Denver to Start Work on New Western Railway
Plans for the Denver Laramie & Northwestern railway to connect Denver with Seattle are discussed by Colorado and regional chambers. May 2 is set for a ceremonial groundbreaking beyond the Argo smelter with Gov Buchtel Gov Brooks Mayor Speer and other leaders scheduled to speak. Margaret Milliken will dig the first shovelful and a parade will announce the event.
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Colo
Laramie & Northwestern
Seattle
Puget Sound
Chamber of Commerce
Argo
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Great Northwest
Margaret Milliken
J. D. Milliken
Buchtel
Brooks
Speer
EB. L. Beholtz
Thomas M
Gasoline Schooner Blown Up Off Cape Scott
The forty six ton gasoline fishing schooner Clara O of Tacoma was blown up off Cape Scott on Sunday night. Eleven crewmen escaped in dories and rowed nearly fifty miles to Carleton Point lighthouse for food and shelter after a night and day without water or food. Captain Hansen and the crew were picked up by the Celestial Empire on Tuesday and brought to Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Clara O
Tacoma
Cape Scott
Carlet Point
Hansen
Celestial Empire
Jersey City considers cat license fee and unlicensed cat seizure
Alderman William C. Herbert pushes an ordinance requiring a one dollar yearly license for cats and seizure of unlicensed cats, similar to dogs. The measure is laid over ninety days for first reading amid bitter remarks and a note taunting the sponsor about the issue.
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New York
William C. Herbert
Jersey City Board of Aldermen
Mr. Herbert
Herbert
Saloon Raid Nabs County Official Amid City Elite
Laramie Wyoming April 2 police raided a saloon linked to a city council member seeking gamblers. In the dragnet they seized a high county official and several young members of prominent families, shocking the local social scene.
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Laramie
Wyo
Weather Report for Wyoming and D C April Forecast
Forecast calls for showers in Wyoming on Thursday with cooler conditions in the east Then turning warmer and generally fair by Friday Local data through April 22 at 6 pm shows a max of 72 and a min of 36 degrees W G Palmer Section Director.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
W. G. Palmer
Harvard Eight Beats Midshipmen In Close Two-Mile Race
At Annapolis on April 22 the Harvard eight edged the Navy crew by half a length on the Sever River course in a near record time of 10 minutes 30 seconds despite rough water. The event was one of the closest ever rowed on the local course.
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Annapolis
Harvard
Midshipmen
Sever River
Mother Granted Custody as Divorce Ends Suit
In Belleville on April 22 Mrs Ora Morris wife of Daniel Morris won a divorce and custody of their 13 year old son. Her claims against Mrs Katherine Elias a St Louis widow were dismissed after she received a settlement of 1750 dollars. The son was restored to Mrs Morris as a form of settlement.
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Belleville
Ora Morris
Daniel Morris
Elias
Morris
Reward for Bible Once Owned by Royalty in Sweden
Mrs. Anna Pearson of Hauser lake offers a reward for a Bible printed in 170% and given to her ancestor by a European king about 205 years ago. The Bible had been handed down for over two centuries, survived the March dam break damage in Helena Montana.
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Helena
Mont
Anna Pearson
Hauser Lake
Sweden
Thieving Clerk Gets Six and a Half to Ten Years
New York reports Daniel Rh. Delaney, a clerk who stole $64,000 from Henry B. Coe, was sentenced by Judge Malone to serve not less than six and a half years nor more than ten years in state prison. Delaney’s total theft was stated as over $60,000.
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New York
Daniel Rh. Delaney
Henry BH. Coe
Malone
Delaney
God Made Man Not Man Made Giant, Bryan Speech in New York
William J. Bryan spoke at the Grand hotel in New York urging Missourians to preserve western ideals and warning against the power of corporations. He argued that the nation’s strength lies in simple life and that vested interests must be checked by people. Colonel Henry Watterson also spoke after a theater party and supper.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Grand Hotel
Sourl Society
Missouri
Grantic
Henry Watterson
Czar's Gifts to Actress Stolen at Webster Hall
A thief robbed Mme Komisarzhevsky during a benefit at Webster Hall in New York, stealing two brooches presented by the czar as gifts. The actress notified police after finishing her performance and the theft was reported to headquarters.
