Prinzess Irene Passengers Safe as Battered Liner Reaches Docks
The Prinzess Irene arrives at Hoboken with 1,720 rescued passengers after wrecking on shoals. The Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm ferries them aboard then sails to New York. Relatives greet survivors while officials assess damage and plan cargo removal, with no deaths or panic reported.
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New York
Lloyd
Hoboken
Statue of Liberty
Lone Hill
Kunwick
Hohnken
Jory
Fiest
Goddard
Lone Hill Life Saving Slation
Farmers Road May Be Saved Amid Receivership Talks
Atlantic Northern & Southern railroad near $50,000 guarantee balance. Officials expect funds before hearing. county clerk reports many liens against the railroad. An Atlantic partnership seeks $45,000 for surveys, tax campaign, right of way work. Also, Amoy reports 28 plague deaths and 5 smallpox deaths over two weeks.
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Atlantic. Ta
Atlantic Northern & Southern Railroad
Sonth End
Harlan
Atlantic
New Entrants In Senate Rage And State School Funds
Des Moines reports crowded ballot results with Clarkson, Francis, and Wallace receiving votes while Curtiss leads in polling. House approves $750,000 for state institutions at Iowa City, Ames, and Cedar Falls. Several bills passed or advanced, including moving picture theatre regulation, fish and game warden salary, and bridge contracting rules amid a busy legislative day.
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Des Moines
Clarkson
Francis
Henry Wallace
Curtiss
House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee
Towa City
Ames
Cedar Falls
McAnner
Moore
Harding
Dar
Russell
Saunders
Aien
Sullivan
Senate
Bhenandoah
House
Towa
Bil
DeWolf
Iowa
Garner Murder Case Concluded
Danville Illinois reports the Garner murder trial ending with Fred Garner finishing his defense this morning denying all charges. He answered only yes or no under cross examination while his mother testified he returned home at 4 80 oclock on the night of the crime and did not leave the house again. The state was to close its case this afternoon and a verdict seemed likely. Separately a telegraphed note announced George W Critchfield, an American, died after being shot near a ranch in Tuxcat Mexico, as reported by the state department.
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Danville
Garner
Fred Garner
Elle Cochran
Washington
George W. Critchfield
Tuxcat
Mex
State Department
Scranton
Pancoast
Chins
Lst
Joseph Eb, Eivang
East Scranton
United States Reccal
J. A. Holmer
Evans
Fire damages Western Supply in Sioux City blaze
An early morning fire at Western Supply in Sioux City caused $88,000 in damage, with partial insurance coverage. The cause remains unknown. Also, J H Miller reports a U S district court verdict finding a Steele Miller & Co member guilty of mail fraud for circulating bogus bills of lading.
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Sioux City
Western Supply Company
Berden, Mies
J. H. Miller
Steele, Miller & Co
U. S District Court
Shiptons Mark 58 Years Since Dubuque Wedding
Mr and Mrs Philip Shipton, wed in Dubuque Iowa in 1832, celebrate 58 years of marriage. He served in the Civil War, lived in Galena and Waterloo before settling in Dunkerton. They have thirteen children, eleven living, with offspring across Oklahoma Colorado Oregon Washington North Dakota Cedar Falls and Dunkerton. The pair remain active in the Masonic lodge and enjoy good health at 78 and 72.
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Philip Shipton
Dubuque, Iowa
Dunkerton
Hannah Shipton
Black Hawk County
R&r
Weare Roth
Mrs. Shipton
Dubuque
Gatena
Mr. Shipton
Waverly
Picots Grove
Waverlon
Forties
Galena
Mississippi
Bilesnort
Philip
Missouri
Second
Arkansas Cavalry
Caldwell
Fox Township
Waterloo
Masonic Lodge
Shipton
Oklahoma
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
North Dakota
Cedar Falls
Horrid Man Burns Up Wife's Clothes to Keep Her Home
Oxford Nebraska report describes Henry Burns a domestic man who burned his wife Ophelia's club clothes after she refused to give up her Home Cooking club duties. He soaked her dresses with kerosene then set them alight to force her to stay home. The incident highlights domestic control and abuse within the Burns family.
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Oxford
Neb
Burns
Henry Burnes
Burne
Home Cooking Club
Amisen
Ophelia
Mine explosion kills 156 convicts at Banner coal mine
In Littleton Alabama at 6:40 am an explosion trapped 156 convicts and left only 29 miners rescued by 11 am. Authorities and mine owners Pratt Consolidated Coal company faced unclear cause possibly quarry dust as the northern Jefferson county mine employed convict labor from various counties.
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Littleton
Ala
Banner
Jefferson County
Pratt. Consolidated Coal Company
Mother and Her Six Children Fatally Burned
Chisago April 8 by a kerosene explosion Mrs Luddia Codatil and her six children perished last night at Clyde in the suburb. A year old boy died today and the others suffered severe injuries from flaming, attempts to extinguish the flames failed as the house burned rapidly and neighbors pulled out the mother and children. Judge Platt orders guardians executors and administrators to file annual reports before May term.
