Fire ruins New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne death toll unknown
Fire swept the New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana early Sunday engulfing the six story brick building. Authorities say 12 to 20 may have died with eight bodies recovered and many others still missing in the collapsed interior.
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New Aveline
R. S. Johnson
Pana
Ill
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New York
J. B. Miller
Sheboygan
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J. W. Deviney
Crawford & Lehman
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R. E. Trible
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Tex
Frank Baster
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Frank Baxter
E. B. Alty
Wabash
Charles Benjamin
Detroit Neckwear Company
Detroit
Mich
Sarah Hathaway
Mishawaka
Hathaway
Infantry Company D
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National Guard
Ralph Hopkins
St. Joseph's Hospital
Claude H. Varnell
John Hendricks
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Varnell
Hilbrecht
Police Anckenbruch
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Miss Hathaway
Aveline
Jones & Stevens
G. H. Brown
C. B. Woodworth & Co
Postal Telegraph Company
Strauss Bros
George Streicher
Lee Ivins
Bass Block
Strauss Bank
Usual Wulo Race Drags Crowds In Easy Start
Reported race at Wulo began smoothly as ushers used lanterns to guide spectators to grandstand seats. There are fears many in attendance missed their morning milk.
Rejected Suitor Kills Two in Williamsburg
William Sekansky a young Polish man, shot and killed Annie Kockonna 20 in a boarding house hallway after a marriage proposal rejection. He was overpowered by police and then fatally shot Michael Kirsani who tried to stop him.
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New York
William Sekansky
Annie Kockonna
Williamsburg
Michael Kirsani
Grover Cleveland Improves With Indigestion Reports
Lakewood New Jersey May 4 Former President Grover Cleveland shows daily improvement as doctors treat acute indigestion. Mrs Cleveland says recovery progresses and hopes for an early return to Princeton.
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Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Cleveland
Princeton
Third Victim of Dynamiters Dies in Butte Wreck
George Ehle a Burlington Overland fireman died early Sunday from injuries suffered when the train was dynamited near Butte Montana Friday. This death makes the third fatality in the wreck.
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Butte
Mont
George Ehle
Burlington Overland Limited
Connersville Man Arrested for Assault on Child
Clifford Sheplar of Connersville was arrested on the charge of assaulting the seven year old daughter of Chas F Oldham.
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Clifford Sheplar
Connersville
Chas. F. Oldham
Thaw Hearing Sought Transfer to New York County
Harry K Thaw seeks habeas corpus release from Matteawan hospital with a motion to transfer the trial to New York County District Attorney Jerome opposes the discharge and argues the trial should be moved for witness convenience. Experts for both sides will testify on Thaws mental fitness with Dr Pilgrim and Dr Lane among them.
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Newburgh
B.L. Odell
Graham
Matteawan
Jerome
Thaw
New York
Dutchess County
Hudson River State Hospital
Poughkeepsie
Baker
Charles W. Pilgrim
Charles H. Lane
Fire destroys Antipolo town in Morong province
Manila reports Antipolo suffered extensive fire damage with about four hundred houses burned and hundreds left homeless. The shrine was saved, and the blaze was attributed to lightning. Antipolo is a town of about 3,500 residents.
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Manila
Antipolo
Morong
May Arbitrate in Cleveland Street Railway Strike
Cleveland Ohio May 4 negotiations for arbitration emerged after Sunday developments delaying a conductors and motormen strike on local street railway lines. No strike order will be issued while the plan holds.
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Cleveland
Englishman Murdered in Egypt
Cairo reports the assassination of Scott Moncreiffe British deputy inspector of Blue Nile province and a native official. The killing was ordered by a local Sheik who proclaimed himself prophet at Mesalamieh about 150 miles from Khartoum.
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Egypt
Cairo
Scott Moncreiff
Blue Nile
Mesalamieh
Khartoum
Garibaldian Veteran Dead
May 4. The famous revolutionary Gen. Stephen Turr died here on Saturday. He was a Garibaldi an veteran and at one time a confidential adviser of Louis Kossuth.
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Puda Pest
Stephen Turr
Louis Kossuth
Governor Candidate Thomas B. Marshall Returns Home
Democratic nominee Thomas B. Marshall returns to Columbia City after a trip to Arizona, resuming campaign activities and home routine.
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Thomas B. Marshall
Columbia City
Arizona
Fatal Fire in Brooklyn Claimed Six Lives
An early morning blaze in a four story brick tenement at 17 Humboldt Street Brooklyn killed six people and seriously injured four others. The Abrams and Cohen families suffered deaths while rescuers and nets saved trapped residents. The fire started in the cellar and caused about 10000 dollars in damage.
