Floods Ravage St Johns Area Causing Heavy Losses
Special to the Morning Journal reports the northern Arizona flood reaching Holbrook and St Johns. One Mexican drowned at St Johns, adobe homes washed away, and hundreds of thousands in valley damages. Damages include the Woodruff dam loss of twenty thousand dollars and overall water-supply disruptions.
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Morning Journal
Winslow
Ariz
Arizona
Holbrook
Main Street
St. John's
Colorado Valley
St. John’s
Colorado
Woodruff
Udall
Mayor unable to see riot evidence as Chicago riots widen
Chicago May 4. Sheriff Barrett to take active control of strike. 200 deputies sworn in with 2,000 planned. Business leaders urge state troops. Clearing House says riots beyond city and county control. Mayor Dunne sees no violence. union actions clash with employers. Injuries rise. non-union workers attacked. rail and streetcar tensions persist.
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Dunne
Barrett
John D. Shedd
Marshall Field and Company
Springfield
Deneen
Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Association
Clearing House Association
Peters
Employers’ Association
Induced Non-Union Men Quit Work in Morris Run
Fifteen hundred striking miners from Elmira and Blossburg gathered at dawn and marched to Morris Run Pennsylvania to coax non union workers to quit. They pledged to pay workers who left and reported that many did quit and relocate. The National Mine Workers Union supplied funds. Reported trouble numbered about ninety.
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Elmira
N. J
Blossburg
Pennsylvania
Morris Run
Morris Run Coal Mining Company
National Mine Workers’ Union
Riot violence leaves several injured during Chicago melee
A riot at Eighteenth and Dearborn streets injures bystanders and strikers as coal and stones fly. Bystanders Charles Rieblin John Randsbury Adolph Schmidt Mrs W Claret James Jackson Robert Nichols Charles Stewart Alfred Holloway William Fox William Hunt Thomas McCracken are named among the injured. police intervene but no arrests reported. Mayor Donnie Donoeen plans talks to mediate between employers and strikers in Chicago.
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Charles Rieblin
John Randsbury
Barness
Adolph Schmidt
St. Louis
Mrs. W. Claret
Charles Stewart
Alfred Holloway
William Fox
William Hunt
Eighteenth
Dearborn
Thomas McCracken
Employers
Dearborn Street
McCracken
Twenty-second Street
Standard Wash Coal Company
Harrison and
Dew Plaines
Michael Howard
Quinlan
Howard
Cornelius Callihan
Chicago
A. Mottleywics
Milwaukee
Western Avenues
Union
Double murder and suicide near Clayton
May 4. Felipe Alore, a wealthy ranchman, shot to death Francisco Montoya and his wife at Bingham, three miles from Clayton, then killed himself. All are prominent Spanish residents of the district. Jealousy is given as the cause.
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Clayton Clayton
N. M
Felipe Alore
Francisco Montoya
Bingham
Hackenschmidt Crowned Unbeaten Graeco-Roman Champion
George Hackenschmidt known as the Russian Lion defeated Jenkins of Cleveland in two straight falls at Madison Square Garden. The first bout lasted 31 minutes 15 seconds, the second 22 minutes 4 seconds, both by half Nelson and body hold. The match was best two of three and follows weeks of training.
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New York
George Hackenschmidt
T Jenkins
Cleveland
Jenkins
America
Hackenschmidt
Wanton Cruelty Flares in Polish Disturbances
May 4 reports from Warsaw, St Petersburg, Lodz describe heavy unrest. Troops whip crowds injuring several. a 10 year old boy wounded as a Cossack slew a man. Deaths mount at Jerusalem Street hospital as shootings bloom. Public order frays with riots, private guards sanctioned, and church violence in Lodz.
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Warsaw
Jesus Hospital
Jerusalem Street
St. Petersburg
M Tereschtenko
Kieff
Russia
Lodz
Russian
Poland
Church of the Holy Cross
Secret Police
Nan Patterson May Go Free Today
New York reports indicate no bail action yet as Nan Patterson’s counsel and father consider it best for her to stay in the Tombs after last night’s ordeal. Her condition was described as practically normal by Tombs officials, and lawyers planned to negotiate bail terms with the district attorney tomorrow.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Miss Patterson
International Railway Congress Opens in Washington
Washington May 4 The seventh session of the International Railway Congress was formally opened today by Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks in the New Willard hotel ball room. Nearly 500 delegates attended with about 300 foreigners and many notable officials from around the world.
