Robbers Steal $16,000 In Shoals General Store Burglary
Burglars blew the safe at John P Albaughs general store in Shoals Indiana tonight, escaping with about 16000 in cash and bonds. Charles Taylor was seized near the store, later released, saying nine men took part. Authorities- offer a reward of 1000 for the bonds recovery.
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Albaugh
John P. Albaugh
Shoals
Ind
Charles Taylor
Mr. Albaugh
Samuel Albaugh
Liquor Sellers Go Free in Kansas City Kansas
Officials say state liquor law enforcement cannot be enforced in Bancas City Wyandotte County with all cases dismissed against sellers. Governor appointee and temperance supporters claim the prohibitory law fails to gain public support. Describes famine in Japan with millions affected and a separate U S Senate challenge ends briefly after a debate. Mine explosion in Coaldale West Virginia kills 21 miners and stuns nearby residents.
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Kansas City
Kan
Tts
Bancas City
Wyandotte County
Hoche
Toledo Mayor Leads Campaign Against Ohio Death Penalty
Mayor Whitlock of Toledo opposes hanging in Ohio and has prepared a bill for the Legislature. City club women support the change and are actively working to create sentiment for abolition.
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Ohio
Whitlock
Toledo
Club
Mayor slows ordinance on Reading smoke nuisance
Reading mayor Gerber uses first official act of the year to slow the council enacted smoke nuisance repeal reflecting broad public sentiment. New York millionaire Charles A Edwards was found murdered in New Haven after a dispute over an estate. Four burglars wreck a Bunbridge Ohio bank but escape after failing to seize cash. Marshall Field & Co plans a new state street Chicago building far advancing merchandising. Former Gov La Follette of Wisconsin takes oath as US senator in a dramatic Senate debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Gerber
Reading
New York
Charles A. Edwards
New Haven
Conn
Bo-Low
Slaughter in Riga Sparks Five Thousand Insurgents Raid
Five thousand insurgents seized a factory in Riga Russia and fought with troops. the building was battered down, about 1,000 taken prisoner amid heavy casualties. Widespread disruption reported as the conflict escalates and authorities seek control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Russia
Coal Oil Johnny Dying after spending fortune of 38 million
The man known as Coal Oil Johnny, famed for squandering 38 million dollars in seven months during 1862, lies near Franklin Pennsylvania with only his wife for company. Once a celebrated spender in Oil City and other towns, he now faces destitution after a decade of reckless living.
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John Wy
Franklin
Nisbedeide
Gelef
Johnny
Bane
Oll City
Petroleum Center
United States
Ife
Kansas
South Dakota
Washington
Bandits Rob Paymaster on New Jersey Highway
Armed men stopped a paymaster and his companion in broad daylight near New Brunswick, New Jersey, seizing a satchel containing 8000 dollars meant to pay 200 Italian laborers at the Delaware River Quarry and Construction Co. The five robbers, masked and armed, fled into the woods after taking the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
William Schinck
Delaware River
Gas Tank Explosion Kills Gardener at New York Party
At Byram Shore near Greenwich Connecticut a gas tank exploded in a greenhouse 350 feet from a house party hosted by Charles H. Mallory. Guests continued merriment until hours later when head gardener James Mackey was found dead and Muockey’s body located 100 feet from the blast. Damages ran to several thousand dollars.
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Charles H. Mallory
Byruam Shore
Greenwich
Conn
James Mackey
New York
Brooklyn
Muockey
Woman dies in Minneapolis stove fire at Higgins tenements
A deadly fire at the Higgins tenements on Minnesota Avenue Minneapolis destroys Mrs Lorain Buckliff apartment ignites her clothing and leaves two sons seriously burned and multiple residents homeless. Mrs Folley woke early to start a stove. the blaze spread rapidly forcing twenty seven families from their beds into the cold.
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Lorain Buckliff
Higgins
Minnesota Avenue
Minneapolis
Bucklif
Folley
Peabody and Bell Say They Are Marked for Death
James H. Peabody and his adjutant Sherman Bell claim they have been threatened with death mirroring the murder of former Idaho Governor Steunenberg. The pair allege direct knowledge of a planned assassination.
