Roosevelt escapes alleged shipboard assassination in Azores
Former President Theodore Roosevelt says reports of an Italian attacker on the Hamburg are nonsense. Giuseppe Tosti, a steerage passenger, allegedly threatened Roosevelt and was placed in irons after being restrained. Roosevelt then arrived at Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel, where he thanked locals and greeted well wishers before reboarding.
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Horta
Azores
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamburg
Roosevelt
New York
Giuseppe Tosti
America
Tosti
Kermit
Roosevelts
Ponta del Cada Island
Sao Miguel
United States
Buffalo Bill Cody Joins Teetotalers in Deadwood Visit
Col William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill visited Deadwood and for the first time in his life joined the teetotalers. He toured with M. R. Russell among Deadwood's old haunts and drank only nonalcoholic beverages, inspiring talk of a possible prohibition stance. He appeared youthful and healthy and said he plans to stay sober.
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Denver Post
Cody
Deadwood
S. D
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill” Hickey
Railroad explosion kills and injures workers near Chillicothe
A 400 pound dynamite blast at a Norfolk and Western construction camp near Chillicothe, dated March 20, killed several workers and severely injured eleven others. The blast, aimed at thawing the explosive, mangled victims as crews double tracked the roadbed. Most survivors suffer grave injuries.
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Chillicothe
Norfolk & Western Railroad Company
Habit Getting Stronger as Suffragettes Clubback Police
London reports militant suffragettes gathering near the house of commons. Members flee via rear exits as police protection is sought after clashes at the outer doors. Premier Asquith refused a suffragette deputation morning confrontation escalates.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Will increase crime Maxim Gun silencer to be banned
Buffalo authorities fear the Maxim Gun silencer will aid criminals. Superintendent Regan plans to push laws banning its common use to prevent silent crime and protect the public. He notes a silent shot could defeat patrols and leave officers unaware until a victim is found.
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Maxim
Buffalo
Regan
New railroad rumor in Aberdeen about M and St L
An eastern-connected source says the M and St L Railway secured the old Aberdeen Pierre grade and plans to rail it this summer. If true, the route would shorten to less than 120 miles via Faulkton, Cresbard, and connections at Cresbard for east or west passengers.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Aberdeen-Pierre
Pierre
Faulkton
Cresbard
Admiral Converse Dies in Washington at 78
Rear Admiral George A. Converse retired, died at his residence last night from uraemic poisoning. He was retired last year and served on the naval board of construction until his death in Washington on March 30.
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Washington
George A. Converse
Converse
Naval Board of Construction
Harriman Goes Yachting on Sultana in New Orleans
E H Harriman's auxiliary barkentine rigged steam yacht Sultana has been outfitted in New Orleans for a two month cruise in the West Indies. Harriman plans to board the yacht tomorrow for the voyage.
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New Orleans
E. H Harriman
Sultana
Harriman
West Indies
Thirty-Two Years Later Murder Suspect Sought in Terre Haute
Indianapolis April 1 a Vigo County sheriff seeks to arrest a wealthy Texas ranchman, previously serving in the navy, for the murder of a Terre Haute girl. The body was found hidden in a carpet. The suspect fled Terre Haute and later posed as a ranchman in Texas. His name remains unpublished.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Terre Haute
Walsh
Vigo County
Texas
Mavy
Washington Trade Council Holds Major Meeting
A March 30 meeting of the National Council of Commerce executive committee in Washington highlights vital topics for U S trade abroad. President Taft may be asked to arrange departmental meetings to acquaint secretaries with the council’s work.
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Washington, D. C
The
and Labor
National Council of Commerce
Taft
Executive Council
National Council
Straus
Boards of Trades
Corwine
WANTS WIFE HAS 50000 Dolar Man Seeks Bride
Pierre South Dakota March 30 a widower John Behm about 46 seeks a wife. He sold land at 50 an acre and is worth 25000 to 50000. He is lonely and desires a good wife aged 30 to 40 to correspond with for matrimony.
