Zion City Riot Leaves Crusaders Beaten and Injured
Chicago May 1 A mob led by the town marshal attacked 200 crusaders led by Wilbur Glenn Voliva at Zion City as they prayed near the Cook electric plant. Several were seriously injured including Joseph Bishop who may have a fractured skull. Deputies patrolled with weapons while elders were toppled and scattered.
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Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Cook Electric
Vollva
Zion Hall
Voliva
W. F. Miller
Elmer Green
Waukegan
Joseph Bishop
Blackjacka
Billies
John Hoover
F. M. Royal
Hig
J. J. Mrs
John Thorpe
Bishop
John Bryson
Clark Victor in Colorado
Colorado state Democratic convention adopted a resolution to support Speaker Champ Clark at the national Democratic convention. An effort to name Gov. Woodrow Wilson as second choice failed on roll call 676 to 372.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Fatal brick attack ends life in Bloomington fight
In Bloomington Illinois on May 1 George Ingle died from a crushed skull after a fight with Edward Wilson who struck him with a brick following accusations that Wilson was too attentive to Mrs Ingle. Wilson is involved in the incident.
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Bloomington
Ill
George Ingle
Edward Wilson
Ingle
Wilson
U S Consular Agent Home Burned in Durango
Mexico City May 1 The residence of the American consular agent at Topia Durango was robbed and destroyed by fire by rebels last Sunday afternoon, according to a dispatch received here.
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U. S
Mexico City
Topia
Durango
Four Miners Die in Alabama Mine Explosion
Eight miners were fatally burned and four others were missing after a Roden Coal mine explosion at Marvel in Birmingham Alabama. Ventilation and rescue efforts were underway with authorities confirming the disaster the following Monday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Marvel
Roden Coal Company
Dr Daniel K Pearsons Dead Endowed Forty Seven Colleges
Dr Daniel Kimball Pearsons, Chicago philanthropist, died Saturday after pneumonia following a birthday cold. He came to Chicago in 1860 and distributed his $6,000,000 fortune to forty seven colleges and religious institutions across twenty four states. His home, library, and art gallery were donated to Hinsdale in August last year. Funeral services will be at Hinsdale Congregational church.
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Chicago
Daniel K. Pearsons
Pearsons
Hinsdale Congregational Church
Daniel Kimball Pearsons
Hinsdale
Buford Sails for Mexico to Aid Americans in Distress
The transport Buford sailed at once with forty enlisted men as guard after receiving relief orders for Americans in distress on the west coast of Mexico. A suspected convoy plan includes San Diego rendezvous. Also in San Diego two torpedo boat destroyers went to sea on sealed orders toward the Mexican coast. News from Los Angeles reports refugees arriving from Mazatlan aboard Kosmos Hiner Abessenia.
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San Francisco
Buford
Mexico
San Diego
Newport
White
Preble
Perry
Los Angeles
Cal
Mazatlan
Tornado Death Toll Climbs in Oklahoma and Texas
Oklahoma City April 29. The death toll from the tornado that swept parts of Oklahoma and Texas is expected to reach sixty with fifty four deaths already reported. Injured numbers run into the hundreds as wire facilities remain demoralized and communication with several stricken towns is impossible.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Texana
Five Hour Battle Ends in Bonnot and Dubois Death
Paria witnessed a five hour firefight as Bonnot and Dubois were killed after a dynamite assault on a Choisy le Roi garage. Police, gendarmes, guards, and engineers joined the siege, with over 10 000 spectators in attendance. Bonnot led a notorious crime wave involving numerous robberies and vehicular escapes via taxi.
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Paria
Bonnot
Dubois
Choisy-le-Roi
Paris
Polien
Aimeff
Tonneau
Great Ceremony in Venice Dedication of St Mark's Bell Tower
Venice officials and thousands of visitors attend a ceremony to dedicate the rebuilt bell tower of St Mark's after its collapse on July 12, 1902. The old tower, a 900 year old architectural marvel, fell into a million fragments in the historic square.
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Venice
St Mark’s
Histric
Empress of Britain Narrowly Skirts Iceberg in Fog
The Empress of Britain with nearly 1500 passengers hit a giant iceberg on Grand Banks during a heavy fog near dawn April 24. The ship slowed and reversed engines but scraped the iceberg, causing excitement aboard though no injuries occurred.
