Troubles In Cuba Riots Leave Several Dead In Cienfuegos
Violent clashes between liberals and moderates in Cienfuegos left six people dead and twenty five wounded. Congressman Enrique Villuendas and Police Chief Miance were among the dead. two policemen were also killed as rural guards sealed the hotel where arms and dynamite were reported. Reinforcements were requested by Gen. Frias.
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Cienfuegos
Enrique Villuendas
Liberal Party
Liberals
Moderates
Villuendas
Miance
Havana
Associated Press
Amt
Lilance
Luiso
Jose Fernandez
Frias
Dismembered Woman's Body Found in Boston Harbor
Police from Winthrop Boston and Massachusetts investigate a mystery after a woman's trunk in a dress suit case is found drifting near the Winthrop Yacht Club pier. No solid leads yet as theories include an unsuccessful surgical operation and skilled dismemberment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Winthrop
Massachusetts
Raid on a Bucketshop Sparks Chicago Raids
Chicago detectives raided the brokerage offices of Thos Davies & Co. Eleven men and two women were arrested on bucketshop charges. Police say witnesses paid the firm over $200 000. A warrant for Davies’ arrest was sought by Capt. W S Dewey who alleges Davies illegally retained securities worth 13000 belonging to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thos Davies & Co
Davies
W. 5
Dewey
Galesburg
Ill
Fire in Charleston W V turns center into smoke and ruin
A massive blaze in Charleston near the business district destroyed a six story building housing Askew Smith and Gannon and damaged adjacent structures including the Charleston Natural Gas Supply Company and a flower plant. Losses reach about 200000 with several firefighters injured.
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Charleston
W. Va
Askew, Smith & Gannon
Charleston Natural Gas Supply Company
Burner Typewriter Agency
Christian Science Hall
Neves China
Dan Patch
Allentown
H.C. Hersey
Allentown Fair
Harrisburg Milk and Pay Trains Crashed at Holly Springs
A collision on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near Rotse curve Holly Springs fatally injures six aboard the milk and pay trains. Eight others hurt. about $50,000 in checks scattered. crew report a possible orders misunderstanding.
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Harrisburg, Pas
Reading
Edward Tlandis
Thomas Marion
Pottsyile
John E. Amole
D. B. Zellers
Lebanon
Alfred Hawn
Philadelphia
Isaac McHose
Amole
McCleary
John W. Wetzel
Carisle
Quarrisburg
Pirate Chief Captured in Victoria B C
Capt. Alexander McLean was arrested in Victoria by Canadian authorities at the request of the American consul. He faces an indictment filed in San Francisco over a year ago for conspiring to fit out the schooner Carmen Cita in viol ation of sealing laws. The Carmen Cita was refitted as Acapulco with alleged Mexican registry and a crew described as a band of robbers and cutthroats.
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Alexander McLean
Victoria
B. C
Department of Justice
San Francisco
State Department
Acap
Fine for Packers Officials Pleads Guilty in Rebates Case
Federal Judge Humphrey fined Samuel Weil, vice president of Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Packing Co, ten thousand dollars, and managers B. 8. Casey W. D. Skipworth C. E. Todd five thousand dollars each after pleas of guilty to a conspiracy to accept railroad rebates. Weil warned his life could be in jeopardy if cases not settled promptly.
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Chicago Company
Humphrey
Chena
Samuel Weil
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Packing Company
Casey
Uifue
W. D. Skipworth
C. E. Todd
Santa Fe Train Wreck In Kansas Injures Five
Eastbound California flyer on the Santa Fe wrecked near Walton Kansas on Wednesday night as the language car and dining car left the rails and toppled. Five injured none killed, Fred Kempnick of Chicago badly scalded but other passengers largely safe after the wreck. The speed was about forty miles per hour when the cars derailed. Bucket brigade saves Edwardsville from major fire after a gasolene stove explosion causes $75,000 in losses.
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Kansans
Santa Fe
Walton
Kuu
Fred Kempnick
Chicago
Kempnick
Edwardsville
Deserted Groom Refused as Bride Marries on Train
Miss Maud Gruwell daughter of State Senator C. O. Gruwell of Billings Mont eloped with Everett B. Ferrie and wed him on a speeding train heading toward Livingston after deserting her Chanute Kansas fiancé Ellis Judd.
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Ellis Judd
Chanute
Kan
Maud Gruwell
C. 0. Gruwell
Billings
Mont
Everett B. Ferrie
Livingston
Famine Drives Mass Emigration from Andalusia to South America
Dispatches report famine districts in Andalusia sending entire emigrant trains toward South America while Galicia towns stand deserted. Families abandon homes and farms as more people flee in a continuing humanitarian crisis.
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Spain
Andalusia
South America
Galicia
Crowd at carnival band stand crushes crowding crowd
A crowd of several thousand at a carnival witnessed a band stand collapse when people crowded the structure to watch a loop the loop stunt. The five by thirty foot stand swayed and crashed, injuring several and trapping others. Doctors treated the injured on site and two were sent to St Elizabeth hospital.
