Weather too cold for good of crops and fruit damage
The weekly weather bureau bulletin reports an abnormally cold week ending April 17 across the nation, with frost reaching south to Alabama and Georgia and causing damage to fruit crops. Warm and storm patterns vary by region, with need for rain in parts of the Mississippi Valley and coast areas.
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Washington
The
Weather Bureau
North Dakota
Rocky Mountains
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Jacksonville
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Norfolk
W. Va
Virginia
Gray
North Carolina
Tennessee
Plowing for corn in Iowa ahead of average season
Iowa farmers report the week was cold with frosts and light precipitation, but farm work is well advanced. Seeding and plowing for corn are proceeding in most districts, with moisture adequate and soil in good condition for activity. Early fruit and wheat prospects show mixed injury from cold, especially in the south.
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Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Ohio Valley
Middle States
Michigan
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi River
New England
Sp Eliohs
Iowa
Des Moines
Bureau of Weather For
Sibley
Weather Report Says Snow Improves Soil Conditions
The weekly bulletin by the bureau of weather and crops notes unusually cool nights in northern South Dakota with temperatures below freezing. A general snow on the 18th aided northern soils, though seeding operations were slowed. Wheat seeding nears completion in the southeast, oats and spelt sowing nearly done, and barley widely planted.
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South Dakota
Huron
Bureau of Weather and Crops
Governor Tightens Sunday Closing Law Enforcement
Governor Folk ordered strict enforcement of the Sunday closing law in St Joseph starting next Sunday. The Buchanan county prosecuting attorney is to ensure observance countywide, while Sheriff Herper in St Louis county announced enforcement in St Louis and affluent county clubs will be required to close. Saloons received sheriff letters notifying them of the crackdown.
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Jefferson City
Folk
Police Department of
St. Joseph
Buchanan County
Sheri Herper
St. Louis County
St. Louis
Merger Dissolves as Northern Securities Reduces Capital
Northern Securities company files with New Jersey secretary of state to cut capital stock from 3895 4 million to 3 954 million and to distribute Northern Pacific and Great Northern stock in exchange for surrendering 99 percent of holdings. Board resolution dated April 21 1904 notes stock reduction and railroad stock distribution amid past Harriman Hills battle. Consent of holders totaling 284 474 000 accompanies filing.
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Trenton
N. J
Northern Securities Company
Secretary of State
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railroad
Great Northern Railroad
Board of Directors
E. H. Harriman
James J. Hill
New Jersey Corporation
Northern Securities Rally Sparks Dissolution Hopes
In New York this morning April 20 Northern Securities showed a violet price break on curb stocks then rallied over ten points as St Paul and Union Pacific fell on the exchange. Prices opened at 181 and slipped to 160 before buyers returned.
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Northern Securities
New York
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Stock Exchange
The Women’s Campaign For D A R President General
Washington reports the Daughters of the American Revolution focus on the preliminary campaign for president general. Active candidates include Mrs. George M. Sternberg Mrs. Donald McLean and Mrs. Charles Warren Lippitt. Cont Memorial Hall completion tops the push to elect a woman leader to advance DAR work started by Mrs. Fairbanks.
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Washington
George M. Sternberg
Donald McLean
New York
Charles Warren Lippitt
Rhode Island
Continental Memorial Hall
Fairbanks
Bill Seizes American Vessels Near Newfoundland
The Newfoundland upper house passed Premier Bond's bill excluding American fishermen from Newfoundland waters. It orders seizure and forfeiture of American fishing vessels within three miles of the coast if bait, supplies, or outfits were bought on the island. The captain must prove purchases occurred outside Newfoundland.
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St. Johns
N. F
Premier Bond
Newfoundland
Peru Prepares for Conflict Warned by Foreign Reports
Rio de Janeiro reports in Jornal de Commercio that Peru rifles up for war against Brazil or Chile with 30 000 Austrian rifles and 80 000 German rifles and three armored cruisers bought in Italy. It also says Peru may adopt compulsory military service despite denials.
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Rio Janeiro
Jornal de Commercio
Peru
Brazil
Chile
Austria
Germany
Italy
Unknown steamers anchor near Lingayen Bay
In Manila on April 18 two unknown steamers anchored in Lingayan bay. Admiral Trai has ordered the US gunboat Quiros to Lingayan Bay for reconnaissance and protection of the coast.
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Manila
Lingayan Bay
Island of Luzon
Manila Bay
Admiral Trai
United States
Quiros
Lingayan Jay
Officers Must Be Removed At Once From Equitable
A New York lawyer asserts the law requires removal of Hyde and possibly President James W. Alexander from the Equitable directorate for profits from securities sales. He urges swift action against Hendricks and other officers, noting restitution by Hyde and Alexander and calling for unity among over 200 agents protesting internal strife.
