Louisville Man Confesses Planned Insurance Fraud and Murder
C Rathbun of Louisville admitted to police he planned to defraud an insurer by faking a corpse shipment to Little Rock as his own body and confessed to killing Charles Goodman. He claimed Goodman died of alcoholism, denied any accomplice, and said he acted alone after a hotel confrontation in Jeffersonville.
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Newell
C. Rathbun
Louisville
Purance Company
Little Rock
Ark
Jeffer
Honyile
Tad
Sullivan
Rathbun
Indianay
Rathtrankala
Sullian
Remy
Bulligan
Goodyian
Blanchant
Newell C. Rathban
Yfe
Wren
Jefferonville
Man acquitted for kissing housekeeper in public
In Labette County Kansas a jury acquitted widower don Ward of disturbing the peace after he kissed his housekeeper Annie Graham at a church social. They lived on a farm near Oswego and faced charges following the incident.
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Kansas
District Court
Labetlv County
Btan
Don J. Ward
Oswego
Annie Graham
Mrrs
Graham
Wisconsin Banker Joyce Arrested in Chicago for 40000 Theft
Former Stoughton National Bank president Joby E H Joyce was arrested in Chicago after a two year elusion. Joyce allegedly defaulted on 40000, provoking local citizens to hire Sheriff Burmeister to track him. The case follows a lengthy pursuit across major cities and police forces.
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Wisconsin
Joby EH
Joyce
Stoughton National Bank
Stoughton
Wis
Chicago
Joyee
Burmeister
Thompson Captured After Run In Near Council Grove
Deputy United States Marshal A. Prescott and Sheriff Michael pursued a fleeing man labeled a captured criminal near Council Grove. Thompson resisted, firing on officers with a 44 caliber revolver. he was shot in the head but not killed and was secured unharmed by the posse.
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Fennk "Thompson
Leavenyworth
Ian
Tivetity-Ais Pels
Niles
Council “Grove
United
EB. A. Prescott
Thompexon J
Prescott
Councy Grove
Asca
Michael
Thompson Ranning
Fred
Thompson
Hoe
Beckham Replies to Durbin Requisition Critique
Gov Beckenham replies to Indiana Gov Durbin criticizing Kentucky courts and officials over the Goebel assassination case. He denounces Durbin as violating his oath and hints at mandamus actions in Indiana courts to force requisitions. Also reports Rathbun fraud, a train robbery arrest, arson near Cleveland and other crime notes.
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Gor. Durbin
Deckham
Durbin
Indiana
Kentucky
Taylor and Finley
Goebel
United States
Darbin
Frankfort
Mandasins
Supreme Court
Rathbun
Convicts escape police siege after capturing Topeka officers
Sheriff Cook and Deputy Williams were captured by two escaped Fort Leavenworth inmates at the Wooster farm five miles south of Topeka Kansas. The trio were held for hours as a posse formed and the convicts fled toward the railroad after injuring Wooster and evading armed pursuit.
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Sheriff Cook
Topeka
Kan
Willian
Fort Lanvetworth
Pine Hne
Wooster
Polles
Ant An
Lang
Vane Viets
Short Cook
Shari Cook
Williams
Conrcil
Offeorr
Nanvall
Farher
Wooster House
Chef Stahl
Farmer Wooster
Sheri Cook
Copa
Cook
Wiliam Wold
NON-UNION MAN MURDERED IN SF BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANT
Eckberg mountain teamster was killed Sunday night on San Francisco streets by an unidentified man after a clash between non union and union workers during a strike. Mrs Alma AGT testified she cannot identify the killer. motive linked to earlier violence where Eckberg and a companion wounded a union man.
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Union
Cem
Eckberg
Fierce forest fires near Red Bud and Alta Pass threaten homes
Dispatch reports forest fires blazing near Red Bud Alto Pass and Poplar Bluff Missouri and Sedgwick Arkansas. Creeks Black and Richard are burning through woods north of the town as farmers fight to save farm properties and Alto Pass faces great danger as flames approach within half a mile amid a terrific gale.
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Red Bud
Alta Pass
Poplar Bluff
Sedgwick
Ark
Findl
Black Creek
Richard Creek
Alto Pasa Io
Murder at a Colored Church Sparks Fatal Shooting
In Kentucky, during Sunday service at a colored church near Hopkinsville, Henry Davie Shovow fired on Abe Alden and Jerry Wilson. Allen was struck. Wilson died from the bullet's impact as bystanders fled. The shooter fled. authorities seek him.
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Henry Varia
Abe Allen
Killa
Jerry Wilson
Vopkinsville
Henry Davie
Abe Alden
Davie Slar
Allen
Davis
Green sentenced for wife murder in Des Moines incident
Otix Green indicted for altering his wife September, pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Green shot his wife on the street and then turned the gun on himself, surviving with severe wounds. He was sentenced to penitentiary.
