Record of the week from foreign shores and domestic crimes
A ragged digest reports a Tennessee lynching near Lewisburg where John Davis, a Black man, was hanged in a four-house yard for the murder of Robert Adair after a pursuit of a thief. Other items note a Panama fever outbreak among sailors, deaths from exposure near Three Kings Islands, a failed Wellington bank, Elyria shootings, Olyphant fire damage, Sagasta stepping aside in Madrid, a Missouri trial of a millionaire, and a Boaz track accident.
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Tennessee
John Davis
Lewisburg
Tenn
Robert Adair
Aditie
Davis
John Hayal Flartis
Wellington
New Zealand
Promotions for Generals Wade Sumner Wood Set for Next Year
Washington announces three major general vacancies in the coming year due to retirements of Gen Hughes on April 11, Gen Davis on July 26, and Gen Miles on August 8. Maj. Gen. Young will replace Miles as command in the Philippines is anticipated.
Unrequited Love Tragedy Ends in Double Death
Groveport Ohio native Homer Cramer a grocery driver shot Miss Adimeda Burk his former landlady in Cuban Hut then killed himself. A grazing cheek wound and a left breast injury were reported as Burk survived and Cramer died at the scene after the shooting at Burk's residence.
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Ohia
Homer Cramer
Groveport
Ohio
Cramer Teal
Miss Burk
Quail Hunt Shooting Injures Three Children Near Washiteon Court
Three children, Mabel Clark Varna Clark and John Dearth, were seriously wounded when hunters Charles McCrea and Charles Keartis fired at a covey of quail as the group returned from a country school east of Washiteon Court Ohio. Atahel Clark suffered the most with shots grazing the side. Vertu Clark and the unnamed boy were hit in the head neck and thigh respectively. Police described the victims as in a critical condition.
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Quail
Mabel
Varna Clark
John Dearth
Washitaeton Court Floose
Ohio
Charles McCrea
Charles Keartis
Barreters
Atahel Clark
Heavbdooen
Setienas
Doctor slain by patient and killer ends life in Kansas City
An eye specialist in Kansas City, Dr. Kimberlin, was shot dead in his office by former patient John Seadlous who then killed himself. The patient had been warned by a St Louis oculist he might go blind from improper treatment.
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Kansas City
Joe
Wlorl Kritberting
John Seadlous
Iameas City
Kimberlin
Seanton
Yes
St. Tawis
Highway Robbery Made Capital Offense in Philippines Act
The United States commission in the Philippines enacted a law making highway robbery by three or more persons a capital offense. It allows conviction without proof of actual crime, targeting bands of brigands. The act also expands a vagrancy statute and requires famine warnings and crop-raising campaigns with seeds supplied by the government.
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Quatemala
United States Commission
Philippines
Volcano In Guatemala Kills thousands and devastates crops
The Santa Maria eruption in northern Guatemala is reported to have caused massive loss of life with about 3,000 deaths and widespread destruction of property. Thousands of horses cattle and other animals perish as ash and mud bury landscapes and ruin coffee districts. Roads from Champerlio are ruined and the coffee crop losses are estimated at 1000 tons.
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Guatemala
Santa Maria
Pacific Mail
Newport
Central America
Republic
Champerlio
New York Chamber of Commerce Dedicates New Home
The New York Chamber of Commerce formally dedicated its marble building on Liberty Street Tuesday with President Roosevelt and former President Cleveland as guests of honor. Morris K. Jeassup welcomed the assembly before Grover Cleveland delivered the oration.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Ita
Liberty Street
Nassau Street
Sroadway
Morgan Dix
Raity Church
Morris K. Jeasup
Chamber
Grover Cleveland
Confesses to Counterfeiting in Pullman Case
Walter T. Grafton, a Pullman car shops employee, was arrested in Chicago on counterfeiting charges. Police seized a home-made coin outfit. a newsboy named Charles Geitin spotted the suspect after Grafton passed bogus nickels. Grafton, 45, formerly a Dayton liveryman, sought funds to buy a cottage.
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W. T. Grafton
Pullman
Walter T. Grafton
Chicago
Lient
Healy
Gafton
Charles Geitin
Talman
Grafton
Dayton
Ohio
Millionaire’s Will Leaves Estate to Thia-Watha Girl
Miss Lianzie Moyer, 14 year old daughter of a farmer near Thia-Watha, is notified that she has inherited an estate valued at $1,000,000 from an elderly man who died recently in Seattle. The giver’s name is not disclosed but a past kindness by the girl toward an ailing wagon traveler is recalled.
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Lianzie Moyer
Thia- Watha
Ihat
Seattle
Wash
Miss Boyce
Ran T
Car Hits Wagon as Mob Fails to Stop Motorman
A street car struck a wagon carrying twelve at Jefferson Ave and Monard St in St Louis injuring eight. Police protected the motorman and conductor from a mob until the patrol arrived. A 10 year old girl Lorrette Sefton sustained internal injuries.
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St. Louis
Jefferson Avenue
Monard Street
Lorrette Sefton
Trade and industry show steady New York progress
The Weekly Trade Review notes broad national activity with strong fall distribution and robust rail freight, though slowed movement and high operating costs temper gains. Rail infrastructure remains inadequate, freight competition weak, and railroads face rising maintenance costs even as western lines seek wage conciliation.
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New York
R. G. Din & Co
Din
Chicago
Middle West
Northwest
Southwestern
Minneapolis
Grain and Livestock Price Averages Across U S Cities
The report lists regional quotes for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grains and dairy items. Prices cover Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and other markets, showing bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and pork prices.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
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