Desperate Prison Break Ends in two Killed at Canon City
In Canon City Colorado prisoners attempted a mass escape from the state penitentiary. Two convicts Harry Brophy and Andrew Johnson died, two others and a guard wounded. Brophy used an improvised key to free inmates, then fired on guards as dynamite was readied. Warden Tynan and guards chased the fugitives, with Bradley wounded inside a cell.
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Canon City
Colo
State Penitentiary
Harry Brophy
Andrew Johnson
John Bradley
W. J. Williams
Emery
Brophy
Johnson
Bradley
Williams
John Miller
Willames
Willams
Walla
Tynan
Warden Tynan
Russell
Miller
Treasury probe to extend to all branches
Washington April 26 An extension of the customs house inquiry to all branches of the Treasury Department was announced today. The United States appraisers stores at New York will be the next bureau to undergo probing. There are no charges of irregularities. the investigation is a precaution to ensure present appraisal methods protect revenues.
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Washington
Customs House
Treasury Epartment Service
United States
New York
Department
Roosevelt to Open Congressional Campaign Speech
Washington April 26 Colonel Roosevelt will be asked to deliver the opening speech of next fall's congressional campaign on June 28. This marks his first political address in America since retiring from the presidency. The invitation comes from the National Republican League.
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Washington, D. C
Report on Aero Plane Flight Fails to Verify
Dijon France April 26. The yesterday report of Count Decatore making an air plane flight with a passenger from Mouremelon to 16 kilometers beyond Dijon about 140 miles is proved untrue.
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Dijon
France
Count Decatore
Mouremelon
Albanian Revolt Depths Into Civil War, Officials Say
Constantinople April 26 government officials admit Albanian revolt has assuming civil war proportions. Sixty thousand Albanian rebels and government troops wage war with both sides receiving reinforcements before week’s end. Reports of heavy fighting issued from both factions.
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Constantinople
Atrockhee
Thousands of Armenians Face Starvation Across Cilicia
Cable from Armenian relief officials in Constantinople warns of extreme need in Marash and Zeltoun, where 12000 people may die before harvest without aid. Cilicia’s devastation by last year’s massacres has left widows and orphans destitute, prompting an appeal for funds and a goal of 10000 dollars to feed the starving.
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New York
Armenian Relief Committee
Constantinople
Marash
Zeltoun
Hich Jandere
Cillela
Adna
Aleppo
Turkey
Cilicia
International Committee
Comet Halley Grows Head and Tail in Carnegie View
Pasadena observers at Carnegie observatory report Halley's comet showing a larger head and a tail about fifteen million miles long. The head seems to be growing, and the pale yellow color is noted. The comet is visible for about forty minutes each morning from the observatory, with the appearance evolving as it nears perihelion.
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Pasadena
Cal
Halley
Adientiste
Carnegie Observatory
Jury awards Kearney damages after train fall
Clarence Kearney's suit against O HR and Coe for injuries from a May train fall ends with a 2060 verdict after a long wait. Jury, split 9 to 3, awarded damages despite offers to settle at 2000 and allegations of a door left open causing the fall at the depot.
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Mad
Clarence Kearney
Kearney
Payload Company
Husband killed, widow dies of broken heart in Seattle
Mrs Alexander Hoffman, widow of Ned Hoffman, whose husband died last week in an accident at Union Oil company yards, died today. Grief-stricken she declared she wanted to die and, already a tuberculosis patient, suffered a hemorrhage and was found dead in her hotel room this morning.
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Seattle
Alexander Hoffman
Union OM Company
Ned
Resignation Stirs Idaho Over Land Board Graft Claims
Governor Brady says M J Church admitted agreeing to take 2500 dollars from irrigation promoters if the land board approved their project under the Carey act. Promoters deny bribes, claiming such payments were customary for irrigation interests. Church cites alleged graft by other land board members as his reason, with further disclosures anticipated as the governor vows a full inquiry.
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Land Board
Church
Boise
M. J. Church
Iound Board
Brady
Spokane Teacher Commits Suicide in Hotel Room
Spokane dispatch reports Ros ie Raumberger a former Metaline Washington schoolteacher aged 4 from Bind Town shot herself in a hotel room at 11 this morning. She arrived in Spokane last Wednesday and had torn a note intended for sister Miss Mabel Baumberger Portland Oregon. Fairley the room occupant said he knew her since last August and had met her in Metaline seeking work.
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Rosie Raumberger
Bind
Métaline
Waeh
J. B. Fairley
Brug Oompie
Fairley
Mabel Baumberger
Seventh Street
Portland
Ore
Miss Baumberger
Metaline
Aberdeen mill worker dies after a ladder fall
Aberdeen Wash April 26 Peter Lent a millwright is dead today from a two foot fall from a step ladder at the mill Lent fell backward breaking his neck in the accident Authorities reported the fatal incident occurred at the mill and the victim was identified as Peter Lent a local worker
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Aberdeen
Wash
Peter Lent
Lent
Nik Neck
Hughes Named to Supreme Court Seat in Taft Move
Washington reports Governor Charles E Hughes of New York will join the U S Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Brewer's death. Taft has nominated and Hughes accepted. confirmation expected. Hughes delays taking office until October, staying in the gubernatorial post until then.
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New York
Supreme Bench
Justice Brewer
Hughes
Washington
Charles E. Hughes
Taft
Senate
Sinc
Campaisen
Sorety Wetten
Supreme Court
Huches
Root
Albany
Republican State Organization
Pendleton records warmest April day on record
Yesterday set Pendleton’s warmest April reading as 90 plus degrees. Previous April highs included 92 in 1904 and 86 in 1996, with broad mentions of nearby cities like Walla Walla also hitting historic highs as heat spread across the Northwest.
