Murder at Bedford Claims Morgantown Man
Lemuel Lynch aged 21 of Morgantown North Carolina was shot and killed at Bedford Indiana by Benjamin Rhoades at the latter’s home. Lynch attended a social call and was shot in the breast when Rhoades opened the door. Rhoades claims Lynch had been drinking and forced entry after warnings.
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Bedford
Tid
Lemuel Lynch
Morgantown
N.C
Benjamin Rhoades
Ind
Rhoades
Lynch
Clais
Freight Train Collision Near Chillicothe Causes Fatalities
Two Baltimore and Ohio freight trains collided ten miles west of Chillicothe Ohio at Rexabet. Engineer John Mallen and Fireman F C Sampson were killed. Brakenan William Taylor was fatally injured. The eastbound freight split. the front section diverted to a siding while the rear crashed into a westbound train. Victims were aboard the westbound train. rescuers reached Chillicothe.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Rexabet
Chillicothe
Ohio
John Mallen
F.C. Sampson
William Taylor
Mai
Deaths Triggered by Family Feud and Sinking on Lakes
Michael Olimer, 66, was found dead at midnight with his head crushed in Shelbyville. George Jobson, reportedly linked to Olimer’s estate of ninety acres, was not on speaking terms with the elder man. Jobson went to the barn in search after a dream warned of a fall. Two Hundred Perish on Great Lakes. The Great Lakes death toll for the season now closing reaches 215 lives, with 116 lost in recent storms.
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Michael Olimer
George Johnson
Shelbyville
Jobson
Olimer
Tle
Ohimer
Great Lakes
Hake Marine News Bureau
Chicago
Fire fatality near Oxford ends farmer Charles James
The charred remains of 65 year old farmer Charles James were found in the cellar of his burned home three miles southeast of Oxford Ohio. The man lived alone and authorities believe a stove fire while he slept started the blaze.
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Charles James
Oxford
Ohio
James
Governor Panky closes gambling houses at West Baden and French Lick
Governor Panky vows vigorous prosecution of gambling house proprietors at West Baden and French Lick Springs Indiana leading to closures and removal of paraphernalia. In New York, 19 year old William Williams a Black man is charged with stabbing Miss Parker a Black woman inside the West Side Police Court after she had summoned him to court for beating her.
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Panky
West Baden
French Lick Springs
Jnd
Connry
William Williams
Misse Parker
West Side
New York
Williams
Miserly Hermit James Blodgett Dies in Blaze at Hermitage
James M. Blodgett, a hermit banker noted for extreme frugality, perished in a house fire at his hermitage in New York. He was a Yale graduate class of 1850 and reportedly worth about 1,000.
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James M. Blodgett
Hermitage
N.Y
Blodgett
Yale
Indictments Return Against Evansville Saloon Keepers
Five hundred indictments were returned by the Evansville grand jury against saloon keepers accused of keeping money and card slot machines.
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Evansvile
Ind
Reform Crusade Committee Formed in St Paul
A fifty member committee of prominent citizens has been organized by preachers and reformers to launch a reform crusade in St Paul Minnesota. The group states it will be non political in character and aims to address civic issues.
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St. Paul, Minn
Leomdan
Penth
Boards of Chardians
Beveridge
Oklahoma
Dadian Territory
New Mexico
Alizoia
Hamilton
Abichigan
Prankrants
Oklahoma Territory
Lidian Territory
Morrell
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cameron Er. Winslow
Charleston
Pacific
Chicago
Yardwick
Georgia
United States
Philippines
Islands
Fire destroys Union Dry Dock and Erie freight houses
Fire gutted the Union Dry Dock Company shops and the Erie railroad transfer freight house in Brooklyn New York causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. Investigators worked to determine the cause as flames swept through the structures damaging nearby property.
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Union Dry Dock Company
Erie Railroad
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ohio Representative Plans Bill to Abolish Death Penalty
Cleveland lawmaker Joseph F. Sawicki announces a bill to end capital punishment, aiming for introduction in the upcoming legislative session. He argues the policy is morally and legally flawed and seeks reform through repeal.
