Rioting in Springfield as House adjourns amid Speaker clash
In Springfield on April 22 seventy riotous lawmakers clash over the Lindly municipal ownership bill. Insurgents attempt to unseat Speaker Miller threaten to seize control while clubs ink wells and cuspidors fly. Police protect Miller as Charles Allen is named speaker by insurgents and the chamber returns to order after a brief adjournment.
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Will Resume Work After Reading Company Rule Vote
Miners in Mahoney City Pennsylvania vote to accept Reading company interpretation of the work day rule. Shenandoah valleys approve the pending arrangement. Lockout ends, and miners will resume work tomorrow.
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Mahoney City
Shenandoah
Grain Markets Notations From Cee Commis Hn Co
Grain market notes from Cee Commis Hn Company F Ww Boulter local manager list Wheat selling near 88 85 86 at close and early gains in Liverpool Paris and London markets. English war of tin and flour abolished boosting wheat and corn trade as foreign crop reports keep tone firm with 50 loads taken so far.
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Court Street
Minneapolis
Mar- Liverpool
Paris
Five Year Old Dicker Son Dies in Fire at King's Sawmill
In Silverton Oregon on April 2 a five year old daughter of M A Dicker son fell into a burning sawdust pit at a sawmill, the pit collapsed, she was rescued but died at 10 pm. Dr Brooke attempted relief but the child could not be saved. Dekalb hosts Northern Illinois Teachers Association meet with turnout and sessions led by A V Greenman and H M Kinsley.
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M. A. Dickerson
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Corner Stone Laid for New Campanile in Venice
In Venice on April 28 a ceremony marked the laying of the corner stone of a new campanile to replace the collapsed historic edifice. The event in the Doges palace courtyard featured addresses by representatives of historical societies art teachers and other Italian organizations. The tower's cost is about a half million dollars.
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Doges Palace
Art Teacues
Italy
Chinese Minister Chen Tung Liang Guests at Delmonico Dinner
New York on April 23 reports the new Chinese minister Sir Chen Tung Liang K C MC pays his first New York visit since arrival. He is not unfamiliar to the city from earlier days at Andover and tonight he will be guest of honor at a Delmonico's dinner hosted by the American Asiatic Society.
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Delmonico's
American Asiatic Society
British Forces Defeated in Somaliland At Nayilode
In Somaliland near Nayilode the British force led by Col Plunkett was overwhelmed. Plunkett and 56 others including six captains, two lieutenants, two whites, 48 Sikhs and 124 Africans died. 24 British soldiers and one officer were killed overall. The Mad Mullah faction claimed a decisive victory as Royal forces faced heavy casualties and a retreat to the main camp, with relief efforts under Col Swann mounted.
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Ayn Aden
Nayilode
Silade
Somaliland
War Office
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Furttnes
Cobb
Neutenant
Swann
Soma
Obbio
Postmaster General Removes Tyner Over Office Abuses
Washington April 23 Postmaster General Payne announces the immediate removal of James Tyner from the post of attorney-general of the department amid accusations Tyner failed to curb office abuses. Tyner resignations followed earlier protests. An incident at night involved Mrs Tyner and others entering the assistant attorney-general’s office, removing papers and records after a safe was opened, prompting inspectors to demand their return. Payne will refer the matter to the attorney general for action.
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Payne
James Tyner
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Tyner
Barrett
Tytler
Friesland Fire Escape Sparks Narrow Voyage Danger
The American liner Friesland arriving from Philadelphia reported a close call at sea when a fire broke out in highly flammable cargo three days out from Liverpool. Captain Apfeld entered the hold amid smoke and led volunteers to fight the blaze for about 40 minutes until it was extinguished. Passengers remained unaware of the danger until after the flames were out.
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Friesland
Philadelphia
Apfeld
Duty on Corn Abolished After Boer War Costs
London April 23 Judge Day secretary of state for home affairs announced war costs at £217,000,000 and said peace cost nearly as much. He stated there is nothing alarming about the fall in consoles as they remain England's premier security. He announced the duty on corn would be abolished benefiting American farmers.
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London
Judge Day
Poisoned breakfast food kills Pensacola man
Pensacola news reports that Rol Morgan, recently ill, received a package of breakfast food on Monday. He ate less than a spoonful and died within an hour in horrible agony after analysis found half an ounce of strychnine in the package.
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Pensa- Cola
Pensacola
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Rol Morgan
Mall
Municipal League delegates discuss city governance topics
Detroit readers follow reports from the National Municipal League convention where delegates from St. Louis Cleveland Indianapolis Chicago Detroit Milwaukee and San Francisco debated municipal accounting under the new Ohio code and Chicago practices. President James Carter's address awaited tonight.
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Mich
National Municipal League
St. Louis
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Chicago
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Minneapolis
James ©. Carter
King Edward Arrives at Naples Aboard Royal Yacht
King Edward arrived in Naples aboard the royal yacht this morning to a 100 gun salute from the Italian Mediterranean squadron. About 300000 people gathered at the harbor to view his arrival. Authorities say the king spoke well but is in need of rest, and he asked that there be no naval review.
