Tragic Death Of editor Morss At Sentinel Building
Samuel E B Morss editor and proprietor of the Indianapolis Sentinel was killed by a fall from a third story window in his building 1 South Illinois street. No one else was present and theories vary from accidental fall to misadventure while adjusting the window. The window is extremely low with little ledge and Morss had been ill for weeks.
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Samuel EB. Morss
Sanuel FE. Morss
Edito
The
Indianapolis Sentinel
Sentinel
Ilinois Street
Tr Iy
Tlinass Street
Ladronea Make a Raid in Manila Province
Report from Manila says a band of ladrones attacked the town of Riga in Ambos Cattarines Luzon killing the presidente's wife and his uncle along with three volunteers. Nine guns were seized before the raiders withdrew Onofre the band leader was killed and the presi udite claims the secretary betrayed him.
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Manila
Riga
Ambos Cattarines
Luzon
Onofre
Ladrones
Presiudite
Woman killed by boa during public performance in Prussia
A young woman died in Voelklingen during a ménagerie act when a boa constrictor constricted her. Spectators initially mistook the screams and struggles for part of the show and applauded the realism of the acting before realizing the danger.
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Voelklingen
Prussia
Big Mortgage Filed Indianapolis Special
The Indiana Coal Traction Company filed a four million dollar mortgage covering fourteen miles of electric road from here to Plainfield and 165 miles to be built to Terre Haute and Rockville. It will operate as an electric coal carrying road.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Coal Traction Company
Plainfield
Terre Haute
Rockville
Treasure Recovered From Barge Off Staten Island
A Wrecking schooner Fly and the fireboat John Tuller recovered nearly all of 100000 dollars in silver lead and bullion from a sunken barge off Sewaren New Jersey. The 400 tons of metal toppled into the water when the barge listed. about 200 pigs remain missing or unrecovered.
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New York
Fly
John Tuller
Baxter Wrecking Company
Staten Island Sound
Sewaren
N. J
Uelow
Tkarittn
Galveston
Mallory Jina
East River
Ameri¢ngy Smieltine and Refining Company
Starbeam
Young telegraph operator halts Montana train robbery
POY VDEEFIES TRAIN ROBBERS. A 20 year old operator at Welch's Spur Montana on the Northern Pacific crawled to his key and warned Thomestoke to ignore signals. The North Coast Limited roared through at forty miles per hour, despite masked bandits orders. The robbers rode away after tying the operator.
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FL. Law
Welch's Spur
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Thomestoke
Welel’s Spur
North Coast Limited
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Fire at Galveston Ind Incendiary Destroyed Blocks
Telegraph operator reported flames at Galveston Ind station and was driven out as wires burned. Fire fought by Kokomo and Joplinport relief trains. by 8 o clock controls restored. Loss pegged at 75000 dollars with five business blocks and the railroad station burned.
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Jogfansport
Kokomo
Galveston
Judge Lets Farmers Skip Jury Duty to Save Crops
Judge C. W. Smith of Stockton Kansas adjourned court to protect harvests in a district heavy with corn and wheat. He said saving a year’s earnings mattered more than civil suits and would resume trials after crops were secured.
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C. W. Smith
Stockton
Kan
Kansas
Morss Killed in Indianapolis Fall from Sentinel Building
Samuel F. E. Morss former consul general at Paris and founder of the Kansas City Star died after falling from the third story of the Indianapolis Sentinel building. He suffered heart trouble and lost balance after opening his office window. He lived fifteen minutes. He left a widow and one daughter.
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Samuel FE. Morss
Paris
The
Indianapolis Sentinel
Kansas City Star
United States
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Morss
Postal Thieves Steal Large Stamp Vault in Superior Wis
Robbers rifled the Superior postoffice vault on Wednesday morning taking about 16 000 to 16 500 dollars in stamps and about 100 dollars in silver. The postmaster’s private money remained untouched and only an electric lamp marked their escape. A second item notes a Pleasantsdale Neb bank raid where 80 000 dollars term remained, 3 500 currency found exposed, and the thieves fled before looting more. A third note reports Governor Maitland saying Republic Mine forces will be cut ten percent as ore stock remains unsent for the season.
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Postminster
Pleasantdale
Neb
Republic
A. Maitland
Michigan
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Lake Superior
Burdette to Have Temple in Los Angeles
The New Temple Baptist Church plans a $1,000,000 Los Angeles building with Rev. Robert d. Burdette as pastor. The design includes a public convention hall as part of a double structure.
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Bank Robbery Alarm Reports Across South Dakota Towns
Bandits robbed The Bank of Viborg SD of 5000 dollars with half in gold. Citizens watched armed robbers as they fled on a handcar. The Linn Grove post office safe yielded 2500 in cash and stamps. Four men offered $200 to the Woonsocket marshal to clear the streets before a planned raid.
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Viborg
S. D
Linn Grove
Citizens’ National Bank
Woonsocket
Washington Springs
Whipped by White Cappers in Athens Indiana
Tsmne Moore a Civil War veteran aged 65 in Athens Indiana was seized at midnight by masked men dragged to a shed tied by the hands and hung by a joist as six assailants flogged him with switches. He sustained over 100 cuts bruises and a possibly broken rib.
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Tsmne Moore
Athens
Ind
Moore
Bituminous Coal Producers Plan to Cut Output
Leaders of Pennsylvania and West Virginia bituminous coal firms told the New York Herald they will curtail production amid trade demoralization. Voluntary limits failed. stricter measures are expected as prices drop from about $8 a ton last year to $2.25–$2.75.
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West Virginia
New York Herald
New York
Robbers Loot Three Banks in Midwest Bank Wrecks
Six masked men robbed Farnum Nebraska State Bank and Hubbard Nebraska, using dynamite to wreck the safes and furniture. About $4,000 to $4,100 was taken. one robber arrested and loot insured. A Minnesota Bank of Spring Grove lost $900 in silver from the outer safe.
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Alaska Boundary Award Confirms U S Title Minus Portland Canal
The Alverstone chaired boundary commission rules in favor of the United States for about 20,700 square miles of Alaska, with Canada retaining Portland Canal as its outlet. The decision, reached after a week of deliberation, preserves U S control of northern Pacific bays and mineral lands and aims to cement Anglo American friendship despite the Canadian concession.
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Chicago
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Mobile
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Edward
Lord Roberts
Cuba Seeks 35 Million Loan With No Banker Backing
A Cuban commission visiting New York failed to secure banker support for a 35 million dollar government loan. Banks cite weak money markets and insist on unconditional pledge of surplus customs revenue as guarantee before considering underwriting. The loan aimed to fund veterans from the rebellion.
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