Notable Deaths and Honors Across Early 20th Century Figures
The week records regrest from the Louisiana legislature over Grover Cleveland’s death and notes passings of prominent leaders. Sir William Whiteway dies at 81 in St Johns, Theodore Roosevelt Jr earns a bachelor’s degree after three years, W B Leeds dies at the Ritz in Paris, Harvard confers a Doctor of Laws on President Van Hise, Ezra Brainerd retires as Middlebury president and John M Thomas succeeds, William Traffley dies in Des Moines, Charlie Jefferson dies in New York after a career with Joseph Jefferson, who had been his father’s manager.
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Louisiana
Grover Cleveland
William Whiteway
Newfoundland
St. Johns
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
W. B. Leeds
Paris
Rock Island
Eliot
Harvard University
van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Ezra Brainerd
Middlebury College
Middlebury
John M. Thomas
Orange
N. J
Charlies B. Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
New York
Charles Jefferson
List of drowning, explosion, and fire disasters across North America
The report cites multiple fatalities and incidents: three drowned when a rowboat capsized on the Ohio river near Louisville. Park Falls, Ontario nearly wiped out by a fire causing about 100000 in losses. Chicago endures twelve heat related deaths in a day. the Tittabawassee near Midland Michigan sees Paul and Fred Foster drown. Fred H. Mattson drowns in Salt Creek near Lincoln Nebraska. three men killed by a locomotive boiler explosion near New Brunswick New Jersey. Fred Suhr at sixteen drowns in the Menominee river. two killed and several injured in a Pennsylvania railroad cut explosion in New York. Oscar Wester drowns in Ontonagon Michigan and David P. Russ aids, then drowns. Arcadia steamer incident results in one dead and a missing person plus many injured. a fire in Three Rivers Quebec destroys much of the lower town with losses over two million.
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Ohio River
Louisville
Park Falls
Ont
Chicago
Paul
Fred Foster
Tittabawassee
Midland
Mich
Fred H. Mattson
Ames
Iowa
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Brunswick
N. J
Fred Suhr
Menominee River
Menominee
Thirty-first Street
Ninth Avenue
New York
Oscar Wester
Ontonagon
David P. Russ
Wester
Arcadia
Philadelphia
Hambusm
Three Rivers
Que
Tragedies Across Iowa and Montana Reported Deaths and a Conviction
Reports from Decorah near Iowa describe Mrs. Olloway shot by Harry Crawford who then killed himself in a presumed love tragedy. In Columbus a bank cashier, Harry Hugget, is found dead with a gunshot, suspected suicide amid an alleged $5,000 shortfall. George Parkinson pleads guilty to grand larceny and is sent to prison for one year in Fair City. Jessica Baldauff, 18, kills herself at her Mount Carroll home after failing a class. A northeast Red Oak resident, Mrs. Milo Wilcox, goes insane and wounds her children before harming herself. the boy later dies.
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Harry Hugget
People’s Bank of the East Side
Columbus
George Parkinson
Fair City
Mont
Parkinson
Jessica E. Baldauff
Frances Shimer
Mount Carroll
Pearl City
Milo Wilcox
Red Oak
Iowa
Sun
Fatal shootings and unrest tied to late week incidents
J B Maytag of Laurel Wyoming died in Winnemucca Nevada from a shooting linked to a mining claim dispute with Cockrill. Parker of Denver was fatally hurt near Kellogg after an attempted kidnapping by George Young. Sabine County Texas reports nine Black deaths in racially charged unrest, with Robert Wright jailed for soliciting violence. San Augustine authorities and State Rangers guarded the area.
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J. B. Maytag
Laurel
Wyo
Winnemucca
Nev
Marshalltown
Iowa
Cockrill
Maytag
Frank Parker
Denver
Colo
Grinnell
Kellogg
George Young
Parker
Sabine County
Tex
Robert Wright
Perry Price
Beaumont
San Augustine Rifles
State Rangers
King Edward to Open Olympics on July Thirteenth
Reports say King Edward will open the Olympic Games on July 13. A British captive, Clark Kennedy, was seized by Hans tribesmen and is held for ransom. Berlin gripped by gold fever as Wembere steppe discoveries in German East Africa spark mass mining fever. In Shanghai merchants burned opium stock to denounce opium trade. Portuguese Parliament debates reveal funds to King Carlos financed Braganza mortgage relief.
