Devastating Kangra Valley Earthquake Buries Gurkha Camp
A massive earthquake devastates Kangra Valley north of Lahore. Hundreds of Gurkha soldiers and camp followers die as a new stone barracks collapses, with many Europeans among the victims. Reports warn of widespread destruction across Dharamsala, Mussoorie, and surrounding towns, and authorities struggle to confirm fatality figures amid damaged telegraph lines.
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Lahore
Kangra Valley
Kungra
Dharmsala
Firat
Suit in Equitable Fight Aims to Defeat Mutualization Plan
New York April 7 A legal action may block Equitable Life mutualization. Franklin B Lord seeks an injunction to stop charter amendments altering director control, arguing the plan deprives stockholders of influence. Birmingham verdict blames four mine operators for willful negligence in the Virginia mine disaster.
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New York
Equitable Life Entrance
Lowety
Franklin B Lard
Lord Day & Lord of
Wall Street
Somets
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Lord
Birmingham
Ala
Virginia
Burton Will Not Resign From Senate
Abilene Kansas April 7 special to The Washington Post Senator Burton’s friends deny plans to resign from the Senate He says he will be acquitted and return to the Senate then seek vindication from voters A new indictment likely in St Louis in June covers receiving 500 dollars in cash and four Rialto checks The defense team includes Judge Dillon Frederick W Lehman and W H Rossington
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Washington Post
Abilene, Kans
Burton
Senate
St. Louis
St Louis
Rialto Company
Supreme Court
Washington
Dillon
New York
Frederick W Lehman
St Loui
W H. Rossington
Topeka
Phillips A Death By Own Action In Massachusetts
David K. Phillips the Swampscott banker died by drowning near Lynn after an autopsy found no foul play. His missing waistcoat with a watch was recovered on the beach, and authorities said the act could have been deliberate though accidental, with family noting business worries during a low mood period. He reportedly leaves a large fortune.
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Lynn
Mass
Apri
David K. Phillips
Swampscott
Phillips
Belasco Bottled Up In Theatrical Syndicate Suit
Belasco testifies in New York on April 7 accusing Joseph Brooks and Klaw and Erlanger of depriving him of profits from The Auctioneer. He alleges Brooks was a dummy for the syndicate and that Erlanger played a double game, with $36,000 in Brooks shares diverted to Klaw and Erlanger. He cites booking hurdles and venues blocked by the syndicate across his four companies.
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New York
David Belasco
Joseph Brooks
Klaw & Erlanger
Brooks
Erlanger
Frohman
Hayman
Belasco
West Point fraud arrests on conspiracy charge
United States Secret Service uncovered extensive frauds in West Point Academy electrical department. Arrests were made in New York on warrants for Charles Laubenheimer John G Metzger Frank Dornberger and Charles Diller. Dornberger, chief electrician for twelve years, faces charges of conspiracy against the United States government and reselling condemned electrical supplies. Bonds set for April 17 appearance before Commissioner Shields.
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West Point Military Academy
Highland Falls
NW Y
United States Secret Service
United States
Shields
New York
Charles Laubenheimer
John G Metzger
Academy
Spotted fever outbreak reported in Michigan county
Lansing reports seven deaths from spotted fever in Star township Antrim County with cases in the town Ship. Secretary Shumwniv urges health officers to adopt restrictive measures statewide. Rochester reports two meningitis deaths in the past week with a 1873 reference to a prior epidemic.
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Lansing
Mich
Slumwniv
State Board of Health
Star Township
Antrim County
Shumway
Rochester
Carter Made Receiver of Cahill Electric Typewriter Co
Vice Chancellor today appointed William F Carter as receiver of the Cahill Electric Typewriter Company a New Jersey corporation with capital stock of 1 250 000 which did business in Washington DC until May 1903 He also restrained sale of the companys effects in Washington set for Monday until an ancillary receiver is appointed The Spring Handicap Steeplechase and the Washington Nursery at Benninton occur among local items with railway and steamboat notices for Norfolk and Newport News routes
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William F. Carter
Cahill Typewriter Company
Emery
William F Carter
Cahill Electric Typewriter Company
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Washington
Mondaay, Hert
Roosevelt in San Antonio Thousands cheer president
In San Antonio on April 7 President Theodore Roosevelt was greeted by immense crowds amid flags and emblems. He toured Fort Sam Houston to Alamo Plaza, spoke under the shade of the Alamo, praised education and the law of the worthy life, and thanked Texans for a warm welcome while noting the union of blue and gray veterans sharing the stage.
