Northwest notes report wage strikes and regional transport woes
The Bell system wages dispute in Billings Montana is cited with Pine Ridge Wyoming reporting a body found from exposure. A brakeman Joseph Smith killed at Mina Nevada. Portland faces mill labor strike halting building work. Port Washakie Wyoming to be abandoned May 1. Mermaid exhibit reported in Victoria papers. Goldfield labor troubles slow unloads on Tonopah Goldfield road. Major court rulings and local incidents across multiple western states fill the brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone
Billings
Mont
Pine Ridge
Weoming
Joseph Smith
Southern Pacttic Company
Mina
New
Portland
War Department
Port Washakie
Wyoming
Interior Department
Victoria
B.C
Athenia
Yacyma
Luehu Islands
Tokio
Yeno Park
Goldfield
Tonopah & Goldfield
Edward T. ‘Tilton
Salt Lake
Nime
Thaw Affair Details Abuse Claims Before Jury
An affidavit alleges Harry K Thaw brutalized Evelyn Nesbit during a European tour in 1901. It describes repeated beatings including whippings at an Austrian castle and in Porta, with Nesbit saying she feared for her life as Thaw acted like a demented person during the assaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wutta
Cle
Mins Nesbit
Huttiel
Miss Nesbit
Porta
Ripley Blames Roosevelt for Uncertain Conditions
In an afternoon interview Santa Fe President EL P Ripley now in Santa Barbara criticizes Roosevelt for current instability. He cites a recent fire as a stimulus for unrest and notes nationwide sentiment favors conservation while Santa Fe would delay imrovements until conditions improve. He also predicts Harris of Union Pacific may retire within a year.
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Los Angeles
Calin
EL P. Ripley
The
Santa Fe
Santa Barbara
Roosevelt
Ripley
Risley
Hirrbsat
Union Pacific
Port of Trujillo Captured by Nicaraguan Forces
Reports from Managua state that the port of Trujillo in Honduras has fallen to Nicaraguan naval forces. Honduran troops reportedly abandoned artillery and rifles as they retreated, while Nicaragua consolidates gains in the ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trujillo
Zelaya
Managua
Nicaragua
Honduras
San Miguel
Honduran
Jone Delores Presa
Mule Sparked Central American War Over a Mule Dispute
A border quarrel between Nicaragua and Honduras over a missing mule led to war after officials in Washington released diplomatic notes. The dispute centered on a mule allegedly stolen from Irene Salgado by Nicaraguan cavalry near Los Manos. Both sides argued over citizenship and proper defense of Salgado’s mule as tensions rose.
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Honduras
Washington
Senor Treno Salgado
Nicaragua
Central America
Auguso Coello
Jose D. Gomez
Irene Salgado
Senor Gomez
Los Manos
Telic
Salgado
Nitarious
Balgade
Trene Sabgado
Sime
Mile Niewragon
Teo
Ivan J. Roeha
Lok Manos
Matheania
Warnes
Jays
Board of Arbitration
Honderas
Niequa
Dueling in Russia at Grand Hotel de Europe
In St Petersburg a dining hall duel erupted between Prince Nokaridze a Kutale marshal and Captain Ki loft of the Siberian sharpshooters. A dispute over Che easie autonomy led to insults and a pistol duel ending with Koſlof mortally wounded and Nokaridze firing twice.
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St. Petersburg
Grand Hotel de Europe
Prince Nokaridze
Kutale
Ki Loft
Siberia
Nokaridze
Koslof
Prines
le Priore
Koelut
Explosion in German mine kills seventy five miners
An underground mine shaft explosion near Kleinwosseln, Forbach, Germany, kills 75 workers and injures 12 as wreckage chokes galleries. The mine belongs to the Devendels family, who donate 25000 to assist affected families.
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Forbach
Germany
Kleinwosseln
Ore
Devendels
Alsace-Lorraine
Dewendels
Mystery clears up raid by Twenty-fifth Infantry soldiers
In Brownsville Texas on August 13 last year a group of negro soldiers from the Twenty-fifth Infantry carried out an assault after one man was allegedly injured by a white resident. D Gray, a discharged soldier living in Galveston, confirms a partial participation by others and says the act was not premeditated but sparked by a claimed injury. The raid involved mainly one company though most of the battalion knew of the shooting.
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Galveston
Tex
Brownsville
Ten Million Flood Losses and Iron Shortage Loom
Floods inundated ten square miles in Pittsburgh area with $9.457 million in direct losses to steel mills and industries, plus $1.827 million in wages. Thirty blast furnaces are shut, risking iron scarcity as suspension reduces output across western Pennsylvania plants and affects prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Anti-Trust Accord Likely To Spur Indiana Coal Probe
A late Saturday meeting in Washington between the interstate commerce commission and Indiana coal operators and miners produced a hinted complaint and potential legal steps. The attorney general may be urged to pursue actions against railroad officials in Indiana and Illinois for Sherman act violations.
