Hill Can Go to Berlin All Expressions of Disapproval Recalled
Berlin reports state Emperor William has recalled disapproval of Dr D J Hill's ambassadorial appointment and will welcome him to Berlin, while confirming Tower's loyal conduct and explaining the real cause as the Emperor's warm friendship for Ambassador Tower and Mrs Tower.
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Hill
Tower
Berlin
Emperor William
Roosevelt
United States
D. J. Hill
Germany
Charlemagne Tower
Dr. Hill
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Washington
William
Gentleman Burglar from Iowa Identified in Biloxi
The body of a burglar killed by police in Biloxi is identified as G. A. Riddle from Des Moines Iowa. Described as a gentleman burglar, he wore fine clothes and stayed at the best hotels according to reports from Biloxi Mississippi dated March 80.
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Iowa
Biloxi
Miss
G. A. Riddle
Des Moines
Boy Shows Musical Talent at St Louis Dinner
At a St Louis club dinner Abe Morris, ten years old and pale, performed Mendelssohn's concerto so well that attendees quickly pledged 3000 dollars to fund his study in Brussels for a thorough musical education.
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St. Louis
Abe Morris
Mendelssohn
Brussels
Rhodes Scholarship Winners Named From Northwestern Network
The 1908 Rhodes scholarship at Oxford was awarded to Charles Wendell Davis, 23, and Evanston resident. Seventeen Northwestern students and seven colleges competed for the scholarship among state universities and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Chicago
Oxford University
Charles Wendell Davis
Evanston
Northwestern University
Miners Agree to Guard Mines During Pending Suspension
Des Moines Iowa March 30 At a joint conference of committees from miners and operators of district No 15 UMW the miners agreed to supply men to take care of the mines during the pending suspension of operations.
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Des Moines
Fund to Care for Dogs in Minneapolis Will
Hans Hanson, lifelong Minneapolis bachelor, left a $1,000 fund in his will to care for his pet dogs after death. The bequest reflects his affection for animals and provides ongoing support for the dogs’ wellbeing in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Hans Hanson
Ex Judge Watkins narrowly saved by phone call
Petersburg Illinois March 30 ex judge George B Watkins escaped an apparent murder attempt when a telephone message warned him contractor George N Johnson was on his way to kill him. Sheriff Rule arrested Johnson with a large revolver, Johnson had defended Watkins on a prior fee dispute.
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Petersburg
Ill
George B. Watkins
George N. Johnson
Watkins
Johnson
Rule
French forests in danger campaign in France
Paris reports a vigorous campaign to stop forest destruction as woodmen’s axes thin French woods. The Society of the Friends of Trees and the Touring Club of France lead the effort, urging parliament to enact remedial laws and promote sapling planting nationwide. Minister of agriculture M. Ryan backs the move and schools are asked to foster tree protection and reforestation.
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Paris
France
Society of the Friends of Trees
Touring Club of
M. Ryan
Department of Agriculture
Blackmailer Arrested in Detroit After Threatening Letters
A young man using the name Roland Lewis, formerly with Columbia Guaranty in Washington, was arrested on Wilcox Street and Broad Way for blackmail. Police trailed him after Lulu Butler directed the decoy package with one dollar, catching him at the hour he specified. He confessed to sending threats to two business men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Roland Lewis
Columbia Guaranty Company
Washington
Wilcox Street
Broad Way
Lulu Butler
Lightning Storm Kills Two Women at Hartland Farm
A thunderstorm near Hartland, twelve miles from Howell, kills Mrs. Peter North and Miss Carrie Ellis when a lightning bolt strikes a farmhouse via an unused telephone wire. The incident occurred March 28.
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Howell, Mich
Here
Hartland
Peter North
Carrie Ellis
Morgan Visits King Emmanuel in Rome
King Victor Emmanuel received J. Pierpont Morgan in private audience and discussed American affairs. The king showed keen interest in the approaching United States presidential campaign.
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Morgan
King Emmanuel
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
J. Plierpont Morgan
United States
Bomb explodes in hand of would-be bomber in Union Square attack
In New York on March 30 a man named Selig Silverstein attempted to throw a bomb at a police detachment clearing an unemployed anarchist meeting. The device exploded in his hand injuring him severely. his companion was killed. Four policemen sustained minor injuries as crowds dispersed. The meeting was unauthorized and the crowd sang The Marseillaise as police intervened. The bomber, a 21 year old Russian tailor, claimed he acted after being told to. The slain man was Ignatz Hildebrand, also a tailor.
