City of Pittsburg Steamer Destroyed Near Cairo
Disaster at Turners Landing near Olmstead Illinois after the City of Pittsburg burned to the water edge. Sixty to seventy people were rescued and about 60 missing or dead amid panicked passengers and heroic efforts by helpers from Cairo and Mound City.
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Pittsburg
Cairo
Ill
Cincinnati
Memphis
Turner’s Landing
Olmstead
Mound City
New South
Paducah
al Pritchard
Clay Breeze
Archie M. Allen
Phillips
S. R. Leach
Bridgeport
Ellen Fenmore
Arbuckle
W. Va
Fannie McCullum
Leavenworth
Ind
Pat Burt
Owensboro
Wesley Doss
Marie Tissim
Cannelton
Maud Kilgore
Cole
Barracks Explosion Ravages Managua Two-Story Building Wrecked
A catastrophic blast in Managua on April 16 destroyed a two story barrack near the lakefront. Official reports say 100 to 200 officers and soldiers killed with many injured. Nearby buildings including the National hotel and palace were damaged. President Zelaya blamed conspirators. Damages tally up to 5 million pesos.
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Managua
Nicaragua
National Hotel
Central Telegraph Station
National Palace
Zelaya
Masaya
Filipinos Asked to Testify on Philippine Legislation
Boston April 21 Senor Lopez writes to Henry Cabot Lodge chair of the Senate Philippine Committee proposing that representative Filipinos be summoned to testify on proposed legislation.
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Boston
Senor Lopez
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Strikers Ordered to Resume Work Across All Sections
At a general labor party council in Brussels on Sunday the decision was made to resume work in all sections. A manifesto was issued to workers urging them to return to their duties by Sunday evening.
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Brussels
Labor Party
Surrenders rise as Filipino insurgents capitulate in Mindanao
Manila reports daily surrenders to American authorities increasing after Gen. Malvar's capitulation. Gen. Rufino's force of 26 officers and 375 soldiers yielded to the native constabulary in Misamis, Mindanao, as US Army transport Buford departs for San Francisco. Gen. Jacob H. Smith defends actions in Samar and calls for a court of inquiry into conduct there.
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Manila
Malvar
Rufino
Misamis
Mindanao
United States Army
Buford
San Francisco
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
L. W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Washington
Smith
Noted author Frank R. Stockton dies at 68
Washington April 21 Frank R. Stockton the famed novelist died Sunday morning from paralysis after a brain hemorrhage. He was 68 and had been a guest at a National Academy of Sciences banquet the previous week. His wife Miss Tuttle of Virginia and her sister were by his bedside. He was born in Philadelphia and began journalism in 1867.
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Washington
Frank R. Stockton
Miss Tuttle
Virginia
Philadelphia
Mr. Stockton
Post
Hearth
New York
Scribner's Monthly
St. Nicholas
Rudder Grange
Stockton
Water Cure Witness Describes Philippine Interrogation Practice
Grover Flint of Cambridge testifies before the Senate Philippines inquiry that he witnessed water cure used by Maccabebe scouts in May 1900. He recalls at least 20 cases, with a hospital corpsman aiding unconscious natives and teeth loss in some elderly victims. He could not identify victims as insurgents, and later said he approved of the method, claiming it predates American invention.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Grover Flint
Cambridge
Mass
Thirty-fifth Volunteer Infantry
United States Army
Flint
Burrows
Newgate
Boers Meet to Discuss Terms as War Nears End
Gen. De Wet, Gen. Botha, and Gen. Delarey with Mr. Steyn depart to rendezvous points in Heilbron Vryheid and Klerksdorp to submit British terms. Transvaal leaders expected to accept. Orange Free State may resist. Delegates return by mid May. orders for clothing and provisions issued signaling nearing conclusion of the war.
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Pretoria
de Wet
Heilbron
Orange River Colony
Botha
Transvaal
Vryheid
Delarey
Mr. Steyn
Orange Free State
Klerksdorp
Supreme court upholds reserve clause in baseball contracts
Philadelphia April 22 The supreme court reversed the court of common pleas in Lajoie v Philadelphia National League club upholding the reserve clause. If standing it affects players under reserve rule now in the American league and may compel reports to NL grounds with injunctions if they refuse. John S Rogers says unanimous ruling may be recognized elsewhere and lists players targeted for action.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
Napoleon Lajoie
National League Baseball Club
John S. Rogers
Delahanty
Wolverton
Orth
Townsend
Washington
Monte Cross
Flick
Duggleby
Philadelphias
Donahue
St. Louis
McFarland
Chicago
Guatemalan quake devastates Amatitlan and Quetzaltenango
An April Guatemala tremor destroys Amatitlan and Quetzaltenango, capitals of two departments, with about 25 000 residents in Quetzaltenango and estimates of 500 deaths. Telegraph lines are down as survivors camp outside ruins and await aid.
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Guatemala
Quesaltenango
Amatitlan
Republic
AFL Urges End to Labor Injunctions and Unified Action
Washington reports the executive council of the American Federation of Labor urges wage workers to unite across trades and fight injunctions. It calls for organizing, a public focus on May 1, Labor Day and other dates to push Congress and states to pass laws abolishing injunctions in labor disputes.
