Uhrichsville Mayor Stabs at Justice Then Ends Life
J P Carey a prominent Uhrichsville finisher believed he had been unjustly fined for contempt. After a failed attempt to kill Mayor G W Reed and Health Officer Dr J A McCollum, Carey returned with a revolver, shot at the officials, then killed himself in the mayor’s office. Fire later wiped out Fennville Michigan property valued at about 35000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uhrichsville
Ohio
Fennville, Mich
J. P. Carey
G. W. Reed
J. A. McCollum
Carey
Fire Destroys Major Block In Fennville Michigan
Just after midnight a blaze at Clifford Fosdick’s grocery in Fennville Michigan leveled nearly a full block on Main Street. A strong southwest wind fueled the fire, causing about 35,000 in losses shared by roughly a dozen merchants with 15,000 insured. Rebuilding will begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Fosdick
Fennville
Mich
Main Street
Storm wrecks fair tents. one dead in Ohio
In Zanesville Ohio a severe storm caused a fatality and injuries at a traveling fair. Officials report one man killed and about a dozen people lightly hurt as tents and rides collapsed amid the chaos. Eyewitness accounts describe chaotic scenes as the wind struck vendors and bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Ohio
Stranger Seizes Child Near Fraeton Pa Before Escape
A man grabbed a child from Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Weiss in Fraeton, Pa. A desperate struggle ensued, the assailant shook the girl free and fled, but the child was left unharmed with no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Weiss
Fraeton
Asphalt Rich Deposit Found Off Ecuador Island
A cable message to the Ecuadorian Association reports vast asphalt deposits on Salunga Island off Ecuador. The find shifts production away from Trinidad, now the world’s main source, controlled by the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuadorian Association
Salunge
Ecuador
Trinidad
Trust
Case Against Mrs Eddy Dismissed
Mrs Josephine Curtis Woodbury’s 150000 dollar libel suit against Mrs Maury Baker G Eddy head of the Christian Science Church was thrown out of court as the plaintiff failed to make out a case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy
Josephine Curtis Woodbury
Maury Baker G. Eddy
The
Christian Science Church
American horse captures Epsom Derby with Volodovski
William Whitney's brown colt Volodovski won the classic Epsom Derby at the historic Downs. Lester Reiff piloted the winner as a great concourse of holiday makers gathered for the blue ribbon of the English turf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Reiff
William
Trolley Wreck Injures Twenty Five at Syracuse
A Syracuse trolley car on the Syracuse Lakeside and Baldwinsville line jumped the track injuring about twenty five. The motorman cites brake failure as the cause of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse, Lakeside
Baldwinsville
Grain Fire Ravages California Foothill Farmland
A major grain fire swept across foothill valleys about eighteen miles southwest of Los Banos, California, destroying around 20 000 acres of grain and feed. Fire crews battled the blaze as winds complicated containment. No specific injuries or damages to towns were reported in the fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Los Banos
Cal
Arapahoes Kill a White Man Near Fort Washakie
A slice boiler employed by the Wadden sheep outfit at Lost Cabin was shot down by Arapahoe Indians about fifty miles northeast of Fort Washakie. One man killed. The incident was reported with limited details and names not fully confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Cabin
Fort Washakie
Episcopalians Elect Edsall Bishop on Formal Ballot
Rt. Rev. Samuel Edsall of Fargo missionary bishop of North Dakota was elected bishop coadjutor on the first formal ballot by the Minnesota diocesan council. Justice Brewer marries Miss Mort in Burlington Vermont at the bride's niece home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsall
Samuel Edsall
D. D
Fargo
North Dakota
Minnesota Diocesan Council
Episcopatians
Justice Brewer
Mort
David 4. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Emma Miner Moor
Washington
Burlington
J. Lindlay Hal
Runaway Horses Endanger Man at Bardwell Fort
Willan Zimmerman, employed at Charles Bardwell's fort south of Cleve Tan, was dragged by two runaway horses for a mile and survived. The incident occurred at the fort, with no further injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willan Zimmerman
Charles Bardwell
Cleve- Tan
Armour Institute Receives Major Gifts for Memorial Hall
Armour Institute reports a new S200000 gift from Mrs. Pod following earlier contributions. She pledges another S200000 for a memorial hall honoring her husband and S60 for a shop house at the northwest corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour Institute
Pod. Armour
