Appleby Peril Sparks Escape Amid Redcoat Pursuit
In Appleby, Richard and Jack hide as British light horse advance. Margery orchestrates a daring concealment, locking them in a wine vault until a sudden window glare reveals a spy. They fear Tarleton’s dragoons, while Margery urges swift exit before their capture. The scene blends danger, loyalty, and looming conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stuart
Appleby
Gilbert Starr
Owen Pengarvin
Tam
Jack
Dragoons
Tarleton
Tybee
Margery
Blizzard Talk Reflects Harsh Winter Myths
A Washington Star discussion mocks the trend of labeling minor snowfalls a blizzard. It contrasts a true blizzard as a freezing, ice driven storm with zero visibility and heavy drifts to mild flurries. A brief Princeton Tiger joke about a porter offering to brush someone off is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gusaards
Washington Star
Bandits Blow Up Coal City Bank in Nitro Blaze
Five bandits raided Coal City Illinois bank using nitroglycerin. The blast destroyed the building and they fled on a Santa Fe freight, taking about $2000 in money and stamps. A sheriff’s posse pursued along the Santa Fe line, and three wounded suspects were captured in an empty baggage car at Verona after a three hour chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Barney Ghetto
Washington Fire
Santa Fe
Thomas Steele
Morrison, Ul
Morris
Verona
Parsuing
Church Merger Upheld by Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a Cumberland Presbyterian and Presbyterian merger dispute from Vanderburgh County. The ruling confirms the General Assembly had authority to define church faith, allowing the merged body to retain its congregations and work without interruption despite internal disagreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of
Cumberland and
Presbyterian
Indiana Supreme Court
James W. Ramsey
Joseph P. Hicks
Vanderburg County
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Ind
Cumberland Presbyterian
General Assembly of the Cumberland Church
Cumberland Church
Negro Troops Guilty Says Court of Inquiry
A military court of inquiry found by unanimous vote that evidence supports that soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, colored, shot in Brownaville Texas. The board states officers failed to act before and after the incident, but Brigadier General Schwan does not concur. Fourteen men are eligible for reenlistment. Gen. Young and Gen. Panger dissent. Findings cannot be reviewed per the act creating the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Court of Inquiry
Theodore Schwan
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Samuel B. M. Young
Joseph P. Panger
Board of Inquiry
Soldier Ends Life on Street in Seattle
John Ward a 32 year old Tacoma Gas Company soldier shot himself through the heart on a Seattle street in view of passers by. Despondent over a love affair he died as a result of the act.
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John Ward
Tacoma Gas Company
Seattle
Witnesses recount Sayler murder in Watseka trial
John C. Grunden a Chickasaw nation member and co-defendant in the Sayler murder case testifies with Sayler’s widow and Dr. William R. Miller. Grunden’s version aligns with Mrs Sayler and Miller, claiming Sayler attacked Miller with a hatchet and Miller shot in self defense after Sayler seized a hand ax, overturned a lamp, and lunged in a deadly struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Grunden
John B. Sayler
Watseka
Sayler
William R. Miller
Grundon
W. R. Miller
Witnesses Describe Savage Attack and Defense in Trial
The testimony recounted a brutal assault ending only after four bullets pierced the attacker. Mrs Lucy Sayler testified for herself and co-defendants Dr W R Miller and John Grunden, revealing her husband’s financial troubles. She said she left the room across the street before any shots were fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Sayler
W. R. Miller
John Grunden
Sayler
Fred
Family slain in Berryville murder case shocks Arkansas town
Mrs. Elias Shafer and her four children are in jail in Berryville Arkansas charged with murdering Shafer. One son allegedly took a revolver from under his father's pillow as he slept and killed him. The boy claimed the father had threatened to kill the entire family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Shafer
Berryville
Ark
Woman in Clearfield Kills Self by Burning Clothes
Miss Lizzie Reed, niece of Governor Bigler, dies in Clearfield after saturating her clothing with coal oil and setting it afire at home. She had been in poor health and was to be sent to a sanitarium.
