Matsushima Sunk After Explosion Off Pescadores Island
Tokyo reports the training cruiser Matsushima sank after a blast in the stern magazine while at Ma Kang harbor. Rescue efforts saved 30, with 200 feared lost including cadets and officers. casualties include sons of Baron Chinda and Prince Oyama.
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Pescadores Islands
Baren Chinda
Prince Oyama
Tokyo
Matsushima
Veseadores Islands
Itsukushima
Hashidate
Yoshimatsu
Makang
Tsukushima
Sado
Baron Chinda
Foreign Office
Name
Yoshinori
Yashira
Frost Kills Vegetation Across Western Wisconsin
A killing frost swept western Wisconsin and southern Minnesota on Thursday, ruining thousands of acres of garden truck and hundreds of flower beds. Strawberry plants were frozen and wilted, destroying much of the season's crop.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Cayuga Bank Closed by State Examiner Action
The Malone and Son private bank in Cayuga Indiana did not open on Thursday. State Bank examiner Charles W Camp of Indianapolis ordered the closure and the bank will remain under his control until a receiver is appointed early next week.
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Cayuga, Ind
Malone & Son of
Cayuga
State Bank
Charles W. Camp
Indianapolis
Mme Gould and Helie in Rome Travel Scene
Mme Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan arrived in Rome from Naples on Thursday. The party stayed at the Grand hotel and will proceed from Rome to the French Riviera.
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Mme
Gould and
Helie
Rome
Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Naples
Grand Hotel
Prince
French Riviera
Lamphere held on first degree murder in Gunness fire
Ray Lamphere, arrested on suspicion of starting the Gunness country home fire that killed Mrs. Della Gunness and three children, waived examination and was bound over without bail. He claims he passed near the house before the blaze and did not warn anyone. The will left $15,000 to her children, with remainder to a Norwegian orphanage if they die without issue. Victims to be buried in Forest Home, Chicago.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Della Gunness
Gunness
Lfe
Chicago
Forest Home Cemetery
Move for tariff revision announced in House
Representative Serena Payne of New York introduced a resolution authorizing the Ways and Means Committee to sit during the congressional recess and to gather information for a tariff revision bill. The Foreign Relations Committee agreed to report a bill allowing the purchase abroad of embassy, legation, and consular buildings with up to 1 million dollars yearly, allocating 500,000 for Berlin and Mexico City embassies and 500,000 for Shanghai and Yokohama consulates.
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Washington
Serena Payne
New York
Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Berlin
Mexico City
Shanghai
Yokohama
Relief organized for tornado victims in Louisiana and Mississippi
New Orleans dispatch reports Red Cross relief fully organized across the storm affected area. In Hattiesburg Miss officials took charge of more than 160 severely injured in local hospitals with plans to concentrate care there for better treatment. Some patients will be moved to Lumberton and other towns as needed.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Miss
Red Cross
Lumberton
Ousting the Undesirables in U S Roundup
Washington on May 1 reports a nationwide roundup of anarchists and foreigners with criminal records. Authorities, aided by immigration officials, identify cases for deportation where warranted.
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Washington
United States
America
Suit over gas death awards heirs in New Rochelle case
New York May 1 Surrogate Millard ruled Mrs George Osborn died after her husband in the October gas asphyxiation at their New Rochelle home. The decision holds the husband died first and his wife’s heirs inherit the $25 000 estate due to proximity to the coal stove and gas exposure.
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New York
George Osborn
New Rochelle
Millard
Marriage Annulment Action Moves In New York Court
In New York Justice McCall heard a motion to affirm Referee Daniel F Cohalan's report in the suit to annul the marriage of Helen Maloney daughter of Martin Maloney of Philadelphia to Arthur H Osborne a young broker of this city.
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New York
Daniel F. Cohalan
Helen Maloney
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
Arthur H. Osborne
Justice McCall
Supreme Court
Jobless by Blaze in Chicago and Alton shop fire
A Thursday blaze at the Chicago and Alton machine shop in Bloomington causes 25000 dollars in damage and leaves 300 workers temporarily unemployed. The loss is fully insured and no injuries are reported.
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Bloomington
Chicago & Alton Road
Mayor Killed in Martinique Riot
Fort-de-France Martinique May 1 several people killed and wounded in a political disturbance. Among the dead is the mayor of Fort-de-France amid clashes on the island gathered attention as authorities reported casualties and ongoing unrest.
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Fort-de-France
Martinique
Congress Renomination by Acclaim in Fourth District
Madison Ind May 1 Congressmen Dixon renominated by acclamation by the Fourth district Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Madison
Ind
Lincoln Dixon
Fleet of Atlantic battleships sails toward Monterey Bay
Following Santa Barbara festivities the Atlantic fleet anchored at Monterey for a day then planned a 24 hour stay at Santa Cruz with both squadrons. Admiral Evans resumes command as the fleet readies to depart for the Golden Gate while wives of officers travel with the ships.
