Springfield man dies after Wilkins conviction in wife murder
Louis L. Carmin engineer from Springfield Mo died in Oakland Cal hours after Mark Wilkins was convicted for his wife’s murder found buried in a lime bed. Carmin had gone to Oakland for the trial. his wife had disappeared from Springfield two years earlier. His body to be returned for burial in Shefield Mo.
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Louis L. Carmin
Oakland
Cal
Mark Wilkins
Carmin
Springfield
Wilkins
Shefield
Plot to Slay Manuel Sparks Arms Surrender Order
Rumors of a plot to assassinate King Manuel of Portugal prompt the Lis bon civil governor to demand all arms held by private citizens be turned in. After May 5 violators face severe punishment. The government probes into the February assassination of King Carlos and the crown prince, but no prosecutions will be pursued. King Manuel will grant a general amnesty for offenses up to January 20 when he takes office.
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Manuel
Portugal
Lisbon
Carlos
Colombia Faces Panama Plot Over Jurado Occupation
Colombia alleges Panama seeks war with Venezuela over Jurado on the Atrato River. The move, approved by the United States as within Colombian territory, prompts Taft to work on a settlement. Reports say Panama pressed Venezuela to join a conflict against Colombia.
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Colombia
Panama
Venezuela
Jurado
Atrato River
Taft
Expert Accountant Shoots Self at Riverside Grounds
Henry F. Fowle of New York, expert accountant and cashier for War ren Brothers Co. with offices in New York New Haven and Boston, killed himself with a gunshot on the grounds of the Boston Athletic Association in Riverside Mass. Officials say overwork and temporary insanity were factors in the tragedy.
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Henry F. Fowle
New York
Warren Brothers Company
New Haven
Boston
Boston Athletic Association
Riverside
Mass
Fireman Victim of Dynamiters Near Butte
George F Ethle a fireman on the Burlington Overland Limited died from injuries after the train was dynamited near Butte Montana Friday. This marked the third fatality of the wreck.
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George Fethle
Burlington Overland Limited
Butte, Mont
Demmler Tin Mill resumes operations in McKeesport
The Demmler tin mill in McKeesport Pennsylvania, claimed as the oldest in the United States, ends months of idleness and resumes production, giving work to about 600 men.
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Demmler
United States
McKeesport
Plot to kill Kitchener in India sparks revolt fears
Calcutta authorities report plots to assassinate Lord Kitchener and other British officials in India have been uncovered, with fear of a wider revolt rising among local factions.
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Lord Kitchener
India
Calcutta
Ferry Boat Capsizes on Dneiper With 120 Drowned
A ferryboat capsized near Bykhoff on the River Dneiper in Mohileff government Russia. One hundred twenty people including peasants and their families were drowned as the crowded vessel became unmanageable in midstream during a return from church.
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Dneiper
Bykhoff
Mohileff
Russia
Neighbors Slay Mrs Brennan in Home for Property
Mrs. Patrick Brennan of Brownsville is found murdered in a trunk after neighbors James and Mrs. Farmer seized her home and furnishings. The Farmers, now jailed in Watertown, admit guilt in separate confessions describing the fatal ax attack.
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Patrick Brennan
Brownsville
James D .Farmer
Brennan
Farmer
Watertown
Asquith Dodges Home Rule at Reform Club
The Liberal meeting in London welcomed new premier H. H. Asquith with loyalty resolutions. He outlined a program including free trade education licensing and old-age pensions while avoiding any mention of home rule. Rumors persisted that he alerted Churchill of disapproval of home rule pledges to the Nationalists in Manchester.
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Reform Club
London
Asquith
Manchester
Winston Spencer Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Storm Sinks Boat with 12 Dead in Mississippi
A tornado capsized the excursion steamboat Marion from Tifelena Arkansas in the Mississippi River above the St Francis mouth. Twelve drowned and fifty escaped. News reached Selena via Captain Joyce and other survivors. The storm caused extensive damage across the South with additional deaths in Salem Arkansas and injuries in Memphis Tennessee.
