Dam Break Flood Threatens Great Falls and Towns
Helena reports a broken Hauser Lake dam on the Missouri River released a 25 foot flood toward Great Falls, threatening the Boston and Montana smelter. Craig may be wiped off the map while Cascade sits under water. residents race to build a wing dam and may dynamite the Great Falls dam if needed. Animals struggle as debris-littered rivers sweep through the region. Hauser dam stood 10 feet high and 430 feet long, finished last year.
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Helena
Mont
Hauser Lake
Missouri River
Great Falls
Boston
Montana
Craig
Cascade
Hauser
Power plant worth over two million used in Montana mines
A facility costing more than $2,000,000 developed 25,000 horsepower for operating Helena and Butte mines and Amalgamated Copper smelting at Anaconda. The dam break does not hinder mine or plant operations as power comes from Canyon Ferry dam and the Butte sub station.
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Helena
Butte
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anaconda
Canyon Ferry
Jack Atkin Wins the Rich Carter Handicap at Aqueduct
The 1908 metropolitan racing season opened at Aqueduct with the Carter Handicap worth $10,000. Jack Atkin ridden by Barney Schreiber won in 1:27 4-5 for seven furlongs on a heavy track, Red River placed second and Chapultepec third. Betting restrictions limited bookmakers and stakes while programs showed odds.
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New York
Aqueduct
Carter
Jack Adkin
Barney Schreiber
Red River
Chapultepec
Ban on Cigarettes Regulates Smoking for Irish Forces
London reports General Lord Grenfell, commander in chief in Ireland, issued an order allowing pipes only during rest periods after field operations. He cites health concerns from cigarette smoking and notes Parliament may address the issue as a national health matter.
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London
Lord Grenfell
Ireland
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Declared Best Yet by Vendors
The note praises Blue Ribbon Vanilla as the best flavor yet and claims it surpasses all previous varieties across all used brands. Vendors suggest customers will prefer Blue Ribbon Vanilla regardless of their prior choice.
Two New Battleships Adopted With One Collier Also Planned
The House voted 199 to 68 to approve two new battleships and two fleet colliers as part of the navy bill. Amendments require one battleship and one collier to be built in a government yard. The total authorizes 10,787,300 dollars for the provisions.
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Government Yard
Washington
House
Committee On Naval Affairs
Representative Tawney
Committee On Appropriations
Representative Foss
Representative Williams
Hobson
Alabama
Longworth
Ohio
Congress
Senate Debates Bills on District Betting Ban and Land Purchases
Washington April 15 The senate spent the day on calendar measures passing bans on betting in the District of Columbia approving land buy between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Mall for government buildings creating a bison range in Montana and enlarging homesteads on non irrigable lands The swamp land reclamation bill was discussed leaving other business unfinished and the senate adjourned until Friday.
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Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Montana
Fight With Moros In Mindanao Claims Police Lives
Two constabulary members were killed and three soldiers wounded in a clash with Moro outlaws on Mindanao. Private dispatches report the engagement after the constabulary and regulars overtook the Moros. casualty figures for the outlaws were not provided.
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Constabulary
Manila
Mindanao
Woman as Prince in Vienna Fraud Case
Vienna police investigate a striking fraud case involving Margaret Erb who posed as a prince for years. She adopted male attire to evade relatives and duped residents in humble Vienna districts with a convincing, fluent persona and refined habits.
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Vienna
Margaret Erb
Scopes
Impostor Tricks Women in Fraud Scheme Over Imaginary Estate
A woman posing as Prince Egon deceived shopkeepers and a merchant, collecting nearly 4000 for lawsuits against supposed relatives seeking control of a phantom estate worth millions of marks. She even secured a fake marriage with the merchant’s daughter, duping a bride who cannot accept her lover is a forty six year old former lunatic asylum inmate.
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Prince Egon
Taft Favored In Minnesota Republican Convention
Minneapolis reporters note Taft holds edge in Minnesota as La Follette supporters push in state for delegates at large. The May 16 convention is expected to name Taft allies W. W Heffelfinger and top figures Kellogg Hawkins and Parsons or Hunt for the delegation amid heavyweight interest.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
la Follette
Wisconsin
Taft
LaFollette
W. W
Pudge
Heffelfinger
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
B. Hawkins
Duluth
W. P. Parsons
Winona
Frank W. Hunt
Mankato
Swisher Trims Secretary of State Vote in Marion County
Marion County primary returns show Charles Wesley Swisher for governor receiving 2845 of 3787 votes with no opposing candidate. In Fairmont WV April 15 the result surprised supporters and critics, signaling potential influence on other counties as delegates are chosen.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Marion County
Charles Wesley Swisher
Stire
Swisher
Dr Swinney kills daughter and takes own life in Asheville
Dr O Swinney, newly arrived from New York, shot and fatally wounded his 16 year old daughter Nellie at a girls boarding school in Asheville then killed himself. He claimed rage over his daughter's participation in an April fool prank and truancy with other students.
