Dowie Arrives in Chicago Amid Acolyte Welcome
John Alexander Dowie arrives in Chicago after a long journey from Mexico to Zion City. A large crowd cheers and Zion guards clash with attackers while a deputy sheriff seeks a civil summons. Dowie refuses compromise with Voliva and signals continued leadership of Zion.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Emil C. Wetton
Mexico
Zion City
Elijah TI
Englewood
Zionites
Dowie
Zion Guards
Christian Catholic Church
Voliva
Market Ruins in Naples after Vesuvius Collapse
A vast market at Naples, Italy, was buried Tuesday morning when the roof fell under volcanic ash from Mt. Vesuvius. About 200 people are feared buried. sixteen bodies have been recovered and 178 injured are in hospitals. The 60,000 square foot courtyard was crowded with buyers and children when the collapse occurred.
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Mone Oliveto
Naples
Italy
Mt. Vesuvius
Reds Come to America Arrive in Great Numbers
Official information from Washington indicates Italian anarchists are arriving in large numbers at both Pacific and Atlantic seaports. Diplomatic representatives confirm the fact and have notified the United States. Baltimore is described as quickly becoming an anarchistic center as Italian consuls work with immigration officials to locate these men.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Baltimore
Lawmakers for Russia pick 30 peasants in Podolia poll
In Kamieniec Podolia a provincial election results in a 30 member delegation of peasants. Two delegates cannot read or write, highlighting literacy gaps in the district.
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Russia
Kamieniec
Podolia
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Tuesday’s Sioux City live stock quotations show batch steers selling around 4.00 to 5.26 and top hogs at 6.40, reflecting market activity and pricing signals for cattle and pork. The report highlights current bids and price ranges for buyers and sellers in the Sioux City market.
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Sioux City
Price of Gold Advances in London Market
An uptick in gold prices occurred in London on Tuesday following renewed demand from New York. The price of silver and related rates moved, with car gold quoted at Tis VlKd and American eagle equivalents reaching 76s GU.
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London
New York
Tis
Cape Char fend quarrel ends in fatal shooting
Ato Jadu Gasehe fired a heavy blast at his wife after a quarrel at Cape Char fend. The shot killed her instantly before he surrendered to authorities. Police reported the incident and ongoing investigation.
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Cape Charfend
Ato
Jadu Gasehe
Gasehe
Vesuvius Eruption Panic Grips Naples Amid Escaping Towns
Naples reels as Mt. Vesuvius erupts with stronger activity than before after a quiet period. Two strong earthquakes crack walls and shatter windows, prompting mass evacuations from Torre del Greco and Torre Annunziata. Evacuees travel by train, tram, carts, and ships while guards protect abandoned houses. The sea remains calm but tidal wave fears loom as fumes hinder life while a port old woman dies of fright.
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Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Roscotre Case
Torre Annunziata
Gulf of Naples
Torre del Greco
Vesuvius
Mountain of Fire
Earth
Portict
Riot in San Francisco after socialist meeting
A Sunday riot erupted after a socialist gathering in sympathy with Moyer and Haywood. At Market and Kearney a marcher hoisted a red banner on Lotta’s fountain pedestal. Police dispersed the crowd with clubs, about ten wounded and taken to a patrol wagon.
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San Francisco
Moyer
Haywood
Steunenberg
Idaho
Market
Kearney
Havana Strike Grows as Police Break Up Rally
In Havana Cuba mounted police dispersed a mass meeting of about 1 000 workers and arrested the speaker who criticized police and officials. Two would be rescuers were also detained. Sunday night committees of four representatives per trade pledged to call out all workers immediately. Leaders say workers in more than twenty trades will strike.
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Havana
Cuba
Two Trinity students drown near Mimico Point
In Toronto Ontario two third year art students from Trinity University A C Moorhouse of Toronto and W W Hart of Guelph were drowned near Mimico Point on Saturday.
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Toronto
Ont
Trinity University
A. C. Moorhouse
W. W. Hart
Guelph
Mimico Point
Sioux City Packers Ex exhibition schedule April games
Western League baseball presents the Sioux City Packers exhibition slate for April. Home games at Sioux City against St. Paul on April 11 12 13 Milwaukee on 14 15 Fort Dodge on 21 22 23 Waterloo on 24 25 26 Duluth on 27 28 29. The week of April 16 to 20 includes Vermillion with side trips to Yankton and Elk Point. Duluth is Northern League champion.
