News of Week in Washington and World Notes
A compact roundup from Washington notes and world events. It covers prohibition of reckless canal zone driving, naval assignments, bids rejected for cable railways, a senate resolution enabling seven Filipino cadets to West Point, and notable deaths. Also reports on fires, accidents, robberies, and indictments affecting various U S figures and places.
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Washington
Canal
G. W. Logan
General Board of the Navy
Idehe
General Board
J. L. Jayne
Isthmian Canal Commission
Senate
Secretary of War
West Point Military Academy
Philippine Scouts
House Committee On Military Affairs
Multiport Wheat Lead Sparks New York Rivalry
February shipping reports show Portland Oregon exporting more wheat than any other U S port, overtaking New York for the top spot. Michigan lumber output for 1907 reaches 143 584 000 feet, down 10 percent from 1906. A Fond du Lac Wisconsin dry goods store burned, with a 100 000 loss and a clerk named Miss McBasy injuring her ankle. A commerce bill to regulate adulterated seed passed the House committee favorably. Muskegon school board turmoil ends as fraternities resign to avoid expulsion. Judge Walker rules Sunday loan closures to be decided by upcoming municipal election voters. A stray writeup fragment references a 600 cash reward and a tale of a Boston resident and prize cat during a car trip.
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Portland, Or
United States
New York
Michigan
John F. Shuenheck
Fond du Lac
Wis
Wis., Was ‘Destroyed By Fire, Causing A Loss of$100,000. Miss McBasy
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Muskegon
Mich
Heflin in streetcar shooting clashed with Lumby
Congressman T J Heflin of Alabama shot Thomas Lumby a Negro on a Pennsylvania Avenue streetcar after remonstrating against Lumby drinking. McCreary a New York horse trainer was wounded in the leg. Lumby is in critical condition. Heflin was arrested on assault with intent to kill and released on $5 000 bond.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
T. J. Heflin
Alabama
Thomas Lumby
Thomas McCreary
New York
McCreary
Henin
Heflin
Thoma Lumby
Lumby
Sixth Street
Mr. Heflin
Ronni
Earthquake Destroys Chilapa Guerrero Town
A strong tremor in Chilapa and a subsequent fire left the town of 15 000 inhabitants in ruins. Reports indicate widespread damage with uncertain death toll, communication cut, and residents fleeing the conflagration while authorities in Guerrero state downplayed initially but later acknowledged near total destruction of the town.
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Chilapa
Mex
City of
Mexico
Here
Guerrero
Horseack
Republic
Damian Flores
Fire destroys Union Roofing plant in St Paul
A blaze yesterday at the Union Roofing and Manufacturing Company plant in St Paul caused an estimated loss between 40000 and 50000 dollars. Fire crews fought the flames as damage spread through the facility impacting operations and prompting an investigation into the cause.
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St. Paul
Union Roofing and Manufacturing Company
Des Moines River duck hunter injured in accident
George Axelson of Humboldt suffered a gunshot wound to the hand when his firearm discharged while he sat in a boat during duck hunting on the Des Moines river. This marked the first shooting accident of the spring in the vicinity near Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
Town
George Axelson
Humboldt
Des Moines
Wreck in Rochester Kills Two in Airliner Event
In Rochester on March 28 two men were killed and a third fatally injured after the Erlervein No. 13 wreck. Emergency crews battled flames as four others suffered injuries in the collision and ensuing blaze. Local investigators closed off the crash site while authorities reviewed flight records and safety procedures.
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Rochester
N.Y
Senate Passes Aldrich Currency Bill Amid Partisan Vote
Washington report notes the Senate approved the Aldrich currency bill by 42 to 16 after a party line vote on the Bailey substitutes allowing emergency circulation via government issues. The measure limits emergency currency to 500 million dollars issued to national banks backed by bonds, with a phased interest rate and reserve changes, plus a ban on banks investing in securities tied to officers.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
la Foliette
Strikers Seize Dynamite Prompt Alaska Crisis
Washington reports eight striking miners or foreigners seized dynamite at the Treadwell mines in Alaska. Acting governor asked Taft for federal troops. Taft ordered Gen. Bush to deploy infantry, who sent one company toward Treadwell to enforce the law and court orders.
