Wreck on Wabash Near Pittsburg Kills Two
Two men died and about 100 passengers escaped when the westbound Wabash engine and a passenger coach left the rails near a crossing trestle and plunged into a stream. Officials planned an investigation and delayed statements until after inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Milroad
Pittsburg
Traff
Bridgey Station
Herilers Creek
Furty Fee
Marien Bo Ko
Ancs
Slac
Pittsbuoro
Otis
Boyd
MecTsaacs
Ecuador Congress Elections Spark Violent Clashes
Campaign for Ecuador's May 5 congressional elections prompts daily partisan clashes. In Quito independents attacked Alfarias followers with several deaths and many wounded before troops restored order. Guayaquil also saw a collision leaving several injured as authorities grant extraordinary powers to the executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alanuy
Ecuador
Triberas
Quito
Alfarisias
Alfara
Guayen Sunder
Binger Hermann Cleared of Destruction Charge
Former commissioner of the General Land Office in Washington D C, Binger Hermann, was found not guilty on a charge of destroying public records. The twelve week trial concluded with a two hour jury deliberation and immediate congratulations in the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binger Hermann
General Land Office
Washington, D
Hermann
Sietes
Baker
Excise Commissioner vows saloon closures near parks
Thom E. Atuiveril of St. Louis pledges immediate action to close 246 saloons near public parks under the new law. The measure bars saloons from locating within 64 feet of a park and clears the way to enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thom E. Atuiveril
St. Legis
Zat
Alr
Bulyihill
Bomb discovery in Odessa tied to wartime shelter search
Authorities report finding improvised devices in Odessa as part of preparations for summer residence security drills. Officials say no injuries occurred and investigations continue to identify responsible parties.
Eruption Report Sparks Statewide Briefing
Fragmentary notes mention an eruption event affecting state authorities and local agencies. Details are unclear but indicate coordinated response and public safety actions amid uncertain timeline.
Sioux City Vive Stock Market Update
Saturday’s market report from Sioux City records Tap Peeves, 23, top hogs with a quoted price of 6 440 in local dealings. The listing appears uncertain and contains garbled entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Satturday
Big Loan to the Transvaal and Bullock Death in New York
Transvaal premier General Botha secured a large loan from London Rand magnates with a pledge not to interfere in mining. Former Georgia governor Hulus B. Bullock died in Alison New York on Saturday. In Pittsburgh the American club banquet honored James Grant’s birthday with Secretary James Wilson as a principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Gen
Botha
Rand
London
Bullock
Hulus B. Bullock
Georgia
Alison, N. Y
Diekerma Wins Seat in Vacancy The Hague? No
Gr Diekerma of Holland Michigan narrowly wins the congressional vacancy caused by the resignation of William Alden Smit. The election fills the United States House seat with a Republican representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gr. Diekerma
Holland
Mich
Congress
William Alden Smit
United States
Horllot
District attorney delays disclosure in Trust Company of America bond robbery
New York district attorney wins another brief delay over public details of the Trust Company of America bonds theft worth millions. Fer to be named publicly not involved, and another arrest not imminent. Oakleigh Thorne says the bank will cover up to 140000 while bonds in question were used as security. Judges refuse to permit publication and caution remains on statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
Trust Company of America
Oakleigh
Wall Street
Roosevelt speech at Norfolk exposition grounds averts crowd danger
President Hoogfere, addressing a large Norfolk crowd, mounted a table to be seen and urged women and children be kept safe at the front. Sinnesily shouted for crowd control as Enthusiasm rose. A guards squad then moved in to restore order and prevent a breach of the ropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoogfere
Exposition Grounds
Norfolk
Vu. Priday
Ring
Sen. Grant
Rav Siry
Shipping gaws violations filed in Chicago federal court
Eleven suits allege Chicago based railroads violated live stock confinement rules under shipping laws. Complaints accuse shipments from other states overstaying allowed 24 hours in stock cars. Charges name Chicago Rock Island and Quincy, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Hass
