Youth of 14 Admits That He Is Slayer
Elgin Illinois April 21 Herman Coppes fourteen year old paroled from St Charles reform school confessed to killing Mrs Manny Sleep and her two children at the Sleep farm near Elgin He said he shot Mrs Sleep for no reason while the children witnessed then killed them with a hatchet to prevent disclosure Bodies were found in a cistern beneath the kitchen Coppes is held for grand jury with possible execution on the table at Kane county authorities shift to probe possible relative involvement and life insurance mortgage motives
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St. Charles Reformatory
Yesttrday
Maud Sleep
Hmve
Chicago
Klein
Coppes
Geneva
Aurora
Kane County
Reform School
St. Charles
Margaret Dwyer
Cappes
Miss Dwyer
Papir
Manny Sleep
Sleep Farmhouse
Elgin
Sleep
Weather Outlook for Rock Island and Vicinity
The forecast through 7 p m tomorrow calls for generally fair and warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday across Rock Island Davenport Moline and nearby areas. Temperatures will rise to around 44 at 7 a m with a 57 high yesterday and 46 low last night. The wind will be light at 7 mph, no precipitation, humidity 28 percent at 7 p m and 49 percent at ws m. Stage of water stands at 9.7 with a 5 inch decline in the last 48 hours. Forecaster J M Sherier notes astronomical events including Venus Saturn visible in the evening and Mercury Jupiter Mars in the morning with Serpens rising near the east.
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Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Half Million in Belgium Strike Reaches Second Week
Brussels reports the general strike for equal suffrage in Belgium has grown to nearly a half million, with the movement gaining recruits and a cheerful worker mood. Violence remains rare, but many telegraph wires are cut and the war minister plans to commandeer carrier pigeons if needed.
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Ultimatum to Montenegro Aims to End Scutari Troop Move
Antivari Montenegro April 21. An ultimatum from the commander of the international fleet warns that if Montenegro does not withdraw troops from Scutari immediately the fleet will land troops at Antivari Dulcigne San Giovanni and Di Medua. The officer arrived at Cattaro to deliver the demand. Athens Aprilaes A Balkan allies reply endorses mediation with Turkish and allied talks to defer decisions on Aegean islands Thrace frontiers and Albania.
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Cattinje
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Balkan
Turkey
Aegean Sea
Thrae
Albania
Pope Showers Of Flags Mark Rome Anniversary
Rome April 21 The pope spoke brighter but still coughed and rested in an armchair before closed windows. He saw the Piazzale of Pietro alive with crowds for Rome’s 2,663rd anniversary, noting age and decline while eager to resume work. Diet adjusted to rice Venetian style chicken and Bordeaux as doctors guard against exertion. Washington April 21 Congress to probe assault on Representative Sims by banker C C Glover. Alaska Governor Nominee Washington April 21 President nominates J E A Strong of Juneau as Alaska governor.
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Pietro
Marchiavafa
Washington, D. C
House
Sims
C. C. Glover
Alaska
Washington D C
J. E. A. Strong
Juneau
Uganda Steamer Sinks in Lake Michigan Near Mackinac Straits
The Uganda, a large wooden lake steamer loaded with grain, sank on Sunday night near the Straits of Mackinac after being crushed by ice. The vessel was bound from Milwaukee to Buffalo. The 22 crew members were rescued, with details reported by the Anna C. Minch.
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Wis
Uganda
Buffalo
Lake Michican
Straits of Mackinac
Anna C. Minch
Anti Alien Land Law Aimed at Japanese Reported
Sacramento leaders say a definite agreement was reached to enact an anti alien land law directed solely against the Japanese. The administration and legislature disclosed today that the measure would restrict land ownership by Japanese residents.
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Sacramento
Cal
Titanic Claims Reach 16.6 Million in New York Lawsuits
In New York on April 21, 651 claims totaling 16.6 million dollars were filed in federal district court against the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company for loss of life injuries and property in the Titanic disaster. The court rejected the Titanic owners' plea for limitation of liability, deciding British law would govern and likely push liability to about 3 million dollars.
