Printer shoots wife then turns gun on himself in Cincinnati
Clarence Oldham a 25 year old printer of 714 Broadway shot his wife 18 year old Delia three times then killed himself on a sidewalk. Both were hospitalized in serious condition after police and patrols responded and took them to the hospital. Delia had left Oldham several days earlier to live with her mother at 440 East Front street.
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Cincinnati
Clarence Oldham
Broadway
Patrol No
Delia Oldham
Ida Wilson
East Front Street
Oldham
Wilson
Weller
Harnecke
Schweikert
Jacobs
Sherwood
Ohio
Kentucky
Rarest Slayer of Postal Inspector Captured Near Clinton
William Sorsby, accused of killing Postoffice Inspector Charles Fitzgerald at Clinton Mississippi on September 26, was captured near the scene. He hid for weeks in an attic after a $750 discrepancy was found in Clinton post office books where he served as deputy postmaster. Fitzgerald’s death followed his attempt to report the discrepancy to the post office department as he prepared to board a train home to Jackson.
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Sorsby
Post Office Department
Fitzgerald
State Declares Another Rider Witness Perjurer
In Union City Tennessee juror J J Rosson fell ill with suspected measles delaying trials of eight alleged night riders charged with Captain Quentin Rankens murder The state plans to counter defense testimony by presenting cotton receipts tied to Hisschel Hoggs cotton delivery to Farmers Union warehouse to support Mrs Wad Morriss confession prior days testimony Involving Joe Hoggs statements and timing of the murder.
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Union City
Tenn
J. J. Rosson
Quentin Ranken
M. A. Blanton
Rosson
Joe Hogg
Hirschel Hogg
Troy
Farmers' Union
Wad Morris
Indian Widow of Houston Said to Be 114 in Anardarko
Melissa Houston, a Kiowa widow of General Sam Houston, is said to be 114 years old and living alone in a tepee on the Washita river near the agency. She is reportedly starved by neglect, receiving only token weekly rations and refusing visitors. Houston once lived among Cherokees before allying with Kiowas and marrying Melissa.
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Anadarko, Ok
Melissa Houston
Sam Houston
Texas
Washita River
Houston
Melissa
Illinois House Debates Waterway Plan Ahead of Assembly
Springfield Il Jan 3 The deep waterway project costing 20000000 dollars ranks as a top issue for the Illinois general assembly opening next Wednesday. A sharp fight for control of the legislature is expected as Edward D Shurtleff seeks re election and faces Governor Dencen with supporters claiming the governor’s team leads.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois General Assembly
Edward D. Shurteleff
Dencen
Taft Urged by Lodge to Retain Meyer in Cabinet
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge pressed Taft to keep Postmaster General Meyer in the cabinet. Meyer's exact portfolio was not fixed but may be secretary of the navy or treasury, with navy favored. The report ties Meyer to cabinet planning as Taft heads to Panama duties and Senate committee shaping after March 4.
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Taft
Lodge
Meyer
Secretary of Navy
Treasury
Augusta
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Senate
Navy
Frank H. Hitchcock
Birmingham
Hitchcock
Knox
Henry W. Taft
New York
Church of the Good Shepherd
Somerville
J. C. Hemphill
Charleston
S. C
Bomb Explosion Suspects Arrested in St Petersburg
Twenty arrests reported including people at Tsarskoe-Selo palace over the cafe bombing that killed a waiter and damaged the Central Cafe. The Daily Mail correspondent says the event stems from a large terrorist plot against the imperial family.
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London
The
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Emperor's Palace
Tsarskoe-Selo
Central
Officer Killed in Wyoming County Warrants Lead to Shootout
Deputy sheriff Fred Lusk and Ira Boyd were killed near Wyoming, West Virginia, after a warrant was served on Boyd for arrest. Luke Milam accompanied Lusk. Boyd resisted, Lusk was shot dead, Milam returned fire fatally wounding Boyd after a brief exchange of shots.
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Wyoming
Fred Lusk
Wyoming County
Ira Boyd
Boyd
Luke Milam
Milam
Lusk
Army transport Thomas damaged in collision near San Francisco
The army transport Thomas, due to sail for the Philippines next Tuesday, was badly damaged in a collision with the coasting steamer Brunswick this afternoon. The Brunswick entered port and was swung by the tide into the Thomas, making reparations necessary before the voyage.