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San Antonio
Tex
Roosevelt
Fort Sam Houston
Alamo Plaza
United States
Grayson Street
Fair Grounds
Travis Park
America
Alamo Plaga
Alamo
Alderman Kirkpatridk
Texas
Grant
Lee
Cavalry
Joseph Wheeler
Army of the United
Ready for a Battle in Strong Natural Position
Russian forces poised to meet the Japanese front extend twenty seven miles. New mobilization under way with trains transporting soldiers to Manchuria. Reports from St Petersburg say Kirin garrison holds a strong position at Souanzanka while the army concentrates elsewhere.
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Washington Post
Paris
St Petersburg
Manchuria
Fear Kept Czar Away From Parade in St Petersburg
The annual Horse Guards parade in St Petersburg was notable for the absence of Emperor Nicholas and the imperial family. The Emperor, with the Empress and Dowager Empress, stayed at Tsarskoe-Selo, a first in the regiment's history.
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St Petersburg
Pril
Horse Guards
Nicholas
Himperor
Tsarskoe-Selo
Vicious assault on Jews sparks editorial blame in Russia
An April 7 Sviet article accuses Jews of driving revolutionary propaganda in Russia and notes liberal papers are allegedly Jew-controlled. It reports four nobles Zagorski Bachtiaroff Bailkoff and Korniloff face treason charges May 8.
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St Petersburg
Sviet
Russia
MM. Zagorski
Bachtiaroff
Bailkoff
Korniloff
Cavalry Brigade Commander Removed by Imperial Order
A dispatch from Batavia reports that the Cavalry Brigade, once commanded by a general, has been relieved of command by imperial order. The news notes Japanese naval patrols in straits toward the China seas and potential Russian movement, with officers expecting Russia to pass and engage later near Java and surroundings.
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Far East
Toge
Washington Post
Lorton
Batavia
Java
China Seas
Jibutil
French Somaliland
Niebogatoff
Rojestvensky
Aca
Meyer at St Petersburg New American Ambassador Arrives
Meyer the new American ambassador to Russia arrived in St Petersburg from Paris. Secretary Eddy and embassy staff met him at the railroad station. He stays at Hotel de l Europe until his family arrives in May then will occupy the Klein teichel Palace. He expects an audience with the Emperor within days to present letters of credence.
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St Petersburg
Mr Meyer
Russia
Paris
Eddy
Hotel de L'Europe
Kleinteichel Palace
Meyer
Awards Japanese Loan Subscriptions Allocated
New York reports the April Japanese bond allotment options. Small subscribers receive nearly full allocations while about 300,000 bonds get 50 percent. Large bidders secure 10 to 15 percent, life insurance firms receive full subscriptions. Banks will filter speculative bidders and reallocate excess bids.
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New York
Detective pays for valise in Patterson case ruse
In Louisville on April 7, Detective Quinn from New York paid 315 to Morgan Smith on a board bill to recover a valise left at a hotel. The valise, instead of evidence in the Nan Patterson case, held only soiled linen and miscellaneous items. The detective returned to Cincinnati with the bag and its contents.
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Morgan Smith
Louisville
Quinn
New York
Nan Patterson
Cincinnati
Lodge To Take Long Rest From Senate Duties
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge plans a four month abroad leave from Boston starting May 1 to rest after overwork. He will return by early fall with a Republican leadership conference to map campaign plans before the fall campaign begins in September.
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Wiltia
Washington Post
Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nipped Plot in Bad Plan to Imprison Loubet
Paris police probe alleged conspiracy linked to arms seizure in Paris suburbs over a plan to imprison President Loubet. Letters warned of a military movement led by a prominent general and former minister. authorities say rumors arose from sensational press and were largely discredited.
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Paris
Rabier
Etienne
Rouvier
Patrie
Col Marchand
Fashoda
Morocco
Gen de Negrier
Cavaignac
M Cavaignac
Loubet
Bois de Boulogne
Rochefort
M. Rabier
Wild Man Terrorizes Chickasaw Nation Threatening Towns
A wild man with ragged clothes and emaciated features terrorizes the southern Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory for two weeks, assaulting women and children and escaping capture by a posse and two deputy marshals. Efforts to seize him have failed as he disperses to other localities. Other items note John D Rockefeller's $5,000 gift to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Cleveland, an appeal for $15,000 to pay for the home’s debt, and an advertisement for Sloan’s furniture and a Chicago-bound rail timetable with dining car service.
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Indian Territory
Lawton
Oklo
United States
Cleveland
Onid
Jonn D Rockefeller
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
House of the Good Shepherd
Rockefeller
Earthquake Victims toll and national rallies headline dense issue
An index lists multiple items across sections. Front page items include Thousands of Victims of Earthquake and Ovations to the President in Texas, plus New York Hotel Tragedy and notes on religious, social, and political topics.
