Desert Island hanging of Negro murderer shocks Maryland
William Lee, a Black man who assaulted two women near Princess Anne on June 10, was secretly hanged on a Tangier Sound desert island to avoid mob lynching. Sheriff Brown ferried him aboard a steamboat with a gallows ready, landing on the island where the execution occurred. Lee admitted guilt to Sheriff Brown. his fate followed a long dispute over where the death penalty should be carried out.
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Crisfield
William Lee
Princess Anne
Tangler Sound
Brown
Somerset County
Lee
Baltimore City
State Asheries
Baltimore
Desert Island
Lilian Barnes
Frances Powell
Birmingham
Ala
Crear
Cullman County
John Williams
R. L. Hepp
Cullman
Williams
Frank
Marshall Field Tax Dodge Noted in Chicago Case
Marshall Field and Sons faced a 2.5 million dollar personal property tax bill as the Board of Review fixed assets at Laneau 0007 and valued real estate at about 50 million with total taxable estate near 160 million. The board concluded Field avoided taxes on roughly 105 million over seven years seven years back.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Board of Review
Field
Miss Goodell Feond Dead After Autopsy Evidence Foul Play Not Found
The medical examiners reported no evidence of foul play in the death of Winzola M. Goodell who disappeared July 6 and was found in Upper Pond. They found no marks of violence, supporting the theory she accidentally fell from a rowboat and drowned.
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Belchertown
Mass
Winzola M. Goodell
Weasley M. Goodell
Upper Pond
Sporting Brevities and Racing Echoes From The Era
The piece notes varied events including Connecticut state half championship won by R N Sanford, Philadelphia cricket team beating New York, a fast Long Island Sound race where Queen defeated Elmina, and a Grand Challenge Cup loss in Henley to weightclass Pelesan view. It also mentions a London to John OGroats voyage, tennis captain Little defaulting a Longwood Cup match, Willie Hosey beating Amploy in a court round on a Hudson River barge, and the New York Athletic Club receiving a cup from King Edward VII via the Teutonic. Additional items cover Laskey winning a chess game in Rice Trophy at Trenton Falls under the NY Chess Association, and other scattered athletic mentions from New York and environs.
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Connecticut
Little
England
Willie
Hosey
HeGerry
Hudson River
Yonkers
New York
Edward VII
Teutonic
Trenton Palls
Laskey
New York Chess Association
Manhattan
A. W. Os
Thale
Tad
al Une Duit
St Francis de Salon
Joli Geilin
Widow Sage inherits vast fortune amid charity gaps
In a Surrogate's Court filing, Mrs. Sage gains absolute control of an estate estimated between 70 and 80 million dollars, with about 30 million in cash and the rest in real estate and securities. The will, dated February 11 1901 and drawn by Almon Goodwin, leaves the entire fortune to the widow, excluding any charitable bequests, and names executors including Dr. John P. Munn.
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Trising
Sage
John P. Munn
Charles W. Osborne
Alion Goodwin
Goodwin
Charles W.W. Osborne
Mr. Sage
Gage
Andy
Almon Goodwin
Goodwin, Vanderpool & Thompson
Edward, Townsend
Richard W._Breedman
Russell Sage
Pulajanes Fall in Wattle Doomed to Defeat Says General Wood
General Wood reports a clash in the Visayas where 360 Pulajanes faced the Twenty-fourth Regiment and constabulary. American losses were a wounded sergeant while the rebels suffered about 150 killed. A Leyte Island engagement left two constabulary detachments defeated with twelve and thirteen losses respectively and a lieutenant killed.
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Washington, D. C
Wood
Philippines
War Department
Twenty-fourth Regiment
United States Infantry
Constabulary
Department of the
Leyte
Prison-Vor Altomobolists Yonkers NY Bryant Sentenced
Gen W Bryant and his chauffeur were sentenced to two months in Kings County Penitentiary and fined for a collision with a trap owned by Mrs Mouell after an arrest on July 1 in Yonkers. Mrs Hewison and others were injured. Bryant plans an appeal. Bradstreet’s Review notes optimistic trade and crop reports.
