Chain of sensational crimes and suicides sweep EastCoast towns
A long string of violent events and personal tragedies in multiple states is reported. Including Hangings in Pennsylvania and Maryland, fires at Passaic and Philadelphia, murders in Herkimer and New York, a grandfatherly criminal threat case in Washington, thefts in New York and Philadelphia, a fatal tunnel explosion in New York, a found baby dead in Manhattan, and a wealth of missing jewels, with various suspects, arrests, and in one case a man committed suicide after arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hygeia Brewing Company
Passaic
N. J
Emma Brnde
Grace
Gladys
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
L. Lee Dilworth
Pittsburg
Chester E. Gillette
Herkimer
N. Y
Grace Brown
New York
Thomas Wilson
Imperial
Edward McCoy
Charles Bruckman
Avalon
Fie
Gustav Leeding
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
League Island Navy Yard
Denver
Secret Service
Lippman Tannebaum
Pensylvania
East River
East Ninety-ninth Street
Brooke Mackall
Washington
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Paris
Walker
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Western New York
Algernon S. Crapser
St. Andrew's Church
Rochester
Episcopal Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cemeron J. Davis
G. W.S. Ayres
Thomas B. Berry
Protests Rise Over President's Japanese Policy
WESTERN. California citizens and newspapers unite against the President's Japanese policy and imply threats in his message. Arrests include Arthur H. Buck in Butte Montana for stealing thousands in cash and jewelry from Abel & Co. News covers Osage land allotments, railroad rebates, a fatal shooting near Eveleth Minnesota, a complex family marriage pattern, a Rock Island wreck near Waukomis, and other varied incidents across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Arthur H. Buck
Butte
Mont
Abel & Co
New York
United States
Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver
Loretz
Zurawski
Eveleth
Minn
Portland
Ore Ina
Minnie Tlill
Hilda Hil
Hilda
John H. Kejampaa
Ashtabula
Ohio
Kejampaa
Marcus Daly
Montana
St. Catherine's
Cincinnati
Chicago
Frankfort
Ind
Presbyterian Commission
Boyce Gay
Newark
Kansas City
Enormont
Missouri
Cimarron
Kan
Yakima
Wash
Market Street
City Hall
Dayton
Sam Wagner
Charles Whitney Norton
Toledo
Norton
Wells
Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Congress
BenJena
Bendena
Jesse L. Larris
Westport
Four children burned to death in New Jersey home
News brief reports a tragic house fire near Westfield New Jersey killing four children aged from 2 months to 5 years. Two women left the youngsters at home while they went out to work, with both households cited as affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCarthy
Newcastle
Notel
Michael McCarthy
Wampum
Timothy McCarthy
Australia
John Brand
McKeesport
Mary Bell
Pittsburg
Brand
Westfield
N. J
W. F. Wezel
Oscar Felter
la Paz
Terragona
Leyte
P. 1
Supreme Court of Missouri
Francis
Winona Newton
Chicago
East Liverpool
Ohio
Deitz
Emma Ripke
Hanover
Kan
Frank K. Potts
Potts
Princeton
Beckham
Ballard Cole
Nancy Jane Wiseman
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
Lexington
Frank Emmett
St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans
A. I
East Seventy-seventh Street
Windsor Park
Wes Young
Valley Park
Miss
Young
W. G. Grubbs
Express
Eylan Siding
Texas
Pacific Express
Treasury Department
Cotton Belt
Tyler
S. C. Johnson
St. Louis
Town hall in Yokohama destroyed by fire
Fire wrecked the town hall during Gen Grant's visit in Yokohama with unknown cause. Multiple narratives touch on related disasters and crimes including a fatal explosion at a West Indianapolis match factory and other violent incidents across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Grant
Yokohama
F. A. Rathbun & Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Bank Robbery and Arizona Flood Toll Reported
A bank president William Dillon and clerk Theo dore Selb were present during a bank robbery in which a well dressed bandit demanded entry to the vault. Selb fled, the robber fired near his head, and Selb’s escape attempt ended with the bandit shoting himself. Separate dispatches note a devastating flood at Clifton Arizona killing Mrs Joseph Thron and destroying town structures, with sixty lives reportedly lost and families unaccounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dillon
Theodore Selb
Selb
Harris
Clifton
Ariz
Arizona Copper Company
Arizona & Mexico
Arizona
Chase Creek Canyon
Detroit
Joseph Thron
Five men killed by dynamite blast at Moccasin Gap excavation