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Crowe
St. Elizabeth’ ‘Hospital
Sioux City Journal Editor to Lead Bert Morphy Band
Joe A. Sanderson leaves the Sioux City Journal after six and a half years to become business manager for Bert Morphy and to direct a tour. Morphy, famed vaudeville singer with powerful voice, will begin at the New Grand theater in Sioux City October 14. Sanderson and Morphy plan to form a Chicago-based band before hitting the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Joe A. Sanderson
Sioux City Journal
Bert Morphy
Mr. Morphy
New Grand Theater
Morphy
America
Sanderson
Mr. Murphy
Chicago
Train Wreck on Southern Pacific Near Harney Nevada
Two passengers died and forty three were injured in a head on collision between freight trains No 8 and No 38 near Harney Nevada on Tuesday night. The wreck halted the first section of the westbound passenger train as the second section struck. Injured passengers including Mrs Panny Drvyner of Manley Louisiana and Mrs W C Hasler of Magle Grove Indiana were taken to San Francisco for treatment. G M Eckels of Indianola Iowa sustained minor bruises.
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Southern Pacific
Harney
Nev
Ming Tien
Panny Drvyner
Manley
W. C. Hasler
Magle Grove
G. M. Eckels
Indianola
San Francisco
Passengers Escape In Grand Trunk Tunnel Narrowly
A Grand Trunk through Lehigh Valley Flyer train stalled in a tunnel under the St Clair River between Port Huron and Sarnia as the locomotive baggage car coupling failed. The emergency brake held, air thickened for thirty minutes, crew calmed passengers to avert panic. Injunction Granted to Crowell Publishing Company to block union printers at Springfield plant during strike. Band of California National Guard to be mustered out for refusing Memorial Day parade with non union drum corps. Ladies Auxiliary Sons of Veterans elect officers at Gettysburg led by Kate B Castle Philadelphia as national president.
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Grand Trunk
St. Clair River
Port Huron
Midi
Sarnia
Ont
Springfield
Crowell Publishing Company
National Guard of California
Sacramento
A. IL
Sons of Veterans
Gettysburg
Kate BE
Haricastle
Philadelphia
Fire destroys Anchor Silver Plate plant in St Paul Mina
A fire completely wiped out the Anchor Silver Plate Company plant on the west side flats in St Paul Mina on Tuesday night. Estimated loss reached 180000 dollars with 120009 dollars insured. Local firefighters battled the blaze but could not save the facility.
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Big St. Paul
Anchor Silver Plate Company
West Side
St. Paul
Mina
Mysterious Des Moines Insurance Man Griswold Found Dead
The body of Geo R Griswold from the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company was recovered from the Raccoon River after a two to three day immersion. Wounds indicate foul play with bullets and a sharp instrument, hands tied with rope, suggesting robbery. A leather grip, a cord fragment, and Griswold's desk dispute with the company are hints in a case under police scrutiny.
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Des Moines
Long St
Geo. R.griswold
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Griswold
George R. Griswold
Massaachusetts Life Insurance Company
George Cramer
Chicago
Insurance Company
Foretold Her Death Mary Barlow Follows Uncle to Grave
Mary Barlow of Cedar Rapids mourned her uncle at Davenport funeral and said she wished to go in his place. The next day a telegram reported she had died after taking poison. Barlow, formerly Miss Mary Kessler, was a Davenport Orphans' Home graduate and Epworth League and church worker in Keswick and Sigourney.
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Mary Barlow
Mary E. Barrow
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mary
Keswick
Sigourney
Epworth League
Burlington to host major Catholic gatherings in October
Burlington prepares for a large Catholic gathering as St John parish marks fifty years on Oct 15, the St Boniface union meets Oct 17, and the sixth German Catholic congress convenes Oct 18. Many prominent Catholic figures will attend the events.
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Burlington
St. John’s
St. Boniface Bund
Court Rules on Timely Notice in Tax Payment Case
A court ruling addresses the timing of demands for delinquent tax payments. The county treasurer sent notices, but a plea based on the statute of limitations was rejected, affirming the need for prompt action to collect taxes and penalties.
Six Years For Buf ent Cherokee Sentencing
H R Johnson, 61, native of New England, was sentenced at Cherokee by Judge Oliver to four of six years in the penitentiary for breaking into a store at Meriden and stealing four guns. Johnson previously served time in county jail and the state penitentiary. In a separate matter, the court sustained a verdict for plaintiff seeking 2,000 in the case Gadberson vs Elevator Company after a contributory negligence motion. The Rodney elevator incident involved a grain haulage accident.
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RK. Williams Geta
Cherokee
H. R. Johnson
Meriden
Ateal
Oliver
Johnson
New England
Gadberson Vs. Elevator Company
Noun County District
Onaw
Rodney
Reform Plan Calls for Shifting Industrial Schools
John Cownie, chairman of control, urged restructuring of reform facilities, proposing the Eldora industrial school become a state military academy for girls and replacing it with a state seminary for young women. The proposal aims to improve conditions by separating facilities and creating a dedicated female seminary.
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John Cownie
Control
Eldora
Mit
Burned Foot After Traction Engine Accident Near Boone
A traction engine crossed a bridge over a stream near Boone and collapsed the timbers. Leslie was trapped between a plank and boiler. rescuers freed him after about fifty minutes. One foot burned and leg injury reported, with potential for fatal shock.
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Boon
Boone
Leslie
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