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Texas
New York
Presbyterian Cathedral
Japan
Spencer
France
Morocco
Panama
Virginia
Maryland
Lord Rosslyn
Harbin
O'Brien
Peter Jackson
MCA
Gov Cummins
Wall Street
University of Virginia
Hammne
Amazing gas figures reveal production costs and profits
New York on April 7 the legislature committee probing city lighting heard figures on costs for gas and electric power. George W Doune of New Amsterdam Co said gas cost 26 cents per thousand cubic feet with half sold to Consolidated Co and the rest distributed to consumers at about 41 cents. Edison Co vice president John W Lieb Jr said five year actual illumination cost averaged 4 cents per kilowatt hour while returns to customers averaged about 9 cents and net profit last year reached 2 29 338 with over 60 000 surplus and more than 4 000 000 in depreciation funds set aside.
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New York
George W Doune
New Amsterdam Company
Consolidated Company
John W Leib, Jr
Edison Company
Lieb
Clash Between Police and Striking Teamsters in Chicago
Chicago enmeshed in a labor capital clash as unions deploy teamsters to aid the strike. Garment workers and supporters blocked streets leading to multiple clashes with police. Several arrestees were taken into custody to clear barricades.
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Chicago
Trial of Johann Hoch Bigamist to Face New Indictment
Chicago man of many wives Johann Hoch, nicknamed Bluebeard, is to stand trial on a new indictment for the murder of wife Marie Walcker Hoch. The charge alleges Hoch gave arsenic in saline injections and poisoned her food and drink, with bigamy also at issue. The trial before Judge Kers ten was postponed from today.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Bluebeard
Marie Walcker-Hoch
Kersten
Hoch
Woodbury Kane Remarries in South Carolina Questioned
Woodbury Kane and Mrs Sallie Hargous Emnott were remarried by a State magistrate in Augusta after previously marrying at Aiken South Carolina. The ceremony raised questions about divorce status and clergyman authority since SC had no divorce laws. The bride was listed as Salle Hargous Elliott on the license though she has been known as Mrs Kane. They were unattended and returned to Aiken after the magistrate ceremony.
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South Carolina
Washington Post
Augusta
Woodbury Kane
Sallie Hargous Emnott
Aiken
Salle Hargous Elliott
Hane
Senator Platt’s Condition Update From Washington
Bulletin reports inflammation remains in Senator O H Platt’s right lung but daily signs are improving. He had a comfortable day, with encouraging pulse and temperature. Dr Delafield and Dr Ford consulted, and Platt’s son Judge James P. Platt arrived home. Mrs Roosevelt’s Patty Fishing. The President’s yacht is off St Johns Bluff with Mrs Roosevelt and children enjoying a fine catch. The spring racing card in Washington Nursery includes a feature steeplechase among four strong races. Baltimore and Return train fare offered by Baltimore and Ohio.
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Washington
Conn
United States
O H Platt
Platt
Delafield
New York
Ford
James P. Platt
United States Court of
Mrs. Roosevelt
Patty
Jacksonville
Fla
St Johns Bluff
Tragedy in hotel as man and woman slain in New York
A man identified as James Boone, a hotel guest, and a woman named May Wilson were involved in a fatal room disturbance at the St Lawrence Hotel on East Thirteenth Street. Wilson died from stab wounds after a struggle with Boone, who claimed innocence. She said she had never met him before. Boone was arrested, identified by staff and the victim, and taken to Bellevue Hospital for the dying woman's statement.
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James Boyne
New York
Boyne
Washington Post
St Lawrence Hotel
East Thirteenth Street
Joe Smith
New York City
Bertha Newell
Lawrence
Chambermai
Mrs Newell
May Wilson
West Fifteenth Street
Avon Beach Democratic Club
Bellevue Hospital
Fourteenth Street
Third Avenue
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Khangra
Daueble
Lorber
Miss Lorber
Berlin Ladies Missionary Society
Dept of Union Trust Co
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Swampscott Banker
Michigan
Washington Nursery
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Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington
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Rough Riders
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Washington ‘Y
Sloan's
Columbie Road
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Fenghua Road
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Talisiyo
Welyuanpaomen
Czar
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Veron Ford Coaches
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Delaware River ‘Bridge
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Ashington Nursery
Pepe Ae Sveral
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Lodge
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Tenn
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Indiana
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Ohio
Presbyterian Church
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Laranes
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Congressional
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Part
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Baltimore & Ohio
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Minnesota
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