Smith Bill Is Defeated in State Senate and House Deliberations
Harrisburg April 24 The Pennsylvania Senate approved a broad set of measures while defeating a labor hours bill for cable and rail workers. The House considered the Smith school fund plan, the Greater Pittsburgh bills, and a second class city annexation, with final passage on several items. A separate note reports three men found shot and dumped in a lake, with names Hayes and Johnson linked to the deaths.
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Harrisburg
Senate
United States
Municipal League
Philadelphia
Penrose
Osbourne
Hartranft
Judiciary General
Harrison
Yeas
Greater Pittsburg
Pittsburg
Hawaii Reciprocity Expands Shipping Rules Across Pacific
Washington reports mutual shipping regulations now in effect between the United States and Hawaii. The treasury department has extended Hawaii merchant vessels the same advantages as American ships, while Hawaii grants United States ships equal terms.
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Washington
United States
Hawaii
Treasury Department
Wansiian
Three Young Men Murder Mystery Clears in Utah
The Salt Lake City report notes progress in solving the triple homicide of three young men living near Utah Lake by Lehigh. Authorities say clues point to a solution, with investigations ongoing into the night time killing.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah Lake
Lehigh
Albert
Feud in a church near Jackson Station
Augusta men report a church feud near Jackson Station South Carolina as two youths Andy Foreman and Tony Furst suffer serious wounds amid about forty gunshots. The clash follows a history linked to the Rouse bridge riot with a negro named Jesse Jade implicated and a man Stallings who fled the area and later died on a road.
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Augusta
Jackson Station
Andy Foreman
Tony Furst
Cireen
Rouse Bridge
Jesse Jade
Green
Stallings
Jade
Greena
Murderous burglars fire at Sewickley banker
John F Trobingon 70 a banker from Tab invon Brow in Pittsburg narrowly escaped death when burglars shot at him at his Sewickley home last night. He awoke to a pistol report after noticing gas and the intruders fled. nothing was stolen though the house was ransacked.
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Pittsburg
John F. Trobingon
Tabinvon Brow
Robinson
Sewickley
Cowboys Arm During Territorial Land Clash
Report from Wichita indicates cattlemen in Woodward Oklahoma Territory arm cowboys with Winchesters to resist Dan Wagener of Decatur Texas who has leased school lands across several counties. Small cattlemen claim a territorial lease promise and prepare for armed confrontation when Wagener unloads cattle.
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Wichita
Kan
Woodward
O.T
Dan Wagener
Decatur
Tex
Territorial Government
Territorial Board
Warrner
Mrs. Frank Leslie Dies After Yearlong Illness
Mrs. Frank Leslie, once married to the New York publisher and later divorced, died of heart failure in Shokan at noon after an illness of about a year. She had lived in solitude in the Catskills, stopping at Brodhead's Bridge and Shokan. She is survived by a son, Alfred, and will be taken to New York City for interment.
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Kingston
N. Y
Frank Leslie
New York
Shokan
Ufe
Catskills
Brodhead's Bridge
Alfred
New York City
Hamburg Farmers Seek Salt Kills Canada Thistle
Farmers at Hamburg employ coarse salt to control Canada thistle while Pottstown Ironworks readies additional puddle furnaces. John Vandersiice wins badge as champion rifle shot of Pottaville. Ashlind’s high school to hold two commencements. Reading police arrest 10 year old George Henne as boy-thief gang leader. Collector Shearer forecasts $100000 income tax in Ninth Pennsylvania district. Benjamin Fisher of Shamokin loses a leg after a winter coast ing accident. Governor Hastings grants 30 day reprieve to John Bimminger of Greene county awaiting hanging May 7. Arbor Day to be observed at Pottaville with school children planting trees around the new hospital. John Jessen and Charles Metoxen, Read ing runaways from Newton farm, reach Carlisle Indian School.
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Hamburg
Pottstown
John Vandersiice
Pottaville
Ashlind
Reading
George Henne
Shearer
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Fisher
Shamokin
Hastings
John Binminger
Greene County
New Hospital
John Jessen
Charles Metoxen
Newton
Carlisle
Body Identified as Insurgent Maceos Brother in Cuba
The body believed to be General Antonio Maceo is identified as his brother Jose. A battle at Hamon Jaguas left Captain Julian Miranda dead and Insurgents defeated. Lieutenant Gallego’s court martial sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the Queen Regent. Dupuy de Lome reports Cuba quieting and expects troubles to settle. He travels to Huavián with Campaña to quell disorders. The Panama later arrives in New York with de Lome aboard.
