Defalcation Arrest Tops D C Office Clerk Case
James M. Watson a clerk in the Office of the Auditor for the District of Columbia was arrested on a charge of embezzlement. Estimated losses range from sixty thousand to seventy five thousand dollars with the shortest portion cited as eight thousand. The case involves deposits from property owners railroad and utility companies and others crossing sidewalks sewers and water works. The District auditor J Petty faces responsibility for the full amount as the investigation proceeds.
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James M. Watson
Diatelet of Columbia
Woathington
Watson
J. Petty
Nedstor
The
Auiitor
Electric Light
Croxning
Treaminy
Distriet
Board ‘of Comimissioners
District of Cos
Humbin
Petty
Aigo
Fights Rise as Militia Move Sparks Fear Across Territory
Reports describe rising violence and bloodshed in Mars as militia bands move into Goodland St Francis and Berry Poheh in Cheyenne County Kauss. Chauncey Dower and allies are endorsed for militia duty after murders as cowmen fear further clashes amid Dewey opposition.
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Mars
Goodland
St. Francis
Berry Poheh Iin
Cheyenne County
Kauss
Chauncey Dower
Dewey
Bloody Mississippi race war amid killings and threats
Reports detail a race riot in Mississippi with several Black residents killed or severely beaten as mobs from nearby areas threaten Black families to flee. A mob lynched a man in Wort Valley after a confrontation over a debt, while authorities struggled to contain violence and guard prisoners amid panic. Also notes destitution in Haiti and British warnings to subjects regarding travel to Haiti under unstable conditions.
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Hayei
Hayti
Port ‘Au Prince
Jamaica
Great Pekin Fire Involving Revenue Buildings
A chaotic report describes a fire in Pekin affecting revenue buildings totaling about 4,000,000 tad. The blaze spreads along the revenue complex, with guards deployed. meanwhile a cable from Caracas claims the Venezuelan revolt in Paris ended after campaigns at Barquisim, Melo, and Coro.
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Paris
Caracas
Ster
Barquisi
Melo
Flood Devastates Vicinity of St Louis With Massive Losses
Reports from the Missouri River indicate a rapid fall as water moves across East St Louis and nearby towns. At least twenty lives lost and over 200000 acres of farmland submerged. Venice and much of Madison Granite City submerged. 25000 homeless. Freight and passenger traffic halted. hundreds of stock drowned. Total property loss estimated at 3400000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Mississippi
Hannibal
Venice
Madison
Granite City
Ater
East St. Louis
St. Tonts
Dntire
Joss
Drought Hits New England Crops Hard
Drought grips New England with forty eight days without rain except brief showers. Massachusetts board of agriculture estimates potential losses at around 70 million dollars, based on 135 million annual agricultural value, with hay and cereals and vegetables hit hardest. Livestock and forage losses may push totals higher as drought worsens across the region.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
Strike settled as Union Pacific blacksmiths gain 10 percent
The Omaha Nebraska strike ending with Union Pacific blacksmiths securing a 10 percent wage increase. Old workers will be reinstated within thirty days and nine hour days defined. Piece work policy left to workers discretion while non union status will adjust itself as stated by both sides.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Neb
Weyl
Pressurt
French Bombard Fuguig Trenches Near Algerian Front
French artillery opened preliminary fire on Fuguig tribes near Beni Ounif Algeria. Gen. O Connor leads 4000 Foreign Legion troops with heavy artillery in a 50 minute bombardment from 7 30 to 8 20 resulting in rapid trench seizure with heavy native losses alleged and no French casualties reported.
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Beni Ounif
Algeria
O’connor
Foreign Legion
Itvis
Cross Ocean III Small Boat Voyage Starts
Howard Blackburn of Gloucester Massachusetts begins a third Atlantic crossing in his fifteen foot dory America. He plans to reach Havre and return via Gibraltar Western Sahara Porto Rico and Cuba then display the boat at the St Louis exhibition. A crowded harbor bids him farewell. Hospital for Consumptives planned on the Arizona New Mexico border will serve those unable to pay with no charges. Groff brothers indicted by a federal grand jury over alleged bribe offers to A W Machen linked to post office free delivery.
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Gloucester
Mass
Mase
Atlantic
America
Havre
Gibraltar
Tsianda
Porto Rico
Cuba
St. Louis Exposition
Denver
Aite
Arizona
New Mexico
Groff Brothers
Federal Grand Jury
A. W. Machen
Postofica
Five Month Sleep Ends for Teen in Paris Treatment Plan
A 17 year old girl named Mario Dusukoli reportedly slept for five months, despite medical efforts. Doctors in Athens decided against continued care and plan to transfer her to Paris for treatment.
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Mario Dusukoli
Paris
Athens
Terrible Marine Disaster Off Marseille Coast
A collision near Antibes sinks the Liban, with over 100 dead and about 200 aboard. The Liban, bound from Marseilles to Bastia, sinks within minutes after impact with the Instituire on a nearby voyage. Rescue ships Balk an and Blechamp save dozens. witnesses describe a chaotic, horrific scene as boilers explode and waves erase the crowd.
