Titanic Inquiry Opens With 26 Questions and Titanic Model
London May 2 Lord Mersey and five assessors began the Board of Trade inquiry into the Titanic disaster. A twenty foot Titanic model with lifeboats and a large chart were shown to about 100 lawyers and 100 reporters as the session opened. J Bruce Ismay sailed home to England later, saying he was worn out and had nothing new to add.
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London
Lord Mersey
Committee of the
American Senate
Court of Law
Eal
Rufus Daniel Janes
North Atlantic
Rufus
United States
Ismay Salls
New York
J. Bruce Isay
Interational Mercantile Marine
England
Ismay
NICTIMIS GRAVES TO OVERLOOK SEA
The last identified dead from the Titanic is to be buried in Halifax as bodies yet unidentified will be laid to rest in three local cemeteries. About seventy to eighty burials are planned for tomorrow while the Minia, due next week, is believed to have recovered most remaining remains.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Haliax
Mail matters dominate Iowa Postmasters convention opening
Ottumwa May 1 A brief address by First Assistant Postmaster General Charles Grandfield urged postmasters to accept custodian roles of federal buildings as the opening feature of the Iowa Presidential Postmaster association session. Ninocks welcomed visitors and W R Law spoke. A banquet is planned tonight.
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Ottumwa
Charles Grandfield
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Nimocks
W. R. Law
Watering
Ames
Greane
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Creston
North English
Story City
Knoxville
Bellevue
Delegates Defy Roosevelt Stance in Massachusetts Primary
In Boston on May 2 the eight Roosevelt delegates at large refuse Col Roosevelt’s demand they back Taft at the Chicago convention. They remain for Roosevelt, each free to act individually after two conferences, as party leaders call the move unprecedented.
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Boston
Mass
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Matthew Hale
Sioux City River Project Gains From Park Barrel
The senate commerce committee approved the rivers and harbors bill totaling 32.13 million dollars with 8.064 million dollars in additions. The Mississippi river saw the largest rise of 2.5 million dollars, bringing its total to 6.906 million. Sioux City area gains include 150 thousand dollars for the Missouri river section between Sioux City and Fort Renton and 60 thousand dollars opposite Sioux City.
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Washington
House
Senate Committee On Commerce
Senate
Missouri
Sioux City
Fort Renton
Mine Destroys Tug and Occupants
Constantinople May 2 An observed mine destroyed a small tug during buoy inspection in the Dardanelles. Four officers twelve soldiers and all crew perished in the blast.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
Aviator Gordian Hoest Killed in Germany
Berlin May 2 Gordian Hoest the aviator died here early today from injuries after a fall from his monoplane while testing the machine He was about ninety feet above the ground when he dropped He appeared to be jarred from his seat as he turned a curve sharply according to spectators
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Berlin
Gordian Hoest
Hoeall
Augusta Honors Major Butt With Taft Memorial Wreck Tie
Augusta Georgia May 2 President Taft and the city paid tribute to Major Archibald Butt aide to the president who perished in the Titanic disaster. The home city saw business suspend during memorial services at the theatre as crowds gathered to hear Taft speak.
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Augusta
Taft
Archibald Butt
Maj. Butt
May Day Mass Meeting Sparks Union Square Turmoil
Turbulent May Day rally in Union Square as Socialists clash with Industrial Workers of the World over the American flag. Two IWW members are hauled from the platform rail amid scuffles. no arrests reported as police separate fighters and the flag is momentarily torn down before being rescued by a spectator.
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New York
Union Square Plaza
Socialist Party
Industrial Workers of the World
L W. W
Anthracite wage talks fail to end dispute
New York May 2 full committee of anthracite operators and United Mine Workers vote down the agreement reached by sub committees to settle wage and working condition disputes. Suspension of work in the anthracite fields continues as negotiations resume later today. The proposed four year contract includes a ten percent wage rise indirect union recognition and removal of the sliding scale with possible changes before ratification.
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New York
Mnswers
United Mine Work
Ers of America
Anthracite
United Mine Workers of America
Groat Estate In Probate Court Seeks Administrator
Mrs Frances Groat widow of the late J M Groat files in Black Hawk county district court for appointment of H W Groat as administrator of the estate. Heirs at law include two daughters Luella Keith of Sioux Falls SD and Flora Humphreys of Waterloo. Groat died intestate with personal property listed at 15000 and substantial real estate yet to be appraised.
