Emperor Kwang Su Urgently Wanted to Return to Pekin
Pexih April 14. Japanese Minister Komoura Yutaro and General Yamaguchi pressed Prince Ching for the immediate return of Emperor Kwang Su to Pekin with 20 000 troops to quell Manchuria disturbances. Li Hung Chang was notified similarly. The note warns that if troops cannot be sent, an international force may be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pexih
Komoura Yutaro
Yamaguchi
Prince Ching
Kwang Su
Pekin
Manchuria
China
Li Hung Chang
Mongolia
Tung Fu Hsiang
Grace Lawrence Confession Drives High Drama in Pennsylvania Town
Grace Lawrence, 17, in jail awaiting a preliminary hearing after confessing to blackmail. Police expect corroboration from witnesses and anticipate arrests of four prominent men. a friend will testify to many details and a man duped out of 500 dollars will appear with receipts. Ministers discussed the case in sermons as authorities prepare further revelations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Grace Lawrence
Grace
19 Year Old Girl Puzzles Police After Suicidal Claim
Annie Ulrich, 19, of Chadwick Street, reportedly drank laudanum to end her life, but doctors found no poisoning. She was unconscious at Delaware Avenue and Walnut Street, recovered, then discharged. She later vanished and was found again unconscious at Sixth and Sansom Streets with a laudanum bottle nearby.
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Annie Ulrich
South
Chadawick Street
Delaware Avenue
Walnut Streets
Third
DeLancey Streets
Pennsylvania Hospital
Girl Suspected of Poisoning Feigns Suicide to Gain Attention
A girl, taken to Pennsylvania Hospital, shows no poisoning symptoms but remains hysterical. She has run away from home multiple times and once sought work as a servant. She returned to her father's home Saturday night while the family was away, leading her father to suspect she feigned suicide to gain sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Hospital
Young American Randolph Martinsen Released After Boer Arrest
Paris report states Randolph Martinsen, son of a railroad president, was captured by the British as a Boer captive, released as an American pledged not to fight, later arrested on Boer agent suspicions at Lorenzo Marques. He secured release through the American chargé d affaires and prepared to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lishbon
Lorenzo, Marquez
Randolph Martinsen
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Lorenzo Marquez
Martinson
John Blake
Trish
London Daily Mail
Lorenzo Marques
Associated Press
Martinsen
United States Army
Lisbon
Zaire
Camden Police Raid Captures 25 at Columbia Boat House
Camden police raided the Columbia boat house at the foot of Cooper avenue East Side taking 25 men into custody. Capt. Albert and a police squad nabbed drinkers and gamblers before Justice Sasse who fined each man 3 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Boat House
Cooper Avenue
East Side
Camden
Albert
Justice Sasse
Scranton Men Die in Gas Leak at Ashland House New York
Special Telegram to The Times reports George T. Buckley and P. J. Sweeney found unconscious from illuminating gas in room at Ashland House in New York. They died within half an hour. Police call it an accident. Buckley registered Saturday night, no baggage, found on top floor. Gas from stove suspected after top floor odor noted by watchman Frederick Fisher.
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New York
George T. Buckley
P. J. Sweeney
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Scranton
Ashland House
Twenty-fourth Street
Fourth Avenue
Reom
Frederick Fisher
Buckley
Sweeney
Engine strikes crowded trolley at Twenty first and Washington
An engine on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad collided with a Morris and Tasker street trolley at Twenty first street and Washington avenue around 7 last night injuring two women and two children and scattering about twenty passengers. Mrs Susan Shipley and her children Tilly and Isabel aged 7 and 9, and Mrs John Wilkman were cut by glass and bruised. All rode home after the damaged car was removed. Conductor Maurice White and motorman Joseph Pierce were identified. freight engine conductor KE Brannon and engineer Charles Moore also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore
Twenty-first Street
Washington Avenue
Morris and
Tasker Streets
Susan Shipley
Pierce Street
Tilly
Isabel
John Wilkman
Tasker Street
Maurice White
Morris Street
Joseph Pierce
Nahle Street
KE. A. Brannon
Charles Moore
Tragic double shooting ends with husband's suicide
Mrs. Kate Pitt was shot by her husband Harry Pitt late last night and lies in grave danger at home. Thomas Welsh, a helper in the Pitt household, is hospitalized with multiple wounds. The assailant, a beer trader, attacked over whisky, then shot the two victims and killed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kate Pitt
Harry Pitt
Thomas Welsh
Pitt
Mrs Nation Arrested for Obstructing Streets in Kansas City
Mrs Carrie Nation was arrested in Kansas City Missouri on charges of obstructing the street and held in the police station in a patrol wagon. She posted a $6 cash bond for release and faces a police court trial tomorrow after lecturing in Kansas City Kansas and touring downtown saloons with a gathering of about a thousand people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Carrie Nation
Twelfth
Walnut Streets
Three Die, One Injured In Lehigh Valley Crossing Crash
At a Wilkes Barre grade crossing a Buffalo express struck a group returning to the O Connell home. Morris O Connell, his wife, and Mrs Cramer were killed. Frank Cramer survived with minor injuries. Coroner to hold inquest.
