Washington News of Week Highlights and Actions
A bill to ban futures trading in agricultural products advances in the House. Postage stamps may be used for identification to curb theft. Senate considers a survey on inland waterway costs from Boston to Wilmington. A president’s nomination and a commission visit to the Panama canal zone are noted. Crow Agency testimony denies mistreatment charges. Statues to adorn the east entrance of the House at $75 000 await Roosevelt stance. Roosevelt veto on transferring Commander Wilmot White from retired to active list is sustained. A grant to the Diocese of Duluth for church purposes on Minnesota Indian reservations is approved.
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Possmaster
Meyer
United States
Senate
Wir
Boston
Withington
N.C
Lewis NJ Hammerting
Wilkesbarre
Paneer Canal Zone
Tabor
Vir Hemmerring
House
Roosevelt
Willian Wilmot White
Clapp Hes
Duluth
Minnesota
Notable Figures Pass In Various Cities
Riley Grannan a famed sporting man dies at Rawhide Ned after a long illness. Judge James K Cautrill of Georgetown Ky dies at Frankfort after a long illness. Bishop J Mortmer Levering president of the Moravian church conference northern province dies at Bethlehem Pa. George F Pollock resigns as assistant commissioner and chief of lands to enter private business. Rey C P Tinker, New York Church Extension secretary, withdraws from the conference and plans to join the Mormon faith.
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Riley Grannan
Rawhide
Ned
James K. Cautrill
Georgetown
Frankfort
Caleb Powers
J. Mortmer Levering
Moravien Church of
Amertes
Bethlehem
George F. Pollock
General Land Ofee
Forest Seccion
Rey CP. Tinker
New York Church Extension and Missionary Secrors
Methodist
Chiurch
Recrudescence of Waubonic plague in Peru and legal ruling
A Tacma jury condenms Vox del Sur for publishing visiting statements against the Tacma provincial governor and orders a payment of 300 dollars. Also noted are the Western world’s 61st Hindu temple dedication in San Francisco inspired by the Taj Mahal and Solfatara near Pozzuoli erupting with a new crater and sulfur gas, linked to Vesuvius inactivity.
Socialist writer thrown from horse in Darien injury
Robert Himter, a socialist writer and sneaker, was thrown from his horse in Darien Connecticut and sustained a disjointed shoulder. Separate reports note an explosion near the British steamer Belle of Scotland at Callao Peru, two Vinemen died at McKee's Rocks near Pittsburgh, and Louis Goodsell, aged sixty four, collapsed and died of heart failure near Homer Michigan while helping in a prairie fire.
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Robert Himter
Darien
Conn
Belle of Scotland
Callao
Peru
Edwin Nevinanahunes Lahan
McKee’s Rocks
Pittshurs
Go Hayield
Louis Goodsell
Homer
Mich
Local disasters and deaths reported across regions
Reported deaths include three Indians on Swan Lake reserve Manitoba from elms on essence due to whisky shortage. A barn and farm machinery burned at Pa Mosna’s Elkader Iowa. Jennie Allen, ten, dies from canned fish poison near Newberry Michigan. Fires devastate the Winona mine shop at Calumet Michigan. Prairie fires near Magrath Canada sweep lands. A Chicago elevated train car derailment injuries several, with wide regional damage and losses totaling 17000 dollars.
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Swan Lake
Manioba
Pa Mosna
Elkader
Iowa
Guntta
Jennie Allen
Newby Allen
Newberry
Mich
Winona
Calumet
Magrath
Can
United States
South Side
Chicago
Indiana Avenue
Crimes and criminals in brief from across regions
Count Munster a relative of a former Brazilian ambassador to Germany and France died by suicide in a Brazilian asylum. Joseph Wood an eighteen year old connected to Camden New Jersey was sentenced to thirty years for second degree murder of nine year old Ethel Nevin last fall. Mrs Laura Brust of Harper's Station Ohio was arrested for alleged inhuman treatment of her seven year old niece with scars said to be caused by teeth and scissors. Rome police recovered the bronze bust of Pope Clement VII stolen from Villa Adobrandini March 30 found buried near the villa. George B Schooley of Philadelphia the chief claimant to the Crawford fortune pleaded guilty to forgery of the Schooley will, threatening the widow with a meager share.
