Turmoil in Lodz Poland Sparks Heavy Casualties
Reports describe three days of unrest in Lodz with heavy casualties as troops fired on crowds. A bomb threat in Warsaw and anticipated disturbances follow the Lodz shooting of workers. Military mobilization plans and a mass medical examination loom in Moscow district.
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Lodz
Ruspin
Malewki
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Alexis
Okerjay
Poland
Council of Ministers
Moscow
Far East
Former Philadelphia Official Faces Forgery Charges Again
John W. Hill former chief of the Philadelphia Bureau of Filtration was arrested on forgery and falsification charges. After a six hour hearing he was held on $2,000 bail for trial with witness H.G. Garrett testifying. Prosecutors say contractor Daniel McNichol padded work and defrauded the city of about $40,000. Defense argues evidence does not prove guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John W. Hill
Trin
Mr. Hill
G. Garrett
Filtration Bureau
Daniel. McNichol
New Land Frauds and Paris Unease in One Dispatch
Roswell reports a Tallmadge arrest in Chicago tied to the Southwestern Land Company and subornation of perjury with a $5,000 bond. Paris parliamentary unease grows over France Germany talks. the bourse trends lower as negotiations unfold. A Fishkill landing wreck kills Lillian Moore, with 20 others injured but not fatally. Bronx stock market quotes show erratic pricing as hogs and feeders move. Oscar rumors of abdication are denied in Copenhagen amid government concerns. The steamship issue to Mois is noted with U S government consent.
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New Mexico
Roswell
N. M
Oregon
Montana
Benjamin H. Tallmadge
Chicago
Tallmadge
Southwestern Land Company
Lillian Moore
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Fishkill Landing
Oscar
Copenhagen
Ering
Max
United ‘Bevernment
Rutels
Mois
Tak
Wreck of Lake Shore Twentieth Century Flyer Kills Many
Nine teen people die in a high speed Lake Shore Railway wreck near Mentor Ohio as the Twentieth Century limited travels from Chicago to New York. A switch was found open and later thought to be caused by a boy with a key. Investigations continue into whether foul play or accident caused the disaster.
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Willan
Nickle Plat
Barnes
Willoughby
HS. Stores
Lake Shore
Lake Shore Road
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
H. Marshall
Marshall
Rogers Woman Appeals To Supreme Court For Stay
Mrs Mary Rogers condemned for murder of her husband had habeas corpus denied by Judge Wheeler. Her lawyers filed an appeal to the U S Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon. With reprieve until December 8, Governor Bell's stay prevents execution for now.
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Chas. Bell
Big Indian Warrant Steal Shocks Chickasaw School Funds
An alleged theft linked to Chickasaw school warrants paid and then refloated has been reported in Muskogee I T. The case may involve a fugitive banker from Tishomingo and others high up. The loss is estimated between 100000 and 200000 dollars.
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Muskogee
I. T
Nebraska Votes On Off Year Election Ruling
Nebraska will hold a full year election as the supreme court in Lincoln ruled the off year election unconstitutional. The decision says the biennial plan overextends legislative power by extending the terms of constitutional officers.
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Nebraska
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Miners' Posse Shootings End in Death Near Keota
In the Keota area a posse of miners killed Jack Plummer a miner who had previously shot and killed William Dale a mine mule driver overseer Dale had discharged Plummer for cruelty to animals.
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Keota
Jack Plummer
William Dale
Plummer
Dale
Danish King Weak as Death Toll Rises in Tragedy
Telegraph reports King Christian of Denmark is in a weak state with his entourage alarmed. A deadly accident on Lake Shore road in Mentor, Ohio leaves twenty one dead as the Twentieth Century Limited crashes into an open switch. In Armourdale Missouri the Schwarsschild and Sulzberger packing plant catches fire causing estimated losses of two hundred thousand dollars. In Springfield Illinois the supreme court grants a writ of error in the Briggs case delaying execution of Joseph Briggs who faces hanging in Chicago for murder.
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Twentieth Century Limited
Lake Shore Road
Mentor
Briggs
Springfield
Supreme Court
Persedeas
Joseph
Jocko) Brigga
Chicago
Hans - Peterson
Brigg
Maniac shoots nine in San Francisco and Kills Self
Thomas Lobb, 28, believed English, barricaded in the United States Hotel on Eddy Street for two hours. He wounded nine people with a shotgun, then killed himself after placing money in the weapon. One victim was a Chinese man. none are reported to die.
