Pittsburg Trolley Out of Control After Brake Fails
On Western avenue Pittsburg Railways car ran away on Federal street Allegheny smashing a carriage and wrecking a moving freight train after safety gates failed. About 45 passengers were injured though only one died. Names of those needing medical aid listed among many with cuts and bruises.
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Pittsburg
Western Avenue
Pittsburg Railways Company
Federal Street
Allegheny
Fort Wayne
H. Hirsch
Emma Lowe
J. E. Mitchell
Stephen Harrison
Bruce Harrison
C. A. Rider
Vassel Fell
John Booh
Clarence J. Cochran
Emma Booth
Stockton Avenue
Harry Cat-on
Saranac Struck Obstruction Near Milwaukee Run
A gale drove the Saranac from the Lehigh Valley line into a sunken uncharted obstruction between Milwaukee and Racine. The ship nearly broke in two, with twenty frames and deck beams damaged. Fire crews panicked. one man fainted and another, Richard Saurs, was confined for safety. Repairs in Chicago estimated at $20,000 and weeks of work.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Saranac
Lehigh Valley Line
Milwaukee
Racine
Richard Saurs
Marine Hospital
Sir Oliver Mowat Dies At 83 In Ontario Government House
Ottawa reports the death of Sir Oliver Mowat lieutenant governor of Ontario at Government House at age 83. He served as premier from 1872 to 1896 the longest continuous term for any Ontario leader and later as justice minister and lieutenant governor. He was a Father of Confederation.
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Ottawa
Ont
Oliver Mowat
Ontario
Government House
Oliver
Sir Oliver Mowat
British Empire
Murderous affray aboard the Chester leaves one dead
On the steamer Chester at St Louis four roustabouts quarrelled after pay. Pistols were drawn and two men fighting near the rail leaped overboard. Otis Price drowned while a companion swam ashore. The other wounded man was hospitalized and the uninjured assailant was jailed.
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St. Louis
Chester
Otis Price
Much Havoc by Gale in Berlin and Snow Storm Across Europe
Berlin reports a Sunday gale caused heavy damage on grounds and at Potsdam and the imperial wild park with 36 hours of snow ending today. Snow depths vary from two inches in Berlin to a yard in the Hartz highlands as meltwater floods streams. telegraph and road communications are seriously disrupted. In baseball, National League scores show Cincinnati 5 Cincinnati 4 with Pittburg, St Louis 5 Chicago 4, and other games. Boston 9 Philadelphia 4 in the morning.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Imperial Wild
Middle Europe
D.light
Hartz Highlands
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St Louis
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne man Peter Kline kills teen daughter then dies
In Fort Wayne Indiana at midnight Harry Kline also called Peter Kline shot May Jackson, a fourteen year old daughter of John Jackson, after assaulting her. The girl died from head wounds and Kline killed himself with a bullet to the temple. Kline, age forty, unmarried, had just inherited a $15 000 fortune after his father's recent death.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Harry Kline
Peter Kline
May Jackson
John Jackson
Kline
Color Line on the Ball Field
In a Harvard Georgetown baseball game at Washington on April 20 the Negro Mathews played shortstop for Harvard. Catcher Apperious and Manager Miller, both southerners, withdrew from the game amid mild protests from the crowd. Mathews nonetheless impressed the spectators with his brilliant plays and won them over.
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Washington
Harvard
Georgetown
Negro Mathews
Apperious
Miller
Metro
Mathews
United States Squadron Planned for May Visit to Kiel
Washington reports state that Germany showed interest in a visit by a U S naval squadron during naval maneuvers but no formal invitation was received. Emperors goodwill and Admiral Evans’ return influenced cordial talks yet drill plans blocked a Kiel stop for the North Atlantic squadron this summer.
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United States
Washington
Navy Department
Kiel
Bob
Admiral Evans
Asia
Kentucky
Emperor
Moody
le Hay Bh
William
Germany
North Atlantic
General Board
UK Navy to Attend Kiel Celebration Despite Route to Gibraltar
The Kentucky battleship, having traversed tropical waters and a long voyage, will not be diverted from its westward course to Gibraltar. The European squadron will move north to Kiel in time for the celebration, aligning with President Loubet’s Africa tour. The Navy aims to greet the French president, accepting a slight impact on our squadron’s routing.
