Global War News and Domestic Incidents in Brief
Reports from St Petersburg Tokyo Singapore and Batavia describe Japanese advances and Russian naval actions amid a tense colonial theater. In the U S dispatches large-scale strikes arrest coal miners misused silver certificates fires deaths riots and a rash of political and legal actions across cities including Indiana Pittsburgh and New York.
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St. Petersburg
London Times
Oku
Nodzu
Kuroki
Kawamura
Singapore
Penang
Batavia
Rojestvensky
Pacific
Russia
China Sea
Pescadores
Formosa
Vladivostok
Manki
Anambas Group
Multiple Disparate Incidents Reported Across Nations
A wide range of incidents is summarized including a hotel cook’s death after a quarrel with a coworker in St. Louis, the Massachusetts Senate defeating an Overtime bill, a deadly train collision near Harbin, and a peonage case in Charleston failing to reach a verdict. Other items note a blast disaster in Virginia, suicides in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, a banker’s drowning in Massachusetts, Chicago street railway condemnation talk, a Birmingham coroner’s verdict against four mine operators, a Kansas oil pipeline plan, Joseph F. Smith’s sustaining as Mormon church prophet, a Minnesota prison sentence for Alexander Gordon, a new high in United States Steel stock, Tennessee’s trust bill, a crop report on winter wheat, and a fatal fire in Knightstown with theft suspected.
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Ernest
Indiana
Secret Service
Louisville
Bay County
Bay City
Mich
Artemus Pitcairn
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Pittsburg
Charles F. Amidon
Kansas City
United States
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
Susan Coolidge
Newport
R. I
Indianapolis
Daniel Weaver
Henry Monroe
Anna
Monroe
Chicago
Great Lakes
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Elbert H. Gary
Albert Byers
Jesse Dones
Diamond
Ind
Byers
Fifteenth Cavalry
George T. Bowman
Fort Ethan Allen
Vermont
Mary Gallaway
Robert M. Gallaway
Merchants’ National Bank
Seville
New York City
Greer County
Oklahoma
Arthur Laster
Paterson
N. J
Montgomery Ward & Co
Madrid
Palace
Old Madrid
Schoenville
McKee's Rocks
George Armstrong
Kokomo
Sipe
West Point Military Academy
Charles Lambenheimer
John G. Metzger
Electrical Engineers
Newburg
Frank Dornberger
West Point
Charles Dillon
Highland Falls
Ss. Cr. T. Dodd
Standard Oil Co
Rockefeller
New York
Hamilton
San Francisco
Bethesda
Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
R. B. Grover & Co
Brockton
Mass
Martin Ebelt
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Sing Sing
Ebert
Ebett
Paul Kaleeva
St. Louis
Nicholas Papensick
Massachusetts State Senate
Harbin
Charleston
B. C
Ardway
Allisonia
Eigh
Mary E. Munce
Swarthmore
Philadelphia
David K. Phillips
National Grand Bank
Marblehead
Dunne
Birmingham
Ala
Virginia
Kansas
Chanute
Kan
Kansas Oil Field
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Utah
Alexander Gordon
Department of Agriculture
Knightstown
George Williams & Co
O. A. Morris
Roosevelt in San Antonio Welcomed by Dense Throngs
Theodore Roosevelt visited San Antonio on April 8 amid flags and cheers. He reviewed troops at Fort Sam Houston, then spoke at Alamo plaza after a schoolchild parade at Travis Park. He expressed surprise at returning as president and praised the welcome.
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San Antonio
Tex
Theodore Roosevelt
Fort Sam Houston
Alamo Plaza
United States
Grayson Street
Fair Grounds
Travis Park
America
Alamo
Temporary Seat of Government Established in Fort Worth
In a suite on the parlor floor of the Hotel Worth the executive seat of the United States government has been temporarily established. Official mail for President Roosevelt is directed here and, in the president’s absence, attention is given by Secretary Loeb.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Hotel Worth
United States
Roosevelt
Loeb
Roosevelt Leads Wolf Hunt Near Frederick Camp Roosevelt
President Roosevelt began a wolf hunt Monday morning 18 miles southeast of Frederick Oklahoma with a pack of 40 dogs under John Abernathy. Three wolves were killed before dinner and the chase continued in the afternoon with ten riders, no guns used. In New Castle Colorado a large train and camp outfit for Roosevelt’s Colorado party moved toward Johnson ranch with about 100 horses and 60 dogs to establish camp for a week to ten days led by Jake Borah and John Goff.
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Frederick
Okla
Roosevelt
Camp Roosevelt
John Abernathy
New Castle
Col
Colorado
Jake” Borah
John Goff
Johnson Ranch
Death of Lord St. Heliers and Lord Chelmsford in London
London reports the deaths of Lord St. Heliers aged 62 and former probate lord chief judge Sir Francis Jeune who led the probate division from 1891 until his resignation on January 30 this year and was elevated to the peerage. Also noted is Lord Chelmsford who served as lord high chancellor in 1858 59.
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London
Lord St. Heliers
Francis Jeune
High Court
Lord Chelmsford
Portland Grand Jury Returns Three Indictments
Portland Oregon April 10 grand jury votes three indictments involving 15 persons. Except for Daniel Clark Coe D Barnard Charles A Watson and Clarence B Leachary all were indicted on a conspiracy to defraud the government of a portion of its public lands.
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Portland
Ore
Daniel Clark
Coe D. Barnard
Charles A. Watson
Clarence B. Leachary
Strikers Seize a Train in Caucasus Rail Disruptions
Dispatches from the Caucasus report alarming railway conditions as authorities fear night operations. Striking section hands seize trains and force employees to stop work, moving along the line to disrupt service.
