Neutrality questions persist in reports from Chalmatte
Special dispatches from Washington Chicago Wheeling and Fenton report on neutrality debates over shipments to South Africa and a British officer's boasts. Crowder's inquiry found insufficient evidence of neutrality violations while General Stewart dismisses the investigation as irrelevant. A Chicago murder suicide in a crowded State street tenement is described with seven deaths from poison and rats. Kwamalgaratey Association notes and Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company stock reduction are also reported.
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Wasshington
Crowder
South Africa
Chalmatte
Chicago
America
Sir Robert Stewart
England
New Orleans
Stewart
State Street
Jones Butler
Butler
Wireless Telegraph Company
Fenton
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Guglielmo
Dunkirk boxer tops Chicago foe in six round bout
Tom Couhig of Dunkirk N Y defeated Martin Duffy of Chicago in six rounds at catch weights. Couhig, weighing about 146 pounds, won the decision after flooring Duffy from the third round onward as Duffy was lighter by at least eight pounds.
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Guffy
Chicago
Tom Couhig
Dunkirk
N. Y
Martin Duffy
Couhige
Duffy
Couhig
Final Effort to Secure WV Operators to Attend Conference
Huntington W Va April 21 The United Mine Workers of West Virginia plan a final push to win coal operators attendance at a conference in the city this week If no recognition is achieved a general strike is feared among thousands of miners on the Chesapeake and Ohio Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio railways.
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West Virginia
Huntington
W. Va
United Mine Workers of
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Baltimore and Ohio
Torrid Spell In the West
Omaha records the hottest April day in years with temperatures near 100 degrees and a prior record broken. Falls City reports 100 in the shade as wheat suffers from drought. Other southern Nebraska Kansas and Missouri towns report record temperatures for April.
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Omaha
Falls City
Mercury
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Pope's Possible Successor Cardinal Sarto Profile
Rome April 21 Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto born June 2 1835 at Riese in Venice province studied at Salesian Institute Cottolongo. Known for studious nature and proverbial seriousness the future pope is eyed as potential successor after a remark by the pope to composer Lorenzo Perosi.
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Rome
Guiseppe Sarto
Lorenzo Perosi
Perosi
Riese
Venice
Salesian Institute
Cottolongo
Dom Bosco
Prisoner's Admission in Sevier County Jail Puts Out Goebel Murder Claim
Ira Gillespey alias Dock Hill, prisoner at Sevier County jail Sevierville Tennessee, is charged with robbery. Sevier officials admitted he is wanted for alleged complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel of Kentucky. A $500 reward is outstanding for his capture. He claims Lexington Kentucky as his home. Kentucky officers have been wired.
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Knoxville
Ira Gillespey
Dock Hill
Sevier County
Sevierville
Tenn
Goebel
Kentucky
Lexington
Strike disrupts Frisco transit on April 21
San Francisco faced limited rapid transit as a street railway strike halted most service. Only three lines operated while the United Railroad of Baltimore syndicate suspended all Market Street routes. The Bit win pursued organizing, claiming about 3,000 men enrolled.
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Frisco
San Francisco
United Railroad
Baltimore
Market Street
WES
Bit Win
Gambler Resisted Arrest in Guthrie Shooting
In Guthrie on April 21 Charles BE Growles was shot and killed by a deputy marshal at Lewton after a gambling house fight with his partner Lewis. The two exchanged shots with no serious injuries before Growles resisted arrest and was fatally wounded in self defense.
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Guthrie
OQT
Charles BE
Growles
Lewton
Lewis
Ors
Grand Duchess Helena Eloped Rumor Debunked
Vienna reports that Grand Duchess Helena of Russia allegedly eloped with a student and was arrested in Warsaw, then sent to Siberia, but the story is discredited. Helena, born Jan 29 1882, is the daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir, czar's uncle.
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Grand Ducneas
Vienna
Helena
Russia
Warsaw
Siberia
Grand Duchess
Vladimir
Globe of News Depicting Doings in the World
Fragmented clipping reports an earthquake shock in the City of Mexico and a humorous incident that caused a death in New York involving Dr Nathaniel Freeman. It notes J Pierpont Morgan abroad and a large capital figure, with scattered names and garbled items.
