Open Shop Declared as Strike Ends Hope of Jobs
Chicago April 27 A riot call drew police to Market and Madison as the general strike began after the Employers' Association announced an open shop policy. Non union drivers may keep jobs while union drivers face discharge, with the teaming company pledged to deliver goods and end solidarity among strikers.
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Chicago
Market
Madison
Teamsters
Employers’ Association
Morton
Cable Cut At Hai Nan Signals Naval Operations
London reports a cable from Hong Kong to Hai Nan island in the gulf of Tonkin has been cut. Rojestvensky is said to be off Hainan awaiting Nebogatoff, but a juncture with Nebogatoff is denied. Manchuria engagements show Japanese repulse of Russian forces with Russian losses and counter actions on April 22 and 23.
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London
China Sea
Hong Kong
Hainan
Gulf of Tonquin
Rojestvensky
Nebogatoff
Kamranh Bay
Ne- Dogatof
Straits of Malacca
Manchuria
Kalyuan
Benton Harbor man sues railroad over fruit shipping charges
Richard E. Cochran of Benton Harbor files a federal suit against the Cincinnati Wabash and Michigan Railroad Company leased to the Big Four. He alleges overcharges for transporting fruit from Benton Harbor to New York City in violation of the interstate commerce act. He seeks damages of 1800 dollars.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Richard E. Cochran
Benton Harbor
United States
Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railroad Company
Big Four
New York City
President Castro Proclaims May 23 Venezuelan Arbor Day
Washington reports President Castro issues a decree designating May 23 each year as Arbor Day for the Venezuelan republic. The date marks the anniversary of Castro taking up arms against the government he later led.
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Washington
Castro
Gladden Will Reply Later In Starr Allegation
Boston April 27 Rev Washington Gladden of Columbus said he was not prepared to reply to Starr an attorney for John D R who has stated that allegations by Dr Gladden were untrue to do some verifying.
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Gladden
Boston
Washington Gladden
Columbus
Starr
John D. R
Ais
Pres- Murphy
Cefeller
Would Set Mrs Lillie Free
Lincoln Neb April 27 Believing Mrs Lillie Margaret Lillie unjustly condemned to life in prison for her husband Harvey Lillie murder her friends plan petitions. Circulated among women’s clubs nationwide and presented to Governor Mickey for clemency. Supporters claim local prejudice influenced the circumstantial conviction.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lia Margaret Lillie
United States
Mickey
Harvey Lillie
Duke Shows Witty Reply on Carnegie Nephew-in-Law
The Duke of Manchester, staying in New York before returning to England, commented on Andrew Carnegie's remark that a coachman makes a better nephew-in-law than a duke. He said he was edified by Carnegie's choice and that it may be more appropriate.
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New York
Duke of Manchester
Bngland
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Nancy Carnegie
James Hever
Mr. Carnegie
Burglars Target Merchants Bank In Lancaster
Four burglars broke into the Merchants bank in Lancaster Ontario and attacked Teller Herman von Metzke who was sleeping above the bank. He shot one assailant during the struggle, the killers carried off their wounded companion and set bedding on fire. The dying burglar's body was found later at the Grand Trunk railway station.
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Lancaster, Ont
Merchants’ Bank
Herman von Metzke
von Metzke
Grand Trunk Railway Station
Yells and chants from Welsh universities described
An account notes Welsh college yells at North Wales, Cardiff and Aberystwyth. It records unique chants like Bravo brivissimo ray ray ra o rock and Hip hip hur Aber ystwyth with rhythmic cries such as Yak. The description emphasizes vigor comparable to American college yells.
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University of North Wales
Bravo
Brivissimo
Ray
Raymay
Cardiff
Aberystwyth
Bargain Store Test Sparks Fainting Tale
Timson recalls fainting once in recent days and Simson asks the cause. Timson says his wife trained herself to walk through a bargain store with money yet refrain from buying anything, a feat noted in the Detroit Free Press outline.
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Timson
Simson
Detroit Free Press
New Trolley Line Project Reaches Midwest Cities
South Bend Ind April 27 PF i Delafield of New York and other electric railway interests are in town to contract for power for a Chicago to Cleveland line. The main line will be 500 miles long with branches totaling 1000 miles. George F McCulloch is an investor in the project.
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South Bend
Ind
I. Delafield
New York
Electric
Chicago
Cleveland
George F. McCulloch
Man Charged With Church Fire Near Zanesville Ohio
Nehemiah Speer aged 45 was arrested at Caldwell by Deputy Marshal Morgan on a $1000 bond for burning the Bell Methodist Episcopal church near Zanesville. He was recently fined for disturbing Sabbath services in the same church.
