Murder at Farmstead Ends in Double Slaying
Camden New Jersey August 23. Edward Horner fights barn blaze believed set to drive him from home. His wife is murdered by an ax and servant Victoria Napoli is fatally wounded. Police arrest Charles Gibson who owned two watches found on him. Mrs Horner and Napoli die in hospital.
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Camden
N. J
Edward Horner
Collinswood
Merchantville
Victoria Napoli
Charles Gibson
Horner
Philadelphia
Mrs. Horner
Root Recuperating After Farm Training Visit
New York reports Secretary of State Root is recuperating from overwork and fatigue at William Muldoon’s White Plains farm. Observers say the visit revived him and he remains in touch with affairs and President Roosevelt through his secretary who accompanies him.
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New York
Root
William Muldoon
White Plains
Muldoon
Mr. Root
Roosevelt
Tucker Seeks Divorce in Army Officer Case
Chicago Aug 23 Lieutenant Colonel W F Tucker of the U S Army pay corps will sue for divorce from his wife Mrs Dolly Logan Tucker daughter of the late Geneeeren A Logan. The officer acting first surprised social circles where it was expected Mrs Tucker would initiate proceedings.
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Chicago
W. F. Tucker
Pay Corps
United States Army
Paymaster Held Up by Highwaymen in Philadelphia
Paymaster Aukee H. Hicks of Robarg and Uptinger textile machines was robbed of a satchel containing 6000 dollars by three highwaymen in northeast Philadelphia. One robber was captured after shots were fired. the others escaped with the money. Hicks is hospitalized with a bullet wound.
Dogs in Disfavor Prompt Higher Collars Enforcement
Waco reports rising dog bite cases this summer and citizens back the city ordinance requiring collars after tax payment. The dog tax is one dollar for males and two fifty for females.
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Waco
Texas
Young Widow Murdered in Brooklyn
New York reports the murder of Lena Scham a young widow in Brooklyn. Three arrests were made and authorities pursue the case seeking further details and suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lena Scham
Brooklyn
Terrible Termination After Love and Religion Clash
In New York on August 23, Miss Eben Fiska, aged eighteen, ends a two year courtship with Joseph Palloy, age twenty one, after she refuses to marry outside her Roman Catholic faith. Palloy shoots the girl in the breast and then wounds himself. both die soon after being taken to hospital. Neighbors say both had good characters and their planned marriage was to be a social event in the Austrian quarter.
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New York
Eben Fiska
Joseph Palloy
Pallog
Ridgefield Vigilantes Tar and Feather Express Wagon Driver
In Ridgefield Connecticut on August 23 a vigilante group tarred and feathered an express wagon driver accused of pursuing a teenage girl. The masked party seized him near the railroad, stripped him, covered him in hot tar and feathers, then left him at a nearby lot. He returned home late that night as residents warned the girl’s guardians.
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Ridgefield
Conn
Vengeance Party
Attempted Blowup Targets Short Line Train Between Cripple Creek and Denver
An explosion attempt damaged the last car of the incoming Short Line passenger train at St. Peter's Dome between Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. Major McCarthy suffered a cut to his hand and several women fainted as the dynamiters fled. authorities in Denver and Cripple Creek pursue them.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
St. Peter’s Dome
Colorado Springs
McCarthy
Victoria
Denver
Dr. R. H. Harrison Announces Office Hours Bryan TX
Dr. R H Harrison announces prompt call response day or night at Emmet and Maloney s Drug Store in Bryan Texas. Office hours are 9 to 12 a m and 2 to 4 p m with office phone 66 and residence phone 313 listed.
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R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney
Bryan
Texas
Boiler Explodes on Coal Barge Patterson
In Hoboken New Jersey on Friday a boiler on the coal barge Patterson exploded. Engineer M Hopkins and six other men were killed. The barge had been at the docks several days and work was underway to prepare her for use.
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Hoboken
N. J
Patterson
M. Hopkins
Brave Little Martha Repels Burglars at Night
Eight year old Martha Reich of Mansdale Massachusetts fired twice through a door at two burglars who entered her home while her parents were away. She and her baby sister were alone when the intruders approached the front door and fled after being frightened by the pistol shots. Evidence showed the front door lock had been tampered with.
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Martha Reich
Nelson Reich
Mansdale
Martha
Philadelphia company sued for $10000 in man and wife case
Christian Wunderlich and Mina Wunderlich sue in court No 4 alleging a Philadelphia company caused tobacco juice to be spit from an upper window onto Mina Wunderlich while she stood in front of the Sixth avenue building. The incident is valued at 10000 dollars in damages.
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Phia Company
Christian Wunderlich
Mina Wunderlich
M Wunderlich
Sixth Avenue
Agnes Lake Dies Noted Circus Owner and Performer
Mme Agnes Lake once a famed horseback rider and high wire walker and the first woman circus owner in the United States died at relatives' home in Jersey City on Aug 23.
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Jersey City
N. J
Mme
Agnes Lake
Georgia Governor Ousts Railroad Commissioner Brown
Governor Hoke Smith suspended Railroad Commissioner Joseph H Brown from office effective immediately and appointed G McClendon in his place. The order cites the governor’s authority to remove a commissioner who fails to meet the office’s demands and gives no further reason for the suspension.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Joseph H. Brown
G McClendon
Four Die In Birmingham Rail Wreck Between Adger And Johns
A Birmingham Mineral railroad train wreck occurred when rails spread between Adger and Johns. Four people were killed and eight or ten were injured in the incident reported from Birmingham on August 23.
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Birmingham
Adger
Johns
Sunday Funerals Prohibited in Oakwood Cemetery
Sharon Pennsylvania August 23 Sunday burials barred at Oakwood cemetery effective immediately. City officials cited religious and operational concerns prompting the prohibition and directing funeral homes to adjust scheduling for future services.
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Sharon
Oakwood Cemetery
Syracuse Contractor John F. Gaynor Seriously Ill in Jail
Macon Ga August 23 John F Gaynor a Syracuse New York contractor convicted of complicity in Savannah frauds is critically ill in jail. He has long suffered and doctors say he cannot live long unless removed from custody. He is plagued by coughing spells and has nearly lost the use of his legs.
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Macon
John F. Gaynor
Syracuse, N. Y
Savannah
Collar Stolen From Police Dog in Bellevue
Bellevue police report a theft of a collar from a police dog. Aug 23. No further details available.
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Bellevue
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Ari le Capital
Joe B. Reed
Friend-In-Need Society
E Joe B.reed
M. H. James
Issus
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T.R. Batt
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J.D. Ganter
Practical Watchmaker
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W. Wilson
Franklin
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Smith Building
Paul M. Raysor
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