Bodies of Astor and Straus Found From Titanic Disaster
New York April 27 bodies of Col John Jacob Astor Isidor Straus and C M Hays recovered and aboard Mackay Bennett. Ninety one names of the 205 dead have been sent ashore by wireless as Coast guard and White Star officials confirm embalming of Astor and Straus bodies.
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New York
Col
John Jacob Astor
Isidor Straus
C. M. Hays
Grand Trunk Trailway
Lves
Mackay-Bennett
White Star Hne Company
Colonel Astor
Mr. Straus
Caledonia
Cape Race Station
Ismay
Care
White Star Line
William Ale
F. Dutton
J. Stone
Philip J. Stokes
Edwin H. Petty
Wiliam Dashwood
W. Hanton
Thomas Andersen
A. Laurence
J. Adams
A. Boothy Ragozzy
Abel J. Butterworth
A. Robins
Charles Louch
Orson F. Penny
Charlies Chapman
Albert Wirz
Achille Waidens
Carl Asplande
J. F. Johnson
H. Allien
W. Y. Anderson
H. P. Hodges
G. Talbot
J. M. Robinson J. Co. Hell
J. W. Gul
Eric Johanson
Lilly
E. R. Barker
G. F. Bailey
O. S. Woody
T. Hewitt
P. Connors
Astor
William Dobbyns
White Star
Four Die in Dynamite Blast on Canadian Northern Railway
Four men employed on the right of way of the Canadian Northern Railway construction east of Port Arthur Ontario were killed by an explosion of dynamite on April 27. The workers were engaged in blasting work when the blast occurred. Officials launched an investigation into the accident.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Northern
Here
Fire Chief Killed Saving Children in New York Incident
John Rush, chief of the Fifth battalion of the New York fire department, was killed Thursday while attempting to keep his horse from charging a group of children. The tragedy occurred in New York as he acted to protect bystanders, authorities said.
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Lord
Gill
Californian
Cyril Evans
Boston
Evans
Cape Race
Andrews
Harland & Wolff
Samuel Hemming
George Rowe
J. Bruce Ismay
Ismay
Temay
Carpathia
Marconi
United States
Florida
Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Marconi
Senator Smith
Binns
Republic
Cottam
New York
Sammis
Marconi Company
John Rush
New York Fire Department
Paris Bandits Die in Thrilling Encounter With Police
Bonnot and Dubois, leaders of a mobile criminal gang, were killed after a five hour siege at a Choisy le Roi garage. Police and gendarmes, aided by engineers and artillery, demolished the hideout as a crowd of 10000 watched. Bonnot had masterminded numerous robberies and escaped by taxi.
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Paris
Bonnot
Dubois
Choisy-le-Roi
Tonneau
Bonnet
France
Buford Sails for Mexico to Aid West Coast Distress
The transport Buford sailed at once with a guard of forty enlisted men under relief orders for Americans in distress on the west coast of Mexico. A convoy is expected to rendezvous at San Diego as torpedo boat destroyers Preble and Perry departed with sealed orders for the same area. Refugees continue arriving from Mazatlan aboard the Kosmos liner Abessenia.
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San Francisco
Buford
Mexico
San Diego
Newport
White
Preble
Perry
Los Angeles
Cal
Kosmos
Abessenia
Mazatlan
Tornado Deaths Climb to Sixty Across Oklahoma and Texas
Death toll from the Oklahoma and Texas tornado rises toward sixty with fifty four confirmed dead and hundreds injured. Communications remain disrupted as wire facilities stay demoralized and several stricken towns are unreachable.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Oklahoma City
Okla
Titanic Victims Brought Ashore by Mackay Bennett
Halifax April 20 The cable ship Mackay Bennett arrived with 189 Titanic disaster victims. All but one have been identified. The last batch sent ahead by wireless carried seventeen names.
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Halifax
N. S
Mackay-Bennett
Dr Daniel K Pearsons Dies After Fortune Given to Colleges
Chicago philanthropist Dr Daniel Kimball Pearsons died after a long illness at 92. He built a fortune of 6 million dollars and distributed it to 47 colleges and religious institutions across 24 states. His will included giving his Hinsdale home library and art gallery to the town, as his funeral was planned for Hinsdale Congregational Church.
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Chicago
Daniel K. Pearsons
Pearsons
Hinsdale Congregational Church
Daniel Kimball Pearsons
Hinsdale
Cyclone Hits Ponca and North Loup Injuring Dozens
A cyclone and windstorm caused a passenger train wreck near North Loup Nebraska injuring 29 people, with one believed fatally. Separately a tornado struck Ponca Oklahoma killing Mrs. Mary Crooks and injuring several, demolishing many buildings and wrecking oil derricks nearby.
