Turkey Backs Down on Italian Demands Over Warships
Italy pressed for Italian posts and rights in Turkish cities and coast trade. To avoid a naval protest in Turkish waters, Turkey agreed to allow posts and purchase rights while formal exchanges continue. The incident ends with Italy ordering its ship to stay in Italian waters. Paris commentary foresees broader tensions for the Ottoman Empire amid Macedonian issues.
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Ieey
Éme
Turkey
Ital
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Rome
Porte
Paris
Asia
Plague Rumors Reach Washington As Vital Aid Sought
Reports from Caracas describe an alarming bubonic plague outbreak in Venezuela with deaths and illness spreading. Authorities move stricken to hospitals as steamer lines curb calls to La Guaira and La Guayra amid government efforts to obscure true scope. Dr Peraza calls the illness bubonic plague.
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Washington
la Giagra
Sala
Venezuela
Caracas
la Guayra
Peraza
No One Seriously Hurt In Great Northern Wreck
The Oriental Limited No 3 eastbound was wrecked near Summit Montana after a landslide at a high Rocky Mountain pass. The engine was demolished and every car derailed or destroyed by fire except the standard sleeper and the observation car. No one was seriously hurt.
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Great Northern
Montana
Spokane
Wash
Summit
Mont
Rocky Mountains
Supreme Court Refuses Writ in Nebraska vs Burlington Case
Washington reports the US Supreme Court denied Nebraska's writ of mandamus in its suit against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad to force remand of action seeking to stop overcharging intrastate traffic. Irene Rolph, 17, indicted by Clinton grand jury for first degree murder of her husband while he slept.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Nebraska
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
United States
William D. and
T. Aiunger
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Railrroad Company
Irene Rolph
Clinton
Save One Hundred Dollars on a Piano
An appeal to buy directly from Lyon & Healy of Chicago to save on piano costs. Bypassing local canvassers, customers may order from the world’s largest music house with low handling fees, cheap freight, and a guarantee to cover freight both ways if unsatisfied. Free catalogue offers four payment plans and a piano book mailed from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella Piano
Lynn & Healy
Chicago
Lyon & Healy
Adame Street
Government moves to prosecute Jobannite sect in St Petersburg
St Petersburg authorities announced plans to prosecute leaders of the Jobannite sect blamed for desecrating religious titles and practices. Dozens surrounding the so called saint will face charges including blasphemy forgery blackmail robbery and malversation under religious law and other crimes.
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St. Petersburg
Father John of
Kronstadt
Holy Ghost
Virgin
Archangel Michael
Mary Magdalene
John the Baptist
Labor Demonstration Draws Record St Paul Crowd
In St Paul on April 21 the auditorium overflowed as the largest union meeting on record pressed for national labor legislation. A 5,000-strong parade formed at Smith Park and paraded to the Audi tor firm before the gathering, where resolutions urged Congress to enact pending labor measures.
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St. Paul
Wsh
Organized Labor
St Paul
Smith Park
Anéa Whea
Congress
Knocred Out by Canned Food Disturbance in Pa
About forty state police members in Gnester, Pennsylvania, became slightly ill after disturbances linked to the Chester Traction company strike. Their illness was diagnosed as canned food poisoning from eating canned fare.
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Gnester
State Police
Chester Traction Company
Brief Bits of News from Various Locales
Rafting accident on the Wa bash river drowned the Peters burg brothers Charles and Fehn Hillman. George L. Johnson a Toledo district revenue collector under Cleveland is dead at seventy. J W Weatherford, a prominent citizen, shot by his nephew Avery Flardage near Brantley Alabama in a feud ending murder. Royal visit plans for King Edward and Queen Alexandra include Copenhagen Stockholm and Christiania. American battleship fleet not to call at European ports except Mediterranean coal stops. Lt Col Henley Higbee USMC retired dies at Buffalo aged seventy after forty years service. Patriots Day observed in Massachusetts and Maine with Lexington and Concord events. Frank Wyman nominated for postmaster at St Louis for four more years amid Republican opposition.
