Outlaw Musgrove Captured After Long Chase
George Musgrove, a famed southwest outlaw and Musgrove gang leader, was arrested in El Paso by post office inspector Doran after weeks on the trail. The gang robbed Fort Sumner and Revuelto, killed a boy at Fort Sumner, and other robberies across New Mexico. A letter to a Oklahoma sweetheart led to his capture. his gang hid for months after Tom Ketchum’s execution. A late report notes the arrests of Wit Neill, J. Cook, and Joe Roberts on Blue River. they are Musgrove gang members.
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el Paso
Tex
George Musgrove
Southwest
Musgrove
Post Office
Doran
Denver
Fort Sumner
N. M
Revuelto
Tucumeari
N. M. Musgrove
Oklahoma
Mescolro
Mountain Fastness
Otero
Tom Ketchum
Clayton
New Mexico
Capitan Mountains
Wit. Neill
J. Cook
Joe Roberts
Blue River
Clifton
John Parks
Musgrove Band
German Vessels May Have Carried Arms to Rebels
Manila American reports credible reasons to believe a German flag vessel landed Mauser rifles for insurgents off Batangas after hovering near Mindoro. About 1,400 rifles with ammunition were unloaded in seventieth cases, attracting $50 gold per weapon to insurgent commanders amid local recruiting stations and easy purchase in Germany and Japan.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Manila American
Batangas
Mindoro
Manila
Germany
Japan
Nebraska Posse Closes In On Two Tramps
Tecumseh Neb March 5 A mounted sheriff posse messenger reports the two tramps who attacked the Goldaby girl Monday night are closely pursued and likely to be captured by night In the same item an advertisement notes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy for pulmonary troubles croup and whooping cough with prices 25 and 50 cents.
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Tecumseh, Neb
Sheriff's Posse
Goldaby
Tecumseh
Ballard
H. L. Tucker
Boys and Their Bringing Up
A moral piece from Christian Herald on raising boys with home guidance. Emphasizes family influence over clothes or school, urging mothers to assign chores, supervise play, and instill courtesy and obedience. Highlights dangers of street time, respect for authority, and the impact of manners on future success.
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Lees
Sona
New England
Christian Herald
To Ask Carnegie's Aid for Newspaper Home
Washington March 6 Henry Watterson editor and lecturer en route to Annapolis will urge Andrew Carnegie to aid a home for aged and worn out newspaper workers. With Col McClure and Charles Emory Smith they plan to seek funds as about $125,000 has been raised and eighty acres at Orange New Jersey secured for the home to provide library and rest for veterans plus vacations rather than an exclusive facility.
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Washington
Henry Watterson
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Watterson
Col. McClure
Charles Emory Smith
Andrew Carnegie
Orange
N. J
Prof McCook Highlights Health of Hobos Over Society
The expert on tramp habits notes that the average hobo tends to better health and longer life than conventional citizens despite irregular livelihoods and hardships, citing insights from Trinity College's John McCook and drawing comparisons to Josiah Flynt.
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John McCook
Trinity College
Josiah Flynt
Texas Fugitive Caught In Lost Identity Case
J A Alexander alias James Huddleston, wanted for a Texas counterfeiting conviction and 11 year sentence, was arrested in Casa Arkansas by U S Marshal John McClure and is to be sent to Paris Texas for extradition and final conviction. He had posed as a respected citizen, masking a long crime history and large bonds.
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Little Rock
Ark
Casa
Paris
Tex
United States
John McClure
J. A. Alexander
Texas
Alexander
James Huddleston
Haddleston
Decoine
Sheriff White
Lincoln Letter Found in Rubbish in New York
A torn Lincoln letter dated November 21 1804 is found among rubbish on Broadway near the post office. The postscript shows Mr A Liston signing as Abraham Lincoln. The text pleads for Mrs Bixby Boston over five sons lost in war and speaks of the Republic and freedom. The piece also notes German settlers and a Saxon wedding custom in Lockwood, with a messenger riding in on a charger inviting guests.
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New York
Abraham Lincoln
Broadway
Executive Mansion
Washington
Republic
A. Liston
Dade County
Dooley
Germany
Lockwood
Saxony
Oliver Bradford Killed By Rock Island Train
Oliver Bradford an 11 year old boy was killed near Cameron Cameroun Missouri when he and other students boarded a northbound Rock Island freight at Cherry street station and Oliver fell while attempting to jump off the moving car ladder at noon.
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Cameroun
Oliver Bradford
Rock Island
Cherry Street
Oliver
C with a Tail: Cascarets Candy Cathartic Trade Mark
The light blue enamel box shows the C with a tail and the letters C.C.C. Each tablet bears the C.C.C. mark. Sold widely by druggists, not available in desk drawers.
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Cascarets Candy Cathartic
C.C.C
Special Excursion to Northwest Territory by Rail
Every day during March and April the Mo Pacific Co will sell one way colonist tickets to Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and Wyoming at about one half the regular tariff rates. Double daily train service from Kansas City. Call on or address.
