Expressed News Bits From The Express Extremes
A kaleidoscope of miscellany from The Express includes jail notes on a Chicago man linked to a spree of marriages, Berlin police tensions, babies named after Taft, Bonaparte questions, cuffless trousers, and punishments by knife. Others mock Roosevelt, czar bravado, Maxim weapons, racecourse flying options, air grants, Mme Tetraziani dog, Helen Gould, golf talk, suffragette vigor, Guatemalan schooling, Castro rumors, Venezuela tears, moving pictures effects, radiothor cures, Osler critique, and London society ads priced by the line.
Turkish consul charged with graft by New York Turks
The Turkish consul at New York, Munji Bey, faces accusations from his countrymen that he used his official position to graft them. The article asks whether he brought the vice from Turkey or developed it after arriving in America.
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Munji Bey
New York
Turkey
Engineers report bridge material stretches before breaking
A recent tensile strength test shows a steel bar can stretch almost one third of its length before breaking challenging elastic material beliefs. Castro had said he would return to Venezuela as a private citizen, but President Gomez forbids his return and his family’s.
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Castro
Venezuela
Gomez
Oakland woman faces life invalidism from carbon paper danger
An Oakland, California report warns about blood poisoning from carbon paper used in mani folding. The coloring material can be hazardous if inhaled or ingested, a risk highlighted for typewriter users and office workers everywhere.
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Oakland
Cal
Bromine Production Limited to Four States in U.S.
Bromine, valued for medicine photography dye manufacture and metallurgical uses, is produced commercially in Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Last year’s output reached 1,879,496 pounds.
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Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Wild Animals and Conservation in Africa Questioned
The Chicago Tribune questions the idea that rhinoceroses should not be conserved and asks what practical use a domesticated hippopotamus could have for the average man, highlighting debates over wildlife management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
The
Chicago Tribune
Manitoba Grain Output Surpasses One Hundred Million Bushels
Manitoba produced over 113,000,000 bushels of grain chiefly wheat last year, up from 99,000,000 the prior year. Canada’s wheat total remained under 100,000,000 for a long period. The Troy Times notes American farmers migrating to Canada's northwest and U S agricultural machinery aiding the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Troy
N. Y
Canadian Northwest
Plan Big Wage Cut Reshapes Steel Industry
United States Steel subsidiaries plan a 15 percent wage cut on May 1, with the parent company delaying formal announcement to April 15. The move is intended to deter skilled workers from independents, allow steel to redraw price schedules, and capture a larger market share. The change follows independents cutting wages 10 percent, while US Steel saved $25 million in labor costs from a 1907 payroll of $160 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Best Authority
The
Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Buffalo
N. Y
Frriday
Lake Carriers’ Association
Great Lakes
Wilkesbarre
Keystone
Traders’ Coal Company
Ridgewood
Not Guilty Plea in Mercer Kidnapping Case
Mrs Helen Boyle wife of James H Boyle was arraigned on kidnapping charges in Mercer Pennsylvania. She pleaded not guilty and posted 25000 bail awaiting grand jury action. Boyle also faces similar bond in Sharon. Chicago man W J McDermott identified the prisoner as his sister Anna who eloped with Boyle three years ago.
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Mercer
Helen Boyle
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
Justice of the Peace
Thomas McClain
Sharon
Mine riot in Cheswick ends in deaths near Pittsburgh
A riot at the Harwick mines in Cheswick brings death to 20 year old Mike Strenyard and serious injury to 24 year old Norwalk Souberge after a crowd of former Allegheny Coal Company miners clashed with deputy constables Holland and Blair. Holland, who fired the shots, is held on a $2000 bond.
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Pittsburg
Harwick
Allegheny Coal Company
Cheswick
Mike Strenyard
Norwalk
Zeppelin Returns After Voyage of Adverse Weather
Count Zeppelin brings his airship back to Lake Constance after a two day voyage through wind snow and rough conditions. The craft landed safely and was stored in its shed without damage.
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Zeppelin
Fredrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Wife not allowed to search husband pockets for money
Circuit Judge Grimm rules in the Dooley divorce case that a wife has no right to search her husband's pockets for money. James J. Dooley filed for divorce from Lillian G. Dooley, who countered with a cross bill.
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St. Louis
Grimm
James J. Dooley
Lillian G. Dooley
Federal quarantine at Rio Grande ports in El Paso Texas
Federal quarantine against Mexican ports along the Rio Grande was made effective Thursday at all El Paso area ports to curb yellow fever infection risks.
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Rio Grande
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
San Francisco Freed of Plague Resolution
The marine hospital service details the long campaign to eradicate bubonic plague in San Francisco. Fleas spread the disease via rats, with about 1,000,000 rodents killed and nearly 100,000 rats examined, over 300 of which carried infectious fleas.
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Washington
San Francisco
Marine Hospital Service
Deep Waterway Report Advances From Chicago To Gulf
Washington reports the engineers board completed a survey on the Chicago to St Louis to New Orleans stretch. The 14 foot channel seems feasible commercially and a 20 to 24 foot option is also favored for economy. Congress awaits delta section findings. Speaker Cannon backs the project.