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Zanesville
Nehemiah Speer
Caldwell
Morgan
Bell Methodist Episcopal Church
Speer
Funeral for Joseph Jefferson set at Buzzard's Bay
The funeral for Joseph Jefferson the factor will be held Sunday at Buzzard's Bay. The report notes his death and funeral arrangement in a quiet local observance.
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Joseph Jefferson
Buzzard’s Bay
Pittsburg
Santa Fe
H. A. Mudge
Milwaukee
Lonyngham
Wilkesbarre
Size of Flocks and Farm Profitability
A debate on sheep flocks notes a small well managed flock profits more than a large mismanaged one. A quip recalls Muggins jailed for short in his accounts, hinting at financial mismanagement.
Japanese Battleship Asahi and Togo Cruisers Highlight Navy Power
After Port Arthur’s fall, new ships replace the old fleet. The Asahi’s twelve inch turrets weigh about fifty tons each. The 15,200 ton Asahi stands as a formidable battleship under Admiral Togo with large guns and heavy armor.
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Asahi
Togo
Port Arthur
Thieves Nabbed After Break In At Mount Clemens Home
Three men broke into George Sherman’s Washington avenue residence and gathered his silverware and valuables into bundles. Sherman alerted Sheriff Thazett who pursued and caught one intruder. two others were later detained. Names given: George Kane Portland Maine Harry Davis and Bill Delty Toronto. They face breaking and entering charges.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
George Sherman
Washington Avenue
Thazett
Moore
Sherman
George Kane
Portland
Harry Davis
Bill Delty
Toronto
Man commits self harm after telephone row in Kentucky
In Lexington on April 7 William T. Atchison a 23 year old brakeman who courted 20 year old Minnie Thacker believed a telephone hang up ended their relationship. He bought a pistol from Tom Cockrell and shot himself in the chest delivering a 45 caliber wound.
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Lexington
William T. Atchison
Minnie Thacker
Atchison
Tom Cockrell
Breathitt County
Cockrell
Five Men Die in Downingtown Farm Dynamite Blast
An explosion of dynamite on J. G. Mc Ilvaine’s farm near Downingtown killed four and injured eleven, all Austrian workers on a new low grade freight line for the Pennsylvania Railroad. One man died at once and others later succumbed to injuries in the accident likely caused by the blasting on April 27 in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
J. G. McIlvaine
Downingtown
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ram injures woman on William Foy farm in Togansport
In Togansport Indiana on April 27 a ram on William Foy's farm buttled Mrs. Foy who was in the back yard tending chickens. She was knocked unconscious and found two hours later with a broken rib and other injuries.
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Togansport
Ind
William Foy
Mayor Schmitz Names Tax Collector as City Defaulter
San Francisco on April 27 reports Mayor Schmitz stating Tax Collector Edward J. Smith is a city defaulter for 435,112 dollars. The mayor was notified of the delinquency.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Edward J. Smith
Disappearance Tied to Col lector’s Office Cashier
The article reports peculations by the brother of a local official, John Smith, cashier in the collector’s office, and notes Smith has disappeared.
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John Smith
Smith
Farmer fatally wounds man in Morgantown clash
In Morgantown West Virginia on April 27 David Stuchel a farmer fatally slashed Newton Fields 27 after Fields assaulted him with a stone when they met following a previous incident where Stuchel had thrashed Fields' friend for buggy riding.
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Morgantown
W. Va
David Stuchel
Newton Fields
Stuchel
Fields
Rock Slide Feeds Fatality Injures Miners Near East Lynn
A section gang removing a large boulder from a cut on the East Lynn railroad near Wayne were burying walls when the cut collapsed. Spencer Adrans and Bilton Webb were killed. Foreman Frank Hammond was severely injured but may recover.
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Huntington
W. Va
East Lynn
Wayne
Spencer
Adrans
Bilton Webb
Frank Hammond
Frank P. Sargent Leaves for Chicago Trip
Washington April 27 Frank P Sargent commissioner general of immigration has departed for Chicago and will be absent until next Monday He will attend a Birthday club dinner at Peoria IL on Saturday night.
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Frank P. Sargent
Washington
Commissioner General of Immigration
Chicago
Birthday Club
Peoria
Hessian Fly Threatens Nebraskan Wheat Crops
Reports from numerous Nebraska counties indicate Hessian fly infestations will devastate wheat causing an estimated twenty percent damage in the central region. Farmers and grain merchants monitor spread as spring surveys continue.
