Murder tale from refugees echoes old case in Texas
Washington reports a revived retelling of a German woman’s murder by American refugees from Mexico, linked to Galveston and dated April 8. A stray mare from Bryan area is offered for return, traced to Charles Barnett at No. 1 Kurten, Texas, with notes of a five year old animal.
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Disaster report from voyage with lifeboat chaos
Washington reports detail a disaster on a steamship voyage where women and children had to leap into a lifeboat from a height of seventy feet as boats dangled three feet from the ship. Eyewitness accounts describe passengers tossed like sacks and a woman injured during the escape.
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Washington
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Tondik
Notables’ bodies recovered in early Montreal probe
New York reports the Mackay Bennett has found the bodies of Col. John Saco Amtor and two others, identified as prominent figures, amid a continuing search. The discovery follows a prolonged investigation into the prom and related events.
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John Saco Amtor
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Roosevelt Wins Missouri Delegates After 24-Hour Deadlock
In St Louis on April 26, officials report Roosevelt secured all eight at large delegates for Missouri after nearly a daylong stalemate. A Taft supporter who had been named a national elector resigned amid party tensions and Governor Hadley faced pressure over the convention’s outcome.
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Tyo Taft
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Hadley
Steamer Olympic Abandoned Voyage Details
Associated Press reports Southampton notes a strike by crew causes the steamer Olympic to abandon its scheduled voyage and return to port. Strikers allege new grounds as talks continue over dismissal of non-striking crew.
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Olympic
State shows rising meningitis deaths in the year’s tally
An announcement from Austin Texas dated April 20 records 371 meningitis deaths to Joseph Orem and a nationwide total of 9 819 deaths by year start.
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Texas
Gauss
Dent
Joe Orem
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