Mystery of Joe Battles Solved in Lone Canyon
In Constantinople the Turkish sovereign powers are trimmed after an April 13 palace plot. The missing man Joe Battles is found, presumed killed by exposure and eaten by coyotes in a gulch near Fraser river ranch. Relics including watches and a diamond prove his identity. A sheriff led search parties to recover more bones.
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Joe Battles
Lonely Canyon
Constantinople
Turkey
Constitutional Party
John Fraser
Portnent River
Fraser Fram
Baties
John Ellis
W. F. Kasiska
Bannock Hotel
John Ells
Wheat King Patten Loses Ground as Bear Market Grips Chicago
Chicago and Trinidad reports show a sharp wheat slump with July near 1.095 and May at 1.21, while James A. Patten leaves Chicago to seek rest in Colorado. He vents anger at reporters as a severe blizzard and snowslides complicate overland travel to his Bartlett ranch.
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Chicago
Wheat King
James A. Patten
Colorado
Board of Trade
Trinidad
Colo
Central West
Tereso
New Mexico Line
Patten
Bartlett Ranch
Jeffries Plans Title Defense After Regaining Crown
New York April 22 James J Jeffries says he reclaimed the world heavyweight title and will defend it against all comers in ten months to a year He intends to reach strong fighting form Pittsburg April 22 Jack Johnson says if Jeffries posts a forfeit he will cancel engagements to meet the former champion in the ring London April 22 Langford signs Derby Day contest with Dan Hague casting doubt on a Johnson Langford bout
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Pugilist
Jeffries
Pittsburg
Jack Johnson
London
Sam Langford
Langord
Dan Hague
Great Britain
Jim’’ Moir
Witness claims confession coerced in Bayside murder case
Mrs. Claudia Hains testifies that the confession cited at Captain Hains’ brother’s trial was extracted by threats. She and relatives deny misconduct during her husband’s service in the Philippines, while the defense argues the wife’s alleged confession drove Captain Hains to kill William Annis in Bayside, N Y.
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Claudia Hains
Peter C. Hains
William Annis
Bayside
N. Y
Hains
Philippines
Annis
George W Smith Named New Chief of Police
The outgoing city council plans a final meeting tonight at 8 to wrap up business and install the new officers. Mayor elect Church is set to appoint George W. Smith of the Fourth Ward as chief of police with broad approval, while other positions remain unsettled and a salary ordinance faces a close vote.
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Smutf
Terrell and Houde
Martin and
Chilson
Bistline
Alderman Williams
Loux
Clerk Gilmore
Eleet Molinelli
Gilmore
Eleet Bohlsebied
Garbett
Petersen and Valentine
McCarty and Higson
Charles A. Bryan
Witty
Fire Department
Sultan halts firing as forces threaten Constantinople
In Constantinople on April 22 the sultan orders no shots by his household troops or the garrison while forces allied with the committee of Wan and progress surround the city threatening occupation within 24 hours.
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Constantinople
Committee of Wan
Progress
Turbulence in Asiatic Turkey Raises Alarm Across Provinces
From Constantinople a distressing report notes a spreading wave of fanaticism beginning in Adana and escalating through eastern provinces. Foreign warships arrive at Mersina while Antioch and Aleppo report ongoing murder and plunder, with Americans deemed to face danger though no casualties are confirmed.
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Asiatic Turkey
Adana
Constantinople
Turkey
Mersina
Antioch
Aleppo
Massacres in Adana Vilayet Claim Thousands of Lives
Reports from Constantinople state that at least five thousand people have died in recent massacres in the Adana Vilayet due to Muslim fanaticism. In Adana city alone two thousand lives were lost, including more than two hundred Muslims.
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Constantinople
Vilayet
Adana
Five American Missionaries in Peril Near Hadjim
Women missionaries in Hadjim, vilayet of Adana, Asiatic Turkey, are in danger as surrounding villages burn and the town is invested by nomads. They are described as alone and defenseless with interior messages suppressed by authorities.
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Beirut
Hadjim
Vilayet
Adana
Turkey
City Council to Review Salaries and City Inventories
The upcoming session will draft an ordinance on salary raises for fire and police, with a statute banning officers from raising their own pay. Reports from committees on inventories for the fire and police, street overseer, and city sexton will be checked. Chilson’s electrical inspection ordinance likely won’t reappear as the old council nears its end.
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Fire and Police Department
Chilson
Disappearance of Joe Battles Sparks Search in Pocatello
In Pocatello on November 24 1908 Joe Battles a prominent colored man vanished from his home after dressing only in stockings. Search parties dragged the river and recovered bones over a half mile area along with $27.15 in silver. Coroner Howard will not hold an inquest and burial will proceed.
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Joe Battles
Pocatello
Battles
East Clark Street
Pullman
Ellis
City Men Take Reins In Twilight Baseball League
City Councilman Temple O Smith will manage the Gate City team as the Twilight League in Pocatello forms its structure. Leaders include R W Holmes as president and R O Graham as vice president with a secretary treasurer, while league rules set team eligibility and game scheduling.
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Temple O. Smith
Gate City
Academy
Ien
R. W. Holmes
League
R. O. Graham
A. B. Richardson
Pocatello Twilight Baseball League
General Assembly
Message from Tarsus On Casualties Hints Maurer Alive
A London dispatch reports TD M Rogers was killed and others are safe, noting Henry Maurer, once reported killed with Rogers, may still be alive based on the same message from Tarsus.
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London
Tarsus
M. Rogers
Henry Maurer
Rogers
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