Yildiz Garrison Surrenders to Constitutionalists in Istanbul
In Constantinople the Yildiz garrison capitulated to constitutionalist forces. Sultan Abdul Hamid remains inside the Yildiz palace as martial law and a siege state spread to the capital while parliament seeks to determine the sultan's possible complicity in recent mutinies. Niaci Bey assumes command of the garrison as the army of investment gains control.
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Constantinople
Yildiz
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Niaci Bey
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Selimleh
Scutari
Stamboul
Schefker
Ismid
Tchekmedje
Tchatalja
Gebize
Kartal
Beyooz
Rifaat
Galib
Watch
Illness of Governor Lilley and Political Timeline
The record notes illness of Connecticut Governor George J. Lilley linked to a 1907 congressional probe into his corruption charges against Electric Boat and Holland. Lilley, born Aug 3 1859 in Oxford Massachusetts, rose to national prominence in 1903 by election to Congress and later became governor after a 1908 campaign. Lieutenant Governor Frank B Weeks, born 1854 in Brooklyn, retired to Middletown after long state political service.
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George J. Lilley
Connecticut
Electric Boat Company
Holland Company
Mr. Lilley
Oxford
Mass
Congress
Frank B. Weeks
Lilley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Middletown
Conn
Question of the Sultan's Fate Looms Over Istanbul
Reports describe martial law powers used to search residences for fugitives and to try dissidents by military courts. The constitutional party is ascendant while zealots stir in the eastern provinces. A commission will privately assess the sultan's position following the March 13 events.
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Eward
Constitutional
Bosphorus
Hamdi
Shefket Pasha
Ottoman capital fighting claims big losses in weekend clash
The Standard's Constantinople desk estimates 2000 killed in Saturday fighting in the capital with constitutionalists suffering heavier losses as attackers. The Daily Telegraph reports the sultan was removed from the palace and Mehmed Reshad Efendi placed in his stead.
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London
the Standard
Constantinople
Daily Telegraph
Vienna
Mehmed Reschad Ffendi
Murderer Ends Life With Needles
Meadville Pennsylvania April 26. Jack Cronin jailed for the murder of Harry Winters last Christmas Eve died from needle wounds he inflicted on himself weeks earlier.
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Meadville
Jack Cronin
Harry Winters
Walker Sets New World's Records
Durban reports R. E. Walker who won the London Olympic 100 yard dash ran 150 yards in 14.1 seconds and 180 yards in 17.4 seconds, both marks setting new world records.
Maybray denies being McCann in dramatic prison scene
Des Moines April 26 J C Maybray summoned reporters to his cell to deny claims he is J J McCann the St Louis horseman said to have been murdered six years ago Lord Barrington Seymour serving life. Maybray asserted the woman and boy accusing him lied and that he is not McCann while defending his past as merely business travel.
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Kansas City
Horseman
Lord Barrington
Des Moines
J. J. McCann
St. Louis
J. C. Maybray
McCann
Barrington Seymour
Missouri Penitentiary
George S. Wright
Maybray
L. R. Gates
Wright
Maubray
Man Testimony Places Maybray in Kansas City During Murder Time
Prompted by Post Office Inspector Swenson in the government's case, Maybray testified he spent June 1903 in Kansas City and his wife corroborated that at the time J. J. McCann was murdered in St. Louis Maybray was in Kansas City.
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Post Office
Swenson
Maybray
Kansas City
J. J. McCann
St. Louis
Travelers Protective Association picks Des Moines for 1910 convention
The Travelers Protective Association of Iowa selected Des Moines as the 1910 convention city after a contest among several cities. Mason City narrowly beat Burlington for the honor while Davenport remains the current headquarters. Officers elected include President Henry C. Sterner of Mason City and vice presidents M. F. Derby Burlington A. M. Kerr Waterloo and F. N. Publisky Keokuk.
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Burlington
Travelers’ Protective Association of Iowa
Des Moines
Mason City
Davenport
Henry C. Sterner
M. F. Derby
A. M. Kerr
Waterloo
F. N. Publisky
Keokuk
Boy Killed in Lamoni Baseball Collision
Leonard De Long a Lamoni youth died after a collision with Carroll Spurrier during a Mount Ayr Lamoni high school game in Lamont. De Long injured on the left side and kidneys as he watched a fly ball and collided with Spurrier, nephew of Judge W A Spurrier of Des Moines.
