Roosevelts Jamestown opening amid crowd panic and fleet review
President Roosevelt attended the Jamestown Tercentennial opening with leaders from 37 nations and many states. A crowd crush caused by eager spectators prompted him to stop his speech and urge calm, while naval and military units secured the grounds. The day featured a sunrise gun salute, a fleet review in Hampton Roads, and the gold button opening ceremony.
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Norfolk
Roosevelt
Americ
United States Army
Hampton Roads
Sylph
Synetastora
Harry St George Tucker
Jamestown Ixposiion Company
Brandscindace
Bilcony
Virginta
United States
Artllerymen
Tod
Willtary
Exposition
Uerenstic
Hod
Avot
Sir George Neville
Kalau von Hofe
Hermannt von Plegcott
Sarmiento
Bhent
Tucker
Judges Seized After Oratorical Contest Verdict
Freshmen roughed two of three judges after sophomores won the oratorical contest at Shurrent college on Thursday night. M Mugau of St Louis and E M Dey Missouri Pacific advertising agent were seized and left tied to trees until morning. Attorney Harold Johnston, also from St Louis, sided with the freshmen and was molested.
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Waper
Ugk Molestat
Farmers Short of Help Seeding Time Strain G N Railway
Reports from Great Northern headquarters show Northwest farmers face severe seeding labor shortages. Telegrams from Devil's Lake North Dakota to L W Hill urge aid as 20 to 30 percent of farming teams are idle due to lack of teamsters. A second note to B Campbell requests labor for about 210 workers with wages ranging from 26 to 40 dollars per month.
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Paul Munor
Great Northern Railway
Northwest
Devil's Lake
N. D
L. W. Hill
Great Northern
Trna
B. Campbell
Tno
Death by own action aboard Barbarossa stealthily shocks New York
New York April 27 David Wilcox former president of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad allegedly died by his own action at sea while a passenger on the North German Lloyd steamer Barbarossa. The ship was quarantined on arrival Friday after sailing from Genoa and Naples. An awning collapse at Wellington Kansas during a cantonal military event injures twenty, twenty-five bystanders serious.
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New York
David ‘“Wilcox
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
Genoa
Naples
Wellington
Kan
Patriarca
Volumbia Pictures Destroyed Montress Fire Damages Over 100000
The residence of J N Greenshields, a criminal lawyer, was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. Damages exceed 100000 due to a picture gallery he owned. A female servant leaped from a third story window and may die.
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Volumbia
Montress
J. N. Greenshields
Pictura
Veteran Crop Reporter Prime Dies After 85 Years of Service
Chicago April 27 veteran crop statistician S T K Prime longtime crop reporter based in Dwight Alabama died Friday in Chicago after paralysis struck two years ago. His famed Prime crop reports made him widely known to publishers and farmers nationwide.
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Chicago
S. T. K. Prime
Dwight, al
Rome
Ellis Avenue
Prime
Death of Dr. J N Groves Hero Surgeon in Civil War
Effingham Wisconsin April 27 Dr J N Groves a longtime physician died Friday after 49 years of practice. He served as surgeon with the Fourth Michigan cavalry in the Civil War and was a member of the squad that captured Jefferson Davis.
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Hapter
Jeff Davis
Effingham
J. N. Groves
Fourth Michigan Cavalry
Jefferson Davis
Farmer fatally shoots bride then wounds self in Missouri
Gabriel Parts, a young farmer near Seligman Missouri, shot his bride of three months and then wounded himself. The bride’s injuries are not believed to be serious. No motive is known for the act.
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Self
Seligman
Gabriel Parts
Priday
Tragedy Faces Columbus Dentist and Wife Shooting
In Columbus on Friday John Lewis a Black dentist shot his wife Ian Lewis on the street wounding her then killed himself. Mrs. Lewis is reported to recover.