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San Francisco
Cal
Eddy Street
San Franciscisco
Thomas Lobb
United States
Lobb
Bank goes under in Philadelphia institution receivership
The City Trust and Safe Deposit Company closed its doors in Philadelphia and placed in temporary receiverships after it was found to be the victim of forgeries by Benjamin H. Gaskill totaling 980,600. Resources and liabilities stood at 2,237,000 with 1,386,000 owed to depositors. A Springfield report notes weiter: Jo hann Hoeh, convicted wife murderer and bigamist, will likely receive a one week reprieve to allow appeal to the supreme court.
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Philadelphia
Revelver
City Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Benjamin H. Gaskill
Hooh
Springfield, II
Johann Hoeh
Supreme Court
Dastardly Deed Shocks Pittsburg Targeted Attack
An unknown assailant threw carbolic acid at lumber merchant W. R. Scott at his Pittsburg Kansas doorstep. Scott suffered severe facial burns with likely blindness risk. attacker fled and motive remains unknown. Governor Carter Resigns in Hawaii will depart June 28 to discuss retirement with President Roosevelt. New York Legislature probes Justice Warren Hooker in postal affairs case. Madrid reports cabinet resignations in Spain.
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W. R. Scott
Pittsburg
Kan
Scott
Carter
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Washington
Hooker
New York
Warren B. Hooker
State Supreme Court
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Abstractors concede no state licensing push this year
At a Des Moines meeting Gov. Cummins urged high standards for abstracting and argued licensing should be treated like law or medicine. The association won’t seek legislature now and committees reported adversely on licensing and bonding. Books assessment varies by county with no uniform rate and officers were elected.
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Down
Legislatire
Cummins
Des Moines
Almer Stern
Logan
W. D. MecCullum
Greenfield
Alex Hastie
G. IX
Hart
Knoxville
J. B. Wickham
Glenwood
Y. C. Crosley
Webster City
G. W. Lawrence
Marshalltown
E. M. Cross
J. Carroll
Davenport
Old Town Homer Poised for Revival After Coal Find
A large vein of fine coal, five to seven feet thick, has been discovered near Homer by the Boone river. Homer, an old county seat, has long lacked a railroad, but the new coal discovery promises a railroad line to reach the shafts as Crooked Creek road may extend its line to the site.
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Vilage
Homer
Boone River
Webster
Hamilton Counties
Dubuque
Sioux City
Crooked Creek
Tornado In Central Iowa Wrecks Buildings And Widespread Damage
A central Iowa tornado caused extensive destruction across Hancock County, blasting a public schoolhouse and a church at Duncan, ripping roofs from homes, and blowing down hundreds of windmills. The storm disrupted several towns with heavy rain and hail, while other items note a library vote in Pella, a fire in Audubon, and flooding in Muscatine.
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Hancock County
Duncan
Marshalltown
Des Moines News Briefs Include Stabbing, Suicides, and Local Incidents
A Des Moines man involved in a stabbing near a residence is reported, with related legal cases and a divorce suit ongoing. Reports mention a hanging found in a rail yard, a farm hand incident, and various local happenings including a brakeman fatality and property claims. The fragmentary OCR paints a chaotic snapshot of city life and crime events, mentioning individuals by name and multiple incidents across Des Moines and nearby areas.
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France
Paris
Germany
Bronx City
Sioax City
John R. Bennett
New York City
Thomas i. Morgan
Wellman-Seaver . Manufacturing Company
Allen Tyner
Collinwood, O
Newt
Walters
Hamburg
Graham
Collinwood
W. D. Nickey
Y. M
A. Card
Ayer
Tyner
Takeen
Taynesville
Christian Very
Emperor William
Isel
King Christian
Denmark
Schwarsschild & Sulzberger
Armourdale
Madrid
Iowa
Lake City
Edith Brown
Perry
Minburn
Pella
Hobo
Kate Foack
Commercial Bank
B. J. Freeman
Auiubon
Audubon
F. Bowman
Muscatine
Axtel Johnson
Mississippi
Roge Serenteny
Rowan Me
Pop ‘ OY
Deg A
Herb Marti
Five
Whitee Moines
Martin
Ham
Gower
Gov
Painter Falla
Evél Uey McCord
City Gas Light Company
Golph
Harger
M. W. Selle
Randol
Ashionahy
Shaw
Sera ’Ee Stamnan
Vom
Cervela
His
H Hyde Ae
Pri
Geven
Milga
Rat’ Veltrol
Des. Moine
Bernard Ballard
Svediog
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