Great Hotel Fire devastates Atlantic City beachfront
A massive blaze raged through Windsor Carlton Lubay hotels and Youngs Pier in Atlantic City on a quiet vacation day. By 1 30 fire was under control with ten hotels destroyed and guests evacuated without injuries. A Canada Russia Alaska note appears in dispatches prompting a presidential inquiry.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Windsor
Carlton
Lubay
Illinois Avenue
Kentucky Avenue
Young
Academy of Music
New York Avenue
Young's Pier
Luray
Carleton
Stickney
Bryn Mawrstratford
Bekeley
Spalding Resigns to Calm Baseball League Turmoil
A. G. Spalding resigns as president of the National League amid a league meeting in New York. James A. Hart reveals a California letter stating Spalding cannot carry out December reforms and withdraws to promote peace and the game's welfare.
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New York
A. G. Spalding
National League of Baseball Clubs
James A. Hart
Chicago
New Chicago Park Planned Along Lake Front
The Chicago lake front area between the Art Institute and the temporary post office from Michigan avenue to the Illinois Central tracks will become a park with rolling lawns and flower beds at no cost to the city. Property owners led by Mershall Field and A Montgomery Ward offered to fund the transformation, and the council approved the ordinance to begin work at once.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Art Institute
Michigan Avenue
Illinois Central
Mershall Field
A. Montgomery Ward
Trouble Over Boundary May Favor U S In Alaska Dispute
Washington reports sensational developments in the Alaska boundary question may spark friction with Great Britain and could lead to an immediate settlement in favor of the United States as the state department receives new reports.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
State Department of
Morgan sails for Europe with Miss Morgan
J Pierpont Morgan and Miss Morgan sailed for Europe aboard the Oceanic. Morgan says he goes abroad mainly for pleasure and will attend the coronation. He notes he has a residence in England but does not consider it permanent and plans to visit France for yachting in the summer.
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New York
Eight Tickets for a Quarter Proposal by Des Moines Railway
Des Moines City Railway offers to sell eight tickets for a quarter to be accepted as fares during 6 to 7 am and 6 to 7 pm. The offer includes a condition that if another street railway firm is granted a franchise the fare will revert to 5 cents.
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Des Moines City Railway
Des Moines
City Railway Company
Roosevelt Plans Retirement of Gen Miles
Washington April 3. The president has decided to retire General Miles. The exact retirement date remains undecided. Action may be postponed until Congress adjourns or issued within a few days.
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Washington
Miles
Congress
Big Cotton Strike Ties Augusta Mills to Union Clash
Ten thousand cotton mill workers may lose jobs if the John P. King company workers strike on Monday as the Manufacturers' Association posts notices that all Augusta district mills will close. Union leaders say the strike will start, threatening closures in Augusta Graniteville Aiken Warrenville Vaucluse and Langley.
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Augusta
John P. King Company
Manufacturers’ Association
King
Graniteville
Aiken
Warrenville
Vaucluse
Langley
Henry to Attend Coronation Representation by Prince Henry
An official note from Berlin states Emperor William will be represented at King Edward's coronation by Prince Henry of Prussia. He will be joined by high officials including Baron von Seckendorff and Count von Waldersee, and his wife accompanies him on King Edward's invitation.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Edward
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Baron von Seckendorff
Count von Waldersee
von Koester
Count von Seckendorff
Frederick
Prince Henry
Texas Antitrust Acts Cleared by State Supreme Court
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals Third District affirmed lower court rulings in cases involving Waters-Pierce Oil Co and Shippers' Compress and Warehouse Co. The court declared the Texas antitrust act under which suits were brought unconstitutional and ruled all three antitrust acts unenforceable.
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Austin
Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
Third District
State of Texas
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
McLennan County
Shippers’ Compress and Warehouse Company
Travis County
Funeral of Cecil Rhodes in Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes laid out in the parliament house with thousands filing by for a last view. Mourners fill Cape Town as his body lies in state and is carried to Matoppo Hills per his request. The city remains draped in deep mourning.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Matopps Hills
Rhodes
McKinley Kin Denies Ties To Denmark West Indies Purchase
Abner McKinley, brother of the late president, testifies before a House committee probing bribery in the Danish West Indies purchase. He says no contract or understanding with Capt. Christmas and no effort to involve the president. Gardner of New Jersey denies connections. Richard Evans recalls seeing Evans with Gardner and questions about a U S purchase.
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Washington
Abner McKinley
Special House
Danish West Indies
Capt. Christmas
McKinley
Christmas
Gardner
New Jersey
Weather Forecast Indicates Generally Fair Conditions
Chicago April 3 Special Indications for Iowa show generally fair weather tonight and Friday with slight changes in temperature.
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Chicago
Iowa
Townspeople Rush To Business Boom And Growth
Dwellings will rise this summer along with a large brick lodge for the I O O F and a new bank. The C M church plans relocation within town, while street work begins with the grader. Fruit prospects are debated amid cool weather. spraying urged. Grass growth remains slow due to dry conditions.
