Explosion at Philadelphia postal substation injures clerk
A package exploded at the Nicetown Philadelphia post office when Clerk Roberts opened it. The box, about four inches by two, contained an explosive cap and addressed to Secretary Cortelyou in Washington. No serious injuries occurred, and investigators pursue the sender as a possible joke or mail fraud.
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The
Treasury
George
Cortelyou
Nicetown
Philadelphia
Roberts
Anys
Eoherts
Wahari
Imes Gy Cortelyon
Dane
Father fatally stabs son in Mascoutah dispute
John Oster Jr of Mascoutah Illinois was fatally stabbed by his father after a quarrel at his mother's home. The confrontation led to a chase and Oster collapsed and died hours later. Police report ongoing arrest proceedings.
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John Oster, Jr
Mascoutah
John Oster
Oster
Policeman Killed on Rail Line in South Bethlehem
George Schumann, a Philadelphia and Reading Railway policeman, was shot on the tracks at South Bethlehem Pennsylvania by a Black assailant. He walked to headquarters to report the shooting, then died ten minutes later after becoming unconscious.
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George Schumn
Philadelphia and Reading
Bethlehem
Schuman
Pioneering Packers Member Melson Morris Dead
Nelson Morris, third member of the famed Big Four Chienga bly packing group, died Tuesday at his home in the city. He lived in his eighty-ninth year, with Philip D. Armour and Gustavus Swift preceding him. Michael Cudahy remains a survivor among city pioneers in the packing industry.
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Melson Morris
Nelson Morris
Big Four
Chienga Bly Packers
Bia
Four Die in Fire on East Grand Avenue Oklahoma City
Four people burned to death in a fire on East Grand avenue Oklahoma City. The victims are Lillon Raya Vergis Wallace Sadie Ward and Walter Ward. Officials believe the blaze was incendiary in origin.
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East Grand Avenue
Oklahoma City
Lillon Raya
Vergis Wallace
Sadie Ward
Walter Ward
Secretary Roots Brother Dies In Clinton Home
Oren Root brother of the late Richa Rost and a professor of mathematics and natural sciences at Hamilton College for twenty seven years died at his home in Clinton New York after about a year of illness. The body of Miss Agnes Maguire a Brooklyn school teacher who vanished from a carriage at Nolan's Point Lake Hopatcong New Jersey was found in the lake.
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Oren Root
Richa Rost
Hamilton College
Hla
Clinton
Agnes Maguire
Brooklys
Nolan's Point
Lake Hopatcong
N. J
Explosion Kills Three at Hayette Farm Timber Camp
A boiler explosion at 4 Famber camp on the Hayette farm about eight miles north of Hagerstown results in three deaths and a fourth man dying. The incident occurred in a timber tract, leaving fatalities and injuries.
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Hayétte
Hagerstown
Guided by a Spook Meets a Silent Maiden Tale
A ghostly guide leads an elderly man through a strange night as he recalls a faded romance. The eerie encounter unfolds with dreamlike imagery and a wary warning about fate and memory.
Former Governor Proposes Return to Stand Trial in Goebel Case
Former Kentucky governor William Taylor, exiled for seven years, offers to return to Kentucky and face trial if extradition is granted. He demands the $100,000 corruption fund be returned, bail set at that amount, and a fair jury plus an impartial judge. He asserts his willingness to testify in the Powers case and to submit to trial in his native state.
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Goebel
William
Taylor
Kentucky
Wiliam ‘Goeblel
Indianapolia
Alice
Sii
Commonwerdith
Robert B. Franklin
Cage
Treasury
Kenetucky
Drastic New York Law Sets Divorce Offense as Misdemeanor
New York Legislature enacts a sweeping reform effective Sept 1 making adultery a misdemeanor with penalties up to six months in jail or a fine up to 230 dollars. Sponsor Mr Phillips says the bill targets conspiracies to obtain divorce by fabricating evidence and vows equal punishment for degrading immorality.
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New York
New York State
Wiowself
Phillips
Sis
Army Pay Rise Agreement Reaches Congress
The president and congressional leaders agree on a plan to increase army pay without expanding the force. The general staff favored broader raises, but the compromise allows only pay increases, with bills to be introduced in the Senate by Senator Dick of Ohio and in the House by Representative Capron of Rhode Island.
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Congress
Senate
Ohio
Capron
Rhode Island
Noted Show Woman Agnes Lake Dies at 81
Agnes Lake, hailed as the first woman circus owner in the United States, longtime bareback rider and high wire walker, died at relatives’ home in Jersey City. She aged 81 and spent 44 years with several circuses.
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Mme
Agnes Lake
Jersey City
Explosion at Carnegie Steel Homestead Mill Claims Four Injured and Dead
An open hearth mill explosion at Carnegie Steel Company in Homestead Pennsylvania killed John Kranciki and John Poslow Inboreca and seriously injured Michael Salenkie and John Grous with recovery considered doubtful.
