Poker costs a life as Sri Lankan clerk shoots self after confession
Naaraji Naoraji, a cash clerk for Tidward Reub in Chicago, confessed to embezzling funds used to pay poker debts at Mushmenth Johnson’s gambling parlor. He had worked for Reub for over a year and was trusted, but admitted wrongdoing minutes before his death in the Prairie State Bank vault. Naoraji came from Ceylon six years ago, previously employed by Barnett Brothers, and was regarded as an excellent, reliable worker until recent gambling losses exposed the crime.
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Tlaving Voufessert
Naaradi
Rita Finnelé
Prairie State Bank
Chicago
Naoraji
Tidward
Tidward Rueb, A Commission Ancrchent. He Had Worked For Reub Longer Yia
Stueb
Ex-Convicts Arrested in Ohio Farmer Murder Case
Lewis Harmon and Otis Loveland, both ex-convicts, are in custody in Columbus, charged with killing elderly farmer George Geyer near Aon. Loveland's confession implicates Haemon and another former associate, while Lon Greenlee is detained. Third raider Miles Willingford is a fugitive. Lon Harmon and Otis Loveland faced to face as Loveland reaffirmed his confession and Haman agreed Miles Willingford did the shooting.
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Columbus
Lewis Harmon
Otis Loveland
Ohio
George Geyer
Aon
Loveland
Haemon
Vongier
Lon Greenlee
Love
Jiund
Pii
Poarty
Miles Willingford
Marnou
Iunm
Lona Harmon
Otis Love-land
Love-land
Haman
FUN ON THE DIAMOND AND OTHER MISCELLANY
Multiple brief items report a Minnesota sugar bounty dispute seeking $20000 via a writ of certiorari, a Eureka case in Indianapolis where Russell Hackigan wins a suit, a trust distribution by Col Noussell B Morrison, a tenement fire in New York with incendiary origin claims, a Los Angeles robbery of $20000 in drafts aboard the Gersmanic, the end of the Vaigt Chase suit with Fred Chase named guardian, a Chicago restaurant leaders’ ouster over solicitation allegations, Lipton’s voyage crew welcomed in New York, a vast move of the Dutgourg Giraud Opera House for Diamond Alley widening, and a wreck rescue near Old Orchard Maine with casualties.
Ohio Man Refuses to Die for Widow’s Pension
An Akron area man, Dennison Babcock, faked death to deny his wife a widow’s pension. Mrs. Babcock in Cuyahoga Falls claimed the benefit after proof of his death, but Los Angeles inquiries showed he was alive. He had left fourteen years earlier for mining regions, later moving to Tombstone and then California, and correspondence resumed only to show he wished no letters until he was heard from.
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Ohio
Tombstone
Los Angeles
Cal
Lewry Saynin
Lombstone
Babcock
Galifornia
Kiss Beloved by Woman Sparks Child's Smallpox Death
In Vermillion Ohio a young woman with beauty lured a kiss from a boy who soon contracted smallpox and died ten days later. The kiss linked to the niece of a man who died from the disease, prompting fear and guilt as the woman fears legal or social consequences.
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Lad
Uttle Myron Krapp
Vermillion
Ohio
Hin
Wirrapp
Dorsa
Inwood Park
Cincinnati
Self defense claim in Mountain Iron shooting
Sam Berg, mortally wounded after Marshall McLaughlin was killed near Mountain Iron, surrendered to Duluth authorities. Berg maintains McLaughlin fired first during a nighttime stop near the railroad, prompting Berg to draw his weapon in self defense.
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Duluth
Sam Berg
Marshal McLaughlin
Mountain Iron
Minn
McLaughlin
Berg
Borg
Express Car Loot Scattered Goods On Ice Road
Two robbers halted an express car bound for Hammond to Rochester, firing shots and fleeing as officers arrived. Police seized the trio after a raid found revolvers and a hoard of valuables worth about $7,000 in one package and $4,000 from the looted car.
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Englewood
Chicago
Wammond
Stochester
Huntington
Coal Men Found Guilty in Anti-Trust Case
Eighteen defendants from the Northern Illinois Soft Count Dealers Association were found guilty of conspiracy to restrain trade in Chicago. Each was fined 600 dollars as Judge Norton upheld state anti trust laws, while nine Retail Color Dealers Association officers were denied a new trial after a pro forma verdict with 100 dollar fines. The indictments stemmed from a January grand jury probe into the two associations.
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Northerllinois
Trorton
Chicago
Col. Dealers Association of
Tllinois
Wisconsin
Asaoetationa
Emperor Buoner or Withdin Utterance Sparks Army Rumors
A garbled set of reports claims Buoner or Withdin praised Americans in Silesia while with officers, amid a flurry of other items: Lady Somerset re-elected in Geneva, a Rochester fire causing massive damage, and various political and crime notes. The muddled items include elections, a fatal powder explosion in Montrose, and a lynching-capable mob in Greenville.
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United States
Buoner
Prnashiy Funnies
Aaron von Rheinnabin
Somerset
Geneva
Switzerland
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Henry Somerset
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Porthimd
Jurge
Mes
Clara Parrish Wright
Paris
Methodism Loses Ground Says Preacher At Meeting
Rev Dr Tate Munhall warned Methodism global standstill and rapid losses as ministers stray from the Bible amid skepticism and worldliness. He cited five year gains of 150000 church members with 412k total new members from foreign missions and domestic growth, noting 27920 churches and scant annual gains.
