Street duel turns deadly in Yazoo City and more
In Yazoo City T A Kelly is killed and Doyle Dorsey dies later after a duel with editor R F Birdsall and two Kelly brothers. An explosion at Rocks Hill Conn kills Mary Rowe and her son Wilbur, while daughter Cora suffers fevers and burns. Other items note legal cases involving Lena Lillie and Tillie, Purcell failure asset details in Cincinnati, Knapp’s trial in Indianapolis, and Chinese gambling house arrests. Baseball standings for National and American Leagues are listed with team records.
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Yazoo City
Miss
T. A and
E. M. Kelly
R. F. Birdsall
The
Yazoo Sentinel
Infew. Gibbs
Doyle Dorsey
T A. Kelly
Edward L. Rowe
Rocks
Mary Rowe
Wilbur
Cora
Juson Slivaro
Nebraska
Lena Lillie Goth
Butler County
Tillie
Purcell
Cincinnati
John B. Mannix
Wie
Alfred A. Knapp
Indianapolis
Bluebeard
Hamilton
Obw
Knapp
Hannah Goddard Knapp
Koaapp
Hhis
Honesitu
Wodrews
Pemut
Paka Poo
Andrews
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
S. Lows
Washington
Brevities from the era of vast news strands
A roundup of disparate items notes labor unrest in Greenock and political moves in Amherst, legal actions in Cincinnati, corporate deals in Canada, and the death of a Ugandan monarch. The report touches strikes, international affairs, a Texas merger, and a span of local misfortunes including theatre fires in Hamilton and Pittsburgh with heavy losses and injuries.
Hartland paper fire cuts Hartland plan loss set at fifty thousand
Eastern newspapers report a blaze destroying The Hartland Paper Company's Middleport plant in New York with estimated damages of 50 000 dollars. Governors and lawmakers react as unions face militia restrictions and a subway strike settles pending arbitration. Other items include suffrage rejection in Connecticut, philanthropic gifts for a Concord church, a fatal accidental gun discharge in Baldwinsville, and various political and legal notes across the region.
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Hartlan Paper Company
Middleport
N. Y
Gov
Odell
New York
Connecticut
House of Representatives
Mary Baker - Eddy
SUU
Saratoga
Greene Gross
Mount Washington
Wabash Road
Pennsylvania
Protestant Episcopal Church
Charles W. Sherrerd
Scranton
Rensselaer Institute
Tro
Fire destroys San Francisco mill in large loss
The American Milling Company building in San Francisco, a four story brick facility owned by Charles Saumeister, was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 100,000 dollars. The report also notes other incidents including a mob confrontation in Fremont and various legal and political outcomes.
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Quincy
Billiett
San Francisco
American Milling Company
Charles Saumeister
Fremont
Ohio
Otto Mischke
Albert Gommell
Mason
St. Louis
Rock Island
T. F Ifunt
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
H. E. Morean
Helena
Mont
Baltimore
Druid Hill Park
William Cole
Dimmick
Farmers’ Bank
Olio City
McConnell
Albert Alonzo Ames
Minneapolis
Central
George Bell
Bell
Government to Demonstrate Alkali Land Reclamation in Yakima
The Agricultural Department plans field demonstrations in Yakima valley Washington showing that thousands of acres of alkali soil can be reclaimed within two years to yield valuable farmland. Similar programs will be rolled out in other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
United States
Yakima Valley
Washington
Multiple Saffron set of events in 1920s era summary
The report details several incidents: a large factory fire at Southern Sewer Pipe in North Birmingham with about 150000 dollars loss and 75000 dollars insured. armed men force a negro rural mail carrier near Gallatin Tennessee to resign. possible government shutdown of that route. The Clyde line Saginaw sinks after collision with Dominion liner Hamilton off Virginia coast, with over twenty deaths. Kentucky solicitor Walter S Bronston dies by accidental self-inflicted gunshot in Lexington. Chief of Police Austin reports turf investor E J Arnold arrested in St Louis. Rev Frederick C Wellner acquitted of murdering James Hatfield in Kirby Knob Kentucky. insurance fraud allegations cited.
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Grand Valley
Colorado
St. Louis
NW McLeod
EL 8
Lawis
Polk O
Teddy
Jo Bert Souder
Jad
Walamidzoo
He Olor
Gaabsbars
Hevang
Foe Kaleht
Lucinda Dusenbuary
Osxon Meluin
Qiotha
Nebo
Mra
Knight
T C. Dupont
Wilmington del
E IT
Dupont
de Namours & Co
San Francisco
Powder Companies
California
Dexay, Morrison
Mors Gotan
Ildorado
Nau
Supreme Court
Tral Court
Seattle
Valdes
Otter
Alaska
Vindisestoh
Robert VO Heartman
Oomustey
Cencrade School of Mines
Dbondo
Dearwon
Kansas State
Lopeha
York
Janea Jo Dee
Toneoda
Robbies
Hurringeton
Shanses City
Kansas City
Mexicoo
Owent
Cantrell
Donnell
Frank S. Powell
St. Lous
Phineas Ballard
First National Bank
Charlotte, Mich
Southern Sewer Pipe Company
North Birmingham
Ala
Gallatin
Tenn
Virginia
Clyde Line
Saginaw
Dominion
Hamilton
Walter S. Bronston
Kentucky
Lesington
Richmond
C. W . Austin
Birmingham
Mathew Keily
St Louis
E. J. Arnold
Keily
Arnold
Get Rich Quick
Frederick C. Wellner
James F. Hatfield
Kirby Knob
Wellner
Miltonville
Ohio
Hatfield
Turbulent Near Abroad Conflicts Reported Across Regions
A chaotic dispatch cites heavy bombardments by Kua sians, river fortifications, and renewed Turkish revolts in Europe. US resistance appears poised to mount as naval movements and troop actions increase. Meanwhile, Moros in Mindanao resist and fall to Captain Pershing's forces as allies seek arbitration at The Hague under Bowen.