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Count Munster
Germany
France
Brazil
Joseph Wood
Camden
N. J
Ethel Nevin
Laura Brust
Harper's Station
Ohio
Rome
Clement VII
Villa
Adobrandini
George B Schoolies
Philadelphia
Junes L. Crawford
Millonaire
Scranton
Schooley
Crawford
Dallas
Philadelphia Aid Sought to Ease Unemployment Distress
A Philadelphia city councilman is urged to appropriate funds to relieve distress among the unemployed. Gardner Cobb, veteran railroad engineer, dies at Shamokin Pennsylvania. Massachusetts court bans sympathetic strikes as illegal. Michigan ranks beet sugar output second in US. Wedding party in Indiana poisoned at supper by ice cream. Alabama high court upholds prohibitions and closing laws. Lincoln arrestees impersonating Holy Cross sisters soliciting for orphanage. Congo Free State gifts to American Museum of Natural History announced. Ellis Island reports largest infant registered, eleven months, weighing as four-year-old. Standard Oil to control most Northern California gas and electric utilities in a $45 million deal. Canadian Pacific to build a second Rockies line to Pacific, terminus at Hardy Bay. Two women claim to be Charles Ruffner widow seeking damages from Butler incident.
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Philadelphia
Gonia
Gardner Cobb
Pennsyllvania Railroad
Reading Railroad
Shimokin
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Michigan
United States
Publicatio
Bey City
Mich
Mise
Marie Everett
St. Louis
Jennife Paul
Omaha
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Lincoln
Neb
Elone
Pro-Cathedral
Congo Free State
Leopold
Belgium
American Museum of Natural Histors
New York
Ellis Island
California
Standard Oil
San Francisco
Minnesota Dedication at Shiloh Sparks State Rights Debate
At Shiloh National Park Minnesota honored soldiers with a monument dedication attended by Gov. Johnson and staff. Johnson and GC Andrews of St Paul urged defense of American liberty, warning against central bureaucracy and a Supreme Court decision they said threatens state sovereignty and equal citizen opportunity.
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Shiloh
Tenn
Union
America
Infant Found Dead On Butternut Street Bluff
The body of a newborn female was found yesterday noon by two boys at the foot of the Butternut street bluff in St Paul. An autopsy showed the skull crushed and throat marks indicating strangulation. No clothing or clues to the parent were recovered.
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St. Paul
Butternut Street
Railroad Men Protest Against Rate Cuts
Five hundred railroad workers from all branches met in Missouri Valley Iowa on April 12 and adopted resolutions opposing further railroad rate reductions. They warn that any losses will ultimately fall on railroad employees.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
Man Struck and Killed by Street Car in Minneapolis
An early report states Andrew Peter gon rode onto street car tracks on Henne pin avenue yesterday and was struck by a streetcar, dying from injuries. The incident occurred in Minneapolis on April 12.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin Avenue
Andrew Petergon
Lesele
Comey Warrier
Napa Valley Wine House Fire Prompts Injuries in Minneapolis
A blaze at the Napa Valley Wine House at 608 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis caused about 20 000 dollars in damage. Early reports indicate a series of small explosions during the fire injuring two firefighters.
