Leiter Mine Disaster Not An Accident
Coroner’s jury rules afterdamp and a blasting powder blast caused 43 deaths at Leiter’s Zeigler coal mine in Franklin County Illinois on April 8 1905. The verdict cites unknown parties caused the April 3 blast and finds the mine in safe condition for gas.
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Leiter
Commercial Tribune
Zeigler
Ill
Joseph Leiter
J. M. Adams
Franklin County
Zeigler Coal Company
Sentence of Mrs Chadwick Ends Imminent Imprisonment
Mrs Cassie Chadwick, famed for financial schemes, avoids immediate imprisonment as the US Court of Appeals rules a stay of execution while her appeal and bid for a new trial proceed. Judge Wing and District Attorney Sullivan witness the decision. a June hearing on whether the sentence stands is anticipated, possibly extending into fall.
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Cassie Chadwick
Ohio
Wing
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Lorton
Judge Wing
Sullivan
United States
Chandler
Cleveland
Chadwick
Plea for Fair Trial Follows Stay of Execution
Mrs Chadwick reacts to a telegram announcing a stay of execution. She expresses hope for a new trial and asserts her innocence, noting the Cincinnati ruling favors due process. She defends the Columbus prison transfer as unjust while an appeal proceeds and mentions potential further appeals to the U S Supreme Court.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Chadwick
Court of Appeals
Taylor
Cincinnati
Columbus
United States Supreme Court
UnlO Girl to Wed Multimillionaire
J G Phelps Stokes engages Miss Jose Harriet Pastor of Cleveland and New York City an Eldridge Street settlement worker. Pastor a writer for the Jewish Daily News resigned to accept a clerkship in university settlement work. Stokes is described as a wealthy philanthropist and long active in settlement causes.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
J. G. Phelps Stokes
san c/ Anson
Pastor
Mr. Stokes
Stokes
Cincinnati eyed as national political center for Taft and Foraker
Cincinnati figures prominently as Taft and Foraker are urged as presidential contenders. Secretary Taft and Senator Foraker are described as capable, with debates over a possible Taft boom at the State convention. Rep. Nicholas Longworth touts both men while cautioning that four years remain before any nomination.
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Taft
Senator Foraker
Cincinnati
Fairbanks
J. Cortelyou
Supreme Bench of
United States
New York
Foraker
Nicholas Longworth
The
Commercial Tribune
Lvo
Cortelyou
Washington
Neutrality of China Driven by Kaiser S Suggestion to Roosevelt
Official Foreign Relations advance sheets reveal Emperor William pushed Roosevelt to act on Chinese neutrality in February. Hay crafted the plan, conveying Washington’s initiative through the German ambassador. Germany and other powers weighed terms to preserve neutrality amid the Far Eastern war.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
William
Roosevelt
China
State Department
Germany
Hay
Tower
Berlin
Russia
Lord Lansdowne
Great Britain
Manchuria
France
M. Delcasse
Porter
Italy
Paris
London
Austro-Hungary
Storer
Count Goluchowski
Ambassador Tower
United States
German Official Milled in Duel Near Berlin
Emil Zippelitz a wealthy planter and German Southwest Africa delegate was killed in a duel with Franz von Dob linski an official of Borsig machinery works. The fight occurred at Tegel forest near Berlin noon yesterday over political quarrel.
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Berlin
Emil Zippelitz
Africa
Franz von Doblinski
Borsig Machinery Works
Tegel Forest
Zippelitz
Seventy Killed by Earthquake in Lahore
An earthquake demolished Lahore's native quarter, killing seventy residents and injuring many. Mohammedans march in the streets wailing and praying for deliverance from further visitations.
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Lahore
Medal for a Heroine in Des Moines
Miss Lavina Steele assistant state librarian received a Carnegie medal for saving a companion skater, George Hill, from drowning after he broke through ice. Hill was immersed in ten or twelve feet of freezing water during a winter skating incident.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lavina Steele
George Hill
Burlington
Emperor William arrives in Naples amid cheers before meeting Victor Emmanuel
In Naples on April 6 Emperor William I arrived by Hamburg America liner to a harbor filled with cannons and cheers. The Duke of Aosta welcomed him and announced the King would visit tomorrow. The Emperor later moved to the Hohenzollern yacht. Captain Kaempff received William's autograph photo in a gold frame as a parting gift with a light personal remark.
