President Roosevelt Outing on Special Train to Louisville
President Roosevelt and party arrived in Louisville on schedule to a gun salute as crowds greeted them. Gov Beckham and others welcomed him, then a carriage procession through Third Street led to a speech at the speaker’s stand. Souvenirs were presented at the Louisville Hotel.
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Louisville
Roosevelt
Beckham
Barth
Fon
Logan CG. Murray
Guests of Honor and General Reception
Third Street
Broadway
Thirty-Seven Dead Recovered at Ziegler Mine Disaster
In Carbondale Illinois thirty seven bodies were recovered from the Joseph Leiter mine at Ziegler after a gas explosion. State mine inspector William Scott Atkinson perished while aiding efforts to reach entombed workers. Ventilation blamed for carbonic acid gas. coroner’s jury has not yet reached a verdict and may hear more evidence in days.
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Ziegler
Minune
Carbondale
Joseph Leiter
William Scott Atkinson
Atkinson
Earthquake Sweeps Across India Touching Major Cities
A sequence of strong tremors struck several cities including Lahore Delhi Calcutta and Agra Tuesday morning. Damage was extensive in Lahore and Calcutta warned heavy destruction while Delhi reported seven shocks and Agra noted violent shaking with uncertain damage. River ferries and riverbank activities were disrupted as tremors moved eastward from west to east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahore
Delhi
Calcutta
Agra
Self-Confessed Embezzler Held After Bank Theft Confession
Washington Acting on police tip, Richard J. Murphy of St Joseph MO walked into detective headquarters and confessed to embezzling 325 from Merchants Bank St Joseph. He will be held pending transfer by an arriving officer. Engineer and Fireman Killed in Cleveland-Pittsburg Ayer collision near Castilia, OH. Eastbound freight crash fatally injures Engineer Shuffer and Fireman Twing, with three passengers injured. Sioux City stock market quotes: butchers at 3.75 to 5.00, hogs at 5.25.
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Washington
St. Joseph
Richard J. Murphy
Merchants’ Bank
Hilled
Cleveland, CO
Cleveland-Pittsburg
Ayer
Castulia
Shuffer
Child Burned to Death In Franklin County Fire
In Bloomington a four year old son of Frank Maupin died in a fire that destroyed a car penter shop at Atlanta. The father was fatally burned trying to rescue his son from the fumes. In Steubenville Peter Hardy, 26, was killed by Roosevelt's special train last night at Mingo Junction while attempting to board an eastbound freight grain.
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Bloomington
Frank Maupin
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Steubenville
Peter Hardy
Mingo Junction
Fifteen Die in Zeigler Mine Explosion Tragedy
Fifty miners were entombed in the Zeigler Leiter mines after a gas explosion. Rescue efforts were hampered by a demolished shaft, with fifteen bodies recovered by 10 PM and at least thirty feared dead. One injured man, Rolly Campbell, remained alive but unable to explain the accident. The strike atmosphere between unions and nonunion workers heightened tension after the disaster.
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Ziexer
Benton, T
Joseph — Leiter
Zeigler
Leiter
Mgin
Rolly Campbell
Campbell
Fire at Orphans' Home in Corsicana Causes Big Loss
A Corsicana report says a Monday fire destroyed the main building of the I O U F F Widows and Orphans Home with contents. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars, 18000 dollars insured. Superintendent Ash reports all children accounted for. Marie Wyatt, ill in the building, escaped from a second story window but was only slightly injured after a fall. Three little girls jumped from a second story window. Irene Brown was seriously but not fatally hurt. Laura Kelly, eight, was rescued after losing consciousness from smoke.
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Dallas
Tex
Corsicana
I. O. OQ
Ash
Marie Wyatt
Irene Brown
Laura Kelly
Washington reorganizes Isthmian Canal Commission
The president has reorganized the Isthmian Canal Commission focusing on personnel and business methods in line with recent suggested legislation. Secretary Taft announced the commissioners: Theodore P. Shonts chairman Charles F. Magoon governor John F. Wallace chief engineer Rear Admiral M. T. Huticott Brig. Gen. Peter C. Hains Col. Oswald M. Ernst Benjamin H. Harrod. Salaries: each commissioner 7500 dollars. chairman 22500 chief engineer 17500 governor 10000.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
Taft
Theodore P. Shonts
Charles FE. Magoon
Canal
John FP. Wallace
M. T. Hucicott
Peter C. Hains
Oswald M. Ernst
Benj. H. Harrod
Three Men Die in Medora Stock Train Wreck Near Medora
In Wickingon North Carolina Pat Riley of Armour & Co Henry Doty of Bowling Green Ohio and David Simons of Montaur were killed when a stock train wreck near Medora on the Northern Pacific road occurred. One man unnamed was reported injured. In Chicago Everingham & Co a long standing commission firm on the board of trade suspended trades Friday due to customer defaults and weak business conditions.
