Deathly policy plot grips Philadelphia in murder case
Philadelphia mother Bridget Carey is jailed amid a police probe into multiple murders for life insurance. Authorities say she allegedly killed her husband and two daughters and two boarders to collect on policies. A prior death of the husband and poisoned candy claims are under review as coroners and detectives examine motive and connections.
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Bridget Carey
Philadelphia
Mae
Wadsworth
Carey
GIVES LIFE FOR FRIENDS Lad Saves Boy Companions
Sylvester Bautsch the 12 year old son of A J Bautsch of Whitehall Wisconsin prominent in state politics gave his life to save two boy companions from drowning He pushed to the shore bringing a large hole to rescue them but while pulling the second boy out he fell through the ice and drowned Also reports of a railroad wreck in Sawyers Co and a Pittsburgh bribery scandal with arrests and a mayoral inquiry
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Sylvester Bautsch
A. J. Bautsch
Whitehall
Wis
Hfe
Bautsch
Snow slides devastate Colorado mine and ships sink
Snow slide destroys the Mountain Green mine structures four miles from Animas Forks Colorado with $50,000 in damage. A separate blaze in New Britain Connecticut destroys the Y M C A building and several nearby structures causing over $100,000 in losses. The steamship J H Jonas sinks in Georgian Bay with thirteen dead and sixteen missing. Engagements, farm product values, accidents, and land theft investigations also headline a turbulent mix of reports.
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Mountain Green
Animas Forks
Colo
Georgian Bay
Jonas
Conigian Bay
Mysterious murder of Dora Gilman near Dayton Ohio
Dora Gilman a 20 year old worker at the Dayton Cash Register Company was found murdered in a wooded clump near New Arlington Ohio. Investigators including the sheriff and coroner seek clues while rain complicates the case. Her lover Stanley Anderson is questioned as authorities say the attack occurred along the route home with signs of a brutal struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Dora” Gilman
Woods-On & Common
New Arlington
Mie
Dayton Cash Register Company
Stanley Anderson
Sharphville
Cincinonati
Drunken bandit kills man at Kansans City hotel
Kentucky House proprietor Blain and assailant Emery are wounded in a robbery attempt in Kansans City Kansas. Emery is killed. porter Lee Simons is slightly wounded. A second robber Charles Rumble, 82, is shot in the cheek along with Sam Hutton. Both robbers were intoxicated. Rumble’s wound not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blain
J. Frank Emery
Kentucky House
Kansans City
Ken
Emery
Lee Simons
Charles Rumble
Fren Mulder
Independence
Sam Hutton
Rumble
Bear Attacks Hunter and Kills 18 Year Old in Pittsburg
A Pittsburg report states John Dicht, 18, was killed after a bear he shot appeared stunned. In the struggle the bear recovered and mauled him before being subdued by fellow hunters from Dixie County who arrived at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Dik County
John Dicht
Dicht
Double murder suicide tale in Bellevue rooming house
Mr and Mrs James Scott Mitchell of Salem Massachusetts were found dead in a Bellevue Ohio rooming house. A strong formaldehyde odor greeted investigators and coroner verdicts labeled it a double suicide though later reports claimed Mitchell drugged his wife then killed himself. In Los Angeles a snake pit incident at Chutes Park allegedly trapped snake charmer R D Andrews after a gila monster bit his finger during a performance.
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James Scott Mitchell
Salem
Mass
Bellevue
Ohio
Vermilya
Mitchell
Menna
Chutes Park
Los Angeles
F. Coleman
R. D. Andrews
Collision Sinks Ten Barges and Typhoid Tragedy Strikes Family
In dense fog at Steubenville Ohio the towboats Raymond Horner and G W Thomas from Pittsburg collided with Panhandle railroad bridge piers sinking ten barges carrying 25 000 bushels of coal. The barges will be discharged with dynamite. Mrs Mary Buzzard died of typhoid fever in Kittanning Pa with five children in critical condition and the husband and two other children sick at home. several children may die.
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Raymond Horner
G. W. Thomas
Pittsburg
Panhandle Railroad
Steubenville
Oho
Mary Buzzard
Kittaning
Murdered Grocer Shotgun Death in Marion Barn
Louis Guifferitta an Italian grocer was killed in his Marion Ohio barn and $100 taken. He was shot twice with a 16 gauge shotgun. His 14 year old daughter found the body after he went to the barn to hitch the team. No clue to the murderer. The article also notes unrelated items about a will petition, a pastor renouncing ministry, and a czarist scheme in a broader imperial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Guifferitta
Marion
Ohio
Tilman in Chicago Predicts Rage War For Audience
Senator Benjamin R. Tilman of South Carolina spoke in Chicago predicting a rage war and posed the magic question in a fiery, ornate address to his audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilman
Chicago
Benjamin R. Tilman
South Caroling
Army Deserter Linked to Missouri Train Robbery Case
A Missouri investigation links Claude Randall and Claude Rumsey, both alleged to be the same man, a Fort Leavenworth released deserter, to a Glasgow near Missouri night train robbery. Records show Rumsey enlisted in San Francisco 1904, deserted at Sedalia, and committed misconduct while imprisoned. He was released four days before the Rock Island train theft near Glasgow.