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Kronstadt
St Petersburg
Pershing
Atmanaragane
Taran
Lake Dango
Mindanan
Washington
Bowen
Venezuela
Hague Tribunal For Arbitration
Trade unrest and political shifts across late empire era events
A broad review notes labor unrest in major industries, post office leadership changes, and officials across regions. It mentions deaths in Ottawa, changes in Porto Rico leadership, a Philippine force pay raise for married officers, and Montreal library funding disputes alongside a fatal Canadian Pacific derailment and a man’s 35-year global search for his daughters.
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Dan
Hasina
Cuba
Washington
Sao Og
Payne
A Wo Machen
M Co Fosnes
T David Mills
Supreme Court
Laurel
Ottawa
Willie Sweet
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Porto Rico
James S Tarlan
Wie
Sweet
Philippine Commission
Montreal
Andrew Carnegie
Canadian Pacific
Port Arthur
Simon Jacobs
St. Joseph
Jacobs
New York City
Infernal dynamite plot foiled to stop Umbria voyage
A New York investigation thwarted a Mafia plan to blow up the Atlantic liner Umbria with 100 pounds of dynamite hidden in a box found on the Cunard pier. Detectives seized and destroyed the device before the ship sailed, prompting warnings of a wider scheme against English steamers.
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New York
Umbria
McCarthy
Farley
Cunard
McClusky
Gleason
Captain Watson
Mr Floyd
Dutton
Doutton
Firret Colin
Farmer's Wife Fights Bull to Save Husband Near Flanders
Mrs James Morton, living near Flanders No Jo, stood guard for an hour as a dehorned bull attacked her husband. Using a pitchfork she repeatedly struck the animal until the bull fled when neighbors arrived. Morton suffered severe head and chest injuries, several ribs broken.
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Mra James Morton
Flanders
Mra Morton
Hin St
Tebf
Merton Agai
Merton
Miro Merton
Big Ottawa Fire Leaves 2000 Homeless and Major Loss
A massive blaze in Ottawa destroyed two houses and damaged property, leaving about 2000 people homeless and up to 5000000 in losses. The fire spread along the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway area, with 10 to 15 million feet of lumber burned. No lives were known lost though water pipes failed and fire response lagged before water reached the scene. Montreal sent aid though it was not needed and the military assisted civil authorities.
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Ottawa
Ottawa and
Parry Sound
Albert
Canadian Pacific
Prescott
Third Avenue
Montreal
Barricaded Capuchins Seized in Marseilles Monastery
Police stormed the Capuchin monastery in Marseilles arresting friars and sympathizers inside. W H Pope, Philippine Islands judge, resigns due to ill health and will return to Santa Fe. Miss Virginia Evans, daughter of Rear Admiral Evans, wed Harold Sewall in Tokio with a reception at the British Legation.
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Capuchins
Marseilles
W. H. Pope
Court of First Instance of the
Philippine Islands
Santa Fe
N. M
Virginia Evans
Evans
Harold Sewall
Boston
Tokio
Japan
Trade and Industry Report Shows Mixed US Economic Tone
The report notes strong activity in leading cities and heavy industrial demand, with rail and iron sectors busy. Wheat markets sag due to southwest damage but await vast winter wheat crops, while weather across the west slows farming and building. Western rail earnings rise. northern stocks remain light as prices edge up on limited supplies.
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New York
White Pine
R. G. Dun & Co
Connellsville
Bessemer
Valley Furnace
Chicago
Great Lakes
Western Railways
Southwest
Market prices across cities for cattle hogs sheep wheat and more
Chicago to New York markets list grain and livestock rates with per unit ranges. Cattle hogs sheep and grain prices vary by city including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York, with values in dollars cents and refe rence to No 2 grades and creamery butter and eggs quoted.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Corm
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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Shollenbarger Brothers
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John Mills
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Mount Ranier National Park
Manneapelia
Puritan
Philadilphia
Me Call Association
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Harris Ho Parkhurst
JoVo Barwell
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Salvation Army
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John Bo Wades
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Frank F. Moores
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Jobo Crocker
Waler Acres
Agitha Keena
William Eastley
John Henry
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Galvin
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