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City of Mexico
New
Kof
Nathaniel_Freeman
Russy Hie
J. Pierpont
Morgan
Unes
Gaplta
Dannié
Rosenberker
United States Steel reorganization aims at full manufacturing control
A Pittsburg report states the United States Steel Corporation plans to erase constituent company identities and operate as the primary manufacturing and properties holder. President Schwab would oversee all ventures from ships to furnaces, with departments unified under a single purchasing and executive structure. Aimed at making Steel the concrete manufacturing head of its absorbed enterprises.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Visuas
Edlana
Nothing in peace rumors, Hicks Beach tells Commons
In a Commons speech Sir Michael Hicks Beach defended budget plans and dismissed press rumors of South Africa peace negotiations as premature. The Income Tax resolution passed 290 to 61. Labor unions faced a temporary injunction in Cincinnati as brewery interests sued the AFL and unions over a strike plan. Secretary Morrison met with engineers and firemen, leading to a pledge not to supply steam to breweries using nonunion labor.
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London
House of Commons
Michael Hicks-Beach
South Afric
Cincinnati
Hollister
Covington and
Newport
American Federation of Labor
International Unions of Enginéers
Fremen
Brew‘ers
Woman commits suicide after quarrel in Illinois
Wahicago April 22 Mrs Abraham Antoranum of Waugekan Ills saturated garments with kerosene and set them on fire dying in agony. Her husband awakened by screams broke down the door and was badly burned trying to extinguish the flames. The death followed a quarrel between the couple. New York April 22 John Weber a striker at Ridgewood Silk Mill was shot and killed by Michael Sashinson a nonunion worker who fired into the crowd after jeering as he quit work. Weber died from a skull fracture.
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Phillips
Night Watch
Pitteburg
John M Phillips
Dana Scott
Oliver Phillips
Pittsburg
Ben Bridges
Loulaville
Arch Schriber
Moscow
Tom Whitney
New Albany
Ind
Harry Doss
Cincinnati
pHot
al Pritchard
Memphis
Clare Crawford
Kenton
Harry Clossen
Zanesville
William Bollinger
Stewart
Fred Rentz
Newport
Harvey Brown
Marietta
al Brahm
Wahicago
Abraham Antoranum
Waugekan
Antoranum
New York
John Weber
Ridgewood
L—L Silk Mis
Michael Sashinson
Sashingson
Weber
Laskinson
General Wood Grants Pardons in Cuba Evacuation
General Wood issues a special order adding pardons to the process as Cuba evacuates and a new government forms. The order remits unexecuted portions of sentences for 47 discharged soldiers held in Cuban jails.
Agricultural Appropriation Bill Increases by Five Million
The agricultural appropriation bill reported to the House totals about 5.2 million dollars, rising roughly 650 thousand from the previous year and falling about 300 thousand from estimates. The measure mainly funds regular agricultural activities with little general legislation. In Chicago a hotel fire burned the Vincennes hotel, driven by high winds, endangering nearby structures and affecting many occupants.
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Washington
Five Mexicans Arrested in Daylight Hatchet Murder Case
A daylight murder occurred near a home west of town. A bloodstained hatchet found in nearby woods is believed to be the weapon. Mexican Andres Olivares was arrested on suspicion, with five others detained as the investigation continues.
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Arpus
Andres Olivares
Fire at Gem City Sawmill Destroyed $239000 Property
A blaze at the Gem City Sawmill company plant in Quincy April 22 destroyed timber and structures over 10 acres after consuming the sawmill and planing mill. One woman died from shock, two fire engines were left in flames, bridges and freight cars burned, and poles and wires along the Burlington road were damaged. Also burned were the mill tables, several horses, a large icehouse, and belongings of Cavanaugh of St Louis plus residences.
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Quincy
Ula
Gem City Sawmill Company
Burlington Road
Cavanaugh
St Louis
Palma cabinet reshuffle and plans in Cuba
President-elect Palma and his party moved from Gipara to Holguin. In a interview he proposed unifying the Cuban postal and telegraph services under one head. He would appoint Fernando Figueroa director of the merged department and designate Juan Rios Rivera as chief of customs, Carlos Zaldo as secretary of state, and Senor Vero as secretary of instruction. He also stressed the Spanish element as vital to Cuba’s future happiness.
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Palma
Havana
Gipara
Holguin
Senor Estrada Palma
Fernando Figuero
United Department
Juan Rios Rivera
Carlos Zaldo
Senor Vero
Cuba
City of Pittsburg Death Roll Remains Unchanged
After two days of searching the burned steamer City of Pittsburg, the death roll stays at 145 aboard when it burned Sunday morning. About half are still missing with little hope of recovery. The wreck lies above water and smolders. heat prevents search for cremated victims and the swift current hinders recovered bodies from the drowning victims.
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City of Pittsburg
Cairo
Black Person's Serious Work in Chicago Variant
An OCR fragment from a Chicago page notes a Black individual involved in a serious work matter. Names and specifics are unreadable, but the text hints at a colorfully described scene and a consumer or customer interaction. The piece references April in Chicago and a figure named Nolen amid unclear dialogue.
