Military reform and officer training in Britain disclosed
A London dispatch reports urgent plans to enlarge Sandhurst and issue commissions to cadets with less training to address officer shortages. It notes a push to double cadet capacity and compares Navy training duration.
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Navy
Osborne
Davenport
Sea
Greenwich
Portsmouth
Aldershot
Manchester Dispatch
London Scottish Territorial Rifles
London Highlanders
England Shivers an Entire Week and Snow Reigns
London endures a week of unseasonal snow with April blizzards, freezing temperatures, and canceled races. Cabbies desert fares while theater crowds flee from slushy streets, as market gardeners report ruined lambing and widespread losses.
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England
London
Foreign Language Aids Paris Police in Midnight Raid
Two Paris policemen learning English spoke to thieves in English to avoid alarm. They reached the doorway and seized the men stealing doorplates and fittings, illustrating the value of language training for law enforcement.
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Boulevard Des Capucines
Traders Swap Horses Then Strip Scrivens in Taunton
L. C. Scrivens met a dozen traveling traders on Taunton streets. He traded from horses to clothes and went naked to the police station after the swap. Police outfitted him in blue clothes and arrested the traders who had swapped away a horse a watch $15 in cash and his clothes.
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Commercial Tribune
Taunton
Mass
L. C. Scrivens
Scrivens
Malta Attracts American Tourists With Arriving Steamers
Malta reports a surge of American visitors as three large excursion ships the Carpathia Moltke and Arabic dock with crowds. Local guardsmen extend warm welcomes and guide tourists around town showcasing the harbor and sights.
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Commercial Tribune
Malta
Carpathia
Moltke
Figures Nine Fateful for a Philadelphia Woman
In Philadelphia on April 26 a nine year old girl Yetta Weinstein dies at Pennsylvania Hospital. Her mother Jennie Silverman born with nine letters in name, born September 9, married January 9, 1889, husband died October 9, 1898, and Yetta born nine weeks later. The widow, now blind, lives at 533 South Street and relies on charity.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Yetta Weinstein
Pennsylvania Hospital
Jennie Silverman
Yetta
Paris Court Orders Shared Refund After Spanish Prisoner Swindle
In Paris on April 26 M Gaby was ordered to repay 2000 francs to Mme Brousse, his sister-in-law, after both were involved in a foolish Spanish prisoner swindle. The court ruled victims must share the loss, fixing the total recovery at 4000 francs.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Swindle
M. Gaby
Mme. Brousse
Many Americans in Paris
Paris sees spring weather and a holiday mood with crowded boulevards as Americans remain as numerous as ever despite late American financial troubles.
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Paris
Commercial Tribune
America
Howling Wolf Enters Oklahoma Congressional Race
Elk City April 26 Howling Wolf an Oklahoma Indian announced his candidacy for Congress He says he desires to debate with Jeff Davis in the race for the seat supporting his platform and campaign aims
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Commercial Tribune
Elk City
Howling Wolf
Congress
Jeff Davis
Poisoned by Baby Bite Ends Fatally in Lead
Mrs John Zurich faces critical condition after her infant son bit her finger causing blood poisoning. Doctors report severe infection and anticipate a fatal outcome.
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Commercial Tribune
Lead
John Zurich
H.ts
San Antonio backs law and order in liquor crackdown
San Antonio shows public support for Baskin McGregor law after early violations. liquor suppliers pledge not to sell to saloons that break the law, and enforcement shifts from ineffective to active though no convictions yet. Gambling tied to saloons also ends as Antisaloon and Law and Order groups push reforms.
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Commercial Tribune
San Antonio
Tex
Grand
Law and Order League
Antisaloon League
Texas
Age of miracles noted by Cincinnati man at Waldorf Astoria
B F Brandley of Cincinnati extols rapid scientific feats shaping a century of speed in travel and communication. He cites the cable land lines wireless telegraphy and global immediacy making London near New York and calls this an age of miracles in a speech at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
B. F. Brandley
Cincinnati
Waldorf-Astoria
London
Philadelphia
OkO for Dimes Returns Dollars
In Salt Lake City on April 26 a man posing as a beggar at Second South and Main Street gave a dollar to anyone who offered a dime or contributed to his appeal for alms. After a crowd donated, he quickly ran through his dollars and left, singing to himself.
