Prohibition Meeting Massacre Sparks Texas Martial Law Rumors
In Hempstead Texas four men were killed and several wounded during a prohibition meeting melee. Captain Brown’s demand to speak sparked the gunfire. Rep. Dinckney was mortally shot, and Roland Brown, son of one casualty, was arrested for the shooting. Texas Rangers assumed control as authorities sought to quell unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Lex
Texas Rangers
Roland Brown
Dinckney
Brown
Congressman Pinckney
Thomas Pinckney
John B. Mills
Waller County
Pinckneys
Prohibition League
Texas
Capt. Brown
Koch Trial Begun in Mankato Bloodied Exhibits Shown
Blood stained exhibits were presented Tuesday in Mankato Minnesota at the Koch murder trial of Dr Geo R Koch a New Ulm dentist charged with killing Dr Louis A Gebhardt The state introduces a large blood marked map the fatal hammer a blood stained handkerchief with initials G R I a blood covered pencil and a blue bottle linked to the homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Minn
Geo. R. Koch
New Ulm
Louis A. Gebhardt
Koch
Gebhardt
Ikoch
Milwaukee Banks Besieged Over Notice Clause Run Ends
A Milwaukee special reports both the First National Bank and the Milwaukee Trust Company used a 30 day notice for withdrawals under $100. The Milwaukee Clearing House Association found the First National Bank solvent after reviewing assets, and the runs ended Tuesday afternoon with normal operations resumed. A separate item notes a fatal collision near Mattoon Illinois where Henry Wodle was killed and fireman R A Brown injured with prognosis poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
First National Bank
Milwaukee Trust Company
Milwaukee Clearing House Association
First National
Sioux City Stock Market Quotes Update
Tuesday quotations from the Sioux City market show sutcher steers at 4.90 to 5.65 dollars and top hogs at 5.30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Sutcher
Preacher's Wife Ends Life in Tauscott Kansas
Mrs Harry C Lawler wife of a Methodist Episcopal preacher in Tauscott Kansas hanged herself to a stair banister while her husband was at work in his study The dead woman had been married a month Also reported is wage increases for 5000 workers at the national tube works in McKeesport Pennsylvania raising average pay by 6 to 10 percent effective April 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Lawler
Tauscott
Kan
National Tube Works
Mcixeesport
Milwaukee Bank President Confesses to $1.5 Million Deficit
Frank G. Bigelow, president of Milwaukee’s First National Bank, admits misdirecting bank funds totaling about $1.45 million in losses from wheat and stock speculation. He is held on $25,000 bonds as a federal case proceeds. sureties include Horace N. Brown and Arthur N. McGeoch. Henry G. Goll remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Frank G. Bigelow
First National Bank
American Bankers’ Association
Bigelow
Goll
United Staes Court
Bloodgood
Federal Grand Jury
Horace N. Brown
Arthur N. McGeoch
Bige- Geoch
Bigegrand
Board of Directors
Northwest
Snowstorm Wilds West With Wide Isolation
A Denver dispatch reports a Sunday to Monday storm blanketed eastern Colorado plains with six to eight inches of heavy wet snow. Telegraph lines failed and Salt Lake City was cut off from telegraphic service. The storm stretched from the Texas Panhandle to central Wyoming. railroads and livestock saw little damage so far, but washouts and flooded streams threaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Panhandle
Texas
Wyoming
Congressman Pinckney and Two Others Slain at Hempstead
A mass meeting in Hempstead Texas to petition the governor to send rangers to enforce local option law turned deadly when J N Brown opened fire. Three men died including Congressman John M Pinckney and Brown himself. Tom Pinckney, brother of the congressman, was among the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Pinckney
Texas
Hempstead
Tex
J. N. Brown
Tom Pinckney
Chicago Strike Unchanged as Ward Discharges Union Teamsters
Montgomery Ward and Co. formally discharged its striking Chicago teamsters on Monday. Manager Thorne said the action does not preclude reemployment. Joseph Young, business agent of the baggage and parcel delivery drivers union, was arrested after shooting at four men he identified as non union sluggers, and fired on two officers who entered custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Thorne
Clay
Joseph Young
Police raid on Chinatown nets 300 Chinese gamblers
In New York fourteen police coaches led by Commissioner McAdoo’s reps swept into Chinatown from the Bowery unannounced. After the raid twelve gambling dens were shut and upwards of 300 Chinese gamblers were arrested, marking a hard crackdown on the district.
