Great Northern Express Robbers Dynamite Car Near Seattle
A Monday night hold up of the Great Northern express near Ballard Washington involved at least seven men who dynamited the baggage and express cars and looted less than $1,000. Two Seattle passengers joined the robbery crew briefly before being captured. No one was killed. express messenger Charles Ander ol was slightly injured. The train was delayed about two and a half hours as robbers fled eastward.
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St. Paul
Ballard
Charles Ander- Ol
Xpress
Grant
Western Life Insurance assets placed under receiver in Chicago
A federal court action led by Judge Bethea placed the assets of Western Life Insurance Indemnity Company under receiver Edwin ODay. The move follows a Will filed Monday accusing Josentehl of trafficking and wrecking life insurance firms for personal profit while harming policyholders.
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Chicago
Western Life Insurance Indemnity Company
E. I. Rosenfeld
Western Life
Bethea
Edwin O'Day
Josentehl
Popergwltyes
Clarkson Is Dead Hon. Clarkson Dies in Des Moines
Noted Iowa editor and citizen soldier Hon. Richard P. Clarkson died at his Des Moines home after a period of illness. His wife, son John, and daughter Mrs. Joseph Zwart and her husband were by his side. He had suffered diabetes and had been bedridden since Sunday. Also in brief: Katherine Leonard defends Leonard as a Wall Street plant to hide a motive. American Can Davenport factory burns for 150000 loss, 300 workers displaced. John C. Sanger of New York murdered in Sonora, Mexico. Sioux City stock market results. Nevada eight hour law upheld by Reno supreme court, boosting workers' spirits.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Richard P. Clarkson
John
Joseph Zwart
Mr. Clarkson
Mexico
John C. Sanger
New York
Sonora
Mex
el Paso
Tex
John R. Seaton
Sanger
Duel at Paris Leaves Deputy Severely Wounded
A sword duel in Paris between Guy de Cassagruac and MM Noulens, a member of the chamber of deputies, ended with Noulens being severely wounded in the abdomen.
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Guy de Cassagruac
MM. Noulens
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
France
Collision near St Paul injures many on Soo train
A Chicago Great Western stock train collided with a Soo Line passenger train near St Paul station at 9 30 Sunday, throwing two Pullman sleepers into a gully. One woman died in hospital and nine others were seriously hurt. about twenty total were treated at the union depot.
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Chicago Great Western
St. Paul Yards
Union Station
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Soo
Montreal
Minneapolis
Fourth Street
Sno
Creat Western
South St. Paul
Great Western
NS i
Union Depot
St. Joseph's Hospital
Similar to the Mafia Buffalo Pole Shot in Mystery
Louis Kubynski, a Polish worker in Buffalo New York, was mortally wounded by a gunman on Sunday. Police hunt for another Pole known as Peter Kelly amid claims the attack stemmed from a secret society. A warning had warned Kubynski to flee town, but he refused.
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Buffalo
Louis Kubynski
N. Y
Peter Kelly
Somie Secret Society
Kubynski
Freight Handlers Strike At Big Four Railroad
One hundred forty five of 175 freight handlers in Indianapolis walked out Sunday after a committee asked for a wage rise from 15 to 17 1/4 cents an hour. The company reportedly rejected the increase and instead implemented tonnage pay, seen as the main cause amid heavy business and workers’ Sunday shifts.
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Big Four
Indianapolis
Big Four Railroad
Ind
Three Sailors Die in West Street Saloon Fire
A blaze in a two story saloon restaurant and lodging house on West Street New York killed three men who were sailors and longshoremen and left another in a dangerous condition with several others injured. The housekeeper woman survived. Authorities attribute the fire to a drunken man’s carelessness.
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West Street
New York
Auction of rare coins and money brings $6000 in New York
Almost 900 sets of rare coins medals and paper money were sold at auction Saturday by Thomas Elder in the Collectors' Club at New York. The items came from prominent collectors in New England New York New Jersey and Michigan and brought about $6000 with the top individual sale at $60.50.
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Thomas Elder
Collectors’ Club
New York
New England
New Jersey
Michigan
Dowie Stricken With Paralysis On Train to Mexico
John Alexander Dowie, the Chicago minister who claims to be the reincarnation of the prophet hijab and divine power to heal all diseases, has been struck by paralysis. He is en route to Mexico when the illness attacked him aboard a train.
