Five Hundred Dead From Vesuvius Eruption at Naples
Naples reports estimate as many as five hundred killed by Mount Vesuvius eruption. Casualties feared in San Giuseppe where many roofs collapsed under ash weight. Refugees flood Naples as towns like Ottajano, Torre del Greco and Somma Vesuviana suffer heavy damage and many buildings collapse.
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San Giuseppe
St. Anna
Ottajano
San Giorgio
Cremona
Portici
Resina
Torre del Greco
Associated Press
Rome
Castellammare
Caserta
Princess Meralda
Capri
Rumor of Smuggling On Oregon Reported Ashore
The Evening Post reports a strong belief that dutiable goods valued around 750000 were smuggled ashore from the battleship Oregon just before she left for Bremerton. Inspectors were ordered to delay all aboard until the affair is investigated, with Wells Fargo receipts for 2890 packages and Santa Fe billing for 1600 trunks cited.
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The
Evening Post
Oregon
Bremerton Navy Yards
Bremerton
Toms
Wells Fargo Company
Santa Fé Railway
Blackmail trap ends with ex governor's son arrest
Homer Hawkins a train clerk in the New Haven yard at Mott Haven was seized at Melrose station on a blackmail charge after demanding $500. The target, Louis R. Fuller, Harvard graduate and partner in a health foods business, is identified as Hawkins’s cousin and the son of Dr. Frank Fuller, former Utah territorial governor.
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Mott Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Melrose
161St Street
Louis R. Fuller
Harvard
Fifth Avenue
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Fuller
McLaughlin
Rowmhan
Mott Avenue
Columbus Avenue
So&th Street
Grand Central Station
New York Central
Melrose Station
George Rowthan
Grand Central
P. S
Frank Fuller
Utah
Lincoln
Jacob H. Thompson
New York Times
St. James
Madison
N. J
Witte Again Resigns In Russia Political Crisis Deepens
St Petersburg April 10 The tide of Liberal gains and a decisive CD victory in Moscow push reform versus reaction to a head Premier Witte again offers his resignation to the Emperor with a clear choice between him and Interior Minister Durnovo The Emperor considers the move and has not replied Witte seeks a constitution and ally in a Liberal cabinet if supported If not Durnovo Trepoff and Ignatieff would handle relations with the nation despite renewed parliamentary pressure
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Witte
Associated Press
M. Durnovo
Tsarskoe-Selo
Nicholas
M. Shipoff
Durnovo
Trepoff
Ignatieff
Filibuster at Albany session after midnight
Albany April 9 Democrats in the Assembly opened a prolonged filibuster to delay adjournment. Led by Palmer they blocked bills with many roll calls, clashing with Speaker Wadsworth who backed the majority. Merritt labeled the move a deliberate obstruction while Moreland and Burnett argued it was legally conducted. The fight continued into the night as Palmer pressed to revise the journal and block the calendar.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly
Palmer
Schoharie
Wadsworth
Rogers
Malloy
Ogdensburg
Merritt
St. Lawrence
Moreland
Chemung
Burnett
Ontario
Journal
Wemple
Beebe Indicted For Vote Buying In Parma
Rochester April 9 grand jury indicts Assemblyman Albert P Beebe of the 4th Monroe County District for offering money to Parma voters on election day. About fifty Parma residents subpoenaed and examined. Beebe, who came from Albany, posted 500 bail after indictment.
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Rochester
N. Y
Albert P. Beebe
Monroe County
Parma
Beebe
Albany
Carnegie offers two libraries in Connecticut towns
In Darien two votes rejected a Carnegie Library grant of 5000 for a library building. Derby Neck received a Carnegie offer of 300 for a new building with Derby to pay 600 annually for support and a free site. Heirs of William B. Downs donated land for the proposed Derby building as Derby’s current library is funded at 660 yearly.
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Carnegie
Darien
Conn
Andrew Carnegie
Derby
Derby Neck
William B. Downs
New Haven
Children prevent train wreck on Northwestern Railroad
Victoria Leveque aged ten and Cordelia Johnston eleven unearthed a curve buried under rocks and ran five miles to halt an approaching passenger train. Exhausted, they helped stop the engine, preserving lives amid the dramatic rescue reported by telegraph. Dewey's Wines Stand for Quality advertises Pure Wines and Mature.
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the Tribune
Dak
Victoria Leveque
Cordelia Johnston
Northwestern
Salvation Army Leader Miss Eva Booth Stricken on Train
Miss Eva Booth commander of the Salvation Army in the United States fell ill late Sunday while traveling from Chappaqua New York to Detroit. At West Mount Vernon she was removed to the home of G Rein hardsen 20 North Terrace avenue where Dr George C. A 7 oentine attended her.
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Eva Booth
Salvation Army of the
Airship falls to sea man in big kite escapes
Atlantic Beach Florida April 9 Charles K Hamilton a New York aeronaut narrowly escaped death in a balloon accident at the Continental Hotel. The airship detached from two autos attached to a rope and plunged into the surf. A strong sea wind drove it inland and Hamilton survived with a facial cut, planning a reinforced craft for a future ascent.
