Debsted family dispute ends in fatal shooting near Prods trick
Fred Debsted commanded by his father to shoot. his ten year old son allegedly killed George Smith after a berry quarrel. Both Debsteds arrested and jailed at Frederick. Bank cashier Henry Hermit from Milwaukee Avenue Bank Chicago implicated in bank failure as Stenshind president at large. Robberies and wrecks linked to several incidents across towns.
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Fred Dbe- Wold
Jobin Debsted
George Smith
Edward Oosmuath
Prodstrick
Debold
Pye
Smith
Fred
Tim
Debalds
Gail
Frederick
Hering
Chica
Henry W. Hermit
Milwauker Avenne State Bank of
Chicago
Ots
Chiestiwo
Tearhy
Phato Stenshind
Stull
Peri
Tre Hiimself
Uh Dank
Five Children Die in Fire at Seymour Park Home
Five children of Thomas McKenials of Seymour Park, a Omaha suburb, perished in a deadly blaze that destroyed the family residence. McKenials himself and a bystander died from burns or injuries while attempting rescue, as valuables and horses were reportedly buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Oo Piiniels
Seymour Park
Omaha
Nel
Deatt
Sa Ue State
Grand Jury Indicts Standard Oil Over Storage Charges
A federal grand jury in Chicago returns an indictment against the Standard Oil Company charging non payment of storage charges to certain railroads. The action alleges this gave the firm an unfair advantage in violation of the antitrust law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Chieage
Standard Oil Company Corporation
Cracksymen Blow Safe at Aime Milling Office
Burglars blew open the safe at the Aime Milling Company office in Amo Indiana and carried away about 80 dollars in silver. The strong box was untouched and the door lay in fragments after the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aime Milling Company
Ofice
Amo
Ind
Burglars Blow Safe at Lena General Store
Burglars forced entry at Omer White’s Lena Indiana store and blew the safe with dynamite but were frightened off before grabbing much. They took ten dollars from the cash drawer and some watches. Eminent Chicago physician Dr. W J Class dies Benton Harbor Michigan. He helped stamp out meningitis and worked on scarlet fever germs. William Esler Downsville Wisconsin kills his seven year old daughter with a jug. he was arrested.
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Omer White
Lena
Ind
W J. Class
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Mich
William Esler
Downsville
Wis
Esler
Indian Lands to be Sold at Forty Percent Value
Comanche holdings totaling 22 500 acres in eastern Comanche county Oklahoma now under agricultural lease will be appraised at 40 percent of adjacent land values. A Interior Department committee recommends sale at this basis, with lessees allowed to buy a quarter section at appraised value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Secretary of the Interior
Lawton
Congress
Washington
Comancho County
Plans for Church Children Involvement Draw Scrutiny
A Kansas City plan proposes children take roles as officers and assistants in a church program aligned with Methodist guidance. Rev King envisions weekly gatherings before fall school reopenings, aiming to supplement but not supplant existing Sunday schools and neighborhood outreach.
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Ile
Tinry AL Wing
Oak Joy Methodist
King
Urvaner
Big Crop Shortage Strikes Midwest Labor Market
A severe farm labor shortage grips Minnesota and nearby states as harvests loom. About ten thousand workers are required in Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas with wage offers from 1.70 to 3.00 daily. Railroads offer reduced fares to attract harvest labor, and Soo Line estimates place labor needs along its routes at four thousand.
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Minnesota
Star Pitteen
Towa
Minneapolis
Harvess Belt
Soo Road
Threatened Political Fallout From Missouri River Realignment
The Missouri River may cut into an old eastward channel near Yankton Nebraska threatening Yankton South Dakota based politics. Senator Gamble of South Dakota would be displaced if Yankton becomes part of Nebraska, forcing residency or retirement.
