Mail Robbery Ring on Star Routes in Oklahoma Exposed
Postoffice inspectors traced long running theft by star route carriers in Oklahoma and Kansas City. Nine men jailed, $2,200 in plunder recovered, most restitution made. Robertson and Essex families held routes since 1898, routes spanned 180 miles and 52 post offices.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
J. E. Robertson
J. H. Essex
E! Reno
Robertson
Essex
Frank Beebe
James I. Stice
Stice
Albert Robertson
Novel Case Seeks Burned Minnesota Will Money
A probate court order will burn 25000 in Faribault Minnesota unless a clause in Harvey Scotts will is overturned by the courts. Scott aged 182 left a 50000 estate with half in bank notes. He directed the destruction to deprive three heirs of their share and 2000 was burned last winter in witnesses presence. Heirs challenge the administrators authority to destroy cash by fire.
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Minnesota
Faribault
Minn
Harvey Scott
Scott
United States
Filipino Chief Captures Colonel Cabrera in Batangas
Second Lieutenant Walter Grant of the Sixth Cavalry, while scouting near Taal Batangas, leads a detachment that captures Colonel Martin Cabrera, his adjutant and six insurgents. Cabrera had controlled insurgents in southern Batangas and westward to Batangas city range.
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Grant
Martin Cabrera
Batancas
Walter 8. Grant
Sixth Cavalry
Taal
Batangas Province
PL 1
Aguinillo
Cabrera
Batangas
Batacgas
One Million Given Away by Rio Grande Western
Gen William J Palmer distributed ten thousand shares worth over 81 million among Rio Grande Western Road old employees after the road was sold six months ago. The men were sworn to secrecy. Col D C Dodge and George Cramer each received 100000.
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Rio Grande Western
William J. Palmer
Rio Grande Western Road
Col
D. C. Dodge
George Cramer
Trad
Tidal wave floods Gulf Coast. ships lost on delta
A tidal wave struck the gulf coast flooding New Orleans and Mobile and causing extensive damage at other ports. Many ships were destroyed and a heavy loss of life is feared as the lower Mississippi delta is inundated.
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Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Mobile
Princes
Mississippi Delta
Gulf States
British steamer brings report of clashes near Colon
A British steamer arrived at Kingston with news of heavy fighting between government troops and rebels near Colon. Foreigners were seen fleeing the area to escape proscription and danger from the conflict.
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Kingston
Colon
Dangerous Rock Blown Up In San Francisco Bay Incident
Arch Rock in San Francisco Bay was destroyed by a thirty ton nitrogelatin blast. Debris soared an estimated 10000 feet as the explosion killed several and damaged nearby vessels and shoreline.
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Arch Rock
San Francisco Bay
Divorce Granted to H M Fiedier
Henry M. Flagler of Florida, famed Standard Oil magnate, has been granted a divorce from his wife who is described as insane. Mrs Flagler has been confined in a private sanatorium near New York City for four years and is pronounced incurable.
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H. M. Fiedier
Henry M. Flagler
Standard of Millionaire
Florida
Receiver Appointed for George H. Phillips Co in Chicago
The George H. Phillips Company of Chicago has been placed in receivership at the request of Phillips to halt a creditor scheme seeking bankruptcy. The move aims to preserve the firm while creditors pursue a resolution.
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Phillps
George H. Phillips Company
Chicago
Phillips
Trade With Germany Grows Exports and Imports Sharply
Treasury statistics show thirty year growth in U S Germany trade with imports rising from 27 million to 100 million dollars and exports from 42 million to 191 million dollars from 1870 to 1901 , an increase near 300 percent for imports and about 400 percent for exports. The last five years saw export growth double from 97.8 million to 191.1 million dollars with coal tar colors and dyes and other chemicals leading import gains.
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United States
Germany
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Philippine Army To Be Cut In New Force Reductions
The War Department plans a further reduction of military force in the Philippines with exact amounts pending Gen. Chaffee's report. It has been decided to repatriate remaining artillery units, as both Gen. MacArthur and Gen. Chaffee agree artillery is unnecessary there. Otis dismounted the artillery and used the men as infantry, prompting calls for more artillery in the United States, to be routed via the Suez Canal to New York for distribution to Atlantic posts.
