Washington News and National Affairs Snapshot
Gov Broward appoints Hall Milton of Marianna to fill the late Senator Bryan seat in the United States senate. Roosevelt urges an appropriation to reimburse Ellen M Stone rescuers after Bulgarian bandit raid. A free trade bill and a Panama railway compensation measure advance. Fort Yellowstone capacity expanded for cavalry garrison. A Lee memorial resolution seeks $100,000. National Press Club forms in Washington to advance literary tastes and journalist fellowship. Fatal gas carbolic acid blast in Bromiley Kentucky. Chicago fire destroys H Schomer & Co. four stories. mass gas tank explosion in South Deerfield ma kills two. Three children perish in a hushestown Pa house fire. mother Mrs Dominick Jimitio dies from burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Broward
Florida
Hall Milton
Marianna
Senator Bryan
United States Senate
District of Columbia
Thayer
Ohio
Roosevelt
Congress
Ellen M. Stone
Sulver
New York
United States
P. B. Banton
Waterloo
Iowa
Panama Railway
Senate
Secretary of War
Youn
Fort Yellowstone
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Representative Ferris
Oklahoma
National Press Club of
W. Black
Bromiley
Carbonic Gas Manufacturing Company
Chicago
H. Schomer & Co
South Deerfield
Mass
Warren House
Depot Street
Hushestown
Dominick Jimitio
Henry Munsnee
Green
Iown
Notable deaths and elections across early 20th century figures
W W White of Jerome Iowa elected president of Iowa district United Mine Workers. Rev Charles N Sims former Syracuse chancellor dies at Liberty Indiana aged 73. G A Smith Moody and Sankey associate evangelist composer dies in Hubbardston Michigan. Lord Rosebery elected Glasgow University chancellor after Lord Kelvin’s death. Col Maurice S Langhorne aged 85 Civil War veteran dies in Lynchburg. Capt John F F Parker takes command at Tutuila Naval Station. P A Lindahl Augustana leader and editor noted as lead in Swedish circles. Daniel L Dresser ex-president Trust Company of the Republic acquitted after larceny charge. Mrs Eliza Tarskill active in WCTU and King's Daughters dies in Somerville Massachusetts at 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. White
Jerome
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Charles N. Sims
Syracuse University
Liberty
Ind
G. A. Smith
Moody and Sankey
Hubbardston
Mich
Lord Rosebery
Glasgow University
Lord Kelvin
Maurice S. Langhorne
Virginia Regiment
Lynchburg
John FF. Parker
Tutuila
Sa Noa
C. B. Moore
P. A. Lindahl
Augustana Book Concern
Augustana
Augustana College
Rock Island
Daniel Leroy Dresser
Trust Company of the Republic
New York
Eliza Tarsk Till
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Society of King's Daughters
Somerville
Mass
Accidental Happenings Across Several Cities
Reports from multiple sites describe fires and explosions causing material losses and injuries. Incidents include a Cincinnati paper goods plant fire. a Cudahy Packing ammonia tank blast in Omaha with several injuries. a Hitz Cold Storage fire in Indianapolis causing heavy damage. a Grand Trunk Pacific dynamite hazard injuring workers near Winnipeg. Newfoundland postage stamps washed ashore from the Sylvia wreck. and a Menominee Paper employee badly burned by spilled vitriol in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Paper Goods Company
Cincinnai
Cudahy Packing Company
Omaha
Indianapolis
Hitz Cold Storage Company
Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Death of Frau Maulvin von Arnim in Berlin
The aged sister of Prince Bismarck, Frau Maulvin von Arnim, has died in Berlin at eighty one. Other items note Geraldine Farrar’s imperial nomination, Portugal’s royal horse sale, a Korean 50 000 yen donation, Stevens decorations, Tito Tittoni’s Macedonia reply, the Inglewood wreck with thirteen drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frau Maulvin von Arnim
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Japan
Durham White Stevens
Signor Tittoni
Macedonia
Italy
Inglewood
New York
Stockholm
Jury Disagrees in Warner Bribery Case and Other News
A jury in Pred Warner’s bribery case against a St Louis house of delegates member was discharged after a disagreement. Havana customs receipts for March total 1,445,400 dollars, a sharp drop from last year. Henry Fanning and Butler McLanahan are acquitted in the Hiram Hedges murder case. Flora Whiston, a witness against Raymond Hitchcock, is indicted for perjury in New York. Jesse Morrison, alias Jimny Morrison, dies by self-inflicted gunshot at El Reno Oklahoma. James Harlan, a burglar who posed as a yachtsman, is sentenced to 27 years in Sing Sing. Tokyo trade reports show the United States leading with 211,000,000 yen in imports and exports. China follows with 136,000,000 yen. Japan’s total trade for the year reaches 10,926,000,000 yen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Warner
