Georgian telegraph operator goes on a rampage in Georgia
James H. Clark a telegraph operator from Chamblee Georgia becomes obsessed with love and liquor. He commits a spree across Fulton and DeKalb counties killing one man injuring several others and setting fires. He is pursued by a posse and ends his rampage by shooting himself as authorities close in.
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Atlanta
James H. Clark
Chamblee
Clark
Baldwin
E. S. Purcell
W. S. Mack
Dunwoody
Nash & Cheek
Cheek
Mr. Nash
W. J. Coker
Cham‘blee
Third Tragedy At Crawford In Shootout And Lynching
A Chadron Nebraska dispatch reports a deadly Crawford clash involving Fort Robinson troops and local marshal Arthur Mose. Three men are dead including Mose, a lynching attempt on Sergeant Reed spurred firefight and retribution.
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Chadron
Crawiford
Fort Robinson
Arthur Mose
Crawford
William Murphy
Murphy
Reed
Marshal Moss
iCrawford
Neb
James Mose
14 Year-Old Den ver Bride Found Dead in Hovel
A 14-year-old girl known as the wife of George Contesti alias George Walse was found slain in a hovel at 2437 Temple Court Denver. Her head was nearly severed by a hatchet blow. Formerly Salvatore Sarica, she married Contesti in San Francisco six months ago. The couple fled after the earthquake. Contesti is at large as police hunt him. Her mother is believed to be in San Jose, California.
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George Contesti
George Walse
Temple Court
Denver
Colo
Salvatore Sarica
Contesti
San Francisco
San Jose
Cal
Riot at Gorky meeting in Williamsburg
A clash between men and women erupted as attendees queued for a handshake with Maxim Gorky after his speech to over 2,000 people at the Labor Lyceum in Williamsburg New York. Many were bruised but no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Labor Lyceum
Williamsburg
N. Y
Sioux City Live Stock Market Tuesday Quotations
Sioux City live stock market quotations list butcher steers at 4.60 to 5.25 and top hogs at 6.32 to 6.14 per hundredweight, reflecting market ranges for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Fire destroys six story piano factory in New York
A major blaze wiped out the six story piano factory of Ja cob Doll & Sons in New York along with a three story building occupied by John 4H and nearby sawmills. The aggregate loss reached 250000 dollars. Slav Toilers Return to Work in St Petersburg as the Muay day strike ends and workers resume work nationwide.
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New York
Jacob Doll & Sons
John
Carl
Doll Company
St. Petersburg
St.Petersburg
Family 18 Slain in Milton Florida Arson Murder
A Pensacola dispatch reports a mass murder near Milton Florida where itinerant preacher Ackerman his wife and seven children aged up to fourteen were killed and burned in their home. Crania injuries indicate blows to the head. the crime was discovered Monday morning. Townspeople have raised over a thousand dollars for a reward and Governor Broward has been asked to offer state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Milton
Ackerman
Slavic Admiral Assassination Details
Vice Admiral Kuzmich, port commander in St. Petersburg, was killed Monday by a worker angry at his May Day suppression attempt. At the new admiralty works he faced the crowd, refused their 2 p.m. break, and was stabbed from behind near a shop at 9 30. The assailant escaped into a forge with hundreds of workers nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. St. Petersburg
Kuzmich
New Admiralty Works
Powder Explosion Shakes Bridgeport Alarmed City
An explosion of four magazines at the Union Metallic Cartridge Company storage grounds in Bridgeport Connecticut released about 100000 pounds of powder. The blast caused windows to shatter across the city and suburbs while many residents fled in night garments thinking an earthquake had struck. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Rebuild Frisco Churches Fund Plan
A plan to raise at least 1,000,000 dollars for rebuilding Methodist churches in San Francisco and along the Pacific coast is forming as the Methodist Laymen's Relief Legion debuts in Cincinnati Ohio. The appeal seeks 1,000 subscriptions of 300 dollars and equal numbers of 260 200 150 and 100 dollars, aiming for a 1 million dollar goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
San Franciseco
Pacific Coast
Laugher turns fatal at Louisville skating rink
Mrs Polly Ann Jackson reportedly laughed uncontrollably at a story told while a stout woman was asked to leave a Louisville Kentucky skating rink. The sudden laughter turned hysterical and she died within minutes.
