First April Snow Hits Atlanta in History
Snow and freezing weather sweep through the south and parts of the midwest. Atlanta reports its first April snow in history, with heavy action lasting three hours. Cotton and fruit crops face damage while markets rally on futures. Northern regions see warmth contrasting with southern frost. Weather experts warn of continued danger to crops for days.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Kansas City
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Tennessee
Montgomery
Alabama
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Memphis
New Orleans
South
Chicago
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Arkansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Cairo
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Nashville
Calgary
Georg J. Cox
Weather Bureau
Five Million Gold Shipment Engaged For London
The report notes five millions of gold engaged for shipment to London on Wednesday. Engagements of gold for England totaled ten millions today, and overall exports this year exceed thirty-seven millions in gold.
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London
England
Woman's Wrath Wrecks Home Disappoints
A terse report notes a domestic dispute ending with property damage as a woman’s anger led to destruction within a residence. Police responded to the scene and filed the incident as a case of domestic disturbance with property damage.
Mount McKinley expedition sails to verify Cook claim
An Oregon New York joint expedition leaves Portland to Seattle to ride the Tacoma for Alaska. Four men including C B E Rusk A L Cool Joseph Ridley and Frank J Royce seek to confirm whether Dr Cook and the Lloyd party scaled Mount McKinley. The voyage also involves social intrigue around Dr Alexander Hall and Miss Mary Guthrie amid related threats and an explosion at Prairie City Iowa.
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Portland
Ore
New York
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Tacoma
Seattle
Cook
Lloyd
C. BE. Rusk
Chelan
Ten Thousand Miners Idle as Rain Floods Anthracite Mines
Shamokin Pa April 25 Ten thousand workmen are idle in the Northumberland and Columbia county coal regions as the anthracite mines are drowned out by heavy rain in the last 48 hours. It will be several days before operations resume.
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Shamokin
Northumberland
Columbia County
Guaranty Trust Takes Heaviest Gold Export in Europe Sale
New York on April 25 reports the Guaranty Trust company arranged the heaviest gold engagement yet in the current export movement to Europe, totaling 37 million dollars. The disclosure notes the deal as a major milestone in the ongoing trade.
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New York
Europe
Guaranty Trust Company
Halley's Comet Appears in Early Morning Sky
The 1910 note reports Halley’s comet rising at 3:06 a.m. and again at 3:04 a.m. the next day. Sunrise is at 6:02 a.m. The observer estimates the comet’s speed at about 1,812 miles per minute as it moves eastward through the constellation Perseus, beginning to veer from its apparent path toward a closer approach to Earth and the sun.
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Frederick Campbell
Psees
Wickersham Throws Out More Cases
Milwaukee April 25 Sutts for alleged conspiracy to defraud the government against J. M. Pereles T. J. Pereles and H. M. Benjamin prominent Milwaukee men in connection with their incorporation of the Wisconsin Coal company to operate coal lands in Colorado was dismissed by order of Attorney General Wickersham Other cases connected with the same company were dismissed several months ago.
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Milwaukee
Sutts
J. M. Pereles
T. J. Pereles
H. M. Benjamin
Wisconsin Coal Company
Colorado
Wickersham
Twain memorial rites and burial at Elmira
A Mark Twain memorial meeting in Chicago featured Hamlin Garland, George Ade, Robert Herrick, Emercon Hough and Professor Richard Burton. In Elmira the humorist was buried beside his wife and children in Woodlawn cemetery after a simple service at Park Church. The public house service followed earlier at Gen Langdon’s residence where Twain had married. Dr Eastman led brief prayers and reflections on family bonds as friends paid final respects.
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Chicago
Mark Twain
Hamlin Garland
George Ade
Robert Herrick
Emercon Hough
Richard Burton
Elmira
Woodlawn
Samuel L. Clemens
Samuel E. Eastman
Park Church
Humorist
New York
Clemens
Sexton
Charles J. Langdon
Monaco Prince Visits King in Rome
The prince of Monaco arrived in Rome and was greeted at the station by officials of King Victor Emmanuel. He then had a lengthy interview with the king after visiting him.
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Monaco
Rome
Prince of
Victor Emmanuél
New England PIs and Distinctive Tastes Compared
A Boston Globe piece humorously contrasts a New England pis with a Chicago dweller’s expectations. It likens a pumpkin pie to Gounod’s music in a sunlit landscape, and comments on salary increases tied to a homecoming while conscience acts.
