Port Arthur Destruction Reports Stir Russian Censors
A St Petersburg dispatch notes officials doubt the Port Arthur remnant’s destruction and call the reports hearsay while the Japanese claim ships like Pallada Bayan and Amur were sunk or damaged. Posts from Japanese forces describe trenches near forts and focus on 208 Meter Hill with ships burning or beached and limited enemy escape efforts.
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Legation
London
Toklo
Port Arthur
Pallada
Ster
Hlev
Tle Gallak
Amur
Peiyot Mountain
Arsenal
Fusan
Ruhling
North Keekwan
Lavinz
Pobieda
Palen de Retzivan
Poltiva
Bayan
Indictment Sought in Chadwick Case in Lorain County
The Lorain County grand jury at Clyria adjourned after voting to indict Mrs. Chadwick for obtaining money under false pretenses in Lorain County. The final verdict awaits Inter. Prosecutor Stroup guidance. The jury is probing rumors of a wholesale fraud scheme and a New York lawyer with five other men connected to the Chadwick case in the county.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Clyria
Chadwick
Oberlin
Inter
Stroup
New York
Stocks Rally Amid Mixed Opening in Markets
The New York stock market opened weak with declines of 14 to 1, then steadied as some shares rallied. Buying by some brokers appeared moderate while others showed selling pressure. No forced liquidations were evident. In other notes, a coal mine near Peoria burned at 8:30 am, with all workers evacuated, and a Philadelphia shipping firm faced a corporate setback as the City Stock Market reported varied trading activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Presse
Andrew Carnegie
Francis W. Downs
Binghamton
Chadwick
South Bartonville
Peoria
Patterson Case Hears Counsel Plea and Alibis
In court Mr Rand attacked key witnesses and argued about bribery and concealment. He declared a principal witness would not be called and implied conspirators aided the fugitive. Levy, for Patterson, objected to statements and the session adjourned at noon for a break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stern
J. Morgan ‘Smith
Evangelist Arrested for Forgery in Paria Texas
Aged preacher A. A. Arthur 71, long-time resident of Hiawatha Kansas, was arrested by a St. Louis detective on a forged $10,000 check case in Paris Texas. He admitted guilt and agreed to return to Texas without requisition. Operating under I H Boyd, he held revival meetings in Paris last summer and drew $2,500 from a draft forged and deposited in a Paris bank.
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Paria
Tex
Arthur
Hiawatha
St. Louis
Paris
Texas
I. H. Boyd
FH. H. Boyd
M. M. Stevenson
Georgia National Bank
Athens
Desperate Fight In Burning Murray Store Fire
In Murray Utah a masked bandit fought through smoke with Christopher Tripp and Samuel Tripp in their brother's store. The assailant fired as they struggled, the stove toppled, and the blaze consumed the store as the bandit escaped into the flames.
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Christopher Tripp
Murray
Salt Lake City
Utah
Christopher
Samuel Tripp
Washington mine disaster claims eleven lives
An explosion at the Burnett coal mine in Burnett Washington resulted in eleven miners dead and four or more still trapped. Most workers were Polish or Italian. Rescue efforts were halted at midnight for safety after eleven bodies were recovered and two were injured.
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Burnett
Wash
Warrant served on Mrs Chadwick as door of apartment is entered
United States agents without knocking enter Mrs Chadwick's bed chamber to serve a federal arrest warrant. Marshal Henkel ensures she remains under surveillance and will be transported to Commissioner Shiels in the morning. A counsel member counsels bed rest, but authorities insist she must appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H ‘Baldwin
W. Wynn
United
States
William ‘Henkel
Shields
Henkel
United’ States Secret Service
Aet Flynn
Ohio
Man
Mr. Powers
Mrs. Chadwick
Marshal Henkel
Shiels
Secret Service
Burden on the consumer with higher freight costs
At a Chicago hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission it was stated that to secure common law liability for shipping freight an extra 20 percent cost would be charged to shippers raising grocery prices and placing the burden on consumers. Letters from railroads including Illinois Central claim some transportation companies refuse to adopt the proposed uniform bill of lading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa More
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ilinois Central
Wreck in California as Tank Cars Clash with Construction Train
A Salt Lake Railroad train of water tank cars broke loose at a steep grade north of Daggett California and crashed into a construction train. Brakeman John Bryan was killed, Engineer Henderson and Fireman Miller were seriously injured, with several other crew members sustaining minor injuries.
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Salt Lake
Daggett
Cal
John Bryan
Henderson
Miller
Rochester Slaying Ends in Double Murder Suicide
Wilson Burns aged 50 murdered his wife and Joe Gripe at Gripe home in Rochester Indiana. After the killings Burns went to his sister’s house and shot himself. Mrs Bramal was wounded by shot and remains in serious condition.
