Washington notes on nominations ships and senatorial honors
The president nominates James Sanders of Montana as agent for the Blackfeet Indians in Montana. The U S S Machias will be fitted as a tender for submarines at Portsmouth Navy Yard. Missouri's Coudrey proposes ex presidents be honorary U S senators for life with 25000 dollars yearly. Capt Clark D Dudley of Boise barracks Idaho convicted by court martial for parade punishment of a soldier wearing a placard for three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. S. Machias
Portsmouth
N. H.) Navy Yard
Coudrey
Missouri
United States
United States Senate
Clark D. Dudley
Fourteenth Cavalry
Boise Barracks
Idaho
Dudley
Notable Obituaries of Educators Ministers and Innovators
Dr Truman Jay Backus president of the Packer Institute Brooklyn dies after a long career in education. Rev J B O Lowry First Baptist Church Atlantic City leader dies after long illness. John Brill son of founder of J B Brill company dies in Chicago. Mme Rosa Olitska San Carlo Opera soprano marries Louis J Sinai in Chicago. Mother Mary of Mount Carmel Good Shepherd convent Omaha dies of consumption after raising 300000 for the home. John Hitz Volta bureau founder dies of heart disease while en route to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. O. Lowry
First Baptist Church
Atlantic City
John Brill
J. B. Brill Company
Car Builders
Chicago
Mme. Rosa Olitska
San Carlo Opera Company
Louis J. Sinai
Mother Mary of
Mount Carmel
Good Shepherd Convent
Omaha
Good Shepherd
Accidental Hapseninges Fire and Deaths Hit Various Locals
Across mid Michigan and nearby states a string of mishaps caused fires and fatalities. A major blaze wiped out half of Mid dleville’s business section with losses estimated at 50 000 to 75 000 dollars. A push-cart peddler Morris Wiseman, 53, was struck and killed by a streetcar at Cleveland and in stantly died. At Butte a boiler reduction works once owned by Senator W A Clark suffered about 50 000 dollars in damage. Albert Argail, 19, died after being struck by a pump rod in a mine shaft bottom in Marquette Michigan, suffering a broken neck. Earthquakes rattled Imperial Valley California but caused no damage beyond broken dishes. A freight locomotive boiler exploded at Schenevus New York killing the engineer and a brakeman, while the fireman died later from injuries. John F Killeen of Marshalltown was badly burned by gasoline explosion. Mrs S C Burdette in Kenton Ohio was killed by a gun discharge set by her husband to ward off thieves. At Sand Lake Michigan twenty people were hurt when a kitchen floor collapsed during an auction, dumping them into the cellar with two boilers of hot coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleville
Mich
Morris Wiseman
Cleveland
Butte
W. A. Clark
Botton
Salisbury
Marquette
Albert Argail
Imperial Valley
Cal
Schenevus
N. Y
John F. Killeen
Tawa Central
Marshalltown
S. C. Burdette
Kenton
Ohio
Joren Gage
Sand Lake
Multiple Crime and Disasters Across Cities
Walter Whitbeck, thirty, is suspected of murdering his father Arlo Whitbeck, sixty, near West Union. A Winchester Kentucky fire caused about 150000 in damage destroying one lasi ness block and threatening others. In Toronto a fight among Slavonian water works workers left Joseph Milovitch dead and several stabbed. fifteen were arrested. Kilmer McKeever was arrested in Moline Illinois on break ing and entering charges and agreed to return to Waterloo without extradition papers. The Owl cafe Greenbergs second hand store and Knapp and Clarks billiard hall were robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Whitbeck
Arlo Whitbeck
West Union
Winchester
Toronto
Joseph Milovitch
Kilmer McKeever
Moline
Owl
Greenberg
Knapp & Clark
McKeever
Waterloo
Notable Suicide and Crime Incidents Across American Cities
March Babbington of Franklinton Iowa died by self harm in New Orleans at the Hotel Grunwald. A failed arson at Webster City Iowa targeted J W Allington plant. August Hudlebrink of Genoa Ohio killed himself after starting a barn fire. Peter Ruff, Burlington Iowa barber, jailed by federal authorities for unlawful mail activity tied to lottery tickets. Peter Karanen and John Ahlgren killed during a Calumet Michigan quarrel over a wood load price. A Bain, about fifty, found dead by hanging in Woolstock Iowa. Joseph Paolucci jailed in Washington for murder of Elizabeth Dodge. Italian ambassador urged clemency, president declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Allington
Webster City
Iowa
August Hudlebrink
