Fire Devastates Johnstown Business District Amid Rising Winds
Fire sweeps central Johnstown destroying the Swank Hardware five story building and threatening Henderson Furniture Foster D Greer and Journal buildings. Loss now near 1.25 million. One firefighter killed and several injured as flames spread. Altoona aid sought as winds drive fire.
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Johnstown
Mareh
Swank Hardware Company
Henderson Furniture Company
Foster
D. FA. Greer
Journal
Factions clash at Coaldale church shooting ends in deaths
Benj amin Capelry is dead and his wife fatally injured after a shotgun social at Coaldale Methodist church in Bluefield West Virginia. Henry Garden is shot in the leg and R Harper wounded in the side. The affray involved two congregational factions and police will investigate. Garden and two others were taken to Bramwell for custody.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Benjamin Capelry
R. Harper
Henry Garden
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Garden
Bramwell
Americans Save the Day at Moroccan Conference
American delegation earns praise for diplomacy guiding reforms in Morocco. White and colleagues propose a joint inspector report to the sultan and Tangier diplomatic corps, ensuring adherence to conference decisions. British and Russian support the plan. French and German delegates find it practical and expect their governments to approve.
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Algeciras
Spain
Whien
Austria
White
Tangier
Maneuvers on Lake I Inland Naval Militia Try-Out
Naval maneuvers on the Great Lakes authorized by the secretary of the navy. From August 5 to 10 the naval militias of Minnesota Michigan Illinois and Ohio will rendezvous at an undecided point for their first combined maneuvers under Commander Henry Morrell aboard the cruiser Wolverine the sole American warship on Great Lakes patrol. Cincinnati Plumbers Strike. Cincinnati plumbers strike for higher wages demanding 24 dollars a week with Saturday afternoon off paid, an increase of 22 cents a day. Smoot Case Nearing an End. Introduction of testimony in proceedings against Senator Smoot has ended with arguments set for next week.
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Great Lakes
Secretary of the Navy
Minnesota
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Henry Morrell
United States
Wolverine
Great Britain
Cincinnati
Smoot
Digging for Greek Fire Amid Idaho Mining Turmoil
Boise March 25 Stephen Adams linked to the Western Federation of Miners confession digs in Pocatello for Greek fire a planned incendiary agent to be used against nonunion labor. Detectives Gov. Gooding and others accompany Adams as he unearths a cache once buried in 1903 under a stable floor hoping to recover bottles and a glass stopper.
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Boise
Stephen Adams
Colorado
Inner Circle
Western Federation of Miners
Pocatello
McParland
Theil
Adams
Statesman
Outbreak Imminent in Russia Amid Political Tensions
St Petersburg reports rising unrest as government repression sparks worker fury. Revolutionaries plan a mid April strike and general uprising, with the potential for bloodier clashes. Last week 659 beggars 215 passportless 217 thieves 270 highwaymen and 1067 unclassified suspects were arrested.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Burglars Blow Safe at Philippi Post Office and Milling Co
Bloodhounds used to track burglars after dynamite blew open safes in Philippi Barbour county. Post office safe held registered mail and about 5000 dollars in currency for Citizens' National Bank. In Bent Ley, dynamite wrecked bank safe and 1500 dollars disappeared.
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Whettling
W. Va
Postoffice
Philippi Milling Company
Philippi
Barbour County
Citizens’ National Bank
Bentley, Sans
Bank of
Bentley
Larceny Case Test Looms Over Campaign Contributions
New York March 28 District Attorney Jerome sought warrants to test legality of insurance funds contributions to political campaigns. No names were given. subpoenas in blank were issued for “John Doe” proceedings before Magistrate Moss. Judge O Sullivan had earlier ruled intent to defraud could put the case to the grand jury for larceny. Perkins of J P Morgan Co. expected to appear. grand jury reportedly has sufficient evidence.
