Clark elected Speaker Has Ambitious Program
In Washington on April 4 Representative Champ Clark of Missouri won the speakership with 217 votes over James R. Mann 181 Henry A. Cooper 46 and George W. Norris 1. Clark outlined a Democratic program including tariff revision popular election of U S senators rules reform and government economy. The session opened amid strong applause as Harmon and Bryan observed.
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Opening of 62nd Congress Amid Reciprocity Debate
The opening in Washington features Major McDowell presiding as roll calls and cheers mark the first session. Delegations, speeches, and a large crowd reflect the new Democratic majority shaping plans around Canadian reciprocity, with President Taft's extraordinary session just begun.
Mayoral election in Chicago rpk amid rain and bond votes
Democratic candidate Carter Harrison and Republican Charles Merriam fight a historic Chicago mayoral race as rain dampens turnout while voters also consider two bond issues and three annexation measures. Heavy campaign spending noted with Harrison support centers on lodging house wards and a final, tense vote count anticipated.
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Milwaukee Socialists Active in Municipal Elections Across City
Milwaukee voters head to polls with a slate of socialists contesting three circuit judgeships one civil court seat two school board seats and an at large alderman amid a broad primary election across several cities. Heavy turnout reported in Peoria with rain not dampening city and county officer votes.
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Bantamweight Arrest Tells of Mabray Gang Case
Council Bluffs April 4. A deputy U S marshal travels from Chicago with Henry Forbes former bantamweight champion charged as a Mabray gang member. Forbes was slated to fight Jimmy Britt April 24 but the match has been postponed. Forbes vows to take his case to the highest court.
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Insane County Ward Resident Kills Blind Companion
Amessa Hickock, a long time inmate in the county farm ward at Knoxville, attacked and beat to death 70 year old William Horrick with a poker. Horrick, a former broom factory operator who was blind and infirm, died after threats and rising noise in the ward Sunday night. Hickock, in night clothes, fled the scene and is at large.
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Roosevelt Attacks Reno Divorce Industry at Courthouse Rally
Theodore Roosevelt denounced Reno as a magnet for divorce seekers in a speech to about 10 000 people from courthouse steps. He urged local officials to deter out of state divorce seekers and keep that enterprise away from Nevada. Nevada welcomed Roosevelt with trains and a large crowd upon his coast arrival.
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Wealthy Delaware County Farmer John Rector Dies at Home
John Rector a wealthy farmer and banker from Delaware county died at his Manchester area home last night from a bout of hiccoughs. The death was reported from Cedar Rapids on March 4. He was known for local business and farming roles.
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Wealthy Philadelphia Black businessman John Trower dies
Philadelphia April 4 John Trower reputedly the wealthiest Black man in the United States died after a long illness at his home in Germantown. His fortune was said to total $1,500,000. He was 61 years old.
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Senate and House Clash Over State Liquor and Printe
Des Moines reports a stalled deadlock over a senator vote as the Iowa House moves to elect a state printer and binder. The Senate passes the bulk sales bill and extends the labor commissioner term while tobacco and liquor policy surface in debate.
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New Witness Shouts Denial in Charges Spite
A new witness denies the charges amid ongoing testimony. The dispute centers on alleged motives behind the confrontation and the actions taken by the involved parties.
Camorra trial hears defense of Giuseppe de Marines in murder case
In Viterbo Italy on April 4 the Camorra trial heard Giuseppe de Marines deny involvement in the Cuoccolo murder and accuse Abbatemaggio of personal enmity. A post card allegedly soliciting the killings was cited as key evidence amid a wider Camorra case involving 38 suspects.
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Fatally Burned Girl and Accidental Shooting Reported
Des Moines Iowa April 4. Mabel Mather three years old, playing with matches, burned her face and hands. mother smothered flames with a rug to save the home. Frank Woods sixteen, hunting, fell and a bullet pierced his foot. Clinton Pa April 4. Brinkerhoff Stamp Bending Machine Mfg Co stockholders seek a receiver in district court alleging mismanagement after the firm moved from Missouri.
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Sinbad the Sailor returns to Minnesota prison
Bullwater Minn April 1 After ten months of Wherry Charles Price known as Sinbad the Sailor voluntarily returns to the state penitentiary where he has served over twenty years for a 1890 murder in North St Paul. He once managed the prison greenhouse famed for large tropical fruit and was paroled in 1910 after a commuted life sentence. He cites ill health as the reason for his return.
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Despondent Elk River Farmer Ends Life in Loft
A despondent farmer from Elk River township hanged himself in his barn loft yesterday. He was reportedly in a state of temporary insanity after a death in the family, and the body was discovered by his eldest son. Authorities reported no immediate motive beyond his mental distress.
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