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Naples
Aril
Edward
Lee Returns as Missouri Lt Governor Plans Bribery Disclosure
Chicago reports that Missouri lieutenant governor Lee, who had been in hiding for a week, left for St. Louis to disclose all he knows about bribery in the legislature. The move follows intensified political pressure and promises of full testimony.
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Chicago
Tovernor Lee
St. Louis
Mundell Sentenced for Alba Post Office Robbery
Werbert J. Mundell, a youth from Alba Uma tilla county, pleaded guilty to robbing a post office to obtain gifts for his brothers. Judge Bollinger ordered three years at the Boys and Girls' Aid Society with hand labor, though likely lighter than standard hard labor. He was sent to Superintendent Hawley for care for a three year term under mandatory hard labor.
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Ald Society
Portland
Bellinger
Hawley
Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society
Mississippi Historical Society Opens Sixth Annual Meeting
Yazoo City Mississippi April 23 Visitors gather for the sixth annual Mississippi Historical Society meeting. The court house hosts a formal opening with an address of welcome to Congressman John Sharp Williams. Three sessions are planned for tomorrow with papers on Mississippi history. Gophera Will Dine in New York New York April 24 The Minnesota Society of New York plans its annual banquet at the Waldorf Astoria. The roster includes notable business and professional figures and speakers such as Albert Shaw editor of the Outlook. Oxford Cambridge Golf Contest Described April 24 The Oxford and Cambridge golfers agree on an annual meeting on the Sandwich links. The result is awaited as both teams prepare for a U.S. tour this summer with strong form and anticipated competition.
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Yazoo City
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Gophera
New York
Minnesota Society of New York
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Waldorf-Astora
Metropolis
Albert Shaw
Steview
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Oxford
Cambridge
Sandwich Links
United States
Panic Seized Stockholders Panic over receiver for property
Chicago April 23 A panicked result of a receiver appointment for Union Traction property yesterday. Small investors mostly widows dumped holdings as the market opened West Chicago preferred fell from 60 to 4 cents. Union Traction common opened at 7 and fell to 5. Union Traction preferred, once as high as 87 cents, sold today at 28.
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Union Traction
West Chicago
Union Traction Common
Archbishops Meet in Washington on Catholic Reforms
In Washington on April 24 the archbishops of the Catholic Church in the United States begin work, considering a revision of the Sunday school catechism, Indian education plans, and faith preservation among immigrant Catholics. This afternoon Cardinal Gibbons will lay the cornerstone of the Apostolic Mission House.
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United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Apostolic Mission House
Gomez Arrives in St Louis for Cuban Exhibit
General Maximo Gomez sails to St Louis on April 23 to prepare for the Cuban exhibit at the fair. He will coordinate events and oversee preparations with local organizers and Cuban officials.
Bright Spring Race Meeting Opens at Cumberland Park
Nashville Tenn April 23 The annual spring race meeting began at Cumberland Park with a bright outlook for the Tennessee Breeders Association. The course has been improved and filled with fast horses from major stables nationwide. The Cumberland Derby headlines opening day as the meet runs to May 2 featuring five stakes including the derby with 3000 added and the Citizens Handicap with 1600 added.
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Tenn
Cumberland Park
Tennessee
Pendleton Parents Plan to Move After Bond Defeat
A leading advocate of the defeated bond issue tells East Oregonian that three Pendleton residents living here to send children to school intend to move after last Monday's election. One will relocate to Walla Walla, another to Weston, and the third has not yet chosen a destination.
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Defendant Jim Somers Named in Meacham Bunkhouse Fire Suit
A suit brought by E. J. Wilbur for 156 dollars arising from the burning of a bunkhouse near Meacham mentions Jim Somers as the defendant. An earlier item omitted the defendant's name due to a typographical error. Somers is accused of overturning a stove to start the fire.
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Meacham
Jim Somers
Taxpayers Submit Assessments on Cash and Assets
Assessor Strain lists taxpayers who filed on the assessment roll including amounts of money notes and accounts. Bet appoint their Papmen seems to be a garbled line from the original text.
Oil Tank Explodes In Minneapolis Firem en unable to control flames
Explosion at the Northwest Star Oil Mill on Sixth Avenue kills and injures many. Twenty two people were in the building. five bodies recovered, seventeen missing. Ambulances and patrol wagons dispatched, nine more feared dead. Debris shows extensive destruction across the northern city section. An independent report confirms twenty two in the rig and five bodies found with numerous injuries. Paris report notes Jockey Ted Sloan and wife illness amid gossip of a past affair.
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WANTS YEARLING WETHERS FOR 6000 SHEEP BUYER
John Town of Great Falls Montana arrived to purchase 6000 yearling wethers at about 1.75 per head. He says market prices for wethers spoil buyers, cites government irrigation dam work near Mary's Lake, Milk River, with spend of two to three million dollars. Also reports Umatilla Abstract Co officers elected and a postponement of the Indies Odd Fellows anniversary celebration amid electric operations revamp.
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Great Falle
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Maguire
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Mary's Lake
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