Armieue Institute
Great Fire Reaches Forbidden City Angering Powers
Special Pekin dispatch reports a major blaze in the Forbidden City. Americans and Japanese block access to the affected quarter, heightening tensions as authorities bar entry and assess damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbidden City
Pekin
Wreck Leads To Reunion Of Long Lost Brothers
Edwin S. McGinnis of Chicago met his brother George McGinnis at the marine hospital in Cleveland, nine years after George ran away to become a sailor. Both grandsons of Gen. George McGinnis, George survived the steamer Baltimore sinking on Lake Huron and was treated for a hurt foot. The brothers recognized each other instantly, with George recalling his departure for a ball game years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin S. McGinnis
Baltimore
Marine Hospital
Cleveland
Chicago
George McGinnis
Indianapolis
Ind
Lake Huron
George
New York
Lakes
West and South Trade Up While East Slips
G D Dun & Co weekly trade review notes unchanged conditions in the West and South with activity near recent averages, while the East shows hampered distributive trade due to weather. Reports of crop damage rumors abound from many quarters as grain markets remain quiet amid holiday effects. Failures: 148 in US, 27 in Canada. In Youngstown Ohio, Catherine McLaughlin, a pretty brunette, died after ingesting carbolic acid in a street incident witnessed by a bystander and linked to an unconnected note to a man named Woolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Catherine McLaughlin
Youngstown
Ohio
Federal Street
Ty McLaughlin
Jack Wool
Woolf
Miss McLaughlin
A. E. Walker Fatally Wounds Owen Sedan Near Maryville
Owen Logan, a young stockman from Arkee Missouri, was shot and killed by A E Walker father of Miss Jessie Walker as he spoke with Jessie at the Walker home near Maryville. Walker surrendered and is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Walker
Owen Sedan
Maryville
Owen Logan
Arkee
Jessie Walker
Logan
Walker
Miss Walker
City Treasurer Embezzlement Case Raises Shortage Figures
Expert Accountant Krause estimates a city shortage of 20157 after reviewing books of ex city treasurer Moses T Hale of Colorado Springs. Hale and predecessor Charles E Staith face arrest for embezzlement as Willard F Miles protected city funds with 80000 in banks. Aurelius Griffing, seeking to avoid arrest for horse stealing, shot himself in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krause
Moses T. Hale
Colorado Springs
Colo
Willard Fmile
Newburyport
Mass
Hale
Charles E. Staith
Aurelius W. Griffing
Chicago
Trick Rider Fatally Hurt At Buffalo Midway Show
Teddy Oliver, 19, was perhaps fatally injured during a trick riding act at the Buffalo exposition grounds. His bicycle jump from a forty foot platform into a water-filled pond ended when the water was only five feet deep, causing the accident. Also reported a fire at Morris-Cummings Port harbor plant destroying Kedge No. 5 and damaging dredge gear, with likely total loss of machinery valued around $125,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Oliver
Buffalo Exposition Grounds
Oliver
Morris-Cummings Company
Portland
Car Strike Ties Jamestown Street Lines
Jamestown New York street railway workers strike to reinstate three discharged union members, shutting all city and suburban lines as the company can arm only four cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Street Car Men's Union
Cotton Crop Area Surges in Latest Agriculture Statistics
The statistician of the Department of Agriculture estimates total cotton planted at 27,532,000 acres, up 2,111,000 acres or 83 percent from last year, and 2,498,000 acres or 10 percent above the area actually picked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Fatal trolley accident in Wilmington on steep hill
Three heavily loaded trolley cars on the new People’s Street Railway in Wilmington ran away while descending a steep hill. One man was killed, another fatally injured, and twenty five others sustained injuries of varying severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
New People’s Street Railway
Fire at four story Kansas City building causes large loss
Fire at 41% Delaware Street Kansas City destroyed the Western Stores Company four story structure. The dry goods and furnishings dealer incurred extensive damage with estimated losses around 69000 dollars. No injuries reported as fire crews battled the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Delaware Street
Western Stores Company
Oil Found in Washington Near Tenino by Puget Bound
The Puget Bound Petroleum Company struck oil at 200 feet in a well near Tenino Washington, marking the first discovery of oil in the state. The find signals potential for local drilling and industry growth as crews evaluate the productive depth and reservoir prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tenino
