Guard on Chicago Elevated Shot in Restaurant Dispute
Marcus Sheehan, a guard on the South Side Elevated, was shot and killed by James Berganus, proprietor of a State street restaurant, after a dispute over a 5 cent shortfall and a 20 cent bill. Sheehan had 15 cents in his pocket and offered to pay the nickel later. Berganus warned him he would not leave the restaurant alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Sheehan
Chicago
James Berganus
State Street
Sheenan
Serganus
Sheehan
Berganus
Kaiser withdraws 1904 trans Atlantic yacht race cup
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William has withdrawn his offer of a cup for the 1904 trans Atlantic yacht race due to ill health. He instead offers a cup to be raced for in 1905, prompting regret among yachtsmen as recovery limited time to arrange a 1904 yacht.
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Berlin
New York
William
Kaiser
Czarina Misrepresented Ear Suffering Poison Linked
The Mor gen Post confirms the czarina is not suffering ear inflammation but effects of strychnine poison in royal food. Nihilists allegedly attempted to murder Czar Nicholas. a commission led by the imperial household minister will investigate how poison entered the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Morgen Post
Nicholas
Yellow Clark Hanged for Assault in Kaboka Missouri
Frank alias Yellow Clark was hanged in Kaboka Missouri for assault on Ollie Hess on July 25. crowds stormed the court yard stockade making the execution public as Clark confessed on the gallows. Clark was described as half Indian and half Mexican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Yellow” Clark
Kaboka
Ollie Hess
Court House
Clark
Russian Ships Sent to Support Demands in Far East
The London Daily Mail correspondent reports Admiral Alemedi the Russian viceroy in the far east has dispatched the battleship Poltava and three destroyers to Chemnalpo to back Russian demands after the clash between Russian and Japanese sailors. The Russian minister at Seoul holds a firm stance on the incident.
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Tokio
London Daily Mail
Alemedi
Far East
Poltava
Chemnalpo
Seoul
Toronto schooner Emerald lost near port with crew
The schooner Emerald from Fair Slaven to Soruento with coal cargo is given up as lost. On board were Captain McMaster and his son Walter of Toronto, three sailors and a woman cook. It was said to be within twenty miles of this city before being forced back to Charlotte, which she left thirteen days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Fair Slaven
Thousands Die as Typhoon Haunts Swatow Fisheries
Advices from South China reported by the Athenian that a typhoon off Swatow destroyed several hundred fishing junks, causing the loss of thousands of lives and leaving Victoria, B. C., in anxious suspense awaiting more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
South China
Swatow
Jury finds Jesse McClure guilty of double murder in Tipton
The jury in Tipton Indiana convicts Jesse McClure for the murder of his two children and sentences him to life in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse McClure
Tipton
Ind
Fire destroys National Biscuit Co plant in New Orleans
A blaze wrecked the National Biscuit Company plant in New Orleans and severely damaged adjacent properties. The estimated loss stands at $200,100, with firefighters fighting the blaze for hours.
Panama Treaty Plan Abandoned Amid rushed ratification fears
Dispatches show a plan to sign the treaty in Panama and rush it to Washington, abandoned to avoid the appearance of haste. The junta is certain the treaty will be ratified with no opposition and will not assume any portion of Colombia's debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Washington
Colombia
Gang of masked robbers terrorizes railway stations
A spree of robberies follows the murder of William Clendennin at Brown tower near Jersey Shore Pennsylvania. John Dalton night watchman at Girardville station robbed of 75 dollars and three express packages after being locked in a room. Suspects fled toward the mountains as shots were fired. Murrell J Hater telegraph operator at Allenwood assaulted robbed and chloroformed soon after Clendennin’s death.
