Millionaire Afraid Of Him Faces Secret Watch Described
A long account recalls the 1892 Carnegie Steel attempt on Frick by anarchist Berkman. It details plans to guard the convict and his feared confrontations with wealth, including undercover agents shadowing his every move and a looming duel with Frick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkman
Eoay
Blaerbat
Otto
Pberkanty
Frick
Terkinate
Carnegie Steel Company da Pittsburcg
B.C. Frie
Caphalist
Rick
Emma Goldman
Berhoanan
Carnegie
Allegheny County
Verlart
Berlerniman
Dnc Aapalhiners
Port Ceritteryy
Ted Aplees
Berka
Tia
Law Is Geis Rous Feeder Gon In Sentencing
New York judge sentences Black Hews to one year in the penitentiary after a strike dispute. Anderson and other workers faced arrest as strikers clashed with a crew. the Recorder condemned violence while affirming workers rights to organize, sell labor, and withhold work, noting laws protect peaceful action but not coercion by violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
de Andron
Ansnalling
Flwyllins
Arte
Urn
Ae Bost & McCord Couthiets
Art Anderson
Anderson
Cingt
Swedish Engineers Lead Andes Expedition to Peru
Copenhagen April 11. Swedish engineers tilnesk Schengtevey and Margellus launch an expedition into Peru funded by the government, with grants totaling 4050. The aim is a three month search for a pass through the Andes to connect the Amazon with the Pacific via a proposed railway. Three prior Peruvian expeditions failed. the Swedish party will be joined by twenty Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Tilnesk Schengteveyshad Margellus
Dateboy
Peru
Andes
Amazon
Paclle Veeun
Gorky Arrives in New York Amid Welcoming Crowd
The revolutionary figure Maxim Gorky and his wife arrive on a Long Island voyage to a massive reception. Gorky denounces the Russian government, calling it anarchic and promising reforms. His party is escorted by police as thousands cheer and press asks for interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Mirgime Gorky
Wilhelm der Groese
Long Island
Fils
Yeaman
Rusatin
Mme. Andreeva
Ruassiii Stig
Tomshendarei
Cone
Sime
Rurskit
Count Witte
Ginaie
Enteaty
Mmsell
Gorky
Frantik Russhs
Escar & Path
Rusgslin
Jorky
Free America
Vesuvius Listens for Quiet After Ashfall in Naples
Naples reports a calmer mood as the sun appears and ashfall diminishes while ash continues through the night. Mount Vesuvius observatory director Mattucei ascends the crater to assess conditions, warning no lava discharge while winds persist, and a potential return to normal by week’s end remains uncertain.
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Naples
Avril
Larek
Mattucei
Royal Observatory
Mt. Vesuvius
Vesuvius
Jong Wey
Javit
Ner
Victor Bnayannel
Hola
Do Toine
First New York Good Friday Not Observed as Holiday
Money change marks shift in city policy as New York observes no Good Friday holiday for the first time in years. City departments and stock exchange offices operated as usual, amid laborers and officials debating per diem pay and holiday status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Pol
The
Stock Exchange
Sayner and Greene Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Sayner and Greene receive four year prison terms and fines totaling a half million dollars. The sentence follows a court appearance where Savinashi and Gal are associated with the case and an April rower date is referenced.
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Sayner
Greene
Savinashi
Gal
April
Roosevelt offered to witness American League games in Washington
President Roosevelt received courtesy from President Brutus Johnson of the Michigan Telecast and expressed willingness to attend one or more American League baseball games in Washington if possible.
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Washington
Roosevelt Waduy
Brut Juhosen
Johnsen
Extended record creates big row in Congress over idiocy remark
Washington April 16 The House erupted in confusion after a debate over inserting into the record a remark calling an opponent an idiot Hopkins of Kentucky accused Goldfogle of misrepresentation and the chamber demanded order as Goldfogle protested the hostile characterization and defended his record remarks.