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St. Petersburg
Caucasus
Jury Finds E M Johnson Not Guilty in Fidelity Case
In Denver on April 8 Judge Johnson presided as the jury acquitted E M Johnson former president of the Fidelity Savings association on embezzlement charges. The judge lamented the collapse harmed countless poor people and noted mismanagement as the only proven issue. The DA said he will pursue banking law indictments.
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Denver
Col
Johnson
E. M. Johnson
Fidelity Savings Association
Fidelity
Stiger
Venezuelan and U S dispute over arbitration in Venezuela
In Caracas and Washington reports mention a sharp reply by President Castro to U S arbitration proposals on the Bermudese and Olcott cases. Venezuelan officials say the text was not released, but diplomats anticipate a strong, possibly insulting tone and warn no action until Roosevelt's return.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
New York and Bermudese Asphalt Co
Olcott
Ybarra
American State Department
Bermudese
Washington
State Department
Roosevelt
A Plea in Abatement for Senator Mitchell in Oregon
In Portland Judge Bellinger’s court Senator John H. Mitchell faced four indictments from the late federal grand jury. He challenged the acts of Judge Bennett and stated there was a question of moral turpitude in the $2000 payment from S. A. Potter. Mitchell would waive technicalities and proceed to trial. Judge Bennett pleaded not guilty in three cases, two on conspiracy and one for accepting funds as a U.S. senator to expedite land title cases.
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Portland
Ore
Bellinger
John H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Bennett
S. A. Potter
United States
Land Department
IS MAKING FAIR PROGRESS IN ISTHMIAN CANAL WORK
Washington April 12 John F Wallace chief engineer Isthmian canal commission said there are now 5000 men under his direction on canal engineering and construction. An American plant at Culebra is being installed with six steam shovels in use and two more machines planned each month. Output at Culebra tripled from December to March as the plant and force grow.
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Washington
John F. Wallace
Isthmian Canal Commission
Culebra
Wallace
Pastor C W Smith Suspended by Wyoming District
At yesterday's Wyoming district conference a committee found Rev. C W Smith guilty of attempting to induce a 16-year-old parishioner to elope. He is suspended from ministerial functions for one year. Smith formerly led Fairview Methodist church in Binghamton New York.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming District Conference
C. W. Smith
Rev. Smith
Fairview Methodist Church
Binghamton
N. Y
Mystery of Rojestvensky's Whereabouts
London April 12 The mystery of Rojestvensky's whereabouts remains unsolved with speculation centering on a favored theory that his six battleships slipped past Singapore with lights out.
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Rojestvensky
London
Singapore
Outrage Destroys Mineside Home Killing Child
A dynamite blast at a Blossburg Alabama non union mining family wrecked the home of William Cate and Alexander. Alexander's 10 year old daughter was killed and two other children were badly hurt. No group is named as responsible.
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Blossburg
Ala
William Cate
Alexander
Two Miners Die in Hibbing Riot Over Strike
Duluth reports Elias Haskinson and John Eckdahl were killed and several miners hurt in a riot Tuesday at the Hall-Rust mine in Hibbing Minnesota tied to a strike.
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Duluth
Elias Haskinson
John Eckdahl
Hall-Rust
Hibbing
Minn
Dyspepsia of Women Promises Relief for Suffering
Mrs Maggie Wright of Brooklyn credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing two years of dyspepsia that left her weak and unable to work. The testimonial claims the medicine acts as a stomach tonic and uterine tonic, restoring appetite and strength in weeks.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Physician and patient discuss mysterious pain symptoms
A patient explains to a doctor that pain is so faint they cannot locate its exact location, claiming thinness makes it hard to tell if pain is in the chest or back. An advertisement for Pusheck's Kuro promises relief from rheumatism, indigestion, nervousness, weakness, catarrh, and blood and nerve diseases with no bad aftereffects.
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Pusheck
Moon water debated by professor and freshman
In a quip from the Philadelphia Press a astronomy professor claims no water exists on the moon and a freshman replies that is due to its regular fullness. The Indianapolis News notes on preventive faith at 15 cents. The Chicago Chronicle adds a comment on Japanese map changing skills.
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Philadelphia Press
Indianapolis News
Dyspepsia Sufferer Restored By Pink Pills Cure
Mrs Netilie Darvoux of Detroit credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with ending a nine year illness and two years of critical weakness. After trying a dozen doctors without relief she improved after using three boxes, confirming a lasting recovery. The ad notes pills boost digestion and blood vigor and directs readers to the Dr Williams Medicine Company brochure.
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Netilie Darvoux
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y
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A. D. Pierson
Scranton
Lawrence Weldon
United States Court of Claims
Southern Pacific
Louisiana
New Orleans
Chicago Express
California Limited
Santa Fe
Kinsley
J. J. C. Howard
Kentucky
Clay County
Tilford Benge
Condon Lane Boom and Lumber Co
Horton
Slippery Rock
United States Steel Corporation
Ambassador Choate
Middle Temple
William Weaver
Anti-Horse Thief Association of
Missouri
Carl Junction
Indian Diggings
Eldorado County
Austin Starkey
Joseph Starkey
James Malloy
Barrytown
Hudson River
Malloy
Hamlin
Nelson Franklin
Cripple Creek
Warner
Board of Pension Review
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Lancaster
Quarryville
Ed Franks
Ketchum
New Mexico
Trinidad
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of
Canada
McLaughlin
Fort Yates
N. D
Romny
Emperor Nicholas
Gen. Linovitch
Mukden
Bowen
Oregon
Isthmian Canal
M. Wright
Chicago Chronicle
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