Multiple Disparate 1906 News Snippets Span US and Abroad
Folio of brief items reports a Fort Des Moines shooting by a corporal, Boston funeral crowds for Dr. Hale, a New York jewel heist fatality en route to Philadelphia, Nagel's anticipated cabinet shakeup, Helen Hale's wedding in New York, Roosevelt aides plotting a book, Illinois Carnegie Foundation dispute, Delano declining ministry to China, wrecked liner Slavonia survivor accounts, Jane Addams elected president, Gould estate secrets in New York, Baptist ministers' conference controversy, Presbyterian council opening, Chicago university convocation, English MP boycott of czar, Sorenson’s failed flight, rail mergers, Morse release on bond, NY stock reform committee, Taft tax push and amendments, Takahira at Illinois salute, primary law unconstitutional, Wright brothers honored, sugar trust probe, Slavonia wreck, Ajax Whitman rescue, Hawaii conspiracy claims, Holland Bennett abduction, Beardsley blackmailer attack, Black Hand arrests, Southern France quake, Chicago banking scandal, city hall shooting aftermath.
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New York
Philadelphia
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Helen Hale
William Hodge
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Gifford Pinchot
University of
Dr Edward Everett Hale dies at Roxbury aged 93
Prominent author and humanitarian Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale pastor emeritus of Boston’s South Church died at his Roxbury home. Born 1822 in Boston he supported world peace and The Hague tribunal and earlier served as Senate chaplain after William Milburn. His family attended with Mrs Hale, Philip Hale and Ellen.
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Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
Mass
Julia Ward Howe
Hale
Old South Church
Boston
Dr. Hale
New England
Nathan Hale
Edward Everett
Boston Advertiser
Harvard University
Hague Tribunal
William H. Milburn
Senate
Army Captain Wounded in Fort Des Moines Shooting
Captain John C. Raymond of Troop B, Second United States Cavalry, was wounded in a Sunday shooting at Fort Des Moines Iowa. Corporal Lisle Crabtree drew a revolver after being reprimanded, wounding Raymond and three others before killing himself. Raymond, 37, paralyzed from the neck down, may not survive. he is the son of Brigadier General Charles W. Raymond.
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John C. Raymond
Second
United States Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Raymond
Lisle Crabtree
James H. Washburn
Elijah Such
Bratton
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Charles W. Raymond
Engineer Corps
West Point
Son of Siamese Twin Killed by Lightning in North Carolina
Eight year old Jesse Bunker, youngest son of Chang the Siamese twin, was struck by lightning in a Surry County tobacco barn as sheltering during a rainstorm. His hat and shoes torn, body unharmed otherwise. van and a workman fainted for over an hour. Bunker was deaf mute but intelligent and sociable via pencil and paper. The Stantose family notes deafness as a core trait.
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Jesse Bunker
Chang
Siapere
Surry County
N. C
Bunker
Virginia
Smallpox Decline Prompts Urgent Vaccination Push
Assistant Surgeon Henry S. Mathewson cites Germany’s 30 year compulsory vaccination to argue U S smallpox is unnecessary but vaccination and revaccination should be urged. He notes a five year drop in U S cases from 54 014 in 1902 with 2 083 deaths to 12 503 cases with zero deaths in 1996 and 11 701 cases with 52 deaths up to June 11 from December 26, 1908.
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Rment
Germany
United States
Henry S. Mathewson
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Mathewson
Building Falls Buried Alive Four Die at Detroit Stove Plant
A six story storehouse at the Peninsular Stove Company plant at Sth and Fort streets Detroit collapsed shortly before noon Saturday burying four workmen. Three bodies have been recovered and several others were injured. The building dated thirty two years with upper floors filled with finished stoves. the top floor sagged and collapsed. a basement fire was extinguished.
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Peninsular Stove Company
Sth
Fort Streets
Detroit
Rail plans and finance sweep Midwest to Seattle link
J P Morgan Co underwrites 15 million of 60 million Chicago Great Western bonds. Soo Railroad awards 20 mile track from Moose Lake to Thiel River Falls. Missouri Pacific stockholders set merger of 21 subsidiaries, increasing capital from 100 million to 240 million. Burlington Northern Pacific align to speed mail and passengers from New York to Seattle. coast to coast time listed as 95 hours 35 minutes. A night train from Chicago to Seattle aims for 72 hours.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Soo Railroad Company
Moose Lake
Duluth
Thiel River Falls
Winnipeg
Western
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Iron Mountain
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Seattle
Pennsylvania
New York
Burlington and
Mississippi feud escalates with Meadville shooting
Dr A M Newman chancery clerk of Franklin County was shot and killed in Meadville while riding in a buggy. His sons Ernest and Lenox were wounded as Silas Reynolds died alongside, and lawyer Herbert Applewire was struck by bullets. The violence follows Newmans acquittal in the Cornelius Prichard killing, with a witness named Boyd implicated in the fatal shot.