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Sioux City Packers
Sioux City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Duluth
Packers
Vermillion
Yankton
Elk Point
Aged Bishop Morris Dead in Portland Oregon
The Protestant Episcopal Bishop Morris of Oregon died shortly before noon Sunday in Portland. Born May 20 1819 in Wellsborough Pa he served the Oregon diocese for years. A Winnipeg Manitoba special notes the street railway strike ended with a one cent an hour wage advance after workers demanded two cents.
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Morris
Portland
Ore
Benjamin Wislar Morris
Oregon
Bishop Morris
Wellsborough
Death toll rises after Vesuvius eruption in Naples
Reports from Naples indicate as many as 500 may have died. San Guiseppi suffered heavy losses with 200 perishing as church roof collapses amid ash. Sorrento and Ottajano also suffered numerous deaths as lava, ash, and collapsing buildings devastated towns. Troops race to aid survivors while weather changes hinder recovery efforts.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
San Guiseppi
Sorrento
Pompeii
New Catholic Young Men's Association Plan Aids Movement
A New York special reports a plan to form a national Catholic Young Men's Association modeled on the Young Men's Christian Association. It has approval from Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishops Ireland Farley and Ryan, with support from Mayor Dunne of Chicago and Justice McKenna. A million dollar trust fund is proposed to back the movement.
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New York
Young Men’s Christian Association
Cardinal Gibbons
Ireland
Farley and
Ryan
John D Crimmins
Dunne
Chicago
Justice McKenna
United States Supreme Court
Countess O’leary
Operators Postpone Coal Talks In Arbitration Bid
Operators ask for more time delaying a Monday coal talks meeting in New York with miners to probe the anthracite field dispute. The miners push arbitration as their plan while operators say they need the extra day to study the proposal.
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New York
Miners Return as Pittsburg District Resumes Operations
A Pittsburg special reports a broad renewal of mining activity in the Pittsburg district on Monday with less than 6 percent of plants idle. The West Moreland Coal Company, a major independent firm with a 1,600,000 ton annual capacity, also signed the wage scale Monday.
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Pittsburg
Westmoreland Coal’ Company
Death of Mrs. F A Giffen After 97 Days Sleep
Mrs. F A Giffen wife of a prominent Colorado attorney and former regent of the state university died in Boulder after 97 days of sleep from pneumonia. Leading nerve specialists were summoned but she could not be awakened.
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F. A. Giffen
Colorado
The
State University
Iis
Boulder
Colo
Giffen
Call to National Banks Reports Condition on April 6
The comptroller of the currency in Washington issued a call for the condition of National Banks as of the close of business on April 6.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Washington
Chaplain Eyed for Negro Regiment by Roosevelt
Rev Washington Gladden pastor of a negro Baptist church in Colorado Springs likely to be named chaplain of the Twenty fifth Infantry Negro regiment. The post becomes vacant due to retirement.
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Washington Gladden
Colorado Springs
Colo
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Rockefeller Returns to New York City From Lakewood
John Ta Rockefeller returned to New York City from Lakewood New Jersey on Monday. He traveled by train and was greeted by reporters and well wishers noting his frequent travels between the two locations.
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John Ta. Rockefeler
New York City
Lakewood, N. Ja
Presbyterian Women to Meet in Des Moines Missionary Convention
The Hawkeye State reports Presbyterian women gather in Des Moines in May for the annual convention alongside the General Assembly. Delegates from many states attend a five day program focusing on home missions, school work for minorities, and spreading information about mission efforts.
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Presbyterians
Des Moines
Wo=en
Woman's Board
Board of Home Missions
United States
Church
Varous
Atlantic
Pacific
Dubuque Water Trustees Face Malfeasance Charges
A Dubuque special reports the sudden reappointment of Philip Ryder as water works trustee by Mayor Berg followed by a heavy debt hidden from the public. City Attorney Kintainger's opinion sides against the trustees. Mayor Schunk vows to seek resignations and may file court action to remove them. The trustees are prominent local businessmen.
