Mansfield double tragedy shocks Ohio boarding house
Robert Grace Zellnoer a church worker and her fiance Roy Shank were found dead in a Mansfield Ohio boarding house with Shank the killer and himself. The case follows a sequence of confessions in the Black Hand mystery in McKeesport Pennsylvania and other crime notes across the region.
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Robert Grace Zellnoer
Roy Shank
Mansfield
Ohio
Shank
McKeesport
Lamp
Southern Ice Exchange
Richmond
McCarthy
Richmonds
Virginia
Curtis Jackson
Voplar Bluff
Dean Norman
Roosevelt
West Indies
Festivitier
Are Roosevelt
Representative Longworth
Ethel Roosevelt
Kermit
Archibald
Quentin
Columbus
Louis
Mount Carmel
Chicago
Briefs and notices from early records mix tragedy and reform
The report lumps diverse items including a $3.27 million breach suit, mining gas explosion deaths and injuries, art society talks, railway power-house fire losses, Rockefeller family movements, church and civic affairs, a public safety overhaul proposal for Chicago, and Roosevelt era police reforms, all reflecting a chaotic snapshot of national events and local incidents.
Safer Chicago as 1200 Police Seized to Fight Crime
Chicago to undergo a thorough house cleaning with 600 new policemen immediately and 600 more in two months to uproot crime and vice. Chief Collings expects diminished danger by midsummer, as saloon licenses rise to 1000 dollars, weakening criminals and empowering reform.
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Chicago
Collings
Collins
Law and Order
Friends of Law and Order
Storm King Snow Drives Deep Winter Woes Across Regions
A sweeping winter storm, named the Storm King, blankets from Canada to the Gulf with heavy snow and rain. Illinois to Wisconsin report blizzards, New York to Maryland see deep snows, Pennsylvania faces mine suspensions, Colorado endures deadly snowslides, and thousands of cattle perish or weaken as mining and transport suffer across multiple states. Local figures list snowfall depths in cities like Helena, Duluth, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Albany, New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, while Colorado losses include fatalities at Silverton and millions in mining property swept away.
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Canada
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Missouri
Trindla
Northwest
Colorado
Silverton
Southwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Yellowstone Park
Helena
Duluth
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Springfield
Decatur
Moneaqua
Ill
Aurora
Kokomo
Ind
Albany
New York City
Buffalo
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansans City
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago brewers warn license fee hits saloons
A leading Chicago brewer says the new license fee will drive about 4,000 saloons from business, roughly half the city, with brewers losing rent from properties. Officials expect a smaller reduction, projecting about 2 million dollars more revenue to fund police protection. Chief Collins’ plan to boost night patrols mirrors Roosevelt ideas via Assistant Chief Schuettler.
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Collins
Schuettler
Chicago
Roosevelt
Tornado Wipes Out Brooklyn Miss Killing Sixty
A devastating Monday night tornado tore through Brooklyn Mississippi killing sixty people and injuring many, with about $500000 in property destroyed. A ninety mile per hour wind shattered homes tossing roofs and debris as residents slept, many trapped by wreckage.
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Brooklyn
Miss
Comical capsized boat and assorted 1910s notes
One Japanese fishing boat capsized with heavy gale. two others missing near Honolulu. Prof James Rignall Wheeler named acting dean of Columbia University’s new faculty of fine arts. Prof Kopf of Heidelberg reports a faint comet. location cabled to Harvard Observatory. Missouri railroad commission cut the O H rate between St Louis and Kansas City to 8 cents. railroads likely disregard ruling. Belasco theater in Portland sold to New York syndicate for 110000 to join western independent circuit. Philadelphia police disrupt anarchist birthday gathering for Herr Most as he spoke. W J Weir and John Whitelaway killed in wake of quarry near Rafeth, NC. involved with Wakerants Company. Cornell University President Schurman warns freshmen and sophomores to abstain at annual banquet or face expulsion. Moody announces California suit against Otis Elevator Co and 27 others for alleged antitrust violations.
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Honolulu
James Rignall Wheeler
Faculty of Fine Arts
Columbia University
New York
Kopf
Heidelberg
Germany
Harvard Observatory
Missouri Railroad Commission
St Leuis
Kansas City
Belasco
Portland
Ore
Philadelphia
W J. Weir
John Whitelaway
Agee Rock
Rafeth
N.C
Wakerants Company
Swhidhng
Schurman
Cornell University
Moody
California
Otis Elevator Company
Destructive Tornado Ravages Town Leaving Wrecked Homes
A severe tornado swept through the town, destroying every building along a sixteen mile path. The blackout left streets dark except for lanterns and candles as surgeons and volunteers moved the dead and injured to surviving structures. Reports say the storm approached from the northwest and was seen near Brooklyns before striking. Communications failed as wires went down, delaying details.
