Prison Fire Destroys Five Buildings at Kansas Penitentiary
Fire at the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing destroyed the twine plant, tailor shop, and engine rooms amid 1,000 plus prisoners. The blaze, caused by an explosion under a motor, threatened cell houses but fire crews and townspeople contained it by 1:30 pm. Loss estimated at 700000 with 1084 cells in the complex.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Thera
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Fire Department
Britisher Becomes Mexican General In Defending Naco
Naco Arizona April 12 The daring four day defense of Naco Sonora by General Pedro Ojeda features two secrets artillery of French pattern shooting two explosive shells a minute and an Englishman named John Dean active in the fray Dean is said to have led the enemy artillery and caused heavy losses to the constitutionalists He was aided by two American Negro deserters from the Ninth United States Cavalry Dean has served in the English army and Transvaal campaigns and was promoted to general by Ojeda
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Naco
Ariz
Pedro Ojeda
Sonora
John Dean
Dean
Tie
Ninth
United States Cavalry
Transvaal
Ojeda
Morgan Coffin Buried in Roses in Marble Library
J P Morgan lies in the west wing of the marble library after burial. About 1,500 friends will attend funeral services at St George's church on Monday. Police guard and restricted access accompany the private viewing as family floral tributes proceed to Hartford for committal.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
St. George's Church
Hartford
Massacre of Christians on Kasteloryza Island
A dispatch from Athens reports that Turks from Asia Minor massacred all Christians on the island of Kasteloryza southeast of Rhodes. No further details were provided. In Vienna, Prince William of Sweden is named likely to occupy the Albanian throne per the triple alliance. Dispatches from Cattaro note heavy bombardment at Scutari by Montenegrin forces.
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Athens
Asia Minor
Kasteloryza
Rhodes
Vienna
William of
Sweden
Gustave
Albania
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Neue Freie Presse
Cattaro
Montenegro
Scutari
Japan Protests Anti-Japanese Legislation in California
Tokyo dispatch reports Viscount Chinda, Japanese ambassador, instructed to file formal representations in Washington over California anti-Japanese land laws. Irritation grows nationwide. parties urge actions to protect treaty rights. Bryan remains noncommittal until laws pass and await governor action. California Senator Sanford assures alien land bill will not clash with treaties.
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Viscount Chinda
United States
Foreign Office
Washington
California
America
Constitutional
Chambers of Commerce
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Japan
Bryan
Chinda
Baker
Wilson
Sanford
Subpoena Shock Hits Hotel La Salle Witnesses
Chicago April 12 A midnight session of the Illinois senatorial welfare commission sprung a surprise by subpoenaing women from dance halls cabarets and other less respectable places. Guests and employees were thunderstruck as witnesses were brought in to answer questions about alleged social conditions and moral concerns.
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Chicago
Ilinois Senatorial Welfare Commission
Hotel la Salle
Fire damages Chittenden block. losses under 25000
A spectacular blaze in the Chittenden block in Columbus today threatened the Chittenden hotel and caused as yet unestimated damage. Fire crews contained the flames with losses not exceeding 25000. One flood reef station in the block escaped the blaze.
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Columbus
Chittenden
Pope Relapse Fears Grow As Illness Reappears
Rome reports a relapse of influenza with tracheal bronchitis threatening the pope, fever at 103, blinds drawn, and cautious optimism from physicians. Officials note improved appetite and the pontiff receiving visitors, while Vatican bulletin downplays danger despite grave conditions.
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Rome
St. Peter’s
Marchiatava
Jean Joseph Koppes
Luxembourg
The
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Marchiapava
Brothers Reunite After Sixty Years Believed Dead
Andrew Southerland of this city and his brother James Southerland of Chippewa County Wisconsin met this week for the first time in sixty years after separating as boys. Their mother died in Albany and all four sons joined the army. all were wounded except Andrew who lived in Spring Creek township. Andrew, now 77, learned two years ago that James was alive, and after eighteen months of correspondence they finally met.
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Andrew Southerland
James Southerland
Chippewa County
Wis
Albany
N. Y
Andrew
Black Hawk Equity
Spring Creek Township
James TH
James
New York
Washington
Chippewa Co
Paroled Prisoner 15 Arrested for Burglary
Davenport Iowa April 11 George B Burrier a noted criminal who served time in Iowa penitentiaries was arrested at Aurora Illinois charged with burglary. He was paroled from Anamosa about six months ago and led a gang active six years ago in Canton Des Moines Sioux City and elsewhere. Mrs ol Gl Hanlon was ventured to St Francis hospital this afternoon to undergo a surgical operation.