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Naples
Italy
Emperor William
Hamburg
Duke of
Aosta
Victor Emmanuel
Duke of Aosta
Hohenzollern
Kaempff
Deutschland
Roosevelt
Canal Enjoining Order Dissolved in Ohio Canal Case
Judge Washburn dissolved the temporary restraining order blocking the Northern Ohio Canal improvement after ruling the contract was not let regularly by the State Board Public Works. The injunction against George W. Carmichael & Co. was lifted, and the contract between Cleveland and P. T. McCourt and Merry & McGowan was deemed regular.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Washburn
Ohio Canal
State Board Public Works
George W. Carmichael&Co
Hoie
Cleveland
P. T. McCourt
Arry & McGowan
Quarantine Declared Over Sheep Scab Regions
Helena April 6 Governor Toole orders quarantine against states where sheep scab is reported Ohio New York California Colorado Minnesota Nebraska Kansas North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Oregon Washington ban bars importation of sheep products from these states to Montana and suspends delays from quarantined areas.
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Commercial Tribune
Helena
J. K. Toole
California
Colorado
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ohio
New York
Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
Alarm Over Upheaval Prospects As Spring Arrives
St Petersburg reports growing alarm over potential city and national upheaval with spring. Radical forces mobilize. workers push petty demands as terrorists act, while employers shut plants. Guard regiments to stay near until June amid Caucasus disorders and peasant looting. Russian press cites Mukden losses in Manchuria and calls for peace. The German Embassy notes tentative peace prospects, yet the Emperor hesitates.
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ST. Petersburg
Caucasus
Gore
Associated Press
Imperial Army claims Russian positions retaken near Tsulushu
Imperial headquarters said a Chantu force driven out Russians at Tsulushu two miles north and Su miencheng nine miles west, then occupied both sites on April 3.
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Tokyo
Imperial Army
Chantu
Tsulushu
Changtu
Sumiencheng
Russian Losses in Mukden Battle Reported
Harbin April 5 complete returns at headquarters show Russian losses in the Battle of Mukden totaling 107000 in killed and wounded. Continued on second page.
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Mukden
Harbin
Roosevelt Receives Ovation Throughout Texas Tour
President Roosevelt travels by special train through Indian Territory and Texas, drawing massive crowds from Vinita to Dallas. He delivers a Statehood-focused speech at Muskogee and a brief address at Denison, ending the day with a Dallas dinner and praise for Texas.
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Commercial Tribune
Dallas
Tex
Roosevelt
Lone Star State
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Oriental Hotel
Waco
Austin
San Antonio
Plains of Kansas
Indian Territory
Vinita
Muskogee
Statehood
Pauline Everett
Washington
Lafayette
Texas
Sherman
Germany asserts open door policy in Morocco in Washington memo
Baron Speck von Sternburg delivered a memorandum from Germany to Secretary Taft outlining Berlin’s insistence on maintaining the Moroccan status quo and protecting trading interests. Taft expressed interest but did not commit. the White House stressed that policy discussions should go through Taft. The move follows prior talks with Emperor William and hints at a broader aim to elicit U S acknowledgment of open-door principles in Morocco.
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Berlin
Baron Speck von Sternburg
War Department
Taft
Washington
Germany
Morocco
Far East
Baron Sternburg
France
Great Britain
Tangier
Mediterranean
Hay
China
Royal Meeting Set During King Edward's French Tour
London dispatch reports definite plans for a brief meeting between King Edward and President Loubet as Edward travels through France to join Queen Alexandra aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Loubet will board the royal train at Pierrefitte and accompany the King to Lyons station.
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London
Edward
Loubet
France
Marseilles
Queen Alexandra
Victoria and Albert
Pierrefitte
Lyons
King Edward to Travel Through France to Marseille
Paris reports King Edward's passage through France tomorrow en route to Marseille. He will meet President Loubet, drawing notable attention as officials avoid public display. Local observers anticipate strategic talks and diplomatic symbolism during the royal journey.
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Paris
Edward
France
Marseilles
Loubet
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