Prosecuting Attorney George Clabber Dead by Own Hand
A Missouri prosecuting attorney, George Clabber of De Kalb County, fatally shot himself amid domestic troubles. The report also covers a Chicago address tied to a mutilated New Orleans body, a $20 million railroad bid by Brown Brothers bankers, a possible Sunnyside mine disaster, and multiple other incidents including factory fire, political abductions, oil refinery accidents, and a Fort Keogh escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clabber
de Kalb County
Multiple historical items span crimes, voyages and people in 19th century notices
Dated notices report tax sales near Wedgenville Kentucky, piano debut in Kansas City, Rouse offering a fortune for sight restoration, a New York death of a merchant prince, attempts to wreck a Burlington train near Slastings Nebraska, and a bank robbery in Plato Minnesota. Also details a dynamite burglary in Elwood Illinois, a rare brain surgery outcome in Baltimore, a planned transcontinental railroad East of Eureka California, jail breaks in Easton Massachusetts, a deputy killed in service, a concert singer’s Honolulu accident, a suicide in Denver, a British steamer Tiber thought lost off British Columbia, Powers indicted over Goebel assassination, and Alpine Gold and Silver Mining cash sale in Idaho Springs Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham J Fieatin
Wedgenville
Josef Hoffman
Kansas City
Charles Broadway
Merchant Prince
New York
Burlington Road
Slastings
Neb
William Matthews
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
Bank of Plato
Plato
Minn
Bank of Elwood
William Stark
Baltimore
Eureka
Cat
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Easton
Sherif Thomas T. Thompson
Lewis Green
Thompson
Genevra Johnstone Bishop
Oratory
Chicago
Honolulu
Sierra
Adam Leech
Denver
Leech
Rankerbocker Club
New York City
Tonsburg
B. C
Halifax
Golboro
John Powers
Powers
Kentucky
William Goebel
Alonduras
Central America
Wealth from Father Ends Barrett Tiffany's Inheritance
A newspaper summary reports Barrett Y. Tiffany, son of Charles L. Tiffany of New York, cut off with an $8,000 annual income by his father's will. The item includes various other 1900s incidents across the nation, from drownings in Antietam Creek near Hagerstown to a yacht launch and a series of accidents, crimes, and tragedies.
Murder charge tied to Welch killings shocks Missouri
Western. A. E Batson was arrested at Spithard, Missouri, charged with murdering five members of the Earl family near Welch. The report bundles a flood of incidents and notable actions from state to national politics, crimes, and disasters, including arrests, drownings, suicides, and accidents across authorities in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E Batson
Spithard
Earl
Welch
Crime Wave Strikes Kansas City Area Amid Slayings
An epidemic of crime swept the region near Kansas City as twelve hours before noon Tuesday, Edward Ratherman a Lawrence high school boy was shot dead by photographer J B Shane. In Boonville Charles Reis killed his wife, in Marshall Will Johns killed Mrs George Whitney, and in Farmington a severed human head was found with the headless body missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kan
Edward Ratherman
J. B. Shane
Boonville
Charles Reis
Marshall
Will Johns
George Whitney
Farmington, Mo
Multiple Labor and Crime Headlines From 1900s News
Private bank in Burnett Texas closes its doors. John Henry Rose hanged at Wilson North Carolina for ambush shooting of Thomas A. Farmer. Lieutenant Governor Tillman asks Roosevelt to skip sword presentation invite in South Carolina. Lena May Prendergast found murdered near Bonham Texas. Floradora Theatrical Company train wreck injures members near Eastville Virginia. Earl family murders near Welsh Louisiana with missing head of household. Steamship T H Bacon wrecked on Tennessee river. several fatalities and injuries. Galveston Court of Civil Appeals relieves city of private property seizure liability from 1900 storm. impact on city finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Westfall & Co
Burnett
Texas
John Henry Rose
Wilson
N. C
Thomas A. Farmer
Tillman
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Lena May Prendergast
Bonham
Floredora Theatrical Company
Norfolk
Wilmington
Del
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
Eastville
Earl
Welsh
T. H. Bacon
London
Kingston
Tenn
Tennessee River
Estil Hudgins
Robert Bird
Philippines
Albert Claiborne
Cook Smith
Court of Civil Appeals
Galveston
Global news brief on canal, boundary talks and shipwrecks
Colombia warns Panama Canal concession cannot be transferred to the United States without changes. Reports say Chile and Argentina eye direct boundary settlement with Col Sir Thomas Hurdich as arbitrator expert for King Edward. The steamship Knight Dominion wrecked near Katsura. all 184 aboard safe, hull a total loss. Boers attack convoy south of Klerksdorp with Imperial Yeomanry and Northumberland Fusiliers. Shanghai bankers’ commission receives 1,820,000 taels for indemnity with shares split among major powers. Germany near Shan Tung mining deal threatens British and American access.