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Wabash
Parten
Charles
Fehn Hillman
Petersburg
Ind
George L. Johnson
Ohio Democratic Cireles
Toledo
Cleveland
J. W. Weatherford
Avery Flardage
Brantley
Ala
Edward
Alexandra
London
Copen
Hages
Stockholm
Christiania
Mediterranean
Henley Higbee
United States Marine Corps
Buffalo
Higbee
Thamnes
Massachusetts
Maine
Lexington
Concord
Senate
Frank Wyman
St. Louis
Wyman
No Visible Signals From A Storied Dish And A Tailless Dog
A Chicago News fragment quotes Sandy Pikesage debating clipping dog details while a housewife consoles him. The dialogue features playful banter over behavior clues from wagging tails and concerns about approaching a house.
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Sandy
Chicago News
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA JOINT CONTRACT ADOPTED
The Iowa district joint conference of operators and miners adopts a scale nearly identical to the expired contract for one year. Ratification rests with the miners union, which is expected promptly after operators approve. About 15 000 miners will return to work once ratified after the mine closures since April 1.
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Iowa
Java
Wholesale Dismissal At Fort Dodge Gyp Sum Mills
Without warning 300 employees of the United States Gypsum company in Fort Dodge were discharged as the day shift started to make way for the night shift. Indications point to a complete shutdown of the nation’s largest stucco industry. Trouble began when miners urged restoring 45 cents per ton for gypsum rock, a rate cut to 40 cents during a financial squeeze. Miners warned they would strike in sympathy unless the rate rose by Monday. Managers ordered workers home. all mills nearby were held in abeyance as discharges followed.
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United States Gypsum Company
Fort Dodge
United States
United States Company
The
Trust
American Independent
Qypsum
Two Lansing Men In Separate Incidents At Night
Arthur Brown, wounded with a nine inch razor cut, lies in a Clin ton hospital after a quarrel in a craps game. Charles Davis, jailed on assault with intent to murder, surrendered to police. Mrs Carlisle dies from a broken heart after attending her husband's funeral. D M Carlisle, a 55 year old Lansing businessman, and his 48 year old wife were prominent locals.
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Arthur Brown
Clinton
Charles Davis
Davis
D. M. Carlisle
Lansing
Farmer Louis Westley found hanged near Wapsie river
In a secluded spot near Oelwein two schoolchildren discovered farmer Louis Westley hanging fifteen feet above ground from a wire clothes line by the Wapsie river. Authorities cite possible self harm related to financial reverses. Frances Ocken, twenty, at Waterloo, drank carbaric acid in personal crisis but was saved. She, an orphan, refused to state the motive.
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Louis Westley
Oel- Wein
Wapsie River
Frances Ocken
Waterloo
Rusty Nail Brings Death In Laurel Woman
Mrs. Nancy J. Dorlas, an aged resident of Laurel, died after tetanus set in from a wound caused by a rusty nail. The infection developed following initial recovery from the injury.
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Nancy
J. Dorlas
Laurel
Osage Declares Public Gatherings Forbidden Over Illness
Public health chief Charles Kathan issued a proclamation closing schools and forbidding all gatherings as a severe contagious disease outbreak, with smallpox and diphtheria noted as prominent factors affecting citizens and business interests.
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Osage
Charles Kathan
Board of Health
Moving Pictures Turn Waterloo Boys Into Robbers
Three Waterloo youths aged nine and ten were caught leaving Dr G H Clark’s home with two watches and jewelry. The boys claimed they planned to grow up to be thieves after watching a moving picture show at the local theater.
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Waterloo
Charles Jepperson
Miron Killertain
Tommy Falkenstein
G. H. Clark
Meath of Valley Junction Hurt In Train Engine Blast
Meath of Valley Junction a fireman on the Rock Island suffered a severe accident at Shelby when a flue exploded as the train neared the station. He was blown from the engine cab to the ground, dislocating a shoulder and sustaining facial cuts and other injuries.