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Green
Dew Moines
Otix Green
Crusade Against Young Women Sparks School Gossip
Justice authority Dean Young launches a reform drive at Cadversity of Lown against student women. He criticizes late phone calls and attire, visits rooming houses, and urges stricter self control with several girls admonished and advised to reform.
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Don Alias Young
Lown
Dean Young Haw
Wan
Dente Young
Dyan Youngs
Robbers Blow Safe. Two Bank Jobs Reported Across Counties
The Hinton bank was robbed with nitro glycerin exploding the safe, yielding $1,500 in bills, gold and silver. Suspects, no tie, are at large. Bricker trial ends in acquittal in Fort Dodge. A separate Minneapolis St Louis railroad injunction blocks a Des Moines River bridge project, risking yard access and foundation space.
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Hinton
Burdubank
Joss
Hinton Ibeny
Ten Daga
Nattluck
Salix
Jeferyon
B.D. Seorge Bricker
Minneapolia
St. Louis
All Great Western
Minneapolis
8C. Louis
Masan
Atepa
Suit for damages in LeMars saloon quarrel
Prominent LeMars men quarreled in a saloon with injuries claimed. A Thomas Baxter commenced suit for damages against Martin Schaefer in Le Mars seeking five thousand dollars. Plaintiff alleges assault in September during a barroom confrontation.
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LeMars
Thoma Bax
Martin Schaefer
Schaefer
Wa Barroco Ag
Cheveland
Sehnefer
Mourn
Mysterious disappearance near Waterloy baffling family
George Pitussin a prosperous resident near Waterloy vanished under suspicious circumstances. Relatives fear foul play as reports describe his last seen condition and a possible motive tied to financial concerns. A $100 reward is offered for information leading to his present whereabouts.
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Farwer
Waserloy
Minslig
George Pitussin
Fern Sr
Waterloy
SPS
Ahantin
Poison Plague Strikes Naberenes Community
A string of poisonings near Naberenes endangers residents as an attack on food supplies sickens Naborkans. The incidents include bread and coffee laced with poison, a man sickened within minutes, and authorities noting broader depredations affecting animals and homes in the area.
Young athlete murdered in Mt Aye shooting case
Mumer Halland Milled at Mt Aye by a man named Hunter Hower Molland son of ex sheriff Hollasi was shot dead at noon Sunday. Both were professional gamblers with ties to Drake University athletics. The incident occurred in front of the UE Lik setts residence. combatants were alone and a motive remains unknown. Winter had just completed a jail sentence. Tolland was known for athletic feats in Iowa Intercollegiate and the state.
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Mumer Halland
Mt. Aye
Hunter
Hower Molland
Hollasi
Munter
Aye
Winter
Ayr
Powner
Tolland
Drake University
Lea
Mathew
SS Feet
Ineh, Saumhe
Muites
Terrible Death in Spanish War Veteran Run Down
An undated account reports a Spanish War veteran from Nebraska, serving with a company in the regiment, killed by a streetcar in Whiting. The victim was identified by family, with prior service noted and the scene described in grisly detail.
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Whiting
Urs
Malertoek
Ban
Dota Nebraska Regiment
Election of judge in superior court and saloon conflicts in Iowa
The report notes the election of George E L Hubbel to a superior judgeship with no opposition, while the path to a new hyperige court was kept from creation. It also details a red hot saloon dispute in Franklin County, expected temperature rises, and various local notices about investigations, thefts, and public works.
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Hln
Superior Court
Daven
Pot
George EL Hubbel
Bar
Hiperige Court
Eathles
Eheethity
Hig
Franklin County
Prank
Linl County
Sultan Bows to French Demands in Mediterranean Crisis
Abdul Hamid withdrew from further hard line after French mediation and prior to resolving the Purkiah dispute. The Turkish Foreign Office confirmed a settlement partial in line with goodwill measures, while France's claims and the Porta defenses remained under negotiation. President Lauber chaired a cabinet meeting as Marseille authorities awaited deliveries.
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Meaneyine
Purkiah
Peliay
Mranwo
Deaftay
Customs Department
France
Lauber Prenidal Wilday
A. Deleanac
Vorte
al. Deleasay
Hedalen
Cailiard
Mitylene
Mutiny at Leavenworth Prison Triggers Massive Escape Attempt
Convicts at the new United States penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas ambushed guards during work detail on Thursday. Two guards were killed and three injured as convicts overpowered staff and opened the stockade, allowing about 450 inmates to escape as 21 or 24 rounded up or fled into the woods. The breakout spurred a federal cavalry pursuit and a large manhunt with several injuries and arrests as authorities fought to restore order.
