Brainerd F Dispute
Lady Henry Somerset recently gave a nine days lecture tour addressing over 22 000 people on intemperance and received twenty seven public addresses. Japan rapidly adopts American civilization as farmers in the empire form an independent political party. The Browning Society of Boston plans a farewell reception for Rev. Dr. Phillip S. Moxom before his move to a Springfield Mass Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Somerset
Japan
Browning Society of Boston
Phillip S. Moxom
Springfield
Mass
Reverend Parker Reframes World Flesh Devil as Society Environment Tendency
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker of London is credited with a clever remark. He notes that the three presents lay euphemisms for the world the flesh and the devil are society environment and tendency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Parker
London
Lord Rosebery Maintains Position After Confidence Vote
The article notes Lord Rosebery remains in power as Gladstone's successor, despite a Commons division seen as a confidence vote that threatened his leadership. The outcome kept him secure in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rosebery
Gladstone
Commons
Drexel to voyage on French steam yacht to China and back
Anthony J. Drexel Jr of Philadelphia has rented a large French steam yacht. After initial cruising in home waters he plans a select party cruise to China and back, possibly circumnavigating the globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Philadelpha
China
Baron de Courcel on English and American bill forms
Baron de Courcel asserts that the distinction between English and American currency bills is only formal. He adds that the divide between the principles of good and evil may likewise be mere form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron de Courcel
Widow Dollie Tester of Marquis Fame Faces Debt Toll
Dollie Tester, famed music hall singer and widow of the Marquis of Aylesbury, inherits a debt of one and a quarter billion dollars. Her short, merry marriage ends in sorrow and privation as creditors close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollie Tester
Aylesbury
Cincinnati Button Sewed for Scents Earned
A man in Cincinnati visits business houses and workshops and sews on buttons for people who wear them. He earns cents for each button sewn and carries a supply of buttons of various kinds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Robbers Hold Up Street Car in Chicago
A crowded street car bound for Chicago was robbed Friday of all valuables by highwaymen. Two nearby policemen nabbed several assailants, turning a grim event into a footnote of Chicago enterprise, though the episode remains troubling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Discontent in Cuba Raises Spanish Officials’ Alert
Cuban unrest continues to trouble Spanish authorities while the Washington government is urged to monitor filibuster groups that may form for operations on the island. The excerpt notes that Cubans will not be content under Spanish rule due to oppression and irksomeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Washington
Britain Annexes Pondoland and Extends Protectorate Reach
Treatise notes Britain has annexed Pondoland adjacent to South Africa and extended its protectorate after years of control. The piece calls Britain’s protectorates ultimate possession and warns of imperial overreach, likening Britain to a powerful but cumbersome lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Pondoland
San Francisco dancers discharged after court exhibition
A troupe of dancing girls arrested in San Francisco were brought to court and performed an exhibition of gyrations that pleased the judge and jury, who discharged the prisoners. The piece is described as a danse du centre and will not be interfered with on the Pacific slope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Danse du Centre
Pacific
Episcopal Rector Receives Yale Lecture Honor
The Rev. David H. Greer of St. Bartholomew's New York has been invited to deliver the Lyman Beecher lectures on preaching at Yale Divinity School. He is the third Episcopal clergyman thus honored, reflecting changing times in Connecticut since earlier prejudice against the Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Greer
St. Bartholomew's Church
New York
Lyman Beecher
Yale Divinity School
Connecticut
Steinberg Cabinet Wine Sent by Kaiser to Bismarck