Genoa
Ohio
Peter Ruff
Burlington
Ruff
Calumet
Mich
Peter Karanen
John Ahlgren
Ahlgren
Karanen
A. Bain
Woolstock
Bain Wes
Joseph Paolucci
Gabe
Washington
Elizabeth Y. Dodge
Paolucci
London’s Drury Lane Theatre Destroyed by Fire
Reports state Drury Lane in London was completely destroyed by fire with no loss of life. King Leopold I’s illness worsened, a German ferry tragedy drowned ten, Tolstoi regained health, Alexis claimed calm in Haiti, Batuco powder houses blew, and a Madrid report on Portugal’s king was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Lane
London
Leopold I
Lake
Ratzeburger
Germany
Moscow
Yasnaya Polyana
Leo Tolstoi
Nord Alexis
Port Au Prince
Batuco
Santiago
Chile
el Murdo
Madrid
Manuel
Portugal
Carlos
Pittsburg Investigates Deportation Plan Amid District Turmoil
An official probe in Pittsburg targets the expulsion of thousands of foreigners from the district within days. Other items note Miss Helen McKinley choosing the Canton estate valued at 20 000 dollars, and Mrs. Hartje seeking extra costs in a divorce appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Helen McKinley
Cleveland
McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Mary Scott Hartje
Hartje
Meyer R. Bimberg
Bim the Button Man
New York
Bimberg
Senate approves Aldrich emergency currency bill
The Senate passed the Aldrich bill authorizing up to 500 million dollars in emergency currency for national banks against deposits of state and local bonds. The measure includes reserves, interest charges, and a ban on bank investment in linked corporate stock, with a push for a broader banking system investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Treasome
United States
la Follette
Death at Minneapolis clinic ends medical demonstrations
Following the death of Matiias Hoff after an hour long clinical for university students at Minneapolis city hospital, Dr. Peter M. Hall forbids future demonstrations without special permission. No direct charge noted but Hoff’s death is linked to the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Maron
Matiias Hoff
Minneapolis City Hospital
Peter M. Hall
Holf
Jealous husband kills wife then shoots himself in Duluth
In Duluth Minnesota on March 29 Henry Wilson a dredge watchman shot his wife four times in a jealous rage then turned the revolver on himself firing a fifth round. The wife died instantly while Wilson was shot in the neck and spine but likely to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Henry Wilson
Conspiracy Charged In Rhode Island Bank Collapse
A civil suit in Providence accuses Thomas D. Taylor of Boston, organizer of the New Fieland Trust company, of conspiring to obtain 350 660 dollars from depositors of the bank which failed and was placed in receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I
New Fieland Trust Company
Pawtecket
Thomas D. Taylor
Boston
Prairie fires cause large property loss in Minnesota
Moorhead Minn March 29 prairie fire season opens with three fires within fifty miles. A farmer ignited a strawstack south of Kimball and wind from the northwest fanned a blaze across dry grass, burning houses and barns but not claiming any lives. A second fire five miles northwest burned an unoccupied area, halted by plowed breaks. In Northwest Aurora county eight families lost homes though all escaped with valuables. Damage runs into thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead
Minn
Kimball
Aurora County
Woman Attacked in Dark Near Nolan Home
Minneapolis report of a late night assault on Mrs. W J Nolan wife of the humorist and state representative. She was beaten unconscious and left for dead by a crouching assailant who fled into the dark. Police and detectives search for the attacker as Mrs Nolan recovers from shock and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Nolan
Minneapolis
Nolan
Hermit Believed Escapee Jacob Boyzon Found Dead
Investigators think the hut death near the Soo in Sault Ste Marie may be Jacob Boyzon an escaped Marquette prison convict He was believed to have lain dead in the woods hut all winter authorities said several others confirmed the body found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soo
Sault Ste. Marie
Minn
Jacob Boyzon
Marquette
Potatoes in Clay County Carry Estimated 575000
Montreal March 29 report estimates season shipments of potatoes in Clay county at 1500 cars. At farmers average price this would yield at least 575000 dollars in income for potatoes alone for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Clay County
