Heroine of Port Arthur rescues the Russian flag
April 11 Port Arthur prints the first picture of Mile Maria Constantinovna Shikova the heroine who saved the Russian flag during the early bombardment. A governess she rushed onto a roof as shells stormed the residence of Admiral Alekseev to recover the flag after halyards were shot away.
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Port Arthur
Mile
Maria Constantinovna Shikova
Halyarda
Alexietf
Mile. Bhikava
Missouri Fat Girl Smothers 10 Death at Four Feet
In St. Joseph Missouri on an April date, a 10 pound infant died by natural strangulation. Physicians indicate excessive body fat compressed internal organs, leading to fatal suffocation. Investigations by Lt. Hale reference medical opinions on the unusual case.
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Missouri
ST. Joseph
Lund
Lt 4S
Aike Hale
Woman fainted at sight of blood in police station
Mrs Ira Holmes fainted Sunday when a prisoner covered in blood walked out with a man injured in a saloon fight. The incident occurred at the police station after her visit with her husband. The article notes lingering concern and a potential hospital revival for the injured man.
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Ira Holmes
Shy
City Hospital
TOOL KILLER ROLLS ACROSS PRAIRIE IN ARCADE BALANCING TEST
Chicago on a windy Sunday test ends with Nissen in a suspended canvas ball 30 feet long 7 feet wide rolling over a prairie near Elston and Kedzie. He vows to push to the North Pole, planning further trials including a lake crossing despite damaged property along the route.
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Chicago
Peter Nissen
North Pole
Nuwen
Prairle
Elston
Kedzleaves
Ionlde
Nissen
Gentlemen Burglar Gets Into the Lockup
Chicago April 1. Hawin Tate leader of the Hyde Park gentleman burglars sits in Central police after a string of polite robberies. April 4 a burglar in Mrs. C H Taylor’s flat bowed and apologized before looting her jewelry, then fled with her valuables. A photo of Edwin Tate, tied to the gang, helped tie the case to the earlier arrests. Also reported Alaska coal discovery near Controller Bay, promising great future importance.
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Chicago
Hawin Tate
Central Police
Action
Hyde Park
C. H. Taylor
Edwin Tate
Queen Hotel
Alaska
Washington
Controller Bay
Christened with whisky cursed his whole life in Cleveland
April 1l Charles Cerfew, a vagrant, was christened with whisky and cursed by drink. Gray-haired and destitute, he faced Judge Whelan under Welfare District, unable to stand, begging for mercy as he recited a life of hardship since birth in Winton, Wyoming, and the traumatic memory of his mother taking him to church.
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Cleveland
Charles Cerfew
Ted
Whelan
Rem Ming
Cerlew
Winton
Cam
Nersenor
Murder at Pennsylvania University Clubhouse Suspects Jailed
Philadelphia report says John Thomas aged night watchman found murdered in Houston hall with hatchet blows. A trail of blood and a 20 pound iron weight found in his hands suggest a struggle and multiple assailants familiar with the clubhouse. A hatchet used to break a cash register was involved in the robbery. Three suspects are under arrest including a former university worker.
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Philadelphia
John Thomas
Pennsylvania University
Houston Hall
Hind
Porce
Five Die as Interurban Wreck Hits Santa Barbara
Five were killed and 20 injured when an interurban car returning from Old Mission failed its air brakes and derailed at Garden and Mission streets in Santa Barbara. The deceased were Francisco Dominguez James Smith Ramon Reyes Leon Calderon and Lars Goland, all residents of Santa Barbara.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Old Mission
Garden and Missionste
Francisco Dominguez
James Smith
Ramon Reyes
Leon Calderon
Lars Goland
Morris Awarded 65000 in Omaha Property Case
John Morris, a London solicitor, secured a district court decision granting him passes in ownership valued at 65000 dollars of Phoebe Linton’s Omaha property. The suit, contested by two Linton children, hinges on an alleged antenup claiming the assets should belong to the children.
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Morris
Omana
Neb
John Morris
London
Omaha
Phoebe Linton
Lord Linton
England
Liverpool
Vanderbilt closes deal for 2003-acre farm tract near Asheville
April 1 report says Vanderbilt has just closed a purchase of 2003 acres in the Heln his Blemere tract near Asheville for about Hot. The deal adds to his growing land holdings in North Carolina.
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Asheville
Army Trials An Infantryman's Long Siege
An Ohio infantryman recounts illness in Cuba and the Philippines, chronic stomach and bowel inflammation, hospital treatment, and eventual recovery after using Grape-Nuts. He credits the cereal for restored health, weight gain, and ability to work, praising "medical science" and referencing the Postum Co. advertisement.
