Graveyard district child murder shocks NYC readers
An eight year old girl, Katie Pritschler, is found murdered in the Foreighned district nicknamed The Graveyard near First Avenue and Thirteenth Street. Police report similar brutality in three recent killings including two women found strangled in East Fifteenth Street and a Twenty-second Street boardinghouse. The father reported the loss a week earlier, with a placard still nearby.
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New York
First Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Twenty-second Street
East Fightleth Street
Katie Pritschler
Pritschler
Thirteenth Street
Carl Pritschler
Katie
East Thirteenth Street
Girl Found Dead at 203 First Avenue and Cobbler Arrested
A woman discovered a girl’s body at 203 First Avenue near a berry crate. Cobbler Gaetano Rippolano, linked by evidence at his Bristol alibi and a bloodstained shirt, was arrested and remanded. Dora Messner, believed seen with him, was held for coroner as crowds rioted outside.
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First Avenue
Gaetano Rippolano
Bristol
Conn
Rippolano
Hghkt
Ripoolano
Toneues
Dora Messner
Woman Despondent Over Husband in German Prison
New York report recalls Mrs Redina Fischel a young Williamsburg woman driven to despair by her husband’s imprisonment as a German deserter she attempted to take her own life and that of her two children by gas. A janitor found Lilly five died and the mother and son twelve dying after entry to the Fischer apartment.
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New York
Redina Fischel
Williamsburg
Fischer
Lilly
Four Laborers Die As Wharf Trestle Collapses
Four Greek laborers were killed when 400 feet of the trestle at the Pacific Wharf and Storage Company collapsed in San Pedro California. A train of twenty flat cars loaded with rock backed onto the wharf causing the collapse. Four others perished or were swept away but twenty were rescued. The incident occurred in the harbor with workers trapped under rock carloads.
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San Pedro
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Pacific Wharf and Storage Company
Desperate rhetoric obsures Duluth ore range resume
One working day into resumed operations by United States Steel and independent mines no major disorder has appeared. Western Federation of Minerva followers show desperation, aided by Petriella's vitriolic address urging peace yet promising force. Officials and guards total about 250, with Sheriff Bates ready to deploy. Mines reopen gradually with protections for returning workers. violence has not occurred, but anxiety remains.
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Duluth
United States Steel Corporation
Western Federation of Minerva
Petriella
Bates
Steel Corporation
Johnson
Miners Brace for Strike Clashes in Hibbing
Authorities reinforce Hibbing with deputies and the Monroe Tenner mine as special trains stand ready to move troops. Oliver Mining president Thomas F. Cole and Duluth Missabe and Northern GM Pente cost Mitchell oversee company actions under Sheriff Bates to avoid violence. Miners at Hibbing Eveleth resume heavy work, while mothers protect infants in the danger zone amid an anxious public on the verge of potential trouble.
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Hibbing
Oncas
Monroe-Tenner
Thomas F. Cole
Oliver Mining Company
Pentecost Mitchell
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railroad
Bates
St. Louis County
Chisholm
Petriella
Eveleth
Adams
Spruce
Fayal
Drake-Stratton Company
Hull-Rust
Glen, Clark
Myers and McKinley
Hartley, Sellers
Morris
Duluth
Suppey
Naval Mine
Outbreak and mutiny near Seoul consulate in 192?.
A Korean battalion mutinied over disarmament near Seoul and fought Japanese troops for hours. Reports cite 60 Koreans and 40 Japanese killed or wounded, with the American consulate struck by bullets. Thousands disbanded, receiving gratuities. clashes at West Gate and South Gate led to several officer deaths.
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Seoul
West Gate
First
Shiwa
Hasegawa
Paksung Huan
Kajiwara
Marquis Ito
Governor's representatives report quiet range towns
Thomas D. O'Brien and Harvey Grimmer returned to Duluth from range towns where they acted for Governor Johnson. They learned efforts to find common ground so both sides could avoid conflict. O'Brien said both parties agreed to respect each other's rights under the law and expected a proclamation defining positions.
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Duluth
Thomas D. O'Brien
Harvey Grimmer
Johnson
O'Brien
O’brien
Grimmer
St. Paul
No Change in Plans High Seas to Pacific Fleet
Oyster Bay August 2 Secretary Loeb says plans to send the Atlantic battleship fleet to the Pacific remain unchanged and preparations are under way. He dismissed reports that Secretary Metcalf would resign over the announcement, calling such criticism unfounded. The statement marks the first definite confirmation of a Pacific voyage from Oyster Bay. Oklahoma City Aug 2 A barber Wilbur Gungeth was found three miles west of the city with ears hacked off and injuries including a severed trunk arm, broken teeth, and facial bleeding. a second similarly mutilated body had been found nearby earlier in the week.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Loeb
Pacific
Ocean
Metcalf
San Francisco
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wilbur Gungeth
Slaughter of Europeans in Casa Blanca Reported
Tangier dispatch says Arabs preached a holy war to exterminate Europeans in Casa Blanca. Chiefs halted harbor work, claimed Sultan’s rule, and incited attacks. Natives killed at least eight Europeans as French and Spanish residents fled to consulates for safety.
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Tangier
Morocco
Merle
Casa Blanca
Vigorous Measures Taken in Belfast Police Strike
Belfast reports strong military presence to back government action in the police strike. Leaders of the strike are dismissed and grievances may be considered through proper channels. Officials fear further agitation but anticipate averting a dangerous situation and will guard against any emergency at the disaffected parade.
