Turbulent Balkan rumors and Baghdad clash reported
April 16 dispatches from Smyrna and Constantinople describe planned actions in Macedonia and tensions with Bulgaria and Albania. Reports mention skirmishes near Salonica and fighting at Baghdad as Turkish forces move to suppress uprisings while rumors of a larger crisis threaten the region. In Missouri, Lieutenant Lee departs Jefferson City after wire alerts as investigations proceed.
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Constantinople
Bagdad
Smertesch
Macedonia
Porte Hishes
Senos
Albania
Smarteseh
Une
Tentinople
Mor Lee
Missouri
Jefferson City
Louis
Lee
Chicago
Kane Ford
Necesary
Justice Net
Kansas City City
Miners Treaty in Danger as Colombia Ratification Fails
London reports a draft Miners Treaty faces refusal by Colombia and the United States delays ratification. The article notes internal union activity, labor protests, and a public campaign around the treaty, with officials in Ottawa and Washington watching closely.
Vatican to send Galcon to Washington for Catholic statistics
Rome April 11. Vatican to order Galcon to Washington to prepare statistics on Catholics in America and its possessions. Aims to show U.S. need for Vatican representation. Also notes questions between Rome and America and material for government demonstration. Kansas City April 16. Grand American handicap shoot draws 195 entries with a $2,000 purse and trophy. W Crosby of Alton is a favorite. Hirschey Budd Rolla Hicks and others are long shots. An event at unknown nogles is also listed.
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Galcon
Washington
America
Rome
Vatican
Kansas City
W. Crosby
Alton
Hirschey
Budd
Rolla Hicks
Monitor Arkansas Captivates Evansville Viewers at Holiday
The Monitor Arkansas attracts thousands in Evansville Indiana with schools declaring a holiday for ship viewing. A reception for officers is planned by local businessmen. In London on April 16 Miss Eleanor Berry of Upper Montclair New Jersey wed Charles A S Perceval British consul at New York.
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Evansville
Ind
Monitor
Arkansas
London
Eleanor Berry
Lioyd Berry
Upper Montclair
N. J
Charles A
Perceval
British View
New York
Masked highwayman robs mail carrier near Portland
A masked bandit attacked a mail carrier last night in Portland and seized the registered pouch. A posse is in pursuit, with authorities coordinating the search and tracking leads. The incident disrupts mail service and prompts a police investigation.
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Portland
Builders Issue Manifesto Declares Unions Not Recognized
Portland April 16 The Master Builders Association issued a manifesto to the Building Trades Councils declaring they will neither recognize the unions nor grant their demand of 3.50 per day. A number of nonunion carpenters and painters were put to work on buildings this morning. The situation is tense.
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Portland
Master Builders’ Association
Connelly
Denige
Girls Form Union in Butte to Strike Over Wages
Salt Lake April 16 Eleven Salt Lake telephone girls organized a union in Butte and threaten to strike for higher wages. The Butte group recently demanded concessions the Rocky Mountain Telephone Company will address. The situation follows a wave of labor activity among female workers in the telegraph and telephone sectors.
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Butte
Salt Lake
Sal Lake
Threaten to Strike Vote By Manhattan Elevated Workers
New York April 16 Manhattan elevated road employees will vote today to decide on a strike. Balloting is secret and results announced tomorrow as workers demand a nine hour day. Also New York April 16 Minnie Williams a young English governess who confessed to stealing jewelry worth 5000 pounds from her injured in London was arraigned before U S commissioners and will likely be committed to jail to await extradition papers.
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New York
Manhattan
Minna Wiams
London
United States Commissioners
Denly Corted
Secret Service
New Orleans
Chicago
Parry Re-elected President in National Manufacturers Association
New Orleans April 16 David Parry was unanimously reelected president of the National Manufacturers Association. Sheriff Fish has sent invitations for the hanging of BE Lyons, set to occur next Friday.
