Titanic Disaster Hearing Details Key Rescue Failures
Senate inquiry heard J Boxhall recount signals to a nearby steamer that did not aid the Titanic as it sank with over 1600 aboard. Officers believed aid was sent but never received. The White Star Line executive questioned lifeboat capacity as BRoxhall prepared to testify again and tomorrow's session continues.
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Washington
Buccor
Senate Investigating Committee
J. Boxhall
Smith
Boxall
P. A
Franklin
White State Line
Broxhall
Names of Titanic bodies recovered list released
The Mackay Bennett cable ship delivered 27 names of Titanic victims recovered at sea. The list includes L. M. Hoffman and Mrs. Alexander Robbins among others, with possible reference to George Widener of Philadelphia.
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New York
U&t
Mackay-Bennett
Wireless
George W. Widener
George D. Widener
Philadelphia
L. M. Hoffman
Alexander Robbins
William H. Harbeck
Malcolm Johnson
A. J. Halverson
H. W. Ashe
Leslie Williams
A. H. Hayter
Jerry Monrose
Frederick Sutton
J. 8
Gill
Ernest B. Templin
George Rosenshire
N. Marriott
John H. Chapman
W. Colbine
H. Greenburg
Simon Sother
Colia Resher
George W. Widenen
Roman Artagaveyla
Nihil Schedig
B. TB. Art
Steward No
Yosite Drazenoui
Leslie Gilinski-Shea
Temple Wins Fight Over Matty Baldwin In New Orleans
Ray Temple of Milwaukee earned a newspaper decision over Matty Baldwin in a ten round bout in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Ray Temple
Milwaukee
Matty Baldwin
La Follette Uses Western Results to Stress Roosevelt Backlash
Senator La Follette argued that across Western states Roosevelt won fewer downballot offices as reactionary candidates defeated progressive opponents. He cited Oregon Bourne over Selling, Nebraska Norris over by Norris Brown, Illinois battles where Deneen beat Jones and Sherman beat McGill, and noted Illinois Republicans rejected initiative and woman suffrage planks while praising Roosevelt.
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San Francisco
Senator la Follette
Roosevelt
Bourne
Oregon
Nebraska
George W. Norris
House
Norris Brown
Illinois
Walter Clyde Jones
Deneen
Hugh McGill
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Murder by Subtle Poison Shocks Vancouver Jurors
Vancouver April 22 The coroner's jury ruled John R. Speare was murdered by an unknown person who placed poison where he would drink. Dr Underhill testified the drug was dangerous and not obtainable in Vancouver. Stockton April 22 William A Dorr, charged in the Marsh murder, regained his senses today and refused to discuss the indictment.
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Vancouver
B. C
John R. Speare
Speare
Underhill
Stockton
William A. Dorr
Marsh
Walla Walla Wins Sunday Over Tigers In Rainy Park Match
The Three State class D visitors from Walla Walla beat the local Tigers 3 to 0 at Sumach park. Rain and drizzle reduced attendance though about 400 fans watched a pitched battle with near-misses and notable plays, including Harmon’s two-bagger and a dramatic fourth inning defense.
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Sumach Park
Walla Walla
August Bade
Tigers
J. W. Payne
Nelson
Harmon
Johnson
White
Russell
Swanson
Martini
Spears
Aubin
Blackman
Rochon
Pitman
Beck
R. Grover
Cap Grover
Nissan
North Yakima
J. Grover
Government 10 Aids In Preventing Strike
New York April 22 federal officials offer a mediation to halt a railroad engineers strike east of Chicago and north of the Potomac. Fifty railroads refused an 18 percent wage rise, with Chief Warren Stone warning the strike would start in 36 hours. Knapp and Neill sent the mediation letter. railroads did not reveal their stance. Some expect a possible agreement despite the crisis.
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New York
Chicago
Potomac
Warren Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Martin A. Knapp
Commerce Court
Charles P. Neill
Stuart
Knapp
Tornado Ravages Illinois and Indiana Leave 72 Dead
The storm across Illinois and Indiana left 72 dead, nearly 200 injured, and about 100 families destitute. Over 100 homes were demolished with property losses in the hundreds of thousands. Bush, Wilsonville, Murphysboro and other towns suffered the heaviest damage as rail traffic halted for three days. Governor Deneen and Adjutant General Dickson offered state relief.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Bush
Wilsonville
Murphysboro
Campus
Freeman
Kankakee
Morocco
Ind
Deneen
Dickson
Titanic Officers and Passengers Parted Calmly
Major Arthur Puechen of Toronto ferried lifeboat No 6 after refusing excess duties. Charles M Hayes, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific, told him the ship would not sink within eight hours and predicted all would be rescued long before.