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New England
Chicago
Hmerson
Massanet
Shaw
Gounod
Mystery Lover, Fire Wrecks Prairie City Home After Arrest
Miss Guthrie, formerly with Dr. Hall in Nevada and later marrying Miss Quick's relative, traveled to Prairie City. She rented rooms, hired a livery, and directed the driver to a farm she knew. An explosion smashed the Quick home, causing about 12000 dollars in damage with no injuries, heard across the city as villagers woke thinking a bank blast occurred.
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Miss Guthrie
Quick
Prairie City
Changsha Quiet After Week of Inland Rioting
Changsha rests quietly as rioting in inland towns of Hunan appears to subside with most foreigners having departed. A new governor and four gun boats arrive to assume duties. Amoy reports the cruiser Charleston sailing to Changsha while gunboats Wilmington Callao and Samar stay.
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Changsha
Hunan
Amoy
Charleston
Wilmington
Callao
Samar
Insurgents Tell Taft They Back His Legislative Program
Washington April 25 three insurgents Hayes of California Fish of New York and Woods of Iowa met with the president at the White House. Hayes said they were still with him on his legislative program. Elgin Butter Market butter firm at 29 cents and declining.
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Washington
Hayes
California
Fish
New York
Woods
Iowa
White House
Elgin
Roosevelt a Guest of Paris Officials and Crowds
In Paris on April 26 former President Roosevelt was hosted at the De Vella hotel by M. Caron and city officials. He signed the Livre d’Or, toured the city hall, received compliments, and greeted prominent Parisians. A huge crowd hailed him as he traveled to the carnival festival and tea with Edith Wharton. He plans a dinner with General Brugère and later attends the opera.
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Paris
Roosevelt
de Vella
Bacon
M. Jusserand
Washington
M. Caron
Edith Wharton
General Brugere
Lodge stops push for 65 thousand price probe extension
Washington April 25. Republican Senator Lodge will not press his resolution to appropriate 65 000 for extending the senate committee inquiry into flying costs. He cites opposition from Democratic senators as the reason.
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Washington
Lodge
Senate Committee
Defense Tries to Explain Poison Defense Tries to Explain
Kansas City April 25 A brief defense attempt follows a terse report on a poisoning case. The sparse OCR readout mentions no clear names, dates, or outcomes beyond the location and date of the note.
A Strange Eye Ailment Taints Iowa City Sororities
Iowa City doctors report a striking eye affliction among sorority girls, threatening vision in several cases within a year. They suspect a red drug used to enhance beauty may cause the condition, with no names released though prominent university girls are thought involved.
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Iowa City
Evening Press
Col Raymond suffers second stroke in Iowa hampton newsman
Iowa Falls Iowa April 25 The Evening Press reports Col L B Raymond veteran newspaper man of Hampton has sustained a second stroke of paralysis affecting the right side and leaving him practically helpless His wide acquaintance in Iowa is noted as a concern for his friends and supporters during his illness
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Iowa Falls
Evening Press
Friends
Col. L. B. Raymond
Hampton
Ackley Feels Rush To Build German College
Ackley residents consider raising 40000 dollars for a denomination college to be built by the German Evangelical denomination of Iowa. Gladbrook offers 20000, while three other towns pursue the same project as Cedar Rapids reports Rock Island will invest 50000 to improve its yards.
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Town Falls
Evening Press
Ackley
Iowa
Gladbrook
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Eoening Press
Street Car Motormen and Conductors Win Wage Increase
Davenport reports the Tri City Railway signs a three year agreement raising the wage scale for motormen and conductors from 10 to 15 percent. The move affects the workforce across Davenport Moline and Rock Island as of April 36 per the Evening Press.
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Davenport
Evening Press
Tri-City Railways Company Today
Aged woman dies of burns in Burlington millinery trade
Burlington Iowa April 25 Miss Augusta Dietbieck aged 67 dies from burns suffered Saturday. She had worked in the millinery business in the city for over thirty years.
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Burlington
Hyen-ing Press
Augusta Dietbieck
Boy Slayer Taken to Jail in Bolton
John Thorp, a Bolton resident, was shot Saturday night by his stepson Lem John, 18, during a quarrel over property. Thorp died within an hour. The incident occurred in Bolton, with only Thorp’s wife and Lem’s sister present. Lem John was jailed in Centerville.
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Bolton
Evening Press
John Thorp
Lem John
Thorp
Lem
Bonnie
Centerville
Aged Man Killed by Train Near Northwestern Yards
Council Bluffs Iowa April 25 A J Sweeny an aged man was found dead in the Northwestern yards this morning, his body badly crushed and evidently struck by a train.
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Council Bluffs
Evening Press
A. J. Sweeny
Governor proclaims mothers day second Sunday in May
Es Moines Ja April 25 Governor Carroll issued a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day and urged all to wear a white carnation in honor of their mother.
