Posse Kills Peter Olsen North of Bancroft Neb
In a Bancroft Nebraska special report, Peter Olsen, accused of killing his sweetheart Mary Petersen in Omaha, is tracked by a posse. Olsen is killed three miles north of Bancroft after resisting surrender and firing. a volley fatally wounds him.
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Bancroft
Peter Olsen
Mary Petersen
Omaha
Olsen
Lo Re Fletcher
Wheatanee
Coppole
Phe Ofiver
Heean
Posse
Witert
berma@ tiher
Tragic Stampede Hits Birmingham Church During Newro Daye Service
Chaos at the Shitoh Newro Daye church on Avenue G and Eighteenth Street in Birmingham left sixty to seventy dead and many injured. Witnesses describe scenes of mass casualties as emergency crews struggled to cope. the vast congregation gathered inside the church when the disaster struck.
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Avenue G
Eighteenth Street
Birmingham
Vis
Tianv
O O¢Low
Zrogker
Death of Thomas Law in shooting incident at Manitoba farm
On a Brandon Manitoba farm twelve miles away two prairie chicken hunters Miss Sherwin and Thomas Law were shot by I Rowe after a dispute over hunting. Rowe fled home and killed himself by ingesting gopher poison. Miss Sherwin is not likely to recover and Law died.
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Thomas Law
Alexander & Law
Miss Sherwin
Rowe
Brandon
Man
Jtobau
Law
Express agent receives reward for bravery in robbery attempt
Morris J. Callahan of the Atlalios Express Company in Lovansport Indiana fought off two would be robbers several weeks ago and saved the company from a loss. He was called to Columbus Georgia recently and received a reward consisting of a check for EG and full travel privileges for a month on full pay.
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Morris J. Callahan
Atlalios Express Company
Lovansport
Tnd
Columbus
Ghee
Aoreyward
Aerial voyage of Stanley Spencer in improvised airship
Stanley Spencer, an aeronaut, embarked from the Crystal Palace and flew over St Pauls before heading west toward Ma ting. He altered course northeast and pursued a windward path toward Harrow, circling above the suburb.
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Stanley Spencer
Aeronmaut
Crystal Palace
St. Piads
Mating
Harrow
Destructive Beadle County Prairie Fire Destroys Crops
Northwest reports the most destructive prairie fire in Beadle county South Dakota. Twelve miles long by five miles wide area destroyed with none of the grain or haystacks left standing and many farmers losing entire crops in thousands of dollars of damage.
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Beadle County
South Dakota
Baltimore jail hanging of John Wesley Divine for patrolman murder
John Wesley Divine, a colored man, was executed by hanging in the Baltimore jail yard for the murder of Patrolman Charles J. Donohue committed last June. He had married his longtime partner three weeks earlier in the jail, the woman who was the indirect cause of the patrolman’s death.
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John Wesley Divine
Baltimore
Charles J. Donohue
Divine
John Goff
Roosevelt
Colorado
Meeker
Calo
Gambling schemes prey on Neenah and Menasha residents
Local banks and participants estimate staged carnival games have defrauded residents of Neenah and Menasha, Wisconsin, by about $40,000. Investigators expect the total losses to escalate as more victims come forward.
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Neenah and Menasha
Wis
World Sunday School Convention to Meet in Jerusalem
The central executive committee of the international Sunday School Convention decided at its last session in Philadelphia to hold the next world convention in Jerusalem in April.
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Philadelphia
Jerusalem
Iiud
Fire at New York Livery Stable Injures Three Firemen
A major blaze at a large livery stable on 029 Mast uSth street New York City injures three firemen, with two hospitalised and feared to die. Twenty five horses perished in the flames and the financial loss is described as small.
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Mast uSth Street
New York City
Conneaut Councilmen Indicted on Bribery Charges
William McCall and William Batchelor two Conneaut city council members were indicted by the grand jury on charges of soliciting bribes.
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Conneant (O
William McCall
William Batchelor
Conneaut
Bank Robbery Ends in Bomb Blast at Skaguay
An unknown man attempted a daylight robbery of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Skaguay Alaska. When money did not appear he detonated dynamite in the bank blowing the building apart. Cashier Pooley and Teller Wallace escaped unharmed, others injured minorly. The blast scattered about $1000 in gold dust.
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
Skaguay
Alaska
Pooley
Wallace
Beth
J. G. Price
Indian Territory Cattleman Found After Penniless Return
George Nipper once a wealthy cattleman from Chiremore Territory went missing in 1902 after leaving Houston with 86 000 for cattle purchases. A long illness left him paralysed in Texas unable to tell his identity. In Denver he regained some memory and will be returned to a family who believed him dead.
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Indian Territory
Trouston
Texas
George Nipper
Denver
Nipper
Chiremore
Llouston
Lfouston
Lini
Woodson
Delaver
Priest Anatoly Holds Papers on Alaska Claim Aid
Father Anatoly of the Greek Catholic Church in Minneapolis confirms possession of ecclesiastic documents tied to Russia era surveys and reprints. He served in Alaska for four years, using his position to obtain materials that could materially aid the United States in proving its Alaskan territorial claims.
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Minneapolis
United States
Father Anatoly
America
Far Northwest
Great Britain
Alaska
Rhoades Carmen Buggy Co. assigns to Moore and Trice
The Rhoades Carmen Buggy Company of Marshalltown Iowa appoints AL A Moore and A C Trice as signees in an assignment. About 100 creditors including eastern firms and banks. Assets total about 212 262.78. Large creditors include Marshalltown State Bank and Alfred Waterman life policy recipients. National Bank of Theendum.
