Violent Race Riot Strikes Springfield Colorado
Springfield Colorado endures mob disorder after a likely fatal train strike shooting. Suspects Brakeman M M age and a groes Preston Ladd and Edward Dean were seized and moved to Dayton for safety. Looting and arson occur in the Jungles as militia guards the area and officials seek more troops.
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M. M. ‘Daevis
Preston Ladd
Edward ‘Dean
Quegroes
Hadeen
Dayton
Almany
Prison for preacher in federal fraud case
In Omaha Rev George Ware a churchman and cattle baron once rector of Episcopal churches at Deadwood and Lead S D and head of U B I Land and Cattle Co Hooker County Neb was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to defraud the government via false homestead entries Judge Munger overruled a new trial motion and sentenced Ware to one year in Douglas County jail and a 1000 dollar fine Notice of appeal was filed with bonds of 5600
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Neb
George Ware
Deadwood and
Lead
S. D
U. B. I. Land and Cattle Company
Hooker County
Munger
United States District Court
Douglas County
Supreme Court ruling limits St Louis police to city area
The Monday decision by the supreme court says St Louis police have no authority to act in the county outside the city, prompting speculation in racing and liquor circles. Rumors say race tracks may operate this summer and the Sunday lid may be lifted.
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Supreme Court
St. Louis
Suddenness Hits Pittsburg Theater Circus Man
Al McPhail of New York, famed circus man, suddenly went blind at a Pittsburg theater. He struck a match to test vision, then collapsed from apoplexy as an usher approached. The incident left him unable to see, with medical aid sought.
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Pittsburg
al” McPhail
New York
Bank Robbery in Helsinki Guards Shot but Robbers Uncaught
In Helsingfors Finland ten men forced entry into the Russian State Bank and shot the guard securing 37000 dollars before escaping. No arrests have been made.
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Finland
Helsingfors
Historic San Pablo Church Destroyed by Fire in Spain
A historic church in Varecelona named San Pablo was destroyed by an incendiary blaze. Investigators report a deliberate act behind the fire, with authorities examining the site for clues and potential suspects.
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Varecelona
Spain
San Pablo
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Summary
Sioux City live stock market quotations report butcher steers at 4.00 to 5.36, top hogs at 36.04, toy lambs at 6.00.
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Sioux City
Sioux Cily
Equitable official linked to New York probe found in Hot Springs
Leaked reports identify Mhos. D. Jordan, former comptroller of the Kauitable Life, as currently stopping with his wife at a loading hotel in Hot Springs Ark, during the recent Insurance Investigation in New York.
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Fequitable
Mhos. D. Jordan
The
Kauitable Life
New York
Hot Springs
Ark
Senate to vote on statehood bill and amendments
The Senate in Washington has agreed to vote at 4 o clock on March 9 on the statehood bill and its amendments, setting a decisive step in the legislative process. The action assigns a concrete time and date for the awaited measure and related changes.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt intervenes to ease coal miners dispute
A New York dispatch reports President Roosevelt has again stepped in as peacemaker between coal miners and operators. Following a letter to John Mitchell, Mitchell announced a national convention would be called and a meeting of United Mine Workers aimed at averting a strike planned for April 1. The conference included Francis Robbins, W C Perry, and B F Bush, and adjourned after a late session.
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Roosevelt
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapols
Mitchell
Francis ©. Robbins
Pittsburg Coal Company
W. C. Perry
Southwestern Coal Association
B. F. Bush
Gould Railroads
Indianapolis
Cuban Rioters Routed in Havana Camp Raid
Gen Rodrigo Rodriguez reports rural guards captured one rioter near Guanabacao close to Fapaste after a raid on a camp believed to house black assailants. Police seized twelve horses and provisions. one guard died. Generals Baza and others condemn the riot and pledge help. Evidence suggests color lines appear in Cuba's political scene.
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Havana
Baza
Osler Age Idea Stirs New York Academy
Dr Charles S Minot Harvard embryology professor challenged Osler by claiming intellectual growth ends at age 25 and that growth ceases before birth. He suggested no definite age for chloroform use and argued permanent fatigue begins late in life, shocking the audience.
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Charles S. Minot
Harvard University
Academy
New York City
Minot
Trouble in China reports conflicting riots and deaths
A Washington dispatch notes conflicting Nanchang reports. A six dispute between French Jesuits and Chinese officials is cited. A magistrate stabbed himself. six Jesuits and two Kingman family members died in a Sunday riot. Troops protected refugees to Kiukiang. the American mission building was saved and order restored.
