Fire claims life and suspicious blaze at Seventh Street bridge shanty
After a fire at a shanty used as a fruit stand near the Seventh street bridge, a 16 year old Greek girl was found suffocated in the building. She had been assaulted, and proprietor Marcellus Patrapulikes has disappeared. Fireman Patrick Sweeney was crushed and killed amid the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinons
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Seventh Street Bridge
Marcellus Patrapulikes
Partick Sweeney
Destructive Storm Near Peru Causes Fire and Washouts
A storm near Peru Indiana caused great damage with lightning hitting barns owned by William Grizzard and John Lee, burning both structures and contents. Six cattle were killed by lightning on Benjamin Bontis’ farm. The Wabash-Logansport traction track was washed into the river at Cass and the Wabash railroad line suffered washouts in several spots but no wrecks occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Wm. Grizzard
John Lee
Denver
Benjamin Bontis
Logansport
Cass
Shipping Devastated by Philippine Hurricane Sways Fleets
A hurricane struck the Philippine islands causing heavy damage to vessels. The US transport Shamshus is reported wrecked and the US steamer Pearla De Visayas sunk off Camores island with some crew saved. The steamer Haurafel and the schooner Mayflower were driven ashore at Ormoc West side with all aboard saved.
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Philippine Islands
United States
Shamshus
Pearla de Visayas
Camores Island
Haurafel
Mayflower
Ormoc
Westcyte
Pearla de
Young Boy Defends Home Slays Burglary Suspect
A 10-year-old son of Michael Hart living near Crown Point Indiana defended his parents property while they were away. He used a double barreled shotgun to shoot and kill an Italian burglar found ransacking the house near an Italian railroad camp. The incident occurred when the father and mother were absent from the farm home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hart
Crown Point
Ind
Navy to pick shipbuilders for three 16000-ton battleships
The Navy Department's board favors Newport News Shipbuilding, New York Shipbuilding, and Fore River Ship and Engine companies for the three 16 000 ton battleships. No action has been taken yet on the recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Construction of the
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
New York Shipbuilding Company
Fore River Ship and Engine Company
Forest Fire Near Ely Lake Destroys Timber and Cordwood
Sparta special reports a forest fire near Ely lake burning in a dozen directions. The blaze has damaged standing timber and destroyed thousands of dollars worth of cordwood, with heavy losses possible if rain does not come soon.
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Sparta
Minn
Ely Lake
Maine
Trains clash on Missouri Pacific kill nine near Stillwell
A head on collision between two Santa Fe trains on the Missouri Pacific two miles north of Stillwell Kansas leaves nine dead and seven injured. Both trains were crewed by pilots and reports say a misread instruction caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Stillwell
Kan
Immigrants Move Through Ogden and El Paso Gates
Records show 80,272 immigrants passed Ogden Utah and El Paso Texas between Feb 45 and June 5 bound for California and other Pacific states. The surge reflects heavy westward migration to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pacific Coast
Ogden
Utah
el Paso
Texas
Locust Plague Threatens Trans Caspian Lands
Reports warn of a severe locust infestation across the Trans Caspian region endangering grain and fruit crops. Famine already affects Turkestan as swarms devastate fields, with protection efforts failing against the pest onslaught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bt. Petersburg
Transj Caspian
Turkestan
French Deputies Engage in Duellike House Battle
Paris dispatch reports M Berteaux and Guyot De Villeneuve members of the chamber of deputies fought a duel after a violent quarrel in the chamber. The clash followed a heated exchange during legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Berteaux
Guyot de Villeneuve
Chamber of Deputies
Miser Left Fortune Found Amid Squalor Near Caro
William C. Bell a solitary bachelor in squalid conditions on a farm near Caro Michigan was found dead. After his death investigators recovered more than 12 000 dollars hidden in a woodshed 8000 dollars in government bonds and 9800 dollars buried in fruit cans.
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Miser
William C. Bell
Caro
Lil
Prince Ferdinand Maximillian Dies in Castle Fire
Prince Ferdinand Maximillian of the Isembourg Budington line perishes in a blaze at Wachtersbach Castle in Germany. The head of the house dies in the fire after ruling duties and duties of succession.
