Change of venue urged as jury fails to reach verdict
In Kentucky the jury in the Jett and White case reported no chance of agreement. Judge Redwine urged patience and possible Saturday verdict, noting only one juror favored conviction. The jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict, with next trials set in Cynthiana. Curtis Jett and Thomas White remain jailed in Lexington awaiting trial far from Breathitt County.
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Wys
Redwine
Jock
Iblei
Millard
Curtis Jett
Thomas White
Lexington
Cynthiana
Jackson
Blue Grass
Breathitt
Slain by a Posse After Desperate Montana Battle
Wm Wardee, a condemned murderer who escaped from Glasgow Montana jail with three others two weeks earlier after killing a guard and badly beating two more, was shot and killed late Friday in the bad lands after a fierce clash with a posse. Charles R Hill, from the posse, died from wounds soon after. Fred McKinney, Hardee's outlaw ally, escaped, and a Glasgow mob hanged Jack Brown from a courthouse window following the news.
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Montana
Wm Wardee
Glasgow
Mont
Badlands
Charles R. Hill
Fred McKinney
Hardee
Jack Brown
Court House
Lady and the Burglar Seized at Gunpoint in Spokane
Mrs. C. E. Horton of 1016 Fourth Avenue Spokane captured a daylight burglar at gunpoint and held him until police arrived. When he tried to flee, she restrained him and forced him back into the parlor. her daughter phoned for help. The culprit was taken into custody.
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Spokane
C. E. Horton
Fourth Avenue
Wash
Mr. Horton
Eggleston
Kenstody
Stash Thordsev
Cornwell Bluffs
Attempted Murder Casts Shadow on Family Near East Alton
A mother Mrs Sam Bailey and her children Gus and Eliza were found unconscious with gaping wounds along the Big Four Railroad near East Alton. Authorities deem it an apparent murder attempt and say the assailant is unknown while the victims’ outlook remains dire and flood-caused displacement is noted.
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Sam Bailey
Gus
Eliza
Big Four
East Alton
Mass Pleas and Disasters Cast Town in Horror
Amid panic two hundred people, many with children, sought shelter in local public buildings overnight. Sixty more missing and about 130 bodies recovered raise a death toll near 200. Officials, struggling to calm hysteria, report widespread fear and evacuation pleas as the community endures unsettling events and reports of casualties.
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Dani
Emma Wimple Pardoned After 27 Years In New York Prison
Emma Wimple, once sentenced to life for poisoning her husband, was granted a gubernatorial pardon by Governor Odell. After 27 years behind bars and time in asylums, she left Sing Sing for Newbury and will live with her late husband’s sister.
Will dispute ends in brutal family assault
John J. Condon Jr and his wife quarrel over an inheritance led to a knife attack in Kingston New York. Condon reportedly slashed his wife’s neck with a table knife causing a likely fatal wound and was immediately arrested following the incident.
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New York
Dader
John J. Condon, Jr
Kingston
Yo Condon
Young Condon
Condon
Note Calls King Peter to Punish Serbian Regicides
An official note in the Gazette of St. Petersburg recognizes Prince Peter Karageorgevitch as king of Serbia and urges him to avenge the assassinations of King Alexander and Queen Draga. It warns punishment of regicides and cautions against harming the Serbian people or army.
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Peter
Harvie
Peta Agns
St. Peert
Hbaa
Alexander
Quéesi
St. Petersburg
Peter Marageorgevitch
Servia
Draga
Big Midsummer Festival Arrives in Sioux City
Preparations are complete for a week long Midsummer Festival in Sioux City from June 29 to July 4. The schedule includes parades on opening day and Sioux City day, a band day with contests, an Indian day with dances, Modern Woodmen events, and a fireworks display on Independence Day. Admission is 50 cents, with 10 cents for Industrial Street access. Railroads offer special rates into Sioux City.