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New York
Equitable
Hyde
Alexander
Wyde
Hendricks
James H. Hyde
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Slyde
Warbell
Kyde
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Strike Weakens as Rail Labor Return Reduces Delays
April reports show more workers returning to state railroads amid government regulation protests, helping to restore some train services. Meanwhile, diplomatic families face travel disruptions in Europe with Mrs White and her daughter unable to rejoin the ambassador in Lucerne, and Mrs Meyer and family unable to reach St Petersburg. J Pierpont Morgan delays departure from his plans to return home until Friday.
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Tome
White
Lucerne
Switzerland
Meyer
St. Petersburg
J. Pierpont Morgan
Riot Breaks Out as Strikers Clash in Porto Rico
Six strike meetings convened in the Ponca district. Police report an American flag torn and trampled. Arrests attempted, riot followed as crowds fought with clubs and revolvers. Several wounded, including three officers. Order restored.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Ponca
Insular
Seven Children Die in Quebec House Fire
A fire at the Bouchier home in Ste Anne de Penteire, Quebec, killed seven children of the family Bouchier. The blaze destroyed the residence on April 20.
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Quebec
Bouchier
Ste Anne de Poentiere
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Railroad Rate Commission Bill
Madison April 18 without debate the Wisconsin assembly passed the administration railroad rate commission bill.
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la Follette
Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Administration Railroad Rate Commission
Labor Law Held Unconstitutional In New York Bakeries
The U S Supreme Court ruled New York ten hour daily and sixty hour weekly bakery limits unconstitutional, with Justices Harlan White Day and Normes dissenting. The decision in Lockner vs New York centers on the right of contract. The court also upheld Missouri beer inspection law in Pabst vs Crenshaw and ruled Beavers removable from Brooklyn to Washington.
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Washington
Peckham
Supreme Court
New York
Harlan, White, Day
Normes
Darlan
Lockner
Parker
New York Court of Appeals
Supreme Court Today
Circuit Court
District of
Missouri
Pabst
Hill Eyes Control of Union Pacific via Stock Accumulation
In New York on authority tied to the Hill Morgan group a Wall Street source claims James J. Hill and allies have amassed about 200000 Union Pacific common shares in six months. The report links this to a planned $106 million preferred stock issue, aiming to keep Hill Morgan influence in control despite the new equity.
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New York
Wall Street
Hill- Morgan
James J. Hill
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Harriman
A. A. Hapsman
Europe
Thither
Supreme Court Affirms Northern Securities Costs
The Supreme Court mandate, issued on April 19, affirms the circuit court of appeals decree in the Northern Securities case. The company is awarded $20 in costs against the appellees, and the case is remanded to the circuit court for the district of New Jersey.
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Washington
Fuller
Supreme Court
Northern Securities
W. P. Clough
The
Securities Company
Circuit Court of Appeals
Northern Securities Company
Circuit Court For
District of New Jersey
Jones to Arlington
After a conference between Secretary Morton and Acting Secretary Loomis the decision was announced to have John Paul Jones remains unearthed by Ambassador Porter in Paris and brought to America in a naval vessel with convoy. Upon arrival in American waters the remains will be received with naval honors and interred at Arlington.
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Washington
Morton
Loomis
John Paul Jones
Porter
Paris
America
American
Arlington
New Panama Board Elects Directors for Railroad Company
The Panama Railroad company elected a new board of directors including Theodore P. Shonts J F Wallace Charles IX Magoon Mordecai Endicott Peter C Hains J M Harrod Oswald R Ernest William Nelson Cromwell William Barclay Parsons Clarence R Edwards J R Obaldia R L Farnham Sidward A Drake It is understood Shonts will be elected president of the reorganized company.
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New York
Panama Railroad Company
Theodore P. Shonts
J. F. Wallace
Charles IX. Magoon
Mordecai T. Endicott
Peter C. Hains
J. M. Harrod
Oswald R. Ernest
William Nelson Cromwell
Willian Barclay Parsons
Clarence R. Edwards
J. R. Obaldia
R. L. Farnham
Sidward A. Drake
Mr. Shonts
Chicago Strike Strains Ward Co. Teamsters
April 13 Chicago reports mounting troubles as Montgomery Ward & Co workers walkout. Striking teamsters and garment workers block Freight House passages, prompting police to swing clubs to clear a path.
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Chicago
Wayrons
Montgomery Ward & Co
Terror Plot Arrests Shake St. Petersburg Court Circles
The capture, led by Kashevsky, dismantles a central terrorist ring active in St. Petersburg with suspected headquarters in Switzerland. Key figures include Alfred Henry McCullough, Kaliety, Leontieff, and Madame Ivanovskai, linked to Nihilist plots and prior assassinations. About 100 music conservatory students await a month in prison for agitation linked to Rimsky Korsakoff.