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Ferdinand Maximillian
Isembourg and
Budington
Wachtersbach
Germany
Woman Held for Murder in Michigan Strychnine Case
Mrs Mary McKnight of Springfield township Kalkaska County Mich stands jailed on suspicion of wholesale murder. The case centers on a dead baby a missing mortgage and a double line of sudden deaths linked to life insurance filed through relatives. A coffin purchase and exhumed body revealed strychnine poisoning.
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Mary McKnight
Springfield Township
Kalkaska County
Mich
John Murphy
Murphy
Ann Arbor
Woman Escapes Burial Alive in Pennsylvania
Mrs. James Walters of Lewisburg Pennsylvania slipped into unconsciousness during a heart ailment episode. An undertaker prepared the body for burial before a helper noticed she breathed when her arm was raised, and a physician revived her. Her condition later improved.
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James Walters
Lewisburg
Navy Seeks More Men as Moody Reopens Recruiting Stations
Secretary Moody orders resumption of navy recruiting due to improved sanitary conditions. Stations will reopen in Chicago Baltimore Boston and other cities to man new vessels expected to enter service. The protected cruiser Minneapolis has been decommissioned due to infection and its crew reassigned to the monitor Puritan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Chicago
Baltimore
Boston
Minneapolis
League Island Navy Yard
Trains Collision Near Stilwell Kills Eleven
Two Santa Fe trains collided north of Stilwell Kansas on Missouri Pacific tracks due to flooded lines. Eleven people died twenty eight injured. One pilot allegedly misread orders, sparking the wreck.
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Santa Fe
Stilwell
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Mississippi Capitol Dedication Attracts Thousands In Jackson
The new Mississippi State Capitol opened in Jackson at a cost of 1 000 000 and was dedicated with about 10 000 visitors. A parade from the old capitol to the new site featured 5 000 participants led by ex Gov Robert Lowrey as chief marshal.
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Mississippi State House
Jackson
Miss
Robert Lowrey
Mississippi
Confederateeterans
Bank Safe Dynamited at Gold-Stabeck Bank in Vesta
Thieves blew open the Gold-Stabeck bank safe in Vesta Minnesota with dynamite and seized 2500 dollars in currency and 20000 dollars in notes. They drove away with a team of horses and are considered amateurs by investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold-Stabeck Bank
Vesta
Minn
Americans Expelled as Mormons from Muehlhausen
Two Americans William Stevens of New York and John Meyers of Chicago were expelled from Muehlhausen Thuringia as Mormon missionaries under a government order. Seven people are burned in a big Pittsburg drug house explosion at W J Gilmore Co. One girl is fatally injured. A group of sleuths scours St Louis for three men believed to be in a conspiracy to assassinate Folk.
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William Stevens
New York
John Meyers
Chicago
Muehlhausen
Thuringia
W. J. Gilmore & Co
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Plot to assassinate Circuit Attorney Folk foiled
Reported plot to kill Circuit Attorney Joseph W. Folk for 5000 dollars failed when guards kept him under protection. Conspirators were overheard discussing the plan in a restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit
Joseph W. Folk
Payne to Abolish Unprofitable Rural Routes
Payn e plans to abolish rural free delivery routes found unprofitable after a study. One third of Southern rural routes and one fifth in the North are not profitable. The move follows criticism of Machen and pressure from politicians who backed rural route creation. Postmaster General Payne confirms expenses are too high for some routes to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Machen
New England
Congress
Fire Rips Through New Lisbon Business Section
A major blaze destroyed almost all of New Lisbon Wisconsin's business district early Friday. Losses total about 100000 with Stinson Brothers Co. and several other firms suffering large damage. The town's limited fire protection failed to stop the flames and aid was sought from neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lisbon
Wis
Stinson Brothers & Co
Manston and Tomah
Cash Department Store
F. E. Hurd
A. G. Anderle
Moore’s Opera House
Wolf Mercantile Company
B. D. Curtis
O. B. Chester
Hurricane hits the Philippines sinks ships and boats
A Lloyds dispatch from Valparaiso reports the Pacific Steam Navigation steamer Arequipa may be lost with eighty aboard after the recent gale. The Pearla de Visayas is totally lost near Camotes Island with some crew saved. Haurafel and Mayflower driven ashore off Ormoc Bay with all aboard saved.