St Louis House of Delegates
Havana
Henry Fanning
Butler McClanahan
Hiram Hedges
Nicholas County
Kentucky
Flora Whiston
Raymond Hitchcock
New York
Hitchcock
Tokio
America
China
Smallpox Hits Town Fraternity House First Case Reported
Smallpox has invaded a State University of Town fraternity chapter house with Bernard Thiegs of Long Prairie Minn. the first to be afflicted. Charles Andrews former chief judge of the New York court of appeals resigns as commissioner to testify for the governor in charges against District Attorney Jerome. Frank Anthony aged eighty pioneer of the copper country region dropp ed dead at Calumet Mich. He was a long time Hancock resident and wealthy retired farmer. The passenger season on Jake Erie 1908 opened April 1 when the City of Detroit arrived at Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Town
Bernard Thiegs
Long Prairie
Minn
Charles Andrews
New York Court of Appeals
Jerome
Frank Anthony
Copper Country
Calumet
Mich
Hancock
Jake Erie
Detroit
Cleveland
City of
Chicago Great Western Train Nuisance Indictment Plea
The Chicago Great Western Railway was indicted in Marshalltown Iowa on two counts charging nuisance by selling intoxicating liquor on trains. It pleaded guilty to one indictment on Saturday and paid a $300 fine in district court. the other indictment was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Marshalltown
Iowa
Two ships clash off Isle of Wight. Tiger sunk with crew lost
Off the Isle of Wight during night maneuvers the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger was cut in two by the cruiser Berwick. Thirty six men including Lieut Middleton died. twenty two were rescued as boats from other ships aided survivors.
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Portsmouth
England
Lieut. Middleton
Tiger
Isle of Wight
Berwick
Home Fleet
Portland
al Nost
Forwad Lnly
Blaze Causes Heavy Damage at Peoria Distilling Plant
A fire at the Corning Distilling Company plant in Peoria Wisconsin started on the fourth floor elevator area at 2 am and raged through the building and contents, with damage estimated at 230000. The blaze threatened nearby structures and cattle, but the rectifying house and other facilities largely escaped. Origin of the fire remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Corning Distilling Company
Hering
Seattle
Secretary Wilson to establish denatured alcohol plant
Secretary Wilson will set up a model station in the Department of Agriculture building in Washington to demonstrate how to manufacture denatured alcohol. The plant will show farmers and others how to convert farm waste products into alcohol.
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Wilson
Carital
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Guard Secured $25,000 War Department Equipment
Adjt. Gen. Fred B. Wood of Minnesota reports a War Department promise of $25,000 in additional equipment for the Minnesota National Guard. New rifles and gear valued at $12,000 will be issued immediately, aiming to meet the state’s legal standard by year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
War Department
Washmngton
Ordnance Bureau
Adjt
Fred B. Wood
Minnesota
Minnesota National Guard
Minnesota Guard
Three Postmasters Named
Washington April 5 Rome M Stuntubeck appointed postmaster at Luffton Minnesota replacing J M Howes removed Townserd Potts named postmaster at Law rence Mille Lacs replacing Samuel Mattson deceased Edwin Hevick named postmaster at Marna Faritt county replacing H S Dodges resigned
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Washington
Rome M. Stuntubeck
Luffton
Otter Tall County
Minnesota
J. M. Howes
Potts
Lawrence
Mille Lacs
Samuel Mattson
Edwin Hevick
Marna
Faritt County
H. S. Dodges
Premier to Resign Public announcement may come soon
London April 5 The prospects for Sir Henry Bannerman s recovery brighten though convalescence will be slow He has intimated to colleagues that a public resignation may be announced any day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. London
Henry
Mrs Roosevelt Heads Back to Washington by L&N Train
Mrs Roosevelt and her party departed by Louisville and Nashville last night for Washington. They are scheduled to arrive Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
Carnegie Grants Funds to Include State University Professors
New York April 5. Andrew Carnegie announced a further 56 million to the Carnegie Foundation to cover pension eligibility for state university professors. The plan requires legislative and gubernatorial approval of each state to extend the retiring allowance beyond the original $10 million fund. The追加 funds will be issued as 5 percent bonds, increasing annual income to a quarter of a million and total yearly disbursement to 750 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie
National Association of State Universities
Henry S. Pritchett