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Wrushington
Mopkins
Gridnes
Massachusetts
Gcoterd
Gardner
Bennett
New York
Nopkins
Hopkins
Goldfogle
House
Kentucky
Cgoldfogie
Bold Robber Tries Disguised Return After Hoax
A well dressed thief entered the Mott Haven apartment with a hobo disguise and posed as a man seeking Mr Taovejoy. The elevator boy escorted him to the Lovejoys seventh floor. A later visitor, smartly dressed, brought in a bundle and left a dirtied collar and necktie. The couple found their flat ransacked with clothes, jewelry, perfume and a tub of dirty water as evidence of the intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hobo
Mott Hiven
Taovejoy
Lovejoys
Lovejoy
Jimmy
Town City Wins Paving Contract Case On Brick Dispute
Judge Byington ruled in favor of Town City against Grant Sanders and taxpayers seeking to block a contract with Warren Bros of Des Moines for about 360000 of brick paving on Town Avenue. Sanders claimed Warren Bros were a trust and competition would suffer, but the court upheld the contract and paving proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Des’ Meines
Town City
Anvil T
Byington Today
Grant Sanders
Trent
Warren Bros
Des Moines
Town Avenue
Sanders
Wuiartrent Bros
Ais
Byington
Supreme Court
Tillman files charges in Washington postmaster plot
Charges filed today allege formal conspiracy involving Henjanin Barnes to become Washington postmaster and protest against his confirmation. The case cites expulsion of Mrs Minor AMforms from the executive offices and accuses Harney of false statements about the main figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Mrs Morris
Wabhiso
Agri i. Irnichor Mbnan
Che
Henjanin
Washington
Airs
Dnhuman
Harney
Mai
Government Moves to Retail Coal in New Zealand
The New Zealand government establishes agencies to distribute state mined coal through new retail outlets in Wellington and Wellington district, signaling a shift to direct government control of coal sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Wellington
New Beak
Apertlé
Tornado Carnival Hits Texas Towns With Losses
Reports describe multiple tornado events across Brigga Brigga Tex Wichita Kansas and surrounding areas. Six killed including M. Rickman and Arnet Taber families damaged or destroyed buildings. Quaker church and parsonage damaged. several injured. Debris, downed lines, and destroyed farm structures reported with additional tornado sightings near Great Bend and Rush ton.
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Kathie
Rex
Brigga
Tex
Uickman
Arnet Taber
T. A. Paterson
Clehurn
Ster
Wall Park
Progress of Fun Fame
Winhita
Kap
Stafford
Kit
Tn Gery
Enine
Uv Books
Fred Tanner
Elin Granger
Staller
R. FL Silvers
Hudsem
Rushton
Sevara
Tsuphton
Topeka
Kan
Great Bend
Barton County
Schol
Distrilet No
Dowie Will Quit If Given a Share Amid Zion City Strife
Chicago April 16 Dowers over the warring factions seek control of Zion City as Dowie and Voliva clash legally. Attorneys Wetter and Newman described filings on power of attorney and ownership while court actions hinge on who holds majority stakes in Zion City properties and church assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aion City
Dr. Dowle
Vollya
Binha Wetter
Dinigid
Penn
Ion City
Voliva
Deaeon
Alexander Crauger
Circuit Court
Lake County
Ger
Joby
Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Dowle
Yolfya
Zlom City
Wetten
Cowte
V. V. Barnes
Zlan
Jacob Newman
Wetton
Zion City
Ehawet
Behin
Consercharlyve
Wife Gets Interest Rate of 80 Percent
Milwaukee January 16 The first session today of the examination of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company by the joint investigating committee focused on Mrs Henry J Palmer wife of the company president alleged to be a frequent investor in loans from Northwestern Rural and to have secured an 80 percent interest rate on one of those loans during a documentary evidence presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Wis
Henry J. Palmer
Comparey
Wiese
Issa
Balloon program forms tough cross country challenge
A garbled report from a New York to Chicago balloon race describes a near fatal misstep and a planned attempt to fly 1000 miles to Chicago for a prize. The text mentions a New York Ave club, a presenter, and a race that will occur next Wednesday with further travel planned toward Chicago.
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Che Mhicwge Werongut
Chicago
New York
Bui
Ule Geroman
New York Ave
Pass Up Kansas Advances Product Change
A garbled report notes Standard Oi! advances a product, though not fully available. A mishmash of names and terms mentions April Windlegil, Helus save in Kentucky, and a shift adding celery to a barrel. The piece reads as a clipped, unclear agency blurb about oil or product distribution with scattered entities.
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Windlegil
Kentucky
Stuidant Oi
Money Market Steady as Sterling Mixed in New York
Money in New York shows steadiness with government bonds steady and rates showing modest changes. Sterling touches 4 pounds 84 shillings and 9 pence per ounce with the dollar quoted at 4.84. The market notes minor demand on leading issues and cautious trading as investors assess currency signals and future policy.
Railroads Fix Tonnage and Rates Among Coal Carriers
The traffic association of coal railroads controls tonnage allotment and sets freight rates. Joseph Searles of the Pennsylvania Railroad confirms an agreement on tonnage shares and that rates are jointly fixed to deter competition, with no settlements since 1896. Documentation from the Tidewater Bituminous Steam Coal Traffic Association details rate hikes from 1889 to 1903 and the role of the association in maintaining a uniform price structure.
