Murder trial verdict in Lillie case at Lincoln court
Lincoln Neb special report describes Mrs Lillie Lillie found guilty of first degree murder for shooting her husband Harvey Lillie as he slept at their David City home. Jury recommends life imprisonment after a three week trial noted for public attention. Insufficient motive cited as life insurance of $9000 cited in testimony.
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Lincoln
Neb
anya
Lillle
David City
Harvey Lillie
Billie
Mra
Lilie
Theory of Murder Mystery Grips Millionaire Burdick Case
A Buffalo article reports police debate whether the Burdick murder was committed by a man or a woman. The piece notes theories suggesting a woman could be involved and mentions experts and investigations tied to Mexico and a broad, unsettled inquiry into the high-profile killing.
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Burdick
Buffalo
N.X
OLD
MEXICO
Struggle in the House as minority presses roll calls
A Washington special describes a prolonged session from morning until midnight with heavy roll calls and a Democratic filibuster. Despite a special rule, progress was slow as clerks and committees endured intense strain. Several conference reports were adopted and multiple bills passed before a long recess, signaling continued turmoil in the legislative battle.
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iabln
Washington
ouly
Nall
temporg
Porto Rico
W. C. Gorgas
FT. Handworth
Peril United by Storm across British Isles Coastline
A violent storm sweeps the British Isles causing heavy damage to piers and structures along the south coast. Fatalities are reported from collapsed buildings. A Hamburg bark reportedly sinks near Lands, Bud, with about twenty crewmen presumed drowned. Cork harbor shelters stormbound vessels including the Pharsalia, which endured a harrowing voyage from Boston to Leith. A Missouri Pacific passenger train collision near Port Scott injures twenty or more while none of the passenger cars overturns.
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British Isles
London
English Channel
Hanburg
Bud
Cork
Pharsalia
Boston
Leith
St. Juan
N. B
MEANSAS
Flood Loss Great In Ohio After Ice Jam Breaks
Toledo reports the immediate flood danger eased when Maumee River ice cleared, but Findlay Lima Tittin Marysville Upper Sandusky and nearby towns remain dire. Drownings include Sam Moffett Nelson Jacobs and Henry Thomas at Findlay. David Divyley died in Fremont from flood damage. Rivers run higher than in twenty years.
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Parta
Ohio
Toledo
Maumee
Findlay
Lima
Tittin
Marysville
Upper Sandusky
Sam Moffett
Nelson Jacobs
Henry Thomas
David Divyley
Fremont
Train Wreck Near Lenoir City Kills Three On Southern Railway
An eastbound Southern Railway passenger train leaving Chattanooga at 11 45 p m Friday wrecked near Lenoir City at 2 a m Saturday when rails spread from a landslide. Three were killed and twenty five injured as four coaches telescoped on an embankment and several cars burned. Rivers near Pittsburg are receding as flood conditions ease in the region.
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Southern
Knoxville
Venn
dispatchus
Southern Railway
Chattanooga
Srow Blockade Broken in Denver Special Report
The Denver special notes a blockade on Srow has been broken due to heavy snowfall across western Colorado, western Nebraska, and Kansas. The weather event disrupted rail and road access, altering regional plans and transport. Local officials urged caution as continued snow accumulations threaten travel.
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Denver
Colorado
Nebraské
Kiaas
Floods in the South Cause Nine Deaths and Many Injuries
A severe freshet after two days of heavy rain and high winds hits the South. Nine people are reported dead and twenty nine injured from accidents attributed to the floods, including a derailment near Lenoir City Tennessee and drownings along the Ohio River near Hickman Kentucky. Railroads suffer extensive damage and widespread disruption follows as cloudbursts affect Kentucky and Tennessee, with fears of more lives lost.
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Louisville
ROSS
railronda
Ife
Southern Railway
Chattanooga
Lenoir City
Tenn
Ohio river
nea Hickman
Hickory Level
Kentucky
Tennessee
Middlehore
Why
Yellow Creek
Anderson
Tens
Nashville
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Ohio
Three Trainmen Killed In New York Central Wreck
A Syracuse special reports the Southwestern Limited westbound on the New York Central Railroad wrecked at East Syracuse yards. Three Albany crew were killed and three seriously injured while sleeping in a detached caboose. A freight car on the same track was shifted, sliding onto the main westbound track and causing the collision.