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A. Meath
Valley Junction
Rock Island
Shelby
Heath
Man Falls Thirty Feet From Viaduct Horse Show
Jay Lynch tumbled thirty feet after stepping back during a tenement horse show at Hinds Central viaduct Waterloo. He survived with no broken bones but internal injuries may prove fatal.
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Hinds Central
Waterloo
Jay Lynch
Bones and artifacts found in Boone mound site
The state historical department unearthed human bones animal bones and human teeth along with ancient urns and curious items in a Boone mound. Authorities believe the discovery is tied to ancient mound builders and historic documents may accompany the remains.
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The
State Historical Department
Boone
Defenders of Texas Pension Bill Passed
Washington April 21 The senate approved a measure to pension survivors and widows of Texas volunteers who defended the frontier against Mexican incursions and Indian depredations from 1855 to 1860 inclusive.
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Texas
Washington
Senate
Prisoners petition jailer for protection from evil spirits
In Asheville North Carolina on April 21 a petition signed by all prisoners both white and black was sent to the jailer and the sheriff. The document appeals for protection from evil spirits believed to haunt the county jail.
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Asheville
N.C
Des Moines Plan Faces Scrutiny As City Costs Rise
Expenses rise under new Des Moines council as current year allocation hits 351 776 dollars about 59 600 more than prior. Salaries increase by over 10 500 dollars amid growing staff, while critics say efficient workers kept at higher pay despite government reform.
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Des Moines Commission
Des Moines
Lalient
Sunday Ball Ban Considered by Des Moines Council
Sunday baseball may be prohibited in Des Moines this year as Councilman Hamery pushes enforcement of state law. He vows to act even if it costs him re election, while fans oppose the plan amid possible widespread sports disruption. Royal Arcanum officers elected in Boone set Fort Dodge as next meeting site with Dickson of Sioux City as grand regent. Dubuque becomes a focal point in a major telephone war as Betior Iowa gains control of independent lines in the northeast, prompting planned expansion and a challenge to franchise validity.
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Des Moines
Royal Arcanum
Boone
Fort Dodge
Charles M. Dickson
Sioux City
J. K. Dysart
Oltumwa
J. N. Labarre
Waterloo
A. Reno
Bis
H. A. Snyder
E. Brock
Council Blufts
C. E
Dubuque
Bet Or Iowa
Iowa
Hines Hett
Duque
Itig
Towa
Merrymaking in a New England school keepsake record
A village school ledger notes cheerful moments from long ago with special honor badges awarded to Flom and Minetta Lovett for best attendance. The sole absence was May 10 when their Orin brothers were affected by a meal, recovering by afternoon.
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New England
Flom
Minetta Lovett
Orin
May-She Faye Traced to English Conquest Lineage
The text asserts May-She Faye traces her ancestry on her mother’s side to the conquest of England. It states her maternal grandmother was married in a leap year to a man named England, and cites the Catholic Standard and Times as the source.
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England
Catholic Standard and Times
The Ruling Passion Dialogue on Daughter's Study Abroad
A line from The Ruling Passion features Mrs Dibbs questioned about her daughter's reluctance to study music in Europe. She replies that the daughter preferred to stay home to pursue fashion, stating she has been ready to leave three times but chose to remain.
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Europe
Market Quotations Minneapolis Wheat for April to October
Market listings show Minneapolis Wheat with multiple delivery months from April through October. Prices appear for May July and September contracts including No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern grades, with bids around 1.03 to 4.01 dollars and various decimals and adjustments.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Cattle and grain prices from Chicago and St Paul markets
April 20 market notes report cattle and hog prices at St Paul Union Stock Yards with steers cows heifers calves and sheep price ranges. Also Chicago Union Stock Yards lists cattle hogs calves western cattle and feeders and grain and provisions prices. Grain futures at Chicago show wheat corn oats with May July and Sept prices and pork prices for May July and Sept.
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St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Ste
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Nashua
Alfred Paul
William Foley
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H. W. Beebe
Lid
Duluth
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