Fire destroys marble works for McKinley mausoleum
Fine marble carved for the McKinley mausoleum in Canton, Ohio by Maltby and Sons in Buffalo was ruined by a fire that did not delay completion. Other items include Ball brothers rescued from a drifting Alaskan launch after a week at sea and a clash at a Buffalo freight house where striker arrests occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Maltby
J . Tuohy
George W Wickline
Owen Miller
Indianapolis
Red Cross relief funds and wartime notices mix with obits
Disjointed English snippet outlines Red Cross contributions totaling 320000 for China relief, a murder case in New York, a fire death in a hotel, and various court and civic notices. Includes references to Vicksburg siege memorials and Minnesota Mississippi state officials.
Multiple national incidents raise concern over industry and crime
Judge George Gray resigns from Mutual Life board on April 20. Abe Hummel begins one year prison term. Martin Jones identified after trolley jump that killed him in Hainsport. Rail interests clash over rail quality and fares. Ammonia explosions, fires, and verdicts span New York to Nebraska. Mrs McKinley paralyzed. Orrin Potter dies. various accidents, legal cases, and labor disputes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gray
Delaware
Mutual Life Board
Abe Hummel
New York
Hainsport
Martin Jones
Reading
Bank Robbery and Stamp Theft Reported in 2 Cities
Robbers cracked the Waynebagally Nebraska bank safe stealing about £1200 while Pasadena California witnesses a safe opened by robbers with £14000 in unbroken stamp packages. The report notes a church meeting price change in Ashland and cites court actions in Kansas City and Terre Haute.
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Waynebagally
Neb
Pasadena
Cal
West Wicconsin
DP Episcopal Church
Ashland
Kansas City
Court of Epents
Yal
Wreck of Southern Pacific Train No 20 Near Los Angeles
Report details a Southern Pacific coast line wreck at West Glendale ten miles north of Los Angeles with one dead and twenty two injured. It names Edwin IL Conger former ambassador to Mexico who died in Pasadena after long illness.
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West Glendale
Los Angeles
Cal
Edwin IL Conger
Pasadena
Mexico
Condi
Tulsa
T.T. Haskell B. Palley
Dr. Pettus
Sigator Pettus
Yabama
Oklahood
Castret Court
Council Bluffs
Crowe
St Anthons
Youngstown
Ohio
Supreme Court
Halliday
San Francisco
Dania
Japan
United States
Victoria
Sesookien
Taki Kaijoro
Former Judge Hargis Acquitted in Lexington Murder Case
Former Judge James Hargis was found not guilty in Lexington Kentucky of murdering Thomas Cockrill after a prolonged deliberation. A separate Georgia mob killed a black man and his mother, plus three others, and wounded seven during an incident sparked by an escapee attempting to assault a white woman. In Atlanta the Brotherhood convened denouncing Speaker Cannon and opposing his bid for reelection.
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Armour
Chicago
William McKinley
Widlow
Canton Ole
Orrin W Potter
United States
City of
Huntington
Nunington
Ohio
United Tjailroads
San Francisco
Akron
Bedford
Cleveland
Harvey Niponsen
Alliance
Neb
Roy Maynard
Roy St. Barnes
Blackey
Lfe
Tralin
Bellefontains
Maynard
Roy S. Barnes
J C Bartles
Bartles On Company
St. Paul
Mion
Standard Oil Company
E. R. Brown
Ravenna
St Louis
Lima
Knowles
Company A
Twenty Fifth Infantry
B Mackho
Fort Reno
Oklo
Fort Sill
Phio
R 1
Johnson
Wise
Christopher Kins
Galen Oho
Louis Ritchie
Lafayette Park
Emma Kauffman
Smith
Sioux Falls
Moody County
Flandreau
James Hargis
Thomas Cockrill
Lexington
Georgia
Atlanta
National Convention
the Brotherhood of Haiway Traismen
Cannon
National House of Representatives
Uruguays Senate approves fall of death penalty ban
The Uruguayan Senate votes to abolish the death penalty even for military cases signaling a major legal reform. Japan mourns Gen Lake Wright resignation as ambassador amid editorials expressing regret for his short tenure. A London music hall owner faces a rejected engagement offer from Evelyn. Odessa police chief and two detectives killed in a central bureau blast with seven others injured. A Sydney dispatch says a hurricane and tidal wave hit the Carohoe Islands on April 30 causing immense property damage and 20 fatalities.