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Columbus
John Lewis
Ian Lewis
May Day Labor Peace Across Major Cities
Reports from several cities indicate calmer May Day conditions than in recent years. In St Louis most wage scales are settled with about 120000 union men aligned with building trades. New York and New England foresee fewer disputes and smoother construction. Boston seeks a three dollar minimum wage while Boston area unions press for settlements. Pittsburg shows widespread satisfaction though 300 machinists remain on strike. Philadelphia expects little friction. San Francisco faces major talks on an eight hour day with pay raises affecting about 10000 workers. Chicago notes general calm with tentative wage gains and peaceful negotiations.
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St. Louis
Southwest
Building Trades Comel
Nike
New York
New England
Koston
Capital
Tabor
Boston
Massachusetts
Pittsburg
Pittabire
Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Frisco
San Francisco
Metal Trades
United Rairoade
Chicago
Abdor Hort” Zon
Ft Ie
Ita
Engine Leaps Into Greek Wreck Near Bridgeville
Pittsburg April 29 two men bled and 100 passengers escaped a wreck on the Wabash as west bound train No 27 plunged from tracks into Chartiers Creek 40 feet below near Bridgeville. The dead are engineer Marlon Boyd of Rock Station and fireman Frank McTynnes of Barberton Ohio. The engine and first coach disappeared, the coach splintered, and many passengers were saved by the rear cars. The cause is a mystery. officials will issue a statement after investigation.
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Pittsburg
Bridgeville
Chartiers Creek
Marlon, Boyd
Rock Station
Frank McTynnes
Barberton
Ohio
Chartlery Creek
Sunday Baseball Scores From Sunday’s Games Report
Sunday baseball results across leagues show multiple matchups with final scores, midweek results, and gaps in data. Key cities include St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Cleveland Louisville Milwaukee Columbus Terre Haute South Bend Canton Wheeling Evansville and Sioux City with varied run totals and incomplete line details.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Louis
Cincinnati
Plittsboro
Cincinnat
St. Pagle
St Louis
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Terre Haute
South Bend
Canton
Spriggfield
Wheeling
Dayton
Evansville
Evansvile
Grand Rapids
Sioux City
Pueblo
Firefighters killed in Luxemburg dynamite blast
In Luxemburg, a St. Louis suburb, Albert Zimmer man and John Becker died and eight others were injured when dynamite exploded as firefighters battled a small building blaze. Police pursue an incendiary theory as bystanders note no prior dynamite was known in the structure. Fire crews arrived sans engine company.
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St. Louis
Albert Zimmerman
John Becker
Luxemburg
REFUSE TO ATTACK PRESIDENT IN ST LOUIS MEETING
The Central Trades and Labor Union of St Louis rejected endorsing a Patternmakers resolution that criticized President Roosevelt over the Moyer and Haywood denunciation related to the murder case. They insisted on respecting the office of the chief magistrate despite mixed opinions of Roosevelt. Maude Harrison died suddenly in New York at the Hotel Willard, a note on her age and relation to actor Louis Harrison.
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St. Loui
Central Trades and Labor Union of
St. Louis
Patternmakers' Organization
Roosevelt
Moyer and Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Contral
Republic
Maude Harrison
New York
Willard
Yerra
Louis Harrison
Dr George Nichols longtime Vermont figure dies at 80
Dr George Nichols aged 80 former Vermont secretary of state and longtime national Republican committee member died Sunday in Northfield after a Civil War service as surgeon with the Thirteenth Vermont volunteers.
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George Nichola Ie
Northfield
George Nichols
Vermont
National Republican Committee
Thirteenth
Vermont Volunteers
Baptist Banner Editor Dies After Collapse in Parkersburg
Rev. J. D. Simmons editor of the Baptist Banner in Parkersburg West Virginia was found unconscious in his room at the Buchanan hotel suffering apoplexy and could not be revived as of April 2.
