Riot in North Plainfield leaves two officers dead
A Christmas Eve fight in North Plainfield New Jersey involving firemen policemen and townspeople against a group of Black residents left Marshal Joseph Flack and Special Policeman William Klein fatally wounded others injured and four suspects jailed. The incident sparked cries of lynching and a long crowd standoff.
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North Plainfield
N. J
Joseph Flack
William Klein
Muhlenberg Hospital
Walter O. Smalley
Samuel Hunt
Walter Tems
Albert Turstall
Joseph Henderson
Plainfield
Explosion at Acadia Powder works shakes Nova Scotia
A portion of the Acadia Powder Company plant at Waverly ten miles from Halifax blew up on Monday. The blast shattered windows for twenty miles, injuring about twenty workers lightly. No fatalities. Property loss estimated at $25,000. The dry house housed a ton of powder and overheating is blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
N. S
Acadia Powder Company
Halifax
Acadia Works
Chicago Robbers Blow Safe In Dry Goods Store Heist
O L Larson Co in Chicago was robbed by four masked men who knocked partner A G Krogsted unconscious, tied him, and blew open a safe on an upper floor taking about 1800 dollars after a Christmas day rush. Krogsted had chosen to guard the money overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Larson & Co
Chicago
A. G. Krogsted
Krogsted
Church Fight Kills One Injures Two In Nolan Va
Christmas tree entertainment at a Nolan Virginia church ends in a fatal stabbing and double shooting. Everett Thompson dies after a knife attack by Mike Duncan who is shot by Thompson in return. Duncan then shoots Thompson’s father Nimrod Thompson, killing him. Sioux City stock market reports brief notes include fat cattle prices and hog quotes. Fire at Wayland Cement Works wipes out plant, $200000 loss with partial insurance.
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Nolan
Everett Thompson
Mike Duncan
Thompson
Duncan
Nimrod
Wayland
N.Y
N. Y
Wayland Cement Works
Perville
Fail of Agreement Jurors in Nan Patterson Case
Nan Patterson remains in Tombs prison after jurors fail to reach a verdict in her murder trial. The 12 jurors were evenly split on guilt, with six for acquittal and six for conviction. Patterson wept and showed signs of distress as physicians were called and her father and attendants attempted to comfort her.
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Nan Patterson
Tombs
New York
Caesar Young
Young
Court House Talk
Miss Patterson
Patterson
Marvelous Escape After Gas Seep at 315 Monroe Street
In a crowded Philadelphia tenement at 315 Monroe Street the coal gas from a large furnace in a Turkish bath section overwhelmed twenty-seven residents including many women and children. Over 100 occupied the upper floors, mostly Russian Jews, but two policemen spotted the gas and alerted residents, preventing any loss of life. Twelve people were hospitalized in serious condition but expected to recover.
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Monroe Street
Philadelphia
Serry
CANNOT LIFT VEIL
Colorado Springs police say all leads are exhausted in the case of a dead girl found on Sutler Mountain. Chief Reynolds notes wide publicity through the Associated Press and a mailed dental diagram to 10 000 dentists nationwide as the last effort to identify her.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Reynolds
Associated Press
Sutler Mountain
Indicted Banker Perry Tied to Hegewisch Fire
Chicago grand jury returns two indictments against Isaac N. Perry former president of the National Bank of North America charging arson in the Hegewisch plant fire. Perry was acquitted at preliminary examination before a justice of the peace.
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Perry
Chicago
Isaac N. Perry
The
National Bank of North America
Chicago Car and Locomotive Works
Hegewisch
Big Experimental Farm Near Cheyenne Wyoming
In Cheyenne Wyoming a group of businessmen formed a company to pursue extensive experimental farming near the city using artesian walls to reclaim vast arid land surrounding Cheyenne. If successful, the project could transform local agriculture and regional land use.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Six Months Jail for Contempt by Denver Supreme Court
Six men including City Detective W Hf Green John Descye Frank McMahon and Robert Goodman were found guilty of contempt by the Denver Supreme Court for irregularities at the late election and each received a six month jail sentence.
