Snow and heat hit West and Great Plains in April storms
Extreme weather split the nation with snowstorms in Nevada Wyoming Idaho Montana Utah and Colorado while Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest sweltered under hot winds and record highs. Reports from Nebraska Iowa and the Dakotas noted heat spikes, dry soils, and thunderstorms forecast as weather officials warned of crop risks and the need for rain.
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Chicago
West
Snd
Kansas
Missouri
Olahoma
Nevada
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Colorado
Intermountain
Lima
Mont
Walz
United States Weather Bureau
Iowa
Ilinois
Board of Trade
Kansas City
Florence
Adeline
Hiawatha
Concordia
Kan
Kanene—Hayes
Dresden
Fort Dodge
Baker
Manhattan
McPherson
Osage City
Toronto
Wichita
Kidder
Harrisonville
Lexington
Marysville
Brunswick
Springfield
Lamar
Oklahoma
Enid
Topeka
St. Paul
St. Paul's
Dakotas
South Dakota
Minnesota
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Nebraska
Fairbury
Loveland
Government
Omaha
Black Hills
Deadwood
Rapid City
Des Moines
Oklahoma Storm Kills Seven in Southwestern Region
A storm across Southwestern Oklahoma on April 21 killed seven people. Near Leger Mrs James John died when a house blew onto her tent. Reed and wife of Frisco construction corps suffocated by a falling tent. Others killed at Mountain Park Lone Peak and near Le Ber. Frisco camp at Le Ber demolished. Hedrick and Faxon damaged. multiple stores blown.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Leger
James John
Reed
Frisco Construction Corps
Mountain Park
Lone Peak
Adolph Fouts
Frisco
le Ber
Hedrick
Faxon
Indiana Forecast Promises Showers and Cooler Weather
Washington reports a weather forecast for Indiana predicting showers and cooler conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday. The outlook notes fair skies on Tuesday followed by a cooled, unsettled pattern into midweek, affecting travel and outdoor plans across the state.
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Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Morrow
Washington
Transatlantic arrivals and sailings reported in ports
New York reports arrivals from Havre for La Gasconine Nomadic and Cymric from Liverpool Zealand from Antwerp. Gibraltar notes Trave from New York bound for Naples Genoa. London records Minnehaha and Bremen port status with Rhein sailing for New York.
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New York
United States Steel to Merge into One Operating Corporation
Pittsburg April 21 The reorganizing of the United States Steel Corporation will erase constituent names and turn it into an operating and manufacturing giant under a single department for buying and selling. Charles M Schwab will direct mills railroads coal coke steamship lines and furnaces as the new unified management aims to harmonize all interests by July.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Greater One
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
Referee stalls McKeever Jackson bout over foul claim
Philadelphia April 21 McKeever led the bout with Young Peter Jackson until a second charged a foul and jumped the ring. Referee Rocap ruled Jackson did not butt and halted the sixth round ending the match. New York April 21 Fitzsimmons posts 2500 to back a Jeffries title bid. He will fight at any San Francisco club on fair terms.
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Philadelphia
Washington Sporting Club
Charlie McKeever
Peter Jackson
McKeever
Jackson
Rocap
New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Jeffries
National Sporting Club
Couhig Beats Duffy in Six Round Dunkirk-Chicago Bout
Tom Couhig of Dunkirk New York defeated Martin Duffy of Chicago by decision in six rounds. From the third round through the finish Couhig held the advantage. Jim Driscoll of Chicago and Dick O'Brien of Lewiston Maine drew after six rounds. Joe Handler of the East lost the decision to Kid Ashe of Cincinnati after six rounds of tame fighting.
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Chicago
Tom Couhig
Dunkirk
N. Y
Martin Duffy
Couhig
Jim Driscell
Dick O'Brien
Lewiston
Joe Handler
Kid Ashe
Cincinnati
McCloskey and McGovern Fight Ends In Draw At Millvale
In Pittsburg on April 21 the Millvale bout between Frank McCloskey and Hughey McGovern ended in a draw after ten rounds. Referee Tim Hurst ruled the match a draw to the satisfaction of a large crowd, who believed McCloskey held the edge most of the fight.
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Pittsburg
Millvale
Frank McCloskey
Hughey McGovern
Umit
Caperone
Tim Hurst
McCloskey
Five Negro Children Die of Starvation in Tennessee
Memphis dispatch reports five black children starved to death in Haywood County about forty miles north of Memphis. Their father Jim Mills deserted the family weeks earlier, claiming to seek work. The children lived in an isolated shack and were not discovered until it was too late.
