Rockefeller Gift Accepted by Board Despite Protests
The Prudential Committee of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions voted to accept John D. Rockefeller's $100,000 gift after protests from Congregational clergy. They argue the board cannot legally return the gift and should not pass judgment on the donor, noting the board has already used half the funds and that returning it would condemn benevolence.
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Congregational Board
John D. Rockefeller
Boston
Prudential Committee
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
John BD. Rockefeller
American Board
Rockefeller
Ssuccessors
Lobsters Scarce As Fishery Faces Decline
The Massachusetts state board of fish and game commissioners reports a continued decline in the lobster fishery with no signs of recovery. The outlook warns of commercial extinction as statistics show persistent scarcity despite years of effort.
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Boston
State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners
Investment broker Clarence Merriam commits suicide in Boston hotel
Clarence M. Merriam, an investment broker with offices in Boston, shot himself in a city hotel. His father is a broker in Topeka. No motive is known. Merriam's body was found on a bed in the room he had occupied since last Saturday.
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Boston
Clarence M. Merriam
Topeka
Merriam
Elk River Jury Finds Crawford Murder in First Degree
In Elk River Minnesota on April 13 the jury convicted C. D. Crawford of first degree murder for the killing of Fred Lundin on November 20, 1904. Crawford listened unmoved to the verdict reading.
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Elk River
Minn
C. D. Crawford
Fred Lundin
Crawford
Court Adjourns As Defendant Smokily Leaves
A brief courtroom moment notes the defendant calmly lighting a cigar after the verdict and court adjournment. The scene emphasizes a composed exit rather than dramatic reaction.
Railway Board Recommends $11 Million Capital Increase
New York April 13 The directors of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway company have recommended an increase in capital stock by 11 million dollars. The funds will finance improvements of various kinds across the system.
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New York
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company
Grand Jury Held Invalid in Des Moines Case
Judge Byington set aside an indictment against Eric Kutzleben for train wrecking and first degree murder due to an incomplete Johnson county grand jury. Rutzleben confessed to wrecking the Rocky Mountain Rock Island flyer, which killed Engineer Hotchkiss and injured several others.
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Des Moines
Byington
Johnson County
Grand Jury
Eric Kutzleben
I. Rutzleben
Engineer Hotchkiss
Distillerys Cut Whisky Price In Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind April 18 The Terre Haute Distilling Company branch of the American Distributing company lowers whisky price by two cents to 1.20 The cut applies to all trust plants Local independent distilleries refused to cut after a prior one cent reduction and say they will not follow.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Terre Haute Distilling Company
American Distributing Company
Uncle Sams Authority Disputed Over Canal Zone Writ
The Supreme Court was asked for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Oli Nifou a Chinese subject imprisoned for possessing lottery tickets attorney Gilbert F Littl filed the petition in Washington on April 15 revealing the first test of Uncle Sams authority in the isthmian canal zone
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Isthmian Canal Zone
United States Supreme Court
Oli Nifou
Gilbert F. Littl
United Metal Workers Leave AFL Affiliation
President Gompers announces that the United Metal Workers International Union is no longer affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The metal workers had already withdrawn from the Federation.
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Cuts
of & Metal Workers’ Union
Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United Metal Workers’ International Union
Metal Workers
Wreck Injures Seven on Big Four Line at Bellefontaine
The St. Louis river on the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis road wrecked at Bellefontaine injuring seven persons. One man, an unknown, was seriously hurt while others sustained minor injuries.
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Bellefontaine
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cincinnati, Chicago and
Mount Vernon Votes For Saloons In Local Election
Mount Vernon approved saloons by a 279 vote margin in a local option election. Secretary Morton returns to navy department duties in New York. Ohio Republican State Convention set for May 24 and 2 in Columbus. New York Stock Exchange to suspend Good Friday operations. Crete dispatches report crisis as tensions rise.
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Mount Vernon
Morton
New York
Navy Department
Republican State Central Committee of
Ohio
Columbus
New York Stock Exchange
Crete
A Wonderful Child John Stuart Mill’s Early Learning
Samuel Wellington notes in the Westminster Review that Mill began Greek at three and arithmetic as a relaxation, then Latin and Euclid by eight. He tutored younger children, learned logic and political economy by twelve, studied French in France, pursued music and dancing, spoke well in debate by sixteen, joined the India Office at twenty one, went bald at twenty two, and married at forty five with the remark that he never was a boy.
