Missouri Woman Known as Silver Heels Led Memphis Robbery Ring
Mrs Myra Waite of Rolla Missouri confessed with her sister Leonora Pryor to planning the Gillespie drug store robbery and other escapades in South Memphis. The pair wore boys clothes during crimes and were nicknamed Silver Heels and Red Wings by local youths. Waite, 54, and wife of Jacob Waite elevator inspector, was released on 250 bond. Four juvenile suspects were arrested earlier.
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Memphis
Tenn
Myra Waite
Rolla, Mo
Leonora Pryor
Red Wings
Fhelps County
Missouri
Walter Burton
Burton
Rolla
Waite
Myronvar
State School of Mines
Jesse
Delos
Harriman Expands Oil Ventures in Mexico
A. P. Hepburn, president of Chase National Bank, reports Edward H. Harriman has begun oil operations on Mexico’s east coast at Tampico and near Vera Cruz. Hepburn suggests the aim is likely to fuel a railroad project along the west coast.
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Harriman
Mexico
New York
Edward H. Harriman
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Attempt on Priest in Belgique Near Chester Illinois
An attempted assassination occurred Friday night at the Catholic church in Belgique, six miles south of Chester. Father Denner, rector, sat between two windows when a shooter fired, the bullet missing his chair by moments as the priest had just vacated it.
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Chester
Illinois
Father Denner
Belgique
Insanity Rehearsed in Jail Trial at Philadelphia
A witness in the Samuel Skipwith murder case testified that awaiting-murder prisoners, including Skipwith, held daily rehearsals to feign insanity in court. The witness is serving a county prison term for violating a federal law.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Skipwith
Skipwith
Governor Hadley Inspects State Penitentiary
Hadley, with Dr. William Porter and other physicians, inspected hygienic and sanitary conditions at the Missouri state penitentiary on Saturday. The doctors, except Dr. Porter, are on a special state board of health committee summoned by the governor.
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Hadley
Frison
Jefferson City
William Porter
F. J. Lutz
St. Louis
R. H. Goodier
Hannibal
A. H. Hamel
de Soto
State Penitentiary
Porter
State Board of Health
Funeral for Earl Chism Follows Notorious Post Office Robbery
The burial of Earl Chism, a youth killed by a posse after a Spickard Missouri post office robbery, was held beside his mother who died years earlier at the hands of his father. Sheriff G H Hubbell retrieved his brother Harvey, captured two days after the robbery, during the funeral.
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Bloomington
Ilinois
Earl Chism
Spickard
G. H. Hubbell
Grundy County
Harvey
Petrosino Murder Suspect Names Believed Known
Italian police and New York detectives in Palermo believe the names of Joseph Petrosino's assassins, who killed him here last month, are known. The claim centers on a list tied to the city and ongoing investigations.
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Palermo
Italy
Joseph Petrosino
New York
Emily Lyman Hazard dies at age 100 in Newport birthplace
Miss Emily Lyman Hazard of Newport Rhode Island died Friday night at her home where she was born and spent her life. She was 100 years old plus 5 months and 16 days. Her long life centered in the house she never left.
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Newport
R. I
Emily Lyman Hazard
Africa Game Is Plentiful
Dana Estes Boston publisher on the St Louis after a 25000 mile journey through Europe Asia and Africa says former President Roosevelt will find big game hunting in East Africa easy. He reports tame antelopes and zebras near railroad tracks and notes his travels around Lake Victoria Nyanza through Uganda Rhodesia to Cape Colony up to Victoria Falls on the Zambesi.
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New York
N. Y
Dana Estes
Boston
St. Louis
Europe
Asia
Africa
Roosevelt
East Africa
Mr. Estes
Uganda
Lake Victoria Nyanza
Rhodesia
Cape Colony
Victoria Falls
Zambesi
Three Duck Hunters Drown In Cedar River Tragedy
In Waterloo Iowa Christ Anderson Henry Rothman and Frank Beatz a duck hunting party attempted to cross the Cedar River just above the falls. Their overturned boat carried them toward the brink. Beatz jumped earlier and drowned. Bentz swam for shore then sank. The two others disappeared after going over the falls as a crowd watched. The boat was recovered downstream a mile below.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Christ Anderson
Henry Rothman
Frank Beatz
Cedar River
Bentz
Uniform Child Labor Conference Opens in New Orleans
Southern state officials gathered in New Orleans to plan a three day meeting on uniform child labor laws. Governor Sanders of Louisiana invited governors from twelve southern states to participate and seek welfare protections for youth workers and fair treatment for employers.
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New Orleans
South
Sanders
Louisiana
Nurse Dies After Kiss Infection In Maryland
Miss Marion C. Spier a trained nurse died after contracting blood poisoning from a kiss given to a dying patient at Allegiance hospital. The dying woman Mrs Virginia Callan Carder requested the kiss and Miss Spier complied before falling ill.
