Mutiny Rumor Puts Sebastopol Sailors At Center Of Storm
Sensational reports from St. Petersburg claim former Lieutenant Schmidt was executed prompting a Sebastopol mutiny. Alleged telegrams describe sailors seizing officers and city flames, though authorities and papers doubt the tale amid wartime censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Schmidt
Ussia
Sebastopol
Social Revolutionary Party
Nicholas
Lieut. Schmidt
Technological Institute
Admiralty
Race riot fears in Chattanooga after Johnson lynching
Negro workers in several large Chattanooga factories quit Tuesday amid alarm over a possible race riot following Ed Johnson’s lynching Monday night. Police and sheriff officials confer on preventive measures as federal authorities consider indictments and federal court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ed Johnson
Johnson
United States Grand Jury
Tornado Report Flows Through Southern Mississippi
A Hattiesburg Mississippi special says a tornado passed over southern Mississippi Monday night. It is not known if there were any fatalities. Brooklyn Mississippi was reported destroyed in New Orleans this Tuesday but later proved false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Gas fault sues entire Williamson family in Glen Osborne
The entire family of John H. Williamson postmaster and station agent at Glen Osborne Pennsylvania on the Fort Wayne Railroad were found unconscious from escaping gas Tuesday morning. The father mother and three children were revived by physicians who finally restored all to consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Williamson
Glen Osborne
Fort Wayne
Four Die in Snow Plow Crash Near Dayton
Three men William Pumphreys Bert Hoover and Gustavus Nicol were killed instantly when a snow plow overturned on the Dayton and Troy traction road six miles north of Dayton. The machine crushed them beneath twelve tons of steel.
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Dayton and
Troy
Dayton
Wiliam Pumphreys
Bert Hoover
Gustavus Nicol
Robbers Loot Moscow Credit Society Bank
Twenty armed men surrounded the Mutual Credit Society bank in Moscow Russia on Tuesday afternoon and robed the staff at gunpoint. They escaped with about $425,000 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Credit Society
Moscow
Russia
Jand
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Tuesday quotes from the Sioux City live stock market show Butch ler steers at 4.00 to 5.15 and top hogs at 6.20, reflecting market ranges for cattle and pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Butchler
Foreman Kills Seven Italian Laborers with Crowbar
In Marion North Carolina a foreman defending himself killed seven Italian laborers during a clash on the South and Western Railroad. The incident centers on a brutal clubbing with a crowbar amid a violent confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
South and Western
Passaic billiard champ Edward Gardner wins amateur title
Edward W. Gardner of Passaic New Jersey wins the amateur billiard championship in the final round of a week long tournament. Gardner claimed the title after a closely contested match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dward W. Gardner
Passaic, Nr
America
Snow Sinks San Juan Mines and Halts Colorado Rail Traffic
Snowbound towns in the San Juan mining districts report at least fifteen dead as storms devastate Silverton Ouray and Coal Basin. Mines valued near a million dollars are destroyed. A Shenandoah mine disaster leaves twelve miners dead and isolation stretches across Howardsville. Ouray reports six hundred miners cut off with possible further losses.
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Silverton
Colo
San Juan
Camp Bird
Ouray
Coal Basin
Cumbres Pass
Durango
Alamosa
Edward Kleickner
Pagosa Springs
Ernest Barnes
Walden
Shenandoah
King Solomon Mountain
Cunningham Gulch
Howardsville
San Juan Couutry
Severe snow storm halts travel across four regions
A Chicago special reports the severest snow storm of the season blanket ing the north western middle western and south western states on Monday. Snow fell through the night with depths up to a foot and drifted due to high winds while temperatures remain moderate west of the Mississippi grows colder as Rocky Mountain region experiences unusually cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mississippi
Rocky Mountain
Fire in East River tunnel causes one death
A fire in the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel under the East River in New York burned hay and sawdust for about five hours. One person died, officials said, as smoke filled a section of the tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East River
New York
Train Wrecker to Prison
Judge McMahon at La Porte Ind imposed an indeterminate sentence of two to fourteen years on Thomas Bascom of Springfield Indiana who as telegraph operator for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad became intoxicated and threw a switch at Summan causing a disastrous wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMahon
la Porte
Ind
Thomas Bascom
Springfield
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Summan
Labor Leader Shoots Two Brothers in Florence Saloon
John Gehr a former organizer of the United Mine Workers of America shot John Thomas Thomas and his brother Tom Thomas in a Florence Colorado saloon Sunday night. TomThomas likely died from wounds as the men had been drinking prior to the shooting.
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John Gehr
United Mine Workers of America
Florence
Colo
John Thomas
Tom Thomas
Troops Called to Lens as Miners Strike Threatens
Detachments of troops arrive at Lens France to be ready for any eventualities arising from the miners strike. About 46 000 men are out on strike and parade towns carrying red flags.