Puget Bound Petroleum Company
Miners Die in Powder-Thawing Machine Blast at Chapin Mine
Eight men are killed at the Ludington shaft seventh level in Iron Mountain Michigan by an explosion and fumes from burning powder. The likely cause is neglect of powder-thawing procedures as the machine overheated and ignited dynamite. Most victims were married leaving many children. The town mourns deeply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludington
Chapin Mine
Iron Mountain
Mich
Alaska's Salmon Industry Worth 100 Million Says Harland
Special Agent Harland of the U.S. Treasury arrives in Seattle en route to southeast Alaska to study how territorial laws governing fishing are observed and enforced. He notes violations and says Alaska salmon dominates the territory's fisheries and that the industry, worth about 100 million dollars, is vital to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland
A.D. Harland
Philadelphia
United States
Treasury Department
Seattle
Alaska
Mreaqurland
Standard Oil Gains Control Of Cleveland Refining Interests
Scofield Shurmer and Teage clerks in Cleveland transfer control to Standard Oil. The deal includes the Cleveland Refining Company interests owned mainly by Scofield Shurmer and Teagle and the Scio Refining Company. The total value is about $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Am Bold Oost
Scofield, Shurmer & Teage
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland Refining Company
Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle
Scio Refining Company
Standard
Bold Theft by Hold-Up Men in Elwood City
A daring hold-up in Elwood City Pennsylvania saw three unmasked men confront Costen Burns an elderly wealthy resident as he rode toward his quarries with 2100 dollars to pay his workers. They seized the satchel and fled in a buggy at speed. One robber was later shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood City
Costen Burns
Awakening Man Discharged From New York State Hospital
Michael Doran has awoken after two years in a trance and is discharged from the State hospital at Binghamton New York. For much of the period he lay as if dead with only breathing evidence of life and required artificial nourishment. Burglars damaged Geist Brothers Grain Co offices in Chicago by dynamite trying to blow open the safe. The blast shattered desks chairs and the ceiling while the safe remained intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Sone
Cincinnati
Louis
Pittsburg
Boston Ee
Philadelphia
Chicago
W. L
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Cleveland
Michael Doran
State Hospital
Binghamton
N. Y
Geist Brothers Grain Company
Willman
Dicker
Chimay
Edward
Mothers’ Congress
West Point
Albany
Doets
Starr
Traction Tie Up Averted in Terre Haute Dispute
A threatened street railway tie up in Terre Haute Indiana ended when the company agreed to pay Brazil firemen the same as Terre Haute firemen and to reinstate the fired personnel without prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Brazil
Firebugs Start a Blaze in McConnellsville Ohio
Firebugs set several fires in McConnellsville’s business district the other night. The worst blaze in years destroyed Pyle's livery stable Partesius' storage building and several adjacent structures. Losses are heavy with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConnellsville
Ohio
Pyle
Partesius
Prospective Wife Arrested Before Wedding in Toledo
Mrs Edna E Kaiser was arrested in Toledo on the eve of her planned marriage to James M Shields Jr a prominent local. She faces charges of stealing a diamond pin valued at 180 dollars and a watch worth 70 dollars. The wedding was halted. A Pan Handle Railroad passenger train in Pittsburg collided with an oil tank car in the Try street tunnel causing a blaze that destroyed the train but spared the nine passengers aboard who escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna E. Kaiser
Bry Toledo
James M. Shields, Jr
Try Street
Pittsburg
Stranger commits suicide in Fergus Falls hotel room
A visitor registering as George Gilgert of Portland, Oregon was found dead in a Fergus Falls Occidental Hotel room with a bullet wound in the forehead and a revolver nearby, indicating death by his own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatel
Fergus Falls
Minn
George Gilgert
Portland
Ore
Kansas Wheat Crop Suffering From Dry Weather
Reports from across Kansas indicate the wheat crop is in unfavorable condition as extreme dryness causes heads to form before adequate growth. Expert observers warn yield prospects are reduced due to heat and lack of moisture across many counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ead
Kansas
Westchester Bolt and Nut Trust Formed in NY
The Russell Burdsall Ward Bolt and Nut Company launches a new trust in Westchester County to control bolt and nut manufacture and sale. Capital stock is $2,000,000 and the trust covers bolts rivets washers and screws.