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Murghall
Glasgow
Claude Randall
Claude Rumsey
United States Military
Fort Leaventworth
Kaw
Major Young
Fort Leavenworth
Rumsey
Randall
United States Army
San Francisco
Grant City
Sedalia
Marshall
Young
Rumeey
Rock Island
Boy saved from blindness after eye worm removal
Seven year old Edward Behringer, an orphan from a truck farm near Niles, Michigan, underwent a pioneering US operation at City Polyclinic hospital in Chicago to remove a worm slowly raiding his eye. He had eaten garden radishes and experts consider the worm entered from tainted produce.
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Lad
Edward Behringer
United States
Chicago
Behringer
Niles
Mich
Blackmar Tablet Unveiled at Unitarian Church Ceremony
Bronze tablet honoring Gen. Wilman W. Blackmar was unveiled during Boston church anniversary rites. In Chicago, two young children burned to death on Milwaukee Avenue when the three year old boy allegedly started a blaze with matches left on the floor while the mother was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milewaukee Avenue
Chicago
Elenoora Paradzinski
Lightkeepers Narrowly Escape Drowning at Duluth Canal
Keeper of the Duluth lighthouse and his assistant Thomas I White nearly drowned while crossing the concrete tunnel at the Duluth canal as a heavy northeast wind raised water levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Thomas I. White
Duluth Canal
Shorter Work Day Refused by Reading Official
Trainmen on the Reading railway demanded a ten hour day but General Superintendent Tice rejected the request saying wages had already been increased and no further concessions were possible at this time.
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Reading Railway
Tice
George W Cable Marries Eva Stevenson in Philadelphia
Noted author George W Cable and painter of word pictures tied the knot with Eva C Stevenson of Lexington Kentucky in Old Christchurch Philadelphia recently. The ceremony united prominent families as cables and Stevensons celebrated a quiet wedding amid social circles.
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George W. Cable
George Y W. Cable
Old Christchurch
Philadelphia
Mies Eva C. Stevenson
Lexington
Three Skaters Drown Near Hutchison Minn Sons Of Peter Hanson
Three brothers Jorden aged 18 Walter aged 11 and Victor aged 9 sons of Peter B Hanson living near Hutchison Minn drowned while skating on Taka Marion. They were holding hands when they died. A Chicago traffic record notes 182 killed and 2,271 injured by elevated surface traction since January fueling renewed crusade over crowding of cars by City Council.
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Peter B. Hanson
Hutchison, Minn
Taka Marion
Jorden
Waleter
Victor
Chicago
Grand Opera Season Opens with New Stars in America
The New York season opened introducing three new stars led by Geral ding Farrar in a debut as Julie. A theater lobby floor collapse in Newark killed Mrs Rebecca Schwartz and wounded many others. some may die. Police report a mutilated expressman found in Chicago with gang murder links and three arrests. A train collision near Alllands Ohio killed John Welsmiller and Peter Smith.
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New York
America
Geralding Farrar
Juliette
Rebecca Schwartz
Newark
N. Z
Blain
Thirety
First Street
Shields Avenue
Chicago
John Welsmiller
Sind Peter Smith
Alllands
Ohio
Admits Looting Morgan Bank in New York Scandal
Bernard Mabu, a 25 year old clerk in the National Bank of Commerce New York, and assistant Joseph J Symes Jr face accusations of defalcations and check forging. Mabu allegedly displayed diamonds and large sums, while Symes confessed to obtaining a forged check for 12.08 dollars drawn on Baring & Co. The loss is expected to be substantial and investigators have assembled a team to audit the accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Commerce
New York
Ryanelas Civeles
Pierpont Morgan's
Anon
Bernard Mabu
Mann
Joseph 7. Symes, Jr
Baring & Co
Rowdies brutalize teacher at Culp School north of Mt Vernon
An early morning incident at Culp school house near Mt Vernon Ohio follows a dispute between Ford Borden and teacher Miss Carpenter. The boy allegedly struck the teacher, later assault escalated with hair pulling while pupils screamed attracting hunters. Clarence Borden aided by striking William Chamberlain. Borden overpowered and jailed.
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Ohio
Culp
Mt. Vernon
Ford Borden
Miss Carpenter
Clarence Borden
Ford
Wiliam Chamberlain
Borden
Pupila
Auction to Sell Man Under Vagrancy Law in Hardin County
Dock Auberry, a white man described as strong and able-bodied with no visible means of support, will be auctioned for nine months under the state vagrancy law. Sheriff sale is billed with traditional auctioneer cries. outcome reflects slavery era echoes and local county procedures.
