Week of Events and Notable Incidents Across Regions
Bank teller Tessie Stockwell confesses stealing 1700 dollars from New England National Bank in Kansas City before depositing in three other banks. Rioting Jews and Christians clash in Zhitomir, Volhynia, with casualties on both sides. Carnegie Steel plans five blast furnaces and multiple open hearths in Youngstown, hiring about 3000. Murder confession in Spooner, Minnesota over Mayor Gannon's death. Turmoil in Lapaz, Indiana with threats and clashing clergy. Anti-saloon house notices and safety threats accompany clergy tensions. National League standings show New York 15-6, Cincinnati 11-10, Pittsburgh 18-8, Brooklyn 15-0, Chicago 13-14, Boston 7-14, Philadelphia 10-? St Louis 6-14.
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Tessie Stockwell
New England National Bank
Kansas City
Zhitomir
Volhynia
Russia
Carnegie Steel Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Fred Foote
Spooner
Matt Gannon
Benudette
Minn
Foote
Gannon
Lapaz
Ind
Hanly
Martin Luther Peters
Peters
W. IL. W. LL
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Roosevelt entertained in Chicago amid great ovation
A chaotic news roundup notes President Roosevelt's Chicago visit drawing a large audience. other items report widespread disasters and political shifts including Snyder Oklahoma killings, a Staten Island trolley collision injuring thirty, a fatal hotel blaze in Washington, and rail regulation sparks at a Washington banquet.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Snyder
Oklo
Oscar L. Triggs
New York Sun
Staten Island
Dora Davidson
New York
Vitica
N. Y
Robert Frazer
Buckingham & Monk
Simon Mausbach
Cincinnati Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Harrisburg
Regent
Washington, D. C
Luther Walsh
Annapolis
Kansas City
Health Department
Tr. A.B. Isham
Cincinnati
Charles Weber, Jr
Banderabbas
India
Kuhgander
Benjamin Strong, Jr
Bankers’ Trust Company of
New York City
Englewood
N. J
Taft
International Railway Congress
Washington
Fish
Dlineis Central
New York State
State Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt in Chicago Parade Amid Flood of Security
President Roosevelt arrived in Chicago at noon for a twelve and a half hour visit marked by a heavy security presence. He met Gov. Deneen and Mayor Dunne, spoke at the Troquet Club banquet, and at the Iroquois Club, addressing mob rule and federal supervision of corporations. He urged law and order, defended national authority over railroads and big corporations, and reaffirmed support for the Panama Canal and Monroe Doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Chicago
Northwestern
Gov. Deneen
Mayor Dunne
Merchants
Hamilton
United States Secret Service
Police Department
Hamilton Club
Merchants’ Club
Shea
Teamsters
Iroquois Club
Dunne
Deneen
Congress
Panama Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Extradition Hearings Set After Court Losses for Defendants
Green and Gaynor, identified as U S government contractors in Canada, have been defeated again in Canadian courts and their extradition case will proceed on its merits. A Santa Fe passenger train near Ashfork Arizona was ditched, killing engineer Richter and fireman Morton.
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Green and
Gaynor
United States
Canada
Santa Fe
San Beaneisco
Ashfork
Aciz
Richter
Tornado devastates Marquette Kansas leaving massive ruin
A Kansas tornado roared from the south early Tuesday creating a hurricane that struck Marquette’s residential area. In ten minutes houses buckled and roofs blew off, killing at least twenty four and injuring many as wood structures collapsed and a sleeping family of five perished.
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Marquette
Kan
Benzer
Fi Bers
London Times warns France on Far East dangers to neutrality
The London Times prints two strong editorials urging France to grasp the gravity of Japanese protests over neutrality breaches by the Russian Pacific squadron. It cites reports from Tokio and Lenion officials that France’s assurances are false and Japan may bomb French territory if not vigorous action is taken.
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London Times
France
Far East
Lanedowne
Tokio
London
Tokio Asahi Mantis
Japan
Rejestvenski
Tsinztaz
Russias
Vanfeag
Hondinbe
Three Kings
Vanfeag Bar
Reje<vensky
Daily
Telegrapy
Tekis
Rerestvensky
H Mkohe
Times
Teakis
Chamber of Commerc
Hongkong
Leidon Newssgenerites
Aarkeck
Saigon
Devastating tornado leaves Marquette in ruins
A Kansas tornado devastated Marquette, McPherson County, destroying streets and homes. Debris blocked routes as families frantically searched wreckage for loved ones while physicians from Kalina and others arrived to aid survivors. An infant named Ruth Goeling escaped uninjured from a cradle lifted and set down on debris.
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Kalina
Ruth Goeling
Marquette
McPherson County
Kansas
Notable British Figures Across Nations and Interests
The Shah of Persia knits silk stockings while England’s exchequer chief favors farming. Earl Cawdor guides railways as first lord of the admiralty. Kaiser Wilhelm collects neckties. Lord Crawford sails for a scientific West Indies cruise. A Paris monument honors M Walleck Rousseau. George S Elgood praised as leading garden painter. Parliament hosts many common surnames. Walter Hedgecock succeeds Manns at Crystal Palace and is a skilled musician. Grand Duke Paul of Russia is so tall hotels cannot accommodate him, prompting a mobile sectional bed solution.
