Fleet Arrives at Coronado Beach for San Diego Welcome
Governor Gillett and staff greet the sixteen armored cruisers off Coronado beach as the Pacific fleet anchors. Thirty-three thousand oranges are distributed to enlisted men and San Diego decks itself with elaborate decorations for the arrival. Admiral Thomas plans to visit the Connecticut and the governor will be hosted at the Hotel del Coronado. The ships stay until Saturday morning before heading to Los Angeles.
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San Mego
Cal
Pacific
Coronado Beach
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Diego Bay
John N. Gillett
California
Gillett
San Francisco
Connecticut
Charles M. Thomas
Thomas
Hotel del Coronado
Martial law in Chester as trolley strike erupts
Chester Pennsylvania sees a strike by conductors motormen and other workers at the Chester Traction company followed by 150 strike breakers. State police are summoned and clashes occur injuring several officers and civilians. The town is under martial law with saloons closed and property guarded. The first car is stoned and all lines, including the Southwestern trolley to Philadelphia, are halted.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
State Concratulary
Traction Company
Philadelphia
Poison Tied to Child Death in Chicago Case
Francesca Niccolote testified that eight year old Mary Renda died after poison was placed in the floor at her mother's suggestion. The motive appears linked to Mrs. Renda's quarrel with her husband over moving from their home.
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Chicago
Francesca Niccolote
Mary Renda
Court of Inquiry Opens in South New Orleans
In South New Orleans on April 14 a court of investigation opened in conformity with Washington orders to probe charges related to naval affairs raised by Congressman Lilley of Connecticut.
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South
New Orleans
Washington
Brouward
Louisiana
Lilley
Connecticut
Mystery Deaths Prompt Coroner Inquiry in York Neb
In York Nebraska a coroner's jury investigates the deaths of Carl Kroh and Herman Schmidt after both men reportedly drank from a cellar jug of reputed liquor at the Kroh home. The sequence suggests poisoning or tainted alcohol as the cause, with family members later falling ill and Schmidt dying similarly.
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York, Neb
Carl Kroh
York County
South
York
Herman Schmidt
Krah
Carl Krah
Merman Schmidt
McCool Junction
John Krah
Remains of Missing Child Found Near Home
The body of Lillie Olsen, missing from her parents near Rosalie Ned, was found by two girls in a ravine two and a half miles from the home. Identified by clothing, the coroner is summoned for an inquest and officials suspect natural causes from hunger and exposure. No evidence linked gypsies to the disappearance.
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Rosalie
Ned
Lillie Olsen
Olsen
Find Children Mother Gone In Cincinnati Case
W H Hyland of Stanton Nebraska located the four children of Mrs Peter Cobug of Norfolk Nebraska who disappeared a week ago after arriving in Cincinnati in the children's home where they had been placed by the mother under the name Nelson. Mrs Cobug has not been found. She told Superintendent Crouse of the home she was running from her husband alleging cruel treatment.
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Cincinnati
W. H. Hyland
Stanton
Neb
Peter Cobug
Norfolk
Prison Guard Discharged Over Supplying Dope to Prisons
After twelve years of service a veteran guard at the Nebraska state prison in Lincoln is discharged for furnishing morphine to convicts. An investigation aims to uncover higher level participants amid rumors of Lincolnites involved in prison dope traffic. Prison physician Giffin described appalling conditions with about a third of prisoners using the drug.
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Lincoln
Nebraska State Prison
New Cattle Quarantine Proclamation Issued
Governor Sheldon issued a new cattle quarantine proclamation aligning with federal concessions from Washington. It outlines rules for extermination of itch mango and scab in cattle and exempts the eastern half of the state from the prior quarantine.
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Lincoln
Sheldon
Agricultural Department
Washington
Farmer Ends Life Near Wilsonville Nebraska
W A Robinson a farmer living about five miles north of Wilsonville Nebraska shot himself with a shotgun. He pulled the trigger blowing off the top of his head. He was about forty five years old and leaves a family. No motive is known for the act.
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Wilsonville, Neb
W. A. Robinson
Robinson
Farmers Pledge Boycott of Dry Town in David City
About 150 farmers gathered in the courthouse to discuss boycotting David City Nebraska after it went dry. Speakers warned local business men. a motion to boycott was unanimously carried, directing trade to other towns.
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David City
Neb
Court House
Lincoln man leaves station then found dead in stream
Lars Aren eon told reporters he would not return to the station after a brief confinement for drunkenness. His body was later found in a small stream six miles south of Lincoln by a rural carrier. Authorities say the death appears self inflicted.
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Lincoln
Lars Areneon
Bryan to tour New York and upstate states
Lincoln April 13 reports W. J. Bryan will depart for New York for a series of speeches upstate and then the city. He plans to meet Mrs. Bryan on her return from Europe on the 20th and to leave for Lincoln with her about the 23rd.