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Wickingon
N. C
Pat Riley
Armour & Co
Henry Doty
Bowling Green
David Simons
Montaur
Medora
Chicago
Everingham & Lco
Board of Trade
Panic Fire Drews Panic and Damage in Grand Rapids
A Monday blaze in the six story Gilbert block Grand Rapids Michigan caused about 125000 in damage and sparked a rapid spread panic among occupants several women were rescued by firefighters. In Ottawa Kansas Mrs Caroline Job died from head injuries after an attack at a sanitarium last week. In New York eight meningitis deaths were reported Thursday with 107 total since Saturday noon.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ottawa
Kan
Caroline Job
New York
Manhattan
Wages Advance at Thomas Tron Company
Easton Pa The Thomas Tron Company Saturday increased wages of its 3000 employes by 10 percent. Beloit Professor Drowned Beloit Wis Montacue White professor of Oratory Beloit College drowned in Rock River. Murder in a Court House Dallas Tex Frank J Bell prominent attorney and grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of esus shot Monday by At it Parker chief deputy district clerk died later. motive linked to a quarrel over fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Thomas Tron Company
Beloit
Wis
Montacue White
Beloit College
Rock River
Dallas
Tex
Frank J. Bell
The
Knights of Pythias of Esus
Parker
Detroit City of Detroit Opens Between Detroit and Cleveland
The steamer City of Detroit made its first trip on the new Detroit to Cleveland route, sailing from Detroit on Monday and marking the start of regular service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Cleveland
City of
Colorado Fatality: Two Die Seven Hurt In Mine Slide
A Colorado storm aftermath report notes two miners killed and seven injured after a slide wrecked the Bankers' National mine near Ouray. Snow plows and shovels battle five feet drifts between Clyde and Fairview while Rio Grande washouts cause damage north of Pueblo. The Santa Fe railroad used snow plows for the first time this winter between Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Easf
Missouri Pacific
Rio Grande
Tetween
Clyde
Fairview
Bankers’ National
Ouray
Fire Hits Anna Insane Asylum Wing Causes Heavy Loss
A Saturday fire at the Anna hospital for the insane damaged the east wing of the north end, with losses exceeding 6000 dollars. The blaze started in the attic between the engine house and the north wing, spread quickly, but inmates remained orderly. Fire departments from Amy and the asylum contained the blaze after about an hour, with no injuries reported and repairs planned.
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Anna
Ll. Tire
Miai
Iilinois Hospital For the Insane
Asyhim
Anthon
Amy
Engine House
Norm Wing
Mine Explosion Kills Five in Arizona Mine
Five men died and five others were seriously injured at the United Verde mine in Te- rome Prescott Arizona when a surface water flood to a smoldering fire caused steam and an explosion as shifts changed. The blast blew out bulkheads and many workers were overcome by smoke and heat.
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Prescott
Ariz
United Verde
Teyrome
Clark
Armour’s Quick Trial Bid for Connors Immediate Hearing
Armour & Co. official announces an appeal to Judge Landis for an immediate trial of charges against T. J. Connors, superintendent, in the trust investigation. Government officials say they are prepared to meet Connors’ counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connors Chicago
Armour & Co
T. J. Connors
Landis
Connors
Was As Good As Her Word A Girl Fatally Stabs Man
Ralph W. Kline 26 an artist was fatally stabbed Sunday afternoon by Jennie Good 18 near Long Park Lancaster Pennsylvania during a fishing party after a quarrel in which she threatened to cut out his heart Kline died later at a hospital and the girl fled the scene not yet arrested
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Lancaster
Ralph W. Kline
Jennie Good
Line
Miss Good
Long Park
Kline
Miss Goad
Joline
Chicago
York
Gayfield
Elim
Houston Chronicle
Milwaukee Sentinel
Grover Cleveland
New York Telegram
Bank of England
New York Evening Telegram
Jacobs. Coxey
Coxey
Des Moines News
Andrew Carnegie
Chadwick
Orvan
Russia
Todlag
Taeka Ierald
Japan
Mikado
Troy Times
Kansas
I Dinnapatis
Vladimir
Jiussia
Fortland
Goulan
San Francisco
Iepatkin
St. Petersburg
Atria
Pittaburgh
Usta
Tragic Pittsburg Murder Suicide End of Domestic Strife
John C Walton killed his wife in Pittsburg after a five minute talk, slashing her throat with a razor then cut his own throat and died as police prepared to arrest him. Domestic trouble was cited as the motive. In Laporte Indiana Daniel Shaw, an ox driver and longtime justice of the peace born in 1837, died Thursday aged 11.