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Meterstorg
Agwih
Sturro
Kellings
Kashevsky
Lecacy
Secret Police
Philippe
Cour
Trepoff
St. Petersburg
Vkashevsky
Switzerland
Alfred Henry MecCullough
Muareh 11
Bristol
Bauman
Bauiman
Kaleieff
Leontieff
Yaakutsk
Siberia
Mille
Lucerne
Madame Ivanovskai
Skovolenko
Alexander II
America
Mile. Leontoff
Mile
Denisheff
Music
Rimsky Korsakoff
Kaleieff Sentenced to Death in Moscow
Kaleieff, who killed Grand Duke Sergius, was sentenced to death by the supreme court in Moscow. The public was not admitted to the trial. He refused to plead, saying he was not a criminal but a prisoner captured in civil war.
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Kaleieff
Moscow
Sergius
Supreme Court
Tria
Striking Chicago Garment and Teamsters Stand Firm
A committee for the Chicago Federation of Labor met Mayor Dunne to say unions will not yield on the strike against Montgomery Ward and others. Negotiations are ended from the union side, while the mayor urged orderly conduct and restraint to avoid wider labor disruption.
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Chicago
Dunne
Chivenago Fedemrtion of Labor
Garment Workers
Teamsters
Montgomery Ward & O
Dune
Uniforu
Working Men at War at West Virginia Mill Fight
More than 200 workers clash between sixty Pittsburg non union men and 150 Whitaker mill strikers in Wheeling. Fights use clubs stones knives and pistols before the non union group breaches the mill entrance.
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West Virginia Mill
Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburg
Whitaker Mill
Sermon by Phone Lets Deaf Hear Chicago Sermon
In Chicago at the First Baptist church Rev. Austen De Blois preaches using a telephone-like device enabling Mrs. Mary De Blois and seven other hearing impaired listeners to hear every word. Microphones and tiny receivers connected by hidden wires relay the minister’s voice to ear receivers near the pulpit. The system magnifies the pastor’s voice from any standing position.
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Chicago
Mary F. de Blois
Austen Kk. de Blois
First Baptist Church
Actor Shoots Wife Then Turns Gun on Self
Philadelphia April 18 Edward Smeders a member of Edna Mays The School Girls company shot his wife Mabel and then tried to kill himself both were seriously wounded The woman use stage name Bessie Dale her maiden Davis from Hebron Nebraska She retained maiden name after marriage Smeders refuses to give his real name or details of the quarrel
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Philadelphia
Edward Smeders
Edna May
Mabel
Bessie Davis
Hebron
Neb
Bessie Dale
Smeders
Tragic newsboys stampede at Indianapolis theater
A false fire alarm triggered a crush on the Masonic temple stairs in Indianapolis. Newsboys fought for free play tickets, resulting in five deaths and numerous injuries. Police and rescuers evacuated the injured to hospitals as bystanders watched in horror.
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Indianapolis
Stenzirnd
Patent Medicine
Fv Boys
ED Morrisshey
Louis Scheigeryt
Carl Laurel
Homer Williamson
Mloyd
Poland
Stanley McReady
Lester Cole
Verne Smith
Herbert Bissell
Talmadge Walters
Billy
Fred Walters
Roy Underwood
Guy Jimes
Edward Holloran
Edward Maney
Roy Washburn
Charles ‘Thurston, Jr
Ernest Ryan
Ivan Blade
I - Bennett
Warry Jonacher
Wilbur Bursett
Fred Bester
Louis Clark
Middaugh
Charles Moss
Eddie Daniel Carl Jernest
Joe Wilhem
Oscar Sattinger
Fred Graves
Charles Coser
Herman Knapp
Masonic Temple
Washington Street
Capitol Avenue
Rive
Mystic Tie Masons Lodge
Rand McNally official shoots self in club room
T C Hayes secretary of Rand McNally Publishing shot and killed himself in his Marquette club room. He was 50 years old and authorities believe failing health led to the act.
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Chicago
T. C. Hayes
Rand McNally Publishing Company
Marquette Club
Strikes in Italy Test Rail Worker Solidarity
Rome reports a rail strike starting today with limited turnout as many workers did not join. Several Americans departed Rome for Naples, Florence and Pisa while five warships were ordered to Genoa to maintain order.
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Rome
Naples
Florence
Pisa
Genoa
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the Women’s Campaign
D. A. R. Ters
Equitable Management
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Federal Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
NEW Panama Board
Uncle Sam’s Railroad Company
T. C. Haynes
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