China Declines Manchurian Pact, China Russia Peace Talks
Pekin reports China cannot sign the Manchurian convention due to power pressures and seeks friendly ties with all nations. Li Hung Chang states Russia is informally notified, with British German and Japanese private claims pending by May 14. Ministers debate indemnities and a list for punishment reduces to four degraded and 91 removed from office.
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Pekin
Russia
China
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Htas
The Krack Question Gov Samford on Federal Election Control
Governor Samford urges against federal control of elections arguing it would hinder negro rights. He says the South, with daily contact with blacks, understands the situation better than distant authorities. He claims whites are fair, fund schools, and blacks pay taxes while receiving a large share of school funds.
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Samford
Montgomery
Ala
the Agricultural College At
Michigan
Alabama
South
Tri State Medical Society Seeks Marriage Law Reform
In Keokuk Iowa on April 4 the tri state medical society meeting appoints a 481 committee to urge next state legislators to pass laws regulating marriages of degenerates and criminals. Resolutions cite rising insanity and degeneracy, linking many cases to progeny of previously perverse individuals.
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Keokuk
Tri-State Medical Society
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Fire in Beaumont welllights oil field blaze
A disastrous fire rages in Beaumont Texas with Heywood’s well delivering a heavy gas flow igniting near the derrick. Flames rise high as workers battle the blaze and the derrick, machinery, and equipment suffer severe damage. An attempt is under way.
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Beaumont
Tex
Heywood
Gas Well Fire Escalates Near Hamill Site
A well near the Hamill location erupts with water mud and rock shooting 60 feet high. Flames cause steam clouds as the fire spreads from the nearby fre. The two wells share a related gas feature developed days earlier.
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Hamill
Stabbed by Insane Patient at Danville State Hospital
Dr. Johnson was stabbed to death by Capello, an insane Italian patient, at the Danville state hospital for the insane in Montour county. The attack occurred last night and the assailant is in custody.
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Sunbury
Johnson
State Hospital For Insane
Danville
Montour County
Capello
Balkans Still Agitated Report From Odessa Sees Balkan Tension Rising
Odessa April 4 report says the Russian political agent in Bulgaria sent a pessimistic view to St. Petersburg. The Bulgarian government is deemed unable to quell Macedonian committee agitation, with ongoing danger of an incident sparking a conflagration.
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Odessa
Bulgaria
St. Petersburg
Balkans
Adventists Grow Worldwide Membership Rise Report
Battle Creek Michigan April 4 The biennial report of Elder G E Erwin president of the Seventh Day Adventist general conference shows that during the past two years since the last general conference the increase in membership was 12 504 and total membership for the world 75 763
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Battle Creek
Mich
G. E. Erwin
Seventh Day Adventist General Conference
Greeks Storm Smyrna Ghetto in Riots Claiming Ritual Purposes
In Smyrna, April 4, 10,000 Greeks stormed the Jewish Ghetto amid rumors that Jews murdered a Greek for ritual purposes. Turkish troops charged the mob with bayonets. one person was killed and 14 wounded.
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Vienna
Smyrna
Marion mail carrier kills wife and boarder then wounds neighbor
Victor Shultz 30 a nail carrier in Marion Indiana shot dead his wife W A Eikenberry a boarder who tried to intervene and wounded Mrs Caswell Bowman then cut his throat. Shultz and Eikenberry are dying. motive tied to alleged drunken temper. The tragedy shocked the Methodist community.
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Marion
Mills
Himesch
Ind
Victor Shultz
W. A. Eickenberry
Shultz
Eikenberry
W. A
MacArthur clarifies rumors of soldier ration savings sales
General MacArthur says reports of commissary fraud are inexact and that savings from army rations are disposed of in bulk by units or returned to the commissary. He notes sales mainly involve soldiers' surplus rations and may benefit men, with violations risking court martial.
