Wreck Kills Seven In Erie Line Collision Near Red House
Eight trions fire lead and teninjured after a collision between a passenger train No 4 from Chicago to New York and a freight train at Red House New York near Temestown. Seven bodies burned beyond recognition. one identified as Robert N Hotchkiss brakeman Meadville Pa. Several injured hospitalized at Salamanca. Cause disputed with misread signals and signaling tower error.
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Tamestown
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Red House
Robert N. Hotchkiss
Meadville
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Br, & McCready
Frank Barhite
Jamestown
Chicago
New York
Samuel Cook
Fred Bell
Man Found Alive After Disappearance From Converse
Clinton Buchanan former manager of the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas company vanished from Converse three years ago and was later found in Anderson living under an assumed name. Investigation shows he owed $500 to the gas company and left town to avoid disgrace.
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Wabash,nd
Clinton Buchanan
Teld
Anager
Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company
Converse
Anderson
Buchanan
Clark
Clark's Point
Dixon Hotel Fire in Grand Rapids Wisconsin
A fire gutted the Dixon hotel in Grand Rapids Wisconsin on April 21. The blaze started from a furnace and engulfed the structure before impact was noticed. Seph Whitney, lumberman, architect Chandler of Racine, George N Wood and others escaped by jumping from third story windows. Whitney was slightly injured. Many guests lost their baggage.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Dixon Hotel
Seph Whitney
Architect Chandler
Racine
George N. Wood
Whitney
Black horse dies after long service with Fisher campaign
Bay City Michigan reports the death of a longtime black horse companion to the white horse made famous in Fisher's gubernatorial bid. The animal served Representative Fisher in Washington, aged gracefully, and was laid to rest. In Princeton Idaho Eli Williams found a crude stone plow while digging a well four miles south of town, thought to be from mound builder era.
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Bay City
Mich
Spencer
Fisher
Michigan
Washington
Princeton, Is
Eli Williams
Murderous Affray: One Dead One Wounded on Steamer
In St. Louis on April 20 a deadly skirmish aboard the steamer Chester left one man dead and another wounded. Four African American roustabouts, after being paid, quarrelled and drew pistols. The pistol fight ended with both men tossed into the river, one drowned and the other injured.
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St. Louis
Chester
Tragic boat accident ends in drownings and arrest
In Fort Wayne Indiana at midnight a man identified as Harry Kline shot 14 year old May Jackson after assaulting her. Kline then died from a gunshot wound to the temple whose father recently died leaving a fortune of 15000 dollars. One other man drowned after leaping from a steamer near St. Louis while a companion survived and was locked up.
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Otte Price
Chester
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Ind
Harry Kline
Peter Kine
May Jackson
John Jackson
Kilne
Harvard and Georgetown Point to Race Tension in Baseball
Washington April 20 Harvard shortstop Cienegro Mathews faced hostile reactions from a southern crowd during a Harvard Georgetown game. Catcher Apperious and Manager Midler withdrew after nationalist protests, but Mathews impressed with brilliant plays to win over the spectators.
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Washington
Harvard
Georgetown
Cienegro Mathews
Apperious
Midler
Mathews
Passenger and construction car collide on Rapid line
A Rapid railway collision between a passenger car and a suburban electric construction car on a curve between Algonne and Mount Clemens Michigan injures six people. Mrs Frank Lack of Detroit is seriously injured. The crash is blamed on air brake failure.
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Detroit
Rapid Railway
Algonne
Mount Clemens
Mich
Frank Lack
National League Baseball Scores From Weekend Action
Chicago updates show Pittsburg beat Cincinnati 5 to 4 in Cincinnati. Chicago tied St Louis 4 4 at St Louis. Philadelphia edged Boston 5 4 in Philadelphia. New York defeated Brooklyn 6 1 in New York. Sunday Chicago lost to St Louis 0 5 in St Louis. Cincinnati beat Pittsburg 6 4 in Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Bare Bell Clube
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Philadelphia S
New York
Brooklyn
Cinetonati
Cineinmath
Steamer J. M. Nichol Reaches Portage Lake First This Season
The steamer J. M. Nichol arrived in Houghton from Portage Lake after being icebound for twenty four hours marking the season's first boat arrival.
