America Dominates Canadian Trade With Lumber and Paper
Washington reports the United States buys more from Canada than from any other region, with Canada exporting timber, wood pulp, barley and minerals. Canada’s total imports reach 181.24 million dollars, US imports 110.49 million, showing tariffs have not hindered cross border commerce.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Emory
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Great Britain
Dominion
Germany
Bittinger
Montreal
South America
Central America
Mexico
West Indies
Africa
Asia
Stominton
Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage Dead in Washington
The Rev. T DeWitt Talmage died in Washington on Saturday night at age listed with brain inflammation as the cause. Funeral arrangements were set for Tuesday at the Covenant Church with simple services and several clergy friends to speak. Interment is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Greenwood cemetery Brooklyn. Mourning visitors and sympathy messages poured in from across the nation and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. Dewitt Talmage
T. DeWitt Talmae
Church of the Covenant
Talmage
Teuris S. Hamlin
Thomas Chalmers Easton
Eastern Presbyterian Church
Samuel J. Niccols
St. Louis
E. P. Tortune
New Jersey
Howard Suycam
Reinbeck
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Dr. Talmage
Massachusetts Avenue
Union
England
Russia
Be Trust Dismissal Sought by Federal Authorities
Washington orders immediate steps to dissolve the so-called beef trust in Kansas City as a federal grand jury is set to convene next week. Major Warner declines to comment while a large dealer notes no butcher slaughters own cattle and traders fear underselling by packers driving up prices.
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Kansan City
Washington
Wm. Warner
United States
Warner
Cathedral Tower Collapses in Madrid Disaster
In Madrid on April 14 the cathedral tower of Cintra Collapsed after a grand mass, destroying three adjacent houses and part of the cloisters. The remaining structure threatens to fall. two bodies were recovered and several injured pulled from the ruins. Entombed count unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Cienta
Fatal shooting affray in Murphysboro
In Carbondale Illinois a shooting affray at Murphysboro left Zeke Morgan and Henry Grogan likely fatally wounded. Zeke and John Morgan went to a house where Grogan was visiting demanding entry. Grogan refused and a gunfight ensued at the doorway.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Zeke Morgan
Henry Grogan
Zeke
John Morgan
Grogan
Serpollet Wins Rothschilds Cup in 12 HP Egg-Shaped Car
In Nice France on April 14 M Serpollet won the Rothschilds Cup for one kilometer with a new 12 horsepower egg shaped automobile. His time was 28.45 seconds breaking all records and marking a notable advance in automobile contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
M. Serpollet
Death of Rev Thomas Sheppard Prompts City Obituary
The death notice for Rev Thomas Sheppard in the city draws tributes from local clergy and parishioners. Funeral arrangements and surviving relatives are reported by the church bulletin and city notices.
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Sheppard
Wade Hampton Dies After Valvular Heart Disease
General Wade Hampton dies Friday morning at age in Columbia South Carolina from valvular heart disease. He had been unconscious for hours and recently weakened by winter attacks. His funeral drew thousands as trains ran special services and a vast procession escorted by veterans, schools, and civic groups.
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Columba
Wade Hampton
Columbia
S. C
Trinity Church Yard
John C. Calhoun
Hampton House
Sti
Gen. Hampton
Doctor Cotter Dies in Accidental Shooting Incident
Dr. R. G. Cotter a prominent Macon surgeon was found dead at his mother in law’s Barnesville home. The bullet wound under the right ear was attributed to an accidental discharge while cleaning a pistol. He had retired from practice due to ill health and once led Barnesville Savings Bank as president.
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Macon
R. G. Cotter
Barnesville
Burnesville Savings Bank
General Electric bond plan denied over Harmony Mills move
Report claimed GE would issue bonds to buy the Harmovy mills in Cohoes and move them to Schenectady. The story was emphatically denied with fresh details from New York City sources and Captain Coghlan.
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Schenectady
General Electric Co
Harmovy Mills
Cohoes
Likely Retirement of Miles Sparks Army Leadership Shuffle
Washington notes a split between Lieut. Gen. Miles and Secretary Root over Miles’s forced retirement. Roosevelt may replace Miles with Gen. Brooke, honoring Brooke’s Civil War service, while Gen. Young and Gen. Chaffee would follow in succession.