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Water Works
Dubque
Philip Ryder
Berg
Schunk
Kintainger
Dubuque
Country Youth Sought for Forgery in Fort Dodge
Charles Deltoure a country youth aged 20 is being sought by police on forgery charges. He passed about six checks at Fort Dodge merchants to pay for goods each larger than the purchase sum. The name T A Latham signed each check drawn on various banks in the name Charles D West.
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Charles Deltoure
Fort Dodge
T. A. Latham
Charles D. West
Pursuit of Band of Gypsies Involving Missing Indiana Boy
Boone County sheriff pursues a band of gypsies holding a boy matching the description of Indiana’s missing Richmond Byers. Des Moines authorities are alerted as investigators believe the gang may head toward Iowa. The boy is described as wearing a girl's clothing and near the Indiana child’s age.
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Boone County
Richmond Byers
Indiana
Des Moines
Fort Dodge Fire Destroys Printing House and Stores
A Friday night blaze in Fort Dodge damaged the Quick Print printing house and ruined clothing stocks at David Fessler and Thompson, Kehm & Co. The fire likely started in the printing office above Fessler’s shop, with losses totaling 2,000 on the printing house and 9,900 on each clothing store. The exact cause remains undetermined.
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Fort Dodge
David Fessler
Thompson, Kehm & Co
Fessler
Coal Shortage Plagues Northwestern Railroad Division
Webster City reports the northern Town division of the Northwestern railroad has only a fifteen days coal stock. Switch engines removed from division points. only live freight is moving. If the coal mine suspensions at Towa continue, the situation could turn serious.
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Webster City
Northern Town
Northwestern Railroad
Towa
New Trial Granted for Clyde Harvey and Wife
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new trial for Mr and Mrs Clyde Harvey who were sentenced to three years for burning their hotel in Glidden on August 6 1904 in which the Hobbs brothers died.
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Clyde Harvey
Glidden
Hobbs Brothers
Supreme Court
General James B Weaver to Speak at Memorial Day
Colfax figure Gen James B Weaver accepts invitation from Des Moines Grand Army posts to deliver the Memorial Day address. He will join a roster of local veterans at a city ceremony.
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James B. Weaver
Colfax
Grand Army Posts
Corps of
Des Moines
Atlantic Loses Chinaman As Laundry Encroaches
The only Chinaman in Atlantic left town after the steam laundry encroached on his business to the point of being unprofitable.
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Atlantic
Marshalltown School Board Bans High School Football
The Marshalltown school board has decided to prohibit football at the city high school. The activity shall not be sanctioned by the board and will be discontinued at the school.
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School Board of
Marshalltown
Whisler Not Guilty in Bloomfield Shooting Case
Whisler, charged with the murder of Frank Ogden at his home near Bloomfield on April 1, 1906, was found not guilty at Ottumwa on Thursday. He admitted shooting Ogden but claimed self defense after Ogden insulted his wife.
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Whisler
Laude Whisler
Frank Ogden
Bloomfield
Ottumwa
Ogden
Accidental Shooting Injures Child Near Independence
Six year old Alfred Quartz was accidentally shot six miles south of Independence by his brother. Doctors report the boy may lose his right arm.
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Alfred Quartz
Independence
Tie
Daughters Contest Will Over 70000 Estate Claim
Charlotte Bridal and Anna Aukland allege their father Charles Casson was misled in his last years. They seek a share of his 70000 estate, arguing their mother Diza Casson and brother John caused disinheritance by portraying husbands as spendthrifts. Casson, father of nine, left seven heirs well provided for, with Thomas Casson as a farmer near Wayne Nebraska among them. The sisters request that petitions be set aside for them to receive only interest, with principal to their children at maturity.
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Cornell Bluffa
Charlotte Bridal
Anna Aukland
Charles Casson
Diiza Casson
John
Paving Dispute Near Settlement With Barber Asphalt
Marshalltown report states Barber Asphalt Company agent indicates near amicable resolution of the paving controversy in the city. Barber will extend its guarantee five years and cover all litigation costs to date, including tests against the city. Property owners will pay the original paving contract price and the bond will be increased to cover the extended guarantee.
