Action at Mount Dajo Ends Moro Hostilities Near Jolo
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood reports a severe action near Jolo against Moros. Army 15 enlisted men killed four officers wounded, naval 32 casualties, Moros about 600 killed. Describes bombardment, crater assault, and heavy losses on both sides.
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Manila
Jolo
Leonard Wood
Division of the
Philippines
Sulu Islands
Mount Dajo
Army
H. D. Cooke, Jr
United States
Pampanga
Gilmore
Constabulary
John R. White
Tyree Rivers
Gordon
Wylie T. Conway
Sixth Infantry
Joseph W.duncan
Gen
Bliss and
Myself
Omar Bundy
K. P. Lawton
Rivers
L.M. Koeher
Mc Glaechlin
Lieut Johnson
Moro Constabulary
Zamboanga
Bliss
Geni
Resent President Roosevelt Intervention in Pittsburg Coal Row
Pittsburg coal operators resent President Roosevelt intervention to halt a threatened miners strike. At Friday's conference George B. Magoon, VP and GM of Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal, demanded an explanation from President Robbins of Pittsburg Coal Co. about how the action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
Robbins
Pittsburg Coal Company
George B. Magoon
Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Company
Freight Train Wreck Kills Two in Ohio Collision
A Baltimore & Ohio wreck near Bloomdale Ohio at 11:25 Sunday left two dead and 15 injured with one more expected to die. Two engines were wrecked and multiple cars including mail express baggage and passenger coaches were demolished and burned.
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Toledo
Baltimore & Ohio
Bloomdale
Confession at Birmingham Gallows Leaves City In Shock
A brief, fragmentary report notes the execution at Birmingham Alabama of Jim Walker who confessed on the gallows to crimes and the town reacted with muted disbelief as officials confirmed the hanging took place here.
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Birmingham
Jim ] Walker
Othe
Oklahoma statehood bill passes senate amid close vote
Washington Friday saw the senate approve a bill admitting a new state named Oklahoma from the Oklahoma and Indian territories. A constitutional convention is planned with 110 members and Indians retain certain rights. liquor sales in Indian territory are prohibited for 21 years. Guthrie and Tuscon details follow with government seat debates and celebrations in Tuscan after news.
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
House
Arizona
New Mexico
Burrows
United States
National House of Representatives
National Treasury
Guthriel
Tuscan
Ariz
Miners Invite New Coal Pact As Strike Threat Persists
New York reports a flat rejection by anthracite operators of miners demands for shorter hours higher wages and dues collection. The open shop policy is reaffirmed as operators propose a three year extension of strike commission awards from April 1 1996. Philadelphia notes Roosevelt may act as peacemaker in the pendingPennsylvania coal conflict as labor officials meet.
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New York
Athe Anthracite
Mine Owners’ Committee
Anthracita Coal Strike Commission
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
D. Charles P. Neill
United States Commissioner of Labor
Washington
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
Kentucky farmers gain crop pooling authority in senate bill
The Kentucky house passed a senate bill allowing farmers to pool crops and hold them for higher prices. The measure targets tobacco growers, enabling leaf tobacco producers to combine to secure satisfactory prices amid alleged manipulation by a tobacco trust.
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Frankfort
Senate
Kentucky
Tobacco Trust
Doctor Richardson of Norris Insane Asylum Dies
Philadelphia physician Dr Richardson longtime superintendent of Norris town insane asylum died after a long career as an alienist. In a bid to avoid burial alive he requested a brother physician pierce his heart before the body was interred and his remains were placed in preparation.
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Philadelphia
Richardson
Norristown
Insane ‘Asylum
Earthquake in India Reported From Lahore
A tremor of intense shaking rattled Lahore and surrounding regions with reports of damage from a major quake in India. Authorities urged calm as crews assessed impacts and coordinated relief efforts.
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India
Lahore
French Miners Slain In Massive Courbieres Mine Disaster
A gas explosion and spreading flames killed 1,193 miners in the Courbieres coal pits near Bethune in Pas de Calais. Of 1,795 men who entered the shafts, only 602 survived as rescuers abandoned hopes amid toxic vapors and extensive damage. Authorities, including M. Gautier and M. Dubief, coordinated relief efforts while crowds gathered to learn fates.