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Rodgers
Pekin
Nanchang
Kingman
Kiukiang
British confirm Sokoto disaster toll near Sokoto Nigeria
London officials confirm a recent disaster involving British troops near Sokoto in northern Nigeria. Three officers and twenty five natives were killed, while the Sokomis garrison is reported safe.
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Colonial Office
London
Sokoto
Nigeria
Sokomis
Miner John Conley Hanged in Taos After Suspected Suicide
In Santa Fe special dispatches a former Guadaloupe placer killer, John Conley, who murdered James Redding and Charles Pudry in 1904, was executed at Taos on Monday. He was found dead in his cell with his throat slit hours after the hanging.
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Pally
Santa Fe N. M
John Conley
James Redding
Charles Pudry
Guadaloupe
Taos
Silver Wedding Gift From Krupp Widow
Mrs Krupp widow of the steel magnate gave 250000 dollars to charity in honor of the imperial wedding anniversary as advices from Bosen Prussia report.
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Bosen
Prussia
Tragedy In Newbury: 29-Year-Old Giel Drinks Poisonous Carbonic Field
Giel Drinks Polson, Lulu Luttrell, 29, of Redmond Alabama, while visiting relatives in Newbury, drank carbonic fuel and died from its effects.
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Lulu Luttrell
Redmond
Beatrice Man Killed By Prairie State Express
Mr Thogers of Beatrice Nebraska about 60 was killed at Godfrey when he slipped while attempting to board the Prairie State Express on the Alton railroad. The accident details are partial but indicate a fatal fall on the tracks.
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Godfrey
Rogers
Beatrice
Neb
Prairie State Express
Alton
Thogers
Slav Assembly to Meet
A St Petersburg dispatch reports an imperial decree issued Monday naming the national assembly to convene on May 10. The announcement outlines the assembly's role and immediate schedule.
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St. Petersburg
National
Death of Speaker Henderson at Dubuque Hospital
Former Speaker David B. Henderson dies at Mercy hospital in Dubuque Iowa after a nine month illness. Surrounded by wife and daughters, he fades from paralysis and sickness with family by his side. He suffered a stroke last May after returning from California, and his death follows a long decline.
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Towan
David B. Henderson
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Powersul
Col. Hender
Col. Henderson
California
Wages Up Says Miners No Strike Planned
In Indianapolis a statement to the Associated Press from Vice President T. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers declares no miners strike on April 1. Operators will restore the wage reductions agreed two years ago and may advance further. Anthracite and bituminous leaders are urged toward peace as operators yield after the Indianapolis conference.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Press
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Tennessee Feud Renewed Fatally Wounded Trio in Cannon County
A fresh Johnson-Morley feud flare in Cannon County Tennessee left Samuel Blair shot four times in the abdomen Bob Motley shot twice in the groin and Richardson Johnson throat cut during a Saturday night candy pulling. The long running feud stems from a decade old dispute over illicit distillery operations with underlying vendetta between the Motley and Johnson families. John son reportedly shot Motley and Blair while the throat cut on Blair’s killer remains unknown.
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Woodbury
Tenn
Johnson-Morley
Samuel Blair
Bob Motley
Richardson Johnson
Motleys
Johnsons
Motley
Blair
Johnson
Wreck cripples SP fast mail at Alazon near Wells
A Friday wreck of the Southern Pacific fast mail and freight trains at Alazon near Wells Nevada causes an estimated $100,000 loss. Two locomotives and fifteen freight cars are destroyed, with contents including typewriters hats and silk goods. Five SP detectives guard the goods amid ongoing theft reports.
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Southern Pacific Company
Alazon
Wells
Nev
Bank Robbers Routed in Missouri City Heist
Three masked attackers burst into a Missouri City bank twenty miles east of Kansas City early Saturday, blew open the vault door with a nitroglycerine charge, triggering a gunfight with five officers. The robbers fled the scene.
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Missouri City Bank
Missouri City
Kansas City
General J Wood Dead Longtime West Point Class Man Dies
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Wood died at his Dayton residence after a long illness. He was the last survivor of the West Point class of 1846.
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Thomas J. Wood
Dayton
West Point
One Tariff War Ends in Austrian Serb Negotiations
The customs war between Austria and Servia is practically ended as Servia accepts Austrian demands. Officials expect the frontier to open within a few days.
