Filibuster concerns strain Guatemala Mexico from border to capital
The secretary of state in Washington notified the Department of Justice of alleged filibustering movements in Mobile, Alabama aimed at Guatemala. The Guatemalan government urged action to halt a U S based expedition, linking laborers to a revolutionary movement and raising tensions with Mexico along their boundary. Diplomatic notes are exchanged as authorities consider steps to prevent invasion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Mobile
Ala
Guatemala
Depa
United States
State Department
Riment of Justice
Thivart
Téxico
Mex- Htcafi
Ler
Mexico
Department
Piercing the Alps completes Simplon tunnel milestone
The Simplon tunnel through the Alps from Briga in Switzerland to Iselle on the Italian side was completed at 7:20 Friday morning. The project, begun over seven years ago, faced many difficulties and is valued at $15,000,000 with a May traffic date set by Swiss and Italian governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Simplon
Alps
Briga
Qin
I ‘Unnel
Riots in Baku Cause Mass Casualties Amid Armenian Tensions
Dispatch reports nearly 300 corpses after riots near Baku at Balakhany. Armenians blamed amid widening Caucasus unrest. Private advices indicate military forces unable to quell spread, with Arab and Obbia-related threats noted and political figures cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baku
Paris
Caucasus
Balakhany
North Sea Incident Report Seeks Middle Ground
An international commission near Paris wraps up its inquiry into the North Sea incident. The final report aims to please both Britain and Russia, noting Russia could justify actions while urging faster British notification of incidents. The panel distances itself from blaming Russian crews and presents conclusions as questions with answers by consensus or minority.
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North Sea
International Commission
Paris
Russia
Great Britain
Havas
Rojestvensky
Beaumont
Father Finds Son Remains in St Louis Medical College
The body of Jiarry G. Thompson, about 28, who left Atlanta last May, was found on a dissecting table at a St Louis medical college through his father George B. Thompson's efforts. Thompson died at city hospital days earlier and his unclaimed body was given to the college. Burial will be in Atlanta.
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Medical
Jiarry G. Thompson
George B. Thompson
Atlanta
St. Louis
Thompson
City Hospital
Senator Davis proposes ban on white marriages to higher blood mixes
In Indianapolis a Thursday senate bill aims to bar whites from marrying anyone with more than one eighth Pittsie blood. The measure stems from Bloomington where Filipino students at the state university are dating white girls. Parents fear intermixing and urge the bill's passage.
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Indianapolis
Davis
Senate
Pittsie
Bloomington
Ind
State University
NO DEMAND BY TRAINMEN
New Haven dispatch reports that the Brotherhood of Trainmen denied any plan to join firemen in a strike on the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. First Vice President said no demand of any kind had been presented by the firemen and he knew of no reason for one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
New Haven
Wealthy New Joterncy Woman Cremated in Home
Mrs. Sannah R. Ross, an octogenarian resident of Montclair, New Jersey, was burned to death in her High Street home. A fire destroyed five houses. her coachman is missing and believed dead, with investigators considering arson and possible murder.
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Womnan
Sannah R. Ross
High Street
Montclair
N. J
Glass Pater Ends Life in St Joseph
George Bailey, known nationwide as a glass eater, committed suicide in St Joseph Missouri by drinking carbolic acid. He was 28, born and raised in St Louis. Disappointment in a love affair is said to have triggered his act.
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George Bailey
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Beav er Walls Fire Destroys Hartsell Furniture Plant
A Thursday blaze at Beaver Falls Pa destroyed about 200000 dollars of property in a large building housing the Hartsell Furniture Company and threatened the town’s business district for a time.
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Beaver Walls
Hartsell Furniture Company
Separate Schools in Topeka After Stabbing Incident
Separate high schools are to be created in Topeka Kansas following the stabbing of a white pupil by a Black youth. The bill was signed amid tensions as the city weighs segregation measures and school zoning in response to the incident.
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Topeka
Kan
Judge Stoes and Victims Felt Death After Train Sled Collision
The former Vermont chief justice and ex United States senator died at St Jonhbury Vermont on Thursday from injuries after his sleigh was struck by a train. Mrs Ross was killed in the same incident. Jennie Daly was convicted of manslaughter by the jury on Thursday in a related case.
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Stoes
Batal
John Toss
State Supreme Court of
Vermont
United States
St. Jonhabury
Ross
Revolution in Caucasus ignites Armenian-led unrest at Batoum
Reports from Baku say authorities moved to quell disturbances as factories run unevenly in St. Petersburg and violence spreads in Batoum, Poti, and Kutaisi. Armenian factions reportedly seize offices and detain officials while telegraph lines fail and steamship service to Batoum-Odessa is disrupted.