Remittance Sends Relief to China Famine Sufferers
The Christian Herald cables 20000 dollars for famine relief to Rev. Arthur H. Smith of Tien Tsun, chair man of the missionary relief committee in charge of aid efforts in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
The
Christian Herald
Arthur H. Smith
Tien Tsin
Missionary Relief Committee
Daughter Born to Italy's King Princess Yolanda Helena
Queen Helena of Italy has given birth to a daughter. The newborn princess will be named Yolanda Blargherita, adding a new member to the royal family. The announcement signals joy at the royal court and the continuation of Italian royal lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Helena
Yolanda
Rockefeller Funds Medical Research Institute in NYC
John D. Rockefeller donates 200000 to establish the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York. A committee of eminent physicians will oversee the gift, enabling immediate expenditure for medical science and hygiene studies at a noted research home with laboratories and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
Counterfeit dollar used to win poker jackpot ruled legal
A federal jury in Indianapolis held no law violation in using a counterfeit dollar to open a poker jackpot. The case centered on Jesse Page of Elnora who passed a counterfeit dollar while laying poker, tipping off the pot with the coin and chips before it was raked by a government witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indianapolis
Jesse Page
Elnora
Page
Grain Conveyer Tragedy Claims a Buffalo Scooper
A grain elevator accident in Buffalo New York ends in a fatal incident for James Lynch a scooper in the hold of the Nine elevator. He slipped into the conveyer leg was drawn up to the top engulfed by cogs and buckets and hurled into the grain bin where he lay with fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lynch
Buffalo
N.Y
Meredith Stanley Sets Bridge Jump Record at Cincinnati
Meredith Stanley, a professional bridge jumper, leaped blindfolded from a suspension bridge into the Ohio River. The drop measured fifty feet before he landed safely and was hauled aboard a rowboat without harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Stanley
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Former Captain Cyril W. King Found Guilty in Bribery Case
The sealed verdict in a bribery case against former Captain and Quartermaster Cyril W. King was opened in the United States Circuit Court at Mobile Alabama. The court finds him guilty of receiving money with the intent to influence his official actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gribery
Cyril W. King
United States
Mobile
Ala
Tragedy in Calumet River Drowns Three Laborers
Three laborers on their way home from work drowned in the Calumet River Chicago when a flat-bottomed scow capsized from a steamer’s swell. Heavy clothing and rubber boots weighed them down as the accident occurred near the river. Five others escaped the capsizing incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet River
Chicago
Murder Mystery Near Edgemont Park in East St Louis
Decomposed head found wrapped in a coat in woods near Edgemont Park East St Louis. A letter in one coat pocket to Frank Williams from a relative in New York suggests a planned message or clue in the case and prompts police inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Edgemont Park
East St Louis
Frank Williams
New York
Death by eating matches in Dunbar tragedy
Mrs William Alsop killed herself in Dunbar Pennsylvania by consuming 1000 matches. Her husband William Alsop had disappeared, leaving the couple in dire straits amid a strange land with no friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Alsop
Dunbar
South Carolina Governor Rebuffs Senator Resignations
Gov. McSweeney rejects the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin, telling them in a letter to take time for serious consideration before acting again. The move delays their action and frames the debate around awaiting a calmer decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSweeney
South Carolina
Tillman
McLaurin
Senator McLaurin
Noted Actor-Author James A. Herne Dies in New York
Noted actor and playwright James A. Herne died at his New York home from acute bronchitis and pneumonia after more than two months of illness. The prominent stage figure was 50 and had a long career in theater and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Herne
New York
Ver non Hotel murder shocks Chicago crowd
Actor Edward Forshay killed actress Sdna May Stokes at the Vernon Hotel in Chicago and was seized by a crowd as he attempted to flee. McLaurin resigns, then withdraws in deference to Gov McSweeney, per report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Forshay
Sdna May Stokes
Vernon Hotel
Chicago
Husband Charged with Murder After Body Found
Dogs located the body of Mrs. Whitsmire near Holton Nan and authorities charged her husband with murder.
