Elephant stampede from fire cripples Riverside hotel area
A fire at Standard Oil storage tanks sparked by a wagon driver’s trolley caused a herd of elephants to stampede through Riverside California. Deaconess Ella Gibbs was killed near Glenwood Hotel with bystander injuries reported as D P Chapman and others. The elephant rampage damaged shops, orchards and a barber shop before the animal was corralled back to the circus grounds.
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Riverside
Cal
Standard Oil Company
L. J. Worsley
Ella Gibbs
Worsley
Glenwood
Miss Gibbs
D. P. Chapman
Washington Curbs Gambling Amid Senate Anti Betting Bill
Special report from Washington notes the new Senate passed anti betting bill bans betting on races and contests including elections and baseball. Penalties include fines up to 500 dollars or ninety days imprisonment or both. The measure stirs concern among fashionable society over poker bridge and other card games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Senate
House Rejects Roosevelt Naval Plan for Four Battleships
Washington special reports the House of Representatives defeated President Roosevelt’s plan to fund four battleships with about 40 million dollars. The measure failed by 199 to 83 amid ongoing opposition within the House, and observers expect the Senate would likely have followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Turned Day Into Night Chicago Merchant Dies
E F Henderson a prominent Chicago merchant who for fifteen years reversed his hours and lived with day turned to night, died at the Auditorium Annex this week. He began the ailment of the liver fifteen years ago and could not sleep, leading him to eat at 1 PM, lunch before the theater, and dine at 1 AM.
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Chicago
E. F. Henderson
Auditorium Annex
Rockefeller Jr Plans Trickster Lifestyle as Urban Terrorizer
John D. Rockefeller Jr acting as a sleuth in New York proposes a campaign inspired by President Roosevelt to terrorize rural visitors for their safety. With help from his Bible class, he aims to make New York safe for country guests, warning sharpers and pickpockets to beware of his plan. The effort seeks public endorsement and seems to be treated as a public venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Roosevelt
Rockefeller
Alaskan creeks yield gold with rush potential
Fairbanks dispatch reports two men from Nolan Creek in the Koyukuk district have already panned $30,000 from bed rock gravels and plan to build a dump for spring washing. A similar wash on Wiseman Creek could spark another large Alaska mining camp if results match Nolan Creek.
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Seattle
Wash
Fairbanks
Alaska
Nolan Creek
Koyukuk
Wiseman Creek
Roulette fad grips St. Louis elite in West End
St. Louis reports a new craze as roulette parties captivate the fashionable West End. The city’s wealthiest men and women abandon bridge poker races and jackpots for the Monte Carlo noted sport.
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St. Louis
West End
Monte Carlo
Ghar Invasion of Persia Spreads Turmoil on Caspian Front
Russian forces crossed into Persian territory near Lenkoran to punish Kurdish raiders after an April clash at Belesuvar. They destroyed several villages, scattered about 4600 Kurds, and advanced whileBelostvar residents sought aid from St Petersburg. Cossacks deployed to maintain order as frontier alarms rise.
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Tiflis
Trans-Caucasia
Lenkoran
Caspian Sea
Belesuvar
Helesuvar
Belostvar
St. Petersburg
Abruzzi Elkins Wedding Anticipated in Washington and Rome
The Turin Memento reports the marriage of the Duke of Abruzzi and Miss Elkins soon to be celebrated in Washington with a state ceremony planned in Rome before summer. Attendees include members of the house of Savoy and Count Turin is expected to accompany the duke to Washington. No official announcement will be made prior to the marriage.
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Rome
Turin
Harris Confesses Bank Theft and Threats of Suicide
Carlisle Pennsylvania special reporting John V Harris teller at Merchants National Bank confesses to stealing 45000 dollars. He tells bank president Eckles his life is insured for more than the loss and offers to end his life after signing the policy to the bank. Eckles refuses and persuades him not to act cowardly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
John V. Harris
Merchants’ National Bank
Eckles
Harris
President Eyes New Special Message On Congress
Washington dispatch says the President plans another special message to spur action on key legislation. He appears to have abandoned earlier adjournment timings and all guesses about when Congress may adjourn are off.
