Austria Defies Austria-Hungary Urges Scutari Evacuation
Montenegrin King Nicholas rejects European surrender terms for Scutari stating it will be defended to the death. Vienna and London issue ultimatums demanding immediate action to expel Montenegrins from Scutari or risk unilateral intervention. Berlin reports a 48 hour deadline with potential allied steps to protect interests. Paris cites ex premier Miyaskovich warning that Austria faces dead bodies if Scutari is seized.
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Cettinje
Scutari
Nicholas
Austria
London
England
Austria-Hungary
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Montenegro
Vienna
Zeitung-Am-Mittag
Paris
Mafin
Lazar Miyaskovich
Wilson Almost Hit by Car in Narrow Auto Escapade
President Wilson and his youngest daughter Eleanor escaped a close call when their automobile neared a street car near Peace Monument by the Capitol. The motor cycle police identified the motorman, but the White House dropped the matter.
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Washington
Wilson
Eleanor
Peace Monument
Capitol
White House
Duke to Live Abroad After Sale of Dorchester House
New York April 24 James B. Duke former tobacco king and his wife sailed on the Mauretania for England where they will set up home. Duke recently bought Dorchester house famed for notable gatherings and the couple expected to entertain widely with Mrs Duke formerly Mrs William Inman of Atlanta noted for southern beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James B. Duke
Tobacco King of
America
Mauretania
England
Hundredth Anniversary Observed for Stephen A. Douglas
Observance of the 100th birthday of Stephen A. Douglas took place across Vermont following a legislative resolution. Brandon marked the day especially, noting Douglas born April 23, 1813, and preserving his birthplace house as a public memorial.
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Montpelier
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
Vermont
Brandon
Douglas
Baltimore and Ohio Train Wreck Near Ravenna
Two sleeper cars attached to Baltimore and Ohio train No. 11 from New York to Chicago overturned near Ravenna Ohio on April 23 injuring four people including Charles Stewart a San Francisco attorney and his wife and Mr and Mrs H Poppleton of Cleveland.
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Ravenna
Palkman
Baltimore & Olio
New York
Chicago
Charlea Stewart
San Francisco
T. Poppleton
Cleveland
Auto Joy Ride Fatal in Indiana
A late night joy ride in eastern Indiana ended with a new touring car overturning three times after a tire burst. Miss Mabel Rouse, 21, Gas City, died from a broken neck. Six others were injured, with Leota Waters, Hartford City, seriously hurt. Samuel Bahr, 22, Marion, and three others were treated for injuries. none admit drinking. The car, taken without Bahr's father’s consent, was destroyed.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana
Samuel Bahr
Marion
Miss Rouse
Miss Waters
Moreland
Bahr
Mabel Rouse
Gas City
Leota Waters
Hartford City
G. J. Moreland
Samuel F. Schrock
Boy did not slay three, Hickey says
Thomas O. Hickey, state visitor for St. Charles Training School, testifies Herman Coppes did not commit the triple murder of Mrs. Maud Sleep and her two children. He cites reading dime novels as inspiration for a false confession and says the boy lacks courage to kill even a chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Ill
Thomas
Hickey
St. Charles
Herman Coppes
Maud Sleep
Manhood Strike Ends in Belgium Parliament Action
Premier de Broqueville announced in the chamber that the government accepts Liberal Masson’s compromise resolution to settle the national manhood strike. The government demanded one key amendment, marking a formal settlement of the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
de Broqueville
Masson
Miss Thaw Weds Banker in Georgia Estate Wedding
Miss Alice Copley Thaw formerly countess of Yarmouth married C. G. Whitney a Boston banker on the Carnegie estate at Dungeness Cumberland Ga. Mrs Whitney is Harry K Thaw's sister and she had divorced the Earl of Yarmouth about six years ago.
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Dungeness
Cumberland
Alice Copley Thaw
Countess of
Yarmouth
Washington and
Pittsburg
C. G. Whitney
Boston
George L. Carnegie
Mra. Whitney
Harry K. Thaw
Earl of Yarmouth
California Senate Accepts Bryan Visit on Alien Land Bill
Unprecedented move in Sacramento as California legislature agrees to receive Secretary of State Bryan to counsel on alien land legislation. President Wilson wires both houses and governor urging Bryan's California visit amid tense debate observed by two Japanese visitors.
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Washington
Wilson
Chinda
Japan
Secreary Bryan
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Bryan
United States
California
Sacramento
California Assembly
Senate
Johnson
Cal
William Jennings Bryan
A. F. Boynton
State of California
Secretary of State of the
Assembly
Prohibition Candidate for Governor Nominates Mason
In Trenton on April 24 Rev. James G. Mason was nominated by the New Jersey Prohibitionista as their gubernatorial candidate for the election next fall.
