Assassination Trial Ends in Death Sentence for Kaleieff
In Moscow on April 19 the supreme court sentenced Kaleieff to death for killing Grand Duke Sergius. The trial was secret with only entourage members and counsel present. Kaleieff declared he would repeat the act if freed by revolutionaries. other linked terrorists, including Mile. Leontieff and Mile. Trepoff, faced related exploits and attempted suicides.
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Moscoa
Sergius
Supreme Court
Kaleieff
Deier
Shehegloyitoff
Department of Cassation
Senate
Waleieff
Tam
Revolutionary Committee
Kaleicf
Alfred Henry McCullough
Bristol
Bauman
Walereff
Grand Duke
Sergus
Mile
Leontieff
Yakutsk
Siberia
Lucerne
Switzerland
Trepoff
Mule
Princess Denisheff
Trepotf
Denisheff
Original Mrs Hoch claim pits Wisconsin woman against jailer
Chicago April 19. Mrs Katherine von Palo of Wisconsin claims to be the original Mrs Johann Hoch. She identifies Hoch at the county jail as the man who married her in Germany in 1875 and twice described her. Hoch denies the accusation, shouting Gott in Himmel and calling her a fraud. Von Palo says Hoch is Karl von Pato, and recalls their youthful marriage and love. Receivers named for Boston Ubero Company. Judge Lovell appointed Hugh W W Ogden and Jeremiah Smith as receivers in U S district court following a stockholders committee investigation into Ubero Plantation affairs.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Katherine von Palo
Wisconsin
Hoch
Germany
Karl von Pato
Kimmel
Karl
von Pat
Boston Obero Company
Boston
Francis C. Lovell
United States District Court
Hugh W.W. Ogden
of Whipple, Sears & Ogden
Jeremiah Smith
Stc
Boston Ubero Company
Ubero Plantation Company
Vanderbilt's Grandson Dies in New York Hotel
STAMFORD Conn April 19 Oakley Barker fifty grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt died suddenly last night of heart disease in his Carlton hotel apartment His wife and only child are on the Atlantic sailing to New York from Europe Saturday He was son of Smith Barker and Catherine Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt
Bend
Stamsford
Conn
Oakley Barker
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Carlton Hotel
Atlantic
New York
Europe
Smith Barker
Catherine Vanderbilt
Shooting at Atlantic hotel hits man during strike in Chicago
In Chicago on April 19 a hotel clerk fired twice at a union picket, missing the marcher but wounding Walter Klager in the thigh. The clerk was arrested. Also on April 19 in West Palm Beach Walter Jefferson was rapidly sinking, with his family at his bedside awaiting death.
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Chicago
Atlantic Hotel
Walter Klager
Joseph Jefferson
West Palm Beach
Secret Service Plan Moves to Honolulu and Manila Areas
Chief Wilkie of the secret service departed for Honolulu and the Philippine Islands to establish a force there. A branch of the secret service is planned at the former post and possibly at Manila, signaling expanded anti crime and espionage activity in the region.
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Wasetington
Wilkie
Secret Service
Las
Tieeolulu
Philippine Tats
Formes Pis
Manta
Shot ends in hospital after actor shoots co star
Philadelphia April 19 Be cause she intended leaving the theatrical company Edward Smedes shot Bessie Helen Davis at a hotel near the heart and then tried to kill himself The bullet only grazed Smedes who is under guard The woman known as Bessie Dale is 23 and from Hebron Nebraska The shooting happened after noon as hotel guests heard a pistol shot The couple, chorus members in The Schoolgirl company, were taken to a hospital where Davis faces a fatal prognosis.
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Philadelphia
Edward Smedes
Bessie Helen Davis
Edna May
Bessie Dale
Hebron
Neb
Smedes
Vicksburg
Miss
Miss Davis
Gas buoy explosion kills and injures crew aboard Scout
A government steamer Scout at Hingston Kingston Ontario exploded while filling a gas buoy, killing Fred Mullin of Welland County instantly and injuring four crew members including Captain W Allison who faces likely death. Clifford Tessier of Cornwall severely burned, Sam Delaney and William Winters burned, with windows shattered across nearby vessels and buildings. The blast damaged the Scout’s hull and upper works amid drydock work for lighthouse service.