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Joseph F. Sawicki
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana Politician James Charles Dies at 70 in Marion
Former Indiana state senator James Charles, a prominent Republican figure, died in Marion after several days of illness. Born in Indiana, he served in public office for years and remained active in party affairs.
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Indiana
James Charles
Marion
Ind
Pioneer Republican Dead Fairbanks Noted Founder Dies
Joseph W. Fairbanks founder of the Republican Party died in Washington DC at age 84. He had more than fifty years of prominence in banking mercantile and political affairs of the state.
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Joseph W. Fairbanks
Republican Party
Washington, D. C
Interior Secretary Hitchcock Reports on Land Fraud Prosecutions
The annual report to Secretary Hitchcock details land fraud investigations, noting vigorous prosecutions on the Pacific coast, indictments and trials underway, and calls for repeal or modification of timber and desert land acts and homestead provisions as tools of crime. It cites public land disposals, cash receipts, and depredations figures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905, plus civil and criminal actions and cases pending in U S courts.
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Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Land Service
Pacific Coast
Public Lands Commission
United States
The American navy comes high
The Navy Department seeks three new battleships next year. Pay costs reveal battleships A costs over 500000 annually per ship. Total last year for ships afloat reached 1993133337 plus 5967671.93 for repairs. The Maine, Missouri, Wisconsin and Kearsarge are among the costliest vessels.
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Navy Department
Congress
Kearsarge
Maine
Missouri
Wisconsin
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Oregon
Dolphin
Roosevelt
Charity Expenditure and Hospital Reach in United States
More than 28 million dollars was spent on hospitals and 10 million on orphan asylums in the United States last year. New York leads in charity, with New York City dispensaries treating about 16,849 cases for 190 thousand inhabitants, roughly ten times the rate outside New York. The nation produces about 1,500 fiction books annually.
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United States
New York
New York City
London Faces Grave Poor in the East End Crisis
Londoners confront a growing poverty problem as the East End slum population rises to unmatched levels. The piece warns the public of a submerged class, notes riots a dozen years ago, and calls for addressing underlying economic failures rather than focusing on policing alone.
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East End
Wohitechapel
Kyrle Society
London
British Islands
Highlands
Yorkshire
Dinta
Londell
Russia
Italy
Spain
Tt Hays
West End
Condor Proclaimed King of the Air by Wingspan Tales
A historical note compares large flying birds noting the bustard as the heaviest flighted bird and the giant albatross while the Andean condor is cited as having wingspans from twelve to fifteen feet. It claims the condor of Chile surpasses other birds in span by about a foot despite albatross and switch being sizable. Old papers for sale at this office.
Congress Debates Roosevelt Message and House Panama Plan
The Senate opened with prayer and roll call for 68 senators as new members took oaths. Speaker Cannon won re election, and House rules were adopted. Roosevelt's message drew strong attention. Mexico and the Philippines policy moves surfaced, including independence talk and Panama Canal funding debates.
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Senate
Edward Everett Hale
Alison and
Morgan
House
Pratt
Connecticut
Joseph G. Cannon
Ilinois
John Sharp Wihiuns
Mississippi
Choate founder Mark Pitman dies at Wallingford age 101
The pioneering educator Mark Pitman who established the Choate school in Wallingford Connecticut in 1896 has died at age 101. The obituary notes his lasting impact on American prep education and the long history of the institution he created.
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Cuba
Mark Pitman
Choate School
Wallingford, Conn
Chicago business gains push November volume beyond prior year
The November volume of bank exchanges in Chicago shows a strong rise over last November, with a daily average gain near two and a half million dollars. Industrial strength fuels progress while speculative activity remains quiet and money stays valued high.
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Chicago
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains Across Cities
Across Chicague Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and other markets, cattle prices range from four to six dollars, hogs five dollars to six dollars, sheep two fifty to five dollars, and grains like wheat corn oats and rye show varied No. 2 to No. 4 grades with mixed yellow corn and white oats. Fresh eggs butter and creamery products are listed with regional variations.
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Lutter
Choice Creamery
Indianapolis
Prince
Ste
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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Galdfogie
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Committee On Naval Affairs
Tillman
Secretary of the Treasury
Charles J. Bonaparte
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Truman Tf. Newberry
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