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Minneapolis
Napa Vally
Hennepin Avenue
Woman shoots man in Cassopolis menace follows lovers
Cassopolis Michigan April 12 Mrs George A Motsker of South Bend Ind shot and killed Carleron Morgan thirty five a prominent South Bend man at the door of Mary Greens residence Morgan accompanied by Mr Motsker s husband who was the intended target Mrs Motsker and her husband were arrested Investigations suggest a plot with several prominent families involved and possible divorce suits following the shooting
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South Bend
Motsker
Marshal Shot by Sandits in Kent Desperado Duel
Kent Washington April 12 City Marshal Harry Miller was fatally wounded in a pistol duel with five highwaymen who robbed Patrick O'Brien in Orelia and were reported to head toward Kent. Marshal Culberson aided Miller as they engaged the assailants, the highwaymen fled after the first volley.
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Kent
Wash
Harry Miller
Charles Gutherson
Marshal Miller
Orelia
Patrick O’brien
Miller
Culberson
Hale
Marshal Culberson
Peece
Man Wrecks Church Then Is Captured by Posse
A mad man from in- byne entered St. Peters church four miles south of Brandon Minnesota, wrecked the altar and lamps, overturned tombstones, and was later captured by a posse. He is admitted insane and was committed to Fergus Falls.
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Maniac
Brandon
Minn
Fergus Falls
St. Peter's Church
Here
Start Log Drives Soon in Minnesota Timber Industry
Forty million feet of logs will be started in two great drives between Brainerd and Newry with sorting works above Little Falls. J J Webb of a large lumber company says crews are being gathered to launch the drives next Monday. One drive will join about one million more feet at the sorting works, while another drive will proceed from here containing about ten million feet.
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Little Falls
Mina
J. J. Webb
Newry Brainerd
Burglars Hit Lund Department Store in Paynesville
Burglars dynamited the Lund department store safe in Paynesville last night and stole $25 in cash. They also looted the Young saloon's whisky consignment and attempted to break into the post office but fled after a dog barked. Two suspicious men were observed in town yesterday and are being sought.
Rock Fall Derails Train. One Man Dies
A thaw loosened rock crashed onto a Canadian Pacific express near Kenora Ont. Four coaches derailed but no passengers were harmed. George Love of Kenora was pinned beneath the engine and scalded to death.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railroad Express
Kenora
Ont
George Love
Worthless Check Grafters Active in Clinton Area
Clinton Iowa April 12 reports say worthless check grafters have been unusually active in the region with checks of bogus description passed into a local bank for collection nearly every day or two through the past week.
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Clinton
Iowa
Fatal Fight Near Aitkin Claims Life
In Beaver township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, Andrew Mattson was killed in an apparent fight yesterday. Authorities say the assailant is believed to be a Finlander named John Ukura.
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Aitkin
Aitkin, Minn
Beaver
Andrew Mattson
John Ukura
Smuggle Chinese in by wholesale from Canada into United States
Detroit April 12. Rivalry among three Canadian groups to smuggle Chinese into the United States led to a wholesale scheme at Detroit. Authorities detained A. McMann at Wayne County jail after three Chinese were seized at Adrian in a Wabash box car. The plan used hidden tunnels in freight cars and ferries to move detainees toward Chicago.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Windsor
Ont
A. McMann
Wayne County
Adrian
Chinnamen
McMann
Detroit River
Chicago
Wisconsin Railroad Tax Sets State Record
Wisconsin state tax commission reports a railroad property levy of 2,085,720.05 a record high surpassing three million. The total general property value for the state reaches 22.005,652.00 with Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and the Northwestern line each among the largest taxpayers at around 150,000.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
State Commission
Chiciso
Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Reform of tramway rides halted by receivers
St Paul April 1 Receivers A B Stickney and C H Smith withdraw their bid to revise the working rides for trammen. They will continue to operate under the present system and all steps will proceed as before. They agreed to stop abuses noted by officials, avoiding further negotiations.
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St. Paul
B Stickney
C. H. Smith
Met
Anoka County Chooses St Paul as Central Potato Market
Anoka County Society of Equity votes to establish its central potato market in St Paul with buyers and sellers there. The county will house at least twenty large warehouses for potatoes, as part of the St Paul district spanning eleven counties.