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New York
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
United States
Gilchrist
Great Britain
Morgan Fortune Will Filed For Probate In New York
The will of J. P. Morgan was made public yesterday and filed for probate at 11 o clock this morning in New York. J. P. Morgan s son Herbert Satterlee W P Hamilton as sons in law and Lewis Cass Ledyard the Morgan attorney filed the papers.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Herbert Satterlee
W. P. Hamilton
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Morgan
Navy fleet to sail for Mediterranean in January visit Europe
Washington April 21. The American fleet will sail for the Mediterranean in January with about 20 warships bound for Europe. The force will be larger than the famed fleet that circled the globe, and returns will likely pass through the Panama Canal. The plan, tied to naval maneuver exercises, signals U.S. readiness in projecting power abroad.
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California alien bill clears path with governor’s approval
Reports from Sacramento indicate a bill exempting foreigners from citizenship tests has passed and awaits Governor Johnson’s signature. In Tokyo, reaction to the California bill shows diplomatic efforts to restrain agitators while nations seek to avoid conflict. The Morgan fortune estimate and probate issues highlight vast estates and inheritance tax questions. Legislative, social, and naval items weave through a day of diverse developments.
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Johnson
Tokio
Japan
California
Sacramento
Grass Fires Plague City Parks and Streets
Fire crews battled grass fires sparked by leaves on First Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues shortly after 1 PM. Earlier, woods on Twenty Fifth Street between Ninth and Thirteenth Avenues burned at 12 45 with strong winds delaying extinguishment.
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Eighth Avenues
Twenty-fifth Street
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Thirteenth Avenues
Mexico Seeks Explanation From Ambassador Over Consul
Mexico City April 21 Foreign Minister De La Barra asked the Mexican embassy in Washington for an explanation of Consul William Canada at Vera Cruz. He is accused of blocking the arrest and removal from a Ward line steamer of Dr Francisco Vesquez Gomez former minister of education who once financed the Madero movement and was involved with Zapata rebels.
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Mexico City
de la Barra
Washington
William Canada
Vera Cruz
Francisco Vesquez Gomez
Gomez
Madero
Pfanschmidt Guilty in Quadruple Murder Trial
Ray Pfanschmidt is found guilty of murdering four people including his sister and Emma Kaempen. Jury verdict shows death penalty. judge sets May 6 for motion. Trial drew notable local attention in Quincy Illinois as age twenty maiden son faces execution.
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Quincy, Ill
Ray Pfanschmidt
Emma Kaempen
Sampson G. Sparks
Camp Point
Williams
Beatty
Blanche Pfanschmidt
Pfanschmidt
Illinois
George Govert
Wilams
Charles
Mathilda Pfanschmidt
University of Ilinois
E. M. C. Kaempen
Adams County
End Treaty Plan Friends of No Tolls
Washington April 21 Abrogation of the Hay-Pauncefote and Clayton-Bulwer treaties is the aim of a Senate resolution by Senator Chamberlain to be referred to foreign relations. He argues abrogation speeds exposure of Britain’s tolls claim on Panama passage. Also notes government brief permission in state rate cases and cites Aaron by Jamison as Adams County death penalty case.
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Washington, D. C
Chamberlain
Senate
Great Britain
Bagis
Panama Canal
House
Foreign Relations Committee
McReynolds
Supreme Court
Texas
Commerce Court
Department of Justice
House Receives New Tariff Bill In Congress
The House reintroduced a Democratic tariff bill after caucus amendment and will take it up for general debate Wednesday. A caucus resolution would limit eight legislative days and two amendments per schedule, with two amendments to the bill as a whole. If passed, three weeks are expected for House consideration. Sereno Payne and Ways and Means Republicans argued the bill is unnecessary and could lower wages to foreign levels. The committee plans to meet later to endorse the bill and hearings will be granted to opposing senators on free wool and free sugar.
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Washington, D. C
House
Sereno Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Paris Bandits Go 10 Guillotine
In Paris this morning shortly before 6 o clock three auto bandits were executed by guillotine. Callemin and Soudy refused the offered glass of rum, while Mo nier declared I will not alcoholize myself.
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Callemin
Soudy
Monier
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