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Missouri
Whip
Senator Gamble
South Dakota
Nebraska
South Tukotal
Yankton
Abused Valise Ends in Near Fatal St. Louis Incident
A baggage handler in St. Louis, Tfenry Wereck, roughly handed a locked suitcase causing a revolver inside to discharge. The bullet lodged in an artery, and medical attention arrived too late to prevent near death. Police investigate possible negligence in handling the dangerous item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wereck
St. Louis
Judge rules women may work night shifts in factories
Judge Olmstead of New York held that women have the right to work in factories at night if they wish. He argued the need to earn a living is more pressing than protecting future health, noting that society women are not barred from late hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
Olmstead
New York
Prohibition Fund Planned by Cincinnati Hotelkeeper
J. B. Martin of Cincinnati declares he will devote the proceeds of his Alaska mining properties up to 500000 dollars yearly to the Prohibition cause in the United States. He believes the Prohibition party will eventually eradicate the liquor traffic in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Martin
Cincinnati
Alaska
United States
Prohibition Party
America
Poker Raid Ends in Saloon Proprietor’s Death
In Owensboro Kentucky a police raid on Scott McCormick’s saloon to break up a rumored power game led to his death from heart trouble. Coroner's inquest heard Dr. Walker say excitement from the raid triggered the fatal heart condition. Iowa Democrats Nominate Porter for Governor at Waterloo convention. They praised harmony, settled GOP rifts, and endorsed W. J. Bryan for President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
Scott McCormick
Walking
Iowa
Porter
Claude Porter
Waterloo
W. J. Bryan
Colorado judge presses probe into May 1 election frauds
Justice Bailey refuses writ to stop Denver County Judge Lindsay from probing alleged frauds tied to the Denver Tramways Company. The case involves ballot custody and attempted district court interference as Lindsay plans to seize ballot chests from a warehouse with armed guards resisting sheriff actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Bailey
Colorado Supreme Court
Lindsay
Denver
Denver Tramways Company
Hou
Supreme Court
Bane
Neshet
Fire Ravages Milan International Exposition Exhibits
A large blaze at the Milan International Exposition destroyed the Italian and Hungarian decorative arts sections and the Italian and Hungarian architecture displays. Estimated damage reaches 150,000. The fire began at 5 AM in the Hungarian area and spread to adjacent art sections. British Swiss Japanese and Dutch pavilions were saved by firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Itly
Hungary
Kill Japanese Seal Raiders
Japanese were shot and killed on Vie Psa near St Paul v by order of an agent of labor. A revenue cutter recaptured twelve prisoners wounded. guards turned over to Deputy Marshal Phremon. North American Commercial Company lookouts spotted the Teatses reseal privileges. Colliery fire damages Pine liner colliery of Philadelphia Leading Coal and Iron Company near Porpsville. Six boilers destroyed. boiler house and outbuildings burned. losses estimated at 5000 to 10000 dollars.
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Vie Psa
St Paul v
Phe Peartiers
Phe
Wosmdd
VeCuieughlas
Phremon
Itive
St Pine
Philadelphia Sob Leading Coal and Tron | Company
Porpsville
Pas
SOO
Wealthy Widow Plans Coffin and Mausoleum Expansion
The article notes Mrs. Susan Judy of Washington CyTh. Obie, described as a wealthy widow, buying a coffin for 82000 and arranging mausoleum work costing 8500, financed by her late husband’s will. The plan includes placing empty caskets in the mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Judy
Washington Cy
Obie
Prison Life in Tombs Described as Luxurious by Ex-Cellmate
Paul AlcDonald of Titeshburg recounts Warry Thaw’s life in the Tombs, claiming meals from Martin’s, large tips to staff, and courteous visits from his wife and mother while an adjoining cellmate observed the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warry Thaw
Luxary
Paul Alcdonald
Titeshburg
Martin
Missing clerk carries large sums from Bilis Ishin bank
Mathew Brandon a 30 year old confidential clerk and messenger employed by Thomas Faulkner vanished after leaving ELNs Island to deposit 5060 in checks and 81100 in cash at a New York bank. Police seek him and query his employer for details.
