Congo Free State Abuses Reported by Commission
A communications piece urges U S government action to address alleged Congo Free State abuses. It cites commissioners findings of oppressive tax collection, land appropriation, brutal sentries, mistreatment by white company officials, child labor contracts, judicial corruption, punitive expeditions, and state negligence, urging moral support for reform.
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Gwea
J. Plorpurtt Mor- Lyman
Abbott
New York
Congo Free State
Congo
Hama
Stratton Contest Ends Plans Million Dollar Charity Home
Executors of Winfield Scott Stratton’s estate in Colorado Springs announce a final closing report in early 1907. Work will start on the Myra Stratton Home for the Poor funded by a $1,000,000 endowment, with $4 to $5 million added for endowment. The plan envisions the home in Stratton’s Parkney Cheyenne Canyon area, Colorado Springs suburbs, with trustees D H Rice Carl Chamberlain Tyson S Dines.
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Winfield Scott Stratton
Colorado Springs
Coio
Myra Stratton
Stratton
Te Cutal
State of
Colorado
D. H. Rice
Carl Chamberlain
Tyson S. Dines
Denver
Glso
Seventy-Seven Years in Asylum Ends in Kentucky
Luty Darby, aged 77, dies at the Hopkinaville asylum after a life spent here and at the Lexington facility. Born in the Lexington asylum to a patient mother, she lived in Kentucky institutions until her transfer to Hopkinaville at age 25. State costs exceeded $10,000 over her lifetime in care.
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Luty Darby
Hopkinaville
Lexington
Market Summary From Maydays Quots Sigur City Trade
Maydays quotations show live stock activity in Sigur City with butchers selling at 84.75 and top logs priced at 6.16 dollars. The report notes ongoing market movements and price levels relevant to buyers and sellers in the region.
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Oux City
Mayday
Sigur City
Stecrs
Turkiye Military Court Discharges Turkestan Leader and Official
Discharges and punishments follow tax and authority disputes as Lieut Gen Subb Latich, former Boherat of Turkestin, is removed from service. In a separate note, Minapelis Ata Commis reports the death of his wife a year ago. Bader Meadse, a Minneapolis contractor, hanged himself early Tuesday.
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Resslan
Jen
Subb Latich
Guvernes Boherat
Turkestin
Turkestan
Train disaster at Enderlin North Dakota kills many
North Dakota train wreck near Enderlin involved the southbound freight from Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie. At least nine people killed with eighty declared dead and dozens injured. Most deaths occurred in a crowded smoking car telescoped by a baggage car. Rescue efforts continued through the night as makeshift hospitals treated the injured. An emergency train of physicians and nurses rushed to the scene from Valley City.
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North Dakota
Minneapalis
St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Enderlin
N. C
Otte
Valley City
Vatican Kept Papers Hidden in Paris Nunciature
Vatican officials confirm important documents in the Paris nunciature were moved before a protest and expulsion of Mgr Montagnini. The fate of the papers is unclear though believed sent to a Catholic embassy, not Italy, possibly Austria, and the obsolete cipher used in clerical times was seized. Meanwhile anti clerical and radical deputies in Italy plan large demonstrations to mark Giordano Bruno’s death on February 27 1600.
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Paris
Vatican
Holy See
Mgr. Montagnini
Italy
Mgr. Clerl
Chamber of Deputies
Giordano Bruno
Campo Die Fiori
Rome
Venezuelan Rebel Leader Plans Venezuelan War
Gen Anito Parades, an insurrectionist against Venezuela's President Castro, sailed from New York aboard the Maraval for Trinidad after earlier arriving from Port of Spain to finalize revolt details. He reportedly possesses 10,000 Mauser rifles and several million cartridges and now commands a large steam yacht renamed Gen La Galista, prepared to carry an expedition to Venezuela. Parades' representatives said the uprising plans were fully worked out.