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Lens
France
Storm hits Kansas as heavy snows spread into Oklahoma
A Wichita special reports the heaviest snow storm of the winter prevailed in this part of Kansas on Sunday and extended south into Oklahoma. Temperatures were slightly below freezing.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma
Switch Spiked Near Greensburg Pa. Second Wreck Prevented
A second attempt to wreck the Pennsylvania Railroad east bound flyer was made at a switch near Greensburg Pennsylvania Saturday night. The spiked switch was discovered in time to prevent a disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Greenburg
Tpa
Forest fires destroy Northwood near Lyndon Washington
Northwood, four miles north of Lyndon, Washington, has been wiped out by forest fires. Many families are homeless and the Arc is within a mile of Lyndon with grave fears for the town's safety.
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Northwood
Lyndon
Waash
Arc
Snowslide devastates Camp Bird mine in Colorado
A mammoth snowslide in the Mt Sneffels district near Ouray Colorado struck Camp Bird mine buildings including the mill tram house and boarding house. William Cressey is killed and others feared dead with 00 to 260 workers in the line of danger. Property losses estimated 400000 to 500000 as rescue crews race through blocked mountain roads.
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Colorado
Camp Bird
Cox
United States
Camp Bird Mill
Mt. Snoffels
Smith
Silverton
Lake Steamer Atlanta Burns Twenty Miles South of Sheboygan
The Goodrich steamer Atlanta bound from Sheboygan to Milwaukee caught fire and burned to the water’s edge twelve miles south of Sheboygan. valued at about 150000 dollars, it left Sheboygan with sixty crew and two passengers at 7 PM. Fire discovered at 11 15 PM, fighting until 1 AM when the crew abandoned ship. They were rescued by the tug Ressler and later taken aboard by the Georgia, with no loss of life.
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Goodrich
Atlanta
Sheboygan
Wis
Milwaukee
McCauley
Ressler
Georgia
Missing Denver telegraph operator linked to Adobe collision
Denver police and Fremont County sheriff seek Frank Lively, telegraph operator blamed for a disastrous head on collision at Adobe. Lively reportedly left Swallows Sunday, joined his brother at Portland, then both rode an eastbound train. A subpoena was issued for Lively to appear at the coroner's inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cole
Fremont County
Frank Lively
Denver and
Rio Grande
Adobe
Lively
Swallows
Portland
Swift in Portland to Build $1,000,000 Packing Plant
Louis F. Swift, head of Swift & Co., is in Portland to finalize plans for a $1,000,000 packing plant. The facility will process 500 cattle, 1,000 sheep, and 1,000 hogs daily and create 1,000 jobs.
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Swifts
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Portland
Ore
Bellamy Storer to Retire as Austrian Ambassador
The American ambassador to Austria-Hungary Bellamy Storer will retire immediately. President will name a successor at once. Secretary Root declined to confirm any statement on Washington Sunday night regarding the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellamy Storer
Austria-Hungary
Root
Alarming Coal Famine Strikes Centralia Area
A coal famine grips Centralia Missouri with severe shortages. Two cars delivered Saturday night provided only small quantities to each family on Sunday, highlighting the acute supply crisis and rising concern among residents.
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Centralia
Nigeria Rebels Crushed by British Expedition
Dispatch from Zungera says British punitive expedition crushed the Soko revolt after heavy fighting. Rebels twice charged the Irish square and were nearly annihilated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zungera
Nigeria
London Daily Mall Friday
Sokoto
Patching Uy Cabinet in Paris Talks
A Paris dispatch reports President Pal Neres consulted former justice minister Jean Sarrien on Friday afternoon and offered him the post to form a new cabinet. The move signals a reshuffle aimed at stabilizing the government and addressing urgent policy aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pal Neres
Jean Sarrien
Priday
Abhinat
Judge L G Kinne Dead Des Moines Iowa Board Member
Judge L G Kinne a long time member of the Iowa Board of Control and former supreme court jurist died at his Des Moines home from heart failure at 12 40 Sunday morning. He was 70, survived by his wife and two daughters, and leaves questions about his successor to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Kinne
Board of Control of State
Iowa
Supreme Bench
Des Moines
Judge Kinne
Gov. la
Escaped Prisoner Captured in Kansas City
A traveling salesman A C St John was arrested in Kansas City Missouri on information he was wanted in Marshalltown Iowa for passing a worthless check. He was identified as Gordon Gray who allegedly defrauded a post office clerk in Marshalltown. Sheriff C S Hutson assisted by Kansas City detectives made the arrest. Gray was taken into custody and escorted toward Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Gordon Gray
Kansas City
A. C
St. John
Walter Scott
C. S. Hutson
Iowa
Hutson
Sunday bill extends GAR observance to Decoration Day
Des Moines senate judiciary committee reported the Garst Sunday observance bill with no recommendation. An amendment extends provisions to Decoration Day from sunrise to 4 p m to bar baseball games and similar entertainments during exercises, with permits after 4 p m. The amendment was offered by Senator Whipple near the Vinton G A S post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Judiciary Committee
Des Moines
Senator Whipple
Vinton G. A. St. Post
College Orators to Meet at Sioux City Event
The Iowa intercollegiate prohibition Brittain and Co packing house at Mar oratorical contest will be held at Morningside College in Sioux City on April 22. Institutions sending orators include Drake University Upper Iowa University Iowa Wesleyan University Cornell Grinnell Coe Western Parsons Simpson Des Moines Central.
