Panorama of world affair sparks arrest and secrecy
Conspiracy allegations against a former army captain in Paris trigger police seizures of cartridges and uniforms. Officials keep details vague while searches continue and names of officers surface amid a wider security probe. In Indiana three hurt in a railroad collision near Indianapolis Union Station after a runaway freight crashes into a waiting engine. In Zeigler Illinois a fugitive from Crawfordsville found among mine explosion victims under an assumed name, revealing a double life.
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France
Paris
Ivory Coast
Union Station
Indianapolis
Ind
George T. Fish
Q. A. Eminger
Edward Collier
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Moorfield
Lake Erie and Western
Indiana
Zeigler
Charles W. Robinson
City Electric Light Plant
Crawfordsville
Illa
Robinson
Leiter
Four Die From Gas in New York Tenement Fire
Four people died from illuminating gas in a tenement on New York City's Upper East Side. Victims include Mary Rogers 75 and Helen Kara and Elizabeth Clark ages 12 10 and 7. Samuel Clark a track driver found the bodies after smelling gas and locating the next room where his wife and son slept. The gas leak stemmed from a defective stove.
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Upper East Side
New York City
Mary Rogers
Helen Clark
Kara Clark
Elizabeth Clark
Samuel Clark
Clark
Fatal Duel in Berlin Ends With Death in Hazenhaide Park
A fatal duel in Berlin at Hazenhaide park between Baron Koblinsky and Kerr Zihlitz an engineer ended with Zihlitz dying two hours after a stomach wound from pistol fire. The combatants were locked in a political disagreement that sparked the encounter.
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Berlin
Hazenhaide Park
Baron Koblinsky
Kerr Zihlitz
Laron Koblinsky
Zihlitz
Teamster Loses 1580 Dollars In Elevator Theft
Dan Weaver of Indianapolis lost the life savings of 1586 dollars while riding an elevator with his wife from the Indiana Trust Company to the Law building. Bold pickpockets are believed to have stolen the money from an inside pocket as the couple sought to buy a home.
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Dan Weaver
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Trust Company
Law Building
Weaver
Two Killed Four Hurt At Pittsburg Steel Mill
An accident at the 12 inch mill of Jones and Laughlins Steel Company in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania killed two men and seriously injured four others all foreigners. A large pile of steel beams toppled onto workers in the mill yard.
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Jones & Laughlins Steel Company
Pittsburg
Chicago elects Democrat Edward Dunne mayor by wide plurality
Edward F Dunne the Democratic candidate was elected Mayor of Chicago to succeed Carter Harrison with a 24 248 plurality and a 94 majority over the combined Republican Prohibition and Socialist vote The total mayoral vote was 622873 with Dunne receiving 161 66 votes and Socialists polled 20328 The new mayor pledges municipal ownership of the street railways
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Edward F. Dunne
Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
John Maynard Harlan
John IF. Smulski
W. B. Monk
City Trenaurer
Frederick W. Blooks
City Merk
Adrian
Anson
Dunne
Judge Dunne
Harrison
Mr. Harlan
Stewart
Debs
Collins
New York Faces Spotted Fever Epidemic and Meningitis
The New York health department warns of cerebrospinal meningitis spread, noting the germ disease can lodge in the brain. Officials cite rising fatalities from 271 in 1903 to 1,211 last year, with most victims children from poorer classes and outbreaks tied to famine and crowded tenements.
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New York
New York City
Cocaine Abuse Among Jackson Negroes Stirs Crusade
Police link recent Jackson Mississippi crime surge to cocaine use by African Americans, noting drug was unknown a year ago. Officials discuss a crusade against sales, with possible drastic measures tied to the city war on vagrants.
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Jackson
Miss
Police Department
Two Explosions Kill Dozens in Zeigler Mine Disaster
Two blasts in Joseph Leiter’s coal shaft at Zeigler Illinois killed thirty four workers and injured eight as gas buildup from Sunday halted proper ventilation. Rescue attempts were hindered by fire and afterdamp with several rescuers overcome. most victims were Greek and Lithuanian laborers entombed during the morning shift.
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Joseph Leiter
Joseph Lester
Min
Zeigler
Hurd
Mmine
W. D. Ryan
United Mine Workers of
Americca
J. L. Wood
Cleveland
Ohio
Zeligier
Millions to be Disbursed to Indians by Uncle Sam in 1906
The article notes a planned multi million dollar distribution to the five civilized tribes in 1906 with tribal governments ending that year if accounts are settled. Osage funds nearing 8 million dollars plus 1.6 million acres of land could yield large per capita sums, yet widespread poverty among many Indians is highlighted and payments may be spread across months, enabling uneven gains.
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Uncle Sam
Five Civilized Tribes
United States
Indiana
Trade Review suggests steady gains in Chicago and nation
The weekly BR Dun report notes bank exchanges as a trade gauge, with March totals up 13 percent from 1904 and the strongest monthly figure of the year. Conditions are sound, speculation light, money shifting to employment, and foreign credit rising as Japan loan activity joins the surplus. Weather boosts business. industry and construction lead growth while grain, iron ore, timber, and hides demand stay high.
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Weekly Review of
Chicago
BR. G. Dun & Co
Uvestock
Bradstreet
York
West
United States
Canada
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
Market report lists Chicago Detroit Milwaukee price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 4.00 to 6.75 hogs 4.00 to 5.50 wheat 1.14 to 1.18 corn 0.46 to 0.48 oats 0.28 to 0.30 rye 0.70 to 0.85 hay prices and butter
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Japan Wins Big Loan Victory in London and New York
The article reports Japan securing a 150 million dollar loan in London and New York on strong terms, with bonds heavily oversubscribed, while Russia seeks French backing. It notes Moscow’s peace talk on Russia terms and generous Japanese movements in Manchuria as Kias.
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Japan
Russia
Manchuria
London
New York
Mukden
Rojestvensky
Nosse
Suez
Indian Ocean
Togo
Toklo
Oyama
St. Petersburg
Sipinghai
Tie Pass
Gunsha Pass
Kirin
Sungari
Linevitch
Ogami
Linovitch
Harbin
Four Jews slain in Warsaw street clash with police
In Warsaw a mob of about 1000 Jews and socialist supporters clashed with a 20 man police and military patrol in Dzika street. Four Jews were killed and forty wounded, with several of the injured possibly dying. Dozens were arrested as violence erupted during a supposed memorial gathering for a former socialist leader.
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Warsaw
Dzika
Socialiatiy Band
Miob
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Denver
A. Gordon
Panorama OF the World
N.J. Cartmell
Y. M.C
Charles Groves
Wabash
Payne
Groves
van Wert
Abbott Sanitarium
Pennsylvania East Yards
Fort Wayne
E. F. Dunne
Zeigler Mine
Czar
Melples
Mae
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