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Washington
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Wage Workers of America
Congress
Soda fountain blast injures Shelbyville clerk and two children
In Fairland near Shelbyville Indiana a soda fountain explosion badly mangled two children and cost another man his leg then killed him an hour later W S Robertson confectioner suffered fatal injuries Wilbur Pell 15 and Ada Treon 10 were grievously injured while Robert son 70 attempted the charge and Young Pell aided him Ada Treon granddaughter watched as the blast occurred all may recover
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Shelbyville
Ind
Fairland
Here
W. S. Robertson
Wilbur Pell
Ada Treon
Robertson
Young Pell
Shaffer Report Details Strike Failure and Press Blame
In Wheeling on April 22 the Amalgamated Association’s annual report to its second week session blames newspaper lies for undermining member confidence and causing desertion. Shaffer notes AFL aid was lacking while local lodges aided. a settlement with J P Morgan faltered as Gompers failed to appear in New York.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
American Federation of Labor
Association
Flints
National Lodge of Mine Workers
Gompers
A. F. of L
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
New York
Seven Dead of Chicago Family Found in Tenement Room
Chicago police investigate the discovery of seven members of Jones Butler's family found dead in a crowded State Street tenement. Rats gnawed at bodies, eight days after death, with theories of murder or self inflicted poisoning. Butler reportedly threatened his family amid poverty and despondency.
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Chicago
State Street
Jones Butler
Butler
Destructive Fire Torches Gem City Saw Mill
A fire at the Gem City saw mill in Quincey Illinois yesterday destroyed the mill and planing mill, charred nearly ten acres of lumber, and killed one woman from shock. Two fire engines were ruined, bridges and freight cars burned, poles and wires damaged, stables and horses burned, and several residences set ablaze as about 300 workers faced the flames. Firefighters were overcome but saved.
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Quincey
Ill
Gem City
Carthage
Burlington Road
Western Union
Illinois
A. Cavanaugh
St. Louis
Honor Revolutionary Hero
Boston observers mark the anniversary of Paul Revere’s warning that sparked the American Revolution. April 19, 1775 actions are celebrated with patriotic meetings and sporting events across Massachusetts. In Boston the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a reception for Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks.
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Boston
Paul Revere
Concord
Massachusetts
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles W. Fairbanks
Dry hot wind ravages Kansas wheat in April
A south wind of unusual dryness and heat swept Kansas from Sunday, harming vegetation and especially wheat. Forecasters warn two days of rain are needed to save the crop, or the wheat yield will be very small as the ground dries out and hardens.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Coal Firms Form Lake Trade Accord to Regulate Prices
Fairmont Coal Co joins Pittsburg Coal Co and Hocking valley field firms in a lake trade agreement. The pact aims to regulate the trade and fix prices monthly. Together the companies control about 350000 acres of coal land and around 125000000 in capital stock.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont Coal Co
West Virginia
Pittsburg Coal Co
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Advance in Meat Prices Sparks Chicago Protest
Chicago reports protests over rising meat prices due to packing-house rate hikes. Packers blame scarce supplies and say farmers will gain, while agitation could lead to the closure of some plants.
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Chicago
Cholera Outbreak Persists in Manila and Provinces
April 21 report shows 388 cholera cases and 300 deaths in Manila and 856 cases with 602 deaths in the provinces, indicating no improvement in the situation.
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Philippines
Manila
Heat Records Hit Southern Nebraska April Warmth
Falls City reports 100 degrees in the shade on Sunday with drought stretching fall wheat in need of moisture. Other southern Nebraska towns also show record April heat as temperatures peak across the region.
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Omaha
Neb
Falls City
Iys
Mercury
Nebraska
Crowder Reports on British Camp in Louisiana
Lieut. Crowder has reported to the president on the British camp in Louisiana. The government will stop violations of neutrality, but will permit mule traffic to continue.
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Washington
Lieut. Crowder
Louisiana
stabbing at Emporia park injures Kansas State normal professor
Prof. Charles S. Huey assistant in physical training at Kansas State normal school was stabbed in the chest and jaw after he drove off black youths throwing stones at a baseball game in a park. Sam Harrison, the alleged assailant, was arrested.
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Emporia
Kan
Charles S. Huey
Department of Physical Training
Kansas State Normal School
Huey
Sam Harrison
Call for Civic Federation meeting on coal strike talks
Senator Hanna issues call for conciliation committee of the Civic Federation to meet in New York next Saturday. The session will cover the 30 day pause agreed for avoiding a strike between anthracite miners and operators.
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New York
Hanna
The
Civic Federation
Denver Times Sold to Bank Official for 110000
Denver on April 22 reports the Denver Times was sold by its bondholders for 110000. David H. Moffatt, president of the First National Bank, bought the paper. A new company will be formed to purchase the paper from Mr. Moffatt.
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Denver
Col
Denver Times
David H. Moffatt
First National Bank
Batson Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Lake Charles Louisiana April 22 The jury found Edward Batson guilty of first degree murder in the Earl family case the penalty is death confirming a death sentence option for the defendant.
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Lake Charles
Edward Batson
Earl
Senator Teller Seeks Repeal of Philippine Sedition Laws
Senator Teller introduces a resolution urging repeal of Philippine sedition laws. The measure notes the arrest of editors of Freedom and Volcano on charges under those laws and claims judges owe allegiance to the government commission, affecting trial outcomes.
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Washington
Teller
Senate
Philippines
Freedom
Volcano
Government Commission
Health authorities crack down on alum baking powders
Authorities in Missouri and New York take action against baking powders containing alum mixed with rock. Judges convict grocers, and New York seized adulterated products poured into the river. Households can spot alum powders by higher price or incentives.
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Judge Clarke
Louis
Health Department of New York
British medical bodies plan joint cancer study
Leaders of Britain’s medical profession will unite for a systematic investigation into cancer causes prevention and treatment. The king endorses the move and the Royal College of Surgeons and Royal College of Physicians form a joint committee with Sir William Church and Sir William road bent among the delegates to draft a detailed plan.
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Great Britain
London
New York Herald
Royal College of Surgeons
Royal College of Physicians
William Church
Sir William@roadbent
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