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Evans
Kentucky
New York
Gibraltar
United States Navy
Kiel
Mediterranean
Marseilles
Loubet
Africa
Navy Department
United States
President Roosevelt Accepts Butte Hospitality Visit
Butte Montana April 20 President Roosevelt has accepted the invitation of Butte union labor to be their guest part of the time during his May 27 visit. In St Louis four feet glass sign fell from a third story, injuring five people including Mrs W S Stewart and daughter Edna, Berchard Hess, Henry Cramer, and John Moder. In Port Huron a chain break at Jenks shipyard caused a boiler weighing over a ton to crush Emery Wethy to death and badly injure Charles Strong. Wethy’s head was crushed to a pulp.
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Butte
Mont
Rooosevelt
Union Labor Union
Hart
St. Louis
Broadway
W. S. Stewart
Edna
Berchard Hess
Henry Cramer
John Moder
Port Huron
Mich
Jenks
Emery Wethy
Charles Strong
Wethy
President Mitchell Returns to Lead Anthracite Talks
President Mitchell of the mine workers returned to Indianapolis after a brief family stop at Spring Valley Illinois and then proceeded to the anthracite field to interpret the award of the anthracite commission for the miners.
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Mitchell
Indianapolis
Spring Valley
Ills
May pay the dividends in northern case
Federal Judge Sanborn granted a petition by the Northern Securities Company and the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways to suspend the recent decree to permit the railroads to pay regular May dividends to the Securities Company. The decision does not affect other portions of the decree while the appeal to the Supreme Court proceeds, likely to be defined next November.
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St. Paul
Sanborn
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
Securities Company
Supreme Court
U States
Several Die in a Wreck in Jamestown Erie Train Disaster Shocks Town
An Erie railroad west bound freight coupling failed at Red House at 4 AM, triggering a collision with an east bound New York Chicago Limited. The passenger train derailed and burned, killing several including two women and a child, with many others injured. Several passengers are missing or unidentified. Local crews rushed to Salamanca hospital to treat the injured.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Redhouse
Hotchkiss
Youngstown
Salamanca Hospital
N.S. McCreac
Mansfield
Ohio
Frank Barhite
HR. S. Hutchkins
Meadville
Inquiry to begin into coal merger by ICC in New York
Acting on Attorney General Knox advice the Interstate Commerce Commission will open an inquiry in New York tomorrow into the proposed merger of coal roads. The step follows discussions on consolidating lines to streamline coal transport.
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New York
Knox
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coal Roads
Forced lockout in all collieries at Shenandoah Pa
Shenandoah April 20. Due to workers refusing full eight hour shifts the Philadelphia and Reading coal company ordered a lockout at all collieries in the district. Over 6,000 workers affected.
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Shenandoah
Philadelphia & Readjing Oeal Company
Outlaw Slain After Barricaded Stand in Bakersfield
Bakersfield April 20. City Marshal Packard and Deputy Tibbets were fatally or mortally wounded as outlaw James McKinney resisted arrest in a Chinese joss house. McKinney was killed after a prolonged exchange of gunfire. several officers and a bystander were hurt or killed. A second item from Ravenna reports Herman Muehlbach, an eccentric farmer, barricading his home and firing on authorities, ending without injuries after a drawn battle.
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Bakersfield
Cal
T. J. Packard
Outlaw McKinney
James McKinney
Tibbets
Packard
Kelly
Kern
Collins
Tula
Leavin
Arizona
Will
Burt Tibbitts
Gus Tower
McKinney
Hal
Hulse
Ravenna
Neb
Herman Muehlbach
Hinman
Muelhbach
Muehlbach
Wisconsin Hotel Destroyed by Fire in Grand Rapids
Fire from a furnace gutted the Dixon hotel in Grand Rapids Michigan area. Guests escaped by jumping from third story windows and Joseph Whitney sustained slight injuries. Large losses reported. The same date reports Henry Tierman, Milwaukee promoter, missing and sailing for Honduras amid debt and extradition concerns. Also Chicago finds Pyott foundry and Chicago Candy Company stock and building losses totaling about 60 000 with insurance. Federal notice urges strict handling of mail and supplies amid smallpox prevalence nationwide.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Dixon Hotel
Joseph Whitney
Foundry Company
Chicago
Pyott Foundry Company
Chicago Candy Company
Candy Company
Indicted Senators Furnish Bonds In Missouri
Senators B L Matthews and Charles A Smith presented bonds of 3000 each in Jefferson City for appearance in the U S district court in July. Indictments accuse them of taking 1000 bribes from D J Kelley to oppose the alum baking powder bill as members of the criminal prudence committee two years ago. they deny the charges.