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Washington
Cleveland
Gen
Miles
White House
Roosevelt
Root
Triaa
Gen. Miles
Gen. Ord
Col. Noyes
Gen. Brooke
Brooke
S. M. B. Young
Gen. Chaffee
Novel Fight Ends Ambush in Juarez Amphitheater
In Juarez Mexico a scheduled clash between a Nu midian lon and a wild Samalayuca tull drew thousands from the southwest and Mexico. The battle lasted about an hour with American women among the quarter of spectators. The lion was gored 25 times and likely to die. the bull was not fatally hurt. Mexican authorities halted the event after the lion was incapacitated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elpaso
Tex
Juarez
Mex
Southwest
Mexico
Arrival of Immigrants in New York on Sunday
Immigrants to the number of 4,162 were brought to the city on steamers that sailed Sunday from European ports. The Trojan Prince carried 1,107, the Staten Dam 1,037, the Champagne 1,059, the Mesperia 680, and the Island 219 from Denmark.
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New York
Trojan Prince
Mediterranean
Statendam
Rotterdam
Champagne
Havre
Mesperia
Denmark
Southern benefactor gives large gift to Tuskegee Institute
A prominent and wealthy Southern man from South Carolina, active in Birmingham business, has donated 500 to the Tuskegee normal and industrial institute. It is the largest donation from a Southern white man the institution has ever received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Os Nation
Tuskegee School
Tuskegee, Ala
South Carolina
Birmingham
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tattoo Market Changes in Appleton Probation Notice
Fragmentary OCR notes reference tattoo market in Appleton Wisconsin with a mention of April and Rev Ga McInnis. No coherent facts remain to confirm dates actions or identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
Ga. K. McInnis
Eli
Boers Open to Peace Proposals Amid Pretoria Talks
London April 14 The presence of Orange Free State and Transvaal leaders at Klerksdorp for peace talks raises public hope for a settlement. Cabinet activity by Chamberlain and others signals dispatches between London and South Africa. Boers likely to accept honest terms as Pretoria becomes the negotiation center.
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London
Pretoria
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Klerksdorp
Buckingham Palace
King Edward
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Balfour
House of Commons
Hatfield House
Lhhese
Lord Kitchener
Lord Milner
South Africa
Rocor
Brussels
Hague
Cholera Outbreak Wilts Manila and Provinces
In Manila the cholera toll reaches 245 cases and 192 deaths while provinces report 418 cases and 318 deaths. The US Army transport Grant halted at Legaspi with a cholera-stricken teamster, was quarantined five days, and diverted back to Manila after supplies ran low. one American died and four were attacked in Manila.
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Manila
United States Army
Grant
Samar Island
Legaspi
Luzon
Tragic Canadian Mother Ends Life Over Son's Parole Woes
In Chicago on April 14 Mrs Fannie Goldman of Toronto Canada is believed to have killed herself in a Jackson Street hotel room. Grief over her son Jacob's parole violation and the distress of his county jail stay led her to drink carbolic acid before turning on the three gas jets. Jacob awaits removal to Pontiac reformatory after parole violation.
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Chicago
Fannie Goldman
Toronto
Can
Jadkson Street
Arrest of Anarchist Bertoni Stuns Lausanne Officials
The anarchist Bertoni was arrested in Lausanne on April 14 for organizing a general strike meeting in defiance of police orders. His actions previously led to a rupture in diplomatic relations between Italy and Switzerland.
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Bertoni
Lausanne
Switzerland
Italy
Memorial Meeting Honors John Altgeld in New Haven
A large friendly audience gathered at the Hyperion Theater in New Haven on April 14 to honor the late John Altgeld. Resolutions praising Altgeld's memory were adopted as part of the memorial meeting led by George and Fred Williams.
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Altgeld
New Haven
George
Fred Wiliams
Hyperion Theater
John “Altgeld
King Edward's Auto Show Hailed by London Automobile Club
The Automobile Club of London praised King Edward's Auto Show as a notable event in April featuring automotive displays and public interest. Participants and exhibitors gathered for demonstrations, with press coverage highlighting innovations and community engagement.
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King. Edward's Auto
London
vApril
Kansas Lawyer Eugene Ware Named Pension Commissioner
The president selected Eugene F. Ware of Topeka Kansas to replace H Clay Evans as pension commissioner. Ware said he had not sought the post and had not received official notice. He assisted in the Colorado Kansas irrigation case when first approached and would consider acceptance after formal notice.
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Washington
Eugene F. Ware
Kansas
H. Clay Evans
Ware
Topeka
Kan
Greed. Ware & Greed
Eugene Ware
Godard
Roosevelt
Oleomargarine Bill Action in House Committee
Washington April 12 The house committee on agriculture decided to recommend acceptance of the senate amendments to the oleomargarine bill to expedite passage. Opponents doubt final disposition due to possible parliamentary obstacles and the need for a special rule to concur with revenue changes.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Senate
House
Fletcher hanged for murder despite late clemency
In St Louis Henry Fletcher, a Black man, was executed for the murder of 16 year old Louis Roth in August 1900. A telegram granting a 15 day reprieve arrived 19 minutes after the drop, following new evidence from a church pastor and an eye witness who said Fletcher fired only after being struck with a baseball bat and who testified only when not threatened.