A dynamite blast in a South and Western railroad excavation near Moccasin Gap Virginia killed five men whose names were not released. The accident occurred as workers prepared the site for track construction. Authorities investigate the cause and exact identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stantly
Moccasin Gap
South and Western Railroad
Roosevelt seeks repayment of Big Three funds in 1904 campaign
The annual report of the internal revenue commissioner cites total year collections of 249,102,738 with Illinois contributing 52,471,405. Secretary Shaw calls for a 100,000,000 treasury fund and power to manage national bank circulation. Roosevelt demands repayment of 148,000 contributed by the Big Three life insurers in 1904, a request blocked by Cortelyou and Bliss of the GOP committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Illinois
Shaw
Treasury
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Bliss
Republican National Committee
French Tariff Aims to Revive St Pierre Island Trade
Alarmed by rapid population decline on St Pierre Miquelon the French government revises the customs tariff to spur business. In the Philippines a deadly incident at a prison involved a supposed cholera serum causing ten deaths after accidental mixing with bubonic plague samples at the biological laboratory bureau. Dr Richard P Strong led the unit and administered the serum to twenty four prisoners with two deaths in two days and eight more in the following five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Bilibid
Philippines
Biological Laboratory Bureau
Richard P. Strong
Montreal Fire Destroys Downtown Business District
A fire in Montreal’s downtown district caused about 150000 in losses at the Exclesior Clothing Company store on Notre Dame street. Zero weather and narrow streets hindered firemen as twelve firms sustained damages ranging from two thousand to fifteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magoon
Roosevelt
Montreal
Excelsior Clothing Company
Notre Dame Street
Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company
Canadian Rubber Company
Granby Rubber Company
Maple Leaf Rubber Company
Port Dalhousie
Ont
H. C. Miner
G. N. Stephens
D. Lorne McGibbon
Congress At Work Signals Turbulent Session Ahead
Washington dispatch reports the Fifty-ninth Congress resumes with three months left and many major questions to tackle. Inheritance tax, tariff reform, currency, anti injunctions, rail subsidies, Cuban affairs, island treaties, and naval buildup loom, with party conflicts and potential river and harbor legislation shaping the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fifty-ninth Congress
Senate
Congress
Gulf
Santo Domingo
Isle of Pines
American Federation of Labor
House Committee On Labor
Cannon
House
Roosevelt
Judiciary Committee
Navy Department
Rooosevelt
Panama Canal
Southern Railroad Company
New Orleans
Blood disease cures and quack claims in a testimonial ad
The piece extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and All Healing Salve as cures for skin and blood disorders, claiming old ulcers and scrofulous swellings respond to the treatment, with address for mail order and notes about ingredient transparency. It ends with a rough, unrelated dialogue about melons and a Pullman porter’s quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
Golden Medical Discovery
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Physicians
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. It is a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is a prescription from a leading physician, made of tonic and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials. Sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Trall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
End of Books and the Fate of Great Libraries
The piece muses on how books meet their end by fire water or time. It weighs the fate of the Alexandrian library, debating whether such a collection existed and if it was destroyed by Caesar or Theophilus. It notes Serapeum remains unseen, suggests decay from water, and cites mildew affecting modern books abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Gibbon
Canon Taylor
Julius Caesar
Serapeum
Theophilus
Theodosius
Egypt
India
West Indies
No Medicine Claim for Grains and Digestion Relief
An advertisement claims most stomach and bowel troubles stem from overeating starchy and greasy foods. It asserts Grape-Nuts aids digestion and nerve steadiness, citing a Washwoman’s testimony of relief after two weeks and eventual wellness, with credit to Postum Co. and a note to read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Congress AT Work
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