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Lincoln
Neb
Five Years for Stealing a Five Cent Cap in Ohio Penitentiary
Toledo April 27 Judge Tyler sentences Herman Selka to five years in the Ohio penitentiary for stealing a five cent cap. The act also carries a burglary charge and draws much criticism.
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Toledo
Ohio Penitentiary
Herman Selka
Tyler
Common Pleas Court
Garfield arrives to probe railroad rebates in oil shipments
James R. Garfield, chief of the bureau of corporations in the department of commerce, has arrived in San Francisco to continue investigations into railroad rebates, focusing mainly on oil shipments.
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San Francisco
James R. Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce
Baseball Scores and Bishop Consecration Report
Baseball scores from slate games across leagues including Pittsburg Chicago 2 Pittsburg 1 and Brooklyn 8 New York 2. Also notes the death of Jack McDonald son of ex premier Hugh John MacDonald in Winnipeg and the consecration of Rev James Henry Darlington as bishop of Harrisburg.
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Jack McDonald
Hugh John MacDonald
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Man
Rey
James Henry Darlington
Harrisburg
Indictments in Holstein Bank Failure Linked to McCutcheon
Ida Grove April 27 Pred McCutcheon of Holstein, once Iowa university athlete manager, indicted for fraudulent banking. Grand jury ties case to Holstein Bank collapse after elder McCutcheon’s death. Modern Woodmen of America faces suit for recovered funds. Salt Lake City bonds vanish. city seeks $400 in Old issue replacement. Critchlow notes $20,000 of old bonds presented, but $40,000 remains unaccounted for.
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Ida Grove
Pred &. McCutcheon
Holstein
Iowa University
Ko Ht. Mc.Cutcheon
C. Mc. Cutcheon
McCutcheon
State Organization of Modern Woodmen of America
Holstein Bank
TL McCutcheon
Salt Lake City
New York
Recorder
Critehlow
Witel
Ferris Wheel to be Wrecked by Dynamite in St Louis
The famous Ferris wheel that entertained crowds at two expositions will be destroyed with dynamite ending its long history. It debuted in Chicago in 1893, later toured a Chicago summer garden, and then moved to St Louis in 1904.
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St. Louis
Midway
Chicago
Chicago Markets Hog and Cattle Prices Reported
HOGS estimated receipts 22000 with leftovers 700 prospects weak at yesterday's low. Light 85 to 85 35. Mixed packers 85 20 to 85 425. Heavy shipping 4 95 to 85 45. CATTLE 48000 slow and weak. SHEEP 13000 slow.
Chicago Market Reports Early 1905 Livestock Prices
Official receipts and shipments update for April 27 1905 show cattle hogs and sheep prices moving lower. Beef and pork categories list varied ranges with mixed packers and rough grades, while sheep and lambs also trend weak with declines noted in early trading.
Tariff War Looms Over U S Germany Trade Talks
Washington notes ongoing discussions between the U S embassy in Berlin and German foreign office on the impact of Germany’s new treaties with Belgium Italy Austria Hungary Romania Russia Switzerland and Serbia on the 1900 Dingley reciprocity. If Berlin denounces the existing arrangement without a substitute, a tariff war could follow, harming vast bilateral trade. Ambassador Tower oversees delicate negotiations as the issue unfolds.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Roumania
Russia
Switzerland
Servia
Ambassador Tower
Tari
Tower
Neo
Views Divide on Dingley Pact Extensions in German Talks
The State Department argues new conventions amend the original treaties, but Germany seeks broader articles under a new reciprocity pact. If Germany denounces the accord Washington may need a new treaty or face loss of most favored nation status and higher German tariffs.
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State Department
United States
Germany
Congress
Foreign Office
Ministry of the Interior
World YMCA Conference Opens in Paris Charity Bazaar
The world's YMCA conference marks the international alliance's semi centennial. Over a thousand delegates from twenty nations including Japan China India Australia South Africa and the Americas attended the opening in the Charity Bazaar building.
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Paris
Young Men's Christian Associations
International Alliance of the Associations
Wee
Charity Bazaar
Japan
China
India
Australia
South Africa
North
South America
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Farwell & Co
Montgomery Ward &Co
Venezuela
Mrs. Lillie
Duke
Manchester
Withal
Welsh College
Muggins
Jones
Newea
West Virginia
Land Slid
Garfield
Frisco
Brooklyn
Detroit
Kansas City
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Denver
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Sioux Citity
Ashletis II
Lrouble
The
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chi Board of Trade
Onts
McCan
Cago
Ancle Sam
Coar
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