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Iowa
Prohibition Brittain & Co
Morningsile College
Sioux City
Drake University
Upper Iowa University
Iowa Wesleyan University
Cornell
Grinnell
Coe
Western
Parsons
Simpson
Des Moines
Central
Gas Franchise Sold to Grand Rapids Investors
The firm of Child Hulswit and Co of Grand Rapids Michigan completed the purchase of the Fort Dodge local electric light and gas franchise Saturday. New investors from a major Grand Rapids banking firm assumed management immediately. The deal price exceeded $250 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child. Hulswit & Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Fort Dodge Light and Power Company
Pays Claim After 14 Years Settlement for Losses From Inman Accident
Rudolph Groeber of County Bluffs waits fourteen years for compensation from Northwestern railroad. He will receive 500 dollars for the loss of his legs suffered as a small child in an Inman Nebraska accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Groeber
County Bluffs
Northwestern Railroad
Inman
Neb
Fire at Missouri Valley saloon damaged only adjacent buildings
A blaze discovered above J. N. Fitzgibbon's saloon in Missouri Valley Monday threatened an adjoining structure packed with carriages, horses, and grain. Prompt firemen halted the spread with no further damage reported beyond the buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
J. N. Fitzgibbon
Hremen
Wreck on the Burlington Kills One, Injures Many
A Burlington passenger train wreck at Lockridge near Muirchild on Monday afternoon left one man dead and ten to fifteen others seriously or moderately injured. Rescue and investigation followed as authorities assessed the scene and reported preliminary details.
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Burlington
Burington
Lockridge
Muirchild
Red Oak Shooter Wins Tow State Amateur Championship
Fr A Weatherall of Red Oak wins the Tow state shoot at Des Moines defeating A P McDowell of Des Moines on the closing day, scoring 96 out of 100 to claim the state amateur title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Fr. A. Weatherall
A. P. McDowell
Des Moines
Girt Wins District Oratorical Contest at Iberville
Vera Béebe of Sanborn aged 413 wins five honors in humorous class at Iberville district contest held Saturday night and will enter the state contest March 30 at Grundy Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girt
Iberville
Vera Béebe
Sanborn
Grundy Center
Creston Man Struck by Switch Engine at Crossing
Creston resident Jack Gagin, a longtime local figure, suffered serious injuries Thursday night when struck by a switch engine at a crossing. He was thrown several feet, with a broken leg and a severe scalp wound. he is expected to recover.
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Creston
Jack Gagin
Accidental shooting injures man in farm accident
Alfred Quaitz, about 6 miles south of Thdependence, was accidentally shot by his brother. The harm to his right arm was described as severe, with plans for treatment and recovery noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Quaitz
A Lesson in Forestry White Pine on Ames Campus
An Ames special notes a 76 foot white pine on the Iowa State Agricultural College campus planted forty years ago by Mr. Ames. The tree stands seventy five feet tall and serves as an enduring object lesson on forestry, posterity, and state progress. The piece highlights a broader push from western experiment stations to plant trees for beautification prairie protection and future lumber and fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Towa State Agricultural College
Horses Bring High Prices at Butler Thorsen Sale Near Sheffield
A large pedigree horse sale at the Butler Thorsen farm near Sheffield saw high grade horses fetch strong sums. Top price was 765 dollars for Bob Fleming bought by T. D. Mench of Tarkeo City Wis. Judge Mya sold for 626 to A. W. Conway of Mgderton Wis. Perylssa a 17 year old dam with fast records brought 610 to the International Stock Food Co of Minneapolis. A H Brett of Mason City bought a team of Percheons for 620.
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Butler Thorsen
Sheffield
Bob Fleming
T. D. Mench
Tarke City
Wis
Judge Mya
A. W. Conway
Mdgerton
Perylssa
Alpha W
Fitzsimmons
International Stock Food Company
Minneapolis
A. H. Brett
Mason City
Woman shoots husband in Fort Dodge saloon
Mrs. John Keller, wife of an Illinois Central switchman, tracked her husband Thursday night to a saloon with an unknown woman and fired a 38 caliber revolver. Keller was shot in the abdomen and taken to Webster City Hospital as his condition was reported to be serious. Mrs. Keller surrendered, saying she had merely done her duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
John Keller
Illinois Central
Fort Dodge
Keller
Webster City
Griswold Alive and Well Rumor Circulates
An Omaha traveler reports Des Moines insurance agent George Griswold, once thought dead after a river finding, is alive. A friend of Griswold partner Stephen Essex says Griswold recently sent a letter greeting friends and claiming safety beyond the reach of the law. Location of Griswold in the missive was not specified.
