Explosion Aboard Fulton Near Delaware Breakwater
Philadelphia April 29 A submarine boat Fulton and convoy bound from New York to Norfolk reached Delaware breakwater this morning An explosion likely gasoline caused occurred soon after Fulton arrived Injured include Lieut Arthur McArthur Austrian navy Lieut Oscar Kohn C B Miner Harry Moore Charles Bechold Several others lightly hurt Injured taken to quarantine hospital Fulton not seriously damaged Cause of explosion remains a mystery
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Philadelphia
Fulton
New York
Norfolk
Delaware Breakwater
Arthur Mearthur
Oscar Kohn
C. B. Miner
Harry Moore
Charles Bechold
Everal
Fire Destroys Hagers Steel Plant in Madison Illinois
A large blaze in Madison Illinois destroyed the Hagers Steel plant, home to about four hundred workers. Damage is placed at 250000 with 100000 insured. The fire endangered nearby structures as crews from nearby cities fight to avert a wider blaze. fifteen Merchants' Terminal box cars were also burned.
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St. Louis
Hagers ® Steel Company
Madison
Illinois
Veniece
Granite City
Muavrli
Merchants’ Terminal Company
500 Men Are on Strike at Helena Montana
Helena Mont April 29 four strike is on at the East Helena smelter of the American Smelting and Refining company Five hundred men are out.
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Helena
Mont. Helena
Mont
East Helena
American Smelting and Refining Company
German Shipping Pact Raises Waves as White Star Deals Details Emerge
London April 29 The Shipping Gazette reports that White Star shares will be exchanged for those of a new company while German lines enter a ten year pooling pact. Parliament sets up a committee on subsidies and naval auxiliary steamers as Britain weighs the merger’s impact.
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London
the Shipping Gazette
White Star
Admiralty
Athaetic
Naval Service
Earl of Camperdown
Fitzgerald
Byles
Safford
R-Wn
Treasury and Post Office
House of Commons
Board of Trade
Gerald Balfour
Death of Russell the Actor at Richmond Hotel
Washington April 29 Russell the actor died at the Richmond hotel at 2 50 p m yesterday from perpetual hiccoughs. He had suffered from the ailment for some time and recently declined rapidly. Present were Mrs Russell Miss L Alice Russell Mr and Mrs Frederick S Berger and Edward S Rosenfeld. He was 54 and will be buried in Rock Creek cemetery near Washington.
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Washington
Sel Smith Russell
Richmond
Sol Smith Russells Sell
Russell
L. Alice Russell
Prederick
Berger
Edward S. Rosenfeld
Rock Creek Cemetery
Can’t Expel Them London Jesuits Case Fails Again
London April 29 Protestant Alliance attempts under George III act to expel Jesuits from England fail. The magistrate had refused two summonses claiming the act is obsolete. On appeal in the king’s bench division Lord Chief Justice Alvestone held the magistrate could refuse and a mandamus to compel was not issued.
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London
Protestant Alliance
England
George TV
Beneft
High Court of Justice
Lord Alvestone
MacArthur claims full responsibility for achievement
General Arthur MacArthur testified before the Senate Philippines committee in Washington on April 29. He described towns within American lines on February 5, 1909, and identified a copy of an order by General Luna for the Manila massacre. He insisted Funston bore no responsibility for methods used against Aguinaldo and said he accepted all accountability.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Philippines
Philippines
Arthur MacArthur
Luna
Manila
Patterson
Aguinaldo
Lacuna
MacArthur
Funston
Perpetual scales indorsed by National League
Philadelphia claims Napoleon Lajoie will stay with the National League club. A court decision upholds the reserve rule forcing deserters back, with actions to restrain others who left the league. Text also notes naval appropriations and labor convention developments at Wheeling and Washington.
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Philadelphia
Napsoleon Lajoie
Napoleon Lajoie
Court of Common Pleas
National Les
Lajoie
Bernhard
Fraser
Phillies
American League
National League
Run Off With Engine On Rail Line By Miners
Arel Phillips and Simon Kelley, two coal miners, rode a Pawnee Pacific locomotive from Pawnee toward Auburn after discovering an unmanned engine. They could not stop it, slept on the grass near the engine, and were later arrested by an Auburn pursuing party. Each man was fined $25 plus costs and is serving the sentence in jail.
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Springfield
Arel Phillips
Simon Kelley
Pawnee Pacific Railroad
Auburn
Pawnee
Phillips
Kelley
Texas Town Struck by Tornado Claims Five Dead
A Glenrose Texas message reports a tornado crossing Somervell County killing five and injuring forty. The storm isolates the town and destroys property. Names mentioned include Mrs. Carl Milan and a two year old, Rev. Ford, Miss Mae Connell, and a boy named Mudgrove among the injured.
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Dallas
Tex
Glenrose
Somervell County
Carl Milan
J. St. Milan
Mr. Ford
Methodist Church
Mae Connell
Mudgrove
North Sea gale costs many lives near Dunkirk
A French fishing fleet was lost in a powerful North Sea gale near Dunkirk with many sailors drowned. Separate Joliet Illinois incidents report two accidents at Illinois Steel Company plants injuring ten workers, five seriously, including possible fatal burns to Jerry Creighton.
