Illinois coal fields to be controlled by new giant
Chicago April 21 Vast coal fields in central Illinois are slated for control by a capitalized $80,000,000 corporation linked to the Hill system. The deal aims to give three railroads a return haul by moving Illinois coal to northwest markets, reducing empty trips. A short connecting line from Jacksonville to Concord will open outlets for the coal, with tens of millions planned to develop unimproved mines at Gerard, Virden, Pana, and near Springfield.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Hill
James J. Hill
Great Northern Securities Company
Burlington
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Great Northwestern
Jacksonville
St. Louis
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Concord
Alton
Hil Road
Gerard
Virden
Pana
Springfield
Northern Securities Company
Danville
John B. Windsor
Kelleyville Coal Company
Finols
Mr. Wales
Pittsburg Coal Company
Pittsburg Company
Minneapolis Mills Run Again
Minneapolis flour mills resume operations after a protest against higher freight rates on flour versus wheat. No formal concessions, but one Minneapolis-Chicago line showed signs of breaking with the action.
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Mittlera
Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis-Chicago
Threaten to Strike in New York on May Day
In New York on April 21, unions announced plans for a broad work stoppage if wage demands are not met by May 1. About six thousand boiler makers, three thousand building material drivers, two thousand truck drivers, six thousand shirtwaist workers, six thousand excavators, two thousand coal wagon drivers and one thousand ship and machinery riggers are reported to participate if negotiations fail.
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New York
Architects in Washington to prepare plans for federal buildings
On April 21 the Treasury Department announced plans inviting architects nationwide to submit designs for ninety four post offices courthouses and other federal structures to be erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Department
Typhoid Outbreak Spreads To Stanford University
An epidemic from Cornell has reached Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. More than 100 people have contracted typhoid, with one death reported and several patients in serious condition.
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Stanford
Palo Alto
Cal
Cornell
Stanford University
Noted Jurist W. H. Stafford Dies at 92 in Chillicothe
Chillicothe D April 21 W H Stafford aged 92 retired jurist and author died at home. Stafford known for legal practice and writings, he served as judge and contributed to regional law literature.
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Chillicothe
H. Stafford
Desperate Escape Attempt Foiled at Ohio Prison
In Columbus on April 21, John McGowan a life prisoner and Jessa Grant a ten year convict from Cleveland attempted a prison break. They carried smuggled revolvers and forced trusties to move a ladder to a wall as guards rushed in. A wall shot exchange followed but no one was struck and the pair were over powered and placed in solitary confinement. Grant previously escaped Joliet Illinois.
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Columbus
Ohio
John McGowan
Jessa Grant
Cleveland
McGowan
Grant
Charles Parnhouse
Vinton County
Joliet
Ill
Woman Wears Man's Clothes Secures Rail Job
A Russian Southern Railway official report reveals a trusted employee posing as a man for years. The individual, 28, studied at a university and used the name Alexander Resichevsky when applying. The case highlights gender deception within the railway workforce.
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St. Petersburg
Russian Southern Railway
Alexander Resichevsky
Prussian women gain limited rights during elections
Berlin April 21 a decree grants Prussian women certain rights for ordinary events only once in five years. Women may not join political organizations except during elections. With Reichstag elections in June they may form clubs that must be dissolved immediately after the election.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Fire in Grand Rapids hotel leaves guests fleeing
Fire at the Dixon hotel in Grand Rapids Wisconsin gutted the building after a furnace ignition. Architect Chandler of Racine and lumberman Joseph Whitney escaped by leaping from third story windows. Whitney was slightly injured. Many guests lost their baggage.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Dixon
Joseph Whitney
Chandler
Racine
George N. Wood
Whitney
Famine Drives Kowloon Men to Sell Wives for Food
Hong Kong dispatch reports famine in Kwang-Si province with extreme hunger forcing husbands to sell wives and children to obtain food. Governor Sir Henry Blake coordinates relief efforts as authorities mobilize aid for victims.