The German emperor grows wine in Rhine regions Heckheim Erbach Hatteinheim producing Steinberg er Cabinet. Kaiser sent this famous wine to Bismarck for his birthday, a gesture that renewed their friendship. Steinberger Cabinet costs about 25 marks or roughly 6 a quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bismarck
Willim II
Rhine
Heckheim
Erbach
Hatteinheim
Steinberger
Bismarck
European ministers show diverse national origins in history
The article notes that several European leaders and ministers have origins outside their ruling nations, citing Caprivi as Italian, Taaffe as Irish, Brousart as French Huguenot, and the Donnells as Spanish, with Pelloux and Blanc identified as French in origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleons
Gambetta
Spuller
Waddington
Mac-Malon
Caprivi
Count Taaffe
Brousart
Prussia
Spain
Pelloux
Baron Blanc
Italy
Fossil Tooth Unearthed in West Seattle
A fossil tooth found by Joseph I Medards at the foot of the bluff in West Seattle was buried in clay near the beach. The oval crown measures 7 5 8 by 3 4 8 inches with a 1 5 inch circumference, weighs ½ pound, and shows chalcedony ridges through the tooth. The find is thought to be a lower left back tooth, with iron-like material between the ridges, reported by the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Joseph
Imedards
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Around the Globe Past Week Highlights and Debates
Summary of national and international items: Cleveland issues a proclamation on the Bering sea bill. Mexican dollar coinage passes the Senate. McGarrahan land claims report favorably. Caldwell resigns as Cincinnati mayor effective May 4. Spanish minister asks U S to monitor Cuban refugee movements. Senator Hill attacks tariff bill income tax and policy. Springer delays Brewley banking and currency measures. Democratic Senators push tariff progress. Naval board rules whale ships not suitable as war cruisers. San Francisco reaches Bluefields and Captain Watson begins inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bering Sea
United States
Senate
McGarrahan
House Committee On Land Claims
Caldwell
Cincinnati
Washington
Hill
Springer
Almou Ace
Naval Board
Multiple Fatal Accidents Reported Across Cities
A roundup of disaster incidents includes Horace Robbins killed by a train near Piqua Ohio, nine Milwaukee firemen dead in a theater blaze, and a Chicago school fatal panic from a steam pipe burst. Other events note a deadly Brinton blast, a wrecked schooner off Mecox Island, and a fatal gun discharge in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Robbins
Piqua Ohio
Milwaukee
Chicago
Athentic Coast
Iowa
T. & W. ER. Carnahan
Findlay
Ohio
Brinton
Benjamin B. Church
Mecox
Lous Island
Bowery
Coney Islind
N. Y
Harvey Vail
la Porte
Ind
Emporia
Kan
Notable Obituaries and Opinions From Across the States
A roundup of notable deaths and comments includes California lawyer G. Frank Smith in San Francisco. Morgan G. Colt in Summit New Jersey. Judge Thomas Coke Sharp in Carthage Illinois. Philadelphia magnate Richard Wistar. Col. Bob Ingersoll’s earnings. John T. Wilken winning a John Scott legacy medal. aging U.S. Senators Morel, Palmer, Harris, Pugh, Sherman, and Hunton. Tolstoy and Turgeneff at St. Petersburg University pre jubilee. Thomas Ellis, Welshborn federal whip. Maryland figures Seavern Tenkle Wallace and Joshua Thomas. Count de Ragousa Soustchevsky in Washington studying U.S. patent systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Frank Smith
California
San Francisco
Morgan G. Colt
Summit
N. J
Thomas Coke Sharp
West
Carthage
Richard Wistar
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Archibald Forbes
Europe
DSI
Bob Ingersoll
John Scott
John T. Wilken
Connersville
Ind
Senate
Morrell
Vermont
Palmer
Milners
Harris
Tennessee
Pugh
Alabama
Russia
Turgeneff
Tolstoi
University of St. Petersburg
Thomas Ellis
Wales
Seavern Tenkle Wallace
Maryland
Baltimore
Washington
Joshua Thomas
Gen. Lee
Count de Ragousa Soustchevsky
St. Petersburg
United States
Multiple Murders and Crimes Hit American Cities
A string of crime reports from Helena to Madisonia details burglaries, police killings, acquittals, suicides, indictments, attempted assassinations, and bank wrecking. Notable cases include James F. Murray shot dead in Helena, Milton Bond murder trial in Decatur, and a nurse’s death at a Tennessee facility. plus indictments against Alabama officials and a bank wrecking trial in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Murray
