Tom Johnson Dies Former Mayor of Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson, twice congressman from Ohio's Twenty first district and four times Cleveland mayor, died after a long illness at fifty seven. A fervent advocate of the three cent street railway fare, he led a city battle to secure reduced fares, organizing a rival company and expanding tracks while clashing with the Cleveland streetcar company. His victory came in court and municipal policy, with a four cent limit to follow a show of unprofitableness. The decade long fight wore down his health.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Ohio
Henry George
Pingree
Detroit
Johnson
Cleveland Company
Thayer
Roosevelt Declares He Seeks No Candidacy at Spokane Luncheon
Theodore Roosevelt spoke at a Spokane Commercial Club luncheon denying any plan to run for president. He said he had “had everything” and that his tour serves as thanks rather than pursuing office. He emphasized that service, not titles, matters and offered to assist in public causes.
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Spokane
Wash
Theodore Roosevelt
Commercial Club
Commodore Sherman Buried In Saint Joseph
Commodore Frank Sherman United States Navy retired who died in Philadelphia was buried in Saint Joseph Missouri beside his parents, early pioneers of the city. He was accorded a naval code at large from Saint Joseph by President Grant in 1871.
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Commodore
Missouri
St. Joseph
Commodore Frank Sherman
United States Navy
Philadelphia
St Joseph
Commodore Sherman
Grant
Robbery at More's Meat Market Seizes 919,000
In Portland Oregon on April 11 two suspects robbed the safe in More's meat market taking 919000 dollars in cash. Police launched an investigation and sought witnesses and security footage to identify the culprits.
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Portland
Ore
More
Conference opens amid deaths and bills in progress
The Latter Day Saints meeting opens in Lamont Morenci while Arm and Constable Lea Scott and Night Fireman George Johnson die. Wall Street downturn hurts brokers. Iowa selects new state printer and binder. Senate approves Chicago futures bill 86 to 7 and Colorado passes Moffat tunnel bill. Seattle to hire women in police roles. A unidentified body found in Chicago lake. Justice Leventritt to supervise Mary Gates divorce case. Tokyo donor funds aid for Japan. Chicago post office envelope shortage. head vanished. Taft nominates Day for Cleveland judge. Montana stockman murders and suicide. New Jersey upholds employers liability law. Deserter Williams killed in Mexicali. Browne case granted new trial. Cu nard Ship line hints rate war. LaFollette backs government employee union rights. Williamson reportedly murdered on Assam border. Payne Aldrich cotton schedule under tariff board review. Express rate hikes suspended pending inquiry. Young pushes Knapp for southern demonstration farm post.
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Lea Scott
George Johnson
Wall Street
Robert Henderson
Counecil Bluffs
John Jamieson
Casey
Iowa
Timois Senate
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Chicago Board of Trade
Colorado House
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Police Department
Seattle
Foster Avenue
Chicago
Supreme Court
Leventritt
New York
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Charles G. Gates
K. Okura
Tokyo
Japan
New Jersey Supreme Court
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Stanley Williams
United States Army
Mexicali
Mex
Williams
Patrick J. Keeley
Wayman
Williamson
Sadiya
Lakhimpur
Upper
Burmah
Assam
Abor Savages
Tariff Board
Payne-Aldrich
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senator Young
Bradford Knapp
8. A. Knapp
South
Department of Agriculture
Roads Win Big Rate Cases United States Judge Decides Against Minnesota Rail Commission
United States Judge Sanborn in the circuit court ruled the Minnesota rate cases against the state railway commission. He said reductions ordered border on interstate commerce and create unjust discriminations between Minnesota localities and adjoining states, effectively taking railroad property without just compensation.
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United States
Minnesota Rail Commission
St. Paul
Sanborn
United States Circuit
Minnesota
State Railway Commission
This Man I Four Legs Shy
Trinidad Colorado April 10 Roy Thorpe of this city has twice lost both legs to train wheels and now again narrowly escapes injury after a fall while beating his way, leaving him with two wooden legs and a dramatic, repeated misfortune.
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Trinidad
Colo
Roy Thorpe
Thorpe
Nebraska Governor Moves to Resolve Measures as Legislature Closes
Nebraska City April 11 report notes Governor Aldrich weighing many bills with rapid signing pace. No action on the telephone bill. talk of a future veto risk. Otoe seeks Burkett forester school at Nebraska City and a Morton memorial effort continues in Washington.
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Aldrich
Otoe
Forester School
Nebraska City
Beneator
Burkett
Washington
J. Sterling Morton
Grossman, Mockett and
Gerdes
Heynolds, Selleck and Tanner
Omaha
Schulz Must Go to Prison in Omaha
Al Schulz, a chauffeur, is the first person convicted for a killing arising from reckless driving in Omaha. He must serve three years after losing his appeal to the supreme court. He was arrested at his home on South Twelfth Street and is held in the county jail for the June 25 crash that killed William Frag.
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Omahse
Omaha
al Schulz
Supreme Court
Schulz
South Twelfth Street
Distriot
William Frag
Lillie wins insurance suit over husband murder policy
Mrs Lena M Lillie convicted of murder of her husband Harvey Lillie and later pardoned won a suit in the supreme court against Moderna Woodmen of America on a $3000 life policy. The Lancaster county district court ruled she did not kill him and was entitled to the payout and the supreme court affirms.
