Postmaster General Reshapes Postal System In Broad Reorganization
Postmaster General Cortelyou issues a sweeping order effective December 1 to consolidate duties across four assistant postmaster generals. The plan places personal supervision of personnel under the first assistant, transportation under the second, finance under the third, and rural delivery under the fourth, unifying functions and cutting inter bureau delays. The change shifts appointments and funds, transfers money order division to the third, and abolishes the division of files and records in that office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Washington
Cortelyou
aMeral
Two Philadelphia Fires Cause $100,000 Loss
Two fires erupted in Philadelphia early Tuesday morning, damaging the William Butler Company warehouse on Arch Street for about 40000 dollars and engulfing the E Joy Morris wheel works and the Ford and Fending pipe works at Broad and Callowhill Streets, with total losses estimated at 60000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
William Butler Company
Arch Street
Broad and
Callowhill Streets
E. Joy Morris Car Wheel
Ford and Fending Pipe
Bloodshed and Loot in Vladivostok Amid Reform Uproar
A St. Petersburg special reports violence in Vladivostok and Yeniseisk after the reform manifesto. Many killed, foreigners seek refuge on harbor ships as mobs loot fire public buildings, stores, and homes.
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Vladivostok
St. Petersburg
Russia
Yeniseisk
Student May Die at Gambier After Strangling Incident
James E. McGavrey, a Bexley theological seminary student at Gambier, Ohio, was found bound and bagged in his room Saturday night. He remains in precarious condition with convulsions and his physician warns of possible total collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. McGavrey
Bexley Theological Seminary
Gambier, C
Plot to Kill Cuban Leader Miscarried Figure
Unverified statements allege an assassination plot against Gen. Andrade, secretary of the interior in Havana. The would be killers planned to strike at his farm but their plans miscarried, according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Andrade
Havana
Cuba
Sioux City Stock Market Quoted Tuesday Prices
Sioux City stock market quotations list butcher at 3.50 and top hogs at 4.85, with steers among the reported figures. The short note reflects a market snapshot from the period.
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Sioux City
Scaffold collapses injure many at Kansas rite convocation
Ninety men attending the southern Kansas Scottish Rite convocation in Wichita were hurled into a heap when a scaffold broke during a group photograph. Many were injured but none seriously. Also reported, a bomb outrage occurred Tuesday in the Pera quarter of Constantinople, with authorities withholding details.
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Wichita
Kan
Turkey
Pera
Constantinople
Martial Law in Russian Poland Stirs St. Petersburg Markets
The Monday proclamation of martial law in Russian Poland and the vow to quell the Polish autonomy movement caused panic on the St. Petersburg bourse. Reports say Count Witte advised delaying reforms, arguing autonomy risks empire dismemberment. Germany and Austria are thought to back Russia, yet the Polish question remains volatile regionally.
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Russian
Poland
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Finland
Grand Duchy
Germany
Austria
Russia
Crazed husband shoots in Chicago saloon
Morris Jacobs, a Chicago physical culture instructor, shot I. Hl. Force a painter and paper hanger and wounded two others in a saloon after claiming Force had wronged his wife. He fired three shots as he entered, wounding Force in the back and abdomen and striking Edward J. Ross in the shoulder. Police arrested Jacobs while pursuing Force.
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Morris Jacobs
Chicago
I’. Hl. Force
Jacobs
Force
Edward J. Ross
Porter
Furee
McCall Orders Hamilton Return and Repayment Demand
John A. McCall president of New York Life Insurance Co testifies before the insurance investigating committee in New York and demands Andrew Hamilton be brought back to account for $235,000 in missing funds. Hamilton is believed abroad. McCall pledges to cover the sum personally if no repayment by December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
New York
Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton
Europe
McCall
New York Life
Nathan is Freed as Boston Grand Jury Fails to Indict
Morris Nathan, arrested in Pittsburg in connection with the death of Susanna Geary a Cambridge chorus girl, has been freed after Boston grand jury failed to indict. Nathan was the sweetheart of Miss Mary who died after a criminal operation in Boston and whose body was later cut to pieces and thrown into the harbor.
