Murders Lover Then Commits Suicide in Boston Hotel
Mrs Margery Clark lured Algernon Atwood a traveling trunk man for a Chicago firm to Boston, shot him as he slept then killed herself amid jealousy over a Denver romance. He had left Boston years before and they had no recent contact. she claimed a secret ten year marriage and jealousy over his upcoming Denver marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margery Clark
Algernon
Atwood
Chicago
Boston
Denver
Clark
Wedson Fathers License Causes Bizarre Omaha Wedding
In Omaha a wedding license issued to Frank McDonald senior and the ceremony for his son Frank McDonald Jr at age 18 produced a legal tangle. Rev G W Rosenberry presided with Miss Trawn as bride. Neither father nor son appears as principal, and the underage groom complicates the marriage legality. Authorities consider steps to straighten out the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Frank McDonald
Yena Hawn
G. W. Rosenberry
Miss Trawn
Wolves Attack Woman in Indiana Wolf Hunt Sparks Panic
A party of twenty hunters near Leesburg Indiana killed a large wolf. Two women were attacked earlier and locals report a resurgence of wolves in Kosciusko County marshes. Farmers report loss of cattle pigs and calves as a big hunt to exterminate the pack is planned. In Arkansas the Supreme Court upholds State Senator F C Butt of Eureka Springs conviction for bribery and sentences him to two years. Several other Senators await trial on similar charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harmon
Leesburg
Ind
Kosciusko County
Arkansas Supreme Court
F. C. Butt
Eureka Springs
Butt
Mineapolis Church Sold to L A Gillette Company
The Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, one of the oldest, sold for 234000 dollars to the L A Gillette Company. M F Harley, treasurer of Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, acted for the church corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineapolis
Plymouth Congregational Church
Minneapolis
L. A. Gillette Company
Church Corporation
M. F. Harley
Farmers and Mechanics’ Savings Bank
President Roosevelt on Panama canal and cabinet shifts
The president delivers a special message to Congress voicing steadfast faith in the Panama canal project and praising workers while critiquing critics. Moody sworn to the Supreme Court and Straus Metcalf and Bona parte take cabinet posts. Long Bridge ordered destroyed near Washington after Bull Run. a fugitive from Ohio is captured in Los Angeles. George Farnham Jr. of Mutual Reserve Life convicted in New York and sentenced to two years.
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Panama
Stoosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal Project
Justice Moody
Federal Supreme Court
Messrs. Straus, Metcalf
Bonaparte
Long Bridge
Potomac
Washington
Bull Run
George Farnham, Jr
Consel
Mutual Reerve Life Resurance Company
New York
Sing Sing
Leopold and His Lobby Influence on Congo Action
Belgian King Leopold II is alleged to have maintained a Washington lobby to block congressional action on Congo Independent State atrocities. The article traces his rule since 1865, his will to transfer sovereign rights, and the governance by a governor general, noting long-standing European critique of native mistreatment and a delayed inquiry report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold II
Washington
Congo Independent State
Belgium
Congo
Congo International Association
Leopold
United States
Cousins Named Chairman of Slouse Committee on Foreign Affairs
Robert G. Cousins of Tipton Iowa is appointed chairman of the Slouse committee on foreign affairs to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert Roberts Hitt of Illinois. Cousins has served in the Iowa Legislature and as prosecuting attorney and has been in Congress since 1893. Flo, native Iowan born in Cedar County in 1859, graduated from Cornell College in 1881 and has practiced law since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitt
Robert G. Cousins
Slouse Committee On Foreign Affairs
Fifth Town
Congress
Flo
Cedar County
Cornell
Iowa
Cousins
Tipton
Robert Roberts Hitt
Illinois
Roosevelt uses sixteen reformed spellings in message
In his Congress address the president sticks to sixteen of the reformed spellings from the 800 word list adopted by the Spelling Committee. Examples include thru for throughout programme for program and tho for though.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
World Wants American Wood Exports Rise 33 Percent
The Bureau of Statistics reports a 33 percent increase in American wood and wood product exports in the first nine months of 1906 versus the prior year, totaling about 59 million dollars, later raised to 61 million with contiguous territory shipments. The bulk exported includes boards, deals, planks, joists, and scantling, followed by furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mississippi windstorm kills eight, leveled buildings
News notes a deadly Mississippi windstorm that claimed eight lives and toppled many structures. The item reflects early 20th century disaster reporting and local impact beyond brief hints.
