Rumored Negropolis Officers Arrested at Fort Reno
Reported disclosures target Fort Reno officers amid a Brownsville affair. Ed Le Knowles, corporal of A Company Twenty-Fifth Infantry, was bound over after an assault case. Investigations spread to La Junta Niobrara and other posts with planned arrests anticipated to reveal further accomplices.
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el Reno
Okda
Brownsville
Tex
le Knowles
Com- A
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Macklin
Knowles
la Junta
Spicion
Negro Sol
Niobrara
Neb
Fort Reno
Chicago laborer arraigned for cremating drowned child remains
Charles Peterson a Chicago laborer was arraigned on a municipal charge after confessing to cremating the corpse of a child in the foundry where he worked. The child died six days earlier and Peterson said he lacked funds for a proper burial, keeping the body at home five days before disposal. Neighbors reported the death and police questioned him after he admitted burning the body in the furnace.
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Chicago
Charles Peterson
Bimes
Higensia
Y Peterson
Peterson
Tragedy in Seattle Claims Multiple Lives in One Night
A Seattle tragedy left two men dead and another fatally wounded after a shootout at a cigar stand. Emmons, proprietor of Russell's, reportedly killed on the scene, while Turner of Seattle and Andy Russell faced grave injuries. A separate accident near Omaha and other scattered reports fill the day’s brief notices, including a Georgia wreck with minor injuries and a vow-breaking drinking episode in Illinois.
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Turner
Seattle
Wash
Apt
Emmons
Andy Russell
Russell
Emmonsz
Dig
Lamnder Margnate Saga Bribe Claims At Rail Shortage Probe
Victor H. Bookman secretary of the Pacific Coast Lumberman's Association testified Monday about bribery attempts by railroad men to secure favored rates. He said his Seattle desk was twice broken into to obtain statistics he has held for months. He spoke in Chicago with FTC officials before the Commission prepares to investigate car shortages and lumber rates in Seattle. He quoted a Northern Pacific attorney suggesting a railroad job for a price, and another NP executive offering a position, which He declined seeking a 40 cent rate for lumber from the Pacific coast to the Missouri River.
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Lamnder
Victor H. Bookman
Coast Lumberman's Association
Northwest
Mada
Seattle
Randa Wonki
Beekman
Chicago
Fer Commerce Commission
Secattle
Heckman
Northern Pacific Railroad
Pacific Coast
Missouri River
J. M. Hannaford
Northern Pacific
Rumors Link New York to Cuban Arms Plot
New York rumors claim arms and ammunition were secretly shipped to Cuba to aid potential troublemakers on the island. Three Patman administration officials are named, with two in New York and one in Europe. Reports say contraband items were buried near Mariel, Havana, later moved by authorities.
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Sunto
Cuba
New York City
Patma
New York
Europe
Mariel
Havana
May Cause Acute Crisis Important Defense Decision by Czar
A Moscow report states the czar becomes personal president of the council of defense after palace conferences. Ministers of war and marine lose separate status, separating imperial defense from international policy. Parliament will lose authority to question political courts martial, risking an acute crisis at the next assembly.
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St Petersburg
Council of Defense
War
Marine
Canada U S Treaty Row Over Lake Michigan Water
International waterways commission in Toronto urges the United States to trade 10 000 cubic feet of Lake Michigan water per second for a treaty guaranteeing free navigation on the Great Lakes Canada now holds navigation as a privilege not a right A public boundary panel is proposed for Lake Eries line to reduce fishermen poaching disputes A murder suspect James Price sought in Iowa was held in Higbee Mo for the 1902 killing of mine operator Thomas Albright Wisconsin inaugurations James O Davidson sworn in and the inaugural bell removed Paris police halt performance Dream of Egypt at Moulin Rouge with Marquise de Morny in lead
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Canada
Lake Michigan
International Waterways Commission
Toronto
United States
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Iowa
James Price
Higbee
Thomas Albright
Frazier, Ja
Paris
Egypt
Moulin Rouge
Marquise de Morny
Corbett
Dischad
Bage
Rlv
Pierea
Huffalo
Pierce
Banka Medics
Dr. Pierce
Elevator Collapse In Courthouse Injures Prisoners Deputy Dies
An elevator in the Minneapolis courthouse dropped four stories trapping a deputy sheriff and seven prisoners. Most prisoners suffered injuries and one died. Franklin Hell, Taft secretary, announced Col Edwards Godfrey of the Ninth Cavalry will be brigadier general to replace J Franklin Bell. Kerl Hall, extradited to Hamburg on murder charges, arrived with English detectives. George B Cortelyou retires as Republican chair. Harry New to act as chairman.