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Boston
Morris Nathan
Pittsburg
Susanna Geary
Cambridge
Grand
Mass
Nathan
Miss Mary
Church Fair Tragedy in Chicago Over Bazaar Funds
A revolver duel on Milton Avenue Chicago left Biaggio Raia dead and two women wounded. The clash stemmed from a quarrel over money raised for a bazaar at St Philips Italian church, with Raia accused of withholding some donations.
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Milton Avenue
Chicago
Biaggio Raia
St. Philips
Raia
Death mystery surrounds Cody businessman Roth' s death after drive
R A Roth a wealthy Cody Wyoming businessman died shortly after returning from a drive with two women. He was unconscious upon arrival and doctors said he was poisoned. The two women were arrested but refused to speak.
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R. A. Roth
Cody
Wyo
Roth
Jealous Man Kills Sweetheart at Enfield
Jealous because his sweetheart Emma LeClair gave attention to another man Val M. Webster shot and killed the young woman at Enfield New Hampshire Webster was a son of Chas H Webster proprietor of a hotel Miss LeClair was employed in the Baltic mills of the American Woolen Company.
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Emma LeClair
Val M. Webster
Enfield
N. H. Webster
Chas. H. Webster
Miss LeClair
American Woolen Company
Girls Strike to Aid Men at Philadelphia Shirt Makers
In Philadelphia 500 girls began a strike Monday at the Eutelman Brothers & Faggen shirt factory to aid 300 men who were effectively discharged. The action aimed to pressure the firm amid labor tensions in a local industrial center.
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Philadelphia
Eutelman Brothers & Faggen
New York Election Frauds Indictments And Warrants
A grand jury on Monday issued a large number of indictments in New York election fraud cases. Immediately after, bench warrants were issued for the suspects.
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New York
Burned to Death at Lake City Jail Fire Kills Two Prisoners
Two prisoners Geo. W. Butterick and William Jackson died from a jail fire started by Butterick on a Sunday afternoon in Lake City. Hipple and Allen escaped, while the coroner and sheriff opened an inquest with twelve witnesses. Relatives threaten prosecutions over alleged negligence, but no officials blamed.
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Lake City
Geo. W. Botterick
William Jackson
Botterick
J. J. Hipple
Isaac Allen
Geo. W. Davis
Butterfell
Jackson
Yipple
Allen
Hipple
Alten
Butterick
Peter Miles
Albright
Norton
Risely
Rockwell City
J. M. Stewart
L. F. Danforth
M.A. Chapman
Carnegie Gift Aids Jews In Russia Relief Effort
New York Sun reports Andrey Carnegie donated 10000 dollars to aid Russian Jews. The creditor, tied to Straus, notes Carnegie’s hope that the fund will help co religionists endure persecution. He urges steady faith in humanity and the brotherhood of man despite crimes.
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New York
Andrey Carnegie
Russia
Sider Straus
Carnegie
Fire destroys infirmary in Macon Missouri
A Sunday blaze at the Macon County infirmary for paupers and the insane destroyed the building. One patient Mrs A M Decker suffered severe injuries to face and arms but is expected to recover. Other patients were removed under superintendent wife Mrs William Patrick who was ill. All except one patient accounted for, believed to have wandered from grounds. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Macon
Macon County Infirmary
A. M. Decker
Wiliam Patrick
Patrick
Lynchings near Henderson stay unnamed after three victims
Quiet followed Sunday dawn lynching of three Black men near Henderson Kentucky. Bodies were cut down and claimed by relatives shortly after the hangings. No participants have been identified. The accused crime involved the killing of Elias Howell, a white farmer from the Pirtle area about ten miles away.
