Strous and wife perished together in Titanic disaster
Eyewitness accounts from New York tell how Mr and Mrs Straus clung to one another as the final lifeboats left. Survivors describe Astor aiding his bride and Colonel Gracie praising his bravery. Witnesses recount the ship’s chaos on the night of the iceberg collision and the last moments of the elderly couple.
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New York
Mra Seldor Straus
Mra. Schabert
Derby
Conn
Mr. Straus
Failore
Mra
Schubert
Astor
John Jacob Astor
Gracke
Colonel Astor
Colonel Gracie
Colett Astor
Werond Offeer
Nicholas Diddle
Astor Entate
Carpathia
Hin
Mr. Widdle
Mra. Astor
Edgar J. Meyer
Sio
Daniel W. Marvin
Thieefly
Dan
Ael
HJ. Allison
Montreal
Mia Allison
Jor
Philadelphia
Western Metenmeer drama to be staged by deaf troupe in LA
Odd list of items includes Bishop McGovern's installation in Omaha Wyoming diocese Cheyenne. primary results in Roosewell split delegation. baby Anta Sapieha for sale in Chicago. obituary of Stobert Cameron Rogers in Santa Barbara. corrected presidential vote totals. oil price rise to 64 cents. South Dakota wets vote results. Taft commission to Pan American exposition. Western governors tour idea. oil gusher near Lander Wyoming. deadly tornado near Yukon Oklahoma. Cascade tunnel project near Brattle to cost nearly 5 million.
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Anna
Los Angeles
McGovern
Omaha
Wyoming
Cheyenne Town
Kansae
Roosewell
Anta Sapieha
Louis Sapieha
Chicago
Dewnpaper
Stobert Cameron Rogers
Mischonhafen
Santa Barbara
Cal
Aebraskea
Roewelt
Tart
Pierre
Taft
San Francisco
Westerntates
Louie W. HI
Great Northern Railroad
Jaun
Lander
C. EB. Jaimieon
Pennsylvania
Inme
Yukon
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma and Loan
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Cascade Mountaine
Brattle
Suimant
Congress Debates Interior Bills and Titanic Inquiry
Senate and House actions include Civil Service office bills and a Newlands reclamation plan. The Titanic inquiry tightens as Sen Balch restricts testimony, with most crew to travel aboard the Lapland while twelve officers and Mr Jennay remain under subpoena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Mines and Mining Committee
Taylor
Riverton
Cole
Benator
Bill Placine
Internal Revenue
Aneta
United States
Treasury Department
Jane C. Lathrop
Chicago
Jane Addams
Hullbower
Newlands
Senate
Balch
Michigan
Frat Mathy
Lapland
Jennay
Inaugural Mayor Pfeiffer Leads St Joseph Republicans
The first Republican mayor in eight years, Charles A. Pfeiffer, takes office in St Joseph Missouri as the city inaugurates a new political era amid national debates on finance and disaster. The Titanic hearings continue in New York and Washington while flood relief efforts intensify across the Mississippi valley with many towns submerged and thousands dependent on aid. The era also recalls Astor’s fortune and philanthropic gifts, and rail wage conflicts loom as engineers threaten strikes if demands aren’t met.
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Charles A. Pfeiffer
St. Joseph
Moile
Senate
New York
Washington
Pearsons
Philanthropiat
Hinkdale
Chicago
Peabody
Kaw
MD Maloney
Maloney
Ohio River
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Miselesippi
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Iwe
Wyoming News Clippings Highlight Storms and Industry
A blend of Wyoming notices reports a severe storm described as the worst in the state, plus plans for Great Western Sugar Company mining lime rock at Northville and a postal depository shift to Greyrock. Other items note road work prep by Converse County, a through parlor car service via Cody, and various local developments, including land sales, irrigation projects, and coal discoveries near Glenrock.
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Ming
Centon
Green Mech Company
Phibole
Great Western Sugar Company
Nartville
Greyrock
H. M. Hake
Sheridan
Stern
Sheridan County Court House
Converse County
Harlington
Cody
Keberminus
Yellowstone Park Gateway
Mary BE. Kuhl
Minots Woman's Christian Temperance Union
National
W. ©.Tuw
Wyoming
Wyoming National Guard
Washington
Maj. Hutt
Warren
Engineer Brown
Granger
Spring Creek
F. H. Lyons
Saratoga
Powell
Nebraska
Douglas
Contrel
Thomas Sod
John Farrel
Glenrock
Bate Immigration Department
Tt la
HH. A. Patten
Cody Club
Wireless Man a Hero Remains Aboard Carpathia
Reported hero Jack Dias of the Titania is aboard the Carpathia sixty hours after the wreck. The Maroon wireless operator relayed messages to incoming steamers while the Carpathia headed for New York. News of the disaster spread worldwide as inquiries flooded in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Humanliy
Han Jack Diaus
Titania
bin Acetet
Ot Tomas
Grolao
Battie
Olympic
Parisian and & Doesn
Malmageim
Nebraska Political Vote Distribution Report
Partial voting results show Clark 3.18 percent Harman 3 percent Wilson 2178 Roosevelt 6200 La Follette 2198 Taft 2074 across Nebraska outside Omaha and 21 precincts, with the Democratic vote spread and overall totals indicating shifting support patterns.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Wolgast Rivers to fight twenty rounds for world welter title
Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers signed to clash for the world welterweight championship at Vernon Arena Los Angeles on July 4. The match news anchors a busy boxing slate alongside early season Western circuit results and Northwestern league baseball openings nationwide with parades and public interest.
