Victory Surprises Anti-Saloon League in Wisconsin Cities
In a sweeping statewide and local vote the Anti-Saloon League celebrated a wave of dry victories. The returns show 828 townships closed to saloons, with sizable cities also swinging toward local option. Springfield and Rock Island backed saloons in some areas, while Milwaukee re elected David S Rose mayor and Wisconsin towns move toward prohibition with notable margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ernest AY Scroggin
Minos Anti-Saioon League
Anti-Saloon League
Chicago
Wilncis
Taylorville
Pana
Christian County
Assumption
Rock Island
Lincoln
Til
Monmouth
Bloomington
Rose
Milwaukee
David S. Rose
Emil Seidel
Thomas J. Pringle
Seidel
Becker
Vincenz Schoenecker
August St. Gawin
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Miathias J. Scholey
Edward
Alteman
Alboni
West Salem
Tomah
Union Grove
Mauston
Lancaster
Galesville
Platteville
Whitehall
Ladysmith
Mineral Point
Peawaukee
Marinette
Wausaukee
Peshtigo
Menominee
Sparta
Viruqua
Laferge
Richland Center
Reedstown
Dodgeyite
Wheeler
Madison
J. C. Schubert
W. J. McKay
John Barnes
Rhinelander
Stobert M. Bashford
Supreme Court
House committee backs paper trust probes and naval bill
Washington reports unanimity in the house judiciary committee to favorably report resolutions on the paper trust and to direct the attorney general and the secretary of commerce and labor to detail steps taken against the International Paper Company and related firms. The naval appropriation bill proposes two battleships and eight submarines, totaling 103 67 818 for the year ending 1909, with 6 000 sailors to man listed ships and 1 500 for torpedo boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On the Judiciary
Paper Trust
Cannon
Attorney General
House
International Paper Company of New York
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Naval
Naval Service
Foss
Naval Affairs
Department
California
Mississippi
Idaho
New Hampshire
South Dakota
North Carolina
Montana
Chester
Birmingham
Salem
Famous Lonstorf case dismissed in Milwaukee court
The $750,000 Lonstorf case was withdrawn by stipulation in Judge Tarant's Milwaukee circuit court after years of trial. Mrs Margaret Lonstorf, the principal defendant, agreed to care for the complainant daughter in law for life and to make large monetary concessions. The suit alleged a conspiracy to alienate Otto Lonstorf from his wife Emma Sturm, daughter of the ward school janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Lonstorf
Milwaukee County
Otto Lonstorf
Emma
Emma Sturm
Sixteenth Ward
Piracy in South Seas Ends With Capture of Pirates
Victoria reports a Bold piracy in the South Seas on the Neuvre Tigre of Callao. Captain and mate were attacked with a tomahawk and forced overboard by Morton, J Taylor of Manchester, and G Jackson of London. The schooner was hijacked and wrecked near the Gilbert Islands. Captain Marshall of the Laurel aided authorities at Suva, where the pirates were captured. Jackson later confessed.
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Victoria
B. C
Apr
South Seas
Callao
Joseph Mortimer
J. Taylor
Manchester
G. Jackson
London
Neuvre Tigre
Australia
Gilbert Islands
Marshall
Laurel
Suva
Jackson
Starves Himself to Death in 40 Day Fast Attempt
Knute Ohnstead died at 195 Grove Street in St Paul on Wednesday after a self imposed fast to test his theory that the mind governs the body. The fast lasted 41 days, witnesses said, with Ohnstead growing weaker for a week. A fellow boarder alerted police, warning that he would starve himself unless stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Eknute Ohnstead
195
Grove Street
Ohnstead
Former Premier Improves Condition Report
London April 3 bulletin on Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman says the former premier had a good night with fair sleep but remains weak and in need of rest.
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London
Henry Campbell-Banneyman
Steamer Majestic Rescues Helios Crew at Sea
The Majestic, due in Plymouth on Wednesday, reported by wireless telegraphy that it rescued the crew of the Norwegian tank steamer Helios from Philadelphia on March 25. The rescue occurred in the mid Atlantic as Helios was en route to Blaye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Majestic
Atlantic
Helios
Philadelphia
Blaye
Slays Own Brother at Texas School Dress Rehearsal
Hill Robinson, 17, son of a wealthy farmer in Bineola Texas, was shot and killed by his brother James during a dress rehearsal at a school entertainment. Local authorities reported no immediate motive and no arrests had been made as of April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bineola
Tex
Cay
Hill Robinson
James
President Roosevelt orders action against southern railroads
President Roosevelt released a letter to the attorney general directing injunctive proceedings to compel southern railroads to furnish equal accommodations for white and colored passengers. The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway is singled out for noncompliance with a 1907 order, though state laws uphold equal but separate facilities. Also noted is a fleet invitation to New Zealand with port calls planned at Auckland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
South
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company
Alabama
Titeodore Roosevelt
Stevens Funeral Held for Korean Government Adviser
Public and private funeral services were held in Washington for Durham White Stevens, adviser to the Korean government, who died in San Francisco after a shot by a Korean. Japanese Ambassador Takahira led the services at St. John's Episcopal Church, with numerous notable pallbearers and wreaths from high officials and international figures. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery after a private service at Mrs. Stevens' home.