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Des Moines
Saii
George Griswold
Stephen Essex
Griswold
Essex
Horse Killed in Collision in Treton
A head end collision Friday night in Treton involved Alvin White and a Mr Johnson. Both rode a one horse rig after a town party. Johnson’s buggy struck Mr White’s horse, piercing its breast. the horse died within minutes.
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Alvin White
Mr. Johnson
Treton
Johnson
Mr. White
Storm declines pardon plea in murder case
Word from Des Moines states A. D. Storm, convicted of murdering a mother and daughter in Des Moines County and sentenced to life in prison, will not urge a pardon at this time. Storm's attorney says they believe evidence establishing a complete alibi could be secured, but not yet.
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Des Moines
A. D. Storm
Storm
Marshalltown Worker Suffered Amputations After Fall
Marshalltown man James Clark, an employee of the shadtown, was belted near the roof while white washing the plant interior. He was thrown to the floor below by the force of the fall, resulting in the loss of one arm after amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
James Clark
Fight for Inne's Place on State Board Ashes of Kinne Stir Amid Rumors
Politicians in Des Moines fight over successor to the late Jridge h. a. Kinne as the state board of control vacancy looms. Wires are said to be in motion and speculation runs high about who will fill the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inne
Jridge H. A. Kinne
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Hotel proprietor found dead in Shenandoah
W. W. Wagner, proprietor of a Shenandoah hotel, was found dead in bed Monday night. He had retired early after saying he did not feel well, and his wife discovered the body two days later. Heart failure is the supposed cause. Wagner was 63 and well known to traveling men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. Wagner
Shenandoah
Wagner
Holiness Association Convenes in Marshalltown Session
The annual Conventional Holiness Association meeting began in Marshalltown with a two day session. Dr. C I Rowler of Raston delivered the opening address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiness Association
Conventional
Mar Shalltown
C. I. Rowler
Raston
Aged Farmer John Prince Hangs Himself in Barn
An 80 year old farmer named John Prince committed suicide by hanging in his son’s barn, located about three and a half miles from Valley Junction, near Riddos. Local authorities reported the fatal act and ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Prince
Valley Junction
Riddos
Pleads Guilty to Arson in Dige Trick Court
Joe Lesila pleaded guilty in the dige trick court at Avoen to arson and was sentenced to a year and a half in the penitentiary. He was arrested months ago for setting two piles of ties in the Rock Inland railroad yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lesila
Avoen
Rock Inland
Town Postmasters Confirmed by Senate Executive Session
Washington D C postmasters confirmed by senate executive session on Tuesday include Harvey Johnson Logan Joe Morton Sheldon Charles Wordermania with names partially obscured in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D
Senate
Executiva Sesel
Harvey Johnson
Senate and House Debate on Rail Rates and Moro War
Debates across Senate and House touch on railroad rate bill criticism of suspension clauses and Philippine affairs. Key figures include Rayner Foraker Lodge Dolliver Aldrich Tillman Knox Simmons and Speaker Cannon with clashes over immigration, boundary disputes and funding for public works. Adjournment set for Monday.
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Senate
Sengtop
House
Delaware
New Jersey
Denver
Oklahoma
Washington
John Aut
Simmons
New York City
Rayner
Foraker
Lodge
Dolliver
Aldrich
Tillman
Knox
C. H. Davis
Secretary of War
War Department
Philippines
Mount Dajo
Babcock
Wis
Gardner
Mass
Hugunts
Garrett
Eun
Grosvenor
Ohio
Newlands
Nelson
Bacon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stone
Postoffica
Roosevelt
Mr. Jones
Vai
Notes of the National Capital delegation appeals for relief from graft
A Porto Rican delegation appeals to the committee on regular affairs for relief from graft in islands. Senator Tua Follette introduces a bill providing for close accounting by all party committees for campaign money. The Senate committee on Interoceania Canal a decides not to examine witnesses until Panama canal type is settled. The Washington land office rules a homestead entry remains valid if the claimant lives a year on the land despite army service. Chairman Burrows and Senator Smoot set to hear rebuttal evidence Monday March 26.
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Tua Follette
Senate Committee On Interoceania Canala
Panama Canal
Washington Land Office
Burrows
Senate
Smoot
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Iowa State Board of Control
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Sebastien i
Prince of
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Corbin
MacArthur
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