Russian government opens foreign letters in wartime surge
In St. Petersburg on April 26 the imperial guards review planned for May 1 was canceled due to troop needs. A priest, Father Nicholas, has emerged as a controversial figure amid worker meetings banned for safety. Letters from abroad were opened on Penang Island and at the Scripps-McRae Press Association, amid reports of Linovitch purging telegraph operators.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
St. Petersburg
Imperial Guards
Father Gopon
Nicholas
Linovitch
Czar to Call Zemstvo Assembly in June Report
From St Petersburg dated April 26 reports reach that the czar will convene the Zemsky Sobor in June. The minister of ...
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St. Petersburg
Minster of
Milwaukee Stakes Weather Storm Over 500000 Deposit
Milwaukee officials show resolve amid a looming storm as the state speaks on a 500000 dollar deposit. The outcome could impact funding plans and municipal finance.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bank Run Ends After $2 Million Movement
Milwaukee banking Hysteria subsides as First National Bank and Milwaukee Trust Company stabilize. Officials display solvency pledges while Mayor Rose walks with $500000 in currency to reassure depositors. Federal investigators prepare indictments against Frank C Bigelow. Henry G Goll remains at large.
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First National Bank
National Bank
Bosworth
Milwaukee, Wis
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Trust Company
Frank C. Bigelow
First National
Milwaukee Clearing House Association
Wisconsin
East Water
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Russia Fears a Galamity Amid Easter Panic
Fears of bloody riots over Easter holidays grip Russia with panicked crowds and warnings against entering St. Isaac and Kazan cathedrals. The Winter Palace service is moved to Tsarskoe-Selo as unrest grows in Sosnovice and across Polish districts with threats to officials and calls to target Jews.
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St. Petersburg
St. Isaac
Kazan
Nevski
Russia
Winter Palace
Tsarskoe-Selo
Sosnovice
Russian Poland
Polish Revolutionary Committee
Roosevelt Bears Bring Five Kills In Colorado Hunt
President Roosevelt leads a bear hunting party in Colorado with five bears killed in two days. Snowy terrain, thick bobcats, and limited outside news define the expedition as they await cross divide access and plan return with officials from Union Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern railroads.
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Lambert
P. B. Stewart
Colorado Springs
Chapman
Roosevelt
Redstone
Colorado
Loeb
Newcastle
Bunn
West Divide Creek
Stewart
Swindle exposed in Kansas City president vote scam
Wei ler Loeb and Fred Wheaton of Kansas City were indicted for using the mails to defraud by forming the American Securities Contest Co to run a presidential vote guessing contest promising a $10,000 prize. The post office inspector found securities worth only one dollar in cash and mining stock from 1880 with a face value of $21,000. Loeb was arrested on a $1,000 bond. Wheaton is at large.
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Kansas City
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Weiler Loeb
Fred Wheaton
Federal Grand Jury
American Securities Contest Company
Post Office
Loeb
Wheaton
Allegheny Statehood Proposal Sparks Western Split
In Pittsburgh on April 26, proponents urge dividing Pennsylvania to form a new state named Allegheny. They argue the Allegheny mountains separate the western region from Philadelphia and the East, which they say benefits from statehood while the west stalls in development. The movement is said to begin immediately.
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Pittsburg
Alegheney
Commonwealth
Alegheny Mountains
Philadelphia
East
Allegheny
Lincoln
Alegheny
Opening session of YWCA tenth biennial convention in Detroit
At the Y M C A fields in Detroit on April 26 the opening session of the tenth biennial convention of the American committee of the Young Women's Christian Association was held. About 300 delegates attended, representing 65 000 members. The five day conference will center on Bible study and discussion of association work in college city and mission fields. Mrs E W Moore of London England represented the world's committee as special guest.
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Detroit
Mich
Young Women’s Christian Association
Association
W. Moore
London
England
Southern Supply Dealers Conclude Opening Savannah Convention
The Southern Supply and Machinery Dealers association, with over a hundred South firms, opens its annual convention in Savannah on April 25. Sessions will last multiple days focusing on trade matters. Officers are President Peter E. Blox of Knoxville, First Vice President C. H. Briggs of Dallas, and Secretary Treasurer C. B. Carter of Knoxville.
