Tornadoes and Fires Hit Towns Across America
A tornado south of Billings Oklahoma injures three and destroys property worth thousands. A Plymouth steamer at Newport Rhode Island burns and damages nearby facilities. In Ohio two men receive prison terms for dynamiting a reservoir bulkhead. Alaska town Wrangell is nearly wiped out by fire. A rail wreck near National Weo kills nine and injures seventeen. An infamously bold prisoner claims a long-ago train robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Okla
James Russell
Plymouth
Newport
R. I
City of
Riley Colton
Park Wright
Grand Reservoir
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Isaac Sheeley
Juneau
Alaska
United States
James J
National Weo
Grand Reservoirs
Petice
J. J. Miller
Springfield
Wf. A. Sloane
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lima
Galena, Sr
Chicago and Northwestern
Sloan
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across the World
Mrs. Marcia Scovel, cousin of President Roosevelt, dies in Mentone France. Argentine transport Austral arrives Ushuaia after gale. J B Teentz killed by lightning in Carson Iowa church. Tlolinad dies after forty years with Associated Dress. White Kappa Psi to hold annual grand arc in Washington April 15 14 20. California floods from heavy rains. San Jacinto Sonora Visalia and others suffer damage. Egg weighing law set to twenty four ounces per dozen. Argentina cannot send students to West Point due to Germany pledge. Coadjutor bishop candidate nominated for Little Rock. Victor Custini wounds Louise Franchini then shoots himself. Fort Worth flooded with counterfeit ten dollar bills. Chicago safe robbery yields 110. Grier and Piemez die from coal gas in Leadville tunnel. McGuire and Van Torsen burned in Fargo freight car. West Branch Pa boys imitate hanging prank. Gov Curry of Samar found dead after engagement. Gov S safety reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ushuaia
J. B. Teentz
Latter Day Saints
Carson
Towa
Charles G. Tlolinad
New York
Dress
California
San Jacinto
Sonora
Visalia
Germany
United States
West Point
Congregation of the Propaganda
Mgr
John B. Morris
Nashville, Tenn
Little Rock
Ark
Victor Custini
Louise Franchini
Fort Worth
Texas
S. H. Knox & Co
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
J. PD. Grier
Nicholas Piemez
Busk-Ivanhoe
Leadville
Colo
P.S. McGuire
E. M. van Torsen
Fargo
N. Yy
Axiston
Iowa
Charles Brewster
Condersport
West Branch
Deniged
Eddie Beniles
Roosevelt to Labor Leaders at White House Meeting
President Roosevelt held plain discussions with Samuel Gompers and AFL leadership at the White House. He warned Congress on injunctions and praised labor reform while noting fewer Chinese in the U S and the eight hour law debate. Gompers warned that AFL may enter politics if grievances remain unaddressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blount
Gompers
White House
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Congress
United States
Ile
Tle
Federation
Great
Labor Organization
Tlabor
Jerome Targets Insurance Grafters in New York
District Attorney Jerome presents a grand jury presentment on life insurance despoilers after a lengthy interval. The panel seeks the court's guidance on whether insurance officials’ political contribution practices violate law. Evidence is grouped to simplify review. future probes will cover syndicate deals falsification bribery perjury. Judge O'Sullivan of General Sessions handles the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
New York
O'Sullivan
General Sessions
Public school notes on curriculum and salaries across regions
Reports show Utica expanding school land holdings under Dr. Benedict. New Britain requires student ancestry talks in class. Cambridge permits teacher study leave with salary. Parkersburg sets salary scales for grades one to eight. Dartmouth's President Tucker declines governor race. Connecticut towns move toward free text books. English scholarships for women proposed in London.