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Commercial Tribune
Salt Lake City
Utah
Second South
Main Streets
Kansan Kills His Wife in Unexplained Shot
Newton Kansas April 26 William O Hester cleaned a rifle and fired it by unknown means The bullet hit his wife 19 killing her instantly The incident occurred in Newton Kansas and the husband claims he cannot explain how the discharge happened.
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Commercial Tribune
Newton
Kan
William O. Hester
Hester
Milt Baker Sets World Record for Steer Roping
In Nescoah Oklahoma on April 26 Milt Baker broke the world record for roping a steer with a time of 20 seconds for one steer and 28 seconds for a second.
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Commercial Tribune
Milt Baker
Nescah
Pennsylvania Bond Issue Spurs Market Confidence
New York April 26 Speculative sentiment in the securities market rose last week as stocks and bonds gained momentum. The Pennsylvania bond issue is cited as the key factor lifting confidence and signaling a revival of credit for railroads, with foreign participation expected and Union Pacific planning a future issue. Cash for the issue was subscribed heavily by major banks, yet the overall effect remains sober with no full restoration of normal credit conditions yet.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
New York Central
Comparsson
Vanderbilt
Union Pacific
N. M. Rotschild & Sons
Baring Bros. & Co., Ltd
London
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Anesthetics in Forcing Plants Shocks Agriculture Desk
Washington reports that the Department of Agriculture experiments at Vermont and other stations show anesthetics like ether and chloroform can force plants to bloom or yield earlier. Rhubarb and shrubs such as lilacs respond. treatment involves vapor exposure in airtight rooms for 24 to 72 hours with amounts depending on temperature and plant type.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Nature
Department of Agriculture
Vermont Experiment Station
Prof
W. Stuart
Thos
Anthracite Miners Prosper Amid Depression
Payroll figures from major anthracite mines show capable contract miners earning well during the depression. At one midfield colliery sixty miners averaged 4.44 daily, many over $100 monthly for three months. Earnings vary by experience and aptitude, with pay rising with coal price under a sliding scale.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Tidewater
Interstate Commerce Commission Decides Coal Car Distribution
The ICC rules six cases set new fuel car distribution principles. Privately owned or leased and foreign cars may be allocated to a mine’s fuel needs, but when a mine ships commercial coal the fuel cars count against its total.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Cockrell and Clark
Royal Coal and Coke Company
Tennessee Coal Company
Minersville Coal Company
Southern Railway Company
Cockrell
Glenn W. Traer
Illinois Collieries Company
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Company
Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Clark
Commission
Railroad Commission of Ohio
Money Tight in Barcelona
Madrid April 26 The Epocha notes a serious Barcelona financial and commercial crisis caused by anarchist terrorism and U.S. cotton buyers offering favorable cash terms. The gold exodus has left firms struggling and several already have fallen.
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Madrid
Barcelona
United States
Spa
Markets in Cincinnati and surrounding grain trade report
Cincinnati markets dated April 25 1908 show Minneapolis Wheat at 1 07 and 1 075 with firm wheat, steady corn, dull oats and firm whisky markets. Prices span grains hay flour and results include 70 tons timothy and clover mixed hay, 200 blls winter flour, and various prices for apples bananas lemons oranges onions potatoes strawberries tomatoes and other staples.
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Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Northern
Palermo
Florida
Queens
D.S
Record Tobacco Sales Boom at Hopkinsville Market
Hopkinsville reports the largest weekly sales of the year for the Planters' Protective Association with high grade tobaccos finding buyers. Most sales went to the American Snuff Company and export trade, with lugs at 7 to 10 dollars and leaf 10.50 to 14 dollars. Week totals: 143 hhds sold, first week over 100 hhds this year, season to date 5,209 hhds sold, 27,878 hhds received and graded, storage receipts 487 hhds that week, 4,620 for the season. The Society of Equity notes a good week for receipts and sales up to standard.
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Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
Planters’ Protective Association
Society of Equity
Cigar Leaf Sales Reported by Globe and Shippers
Saturday sales of cigar leaf tobacco totaled 97 cases from seed Dutch and Spanish. Prices ranged 1.50 to 11 per 100 pounds with seed 36 cases priced from 1.50 to 11, Spanish 55 cases from 3.10 to 10.60, and Dutch 6 cases from 5.25 to 7.90.
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Globe and Farmers and
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