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Cumberland
Marion C. Spier
Miss Spier
Virginia Callan Carder
George L. Carder
Allegiance Hospital
Naval Commander Acquitted in Freya Court Martial
Captain Ma, commander of the German cruiser Freya, is acquitted of unskillful navigation by a naval court martial in Kiel Germany. Freya reportedly struck the American fishing schooner Maggie and May off Halifax harbor last August, causing nine fatalities including Captain McCatheran.
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Kiel
Germany
Maggie
May
Halifax Harbor
McCatheran
Three Killed In Canadian Pacific Train Wreck
Three men died when the regular coast limited train of the Canadian Pacific railway westbound took the wrong track near Kenway west of Brandon Manitoba. The engineman brakeman and fireman of the passenger train were killed in the crash.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Can
Brandon
Coast Limited
Canadian Pacific Railway
Keniway
Woman Dies at 105 in Detroit Michigan
Mrs Mary Ann Sullivan born at Waterloo battlefield dies at St Luke s hospital aged 105 years 5 months and 5 days after three weeks of illness never seriously ill before.
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Detroit
Michigan
Mary Ann Sullivan
Waterloo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pathfinder Reaches Toledo in Ocean to Ocean Run
The Pathfinder arriving Toledo at 11:15 pm after leaving Cleveland in the afternoon completes the first leg of the New York to Seattle ocean to ocean automobile run planned for June 1.
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Pathfinder
Toledo
New York
Seattle
Cleveland
Troops Search for Indians as Black Refugees Raise Alarm
Reports claim Chief Crazy Snake surrendered to Col. Roy Hoffman but proved false. Troops pursue Indians hiding in the Tiger mountains while Black troops and civilians fear them more than the Indigenous uprising. A message to Sheriff Odum suggested surrender to Muskogee instead of Eufaula.
Fire destroys Havana pier complex and ships
A blaze at 11 o'clock Monday in Havana Harbor destroyed two Havana Central railroad piers with $1,000,000 in damage. Incendiary origin is suspected as sugar lighters drifted away in a gale, several barges and the Altenberg faced peril amid smoke and blocked tugs.
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Havana
Cuba
Havana Central Railroad
Morro Castle
Altenberg
Fort Worth Fire Destroys $2 Million in Property
A Saturday blaze blamed on a cigarette, fanned by a southwest gale, leveled much of South Fort Worth. One bank employee J. J. Newton died, six were injured, and about three hundred families became homeless. The fire destroyed the Broadway area including churches, Sawyer Electrical, rail yards, and Warehouses. State troops guarded the burned district as relief committees organized aid and plans to rebuild begin the next day.
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Fort Worth
Tex
South Fort Worth
J. J. Newton
May
Tucker Street
Broadway Presbyterian and Baptist
Walker
Sawyer Electrical Company
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Surrender chase across Tiger range tightens
Col Hoffman and Sheriff Odum pursue Crazy Snake with Dan Cook and Dana Kelsey aiding from Pierce. Indian agent George Woodward and West aid. 94 prisoners have been taken. Armed negroes expected near Checotah bridge. bones found at Hickory Ground suggest others perished in the fight.
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Hoffman
Sheriff
Dan Cook
Senna
Pierce
Sheriff Odum
Dana Kelsey
George Woodward
Washington
Crazy Snake
West
National Guard
Col. Hoffman
Faulkner
Checotah
Chitto Harjo
Hickory Ground
New Viaduct Dynamited In New Jersey Link
Dynamite placed under a pillar of a $350,000 viaduct linking Hoboken and Union Hill was exploded causing the pillar to collapse and damage to upper masonry and iron work. Windows shattered for blocks around. Estimated damage $50,000.
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New York
N. Y
Hoboken
Union Hill
N. J
Successor to Cosgrove Takes Oath in Washington
Olympia Lieut. Gov. M. E. Hay was sworn in as governor succeeding the late Cosgrove. Gov. Hay issued an order to mobilize seven National Guard companies to act as military escort at Cosgrove’s funeral Wednesday afternoon.
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Olympia
Wash
M. E. Hay
Washington
Cosgrove
Hay
National Guard
Fire Devastates Piers as Hamburg Crew Aids Rescue
A steamer's crew abandoned ship and sought refuge on a nearby pier as a fierce blaze destroyed two piers with vast freight, causing $80,000 in vessel damage. The German cruiser Hamburg helped tow lighters away while several firemen suffered minor injuries. no fatalities were reported.
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Hamburg
Robbers Shoot Constable in Jamesport Train Depot
Constable George Carroway of Jamesport Missouri was shot and mortally wounded at 11 AM Monday while entering a Rock Island train caboose at the depot to arrest two men who earlier attempted to blow the Spickardsville bank deposit vault.
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Jamesport
George Carroway
Rock Island
Spickardsville
Youthful hunter accidentally shoots self in Wisconsin
Murrill Tyler, 16, son of Herzel Tyler, was accidentally shot while hunting near Prairie du Chien. His gun slipped, the charge exploded, entering the left arm below the elbow. He stopped the bleeding with his thumb, walked two miles to Bridgeport to call for help, and waited four hours for a train to reach medical care.