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Houghton, Mich
J. M. Nichol
Portage Lake
The Reliance to Have First Trial Under Canvas
Daily fighting continues near San Domingo as the island nation remains unsettled. Obituary notes Henry J. Merrick of the Washington Post died, and a collision near Handley West Virginia killed Pump Inspector Bolling and Fireman Walker with Engineer Reece badly hurt. The president remains unreachable except by messenger.
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San Domingo
Henry JL. Merrick
Washington Post
Bolling
Walker
Reece
Supreme Court Reviews Watts and Sachs Contempt Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the Watts and Sachs contempt case arising from a bankruptcy dispute involving M. Zier & Co. of Albany Indiana. The lawyers were jailed in Indianapolis for advising state officials to defy the U.S. court, with Pairletch Flexner and Miller for Watts and Sachs and Hoyt for the government. The case centers on a clash between federal and state courts and seeks a writ of habeas corpus.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
William Watts
David A. Sachs
Louisville
Indianapolis
Anderson
M. Zier & Co
Albany
Ind
United States Court
Tvid
W .Pairletch
Bernard Flexner
United States
Miller
Watts
and Sachs
Hoyt
Tornado at St. Paul Neosho County Causes Fatalities
A tornado in St. Paul Neosho county killed four people and injured five others. Mrs. David Chamberlain and three members of the Longham family are believed dead. David Chamberlain sustained severe bruises as a brick school building and several houses were destroyed. The storm last about five minutes.
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Topeka
Kan
St. Paul
Neosho County
David Chamberlain
Longham
Mellor
Webb's pledge tightens Battle Creek saloon laws
Mayor Webb addresses the new Battle Creek council urging gamblers to quit and earn lawful income, saloon owners to comply or face enforcement, and druggists to run legitimate drug business with strict licensing. He vows slot machines will be banned and promises tighter law enforcement.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Webb
Joon Arrested as Wave of Early 1900s Arrests Rolls On
Terre Haute on April 21 reports Miss Lizgle Katsenbach a teacher fined one dollar for whipping a pupil after asking provocative questions. Kalkaska Michigan also reports a rowboat capsized on a small lake six miles east of town causing three drownings, all three victims from Kentucky.
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Terre Haute
Lizgle Katsenbach
Cuttlee
Kalkaska
Mich
John Victor
Maggie Fuety
Mia
Victor
Kentucky
Mine Workers Leader Arrives to Hear Grievances in Wilkes Barre
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers arrives in Wilkes-Barre for a joint meeting with district executive boards to hear grievances over the strike commission award interpretation. In Williamson West Virginia a record hailstorm lasts an hour causing extensive destruction with white hail covering streets and shattered windows.
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Wilkesbarry
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Williamson
W. Va
West Virginia
Auditor A L Lawshe Expected Back Home From Philippines
Wabash Indiana April 21 A L Lawshe once auditor of the Philippine affairs at a salary of 6000 is expected to return to Wabash in a few weeks. He is suffering from a chronic throat ailment.
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Wabash
Tnd
A. L. Lawshe
The
Philippine
Lawshe
Relief funds adequate if pasture growth continues in Sweden
Stockholm reports the central relief committee states that available funds are sufficient to meet needs in northern Sweden as long as pasturage growth is not hindered. The notice underscores the importance of favorable grazing conditions for relief efforts.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Central Relief Committee
Honduran Leaders and Fugitive in Nicaragua
New Orleans reports Bonilla as Honduras president while Arias sits jailed in Testielgalpa and Sierra remains a fugitive, having fled to Nicaragua for safety. Quiet prevails in the republic as authorities pursue stability.
