Riot in Windber Strikes Three Dead and Dozens Injured
A coal miners riot in Windber Pennsylvania leaves three men dead one boy fatally wounded and mining engineer Eugene Delaney seriously injured as deputies face a mob maddened by drink. Sheriff requests troops Governor Pennypacker notified. twenty rioters jailed and a planned jail assault repelled.
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Johnstown
Penn
Eugene Delaney
Sheriff Bessey
Pennypacker
W. W. McMullen
McMullen
Charles Davis
Davis
Windber
Paul Zills
Mayor Attacks Hearst at Jefferson Day Dinner
A Democratic Club dinner at the Waldorf featured fiery, unnamed attacks on Hearst through General charges of anarchic influence and personal vanity. Mayor McClellan led the denunciation while Tammany leaders and prominent Democrats filled the room, with ex President Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson among those read and heard.
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William Randolph Hearst
Waladorf
Mr. Hearst
McClellan
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Organization
John Fox
Supreme Court
Morgan J. O’brien
Charles H. Truax
Augustus van Wyck
August Belmont
John de Crimmins
Herman Ridder
Metz
Myers
Charles W. Dayton
Samuel Untermyer
Edward C. Sheehy
Thomas L. Feiltner
William P. Mitchell
Thomas F. Smith
Mines Readied as Strike Looms in Wilkes-Barre District
Telegraph reports Wilkes-Barre area coal firms prep to mine at once when strike happens. Erie Company says enough men to run two mines are ready, with some already at work. Ontario & Western and Delaware & Hudson also prepared, miners in collieries, guards posted, unskilled workers imported. Several firms list loyal workers ready to cross picket lines if a strike is declared.
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Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Erie Company
Ontario & Western Company
Delawere & Hudson
Coal Washeries Resume Work Amid Anthracite Movement
Announcement by anthracite coal carriers says a general move to resume washeries has begun. Some washeries are operating, others to start soon. no mining to be attempted now. Workers had quit under Mitchell, and suspensions may test leverage. Operators report few new applicants, many old workers returning voluntarily. Washery coal, small steam sizes, remains scarce as saleable output rises. Major firms like Lackawanna and Reading push to restore throughput. dealers note limited free coal and uncertain settlement prospects.
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Mitchell
Oper
Lackawanna & Western Company
Lehigh Alley
Reading Company
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Resumes Tamaqua Washery
Tamaqua Pennsylvania April 16 The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company operated its No 10 washery with a small force and marked the first local washery to resume after the suspension order was issued.
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Tamaqua
Penn
Lehigh Coal
S8 Navigation Company
Coal supply wave hits Federal Build Brooklyn strike
Report describes coal shortages in Brooklyn yesterday as a strike disrupted fuel supply for engines. Authorities anticipated continued difficulty with pneumatic tube mail service and fuel deliveries.
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Brooklyn
Morning Mail
Ten Killed in Gurley Greek Riots at Indian Territory
Greek railroad laborers at Gurley Arkansas on the Memphis Helena Louisiana Railway rioted since Sunday noon. Ten people are dead with seven killed or fatally hurt yesterday and today. Sheriff Kitchens sent deputies and Governor Davis dispatched Captain I C Myers and the Helena State National Guard company to Gurley to quell the violence.
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Tribune
Memphis
Gurley
Ark
Memphis, Helena & Louisiana
Helena
Kitchens
Davis
I. C. Myers
Artemis Temple Found Near Sparta by Bosanquet Discovery
Dr. Bosanquet of the British School of Archaeology at Athens reports the discovery of the temple of Artemis with numerous statuettes and gold silver ivory relics on the Eurotas riverbank near ancient Sparta. King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit Athens tomorrow after telegraphic congratulations from the king.
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Edward
Alexandra
Bosanquet
British School of Archeology
Eurotas
Sparta
King Edward
Crapsey Trial Delayed Amid Bishop's Conflicting Moves
Buffalo April 16 reports the Crapsey trial unlikely to start as scheduled in Batavia. Bishop Walker met the standing committee and discussed appointing a successor to Rev. Nathan W. Stanton, a court member challenged by Crapsey. Eight clergymen and seven laymen petition for postponement until after the diocesan council meeting next month, citing questions about the court's constitution.
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Buffalo
Carpsey
Batavia
Walker
Nathan W. Stanton
Crapsey
Bloody fight on Smith Street car leaves one shot and three wounded
A crowded Smith street surface car from Coney Island was involved in a brawl last night near Avenue H Brooklyn. A revolver fired wounding Vincenzo Carrere in the groin while Carrere Simonelli and Antonio Notero sustained minor stab injuries. Six Italians were arrested as suspects.
