Murder of James McLaughlin Shrouds Butte in Mystery
James McLaughlin aged 19 dies from a stab wound to the heart found on the sidewalk near Arizona and Porphyry streets. Police search for Dillon man “Babe” Bond amid links to a prior case involving Shaw. Coroner reports a clean, precise fatal wound. motive unclear.
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James McLaughlin
Montana Undertaking Company
McLaughlin
Dillon
Babe” Bond
Arizona and
Porphyry Streets
Utah Avenue
Butte
Shaw
Bng
South Main Street
Bond
Murphy
White
Babe
Peace terms shift on Saghalien and Manchuria
Bourse chatter and dispatches from St. Petersburg detail Russia ceding southern Saghalien to Japan and declaring Manchuria and Korea outside its influence. Eastern Chinese Railway to Japan for 125 million dollars in lieu of indemnity. Markets rise on peace hopes amid reports of new internal loan.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Saghalien
North Pacific
Asia
Japan
Manchuria
Korea
China
Trains Carry Provisions to Vladivostok from St Petersburg
More than ten trains depart daily from St Petersburg carrying provisions and war material to Vladivostok in a sustained supply effort amid mobilization.
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St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Bomb wounds Lodz Police Commissioner in street attack
In Lodz Russian Poland on April 1 Police Commissioner Szabaslovicz of the Second district was seriously injured by a bomb hurled as he approached a suspicious man with a basket. The assailant was wounded by a sword stroke from a pursuing officer. The blast tore a deep ground hole and shattered neighborhood windows. Szabaslovicz faced socialist charges for a December killing.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Szabaslovicz
Second District
Konstantinos Street
Sawarski
Japanese Armies Report Movements Along Tie Pass Front
Tokyo dispatch from April 1 cites Japanese field headquarters detailing enemy activity near Tie pass. Russians and mounted bandits retreating toward Hailung and Kirin identified as assembly sites. Observations note unchanged positions near Menhuachie and Russian forces northeast of Kaiyuan. Cavalry outposts retreat north of Changtu after burning Souzaotzu station. enemy mixed forces occupy Fengchau Pamiencheng and surrounding areas northeast of Fakomen.
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Tokio
Singking
Mukden
Madolitff
Hailung
Kirin
Wei-Huanpomen
Tie Pass
Menhuachie
Kaiyuan
Changtu
Souzaotzu
Fakomen
Fengchau
Pamiencheng
Fengchu
Roosevelt Party Plans 10 Day Sylph Cruise From Jacksonville
Mrs. Roosevelt and her three younger children arrived in Jacksonville on April 1 and will board the yacht Sylph for a 10 day cruise starting Monday.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Letters Sound Bad for Nan Patterson in Cincinnati Row
Mrs. J. Morgan Smith allegedly told a detective that New York police would hang Nan Patterson if the letters surfaced Akin the Cincinnati tale centers on seized correspondence promised to be returned by Monday Attorney Shay demands delivery and warns of court action. The four key letters include one from H L telegraphing to Tessie and signed Alexandre revealing money transfers and warnings to keep away from New York.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Akin
Jerome
H. L
Smith
New York
Tessie
The Smiths Are Arraigned in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on April 1 J Morgan Smith and his wife, held on New York indictment for conspiring with Nan Patterson in the Caesar Young murder, were arraigned in police court. Detective Mc Naught from New York arrived with extradition papers. Writs of habeas corpus sworn yesterday are not returnable until Monday, and the hearing is adjourned to Tuesday.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
J. Morgan Smith
New York
Nan Patterson
Plenty of Husbands for Girls With Land
Thousands of letters pour into United States Land Commissioner J D Kellar after Rosebud reservation land openings. Men nationwide seek to marry one of 121 young women who drew farm homesteads, many offering help to till the land. Most inquiries come from New York Maryland Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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Bonesteel
S. D
United States
J. D. Kellar
S. C
Rosebud
Arizona
Maine
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Maryland
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Five Miners Die In Mine Cavern At Imperial Copper
Word from Silver Bell near Tucson reports a cavern collapse at shaft No. 2 of Imperial Copper Company last night. Five Mexican miners were killed and four others injured during the night shift.