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Mathew Brandon
Thomas Faulkner
United States
Bilis Ishin
New York
Elns Island
New York Bank
Emigrant Vessel Sinks Off Spanish Coast
The Birio struck a rock and sank off the Spanish coast causing the drowning of about three hundred emigrants mainly Italians bound for South America. The captain, saying the disaster was his fault, killed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Seventy Bodies Reported in Sirio Salvage Interior
A diver aiding the Sirio salvage operation reports seventy bodies inside the wrecked Italian steamer. An earlier effort to raise the ship's safe failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirio
Balloonists complete 225 mile NYC to Brant flight
Dr. Julian P. Thomas and Troy Knabenshue finished a highly successful balloon trip from New York City to Brant Massachusetts covering 225 miles. The feat is noted as one of the era's notable air journeys in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Brant, Mass
Julian P. Thomas
Troy Knabenshue
Receiver Appointed for Coyne Bakery and Lunch Room
A receiver has been appointed for the bakery and lunch room business of former Chicago postmaster Frederick B. Coyne, who is said to have become involved through a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Coyne
Frederick B. Coyne
Chicago
Bank Director in Pittsburg Embezzlement Case
Clifford Hixton, a trusted employee at Union Trust Company in Pittsburgh, is jailed in Allegheny County on embezzlement charges. The shortage is suspected to exceed 250000 dollars, with an accomplice still at large. Detectives pressed for a confession after a long overnight interrogation at Monongahela House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Clifford
Hixton
Union Trust Company
Henry C. Frick
Magmite
Allegheny County
Pixton
Joss
Tixton
Tie
Monongahela House
Adventures in Alaska Strandings Reported
A letter from Carlinville describes Jal Caveny and his son Thomas facing severe hardship in Alaska on the Yentna gold field expedition. They built a boat with John I. Coles, reached Lake Creek, and were wrecked on the Kalikltna river. They survived on a flour-sack portion for days after June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlinville
Jal Caveny
Thomas
Alaska
Yentna
Caveny
Seward
Tyoonok
John I. Coles
Susima Station
Eters Creek
Nahiltna
Lake Creek
Kaliltna
Coles
Storm and flood sweep Texas panhandle region
Tornado destroys Canyon City in the Texas Panhandle with multiple fatalities. In Amarillo a farmer’s family is killed by a tornado. Sixteen inches of rain cause a major flood along the Colorado River and in south Texas, flooding thousands of acres and cutting 200 miles of railroad track. Santa Fe line hardest hit.
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Canyon City
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
L R
Hehwirthe
Colorado
Texas
The
Santa Fe
American Master Mechanic Shot in Mexican Labor Riot
Mexican Central trainmen report that striking Mexican shopmen attacked the American master mechanic in Torreon. rurales arrived and opened fire, killing ten, as tensions flare from a broader conspiracy to expel Americans from Mexico. Earlier rioting at the Greene copper lines at Cam enon left several dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torreon
Mexico
Greene Copper
Camenon
Rescue at Niagara Falls by Skirt Signal Saves Party
A woman saved herself and a party from a fatal plunge at Niagara Falls by tying a skirt to a broken oar as a signal after their launch lost propulsion. Charles Walsh’s vessel failed to move, the oars snapped, and shore observers were alerted to the danger line. Separately, Republicans and Democrats in Phoenix formed a joint committee against joint statehood while pledging continued support for Congressional delegates and upcoming conventions in Bisbee on September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Charles Walsh
Phoenix
Ariz
Congress
Bisbee Sept. G
Bank in Examiner's Hands
The Milwaukee Avenue State bank in Chicago with more than 4 million dollars of deposits, mostly from working people, has been closed by a state examiner. Rumors of a large defalcation circulate as a warrant is issued for the cashier and President Paul O. Stensland, who is also missing, is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Paul O. Stensland
Death of revolver maker Daniel Wesson at Springfield
Daniel B. Wesson of Smith and Wesson died in Springfield Massachusetts. He left an estate valued at fifty million dollars. Death was hastened by fear of blackmailers who threatened to dynamite his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel B. Wesson
Smith & Wesson
Springfield
Mass
Beery assaults trigger violence in St. Louis incident
In St. Louis a bucket of beer was hurled at Sarah Hawkins, a Black woman, causing a sharp-object related injury. The assailant Tiny Watson, described as Black, threw the beer, with William Green noted as a Black participant in the ensuing disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hawkins
St. Louis
Hawking
William Green
Tiny Watson
Chicago Trade Trends Signal Durable Prosperity
The article notes generally favorable conditions with strong demand in manufacturing and rail extensions. Grain values dip while industrial metals remain firm, iron ore shipments rise, lumber and building materials stay in demand, and Western rail and lake traffic exceed last year. Cargo data show rising livestock, grain, and lumber movements, with persistent but easing failures per Bradstreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market quotes from multiple cities in grain and livestock prices
The report lists Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Toledo prices for cattle hogs and sheep along with grains including wheat corn oats rye and barley in various grades and quality levels. It also notes butter eggs and potatoes with fluctuating small-coin values across regions.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
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Hieliree
Mas Foote
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Vandalia
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Belwer
Tolaecea
Patos
Votipaty
Thomas McKenna
Grraned Hotel Cineiath Oto
Las
McKenna
Church For Children
Northwest
Yankton, S. D
Lind Ney
Dailey
Revenue Cutter
Abuyon
Leyte
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Robel Frick’s Bank
Bank
Examiner
Bradstreet’s
Canada
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