Forgiveness Demand Taints Saxony Royal Court
Dresden reports that King of Saxony allows prayers for Princess Louise's forgiveness after her elopement with tutor M Giron. Saxon populace press for full pardon, with possible further concessions. In West Virginia Glenville residents oppose Wabash rail passage unless trains halt, prompting the company to reroute toward Baltimore & Ohio while locals plan a connecting railroad.
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Dresden
Louise
M. Giron
Saxony
Glenville
W. Va
Wabash Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Wabash
Leinster soldiers condemned after Pretoria barracks riot
Five private soldiers from the Leinster regiment were sentenced to death by the supreme court for a riot at the Pretoria Transvaal barracks. Military police went to arrest drunken soldiers who fired on them, killing one officer and wounding sixteen.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Leinster Regiment
Supreme Court
Spain seeks U S consent to ship Reina Christina crew remains
The Spanish cabinet requests United States permission to transport the bodies of Reina Christina crew members recovered from the wreck raised at Cavite. The plan is to inter them in Barcelona’s pantheon, joining the 700 others already buried from the Philippines and Cuba.
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America
Cavite
Barcelona Pantheon
Philippines
Cuba
Beautiful Phoenix Heiress Reported Missing in Cincinnati
Brookie George of Phoenix Arizona, a daughter of a wealthy Phoenix family, vanishes from a Cincinnati boarding house. Friends notify police and a full search is planned as circles of music and drama discuss the mystery.
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Cincinnati
Brookie George
Phoenix
Ariz
Miss George
Cattle Losses Hit State Capitol Syndicate in Blizzard Season
Cattle losses of the State Capitol syndicate in the past two months reached 14 2860 head valued at over $500,000. Severe February and March blizzards caused many deaths as other stockmen across the state face losses exceeding twenty five percent.
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Channing
Tex
State Capitol Syndicate
Burglars Loot Michigantown Post Office Safe
Two burglars blew open the Michigantown Indiana post office safe and took about 100 dollars. Dr C A Zinn returning from a professional call was captured by the burglars, wound hand and foot, and tied to the safe.
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Michigantown
Ind
C. A. Zinn
Officer Borole Dies After Self Inflicted Wound in Taal
Manila reports Lieut. Col. Henry F. Borole of the First Cavalry shot himself in the head with a revolver at Taal in Batangas province and died immediately. Brother officers cite temporary insanity.
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Manila
Henry F. Borole
First Cavalry
Taal
Batangas
Baltimore and Ohio to order up to 150 locomotives
President Loree announced the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has authorized buying 100 to 150 new locomotives to meet rising transportation demand.
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Loree
The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Management
Voluntary wage advance in Jellico district and trainmen settlement
Knoxville special notes a voluntary 10 percent advance by the Main Jellico Wolritge Jellico Jellico Falls and East Tennessee Coal Companies in the Jellico district. St Paul reports Northern Pacific and trainmen differences settled with a new wage scale and abandonment of double headers to take immediate effect.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jellico, Wolritge Jellico
Jellico Falls Branch
East Tennessee Coal Companies
Jellico District
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific
Van Hise Tendered Wisconsin University Presidency
Professor Charles R. Van Hise has been offered the presidency of the University of Wisconsin in Madison Wisconsin. The announcement marks a major leadership step for the UW and its academic future with Van Hise as a leading candidate.
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van Hise
Madison
Wis
Charles R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Tragic Fall at 127th Street Flat in New York City
Miss Mary Lying aged 23 died after leaping from a fourth floor window at 227 West 127th Street. She struck an iron railing during descent and was instantly killed. The report notes the fatal fall amid a family residence and the impalement on the railing.
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Mary
West 127Th Street
New York City
Guarding the Roads
Aberdeen reports quarantine measures with guards at all approaches to the town to block entry. Rumors say Ripley will quarantine against Aberdeen and isolated reports claim dozens of smallpox cases, but verified facts confirm only two cases under strict quarantine.
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Aberdeen
Manchester
Ripley
Decapitated Bodies Stir San Francisco Case
A San Francisco dispatch reports Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fair were decapitated and their skulls will be used in New York courts to challenge testimony that the husband died first. The bodies were never buried amid suspected motives by Mrs. Nelson. Attorneys note surgeons may testify the husband could not have died first.
