State Militia Volunteers For Mine Strike Duty
Birmingham Alabama area saw a tense midnight clash as strikers bombarded a stockade with dynamite and guards fired from a ridge. Governor Comer warned the strike is serious and federal troops may be considered. volunteers from Alabama militia, including the first regiment, may be deployed to the strike zone amid mock engagements at Camp Taft to drill for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Lewisburg
B. B. Comer
Albania National Guard
Chattanooga
Tenn
Alabama Militia
Chickamauga
Alabama
Camp Taft
Senator Allison Dies in Dubuque After Long Senate Service
United States Senator W B Allison died at his Dubuque home after a heart failure following a sinking spell tied to prostatic enlargement and kidney disease. He entered the Senate on March 4 1873 and had just begun his 36th year of continuous service, earning the title Father of the Senate. His term would have expired in 1909, with a reelection bid pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Dubuque
Iowa
W. B. Allison
Washington, D. C
Allison
Quarreled Over Cigarette Ends in Fatal Mill Town Killing
In Cotton, seven miles south of Fayetteville, Thomas Riddle shot and killed his father James A. Riddle after a quarrel sparked by a cigarette. The elder man was struck by four bullets, the first fatal, and the son surrendered to police immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Thomas Riddle
James A. Riddle
Cotton
Fayetteville
Young Riddle
Noiseless and Smokeless Battleships Predicted
Robert Heywood Fernald, a mechanical engineer linked with the U S Geological Survey investigations, predicts future war vessels for Washington D C that are swift, smokeless, noiseless, low in water with decks devoted to guns and no smokestacks to reveal their presence at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Robert Heywood Fernald
United States Geological Survey
Solicitation of Liquor Orders Declared Illegal in Georgia
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that Uncle Sam cannot be an agent for mailing liquor order solicitations into Georgia. Letters from outside the state soliciting liquor sales are considered crimes when received within Georgia, even if mailed from elsewhere, and do not violate interstate commerce powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Uncle Sam
Court of Appeals
R. M. Rose
Congress
Russell
Lloyds Decline Insurance for Sheath Gowns in New York
A London Lloyds underwriter refused a $10,000 policy on a Paris import of sheath gowns for a New York department store. Brokers sought coverage for the gowns' popularity but were told insurers would not insure thefad. Other firms echoed the decision, despite Lloyds' broad appetite for risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd’s
New York City
London
United States
Famous
Insurance Company
Paris
New York
Lloyd's
New Wheat Variety Claimed to Yield 280 Bushels Per Acre
A new wheat variety found on Hog Eve ranch near Dayton south of Spokane, Washington, is claimed to yield 280 bushels per acre. The head consists of seven distinct heads united at a common base. Farmers and plantologists study its potential adaptation and classification amidst strong interest from eastern Washington growers. John Binning reports finding the wheat on his ranch as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
W. W. Ward
Dayton
Washington
John Binning
No Election Betting in New York Curb Market This Year
New York City brokers say there will be no curb betting on elections in the financial district this year due to new betting laws. In past years as much as 2 million to 3 million dollars was laid for principals on the curb, but brokers report no open betting this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Financial District
King Peter of Servia Eyes American Heiress Marriages
Vienna reports from Russian sources that King Peter of Servia plans to wed his two sons to American women of wealth. Emperor Nicholas allegedly approves and may act as godfather to the first-born son. General Arthus Tschep Spiridovich sails to New York to seek heirs for the princes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Peter of
Servia
Nicholas
Russia
Arthus Tschep- Spiridovich
Slavonic League
Moscow
New York
America
Great Canadian fires lay waste Fernie and nine towns
A massive bush fire catastrophe in British Columbia destroys Fernie and seven nearby towns including Michel, Hosmer, Elko, Frank, and Mortisey. More than 100 lives lost, 5,000 homeless, and 70 miles burned. Rail lines and coal operations suffer heavy damage as residents flee. Fernie, a ten thousand strong mining center, faces its fourth destruction since 1898.