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New York
Arthur Puechen
Toronto
Canada
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Major Puechen
Smith
No. 6
Hays
Mr. Hays
I W. W. Strike Fails in Seattle
In Seattle on April 22 the I W W attempt to halt shipping failed as only a few joined, quickly replaced by others, with no disorder. Striking railroad laborers in British Columbia were inactive today.
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Seattle
Gritisn Columbia
Wool export boosts Coffin interests at Plymouth range
S Coffin returns after two week absence at Plymouth where shearers worked on Coffin sheep. Wool sold to Woonsocket Mills at good price, fleeces heavy and clean. Sheep to be ready in forty days for mutton. Rain improves wheat prospects. winds damaged some fields but overall outlook is excellent.
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Wf. S. Coffin
Plymouth
Coffin
Woonsocket Mills
Li, L
La Follette Plans Speech Tour From Fresno To Los Angeles
Senator La Follette, after advice on his throat, will resume speaking in Fresno on April 28 then proceed to Los Angeles. Remaining itinerary undecided, he is to reach San Francisco by the end of April.
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San Francisco
la Follette
Fresno
Los Angeles
Five insane inmates escape from Oregon asylum
Salem April 2 five insane persons overpower a guard and flee the asylum. The lead escapee Augustus Douglas is said to be from Klamath and pledged to have set fires in Tacoma Seattle Walla Walla and to have been confined at San Quentin. Frank Allen is described as insane from business reverses and previously confined in Washington and Idaho asylums.
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Salem
Ore
Augustus Douglas
Klamath Rete
Tacoma
Seattle
Walla Walla
San Quentin
California
Frank Allen
Washington
Idaho
Indicted Caliporner Man Charged in Newburyport Murder
William T. Dorr of Stockton California was indicted for the murder of George K. Marsh a wealthy soap manufacturer of Lynn Mass. Dorr is in custody in California and authorities tied sightings near the Marsh residence to the case.
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Newburyport
Mass
William T. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
George KE. Marsh
Lymn
Dorr
California
Marsh
City moves to revoke multiple saloon licenses
City commissioners passed two resolutions in a Monday session requiring removal of saloon licenses. The Bodega Bar at 164 North First Street will close May 8 with license set to expire May 3. Sandberg’s saloon at 9 South Front Street faces a September 7 1912 expiry, with a run until then unless revoked. Stag saloon on South First Street had prior notification of non renewal for May 7. Speculation tags the actions as political and aimed at reducing number or quality of city saloons.
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T. G. Thompson & Son
Bodega
North First Street
Sandberg
No. 9
South Front Street
South First Street
Court Applies Rule of Reason to Terminal Railroad Case
The U S Supreme Court for the first time uses the rule of reason to find the Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis restraining and monopolizing cross river trade in violation of the Sherman act. Rather than dissolving the combination, the court sets optional regulation with a specific condition. The decision recalls the Standard Oil ruling that the statute targets undue restraint of trade.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Terminal Railroad Association of St
Roosevelt targets solid South in campaign pledge
BREAK UP SOLID SOUTH GREENSBORO N C April 22 If Colonel Roosevelt gains the nomination for president he will come to the south he said today in an effort to win it over He made a claim upon the support of democrats as well as republicans and said he would embark on a determined campaign to break up the solid south.
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Greensboro
N. C
Roosevelt
South
Street Railway Civic Service at Blossom Festival Parade
The street railway company aided the Blossom Festival by carrying nearly five hundred school children to the parade and laying flat cars on North Second street as a grandstand. Service interruptions avoided congestion and ended with the avenue cleared at night to permit the fire department parade. The public praised this good citizenship.