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San Francisco
Charles Fair
New York
Mas and Morane
Nelson
Fair
Trolley Collision Injures Several in Detroit Area
A head on crash on the Rapid line between Algonac and Mt. Clemens at 25 mph injured several passengers. Mrs. Frank Back of Detroit was the most seriously hurt with potential brain concussion. Others suffered only minor injuries. In Missouri, three men charged with murder in the Joplin lynching remain jailed after arraignment with bond refused.
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Detroit
Mich
Rapid
Algonac
Mt. Clemens
Frank Back
Joplin
Dobbs
Montreal Heiress Elopes With Denver Man
Laura Le Roux daughter of Zotivue Le Roux wealthy Montreal contractor is arrested in Denver with W F Blackburn a black man three weeks after eloping from home Blackburn deserted a wife and two children and had no money forcing the girl to seek work She said there was only one colored man in Montreal and I got him.
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Laura le Roux
Zotivue le Roux
Montreal
Canada
Denver
Colo
W. F. Blackburn
Blackburn
Bertha Page
South Bend
Chapin Park
Otto Bertram
Centerville
Circuit Court
Bertram
Anderson
John L. Forkner
Gas Belt
Indianapolis
Clarksburg
H. C. Doles
Russelville
Elmer McCutcheon
Silver Discovery in Frostburg Geology Report
In Frostburg Allegheny county Md excitement grows as the Roaring Run fire clay mine opens. J J Rutledge a geologist from Johns Hopkins University Baltimore reports silver ore found in paying quantities in the Georges Creek coal region.
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Maryland
Frostburg
Allegheny County
Roaring Run Fire
J.J. Rutledge
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Georges Creek
Beerring Tragedy and Bank Robbery Foiled
In Russiaville Indiana six boys aged 10 to 14 drank from a stale beer keg taken from a saloon. One boy Ed Tingle aged 18 died, others severely ill with swelling and welts. In Wampum Pennsylvania after a failed bank robbery one burglar was killed and another wounded. Henry Willoughby a baker was among the injured.
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Russiaville
Kokomo
Ind
Tingle
First National Bank
Wampum
Henry Willoughby
Shamrock Wrecked Off Weymouth In Severe Yacht Accident
Lipton's Shamrock suffered heavy damage after a collision near Weymouth England. Sir Thomas Lipton was aboard and sustained several bruises but no serious injuries amid the wreckage.
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Lipton
Weymouth
Eng
Sir Thomas
Outlaw James McKinney Killed in Bakersfield Shootout
In Bakersfield California James McKinney an outlaw long sought by officers was shot and killed in a fierce gun battle Deputy Sheriff Tibbets also died and Constable Packard was fatally wounded in the same incident. Boiler accident at Jenks shipyard Port Linton Michigan kills Emery Wethy and severely injures Charles Strong.
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Bakersfield
Cal
James McKinney
Tibbets
Packard
Jenks
Port Linton
Mich
Emery Wethy
Charles Strong
Wethy
Indians Angered Over Pontotoc Land Allotment
Large group of full blood Indians resist Pontotoc Oklahoma allotment under the Dawes commission plans to parcel lands as in the Creek nation. Fears of serious trouble follow as objections center on expected poor land allotments.
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Pontotoc
I. T
Dawes Commission
Automobilist Killed in Collision with Street Car
Dr. Charles Howard of St Paul Ind was killed and Richard Rice of Indiana polis Ind was seriously injured when their car collided with a street car in the city Both men failed to stop in time after failing to see the street car due to the missed warning
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Charles Howard
St. Paul
Ind
Richard Rice
Indianapolis
Planned Funeral Ends in Suicide of Texas Widow
Mrs. Lucinda Ford of Waller aged 67 wealthy widow committed suicide after coffin delivery and funeral plans. She swallowed strychnine following preparations. In a separate report near Tiffin Ohio an insane woman poured goat oil on her clothing and set fire, dying hours later.
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Lucinda Ford
Waller
Texas
Samuel Sehriver
Tiffin
Ohio
Bandits Used Dynamite Loot Large Sums In Two Kansas Robberies
Burglars dynamited the state bank at Allen Kansas and took 2700 dollars. Nearby at Amire they robbed the local post office of a small cash amount.