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Louisville, Ky
Polly Ann Jackson
Tragedy Follows Strychnine Laced Candies
In Fort Wayne two young children Seek Candy, Eat Strychnine pellets and die. Theodore Scott aged three and Loyal Cornwell aged four were mistaken for candy and swallowed the poison, leading to their deaths.
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Theodore Scott
Loyal Cornwell
Fort Wayne
Methodists vote to form new creed committee in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South approved by 161 to 107 a plan to create a committee to prepare a new statement of faith. The vote signals intent to revise doctrinal standards within the denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Birmingham
Ala
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Carl Schulz Dead Carl Schurz a renowned public figure dies
Carl Schulz Schurz a widely known public figure and former cabinet member died at his New York City home early Monday from complications of diseases.
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Carl Schurz
New York City
Riot Breaks Up Dowie Zion City Meeting
An afternoon Zion City gathering presided by John Alexander Dowie erupted into a riot as followers of the Voliva faction clashed with opponents. Police were summoned as disruptors shouted accusations while Dowie, weakened, was carried from the pulpit and later reported to have dined well at Shiloh house.
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John Aléxander Dowie
Zion City
Dowie
Voliva
Zion
Gladstone Dowle
Deacon Arrington
Dowle
Smith
Tabernacle
Burleigh
Zion Guards
Shiloh House
Steam Auto Explodes Injuring Six In Omaha Streets
A steam automobile carrying six people exploded near Twenty-ninth and Farnam Streets in Omaha. Victims injured include chauffeur Robert Forberg and H. A. Perkins, with others Mrs. H A. Perkins W. B. Jones Miss Hardy and Mr. Thalman. The car had been hired for the evening and blast shattered windows blocks away.
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Omaha
Neb
Twenty-ninth and
Farnam Streets
Robert Forberg
H. A. Perkins
Rock Island Railway
H A. Perkins
W. B. Jones
Miss Hardy
Mr. Thalman
Goll Arrives at Prison After Bank Fraud Conviction
Henry G. Goll former cashier of the First National Bank Milwaukee recently convicted of misapplying funds and making false entries was sentenced to ten years in Fort Leavenworth prison He arrived Sunday and said he was glad the trial was over Warden McClaughry will assign him to clerical work in the same department as Frank G Bigelow the former bank president now serving ten years for his role in wrecking the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Goll
First National Bank
Milwaukee
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Kane
Goll
McClaughry
Frank G. Bigelow
Farm Hand Arrested for Forgery in North Carolina
John Sharp, a farm hand, was arrested in Oakes North Carolina on forgery charges at the request of a St Paul detective agency. He is wanted in La Crosse Wisconsin and agreed to return without a requisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sharp
Oakes
N. C
St. Paul
la Crosse
Wis
Sharp
Miners Return to Work in Scranton Col deries
Miners go to work Monday in Scranton Pennsylvania anthracite collieries as imported labor is shipped out and occupancy evidence removed. The restart marks a broad resumption of operations with most mines operating and crews returning to duty.
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Scranton
Heries
Supreme Court Denies Hearing in Chicago Traction Case
The Supreme Court in Washington DC denied a petition for a hearing in the Chicago traction cases on Monday. The action ends the current petition without a review by the high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D. C
Chicago Traction
Western League Baseball Sioux City Schedule
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future lists Pueblo May 19 20 21 Denver May 28 23 24 Lincoln May 28 29 30 Omaha May 81 June 1 2 3.
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Sioux City
Pueblo
Denver
Lincoln
Shocking New York Crime
A powerfully built man entered the home of August Hupfer and choked him into unconsciousness then assaulted his wife Mrs. Hupfer causing her death in New York on Saturday.
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New York
August Hupfer
British Ship Stranded Off Cane Sable
The British steamer Hestia under Captain Ferguson is in distress off Cane Sable about 130 miles west of Halifax Nova Scotia. Her engine rooms are full of water and ten feet of water is in her hold, indicating severe flooding and jeopardy to the vessel.
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Hestia
Ferguson
Cane Sable
Halifax
Indicted Minister Allegedly Blackmails Winterset Banker
Rev John H Swift a former Winterset preacher was indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails in a blackmail scheme targeting banker W J Cornell and a choir member. Swift allegedly wrote three letters accusing undue intimacy and sent them via a Chicago contact to be mailed anonymously. He is missing, last seen headed likely toward South Carolina. Cornell appeared in Des Moines to present evidence.