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Pittsburg
John C. Walton
Chicago
Laporte
Ind
Daniel Shaw
United States
Strike failures and disease scenes across cities
In St Louis ice and coal dealers say the Saturday walkout by 1100 drivers for wage arbitration has little impact on supplies as nonunion workers keep deliveries moving. In Chicago about 1000 carriage workers across 120 shops strike in response to alleged unionist lockouts and signed agreements with manufacturers. Spotted fever, or cerebrospinal meningitis, fears rise in Cincinnati with five deaths and ten more cases after outbreaks in New York and Berlin.
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St. Louis
Ice
Chicago
Carriage and Wagon Manufacturers’ Club
Cincinnati
New York
Berlin
Kentucky preacher drops dead in pulpit near Lexington
Rev James Cochrane, a Bible class student of Kentucky University, collapsed and died in the pulpit at the Camping Ground church ten miles from Lexington on Sunday. The incident occurred during services, leaving attendees stunned and authorities to investigate the sudden death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jexington
James Cochrane
Bible Clase
Kentucky University
Camping Ground
Lexington
Bloodter Leutengad Denied New Trial In Milwaukee Case
Milwaukee supervisor Jacob Schutz was denied a new trial on Saturday and sentenced to one year in the house of correction for accepting a bribe related to the electric lighting concession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloodter Leutengad
Milwaukee
Wis
Jacob, Schutz
House of Correction
Conssuet
Welch Escapes Guthrie Jail With Broomstick and Chair
Bob Welch, awaiting trial on a nuisance charge in Guthrie Center, escaped through a foot-thick brick wall using a chair lever a hammer and a broomstick. News notes say a constable spotted a possible train theft suspect nearby and authorities have offered a reward. Welch, long with a criminal record, was allowed corridor freedom and escaped from an old decayed jail surrounded by a high board fence.
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Bob Welch
Casey
Guthrie Center
Sam Delahoyt
Stuart
Welch
Guthrie County
Weds Rich Widow Blondy Cooksie Strikes It Rich
Des Moines waiter and former lightweight middlewest boxing champion Blondy Cooksie has wed Seattle widow Mary Elizabeth Stratton. The Seattle purchase papers, arranged by telegraph, make Blondy owner of a large Seattle cafe and restaurant as a token of the widow's esteem.
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Blondy Cooksie
Des Moines
Denver
Blondy
Cooksie
Middle West
Welton Street
Mary Elizabeth Stratton
Cupid
Seattle
Wash
Mapleton Plans Arbor Day Planting in Public Park
Mapleton will plant over 400 trees in Air Ground Park on Wednesday April 12, designated as a special Arbor Day by Mayor Scott. Citizens donated trees for the park upgrade as urged by the Mapleton Commercial Club.