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Get
Denver
Colo
W. Hf. Green
John Descye
Frank McMahon
Robert Goodman
Supreme Court
Death of John Poe in Petersburg Indiana Debt Motive
John Poe died Thursday in Petersburg Indiana after refusing medical attendance to die free of debt. He chose to end his life without a physician, leaving debts unsettled and his estate unclear. The incident highlights personal financial distress and end-of-life choices in small town Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Poe
Petersburg
Itud
Drought persists despite light Pittsburg rainfall
Rainy Thursday night failed to ease the drought near Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Water supply remains critically low and industrial activity suffers as the shortage worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Negro Burned at the State Near Norwood Georgia
The Atlanta Journal reports a man described as a negro was burned at the state near Norwood on the Georgia Railroad, about forty miles west of Augusta. Official confirmation and details are not provided in the excerpt.
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Atlanta, Ga
Norwood
Georgia
Chadwicks Indicted On Forgery Charges In Carnegie Note Case
Dr Lerty Chadwick and his wife Mrs Cassie Chadwick were indicted by the county grand jury in Cleveland on forging and uttering a 5 million Carnegie note. Dr Chadwick abroad and extradition arranged. Mrs Chadwick previously indicted on smaller notes. Prosecutor Keeler cautioned separate or joint trials. investigation may continue. Sheriff Barry overseeing extradition and jail access during proceedings.
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Lerty
Chadwick
Cassie L. Chadwick
Cleveland
Andrew Carnegie
Paris
Barry
Cuyahoga County
Dr. Chadwick
Keeler
Tach
London Fog Halts Traffic and Causes Large Losses
Dense fog blankets London causing widespread disruption to rail and ship traffic. Officials estimate daily losses in the city reach about 3,000 dollars as the fog swallows streets from Trafalgar Square outward. Pedestrians lose their way and scenes range from pitiful to ridiculous, highlighting the eerie abnormality.
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London
Eng
East End
West End
Trafalgar Square
Czar Declares Constitution Talks Useless in Russia
Nicholas I announces that agitation for a constitution and a national assembly is useless. The czar rejects resolutions from the Chernigov zemstvo asking him to convoke legally elected members to present reform proposals for his consideration.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Chernigov Zemstvo
Zemstvo
Miss Leiter to Wed Earl in This City on 27th Inst
Washington special reports Henry Holyneaux Paget Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire obtained a marriage license to wed Marguerite Hyde Leiter, daughter of Mrs Levi Z Leiter, in this city on the 27th inst.
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Miss Leiter
Earl
Washington
Henry Holyneaux Paget Howard
Suffolk
Berkshire
Marguerite Hyde Leiter
Levi Z Leiter
Federal Court Refuses Sale of Street Car Lines
Federal Judge Grosscup in Chicago on Thursday declined to order the sale of street car companies controlled by the Union Traction Company. Receivers sought authority to issue certificates to pay for equipment repairs and improvements, but bondholders opposed. The court ordered the Union Traction Company to fund the receivers' required payments under their agreement with the underlying companies.
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Grosscup
Chicago
Union Traction Company
Indiana Stokers Scalded in County Mills Blast
An explosion at Brower and Love Bros cotton mills in Indianapolis scalded three stokers W A Watts Curtis Boyd and John Per king. Two boiler batteries were wrecked the boiler house walls blown down and a brick house front crushed in. Gift Brings Death in Detroit cartridge explosion kills Mrs Tuomas I Barnes at Pine Street. Bodies recovered in Minneapolis from Crocker hotel ruins listing Kenyon Lilliblad Armour and Wm R Armour.
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Indiana
Brower & Love Bros
Indianapolis
Ind
W. A. Watts
Curtis Boyd
John Perking
Tuomas I. Barnes
Pine Street
Detroit
Mich
Navy
Minneapolis
John Oc, Kenyon
Wm. C. Lilliblad
Wm. R. Armour
Crocker Hotel
Thrift to Succeed Byersa as Adjutant General of Iowa
Capt. W. H. Thrift of Dubuque was named to succeed Melvin E. L. Byers as adjutant general of Iowa on February 1. Byers retires after seven years of service amid a guard push for change. Thrift, Civil War veteran, has led Dubuque's famed Governor's Grays and now assumes command as state military head.
