Crisis in the Balkans and Far East Turmoil
News from April 6 reports Balkan crisis escalation with Russian consular peril and Albanian unrest. Sultan warns of military action if Albania disturbances persist as Austria and Russia mobilize. In the same dispatch, Macedonian casualties at Karbintzi prompt a requiem mass. China sees 100,000 rebels in Kwangsi not directed at foreigners. US Asiatic squadron redeployed for ready naval coverage in the Far East.
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London
M. St. Chertins
Mitrovitza
Albania
Russia
Austria
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Vienna
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Herzegovania
Old Servia
Belgrade
Sofia
Karbintzi
Kwangsi
Peking
United States
China
Washington
Far East
Bulgarian Villages Rise in Okrida District Revolt
Bulgarian inhabitants of thirty villages in the Okrida district rally 8,000 men backed by the bishop and revolutionary bands to rise against the Turks. They surrounded a Turkish detachment north of Okrida but were driven back with heavy losses. Albanian unrest in Mitrovitza and Prisptina heightens palace and embassy concerns.
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Constantinople
Monastir
Okrida
Mitrovitza
Prisptina
Hostilities in Santo Domingo intensify as rebels resist
Washington reports from Commander Turner aboard the Atlanta that government troops under President Vasquez failed to seize Santo Domingo City, bluejackets protected the U S consulate, and large government forces approached the town as the crisis worsened. The presidente gunboat bombarded the town firing three shots with no injuries. Businesses closed amid escalating danger.
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Washington
Navy Department
Turner
Atlanta
Santo Domingo
United States
Vasquez
Presidente
Cockrells Son Weds In Secret St. Louis Ceremony
Ephraim B. Cockrell, son of U S Senator Francis M. Cockrell, married Hazel Hogan of St. Louis at the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Yule in St Louis on Sunday. The union came as a surprise to the couple and both families, with a telegram to the bride’s parents confirming the nuptials.
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Senator Cockrell
Kansas City
Ephraim B. Cockrell
United States
Francis M. Cockrell
Hazel Hogan
St. Louis
Albert Yule
Lawyer Cross Exam Raises Bootless Question in Court
A courtroom exchange shows a lawyer grilling a witness about the maid. The witness replies the maid was in the boudoir arranging a hair, while the lawyer presses with where he was. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the odd moment in a tense cross examination.
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Cincinnati Mnquirer
Demand Same as Wabash for Rail Wage Increases
Trainmen and conductors committees in Chicago seek parallel raises on Illinois Central and Alton lines after Wabash gains. They target 15 percent freight and 12 percent passenger increases. Firemen of Illinois Central also press for gains as Chicago area groups revise wage demands.
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Chicago
Illinois Sentral
Alton Railroads
Illinois Central
Alton
Wabash
Hanrahan
The
Brotherhood of Firemen
Burlington and Quincy
Rock Island
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Scranton Strike Award Sparks New Mine Shutdowns
Dispute over the strike commission's ruling on a nine hour day and overtime pay led operators and miners to clash in interpretation. Operators claim nine hours equals ten hours wage, while miners stop work at nine hours. Some collieries halted operations after refusing to extend shifts to ten hours.
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Scranton
Strangler Abroad in Paris Strangles Victims Near Charenton Cafe
Paris reports a series of strangulations attributed to Byraud from over ten years past. Latest victims include Mrs. Mervelet found strangled in a hall behind her cafe near Charenton and widow Lagezi living alone in Neuilly.
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Paris
Byraud
Church Conference Closes at Abilene Kansas
The United Brethren church annual conference closed in Abilene with delegates from Kansas Oklahoma Arizona California and missions in Chicago and Omaha. Elder Zook presided as reports were heard and missionary enterprises encouraged.
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Abilene
Kan
United Brethren Church
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
Chicago
Omaha
Zook
Prize Fights in Bull Rings in Mexico City
Ramon Topez, manager of Mexican bull rings, declares permission secured for prize fighting exhibitions in bull rings. He will dispatch an American sportsman to the United States next week to negotiate contracts with boxing celebrities for events in this country.
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Mexico City
Ramon Topez
United States
Plumber Finds About $18000 Buried Treasure in Helena
A Helena plumber uncovered roughly $18000 in buried treasure under a house at 310 Broadway on April 6. The owners, John and Mrs. McCormick, reportedly gave him $1 as a reward. The cans appeared to have been buried for many years.
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Helena
Mont
Broadway
John McCormick
Roosevelt enjoys double Sunday service in Sioux Falls
President Roosevelt spent a restful day in Sioux Falls meeting Mayor Burnside and State Senator Stites before attending church services twice due to a local mix up. He rode with Seth Bullock, and after a German Reform service plans were announced to limit evening speeches to 830 PM and to return to his car by 10 PM.