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Peabody
James H. Peabody
Colorado
Sherman Bell
Steunenberg
Idaho
Locomotive Boiler Explodes Kills Three Men On Freight Train
A locomotive boiler explosion on a Brie railroad freight engine near Disco Hill Indiana killed engineer John J. O'Brien from Kouta fireman C B Olyer Huntington and Lemuel Fisher Rochester brakeman. Fifteen cars piled up and the wreck caught fire.
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Brie
Disco Hill
Ind
John J. O'Brien
Kouta
C. B. Olyer
Huntington
Lemuel Fisher
Rochester
Couple Drowned While Skating in Lake Quannapowog Mass
Bodies of John A. Ritchie twenty one of Stoneham and Grace Halden one of Wakefield were found in Lake Quannapowog Mass after they went skating the previous night. An anarchist plot was uncovered in Taarskoe Salo involving Gear idving conspirators who were students and members of notable families and army officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Ritchie
Stoneham
Grace Halden
Wakefield
Lake Quannxpowltt
Mass
Taarskoe-Salo
1905 Imports Heavy With Big Increase in Valuation
New York appraisee reports total customs value of merchandise handled by Appraiser Whitehead at $705,011,487 for 1904, up $72,500,000 from 1903. Major imports include sugar at $71,000,000, woolen goods $64,000,000, coffee and cocoa $60,000,000, precious stones and pearls $37,000,000, cigars and tobacco $16,000,000, wines and liquors $11,000,000, and 1,054 automobiles worth $4,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Totel
Whitehead
United States Customs Office
New York
New York Supreme Court Reverses Labor Case Conviction
The Appellate Division reverses Harry Marcua's conviction for coercing Hyman Birenbaum to sign an agreement with H Maretti Shirt Co to join a labor union as a condition of employment. The court voids the contract ban as unconstitutional and orders Marcua discharged.
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New York Supreme Court
Harry Marcua
Hyman Birernbaum
Dot
Brothers Draw Lots for Girl and Wedding at Once
Nellia Depass of Davie County North Carolina chose among three Mack brothers John William and Henry by drawing straws at a wedding party Henry won the draw and the marriage followed immediately The event is recorded as a family occasion with the three suitors present and the outcome decided by chance
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Nellia Depass
Jacob Depans
Davie
North Carolina
Waslels
John
William
Henry Mack
Death May Reveal Murder Nearby Well Found Body
The body of an unknown man believed to be Peter Kaden of HoskIns, Neb , was found in a well thirty miles west of Bonesteel S D on the Rosebud reservation The coroner investigates amid murder suspicions.
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Peter Kaden
Hoskins
Neb
Bonesteel
S. D
Rosebud
Three Italians Killed by Train Near Wilberforce Ohio
Three Italian workers on a Pennsylvania railroad construction engine are killed by passenger train No. 81 near Wilberforce Ohio. The firebox light revealed the bodies along the track as the accident was found.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilberforce
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Murder in Sleep At Lexington Stock Farm
Richard Washington a hostler at Mansfield stock farm Lexington Kentucky was found dead with his head split open by an ax His wife is under arrest for the crime she claims two white men beat him into unconsciousness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Washington
Mansfield Stock Farm
Lexington
Washington
Goebel Verdict Upheld in Goebel Murder Case
The U S Supreme Court upholds life imprisonment for James B Howard in the 1000 Goebel murder case. Howard, convicted three times in Kentucky courts, faces the life penalty for Gov William Goebel's death on January 30.
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Goebel
United States Supreme Court
James B. Howard
William Goebel
Kentucky
Howard
Odell Out After Albany Caucus Rout
Ex Gary B Odell Jr of New York loses power after a crushing defeat at the Republican caucus of Assemblymen in Albany. Gov Higgins and President Roosevelt backed opponents giving Odell only a few votes for speakership.
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Odell
Gary
B. B. Odell, Jr
New York
Higgins
Roosevelt
Assembly- Men
Albany
Lis
School Chief Quits in Huff at Board Meeting
Dr. W. O. Thompson, president of Ohio State University and member at large of the Columbus board of education, tendered his resignation at the board meeting, complaining that members were playing policies and not governing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huff
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Columbus Board of Education
Army Prep Rush: Germany Orders Cars for Kaiser's Frontiers
Germany replies to France military prep by placing a rush order worth 50 million dollars for cars to transport the Kaiser’s army to the frontier should the Moroccan conference end in war threat.
