Armistice talk and Mexican rail violence flash across fronts
Across Mexican districts insurgents strike at Agua Prieta Torreon and Juarez fire destroying the Nacazart station and fifteen bridges. Federal forces clash with rebels in Durango two or three insurgents killed. US officials report ambassadorship aims for peace and Taft acting as go between in border crises.
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Mex
Agua Prieta
Nacazart
Taft
Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Garner
Texas
Shary
Ohio
Foster
Vermont
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Mexico
Dias
United States
Live Fish To Be Chief Dish At Taft Dinner
New York reports a Hungarian club banquet for President Taft will feature 350 pounds of live fogash, a Hungarian fish from a freed water lake near Budapest. The fish, highly valued, arrived recently after notice was issued over a month earlier.
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New York
Taft
Budapest
Boston Marathon Opens With Record Crowd Along Ashland Route
More than 100 000 spectators lined the road from Ashland to Boston as the Boston Athletic Association prepared for its fifteenth marathon. Officials cleared streets and conducted final medical checks before the noon start, with police dispatching cars to clear the course for the runners.
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Boston
Boston Athletic Association
Ashland
Border policy signals neutral zone near Rio Grande
The Mexican government pledges a definite restrictive policy along the border. This implies that further engagements near the border will not be fought and rebels are expected to issue similar assurances. The stance is seen as creating a neutral zone along the Rio Grande where fighting will be barred.
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Rio Grande
Presbyterians at Cedar Falls Hold Annual Waterloo Presbytery Session
The Waterloo Presbytery meets in Cedar Falls at the Presbyterian church with delegates from several counties. Rev H W Reford and Rev W B Sanford lead church representation from Waterloo and Westminster. Morning reports note increased contributions to foreign missions and plans for monthly communications with corresponding members. The session closes tonight with talks on home and foreign missions by Mrs D B Wells of Chicago and Dr Frank Russell of St Louis.
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Waterloo
W. W. McFarlane
George Gemmill
W. B. Addy
John Hickle
F. H. Cutler
Henry Love
State Center
W. E. Fisher
Greene
Rederd
D. B. Wells
Chicago
Frank Russell
St. Louis
Speaker Threatens to Call Troops in Minnesota House
Minneapolis April 19 Speaker H H Dunn threatened to call on the governor for troops as chaos reigned in the Minnesota House during a heated debate on the six senator bill. A fistfight between Dan ONeill and Thomas Frankson prompted frantic restraint as the speaker pounded the gavel and warned of militia action.
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Minneapolis
H. H. Dunn
Dan O'Neill
Thief River Falls
Thomas Frankson
Spring Valley
Minnesota
O'Neill
Frankson
O O’neill
W. L. Nolan
Senate
Mr. O'Neill
Many Aviation Meets Scheduled This Year
New York April 19 aviation clubs report seven US meets planned to avoid clashes. Washington ends month, Milwaukee starts July, Pittsfield and Saratoga Springs in July, Harvard Boston and California in late July or August. US aeronautics prize money may top 1.25 million dollars, compared with about 100 thousand last year. About 90 aviators nationwide including beginners.
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New York
National Council of Sero Clubs of
Washington
Bmil- Waukee
Pittsfield
Mass
Saratoga Springs
Harvarda
Boston
California
United States
Board Plans New School Building In Linden Place
East Waterloo school board last evening elected teachers for next year with most retained and small salary increases. Plans discussed for a brick four room school at the corner of Colorado and Lafayette to serve growth in Linden Place Maywood and outlying areas, with possible future doubling. Steps were taken to refund the $12,000 bond value due in July. Bills were allowed and routine business transacted.
