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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
3
Jno E Mundy, identified as a suspect in a wife murder, has been a fugitive from Toledo Ohio. Authorities report Mundy’s escape status and ongoing pursuit as they seek to apprehend him. The case draws local and regional attention as investigators pursue leads and await formal charges.
John E. Mundy alias Dell Lewis, accused wife-murderer and Toledo fugitive for eight years, was arrested near the world’s fair site by Sergt. Henry Meyer. He admitted the Toledo murder charge and gave a version of events linking his wife’s death in 1893 to an accidental choking incident during a quarrel. Mundy, a carpenter, buried the body under a floor after taking the couple’s children to Michigan. He had escaped Toledo jail with other prisoners and lived in St. Louis under the alias Dell Lewis until his capture. He will be returned to Toledo for trial. Meyer is to receive a $250 reward.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. The ad promises relief from symptoms and urges readers to purchase at a price of 25 cents.
Harry Gay was acquitted at a preliminary hearing in Muscatine Iowa on charges he murdered Arthur Meade in West Liberty. An alibi and a confirmed double saved him after investigators pressed the case with masked identification. A reward of 800 dollars, including citizen contributions, supported the hunt.
Robert Neill of Los Angeles reports a draft of 10250 dollars was stolen from his stateroom on Wednesday aboard the steamer Germanic. No trace of the thief has been found.
Kansas City singer Elizabeth Parkinson, famed in Europe, may perform at Convention Hall. Board president Fred Doggle first proposed the idea, with director A E Stilwell offering to meet Parkinson in Paris or London to arrange details. Parkinson replies from Paris May 28 1903 expressing interest but unclear timing while awaiting Stilwell’s plans.
Acting governor of Arizona requests federal troops to move from Fort Grant and Fort Huachuca to Morenci in Graham County to quell an impending riot tied to a 3000 miner strike. Strikers are described as armed and led by professional agitators with militia actions deemed insufficient.
Governor Bailey denounces U S pension commissioner Eugene F Ware for blocking a petition to aid Kansas flood victims in the pension bureau. He asserts widespread suffering in the Kaw valley and that Kansas cannot properly care for the destitute. A formal statement from Bailey is planned for tomorrow.
Deadwood June 12 Captain Seth Bullock has given six pair of handmade silver mounted cowboy spurs to Archie Roosevelt third son of the president The spurs were procured by Edward McDonald mayor of Deadwood and bear artistic detailing The boy often rode with Bullock when he was in Washington
Michigan City June 13 William Jackson and Ora Copenhaver were hanged at the state prison for separate murders. Copenhaver killed his wife in Indianapolis, while Jackson murdered Allen Blenkenship, a Black guard in Booneville, and robbed him of $30.
Louisville man Henry Watterson writes in the Courier Journal discussing presidential possibilities and spotlighting Circuit Attorney Folk of St. Louis. He weighs Folk's rise amid Missouri politics, corruption revelations, and speculates on his future role in national affairs.
St Louis June 10 The artisans building fair structures threaten a strike over pay. Electric wire stringers seek an extra dollar a day, raising fears of delays as management, backed by the building trades council, vows to resist.
General Matos and allied Venezuelan generals have returned to Willemstad Curacao as the revolution against President Castro ends. The movement is effectively concluded with their return.
General Alexander McDowell McCook, famed Civil War officer and member of the Fighting McCooks, died at 72 from paralysis in Dayton after visiting his daughter. He served at Shiloh Perryville and Chickamauga, led the Cumberland army, and later held a diplomatic and military roles. He was the only West Pointer among the McCooks. His widow and ten daughters were at his bedside.
Sister of Marcum Testifies Jett admitted firing at the courthouse. Witnesses recount White signaling Jett before the shot and Ewen’s earlier statements. Mrs Johnson confirms Jett’s confession claiming Gis’ money compelled the act and that Jett planned to flee the country.
President and Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt will travel to Oyster Bay on June 25 and stay through the summer. The President will speak on July 4 at a local celebration. Roosevelt children Ethel Archibald and Quentin left for Oyster Bay in charge of two White House servants, with Theodore and Lermit to follow from Groton, Mass. The Oyster Bay house is prepared for the family.
Pittsburg Pa June 10 The number of men locked out by the building trades strike rose to 8500 and may treble by week’s end. Builders league says 70000 men could be out, 50 million dollars in contracts affected and nearly 200000 dollars daily in salaries lost.
Snow fell today in all parts of Colorado except Luisa valley. Heavy snowfall affected Laveta Tennessee Marshall and other mountain passes as well as Leadville and Cripple Creek mining districts. The Arkansas River rose high and washed out railroad ducks at several locations.
A black man in Fort Valley killed by a Black assailant is reported as lynched tonight in Macon Georgia. The crime involves Cape Wains law, son of a well known attorney, and follows a murder earlier today in Fort Valley.
Former Wichita mayor L. M. Cox was arrested on two warrants sworn by city clerk Jessie Leland charging him with forgery and embezzling 2658.40 belonging to the city.
Extreme heat taxes infants digestive power and may render them weak. A featured children’s tonic, White's Cream Verminage, is advertised to stimulate digestion and make babies strong and active. Sold by Tucker's Drag Store.
Justice Harlan argues in Osaki Maukichi Hawaii v. United States that embracing the majority’s territorial rule would allow conquest or treaty to yield new dependencies under U S control. He warns this would erode republican liberty, turn inhabitants into subjects, and graft a colonial system onto American constitutional work.
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