Tragic Jones Butler Family Found Dead in Tenement
In Wheeling West Virginia on April 22 the bodies of seven Jones Butler family members were discovered in a crowded tenement room. Police consider murder or suicide by poisoning with Butler’s body fully clothed and the others partly undressed. Butler reportedly quarreled with his wife and threatened the family before the deaths.
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Btate
Root
Jones Butler
Butler
Bitler
Buller
Tainable
Pantongers
Wen Doxn
Cincinnat
Mile Marie Tes
Cannelton
Int
Mra Fannie McCollum
Leavenworth
Tat
Patrick Burk
Owensboro
al Pritchard
Memphis
Clay Breese
Uniontown
Archie Mr. Allen
Pittsburg
Mary Lipter
Carrollton
Adams
Ohio
Downs
Sweeney
J. L. Hunter
Litint
Joe Redding
Cincinnati
Fred Jones
Newport
Tom Smith
William Gentz Bollinger
Walnut Street
Henry Thomas
Colored
John Botts
Tony Gilfoyle
Baker
Tornado Toll and Fire Blaze Across Oklahoma and London
A devastating Oklahoma storm near Guthrie killed seven people and damaged multiple towns. In Leger and Mountain Park tent collapses and lightning caused deaths, while Hedrick and Faxon suffered widespread destruction. Simultaneously a London Barbican fire gutted dozens of shops and warehouses, driven by strong winds and embers. In Cincinnati, the Big Four carried survivors of the City of Pittsburg amid missing-person anxieties and inquiries. Paris hosts a culinary show with Loubet praising French cooking and national prestige.
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Guthrie
O. T
The.atorm
Oklahoma
Leger
Mra
James Johnson
Reed
Frisco Constriction Corps
Mountain Park
Lone Peak
Adolph Fouts
Frisco
Hedrick
Faxon
London
Barbican
Macqueen
Manchester Hotel
Alderagate Street
Australian Avenue
New Zealand Avenue
Enty
Philippine civil government bill debated in Congress caucus
Washington April 22 Democrats in the House caucused on the Philippine civil government bill from the Insular committee. A resolution by Representative Jones was adopted urging reconciliation of four Democratic measures and conference with Democratic senators to reach a single bill.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Insular
Jones
Congress
Insular Committee
Senate
House
Islands
West Point
Gilbert
Mr. Gillett
Maus
South Africa
Steamer City of Pittsburg Burned with 60 Feared Dead
Aboard the steamer City of Pittsburg near Cairo Illinois the vessel caught fire after 4 am. over 160 passengers were aboard and only about half survived. The ship burned to the water line with 80 000 dollars in value plus cargo lost. Survivors described chaotic exits as flames and smoke filled the hold.
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Cairo
Iic
Oxyden's Landing
City
Pivteburg
Phillips
Oliver Phillips
Pas Pengere
Night Watch
Pitteburg
John M. Phillips
Dana Beott
Pittsburg
Ben Bridges
Loulaville
Arch Schriber
Moscow
Tom Whitney
New Albany
Ind
Harry Doss
Cincinnati
al Pritchard
Memphis
Clare Crawford
Ironton
Harry Clossen
Zanesville
William Hollinger
Stewart
Fred Rentz
Newport
Harvey Brown
Pittsboro
Marietta
al Brahm
Dana Scott
City of Pittsburg
Barracks Explosion and Aftermath Reported in Managua
A large two story Barracks near Managua’s lakefront was blown to fragments. Estimates place 100 to 200 officers and soldiers killed and many others wounded. Nearby buildings including the National Hotel and National Palace were damaged. President Zelaya, absent at Masaya, returned on horseback and blamed conspirators for the disaster. Dynamite and powder storage were cited. Police urged evacuation as aftershocks continued.
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Managua
Nicaragua
National
National Palace
Zelaya Ras
Masaya
Fire destroys valuable property at Gom City Sawmill plant
Fire originating at the Gom City Sawmill company plant destroyed property valued at 230000 dollars. One woman died from shock, and the blaze scorched nearly ten acres of lumber piles. Sawmill and planing mill buildings were lost, two city engines were disabled, bridges and freight cars burned, and lines along the Burlington road were damaged.
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Dallas
Tex
Magee
Dorsey
Wim Street
Will Spurr
Lamar Street
Collin
Griffith Lumber Company
Keating Implement Company
Fisher Lane
Quincy
Mis
Gom City
Burlington Road
Cavanaugh
St. Louis
Ohio House Debates Bills and Introductions in April Session
Proceedings in Columbus note the house passing local bills and introducing new ones totaling over 1000. Key measures include a misc misdemeanor to solicit service on juries and a uniform public accounting system for county officials. Senate bills cover insurance, banking, street railways, and city hall commission life extensions. A conference on Patterson redistricting and Archer game bill ends with a request for a conference committee.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Myers
Montgomery County
Price
Athens
Allen Ripley Foote
House
Senate
Hosea
Thomas
Cincinnati
Smith
Hamilton County
Committee of Conference
Patterson
Franklin County
Moore
Old State Bank
Sen
Ator
Vomerene
Cleveland City Hall
McKisson
Riggin
Madison
Mminsionere
Archer, Herrick and Moore
Archer
Griscom Calls Merged Lines Aim To Cut Costs
Clement E B Griscom president of International Navigation, part of five transatlantic lines merged under J P Morgan, says the goal is better service at lower costs. He says the deal has no special significance and negotiations span years, noting an anti ship subsidy bill would hurt the enterprise and favor foreign flags.
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Philadelphia
Clement EB. A. Griscom
Internaonal Navigation Company
J. P. Morgan
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W. Va
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Daeodere Shatter
Bhafer
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American Federation of Labor
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Gompers
Big Four
New Orleans
Cincinnati Packet Company
Harry Brownfield
Covington
Dr. Dow
Glen Bowman
Kentucky
Loubet
Paris
President Loubet
France
Pleblang
Philippines
Democrats
Meira
Williams
Miss
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Tenn
Telter
Freedom
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Ohio River
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Fairland
Here
Robertson
Contec Woner
Wilbur Pell
Ada Treon
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Papara
Bria Legation
Terre Haute
South Seventh Street
Airiire
Electric Company
England
House of Commons
Mac
Veagh
Balfour
United States
Wireless Telegraph Company
Trenton
N. J
Marconi Wireleas Telegraph Company
Ated Guglielmo Marconi
August Belmont
Clement A. Griscom
Troll & Sons
St. Clatrayille
Belmont County
Alfred Hinden
Thomas K. Maher
Belmont Coal Company
Hartimore
Cleveland
Lorain
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Chicago
Abraham Antoranum
Waugeken
Ile
Antaranum
Mercier
Parla
Bercier
LaFerte- Bernard
Department of Sarthe
Ohio Assembly
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