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East Waterloo
Waterloo
Linden Place
Colorado and
Lafayette Streets
Maywood
Stepa
Grand Rapids Furniture Strike Shuts 6,000 Workers
In Grand Rapids on April 19 the long awaited strike of about 6,000 furniture workers began at 9 a.m. as unionists from roughly sixty factories walked out. An additional 3,600 nonunion employees are affected. The men demand a 16 percent wage raise, a nine hour day, and an end to piecework. manufacturers refuse any wage increase and say they will bargain only individually, citing trade conditions.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Furniture Workers of
Democrat Not Cannon First to Nail Reciprocity
Representative Gudger of North Carolina delivers the opening attack in the reciprocity session, labeling the bill a Republican measure and accusing Kitchin of aligning with GOP leaders. He also impeaches motives of several North Carolina Democrats planning to oppose the bill.
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Democrat
Cannon
Washington
House
Gudger
North Carolina
Kitchin
Fortune teller and blind spouse die in store fire
Ashville N J April 19 Mrs Hattie Fox a fortune teller and her blind husband perished this morning in a store building where they lived when the blaze consumed the structure Firemen saw them at a window but could not reach them Also Springfield April 19 on a rail call Browne Whel bill fails 75 against 47 for motion to postpone further consideration was defeated
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Ashville
Hattie Fox
Browne Vibel Bil
Springfield
Browne
Temperature April 19 details from Buchanan Optical Co
Temperature readings and markings supplied by Buchanan Optical Co show calibrated values for April 19. The fragment mentions 12 might and various letter codes, with references to San Felice and Eeo cigar brands.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Conditions in Bakeries Foul in New York Study Finds
City investigators report unsanitary conditions in New York bakeries, finding most operate in basements with poor ventilation and dirty floors. Among 145 visited, 25 percent have sewer pipes through mixing areas and moisture dripping onto utensils, prompting health reforms.
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New York
City Commissioner of Accounts
Contractor Kills Wife Then Shoots Himself in Kansas City
Kansas City, April 19. C. A. Barber, 43, a building contractor, shot and killed his wife and fatally wounded himself at his mother-in-law Mrs. J. E. Saunders residence. The couple had been separated and she had filed for divorce. Barber hid in the Saunders cellar and shot his wife as she appeared in the yard.
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Kansas City
C. Aa. Barber
J. E. Saunders
Barber
Saundars
Gibson family welcomes first daughter in Prospect Hills
A. F. E. Gibson, secretary and general manager of the Galloway-Gibson company, beams as he announces the birth of a daughter. The baby, born this morning at the Prospect Hills home, completes his family with two sons and now a daughter, whom he calls three of the finest children in the lawn.
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A. F E. Gibson
Galloway-Gibson Company
Prospect Hills
Farmer Pays $10 A Square Inch For Skin Grafts
Fort Wayne Ind April 19 At the rate of 310 per square inch Henry Frough a wealthy farmer of VeaGrange Ind has spent 2389 for five skin from his fellow men to replace cuticle lost in an accident by fire a few days ago Two neighbors have spared a total 2% square inches and a skin grafting operation is being performed.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry Frough
VeaGrange
Davenport Man Dies After Wart Trimming Incident
Davenport, April 19. Christopher O Briem, an aged Davenport resident, trimmed a wart on his hand with a knife and cut his hand, dying from blood poisoning. Local authorities report the accident as the cause of death.
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Davenport
Christopher O'Briem
Cat
Largest Ghurge S Consecrated at St John the Divine
The ceremony at St John the Divine on Morningside Heights marked the partial dedication of the cathedral. Bishop David H. Greer preached, noting the project’s 20-year build and $3.5 million spent with total costs near $10 million. Seating for 1700 now exists, with full capacity near 7900 as construction continues.