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Memphis
Tenn
Haywood County
Jim Mills
Troop Shipment Leaves San Francisco for Philippines
The transport Crook sailed from San Francisco on April 21 carrying 500 men of the Second Battalion Eleventh Infantry and several passengers bound for the Philippines via Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Crook
Philippines
Honolulu
Eleventh Infantry
Loubet Praises Cooks At Capriole Show In Paris
Paris report describes President Loubet lauding cooks for shaping national destiny and France under culinary art. He urges cooks to perfect sauces, promising honor and national prosperity from their efforts. Also notes London protests over corn duties and Morgan financed underground London rail project. Seville boar hunt ends with rescue by Princess Louise of Orleans.
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Paris
Loubet
France
Seville
Spain
Portugal
Maria Amelie
Duke of Orleans
Duchess of Orleans
Princess Louise of Orleans
Villamanrique
Louise
American artist Walter Macewen awarded for The Ghost Story
Vienna April 21 minister of instruction Dr Von Hartel awarded Walter Macewen the great gold Staats medal for his painting The Ghost Story. Berlin April 21 Emperor William informs Rhodes trust executors of acceptance of the German Oxford scholarships funds.
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Vienna
von Hartel
Walter Maceweon
Berlin
William
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford
Paris Meeting Leader Hurled Stones Wounded Head
General Mercier former minister of war was leaving a La Ferte-Bernard political meeting in Sarthe when he was pelted with stones and struck on the head.
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Paris
Mercier
la Ferte-Bernard
Department of
Sarthe
Sawmill Fire Ravages Quincy With Losses Reported
Fire at Gem City Sawmill Company plant in Quincy Wisconsin destroys mill and planing mill, burns ten acres of lumber, damages two bridges and poles, with $230000 in losses and one death. Several firemen overcome by heat. rebuilding unlikely. In London, Barbican blaze racks three hundred firemen, gutting warehouses and injuring two, though control is underway.
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Quincy
Gem City
Western Union and
Winois District
Burlington Road
A. Cavanaugh
St. Louis
London
Walls
Barbican
Cripplegate
MacQueen
Manchester Hotel
Aldersgate Street
Australian Avenue
New Zealand Avenue
Notable Early 20th Century Obituaries Across Cities
Pittsburg reports William C. Guffey dies at Irwin after brief illness. Cleveland notes John Hayes, pioneer in Lake Superior copper mining, dies at nearly ninety-two. Major Octavius L. Pruden buried in Congressional Cemetery with White House wreath. Cyrus Brooks, 91, veteran Methodist minister, dies in St Paul. John Glynn Joyce, founder of Joyce Surveying, dies in St Louis at 63 from appendicitis. D W Dunnett, Hutchinson attorney, collapses in Federal Court in Topeka.
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Pittsburg
William C. Guffey
Irwin
Col
James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Internal Revenue
Greensburg
Cleveland
John Hayes
Lake Superior
Hayes
Washington
Octavius L. Pruden
Congressional Cemetery
Trinity Episcopal Church
White House
ST. Paul
Minn
Cyrus Brooks
United States
ST. Louis
John Glynn Joyce
Joyce Surveying Company
America
Topeka
Kan
D. W. Dunnett
Hutchinson
Hook
Two Policy Men Caught
Detectives Holtz and Wallace arrested Will Nichols and Ed Langton on a policy game charge. Nichols, found at the Gates saloon on Indiana avenue, had the outfit in his son. Langton, with an office in the Franklin block, concealed a full outfit in his rooms. Both are repeat offenders in the policy racket.
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Will Nichols
Ed Langton
Will Evans
Ed Gasper
Holtz and Wallace
Nichols
Gates
Indiana Avenue
Langton
Franklin Block
Poolroom Heist Reported in French Lick Hits 17620
The French Lick poolroom was struck for seventeen thousand six hundred twenty dollars last Saturday by Bert Dasher and John Considine. Dasher and Considine made off with the cash and fled the scene, leaving investigators gathering details.
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French Lick
Bert Dasher
John Considine
Dasher
Considine
Parley Winners Earn Big Returns in Lakeside and Memphis Races
They split a $2 deal and wagered $100 on a four horse parley at Lakeside and Memphis. Four Memphis race winners yielded good odds and $16. The Lakeside bets produced $17.52 from four win bets. Considine and Dasher received $7,520 in cash and a $10,000 New York draft.
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Lakeside
Memphis
Considine and Dasher
New York
Blind couple wed in Brooklyn in unique ceremony
Richard Fleming and Delphin Hinchman, both blind from birth, were married in Brooklyn. The pair met months ago and were said to be mutually attracted through the tones of each other's voices. Fleming runs a sizable manufacturing business despite his blindness.
