Mother Held To Answer Murder Charge In Chicago Case
Julius Wiltrax confessed at West Chicago police station that his father John Wiltrax shot and killed Paul Paszkowski, a 9 year old boy. The boy and his parents were kept in custody as officers built a murder case based on the accusation and subsequent statements during intense questioning.
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Chicago
Wheeler
West Chicago
Julius Wiltrax
John Wiltrax
Paul Paszkowski
Wiltfax
Infernal machine found on Cunard pier with 100 pounds dynamite
New York detectives recovered a boxed device at the Cunard pier containing 100 pounds of dynamite and clockwork linked to a cigar lighter fuse. The letter warning of an attack claimed the Mafia’s plan to sink British steamers, but investigators said the threat did not appear to be Mafia work. The box, 40 by 20 by 20 inches, was dropped into the river after a delay and raised later for examination.
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Cunard Dock
Umbria
New York
Cunard
Bureau of Combustibles
Commissioner Green
Bir
England
New York Harbor
Macduff
Pietro DE Martini
General Post Office
Amopria
George McCluskey
Detective Bureau
Mafia
Cleveland declines presidential race in Democratic poll Athens
The Athens Banner reports former President Grover Cleveland replying to a poll of Athens business leaders. He thanks supporters and notes no desire to enter the presidential race again, stating he has no wish to pursue the Democratic nomination. The letter is dated Princeton May 6 1903 and signed by Cleveland.
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Athens
R. F. Holder
Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
B. F. Holder
Yours Truly
Grover Cleveland
Missing Pittsburg Boy Worth $20,000 Reward
George Walls of East Pittsburg is reported kidnapped after vanishing from Spring Cove York county in fall 1901. A letter claimed his sighting in a distant area. His father and brother William Walls pursue the case in York county as a $20,000 reward is offered for information on his fate.
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Pittsburg
George Walls
East Pittsburg
Walls
Spring Cove
York County
William Walls
Gold Reef Mill Near Gilt Edge Shuts Down Temporarily
The Gold Reef mill near Gilt Edge owned by John R. Drake of Chicago closed yesterday and about ten workers are idle. The shutdown is temporary while machinery for two roasters is installed and arrival is awaited.
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The
Standard
Lewistown
Gold Reef
Gilt Edge
John R. Drake
Chicago Capitalist
Friend of Marcum Is Assassinated in Lexington
A report from Winchester via Jackson says B. J. McEwen was ambushed and killed at sundown. McEwen stood beside J. B. Marcum on the courthouse floor when Marcum was slain last Monday and was said to have identified the killer, though the report could not be confirmed tonight.
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Lexington
Winchester
Jackson
B. J. McEwen
McEwen
J. B. Marcum
Bryas
Democratic Party
Servant of Belmont Makes a Big Haul
A man who described himself as George Reynolds an Englishman was arrested after a robbery of silver and jewelry valued at 10 000 dollars and private papers from August Belmont. The property was recovered and Reynolds had arrived a week earlier and found work at Belmonts Hempstead country home.
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New York
George Reynolds
August Belmont
Reynolds
Refugees Describe Murder of Marcum in Breathitt County
Middlesboro Kentucky May 9 Refugees from Breathitt county recount a harsh mountain situation and restrict reporters from full coverage. One refugee near Jackson says he knows who killed James B Marcum and will testify when safe to do so, but cannot reveal the name to protect relatives.
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Middlesboro
Breathitt County
Jackson
James B. Marcum
Breathitt
Perfect cure for boy’s club feet by Lorenz cast removal
11 year old Charles Willis had plaster casts removed after fall surgery by Dr. Adolph Lorenz for an extraordinary club feet case. Surgeon calls result a perfect cure as boy walks naturally. Case to be presented at the medical congress convening here next week.
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Washington
Charles Willis
Adolph Lorenz
Medical Congress
Mosque blast in Kin Priut kills worshipers
A Kin priut mosque housing 200 worshippers was blown up by dynamite on May 2 as reported via Sofia. The attacker Popov shot himself after the explosion, a page in his pocket labeled him as a member of the Macedonian Knights of Death.
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Vienna
Kinpriut
Die Zeit
Sofia
Popov
Macedonian Knights of Death
Thirteen Christians killed in Monastir violence
Constantinople May 9 report states thirteen Christians died and 19 wounded in Monastir during recent outbreaks while three Muslims were killed. In Zapari on May 6 imperial troops engaged insurgents, eleven Bulgarians were killed and fourteen captured.
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Constantinople
Monastir
Zapari
Teutan Threatened by Ben Adir Tribe Near Gibraltar
Morocco dispatches report the Ben Adir tribe in open revolt threatening Teutan as they encamp on the town outskirts. Mulla Ariafa, the sultan's uncle, has departed Teutan to attack them amid great alarm and urgent appeals for aid from Teutan.
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Gibraltar
Morocco
Teutan
Mulla Ariafa
Bryan says Cleveland has no shot at Democratic 1904 nomination
In Newark a Bryan interview asserts there is not the remotest possibility of Grover Cleveland winning the Democratic nomination in 1904. Bryan dismisses Cleveland’s retirement, critiques Democratic newspapers as monolithic, and notes changes in party fortunes and trust regulation while discussing Roosevelt era policies and the Northern Securities ruling.
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Nebraska
Newark
N. J
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Congress
St. Louis
Good Roads
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
The
Chicago Chronicle
Nashville American
Louisville Courier-Journal
Boston Herald
Philadelphia Ledger
New York Times
Brooklyn Eagle
Wife Charged With Bigamy In Shelby Case
Shelby May 9 News from Shelby reports D. O. Sweet has sworn out a complaint in a justice court charging his bride of a few months with bigamy. The couple wed in Chouteau last September. Mrs Sweet is held on a $50 bond furnished by J. B. Meade and Fred Jutean. The hearing is slated for Monday with expected developments.
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Standard
Keat Falls
Shelby
D. O. Sweet
Great Falls
Chouteau
Smelter union committee not recognized in East Helena
Helena May report says a committee of smelter workers at a mass meeting asked the Ameliar management for a 12 percent wage increase for all employees but the manager reportedly refused to consider a union demand.
Madrid May 9 Admiral Cervera Named Life Senator
Report from Madrid states Admiral Cervera has been gazetted as a life senator. The measure confers lifelong seat in the upper house under the new constitutional arrangement.
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Madrd
Cervera
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