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Tucson
Ariz
Silver Bell
Imperial Copper Company
Junkin anti-trust bill passes legislature in Nebraska
Lincoln April 1 Junkin anti trust bill aimed at meat packers passes both houses of the Nebraska legislature and will be signed by the governor.
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Lincoln, Neb
May Be the Victims of Cannibal Indians
A April 1 dispatch from Yuma Arizona reports Harry E Miller and Captain Gus Olendor likely perished while exploring Tiburon island Whether killed and eaten by Seri Indians drowned in the Gulf of California or slain by Yaki bands on Sonora remains uncertain The men are lost and the circumstances point to one of the three fates
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San Francisco
Examiner
Yuma
Ariz
Harry E. Miller
Gus Olendor
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Sonora
Milk River irrigation talks with Montana delegation
A Montana Milk River delegation met the president to advance irrigation work on the American side. Canada had contested diversions but the issue was resolved enough to permit US construction. The Montana group, including W. E. French and others, warned of Canadian plans harming ranchers and urged caution.
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Standard
Washington
Montana
Milk River
Hitchcock
United States
Canada
W. E. French
O. P. Brigham
R. W. Tafton
John Willis
Milk River Valley
Fatal West Shore train wreck near Fort Plain
Utica reports a passenger train derailment on the West Shore near Fort Plain. The locomotive broke its couplings and fell into the canal from about 40 feet. Engineer George Wilkinson of Utica and fireman F J Wright of Little Falls were killed. Express messenger John Howe was severely hurt. no passengers injured.
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Utica
N. Y
West Shore
Fort Plain
George Wilkinson
F. J. Wright
Little Falls
John Howe
Government to Take Charge of Yosemite Valley
San Francisco April 1 The Wawona route to Yosemite valley opened today and Southern Pacific launched a sleeping car service from San Francisco each afternoon. The United States government plans to assume control of Yosemite following the valley’s recession by the state legislature. Yosemite valley commissioners contest the recession but federal authorities proceed with preparations to govern the area.
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San Francisco
Wawona
Yosemite Valley
Southern Pacific Company
United States
Yosemite
Shonts Heads Canal Commission in Roosevelt Plan
Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western railroad, is named to head the restructured Isthmian Canal Commission. The exact members will be announced Monday after consultations with Secretary Taft. Shonts will receive a high salary, replacing Horace Burt, with duties defined to avoid head engineer conflicts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Isthmian Canal Commission
Taft
Theodore P. Shonts
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad
Shonts
William Nelson Cromwell
Morton
Colonel Edwards
Insular Affairs Bureau
War Department
White House
Aid Commission
Horace G. Burt
Union Pacific Railroad
Crawford County
Pennsylvania
Monmouth College
Illinois
John Drake
John W. Gates
Riots in Werra Lithuania Hit Peasant Outbreak
Mobs of peasants march through Werra district pillaging estates and burning landowners houses. One proprietor was shot as vodka shops were wrecked and villagers terrorized. Police failed to stop the violence, troops were summoned, and communications were cut.
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St. Petersburg
Werra
Lithuania
Morrison guilty of manslaughter in killing lover
Elizabeth Morrison is found guilty of manslaughter for the June 2 shooting of Richard Finnegan in a cabin south of the city. The jury, after brief deliberation, fixes a three year term in the state penitentiary. Sentencing set for next Saturday. Morrison weeps as she is taken back to jail with her relatives and attorney.
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Elizabeth Morrison
Richard Finnegan
Morrison
Casserly
P. J. Kelly
Alexander Mackel
William Meyer
Finnegan
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Gunshu Pass
Sinmintin
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