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Edward
Clark Kennedy
Berlin
Shanghai
Carlos
Luis
Braganza
Republican campaign book to be issued by Aug 10
A long list of items follows including injunction topics for the campaign book due by August 10. Other notes cover a Port Chester fire causing $500000 loss and forty homeless, a steamer death by self inflicted shooting, a Memphis woman’s laudanum death, a Senate race withdrawal, a perjury syndicate trial in Lelpsic, and various legal actions and political tabled outcomes.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Thomas W. Small
New York
American Line
St. Louis
Lottie Jackson
Memphis
Tenn
M. L. Turner
Oklahoma City
United States Senate
T. P. Gore
Lelpsic
Outlook Bright for Johnson Lynch Enthusiastic Over Encouragement
Denver July 4 All Democrats back the idea of honoring Grover Cleveland at the national convention while avoiding divisive issues. Lynch reports strong encouragement from party leaders and delegates, predicting Bryan will not be nominated on the first ballot and Gray supporters see no clear frontrunner.
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Denver
New York
Grover Cleveland
Parker
Bryan
Committee On Convention
Cleveland
Judge Wade
Iowa
Lynch
Gov. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Gray
Schinner Home Welcome After Europe Trip in Superior
Bishop A. F. Schinner returned from Europe to Superior Wisconsin to a large crowd. Priests accompanied him from Ashland as a procession formed and he led a papal benediction at Sacred Heart cathedral followed by a reception.
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Superior
Europe
Wis
A. F. Schinner
Ashland
Sacred Heart Cathedral
400 Men Strike After Western Montana Lumber Union Rebuff
The Western Montana Lumber Workers' Union refused the wage scale in effect to May 7, 1907 and went on strike in Missoula. About 400 men are affected as the old scale paid roughly ten dollars less per month.
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Western
Riders Die In Fallon Creek Rescue Attempt
Miles City Montana July 4 Michael Peters and Goncho Otnigicoff Bulgarian laborers on the Milwaukee road were killed in Fallon creek near Lacomb while helping to rescue Peters after they were trapped.
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Miles City
Mont
Michael Peters
Goncho Otnigicoff
Milwaukee Road
Fallon Creek
Lacomb
Fire destroys tobacco warehouses in Chippewa Falls
George Brewster's tobacco warehouses in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin were destroyed by fire yesterday. Brewster and authorities believe the blaze was incendiary in origin.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
George Brewster
Brewster
Taft Deliberates with Cannon and Cortelyou in Washington
In Washington Judge William H Taft met with Speaker Cannon to gain support for his nomination and discussed the national committee with Secretary Cortelyou. Cortelyou urged selecting Frank Hitchcock as national chairman as Taft plans to leave for Hot Springs with Mrs Taft and their son Charlie.
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Washington
William H. Taft
Cannon
Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
Taft
Cortelyou
Judge Taft
National Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Charlie
Hot Springs
Wills His Ashes to Girl for Tooth Powder
Milwaukee July 4 three Milwaukee deaths in one day include a bootblack who left a note asking dissection of his body. R Schultz found hanged wills ashes to Miss Meta Guether for use in tooth powder. Carl Hober an aged cigarmaker died by carbolic acid.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bootblack
R.schultz
Meta Guether
Carl Hober
Minnesota Inquiry Costs State 40 Cents on Average
Minnesota reports on advertising for settlers are being prepared by immigration commissioner George Welsh. Illinois sent 355 inquiries, Iowa 202, with costs per inquiry varying from one cent in some states to ten cents in others. The average cost per inquiry was about 40 cents for 3,000 inquiries in the first half of the year.