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Thrift
Byersa
National Guard
W. H. Thrift
Dubuque
Melvin EL. Byers
Iowa
Gen. Byers
Christ
Naiional Guard
Byers
Gov. Shaw
Thritt
Uorernot
Grays
Sioux City's Great Fire Claims Downtown Bank
The Sioux City blaze raged all day Saturday with the Northwestern National Bank at Fourth and Pierce as the only building lost since midnight. Jeneyah Brockway, brother of Jesse Brockway killed weeks earlier, is confirmed as the man who jumped from the Massachusetts block and missed the net. No further deaths are likely, though some doubt remains. Estimated loss stands around 2.5 million dollars with insurance covering about one half to two thirds.
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Sioux City
Northwestern National Bank
Fourth
Pierce Streets
Massachusetts
Jeneyah Brockway
Jesse Brockway
Cattle King Buys Land in Fremont County
Dave Rankin known as the cattle king and his son W F Rankin closed a deal adding 920 acres to their holdings in Fremont County. They purchased 800 acres from the Van Eaton brothers and 120 acres from John Story along the West Nishnabotna River between Sidney and Riverton. The total paid was about $42,000. The Rankings now own about 3,500 acres in Fremont County and about 23,000 in Atkinson County Missouri.
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Sidney
Dave Rankin
W. F. Rankin
Fremont County
van Eaton Brothers
Nishnabotna
Riverton
John Story
Atkinson County
Missouri
Fire at Fort Dodge causes large loss and panic
A Thursday afternoon blaze in the Reynolds block at Fort Dodge damaged a Furlong dry goods store after a spark ignited cotton batting. The fire forced shoppers to flee as flames spread through partitions, but insurance covers the loss and the American Express office moved with holiday packages intact. Building damage listed at ten thousand dollars.
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Fort Dodge
Reynolds
American Express
Theft of Overcoat Leads to Grand Larceny Charge
James Wavert, described as a bum, was arrested by Carroll Marshal Chambers after information from I J Tuttle of Lidderdale. Wavert stayed at Tut tle's the night before, vanished with a $22 fur overcoat, sold it for $4 to F C Beal in the First ward, and was found with $4. The coat and money were recovered. A hearing before Justice J M Dunek bound him over to the grand jury in $300 on grand larceny.
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Lidderdale
James Wavert
Marshal Chambers of
Carroll
I. J. Tuttle
Havert
Tuttle
F. C. Beal
J. M. Dunek
Robber Steals $500 From Clemons Farmer Home
A thief entered the home of J. D. Spence, a wealthy Clemons area farmer, while the family was away and took money and valuables. The thief then drove off with a fine team, harness, and buggy from the barn. John Monroe, a former worker for Spence, is missing and a warrant is issued for his arrest. Loss estimated at $500.
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J. D. Spence
Clemons
John Monroe
Spence
Soldier's self-inflicted death in Des Moines hotel
Corporal Solomon Cook of the United States cavalry died by gas in a Des Moines hotel on Monday. The incident is reported as a death by own action. No further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Cook
Téleventh United States Cavalry
Des Moines
Fire devastates Lyons restaurant area at Mitchellville
Fire broke out in the Lyons restaurant at Mitchellville after a gasoline stove explosion. Des Moines fire department aided, flames quelled with near total loss of five store buildings and contents. Estimated loss not to exceed $10,000.
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Lyons
Mitchellville
Des Moines
Brewery Fire Destroys Iowa City Plant
A large blaze totally destroyed the Iowa Brewing Company's Iowa City plant on Thursday. The loss is listed as 00,000 and is to be covered by insurance.
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Iowa City
Iowa Brewing Company
Witness expert fees echo Blydenburgh case in Slifer matter
In Grundy and Hardin counties a dispute over expert witness fees arises as Slifer ties to Blydenburgh murder. Doctors Kinney Hill and Schooler seek larger reimbursements after boards allowed modest sums. A Blydenburgh expert charged over $900 but was paid $70, and an Ohio witness claimed $3850 yet received under $100.
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Blydenburgh
Grundy County
Hardin County
Slifer
Dora
Board of Supervisors
Ohio
Bank Seeks Attachment Against J G Caton
The Dedham Savings Bank filed a county clerk petition praying for an attachment against J G Caton, long time bank president, alleging misappropriation of notes totaling 6000 dollars and outstanding notes of 10000 and 2000 dollars. Caton left the state to hide assets and convert property to money, and the bank claims he owes about 18000 dollars.