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Marshalltown
Barber Asphalt Company
Barber Company
Fire devastates Ottumwa dry goods district
A major blaze began at 9 45 Friday night in the J. J. Chase Dry Goods Company on Main Street Ottumwa. The third story fire spread rapidly to adjacent properties causing extensive damage estimated between 75 000 and 100 000 with unknown insurance coverage.
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Ottumwa
J. J. Chase Dry Goods Company
Main Street
W. J. Donelan Dry Goods Company
First National Bank
Woman rocks the council boat capsizes on Cedar River
Friday night above the Cedar Rapids dam a gasoline launch capsized after Mrs. Copp began rocking it. George MacDonald Samuel Callahan and Thomas Delaney drowned while Delaney swam to shore after sinking twice. One body recovered Saturday morning.
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George MacDonald
Samuel Callahan
Thomas Delaney
Mrs. Copp
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Son killed father injured in Cherokee house collapse
John McLaughlin Jr. was killed and his father John McLaughlin Sr. was seriously injured Saturday night when a weak house structure caved in at Cherokee. The dwelling had been dug out underneath and a heavy rain finished the foundation failure.
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Cherokee
John McLaughlin, Jr
John McLaughlin, Sr
Battle With Snakes on Deems Farm in Burlington
Workmen tearing down an old porch on J F Deems farm near Burlington uncovered an abandoned well nearly full of snakes. The crew fought them off and killed sixteen large reptiles including blue racers black snakes cow snakes and water moccasins. It is believed all the snakes were killed.
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J. IF. Deems
Burlington
Clothier from Storm Lake Loses Left Eye in Hunting Accident
J. W. Gilbert of Gilbert & Dingosch clothiers storm Lake sustained an hunting accident Thursday when a stray shot from a companion's gun pierced his left eye. He was alone and his injury was serious.
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J. W. Gilbert
Gilbert & Dingosch
Storm Lake, Clothiers
Drowned Lyon County Farmer In Sioux River Accident
Fred Beck a prominent Lyon County farmer is believed drowned in the Sioux River above Klondike Saturday. His boat was found half full of water, indicating he had been fishing when the accident occurred.
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Sioux River
Fred Beck
Lyon County
Klondike
Epidemic of Tonsiltis Reported in Atlantia
During the last two weeks physicians in Atlantia report thirty five cases of tonsillitis and many with minor throat affections not yet developed into tonsillitis.
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Atlantia
Herriott Announces Bid for Iowa Governor Nomination
The Stuart Herald Sunday carries the formal declaration by Lieut. Gov. John Herriott seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa. He campaigns on leadership and state progress.
College Celebration Planned at Leander Clark College
Leander Clark College in Toledo, formerly Western College, announces a grand semi centennial celebration and jubilee during commencement week from June 0 to 14. The event marks a historic milestone with plans for ceremonies and related activities.
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Leander Clark College
Western College
Toledo
Electric meters installed for homes and businesses
Work to install electric meters in the residence portion of Atlantic has been completed and meters are now being put in service in business houses. The change follows a city council order abolishing flat rates and requiring meter measurement for all customers.
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Atantic
OW Company Withdraws From State Business
Secretary of State Martin Thursday received a notice from the Republic OW Company that it is withdrawing from business in Iowa.
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Martin Thursday
The
Republic
Towa
Chronicle of historical dates and events from 1474 to 1905
A compressed inventory of dates and brief notes covering milestones in world history, listing figures, places, and happenings from medieval to modern times. Entries include discoveries, wars, political moves, scientific advances, natural disasters, and notable deaths or executions.
Senator Patterson Contempt Case Stays Fine Pending Review
Justice Brewer of the U S Supreme Court granted a writ of error in the contempt case of Senator Patterson of Colon, editor of the Rocky Moat News, who was fined four dollars for publishing a cartoon of the State Supreme Court. The stay suspends collection of the fine until the review is completed.
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Patterson
Brewer
United S. Supreme Court
US States
Colon
Rocky Moat News
Supy Court
Supreme Court
Causes of Business Failure in Record of 1905
Fragmented OCR summary notes that causes of business failure in 1905 include lack of capital and incompetence. It states about 2 percent failed, with dishonesty not pervasive overall. the era’s commercial world shows relatively few fraudulent failures.
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