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Pierre
S. D
Platte Tribune
John Behm
Behm
Billion Spent In One Year On Armies And Navies
Washington emphasizes that four leading nations spend about 1 billion dollars annually on maintenance of armies and navies. The United States pays 163.7 million annually in pensions and interest, and capitalizing peace costs at five percent implies a 20 billion dollar annual economic drain to sustain the unproductive military establishment.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Great Britain
France
Humorous Sparks Fly In Congress Over Hosiery Tariff Debate
The scene unfolds as Longworth and Fordney face sharp satire from a standup critic. A critic questions who bears higher taxes for stockings garters and corsets while noting tariffs on garters and free list teeth draw public ire. Senators attend to hear the quips and gibes.
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Ohio
Longworth
Michigan
Fordney
America
Gaines Signals Tariff Shifts In House Debate
Representative Joseph Holt Gaines of West Virginia said a majority of the Ways and Means Committee favors revoking the proposed tea tax due to unpopularity. He also anticipated lumber tax revision and praised the Payne bill as aligning tariffs with modern conditions. He claimed the Panama canal spending largely offsets the national deficit and that July 1 would bring a federal surplus.
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Washington
Joseph Holt Gaines
West Virginia
Ways and Means
Gaines
Payne
Swedish Medal for Edison by Swedish Academy of Science
Stockholm on April 1 reports the Swedish Academy of Science awarded its gold medal to Thomas Alva Edison for conceiving the phonograph idea and guiding its development.
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Stockholm
Swedish Academy of Science
Thomas Alva Edison
Four Year Old Hero Rescues Child Then Drowns
In Lander Wyoming on April 1 four year old Joe Rodgers attempted to save three year old Floyd Wogue from the Popo Agle river when the ice broke. Rodgers reached firm ice but Wogue was swept under and drowned in two feet of water. Pat Dunn recovered Wogue’s body minutes later after hearing the Rodgers boy cry for help.
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Pat Dunn
Rodgers Boy
Roosevelt Denies Engagement Rumor In Farmington Visit
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. today dismissed a report of engagement to Miss Munn of Washington as unfounded. Miss Munn and her mother were guests at Farmington on Saturday, hometown of Mr. Cowles, uncle of Mr. Roosevelt.
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Thompsonville
Connn
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Munn
Washington
Burnett Attacks Payne Tariff In Humorous Session
Representative John L. Burnett of Alabama ridiculed the Payne tariff bill during a house debate. His remarks targeted proposed duties on feminine adornments prompting satire from the Ways and Means Committee and provoking amusement among weary lawmakers.
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Washington
John L. Burnett
Alabama
Big Colorado Strike At Delmonico Mine
A major strike at the Delmonico property near Cripple Creek Colorado was confirmed yesterday. Prospectors reach 600 feet depth and report a four foot vein rich with vanite, assaying up to 480 dollars per ton. The Delmonico is owned by Consolidated Copper Creek Mining Company.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Delconien Poperty
Bull Will
Todey
Delmonico
Consoliated
Copper Creek Mining Company
Gana Hag Consumption Forces Ring Retirement
Gana Hag of Denver a former world lightweight champ is reported to have developed tuberculosis and will never again fight. Referee Charles White is quoted attributing the statement to Hag’s condition and retirement from the ring.
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Denver
Colo
Gane
Charles White
Whitney Musk Ox Hunter to Return for Relief Ship
Charles D. Dickey a Wall Street broker plans today to sail for Utah then to the Greenland north to rescue his brother-in-law Harry Whitney of New Haven. Whitney joined Peary on his Roosevelt expedition to Etah to hunt musk ox and stay behind when the Erick began south. Letters from the Erick say Peary may attempt another pole dash next summer if he fails to return.
