Fire kills six in Lenox blaze and $300000 loss
A Lenox business district fire started by spontaneous combustion in the Clifford building killed six people including Edward Ventris and five women or teachers, with three others injured and substantial property loss estimated between $200000 and $800000. The blaze destroyed four blocks and two dwellings as onlookers watched a woman perish after leaping from a second story veranda. The dead and missing included Mrs Wisward C Ventria, Miss Leslie Ventris, Miss Alice French, Miss Isabel Cook, Miss Mary Sparks, and others.
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Lenox
Franklin, Main, Housatonic
Charen Streets
Clifford
Edward ©. Ventris
Wiward C. Ventria
Leslie Ventris
Alice French
Isabel Cook
Mary Sparks
Catherine Root
Gona
George
Arthur
Clifford Block
Millions in Oil Suit Against Standard Oil
In St Louis on April 12 Special United States Attorney General Frank B Kellogg concluded closing arguments for the government in the Sherman antitrust suit seeking dissolution of Standard Oil of New Jersey. The case, one of the longest federal trials, featured a record 11 million words of evidence and involved top corporate lawyers. The proceedings have stretched years and cost millions, with final rulings expected from higher courts at substantial expense.
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St. Louis
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Cagze
Court of Last Resort
Watch Central America Naval Force Readiness
Orders issued by the navy department plan temporary stationing of cruisers Albany South Dakota and Colorado at Central American ports while Yorktown California and Washington depart for target practice. Remaining American vessels will be based mainly at Nicaragua and Honduran ports to ensure a ready naval force for any emergency.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
DD. C
Navy Department
Albany
South Dakota
Colorado
Yorktown
California
Nicaraguan
Honduran
Cotton Stalk Paper Plant Under Construction at Cordele
Ground is broken for a cotton stalk paper oil plant in Cordele Georgia with capital stock of 178000 dollars. The plant will have a capacity of twenty five tons per day and consume about forty tons of cotton stalks daily. Newsprint will be the main product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Stalk Paper
Cordele
Roosevelt aboard Admiral passes Suez on voyage to Italian Somaliland
The steamer Admiral with ex-President Roosevelt aboard left the Suez Canal and paused briefly at Suez before continuing down the Red Sea. It is scheduled to stop at Aden and Mogadishu on the eastern coast of Italian Somaliland.
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Roosevelt
Alden
Suez
Red Sea
Aden
Mogadiro
Night Rider Sentenced in Kentucky Raid Case
John Jackson, charged in a night rider raid that left an elderly Black man dead and two Black babies shot, has been sentenced. In Atlanta, the Liberty Party issued a call for a national executive committee meeting and state committees in St. Louis on June 29, chaired by Charles J. Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
John Jackson
Liberty Party
Gall
Atlanta
Liberal Party
St. Louis
Charles J. Moore
National Party
Filipinos in Rioting Protest of Tariff Bill
Manila April 12 Progressives withdraw from the assembly after a clash over the Payne tariff measure. The house adopted the majority report and refused to consider the minority report, prompting disorder and the dismissal of the principal sergeant at arms. The dispute centered on conference committee recommendations to bridge differences between the assembly and insular commission on tariff action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Progressfata
Insular Commission
Dickinson at Chicago Appomattox Day Banquet
In a flags adorned hall the Hamilton club held its nineteenth annual Ap pomattox day banquet at the Auditorium Annex with Secretary of War Dickinson as guest honor. Gov. Deneen Gen. Frederick D. Grant and staff attended along with Marquis D. Raton presiding. Toasts followed by Gen. Grant on Personal Reminiscences of Appomattox and Dickinson on The Progress of Peace.
