Coxeyites Fight Over Insulator Attack Fracturing Conductor
Kelly's occidental army encamped at Chautauqua grounds near Council Bluffs faced bad faith claims as officers accuse local officials. A fight near Dodge County led to a conductor's skull fracture from a glass insulator hurled by a recruited outlaw, with West Point authorities capturing the assailants and Fremont jailing the detainees.
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Fremont
Kelly
Omaha
Occidental Army of Industrials
Chautauqua Grounds
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamis County
Crowell
Elkhorn Road
Black Hills
Brown
West Point
Dodge County
Milliken
Unique Paul Revere Ride Planned for April 19 Celebration
Medford Arlington and Lexington plan a historically accurate reproduction of Paul Revere s ride to mark Massachusetts holiday. A rider will start near Medford and travel to arouse households, with signals at Cooper s tavern and f profound scenes at the Hancock house. Dorothy Quincy will be portrayed by a Lexington young lady as part of the pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Boston
Medford
Arlington
Lexington
Paul Revere
Revere
Charleston
Old Royal House
Cooper’s Tavern
Hancock House
Bedford Road
Dorothy Quincy
Hancock
Adanas
Mayors Stand Against Flying Flag Over Independence Hall
Philadelphia April 18 Mayor Stuart refused to approve the Peace union flying its flag over Independence Hall during the Washington treaty anniversary events. He insisted only the stars and stripes be displayed, citing tradition. Milwaukee street car strike reports show orderly but firm stoppages, with trains sidelined and officials urging restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Stuart
One Ee Peace Union
Washington
Hiseply
Oder
House Adopts Quorum Counting Rule in 212 to 7 Vote
The House approved a rule counting members present but not voting by a 312 to 47 margin with Republicans backing it. Large attendance and tense galleries accompanied the rapid debate as Catchings presented the report from the Rules Committee and the measure passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Catchings
Committee On Rules
Body of wealthy rancher found near Traver in mutilated state
Selma California April 18 traveling man reports William Wooten missing rancher of Squaw Valley found dead near Traver in a brutal condition. Wooten’s 3000 acres had been deeded to Professor W F Saunders who claims to bought the land via a third party. Neighbors urge arrest of Saunders on murder charges as authorities prepare decisive action.
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Selma
Cal
Traver
William Wooten
Squaw Valley
Old Wooten
Reedly
Fresno County
W. F. Saunders
Saunders
Registrar of Deeds
Tariff Bill to be taken up by paragraphs next Tuesday
The Senate reached a plan to resume debate on the tariff bill next Tuesday. Senator Hill will have the right to move to take up the free list first and consider it if sustained by the Senate. The chamber then entered executive session before returning to open session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hill
California Democrats Adopt Scathing Resolutions
Three thousand Democrats gathered in San Francisco on April 18 and approved a set of harsh resolutions. They condemn Senator Hill as traitorous and illogical and denounce Thomas J Geary for his stance on the Wilson bill. The resolutions will be presented to the Senate by Senator White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Senator Hill
California
Thomas J. Geary
Senate
Senator White
Pembina Republicans Back La Moure For Delegation Leader
Word from Pembina county says Republicans who opposed State Senator La Moure will now back him to head the county delegation to the Republican convention in Grand Forks next July. They also aim to elect him presiding officer of the convention. The state central committee’s harmony letters may turn to harsher discourse before the campaign ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
N. D
Republican State Central Committee
la Moure
Pembina
Pembina County
State Central Committee
Fargo
Breckinridge favored for congress as entrants decided
A Lexington dispatch states Colonel Breckinridge will stand for Congress with Owens and Settle expected to run. Col Bronson of Louisville says he will not oppose Breckinridge, and Breckinridge supporters are flooding papers with supportive cards while opponents are few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breckinridge
Louisville
Times
Lexington
C. J. Bronson
Congress
Owens
Settle
Confession Failed to Avert Detention in Extradition Case
Louis Plante, wanted in Toronto for robbery, was held for extradition after confessing to arson. The confession was made to delay detention and papers were forwarded to Washington for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Louis Plante
Toronto
Washington
Northern Pacific Receiver Takes Charge of Chicago Terminals
Receiver Henry C. Payne of the Northern Pacific Railway has been elected director and president of the Northern Pacific and Chicago and Calumet railroads, succeeding David S. Wegg. The Chicago terminals have passed to the latter company, restoring Northern Pacific possession of its Chicago terminal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicado
Henry C. Payne
Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Calumet
David S. Wegg
Payne
House to House Canvas in Chicago to Eradicate Smallpox
Chicago authorities launch a house to house canvass in infected districts to find and treat smallpox cases. Police officers act as health inspectors as 30 new cases are reported and detention rooms and a larger pesthouse addition are planned to shelter patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Health Department
Harrison Street
Desplaines Street
Prohibition Issue Dominates Rockford Election
Prohibition is the core question in Rockford Illinois elections with the Citizens' association reporting over 200000 spent in local saloons last year. The city council remains split and one vote could shift Rockford to a prohibition regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RockFord
Ills
Citizens’ Association
President Nominates Several Posts and Receivers in Washington
The president sent to the senate nominations for postmasters T M Helinski Duluth George P Garred Wahpeton N C John T Laraway Centralia Wash W H Van Lew Dayton Wash Rastlon Cox Vancouver Wash and receivers of public moneys W H Turbit Des Moines J F Ashbury Bozeman Mon for consideration the list includes names tied to various locations across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
T. M. Helinski
Duluth
George P. Garred
Wahpeton
N. C
John T. Laraway
Centralia
Wash
W.H. van Lew
Dayton
Ralston Cox
Vancover
W. H. Turbit
Des Moines
J. F. Ashbury
Bozeman
Mon
Coxeyites Burn Cars in Denver Railroad Yard
A detachment of Grayson's Colorado regiment from Coxey's army seized box cars in the Burlington and Missouri yards near Denver and set several empty cars on fire. The watchman was driven off and 30 cars were destroyed before the flames were extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Grayson
Colorado Regiment
Coxey
Burlington and Missouri
Here
Conditions Favorable For Farm Work In Iowa
The Iowa crop bulletin reports sufficient and well distributed rainfall. Conditions are favorable for farm work with corn acreage large and ready for planting. soil is excellent and spring cereals are up. Oats not significantly reduced by March freeze. flax seeding in northern districts. livestock forage abundant and grass starting. better outlook for orchard fruit.