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Fernie
Michel
Coal Creek
Hosmer
Elko
Frank and
Mortisey
Ferenie
B. C
Canada
Olsen
Sparwood
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Crow’s Nest Pass
Ottawa
Ontario
Wilfred Laurier
Cranbrook
Kootenay Valley
Crow’s Nest
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thomas Roberts
Liberal Association
J. H. King
M. P
Canadian Rockies
Crow's Nest Pass
Man threatens death by own action over loan plea
A Chicago man described as a father of eight, and a former collector who took money from employers, has advertised for a $500 loan to be repaid in weekly $5 installments. He states the loan is his only hope to avoid death by his own action unless he can repay and reveal the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Proxy Candidate in New York City Refuses Presidential Nominatio
Has Proxy Candidate M R Preston, serving a Nevada murder term, told Socialist Labor leaders he will not allow his name to be used for president. The party nominated Preston at its national convention and added August Gilhaus of New York as proxy for Preston on the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
M. R. Preston
Nevada
Socialist Labor Party
Preston
August Gilhaus
New York
Smugglers Said to Run Large China Smuggling Ring
El Paso officials report a organized smuggling network moving Chinese into Alma Gordo New Mexico and towns in Texas including Sanderson Baird and Toyah. Trainmen and government officers are suspected. The tactics include hiring lawyers and delaying court cases to keep bonds forfeited and hinder officials despite arrests.
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el Paso
Texas
Alma Gordo
New Mexico
Sanderson
Baird
Toyah
Liquid supplies dwindling as Lisbon faces water famine
The principal water main breach in Lisbon Portugal prompts authorities to urge citizens to fill all vessels before the reservoir runs dry. Other notes report a Newton New Jersey hotel dinner featuring fried rattlesnake deemed sweeter than eel, Rob Roy the Irish setter died in Spring Lake New Jersey, and the Dreadnought battleships for Brazil not for sale. A thief returned $27,000 after dropping the robbed wallet in a box, Rex Beach faces possible blindness, and a Bath Beach doctor who killed his wife dies in Brooklyn jail.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Newton
N. J
Rob Roy
Mabel Olmstead
Spring Lake
Te Dog
Morristown
London
England
William Koeman
St. Johns
Hammel
Rex Beach
Copper River
Seattle
Andrew Burden Cropsey
Gertrude
Bath Beach
N. Y
Brooklyn
Kessler
Takarado Oil Company
Namboku
Fuji
Bokugetsu Company
Yamato
Minku
Japan
Pacific Coast
Harriman Talks Freight Rates and Railroad Revenue
Edward H Harriman spoke in Chicago on the need for higher revenue to fund railroad expansion and better equipment. He favored a general readjustment of tariffs rather than a uniform 10 percent increase, warning against a blunt price hike while noting workers deserve fair wages for quality service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Edward H. Harriman
United States
Harriman
German Army Maneuvers Nearly A Million Soldiers Engaged
Berlin reports the fall army maneuvers will involve nearly a million personnel across the country. The force will include 269,492 reserves plus a standing army of 526,846, totaling 869,688 under arms. Cavalry artillery infantry engineers motor corps and support branches will undergo extensive tactical tests.
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Berlin
Germany
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Challenges ICC Authority
The Public Belt Railroad Commission of New Orleans questions ICC jurisdiction over municipal railroads in interstate business. The city owned belt line within New Orleans aims to handle all railroad traffic, despite a thirty days notice rule. The commission filed its intention to operate and plans to pursue the dispute in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Belt Railroad Commission of
Public Belt
Belt Road
Belt Commission
Baton Rouge Eyes Cotton Mills Expansion
Baton Rouge board of trade reports a Boston cotton interests plan to establish several mills across the south for cotton goods. The letter seeks guidance on locating a mill within Louisiana and asks the Baton Rouge Commercial Body for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Board of Trade
Boston Cotton Manufacturing
South
Infants Blind By Careless Treatment
Springfield Illinois report claims one third of blind children in the United States suffer from careless physicians or midwives. Superintendent George W Jones of the Illinois school for the blind cites inflammation of newborns eyes caused by infection within days of birth. He urges use of silver nitrate to prevent blindness with safe concentrations for untrained caregivers.
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Springfield
George W. Jones
Illinois School For the Blind
Bulletin of the State Board of Charities
Jones
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Thomas B. Dunn & Co
Chambers Street
Chambers & Co
Lawrenceville
Cripple Creek
Col
Alice Hodson
Railroads of
Arkansas
Vandevender
State Railroad Commission of Arkansas
Navy Department
New London
Conn
Navy
Newberry
Valparaiso
Senor Creel
State Department
Arizona
First National Bank of Friendly
W. Va
R. D. Garrett
Defy Commerce Commission
Boston
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