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New York
Humboldt Street
Brooklyn
Dora Abrams
Sadie
Carrie
Anna
Charles Abrams
Jennie Cohen
May Noble
Amelia Hirschhorn
Fannie Hirschhorn
Anna Hirschhorn
Max Tolar
Swedish Prince Weds in Tsar Koe-Selo Ceremony
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, son of King Gustave, wed Grand Duchess Marie Pavilovna, cousin of the Russian emperor, at Tsarkoe-Selo. The marriage strengthens Baltic accord between Sweden and Russia amid a grand state event with a banquet and ceremonial splendor.
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St. Petersburg
Wilhelm
Sweden
Gustave
America
Marie Pavilovna
Russia
Paul Alexandrovitch
Tsarkoe-Selo
Europe
Gale Disturbs Battleships and Royal Wedding Prelude
A northwest gale near Monterey disrupts eight ships of the Atlantic fleet with the Illinois skirting danger of collision and losing a gangway. In Santa Cruz sailors visit the redwood groves before Tsarskoe-Selo hosts a grand wedding ceremony with Russian and foreign dignitaries and a royal procession.
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Monterey
Cal
Illinois
Alabama
Sperry
Liberty
Santa Cruz
Wells Fargo robbers in Mexican police custody
Laredo Texas report says the Wells Fargo Express heirs robbers Luis Cutting chief clerk and Rodolfo Alvarez alias Rodriguez are jailed in Mexico City after confessing. They disappeared in Aguas Calientes with 63000 dollars.
Steamer Trenton Sinks at Alexandria Wharf
The steamer Trenton of the Potomac Navigation Co capsized and sank at nine Sunday morning while at her Alexandria, Virginia wharf. Stanley D. Posey, 18 months, son of Murray Posey of Brooklyn, was carried down with the vessel. About a dozen passengers who jumped overboard were rescued.
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Baby Crowns
Washington
Trenton
Potomac Navigation Company
Alexandria
Stanley D. Posey
Murray Posey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cooks Who Cook Column Secured by Reporter
Local columnist notes a feature titled Cooks who cook secured by Reporter and highlights column’s focus on kitchen talent. The item presents no further details about individuals or events beyond the column’s existence and attribution.
Harvey Hinkle Acquitted in Insanity Verdict
Bloomington Indiana May 4 After 48 hours jury returned a verdict finding Harvey Hinkle not guilty on the ground of insanity in the murder of John R. McClintock. Hinkle shot McClintock August 8 1907 as he escorted home a young woman to whom Hinkle had been attentive.
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Harvey Hinkle
Bloomington
Ind
Hinkle
John R. McClintock
Rector Connell Is Consecrated Titular Bishop
Monsignor Dennis John F. Connell rector of the Catholic University in Washington D C was consecrated titular bishop of Sabaie in a ceremonial service in Baltimore Maryland on May 4 1950s era wording notes His elevation marks a notable church appointment with strong ties to Washington institutions and the church hierarchy in the region.
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Baltimore
Dennis John F. Connell
Catholic University At
Washington, D. C
Sabaie
Ruth Johnson Marries Oakley Alien After Graduation
Miss Ruth Johnson, a Brownstown High School graduate this spring, wed Oakley Alien two days after leaving school in a small local ceremony.
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Ruth Johnson
Brownstown
Oakley Alien
Maple Flake: Thoroughly cooked wheat in maple flavor
An advertisement extols Maple Flake as superior nutrition by steam cooking wheat for six hours, shredding into paper-thin flakes, toasting 30 minutes at 400 degrees, then coating with pure maple syrup. It claims green apples and bread digestibility hinge on thorough cooking, positioning Maple Flake as the best, all‑food product at 15 cents.
Jealous Actress Faces Guards at Royal Wedding
In St Petersburg on May 4 secret police keep watch on Crown Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna as they marry tomorrow at the czar's palace. Rosa Grunburg, the jilted actress, is followed by detectives amid fears of a scandal or attack during the Tsarskoe Selo ceremony.
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St. Peter and St. Paul
St. Petersburg
Great Palace
Stolypin
Council of State
Russia
Wilhelm
Sweden
Marie Pavlovna
Paul Alexanderovitch
Czar’s Palace
Rosa Grunburg
Oscar
Gustav
Tsarskoe- Selo
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
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