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Olfens
Sronx City
Sioux City
M. W. A. Association
Bitter labor war escalates as NYC lockout expands
Ten thousand workers at George A Fuller Construction Company in New York City were dismissed Wednesday, completing a building trades lockout. About 150,000 idle laborers have been served an ultimatum by combined contractors to stay idle unless unions accept arbitration and conciliation proposals from employers.
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New York City
George A. Fuller Construction Company
New York
Employers’ Association
Tofu
Coud Dofess
Secret Society Initiation Brings Serious Injuries at Bedford High
Clarence Mason son of New Bedford police chief and another student Joseph McIntyre suffer blood poisoning after an initiation where Greek letters were burned on foreheads with nitrate of silver and acid. Cases are serious with fears of lasting marks if they survive.
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Clarence Mason
New Bedford
Mass
Bedford High School
Joseph
McIntyre
Trains Collide Near Elmira Kills Three, Injures Four
A Rock Island passenger train and a gravel train collided on Rock Island Road near Elmira Indiana twenty miles south of Cedar Rapids. Three people died and four were injured as the gravel train failed to clear the main track before the passenger train arrived. Some passengers were boarding from the baggage car platform when the crash occurred.
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Rock Island Road
Elmira
Rock Island
Cedar Rapida
Troops Readied for Dubuque as City Tensions Rise
Adjutant General Beyers reports Independence Waterloo and Maquoketa companies ordered to hold in readiness to move to Dubuque though no start decision from the governor. The street railway cites police dissatisfaction and says firemen at the power house and car barn are armed to shoot if needed. Upon governor dispatch, Dubuque Sheriff Steiner seeks a companion. Troops will guard power houses and car barns with police protection for streetcar operation.
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Adjt
Beyers
Independence
Waterloo
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Tham
Wilchestera
Bheriff Steiner
Fone
Rain Needed to Break Crust and Help Crops
Farmers say after May rains the ground is soaked but a final rain would aid breaking the crust. Crops vary with conditions. hay looks good, grass needs moisture, sloughs remain wet, and a warm July August could bring a heavy corn crop.
Pike Sues for Damages Over Wedding Delay
Prof F Wallace Pike sues father in law 3B Seigel for 20000 alleging distress from marriage troubles. Seigel had filed charges claiming Pike tried to extort 500 to drop marriage. Formerly Pike married Minnie Seigel and the case was dismissed.
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F. Wallace Pike
Seigel
Des Moines
Pike
Atutvdl
Minnie Seigel
Miss Seigel
Firework store blast sparks blaze in Alta business district
A box of fireworks exploded in the back room of W. 8. Van Buskirk & Son’s store causing a small fire. Firefighters contained the blaze, shattered plate glass, and about 150 dollars in damage was reported.
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Alta
van Buskirk &A
Guards at McKinsey’s Tomb and war news items
Detachment from Company M Eighth Regiment U S A guards the McKinsey tomb at Gunton Ohio before returning to Fort Thomas Kentucky. A First regular Infantry detachment from Fort Wayne Indiana will replace them. Also: Tomes W Wilson a Joliet prison forger found hiding in a drying kiln after a week on the run. Cholera strikes U S troops in the Philippines with six deaths last week. Irish Redmond amendment to fix minimum feudal sale price rejected 217 to 170. Kidnapped boy from East St. Louis rumored abused in a drag cage while tied to animals for a wild hog training tale. Arrest reported for Ariventen Saber, a negro described with a charge.
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McKinsey
Tomes W. Wilson
Joliet
Iml
Pententiary
Joh Layton
Zeare Old
East St. Louis
Ariventen Saber
Des Moines Lawyer F. Callender Dies at 62
Prominent Des Moines attorney and high Mason F. Callender died of Brights disease Sunday at Mercy hospital after two weeks' confinement. He bore a long record of work in the city, taught school to pay his way, and advanced through Masonry to the thirty third degree. His death will be deeply mourned by Masonic and other fraternities statewide.
