Senator Uses Knife in Capitol District Fare Dispute
Senator Money of Mississippi, en route to the Senate, refused to pay a fare after a car transfer at the peace monument. The conductor and a companion attempted to eject him. Money drew a knife and cut the conductor. He was not arrested due to Senate protection, and the wound is not serious.
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Senator Money
Mississippi
Capitol
Peace Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Capital
Senate
United States
Money
Washington Street
Ile
Uoder
Three Men Die From Gas Asphyxiation At Coney Island Hotel
Three men Frank Miller George Moore and Frank Halster about 30 years old were found dead from gas asphyxiation in a room at Peterson's hotel at Coney Island. The incident appears accidental. They traveled from Buffalo to join a show bound for the Mount exhibition and were employed on the trip.
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Frank Miller
George Moore
Frank Halster
Peterson's
Coney Island
Collision Sinks Spanish Steamer Buda off Cape Galt
Malaga dispatch reports the steamer Buda of Flume sank after a collision with the Adriadne of Rotterdam off Cape Galt. Twenty nine crew members and 118 passengers were saved by the British steamer Murillo from Hull bound for Alexandria.
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Binks
Malaga
Spain
Buda
Adriadne
Rotterdam
Cape Galt
Murillo
Hull
Alexandria
James Atwell Dies at 63 In Oakland Pennsylvania
James Atwell aged 63 a prominent figure in G A E circles and president of the Ex Prisoners of War Association died at his home 4213 Fifth Avenue Oakland Pa after a brief illness He is survived by a widow and three adult children
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James Atwell
Ex-Prisoners of War Association
Fifth Avenue
Oakland
Madrid agitation over alleged French assassin attempt
The city is tense over a claimed plot to kill King Alfonso by a man who called himself Pierre Naury. He was intercepted inside the royal palace, armed, and without passports, and remains unknown to authorities.
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Madrid
Pierre Naury
Alfonso
Berry Howard Acquitted in Goebel Murder Case
In Frankfort Kentucky a jury found Berry Howard not guilty on charges of complicity in the Goebel murder. The acquittal ends the major local court case.
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Berry Howard
Frankfort
Howard
Goebel
Robbery Ends in Murder at Chicago Grocery
Peter Safinski, 58, proprietor of a Chicago grocery at 4 Bradley Street, is killed during a robbers attack that also wounds his 10 year old son Julius. Thomas Glynn surrendered with a bullet wound claiming he and an associate held up the store and that R Smith fired the fatal shot. The two story brick building sits in a Polish district.
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Peter Fafinski
Peter Safinski
Bradley Street
Chicago
Julius
Wasinski
Ile
Thomas Glynn
Chicago Avenue Police
R. Smith
Smith
German Explorer Dr Carl Peters Aims for King Solomon Mines
Dr Carl Peters prepares to lead an expedition into the African interior from German East Africa. The scientific world watches as he reportedly pursues King Solomon's mines though officials warn no new fields are confirmed. Peters is noted as taciturn and gives only that he is “going to King Solomon's mines.”
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Carl Peters
Interior of
Africa
King Solomon
German East Africa
Peters
King Solomon's Mines
Eight Found Dead in Chicago Family Poisoning Case
Chicago police uncover eight corpses in a rear bedroom of a two story frame house at State Street. The Butler family including James Butler his wife and six children appear to have died at least eight days ago. Police suspect poison with possible ptomaine poisoning but believe Butler may have administered a drug to family before killing himself.
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Chicago
State Street
James Butler
Butler
Gale damages Milwaukee shops with fatal injury reported
A gale struck the Milwaukee and St. Paul shops at West Milwaukee causing $2,500 in damage. The pattern and cabinetmakers' shop roof collapsed and the steaming building was destroyed. Thomas KRodeman was blown from a platform in the Wimore coal yard and likely fatally injured with a skull fracture.
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St. Paul Road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee and St. Paul
West Milwaukee
Pattern
Thomas Krodeman
Wimore
Wife Takes Cruel Revenge In Drunken Spouse Case
Thomas Foley of Indiana seeks a divorce alleging cruel and inhuman treatment by his wife who admits tying his hands and feet while he was intoxicated and applying salt to his skin. She claimed the act was vengeance for a prior beating during a drunken orgy. Foley’s clothing was torn and his skin raw from the episode. Other brief items report W H Reeves pardoned after a Cu ban postal fraud case, a costly fatal fire in Quincy, Pennsylvania burglars injure a train engineer, a large tin plate mill fire in Pittsburgh, a deadly Oklahoma storm, and new Chaffee orders amid the Moro conflict.
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Thomas Foley
Jnd
Foley
Fire Devastates Iowa Town Wrecks Business District
A fierce blaze in Fremont, Iowa, fourfifths of Main Street burned. Officials estimate total losses near 35 000 with about 15 000 insured. Incendiary origin suspected as West Main Street was ruined except for two structures. Notable losses include Cannon & Gunn 1000 and hardware firm W Fox Co 10000.