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Bryan
New York
Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
New York State
Upstate
City
Mrs. Bryan
Europe
Four new battleships urged to keep U.S. naval power
The president urges Congress to include four battleships in the naval appropriation bill. He argues that modern battleships grow more capable and that failing to build at least four would weaken U.S. rank at sea. He stresses the navy must match its power to its responsibilities and deter conflict.
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Washiington
Congress
Republic
United States
Foraker Defends Negroes In Historic Senate Speech
Senator Foraker defended colored soldiers discharged without honor over the Brownsville affair as galleries erupted in applause. The chamber saw unprecedented Black representation, with many senators praising his three hour address and his defense of African American military service.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Foraker
Brownsville
Ohio
Warner
Midwest Educators Meet to Form Missouri Valley Supervisors Group
Kansas City on April 15 reports superintendents from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska convening to form a permanent organization for the southwestern region. The aim is to advance education by studying school supervision issues with about one hundred educators attending.
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Kansas City
Missour
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Southwest
Missouri Valley
Bankers Attack Aldrich Bill Before House Panel
Washington April 14 The Aldrich Financial bill cleared by the senate was met with sharp questioning at the house banking and currency committee. Charles C Glover of Riggs National Bank led most speakers who urged passage not as an emergency measure but as a longer term reform. Delegations from Minneapolis St Paul Boston New York Philadelphia and Richmond Va challenged Glover s view of no imminent panic and urged changes including asset currency and a commission to study the subject before congressional action.
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Washington
Senate
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Charles C. Glover
Riggs National Bank
Mr. Glover
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Richmond
la Follette
National Banking Association
President Roosevelt vetoes dam bill warns against stream rights
In a special message President Roosevelt vetoes a dam measure and warns Congress against grants that would hand over stream rights capable of yielding 1.6 million horsepower and 25 million tons of coal yearly. He urges a safe policy, supports filibuster-style safeguards, and rejects granting extra time for Rainy River dam construction.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
House
Rainy River Improvement Company
Rainy River
Pie theft with stove and wheelbarrow in Youngstown
John Keishock seized a stove and wheeled it away hot after stealing Mrs. Charles Pull’s two apple pies. He was chased by a constable six blocks later and captured while eating the last pie.
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Grove
Youngstown
John Keishock
Keishock
Charles Pull
French Traveler Heads to Dawson via Skagway
Seattle dispatch reports Bourdilar Saint Chaffray arrived from San Francisco and will travel by French car to Skagway and then Dawson unless telegraphic orders from Paris alter plans.
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Seattle
Wash
Bourdilar Saint Chaffray
San Francisco
Skagway
Dawson
Paris
Chicago grain and provisions market closes lower on rain damage
Reports of rain in Kansas and drought damage to crops pushed the Chicago wheat market down. May wheat at 90 3/4 cents, July 84 1/2. corn 67 to 64 1/2 cents. oats 53 to 45 cents. Pork 13.20 to 19.52, lard 8.17 to 8.40, ribs 7.07 to 7.32. Cash prices listed for No 2 hard wheat and No 3 corn and white oats.
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Chicago
Kansas
South Omaha Live Stock Market Results April 14
Cattle receipts 5000 down 10 cents with native steers 5.00 to 675. cows and heifers 3.50 to 6.80. western steers 3.75 to 5.65. Texas steers 3.25 to 5.25. canners 2.00 to 3.40. stockers and feeders 3.00 to 6.40. calves 3.00 to 6.00. bulls and stags 3.00 to 5.25. Hogs receipts 1000 down 10 cents. heavy 5.65 to 5.66. mixed 5.50 to 5.60. light 5.50 to 5.60. pigs 4.50 to 5.25. bulk sales 5.57. Sheep receipts 6000 slow. yearlings 6.25 to 6.85. westerns 5.75 to 6.25. ewes 6.50 to 6.85. lambs 7.25 to 7.60.
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South Omaha
Texas
Chicago Live Stock Market Report April 14
Cattle receipts 2500 steady with steers 6.50 to 6.85, stockers and feeders 3.25 to 5.15, cows 3.60 to 6.00, heifers 3.40 to 6.25, bulls 3.50 to 5.30, calves 6.75 to 6.25. Hogs receipts 12000 down 5 to 10 cents. heavy shipping 5.95 to 6.05. butchers 5.95 to 6.10. light 5.90 to 6.00. packing 5.00 to 5.90. bulk 5.65 to 5.95. Sheep receipts 11.00 steady dull. sheep 4.50 to 6.00. lambs 6.60 to 7.75. yearlings 5.50 to 6.50.
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Chicago
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