Wyoming Iron Pipe Line Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation recorded in Casper Wy confirm Wyoming Iron Pipe Line with principal business in Casper and offices in Denver St Louis New Orleans and Pittsburgh. Pipeline from Salt Creek wells to Orringee area then to Ft Laramie, barge shipping to St Louis if Denver rates fail. Capital stock $200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspar, Wy
Wyoming Iron Pipe Line
Caspar
Paint Denver
St. Louis
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Salt Creek Wells
Orringee
Denver and Gulf Railway
Ft. Laramie
Platte River
Denver
Denver and Gulf Road
Construction plans for courthouse and city hall
The Minneapolis construction committee reviewed building plans and ordered bids for the courthouse and city hall. Architect Long and Kees stated the project will employ over 1,000 workers and that work will begin as soon as possible, though full progress will take time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Courthouse and
City Hall Commission
Long & Kees
Kees
Harvard Observatory to establish branch in Flagstaff
Professor A E Douglass reports Arizona offers ideal atmospheric conditions for a Harvard Observatory branch. Percival Lowell of Boston confirms the observatory will be built here with Lowell funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Observatory
Flagstaff
A. T
A. E. Douglass
Arizona
Percival Lowell
Boston
Lowell
Diphtheria at Armour factory echoes scare
Armour, Illinois, April 18. The city shows great excitement as diphtheria fears spread after two Humbert children die in three days. Doctors only confirm diphtheria after the last death, with many exposed to the illness feared by officials and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
Humbert
Bank of Barry and Downing Robbed in Nashville
In Nashville Michigan on April 18 the bank of Barry and Downing was robbed of $2,000 for owners, $400 in stamps kept by the post master, and possible other small sums in private boxes. The safe door was left unlocked and burglars only opened the inner lighter door. No clue to the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Mich
Bank of Barry & Downing
Morrell Sentenced in Fresno Robbery Case
Ed Morrell, partner of Bandit Evans, was sentenced by Judge Harris to life imprisonment for robbery. The two men held up a constable during an escape from Fresno prison three months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrell
Fresno
Cal
Ed Morrell
Evans
Harris
Big Strike Averted in City Joiners
A pending 40,000 joiners strike in the city and surrounding area did not occur. Some workers walked out demanding shorter hours and higher pay, but employers reached a satisfactory agreement, averting a wholesale stoppage after a brief work cessation.
