Chelsea Fire Leaves 10,000 Homeless in Major Disaster
Chelsea Massachusetts Apr 14 After a five million dollar blaze the city faced 10 000 homeless and 15 000 without shelter Mayor Beck urged national aid. Government support from war and navy departments was considered with the Navy Yard hospital and Red Cross mobilizing. Three dead and over a thousand militia patrolled the ruins as temporary shelters and food distribution expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
Beck
Thomas B. Frost
War and Navy Departments
Roberts
House of Representatives
Navy
Red Cross
Red Cross Massachusetts
National
Washington
Catherine P. Loring
Boston
Navy Yard
East
Alleged Murderer Caught in Huntington Case
Callum Manor New York police capture Frank Monato amid murder allegations involving millionaire Roscheimer. Monato sparked a sensational chain when his wife was detained for living with an Italian laborer, prompting New York authorities to issue notices of the alleged murder warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Callum Manor
N. Y
New York
Roscheimer
Frank Monato
Mario Dolucia
Jefferson Birthday and Virginia University Celebration
The one hundred sixty fifth anniversary of Thomas Jeffersons birthday and eighty ninth anniversary of the University of Virginia were marked at Charlottesville with the British ambassador James Bryce delivering the main address. President Alderman cited Tarleton troops and Monticello departure history while praising Jeffersonian ideals and the universities current year plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
James Bryce
Alderman
Tarleton
General Assembly of Virginia
Jefferson
Monticello
Dr. Alderman
Edward VII
England
Mr. Bryce
Governor Potocki of Galicia Assassinated in Audience
Governor Count Andreas Potocki, head of Austrian Galicia, was killed Sunday afternoon by Ruthenian student Mieroslawiczynski during a student delegation audience. Three shots fatally wounded him as he urged the monarch to know he served faithfully. The assassin defended his act as revenge for Polish oppression. his brother died by self inflicted death earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemberg
Austria Hungary
Andreas Potocki
Galicia
Mieroslap Siczynski
Potocki
New British Cabinet Formed In London Apr 14
Official announcement from London lists the new cabinet appointments identical to prior forecasts. Asquith remains prime minister, Lloyd George is chancellor, Tweedmouth president of the council, Crewe for colonies, McKenna first lord of the admiralty, Churchill board of trade, Runciman board of education. Morley India and Fowler duchy of Lancaster become peers while keeping current offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Chronicle
Herbert H. Asquith
the Treasury
David M Lloyd-George
Exchequer
Lord Tweedmouth
Earl of Crewe
Reginald McKenna
Admiralty
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Board of Education
John Morley
India
Sir Henry H. Fowler
Duchy of Lancaster
Embezzlement Charge Linked to Nebraska Stores
Harry Herold, employed two months at a Jerseyville department store, was arrested by Sheriff E G Williamson of Toulon and Deputy U S Marshal Stephen O Tripp of Peoria on a charge of embezzling 17000 dollars from William Coats of Plattsmouth Nebraska. Coats operates stores in Plattsmouth and Omaha Nebraska and Toulon Wyoming and Kewanee NL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerseyville
Ill
Harry Herold
E. G. Williamson
Toulon
United States
Stephen O Tripp
Peoria
William Coats
Plattsmouth
Neb
Coats
Omaha
Wyo
Kewanee
Bank Cashier Kills Self in Newport Case
George W. Thomas, cashier of the First State Bank of Newport Washington, died by his own hand at the Colonial hotel in Spokane. Authorities cite domestic troubles and failing health as factors in the April 14 tragedy.
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Self
Spokane
Wash
George W. Thomas
First State Bank of
Newport
Colonial
More Troops to Riot Scene in Pensacola
Pensacola Florida April 14 additional troops were ordered to the city Monday as a result of rioting tied to the street railway employees strike. The city was thoroughly patrolled but street cars were not run.
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Pensacola
Fla
Anti-Sport Law Declared Void in Alabama
Mobile Alabama April 14 Judge Jules W Alford in the inferior criminal court declared the Alabama law against playing baseball football tennis golf and other games on Sunday unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Jules W. Alford
Inferior Criminal Court
Alabama
Fire destroys business section in Schafer county seat
In Williston North Carolina on April 14 the business section of Schafer the county seat of McKenzie county was wiped out by a blaze that also consumed the courthouse.
