Campbell Bannerman resigns prime minister post
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman steps down as prime minister due to health. Asquith is named to lead the Liberal Party with Winston Churchill likely moving to Colonial Secretary and Sir Edward Grey to Foreign Affairs. The king meets with Asquith in a ceremonial setting as the party prepares for a swift cabinet reshuffle and government transition.
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Winston Churchill
Lord Tweedmrouth
Admiralty
Edward Grey
King Edward
Asquith
Biarritz
Lisbon mob fires on neglect to count the dead
In Portugal, clashes accompany elections as authorities report widespread disorder and mob violence in multiple districts. Troops fired to control rioting, causing injuries and deaths while police guard counting stations. Monarchists gain seats as Republicans allege fraud and old electoral machinery influenced results.
Oil Gusher Strikes Church Grounds In Pet ersville
A church in Pet ersville reportedly struck an oil gusher last night, flooding the church yard and prompting dozens of workers to manage the flow. The congregation, deeply in debt, hopes the well will yield enough to cover back salaries and future expenses, with anticipated production around 100 barrels per day. The note mentions H. Small & Sons as Florists in Washington and New York.
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Reformed Church
Petersville
Cababge
Trolley Car Explosion Burns Teenagers Near Greenwich
Reporter recounts a trolley collision on Greenwich Avenue injuring Edith Baldwin and Miss Sophia Opper among Yale affiliates and New York guests. A separate Newark crash sparks a gasoline fire, trapping several occupants and burning Bessie and Rosalind Morris while others escape.
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Washington
Samford Gonn
Edith Baldwin
Charles H Baldwin
Ives
Sophia Opper
New York
Tred Opper
William Douglass
Roderick Becbce
Yale
Greenwich Avenue
Her Romance Gone in Wreck Involving Miss Kate Brosman
Specal to the Vasslorton last Puerbors comn Apri 5 Alleginge that she is not now able to keep a prom se to marry that she has broken her enfigement and that she must be de prived of the comforts of a home and a husband because of injuries sustained a Voradroid with Miss Kate A Brosman thirty seven years old has said the Konner vticut Taiway Company the trol ley combine for $5600 She Was a passenger on 1 trolley en when 1 freight train ran into it last Nho vember
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Kate A Brosman
Konner Vticut Taiway
Plot to blow up church foiled in Bath Me
Special to the Washington bu. Bath Maine April 5 Miss Mary Morse of the Universalist Church thwarted an attempt to blow up the church with gas. An odor of gas and a missing organ lamp alerted her. Flames were found under the organ and extinguished by the janitor. Gas line under the organ had been disconnected and a lit lamp placed to ignite fluid. a basket of shavings was nearby. Police have no clue to the perpetrator.
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Mary Marse
Universalist
Tselty
Miss Morse
Caleb Powers’ Judge James E Cantril Dies in Ky
Finkfort Kentucky April 5 Judge James E Cantril of Georgetown New York died today after a lengthy illness. He presided over the first two trials of Caleb Powers charged with complicity in the Goebel assassination. Cantril had been elected to Kentucky’s Court of Appeals but resigned months ago.
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Finkfort
James E. Cantril
Georgetown
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Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Jdge
Court of Appeals
State of
Kentucky
Seclusion Sought by Evelyn Thaw in California Ranch Plan
Pittsburg April 5 Evelyn Thaw plans a quiet life on a Southern California ranch after years in Europe She and husband Harry Thaw considered moving west after their marriage but his roving nature drew them back to Broadway A California retreat now appeals to Evelyn to escape public life and turmoil as she seeks a peaceful hideaway away from the sensational headlines surrounding the Thaw family.
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Europe
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Calfornia
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California
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Evelyn
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Broadway
Murdered man on track near Moorestown New Jersey
James Flynn, a longtime letter carrier, was killed near his home and left on a railroad track to mask the crime. Police found bloodied clothing and parts of a body along the track two miles away, with Flynn’s watch and teeth filling later identified by his mother. Two men reported the discovery, noting a shirt and vest covered in blood. Flynn was among the early mail carriers hired when the free delivery system began eight years ago.
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Washington Pot
Moorestown N J
James Flynn
Lynns
Silas Babbitt
James Riley
Delvery
Move to Call Gov Taylor On Ex Governor Indictment
The Washington Port Dexington report notes the Franklin circuit court case against ex Governor Taylor for conspiring with Cabb Towers Jim Howard Henry Yorlsey and others to murder William Gobh. Commonwealth Attorney Franklin will seek a requisition from Gov Wilson to Indiana’s Hinly for his return. The indictment dates years back, but arrest has not occurred and Kentucky officers have not taken charge at term through the court.
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Apia
R Ot Stout
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Gov Willson
Gov Hinly
Indiana
Ows Taylor
Franklin Circuit
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Wiliam Go
Govis
Kentucky
Politi Refuge
Hole in Heart Sewed Up After Brawl Injuries
Report from Washington about Robert Engl e recovering from a wound to the heart. Surgeons performed stitches after an argument escalated into a fight. Three others are in custody as investigators assess the incident.
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Speal
Washington P
Robert Engle
Tree
Erener Wisenbarger
Vwaik
Ingles Inijuries
Locomotive Heroine Honored by Engineers in Georgia
A report details Ethel Roosevall, praised for handling the throttle of a West Point locomotive at high speed through Georgia. The local Brotherhood of Engineers considers admitting her as an honorary member, lauding her nerve and skill as she steered the train for two hours amid rough conditions.