Chicago
Chiesera Mibwaukee
St. Paul
Rack Island and Pacific
Burlington and Quincy
United States District Court
United States
Aorney Sime
Cajon
Rock Island
Quincy
Chicaga
Rock Island and Pacific
Milwaukee
Fire at Kittery Navy Yard Destroys Pattern Shop Damage
A three story brick building used as a pattern shop and storehouse at the navy yard in Kittery Maine burned recently. Large quantities of costly patterns valuable brass settings and other stores were destroyed or badly damaged. The unofficial loss is estimated at 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Kittery
Apostle Murphy Retires From Temperance Campaigns
Francis Murphy known as the apostle of Temperance retires from active campaigning. The message from his Home in He is said to be almost Murphy is now 7 rears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apostle Murphys
Francis Murphy
Temperance
Murphy
Change of Venue in Murder Case Granted
The court granted a change of venue in the murder case involving David Alvert Kaliems. Indicted for the order of Cotnotin, Tie case White or Lawrences Barterra, the defense moves to relocate the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ju Ighion
Mr Clartaci
David Alvert Kaliems
Cotnotin
Lawrences Barterra
Summer Fores and Hotel Barn Fire Near Lake Pleasant
Fire damaged cottages and a hotel at Lake Pleasant in an early summer blaze. Investigators determine the cause is under review as emergency crews battled the flames and secured the site. Affected buildings include cottages and a hotel structure, with residents evacuated as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Pleasant
Explosion in Mine at Rieck Diamond Wash Kills Four
Four men die and fourteen are seriously injured in an explosion at the Mearsan Mepe mine near Rieck Diamond Washington. Two miners were descending into the shaft about 1,500 feet below when the blast occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rieck Diamond
Wash
Ourteen
Cornell celebrates centennial birth of Ezra Cornell founder
Cornell University marked a century since the birth of Ezra Cornell. The event honored the university's founder and his legacy in higher education and philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Cornell University
Ezra Cornell
Ten Thousand for Life Damages Granted in Des Moines Rail Case
A jury awarded Lulu Kern 16006 for the death of her husband Vern Kern in a Des Moines City Railway collision during last fall's fair week. The verdict closes the damage suit brought against the railway company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines City Railway Company
Lulu Kern
Vern Kern
Roosevelt as Peacemaker in Central America Treaty
Report notes President Roosevelt credited for helping secure the amity treaty between Nicaragua and El Salvador. The article cites his mediation as influential in advancing the settlement and restoring relations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
L Rooseveat
Lee
Nicaragua
Srivador
In Uniform Flirtation Incident Tangles Marine Ejections
Washington clash at the congressional library led to two marines being expelled. Secretary Metcalf plans a full inquiry with an advocate general officer and a librarian to hear both sides. Private Eliott and Corporal Frye report conflicting accounts, with Frye denying improper conduct and claiming removal due to their uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Congressional ‘Library
Washington
Metcalf
Advocate General's Office
Eliott
Kansas
Frye
Navy
Plot to Kill a Belgian Prince Arrested in Church
Police arrest several anarchists suspected of planning to slay Prince Albert of Belgium, son of the late Count of Flanders and heir to the throne. One suspect hidden in a confessional was found armed with a dagger and revolver. two others in the church vicinity confessed to French anarchist ties. Authorities believe the plot targeted the prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foup
Abert
Belieni
Anarchisis
Albert
Belgium
Ay Imu Chareh
Count of
Planders
Theopold
Pure Food Law Alert on Dishonest Meat Preservative
Dr J Crumbine of Topeka announces discovery of a preservative used in meats that defies state and federal pure food laws. The powder allegedly contains charcoal and sulfur producing sulfur dioxide when burned, absorbing into meat and mimicking borax. Manufacturers claim the powder does not touch meat yet can help butchers evade the law.