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Mississippi
Marion
Tifelena
Ark
Mississippi River
St. Francis River
Selena
Joyce
South
Salem
Ata
Menphis
Tenn
Boys' Murder Plot Foiled by Taunton Youths
In Taunton Massachusetts Raymond Tates 12 Herbert Tates 16 and Jimmy Driggs 14 formed the Knights of the Bloody Dagger planning to kill and rob Lieut McCormick. They drew bylaws chose a captain and planned a cave meeting place and a breakout. They were arrested before acting and Driggs was jailed while the others were placed in foster custody.
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Knights of the Bloody Dagger
Raymond Tates
Herbert Tates
Jimmy Driggs
Lieut. McCormick
Taunton Police
Taunton
Mass
Raymond
Knights
United States
Main Street
Captain Driggs
Lyman School For
Bomb plot to kill club men at Cincinnati Phoenix Club
A bomb attached to the Phoenix Club front door injured employee Frank Buegle 40. The blast at midnight damaged the entrance and cost him fingers. Authorities believe the device aimed to assassinate a prominent club member.
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Cincinnati
Frank Buegle
Phoenix Club
Buerle
Train Robbery on Pennsylvania Express Near Walkers Station
Two robbers boarded the New York and St. Louis express at Union station Pittsburg ten minutes late and overpowered the messenger. They escaped with four bags of currency near Walkers Station eleven miles west of Pittsburg after the 10 05 p m departure.
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Union Station
Pittsburg
Walkers Station
Gott Admits Murder of Doctor in Cincinnati
Robert W. Gott pleaded guilty to the murder of Dr. Leo Danziger in Cincinnati and received a ten year prison sentence. The killing occurred during the doctor's visit to Anna Spangler, the 16 year old niece of Gott, three months prior.
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Robert W. Gott
Cincinnati
Leo Danziger
Gott
Dr. Danziger
Anna Spangler
Railway Shop Fire Damages Bloomington Plant
Fire at the Chicazo and Alton road shop in Bloomington partly destroyed the machine shop and motive power offices. Fifty years of records burned. Fire began in the record room. Loss estimated at $50,000.
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Chicazo
Alton Road
Bloomington
Motive Power General
Time Is Out in the Mills Curtain at Amoskeag
Seventeen mills of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester New Hampshire, the world’s largest cotton concern with 13 000 workers, begin a curtailment reducing operations to four days a week. The cutback will continue indefinitely.
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Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
N. Hi
Tragic Fire Claims Belle Gunnerson Family North of Laporte
Mrs. Belle Gunnerson and her three children died in an incendiary blaze that destroyed their rural home north of Laporte Indiana. Joseph Max, a hired man, escaped. The mother had been troubled for months by a persistent young man. motive and ties remain unsettled. The children were ages five, eight, and eleven.
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Belle Gunnerson
Laporte
Ind
Joseph Maxson
Tragic Gas Explosion Kills Woman in Sydney Ohio
Mrs. A R Banford aged 52 died in a gas explosion in Sydney Ohio. Her mother Mrs J Killen was severely burned while attempting to rescue her daughter.
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A. R. Banford
J. Killen
Sydney
Ohio
Miss Jean Reid Engaged to John Hubert Ward
London announcements reveal Miss Jean Reid daughter of Whitelaw Reid the American ambassador engaged to the Honorable John Hubert Ward brother of the Earl of Dudley.
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Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
John Hubert Ward
Earl of Dudley
London
Anarchist Berkman Disrupts New York May Day Rally
Alexander Berkman, an anarchist, sparked a disturbance at a large May Day socialist rally in New York by insisting on speaking after being refused. Police intervened and ordered the crowd to disperse to prevent trouble.
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Alexander Berkman
New York
Women Charged With Spiritualist Sight Scam
Mrs. Leonora Pierce aged 19 and Miss Greyta Fulmer aged 22 were arrested in Denver Colorado on a fraud charge for allegedly deceiving Mrs. Harriet Crowe a 67 year old blind woman of Dillon Montana out of nearly 20000 dollars by claiming to restore her sight through spiritualistic treatment.