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Southwestern Limited
New York Central
Syracuse
N. Y
Albany
Southwestern
Smuggling Crackdown Sentences Three Months Each
Twelve seafarers arrested for tobacco smuggling on the steamer Holland received three months in prison. Officers testified the crew passed tobacco by placing it on a colleague and forming a wedge to slip past revenue guards. The operation reportedly moved to Boston after enforcement actions, with a seizure of 600 pounds of Sumatra tobacco reported.
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Holland
endesyor
Bostos
Kansas Farmer Shot Through Window In Johnson County
A Kansas farmer Bert McKinsley aged 40 living near Monticello Kay was shot and mortally wounded Sunday night by a man who fired a shotgun through his window. The Johnson County sheriff reported a Kansas City police contact naming a man named Graham as the suspect amid alleged trouble with the victim.
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Kansas
Kansas City
saya Bert McKinsley
Monticello
Kay
fred
McKinsley
McKinstley
Johnson County
Graham
McMinsley
Wrong Train Wrecked Near Lebanon Leaves Several Dead
A dispatch from Washington Indiana reports a failed train wreck attempt on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern near Lebanon. Fireman Joseph Hughey of this city and Harvey Friend of Odin die, Brakeman Sioux of this city severely injured. The incident follows a series of alarming transport events across the region.
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Washington, Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Lebanon
Joseph Hughey
Harvey Friend
Odin
Sioux
Iowa Tax Assessments Prompt State Circulars To Local Boards
A Des Moines report says the Iowa state executive council will issue a second circular to assessors and boards of review on town land assessments this year. It warns that assessments must strictly follow statutory methods and that deviations may bring heavy penalties. Local authorities hold power to set levies, while the state aims to raise a fixed amount of revenue through tax collection.
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Des Moines
state executive council
ouetourth
thar
Polios Believe They Capture Noted Burglar Burns
Clinton special says Jack Burns is under arrest on charges of three burglaries. Evidence is strong and Burns allegedly robbed dwellings in the same neighborhood. Police connected the crimes by proximity and timing, with one incident occurring while officers investigated another.
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Polios
Clinton special
Jack Burns
Burns
Notices of Suspensions Postpone Executions in Iowa
Notices of suspension of death orders have been served on wardens and sheriffs in various counties. Richard Williams of Mahaska County was to be hanged Friday for killing William Sharper at North Buxton. Busse and Hartman also received suspensions. new trials for Williams and Hortman are doubtful, with Busee possibly eligible for a new trial due to evidence suggesting only second degree murder.
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A. Des Moines
North Buxton
Busse
Hartman
Iowa
ofilliama
Hortman
Busee
Search Renewed Fears Bodies Buried in Clifton Hotel Ruins
Cedar Rapids officials renew search at Clifton Hotel fire ruins seeking bodies. One victim identified as A D Johnson of Orion is missing. morgue remains conflict with Johnson description. Relatives hold hope he is among the debris while investigators fear additional bodies lie beneath the wreckage.
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ulna
Codak Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Clifton Hotel
tina
Johnson
Orion, I
Fohnson
pation Ayiyot
Shot Through the Heart in Des Moines Tragedy
In Des Moines at Cunningham’s home on West Seventh Street a shooting killed Aidrew Johnson after a dispute over a tin roll. Frank B. Cunningham, a white man, surrendered to police claiming self defense. a housekeeper and Johnson’s wife witnessed the incident.
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rank B. Quoningham
Andrew Johnson
Des Moines
Frank B. Cunningham
Aidrew
Johnson
sduthdaat cornet
West
Seventh
Streethy
Dow. Moines
O'd'elock
Cunningham
a. white
Tohngon
Yeager
Cavender
jhin
wag
sheart
Money Gone in Cedar Rapids Turb Swindle
A Cedar Rapids dispatch reports an official statement from a fraud inquiry about Harry Brolaski and his pool room ventures. Three thousand six hundred investors were involved, with deposits in Chicago Detroit and other cities. Total investments are estimated above one million dollars with Cedar Rapids contributing around one hundred thousand.
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Repida dispatch
Brotogkt & Qo
Harry Brolaski
sid bis
Marions' painta
Chicago
Detroit
Brolaski
Cedar or
Rapids
Manslaughter verdict in Des Moines case shocks court
The jury found James Walker, a colored man, guilty of manslaughter after deliberating since Saturday. Evidence was weak and the panel stressed Walker acted at Levich's instigation, not with intent to kill but to injure Finkelstein. The ruling followed a dramatic, surprise verdict.