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Washington
International Railway Congress
Charles W. Fairbanks
New Willard Hotel
Robbers Enter Woodburn Bank and Vanish
Woodburn Oregon May 4 a large posse hunts the bank robbers who struck yesterday afternoon but no trace has been found and authorities fear the outlaws may have escaped with the loot or gone into hiding
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Woodburn
Ore
Fire destroys Fifth Avenue hotel in wholesale district
A fire at the Fifth Avenue hotel in the Duluth wholesale district early today killed three people and left two men missing. Firefighters recovered three bodies identified as Joseph Myer and two unknown victims.
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Duluth
Fifth Avenue
Wholesale
Joseph Myer
British battleships to rearm twelve inch guns
London reports that the Ocean and Vengeance will have their twelve inch wire guns replaced once new guns arrive. The Daily Mail correspondent from Hong Kong cites the plan as underway soon after delivery.
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London
Hong Kong
The
Daily Mail
Ocean
Vengeance
Hyde Moves to Oust Alexander From the Equitable
In a public letter to President Alexander of the Equitable James H. Hyde and W H McIntyre reject Alexander’s resignation as trustee of the Flyde stock and announce forthcoming court action for an accounting of his administration. Hyde and Melatyee remain trustees with Alexander.
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New York
Alexander
The
Equitable
James H. Hyde
W. HH. McIntyre
Flyde
Alexaretos
Lot Croat
Hyde
Melatyee
Equitable Life Meeting Discusses Management Probe
New York May 4 reports say a conference among insurance commissioners from Massachusetts Kentucky Wisconsin and Tennessee informally considered the Equitable Life Assurance Society situation. They await a June 15 completion of an internal management investigation and will not meet again for the report from Hendricks. Henry M. Alexander son of the Equitable president denied reports he would become a Hyde stock trustee and a letter denying the appointment was published. Hyde plans to continue suit to oust Alexander and seek an accounting.
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New York
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Ebquitibi Life Assurance Society
Hendricks
Fugitive Edward J. Smith Denies $34,000 Theft in St Louis
In St Louis on May 4 Edward J. Smith says he spent money on Leona Brooks also known as Blanche Smythe before fleeing to the coast. A warrant declares him a fugitive from justice and he claims the missing $34,000 was not his.
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St. Louis
Leona Brooks
Blanche Smythe
Edward J. Smith
San Francisco
Four Courts
Smith
San Fracisco
New York
TJ Smith
Russians Add Insult to Injury in Far East Naval Moves
Reports from Singapore and Malacca detail a Russian Pacific squadron division led by Admiral Nebogatoff passing through the Straits of Malacca toward the south. British steamer Selangor identifies four battleships and armored cruisers with five colliers, amid questions of territorial waters and supplies. A typhoon-related damage in South China affects Admiral Rozestvensky’s plans, while Paderewski remains under careful watch in Boston.
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Singapore
Selangor
Jugrah
Penang
Nebogatoff
Island of Penang
Korestvensky
Cochin-China
Malacca
Koromtyensky
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Cook County
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Chicago Union Traction Company
United States
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Teamsters
Roach
Traction Company
Peabody Coal Company
Young
W. H. Mahon
National Organization of Street Car Men
Street Car Mens’ Union
Union Traction Company
Express
South Water Street Commission Merchants’ Association
Otis Keith
Clark Street
James Jackson
Robert Nichols
Wabash Avenue
Pehe
Donnie
Coverney Deneen
Mayor Dunne
Jonaens
Cossticts
Denedd
Petal Pire
Dodath
NEW York Report
Heidricks
Me James MH Hyne
Pnstuelang
Vila Walt
M. Hyde
William H. McIntyre
Mr. Alexander
Nebogatope
STO
Strai't Settlement
Paderewski
Metter
Ole Hat
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