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Leonora Pierce
Greyta Fulmer
Denver
Colo
Harriet Crowe
Dillon, Mont
Turney Nominated for President by United Christian Party
Rev. Daniel B. Turney of Decatur Illinois was chosen as presidential candidate at a Rock Island convention of the United Christian party. About fifty delegates participated, representing four states and a majority of whom were women.
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Daniel B. Turney
Decatur, Ill
United States
United Christian Party
Rock Island
III
Snow and Frost Hit Ohio and Nearby States
A Thursday snowstorm swept Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and Kentucky, three inches total with twelve hours of chilling. Frost damaged fruit blossoms in the south and midwest, with Des Moines recording three degrees and widespread crop injury in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri areas including Jefferson City Carthage and St Joseph.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Texas
Lampasas
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Jefferson City
Carthage
St. Joseph
Minnesota
Nine Die In Trolley Crash In Michigan
Two interurban trolley cars on the Detroit Jackson and Chicago line collided head on near Ypsilanti at about forty five miles an hour. Nine men were killed and about thirty injured. All severely hurt were taken to the University Hospital in Ann Arbor. Motorman Isa Fay, crushed to death, allegedly overran orders.
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Detroit
Jackson
Chicago
Detroit United Railways
Ypsilanti
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Isa Fay
Girl 13 Years Old a Heroine in Nebraska Attack
Ida Taylor, 13, of Minden Nebraska, saved her life and possibly her sister Earl Taylor's life during a brutal midnight attack. Bert Taylor, the brother in law, is hunted as the accused assailant. Pearl Taylor lay unconscious next morning. the family lived in a small house provided by parents. The intruder dragged Pearl to the kitchen, beat her, set the house on fire, and fled before Ida freed her sister.
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Ida Taylor
Minden
Ida
Sailors Riot Santa Barbara Restaurant After Blocked Bill
A group of seamen from the Atlantic fleet wrecked John Senick’s State street restaurant in Santa Barbara California after refusing to pay six dollars for meals. The mob removed the U S flag and bunting before attacking and destroying the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Senick
State Street
Santa Barbara
Cal
Senick
United States
Star League papers put in receivership
The Indianapolis Star Muncie Star and Terrelaute Star were placed under receiver on Daniel G. Reid's complaint. The Star Publishing Company admitted the facts and George C Litt was named receiver.
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Indianapolis Star
Muncie Star
Terrelaute Star
Star League
Daniel G. Reid
New York
Star Publishing Company
George C. Litt
Blaze Ravages Antipolo Mortally Strikes Town
A major fire in Antipolo Moreng Philippines destroyed about four hundred houses leaving hundreds homeless. The blaze started from a lightning strike but the famous shrine was saved. Antipolo houses about 3 500 residents.
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Antipolo
Moreng
Philippine Islands
Taft Sets Sail for Colon to Review Panama Canal Plans
Secretary Taft leaves Washington for Charleston to board the cruiser Prairie and proceed to Colon. He under the President's guidance will examine several important questions tied to the Panama canal construction.
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Taft
Washington
Charleston
D. C
United States
Prairie
Colon
Panama Canal
Plan for Salary Cuts Targets Filipino Officials
A committee of the Filipino assembly plans drastic salary reductions for high officials to push Americans out. The move signals attempted removal of American influence and a shift in governance during a period of transition.
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Filipino Assembly
Wedding of Royals at Tsarskoe Selo In Sweden
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and Grand Duchess Marie Pavilovna wed in Tsarskoe Selo amid grand pomp. The couple, connected to royal houses across Europe, sealed their alliance in a ceremony witnessed by high nobility and foreign dignitaries.
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Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Gustave
Marie Pavilovna
Tsarkoe Selo
Cold Weather Hurts Fruit Crops Across Regions
Prolonged cold weather across Chicago and the North and West damages fruit crops while wheat and corn appear to suffer little.
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Chicago
Freight Jump Ends in Disabling Injury at Fargo
Patrick Hayes of Chicago, a blacksmith, was found beside the Northern Pacific tracks in Fargo, N D with both feet amputated after attempting to catch a westbound freight.