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Savannah
Southern Supply and Machinery Dealers’ Association
South
Peter E. Blox
Knoxville
C. H. Briggs
Dallas
C. B .Carter
Presbyterian Missions opens in Muskogee
In Muskogee Indian Territory on April 26 the Presbyterian women's board of foreign missions of the Southwest began its activities abroad.
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Muscogee, I. T
Presbyterian Women's Board of Foreign Missions of the Southwest
Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Board
Full attendance at the annual meeting of the Presbytery with reports prepared for presentation. The year shows an unusually large contribution totaling over 26 000 dollars, including 4000 dollars for the I Chow Fu hospital in China. The board remains in session tomorrow.
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I Chow Fu
China
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with possible showers
The forecast indicates partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with a chance of showers in the northeast portion.
Pawn broker fails to identify Morgan Smith in Patterson case
Scripps McRae New York April 26 Human Stern pawnbroker could not identify Morgan Smith as the purchaser of the revolver used in Caesar Youngs killing. He also failed to name Mrs Smith as the woman who accompanied the buyer, undermining the states plot theory.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Human Stern
Morgan Smith
Caesar Young
Stern
Mrs. Smith
Young
Smith
The Concert As Success
A concert is described as a success, signaling strong audience turnout and favorable reception. Organizers celebrate the event's impact and hint at plans for an extended or recurring season.
Gentlemen's Musical Club Concert Aids Sedalia Rest Rooms
The annual concert at Wood's Opera House last night raised about $220 for the court house rest rooms. The program featured Harry Wilson, Leslie Martin, and C C Lawson among others with Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever and other works. Dr. Wood donated the venue, and organizers praised the club, director Prof Farris, accompanist Miss Mary Smith, and stage director Mr Arthur Koock for a successful event.
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Court House
Opera House
Wood
Ladies’ Musical Club
Mona
Harry Wilson
Wilson
J. E. Gornall
Ben F. Clay
Mr. Martin
W. D Steele
Cluod
Sousa
Mr. Clay
C. C Lawson
Armourer
Mr. Lawson
Messrs. Williams
Martin
Marion
Lawson
Prof. Farris
Mary Smith
Arthur Koock
Darlington Consecrated Bishop of Harrisburg
In New York on April 26 the Rev James H Darling ton was consecrated bishop for the newly formed Harrisburg diocese. Bishops Potter Burgess Whitaker Whitehead Talbot and Seymour assisted or preached. Darling ton was born in 1856 and previously led Christ church Brooklyn.
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New York
Christchurch
Brooklyn
James H. Darlington
Protestant Episcopal Church
Harrisburg
Darlington
F. M. Clendinnin
West Chester
Arthur W. Wilde
Coatesville
University of the City of New York
Christ Episcopal Church
Williamsburg
Christ Church
Labor Talk By Rev Rudy To Address Class
Rev Rudy has accepted an invitation from Prof Killian to speak to the Political Economy class on the subject of Labor tomorrow. The lecture will address labor issues and relations.
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Rudy
Prof
Killian
Ten miners die in Cunningham shaft accident at Delaware and Hudson
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on April 26 ten miners perished when a hoisting rope broke while lowering men 350 feet into the Cunningham shaft. Seven bodies have been recovered. The mine superintendent says the rope appeared cut as with a knife before the accident.
Small fire in Hoffman building damages dental parlors
A noon fire in the Hoffman building caused about 25 dollars in damage to Dr. N A Howard’s dental parlors. Dr. Frank Sutton spotted flames rising through a transom between offices and triggered a call for aid. Curtains guarding a large nitro dioxide gas tank burned. cause unknown. The third floor offices were evacuated and prevented from spreading.
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N. A. Howard
Hoffman
Frank Sutton
Howard
Trinity's New President and Sims Library Dedication
Waxahachie Texas April 26 Trinity University marked its thirty sixth anniversary, the inauguration of Dr A E Turner as president and the dedication of the Sims library. Educators and Cumberland Presbyterian church divines from across the South attended the day. President Tawing of Western Reserve University delivered the principal address.
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Waxahachie
Texas
Trinity University
A. E. Turner
Sims
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
South
Tawing
Western Reserve University
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