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Germany
France
John A. McCall Resigns as New York Life Chief
The resignation of John A. McCall as president of the New York Life Insurance Company has been accepted. Alexander Orr, the first vice president, has been elected as his successor.
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Ohn
A. McCall
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Alexander
Orr
Death by Own Action Pact Claimed by Wichita Couple
Barry C. Blake of Wichita a traveling man and Mrs Maude Jones a widow were found in a rooming house in Wichita Kansas. Both are said to have signed a death by own action compact. Blake was dead and Jones in dying condition.
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Barry C. Blake
Wichita
Maude Jones
Weg
Kan
Contension Frees Woman and Related Cases
A New York letter to Warden Boemer details Nebraska Pete confessing to a murder in which Harvey Lestie of David City was killed. Pete’s wife was sentenced to life. A separate case reports Barbara Loxer shooting F. O. Clayton in Oklahoma City in self defense. The article also notes writer Charles N Daniels, aka Nell Moret, and his marriage to Pearl Hawlin in Louisville.
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Boemer
Nebraska Penitentiary
New York
Nebraska
Pete
Mills Hotel
Harvey Lestie
David City
Barbara ‘Loxer
F. O. Clayton
Oklahoma City
Okla
Clayton
Hiawatha
Woda
Charles N. Daniels
Nell Moret
Bng Warried
Mies
Pearl Hawlin
Loulaville
Daniels
Biver Heels
Thacher Fatally Wounded by Robbers at Schoolhouse
Prof J. Loux principal of Sonderton public schools was shot in the abdomen during a confrontation at a schoolhouse half a mile from Sonderton. Constable Landis returned fire as three robbers fled after about twenty shots were exchanged.
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Persa
J. Loux
Sonderton
Loux
Landis
Kulpaville
Prof
Prof. Loux
Mail Scandal Hits Kentucky Governor
Kentucky Governor Beckham admits he opened two letters addressed to Senator Blackburn, found in the executive mansion postal box. He says he mailed them to Blackburn after realizing the mistake. Blackburn demands investigation by post office authorities and plans to use the issue in his re election fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Beckham
Senator Blackburn
Blackburn
Post Office
Tha Batom
Indians Attack an Officer in Drunken Clash at Kort Berthold
Details reach Iargo North Dakota of a fatal confrontation between an Indian policeman and a drunken crowd. Drags Wolf tried to suppress a riot, was beaten, and a attacker fell dead. Wolf survived after hours in snow, with other Indians injured. matter referred to U.S. officials in Bismarck for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rede
McLean County
United States
Trap talestuffs dynamite rats puzzle Quaker puzzled
John Farrell of West Chester Pennsylvania faced a rat infested stable after dynamite left six months ago was devoured by rats foil traps. He fears explosion near neighbors and avoids entry barefoot.
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John Farrell
West Chester
Farrell
Dynamite Steamer Crashes in Delaware River Collision
A steamship loaded with dynamite plowed into the grounded schooner Prescott Palmer in the Delaware near Wilmington. The impact drove thirty feet into the schooner’s stern while the dynamite failed to explode, a finding described as miraculous. The Prescott Palmer carried 4400 tons of coal.
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Prescott Palmer
Delaware River
Wilmington
Will of Traction Magnate Leaves Estate to Public
Charles T. Yerkes left most of his vast estate to the public after making liberal provisions for his wife and children. About $100,000 goes to the University of Chicago, $750,000 and the mansion to an Art museum, with the remainder to build and endow a hospital.
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Charles T. Yerkes
University of Chicago
Losses from Bre Reach 150000, Clock Co Faces Big Bill
Walker Camp, president of the New Haven Clock Company, stated the company’s losses from the recent blaze exceed 100000. total damage from the fire is higher than first estimated and may reach 150000, insured.
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Walker Camp
New Haven Clock Company
Crawford Sentenced for Post Office Supply Fraud Conspiracy
William G. Crawford was sentenced in Washington to two years in prison after conviction for conspiring with August W. Machen and George E. Lorenz to defraud the United States in a post office supplies contract case. An appeal was noted and Crawford was released on bail.