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William Clendennin
Brown Tower
Jersey Shore
Allenwood
John Dalton
Philadelphia and Reading
Girardville
Dalton
Murrell J. Hater
Clendennin
Mafer
Dynamiters Tie Cup Road In Cincinnati Bomb Find
Six sticks of dynamite were discovered by Jank Carr in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Cincinnati under a bumper on track No 5. The threat involved discharged employees of the railroad to blow up property. Trains halted while police and a thorough search checked for further threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Jank Carr
Old Couple Burn to Death in Suspected Domestic Tragedy
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, both 60, were burned to death when their Grand Rapids area home caught fire. Neighbors found the flames before help arrived and the building collapsed. Police suspect murder followed by self-destruction, noting Mrs. Smith reported threats by her husband and his stated intent to defy the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Grand Rapids
Mich
Smiths
Fix G. A. R. Encampment Date in Boston
General John Clack commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic has set next year's encampment in Boston with the local G A R committee. The event will start August 15 with a parade on August 16 not exceeding two miles in length. About 75000 veterans expected to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ©. Clack
Grand Army of the Republic
G.A. R
Boston
Explorers Given Up ag Lost in Labrador Inland Quest
Latest mail steamer from Labrador reports no word on Leonidas Hubbard party or the New York expedition that began at Nigolet on August 1. Ice floes seal the coast and snowstorms blanket the country with up to fifteen feet of snow.
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Labrador
Leonidas Hubbard, Or
New York
Nigolet
Fire destroys car carrying mail on fast mail train
A Missouri Pacific fast mail train from St. Louis caught fire en route and burned a car filled with about twenty tons of second and third class mail. The car was detached and no other cars were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Indian Flood Drowns 200 in Vanirambadi Town
A telegram from Lord Curzon says a flood in the Palaur river near Salem district’s Vanirambadi destroyed half the town and 200 persons drowned. Roads, bridges, and crops reported damaged as relief efforts mobilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Lord Curzon
Madras
Palaur
Vanirambadi
Salem
Robbery and assault outside Chicago home
Miss Stella Nitzke, a stenographer, was robbed and beaten at the doorway of her Chicago residence by two highwaymen about 11 o clock after parting with her escort. The incident occurred at the home’s threshold.
Fatal Fire At Norristown Fur Trade House
Abraham Custer fatally injured during blaze at Herksher and Sons fur naces in Norristown Pennsylvania. Joseph Van Dusky badly burned as property loss rises to about 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Custer
KR. Herksher & Sons
Norristown
Joseph van Dusky
Fitzsimmons Beats Gardner in 20 Round San Francisco Fight
Gob Fitzsimmons scored a decisive victory over George Gardner in a twenty round bout at San Francisco. Gardner was outmatched, sustaining heavy punishment as Fitzsimmons showed superior strength and technique throughout.
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Fitzsimmons
Gardner
Gob Fitzsimmons
George Gardner
San Francisco
Die in Fire in Omaha Kills Four Men and Destroys Property
A deadly blaze in Omaha claimed four lives and caused about 300000 dollars in property damage. Firefighters battled the flames after the fire started in a building, and investigators began examining the scene for a cause.
Allen Brothers Wholesale Grocery Fire Destroys Buildings
A blaze swept the wholesale grocery house of Allen Brothers at Ninth and Jones streets in Omaha. The big five story Allen Brothers building and the adjacent Pacific Storage Company building were consumed with most contents lost.