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Minneapolis
Franklin Hell
Taft
Col. Edwards. Godfrey
Ninth Cavalry
J. Franklin Bell
Hau
Germany
Kerl Hall
George Washington
Washington, D.C
London
Baden Baden
Hamburg
New
Cortelyou
George
Republican National Committee
Harry
Comgrits
Flaming Palace Fire On Pullman Car Kills Clerk
A Pullman car fire on a Sioux City division train near Loveland, Iowa, costs Louis DeLario of Washington, D. C., his life as passengers, including women with babies, escape in pajamas. Injuries include O H Johnson and Henry Cabraw from Salt Lake City and Mrs B Siggins of Carbondale. Fire began near a maternity berth amid alcohol lamp flames. ten sections were occupied. The blaze spread quickly, but water supply arrived too late to save DeLario.
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Chiago
Northwestern Railway
Agatam
Sioux City
Missouri Valley
Uttle
Loveland
Louis Delarlo
Washington, D. C
House Committee
O. H. Johnson
Salt Lake
Henry Cabraw
Salt Lake City
B. Siggins
Carondale
Louis de- Lario
House Committee On
Lammie
Wyo
Mr. DeLarlo
Washington
Atreet, Northwest
Greek laborers riot in San Francisco killing one
In a San Francisco riot by 1400 Greek laborers employed on United Railways, Markos Douwhatos was fatally struck by a brick at Sixteenth and Valencia. Foreman Maurice Buckley fired, then sought refuge in a saloon as Greeks ransacked the place. Buckley, William Christ, and Nokois Petintos were arrested during police intervention.
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San Francisco
United Railways
Markos Douwhatos
Sixteenth
Valencia
Maurice Buckley
Buckley
William Christ
Rouhatos
Rouhalos
Christ
Nokoiis Petintos
Purdy Confident After Brownsville Investigation
Milton Purdy assistant to the United States attorney general has completed work in San Antonio Texas on the Brownsville raid probe and proceeds to Houston to continue witness examinations Lieut Col Frank Baker Captain D J Baker and Hanson Ely were questioned and Purdy expressed satisfaction with the evidence secured noting rewards from his work and the involvement of known individuals
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Brownsville
Milton Purdy
United State Attorney General
San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Purdy
Frank Baker
Capta. D. J. Baker
Hanson Ely
Fire devastates Bangkok trading quarter in Siam
A major blaze swept the Chinese trading quarter in Bangkok Siam causing extensive damage. Officials estimate losses around 3 million dollars tied to merchant stalls and warehouses as firefighters battled the inferno through the night.
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Bangkok
Siam
Desperate Jet Okla Faces Fuel Famine Impacts
People in Jet Oklahoma endure severe fuel shortages as wood becomes scarce and corn cobs grow costly. A few farmers truck coal from Enid, about forty miles away, to ease the shortage.
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Jet
Okla
Enid
Trglath to Washington trade shocks league batsmen
A telegram to the Washington Post from Williamsport Pa reports that Robert UWhglaub, champion tri rate league batsman, has been traded to Washington in exchange for Manager Stahl. The move shocks fans and reshapes team leadership as the season unfolds.
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Trglath
Washington
Robert Uwhglaub
Washington Post
Willamsport
Stahl
Tragedy at Refugee Camp Reported Nightly Shooting
Britt Madley of San Francisco shot and killed Mrs Martha Kruger wife of Herman Kruger a bartender and her sister Ellenbeth Kelly aged 16 in a refugee camp tragedy. The incident underscores dangers at the camp and authorities investigate as investigators interview witnesses and seek motive. Detained suspect is reportedly known to camp officials.