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Henderson
Elias Howell
Pirtle
Eva Howard Named Victim in Alameda Steamer Robbery Case
J F Gallagher a hotel man of San Francisco states that Eva Howard daughter of Augustus Howard and alleged gang leader was the woman killed by Melton Franklin Andrews when he and his companion were surrounded by police in San Francisco.
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Andrews
Melton Franklin Andrews
San Francisco
Eva Howard
Augustus Howard
Alameda
J. F. Gallagher
Football Player Fatally Hurt In Tournament Game
John Meehan aged 15 lies dying in Pacific Grove California after a football game injuries described as a fractured spine. He is the son of Quartermaster Sergeant Meehan of the Fifth United States infantry en route to Manila.
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John Meehan
Pacific Grove
Cal
Iie
Meehan
Fifth United States Infantry
Manila
Death in pistol duel at Anniston Mo claims city marshal
News arrived Sunday night of a pistol duel in Anniston Missouri where Tom Dowley killed City Marshal Sam Adams. Each man fired twice. Dowley has not been arrested.
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Anniston, Mo
Tom Dowley
Sam Adams
Dowley
Sixty-eight Men Die In Mine Collapse At Johannesburg
Advices report a vertical shaft collapse at the Dri Fonstein mine in Transvaal Johannesburg on Monday. One white man and sixty seven natives died in the disaster.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
Dri.-Fonstein
Fire on Steamer Dakota at Kobe Causes Lengthy Blaze
Fire broke out on the Great Northern steamer Dakota in Kobe Japan on Sunday at 3 PM and was not extinguished for many hours. It is stated some matting caught fire as the flames raged aboard the vessel.
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Dakota
Great Northern
Kobe
Japan
Riots Sweep Spanish Cities Sparks Student Protests
Serious rioting spreads across Madrid Valencia and Barcelona as students clash with police. Civil guard deployment concentrates in university districts and major squares amid ongoing demonstrations.
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Spain
Madrid
Valencia
Barcelona
Suffragists Denounce Editor at Panora Convention
Iowa equal suffragists rebuked editor Charles Wolfe for urging Miss Alice Priest to marry, while Mrs. Adelaide Ballard criticized him. Harmony ruled as delegates backed equal suffrage efforts, raised funds, and elected officers led by President Mrs. W. M. Wilcox.
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Iowa
W. M. Wilcox
Ida Grove
Charles Wolfe
Alton
Adelaide Ballard
Lull
Wolfe
Elinor Gordon
Des Moines
Mrrs
Edith Payne Parsons
G. P. Golie
Sioux City
S. Z. Brown
Panora
Hull
Eleanor Stockman
Mason City
Eldredge
Sheldon
Coggeshall
Robinson
Dunlap
Alice Priest
Shenandoah
L. McMillen
Iowa Falls
Explosion destroys Guttenberg steam flour mill kills two workers
An Elkader special reports a severe explosion at Guttenberg’s steam flour mill just before 9 a.m. Monday. Ben Walker and Joe Bawn, employed at the mill, were instantly killed. The mill and engine room were utterly wrecked, while nearby buildings escaped damage. Both men leave families.
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Elkader
Guttenberg
Ben Walker
Joe Bawnsxariner
Two Killed by Train Near Centerville
Barney Hitchcock and Len True, section men for the C. R. I. & P. at Seymour, were killed near Centerville while eating in a caboose as a train backed onto their track. The coroner’s jury found the brakeman failed to throw the switch as intended to permit the moving train to enter the stock market.
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Barney Hitchcock
Len True
Seymour
Centerville
Young Man Fred Krenager Dead Near Sibley Field
Fred Krenager, a young man living two miles north of Sibley, died Saturday morning after collapsing from a wagon while driving a load home from LeMurs where he had been picking corn. He was reportedly in good health prior to the incident.
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Fred Krenager
Sibley
LeMuars
Illness of Senator Funk Strikes Spirit Lake Visit
Senator A. B. Funk of Spirit Lake is seriously ill at the Thomas A. Way home in Mason City after arriving for a visit with his daughter Mrs Clyde Way. He grew worse over the weekend and showed no improvement by Monday.