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Persia
England
Admiralty
Earl Cawdor
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lord Crawford
West Indies
M. Walleck- Rousseau
Tuileries Garden
Paris
George S. Elgood
Cardens
Joneses
Smiths
Thomases
Balfours
Elst Wilsons
House of Commons
Walter Hedgecock
August Manns
Crystal Palace
London
Paul
Russia
Colossal New York Central Station Planned at 42nd Street
Plans for a vast New York Central terminal reveal 43 tracks total with 22 express and nine suburban tracks, spanning over nineteen city blocks between Forty-second and Fifty-seventh streets and Madison and Lexington avenues. The main entrance is on Forty-second Street, with a grand express concourse, monumental arches, a massive ticket lobby, and stairs 23 feet wide. The project includes a lower suburban level, rapid transit connections, and an estimated cost between 2,000,000 and 5,000,000 dollars.
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New York Central
New York
Madison
Lexington Avenues
Forty-second Street
Died Feer
Lexington Avenue
Grand Central Station
Two Men Escape After Belmont and Son Telegraph Cue
Two men who muttered about Belmont and son to a telegraph operator at Long Island City were forced onto a special Jamaica train. When the conductor demanded fare, the pair grew indignant and fled, escaping before departures. In Peru a dispute over insular assent certificates blocks edicts for U.S. citizens, prompting a government suspension of the law. New York’s joint committee warns Catskill water will run out by 125, with future supply drawn from Lake Erie or the Adirondacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island City
Jamaica
Peru
Lemson
Sims
New York
Joint Committee On City Affairs and Frosts
Catskill
Lake Erie
Adirondacks
Tornado Rips Snyder Oklahoma Town Killing and Injuring Dozens
A powerful tornado struck Snyder Oklahoma at 11 P M causing widespread destruction. Reports say up to 100 or more may be dead or injured with Kiowa County towns variously described as destroyed. Frisco relief trains with doctors and nurses dispatched from Chickasha to aid survivors. Local telegraph and telephone lines down hindered early reports.
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Snyder
Hobart
Uy Telephone
Larder
Oklahoma City and Western Railway
Kiowa County
Oklahoma
Kiowa and
Comanche
St. Louis and
San Francisco Railway
Quanah
Brian Snyder
Guthrie
Frisco
Mountain Pass
RKR
Ooklahoma
Avadare
Chickasha
Sunyder
J. M. Essa
Frisso
Spyder
Pele
Riewa County
Quinkr
Weelwani County
Co. W. Cox
New Jersey Plans Broad Mosquito Campaign
State Legislature advances a mosquito control bill to fund and coordinate city efforts. It authorizes aid for first and second class cities to drain marsh lands, seal storm sewers, and eliminate standing water while promoting preventive measures and public health inspections to destroy larvae and eggs nationwide. It outlines municipal cost sharing and a statewide campaign reaching all communities with natural enemies like fish and amphibians assisting in control.
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New Jersey
Mer Marchetti Recalled From Washington Posting
All Around the Globe notes Mer M Marchetti, long an esteric delegate in Washington for five years, has been recalled to Rome. Fire at Eteotmian Brothers Furnishings in Pesta Cla causes 885000 in damage from a gasoline engine explosion. Three Lick Observatory parties prepare to view the sun eclipse on Ang 30, heading to Labrador Egypt and Barcelona respectively.
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Mer. F. Marchetti
Rome
Eteotmian Brothers
Pesta Cla
Lick Observatory
Labrador
Egypt
Barcelona
Spain
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praise In Miss. Neighborhood
In Paulding Mississippi residents report strong benefits from Dodd's Kidney Pills with Mr and Mrs F Erby cited for relief from backache and female weakness. Mrs Erby credits the remedy for personal and marital improvement and her husband likewise reports bladder weakness improved by the pills.
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Dodd
Todd
It Saved My Life Says Manning Woman to Mrs Pinkham
Mrs Z Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes that Mrs Pinkham saved her life and she cannot express her gratitude enough in a letter praising the remedy and help she received.
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Mrs. Z. ©. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
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Bessemer Herald
Sherman & Hand, Publishers
Bessemer
Michigan
Cleveland
S&s
Indianapolis
I. Tes Moines
Trenver
Count Cassini
St. Petersburg
Madrid
President Roosevelt
Verus
Kamranh Bay
Prince Lieven
Diana
de Jonquieres
New Grand Central Station
World Kowinios
Colossal Railway Station
Assam
David Kennedy
Dr. Kennedy
Goodman
Dirs TC Willadsen
Alabastine Company
Grand Ave
Grand Rapids
Mick
York Cit
Piso
Milane
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