Notable Clergymen and Officials Farewell Notices
Obituaries and notices list Rev. Reuben Flanders aged 74 dying in La Porte Indiana and Rev. Henry Hikok aged 89 among American missionaries to China. Capt. C J Badger to serve another year as naval academy superintendent. Richard Hand named to testify on District Attorney Ferome charges. John H Mandigo of the New York Sun dies after 33 years in news service. Also reports on Princeton gift, Decker's death, and various accidental incidents and crimes.
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Washington
Reuben Flanders
la Porte
Henry Hikok
China
Watertown
N. Y
C.J. Badger
Naval Academy
Gay. Hughes
Richard &. Hand
Ferome
New York
John H. Mandigo
New York Sun
Sun
Begus Ag
Offce Bey
Royal R. Ingersoll
Staf
Evans
Pillsbury
Fallon
Varied 1908 News Casts From Courts to Labor Unrest
The document reports diverse items: Ohio and Mianouri supreme courts upholding laws. Victoria invites bids for a fishery cruiser costing 200000. Union Central Life to pay 182000 in omitted taxes. forest reservations revenue totaling 936726. ICC ruling on passenger fares. Davis City Neb boycott vote over saloon closure. Devils Lake building contract to Milwaukee firm at 120400. marriages and other notes including a Jerney City wedding and a political call for a May 1 assembly. arson arrests in Medicine Hat. Cambria Steel resumes operations to reemploy 1500. a Mount Vernon boy’s suicide. a Marshalltown motorist verdict. a Asheville shooting involving a 16 year old. Canadian Pacific irrigation project. Des Moines police leadership dispute. Penza prison riot. New York registration case sentence. Croston murder case. early fishing season in Lake Superior. Delaware convention support for Gray. Cincinnati rally by Personal Liberty League with ~20000 marchers.
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Supreme Court of Mianouri
Marine and Fisheries Department
Victoria
H. G
Ohio Supreme Court
Union Central Life Tnsrance Company
Cincinnati
Gov
Pattison
Wilson
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Horna
al G. Field
Southern Railroad
Davis City
Neb
Devils Lake
General Construction Campany
Milwaukee
James P. Minyon
Medicine
Altooni
Mise Pauline Nef
Jerney City
National Assembly of the Christian Party
Watcr
Rockford
Wiliam KR. Benkart
The
Dreamers
Arre Tel
Medicine Hat
Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Clifford Vernon
Thompson Vernon
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Italy and Turkey Reach Quiet Stalemate in Turkish Waters
Rome reports no Italian naval demonstrations in Turkish waters for now. Ankara grants permission for Italian posts in Turkish cities and agrees to peaceful settlement talks. Differences between Constantinople and Rome appear likely to ease, with a fleet staying in Turkish waters as talks continue.
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Rome
Italy
Turkey
Constantinople
Jiowere
Dil
Trallin
Cannibalism Reported Among Futuna Natives After Storm
Honolulu dispatches describe Futuna island natives reviving cannibalism due to starvation after a hurricane ten months earlier wrecked cocoanut trees and a later caterpillar plague devastated crops. A plan to seize the trading steamer South Australia was discovered before the pursers shore party was attacked.
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Futuna
San Francisco
Honolulu
South Seas
South Australia
Auto Wreck Kills Jewelry Store Owner and Injures Two Women
In Kansas City on April 22 H N Konrad proprietor of a jewelry store was killed outright when his car collided with a Brooklyn avenue streetcar. His two female companions, one his wife, were fatally injured and found dying on the pavement. Konrad died at the scene while both women suffered serious injuries and were taken to a hospital.
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Kansas City
H. N. Konrad
Brooklyn Avenue
Konrad
Lake steamer on fire near Cleveland identified as Maine
Residents along the lake front east of Cleveland reported a burning boat seen about ten miles out on the lake. The Life Saving Station was notified after rockets were fired to signal distress. The vessel is believed to be the steamer Maine from Ashtabula bound for Port Huron with a crew of ten or twelve men.
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Maine
Cleveland
Ohio
Ashtabula
Port Huron
Mich
Supreme Court Refuses Nebraska Rail Rate Writ
The Supreme Court of the United States yesterday refused a writ of mandamus sought by Nebraska to compel U S Judge T Munger to remand to Nebraska Supreme Court a case against Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Nebraska sought to stop intrastate rates charged by the railroad that exceeded state statute limits.
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Supreme Court of U. 8
Nebraska
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Bribery Charges Follow Arrests In New York Gambling Case
Bench warrants issued yesterday for those indicted over alleged gambling house conditions in the Tandaroin led to two policemen being arrested and charged with bribery last night amid the exposure of the case.
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New York
Cake Leads Fulton in Oregon Senate Primary
Portland April 22 Henry M. Cake the Republican nominee leads Senator Charles W. Fulton in the state primary by about 2500 votes.
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Portland
Henry M. Cake
Charles W. Fulton
Trains to Run Helena to Great Falls This Week
Great Northern will operate trains from Helena to Great Falls starting Wednesday evening April 22 and continuing through Thursday morning, ensuring travel options within the specified window.