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St. Louis
Henry Fletcher
Louis Roth
Fletcher
Dickmann
Desmond
MISS ELLEN M STONE ARRIVES IN NEW YORK AFTER CAPTURE
Miss Ellen M. Stone the missionary freed from Bulgarian brigands arrived in New York on the Deutschland. She looked pale and ill from the voyage but said the captors were not as fierce as feared and she will travel to Chelsea Massachusetts to visit her mother.
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New York
Ellen M. Stone
Bulgaria
Deutschland
Charles A. Stone
Miss Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Chelsea
Mass
Race clash in New York's tenderloin district
In Manhattan's tenderloin area Negroes and whites clashed after Holmes Easley, a young Black man, was shot by a bicycle policeman while fleeing a threatened arrest. Easley was wounded in the leg as the pursuit ended.
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New York
Tenderloin
Holmes Easley
Easley
Snow Storm Closes Day Across Western Nebraska
A Sunday snow storm moved into western Nebraska, lasting most of the day and leaving several inches in counties including Kimball where six inches fell. Temperatures were seasonable and melting quickly, providing needed moisture.
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Omaha
Nebd
Nebraska
Kimball
Congressional drama on wartime taxes and Chinese exclusion
A detailed Washington dispatch outlines Senate and House actions from April 8 to April 12, including conference outcomes on the war revenue tax repeal and the Chinese exclusion bill. It notes votes, amendments, partisan splits, and debated provisions affecting ships crews and colonial labor, with references to various senators and representatives.
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Washington
Senate
House
Philippines
United States
Philippine Commission
White House
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Train halts before Crooked Creek bridge blaze near Indianapolis
The Big Four passenger train from Chicago to Indianapolis halted at 2.4 miles north of the city after discovering the Crooked Creek bridge on fire at 2:40 a.m. The crew saved the train from catastrophe, delaying several hours while cross ties were laid to replace burned rails. A possible arson by tramps is suspected but unconfirmed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Crooked Creek Bridge
Valparaiso Educator Killed by Train at Crossing
Prof. George Kirchener a prominent educator and musician in Valparaiso Ind was struck by a Lake Shore train at the Sherston crossing Friday afternoon and killed instantly He had recently returned from Germany with a fortune from a relative and had donated sums to religious and educational causes and planned more gifts.
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Valparaiso
Ind
George Kirchener
Lake Shore
Sherston Crossing
Germany
Man found with throat cut near railroad in Indianapolis
Frank Sheperson, 29, was found lying beside the Indianapolis and Vincennes railway tracks with his throat cut from ear to ear. He revived enough to say he had attempted suicide with a pen knife, then tied a handkerchief around the wound to staunch it. He is too weak to explain a motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Sheperson
Indianapolis &Vincennes
Dynamite Blast Damages Interurban Car Near Kennedy Crossing
An early Terre Haute Electric interurban car in Brazil Indiana was blown up by dynamite placed between rail joints near Kennedy's crossing. The blast tore up rails and a rail fragment flew into the car injuring no one as two passengers escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Terre Haute Electric Co
Kennedy’s Crossing
Pleading for Slayer Fails as Vosburg Dies at Lowell
Lewis Vosburg of Lowell died after a bullet wound inflicted by Clarence Green weeks earlier. Vosburg pleaded that Green not be prosecuted for the murder as he lay dying in his Lowell home with an escort present during the street quarrel.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Lewis Vosburg
Lowell
Clarence Green
Green
Machines to Boost Mac Beth Lamp Flue Factory Output
Elwood Ind April 11 The arrival of blowing machines for the Mac Beth lamp flue factory Thursday caused excitement among glass workers out of employment for two months. Previously all work was done by hand. The factory will start May 1 and the machines will replace several hundred men.
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Elwood
Ind
MacBeth
Huntington man freed after bank robbery arrest
Erne R. Hall of Huntington, arrested at Markle a week ago for complicity in the attempted Claypool bank robbery, has been released. Investigators found no proof he was at home the night of the crime and no evidence supports continued detention.
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Huntington
Ind
Erne R. Hall
Markle
Claypool Bank
Evansville to Establish Manual Training High School
Evansville Indiana plans a manual training high school modeled after Indianapolis. Major A C Rosencranz, a local manufacturer, offers 10 000 dollars and agrees to raise 30 000 dollars more by public subscription.
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Manual Training High School
Evansville
Ind
Indianapolis
Maj. A. C. Rosencranz
Edith Norman Wed Towner After Ceremony Delay in Indiana
In Laporte Indiana on April 11 Edith Norman married her former sweetheart farmer Towner after the planned groom could not arrive in time for the ceremony.