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Madge
Richard
Cornwallis
Appleby
Ephraim Yeates
Ephraim
Twan
Tia
Wiensborough
Jack
Twig
Lizzie Reed
Bigler
Clearfield
Wisconsin Governor Davidson Faces Easy Re election Prospects
Friends of Governor Davidson of Wisconsin anticipate a comfortable campaign, foreseeing seven years of continuous executive service. Tim Woodruft remains NYS Republican leader despite Root Hughes and Watt efforts to replace him. Carnegie defends the Payne Aldrich tariff as a growing revenue source. Taft aides may oppose Minnesota GOP endorsement of the new tariff law.
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Davidson
Wisconsin
Tim" Woodruft
New York State
Root
Watt
Hughes
Andrew Carnegie
Taft
Minnesota
Davie
St. Paeter
Minn
Double suicide implicated in brokerage losses near Kansas City
Nels and C W Olsen, Kansas City brothers in a partnership brokerage, are believed to have killed themselves after heavy losses. Bodies found on the Missouri river bank three miles east of Kansas City, with rumors citing $75,000 to $100,000 in losses. Police had been alerted to threats. fishermen found the bodies after they seemed to have been dead for weeks.
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Nels
C. W. Olsen
Missouri River
Kansas City
Lves
Disaster on British steamer Cairmrona near Dungeness
A British steamer Cairmrona exploded off Dungeness, killing a child and injuring about fifty, mostly women and children. Fire broke out as men fought the blaze. the captain and crew bravely ferried women and children to lifeboats while bystanders Upland and Kanawha assisted in transferring passengers near the Calrarona.
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Dungeness
England
Upland
Kanawhe
Calrarona
Roosevelt Wedding Date Set for June 20
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander plan to wed June 20 at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. Col and Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt will depart England June 10. reception planned by Mrs Alexander at 4 West 68th Street, with invitations expected to be extensive.
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Theodore, Jr
Alexander
Eleanor Butler Alexander
Henry Addison Alexander
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel’ Roosevelt
England
Burglar Confesses Murder in Springfield Home
Bertram Gage Spencer confessed the murder of Miss Martha B. Blackstone at the home of Mrs. Sarah J. Dow in Round Hill Springfield Mass. He also admitted a long series of burglaries and said he acted on impulse after fearing the women present. He cited fascination with notoriety as a motive.
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Bertram Gage Spencer
Martha B. Blackstone
Sarah J. Dow
Round Hill
Springfield
Mass
Spencer
Captain Hoyle
Miss Blackstone
Miss Dow
Price of strike cited in transit loan request
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company seeks city approval to float a 2.5 million loan. President Kruger cites extraordinary expenses depleting reserve capital set for improvements. Public belief links the amount to the strike cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Kruger
Transit Company
Rumor Claims Schwab Buys Newport News Shipyard
An afternoon paper in Richmond reports a Newport News rumor that Charles M Schwab of Pittsburgh has purchased the Newport News shipbuilding plant for 18 million dollars and plans to add a steel plant nearby. The item notes the claim as a prevalent rumor in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Newport News
Charles M. Schwab
Pittsburg
Schwab
Notorious outlaw Gres Hack released to Utah penitentiary
William Harris and accomplice of Harry Tracey, a known bandit, were released to Utah authorities by Leavenworth prison officers. Harris had just finished a robbery sentence.
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Gres
William Harris
Allag Brown
Harry Tracey
Utah
Leavenworth
Kaw
Harris
Personal bankruptcy petition filed in Cincinnati
Joseph G. Eber gele of Smith Nixon Plane Company lists liabilities of 1 120 000 and assets of 400 in a voluntary bankruptcy petition filed in Cincinnati. The filings name Gwen Tas and reference the firm.
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Joseph G. Ebergele
Smith & Nixon Plane Company
Cincinnati
Woman Guilty of Murder in Sulphur Case
Mrs Albert Smith found guilty of murdering her husband in Sulphur Oklahoma. Accused jointly with Charles Smith, the accomplice received a life sentence.
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Albert Smith
Charles Smith
Oklo
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