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Kingston
Ont
Fred Mullin
Welland County
W. Allison
Clifford Tessier
Cornwall
Sam Delaney
Prescott
William Winters
A Grave Matter Over Shaw's Coachman Name
Washington April 19. Secretary Shaw will have his first choice Robert Sheppard as coachman after civil service objections to Sheppard’s letters from political supporters were resolved in a conference with Civil Service Commissioner Colley. Shaw declined to discuss the case further. The gravedigger claims Commissioner Colley is mistaken and says his brother was coachman for the superintendent of the insane hospital, not for Shaw.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Shaw
Robert Sheppard
Sheppard
Civil Service
Colley
Cooley
Insane Hospital
New York Markets Mixed Wheat and Dairy Prices Report
Wheat April contract quiet and corn firm while oats stay steady with various grade prices. Straw and potatoes show modest activity. butter and cheese regard state and regional levels with multiple quality tiers. Eggs, live poultry, and dressed meats display firm to moderate demand and price ranges across regional markets.
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New York
Long Island
Jersey
Bart
Har SC
State
Pennsylvania
Goose
Wixson Torpedo Boats For Rasain Shipped to Vladivostok
April 18 report from Rasain says several torpedo boats built by Lewis Nixon of New York have been completed and shipped to Vladivostok, expanding naval capabilities.
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Wixson
Rasain
Sevastosol
Lewis Nixon
New York
Vladivostok
Russia Japan tension spirals as cables cut and fleets move
A Singapore dispatch reports Russian agents cut the cable between Fuchan and Formosa. Tokyo warns Tsugara strait zone as Russian ships reposition toward Kamranh bay. Paris notes French neutrality precautions in Indo China while Leontieff’s burial in St. Petersburg marks aristocratic ties to a terrorist case. Grand Duke Michael attends the funeral.
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London
Singapore
Fuchan
Formosa
Manila
Sampaloc Point
Batangas
Shanghai
Chusan
Tokyo
Madagascar
Japan
Russia
Kamranh Bay
France
Great Britain
Paris
Indo- China
Leontieff
Preobraiensky Regiment
Mlle
St. Petersburg
Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovitch
Hydrophobia death shocks New Jersey man in hospital
Louis Ellwinge a 23 year old married man died at Memorial hospital after five months from hydrophobia caused by a dog bite. A Pasteur Institute doctor called it the most remarkable case he had seen, noting the disease usually appears within six weeks after a bite. In Annapolis, Commander Charles J. Badger said plans to bury Paul Jones at the Naval Academy may be completed, calling it the most appropriate resting place for the father of the American navy.
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Orangh
N. J
Louis Ellwinge
Memorial Hospital
Pasteur Institute of New York
Paul Jones
Annapolis
Charles J. Badger
Naval Academy
W. H. Brownson
Three Wounded at Washington in Shooting and Suicide Attempt
Three persons were seriously wounded in Washington on April 19 in a shooting and attempted suicide. Victims include Rutledge Robinson, 62, of the Soldiers' Home. Kate Norbeck, 28, single. and Frank Jones, 52, white. Authorities believe one injury may be fatal.
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Washington
Rutledge Robinson
Kate Norbeck
Frank Jones
James I Raymond Dies After Appendicitis Surgery
James I. Raymond head of the house of A. A. Vantine & Co. of New York, died at his Stamford Connecticut home after an appendicitis operation last Saturday night. After initial improvement a relapse occurred and he died suddenly last night.
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Stamford
Conn
James I. Raymond
A. A. Vantine & Co
New York
Troops Fire on Italian Rioters in Foggia Strike
In Foggia Italy last night troops fired on a mob of railway strikers, killing three and wounding many. The strike's strength is fading though Naples and Genoa face shortages of coal and meat as supplies run low.
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Foggia
Italy
Naples
Genoa
Dowie Secures Vast Texas-Tamapias Tract for New Zion City
John Alexander Dowie of Chicago has closed negotiations and obtained options on a tract of 2,000,000 acres in the state of Tamapias. He proposes to found a new Zion city there, with plans for development and settlement.
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Zion City
City OF
Mexico
John Alexander Dowie
Chicago
Tamapias
Hisses for Hyde at Equitable meeting
James H Hyde faced open hostility as Equitable Life agents backed President James W Alexander and urged mutualization. Henry H Knowles blamed Tarbell for the company troubles, while Tarbell and Alexander moved to oust Hyde. Hyde was hissed during his speech and left abruptly saying they knew where to find him.
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New York
James H. Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hotel Savoy
James W. Alexander
Henry H. Knowles
Equitable Assurance Society
Gage H. Tarbell
Tarbell
Hyde
Society
Mr. Alexander
Alexander
Mr. Tarbell
James Hagen Hyde
Roosevelt’s yacht Sylph loses water and asks help
Captain Hyvans, commander of the Sylph, reports that after dark during a mishap near Diamond Shoal the steamer Oteri of United Fruit Co passed within fifty yards, refused aid, leaving the Sylph helpless. Boilers ran dry, a bucket line was formed, and two men were burned. machinist’s mate Thomas Murphy seriously burned, sailor John Dalton slightly burned.