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Williston
N. C
Schafer
McKenzie County
Welcome San Diego Naval Parade Gathers Nation’s Biggest Fleet
San Diego prepares a historic parade as 5,000 sailors and 200 officers land by small boats from 16 battleships to form a fleet naval brigade. Gov. Gillette and Mayor Forward lead ceremonies. ships will parade in San Diego Bay and later San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Admiral Dewey
New York City
Manila Bay
Pacific
San Francisco
Gillette
San Diego Bay
Thomas
Fleet Naval Brigade
Magellan Straits
Fleet Brigade
Marine Brigade
City Clerk Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement in Rushford
Rushford Minnesota April 14 C O Alm eight years city clerk pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was jailed awaiting district court term. The total amount taken exceeds 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushford
Minn
C. O. Alm
Leading Layman Dead in St. Paul Presbyterian Leader Dies
Daniel R. Noyes, a prominent Presbyterian layman in the United States, died Monday in St. Paul Minnesota from heart disease aged his prominence noted in church circles across the nation with mourners preparing statements and tributes from peers and congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Daniel R. Noyes
United States
Red round-up planned by Hazen aims to deport aliens
William F. Hazen, former secret service chief, arrived in New York with warrants to arrest aliens. In Brooklyn, Lieut. Anthony Vachris and Italian squad officers arrested Frank Consoli, Giuseppe Fanero, and Giuseppi Conoscenti for alleged Italian criminal records. Federal authorities will decide deportation or legal return. Hazen's arrival signals a broader effort to target alien criminals already under police surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sealer Grand Lake Sinks After Ice Attack
St Johns April 14 The Grand Lake sank after being crushed between two ice floes leaving 214 crewmen from the sealing fleet to escape to the Vanguard as a $130,000 catch of 20,000 seals went down. The New Foundland limped in leaking with 200 aboard and other steamers Iceland Ranger and Algerine damaged.
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St. Johns
N. F
Grand Lake
New Foundland
Vanguard
Iceland
Ranger
Algerine
Illinois Central opens Birmingham division April 19
System from Sea to Sea notes the Birmingham division of the Illinois Central will start traffic April 19. This completes a link in the Harriman trans continental route by controlling Union Pacific Central of Georgia and Illinois Central. The Haleyville branch will connect Illinois Central with Alabama coal and iron fields and their vast annual tonnage.
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Birmingham
Ala
Illinois Central
Harriman
Union Pacific
Haleyville
Inlet
Alabama
Steamer Voltaire Collides With French Cruiser
In Rio de Janeiro on April 14 the British steamer Voltaire struck the French cruiser Republique while departing Santos, causing notable damage. The Voltaire proceeded on its voyage without stopping and there were no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Voltaire
Santos
Republique
Russian Front Clash Kills Captain and Three Soldiers Near Belosuvar
Near Belosuvar on the frontier coast of Trans-Caucasia Russian troops clashed with Persian brigands. The engagement resulted in the death of the captain and three soldiers and left five more wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenkoran
Trans-Caucasia
Russia
Belosuvar
Banker's Son Drowned in Meramec River Accident
St Louis April 14 Stephen H Kennett son of W P Kennett vice president of the German American bank was drowned Sunday when a canoe overturned on the Meramec river. His brother was with him but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Stephen H. Kennett
W. P. Kennett
Meramec River
East St. Louis Pioneer Mau Rice Joyce Dies
East St. Louis ML April 14. Mau Rice Joyce, the first charter mayor of East St. Louis, died Sunday after a five week illness. He arrived in 1857 and was elected the first mayor in 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Maurice Joyce
Floods at Hankow China cause massive loss of life
Shanghai dispatch reports disastrous floods in Hankow Hu Peh province killing about 2000 to 2500 people. Seven hundred junks wrecked with many drowned. widespread destruction across the city and surrounding villages as waters rose in the night. Aid efforts begin from Shanghai and other Chinese ports with Hankow’s doom spreading to other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hankow
Hu-Peh
China
Congress May Quit May ninth predicted
Washington April fourteen. Representative James Watson of Indiana predicts the current session of Congress will adjourn on or about May ninth. He says leaders in both houses favor an early adjournment and there is time to finish the remaining main measures including naval and sundry civil appropriation bills diplomatic and consular funds military academy bill and the Aldrich currency bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
James Fr. Watson
Indiana
House
Watson
Lover's Tragedy: Man Kills Woman Then Self in Chicago
In Chicago on Sunday night at Trumbull avenue and West Twenty-fifth street, Joseph Krhournek shot and killed his girlfriend who had promised to marry him in Bohemia, then killed himself. The double tragedy ends with both lives lost and a passionate, fatal act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bohemia
Joseph Krhournek
Trumbull Avenue
West Twenty-fifth Street
Taft Returns to Washington After Western Trip
Secretary of War Taft arrived in Washington on Sunday after a ten day western sojourn where he gave several addresses. He plans to stay in the capital until next Saturday and then travel to New York City to address the Sphinx Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington
West
New York City
Sphinx Club
Husband Held for Murder in Bronx Shop Owner’s Death
Mrs I Liber man of Courtlandt avenue Bronx was found murdered in her apartments. Her husband, a shirt waist manufacturer, was taken into custody pending coroner’s investigation.
