Famine and War Close Chihuahua City Rail Lines
Chihuahua Mexico March 26 reports say the city is cut off from the outside world as telegraph and rail links falter. Orozco controls western Chihuahua rail routes with two passenger trains and a freight train, while 2000 troops guard the area. Supplies may last about two months. mines at Santa Eulalia threaten 2000 jobs.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Mar
Ciudad Juarez
Orozco
Menis
Minaca
Death by Own Action and Murder Ends Family in Junta Colo
In Junta Colorado May Henry Englebrecht shot himself in the temple and died instantly. Earlier an assault involved Chas Mor MD and Mrs Bogelbrecht, wife of a neighbor, following family tensions. Angel Ot allegedly went to his home and fired as Morrison reportedly struck Englebrecht during the incident.
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Junta
Colo
Henry Englebrecht
Witchman
Chas
Hangman’s Noose Prize In Card Game
In Denver on March 25 a “seven-up” game with a hangman's noose prize began in the county jail between Michael H Murphy, murderer of his sweetheart, and Lewis Wechter, who killed four men in an attempted robbery. Wechter already faced a death sentence, Murphy had not yet been sentenced. The game was halted when Murphy had to appear in court, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment and the game was not finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mar
Michael Hi. Murphy
Tis Sweetheart
Lewis Wechter
Wechter
Murphy
Woman in Denver Attempted Kidnap by Chloroform, Suicide Note Found
Police report a Denver woman Grace Minnick, once from Cheyenne, attempted to seize her 2 year old child with chloroform near the Alameda avenue bridge. A note on the ground said the writer wished their identity unknown and to have their body cremated. Minnick had been in a custody dispute with humane officers planning court action.
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Denver
Mar
Alameda Avenue Bridge
Grace Minnick
Cheyenne
Wyo
Minnick
IR Seazonses
John F
West
Misejseipp Avenue
Polson
Wednstone
Hannigan
Art. Fculty
Humane
The
Humane Society
Clay Not Alone Responsible Verdict Reveals Wider Findings
Coroner C Y Beard’s jury concluded Fireman F C Manchee died from injuries after an engine explosion seven miles west of Cheyenne on the Union Pacific. The verdict differs from the railroad board’s finding blaming Engineer David G Clay alone and pins responsibility on several persons and the Union Pacific company after three days of testimony.
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C. Y. Beard
F. C. Mancheeter
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Board of Investigation
David G Clay
Ite
MeVeral
Union Pacific Company
Laramie
Clay
WRECKS CLAIM LIVES ON LAND AND SEA
Victoria B C March 26 Every person aboard the small steamer Sechelt perished when it capsized off Beachy Head Vancouver Island in a gale. J I Henderson Cody Wyoming railroad lineman among the drowned. Ovilla Georgia March 26 Eight killed and many injured as Dixie Flyer derailed and plunged into the Alshpa river eighteen miles east of here. J T Watson of Lander Wyoming among the dead. Watson’s bride would have been today. Axle failure blamed for trestle collapse.
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Victoria
B. C
Beachy Head
Vancouver Island
J. I. Henderson
Cody
Wyo
Ovilla
Mar
Atlantic Coast
Alspaha River
Here
J. T. Watson
Lander
Wye
Watson
Joe Blizs Shipley
Pasadena
Wee Tlee
Way Cross
Fatal fued ends in double murder in Kentucky
Luther Lowe and Robert Lester are dead and Henry Lester mortally wounded after a long standing feud between the Lowe and Lester families over a land deal in Tazewell County. Ben Lester killed Lowe and Robert Lester in a confrontation as Henry Lester was struck by a fatal shot. Authorities went to the scene to investigate.
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Roanoke
Luther Lowe
Robert Lester
Henry Lester
Tazewell County
Benter, & Son
Court House
Lowes
Lesters
Ben Lester
Bristol
Lester
Lowe
Lightning Strikes liner Oreante in mid ocean
A lightning bolt hit the White Star liner Oreante during a fierce thunderstorm out at sea. The foremast was broken and toppled onto the deck causing alarm as passengers awoke and rushed to the companionways. Officers reassured travelers and calm returned.
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New York
Mar
Vandals Destroy New Iron Ore Plant in North Randall
Unidentified vandals dynamited the new iron ore handling plant of the railroad at North Randall Ohio causing the ore bridge to be destroyed and an estimated loss of about 200000 dollars. The plant had operated only a few days and the erection cost about a billion dollars.