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Es Moines
Carroll
Theft Probe Fails. Albia Office Stolen Funds Found Short
Albia Iowa April 25. Three weeks after the Adams Express office was robbed of 3000 dollars, suspicions focused on a local youth but yielded no clues. Auditor Gilbert Nelson was found short 910 dollars and arrested, with relatives offering to cover the loss. The company has not accepted the repayment until a clue to the 3000 dollar robbery is found.
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Albia
Evening Press
Adams Express Company
Pinkerton
Gilbert ‘Nelson
Nelson
Ministers Name Representatives Elected to Board
A ministerial association meeting at the Y M C A elected several ministers to serve on the board of directors overseeing Sunday meetings in the city next November. Named are Rev. Walter M. Rollins, Rev. Frank Cole, Rev. W. B. Sandfara, Rev. H. G. Beeman, Rev. E. D. Hull.
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Walter MH. Rollins
Frank Cole
W. B. Sandfara
H. G. Beeman
E. D. Hull
Corner Cutters Prosecution Reported In Police Court
A man identified as a corner cutter faced a police court after being warned not to cut across the complainant’s lot. The affidavit sworn before Tadge Caldwell described the offense. The defendant, associated with Martin’s Standard quality cigar, appeared in court at noon.
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Tadge Caldwell
Martin
Strychnine Testimony In Swope Case At Trial
Testimony from O HW Gentry of Independence Missouri a druggist describes Strychnine tonics Col Swoon used to take amid the Swope trial. Gentry says Hunton prescribed the tonic for years and induced Swope to take it to show his habit. Margarit testified but her remarks were brief and not revealing.
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Col. Swoon
O. HW. Gentry
Inidependance
Jlyde
Hunton
Swope
Fire By Dynamite Roasts Louisiana Town, Wipes Out City
Five thousand homeless, several missing, scores injured as a fire starting in an old opera house destroys thirty business blocks and much of the residence area. Dynamite breaches are used to create a fire path, with cause undetermined.
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Teake Charlen
Lass
Salem
Neb
Tuing
M. Coffee
Falls City
Waterlud barber fights onions tax and city rules
Chicago Record Herald relays Herbert the honest barber in Waterloo Iowa reacting to a city ordinance banning eating onions or smoking during business hours. He recalls past openings and jokes about town life while lamenting changes in the barber trade.
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Chicago
Waterloo
Empire
Herbert
London
Radicals Lose Seats in French Elections
Paris April 25 results from the chamber of deputies election show most cabinet members reelected except Millerand on public works. Republicans gain two seats, radicals gain two but lose nineteen total. Nine districts remain unreported as of 3 pm yesterday.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Millerand
Court adjourns sine die after brief February term
Judge Ransier adjourned court sine die this afternoon at 2 o clock and left for home. The February term of court was unusually short for this county, typically in session until the May term convenes.
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Ransier
Independence
Waterloo population debate threatens river front commission
An Iowa City column discusses whether Waterloo’s river front improvement commission could be dissolved if Waterloo’s 1910 census exceeds 25 000. It notes the commission holds title to river lands within city limits and cites potential private dredging and sand pumping plans amid calls to dredge the Cedar River for development.
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Waterloo
River Front Improvement Commission
Pipe River Front Improvement Commission
Waterloo Commission
Yentead
River Front
W. Friedl
Commercial Street
River Front Commission
Cedar River
Runaway Zeppelin II Destroyed in Trees in Prussia
In Limburg an der Lahn on April 25 a German Zeppelin II ran away during its resumption trip and was destroyed. Of three aerial cruisers from Cologne to Hamburg only Parseval returned under its own power. Zeppelin II struck a tree clump near Weilburg, fell to the hillside, and lay entangled in trees by a cliff.
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Limburg-an-der-Lahn
Prussia
Cologne
Hamburg
Weilburg
Burglar Art Russell Pleads Guilty in Iowa
In Burlington Iowa April 25 Art Russell pleaded guilty to one burglary charge in district court and received a twenty year prison sentence by Judge Withrow He had been indicted on two burglary charges and one murder attempt and was described as a notorious criminal leader of a local burglary gang Large quantities of stolen goods were found in his house and he had earlier shot Fireman Fred Anderson during a pursuit His wife is named in the record and he faces additional charges in Jefferson City Missouri
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Prairie City
Jesse A. Quick
Mary Guthrie
Carthage
Quick
Guthria
Alexander Hall
Colfax
Myrtle Quick
Jesse Quick
Hall
Miss Guthrie
Burlington
Evening Press
Art Russell
Withrow
Russell
Jefferson City
Fred Anderson
Anderson
Pisson
Lntar
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