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Katoum
Caucasus
Batoum
Pati
Kutnis
Black Sea
Isat
Odessa
Constantinople
Baby Burned in Furnace Case in Rochester
G W McCaffery, enginee r in charge of a boiler used to heat Rochester businesses, reports two men and four women entered the boiler room around 2 PM Tuesday. A package was hurled into the fire box, a baby shriek followed, and the bundle was raked on the coals before the group fled after threatening McCaffery. Debris and suspects described only as disfigured, with no details.
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Rochester
G. W. McCaffery
McCaffery
Peace talks in St Petersburg stalled amid official patience
Peace advocates grow stronger but no decision or move has been made. The foreign office insists Russia's stance remains unchanged and gives no encouragement to talks. It is still urged that Jupin must propose the terms for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Jupin
Over 30 Bodies Recovered From Virginia Mine Disaster
In Birmingham Alabama the Virginia mine disaster led to the recovery of more than thirty bodies with dozens of funerals held Thursday. Rescue work paused as extensive pumping begins and remaining bodies are anticipated to be recovered. Seven more victims believed trapped, water impeding further search efforts.
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Birmington
Ala
Virginia
Platt Loses in Court Over Large Sum Request
John R. Platt, an octogenarian New York millionaire, sued Hannah Elias to reclaim $685000 given over a period spanning years. Justice O'Gorman dismissed the case in the supreme court Wednesday for lack of evidence. Six people injured in a Pittsburg bound Pennsylvania Railroad wreck near Altoona when a westbound train collided with a switching engine.
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Platt
John R. Platt
New York
Hannah Elias
Wee
O'Gormain
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Donahue to Be Hanged for Murders at Crown Point
Edward Donahue, the murderer of Arminter Northrup at Beuton Harbor Michigan last October, was sentenced Wednesday at Crown Point to be hanged.
Man Arrested for Bank Robbery Tied to Biden Indiana Case
Joseph Menard, alleged bank robber, was arrested in Chicago on a Wednesday with his wife. Police claim he secured $12,000 from the Biden, Indiana incident. A London firm, Long Acra Center motor car and carriage industry, faced a disastrous fire destroying hundreds of automobiles and causing an estimated $1,250,000 in losses.
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Joseph Menard
Biden
Chicago
Menard
Auco
Kurna
Long
Acra Center Motor Car and Carriage Industry
London
Joss
Former City Treasurer Held for Embezzlement in Everett
In Everett Washington former City Treasurer George B Lulcomb is under arrest charged with embezzling eleven thousand five hundred dollars while treasurer. The report ties a separate murder case to a local scandal as John Giordean an 11 year old boy was shot and killed at North Park and his mother concealed the crime, allegedly implicating Will Powell and a woman described as a lover.
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Everett, Wash
George B Lulcomb
Trease
John Giordean
North Park
W.a
Will Powell
Powell
Replacing Strikers at Lodz Factories Reshapes Labor
Replacing strikers at Lodz factories in Russia, management has started hiring new workers to cover shortages. The situation is described as extremely uncertain as industrial action and unrest influence production and labor relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Russia
Hrades
Defense to Attack State Witnesses in Schofield Murder Case
InDes Moines defense attorney Mr Walter Metfeury reports the defense plans to challenge testimony by Doc Garrity and HW Huntoon as part of rebuttal evidence in the Thomas order case. The state contends Schofield’s body was found near Thompson’s bend with riverbank visibility discussed. The defense awaits evidence of a horse with a peculiar footprint claimed to be with Charles Thomas at the time. An unsigned threatening letter demanding the attorney quit the defense was received by Walter Metfeury, who said he would not resign.
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Doc” Garrity
HW. A. Huntoon
Thomas Orirdercase
Tes Moines
Ataoe] Schofield
Bath House
Huntoon
Buchanan Street
McHenry
Escape from Woodbury County Jail by ventilation and bars
Two Durghurs, tee thieves and a witness escaped from the Woodbury County jail in Sioux City by removing a ventilator and loosening bars, slipping to an outer corridor and out a window. Officers began pursuit after the Wednesday morning discovery of the six missing prisoners, with burglary and robbery the gravest charge among them.
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Woodbury County
Sioux City
Conductor Winky Long Died In Onawa Yard Accident
A coroner's jury in Onawa finds Conductor Win ky Long died February 18, 1905, after being accidentally struck by engine No. 515 in the North Western yards. no one blamed, no further facts discovered and no fault assigned to the railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winky” Long
Onnwa
Martin Long
Onawa
Gifford Declared Not Morally Guilty but Insane
Decorah report says Prof Gifford, charged with murder of neighbor A Bigelow on November 3 1904, was found not morally guilty but insane after a seventeen day trial. He was a prominent Decorah educator and leading Methodist. He was committed to an asylum.