Hanged in Guntersville: two men die in scaffold executions
A young white man named Bob Wiatis was hanged in the yard at Guntersville Alabama after resisting with a knife. Ammonia was used in his cell then he was dragged to the scaffold, coughing and moaning. Another man, VELES, was hanged for murdering Dord Wrinkles, a Confederate veteran he had robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wiatis
Guntersville
Ala
Ammonia
Veles
Dord Wrinkles
Jury Discharged After Deadlock in Lexington Town Affair Case
After twenty hours of deliberation the jury in the Bill Britton case on the nation of Town Afare shal Cockriff of Lexington faced a hopeless disagreement and was discharged. This was described as a Browditt county feud case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dury
Bill Britton
Afareshal Cockriff
Lexington
One Hundred Cottages Burn at Lake Pleasant Hotel
About 100 cottages and a hotel at Lake Pleasant near Millers Falls Massachusetts were destroyed on Thursday. The loss is $315,000. The settlement was controlled by the Spiritualist Camp Greetings association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Pleasant
Millers Falls
Mass
Spiritualist Camp Areeting Association
Ice flood hits Pottshore as Zoller Pa Company accepts ground
A Friday night fire on Springs Garden Avenue in Allegheny caused an estimated loss of about 200090 dollars. A large quantity of meat was destroyed and property damage raised concerns in the Pottshore area as the Zoller Pa Company accepted zero acres of ground nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottshore
Zoller Pa Company
Springs Garden Avenue
Allegheny
Railroad rules require shaved beards for conductors after May 1
After May 1 passengers at the Turlington railroad must have chins clean shaven and wear white linen jars ties and vests. Bearded conductors must shave. Mug wahees will not be under the ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turlington Railroad
Western League Pac Ball Schedule in Sioux City
The Sioux City Packers will host Des Moines in May with games set for the 6th 7th 8th and 9th in Sioux City. The schedule reflects a May slate against Des Moines at home in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Ciey
Sioux City
Packe
Des Moines
Fire destroys a Pittsburgh packing company plant
A blaze in Pitts burgh Pas early Thursday engulfed the 40er Packing Co plant including a warehouse with 500 pounds of lard. The total loss is estimated at 360000 and is partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittshure
Pittsburge
Pas
Fawnens Californian Beach Leader Dies in Alameda
Fawnens Californian Beach organizer Toennis Kearney, who led agitation against the Chinese in California, died recently at his Alameda home. The late figure had been prominent in the late Tas period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawnens
Californian
Toennis Kearney
Tas
California
Alameda
Railroad warns on 18 Train Tour band of gamblers
Pennsylvania railroad issues instructions to conductors and detectives to watch for a band of professional gamblers said to be operating on the fast trains between New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
TarlY Deal for the Year
It is understood that the new pregi ssurial trip between Germany and the United States shall endure for one year and that it will prolong itself automatically if no notice of a change be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarly
Germany
United States
Outbreak Fear Plagues Seymour-Ishier Bank Community
Cashier Lestey Ware of the Farmers and Dravers State Bank is stricken with brain fever, with his condition described as precarious. A runaway incident and public speculation have unsettled the town, causing market and depositors to press for swift action as officials probe the bank crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour—Ishier Ware
Lestey Ware
Dravers
Adntor Carrell
Lis
Cashier Ware
Itar
Increased Cost for State Funded Project Delayed by Legislation
Budget delays and state funding issues raise costs for a proposed central fuel plant at Council Bluffs. Contractors who bid last December face higher labor and material prices, with current estimates showing a significant increase over earlier figures. The delay stems from awaiting legislative appropriations and the decision has led to higher overall project expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Il Neres
Disorder Flares as Crowd Disperses After Farm Incident
In Lovilla a crowd gathered when Earl Darter and George W. Wilson exchanged shots wounding Tires Fallows and Edwina. Aiter Wilson fired with bricks before calm heads restored order. Arthur Mer Ares faced an attempted murder charge and received bail as the community reels from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Darter
George W. Wilson
Lovilla
James