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Des Moines
John H. Swift
Winterset
Federal Grand Jury
W. J. Cornel
South Carolina
Cornell
Swift
Chicago
High Prices for Rare Coins at Philadelphia Auction
Will F. Dunham of Onawa paid 2165 dollars for an 1822 United States five dollar gold piece at a four day sale in Philadelphia. The bidding, part of the Harlan P. Smith collection auction, set records as numismatists from across the United States gathered. Dunham, ex president of the Chicago Numismatic Society, previously paid 1100 dollars for the 1804 silver dollar in a New York Brown sale.
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Onawa
Will F. Dunham
United States
Philadelphia
Harlan P. Smith
New York
Chicago Numismatic Society
Two Mead Brothers Drown in Kingsley River Accident
Two brothers ages 12 and 14, sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mead, drowned in the Little Sioux River west fork at Kingsley on a Saturday. They were found in about fifteen feet of water. clues suggest the elder swam beyond depth and the younger attempted a rescue, leading to both deaths.
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Kingsley
H. H. Mead
West
Little Sioux
Fifty Years Gap Ends as Iowa Brother Reunites with Ollis Family
H J Ollis of Los Angeles returns to Iowa after more than fifty years, reuniting with a Grinnell sister and visiting another in Audubon. He left Grinnell as a 14 year old, built a fortune in Chicago and elsewhere, endured fires and losses, and is now a major furniture manufacturer in California with a net worth around a half million.
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Towan
State
H. J. Ollis
Los Angeles
Cal
Iowa
Grinnell
Chicago
Des Moines
Audubon
Arson Case Dismissed Against Clyde Harvey and Wife
In Carroll County, Clyde Harvey and Harriet Harvey were freed after the arson case against them was dismissed at an adjourned session. The defense admitted insufficient evidence for a view trial concerning the burning of a Glidden hotel on August 6, 1904, which caused two deaths. The original trial occurred in January 1905, ending in conviction before appeal to the supreme court, which reversed the verdict.
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Clyde Harvey
Carroll
Holmen
Harveys
Clyde
Harriet Harvey
Glidden
Carroll County District Court
Supreme Court
Defeat for Saloons At Mason City Petition Rejected
Mason City supervisors ruled a saloon consent petition insufficient after a low turnout of 608 votes. Petition had 346 names with 47 removals and eight more to strike. Seventeen supporters sought reentry but were denied. Case moves to the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Board of Supervisors
Temperance Forces
Friends of the Saloons
Grocers Return to Homes After Sioux City Convention
The eighth annual Iowa State Retail Grocers Association convention ended in Sioux City Thursday afternoon after three days of sessions. The final gathering discussed trade questions from the convention’s question box as many delegates had already headed home following the election and banquet the previous night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa State Retail Grocers’ Association
Sioux’ City
Father and Son Capture Near Danbury
Deputy Sheriff W. J. Mentor and Detective H. P. Rogers of Anthon brought Amos and Leslie Ballard, father and son of Danbury, to Woodbury County jail after a three day pursuit. Farmers living two miles northeast of Danbury, they faced bonds set at $2,500 each as neighbors long suspected them of thefts in the area.
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Ballards
Danbury
W. J. Mentor
H. P. Rogers
Anthon
Woodbury County
Amos
Leslie Ballard
Two Students Drowned Near Iowa River Dam Break
William N. Thornburg of Linden and Elizabeth Ogden of Williamsburg, students at Iowa University, Iowa City, drowned Friday night while returning from a river picnic. Their boat broke through a dam and was later found bottom up. Both occupants missing. search ongoing for their bodies.
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Linden
Elizabeth Ogden
Williamsburg
Iowa University
Iowa City
Iows River
Fire at Canton house mover's empty home deemed arson risk
Firemen suspect arson after finding an oil-soaked rug in the partially burned Canton residence of John Kramer, a house mover. The upper portion of the structure burned in a blaze discovered at 4 a.m. The house was unoccupied at the time.
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John Kramer
Canton
Sheldon Bank Affairs
R. W. Ady, receiver of the Sheldon State Bank, which went into the hands of a receiver November 4, 1903, has completed making out the checks for the first dividend to creditors of the defunct bank. The first dividend will be 43 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Bank Affairs
R. W. Ady
Sheldon State Bank
Two Men Killed in Tile Plant Explosion
A boiler at Brown Bros tile factory in Crawfordsville exploded on Thursday, killing two workmen and wrecking the plant. The incident details follow from the readable text.