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Czar
New York
Mme. Komisarzhevsky
Webster Hall
Mme. Komisarshevsky
England’s navy praised by British designer Sir William White
In an interview Sir William Henry White, longtime British ship designer, says American criticisms of the U S Navy are unfounded. He notes American yards match British in capability and management and that ship for ship the U S Navy is equal to Britain’s best. He adds that the American fleet is the best in the world.
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Boston
Mass
William Henry White
William Aaye
Commissioners Proposed to Take Tariff and Other Reforms From Congress
Washington April 22 A push for three commissions to handle tariff revision financial reform and antitrust review moves forward The plan aims to shift duties from Congress to outside bodies seen as deputy legislatures experts warn such panels would weaken congressional accountability and responsibility.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Beveridge
Fowler
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Murderer of Sweetheart Pleads Guilty in Chicago
Frank Kozielski admitted guilt in Judge Kersten s court for the Christmas time shooting of his fiancée Theresa Zulawsky. He chose a guilty plea to avoid a hangman s jury sentence and received a life term in prison after two days of testimony from his friends describing the unprovoked killing.
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Chicago
Frank Kozielski
Kersten
Theresa Zulawsky
President Signs Employers' Liability Bill
Washington April 22 The president signed the employers liability bill after receiving Attorney General Bonparte’s opinion that the measure is constitutional.
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Washington, D. C
Bonparte
Chemist Ontaneda Dies of Bubonic Plague in Guayaquil
Guayaquil reports the death of chemist Plores Ontaneda who contracted bubonic plague while preparing Haffkines prophylactic at the municipal laboratory. Twenty new bubonic cases and nine recoveries have occurred in the city since last Saturday.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Plores Ontaneda
Campaign planned against night riders in Kentucky
Frankfort April 22. Acting under orders of Governor Willison, Adjutant General John Step has outlined plans for a vigorous campaign against night riders. Troops will be assembled at Cadiz in Trigg county to arrest offenders with warrants. Cadiz ringleaders in barn burnings and other outrages are targeted.
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Frankfort
Willison
John Step
Cadiz
Trigg County
Cadig
Machinists Strike at Iowa Central Railway Shops
Machinists in the Iowa Central railway shops at Marshalltown Iowa walked off the job with helpers and apprentices over a four cent per hour wage cut. Strikes also tied to Bookaloons Iowa and mouth Illinois protests.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Central Railway
Qookaloons
Mouth
Roosevelt Will Not Veto Naval Appropriation Bill
Washington April 22 President Roosevelt indicated he will not veto the naval appropriation bill if the senate follows the house in failing to fund the two battle ships. Hale proposed an amendment to appropriate 7 million dollars for ship construction. The senate debated Brownsville and naval issues as it adjourned with several measures pending and a notable defeat on a plan to import foreign white borers to Hawaii.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Hale
Oregona & California Railroad Company
Oregon
Hawaii
Explosion at Oakland residence targets confession witness
A dynamite bomb exploded tonight under the East Oakland home of James L. Gallagher. Gallagher, a member of the confessed doodling board of supervisors of San Francisco, was an important witness for the prosecution in bribery trials in San Francisco. No clues to the perpetrators were found.
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Oakland
Cal
James L. Gallagher
East
Gallagher
Dood
Soldiers widows to receive increased pensions under new act
A new pension act effective April 19 raises monthly payments by four dollars for 201 061 widows and pensioners. Those earning under twelve dollars see the increase start April 13 automatically. The measure adds about 9 650 448 to the pension roll and could bring 2 592 000 in new claims next year. It benefits Civil War, War of 1812, Mexican War and Indian War beneficiaries. Congress is asked for over 162 million dollars this year, up six million from 1893.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Public Lands Committee Backs 320 Acre Homestead Bill
The House Public Lands Committee reported favorably a bill to enlarge homestead entries to 320 acres. The measure mirrors a Senate passed version. The committee also tabling a resolution by Rep Reeder Kansas directing Interior to investigate Carey Dewart land act operations and report to Congress.
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Washington, D. C
House Public Lands Committee
Senate
Representative Reeder
Kansas
Secretary of the Interior
Wilkins Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Carman Case
Oakland verdict after thirty minutes finds Mark A. Wilking guilty of murder in the first degree in the Vernie Carman case. Carman's body was found in a lime pit at Elmhurst last October.
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Oakland
Cal
Mark A. Wilking
Vernie Carman
Springfield
Mia Carman
Elmhurst
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