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New York
Haymarket Square
Chicago
Silverstein
O'Reilly
Union Square
Selig Silverstein
Ignatz Hildebrand
Story of a Sociologist Robert Hunter Says Police Brutal and Lawless
Sociologist Robert Hunter, present during the riot in Un, accuses police of brutality and lawlessness. He contends officers used excessive force against demonstrators, framing the incident as a breakdown of public order and civil rights protection.
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Robert Hunter
Socialist speaker defies police ban at Union Square
The speaker says he did not know the meeting was prohibited and would have spoken in defiance of the ban to test free speech. He describes police brutality and his escape, arguing the gathering aimed to address unemployment and urge authorities to provide work. He notes two hundred thousand unemployed in New York and compares the plan to peaceful demonstrations in Europe.
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Ion Square
Associated Press
Slunter
Russia
Union Square
New York City
Europe
Bomb for Bulkley Wells
Telluride Colorado March 80 unknown intruder gained access to the residence of General Bulkely Wells of the Smuggler Union Mining Co and planted dynamite under his bed The blast occurred at about 2 am as he slept the victim was hurled against the ceiling and alight during the explosion
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Telluride
Colo
Wells Case Tangles Past Violent Deaths and Suspects
The article recounts a violent arc surrounding General Wells amid threats and a failed assassination. It notes defenses by Sheriff Fitzpatrick and hundreds of volunteers, a suspect jailed for saying Wells should die, and a six year old murder tied to Arthur L. Collins. Steve Adams and Harry Orchards are named in related cases.
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Aears
Sherif Fitzpatrick
Wells
Haywood
Pettibone
General Wells
Arthur L. Collins
Collins
Steve Adams
Harry Orchards
Steunenberg
Idaho
Telluride
Adams
Colorado
Markets Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep March 30 1908
Chicago markets show steady to unchanged prices across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts totaling thousands. Estimates put today’s arrivals around 41 000 hogs 29 000 cattle and 18 000 sheep while yesterday’s totals reached 11 592 receipts and 6 603 shipments. Leaders include light to heavy hogs 5 50 to 6 00, cattle at 4 50 to 6 10 for steers and cows 4 60 to 7 90 for native and western sheep 4 60 to 8 25 with lambs 5 85 to 8 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
John A. Babcock Promises a Square Deal
A public message from John A. Babcock pledges fair treatment and reliable service, asserting supporters will receive a square deal. The note echoes a confident stance and a call for trust in his commitments.
Deadly mine blasts kill twenty in Wyoming pit
In Hanna Wyoming coal mine No 1 owned by Union Pacific Coal Co two explosions caused by gases and dust killed between fifty five and seventy men total and a rescue party of forty to fifty workers including State Mine Inspector D M Elie. Names of the dead and rescuers are listed with several Finnish nationals among the deceased.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Coal Company
Hanna
D. M. Elie
Alexander Briggs
Joseph Burton
Jas. Knox
Alf Dodds
Gua Raney
P. A. Boyd
John Evans
Robert Herrod
Harry Lyons
John Rimmer
William Pascoe
Robert Warburton
Benjamin Perry
Thomas Flint
Cappa Lahti
Emil Solfvist
John Yaknen
E. O. Christenssen
Richard Wilson
Frank Collins
Frank Burton
Felix Cundy
Philip Carner
Peter Travis
Thomas Wakeley
Alfred McCourt
Two Armenian women Die in Milford Fire at 89 Central Street
Milford Massachusetts March 28 two Armenian women died from severe burns and half suffocation after a tenement fire at 89 Central Street. Two children were seriously hurt while others fled down ladders. Firemen found the women shielding the children, lamp overturning believed to start the blaze during card party turmoil.
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Milford
Mass
Central Street
Great Dam's First Stone Laid at Shoshone Dam
Cody Wyoming March 80 A ceremony marks the placement of the first foundation stone for the Shoshone dam, part of the government reclamation service plan. The dam will reach 815 feet high plus sixty feet below the river bed, making it the world’s tallest. It will convert 120000 acres of sagebrush land into fields and orchards. Engineers spent two years drilling the Shoshone river bed to bedrock, deep in a canyon over 300 feet deep, at great cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody
Wyo
Gibraltar
Government Reclaimation Service
Reclaimation Service
Block Coal Scale Signed in Brazil Ind District No 8
Miners and operators in the block coal fields district No 8 signed the scale for the new year starting April 1. Last year's prices and conditions were adopted.
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Brazil
Ind
Block Coal Fiels
Customs Officer Not Guilty in Kidnaping Case
Winnipeg March 28 George Foulkes an American customs officer was indicted two weeks ago on kidnapping charges involving Canadian farmers. He was found not guilty in court and discharged.
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Winnipeg
Man
George Foulkes
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John A. Babcock
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North Americans Commission Company
Fil
Ali
Wyoming
Second
Eternity
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