Toll of Rush Windstorm Tears Through Pittsburg Churches
A violent windstorm struck Pittsburg causing widespread damage and injuries. The Knoxville Presbyterian Church lost its roof during a Easter service, trapping and injuring many. several parishioners were critically hurt including Dr. R. J. Phillips and Fletcher Byron. The Rev. J. M. Jamison was fatally injured in Jamestown, and church spires toppled in McDonald injuring worshipers. Derricks fell, telegraph lines failed, and windows shattered across the city and surrounding towns.
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Pittsburg
Knoxville
R. J. Phillips
Ray M Knight
Inuries
Clarence M'Nulty
Fletcher Byron
David Smith
Joseph Adams
Albert Smith
John Meyer
Thomas Mechlin
Evan Jones
Jene Ee Schultz
Greenville
United Presbyterian Church
Jamestown
Here
J. M. Jamison
J. W. English
Robinson Run United Brethren Church
McDonald
Robert Patterson
Leon Averill
John Patterson
Robert
Mary Patterson
Mary G Wallac
Noblestown
Phipps Conservatory
Schenley Park
Montana
Pemevenue
Fairmont Street
East End
Idaho Building
Monongahela
Turtle-creek
Belle McGowan
Ohio River
Sawmill Run
Union Bridge
Jones & Laughlin
Ohio Valley
Vernon
American Window Glass Companys
Corpany
Greensburg
Keely & Jones Company
First Presbyterian Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Jeannette
Latrobe
New Alexandria
Washington, Pa
Griffith Tin Plate Company
Clarke Narrowly Leads Jones For U S Senator In Arkansas
Early returns from many counties show ex Governor James P. Clarke ahead of Senator James K. Jones for the United States Senate. Jones contests Clarke's victory and plans to rely on counties still to report. Officials warn the final joint-ballot majority is uncertain with twelve votes possible.
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Little Rock
Ark
James P. Clarke
United States
James K. Jones
Jones
Clarke
Hempstead
Davis
Col. E. W. Rector
Strike Fates in Labor Conflict At Cincinnati and Altoona
In Cincinnati and Altoona labor tensions escalate as unions reject brewery executives’ proposals and press boycotts while Gompers’ ruling is upheld. Brewers insist many workers are already rehired and plan full operation by tomorrow. Simultaneously United Mine Workers sanction a April first strike against Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company if refusals persist, with a $20,000 aid fund activated and a larger $300,000 reserve pledged locally.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
United Brewery
Brewers’ Exchange
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
The
United Brewers
Altoona
Gildea
Bituminious Coal District No. 2
United Mine Workers
National Board of United Mine Workers of America
Rochester and Pittsburg
Hnols State
Fire Besets Pike Opera House in Cincinnati Selling 2000 Ashes
A Sunday matinee at the Pike Opera House in Cincinnati saw flames breach the basement store and spread through Adams Express offices to the auditorium. About two thousand in attendance escaped without injury as manager D H Hunt and staff evacuated the crowd. Only a portiere burned but substantial smoke and water damage shut the hall for the season. losses include scenery and various local businesses with totals around $350,000.
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Cincinnati
Pike Building
Fourth
Vine
Walnut Streets
Pike Opera House
Fourth Street
Baker Alley
Pike Stock Company
Miss Collier
Byron Douglasa
D. H. Hunt
Adams Express Company
Adams Express
Joffee’s
Detroit
Hunt
Fire Department
Pike
Lay
S. N. Pike
Powell Crosley
George Joffee
Henry Straus
Cigars and Tobacco
Martin's Restaurant
Bellinger’s Confectionery
Guthrie Fire Destroys State Capital Plant and Nearby Buildings
Guthrie suffered a blaze that consumed the State Capital printing plant and several nearby structures including the Hotel Capitol, St. James Hotel, Cammack livery barns, and the Richey general store. Owner Frank H. Greer estimates total losses at about 250000 for Guthrie, with 200000 from the plant alone. Fire started in the State Capital basement and raged up elevator shafts aided by high winds. assistance from nearby cities arrived too late. Evidence suggests incendiary origin. A separate fire in Barcelona, Spain damaged a cinematograph establishment with many hurt as patrons fled.