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Washington
Root
Macarthur
Aguinaldo
War Department
United States
Philippines
Manila
Robert P. Hughes
Udoga
Kobbe
Mindanao
Preas
Macarther
General Macarthur
Commissary Department
General Denial in Patrick Murder Case Opens Defense
Charles F. Jones, valet-secretary to William Marsh Rice, testified before Justice Jerome that Rice was murdered with chloroform in September. Jones’ confession is central to the case against Albert T. Patrick. Patrick’s defense will be a general denial and challenge Jones as a perjurer, with trial expected around October.
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New York
Charles F. Jones
Wiliam Marsh Rice
Mllonaire
Jones
Jerome
Albert T. Patrick
Patrick
They Cut Him Out of the Columbus Council
The April city council meeting showed Samuel F. Coen ostracized after he accused colleagues of bribery in the street railway franchise vote. Democratic members shifted to the Republican side and Coen sat apart from the body.
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Columbus
Samuel F. Coen
Coen
Bold Swindle Charges in London Fraud Case
Two men in London police court face charges of defrauding Barcley & Co. of about 23000 pounds through forged documents claiming large shipments of gold that never existed. Seven bankers are said to have been similarly defrauded.
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London
Barcley & Co
Financial Swindle Totals Near Twenty-Five0,000 Revealed
An extensive swindle has led to a nearly 250000 loss with bags of bullion alleged to be filled with sand. Government tests of wireless telegraphy progress as Prof. Moore reports successful experiments between Hatteras and Cape Henry. Signals exchange daily and plans advance for developing wireless principles. The next stage aims to encrypt messages so only intended stations read them.
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Washington
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Virgina
Noth Carolina
Wilson
Hatteras
Cape Henry
Moore
Extradition Complete for Three Bank Robbers
Canada bound trio Fred Lee Rice Frank Rutledge and Thomas Jones were delivered to Toronto officers after the U S Supreme Court mandate was filed in district court and the suspects were turned over to Canadian authorities. Detectives escorted the prisoners to the border with transfer completed yesterday.
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Chicago
Fred Lee Rice
Frank Rutledge
Thomas Jones
Supreme Court
United States District Court
Toronto
Titanic speculative forces clash in cereal pits battle
Chicazy reports a feud of speculative forces in the cereal pits. A rear contingent attack caused a sharp decline in grains. Longs led by Philips suffered heavy losses but stayed unbeaten. Phillips was driven from wheat while corn and oats held ground.
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Longs
Philips
Phillips
Plague Death Toll Rises in Cape Town Streets
Reports from Cape Town on April 4 indicate plague corpses discovered in streets and bones suggesting concealment of exposure. The toll reaches 107 deaths, including 22 Europeans, with 4.5 new cases reported.
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Cape Town
Mrs Palmer Honors Ward Politicians At Palmer Mansion
Mrs Potter Palmer assisted by her sons Alderman elect Eisnore Palmer and Potter Palmer Jr hosted the Twenty first ward precinct captains and Tuscarora club officers at the Palmer mansion on Lake Shore Drive. About 217 guests were welcomed as Mrs Palmer announced each name and speeches by Mayor Harrison followed. Crushed By a Stone Slab. Bedford Ind April 4 A 21 year old son of Franux Evans was killed when a large stone slab fell from a quarry car.
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Cliceto
Potter Palmer
Eisnore Palmer
Potter Palmer Jr
Twenty-first Ward
Tuscarora Club
Palmer Mansion
Lake Paore Drive
Harrison
Bedford
Ind
Evans
Franux Evans
Hoosier Quarrries
Slain by a Neighbor in Boundary quarrel
In Manchester Illinois a land boundary dispute led to B P Caldwell a prominent local landowner being struck on the head yesterday afternoon by neighbor L N Swartwood. Caldwell died a few hours later. Police investigated the fatal blow is believed to be tied to the land dispute.