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Parry
New Orleans
David Parry
National Manufacturers’ Association
Sheriff Fish
BE. W. Lyons
Henry Youtsey relates Goebel murder cover story in Kentucky trial
Frankfort Kentucky April 1 Henry Youtsey serving life for Goebel assassination complicity testified at James Howard third trial. He described meeting Howard in his office before the shooting and presenting a pardons plea tied to Goebel murder. Youtsey claimed Governor Taylor’s dictation shaped the plot and cited a Marlin rifle with smokeless powder as the weapon rehearsed for the killing.
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Frankfort
Henry Youtsey
Goebel
James Howard
Youtsey
Howard
Taylor
George Baker Baker
Culeh Powers
Governor Taylor
Barrel murder clues rock New York Italian quarter
Police in Julian quarters uncover a barrel matching the murder weapon with blood stained burlap and cigars like those in the victim's pocket. About 2000 Italian residents gathered outside police HQ as a swarthy assailant attempted to stab an arrested suspect amid counterfeiting links and three principal suspects.
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New York
Julian Quarters
Reader Morello
Jefferson Street
Sul
Wealthy Young Man Declared Insane in Indiana Custody Case
Lafayette April 16 Mont Fowler the heir in a alleged kidnapping by relatives arrived with his father and the attorney after confinement in several hospitals and private sanatoriums to gain control of a fortune once valued at over a million dollars now about 60 thousand. Doctors tonight said he is insane and answers simple questions incoherently. Guardianship hearing set for April 27.
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Lafayette Ind
Mont Fowler
Lia
France
Widh
Fowler
Dovtore
Wowler Tut
Warrants Issued as Pickets Face Injunction Violations
Chicago gas works pickets are accused of violating an injunction issued by Holden's court. About a hundred warrants were issued by 1 o clock this afternoon as Teamsters continue to refuse to disperse despite orders from superior officers.
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Chicago Gas Works
Chicago
Tie Stile Ibese
Elec Holden
Yen
Kidnapped Firemen Beat by Chicago Gang in Buffalo
At 1 o'clock this morning two Honinion firemen from the steamer Keareurge in Buffalo were kidnapped by a gang of fellow firefighters. They were brutally beaten and assaulted before being released. Local police sought suspects and reviewed footage and witness statements for leads.
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Buffalo
Honinion
Setamer Keareurge
Chicago
Allemaal Blon
Attacks at Haskell Factory Strike in Glens Falls
Crowds of unionists and nonunion workers clash outside the Haar Kell factory in Glens Falls New York as April 16 reports describe strikers confronting employees. Police intervene to break up the disorder amid concerns of wider trouble with 50 unionists and 10 nonunionists striking while another group of imported nonunionists arrive to resume work.
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Haskell
Glens Falls
N.Y
Conmiunion
Haarkell Factorie
Stone's Mill Destroyed at Exeter by Ore Fire
Exeter Missouri reports the Stone Company mill burned down this morning causing about 80 dollars in losses. Chicago Wheat prices show a fractional fall of 0 cents per bushel.
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Stone's
Exeter
Stone Company
Roosevelt to lay cornerstone at new gate in Cinnabar
President Roosevelt will participate in ceremonies at the new north gate of Park at Cinnabar on April 16 under the Grand Lodge of Masons. The gate rises 40 feet high with a 21 foot arch and follows his arrival from camp today before traveling to Norris and the Guysera.
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Roosevelt
New Gate
Cinnabar
Norris
Guysera
Mth
Top Ark
Grand Lodge of Masons
Baron Horntiack Causes Despair in Blackmail Crisis
Berlin April 16 Driven to desperation by threats of blackmailers to expose his immoral acts Baron Horntiack a prominent Bavarian nobleman and cavalry colonel committed death by his own hand The incident highlights the pressure faced by high ranking officers during the period
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Berlin
Baron Horntiack
Podiy
Men in irons aboard Impuda after desertion at Pensacola
The steamer Impuda arrived from Pensacola with five crew members in irons. They deserted at Pensacola and were later pursued, with one sailor resisting the mate prompting the latter to fire four shots, seriously wounding the man.