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Kecape
Legvsnworth
Pringth
Privon
Thursiday
United States Penitentiary
Toavenworth
Kap
Afier
Charse
Fort Leavenworth
Alte
Chewk
Gye Parker
Frank Thatrpesu
Mr. Vines
Assiateuia
Axon Ables
Leta
Multiple Pastors Named for Churches Across States
A list of clergy appointments spans several states with pastors accepted or chosen for churches in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alabama, and New York. Notable moves include Rev J E Collins to Austin Alabama, Rev J K Jute to Markesan Wisconsin, and Rev J A Mlellenbointei to Saginaw Michigan.
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Florat
South Framingham
Mawe
J. AD. Collins
Austin
Monroe
Iowa
J. KE. Jute
Markesan
Wis
Denver
Dale
Rader
Tute
First Metbuuse Episcopal Church
St. Paul
Mian
Virst Congregational Church
Ia Tine
Wie
Justin Marks
Peri
Dnd
St. Mary's
Shaw
Waserly
Lows
Bom
Maser
miMtenitien An
Allen Carter
Byiecuat
James
Chad
Yaator
Kent Keroet
Hnyeh Winehenger
Vou
Han Bet Heatet
Tie Galden
Jeone
Vga Birtet Courel
Gold Shipments and Market Conditions Across The Nation
The report notes gold flows from the Klondike and Australia into New York while domestic supply fluctuates. It highlights labor, war disruptions in South Africa, European debt, and Treasury bond bids affecting markets. Wheat and corn futures rise on the Board of Trade as expectations shape prices amid freight and railcar bottlenecks.
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Hla
Australia
Tootel
South Africa
I. Boara
Europe
Paris
England
Treasury
Tui Boy
New York
Aga Tha
Imipraya
Chicago
Watertny Mor
Board of Trade
Commie Wetting
Totte
Kansas
Trade, Industry Shifts Mark Early Spring Outlook
The Wryly Review notes steel furnaces closing strain on coke supply, with twenty furnaces affected. Despite price stability, industry faces higher market burdens. Philadelphia signals steady demand and capacity expansion. Colder weathertightens clothing and shoes orders. collection improves as country merchants report better finances and supply remains adequate.
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St. G. Dun & Co
Philadelpha
Hia
Matera
Uradatreet
Cerles
Thia
Scattered Prices for Cattle and Grains Across Markets
A garbled list of regional market quotes shows cattle, sheep, and hog prices aggregating across Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Detroit, and St. Louis with no coherent totals. Values range from near zero to over five dollars, including No 2 wheat and corn quotations, and miscellaneous butter and rye notes amid rough OCR.
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Chicago
Indiapapota
Detroit -Caysler
New York
Peru
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Denton
Goodman
Sasi
Oan
Frank James
Zanesville
Desert
Poland
Posen
Germany
Kingdom of
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Ben
Henry Clay McDowell
John Paul Wa
Weat‘ern
Virginia
Merry Clay
Jaf’ Daviy
A. A. Kendrick
Beott
News-Record
DeWet
Kitchener
Lovavee
Orange River Colony
Morchia
Hdwin
Herwin Cease
Detroit
Web
Ehrelen
Gusey Mourne
GOV. Beckham
Desmond
Yet Springs
1 C. Maddox
Maddox
Harry Lougbaugh
Great Northern Railroad
Washington
Cleveland
Admiral Dewey
Usio
Clark Street
Chisigo
Wade Goo
Ingper Carter
Ed Campbell
Enid
O. T
Campbell
Carter
Fnully
Lynn Canal
City of Tupeki
Taku Bay
Mayo Simith Hilled
Weburd
Mayo Riufth
Columbia Diversity
Lis
Tlew
Schwarteehild & Buls
Berger
Annoyedale
Kun
Timptiaus
J. Mo Thinphiate
Watheus
Key
States Supreme Guus UN Chesday
Oberlin
M. Carter
Recumbyr
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Everett Bodive Latham
Suse Heix
Harvard University
Law Sem
Dothan & Lautham
Mich
Tatham
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Wales
Honala- Ao
Wanhjue
Tvpire
Odessa
Dubu dl
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Colombie
Nbahin
Lavin
Dante
Dodge
George Uricke
Clarenes Guild
Morai
Fort Dodge
Lillius
George Amd
Wiver Bricker
Oliver Bricker
Charles Tinild
George Bricker
Smallpox
Tries Teme Hospital
Lhe Moeloes
Emily Pia
Marcus
Wark
Polling
Cine
Cartier Divine
Wen LeMare
Santa Otter
Phe
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Sumig
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Ula
Hir
Boise
Hethie Ie
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Naberhanes
Pome
Cobnonidant Putten
Joiutee
Prater
Fek Shoselaviek
Qeynbeierk
Leitesla
Tne
Quirlag
Dietrich M. Miller
Ee Lume
Andy
Miller
la Lowa
Slimw
Walves
A.M. Punter
Beelaer
Hank
Teksen
Mii Babin
Herbie Minets
Websteriy
Baefes
Torey
Bie Choy
Ware
Sultan
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Canvinte Uvarpewar Onarde
Lenysenworth Velen
Raeaper
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