Four Italians Die as Gotham Fire Engulfs Stable
Four Italians die and 250 horses perish in a Despatch stables fire in Manhattan. Twelve firemen injured, two engines wrecked chasing flames from multiple fires on the east side. Loss pegged near 200000 with frantic rescues and several buildings saved.
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New York
Upper East Side
Broadway
Middle East Side
Christopher and
Barrows
Christopher, Barrow
West
Washington Streets
Palace
Knickerbocker Hote's
Madison
East Seventy- Third Street
Mrs Clara Wiedhofft Ends Life at Home in Chicago
Mrs Clara Wiedhofft aged 32 wife of Dr George W Wiedhofft president of a Chicago dental laboratory shot herself in the right temple at her home 23 Airdrie place after a week of severe headaches. Neighbor Dr W H Vary said she seemed temporarily insane from pain.
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Chicago
Clara Wiedhofft
George W. Wiedhofft
The
Chicago Dental Laboratory
Airdrie Place
W. H. Vary
Bonds Valued at Twenty Thousand Seized in Douglass Embezzlement Case
In New York on April 24 detectives raided a room at the Manhattan Club used by a Wall Street broker and recovered bonds worth $20,000 stolen by W C Douglass from the Trust Company of America vaults.
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New York
W. C. Douglass
Manhattan Club
Wall Street
Douglass
Trust Company of America
Robber Attacks Ticket Agent at Chicago Elevated Station
A well dressed man assaulted Miss Daisy King, knocking her unconscious at Lom bard avenue station on the Chicago and Oak Park Elevated road. He robbed the station of 20.50 dollars, dropping about 10 dollars in change. King received seven stitches for facial wounds and was taken to her Oak Park home after treatment.
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Chicago
Daisy King
Lombard Avenue
Chicago and Oak Park
West Lake Street
Arcadia Lumber Barge Believed Lost With Crew
The Arcadia lumber barge, from Manistee to Two Rivers with hardwood cargo, is believed lost in Lake Michigan along with captain and owner Harry May and about thirteen crew. Wreckage and cargo fragments have washed ashore from Pentwater to Little Point Sauble, with cabins and bulwarks found near Pentwater. Telegraphers nationwide plan May 1 show of unity by flashing Bro code and wearing union buttons.
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Manistee
Mich
Arcadia
Lake Michigan
Harry May
State Lumber Company
Hamilton Manufacturing Company
Two Rivers
Pentwater
Little Point Sauble
Lord Li Ching Fang Named Chinese Minister to London
Pekin reports Li Ching Fang, adopted son of Li Hung Chang, appointed Chinese minister to London. A wealthy former minister to Japan, he was China’s second plenipotentiary at Shimonoseki peace talks following the China Japan war.
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Pekin
Li Ching Fang
Li Hung Chang
London
Japan
China
Shimonoseki
Narrow Escape From Fire Hits Des Moines Restaurant
Des Moines on April 24 reports Mr and Mrs Hayes Tuning leaped from a second story window in their burning restaurant dressed only in night clothes. Firemen pulled two workmen William Miller and John Kehrer from beds as a half block of small buildings burned.
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Des Moines
Mrs. Hayes Tuning
William Miller
John Kehrer
Hat Chase Leads Man to Fatal Streetcar Accident
An unidentified man about 35 collapsed after pursuing his derby hat into a street, fracturing his skull near Milwaukee emergency hospital. The hat, costing about $1.25, served as the sole known link to the victim, who had no ID on arrival.
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Milwaukee
Quake Reveals Hidden Treasure in Portuguese Cave
Earthquakes in northern Portugal uncover a coastal cave filled with valuables likely left by buccaneers. The trove includes foreign coins especially Spanish gold doubloons, jewelry, and antique arms, suggesting a pirate hoard.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Suit Planned Against Standard Oil for Unpaid Duty
The customs collector at Manila asks the attorney general to file suit against Standard Oil Co for $19,216.88 gold, representing unpaid duty on 80,000 cases of oil imported in 1901.