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Weill
Anito Parades
Castro
Venezuela
New York
Maraval
Trinidad
Gen. Parades
Port of Spain
Liverpool
Gen. E Lagaiista
West Indian Islands
Gettleship Returns to Cuba
The battleship Louisiana departed New Orleans on Sunday, clearing the Mississippi River mouth without delay. Her first stop will be Havana, Cuba, as she resumes duty in the Caribbean region.
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Gettleship
Cuba
Louisiana
New Orleans
Iniehcap
Mississippi River
Oulsiana
Havana
Acquitted Woman in Kansas Murder Trial
A jury in Salem Kansas found Mrs. John Caldwell not guilty of murdering her husband. The verdict came after the trial on Saturday afternoon as the defendant faced the charges in the care of the Caldwell household.
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Salem
Kan
John Caldwell
Died at 105 Mrs Anthony Belaski of Port Aus tin Mich
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Anthony Belaski at age 105 in Port Austin Michigan on a Saturday. Also reports naval transfers with Lieutenant Commander John Bernardou assigned to duties at Ramey and Vienna replacing William L Howard who resigns as naval attach at Berlin and an unrelated crime brief about a Mexican man Gonzales charged with outraging a four year old girl in Humboldt Arizona.
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Anthony Belaski
Port Austhn
Mich
Transferrest
John Bernardou
U. 3 MN
Naval Attiude
Ramey
Vienna
William L. Howard
Naval Attacha
Berlin
Freight car interchange plan gains support after hearing
Western railroads, shippers, and representatives of carriers met with Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty to back a plan for free interchange of freight cars. Eastern roads oppose policy, fearing loss of profits, while western lines push to end car shortages and reduce shipping delays.
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O. A. Prowly
Interstate Camimerce Cammpixeioner
Shipper
Prauiy
Hay
Western Rads
Cat
Western
Prouty
Rand
New York
Thorous Aly
Mob lynches alleged assailant near Annapolis
An unmasked mob at Annapolis Friday took Henry Tavis alias Henry Chambers from custody after the reported felonious assault on Mrs. John Reid five miles from Annapolis. The prisoner was said to have confessed and was lynched. the mob seized him from a jail or nearby improvised confinement.
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Annapolis
Henry Tavis
Henry Chambers
John Reid
Great Austria Postoffice Strike Hits Vienna
In Vienna a nationwide postoffice walkout began with 25 000 workers joining the protest. The action targets years of wage grievances, with pay starting at 40 cents a day and increasing after decades of service.
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Austria
Vienna
Steel workers receive ten percent wage increase posted in mills
Announcement of a ten percent wage hike was posted at the Clinois Stege company mills in South Chicago on Friday. Reports say the raise will apply to workers in Joliet and Milwaukee, affecting about 23,000 men.
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Clinois Stege Company
South Chicago
Joliet
Milwaukee
Curtis Jett Convicted in Kentucky Murder Case
Curtis Jett was found guilty in Louisville Kentucky on Friday of the assassination of James Cockrill in Jackson four years earlier and received a life imprisonment sentence. Jett already serves a life term for complicity in the murder of Attorney Marcum from several years ago.
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Curtis Jett
Louisville
James Cockrill
Jackson
Jett
Lfe
Marcum
Lone Bandit Wins In Leadville Imitation Crime
A masked bandit shot and fatally wounded Joe Dale a Denver and Rio Grande depot ticket agent in Leadville Colorado Friday. The robber then emptied the cash drawer and escaped. A suspect named A possi is believed to be involved with the incident in August.
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Leadville
Colo
Joe Dale
Denver and Rio Grande
A. Possi
Freight Wreck Costs 50000 on Pennsylvania Line
Damage estimated at 50000 occurred when the third section of freight train No. 72 westbound on the Pennsylvania road collided with the rear section at East Germantown Ind Thursday afternoon. No one was killed or injured. Acquitted of Jing Wifes Assailant Juho Seye of Kewanee was acquitted in circuit court of the murder of Edward Dutchaver. Saye's defense was that he killed Dutchaver when the latter was attacking Mrs. Cuye.