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New York
McAdoo
Bowery
Murder at a Honolulu dance shocks city
In a quarrel over a woman at a Honolulu dance HK Gonzalves killed Frank Toro slicing his throat and mutilating the body with eight fatal wounds. Gonzalves was arrested and confessed guilt. Also note reports of a strong Guayaquil Ecuador earthquake Saturday night. Dr. Kenyon Millard of Indianapolis, jailed in Orangeburg on bigamy charges, was kept in custody at a boarding house before confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Gonzalves
Frank Toro
Toro
Groom
Kenyon Millard
Indianapolis
Orangeburg
D. C
Millard
Capt O Shea Dead In Brighton London Dispatch
A London dispatch reports Captain O Shea dead at Brighton. He was formerly married to a woman who became Mrs Charley Stewart Parnell after their divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. O'Shea
London
Charley Stewart Parnell
Brighton
Death of famed actor Joseph Jefferson at Palm Beach
Eminent actor Joseph Jefferson dies at his Palm Beach home The Reefs at 6 15 PM after a day of unconsciousness and a long illness His wife sons Charles B and Frank Jefferson nurse Miss Mabel Bingham Dr R B Potter and servant Carl Kettler at bedside The body to be taken to Buzzards Bay then New York for burial with family relations in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jefferson
Palm Beach
Ila
Charles B
Frank Jefferson
Mabel Bingham
R. B. Potter
Carl Kettler
Tiger
Mr. Jefferson
Dr. Potter
Charles B. Jefferson
Hobe Sound
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
New York
Death by carbolic acid in Johnstown records tragedy
Charles Hollenbeck, 48, a glove cutter employed by Werthheimer Company, took carbolic acid in a Johnstown drugstore while discussing the suicide of Mrs. Sadie McCartin. He died within minutes, with no known motive for the act. The incident followed a moment when he requested to see carbolic acid after talking with bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
N. Y
Charles Hollenbeck
Sadie McCartin
New York
Werthheimer Company
Hollenbeck
Blizzard Locks West Telegraphs From Arizona to Montana
Reports from Denver indicate a heavy rain and snow storm has halted telegraphic communication to the Pacific coast. The storm extends from Arizona to Montana, with Colorado enduring twenty four hours of rain followed by snow and blizzard conditions. Train traffic reports were unavailable at midnight, but disruption is believed likely.
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Denver
Colo
Pacific Coast
Arizona
Montana
Colorado
Trafic
Ben
Plot to kill the czar uncovered among imperial guard
New York World reports a St. Petersburg dispatch dated April Be describing a plot to kill the czar and his kin among the imperial guard. Secret agents claim several conspirators of noble birth had large quantities of dynamite and that many involved are key to imperial safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
St. Petersburg
Imperial Guard
Freport
Tornado Causes Damage Across West Texas Areas
A Sunday tornado swept west Texas with severe damage reported but no fatalities. It struck Snyder where a Methodist church was blown off its foundations, several homes unroofed, and windows shattered. The storm moved northeast to Guthrie in King County, wrecking the courthouse and destroying two residences.
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West
Texas
Mort Worth
Snyder
Guthrie
King County
Tort Worth
Court House
Unknown tramp killed in Union Pacific wreck at Edson tunnel
Trainmen escaped harm after the Union Pacific freight wreck at the Edson tunnel Saturday. All trains both directions were stalled and mail was moved by wagon. An unknown tramp was killed in the incident. fireman Hank suffered only minor injuries.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Edson Tunnel
Hank
Four Workmen Killed in Gas Main Break at Pittsburg Steel Works
At Pittsburg Pennsylvania Edgar Thompson steel works a gas main rupture killed four workers and left three others in critical condition. The survivors were attempting to rescue their fallen colleagues.
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Pittsburg
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Massacre Report Tied to Imperial Commissioner in Batang
Special correspondents in Shanghai relay an unconfirmed Chinese report that Chien Fen, the imperial commissioner to ileet, and his entire retinue were massacred by Tibetans at Batang. The report remains unverified.