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Frank Cramer
Cramer
Bradford County
O'Connells
Hearse From Trolley Carries Former Conductor to Grave
Funeral procession for Conductor William Walker moves from his home at 576 Mt. Vernon Street Camden to Evergreen Cemetery. A black draped trolley car he once operated, furnished by Camden and Suburban Railway, led the burial train. Walker died last Thursday after being crushed between two cars at Kaigha Avenue ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walker
Mt. Vernon Street
Camden
Evergreen Cemetery
Camden and Suburban Railway Company
Walker
Kaigha
Avenue
Fire attack on Jesuit convent in Aveiro Portugal
Dispatches from Lisbon report an incendiary attempt to burn the Jesuit convent at Aveiro Portugal. Police extinguished the flames. no suspects have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Madrid
Lisbon
Aveiro
Girl Stricken With Hydrophobia After Seven Years
Rhoda Merrill fourteen year old daughter of Elias Merrill judge of the Orphans Court at Lonaconing in Maryland is suffering from hydrophobia in a violent form. She was bitten by a dog seven years ago when the animal was in a fit and the wound healed without incident until Tuesday. The girl has become so violent that it took strong men to restrain her and a neighbor was scratched. The dog remains alive on a Frostburg man's property.
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the Times
Cumberland
Rhoda
Elias Merrill
The
Orphans’ Court
Savage River
Lonaconing
Frostburg
Teeth Swallowing Mishap Figures In Dinner Dash
Joseph Shallcross a 22 year old resident of 5842 Vine Street swallowed several false teeth during a hurried dinner. He rushed to Presbyterian Hospital seeking treatment to recover the teeth from his stomach and avert possible complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shallcross
Vine Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Smith Memorial Promised Nearing Completion at Fairmount Park
Work at the Smith Memorial on the Forty first street entrance moves quickly toward completion. Wings and side columns are nearly finished while quarried stone delays receding. Architect Windrim plans a final finish with tall busts of notable men and generals along the driveway. The foundations were laid a year ago and the project is expected to finish soon.
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Forty-first Street
Fairmount Park
Windrim
Wife shot by husband in Morrisville incident
James Tobin a Morrisville resident shot his wife this afternoon. He claims the shooting was accidental while the wife says it was deliberate. The couple had a history of separations and reconciliations. They went out walking when she alleges he fired two shots hitting her neck area. Tobin made no effort to react immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Morrisville
N. J
James Tobin
Tobin
Charged With Murder Poison Plot In Lisbon Farmer Case
Morris Illinois April 14 Mrs William Clarke and a hired man are under arrest charged with murdering by poison the Lisbon farmer husband. Four sons testified against their mother. Rat poison found in the house and a sizable amount in Clarke’s stomach. The farmer, sick with grip, worsened and died without timely medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris, Ill
William Clarke
Lisbon
Clarke
Body found in Delaware River near Washington Avenue Wharf
The unidentified man was discovered floating in the Delaware River by the Stokley crew. He showed no signs of violence and likely fell or jumped overboard after several days in the water. Clothing included a dark cutaway suit, heavy overcoat, red striped shirt, white collar, and dark striped necktie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware River
Washington Avenue Wharf
Stokley
Steyn Advises Boers to Surrender Amid Health Decline
Reports from Bloemfontein say former President Steyn’s health has deteriorated and he has urged all Boers in the commando to surrender at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloemfontein
Steyn
Korea to Fortify Coastlines Against Invasion
A dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Korea plans thirty two coast fortresses to deter a possible Japanese invasion. The note is dated April 15 and relayed via London. In Cape Town on April 14 authorities report no rise in bubonic plague progress with five cases daily and 152 fatalities since the outbreak began.