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Austria
Servia
Miners Killed in Slillshoro Coal Mine Disaster
Two miners Charles Phillip Mason and Charles Taulbes died at Slillshoro coal mine in Indiana after fading slate collapsed on Saturday. Worker Harry Brown was severely injured in the same incident.
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Slillshoro
Charles Phillip Mason
Charles Taulbes
Harry Brown
Congressman's Player Acquitted in Hemstead Trial
Finland Browne, on trial near Austin, Vox., for the murder of Congressman Pinckney at Hemstead last year, was acquitted Saturday after a week’s trial. Local officials and observers noted the verdict ends a high profile case that drew regional attention and courtroom spectators from multiple communities.
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Finland Browne
Far Austin
Vox
Congressman Pinckney
Hemstead
McCutchen Not Guilty in Fraudulent Banking Case
Ida Grove dispatch reports Fred McCutchen of Holstein was found not guilty after a 13 hour and 30 minute jury deliberation. The jury, led by Judge Church, rejected charges of fraudulent banking linked to the McCutchen bank collapse following E H McCutchen’s death in 1904. Freda McCutchen and Oscar Berger had been indicted. McCutchen tried first, Berger to be tried next term.
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Fred McCutchen
Holstein
Alex Nicholson
Judge Church
E. H. McCutchen
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee of
W.routsh
Freda McCutchen
Oscar Berger
McCutchen & Co. Bank
Ida County
McCutchen
Berger
Seattle
Des Moines Family Burned In Fire After Gasoline Mixup
George Fleck of Des Moines misidentified a gasoline can for kerosene while starting a fire in a base burner. He, his wife, and four daughters were hospitalized with severe burns and injuries. Mrs. Fleck is reportedly beyond hopeful recovery. one daughter broke both legs jumping from a window as the flames engulfed their home. Neighbors aided in rescue as the house burned badly.
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Des Moines
George Fleck
Iowans Ice Plant Harvests Cold Crop At Home
W M Eaton an ice dealer in Emperson operates 200 galvanized iron tanks to freeze water in cold weather without cutting or hauling. He fills tanks progressively, then uses hot water to release the formed ice which slides out as neat crystals. Cost is under 30 cents a ton.
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W.M. Eaton
W. M. Eaton
Emperson
Horse Killed in Collision Near Ireton
A head end collision Friday night in Ireton involved Alvin White and a Mr. Johnson. Both rode horses and had buggy rigs. Johnson's bill pierced White's driving horse, which died within minutes.
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Mr. Johnson
Ireton
Johnson
Mr. White
Harding Texonerated by Des Moines police board
Chief of Detectives EM Harding was exonerated Friday night by the Des Moines board of police and fire commissioners after seven witnesses testified they had been insulted by being hugged and kissed at their will.
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Harding
EM Harding
Des Moines Board of Police and Fire. Com
Missioners
Farmer Wangs Himself in Irving Death
Aged 45 farmer Fred Victor of Irving near New Sharon hanged himself in a suspected act of self destruction. He left a wife and several children and was financially well off. no motive is known.
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Fred Victor
Irving
New Sharon
Fire kills eight year old girl in Ottumwa kitchen
Hittle Gil burned to death and Cecil Anderson, eight, died from burns after kerosene spilled on smoldering coals in a kitchen above Ottumwa. The blast and fire left rescuers to battle the blaze as investigators reviewed how the fuel ignited.
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Hittle Gil
Cecil Anderson
Ottumwa
Damages Sought in Railroad Collision Case
In Dubuque federal court Chicago Great Western Railroad faces $25,000 claims for injuries alleged by Charles Ikepka a section hand from La nant dust in a collision dated March The plaintiff seeks damages for sustained injuries and related losses in the incident involving the Chicago Great Western Railroad.
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Chicago Great Western Railroad
Lanant
Charles Ikepka
Old Settler Martha Hays Dies in Des Moines
Mrs Martha A Hays widow of Joan Jlays and Polk County's oldest settler died in Des Moines on Thursday. The obituary notes her long pioneer life and ties to the Des Moines area.
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Martha
A. Hays
Joan Jlays
Polk County
Des Moines
Tragedy Near Mt Pleasant Ends Fatal Love Case
Curtis Becker, son of a wealthy Mt Pleasant farmer, shot Florence Allen 20, killing her, wounded her mother L B Ailey, then died by suicide. Becker had been infatuated, but Allen refused him. Both families are prominent in the area.