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Helena
Mont
Great Northern
Great Falls
Resolution to probe wool pulp and newsprint costs
The House debated a Cannon resolution to appoint a six member select committee to investigate rising white paper prices. The panel would gather information, issue subpoenas, and take oaths in Washington or elsewhere during sessions or recess.
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Washington
Cannon
House
Congress
First Step Toward Thaw in Habeas Corpus Move
Harry K. Thaw’s counsel, James G. Graham of Newburgh, secured a permit from Justice Morsehauser at White Plains for Thaw to sign an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The order directs the asylum superintendent to allow the signing and submission of the writ for review by a New York Supreme Court justice.
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Thaw
Poughkeepsie
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
State Asylum For
Matleawan
James G. Graham
Newburgh
Ourell
Morschanser
New York State Supreme Court
White Plains
Supreme Court
Morsehauser
Bound for Naples Anna Gould and Prince Helie to Tour Italy
Mme Anna Gould former Countess de Castellane will arrive April 23 on the Friedrich der Grosse from New York. She plans an automobile trip through Italy Paris. Prince Helie de Sagan left for Italy last night for a pleasure trip and denied rumors of marriage to Gould.
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Anna Gould
Prince Helie
Italy
Naples
Mme
Countess de Castellane
Friedrich der Grosse
New York
Paris
Prince Helle de Sagan
Prince le Sagan
Anna Goulid
Fines Abusive Husband. Judge Rallies Court for Woman
In St Louis on April 22 Judge Pollard fined Frank Jasinski 500 dollars for mistreating the mother of his seven children. He then paused five minutes to raise a collection among spectators, starting with 5 dollars and totaling 17.48 dollars. The judge handed the money to the weeping woman, blessing contributors as the court resumed. Jasinski was sent to the workhouse.
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St. Louis
Frank Jasinski
Pollard
Jasinski
Uip
Train collision at Braybrook Junction kills forty-one in Australia
Two trains from Ballarat and Bendigo collided at Braybrook Junction late last night. The Bendigo Wain crashed into the Ballarat train rear, five cars wrecked, wreckage caught fire and burned. Forty-one people were killed and sixty injured. many bodies were unrecognizable upon recovery.
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Australia
Melbourne
Ballarat
Bendigo
Braybrook Junction
Ben and Emma Fired From San Francisco Hotel
Dr. Ben Reitman and Emma Goldman along with Alexander H. Orr were ejected from a San Francisco hotel as police watched. The manager objected to Goldmans notoriety and the group moved to the home of an anarchist sympathizer. Reitman called the police tactics boresome.
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San Francisco
Reitman
Cal
Emma. Goldman
Ben Reitman
Alexander H. Orr
Governor Grants Billik Reprieve to June
Acting on the pardons board recommendation Gov. Deneen granted Herman Billik a reprieve until June 12 for the murder of Mary Real in Chicago by poisoning in 1905. The action was taken yesterday afternoon in the wake of the board’s advice.
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Billik
Springfeld
Board of Pardons
Deneen
Herman Billik
Mary ‘Real
Chicago
Attell Defeats Kelly at Sound Bench in Seattle
Featherweight champion Abe Attell defeated Eddie Kelly of Buffalo in the eighth round at the Sound Bench in Seattle on April 22. Attell asserted his title with a decisive victory over the rival challenger in a regional bout.
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Attell
Kelly
Seattle
Wash
Sound
Abe Attell
Eddie Kelly
Buffalo
Master Appointed In Rate Case To Hear Testimony
Judge Sanborn in St Paul will appoint a master in chancery to take testimony on the reasonableness of railroad rate laws challenged by the legislature. Attorneys for the state and the railroads foresee months of testimony and special findings. The master may report findings on minor issues separately to avoid confusion.
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Charles EB. Otis
St. Paul
George P. Flannery
Minneapolla
Sanborn
Museatic Opens as Milwaukee’s Grand New Vaudeville House
Milwaukee dedicates the Museatic theater in a fourteen story building by Uihlein Bros. The $510,000 project seats 2,200 and is billed as the country’s most complete up to date theater. Mayor elect David S. Rose gives the dedicatory address.
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Milwaukee
United States
David S. Rose
Uihlein Bros
Indians Find Corpse in Mississippi River Airhole Tragedy
The body of Danehoer of Richmond Winona County was found by two Indians camping on the Mississippi near Reno Caledonia Minn. on April 22. Danehgeriot was seen alive at Trempealea Wisconsin on February 27 while en route home his body likely entered an ice airhole and drowned.
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Mississippi
Caledonia
Minn
Mississippi River
Reno
Danehoer
Richmont
Winona County
Danehgeriot
Trempealea
Wisi
Three Men Bound Over for Trial on Timber Trespass
In Bemidji Minnesota on April 22 United States commissioner H A Simons presided as John R Stewart and L Nap La Pointe waived examination on trespassing on government timber land. They were bound over to the federal court spring term in Fergus Falls in May and released on their own recognizance.