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Brooklyn
Socialists back Western Federation of Miners in Idaho case
National Socialist leaders urge labor unions to fund and morally support the accused in the murder case of ex Governor Stettenberg. Debate over legality and justice drives campaign to sway public opinion, with Eugene V Debs hinting at force to prevent executions.
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Socialist Party
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Stennenberg
Eugene V. Debs
Moyer and Haywood
Surplus Reported for Woolen Trust as Plants Grow
The annual report of President Wood of the American Woolen Company shows a surplus of 1 832 008 dollars after paying preferred dividends. A large new plant for yarn and Worsted goods was started at South Lawrence Massachusetts, and all plants are owned by the trust in fee or by stock purchase with no encumbrance.
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Wood
American Woolen Company
South Lawrence
Mass
Trust
Witness Names Admitted as Evidence in Packings Case
During direct examination Special Agent Durandt of the Commerce and Labor department in the government against Chicago beef packers Judge Humphrey ruled the names of 200 witnesses, allegedly turned over to the Justice Department by Commissioner Garfield, admissible as evidence. District Attorney Morrison stated he had 106 such items, but the judge ordered a search for more names and related correspondence.
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Durandt
Départmentrat Commerce and” Labor
Chicago
Humphrey
Department of Justice
Garfield
Morrison
Senate Debates Rates and Fortifications in Long Session
The Senate and House weighed bills on the railroad rate structure and fortifications. Amendments proposed limit corporate political contributions and expand the Interstate Commerce Commission. Key events: statehood bill moves, Isle of Pines treaty exec session, Patterson death noted, Shoshone opening extended, budgets discussed.
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Senate
Philippines
Hawaii
House
Culberson
Bailey
Messrs
Dolliver
Tillman
Patterson
Heyburn
Knox
Isle of Pinea
George R. Patterson
Pennsylvania
Washington
Lodge
Interstate, Commerce Commission
Prouty
Spooner
Wyoming
Library of Congress
Hardwick
Notes of the National Capital and Cabinet Possibilities
A digest of capital news notes including Trade through Panama without a canal. Ambassador Meyer potential cabinet plate if Taft retires. Moody probes railroad sugar rebates. house panel limits govt clerks’ salaries to 1000 for over fifty year olds. San Marino references. extradition treaty with Thaw. Lawton son named cadet at military academy. Markel bid explanation questioned. tuberculosis control directives issued by President Roosevelt for government employees.
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Panama
Meyer
Taft
Moody
House Post Office Committee
United States
Republic of San Ma‘sino
Manly Lawton
Lawton
Military Academy
Markel
Senate
Catal Zone
Roosevelt
Women sufferings and remedies urged by Pinkham
In an old column a nurse details female ailments and warns of dangerous results if untreated. The piece cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure and invites women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham, daughter-in-law of Lynn Mass.
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Lapia Ajindig
Seattle
Miss Adams
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Pacific Coast Trip Tickets Announced For Seeing America First
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Passenger Department announces round trip tickets to Pacific Coast points at 76 dollars from Chicago. Tickets are valid on fast limited trains daily June 1 to Sept 15 with stopovers and conveniences planned. The tourist movement for the coming season is expected to rise substantially over any prior years.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
America
Pacific Coast
Narrow Escape of a Trout in the River Colne
A correspondent reports shooting a flying heron at Uxbridge that was fishing in the Colne. The bird dropped a live trout nearly half a pound from its mouth. A keeper placed the fish in a water filled live-bait can, and after a short time the trout revived. It recovered and was returned to the river to heal.
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Colne
Uxbridge
London Field
Escape From Fire Sparks a Scrappy Escape
A woman awakens amid blazing flames and, with curling tongs heated by the Ore, prepares a quick escape. She mutters about mistaken assumptions before being carried down a ladder in a flutter of fear, as described in a Puck-like vignette.
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Puck
Food Helps In Management of a Railroad Man
A railroad worker describes years of indigestion from irregular meals and poor food, then credits Grape-Nuts for relief. Since using the cereal almost every meal the man reports no stomach distress and improved mental clarity, stating his old nervous troubles have disappeared.
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Postum Co
Battle Creel
Mich
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John I
Rockefeller Lit
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Tor Trine
Vanthorn
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Plymouth Congrmycaitiona
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Schoener
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John Clie
Pattsburg
Arthur Upson
Quonesota
Minnespotha
John
Rockefeller
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Moissour
Winfield
Clear Creek
Harry Winehorn
Chaffee County
Ralph Vaughn
Point Coupee Parish
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