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A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake
Thomas A. Way
Mason City
Clyde Way
T. A. Way
Gen W T Smith Dead Oskaloosa's first mayor and banker
Sen W T Smith of Oskaloosa died Monday morning. He arrived in 1837 and began as a lawyer. He served as president of the Iowa Central railroad for two years and pursued various business ventures.
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W. T. Smith
Oskalooga
Oskaloosa
Iowa Central Railroad
Mayor Berg Bans Mixed Attendance at Dubuque Dances
The mayor of Dubuque orders dance hall owners to prohibit boys and girls of tender age from attending dances. Police are instructed to enforce the order strictly and ensure compliance.
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Berg
Dubuque
Rans Over Woman
Prof. J. G. Gilchrist of the University of Iowa at Iowa City ran down Mrs. Woolfe an elderly pioneer Monday morning with an automobile She was dragged fifteen feet and internally injured Her condition is alarming
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J. G. Gilchrist
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
William Woolfe
Found Dead in Dubuque Hotel
J H Schultz a 50 year old carpenter was found dead in a Dubuque hotel Monday evening. Heart trouble was the cause the coroner said.
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J. H. Schultz
Dubuque
Fire at Sanborn destroys home of Theodore Zimmerman
Fire at about 9 o clock Sunday damaged the fine residence of Theodore Zimmerman of Sanborn. The blaze started from an inner defective chimney and caused extensive damage before being checked.
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Theodore Zimmerman
Sanborn
Des Moines Woman Plunges From Bridge Into River
A Des Moines woman identified as Mrs J Sigman aged about 40 4% reportedly attempted death by own action by leaping from a high bridge into the Des Moines River Thursday morning. A workman saw the plunge and rescued her from the water narrowly saving her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sigman
Des Moines
Des Moines River
Brige
Fire destroys farmer Jenny Clark residence near Milford
A farmer named Jenny F. Clark lost her home five miles east of Milford in a blaze that caused about 1000 dollars in damage. The fire destroyed the firm house and its contents, with the total loss estimated around a thousand dollars.
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Farmer
Jenny Fl. Clark
Milford
Des Moines Census Borrowing To Complete State Census
To finalize the census Des Moines officials borrowed 5000 dollars after the legislature allocated 16000 dollars, deemed insufficient for proper arrangement and publication. The executive council acted on governor and state officials’ advice, expecting reimbursement in the next legislative session due to economical conduct of the project.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Kutzleben Guilty In First Degree Murder Case
Erich von Kutzelben was found guilty of murder in the first degree at Marengo after a twelve hour deliberation. The judge set life imprisonment as the penalty and a motion for a new trial was filed, with a possible appeal to the supreme court. The case related to wrecking a Rock Island passenger train near Homestead on March 21, 1905, injuring several passengers and killing an engineer. The defendant is a son of the German baron von Kutzleben. the baroness, his mother, traveled from Germany to witness the defense and fainted when the verdict was read.
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Erich von Kutzlemen
Marengo
Supreme Court
von Kutzelben
Rock Island
Homestead
Baron von Kutzleben
Germany
Assault over mistaken wife lands Dr Howe in jail
Dr J C Howe, 70, jailed after a domestic dispute in Council Bluffs ends with him assaulting Mrs Milton Ward in a dark hallway. The couple, married two months, previously lived with Mrs Ellen Henderson, now identified as the groom’s former wife. Howe, reportedly on his fifth marriage, had arrived from Marshalltown last spring amid ongoing allegations of abuse.
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J. C. Howe
Council Bluffs
Marshalltown
Jnil
Ellen Henderson
Dr. Howe
Howes
Milton Ward
Col Henderson's Critical Condition May Endure Days
Reports from Dubuque say former Speaker Henderson, now hospitalized for paresis, remains in fragile condition with little change since admission. His wife stays by his side and physicians warn the end may come at any time. surgery possibility is unclear.