St. Louis
Heero
William P. Colt
Decatur
Milton Bond
Charles Andrews
Rock Island
Alabama
Multiple suicides and crimes sink into older regions
A Clay County legislator member reportedly suicided by hanging. An attempted wreck on the Atlantic Express over the Lake Shore road near Huron. A man named James Smile, deemed insane, suicided by diving from an elevated New York station. Scranton saw a major incendiary fire destroying Frothingham Arcade. Jack Bellows held on murder charge in Fort Dodge with bail set at 15000. D Smith arrested in Laramie for embezzling government funds while postmaster at Jewell, Kansas. Miss Mary Bell of Valparaiso, Ind. killed herself. motive unknown. Fresno retrial on Richard Heath ended without verdict after 31 hours deliberation. An Indian boy, Frank Short, died after being hurled from a third story window at Wewoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claybourne County
Huron
Ohio
Atlantic Express
Lake Shore Road
James Smile
Forty-second Street
New York City
Scranton
Frothingham Arcade
Jack Bellows
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Ke. D. Smith
Laramie
Wyo
Thois
Smith
Jewell, Hall
Topeeka
Mary Bell
Valparaiso
Ind
Fresno
Cal
Richard 8. Heath
L. B. McWhirter
Tthe Baptist Mission Church
Wewaka
Frank Short
Various World Events Stir Europe and Americas in Brief
The Rosebery government wins a Commons division by 26. Cuba captures insurgent arms as a revolution falters. Paderewski plans a January US tour. An English purity group targets statesmen with espionage risks. Newfoundland spurns resignations over corrupt practices. Corean leaders tilt toward Russia. Canada rejects a 500000 annual subsidy for a France Canada steam line. A Brooklyn building under construction collapses in a cyclone. no injuries. Marquis de Tallyrand dies. Mrs Stevens linked to Duchess de Dine. Brazilian ministers resign amid cabinet upheaval. A Grimsby steam trawler wrecks in fog, six crew lost as hull splits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Corea
Russia
Wildivestock
Gensan
France
Canada
Thirty-seventh Street
Third Avenue
Brooklyn
London Daily News
Marquis de Tallyrand
Due de Dine
Stevens
Duchess de Dine
London Times
Buenos Ayres
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Leeland
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
England
General Strike Called by United Mine Workers and Related Labor News
The United Mine Workers order a general strike for April 21. Reports include 200 oil workers in St Louis striking for 1 cent more per barrel, Toledo longshoremen locked out, and mass meetings by echo workers planning plant action in Pennsylvania. Also noting union painters’ sympathy actions in Indianapolis and the building trades lockout affecting 600 men in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
St. Louis
Galesburg
San Francisco
Toledo
Northwestern
Western Passenger Association
New York
Senator Hill
Sppelmann Township
Henry George
Panama Railroad
Saturn
Isthmus
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Rotterdam
The Call for a Bright Newspaper Voice
The article from Red Lodge New Idea argues that modern journalism demands a luminous, electric writer who can produce bright content to satisfy an intelligent, stormy public. It laments aging editors and stresses bold, versatile, brainy reporting as essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lie
Red Lodge
Work of Congress Condensed Record of Democratic Tactics
Washington April 13 to 16 details the struggle over a new quorum counting rule. Democratic leaders including Speaker Crisp push a "present but not voting" rule to compel attendance and curb filibustering while Republicans contest every move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Committee On Rules
Crisp
Messrs
Outhwaite and Catchings
Dem
Reed and Burrows
Rep
Reed
Burrows
Mr. Catchings
Catchings
Yeas
Causey
Delaware
Coombs
Coombs, Cummings, New York; Geary, California; Geissenhainer
New Jersey
Kilgore
Texas
Maguire
California
McAleer
Painter
Kentucky
Ryan
Warner
New York
Senate
Peffer
Mitchell
Bland
Judiciary Committee
Dearmond
Catchings Sand Outhwaite
Washington Quorum Rule Advances in House Rules
Democrats approve a new quorum counting rule to include present nonvoters and fines for abstentions. The rule, to be sent to the full House, follows two hours of debate with Reed and Burrows consulted. Memorials for Senator Vance and General Slocum mark Senate and House observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Rules