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Congress
National River and Harbor Commission of Congress
Illinois Legislature
Cannon
River and Harbor Committee
Washington
Lakes
Gulf
St. Louis
New Orleans
BOAT BLAST KILLS TWELVE ON FRENCH TANKER
In Marseilles the French oil tanker Jules Henry blew up while inspected by Veritas agency representatives. Twelve crew members were killed and many others wounded as a massive explosion lifted the deck and tore the forward section from the vessel.
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Marseilles
Jules Henry
Usecoffer
Philadelphia
Cette
Veritas Agency
Toledo Couple Found Slain After Fire Buries in Cellar
Police in Toledo investigate the deaths of Ludwig Krueger and his wife aged 66 and 63 buried in their cellar after a fire that destroyed the house. Tailor M Soboleski had paid Krueger 2000 for a farm last Saturday. Robbery is suspected and the killer may have burned the home to hide the crime.
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Toledo
Ludwig Krueger
M. Soboleski
Krueger
Women to Clean City in DC Protest
The Twentieth Century club of Washington plans to lead a city cleanup if the District commissioners fail to clear streets by April 15. Members testified that wastepaper and debris clutter sidewalks and parkways, prompting the organized civic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Twentieth Century Club
Eight Killed by Dynamite Explosion in Chillicothe
A terrible blast along the Norfolk and Western railroad route in Chillicothe Ohio killed eight workers and injured twenty or more. The explosion disrupted the line and prompted investigations by authorities.
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Chillicothe
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Rioters In Rome Wounded In Wreath Ceremony
Laborers attempted to place wreaths at Place Gesu in Rome on Friday. The act triggered disorders leaving several wounded and many arrests amid the fallout from the recent manifestation.
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Rome
Gesu
Nebraska Senate Advances Liquor Opening Bill
The Nebraska state senate approved a bill requiring saloons to open at 7 a m and close at 8 p m The measure already cleared the house and will be sent to the governor for action.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska State Senate
Murder of Dr. William Jones in the Philippines
Manila reports the slaying of Dr. William Jones, anthropologist for the Field Museum of Chicago, in Dumobato at the headwaters of the Cagayan river in Isabela province.
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Jones
Philippines
Manila
William Jones
Field Museum of Chicago
Dumobato
Cagayan River
Isbela
Drys Win Big Majority in Henry County Vote
Newcastle Indiana Henry county moved from dry by remonstrance to dry with a 2816 vote margin in a county option election. Temperance forces secured a clear win statewide in the county.
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Newcastle
Ind
Henry County
Priest McMahon Files Personal Bankruptcy Petition in Cleveland
Rev William McMahon pastor of St Bridget s Catholic church and editor of the Catholic Universe filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in US district court listing total liabilities of 1 594141 64 and assets of 75207 08 The petition shows large secured claims to Carnegie Trust Company Guarantee Title Trust Society for Savings Third National Bank of Buffalo and others with notes signed by McMahon held by banks in New York Pittsburg Cleveland and other cities The church property is not involved and the filing is personal to the priest per diocesan sources
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Cleveland
William McMahon
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Catholic Universe
United States District Court
Father McMahon
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
P. J. Kieran
Pittsburg
Carnegie Trust Company
Guarantee Title & Trust Company
Society For Savings
Third National Bank of Buffalo
Boston
Syracuse
Buffalo
Wanted A Thin Man For Government Refrigeration Role
A Bureau of Plant Industry job seeks a very thin man with knowledge of refrigerating machinery to operate in a special cooling car testing a fruit cooling system. Salary listed at 900 to 1200 dollars. The note ends with a separate Washington report on a deep waterway survey from St Louis to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
One Dead in Illinois Train Wreck at Carbondale
A Central passenger train derailed in Carbondale Illinois killing Fireman John Hamilton. The engineer baggageman and expressman were injured. The incident occurred Friday near Murphy sboro Illinois.
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Illinois
Murphysboro
Police purge in Mahanoy City over abstinence pledge
In Mahanoy City six of 36 police officers were dropped by Chief Brogeess Doughney for refusing to sign the total abstinence pledge. One officer, Wilds, said he would not quit drinking for the presidency.
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Mahanoy City
Brogeess Doughney
Wilds
Pass Sunday Baseball Bill in St. Paul House
A Minnesota bill allowing Sunday baseball games between 1 and 6 pm has passed the state House. The measure moves toward the next legislative step.
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St. Paul
Minn
U. S. Soldiers Leave Cuba After Transfer of Authority
Havana reports the final American cession of Cuba with two battalions of the Twenty-seventh Infantry and engineers sailing home. Maj. Gen. Barry ordered the flag lowered as Cuban and American bands played. About 890 American troops marched from Camp Columbia to await transport to Sumner and McClellan at the arsenal docks.
