Idaho State News Roundup From Wano Idaho
Wano Idaho State News reports a Schedulet in Roles on April 26 and 27, new pottery operations near Nampa, the Oregon Short Line beginning work in Nampa, and plans for a public park at Port Sherman. It notes mining activity near Rapid River and Marshall Lake, a Mackay bank opening soon, railroad and land-approval moves, conventions in Weiser and Lewiston, and an Idaho grain display at the World’s Fair. Also mentions a dynamite accident near Grange Willd, a Weiser school bond election, and a missing man near Mountain Home.
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Pottery
Nampa
Kitt Im
Rapid River
Marshell Lake District
Tively
Port Sherman
Coeur d'Alene
Innde
Pocatello
Weiser
The
L Louie
Lewinton
State Mobile Trief Veleta
Croightey Molean
H.C McLean
Clearwater
Dewey Mae
Grange Willd
Cape
Misuls Hipp
Idaho
Weiser Independent
Fire In A Hospital In Indianapolis Tragedy And Rescue
A hospital fire at St. Vincent’s in Indianapolis injured and killed several. Patients on the third and fourth floors crowded windows as flames spread from a stairwell. Harriet Leahy fell to her death and Kate Beach is critically injured. Dramas of a hundred doctors aiding victims followed as James Dawson guided others to safety before collapsing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Livatment
Occidental
St. Vincent's Hospital
Harriet Leahy
Kate Beach
Pa Usata
Wis
Harry Nichols
James Dawson
Dawson
Gas Main Burst Shuts Mt Vernon Pelham In Night Alarm
A large gas main explosion in Mt Vernon and Pelham caused a gas outage then a dangerous, polluted fumes release while residents slept. Westchester Lighting crews and emergency services rushed to alert occupants. Police and firemen canvassed homes, bells and whistles spread the alarm, and phones were used to warn residents. Narrow escapes from death were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Pelham
Westchester Lighting Company
Ivath
Bluejackets on Warpath in Pensacola Riot
Riot erupts in Pensacola as police clash with naval sailors from the warships and soldiers from Fort Harrancas. An enlisted man named Banks of the Seventh Artillery was killed and four bluejackets from Iowa and Alabama wounded. One sailor was arrested by police.
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Pensacola
Pla
Fort Harrancas
Banks
Seventh Artillery
Iown
Alabama
Sal
Tragedy at Flat Ends With Death of Husband and Wife
A double tragedy unfolds as a man named Clarence and his wife die after a morphine incident. Police believe the wife plotted the crime, aiming to kill her husband before taking her own life. The scene was found in a residence where the couple resided.
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Greum
Clarence
Bruce Colt
Ashore
Aelale
Stone
Pormenend
Jonivan
Japanese Shell Port Arthur in Two-Division Bombardment
Telegram from Admiral Alex reports from Port Arthur that from 9:15 to noon on Sunday Japanese forces in two divisions bombarded the fortress and town from the Liao Tshan promontory. Russian squadron including the battleship Pobleda replied. batteries fought back. On land seven Chinese were killed, five soldiers and three Chinese wounded. Russian ships suffered no damage or deaths. A London Standard report claims Vice Admiral Togo escorted a Japanese landing west of the Yalu river, where 12,000 men landed and were driven back to ships by Russian forces with heavy losses.
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Alex
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Liao Tshan
Pobleda
London Standard
Togo
Yalu River
Misouri Narrowly Saved From Magazine Explosion
Navy battleship Misouri dodged disaster when a magazine explosion nearly blew the ship apart. Captain Cowles redirected course to avert beaching, and Chief Gunner's Mate Monson leapt into the open magazine, closing a waterlogged door to avert catastrophe and save 600 plus crew.
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Misouri
William 8. Cowles
Monson
Russia Bans Wireless Telegraph Use by Correspondents
The Russian government warns newspaper correspondents that wireless telegraph activity will be treated as espionage and punished by shooting. Count Cassini delivered the notice to the state department, signaling a broad closure to wireless reporting and raising questions for neutral reporters aboard ships outside belligerent waters.
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Russia
State Department
Count Cassini
Battle with Hereros near Katjapia April clash report
A Windhoek despatch reports German forces in Southwest Africa suffered casualties in a battle with the Hereros on April 13 at Okatumba near Katjapia. It states a captain, nine first lieutenants, and six men were killed. one lieutenant and seven men wounded severely. five men slightly wounded. No further details have been received. The right flank retreated to Okna ere after Onganjira.
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Windhoek
German Southwest Africa
Leutenant
Okatumba
Katjapia
Oknaere
Onganjira
Russians Lose Bezetrachii torpedo boat destroyer
Rear Admiral Qutomsky reports from Port Arthur that Bezetrachii, a Russian torpedo boat destroyer, became separated in bad weather and was sunk by Japanese torpedo boat destroyers. Five men were saved.