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Fremont
Mainstevet
Cannon & Gunn
Ht. N. Hamilton
John R. Dale
Idaville
Ind
U. S. Senator Money in Streetcar Knife Incident
U. S. Senator Money sliced the conductor’s hand with a penknife after a dispute over fare on a Washington streetcar. He changed cars near the Peace Monument and, on the way to the Senate, refused to pay without a transfer.Authorities did not arrest him, citing constitutional protection.
Band of White Caps Attack Indiana Man Home
Twenty masked men forced entry at Finley Stretchberry’s home six miles west of Nashville Indiana. Stretchberry shot one man, then was beaten tied and whipped by the attackers before being left at a fence. His wife freed him and neighbors. This was the second White Caps assault in 48 hours amid mystery over other recent violence.
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Indiana
Finley Stretchberry
Nashville
Ind
Stretchberry
William Caldwell
Fire destroys Buffalo freight sheds and freight cars
Fire at Green Street sheds below New York Central Exchange Street station in Buffalo destroys American Express United States and National Express spaces and NY Central Railroad property. Five cars of express freight and rows of Pan American service sheds burn. commissary building of New York Central and Lake Shore roads damaged. Clerk Charles Hendrickson reported missing. Loss estimated over $150,000.
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American Express Company
Buffalo
N.Y
Green Street
New York Central , Railroad Company
Exchange Street
American
United States
National Express
New York Central Railroad Company
Pan-American
New York Central
Lake Shore Roads
Charles Hendrickson
United States Express Company
N. Y
Forest Fire Destroys Timber Near Belvidere New Jersey
A forest blaze on Scott's mountain near Belvidere NJ destroyed hundreds of acres of young timber and buildings. Tramps camping in the woods started the fire and fled as flames spread. The iron plant of Joseph Museberry suffered heavy damage and McMurtrie & Co. timber tracts burned. Nance Brothers losses included timber and sawed lumber. Nearby farmers lost fences and outbuildings while neighbors fought the flames and saved homes.
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Belvidere
Scott's Mountain
N. J
Joseph Museberry
McMurtrie & Co
Nance Brothers
Hames
Bold Move Moves Post Office in Abrt Wood Mo
Mining town residents woke to a missing post office after night transfer from the old to the new part of Abrt Wood. The postmistress Nora White stayed at her desk as guards opposed the move, which many had discussed but failed to prevent.
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Abrtwood
Nora White
Omaha Woman Defies Husband with Firearm Incident
Mrs. Kate Simet shot at George Baker in Omaha when he attacked his wife visiting neighbors. Five shots missed, Baker returned with an ax and was later hit by four more rounds, injuring his arm and feet. Police and residents observed the scene as Baker fled.
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Omaha
George Baker
Kate Simet
Baker
Senate River and Harbor Bill Passes Amid Debate
The Senate approved the river and harbor bill carrying about 70 million dollars after exhaustive committee review, while the house focused on military academy improvements at West Point and debated related appropriations. Debate touched on neutrality laws in South Africa and a replica bronze statue entry.
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Senate
Commerce Committee
Weat Point
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
Gilbert
Gillett
Mass
Blackburn
N. C
W. W. Kitchin
Patterson
Tenn
Gaines
Cochran
Mr. Gillett
South Africa
Rochembeatl
Washington
Military Academy
West Point
London
Feely
Messrs
Burton
Ohio
Reeves
Lester
Washington Notes Highlight Labor Demands and Auto Show
Labor leaders object to proposed department of commerce and labor seeking a bureau of their own. Gen Miles opens the second annual automobile show with a display of gas powered machines on exhibition.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Gen. Miles
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Alfred Wooley
Tersely
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Roumelia
Ellen M. Stone
Christia Intatitants
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Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Lloyd Wheaton
Charles A. Woodruff
Waller
Lamar
Custar
Findlay
Beef Trust
Washington Special
J. A. Hoffman
Retail Butchers’ and Meat Dealers’ Association of America
Solomon's Mines
W. H. Reeves
Wood
Llavana
Treeves
Gen. Wood
Quincy
Gem City
West Pennsylvania
Alleghany Toll Road
Willow Grove
Stump
Tin Plate
Great Monongahela
American ‘Tin Plate Company
Pittsburg
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Leger
James Johnson
Reed
Frisco Ailway Construction Corps
Chaffee
Mindango
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Hoslitien
Iowatown
Incendiarica
Patrick Clarkin
St. Paul, Minn
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Miller
Clarkin
Kansas City
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John Calhoun
Rowland
Lottie Langford
Calhoun
O. W. Little
North China Daily News
Victoria, B. Co
Japan
Russia
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Taansdale
Simill
Albert Rosenberger
Quesaltenango
Guatemala
Amatitlan
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Liverpool
Alleghany Mountains
Alaska
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Seattle
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Jersey City
James Cotter
Cotter
Wooper's Island
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Akron
Denver Union Depot
Ss. D. Andrews
Samuel Andrews
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Lakewood
Toledo
Cleveland
Duluth Union
D. W. Dunnett
Hutchingon
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Hook
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War Department
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