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Chicago
Hamilton Club
Appomattox
Auditorium Annex
Jacob M. Dickinson
Dickinson
William F. Borah
United States
Idaho
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Taft Era Promises Progress for the South
Secretary of War Dickinson addressed the Southern club banquet in Chicago praising Taft's administration. He urged that the next four years would bring great development for the South, with economic and industrial growth shaping its future more than ever before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dickinson
Southern Club
South
Taft
Guard Petrosino Body as Threats Raise Vigilance
Authorities in New York increased security around Lieut. Joseph Petrosino s home and the St Patrick s old cathedral in Mott Street after threatening letters raised fears of blackmailers or revenge seekers. Seventy guards including 60 plainclothes detectives mingled with crowds to monitor possible moves near the house and funeral location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Petrosing
St. Patrick
Mott Street
Missouri Roads Resist Suit Over Passenger Rules
Missouri railroads announced at a Saturday gathering of executives from 18 systems that they have made concessions to state authorities on passenger rules and will resist the injunction suit filed Thursday in St. Louis. The statement followed the first session of the meeting’s executive officials.
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Brouis
Missouri
St. Lours
Des Moines Town Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
The thirty third general assembly closed and adjourned sine die. A bill gives the executive council the right to remove any appointive state official for cause. The general revenue bill fixes the state's taxes at four million six hundred thousand dollars, an increase of one thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Molnar
Thirty-third General Assembly
Executive Council
Man and wife found dead in Alabama home
In Anniston Alabama on April 12 a mechanic named Fred Kill by and his wife were found dead at the home of the wife’s father on Saturday with bullet holes through their heads. Police are investigating the double murder suicide scenario. The whereabouts and motives remain unclear as investigators gather statements from relatives and neighbors.
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Anniston
Ala
Fred Killby
Mechanic
Oklahoma Governor Haskell Cleared by Grand Jury Action
Oklahoma Governor Charles N Haskell and six other prominent Oklahomans faced indictments for fraud in Muskogee town lots. A federal judge quashed the indictments, ruling they were returned by a grand jury under Arkansas law rather than the required legal standard. The case may be re presented to a new grand jury. Indicted individuals include Clarence W Turner Walter R Eaton William T Hutchingson F B Severs A Z English and D Je English Were involved in Muskogee Title and Trust Company and related Lot scheduling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Sylvester Rush
Guy
Haskell
Clarence W. Turner
Muskogee
Cleveland
Kansas
Lima
Hastings
Neb
Indianola Construction Company
Gov. Haskell
C. W. Turner
William T. Hutchingons
Virginia
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
F. B. Severs
Okmulgee
A. Z. English
Muskogee Title and Truet Company
Los Angeles
Cal
dJease Hill
Muckogee
Texas
English
Sewers
Canadian Valley Trust Company
Muskoges
California
Omaha
Ohio
Michigan
Jota
Kent Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Deaf-Mute Slaying
Kilroy Kent was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Miss Della B Congdon, a deaf-mute, in Best Willingford on July 24, 1908. The jury deliberated since Friday. defense argued insanity while the prosecution suggested Kent sought transfer to Waterbury asylum to escape.
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Rutland
Kilroy Kent
Della B Congdon
Best Willingford
Congdon
Kent
Waterbury Asylum
Break Bridehoop Alliance in Vienna Report
Vienna April 12 The Allegemeine Zeitung reports a semiofficial note that Japan plans to notify Great Britain of its intent to terminate the 1900 British Japanese alliance. The move would reshape early 20th century diplomacy and shift regional security dynamics.
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Vienna
Allegemeine Zeitung
Sald
Japan
Great Britain
Premature Explosion Kills Seven Miners at Windber Mine
In Windber Pennsylvania seven miners died and several were injured when dynamite exploded at Berwind White Coal Mine No. 37 as day shift prepared to start. Twelve men worked that day with about 200 sticks of dynamite found near the scene. Rescue teams led by Superintendent Calverly and Mine Inspector Blower recovered the dead. two sons of Michael Gibson among the injured.
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Windber
Apt
Berwind-White Coal Company
Blower
Michael Gibson
William Gibson
Fieve Nemis
Arthur Custer
W. R. Calverly
Edward Jones
Harvey Burkheimer
Robert Hunter
Shoots Wife and Dies After Flight in Maine Snow
Ex husband Herbert Nottage shot his wife Lucinda at a M aine home after a quarrel. He fled twelve miles through woods, was captured exhausted, then killed himself. Lucinda died later the same day. A separate report notes Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi aboard the Mauretania sailing from Liverpool with their baby left at home.
