Two Men Shot During Chester Traction Strike
Serious disturbance marked the Chester Traction strike as two company employees were shot while authorities and strikers clashed. Motorman William Bergmann was wounded in the foot as a crowd attacked a trolley car, and claim agent Willan Gressmer was shot in the leg while leading a squad imported to take strikers’ places at the car barns.
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Tay ‘Ghester
Chester“Traction Company
William Bergmann
Willan Gressmer
Grim death visits home in Nashua
Special reports a sad death near Nashua on Wednesday morning as Mrs. Storm Baldwin dies of pneumonia after giving birth to twins days earlier. She leaves two young children and is buried amid grief with local families affected. Also listed is Mrs. Alpheus Adams of Nashua who died Wednesday morning at about seventy after a stroke and recent measles. She leaves six children.
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Nashua
Storm Baldwin
Great Beyond
Alpheus’ Adams
Republican Candidate On Prohibition Issue
JOHN J. HAMILTON of Des Moines announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. Born in Pennsylvania in 1954 he moved to Iowa as a boy, graduated from the state university, and has been a journalist and newspaper executive. He married Margaret George of Des Moines and has two sons and a daughter.
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John J. Hamilton
Des Moines
Aprii Ig
Johnn Y. Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Towan
The
State University
Journaliam
Ploven
Daily News
Wamilton
Margaret George
A. J. J. Ham Gton
Eldorado
Kas
Ishia
Prisoners Try Jail Break at West Union Iowa
Sheriff spots sawed bars in Fayette County Jail on Wednesday afternoon thwarting an escape plan. Walter Whitbeck, held for murder, and Kendall, the Hanson brothers, Hayes, Portier, and others were confined or awaiting action. The group allegedly hoped to break out by Saturday or Sunday night and flee before dawn.
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West Union
Iowa
Culver
Walter Whitbeck
Arla Whitbeck
Whitbeck
Kendall
Hanson Brothers
Oelwein
Hayes
Portier
Great Western
Ride On Rail Is Wedding Gift For Teacher
Orley Waters, a Franklin schoolteacher, was surprised with a wedding gift ride at Mount Vernon after eloping with Lena Chaney a year ago. A20 gleeful pupils hoisted him onto a railing and paraded him around the school grounds to mark the secret marriage.
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Mount Vernon
Lusky
Orley Waters
Pranklin School
Shoo
Professor Waters
Lena Chaney
Belleville
Masonic Easter Service At Congregational Church
Waterloo Lodge 105 A F and A M has accepted Rev W H Rollins invitation for a special Easter Sunday service at 3 00 oclock in the Congregational church Knights Templar and all Masonic bodies in the city will attend in full uniform except the Eastern Star which will meet at the church parlors and enter with the Masons A parade from Masonic temple at 2 00 oclock Sunday to the church will precede the service Special music is planned likely drawing large attendance
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Waterloo
A. FL
A. M
Congregational Church
Knights Templar
Rough on Roosevelt reforms will be held over in congress
Washington April 16 leaders of congress notified the president that several laws he desired will not be enacted this session. They include restricting federal court injunctions in labor disputes and establishing federal licenses for interstate commerce, plus plans to build ships and create postal savings banks. Other measures seek tariff hearings, river and harbor funding, and broader rail labor protections.
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Washington
Congress
Yates
Interestate Commission
District of Columbia
House
Ways Means
Senate
Ananes Committee
Ilind Waterways Commission
Conspiracy to Amend Aldrich Currency Bill Alleged
Alfred Crozier of Wilmington testifies before the House Banking Committee that a National Bankers’ association commission aims to amend the Aldrich currency bill to cut surplus circulation interest from six to three percent. He says the commission pretends to oppose the bill yet seeks the amendment, blaming Wall Street operators for the stringency and predicting the bill’s introduction with prior warning of a panic.
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Washington
Alfred 9. Crozier
Wilmington
Del
House
National Bankers’ Association
Crozier
Ananejal
Wall Street
Congress
Mine Agreement Reached On Key Issues
Toledo Ohio April 16 scale committee of interstate operators and coal miners has tentatively settled major points after long talks. The agreement covers a two year basis at ninety cent per ton and standardizes working conditions to place districts on a relative footing, awaiting President Lewis’s acceptance and immediate communication to miners.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lewis
Minera
MEN ENJOY SAN DIEGO IN ATLANTIC FLEET WELCOME
Officers and men of the Atlantic fleet began to enjoy themselves in San Diego today as forms of the official welcome theme ended. Many hospitality events were planned in their honor.
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San Diego
Cal
Evans 15 Improves as Evange Gains Strength at Hot Springs
Report from Hot Springs on Evans 15 continuing to improve with steady progress. Highlight mentions include Butter and Egg Market updates in Chicago with mixed quotes on butter prices around 22 to 29 cents and eggs at steady levels.