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Mo, Pacific Co
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Kansas City
Cruel Torture Case Involving Marines to Stand Trial
Manila reports Major Little ton W Lawler and Lieut John Day of the marine corps face March 17 trial on charges of executing Samar natives without trial. Details describe a native fed to a tree and shot in stages, with the fourth day ending in death. Allies cite loss of mind due to hardships in Samar.
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Manila
Littleton W. Lawler
John Day
Marine Corps Rin
Samar
Dakota's Expensive Cat Dispute Reaches State Circuit Court
Sioux Falls reports a cat ownership battle that began with Ole Finstad and wife lending the animal to Mrs. Lewis to curb rats. When the cat vanished, Finstad was assaulted during a retry, costs mounting to the county and possibly thousands as the circuit court now reviews the case. Ex Governor Upham relays a tale about two lumber deals and a gypsy fortune teller, noting a land syndicate later resold land for nearly double the original offer.
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Sioux Falls
Lowawall
Ole Finstad
Upham
Wisconsin
Uphan
Washington Post
Giant granite pillar to rise 60 feet in Hall of Records
New York reports a monster pillar of granite, the largest solid stone quarried for building, to be swung into place sixty feet above ground at the half finished Hall of Records on Chambers and Center streets. The stone measures 46 feet by four by two feet and required almost three months to hurry. Thirty one other pillars will be even larger, each costing about five thousand dollars.
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New York
Hall of Records
Chambers
Center Streets
Pension Attorney Sentenced for Fraud
Louis C. Withaup, a Denver pension attorney, was sentenced to five years hard labor at Leavenworth for forging pension check signatures. The case proceeds on appeal by writ of error. In other notes, the Clinton Democrat reports Henry County tax collections near record highs, aided by back taxes, and the Western Union Telegraph Co. has paid taxes after three years. An unrelated ad for Hobbs kidney remedy appears at the end.
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Denver
Volo
Louis C. Withaup
United States District Court
Herd Labor
Leavenworth
Clinton Democrat
Henry County
Western Union Telegraph Co
Missouri Board pays half million on state debt
Jefferson City Feb 27 The board of fund commissioners Governor Dockery Attorney General Crow Auditor Allen and Treasurer Williams ordered the payment of 500 000 on outstanding state bonds reducing the bonded debt to 757 000 not including school certificates All debt to be paid within a year despite a 1 000 000 appropriation for the world’s fair The action follows years of heavy public borrowing and railroad liens with critics citing losses from railroad sales and alleged financial misuses during previous administrations
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Jefferson City
Board of Fund Commissioners
Dockery
Crow
Allen
Williams
Missouri
Abate
Fletcher
Pover
United States Court
St. Lona
Missouri Mareitic Railway
Democratic Party
Luke Sanders Hanged for Mullins Murder in Alabama
Marion Alabama March 6 Luke Sanders was hanged in the jail corridor for the murder of Road Overseer Mullins last April. Sanders and his brother were in a gang under Mullins, a fight followed by Sanders firing on Mullins and fleeing to Arkansas before capture and return to Perry County for execution.
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Marion
Ala
Luke Sanders
Mullins
Sanders
Tom Sanders
Luke
Mulling
Ionehings
Arkansas
Perry County
Miss Alice Roosevelt Plans Cuba Visit From Florida
New York report says Miss Alice Roosevelt and Harriet Blaine Beale will leave Washington Sunday night for Florida. They will sail Tuesday from Port Tampa for Havana to visit Governor General and Mrs. Wood and remain in Cuba two or three weeks.
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New York
Alice Roosevelt
Harriet Blaine Beale
Washington
Florida
Port Tampa
Havana
Girl Aids Father's Campaign in Louisville Kentucky
Marel 5.-Mise Lou Greenup of Paducah joined her father in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress. Mr Cheenup runs a music shop and Miss Lotta is an accomplished musician who performs violin and singing before audiences. The South has not seen anything like it since Bob Taylor's fiddling tour of Tennessee. The doubly bill is drawing big crowds everywhere.
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Louisville
Ka. Marel
Mise Lou Greenup
Paducah
Lns
Congress
Cheenup
Iusie
Misa Lotta
South
Bob Taylor
Remarkable Cure Claimed for Cancer by Blood Balm
Mrs M L Adams of Medr nia Alabama says Botanic Blood Balm cured a nose and face cancer after doctors gave up. Other cases include Mrs B M Cinerney of Warrior Stand whose raw nose and lip healed. Balm also claimed to cure eczema ulcers and skin troubles. Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Ga offers free sample and advice by mail.
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M. L. Adams
LB. M. Cinerney
Blood Balm Co
Athinta
Bali
Bradfield Regulator Co. Incident in Atlanta Georgia
A terse notice from The Bradfield Regulator Company of Atlanta Georgia mentions an event or action involving repairs or compliance at a local site. Names and exact details are limited in the fragment but indicate corporate activity in Georgia.
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Ers
Mausers
Nebraska
Carnegie
Roar
Lincoln
Cameron
Dakota
Monster
Granite
Add. Atomedy Co
Chicago
Miss Roosevelt
Cuba
C.C. C
Ohie St
Sam
Rags, Rubser
The
Baptist Church
Ohio Street
J. M. Sallee
Saadfield
Rook
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
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