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Chisago
Luddia Codatil
Clyde
Sper
Platt
Senate bill proposes United States University in Washington
A bill by Senator Borah calls for a national capital university offering general public service training and an honorary George Washington degree. It would set a starting appropriation of $LAND,000 annually for ten years for establishment, with $200,000 yearly maintenance and an increasing $100,000 yearly increment until $1,000,000 is reached.
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Washington
United States University
National Capital
Borah
George Washington
Notorial Lapse Sparks Des Moines Saloon Petition Fight
Des Moines temperance leaders oppose a bill legalizing notorial signatures on saloon consent petitions. Governor Carroll warned of a veto unless the legislature reconfirms the measure. An amendment proposal would exclude cases already in court and block fraudulent petitions while stressing the bill's impact on Des Moines' saloon future.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Carroll Tedar
Italian Jubilee Exhibit Opens At Baths Of Diocletian
Rome hosts a grand Italian jubilee exhibit at the Baths of Diocletian with King and Queen present. Professor Lanciani presents the collection showing Rome’s civil, military, judicial, religious and literary works from republican and imperial eras. The display, aided by $190,000 government funding, spans 88 provinces across Europe Africa and Asia and aims to be permanent. Royal couple praise the exhibit and thank foreign representatives and contributors. A musical entertainment by Count Disanobertine is planned tonight at his plaza apartments.
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Rome
Frederick William
Disan Martine
Nathan
R. Landana
Europe
Africa
Asia
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Prof
Lancian
Dt Sanobertine
Plaza
Dia
Pamphila
New Explosion in Lorimer Case Rumor Surface
Washington reports say a bigger disclosure in the Lorimer bribery scandal is expected next week in Springfield. Senators anticipate revelations showing broader financial involvement alongside beef and lumber interests in raising the 190,998 to secure a senate seat. La Follette and progressives discuss the implications as inquiry resumes.
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Washington
D.C
Springfield
Lorimer
United States
Hees
Senate
Hines
la Follette
Tilingis State
Judge enjoins gent rate and mine tragedy headline
Judge Wal ter H. Sanborn in St Paul enjoins reductions in Minnesota passenger and merchandise rates and halts commodity rate cuts after June 1 1911 amid a stockholders suit against railroad interests. In Scranton Pa fatal mine fire at Pancoast mine prompts first federal rescue system use. at least 85 dead with 70 bodies recovered and heroic foreman Evans among the casualties.
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St. Paul, Minn
Walter H. Sanborn
United States
Cireuit Court
Minnesota
Minnesota, Railway Commissioners
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Great Northern Company
Thase Companies
Railway and Warehouse Commission of Minnesota
Sanborn
Unholz Suffers Blood Poisoning After Bout
Rudolph Tahdla, known as the Boer fighter, was knocked out in the third round by Tommy Moore of Chicago in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was rushed to a hospital with a dangerous blood infection that spread from a cauliflower ear operation in Chicago. Tahdla fainted twice during the day and attributed his ring entry to hoping Moore would be easy.
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St. Joseph
Rudolph Tahdla
Tommy Moore
Chicago
Taholz
Risnenk
Anholz
Moore
Walkers Reach 194 Miles in Six Day Race
In Indianapolis on April 2 the six day International walking race at Tomlinson hall continues hampered by injuries. Hoagland-Dineen lead while Hoolihan and Crooks wrestle with blisters and swollen ankles. Thibean and Canstin may challenge for second as official notes log temperatures and other details. Florence Sprouse and Charles Shepherd of Waterloo receive marriage licenses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tomlinson Hall
Hoagland-Dineen
Hoolihan
Crooks
Thibean
Canstin
Chicago
Young Woman Appointed Freight Solicitor in Davenport
Davenport announces Miss I. M. Carpenter as soliciting agent in the Pere Marquette Lehigh Valley freight department with headquarters in Davenport. She resides in Rock Island area, formerly worked in Rock Island Industrial dept, noted as skilled for her youth. Daisy Aden recently named division passenger agent for Burlington at Rock Island.
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Davenport
April
Tri- City
Pere Marquette Lehigh Valley Line
I. M. Carpenter
Mise Carpenter
Rocksland
Rock Island
Daisy Aden
Burlington
Rock Teland
Truskett Motion for New Trial Denied
In Independance on January to April 8 a motion for a new trial by A A Truskett, convicted March 28 of theft, was overruled by Judge T J Flantelly. Truskett was sentenced to the penitentiary for life or terms, with the record noting the wealth of Lime O and a man on January 7 last.
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Truskett
A. A Truskett
JT. D. & Neeler
Lime O
T. J. Flantelly
Iffe
CHILD DIES OF MEASLES IN CLARKSVILLE FAMILY
In Clarksville Virginia on April 3 the Charles Aliretop family faces a measles outbreak. Lyle, 26 months old, is reported severely ill along with three other sick children and the mother. The situation underscores a grave home health crisis in the community.
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Clarksville, Va
Charles Aliretop
Lyle
Gief Ingnight
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Young Foreman
U.S. Res
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Dineen
Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate
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Florence Sprouse
Gan Felice
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