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Ethel
Old Volcano Wakes Up Near Pozzuoli
Naples reports Solfatara, a semi extinct volcano near Pozzuoli, opening a new crater 250 feet from the old one. It emits a voluminous column of sulphurous gases. Activity is linked to Mount Vesuvius’ periods of rest. In Durango, Mexico, Ho Britton and associates bought the Rodriguez ranch, 471 acres, with 4,600 cattle, for 1,200,008.
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Jesuvius
Mexico
Ho Britton
Birmingham
Ala and Associates
Rodriguez
Durango
Geal
Woman Fires On Intruder Protecting Father in Alabama
In Montgomery on April 5 Mrs Tessie Jones shot and killed Nelson Croom, an intruder who entered at 3 a.m. The revolver fired from two feet away struck him in the left eye as he tried to wrench the father from a window. Neighbors said the assailant aimed to disable the father and enter the house. the woman and sister alerted him. The gun’s third shot ended the attack.
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Washington Pot
Montgomery
Tessie Jones
Nelson Croom
Croom
Two Men Lynched After Confessed Murder in Home Attack
Reported lynching scene details a confessed murder by a Black man, Burr, who killed a white boy, then fled with the mob taking him from deputies. In another case, Walter Clayton, imprisoned, was lynched by seventy five men outside a timber camp after assaulting Mrs White. both bodies not fully recovered.
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Hind Lumber Company
Kansilaugyter
Mrsseph White
Phessault
Ue Womans Home
Loweylayton
Louse
White Che Negro
Jayton
Engine Guts Wall At New Haven Roundhouse
A New Haven roundhouse incident reports an engine runaway after a steam powered mishap. The locomotive surged backward through an open turntable striking a brick wall, tearing off a catwalk and light, breaching the sidewalk, and scattering steam while injuring two workers and causing a scene of damage. A leaky throttle caused the runaway.
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Washington Post
Stamford Conn
New Haven
Buried Miners Fate In Doubt In Highlandy Mine
Special to The Washing on Poor Freeland April 5 Under direction of Mine Inspector Roderick and superintendents of the Marshe Coal Company rescuing parties are struggling to reach John Tokost and John Wanchnuck entombed yesterday as a gangway was choked by mountain clay washing down through the breast where they worked. Opinion splits on whether the men remain alive as rescue efforts continue. The Depository Has the Advantage of drawing interest on deposits in the banking dept of Union Trust Co. Interest on all accounts, everyooking facility Capital and surplus, 2,200,000.
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M.ne
Roderick
Marshe Coal Company
John Tokost
John Wanchnuck
Highlandy Mine
Banking Dept of Union Trust Co
Russia Denies Chinese Sovereignty Question in Manchuria
Baron Rosen, Russian ambassador, asserted Russia's sole aim is better relations with China and Tepan, denying any change to Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria. He explained railroad led municipal plans in Harbin and Chajlar do not affect sovereignty, and foreign settlements enjoy extraterritorial privileges under open-port treaties.
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Chailar
Baron Rosen
Manchuria
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China
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Chajlar
Manonuria
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Ista
Japan
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Harben
Banker leaps from Chicago Auditorium Annex
TA Hossarka, a banker from Odell Illinois, jumped from the eighth floor of the Auditorium Annex in Chicago tonight and was instantly killed. Spectators saw him leap for reasons likely linked to recent ill health. he had been en route west seeking a climatic change.
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Chicago
Hossarka
Odell
Auditorium
Hossack
Ship For America Aground Off Tarifa In Mediterranean
A large passenger steamer bound for America is reported aground near Tarifa in the Mediterranean opposite Gibraltar. Help has been sent from Gibraltar, with Ceuta on the African shore noted in cable reports dated April 4. The Lenien Sale at Sionn's features rare period furniture old plate and china and other virtu. public view today and tomorrow. sale begins Wednesday.
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Washington
Ceuta
America
Tarifa
Mediterranean
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Saig
Pittsburg barbers strike threatened over tipping and pay
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburg reports a looming barber strike if master barbers do not accept a scale. Journeymen earn 3 1 4 to 16 a week while chairs yield over 22 dollars weekly. masters seek 35. Threat includes no tipping at shops.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
Tps
Taft Foraker Split Deepens Ohio Race for Senate
Ohio Republicans face internal rifts as Foraker opposes Taft and labor and colored voters align against the Secretary. Democratic Dowling predicts a 10,000 plurality for the Democrats if Foraker is sidelined, warning the Taft camp of a doubtful Ohio in Chicago. Liquor interests, German leagues, and a failed initiative in the legislature boost Democratic prospects.
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Buckeye
Fortker
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Foraker
Oapoes Taft
Joseph H Dowling
Oia
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Foriaht
Chloe
Chicago
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Torker
Azatr
Will
Senate
Venezuela Embargo Debate Echoes Past Policy Moves
A detailed discussion argues against an embargo on Venezuelan goods, citing past failures under Castro and Harrison. It notes potential U S actions to secure 19th century style indemnities via a joint resolution and warns against signaling weakness to Caracas while highlighting interests and prior arbitration awards with Venezuela.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Venezuela
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4Lom
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Gen Castro
Castra
United States
Venezueli
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