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Street Railway Company
Street Railway
North Second Street
Fire Department
Civil Service Stenographer Exam Set for May 28
The Civil Service Commission announces a stenographer and typewriter examination on May 28 in multiple western cities including Astoria Helena Missoula Portland Seattle Spokane and Tacoma. Applicants should contact the Secretary Eleventh Civil Service District Seattle for blank forms and details as employers report difficulty filling positions at 900 dollars per year.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Astoria
Ore
Bellingham
Wash
Billings
Mont
Boise
Idaho
Cheyenne
Wyo
Eugene
Chants Pass
Great Falls
Helena
Missoula
North Yakima
Pocatello
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Eleventh Civil Service District
Change of Venue Denied in Lock v Spokane Grain
In Superior Court the defendant’s request for change of venue in the case Norman Lock versus Spokane Grain Company was refused on Monday. The ruling keeps the trial in the original venue and sets the stage for further proceedings.
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Norman Lock
Spokane Grain Company
Superior Court
Labor and contracts loom in Northwest apple harvest
Fruit growers warn labor shortages loom as production in the Northwest could reach about 22 400 carloads. Packers may need 8 000 workers ten days, or 1 000 over 180 days, with early contracts for boxes and wrappers urged to prevent supply losses. Noted buyers from Chicago and other regions survey Wenatchee and Palouse-Spokane districts.
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Robbins
Fruit Growers’ Association
Business Men's Association
Northwest States
MOBIG
Wenatchee
Bee Ee
Palouse
Spokane
Tela
Milton-Walla Walla
Colorado
Utah
Sana
Rogue River
Labor Agencies Say Spokane Demands Surging
Spokane leaders of employment agencies report calls for several thousand laboring men for railroad irrigation farm and orchard work outside the city. Wages range from 2 to 2.75 for construction and 20 to 40 monthly for farm dairy work with board. High demand from Northern Pacific Great Northern and others foreshadows rapid expansion and strain on local labor supply.
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Spokane
Searce BO Hawks
Inland Employment Bureau
Great Northern Railway Company
Wenatchee
Central
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Oregon- Washington Railroad & Navigation Companies
Hawks
Albert L. Flewelling
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Insurance loss cited for Titanic disaster in Hartford
Hartford officials say Titanic disaster will cost Hartford insurers about 1 million dollars as the industry records heavy losses from the accident. The tally reflects the high volume of accident business managed by local companies.
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Hartford
Cuttlefish Farm Study Underway on Puget Sound
Japanese fisheries expert K Shirugadi arrived in Seattle to assess the feasibility of establishing a cuttlefish farm in Puget Sound. The visitor will evaluate local conditions, supply chains, and regulatory requirements for potential aquaculture development.
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Seattle
K. Shirugadi
Puget Sound
Apportionment of School Moneys in Wade County
State and county school funds totaling 107168.07 are apportioned by County Superintendent S.8. Districts list large sums for North Yakima No.7 30215.58 Sunnyside 18?7 etc with numerous varying allocations to districts 2 through 98 including 39 8193.62 and 81 4068.19.
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County Superintendent of Schools
S. 8
North Yakima
Sunnnyside
Nas UG
Farmers Union organized at Parker Washington
Parmers Union Parker April 22 local Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America formed among hay producers. Warren McCurtain organized it and officers elected include President B D Sloop Vice President C W Rushmore Secretary Treasurer William F Medavis and directors P J Medarin BB DB Slop and Eugene Hulse. Charter to remain open for weeks to allow more ranchers to join.
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Parmers’ Union
Parker
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Wash
Warren McCurtain
B.D. Sloop
C. W. Rushmore
International conference urged on life saving gear rules
Hamburg April 22 The Nae dluna Marine Wssssociation forwarded an appeal to the foreign office in Berlin urging convening an international conference to draft regulations for life saving equipment on ocean going vessels.
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Hamburg
Naedluna Marine
Yaquis War Path Report Reaches Nere
A report from Nere area notes Yaquis armed with Mausers moving along the Wie path toward Sonery. Local officials warn of potential clashes as forces mobilize in response.
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Trhgsun
Nere
Udu
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Civil Service Examination
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Mruit Girowers’ Association
Robbing
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Wenatehee
Yakima
H. M. Gilbert
W. A. White
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Ida
AH. RB. Finch
Grand Forks
N.ico
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Moosejaw, Sask
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Sunnyside
Internavtional Conference
German Marine Association
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