Train Robbery Near Pittsburg Shocks Rail Fans
Two white masked bandits halted the New York and St Towls express of the Pan Handle and Pennsylvania lines near Walker's station eleven miles west of Pittsburgh. They overpowered the express messenger, seized four bags of currency, and fled after the emergency stop at 16 18 Thursday night. Detective and railroad authorities scour the scene and track down clues as the amount stolen remains undetermined.
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New York and
St Towls Express
Pan Hanille Railroad
Pennsylvanian
Union Station
Pittsburg
Walker's Station
Steubenville
Wiliam Saerty
Adams Express
Rochen
Gigeed
Secret Service
Puan Handle
Pennsylvania Rathread
Ply and
Country
Express
Ois
Carnegie
Wace
Gyomen Oon Tre
Tn Eitier
American Banker Victim on Train Shot in Syria
Dernard Warkentin, president of the Kansas State bands from Newton Kansas, was killed on a millroad train near Damascus in early April. The Syrian suspect occupied the adjacent compartment and claimed he fired by accident. Ambassador Leishman reported the shooting to Washington and assurances were given the Syrians would face justice if murder is proven.
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Victom
Kenly Albert
New York
Dernard Warkentin
Kansas State Bands
Newton
Kan
Damascus
Warkentin
Reevolver
Lelshman
Coustininople
State Department
Washington
Assurante
Tim
Syriap
Ose
Carl Warkentin
Leishman
Syracuse University Suspends Senior Class Over Dean Kent Removal
The Syracuse University administration suspended the senior class of the engineering department after resolutions criticizing the trustees executive committee for removing Dean Kent. The suspension remains until the class retracts the resolutions.
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Day
Syracuse
N. Y
Othe
Lass
Engineering
Dean Kent
Shiver Gets Ten Years for Danziger Murder
Gott killed Dr. Lew Danziger during a visit to Auto Spangler, the 1 year old niece of Gott. The Cincinnati resident pleaded guilty and received a ten year sentence in a penitentiary.
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Jhwior
Kubert AY. Giutt
Cincinnatli
Lew “W Danziger
Gott
Dr. Danziger
Auta Spangler
Sioux City Live Stock Quotes Seem Incomplete
Sioux City live stock market quotes for Thursday show Top Sleeves at 6.00 dollars and Top hugs at 4.40 dollars, with legible figures limited by the damaged OCR text. Details on other weights or classes are missing from the readable portion.
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Sioux City
Whursday
Doods Liap Dies in Burns From Lamp Incident
Elizabeth Petry of s upp er sane dusky U arose early Thursday morning and knocked over a lamp which exploded. She died of burns within fifteen minutes in a tragic household accident.
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Doods Liap
Min Elizabeth Petry
S’pper Sane Dusky
Arrival of Gould and Princes in Rome from Naples
Anna Gould and Prince Juome arrive in Rome from Naples aboard a train. Frontone Muue Gould and the prince plan direct travel to the 4eneh Biglera for further engagements.
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Anna Gould
Prince Juome
Guuld
Hetle de Sagan
Rome
Naples
Frontone Muue
Gould
Prince
Royal Mourning Shrouds Lisbon Parade Amid Cash Scandal
Route from palace to Parliament Buildings fills with guards as royal mourning is suspended for the occasion. Reports claim plans by republicans and dissidents to attack the government after Cortes opens, amid revelations that the king’s treasury credits differ greatly from public belief. The royal family reportedly received 790000 with 800000 absorbed in retroactive processes.
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Carlos
Wee
Lisbon
Khe Carlas
Cortes
Ilegally
Treasury
France
Detectives Guard Bishop Harris Arrives Under Escort in SF
Detectives and San Francisco police met the Pacific Mail steamer Korea upon its arrival and placed Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris aboard the revenue cutter Golden Gate for transfer to Oakland. Officials acted on Washington information as Harris left San Francisco for the east to attend the Methodist Episcopal conference in Baltimore next month.