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Mount Ayr
Leonard de Long
Lamoni
Lamont
Carroll Spurrier
W. A. Spurrier
Des Moines
Young de Long
de Long
Interurban lines mapped from Centerville to Mystic Brazil and Cincinnati
A Centerville businessmen committee plans interurban lines to Mystic and Brazil six miles northwest on the Milwaukee and to Cincinnati nine miles south on the Burlington and Kansas City. Rich coal lands lie on both routes. Financing proposals are under discussion.
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Creston
Centerville
Mystic
Brazil
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Burnington
Kansas City
Mass meeting to decide on definite lines this week
Des Moines reports a mass meeting planned this week to set firmer lines amid ongoing efforts. Clarence King of Omaha is implicated in a fake telegram scheme and casing banks in Des Moines. He cashed a bogus check for 50 at Citizens National and fled Des Moines National before detectives arrived.
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Avly
Des Moines
Omaha
First National Bank
Clarence King
Citizens’ National Bank
King
Des Moines National Bank
Girl Falls From Hotel Window Dies in Fall
Jessie Eaton eighteen nearly instantly killed after epileptic fit caused fall from third floor window at the Commercial hotel. She landed on the sidewalk forty feet below. head crushed and legs broken. She died within minutes.
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Muscatine
Jessie Eaton
Commercial
Fire devastates Ridge Building in downtown Kansas City
A morning blaze consumes the seven story Ridge building in central Kansas City. The fire, seen in the heart of the business district, threatens the structure as crews battle the flames and residents evacuate. The incident interrupts commerce and raises concerns over safety standards.
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Kansas City
Ridge
Hogs and cattle prices slide as markets reopen in Chicago
Opening day reports show hogs down 10 to 15 cents with light to heavy grades quoted 6 85 to 7 40. Cattle and sheep receipts expected around 50,000 with mixed results across packing and shipping grades in a slow, uneven trade.
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Texas
Income tax debate heats Senate over tariff bill amendment
The Senate Finance Committee finished its final amendment to the tariff schedules. Senator Bailey led a long discussion supporting a flat income tax while others argued details. The bill is expected to stay in the Senate about three to four weeks, with passage tied to House action. President Taft urged speed on tariff passage.
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Committee On Finance
Washington
Senate
Bailey
Hds
House
Taft
Congress
North Says He Will Not Resign From Census Post
Washington April 26 S N D North director of the census declares he does not intend to resign after disagreements with Secretary Nagel over authority and administration in the census bureau. Several conferences with President Taft have occurred but North stays in place.
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North
Washington
Roosevelts First Hunt in British East Africa
Ex President Roosevelt and party hunted at Kapiti Plains then moved to Sir Alfred Pease's ranch on the Athi river. He killed two wildebeests and a Thompson's gazelle, but failed to secure Grant's gazelle. The hunt lasted hours and porters near Nairobi reported smallpox cases.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Kapiti Plains
Roosevelt
Sir Alfred Pease
Athi River
Grant
Kapiti
Street Car Crash Kills Woman and Injures Man in Washington
In Washington Pennsylvania on April 26 Mr Susan Bane was instantly killed and Robert Bane fatally injured when their rented carriage rode onto a street car track ahead of a coasting traction car. Motorman Adam Wassell is feared losing his mind over the tragedy.
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Washington
Susan Bane
Robert Bane
Bane
Adam Wassell
Kansas City Woman Killed in Runaway. Partner of Senator's Lawyer Dead
Mrs. Henry Co. Timmonds wife of Senator William H. Warner's law partner died in a runaway carriage accident in Kansas City. Her husband Mr. Timmonds was wounded seriously in the same incident on April 26.
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Kansas City
Henry Co. Timmonds
William H. Warner
Timmonds
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Sultan
Frana Bweens
Gates
Lamoni Lad
Ner
Rowder
Alume
Sadie
Maggie
Chicago
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
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