Windber Riot after Miners Wage Clash Ends in Deaths
Johnstown Pa April 17 Three miners were killed and several injured when a wage dispute escalated into a riot at Windber. Armed guards patrolled the town as striking miners tried to free an arrested comrade, deputies fired, and troops arrived from Somerset and Greensburg to restore order. The rioters, many foreigners, had been drinking heavily after Easter Monday celebrations.
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Johnstown
Windber
Bagley
Somerset
Pennypacker
Greenburg
Darrie
Delegation Planned to Push Savannah Hospital Opening
A Savannah dispatch reports city officials and trade bodies formed a committee to travel to Washington to press the House to pass a bill opening the Marine Hospital at Savannah. Secretary Shaw is said to oppose its opening despite the hospital’s completion.
Board seeks hospital opening amid travel delays
A board member notes he cannot attend a trip due to being in charge of the insane asylum. Mayor Myers is in New York and will join the Washington meeting. Savannah risks losing influence if the hospital does not open, while plans for a sub-treasury station here proceed this week.
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Insane Asylum
Myers
New York
Washington
Savannah
Sub-Treasury Station
Dr Duncan Hurt In Elevator Accident In Syracuse
Friends of Dr W A Duncan regret news of an elevator accident in Syracuse New York that crushed his foot. He remains in bed for a week and requires crutches but will attend the Eighteenth Annual Georgia Chautauqua Assembly which he founded and never missed.
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W. A. Dungan
Syracuse
N. UY
Duncan
Georgia
Chautauqua
Heresy Trial Opens for Rev. Dr A B Crapsey in Batavia
The episcopal court of western New York meets in Batavia for the trial of Rev. Dr A B Crapsey rector of St Andrew's Rochester on charges of heresy. The case focuses on alleged denial of Christ's divinity. Congressman J Brock Perkins leads Crapsey's defense and may seek adjournment after Congress adjourns.
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Batavia
N. Y
Ecclesiastical Court
Episcopal Diocese of Western
New York
Crapsey
St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church
Capsey
J. Brock Perkins
Perkins
Washington
Another Officer Dies After Kearsarge Explosion
Reports from Guantanamo state another officer died from last Friday's explosion on the battleship Kearsarge. Ten sailors injured are believed to be in serious condition.
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Guantanamo
Kearsarge
Mine Workers Board Opens Meeting in Indianapolis
Indianapolis April 17 The international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America began a session here today expected to last several days and develop important decisions bearing on the controversy between operators and miners.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Executive Board
United Mine Workers of America
Gorky’s Reception in United States Sparks Government Concern
St. Petersburg reports that Maxim Gorky’s US visit alarms the Russian government. A high official noted Gorky is a revolutionist not a liberal or reformer. Madame Andreva accompanies him, but is described as not his wife.
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ST. Petersburg
Maxim ‘Gorky
United States
Gorky
Madame Andreva
Georgia Freight Sunday Law Upheld by Georgia Court
The U S Supreme Court today dismissed for want of jurisdiction the Georgia case over the state law forbidding freight trains on Sunday. J N Scale, superintendent of Southern Railway, was convicted in Habersham County in 1901 and the Georgia Supreme Court sustained the law and affirmed the sentence. He sought U S review but was refused.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
J. N. Scale
State of Georgia
Georgia
Scale
Southern Railway Company
Habersham ‘County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Savannah Shriners Circus Delights Savannah Audience
Special to The Herald Savannah Ga April 17 The Shriners Alea Temple staged a full self run circus in Savannah. They led the parade and performed in the ring with Potentate B H A Cutts and Fred W Harden among the notable figures. Clowns Abel Guckenheimer 8 B Theus and Robert L Colding entertained.
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Herald
Savannah
Shriners
Alea Temple
Sandust
Potentate BH. A
Guards' Fantasy The Attraction at Rawlins Theatre
The Guards' Fantasy will hold the boards this evening at the Rawlins theatre. Seventy young people from Albany participate in a spectacle praised as among the finest Albany amateurs have offered. Evening promises beauty and chivalry with music and fun. tickets 50 cents downstairs and 25 cents balcony.
