Taft in Chicago seals whirlwind political tour
Taft closes a long Chicago visit with a Commercial club banquet and a day of speeches and handshakes. He urges stronger foreign trade policy and an open door with Asia while praising Roosevelt's work. Gray headquarters form in Washington as Gray backs Delaware for president. Johnson boom begins with a mailed appeal from Minnesota.
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Chicago
Taft
Commercial Club
Congress Hotel
Yale
Omaha
America
Orient
China
John Hay
Press Club
Auditorium Hotel
Irish Fellowship Club
Great Northern
Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Monroe Street
Sons of the Revolution
Memorial Hell
Washington
Apr
George Gray
Delaware
Delaware Statesman
Richard J. Beemish
Philadelphia
Judge Gray
Wilmington
League of Gray Clubs
Beemdoh
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
New Englan States
South
Johnson
Gov
Gar Strike Halts Pensacola Streetcars
At eight o'clock Sunday night the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes struck Pensacola. The company posted a bulletin ordering suspended workers to report to barns three times daily until reinstated.
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Pensacola
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Real estate man Louis Curryer dies in Fort Wayne gas leak
Louis H Curryer prominent Fort Wayne real estate man was found dead Sunday afternoon in a bathroom. He died from asphyxiation due to gas leaking from a water beater.
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Gax
Fort Wayne
Ind
Louis H Curryer
Evans Enjoys Mud Baths During Paso Robles Visit
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, four days after arrival, rode through the hills and endured a two hour mud bath and an hour massage at Paso Robles hot springs. Accompanied by Lt. F. Taylor Evans and others, he later visited James Rossbury Jr. and received greetings from California officials. He expressed strong spirits and said no navy rivalries justify harming ships or crews.
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Paso Robles Hot Springs
Cal
Robly D. Evans
F. Taylor Evans
P. McDonald
L. E. Phillips
George W. Torney
Presidio
San Francisco
Takeo
James Rossbury, Jr
Santa Isabel
J. #. Lauck
California Nations
Gillette
Aruiches
Hans
Kansas
Magdalena Bay
Kaying
Navy
Hamburg American liner Pretoria runs aground with lifeboat search fails
The Hamburg American liner Pretoria captained by Schotter, sailing from Hamburg and Boulogne for New York, encountered heavy gales and high seas on its voyage. A young German girl aboard leapt from the second cabin to the deck and vanished overboard despite a launched boat and efforts to rescue her.
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Halifax
N. S
Hner
Pretoria
Schotter
Hamburg
Boulogne
New York
Hampurge
Little Boats Join Fleet in Magdalena Bay Voyage
A late Sunday message from United Wheely Co reports torpedo flotilla arrival at Magdalena bay and Wattle vessels arriving a day sooner than expected. Battleships receive fresh coats of white paint ahead of an eastward cruise. St Paul Murderer Confesses in Minnesota. John Smolensky 78 found dead March 21 in a cellar. Fred Eschle 47 ex convict confesses after admitting two weeks with the corpse and stealing $70, later robbed.
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San Francisco
Apr
United Wheely Company
Magdalena Bay
St. Paul
Ming
Apri
John Smolensky
Fred Eschle
Eschle
Mane
Buffalo Banker Hurt in California Crash
Edward R. Spaulding a Buffalo banker with local business interests here was thrown from a buggy five miles south of Santa Barbara. He sustained a concussion of the brain and other injuries that may prove fatal.
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Buffalo
Santa Barbara
Cal
Edward R. Spaulding
Disastrous Fire Destroys Buildings in New Orleans
Fire swept four business structures at Tehouphou las and Natchez streets in New Orleans on Sunday causing estimated losses around 250000 dollars. The Morris McGraw Woodenware Company, Limited, suffered the greatest damage.
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New Orleans
Tehouphoulas
Natchez
Morris McGraw Wooden Ware Company, Limited
Fate of Saloon Question Sweeps Illinois and Michigan
In Illinois and Michigan, anti saloon forces push for local option as 14 Michigan counties vote Monday. Chicago area and Cook County suburbs prepare for possible dry status with abstention by eight large cities. Women and children prominent in the campaign. results hinge on Tuesday and April 21 votes.
