Troops Close In As Sultan Rumors Spark Unrest
Constantinople reports claim Sultan Abdul Hamid may abdicate amid advancing Saloniki forces. Rumors of flight and refuge at embassies circulate but are denied by the Turkish foreign office. Palace guards hold, and Hosni Pasha’s 20 000 to 30 000 troops approach. Paris dispatch notes a 10 p.m. abdication deadline for the sultan.
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Saloniki
Turkish Foreign Office
Sultan
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Russia
Yussef Izzedin
Constitutionalists
Delengatch
Husni Pasha
Hosni Pasha
Niazi Bey
Enver Bey
Edham Pasha
Adana
Tarsus
Maybray Confers With Lawyer After Indictment Return
In Des Moines on April 20 attorney George S. Wright left the county jail after a five hour conference with his client J. C. Maybray who faces federal indictments for defrauding farmers and other charges. Wright said bonds of 5000 on each count total about 75000 and Maybray may be tried in Council Bluffs if bonds are not secured before September.
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Des Moines
Maybray
Mikes
J. C. Maybray
George S. Wright
Council Bluffs
Wright
Mr. Wright
Pottawattamie County
Little Rock
Final meeting to elect officers in Washington group
A. F. Dodge of Washington will deliver addresses. The final meeting will be held Thursday and will be devoted to the election of officers.
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A. F. Dodge
Washington
Warrants Out for Seed Men in Iowa Cases
Iowa seed sales face arrests as officers crack down on adulterated stock. Inspectors found Canada thistle in clover and weed seeds in Timothy, prompting multiple warrants under state pure seed laws.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pure Food and Dairy
H. R. Wright
Fastest ship in the navy Smith torpedo boat destroyer launched
The torpedo boat destroyer Smith launched in Philadelphia on April 20 is touted as the fastest ship in the U S Navy. Named after Civil War hero Lieutenant Joseph B Smith, she will have greater speed and range than prior destroyers. Sponsor Mrs Edward B Richardson of Brookline Mass. attended the launch.
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Smith
Philadelphia
United States Navy
Joseph B. Smith
Congress
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Edward B. Richardson
Brookline
Mass
Woman Fights Prairie Fire Saves Home with Oxen Plow
In Merriman Nebraska on April 20 Mrs Henry Ganow and her four children saved their house from a prairie fire by making a firebreak with a pair of oxen and a wooden plow. The blaze caused about 100000 dollars in losses for stock and hay for many ranchers. firebreaks may save other houses.
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Merriman
Neb
Henry Ganow
Four Die as Train Wreck Sends Freight Car Off Track
A Grand Trunk freight train derailed after a washout one mile west of Grand Rapids Michigan. Three men were killed and one fatally injured. The victims were engineer William Stoltz head brakeman Fred Quinn and fireman Runche. Conductor Roy Stevenson was fatally hurt. All victims resided in Durand Michigan.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Trunk
Grand Haven
William Stoltz
Runche
Fred Quinn
Roy Stevenson
Durand
Market News from Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices 1909
Chicago markets report opening receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle sheep and grain. Estimated hog receipts 12000 with several quality grades listed and price bands from 6 80 to 7 40 for different hog types. Cattle and sheep markets show varied demand with bulk and porkers prices and western cattle and lambs quoted. Grain notes furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co with a postal telegraph bid listing.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Iowa Threshermen Convene in Des Moines on Good Roads
The Iowa State Threshermen association opens its second annual convention at the Auditorium Des Moines April 20. Key topics include road improvements with speakers Senator H S Earle of Michigan Governor Carroll and Attorney General Byers among those set to speak. The program includes business sessions and an evening talk by Senator Earle and other leaders.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Threshermen’s Association
H. S&s. Earle
Michigan
Carroll
Byers
Earle
A. B. Storms
Ames
Ordinance Against Flirting Passed in Rolla Missouri
The Rolla city council, pressed by the Frisco railroad threatening a stop at the depot, passes an ordinance banning flirting and making eyes on the station platform. Mayor Stroback and Frisco official O’Hara join to keep Mine School students from attracting girl passengers. Prohibited acts include waving, tipping hats, calling, and giving college yells.
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St. Louis
Rolla
Stroback
O’hara
State School of Mines
Four White Men Lynched by Mob in Ada Oklahoma
Ada citizens hanged four men for Deputy U S Marshal Bobbitt’s murder. Victims were J B Miller Fort Worth Texas B B Burrell Duncan Oklahoma Jesse West Canadian Texas Joe Allen Canadian Texas. Governor Haskell promised punishment after investigation. Sheriff reported no clues to mob participants.
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United States
Bobbitt
Ada
Okla
Haskell Onders
Oklahoma
A. L. Bobbitt
J. B. Miller
Fort Worth
Tex
B. B. Burrell
Duncan
Jesse West
Canadian
Joe Allen
West
Miller
McCarty
Guthrie
Haskell
Camton
Texas
Smith
Widow and mother overwhelmed by Ada lynching news
In Fort Worth Texas on April 20 Mrs J B Miller widow of one Ada Oklahoma lynching victim was prostrated by the report. Mrs E J Burrell of Weatherford Texas mother of B B Burrell is in critical condition after learning of her son's lynching.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J B. Miller
Ada
Okla
E. J. Burrell
Weatherford
B. B Burrell
Minister Cuts Out Tongue In Missouri Tragedy
In Bolckow Missouri Reverend J H McCampbell aged sixty slashed his throat with a shaving razor and severed the end of his tongue He was found unable to speak and wrote a note fearing illness would force him from the ministry He died three hours later leaving his family in want
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Bolckow
J. H. McCampbell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Roosevelt to Stop at Mombasa on Coast Visit
A cable from Theodore Roosevelt states he will stop in Mombasa for two days on his way to Sir Alfred Pease’s Athir river ranch. He accepted the Mombasa club invitation to attend a dinner and locals from across the region gather to witness the arrival of the great white chief.
Cases Against Haskell Not Dropped
United States Attorney William Gregory asked Judge Campbell to empanel another grand jury to hear evidence in the cases of Governor Haskell and others facing alleged land frauds in Muskogee Oklahoma.
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Haskell
Tulsa
Oklo
United States
William Gregory
Campbell
Muskogee
Fire Destroys St Louis Cotton Compress No 2
Fire destroyed the St Louis compress No 2 in Little Rock Arkansas, erasing 1,200 bales of cotton and causing losses estimated at 1 million dollars. Officials investigated the blaze as a major industrial fire impacting local warehousing operations.
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Little Rock
Ark
St Louis
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Charles Gardner
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W. P. Mowrer
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