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Paris
Courbires
Pas-de-Calais
M. Gautier
M. Delafond
M. Dubief
Gautier and
Dubief
M. Lavours
Debief
Bethune
Mericourt
Coron
Lens
Pas de Calais
M. Arras
Dowie in Eclipse as Zion reforms take hold
Wilbur Glen Voliva outlined Sunday in Chicago Zion City reforms to separate church and state while Dowie remains Elijah III but no longer leads the cash box. About 1500 members heard that Dowie has been permanently deposed and abuses under his administration were condemned.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Zion Central Tabernacle
Michigan Avenue
Wilbur Glen Voliva
Dowie
War Veteran General Gage Dies in San Jose at 67
Gen Joseph S Gage died in San Jose California after a paralytic stroke aged 67 He was born in Paris Maine and had a distinguished war record.
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San. Jose
Cal
Paris
Maine
French Cabinet Resigns After Defeat in Deputies
The Rouvier cabinet in Paris fell after a defeat in the chamber of deputies on Wednesday night. The crisis, tied to Franco-German tensions and the Boeschepe church inventory riot, may impact the Algeciras conference and European affairs. Rouvier and ministers offered resignations. President Fallieres accepted. M Sarrien agreed to form a new ministry with Bourgeois and Poincare joining the cabinet.
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Paris
Rouvier
Chamber of Deputies
Algeciras
Boeschepe
Foreign Office
M. Rouvier
Fallieres
M. Sarrien
MM. Bourgeois
Poincaire
Census reveals empire population and distribution
The Blue Book on Britain's empire lists area about 11.91 million square miles and a population near 400 million with 54.09 million whites. Asia holds 309 million. Africa 43 million. Europe 42 million. America 7.5 million. Australasia 5 million. Calcutta is the next most populous city after London.
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London
Asia
Africa
Europe
America
Australasia
Calcutta
India
Natal
Cyprus
Canada
West Indies
United Kingdom
Death sentence commuted for Bergen County murderer
In Trenton New Jersey the death sentence of Antoinette Tolla Bergen County murderer for killing Joseph Sonta was commuted to seven and a half years by the court of pardons. The vote was six to two. She had been slated to be hanged in Hackensack on March 12. This marked the court of pardons first commutation to anything other than life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Antoinette Tolla
Bergen County
Joseph
Sonta
Court of Pardons
Tolla
Hackensack
Doardons
Not Guilty Verdict in Senator Green Conspiracy Trial
Washington jury finds ex State Senator George Green of New York not guilty on conspiracy to defraud the government related to clock deliveries to the post office department. Jury reached verdict Thursday afternoon.
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Green
Washington
George
New
York
Post Office Department
Indiana Doings: County Tax Records Uncovered
Wabash Workman and Higgs completed a county audit in Wabash County revealing omitted property and credits totaling about 4 million dollars over 20 years. The books were handed to County Assessor Pawling who will issue notices. attorneys dispute whether the contract with the firm will stand, with possible action within a week to set aside the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Workman & Higgs
Pawling
Higgs
Kokomo Police Commissioners Resign Under Pressure
Kokomo officials quit after governors request two police commissioners G P Wood and W D Ellis resign. Ellis reportedly away in Florida. Motive cited as alleged misdoings and lax law enforcement amid council refusal to hire enough officers.
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Kokomo
Indianapolis
Hanly
G. P. Wood
W. D. Ellis
Ellis
Florida
Man Dies After Whisky Bet In Cromwell Saloon
Perry McCann, a contractor, drank a full quart of whisky without water in 15 minutes in Cromwell. After leaving for his hotel he collapsed unconscious fifteen minutes later and lies dying as doctors fear poison adulteration caused his condition.
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Cromwell
Perry McCann
Goes to Jail for Truancy Fine in Marion Case
Henry Hess chose jail over sending his 12 year old son to Plainfield school to satisfy a truancy fine. He served 17 days in jail after failing to settle the fine, instead of facing trial on the truant officer’s charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Marion
Plainfield
Henry Hess
Hess
Bloodhounds Close In on Burglary Suspect
Bloodhounds tracked Joan Walker a 20 year old youth for hours before Sheriff Whiting arrested him on burglary charges. Walker confessed robbing Albert Schu’s general store in Francisco and revealed the location of the robbed goods. He is on parole from the Indiana boys' school, which would have expired at month end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Joan Walker
Whiting
Albert Schu
Francisco
Walker
Indiana Boys’ School
Dismissal on Technicality Clears Two Hunting Charges
Boonville reports the circuit court dismissed cases against Hon. Edward Durre of Evansville and Otis Lewis of Boonville for hunting in Werrick county without a permit. A key factor was affidavit filer A B Alexander signing initials only, not his full name.