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Anoka
Two Drowned at Ford in Swollen River Crossing
Lisbon North Dakota April 12 Mrs Ole Benson and her son Oscar drowned last evening in the Sheyenne river ten miles southeast of Lisbon at the Tindall ford. They had been in town returning home with a team when the swollen river claimed both lives and the team.
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Lisbon
N. C
Ole Benson
Oscar
Sheyenne River
Tindall Ford
Explosion at Sault Ste. Marie hardware store burns two men
A gasoline tank exploded in F. S. M Ward's hardware store in Petour yesterday while Fred and David Leplounte were repairing it. Both men were severely burned and died shortly after. The fire caused by the blast damaged the building and furniture, with losses estimated at several hundred dollars.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
F. S. M Wards
Petour
Fred
David Leplounte
Cany & Sere
Rush Work Begins on Hawley Fountain Cut
Hawley Minnesota April 12 work is to be started on the fountain cut as soon as preliminaries are completed. Several steam shovels and work trains will endeavor to rush through as quickly as possible.
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Hawley, Minn
Fountain
Runaway accident injures McDonalds in Aitkin Minnesota
In Aitkin Minnesota on April 12 Mr. and Mrs. Freq McDonald were seriously injured in a runaway. Mrs McDonald sustained a fracture of the leg above the knee and is hospitalized while her husband receives treatment.
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Aitkin, Minn
Freq McDonald
Elkins Urges Silence on Katherine Elkins Engagement
Stephen B. Elkins sent a message to the Associated Press denying reports of his daughter Katherine Elkins engaged to the Duke of the Abruzzi. He asked the press to cease spreading rumors and stated he would reveal any authentic information when available.
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Stephen B. Elkins
Rome
Katherine Elkins
Abruzzi
Associated Press
Delegates to Republican Convention Unpledged from Massachusetts
Four men chosen at the state convention will head the Massachusetts delegation to the Republican national convention in Chicago unpledged. They are Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and William Murray Crane, former Secretaries John D. Long and Sidney B. Converse. The convention endorsed Governor Curtis Guild for the presidential nomination and urged a wise revision of the tariff.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Chicago
Henry Cabot Lodge
Murray Crane
Thee
John D. Long
Sidney CG. Bignes
Curtis Guild
Doukhobors Sentenced for Naked Parade in Ontario
Nineteen Doukhobors nine women and ten men were sentenced to six months in Toronto central prison after a naked parade in Fort William Ontario on April 12. They were arrested by police, stripped to underwear, placed in a jail cell and later handed to Port Arthur authorities awaiting transfer to Toronto.
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Fort William
Ont
Central Prison
Toronto
Clother
Bhinkers
Port Arthur
Markets Update From Grain and Live Stock Centers
Reports from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago and Milwaukee show varied grain prices with wheat around 1.00 to 1.06 per bushel and oats near 38 to 51 cents. Cattle calves hogs and sheep prices are listed by center with ranges for Beef cattle and stockers and feeders, hogs, and lambs.
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St Paul
Minneapolis
Apsilig
Duluth
Northern
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Mme Gould Sails for Europe on St. Paul
New York April 12 Mime Anni Gould will sail for Europe on the steamship St. Paul. Prince de Sagan, her suitor who has been in the United States for weeks, will remain in New York several days longer.
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Mme, Gould
Europe
New York
Anni Gould
Mane
St. Paul
Prince de Sagan
Mme
Gould
Mrs. Webb Arrested for Defrauding Chicago Hotel
Chicago April 12 Mrs. Alice Webb the divorced wife of Bradie L. Duke a tobacco magnate was arrested on a warrant charging her with defrauding a hotel company through fraudulent checks.
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Webb
Chicago
Alice Webb
Bradie
Duke
Insane Tailor Sets Fire in Akron Padded Cell
Antonio Passoline, an insane tailor, set his clothes on fire in the padded cell of the county jail in Akron Ohio on April 12. He was burned severely and is expected to die.
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Akron
Ohio
Antonio Passoline
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