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Allen Brothers
Ninth and
Jones Streets
Omaha
Pacific Storage Company
Neely Must Lose Plunder Federal Court Rules
United States Circuit Court in New York overruled Neely's motion to dismiss an attachment on $20,000 bail. Judge Lacombe held the amnesty act for Cuba could not transfer title of stolen postal funds back to Neely, affirming the money belongs to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
New York
Charles Ir. W. Neely
Cuba
United States
Neely
Fire at Allegheny Threatened Disaster Quickly Stopped
A fire started by a boy dropping a lighted source in a waste pile ignited a warehouse and nearby buildings in Lower Allegheny. Prompt general alarm and rapid firefighting saved the area though Wardsoeg Co. suffered about 50 000 in losses with one man burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Allegheny
Martin Iardsoeg Mine Drill and Tool Company
Conroy, Prugh & Co
Damascus Bronze Works
Lardsoeg
Wardsoeg Company
Big Flour Exports to Japan Signal War Prep
Minneapolis millers report a surge in flour exports to Japan with September figures more than doubling. Nine months ending Sept 1901 show 243,540 barrels, 1902 show 307,736, and this year over 4,000 barrels, suggesting preparations for war with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Millers
Japan
Russia
Confessed Slayer Gustav Marx Ties to Chicago Car Barn Murders
Gustav Marx, one of the Car Barn murderers who killed Detective Quinn, confessed he was implicated in the City Railway car barns killings and three additional murders. Police named three alleged accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Marx
Quinn
Chicago
Adopt Treaty Again at War Windsor Conference
The Rome correspondent of the London Daily Mail reports that at Windsor a permanent Anglo Italian arbitration treaty was approved by King Victor Emmanuel and King Edward during the conference. Miss Elizabeth Knauss of Waterloo accuses Manhattan State Hospital Ward's Island of cruelty to insane patients after two weeks as an attendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
London Daily Mail
Windsor
Victor Emmanuel
Edward
Manhattan State Hospital
Ward’s Island
New York
Elizabeth Knauss
Waterloo
Seven Slain by an Indian on Piegan Reservation
Winnipeg dispatch reports a South Piegan Indian, inebriated, ran amuck on the South Piegan reservation and killed his wife along with six other tribal members before he could be restrained. The motive and exact locations are not detailed. Authorities investigate the incident and identify the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Amuck
South Piegan Reservation
Corbett and Hanlon to clash for featherweight title
Young Corbett and Eddie Hanlon have been matched to fight in San Francisco on December 29. They will meet at 129 pounds for the featherweight championship of the world in a twenty round bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Hanlon
Young Corbett
Eddie Hanlon
San Francisco
Kansas Youth Kills Companion During Rabbit Hunt
Four boys aged 9 to 17 hunted rabbits in Salt Creek valley near Leavenworth Kansas. Timmer Lipp 17 shot John Butler 9 in the chest killing him, then a second shell wounded Everett Lipp. Emmet Burnett borrowed a shotgun, Emmet fired as John Cutler neared a rabbit. John Butler died as his mother carried him home. Burnett is held in jail awaiting coroner's inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Creek Valley
Leavenworth
Kan
John Butler
Timmer Lipp
Lipp
Everett Lipp
Bnnmet
John Cutler
Emmet
App
Buuler
Renewal of Florida Feud Sparks War of Extermination
In Bradford County Florida a renewed feud between the Richards and Bennett families has escalated to violence. Three Bennetts and two Richards were killed years ago. Deputy Sheriff Richards was shot dead by three Bennett brothers after arresting J S Bennett on a peonage charge. A posse captured the murderers in an abandoned turpentine camp and further killings are feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Bennetts
Btadford County
Fla
Bennett Brothers
Sawtry
Sherif
Waeh
Canada orders fast cruiser to chase American fishers
Canada's dominion government awards Polson Company a contract to build an upper lakes cruiser to curb American poaching. The vessel must match the fleet's fastest craft after the Petrel's stern chases. It will be ready by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Polson Company
Chicago Street Car Strike Ends After Mass Meeting
Chicago street car strike ended at noon as the mass meeting voted to accept the Tuesday night agreement and return to work. Union leaders praised the settlement while company officials claimed broad concessions, including resuming all services and permitting non-union workers to be hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barnes
South Side
Mahon
Buckley
Prentiss
Confesses Car Barn Murders by Chicago Teens
Gustave Marx confesses to car barn killings and eight robberies including the murder of Detective Quinn. He accuses accomplices Peter Neidermeier Harvey Van Dein and Emil Roeski and describes inquest testimony contradicting prior accounts. Police seek all three suspects and warn of more arrests nationwide.
