Prophets Without Honor in Almanac Predictions
The Troy Weekly Call notes that professional prophets who publish almanacs face scrutiny as many predictions fail to materialize. It cites London-based forecasters and 16,000 American free copies, urging readers to compare promises with outcomes. A fatal avalanche in the Alps, killing six smugglers on the Forcola Pass, is warned about as a cautionary tale.
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Missouri
Great Britain
Pittsburg Gazette Times
Zadiel
Old Moore
London
San Francisco
Italy
Switzerland
Forcola Pass
Scientific nibbling on gnats and New York headlines
Reading through odd scientific notes and city news, the piece notes a gnat weighing six pounds per wing area of three, a mosquito’s suction, and the saltatory frogpower. It mentions New York speeders facing murder charges, a Wisconsin professor backing humane views, and a man refusing to move his mother in law into a home amid prejudice.
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Auffeur
New York
Buch Chousin
Roosevelt Leaves Cairo for Alexandria And Naples
Former President Roosevelt and his family depart Cairo at 9 45 a m for Alexandria and sail to Naples arriving Saturday They faced a nationalist demonstration at the Cairo hotel but viewed it as an incident Roosevelt expressed hope for no unpleasant aftermath Officials feared nationalist reaction would intensify and plan further meetings amid the visit
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Cairo
Egypt
Roosevelt
Alexandria
Naples
Iddings
Straus
Khediva
Col. Roosevelt
Eldon Gorst
COMET VISIBLE APRIL 8 IN ST LOUIS EXPECTED
Holley's comet moves north at 29 miles per second while the Earth speeds outward at 18 miles per second. The astral visitor should be visible to the naked eye on April 8, rising higher daily and moving westward by month’s end. Early April will show it briefly above the eastern horizon before sunrise.
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St. Louis
Holley
Vaughn viscera report to be revealed in court
In Columbia Missouri Justice Bicknell will hear Friday morning April 7 details of what the doctors found in the viscera of Professor J T Vaughn and how far analysis had progressed when the viscera were obtained from Doctor Paul Schweitzer by Mrs Alma Proctor Vaughn’s attorneys two weeks earlier through a writ of ren...
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Columbia
Missouri
J. T. Vaughn
Justice Bicknell's Court
Paul Schweitzer
Alma Proctor Vaughn
Doctor Schweitzer
Renleyin
Eight Die in Explosion on American Cruiser Charleston
The U S cruiser Charleston in Olongapo Bay suffered a gun explosion during target practice. Eight sailors killed and several wounded as the flagship of Rear Admiral John Hubbard returns to Cavite. Commanding officer is Commander John H Gibbons. Charleston is a 9700 ton protected cruiser carrying fourteen guns.
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Manila
Charleston
Olongapo Bay
Cavite
United States
John Hubbard
John H. Gibbons
Bulgaria Seeks Fight Over Macedonia Crisis
Paris reports that diplomatic circles see Bulgaria pressing toward confrontation with Turkey over Macedonia. Bulgarian plans long referenced a drive to win the province or obtain autonomy for European Turkey. Bulgarians believe their modern army will secure independence and aim to end Turkish rule in Macedonia.
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Paris
France
Balkans
Bulgaria
Turkey
Macedonia
Boat goes over dam near Hillsboro kills two women
A motor boat deranged by mechanical failure ran uncontrolled over a dam at Hillsboro, causing the deaths of two young women, Mrs. Nellie Dares and Miss Mildred Craige, while operator William Parker was thrown into shallow water.
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Hillsboro
N. We
Nellie Dares
Mildred Craige
William
Parker
Chicago Fire Toll Rises to Fifteen in Fire Tragedy
State's Attorney Wayman led a sweeping probe into the L. Pish & Company furniture house blaze that killed twelve workers. Prosecutors warned of charges and countercharges involving city officials as estimates grew to fifteen deaths.
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Chicago, I
Wayman
L. Pish & Company
Two Die in Urban Wreck Near Lima Ohio
Two men were killed and another badly injured when two interurban electric trains collided near Lima Sunday. A house was burned to the ground. both trains were destroyed. Local authorities investigated the fatal wreck and the blaze that followed.
