid Quezon Aid
Anacleto Palabay, a Filipino leper confined in the pesthouse at the workhouse grounds, sang of home as Manuel L. Quezon and War Department officials move to speed his departure. Arrangements favor returning him to his homeland, with possible treatment at small island facilities or St. Lazaren Hospital in Manila.
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Iwipino Leper
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Islands
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Will validity questioned in Rockville over $100000 estate
A caveat filed in the orphans court attacks the will of Henry Bradley who died from an electric car accident in Rockville. He left his entire estate valued above 100000 to his widow Jane Cromwell Bradley. Relatives claim he was not of sound mind and was subjected to duress and undue influence by his wife.
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Orphans’ Court
Henry Bradley
Jane Cromwell Bradley
George G. Bradley
Potomac District
Martha H. Anderson
Washington
Cadet Maneuvers Drill Draw Capt Bethel Last Day
Capt E A Bethel of Company H B Western High School drew the lucky number and his unit will drill on the last day of the cadet maneuvers on May 19. At Franklin school the eleven cadet company captains and military staff reviewed drill assignments for May 18 and 19 with Col Roas Col Rathbone Lieut Col Lohr and S E Kramer directing.
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W. H. Collins
LM. Leonard
J. H. Gordon
FF. R. Sanderson
F. C. Knight
A. M. King
A. G. Bisset
G. D. Grosner
D V. Mahoney
Miss Jessop Fined 200 for Liquor Sales in Annapolis
Annapolis Maryland May 9 Miss Elizabeth B Jessop manager of Carvel Hat hotel was found guilty this morning on a fourth charge of selling liquor to midshipmen. The case halted as questions could be carried to the court of appeals. One verdict fined 100 and costs in each of two other cases and 50 and costs in another. Fourth sentence reserved. Four more cases postponed after appeal action.
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Elizabeth B. Jessop
Carvel Hat
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Bail Denied to M Namara in Dynamiters Case
The American Federation of Labor issued an appeal for funds to defend J J McNamara and his brother after Judge Bordwell refused bail on charges tied to the Llewellyn Iron Works dynamite case. Nineteen murder counts were deemed nonbailable. fundraisers aim to finance defense and appeal to higher courts.
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Playground Association Opened At New Willard Hotel
The Playground Association of America opens tonight at the New Willard Hotel with about 400 delegates. Frederick G. Coldren chairs the local arrangements with James H. West and Arthur C. Moses assisting as speakers discuss child welfare, urban play spaces, and rural recreation. President Taft is expected to address, and Saturday features a luncheon at Neighborhood House followed by a playground tour and games at Rosedale grounds.
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Frederick G. Coldren
James H. West
Arthur C. Moses
Taft
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Cornell University
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Mrs Dougherty Defiant Over Arlington Grave Regulations
Mrs John C Dougherty protests Arlington cemetery rules limiting plantings and decorations. She recalls a 1908 secretary of war order restricting vases and greenery, and a presidential intercession allowing existing ivy. She vows to plant shrubs or move her husband’s body if anew decor is barred.
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John C. Dougherty
Chapin Street Northwest
Indian Children to Share in Cherokee Surplus Funds
Justice Staf ford of the District Supreme Court ruled that Cherokee Nation members born after 1992 are to share in about 5 million dollars in tribal surplus. Treasury and Interior Departments had argued only those born after enrollment in 1902 are entitled, but the court held the later-born children qualify under the 1906 act.
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Family Massacre Ends in Suicide Near Luther
In Cadillac Michigan on May 9 Casey Van Lieren a farmer killed his wife and two children then himself after a quarrel. He left a note requesting all four be buried in one grave and his property go to his brother.
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May Issue Highlights Classic Tales and New Features
The May number features Frank H. Desch pastel covers, novels by Owen Johnson and Lilian Bennet-Thompson, and serials including The Stigma of the Stiletto. It offers Explosions by Wadson Maxim, A Man of Peace by E A Murphy, and business essays by C W Jennings. Also notes editions of The Boy Who Was Napoleon and The Eyes of Regret with rich illustrations by Howard Heath and Albert L Scherzer.
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Owen Johnson
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W. Jennings
B. Cory Ellvert
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Howard Heath
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Albert L. Scherzer
Anto Caesar
Walter L. W. Distelhorst
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