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Finkelstein
Des “Moines
James Walker
Walker
Levich
Infant strangled at Blengoe shocks town
A newborn baby was found near a bird at Blencoe on Wednesday morning, fully formed and partially covered with straw. The infant was alive but strangled, causing great town excitement as the coroner and authorities investigate the crime.
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A Castana
Blencoe
morelog
lencoe
Ida Grove Man Accused of Running a Gambling House
Ida Grove reports indicate Clrbin Buzzard proprietor of The Basement Bowling Alley was brought before Sheriff Brannon on charges of running a gambling house. He was bound over to the grand jury on a $300 bond, triggering local calls to close the establishment amid community tensions.
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Ida Grove
Clrbin Buzzard
Equire Brannon
grand jury
amder
agatin
Fragmented 1840s Political Memoir Fragments From Newspaper OCR
Chopped OCR notes recount early 19th century events and figures including Jefferson Davis, Pierce, and Congress debates. Mentions naval affairs, Confederate prisoners, banking bills, and impeachments with scattered phrases and miscues. Describes transport routes via Acapulco and Vera Cruz, speculation on gold, and political maneuverings amid wartime strain.
Western railroad talks aim to curb eastbound freight delays
New York hosted Western railroad officials who signed a fronclad agreement to stop cargo delays on eastbound freight. Dagland Italy France and the United States offered to arbitrate Chile Peru tensions while Germany refused involvement. The St Louis Cotton Exchange urged Southern farmers to shift from cotton to cattle and grain due to overproduction. Germany restricted American hog products though Chicago packers face minimal impact. Irish hunger reported in Donokal as Lord Ardilauns ball results noted. County Ago details unclear.
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Western railroad
New York
Dagland
Italy
France
United States
Chile
Peru
Germany
St. Louis Cotton Exchange
P. D. Armagy
Chicago
Donokal
Ardilaun
County ago
Clergy News and Memorials From Various Locales
In Minneapolis a potential bishop coadjutor is discussed for the Immaculate Conception. Bishop O Connor of Newark marks his silver jubilee with about two hundred attendees. A $1,000,000 memorial church in Wairhaven, Mass was dedicated by Henry H. Rogers. The late Joan Peter Zottell, who died in Shanghai at 76, was a leading authority in Chinese language and literature. Reverend Charles Ty Boleing of Orange, N J, formerly in Indiana, now preaches at the Wirat Prisbster church. Reverend Horace Partar, once pastor of Plymouth Church Brooklyn, has recovered from a serious accident and illness. A memorial hospital will honor the late Reverend Richard S. Biorra, the Brooklyn preacher, through contributions to Fooghow in China.
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Minneapolis
shareh
O’Connor
diocean
Newark
Henry Hy Rogers
Wairhaven
Mass
loag
Joanh Pater Zottell
Shanghai
Rayan
Charles Ty. Boleing
Orange
N. J
Indiquay
Blyckbongt
Wirat Prisbster reo
Hornea Partar
Plymouth
Brooklyn
Richard 8. Biorra
Io. Fooghow
China
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GASE
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avdi
Hagan
Princeton
Ereing Journal
Andrew Carnegie
Princeton University
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Joseph J. Garmany
Jin
bis
Europe
Michigan
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Mich
apeoint
Grand Trunk
Jefferson Avenue
Ronnells
Bank of Rownells
senate
house
Sweden
Ijeland
James J. White
Lake Forest
Gete Bentence
Butte
Mont
George Cole
Burlington
McClermud
Corney
Auburn
Wako
Ithaca
Coswell
THE
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Roy Cook
Pilgrim Hotel
Malltown
Sioux City
Cok
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Pleasant
LeMars
Marshalltown
John Levy
Whitten post
Uilnoig Central
Cedar Falls
Cummins
Jesse Hunt
R. P. Oldfield
Limons
Parmer
Henry Brown
Marshall
Pelock
Addyman
Storm Lake
dyman
lust
Minneapolis and St. Louis
VYumsan
Henty Elliott
Le Grand
guaantine
Lavelleur
Newton
eanyiet
Bennett
First Baptist Church
LeMuars
the ely
Jefferson Davila
fiasenica
fedm Prine
Navy
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focbin
Acapulco
New Orleans
phat rod i
Mariin Van Buren
Hurops
Pierce
Samp Douglas
York
Illinois
Frankfort
capitol
Gilbert
Forty-fourth
Congress
Porter
Indianola
Jefferson plantation
cottom
Benjamin Butler
Colfax
House of ‘Representatives
Myers
ing
Commodore Garrison
Issels Supreme Court
James Brooks
Oakes Ames
House of Representatives
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