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Alaska
Taft
Washington
Homreq
Treadwell
Bush
Department of the Columbia
Vancouver Barracks
United States
Pope's Word Points to Gould Sagan Marriage
Information from a high source says Anna Gould and the Prince de Sagan will wed soon. No formal engagement exists yet but it is a well understood plan. The couple would share a $2,000,000 Gould fortune and a $50,000 yearly allowance, with the pope's sanction reportedly sought.
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Ana Gould
Prince Hello
Mark
New York
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince de Sagan
Gould
Prince
France
Anna
Ridgely Resigns as Controller of Currency to Lead Kansas City Bank
Washington report states William B. Ridgely resigns as controller of the currency to become president of the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City. Lawrence Murray will succeed him as controller, returning from his post as assistant secretary of commerce and labor and former deputy controller of the currency.
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Kansas City
Washington
William B. Ridgely
Roosevelt
National Bank of Commerce of
Lawrence ©. Murray
Twins for Hibbing cashier's wife mark third in a row
Duluth on March 29 reports Mrs. Benjamin wife of the Oliver Iron Mining cashier at Hibbing presented her husband with twins. This arrival follows two prior sets of twins born to the same couple.
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Duluth
Benjamin
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Hib- Ding
Lay Ends Fatally in Wisconsin Playtime Accident
In Anesville Wisconsin on March 23 a 13 year old John Farrell died yesterday from a broken jaw caused when a twelve year old Archie Cunningham accidentally inflated a bullet shaped toy causing a fatal injury during a game.
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Anesville
Wis
John Farrell
Bomb at New York protest injures police and bystanders
In Union Square a bomb exploded during a 10 000 strong unemployed rally injuring a bomber and a companion. four officers were hurt. Sociologist Robert Hunter says he would have spoken if not prohibited, and describes his escape from police and the crowd’s brutal dispersal. Seven arrests were made as riot charges.
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New York
Union Square
Hunter
Robert Hunter
Associated Press
Jr. Hunter
Mr. Hunter
Socialist Party
Woman With Clothes Ablaze Flees House With Baby
In Watert00 Town on March 31 Mrs Henry Green received serious burns when her dress caught fire. She fled the home with her child, the infant clutched to her while flames burned the gown. A hired man smothered the blaze. The baby suffered limb burns but survived. the mother died after twenty four hours of agony.
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Henry
Fear of Death Fatal Claims Kinney’s Demise
Lewistown Montana reports William Kinney, a well known resident, driven to murder by fear of death after a near drowning, becoming violently uncontrollable until restrained by four men, while in St Paul a domestic tragedy unfolds as 18 month old Joseph McFord lies in the morgue and his father James sustains a self inflicted wound amid suspected domestic troubles.
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Lewistown
Mont
William Kinney
Kenall
Kinney
St. Paul
Joseph McFord
James McFord
Loot at St Louis Catholic Church Looted in Baltimore Robbery
Burglars ransacked the St Louis Catholic church in Baltimore and carried off 350 dollars in cash along with valuables including watches and trinkets. The March 31 report notes the scale of the theft and seeks information from the public.
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Baltimore
St. Louie Catholic Church
Man Escapes Into County Heading Toward Fort Dodge
An insane man named Owen escaped from relatives care and is now at large in the county. He is believed to be headed for Fort Dodge, prompting police to widen checks and residents to stay vigilant.
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Nam Owen
Fort Dodge
Mmeeeana
Taunt Tragedy Ties Love Dishonor to Double Death
In St Paul a taunting woman and jealous husband killer drove blackface artist William Dudley Trainer to kill Mrs William Pryor and then himself at the Clarendon hotel. Pryor, an actor from Providence, bought tragedy when Mrs Pryor abandoned her husband for Trainer.
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St. Paul
Saad
William Dudley Trainer
William Pryor
Clarendon Hotel
William J. Pryor
Providence
R. I
ST. PAUL BOAT 18 DYNAMITE WRECKS C W COWLES AT SIBLEY
The steamer C. W. Cowles owned by Capt. George Winans of St. Paul was partly wrecked by a dynamite blast at the foot of Sibley street. Damages amount to $200. three afterport state rooms and the galley were destroyed. Four crewmen and watchman John McCarthy were ashore when the explosion occurred. Capt. Winans suspects vandals exploited the explosives ruse. investigation will continue.
