Insane Man Opens Fire During Funeral in Maryland
Walter Potee, 28, forced entry at his mother’s Crook home in Anne Arundel County as mourners gathered for a child’s funeral. He fired on relatives, held his mother and sister-in-law hostage, and then died from gunshots after setting the house ablaze. Nine were injured. a second body was found burned with a gun wound upstairs.
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Walter Potee
Crooklyn
Anne Arundel County
Potee
To Maniave
Three Freight Trains Crash on Lake Shore Near Goshen Indiana
A wreck on the Lake Shore railroad near Goshen Indiana involved three freight trains and caused extensive damage. Conductor James Simon Brakeman BLE and Engineer A Merrick all from Toledo were injured along with likely other crew. Five hundred hogs died and fifteen cars plus four engines were damaged. total loss estimated at 375000. A live stock train halted for water was struck by a following section, and another train from the opposite direction collided with the wreckage.
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Lake Shore
Goshen
Ind
Stally
James Simon
Ble. Ital
Merrick
Toledo
Body Found in Trunk at Stockton Station
A baggage man at the Southern Pacific station in Stockton California found the remains of an about 88 year old man jammed in a large trunk. Police believe the man was placed in the trunk while alive. The deceased is identified as Albert N McVicar a timberman at the Rawhide mine in Jamestown. Authorities seek Mrs McVicar who was in Stockton with her husband.
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Southern Pacific
Stockton
Cal
Albert N. McVicarwlo
Jamestown
McVicar
Jealousy Triggered Double Tragedy in Downville Village
In Downville, Ohio a mining village in Athens county, Fred Carey shot his wife in the breast then killed himself with a revolver. Mrs Carey died of her wound, and the act is attributed to jealousy. Carey operated a saloon in the village.
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Downville
Oho
Athens County
Fred Carey
Fire destroys Conkling livery stables in Bucyrus
A blaze in Bucyrus Ohio wiped out the Conkling livery stables and adjacent buildings. Fifty horses perished and the fire also consumed feed sheds and 100 buggies. Origin undetermined and nearby residences were saved. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Conkling
Bucyrus
Ohio
Robbers Kill Watchman in Sodus Bank Heist
Walter Putnam, watchman at the Bank of Sodus in Sodus New York, was slain during a failed attempt to blow open the bank safes. The same gang previously opened safes at Nome Watertown Ogdenburg railway office, stealing under one dollar before fleeing in sleighs stolen from village barns.
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Walter Putnam
Sodus
N. Y
Bank of
Nome, Watertown & Ogdenburg
Two Negro Murderers Hanged in Mount Holly NJ
Rufus Johnson and George Small, both colored, were hanged at Mount Holly New Jersey for the murder of Miss Florence W Allinson who was assaulted and killed in a barn near Moorestown on January 18.
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Rufus Johnson
George Small
Mount Holly
N. J
Johnson
Small
Florence W. Allinson
Moorestown
Fire at Magee's Hotel in St Paul
Fire broke out in the roof of Magee's four story hotel in St Paul Minnesota. Guests woke to alarm bells and fled in their night attire as firemen brought the blaze under control. No injuries reported.
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Magee
St. Paul, Minn
Former bank official plead guilty to forgery charge
Thomas M. Casey, former general manager of Salmon Brothers bank at Clinton Missouri, pleaded guilty to forgery of a note and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Two other indictments on similar charges were dismissed.
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Thomas M. Casey
Salmon Brothers’ Bank
Clinton
Three Children Burned to Death in Florida Home
The three children of Junius Bacheris died in a house fire near Oxford Florida while the parents were away. In Chicago, Richard G Ivens was found guilty of murdering Mrs. Franklin C Hollister and was sentenced to death.
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Junius Bacheris
Oxford
Fla
Chicago
Richard G.ivens
Franklin C. Hollister
Poisoned advertisement sample kills Kokomo woman
Mrs John Jefferson of Kokomo Indiana swallowed a supposed headache powder tossed on her porch as an advertising sample. The powder proved poison and she died within minutes.
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John Jefferson
Kokomo
Ind
Jamestown Exposition Seeks $1.48 Million Appropriation
The national house committee on industrial arts and expositions recommended a total appropriation of 1,480,000 for the Jamestown exposition. Of this amount 250,000 would be direct funding, though the exposition had sought 1,000,000 direct appropriation.
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National House Committee On Industrial Arts and Expositions
Safer Chicago Gains 1200 Officers and Saloon Reforms
Chicago prepares a sweeping crime crackdown with 600 new police, then another 600 in two months. Chief Collins predicts safer streets by midsummer as saloon licenses rise from 500 to 1000 dollars, weakening criminals and strengthening law and order.
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Chicago
Thorugh
Collins
Law and Order
Friends of Law and Order
Storm King sweeps nation with record March blizzard
From Canada to the Gulf of Mexico a massive storm belt hits the United States. Illinois Michigan Indiana and Wisconsin report heavy blizzards while Colorado endures deadly snowslides and mining losses. Mills and mines along with cattle stocks suffer. widespread snow and rain disrupt traffic from New York to Pennsylvania and Maryland with snowfall totals and city readings listed.
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Canada
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Silverton
Colorado
Chicago brewers warn license fee will shutter thousands of saloons
A leading Chicago brewer says the new license fee will force about 4,000 saloons from business, roughly half of the city total, with breweries losing property rents while officials project only a 50 percent drop and a revenue gain near 2 million dollars to fund police efforts. Chief Collins and Assistant Chief Schuettler push nightly patrols, a Roosevelt inspired plan for stronger enforcement.
