Deposed Abdul Hamid I as sultan in Constantinople
Abdul Hamid I was deposed as sultan of the Turkish empire and his brother Mohammed Reshed Effendi declared successor. Troops entered the palace last night, the sultan imprisoned and moved to Cheraghan palace. Reshed Effendi, now sultan, has lived as a prisoner in the palace near Yadiz Kiosh. Some constitutionalists call for execution as tyranny ends.
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Constantinople
Evening Journal
Abdul Hamid I
Mohammed Reshed Etffendi
Cheraghan
Bosporus
Mohammed Reshed
Roller to grapple Gotch for world wrestling title
Seattle physician Benjamin Franklin Roller will wrestle world champion Frank Gotch in Kansas City for a $5,000 purse with 75 percent to the winner. Roller weighs 212 pounds, enters with experience and aims for the championship, challenging Gotch who recently defeated Mahmout. The match follows a Seattle meeting years ago.
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Kansas City
Benjamin Franklin Roller
Seattle
Frank Gotch
Champioon
Roller
Gotch
Mahmout
Palace guard confesses to palace conspiracy funds
A major of the guard at the imperial palace admitted receiving 6500 for aiding the palace conspirators as reports allege that 1 405 000 was distributed among the capital garrison. The overarching surrender to the Macedonians is mentioned as background to the case.
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Ree
Imperial Palace
Ditch Cave-In Buries Two Veterans Alive
Two veterans were digging a ditch when the trench collapsed ten feet below the surface, burying them alive. Rescue efforts were reportedly underway as officials investigated the incident.
Both Roosevelts Indisposed in Africa Hunt
In Nairobi on April 27 the Roosevelt family travelers, Theodore Roosevelt and his son, are indisposed after their recent hunting activity and are now resting.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Further Denial by J. C. Murray in McCann Case
In Des Moines April 27 federal officials and reporters watched J C Maybray strip to the waist to show a scar on the abdomen said to prove Jim McCann’s identity as the murdered horseman. No scar was found, authorities doubt charges by Mrs Lillian Gates while she says stronger evidence remains. Detectives seek Tom Leonard who identified the pond body.
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McCann
Des Moines
J. C. Maybray
Jim McCann
Maybray
Lillian Gates
Tom Leonard
St. Louis
Weather Delays Farm Work in Des Moines Area
Des Moines April 27 Farm labor slowed by cold and rain with work limited mostly to the Ozark southern slope. The bulletin predicts lower oat acreage this year but expects more corn planted to offset oats loss. Grass and clover grow rapidly and pasturage should be good by May first. Fruit appears largely undamaged despite the cold.
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Des Moines
Ozarks
Weather and
Turner Leads Veterans at Creston Reunion in Iowa
Members of the Fifty first regiment Iowa National Guard held their third annual reunion in Creston. A large attendance voted to hold the next meeting April 26 1910. New officers elected include Commander D W Turner Corning and lieutenant commander Captain Guy Brewer Des Moines with Ed Okry and Frank recording secretary.
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Creston
Fifty-first
Iowa National Guard
Philippine Islands
D. W. Turner
Corning
Guy Brewer
Des Moines
Ed Okry
Frank
Group names listed for Iowa officials and roles
Grouns of Creston treasurer Major Conklin Des Moines surgeon general Ed Merritt Emerson chaplain H H Hubbell Oskaloosa are named among Iowa officials.
Mexican War Veteran Ezra Hurd Dies at 91 in Storm Lake
Ezra Hurd oldest Storm Lake resident dies after two days of pneumonia at ninety one. A pioneer surveyor who settled in Clayton county in 1846 and later served in the Mexican War, he earned a pension for his service. He married Sarah Knight in 1854 and had seven children in Des Moines.
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Storm Lake
Ezra Hurd
Clayton County
Iowa
Sarah Knight
Garnivollala
Oldest Engineer Dies After Fifty Three Years Service
Des Moines reports Matthew Ten Eyke the oldest locomotive engineer in continuous service died at Valley Junction aged seventy six. He served fifty three years with the last thirty on the Rock Island line. Benjamin Kraft shot his wife at a boarding house in Detroit then wounded the landlady and fired at police before killing himself amid divorce proceedings.
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Des Moines
Matthew Ten Eyke
America
Valley Junction
Rock Island Railway
Bissis
Cuncinayana’ Seir
Detroit
Benjamin Kraft
Fire destroys seven story Boody block in Des Moines
A large blaze in Des Moines early today gutted the seven story Boody block at Sixth Street and Grand Avenue. Fire chiefs expect heavy losses as flames ruin the building and contents.
