Exonerated Justice McCall cleared of all charges in insurance graft
New York April 2 Justice E B McCall of the New York supreme court was fully exonerated in the fire insurance bribery scandals. Police say his political friendship account explained the questionable incidents and that he loaned money to a friend Buckley, handling loans and checks tied to Phoenix Fire Insurance and North American Trust connections.
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Supreme Court
New York
E. B. McCall
New York Supreme Court
Hotchkiss
Justce McCall
McCall
State Insurance Department
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Justice McCall
Insurance Department
Buckley
North American Trust Company
International Banking and Trust Company
The
International
North American
Phoenix
Poenix
Bea Rose Up and Devastated Country
Lisbon April 2 reports heavy loss of life and extensive property damage along the east African coast after a cyclone. The governor of Mommbique cables a sea level surge of about twenty two feet with powerful winds driving water inland for miles. Scores of bodies were recovered from devastated plantations.
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Lisbon
East African
Mommbique
Metallurgist Dr Franklin D Carpenter Dead in Denver
Announcement from Chicago reports the sudden death of Dr Franklin D Carpenter a noted metallurgist and authority on pyritly smelting. He had been a Denver resident for years and is believed to have suffered a paralytic stroke while away on business.
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Denver
Cole
Franklin D. Carpenter
Chicago
Eleven Drowned In Lisbon Fishing Boat Wreck
A heavy storm along the north coast of Portugal yesterday caused a fishing boat wreck in Lisbon. Eleven sailors were drowned, with rescue efforts ongoing and authorities investigating the incident.
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Heven
Lisbon
Portugal
Germany Faces Looming Building Trades Lockout
Berlin April 2 German authorities expect no action on a looming lockout of about 1.5 million building trades workers unless wages and hours regulations are refused. Analysts predict the dispute will be settled amicably without widespread conflict.
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Berlin
Germany
Freewater Family Stricken by Rare Hookworm Case
In Walla Walla county a six member family near Freewater on the Interurban line is afflicted with hookworm, a first northward arrival in the region. Dr Edward Montgomery treats them while cautioning on spread as soil conditions favor contagion, and the family traces origins to Smith County Tennessee before moves through Oklahoma to Oregon.基金
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Walla
Wash
Freewater
Millon
John B. Rockefeller
Edward Montgomery
Montgomery
Walla Walla Valley
Familly
Smith County
Tennessee
Nashville
Oklahoma
Weston
Ore
Hookworm Invades Southern California Warns Doctors
Dr Joseph King warned that hookworm has invaded southern California and may gain a foothold in the region. He told the Los Angeles County Medical Association that the sandy soil provides an excellent breeding ground for the parasite and said further investigation is needed today.
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California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Joseph King
King
French Duel on New York Water Front Ends in Death
In New York on April 1 a duel between two Frenchmen ended with one man mortally wounded and the other vanished. A passing chauffeur witnessed the men step from an apartment doorway, fire, then disappear. Police have no clue to the killer’s identity.
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Pistolick
New York
East Side
Spokane Woman Inherits Two Million Dollars
Mrs J Dickinson Sherwood of Spokane inherits two million dollars from her mother Madam Cone, a third interest in the Los Molinos estate north of San Francisco. In Paris, she engages in charitable work and may fund education and trades for youths. The Sherwoods arrived in Spokane in territorial days. Mr Sherwood built up the town and owned properties in California and the Pacific Northwest.
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Spokane
Wash
Los Molinos
San Francisco
J. Dickinson Sherwood
Madam Cone
Parie
France
Mr. Sherwood
California
Pacific Northwest
Mi. Sherwood
Molten lava dooms town in Vavalier path
Mount Aetna rages as Vavalier villagers flee in the night while lava threat from Belipaso and Borèllo advances. Earthquakes shake the island and fear of a fire from glowing cinders grips Catania residents.
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Catania
Mount
Aetna
Add
Ownership of weapon in Dr Sav murder trial
Watseka Illinois April 2 C Grunden brother of Mrs J B Saylor testified that after Saylor was shot Mrs Saylor gave him an automatic revolver she said she found it The state seeks to determine weapon ownership and may intralace two bloodstained skirts to show Mrs Saylor was present during the shooting Godfrey Rouhl testified he saw Mrs Saylor entering Dr Miller's home at midnight with neighbors watching the case continues.
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Watseka
C. Grunden
J. B. Saylor
Saylor
Godfrey Rouh
Saylors
Dr. Miller
Alaska Gold Fields Wake From Long Winter Sleep
Dawson April 2 Yukon is awakening today with the spring thaw. Klondike prepares to operate twelve large dredges and numerous hydraulic plants at many locations. The Treadgold plans to build a seven mile ditch from the North Fork of the Glendike to supply water for hydraulic mining and power.
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Dawson
Yukon
Klondike
Lokicidady
Treadgold
Glendike
Sophomores Tie Torse to Preshmen’s Bedposts
In Seattle on April 2 freshmen at the University of Washington searched for sophomores who unhitched two livery horses yesterday. The horses were driven into the freshmen quarters in the dormitory and fed to the bedposts of Leon Becker and Claud Boxart. The horses belonged to a driver for a dye works firm.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Leon Becker
Claud Boxart
Watch Any Man Long Enough and He Will Do Shameful Things
A succinct reflection on human nature asserts that given enough time a man will eventually act in a way that triggers shame. The remark emphasizes recurring moral failures observable over extended observation.
Debate Over Railroad Control Splits Taft Era Measure
Washington April 2 reports on the administration railroad bill reveal sharply divided views on federal oversight of railways. The majority bill, drafted for Taft by Wickersham and promoted by Mann, is billed as beneficial and not overly intrusive. The minority warns of paternalism and constitutional risk, while Democrats Simms and Russell split from the minority stance on some features and Richardson of Alabama hints at valuing policies.