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Jerome
Moss
Tombs
Insurance Company
John Doe
Justice O'Sullivan
Court of Special Sessions
Mr. Jerome
George W. Perkins
New York Life Insurance Company
George B. Cortelyou
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican’ National Campaign Committee
Mass
Darwin P. Kingsley
Edmund D. Randolph
The
New York Life
Perkins
Grand
Lemaitre Catapulted by Pawn Debt at The Théâtre Francais
French actor Lemaitre, famed for wealth and heavy debts, faced a dramatic pull on his finances. A pawnbroker appeared in the Théâtre Francais director’s private room with a 20,000 franc ticket held as security, forcing the director to pay to secure his star and sharing the spoils later.
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Flere
Monsieur
M. Lemaitre
Hoppe Defeats Slosson To Retain World Billiards Title
Willie Hoppe, 19, defending world billiards champion, defeated veteran George Slosson 500 to 392 in New York. Hoppe also captured a $500 side bet and net gate receipts slated to exceed $5,000.
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Willie Hoppe
Vagnaux
Paris
George Slosson
Hoppe
Hadley Hints at Service Struggles in Missouri Oil Suit
New York March 28 Attorney General Hadley concluded testimony in Missouri's suit to oust Standard Oil Indiana Waters-Pierce and Republic Oil for restraint of trade. He ordered continued copies of testimony to the Missouri Supreme Court. Hadley noted service difficulties and Rockefeller’s elusive subpoena, while defense counsel charged sensationalism.
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New York
Missouri
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Republic Oil Company
Hadley
Sanborn
Supreme Court of Missouri
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Speaker Responds to Missouri Member in House Clash
Washington March 28 The house saw an unusual scene as the speaker rose amid a heated debate on reciprocity and tariff revision denying responsibility for differences with minority members. Dr Shackleford of Missouri charged the speaker with stalling the Missouri volunteers bill after Tawney objected to remarks. The speaker retorted that he would not be a stalking horse in the quarrel with the minority leader as the day focused on tariff talks and reciprocity while the house refused to instruct delegates to link reciprocity with the Monroe doctrine.
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Shackleford
Missouri
Washington
Missouri Volunteers
Tawney
House
Aiken saloon tax bill passes Ohio senate in heated session
Ohio senate approves the Aiken bill raising the saloon tax from 350 to 1,000 dollars despite opposition. Beattie flips to a majority after a late vote, others switch to support. Debate, reconsiders, and accusations of improper procedure mark a tense capitol scene. The measure may become law in ten days.
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Senate
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Boehmer
Denman
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Lauman
Ward
Cleveland
Brewers
Salines
Rioters Fined One Dollar in Springfield Court
Eight youths arrested during rioting walk free after Judge Miller accepts a jury recommendation to impose a nominal $1 fine due to youth. Judge calls the recommendation an outrage and remits costs. Citizens denounce the outcome as a farce.
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Springfield
Miller
Reenchouse Demolished as Ice Pack Sweeps Near Zanesville
A heavy ice and debris slide near Zanesville, Ohio, crushed the Go River and Western railway roundhouse, destroying 250000 tons of ice and debris and two locomotives. A similar slide hit the Columbus Newark and Zanesville interurban. no cars were buried. Major delays, property loss, and rising flood risks affect Muskingum and Licking rivers amid steady rain.
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Ovile
Licking
Aone Fda On
Chicago Grain Market Steady Despite Lower Cables
Chicago March 27 buying by several men who had cut short lines kept the wheat market comparatively steady as favorable weather for fall sown wheat persisted. At the close May wheat fell to 77 3 4 to 77 5 8, corn to 42 5 8, oats to 3 0 4.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Market Report for March 27
Market list with corn, hay, eggs, butter, cheese, cattle, calves, hogs and sheep. Prices shown for new yellow corn, No 2 white qat, timothy hay, clover, mixed feed, eggs, butter prints and tubs, New York full cream cheese, Ohio cream cheese, various cattle grades, feed and stocker calves, hogs by weight, and lambs with prices across categories. Strong entities include Pittsburg and March 27 market figures.
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New York
Ohio
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