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New York
Brooklyn
Richard Fleming
Delphin Hinchman
Fleming
Chicago Bunched Hits Win Opening Baseball Game
Chicago won the season opener at home 4 to 3 against St. Louis as timely hits in the second and eighth frames supported Yerkes misplays. Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 4 to 1 as Donovn’s wild start allowed four runs. New York beat Boston 6 to 3 at the Polo Grounds behind Mathewson’s steady pitching. Pittsburgh players form a 10,000 dollar pennant pool after a challenge from Robison of St. Louis.
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Yerkes
R.H.O.A.E. St. Louis
R.alo.ae
Slagle
Farrell
Miller
Smoot
Schaeffer
Hartman
Barclay
Chance
Kruger
Lowe
Donovan
O' Hage
Hazelton
Tinker
Ryan
O'Ha
O'Hagen
Taylor
Balle
Emsinie
New York
Boston
Polo Grounds
Mathewson
Bostons
Hale
B.H.O
T Dunn
Courtney
Ito
Bove
Nena Carney
Smith
Yeager
C. M'the'son
Delehanty
Jackson
Dovie
Dunn
Lona
Long
O'Day
Pittsburg
Frank de Hass Robison
S T. Louis
Robison
Indianapolis Starts Championship Season With Optimism and Roster Shuffle
Indianapolis managers forecast a fast batting team and tight race after releasing several players. Watkins plans Kellum to pitch and Heydon to catch as the season opens at 3:30 with dignitaries from Mayor Bookwaiter to Governor Durbin attending. Milwaukee’s Clingman touts strength as Altrock or Eliott to pitch.
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Hoosier Capital
Meyers
Hennessey
Teal
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Shannon
St. Paul
Sutthoff
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Williams
Davis
Miller
Killen
Heydon
Kihm
Fox
O'Brien
Babb
Deere
Coulter
Hoghever
Milwaukee
Clingman
Brewers
Cincinnati
Prane
Altrock
Eliott
Bookwaiter
Durbin
Grant Hotel
Twenty Errors By De Pauw In Indianapolis Exhibition
The third college visit to Washington Park ended with Indianapolis beating De Pauw University 28 to 2 in eight innings. De Pauw made twenty errors as outfielders misread files and infield boots spoiled plays, while O'Brien homered for Indianapolis alongside two by Woodruff and multiple extra-base hits. Miller and Davis pitched for Indianapolis.
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Washington Park
de Pauw University
Indianapolis
de Pauw
Purdue
Indiana
Hoosiers
Will
O’brien
Woodruff
Miller
Davis
Franklin Defeats Butler in Franklin Field Baseball
Franklin College defeated Butler College 6 to 4 in a well played afternoon game at Franklin Field. Rivers earned the win with a strong pitching effort and a two run three base hit in the second inning. Anthony contributed a key two base hit and stellar defense, while Shaffer, Layster, and Gillum also shined. Butler’s Thornberry and Gillum worked hard for their team, but Franklin held a slight late lead. The game featured quality fielding and baserunning from both sides, with Franklin drawing a modest crowd.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin
Ind
Franklin College
Butler College
Franklin Field
Rivers
Layster
Spears
Shuller
Anthony
Gillum
Butler
Walden
Webb
Branigan
Gitlum
Roach
Forsyth
Luyster
Murray
S'v'r
Thornberry
Severence
Weyl
Hall
Dodson
Walter Butler
Charges Forwarded Against Local Officials in Civil Service Case
Louisville April 21 The Times reports charges that Postmaster Baker and Internal Revenue Collector Craft aided by office staff used their positions for political purposes in violation of civil service law. One charge claims they asked staff to subscribe for stock to form a company to buy a Louisville newspaper.
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Louisville
the Times Today
Roosevelt
United States Civil-service Commission
Baker
Internal Revenue
Factory Girls Hurt in Rear End Collision
In Cincinnati on April 31 a rear end collision involving electric cars carrying factory girls left four seriously hurt and several others bruised. The seriously injured include Julia Murphy unconscious with shock, Anna Knoliman of Bellevue Kentucky with head injuries and shock, George Sweeney cut by broken glass, and Edward Collins with a crushed hip.
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Cincinnati
Julia Murphy
Anna Knoliman
Bellevue
George Sweeney
Edward Collins
Laxative Brorco-Quinine Tablets Ad Branded Box Claim
An old advertisement asserts the name 5H. W. Grove must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Brorco-Quinine Tablets, the celebrated Cold and Grip Cure, priced at 2 cents.
