Balkans War Fears and Navy Growth Across Nations
A scattered Chicago press digest reports rising tensions in the Balkans and Germany expanding naval power alar ming England. It notes a Payne tariff bill critique, Go vernor Deneen blocking Lori mer attempts, a Cleveland kidnaping case and Willie Whitla’s ransom, and other global события including Roosevelt at sea and Crown Prince George renouncing succession. Included are rail and subway projects and a Swift & Co. incident. References to Chicago stockyards collapse, Murrau’s abdication, and Paderewski’s rheumatism appear amid broad international and domestic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Italy
United States
Chicago
Los Angeles
House
Ways and Means
Willie Whitla
Sharon
Paboy
Cleveland
Pierre Lorillard Jr
Washington
Balkans
Treasury
Corotelyou
Consolidated Gay Company of
New York
Payne
Tpx
W. J. Thomas
Swift & Co
Anna N McDermott
George of
Servia
Arlington business section fire destroys theater
A fire devastated Arlington Texas business notes and the Juarez Theater in Monterrey Mexico. Losses were estimated at 100000 and 270000 respectively with the buildings reported as unoccupied and damaged by the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Texas
Juarez
Montarey
Mexico
Tre
Kidnappers in Toils Close In on Sharon Case
William Whitla, safe with his father, prompted a police hunt after handing a $10,000 ransom to a woman agent of the kidnapers. A man and a woman were arrested in Cleveland with $6,700 in currency tied to the case. The suspects, described as educated and refined, deny knowing each other as detectives traced the pair through downtown Cleveland and the east end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Wesday
Shackleton
Pole
Pasadena
Cleveland
Willie Whitlam
Sharon
United States
Hamburg
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Clark
House of Representatives
Payne
Cannon
Deneen
Illinois
Lorimer-Shorties
Wille Whitla
Man Wonder
William Whitlams
Sharov
Ollenden Sotel
Willie
Me. Whitla
Willie Whitla
Whitla
Central
Norman Shattuck
Frank Wood
Captain Shattuck
Shattuck
Wood
Binn
Governor Curry Decides to Stay in Office
Governor Curry, pressed by a telegram from Washington, withdraws his resignation as governor of New Mexico. Taft reportedly conveyed confidence and urged reconsideration, though Curry refuses to publicly release the message, deferring disclosure to the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tat
Curry
Washington
Taft
New Mexico
Pesident Taft
Tesident Waft
Paderewski Disabled Ends Tour and Cites Rheumatism
Ignace Paderewski, famed pianist, is unable to perform publicly for the foreseeable future due to rheumatoid illness. He canceled all tour dates and began travel to New York for medical treatment after crippling rheumatic pain in both arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignace Vadereweki
Svleed
Milwaukee
Widdenly
Paderewski
New York
Tornado Hits Southwest Laredo Area Causes Fatalities and Damage
A tornado swept through Laredo Texas and nearby areas Tuesday night killing one woman and injuring four. Property damage is estimated at 75000 dollars as the storm destroyed the round house of the Mexican National Railroad and the Sisters of Guadeloupe orphanage, with many homes blown down and wire communications north of Laredo damaged. The storm reached Lasarita along the National Railroad.
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Dee
Laredo
Wemon
Texas
Mexican National Railroad
Sisters of Guadeloupe
Loma Viste Heights
Nay
Culloch
Barnett
Andrews
Moore
Scovil
Lasarita
National Railroad
Fire Destroys Louisville Union Depot in 1900s
A $300,000 blaze at Louisville Union Station, blamed on crossed wires in the attic, endangered the depot and caused $200,000 in damage after fumes spread rapidly. Passengers escaped with difficulty as women awaiting the New Orleans special fainted and were carried out. Chief clerk G. T. Roach to Superintendent A. J. Egan leaped from a window with serious injuries. The depot had previously been destroyed by a cyclone in March 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Union Station
Union Depot
Louisville
New Orleans
G. T. Roach
A. J. Egan
Great Bridge Explosion Strikes Indiana Harbor Construction
A nitroglycerin blast derailed the Lake Shore Railroad bridge work at Hammond and Indiana Harbor Indiana, destroying about half a million dollars in property and imperiling hundreds of lives. The explosion is blamed on labor troubles between union workers and the Pittsburg Construction Company, which is building the bridge.