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Rhoades Carmen Buggy Company
Marshalltown
Towa
Mide Gno
AL A. Moore
A.C. Trice
LOO Credita
Popa
Alfred Water
Paner
Boo
Thendotie
Chiesa
Vessel Wreck in New York Bay Linked to Torpedo Attack
An American vessel was wrecked by a torpedo planted in New York bay. Four American citizens died when the explosion sank the tug Inper on August 14. Divers recovered evidence suggesting the torpedo was planted near Port Lainiloon and Wadsworth after the chase of the war.
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Altheiich
United States
Spain
New York Bay
Asheuhdl
Inper
Moston
Pines
Porta
Rail wreck and fires across diverse reports from early news
A jumble of brief items reports a train wreck in Ohio with engine blast and casualties, a German British tension over Patos island and Romanian Jews, a Navajo hunger warning, military train collision at Little Rock, Alaska air tragedy, fatal fist assault in Catlettsburg, a hanging in Trackensack, and ongoing trade activity.
Minot Postoffice Collapses. Fifteen Missing
A Minot North Dakota postoffice building collapsed with about fifteen people inside at the time. City officials and residents worked to clear debris as losses mounted, while others reported Rockefeller home burned in Westchester County New York and ship purchases affecting Morgan.
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Minot
N. D
Postefties
Coanty
John Lynch
No Phivis
Peante
Speculators Seize Land In California Mineral Zones
State Mineralogist Aubury of San Francisco warns that in recent months at least 250000 acres of public land in mineralized California have been grabbed by eastern speculators using dummy locators. He notes many mineral claims have been secured, though California miners prepared to file assessment work. Aubury urges inspecting withheld lands to reclassify as timber mineral or agricultural and suggests buying them.
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California
Aubury
San Francisco
Sewing Machine Trust Forms With 30 Million Capital
A major sewing machine trust is forming with capital of 30 million dollars and twelve firms already joining. Reported members include The New Home Company of Orange Massachusetts Household of Providence S1 Domestic of Newark Demourest of Williamsport Williams Manufacturing of Plattsburg Standard Company of Cleveland White of Cleveland Davia of Drayton Poley Williams Manntiee- Giring Chicago Ree Diners Sewing Machine Rockford Thelibette of Chicago Nattional Sewing Machine Cots tony of Roaividere I
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New Home Company
Orange
Mass
Household of
Providence
S. 1
Newark
N. J
Demourest
Williamsport
Wil-lams Manufacturing Company
Plattsburg
Fire Ravages Caperton Mines and Homes Amid Strike Turmoil
Reports say the Fower House of Victoria Company and nearby mines at Caperton WV were destroyed by a furnace blaze set during a strike. Evictions followed as families left homes near the property. The week drew a string of other local incidents including a fatal shooting by a husband and political legal moves across the region.
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Fower House of
Victoria Company
Caperton
W. Va
Dreise
Victoria Coal and Coke Wenuany
Valor Neaver
Fis
Qanto
Unett
Panyerse
Mumiber Vai
Arctic Explorer Returns to Sydney Amid Crew Safe
The Peary Arctic Club steamer Windward with Captain Samuel W. Bartlett aboard arrived at Sydney Nova Scotia from Cape Sabine. All crew members are reported well. Belgium sees the death of Queen Marie Henriette from heart disease after a long illness at Spa.
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Peary Arctic Club
Windward
Sammuel W. Bartlett
Sydney
N. S
Cape Sabine
Belgium
Marie Vlenriette
Spa
Henderson Withdraws From Iowa Congress Campaign
Speaker David B Henderson of Iowa withdraws from renomination after opposing the Republican tariff plank at the July state convention. He cites district and state sentiment favoring free trade and notes his thirty year public service and farmers’ interests. The tariff plank defends protection while allowing changes as industries evolve.
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Henderson
David KK. Henderson
Iowa
National
House of Representatives
Congress
David B. Henderson
C. E. Albrook
Eldora
Sir—l
Industrial activity and trade trends in the United States
The Weekly Review of Trade notes rapid industrial growth with new factories and resumed idle shops, a coke blockade and rail bottlenecks. It highlights rising pig iron capacity, imports, and transportation strain, with wheat and corn exports up and a favorable government report amid extensive grain movement and weather-related variability.
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New York
H. Jereater
Diri
I. G. Dun & Co/s
Sakeesses
Chicago
Minneapolis
Enormous Demand for Steel Hits Chicago Imports
Chicago imports Euro pean steel and iron from Scotland and continental Europe as demand outpaces domestic mills. In the last week 10,000 tons of European billets arrived and customs data show ongoing importations of structural steel. Local builders have placed large orders for European steel expected in two months, while foreign producers adjust products and prices for American buyers.
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Chicazo
Scotland
Europe
Chiesto
Custom House
Chicago
America
World YMCA congress notes in Christiania Norway
Thirty one nations attend the YMCA world congress in Christiania Norway. Fannie Crosby aged 89 and blind has authored over 5000 hymns. Queen Alexandra visits the Solesmes nun colony at Northwood Park near Cowes.
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Christiania
Norway
Fannie Crosby
Queen Alexandra
Solesmes
Northwood Park
Cowes
Commodity price summary across major U S markets
Grain and livestock prices from Chicago to Buffalo show cattle bids from 3.00 to 8.75, hogs 3.00 to 8.75, sheep up to 4.25, wheat No 2 around 6 to 7 cents, corn No 2 about 6 to 9 cents, oats 0.50 to 0.85, with butter at 17 to 21 cents and clover seed around 0.45.
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Chicago
V&e
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Weston
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Presidency of Bengal
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Wausas
Minnie Nobinson
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David L. Henderson
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