Death of a Famous Old Gold Miner at Homestake
The obituary recalls Manuel Mose Manuel, early Homestake discoverer who guided destitute miners to fortune. From Fort Wrangel to Lead, his big find inspired a great mining district. He died rich after sharing wealth with many workers, leaving a lasting western mining legacy.
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Tuly O
Aluses Manuel
Ali
Lee
Minnesota
Helena
Mont
Matiael
Hha Sindo
Lend
States
Acquittal Declared in Illinois Tunnel Case
Chicago July 14 verdict of not guilty announced in the case of President Albert Wheeler of the Illinois Tunnel Co and several former municipal officers on trial for alleged alteration of public records.
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Chicago
Not Builty Wite
Jude Chetlam
Albert G Wheeler
Ilinois Tunnnel Company
Iuctipal
Bank cashier dies by his own hand in Clayton
In St Louis on July 14 B W Warfield cashier of the St Louis County Bank at Clayton a suburb shot and killed himself. Officials believe ill health drove him to commit suicide in the bank office before colleagues.
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St. Louis
B. W. Warfield
St. Louis County Bank
Clayton
Hind
Boys Held Captive by Snakes in Wilds County Rescue
Two youths perched on a fence during a sun bath near Willhonsburg county when snakes attacked. A farmer, Josie Vranes, arrived and helped corral the snakes. The longest measured 10 feet 7 inches with the other near 9 feet. Authorities noted the event as extraordinary for the area.
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Coren Altona
Willhonsburs
Willy
Peking
Ilse
Simke Gelling Reauty
Josie Vranes
Wildarosbureg
Chet Perore
Lieut Peary Fined For Arctic Vessel Haste
The Roosevelt left Portland Maine for New York without clearance papers, triggering a $500 fine. Peary Arctic Club members protested to Secretary of the Treasury, arguing the action should be rescinded while noting the ship sailed under protest and without bond.
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New York
Peary
Arelig Sil Roosevelt
Treasury
Portland
Tiunve
M. Sliriv
Lregsary
Department
Roosevelt
Stoase
Paralyzing Dying Man Communicates by Alphabet
A dying man uses an alphabet spelling method to convey thoughts to his daughter Florence as he nears death. He and his family adapt the system, inspired by a novel character, to convey heavenward wishes and final words.
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Dumas
Peter & Atkinson
Hein
Atkinson
M. Nortier
Monte Cristo
Ilorence
N. Willingen
Conger
Friend
Wealthy Mexican Elects to Be Lifted by Bull at Party
El Paso reports Jorge de la Cabera, a rich Mexican land owner, invited guests to a ranch near San Luis Potosi. He faced an enraged bull and was tossed twenty feet, dying shortly after. He refused to reveal the tenant responsible for the incident. The bull was uncontrollable and the event occurred during a staged subdual.
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el Paso
Vex
Lo Ys Hacienda
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Jorge de la Wo Cabera
Cabera
Hearst
Ain
Mother Won't Testify in Shelbyville Child’s Murder Inquest
In Shelbyville Indiana on July 17 the inquest into the murder of five year old May Hill resumed. Mee and Mrs Chartles Hill’s parents were called as witnesses but Mrs Hill refused to testify. The case involves several suspects though no decisive link has been proven. Hill’s lawyer claims she is near a nervous breakdown and cannot endure rigid examination.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Voroner TF i Bass
May Hill
Mee
Rutmer
Ifill
Hawyer
Wallace refuses to discuss trolley project ties
Former Panama Canal chief engineer and canal commissioner Wallace declined to address a New York report linking him with George Westinghouse to create electric lines parallel to steam routes. A longtime railroad official doubted Wallace’s involvement or plans now that he is a private citizen.
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Chicago
Doly
FL Wallace
Panama Canal
New York
George Westinghouse
Mr. Wallace
Wallace
Westinghouse
Bottle Beer Buys Wife Divorces Case Arises
Mrs Martha I Bradford of Mountain Colorado applies for divorce from J W Bradford alleging he sold her at a public auction for a bottle of beer and attempted to transfer her to the buyer three weeks after their August marriage in Fountain Colorado. The sensational claim describes the husband’s actions as described in the Colorado Springs report dated July 14.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Martha I. Bradford
Mountain
Colg
J. W. Bradford
Fountain
Bradford
Gee Ki and Ong Wang in a Chinatown mystery near Los Angeles
In 1905 a Chinese gardener Gee Ki bonds with Ong Wang, an orphan boy he adopts, amid village life near Los Angeles. Citizens mistake Gee for a murderer after a case on the dumps name Newman’s death, sending Ong on a perilous journey through the city to reach the Ashburys and verify his guardian’s innocence.
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Famillar
Ashbury
William
Willie
Daddy
Fred
Mission
Mr Ashtery
Tacklebrede
Value of the Auk Extinct Bird Specimen in America
London reports an American museum paid 400 guineas for a great auk specimen named Alea impoeunis to study its life and eggs. It notes the auk’s size, color, and migratory range, including Geirfuglisker and Punk Island, where hunting led to extinction by the early 19th century, with bones and skins remaining as relics.
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America
London
Rowland Ward
Ty Lydubkers
Royal Natural Lis
Nort Atlantic
Tunland
Greenaid
Virginia
Bath J
Greenland
Norway
Apepears
Ceeland
Newfoundland
Europe
Daroape
Funk Island
Liberty Bell's Historic Echoes Across American Fourth
The Liberty Bell, cast in 1782 and recast after cracks, rang two hours for Independence Day and bears the inscription Proclaim liberty throughout the land. Cracked again at Chief Justice Marshall’s death, it was guarded at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and remains a cherished patriotic symbol with many replicas.
