Explosion kills seven sailors on Kearsarge
Washington April 15 Admiral Evans forwards a report on a tragic accident aboard the battleship Kearsarge in Guantanamo waters. A thirteen inch powder charge ignited during target practice killed two officers and five sailors and wounded fourteen, eight seriously. Cause not yet known.
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Washington
Missouri
Atlantic Fleet
America
Moe
Quiyterry
Department
Evans
Keargarge
Cainanera
Guantanamo Bay
Mob Hangs Two Negroes in Springfield Court Square
A mob of about 3000 in Springfield Missouri dragged Horace Duncan and Jim Copeland from the county jail and hanged them from the Goddess of Liberty at the courthouse. They burned bodies as a mob of thousands destroyed the jail. Militia and deputy sheriffs guard the city after three earlier lynchings. Governor Folk authorized $300 rewards for mob leaders and ordered prosecutions.
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Springfield
Horace Duncan
Jim Cone
Mabsl Edwards
Onty
Mabel Edwards
Twiyy
Monett
Miss Edwards
Cooper
Duncan
Copeland
Althebed
Horner
Folk
Fire destroys auction stables in Baltimore losses reach six figures
About 300 horses and mules died in a blaze that consumed the Moses Fox auction stables at 18 and 22 North Street in Baltimore. The fire caused an estimated loss of 66,000 dollars.
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Baltimore
Moses Fox
Northtreet
Unusual Chinese and Malay Fishing Trick Catches Fish Aboard
A Chinese method uses a screen of white canvas lowered from a boat to confuse shoals of fish. The fish leap over the screen into the boat. Malays in their waters use the same technique. Then a misplaced quote ends with a lighthearted note about Claude and Alice in a predicament over a costly going-away feat.
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Claude
Alice
Louisville Courier-Journal
Thrift seeks AG interpretation of new guard law
Des Moines April 14 Adjutant General W H Thrift has forwarded the new national guard law to Attorney General Atullen for interpretation He fears the law removes surgeons from office and may affect other positions The amended bill could leave the town guard without a medical corps in war If war comes tomorrow and other provisions require legal input.
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Des Moines
W. H. Thrift
Atullen
National Guard
Thrift
Guard
House
Senate
Des Moines Seeks Farm Land for New Tuberculosis Hospital
The Iowa state board of control, with physicians, seeks 160 acres of rich farming land in Iowa for a new tuberculosis hospital. Consumptive patients will work outdoors using hoes, rakes, and plows as part of treatment, with groves for tents and shade and water access. The board favors sites with good transportation and water.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Towa
State Hospital
Downie
Board of Control
Narrow Escape From Revolving Shaft Injury At Mason City
Clarence Beeton an engineer at a sewer pipe factory in Mason City narrowly escaped death when a revolving shaft ripped through his clothing and struck him. He suffered severe lacerations and bruising including a deep cut under the chin, with doctors unsure of the prognosis and the engines halted to stop the danger.
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Clarence Beeton
Mason City
Des Moines to Enforce Labor Law Against Child Labor
Des Moines announces enforcement of a new labor law from April 14 to July 4 targeting youths under fourteen in mercantile work. About two hundred children face removal from jobs as state labor commissioner D. Brigham prepares to audit establishments starting the next day. Sixteen and younger workers may be employed with posted proof of age and education near entrances.
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Des Moines
D. Brigham
Busse Faces Imminent Execution Over Wife Murder
Cedar Rapids reports Louis Busse awaits hanging next Friday after a writ of habeas corpus was denied in district court. Busse, who confessed to killing his wife in Bremer County, attempted to conceal the crime by oiling the body and trying to cremate it. An appeal to the supreme court is noted as preparations for execution proceed with Sheriff Parrott inspecting the gallows at Anamosa.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Busse
Tawa Supreme
Supreme Court
Bussa
Bremer County
Alain
Henry Parrott
Anamosa
Man Saves Child From Fire in Towa City
In Towa City on April 14 Demery rushed to protect his four year old daughter as her clothing caught fire from a bonfire. He extinguished the blaze but both his hands face and body suffered severe burns while the child survived.
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Towa City
Demery
Earthquake Ravages Formosa Towns Again
A powerful earthquake struck southern Formosa causing extensive destruction. Kagi, Doka, Daigo, Ajensui, and nearby areas suffered heavy damage with deaths and injuries reported. Officials rush aid as landslides alter the landscape and thousands remain homeless.
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Tokio
Formosa
Proseros
Vatiyo
Saishike
Shinko
Kriotyn
Fotmoga
Kagi
Doka
Doko
Farmoga
Daigo
Ajensui
Platt Declares He Will Not Seek Re Election
New York April 14 one Herald reports Senator Thomas C. Platt will not seek another term in the United States Senate when his current term ends in 1909. He said he does not expect to return to the Senate and will have fulfilled his public office ambitions by then. He declined to comment on whether the insurance probe influenced his plan.
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New York
United States Express Company
Thomas C. Platt
United States Senate
Senate
Svete
Four Die in Panic at Chicago Church Disaster
A panic during a special Easter eve service at St. Ludmilla's Church in Chicago injured and killed many. A staged fire scare caused a stampede as 400 worshippers, mostly women and children, fled toward the center aisle. Floors and beams failed under crowd weight causing multiple deaths, including 24 children and a woman who died en route to hospital.
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Chicago
St. Ludmilla’s
Twenty-fourth
Albany Avenue Tree
Fire devastates Belle Plaine with $200000 loss
A Tuesday night blaze in Belle Plaine, Kansas, raged until early yesterday, causing about 200000 dollars in damage. Four major downtown buildings were destroyed and several others damaged. Wrecked by falling debris, C. Cromwell, owner of a block, suffered serious injuries. Mary Huffman also sustained injuries.
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Kansas
Hello Plaine
Kan
Belle Plaine
C. Cromwell
Mary Huffman
Fragmented Life Notes From Old Columns and Anecdotes
A collage of humorous snippets and social observations from a bygone era. A teacher asks what a child would like to be when grown, a girl wishes to marry but cannot draw it, Aunt Emma quips about temperaments, and notes touch on champagne handling, quarrels in marriage, and a Wapan public bath with tiny costs for hot immersion.
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Timiemonnay
Tle
Ananias
New York
Grape-Nuts Advocates Charge Loco Editors With Falsehoods
A defense of Grape-Nuts and Postum producer against alleged lies by labor union editors. The piece denounces critics as locoed and vows legal action, urging readers to inspect the factories, describe the process in detail, and promise to back truths with funds. It cites London Lancet and Canadian analysis to support digestibility and nutrition.
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Texas
Labor Trust
America
London
Ananias
Lars
Ordey
Ananiag
New York
Advertising in grocers papers sparks brand decision
A polemic on carrying advertising in grocers’ papers sparks debate about branding Postum and Grape Nuts. The piece compares rival voices to unruly cattle, arguing about marketing strategy, public perception, and keeping or dropping brands.
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Kearsarge
Liberty
HRIFT
Busse
Platt
Eiua
Wapan
Rand
Michigan
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