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London
Korea
Daily Mall
St. Petersburg
Cape Town
Shortest Route to Pinehurst Pinehurst Atlanta by Train
Brief travel notice advertising two daily trains with dining cars and through sleeping car service to South ern Pines Pinehurst Camden Atlanta and the Southwest. Office located at 30 South Third Street.
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Southern Pines
Pinehurst
Camden
Atlanta
Southwest
South Third Street
Italian squadron sails from Toulon after Franco Italian festivities
The Italian squadron under the Duke of Genoa departed Toulon following last week’s Franco Italian celebrations. The group participated in joint festivities and then set sail, signaling a shift in post‑festival naval movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
Duke of Genoa
Weather Forecast For Eastern States And New York
The United States Weather Bureau report covers Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Western Pennsylvania Eastern New York and Western New York. It predicts rain Monday with cooler conditions and winds brisk from the north followed by Tuesday fair weather in many areas and occasional rain in northern portions.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
City Police Log Sparked by Mixed Night Incidents
The report lists several incidents from Saturday night including Alexander Crate of 3217 Locust street found dead from laudanum overdose. Matthew Rommel of 1627 North Alder street attacked with epilepsy near Eighth and Oxford and sent to St Josephs Hospital. William Badger 46 fell from a car at Broad and Girard, treated at St Josephs. A blaze from an empty house on Boudinot Street caused $300 in damages. Robert Pickering of 112 Pollard street charged with striking Herman Potts head with a bat. bail set at $600. John Martin of 2655 East Clearfield Street, an engineer at Foerderers glue factory, burned by steam pipe explosion. Epilogue notes Jeremiah Fraley fractured skull after fall from a rafter died at St Marys.
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Alexander Crate
Locust Street
Matthew Rommel
North Alder Street
Eighth
Oxford Streets
St. Joseph's Hospital
William Badger
Broad Street
Girard Avenue
Boudinot Street
Allegheny Avenue
Robert Pickering
Pollard Street
Herman Potts
Laurel Street
Fletcher
John Martin
East Clearfield Street
Foerderer
Bridesburg
Episcopal Hospital
Jeremiah Fralley
Richmond Street
Otis Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Married in an Ice House in Maryland
George Boyer and Lilly Lipscomb of Hendricks West Virginia obtained a Garrett County Maryland marriage license and, guided by Rev. Jonas Fike, eloped across the Potomac to wed in W H Gilbert’s ice house at Dobbin Maryland. A rainstorm forced the unconventional ceremony on the sawdust floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
W. H. Gilbert
Maryland
Dobbin
W. Va
George Boyer
Lilly Lipscomb
Hendricks
Garrett County
Jonas Fike
Mr. Gilbert
Tailors of William Penn Offer Made to Measure Goods
The Tailors of William Penn advertise a show of fine imported and domestic woolens for men's wear claiming a superior collection. They guarantee a perfect fit or no pay and promise the lowest charges for made to measure clothes of this class.
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William Penn
Suits at $25 spark town talks with many styles
A local shop touts over 200 suit styles priced from 20 to 40 dollars. They advertise business and day dresses, full dress suits, and silk lined tuxedo jackets to measure, offering value beyond typical prices.
Fine Suits Sale Slashes Prices at Perry & Co
A New York maker’s fine suits, valued up to 20 dollars, are offered at ten dollars each in a closing-out sale by Perry & Co at 1620 Chestnut Street. The store touts 34 styles, with alterations at cost and no window displays during the sale.
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Military
M. de Giers
Tien Tsin
Girl
Chadwick Street
Sixth and
Sansomers
Wil
Columbia’ Boat House
Mrs. Nation
Kansas
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley
Morris O'Connell
Mrs
Prank Cramer
Fast Express
Buffalo Express
O'Connell
Mrs. Cramer
Mrs. O'Connell
Daisy Leiter
Spencer Eddy
India
Vicerine
Curzon
Mr. Eddy
Chicago
Leroy
Joe Leiter
Grand Duke
Michael
Russia
Shallcross
SMITH
Bojy
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Italy
Salis
United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
City News
Elopers
Wa. H. Wanamaker
Perry
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