Explosion at Vincennes Paper Mills Kills Two Men
A boiler explosion at Vincennes Paper Mills Company in Vincennes Indiana killed Marry Borders and Lafe Lichey and injured more than twenty others including Charles Connors who was hurled fifty feet. The boiler house was destroyed and the blast damaged the nearby Morrison mansion once owned by William Henry Harrison. Property loss is listed at fifteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry Borders
Lafe Lichey
Vincennes Paper Mills Company
Vincennes
Ind
Charles Connors
Marrison
William Henry Harrison
Northwest Territory
Edward Shepard
South Dakota Irrigation Project Reclaims Vast Arid Lands
The Belle Fourche irrigation project north of the Black Hills is the nation’s largest earthen dam effort. Congress has appropriated 2.1 million dollars to reclaim thousands of acres of arid land for settlement under a Water Users' Association. The Owl Creek reservoir will store diverted Belle Fourche water through a 6.5 mile canal to a natural basin dammed to a height of 1115 feet, the largest earthen dam in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Congress
Water Users’ Association
Owl Creek
Belle Fourche
United States
Woman and babes slain in Canonsburg home blaze
Samuel Pearse, a Washington County resident, returns to find wife 25 and two children dead and a third dying from bullet wounds. A fire was started but he saved part of the house. Elmer Dempster, 19, is arrested and said to have confessed. Also noted is a Missouri Supreme Court delay in the murder case of F Seymour Barrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Pearse
Washington County
Pennsylvania
Pearse
Robert
Canonsburg
Public Land Fencers Fined in Fargo Court
Wealthy Meadville Pennsylvania men A. C. Huidekoper and FE Huidekoper and W. G. Clark of North Makota were fined for government fraud fencing. Judge Amidon in the United States Court in Fargo N. D. sentenced the Huidekopers to 300 dollars and one day in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C
Huidekoper
Meadville
W. G. Clark
North Makota
Amidon
United States Court
Fargo
N. T
Huidekopers
Campaign Leader Named as Labor Campaign Manager
The American Federation of Labor designated Thomase Tracey of Boston as campaign manager. Tracey is a cigarmaker by trade though she has not worked in a factory for years. Divorce Granted to Mrs Corey in Rew Nevada with custody awarded to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Thomase Tracey
Boston
Moess
Tracey
Corey
William Lillis Corey
United States School Corporation
Ai Rew
Zion City trust estate ruling ends Dowie tenure
The judge ruled Zion City assets are held in trust, appointed John C. Hately as receiver, and ordered an election on the third Tuesday in September for the people to choose a new overseer. Dowie’s compensation to be decided later. Voliva’s power of attorney conveyances void. Bond set at 25000. Bankruptcy adjudication against Dowie set aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowie
Landis
Chicago
Zion City
Dr Dowie
Glen Voliva
Tesent Gverseer
Elarehnew
Dr. Dowie
Voliva
John C. Hately
Zion
Liz
Promoter of New York Agency Charged in Peonage Case
Bennie Wilenski, a Russian Jew, accuses Schwartz of luring him to a Florida turpentine camp with promises of $1.50 daily. He says passage costs, food, water, and lodging were extracted as wages, and he and others suffered brutal treatment, hunger, and confinement before seeking escape and return to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Turpentine Camp
Florida
Schwartz
Schwartz Employment Agency
United States
Shields
Bennie Wilenski
Wilenski
America
Jacksonville
Immigrant earnings flow to Italian banks in home country
Millions of dollars in American gold are hoarded in Italian banks by temporary Italian residents in the United States. Rome reports Italian immigration to the US in 1905 06 nears 500000, with Bank of Naples recording over 183000 accounts and more than 500000 dollars credited. Italians in Argentina and Brazil sent substantial sums, raising Naples bank receipts to a new high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
United States
Rome
Bank of
Naples
Argentina
Brazil
Roberts Gets Twenty Years In Murder Case
George Gill Roberts was convicted of murder in Chicago for the November 28 killing of County Commissioner John V Kopf. A judge denied a new trial and sentenced him to twenty years in Joliet penitentiary. Motions to vacate judgment were denied. arrest of sentence was postponed to August to allow records and an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gill Roberts
Jane
Kersten
Chicago
John V. Kopf
Wis
Joliet
Kickhamman
Roberts
Ten Dead and Four Missing in Framingham Building Collapse
Exhumation work continued through the night in South Framingham Massachusetts after a building collapse left ten dead and four missing. Eight injured remained in hospital while two others were at home. Cause of the accident could not be ascertained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Framingham
Mass
Amsden
Naval Pageant Set for Labor Day at Oyster Bay
Acting Secretary Newberry says plans are perfected for a grand naval pageant to occur on the sound off Oyster Bay on Labor Day September 3. The President will review the Atlantic fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Oyster Bay
Woman Hurt In Lakeside Resort Fire
Explosion of a gasoline tank at the summer residence of Dr. Edward K. Berry in Lakeside Ohio injures Mrs. Berry and scars multiple guests. Mrs Nettie Sfogg breaks an ankle. crowd flight injures several others as 5,000 spectators watch. Water accidents kill eighteen on weekend trips east of New York with yachts wrecked off Anglesea and drownings nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward KE. Berry