Edwina
Tleréenaders
Wilsons
Arthur Ra Meraires
Boy Tied to Tree as School Punishment Sparks Outrage
A four day episode in Highhind Park reports a 11 or 12 year old boy tied to a tree in his yard for alleged school misconduct. The stepmother allegedly supervised the punishment. Neighbors alerted authorities. no formal charge filed yet as humane officials review the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Lewis
Highhind Park
Cashure Wag Toss Reason and Bank Wreck News
Seymour Bank looting sparked a case of alleged insanity as cashier Ware, blamed for the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank theft, is described as a raving maniac. A Maple River bridge near Ida Graded suffered a jackknife accident with Will Steffen narrowly escaping drowning. Clinton merchant Clinton Merchant Died at 57 after thirty years in groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ware
Windsor
Mapie
King’s Mill
Ida Gra
Will Steffen
Min
Ieam
Pioncer Clinton
Conrad
Clinton
Newton resident William H. Dodge suffers fourth stroke
William H. Dodge, an old Newton resident, is in a very feeble condition after a fourth stroke of paralysis. He is 78 years old and another attack could be fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Dodge
Newton
Mr. Dade
Atlantic Superintendent Chosen as New Leader
Facet Atlantic Superintendent Co EE Blodgett of Logan was elected by the Atlan tic school board to succeed C M Cole with a salary of 1600. The Atlantic Y M C A directs plans for a city canvass to raise 6000 for a building, funded partly by a will from Thomas Meredith aiming for a 12000 project. Summer Girl Dies Miss Martha Ganske of Sumner died Thursday of typhoid pneumonia at 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Co. EE
Blodgett
Logan
School Board of Atlantic Recency
C.M. Cole
The
Atlantic Y. M. Oc, A
Thomas Meredith
Martha Ganske
Sumner
State Commission Plans Readjustment of Distance Tariff
The state railroad commission will readjust the distance tariff for general commodities and revise the freight schedule for special classes like grain lumber live stock and coal. It has decided to drop the second decimal in the distance tariff, making rates rounded to the nearest tenth of a cent. The board plans further adjustments in two areas and the move is already anticipated by manufacturers and railroad interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Commission
State Railroad Commission
Manufacturers’ Committee
Comemi N Gea
Commis Siett
Plymouth County Scandal Sues Giver King for Damages
Addison FL Carpenter of Palosia sues Oliver King of LeMars for 10 605 claiming despoiling home and happiness. The petition notes a 1893 Sioux City marriage to Lit tle Crouch and two children Lillian 4 Orrin 2, with the couple living north of Tune in 1860 and King neglecting his wife. The case involves local pioneer families and a community sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL PL Carpenter
King
Oliver King
LeMars
Addison FL Carpenter
Palosia
Carpenter
Little Crouch
Sioux City
Lillian
Orrin
Tune
King Dew
Des Moines Search For Missing Factory Chief Stutsman
Stutsman, recently from Peoria, taken from Des Moines area to face charges of theft of valuable tools. Bartholomew company accuses him of systematic robbery totaling thousands in tools, many found in Des Moines locations. He claims business disputes drove the conflict. arrest surprised Nes Meines officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annise
Threft
Stutsman
Des Hese
Peoria
Dik
Greater Des Moines Committee
Binais
Oria Chargiig
Nes Meines
Bartholomew Company
Des Alsines
Iowa Romeo Uses Ladder In Hotel Elopement
An elopement case parallels a Shakespeare balcony scene. Miss Tot Paine, Hotel Terry employee, and Howard Edsil, a restaurant worker, used a ladder on a shed to reach a hotel window and whisk away a girl and belongings. The couple reportedly fled toward Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Orte
Timivus
Tot Paine
Terry
Romeo
Howard Edsil
Minneapolis
Returned to Prison for Parole Violation
Laura Berkheltz of Dock Rapids Iowa, released on parole after serving about half a three year term, is ordered returned to Anamosa penitentiary by gubernatorial directive for helping a disorderly house and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura 2. Berkheltz
Dock Rapids
Anamosa
Cornerstone laid for Methodist church at Rockwell Cig
A large crowd witnessed the cornerstone laying for the Methodist church in Rockwell City. Presiding Elder I F Johnson of the Yda Grove district officiated and U S Senator J F Dolliver of Port Dodge delivered the address. The church is to cost $2 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell Cig
I. F. Johnson
Yda Grove
United States
FP. Dolliver
Port Dodge
Colfax Man Dies of Stroke at 68 Years