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Colombia
Paris
Panama
America
United States
Thomas H. Hurdich
King Edward
Katsura
Klerksdorp
Transvaal
Imperial Yeomanry
Northumberland Fusiliers
Bankers’ Commission
Shanghai
Hongkong
Russia
Germany
France
England
Japan
Italy
Belgium
Austra
Holland
Spain
Cabling
Pekin
London Times
Shan- Tung
Narrow escape sea voyage ends in Halifax for Neckar crew
The Neckar carrying 1000 passengers for New York reached Halifax disabled after nine days of gale churning. A grizzly bear killed two hunters at Rivers Inlet Alaska and died from its wounds with all three bodies found nearby. President Moosevelt, following Attorney General Knox, dismissed Alaska judge Arthur B. Noses. A Nome actress Lulu Watts killed Jack Kirk by severing his head in a jealousy attack. Millions of feet of timber will be abandoned until next season due to early breakup, costing at least 10 million dollars and bankrupting many small loggers. A Mexican murder in Guadalajara shows Maximiliano Sanchez killed by a family who buried him under the floor. The United States may seek reimbursement of 72500 paid to Miss Ellen M Store and Mme Tsilka, ransom for missionaries captured on Turkish soil.
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Michael Lund
Charles Anderson
Cincinnati
Telluride
Colo
Elizabeth Howe Dale
Chiazo
Emeline
Fletcher R. Barnett
Eva Wiseman
Camargo
J. C. Crandell
United States Indian School
Taos County
New Mexico
Men
Helena
Mont
Floyd Brown
National Bank
J. W. Delay
First National Bank
Belmont
Ohio
Leavenworth
Kan
Leavenworth Street Car Company
W. Sullivan
Northwestern Academy
Evanston
UW. F. Wisk
Maj
C. E. Washburn
Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners
West Ninth Street
Maj. Washburn
William R. Benkert
United Christian Party
Conference of
Christian Patriots
Black Hawk's Watch Power
Nock Island
Benkert
Amos H. Gould
David City
Neb
Platte Valley
Bellewood
Lincoln
George Gould
Frank Gilman
Denver
D Wenke
Wausa
Lizzie
Coeur d'Alene
Mace
Idaho
Standard Mine
Captain Streeter
Chicago Lake Front
William McManners
Henry Holedihe
William Force
John S Kirk
Henry N Cooper
South Chicago Furnace Company
Oxford College
Harmilton
College
Aplington
Towa
Areeds & Mkrammer
Neckar
New York
Halifax
Rivers Inlet
Alaska
Moosevelt
Knox
Arthur B. Noses
Second
Jack Kirk
Lulu Watts
Nome
United States
Ellen M. Store
Mme. Tsilka
Turkey
Congress in Session Adjourns for Crump Memorial
Congress adjourned briefly in memory of late Rep Rosseau Crump of Michigan. Senate restored Tillman and McLaurin to the rolls but will not grant full rights pending action on South Carolina. House passed diplomatic and consular appropriation, debated consular reform, and sent Philippine tariff bill to conference amid partisan amendments. Senate censured Tillman and McLaurin for a Saturday chamber scene. passed census and irrigation measures and omnibus claims bill. House private pension bills set records. several other measures approved including lighthouses at Boston, Nebraskan land titles, and a fish station in Arkansas. The stopping bill to aid ocean mail and defense drew opening remarks from Mr Frye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Rosseau Q. Crump
Michigan
Tillman
McLaurin
Frye
South Carolina
House
Richardson