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Sioux Falls
Roosevelt
G. W. Burnside
A. H. Stites
Kittredge
Seth Bullock
Black Hills Forest Reserve
Livingston Reform Church
Herman Sell
Welton
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
NO BREAK IN TEXTILE STRIKE OVER LOUELL SITUATION
Lowell Mass April 6 The second week of idleness affects over 14000 textile workers in six mills with no settlement in sight Some reports say Hamilton mills may reopen but agent Moulton would not discuss it Some cloth rooms remain open and unfinished goods on hand are limited Massachusetts Tremont and Suffolk mills plan total shutdown next week
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Lowell
Mass
Hamilton Mills
Moulton
Massachusetts
Tremont
Suffolk
Opposition to Canal Treaty in Colombia Sparks Fears
April 6 report from Kingston Jamaica notes opposition growing to the Panama canal treaty across Colombia except Panama. Congress likely to approve, but concerns rise over a complicated political scene and an unsettled presidency increasing chances of trouble in Colombia.
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Colombia
Kingston
Jamaica
Atrato
Colon
Panama
Congress
Presidency
Made Threats Against President in California Incident
San Bernardino California April 6 B P Brown of Redlands who was ar rest ed on a charge related to making threats against the president. The report notes local authorities investigated the case and prepared to forward details to federal prosecutors for action.
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McKinley
Gage
Roosevelt
Brown
San Bernardino
Cal
B P. Brown
Redlands
City Elections in Kansas First Class Cities
Kansas cities of the first class vote for city officers in a pivotal election tomorrow. The liquor question is less dominant overall but remains central in Topeka. In Kansas City Wan. both major parties present straight tickets, while in most other cities party lines are blurred and results will not signal broader sentiment.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas Cities
Topeka
Wan
Two Expect to Be Mayor in Chicago Campaign
Chicago April 6 with the mayoralty race ending both sides claim victory and neutral observers refrain from predicting the outcome. Republican nominee Graeme Stewart forecasts a Republican landslide while Democratic central committee Chairman Carey says Mayor Harrison will win more votes than two years ago.
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Chicago
Graeme Stewart
Carey
Democratic County Central Committee
Harrison
Populists Nominate W S Babb to Succeed Senator Long
In Hutchinson Kansas on April 6 the Populists of the Seventh district named Judge W S Babb of Wichita as their candidate to succeed Senator Long. The Democrats and Populists of the Seventh district are not fusionists.
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Babb
Hutchinson
Kan
Seventh Congressional District
W. S. Babb
Wichita
Senator Long
Seventh District
Break in Levee Near Ex-Governor Yarmouth Plantation
Flooding risks rise after a levee failure on the upper line of ex-Governor Yarmouth's plantation about sixty miles below New Orleans. The steep river bank requires interior closure. The Grand Isle railroad refuses freight or passenger service for routes below Magnolia.
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New Orleans
Yarmouth
Grand Isle Railroad
Magnolia
Gardner shooting ends in death during arrest
City Marshal S P Wowland of Gardner shot and killed Bud Briggs in Gardner during a half hour fight as Briggs and two companions tried to free Estella Briggs, a brother arrested for disorderly conduct by the marshal.
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Marchall
Olathe
Kan
S. P. Wowland
Gardner
Bud Briggs
Briggs
Estella Briggs
Lieutenant Lee Is Acquitted by Court Martial
Manila April 6 Lieutenant Jedd R. Lee of the Tenth Infantry was acquitted at a court martial held in Iligan Mindanao. He faced manslaughter charges for the killing of two native prisoners of war in the line of duty.
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Lee
Manila
Jedd R. Lee
Tenth Infantry
Iligan
Mindanao
Knapp Pleads Not Guilty in Wife Murder Case
Alfred A. Knapp pleaded not guilty to the indictment charging him with the murder of his wife Hannah Goddard Knapp. He has already confessed to the murder and four other killings. The proceedings occurred in Hamilton on April 6.
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Knapp
Hamilton, C
Alfred A. Knapp
Hannah Goddard Knapp
Vaccination Confusion Sparks Laughing Moment in Milwaukee
A man learns in astonishment that a woman was vaccinated in Milwaukee. She explains it hurt but took well, prompting his shocked reaction as he sits back after “T was vaccinated the other day” reveals the source of the joke.
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Syre
Milwaukee
John Durham
Jim
Courge
Old Durham
Ove
Jin
Lim
Myr
Jim and the ir extract A humorous career of Jim in a factory
A veteran printer recalls Jim Durhams son as he rises from office boy to timekeeper, then innovator and ad man. Jim reshapes processes and launches Graham's Extract, turning risk into profits while the boss learns that trained brains accelerate salary growth. The tale links education to enterprise and ends with a wry comment on clever risk takers.
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Faetory
Jim
Tie
Graham
North Pole
Africa
Mister Jin
Five Tablets In Maine Cemetery Mark John Brown Wives
In a Portland Maine cemetery five identical tablets note the wives of John Brown Anna first Mary second Jane third Sally fourth and one tablet reads John Brown At rest at last with inscriptions reflecting marital order and final rest.
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Portland
Maine
Anna
John Brown
Mary
Jane
Sally
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