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Monterey
Cal
Santa Barbara
Port Harford
Santa Cruz
Evans
Golden Gate
Santa Barbara Channel
Young Women of
Plaza del Mar
Coronado
Los Angeles
Deneen Praises Asylums at St Martin's Event
Gov. Charles Deneen spoke at a St Martin's church ladies night event in Austin. He praised Illinois for leading the nation in care for its wards, saying the state far ahead of others in this area at Library Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deneen
Chicago
Charles
St. Martin’s Church
Austin
Illinois
First Boat Arrives at Head of the Lakes
The package freighter Munsey of the Anchor line reached the head of the lakes in Superior Wisconsin on Wednesday marking the first boat arrival of the season from below the Soo.
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Head of Lakes
Superior
Wis
Munsey
Head of the Lakes
Korean Plot Foiled In San Francisco Arrival
Federal officials intercepted a plan by several Koreans in San Francisco to assassinate Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris on the Korea voyage from the Orient. The bishop was removed to Oakland for safety after warnings from Washington and Japanese authorities. The action followed telegrams indicating a murder plot against the missionary upon his arrival.
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San Francisco
Merriman Colbert Harris
Pacific Mail
Korea
Orient
Woodward
Golden Gate
Oakland
Washington
Durham W. Stevens
Harris
Japan
Pacific
Yellow Pine Lumber Firms Plan Holding Company
Lumber companies owning about five million acres of yellow pine in the south meet to form a holding corporation to conserve timber and stabilize prices. The proposed organization would be capitalized at 300.9 million dollars, likely to be incorporated in Delaware or New Jersey to comply with antitrust laws, with government advised on details.
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St. Louis
South
Missouri
Delaware
New Jersey
Iowa Railroads Benefit From Low Fare Policy
Des Moines reports eight representative Iowa railroads show a net passenger earnings gain of 883,057 dollars for the year ending January 1 1908. Despite a 386000 dollar drop in gross earnings, the lower mileage price is deemed beneficial to both railroads and the public.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Noted Confederate Dead in New Orleans at 74
New Orleans on May 1 reports Judge Ernest Miltenberger age 74, a Confederate commissioner who with Prince Polignac appeared before Napoleon III to seek French aid for the Confederacy. Miltenberger died Wednesday in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ernest Miltenberger
Napoleon III
Prince Polignac
Suspect Fire Strikes Shelby Disorderly House In La Crosse
Indignant Shelby residents faced a suspected arson when a large disorderly house erected after the La Crosse lid order went into effect caught fire. Sixteen young inmates narrowly escaped injury as flames and chaos followed the blaze.
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la Crosse
Wis
Shelby
Hughes Will Not Withdraw From Presidential Candidacy
New York May 1 Gov Charles K Hughes name will not be withdrawn from the presidential canvass until the national convention in Chicago has chosen candidates Gen Stewart Ts Woodford president of the Hughes league said at a delegates conference in New York State He denied reports of withdrawal saying Hughes name is at the service of the party until the convention He would campaign if nominated and remain a Republican if not He emphasized Hughes focus on New York legislation as primary.
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New York
Charles K. Hughes
Chicago
Stewart Ts. Woodford
Hughes League of the United States
New York State
Statel Astor
Guv. Hughes
Woodford
Tie
Gov. Hughes
Gen. Woodford
Seth Low
Frederick R. Hazzard
IE. H. Butler
Buffalo
Europe
Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Herbert Parsons
Senate
Assembly
Elkhart Men Injured In Auto Crash Near South Bend
Elkhart men Charles E. Frank Dr C M Hisenbish coast master Dr F S Carleton and rank Starr were injured in a Wednesday afternoon automobile accident west of South Bend. Frank suffered potentially fatal injuries with a possible spine fracture as their car struck a low mood in the Michigan Central tracks and rose about 15 feet.
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Elkhart
South Bend
Ind
Charles E. Frank
C. M. Hisenbish
F. S. Carleton
Beloit men start drive for Beloit College endowment
Beloit Wisconsin May 1 business men launched a whirlwind campaign to raise 10000 for Beloit college endowment, aiming to secure 150000 needed to obtain a 50000 grant from the National Educational board. Citizens are to raise 15000. A 5000 gift has already been donated, name withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit College
Beloit
Wis
National Educational Board
Famous Steeplejack Gallagher Killed in Fall
Cleveland May 1 Steeple Jack Gallagher of this city fell 80 feet from a smokestack Wednesday and was instantly killed. Gallagher had won fame for daring feats of climbing in various parts of the country.
