Panorama of the World Robbers Loot Mansion and Fire Blazes
A mansion in Orange New Jersey reports $50,000 in burglarized goods from Charles Morgan’s home including a $4,000 diamond bracelet and $2,000 necklaces along with paintings and silverware. In Chicago a box car pursuit ends with three robbers captured after an attempted post office safe blow. Philadelphia endures a million dollar fire at Atlantic Refining Works with injuries to firemen. A Black Hand bomb wrecks Joseph Tusa’s store on Christian Street. Albany moves toward a recount of New York City’s 1905 mayoral election ballots.
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Charles Moris
Charles Morgan
Morgan Steamship Lines
Orange
N. J
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Morris, Jr
Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Works
Point Breeze
Black Hand
Joseph Tsu
Christian Street
Tusa
Hearst
Albany
N. Y
New York City
Kentucky Jail Delivery Sparks Escape From Hopkinsville Jail
Ed Lace charged with horse stealing Kirk Bush and Merrith Coleman charged with shooting with intent to kill escaped from Hopkinsville Kentucky county jail by sawing bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Ed. Lace
Kirk Bush
Merrith Coleman
New County
Hopkinsville
Strikes Settled at East Chicago Plants
Settlement reached in the Republic Steel Tron Company and Interstate Steel strikes at East Chicago and workers returned to duty. Ten miners killed in a mine explosion at Colonial mines near Dorchester Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erxat
Chicago
Republic Steel and Tron Company
Interstate Steel Company
East
Dorchester
Ruin in Dynamite Blast Destroys Cincinnati Homes
An explosion of 250 pounds of dynamite in a shack near the site of the new city hospital in Cincinnati devastated Avondale and surrounding areas. Glass, fronts, furnaces, and sewers were damaged, with wards at Jewish and German Old Areas hospitals affected. investigators fear incendiary causes amid threats from discharged workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City Hospital
Cincinnati
Jewish Hospital
Dewish Hospital
Avondale
Man Kills Ex Wife Then Self in Kansasity
Virgil Stont a laborer visits the home of his former wife Mrs Thomas Katzenberger whom he had not seen for eight years and slashes her throat with a razor before taking his own life. Katzenberger rushes to help and returns to find Stout dead with his throat cut from ear to ear. The couple had been divorced thirteen years. Katzenberger and Stout were strangers before the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stout
Katzenberger
Young Girl Sacrifices Leg to Save Herself from Train
Miss Krauces Shaw of Kansas City ran aged 15 sacrificed her foot to prevent being killed crossing the Altea tracks. Her friend Minnie Paton witnessed the act as Shaw bent backward and awaited the impact, the engine wheels severing her leg between ankle and knee. In court, Rock Island Railway wins rate case ruling in Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Krauces Shaw
Kaners City
Miss Shaw
Minnie Paton
Altea
Miss Prances
Tao
Rock Island
United States
Wichita
Kan
Pollock
Rock Island Railway Company
Galveston
Kansas City
Jail Term for Resort Owners in Norton Divorce Case
In New Haven Connecticut resort owners Luces and Snees received six months in jail and a 240 dollar fine after a private detective testified about liquor violations and improper pricing during the Norton divorce case.
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Luces
Norton
Mrs. Norton
Roo
New Haven
Conn
Snees
Ann Immeral
Utopian Home Burns at Hellcan Hall Tragedy
Fire at Hellcan Hall in Upton Stoclair’s cooperative colony kills one resident and injures many. A man known to be connected with the group, seen around the ruins, is suspected. dynamite found among the debris intensifies scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellcan Hall
Upton Stoclair
Poglewood
Amany
Hellean Hall
Bandits Hold a Highway Near Tule Mexico
About ten armed bandits seized a highway four miles from Tule Mexico and robbed thirty people, securing more than 8350 in booty. Victims were held captive until the robbers completed their operations and escaped into the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tule
Mexico
Cuntains
Brain Storms Seeker Requests Court Custody in Cincinnati
John Wilky Macky a Cincinnati contractor asked the Probate Court for protective care due to fears his mania will return and he may harm himself. He sought confinement until the brain storm subsides.
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John Wilkymacky
Cincinnati
Explosion Wrecks Cincinnati Switch Engine
A boiler on a Cincinnati, Hamilton and Payton switch engine exploded with terrific force in Cincinnati. Three men rode the cab: Frank Burton foreman of the switching crew may die from his injuries, George Morgan engineer and Walter Griffith fireman were badly injured.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton and Payton
Frank Burton
George Morgan
Englncer
Walter Griffith
Firerhun
Fairbanks Indictment Nolled in Steubenville Case
Indictment against Frederick Fair banks son of Vice President Fairbanks for perjury to obtain a marriage license was nolled by Judge Richards in Steubenville Ohio. The cause is considered cloned.