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Hardin County
Dock Auberry
Auberry
17 Year Old 6 Foot 8 Inch Boy Sent To Asylum
A 17 year old boy described as 6 feet 8 inches tall was committed to an insane asylum by Judge Gibbs after rapid growth allegedly deranged his mind. The youth, named Kleene, displayed volatile behavior during arraignment, shifting from tears to laughter as his condition worsened amid the legal proceedings.
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Kleene
Gibbs
Fire Under Victim Frank Coulter Assaulted Near Steubenville
Frank Coulter, a 28 year old glassworker traveling from West Virginia, was attacked by four men near Steubenville Ohio. They beat him, robbed him, tied him to a stake and built a fire that burned the ropes, freeing him and allowing him to reach the Ohio River shore and crawl back to safety.
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Frank Coulter
West Virginia
Steubenville
Ohio
Ohio River
Train Robber Is Caught Near Glasgow Missouri
A lone bandit robbed fifteen train passengers near Glasgow Missouri. A station agent spotted the crime and telegraphed ahead, leading to the capture of the man. The President has returned to Washington from his trip and expresses deep impressions of the United States Navy Panama and Puerto Rico.
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Glasgow
Jal
Washington
United States Navy
Panavia
Porto Rico
Waste of Apples Dims Value as Crop Outpacing Markets
The article notes U S apple production rising by about 80 million barrels this year, yet waste soars due to high freight rates and inadequate car service. Hog producers benefit as poorer grades sell cheap, while city consumers pay similar prices for lower quality fruit. Improved storage and transport are needed to balance supply with demand.
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United States
Tle
Illinois
Ling
Citizern Ams
Waterway Improvements Congress to Seek 50 Million Year
Congress urged to approve a program of 50 million dollars annually for waterway improvements. The piece compares US waterways with foreign spendings, noting vast miles and historic low shipping costs abroad versus higher domestic costs. It highlights international examples from Holland France Belgium and England to argue for greater investment. The analysis cites historical deficits and the potential for lower per ton mile costs in US waterways versus rail and other transport modes.
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Congress
United States
Seaboard
Kingdom of
Holland
France
Belgium
Germany
Samburg
Liverpool
England
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Erie Canal
Politicians and reforms noted in off year returns
Off year returns show Chortle E Hughes with a 61,500 plurality for New York Governor, the largest since Morton's 184. The Nations Petroleum Association promises from governors of Indiana Illinois Minnesota Missouri and others to back anti rebate laws akin to Iowa and Kansas. Secretary Bonaparte proposes a system to delegate candidate selection within territories to improve office quality. Senator Dick of Ohio supports an income tax as fair, while Treasurer Sheldon reports 2320000 spent on the Hughes campaign with 813928 from personal contributions and 8800 donors. Morgan & Co and Morton led with 20000 each.
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E. Hughes
New York
Morton
The
Nations Petroleum Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Bonaparte
United States
Sheldon
New York Republican State Committee
Slughes
J. P. Morgan & Co
Gained 84 Pounds by Dr Williams Pink Pills Cure Aneamia
Woman from St Albans Somerset County recounts severe anemia with exhaustion gas pain neuralgia and heart palpitations. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills she reports rapid relief digestion sleep restored and weight gain from 20 to 154 pounds. Pills claimed to make new blood and cure rheumatism indigestion and nervous headaches. Sold by druggists or postpaid 60 cents a box or $2.50 for eight.
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Wiliama
Nathaniel
St. Albans
Somerset
Semia
Dr. Williams
Abe
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schonectady
Webster’s Dictionary and Indian remedies in print
A local paper column cites Webster’s International Dictionary as a standard reference used by courts and schools. It also relays curiosities from India describing tiger claws deer horn balm and other folk remedies, noting ear aches sore throats and rheumatism treated with varied traditional methods.
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Webster's Dictionary
Editoria High
Willains
Harris
United States Commissioner of Education
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Government Printing Office
Department C
Merriam
Springfield
Mass
India
Madras Mall
New Year's Calls Turn From Apple Jack to Coffee or Spirits
A 19th century note argues New Year's visits flourish but old apple jack traditions fade. It praises modern social shifts toward well made coffee or spirits, citing a Staten Island doctor and his daughter endorsing Potum as wholesome and suitable for New Year calls.
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Oll
Staten Island
Welkville
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Roosevelt
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le Plequigny
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Thurlors Shomts
Panama Canal Commission
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Lanner
Brooks
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Salt Lake City
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William KR. Shafter
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Crapsey
Trey
Algernon
Rochester
Fort Leavenworth Prison
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Slater
Mo Moy Shved
Nindwenn
Boy’s
B. F. Richardson
W. Johnston
Golden Gate
Colima
Manzanile
Morgan Bank
Cortelyou
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
American Bank Note Company
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Bureau
Mormon Church
Joseph F. Smith
Smith
William Goff
St. Charles
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L. A
Enrico Caruso
Woigen
Upper Sandusky
Faffron
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