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Davenport
Ol. Hanlon
St Francis Hospital
Nacre
PANKHURST FREED AFTER DAY IN PRISON
London April 14 Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragist leader was released from Holloway jail this morning after a nine day hunger strike sentence of three years. She is on probation reporting to police and may be reimprisoned for any misdemeanor. Her condition was described as grave and she was moved to a sanitarium. Two suffrage activists Phyllis Brady and Millicent Dean were sentenced to weeks in prison. Brady has been on hunger strike.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Holloway
Woman's Social and Political Union
Phyllis Brady
Millicent Dean
Miss Brady
Arkansas Levee Breached By Flood Near Memphis
Flood bulletin reports a break in the Mippi levee near Lake Jefferson Arkansas ten miles below Rosedale Mississippi. No loss of life in initial report. River conditions improving at Cairo and Memphis. Levee area awaiting reopening of looms and businesses.
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Memphis
Lake Jefferson
Ark
Rosedale
Miss
Washington
The
Weather Haven
Senate Rejects House Amendment To Waterloo Exhibition Rate
Des Moines April 2 The senate refused to concur in the house amendment to the fair excursion rate bill limiting coverage to events with 100000 attendees. The Waterloo daily show had been included by a prior senate amendment. The measure goes to conference committee.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
de Wolf
Waterloo
Timely Arrival of Father Saves Child From Fire
Doris Fifer aged 2 of 916 Wellington street escaped a fatal oil lamp fire when her father Cecil B. Fifer returned home after a water run and swiftly pulled her from the blaze that singed her hair as she playfully ignited a celluloid comb near the lamp.
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Doris
Cecil B. Fifer
Wellington Street
Cedar Falls School Board selects Brice Francis as superintendent
The Cedar Falls school board, meeting as a teachers’ committee, unanimously elected Brice Francis to serve as superintendent of city schools for the coming year. Appointments of teachers were confirmed with few changes to the teaching staff and several new names added to the list.
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Cedar Palle
Cedar Falls
Brice Francis
Lst
Two Arrested in 200000 Theft Gage
New York police traced three men to Hazleton, Pennsylvania after a $250,000 jewelry theft from the Martin Simons & Sons pawnshop on the east side. Joseph Stone, an Englishman, and two others were arrested and found with burglar tools. They face local charges of carrying burglar tools as detectives continued the case.
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New York
Hazleton
Joseph Stone
Martin Simons & Sons
Poaliea
George S. Dougherty
Simons
Presidential Nominations and Court Case Fragments
Nominations sent to the Senate include Dudley Malone for third assistant secretary of state and John Moore as counsellor for the state department, both of New York. Also named are Andrew Evans for customs in Texas and Wandi Merrawaddy and John Rogers for U S marshal posts in Texas. A land fraud trial resumes in Chicago with Frank Wah Bon among five defendants. A drain age congress in St Louis rejects federal Mississippi river funding, favoring a cabinet department of public works.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Dudley Bield Malone
New York
State Department
John Bassett Moore
District of Salaria
Texas
Andrew HW. Evans
United States Attonies
la. Camp
United States Marshal
Northern
Wandi Merrawaddy
John Rogers
Chivago
Frank Waht- Bon
Sowalleaul
Alaska
Tran Mases
Demos Clash on Sugar Rate in House Debate
Washington April 12 The House Democratic caucus defeated Broussard amendments to the Underwood sugar tariff bill by 86 to 15. Broussard urged gradual reductions and a three year free sugar plan, while Hardwick pressed immediate free raw sugar without gradual cuts.
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Washington
House
Democratic Caucus
Broussard
Louisiana
Underwood
Loutalena
Michigan
Wilson
Hardwick
Georgia
Cuba
New Havana Mayor Assassinated in Political Tension
Havana reports Corfornia J.R. Mendez, newly elected conservative mayor of Cientuegos in Santa Clara, was shot dead by unknown assailants. Six suspects are under arrest as authorities fear a conservatives versus liberals backlash following the election.
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Havana
Corfornia JR. Mendez
Cientuegos
Santa Clara
Mendez
Withdrawal of militia in Buffalo ordered
Buffalo, N Y April 2 A court order was issued directing the withdrawal of 3000 state militia called here in connection with the strike of the carmen of the International Railway company All of the companies will return home tonight Regular service was resumed on all city and suburban lines today
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Buffalo
N. Y
Carmen of the International Railway Company
Relatives Offer Reward for Missing Joseph W.
Memphis Tennessee relatives of Joseph W. N. wired today offering a $2,500 reward for news of his whereabouts, after he has been missing since April.
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Memphis, Tenn
Joseph W. N
Federal Appointments Notice From Washington
Washington April 123 announces the appointment of Robt W Jennings of Juneau as United States district judge for Alaska and C J Reames of Medford Oregon named United States attorney for the district of Oregon in a federal appointment notice.
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Juneau
Alaska
C. J. Reames
Medford
Ore
District of Oregon
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