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Washington, Special
Washington
Congress
Time Tables Publication Bill Passes in Ohio House
The Ohio House of Representatives approved a measure requiring all railroads to publish a train arrival and departure timetable in newspapers at every station. Opponents' frivolous amendments were defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House of Representatives
Covington Votes for Strict Sunday Closing Law
Covington Tennessee imposes a lid law banning streetcars and requiring all stores livery stables and buses meeting trains at depots to close. The act stops Sunday paper delivery and even the ice man is included this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington, Tenn
Covington
Senate Approves Vast Ground Purchase in D C
The Senate passed a bill to acquire all real estate between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Mall for government buildings. The appropriation is ten million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Pennsylvania Avenue
Waterbury claims world record for 26 hour piano recital
Bellefontaine Ohio resident J M Waterbury finished a nonstop piano performance lasting twenty six hours and fifteen minutes in Bellefontaine and asserts a new world record for continuous playing.
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Bellefontaine, O
J. M. Waterbury
Italian squadron sails for Asia Minor showdown
Rome reports Admiral Grenet commands eleven warships including Regina Elena with 5095 sailors aimed at Asia Minor to press Italian post office demands. If needed they may seize a small off coast island while Britain and Germany back Italy to compel Turkey to concede. The action echoes past Turkish diplomacy and the Armenian school case.
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Rome
F. Grenet
Regina Elena
Duke of the Abruzzi
Asia Minor
Turkey
Tripoli
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Death Leap Performer Gadbin Killed At Circus Busch
French performer Gadbin dies during a daring death leap at Circus Busch in front of about 5,000 spectators. He leaped from a 100 foot height onto an inclined shaft then slid into a net, but struck the shaft on the chest and died shortly after. Gadbin had completed 438 prior shows without incident.
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Bertin
Cable
Gadbin
Circus Busch
Navy Recruiting to Resume for Six Thousand Men
Washington special reports the Navy plans to resume recruiting to fill 6 000 additional men, with 3 000 obtainable before July 1, following anticipated congressional action. Instructions have been given to use weekly publications and magazines to reach willing young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Great Gold Yield In Alaska From Nome Reports
Alaska bankers and miners on Seward Peninsula expect a record spring production this year possibly reaching 3000000 dollars. Reports describe unusually rich dumps from winter activity and a new tin discovery at Brooks Mountain.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Alaska
Seward Peninsula
Brooks Mountain
Deathbed Confession Frees Girl in Magdeburg Fire
A farm laborer on his deathbed confessed to urging his son to set a farm blaze near Magdeburg. Rose Knopfel, once imprisoned for the fire and named in the case, was released after the confession overturned her conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Magdeburg
Rose Knopfel
Nothing New to Us, Andrew Carnegie Letter to Judiciary
Andrew Carnegie asserted before the House Judiciary Committee that new capital combinations aim to rob the public. The statement frames finance as a threat to public interests and calls for scrutiny of corporate power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House Judiciary Committee
Wrong key delays St Charles hanging for Bill Jeffries
St Louis special reports a stenography error could extend Bill Jeffries’s death sentence. A clerical misdate from May 4 1908 prompted a 30 day respite, with officials debating whether to push the hanging to 30 days after May 4. Mussler was killed during a robbery attempt. his seven year old daughter testified.
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St. Louis
Bill Jeffries
St. Charles
Jeffries
Supreme Court
Folk Eanes
Hines
William Mussler
Mussler
Vanderbilt Divorce Rumors Stir Newport Society Columns
Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt reportedly wins a divorce in a case with David McClure as referee. Settlement talks range from 1.5 million to at least 2 million in gilt edged securities. Their son William Henry, now seven, will have a continued role in his upbringing. Mrs. Vanderbilt plans to return to Newport and later Europe after aiding niece Pauline French’s May 5 wedding to Samuel Wagstaff. The Vanderbilt marriage, begun January 14, 1901, was famed as a real love match among the 400.