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San Francisco
Merriman Colbert Harris
Korea
Port
Methodistpiscopal Church
Baltimore
Elondalu
Korean League of
Collins trial begun in political force case
The trial of Doh M. Colling, former thief of police, and Frank D. Comer ford, former police attorney, started in the criminal court on Wednesday. They face charges that they used the police to engage in political work against Busse in favor of Mayor Dunne, Comer ford acting as his on attorney. The motion to quash the indictment and a motion for particular act were overruled and jury selection began.
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Doh MM. Colling
Policie
Frank D. Camerford
Busse
Dunne
Comerford
Act of Particulara
Hag Taught 61 Years Celebrates 75th Birthday at KU
Prof. Ephriam Miller head of the mathematics department at the University of Kansas marked his 75th birthday after a career spanning sixty-one years as a teacher. He has presumably instructed more students than any other Kansas educator.
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Hag
Ephriam Miller
University of Kansas
Miller
Kansas
Kentucky Bank Failure in Owensboro
Davies County Trust company of Owensboro Kentucky stopped cash payments and deposits after declining deposits. The bank issued a deed of general assignment. It had capital of 50000 dollars and deposits exceeding 600000 dollars.
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Kentucky
Davies County Trust Company
Owensboro
Jamestown Exposition Fire Damages Buildings
A fire on Jamestown exposition grounds Tuesday night destroyed several colonial buildings and the largest states exhibit palace was checked with flames within fifty feet. The Michigan building suffered considerable scorching, but financial loss is not great.
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Jamestown
Michigan
Missing 6 year old girl Mary Kelly near Staatsburg
Searchers comb the mountains around Staatsburg New York for Mary Kelly six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Kelly who vanished Monday. Robbers hit Scandia State Bank at Crookston Minnesota early Wednesday morning making off with 7000 and terrorizing residents by shouting through town.
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Staatsburg
Hockland County
N. Yu
Mary Kelly
Andrew Kelly
Scandia State Bank
Crookston
Minn
Miss Reid Engagement Promises Union With Ward
The engagement of Miss Jean Reid daughter of Whitelaw Reid American ambassador to Hon John Hubert Ward brother of the Earl of Dudley was announced on Wednesday.
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Reid Whel
Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
John Hubert Ward
Earl of Dudley
Wes
Nine Men Killed In Detroit Ypsilanti Interurban Crash
Two interurban cars on the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago line collided head on near Ypsilanti Michigan Tuesday afternoon. Nine men were killed and about thirty people injured, many seriously. Motorman Tay died beneath his vestibule, and blame was placed on a orders mix up and rushed speed at the passing point.
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Dero
Jaren
Detroit
Jackson
Ann Arbor
Tay
Joh Paget
Charles Carmen
Joe Howard
Jack McMuller
Syracuse
Garbading Grinni
Ypsilanti
Way
Harris Switch
Acciden
Wingrave
Maeterman Pay
Prince Volkovsky Experiences Lusitania Stoker Shift
Prince Volkovsky of Russia swapped into a Lusitania engine room stoker role for three hours to judge conditions. He reported the work harsher than described, noting intense heat and exhausting coal shoveling that left him limp and near collapse after his shift aboard the modern ocean liner.
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Lusitania
Prince Volkovsky
Russia
Wreck on the Pennsy Slows Rail Traffic Near South Elizabeth
One man is likely dead and several injured as a collision between a freight and a passenger train near South Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, halting Pennsylvania Railroad operations for several hours Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
South Elizabeth
N. d
Death Claims Anarchist Selig Silverstein in Bomb Attempt
Selig Silverstein, the anarchist who tried to throw a bomb at police in Union Square on March 28 and was injured by its premature explosion, died Tuesday.