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Wasitington
Hyvans
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Oteri
United Fruit Company of
Baltimore
Department
Evans
Frank Weber
Weber
Caddin
Witness Sentenced For Contempt In Elevated Railroad Case
Chicago April 19 R R Jarvie superintendent of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad was jailed ten days for contempt after refusing to reveal secrets. He testified in the murder trial of George H Gould who is accused of killing Alonzo Hammond a conductor for the railroad. Gould alleges Hammond won Goulds wife s affection and fired on him aboard an elevated train.
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Chicago
West Side Elevated Railroad Company
R. R. Jarvie
Jarvie
George H. Gould
Alonzo Hammond
Hammond
Elevated Railroad Company
Gould
War on mosquitoes begins in Ithaca to curb malaria
Ithaca health department launches a mosquito control drive after last year’s malaria outbreak. Experts treat swamp breeding spots with oil and residents are urged to kill mosquitoes around homes and yards.
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Ithaca
Hotel Recluse Dead at Kingston
H N Lansing a Rutgers 1850 graduate died in Kingston after living as a hotel recluse for three years. He had resided in Kingston five years and spent money freely though his origin remains unknown.
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Kingston
N. Y
H. N. Lansing
Rutgers College
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Mount Vernon by Dolphin
Mrs Roosevelt and the family toured Mount Vernon in Washington on April 19. They traveled by the Dolphin and were joined by friends of the Roosevelt children visiting the White House.
Russian Fleet Backs Kamranh Bay In Far East Clash Scene
A Singapore report describes Russian cruisers Dmitri Donskoi and Rion scouting outside Kamranh Bay while warships coaled and provisions shifted. Japanese forces posture near Hongkong as Admiral Togo readies six battleships and eight cruisers for action. Saigon dispatches note Rojestvensky’s colliers captured off Cochin China and feints of force division. local crews report revictuating Kamranh Bay with ships still present.
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London
Singapore
Dmitri Donskoi
Rion
France
Kamranh Bay
Far East
Saigon
Rojestvensky
Cochin China
St. Petersburg
Turan Bay
Admiral de Jonquieres
Descartes
Prince Cantacuzene
Europe
Rosestvensky
Drowned in YMCA Pool in New Haven
Clarence H. Barnes sixteen year old son of Charles H Barnes was found drowned in the YMCA pool in New Haven Conn He had left a gymnastic class then swam alone in the tank It is believed he attempted a dive in the shallow end and was stunned by the impact
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New Haven
Conn
Clarence H. Barnes
Charles H. Barnes
Young Men’s Christian Association
Long Beards to Be Fumigated in Pittsburg Health Drive
Pittsburg report says Captain James McLaughlin of the Allegheny bureau of health ordered fumigation of long beards to stop disease spread. The move is seen as a joke by nonbearded residents and an insult by those who wear beards as concerns rise about germs.
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Pittsburg
James McLaughlin
Allegheny Bureau of Health
Old Soldier Jensen Commits Suicide in Chelsea
Chelsea Mass April 18. John P Jensen Civil War veteran under indictment on forty counts for alleged larceny from the Soldiers home here shot himself with a revolver. Many articles, it is said, had been stolen from the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
John P. Jensen
Governor Folk presses county wide prohibition enforcement
A telegram from Governor Folk to Sheriff Herpel directs enforcing the city liquor and saloon closures in St. Louis County. The note specifies that the shutdown order for galoons barber shops and cigar stores be upheld beyond city limits.
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Wolk
Asso. SY. Louis
Folk
Herpel
St. Louis County
Nan Patterson on Trial in New York Murder Case
Nan Patterson faced trial in New York before Recorder Goff on charges of murdering Frank T. Young. The proceedings opened this morning as the case moves through the judicial process.
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Nan Patterson
New York
Goff
Frank't, Young
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Edvward Smedes
Hingston
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Texas Pacific
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Union Pacific
Louis & Nash
U. 8. Steel
Manhattan
U. &. Steel Pl
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Union
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TOCO
Hussian
Hamranh Bay
Lawrence
Ordway Block
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Gainesville
Taft
Takahira
Philippines
Charles A. Keyler
Frederick Keyler
John G. Keyler
Bloomfield
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Passaic, N. J
WM. McKenzie
Harry Meyers
Frank Terhune
Michael Meyer
Moyes
Hever & Sor
Sale & Exchange Stables
Wewark
Franklin
Park School Hall
Brown
H A. Connolly
Banest
Cooxerart
Hues
Keep
J.B. Doyle
Old Post Office
Highfield Lane
Passaic Avenue
Nutley, N. J
Bloomfield Ave
Foley’s
Foley & Company
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Druggisis
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