Panorama of the World and a Reservoir Attack
Second attempt to tow up a reservoir and destroy the Grand reservoir at St Marys failed to explode upper gates but tore lower gate masonry and scattered dead fish 200 feet away. An old fisherman Thomas Carper was slightly hurt. State authorities notified. Also reported are rising drink habits in America with per capita spending and a Baltimore and Ohio engine boiler explosion near Warren Ohio killing fireman M C Kelley and injuring others.
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St. Marys
Olio
Dulie
Thomas Carper
Baltimore & Ohio
Warren
Ohio
M. C. Kelley
Waldron
Redley
Asher
Fire destroys Hoopengardaerd and Ruummitt store in Sheldon
Incendiaries burned the general store in Sheldon Indiana. The front post office survived while the building and stock, valued at 2000 dollars, burned. Insurer coverage was 1200 dollars. Proprietors believe arson driven by coal roll fire origin.
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Hoopengardaerd& Ruummitt, Sheldon
Ind
Prison Term Set for CitiNational Bank Official Spear
Spear A B cashier of the bank now defunct Citi National Bank of Oberlin Ohio pleaded guilty in federal court Cleveland to falsifying bank books. He was indicted with Cassie Chadwick and former president Beckwith and received seven years in the penitentiary.
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Chadwick
A. B. Spear
Citi- National Bank
Oberlin
Ohio
Cassie B. Chadwick
Taylor
Cleveland
Spear
Beckwith
Five Die In Duluth Hotel Fire On Fifth Avenue
Fire ripped through the Fifth Avenue Hotel in Duluth Minnesota destroying the wooden structure. Three bodies were recovered and two others are believed buried in the ruins. One identified victim is John Weis with the others unnamed.
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Fifth Avenue
Duluth
Minn
Mins
John Weis
Coxey Army Forms in England Amid Northamptonshire Strikes
A miniature Coxey army forms among striking boat workers in Northamptonshire. The group plans to march on the war office in London to present grievances about pay and conditions. A marching band is hired and the protest could last about a week.
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Northamptonshire
War Office
London
Dam Burst Ravages Holbrook Area Wiping Town Out
A major dam seventy miles above Holbrook Arizona breaks, sending a torrent seven miles wide and ten to forty feet deep down the valley. The town is virtually erased as residents flee on freight cars after a warning.
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Holbrook
Ariz
Woman Killed by Lightning Near Churubusco Indiana
Mrs. Kate Eberly living four miles north of Churubusco Indiana was struck by lightning and killed instantly. Her husband is confined in the Logansport insane asylum. She leaves two daughters aged 16 and 20.
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Kate Eberly
Churubusco
Ind
Logansport
Conger Acquitted in Grand Rapids Water Scandal
Eugene D. Conger was acquitted of accepting a $10,000 bribe from Lant K. Salsbury in the Grand Rapids water scandal. A prior trial ended with a hung jury.
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Eugenie D. Conger
Eugene D. Conger
Lant K. Salsbury
Grand Rapids, Mich
Riots Rock Chicago As Teamsters Clash With Nonunion Forces
Chicago faced its worst disturbances since 1894 as dawn to dusk rioting pitted union pickets and sympathizers against nonunion workers and armed black residents. Police said hundreds may be wounded, with at least three deaths linked to the strike and officials seeking troops to restore order.
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Chicago
American Railway Union
Teamsters
Challe Dullets
Frank Curry
Employers’ Association
Seven Express Companies
Skxohlsant
Sherman
Charles Deneen
Barrett
United States Express Company
Judge Kohlsaat
Judge Kohlsanat
United States
Riots Rock Chicago As Unionists Clash With Independent Drivers
Violence erupts across downtown Chicago on the first day of the teamsters strike. Four men are shot and about forty injured as mobs attack independent drivers aided by Frank Curry and other employers. Rebels use hickory clubs and firearms amid widespread street battles.
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Washington
Taft
Fort Sheridan
Unionista
Chicago
Teamsters
Harrison Street
Wabash Avenue
Congress Street
West Jackson Boulevard
Halsted Street
Market
Madison Streets
Frank Curry
Curry
Chicago Underground Mail System Moves Toward June Operation
Chicago engineers reveal a vast underground tunnel network beneath the downtown area with 28 miles laid and more planned. The system will move second to fourth class mail by tunnel cars and connect street mail boxes to tunnel boxes, aiming to handle 800 tons daily and operate by June 1.
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Chicago
New York
Trafic
United States
Patterson Jury Disagrees in Nan Patterson Murder Case
The New York jury trying Nan Patterson for murder of bookmaker Caesar Young reported no verdict after a second in which they were unable to agree. Recorder Goff discharged the panel and Patterson remained in the Tombs with a possible path to release as the district attorney’s office prepared further steps.
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Young
Nan Patterson
New York
Caesar Young
Goff
Nan Patterson Given New Trial Bid in Judge Case
The court notes Nan Patterson will not be tried again after a hung jury in the murder case of Caesar Young. A juror illness forced a first trial to end in acquittal stand, while the second trial ended in disagreement and Patterson fainted in court. The prosecution claimed Young was to sail to Europe to escape her. she contends he shot himself after learning of departure.
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Nan
Caesar” Young
Nan Patterson
Young
Europe
Russia boasts after defeat while taft on lid
The piece notes Russia talking tough after a setback and warns Castro about lifting the lid to the asphalt pot. Washington lacks excitement as a big horse race fades from view. The beef trust faces another indictment, and Mrs. Chadwick regrets not meeting James Hazen Hyde.
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Russia
Earth
Taft
Castro
Washington City
Beef Trust
Chadwick
James Hazen Hyde
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Panorama OF the World
America
Bureau of Statistics
Coxey Army
England
Frank Curney
Patterson
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