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Baptist Banner
Parkersburg
W. Va
J. D. Simmons
The
Buchannon
Taft Lays Cornerstone for Young Men's Christian Association
Dayton April 29 Secretary of War Taft delivered the principal address at the laying of the cornerstone of the new Young Men's Christian Association building. He helped lay the stone and praised the growth of the spirit of Christian tolerance, citing religious harmony in the Philippines and noting the association’s role in uniting denominations. He described negotiations with Rome and Manila and praised bipartisan religious tolerance.
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Dayton, O
Taft
Young Men's Christian Association
Charles P. Tatt
Clackanutt
Noor
Algonquin Hotel
Association Building
H. H. Anderson
W. H. Thresher
Philippice Islands
Rome
Leo XVI
United States
Manila
Dangerous Fire In Calon Level Threatens Panama City
An early Sunday fire in Calon destroyed the Wesleyan schoolhouse. A strong breeze hampered crews but the Cristobal fire brigade saved the area south of Sixth Street from extensive damage to Panama government buildings nearing completion.
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Calon
Coon
Panama
Cristobal Fre
Sixth Street
New Hailway Bridge Falls at Low-Ty, Virginia
The new concrete arch bridge over the Little Otter River at Low- Ty collapsed on Saturday, about 100 feet of the arch giving way and sending earth and debris into the stream. Estimates put the loss between a quarter and a half million dollars, with road completion delayed.
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New Hailway Bridge
Bedford City
Otter River
Low- Ty
Rufus Bullock Dies at Albion at 73
Rufus B. Bullock former Georgia governor died at Albion New York aged 73. The wire reports a notable political figure's death with terse obituary notes.
Miners Trapped as Pumps Struggle at No 38 Mine
Johnstown April 29. Delphin reports 12 large pumps have operated for two days at Serwind White Co mine No 38, Foustwell, where seven men have been trapped by floodwater since Friday. Little progress. rescuers puzzled by taps on compressed air lines, which always read seven. No viable route to reach the men remains, raising fears for their lives.
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Johnstown
Delphin
Serwind White Company
Foustwell
Minera
Larry
Mayor Schmitz Squeals Confesses Graft Trolley Deal
In San Francisco on April 29 Mayor Schmitz reportedly weakened and offered a partial confession seeking immunity or leniency. Detective Burna confirmed Schmitz’s statement sheds light on graft operations, including the trolley franchise dealings and prior understandings with city officials and President Calhoun.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Burna
Cali Boun
Mexicans Angry Over Guatemalan Legation Incident
In Mexico City on April 26 reports claim that American and Mexican legations in Guatemala City were stoned by a mob of several hundred incited by agents of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera. Mexican troops are mobilized to the Guatemala frontier, a move officials say is to protect neutrality and Mexican interests amid alleged bandit threats. In New York on April 29 word also reaches that Venezuelan President Cipriano Castro plans to retire May 23 due to ill health, with Gen. Juan Vicente Gomez set to succeed him.
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Mexico City
Guatemala City
Manus Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
War Department
Farmer Arrested for Murder Near Elwood Indiana
Anderson Indiana April 29 farmer Jamens Anderson seven miles northeast of Elwood was brought to the city and jailed on a murder charge in the death of Jacob Deihl a glean worker. He admits the crime but says self defense. Alleged Kidnaper Arrested in New York. Pietro Pinelnello fruit dealer head of a gang accused of kidnapping Salvatori Sake a boy missing since January 9.
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Anderson
Ind
Jamens Anderson
New York
Pietro Pinelnello
Lieut
Petrosino
Italian Bureau of Police
Salvatori Sake
Fisherman Finds Three Bodies in Fox River Debris
In Elgin on April 29 Stephen Boras, while fishing near Fox River, hauled ashore a bundle of clothing containing the bodies of three infants two boys and a girl. Police stated the discovery occurred Sunday morning and prompted an investigation into the incident.
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Elgin
Fox Rival
Stephen Boras
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