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Des Moines
Sixth Street
Grand Avenue
Many Creeds Represented at Liberals Congress
Philadelphia April 27 The National Federation of Religious Liberals formed to promote religious life through united testimony for sincerity freedom and progress in religion through social service and spiritual fellowship beyond sects meets tonight at the Friends meeting house for its first congress. Its diverse membership includes Friends, Unitarians Universalists Hebrews Baptists and Episcopalians.
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Philadelphia
National Federation of Religious Liberals
United Testimony
Friends’ Meeting
Friends
Unitarians
Universalists
Baptists
Episcopalians
Ten Hains Jurors Secured In Hanna Jr Murder Trial
Flushing April 27 Ten jurors are seated with juror challenges nearly exhausted in the murder trial of Captain Peter C Hanna Jr for the killing of William E Annis The defense and prosecution anticipate a court day for the People case A lunacy commission may be sought if insanity evidence appears and alienists may testify for both sides.
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Flushing
Peter C. Hanna, Jr
William E. Annis
Dewitt
John F. McIntyre
Record-Breaking Cow Leads Elma Contest for $1000 Prize
Elma Iowa April 27 Here is a record breaking cow and she will be one of the contestants for the $1 000 prize Tom McClusky of Elma is the owner He has kept an actual account of all butter sold but no account of the butter used by the family For the year just closed he has sold butter to the amount of $87 60 from this one cow and has had all the butter milk and cream he wanted for family use.
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Elma
Tom McClusky
Breathitt Murder Trial in Breathitt County
Lexington report from April 27 says John Abner is on trial at Jackson Breathitt county for the 1892 murder of James Cockrill during the Breathitt feud. John Smith testified last year that Abner aided him and Curt Jett in killing Cockrill, marking the final murder case from the Breathitt murders.
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Breathitt
Lexington
John Abner
Jackson
Breathitt County
James Cockrill
John Smith
Abner
Curt Jett
Cockrill
Chicago Markets Report Open at Mixed but Firm Tones
Opening cattle and hog prices show steadiness and strength across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts ranging from 1 500 to 23 000 and daily totals including 50 561 official yesterday and 15 382 shipments Market strong to higher for sheep and lambs while hogs and cattle hold near yesterday's levels with varying grades and packs noted Resources include Parkers Reeves and Texas steers among others with bulk hogs quoted 7 20 to 7 35 and lambs up to 8 25 and 60 to 8 60 for lambs and yearlings led by western cattle trading active early
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Texas
Tornado Ravages Centrahoma Injuring Sixteen
A violent tornado struck Centrahoma Oklahoma causing sixteen injuries, possibly fatal for a child of Rev. E. J. Matthews. The storm wrecked twelve buildings including three churches and left many residents homeless as a rain and hail storm followed.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Centrahoma
Here
E. J. Matthews
Train Crash Kills One Injures Four Near Elmhurst
A Chicago and Northwestern suburban train struck an automobile carrying five merchants from Pontiac Sycamore Dixon and Morrison Illinois near Elmhurst. One man A C Renne died. W H McAllister O H Martin and Charles Birch among the injured with head back and internal injuries.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Elmhurst
A.C. Renne
Pontiac
Ill
W. H. McAllister
Sycamore
O. H. Martin
Dixon
Charles Birch
Morrison
Pacific road merger case resumes in Salt Lake
Federal suit to dissolve the Harriman era merger of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific is resumed before Special Examiner Sylvester G. Williams. The action names Edward H. Harriman and other financiers as conspirators to restrain competition among western railroads.
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Salt Lake
Harriman
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Sylvester G. Williams
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Edward H. Harriman
Jacob H. Schiff
Otto B. Kahn
James Stillman
H. H. Rogers
William A
Rate Injunctions Dismissed in Missouri Rail Cases
In St Louis on April 27 Judge Williams' court dismissed injunctions against the Kate Rate eat Cakage Alton and Kansas City Southern railways. The action against the remaining fifteen roads was not pursued due to a federal injunction affecting governor Hadley and Circuit Attorney Jones.
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St. Louis
Henap Kate Rate Eat
Cakage and Alton
Kansas City Southern Railways
Williams
Jones
Phillips
Hadley
Anaconda Smoke Case Dismissed in Federal Court
In Butte Montana Judge William H Hunt dismissed the bill in the case Fred J Bliss v Anaconda and Washington companies to shut down the Anaconda smelting plants. Each side pays its own costs expected about 500000. The action began three years ago by Deer Lodge valley farmers claiming fumes harmed their lands and demanded closure.
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Butte
Mont
William H. Hunt
Fred J. Bliss
Anaconda
Washington
Deer Lodge Valley
Westminster University dismisses entire faculty
Unrest over a general reduction of instructors salaries at Westminster University leads to the dismissal of President Joseph L. Weaver and the full faculty. Weaver and the faculty had sued for back pay prior to the dismissal.
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Denver
Board of
Westminster University
Joseph L. Weaver
Weaver
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