Poker Players Pay Fines in Stanley Raid
Chief of Police McKale raided a poker game at the Hotel Royal in Stanley Wisconsin. The hotel proprietors and all players were arraigned before Judge Phillips and each paid fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Wis
McKale
Hotel Royal
Phillips
Saloonkeeper Grick Hill Found Dead After Assault
Grick Hill, a well known saloonkeeper from Burtai, Elliston, Montana, was found dead in the Little Blackfoot River near town. Investigators report a bullet wound in his head and a deep cut from ear to ear in his throat, suggesting a mysterious assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliston
Mont
Grick Hill
Blackfoot River
Here
Barracks Burned in Zapote and Polytechic School Fire
A dispatch from San Salvador reports a fire at Zapote soldiers' barracks and at the Polytechnic School in Panama on March 29, damaging structures but not confirmed details on arms and ammunition. The blaze prompted no immediate reports of casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
San Salvador
Garacks of
Zapote
Polytechic School
Widow Robbed of $2000 Charged Man Arrested in Moorhead
Moorhead Minnesota March 29 Aged widow robbed of two thousand dollars. John Olson was arrested here yesterday on charges of the robbery and will be taken back for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead
Minn
John Olson
Tornado and Blizzard Hit Michigan After Storms
A tornado near Jackson in southern Michigan caused farm property damage with no reported fatalities, while a blizzard dumped heavy snow in the Upper Peninsula during the same system. The storm marked a wide statewide disturbance with multiple weather hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Jackson
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Twins Survive as Woman Delights Hibbing Family
Duluth report states Mrs. Benjamin Delorimer wife of the Oliver Iron Mining Company Hibbing cashier saved her husband by delivering twins marking a third consecutive set of twins in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Benjamin Delorimer
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Hibbing
Hief
Boys Play Ends Fatally in Wisconsin Incident
In Janesville Wisconsin twelve year old Archie Cunningham fired an accidental bullet wounding thirteen year old John Farrell who died yesterday from lockjaw related to the injury. The incident occurred during a boys playtime with medical authorities investigating the exact sequence of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
John Farrell
Archie Cunningham
Street Car Shootout Involving Congressman Heflin
A Philadelphia or Washington DC street car incident on Pennsylvania Avenue ended with Congressman T J Heflin of Alabama shooting two men Thomas Lumby and Thomas McCreary. Lumby was critically wounded by a shot to the head McCreary struck in the leg both injuries sustained during a confrontation after Heflin remonstrated with Lumby for drinking. Heflin was arrested on assault with intent to kill and later released on four thousand dollar bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
T. J. Heflin
Alabama
Thomas Lumby
Thomas McCreary
New York
McCreary
Congressman Heflin
Heflin
Lumby
Mr.Heflin
Sixth Street
Mr. Heflin
Limby
Secret Service Man Free After Amusing Trial
George M. Foulkes the U S secret service agent was acquitted of kidnapping Albert Tolton a British subject across the border at Marson The judge said the case did not establish guilt Tolton weighed 180 pounds while Foulkes was 126 pounds and the recall of being carried across the line by the agent drew amusement. Tolton had been accused of grain smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
George M. Foulkes
United States Secret Service
Albert FB. Tolton
Marerson
Cameron
Foulkes
Tolton
United States Secret
New Judges Appointed to Sixth and Fifteenth Districts
Gov. Johnson filled two district bench vacancies in Minnesota. C. W. Stanton of International Falls was appointed to the Fifteenth district, succeeding Judge Marshall A. Spooner. A. R. Pfau of Mankato was appointed to the Sixth district, succeeding Judge Lorin Cray, whose retirement came as a surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Johnson
St. Paul
Johnson
C. W. Stanton
International Falls
Marshall A. Spooner
A. R. Pfau
Mankato
Lorin Cray
Judge Cray
Timber Cutting Charges Involving Crow Creek Indians
Sioux Falls authorities announce the arrest of Leo Rabbit and Tasker Red Hail Sioux Indians from the Crow Creek reservation on unlawfully cutting timber on the reserve and selling it as fuel to homesteaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