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Dowie
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Hijab
Mexico
Man Arrested for Bigamy Amid Salvation Army Service
Walter Franklin was arrested in Birmingham Alabama on Sunday night while attending Salvation Army services. Detectives charge him with bigamy claiming he already has three wives. Local authorities report the case under investigation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Walter Franklin
Salvation Army
Franklin
McCartney Dies After Poisoning Son in St Louis Tragedy
Herbert McCartney, 40, killed himself in St. Louis after giving his son Leon a fatal dose of poison. The event leaves a grave tragedy as authorities investigate the sequence of actions and motive surrounding the poisoning.
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Herbert
McCartney
St. Louis
Leon
Big Fire Devastates Jeffersonville Business District
A large blaze in Jeffersonville eleven miles northeast of Washington Court House Ohio on the Detroit Southern Railway practically wiped out the town's business section. Total loss estimated at 75000 dollars with insurance totaling about 385000.
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Ohio
Jeffersonville
Washington Court House
Detroit Southern Railway
Banker Henry Tear Convicted of Misapplication Funds
Henry Tear former president of Boyleston National Bank in Pennsylvania was convicted Saturday of willful misapplication of bank funds. The ruling follows a lengthy trial detailing misuse of customer deposits and bank resources under his leadership.
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Henry Tear
Boyleston, Pa
National Bank
Ambrose Leonard Admits Forgery In City Bank Heist
Henry Ambrose also known as Henry Leonard confessed to defrauding City Bank of New York of 952000. A 24 year old messenger for Halle Stieglitz brokers he was held on 850000 bond after arrest while en route to church. He detailed planning over months and described falsifying a check to mail securities valued at 300000 with 59000 missing and hidden elsewhere.
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National City Bank
New York
Church
Henry Ambrose
Henry Leonard
Halle & St. Stieglitz
Leonard
Toonard
Teonard
Hanover National Bank
Ine
Bowery
Iunnover National Bank
Wall Street
Peath
Pleads for Patrick in New York Rehearing Request
In Albany on Monday Albert T. Patrick asked the New York Court of Appeals to grant a reargument of his murder case. William Marsh Rice and ex Senator David B. Hill argued Judge Gray should recuse due to a family connection, noting Gray's son was an assistant district attorney. Hill contended Gray’s vote could have broken a tie.
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New York Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Albert. T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
David B. Hill
Albany
Gray
Patrick
Henry G. Gray
New York
Hill
Attempt on President Palma Drowned by Wedge Plot
A Havana dispatch reports an assassination attempt on President Palma by drowning. Wedges were found driven into a railroad bridge on his route from his summer home to Havana, arranged to capsize the car if it hit at speed. The car moved slowly and passed safely.
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Palma
Havana
Riot in Bruen Austria Injures 160 As Troops Intervene
A serious riot erupted in Bruen Austria when rival German and Czech meetings clashed over plans to establish a Czech secretary. Troops were summoned to restore order and 160 people were injured, some seriously.
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Austria
Bruen
Germany
Death by Own Action of Prisoner in St Louis
Thomas G. O Connor aged 40 died Sunday by drinking carbolic acid while waiting for a patrol wagon after arrest on a surgery charge. He died before arrival at the city hospital.
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St. Louis
Thomas G. O'Connor
Sunday
Mystery Not Solverl man arrested in Boston case
William A. Haynes was arrested in Boston Sunday over the Winthrop mystery involving a young woman's death and dismemberment and released Monday.
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Wm. A. Haynes
Boston
Mass
Winthrop
Porte holds firm on Macedonia finance despite deadlock
Constantinople persists in demanding financial control over Macedonia, creating a deadlock that forces practical measures by the powers. Alexander Dowie, of Chicago, and party were reported arriving near Tamaulipas, Mexico, en route to a Zionist colony site, with illness but no paralysis.
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Porte
Constantinople
Macedonia
Tug Baunie Buthill Sunk in Lake St Clair Collision
A Detroit special says the tug Baunie Buthill sank in Lake St Clair late Sunday night after a collision with an unknown steamer. All twelve crewmen were rescued.