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John Stuart Mill
Samuel Wellington
Westminster Review
Samuel Bentham
France
Mill
India Office
Ile
France Expects Morocco Conference to Fail
Paris reports Germany seeks an international Morocco conference but most powers unlikely to join. France and Britain doubt success, expecting US neutrality to withhold participation if others abstain. Tangier dispatches say Count von Tattenbach Ashold says he becomes temporary charge d affaires awaiting Dr Kosen arrival.
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Paris
Germany
Morocco
France
Great Britain
Spain
Maly
Russia
United States
Tangier
Count von Tattenbach-Ashold
Kosen
Scoundrels Missing After Missouri Get-Rich Scheme Collapse
The American Mercantile association, based in an office building, has closed and posted Good-bye suckers good-bye. Officers elusive. main office was in St. Joseph Missouri. Subscribers in Kansas City, mostly laborers, paid 1 a week for eighty weeks for a promised 100. Many workers, including a woman paying 7.50 weekly for sixty six weeks, face losses.
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Kansas City
American Mercantile Association
St. Joseph
Assault and acid attack on W. H. Price shocks Elgin
Police suspect April Lh and partners of assaulting non union worker W. H. Price and pouring acid on him. Price was found unconscious with burns on hands and feet after a failed attempt to identify his attackers who closed in within feet before he could call his employer.
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Elgin
W. H. Price
Price
Had His Own Troubles Funky Quote Recounts Rights
A brief humorous quip contrasts advocacy with personal preoccupations as a meek male representative dismisses women's rights, noting that man’s wrongs fill his spare time in a Chicago News style snippet.
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Chicago News
Weather gossip from the barber shop chatter
The snippet shows a humorous exchange about weather talk during a barber visit. It reflects casual conversation and mentions obtaining weather info from the barber. No specific events, places, or dates are provided.
Elgin Names Temporary Fire Chief Amid Misconduct Case
Sylvester Kenney, a Central station fireman, is appointed temporary chief of Elgin fire department after Marshal Geddes resigns under charges of misappropriation of funds. Absence or leave of one officer leaves the department shorthanded.
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Elgin
Sylvester Kenney
Central Station
Fire Department
Geddes
Selection delay for head of department exam among six captains
Six captains qualified for the head of department examination await selection while no permanent chief is chosen for several weeks. The delay affects leadership and departmental operations as candidates remain in limbo during the promotion process.
Grave Charges Again at a Wife in Remington
Mrs Josephine Gay wife of Jasper Guy a Remington lawyer was arrested by Sheriff Connor on two counts of attempting to poison her husband. She posted bail of 1.01 dollars and was released. The charges allege two separate poisoning attempts.
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Renssiener
Lod
Josephine Gay
Jasper Guy
Remington
Connor
Jasper County
Dell Baldersen Trial Opens For Murder In Des Moines
In Des Moines on April 18 Dell Baldersen goes on trial for first degree murder. His attorney argues he is not guilty due to abnormally developed imaginative powers that led him to believe he acted wrongly. Top state psychiatrists will testify.
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Des Moines
Japs Object to Legislation in Canada
Consul General Nosse of Japan met with Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Ottawa on April 12 to request disallowance of British Columbia anti-Japanese bills. Laurier said the bills likely would be disallowed if correctly described. Official copies have not yet reached the Dominion government.
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Ottawa
Ont
Nosse
Japan
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
British Columbia
Dominion
Log driving on Thornapple River sparks injunction dispute
In Chippewa Palis Wisconsin on April 138 log driving began on the Thornapple river below Cameron dam. John Dietz who has held Cameron dam and 20 008 feet of logs above Cameron dam for a year asserts he will not obey a federal court injunction and warns drivers not to proceed above the dam.
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Chippewa Palis
Wis
Thornapple River
Cameron Dam
John Dietz
Young Malta Boy Arrested for Stepfather Slaying
Willie Armstrong aged 13 is in custody in Malta Montana charged with killing his stepfather William Sitz. The boy and the stepfather reportedly quarreled before Armstrong shot Sitz three times with a .22 caliber rifle.
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Malta
Mont
Willie Armstrong
William Sitz
Death of David Brah am noted composer and conductor
David Brah am, famed composer and orchestra leader, dies at his New York home after months of kidney illness. Born in England 67 years ago, he came to the United States as a 16 year old violinist and his songs gained fame after Harrigan introduced them to audiences.