Leo Rabbit
Tasker Red Hail
Crow Creek Reservation
Strike Threat Looms Over Albany Traction Company
Albany March 29 a strike is threatened on the United Traction company demand. The men will insist on the reinstatement of two of five employees recently dismissed in a dispute over job security and handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
United Traction Company
Cashier Arrested After Bank Failure
Deadwood South Dakota March 29 George Harras cashier of the Hot Springs National Bank which failed last October was arrested yesterday on the charge of embezzling twenty five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
George Harras
The
Hot Springs
Strikers Seize Dynamite Threat at Treadwell
Telegraph from Alaska reports eight hundred striking miners, many foreigners, with ten cases of dynamite and intent to destroy property or life at Treadwell Wines. Secretary Taft authorizes federal troops to aid the U S marshal. General Bush dispatches one infantry company to Treadwell, about 100 miles away, with troops expected to arrive soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treadwell Wines
Alaska
Taft
Bush
Department of the Columbia
Vancouver Barracks
United States
Treadwell
Wait Pope's Word Anna Gould and Prince Helie to Wed
A report from a highly credible source claims Mme Anna Gould and the Prince de Sagan will marry soon. No formal engagement exists yet but it has been understood. the pope's sanction is said to be sought and the wedding awaits approval. The prince would receive 2,000,000 from the Gould fortune and an annual 50,000 allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gould
Prince Helie
New York
Mme
Prince de Sagan
Mme. Gould
Gould
France
Anna
Ridgely Resigns as Controller to Lead Bank in Kansas City
William F. Ridgely resigns as controller of the currency to become president of the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City. Lawrence O. Murray will replace him as controller, returning from his role as assistant secretary of commerce and labor and former deputy controller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Washington
William F. Ridgely
Roosevelt
National Bank of Commercce of
Lawrence O. Murray
Commerce and Labor
Tragedy in Holdredge Woman and Infant Die in Train Jump
Mrs Matilda Nidson and her infant son were struck and killed when she sprang in front of a Burkington passenger train yesterday in Holdrege Nebraska. Officials say poverty and alleged domestic troubles prompted the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdredge
Neh
Matilda Nidson
Markets Tumble Through The Midwest Livestock Notices
Market quotes from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul on March 29 show grain prices for wheat corn and oats across grades and locations. Livestock prices cover cattle hogs and sheep with ranges and averages for beves calves yearlings and lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northern
Ste. Minneapolis
Ste. Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Ryre
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Bank Robbers Captured Near Neosho
Two of the Springtown bank robbers who tried to blow open the bank on March 25 were captured near Neosho Missouri by local officers. They admitted the attempted robbery after their capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho
Springtown
Ark
Hunter shoots self in hand on Des Moines river
George Axelson of Humboldt sustained the first spring shooting accident in the area when his gun discharged while he sat in a boat duck hunting on the Des Moines river. The shot struck his hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Self
Fort Dodge
Iowa
George Axelson
Humboldt
Des Moines
Wreck of Erie Train No. 13 Claims Two Lives
In Rochester New York on March 29 two men were killed one fatally injured and four others slightly hurt when Erie Train No. 13 wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Erie
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Sanders
Montana
Blackfeet Agency
Truman Jay Backus
Packer Collegiate Institute of Brooklyn
John Hitz
Volta Bureau
Alexander M. Bell
March Babbington
Franklinton
New Orleans
Grunewald
Pasquale
Salvator Pati
Walter Wycoff
Creston
Horse Prairie Railroad
Salmon River
John &. Schweitzer
Maine
Bailey
South Dakota
Marren
Clay County Farmers
Negro
Secret Service Man
Pope
Ridgely
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