Alpine Avalanche News Briefs From Everywhere
Three columns of Filipino troops under Gen. Bunal surrendered. A mine shaft cable broke at Colenso Mexican killing nine. In Jonction City Kansas every merchant joins the commercial club. Major Kiiso of Indiana dies at New Albany. Two days of deaths follow for Murphy family at Cripple Creek. 1000 Gen Ma deserters join rebels in southern China. Indianapolis Northern Trac tion Railway organized with capital stock $3.5 million. Guaranty Trust named fiscal agent for U S in Philippines. Stage production about Christ opposed by New York presbytery. Demerara diamonds yield 18100 gems, largest 11.5 grains. George Williams of Massachusetts eulogizes ex Gov Altgeld. Deaf boy killed by Wabash Continental train at Logansport. For quarantine England bans landing of dogs for months. Mrs James McGrowan of Tucker's Corner gives birth to five girls. Morocco rocked by Franco Russian fleet Tangier arrival. Renault man jailed for severe wife beating. Italian bartender Jamon Rossa shoots wife and kills self. trial date set. Loubet signs Louisiana Purchase Exposition participation decree. Lagrave named commissioner general. Ellen Stone applauded before New England Methodist conference. Women and priests attend Holy Name Cathedral service. Sheridan sails from San Francisco to Manila with troops. Spanson Furniture factory Leavenworth burns. nearby mills risk. W J Saunders fatally injured fleeing freight near New Haven. Globe Steel Ranger and Stove works Kokomo damaged by fire. losses under $19,000. rebuild planned.
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Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
United States
Philippines
Jon Weaver
Logansport
Ind
England
Fitzsimmons Offers Bid For Jeffries Fight In San Francisco
New York reports Bob Fitzsimmons posted 2500 to back a match with champion Jeffries. He said he would fight at any San Francisco club chosen by Jeffries on reasonable terms and asked for bids including a National Sporting Club offer of 15000 with 1000 for expenses.
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Fitz
New York
Bob Fitzsimmon
Jef.fries
Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
National Sporting Club
Tragic Chicago Massacre: Seven Die in State Street Tenement
In a crowded State Street tenement a seven member colored family was found dead in a beadroom. The bodies showed rat gnawing and advanced decomposition after eight days. Police suspect poisoning with despondency and poverty cited as factors. Jonas Butler is believed responsible for the killings and his own death.
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Chicago
State Street
Jonas Butler
Death toll from City of Pittsburg disaster unchanged
Cairo April 22 after two days of search the burned steamer City of Pittsburg still shows about 145 on board with roughly half missing and no new hope. The wreck remains above water and smoldering complicating recovery as coroner reports list Captain Sylvester Doss and Miss Maria Tissim among the dead with unclear cause.
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Cairo
Ill
City
Pittsburg
Sylvester Doss
Maria Tissim
Phillips
Ohio Valley
Mrs Hatch Murdered in West of Town Home
Corpus Christi Texas April 22 a brutal murder unfolds at the home of James Hatch two miles west of town His wife 18 is found dead with the right side of her head cleaved and brains exposed A neighbor John Priour discovers the scene after calling for water and entering the locked house The infant is crying and the kitchen shows a grisly aftermath with a pool of blood and a broken neck
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Corpus Christi
Texas
James Hatch
Hatch
John Priour
Big Land Case Decided in Beaumont Texas
A half million dollar damage suit was decided by Judge Martin in Beaumont. Defendants W. P. H. McFaddin W. W. Kyle and W Wiell won while the plaintiff was assessed court costs and $2000 earnest money returned. An appeal or new trial is expected.
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Beaumont
Texas
Martin
W. P. H. McFaddin
W. W. Kyle
W. Wiell
Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Burns and Ownby Nominees
Washington April 22 Senators on the Judiciary Committee approved Senator Culberson to file a favorable report on the nominations of Walter Burns and J. W. Ownby. Confirmation expected tomorrow or the next day. It was clarified that Ownby is not a resident of Texas but of the Indian Territory.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Culberson
Walter Burns
J. W. Ownby
Ownby
Indian Territory
Texas
Miss Dainey Injured in San Antonio Buggy Accident
Miss Olivia Dainey of Seguin and step-daughter of Hon. J. B. Dibrell was thrown from a buggy on San Pedro avenue yesterday afternoon. She sustained head injuries and was reported unconscious at last account, with fears her condition may prove fatal.
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Dainey
San Antonio
Texas
Olivia Dainey
Seguin
J. B. Dibrell
San Pedro Avenue
David Carpenter Dies at Mount Pleasant Home
New York. David Carpenter, once a personal friend of Horace Greeley and John C. Fremont, died at his Mount Pleasant home.