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Borgiara
State Bank
Allen
Kan
Amire
Fire wipes out Pacific Meat packing plant
A massive blaze destroyed the Pacific Meat Company's packing house on the Tide flats in Tacoma Washington. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Tacoma
Pacific Meat Company
Tide Flats
Tacsoma
Wash
Anderson
Laporte
Trade Review Flags Weather Slowdown and Steel Market Cautions
The RB G Dun weekly trade review notes cold wet conditions hindering spring and summer apparel, agri cultural activity, and retail demand. Railway earnings rise, but contracts for pig iron and steel shapes are delayed by labor fears while new bridges and structures are planned. Wheat exports show sharp recent gains with favorable prospects for a large harvest if conditions hold, supporting a more hopeful market outlook.
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New
Bessemer
Accid
Chicago
Wall Street
France
Germany
Grain and livestock price listings by city and commodity
A survey of prices by city includes Chicago Chicago cattle hogs sheep and grain prices with ranges for wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs and other staples in markets from Indianapolis to New York City. The data show varied price bands across regions and product types.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
T&e
Toledo
New York
Sheepmen May Fight Over Ranges in Wyoming Clash Looms
A Cheyenne dispatch reports Sweetwater sheepmen threaten open war against cattlemen unless ranges are fairly divided. London militia may be called. Sheriff Stough travels to range country to seek militia help. Fremont County Wool Growers Association backs dead line enforcement and pledges support to defend members and property.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sweetwater
London
Charles Stough
Fremont County Wool Growers’ Association
Six Die As Erie Freight Coupling Breaks Near Redhouse
A west bound Erie Railroad freight train at Redhouse New York broke a coupling as it moved to a siding to allow the New York Chicago limited express to pass. The crash wrecked the limited and burned several cars. Six people died including a baggage man and two women and a child later identified only by description. Six more or less seriously injured were taken to hospital. A passenger train derailed runing 50 miles per hour and struck a school house, which was demolished and burned.
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Erie
Redhouse
N. Y
Ltfotehhkiss
Thie
Youngstown
Ohio
Olean
Report Cancer's Cause Found By Noted Scientists
A forthcoming paper by Dr. Bertram H. Buxton claims to reveal the cause of cancer after months of investigations by distinguished bacteriologists and toxicologists. The work supposedly shows cancer arises from chemical changes in the blood and that cancer tissues ferment, challenging the parasite theory.
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Bertram H. Buxton
New York
Rail and railhead expansion noted across western lines
Lake Shore plans larger Elkheart yards in Indiana. Santa Fe to build Grand Canyon hotel and run Denver convention excursion tickets to Pacific coast at 62.50 round trip. Rock Island buys land near Peabody Kansas for a water reservoir. Masonry contracts 30 000 to 40 000. Texas attorney general to leverage Northern Securities ruling against Southern Pacific San Antonio and Aransas Pass. Grain and provisions shipped east from Chicago fall 24 reflecting lake navigation opening.
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Lake Shore
Elkhart
Ind
Santa Fe
Grand View Trail
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Rock Island
Peabody
Central
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
Christian Endeavor
Denver
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Texas
Northern Securities Company
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Southern Pacific
Navy fears over battleship readiness and officer shortages
Secretary Moody and Navy officials warn of growing anxiety from mishaps to battleships, lack of experienced line and engineer officers, and untrained enlisted personnel. Ships Maine Iowa Massachusetts Indiana face repairs and reassignment as the North Atlantic squadron weakens. Chinese Boxer suppression reported. exports exceed imports for first time in government history. fruit of farm department officials notes pure food aids blood cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Navy Department
United States
Maine
Iowa
Massachusetts
Indiana
Hyans
Millions for Churches New York Plans to Spend
New York and neighboring Jersey towns push forward church and parish house projects valued at 3.92 million dollars to be opened this summer. Additional plans and funds for next year total 3.295 million, with a grand total of 7.215 million across listed denominations.
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New York
New York City
Jersey
Aes Lutheran
Around a big state matters of general and local interest
A compact digest covers marriages and deaths accidents and crimes with personal pointers about Indian fans and neighbors. The item notes regional happenings and notable events shaping daily life in the state's communities.
New Castle Clerks Form Union for Shorter Hours
A group of retail clerks in New Castle has organized a union with the chief aim of securing shorter working hours. The move signals local labor activity during a period of industrial growth and wage pressure.
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Newcastle
John T. Chenoweth
Winchester
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