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Guthrie
C. T
State Capital
Hotel Capitol
St. James
Cammack
Richey General Merchandise
Frank H. Greer
Oklahoma City
Perry
Kingfisher
Fire destroys large portion of Grand Forks business district
Grand Forks North Dakota March 30 Early today a fire devastated much of the business section of the city causing an estimated loss of fifty thousand dollars. Firemen fought the blaze through the morning and the origin was not yet determined. Several shops were damaged heavily and several blocks were affected by smoke and water damage. No injuries were reported. Local authorities pledged to investigate the cause as owners assessed the wreckage.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Ee N. D
Emory
Harriman
American Temperance Univers
Southern Railway
Knoxville & Ohio
Southern
Louisville
Boy Commits Murder In Rural Toledo Region
Danny Rosenbecker thirteen is arrested for the murder of seven year old Arthur Shanteau near Toledo Colorado. The youths were hunting when Shanteau allegedly taunted him and Rosenbecker used a knife after a struggle. The body was dragged to an undisclosed location two farms from the city.
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Toledo
Danny Rosenbecker
Arthur Shanteau
Rosenbecker
Shanteau
Wiper
Stitl Suentiay
Arenes
Body found in weeds after search party last night
A body was discovered among weeds by a search party last night. The skull was crushed and the face badly mutilated. Rosenbecker shows no emotion, not seeming to grasp the gravity of the act.
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Rosenbecker
Careless Legislators in New Jersey Tax Loss Warned
Trenton March 9 The discovery shows the state will forgo an annual revenue of 17500 due to a bill allowing United States Steel Corporation to convert its 250 million dollars of preferred stock into bonds. The tax on capital stock would be avoided on the bond issue, cutting state revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Oglesby Engaged To Ida Rogers Aboard Ship
J B Oglesby son of the late Illinois governor arrived on the St Paul in New York and announced his engagement to Miss Ida Rogers of the city. They were introduced two days out from Southampton and the engagement followed on the fourth day. The couple reportedly plans a wedding within a month.
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New York
J. B. Oglesby
Richard J. Oglesby
Ilnois
St. Paul
Ida Rogers
Thomas Rogers
Southampton
George A. Wheelock
Peace Rubino Offers Surrender After Organizing Rebels in Mindanao
Filipino rebel leader Peace Rubino, who spent about 30000 dollars to incite native resistance in Misamis on Mindanao Island, now offers to surrender with seventy five rifles to the native constabulary. General Chaffee plans inspection trips to Samar, including witnessing a surrender on April 15.
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Manila
Rufino
Misamis
Mindanao
Chaffee
Samar
Guevarra
United States Philippine Commission
Quartermaster's Department
Commission
Philippines
Philippine Archipelago
Senor Valdez
Aguinaldo
General Chaffee
Bishop Bonacum Wins Long Church Property Case
In Tecumseh Nebraska the four year fight over St Andrew's property ends with Bishop Bonacum gaining control. The church doors reopen for Mass after trustees aligned with Rev Father Murphy refused access to the bishop's priest. Murphy is excommunicated following his removal and relocation from Seward to Cahrae.
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E. Cahrae Anamurphy
Rom Cumseh
Seward
Covered by a Lake Long flood blocks transcontinental rail lines
A massive flood forms a lake thirty miles long and two miles wide near McKenzie North Dakota. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific report extensive damage with sixteen feet of water covering tracks, hindering through traffic and threatening food supply. Some traffic moves via Billings and wagon-ferry routes as officials plan a temporary track around the washout with hopes for ten days to restore regular service.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific
McKenzie
N. C
Great Northern
North Dakota
Minot
Red River
Grand Forks
East Bismarck
St. Paul
Bismarck
Burlington
Billings
Mont
North Coast
N. D
Temorary Lake
Noa
Floods cause extensive damage across farms and towns
Isbell Alabama reports a hurricane that wrecked churches and homes causing several thousand dollars in damage. A cedar tree collapsed near a feed warehouse. Giles County Tennessee notes thirty of thirty five iron bridges destroyed by recent floods and a covered bridge is loosened and teetering on its middle pier.
