President Roosevelt Tours Charleston Harbor and Falls to Ship Parade
President Theodore Roosevelt arrived at Charleston at 9 30 AM and, after a brief stop, toured the naval station aboard the revenue cutter Algonquin. A guard and militia watched the harbor inspection, salutes were fired on passing ships, and a banquet followed at the Charleston hotel before plans for further port visits and a sword presentation to Maj Micah Jenkins were announced.
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Charleston
S. C
Roosevelt
Naval Station
Guaret
Algonquin
Army
Navy
Jackson
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Topeka
Langster
Sullivan’s Island
Fort Sumter
Ashley River
Charleston Light Dragoons
St. John Hotel
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad to cut fares to two and a half cents
The Michigan supreme court affirms a lower court ruling ordering the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad to reduce passenger fares to two and a half cents per mile under the general railway law. In Ohio a wreck near Cleveland claims engineer and fireman with multiple injuries. In New Jersey Samuel Van Stavern is hanged for murdering his wife after an 18 year marriage.
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Lansing
Mich
Supreme Court
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Michigan
Camden
Samuel van Stavern
van Stavern
Funeral Train Brings Cecil Rhodes Body to Bulawayo
The funeral train that departed Cape Town on April 3 arrives in Bulawayo Matabeleland on April 9. Rhodes will be interred in the hill known as The View of the World, honoring the notable figure.
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Bulawayo
Matabeleland
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
Jury deadlocks in Toombs strangling case
Chicago April 9 The jury in the case of Lewis J Toombs charged with strangling Carrie Larsen a cook on the steamer Peerless failed to agree and a new trial will be held.
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Chicago
Lewis J. Toombs
Carrie Larsen
Peerless
Engiber Killed In Escanaba Train Crash
April 9 Escanaba Mich George Greene an engineer on the Chicago Northwestern suffered instant death when his engine left the track toppled over and crushed him beneath the weights
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Escanaba, Mich
George Greene
Chicago & Northwestern
Ex Captain Oberlin M Carter Improves Condition
Continued from Leavenworth Kansas on April 9 the report states ex Captain Oberlin M Carter's fever has disappeared and his condition is improving.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Oberlin M. Carter
Great Strike Threatened by United Mine Workers
In Indianapolis on April 9 the United Mine Workers of America may issue a national strike order within two to three days for the West Virginia bituminous fields. Operators have rejected joint conferences. miners prepare for a vigorous fight while settlement talks continue. A strike in the Indiana field, where about 6,000 work, is also possible as they rejected the final operator proposal. The anthracite and black coal sectors await action after West Virginia is addressed.
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Indianpolis
Ind
West Virginia
National Executive Board
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Taft Leaves Hospital After Hospital Stay
Cincinnati April 9 Gov William Howard Taft is released from the hospital and has begun walking about after his illness. The former president and current governor appeared in good spirits as aides reported steady improvement.
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Cincinnati
William Ho Taft
Gen MacArthur on Philippines policy and democracy roots
Gen MacArthur testified before the Senate Philippines committee about the archipelago’s conditions under American rule. He traced prewar democracy seeds to Spain's 19th century movements and described Filipino attitudes during the American occupation and lingering resentments.
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Washington
MacArthur
Philippine Archipelago
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
Spain
Archipelago
MacArthur explains Philippine ideals and race views
General MacArthur testifies before the committee in Grand Forks about Philippine independence and personal liberty. He rejects the notion of Filipinos as inferior and asserts they share American ideas of liberty, noting their strong ideal of personal freedom. The session adjourns to Thursday as Grand Forks prepares for the Kettle Valley Railway opening on April 12.
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Washington
Mane Arthur
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
Carmack
Senator Carmack
Grand Forks
Republic
Kettle Valley
Taft delayed by illness plans April return to duty
Taft remains under care after illness at his brother Charles Taft's house. A surgeon advises rest through April 15 before resuming duties, with plans to visit St Louis around April 15 or 18 to discuss a Philippine exhibit, then Cincinnati Washington duties with Secretary Root's Cuba trip, before resuming work in the Philippines.