Crescent Creamery Sells West Side Plant to New Company
Crescent Creamery company sells its West Side plant along with routes and goodwill to a new stock company bearing the same name. The new firm takes up $300,000 of stock, formed by existing stockholders and new investors with capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escent Creameries
St. Pab
Crescent Creamery Company
Dudleys Arrested in Iowa Hardware Heist Probe
Frank Dudley and his son David were arrested in Janesville Wis and taken to Charles City Ia charged with complicity in the March 31 hardware store robbery. Five men are involved with three others arrested at Adma Ia with goods in their possession. The Dudleys protested their innocence and left without a requisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Frank Dudley
David
Charles City
Adma
Dudleys
Harrison Concludes His Lectures at Stanford
Ex president Harrison delivered his fifth and final lecture on constitutional law to Stanford University students. The crowded chapel heard him speak warmly of his visit and experiences. The address was titled State Institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
PaLo Ato
Cal
Stanford University
Nomination of Captain Harries May Be Held Up
Washington reports talk that Captain Harries nomination could be delayed in the senate while an investigation is conducted into his alleged ties with a Democratic association that issued a controversial address last week labeling certain members Benedict Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harries
Washington
Senate
Democratic Association
Benedict Arnolds
Emperor William seeks congress for army cut. czar refuses
Paris dispatch reports that with Italian and Austrian accord, Emperor William urged the czar to convene a congress of powers to reduce military foot. The czar declined the proposal, according to Le Petit Parisien's St. Petersburg correspondent.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
le Petit Parisien
Italy
Austria
William
Fight at Moose Lake Camp Leaves Burke Badly Cut
In Aitkin Minnesota on April 18 Thomas Burke was badly cut by William Lave during a camp fight at Mar ston's camp on Moose Lake. The assailant Lave was seized by camp workers and taken to Aitkin where he was held to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aitkin, Minn
Marston
Moose Lake
Thomas Burke
William Lave
Lave
Aitkin
Burglary Suspects Identified by Minnesota Chief
Two men arrested in Kenyon suspected of burglarizing a South St. Paul residence were identified by Chief of Police P. J. Gibbons and taken to St. Paul for further processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenyon
Minn
South St. Paul
P. J. Gibbons
St. Paul
George Tileston Milling Co to Idle 80 Men in Minnesota
The George Tileston Milling company on the Great Northern spur in St. Croup Minnesota will shut down until the strike ends. About 80 workers are temporarily laid off due to the halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Croup, Minn
George Tileston Milling Company
Great Northern
Chief Arthur Arrives in St Paul to Discuss Great Northern Strike
Chief Arthur reaches St Paul and spends the day conferring with local brotherhood men about the Great Northern strike. He was too busy to grant an interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
St. Paul
T. Paul
Great Northern
Milwaukee Street Car Men Stand Firm Against Pay Cut
Milwaukee street railway workers pressed management after a union meeting with 650 attendees, demanding no wage cut to 17½ cents per hour starting May 1. A strike threat looms if the company maintains its wage reduction, as labor leaders pledge support if a walkout occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Street Car
Milwaukee
Street Railway
New York Lithographs Strike Affects 1000 Workers
The April 18 report says over 1,000 pressmen in New York lithographing houses are idle as a wage reduction demand triggers a strike. Strikers act mildly while all departments face standstill amid dull season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Van Leuven Sick at Home in Live Springs
Mr. Van Leuven remains at home in Live Springs April 18 and is quite ill. No transfer of his property to his wife has occurred recently. It is doubtful he can travel to Dubuane for a short period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Leuven
Live Springs
Dubuane
Prominent Bimetalists Invite Global Banking Figures
Invitations issued from London for an international currency conference under the Bimetallic league. Governors and officials including William Ridderdale and A J Balfour sign aims to open at Mansion House London in early May with bankers and merchants from continents represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Mansion House
William Lidderdale
Bank of England
A. J. Balfour
M. P
Ireland
Fifteen Million Idle Dollars in San Francisco Banks
San Francisco reports a record bank surplus of fifteen million dollars unavailable for lending. Banks seek loans at four percent on top quality securities, but tightened collateral scrutiny limits lending unless the security is gilt edged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Vanderbilt's Flying Trip Across Ohio in Record Time
The Vanderbilt and Depew special traveled 95 miles east from Cleveland in 95 minutes with a four minute stop. From Collinwood yards 88 miles were covered in 82 minutes with a four minute halt. Collinwood to Saybrook 42 miles at 70 mph took 30 minutes. Kingsville to Dock Junction 32 miles in 28 minutes equaling 70.7 mph, the fastest on this division.
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Vanderbilt
Cleveland
Vanderbilt and Depew
Collinwood Yards
Collinwood
Saybrook
Kingsville
Dock Junction
Street Car Robberies Strike San Francisco
In two days highwaymen held up street cars in San Francisco. A Hayes street cable train was stopped by a masked robber in a thickly settled district. The conductor, flagman and a passenger were robbed of valuables including two watches and about $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hayes Street
Gapman
Deadwood Boycott Ends Over Deadwood Trade Crisis
The miners' union and Knights of Labor boycott on Deadwood merchants and institutions, sparked by the Annie Creek mines labor troubles, has been declared off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
DraDwood
Miners’ Union
Knights of Labor
Merchants of
Annie Creek
Spokane Coxeyites in Spokane Grow to 260 Recruits
Spokane's Coxey army branch has 260 recruits. Barracks occupy an old church building. Five men will remain in the camp until Puget Sound regiments arrive and join them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Coxeyites
Wash
Coxey Army
Puget Sound
Girl Swept Over Spokane Falls in River Disaster
Minnie Westerman eleven years old fell into the Spokane river with Gracie Trapsch while playing on a log boom. Gracie was rescued but Minnie was carried over the falls and lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Minnie Westerman
Gracie Trapsch
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Kelly’s Army
Crowell, Neb
MR. Hill
St. Cloud
Barnesville
Willmar and
Breckenridge
Willmar
Griswold
Feaster
Osseo
Barstow
J. Hurley
Buck
American Railway Union
Foster
West
L. D. Foster
Butte
Crookston
Wooten
Jud LA Mourf
Iowa Crop Bulletin
Wyoming Pipe Line
Michigan Bank
Czar
Hood
E. E.itawa
Hillsboro
Wisconsin
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