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Lloyds
Valparaiso
Chili
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Arequipa
Windstorm Devastates Maine and Welsh La. Property Losses Rise
The report describes widespread forest fires across Maine with heavy property and timber losses. A cyclone near Welsh Louisiana destroys a two story home of farmer H. E. Carroll, killing a hired man Ed Burgess and injuring Carroll and his wife. Senator Hitchcock in Paris signals a tariff bill to cut import duties by ten percent for goods carried on American ships and mirror that reduction if loaded on foreign bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsh
E. Carroll
Ed Burgess
Carroll
Paris
Hikins
Congress
Stockman Charles Lynch Drowns In Mud Trap
Charles Lynch a 25 year old stockman from Union County South Dakota died after becoming mired in soft mud among Lewis trees. He was held submerged as floodwaters rose and passed over his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lynch
Union County
S. D
Dun's Review of Trade Indicates Weather Dampened Week
Dun's review notes weather as the sole drawback during the business week. Railroad earnings are heavy and trade remains encouraging in the principal cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
Married Beside Father's Bier at Morse Home
Miss Mary Morse daughter of Henry G Morse president of the New York Shipbuilding Co married Barry A Horner beside her father's coffin. In Wisconsin a mob threatened to seize a wife murderer but militia and officers prevented it and the prisoner was moved to Sparta. A K E Ames Co Toronto fails with heavy liabilities unknown assets. Ohio Republicans nominate Herrick for governor at their convention. New England drought lasts forty eight days causing an estimated seventy million dollars in farm losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Morse
Henry G. Morse
New York Shipbuilding Company
Barry A. Horner
Wisconsin
Tomah
Wis
Sparta
New England
Big Railroad Plan Revived Centered in Omaha
Private advices from New York say a trans continental rail line from Omaha to the Gulf and to the Canadian line has been revived and is likely to proceed. A New York Omaha syndicate backs the project with cost estimates and route surveys to be reviewed. Omaha promoters include National Irrigated Homestead Company members led by William A Paxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
New York
Gulf of Mexico
Chicago
Denver
National Irrigated Homestead Company
Wiliam A. Paxton
South Omaha Stock Yards Company
Czar's Gift to Roosevelt Russian Horses Reach New York
Two Russian horses said to be a gift from Czar Nicholas II arrived in New York and were consigned to Count Cassini. They may be presented to President Roosevelt by the Russian ambassador, with Congress to authorize acceptance under U.S. law. The matter recalls President Grant accepting gifts only after congressional permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Cassini
Washington
Nicholas II
Rooseevelt
Congress
Grant
Professor John F Hicks killed near fiancee home
Prof John F Hicks assistant botanist at Ohio agricultural experiment station died after a pistol shot as he left Miss Mary Gill of Wooster Ohio home. He chased a stranger across the lawn then was shot in the groin during a struggle. Suspect unidentified. Hicks came from St Louis botanical gardens three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Hicks
John I. Hicks
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Mary Gill
Wooster
Ohio
Hicks
Miss Ixill
Mr. Hicks
St. Louis Botanical Gardens
Schooner Wrecked in Lake Huron Storm
The Lake Huron storm wrecked a three masted schooner off Thunder Bay Island. China reported the vessel with no signs of life aboard as spars hung over the side. The incident followed a separate gas line explosion at St. Paul that killed J. Q. Adams' cousin, R. H. Adams.
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Lake Huron
China
Port Huron
Thunder Bay Island
Seven Hurt by Iodine Explosion in Pittsburg Lab
A large iodine explosion in a Pittsburg wholesale laboratory burned seven people. Chemist G Hutchins suffered dangerous burns. A young woman, Minnie Prim, leaped from a third story window and was perhaps fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Gilmore & Co
Pittsburg
Minnie Prim
G. Hutchins
Major Ottawa fire guts factory district and homes
A large blaze in Ottawa Ont destroyed the sash and door factory and planing mills of Davidson and Thackeray the printing and lithographing works of Mortimer and Co and about ten Queen street houses. Estimated loss about 400000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Davidson & Thackeray
Mortimer & Co
Queen Street
Moody to Leave Navy Post After Roosevelt Term
Secretary of the Navy Moody is expected to resign at the end of President Roosevelt's term and reenter private law practice. A separate incident reports E M Hart of Blairsville mistaken for a burglar and killed by Hotel Jefferson night watchman Edward Thomas who faces arrest in Jefferson township Allegheny County. In Chicago, Republicans suffer losses with Superior Judge Brentano re-elected. others including Elbridge Haney fail to win Circuit judge seats.