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Decora
Gifford
A. Bigelow
Decorah
Methodist Church
Verdict in libel case against Webster City art Tribune
The jury in the libel action brought by Mrs. Wi. M. Berger against the Webster City art Tribune returned a verdict for the defendant. Berger sought $10,000 damages over an article about her based on a story said to have been told by a fortune teller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi. M. Berger
Art Tribune
Webster City
Maple Valley Fire Meet Date Likely Shift to June 1
Date for the Maple Valley firemen's meet was set for Tout Wall Lake but conflicts with the state meet. Organizers prefer not to reduce attendance at the state event and expect the date to be moved to June 1.
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Maple Valley Fireme
Wall Lake
Maple Valley Firemen
Butter and Egg Shortage Hits Lake City Menu
In a farming county Lake City suffers a butter and egg famine. Eggs and omelets vanish from restaurant and hotel menus as supply remains scarce. The shortage mirrors conditions seen in Inte and other cities, affecting daily meals and service.
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Lake City
Inte
Milford Passes Fire Limit Ordinance After Major Blaze
Milford city council approved a fire limit ordinance following a recent fire that caused about $1,000 in property damage. The measure aims to reduce future risk and regulate construction and occupancy in fire-prone areas.
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Ecouncil
Milford
Appointment of Archie Smith as Northern District Collector
President Roosevelt appointed Archie Smith on Wednesday as Storm Warke collector for the northern district of Town. The move places Smith in charge of tax collection and related duties in the region, reflecting ongoing administrative reshuffling at the federal level.
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Archie Smith
Roosevelt
Storm Warke
Marshalltown City Ward Change Sparks Bitter Campaign
Marshalltown faces a heated dispute after the city council moves to eliminate the Sixth ward. The reduction has sparked a string of mass meetings and rising tension in the community as residents react to the political overhaul.
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Marshalltown
Arousad
Indictments at Logan in Morrison County Grand Jury
Eight indictments returned at Morrison County Logan term with five charged for keeping a nuisance. Three other indictments were not made public and details remain undisclosed.
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Logan
Morrison County Grand Jury
Wife Smokes Cigarettes Dubuque Doctor in Divorce Case
Dr George Allan Staples of Dubuque seeks divorce from Blanche Staples claiming her cigarette habit and moral conduct harm the family. He cites her smoking during continental travels as evidence of a bad example, while she denies being a habitual smoker and contends the matter is sensational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
George Allan Staples
Blanche Tlancock Staples
der. Staples
Ais
Staples
Europe
Carroll Boy Killed On Train Near Jefferson
Addia Lyman a 17 year old of Carroll is reported killed Wednesday night on a Chicago and Northwestern train near Jefferson. The inquest found the body after discovery by crew on an east bound train. Identification came from a slip in his pocket with Carroll Street address. The tragedy remains linked to timing and machinery excitement.
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Addia Lyman
TR Lynn
Carrell
Jefferson
Cridn
Pettersen
Che
Ty Chovroll
Game Birds Confiscated In Sioux City Warehouse
A game warden and two constables seized fourteen prairie chickens and two quail from Stage Bros Hide Company in Sioux City. Under local statutes, the birds in question carry a $40 fine per bird, potentially totaling $500 if fully imposed. CLR Kubi, deputy warden, led the operation with Brand Ditnham and Sim Huber assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoon
Stage Bros
Sioux City
Cnder Cie
Clr. Kubi
Siouw City
Brand Ditnham
Sim Huber
Des Moines Police Raid Wine Rooms Target Menace to City
Des Moines police raided numerous wine rooms over the weekend, arresting more than a dozen patrons while others were released. The operation focused on venues near railroad hubs and small apartments, highlighting a rise in illicit activity linked to these rooms and their impact on the city's respectability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Biennial Elections Valid Judge Vans in Story County Case
In a Des Moines special report Judge Vans declared the biennial elections valid and filed the opinion with the Story County clerk. Parties agreed to take the matter to the supreme court immediately if ordered, to determine the amendment's validity. Sue County Meat Producers and the Corn Belt Meat Producers' Association held a public meeting in the Sue City courthouse as Secretary Ryan urged strong organization, with about twenty-five new members joining. Farmers praised improved oat price discrimination in freight rates.