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Jefferson City
B. L. Matthews
Charles A Smith
Grand Jury
United States Ant Court
D. J. Kelley
Senate
General Assembly
Lightning strikes entire family at West Point farm
West Point Neb April 20 During a thunderstorm near here lightning struck the farm house of Fred Sendgreff All the occupants father mother and four children were badly burned and rendered unconscious The father managed to drag his wife and three children from the flames but could not save one child whose charred body was later found in the ruins
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West Point
Neb
Here
Fred Sendere
Sendgreff
Body found in barrel identified as Benedetto
New York police announced the body recovered from a barrel last Thursday is that of X ma Benedetto a 40 year old man from 47 Trenton avenue Buffalo The identification was confirmed by Joseph De Prima his brother in law now incarcerated at Sing Sing prison
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New York
McGlusk
X Ma Benedetto
Trenton Avenue
Buffalo
Joseph de Prima
Benedetto
Sing Sing
Post Office Scandal Expands Across Nation
Washington reports the postoffice probe widening as detectives trace a vast scam. Leaders like George W. Beavers and A W Machen face charges, with suspected graft and extravagance tied to typewriters, mail boxes, and other supplies. Investigators cite $500,000 wasted on flimsy mail boxes and overpriced painting.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Post Office
George W. Reavers
A.W. Machen
Beavers
United States
A. W. Machen
Warning to Emigrants on Alaska Yukon Prospects
Berlin April 2. Walter Wensky German consul at Dawson warns against emigrating to the Yukon district especially Tanana noting vast distances in Alaska severe cold scarce work wage declines from 1 dollar to 40 cents and high food prices He says law and order on the Canadian side contrasts with Tanana in the United States where only large capitalists may prosper and naturalization may be required for prospecting though land purchases are allowed. Bayside heard ceremony Dublin Indiana April 20 George H Barnhill and Ida Metheny Nashville Ind surprised friends by using a telephone to hear their marriage ceremony from Rev C P Hanna’s home seven miles east of Nashville. The couple’s party told listeners to hold the phone to hear the minister. In Houghton Michigan April 20 the steamer J M Nichol arrived from Portage Lake after 24 hours ice bound marking the season’s first boat arrival.
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Berlin
Walter Wensky
Dawson
Lokal Angzeiger
Yukon
Tanana
Alaska
United States
Cape Nome
Dublin
Ind
George H. Barnhill
Ida Metheny
Nashville
C. P. Hanna
Houghton, Mich
J. M. Nichol
Portage Lake
Tornado Roars Through St. Paul Kansas Wreckage In Neosha County
Topeka Kansas reports a tornado struck St. Paul in Neosha County Saturday night. It destroyed extensive property and injured five people, four of whom are not expected to recover.
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Topeka
Kans
St. Paul
Neosha County
All Inmates Escape From Burning Institute
Brantford Ontario reports that all inmates of the Indian Institute which burned last night escaped uninjured. Also: Henry White denies a New York rumor about his daughter’s engagement to Lord Howard de Walden. Governor Yates visits Ringling Bros. circus in Chicago. Charles P. Squires dies suddenly aboard a train at Albia Iowa.
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Brantford
Ont
Indian Institute
London
Associated Press
Henry White
United States
New York
Lord Howard de Walden
Chicago
Yatea
Ringling Bros.’ Circus
Coliseum
Burlington
Charles P. Squires
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Albia
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Limited Hits Freight
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Tulare County
Randsburg
Tom Sears
Porterville
Billy Lyon
John Willis
Kingman
A. T
Charles Blakey
Roy Winchester
Wisconsin
Herman Salis
Honduras
New Orleans
Henry Tierman
Puerto Cortez
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Post Office Department
Missouri
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