Tex Brings Five Million Dollars From Tax Plan
A State Comptroller summary projects revenue exceeding five million dollars from New York stock transfer tax in its first operation. A Cincinnati fire destroyed an eight story building at 218220 Fast Fourtl Street housing Julian and Kokenge Co makers of Hhock injuring logs valued at 126000, insured.
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Tex
New York
State Comptroller's Department
Fast Fourtl Street
Cincinnati
Julian & Kokenge Co
Nordica Heroic Escape Amidstage Fire at Met Opera
Nordica treads through flames on stage at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and exits with two others, avoiding a panicked rush as draperies burn. In Chicago, two slugger hires connected to union men are found guilty in the Gil Hooley case, receiving prison terms.
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Nordica
Mme
Nordich
G Panl
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Gilhooley
Chicago
Blood Stained Moscow Clears Streets Of Revolt And War
A vivid account describes Moscow in civil war with revolutionaries clashing with Cossacks and regular troops. Barricades rise in city streets while bombardment and bursts of rifle fire turn blocks into slaughterhouses. Estimates report about 5000 killed and 14000 wounded over three days as chaos grips the capital and far regions echo the revolution.
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Moscow
Russia
Baltic
Odessa
Saratoff
Ivastok
Cai
New Moscow
Tragic Erie Freight Explosion Kills Four in Indiana
A fast Erie railroad freight train from Chicago to the East exploded near North Judson Indiana killing four men, destroying thirty five cars including $100000 worth of fancy meats and 100 live cattle, with livestock scattering and fires spreading as wreckage burned. Fire crews and local residents battled the blaze amid wreckage and scattered cargo. Dr Andrew Jackson Barchfield, a Pennsylvanian representative, is noted among the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Erly
Erie
Chicago
North Judson
Ind
No. 8
Huntington
Not Such fin Mayy Matter
A shopkeeper persuades a young man to buy shoes amid faulty fit. The buyer returns with pain in his feet, asking the salesman to stretch the shoes as they remain unbroken in.
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Wimesman
Mit
Suleamin
A New Being Decides Dodd's Kidney Pills Work
Mrs Sarah Rowe of this town reports a complete transformation after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She claims rheumatism and kidney trouble vanished and says the remedy reinvigorated her at fifty seven, calling herself a new being and praising the product highly.
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Shepard
Jan
Speeciah
Mra
Sarah MW. Rowe
Iken
Dodd
Kinney
Dod
Doud
Perfectly Clear Visiting Tourist Dialogue
A humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly shows a visiting tourist asking a rural native if he is from the place. The rustic reply prompts playful banter about birthplace and time of arrival, capturing local color and social wit of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Catarrh cure ad and a Bathing etiquette tale
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward and testimonials from Cheney and Co. Wholesale druggists. A separate anecdote describes English guests politely declining baths after a host insistence, leaving them to depart promptly, per the San Francisco Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reyward
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
J. Cheney
Life Fim
Walding
San Francisco Chronicle
Pondering Ink Stain Fixes Sparks Quick Scissors Reply
A Philadelphia Press exchange shows a subscriber asking how to remove ink stains from white flannel. The sporting editor wittily suggests using a pair of scissors, highlighting a sharp, practical joke rather than a fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Pessimists and Reformers Clash Across Papers
Dialog snippets from Washington Star and Detroit Free Press reflect skepticism about reformers and public perception. Senator Sorgbant warns reformers face vanity, while others note frustrations in reporting and opinion splits over reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorgbant
Washington Star
Grape-Nuts Food Restores Michigan Farmer’s Health
A Michigan farmer’s wife recalls a spring 1902 illness marked by exhaustion nervousness and insomnia. After trying many medicines she switched to Grape-Nuts with sugar and cream and bread. Within six weeks she gained flesh and strength and resumed full housework for a family of six. Read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Enays
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Spargur Mutti Bank
Bunbridge
Marshall Field & Co
State and
Washington Streets
Anil
California Raisin Growers’ Company
Pog
St. Paul
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Empire State Supreme Cover
Thacher
Andrew Jackson Barchfield
Flint
Detroit Free Press
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