Five Young Men Implicated in Boston Mail Robberies
Boston police and post office inspectors arrested five young men believed behind mail robberies that netted about 50 000 over six months. They were wagon drivers who confessed to daylight pouch ripping at North Tifton and South Terminal stations, stealing watches, silverware, revolvers, and books. Inspector McMillan leads the probe and has recovered only a portion of the loot.
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Boston
postaMice
North Tifton
South Terminal
Postoffice
McMillan
Ontario lawmaker says government paid him four thousand
The Ontario legislature heard K R Gamey describe receiving 4000 to switch allegiance from Conservative to Liberal. He said 1000 more was paid two months ago and that he was urged to influence others with the promise of appointments. Also reported: global stock, crime, and political notices in brief, including a ship loan in Philadelphia and a boxing accident in Wales.
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Ontario
McGregor
Manitoulin Conservative Association
Afta
Gamey
Factories to Displace Men With Blowing Machines
The American Window Glass Company plans to close all its factories for the season and then deploy a large force to install new glass blowing machines. Executives claim machines will produce glass at less than a third of hand labor costs, replacing skilled workers nationwide. President James W. Chambers confirms rapid installation across plants, with a lengthy shutdown ahead.
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D Corporation
Sklad Iabor
American Window Glass Company
Nio
American Window Ginga Company
Jamea W. Chambers
Incendiary Fires Ravage Portland Docks and Banks
A large blaze on Portland Oregon’s east Willamette River dock destroyed 10 000 tons of wheat and 2 000 tons of salt and caused losses of at least 1 000 000 dollars. Shortly after, Dunning Wallace Co Zan Brothers and Oregon Railway and Navigation Ash Street docks were set ablaze. Investigators blame an incendiary with three prior dock fires in the city.
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Willamette River
Dunning, Wallace & Co
Zan Brothers
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Ash Street
Victoria Dock
Manly
Costly Fire Destroys La Crosse Engraving Plant
A major blaze in La Crosse Wisconsin tore through the upper Roude Building housing the La Crosse Engraving Company and Stavrum Hulberg, destroying thousands of dollars in machinery and stock. The surrounding business district faced the threat of complete loss as three men barely escaped injury and multiple firms suffered severe damage. The Loefler Tailoring Company also lost a large portion of its stock while the building was ruled a total loss.
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Wis
la Crouse
Roudé
la Grosse Engraving Company
Stavrum & Hulberg, Clothiers
Loefler Tailoring Company
Fires and raids star Colorado strikes and river disasters
Miscreants near Colorado Springs fired on deputy sheriffs during a strike action, with the cavalry patrolling rugged country at Three Miles. a Portland villa was fortified against possible attacks. Across the globe, a Johannesburg robbery netted $25,000. a horseman fled with the sack then killed a bystander before the rider was captured and money recovered. Other items note stove price increases after a Chattanooga meeting, a fatal river collision in Pittsburgh, a burned Williamsport opera house block, a train wreck near Birmingham injuring five, a steamer sinking near Vicksburg with no deaths, a St Louis strike for eight hours and a Buffalo lawyer killed in a car crash.
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Colorado
Senteles
Amelier
Colorado Springs
Planta
Santry
Portland
Johannesburg
South ‘Africa
Football Safety Report Debunks Death Link to Games
Tenerva University in Cleveland studied football fatalities and issued a report. President Thwing concludes football remains dangerous when players lack conditioning or proper training or face poorly trained opponents. He asserts well trained players in matched teams reduce risk and protect American college athletics.
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Whiving
Woaterh. Tenerva University
Cleveland
Mhwing
Thwing
Miereamit
Court Defines Rights of Pedestrians and Vehicles on Streets
In St Louis, Judge Thayer of the United States Court of Appeals held motormen must exercise ordinary care to avoid collisions with pedestrians and vehicles. A motorman cannot assume a clear track and pedestrians and drivers must yield when street cars approach.
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Pedoral Court
Thayer
United States Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Re enact Nuisance Clause In Prohibitory Law Kansas
Kansas legislators pass a bill re enacting the nuisance clause in the prohibitory law, after the Supreme Court found the previous clause unconstitutional. The measure, tied to the Cardla Nation crusade origin, now goes to the governor for signature.
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Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court Invalidates Nuisance Clause in Prohibition Law
The Kansas Supreme Court rules the nuisance clause of the prohibitory law invalid, striking at the injunction section and complicating full enforcement. The decision arises from cases against several Kansas City Kansas liquor establishment keepers who resisted a State-insurance suit.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas City
Kan
Ship Quarantine After Crew and Passengers Die
An Anchor Line steamer Koratiania, traveling from Marseille to Palermo and Naples, was held at quarantine in New Sur after several crew and passengers died from similar symptoms. Six died or fell ill with cramps, nausea, and collapse on board and ashore. Authorities suspect poisoning from cargo agents. The vessel was disinfected, and remaining travelers faced isolation as more cases emerged in connected areas.