Chicago Business Resilient Amid Seasonal Demand Declines
Dun's Review notes strong overall commercial strength in Chicago with high railroad earnings and steady bank activity. Production continues, freight car shortages ease with new rolling stock, and holiday demand boosts retail and wholesale orders in textiles, hardware, leather goods, and furniture, despite weaker crop markets and persistent freight delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun
New York Trade and Rail Issues Highlight Economic Updates
New York reports show bids failing to beat prior records with demand for high trade goods. Retail trade varies by region, strong where cold weather boosts demand for heavy wear but weak in the Northwest and South. Car shortages persist as railways allegedly divert rolling stock from grain to higher revenue freights. Collections are fair to good, though payments are deferred in parts due to car shortages. U S weekly business failures total 220, up from 216 last week. Canada reports 31 failures, down from 82 and 83 in prior periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwest
United States
Chicago cattle and crops price list from regional markets
Market notes show Chicago and other cities listing cattle hogs sheep and grain prices. Prices span prime to common cattle, hogs mostly four dollars, wheat around 73 to 78 cents, corn near 40 to 48 cents, oats about 32 to 84 cents, rye and barley varied, with regional figures for Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and clover seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Would Seize Hawaii First If War With Japan Occurred
The article argues Japan would quickly occupy Hawaii in a war, using 50,000 trained Japanese reserves to fortify and fortify the islands. It notes reefs and shore batteries would complicate U.S. relief, giving Japan a strategic edge before any Pacific defense could be reinforced. It stresses fragile U.S. relations and warns restraint could be dangerous in trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apan
Uncle Sam
Japan
Hawaii
Pacific
Honolulu
United States
Islands
Philippines
Canfield Proposes National Library Syndicate Among Agencies
James H Canfield of Columbia University urges a syndicate of public libraries on a large scale. He argues overburdened institutions need centralized binding and a telephonic access system. He envisions a national library network linking state and city collections with a self-sustaining correspondence bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Canfield
Columbia University
The
Independent
Canfield
Library of Congress
Great Central Library
New York
Academy of Medicine
Bar Association
Lenox Library
Library of Architecture
Columbia
Library of Pharmacy
New York Historical Society
National Library System
Farms vs Battle Ships by James J Hill proposal
James J Hill argues in Century that model farms, each 30 to 40 acres and run by a trained manager, offer a superior national investment to battleships. He says government already does similar work, farms could be self supporting, and local farmers currently reap only about half their land’s potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
Hill
Moralizing the Rich Speech at Ithaca by President Schurman
Cornell president Schurman urged price regulation to curb regional discrimination and argued for moralization of the rich. He warned socialism overburdens government while praising reforms that make captains of industry share profits, acknowledging wage-earning ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Schurman
Cornell
Wall Street
Carnegie Gift to Baltimore For Twenty Libraries
Andrew Carnegie offers Baltimore City 500000 to establish twenty libraries if sites and maintenance are provided under Pratt library trustees. The gift follows Carnegie’s longtime friendship with Pratt and is tied to the Pratt library’s opening that inspired his philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Baltimore
Andrew Carnegie
Pratt Library
Pratt
New Committee Defines Living Standard Essentials
The New York State conference of charities and corrections formed a special committee to report the essentials of a normal standard of living and its cost for a social unit in principal cities and towns. Lee K. Frankel of New York was named chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Lee K. Frankel
New York
Fire destroys boarding house in Gadsden