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Laporte
Ind
Edith Norman
Towner
Lawrence Dies In Chicago
Lawrence dies in Chicago after moving from Wabash Indiana years ago. He was one of the county’s oldest residents and leaves a large estate. Information reached Wabash on Sunday morning.
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Lawrence
Chicago
Wabash, Ind
John Lawrence
Wabash County
Mains Framing Undertaking at Etrawboard Company Mill
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a large framing task at the Etrawboard Company mill. Details on scope, personnel, and dates are unreadable, but the project appears to involve substantial structural work at the site.
Fiftieth Annual Evangelical Association Session Opens
The Indiana conference of the Evangelical Association met in South Bend Indiana on April 11 with Bishop Thomas Bowman of Chicago presiding. About two hundred ministers from Indiana Western Ohio and Eastern Illinois attended as Bowman delivered the annual address. Two business sessions were held with the conference set to close Tuesday.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association
Thomas Bowman
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Bowman
A Sympathetic Strike Threatens Marion Chain Plants
Marion Indiana April 12. Workers in 11 plants owned by the National Chain Co threaten to quit unless the scale is signed and the Marion factory workers are recognized by next Tuesday. The local union president says a letter from the national president confirms the order to strike.
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Marion
Ind
National Chain Co
Car Jumped the Track Injuring Four in Indianapolis
A street car sped off the rails in a crowded Indianapolis business street on Sunday. Charles Fearnaught of 537 East South Street, his wife, and son were seriously hurt. Fearnaught and his son suffered fractured skulls and may die, doctors say. Two other women were injured by the car, which had to be killed after the accident.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chas
Fearnaught
East South Street
Atx
Coal district talks in Terre Haute end without agreement
The dispute in the black coal district was referred to district United Mine Workers officers and a committee of operators after an all day session with no settlement. A prominent operator said an agreement is likely before final adjournment.
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Terre Haute
Ind
United Mine Workers
Unknown man found dead near Evansville rail line in Princeton
The body of an unknown man was found near King on the Evansville & Terre Haute railroad. He appeared well to do. A small recept book from the Iron Molders' union No. 4501 showed the name Aug Gresia but lacked an address.
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Princeton
Ind
King
Evansville & Terre Haute
Iron Molders’ Union
Aug. Gresia
Books stolen from Noblesville High School classes
In Noblesville Indiana on April 14 the sophomore class books disappeared. Suspicion focused on the junior class, and Superintendent Haines suspended all junior boys with a promise of reinstatement once the missing books are recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Haines
Gary Durbin Returns from Michigan City Inquiry
Indianapolis report states Gary Durbin returned from the prison investigation at Michigan City weakened but accepting that Dr. Horne failed to sustain charges against Deputy Warden Barnard.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gary
Durbin
Michigan City
Horne
Barnard
Christian workers to meet at Winona Lake convention
Warsaw Indiana April 14 Christian workers of the United States and Canada will convene at Winona Lake from June 30 to July 8 to extend their labors Miss Ellen Stone will speak in July at the event.
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Warsaw
Ind
Christian Workers of the
United States
Canada
Winona Lake
Ellen Stone
First Game of Season: Lawrenceburg 0 Clifton 9
Lawrenceburg Indiana hosted the season opener Sunday afternoon with Clifton s of Cincinnati defeating the home team 9 to 0. The game featured Cincinnati's offense overpowering Lawrenceburg on a sunny day.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Cliftons
Cincinnati
Post Office Safe Dynamited at Hamlet
Burglars dynamited the Hamlet post office safe in North Judson Indiana and stole stamps totaling about 500 dollars. Bloodhounds are on the track with no clue yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Judson
Ind
Hamlet
This County
Man Dies From Wound Inflicted by Woman in Terre Haute
Joseph Mahalef, a well known young man, lies dying at St Anthony's hospital after a bullet wound inflicted by Dora Bartlett who is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Joseph Mahalef
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Dora Bartlett
Roosevelt's Famous Retriever Sailor Shipped to Washington
April 12 Lafayette Indiana reports President Roosevelt's Chesapeake Bay retriever Sailor valued at 1000 dollars by the president has been shipped from Fred Ett's training kennels to Washington upon the president's order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Lafayette
Ind
Chesapeake Bay
Fred Ett
Washington
Hoosiers Fall to St Louis in 9 to 1 Roundup
In Indianapolis on April 12, Jimmy i St Louis Americans routed the Hoosiers 9 to 1. The visitors registered a pair of safe hits in the second inning and expanded the lead with four more in the frame.
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Cos
The
Hoosiers
Anapolis
Ind
Jimmy i St Louis
Indianapolis
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