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New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
David McClure
Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
van Sep
America
Newport
Pastor George W. Tomson Found Dead at Newton Hotel
Newton New Jersey Special: Rev George W Tomson pastor of First Presbyterian Church found dead in his hotel room with a bullet wound in his temple. Coroner’s jury verdict cites death by own action though motive tied to disputes with women parishioners remains only partially supported by evidence.
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Woodbury, N. J
George W. Tomson
First Presbyterian Church
Newton Hotel
Widows Receive Automatic Pension Increase Effective May
Special Pension Commissioner Warner announced widows on the pension roll will receive the $8 to $12 monthly increase automatically without new application. Pension agencies are ordered to implement the law, with the first extra payment due May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warner
Congress
Jack the Jabber Scares Philadelphia Readers
Police seek a slim well dressed man dubbed Jack the Needle Jabber who roams Race and Vine streets. He uses a poisoned hypodermic needle to jab pedestrians in public places, causing fear in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Jack the
Race
Vine
His Fatal Slide
Vicksburg Miss Special Hervey R Mangum an 18 year old student at the University of Louisiana died from injuries after a slide in a baseball game between Louisiana and Chamberlain Hunt Academy of Port Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Miss
Hervey R. Mangum
University of Louisiana
Louisiana
Chamberlain Hunt Academy
Port Gibson
Preservation of Eggs by Grease Method Report
A report from the Italian department of agriculture states eggs glazed with lard and packed in a dry room without touching each other will be perfectly preserved. The method is described as effective for long term storage.
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Rome
Department of Agriculture
Merger in Mat ingny Young Men Seek Eye less Eden
Dallas S D and Menomonie Wisconsin spinster and bachelor clubs plan a joint venture to attract marriageable partners. Promoter Frank H. Jackson of Iowa aims to enroll Dallas sixty six unmarried men and lure Menomonie spinsters to South Dakota with new land available from public domain.
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Dallas
S. D
Bachelors’ Club
Spinsters’ Club
Menomonie
Wis
Frank H. Jackson
Jackson
Rosebud
South Dakota
Chicago and Northwestern
Tripp County
Frank Jackson
Uncle Sam
Ministers Propose Barmaid Wife Scheme in Clifton Heights
Clifton Heights Pa special report quotes Rev Thomas A Arm or Methodist pastor advocating a plan to have men drink at home, buying whiskey from their wives. He argues saloon profits would fund household needs and allow wives to save to support the family.
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Clifton Heights
Thomas A. Armor
Ice plant explosion devastates Tipton neighborhood
A boiler battery at Tipton Indiana's ice plant exploded on Sunday, heard miles away. Engineer Charles Covert was blown aside but unharmed. Debris damaged homes, roofs, and windows. a 500 pound machine pierced a roof and lodged in a bed. Loss estimated at $25,000. cause under investigation.
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Tipton
Ind
Charles Covert
Jersey City considers cat licensing to curb overabundance
At Tuesday's Board of Aldermen meeting Alderman Herbert introduced an ordinance to license cats. He claimed about 50,000 too many felines roam the city, many gathering in backyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey City
Rich and Idle Ends Life in Philadelphia River Tragedy
Thomas H. Nice, reportedly wealthy with $500,000, chose death over idleness. He stood on the Schuylkill River bank in Philadelphia and shot himself in the mouth before falling into the water.
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Philadelphia
Thomas H. Nice
Schuylkill River
Young Hero Sacrifices Life to Save Kitten
Ten year old Dominico Bello died after being crushed by an electric truck while attempting to rescue a pet kitten in New York. The kitten escaped unharmed.
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New York
Dominico Bello
Wife's Find Nets Husband 2 Million in Stocks
Mrs. John A. Drake discovered in a hunting coat pocket at the Waldorf Astoria a bundle of stock certificates. Experts value the Montana gold mine as worth about $2,000,000, making her husband the beneficiary of the find.