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Pendleton
Pereteeion
Mercury
Walla Walla
Wooten
Man shoots father in law then kills self over kiss permit
In St Louis on April 26 Joseph Flaherty 26 shot and killed his father in law Charles Schneider after firing at his wife missing her and then shot himself in the head. The motive cited was his wife’s separation and his wish to kiss their baby.
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St. Louis
Joseph Flaherty
Charles Schneider
Legislature backs direct election of U.S. senators
Boston Mass April 24 The lower house of the legislature this afternoon adopted a resolution favoring a federal constitutional amendment providing for direct election of United States senators.
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Boston
Mas
United States
Kingsland Ends Life After Family Quarrel in St Louis
Philip H. Kingsland a 62 year old former president of a gas engine company and prominent St Louis family member died by his own hand yesterday afternoon after a quarrel with his son authorities said he shot himself at his home in Kingland square hospital reports said his death followed a domestic dispute his family and associates described him as a respected businessman and civic figure in the city
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Kingland
St. Louis
Austrian Diplomat Sails Home From New York
Baron Louis Ambrozy the Austrian charge affairs sailed for home from New York on April 26 after being succeeded in Washington by Baron TLoewenthal-Linau.
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New York
Baron Louis Ambrozy
Washington
Baron Tloewenthal-Linau
Dr Temple Buys Basler Property on Main Street
Dr A L Temple purchased the Minn Street property of Joseph Basler for 15000 dollars. The 50 foot frontage sits on Main Street north of the Hotel St George with a 90 to 100 foot depth. Temple may add a second story and consider using the building for theatre purposes. the current one story structure previously housed a furniture store.
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Dr. AL. Temple
Minn Street
Joseph Basler
Main Street
St. George
Mr. Basler
Cottonwood Street
Dr. Temple
Joe Bieler
Graham Furniture Store
Taft Carnegie Dedicate Howard University Library
President Taft and Andrew Carnegie spoke at the dedication of the new Carnegie Library at Howard University before a congress of Negro educators. Taft noted laying the cornerstone nearly a year ago and praised Carnegie as a benefactor, while Carnegie urged students to educate themselves and claim their place with the white man to solve the problem.
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Taft
Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Carnegie
Howard University
Testimony allege doctor destroyed medicines after attack
Kansas City April 26 witness Elizabeth Gordon a nurse recounted illness circumstances of Col Swopes family on the stand in Dr Hyden case Dr Twyman family physician of the Swopes testified he destroyed all medicines prescribed by Dr Hyde after Margaret Swope suffered a convulsion following the medicine given by Dr Hyde Mise Gordon said Margaret had typhoid when Hyde gave her medicine and soon showed symptoms similar to Col Swone
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Kansas City
Colon Swope
Elizabeth Gordon
Dr. Hyde
Twyman
Swopes
Margaret Swope
Mise Gordon
Margaret
Lost Steamer Morcate Sighted After Storm Loss
The pleasure steamer Morcate carrying a society crowd was spotted today beyond Lake Pontchartrain. It was believed to have been lost in a storm, but has now been located safe.
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New Orleans
Lake Ponchartrain
Taft to Tours Midwest Pressed for Noninsurgent Speech
President Taft outlines a western tour with Secretary Knox leaving Washington Friday. Stops include Buffalo on Saturday, Pittaburgh on Sunday, St Louis by May 4 for a Farmers’ convention address. Do not criticize insurgents in speeches.
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Highi
Middle West
Knox
Washington
Buffalo
Pittsboro
St. Lovnise
Party
Taft
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
Pittaburg
Musical Festival Association
St. Louis
Farmers’ Convention
Roosevelt would not have approved Taft railroad bill
Washington April 26 Senator Clapp Republican Minnesota attacked the railroad bill as a Taft administration attempt to dictate legislation. He said Roosevelt never sent such a bill to Congress and never dictated, he stood for concrete sentiment of the people and proposed laws to meet it. He stated Republicans have fallen on strange times when a party member cannot discuss national questions.
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Washington
Taft
Clapp Republican
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Congress
Heinze contest over juror questions in Heinze trial
The defense and prosecution clashed over prospective jurors questions about ties to Standard Oil and the Amalgamated Copper company. Prosecutors objected while Stanchfield defended them, saying those firms had fought Heinze for years for Montana copper field control and potential prejudice could exist in jurors with such affiliations.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinge
Standard of Company
Stanchfield
Standard Oil and Amalgamated Copper Company
Heinze
Montana
Morgan's Daughter Plans Frisco Women League
Anna Morgan daughter of a great financier plans to meet labor leaders in San Francisco to organize working women into a league aimed at improving their condition. A meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night to perfect the organization.
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San Francisco
Anna Morgan
Candy Makers Summoned in Pure Food Law Hearing
A group of candy manufacturers were summoned to Washington on April 26 to face officials enforcing the federal pure food law. The hearing concerns alleged varnishing of cheap candles with shellac to give striped sticks a shine that attracts children.
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Washington
Elgin Board Sets Butter Quotation at 29 Cents
The Elgin board of trade today fixed butter at 29 cents a pound, down three cents from last week. The session proceeded with perfect harmony as members agreed on the new price.
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Elgin
Elgin Board of Trade Today
Ministers Plan Campaign to Stop Jeffries Johnson Fight
Cincinnati April 26 Methodist ministers launch a national movement to prevent the Jeffries Johnson bout set for July 4. They urge all churches to use influence to avert the fight which they call a national disgrace and calamity to the nation’s moral life.
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Cincinnati
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