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Vans
Story County
Des Moines
Jade W. D. Evans
Supreme Court
Sue County
Corn Belt
Suc County
Sue City
Ryan
Sae County
Plot To Escape From Jail Foiled In Council Bluffs
A bold plan to free eighteen county prisoners near Council Bluffs was stopped Sunday evening when a Crusty inmate’s heavy steel bars were sawed and piled away. Only a brief wait remained to remove the final barrier to freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hacape
Council Bluffs
Iprisontent
Superintendent Johnson's Alleys Cleared Plan Initiated
Carroll schools superintendent Johnson starts a summer program to clear alleys of debris ash heaps and other unsightly obstacles. Mach property owner will pay five monthly cents per month, and the superintendent will ensure alleys stay free of such annoyances during the period.
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Johnson
Carroll Schools
Mach
Monona County District Court Case Against Brenner
The state of Iowa files charges in Monona County District Court against Joseph Brenner of near Mapleton. He is held on a $500 bond by the Monona County grand jury for assault with intent to commit murder. Brenner allegedly discharged a gun at Joe Myers.
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Lowa
Joseph Brenner
Mapleton
District Court of
Monona Couty
Basesnee W
Monona County Grant
Joe Myers
Brenner
Doe Myers
Darlington Clerk records suicide attempt in steady spree
J Walton chief clerk of the andl way ann servied in Darlington is tied to a long spree of actions aiming at self harm and death by own action. The report notes repeated attempts and ongoing concerns about his behavior and safety.
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J. Walton
The
Andl
Way Ann Servied
Darlington
Steray Long Spree
Laviee
Burglary Sentence Sentenced in LeMay District Court
A burglary case led to one year’s imprisonment in the penitentiary for the defendant. The crime involved breaking into the home of Charles Whithel at Ninesley and stealing a quantity of articles and some money.
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Brough
LeMay
Charles Whithel
Ninesley
Cress ton Considers Municipal Electric Plant
Strong indications that Cress ton will establish a municipal electric light plant. Mayor J C Sullivan is taking the lead by organizing a subscription paper to secure private funds and enlist community support for the project.
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Cresston
J. C. Sullivan
Fragmented 1910s Snippets From A Swirling Headline
A garbled note recounts a large cotton factory blaze in Sueo Maine and various foreign policy jumbles. It mentions Napoleon, British colonies, and prohibitions on slavery with unclear connections to the era’s broader events.
Poeravian Envoys Arrive in Paris for Recognition
Seventy five years ago diplomats from Poeravia reached Paris seeking recognition of their government. In London the Lycenn Theater burned. A bill in Parliament aimed at removing disabilities for Seelyelyll was presented. Fourteen hundred troops sailed from Spain to Manihe and ado Cor Laval.
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Paris
Lycenn
London
Spain
Manihe
Ado Cor Laval
Industrial Exhibition Opens in Paris Amid Financial Panic
An industrial show debuts in Paris while banker George W. Gree of Cilengo, convicted of his wife's murder, remains imprisoned. Banks in San Pranetsco close triggering a serious financial panic. The British Parliament begins correspondence by letter. Russian traders face defeat defended by the batha, who suffer a heavy loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Gree
Cilengo
Union forces seize Wilmington and Confederate collapse reported
War Department announced Union troops took Wilmington North Carolina as communications between Charleston and Richmond broke. Confederate commander Columba d was captured. General Lee assumed command of Confederate forces and urged conscription of Black troops. Reports say a North American treaty with Mexico moves deserters back to the Confederacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N.C
Confederacy
Unclear Rail War and Notable Obituaries Highlighted
The report notes a disputed Ue enual route on Isla Pinina belog unide. Indemnity for the Virginfus affair set at 500 per case. Pennsylvania Company blocks Philadelphia tracks for Baltimore and Cito amid railway tensions. Sir Charles Lyell the geologist dies in London. Dr De Koven accepts Episcopal bishopric of Mands after opposition. Ends Mississippi improvement bill advances in the House.
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Isla of
Pinina
Belog
Spato
Pennsylvania Company
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Cito
Charlies Lyell
London
de Koven
Mands
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Twenty Years Ago In Russia and Abroad
Dispatches describe arrests in Southern Russian provinces over a nihilist plot. A. D I faced defeat in the retirement vote by Southern Democrats in Congress. An anti foreign contract labor bill passed. Dispatches from Sorti to London and Mared Gen Buller describe surrounding a giant Abu Ken. Swiss authorities intercept a plot to bomb a federal patrol at Borne with dynamite. The Washington Monument in Washington, DC was dedicated.
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A. DI
Con. Grant
Congress
Sorti
London
Buller
Abu Ken
Borne
Ten Years Ago Convention Opens in Washington DC
Ten years ago the National Commod of Women opened its convention in Washington DC. Reports stated more than a score of vessels were lost along the Atlantic coast, while Welch Marshal Oyama announced Japanese surrender of China at sea and on land.
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National Commod of Women
Washington, D.C
Atlante
Welch Marshal Oyama
Welhatwel
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