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Meadville
A. M. Newman
Franklin County
Mississippi
Cornelius Prichard
Silas Reynolds
Newman
Newman-Prichard
Butler
Ernest
Lenox
Herbert Applewire
Prichard
Boyd
Attempt to burn Bellefontaine mayor's home
An apparent assassination attempt occurred in Bellefontaine Ohio when a kerosene filled bottle was tossed through a plate glass window at Mayor William R Niven's residence. Curtains carpets and furniture burned before the fire was quenched. The mayor was absent. Niven is a Democratic politician and former congressional candidate.
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Fone
Ohio
William R. Niven
Bellefontaine
Major Niven
Drs
State Committee
China backs down on big loan to rail project
Acting on representations by Henry P. Fletcher at Pekin the American legation reports China will not ratify the 270000 dollar foreign loan from British German and French bankers for the Haakow Sze chuen railroad. It is hoped this move will pave the way for American participation through European arrangements prompted by ambassadors in London Paris and Berlin.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Charse Dataires
Pekin
China
Haakow-Szechuen
London
Paris
Berlin
Europe
Robbery on Fast Mail Train Captured in Rochester
Five men from New York and Brooklyn robbed the express car of the fast mail from New York. The theft was found at Syracuse and Rochester police were alerted. In Rochester the robbers attempted to flee upon entering the depot but were captured.
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New York
Rochester
Brooklyn
Syracuse
Nation Pays Homage to Wrights at White House
President Taft presents gold Aero Club medals to Wilbur and Orville Wright in a Washington ceremony attended by governors, scientists, and a large national audience. The event featured receptions, speeches, and a pledge to publish congratulatory letters and resolutions from scientific societies.
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Washington
Europe
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Darton
Ohio
White House
Taft
Aero Club of America
Wrights
Wright Brothers
Aero Club
Herbert Parsons
New York
Tai
United States
Katherine Wright
Cosmos Club
New Gates Stop Flood At Soo
The new gates on the Soo canal lock at Sault Ste Marie were installed after the Perry G Walker wreck. The 1000 foot lock was pumped out to assess damage from the surge. The steamer Crescent City, pulled through by the torrent after the Walker wreck, was raised and sent on with temporary bow patches.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Perry G. Walker
Crescent City
Washington health law alters marriage license rules
A new Washington State statute requires medical examinations for marriage license applicants except women aged 45 and older. In Seattle ten couples presented physician certificates at the license clerk. Two couples chose to marry in British Columbia after learning of the law, leading county officials to predict more U S couples wed in Canada.
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Washington State
Seattle
British Columbia
Canada
Multisport Events Highlight Detroit Fair and Races
QODS ENDS and Jack MecKerron ran a mile in 2.18% at Detroit fairgrounds. A New York to Seattle 4000 mile race features five motor cars. Frank Gotch beat Henry Ordemann in Minneapolis in 35 minutes 35 seconds of wrestling. King Edward’s Minoru won the English Derby in rain with Louviers second and William IV third. Sir Martin fell out of the English Derby. Olambala owned by T G Greener won the Latonia Derby at Cincinnati. The Peer led by over scorer lengths with Plate Glass 15 lengths back. Dr Burgan Hamline’s famed fast coach broke his arm while illustrating blocking. Ed Fierke struck him.
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Frank Gotch
Henry Ordemann
Minneapolis
King Edward
Minoru
Louviers
William IV
Sir Martin
Olambala
T. G. Greener
Cincinna
Plate Glass
Dr. Burgan
Hamline
Ed Fierke
Third Operation Prevented by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
Chicago resident Mrs. Alvena Sperling recounts two doctors recommending a third operation for inflammation and a small tumor. After using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, she was cured after three bottles. The testimonial urges building up feminine health to remove distress and avoid surgery.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lawyer Prods Witness in Land Ownership Case
In a land dispute trial the attorney questioned Grimshaw about twenty-one years of possession. Grimshaw admitted a single dispute with a bee nest found in his yard, triggering a general laugh as the cross examination paused.
Dickens Pens Fetch Less Than Earlier Sums
An English collectors firm sold the last pen used by Charles Dickens for 98 dollars, far below the price fetched years earlier for the writer's Sketches by Boz pen. A Lincoln presidency pen owned by Isaac Reed of New York stands among prized souvenirs, carved from George Washington’s lens box. Reed is said to own the Empress Eugenie's golden eagle quill from the 1858 Paris treaty signing.
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Firent
Charles Dickens
Boz
Lincoln
Isaac Reed
New York
George Washington
Empress Eugenie
Grape-Nuts Helped Denver Woman Regain Health
A Denver woman recounts resolving stomach and appetite problems after trying Grape-Nuts. She says the cereal restored her strength, helped her regain weight, and improved her overall well being after a year of distress and heavy family duties. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville pamphlet as the test.
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Denver
Wellville
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George Gould
Foster
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World Alliance of Presbyterian Churches
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University of Chicago
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