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Santa Eulalia
Ortiz Station
Miguel Ahumada
United States
el Paso
Tex
Mar
Cleveland, O
North Randall
Strike Ends After Agreement On Railroad Work
Cincinnati March 2 The white workers strike on the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad ended with an agreement signed by leaders of the railway workers union. The settlement ends the walkout that halted traffic on the line in Ohio and nearby areas.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati, New Orleans
Texas
PadOe
American Lady Tries Death by Self in Naples
Miss Cornelia Meserole of New York, who came with her parents a month ago seeking health, leaped from the Grand hotel balcony in Naples. She suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries, was rushed to a hospital, and is believed fatally injured. The Meseroles' exact details are unclear.
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Naples
Mar
Cornelia Meserole
New York
Meseroles
Alfred Vanderbilt Meserole
Cornelia Pethemus Meserole
Miss Meserole
Emperor replies to Taft with Japan friendship pledge
The Japanese government today sent a message to President Taft, saying the emperor is convinced no credit is given to false reports about Japan. He warmly reciprocates Taft's assurances of friendship between Japan and the United States.
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Washington
Mar
Canal Japan
Sadl
Japan
Taft
Tuberculosis in Registered Herds Shows Export Impact
A Wyoming report reveals tuberculosis in a registered herd near Cheyenne tied to cattle exported to Texas. State Veterinarian Dr. B F Davis found one infected bull among forty nine at Daniel Mollvane’s Hereford ranch, highlighting why buyers travel from many states to source Wyoming cattle for export.
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Wyoming
B. F. Davis
Hereford Ranch
Cheyenne
Daniel Mollvane
Texas
Lone Star State
Js M. Carey & Bro
Careyhuret
William Reynolds
Luck
George L. Fexton
Grendo L
A Davis
Baratogs
Danie Mel
Moffat Leaves But Little To Charity
The will of David H. Moffat filed for probate provides a $50,000 public bequest to the Washingtonville North Carolina library he founded. The widow receives half the estate, Frederick G. Moffat a fortune of $600,000, his daughter $500,000, a granddaughter $200,000, a grandnephew $100,000, with the residue divided among heirs per the original request.
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Denver
David H. Moffat
Public Library of
Washingtonville
N. C
Frederick G. Moffat
Frederick Moffat
Geta
Jurymen Tour Wyoming Headwaters In Water Dispute
Six jurors in a Lovella Ditech Co versus Grover Land and Irrigation Co case rode over 100 miles by automobile to inspect the headwaters of Crow Creek, source of water for both sides. The dispute centers on a right of way for a ditch through Grover land and the water supply shared with Colorado. The case hinges on which state issues the decree since most water would be used in Colorado.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Sudden Japanese Travel Stirs War Talk Along Union Pacific
Reported movement of Japanese nationals along the Union Pacific line from central Nebraska toward Cheyenne and beyond sparks warlike speculation. Train passengers and railroad men note Japanese boarding the Omaha to Pacific coast route with tickets for San Francisco, prompting fears of an armed invasion and prompting investigations in Cheyenne into missing Japanese residents.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Yesterds
Ccheyenne
Noop
Omaha
Pacific Coast
United States
Nebranka
Sone of Nippon
Sald
Santancheo
San Francisco
Cheyene
Wymen
Rush of Fire Crashes Through Triangle Factory
A horrific New York blaze at 29 Washington Place, Triangle Shirtwaist Company, kills about 150 people, mostly women, as flames trap workers on the eighth to tenth floors. Bodies spill into streets, while fire nets fail and rescuers scramble. Forty students escape to safety from the adjacent building.
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New York
General Slocum
Triangle Shirt-waist Company
Etory
Washington Place
Isaac Harris
Max Blanck
Root Blanck
Youngs
Cbbwaist Company
Othen
Cleo
Ioward
April
Law Department
University of New York
F. J. Sommer
Kesex County
New Jersey
Eziris
Russia China war probable in short time
Rasela issues ultimatum to China threatening action if a satisfactory note on the February 34 vote is not received by March 28. The Russian demand center on territorial and trade rights with China seen as likely to trigger conflict without a conciliatory reply. Premier Stelypin resigns after meeting Monday. Trepoti and Dernovo suspended from the council of the empire.
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St. Petersburg
Rasela
China
Russia
Husela
Lasue
Kobodol
Sharasumo
M. Dernovo
Council of the Empire
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Self
IHIS
J. J. Henderson
Kentucky
New York Factory
Sam IN
Moffat
Charity
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