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Havana
Cuba
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Camp Columbia
Thomas H. Barry
Byard Sneed
Sumner
McClellan
Arsenal
READY TO GREET ROOSEVELT IN MOMBASA
The British East Africa protectorate prepares for Theodore Roosevelt with Frederick John Jackson as the receiving official. Rains terrify locals near Kilindini while an elephant wandered into Masingi bazaar. Natives await Roosevelt who plans to hunt in the territory without further fear.
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Mombasa
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Frederick John Jackson
Protectorate
Kilindini
Masingi
Mr. Roosevelt
Lamphere Near Death in Prison Illness
Lamphere, convict in the Belle Gunness fire case of April 26, 1908, is near death from consumption at Michigan City penitentiary. Warden Reid and Attorney Worden report he has lost seven pounds, and friends plan parole efforts as he wanes.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Wamphere
Belle Gunness
Gunness
Worden
Warden Reid
Michigan City
Lamphere
Epidemic of scarlet fever on battleship Missouri crew
Washington reports an outbreak of scarlet fever among eight crew members at the Charleston navy yard in Boston. Navy department officials received the information confirming eight cases aboard the battleship Missouri.
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Washington
Missouri
Charleston Navy Yard
Boston
Navy Department
Iowa Lumber Regulation Passes House By Three To One
Des Moines reports Ya-The Bull Dill law restricting combining lumber concerns in Iowa passed the House on Friday by a three to one vote aiming to strike at lumber trusts operating in the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Standish Jr. Wins Ninth United North and South Golf Championship
Pinehurst North Carolina James D Standish Jr representing Detroit Country Club captured the championship trophy in the ninth annual United North and South Golf Championship. He defeated C L Becker of Woodland Golf Club Auburndale in the 36 hole final round held Thursday.
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Pinehurst
N. C
James D. Standish, Jr
Detroit Country Club
C. L. Becker
Woodland Golf Club
Auburndale
Rumor of King Victor Emmanuel Meeting Roosevelt in Strait
The Tribuna reports a rumor that King Victor Emmanuel may meet President Theodore Roosevelt in the Strait of Messina or instead escort him to Sicily aboard an Italian battleship.
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Rome
Tribuna
Victor Emmanuel
Theodore Roosevelt
Strait of
Messina
Sicily
Trust Battle 10 On Attorneys for the Combine Open Fight
Federal counsel and the Mighty Combine clash before the United States Court in St. Louis over dissolution of Standard Oil of New Jersey. The Sherman act case traces a 1906 bill charging Rockefeller era executives with conspiring to restrain petroleum trade across pipelines ships rails and refiners. Trial began with four-judge panel and special examiner Franklin Ferriss hearing testimony.
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The
Mighty Combine
Federal
United States Court
St. Louis
William Rockefeller
Henry M. Flagler
Henry H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
Oliver H. Payne
Charles M. Pratt
United States
Franklin Ferriss
New York
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Fire in South Fort Worth Destroys $2,000,000 of Property
A blaze Saturday in South Fort Worth, blamed on a cigarette by a group of boys, wiped out $2 million in property, killed one person, injured six, and left 300 families homeless. J J Newton, a bank employee, aided the response as state troops secured the burned district and workers faced temporary idleness. Some of Fort Worth’s finest homes were destroyed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
South Fort Worth
J. J. Newton
Mrs Sampson on Trial in Lyons Murder Case
Mrs Georgia Allyn Sampson faces judge and jury in Lyons New York charged with murdering her husband Harry Sampson a nephew of Admiral Sampson. The trial looms as a major local event with prominent family ties in the Albany to Buffalo corridor.
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Lyons
N. Y
Georgia Allyn Sampson
Harry Sampson
Admiral Sampson
Albany
Buffalo
Harold Moon Found Dead In Floodpond Tragedy
Flint Michigan ten year old Harold Moon disappeared February 27 and drowned after falling through Thread pond ice. His body was found Saturday by Bert Robson who had searched for days ending a nationwide hunt. In Washington Diplomatic tension with Nicaragua grows as Zelaya mishandles the Emery claim and Espinosa may be asked to seek passports.
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Flint, Mich
Harold Moon
Thread Pond
Bert Robson
Washington
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Emery
Senor Espinosa
United States
State Department
Castro's Successor to Quit Reported in Caribbean
The new president J Vicente Gomez may temporarily resign the presidency and hand over power to J A Velutini, the republics second vice president, as reported in Caracas and Willemstad on the island of Curacao.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Curacao
J. Vicente Gomez
J. A. Velutini
Former Cabinet Officer N Washington Ill at Son-in-Law’s Home
Former Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock is critically ill at the home of his son in law Commander W S Sims USN with grave fears for recovery.
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Washington
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Train Load of Tobacco Sparks Blackmailer Profit Plot
From a blackmailers viewpoint secrecy is a paying business as a hoard of tobacco is moved by the crew. The article probes extortion schemes tied to shipments and the economics of silenced information. Names and places are implied within the archival report.
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