Three ships near sinking Titanic testifies on rescue delay
Washington reports Capt. James H. Moore of the Mt. Temple testified before the Renata committee that two steamers and a schooner were close to the Titanic before her sinking. Ice hindered rescue and the Mt. Temple arrived about two hours after the disaster. he described intercepted wireless messages and disputed the identity of a crew member.
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Washington
James H. Moore
Mt. Temple
Renata Committee
Moora
Moore
Lightoller
Louis Klein
Cleveland
Klein
Tlightoller
Titanic
Capt. Moore
Olympic
Frankfurt
Boflera
Birma
Carpathia
Senator Smith
Fourth Habeas Corpus Bid To Free Harry Thaw
New Rochelle justice hears a writ of habeas corpus seeking Thaw release from Matteawan state hospital. Proceedings are preliminary with no witnesses and a several week adjournment to review records. Thaw, transported with Dr. Russell, appears confident of freedom. John W. Rath to take Mystic Shrine degrees in Cedar Rapids before Shriners voyage to California.
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New Rochelle
Law
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Stanford White
Keogh
Supreme Court
Thaw
Matteawan
John W. Russell
J. W. Rath
John W. Rath
The
Rath Packing Co
Mystic Shrine
Cedar Rapids
California
Mrs. Rath
Temperature Report for April 27
Historical weather note records the date with an April 27 temperature range. It compares to the prior year noting a minimum 56 degrees and a maximum 73 degrees, all based on a Buchanan Optical Co. syndicate block transcription.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Bop
Roosevelt fires back to kill Taft at Worcester speech
In Worcester on April 27 Col Roosevelt denounced Taft's charges as disloyal to friendship and decency. He accused Taft of collusion with Lorimer supporters and of a crooked campaign, urged loyalty to the people, and attacked Taft's reciprocity policy and tariff stance while defending his own record and 1907 actions.
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Mass
Col
Roosevelt
Taft
Mechanics Hall
Col. Roosevelt
Roosvelt
United States Senate
Lorimer Democratic
Harvester Trust
Massachusetts
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Washington
Canada
United States
Chicago
Cannon
Roosevelt de
Aldrich
Hoogevelt
Great West
Disagreement in bootlegging case shocks Ottumwa jury
Ottumwa April 27. Matt Mier night captain of Ottumwa police must face another trial on bootlegging charge by Wanpella County Civic League. Jury deliberated nearly three days but disagreed and was discharged by Judge Hunter. Early ballots favored acquittal 10 to 2, final ballot stood 7 to 5 for conviction.
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Ottumwa
Matt Mier
Louisa County Democrats Support Champ Clark Delegation
Des Moines April 27 Louisa County Democrats in convention yesterday elected a 15 member triple delegation to the Burlington convention and instructed them for Speaker Champ Clark.
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Des Moines
Champ Clark
Louisa County
Burlington
Harvester Control Claims Spark House Debate
Washington April 27 President politics again drew house attention as Rep Langley Republican pressed Rep Campbell Republican over Roosevelt attack. Rep Barnhart Democrat urged an amendment naming newspaper owners and publishers. rumors tied International Harvester to New York papers and a Chicago paper controversy. Mann challenged Barnhart over McCormicks and the Tribune.
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Washington
House
Langley
Kentucky
Campbell
Kansas
Cal
Roosevelt
Barnhart
Indiana
International Harvester Company
New York
Mann Oflinois
McCormicks
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Barnhart
Mr. Mann
Pearsons Died With a Prayer on His Lips
Funeral services will be held next Tuesday afternoon for Dr D K Pearsons the aged philanthropist who died today at a Hinsdale sanitarium. College presidents and institutions that received gifts from Pearsons will attend. He donated about 6 000 000 to small colleges nationwide before his death and died after a week long pneumonia illness.
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Chicago
D. K. Pearsons
Hinsdale
Pearsons
Jor. Pearsons
Ohio Senator Andrews Sentenced to Nine Months
Columbus April 27 Judge Dillon sentenced State Senator L P Andrews of Ironton to nine months in the penitentiary for accepting a bribe for his vote. Andrews urged leniency claiming jury bias influenced by public sentiment rather than evidence. Rodney Diegle, former sergeant at arms, is serving a penitentiary term for involvement in the offense.
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Columbus
L. P. Andrews
Irenton
Dillon
Andrews
Rodney Diegle
Senate
Titanic Dead Bodies Transported By Mackay Bennett
Halifax on April 27 reports the Mackay Bennett will bring Titanic victims to port by Monday. Of 205 recovered bodies 18 percent are too mutilated for burial at sea. Unidentified remains will be buried in Halifax with headstones and later described for possible claims.
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Halifax
Mackay- Bennett
Mackayienett
Astor and Straus
Mackay-Bennett
White Star Line
United States
Express Companies
Canada
New York
Ames Captain to Race Champion
Lincoln Nebraska April 27 The first intercollegiate track meets of the Missouri Valley season will be held here this afternoon with Ames and Nebraska participants. The feature event will be the mile race between Farquhar captain of the Ames team and Anderson Nebraska's captain and valley record holder.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ames
Nebraska
Farquhar
Anderson
Roosevelt and Wilson Campaigns Rally Across Massachusetts
Boston April 27 Roosevelt moves through six cities including Quincy Brockton Middleboro Taunton New Bedford and Fall River with a Boston arena closing rally to answer Taft. Wilson plans Worcester Springfield Holyoke speeches while Taft and La Follette push rival efforts and claim votes for Monday primaries.
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Massachusets
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Quincy
Brockton
Middleboro
Taunton
New Bedford
Fall River
Boston Arena
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Worcester
Springfield
Holyoke
la Follette
Bristol
Plymouth
Essex
Middlesex
Wisconsin
Clark
Towne
New York
Robinson
Arkansas
Fred Dubois
Idaho
Brockton and
Chelsea
Taft to Attend Union League Grant Birthday Dinner
President Taft will be guest of honor at a Union League club dinner in Philadelphia marking Ulysses S. Grant's 90th birthday. He arrives from Trenton at 6 p.m. and reviews the National Guards of Pennsylvania before delivering the principal address. He departs for Washington at midnight.
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Philadelphia
Taft
Union League Club
Ulysses S. Grant
Trenton
N. J
National Guards of Pennsylvania
Washington
Railroad Gains in Battle With Missouri River
Omaha April 27 officials of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad report gains in their fight for tracks and right-of-way along a four mile stretch near Folsom Indiana. Over 300 men have worked dumping rock into the Missouri River which has swallowed hundreds of acres of farmland and long stretches of track.
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Omaha
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Folsom
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C. E. Phifer
Ben H. Miller
Iowa
Sioux City Tribune
Teddy
Harvester
San Felice
Ohio
Belle Plaine
Frank LeQuatte
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