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David Graham
New York
David Braham
England
United States
Harrigan
Race War Averted After Assault in Coffeyville
April 13 Coffeyville Kansas reports a racial clash narrowly avoided after a black man attacked Mrs. Griffith white wife of a machinist. City orders dispersal of black residents, mayor issues proclamation, numerous officers sworn in. Tense standoff follows as revolvers were drawn to prevent lynching and disarm several blacks.
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Coffeyville
Kan
John Griffith
Griffith
Local melee at town square ends when posse halts group
Eyewitnesses describe a skirmish as a sentry with red rifles stopped a group of attackers at the plaza. The leader was knocked senseless and the rest subdued, preventing further trouble. No further details were provided about casualties or motives.
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Totes Smith
Lower
Another Kind of Massage in Wilmington Speech
In Wilmington at the Grand Opera House Reverend Robert A. Elwood described a minister’s change in appearance after alleged private attention from a female masseur. He claimed the minister received compliments on looks and improved appearances over two years, urging clergy to focus on duties rather than logic.
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Wilmington
Del
Robert A. Elwood
Wi Wghton
Mart Certoin
Joan
Man Robbery Suspect Arrested Near Willampton Train
Report from Baltimore states a man robbed in Union station of 90 dollars and 2100 on the Kokeme, allegedly by Lewis Schultz, alias Henry Oleer, alias William Mitchell. A man answering Schultz’s description was arrested on a train into Willampton. 90 dollars found in a water pocket of his trousers, no draft.
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Willampton
Baltimore
Union Station
Lewis Sehulty
Atias Henry Oleer
William Mitchell
Schults
Burkett Dies After Santa Fe Wreck Near Kinsley
A. Burkett, a colored porter, died in Topeka after the Santa Fe wreck near Kinsley Kansas. Judge W I Allison, once a Ohio political figure, was killed when struck by a switching engine at Snyder, C T.
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A. Burkett
Kinsley
Kan
Topeka
W. I. Allison
Ohio
Snyder
Market Pulse Hogs Cattle and Sheep Show Mixed Range
Opening markets report in Chicago on April 12 1905 shows hogs with receipts 25060 yesterday leftovers 7277 and prospects slow and weak. cattle around 12000 and steady. sheep about 20000 steady. Prices range across light to heavy offerings with rough and improved bids noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Receipts and Shipments Reported Daily 1905
Chicago market report lists official receipts 25512 and shipments 9631 yesterday, estimated receipts 19000 for today and 25000 from yesterday. Market described as slow and weak with mixed hogs and cattle values, beef cattle and stockers noted with price ranges across native, western, and slaughter categories.
Market Mixed Cattle and Sheep Trade Slows
Market shows slow activity with mixed cattle prices. 5 lower light and 5 60 to 85 6/ heavy shipments noted. Cattle: choice steady while others weaken. sheep and lambs remain weak amid light demand and regional shifts.
Russian Baltic Fleet Seen Near Singapore In April Fight Reports
The Labuan correspondent of The Daily Mail notes rumors of a battle south of Borneo as Russian and Japanese fleets maneuver near the China Sea. Amsterdam dispatches claim five Dutch ships joined the action near the Anambas islands, while the Russian squadron under Vice Admiral Rojestvensky is confirmed to have passed Singapore on April 8 with seven battleships and supporting vessels.
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Lomton
Labuan
Borneo
The
Daily Mail
Barnes
London
Daily
China Sea
Amsterdam
Anambas Islands
Malay Peninsula
Batavia
Java
Hlandeisbind
St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Kojestvensky
Singapore
Associated Press
Rojestvensky
Mitchell Fires His Clerk
Washington reports Harry Robertson of Portland Oregon private secretary to Senator Mitchell and clerk of the senate committee on inter oceanic canals has been dismissed by Mitchell. J Mitchell Handy of this city grandson of the Oregon senator will replace him. Robertson had served over ten years and was summoned before the Portland grand jury as a government witness against the senator. The two men have been estranged since.
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Washington
Harry @. Robertson
Portland
Ore
John HH. Mitchell
Senate
Architects draw plans for Elgin Old People's Home building
Architecc Abell is drawing plans for the 25000 building to be erected by the Elgin Old People’s Home association. Treasurer G. M. Peek is in receipt of a 1000 dollar check from G. P. Lord toward the erection. Most of the 25000 is in hand and the balance promised. Most money was raised by subscription.
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Old People's Home
Elgin
Nigin
Architecc Abell
Elgin Old People’s Home Association
G. M. Peek
G. P. Lord
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