Cashier Delaney Caught After Cave Chase in Sullivan
Daniel R. Delaney, Brooklyn cashier for Henry B. Coe & Co., was arrested at Mountaindale Sullivan County after allegedly taking 26000 from the firm. Detectives traced him through a dramatic hunt that ended with a cave hideout guarded by two bloodhounds and several guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
Daniel R. Delaney
Haw
Henry B. Coe & Co
Mountaindale
Sullivan County
Delaney
Mitchell Spans Office Offers Health Stand on Panama Commission
Former UMWA president John Mitchell said President Roosevelt offered him the role of special commissioner to study labor conditions in the Panama Canal Zone. Mitchell said he could not accept due to the need to recover his health before taking any work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Washington
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Rooseve
White House
Lim
Panama Econal
Mitchell
Markets Show Mixed Grain and Livestock Prices Across Centers
Market data from St. Paul to Chicago shows wheat ranges from about $1.03 to $1.08 for various grades, corn pricing mostly in $0.60s, oats near $0.47 to $0.53, with meat markets in Chicago and Sioux City noting steer and hog prices from roughly $4.70 to $7.50 and lambs around $6.25 to $6.75. Regional quotes include Minneapolis and Duluth wheat at about $1.02 to $1.08 and discounts for durum and lower grades.
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St. Paul
Mimsinapolis
Duluth
Northern
Chicago
Milwaukee
Beeves
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Spreckels Wins Mexican Rail Concession for Yuma San Diego Route
Mexico City reports John J. Spreckels, millionaire California steamship and railroad man, secured a government concession to build a Yuma to San Diego railroad through Mexican territory for fifty miles and left for home after the deal on April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spreckels
Mexico City
John J. Spreckels
Ailionaire California Steamship and Railroad
Yuma-San Diego
General Strike Sweeps Rome Amid Protests
Rome observed a citywide holiday as a general strike marked by protests over the Thursday killings of three rioters and injuries to fifteen others. No major incidents occurred throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Wourdins
Three Tobacco Factories Burn in Lynchburg April 5
Fire in Lynchburg Virginia destroys three tobacco factories operated by T. P. Dunnington. Estimated loss placed at 20 240 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
T. P. Dunnington
Gotch Wins World Title By Default In Gripping Match
George Hackenschmidt quit in the watch‑as‑catch‑can world title bout after more than two hours of scrambles. Frank Gotch earns the championship in Chicago with a perfect defense, as 3,000 spectators witness Hackenschmidt surrender and the police restore order.
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Chicago
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Iowa
Gotch
Smith
Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotel
Boy survives ordeal with manure spreader accident
In Watertown New York on April 5 a young farmer’s son narrowly escaped death when a manure spreader in full motion snagged his body as he tried to retrieve a stone from the knives. He was ground between blades and later thrown clear onto the ground, badly injured but alive. Doctors hold hope for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Sam Purcell
Run Down by Auto Hits St Paul Couple
Dr. B. W. Kirby and his wife were struck by an automobile driven by Walter Hill at Summit and Fairview avenues at 10 last evening. Dr. Kirby suffered a possible fractured skull while Mrs. Kirby is in painful condition but not believed to be in danger. Hill reported he had struck someone and was alone in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
B. W. Kirby
Summit
Fairview Avenues
Walter Hill
Goldfield Strike Ended as Union Votes to Return
Local No. 220 of the Western Federation of Miners voted 90 to 25 to end the strike that began last fall. Miners will return to work with non union men and seek the Tonopah wage scale of 80 cents a day less than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Western Federation of Miners
Wyman Files Pardon Application for Orchard Case
Despite Orchard's refusal to file a pardon petition himself, attorney Frank T. Wyman, under Judge Wood’s direction, filed the pardon application with the Idaho State Board of Pardons on April 5 in Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Hearvy Orchard
Frank T. Wyman
Wood
Ecu
State Board of Pardon
Almost Killed by Horse Medicine in Iowa Incident
Lake City Iowa April 5 Jer ry Gavish of Sherwood swallowed nearly an ounce of a horse blistering medicine used for colic relief and was hospitalized. The incident highlights dangers of misusing veterinary preparations rather than official medical treatment.