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New York
John A. Drake
Waldorf-Astoria
Servia Crime Burdened In 1907 Murders and Crises
Belgrade reports a heavy crime burden with 492 murders and 348 attempted murders in 1907. The record also notes 227 personal crisis reports amid a population of 2.8 million in Servia.
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Servia
Belgrade
Senator Landrum moves ban on Indian figure signs
Guthrie Oklahoma Special Senator Landrum a Cherokee Indian introduces a bill to bar use of Indian figures as cigar or tobacco signs. The measure, expected to pass, imposes a 50 dollar fine and six months in jail for any person who uses or possesses such figures. Landrum says Indians are against the practice of effigies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Landrum
Gave Hubby the Laugh Detroit Special
Mrs George Holman and her companion James Kennedy were seen on the Cleveland boat deck at night. Holman shouted his disapproval across the water as his wife and Kennedy exchanged taunts and mock farewells with sharp remarks about Holman’s character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Cleveland
George Holman
James Kennedy
Holman
Minnesota Delegates Back Taft At Republican Convention
At the Minnesota Republican State Convention last week four delegates at large were elected to the national convention in Chicago and instructed to vote for Secretary of War Taft until he is selected by the convention. All 22 Minnesota votes will support Taft as district delegates are Taft instructed.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Chicago
Taft
Secretary of War
Bald Senator Gets Bennet
An Indian chief named Plenty Goosen presents U.S. Senator Clapp of New York with a war bonnet to cover his bald head. Friends of the senator laugh at the gesture, while Goosen claims no offense in the scene.
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New York
Plenty Goosen
East
United States
Clapp
Kiss Verdict Eases Downward For Hibbing Woman
Mrs Olga Bergerman of Hibbing won a verdict of 1 75 dollars after a reduced ruling on a forced kiss claim against Jacob Kitz a Hibbing landlord who sought rent collection. The defense labeled the action blackmail in the Duluth Minn special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Olga Bergerman
Hibbing
Jacob Kitz
Kitz
Doctor Swinney Kills Daughter Then Takes Own Life
Dr C. Swinney recently arrived from New York fatally shot his 16 year old daughter Nellie and killed himself in a girls boarding school reception room. Report says he raged over her entertaining young men.
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Asheville, N
0. Swinney
New York
Nellie
Swinney
Hard Luck Pursued Arthur in Sheboygan Iron Worker
Arthur Beckwith an iron worker in Sheboygan Wisconsin lost sight in one eye after a hot bolt struck it. He returned to work wearing green goggles. A man named Malian attacked, smashing the goggles into Beckwiths other eye, leaving him permanently blind.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Special
Arthur Beckwith
Senate OKs National Bison Range on Flathead Reservation
The Senate passed a bill establishing a permanent 32 800 acre national bison range on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. The enclosure will house the largest herd of bison in existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Flathead Indian Reservation
Montana
Lemons Hit Georgia Speech by Smith Opponent Brown Supporters
In Marietta Georgia Governor Hoke Smith faced a lemon shower from Joseph M Brown supporters who oppose Smith for a second term. Brown is a local figure challenging the incumbent. The event underscores tense political contest in the era.
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Marietta, Ga
Hoke Smith
Joseph M. Brown
Smith
Pensioning Fire Horses in Bluegrass Pasture Plans
Louisville reports a plan to pension aged fire horses by sending them to bluegrass pastures for retirement. The proposal aims to end their service and provide a peaceful natural finish to their days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Armory to Lay Off 500 Springfield Workers July 1
About 500 of the 1300 employees at the Springfield Armory will be laid off on July 1 due to ample small arms stocks and no immediate urgent demand. The move reflects government inventory conditions and employment adjustments in Massachusetts.
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Springfield
Mass
United States
Seventeen Die When Steamer Capsizes at Gothenburg
Seventeen passengers perish as the Goetales steamer capsizes near Gothenburg Sweden. The captain and crew swim ashore while several bodies remain unrecovered.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
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