Messrs. Reed and Burrows
House
Senate
Vance
North Carolina
Ransom
George
Gray
Dubois
Smith
White
Manderson
Blackburn
Chandler
Morrill
Sherman
Harrison
McPherson
Towins
Messrs
Henderson
Alexander Erd Crawford
Black
Ilinois
Brookshire
Indiana
Daniels
New York
Strong
Ohio
Blur
New Hampshire
Hook
Tennessee
Slocum
Debate on Roll Call Rule Chooses Present Vote Outcome
The House adopts a quorum count rule by 212 to 47 after debate over roll call procedures. Republicans vote solidly for the measure. Democrats listed opposed including Abbott and Bryan. Reed receives an ovation from party allies as Catchings is jeered. Senate plans a tariff bill vote next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hieders
Reed
Burrows
Wells
Tikem
House
Abbott
Barnes
Black
Bland
Breckinridge
Bryan
Byrnai
Capehert
Causey
Cobb
Ala
Conn
Cooper
Tex
Covert
Cummings
Dunn
Diburrow
English
N. J
Epes
Goldsci
Grady
Hall
Minn
Hines
Holman
Hunter
Kilgore
Lane
Lapham
Lest
Mallory
Martin
Ind
McAleer
McKaig
McMillin
Reilly
Russell
Itoin
Stevers
Talbot
Tracey
Turner
Warner
Wheeler
Whiting
Williams
III
Miss
Wise
Catchings
Senate
Accident in Glenwood Leaves Man Severely Injured
In Glenwood Minnesota on April 18 S Sunson, intoxicated, tried to ride home to Barnness township. His team ran away, he fell from the wagon, was caught by the wheel, and spun several times. He was found unconscious and brought to town with a nearly severed ear, a deep scalp wound, and other injuries. recovery expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Minn
S. Sunson
Barnness Township
Street Cars Held Up in Frisco by Masked Robbers
Two San Francisco street cars were held up by masked highwaymen in a four day span. Early this morning a Hayes street cable car was stopped in a crowded district. the conductor, tripman, and a lone passenger were robbed of valuables. The bandits took two watches and about $50 before escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
San Francisco
Hayes Street
One of De France's Victims Seeks Clues at Prison
Jacob Newman of Chicago says he came to the jail to get information on his $28,000 loss to Stonewall J. De France. Newman plans further interviews with De France and is gathering evidence on possible accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de France
Jackson, Mich
Jacob Newman
Chicago
Stonewall J. de France
Newman
Dy France
Police Seek Clue in $500 German Craft Cash Heist
In Bismarck on a Saturday, William Herr received a craft for $500 from Germany. It was cashed and $450 was placed in the Western House safe for the night. The money was later gone, with no clues as to the thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
William Herr
Germany
Sindy Qarning
Gore
Detectives Expel Two Swindlers Over Ad Book Scam
In St Paul Chief McGinn ordered two young men out of town for forging advertising contracts in Walkers Business Reference Book. The con mirrors a prior exposure of a U S business directory scheme, leading to their arrest and rapid removal after the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Train Robbers Caught in Roscoe Railroad Raid
Los Angeles special marshal Barr and posse arrived with ranchers John Comstock and Walter Thorn near Little Tejunga canyon. They are charged with wrecking and robbing a Southern Pacific train at Roscoe on February 15, killing two trainmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Barr
John Comstock
Walter Thorn
Little Tejunga Canyon
Southern Pacific
Roscoe
Well Known Populist Leader Dies in Los Angeles
Los Angeles reports the death of M. W. Gatebeller a founder of the Populist party in the state He is said to have directed movements in several industrial armies that left the state for Washington He died this morning of pneumonia at age thirty nine He was the son of the new fair commissioner for Niagara Park
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
M. W. Gatebeller
Washington
Niagara Park
Lady Henry Somerset Block Saloon Closures Sought
Trustees of Lady Henry Somerset estate petition London courts to stop her from closing all saloons on her estate. The move involves the prominent temperance leader and her influence over local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Somerset
London
Henry Somerset
Woman's Christian Temperance Movement
England
Cable steamer Fara day sails to lay line from Ireland to Nova Scotia