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Asheville
O. Swinney
New York
Nellie
Swinney
Blue Stone Traction Co offers 5 percent discount incentive
At a directors meeting the Blue Stone Traction Co. announced a five percent discount on all light and power accounts paid on or before the tenth of each month. Payments after the tenth are not accepted. The offer applies at the company office located at No. 28 Bluefield Ave.
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Bluefield Ave
Bluestone Traction CO
Pr. M
Wallser
Mer
Priest Held For Murder in Tangle of Robbery and Deaths
Naples police arrested Padre Valeriano of the Order of San Pasquale, longtime chaplain to the late Duke of Monforte, on charges including robbery and wholesale murder. The case ties to theft of Monforte heirlooms and tithe deeds, the duchess and governess deaths, and a Calabrian valet's role, with jewel pawnings and an alleged transfer of bonds.
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Rome
Potre Valeriano
Order of San Pasquale
Duke of Monforte
Naples
Lydia
Im H
Duchess of Monforte
Francesca Bugner
Duke of
Paris
Padre Valeriano
America
Order of
Pacquale
Valeriano
Valriano
Law
Stubborn Fire Rages Through Long Island City Canning Works
A stubborn blaze at the Standard Oil canning works in Long Island City destroyed the building and damaged neighboring paint works, spreading to about a dozen tanks. Firemen fought the flames for hours, but the loss will run into thousands.
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New York
Standard O1 Company
Long Island City
State Board Orders Cuspidors for Rail and Street Cars
Parker sburg West Virginia April 1 The state board of health has approved a measure requiring cuspidors be provided in all railroad coaches and street cars and the rule also applies to theaters as part of the annual exam for medical practitioners.
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Order of West Virginia Board O Health
Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia State Board O Health
Miners and Operators Deadlock Over Contract Time
In Kansas City on April 15, miners and operators failed to reach agreement on contract timing. The meeting left unresolved tensions as talks stalled and potential next steps were discussed by union representatives and industry leaders.
Coal Miners and Operators Lock In Deadlock in Southwest
In a stalemate, coal miners demand a one year contract while operators push for three years. Conferees show progress but adjourned until tomorrow as practically all mines in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas remain closed awaiting a conference decision.
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Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Bryan Addresses Michigan Students and Public in Lansing
William Jennings Bryan spoke to Michigan Agricultural College students in an open air gathering and to a packed crowd at Baird's Opera House. He argued that many Republicans are Democrats at heart and avoided partisan lines as he planned to travel to Jackson and Detroit.
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Lansing
Mich
William Jennings Bryan
Michigan Agricultural College
Baird
Opera House
Bryan
Bryer
Jackson
Detroit
Length of Agreement Bane of Contention
Delegates from coal operators and miners in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana seek a solution to an interstate agreement. A scale committee has referred disputes to a sub committee of two operators and two miners from each district. Main dispute centers on contract length with miners seeking one year and operators preferring two years. Thomas L Lewis of the United Mine Workers calls the Indianapolis resolution a sleeper but remains hopeful.
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Toledo
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
Thomas L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Golden Key to City as Fleet Parade Dignifies San Diego
The second day of the American battleship fleet visit featured a parade of five thousand Marines and bluejackets along the waterfront to city park. Governor Gillett and Mayor Worward welcomed the fleet, Admiral Thomas spoke, and San Diego awarded the golden key to Rear Admiral Evans.
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San Diego
Cal
United States
Gillett
Wyorward
Thomas
Evans
Golden Key
Notice on business license payment and contact
Hawley urges subscribers to Daily Telegraph to arrange license payment by April 30 1908. He lists office location on Land Street from April 5 to April 10 and provides the Telephone Building address 1158 W. P. Hawley.
McCarren Unseated at New York Democratic Convention
State Senator Patrick H. McCarren failed to win a delegate seat at Carnegie Hall and clashed with Tammany factions during a two day credentials fight. He threatened to bar future Democratic mayors if forced outside party lines as disorder marked the final hours of the convention.
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New York City
New York
Patrick H. McCarren
Seaier
Kings
McCarren
Tammany
Bird
S. Color
Kings County
Denver
Alton Bh. Parker
Charles F. Murphy
Lewis Nixn
Charles Freeh
Brooklyn
Pew
Otirms
Den
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W. C. Pollock
L. A. Hooper
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Bank OF Personal Service
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Moros
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Prince
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Home County Trims Secretary OF State
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