Famine and War Cut Chihuahua Off From Outside World
Chihuahua Mexico reports the city nearly isolated as telegraph lines fail and railroads are disrupted. Orozco's forces control western Chihuahua including two passenger trains and a freight train, threatening mines and mining jobs. Union troops number about two thousand, with supplies due to run out in about two months. The region faces a coal and coke shortage and potential mine closures affecting thousands. Governor Ahumada is cited as the possible peacemaker amid ongoing rebel pressure near the border.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Mar
Ciudad Juarez
Orozco
Menis
Minaca
Santa Eulalia
Ortiz Station
Miguel Ahumada
United States
el Paso
Tex
Death ends family ties in Junta murder suicide
A man in Junta Colorado, Henry Englebrecht, shot himself in the temple and died instantly after a confrontation with neighbors. Earlier a neighbor Mrs Bogelbrecht and her husband were involved in disputes that agitated the area.
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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 the hang man’s noose as stake 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 and proposed the game. Murphy had not yet been sentenced. Murphy later appeared in court and was sentenced to life imprisonment, ending the game before it began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mar
Michael Hi. Murphy
Tis Sweetheart
Lewis Wechter
Wechter
Murphy
Woman in Denver Seeks Child Custody by Chloroform Strike
Denver police were told a woman identified as Grace Minnick formerly of Cheyenne attempted to escape with her 2 year old by using chloroform near the Alameda avenue bridge. The case links to Minnick’s prior court battles over custody and humane officers who had previously intervened.
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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
Verdict names several responsible parties in Cheyenne engine explosion
Coroner C Y Beard's jury finds multiple parties share blame for the Union Pacific engine explosion that killed Fireman F C Manchee near Cheyenne. The previous railroad board had blamed Engineer David G Clay alone. The three day inquiry reviewed testimony about the engine's departure from Laramie and the accident sequence.
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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 Dozens. Wyoming Man Among Victims
News recounts two disasters. The Sechelt steamer capsized near Beachy Head, Vancouver Island, killing all aboard including J. I. Henderson from Cody Wyoming. In Georgia, eight killed as the Dixie Flyer plunged from a trestle over the Alspaha River, injuring many. J. T. Watson of Lander Wyoming among the dead, fiancée Shipley of Pasadena reportedly unaware.
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J. J. Henderson
Cody
J. T. Watson
Lander
Victoria
B. C
Beachy Head
Vancouver Island
J. I. Henderson
Wyo
Ovilla
Mar
Atlantic Coast
Alspaha River
Here
Fatal Fued Ends in Double Murder in Kentucky
Luther Lowe and Robert Lester are dead and Henry Lester mortally wounded after a feud dating back to a disputed land deal in Tazewell county. Ben Lester, son of Henry, returned from Bristol and killed Lowe and Robert Lester following a quarrel that began with a shooting on Henry Lester. Police investigated the scene today.
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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 fierce thunderstorm struck the White Star liner Oreante mid ocean causing the foremast to snap and crash onto the deck. Passengers panicked thinking a collision or strike occurred then flooded the companionways. Officers reassured travelers and steered calm return to rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mar
Vandals Destroy New Iron Ore Plant at North Randall
Unidentified vandals dynamited the new iron ore handling plant of the railroad at North Randall a suburb of Cleveland. The ore bridge was destroyed and the loss is estimated at 200000 dollars. The plant had been in operation only a few days and cost a million dollars to erect.
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Cleveland, O
Mar
North Randall
Strikes Off as Railway Workers Reach Agreement
Cincinnati March 2 The white Aermen strike on the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific railway was declared off to night with an agreement signed by leaders of the railway men. The action ends a disruption affecting pending operations and signaling a return to normal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, New Orleans
Texas
PadOe
American Lady Tries Death by Self in Naples
Miss Cornelia Meserole of New York, visiting Naples with her parents for health, leaped from the Grand hotel balcony on the third floor. She suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries and was taken to a hospital where doctors fear her condition may be fatal.
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Naples
Mar
Cornelia Meserole
New York
Meseroles
Alfred Vanderbilt Meserole
Cornelia Pethemus Meserole
Miss Meserole
Emperor Reaffirms Friendship With Taft After Reports
The Japanese emperor said he is convinced the president has offered no credit to false reports about Japan and warmly reciprocates Taft's assurances of friendship, in a message presented at the White House in Washington.
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Washington
Mar
Canal Japan
Sadl
Japan
Taft
Tuberculosis in Wyoming Cattle Hits Export Market
A test of registered cattle records by State Veterinarian Dr. B. F. Davis revealed tuberculosis in a herd near Cheyenne, affecting forty-nine Hereford bulls owned by Daniel Molyneux. The discovery explains why buyers from many states seek Wyoming stock for export despite strict interstate testing and shows the prevalence among frequent exporters such as Carey & Bro., Reynolds, and Fexton among others.
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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's Will Leaves Public Library Legacy
Denver March 26 The will of David H Moffat filed for probate names a $50000 library bequest to the Washingtonville North Carolina library in his birthplace The widow inherits half the estate Frederick G Moffat receives 600000 a daughter 500000 a granddaughter 200000 a grandnephew 100000 with the residue to be divided among all heirs in proportion to original requests
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Denver
David H. Moffat
Public Library of
Washingtonville
N. C
Frederick G. Moffat
Frederick Moffat
Geta
Jurymen Tour Wyoming to View Water Headwaters
In Greeley Colorado on March 26 six jurors for Lovella Ditech company versus Grover Land and Irrigation inspected the headwaters shared by both sides. The case seeks a right of way for a ditch and access to Crow Creek water sources. Colorado may refrain from decree since headwaters lie in Wyoming and most water use would be in Colorado.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Sudden Travel of Japs Sparks Westward Movement Rumors
Reports from Cheyenne describe a rapid Japanese movement along the Union Pacific line from east of Cheyenne to the west. Rail workers and travelers compare the activity to wartime talk as hundreds allegedly hold tickets to San Francisco and boarding trains in small groups. Local inquiries find missing Japanese faces but no confirmed nation wide movement.
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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
Fire crushes and burns scores in New York Triangle Shirtwaist disaster
A massive blaze at 29 Washington Place, Manhattan, killed about 150 people mostly female workers from the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. The eighth to tenth floors burned rapidly, trapping workers. hundreds fled or were rescued from upper floors as fire nets collapsed and onlookers watched in horror. Forty workers on a nearby building escaped, guided to safety by a visiting lecturer and students on the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 and China on brink of war says Rasela ultimatum
St. Petersburg reports Rasela issues a March 28 deadline for a satisfactory note from China on the February Russian vote. War feared if Chinese replies fail to meet Russian terms. Chinese responses described as conciliatory but unsatisfactory. Russia claims Shanghai region changes as a breach of treaty rights. Premier Stelypin resigns but remains in office. imperial decree suspends two council members until January for inaction.
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St. Petersburg
Rasela
China
Russia
Husela
Lasue
Kobodol
Sharasumo
M. Dernovo
Council of the Empire
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IHIS
Wye
Watson
Joe Blizs Shipley
Pasadena
Wee Tlee
Way Cross
Kentucky
New York Factory
Sam IN
Moffat
Charity
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