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Chicago
Winnis
Sallors
Cook County
Harvington
New Trier
Hanover
Maine
Proviso
Palos
Calumet
Lyons
Orland
Thornton
Bloom
Chica
Peoria
Quincy
East St Louis
Streator
Ottawa
la Salle
Galena
Rockford
Waukexan
Elglo
Rock Island
Gatesburg
Bloomington
Danville
Decatur
Springfeld
Joliet
Aurora
Michigan
Detroit
Mick
Apt
Cass
St. Joseph
Kalamazoo
Oakland
Canton
Barry
Gratiot
Midland
Gladwin
Osceola
Wexford
Missaukee
Grand Traverse
Oceana
Kalamazoo County
Pontiac
Oakland County
Jackson
Joliet block blast and other disputed incidents report
The Barrett block in Joliet was shattered with losses over 950,000. Fred E White of South English declines to run for governor. Thoman Heffin of Alabama sued for 20000 by a man shot in Washington. Jobe Leech appointed public printer in Washington. A 160000 man lockout hits Paris trades. Cambridge defeats Oxford in the varsity boat race by a wide margin. A gas lamp explosion at Ella worth hall injures many, two fatally.
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Joliet
Fred E. White
South English
Laws
Thoman Heffin
Alabame
Washington
Jobe
Leech
Winds
Philippines
Paris
Cambridge
Oxford
Ellaworth
Riots Erupt After Lisbon Elections
Lisbon voters faced orderly polling Sunday but riots erupted across the city as Republican leaders claim fraud. Police and troops charged crowds with clubs and stones, firing to disperse. several killed or wounded as Republicans gain seats in the dissolved parliament, while gerrymandered districts offset gains.
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Lisbon
Michigan freshmen camp on armory roof to avert sophomores
Twenty University of Michigan freshmen, to speak at the freshmen banquet, camp on the roof of the local national guard armory after the sophomores learned of their plan. The freshmen defended their camp with iron hooks and long poles, while ladders were blocked. Meanwhile in Chicago John Alden Hossack, 26, died from a fall in the Auditorium Annex after seeking medical help for a breakdown. he was a grandson of abolitionist John Alden Hossack.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
National Guard
Chicago
John Alden Howlack
Auditorium
John Alden Hossack
Canada
Mr. Hoasack
Odell
Oil Gusher Strikes Church Yard in Petersville
In Butler County on Saturday night a gusher flowed 50 feet from the Reformed church in Petersville damaging no buildings but forcing Sunday services to be canceled. The oil boom promises relief for the church's debt and unpaid pastor salary as workers guard the site.
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Butler
Reformed
Petersville
Woman Kills Burglar in Montgomery Home Invasion
Mrs Ga Jones a prominent white woman in Montgomery Alabama shot and killed a negro burglar at her home during a three o'clock Sunday morning altercation with her aged father Barney Rhody the burglar died after the struggle at the residence.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ga Jones
Barney Rhody
Rev Edward Abbott Dies Prominent Cambridge Pastor
Reverend Edward Abbott pastor emeritus of St James Church Cambridge and noted preacher journalist and author died at Homeopathic hospital in Boston on Sunday He was brother of Reverend Dr Lyman Abbott and his death is reported from Boston April 6
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Edward Abbott
Boston
St. James Church
Cambridge
Lyman Abbott
Homeopathic
Spaniard Embezzles $400,000 from Almeria Funds
Madrid April 6 a leading tax collector from Almeria province fled the country amid charges he embezzled four hundred thousand dollars of public funds.
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Madrid
Almeria
Baylog
Dowling Dies in Magdalena Bay Tuberculosis Cause
Message from Washington reports the death of Charlie F. Dowling at Magdalena Bay while with Rear Admiral Evans fleet. Dowling, assigned to the Misson battleship unit, had tuberculosis for about two weeks. Body buried at sea with plans to bring remains to Eau Claire.
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Charles F. Dowling
Evans
Passie
Magdalena Bay
Tuberculos Ia Gilyen
Eau Cleira
Washington
Charlie F. Dowling
Magdalena
Young Dowing
Eau Claire
La Crosse Clamps Down on Gambling Houses
La Crosse officials close gambling houses under Mayor Anderson order. All establishments must shut by April 15 with Sunday saloon closures anticipated next. City, once widely open, signals regime change and tighter controls.