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Shanghai
Chien Fen
Ileet
Batang
Rain Drenches Burlingame and Kun Areas in 24 Hours
Reavy rains flood lowlands in Burlingame and Kun causing planting delays. The deluge interrupts seeding as fields remain underwater and weather forecasts anticipate continuing wet conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Burlingame
Kun
Drastic order shuts city schools over vaccination in Council Bluffs
Nine teen teachers and about 900 pupils, including principals of several schools, were dismissed as the city board of health enforces vaccination requirements. Some substitutes filled posts while opposition grows to certificates from homeopathic physicians. An injunction to compel acceptance of such certificates is expected shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
City Board of Health
Board of Health
Board of Education
Walter Yaryan Disappears From Sibley Business
Walter Yaryan, manager for the TWar risn Grain Company at Sibley, left home last Thursday for Sheldon and did not return. He left keys for the elevator and gas lighting with George Marsh and asked Marsh to inform his wife. No reason given. wife in delicate health, child to be cared for, house sold, family plans to move to Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Yaryan
Twarris Grain Company
Sibley
Sheldon
Narris
George Marsh
Mir
Marsh
Fireman killed in Rock Island wreck near J Taddsdale
N D Bunt of Trenton Mo fireman dies after Rock Island train No 3 derails near J Taddsdale station at 1130 Saturday. Engineer Cheshire also of Trenton is badly injured after being thrown forty feet. A mail clerk is slightly injured as baggage and mail cars derail. Obstruction on the track caused the engine to leave the rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
N. D. Bunt
Trenton
Cheshire
J Taddsdale
Bunt
Street Car Out of Control Damages Building. Moore Fatally Hurt
A rupture of a brake chain on an electric street car descending Hill Street Dubuque Sunday caused the car to overturn, injuring sixteen passengers. Thomas Moore likely died from the crash after being struck on the sidewalk, breaking his hip and suffering internal injuries. Mrs Bundle and daughter Ida, and Frank Kearney also sustained injuries and fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Moore
Hill Street
Dubuque
Moore
Bundle
Ida
Frank Kearney
Killed by the Cars at Missouri Valley Yard
Harry Warmon aged 24 son of William Iarmon of Iarmon's hall Missouri Valley was crushed to death in railway yards Monday morning while making a train coupling. First attempt failed, second attempt backing engine caught him between bumpers. He was industrious and popular locally.
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Harry Warmon
William Iarmon
Iarmon’s Hall
Missouri Valley
Cathedral Burglary at Davenport Strips Sacred Vessels
At Davenport the Sacred Heart Catholic cathedral was burglarized Sunday night. Thieves stole sacred vessels valued at about 250 dollars and hid in the church after entering in the afternoon. No trace of the burglars has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Catholic Cathedral
Bishop Cosgrove
Revival of Sons of Veterans' Society in Keokuk
Preliminary steps are under way to revive the Sons of Veterans in Keokuk with much activity surrounding the effort. A meeting this week is expected to push the organization toward a successful revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans’ Society
Keokuk
Prominent Missionary J S Mott Dies After Long Illness
The missionary author and lecturer J S Mott died at his Pastville home after a long illness. A widely traveled organizer, Mott was advanced in years and left a noted reputation from his extensive work and lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Mott
Pastille
Doctor at Lamont Sanitarium Convicted in Murder Trial
Dr. Crofford of the Lamont sanitarium was found guilty Friday of murdering Maud Stone who died after a criminal operation at the hospital four years ago. This marked his second trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crofford
Lamont Sanitarium
Maud Stone
Fatal Freight Car Accident Near Market Street Bridge
Two stonemasons from Minneapolis and Madison were killed when a Milwaukee freight car struck a box car near the Market Street bridge in Ottumwa. Witnesses described a Burlington train's noise masking the danger as the box car was toppled onto the track. John Fahey avoided injury, while Ys Peterson and Lars P. Hillman died from crushing and mangling injuries. both men were employed by Milwaukee and en route to collect pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ys Peterson
Minneapolis
Minn
Lars PP
Hillman
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Market Street Bridge
Ottumwa
John Fahey
Milwaukee Tracks
Burlington
Fahey
Peterson
Jillian
Millwaukee
Northwestern Iowa Teachers Convene at Sioux City Show Strong Attendance
Sioux City hosts the Northwestern Town Teachers Association with about six hundred educators arriving for the convention. Local organizers led by Prof. W. M. Stevens anticipate a record turnout and a successful event despite rainy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Iowa
Sioux City
Northwestern Town Teachers’ Association
W. M. Stevens
Indictments at Onawa Grand Jury Returns Three
Monona County grand jury adjourned at Onawa after returning three indictments. John Sehlensig faced a nuisance charge for keeping a saloon at Soldier. Thomas Moran was indicted for larceny for stealing a term of horses from Cick McLaughlin in Cooper township on May 16, 1901. Moran, then in Stillwater, will be brought back after serving his current sentence to answer. John Johnson faced a seduction indictment. Several accused were discharged with no bill.