The steamer Fara day departed London with part of the Commercial Cable company’s new cable. It will be laid from Waterville on Ballinskelligs Bay, Ireland, to Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London, Special
Faraday
Commercial Cable Company
Waterville
Ballingskegs Bay
Ireland
Nova Scotia
Latter Day Saints See Growth in Lamont Area
The general Sunday School Association reported Lamont Iowa area membership at 7112 with 152 schools. In the past year 33 new schools were formed and membership rose by 1776 despite slow progress in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamont
Iowa
Latter Day Saints
General Sunday School Association
Justice's Son Behind Argen teuil Bomb Prank
Investigation into a bomb explosion before the home of a justice of the peace at Argen teuil concludes the act was a practical joke by the judge's son not an anarchist attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Justice of the Peace
Argenteuil
Damages Increase on Second Trial in Fullerton Suit
In Sioux Falls South Dakota the jury awarded William Fullerton 23000 dollars against Home Stake Mining Company for forty thousand in damages. The case had been tried a week earlier with a prior verdict for 20000 dollars. Three jurors favored full damages and a sixty day stay was granted pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
William Fullerton
Homestake Mining Company
Fullerton
Chinese Method of Averting Floods in Hungliao
Oriential advices report Gov Li Hung Chang blamed river god’s deviltry for the Hungliao canal floods. Natives say the god appeared in various guises. A temple will be erected at the site to avert future high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Hungliao
Li Hung Chang
Hammond Refuses renomination and seeks local focus
Hammond of Indiana's Tenth District returns home after a Democratic mass meeting and denies rumors of seeking renomination. He declares he is not a candidate for any office and will devote his remaining term to Hammonds day to day interests in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Washington
Bridge Bills Favorably Reported Across Mississippi to Wisconsin
Washington report says the senate commerce committee favorably recommended bills by Senator Washburn authorizing Red Wing to build a bridge across the Mississippi to Wisconsin and Hastings to construct a bridge across the same river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee Today
Washburn
Red Wing
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Hastings
West Superior Meets Asteel Barge Case Figure Arrival
Charles Colgate president of the American Steel Barge company arrived in West Superior this morning to aid the case against the barge company brought by the Merritts. He traveled with Howard Morris receiver of the Wisconsin Central in Morris private car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Superior, Wis
Charles Colgate
American Steel Barge Company
Merritts
Howard Morris
Wisconsin Central
Pollard Case Verdict Awards Pollard 15000 Damages
Washington April 14 16 Judge Jere Wilson presided as the Breckinridge Pollard breach of promise trial proceeded toward a verdict. The jury awarded Madeline Pollard fifteen thousand dollars against Congressman Breckinridge for breaking his marriage contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles R. Cole
Circuit Court
Madeline Pollard
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Redking
Wilson
Charles Stoll
Bradley
Col
Phil Thompson
Breckinridge
Desha
Calderon Carlisle
Foreman Cole
Col. Breckinridge
Mas. Butterworth
Miss Pollard
Associated Press
Breckinidge
Howard Guilty in Merchants National Bank Robbery Case
James Howard, the last of four men charged in the 1893 Merchants National Bank messenger robbery, was found guilty. The jury verdict came at 5:30 after five hours deliberation with a mercy recommendation attached. Jourselor Johns moved for a stay of judgment citing incomplete bank incorporation proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
James Howard
Merchants’ National Bank
Howard
Jourselor Johns
Senator Vance Dies Suddenly in Washington at Home
Washington April 16 Senator Zebulon Baird Vance of North Carolina died at his home 1726 Massachusetts Avenue at 1040 o clock Saturday night from apoplexy. Vance born May 13 1830 in Buncombe County studied law and served in congress and the confederate army. His death threatens a short term and full term seat battle as candidates already in the field for the latter term. The legislature electing his successor is Democratic with radical tendencies and Vance supported silver coinage and low tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vance