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Wickersham
Taft
Townsend
Michigan
Senate
Mann
Commerce Court
Congress
Messe. Simms
Tennessee
Russell
Texas
Richardson
Alabama
Former Police Captain Guilty of Manslaughter
San Francisco dated April 2 reports former Police Captain Michael Conboy found guilty of manslaughter by a jury after a 24 hour shift. He allegedly shot and killed Bernant Lagan on Market Street while intoxicated.
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San Francisco
Michael Conboy
Conboy
Summer
Bernant Lagan
Market Street
Mormon missionaries expelled from Germany amid protests
Berlin reports five Mormon missionaries from Utah were banished from Saxony as undesirable aliens for conducting immoral propaganda. The group had already influenced many women and girls to emigrate to Utah, heightening concerns about their activities.
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Berlin
Utah
Saxony
Toftay
March Rainfall Exceeds Normal Across Extended Season
Eastern Oregon records show total rainfall for September through March at 11.82 inches versus a normal 4.82, leaving a two inch surplus for farmers and growers. March alone brought only .93 inches, a .47 inch deficit, though seven months to date stay above normal with potential to surpass annual averages.
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Pendieten
Fotal Co-Operative Observer
Gardner
Stock Show
Oregon
Two Criminals Are Sentenced to One and Two Years
The circuit court carried over near beer cases to Tuesday for pleas and possible fines. Anthony Bloom, an aged Coombs canyon rancher, pleaded guilty to burglarizing a neighbor's cabin and was sentenced to one year. Peter Bloom, indicted on the same charge, remains at large. Wilbur H. Bailey of Milton received a two year penitentiary term, with parole eligibility under advisement. Parole pleas in Lent and French cases also linger.
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Anthony Bloom
Coombs Canyon
Peter Bloom
Northwest
Wilbur H. Bailey
Milton Waa
Smallpox Breaks Out in Seattle Navy Yards
Seattle April 2 Schools saloons billiard rooms closed in Charleston across the bay as eight smallpox cases arise. Union High School pupils told to stay home until further notice. Suspicions point to sailors from the cruiser Washington quarantined after returning from the Orient.
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Seattle
Charleston
Navy Yards
Bay
Union High School
Washington
Orient
Justice Brewer's Funeral Held In Leavenworth
David Josiah Brewer, late associate Justice of the U S Supreme Court, was buried in a simple, noon funeral at the Congregational Church in Leavenworth after services held there today.
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Leavenworth
David Josiah Brewer
Supreme Court of the United States
Telephone firm raises monthly rate to 1.50 in city
Local manager F. Moore Jr announces a 25 percent rate increase to 1.50 per month for four party phones, aligning old customers with new ones as the system expands beyond 1000 connections. He defends the hike as standardization and notes better service and facilities. Comparison cites higher rates in Wallin Walla andAthena Hermiston.
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F. Moore, Jr
Moore
Wallin Walla
Athena
Hermiston
Met
Des Moines Strikebreaker Arrives to Break Coal Tie
In Des Moines Iowa last night a strike breaker, J Nichol of Chicago, arrived to force miners to terms. Nichol claimed he would start April 10 and recruit 1 000 miners, but John Freese president of the Iowa operators association said no agreement had been made.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. Nichol
Chicago
Nichol
Towa
John Freese
Lowa
All Naples Greet Roosevelt Arrives From Cairo
Former President Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Naples with a large American crowd. he denounces a political interview as false and protests against protection by a special guard. Ambassador Leishmann and local officials greet him at the Excelsior hotel after docking the steamer.
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Roosevelt
Cairo
Special Guard For Protection
Leiehmans
Naples
Falke
Pring Heinrich
Leishmann
Rome
Coneul Crowninshield
Excelsior
Juggernaut is Fatal in Savannah Auto Crash
An automobile driven by Albert M. Marshall and Harry Noyes veered from a Savannah race course, fatally injuring a small Negro girl, a Negro man, and a Negro woman, then killing two cows and seriously injuring Noyes. Marshall was arrested at police headquarters as the case unfolded.
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Hacing Auto
Savannah
Albert M. Marsill
Harry Noyes
Noyes
Marshall
Government to sue Imperial Glass Company under Sherman Act
Pittsburg April 2 government prepares to proceed against the Imperial Window Glass company for alleged violation of the Sherman act. Federal employees are gathering evidence to present to the federal grand jury on Monday to attempt proving the corporation forms a trust.
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Pittsburg
Imperial Window Glass Company
Srand
Indicted brokers face bucket shop charges nationwide
Washington April 2 The grand jury returned three indictments against twenty nine brokers from firms in Baltimore Philadelphia and St Louis for bucket shop operations in the District of Columbia The firms run 250 offices across the east and middle west Raids are being conducted today in many large cities.
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Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
St. Louis
District of Columbia
East
Middle West
Choynski Added to Jeffries Training Force
Sam Berger, Jeffries manager, announced from San Francisco that the training staff is nearly complete and veteran heavyweight Joe Choynski is expected to assist when sparring begins next week as Jeffries trains in the east.
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Joe Choynski
Jeffries
San Francisco
Sam Berger
Joe Choynek
Jeff
Illness Drives Rosa Pylada to Self Inflicted Death
In San Francisco on April 2 Rosa Pylada aged twenty eight, worn by continued illness, shot herself through the lungs and died shortly after.
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San Francisco
Rosa Pylada
Sun fish weighing 3200 pounds caught near Los Angeles
In Los Angeles yesterday W N McMillan a South African rinchman hooked a sun fish weighing 3200 pounds. The fish was towed to shore by a launch after the efforts of twenty five men.
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Los Angeles
W. N. McMillan
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