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Santiago de Cuba
Antonio Maceo
Jane
Hamon Jaguas
Julian Miranda
Benjamin Gallego
New York
Panama
Hava
Dupuy de Lome
United States
Cuba
Martines Campoe
Huaviian
Tramps Seize La Paz Station Grounds In Marshall County
Tramps drive a camp into La Paz Marshall county and threaten possible attacks on Baltimore and Ohio trains. Precautionary measures issued to conductors and crews to guard against any assault after a gang forcibly took control of the station grounds.
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Laporte
Ind
la Paz
Marshall County
Baltimore and Ohio
Defendants to Wis Suits Refuse to Let Him Leave
Massillon Ohio April 4 Carl Browne facing civil suits by defendants for taking part in an egg riot withdrew his appeals and paid costs to travel east tonight. Defendants claim Browne cannot dismiss the cases and that leaving would put him in contempt of court. He must stay and face the music.
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Massillon
Carl Browne
Carught
Browne
Ten Years in Prison for Winterchief
Frederick Maryland April 24 A grand jury in special session found a true bill against Frank Winterchief a young African American who attempted to assault Mrs Thomas Butts Broad Run He pleaded guilty was escorted to Baltimore Maryland penitentiary in short order and sentenced to ten years imprisonment
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Frederick
Frank Winterchief
Thomas Butts Fear Broad
Maryland
Beef price conspiracy alleged by Morton
Secretary Morton believes investigative developments indicate a meat trust formed to raise beef prices. Washington officials note inspectors must rely on packers for data while seeking core facts behind the beef question.
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Morton
Washington
Thas
Justice Jackson Improves Health Ahead of Tax Case Hearing
Nashville reports Associate Justice Jackson shows marked improvement after weeks at West Meade home. He plans to return to Washington by May 4 to sit with the court for the income tax petitions hearing. physicians say the trip is safe.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jackson
United States Supreme Court
West Meade
Washington
Arrangements By Jacob Weber End In Tragic Death
Jacob Weber a 40 year old Newark man drank two ounces of carbolic acid this morning and died within ten minutes. A week earlier he ordered his coffin from funeral firm and toured friends homes to bid farewell before selling his property and securing a burial plot.
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Jacob Weber
Newark
N. J
Weber
Britain Demands Nicaragua Indemnity as Corinto Threat Grows
The British admiral gives Nicaragua three days to pay the indemnity, threatening seizure of Corinto and collection by fleet officers if unpaid. U.S. officials say Washington will urge quiet pressure and hope for a settlement within two weeks, while Nicaragua resists under President Zelaya's government.
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Managua
Zelaya
Nicaragua Vna
Great Britain
Corlntea
Corinto
Britain
Egypt
United States
Washington
Woodley
Nicaragua
Cleveland
Lord Kimberly
4Elaya
Lion and Bull Fight At Monterey In Steel Cage Show
Three thousand spectators paid a Mexican dollar to watch a lion named Parnell attack a bull in a steel cage at Monterey, Mexico. The lion seized the bull by the throat for twenty four minutes, was battered by the bull, then clamped the bull’s mouth and held on as the bull tossed him thrice then finally escaped back to his cage.
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Monterey
Laredo
Tex
Lion Parnell
Mexico
Cheated by Her Lover in a Hoboken Deception
Helena Rauch of Chicago, rich and 40, was deserted in Hoboken by her supposedly youthful lover Richard Mise of Leipsic. He enjoyed her money while she funded their travels to Germany and back to Chicago, then Hoboken, where they lived in style. She sought help from police but found no relief.