Ala
Corliss
United States
Tawoey
Minnesota
Gov. Toole
Montana
van Sant
Minority
Mgr. Clark
Wro
Boston Harbor
BR. M. G. Brown
Nebraska
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Sehies
Loud
Cal
Swanson
Payne
Frye Me B
Committee On Commerce
DHL
Graduation of Naval Academy Class May First
The National Capital awaits a May 1 graduation that will add sixty officers to the navy. Senate confirms Col F L Guenther for brigadier general. Taft says Philippine commission salaries should be raised. Roosevelt aims to end the Schley controversy with his appeal decision. Tariff concessions of 20 percent for Cuba urged if immigration laws are enacted. A House committee reports a national bureau of criminal identification. Corbin lists army officers and enlisted men to be honored for Cuba, the Philippines, and China bravery. Democrats deny changes to Wheeler speech. Republicans plan to broadcast it as campaign material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Senate
Col
F. L. Guenther
Gov. Taft
Philippine Commission
Roosevelt
Schley
Ways and Means Committee
Cuba
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Corbin
Philippines
China
Congress
Representative Wheeler
Kentuky
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Brimfield
Addison Pacey
Llino's
New Orleans
New Basin Canal
Charles ‘Tousseint
Wells Street
Brown Brothers
Brown Brothers & Co
San Francisco
Sunnyside
Red Mountain
Colorado
Gladstone
Richard Tovey
Fisher's
Oak Park Water and Electric Light Company
Oak Park
Goy Viores
Rizal
P 1
Felizardo
Cavite
Felizarde
Cainta
Muorong
Senor Ampil
Patrick O'Connell
Jeremiah Murphy
Standard Oil Company
Constable Hook
N. J
Roen Tere
T LP Brown
Chamber of Commerce
M ‘Luledo
Watson Sample
Ferris
Fort Keogh Mont
Osborn
Miller
Osborne
Watson
Sample
Miler
Jerris
Evansville
Ind
O. S. Jacoby
Consolidated Alpine Gold and Silver Mining Company
Idaho Springs
Barrett Y. Tiffany
Charles L. Tiffany
James Densmore
Roy Snatterly
Antietam Creek
Hagerstown
Meteor
Shooter’s Island
Alice Roosevelt
William Hoey
Adams Express Company
New York Supreme Court
Vincent Muessman
Grand Opera House
John Koontz
Cleveland
Berson
Jones & Laughlins’ Steel Works
Pittsburg
Edgar A Janney
Lansdowne
Philadelphia
Howard Janney
B. S. Janney, Jr. & Co
Binghamton
Mary Connor
Delaware
Henry Lacy
Amos Stirling
Henry Ivory
Chase Perry
Roy Wilson White
Law Department
University of Pennsylvania
Shidladelphia
Columbia and Port Deposit
McCall's Ferry
Leonard Robinson
Blue Point
L. 1
John I' Dan
Jessie
Leonard
Bowdour Square Hotel
Boston
Wonin
Bowdour Square Theater
Reynard
Margaret Lanier
Watson Street
Margaret Lambert
Carnegie Steel Company
Western
Attourney Deneen
Salva Guovanni
Edward Butler
Springfield
Obia
Michael Shocknesey
Bertha Shields
Ernest Wedekind
Charles Homer Anderson
Henry A Rennie
Andrew Anderson
Stillwater
Anderson
Benjamin Fallsworth
Woodstock
Amos Anderson
Adam Guenther
Burlington
Hastings
Southern
William McKkinley
Hay
Ayer
H. Burge
Macon
Coly
Salzer
Beardiess
Bari
Artower Co-Doston
Gatarrh
Iene
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
F., Pedhey
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Government of Canadas
CC. C
Gregor
Leeds
Gregory
Barbicherd
Bese
Mrs. Austin
An. U
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