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New York
David Carpenter
Horance Greeley
John C. Freemont
Mount Pleasant
Disaster on the City of Pittsburg steamer near Ogden's landing
Cairo Illinois April 21 one of the worst river navigation disasters occurred when the steamer City of Pittsburg caught fire shortly after 4 am. About 150 aboard with only about half saved many burned or drowned. Fire started in forward hatch as the vessel neared the bank. Rescue efforts were frantic as lifeboats and shore crews battled the blaze and current.
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Cairo
Ill
Ogden's Landing
City of Pittsburg
Phillips
Paducah
Oliver Phillips
Mexican Murdered Near Oakville Texas
The body of an unknown Mexican man was found in a well on the Joe New ranch about thirty miles west of Oakville. Sheriff from Live Oak and McMullen counties with a justice of the peace and others from Tilden and Oakville recovered the body. Death appears caused by a gunshot wound to the neck and skull, with the head fractured as if by an axe.
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Oakville
Texas
Joe New
Live Oak
McMullen
Tilden
Four Die In Bolivar Grade Crossing Crash
An Illinois Central Dallas reunion excursion train struck a wagon carrying five people seven miles north of Bolivar Tennessee. Four occupants were killed and the fifth fatally hurt when the second section of the special train hit the wagon just south of the depot, destroying the vehicle and mangling its occupants.
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Bolivar
Tenn
Loone
Here
Illinois Central
Fires Across Dallas Leave Two Dead And Big Loss
A series of fires in Dallas Texas early yesterday morning caused at least two fatalities and extensive property damage totaling around 350000 dollars Fire Chief Magee was overcome and later recovered while his son sustained a skull fracture Fire at the Dorsey Printing Company destroyed the plant and caused about 200000 dollars in losses A separate blaze on Lamar Street near Collins wiped out twenty four buildings with an estimated 150000 dollars in damages thanks to a southern wind limiting further spread
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Dallas
Texas
Magee
Dorsey
Lower Elm Street
Will Spurr
Dorsey Printing Company
Lamar Street
Collin
Agricultural Implement District
Impment
Murderers Diabolical Cunning on Chesapeake Island
A boy’s body is found hidden in a dead horse carcass on Hooper's Island in Chesapeake Bay. He had worked at a local farm and vanished weeks ago. Elkton MD sent report says authorities search for the killer and motive.
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New York
Hooper's Island
Chesapeake Bay
Elkton
Feud Ends in Fatal Shooting at Gatesville
A Gatesville message reports R. T. Wilson shot and killed C. W. Brown on Main Street near the public square around noon. Wilson surrendered and is now jailed, the feud between them described as longstanding.
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Gatesville
Waco
Texas
R. T. Wilson
C. W. Brown
Public Square
Wilson
Brown
Explosion at Managua Barracks Kills Nearly 150
A Herald dispatch from Managua reports conservative party members triggered an explosion in the military barracks on Wednesday night. The blast destroyed the barracks and killed nearly 150 people. Tensions rise between conservatives and the liberal government led by President Zelaya.
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Zelaya
New York
The
Herald
Managua
Nicaragua
Conservative
Liberal Party
Another Goebel Murder Suspect Identified in Tennessee
Knox County officers report Ira Gil Espie alias Dock Hill, jailed in Sevier county on robbery charges, confessed to being wanted for complicity in the Goebel murder. An outstanding $500 reward awaits his capture.
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Goebel
Knoxville
Tenn
Ira Gilespie
Dock Hill
Sevier County
Kentucky
Destructive Kansas City Fire Destroys Homes
A major blaze swept a southwestern section of Kansas City Missouri yesterday, consuming a quarter mile of homes and causing about 75000 dollars in damage. Many families are left homeless as fire crews battled the blaze. Kyle notes that another rain benefits the crop, with oats showing substantial moisture.
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Kansas City
Kyle
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J. M. Carnes
Alpine
GLOBE
Bunal
Colenso
Mexican
Jonction City
Kan
Maj
James ©. Kiiso
Indiana
New Albany
D. BE. Murphy
Cripple Creek
Colo
China
Indianapolis and Northern Traction Railway Company
Mia
Jamen McGrowan
Tucker's Corner
N. Y
Morocco
Fleeta
Tangier
Renault
Mr. Whitecappern
Anton Malova
Jamon Rossa
Loubet
France
M Michael Lagrave
Mixa Ellen M Stone
New England Methodist Conference
Boston
Women’s Catholic Order of Forresters
Holy Name Cathedral
Sheridan
Manila
Second Infantry
Spanson Furniture
Leavenworth
Kane
Doller
Rush Mills
W. J. Saunders
New Haven
Globe Steel Ranger and Stove Works
Kokomo
United Confederate Veterns
Cabell
Fair Grounds
Slaughter
Texas Red Union Association
Army of “Sooners
City OF
Mississippi
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