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Britt Madley
San Francisco
Sun
Martha Kruger
Herman Kruger
Ellenbeth
Kelly
Unusual Cold Grips Northern California Amid Snow Sightings
Unusually cold weather blankets northern California with the first visible snow on San Francisco hills since 1895. The frosty conditions affect coastal regions and inland areas, with residents noting rare winter weather patterns and historic cold snaps in mid winter.
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Revere
California
San Francisco
Lon City Opens to Private Business Enterprises
General Overseer Voliva announced that Lon City would be opened to private business enterprises due to popular demand. Church authorities have yielded on private ownership to satisfy the public.
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Lon City
Voliva Cunday
Zlon City
Whale Meat Trade Moves to Victoria Contract Talks
Representatives of the Jaya Shokai and a Nagasaki company arrived at Victoria to negotiate a marine mammal supply deal for 600 tons monthly. The wafer of whale meat is described as intended for local use.
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Pond
Jaya Shokai & Japanese Company
Nagasaki
Victoria
J. C
Mack the Great Artist Faces Painted Sunset Controversy
The Sun setting canvas, covered by a neighbor's title boy in black paint, leads Mack the artist to pause. The boy, initially repentant, argues the work isn’t ruined and suggests selling the piece by claiming the sun has gone down. Delilant thought lingers over the incident from the Menteapalla Tribune.
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Mack
Scott
Ulus
Ménteapalla Tribune
Kidney cure ad and stray gag lines from old paper
An old advertisement recounts Elizabeth Maxwell of Olympia Washington praising Downs Kidney Pills for curing dropsy related symptoms after three years of illness. It claims the medicine eased backache swelling breathlessness and heart palpitations and notes the product is sold for 50 cents per box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. A brief joke about an electric automobile follows.
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Aston Duan
Mes
Eligabett
Maxwell
West Fourth
St. Olympia, Wash
Foster-Milburn Co
Butalo
N.Y
Hal
Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Bia Frm
Walding
Kinnan Marvin
Wholeanty Druggists
Culleura Remedies Said To Cure Skin Disease In Child
A Burlington South Carolina reader reports a cousin cured of a birth skin disease after using Culleura Remedies for about two months. The testimony recalls the child’s rapid improvement and final healing, with years of follow up noted. The letter also mentions large corn beds in Colorado.
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Renei
Rockingham County
Sam
Mra
W. P. Ingle
Burlington, S.C
Questionable Patent Cure Claims Flood 19th Century Ads
A sprawling OCR mash of patent medicine pitches dominates the page. It markets Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for catarrh and stomach ailments, touts testimonials and mail-order offers, and notes producer endorsements while mixing quirky anecdotes and trade names from 19th century Toledo and Chicago commerce.
Hermit George Munson Found Dead Near Osceola After Hidden Treasure Discovery
George Munson, a 25 year hermit near Osceola, was found dying beside his fly house after a cold night. A search prior to his death uncovered 1200 dollars in gold and old coins hidden in a tin can and in the leaves of a state land deed. He owned 200 acres and died soon after the wealth was revealed.
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George Munson
Ovcoola
Fly House
Oxtcola
Murray
Osceola
Hoa
Wong Medicine Tragedy Strikes Mason City Woman
Mrs A P Brown of Mason City mistook a bottle of horse medicine for cough medicine and consumed a large dose. She collapsed in convulsions and, after hours of care, remained in a precarious condition as doctors treated the poisoning at home.
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A. P. Brown
Mason City
A. F. Brown
Ater
Brown
Farewell ends in tragedy during Mrs Cole's sendoff
Mrs W H Cole dies after fainting at a farewell reception given by Methadiat Home Missionary Society in Denmon in honor of her family before they move to Missouri. She collapsed while singing and did not regain consciousness, dying that night amid obituaries and local notices.
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Methadiat Home Missionary Society
Denmuon
W. H. Cole
Milasouri
Vast Loss As Printing Plant Of Church Is Destroyed
A major fire devastated Lamont Saturday destroying the main printing plant of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Priceless church records and the vault contents likely suffered heavy damage, endangering three-quarters of a century of history and many irreplaceable papers.