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Lincoln
Lena M. Lillie
Harvey Lillie
Supreme Court
Moderna Woodmen of America
District Court of
Lancaster County
Prominent farmer killed by plow accident at Table Rock
George W. Wheeler a wealthy farmer from Table Rock Nebraska died from hemorrhage of the intestines after being thrown on the handles of his plow when it struck a front. He was brother to Mayor A J Wheeler of University Place and leaves a wife and three children.
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Table Rock
Neb
George W. Wheeler
Wheeler
A. J. Wheeler
University Place
Hunters Face Game Law Charge Near Lincoln
Lincoln April 11. Frank Bonsor Robert Scott and FP M Van Horn all town hunters are charged with violating state game laws. Deputy Miller of the state game warden’s office arrested them near a county lake after allegedly finding seventeen wild ducks in their possession. The defendants say they found the ducks. Trial set for tomorrow before a justice of the peace.
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Lincoln
Frank Bonsor
Robert Scott
FP. M. van Horn
Miller
Justice of the Peace
Electric firm proposes water pumping deal with Burlington
Wymore Nebraska April 11 The electric service company offers to build a plant on the Blue river and supply current to run pumps while Burlington railroad would lay a pipeline from their plant to town. Railroad officials regard the offer favorably as the two parties would share water pumping duties and infrastructure.
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Wymore
Neb
Electric Service Company
Burlington Railroad
Electric Company
Blue River
Benedict Woman Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
In York Nebraska at the city park Mizo Anna Robinson of Benedict drank carbolic acid and died before hospital aid. She was Horace Robinson's daughter a prosperous Benedict farmer and had just arrived in York from home. No reasons found for the deed.
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York, Neb
York City Park
Mizo Anna Robinson
Benedict
Horace Robinson
York
Not Guilty Verdict In Nebraska Statutory Case
Seward Nebraska April 10 After a night away the jury found David F Dougherty and Frances M Young uncle and niece not guilty on a statutory charge The pair had been brought from Illinois by Sheriff Gillan several months ago
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Seward
Neb
David F. Dougherty
Frances M. Young
Mlinois
Gillan
Fire destroys Nolte's grain elevator in Elkhorn Neb
Fire which threatened to wipe out the town destroyed Nolte's grain elevator with a loss of 4000 dollars. Sparks from the burning building were driven over the town by the wind and several minor fires occurred. Citizens were put to the utmost to save the town.
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Elkhorn
Neb
Nolte
Hastings Hosts Woodmen of the World Biennial Convention
Hastings Nebraska reports that hundreds of delegates and visitors are expected for the Woodmen of the World's biennial convention covering Nebraska and the Dakotas. Also noted, a Broken Bow arson case against William Moore was postponed with a continuance granted by Judge Horther. case to be heard at September jury term.
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Hastings
Neb
the Woodmen of the World
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Broken Bow
Proken Bow
Hortther
Willia Moore
Custer County Court House
Kirwin Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in 1910 Slaying
Butte Nebraska April 1 Cornelius P Kirwin was convicted of first degree murder for the death of Ed L Jones at Gross on November 10 1910 and the penalty set at life imprisonment.
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Butte
Neb
Cornelius P. Kirwin
Ed L. Jones
Gross, Neb
Dr Max L Rich Arrested in Grand Island on Illegal Practice Charge
Grand Island Neb April 11 Dr Max L Rich of this city is under arrest with a $2000 bond to await a preliminary hearing on April 24 for the charge of illegal practice.
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Grand Island
Neb
Max L. Rich
United Mine Workers Board Reverses Sympathy Strike
Indianapolis April 10 The new executive board led by President White annulled the sympathy strike ordered by former President Lewis on March 18 for miners in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The board, however, supports 2000 Tuccarawas field workers on strike, and the move returns about 8000 miners to work.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
White
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Tuccarawas
Roy Sluyter Run Over By Auto in Clay Center
Roy Sluyter Jr. was struck by an automobile driven by Mr. Adams while playing in the street. The boy, a resident of Clay Center, Nebraska, was knocked down and remained unconscious for thirty six hours.
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Clay Center
Neb
Roy Sluyter
Adams
Kansas records found uninjured in Leavenworth fire ruins
The 1st Kansas territorial court records begun in 1855 survived the Leavenworth court house fire. The old papers had been stored in steel boxes and on steel roller shelves shortly before the blaze and were located in the ruins. The court records are highly valuable to local abstractors.
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Leavenworth, Kai
Kansas Territorial Court
Leaven Worth Court House
Automobile shed first listed on a homestead in Nebraska
Harry L. Dixon of Renkelman filed for 320 acres near Benkelman with the United States land commissioner's Office. He reports total improvements valued at 3000 dollars for the homestead.
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Lincoln
United States Land Commissioner’s Office
Harry L. Dixon
Renkelman
Dixon
Benkelman
Fatal accident at sand pit near Hastings
Frank Hildebrand aged twenty died in a cavern at the W H Ferguson Sand company sand pits near Brickton nine miles south of Hastings. He was buried alive several feet deep and died before rescuers arrived.
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Hastings, Neb
Frank Hildebrand
W. H. Ferguson Sand Company
Brickton
Hastings
Mission Jubilee Ends in Manon City
The jubilee session of the missionary society of the Christian church closed in Manon City on April 10. The final session featured an address by Miss Annette Newcomer who departs soon for a world tour to visit all denomination mission stations.
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Manon City
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Annette Newcomer
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