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Manchester
Ils
B. P. Caldwell
L. N. Swartwood
Phillips Wins Springfield Mayoral Clash By Over 500
After a hard fought campaign Alderman J L Phillips Mep defeated William O Converse Dem for mayor by more than five hundred votes Converse backed by good government elements in both parties while Phillips supports a wide open town
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Springfield
Hig
J. L. Phillips
William O. Converse
Converse
Phillips
Lima Gusher Flows 50 Feet Over Derrick at Frush Farm
Yesterday afternoon an oil well on the Henry Frush farm near Lima flowed 50 feet over the derrick. Drilling stopped while tanks were erected to capture the oil.
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Lima
Henry Frush
Miners and Operators Sign Wage Pact in Indiana
After a three week conference Indiana miners and operators signed a wage contract ending April 1 2002. Miners concede powder purchase at 1 75 a keg to the employing operator while day laborers pay rises to 2 25 a day and UMW leadership is recognized. Work resumes in the bituminous field with potential settlements in Clay county’s black coal fields forthcoming.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Powder Trust
United Mine Workers
Clay County
Indianapolis adopts whipping post for juveniles
Police Judge William C. Daly of Indianapolis approves a whipping post to discipline incorrigible youth. Three boys first faced the lash as Daly vows to replace fines with corporeal punishment, citing parental hardship and effectiveness.
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Indianapolis
Wiliam C. Daly
Schwab
Winfrey
Evansville
Logansport Woman Seeks injunction in Barrett law case
Bridget Lof t us of Logansport files a replication to her US court suit against Central Bermudez Asphalt Indianapolis and the city of Logansport. She asks the court to declare the Barrett law unconstitutional and to annul a 39 256 contract to pave a street adjoining her property. She seeks to stop a $2 449 payment and argues the contract clouds her title while defendants’ answer is evasive.
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Indianapolis
Bridget Loftus
Logansport
United States
Bermudez Asphalt Company
Clerks' union targets Sunday openings in Elkhart
The Clerks' union in Elkhart Indiana began a campaign to close Sunday commerce. Four complaints were filed with City Judge Hile against four merchants for selling on the Sabbath. Merchants threaten to retaliate by rigidly enforcing the law and recalling the blue laws.
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Elkhart
Ind
Clerks’ Union
Hile
Preachers Will Take a Trip to Epworth League Meet
Indianapolis April 4 The Northern Indiana M E conference quartet of ministers has accepted an invitation to attend the Epworth League convention in San Francisco and has decided to undertake the trip.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
M. E
San Francisco
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Spring Cleaning and Wood's Sarsaparilla Claim
An advertisement urges cleansing blood in spring through humors and impurities. It promotes Wood's Sarsaparilla as America’s greatest spring medicine to purify blood, cure scalp and skin ailments, improve complexion and health, and restore sleep and appetite.
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America
Excursion Train to Pacific Coast From Indianapolis
A passenger excursion trains departs Indianapolis on July 9 for a coastal trip and returns August 31, offering organized rail service with planned routing and round trip ticketing.
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Pacific Coast
Indianapolis
On its Feet Again
A Memphis Clark County relief committee chair writes Governor Durbin that Mem phis residents can now care for themselves after a recent fire. He thanks contributors who aided the town's relief effort.
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Indianapolis
Durbin
Memphis
Clark County
Preacher Elopes With 15 Year Old Bride in Goshen
Miss Gertrude Loret ta Ayres, 15, wed Rev. William Alderman Ward, 25, in South Bend. The couple plans to live in Windslo w, Indiana, where Ward has a church call. The marriage follows years of acquaintance starting when she was 11. The Rev. Ward previously led the First Reformed church.
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Goshen
Ind
Gertrude Loretta Ayres
L. M. Ayes
William Alderman Ward
First Reformed Church
South Bend
P. J. Rice
Mr. Ward
Windslow
Ward
First Christian Church
Edmonds Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Goshen
Goshen Indiana April 4 Mr and Mrs Joseph Edmonds celebrated their fiftyth wedding anniversary at their home in this city yesterday in a quiet, family gathering marking five decades of marriage with relatives in attendance.
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Goshen
Ind
Joseph Edmonds
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