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Bingham
Herbert Nottage
Lucinda
Nottage
Gladys Vial
New York
Count Szechenyi
Countess Szechenyi
Mies
Gladys Vanderbilt
Liverpool
Markets Review Grain Provisions in Chicago and New York
Grain and flour prices mixed as spring wheat and patent grades show varied quotes in Chicago. notes include corn, oats, butter, eggs, potatoes, and live poultry. New York bids reflect firmer flour, higher July wheat, and quotes for western No 3 corn and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minnesota
Ward
ATK Mat AC
Buttor-Creamery
New York
Minnesota Atents
Minnesota Lakers
H.K
Amaller World
Western
Fo. B
Livesteck Market Report from Chicago Apr 10
Livesteck prices and quotes from Chicago show mixed cattle values with several grades listed. Notes include good to choice steers at around 4.10 to 4.50, fancy feeders and heifers, common to best cows, and assorted calves with varying prices.
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Chicago
Cholce Pteera
Bologna
Folay Kidney Remedy Promoted For Kidney Health
An advertisement extols Folay's Kidney Remedy as a tonic for the kidneys after winter strain and a blood purifier by aiding impurity elimination. It claims to refresh hair, skin, digestion and complexion, urging readers to try Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a falling remedy with Kasi tablets.
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Folay
Vista
Hollister
H. Miller
Foley's Orino Laxative Featured In Health Notes
A reader cites Foley's Orino Laxative as a mild pleasant effective remedy for constipation and liver trouble. The note praises its benefit for women and children and claims it clears the system, sold by all druggists.
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G. Pritis
Gaganta
N. Yu
Foley
Polley
Burdock Blood Hitters Claim Cure for Dyspepsia
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Hitters as a universal cure for dyspepsia and impurities. It promises improved digestion, stomach toning, restored weight, and overall health through a daily regimen.
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America
Burdock
Low Fares for Settlers on Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry
Low fares for settlers every Tuesday from March 23 to April 27 to North Dakota and Montana points on the Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway. Rates apply to Haynes Hettinger Bowman Marmarth and other North Dakota points and to Baker Miles City Forsyth Musselshell Lavina Roundup Haarlowtown Moore Lewiston and other Montana stations. Complete information free from local agent F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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North Dakota
Montane
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Haynes
Hettinger
Bowman
Marmarth
Baker
Milas City
Forsyth
Musselshell
Lavina
Roundup
Haarlowtown
Moore
Lewiston
Montena
F. A. Miller
Chicago
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Sous Weil
Dingeists
Byaip Rowe i
Dr. Kilner Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Elmer
Professional & Business Directory
PB Harrington
J. Dickinson Harrington & Dickinson
County Savings Bank
Iowa
J. L. Bonar
Algony State Bank
W. Scilivan S. Z
McMahon Sullivan & McMahon
Aullaw
Algona
Wm. M. Galbraith
Attorneys AT Law
Offvey John Galbraith Block
E. V. Swetting
Honey To Loan
Phone
M. J. Kenefick
Algona Hospital
Gay - J. A
Ravens Gay & Havens Physicians and Surgeons
Algona Iowa
H. Cretzmeyer
Glassen
John Gaspratth
Walter Fraser
Cowles & Murragt’s
Onice
JBO
Margaret E. Coles
Dutton & Sorensen
M. A. Hatch
Siies
Armary
Morse
Carrie A. Backus
E. E. Sayers
PD. V. M
Omica
Algona, In
Alcona Marble Works
Shelley
Granite
Faun Loans
Kroma
M. ‘ Sageard
Alzoug
M. Hagyara
WATCH
Central America
Appomattox Day
Petrosino's
Pollee
Black Hand
Kent Gane
Tone Bros
Des Moinas
Chicago, Milwaukee
St. Paul
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
Eureka
Cuba
Baranaga
Tobago
Eureka Developmert Company
Sorthwestes A Kallaray Fugnealous
Wettlers Eae
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