Rides and Robberies Highlight Grim Crime Notes
Reports recount a pickpocket and patrolman slain during a Hagenbeck Wallace circus hold up in Logansport Indiana. A dying suspect cursed as priests urged his name. Other items include an extortion plot against James Whitta of Sharon Pennsylvania, a child pushed before a train near Gary Indiana, a husband and wife death linked to tuberculosis, and a Nashville judge denying a new trial for the Coopers in the Carmack murder case.
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Hagenbeck & Wallace
Joseph Kroger
Logansport
Ind
Kroeger
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Whitta
James Whitta
Sharon
Willie
Boston
Mass
South End
John W. Wright
H. Martin
Wright
Martin
Coopers
William M. Hart
Nashville
Tenn
Duncan B
Robin J. Cooper
United States
E. W. Carmack
Supreme Court
Big Fire Destroys Des Moines Block and Loss Estimated
A five story brick building housing George A. Boody & Co. wallpaper and paints at 608 610 Sixth Ave Des Moines burned. Adjacent Troesel block Cle land's grocery and Butler's cafe damaged. Loss put at 150000 with half insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A. Boody & Co
Sixth Avenue
Iowa
Troesel
Cleland
Robbers Take $400 From Gary Rail Road Ticket Office
thieves pried open the Chicago Lake Shore and Michigan Southern ticket office safe at Gary Indiana and removed four hundred dollars. A Kansas tornado killed one and injured many, damaging farms across Douglas and surrounding areas. Henry Williamson of Oxford Ohio bound over on failure to support his wife’s children after a complaint by her husband. Leonard DeLong a Lamoni Iowa high school student died after a baseball collision with a runner.
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Chicago, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Gary
Ind
Henry Williamson
Oxford
Ohio
King
Leonard DeLong
Lamoni
Iowa
DeLong
Abdul Hamid Deposed as Brother Rules Turkey
Abdul Hamid II is toppled by the Turkish national assembly and imprisoned as his brother Mohammed Reshad Effendi takes the throne. Constantinople endures street fighting as constitutionalists seize the city after 101 gun salute ends the sultanate. The Yildiz garrison surrenders, several officers die, and three Americans are wounded near the fighting.
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Abdul Hamid II
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Mohemmed Reshad Effendi
National Assembly
Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
Yildiz
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Mukstar Bey
FIGHT FOR THE PENNANTS Standing of Clubs in Principal Leagues
National League standings show Boston Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis New York Brooklyn and Pittsburgh in order with varied win totals. American League lists Detroit New York Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland St Louis Boston and Washington in pursuit. American Association ranks Milwaukee Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis Toledo St Paul Kansas City and Columbus with mixed records.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Detroit
Phil'delphia
Law
Cleveland
Washington
American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Kan. City
Columbus
Four Die in Topeka Central Hotel Fire
Four persons die and three others injured as the Central Hotel a two story brick building on Kansas Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets in Topeka Kansas burns early Saturday The deceased are John W Erickson of Ulay Center Kansas county clerk Frederick Gay of Iola Kansas a pressman on the Topeka Mail and Breeze F B Shippe of Topeka a Santa Fe Railway employee and L R Stratton of Polk County Missouri
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Topeka
Kan
Central
Kansas Avenue
5Th
6Th
John W. Erickson
Ulay Center
Frederick Gay
Iola
Topeka Mail and Breeze
Shippe
Santa Fe Railway
L. R. Stratton
Polk County
Firemen Attack by Rats at Junk Shop Blaze
Firemen battling a blaze at a junk shop on 118th Street New York faced a million rats attacking their legs and hands. They repelled the rodents with water streams and finally extinguished the fire.