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War Department
Philippines
Department
Chaffee
MacArthur
Gen. Chaffee
Otis
Suez Canal
New York
Atlantic
Britain buys 10 thousand horses for South Africa
Col Skinner of the British army reports large purchases of horses and mules in Missouri and Kansas for service in South Africa. About 10,000 animals have been shipped from Missouri and Kansas through New Orleans in three years, at an average price of 50 dollars each, totaling 5 million dollars in Missouri and Kansas and 1 million more wasted in Kansas City shipments.
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Missouri
Kansas
Col. Skinner
United States
Kansas City
New Orleans
Cape Town
South Africa
Harney claims bribe offer in Healy mine case
Judge Edward W. Harney of Butte Montana says he was offered 250000 dollars to rule for Amalgamated Copper in the Minnie Healy mine case. He denies corruption, upholds Mrs Brackett’s character, and calls many letters used as evidence forgeries while asserting coercion was used against him.
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Montana
Healy
Edward W. Harney
Butte
Mont
Minnie Healy
Amalgamated Copper Company
Amalgamated
Fire destroys gas well derrick near Hartford City
A gas well on the Mc Eldowney farm, touted as the strongest found near Hartford City in two years, caught fire during equipment, destroying the derrick and all machinery as Cox Aylsworth and Progress Oil Co. workers had just installed a new cable. Meanwhile Isaac Brooks of Owensboro Kentucky, a 20 year old who formerly could not read or write, suddenly can quote any Bible verse and reads with ease after discovering the gift last Sunday.
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Hartford City
Ind
McEldowney
Cox & Aylsworth
Progress Oll Company
Isaac Brooks
Owensboro
Hle
Drowning News From Hong Kong Reaches Ocean Ports
The Idzumi Maru reports from Hong Kong that thousands of Chinese were drowned in Kwong Si Province after sudden river rises. Affected principal places include Wu Chao Tukhing Shiuing and Sam Shui.
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Hong Kong
Kwang Si Province
Wu Chao
Tukhing
Shiuing
Samshui
Denver Man Accuses Six Women After Public Kiss Plot
Robert F. Foss of Taswell Indiana says he was publicly kissed by six young women on the public square. The women, tired of his boasting that no girl had touched his lips, lured him and kissed him repeatedly then he threatened arrest and filed affidavits against them.
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Robert F. Foss
Taswell
Ind
Foss
Confesses Thrift of $1,200 in Kansas City Elopement Case
Daisy Wheeler aged 16 of Kansas City admitted in police court to stealing $1,200 pension savings from her widowed mother Mrs. Mary Wheeler on July 4. She said she gave the money to her sweetheart Walter Cavanaugh, with whom she eloped to Chicago. The pair were arrested, she testified that Cavanaugh forced the crime and threatened her. Both are held to the grand jury.
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Kansas City
Elops
Daisy Wheeler
Mary Wheeler
Wheeler
Walter Cavanaugh
Chicago
Cavanaugh
Denver dairy chief offers self to prove Koch theory
T L Monson Colorado state dairy commissioner offers to undergo a rigorous test to show whether animal tuberculosis can pass to humans. He requests a guaranteed annuity for his family if the experiment proves fatal, citing long study of tuberculosis in cattle and humans and support for Prof Koch's claimed nontransmissibility.
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Denver
Koch
T. L. Monson
Coolorado
Monson
Prof. Koch
Anarchist Gianotti Confesses in Humbert Killing Case
A Rome dispatch reports Luigi Gianotti, charged in Milan as an accomplice of Bresci in the Humbert assassination, has admitted complicity. He says he left Paterson New Jersey with Bresci and went to Monza near Milan. Gianotti staged a street quarrel at Monza to draw police attention while Bresci killed the king.
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Gianotti
Humbert
Rome
Luigi Gianotti
Milan
Bresci
Paterson
N. J
Bresei
Monza
Judge rules against SD railroad rates as unconstitutional
Judge Carland of the U.S. Court at Sioux Falls rejects South Dakota maximum rate schedules for freight and passenger transport as unconstitutional. He says the rates would confiscate railroad property without due process or just compensation under the U.S. Constitution.