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New York
St. John the Divine
Morningside Heights
Protestant Episcopal Church
David H. Greer
Synod House
Greer
Robert Ellis Jones
Flpincanal
Hudson
Tate
C. Grant LaFarge
John W LaFarge
Serse
Harlem Heights
Manhattan
Hudson River
Long Island Sound
110Th
118Th Streets
Morningside Drive
Amsterdam Avenue
Deaconess in Cupid's Toil
Fort Dodge Iowa April 19 A ten year Methodist deaconess surprised hundreds by announcing her marriage last night to S F Dahlen a merchant at Oleson Park a suburb where she did much church work A telegraphic message of her sister's illness in Canton Illinois necessitated a wedding trip to the sister's home The interior design and exterior tower details are noted in the article
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Fort Dodge
Spertaty Aichie Haw
S. F. Dahlen
Oleson Park
Kerford
Ian
Canton
S. 1
Camorrist Trial in Italy May Get New Postholy Week Hearing
In Viterbo Italy April 19 the Neapolitan Camorrists may face a halt in their trial and a new investigation into the Cuocoto murder after Holy Week. The case features the informer Gonarre Abbate magrio and a rival conspiracy claim. Priest Vitoazi, dubbed cheerful, declared spiritual defense as proceedings opened with a warrants dispute raised by defense attorney Vitozzi.
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Viterbo, Aly
Gonarro Cuoccoto
Anchered
Gonarre Abbatemagrio
Viterbo
Italy
Court of Assizes
San Francisco
Bartolzi
Grad
Vitoazi
Camorrists
Vitozzi
Giocamin Ascrittere
Angelos and
Abago
Bianchi
Danville Jury Nears Adjournment Amid Subpoena Failures
The Danville grand jury is expected to adjourn sine die this afternoon as Foreman Woodyard and former Foreman Wentworth secured an attachment for Sheriff Shepard who was subpoenaed but did not appear. Attempts to locate Coroner Cole showed he could not be found, and the sheriff remained missing. Three politicians subpoenaed for alleged election bribery during yesterday's election did not appear this morning.
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Danville
Woodyard
Wentworth
Shepard
Cole
Wreck of Lusitania After Collision Near Bellows Rock
Cane Town South Africa April 19 The Portuguese mail steamer Lusitania piled on Bellows Rock two miles southwest of the cape of Good Hope. Five hundred passengers and crew were transferred to the British warship Forte and a government tug. Eight drowned four men two women and two children when two small boats capsized. Survivors were rescued.
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Cane Town
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Forte
Three Ice Cream Firms Indicted In Chicago
Chicago April 19 three ice cream companies were indicted by the United States district court for shipping impure cream. Named defendants include Thompson Reed Ice Cream Company McBride Brothers and Knobbe Ross A Woodhull and Addie E Woodhull as the Woodhull Ice Cream Company.
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Chicago
United States District Court Today
Thompson Reed Ice Cream Company
McBride Brothers and Knobbe
Ross A. Woodhull
Addie E. Woodhull
Woodhull Ice Crean Company
Labor Peace Gains Broken In Muscatine Factories
In Muscatine on April 19 workers in local button factories refused to resume work pending a settlement with individual employees and union leaders. A mass meeting will be addressed by Urick. the dispute centers on a statement by manufacturers about loyal non union workers and arrivals of Commissioner Vanluyn.
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Muscatine
Vanluyn
Commissioner of Labor
Vanimiyn
Urick
Masa
VanDuyn
Mude
State Federation of Labor
Publc
Cedar Falls Folk Push Motor Car Service Between Waterloo and Cedar Falls
A Cedar Falls movement seeks Rock Island Railway motor car service between Cedar Falls and Waterloo to ease heavy morning traffic. About 100 workers commute daily. fare changes and the withdrawal of six rides for a quarter boost costs and complicate travel. The company cites counterfeiting of checks and may later offer new six-for-a-quarter options.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Rock Island
Vinton
Traer
Here
Garner Glad He Escaped Hanging in Danville Trial
Danville April 19 Fred C Garner convicted of murdering Elsie Cochrane last October was morning sentenced by Judge Kim brough to 29 years in the Chester penitentiary. He said he was satisfied with the sentence and remarked they might hang if granted a new trial.
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Danville
Fred C. Garner
Elsie Cochrane
Kimbrough
Chester
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