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Fairbanks
Frederick Fairbanks
Richards
Steubenville
Ohio
Necklace Restored to New York Owner After Loss
A necklace valued at $100000, once lost by Mrs. Tyler Morse of New York and formerly Mrs. Harry S. Black of Chicago, was found by a hotel maid and returned to the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Morse
New York
Harry S. Black
Chicago
Brain Surgery Questioned After Repeated Crime Returns
A man known as Thurley underwent brain surgery intended to curb delinquency but later relapsed into crime. After initial improvement, he returned to bad habits, leading scholars to debate whether such operations produce lasting reform or only temporary changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bareefell
Lancaster
Thurley
Ming Harold Eee
Toledo
Ohio
Arctic Expedition Letters From Lefingwell and Mikkelsen
Ernest Lefingwell and Ener Mikkelsen report from Chicago and Ener Mikkelsen that news of the Anglo American Arctic expedition has reached Portland Oregon. They say the Duchess of Hedford is frozen in ice about 2000 nites off Prost Barres and preparations are nearly complete for a northern crossing. The start may occur early next year and the party could be away for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingwell
Proogress
Ernest Leflingwell
Chiago
Ener Mikkelsen
Mbuska
Andree
Ourearu
Portland
Ore
Point Bacrtos
Cooidim
Postal Reform July 1 Adds Special Delivery by Postage
New law takes effect July 1 allowing letters and packages to be sent special delivery with an extra 10 cents postage in addition to ordinary postage. It aims to remove the need for the special delivery stamp and is expected to raise business volume. Rev William F Parson of Washington first suggested the idea in 105. Regulations are being prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William EF. T'arson
Washington
Navy Honors Shanghai Rescue Aboard Cruiser
The American armored cruiser squadron arrived at Shanghai from Nankin as officers report a daring rescue off Chin Kiang. Ensign J. C. Fremont Jr. leaped overboard in a heavy overcoat to save Dr. Tal St. Stainaker of West Virginia after he fell from the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Asia
Shanghai
Nankin
Jansign
J.C. Fremont, Jr
Chin Kiang
Tal St. Stainaker
West Virginia
Fremont
Reading Advances Employee Age Limit To Forty Five
President Baer of the leading Railway Company gains board approval to raise the age limit for employees from 35 to 45 years. The move follows a similar step by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and aligns industry practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Baer
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harriman Stripped of Backers Threatens Rail Empire
Reports from Wall Street say E H Harriman has lost backing for his railway empire. The shift endangers control of his vast system and endangers the fate of Union Pacific, potentially leaving him with only that line to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. HW. Harriman
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Lockout Leaves Seattle Construction In Standstill
Nearly 2,000 workers are out of work as 25 members of the Master Builders' Association pay off their men in Seattle. Sixty buildings halt construction as the lockout shows the impact of labor disputes. A Danish training ship Viking was blown over in a Copenhagen shipyard. 400 workmen were aboard, none killed and only ten injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Master Builders’ Association
Viking
Copenhagen
Seismic Warning Sparks Alarm and Poet Aldrich Dies
Seismologist John Milne notes a fortnight of unusual quietude in the world’s earthquakes, hinting at a looming threat. In related news, Boston poet and humorist B. Aldrich dies after an operation last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milne
B. Aldrich
Thomas Bailey ‘Aldrich
Humorisn
Boston
Crash Hits Prince of Wales After Market Collapse
The Prince of Wales suffers heavy losses from a collapse in American and Canadian securities. He reportedly needs help to cover deficits caused by speculative ventures advised by an elderly Canadian multimillionaire. The king’s faction reacts to the prince’s financial setback and cautious stance toward his father’s associates.
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Prince of Wales
London
Cassel
Wales
Siberian
Ear severed in duel at Grand Hotel de Europe in St Petersburg
In the diving hall of the Grand Hotel de Europe Prince Nikaridza a Ku tals noble and Captain Koslof of the East Siberia sharpshooters fought over Caucasus autonomy. Koslof cut off the prince’s ear, the prince fired twice wounding the captain in the neck and breast. surgeon sewed on the severed ear and Koslof’s condition deemed dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nikaridze
Kutals
Koslof
East Siberia
Caucasus
Nikaridza
Kasloff
Nebraska Cattlemen Guilty In Land Fraud Case
Bartlett Richards and Willi G. Comstock receive $1500 fines and jail terms from Judge W J Munger in U S Court for conspiring to defraud the United States of land rights. Charles and Acquilla Triplett must pay fines and serve eight months in Dawhs County jail. Federal grand jury indicted in May 1908 for a Nebraska land scheme involving public lands and misuse of U S property.