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Dedham Savings Bank
Dedham
County Clerk's Ofice
Carroll
J. G Caton
Caton
Arrestee Moss Arrested Near Altoona for Embezzlement
C A Moss formerly of Onawa was captured by Sheriff Rawlings near Altoona Kansas on December 20 and jailed in Monona County awaiting trial on a larceny by embezzlement charge. Indictments include forgery. Moss, a former Onawa resident, worked at stock food sales for Iowa Stock Food Co and previously served as a Pottawattamie deputy.
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C. A. Moss
Onawa
H. Rawlings
Altoona
Kan
Monona County
Moss
Iowa Stock Food Company
Loveland
Pottawattamie County
Bad Fire at Ogden
A Boone special reports a major blaze in Ogden, costing between 25000 and 30000 dollars and burning a bowling alley, a restaurant, a furniture store, and a grocery store. The fire, started at 10 o clock Monday night, spread beyond the fire department's control as about 100 Boone men fought the flames. Ogden, a town of about 1000 in Boone County, lies on the Chicago and Northwestern and the Minneapolis and St. Louis railways.
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Boone
Ogden
Boone County
Chicago and Northwestern
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Quarantine Keeps Five Coe College Freshmen Indoors
Five healthy freshmen at the Coe College campus in Cedar Rapids are confined to their rooms by order of the board of health after a student contracted a light form of contagious chicken pox. Charles Martin of Carroll had returned home earlier, leaving the others at the South Twelfth Street house to spend the Christmas vacation under quarantine.
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Board of Health
Charles Martin
Carroll
South Twelfth Street
Businessmen Object to Mason City Deputy Postmaster Plan
Mason City business leaders oppose the appointment of Geo. Amundson, son of a defeated postmaster candidate, as deputy. His father withdrew and backed Ketell, who agreed to name the son deputy. Amundson, 22, has no business experience, prompting patrons to petition for keeping the current deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Geo. Amundson
Ketelell
Hunters blamed for stock losses near Creston
Complaints from Creston residents accuse hunters of being careless after game and causing frequent stock losses. Farmers warn they will take strong measures unless sportsmen curb weapon use and prevent further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Lynch Slightly Improves After Shooting Near Keo Kuk
Arthur Lynch, wounded by Johnston Martin last Friday near Keo Kuk County, remains alive with slight improvement. Doctors say recovery is unlikely. Minnie Wilson, 85, reportedly died by ingesting carbolic acid after her daughter, two, slept nearby in a frozen room. authorities found the woman twelve hours after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
Arthur Lynch
Johnston Martin
Keokuk County
Minnie Wilson
Cactus Walls
Eler
Cedar Normal School Closes Wednesday for Holiday Recess
Cedar Normal School shuts for a holiday recess on Wednesday. Schou opens January 5. About seventy-five of the nine hundred enrolled students will spend part of the break at Cedar Fa.
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Cedar [Alls
Schou
Cedar Fa
Philippine bills and Crews in Congress Debate
In the Senate on January days the Philippine civil government bill passed 44 to 23 with debate on amendments. House action centered on private calendar bills and unresolved inaugural ball venue as debate on where to hold events continued. The session adjourned after a brief four minutes of business.
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Senate
Swayne
Philippine ‘Administration
Me McCamber
United States
McComas
Philippine Commission
Islands
Cutlerson
Mr. Bailey
Spooner
Popkins
Hong Kuluy Mir
Berry
Indian Territory
Congress
Haiti
Cuba
Beveridge
Committee On Territories
Bate
Bard
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Hepburn
McCumber
Lodge
House
Perkins
Onl
Morrell
Pennsylvania
Capitol
District of Columbia
Naval Academy
District of Columbia Committee
Hale
Congressmen favor a sea level canal visit Panama
Notes of the National Capital report that Congressmen who visited Panama favor a sea level canal. Other items note Roosevelt nominating George Horton for consul at Athens and Robert J. Thompson for consul general in Paris. Speaker Cannon says most time will be taken by appropriation and Philippine bills in the short session.
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Panama
Roosevelt
George Horton
Chicago
United States
Athens
Greece
Robert J. Thompson
Paris
Joly K. Gowdy
Cannon
Wynne
Riley
Kansas City
Shaw
House
Hay
Congress
Dubois
Smoot Investigation Board
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