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New York
I. Liberman
Bronx
Courtlandt Avenue
Notable deaths and divides mark early midwest and beyond
Maurice Joyce East St Louis mayor dies after five weeks illness. Mme Fritzi Scheff seeks divorce in New York from Baron von Bardeleben. W J Pellickas arrested near Quebec on coinage charge. Gadston Alabama plant blast resumes after three month closure. George W Thomas commits suicide at Spokane hotel. Incendiary fire in Indianapolis destroys three dwellings and endangers suburb. Arkansas and Verdigris rivers flood Oklahoma potato lands as settlers retreat. M F Gerrell and wife fatally wounded in Waukey Texas by two masked men. John Weber 87 falls from train near Fostoria after discharge. Frank Sprague shoots himself after seeing sweetheart with another man.
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Maurice Joyce
East St. Louis
Mme
Fritzi Scheff
New York
Baron Frederick von Bardeleben
United States Secret Service
W. J. Pellickas
Quebec
Alabama, Consolidated Coal and Iron Company
Gadston
Ala
George W
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Waukey
Tex
John Weber
Company I
First New York Volunteer Artillery
National Military
Leavenworth
Kan
Fostoria
Frank Sprague
Davis City
Gen Byron M Cutcheon Dies After Illness at 72
Grand Rapids Apr 14 Gen Byron M Cutcheon longtime congressman from Manistee Mich and noted Civil War veteran died Sunday at Ypsilanti after a lingering illness a compilation of disorders He served four terms in Congress and was among Michigan's prominent military figures during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Byron M. Cutcheon
Congress
Manistee
Michigan
Ypsitvnti
Strike Ties Up Southwestern Traction Line to Chester
Sixty motormen and conductors employed by Southwestern Traction Company halted service between Philadelphia and Chester, Pa., by going on strike Monday after a ten percent wage cut, causing the trolley road to be tied up.
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Philadelphia
Southwestern Traction Company
Chester
Millard Brother Dies in Canyon Fall at Alumn Creek
San Jose writer Hiram C. Millard, brother of author Bailey Millard, was killed near Alumn Creek canyon when he fell about 100 feet from a cliff. The accident occurred on April 14 in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Hiram C. Millard
Bailey Millard
Alumn Creek Canyon
Aged Woman Slain in St Louis Home
Aged Mrs Bridget E Mullaly was found murdered at her residence on South Fourteenth Street. Police report the throat cut from ear to ear in the grisly early 20th century homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Bridget E. Mullaly
South Fourteenth Street
The Markets Chicago Apr 13 Flour and Wheat Report
FLOUR weak with spring wheat at 5.60, hard patent jute 4.80 to 5.00, export bag 3.70 to 4.60, low grades 2.80. WHEAT firm May 92 92 3 4c, July 86 4 8654c. CORN high May 68 68 percent. OATS dull old May 65 54 54c, Sept 37 54 88c. BUTTER creamery extra 30c, firsts 25 27 c, seconds 22 24c, dairy 20 26c. LIVE POULTRY turkeys 4c, chickens 12c, ducks 12 4c. EGGS cases returned 18 4c per doz 138 5 4c, extra high grades 16c. POTATOES choice to fancy 68 71c, fair to good 65 67c.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Wheat and corn futures drift on weather and demand
New York on April 13 reports dull flour and unsettled wheat as dry Western weather nudges prices higher. May futures hover near 1.00 to 1.03 while July sits around 94 to 95-? cents. Rye trades quiet at No.2 Western 82 cents. Corn opens barely steady on good weather then firms with light receipts and buyer activity, July near 74 cents.
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New York
Kansas
Nebraska
Northwest
Western
Live Stock Prices Report From Chicago Auction
Live Stock prices from Chicago on April 13 show hogs with ranges from 3.25 to 6.15 per hundredweight and sows up to 6.15 for heavy barrows. Cattle offerings include steers from 5.00 to 7.00, cows 1.50 to 4.76, yearlings 5.50 to 7.10, and calves 4.00 to 6.75, with various grades and stockers also listed.
Omaha cattle and hog market summary and sheep rise
In Omaha on April 13 cattle market moved slowly or fell. Native steers brought 5.00 to 6.85, cows and heifers 3.50 to 5.90, western and Texas steers 3.25 to 5.75, canners 2.00 to 3.50, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.25, calves 3.00 to 6.00, bulls 3.00 to 5.25. Hogs 6 to 10 cents lower with heavy 5.60 to 5.75, mixed 5.65 to 5.70, lights 5.55 to 5.70. Sheep markets strengthened up to 10 cents with yearlings 6.00 to 6.60, wethers 5.75 to 6.25, ewes 9 to 6.00, lambs 6.75 to 7.60.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Texas
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Roosevelt
Marbor
Bryce
Count Potocki
Austria
Asquith
Indianapolis News
Big Dewey
Gov. Gillette
Pacific “Battle Fleet
California
Secret Service
MOVE
W. F. Hazen
Oriental Marine Interests
B. M. Cutcheon
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