Circling the Globe and Other Briefs From Akron to Chicago
Examiners report county treasury shortage of 755385 from Judge Pardee inquiry in Akron. Short drowning tragedy at Cormorant Lake involving Fannie King and Jordahi sisters. Navy yard incident damages on armored cruiser Maryland. Co-Operative Live Stock Company formed in Topeka with goals across major cities. Indianapolis girl Ella Van Sickle rescued after chloroform assault near railroad tracks. Baseball league standings show Chicago leading the National League with 78 wins and 40 losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pardee
Akron
Ohio
Smith
Fannie King
Nellie
Lena Jordahi
Lake Park
Minn
Cormorant Lake
Packard Company
Wallabout
Maryland
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Co-Operative Live Stock Company
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
Chicago
St Louis
Omaha
St. Joseph
National Live Stock Association
Iowa
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Ella van Sickle
Indianapolis
Po- Vice
Po- Vice Had Searched For Her All Night. the ‘van Sickle
Miss van Sirkle
Christian Workers
Northfield
Mass
Camp Northfield
A. Percy Fitt
Moody Bible Institute
Melville Trotter
Detroit
Charles II Cole
Globe National Bank
Boston
Greenfield
Nicholas Yeager
Philadelphia
Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Nashaminy Creek
Langhorne
Milton Whetstone
Citizens” National Bank
Lansford
Daniel McGeehan
Victor Miller
Pittsburg
Miller
St. Louis
Neafie & Levy Shipbuilding Company
League Island Navy Yard
Admiral Craig
James Piere
Bayonne
Piere
International Typographical Union picks Hot Springs for convention
Dispatches report Hot Springs Arkansas chosen for next year’s International Typographical Union convention. Other items note New York actor William Cahill and Chicago executive Clarence Griffith killed, and various political and crime notes from across the nation including Cuba and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
International Typographical Union
Valparaiso
Chili
John Knapp
St Louis
Charles W Knapp
St. Louis Republic
Watch Hall
R. I
William B. Cahill
New York City
Ireland
United States
Clarence FE. Griffith
Chicago
Denver
Hastings
Louisburg
Kan
McCurdy
Mary Burton
Circleville
Ohio
Columbus
Burton
Louisa
Eddie Pierson
Lima
Wapakoneta
Havana
Shere
As‘sassinate
Palma
Treasury
Nave
Eatixeca
Geile
J. Klein
Bae Ee Rm
Heerenden
Pesin'an
Taga Cael
Geifisénm’ of
Natural History
Harriman Buys Control Of Major U S Railroad
E. A Harriman takes control of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad, announced in New York. The Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Co ends a strike, 3000 workers to return. Nicholas Longworth and Alice Roosevelt reach New York after foreign wedding tour. Burglars frightened by a dog. Police suspect a large raid planned. Several fatal accidents and legal actions noted across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A Harriman
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
New York
Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Townsend Burden
Newport Palace
Pensylvania
Franklin
Patrick Barrett
Lagman
Pittsburg
J. W Miller
Giegerich
Consolidated Gas Company
South Sharon
American Sheet and Tin Company
Ajax Metal Company
Philadelphia
John W. Dickinson
Boston
South Denver National Bank
Peabody
Buffalo
James Hobertson
Jake
Charles Johnson
Wheat help shortfall to cost Nebraska farmers five million
A sweep of early 1900s events shows Nebraska farmers facing a five million dollar impact from lack of help to care for wheat. Other notes include G A R events in Minneapolis with many veterans affected, and Hazel Hazlett's death in Ohio from hiccoughing.