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Chicago
John Quinn
City Railway Company
Chicago Dispatch
Gustave Marx
Quinn
Blaul
Sheffield Avenue
Marx
Herman Schwettler
Peter Neidermeieer
Harvey van Dein
Emil Roeski
United States
Canada
Mars
Chicago City Railway Company
John Schaeder
Neidermeier
van Dein
James L. Johnson
Francis W. Stewart
Senate debates Cuba annexation and Panama canal shifts
Senate discussion centers on Newlands Cuba annexation resolution and Panama canal reorganization with Morgan’s critique of the administration. Western Hemisphere policy, Cuban reciprocity, and executive-session confirmations fill agenda. House leaders clash on adjournment and tariff moves as St. Louis exposition advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Cuba
Senate
Hale
Newland
Messrs
Lodge
Platt Conn
United States
Newlands
Morgan
Dem
Allison
J. F. Prettyman
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Daniel
Capitol
House
Dayne
Williams
Miss
de Armond
Rep
St. Louis Exposition
Patterson
Tenn
Philippine Archipelago
Sultan of
Sulu
Hepburn
Iowa
Parker
N. J
National Military Park Commission
Tawney
Minn
Cripple Creek mine plot shocks Colo district
Startling discoveries follow the Cripple Creek Vindicator explosion as Adjutant General Bell reports plotters aimed to blow up other mines including Gold Coin Findlay Golden Cycle and Stratton properties. About a dozen of the sixteen men held at Camp Goldfield face charges related to the Vindicator case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Colo
Adjt
Bell
McCormack
Melvin Beck
Stratton
Ball
Utah National Guard
Salt Lake
Carbon County
Floods and Cold Ravage St Petersburg Slums
A severe flood in St Petersburg becomes the largest since 1824 and the ensuing cold worsens hardship for the homeless and cellar dwellers. In the factory quarter about 20,000 people have been driven into the streets with many losing everything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Chinese general plans war against Russians in Manchuria
Private advices from Peking say General Yuan Shi Kai, governor of Chi Li province, informed the Emperor he is prepared to declare war on Russia. General Ma is said to be ready to march into Shan Hai Kwan with 18,000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Manchuria
Shan Hai Kwan
Hinshaw Paroled From Indiana Prison After Life Sentence
Rev William KE Hinshaw has been released on parole from an Indiana northern prison where he served a life term for the 1895 murder of his wife in Belleville Hendricks County A settlement of the Manchurian question is reported with Russia and Japan nearing agreement leaving only the Korean issue to resolve Some U S involvement is noted as a point of annoyance in Russia
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Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Indiana
Hinshaw
William KE. Hinshaw
Indiana Northern Prison
Belleville
Hendricks County
Russia
Japan
United States
End of Street Car Strike Reached in Chicago
The Chicago City Railway Company and striking employees reached a compromise on Wednesday, with all workers returning to duty. Both sides conceded differences as they ended the labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago City Railway Company
Em Yes
Cleveland Declares He Will Not Seek Presidency
Former President Grover Cleveland writes to Editor McKelway of the Brooklyn Eagle that he will not be a candidate for the presidency under any condition or circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
McKelway
The
Brooklyn Eagle
Manchuria Grain Focused. Local Police Chief Removed
Odds and Ends report Manchuria as a grain producing country. Dayton Ohio police chief removed by the Mayor. In San Juan Porto Rico the federal court quashed indictments for smuggling of Alonzo Cruzen customs collector Captain Andrew Dunlap naval station commandant and Robert Giles former contractor, noting fines paid and offenses expiated.
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Manchuria
Dayton
Ohio
San Juan
Porto Rico
Alonzo Cruzen
Andrew Dunlap
Naval Station
Robert Giles
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D. McCallum
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Lima
Peru
Congress of Peru
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R. E. McCandless
George FE. Price
Edmonton
Price
McCandless
Allegheny
Harvey van Dine
Peter Niedermeier
Funil Roeski
Lake County
Indhana
Cyris Po
Doetertiye Zinmer
New England
Fall River
Tahode Island
New Englland
Oregon
Jay
Charles McAlister
Kansas
Florida
Caroline Quantrell
Springfield
Col. Quantrell
Lawrence
Carter
Itan
Oberlin
Engineers
TLS
Luis
Savannah
Smith, Myers & Sebnier & Co
Front Street
Vanama Canal
Morgann
Mcclinley
Melkinley
Hanna
Louisiana
Carmack
Wale
Mr. Teller
Mr. Newlands
Teller
Elouse
Hiawatha, Kan
Beulah May
Worat
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