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Halifax
Liverpool
Grand Banks
Berg
Japanese Municipal Governments Seen Ahead of Nations
Harvey N. Shepard, former Massachusetts attorney general, told Philadelphia City Club that Japan's municipal systems reflect western civilization, are closer to the people’s will, and show rapid progress in public works, harbors, and roads. He cites lack of child labor and modernization via telegraphs and railroads as key contrasts with the United States.
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Japan
Harvey N. Shepard
Reaton
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
France
Prussia
Shepard
Americs
Optimism About City Growth From Dr Hillis Viewpoint
Brooklyn physician Dr Hillis predicts a new spirit against urban ugliness spreading worldwide. He notes 180 U.S. cities organized to plan growth, cites world cities embracing town planning, and argues the metropolis shapes culture, education, and national progress.
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Hillis
Brooklyn
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Germany
Republic
Carnegie Hero Fund Awards Honor 55 Recipients in Pittsburgh
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced awards for 55 acts of heroism, including 14 fatalities. Four silver medals were given for a gas explosion in a coal mine at Ronama, NL on November 11, 1910, where Emil F. Grabruck, John J. Wilber, James W. Blaylock, and Arthur E. B. McRanken aided rescued miners.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Ronama
Emil F. Grabruck
John J. Wilber
James W. Blaylock
Arthur EB. Mc
Debris of cruiser Varese washes ashore at entrance to Dardanelles
Constantinople reports wreckage believed to be the Italian cruiser Varese found at the entrance to the Dardanelles. The vessel, involved in last week’s bombardment of forts, is said to be badly damaged.
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Varese
Dardanelle
Etralt
Jury Indicts H M Caskrin in Illinois mails case
Peoria reports Harry Mc Caskrin Republican nominee for Rock Island county state's attorney indicted by the federal grand jury on sending improper postal cards. Rev F E Shult of Genesee former Rock Island resident received six cards mailed from Irregular intervals between November and February.
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Peoria
Ill
Harry Mc Caskrin
Rock Island County
Illinois
F. E. Shult
Genesee, Ill
Rock Island
Fire destroys First Unitarian Church in Minneapolis
A Monday fire in Minneapolis destroyed the First Unitarian church with an estimated loss around 25000 dollars. The structure carried insurance of 12000 dollars. Six firefighters were injured, two seriously.
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Minneapolis
Minn
First Unitarian
Storms Cause Deaths and Injuries in Northeast Texas
Storms in Storrm Texarkana area Sunday left two dead and ten others seriously hurt with two more believed fatally injured, according to reports received. The disaster struck northeast Texas on May 1 with casualties rising as details came in.
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Storrm
Texarkana
Tex
Fatal Duel Ends in Philadelphia After Argument
Philadelphia April 20. John Lapkins 21 is dead and Frank Roddy 20 wounded as the two men engage in a shotgun duel at Martins Village suburb over a woman. Authorities investigated the shooting and the outcomes remain under review.
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Philadelphia
John Lapkins
Frank Roddy
Martins Village
Worman
Gen Meades Son Dies by His Own Hand in Boston
Robert Lee Weade son of the late Brig Gen Meade U S M C commanded U S troops in the fight against the Chinese boxcrarm JD submitted death by own action at his home in Boston on April 29.
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Meade
Boston
Robert Lee Weade
United States
Astor Funeral Planned in Rhinebeck Church
The funeral for Col. John Jacob Astor will be held at the church he built in Rhinebeck N Y. Services are private and no date is set until the body arrives in New York.
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Astor
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Col
John Jacob Astor
New York
Boston Shoemen Plan Sweden Expansion
Boston company announces a large Helsingborg branch in Sweden to manufacture many shoe industry specialties for local and Russian markets with operations starting soon in Stockholm and Helsingborg during May.
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Boston Shoemen
Sweden
Stockholm
Boston
Ite
Helsingborg
Russia
Free Shade Trees To Be Distributed In Denver
Denver plans a municipal arbor day in April distributing about 16 000 free saplings to households. Saplings, mostly maples and elms, are funded from streets and boulevards and budgeted by the mayor. Last year’s effort was successful with 88 percent thriving.
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Denver
Move In Right Direction, Galveston Seeks Better Housing
Galveston strives to improve all civic life but complains that thatched huts housing poorer Mexican residents are uncomfortable and unsightly. City leaders insist no building should be unattractive, even in areas inhabited by the so called foreign element.
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Galveston
Texas
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