Colfax resident Will T Rendleman died at Colfax aged 68 from a stroke of paralysis suffered weeks earlier. He had lived there for several years after previously serving as postmaster in Carlisle. He is listed among other local deaths including Clayton and Clinton cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Will T. Rendleman
Carlisle
Houser Fights Saloonkeepers In Iowa Visit
Attorney J. Houser of Des Moines employed by the Anti Saloon league arrived in Dubuque to collect data for a saloonkeeper injunction. The move has stirred excitement in the city. LeMars resident Mrs. Becker wife of Fred Becker bank president died after a brief illness in LeMars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houser
J. Houser
Des Moines
Anti-Saloon League
Dubuque
LeMars
New York's vast engineering boom surpasses prior eras
The article details New York's massive construction push with $625.6 million in ongoing transportation and building projects, plus $162 million for Catskills water supply efforts. It notes additional tunnels bridges and large private developments planned, highlighting unprecedented scale and engineering ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Channel
New York
Pfice
Seco
Goomin Minora
Mane Moth
New York City
Catskills
Hudson River
Pennsylvania
Hudson Companies
Long Island
West Side
Manhattan Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
Island Brid
Journeymen tailors join unions across states
Reports show Palo Alto tailors organizing as unions surge in multiple states with nearly 50 percent membership growth over the past year. Minnesota federation adds fourteen unions. five applications await action. San Francisco iron trades union votes for a May 1 strike involving over 6,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Cal
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Iron Trades Council
Wealth of Gilded Age Heiresses and Heirs
A summary of large fortunes tied to Hetty Green, Mrs. Russell Sage, Anna Weightman Walker, and Marshall Field. Discusses inheritances, management of wealth, charitable bequests, and the distribution plans for heirs Edward Green Sylvia Weightman, and Field’s grandchildren. Notes Sage’s focus on poverty relief and Green’s securities investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat
Russell Saze
Marshall
Hetty’ Green
Green
Edward Green
Texas
Sylvia
Russell Sage
Walker
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Marshall Field
Chicago
Ars
Playing the Horses Reveals Vast Pool Room Profits
District Attorney Jerome unveils ledgers from a Fulton Street pool hall showing a bank roll rising to 10000 and eight years of annual winnings averaging 250000. The records detail profits after protection payments and rakes, with one regular recipient listed as a state senator awaiting named disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
New York
Fulton Street
Air
Education in the South discusses college plans and funding
The conference for education in the South met at Pinehurst New York reelected Robert Ogder of New York as president. Dabney of Cincinnati University plans a commercial college with work in trucks and brokerage offices. The Minnesota Legislature defeated a bill to depoliticize county school boards. Rockefeller funds allocated 625000 to fire institutions with gifts to Yale Princeton Bowdoin and others. Harvard Yale and others faced apologies for student behavior. Indiana proposed teacher training course approvals. Maxwell urged physical fitness for teachers. Hailey of Yale Alumni spoke on football limits and university balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference For Education In the
South
Pinehurst
N. Y
Robert Ogder
New York
Dabney
Cincinnati University
Minnesota
Committee On Education
General Education Board
Rockefeller Fund
Yale
Princeton
Bowdoin College
Maine
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Cole
Millsaps Collee
Jackson
Miss
Trarvard University
Majestic Theater
Boston
Brown
Harvardes
School Journal
Indiana
State Board of Education
WH. Maxwell
New York City
Superintendent of Public Schools
Columbia University
Roosevelt
Eliot
Harvard
Hailey
Yais
Plainfeld
N. J
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Orange City, LA
E. Bowers
Fublisher
Wabash
Iam
Odessnigen
Buco
Bugue
Michigan
Hime
Bond
Stel
Vanec
Great Port
Eeeapolis
Wisconsin Central
Depy Pure Food Law
Arust
PASC
News OF the
Hawkeye State
Yepositons Maktinteats
Stan Pires
Charivari
Tiers
Tate
Plymouth County
Iowa Romeo
Ida County Shiner
Fred Gebers
Ida. County
Galva
Eugene Nelson
Gebers
Nelson
Clnton
John Hats
United Blatters
North America
Union Hatters
Oakland
International Union of
Bill Posters
Jiillers
Cifcuses
United Association of Pambers, Gas Witters
Steam Fitters
Amalgamated Society of Engineers of England
Ite
Society
St Paul {Minn
Minneapolia Union
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