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New Orleans
Bonilla
Honduras
Arias
Testielgalpa
Sierra
Nicaragua
Republic
Fortune Hidden in Room After Saloon Keeper Found Dead
In Omaha on April 21 John Kolin a retired saloon keeper was found dead in his Klondike hotel room. A search uncovered 44000 in railroad and bank stock and cash. A revolver lay in his hand and a breast wound indicated death hours earlier. Col in had been regarded as almost a pauper.
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Omaha
Neb
John Kolin
Klondike Hotel
Bob
Bohn
Colin
English lord Barrington vows battle in Kansas divorce
St. Louis April 21 F Seymour Barrington an alleged English lord who recently married Miss Wilhelmina G Gordon of Kansas City declares he will vigorously contest the divorce proceedings started by his wife in Kansas City Kansas He was released from the workhouse after a charge of assault stemming from a scrimmage with his wife's brother He says the divorce fight will let him vindicate himself from the charges against him.
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St. Louis
F. Seymour Barrington
Wilhelmina G. Gordon
Kansas City
Kan
Barrington
Link
Wreck on Westbound Freight Wreck Damages Track in South Bend
A Take Shore and Michigan Southern westbound freight train derailed in South Bend Indiana due to an air brake failure. Seven cars derailed blocking the line for hours and several men and boys aboard are feared buried beneath wreckage.
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South Bend
Ind
Shore
Michigan Southern
Prange Couple Excluded From Roosevelt Race Remarks
Sioux Falls reports Mr. and Mrs. Garett Prange of Devel county are not among those affected by President Roosevelt’s comments on race death by own action. The couple recently welcomed a newborn, a 2-tanita child, amid unclear details.
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Sioux Falls
Garett Prange
Devel County
Roosevelt
Prange
Tanita la Weil
Lieutenant Governor in Tender Standoff over Alum Deal
In St Louis on April 21 two top prosecutors Polk and Crow agreed to jointly lead a local inquiry. A Lee administration emissary proposed limiting questions to the alum deal, but Folk refused to restrict the inquiry, leaving the talks inconclusive. Robert F. Lee, brother of the absent governor, said he would stay away until it is wise to return to avoid aiding indictments of legislature members, while the origin of $1000 bills used to swing votes remains under inquiry. Lee may be subpoenaed to testify about those funds.
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St. Louis
Bewlre
Circuit
Polk
Crow
Lee
Folk
Robert F. Lee
Chiago
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Chicago
Senator Stone Mists the Papers
Kansas City April 21 United States Senator William J Stone spoke at the Missouri Democratic Press association convention defending his link to powder legislation and pure food law enforcement. He denounced Missouri newspapers as hounding him and railed against alleged press persecutions while denying talks with Col William A H Phelps or Lt Gov Lee. He warned against dishonoring his office and invoked divine judgment on accusers.
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Kansas City
United States
William J. Stone
Missouri Democratic Press Association
Aesnesia
Stone
Missouri
Market Report From Chieweo to Buffalo Area Livestock and Grain Quotations
Market notes from Chieweo and Buffalo listing daily receipts and price ranges for cattle, sheep, and hogs, plus grain quotes from St Louis and Toledo. Prices cover steers, cows, heifers, bulls, veal calves, lambs, sheep, and various grain futures with specific bid ranges and delivery months.
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Chieweo
Noge
Echo
Texas
Sheem
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Mast Buffalo
St. Louis
Jury awards $75,000 damages in Perrin case
In New York on April 21 a supreme court jury awarded $75,000 to the heirs of Alfred M. Perrin of New Rochelle and former United States Paper Bag Co president killed in the Park Avenue tunnel accident against New York Central Railroad.