Five persons were wounded in a blaze that demolished a boarding house at Gadsden Alabama. A four year old boy named Robert Grant of Lima Ohio was killed while playing with his father's shotgun. Government departments and commercial bodies in Hawaii have organized to back a pan Pacific congress. Cuba's House of Representatives sent condolences to the relatives of Gen Shafter upon his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Robert Grant
Lima
Ohio
Hawaii
Cuba
House of Representatives
Gen. Shafter
France in Turmoil Over Confiscation of Church Property
The article reports France’s new separation law prompting church-state clash. Clergy resist, soldiers guard Paris area churches, and prosecutions target ultramontane abbés. Vatican directs firmness as property valued around 200 million dollars faces seizure and disputed ownership endures since 1789.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
St. Vierre du Gros Caillou
St. Augustine
St. Roch
la Crol
Vatican
National Church of
A Day in Brief: Deaths, Elections, Offshore Rescue
A list of quick-news items: Harry Bell killed bartender William Roach in Steubenville Ohio. The National Editorial Association held its annual St Louis meeting. Benny Doon crew saved after going ashore near Chatham Massachusetts. Maine Democrats take Portland city government for first time since 1892. Genevieve Benedict, 15, died by her own hand in Bath New York after mother's loss. Santo Domingo forces killed twelve insurgents near Porto Plata and captured the rest. R L Barrington found dead in Century Building Newark with a revolver beside him. depression linked to business woes. Canadian Pacific Railway to clear 150000 acres on Vancouver Island at about 15000000 dollars under Vancouver Island Development Co agreement.
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Harry
Bell
William Roach
Steubenville
National Editorial Association
St. Louis
Barkentine
Benny Doon
Chatham
Mass
Democrats of
Maine
Portland
Genevieve Benedict
Bath
N. Y
Santo Domingo
Porto Plata
R. L. Barrington
Century
Newark
N. J
Barrington
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver Island Development Company
Esquimalt and
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
Cuticura Heals Child After Twelve Years Of Suffering
A Brooklyn mother credits Cuticura remedies with curing her twelve year eczema ordeal in her son after doctors failed. She recounts severe rash, itching, and swelling improving after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting the boy, now twelve, has smooth skin. The letter is dated April 16, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
Sunny South promises year round farming profits
The notice argues the Sunny South offers monthly crops and outdoor work year round with no sunstroke, high profits in cattle, fruits and vegetables for Northern markets, cheap productive lands, and steady work. It cites G A Park as immigration agent and Louisville Kentucky rail line contact for information. It also includes a church anecdote about a preacher calling for reporters and the abolition of all Sunday work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Park
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville, Ky
Catholic Standard and Times
The Evils of Constipation and Brandreth's Pills
A regional notice extols constipation dangers and criticizes cathartics while touting Brandreth's Pills as a century long reliable remedy. It claims Brandreth's Pills provide consistent relief with the same dose and remain a standard laxative tonic for blood impurity issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandreth
An Eye to the Future in a London Smiles Snippet
A garbled London Smiles passage imagines home tasks during illness. Mrs Grim age counsels patience as he contemplates re wallpapering a passage and staircase while laid up, noting coffins complicate the work.
Briggins Luck Questioned by Anxious Pair
An anxious person notes Briggins has luck beyond sense while Miss Cayenne counters that his luck is not great either. Washington Star quotes the exchange.
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Briggins
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
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Wedson
Indiana
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Luise
Port Royal
Kingston
Jamaica
Bruinswig
Bank
Citizens’ Bank
Cedar Hill
Tex
Lawrence ‘Tobert
Cowiche
Wash
Flugh
Nellie
Alice Tobert
Charles F. Kaiver
Columbus
Los Angeles
King Leopold
WORLD
Mississippi
Cafe Martin
Count Boni Castelline
Diocese of
Nebraska
Pius
Pope Piub X
Boston Herald
Dodd
Nq Tay de Ky
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