Indictment Dropped for Kingston Figure After 26 Years
John Taylor, once charged with Thomas Murray s death during an Ulster county election riot, has been cleared by New York Supreme Court. After years of covert life under a new name, witnesses died, and Justice W Howard dismissed the case. Murray was killed in Port Ewen. a brick used in the attack remains in the district attorney s office. Taylor fled and later resurfaced as a prominent merchant.
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Eliy Ilyee
Supreme Court of New York
John Taylor
Thomas Murray
Taylor
Kingston
Supreme Court
Clearwater
W. ©. Howard
Troy
Murray
Port Ewen
Ulster County
Lottery men assessed large penalties in Kentucky case
Morris Richmond and six others were arraigned in Covington before U S Judge Cochran on indictments for conducting the Kentucky lottery contrary to law. All pleaded guilty and were fined a total of $32,200, with Richmond alone hit for $10,000. The defendants declared they would quit the lottery business forever.
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Kentucky
Morris Richmond
U. S
Cochran
Covington
Richmond
Murder in Mistaken Burglar Shooting in Cleveland
William J. Bopelle, a district electrician for Bell Telephone, fired on suspected burglars at his Cleveland home. He killed Martin Ward after the men returned in night clothes, following an earlier exchange of gunfire. Other items note temperance legislation advances in Ohio and a series of tragedies and a Duluth steamship departure.
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Cleveland
William J. Bopelle
Bell Telephone Company
Bopelle
Martin Ward
City
Ching Boycotts Japan and Wall Street Shocks
Ching leads a Tokyo boycott inflamed by resentment over the This Maru affair threatening imperial trade. Harriman astonishes Wall Street as Hardiman gains control of a vast corporation through a charitable move. Child labor scandal in Germany reports 400 children sold into slavery.
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Japan
Harriman
Wall Street
Hardiman
Wrieling
Noda
Atlantic
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Germany
President Roosevelt Urges Expanded Anarchy Legislation
The president urges Congress to extend laws against anarchists and to empower the Postmaster General to ban mail and publications promoting murder arson and treason. Attorney General Bonaparte’s report discusses sedition criminality and the limits of federal jurisdiction, while stressing post office exclusion for seditious libel and crime advocate content.
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Roosevelt
Bonaparte
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New Jersey
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United States
Diplomatic shifts and arrests Filibustering in Europe and Chile
The Chinese government releases the Japanese steamer Natu Maru to curb contraband arms to China. Joachim Albrecht of Prussia resigns from the German army at the instruction of Emperor Wilhelm II. Berlin reports 47 arrests over suffrage protests with numerous injuries. In Chile, government troops fire on strikers at nitrate works and in Iquique, killing about 2,500 workers, per reports via the Christiane Børs from San Francisco.
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Thea
Berlin
Chile
Tquique
Christin Bors
San Francisco
Electric Car Crash Kills Five Near Chicago
A funeral carriage returning from Oak Ridge cemetery was struck by an Aurora Elgin Chicago Electric train at West Madison and Butterfield road near Bellwood. Five people died including the driver Newman and four women. several others were injured. The crash occurred at about fifty miles per hour with vehicles scattered along the track and ignition blamed for the wreckage.
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Chicago
Oak Ridge Cemetery
West Madison Street
Butterfield Road
Bellwood
Aurora, Elgin’ & Chicago Electric Railroad
Newman
Newmain
Hames
Liberty bonds seek funds for Russian republic push
In New York, Tyan Norodny alias Ivan Norodny proclaims himself advance agent of Russian independence. He claims central committees with Moscow roots, demands Czar Nicholas abdicate, and seeks to raise 5 million dollars for a United States of Russia through his liberty bonds.
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Tyan Norodny
New York
Ivan Norodny
Nicholas
United States
Russia
Norodny
Central
Moscow
Noiseless Gun Recalls A Pocket Sized Discharge Device
A new pocket sized weapon, credited to Oliver A. Swith of Worcester, Massachusetts, is described as a compact firearm component. It differs from the younger Maxim model, adding a small extension to the barrel with a cap and a narrowing bar across the top for rapid adjustment.