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Isbell
Ala
Pulaski, Tenn
Giles County
Kelly's Ford
Richland Creek
Flood Damage Mounts Across Mississippi Rail Network
Memphis reports from flooded Mississippi districts say waters slowly receding and the worst is over. Railroads suffer immense damage to lines and bridges, with Meridian cut off and five railroads blocked. Negro deaths reported but not yet counted as crews work to repair washouts and resume traffic north of Meridian.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Meridian
Alabama Great Southern
Narkeeta Creek
Dama
Mobile & Ohio
Alabama
Sheepmen Clash With Cattlemen In Wyoming Range Battle
In the Green River country near Rock Springs four men were shot and 1,100 sheep killed in a range clash between cattlemen and sheep men over a division of land. Abraham and Bowen Hill were critically wounded. two cattlemen were shot but survived. The dispute centers on keeping sheep out of the New Fork area in Uintah county with dead lines drawn to protect cattle land.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Green River
Abraham
Bowen Hill
New Fork
Uintah
Tennessee Flood Havoc Strikes Tennessee Counties and Railways
Reports from flood districts detail widespread devastation in Tennessee with expected damages near 4 million dollars and at least 22 deaths. Rail lines struggle to resume service as Cumberland River rises, farms flood, and communities such as Linden and Perry County endure heavy losses. Rescue of three men in Hermitage precedes further assessments across Roane and Morgan counties.
Tide Water Railway to Open New Outlet via Parkersburg
Pittsburgh dispatch outlines the Chesapeake Western Railway project led by Joseph W. Reinhart. The line would run from Gloucester Point Virginia through West Virginia coal fields to near Parkersburg, linking with the Wheeling & Erie at Zanesville. Construction advances include 14 miles laid and extensive surveying as planners emphasize a unique trunk route with a tidewater terminal at Gloucester Point.
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Pittsburg
Seaboard
Chesapeake Western Railway
Joseph W. Reinhart
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Reinhart
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Baltimore & Ohio
North & Western
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ohio River
West Virginia
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
Chesadeake Western Railway
Gloucester Point
York Harbor
Tidewater
Chesapeake & Western Railway
Shenandoah Valley
Parkersurs
Sheandoah
Allegheny Mountains
Fire at Larson Farm Kills Wife and Daughter in Lake County
Early today a lightning bolt during a snowstorm struck Christopher Larson’s farm near Crown Point Indiana and destroyed the residence. Mrs Larson and ten year old Addie were found burned to a crisp in the ruins. the husband works in Chicago for Marshall Field and Co. The crash left only scorched remains and confusion about the cause.
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Indianapolle Journal
Crown Point
Ind
Christopher Larson
Marshall Field & Co
Dadn
Tragic drownings at parks and harbors reported
Miss Henrietta Von Pein age twenty four daughter of Matthew Von Pein clerk at a large Richmond store died by her own action in City Park lake her body found this morning jacket gloves and hat on shore. Everett C Baker former Harrisburg bank cashier attempted suicide in the Mississippi at St Louis but police intervened. Louis Bergfeld cigar maker in Michigan City who disappeared March first and threatened self harm surfaced in harbor after a month in ill health and despondency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Henrietta von Pein
Matthew von Pein
Von
Fern
ST. Louis
Everett C. Baker
Terre Haute
Harrisburg
McKeen
Michigan City
Louis Bergfeld
Bergfeld
Crown Point
Muncie Municipal League Nominates City Officers
The Muncie Municipal League met in a mass convention at the courthouse and nominated city treasurer and councilmen for wards one two and five with a plan to leave vacancies for Democrats. A resolution endorsing mayoral candidates was tabled and speakers urged the platform adopted last week. About 600 attended.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
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Arkansas
Cincinnati Brewery
Portieres
Guthrie, C. T
Barcelona
Spain
Ing
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Anfsversicht
J.B. Oglesby
Rubino
Col. Pope
San Francisco
Kilpatrick
Seventeenth Infantry
B. F. Pope
RB. F. Pope
Bishop Bonacum
Tennessee
Wyoming
Nashville
Ten
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Lynnville
Columbia
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Murfreesboro
Tennessee River
Cumberland River
Alabama Line
Lincoln County
Cumberland
Carthage
Nashville & Knoxville Railroad
Lancaster
Linden
Perry County
Lynchburg
Moore County
Pulaski
Houston Conner
Sarah Phillips
John Cole
Slick White
Lewisburg
Anna Robinson
Joe McCellan
Williams
McMinnville
Blevin
Henry Madewell
Hermitage
Emory Valley
Roane
Morgan Counties
Harriman Leather Company
Oakdale
Tide Water
Virginias
Wabash
Parkersburg
Lake County
Richmond Park
Michigan City Harbor
Municipal League
Journal
Baker
Mecleen
Muncie Municipal League
David Haigh
Midland Steel Works
Salvation Army
Petroft
Jasper
Indiana
American Central
Evansville
Beradina Bente
Elizabeeth
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