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Ad Wolgast
Joe Rivers
Vernon Arena
Los Angeles
Elrcuit
Made
Sioux City
Joseph
Des Moines
Deover
Lincoln
Wichitawaethe
Topeka
Victoria
Spokane
Tacoma
Vancouver
Portland
Seattle
Mesivan Rebel Leader Meets U S Consul in Quiet Talks
General Pascual Oroace engaged in a formal discussion with a United States consul regarding protection of American property and the fate of Marion Letohar. The meeting followed a proposal by the State Department on safeguarding property and defining responsibilities amid regional tensions. A Atlantic liner report noted an incident near the Newfoundland banks. Mexico declined responsibility for Oroace’s actions, leaving Washington’s stance uncertain.
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Pascual Oroace
United States
Marion Letohar
State Departments
Amerian Yres
Laleher
Newfoundland
Mexico
Warelng
Wilson
Wool Market Report Details Early Wool Trade Activity
Severe wool buyers have arrived and many sales are reported. The Pioneer heap Compass 68 weighs the largest shipment. Gas Larson and others sold 17 crates. The bulk of the car bundle news will go to the Nation 4h Wet Warehouse and other distribution points.
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Pioneer Heap
Qouthers
Couse Gas Larson Alee
Borge
Weather and politics mix in Wyoming weekly notices
A stormy region report notes Sheridan’s poorhouse case of Mea and the federal court session in Sheridan led by Judge Riner. Also noted is the postponement of the Wyoming South Dakota Interstate Highway convention from April to June due to heavy snow and impassable roads.
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Federal Court
Sheridan
Riner
Wyoming
Federal Court of the
District of Wyoming
Federal Building
Ronda
South Dakota
Buffalo
Prize Fighting Pressure Builds to Halt Contests
Fort Russell officers and men report strong pressure to stop prize fighting in the state. Governor Carey is expected to discuss the issue with Washington, seeking orders to suppress boxing exhibitions at this post and beyond.
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Fort Russell
Carey
Washington
Want Pictures of Wyoming Wyoming scenery film project interest grows
The Gaumon company of New York writes to Commissioner Schenck of the state immigration bureau about a project to supply moving pictures of Wyoming scenery and farming for exhibition nationwide. Other film companies have proposals to feature Wyoming in numerous picture theaters across the country.
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Laramie
Gaumon Company
New York
Schenck
Statemmigration Bureau
Gaklog
Wyoming
Plunkett well strikes gusher boosts local oil rush
The Plunkett near here yields a gusher after deeper drilling by new owners. A large body of illuminating oil and gas flows from the well, raising talk of a nearby refinery and pipeline from the Plunkett fields. The well outputs about twelve barrels per hour before being capped. more wells are planned nearby.
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Plunkett
Plunkett Fields
Hudson
Ceveral
Plunkett Well
Punkett
Murder Stuns Cheyenne as Mrs Jenkins Found Dead
Mrs Jessie Jenkins, wife of carpenter Warren Jenkins, is found murdered in Cheyenne with the body lied on the dining room floor and a skull crushed by an Indian club. Jenkins asserts he has an alibi while authorities question him as a suspect and note a possible inheritance of ten thousand dollars.
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Cheyenne
Jeasie Jenkion
Warren Jenking
Jenkins
Mra. Jenking
Jenkina
Jenkine
Jackson
Jonking
de. C
New Wyoming Bishop Installed at Cheyenne Cathedral
Amid elaborate ceremonies at Mary’s cathedral Cheyenne a newly installed bishop took office with Archbishop J J Keane of Dubuque presiding Monsignor Omnisky of Laramie and others in attendance Guest of honor Mah o McGovers attended the event and was greeted with a reception and congratulations
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Patrik
Ate Gowers
Mary's Cathedral
J. J. Keane
Duluque
Monsignor
Ommisky
Larale
Peiber Duffey
Peiher Lvack
Maho McGovers
Andred
Clilaems
Delegates Attend Convention and Evening Entertainment
A historic convention gathering concluded with a formal evening reception at a local hotel. Attendees, including notable figures, discussed community matters and shared subsequent social events before adjourning.
Health and bowels in women linked to vitality
Women seek real health beyond powders noting fatigue headaches pimples and breath issues stem from constipation and indigestion. The piece endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild tonic laxative that strengthens stomach and bowels, available in bottles with samples offered by Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Child Sheds Light on Uncle Jim in Second Childhood
A playful exchange shows seven year old Johanle describing Uncle Jim as entering a second childhood while his mother questions the change. The child insists the uncle is bald headed, and the family treats him as their baby.
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Johanle
Manma
Jim
Johnnle
Eczema Miracle Report Promotes Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Julia Minnegen of St. Louis Missouri credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing a years long foot eczema after multiple doctors failed. She describes severe pain sleepless nights and eventual complete recovery after three months of use and notes free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept Howton.
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Hale and
Bearty
Julia Minnegen
Hebert
T. Lewis
Mar
Fragmented tale of a clever elf and a misunderstanding
A short, quirky fragment features a smart lithe elf boy who loves to spond. A quirky exchange with Uncle Joust reveals the narrator has no brother but claims all ale lore. The text shows playful dialogue and comic misreads.
Fragmentary OCR note on names and events
Imitation text from a historical page mentioning Bert and Joe with faded phrases about freedmen, a cousin, and a cryptic dialogue. The fragment references a west day with a father and Yao, and asks where Jas douse Wet is, though details are unclear due to illegible handwriting.
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Olffigult
Bert
Joe
Sage Log
Yao
Dows
Boone
Limaret Thie dentiet calle bis other dem pene ot
Fragmentary text appears with unreadable phrases and names. No clear event, date, place, or people identified.
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Sheridan County
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