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Dunkirk
Fra
Joliet
Ilinois Steel Company
Jerry Creighton
S Mexico? No, U S House Debate on Philippine War Sparks Outcry
Washington April 29. A heated house debate on agricultural appropriations featured a sharp denunciation of Gen Jacob Levented and harsh criticism of U S conduct in the Philippines. Speeches condemned water cure rumors, urged duty and moderation, and called for accountability for abuses while defending expansionist policy.
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Washington
Siile
Jacol Li
Smith
Biets
United States
Manset
Herod
Timour
Achilles
Calvary
Violent quarrel ends in gunfire near Whit suburb
A street fight in Whit left Tartar mortally wounded after a rapidly escalating confrontation with Kern. Both men drew revolvers and fired repeatedly at close range. Kern, slightly wounded in the side, was arrested.
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Tuid Heen
Tartar
Kern
Re King
Sam
Kentucky
Kern Re
Tartar Sant
Moody Nominated for Secretary of the Navy
Washington April 29 The president nominated William Mounty of Massachusetts to be secretary of the navy Other reported nominations include Evans for consul general to London following Osborne's death Also: Thunder the Winnebago drowned in the Mississippi while contending with Chief White Buffalo and Tom Roddy of Chicago seeks Winnebago chieftainship Five year pact reached between American Newspaper Publishers Association and key unions for arbitration starting May 1 1902 In Annapolis the Penn crew defeated the Middies first eight while the Middies second crew beat Penn’s freshmen crew
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Ross
United States
Ile
Germany
William TH. Mounty
Massachusetts
Navy
Evans
London
Osborne
Tadian
Slack Falls
Wis
Tom Thunder
Mississippi River
Buck
White Buffalo
Tom Roddy
Chicago
Thunder
Blackhawk
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
International Typographical Union
International Printing Pressmen’s Union
Annapolis
University of Pennsylvania
Middies
Pennsylvania
Queen Wilhelmina Improves Health at Castle Loo
Report from The Hague on April 20 says Queen Wilhelmina has improved enough to leave her bed briefly, with the queen mother expressing satisfaction with the progress. The update notes her residence at Castle Loo and continues to emphasize cautious optimism about her recovery.
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Wilhelmina
the Hague
Castle Loo
Packers Firm Released Amid Government Investigation Doubt
Five hundred workers at Libweil & Libby were discharged during dull times, while Superintendent Merrow said a government probe into the packing industry would not close the plant. Representatives of Armour & Co and Swift & Co denied any foundation for a single dollar trust conspiracy.
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Libweil & Libby
Merrow
Wit
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Three Die In Santa Fe Crossing Collision
In Joliet at a Santa Fe crossing a passenger train struck, killing three people. Mrs Mulocikiad died shortly after hospital arrival, a man and a young woman were killed instantly. A watchman had the gates down but the engineer failed to stop in time. The victims were tied to the train’s path near the Patterson road.
Algonac Bank Meeting Chooses Probate Judge as Receiver
Depositors of the closed Algonac bank in Algonac Michigan held a town hall meeting. Probate Judge Stephen Graham of Port Turon was appointed their attorney and committee to wind up the bank. Bank assets are uncertain about 32000 dollars with deposits up to 700 dollars each. A bankruptcy petition will be filed in Detroit and Spain EF Viet register of deeds Port linren will be asked to act as receiver. Moore and Rev W Jerome left for Detroit to assist. J W McKenzie’s whereabouts are unknown.
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Algonac
Mich
Algonac Bank
Stephen Graham
Port Turon
Detroit
Spain
Viet Register of Deeds
Port Linren
Uutor Moore
Stephen
U S Consul Osborne Dies in London at 60
In London during April United States Consul General William McKinley Osborn died at his residence in Wilfordon aged 60. He was a cousin of the late President McKinley. Also noted are the deaths of Dr Frederick A Castle and Jerling Morton former secretary of agriculture with services and burial in Lake Forest and Nebraska City respectively.
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London
United States
William MckKinley Osees
Wilfledon
McKinley
Chicago
Jerling Morton
First Presbyterian Church
Lake Forest
Therlington
Nebraska City
Sale of Danish West Indies Debate in Folketing
Copenhagen April 29 The bill for selling the Danish West Indies to the United States was debated in the folkething today. The majority submitted a proposal that the islands' inhabitants approve the sale by plebiscite. The majority proposal was adopted ninety eight to seven.
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West Indies
Copenhagen
United States
Folkething
Trouble in San Domingo Revolt Centered in Santiago
Advices from Porto Plata report Santo Domingo's Santiago as the revolution’s center, directed by Vice President Horatio Vasquez. Authorities in the Dominican government are believed likely to suppress the disturbance with government forces.
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San Domingo
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Porto Plata
Santo Domingo
Santiago
Horatio Vasquez
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