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Carland
South Dakota
United States Court At
Sioux Falls
United States
Indian Chief Slain In New York Farm Fight
Jesse Jamison, longtime Seneca nation chief on the Cattaraugus reservation, is killed and Richard Crouse wounded in a bloody clash at the Crouse farm near Gowanda, N Y. The incident highlights tensions among Red Men in the eastern United States. Walter Wellman argues France's submarine advances could revolutionize naval warfare and alter future conflicts.
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New York
Jesse Jamison
Cattaraugus Reservation
United States
Richard Crouse
Crouse
Gowanda
N. Y
Opium Shipment Seized as Largest Since Occupation
Havana customs officers seized a $30,000 opium shipment from Liverpool via New York, marking the largest seizure since the American occupation began. In labor news, Amalgamated Association members in South Chicago, Milwaukee, and Joliet voted against striking, with Joliet deferring final action. Cadillac wins first Canada Cup race after a 21 mile contest on Lake Michigan.
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Havana
Liverpool
New York
Cadllac
Lake Michigan
Cadillac
Finkeel Invader
Chicago
Milwaukee
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Joliet
Bold Frauds and Naval Commands Highlighted News
Bold frauds in the New York custom house expose collusion between silk importers and employees costing the government millions. Rear Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson named to command Boston navy yard, succeeding Admiral Sampson amid health concerns. Tragic drowning of Louise Schmidt near Arcadia Wisconsin in a milkhouse accident. Weather bureau notes improved corn conditions in the Mississippi Missouri valleys with potential yield gains. Halifax beached at George's Island to avert sinking. 236 passengers evacuated by three tugs and two lighters.
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New York Custom House
Beacheu
Inkind
Halifax
George's Island
Boston Harbor
Weather Signals on Mail Wagons Display Forecasts
Arrangements are being made to display weather bureau forecasts by signals on the sides of rural free delivery carts.
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Weather Bureau
Reverend Price Convicted in Malicious Prosecution Case
A Fort Scott jury found Rev. Mr. Price, Methodist Church presiding elder, guilty of malicious prosecution in a liquor case. The saloon keeper was acquitted on a separate count and costs were assessed against the clergyman amid a prolonged battle over open saloons.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Mr. Price
Methodist Church
Receiver for Wrecked Avilla Bank Appointed
In Avilla Indiana the wrecked bank is placed under a receiver, S P Thomas of Fort Wayne, by Referee Chapin in Judge Bakers absence. Creditors move to recover funds as R W Leach promoter and missing banker appears with promissory notes totaling 1400 and deposits 2000. liabilities expected around 27000 with a potential 20 cent on the dollar recovery.
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S. P. Thomas
Avilla Institution
Baker
Chapin
8. P. Thomas
Fort Wayne
Avilla
Ind
R. P. Barr
Kendallville
R. W. Leach
Denver
Colo
Leach
Mint Clerk Faces Charges in San Francisco Robbery
United States Court Commissioner Heacock issued a warrant at the request of Secret Service Agent Hazen for the arrest of Walter N. Dimmick former chief clerk of the United States mint on embezzlement charges totaling eighty thousand dollars in gold coin. The loss was found early last month and Dimmick held the post at the time of the robbery.
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San Francisco
United States Court
Heacock
Secret Service
George W. Hazen
Walter N. Dimmick
United States Mint
Dimmick
Diamonds Stolen From Hamilton Jewelry Store Tray Worth $2000
Four men stole a tray valued at $2000 of diamonds from Mrs. A Seidenstocker’s Hamilton Ohio shop at noon. Two used open newspapers as screens, one distracted the clerk, and the fourth seized the tray before escaping.
Justices Granted Power to Order Arrests
The Philippine commission approved laws empowering justices of the peace to issue arrest warrants and preside over preliminary hearings in criminal cases. Previously this authority rested with the Courts of First Instance, marking a shift in legal procedure.
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Philippine Commission
Justices of the Peace
Nation Sues for Divorce Over Alleged Misconduct
David Nation through his attorney at Medicine Lodge filed for divorce from Carrie Nation alleging she ridiculed him, neglected family duties, and abandoned the home. The report also notes Crown, John G. Pole and family tragedy when their vehicle overturned crossing a mountain stream, resulting in the drowning of his wife and three children.