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C. M
Jacob Foster
Four Day Snow Trapping Rescue After Arctic Train Plight
A Great Northern through train stalled for four days in a Dakota blizzard trapping 250 passengers. Riots over food erupted as crew and passengers rationed meals while a daring rescue used a telegraph improvised by an electrician and two rotary plows breached the drifts to reach the stranded cars.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Northwest
Dakota Prairie
University of Washington
Williston
Tribute to Altgeld Observed at Allied Parties Meet
In Louisville on April 3 the allied parties convention paused 30 seconds in silence after adopting resolutions of regret for the memory of John P. Altgeld.
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Louisville
John P. Altgeld
They Say the Bill Will Pass
Washington April 3 friends of the Oleomargarine bill say they have enough votes to pass it after a senate canvass. Passage will be by a very narrow margin with final vote announced late this afternoon. Two Ohio senators face pressure from many messages and may vote against the measure.
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Washington
Friends of the
Senate
Ohio
Senate committee votes against Crozier for chief of ordnance
Washington April 3. The senate committee on military affairs decided to report adversely to the nomination of Captain Crozier for chief of ordnance with the rank of brigadier general.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs Today
Capt. Crozier
Barbers' Bill Is Killed In Senate Action
Des Moines reports the senate killed the barber bill this morning and approved a resolution to adjourn on April 9 with a term in the motion to reconsider. The house debated the Etfins case before noon but did not reach a verdict, with indications favoring a patrol action.
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Des Moines
Senate
Barber
House
False Teeth Seized From New York Trade Route
The Dominion secret service at Montreal reports a seizure valued between 10000 and 15000 dollars of false teeth bound for a prominent Montreal dental firm. The items had been shipped from New York and, via an alleged plot, evaded customs duties.
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Montreal
Secret Service Department
The
Dominion Customs
New York
Custom-House Free
United States Steel Reports 111 Million Net Earnings
The United States Steel Corporation announces net earnings for the year with March estimates at 111,067,195 dollars. Dividends of 7 percent on preferred and 4 percent on common stocks were paid.
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United States Steel Corporation
New York
Negotiations Opened Between Boer Leaders and Steyn
Pretoria April 3 Acting President Schalkburger and other prominent Boers have broken British lines to discuss peace terms with President Steyn of the Orange Free State. Negotiations have been opened in the field to seek an accord.
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Pretoria
Schalkburger
Steyn
Orange Free State
Boston Brewers in Trouble Strike Hits City
Boston April 3 work ers at 24 breweries walk out halting brewing city wide. General teamsters may join, risking full suspension of beer production across Boston breweries per union action.
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Boston
Brewery Workers of
General Teamsters
Not Guilty Verdict in Mabel Haines Case
Mount Holly New Jersey April 3. The jury returned a not guilty verdict for Mrs Mabel Haines who was accused of beating her three year old stepchild to death leading to a homicide case headline in the local court.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Mabvel Haines
Successful Man Forms Plan and Sticks to It
A determined individual crafts a clear strategy and relentlessly pursues it, working with precise focus to reach a goal. The disciplined approach mirrors steady, methodical effort toward a defined objective.
Thomas Powers Injured At Huttig Factory Sash and Door Dept
Thomas Powers a sash and door worker at Huttig's factory was struck in the stomach by a falling board that toppled onto a band saw. He was unconscious briefly, then revived, and taken home for treatment with internal injuries not yet fully known. Dr. Beveridge attended him and reported he was resting later in the afternoon.
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Huttig
Thomas Powers
Beveridge
Powers
West Seventh Street
Alligators in Show Window Signal Spring in Columbus Junction
The Gem Drug Store displays two American crocodiles, about five feet long and twenty five years old, who emerged from winter quarters in April. They eat beef steak and live fish, require two feeds weekly, and reveal a keen appetite when fed. Farmers begin planting potatoes and garden crops while oats sown and corn plowed. locals expect a good fall crop barring Providence showers as Cotter town faces conditions.
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Columbus Junction
Salmon
Gem Drug Store
Simpson
Providence
Murphys
Cotter
Public whipping rockes Winfield as ex-convict is lashed
John Brady, an ex-convict from Louisa county, was publicly whipped in Winfield by Mrs. Peters aided by her husband. A new whip from a harness store was used as onlookers watched. No motive was given and Brady was lashed repeatedly on the body and legs.
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Winfield
John Brady
Louisa County
Peters
Brady
Congo Railroad Fare Set at 109 Dollars for 250 Miles
The rail fare for a 250 mile trip on the Congo line is 109 dollars, equating to 40 cents per mile. This pricing structure covers passengers traveling the distance on the colonial railway.
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Congo
Wilton Educator Heads to Washington for Teachers Convention
Prin L G Focht of Wilton arrived in the city on the Wilton train this morning and changed cars en route to Washington to attend the teachers convention.
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Prin. L. G. Focht
Wilton
Washington
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