Thief Thomas J Wainwright Caught After City Pursuit
Police in New York City arrest Thomas J Wainwright a Boston lawyer and multiple alias user known as a master thief. He is charged with robbing Dr Nicholas Pinnali of Minneapolis of jewelry silverware pictures and securities valued near 100000. A hatchet attack at East Port Chester German Lutheran church injured Rev Jehan Kopp who is in critical condition as police issue a nationwide alert.
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Ries
Dabssine
Cnd
I Gene Alarme
OM. Kopp
Treasure unearthed after four decades in Enedish site
A long hidden stash linked to George Patten was dug up forty years after his death prompting renewed family searches. Reports claim part of the sum was stolen and Patten grew erratic, never changing clothes or leaving the house after the alleged robbery. Minors Bank fails in Pekin Florida faces liabilities far exceeding assets amid trustee-led closure.
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Enedish
George Patten
Wis
Fao Patten
Mysterious Fire Threatens National Sweeper Works
A large fire at Michou tid National Sweeper Works causes heavy loss with about 8l a o,u,o,oo n insured and partial company recovery. About Sau men employed remains, factory set to be rebuilt.
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Marion
Arma of
Adire
Michou
Tid
Uoo
Withoibouwt
Senate Committee Tightens Immigration Law Proposals
Senator Dillingham released a committee report proposing major changes to immigration law. The bill raises the head tax to five dollars and imposes fines on steamships for transporting ineligible aliens. It bans imbeciles and adds underage children and other groups to the exclusion list, and creates a division of information to promote settlement among states.
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Senate
Dillingham
Committee On Immigration
United States
DIM
Bureau of Immigration
Taft backs military cable to Panama plan before Senate
Secretary Taft testified to the Senate Military Affairs Committee on a proposed cable to Panama via Key West Porto Rico and Guantanamo funded by an appropriation. He noted former high costs of 4 cents a word for transit and opposed reducing the cavalry to fund artillery. The panel endorsed a coastwise trade extension to the Philippines until July 1 1900.
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Taft
Senate
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Panama
Key West
Porto Rico
Guantanamo
Mexico
Costa Rica
Scott
Paft
Ledge
United States
Philippines
Fire at Johnstown Ignores City Defenses and Kills Volunteer
A major blaze swept Johnstown Pennsylvania Tuesday night threatening the entire city. One volunteer firefighter William Champbell died. Property losses are estimated between 850000 and 1000000 dollars as twelve fire companies struggled to contain the fire sparked by a defective electric wire. Firefighters sought help from Altoona but winds shifted, slowing the flames.
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Johnstown
William Champbell
Ab Toona
Hill Threatening German Village Faces Destruction
The village of Muelheim in Germany is in danger as a hill slowly slips onto the valley for days. Homes have been damaged and residents rendered homeless by the progressing instability.
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Muelheim
Germany
Signes Wife's Name to Notes in Paris Consular Fraud
Clyde Shripshire, former view consul in Paris, was arrested in Lexington Kentucky on four counts of forging his wife's name to notes. He faces charges including fleecing Consul Morse of Paris out of forty thousand dollars among other exploits.
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Clyde Shripshire
View
Paris
Lexington
Shripshire
Morse
Wheat Crop Promises Record Yield in Kansas Belt
Reports from the Kansas wheat belt say the prospects promise a yield of 70000000 bushels. The growing crop never looked better at this time of year.
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Kansas Wheat Belt
Negro man executed at Towson faces gallows crowd
Isaac Winder, a Black man, was hanged in Towson Maryland after a desperate fight for life as about 2000 spectators watched the execution.
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Isaac Winder
Towson
Nfe
Ore theft charged in Utah court suit against Kearns Keith
Former Senator Thomas Kearns and David Keith are accused with Silver King Mining Co of unlawfully taking ore beyond property boundaries. The St Louis Magnolia Mining Co seeks 200000 dollars in a civil suit filed in Salt Lake City, with potential ore value running into millions. Dark City properties tied to the case include the Silver King tract and broader mining plans led by Thomas FP Cole.
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Thomas Kearns
United States
David Keith
Silver King Mining Company
Salt Lake
Utah
St. Louis Magnolia Mining Company
Janes McGregor
Balt Like
Dark City
Silver King
Thomas FP. Cole
Kearns
Keith
Silver King Company
Shrewsbury Man Returns 53-Year-Old Beaver Coat
Henry Wambaugh of Shrewsbury recounts wearing a beaver coat for fifty two years. He testified in a fence dispute, saying he bought the coat in October 1850 and has worn it every season since.
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Henry Wambaugh
Shrewsbury
Wambaugh
Whimlaugh
Ohio Senate Passes House Bill Creating State Railroad Commission
The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a House bill introduced by Mr. Werta to create a State railroad commission and regulate freight rates. The measure was amended to include an anti pass provision prohibiting public officers from accepting free transportation, with penalties up to forfeiture of office and fines between 500 and 1000 dollars.
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Senate
House
Ohio
Werta
Deposed Zion City reader toppled in church revolt
John Alexander Trowie, self-styled divine apostle, was deposed as Zion reader in a dramatic meeting. Chiefs denounced him as a fraud while insurgents were aided by his wife and son. Deputy Overseer Votive, newly placed in charge of Zion City, was elevated by the disaffected group amid long smoldering tensions.
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John Alexander Trowie
Zion
Church
Votive
Zion City
State prepared to seize mines near Waverly for public use
The state of Missouri would take possession of the mines near Waverly in Lafayette county if a strike broadens or necessity arises. Warden Trail of the penitentiary, under Chief Folk, has completed arrangements to operate the mines for state institutions.