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118Th Street
New York
Woman Soldier of 1861 Dies After Car Accident
Mrs. Sarah Thompson, claimed as the only woman Civil War soldier drawing a pension, died after injuries from a street car crash in Washington. A Tennessee native, she led cavalry during the war and helped locate General John T. Morgan, the Confederate raider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Thompson
Moergan
Sarah E. Thompson
Washington
Tennessee
John T. Morgan
Promoter Sought in $150 Million Swindle Case
Pittsburg police seek William G. McLaughlin a 60 year old promoter in a nationwide effort described as a 150 million swindle with funds to come largely from English capitalists William H Heyes is in custody with eight charges of false pretense. The pair allegedly formed a Greensburg steel company selling stock in 1000 lot units to steelworkers and used ill gotten gains to finance a flourishing outlook before English capital appeared.
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Pittenburg
William G. McLaughlin
Pittsburg
William H. Heyes
Mclaughlin
Greensburg
Plans for a 1 000 000 000 merger eyed by Harriman
Newark reports Harriman directs corporation counsel to study a New York Central consolidation. The plan reportedly includes Hudson River rail interests and lines such as Lake Shore Lake Erie and Western and Canada Southern, with several allied lines, though Nickel Plate would be excluded.
Bibles Hidden Smuggling on Mission Ship Sentinel
Three customs inspectors seized a truckload of Asiatic goods from the missionary boat Sentinel in New York. Among Bibles and hymn books lay rare china lacquer and bronzes enough to equip a Fifth Avenue hotel. Inspector Sawyer detected the shipments after hearing hymn music and boarding the ship at the South Brooklyn shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Sawyer
Brooklyn
Sentinel
The
P F Collier Drops Dead At New York Horse Show
Peter Fenelon Collier publisher of Collier Weekly and polo enthusiast collapsed at the Riding Club on East 58th Street shortly before 1 am after attending the twentieth annual horse show. He died while guests headed to the elevators following a banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fenelon Collier
Colliers Weekly
East 58Th Street
New York
Mr. Collier
Collier
Carrie Nation Buys Farm in Boone County Arkansas
Carrie Nation, funded by souvenir hatchet sales in the US and England for temperance, has purchased a large tract in Boone County Arkansas to spend her days there. Her agent says poultry pigeons peas and Boone County apples will be raised in quantity as part of the estate. It is said her anti saloon campaign has ended for good.
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United States
England
Carrie Nation
Boone County
Arkansas
Nation
Tornado Kills Two Men in Oglesby Texas
A late night tornado in Oglesby Texas killed two men and injured three others. James Arbuckle died when his house was demolished and crushed in the ruins. In Davenport another man was killed and several people were injured amid about $30000 in property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oglesby
James Arbuckle
Davenport
Guilty in Big Bribery Case in Pittsburgh
Henry L. Bolger a hotel and saloon proprietor was found guilty in Pittsburgh of accepting seventeen thousand dollars to bribe councilmen for city deposits for a local bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Bolger
Pittsburg
Peace in Coal Mines After Three-Year Labor Pact
President Thomas L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers announced after two days of talks with operators in Philadelphia that a new working agreement would be signed before next week. The pact, based on the operators’ proposal, includes concessions and possible wage readjustments, subject to approval by a Scranton tri district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Philadelphia
Lewis
Scranton
Explosion damages St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans
Historic cathedral on Jackson Square was struck by a boat that smashed into the gallery near the organ. A christening party arrived at a side entrance as the blast occurred but no injuries were reported. Facade windows were ruined and two Sicilians, Ferdinand Palma and Angelo Cabuto, were arrested after being seen nearby with a bag.
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St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans
Jackson Square
Ferdinand Palma
Angelo Cabuto
Palma
Global and Domestic Policy Notes From The Era
The report covers tax and tariff shifts with France and the Payne bill, flight plans by Wilbur Wright in Cherbourg, a balloon duty in France, political shifts in France's Socialist Congress, labor accords with Canadian Pacific, relief housing by Americans in Messina, Zelaya's settlement talks in Nicaragua, and French tariff revisions aimed at improving U.S. trade relations.
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Wilbur Wright
Cherbourg
France
St. Etienne
M. Jaures
Guesde
Canadian Pacific Railway
Messina
Knox
Senor Espinoza
Zelaya
Emery
State Department
Washington
Tariff Commission
United States Congress
Massacres Plague Asiatic Turkey Amid Global Efforts
Reports from Asiatic Turkey detail widespread massacres with Adana alone reporting about 25 000 killed and thousands more in other districts. Destruction of Christian property, missing girls, killed pastors, and refugees mount while warships and relief messengers face danger.