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the Tribune
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Continental
Charles K. Hamilton
New York
Jacksonville Automobile Club
Hamilton
Israel Ludlow
Paul Nocquet
Long Island
Alex Schwalbach
Pittsburg Faces Typhoid Panic Amid Rapid Surge
Pittsburg records ninety six new typhoid cases during Sunday, the highest since the outbreak began. Most cases arise from the East End as hospitals strain capacity with temporary wards and tents. Allegheny and Pittsburg hospitals take in over five hundred patients in four days, stoking public fear at city borders.
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Bureau of Health
East End
Allegheny
New Coal Proposal Delayed Meeting Between Miners and Operators
Mitchell leads United Mine Workers in readiness for joint session with seven operators in Jersey Central Building. Conference postponed to today at 1 30 p m. Operators expected to present a counter proposition possibly on arbitration or an entirely new issue. Independent operators seek to voice sentiment before action. Pittsburg soft coal districts report last operator signed agreement. about 40 000 miners ready to return to work. Dc W Post of Citizens Industrial Association demands no suspension in coal mining.
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Mitchell
United Mine Workers
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Baer
Jersey Central Railroad
Thomas
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Ashland House
Anthracite Strike Commission
J. L. Daly
Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
Committee of Seven
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Lehigh Valley
J. L. Cake
Nicholls
Pittsburg
Robbins
Mr. Dolan
Pennsylvania
Dc. W. Post
Citizens' Industrial Association of America
Mr. Baer
Anethracite Operators’ Committee
Liberty Street
The
Industrial Association
St. James Building
26Th Street
Broadway
Labor Trust
SENTRY KILLS DESERTER AT FORT MCPHERSON
In Atlanta on April 9, Fort McPherson guard Private Ludlam shot and killed Lewis Persell a deserter from Troop A 13th United States Cavalry who tried to flee while driving an army team Persell had deserted twice before and was being brought to trial after recapture from Newman Georgia.
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Atlanta
Lewis Persell
Troop A
13Th
United States Cavalry
Fort McPherson
Ludlam
17Th
United States Infantry
Persell
Washington, Tenn
18Th Cavalry
Knoxville
Fort Riley
Birmingham
Ala
Talapoosa
Newman
Riots in Meshed Iran Over Food Prices
Riots erupt in Meshed, a holy city in Khorassan, due to rising food costs. For three days shops have been looted and burned, and a crowd assaulted the governor's treasurer. More than twenty Europeans are reported killed or injured.
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St. Petersburg
Meshed
Persia
Khorassan
Snowstorm Runs Through Regions Blowing Up State
Snow falls steadily from early morning across Schenectady and Gloversville with five inches on the ground. Heavy telegraph and telephone service disruptions hinder traffic as a blizzard like storm continues in the area.
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Schenectady
N. J
Gloversville
Sleighing in Connecticut Stuns Northern Litchfield County
Telegraph report from Winsted on April 9 describes five inches of snow on the ground with the storm still raging. Trees and wires sag under white mantle creating a winter scene in spring, while farmers call the storm the poor man's fertilizer.
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the Tribune
Winsted
Conn
Litchfield County
Trial over Davenport will contest opens in Missouri court
By Telegraph to The Tribune. Kansas City, April 9. A Circuit Court session began over the will of Mrs. Sallie J. Davenport aged seventy, who was blind for twenty years. She left $20,000 to her hired man and $10,000 to the Church of Christ, with relatives challenging the bequests.
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Tribune
Kansas City
Sallie J. Davenport
Circuit Court
Fast train exceeds itself on voyage to Toledo
Cleveland reports the Twentieth Century Limited reached speeds up to ninety-six miles an hour part of the run to Toledo. From Cleveland to Elyria the pace stayed near eighty mph and through Vermilion indicators showed ninety six. The 108 mile stretch to Toledo took ninety nine minutes. Additional notes mention NY Central schedules for Albany Utica Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Niagara Falls and Sejest with various departure times and fares.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Lake Shore
Twentieth Century Limited
Toledo
Elyria
Vermillion
Miners Hope for Settlement as Conference Postponed
Philadelphia reports miners in the anthracite region see postponement of the New York conference as a possible path to an amicable settlement. Operators may present a counter proposition tomorrow, with Mitchell likely to adjourn again to discuss terms with the miners’ committee. Washeries wage increases and more men at work mark tentative progress amid ongoing suspension.
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Philadelphia
New York
Mitchell
Miners’ Committee
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Delaware & Hudson
Dela Lackawanna & Western
Erie
The
West
Travel deal to Los Angeles or San Francisco via Pennsylvania
Travelers may secure an $81.75 round trip fare to Los Angeles or San Francisco via Pennsylvania. The offer is valid for a return by April 4, with details available at the ticket office or from the council through the travel agent.
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San Francisco
Pennsylvania
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