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Marseilles
Nant
Tnsulaire
Linnu
Fraissendt Steamahlp Comany
Liban
Bastia
Corsica
Maire
Blechamp
Biechamp
Balkan
Valvsenet Company
Collision of Street Cars Near St Louis Bruises Reported
A collision between street cars ten miles west of St Louis on the line to Creve Coeur Lake left fifteen passengers shaken and bruised. One woman was severely hurt as a motorman’s cap blew off and another car crashed into the first while backing. Both cars derailed and were badly damaged though most injuries were sprains or bruises.
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S J. Louis
Cas
St. Loui
St. Louis
Creve Coeur Lake
Cartwright Held on Fraud Charges in Turf Bureau Case
Detectives arrest Henry G. Cartwright in New York on charges he ran a fraudulent turf bureau. He was arraigned in Brooklyn and held on $1,000 bail. Cartwright advertised widely in the west and allegedly victimized hundreds of letters and clients.
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Turf Bureau
Henry G. Cartwright
New York
Brooklyn
Cartwright
West
Hega B. Clarke
Gil
Attack by Hounds Leaves One Dead and Two Hurting
In Cincinnati a pack of twenty five hounds attacked John Fisgel, 15, near a kennel. He was killed or fatally mauled while Julius Ernest attempted to help. Ernest was seriously hurt as he tried to rescue the boy, and Charles Fisgel, who mounted a horse to intervene, was also bitten. The dog attack caused severe injuries to the trio and livestock.
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Cincinnati
John Fisgel
Julius Ernest
Ernest
Charles Fisgel
Forest Fires Raging Across Maine Cause Big Losses
A dispatch from Portland reports fires sweeping Maine from coast to coast destroying thousands of dollars in property and valuable timber. Conditions are not expected to improve until substantial rainfall soaks the ground and woods, with enormous losses anticipated.
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Maine
Portland
Fire devours 28 houses in Hull suburbs near Ottawa
A blaze in Hull Ontario destroyed twenty eight small worker dwellings in suburbia opposite Ottawa. Loss estimated around $50,000. A separate fire in Coteau Quebec killed eight horses with an estimated loss of $20,000.
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Canada
Aire
Hull
Ottawa
Ont
Coteau
Quebec
Death Penalty in West Virginia for 1902 Elkins Chief of Police Murder
Wilford Davis, a young white man, was hanged at the state penitentiary in Moundsville for murdering Page Martsiller, Elkins police chief, on April 10, 1902. Revolutionists defeated as Venezuela troops under Gen Gomez beat Maloy Riera Lava forces. Bert Roby, a salt digger near Muscatine, Mississippi, unearthed a 40 1/2 grain pearl and refused a $2,000 offer, holding out for $8,000.
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Wilford Davis
Moundsville
W.C
Page Martsiller
Elkins
Gomez
Maloy
Riera
Lava
Bert Roby
Mississippi
Muscatine
Des Moines Flood Victims Return Home Amid Reluctant Relief
Des Moines residents displaced by recent floods return to their homes as relief committees urge caution to prevent sickness from damp conditions. Labor demand rises with builders seeking workers while few domestics are available. Many applicants seek jobs in Michigan sugar beet culture, hoping for four to five months away from the city. Searches for Emmet Livermore’s body near Oto remain unsuccessful despite dynamite aided digs. the boy’s rescuer "Root" Livermore survives with recovery aided by regained composure.
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Dea Motes Union
Hom
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Ownaha
Lyons
The
Commercial Exchange
Emmet Livermore
Oto
Northwestern Osmot Bridge Fails Over Little Sioux River
The Northwestern Railroad bridge over the Little Sioux River near Little Sioux has again failed. At 7 o clock Monday evening the north abutment gave way, making the structure unusable. The river has eroded the abutment despite railroad efforts. Piling and protective stone were washed away by the torrent.
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Northwestern Osmot
Little Sioux River
Northwestern
Little ‘Bloux
Gielock
Prominent Cedar Falls Mason Stricken by Paralysis
Van Sayn of Cedar Falls, a leading member of Cedar Pals Masonry, was seized with paralysis on his right side. About 70 years old, his advanced age makes recovery doubtful. He is regarded as one of the town's most prominent Masons and well known in that fraternity.
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van Sayn
Cedar Falls
Hon
Cedar Pals
van Bau
Maponguin
Atnte
Hanged farmer Willan Pasmore found in Guthrie area barn
Willan Pasmore a wealthy farmer living about three quarters of a mile north of Guthrie Center was found dead in a barn Monday morning. He hanged himself with a common horse halter from a rafter, the body located around the stated hour. Authorities believe financial difficulties drove the act.
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Willan Pasmore
Guthrie Centey
Pasmore
Fat cattle shipment to Liverpool on special Montreal train
A special double header train carried twenty seven cattle cars for Montreal with 800 head weighing about 1700 pounds on average and some surpassing 2000 pounds, bound for Liverpool.