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Cleveland
Gallagher
Gov Sparks Paralyzed After Stroke in Reno
Reno Nevada May 1 Gov John Sparks returning from San Francisco visiting his daughter was stricken with paralysis. He is in a very serious condition and unable to move his hands.
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Gov. Sparks
Reno
Nev
John Sparks
Francisco
Advocates of Esperanto meet in Pittsburg
At a Pittsburg gathering advocates report 1,000,000 studying Esperanto described as a path to world peace. Rockefeller donates 200 for Fifth Avenue Baptist chorus, noted as his smallest church gift. Wadsworth heads to New York for the unemployed national convention from St. Louis. Iowa workers strike at Marshalltown and Fort Dodge courts issue injunctions. English suffragist Mrs Borrman Wells complains of police treatment in New York. Manila supreme court judges taking three month San Francisco vacation. Railroad officials return from Japan to arrange Seattle service.
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Pittsburg
John D. Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church of
New York
James Wads How
Th Brotherhood Welfare — Association
St. Louis
Ne York
Iowa Central Carme
Marshall Town
Fort Dodge
Borrman Wells
Supreme Court
Manila
San Francisco
Johnson
Ohio
Tracey
Albany
N. Y
Wnd Carson
Riverton
Wal
Fred Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
James H. Hiland
Japan
Seattle
President seeks bigger road probe funds transcript
President Roosevelt sent for Representatives Hepburn Townsend Campbell and Sulzer urging vigorous efforts to secure a larger appropriation in an sundry civil service bill for an investigation of railroad books to determine compliance with section 20 of the Hepburn railroad act requiring uniform accounts prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hepburn
Iowa
Townsend
Michigan
Campbell
Kansas
Sulzer
New York
Civil Service
Hepburn Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Windstorm erupts near Tallahassee destroying property
A terrific wind storm near Tallahassee, Florida, on Thursday razed tobacco sheds, barns, and other wooden structures a few miles east of the city. The wind swept through Leon County causing heavy crop damage in the tobacco section of Florida.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Leon County
Tobacco
Threats Lead to Two Personal Crises in Indiana
La Porte Indiana May 1 John Bude ka a farmer with a 50 year residence near North Judson shot and killed himself Thursday. In past two weeks Budeka received threats of punishment and neighbors insinuated he caused his wife’s death by poisoning herself a month ago.
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la Porte
Ind
John Budeka
North Judson
Budeka
Fire destroys chair factory in St Anthony Park
Fire Thursday nearly wiped out the John A. Bunn Chair Company plant at St Anthony Park, a suburb of St Paul, causing about 50000 dollars in damage. The blaze damaged surrounding property but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
John A. Bunn Chair Company
St. Anthony Park
St Paul
Markets Report Shows Flour Firm and Grain Prices
Chicago April 30 markets steady on flour with spring wheat premium brands at 5.85 per bushel. Minnesota hard patent ranges 5.00 to 5.10, export bags 1.60 to 1.70, clear export 4.10 to 4.25, low grades 2.30 to 3.10. Wheat May 984 to 99 1/4, July notes. Corn quiet July 6 84 to 68 3/4. Oats dull May 5 34 to 5 3/4, Sept 3 64 3/4 to 3 7/8. Butter creameries 30c, firsts 2a 27c, seconds 22 to 24c, dairies 20c. Eggs 13 1/2 cents, extra high grades 6c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minnesota
Grain futures rise on bullish cables and wet weather
Wheat advance driven by bullish cables and wet weather news. May at 1.064 and 1.07, July 971-16 to 0714e, Sept 192% eC isc. Rye nominal No 2 western at 90c. Corn active, 5c higher on light stock. May 1654 1%e, July 7254 78e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wihiat
Isc
Western
New York
COTN
Live Stock Prices for Cattle and Hogs
CATTLE Good to prime steers 5.75 to 7.2 percent. common to good stockers 2.50 to 4.25. cows 2.50 to 3.60. calves 3.50 to 4.50. HOGS Heavy packing sows 5.50 to 5.65. mixed butchers and barrows 6.60 to 7. light barrow butchers 5.70 to 5.85. pigs 3.75 to 5.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha Beef Hogs and Sheep Markets Reported Steady to Higher
Omaha Neb Apr 30 cattle market steadies with native steers at 5.00 to 6.76, cows and heifers 5.50 to 6.00, western steers 3.75 to 5.50, range cattle 2.76 to 4.50, calves 3.00 to 6.00. Hogs quoted higher with heavy hogs 5.40 to 5.50, pigs 4.00 to 4.75, bulk 5.0 to 5.50. Sheep market steady with yearlings 5.00 to 5.15, ewes 6.50, lambs 7.00 to 7.50.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Ewes
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