Dallas Fire Rages. $370,000 Loss Across City
April 21 Dallas sees multiple blazes starting with Dorsey printing on Lower Elm. Two killed fireman Win Spurr and Magee's son. Dorsey plant worth $200,000 destroyed. Lamar near Collin fire wipes out 20 buildings including stores and boarding houses. Griffith Lumber Keating Supply losses heavy. many small firms ruined. Four Fisher Lane cottages burned, valued at $20,000.
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Dallas
Tex
Magee
Dorsey Printing Establishment
Lower Elm Street
Dorsey
Win Spurr
Lamar Street
Collin
Griffith Lumber Company
Keating Implement Company
Fisher Lane
Destructive Kansas City Fire Destroys Dozens of Homes
A fierce blaze in southwestern Kansas City reduced about sixty dwellings to ashes and left 60 or more families homeless. A spectator, John Stinne of Quincy, Illinois, was severely injured by falling iron. The fire, fanned by near gale winds, began in a grocery and climbed a hill, hindering firefighters. The loss reached about 76 000 dollars.
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Kansas City
John Stinne
Quincy
Edward Bennett
Liberal Democrats Incorporated In Albany
The Liberal Democratic party with headquarters in New York City was incorporated with the secretary of state to establish a political party. It plans to teach and carry out Democratic principles and promote social intercourse among members.
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Liberal Democrats
Albany
Liberal Democratic Party
New York City
Buffalo Fire Destroys Freight Sheds. Loss $150,000
News notes a blaze at Buffalo freight sheds causing $150,000 in damages. Other items include John Hays a coal and iron pioneer in Cleveland,H T Cooper wanted for murder at Marietta Texas, Beau mont jail hold. Four women injured in Cincinnati electric car collision. Talmage estate valued over $300,000 left to relatives. Cholera in Philippines shows 411 cases 310 deaths in Manila. 888 cases 626 deaths province wide. Court martial ordered in Manila for general’s case. Batson charged with murder.
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Buffalo
John Hays
Cleveland
H. T. Cooper
Marietta
Beaumont
Tex
Cincinnati
T. Dewitt Talmage
Philippines
Manilla
Manils
Qos
Inet
Philippine Civil Government Bills Move in Congress Caucus
Washington April 22 Democrats in the House caucused on the Philippine civil government bill. A resolution by Representative Jones Va was adopted unanimously urging Democratic insular committee members to confer with Democratic senators to reconcile four proposed measures aiming toward eventual independence. The debate contrasted Senate and House forms of civil government and timelines, with speakers including Jones Williams Gaines urging agreement.
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Washington
Jbouse of Representatives
Hegular Committee
Jones
Insular
Tater
Congress
Naular Committee
Senate
House
Islands
House Proceedings In Washington April 22 Military bill debate and reforms
The House debated the military appropriation bill including gas ground improvements at West Point costing about 600000 with some provisions totaling over 3000000. The session featured a race question discussion led by Mr Gillett of Kentucky and remarks on alleged neutrality law violations linked to mules and horses sent to South Africa. Senator Teller proposed a resolution opposing repeal of sedition laws in the Philippines noting arrested editors and trials under the laws. The River and Harbor bill, about 70000000 in appropriations, passed without floor discussion. Governor Taft’s visit to Washington and Adjutant General Corbin’s health updates were also reported amid transit disruptions in Terre Haute.
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House
Washington
Weat Point
Gilbert
Gillett
South Africa
Teler
Senate
Phiippines
Preedour
Voickno
Grovernment Commission
Taft
Corbin
Nee
Mantls
Terre
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Theodore Shaffer
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Mémphis
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Cinginmati
B. Packett Company
Harry Brownfield
Dr. Dow
Glen Bowman
St. Louis
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Loubet
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Here
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Ibur Pell
Ada Treon
Caracas
Castro
Baya Enke
Caracas Cas
Troll & Sons
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
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Thomas K. K. Maher
Philadelphia
Belmont Coal Company
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheelliling
Wheeling and Lake
Grosvenor Sue
McKinley
Itera
C Kid
City of Pittsboro
Wes Doss
Marla Tessim
Canelton
Fannie McCullum
Leavenworth
Patrick Burk
Owensboro
Pitot
AP Pritehard
Stewphis
Clay Breese
Uniontown
Bf. Alfen
Mary Lister
Carrollton, O
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Oftto
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Sweene Mint
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
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William Gentz Hollinger
Walnut Street
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Henry ‘I Homap
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Tony Gilfoyle
Aleo
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Collinsville
William Philips
Wiliam Mayfield Bess Skidmore
Sige Johnson
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