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Liverpool
Montreal
Tragedy on Milwaukee freight ends in death
A 2 year old aboard a Milwaukee freight train in Mapleton was killed while attempting to jump aboard. He fell and struck his head, dying instantly. A jur y convicted Bo Plunkett of aggravated assault for killing horse trader Alex Buchre in a quarrel. he received three months in jail. In Grundy Center, Mr and Mrs H Bhaw celebrated a golden wedding with their children and grandchildren present at the Presbyterian Church.
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Pred Jonsen
Milwaukee
Mapleton
Dog Malnog
Bo Plunkett
Alex “Buchre
Given
Jal
H. Bhaw
Grundy Center
Presbyterian Church
Tornado Strikes Sidwx City Leaves Damage and Fear
A tornado swept over Sidwx City on Monday evening causing extensive damage as debris shattered storefronts and toppled trees. Five men drowned near Goone as the storm's fury unleashed high winds and rain, with damage described as severe.
One Man Dies Trying To Recover Race Rescue
An Italian worker attempting to cross the Dea Muliox River with four companions was swept by a swift current when their boat capsized. All four drowned and bodies, including two miners who stripped to dive for the corpses, remained unrecovered amid a frantic crowd.
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Loin Olin
Lim
Flood damage hits corn crop in Warren County
Flooding across Warren County is expected to cut about five thirds of the corn crop, with losses near 750000 dollars. County bridges may suffer 5000 in damages and townships roads and bridges another 5000, while late forage crops might recover some yield.
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Warren
Tough on Crops Conditions Worse Than 20 Years
Newspaper men report in the East that over ten days in the Southwest Tawa one third of corn stays unplanted and half of planted corn may need replanting. Crop conditions are the worst in twenty years with much land idle due to heavy rains and ruin. Losses to farmers are estimated in the millions in the southwest quarter of the state.
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Tawa
Farmera
Commissions of Notaries Progress At Des Moines
Work issuing notary publics in Des Moines advances as the governor handles appointments. Many hold commissions and expect three year terms, though not all statutory requirements are met. The article notes commissions dating from duty and mentions children dying from exposure.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Deaths From Flood and Cold Snap
Siret fatalities arise from high waters and cold exposure after a recent flood. The report notes two Snider children died at East Peuth and Scott Streets. One child age nine, the other eight months. Also mentions a 12 year old counterfeit suspect, Clyde Lite, and a youth Clyde Ellis sent to reform school. An accidental gun discharge near Wapello claims Edwin Hurley. Democratic convention set for June 18 in Clinton County. Describes Fort Dodge regimental band muster and Burlington water rise. Wreck on Northwestern near Dayton hollow bridge throws twelve freight cars into the Des Moines River.
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Des Moines
Alec Snider
East Peuth
Scott Streets
Salder
Westerm Union Telegraps Company
Dayton
Dayton Hollow Bridge
Northwestern
Dog Moines
Disconnected From Payroll Over Eagle Eyre Dispute
The tale centers on a payroll dismissal following allegations tied to an Eagle Eyre matter. Symone Wo Bulloel, once a cashier at Wollalington post office, faces charges linked to a political manual. Accounts vary on who acted, but Postmaster Merritt says a stranger occupied a confidential role and was removed. The event touches notable figures and public offices, stirring discussion of service and conduct.
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Voy Intial
Symone Wo Bulloel
Wollalington Postoiica
Postoitica Muanula
Weaahiigton Posato
John Ay Marritt
Noelow
Toy Gulatlus
Seaat
Tulloch
Merritt
Tle
Episcopal
Washington Park Seminary
Board of Trade
Ohio Republicans Indorse Roosevelt and Hanna in Columbus
Ohio Republicans met in Columbus, opening session at 4 pm and adjourning after about an hour. Senator Hanna praised Roosevelt in a speech viewed positively. Myron T. Herrick was nominated for Governor by acclamation as the convention adopted a platform endorsing Roosevelt, opposing tariff changes, supporting negro suffrage enforcement, and local bank circulation.
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Indorse
Roosevelt
Hanna
Ohio
Columbus
Forgker
Congress
Myron T. Herrick
Kansas flood distress prompts governor aid appeal
The report describes Gov Bailey issuing a proclamation for flood relief as Kansans face mass homelessness and food shortages. Deputy sheriffs guard property in North Topeka with orders to shoot looters, while organized aid channels move from Topeka to other flooded areas. Armed volunteers patrol by boat to protect homes and assets.
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Kansans
Topeka
Kan
Bailey
Shelio
Atuex
North Topeka
Caling
Waa
Opeka
Ordova
All Around the Globm and City News Notes
Mormons denied street preaching in New York City a privilege they previously enjoyed. Mrs Pierre Worillard of New York reported a robbery of jewels valued at 50000 while traveling from Paris toward London. A Cleveland street railway merger plan aims to consolidate five companies and grant universal transfers after a final conference between Senator Hamp and Worgee Aue drawa.
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New York
Pierre Worillard
Paris
London
Hamp
Worgee
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