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Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Murrill Tyler
Herzel Tyler
Bridgeport
Prison Fire Fatality Reported in Geneva Jail
Two men confined in the county jail at Geneva Neb started a fire Sunday night by accident. One prisoner died Monday from suffocation and the other was in serious condition. Identities were not learned. both had been arrested for drunkenness.
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Geneva, Neb
Six Years for Murder in Illinois Case
Edwardsville Illinois Andrew Honiza was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary for the murder of Mrs Anna Kocur of Granite City.
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Edwardsville
Illinois
Andrew Honiza
Anna Kocur
Granite City
Abruzzi Sails for Himalayas Mission from Bombay
The Duke Abruzzi departed aboard the Oceana on Wednesday heading to Bombay en route to the Himalayas.
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Port Said
Duke Abruzzi
Oceana
Bombay
Himalayas
Missouri Railroads Adopt 214 Cent Passenger Book Plan
Executive officers of Missouri railroads announced an April 10 start date for new passenger rates based on a 500 mile bearer book at 2.14 cents per mile and a 2000 mile interchangeable book at 2 cents per mile. A 3 cent base, 10 percent round trip discount, and one year sale limit were stated with unanimous consent. Missouri claims to be first west of New Zealand to adopt the 500 mile bearer plan.
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St. Louis
Missouri Railroads
Committee of
Missouri
New Zingland
Hadley
Attorney General Major Sets Rail Rate Bill Plan
Jefferson City Mo Attorney General Major warns in a statement that if the 3 cent passenger rate is restored on April 10 a bill will be introduced April 11 to disclose receipts from passenger fares baggage and freight by county and to compel railroad reports to grand juries.
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Jefferson City
Major
Missouri Assembly
Railway Gazette
Railway Age Gazette
Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
Policeman Rescues Canary in Chicago Fire
In Chicago Illinois Policeman E H Smith was overcome by smoke while trying to save a canary in a flat fire He was carried from the burning building by fellow officers The canary suffocated in the blaze
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Chicago
Illinois
E. H. Smith
Smith
Six Hundred Return to Work at Sedalia Kansas City Shops
Six hundred employees of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway shops resumed work in Sedalia Missouri on Thursday after a shutdown that began March 15.
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Sedalia
Missouri
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Washington Indiana blackmail case leaves questions
Police say they arrested a man linked to the Zella Springer case in Washington Indiana. The attempted extortion against Nathan G. Read led to Zella Springer being shot during a decoy package drop at the high school gate. She denies writing the threatening letter.
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Washington
Indiana
Zella Springer
Nathan G. Read
John Sparks
John T. Sparks
Terre Blaute
Sparks
Zenna Springer
Read
Washington National Bank
Springer
Eight Die In Sudden Accident Near Pride Ohio
Eight men were killed and several injured in a sudden explosion near Pride, Ohio. The mishap occurred during thawing of 400 pounds of hazardous material. fire caused a blast that hurled workers into the air as authorities rushed to Chillicothe city hospital. Victims include Jonathan Floyd and Joe Wayes among others. many identified as foreigners.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Pride
This
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Jonathan Floyd
Joe Wayes
Antonis
Charles Buchanan
Columbus
Newton Mayo
Negro
Chata
Charles Williams
Martinsville
Joe Miller
Winston-Salem
N. C
Farmer Finds Wife Dead in Carriage Near Bellingham
Teodore Maynard a farmer six miles north of Bellingham drove into town with his wife. While helping her from the carriage he discovered she had died during the drive. He testified she swayed in the seat shortly after leaving home and he kept his arm around her until reaching the city.
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Bellingham
Washington
Teodore Maynard
Dutch Warships Withdraw From Caribbean Mission
Dutch warships were ordered to proceed to Trinidad and monitor movements of Castro but the orders were countermanded. The new instructions were received Monday in Willemstad Curacao.
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iWillemstad
Curacoa
Trinidad
Castro
Farmer Found Shot to Death in Alma Farmhouse
Joseph Dilson, a wealthy elderly farmer living alone near Alma Nebraska, was found dead after being shot through a window. His farmhouse showed valuables missing, suggesting a burglary turned deadly.
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Alma
Nebraska
Joseph Dilson
Jersey Drys Meet Defeat In Senate Vote
Trenton New Jersey senate defeats local option by a 14 to 6 vote. Rural members supported closing liquor traffic while urban supporters failed to carry the measure.
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Jersey
Trenton
New Jersey
New Jersey Senate
Slain in Tabriz Battle in Russia
In a pitched street battle in Tabriz 28 people were killed and many wounded. Of the dead 12 were Nationalists and 16 Royalists, with clashes reported in St. Petersburg.
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Tabriz
St. Petersburg
Russia
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Petrosino
Southern States
Ghazy
War Chief
Dallas
Fair Ground
Tiger Range
Tiger Mountains
Abruzzi
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