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Selig Silverstein
Union Square
Nok Oark
Amnesty in Portugal Promised by King Manuel Oath Day
Lisbon reports announce that King Manuel will grant a general amnesty to political prisoners on his sovereign oath day May 4. Exceptions apply to those implicated in the murder of his father and brother.
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Portugal
Tts
Lisbon
Manuel
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lisa Best West
West Cnfe
Utinaa
Canids
E.T. Hotes
Jack Pied Sry
Dr Paul
Mmiwaa
J. M MacLaxe
Wateatong
Dakota
Boiler explosion injures crew on the Britannia battleship
A wireless telegraph report from Portsmouth says the British battleship Britannia suffered a boiler explosion. Several men were injured in the incident onboard the vessel.
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Portsmouth
Tigre
Burglars Damage Bank of Henry & Co
Five burglars battered the Bank of Henry and Co at Mecosta in Michigan on Tuesday causing about 4000 dollars in damage but fleeing before stealing any money. Local authorities investigate the break in and review surveillance footage and crime reports.
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Bank of Henry & Co
Ap Mecosta
Strennions Vite Dangerhak Warns Against Excess
A Practit ioner warns that the strenuous life may harm mind and body. The piece argues balance and genuine repose over constant effort, noting strain can fill asylums and shorten life. It stresses resting wisely extends longevity and productivity more than feverish labor.
Lighthearted exchange in Washington Star item
A hopeful helper suggests lifting hearts by action. Mr Sirhis Barker replies he has been making effort with his Tart Dew, humorously noting a chase through two blocks as part of the community spirit.
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Fiverybody
Sirhis Barker
Washington ‘Star
Sing
London bishop tells a smoking anecdote aboard train
A London bishop at a Washington dinner recounted a tale about Dr. Creighton, a tobacco lover, sharing a train ride with a small curate. When offered his smoking, the curate gently replied he would be sick if allowed his lordship to proceed.
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London
Washington
New Style Sleeping Cars On Shore Line Introduced
The New York and Hartford Railroad unveils a new sleeping car design used on a midnight express. Each passenger will have a private room with toilet conveniences, ten rooms per compartment, two berths per room, and a corridor layout allowing suites. Doors connect compartments for group travel. Finishes include tigerwood, Philippine wood, mahogany, and other exotic woods to enhance luxury.
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New York & Hartford
New York ‘Times
Aurtatus
Philippines
Washington
Peacher Mrg Clubber School Gossip Sparks Dialogue
A fragmentary Chicago Tribune quotation shows classroom banter about a student named Clarence and a remark to Miss Lipsicum about the school janitor, capturing a moment of schoolyard humor and tease.
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Peacher
Clarence
Nes
Clubber
Miss Lipsicum
Chicago Tribune
Friends Help St Paul Park Incident With Postum Claims
A letter from a local reader describes coffee withdrawal improving health after years of nervous heart and stomach issues, headaches, and dyspepsia. Several women credit Postum Food Coffee with relief or cure, noting asthma and heart trouble improved after stopping coffee. The writer endorses Postum and mentions the slogan There’s a Reason and The Road to Wellville.
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St. Paul Park
Wellville
Congress leaders signal bills beyond elastic currency plan
Congress leaders inform the President that major laws will not pass this session. They will push bills for an elastic currency, compensation for injured government workers, child labor bans in the District of Columbia, tariff hearing reforms, and funds to continue Inland waterways work. Delegations from Standing Rock push land sales. Indians press Senate committee for reservations. Roosevelt holds talks with business and farming groups to gauge national conditions. The Hikins anti rebate law is upheld in a Supreme Court ruling against packing houses and railroads. Special agent Davis to study foreign markets for wheat and flour. Roosevelt promises help to remove Indian land sale restrictions while preserving homesteads. Some lawmakers seek funds to buy homes for foreign diplomats. Secretary Wilson plans to curb denatured alcohol manufacture and set up a plant in Washington.
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Congress
Columbia
Ways and Means Committee
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Inland Waterways Commission
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