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Jeana Chiei
Ocotribal Lamont
Torschl Publiabing House
Seertars
Preaktlag
Imal Bretonal
Sal
Maney
State School Enrollment Drops Amid Budget Strain
Education director Riggs reports state public school enrollment fell by nearly two thousand since 1906, with 1908 at 649449. National totals show fluctuations from 560370 in 1865 to 668024 in 1900, while schoolhouses declined to 13947 by 1906. Teachers rose to 29050 and salaries reached 6843787, the highest on record.
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Stngillige
Steport
Riggs
Che Yonur
Uhre
Fisher fined for illegal fishing at Starny Lake
George Fett Jr was fined 150 dollars and costs for removing fish from Starny Lake unlawfully. Deputies Cr ee hit Hrees conducted the arrest after careful investigation. Paraphernalia were confiscated and destroyed. Local Storm Lake groups pledge action to protect lake life and prevent future offenses.
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Stan
George Fett, Jr
Costa
Starny Lake
Creehit
Commergal Chit
Storm Lake
Wesley Pioneer Killed Walking on Track Near Wesley
Kennedy of Kossuth County was struck and killed by a Milwaukee train ten miles west of Britt while walking along the rail near Wesley. He was a well known Wesley settler and left a large family. The accident occurred as he chose the rail line due to muddy roads, just inside the yard limits.
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Kennedy
Kossuth County
Milwaukee
Pal J. Kennedy
Weasley
Britt
Wesley
Fran Ts
Tol Town
Breach of Promise Case Involving Mint Fleming
Mint Fleming files breach of promise suit against W J Gilcrest seeking 19000 damages claiming plans ruined by lover’s refusal to marry. Gilcrest, a Des Moines business figure and vice president of the Des Moines Incubator Company, is named in the action.
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Mints Fleming
W. J. Gittervar
Miss Mint Fleming Mas
Winlint
K. Gilcrest
Gilcrest
Ong
Des Moines
Ant
Deas Moines Incwtunter Company
Misa Fleming
Taconmopatinte vaccine to the football dream
Fragmentary text mentions football and a vaccine related to motivation or excitement. Names, places, dates, or clear events are not present to establish a concrete news item.
New Arrival Sparks Breezy Household Debate
A letter style note discusses a new girl in the household. Mrs Kaweh-How questions the child’s fit while Mrs Momer notes disapproval. The dialogue hints at tension over care and acceptance of the newcomer after several weeks in residence.
Antwerp Carrier Pigeons Highlighted In Brief Remark
A compact note mentions the Delgians as notable pigeons of pigeons and describes a rare breed within the true Antwerp carrier lineage, highlighting its status among the breed.
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Antwerp
Allcock’s Plasteres and Potions Featured In Quack Ads
Sate, Sure and Speedy claim Allcock’s genuine porous plasters cure pains fast by using no deleterious drugs and by targeting nerves and skin. The ad touts piles cures in 6 to 14 days and a cold cure in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine. A jokey London tale about a millhand and a church reporter rounds out the feature.
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Neock
Allcock
G. W.grove
Grape Nuts Turns Thin Sickly Girl Into Healthy Weight Gainer
A young woman writes that chronic indigestion and rheumatism vanished after five years and multiple remedies failed. Five weeks on Grape Nuts with milk led to a 10 pound gain and renewed health, prompting praise for the product sold by General Foods.
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Mer
Cole
Lmostum Co
Battle Creek
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Clarence Ladd
Fixtherville
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Hell
Edward Jennings
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Corquon
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Presilent Botl
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Videe C. C. Cole
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Carnegie Fund
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Duburtite
Iocal Caramitee
Chirk
Ads. Newman
Tineluatve
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Clewry Badituh
James Markey
Dubuque
Charles FE. Carlaon
United Binten Navy
Louisiant
Bureau of Navigation
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Aharre
Cupid
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Kehunk
Patani
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Aniyer
Hestie
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Boller Works
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Yeu
Waite
Standard and Thines
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Tony
Tyte-Phint & Co
Tyte-Phint
Chicago Tribune
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