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Patrick Hayes
Chicago
Northern Pacific
Fargo
N. D
Cleveland Suffering From Stomach Cancer
A New York report states former President Grover Cleveland is afflicted with stomach cancer. The illness is described as current and serious, with medical attention being pursued.
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New York
Cleveland
Selig Silverstein Dies After Union Square Bomb Attempt
Anarchist Selig Silverstein, who tried to bomb a policemen group in Union Square New York and was wounded by the premature blast, died on Tuesday. His companion also perished in the explosion.
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Selig Silverstein
Union Square
New York
Silverstein
Fire Kills Six in Brooklyn Homes Trapped Families
Early morning blaze in Brooklyn traps residents as they sleep, killing six and injuring four seriously. Fire officials say several families unable to escape before flames engulfed multiple houses. Investigators work to determine cause and origin.
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Brooklyn
Washington Population Rise Noted in Police Census
The police census records Washington population at 339 408 an increase of 9 812 from last year. The breakdown shows 241 920 whites and 97 483 negroes.
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Washington
Fire at Aveline Hotel Fatal in Fort Wayne
Twenty people died and sixteen were injured when a blaze swept through the Aveline Hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana. The fire trapped guests as they slept in their beds. Authorities investigate the cause and casualty details.
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Aveline Hotel
Fort Wayne, Ind
Four Attack Women Steal 1800 From Southington Home
Four men entered the Southington Connecticut home of Andrew Janillo and overpowered his wife Mrs Janillo who was alone. They broke open a trunk and took 1800 dollars in cash.
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Andrew Janillo
Southington
Conn
Bank President Kills Self in New Jersey Tragedy
Morgan Delancey Magee, president of the First National Bank of Manasquan, N J, shot himself. He reportedly worried over his sons health and his personal investments.
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Self
Morgan Delancey Magee
First National Bank of
Senate Debates Indian Rolls and Trusts Resolution
Senator Davis of Arkansas attacked the Interior Department over Choctaw and Chickasaw rolls claiming 10,000 names are omitted and cited a case with nine family members listed as negroes and one as Indian. The day saw passage of his trust suppression bill amid fights over sundry civil and naval appropriations and other measures in both houses.
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Davis
Arkansas
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma
Foraker
Ohio
Fowler
New Jersey
Aldrich
Currency Commission
Williams
Mississippi
House
Ways and Means
Stevens
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
National Art Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Jeff Davis
Committee On the Judiciary
Elkins
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Military Affairs Committee
Brownsville
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Committee On Appropriations
United States
Senate approves conference report on Indian appropriation bill
National Capital Notes report that the Senate approved the conference report on the Indian appropriation bill. William R. Wheeler of California notified the president of his acceptance of the assistant secretaryship of the Department of Commerce and Labor succeeding Lawrence O. Murray. A naval regulations modification requires chaplains to undergo a mental and physical examination upon appointment.
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National Capital Notes
Conference
Senate
William R. Wheeler
California
Department of Commerce and Labor
Lawrence O. Murray
Trade, Money Market Improve with Higher Retail Demand
R G Dun weekly review notes improved money market and stronger retail absorption of spring merchandise. Grain provisions and live stock show activity, yet iron and steel output lags. Ore surpluses signal reduced furnace output and weaker pig iron pricing. manufacturing and building materials rise with new construction. Chicago bankruptcies: 9 with liabilities over 5 0600 this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Chicago
Weather and Trade Slowdown Across Industries This Week
Weather conditions hinder distributive trade with quiet jobbing activity and scarce orders. Industrial output remains flat, textile curtailment dominates, iron and steel prices steadiness expected, and railway tonnage at a record low amid rising idle coal cars.
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Bradstreet
Orr Mackay Resign From New York Life Board
News nuggets report that Alexander E. Orr and Clarence A. Mackay resigned as directors of the New York Life Insurance Company.
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Alexander
E. Orr
Clarence A. Mackay
New York Life Insurance Company
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