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Oliver A. Swith
Worcester
Mass
Maxim
Man Who Succeeds Evans Rear Admiral Glatvles Mitchell Thomas
Rear Admiral Glatvles Mitchell Thomas, who has succeeded to command of the U S fleet at Magdalena Bay due to Reg Admiral Evans illness, has been in the navy since 1885 after graduating from Annapolis. A Philadelphia native aged 61, he has long served in active duty, including time at the Naval Academy, the Naval War College, and the coast survey. He commanded the Langister in 1899, the Brooklyn in 1900 01, the Oregon in 1901 02, and was commandant at Newport naval training station in 1901 (likely 1901 02). He led the second division of the Atlantic fleet in 1907 and has long commanded the second squadron.
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Glatvles Mitchell Thomas
United States
Magdalena Bay
Evans’ Ilness
Annauolis
Philadelphia
Thomas
Naval Academy
Naval War College
Coast Survey
Langrster
Brooklyn
Oregon
Newport
Mormon Missionaries Expand Outreach in New York City
The article notes active Mormon proselytizing in New York City with eight missionaries split between Manhattan and Brooklyn. They conduct house to house canvassing, target influential citizens, and aim to convert Protestants, aided by educated, articulate speakers. Utah Mormons residing in the city also relocate families, contributing to a rise in Gotham membership from a handful to over 200.
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New York City
Manhattan Island
Brooklyn
Upper West Side
Utah
New York
Metropolis
Gotham
St Louis Theatre Stabbing and Threats Reported
A man was stabbed and fatally wounded in Haylin's theater. In another item, New York post office officials hold a foreign letter. A St Louis florist Edward L. Lovett received a second black hand letter demanding $200 under threat of death. A note to his sister included a drawing and a threat to use it if money is not produced.
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St. Louis
New York
Fifth Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Edward L. Lovett
Corly
Congress Battles Filibuster as Rules Tighten in Week
The Senate and House clash over filibuster tactics and rule tightening. The army bill nearing $100 million, fortifications and revenue cutter bills advance. conferences set on Indian and explosives transport bills. Key figures include Foraker, Hale, Burkett, Cannon, and Littlefield. Congress adjourns and reconvenes amid heated debate and roll calls.
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Committee On Military Affairs
Mr Foraker
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Twenty-fifth Infantry
Journal
Sterling
Littlefield
Maine
Cannon
Department of Justice
Commerce and Labor Department
Revenue’ Cutter Service
National Capital Notes Pension Bill Passes House
The pension bill totaling 150,860,000 the largest ever authorized cleared the House in Washington. A Mull of Town sponsored measure to set Porto Rican regiment as part of the regular U S Army won committee approval. Secretary Metcalf urged immediate 2,000,000 for armor and armament. Burton of Delaware sought to modify hours limits for train dispatchers but the House committee tabled the proposal.
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Mull
House
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
House of Representatives
Burton
Delaware
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Cure
A Norristown woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from surgery and curing long standing female troubles. The letter extols the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation and other ailments and invites sick women to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. Henry
Norristown
Gary
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia HE. Pinkham
Catarrh Cure Claims Blood Route to Heal
Advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional blood disease and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from W J Cheney & Co of Toledo as a prescription remedy, with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation, sold by Dengelsts.
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Fall
Lill
Cheney & CQ
Toledo
Dengelsts
Hall
Mythology Volcan tools four new horse shoes on Centaur
Side Lights on Mythology Volcan reports he fitted four horse shoes on a Centaur, calling it the easiest job, as he praised the creature's stillness and self shielding from flies. He offered a generous discount and urged customers to visit his shop.
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Volcan
Chicago Tribune
Strange Churces Used for War Service Across England
A Strand Magazine note recalls churches repurposed during the English Civil War for horse shelter and troop needs. Dedham Church bears Puritan vandalism marks with naked carved saints’ heads stripped from an oak door. The Notre Dame Paris reference notes a Revolution era “temple of reason” imagery.
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England
Dedham Church
Notre Dame
Paris
Strand Magasine
Woman’s loss of $300 on medicines heals with Grape Nuts
A Michigan woman recounts wasting $300 on tonics and broc ers to cure nervous indigestion as pastry rich meals worsened her stomach. She credits Grape-Nuts and proper food for rapid improvement, gaining weight and health. she urges readers to share her relief with others.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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