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Dubuque
Henderson
Indicted for Forgery in County Swindle Case
S. P. Mathiason faces forgery charges after a Pottawattamie County grand jury indictment. He allegedly used connections in Council Bluffs and Omaha to obtain money on twenty five bogus checks. Victims were repaid by his relatives, but officials rejected a private agreement to drop prosecution.
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S. P. Mathiason
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Pottawattamie County
Mathiason
Hess
Canning
Funeral Held For Miss Jennie Carden At Sheldon
The funeral for Miss Jennie Carden, scalped in the Sun office at Sheldon three months ago, was held Sunday. She died two days after an operation, skin grafting had been performed with some success. It was the largest funeral ever held in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Carden
Sun
Sheldon
Wife Stabs Husband in Buxton Mining Town Tragedy
Lulu Austin killed her husband William Austin after a domestic dispute over which door to enter in Buxton. The stabbing occurred Sunday night in a mining town largely populated by African Americans, marking the ninth homicide in the area over two years.
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Wm. Austin
Buxton
Lulu Austin
Austin
Firemen's Tournament Hopes Mount for 1906 State Meet
Clinton aims to secure hosting at the next Firemen's Association meeting in Des Moines. Waterloo and Muscatine also seek the 1906 state tournament, making the Des Moines session highly anticipated for contenders and city representatives.
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Clinton
Firemen’s Association
Des Moines
Waterloo
Muscatine
Judge Enforces Feet Off Tables Rule in Council Bluffs
Judge W. R. Green reminded attorneys Saturday to keep feet off courtroom tables, a rule he established about a year ago to maintain decorum during cases.
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Council Bluffs
W. R. Green
Funeral for Jail Fire Victims in Lake City
Geo. W. Buttrick, burned to death in the Lake City jail Sunday, was buried Monday from his home with large attendance. The body of William Jackson was taken to Sac City for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Buttrick
Lake City
William Jackson
Sac City
Mass Meeting in Des Moines Supports Sufferers of Outrage
Jewish residents of Des Moines held a largely attended mass meeting Sunday evening at which about $1,500 was subscribed for the sufferers from outrage in Nussia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Nussia
Outrager Convicted in Rape Case Near Marshalltown
Arthur Blackburn, a prominent young farmer living near Marshalltown, was convicted in district court on an indictment charging rape. The complainant was Miss Peaye Scott, daughter of a prominent farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Blackburn
Marshalltown
Twenty Head of Cattle Stolen from Mason City Farm
Twenty head of feeding steers were stolen from the J Wheeler farm pasture north of Mason City. Theft detected Thursday but probably committed Monday. The cattle are valued at $1,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J . Wheeler
Mason City
Chicago Business Expansion Signals Strong Trade Growth
The Chicago business scene shows expanding activity with higher bank exchanges, rising demand across lending, manufacturing, railroad and construction sectors, and plans for more output next year. Iron, steel and rolling stock remain costly but in strong demand, while building work and location demand rise. wholesale trade grows as distribution and imports fill shelves. Shipping rooms report pressure as country trade expands and consumer purchases surge, with deliveries lagging due to transportation limits and navigation nearing year end. Dun's Review notes 27 failures in Chicago, down from last week and a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carlin
Dun
Review of Trade
Unprecedented activity across industries signals early spring demand
Colder weather in New York and expanding retail trade in the West and North push jobbing business to unusual volumes for the season. Iron and steel lead growth with shoes and textiles following. Building trades surge demand for lumber while railroad congestion eases but grain movement suffers from car shortages in the Northwest. US weekly failures total 160, Canada 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwest
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Commodity Price Snapshot Across Cities and Commodities
Chicago to New York price ranges cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and other staples. Regional quotes show variances by city from Indianapolis to Buffalo with numbers for No 2 wheat and corn mixed oats rye and dairy items.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
Harley
Toledo
New York
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