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Evans
Evange
Chicago
Seeady
Burglary Sweep Hits North End Shops for Razors
Three north end businesses were broken into between midnight and 6 am with rear windows pried open. Thieves stole 31 razors valued at over $50 and. cash from a register, plus assorted items from Dunham Bros Grocery and Sevaille’s Pantorium. AEFs are investigating with suspects and regional police alerted.
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Jenks
Binmlard
H .G. Anderson
W. T. Rose
Rose
W. H. Jenks
Donkem
Dunham Bros. Grocery
Bulle
Dunhsll
Dunham Bros
Aose
Wm. Rose
Jenks’ Barger
Missing inventory reveals items from Rose pantorium
Police report shows two sets of clothes and two pairs of pants found as additional missing property. Items belong to Joan Olmstead Winds Central fireman Will Rose and Mike O'Brien an Inns Central brakeman. Ferdinand Schumacher known as the oatmeal king died last night aged 82 after retiring four years ago.
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Rose Pantorium
Joan Olmstead
Winds Central
Will Rose
Mike O'Brien
Innofs Central
Pantorium
Akron
Ferdinand Schumacher
America
Objection to City Tax for Washington Street Paving
In Cedar Falls on April 16 a dispute over a paving contract delays street work. Residents object to the reassessment used to fund Washington Street paving with belek and asphalt, arguing the levy exceeds authority. The McCarthy Improvement Co. employs 25 men and plans early completion as crews haul materials along Tenth and Washington streets.
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Cedar Falls
Washington Street
Firet
Normal School
B. Dubhbert
T. A. Decker
A. G. Patza
W. L. Veateh
Marietta Wiliams
Miller W. T. Merney
Salty
Aof
Alsther Court
Jon
McCarthy Improvement
McCarthy Improvement Company
Alga
Tenth
Washington Streets
Supt
Hogan
Nlint
Snow slide in Cascades buries cars near Alberta canyon
A major snow slide in the Cascade mountains near Alberta Canyon, Saskatchewan area swept away two boarding cars carrying Japanese laborers. Telegraph wires were knocked out, hindering casualty counts. the death toll remains unknown.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Alberta Canyon
Cascade Mountains
North Helena flood damages estimated at half a million
April 1 Hauser Dam failure at North Helena caused about 500000 dollars in losses with potential extra costs. Missoula River rise at Great Falls was three to four feet, increasing at about one inch per hour. Lake Storm persists on Lake Michigan with reduced velocity and few winter boats operating between Chicago and Michigan points.
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Butta
Mont
Dany
North Helene
Great Falls
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Bryan visibly surprised by nomination setback report
William Jennings Bryan faced a stunned reaction after the Minnesota central committee rejected his presidential candidacy bid. He noted the action and recalled the committee’s stance, while a large crowd greeted him in Lansing. He avoided discussing the New York state convention as he prepared for an afternoon address.
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Alich
William Jennings Bryan
Wiships Geyied Eatty
Therdars Stata
Dentral Comaritiae
Minnesota
Johnson
William, Jackson
Miohy Sprit
Wiliam Jennings Dryan
Lan Aing
Otpegoe
New York
Bryan
Sure Thingers Convicted in Inside Info Scam
Minneapolis April 16 a jury found Herbert A Robinson J L Sayle and A I Holiday guilty on conspiracy charges in a federal case. The defendants allegedly gained from 76 000 to 100 000 by sending circular letters via mail claiming inside grain market information and promising large returns on investments.
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Minneapolis
United States
Herbert A. Robinson
J. L. Sayle
A. I. Holiday
Imen
Seventy Year Old Pair Wed After Youthful Quarrel
In Findlay Odin April 165 Jaech Dd, Buea Rawson aged 76, and Mrs Snean Fisher of Lexington ith aged 72 were married at Rawson last night. The report notes their fifth marriage for the man and mentions a youthful sweetheart who caused the quarrel that led to their separation. A separate item from Minneapolis dated April 16 reports the Republican state convention selecting delegates at large Samuel H. Snider as temporary chairman and naming W B Kellogg, W A Heitelfiger, E H Hawkins, and E H Putnam as delegates at large. The platform endorses Roosevelt, calls tariff revision, and urges a Republican Congress to adjust tariff schedules, with Minnesota seeking Tate’s nomination by all honorable means.
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Odin
Jaech Dd
Buea
Rawson
Snean Fisher
Lexington
Ith
Bubs
Minneapolis
Samuel H. Snider
Snider
V. B. Kellogg
St. Paul
W. A. Heit
Elfiger
Hawkins
Duluth
EH. Putnam
Blue Earth
T Moosevelt
Minnesota
Tate
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