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Prohibition
Trenton
N. J
James G. Mason
New Jersey
Prohibitionista
First Heat Prostration Victim Reported in Milwaukee
Milwaukee on April 24 reports Stanley Jones as the season's first heat prostration victim now in serious condition. He collapsed during work and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Stanley Jones
Heroic Acts Rewarded by Carnegie Commission
At Pittsburgh meeting of the Carnegie Hero Fund commission, silver and bronze medals, pensions, and cash awards were given to twenty or more people for acts of heroism across the nation. Notable cases include Miss Lillamae Formby of Waldo Arkansas and Mrs E G Semon of Galesburg Illinois. Formby received a bronze medal and $1000. Semon a silver medal and $1000. Continuous accounts describe rescue efforts at Waldo in 1912 and a fire rescue in Galesburg in 1910, with many recipients being youths and relatives of fallen heroes.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Lillamae Formby
Waldo, Ark
E. Gertrude Semon
Galesburg
Ill
Formby
Semon
Ethel M. Y’blood
Miss Y’blood
Miss Formby
Miss Y'Blood
Three Girls Die In Ferry Disaster At Ingalls Dam
Gertrude Breen Nellie Maguire and Mary Ahearn three Green Island factory workers drowned when the steam ferry Ambrose plunged over Ingalls avenue dam in fog. Pilot compass failure and river confusion blamed. Four men rescued from an island. bodies not recovered.
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Troy
N. Y
Gertrude Breen
Nellie Maguire
Mary Ahearn
Green Island
Ambrose
Ingalls Avenue
Tudson
Longfellow Kin Quits Cars for Journalism
Edmund Trowbridge Dana, grandson of Henry W. Longfellow, resigns after a month as conductor on the Middlesex and Boston street railroad in Boston. He plans to pursue a career in journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Middlesex & Boston Street Railroad
Edmund Trowbridge Dana
Henry W. Longfellow
Mayor raises wages for Boston city workers
Mayor Withigerald announced a pay raise for 3000 city laborers from 2.26 to 2.50 dollars per day, effective June 1. The measure reflects ongoing cost of living adjustments in municipal staffing.
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Boston
Withigerald
Bomb found in gentleman’s candy box at Ninth and Chestnut
A two pound explosive device hidden in a hand painted candy box with a long fuse was discovered seconds before detonation in the Burd building. It lay on a window sill near Robert L. Coates, manager of a watchcase company, who smelled the fuse and alerted authorities. The bomb was stamped out and thrown into a water box as detectives investigated at City Hall.
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Union News Service
Philadelphia
Burd Building
Ninth and
Chestnut Streets
Robert L. Coates
Coates
Detective Bureau
Two Men Survive 60 Hours After Finleyville Mine Disaster
Rescue workers pull Charles Crawl and Philip Legler from the Cincinnati mine of Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Co at Finleyville. Both men, aged 86, endured 60 hours amid blast, gas, and near-fatal conditions after Wednesday noon explosion that has claimed 96 lives.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Monongahela River
Huerta Refuses Resignations Amid Cabinet Tensions
In Mexico City President Huerta rejects the resignations of ministers Rodolfo Reyes and David De La Fuente R, easing a ministerial crisis as factional strife with Gen. Felix Diaz abates for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Huerta
Rodolfo Reyes
David de la Fuente R
Felix Diaz
Police grafter Robinson sentenced to Sing Sing
New York authorities report Thomas JF Robinson once with the police department was sentenced to six to ten years at hard labor in Sing Sing for extorting money from keepers of disreputable resorts. The conviction followed a recent trial establishing the misconduct as a patrolman.
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New York
Thomas JF. Robinson
Police Department
Sing Sing
Cincinnati Markets Detail Grain Livestock Prices
The Cincinnati weekly market sheet lists corn at various grades with prices from 57 to 64 cents, hay and timothy ranges, oats, wheat and mixed grains, eyes quality, poultry, cattle by grade, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep, and lambs with specific bid prices and weight classifications. Notable figures include corn No 2 white at 62 cents, cattle good to choice at 7.50 to 8.25, and hogs selected heavy around 9.10 to 9.15.
Outlaw Surrenders After Shooting Detective in Alberta
Oscar Olson known as Oscar Forberg, alleged outlaw of Grassy Lake, surrenders to Northwest Mounted Police at Chipman Alberta in a weakened state after being wounded in arm and head while firing on Detective Bailey. He traveled from Gottenburg Sweden with his brother three years ago. his brother remains missing.
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Tofield
Alta
Oscar Forberg
Grassy Lake
Northwest Mounted Police
Chipman
Bailey
Oscar Olson
Alberta
Gottenburg
Sweden
Resinol cures pimples in Walter Stenstrum’s case
Brooklyn resident Walter A. Stenstrum reports his facial pimples cleared after about a month of nightly Resinol Ointment and morning use of Resinol Soap. He notes swelling and inflammation faded, with no recurrence after treatment. Free samples offered by ResinolDept 15 K Baltimore Md. available via druggists.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Walter A. Stenstrum
Willoughby Ave
Dept. 15-K
Resinol
Baltimore
Absorbine Jr Promoted As Healer For Veins And Ailments
An advertisement promotes Absorbine Jr as a healing liniment for painful swollen veins and various ailments. It cites Mrs. R. M. Remler of Federal, Kansas, reporting recovery after using the product since 1909. The notice lists uses from cuts and bruises to croup and goitre, with prices of $1.00 and $2.00.
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R. M. Remler
Federal
Kan
Absorbine
Absorbine, JR
W.f.young
Srifeiaue Sian
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Carnegie Commission
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Longfellow
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Ohio
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