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Hilla
Wilson Burns
Rochester
Ind
Joe Gripe
Burns
Bramall
Cripe
Water Wagons Keep Bloomington Hydrating Drought Deteriorates
Central Illinois endures worsening drought as water wagons deliver to cisterns in Bloomington and McLean County. Stockmen face water shortages while supplies run low amid the dry spell. In New York, a broad stock slump follows heavy selling with Amalgamated Copper leading declines. Messenger Evan Roberts, wounded in a train robbery near Needles, dies in Los Angeles, California.
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Ilinois
Bloomington
Mclean County
Murdered and Robbed of Alaska Mine Owner Charles Goldstein
The body of Charles Goldstein a wealthy mine owner from Dawson City Alaska and formerly Dellas Texas was found in Dallas. Authorities report he was murdered and robbed. Detectives pursue leads as investigators confirm location and time of death.
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Charles Goldstein
Dawson
City
Alaska
Dellas
Tex
Dalles
Treynor Bank Robber Sentenced to Twelve Years
Karl Warrer, the Treynor bank robber, was Wednesday sentenced at Council Bluffs to twelve years in the penitentiary. He pleaded guilty to the charge and faced a maximum twenty year penalty. The crime involved holding up Miss Frances Flood at a Treynor savings bank, forcing her to surrender 1500 dollars. He locked the girl in the vault and escaped, later arrested at his Treynor home. All but 500 dollars were recovered through his confession. He had been a saloonkeeper and his wife continues the business.
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Treynor
Karl Warrer
Council Bluffs
Port Madison
Karrer
Frances Flood
Wharrer
Kurrer
Greatest hog day ever at Sioux City market
Sioux City market set a new single day record with 150 ears and 9,300 hogs arriving on Wednesday. Previously the peak, dated December 3, 1880, stood at 145 cars and 8,655 head, a day tied to packer trouble and price spikes.
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Sioux City
Stock Yards Company
Dee
Dollard Held on Suspected Bank Draft Fraud
Deputy Sheriff returns to Spencer with Robert S. Dollard who faced charges in Spencer and Sheldon for obtaining money by false pretenses. In 1902 he induced A F Lamar of First National Bank of Spencer to cash a draft on Northwestern Land Company, later found funds missing. Dollard was bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Judge Patterson.
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Spencer
MD Marker
Chicago
Robert S. Dollard
Sheldon
A. F. Lamar
First’ National Bank of
Northwestern Land Company
Band O Company
Dollard
World Upside Down Boy Reports Strange Vision 8-Year-Old
Eight-year-old Paul Taylor of Lakeview sees the world inverted and writes from right to left. Doctors discuss his condition, noting good health and no apparent hardship. Dr George Park of Sioux City suggests training may cure it, likening it to relearning for left-handed writers. Monona County tax sale at Ona Wa drew fair attendance with many items sold.
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Paul Taylor
Lakeview
Jboy
George Park
Sioux City
Couple Struck by Train Near Cherokee In Accident
Claude Hoogland and Minnie Buddenhagen were struck by a passenger train on the Sioux Falls branch near Windercock crossing. Hoogland was thrown about a hundred feet, unconscious, and hospitalized in Cherokee with poor recovery prospects. Buddenhagen sustained serious injuries from the buggy top and received multiple bruises but is not in immediate danger.
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Cherokee
Claude Hoogland
Minnie Buddenhagen
Sioux “Falls
Triuols Central
Windercock Crossing
Hoagland
Bank Robber Pleads Guilty in Treynor Theft
Karl Karrer, a Treynor saloon keeper, admitted robbing the Treynor bank on Oct 6 at gunpoint, forcing clerk Frances Flood to yield funds. He was arrested the next day, helped recover most of the money, and pled guilty before the grand jury. He faces a possible sentence of ten to twenty years.
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Karl Karrer
Treynor
Council, Bluffa
Big Stunt at Corn Husking Tops County Record
Frank Kratz Huske shucked 1,668 bushels in sixteen and a half days at Lieut John R. Murphy’s farm in Monona County. The effort exceeds local peers but compares with none from nearby counties. Murphy weighed the corn and allowed eighty pounds per bushel. Kratz did not push for a longer run.
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Frank Kratz
Monona
Prenk Kratz
Ashton Township
John R. Murphy
Murphy
Kratz
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Ney
Porthur
Will
Mrs
J.shipping Company
Hiladelphia
Hriday
Counielopx
Epecial Gaye
Wigo Gounty
Washington
Buffalo, N. Y
Emery
Paul Werner
William Pluedeke
State Banking Department
Metamora
Mich
Constantinople
Porte
Missouri ‘Valley
Samuel Casglady
Jolley
Culho
Rudkwell
Ayfarmer
Yetter
Rockwell City
Dixon Atha
Chariton
Stom Atha
Dixon
Eli
Chica
Systema
Towa
Associai
Rock
Tylan Northwestern
Burlington
Triols iGentral
Iowa
California
Amalgamated Copper
Evan Roberts
Los Angeles
Sh Pe Eal Karrer
Robert Dollard
Monona County
Ona. Wa
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