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7Th Infantry
Cuba
Philippines
Calutute
Manila
Barnes Hospital
Washington, C
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Zion's War Talk Sparks New Battle Theorist
In Zion City John Alexander Dowie and followers discuss modern warfare with Speicher predicting bullets fail and cannons are weak. Speicher claims doctors untouched by laws will soon vanish the enemy while saloonkeepers earn more chance for heaven. Dowie leaves Australia headed to Europe, denying fear shaped the India exit and noting England also holds danger.
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Watregan
Zion
John Alexander Dowie
Zion Chy
Actimg
Speicher
Girl With Fortune Seeks Work At Enterprise Plant
Springfield Ohio April 11 Minta Chimer heiress to a fortune and lands applies for a job at Enterprise manufacturing companys Vienna plant to earn money for missionary work. She recently subscribed 80 dollars to missions and earned 12 dollars from family washing before applying for the balance.
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Springfield
Minta Chimer
Enterprise Manufacturing Company
Vienna
Indiana News Snapshot From Marshall County to Vincennes
A scrambled Indiana column notes wheat loss in Marshall and Henry counties, Parker backed by Democratic delegates, a printer misprint in Evansville, a Knights of Columbus council in Connersville, and marriages near Evansville. It lists political violence against Perry A Colville, a child saved from fire in Muncie, and farm accidents plus patent medicine ads for Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil and Mrs Winslow teething syrup with prices.
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Marshall County
Henry County
Parker
Evansville
Doteed W. R. Wearer
Knights of Columbus
Connersville
Frans Murphy
Charles Wren
Logansport
Anna Staley
Macehell Hacker
Northclarew
Perry A Colile
Vincennes
Repubjer
Coledans
Harold Hobbs
Tat
Horch Hobbs
Muncie
Special Trains to California Round Trip at $50
Special trains operate via the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line to San Francisco and Los Angeles leaving Chicago and eastern points on April Mth 27th with stops at Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. $8 round trip from Chicago with lower rates from other points. Tickets valid on The Overland Limited with daily service and double track route from Chicago to the Missouri River. Write W H Kniskern 435 Vinest Clactanets Oho for itineraries and details.
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California
San Francisco
Los Angeice
Chicago
Union Pacific
North-Western
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Missouri River
W. H. Kniskern
Veils for Warships Conceal Ships From Night Searchlights
An inventor has proposed a canvas cloak for battleships capable of blending hull, horizon, and sky colors to evade enemy searchlights. The device uses masts and battens with color-matched panels and adjustable slats to allow firing while hidden. The Navy’s ordnance bureau is examining the concept.
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Washington
Navy Department
Nisnt
Naval Bureau of Ordnance
Printers Declare for W. R. Hearst Club Formed in Marion County
Union printers formed a Hearst club after a Sunday meeting in Fnomax with Dougherty presiding Frank DeWarf elected president and Fart McKee secretary. The group pledged to pursue Hearst nomination for president and a literature committee reported on Marion county primaries criticizing the ANA primary system and low turnout for Taggart supporters. In Duluth a deranged man tried to run off with an engine, claiming orders, but the engineer halted the locomotive before harm.
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Hearst
Fnomax
Dougherty
Frank DeWarf
Fart McKee
T. M. Gruelle
E. Horton
C. Cole
W. Peck
T. F. G. Dougherty
Iterature
Marion County
Taggart
Parker
Duluth
Minn
White
Charles Nelson
Spirit Lake
Carlton
Nelson
Ahrich
Pope Pius Celebrates First Mass at St Peter's
Rome April 11 Pope Pius celebrated his first mass at St Peter's before a vast crowd. About 4,500 from all nations attended while thousands more watched from the plaza. The service featured Gregorian chant by over 1,000 youths led by Perest. The pope appeared in the sedia gestatoria amid a reverent congregation.
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Rome
Pope Pius
St. Peter's
Perest
Sistine Chor
Sedia Gestatoria
Papal
Cheap Colonial Rates Announced by Rail Link
Beginning March 1 and ending April 20 inclusive, Union and Southern Pacific offer one-way second-class colonial rates to California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. From Chicago to the Pacific coast the fare is 33 dollars, from St Louis or New Orleans 30 dollars, with intermediate points proportionate. Through tourist and reclining chair cars daily from the named points, seats in chair cars free. For information contact W. H. Connor, general agent, 6 Fourth St, Cincinnati.
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Union and
Southern Pacific
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Chica
Pacific Coast
St Louis
New Orleans
Senta
Chetr
W. HL. Connor
B. Fourth Sr
Cincinnati
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