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Yonkers
W. Bryant
Ilimiatia
Kings County
Joseph HW. Beall
Bryant
8. Mouell
A. Hewison
Thomas A. Browne
SAND SINKS ENTO BARU
Thirty seven acres of cultivated land on the border of Long Lake in Pond du Lac County sank and is now covered with cheap water. The sinkage is supposed to be due to slight earthquake shocks. Neighbors are alarmed and afraid to investigate.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Long Lake
Pond du Lac County
Baseball News Roundup From National Game to Pitching Quirks
The article inventories players and teams across leagues, noting Brooklyn's Varey Jamey as the league's .300 hitter leader and George Stone of St. Touts atop AL batting. It mentions pitchers like Lachance and Thortetl, trades involving Wands and White, and various pitch styles including a spit pitch.
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Brooklyn
George Stone
St. Touts
Laport
Doc White
Police
Austin
Toledo
Potter Court
Yannehal
Boston
Cy Seymour
Anson
Providence
Lachance
Montreal
Fughind
Thortetl
Buffalo Chit
Toronto
Currie
White
Clark Griffth
Veshon
Cammell
Nletraguin
Wale Eine Seeldett
Skillen
Darsamond
Falkenbers
Hind
Morgan
Lusbogs
Bold Highway Robbery by Three Eyed Rogues
In broad daylight three men robbed coal merchant Thomas Hickey at No. 125 Cambridge Street Boston. Hickey was wounded as the trio fled, one man later identified as Everson. Police pursued, two officers wounded, suspects captured and hospitalized for identification. Evans and Sachhett identified.
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Huston
Mass
Weiman Shield
Mie
Thomas Hickey
Wakefield
Massachusetts
Hickey
Charlestown
Shiell
Heston
George W. Eyerson
New York City
Fred Sachhett
Bridgeport
Com
Cambridge Street
Son
Panalmen
Brady
Crowley
Everson
Parrolmain Shield
Everton
Sachheut
Vast Wheat Harvest Forecast Across North America
The report predicts record wheat yields with near a billion bushels anticipated in the United States and Canada. While concerns about brick rust arise in the Northwest, overall crop optimism remains high and transportation networks face demand to move the expected bumper production.
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Chicago
Canada
Lovers Die Together After Planned Marriage
Kathzek, aged nineteen, and Elta Mit Jor, eighteen, were found dead by the Delaware River clasped in each other’s arms. The couple, after obtaining parental consent, died by their own hand as a deliberate act to end their lives. The girl had written that she was determined to die for love and marriage.
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Philadelpha
Catatoyae
Kathkez
Elta Mmit
Delaware River
Prosperity of the vaalyod shows gains and weather woes
The report notes earnings rising over a percent with continued benefits and rising costs. It mentions weather impacting crops and a short harvest, with references to land and market conditions affecting prosperity.
We Buy More of France The Ever. Experts from Paance tw ie Cate States
Fragmented OCR text mentions record totals and investments, with references to France and the United States, plus vague notes on bonds, farms, and political figures. The readable items include a Presidential reference to Monte and references to a mutiny and a death sentence in Sehablopol Mapsia, but details are unclear.
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France
Paance Tw Ie
Cate
Athamet
Untitled fragmentary notice from the era
Fragmentary OCR text lacks coherent events or names. preserves scattered phrases and nonstandard terms, offering no clear person, organization, place, date, or action to summarize into a proper news item.
Central Wreck A Landmark In Rail History
New York Central Pacific Express wrecked ten miles south of Poughkeepsie after a landslide. Twenty men escaped from a smoking car as the locomotive plunged toward the river. Wellington Warner of New York died in the wreck, while William Wells survived after hospital treatment. Carstens directed rescue efforts and telephoned for help as multiple passengers were injured or rescued.
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Fishkill Landing
Pacific Express
New York Central
Poughkeepsie
Wellington Warner
New York
William Wells
Albany
Highland Hospital
Matteawan
Josep Shine
Boey McCambridge
Lesen
Dot Carstens
Sean
Agairters
Windane
Carstens
Mrs Walled Resnolds
Rome
Edeward Kelly
Poughkeeps
Thomas Mealfacd
Hino
Wats
Kalle
Bantam State
Danukiy
Damaged Records Probed in Burlington Inquiry
Unclear industrial memo describes efforts to verify the destruction of incriminating papers at a siding near Burlington Nebraska. Officials seek Attorney General approval to pursue two separate criminal actions while investigations outline destroyed evidence and pending cases.
