Taft Speech Draws Panhandle Banquet Cheers
Secretary of War Taft spoke at a banquet held by the Business Men's club with 600 members present in Cincinnati. He urged completion of the Panama Canal and described progress on the Culebra Cut with details on earthwork, shovel counts, and monthly excavation rates. The event featured lengthy applause and a reception with officials, highlighting Ohio political insights and Taft's remarks on canal location as a major milestone.
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Ohio topics and crime notes from early April items
Ohio topics report a push to oust the Columbia gas combine from the state with letters from Attorney Hughes Johnson and Margaret Smith backing antitrust action. A separate item covers train worker Pasquale Pistopo Giordano's murder case, and other briefs note Waller Brown opposing a state primary and officials' reactions to the Jamestown exposition in Columbus.
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Policeman Dies From Wounds After Pistol Duel
Cincinnati report states Patrolman William Sattern died from wounds received in a pistol duel with J P Schwartz of Shantytown after attempting to arrest Schwartz for alleged evasion. Schwartz was shot five times by the officer but is expected to recover. The incident followed a dispute involving a resident of Saintstown. In Columbus, April 20 dispute at the penitentiary saw Winston Lee burglar fatally cut Robert Holland in a separate attack by a colored man. Also in Kenton on April 30, Thomas Tones, a negro, was shot and fatally wounded by Chief of Police Sheldon Toney as he attempted to flee to the city prison.
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Epidemic of Smallpox Near Piqua District
The state board of health reports a smallpox outbreak north of Piqua has persisted for six weeks with at least 60 cases. Schools and churches are closed and public gatherings are banned across the district. Local health authorities enforce isolation and vaccination measures.
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Eighteen Miners Entombed in Belgian Pit Disaster
Eighteen miners were trapped after floods struck the Angleur pit near the city. Two hundred others escaped from about 200 feet below the surface as earth falls blocked exits. Rescuers recovered pine coffins and believe all entombed men are dead.
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Demand 210 Per Cert Raise in New Bedford and Fall River
New Bedford workers push for a 10 percent wage advance on May 27 after a report of an imminent rise. The New Bedford and Fall River textile areas are set to affect about 30,000 operatives with the demand. The strike potential grows as manufacturers face pressure from organized labor.
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Double Fatal Boiler Explosion Kills Two in Watertown
In Watertown New York an explosion of the locomotive boiler on the Cran Kerry Lake railroad Monday left two men dead and five others injured. Victims include the fireman John Storms and a peddler.
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