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Ponca
Okla
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
North Loup
James Davis
Levi Hamilton
O’brien
Ord
Ponca City
Mary Crooks
Here
Iowa Taft gains at convention as Cummins kept quiet
In Cedar Rapids Iowa Republicans chose at large Taft delegates by a 761 to 720 vote and refused to name Senator Cummins in resolutions. Iowa routes 16 Taft votes and 10 Cummins. Rhode Island and New Hampshire updates show Taft leading. In New Hampshire Taft is forecast to win most delegates while Roosevelt trails.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Taft
A. B. Cummins
H. F. Carroll
Davis County
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Luther Brewer
James Bryan
Creston
William P. Hepburn
Cummins
Providence
R. L
Chicago
United States
Henry F. Lippitt
R. H. S. Goddard, Jr
Herbert A. Rice
George R. Lawton
Tiverton
Concord
N. H
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Grant Buried With Honors At West Point
Gen Frederick Dent Grant is laid to rest at West Point with full military honors including 13 gun salutes. The ornate services began at Governor's Island and culminated in a funeral procession through New York City to the academy, with an escort under Gen Tasker H Bliss and units from Regular Army National Guard and G A R.
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West Point
N. Y
Frederick Dent Grant
Governor’s Island
South Ferry
Forty-second Street Ferry
Tasker H. Bliss
Three Die in Knoxville Fire at Marion Apartments
A blaze at the Marion apartments in Knoxville Tennessee destroys the building. Mrs Ead ward Lockett and J D Raht are burned to death. Mrs John Lister is killed by jumping from a third story window amid the fire.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Eadward Lockett
J. D. Raht
Marion Apartments
John Lister
Ford Better After Pneumonia Battle in London
London April 29 I N Ford dean of American correspondents in London after a desperate struggle with pneumonia for several days and nights was reported by doctors to be out of danger Friday
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Ford Better
London
I. N. Ford
Great Ceremony in Venice Dedication of St Mark's Campanile
Venice officials and thousands of tourists gathered for the dedication of the rebuilt St Mark's Campanile. The 900 year old bell tower collapsed on July 12, 1902, leaving a million fragments in St Mark's square.
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Venice
St. Mark’s
Fatal Duel in Martins Village Claims Two Lives
Philadelphia reports John Larkins, 21, dead and Frank Roddy, 30, dying after a shotgun duel at Martins Village over a contentious dispute involving a woman.
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Philadelphia
John Larkins
Frank Roddy
Martins Village
Butter Famine Hits New York Markets
New York experiences a periodical butter famine as reserve stocks run low. Western market competition drives prices higher and contributes to the shortage in the city.
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New York
La France Arrives in Port New York on Maiden Atlantic Crossing
The large quadruple screw-turbine steamer La France of Compagnie Generale Transatlantique arrived in New York on Friday during its maiden Atlantic voyage.
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la France
Port
New York
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Atlantic
Girl Fatally Shoots Doctor in Chicago
Chicago April 29. Dr. W. D. Fischer, a young physician, was shot and probably fatally wounded by Miss Mara Osborne of 1924 North Park Avenue. Osborne did not know the revolver was loaded.
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Chicago
W. D. Fischer
Mara Osborne
North Park Avenue
Hero medals awarded by Carnegie fund for 55 acts
In Pittsburg on April 29 the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced awards to 55 acts of heroism. Four silver medals were given for a gas explosion rescue at a Panama, NL mine on November 11, 1910. Emil F. Grabruck, John J. Wilber, James W. Blaylock and Arthur E. McReaken entered a mine after the blast and aided miners.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Panama
Emil F. Grabruck
John J. Wilber
James W. Blaylock
Arthur E. McReaken
Debris of cruiser Varese washed ashore at Dardanelles
Wreckage believed to be the Italian cruiser Varese, part of the force bombarding the Dardanelles forts last week, washed ashore at the Straits entrance. Reports state the Varese was badly damaged in the bombardment.
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Varese
Dardanelle
Drowned Daring North Pole Explorer Linked to Yale
George Borup of New York who accompanied Peary in the successful dash to the north pole and Samuel Winship Case of Norwich Conn a Yale graduate student were drowned at Crescent Beach Conn on April 29.
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George Borup
Crescent Beach
Conn
New York
Peary
Dash
North Pole
Samuel ‘Winship Case
Resinol clears pimples with simple home treatment
An easy economical regimen using Resinol Soap and Ointment. Wash with hot water, apply a small amount of Resinol Ointment, rinse with soap, finish with cold water. Use once or twice daily. Druggist prices 23¢ for Soap, Ointment $0.05 or $1. Sample requests to Resinol Chem. Co. Baltimore Md.
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Resinol Chem. Co
Baltimore
Don’t tax your friends overmuch when you try to make a touch
Garfield Test keeps the liver normal. Drink before retiring.
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Garfield
Nightly paper errand sparks unexpected morning alert
A village woman tells her man of all work to fetch a newspaper that morning. He promises to remember but suggests getting it the night before. The exchange hints at routines and domestic collaboration in daily life.
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Patsy
Beulah’s Housecleaning Aims at Duty and Pain
Aunt Beulah’s habit of cleaning in and out of season causes family worry as sweeping triggers lumbago and ashes duties bring the grip. Her sister suggests letting a maid help, while Beulah prefers pain to dust. The Smart Little Boy interjects humorously calling out her complaint.
The Old Plea He Didn’t Know It Was Loaded
A coffee drinker recounts years of indigestion headaches nausea vomiting and weight loss from caffeine. After trying Postum he notes relief and a relapse when reusing coffee, claiming three attempts before choosing Postum.
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Postum
Chad Se
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Major Butt
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Charles M. Hays
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Senate
Stanley Lord
The
Gil
DR. Pearsons
J. P. Morgan
RIM
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Western State
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Grant
Carnegie Fund
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