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Uruguay
Senate
Gen Lake Wright
Japan
Asahi
Evelyn
Odessa
Russia
Central Police Bureau
Sydney
N. S W
Carohoe Islands
Yellow fever in Havana prompts health alert case two this year
The report notes a second Havana yellow fever case this year and warns of rising health concerns as authorities trace the outbreak and possible spread to nearby populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Edwin Hurd Conger Dies in Pasadena After Illness
Former minister to China Edwin Hurd Conger died at his Pasadena home on a Saturday. Born March 7, 1843 in Galesburg, he served as soldier, lawyer, banker, congressman, minister to Brazil and China, and ambassador to Mexico. He fought in the Civil War, later headed a commercial treaty delegation with China, and died with family at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hurd Conger
China
Pasadena
Cal
Conger
Galesburg
Old Lombard University
Albany Law School
McKinley
Union
Illinois
Harrison
Sherman
Dexter
Iowa
Congress
Brazil
Peking
United States
Mexico
Roosevelt letter rebuts Cronin on public school teaching
President Roosevelt challenges Dr Cronin's claim that physical defects align with large families. He cites Massachusetts birth statistics and athlete family sizes to argue birth rates stay below death rates, and warns against articles that promote birth prevention and selfish social policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Roosevelt
Shaw
Review of Reviews
Massachusetts
Bond Theft Details Reveal $800,000 Value Stolen
Investigation shows bonds worth not less than $800,000 were stolen from the Trust Company of America. Loan Clerk Douglass and broker Denner planned the heist, with Douglass concealing $500,000 for easy access. About $200,000 cash and loaned collateral were raised, and $165,000 paid to recover bonds. Loss pegged at $140,000 after accounting for a $25,000 clerk bond. A Boston connection was suspected but not proven.
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Trust Company of America
Douglass
Denner
Trust Company
Boston
Curious Biographies From An Eccentric Page
A string of odd profiles includes Justice Moody described as a blond bachelor, 16 year old Kent youth Watts at 373 pounds, Theodore Gill cited as top authority on fishes earning $1 monthly, Vienna public executioner Lang with a heavy watch, Dublin MP Nannetti as Freeman’s Journal foreman, actor Trollope quitting the stage for priesthood, Chief Appah of the Utes blaming Leupp for policy and a remark about Congress making laws with a counterclaim from an unnamed chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Moody
United States Supreme Court
Charles Law Watts
Kent
England
Theodore Gill
United States
Joseph Lang
Vienna
J. P. Nannetti
M P
College
Dublin
Freeman‘s Journal
George Trollope
Appah
The
Utes
Leupp
Congress
Dr Williams Pink Pills Popular Nerve Tonic Boosts Vitality
Fragmented testimonial notes Chelsea reader recovering from weakness and indigestion after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Letter touts nerve and blood benefits, urges others to request pamphlets, with pricing and mail order details.
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Apa
Pripren
Fourny
Jeres
Chelsea
Maas
Dr. Williams
Wileliam
Dr Williams
Aks Scherectadr
N.Y
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Brimfield
Addison Pacey
Board of Pardons
James B. Gentry
Eastern
Philadelphia
Madge W Yorke
Gentry
Cincinnati
Phildelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Detroit
Boston New York
Washington
American Association
Kansasity
St Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee Minneapolis
Toledo
Lousville HM
Fein
Wearteen
Tinedo
Des Moines
Omaha
Sigur Qaty
Denver
Pueblo
Red Cross
Carlo Cinsdt
Tthara
Ely
Tonga
Porzi
Nuburt
Wong Alfemse
Mele
Oan
Omer Bern
Tay Euton
F J Short
Annie
George A
Clinton
Montesa
Corum
Tyre
Hoyt
Philip Schwarty
Sarees
Eres
Minnesota
Vicksburg
Grav Ornors Johnson
Vardaman
Mississippi
Railroad Gazette
United States Steel Corporation
National Association of Manufacturers
Carnegie Steel Company
Bishop Berry
Methodist Episcopal Church of Buffalo
Epworth League
Buffalo and
Cleveland Express
Little Falls
Masten & Wells
Newton Upper Falls
Helen Fairbain
Annie Elvin
Kate Gormley
Percy Marden
Vic Maloney
Catherine Walker Duryea
William Duryea
Glencoven
New York City
Mendddssohn
Music Company
Toston
Providence
Greensburg
Catherine New
Newark City
Joseph Neil
Greenwich Cone
Wheeler
Eliza Furnace
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company, Ltd
Hazelwood
Ettaburg
Washington Park
Washington Park Natatorium
Edward Schwartz
Jacob Goldstein
Benjamin Goldstaff
Sears
Isadore Evinard
Distric Attorney R Office
General Assembly
Presbyterman Church
Anti Saloon League
Coshocton
James Lingafelter
Fitzgibbns
Bison
Gustave Owen
Paul Minnetra
Olson
Wis
Burne
Fay Two Cadeta
Bleen Military Academsy
Fort Blees
Macon
Academy
Ennion Pace Coal Company
Nine Oat Cumberland Way
Warns FE Mason
East Hosh
Tle
Coege
Southern
E. H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Lee Shubert
Census Bureau
Herbert Knox Smith
Nova Scotia
Edwin H. Conger
H. Conger
Omi
Williams
Carters
ITES
Iada
Dominion
Intinues
Ottawa
Canada
W. D. Scott
C J. Broughton
Quincy Building
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