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East Germantown
Ind
Jing
Juho Seye
Kewanee
Edward Dutchaver
Saye
Dutchover
Mra Cuye
Acquittal in Wrecking Charge Involving Petersburg Woman
Shirley Erwin of Petersburg Indiana was acquitted Thursday on a wrecking train charge tied to a Southery wreck that killed three Hyer. Concurrently Austrian postal strike action waned as 25,000 workers halted passive resistance last Friday.
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Breed
Shirley Erwin
Petersburg
Tnd
Hyer
Tharsday
Hay Endad
A Big Pixpress Artiubery Stolen in Reno Office
A large express shipment valued at $20,000 disappeared from the Reno office after hours Friday following a Thursday night watch from Tonopah. Howard Grefton of the Messenger filed the report, noting a Gala Breeze of Yellow Fever in the area and referencing earlier incidents last August in Tlayana.
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Reno, Ney
Watc
Tonopah
Howard Grefton
San
Tlayana
Inebriates not degenerated in Iowa hospital protest
Superintendent Osborn protests the admission of 30 percent of Knoxville hospital inebriates as criminals or degenerate cases. He calls for an amendment to forbid commitment of the unwilling and to separate voluntary reformers from the vicious. He urges strict separation of classes and reformative care.
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al Knoxville
Ww 8
Osborn
Board of Control
Knoxville
Bishop Cosgrove Dead at Davenport
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque will officiate the cathedral funeral and Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul will preach the sermon for Rt. Rev. Henry Cosgrove bishop of Davenport who died at 7:26 p m Saturday from stomach cancer at age 72. He had suffered years with the malady and was unconscious for two days. Only attendants Dr A Defries and Father George Giglinger were present at his death. The funeral is set for Thursday at the cathedral.
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Davenport
Henry Cosgrove
A. Defries
George Giglinger
Keane
Dubuque
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
Cosgrove
Liquor Dealers Win Out in Taxation Case
Polk county loses bid to collect multi taxes on liquor stored in cold houses for five years. Judge McVey cites a supreme court ruling from two years ago, holding it not retroactive. Amount involved around $30,000, which the county cannot now collect.
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Polk County
Young Toughs Attack Jail at Fort Dodge
A mob of about fifteen youths attacked the Fort Dodge jail with clubs and bricks to free a comrade arrested for disorderly conduct. Police surged in with clubs, the door burst, and several crowd members suffered cracked heads before the crowd dispersed.
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Fort Dodge
Tanghts and Chokes to Death and Fatal Carbolic Mistake
Two local tragedies are reported. Saitle Pittman of Okumwwa choked on liver after playful laughter caused the meat to lodge in her throat. John Witkie of Alta mistook carbolic acid for whisky and drank it, dying after the error. Ed Lindsay claims the corn husking title with 187 bushels and 10 pounds in ten hours for Glen Whiting, Whiting, Iowa.
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Saitle Pittman
Okumwwa
Witsky
John Witkie
Alta
Witkie
Ed Lindsay
Glen Whiting
Whiting
Mire Destroys Farm House Near Mapleton
Fire gutted the BB Wert farm house two miles south of Mapleton, an old landmark in Mayle valley. John Houser, 86, a wealthy farmer near New Lampton, attempted self harm after a quarrel with kin. he survived but is not expected to recover.
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Wert
Mapleton
Allen Cuingerquel
Mayle Valley
Parmer
John Houser
New Lampton
Autelde
The
Thomas Walpole Returns Home for Recovery
Thomas Walpole of Storm Lake has left a Chicago hospital after five weeks and is now staying with relatives in a Chicago suburb to complete his recovery.