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Brown Bros
Crawfordsville
Northwest Iowa HSAA to hold 1907 meeting in Sioux City
At Ida Grove the executive committee of the Northwestern Iowa High School Athletic Association voted unanimously to hold the 1907 meeting in Sioux City on the second Friday of May.
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Sioux City
Ida Grove
Northwestern Iowa High School Athletic Association
Child Badly Scalded in Boiling Water Accident
An 83-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs D D Hamer of Struble fell into boiling water and was badly scalded. Her condition is serious and she received medical care after the incident.
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D. D. Hamer
Struble
Clemency Saloonist Kept Free by Governor’s Four Month Reprieve
Des Moines anti saloon forces condemn Gov Cummins for granting George Keenhold a saloonkeeper a four month extension to pay a 3600 fine for liquor law violation. Keenhold evaded payment and commit ment until a sheriff deadline forced a new offer to settle by Thursday, saving him from jail.
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Cummins
Des Moines
Gov
George Keenhold
Keenhold
Big Fire at Ottumwa Destroys Dry Goods Building
A late Friday blaze at the J. B. Chase Dry Goods Co on Main Street Ottumwa started in the third story at 12:46 AM and rapidly consumed the building. Flames spread to the W. J. Donelan Dry Goods Co and the First National Bank building. Loss estimated between 764000 and 100000, insurance not disclosed.
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Ottumwa
J. B. Chase Dry Goods Company
Main Street
W. J. Donelan Dry Goods Company
First National Bank
Aged Salem Woman Dead in Iowa County
Mrs. Rachel Hughes, the oldest resident of southern Iowa, died in Salem at age 96. She was the mother of fifteen children, fourteen living, with one daughter having died recently at 94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Rachel Hughes
Iowa
Accidental Shooting Injures Boy Near Independence
Alfred Quartz six is shot accidentally by his twelve year old brother six miles south of Independence. The injury will cost Alfred his right arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Quartz
South of
Independence
Spicer and Julia Harris Readied for Second Wed
After an eighteen year separation Spicer Harris and Julia Harris of Janes County are granted permission to wed again in a renewed marriage plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spicer Harris
Julia Harris
Janes County
Farley Youth Shoots Self Noted as Accident
Jacob Lees Jr a 22 year old well known Farley resident died after an accidental self inflicted gunshot at Cageade on Sunday. The tragedy shocked local residents and prompted police to investigate the incident further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lees, Jr
Farley
Body Found in River Under Tragic Circumstances
The body of Darank Shimak of Town City, believed to have drowned himself during an epileptic episode a week earlier, was recovered Saturday afternoon a mile and a half downstream from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darank Shimak
Town City
Horse’s Kick Fatal at Town City Farm
John W. Griffith prominent pioneer farmer near Town City died after a stallion kicked him Thursday morning. He was 50 and left a wife and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Griffith
Town City
Long list of historical dates and events in a timeline
A dense chronological compilation citing events from 1402 to 1905 across English Scottish wars sieges naval discoveries political upheavals and disasters. It includes battles revolutions treaties colonial frames of government impeachments postal acts earthquakes fires and territorial reorganizations with numerous named places dates and figures.
San Francisco Hopes for 100 Million Loan Aid
A New York syndicate offered 100 million dollars to help rebuild San Francisco arranged through Senator Newlands of Nevada. Details remain unpublished as the city awaits reconstruction funding while banks reopen on a limited scale. Relief officials report Congress’s 2.5 million mostly to replace depleted army stores and support troop transport, leaving about 700 thousand available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New York
Newlands
Nevada
Congress
Taft
Phelan
Big Telephone Union Forms In Indiana
Independent Indiana telephone firms unite as the Telephone Company of Indiana with 5 million dollars in stock and 5 million dollars in bonds to pool resources and expand service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Telephone Combination
Indiana
The
Telephone Company of
First Turbine Ship Launched in United States at Chester Yard
The first US turbine steamship was launched at Roach's shipyard in Chester Pennsylvania. The Governor Cobb named after Maine Governor Cobb. The vessel is owned by the Eastern Ship Company of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Roach’s
Chester
Governor Cobb
Gov. Cobb
Maine
Eastern Ship Company of
Boston
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