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Belfast
Earl of Aberdeen
Barrett
Frantz Nominated for Oklahoma Governor at Republican Convention
Tulsa August 2 The Republican convention of the new Oklahoma state party nominates Frank Frantz for governor with N J Turk for lieutenant governor T N Robinett for secretary of state S P Reid for attorney general and M Stillwell for state treasurer The ticket was not completed before adjournment Frantz a former Oklahoma territory governor and San Juan Hill veteran received acclamation amid strong demonstrations of support
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Tulsa
I. T
State of
Oklahoma
Frank Frantz
N. J. Turk
T. N. Robinett
S. P. Reid
M. Stillwell
Roosevelt
Frantz
Choice of a Permanent Court of Arbitration Debated
At The Hague on August 2 Joseph H Choate of the American delegation urged a definite move toward a permanent court of arbitration. He argued time is short since the conference began six weeks ago and called for unity on pacific measures to ensure peace rather than war as the world’s normal condition. The general view credits American delegates with initiating the peace conference and pushing for a decisive step toward world pacification.
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Hague
Joseph H. Choate
Pacific
King Edward and Francis Joseph to meet in Ise
Vienna reports the August 15 meeting between King Edward and Emperor Francis Joseph is politically significant. It says Francis Joseph will act as intermediary to reconcile King Edward with Emperor William of Germany and push an entente between Britain France and the Germany Austria bloc, with Edward seeking aid from both emperors.
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Edward
Francis Joseph
Ise
William
Germany
Great Britain
France
Austria
Storm Strikes Central Michigan Causing Major Loss
Detroit dispatch reports a severe hail and wind storm in Central Michigan damaging corn oats and fruit. Areas around Oakley Sheshaning and Orion report losses totaling about 100000. In Denver a laborer Peter Magoffin was arrested for slashing dresses of nearly thirty women and girls, caught in the act with a knife and torn garments.
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Detroit
Free Press
Michigan
Oakley
Shesaning
Orion
Denver
Peter Magoffin
Nelson Endures After Twenty Round Fight With Britt
In San Francisco on Aug 2 Battling Nelson lies under medical care after a grueling twenty round bout with Jimmy Britt. He suffered severe body blows yet his condition is not serious, though he endures intense pain from the punishment.
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San Francisco
Jimmy Pritt
Nelson
Britt
Postoffice Clerk Held For Mail Robbery In Columbia
Columbia Tenn August 2 Neil N Hughes senior clerk in the Columbia postoffice son of ex-Postmaster A N Hughes has been arrested by United States postoffice inspectors charged with robbing the mails He is a member of one of the state s most prominent families
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Columbia, Tenn
Neil N. Hughes
Columbia Postoffice
A. N. Hughes
Columbia
United States Postoffice
Jani tor charged in $8500 theft from bank
Pittsburg Aug 2 Thomas Jordan twenty seven colored janitor of the First National Bank of Turtle Creek Pa near here has been lodged in the Allegheny county jail charged with stealing eight thousand five hundred dollars from the bank Jordan denies knowledge of the robbery.
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Pittsburg
Thomas Jordan
First National Bank of
Turtle Creek
Allegheny County
Jordan
Terrific Storm Hits Posen Kills Six In Floods
A terrific storm in Posen Germany on August 2 killed six people and caused massive crop damage as floods swelled across the region.
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Posen
Germany
Conference Aims to Settle Pittsburg Miners Dispute
In Pittsburg on August 2 a peace conference will address differences of about 14,000 miners employed by Pittsburg Coal. The move follows a threat of strike by miners' president Feehan after a company letter requesting talks. Feehan organized the meeting for the workers.
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Pittsburg
Tornado strikes Marquette area cut telegraph links
Wichita reports effort to learn status of Marquette after a tornado Thursday night. Geneseo telegraph operator warned the Marquette line station was nearly destroyed and three inches of water filled the Geneseo station as lines failed. McPherson could hear the report but could not reach Marquette. all other wires down. Marquette had been destroyed by a 1905 tornado with twenty seven killed and over one hundred fifty injured.
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Wichita
Kan
Marquette
Missouri Pacific
Geneseo
McPherson
Result of a quarrel in Phoebus ends in murder
Garret Walsh a Maine fireman was killed and Chief Master at Arms T F Maddox and Chief Baker J Ackerman wounded during a quarrel over paying fares. Fred Gutierrez a beach wagon driver was arrested and taken to Hampton jail as crowds feared a lynching. The incident occurred in Phoebus and is described as a fatal outcome of a fare dispute.
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Newport News
Garret Walsh
Maine
T. F. Maddox
Baker J. Ackerman
Fred Gutierrez
Phoebus
Gutierrez
Hampton
Train wreck inquest closes with mutual orders confusion
In Northville Michigan on August 2 testimony in the Salem train wreck inquest ends. Engineer Rogers testified from his Plymouth sick room and Conductor Hamilton was questioned in town. Hamilton admitted he erred in reading his orders on the fatal day. Rogers said most would be confused by the train order.
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Northville
Mich
Salem
Rogers
Plymouth
Hamilton
Williams in the Lead in Mississippi Senate Race
Jackson Aug 2 Williams leads in the Democratic senatorial contest over Governor Vardaman though final results are delayed. Early returns from over half the counties show Williams ahead about three to one, with Vardaman aides predicting rural votes may narrow the margin. Williams HQ claims a 10,000 lead while Charles Scott leads the governor’s race, with Noel a close second and a runoff likely.
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Williams
Charles Scott
E. F. Noel
Date Set for Hanging in Mary Vrzal Murder Case
Chicago on August 2 reports Herman Billik, recently convicted of poisoning Mary Vrzal, will be hanged on October 11. He cried before sentencing and denied the crime, claiming the evidence was manufactured. Judge Barnes praised Billik’s trial as fair and called the crime among the worst in the city.
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Herman Billik
Mary Vzral
Billik
Barnes
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