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Mapleton
Escapes Term in Prison and Receives Probation
A young man named Jacobson, 18, who tipped off a jail break plot involving Al Harris and Ed Jones at Marshalltown, escapes a penitentiary sentence and will report to the judge next term. The district judge granted the leniency on urgent recommendations from Sheriff Hutson and others, noting it is his first offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Harris
Ed Jones
Sheriff Hutson
Marshalltown
J. Lincobson
Iowan Central
Hutson
Jacobson
Death in Church Pew Claims City Collector at Independence
City official Frank B. P. Delaney died in his church pew at St. John's Catholic Church in Independence from valvular heart trouble. He left a widow and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank BP
Delaney
St. John’s Catholic Church
Independence
Ilaves
Farm hand sues farmer over vicious bull attack
Jefe Wright, a farm hand in Clinton County, sues Charles Scott for 5000 dollars in district court. He alleges the farmer knew the bull was vicious but failed to warn him, entering an enclosure where the animal attacked and caused broken ribs, a fractured chest bone, and a dislocated shoulder. Wright claims negligence for not informing him of the bull’s disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefe Wright
Clinton County
Charles Scott
Scott Carthages
Wright
Slashes throat with glass in jail breakout
M. Christensen confined in the county jail at Council Bluffs attempted suicide by slicing his throat with a window pane after breaking furniture in his cell. Jailer Gallup and his wife awoke to the disturbance as Christensen damaged chairs and the room, later injuring himself severely. he is in serious condition. He is a harnessmaker from Underwood and was recently sentenced to eighteen months at Mt. Pleasant on charges brought by his wife.
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Christensen
Council Bluffsy
Gallup
Underwood
Ify
Mt. Pleasant
Hundred Educators Gather for Southeastern Iowa Teachers Meet
About 500 delegates arrived with forecasts suggesting up to 800 teachers may enroll as the eleventh annual Southeastern Iowa Teachers Association session opens in Oskaloosa. Round-table gatherings mark the event despite prior rain and mud.
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Southeastern Iawa
Osakaloosa
Oskaloosa
Southeastern Iawn
Webster City in ferment over gas franchise
Webster City faces heated debate on municipal ownership after residents approved a gas plant franchise for S. Brown & Worthan of Des Moines by a 3 to 1 vote. The city council refused to ratify the ordinance Monday night, threatening legal action amid rising tension.
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Sourneil
Webster City
S. Brown & Worthan
Des Moines
Striking Ushers Delay Fort Dodge Minstrel Show
At the Midland theater in Fort Dodge ushers walked out just before Alfields minstrels, delaying the performance twenty minutes amid confusion as the sold crowd waited. Tension between the manager and staff was noted, with prior stage hands also striking and the Elks reception for Fields and his company pushed to midnight.
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Fort Dodge
Midland Theater
Alfields’ Minstrels
Fields
Mort Dodge Elks
Veteran editor Edmund Booth dies at old age in Amamcan Mureka
Edmund Booth editor of the Amamcan Mureka claims to be the nation s oldest editor. Born August 1 1810 in Springfield Miss he began the paper on a land press in a small brick building in Anamosa. The little paper endured early hardships and pioneer life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isdmund Booth
Edmund Booth
Amamcan Mureka
United States
Springfield
Miss
Wureknaws
Anamosa
Injured After Runaway Team Crashes Into Pole
A team driven by Miss Mabel Creiger at Cone on Wednesday night bolted after a fast train frightened them. The vehicle struck a telegraph pole, throwing Creiger and Iva Orr over the doughboard. Creiger was seriously injured and taken home, others suffered cuts and bruises. authorities fear injuries may be more serious than first thought. Shepperd appealing in Madison penitentiary case. details indicate potential supreme court trial following attorney statement.
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Cone Q
Frank Dyche
Cone
Mabel Creiger
Iva Orr
Miss Creiger
Fragmented 1900s quotes reveal press satire and intrigue
A garbled pastiche of old newspaper snippets mocks politicians, editors, and events. It references Osler, the Atlanta Constitution, Chicago Tribune, the Santo Domingo treaty, and various foreign policy quips. The piece strings together misread lines, quirks in spelling, and satirical tone.
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Dec Osler
Jimimie Gantleg
Atlanta Constitution
Chadwick
Chicago Tribune
Santo Domingo
Finsey
Senate
Lowryville Apt
Globe
Garfield
Beef Trust
New York Mail
Flanail
Russia
Montgomery Adevertiser
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Akron
Iowa
Round & Smith, Publi
Louiisville
Mr. Roosevelt
India
Sioux City
A&a New Canal Commission
Portland
Ore
Orient
Chas, Hemmers
News OF the Week
al, Wickelman
Clinton
da Pierson
Iowa Telephone Company
Morrison
Jerry Graves
Sanborn
Mrook Behnke
Greenree
Carroll
St. I
Lulett
Tivett
Marl Marlman
Muscatine
W. I. S. Mardy
Art Madison
American Medical Association
National Association of Railway Surgeons
Des Molinos Valley
Newton Blank
Burlington
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