Secret Root mission linked to Rathbone release in Cuba
Reports from Washington claim Secretary Root traveled to Havana to secure Major Rathbone’s release on bail. Hanna-backed bonds totaling 100,000 dollars would be collateralized by 100,000 in U.S. government bonds. Authorities debate admissibility and expected review by legal authorities before any pardon or release.
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San Francisco Gar Strike Disrupts Streetcar Service
In San Francisco on April 21 the United Railroads strike halts streetcar service. Pedestrian traffic and rival wagon operators fill gaps while officials consider talks with Mayor Schmitz and striker delegates. Independent lines continue to operate amid orderly picketing.
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Bishop Hurst III Feels Grave Fear After Stroke
Washington April 21 Bishop Hurst III a Maryland Methodist leader and chancellor of the American University suffered an apoplectic stroke at his Connecticut Avenue home during an international conference in London. Attending musicians fear for his condition as his son Carl Batley Hurst, consul general in Vienna, is away. his daughter Miss Helen Hurst stays with him. the bishop’s health has declined since McKinley’s assassination in 1901.
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General Jacob H. Smith Court Martial Ordered
Manila April 21 A court martial is ordered for General Jacob H. Smith commander of U S troops on Samar Island The court includes Generals Wheaton Sumner Bell and Bisbee and Colonels McKibben Rafferty Dougherty Markley and Lee Major Harvey C Garbaugh is the judge advocate Colonel Charles A Woodruff to defend Smith The charge is conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline
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Missouri Murder Arrests After Fatal Indian Territory Killing
A Missouri man is held after authorities say he killed his niece in the Indian Territory at an early hour this morning. Investigators describe the event as a violent homicide with swift charges filed.
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On the Mississippi River Steamer a mass death reported
About seventy people were reported dead on a river steamer yesterday on the Mississippi. Details remain scarce as authorities investigate the disaster and recover bodies along the riverbank.
Grime HENRIETTA killer surrenders in tragic case
W H Means claiming banking ties in Lexington Missouri surrendered to city marshal J H Hinchee after confessing he killed his 25 year old niece Miss Lida E Means with a double barreled shotgun. The scene showed the victim in bed in a two room cottage they rented two weeks ago. Means 50s or 60s with his niece Miss Lina a 25 year old from Webb City Mo arrived two weeks earlier to invest in real estate.
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Indiana
Heat wave grips Kansas with record highs
Kansas City reports hot winds blasting the state with temperatures between 90 and 96 degrees. No rain was recorded by the local weather bureau as of this morning, with expectations of similar heat continuing in Central Kansas and the northeastern corner of the state.
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Fire at Buffalo Freight Sheds Burns Early Morning
A fire destroyed freight sheds on Keene Street adjacent to the New York Central Exchange Street Station in Buffalo New York. The Americ an United States and National Express Companies occupied the sheds and stored a large amount of freight. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars.
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New York Central Railway Exchange
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National Express
Ward Batson Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
The jury in Lake Charges Iowa convicts Ward Batson for the murder of the Earl family, returning a first degree murder verdict.
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Robbery Suspects Arrested Over Sailor’s Cork Leg Stash
In Hoboken police hold William Hogan and James Braam of Weehawken on suspicion of robbing North Bergen resident John L. ClaWin of $40. ClaWin, a cripple, said he kept money in a hole in a cork leg and was followed after being treated in a saloon. He identified the suspects, who claim ClaWin was intoxicated and stole his own money during past treatments.
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James Braam
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Hoboken
North Bergen
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Washington grants petition to file injunction suit
The State of Washington is authorized to file an original bill for an injunction against the Great Northern Railway Company the Northern Pacific Company and the Northern Security Company. The action follows a petition recently filed in court and notified by the United States Supreme Court.
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Northern Pacific Company
Northern Security Company
Smuggled Arms Allegations Roil Chalmette Inquiry
Testimony in a Port Chalmette investigation alleges arms and munitions smuggling from Chalmette to mule transports. Col. Enoch Crowder’s inquiry, aided by Secret Service and ship records, seeks to confirm British use of Chalmette as a supply base and to bind witnesses to the alleged traffic.
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Talmette
H. T. Lawler
Remarkable eye surgeries restore sight in Toledo
In St. Vincent's Hospital two operations give James McAfee 75 regained vision after an explosion destroyed both eyes. Doctors Lawrence and Bodman performed the procedure, removing, cleaning, and replacing the eyes. A sixteen month old baby also regains sight after a similar operation on its eyes. Both patients will have their eyes darkened and gradually exposed to daylight.
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Romance by Wire Sparks California Bride
San Francisco reports the marriage of William Halleck Deming and Azalene Earle in Trinity Episcopal Church New York after a long distance courtship run by wire. Miss Earle worked at a local telephone exchange and Deming ferried messages, then traveled East for musical studies before the wedding.
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William Halleck
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Aozalene Earle
Trinity Episcopal Church
New York
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William
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Metal and Money Market Report Highlights Trading
New York notes Mexican dollars 41 cents, silver at 50 percent, copper priced at 124 percent casting, with market activity to date in April 21 observations.
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