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Des Moines
Darius I. Cillender
Bright
Mercy Hospital
Callender
Enrieat
Maxotis
Elka
Masonry
Fortune for Iowa Woman Heir to Norwegian Estate
Mrs Herborg Peterson of Lake Mills Iowa learned from her brother John Bjordal of Ny rane that she is one of four heirs to a two million dollar Norwegian fortune tied to Daniel Gultung a general in the Austrian army long dead The inheritance traces to Strandebarm Bergen Norway and Vienna Sweden through a century old trust now due to distribute among possible heirs in Norway and the Peterson family members are named in the notice.
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Herborg Peterson
Lake Mills
John BH. Bjordal
Nyrane
Ats- Bjordal
Iiristee
Vienna
Daniel Gultung
Strandebarm
Bergen
Hiter
Terry
Yeferson
Mind Suddenly Clears in Striking Recovery at Cherokee Hospital
Horace M. Ferrin, inmate at Cherokee Hospital for the insane for six years, suddenly regained mental clarity while on the hospital lawn. He recalled his surroundings and compared it to waking from a dream, leading to expectation of discharge within days. Family and friends had nearly lost hope of recovery.
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Horace M. Ferrin
Cherokee Hospital
Horace M. Berrin
Cherokee
Ile
Fire destroys Northwestern Felt Shoe plant in Webster City
A Northwestern Melt Shoe Company plant in Webster City burned to the ground causing about 70000 in losses. The plant was insured for 860000 and 105 workers were on the payroll with a weekly total of 700. The cause remains unknown and rebuilding plans are unclear.
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Northwestern Felt Shoe Company
Northwestern Melt Shoe Company
Welster City
Ita
Mississippi River
Coroner rules Jiella Guthrie to blame in death
Inquest finds Jiella Guthrie responsible for her death after heavy drinking and morphine intake. The report notes she visited a doctor for morphine and likely took large amounts while intoxicated. No preservation of witnesses from the evening is planned.
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Jiella Guthrie
Malpractice suit targets Marshalltown eye specialist
W E Carpenter of Toledo seeks $10 000 in damages alleging permanent hearing loss from an ear procedure by Dr N M Wilson an eye ear specialist of Marshalltown. He accuses unskilled work during insect removal from his ear. Burglars robbed Rhodes post office stealing $281 in stamps and some currency. no other details available.
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N. M. Wilson
Marshalltown
W.E. Carpenter
Toledo
Carpenter
Roaon
Rhodes
Des Moines Jury Convicts Ed Plunkett of Assault
A Des Moines jury finds Ed Plunkett guilty of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury in a quarrel that led to the death of horse trader Alex Buchre. Judge Given imposes three months in jail.
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Des Moines
Ed Plunkett
Alex Buchre
Given
Jais
Heppner Flood Disaster Reports React to Oregon Town
Within hours after a cloudburst and Willow creek flood, Heppner Oregon, seat of Morrow County, suffered extensive destruction and about 400 lives were lost or missing. Rescue efforts began at dawn as neighboring towns sent aid and officials reported d a devastated community with mass casualties and widespread damage.
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Pacific Coast
Oisis
Topeka
Gainesville
Spartanburg
Theaven
Heppiter
Heppner
Morrow County
Oregon
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Willow Creek
Willow’ Creek
Portland
Ione
Arlington
Jone
Blue Mountains
Gome
Balm Creek
Creak
Hotel Fire Threat and Eviction Amid Arson Case
fragments describe a hotel fire at Jackson county involving arson claims. A man offered bribes to testify, while Ehren and his family became homeless after the blaze and insurance policy cancelation.
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Jackson
Portland
Ewen
Ehren
Fullis
Twen
Tin
Unclear text on labor unions and political groups
Fragmented OCR mentions unions, constitutions, Mexico, and labor themes. Difficult to extract coherent facts or entities due to heavy garbling. No clear events, dates, or named organizations reliably readable.
Rail and water line plans outline capital expansion
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a double track rail and water route, mentions Portage Haute and Grand Dominion governance, and an implied capital increase of at least 508 million dollars. The text hints at readings, lines between stations, and tensions with colonists amid enterprise aims.
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Woot
Porre Haute
Grand
Jamie Constains
Coloniste
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