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Hong Kong
Kwang-Si
Henry A. Blake
Hong,Kong
Monument to Founder of G. A. R. Planned in New York
The Grand Army of the Republic will raise a 265000 dollar monument to founder Benjamin F. Stephens. General Louis Wagner of Philadelphia oversees the fund and the dedication is planned for next year.
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G. A. R. New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Benjamin F. Stephens
Louis Wagner
Philadelphia
Riots in Spain Spark General Strike Martial Law
In Cordova on April 21 a general strike is on and the city is under martial law. Reports also describe rioting in Gijon with clashes between anarchists and socialists, one socialist killed and several wounded.
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Spain
Cordova
Gijon
Withdraw Strike Guards in Dutch Rail Lines
The withdrawal of military guards on the railroads has begun in the northern and southern provinces. Guards will be maintained for now in the central provinces and at Amsterdam.
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The
Hague
Amsterdam
Ex-Postmaster Sentenced for Embezzling Funds
Charles Platt former postmaster of Plainfield and longtime treasurer of Linton township was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 7952 dollars forembezzling funds in a Coshocton County case dated April 21.
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Pilson
Coshocton
Charles Platt
Plainfield
Cleveland
Linton Township
Bankrupt Bridge Builder Files in Indiana
Frank Brumbaugh, a well known Elkhart bridge builder who held contracts with Indiana county commissioners, filed articles in bankruptcy listing assets of $49,000 and liabilities of $117,000.
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Mishawaka
Ind
Frank Brumbaugh
Elkhart
Indiana
Tragic Freight Yard Fall Claims 21-Year-Old
April 21 at Divnols Central south yards Carbondale Indiana Urban Costigan aged 21 was killed by falling from a moving freight train. body severed in two.
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Carbondale
Urban
Costigan
Divnols Central South Yards
Merger decree modified in Northern Securities case
Judge Sanborn alters the circuit decree in the Northern Securities merger ruling and allows $4,000,000 in May dividends to be paid to stockholders during the Supreme Court review, with $14,000,000 to follow after a final decision. The court suspends the dividend injunction pending appeal, delaying no rights of the United States.
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United States Supreme Court
St. Paul, Minn
Sanborn
Northern Securities Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
The
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
United States District Attorney
Knox
United States
Estimated Cost of Boer War
London reports total gross liabilities of the United Kingdom at 800 million pounds, compared with 635 million in 1899, indicating the war added about 165 million pounds to the national debt.
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London
United Kingdom
Bullets Fly at a Dance in Bay City
Bay City Michigan April 21 a shooting after a dance at Ame Nth Bay County left 21 year old Mrs Marshall Hodge dead Constable Leonard Roth was shot in the foot and two other men were grazed by bullets Hodge and Frank Bradwell a brother in law are under arrest.
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Bay City
Mich
Ame Nth
Bay County
Marshall Hodge
Leonard Roth
Hodge
Frank Bradwell
Sergeant Killed by Private in Nebraska Quarrel
In Valentine Nebraska on April 21 Private Linaire of Company I Twenty fifth Infantry shot and killed Sergeant Yours of the same company after a quarrel. Linaire is under arrest.
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Valentine
Linaire
Company I
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Yours
Best steel from inferior iron claim tested in Minnesota
In St Paul on April 21 an experiment claims to turn Titaniferous iron ore from northern Minnesota into pig iron that, when refined, rivals Bessemer steel in strength while using one third the weight. Frank Johnson presented the process to a Duluth delegation, with a dentist-assayer noting it could be smelted as cheaply as hematite.
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St. Paul
Minn
Titanic
Minnesota
St. Louis County
Frank Johnson
Duluth
Cuban broker arrested amid fraud allegations
Havana reports Santos Vasquez, operating the Mutual Mercantile Agency of New York, arrested as frauds claimed against merchants in London, Paris, and Frankfort totaling about 500000. Vasquez allegedly shipped foreign goods to Havana with ninety day drafts on Fruhling Brothers of London. The drafts were accepted but not paid, and Mexican merchants are said to have been victimized.