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Frances Groat
J. M. Groat
District Court
Black Hawk County
Bishops Criticize Church Growth At General Conference
The episcopal address to the Methodist Episcopal Church conference cites less than 2 percent membership gain in the year and accuses the church press of serving as a free forum for disaffection. It notes 600000 members dropped via the church’s dropping process and urges policy guidance for the church’s future.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl Cranston
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Youth given months for obscene letter in Iowa case
Ottumwa Iowa May 2 George Johnson of Brookfield Mo pleaded guilty to writing an obscene letter to Hazel Ong of Brookfield Mo. He was sentenced nine months in the Wapello county jail by Judge Smith McPherson in the United States court. Seven bootleggers all foreigners operating in southern Iowa mining districts received short jail sentences.
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Ottumwa
Hazel Ong
Brookfield
George Johnson
Brookfeld
Wapeilo County
Smith McPherson
United States
Pressmen Hold up Newspapers of Early Afternoon
Chicago may see delayed editions as pressmen from the Chicago Newspaper Web Pressmen's union refuse to print after the contract expired with Heart newspapers. The Chicago local of the American Newspaper Publishers' association faces renewal terms. Talks progressed through the morning with hope for a quick adjustment for later editions.
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Chicago
Web
Pressmen's Union
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Heart Newspapers
Forlure
Publishers’ Association
Nosebleed Forces UMWA Leader White Pause
John P. White president of the United Mine Workers of America reports a nosebleed that prompted him to cancel important eastern dates. A local specialist advised there is nothing serious beyond a temporary condition.
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Des Moines
John P.O White
United Mine Workers of America
Chinese Cruiser Interest Shown by Minister Chang Yin Tang
Chang Yin Tang, the Chinese minister to the United States, expresses strong interest in the new Chinese cruiser under construction at Camden New Jersey. The vessel is set for launching on May 4.
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Chang Yin Tang
United States
Camden
N.J
German Warships to Sail for America in May Return Call
The German battleship squadron will sail May 11 for America, docking first at Hampton Roads to join the armored cruiser Bremen in American waters. They will visit New York before returning home by the end of June. Rear Admiral von Hebeur-Puschwitz will command the squadron on this courtesy mission following last year’s visit by the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
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von Hebeur- Puschwitz
Underwood Strong In Alabama Primary Vote Count
Oscar W. Underwood led in the Alabama presidential primary with a large country district surge while Woodrow Wilson remained strong in major cities. Unofficial returns show Underwood carrying about 100 of 146 counties by 8,477 votes with Harmon at 189 and Clark at 692. state convention set for May 10 in Atlanta to ratify results.
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Atlanta
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Underwood
Harmon
Chawp Clark
Five Live Wolf Cubs Captured in Waterloo Area
W A Burkey of Waterloo township brought five amber wolf cubs to the courthouse. He found them on his farm after watching the mother near a den. Four cubs are gentle while the fifth is combative. Burkey seeks a park purchase instead of claiming the two dollar bounty for each cub. The Lafayette park has already received one litter. the mother remains at large.
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W. A. Burkey
Waterloo
Temperature Record May 2 From Tuchanon Optical Co
Temperature data notes mark May 2 with markings from Tuchanon Optical Co. reference to a year ago today records a minimum of 7 degrees and a maximum of 66 degrees while other garbled text remains unreadable.
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Tuchanon Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Break in levee devastates plantation area near Angola
May 2 report from Tiras and Torras describes a second levee breach along the Mississippi River head near Angola wiping out a five thousand acre plantation and threatening millions in property. No confirmed fatalities yet though fears grow as floodwaters surge. a half million dollar sugar refinery on the plantation is at risk.
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Tiras
Angola
Jan
British and German Vessels Collide Off Spithead
London May 2 The British battleship Empress of India collided with two German sailing vessels early today at Spithead. The Empress of India sustained a gaping hole above the main deck while the merchant vessel lost headgear and four top masts. In mid channel the Empress of India was in tow of the cruiser Warrior. Launched in 1891 it is now obsolete and kept in special reserve for emergency use with about 14 000 tons displacement.
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London
Empress of India
Spithead
Merchhantman
Warrior
Bank Clearings and Realty Transfers in Waterloo Week End May 2 1912
The Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending May 2 1912 totaled 1 575 155 26 with daily totals shown. Real estate activity includes deeds mortgages chattel mortgages and bills of sale dated through May 1 1912 with a combined value of 172 - plus a comparison to the prior year and a noted decrease.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Waterloo
Former Head of Bank Arrested in Cincinnati
E. J. Gal breath, former president of the Second National bank of Cincinnati, was arrested by a U.S. marshal on a charge of misapplying bank funds. The institution was found to be in ether raised condition and a crackdown launched by the Clackpencil Clearing House Association.
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Cincinnati
E. J. Galbreath
Second National Bank
United States Mareshal
Clackpencil Clearing House Association
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