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Coney Island
Coney Island Avenue
Avenue H
Brooklyn
Vincenzo Carere
Johnson Street
Carrere Simonelli
Withers Street
Antonio Notero
Carere
Park Circle
Seney Hospital
Revelation names successor for Latter Day Saints leader
Joseph Smith of the Reorganized Church in Independence, Missouri, announced in session that his son Frederick M. Smith is named to succeed him if he dies. The revelation was delivered to the church conference.
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Kansas City
Joseph Smith
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Conference of the Church
Independence
Frederick M. Smith
Brewery Trustee Faces Suit to Return Estate Property
Justice Blanchard heard arguments on a demurrer in a suit by David Stevenson to compel James McClenahan, as Stevenson estate trustee, to sell back the brewery property he transferred to a closely held corporation. The case centers on alleged systematic fraud and the estate’s loss of income while McClenahan benefits, with a decision pending briefs. A separate suit seeks $65,000 McClenahan allegedly obtained by fraud. he has agreed to return the money by April 24.
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Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
David Stevenson
James McClenahan
Stevenson
McClenahan
Mr. Stevenson
Beard
Poolrooms Suppressed as Wires Blocked at Aqueduct Fight
The opening of the metropolitan racing season at Aqueduct saw a renewal of hostilities with poolrooms as the Queens County Jockey Club censored telegrams and delayed race information. Western Union was shut at the track, with the club running its own operators and blank forms to control race data and disrupt poolroom wagering. Authorities and investigators tightened security, while betting continued in the ring with no changes to odds or methods.
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Thomas R. Slicer
Jockey Club
Tribune
Queens County Jockey Club
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Rehberger
Western Union Public Service
Slicer
Bingham
Jerome
Robert Pinkerton
National News Company
Electric hansom collides with streetcar near Waldorf Astoria
An electric hansom traveling west on 34th Street collided with an eastbound streetcar beside the Waldorf Astoria last night. Six people were cut by flying glass. five windows were smashed. Passengers panic, Waldorf Astoria parlor used as emergency hospital. no serious injuries. Names include Katherine Fitzgibbon, May Muller, Andrew Anderson, and George Keyes. Anderson described as a broker. No arrests. streetcar sent to barn. Anderson reported in cab with two women whose names were refused.
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Waldorf- Astoria
Waldorf-Astoria
Katherine Fitzgibbon
Second Avenue
May Muller
6Th Street
Andrew Anderson
West 112Th Street
George Keyes
C. F. Adams
American woman explorer departs to chart Atlas Mountains
Laura Fitzgerald wife of William Gordon Fitzgerald of New York left Mogador on April 9 with an expedition to explore the Atlas Mountains near the Gundaly Highlands, the region famed for Moorish brigand captures. They wed last January and departed New York for a world journey.
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London
Daily Mail
el Araish
Laura Fitzgerald
Mogador
Atlas Mountains
Gundaly Highlands
Cunninghame Graham
Springfield mob violence sparks militia guard chaos in April incident
In Springfield Missouri Ralph Burns, a 16 year old, fatally struck one of two Black men who confronted him while escorting a woman. The encounter drew crowds, militia patrolled, arrests followed, and leaders of the mob were sought. Governor Folk ordered arrests and deployment of troops if needed as tension cooled.
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Ralph Burns
Burns
Charles Cannefax
Oney Calfry
Cannefax
St. Louis
San Francisco
Calfry
Daniel Crane
Otis Hall
John Kennish
Jefferson City
Folk
Clark
Lawyer Forged Checks Tied to Estate Case in The Bronx
Detectives Barlow and Duncan of the Bronx Detective Bureau arrested Harvey J. Conkey at his home on Bristow Street on a charge of forgery. He allegedly forged and passed checks on August 24, 1905 drawing $325 and $500, totaling over $5,000 across thirteen forgeries. Conkey had previously served as attorney for the Wallace estate, and after leaving that role, administrators did not inform the Trust Company of America, allowing continued cashing of signed checks. One check allegedly funded a Palm Beach wedding journey for Conkey and a woman in the Bronx. The Trust Company of America administrator, Kate M. Wallace, and Arthur B. Wallace were involved in the account details.
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Duncan
Bronx
Frank L. Hilton
Conkey
Wallace
Arthur B. Wallace
Kate M. Wallace
Trust Company
Tremont
Hamilton Bank
Brdnix
Palm Beach
Trust Company of America
Oil pipeline theft robs 200000 barrels in Texas fields
Galveston April 16. Detectives uncover a months long systematic oil theft in the Sour Lake and Saratoga fields. Two Standard controlled pipelines were tapped and the oil funneled via small underground pipes to a stream bank, then shipped to New Orleans. Five men blamed for the scheme fled. thefts had continued for a year.
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Galveston
Sour Lake
Saratoga
Standard
New Orleans
Special Leaves New York for Chicago Express
Special service departs New York at 3 5 p m and reaches Chicago at 8 35 a m via Pennsylvania Railroad with other fast trains advertised.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
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