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Williamson
Durant
Laura Luevy
Leavenworth Street
God
A. EB. Williams
Seasion
Borueant Burke
Ming
Helena Rauch
New York
Mits
Chicago
Fioboken
Germany
Leipsic
Richard Mise
Mise
Hoboken
Fight in a Mine Sparks Fatal Injuries in Triontown
In the Anchor mines at Triontown Pennsylvania two miners Hungarians and Poles clashed over yesterday's coal. John Spolo a Polander and Mike Melik a Hungarian were badly hurt with both likely fatally injured. In the melee several others sustained injuries as lighting failed and arrests followed the brawl.
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Triontown
Tenor Dunbar
John Spole
Mike Melik
Spolo
Melik
Joss
Harrison's Plan for Silver Coinage by International Accord
Ex president Harrison outlines a position on silver in a La Junta speech. He argues for greater silver use and free coinage on an agreed basis to preserve parity with gold for the world, while noting limits to unilateral action amid European gold scarcity. He cites England and Germany as feeling the impact on industry.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
la Junta
England
Germany
Plainfield Bank Robbery Stuns N J Investors
First National bank of Plainfield reports the theft of 22765 from the vault on Monday. Cashier Runyon missed the money at closing. Detectives from New York take charge as officers suspect professional thieves amid suspicious visitors. Directors note no serious bank impact, with a capital of £100000.
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Nlainfield
N. J
First National Bank Today
Cashler Runyon
Hank Examiner Stone
New York
Fred Haines
Wall
Philadelphia
Schulze defalcation climbs to nine hundred thousand
In Tacoma the estate of Paul Schulze the late land agent for the Northern Pacific is now estimated to show a shortage of 900000 dollars with a possible 200000 more. Experts believe his suicide followed despair over love and a farewell letter to actress Marie Wainwright was found. Schulze had sought to marry after a divorce from his German wife over three years ago.
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Tacoma
Wash
Paul Schulse
Northern Pacific Railroad
Marie Wainwright
Schulze
Rail executives unite to oppose Reading coal demand
A meeting at the Delaware Lackawanna and Western office included Sloan Bliss Baker Thomas and Olyphant. They agreed to oppose the Philadelphia and Reading railroad demand for a 21 percent increase in anthracite coal tonnage, aiming to block the higher charge.
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New York
Sloan
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
George Bliss
Lackawanna
G. F. Baker
Jersey Central
E. B. Thomas
Erie
Olyphant
Delaware and Hudson
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Durant Shows No Emotion in Crowded Preliminary Hearing
Theodore Durant faced a crowded San Francisco courtroom in a preliminary exam held before Judge Conlon. A police squad guarded against threats to the judge while witnesses described Marian Williams’s wounds and Durant’s prior contact with Mrs. Morgan.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durant
Woman Sues for Damages Over Breach of Promise
Miss Trudie Barnes of Roostle county sues J C McGregor of Wheeling for 20000 alleging breach of promise after he chose another woman and wedding trousseau remained unused. McGregor, son of the late Senator, is a prominent local businessman.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mias Trudie Barnes
Ruchle County
J. C. McGregor
Miss Barnes
McGregor
No Delay For Wilde Trial At Old Bailey
London April 24 Oscar Wilde was denied a postponement of his trial set for Friday at the Old Bailey. His lawyers lacked time to prepare and public sentiment could taint a fair process. Wilde's home was sold at sheriff sale in front of a large crowd.
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London
Oscar Wilde
Old Bailey Court
Wilde
Fishermen in North Sea recover body of Emma Schele ret
Foreign notes report a body pulled from the North Sea identified as Emma Schele ret, linked to Elbe refugees. English grain prices rise as corn millers push up sacks by two shillings amid wartime market shifts. The Duke of Cambridge retirement rumors denied in Commons while Peel receives a 20 000 annuity.
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North Sea
Emma Scheleret
Dir
Chitin
House of Commons
Peel
Efort
Duke of Cambridge
Army
Weather Report for Far Eastern Pennsylvania
Fall weather outlook shows cooler conditions in western portions of eastern Pennsylvania with southerly winds and easing humidity. Local readings vary by area as passages of clouds move through the region.
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Pennsylvania
Hinleys Owing 10 The Unparalleled Easter Linen Sale
The easter linen sale extends for three more days including Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Specials are added in table linens to attract shoppers.
Silver Novelties and Jewelry Repair Shop Ad
N. B. offers a fine line of silver novelties and jewelry repair as a specialty service.
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N. B
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