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Hhemes
Pebillia
Warrington Veulidad
Pecuiissinn
Pehgtes
Howard Eaya
Jetias
Lebate Vowekb Uwe Dat
SACL
Ramington
Tam
Dan
Labor unrest and strikes shake early 20th century industry
A volatile mix of labor disputes in multiple sectors including rail, telegraph, and manufacturing surfaces. Reports detail union actions in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, with mentions of the Amalgamated Federation of Labor and CVT related councils. Wages rise cited and workweeks discussed, hinting at broader labor reforms debates.
Boers and Britons to Be Treated Alike in Transvaal Talks
In a London Commons speech, Churchill outlined a plan to grant a constitutional government in the Transvaal with manhood suffrage for residents after six months, excluding garrison members, under secret ballot. Debate followed as leaders warned against provoking Dutch loyalty amid England's South Africa policy.
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London
Ubow
Winston Spencer Churchil
Colonial Office
Transvaal
South Afgiea
Noor
Driton
Clee
South Africa
Biltien
Churchill
Balfour
Unioniats
Apted
Great Britain
Henry Campbell-Bankerman
Tadie
Seerenas
Commons
Lord Elgin
Colone
Howe of Lords
Clarehall Miele
Howe of Commons
Chath
Marlborough
Towt Harris
Lord Milner
Sramssad
Belcher Surrenders After Year on the Run
William Belcher, Paterson’s former mayor and alleged embezzler of about $400,000 from the Manchester Building and Loan, walks into a county jail to surrender. He describes a year of travel, hardship, and misfortune while evading detectives, then decides to face punishment in New York and Paterson.
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Paterson
N.J
William TW. Belcher
Manchester
Belchor
Ingras
Emley
Belcher
New York' S
Botcher
Allimy
Chicago
St. Paul
Ontario
Wiegghe
New York
Nance
Locust Plague Rages Across Deleann Land
A correspondent reports a devastating locust invasion across Deleann, with crops decimated and fields blanketed by swarms. Authorities deploy twelve interceptors but battles to halt the plague persist as farmers face widespread damage and threatened livelihoods.
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Lowlon
Daily Express
Deleann
Devasta- Lot
Prosperity of the Country Noted in Postoffice Increases
Officials report a national rise in postoffice revenues with 47 percent of 4651 offices showing gains and salaries rising by 100 to 120 dollars annually. A 42 percent net increase follows reductions at 309 offices, while last year’s net gain was 24 percent.
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Washington, D. C
Rockefeller Returns Amid Turbulent Transatlantic News
The report summarizes a chaotic set of 1920s era notices including Joan D. Rockefeller’s return from a voyage with references to ships Hamburg America liner journeys from Hamburg and Cherbourg. The item mentions corporate, political, and personal notes spanning Roosevelts, Edison, and other prominent figures, with various societal happenings and searches for details.
Three Kinds of Ple Open Faced Apples
A picaresque and ad hoc column piece recalls Hon E P Carpenter of Foxboro Maine anecdote about a hotel dinner with the Sandlord's daughter offering “three kinds” of apples. It also includes medical ads for Dean's Kidney Pills, Cuticura remedies, and assorted trivia on alphabets and domestic fowl care.
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E. P. Carpenter
Foxboro
Maus
Maine
Millers Look for Big Flour Year as Wheat Prospects Rise
Millers jubilant over heavy wheat arrivals from winter districts, claiming quality will yield more flour per barrel than ever. Dun's Review notes encouraging trade and transport sentiments but weak securities market. Russia signals grim wheat and financial conditions. Heavy rains damage crops and poltical strife endangers harvest. Corn remains strong, Wall Street finance shifts to broader prosperity. Mineral production and mining optimism rise amid broader economic speculation. Dry zinc mills fire in Butte destroys Montane Zinc Co assets, loss pegged at 190000 with 80000 insured. B Wisner serves as company president. fire uncontainable due to water shortage.
Short Weight Scales Raided by City Inspectors
New York City inspectors seized seventy eight sets of short weight scales from peddlers in tenement districts. In a separate raid in South Bend Indiana at W A Kesster residence authorities say he and his wife sold prizes and hid their goods, with neighbors noting unfamiliar visitors and alleged coercion of the wife to stay with a daytime goods house.
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New York City
W. A Kesster
South Bend
Ind
Flame Pennavivanty
Mie Kessler
Premiar Denies Grey Visit Ties to confederation plan
Karl Grey in Newfoundland denied involvement in a visit to the Shu Wakan connection described as part of a scheme to reopen the confederation question.
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Karl Grey
Newfoundland
Premiar
Ba. Grey
Shu Wakan
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