Rioters Rescued Polish Woman as 1200 Rioters Attack Police
In Schoenville Pennsylvania a mob of about 1200 foreigners attacked fifteen detectives during the arrest of Mrs Agnes Sadna a Polish woman. Three men were shot one fatally and a woman severely injured. Harry Lukashewski was shot in the stomach Edward Rider assistant police chief was struck with a brick and seriously hurt. The riot follows prior clashes over arrests and involved bricks bottles clubs and stones with police compelled to retreat as the crowd surged.
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Schoenville
Agnes Sadna
Harry Lukaschewski
Edward Rider
McKee's Rock
Sadna
Corl Pickers
Lake Erie Railway
Sedna
Lukaschewski
Prominent Women Meet for National Council Assembly
Washington April 10 many internationally prominent women gathered at the First Congregational church for the fifth triennial meeting of the National Council of Women of the United States. Mrs Mary Wood Swift presided while Susan B Anthony received an ovation. Addresses outlining the council’s purposes were given by Mrs J Ellen Foster Mrs Mary Church Terrell Mrs Kate Waller Barrett Mrs Hannah C Solomon and Mrs Wright Sewell.
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Washington
Movement For
First Congregational Church
National Council of Women of the United States
Mary Wood Swift
Susan B. Anthony
J. Ellen Foster
Mary Chirch Terrell
Kate Waller
Peace overtures amid Russian naval moves in far east
Reports from St. Petersburg on April 10 discuss possible peace overtures to Japan as Vice Admiral Rojestvensky reaches the China Sea. The potential appearance of cruisers Gromobol Russia and Bogatyr near Vladivostok could threaten Japanese rear, influencing Togo's forces and prompting a possible shift toward diplomacy.
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St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
China Sea
Gromobol
Russia
Bogatyr
Vladivostok
Togo
Nebogatoff
Singapore
Sviet
Rosestvensky
Japan Sea
Sky's Warships Pass Port of Singapore in Mixed Fleet Report
Singapore reports 51 ships of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's Second Pacific squadron passed Saturday. The key battleships Kniaz Souvaroff Alexander II Borodino and Orel did not arrive and their whereabouts remain unknown. Several cruisers and torpedo destroyers also listed. many civilian vessels accompany under commercial flags. A French steamer carried a sailor from Admiral Nakhimoff who was rescued after twelve hours in the sea off Malacca.
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Singapore
Rojestvensky
Pacific Squadron
Kniaz Souvaroff
Alexander II
Borodino
Orel
Sissoi Veliky
Oleg
Nakhimoff
Dmitri Donskoi
Aurora
Izamund
Jemtchug
Almaz
Russ
Anadyr
Furst Bismarck
Kaiserin Maria Thresa
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
Kaiser Fredrich
Rion
Voronéz
Kiel
Yaroslav
Tamboff
Vladimir
Russian Navigation Company
Meteor
Jupiter
Mercury
East Asiatic Company
Korea
Kaital
North Baltic’ Company
Kniaz Gortchakoff
Malacca
Russian Minister Paul Lessar Improves in Peking
Dispatches report the condition of Russian Minister Paul Lessar in Peking has improved and the crisis of bio disease has passed.
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St. Petersburg
Paul Lessar
Peking
Madrid reservoir disaster claims 236 workers
Madrid reports an explosion of the city reservoir on Saturday caused by defective water pipes leading to collapse. About 236 workers in the lower level were killed, with hundreds more injured or missing as rescue efforts continue at the ruin site.
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Madrid
Palace
Old
Merida
Fire at Sipe theater triggers deadly panic in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on April 10 a fire in the Sipe theater prompted a chaotic rush as a bag of celluloid film ignited near the balcony. Seventeen year old George Armstrong leaped forty feet to the sidewalk, dying from the injuries. Dozens were burned or seriously hurt amid the crush.
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Kokomo
Ind
Sipe
George Armstrong
Armstrong
Bert Jacobs
Dr William R Harper Leaves New York for Chicago
Dr William R Harper who had been receiving x ray cancer treatment in New York City departed for Chicago at night. Observers note his health has improved sufficiently to make continued stay unnecessary.
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New York
William R. Harper
New York City
Chicago
Mrs Mary Randall Found Hanged at Waverly Home
The body of Mrs Mary Randall of Waverly Iowa was discovered hanging from a bedpost in her sister’s home. Relatives say she hanged herself after taking carbolic acid during the day in Mansfield Queensland.
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Mansfield, Q
Mary Randall
Waverly
Randall
Royal couple arrives in Port Mahon amid warm welcome
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra landed at Port Mahon aboard the Victoria and Albert after sailing from Marseilles. They received a demonstrative reception and may stay until Tuesday rather than depart this evening.
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Port Mahon
Island of
Minorca
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Marseilles
Victoria and Albert
Cavalrymen Under Arrest After Pay Day Disturbances
Twenty five members of Troop B, Fifteenth United States Cavalry, under First Lieutenant George T. Bowman, are in the guardhouse at Fort Ethan Allen after disturbances in Burlington following pay day. A further twenty five troopers are being sought, with deserter risks if they do not return. The arrested men allege a grievance against Lieutenant Bowman for their absence.
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Burlington
Fifteenth
United States Cavalry
George T. Bowman
Fort Ethan Allen
Winooksi
Bowman
Death toll rises in Kangra after earthquake
Telegraph lines from Dharmsala report Kangra's 5000 residents crushed by the quake. Only a deputy inspector and four sergeants among police remain alive. Dozens remain trapped in ruins as survivors flee the town.
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Calcutta
Dharmsala
Kangra
Telegraphic Brevities
Jesse Knight chief justice of Wyoming died at his Cheyenne home Sunday. Mrs. Roosevelt and three children return to Washington after a Florida cruise. Neenah mill owner Christian Kurtz who celebrated a golden wedding died Sunday. Lord St Heliers and Lord Chelmsford, former high court officials, are dead in London. Miss Sarah Chauncey Woolsey known as Susan Collidge died suddenly in Newport Rhode Island.
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Jesse Knight
Supreme Court of
Wyoming
Cheyenne
London
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
Sisan Collidge
Newport
R. L. Sunday
Gas leak kills Monroe family at Canal Street home
Chicago reports Henry Monroe his wife Anna their eleven months old child and a brother died from gas at 2956 Canal Street. The father was found near the door with arms outstretched as if attempting to open it. A kitchen gas pipe leak caused the accident.
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Chicago
Henry Monroe
Anna
Monroe
Canal Street
Fcumi
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