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San Francisco
United States Army
Thomas
Philippines
Brunswick
Scaffold Collapse Kills One in Cleveland Blast Furnace
A scaffold collapse at the Central Blast furnace in Cleveland exposes fifteen Italian workers to a fall of about thirty feet while tearing down a brick chimney. One man died and another fourteen were injured, some fatally, as rescue crews rushed to the scene.
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Cleveland, O
Atlantic Fleet Arrives at Suez Two Days Ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Atlantic battleship fleet reached Suez from Colombo two days early on a world cruise, amid a grand welcome. One seaman drowned after going overboard from the Illinois, with the Illinois aiding the search as the fleet anchored under Egyptian and canal authorities. Rear Admiral Sperry praised the cruise, while a 500-strong contingent rode a special train toward Cairo. Supply ships Yankton and Culgoa sped toward Messina as canal passages were streamlined for a swift transit to Port Said and onward to Mesina if ordered.
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Colombo
Illinois
Connecticut
Sperry
Egypt
Cairo
Culgoa
Messina
Port Said
Vermont
Kansas
Minnesota
Louisiana
Kentucky
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Missouri
Virginia
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Calcutta Riot Over Cow Sacrifices Forces Firearms Einsatz
Police action to appease Hindoo sentiment over Mohammedan cow sacrifices sparked a riot at Titteghan near Calcutta. Troops were called in and fired on rioters, with several killed and many injured according to reports.
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Calcutta
Titteghan
Wo Ignared’ Ol Rae Anid
Diplomats Opposed To Removal of Yuan Shi Kai
Pekin witnesses a shaken foreign mood after Yuan Shi Kai is dismissed and Na Tung named grand councillor. Ministers from Britain United States Germany and Japan confer at the American legation as they seek to present representations while fearing peace may be endangered. Tang Shao Yi’s U S mission fate hangs on Yuan’s expulsion.
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Yuan Shi Kai
PEKIN
Na Tung
Liang-Yun-Yen
Customs Taotai
John N. Jordon
Rockhill
Foreign Board
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Japan
China
Kahg-Ku-Wei
Liang-Tun- Yen
Yang Shi Liang
Chi-li
Prince Ching
Board of Foreign Affairs
Prince Tang Shao Yi
Father Wounded Son Arrested in Lansing Shooting
John Clifford lies in critical condition with five bullet wounds in a Lansing hospital. His 17 year old son Reginald is detained by police after claiming he shot to protect his mother from the father, who the boy said terrorized the family for weeks.
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Lansing, Mich
John Clifford
Reginald
Clifford
Ten inch gun found defective at Grande Island
One of the ten inch coastal rifles on Grande Island near Subig Bay was found defective. A board of officers has been appointed to investigate and fix responsibility after a crack appeared during the first firing.
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Manila
Grande Island
Subig Bay
Aunt Hunts Missing Niece In Hamilton Mystery
Mrs Minnie Nichols of Cincinnati travels to Hamilton seeking news of her niece Mrs Charles Ferris who vanished from her South Hamilton home over a month ago. Ferris a 32 year old wife and mother of three children left abruptly after an unhappy family life and has not been heard from since.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Minnie Nichols
Cincinnati
Charles Ferris
Robbery on 101 Ranch Circus Train Near Fort Worth
Police arrested a man linked to a Chicago bound train of the 101 Ranch circus after the train safe was blown last night near Fort Worth. About 15000 dollars in the organization funds were stolen and 750 dollars in silver coins were found with the suspect who claimed to be used by a professional safe blower. He cited St Louis as his home and said he was forced into the theft as the tool of the other robber.
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Burk
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Unmarried Men Only for Constabulary Officers
Manila dispatch reports the government will admit only unmarried men as officers in the constabulary force. Current officers must wait for government consent to marry until reaching captaincy. The policy aims to ease housing and transportation challenges at remote posts and to avoid disruptions caused by wives.
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Manila
Violent Stromboli Quakes Struck Island Causing Panic
A three second north south west to northeast quake near Stromboli island sparked a volcanic eruption and heavy rumblings. Houses were damaged, residents fled to the streets, but there were no injuries. The Lipari group houses about 6,000 people with ongoing eruptions on multiple islets. In Rome the king and queen arrived quietly amid Sicily relief efforts as looting and arrests surge, and Italy plans aid coordination led by Lloyd Griscom.
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Rome
Naples
Italy
Sicily
Lloyd C. Griscom
United States
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