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Bemidj
Minn
H. A. Simons
United States
John R. Stewart
L. Nap la Pointe
Fergus Falls
Belleville Bank Cashier Pleads Not Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Iawin Story, cashier of the Citizens' Bank of Belleville, was arraigned in Madison on charges of embezzling $23,355.05. Bank Commissioner M. C. Berg filed the complaint. Story pleaded not guilty with a $10,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, April 29.
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Belleville Bank
Madison
Wis
Iawin Story
Citizens’ Bank of Belleville
M. C. Berg
Ffe
Meteor Explosion Seen Over Caledonia Village
Citizens in Caledonia Minnesota reported a meteor or aerolite passing over the village on April 22. It produced a brilliant illumination followed by a sharp explosive sound and distant thunder like rumbling. Witnesses believed the object landed nearby.
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Caledonia
Minn
Murder Ends Rivalry as Nephew Kills Brantley Citizen
J W Weatherford a prominent citizen of Brantley Alabama was shot and killed late yesterday near here by his nephew Avery Hardage. The murder ends a long standing local feud with fatal consequences. The suspect is in custody as the community reels from the violence.
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Brantley
Ala
J. W. Weatherford
Avery Hardage
Here
Flood Devastates Fort Worth Area. Thousands Displaced
Fort Worth and North Fort Worth suffer severe flooding after a record crest. The Trinity and nearby rivers overflowed, submerging streets, packs of homes, and stock losses reported. Police and relief services rush to assist 4,000 homeless residents amid widespread property damage and estimated costs exceeding one million dollars.
Senators Nelson and Bacon Say Congress Has Power to Regulate Liquor
Washington dispatch reports that five judiciary committee members issued opinions on liquor legislation and interstate liquor transport. Senators Nelson Minnesota and Bacon Georgia advocate federal power to prohibit liquor entry into prohibition states, while Knox Oregon Rayner Maryland oppose such power.
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Nelson and
Bacon
Congress
Washington
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nelson
Minnesota
Georgia
Knox
Pennsylvania
Fulton
Oregon
Rayner
Maryland
Big Squadron 8 Split Up In Atlantic Fleet Maneuvers
The Atlantic fleet battleships divide into four harbors near Los Angeles after leaving Hampton Roads. Sixteen ships lie in four divisions awaiting orders for Santa Barbara. Sailors attend services in local churches as crowds watch the maneuvers at San Pedro harbor.
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Los Angeles
Hampton Roads
Thomas
Smita Barbara
Welcome
San Pedro Harbor
Woman dies by suicide in Chicago hotel room
Jessie Llewellyn Call daughter of the former governor Llewellyn of Kansas killed herself in a Chicago hotel last night by taking poison. Despondency due to ill health is believed to be the cause.
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Chicago
Jessie Llewelyn Call
Llewellyn
Kansas
Burglars Rob Convent During Easter Services
Ten Benedictine sisters at St. Adelbert's Church conducted Easter services for children when burglars broke into the adjacent convent in St. Paul and stole 200 dollars. The incident occurred on April 21. Police are investigating the theft.
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St. Paul
Bisters
St. Francis
St. Adelbert's Catholic Church
Scow Upset On Hat tle River Claims Four Workers
Winnipeg reports four men drowned after a scow crossing the Hat tle river in flood waters. Nine Grand Trunk Pacific railway workers were swept into the water amid freshets.
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Winnipeg
Man
Hattle River
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
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C. C. Knappen
Heleton
South Dakota
Epitome
Charles B. Whiting
Ghent Insurance Company
Hartford
Conn
Charles A. Lo Totten
U.S. A
Yale
Milford
Anna M. Dayton
Dayton
South Bend
Ind
Samuel J. Carleton
World Organization of Bons of Temperanes
John Vandercook, I Jr
United Press Association
Thuateen
Princetonniversity
Rasael Boge
Gen. Bel
Star
R. Decker
Columbus
Republican
Decker
Reapubican
Uwtate
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Pawpaw
Mendota
Mercedes Murray
Jay Murray
Pocahontas
Iowa
Spartanburg County
South Carolina
West Springs
Aetna Power Company
Miller
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
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Adams
William Robinson
Old Forge
Ellen Moore
Scranton
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Bedined
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First State Bank of
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Oscar Rosengren
Marshalltown
F. F. Michaels
Hampton
Dr. C. ©. Swinney
Asheville
N.C
Netily
W. Coray
Ognen
Utah
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Langdon
Crowfoot
James Jones
Des Moines
Will Hume
Jomes
Penza
Rimsia
Guarda
Frank Dutty
Claude Underliter
Nathan ‘Taylor
Croston
Town
Brann
Anamosa
Michigan
Take Superior
George Gray
Delaware
Personal Liberty Length
Sultan
Haly
Lake
Ben and
Emma
Story
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Pacific
Continental Line
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Brady
Leon River
Waco de Brazos
Waco
Aeves
Port Worth
Yicinity
North Fort Worth
BIG Squadron 8
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