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Washington
Durham White Stevens
San Francisco
Takahira
Stevens
St. John's Episcopal Church
Roland Cotton Smith
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Stevens
Root
Kean
Burton and
Longworth
Rodgers and Cowles
James H. Wilson
James R. Morse
John W. Foster
Samuel S. Howland
New York
Tokyo Club
Nippon Club of
Joseph Fe, Porter
Dr. Kelsey
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Rioting in Campos over Freight Rates Sparks Destruction
Rioters in Campos attack Leopoldina railroad property after complaints of high freight charges. They burn stations and destroy a bridge over the Parahiba river as troops move in to restore order. German officers arrive in New York en route to report to the Kaiser on topics of interest after visits to several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Campos
Leopoldina
Parahiba River
New York
Steinbringk
Lieut
von Hanstein
Count Carmer
Berlin
America
Washington
Boston
Niagara Falls
West Point
Funeral Arrangements for Congressman A. Brick
The body of Congressman A. Brick arrived from Washington and will lie in state in the court house rotunda Thursday and Friday. The funeral is scheduled from the residence Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon in South Bend Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Apr.l
Congressman A. &. Brick
Washington
Brick
Court House
Rebate Penalty Fines Ludington Lumber Firm
Grand Rapids April 9 Judge Knappen in the United States district court fined Stearns Salt and Lumber Company of Ludington Michigan twenty thousand dollars for accepting rebates from the Pere Marquette railroad on lumber shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Knappen
United States District Court
Stearns Salt and Lumber Company
Ludington
Mich
Pere Marquette Railroad
Unemployed Bulgarians riot near Chicago buildings
A crowd of about 400 Bulgarians led by Steven Clong marched through Green and Peoria streets to downtown Chicago on April 9 seeking work. Police dispersed them without violence after demonstrations at the county building and city hall. An employment agent reportedly directed the demonstrators to the loop.
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Chicago
Hosile
West Side
Green
Peoria
West Madison
Steven Clong
Busse
Capt. O'Brien
Schuettler
Desplaines Street
Wis
Clinton Street
Cloas
Chinese boycott targets Japanese trade after Tatsu Maru incident
Hongkong merchants guild orders agents at Japanese ports to stop placing orders for Japanese goods and to reroute existing orders to non Japanese vessels Dealers in Chinese piece goods join the boycott protesting the Tatsu Maru incident.
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Hongkong
Four Policemen Indicted in Philadelphia Robbery Ring
Four Philadelphia policemen were indicted by the grand jury on four separate charges and 26 counts. The indictments followed a sensational confession by a 19 year old youth linking the officers to four robberies of business places.
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Philadelphia
Apr
Bank Cashier Johnson Found Dead in Stoughton Room
Johnson, cashier of the First National Bank of Stoughton, Wis, was found dead in his room with an open gas jet in his mouth indicating death by own action. No motive is known and authorities report the act as self-inflicted with no clear cause.
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Stoughton
Wis
Johnson
First National Bank of Stoughton
Busy Man's Corner and Local Deaths Spark Local News
The two year old child of Warl Franklin of Paris Illinois swallowed glass from candy sweepings and died. Dr W W Dalley, a wealthy Indiana citizen, was found dead in Selvin hugging a strong box with his fortune, avoiding banks. New York assay office to rise 400 feet to vent fumes. American Museum of Natural History adds seven hundred gilt objects from the Congo Free State under Leopold II as exhibits arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warl Franklin
Paris
W. W. Dalley
Indiana
Selvin
Ind
South Dakota Conventions Hear Party Slates
In Huron and Pierre the Republican and Democratic state conventions met Tuesday. Republicans endorsed Gov Crawford for U S senator and backed free list ideas plus ICC powers and transport rates. Delegates to Chicago named include Crawford and Stand. Democrats instructed delegates to back William Jennings Bryan. Socialists nominated a state ticket and denounced mail censorship, injunctions, and troop invasions as anarchistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
8. D
Coe I. Crawford
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Coe I, Crawford
E. I. Sent
Stand
A. W. Ewert
C. H. Dillon
A. L. Loulkhart
R. C. Grimshaw
P. H. O'Neal
Mitchell
William Jennings Bryan
Pierre
S. D
Socialist Party
National Socialist Convention
Illinois petitions for Powers pardon reaches 102000 names
A petition signed by 102,286 Illinois residents, led by Greenfield Mayor J. Doyle, goes to Frankfort to seek clemency for Caleb Powers, Kentucky former secretary of state, accused in the Goebel murder case. The move aims to persuade Governor Willson of Kentucky.
Two Brothers Die in Passaic Tenement Fire
Two brothers perished in a Wednesday fire that destroyed a Passaic tenement and endangered eight families. Only residents on the first floor escaped unaided as upper floors were cut off by flames and saved by firemen.
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Passaic
N. J
Apr
Grain and Wheat Markets Across Chicago and New York
Market notes show flour weak in Chicago with spring and winter wheat prices ranging from about 3.80 to 5.70 for various grades. May wheat near 9.90, July around 9.50. Corn and oats softer with mixed positioning. Butter and eggs steady, live poultry prices modest. New York reports flour lower, wheat rally sparked by bear crop news and strong shorts, rye firm at No 2 western levels.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
Minnesota
Hasier
No. 2
Western, Siie, & O. B
Live Stock Prices From Chicago and Omaha Markets
Market reports from Chicago and Omaha dated Apr 3 and Apr 8 list cattle, hogs, and sheep prices. Cattle range from 2.00 to 7.00 with varied classes. hogs show steady to lower values across heavy, mixed, and light categories. sheep move lower with yearlings, wethers, ewes, and lambs priced in separate bands.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Wethers
Bette
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Illinois
Montgomery
Gertrude Barney
Republicans and
Temperance People
Independence
St. Paul
Alds
Wellington
N. 4
New Zealand
Auckland
Brazil
City Hall
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