Elyria
Berry
Lakeside
Ohio
Nettie Sfogg
New York
Anglesea
N. J
New Jersey
Fulton
Wreck Near Springfield Wounds Thirty Trains Passengers
Thirty people were injured when the St. Louis and San Francisco No. 12 passenger train bound for St. Louis wrecked near Springfield Mo caused by a defective split switch. R J Thorp of Monticello and Mrs Kate Shottey are among the most seriously hurt. Premier Stolypin announces a strong handed reform policy and opposition suppression. Leaders work to avert looming financial disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
San Francisco
Springfield
R. J. Thorp
Monticello, Tl
Kate Shottey
Stolypin
Russia
Czar Sentenced to Death Ordered Fire and Sword
Russian opposition unites after the emperor Nicholas is sentenced to death by terrorists. A planned general strike aims to paralyze all industries and force an uprising as the aids are ordered to quell the revolution with force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar
Emperor Nicholas
Perry county manhunt ends with capture of Lew Eblin
Bloodhound chase through Perry county woods led to the capture of Lew Eblin after he attacked a 9 year old girl picking blackberries. The incident occurred as authorities pursued the suspect through the rural area near Misco, Ohio. Local officials say the child sustained non life threatening injuries. Eblin was apprehended without further incident.
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Perry County
Ohio
Lew Eblin
Charles Kammers
Misco
Steamer Founders in Fog on Cleveland Lake
The steamer W. Elphicke of the Gilchrist fleet sank at 1:30 a m Thursday in Cleveland’s lake. Two men aboard were rescued and brought to the city by the tug Grover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Elphicke
Gilchrist
Lake of
Cleveland
Grover
City
Bomb Explodes as Negotiations Halt for Plumbers Union Merger
An explosive device hurled from a New York elevated station injures eight men and abruptly halts talks on the proposed merger of local plumbers' unions, sending shock through the labor community and stalling the pending agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Railway Accidents Grow Says ICC Report On Casualties
The Interstate Commerce Commission quarterly casualty report shows eighteen thousand deaths injuries and incapacities from railroad accidents for the period ending March 31 1906. It notes 1126 killed 17170 injured from 3490 accidents including 1021 collisions and 1569 derailments and cites 2024785 dollars in money damage. The bulletin highlights a collision with thirty four deaths and twenty four injuries caused by a sleeping telegraph operator and urges adoption of the block system and greater use of electricity in train control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Bryan Talks Peace With King Edward at Buckingham Palace
William Jennings Bryan, invited by Ambassador Reid, met King Edward privately at Buckingham Palace in a cordial, informal audience. The discussion centered on peace and the Interparliamentary Union conference, with about eighty union members and American delegates led by Richard Bartholdt, VE Burton, and Rockwood Hoar attending the levee style reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
William J. Bryan
Ambassador Reid
King Edward
Buckingham Palace
London
Mr. Reid
Mr. Bryan
Mr. In
Interparliamentary Union
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
VE. Burton
Ohio
Rockwood Hoar
Massachusetts
Mr Bryan
Building Associations Gain at Fourteenth United States League Meet
Report of Secretary Cellarius shows assets of U S local building associations rising to 629,844,257 and total membership at 1,642,127 for 1905. Ohio leads asset gains with 7,162,519 followed by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Illinois. Bennevicanta leads with 1,257 associations followed by Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
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Cellarius
United States League
Cellarinus
Ed States League of Local Building Associations
Ieinnati
United States
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Illinois
Nebraska
Bennevicanta
Ilinois
Indiana
Kirklin Fire Destroys Wide Swath of Indiana Town
A Wednesday blaze in Kirklin Indiana wiped out fifteen stores and twenty other buildings. Sparks leapt through the business district destroying the opera house and properties owned by Bert Wilk R W Thompson and Noah McComas. The total loss reached about 75000 dollars as several frame structures were demolished to halt the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirklin
Ind
Bert Wilk
R. W. Thompson
Noah McComas
Pulajanes Repulsed by U S Troops in Leyte Clash
Advices from Leyte report a large band of Pulajanes attacking a column of constabulary and regulars led by Captain George H. McAster of the Twenty fourth Infantry near Banenun. The engagement ended with the Pulajanes dead and wounded, while the American and constabulary forces suffered no losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Leyte
P. I
George H. McAster
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Baneun
Americans Freed by Cuba President Pardons
Palma frees Americans Miss Millie Brown L C Gilmer and William Augustine living in Isle of Pines after they were found guilty of constructing a toy telegraph line. The release followed a wireless telegram ordering their pardon.
