Jail Delivery in Clay County Narrowly Foiled
Panoramic world brief reports a jailbreak attempt by James Groas Charlies Anderson and Robert Tilley at Brazil Indiana jail while en route to the state penitentiary for burglary. Anderson remained at large after the assault on the turnkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County
James Groas
Charlies Anderson
Robert Tilley
Brazil
Ind
State Penitentiary
Turnkey
Savage
Gross
Tilley
Anderson
Immigrants Flock West to New Settlements
Immigrants rush west and north bringing record numbers to the rails. More than 6000 pass through Chicago in a week as agents steer willing, industrious settlers toward farms in the rural Midwest and plains. Younger Poles and Russians join the exodus amid opposition to military service. Railroads coordinate outreach with communities and priests to ease settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lnes
Educator's Son Works for 75 Cents a Day
Robert Schurman, 19, son of Cornell President Jacob Schurman, toils as a blacksmith helper at Groton Bridge and Construction Company in Groton New York for 75 cents daily. He contracted with the firm after leaving college prep, driven by need to earn bread by strength, as his father travels in Mexico with his wife and daughter. The piece notes his initial reluctance to study at Cornell and his exposure to hard labor.
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Michael Noko
Pittsburg
Annie
Austria
Schurman
Jacob Schurman
Cornell University
Mexico
Robert Schurman
Groton Bridge and Construction Company
Groton
N. Y
Schurmann
BAD MONEY UNEARTHED BIG COUNTERFEITING PLOT AT DENVER
Federal agents follow a Denver crew in a nationwide counterfeit operation believed to have stolen about 859000. The gang allegedly duplicates theBuffalo series ten and twenty dollar bills. Also reported is a tunnel accident in New York where Richard Creedon survived a air blast with minor injuries while three coworkers were rescued. Detroit moves to municipal control of streetcar tracks with a 10000 building estimate.
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Denver
United States
Secret Service
New York
San Francisco
East River
Richard Creedon
Lake Navigation Opens for 1905 on Chicago Waters
The 1905 season begins as the Wiehe and Pahlow of the Hines fleet sail for Muanistique and the Argo of the Holland line reaches Holland Michigan. The Puritan replaces the Argo on the St Joe line, and a Halifax harbor collision sends two ocean liners racing for safety with 1800 passengers aboard. Sophia Beck, Chicago socialite, is accused of million-dollar get rich quick schemes, surpassing Mrs Chadwick. In Pomeroy Ohio a county treasury robbery case ends with not guilty for Treasurer T J Chase. Carnegie pledges 100000 to University of Rochester. Rockefeller gift to American Board of Foreign Missions stands at 100000.
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Chicago
Wiehe
Pahlow
Hines
Muanistique
Argo
Holland Line
Holland, Mich
Puritan
Chadwick
Sophia Beck
Richard Graham
Philadelphia
Cassie L. Chadwick
Pomeroy
Ohio
T. J. Chase
Chase
Lad Becomes Forger and Real Estate Investor
Jacob Goldstein a 16 year old bookkeeper for Hecker Lunch Company forged small checks stealing nearly £5,000. He bought a diamond ring for his mother a $400 piano for his sister and Brownsville real estate, but was discovered when a $380 forged check was found. He faces reform at El mira reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Goldstein
Elmira Reformatory
Hecker Lunch Company
New York City
Inter
Brownsville
Flis
Dollar wheat must come says Secretary Wilson to farmers
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson urges farmers in Iowa Illinois Kansas and Nebraska to grow more wheat. He warns price rises if northern fields fail to rotate crops and highlights low U.S. yields versus Europe. He advocates alternating crops and fallow periods to restore wheat production and profit.
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Wilson
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
James Wilson
Northwest
Europe
Great Northwest
Canada and England drifting apart senator says in senate
Senator Power former Speaker in Ottawa says Canada and the mother country are drifting apart. He urges papers on Halifax and Esquimalt withdrawal and cites Alaskan boundary decision as weakening imperial ties. He predicts a governor general may be withdrawn as part of the trend.
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Power
Canada
England
Senator Power
Senate
Ottawa
Ont
Halifax
Esquisualt
Coal Miners to Quit Over Wage Dispute in Pa District
More than 5,000 miners in the central bituminous district of Pennsylvania will quit work after the joint committee failed to agree on a wage scale. The stoppage reflects escalation in wage talks and affects major coal production areas.