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Missouri
Waverly
Lafayette Country
Creme Fort
Aehine
Cannibalism Rumors Among Siberian Tribes Reported
Reports reach St Petersburg of cannibalism among Chukotka natives in the frozen northeast. Starvation drives tribes on the Kamchatka frontier to extreme measures as deer perish and winter hunger worsens.
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Chukehis Peninsula
Asia
Phorm
Chastisement Follows Revolt At Oklahoma School
Before the Sunday vacation in Chithiie Okbli ten boys were whipped by teachers for aaf er revolt and threats to stay after hours. One teacher with a favored girl faced actions tied to extended detention.
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Chithiie
Okbli
Esa
Beth
Ohio Moves to Repeal Inheritance Tax Law
The Ohio inheritance tax law was repealed after Representative Eagleson moved to take up the repeal bill from the Senate out of its regular order. The measure passed by a majority vote. Income from the town was reported as $875,000 a year.
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Ohio
Eagleson
Senate
Ta W
Secretary Wilson Declares Crop Failures Obsolete
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says crop failures are a thing of the past in the United States. He claims defense against nature has so advanced that all weather variations can be managed, even at night.
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United States
Wilson
Great Coal Strike Begins The Largest in U.S. History
The nation faces a sweeping labor stoppage as 400,000 miners walk out Monday halting coal mine operations nationwide. The strike marks a historic escalation in labor tensions and coal supply disruption.
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America
Fourteen French Miners Rescued After Twenty Days Entombed
Rescue crews pulled fourteen of 1,200 miners from Courrieres coal mine after twenty days trapped by a fire damp explosion. The rescues came from shaft No 2 as faint replies indicated life. Most survivors were in good condition though near death if longer underground. Hay and a single food morsel sustained them.
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Courrieres
France
Ohio license law promises big revenue and saloon closures
Representative Aikin estimates the new $1,000 license will yield $3,450,000 while closing about 5,000 saloons in Ohio. Brewers’ agent predicts 10,000 to 15,000 workers will lose jobs, with 4,800 saloons to close in Cincinnati and other cities. The House passes a bank inspection bill restricting securities and naming the state bank inspector. The measure was drafted by the State board of commerce and the Ohio Tankers' Association. The Senate moves to repeal the Dial law, affecting candidates appearing more than once on ballots.
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Ohio
Breweries
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Ohio House
Grigerpor
Site Board of Commerce
Ohio Tankers’ Association
Senate
House
Record Immigrant Arrival Surpasses All Previous Day
More than 11,000 immigrants arrived in New York by seven steamships breaking a spring rush record. Ellis Island could admit only about half the crowds, with a 1,000 daily limit, leaving many aboard until space frees. Immigrants hailed from England Ireland Germany Sweden Hungary Italy Portugal and Russia.
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New York
Ellis Island
United States
Burning Gas Well Defiant at Caney Kansas
A Caney Kansas gas well fire resisted six smothering attempts. An eight inch pipe confined flames to the pipe upper end while hood and valve attempts failed. The fire roared again after flooding and hood removal leaving the well burning fiercely.
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Kansas
Caney
Kan
President Roosevelt Delays Coal Commission Amid War of Wages
President Roosevelt will not appoint a commission to investigate conditions in Padinna and Vineis. He will wait a period to see if the community prospers or if miners and operators agree to arbitration to settle their differences.
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Roosevelt
Hiv
Padinna
Vineis
Prices to Stay High Amid Anthracite Strife
The Pussab reduction on April 1 of 50 cents around in the price of haved eaad will not be made this year due to strife. The Philadelphia and Reading Company announced this, and other anthracite producers are following suit. They say there will be no price advance.
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Philadelphia and Reading Company
Shey
Fall from church tower kills two stone workers
In Dayton Ohio a scaffolding collapse at the new St Marys Church tower caused Charles Sanders and George Jllison to plunge about 100 feet to the ground. Both men were fatally mangled in the fall.
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St. Mary's Church
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Sanders
George Jllison
Mass mine disaster and fishing boat strike claim 250 dead
An explosion at the Takashima coal mine near Nagasaki Japan kills 250 miners. A fishing boat hits a floating mine off Echizen province in the sea and is destroyed.
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Takashima
Nagasaki
Japan
Echizen
Albany Woman Aged 105 Dies at Home
Mrs. Bridget Coleman of Albany New York died at her residence just shy of her 106th birthday. Born in Ireland in 1800 she immigrated to the United States in 1840 and lived a long life in America.
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Bridget Coleman
Albany
N. Y
Ireland
America
United Mine Workers Call Major Strike In 450000 Men
The United Mine Workers announce a strike that could affect about 450000 workers in both the anthracite and bituminous fields. The action follows a final disagreement at Indianapolis and involves workers across major coal regions.
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United Mine Workers
Indianapolia
Congress Debates Rate Bill and Printing Reform
The Senate and House spent Monday and the week on the railroad rate bill and related measures. Senators Overman Teller Foraken Scott Culberson Tillman McCamber and Knox spoke on the bill and amendments. The House passed the urgent deficiency and government printing reform efforts and a St Joseph river dam bill with other measures. The week ended with no Senate session Friday and the House advancing the legislative appropriations bill and a cable damages payout.
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Teller
Senator Foraken
Scott
Culberson
Tillman
Millard F. Snyder
Clarksburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Vpintt
Committee On Printing
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District of Columbia
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McCam
Cannon
Tari
Shackleford
Messrs. Prince and Hardwick
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Bercion County
Michigan
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Aedien Department of the Army
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