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Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic
Minneapolis
R. B. Brown
Ohio
Hazel Hazlett
J. J. Hazlett
Upper Sandusky
Hiccoughing
F. D. Coburn
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Garfield Park Bank
Chicago
Bt. Joseph
Jacob Weidemeyer
Toronto
Harry Steinkamp
Springfield
Cedar Point
W. H. Whiteman
Southern bank reports hundred thousand dollars theft
Berg and Wise, Nashville clothing house, filed for bankruptcy. A Salisbury leader convicted of conspiracy for lynching three blacks gets fifteen years. Abner Jones found near Hose Hill Va after Ball gang clash. Charles Smith 45 shot his wife amid blackberry dispute at Avondale W Va. A South Carolina mob killed a negro after Heyward address plea. Langtry Tex flood kills two workers as nine Southern Pacific bridges wash out. Birmingham bank teller Alex R Chisholm $100000 short. confessed after vacation, implicating brokers in speculative losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg & Wise
Nashville
Smith
South Carolina
Southern Pacific Railroad
First National Bank
Birmingham
Ala
Alex R. Chisholm
Chisholm
Atlantic City
France Forest Fire Destroys 7000 Acres Near Toulon
A massive forest fire in France scorched about 7,000 acres near Toulon, with flames spreading from near Puogetville and Pignans. Reports from London claim Pope Pius X health remains stable amid unfounded gout fears, while Isadora Duncan reportedly wed Craig in a private Berlin cable. Simultaneous attacks by Russian terrorists hit police and soldiers in Polish cities, causing many deaths. A Daily Mail Aden correspondent notes Mad Mellaly raids Somaliland border, 1,000 Barsharon tribespeople displaced, and 10,000 camels captured. Grand Duke Nicholas narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during army maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Toulon
Puogetville
Pignans
London
Pius X
Isadora Duncan
Craig
Ellen Terry
Berlin
Pee
Pers
Aden
Tha
Daily Mail
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Citar
Council of Defense
Imperial Guard
Naval Liaison Sends Silk Ensign to Wilkes
The Florentine section of the American Navy League has sent a silk ensign to the American torpedo boat Wilkes. The United States has secured most of the gold on the London market, about 2,500,000 dollars, paying 2 cents in advance. Reports indicate 30 to 50 Mexican laborers and bystanders were killed at Chihuahua amid a chaotic transfer of a car for Robinson mine at Ran Eulalia. Labrador mail boat notes fishing season the worst in twenty years due to Labrador catch failures. American half-?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florentine
American Navy League
Wilkes
United States
London
Chihuahua
Mexico
Hobinson
Ran Eulalia
Labrador Mail
Labrador
Earthquake Devastates Valparaiso Amid San Francisco Links
A powerful quake disrupted Valparaiso with fires and widespread destruction. Reports say hundreds killed or injured as aftershocks hit the city and nearby islands. Dispatches note similarities to San Francisco risks and ongoing fears of storms allied to seismic events. Kingstown and St Lucia also felt shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparalso.s
Gity
Garth
Lisbon
Lopdan
Algo
Jras
Cordillera de Los Abies
Chie
Argentina
Kingstown
St. Vincent
St. Lucia
Afty
Valparaiso
San Francisco
California
Valparaiso Port and City of Chilean Harbor Fortifications
Valparaiso is described as a fortified South American seaport on a large Pacific bay, the capital of a province, with rail connections to Santiago. The text covers its bayside geography, hills, districts Nuevo Malecon and Gran Avenida, urban centers like Almedras, Puerto, and harbor defenses. It notes a 1899 tidal wave wrecking institutions, and outlines the port’s role as a steamship terminus, trade hub, and center for grain, lumber, and general goods with rising activity, plus recent commodity price shifts and bank clearings. Additional economic summaries from Bradstreet’s and notes on retail trade, weather effects, and crop conditions are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Chill
South America
Pacific Ocean
Santiago
Bay of
Nuevo Malecon
Gran Avenida
National Theater
Puerto
Ar Port
Raite
Ose
Museums of Natural History
Hydrographic Bureau
Magellan
South
Miliana
Ata
Historic grain and cattle prices fetch wide range
A jumbled OCR listing from multiple markets shows prices for tea, meats, butter, and grains. Entries reference Cincinnati and Milwaukee markets with cattle, hogs, sheep, wheat, corn, and oats quoted in varied ranges, indicating a period livestock and commodity trading summary with inconsistent spellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
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Addison Pacey
Illinois
Broad Street
Elizabeth
N. J
James Warren Tufts
James Tufts
University of Chicago
Monson
Mount Bunyon
Kipngiro Matsukata
Naval Academy Hospital
Annapolis
Academy
Government of Japan
Supreme Court of Arizona
Pereitnys
Terminal Island
Cal
Old Settlers
Oskalogsa
Elias McClenny
Rite
Thomas F. Cole
Duluth
Lake Superior Mining Institute
J. W. Amberg
Harry Stevens
Stephen J. Rostka
Carrie Anderson
Eastland
South Haven
Somerdale
Tony Brand
Charles Anthony
Deitz & Co
Neb
Faulkner
E. E. Drake
Elkhart County
Indiana National Bank
Goshen
Shoshone Dam
Wyoming
Bridgeport
Winfield
Frank Cochran
Shorty” Myers
Cochran
Krueger
Fort Scott
J. B. Cox
Blackwell
Okla
England
Bertha Lee
Como Park
Superior
Wis
Henry B. Smith
F. E. Smith
Imboden
Hill
Denver Cavings
Ralph W. Smith
Colorado Board of Pardons
Dr. G of Holder
Ben Seward
Steward
Cal Steward
W. R. Day
United States Supreme Court
John W. Daniel
Virginia
McKinley
State House
Laflin & Rand
Fontanet
Ind
Frank Hamilton
Olin P. Farr
Livingston
Mont
McRae
Farr
Citizens’ Bank
W. W Williams
Georgia Bank
Jennie Gross
Cleveland
Siegelstein
Robert Kennett
Baltimore and Ohio
Wilmington
Board of Equalization
Butte
W. A. Clark
San Pedro
United Verde
Frank E. Grimes
Shite
Sam
Grimes
Bat
Indian Territory
de George Merritt
Cedar
I. T
Joplin
Merritt
Southern
Estee
Eny
Iad
United. States
Spain
Bradstreet’s
Tase
Secor
Cesson
Atlantic States
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