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Boonville
Edward Durre
Evansville
Otis Lewis
Werrick County
A. B. Alexander
Defy City's Blue Laws Spark Sunday Businesses
In Terre Haute theaters opened Sunday cigar dealers sold openly and candy stores did business while police arrested several violators. The following week will see more trials than any since the strict Sunday closing laws began a month ago.
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Terre Haute
Husband Held for Murder in Indiana Case
Vincennes reports Ida Kinnemer of Sandborn died in convulsions and her newborn child perished. Her husband La Fayette Kinnemer was arrested after investigators found a poison bottle in the room.
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Vincennes
Ida Kinnemen
la Fayette
Kinnemer
Sandborn
Physician Returns to Ladoga After Twenty-Eight Years Absent
Dr John Mahoney of Ladoga Indiana reappears after 28 years missing. He arrived by Monon train and did not recognize his brother Dr J G Mahoney or his son now grown to age 31. His wife divorced him long ago and remarried in Kansas. He cannot recall his disappearance or the elapsed time.
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Indianapolis
John Mahoneys
Ladoga
Ind
J. CG. Mahoney
Sherrick Placed on Trial in State Embezzlement Case
Indianapolis former state auditor David E. Sherrick is on trial on indictments for embezzling 140000 from the state. The hearing, expected to last a fortnight, follows his involvement in Gov. Hanly’s capital affairs probe. Sherrick, who resigned September 14 after conflicts over stock investments and loans to friends, contends he has settled with the state in full. Both sides accepted a jury to try Sherrick.
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Sherrick
Indianapolis
David E. Sherrick
Gov
Hanly
David 5
Traction Shows Profit at Union Traction Group Meeting
At the annual stockholders meeting of the Union Traction company of Indiana and the Indianapolis Northern Traction and Indiana Union Traction companies directors were elected. The combined firms posted gross earnings of 1 522 229 with operating expenses of 796 590 yielding net earnings of 725 639. Interest on bonds totaled 556 061 leaving net income after taxes and interest of 169 576.
Actress Calms Dowling Theater Fire Panic in Logansport
Fire in the Dowling theater caused a momentary panic as audience members moved to exits. Lead actress Rosalie Knott urged cool, orderly evacuation during the first act of When Knighthood Was in Flower, addressing the crowd while guiding the departures.
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Logansport
Dowling Theater
Rosalie Knott
Supreme Court to Settle Saloon Closures
Bluffton reports 18 saloon keepers arrested for selling intoxicants on Washington birthday. They signed an agreement to close on Decoration Day and Labor Day until the Supreme Court rules the two days legal holidays. Prosecuting attorney dismissed the cases to obtain the agreement.
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Supreme Court
Bluffton
Washington
Sweetheart's Kiss Fatal at Miss Jack son Wedding Eve
Miss Elvira Jackson aged 20 dies near Huron Michigan on eve of wedding from tonsillitis contracted by kissing her fiancé J Arthur Frazer who had suffered illness for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Elvira Jackson
Huron
Mich
J. Arthur Frazer
Appointments by New Board at State Hospital
The new state hospital commission appoints Lincoln Lee agriculturist and John Hitz horticulturist for two years or until buildings are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
New State Hospital Commission
Lincoln Lee
John Hitz
Local Couple Keeps Three Daughters Born on March Dates
Franklin and Mrs Joel Core near this city celebrate three daughters born in March in consecutive years 1903 1905 and 1906.
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Franklin
Joel Core
Muncie Woman Death by Arsenic Amid Domestic Troubles
Evansville-Sidney Lane of Muncie Illinois died by taking arsenic here. The act is linked to domestic troubles as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Sidney Lane
Muncie
Ill
Fort Wayne Butcher Forged Notes to Cover Poker Losses
Frank Ofenloch admitted forging notes totaling 2500 dollars to meet poker losses and discounting the paper at banks before his arrest in Fort Wayne. Evansville reports a death from "black pneumonia" in Hammond Tucker of near here, marking the fifth death from the disease in the Tucker family over the past week. Judge R D Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Banks
Frank Ofenloch
Evansville
Hammond Tucker
F. m
Tucker
Richardson
Poverty and persistence mark Sherrick bid for state auditor
Indiana race recounts David I. Sherrick’s four year struggle for the state auditor nomination. Financial ruin, a sick wife, and hostile slanderous letters tested him as he begged funds, kept lobbying at the Denison hotel, and rallied through a bitter primary fought on sheer tenacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Whitehead
Indianapolis
David I. Sherrick
Indiana
Dave
Sherrick
Denison
The
Noblesville
Tipton
Frank
Martin
Lebanon
Net Rick
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