Fire tragedy at Koerte hotel ball in Hungary
At Koerte, Hungary, a ball in a hotel ballroom ended in a deadly fire. A woman’s dress caught fire triggering a blaze that spread to several attendees. Panic and a crush at the exits caused many deaths and many more injured as the roof collapsed.
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Mate Szalka
Hungary
Koerte
River sums available for Mississippi waterway plan
Senate commerce committee approved Mississippi valley provisions in the rivers and harbors bill making funding available in the new fiscal year. Allocations include Lakes-to-the-Gulf 1 million, lower Mississippi 4 million, middle Mississippi 750 thousand, upper Mississippi 1 million, lower Missouri 1 million, upper Missouri 300 thousand. Amendments to Illinois river deep waterway section direct the new board of engineers to study Illinois state and federal cooperation on the river waterway.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Commerce
Mississippi Valley
Lakes-to-the-Gulf
Lower Mississippi
Middle Mississippi
Upper Mississippi
Lower Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Upper Missouri Kansas City
Fort Benton
Thellinois River
Friends of the Waterway
Board of Engineers
Ilinois
Ilinois River
Murdered Woman Found On Millionaire's Estate
Baltimore police report the body of Mrs Al Merrick with throat slashed found on Alexander Brown estate near a stream. The ground was trampled, indicating a struggle between a woman and a man. A blood trail from the body to the brook suggests the assailant injured himself and washed at the water.
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Baltimore
al Merrick
Alexander Brown
Miners Threaten Walk Outs Over Wage Standstill
Cincinnati report on United Mine Workers convention shows an immediate wage increase only likely to avert widespread strikes in bituminous coal mines. While wage terms are non negotiable, there is room for agreement on other issues, with potential signings by states or districts to avoid statewide shutdowns. Illinois and Pennsylvania face explosive law and shot firer pay disputes, respectively, complicating peaceful settlement.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
United Mine Workers of North America
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Indiana
Lewis
No New Party Planned By National Farmers Union
Atlanta President Charles S Barrett of the National Farmers Union denied reports that at the national conference in St Louis May 2 to 6 the union would join with the American Federation of Labor to form a new national political party He said the union will have no part in partisan politics and the fundamental law prohibits involvement in such politics.
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Atlanta
Charless. Barret
National Farmers’ Union
National Conference of Farmers
St. Louis
Farmers’ ‘Union
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Barrett
Farmers’ Union
The
Farmers' Union
Wright brothers aircraft crash near Montgomery
Orville Wright was piloting a plane at practice grounds near Montgomery Alabama when the craft fell from about 1500 feet. The machine landed softly in plowed ground and neither Wright nor the aircraft was injured.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Poisoned Ohio Girl Leads to Jail for Sister
In Canton a Cleveland chemist reports strychnine in Elizabeth Manz’s stomach, 19, of Massillon. Her sister Catherine, 16, is jailed here charged with Elizabeth’s murder, in a case presented to Coroner Marsh.
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Elizabeth Manz
Canton
Ohio
Massilon
Catherine
Elizabeth
Perry Hoble
Cleveland
Marsh
Death of Justice Brewer in Washington
United States Supreme Court Justice David J. Brewer died at his home in Washington at about 10 30 PM He had not been bedridden for over a week but grew worse after Easter He collapsed in his bathroom from apoplexy and died before physicians could reach him His death comes during the Easter recess of the court and entailed reconvening next week to adjourn in memory of the jurist
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Washinon
D.C
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Sixteenth Street
Justice Brewer
Washington
Supreme Court
Hog Prices Hit New Highs Across Markets
Chicago and St. Louis report record hog prices with hogs at 11.20 and 11.16 per hundredweight. Packers again pull back to wait for speculative pressure but are driven to bid near market close amid demand.
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Chicago
East St. Luis
Illinois
St. Louis
Ship dispatch clears Dr. Cook on Abangarez voyage
A wireless telegraph office in Mobile reports a dispatch stating Dr. Frederick A. Cook was not aboard the fruit steamer Abangarez traveling from Colon to New Orleans. The information came directly from the ship's master.
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Moblie
Ala
Wireless Telegraph Company
Frederick A. Cook
Abangarez
Colon
New Orleans
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