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Thomas Walpole
Storm’ Lake
Chicaga
Jie
Tragic Death After Attempted Reconciliation
Ankit Ankema, a druggist, committed suicide by hanging in his home amid a marital dispute as his wife had filed for divorce. He had appeared despondent after his wife left, and reconciliation had been sought but failed. Ankema was about thirty years old and a graduate of Missionary College, with recent financial pressures noted.
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A. Ankit
Ankema
Hinself
Affoot & Wattlarkent
Iim
Anthema
Miphland Parle
Des Motte
Woman Demands Share of Father’s 46000 Estate in Iowa
Mrs Leo Meyer of Muscatine County seeks division of her father’s estate valued at 46000. She contends the will favored his other heirs and that years of contention strained relations with her husband and children. The petition alleges persistent conflict during his final illness and asserts her right to a share.
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Leo, Méyer
Muscatine Dounty
Johnson County
Childrer
Bla
Young Man Ends Life in Des Moines Hotel
The body of Charles McMullen, 22, a Drake University graduate from Casey Iowa, was found hanging in a Des Moines Savery Hotel room. Police ruled it a suicide after the 22-year-old lawyer had stayed at the hotel for two to three days, leaving friends puzzled by the motive.
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Casey
Tawyer
Ves Maines
Crahles McMullen
War ‘Pound
Savery
Des Moines
McMullen
Drake University of Des Moines
Ufe
Saved from Drowning at Clear Lake Ice Rescue
Miss Frances Mort and Bart Coburn broke through thin ice at Clear Lake while skating. They clung to the edge for about thirty minutes as friends formed a living chain by lying on their faces to reach and pull them to safety.
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Frances Mort
Bart Coburn
Clear Lake
Frances Ford
Mort Coburn
Two Men Killed In Creston Railroad Yard Accidents
In Creston two railroad yard fatalities occurred within 24 hours. Switchman Guy Standard, 20, was struck by a switch engine while on duty at 3 am Sunday, dying instantly. He leaves a wife and two children. The other victim, J I Raby, was killed in the same manner on the same truck.
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J. l. Raby
Creston
Guy Standard
Standard
Rohy Woo
Sensation at Boone Robbery and investigation follow
Miles Gr Aimee Reed, a Boone hire school teacher, was robbed of a $55 pocketbook last Friday in the gym. The purse was later found in another girl’s sluk with $11 spent. Father and Superintendent led a thorough inquiry. A separate fire at the old Swift & Co produce warehouse in Akoux City destroyed the building and coop animals, causing about $14,000 in losses.
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Boone
Miles Gr
Aimee Reed
Marity
Cpat
Polléte
Second
Swift & Co
Akoux City
Armory Dedication Delayed by Band Shortage
Armory dedication postponed due to management failing to secure the regimental band for the 28th. Officers of Company Boat Ida Grove delay the dedicatory reception and ball planned for June 4 as the new armory will be formally opened at that time.
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Ida Grove
Balant
Farmer 86 Takes Own Life After Clouded Mind
An elderly farmer named Tobiouser, about ten miles north of Charles City, cut his throat and died by self-inflicted action. Authorities note an aged man with long-standing anger and a deteriorating mental state.
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Farmer
Tobiouser
Charles City
Veteran Crippled by Car in Dubuque Crossing
An elderly man, Joli Colaman aged 7, was struck by an electric car while crossing the rock in Dubuque. He suffered a crushed hip and other injuries with potential recovery but permanent mobility loss implied.
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Joli 'Colaman
Ugdéd
Tov We
Dubuque
Coleman
Hig Daya
Civil War Echoes in Indian Wars and National Bridge Plans
A fragmented historical column recalls Civil War memories and frontier tensions, noting how unequal struggles against Native peoples receded as English-speaking settlers civilize. It mentions the long Potomac crossing bridge, planned obstructions, and postwar memorials, alongside a Nobel Peace Prize highlight for Roosevelt and a critique of California school integration tensions.
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