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Qutomsky
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Bezetrachii
MAKAROFF'S SUCCESSOR NAMED FOR RUSSIAN FLEET
It is announced that Vice Admiral Skrydief will replace Vice Admiral Makaroff as commander in chief of Russian naval forces in the far east. Orders direct Skrychoff to St Petersburg to receive instructions and then depart for the theater of duty.
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Admiral Skrydief
Skrydief
Black Sea
Ite
Makaroff
Far East
Vicw
Skrychoff
St. Petersburg
Russian Ship Petropavlovsk Sunk Off Port Arthur
A cable from St. Petersburg reports the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk struck a mine near Port Arthur while going to meet the Japanese fleet. The ship overturned with heavy loss of life, including Vice Admiral Makaroff, and Grand Duke Cyril survived with minor injuries. It is unclear whether a mine or submarine caused the disaster.
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Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Petropavlovsk
Grand Duke
Cyril
Petropaviovak
Makayoff
Makaroff
Petropaviovsk
Batte
New York Democratic State Convention Chooses Delegates
The New York Democratic state convention named at large delegates David B. Hill Albany Edward Murphy Jr Troy George Ehret New York City and James W Ridgeway Brooklyn with alternates C N Bulger Oneida W Caryl Bly Buffalo H Ackerman Broome and Francis Burton Harrison New York The delegation was instructed 301 to 149 for Parker as the party candidate for president Tammany Hall retained two roles including one lector and a delegate at large while the platform urged unity and Parker support
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New York
Tammany
Mr. Bhret
Harry Payne Whitney
John T. Woodford
Parker
Uni
Missouri Battleship Turret Explosion Kills Twenty Nine
Special from Pensacola reports the Missouri within the Wattles range near noon on Wednesday suffered a catastrophic twelve inch left hand gun explosion. Twenty nine men died instantly and five were injured, two of whom would die. Captain William B Cowles ordered flooding, preventing a magazine explosion that could have wrecked the ship while Texas and Brooklyn stood by.
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Pensacola
Fla
Missouri
William
Cowles
Texas
Brooklyn
Wattles
The Lost Battleship Fetropavlovsk Damaged at Port Arthur
The Fetropavlovsk, reported damaged twice by Japanese attacks on Port Arthur, is described as a first class battleship of 10,960 tons and 14,213 indicated horsepower. It measures 36744 feet in length with a sixty-nine foot beam, armor belts of about sixteen inches and ten inches on turrets, armed with four 1 inch, twelve 6 inch, thirty-four smaller guns, and six torpedo tubes, and fully manned with 100 crew.
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Fetropavlovsk
Port Arthur
Petropavlovak
Makaroff Dies Known for U S Visit in 1896
Admiral Makaroff, widely known in naval circles, died and caused a profound stir in Washington. He had visited the United States in 1896 and commanded the Russian North Pacific squadron, bringing him into frequent contact with American officers and ports on the west coast. He was regarded as an officer of singular ability.
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Makaroff
Washington
Tried to cheat Hangman Peter Niedermeyer faces gallows
Peter Niedermeyer leader of the Chicago car bandits is condemned to die Friday. He attempted suicide on Monday with matches and a pencil wound, tearing his left wrist. After being treated he ripped bandages and again attacked his veins in a desperate bid to die.
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Peter Niedermeyer
Chicago
Nedermeier
Japs Control Korea Reports from Seoul
Authentic dispatches from Seoul dated the 12th state Japan has complete control of Korea and Russian scouting parties have withdrawn across the Yalu. The Japanese army is split into expeditionary and occupation forces, numbering 45 000 and 15 000 reservists respectively, with headquarters at Seoul and a 4 000 garrison. Transport service headquarters are at Chemulpo.
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Seoul
Korea
Yalu
Wim
Chemulpo
Custer Massacre Survivor to Washington in Asylum Case
Deputy J. derkin left Butte Montana for Washington D C with Kewning Deer an aged Sioux squaw adjudged insane to be placed in a national capital asylum Running Deer survived the Custer massacre and was the wife of a fallen brave who fled to Crow country after the battle She recalls the fight and remembers the Yellow Hair incident when in good humor
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United States
J. Derkin
Butte
Mont
Washington, D. C
Kewning Deer
National Capital
Running Deer
Custer
Crow Reservation
Montana
Toma
Result of Burton Trial Drives Major Dennis to Demise
Physicians state Major Hugh C Dennis died from continuous brooding over Senator Burton's conviction and his link to the Rialto company. From the trial onward he spoke of the cane and blamed himself for allowing Burton to become a Rialto representative.
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Major Dennis
Hugh C. Dennis
Senator Burtom
Rialto Company
Burton
Woman Shot by Highwayman in Berkeley Saloon
A masked man with two revolvers entered Mrs Warren’s saloon on the county road north of Berkeley California and forced the occupants to surrender. Mrs Warren escaped via the back and was shot through the right side as she fled toward the front entrance. The wound left her in a dangerous condition. Mr Warren, Mrs Warren, Warren and Frank Lewis were present. The robber demanded money then fled.
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Mris Warren
Berkeley
Cal
Warren
Mra
Frank Lewis
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