Former Countess Ovenden dies after lamp blast in Whatcom
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Tacoma reports former Countess Ovenden of Berlin died this week in Whatcom after a lamp explosion caused by her ill husband seeking medicine. Her life included a German noble birth, disinheritance, marriages to Von Seiffert and Marsh, and a globe spanning career marked by tragedy and intrigue.
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Whatcom, Wash
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F. G. Marsh
Baron von Ovenden
Frederick
von Seiffert
Berlin
Chicago
Minshall
Countess von Seiffert
Marsh
Whattom
Death by own action ends ranchman's life in Lewistown
Hubiz Devizier a 62 year old rancher and pioneer in Lewistown died from a self-inflicted gunshot after five months recovering from paralysis. A noon discovery near Arm Springs Creek followed a morning note claiming endless suffering and death by action. An inquest ruled the death a suicide in a personal crisis.
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Hubiz Devizier
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Arm Springs Creek
Arrney
Mother Ture
Gardener’s court considers charges in Tayabas
The court led by Major Cornelius Gardener weighs charges of cruelty as it continues sittings in Tayabas province. Filippino affidavits were challenged as buncombe while officers testified of deluged Mach allegations and the need for physicians.
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Recorder
Gardener
Major Gardener
War Root
Nahe Re
Anila
Cornelius Gardener
Rnor
Garr
Lucen
Eleven Injured as Tram Wreck on Denver Suburban Road
Eleven people were injured late last night when a Denver tram car returning from Eliteh's gardens derailed and overturned on a curve at West Thirty-fifth avenue and Perry street. Four victims suffered serious injuries including concussion and internal damage. about 72 passengers were aboard as rain made the track slick. The crash was attributed to excessive speed.
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Eliteh’s Gardens
F. E. Russell
Meade Street
W. F. Rogers
Twenty Fifth Street
Lena M. Houghton
South Broadway
Celestia Dozier
S. A. Perkins
Vine Street
August Gillinger
Gallup Avenue
C. K. van Ortwick
South Eleventh Street
George Penerie
Ninth and Broadway
G. EF
Saner
West Thirty-fifth Avenue
Perry Street
McKinley Tablet Unveiled in Metropolitan Church
A marble tablet bearing a brief life tribute to William McKinley was unveiled at Metropolitan M. E. church in gton with Judge Thomas H. Anderson, a former Ohio jurist, attending. The ceremony included the flag being drawn aside as the congregation sang Nearer My God to Thee. The tablet sits on the north wall of the main auditorium between entrances.
Roosevelt and lawmakers attend church address
Present at the service were President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. Frank Bristol, with addresses by Senator Fairbanks Representative Grosvenor and Representative Robert W. Taylor of Ohio, who now serves the district once held by McKinley.
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Robert W. Taylor
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Congress
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Barge George Dunbar Lost in Storm Off Kelly's Island
The steam barge George Dunbar sank in a Sunday storm 1 1/2 miles east of Kelly's Island. Ten crew aboard with six missing. Captain John Little of Port Huron and his family survived after the yaw capsized. Missing crew include Mate Mayron Tuttle Cleveland, Engineer Johnson Buffalo, Wheelsman Eck Sheboygan, Fireman Charles Waste, and two unnamed sailors.
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George Dunbar
Kelly's Island
John Little
Port Huron
Dunbar
Cleveland
Alpena
Captain Little
Mayron Tuttle
Engineer Johnson
Buffalo
Eck
Sheboygan
Charles Waste
Burial of Charles M. Lynch Largely Attended by Friends
Funeral services for Charles M. Lynch were held at the Elks hall and Greenacres cemetery in Spokane. Former Spokane Typographic Union members and Spokane Lodge No. 223 BPOE attended, with N I Nuzum directing ritualistic work. Harry Bronson gave a eulogy praising Lynch’s esteem among craftsmen and Northwest newspaper men. Elks quartette sang and the floral tributes were abundant.
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Spokane
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Charles M. Lynch
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Spokane Lodge
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Tragic Colorado Midland Wreck Kills Musician at Culber’s Siding
An excursion train on the Colorado Midland railroad struck a broken rail at Culber’s siding in Ute Pass near Cascade, Colorado. Seven cars piled into a wreck, killing Francis M. English, a local organist, and wounding about 30 others including several seriously and fatally. A relief train carried the injured to St. Francis hospital. the Anaconda community aids memorials and funeral arrangements.
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Colorado Midland Railroad
Tripple Creek
Francis M. English
Culber's Siding
Cascade
Ute Pass
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Francis Hos
King Edward Shows Further Signs of Recovery
London reports royal physicians announce the king’s condition remains satisfactory with stronger feeling after the operation. Intercessional services across the kingdom praise the recovery as crowds grow at Buckingham Palace and Marlborough House.