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Tate Munhall
Wesley Uni
Philadelphia
Marshall
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Bandits Hold Up Stage Near Reading Cal
A stage from Weaverville to Reading California was robbed by two masked highwaymen. They took about $400 and several watches from eight passengers, including a woman. The driver James Wilson resisted at first but horses were shot and two were killed. Robbers searched passengers, slashed valises, smashed express boxes, and warned the driver not to halt again. The woman hid $45 under a seat cushion. robbers recovered money hidden elsewhere.
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Reading
Cal
Weaverville
Iedding
James Wilson
Hill
Waa
Kidnapped American Held By Chinese Pirates For Ransom
The cablegram reports an American traveler abducted by Chinese pirates in China, with an 80 000 dollar ransom demanded. The U S government rejects payment and threats escalate toward potential naval action, including a call to deploy Asiatic squadron and Philippines fleet if the hostage is harmed.
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China
Orient
United States
Philippines
Trade Review notes cautious optimism amid varied activity
R G Dun & Co weekly trade review highlights mixed signals with May carpings up 12.7 percent from last year and 26.4 percent from 1901 while iron and steel contracts deferment persists. U S Steel buys 103000 tons pig iron for Q3 delivery as price readjustments slow industry. Textile and woolen goods show little improvement. footwear prospects remain bright. Foreseeable gains in railway work and exports, with droughts floods and strikes influencing demand. Wheat and corn exports rise, with fiscal year totals and prior-year comparisons detailed.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Wadiere
Iron Ai Steel
Lita
United States Steel Corporaton
Lyon
Luyera
United States
Canada
Bradatreet
Tumler
Brics
Contmer
Cor
Papa Wouldn t Kick Out Our Way There Ives
A mother admonishes her child over marbles and gambling like music and prizes from a church party. The boy defends keeping a handful of marbles while implying his father tolerates it, showing a dated, small town morality scene.
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Ile
A Maryland Wonder Dodd's Kidney Pills Stir Vivid Praise
In Maryland the marvel of Dodd's Kidney Pills is hailed for curing long standing ailments. Testimonies from residents including Mrs. John Cooney claim relief from kidney trouble and backache, with others praising the medicine for rheumatism lumbago and female disorders.
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Maryland
Upper Cross Ronda
Dodd
Pilla
Bright
John Cooney
Cooney
Piso's Cure for Consumption Advice Amid Wild Ad Claims
A Brooklyn letter from Miss L. A. Pearce notes Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves her sister's croup. The fragment references Life's Free Hand-Out and Detroit Free Press chatter, with dates and scattered dialogue about borrowing trouble.
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Piso
L. A. Pearce
Piling Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jerry
Gluex
Detroit Free- Press
Farm and market prices across major cities listed
Chicago Cattle and hog, sheep and grain price ranges across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with No 2 wheat prices, corn oats rye butter eggs and live animal values shown in varying bid ranges for shipping and prime quality grades with regional differentials.
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Sig
Clais
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Thooklyo
St Louis
de W. J. Boston
Chleiga Oe
Iladed Ae
Detroit
Clevelunit
St. Louis
Washington
Ladianapolis
Choice Light
Mic
Olovinnati
Corh
Milwaukee
Choley
Pope backs American brides for Italians amid noble class relief
The Pope favors American brides for Italians citing financial and social gains for a torpid Roman nobility. The National Board of Fire Underwriters bowed to avoid pressuring lawmakers and adopted a resolution against influencing legislators. A mine cave-in at Liberty Bell mine near Lel inride California left two men dead and two badly injured.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Liberty Bell
Nego ‘Lelinride
Calo
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Farmer
Minnesota
Supreme Court of Minnesotan
Iverson
Causa
Russell Hackigan
Indianapolis
Col. Noussell B. Lorrison
Benjamin Marrison
Lorrison
Union Trust Company
Benjamin Abirrivan
Dudge Allen
War East 05Th Street
Robbad
Ocean
Robert Net
White Star Line
Gersmanic
Liverpool
Arlitconn
Chase
Vaigt Chase
Rabbarowler
Ind
Fred Chase
Louder
Walton
Jeepers’ Association
Lilles
Liston
Lipton Dleet
Neeiderit
Movs
Dutgourg Giraud Opera House
Diament Allegia
Washington B. Thomas
Old Orchard
Lermond
Kiss
Child
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Crewe-Coewr Lake
Seattle
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War Department
General Sanger
Felands
Czar
Powers
Rusa
Kishineff
Clifton
Ariz
Chase Creek
Arizona Copper Company
Fruit Trust
Lamona
Lia
Gos
Layera’ Waion
Alberto Ferrari
Puerto Cortez
Soudurag
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Erie
Hammond
Rodicator
Coal Mai
Quilty
Kaiser
Rochester
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Allen Streets
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Adrianople
Allens
Pretoria
Transvaal
Helf
Northwest
Eroyia
Dakotas
Teo
Livas
Eye
Weldy Powder Company
Montseri
McCook
Alexander McDowell McGool
Srimy
Charles Craighead
Dayton
Bradstreet
Makes
Weekly Review
Iran
Charles Pnett
St. Joseph
Jnit
Greenville
Bandits
Wnilessy
Indianapolis Gas Company
Tov
District of Columbia
James ML. Whitson, Jr
the Auditor of the District
Tennessee
State Supreme Court
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Breakers
Palm Beach
Wla
Power House
Cory's
Notung
Alexander of
Servin
Draga
Belgrade
Karngeorgeritch
Lunden
Saya
James Wilcox
Nellie Cropsey
Elizabeth City
N. C
Hhe Supreme Court
Tribung
SME Lied
Charles E
Hires CO
Malvern, Pa
Dr.Caldwell
Sarah A. McCracken
Pepsin Syrup CO
Montloille, Ls
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