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Turkey
Vilayet
Adana
Alexandretta
Suediah
Djebel Bereket
Agana
Tarsus
Mersina
Miss Lambert
Constantinople
Kessab
Hadiin
Cincinnati Boy Kidnapped After Threatening Letters
Leo Mulhern a 12 year old from 413 West 5th Street Cincinnati is missing after his mother received two threatening letters and a third claiming he was kidnapped for a $300 ransom. Police compare case to Willie Whitla mystery and note Leo left for St Peter Cathedral parochial school and did not return.
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Leo Mulhern
John Mulhern
West 5Th Street
Cincinnati
Willie Whitle
Ex Senator Stewart Dead A Pioneer of Nevada
William M. Stewart former United States Senator for Nevada died at Georgetown Hospital Washington D C after an operation His birth in Lyons New York August 9 1827 and early California gold era rise are noted He served as California Attorney General and Virginia City miner benefiting from the Comstock lode with frontier exploits and two Senate terms 1863 75 and 1887 1905
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Congress
William M. Stewart
United States
Georgetown Hospital
Washington
D. C
Lyons
N. Y
Yale College
California
San Francisco
Virginia City
Neb
Engine Jumps Track Crashes Front Wall at St Louis Firm
An engine of the Manufacturers' Railway jumped the track in front of the St Louis Refrigerating Car Company shop and office building and crashed into the brick front wall. No injuries are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers’ Railway
St. Louis
Fire destroys Ridge building in Kansas City district
A major fire in Kansas City’s central business district destroyed the Ridge building, a four story brick and stone structure on Walnut street near 9th. The loss is estimated at $200,000 as flames threatened nearby offices and businesses.
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Kansas City
Ridge
Walnut Street
9Th
Dayton Man Elmer Carr Held In Murders Of Girls
Elmer Carr, accused of killing Mary Forschner and Lizzie Fulhart, is under arrest in Dayton Ohio at the urging of I J Eloffenbeck and Bert Hullinger. Authorities believe Carr could explain the death of Dona Gilman and other killings, with tied evidence and confessions cited by Mrs Carrie Middlestetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Carr
Mary Forschner
Lizzie Fulhart
Dayton
Ohio
I.J. Eloffenbeck
Bert Hullinger
Hollenbeck
Hullinger
Carr
North
Elizabeth Fulhart
West Jefferson Street
Joseph Voges
Middlestetter
Near Eastern Question and Powers Over Turkey
The article discusses the great power contest over Turkey in Europe, framing England and Russia as primary rivals. It notes Britain seeks to curb Russia by limiting territorial absorption, while all major powers including Austria and France have stakes in the Balkans, the Far East, and global balance of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
England
United States
Austria
Balkan States
France
Far East
Africa
Orient
Cruiser Stops Filibustering in Nicaragua
Captain Benson of the American cruiser Albany, operating under government orders, halted a supposed filibustering expedition led by Captain John Moissant near Nicaragua. The plan was to cross into El Salvador under cover of night, with Benson reportedly ready to fire if needed.
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Nicaragua
Albany
Benson
Washington
John Moissant
Salvador
Railroad work drives Alaska labor demand and coast wage hikes
Trade and industry notes say railroad contractors rush laborers to Alaska while Pacific coast firms must pay higher wages to retain workers. Seattle chamber asks Senate to double shingles duty to shield coast lumber from Canadian rivals. Winnipeg builders end disputes, avoiding strikes for at least a year. The land office requires fourteen months residence and cultivation for homestead commutation proofs. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line reaches the Pacific coast in record time with earth begun April 15 1906 and ballast complete by June 1 1909, after which freight and passenger service will normalize.