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Pensacola
Grimsby
Eng
Train wreck near Castleberry injures several passengers
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train derailed near Castle Dery one mile south of Montgomery Alabama after a switch was left open. Fireman and a mall clerk were killed. The engine and several cars were damaged and multiple passengers were injured.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville & Nashville
Castle Dery
Here
Bochu District Firms Decline to Exhibit Woolens at Fair
In Berlin Apel 14 Of 18 industrial firms in the Bochu district were invited to participate in the St. Louis fair. Seventeen declined to include woolens cash meres hardware and steel.
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Berlin
Apel
Bochu District
St. Louia
Wounded Actor In Stage Accident Aims At Fellow
In Red Bluff California during a Allen company performance of Shall We Forgive Her Joseph Demery fired a shot that struck actor Platt in the neck nearly causing death causing a dramatic onstage accident. The incident followed by a separate report from Cambridge about a Christian associations conference opening in Boston aimed at moral religious reform and student philanthropic work.
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Demery
Red Bluff
Redding
Cal
Allen Company
Joseph Demery
Mr Flatt
Hoot Platt
Plath
Cambridge
Mass
Agel
Christian Associations of Universities
New Bagland
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Fenneylvania
Canada
Philips Brooks House
Harvard Association
Ubi
Cntregon
Dominican Claim Board Media Resumes Overdue Hearing
The Dominican Claim Board in Washington April 1 resumes consideration of claims involving J. Sallan & Company and Bolivian minister Senor Goncalves regarding supplies to General Horeaux while president of the Dominican Republic. The board had earlier adjourned after involving Frederick Van Dyne assistant solicitor for the State Department. The dispute centers on a $215,000 claim for alleged furnished provisions and maid services.
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Dominican Claim Board
Washington, D. C
Frederick van Dyne
Avsistant
State Department
Senor Gonavhalla
Wis
J. Sallan & Company
Chal Ik
Satla Company
General Horeaux
Dortnicatn Repabile
Good Play Impresses Crowd At Frasers
A crowded audience praised a production described as excellent with the play delivered by the company. John F. Grover, in charge of the North Head Weather Station, and Weather Observer Reheller, injured in a Portland hospital, were noted in the report.
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Frasers
Deweyeo
John F. Grover
North Head
Wash
Reheller
Portland
Resignation Accepted and Temporary Marshal Appointed
The council accepted Marshal Blakley’s resignation and named J. W. Scheerer as temporary city marshal pending permanent selection. The meeting adopted a Tuesday night for regular sessions, and Blakley’s bond and salary arrangements were settled while discussions on those who demanded his resignation continued.
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Halley
Carter
Fite Gerald
Markha Bakley
Cornellman Johnson
Dickson
Hartman
Switeler
Chopton
F. Howard
Counellman
Connell
Howard
L Oo. O
Karenan
Marshal Blakley
Hla
Schoerer
Makles
Binkley
Connelimen
Hatley
Alartinan
Che Jodie
Dinkley
Pondleton
Clopton
John
Sommerville
Iarehal
Tlakley
Joplin Riots Escalate as Hundreds Sworn In Deputies
Crowds fill the streets of Joplin Missouri as deputies are sworn in to quell violence sparked by race tensions. Reported unrest includes Black residents being targeted and calls for law and order amid chaotic scenes. Police from neighboring towns attend the funeral of a local figure observed as tensions rise.
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Joplin
Aorth
Mtoe
Pleroe
Honey Leslie
Agamnel
Lego
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Wisner
Peat
Bozeman
Monitor Arkansas
Girls Form Union
Goebels
Gavriel
Portland, Or
Men IN Irons
Alabama
Platt
Student Christian Associations
Council
T. F. Howard
Wells
J. W. Scheerer
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