Record of the Week: Jeffries Defeats Rabtin in Prize Fight
Telegraph reports James J. Jeffries defeated Gus Rabin in a notable boxing match in San Francisco. Rabtin collapsed in the fifth round, surprising the crowd as Jeffries claimed the victory after a decisive blow. Other briefs include Bulgarian captives reportedly confined, a murder-robbery in Central City, and Lt. Newcomb receiving a Spanish War gold medal.
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Rublin
San Francisco
James J. Jetfries
Gus Rabtin
Akron
Rabin
Ted
Tian Jeffries Hime H
Crow
Sa Easity
Ie Tints Soli
Petlries
Bum Law
Oklahoma postoffice fraud exposed by officers
Officers exposed a daring scheme in which RK Burnett and G W Burnett conspired to seize the Longwood postmastership by forging official documents and replacing Bain with Longwood. They appointed relatives, operated the offices for months, fled to the Cherokee Nation, and were later lured to Bowen City where they confessed.
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Oklahoma
Hosford
Wichita
Kaw
WW. A. Bebeo
Oklahoma City
RK. V. Burnett
Bain
G. W. Burnett
Longwood
G. H Pellman
Pellman
R. KY. Burnett
Ry FL
Bowen City
Bogus relic dealer faces federal fraud charges in Missouri
Eriest Daniel Levering, a Missouri farmer from Jones, is indicted by a St. Louis grand jury for using anails to defraud. Victims include college professors nationwide with relics said to be hundreds of years old dug from mounds. Relics were shown as curiosities and used in lectures at various colleges.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Daniel Levering
Dusty Jones
Levering
Vic Lggns
Minnesota Town Unveils First McKinley Monument
Yower Minn marks history with the first monument to President William McKinley. Thousands visit as Gov. Van Sant attends the unveiling with local dignitaries and a prayer service led by Rev Ruh. Bands from Tower and nearby towns perform Nearer My God to Thee.
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Minnesota
Yower
Minn
Wiliam McSsinleey
Gov
van Sant
Guy, van Sant
John Ownes
Thomas McKeon
Postoffice Safe Blown by Diners in Bristol Indiana Robbery
A Bristol Indiana post office safe was blown open with ten charges of dynamite. Two townspeople Mrs E Bicket and Ray Shoner were wounded but not seriously. Robbers escaped with 1000 dollars in bills and 500 in stamps.
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Bristol
Ind
E. Bicket
Ray Shoner
Fatal Theater Fire in Grand Rapids Shapes Losses and Death
A theater fire at Powers Theater in Grand Rapids Michigan caused about 100000 in property damage. One man Edgar W War Renton suffocated inside the building while Mrs Washburn and her children were overcome but survived after rescue. The blaze started in the basement and smoke filled the block trapping tenants. The previous night How ard Gould staged Brother Officers at the same venue.
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Powers’ Theater
Grand Rapids
Mich
Edgar W. Warrenton
Washburn
Howard Gould
Buildings rented for fair in St Louis grounds
The St. Louis Exposition Company leases Washington University property for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The 110 acres and university buildings west of Forest Park will host administration, congresses, education exhibits, and athletic events. Buildings cost $000,000.
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Washington University
St. Louis Exposition Company
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
Forest Park
St. Louis
Indian Mounds leveled for St Louis World Fair works
Indian mounds at Forest Park St Louis were opened as grounds for the fair. D J Bushnell, an ethnologist, identified three mounds on the hill and one in the meadow. Burials skulls bones pottery fragments and flints were recovered during trenching and careful digging. The relics will be preserved by the fair promoters.
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Forest Pack
St. Louis
D. J. Bushnell
Piot. Bushnell
Jumbo II Death Stopped by Protests at Buffalo
Jumbo II the elephant owned by Frank C Bosstock at the Pan American Midway faced an attempted public execution with 1800 and 2200 volt wires strapped near its ears and body. Protests by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals halted the event.
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Jumbo II
Plank
Frank C. Bostock
Buffalo
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Jumbo
Graham
Vitriol Attack Disfigures Mrs Wadsley in Omaha
Mrs George Wadsley of Fort Dodge Iowa was badly burned in the face when vitriol was thrown by a woman named Julia Moorhouse in Omaha The assailant fled on an east bound train The victim later learns she has permanent facial disfigurement Despite threats to leave town she remained active in charity work and held a position with Dr B L Bishop.
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George Wadsley
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Port Dodge
Omaha
Dulia Moorhouse
Poth
Dr. Bishop
Julia Moore
Gold shipments ease strain on New York banks amid grain market activity
The piece notes bullion leaving New York balances from Klondike and Australia while domestic mines add to the supply. It discusses European money markets, Klondike and South Africa output disruptions, and loans maturing with gold as a reserve. Wheat and oats rise as corn holds near 60 cents, with traders optimistic about higher prices.
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New York
Klondike
Australia
Mingland
South Africa
Europe
America
Paris
Moyland
Chicago
Tronami Steel
Board of Trade
Gor
West
Gee To
Wie
Kansas City
Car famine still serious with furnaces banked
The weekly trade review reports ongoing fuel shortages hindering steel and pig iron markets. Coke scarcity has forced the banking of twenty furnaces, with only Philadelphia showing higher prices by 25 cents per ton. Despite near-term bottlenecks, orders and plant capacity expansions signal improving future prospects.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Philadelphia
Market quotes for farm commodities across major cities
The report lists Illinois Indiana Missouri Ohio Wisconsin and Detroit market ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains. No. 2 red wheat No 2 corn and oats prices along with butter eggs potatoes and pork values are given.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Sic
Toledo
Milwaukee
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