North Carolina
Massachusetts Avenue
Zebulon Baird Vence
Buncombe County
N.C
Washington College
Tenn
University of North Carolina
Twenty-sixth
North
Gen Slocum Dead After Weeklong Pneumonia in Brooklyn
Gen Henry Warner Slocum died at his Brooklyn home after a week of pneumonia. A West Point graduate born September 24 1827 in Delphi New York he rose from colonel to major general during the Civil War commanding the Twelfth Army Corps and serving in key battles before entering law practice in Brooklyn. He held political and public duties including presidential elector congressman and commissioner of the Brooklyn Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocum
New York
HE. W. Slocum
Brooklyn
Henry Warner Slocum
Delphi
Onondaga County
N. Y
West Point
Syracuse
Durham Station
Congress
Brooklyn Bridge
Deadly Oil Car Explosion in Chicago Near Kinzie Street
A Union Tank Line oil car on Northwestern tracks near Sacramento avenue and Kinzie street exploded. Victims include 15 year old Charles Muller killed, and several injured railway workers Patrick Fitzsimmons John Foote John Kleinfelde Joe Cransden with burns and injuries, some fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sacramento Avenue
Kinzie Street
Charles Muller
Patrick Fitzsimmons
John Foote
John Kleinfelde
Joe Cransden
Italian anarchist Politi arrested with bomb in London
London April 16 Detective Inspector Melville arrested Italian Francisco Politi on Farringdon Road. He is described as a dangerous anarchist and had a bomb wrapped in brown paper when captured. He is noted as a close friend of Boudin, the anarchist fatally injured by a bomb in Greenwich Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
de Tective
Melville
Farrington Road
Francisco Politi
Tle
Boudin
Greenwich Park
Assaulted and Robbed in Chicago Suburban Subway
Wileyindolph was found unconscious in the Illinois Central depot subway near a bloodstained coupling pin. He may have been knocked down and robbed. he had railroad passes for Minnesota routes and $3.25 in his pocket, details unspecified until he regains consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wileyindolph
Illinois Central
Tindolph
Minnesota
Fugitive Dennis McCarthy Captured in Chamberlain
Dennis McCarthy, sought by Cherokee Iowa for a winter robbery, was arrested in Chamberlain South Dakota today after months on the run. He had been hiding since last December before associates betrayed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. D
Dennis McCarthy
Iowa
Cherokee
McCarthy
Post Settles With Creditors in New Settlement
New York April 16 Stephen R Post ers reports a full settlement with his creditors and says he will net all obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
New York
Stephen R. Posters
Dixon Ends Senate Bid. Returns to Washington
Senator Dixon of Rhode Island, not seeking re election and with no campaign, has returned to Washington after a brief absence. Colleagues lament his decision to sever ties with the senate as he plans to resume his law practice interrupted by his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dixon
Phode Island
Senate
Ohio lynching: Negro rapist hanged by mob in Rushsylvania area
Seymour Newlin, a black man accused of a brutal assault on Mrs. Knowles of Rushsylvania Logan County, is captured. A mob refused to surrender him to Sheriff and militia sent to seize him, risking further action if troops left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Seymour Newlin
Mrs. Knowles
Rushsylvania
Logan County
Ohio
Bellefontaine
Officer Ginn Not Guilty Verdict in Vermillion Murder Trial
Vermillion South Dakota April 14 jurors in the Ginn murder trial returned a not guilty verdict after about ninety minutes deliberation. Ginn serving as marshal sought to quell a disturbance in the street and shot a man during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginn
Vermillion
S. D
Strike Extends Across Midwestern Rail Lines Unfolds
In St Paul and surrounding towns the Great Northern strike widens with rail workers threatening to extend to St Paul. Managers and union leaders discuss possible action while guards protect property and patience holds amid tense talks. In other towns a train was diverted and a deputy force prepared as the impasse grows.