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Charles YP Taft
Philippines
St Louis
Root
Cuba
Cincinnati
Delegation Urges Expanded ICC Powers in St Louis
Washington reports a delegation of business leaders at the Interstate Commerce Convention in St Louis urged Congress to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission broader authority. E P Bacon of Milwaukee chaired the first presentation advocating the bill. Freight and passenger impacts noted.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Convention
St. Louis
House Committee On Commerce
Tuesaday
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. P. Bacon
Milwaukee
Grosvenor Nominated for Congress in Eleventh District
Athens Ohio April 9 officers report the Republican district convention nominated Hon Charles H Grosvenor for Congress from the Eleventh district by acclamation.
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Athens
Charlies H Grosvenor
Congress
Special notices and dispatches crowd late news
Short items report disptched guns to the far east from St Petersburg. Massachusetts wool strike hurts the wool market. New York exhibit funds approved for St Louis fair. Ignatius Sullivan elected Hartford mayor. Holland Society to aid Boer prisoners. Southeast Missouri normal school fire damages Cape Girardeau. Funeral of J N Reece adjutant general at Springfield. John Morety injured in Morristown fall. Chinese troops to Mongolia. US to build wireless station at Key West. Washington court arguments set for Northern Pacific case. Maj O T Pruden hospitalized with heart trouble. condition critical.
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St Petersburg
Far East
Massachusetts
Goodell
New York
Ignatius A Sullivan
Hartford
Holland Society
Fugssmurs
UWM
Nartee
George M Moulton
Chi- Camp
Sue
Jim Justioe
Taylor
New York Supreme Court
E Pn Csor
Missouri
Noarmal
Noarmal Rehool
Cape Girireésau
Jisper N Reece
Teltrots
Springfield
John Morety
Morristown
Morety
Krupp Guna
Mongolia
United States
Key West
Fla
Havana
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
United States Supreme Court
Atate of
Washington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Mercer
Fire and crime reports and royal coronation notes from April 9
The bulletin records a canstab ulary attack in Sarsegoan southeast Lion where five were assaulted and three captured, with captives treated cruelly. Manlius and Barnburn fire losses, a $125000 total, and a basketball of regional student fire help. Also notes export duty rebates, King Edward VII coronation guest offer declined, Oglesby’s son’s homecoming, a rumored engagement denial, heavy April snow in Pittsburg with service disruption, and a Tommy remark from Tit-Bits.
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Apri
Sarsegoan
Lion
Battle Begins On Reciprocity Bill In House Debate
Washington April 9 Congress opens a heated session over the Cuban reciprocity bill as leadership on both sides push for action. The House votes to go into committee of the whole, with strong exchanges on tariff implications and Cuba’s future status while the Senate muzzles Chinese exclusion debate and insular government plans for the Philippines.
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Washington
House
Payne
Tawney
Minn
Newlands
Nes
Robertson
Dpayre
Cuba
United States
Nevada
MiClellan
New York
Senate
Sprechtes
San Francisco
Wecoordine
Cutters
China
Patterson
Gal
Senior Perkins
Cal
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Philippines
Insular
Man Cooper
Street Car Collision Endangers Dozens in Joliet
In Joliet on Tuesday morning a street car struck a Santa Fe passenger train at Cass Street depot as air brakes failed. Motorman Henrys Mutt was badly hurt and may die. about seven workmen rode the car and nine passengers suffered serious injuries in the crash.
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Joliet
Santa Fe
Henrys Mutt
May
Cass Street
Ceter
The Markets Chicago April 8 Markets Report
Chicago April 8 markets show quiet steady activity across grains and livestock. Flour oats rye corn and live stock futures quote varied with May and July contracts, prices generally easing or holding with limited movement amid mixed demand in early trading.
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Chicago
Samypue
Rirga
Abe Sindee
Asher
Sedmady
Reyes
Atmark
Asex
New York
Blac
routTbert
Omaha Cattle and Hogs Market Report April 8
South Omaha Nebrica market summary shows cattle active and steady with Natty steers 5.00 to 6.90, cows 2.00, western and Texas steers 4.25 to 5.40, canners 1.60 to 5.00, stockers 3.00 to 5.00, bulls 3.00 to 6.25, hogs slow and lower with heavy 6.66 to 6.88, mixed 6.50 to 6.70, light 6.26 to 7.65. bulk sales 6.55 to 6.70.
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Chicago
Texas
South Omaha
Neb
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