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Maraellies
Palermo
Naples
New Sur
Pasengers
Marachles
Patermoyte
Hi Phyalelan
Naugen
Kentucky Lands Blocked by Federal Ruling in Leechard Case
In Kentucky, a federal court ruling in Leechard versus Asher Lumber Co. voids patents exceeding 200 acres issued since 1852, affecting large land patents in Larkin County and eastern Kentucky. The decision questions the 1452 statute restricting patents, with impact on holders statewide. Plaintiffs reside in Indianapolis.
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Kentucky
Judys Cochran
Jac Frankfort
Leechard
Asher Tlumber Company
Clarke Couunty
Leckard
Larkin County
Questran
Mentucky
Mentucky Court of Appeals
Yndianupolis
PUTS LIMIT ON HIS CHARITY IN ST LOUIS LETTER
Ramuel Cupples of St Louis, founder of orphan asylums and builder of churches, says he will halt benefactions to churches and schools in the South and West. In a Christian Advocate letter he explains the flood of appeals taxes his generosity and leads him to discard many requests to avoid discourtesy.
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St Louis
Vury
Freight Trends and Steel Output Highlight 1902 Trade Review
The Weekly Grade Review notes improved freight and fuel movement in New York yet persistent complaints from shippers. Mills run freely, labor struggles disrupt manufacturing, and retail trade expands. Building permits rise, steel rails and tin billets firm, and foreign markets offer limited relief. Wheat and corn exports remain robust, while Northwest freight limits threaten rail service amid hopes for earlier river navigation.
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Iabor
R. G. Dun & Gy
Brees
Comingditien
Iran
Stecl
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Market quotations for livestock grains and dairy
Chicago cattle ranges from 14.00 to 6.25 with hogs 5.00 to 7.75 and sheep 2.00 to 5.00. Wheat No 2 red 72¢ to 78¢, corn No 2 40¢ to 41¢, oats 34¢ to 39¢, rye 50¢ to 58¢. Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, St Louis, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo and New York markets list mixed prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains with regional spreads. Dairy butter creamery 25¢ to 27¢, western poults 10g to 18, shipper price ranges included.
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St. Louis
Detroit
York
Mess
New York
Promised Toll Bridge Speres in Public Notice Scene
A distracted passers by momentarily addresses a matronly woman amid a crowd near an elevated railway tram. He claims acquaintance with the young woman, while she greets him with a cautious, flirtatious reply and a polite correction about recognizing him.
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Toll Bridger
Pegan
Bridget
Dodd's Kidney Pills Bring Quick Back Pain Relief
A man with two years of back pain and general weakness improves rapidly after taking two pills daily of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports better appetite, restored health, and declares he feels like a new man. A humorous aside about a broken engagement ends the fragment.
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Bertin
Brunk Newton
Sponta
Rdison
Dodd
Newton
Many School Children Are Sickly Mother Gray's Powders
An old advertisement claims Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children ease ailments such as constipation feverishness and teething disorders. It promises rapid relief within 24 hours and claims to regulate bowels while destroying worms. Sold by druggists or by mail for 2 cents sample offered via address in Le Roy New York.
Mystic Hotel Waiters Double as Divinity Students
At the Summer Hotel a number of waiters are divinity students and some are ordained. The casual remark suggests a playful idea of getting married by calling a waiter, reflecting a humorous or whimsical moment in the scene.
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Prek
Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm 35 for nasal catarrh relief
Item marketed for nasal catarrh sufferers using an atomizer claims to restore healing properties of Cream Balm without drying secretions. Includes spraying tube priced 5 cents, available at druggists or Ely Bros New York mail order.
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ELXY
Ely Bros
Warren Strest
New York
Moncey in the Bank and Mrs O Brady Notice
A garbled OCR style exchange describes a bank draw request of twenty pounds and a postmaster related notice. It mentions Mrs O Brady and a condition to solve a notice to allow the withdrawal by tomorrow. The fragment reads as a local monetary inquiry with a procedural note.
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Moncey
Mre. O'Brady
Farming in the Southwest offers new profitable fields
A new monthly paper promises attractive farming features for Southwest readers. It invites farmers to request a sample copy and mentions a 144 page book about Texas. The ad promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes noted for fast dyeing and washing.
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Sisaty
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis
Putnam
A Ideal Woman's Medicine Promoted by Mrs Josie Irwin
Mrs Josie Irwin of Nashville Tennessee endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female ailments. The ad claims nationwide demand and invites women to write for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts, with correspondence seen only by women.
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College St
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Tenn
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nait
Atlantic
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Lynn
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