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la Crosse
Anderson
Wealthy Wisconsin widow chokes to death at dinner
Mrs John Dunn a wealthy southern Wisconsin widow aged 77 choked on meat during dinner at her home. The lodgment of a piece in her windpipe caused her collapse and death before a physician could arrive. An inquest was not deemed necessary.
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Racine
John Dunn
Wisconsin
Three Causes Suspected in Kenosha Death
The body of an unknown man was found recently in Kenosha. An examination showed he had ingested a large amount of Paris green and suffered severe burns. It remains unclear whether death resulted from Paris green poisoning or burns, with drowning ruled out.
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Kenosha
Kenosha Ryer
Infant’s Death at Callant House Hotel Sparks Inquest
A newborn infant’s body was found near the Callant hotel side entrance with head crushed after an apparent fall from a second story balcony. Strangers H W Thompson and wife of Milwaukee were the only visitors registered the night before and departed. A coroner's jury viewed the body and adjourned. Prairie du Chien hosts the Win Oratorical Contest with George A. Chatterton and Margaret Burnham winning gold medals and to represent the league at Platteville in May.
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Fond du Lac
Callant House
H. W. Thompson
Milwaukee
Prairie du Chien
George A. Chatterton
Spring Green
Margaret Burnham
Richianfi Center
Wisconsin Valley Oratorical League
Platteville
Burnham
Chatterdon
Burgundy
To Extend Sawer System Plans for Sewers Adopted
The Tanesville common council approves extending the Sawer sewer system with a $104000 outlay. A trunk line along Galena High streets and Western avenue will run nearly a mile to debouch near the Janesville Electric Monterey plant, crossing the Chicago Northwestern right of way. A 20 year bond issue will be required.
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Tanesville
Common Council
Galena
High Streets
Western Avenue
Chicago & Northwestern
Debouch
Janesville Electric Company
Monterey
Stage Actor Carlyle Newton Hal Newton Carlyle Dies
Carlyle Newton Hal Newton Carlyle, once an amateur theatricals instructor in this city, died suddenly of heart failure on stage in Grand Junction California where he was performing with Paul Gilmore He was 65 and of English lineage with a clergyman father and a mother of the thirty third mar family.
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Bau Cieire Hal Newton Carlyle
Grand Junction
Cal
Paul Gilmore
Carlyle
Mar. Quise da Marear
Chicago executive sentenced for embezzlement in state court
C Dean of Chicago, formerly manager for the Western Union Telegraph in Kerosha, pleaded guilty to embezzlement. He was sentenced to six months in the state prison after being charged with failing to account for $110.
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Cantrill
Kentucky
Frankfort
Janes, Cantril
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Court of Appeals
State of
Kerosha—Emmett
C. Dean
Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ke-rosha
Dean
Louise Bowerman Named Head of Culinary Dept at State Fair
Mrs. Louise Bowerman of Anesville has been appointed head of the culinary department for the state fair this fall.
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Anesville
Louise Bowerman
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a solution to surgical fears and female ailments. It cites letters from Mrs Barbara Buse and Mrs Arthur R House claiming recovery from serious troubles and avoidance of operations. The copy emphasizes a thirty year history of cures for ailments like irregularities pain fibroid issues and backache and invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia
E Pinkham
Barbara Buse
Kingman
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Courtship Rivalry Over Sausages Ends In Illness
Heinrich and rival Johann Blerman competed by eating 47 frankfurters each at Mary’s home. Johann fell ill and withdrew from the contest. Johann will serve as best man at the wedding.
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Heinrich
Mary
Johann Blerman
Frankfurtern
Johann
Allen's Foot-Baue Cure Ad and Cigarette Slogan
Ad for Allen's Foot-Baume cure to treat hot sweating calloused and swollen feet with a price and distribution details. Includes a cigarette slogan from Lewis' Single Binder and a quip about the love of money. The text mentions Emerson and addresses in Olmsted and Pactis.
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Allen
Allen 3
Olmsted
Ee Roy
N. Be
Lewis
Pactis
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