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Chicago
Chicago to undergo a sweeping police reform plan
The city will double its force with eighty mounted officers and new young patrolmen to boost efficiency. The detective bureau will be reshuffled and led by an intelligent head as night shifts are watched by Chief Collins and Assistant Chief Schuettler. Around 200 older officers will retire under a Roosevelt style overhaul.
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Collins
Schuettler
Roosevelt
Bagdad
Comets Sighted as Professors Named and Crimes Mark Day
A heavy gale capsized one Japanese fishing boat with two more missing near Honolulu. Columbia University named Prof James Rignall Wheeler acting dean of its new faculty of fine arts. Prof Kopf of Heidelberg reports a faint comet sighting sent to Harvard Observatory. The Missouri railroad commission cut the oil rate to 9 cents between St Louis and Kansas City, but railroads may ignore the ruling. The Belasco theater in Portland sold for 110000 to a New York syndicate for next year’s western independent circuit. Philadelphia police broke up a 200-strong anarchist gathering during Herr Most birthday address. W J Weir and John Whitelaw killed near a Wake Granite quarry east of Raleigh. Cornell president Schurman warned freshmen and sophomores at the banquet of expulsion risk. Attorney General Moody said Califor-nia suit filed against Otis Elevator Co and twenty seven others for alleged anti trust violations.
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Honolulu
James Rignall Wheeler
Faculty of Fine Arts
Columbia University
New York
Kopf
Heidelberg
Germany
Harvard Observatory
Missouri Railroad Commission
St. Louis
Kansas City
Belasco
Portland
Ore
Philadelphia
Herr Most
Most
W. J. Weir
John Whitelaw
Raleigh
N. C
Wake Granite Company
Schurman
Cornell University
Moody
California
Otis Elevator Company
Tornado Rips Through Town Leaving Destruction
A tornado swept across the town destroying buildings for over sixteen miles. The storm caused blackout, with the dead and injured moved to secure shelters. Reports say it approached from the northwest before hitting Brooklyn, cutting all wires and hindering details.
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Brooklyn
Socialists Rally Aid for Western Federation Leaders
Idaho arrests target Western Federation of Miners officials accused of conspiracy in ex Governor Steunenberg murder. Socialists mobilize locals to solicit pledges of moral and financial support for the defense. Debs advocates guns if needed to block execution of Moyer and Haywood.
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Socialist Party
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Steunenberg
West
Euegene
Debs
Moyer and Haywood
Surplus Report Highlights Woolen Trust Growth
The annual report of President Wood shows a surplus of 1,832,903 after preferred dividends. A new yarn and worsted goods plant began operations in South Lawrence Massachusetts with all plants owned free of encumbrance.
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Wood
American Woolen Company
South Lawrence
Mass
Trust
A Point for the Packers in Chicago Beef Case
Judge Humphrey ruled that 200 witnesses names, claimed by the beef packers as turned over to the Department of Justice by Commissioner Garfield, should be admitted as evidence. District Attorney Morrison denied knowledge, and the judge ordered a search for the names and related correspondence.
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Durand
Department of Commerce and Labor
Chicago
Humphrey
Department of Justice
Garfield
Morrison
Roosevelt and Labor Leaders Meet at White House
President Roosevelt pressed labor leaders including AFL head Samuel Gompers on injunction limits and immigration while noting past injunctions against capital. He supported eight hour law in the U S but warned against Panama Canal application. AFL warns it may enter politics if Congress ignores labor demands.
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Gompers
White House
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council of
Congress
Ife
United States
Panama Canal
Washington
Cannon
Great Labor Organization
Gabor
Mgr. Gompers
Jerome Sues Insurance Grafters After Long Watch
District Attorney Jerome of New York has issued a grand jury presentment against insurance firm malfeasance. The grand jury seeks court advice on whether paying political contributions breached the law. Evidence is organized into groups covering syndicate deals falsification of books and related crimes. The matter was sent to Judge O'Sullivan of General Sessions.
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Jerome
New York
Lfe
Tuater
O'Sullivan
General Sessions
Parental schools and teacher policies across cities noted
The report highlights Kansas City creating a parental school, Chicago planning future use of state blackboards, and educators in Utica buying vacant school lots. It also covers New Britain requiring ancestry talks, Cambridge allowing sabbaticals with partial pay, wage scales in Parkersburg, and Dartmouth's President declining a governor bid.
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Chicago
England
Eton
Flarrow
United States
Utica
M. G. Benedict
New Britain
Conn
Cambridge
Mass
Parkersburg
W. Va
Chicago Business Still Shows Robust Spring Prospects
Chicago reports renewed demand across construction and transportation despite a weather lull. Manufacturing expands with iron and steel work at capacity, car building and farm equipment up. raw materials, leather, lumber deliveries rise while prices hold steady. Spring outlook remains strong across wholesale trade and jobbing, with notable gains in dry goods and footwear.
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Chicago
Dunn
Historical grain and livestock price table snapshot
A dated market summary lists regional cattle hogs sheep and grain prices. Regions include ANETS Chicozo-Cattle Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with prevailing bids for futures grades, No 2 wheat, corn and oats, and livestock values for choice and common categories.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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