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Ringland
State House
Philadelphia
Marshall
Chicago
Harness ads reveal a big town vs local shop dispute
A Town newspaper man recounts a depot scene where a former friend receives a harness set from Chicago. The farmer argues local dealers can match or beat Chicago prices but admits never seeing ads about such offerings, noting the Chicago house has kept him posted.
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Chicago
Chicago House
Rioting Rioters Clash on Amsterdam and West Second Streets
In New York a fierce riot erupted near Amsterdam and West Second avenues after police arrested Edward Connolly for assaulting Henry Williams. Hundreds of officers struggled to restore order as missiles flew and 1000 people, including women and men of color, fought in the streets. Inspections and reinforcements arrived, with clashes continuing from Sixty‑second to Fifty‑seventh Street as cars were overturned and passengers injured.
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New York
Sandue Te
Amisterdam
Westen Avenues
Siaty-third
Hidward Cnnelly
Henry Willams
Staation House
Dita
Cannelly
Statin House
Sixy-second Street
Patrick Walsh
Joseph B
Smith
Walsh
McLaughlin
Y O
Amsterdam
Iminy Chfmnneys
Fifty-seventh Street
Armsterdam Avenue
Conducts
Wieden
Traumph
Fooygre
Petey
Three Die In Wreck Involving Chicago Train and Suburban Car
A Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway passenger train from St. Louis collided with a suburban car at Steiger. The crash caused three deaths and seven injuries. Among the injured were James Lyne, MG Epstein, Ferdinand Mayn, and John Miller. Dwight J. Wank, the engineer, and the train crew were unharmed.
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Chicago
John Miller
Dwight J. Wank
Treikemnan
St. Louis
Aloe
State wins tax cases against major railroads
Madisin Wisconsin July 17 The state won the jehalty cases against the Chicago Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Chicago St Paul Sneedpolis and Omaha and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads The court finds the state entitled to recover from each road 10008485 for falsified reports of gross earnings in 1902 The state still has action against the same roads to recover new taxes on earnings reported for 1903
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Madisin
Jehalty
Chicago All Northwestern
Chicago
Milhwaukee
St. Paul
St Paul
Sneedpolis
Omaha
Minneapolis
Sault Ste. Marie
Witness against Koch gains new testimony and jurors
In Mankato Minnesota on July 17 two more jurors joined the Koch trial panel bringing nine jurors. Lawyers aim to finish selecting the jury by tomorrow morning as testimony resumes. The state reveals new evidence from a witness who says Dr. Koch showed a sharp knife and called it as sharp as a razor before the murder, in a scene where Dr. Gebhardt was struck with a hammer and cut about the throat.
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Mankato
Minn
Koch
Dr. Gebhardt
Murder over books kills two school board members
Apadarka Oklahoma July 17 two Lone Rock township school board members P C Ren frew and Thurston Plowman were shot dead at Cogar in a quarrel said to involve school matters. Sheriff reports officers dispatched to scene where the dispute over books led to the killings.
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Apadarka
Okla
P. C. Renfrew
Thurston Plowman
Cogar
Lone Rock
Ghout Buuvks
Roosevelt pushes railway rate bill in November special session
In Oyster Bay Roosevelt signals a November special session to tackle railway rate legislation. He denies delays and insists on firm action, aiming to align Congress with his plan while avoiding clashes with opposing leaders. He promises decisive moves once Congress convenes.
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Oyster Bay
N.Y
Songresa
Troosevelt
Bert
Roosevelt
Nia
Congress
Treasury calls for 11 million dollar reserve payment
Washington reports Treasury data showing a government call totaling about 29 million dollars for deposits from banks. The second installment, due by July 15, may be received earlier. about 78 percent of funds already pledged circulate in national banks, with roughly 11 million dollars still due the next day.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Shaw
Treasury
Equitable Directors Elect Twelve New Directors
New York July 1 Twelve new directors were chosen at today's Equitable society board meeting. Resignations of Directors General Louis Titz-Gerald Horace C Deming and Frederick G Bourne were accepted. New directors include Wallace L Pierce Boston Daniel A Tompkins Charlotte N C Thomas Spratt Ogdensburg N Y Louis Stern New York Frank S Witherbee New York James McMahon New York Willard F McCook Philadelphia Charles E Littlefield Rockland Me Nevada N Stranahan Collector Port New York D Cady Herrick Albany Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University Charley H Zehnder Philadelphia.
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New York
Louis Titz-Gerald
American Mercantile Trust Co
Horace C. Demfig
Frederick G. Bourne
Equitable Society
Wallace L. Pierce
Boston
Danel A. Tompkins
Charlotte
N. C
Thomas Spratt
Ogdenburg
N. Y
Louis Stern
Frank S. Witherbee
James McMahon
Willard F. McCook
Philadelphia
Charles E. Littlefield
Rockland
Nevada
N. Stranahan
D. Cady Herrick
Albany
Nicholas Murray
Butler
Columbia University
Charley H. Zehnder
Bryan declares La Follette strongest Republican leader
In Tend Du Lac Wisconsin on July 17 Bryan, a Democrat, said Governor La Follette is the strongest man in the Republican party and its logical leader, though he cannot be studied in the senate.
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Republican Party
Tend du Lac
Wis
Bryan
Governor la Follette
Republican
Senate
Mob fatally harms suspect after steamer incident in Alabama
Captain of the steamer Condor arrives from Cuba reporting that Gill near Gill, said to have harmed eight passengers of the Olympia, was killed by a mob on Atilla Island. The incident ties to a fatal onboard confrontation, with tense aftermath and local unrest.
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Mucbna
Ala
Cuba
Gill
Olympia
Atilla Island
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