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Havana
London
Paris
Frankfort
Santos Vasquez
Mutual Mercantile Agency of
New York
Vasquez
Fruhling Brothers of
South Jersey’s grand old man marks 101st birthday
Jonas Livermore of Blackwood New Jersey today celebrated his 101st birthday. The First National Bank of Blackwood sent a bouquet while Livermore is a founder and former director and president. He remains active, walking daily and credits pure air sleep and work for his long life.
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Blackwood
N. J
South Jersey
Jonas Livermore
First National Bank
Livermore
Foreign Ambassadors Urge Action in Albania
In Constantinople on April 21 the Italian German Russian and Austrian ambassadors to Turkey had audiences with the Sultan urging decisive steps to restore order in Albania. The unusual joint meeting of Austrian and Russian envoys marked a notable moment as the Sultan promised to heed their demands while Albanian forces at Ipek detain the Sultan's commissioners as hostages.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Ipek
Roosevelt to honor labor in Butte event
President Roosevelt will attend a labor union event in Butte on May 27 after accepting the invitation from the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly. He has nearly finished Yellowstone Park tours, visiting Fire Hole geyser basin, Norris geyser basin, and plans to proceed to the Grand Canyon to see the upper and lower falls.
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Butte
Mont
Roosevelt
Sliver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
Cinnaebar
Yellowstone Park
Fire Hole Geyser Basin
Norris Geyser Basin
Grand Canyon
Fruit Monopoly Alleged in California Fruit Transport
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission plans an investigation into an alleged Armour monopoly in California fruit transportation. The charge says the monopoly formed via railroad partnerships harms fruit growers.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Armours
California
Wabash River Rises For Third Time This Year
Vincennes Ind April 21 The Wabash river has reached 18.6 feet and continues to rise. Thousands of acres of land are under water and many residents have been forced to move from the low lands for the third time this year.
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Wabash
Vincennes
Ind
IiMnole
Aldo
Magnate Undergoes Operation in New York
April 21 report from New York says H. H. Rogers Standard Oil magnate has been operated on for appendicitis. He withstood the operation, but at age 60 his condition is grave and requires careful monitoring.
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Magnate
New York
H. H. Rogers
Wreck of No 4 Express Kills Eight at Red House
Freight crew signals misread at Red House New York caused No 4 from Chicago to New York to derail after colliding with a freight engine. Eight people died, ten injured, three seriously. Identified victim Robert N Hotchkiss of Meadville Pa. several bodies burned beyond recognition. Fire and wreckage consumed two day coaches, two sleepers, and several freight cars. two private cars with W J Murphy and others escaped unharmed. Missing include R S McCready of Meadville and Frank Barhite of Jamestown.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Chicago
New York
Red House
Robert N. Hotchkiss
Meadville
Youngstown
Pittsburg
R. S. McCready
Frank Barhite
Bell
R. T
Cleminger
H. F
Cooke
Drougouan
John
Foote
St. Paul
Minn
Gabler
H. C
Johnson
C. S
Mesick
Fulsifer
C. W
St. Sel
Anna
Lawrence Vale
Vale
W. J. Murphy
Queen & Crescent Railroad
J. L. Frazier
The
Clover Leaf
Oldest New England woman celebrates 113th birthday
Mrs Honora McCarthy of South Shafts bury Bennington claims to be New England’s oldest woman. Born in Cork, Ireland in 1790, she celebrated her 113th birthday and bets tea will help her reach 125. She credits longevity to a vegetable diet and frequent strong tea, and has long been an avid tea drinker.
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Bennington
Honora McCarthy
South Shaftsbury
New England
Cork
Ireland
Woman murders her husband in Wis restaurant
Crandon Wisconsin April 21 Farrie Duff a Kentucky laborer was shot and fatally wounded by his wife while with another woman. He was taken into a nearby restaurant where she followed and shot him again. Her only regret was she was arrested before she could kill the other woman.