Elwood Reds Revived with Ernest Hurst as Manager
The Elwood Reds an amateur baseball club based in Elwood Indiana has been reorganized for the season with Ernest Hurst named manager. They have arranged games against top Indiana Ohio and Michigan teams and seek additional amateur matches. John J. Ryan Andersons manager invites teams to contact. The Indiana Dental School plans a game with Kentucky State College at the fair grounds this afternoon.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Elwood Reds
Ernest Hurst
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Reds
John J. Ryan
Anderson
Indiana Dental School
Kentucky State College
Fair Grounds
Terra Firma wins Gayoso Hotel Stakes at Montgomery Park
In Memphis on April 21, Terra Firma captured the Gayoso Hotel stakes for three year olds at one mile ahead of La Crimae. The Rival faded to third as Terra Firma led from the quarter and held the lead to the wire two lengths clear. Weather warm, track fast. winners elsewhere include Eva Russell and Wood Lake.
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Tenn
Gayoso Hotel
Abe Frank
J. W. Kirby
Abe Cahn
Terra Firma
Ed Austin
Turner
la Crimae
Eva Russell
Wain-a-moinen
Woodlake
the Lady
Mr. Pomeroy
Wild Pirate
Bensonhurst Wins Canarsie Stakes at Aqueduct Races
New York April 21 crowds filled Aqueduct as several events impressed. Bensonhurst, rising from 8 to 1 to 7 to 2, captured the Canarsie stakes with Alan the favorite finishing second. Other winners included Warte Nicht, Francesco, Belle of Milford, Grad en, and Bounteous in order.
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New York
Bensonhurst
Alan
Warte Nicht
Francesco
Belle of
KOWE-BAS Leads After Opening Marion State Bowling Night
The state bowling tournament opened at Marion alleys with eight teams, drawing a full crowd. Kowe-Bas topped the evening with 2,715 across three games, a 968 high in game two, and a late rally to 2 in the final game, while Marion’s second team and a Washington squad trailed, totals 2,575 and 2,522 respectively. Potter and Mueller posted notable scores as the event advances tonight with scheduled matches.
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Ke-We-Bas
Potter
G. Mueller
Washington
Ko-We-Bas
Ramblers
Capital Citys
Supreme Court backs reserve clause in Lajoie case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a lower ruling in Napoleon Lajoie vs Philadelphia National League Baseball Club, upholding the reserve clause in NL contracts. The decision affects NL players now with the American League, with orders for several players to report and potential suits if they refuse.
Furey Cullen Fight Set Next Monday At Empire Theater
Barney Furey arrives in Cincinnati to train for the planned bout with Jack Cullen while Cullen continues his training in the same city. Both boxers promise top form. The pair previously battled to a draw in New Orleans, hailed as the city’s best ring affair, and now seek to decide who is superior. A full card of preliminary bouts accompanies the event.
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Barney Furey
Jack Cullen
Empire Theater
Cincinnati
Cullen
Furey
New Orleans
Furnace Advertisement for 409 East Wasb Street
An old classified style note promotes Kruse and Deventer's furnaces promising easy home heating next winter. It mentions the address 409 East Wasb Street as the location associated with the offer.
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Kruse & Deventer
East Wasbon Street
Baseball Court Ruling Triggers League Player Returns
President Ban John son of the American League refused to comment on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision. President Hart of the Chicago National League Club said the ruling brings back over two dozen players who jumped to the AL. A list names Chicago Garvin Sullivan E McFarland Daly Strang Davis Green Jones Baltimore Hughes McGinnity Robinson McGraw Kelley McGann Ibach Seymour Philadelphia Lajoie Frazer Bernhardt Dogglesby Lave Cross Mantel Cross Hartzell Flick Cleveland Schreckengost Bradley McCarthy peevett Mercer Miller Gleason Barrett Holmes McGuire St Louis Powell Harper Sudhof Padden Wallace Burkett Heidrick Washington Townsend Wolverton Deer Kellater Boston Young Dineen Warnes Collins Hickman Stahl Freeman.
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Ban Johnson
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Hart
Chicago National League
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Sullivan
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Farland
Daly
Strang
Davis
Green
Jones
Baltimore
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Robinson
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Kelley
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Ibach
Seymour
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Lajoie
Frazer
Bernhardt
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Mantel Cross
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Flick
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Schreckengost
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Miller
Gleason
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Holmes
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Washington
Oo Townsend
Wolverton
Deer
Boston
Young
Dineen
Warnes
Collins
Hickman
Stahl
Freeman
Local merchants police deny arrest linked to new association
Members of the local merchant police, led by Captain Thomas, deny that John H. Lewis, arrested for disturbing the peace, is connected with a new organization called the Police Dispatch Association.
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Merchant Polices Force
Captain Thomas
John H. Lewis
Merchant Force
The
Police Dispatch Association
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