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Palma
Paulina
Cuba
Millie Brown
L. C. Gilmer
William Augustine
Isle of Pines
Heiress to Fortune Heads to Hawaii Leper Colony Wedding
Musa Nellie White niece of ex Secretary Long and heiress to a fortune travels from New York City toward the leper colony in Hawaii to wed her fiancé, Dr W R B Brinckerhoff.
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Musa Nellie White
Long
New York City
Hawaii
W. RB. Brinckerhoff
Market optimism from Bradstreet and Dan's Review cited
Developments in Chicago show encouraging business prospects with rising demand in leading industries. Crop reports are uniformly good and farm purchases boost country store stocks. Grain movement at port reaches 6,072,404 bushels while livestock receipts rise to 207,085 head and lumber to 52,478,000 feet. Bank clearings reach 218,004,798 dollars, up 14.8 percent from last year. Building remains active with strong iron and steel sales, suggesting improved fall orders and gains over a year ago.
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Chicago
Dan
York
Bradstreets
Country market prices across cities and commodities
Prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and other staples listed by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Notable figures include cattle 4.00 to 6.20 dollars hogs 4.00 to 7.25 sheep 2.00 to 5.75 wheat around 73c to 82c per bushel corn 49c to 58c oats 34c to 42c rye 50c to 62c butter 16c to 21c eggs 14c to 18c and hay 8.50 to 16.00 dollars per unit.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Athena
Pittsburg
Brooklyn New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston Ae
Phildelphia
Detroit
New York
Kansas Ci
Toledo
Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Denver
Omaha
Lincoln
Sioux City
Pueblo
Milwaukee
Airship Flight Record Broken Over Chicago City
Horace Wild’s airship flights set a new distance record over Chicago. First leg covered eleven miles at about 1500 feet, then a rooftop landing allowed repairs and a further five miles. A third flight extended over the lake and back. New Light on Appendicitis: Dr Bergman and Prof Orth discuss diagnostic limits of appendicitis and surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Wild
Chicago
Bergman
Berlin Medical Association
Orth
Timeline of world events from the Weekly Historian
A compact list of historical milestones from 1009 to 1905 includes the formation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem under Godfrey de Bouillon, the fall of Constantinople in 1204, Lady Jane Grey’s nine days’ rule in 1553, Quebec’s 1629 capitulation, later battles and sieges, and notable incidents such as the 1840 New York City fire and 1902 Primus sinking. The section closes with Chicago’s elevated railroads holding company plan to merge four lines.
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Kingdom of
Jerusalem
Godfrey de Bouillion
Constantinople
Dward III
Hallidon Hill
Jane Grey
Mary
James VI
Quebec
Wolfe
John Oldham
Block Island
Gibraltar
Phillipsburg
Niagara
Liberty
Newport
Fore
Paulus Hook
Vicomte Alex de Beauharnais
Josephine
Egypt
Arthur Wolfe
Lord Edwarden
Dublin
Gaeta
France
United States
Nautilus
Spain
Scott
Lundy's Lane
George IV
England
Leopold
Belgium
Brussels
New York City
Bunker Hill Monument
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
Amelia Bloomer
Bloomer
Lowell
Mass
Atlantic and
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Kate Maxwell
Wyoming
Henry ©. Frick
Carnegie Steed Company
Berkman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
McKinley
Santiago
Alger
Elbe
Primus
Ifamburg
Motien Pass
Bennington
San Diego Harbor
Chicago
Battleship contracts awarded to Cramp and New York Shipbuilding
Secretary Bonaparte awards the 16 000 ton battleship South Carolina to William Cramp & Son of Philadelphia and the Michigan to New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden New Jersey. The lowest bidders receive 3 540 000 and 3 585 000 respectively. Construction on the Delaware river will provide steady employment for 15 000 men over three years.
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Cramps
Bonaparte
William Cramp & Son
Philadelphia
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