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Crandon
Wis
Fariie Duff
Kentucky
Tie
Parcels Post Talks Near Agreement Between France and U.S.
Washington April 21 negotiations nearly complete for a bilateral parcels post. Parcels exchanged will be limited to four pounds six ounces under the accord between France and the United States.
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Washington
France
United States
Kruger to Leave Mentone on May Fifteenth
Former president Kruger of the Transvaal will depart Mentone on May 15 after spending the winter there. He will go to a summer resort, but his destination has not been announced.
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Kruger
Mentone
Paris
Transvaal
Baby Chokes to Death in Chicago Home Incident
Maude, the year old daughter of Mrs. Baron, choked on a button she picked from the floor in Chicago. A physician was not summoned in time and the infant died before help could arrive.
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Babe
Chicago
Maude
Tornado in Kansas Leaves Multiple Fatalities and Destruction
Topeka Kansas April 21 Word reaches here of a tornado at St Paul Neosho county that destroyed property and injured many. Four persons cannot recover Mrs David Chamberlain and three Longham family members are believed to die. The three story brick school was razed and several homes blown away. The storm lasted about five minutes. Nearby Cherryville farms suffered total destruction with Stanley Foster and his wife badly injured and their 29 year old child fatally hurt with a fractured skull.
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Topeka
Kan
St. Paul
Neosho County
David Chamberlain
Longham
Mellor
Heavy Loss for Sheep Owners in Utah and Basin
Salt Lake City reports that severe winter and a malignant disease called big head devastate flocks across Utah, southern Idaho, and eastern Nevada. Sheep owners fear summer grazing losses may reach 50 percent, amounting to about 1,000,000 head in Utah alone. This would be an unprecedented blow to Utah's sheep industry.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
Reading Locks Out Miners at Nine Mines
Shenandoah Pa April 21 The Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Company locked out workers at nine mines and one colliery. Employees were told to work nine hours or be discharged. When reporting for work they were informed there was no work available.
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Shenandoah, Pa
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Farmers shoot fleeing thief near Howardsville
Two young men raided the home of Charles Glass and Henry Hendricks. Farmers alerted by telephone set a trap and fired on the buggy as it passed. One thief, Frank Charles, was fatally wounded.
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Howardsville
Here
Church
Charles Glass
Henry Hendricks
Frank Charles
Featherstone Marries Millionaire Miner In Dallas
In Dallas on April 21 Charles Featherstone a Texas family member married Myrtle Dedrick daughter of Perry G Dedrick a journeyman printer They left for San Marcial New Mexico where the groom owns a gold mine and is said to be worth a million dollars.
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Dallas
Texas
Charles Featherstone
Myrtle Dedrick
Perry G. Dedrick
San Marcial
N. M
Baseball results from Boston and New York games
American League at Boston Boston 9 Philadelphia 4 Philadelphia 10 Boston 1. National League at Boston Boston 4 Philadelphia 3 Philadelphia 10 Boston 7. New York Brooklyn 5 New York eleven innings
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Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Girl Roasts to Death in Portland Gasoline Lamp Fire
Miss Grace McKinney fatally burned while making a poultice over a gasoline lamp. Lard and turpentine were among the ingredients. she was roasted from head to knees in Portland on April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Grace McKinney
Foulke Planned to Resign and Return to Indiana
Washington reports Civil Service Commissioner Foulke will resign soon and go back to Indiana to engage in Hoosier state politics. The move is described as an effort to influence politics there.
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Foulke
Washington
Civil Service
Indiana
Hoosier
Politician Takes His Life in Oconee cistern
John Hinton town supervisor and merchant of Pana Illinois died by his own hand in a cistern at his home in Oconee on April 21. No motive is known.
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Pana
John Hinton
Oconeeds
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