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Hamsmond
Indinns Harbor
Ind
Hammond
Indians Harbor
Jnd
New Lake Shore Railroad
Indiana Warbor
Union
Wokwen
Pittsburg Construction Company
Pittsburg
Agricultural Note Mother and Son Found Dead Near We luska Alberta
An Odd Fellows party traveling to the home of William Brash discovered Mingli’s mother dead in a house near We luska Alberta. A son was found dead in a chair inside, suggesting illness prompted the mother's collapse and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
William Brash
Weluska
Alberta
Mingli
Gome
Gov Curry Quits Post Over Statehood Article Furore
Governor George Curry telegraphed President Taft resigning as Governor of New Mexico after seeking a leave to discuss matters with Taft and Interior Secretary Ballinger. The resignation followed a confrontation with A J Loomis editor over a statehood article, triggering moves by Loomis allies to file charges with national officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Curry
Taft
New Mexico
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
New Messico
Interior
Balinger
Curry
A. J. Loontis
the Eagle
Territorial Capitol
Statehood Lobby
Hhis
Marian runner defeats five in fifteen mile St Paul relay race
Yolando of Marian wins the long relay with five opponents fallen behind in St Paul. The Columbus American Association buys Third Baseman Lo Rue from Marian Ohio. Jockey Kiddie Dugan receives a two week penalty for attempting to block Fanatic in the Oakland final furlong.
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Yolando
Fnally
St. Paul
Columbus American Association
Lo Rue
Marian Ohio
Kiddie Dugan
Oakland
Minnesota-Wisconsin Baseball League
Aligh Private
Forsythe Stable
Kmerysville
Arkansas
August Belmont
Henry of Navarre
England
Newmarket
Lexington
Columbus
Salamazoo
Wetvolt
Coopers Found Guilty in Double Murder Trial
A Nashville jury convicted Colonel Dimenn B Cooper and his son Robin of second degree murder in the Carrick case. Bail set at 28,000 each despite a prior mistrial motion, with bonds signed by numerous local supporters. Coopers face twenty years to life. Sharp acquitted.
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John D. Sharp
Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
Coopers
Stanley McCormick
Purdue
England
Navy
Paderewski
Cooper and Son
Dimenn B
Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
B W. Carrick
John HK. Sharp
Taft
Foreman Burke
Burch
Wilson
Criminal Court
Three Powers Face Deficits in United States Britain and Germany
Three great powers, the United States, Great Britain, and Germany, seek to close deficits. British liberals estimate a 50 million dollar gap, conservatives 70 million, Germany seeks 11 million more revenue, and the U.S. faces over 100 million in the current year. Military and naval outlays drive the excesses in all three nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Boy Hero Plunges to Save Drowning Girl at Washington Lake
Thirteen-year-old Myron Roche leaped into a lake near the soldiers' home in Washington D C to rescue six-year-old Clara Buseher who had submerged twice. He swam to the girl as she struggled and appeared near sinking for a third time, pulling her to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley Lake
Washington
Myron Roche
Clara Buseher
Soldiers
Washington, D. C
Missing Minnesota university student stirs search
Misa Frances Benning a junior at the State University in Minneapolis vanished after mid February. Her father asked Twin Cities police to locate her after she failed exams and disappeared from campus then boarded a Chicago Great Western train en route to an unknown destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota University
Vailure
Misa Frances Kenning
Knrsson
Minn
State University
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Miss Benning
Palmer will leaves estate to three daughters in Colorado
General William J. Palmer left virtually his five million dollar estate to three daughters in equal shares, with no public bequests. Edward M. Shepach of New York filed the probate document stating Palmer favored private gifts in life and kept more than he gave away.
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William J. Palmer
Colorado Springs
Edward M. Shepach
New York
Palmer
Trade and industry outlook from Dun's Review of Trade
Trade returns reflect wider preparation for the shelling activity and improving demand across steel, raw materials, and general merchandise. Building expands with lumber and quarry products, while iron production and outdoor work rise. Money market favors borrowers, distributive and wholesale sectors advance, and dry goods, footwear, clothing, and foodstuffs see rising forward activity. Failures in Chicago district total 28 versus 18 last week and 32 in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Review of Trade
New Tariff Quiets Trade as Spring Jobbing Slows Across Markets
In New York and across major markets the week sees a quieter trade tone amid tariff debates and a waning spring jobbing season. Overall business remains fair with turnover above last year but cautious buying for immediate needs. Metals and cotton goods show weak prices and shortened demand. wage cuts hit iron and steel. failures rise in the U S and decline in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Chicago
St. Louis
Kanaan City
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
United States
Canada
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains Across Cities
The report lists bid ranges by city for cattle hogs and sheep as well as prices for grains and dairy products. Prices cover Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and other markets with figures for wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed. Bid ranges show notable variance by location.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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Chicago Federation of Labor
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Watts
FETE
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Pwhitla
Great Bridge
John H. Snodgrass
Kobe
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