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New York
Charles D. Dickey
No. 59
Wall Street
Utah
Greenland
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Whitney
Peary
Roosevelt
Etah
Tie
Erick
Rock Island and Mexican railroad notes paid from earnings
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad paid 96 000 000 notes due this year from earnings without new financing. Payment was made at Speyer and Co. Bankers also settled 10 900 000 five percent notes of the Nacional Railroad Company of Mexico issued October 1, 1907, renewing periodically.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Speyer & Co
National Railroad Company of Mexico
Crawford Near Death in Sorrento Villa
American novelist F Marion Crawford lies at the point of death at his villa near Sorrento. His critical condition results from lung congestion after a severe influenza attack. He has lived here for years and written many of his later works locally.
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Sorrento
F. Marion Crawford
Martin presses bill on interstate commerce in food and fuel
In Washington April 1 Mr Martin met with the president over his bill regulating corporations engaged in interstate food and fuel trade. The president showed strong interest. Martin protested forestry bureau interference with prospectors on forest reserves. Senator Crawford introduced a bill to create a fish culture station at Dell Rapids.
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Washington, D. C
Martin
Forestry Bureau Today
Crawford
Dell Rapides
Burke as Scout In Washington On Tariff Question
Representative Burke of South Dakota has been detailed as a special scout for the ways and means committee to canvass the House on tariff questions. Speaker Cannon aims to push the Payne tariff bill quickly, but many Republicans resist a hard five minute rule limiting amendments. Burke and two other administration men are tasked with securing support among House members for the Ways and Means agenda.
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Washington, D.C
Burke
South Dakota
Ways
House
Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
South Dakota Indians Appraisal Progress Asserted
In Washington DC on April, the Indian commissioner told Representative Burke of South Dakota that raising appraiser numbers could speed up the complete appraisal of the Cheyenne and Standing Rock allotments.
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Washington
Indian Alpine
Burke
South Dakota
Burke Gamble push to widen homestead appraisal rights
Mr. Burke and Senator Gamble seek to pass a resolution this session to raise the number of ap praisers. Burke also introduces a bill to extend commutation rights to those who made a second homestead entry denied under the act of April 28, 1904.
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Rock
Burke
Senator Gamble
Reduced Freight Rates Boost Colorado Shippers
Leadville merchants and freight shippers in Colorado points Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo will save thousands annually under a new freight rate schedule effective today. The schedule, received by local offices of the Colorado and Southern roads and the Denver Rio Grande, directs agents to quote the new rates on all shipments received here after today.
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Colorado
Leadville
Colo
Leveville
Eutery
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Intland
Rio Grande
Protect Game Birds and Restocking Push Controversy
The piece notes spring shooting devastates pay birds in the Midwest prompting sportsmen to demand restocking with proper game birds and a closed breeding season. It cites Federal Agricultural Department protests, landowner shooting rights as a potential remedy, and limited progress in Germany and Illinois despite heavy wardens’ spending.
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Chicago
Middle West
Federal Agricultural Department
Ilinois
Germany
Wmlingis
Soomile dog race set from Fairbanks to Nome Alaska
Seattle observers discuss the Soomile dog race to run from Fairbanks to Nome in Alaska this month. The event is the feature of the sporting year in the Northwest, with a 400 mile course this spring under Nome Kennel Club sponsorship. The winner earns 10100 cash prize distributed among entrants by finish position.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Fairbanks
Alaska
Nome Kennel Club
Vu Hing Team
Murder of Anthropologist Dr. William Jones Reported
A report from Luzon states the death of William Jones, noted anthropologist, in a field expedition near Dumobato by the Cagayam River in the province area. Details about the incident are sparse and confirmation is awaited from the Colombian museum team.
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William Jones
Luzon
Manila
I William Jones
Chie
Dumobato
Cagayam
Ji Betel Province
Sperry on Mission to New Port for Archives Duty
Washington reports Admur I Sperry departs for New Port to join the internal waterways commission. He will access the city’s war cellent library and archives during the assignment.
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Washington
Admur i Sperry
Newport
Internal Waterways Commission
War Cellent
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Scout
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Payne Bill
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