Fire kills 250 in Acapulco theater blaze
A Flores theater fire in Acapulco Mexico during a Governor Damantin Mores tribute performance trapped over 1000 spectators. The wooden venue burned rapidly, many died in the crush while others were roasted alive. Whole families from prominent state lineages were wiped out as trenches were dug for burials and officials sought to identify victims. The American consul was asked to name missing citizens.
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Acapulco
Mex
Damantin Mores
Guererro
Streevta
Frienia
Berlin street attacks escalate with single assailant
Reports describe a series of assaults on women in Berlin with seven attacks in a day and twenty overall since the spree began. Victims include injuries to the arm thigh and one serious wound while police suspect a single offender and have made several arrests as witnesses aided victims and allowed the assailant to escape.
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Berlin
Railroads face government case in New York trial
The anthracite railroads began their defense in New York against charges of conspiring to restrain hard coal trade. Government evidence includes a statistics table showing that of about 210 million tons produced, only around 14.09 million tons were handled by independent operators, with most output controlled by the roads at mine exit.
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New York
Philadelphia
Powder Trust Hearing In Du Pont Dissolution Suit
The government sues I DuPont De Nemours in Wilmington alleging a powder trust violation. Evidence centers on monopoly practices and market control in the chemical sector. The case details corporate actions and regulatory scrutiny in a high stakes antitrust dispute.
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Powder Trust
ER. I. DuPont de Newours Company
Wilmington
Taft Heads to Washington for Panama Report Review
President Taft and Mrs. Taft departed Cincinnati for Washington to review the engineers Panama report praising safety precautions and endorsing current plans. In Washington he will consult with Senator Knox and other officials about cabinet appointments, with widespread rumors naming Wickersham Wright Meyer Ballinger Wilson Nagel and others for key posts.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Panama
Goethals
Knox
Wickersham
New York
War
Wright
Tennessee
Navy
Meyer
Massachusetts
Interior
Ballinger
Washington State
Agriculture
Wilson
Iowa
Commerce and Inter
Nagel
Missouri
Treasury
Hilnols
Oso
SINKS OFF NEW ZEALAND COAST
The steamer Penguin wrecked off Cape Terawhiti New Zealand during a gale at 10 o clock. Nearly 100 aboard escaped on rafts and small boats while the remaining sixty seven are missing and believed drowned. Twenty six bodies have washed ashore.
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Cape Terawhiti
N.Z
Shle
Terawhiti
Steamer Sinks in Fog Near Quessant With Seven Lost
A British steamer of unknown name struck a rock off Quessant during fog and sank in deep water. Seven seamen were drowned while the rest of the crew escaped in small boats and were rescued by a pilot boat.
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Quessant
France
Bandits Rifle Mail Car in Denver Train Robbery
Police and railroad officials indicate three robbers carried out the Rio Grande passenger train No. 4 holdup near Denver instead of two. The mail car was looted for possibly 35000 dollars. Two suspects were arrested at Sedalia and another at Pueblo. The latter, a Mexican, offered fierce resistance when taken.
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Rio Grande
Denver
Sedalia
Pueblo
Italian earthquake at Regelo endures two year quake forecast
Earth tremors hit Regelo Italy on Sunday as Professor Alfuni of Ue Florence observators was knocked down while boarding a Naples train. Peasants aided him and he reassured locals that the quake, rated fifth degree, would persist for two more years.
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Regelo
Italy
Alfuni
Ue Florence Observators
Naples
Tal
Tornado Kills Two in Mississippi and Injures Seven in West Point
A tornado tore through West Point Mississippi area killing two people and injuring seven others. Rescue crews worked through the debris as authorities investigated the storm path.
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Mississippi
West Point
Mies
Separate statehood bills pass without dissent in house
The House voted 173 to 117 to pass the Knox related measure challenging Senator Knox's eligibility for secretary of state, following an earlier 179 to 123 vote. A rule change allowed passage by majority. A separate statehood bill for Arizona and New Mexico also passed, alongside a car- equipment safety act. The Senate focused on the naval appropriation bill amid spending debates. The White House hosted a philanthropist conference on child welfare, emphasizing care for orphans and crippled children.
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House of Representatives
Knox
House Committee On Rules
Dal Nell
House
Witch
Arizona
New Mexico
White House
United States
Washington
Lovering Replies To Rainey In Panama Canal Fraud Debate
Rep Lovering of Massachusetts defended Cronwell Taft and others linked by Rainey to Panama canal fraud charges. Olcott and Bannon protested Rainey remarks as Lovering seated for a Baltimore Lincoln address before being recalled. He claimed the New York World supplied the alleged fraud reporting and named known conspirators and aliases.
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Rainey
Loovering
William Nelson Cronwell
William H. Taft
Charles P. Taft
Olcott
N. Y
Bannon
Lovering
Illinois
Baltimore
Lincoln
New York World
Panama
United States
Aid for Helpless Children Delegation Pushes Care Bills
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress endorsing legislation from a Washington conference on dependent children. The plan seeks federal care for dependent children in the District of Columbia and U S territories, with bills already pending in both houses.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Conference On
Washington
Friends of the Dependent Children
Dent
Senate
House of Representatives
Columbia
Territories
Grain Rate Case Up Before Interstate Commission
The Kansas City board of trade seeks to modify grain rates against the Burlington Missouri Pacific Rock Island and others in a nationwide adjustment. Myron L Learned and E J McVann from the Omaha Grain Exchange traveled to Washington for the oral argument. Kansas City aims to gain a grain trade monopoly over Kansas and Nebraska south of the Platte river impacting millions of bushels of corn and wheat.
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Kansas City Board of Trade
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce
Washington
Myron Ll. Learned
E. J. McVann
Omaha Grain Exchange
Learned
Nebraska
Kansas
Kansas City
Omaha
Platte River
Turkeys Crisis Brings Turmoil to Sultans Regime
The new constitutional regime in Turkey forces a ministry of its own nominees led by Hildi Pasha onto the sultan. The fall of Kiamil Pasha and the rise of the Young Turk committee raise concerns about throne stability and the future of parliamentary government amid Balkan tensions.
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Turkey
Kiamil Pasha
Young Turkey Party
Committee of Union and Progress
Hildi Pasha
Balkans
Frohman announces separation from Mrs Frohman
New York manager Daniel Frohman announces he and Mrs Frohman Miss Margaret Ilington have decided on a separation with an ultimate divorce. Mrs Frohman recuperates in California after a stage induced breakdown. rumors say Miss Ilington may wed E J Bowes of San Francisco.
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Daniel Frohman
New York
Lawsuits Seek 250000 Against Union Pacific Coal
Widows and heirs of Hanna Mine No 1 miners killed in the March 28 1908 explosions sue Union Pacific Coal for damages totaling 250000. Claims include multiple 35000 and 20900 awards with many bodies reportedly not recovered. The actions involve six widows and twenty six orphans.
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Union Pacific Coal Company
Hanna
Storm disrupts transport and wire service across Lake Michigan district
A heavy windstorm swept the Lake Michigan district severely hindering transportation and wire communication. The storm was widespread across the central west, leaving northern Indiana Missouri Kansas Iowa and southern Wisconsin with poor outside contact by wire.
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Lake Michigan
West
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
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Alliance Hospital
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Hartford Fire Insurance Co Company
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