Four Robbers Kill Bank Officials in McKees Rocks Heist
Four men robbed the Victor Banking Company in McKees Rocks at 8:35 pm, killing manager Friedman and cashier Schwertz. They fled with about $500, shooting at pursuing locals and injuring several, while detectives across Pittsburgh and Allegheny County hunt the killers.
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Tragic Death Tied to Enlistment Pressure
A young man from Cleveland hanged himself in his home today after his father would not allow him to enlist. The deceased had been fond of adventure stories and hoped for a romantic career as an assistant in a taller’s hand. The body was discovered by a relative in a private residence.
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Mr. Roosevelt
United States
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America
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Largest German Aeroplane Makes First Trial Flight
Major von Parseval tested his monoplane gliding craft in Save Place area. The 126 horsepower craft carries 196 pounds of benzine. It uses a four rowed motor and aims to stay aloft on water with pontoons and wheels for land.
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Germany
F Major von Parseval
Asquith Gains Point in Veto Discussion Move
London April 6 The government majority rose to 111 amid a sharp debate on limiting Lords veto resolutions and a bill based on them was signaled for later introduction. Premier Asquith announced guillotine rules for committee stage and pledged full discussion later with the budget to wrap up by month’s end.
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Tribune
London
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Berlin Sees Potentially Largest Building Trades Strike
Delegates of the Socialist Federation of Trades Unions representing about 300000 workers in bricklaying carpentry masonry and building trades voted to refuse the Master Builders tariff. Another 35000 Christian trades union members join in. both sides stand firm on wage and hour goals amid high living costs. If demands are refused, work will halt.
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Germany
Socialist Federation of Trades Unions
Tnion
Christian Trades Unions
Prizefight in Church Sparks Resignation
Atlanta church controversy ends with the resignation of Rev. Allen C. Shuler, pastor of Western Heights Baptist Church, after deacons admitted to staging a supposed prizefight in the pulpit to draw a crowd.
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Atlanta
Allen C. Shuler
Western Heights Baptist Church
Bride A Prisoner In Home
Mrs. Susan I. Whittemore of 265 Halsted street Fast Orange New Jersey remains a voluntary prisoner on her wedding night while court contempt proceedings loom. Her fiancé Thomas J. McLaughlin former Newark alderman seeks a stay as deputies guard the house. He says papers were not properly served and a Siegel Cooper Company judgment was ignored.
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Fast
Whittemore
Constantes
McLaughlin
Siegel Cooper Company
New York
Poets' descendants dine in London for Swinburne anniversary
Lord Coleridge hosts a dinner of two hundred descendants of British poets in London on April 5 marking Algernon Charles Swinburne's death anniversary. Attendees include the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Lytton, Lady Lindsay, Lady Shiley, and Helen Mathers. Speeches and recitations enlivened the event.
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London
Lord Coleridge
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Duke of Norfolk
Lord Lytton
Lady Lindsay
Lady Shiley
Helen Mathers
Henry Reeves
Carnegie Says He Is “All Right” After Traversing West
Andrew Carnegie, appearing very tired and weakened, arrived in New York after visits to California Chicago and Pittsburgh. He said his legs are stiff and he cannot talk much while praising Colonel Roosevelt and Mayor Gaynor amid questions about the Vatican incident. Mrs Carnegie and Miss Brinkerhoff accompanied him to the station and he paused for a brief flashlight photo before continuing by ferry boat. He warned reporters he would be well in a few days after rest following a trek in the petrified forest and related back pain.
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Petrified Forest
California
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Carnegie speaks on Roosevelt Vatican stand amid Pittsburg graft talk
The interview recounts Andrew Carnegie praising Roosevelt for not meeting the Pope under conditions and defending his cable to The Outlook. It also notes Carnegie’s comments on Pittsburg graft cases, Gov Gaynor’s police investigation tour of vacant houses, and a train delay near Harrisburg as his trip progressed.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Carnegie
Vatican
Albanians in Action On Frontier In Fierce Fighting
Revolutionary outbreak and heavy fighting between troops and Albanians are reported in Northeastern Albania. Strong forces dispatched to Ipek Prishtina and Djakova for reinforcement.
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Albania
Ipek
Djakoeva
Prishtina
Etna Lava Threat to Cisterna Regina Village
Mount Etna erupts with renewed lava flow toward Cisterna Regina threatening the village. Nearby crops around Borrillo and Nicolosi ruined as central crater portions collapse and huge clefts crack the mountain, lighting the night with a fiery river.
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Cisterna Regina
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Nine Die in Panic at Zacatecas Bullfight
A Zacatecas dispatch reports nine killed three fatally injured and seven teen others hurt as a crowd leaving the bullring panicked at a Sunday event. A woman with a child fell triggering a crush. The Governor ordered bullring receipts to aid victims' dependents.
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Zacatecas
Three Cent Fare Pays for Cleveland Traction System
Cleveland reports March results after its three cent streetcar fare lift. The company shows disbursements of 448770 dollars against earnings of 496734 dollars, a probable profit of 66 cents per car mile and 13964.24 dollars above operating expenses and stockholder return.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Traction
Women aid in escape from Fort Logan guard house
Denver April 5 two military prisoners escaped from the Fort Logan guard house aided by two women who provided saws to cut the window bars and an automobile for their flight. The escapees were W. T. Shaw awaiting sentence for robbery and J. F P. Smith an army deserter from Fort Leavenworth.
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Fort Logan
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J. F P. Smith
Fort Leavenworth
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Postmaster Election in Fishkill Landing
In Fishkill Landing N Y April 5 six candidates sought the postmaster job. Congressman Hamilton Fish declined to recommend any one Republican and called for an election. The ballot yielded John S Sewell 18 votes, James S Dy 7, James M Degarme 1, and Colwell 127, with the office paying 200 a year as a second class post.
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Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Dutchess County
Hamilton Fish
John S Sewellfield Colwell
James S Dy
James M. Degarme
Taxicab Trust Emerges From City Merger Talks
Negotiations near completion for a merger of the New York Cab Company and the Taxi Service Company of New York, with plans to include four more large firms. The consolidation targets economies in station maintenance and rate reductions, aiming to curb fare cuts and stabilize incomes amid crowded competition.
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New York Taxicab Company
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Henry C. Kelsey
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John Foster
Joseph F. Wilson
New Jersey Corporation
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Harlan W. Whipple
James J. O’brien
Michael Whorton
Belvidere
Roosevelt Turmoil in Rome Highlights Vatican Clash
In Rome on April 5 Roosevelt rejects a Vatican backed demand tied to his visit. He tours the Forum with Jesse B. Carter, receives honors from Masons, and dines at the British Embassy. Tipple’s statement links the Vatican to republican principles amid mixed Catholic reaction.
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