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Crown
John G. Pole
Lexington
Looks Like War Over Colombia Venezuela Rift
The withdrawal of the Colombian legation from Venezuela signals possible trouble and a prelude to war. US representatives in Vene zuela will protect Colombian interests. Will contest Woods claim James R. Woods winner of the first number in the Lawton district land lottery has his entry contested by John I. Calvert an Guthrie Oklahoma attorney.
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Venezuela
United States
Woods
James RK. Woods
Lawton
John I. Calvert
Guthrie
Okla
Grand Stand Collapses at Paisley Race Meeting
At Paisley Scotland a crowded grand stand collapsed during a race meeting injuring forty people. Officials opened inquiries and emergency crews attended the scene as spectators and participants endured the sudden disaster.
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Paisley
Scotland
Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Farm Prices
Chicago and other markets show cattle shipping to $6.00, hogs up to $6.15, sheep to $4.25. Wheat No 2 red around 58c to 72c, corn No 2 around 58c to 67c, oats No 2 white about 38c to 80c, rye near 52c to 68c, butter creamery 18 to 20c, eggs 14 to 18c, potatoes $1.05 to $1.10 per bushel in latest market report. Various cities list prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains with regional variations.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Ste
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Gulf Storm Ravages Gulf Coast Floods and Losses Feared
Tremendous Gulf of Mexico storms sweep from Pensacola westward flooding Mobile and New Orleans districts. Telegraph lines and railways crippled, ships lost, and hundreds of lives feared. Quarantine and coastal communities evacuated as tidal wave devastates Port Eads, Grand Isle, and surrounding areas.
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Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Port Eads
Mississippi River
Cobden
Reese
O'Brien
Wport Eads
Burns
Velasco
Outre
Cheniere Caminada
Grand Isle
Louisiana
Refusal to Strike in South Chicago Divides Opinion
South Chicago remains quiet with no strike as Amalgamated Association lodges are expelled by Secretary Tighe for defying a general strike order. Sentiment splits among businessmen and workers families, with talk of possible reinstatement or formation of a Western independent union. Iron Trade Review calls the strike a lost fight and notes defections and limited gains in McKeesport and Wheeling.
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Steel Workers
South Chicago
Amalgamated Association
Michael F. Tighe
Shaffer
Chicago
Tighe
Iron Trade Review
Federation of Labor
McKeesport
Wheeling
Doctors Battle Faith Curists In Christian Science Debate
Doctors challenge Christian Science followers to lose life insurance benefits arguing belief denies medical aid. Health editor cites insurance risk standards while William N. Miller of London Christian Science Church predicts lower death rates among followers and a strengthened position if insurers withdraw policies. Insurance firm manager notes hesitation to engage the controversy.
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Mary GQ. Baker Eddy
England
Health
William N. Miller
Buddy
Boston
Christian Science Church
London
Oklahoma sale and bank money draw into the news
The piece surveys varied topics from railroading and telegraph quotes to a million dollar rain, Oklahoma land sales, and government farm giveaways. It notes Uncle Sam as a poor businessman, shifts in irrigation support, and a new Chicago driven religion called man-ology while hinting at broader political economy ideas and a forthcoming chart.
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Bald Win
Lawton
Uncle Sam
Glently
Sehley
West
Congress
Admiral Sehley
Sampson
Chamberlain
Kitchener
Scoffers
Dowie
Santiago
Chicago
Oklahoma
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Xine Hand, Publishers
Michigan
Will
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Wwa
Boston Iy
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Philippine Army
Britain
Harney
Indiana
China
France
Walter Wellman
Mediterranean
Channel
North Sea
Aimualgamated Association
Louise
George Schmidt
Arcadia
Wis
Weekly Weather Bureau
Mississippi
W. N. Dimmick
Earle
August Scmidt
Pleasant Hill
Agnes
Senator Tillman
Columbia, D. C
J. Young Jones
Tillman
Jones
Gulf of Mexico
Ala
Western Union
Associated Press
Dixie Lumber Company
Alabama
Texas
Louisville
Nashville
Mississippi Coast
Bay St. Louis
Pass Christian
Biloxi
Mississippi City
Orcean Springs
Louisville and Nashville
Chef Menteur
Lake Pontchartrain
Eddy
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