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Pennsylvania
Joint Committee
Beef Magnate Connors Indicted for Witness Interference
Thomas J. Connors, general superintendent for Armour & Co., indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for interfering with witnesses in the peer investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Connors
Armour & Co
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Daughter of King Leopold Living in Milwaukee Undisguised
The article reports that a King Leopold of Belgium’s daughter, living in Milwaukee under the names Mr and Mrs Philip Alton, receives royal letters urging her to return to Belgium. A Venetian nobleman, disinherited for marrying the princess who is an actress, accompanies her. The Belgian legation tracks inquiries from Washington. The king requests the husband renounce his faith and swear allegiance.
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Milwaukee
Philip Alton
Wis
Leopold
Belgium
Alton
Washington
Legation
Warsaw Police Chief Wounded in Assassin Bomb Plot
An assassination attempt in Warsaw against Chief of Police Baron Von Nolken resulted in his serious injuries after bombs exploded near Praga police station. A gunman fled after killing a patrolman. one attacker was captured following a confrontation with officers.
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Warsaw
Revolutionary Party
Baron von Nolken
Praga
M. Maximovitch
Cupid Ransacks Schools and Other City News
A Manchester New Hampshire board faces a wave as eighteen of ninety teachers resign at year end. Separately, Thomas A. Neal and J C Robb are indicted for bank fund misuse in Oklahoma. Reports describe Armenian starvation, a $125000 brewery fire loss, Clara Hulbert’s death, Alfonso's marriage arrangement, peace rumors in Russia, a Georgia drowning, and W W Leighton found guilty of forgery in Ohio.
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Manchester
N. H
Board of Education of Manchester
XN. HL
Cupid
Ohio
W. W. Leighton
Lima Savings and Trust Company Bank
Lima
Peace prospects in Russo Japanese talks hinge on demands
AP reports from St Petersburg that no territory cession or indemnity is agreed. Japan may accept terms only if Russia yields on 800 million dollars. Tokyo holds key to peace while Chinese officials fear a grave crisis after the war and urge strong defense to preserve independence.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Russaa
Japan
Rusia
Paris
Anl
Russia
Tokyo
Peking
China
Packing Official Indicted in Beef Trust Probe
Federal authorities in Chicago indict Thomas J. Connors of Armour & Co. for tampering with witnesses in the beef trust inquiry. Connors was arrested, released on 5000 bond, and faces up to three months imprisonment per count. A related conspiracy charge against another official was not pursued without stronger evidence.
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Chicago
Grand
Beef Trust
Thomas J. Connors
Armour & Co
Connors
United States
Grand Jury
Supt
J. E. Shields
Brooklyn
N. Y
Shields
New York
Women leave Harbin as war advances in Manchuria
Reports say women and children depart Harbin while businesses close. Hospitals move back, rail lines east and south of Tsitsihar are prepared for the next war phase. Gen Kuroki may shift toward Vladivostok, bases changing to Gensai as Manchurian railway supports the advance.
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Harbin
Tsitsihar
Kuroki
Vladivostok
Gensai
Ihe
Linoviteh
Santoupa
Tie Pass
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Panorama OF the World
France
Sceaux
Arcueil
Hoch
Pela Gorgovitch
Benwood
Wheeling
W. Va
Mount
Manitou
Col
Pike's Peak
Rocky Mountain
Lake James
Sol. A. Wood
Angola Railway and Power Company
John Strong
Pleasant Lake
Angola
Steuben County
American Smelters’ Exploration Company
Trenton
N. J
William W. Porter
Frank W. Hills
John T. Tracy
Jersey City
Nicholas
Barney
Dennison University
Granville
Josson
Eugene Barney
Dayton
Eliam Barney
Palais Royal
John Fathe
Jeanette
Hartford City
Detroit
Commissioner of Public Works
Street Railway Company
N. S
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
University of Rochester
Rockefeller
American Board of Foreign Missions
John D. Rockefeller
Lad
Secretary of Agriculture
Canal
Panama Canal Commission
Admiral Walker
Roosevelt
Michigan Central
Pere Marquette
Niagara Falls
Patrick Whalen
Santo Domingo
Dawson
Morales
William E. Gould
St. James' Episcopal Church
Muanitowoc
Otia Botts
Peoria
Maine
Gessler Rosseau
King Leopold
Thomas A. Neal
Logan County District Court
J. C. Robb
Kingfisher
Capital National Bank of
Guthrie
Okla
rRrand
Neal
Robb
Armenia
Van
Bible Lands
Turkish Mission Aid Society
London
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Association
St. Louis
Clara Hulbert
Eri B. Hulbert
University of Chicago
Alfonso
Duke of Connaught
Victoria Patricia
Paria
Stockholm
Oceanus Beach
Georgiana
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