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Lake City
Iowa
Jerry Gavish
Sherwood
Murderer Jaz'z alias Spec White Dies in Prison
Jaz'z alias Spec White died in the state penitentiary from tuberculosis. He and Janes Dugan were convicted in 1894 of the Harris murder on the East side.
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Minneapolis
Jaz'z
White
Janes Dugan
Harris
East Side
State Penitentiary
Supreme Court Grants Minnesota Lands From Chippewa Reservation
The District of Columbia Supreme Court rules in favor of Secretary of the Interior, allowing Minnesota to receive several hundred thousand acres of timber rich lands from the ceded Chippewa reservation. Gus A. Beaulieu, acting for the Chippens tribe, sought to block the transfer, arguing proceeds should go to the Indians. Secretary Garfield cites a congress act gifting swamp lands to the state. The parcels lie within Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Secretary of the Interior
Minnesota
Gus A. Beaulieu
Garfield
Congress
Lost in Minnesota swamp seeks Chicago engineer
Jarvis C. G. Mott, a Chicago civil engineer and electric railway promoter, is lost in the swamps near Roseau and Warroad, Minnesota. Two settler parties search. his companion Ole Olson, a camp cook, arrived exhausted from Greenbush, saying they became separated in Tuesday night’s snow storm.
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Chicago
Crookston
Minn
Jarvis CG. Mott
Roseau
Warroad
Ole Olson
Greenbush
Mort
Young Hunter Shot First Spring Duck Victim
Peter Moody of Sioux Falls is the first spring duck and goose shooting victim in the area. A companion’s repeating shotgun discharged by accident, wounding Moody in the left shoulder. a slight position change might have prevented the injury.
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Moody
Sioux Falls
S. C
Peter Moody
Freedom Short Lived Four Arrested at Steele North Dakota
Jamestown North Dakota April 5 Sheriff Wasser received a Medina message stating authorities arrested a man believed to be part of a horse stealing gang. Four men were arrested at Leon on a horse theft charge at Bowden, one escaped and was rearrested at Medina. They will be turned over to Kidder County authorities.
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Steele
N. D
Jamestown
N. OD
Wasser
Medina
Leon
Bowden
Kidder County
Capt L A Foote Dies After Ball Game Excitement
Capt L A Foote, Civil War veteran and prominent banker, collapsed and died in Sioux City Iowa after reacting to the White Sox Sioux City baseball game. His intense enthusiasm for the season opener appeared to trigger heart failure.
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L. A. Foote
Sioux City
Iowa
Fire at Neu man Bros mill in Grand Rapids causes large loss
Fire at Neu mann Bros sawmill on Prairie Like four miles north of Grand Rapids Minnesota destroyed part of the mill. The blaze, believed incendiary, is the second fire at the same mill this year. Loss is estimated at several thousand dollars.
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Grand Rapids
Minn
Neumann Bros
Prairie Like
Midaishi
Miss Sprague Ends Twenty-Five Year Mathematics Career
Miss Sprague resigns after twenty-five years as head of the mathematics department at the state normal school in Winona Minnesota. Her retirement takes effect at the end of the summer term.
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Winona
Minn
Ate Sprague
State Normal School
Sawmills Start Season in Bemidji and Crookston
In Bemidji Minnesota on April 5 the Crookston and Bemidji Lumber companies opened their sawmills for the season. The Crookston mill employs about ten men and the Bemidji mill runs with roughly one hundred workers as operations begin and will soon run steadily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji, Minn
Crookston and
Bemidji Lumber Companies
Crookston Lumber Company
Bemidji
Farmers Await Warmer Weather to Start Seeding
Albert Lea Minn April 5 Most farmers have plowed discing and dragged fields but the majority delay seeding awaiting more settled warm weather as spring work begins across county.
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Albert, Lea, Minn
Gome
Accidental Shooting Wounds Boy in Neck at Lake Crystal
In Lake Crystal Minnesota on April 5 a youth, son of Hans Anderson, fired a target rifle accidentally wounding a boy, son of J D Roberts, in the neck. The bullet caused only a flesh wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Crystal
Minn
Hans Anderson
J. D. Roberts
Young Iowa Farmer Drowns When Boat Capsizes
Al fred Know, twenty three, son of a Kanawha area farmer, drowned near Kanawha Iowa in Westlake when his boat capsized late yesterday afternoon. Local authorities investigated the incident and recovered the body from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marshalltown
Alfred’ Know
Sasi
Kanawha
Westlake
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San Francisco
Jesse Morrison
Jimny Morrison
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el Reno
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