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Dighton McNaugton Probyn
United Kingdom
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Merry del Val
Brompton Oratory
Sir Wilfred
Lady Laurier
Sheenhouse
Richmond
Prince and Princess of Wales
Lanadowne
India Office
Lord Cranborne
Ada Rehan
Marlborough House Chapel
Horse Guards
Prince of Wales
Great Falls Land Office Expected to Open Soon
Great Falls officials say the land office will open within weeks after interior department orders. Tenders were received and forwarded for the lease of a central storeroom near the depot and telegraph office. Registrar Burlingame and Receiver Benton will issue a proclamation once the lease is approved. Supplies and office furniture have begun arriving to outfit the new office.
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Interior Department
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Burlingame
Benton
Monsoon Fails to Appear Across Western India
A Bombay dispatch reports great alarm in western India as the monsoon misses its June onset. Eruptions of Mt Pelee in Martinique are blamed for diverting rains 1000 miles westward, causing distress in Gujarat province where heavy rains are expected to fail.
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Daily Mail
Bombay
India
Mt. Pelee
Martinique
Gujera
Fighting Flares as Cape Haytien Battles For Presidency
June 29 dispatch reports Admiral Killy landing troops and ammunition at dawn to protect General Firmin in Cape Haytien. Northern revolutionists clash with Firmin’s forces amid heavy machine gun fire and bombardment from fleet ships. Foreign consuls seek safety aboard government gunboat Plerot as chaos and gunfire persist through afternoon. Port au Prince notes deputies’ elections begin with voter participation, while other cities see military election supervision.
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Wreck causes critical injuries and imminent death
Report describes a wreck where the O Rourke girl is near death while Estelle Lewis a Cripple Creek dentist remains in critical condition. Location of the crash allows no delay to traffic.
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Pital
O'Rourke
Estelle Lewis
Cripple Creek
Wedded in Boulder Jail Ends Not with Honeymoon
A jail wedding took place in Boulder as Herman Kriss awaits trial for robbing the Boulder Springs hotel. Justice Sweet officiated with Sheriff Sherlock and Jailer Halford as witnesses. Ella Cain of Butte, the bride, rode back to Butte on the afternoon train while the groom remained at the jail door.
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Boulder
Justice Sweet
Sherlock
Halford
Herman Kriss
Boulder Springs
Ella Cain
Butte
Remarkable fall of water flooding St Louis region
A historic rainstorm drenched St Louis and surrounding areas from Saturday to Sunday with 4.5 inches of rain in 28 hours. Winds up to 35 mph toppled trees, poles and disrupted communications. Damage exceeds $25,000, with widespread flooding of the World’s Fair grounds and Alton floodwaters inundating 10,000 acres, including the Stoneware Pipe plant loss of about $40,000.
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Weather Bureau
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Alleghenies
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
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Stoneware Pipe Company
East Alton
Two Oregon Convicts Surrounded Near Chehalis by State Militia
News from Tacoma reports Tracy and Merrill, escaped inmates from the Oregon penitentiary, are believed surrounded near Chehalis after traveling from Winlock to Centralia. Sheriffs from three counties head the posse with two sets of bloodhounds and a militia company guarding roads and trails as authorities expect capture by tomorrow.
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Tracy
Merrill
Oregon Penitentiary
Winlock
Chehalis
John Porter
Centralia
Posse
State Reform School
Unrest in Venezuela as Castro Government Threatened
The French steamer La France reports unrest at La Guayra and Puerto Cabello. Venezuelan insurgents near Caracas raise the likelihood of Castro’s overthrow. At La Guayra, three foreign warships are present including two American vessels and one German.
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la Guayra
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Caracas
Foreign ministers discuss Tientsin control in Pekin
A Pekin dispatch reports a Saturday meeting of foreign ministers failed to reach a decision on restoring Tientsin administration to China. The correspondent notes France may follow Russia in leaving Britain Italy Japan and Germany to handle the Tientsin situation.
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London
Pekin
Tientsin
France
Russia
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Germany
Cholera in Manila and Provinces Sees High Toll
Official reports show Manila with 1 740 cases and Loss deaths from cholera. Provinces report 9 444 cases and 7 088 deaths. Insular health commissioner Lieut Col Louis M Maus estimates about 2 000 deaths in provinces without records.
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Louis M. Maus
Insular Health Commissioner
Negroes Demand Equal Rights in Havana Meeting
A Havana gathering presided by Juan Gualberta Gomez declared it represented all Cuban negro organizations. Speakers condemned exclusion of blacks from the Havana police and demanded equal rights with whites in all branches of life.
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Juan Gualberta Gomez
Cuba
Ait Mae
Tora
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