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Philadephia
Fee
Tylerstite
Joseph ©. Searles
Pennsylvania Baile Road Campaany
Sso
All-Baile Traffic Association
Norfolk and Western Corppany
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Watey Adewater
Mr. Searles
J. Bearles
Searles
Traffic Association
New York
New England
Boston and Maine
Stan
WW. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wis
Ceonpnissen
Governor Considers August Convention on Senator Vote
Governor Cummins weighs timing for a statewide convention to secure uniform action for a constitutional amendment enabling direct popular vote for United States senators. Des Moines discussions target late August or early September. Twenty-three states have urged Congress to call a constitutional convention, needing two-thirds to trigger federal action.
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Cummins
Des Moines
Sarll
Governo Cummins
United States
Congress
Czar Will Not Leave His Palace in Russia
In St Petersburg the question of whether the emperor will attend to open parliament has been decided negatively, per the Novice Vrenya. Representatives will be summoned to Psar kot-Selo or Peterhof palace to hear the throne speech and then return to St Petersburg to elect a president and discuss the 179 members elected to the lower house, where only five are classified as wetland and the rest favor opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Apel
Northwestern Mutual Life officers under legislative probe
A Wisconsin legislature investigation committee began hearings into the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. President H. H. Palmer testified that officers and trustees were predisposed to control elections through proxies, signaling a major focus of the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwatikee
Ine Sumipere
Wisconsin
Northwestern Mutual Life Tuearance
Dia
Green and Gaynor Found Guilty on All Indictments
Green and Gaynor were found guilty on all three indictments in a government fraud and embezzlement case. The jury reached a verdict after about thirteen and a half weeks of trial. Judge Speer will impose sentences next. The defendants were accused of conspiring to defraud the government through large engineering work in their vicinity.
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Green
Gaynor
Speer
Tonoe
Phe
Bis
Tramp Wreaks a Strange Revenge in Washington New Jersey
A wandering tailor named Ellis, two months after leaving Washington, New Jersey, allegedly sets off a spree of vendetta by ordering goods from New York and elsewhere for merchants and banks, with shipments ranging from 62 to 3800 dollars. Major firms attacked include Siegel Cooper Wanamaker and others. Detectives have yet to locate Ellis as the wave of unpaid consignments continues to flow to local creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. J
Richard R. Ella
Tar
New York
First National Bank
Cyphers
Jeslis
Tltis
Boston
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Coal operators and UMWA at odds over anthracite plan
New York April 14 negotiations between coal operators and United Mine Workers officials stalled after operators proposed dealing with anthracite workers rather than the UMWA. The conference adjourned at 2 10 pm with no immediate agreement, as Baer rejected modifications and promised a formal reply next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
Mitchell
Baer
Uiners
Truesdale
Lackiawalina Railroad
Padlock bill and concurrent resolution on info withholding
Washington April 14. Senate adopts conference report on urgent deficiency appropriation bill. Culberson presents concurrent resolution barring officials from prematurely releasing private government information. Bills pass defining Iowa southern district boundaries and Indian affairs settlement, plus Lower Brule agreement ratified. House notes railroad rate bill. Foraker urged passes and banning rebates. Labor committee favors a bill prohibiting interstate commerce in prison-made goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culberson
Washington
Senate
House
Southern Judicial District
Iowa
South Dakota
Yalimer
Foraker
House Committee On Labor Today
Money exchange and mercantile rates in New York trial notes
New York markets report April 14 show money conditions with merchant paper at nominal rates. Sterling exchange remains strong while government securities and commercial papers show fixed yields. Market quotes include BOSC B17 on dermald with a rough figure around 4 81.73 and 48.89 for OO days.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
BOSC
Balloonists Complete 50 Mile Flight From Pittsfield to Somerville
Springfield reporters note Dr. Julian P. Tho of New York his wife and Chas Lever an aeronaut arrived after a balloon voyage covering fifty miles from Pittsfield Mass to Somerville Conn in three hours. They landed near Somerville at 6 10 p m the highest ascent reaching about 5 000 feet with a successful descent reported.
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Springfield
Mass
Pittsfield
Somerville
Conn
Julian P. Tho
New York
Chas Lever
Hey
Aspen
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Weed
Western
Pittsbure
Alexatte Her Gerkiuin
Antter
FLGC
Itlfomare
Pittsburg
Therangan
Serlorns
Fleurly
Rickeon
Herken
Mr. Mrnck
Geis
Rous
Goff
Prof
Matteucci
Investigata
Tillman
Kansas
Texas
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Money Market
Czar
Nicholas
Officers Control
Tramp
New Jersey
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