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Nebraska
W. J. Munger
Quaurha
Bartlett Richards
Willi G. Comstock
Danghs
Charles
Acquilla Triplett
Mary
United States
Girls Raise $750000 for Land Speculation in Mexico
Miss Helen Mikber and Miss Nellis Tloward of Otton Wood Falls Kan returned to St Joseph Mo from old Mexico with plans to buy 1 060 000 acres of grazing mineral and agricultural lands. They secured $750 000 from financiers in St Joseph and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mikber
Nellis Tloward
Otton
Wood Falls
Kan
St. Joseph
Old Mexico
Roosevelt Opens Greater Louisville Exposition With Bells
President Roosevelt presses a button at 2 30 p m in the White House opening the Greater Louisville exposition. Bells ring and whistles scream as dedication ceremonies unfold with addresses by A Ph McDonald Vice President Pred Levy Governor J C W Beckham Major Paul Barth and William Rogers Clay of Lexington.
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Roosevelt
White House
Louisville Exposition
A. ‘Ph. McDonald
Pred Levy
J.C. W. Beckham
Paul Barth
William Rogers Clay
Lesington
Tourist Rescued After Two Days on Catalina Island Cliff
E. I. Sand a tourist from Ardsley on the Hudson New York spent two days trapped on a crumbling rock ledge on Catalina Island off Los Angeles. Fishermen rescued him after he could not descend the face while bathing and became exhausted from the crumbling cliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catalina Island
Los Angeles
Sand
Ardsley-on-the-Hludson
New York
Rock Grove
Butte Mayor George W. Irvin Dies at 83
George W. Irvin, six year mayor of Butte Montana, died from heart disease at age 83. Born in Chicago, he moved to Iowa after the Civil War began and went to Montana in 1863 where he became a prominent figure.
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Butte
George W. Irvin
Mont
Ile
Chicago
Towa
Montana
Scissors Left in Patient After Surgery At Wichita Hospital
Five inch surgeons scissors were found missing from the thigh of Mrs. W. R. White of Braman Oklahoma during a hospital stay in Wichita. She had undergone tumor surgery four years earlier and the tools remained inside her abdomen. The instruments caused ongoing severe pain as they traversed toward the thigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. White
Braman
Okla
Wichita, Kun
Ohio Bank Closed After Bank President's Suicide
After the death by self inflicted gunshot of Horace G McDowell president of the Farmers Bank of Canton Ohio the bank directors met and announced the institution would be turned over to assignees for liquidation under the new arrangement expected to proceed immediately with creditors to be paid in full as far as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Bank
Horace G. McDowell
Farmers’ Bank of
Canton
Ohio
Match Company Raises Pay in Oswego
Five hundred employees of the Diamond Match Company in Oswego New York are notified of a 10 percent wage increase effective April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Match Company
Diamond Match Company
Oswego
N. Y
Chicago Woman Held for Grand Jury in murder case
Mrs. Dora McDonald wife of Michael McDonald was held to await grand jury action on a charge of murdering Webster Guerin on February 21 in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dora’ McDonald
Michael McDonald
Webster
Guerin
Chicago’s Commercial Strength Signals Spring Expansion
Chicago reports sustained strength in commerce as spring approaches. Wall Street troubles do not dampen industrial optimism. wage scales rise but no shipyard strikes disrupts. Farm product marketing remains heavy, freight offerings peak, and transportation earnings top last year. Weather favors retail, State street spring goods demand climbs, outside buyers flood wholesalers, bank clearings reach 249,027,316, with 25 failures in Chicago district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Chi+caro
State Street
Chicago
Dion
New York Spring Trade Strong Across Industries
Bradstreet's Report notes robust spring trade with leading industries booking production well into the future. Textile mills run at high rates with no stock buildup and cotton prices haven’t curbed demand. Early shipments command premiums while most jobbers have planned for spring needs though western firms may face supply gaps. Export interest remains light as prices exceed foreign market expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Chicago and rail hub grain and livestock price roundup
Market notes show Chicago listings for cattle at 4.00 to 5.70 and hogs 4.00 to 7.15, with sheep 2.50 to 6.00. wheat No 2 at 7 to 14 cents, corn No 2 mixed around 44 to 48 cents, oats 41 to 48 cents, rye 6 to 7 cents. Similar quotes appear for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo with varied ranges for each commodity and region.
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Chicago
St Louis
Catte
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Tse Lo Ste
New York
Toledo
Fires Destroy Plants Across Three States
Telegraphic briefs report Belleville New Jersey saw a fire at The Wardman Rubber Company plant consuming the building with losses around 250000 dollars. In Utica New York the . M. CG. A. building burned down incurring losses over 150000 dollars. Cincinnati electrical wires sparked a blaze that destroyed the Ohio Car rage Company plant with losses about 70000 dollars, insured.
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Wardman Rubber Company
Belleville
N. J
M. CG. A
Utica
N. Y
Cincinnati
Ohio Carrage Company
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Moe
Horley
Lancaster Reformatory
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Harriman
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