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C. W. Cowles
Sibley Street
St. Paul
George Winans
John McCarthy
Winans
Indians Accuse Pair of Supplying Liquor in Winona
In Winona Minnesota on March 21 J T Mc Elmurrs and Herbert Walker are jailed on a charge of furnishing liquor to Indians. The case grows from a hazy evening when a Winnebago brave Will Hall and his wife Lizzie reported the two men as the liquor suppliers after sobering in jail and informing Chief Kammerer. The offense centers on supplying alcohol to Native Americans.
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Minn
J. T. McElmurrs
Herbert Walker
Fly
Will- Hall
Lizzie
Kammerer
Rush of settlers record across Missouri frontier
March reports show over two hundred emigrant cars weekly traveling west of the Missouri. Vehicles are unloaded at every halt between Fort Pierre and Rapid City and Venite, twenty miles from Fort Pierre, reports hold steady at twenty days of high arrivals. Farther out, stopping points are seeing real numbers of settlers.
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Misouri
Pierre
Emigrant Co
Missouri
Fort Pierre
Rapidity
Venite
Stons
Railway fined for selling liquor on trains in Iowa
Marshalltown Iowa March 21 The Chicago Great Western Railway paid a 300 dollar fine after pleading guilty to one count of nuisance by selling intoxicating drinks on its trains within the county last winter. A second indictment was dismissed.
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Lee
Lee Elerick
McCloud
Oklo
State Bank of
Hoffman
George Welger
Ross Moses
Springfield Ohio
David Webber
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Queen & Crescent
Sam Johnson
Johnson Brothers
Talihius
Flora County
United States
H.C Reece
Chatham County
North Carolina
Ferdinand Dudenhefer
New Orleans
Dudenhefer
Daily News Omce
Rockish
Strseant P. Mratz
Seventeenth’ Infantry
Camaguay
Cuba
Aberdeen
Wash
Stuart MacDiarmid
Donald ‘A. Johnson
Omaha
Green Mountain Savings Bank
Marshalltown
Iowa
Mt Western
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Mining Girl Loses Quiet Life in Terry Camp
Ethel Suppl, an 14 year old girl from Terry mining camp, slipped away to join a westbound passenger for Butte Montana. Sheriff tracing her with help from her father, and she is expected to be intercepted and returned.
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Terry
Here
Ethel
Fall Out of Bed Is Hard One
Almena Wisconsin March 31 Miss Car t ine Moon a clerk in the Farmers store here fell out of bed while asleep and was so severely injured as to retire medical attendance One eye was completely closed up and her arm narrowly escaped fracture.
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Almena
Wis
Car‘tine Moon
International Hotel Destroyed by Fire at Turtle River
Bemidji Minn March 31 The International Hotel at Turtle River one of Bemidji's largest establishments was destroyed by fire causing losses valued at several thousand dollars.
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Roves
Bemidji
Minn
International Hotel
Turtle River
Fie
Bride Drowned After Falling Into Well at Terry
Baldo Lasio a two week bride of well known status in Deadwood district Terry fell into a deep well near her home and drowned before aid could reach her. The tragedy occurred on March 31 during a period of melting maw and mild air.
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Deadwood
Baldo Lasio
Terry
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Wahpeton Times
E. D
KNOTS
Pubnah
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Jacob Cline
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Elisha I Bailey
Army General Hospital
Presidio
San Francisco
John Bryant
Boston
Charles Cuthbert Hall
Asian Theological Seminary
John Good
National Cordage Company
Brooklyn
John Ware Whiston
Buffalo
N. Y
America
John Walter Fairfax
Leesylvania
Prince Wi
Ham County
Virgina
Olonel
Philip 8
Jes Lewisohn
Miss ‘Annie Hyatt Wolfe
Mr. Henry
Christian P. Smith
Edwardsville
Tfl
Banks
Frank Hallman
Park Ridge
Ill
al. Dull
Ponty
Spalding
Ed’ Nordinchilé
Ralph C. Many
Orford
Port Tease
Cornwall
Alva Ripley
Lake City
Rockford
Rockford & Interurban Company
I W. Clark Printing Company
Little Falls
John Doherty
Middleville
Osa Allen
Peru
Ind
Clinton Town
Bert Winter
Forest Park University
St. Louis
Pasha
Ares
Puget Sound
Serer
Oasis
Montabello
Zal
Pantheon
Laxandar Packard
Frags
Mra Packard
Deslin
Pope
Ridgely
Red
Ther
Taunt
Trate
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