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Rawlins Theatre
Albany
Albany Decorating Co. advertises paints and supplies
Albany Decorating Co. at Rumney Building offers paints oils varnishes wall paper burlaps and room mouldings with phone contact 393 for orders and inquiries.
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Albany Decorating Co
Rumney Bldg
Rawlingses Hear News as Supreme Court Deals Death Penalty
A Valdosta Times report recalls J G Rawlings and sons Milton and Jedge awaiting execution after a Supreme Court decision. Milton writes Attorney Cooper seeking mercy while the condemned men react with indifference as a reporter records the jailhouse dialogue and warnings about hell.
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Valdosta Times
Washington
United States Supreme Court
J. G. Rawlings
Milton Rawlings
Cooper
Jedge
Dre
Ely
aMimes
Milton
Hdge
Rawlings
Inka
Dormant Canary Island Volcano Shows Signs of Eruption
In Palma, Canary Islands, reports say the dormant volcano is emitting smoke from its crater suggesting possible eruption. The alert came from Madrid on April 17. Local observers note visible plume and rising activity at the vent.
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Canary Islands
Madrid
Palma
Alfonso Visits Future Wife in Isle of Wight
King Alfonso arrived at Cowes to visit his betrothed Princess Ana of Battenberg. The royal party boarded the Spanish yacht outside the city as crowds cheered their arrival and the king asked press to keep disruption to a minimum.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Alfonso
Ana of
Bell Telephone line men strike bogs down in Georgia
Atlanta April 17 The Bell Telephone Company strike action shows little change with Vice President Gentry reporting fewer than 400 workers out in the affected territory and about 1 000 employed in the district affected.
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Atlanta, Ga
Bell Telephone Company
Gentry
Roosevelt transmits insurance legislation to Congress
President Roosevelt today sent to Congress a special message on insurance legislation. He accompanied the message with the report of the Chicago insurance convention held last February.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Chicago
Knights of Pythias to Convene in Albany May Day
The Knights of Pythias from Albany and nearby counties gather in Albany on May Day to organize a permanent convention. The Fourth District, led by Deputy Grand Chancellor W. W. Fleming of Blakely, sets Albany as the meeting heat place and expects representation from Albany Arlington Blake ly Bluffton Colquitt Camilla Doertin Pelham Sylvester and Sale City with entertaining arrangements.
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Knights‘ of Pythids
Albany
Georgia
Grand Lodge
W. W.fleming
Blakely
Hag
Artesian City
Noy
Arlington
Bluffton
Colquitt
Wreck on the Central Delays Albany Line
A wreck on the Central road near Williamsburg between Albany and Blakely delays the regular passenger train due at 11 40 this morning. The caboose and several box cars left Albany and jumped the track tearing up the line for a distance. no injuries reported and a wrecking train is enroute to clear the track this afternoon.
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Central Road
Williamsburg
Albany
Blakely
Dougherty County Chautauqua Medal Representatives Named
Dougherty's representatives for next Monday's Chautauqua medal contests were selected yesterday. Miss Katie Weldon will speak for the girls elocution medal, beating unopposed rivals. Master Weiss Kieve won the boys vocal and elocution spot, while Master Kenyon placed second. No candidates emerged for the remaining two contests, leaving Dougherty without representatives in vocal or instrumental music.
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Master J
Wesse Kieve
Katie Weldon
Dougherty County
Chautauqua
Weiss Kieve
Kenyon
Welch
Ent Dougherty County
San Mill and Lumber Plant Burns With Heavy Loss
Fire at a Mobile Alabama mill and lumber works caused an estimated 150000 dollars in damage. The Turner Company mill at Winsugar Bend suffered the blaze aided by assistance arriving too late. No insurance was carried though a policy was planned to be secured today.
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Mobile
Ala
Turner Company
Winsegar
Bend
Kent
Beiof Ald
Quarantine Bill Advances as House Substitutes Measure
The House passed a nearly unanimous move substituting the national quarantine bill for the Senate version and sent it to conference. A light, mixed briefing notes Albany politics and unrelated remarks accompany the dispatch.
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Washington
Senate
House
Masury Paint Ad Seeks Seasonal Painting Savings
An old advertisement promotes Masury Paint as the top choice for quality and durability. It urges homeowners to coat their houses this season and offers cost savings through the supplier’s services.
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