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Monona County
Onawa
John Sehlensig
Soldier
Thomas Moran
Moran
C,ick, McLaughlin
Cooper Township
Stillwater
Mainna
John Johnson
Woman Chooses Jail After Spanking,sister in law children
Effie Klink spanked Mrs. William Klink's children in Sioux City and faces a three day jail term after Police Judge Sam Page finds her in contempt of court for disturbing the peace. She refuses to pay the fine, insisting the children deserved punishment and questioning who should administer it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Klink
William Klink
Sioux City
Sam Page
Effie
Lil
Woman Burned Catches Fire In Yard Tragedy Ends in Death
Mrs. John Hagestrom of Sioux City was severely burned when her clothing caught fire while burning grass in her front yard. Her rescuer Mrs. Chas Burg was also badly burned on hands and face. The injured woman died from her burns on Thursday at Samaritan hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hagestrom
Sioux City
East Tenth Street
Samaritan Hospital
Hagestrom
Chas. S. Burg
Wacille Street
Magestrom
Waterloo Sale Of Telegraph Franchise Assets Sealed For $55000
In Waterloo, the property, franchise and all appurtenances of the United States Telegraph and Telephone Company covering exchanges in fourteen counties in northeastern Town were sold Thursday afternoon to Thomas Cascaden of Waterloo for 55000 at a public sale ordered by United States Judge H.T. Skeed of Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
United States Telegraph and Telephone Company
Thos, Cascaden
United States
H.T. Skeed
Dubuque
Arrested for Pony Stealing in Marshalltown
William Smith, indicted in August at the district court for stealing a pony belonging to John Scolzer, was arrested late Wednesday night and jailed. About the 25th of last month he rode a pony belonging to his employer to Marshalltown and sold it, then departed for parts unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
William Smith
Turin
John Scolzer
Iastanly
Smith
Boy Burned by Powder Explosion at Arnold's Park
A son of John Burger of Arnold's Park suffered severe burns in a powder explosion while playing. His eyesight is injured, possibly destroyed, with the incident reported as a serious accident.
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John Burger
Arnold's Park
Dubuque Woman Ursula Van Wild Dies by Suicide
A Dubuque woman identified as Ursula Van Wild aged . was found dead in her home early Thursday morning from asphyxia in a self-inflicted death. She had retired Wednesday night and was discovered the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Enda Life
Ursula van Wild
Burlington telegraph dispatcher wins five thousand
J. W. Walsh, a Burlington train dispatcher, has won $5,000 by correctly guessing the number of the St. Louis world’s fair as part of a tender prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Walsh
Burlington
Man Commits Suicide After Wife’s Death at Marshalltown
James Lokesta, 66, killed himself at home in Marshalltown Mendnay morning a week after his wife’s death. He used a shotgun, pressing the trigger directly. The grisly act followed a period of profound grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lokesta
Marshalltown Mendnay
Flo
Hail Storm Harms Early Crops and Gardens at Centerville
A severe hail storm hit Centerville Thursday at 7 PM causing extensive damage to early crops and gardens. Wind was not strong enough to injure grass, but the hail damaged fruit, vegetables, and tender plants, prompting local growers to assess losses and secure affected plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
May Wheat Corner Draws Wall Street to Frantic Decline
The report recounts historic attempts to corner May wheat led by John W. Gates and Joseph Leiter, amid a wave of losses. Wheat futures tumbled from peak values, with notable corners in 1871, 1872, 1887, and 1888. Leiter’s May wheat effort in 1900s failed, costing an estimated 10 million as market pressures and bear activity dominated. The piece notes high stakes on the Chicago market and the lasting impact on Gates, Leiter, and other financiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Chinen
Leiter Dexcollance
Mae
Gates
Haya Wises
John W. Gates
Chicago
RAO
Sloy
Olg
Joseph Leiter
Leiter
Great Irrigation Project Promises Land in Northwest
Buford Trenton reclamation project aims to reclaim 18 000 acres of arid land in western North Dakota. The US government earmarks 550 000 dollars with work to start within sixty days. Dam and canals would supply 20 000 to 25 000 acre feet, extending along the Great Northern line toward Teton. This marks the start of broad government and private irrigation plans to reclaim thousands of acres for homesteads and farming in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford Trenton
Northwest
Bunford-Trenton
United States
New Dakota
Grea
Red River
Mouse River
Treton
N. D
Buford
North
Daskota
Dakota
Montana
Milk River
Notable Figures Parade Through Ostensibly Record Row
A garbled installment lists numerous U.S. figures with mixed accuracy. Benjamin S Stevens of Boston is noted as a long-time president of an insurance campan, John D. Tiong a former Navy Secretary and Massachusetts governor, Senator Platt of Connecticut, Joseph W. J. Lee of Maryland, and James H. Sands slated to command the Naval Academy. It also references Gov Stokes of New Jersey, Secretary Taft, President Roosevelt’s honorary ties, Senator-elect George Nixon of Nevada, a telegraph operator past, and Lieut Gen Chiftee’s brother with Confederate links. The piece is a serve of misaligned biographical notes with unlikely temporal anchors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin S’. Stevens
Boston
John D. Tiong
Navy
Massachusetts
Senator Platt
Connecticut
Joseph W. J. Lee
Maryland
Panini
James H. Sands
United State Naval Academy
Gov. Stokes
New Jersey
Taft
Philippines
Nationa Geographical Society
Washington
Roosevelt
Yor League
United States
George Nixon
Nevada
Aniy Times
Will Jonake
Chiftee
Joe
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Ilenry Wodle
R. A. Brown
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Joe Jefferson
Florida
Czar
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Dreds
Dr. Crofford
Towa
Hammer
Joan W. Gates
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