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St. Paul
George Welsh
Illinois
State House
Iiowa
Indiana
Seven saloon licenses applied for in Eau Claire this year
Eau Claire records show seven saloon licenses applied for this year, compared with sixty-three applications last year. The license level rose two years ago from 100 dollars to 500 dollars, which only caused a few small licenses to close.
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Eau Claire
Wis
John Welsh Found Insane After Colfax Scissor Attack
In Menomonie Wisconsin on July 4 John Welsh who stabbed his wife with scissors at Colfax last week was declared insane and sent to Mendota asylum. Mrs Welsh remains in critical condition.
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Menomonie
John Welsh
Colfax
Mendota
William Paul Sentenced to Hang for Canadian Murder
Winnipeg July 4 William Paul has been sentenced to hang for the murder of Minnesota homesteader Henry Shelling near Rainy River Ontario on November 30 last year. The date set is September 18.
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Winnipeg
Henri
Rainy River
William Paul
Severe hailstorm damages crops near Waterloo Iowa
Waterloo Iowa July 4 Denver twelve miles north of Waterloo was visited by a severe rain and hail storm yesterday afternoon. The storm caused several thousand dollars in crop damage as rain fell in torrents for an hour and hail stripped corn and beat other grain into the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Denver
River Recedes From Danger Line After Flood Rise
St Paul reports the Mississippi River continues to fall with the level two feet above the danger point at 7 am and dropping another tenth of a foot over the last twenty four hours.
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St. Paul
Mississippi
Sale to Drunkard Costs License Denial
Little Falls on July 4. The city council refused John Dolan a renewal of his liquor license after he pleaded guilty to selling alcohol to a posted habitual drunkard. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs.
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Little Falls
John Dolan
Boy Drowns In Reservoir At Casselton
An eighteen year old youth drowned while swimming in the Great Northern reservoir at Casselton North Dakota on July 4. The name of the deceased has not been learned at this time.
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Casselton
N. D
Great Northern Reservoir
Mexico seeks U S punishment over Del Rio raids
City of Mexico reports that Mexico will request severe sanctions against Del Rio authorities and possibly other Texas officials for failing to stop raiders from entering the U S with wounded men. Mexican ministers accuse Texas police of bad faith amid raids and meetings in Del Rio, with investigations to determine officers’ knowledge.
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Mexico
United States
del Rio
Texas
City of
Tex
Las Vacas
Monaco
Mariscal
Foreign Relations Department
Washington
Cutting Red Men Charge Arrest of Hawkins in Minnesota
H E Na a hamlet marshal brings Ben Hawkins colored to Walker awaiting district court. Hawkins faces charges of cutting two Indians Peter Kickum and John Rabbitt with a knife. Both Indians are seriously wounded but expected to survive per Dr. Smith Cass Lake.
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Negro
Walker
Minn
H. E. Na
Bena
Ben Hawkins
District Court
Hawkins
Peter Kickum
John Rabbitt
Dr. Smith
Cass Lake
Gasoline Wash Leaves Boy Burned At Hotel Columbia
Theodore Johnson, a hotel employee in Bisbee North Carolina, was badly burned on face head and hands when a mixture of gasoline and water exploded while he prepared a wash for a fire in a range at the Hotel Columbia.
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Bisbee
N. C
Thedore Johnson
Hotel Columbia
Thousand Koreans Murdered in Pro-Japanese Massacre
Reports from a steamer to Empress of China cite Korean insurgents killing about a thousand pro-Japanese Koreans linked to the Il Chin Hol society. Japanese statistics credited the deaths to the insurgents in Korea.
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Victa.s
18. C
Kore
Il Chin Hol
Taft Nomination Notification Set for Cincinnati July 28
Announcement confirms Taft will be informed of his nomination on July 28 in Cincinnati after earlierreports from Washington. The decision follows a notification plan finalized yesterday.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Washington
Mr. Taft
Cinsisnat
Balcony collapse at industrial school dormitory injures eleven girls
In St. Louis on July 4 a balcony in front of a female dormitory collapsed injuring eleven girls and severely injuring teacher Miss Mary Patterson. Forty children were buried under timbers and debris up to twenty five feet below.