Trains Bring Freight and Passenger Service to Standby
In Yankton South Dakota on April 18 the Great Northern trains arrived for the last time until the strike ends. The passenger crew offered to carry mail and express today as usual but the company refused until all crews resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
S. D
Great Northern
The Minnesota Logging Company Incorporation Filed
The Minnesota Logging company filed articles of incorporation this morning with capital stock of 600000 to be issued as directed by the board. It is divided into 5000 shares of 100 each with debt limit up to 500000. Incorporators include K E P Welles and J Bh Carpenter Clinton Iowa and Minneapolis residents. Officers named E P Welles president E W Backus vice president W F Brooks secretary and E L Carpenter treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Apri
Minnesota Logging Company
KE. P. Welles
J. Bh. Carpenter
Clinton
Iowa
C. F. Welles
Lyons
KE. W. Backus
W. M.tenney
RE. L. Carpenter
H. C. Clarke
Deivid Willard
S. J. Carpenter
A. E. Horr
Secretary Morton Declines Arbor Day Invitation
Secretary Morton received a letter from Miss Willa Wilcox of Minneapolis inviting him to speak at her school's Arbor Day exercises and seeking information on Arbor Day. He will reply by letter but cannot accept the invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morton
Willa Wilcox
Highland Navenue
Minneapolis
Willa
Swollen Streams Prompt Early Lumber Drive in Grantsburg
Heavy rains raise river levels delighting lumbermen in Grantsburg Wisconsin as streams swell and an early drive seems likely. Spring plowing delays push seeding to an unusually late date due to moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grantsburg
Wis
Robbery at Crawford Bank Nets About 2500 Dollars
Albert Whipple cashier of Crawford Banking Company is robbed at gunpoint by a cowboy attire thief who forces him to the vault and locks him in. About 20 minutes later the president finds him. the suspect and accomplices are tailing out of town as sheriffs pursue on swift horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whipple
Handy
Bartlett
Crawford
The Mead Murder Tale Sparks Fresh Chicago Interest
A new sensational claim about the Mead murder at Waupaca Wisconsin twelve years past surfaces in Chicago. Mrs Jennings says she and her husband drove to the bank at night and her husband retrieved a box buried on a local farm before Mead was killed. Jennings has since died and a search for the box is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. K. Elliott
Pennsylvanian Company
Joseph Hill
Vandalia Line
de Ruyter
Boston
Pittsburg
Lew Wallace
Shiloh
Jacob Weisenborn
Cleveland
Buffalo
Orleans County
N. Y
Jack Havlin
Lafayette Club
Young Hernan
Woonsocket
R. I
Chicago
Building Trades
Central Building League
Christopher Columbus
Esquiman
San Francisco
Tanker Mead
Waupaca
Wis
Jennings
Mead
Phelps Granted Stay For New Trial In Matson Case
Frank Phelps now jailed in Alexandria after a life sentence for Matson murder in Lyman county receives a supreme court stay on probable cause until May when a motion for a new trial will be argued before the high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
Sioux Falls
S. D
Frank Phelps
Alexandria
Mat Matson
Lyman County
Supreme Court
Manitoba railway project dropped unless government aid rises
Winnipeg special reports the Manitoba and Southwestern railway promoters say the project will be dropped indefinitely unless the government provides more liberal assistance.
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Winnipeg, Special
Manitoba & Southwestern Railway
Hood's Sarsaparilla Proclaimed Cure for Chronic Poison
J C Preeman of Vandalia Illinois testifies that Hood's Sarsaparilla cured his wife of yearly severe itching and burning without scarring and restored her health. He says he and four children now enjoy perfect health and cautions buyers not to substitute other remedies.
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Hood
J.C. Preeman
Vandalla
Llinois
Explorer reports vast spruce forests and iron ore in Labrador interior
AL P Y Low of the Canadian geographic survey describes a first known expedition into the Labrador interior from Lake St. John to winter quarters at Rigolet Inlet. He notes thick spruce forests, potential iron ore deposits, and a troubling river journey with six canoes over rough terrain. The trip covered nearly 100 miles with arduous canoing and land segments. Low plans a return overland via the southern Labrador route above the Quebec boundary.
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Labrador
AL PY Low
Geographic Survey
Quebec
Rigolet Inlet
Hudson's Bay
Plamiston Inlet
Montreal Gazette
Lake St. John
Toga Bay
Low
Wilde Refuses 100000 Word Story Offer
An American publisher asked Oscar Wilde for a 100000 word story with payment terms. Wilde replied with witty refusal noting there are not 100000 words in the Songlish language. The San Francisco Argonaut notes his gentle irritation at yardage appraisal of his work.
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Oscar Wilde
New York
San Francisco
Boy talk about South America schools closed during bombardments
Two boys joke about living in South America. The first notes schools there close whenever the town is bombarded, and the second responds with a flippant remark about the idea as good news.
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South America
One Charm in Jasper New York Charm
A Bristol Florida cow reportedly birthed a calf with two heads four ears four eyes two mouths and two tongues described as distinct by owner M A Phillips. The item notes Jasper New York and Town Topics context.
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Jasper
New York
Brooklyn
M. A. Phillips
Bristol
Fla
Milwaukee Scientist Studying Spiders Without Webs
Prof Peckham of Milwaukee specializes in a unique group of spiders that do not build webs. The research highlights a distinct spider lifestyle, focusing on species lacking typical silk structures as a scientific curiosity.
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Milwaukee
Peckham
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