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Kansas City
Chicago
England
Eton
United States
Utica
M. G. Benedict
New Britain
Conn
Cambridge
Mass
Parkersburg
W. Va
Tucker
Dartmouth College
Bishop Mandell
Oxford
Department of Superintendents
Louisville
Isq
Connecticut
Bomdon
Niagara Falls Future at Stake in International Power Plan
United States and Canada face urgent action to protect Niagara Falls as a world wonder. The International Waterways Commission reports study the falls and Great Lakes, noting 27 percent of average flow and 33 percent of low water would be diverted by authorized works, harming the falls and offering New York little compensation for vast hydro power. The American members urge joint action to preserve Niagara Falls in its natural condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
United States
Canada
International Waterways Commission
Great Lakes
O. Jf. Ernst
Lammussign
Taft
Niagara River
State of
New York
Dominion of Canada
Ivens Found Guilty in Chicago Murder
Richard Ivens, 25, convicted of murdering Mrs. Bessie Hollister in Chicago on January 12 and sentenced to death. The case drew national attention as the jury accepted Ivenss confession and the motive appeared unknown. Hollister was connected to the Wollister printing firm and was returning from a friend's funeral when killed. The crime was followed by Ivens confession to dragging the victim into an alley and strangling her with copper wire. The defendant claimed amnesia during trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ivens
Bessie Hollister
Chicago
Ivens
Ollister
Hollister
Franklin C. Wollister
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
Trade and manufacturing outlook amid winter weather
The report notes renewed demand in lines once lagging, with better fuel and apparel activity. Manufacturing advances in iron, steel, car building, farm implements and heavy machinery. Raw materials remain abundant and prices steady with slight leather fluctuations. Building and lumber demand stay high. spring trade looks strong. Jobbing commerce active with higher sales in dry goods and footwear. Chicago area failures fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dan
Niagara Falls water rights debate prompts proposed law
A report urges U S Canada agreement on Niagara River water diversions with two year provisional law. It proposes Secretary of War permits capped at 26 000 cubic feet per second distributed to Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company Niagara Falls Power Company Evie canal Chicago drainage canal and includes penalties for violations. The debate notes potential harm to both American and Canadian falls and hints at a treaty solution. Attorney Foltz seeks a new trial after a verdict.
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Ara Falls Park
Hese
Electrical Railway
Pramilton
Wellued
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Chicago Drainage
Erie
Welland
Tiskeshoe Falls
Secretary of War
Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company
Niagara Falls Power Company
Evie Canal
Charles S Francis Nominated Ambassador to Austria Hungary
Charles S Francis of Troy New York a former minister to Greece and owner editor of the Troy Times is nominated by President Roosevelt for the U S ambassador to Austria Hungary following Bellamy Storer's retirement. He is Cornell alumnus trustee and has held multiple civic roles including banking and historical preservation societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellamy Storer
United States
Austria-Hungary
Vdresident Troosevelt
Charles S. Francis
Tros
N. Y
Greece
Troy
Wie
Troy Times
John Morgan Francis
Tie
Roumania
Servia
Cornell
Cayuga Lake
Saratoga Lake
Francis
Alice Evans
Ife
Platt
Black
Italy
Man Francis
Cornell University
United National Bank of Troy
Albany Trust Company
University of the State of New York
Sons of the Revolution
Society of the War of 42
The
New York Society For the Preservation of
West End Club Rallies Against City Street Noise
The West End Woman's Republican Club begins a movement to mobilize public sentiment to end the deadly menace of street noises in New York. They target the howling huckster and argue that women in homes lack a single uninterrupted hour of quiet each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West End
Market tone for farm commodities across major U S cities
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and other staples in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with specific grades and bid ranges including cattle 4.00 to 6.00 dollars hogs 4.00 to 6.85 sheep 2.00 to 7.15 wheat No 2 80 to 88 cents corn No 2 41 to 51 cents oats 20 to 38 cents rye 61 to 70 cents butter 24 to 27 cents eggs 13 to 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ste
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Hospitals Crowded Women Often Undergo Surgery
The article notes that over three quarters of hospital patients are women awaiting or recovering from operations due to neglect of female health. It cites warning signs such as abdominal pain and back pain, and highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy based on a Seattle woman's testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Adams
Seattle
Wash
Miss Adams
Lydia E. Pinkham
Woman's Narrow Horizon Cited By Government Official
A government employer faults women clerks for poor reading and lack of broad interests. He says many ignore important current events and geography, sticking to clothes social ties and income. He claims women fail to expand horizons beyond their circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Magazine
Panama Canal
Nang Narm the all women city in Siam
The piece describes Nang Narm in Bangkok as a city of 9000 residents composed entirely of women and children with no men present except the king who may visit. It lists shops markets temples theaters streets parks and a full civic order filled by women with an executioner police and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nang Narm
Siam
Bangkok
Railroad man credits Grape-Nuts for digestion relief
A railroad worker reports seven years of indigestion from hard to digest meals. After switching to Grape-Nuts he says burning pains ceased, sleep returned, and mental clarity improved. He notes Grape-Nuts being handy in cabooses and credits Postum for the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Feattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkgy
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Clinton Plaindealer
Vaughn & Yannest, Publishers
Clinton - Indiana
Marcia Scovel
Mentone
France
LABOR
Olleges
the Waterways’ Commission
Chipann
Wuivuyl
Bradstreet
Niagara
Foltz
Chas. S. Francis
Tele
Sian
R. R
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