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St. Louis
Mary Patterson
Indstrial School
Boy Electrocuted By Live Wire In Faribault
Roy Mosher twelve son of Charles Mosher was electrocuted by a live electric light wire in Faribault Minnesota on July 4. The incident reports a fatal accident involving a minor and an electrical line.
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Faribault, Minn
Roy Mosher
Charles Mosher
Sherman welcomed home by vast Utica crowd on the Fourth
Congressman James S. Sherman returning from the west on the New York express on July 4 to Utica was greeted by bands fireworks and church bells. A large nonpartisan crowd filled Bagg's Square and adjacent streets as a monster procession escorted the Republican vice presidential candidate to his home with Mrs. Sherman and Dr. Carter observing.
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Utica
N. Y
Jamess
Sherman
Carter
New York Express
Bagg’s Square
New York Central
Mr. Sherman
Ihs
Wisconsin Animal Health Board Elected Officers
Wisconsin livestock sanitary board met in Madison and elected President George McKerrow of Pewaukee Vice President George Wylie of Morrisonville and Secretary John M True of Baraboo. State Veterinarian David Roberts reports tuberculosis prevalence in cattle is markedly lower than three years ago.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Livestock Sanitary Board
George McKerrow
Pewaukee
George Wylie
Morrisonville
John M. True
Baraboo
David Roberts
Waukesha
Floods in Southern China Cause Hundreds to drown
Reports from southern China describe a flood that drowned hundreds and left thousands starving in destroyed villages. Relief efforts are under way with Chinese and foreign contributions and large consignments of food arriving from Hong Kong.
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China
Hongkong
Inter Fund
Fongkong
Twenty Two Manila Paper Makers Pay Restraint Fines
Twenty two members of the Manila and Fiber Paper Manufacturers association paid $2,000 fines each in the U S circuit court for operating in restraint of trade. Two remaining firms are to pay soon.
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Manila and Fiber Association
New York
Manila and Fiter Paper Manufacturers’ Association
United States Circuit
Explosion in Russian Mine Leaves Hundreds Dead
A gas explosion at the Rikovsky mine in Yusovo, European Russia, last evening killed and injured many miners. Rescue teams recovered 157 bodies, all badly burned, with the death toll expected to rise to at least 242.
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Russia
Yusovo
European
Rikovsky
Market roundup of grain and live stock prices
Daily quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago markets show wheat prices from No 1 hard at about 1 08 to 1 11 per bushel and corn 67 to 68 cents. Cattle hogs and sheep quotes appear for Sioux City Chicago South St Paul and other centers with typical ranges for beef hogs and lambs.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chiego
Milwaukee
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Murder by Boy Justified in Raleigh Shooting
Raleigh July 4 the coroner's jury acquits Turner Smith aged nineteen who admitted shooting Engineer B M Stultz of the Seaboard Airline after the man who died was seen acting as a Peeping Tom at the boy's sisters home The jury finds self defense justified the killing of Stultz in his own city residence.
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Raleigh
N. C
B. M. Stultz
Seaboard Airline
Turner Smith
Stultz
Revolution Reported in Paraguay Sparks Alarm
Buenos Ayres reports a revolution breaking out in Paraguay with indications of upheaval and rapid developments. Officials have yet to confirm full details and the situation remains tense.
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Paraguay
Buenos Ayres
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William F. Traffley
Baltimore
Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway Company
Mietlies
Frederick J. Immel
Ohio
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company
J. A. T. Hull
Judge Prouty
Hull
Prouty
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Dana Malone
Rugg
Supreme Court
Boston
Toledo
Toledo Ice and Coal Company
Ann Arbor
Taylor
Addison Swoyer
Boyertown
Thomas J. B. Rhoades
Johnson
Schinner
Hitchcock
Minnesota
Canada
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