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Itc
Mt. Pleasant
Curt Becker
Florence Allen
L. B Ailey
Becker
Becket
Miss Allen
Appanoose County Official Settles Book Shortage
Appanoose County Board of Supervisors concluded an inquiry into ex County Recorder IH Waters and found a $1,575 shortage from unentered fees. Waters deposited sufficient funds with the county treasurer and the matter was settled and dropped. The board noted other office leakages and pledged further investigations with expected revelations.
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G. Waters
Centerville
Appanoose
Monona County Supervisors certify drainage assessments
Monona County board of supervisors certified the Monona-Harrison drainage district No 1 assessment at 402494.15 against landowners and set April 30 for payment with no tax receipts issued as paid under protest. A separate resolution covered the Cleghorn ditch improvements totaling 15418.07 with payment due by January 1.
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Monona County
Onawa
Cleghorn
Wescott Must Serve Term For Hantontown Murder
Martin Wescott of Hantontown is committed to prison after two trials for the killing of George Logue five years ago. Convicted first at trial and given five years, an appeal led to a retrial. The supreme court ordered a second hearing, but the later appeal upheld the conviction and sustained the penitentiary sentence.
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Mason City
Martin Wescott
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Supreme Court
Tower Court
Marne Man Ends Life By Carbolic Acid Poisoning
Andrew Rasmussen aged 55 or 65, of Marne, drank carbolic acid at his home. Found by family in an out house, he suffered before dying. Survived by a wife and six children. The acid bottle and a note reading goodbye and forgiveness were found beside him, with instructions about an heirloom.
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Andrew Rasmussen
Fanilky
Marne
Judge Given Leaves Ei Peso for Des Moines
Judge Josiah Given and his two sons and daughters departed Ei Peso Texas bound for Des Moines as his health failed. Physicians say there is no hope for recovery and note Des Moines holds the memories of his long professional career.
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Judge Given
Josiah Given
Ei Peso
Texas
Des Moines
Buena Vista Board Rejects Drainage Ditch Petition
The Buena Vista County board of supervisors rejected land owners petition to build a drainage ditch along the Coon River valley after hearing a committee report. The project would have cost about 200000 dollars and reclaimed 60000 acres of land.
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Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors
Willow Valley Electric Line Discussion Meeting Summary
Delegates from Missouri Valley Magnolia and Charter Oak gathered in Missouri Valley to discuss the Willow Valley electric line franchise incorporation and rights of way. Chairman A Holgecomb presided and organizers planned further meetings.
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Willow Valley Electric Line
Missouri Valley
Magnolia
Charter Oak
A. Holgecomb
Muscatine native contractor killed by train in Indiana
David Grant, once a Muscatine resident and builder of the Milwaukee cutoff to Ottumwa, who did extensive work for the Burlington near Red Oak, was killed by a train in Kankakee Illinois. The incident ends a career tied to multiple rail projects.
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David Grant
Muscachine
Milwaukee
Ottumwa
Burlington
Red Oak
Kankakee
Burghus Break Plate Glass At Sioux City Jewelry Store
Thieves broke the plate glass window of Wm. Hiles jewelry store in Sioux City about 3 o’clock Saturday morning and stole goods valued at about $30, with drafts burning on each corner nearby.
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Wm. Hiles
Sioux City
Put Lid On Tight at Albia
A Sunday raid at Albia targeted saloons and resorts, resulting in fifteen arrests for violation of prohibition laws.
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Albia
Battle Chronology From 1408 to 1908 Across Wars and Events
A dense register of historical milestones and disasters, listing dates and brief event notes from 1408 through 1908. It includes battles, political milestones, explorations, shipwrecks, assassinations, legislative actions, and notable incidents in various regions such as Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Notable items mention the Battle of Bynham Moor, Cortes voyage, Burr arrest, Donelson surrender, and the Maine explosion, among many others.
McCall Gift Probe Seeks to Reclaim Campaign Funds
The New York Life self examining committee in a supplemental report declares former President McCall’s contributions to the Republican national committee during the last three campaigns totaling 148702.50 were not legally justified and proposes suing to recover the money raising McCall’s liabilities to 425000. The panel says it believed McCall aimed to benefit policy holders though the acts were illegal.
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Maat
New York Life Insurance Company
McCall
Republican National Committee
Baer Ansalls Legislators Ignite Pennsylvania Coal Talk
President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad issued a Sunday statement likening the reform Legislature of Pennsylvania to an ignorant cowardly body. He assures the good people of the country and investors in Pennsylvania securities that the reign of law has not ceased in Pennsylvania.
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