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Washington
Intersite Commerce Commission
Indiana
Southern Titnel
To B
Iniana
Allenois
Dynamite blast injures area near new City hospital site
A Sunday explosion in a shack on the hospital site in Cincinnati destroyed nearby homes and buildings. About 250 pounds of dynamite, reportedly set off by discharged hospital contractor workers, caused widespread damage while several suspects faced threats. In New York the Civic Federation outlined plans for a conference on federal regulation of corporations and Shermey authority law, to be held in May.
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Cincinnati
New City Hospital
New York
National Civic Federation
Chicago
Shermey
Lbde
At &Uty
Tribute to Admiral Davis in Commons over Jamaica incident
London’s House of Commons discusses the disaster involving Governor Swettenham of Jamaica and Rear Admiral Davis. A Liberal query by Jesse Colling asks if foreign admirals operate in British colonies without permission. Foreign Secretary Gray denies any such rights or motives beneath the catastrophe.
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London
Swettenham
Jamaica
Davis
U. S
House of Commons
Jesse Colling
Kingaton
Colling
Gray
Ding
Miners Halt Work As Gage Cable Breaks In Mine Row
A broken gage cable disrupts operations at a German hard coal mine. Miners remain at work hundreds of feet underground as repairs continue. Authority figures debate safety and potential retirements amid the incident.
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Bunrlondy
Riot leads to multiple injuries amid East Chicag riot report
In a chaotic clash described as a riot near East Chicags, several men were shot. The fragmented account cites numerous individuals and disorders but lacks clear details on victims, agencies, or outcomes.
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Chicags
Brother of Martyred Steunenberg Called by Grim Reaper
The obituary notes the brother of the assassinated Steunenberg, a prominent Idaho figure, dying after long illness. It describes funeral details, mentions family members, and references community figures involved in the arrangements.
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Steunenberg
Grim Reaper
Influx of Japanese Through El Paso Sparks Policy Debate
In El Paso hundreds of Japanese travelers seek work amid efforts by Mexican authorities to curb immigrant flow. The piece notes proposed amendments to U S immigration policy and mentions a jury drawing and local legal proceedings connected to extortion cases at Peonoh restaurant.
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el Paso
Silvania
United States
San Prandin
Peonoh
Jide Dunnets
Montay
Counael
Tuet
Raer
Duryman
Duetrell
Roosevelt faces railroads with restrained stance after Morgan visit
The White House and Treasury appeal to President Roosevelt to curb railroad tensions while Morgan seeks reassuring statements. Roosevelt reiterates no hostility to compliant railroads and plans a conference with McCrea Newman Mellen and Hoggatt to define policy next week. magnates push for steps to ease public anger and secure investment.
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White House
Treasury Department
Roomvelt
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Whits House
Wall Street
McCrea
Newman
Mellen
Hog Hitt
Morgan
T Hose
Wall Street Demoralized in Heavy Stock Decline
New York traders faced a 25 percent money slump and widespread pessimism as heavy declines hit the stock market. The session saw violent price drops between midday and close, setting new lows for the year and sparking fear of banking or brokerage failures, though relief came with the apparent absence of any bankruptcies.
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New York
Thoreday
Stock Exchange
Newlow
Banking
Brukerse House
Bloody Russian Atrocity Rumors Sweep Widely
A chaotic dispatch reports violence in Yolinavetgrad and surrounding areas with claims of killings, arson, and looting by mobs and soldiers. The text mixes casualty counts and retaliatory rhetoric, mentioning a prominent official's death and widespread unrest.
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Northwest
Northern Parifie Railroad Company
Sneob Anh Mare
Palinse
Witten
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Montana
Silver Bow County
Lia Jutdienian
Andrew F. Graves
Sears
Achia
Milton
Friar
Craw
Empire
Nevada
Carly
Herd
Eorke
Frank Keefe
Thy State Aebaet
Perughirel Winiity Finnils Pitt
Anuruadu
Linnie
Joe Artie
Neue
Lyle Haekh
Cie Patel
Willy Cie
Edie
Laney
Tabioerai
PNR
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
Wotion
Moyer-Haywood
Pettibone Gaxe
Hilde
Munday
Redygnlnat Moyer
Richerdyon
Vhleke
Wien
Baeding Fink
Babe Oidbiaat
Jagaliyab Hall Lake
Voki Atiotohie
MiMi Goi
Foelon Keblogied
Suniianeg
Russia
Prince
Negro Soldier
Twenty-Ffth Infantry
Admiral Davis
Gage
Rhenish
Surton
Abitine
Kun -Ke Senate Tyeuy
Benatior
Cherri
Athan
Tadne
Etreet
Beduillie
Uiranayte
Moody
Bolne
Alburt KK
Bbolinenberg
Calilwell
Idaho
Tae Gayernor
Frank Stennenbirg
Dlavasee
Phiswdtelphi
Ebeiroid
Mey
Anna Shoter
Wut
MuKeah Aly Garly
Hawerth
Mutara Suelela
Devin Ivenente Preathy
Seine
Kvanetan Noni Labret
Mexico
Little Brown
Arai
Teagan
Ino
Yolinavetgrad
Covsiithimbels
Jawver
Hament
Sioner
Sanovi
San
Sitojontis
LDU
Bryan
New Yorke
Wilinn
Hiryun
Ennai Walt
Tito Togialaeion
Peesiienie
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