Historic Midwestern Market Price Report
Grain and livestock prices from Chicago to New York show cattle shipping and hogs trading across several cities with mixed grades. Prices for wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and potatoes span regional markets from Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with typical ranges and grade labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Damage by drought worsens across regions with heavy rains elsewhere
The report details widespread drought in the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, worsened by fly damage in winter wheat. Cold, wet conditions hinder corn growth in northern areas while Oregon improvement and California promises large yields. Cotton and fruit face mixed prospects with frost in northern Wisconsin and drought in southern counties. Harvesting starts in Arkansas and Kansas, with oats and barley suffering from dry weather in many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Upper Mississippi
East Gulf Coast
Lower Lake Region
New England
Mississippi River
West Gulf States
Rocky Mountain
Upper Lake Region
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Red River
Pacific Coast
Missouri Valley
Arkansas
Oregon
California
Dakotas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Nile
Michigan
Great Dumage
Eouthern
North Dakota
South Dakota
Walley
Chauy
Nebraska
Cary
Senth
Kaiser Cites Daily News Offers for Papers to Hide
Emperor William orders newspapers kept from clippings and shows daily interest in over forty German papers. He reads two English journals daily, plus one American and three Austrian publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
William
Personal Crisis Reports Rise in France to 1901
In the five years ending January 1, 1901, France recorded no fewer than 27,000 personal crisis reports linked to self harm. The trend shows a persistent increase in deaths by own action across the nation during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Foraker and Fairbanks Boom Stir GOP Nominating Plans
Washington reports that Supreme Court support for the administration over insular cases sparks two presidential booms. Senator Foraker and Col. New propel Fairbanks as the Indiana and Ohio camps rally behind him. Theodore Roosevelt mobilizes to safeguard his candidacy with vigorous early arranging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foraker
Fairbanke
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Spain
Supreme Court
Col. New
Indianapolis Springs
Fairbanks
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Ohio
McKinley
McKkinley
White House
Harry S. New
Indiana
Senator Fairbanks
Iis
Boer War Amid Prolonged Guerrilla War and Atrocities
The South African conflict drags on with ruin and death as Boer resistance under generals like De Wet lengthens the campaign. British policy resembles Weyler’s reconcentration, yet civilians suffer. Boers raid posts, loot stores, and seek to deprive Britain of resources while earlier mobile fighting wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Victoria
Transvaal
de Wet
Weyler
Vitehener
Chaotic Medley of 19th Century Nonsense and Notices
A jumble of constitutional sarcasm, patriotic asides, and social commentary touches on indemnities, court and riot danger, female suffrage growth, and sheriff auctions. Names and places drift, with critiques of poets, professors, and Ragtime lore, all in a streamy, period voice.
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Bessemer Herald
Sherman & Hand, Publishers
Bessemer
Michigan Town
Wreck
Rockefeller Founds Science Home
Northwest
Susan B. Anthony
Herself
Lucy Stone
Tadiana
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