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Alaska
Pacific Coast
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Winnipeg
United States
Norval B. Kemp
Dayton
Ohio
Roosevelt
Farm Commission
Land Office
TheChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company
Pardons End Goebel Case Except State Evidence Turned
Governor Wilson pardons all except those who turned state evidence in the Goebel assassination case. Only Henry E. Youtsey remains imprisoned for the murder as indictments against others are expected to be dismissed. The governor says he believes Youtsey acted alone.
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A. E. Wilson
William Goebel
Henry E. Youtsey
State Penitentiary
Goebel
Wilson
Youtsey
Kentucky
William S. Taylor
Taylor
Frankfort
Finley
Tas
Caleb Powers
John Powers
Charles Finley
William Cuilen
James B. Howard
Indiana
Honduras
Holland Whittaker
Butler County
John Davis
Louisville
Zach Steele
Bell County
Wharton Golden
Knox County
Colorado
Irank Cecil
St. Louis
William H. Coulton
Owsley County
Nashville businessman shot dead by woman in office
Isaac S Morse a Nashville businessman was fatally shot by Gertrude Douglas in the American Dry Cleaning Company office. Douglas fled but was later arrested. she claimed Morse deceived her and had been involved with him for nine years. The Metropolitan Opera former director Heinrich Conried died at 2 30 Monday morning after a stroke.
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Nashville
Isaac S. Morse
Tenn
Gertrude Douglas
American Dry Cleaning Company
Ldouglas
Ike Morse
Heinrich Couried
Mr. Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Meran
Tyrol
Primary Election Fight Fatal in Pike County
In Pikeville Kentucky a clash over a primary election left Anthony Taylor a Republican worker dead and three other men so severely beaten they are not expected to survive. The incident occurred in the mountains of Pike County during political strife surrounding the contest.
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Pikeville
Pike County
Anthony Taylor
Fifth Congres of The International Woman's Suffrage Alliance Opens in London
The fifth congress of the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance opened in London on Monday with Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt presiding. Mrs. Millicent Garrett Fawcett extended a welcome to the delegates on behalf of English suffragists.
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International Woman's Suffrage Alliance
London
England
Carrie Chapman-Catt
Behal
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Trade and weather boost industrial activity and markets
Dun's Weekly Review reports improved trade as mild weather reduces idle labor and boosts industrial and agricultural activity. Bank payments rise, money firms, May settlement hopes lift investment in bonds stocks and improvements. Northwest soil breaking expands settlements while factories raise outputs and lumber and steel shipments grow.
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Northwest
South Chief
Chicago
Dun’s Weekly Review of Trade
Trade conditions and spring business show uneven activity
The report notes smuch change and irregularity as a leading feature in business and trial lines. Spring business is broadly disappointing, with more activity expected in fall and winter. Pig iron markets show 24 percent higher term prices than a year ago but still lag 1907. Business failures in the United States total 234 for the week ending April, up from 247 last week and 201 a year ago, while Canada reports 36 failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Canada
Bradstreet
Western market prices and immigrant lectures shift westward
A list of city and regional commodity prices includes cattle hogs and grains for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with bids on wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and seed. The Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society will hold lectures with stereopticon views to entice immigrants westward. Wharton Steel cuts wages ten percent at Dover New Jersey with others expected to follow for April.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Ste
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
Newto
Pennsylvania
Dover
N. J
Wharton Steel Company
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Michigan Central Railroad
Schuyler Knotts
Evansville
Knotts
Beach Hargis
James Hargis
Irvine
Breathitt County
Young Hargis
Bradley
S. W. Williams
Christian Church
Kankakee
Ilinois Hospital
Kansas
Douglas
Reshad Effendi
Asia Minor
Blaze
Baltimore Sun
Klala
P. F. Collier
Arkan
Ghurgh
States
Philippine Assembly
Insular Commission
Asiatic
Marinsa
Hughes
White
Wadsworth
New York Board of Trustees of Public Buildings
R. T. Ford Company
Rochester
Palmer & Hornbester
C. V. Merrick
Stewart
Powers
Trade and Industry
Goebel Gase
Yoursey
Slaff
Capitol
State House
Fred
Grand Jury
Couried
Suffrage Alliance
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