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New York
Supreme Court
New York Central Railroad
Alfred M. Perrin
New Rochelle
United States Paper Bag Company
Park Avenue
Two Men Arrested in Five-Year-Old Chicago Murder
Chicago officials say two men have been arrested for complicity in the murder of Jennie Hickey in Douglas Monument Park. The killing has puzzled the police for nearly five years. Names are not fully provided in the report.
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Chicago
Jennie Hickey
Douglas Monument Park
Police Department of
Finn and Marooneylinked to park murder case
A clerk for Able Commercial House Finn was retered on 6,000 and Ma rooney held without bail. Marooney claimed he sat at park entrance and saw Finn strike the 14 year old Meter girl, then carry her body to the lake. He said he later saw Finn return alone. Debated statements and silence noted. The girl’s body was found in Lake Michigan at Thirty-fifth street in September 1808.
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Able Commercial House
Finn
Marooney
Pion
Ler Tetly
Lake Michigan
Thirty-fifth Street
Roosevelt to Visit Butte Unions in Late May
President Roosevelt will be guest of Butte unions during a stay in Butte and has accepted the invitation from the Silver How Trades and Labor Assembly. Private Secretary Loeb conveyed the president's pleasure at the invite after a brief trip to the president. arrangements to entertain at Columba Gardens are being prepared though not finalized.
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Colunda Gardens
Danger Signals Prompt a Health Rescue
An exhortation on recognizing danger signs from stress and appetite loss, urging Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore digestion, blood, and flesh. Includes a customer testimonial praising recovery after twelve years of ill health and recommending the product and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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Pierce
Josie Be, Clark
Enterprise, Shelby & Co
Dr. Pierce
Money Thieves Nabbed After Three Five Dollar Bills
Chicago police arrested two men after a street hold up. Victim Kierlan Watered identified James Babcock and Andy Koockey as the robbers, whose mutilated notes matched bills turned in at the sub treasury. The men were charged with robbery and to appear in the garrison street police court.
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Chicago
Porte
J. B. Kievinn
Chestnut Street
Sul-Treasury
Rand, McNally & Co
Dilevian
Dewe
Kierlan
Central Detail
Central
James Babcock
Andy Koockey
Htwoe
Kiewlan
Batcock
Stragale
Chicage
Sub-Treasury
Gibbons
Forestalling an injunction over street tacking in Sioux City
Sioux City traction firm owned by Armour and Swift tore up street tacks on Jackson Street from Fifth to Twenty-ninth to avoid a threatened injunction after residents protested a railroaded resolution allowing abandonment. Police reported no interference and locals vow to seek franchise forfeiture. Iowa legal questions arise. A separate brief notes George Trainer, 50, killed near Iowa Falls after aiming to board a train. Charles Jackson, pawnbroker, and wife found unconscious in Renton Harbor. James Wilson's Tennessee tobacco address event. Little Wolf Telephone Co sells at receiver's sale for 65000. Private Linaire of the Twenty-fifth Infantry shoots Sergeant Yours in Valentine Neb.
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Sioux City, Ta
Sioux City Traction Company
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Jackson Street
Traction Company
Connell
Lowa
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J. B. Luckett
Nashville
Fond du Tac
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Leander Choate
Oshkosh
Valentine
Linaire
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Twenty-fifth Infantry
Yours
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Onaeth Keon
Osan M. Keok
Puane Kh Sage
Unehler
Citizen's National Bank
Iowa
P. J. Manley
Washington County
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Osteopathy
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Osteopath
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, MO
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A. Anderson
J.T. Anderson
Ass't
Anon McCunwy
Directoase
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A. Rarver
Ww. A. Moore
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D. J. Palmer
Capital
State Bank
Chas. CH Ngemach
D.M McLaughlin
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G. Wilson
Henry Knecht
Tallor
IiMreet Co
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Alne East
Kighton
Iowa Central
Mason City Mail
Saat
Peoria
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Marshalltown
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Omahaver
Means & Stichter
Gcasey
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