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Standard Oil
Manila
Insular
Standard Oil Company
German Princess Declared Insane In Theft Scandal
Prin cess Camilla von Wrede, accused of stealing silver from Berlin hotels, is declared insane by medical experts and is confined to a sanatorium. A former valet claimed she was a kleptomaniac and sought hush money before being arrested for blackmail. Police found silverware valued at $45 000 at Basedow castle in Mecklemburg.
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Berlin
Camilla von Wrede
Basedow
Mecklemburg
von Wrede’s
Europe
Carmen Dolores Josefa de Benitez
Madrid
Huge profits in insurance spark rate control bill
Albany officials report fire insurers earned up to 202 percent yearly profits from official records. Assemblyman A E Smith cites a $1,000,000 capital company making $2,028,000 in 1905 and notes several others above 100 percent. After a two hour debate the bill moved to third reading.
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Albany
N. Y
A. E. Smith
House
Gift to Lawrence University in Appleton Wisconsin
Dr Samuel Plantz of Lawrence University announces a gift of 15000 dollars toward a 150000 dollar fund to meet a grant from the General Education Board of 50000 dollars. The donor’s name is withheld but is not described as wealthy and is said to have given more than half of his possessions.
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Lawrence University
Appleton
Wis
Samuel Plantz
General Education Board
Supreme Court Deadlock Preserves Inheritance Tax Ruling
Washington April 24 The Supreme Court remained divided four to four over the inheritance tax law. The lower court ruling adverse to the government stays as law until a majority reverses it. No inheritance tax can be collected lawfully by the government until then.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Hat Check Suits Dismissed in Settlement
The famous hat check suits by T. T. Gwinn T. F. Gwinn and Nellie Gwinn of Baltimore against the Chicago and Alton railroad were dismissed as the road agreed a settlement said to be $500 in each case. The plaintiffs were ejected from a train for failing to retain hat checks alleged to have been given by the conductor.
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Bloomington
T. T. Gwinn
T. F. Gwinn
Nellie Gwinn
Baltimore
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Road
No Choice in Rhode Island Senate Ballots for U.S. Senator
Providence April 24 The first ballot of the Rhode Island legislature for United States senator yielded no choice as one member shifted from Wetmore to Colt. On the second ballot of the day the fifty-eighth in the series there was still no result with Goddard 40 Colt 89 Wetmore 30.
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Rhode Island
Providence
R. I
United States
Wetmore
Colt
Goddard
Strike Riot in Paris Outside Labor Exchange Annex
A clash between striking waiters and police on Rue du Louvre near the labor exchange annex led to many arrests. Rioters attempted a rescue as cuirassiers charged and dispersed the crowd.
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Paris
Rue du Louvre
Labor Exchange
Wealthy Ridgewood resident Frederick Gardner commits suicide
Frederick W. Gardner justice of the peace and local resident killed himself with a pistol during the night. Mrs. Gardner confronted him at the apartment door where he drew a revolver and shot himself in the head.
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Ridgewood
N. J
Frederick W. Gardner
Swedish Sailors Steal Tugboat Then Are Captured
Two Swedish sailors Olaf Wolf steen and Lors Larsen fled with a $20,000 tugboat on the East River in New York. An exciting chase ended with their capture after shots were fired and near collisions. The vessel was in danger of explosion during the pursuit.
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New York
Olaf Wolfsteen
Lors Larsen
East River
Legislature Passes Tenement Sanitation Bill in Madison
The Wisconsin Assembly in Madison approved a comprehensive bill regulating building and sanitation of tenement and boarding houses after six years of study. The body also passed a bill mandating tenders on all street and interurban cars.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Assembly
Selling Town Lots on Easy Payment Plan
The speaker urges action to invest by buying now and reselling later. They offer several town lots for sale with a small down payment and easy terms on the balance and invite interested buyers to discuss the arrangements.
Smith and Bricker Real Estate Loans Sell Lands
Smith and Bricker offer real estate loans and sell lands as part of their financial services. The notice emphasizes investment options and payment of non residents taxes.
Omissions of History and the Philosopher’s Banter
Socrates debates posterity with Xantippe as he writes. She mocks the sales and publishers while he defends writing for posterity, noting it never interrupts him. The exchange blends wit with stubborn resolve about enduring legacy.
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Socrates
Xantippe
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