Titanic Strikes Iceberg As Transit Of Passengers Begins
Montreal reports wireless updates from Horton Davidson indicate Titanic passengers being transferred to Carpathia, with 800 to 1,200 aboard already. The ship, 882 feet long and 46,328 tons, remains afloat and on course to Halifax while officials in New York seek direct confirmation amid early conflicting dispatches.
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Taft
F. D. Miller
New York
White Star Line
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Allan Line
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Virginian
Titanic
Cape Race
Associated Press
Marconi
New Federation of Shop Workers Formed in Kansas City
Kansas City April 15. Representatives of five railway craft organizations began forming a federation of shop workers for all railroads west of the Mississippi. The body aims to unify unions with about 200 000 members across forty seven railroads to negotiate collectively and act in concert on wage demands.
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Mississippi River
Pioneer Elias Horn Dies at Noontime in Orange Township
Elias Horn a pioneer resident of Orange township died at noon today at the home of his daughter Mrs. John Berry 41 Oak avenue after a stroke of paralysis years ago. He suffered a slow hemorrhage the immediate cause. He was born in Burks county Pennsylvania aged 82. He married Mary Ann Minich who died last February. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Berry Waterloo and Mrs. Annie Davis Orange township, son Frank Horn Elmora Minn, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. A brother and two sisters live in Pennsylvania. Funeral from Mrs. Berry home with burial in old Waterloo cemetery. Time of funeral to be announced.
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Orange Township
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Oak Avenue
Decedent
Burks County
Pennsylvania
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Waterloo
Annie Davis
Frank Horn
Elmora
Minn
Berry
Wheat Market In State Of Uproar Causes Record Swing
Chicago April 15 Buyers and sellers faced a dramatic wheat market swing of about four cents as news from Decatur and Mattoon suggested widespread winter wheat damage. Bears argued prices hadn’t risen similarly elsewhere, while bulls claimed the damage real but not yet conclusive. The day featured extreme volatility and brisk trading.
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Liverpool
Roosevelt Wins 67 of 76 Pa Delegates at GOP Meet
Philadelphia April 15 Theodore Roosevelt will receive sixty seven of Pennsylvania's seventy six Republican national convention delegates. He dominates the state machine of Penrose sweeping most counties. Taft gains only in Lancaster and Philadelphia. Democratic results send Wilson to 74 of 76 delegates. Clark gets 5. Penrose’s machine collapses as Roosevelt gains unlikely control of state organization and looming Senate election. Washington report notes Taft faces weak prospects in upcoming primaries. Taft refuses to withdraw. Also notes Wildaff murder trial and Packers case adjourned.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Morgan attacked by mob in Florence over stolen painting
Florence April 16 Pierpont Morgan and his sister Mrs Mary Lyman Burns were mobbed at the railway station as they tried to depart. Secret service and police failed to protect them while hundreds of Florentines shouted and blocks formed. Morgan fought his way through using a heavy cane and reclaiming Burns then escorted them to the train. A gold framed painting attributed to Fra Lippo Lippi, bought by Morgan, was believed to be the source of the trouble.
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Johns Hopkins President Ira Remsen Resigns as Head
Professor Ira Remsen, president of Johns Hopkins University, tendered his resignation at a Board of Trustees meeting held at McColl. The resignation will be acted on at a subsequent board meeting but he is expected to remain as professor of chemistry, a post he has held since the university’s founding.
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Johns Hopkins University
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Authorities of Law to Clash Over Democratic Convention
Chicago reports a chaotic build up as Hearst Harrison forces clash with Sullivan supporters over the Illinois Democratic county convention. Police, militia, and deputy sheriffs mobilize around One Seventh Regiment Armory while Judge Owens orders a Republican organizer to run the event and Judge McKinley restrains. Deputies vow to enforce Owen’s orders ignoring McKinley.
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Czarnecki
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Deneen
Faw
Owens
South Side
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McKinley
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Actas
Jury fails to reach verdict in defrauding mails case
St Lala Missouri April 18 The jury in the case of F. F. G. Lewis charged with using the mails to defraud reported to Federal Judge Amidon that it could not agree on a verdict. The judge gave further instructions and sent the jury back to deliberate after clock Friday.
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FF. G. Lewis
Amidon
Amidson
Dae Therate
S “Hoon
McCoy Opens Argument in McCaskill Murder Trial
Assistant state's attorney E H McCoy began his plea at 9 45 in a crowded courtroom. He stated his duty to argue the issues fairly so that justice might be served in the McCaskill murder trial.
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Edward H. McCoy
McCaskill
Jury Arguments Open Murder Trial in Iowa Case
The assistant prosecutor outlines the jury’s task to judge guilt beyond reasonable doubt while protecting the home and society. He speaks clearly as court delays for a new light globe, then McCoy presents opening remarks stressing the duty to protect the innocent and punish the guilty in the McCaskill case.
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Iowa
Phillips
Henry Phillips
Jefferson McCaskill
Jefferson Amccashe
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