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Mr. Moody
Moody
Roosevelt
Hart
E. M. Hart
Blairsville
Hdward Thomas
Jefferson
Jefferson Township
Allegheny County
Thomas
Elbridge Haneey
Tuthill
Gibbons
Smith
Chicago
Brentano
April Exports Reach Record High For Trade History
Exportation of manufactures in April surpassed all prior months in trade history except for March and May 1900. The report highlights April as a peak month in exports, marking a notable surge in manufactured goods abroad.
Chicago Waiters Strike Hits Loop Hotels and Restaurants
A general strike shut down six Chicago loop hotels and eateries as unions demanded immediate recognition and wage gains. At Vogelsang’s and King's restaurants losses ran to hundreds of dollars as food could not be served. Marshall Field warned labor agitation could end prosperity if unresolved.
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Loop
Chicago
Vogelsang’s
King’s Restaurant
Union Hotel
Potter's Restaurant
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago Beach
Vogeltang’s
Marshall Field
Field
Flames Sweep Seven States in Major Forest Fires
Fierce drought fueled forest fires rage across the eastern United States and Canada destroying thousands of acres of timber. Maine to Pennsylvania, New York to Long Island threaten lives and property as rail sparks ignite more blazes near Lakewood New Jersey and the Gould estate endures encroaching flames.
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United States
Canada
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Train Meadows
Long Island City
John D. Rockefeller
Lakewood
N. J
George Gould
Gallant Arkansas and Other Quips Rise in a Curio Row
A rambling column recalls the Arkansas warship capturing another Mississippi mud bank and jokes about Teddy Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, and canal rights. It notes Quay's retirement plans, Russia and Manchuria, and speculative diplomacy amid global powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Mississippi
Union
Grover Cleveland
Andrew Carnegie
Great Britain
Russia
France
China
J Quay
Mr.Quay
Uncle Sam
Manchuria
Rural Carriers Barred From Acting as Mail Order Agents
Post Office moves to end rural carriers acting as purchasing agents for mail order firms. Complaints from across the country accuse carriers of soliciting and delivering goods for multiple firms, under a government frank, undermining local businesses and rural suppliers. Postmaster General Payne plans further orders to curb this practice and restore fair postal competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Washington
Payne
An & Tural
Postoffice Department
Flood Exceeding Dams Leaves Mississippi Valley Devastated
Floods along the Mississippi threaten the Say levee and force at least five thousand people from homes. Green Bay bottom levee breach floods hundreds of farm acres near Burlington Iowa and Warsaw Illinois. Rail service disrupted from Missouri to Kansas City as riverfront tracks submerge. Kansas City repair costs run five to six million dollars with epidemics possible. Flood losses extend to stockyards and sewer systems. Topeka reports seventy one dead with thirty identified.
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Say
Mississippi
Illinois
Green Bay Bottom
Burlington
Iowa
Warsaw
St. Louis
Kansas City
Carondelet
South St. Louis
Mobile and Ohio
Kansas
Armourdale
Argentina
Kan
D. HE. Clopper
Armourdale State Bank of Commerce
Kansas State Bank
Home State Bank
North Topeka
Vermont umpire named for Caribbean arbitration
Frank Plumley of Vermont is appointed umpire for Great Britain and the Netherlands in the Caracas arbitration replacing Mr Partridge who declined. Plumley previously served as United States District Attorney for Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Plumley
Vermont
Great Britain
Netherlands
Caracas
Partridge
Plumley
United States
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Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
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A. K E. Ames & Co
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Myron T. Herrick
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John Quincy Adams
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