Washington Welcomes Roosevelt Home From Oyster Bay
Washington crowds gather on Pennsylvania Avenue to cheer President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt as they return to the capital from Sagamore Hill. The President plans to press ahead with government tasks, including selecting a new public printer and addressing railway rate legislation, while weighing canal options and Hague tribunal matters.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
6Th Street
White House
Washington
Panama Canal
Commission of International Engineers
Congress
Hague Tribunal
United States
Panama Canal Concession Approved by Roosevelt
Telegraphic brief reports a fire in St. Joseph Missouri causing 200000 dollars in damage. Policeman George Jimenez of New York named chief of police of Panama. John D. Rockefeller speaks at Cleveland about booze. J J Markel of Omaha wins canal concession approved by President Roosevelt.
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St. Joseph
George Jimenez
New York
Panama
John TD. Rockefeller
Cleveland
J. J. Markel
Omaha
Neb
Roosevelt
Farm unions seek alliance with Chicago labor groups
Minnesota and Wisconsin farmer unions plan affiliation with the American Federation of Labor through Chicago labor circles. Joseph W. Morton says a Northwest alliance with city wage workers and farm owners is likely, with rallies and strong support from Texas and Wisconsin farmers. He notes a shift in sentiment toward unified wage and farm interests and predicts AFL representation from Texas and Wisconsin at the Pittsburgh meeting.
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Prrfect
Wisconsin
Chicago
American Federation of Junbor If
Ettt
Joseph W. Morton
International Brotherhood of Stationary Minesmen
Northwest
Morton
American Federation of Labor
Texas
Oklahoma
Labor Féderation
Confirnei
Pittsburg
Ae Fii
Dowie Stricken On Eve of Mexico Departure
Zion founder John Alexander Dowie suffered a paralytic stroke on the eve of his planned trip to Mexico to advance the Paradise plantation project. The illness, kept secret until Leaves of Healing revealed it, led Dowie to appoint a successor whose name remains undisclosed. His illness is linked by followers to his relentless Zion leadership and diverse enterprises.
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Zion
Dowie
Dr. Dowie
Mexico
Paradise
Diaz
Railroads to Boost Southwest Development and Mail Trains
Colonization of lands in the Southwest receives unprecedented rail interest as western railroads offer low labor rates for irrigation projects. U.S. railways employ 1,500 workers, with revenue near $2 billion and assets about four times that. Postwar growth spurs equipment orders for the Overland Limited, while new mail discharge devices prove efficient on high speed trains. Southern Pacific issues $185,000,000 in collateral bonds as the San Pedro route opens vast, untapped resources across Southern Utah and Southwest Nevada.
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Portsmouth
Chicago and Northwestern
Overland Limited
Crrok
Chicago
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Rock Island
Towa
Postonce
Southern Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
Utah
Nevada
San Pedro
Nit Ural
Taft Tours Asia Reports Philippines Progress and Independence Pace
Secretary Taft recounted his Asia voyage with Taft’s party visiting the Philippines, Japan, China, and Manila. He noted gains under American rule, drought and illness hurting agriculture, and rising native discontent. He said independence is unlikely within a generation, and peace terms with Japan drew broad approval in a sober majority. In Manila, agricultural condition investigations continued, with advocates of immediate independence given a platform for their views.
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William
Chétbets
Orient
San Francisco
Funpress
Japan
Yokohama
Victoria
Korea
Taft
Philippines
China
Manchuria
Solier
Roosevelt
America
Tokio
Manila
Jaonow
Foreign News Notes and Arts Gossip From Europe
In the last year the German Emperor wrote 7000 letters and orders while King Oscar of Sweden’s sonnets have been translated into many European languages. Sir Henry Irving plans an autobiography after retiring from the stage. Berlin miner Frederick Greulich spends three months in jail for claiming not all wisdom comes from the Emperor. The InterYamed-ben-Mohammed dazzles explorers with courtly shows in Africa. The Davaria prince regent was duped by a Munich painter whose poor portrait prompted petitions from 31 artists to stop forwarding it.
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Sweden
Europe
Henry Irving Haa
Frederick Greulich
Berlin
Jal
Salomonte
Mpetor
Livingstone
Stanley
Canteron
Hig
Aru
Davaria
Munich
Prussing Navy Department
Munchen
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New York Lodging House
Sultan
Alexander Dowie
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