Killed by a posse and battle after arrest attempt
Keokuk Iowa December 20 city marshal Coulter and Justice Musgrave were fatally wounded at Farmington Illinois by deputy fish commissioner George Stillwell who was afterward shot to death by a posse Stillwell eluded capture and fought from behind a tree for nearly an hour before being killed by bullets from the pursuing group In the second item five former delegates were sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for bribery in connection with the suburban streetcar bill with $75000 said to have been placed in deposit for the purpose
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Keokuk
R. W. Coulter
A. E. Musgrave
Farmington
George Stillwell
Coulter
Stillwell
Stllwell
Musgrave
St. Louis
House of Delegates
John A. Sheridan
Charles J. Denny
Charles Gutke
Edmond Bersch
T. E. Albright
Saved From Death In a Cattle Stampede
Betty Lidter narrowly escaped a cattle stampede after a pony bolted and a bronc rider leapt from his saddle to lift her to safety. Cowboys fired revolvers to control the herd as she fled across the plains and dodged the advancing cattle.
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Betty Lidter
Brooklyn
Aliss Lieter
Wyoming
Sherilan
the Praire
Inter
Hester
Wrecked Sailors Admit Cannibal Blood Drinking
Survivors of the Klipgumite wreck in the Indian Ocean allegedly drank each other s blood to prolong life after four and a half days on a raft. Eight survivors on a rescue by the Penguin confess to cannibalism while the stewardess died from blood loss.
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Indian Ocean
Wellington
New Zealand
Klipgumite
Kettle Bridges Built by Cossack Lancers
Remarkable bridges built in Russia and Siberia by Cossack soldiers using lances and cooking kettles. Lances form under kettle handles, ropes bind them into rafts, and multiple rafts join to create a wide bridge for crossing.
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Russia
Siberia
Tay Lour
Grandma Arithmetic and Kite Lore Across Time
A mixed Victorian style atlas of old school lessons and kite lore. It recalls grandmothers teaching arithmetic with stories and rhymes while noting kite experiments by Mr. Eddy of Bayonne and other early aviation curiosities.
Man Found Dead Had Half Million Insurance
Louisville December 20 additional life policies found on the estate of R C Whayne who was shot near his home at Jacobs Park. The new policies totaling 50000 push the claimed insurance to about 500000 when including 450000 already counted plus 25000 policies sought from Manhattan Insurance Company.
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Louisville
Sife
R. C. Whayne
Jacob's Park
Hartford Face and Annuity Company
Fidelity Casualty Company
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Illnois Traveling Men’s Association
Travelers" Protective Association
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mananhattan Insurance Company
Vermont
Prize money case ends in court ruling against navy claim
United States Judge Edward B. Thomas invalidated Lieutenant Commander William H. H. Sutherland's $100,000 prize money claim for the Eagle’s destruction of the Spanish steamer Santo Domingo in the Spanish American War. The government contends only $1,100 is payable.
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New York
United States
Edward B. Thomas
William H. H. Sutherland
Navy
Eagle
Santo Domingo
Sutherland
Admiral Dewey
Manilla Bay
Reciprocity treaty hopes and tariff details for Cuba
Washington reports that the U S Cuba reciprocity pact will be reviewed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after Christmas with a Jan 31 ratification goal. The treaty offers substantial tariff reductions for American goods, 20 percent uniform on most items, with higher cuts up to 45 percent in some classes, and restricts tobacco imports. It allows abrogation if either side shifts tariffs unfavorably, and sets a 10 day effect after ratification.
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Washington
Friends of the
United States
Cuba
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Republic of Cuba
Owea
New Island Republic
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Ind
Matthew Alexander
Thomas Burke
Burke
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Alexander
Beckham
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J. C. W Beckham
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Democratic Party
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Anna T. Muller
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Peoin
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James Fullerton
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Herman Tielscher
Welscher
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Trenderson
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New Orleans
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