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Homestead
Carnegie Steel Company
John Kranicki
Jolu Poslow
Inboreca
Michael Salenkie
John Grous
Clover Leaf Change Alters Chicago and Alton Rail Line
The Chicago and Alton Railroad has moved to the center of the Clover Leaf. By the change ward Howley sought revenge on C. El Harriman. The Reel Talenduterents avoid government prosecution by controlling a competing line.
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Glover Leaf
Geta
Alton
Chicago and Alton
Ward Howley
C. el. Harriman
Unwritten Law Debate Fails To Pass In Dortland Session
The American Bar Association met in Dortland, Missouri, and declined to adopt on record as Tuddrsing the unwritten law. They postponed indefinitely a new sensational resolution on the subject.
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Dortland
Divorce Granted to Wife of Dr Oscar Crises
The wife of Dr Oscar J. Crises former Engineering instructor at the University of Chicago has been granted a decree of divorce. The decree comes after she asserted that the marriage was not harmonious and that the husband did not maintain a proper friendship with other women.
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Trigger
Oscar J. Crises
Engsh
The
University of Chicago
Boiler Blast Kills Seven at Lang's Docks Halo ken
A boiler on the coa bara Patterson exploded at Lang's docks in Halo ken between New York and Boston. Engineer M Hopkins of Boston and six other men were killed in the blast.
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New York
Boston
Lang's
Haloken
Killng M. Hopkins
Fugitive Clerk Charged With Forgery At Philadelphia Firm
Nferman Staden, confidential clerk for Edwin Harrington, Sons & Co. makers of machine tools in Philadelphia, disappeared with $20,000. He faces charges of forgery and embezzlement as a fugitive from justice.
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Nferman
Staden
Edwin Harrington, Sons & Co
Philadelphia
Fatal Auto Crash Near Narragansett Pier Claims Two Lives
A stock broker named A Bostols and a chauffeur were killed in a collision near Narragansett Pier. Others in the car were injured when the vehicle struck a log and rammed a stone wall.
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Bostols
Narragansett Pier
Wolves Rampage Near Duluth After Wolf Pack Attack
A large pack of wolves menaces Duluth area as John Robinson and Reuben Wilson seek refuge among pines after an attack on the way home from work. The beasts have killed cattle in St Louis County and elicit fear in city outskirts. Hunters with dogs set out tonight to pursue the brutes.
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Delven
Norih
Starva- Hom
Duluth
Mina
John Robinson
Reuben Wilson
Cipentary
Seigna
St. Louis
Ulgtt
Prel
Embezzling Iowa cashier arrested in Kansas City
W A Marten Adams former cashier of the Partners bank of Clearfield Iowa was arrested in Kansas City on charges of embezzling Taylor Town school funds on deposit with the bank causing its failure. The bank closed June 20 1906 and failed for over 840000. Adams used the alias Adams and worked as a janitor in a large Kansas City office building while evading capture.
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Kansas City
W. A. Marten
Adams
Partners’ Bank of
Clearfield
Kanara Q City
Taylor
Town
Farren
Fpor
BOYS PRANK WITH DYNAMITE NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS
Coaches on a Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek short line train near St Peters Dome suffered a narrow escape when dynamite exploded. Police determined a group of Colorado Springs boys camping near mile sixteen had taken the dynamite from a work train to scare passengers, injuring several slightly and shattering windows.
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Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
St. Peters Dome
Streetcar Crosses Tracks in Wis Injury Fears Rise
A collision at a hallway crossing in North Da Crosse Wisconsin left sixty five passengers in danger as a streetcar was struck by a railroad train. James Gaskell aged 60 died from injuries with others scratched. Ambulances and physicians aided victims amid fears of mass casualties. In Middletown New Jersey a hospital fire wounded Arthur Thornley who is expected to die. Nurses and a doctor rescued twenty six patients as the blaze spread through Mirral hospital.
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North da Crosse
Wis
Seong
James Gaskell
Double Hanging in Indiana County for Murder
The first hanging in Indiana County in over twenty years occurred on Tuesday. The rope broke, forcing a second execution of Carmine Renzo, 45, who murdered his sweetheart Marian Bedono, 15, at her home in Ertinst two years prior.
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Indiana
Carmine Renzo
Renzo
Marian Bedono
Ertinst
Four Die, One Hurt After Missouri Pacific Crash Near St Louis
A double collision on a Missouri Pacific railway spur near St Louis killed four men and seriously injured another. The freight cars collided with a tractor train, then struck a handcar carrying five men.
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Killa
St. Louie
Missouri Pacific Railway
Covars
Train Derailment Near Charlottesville Injures Twenty-One
A Southern Railway earth-bound train derailed nine miles south of Charlottesville Virginia injuring twenty-one people none seriously. The entire train overturned except the engine and tender as the mishap left cars scattered along the track.
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Southern Railway
Retill
Charlottesvile
Cortelyou to Begin Weekly Government Deposits
Secretary Cortelyou vows to relieve money stringency by starting weekly deposits of government funds. The move aims to ease tightening markets during the crop moving season and stabilize financial conditions.
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Cortelyou
Long Parliamentary Fight Ends in House of Lords
A long parliamentary battle concluded as the House of Lords passed legislation on a controversial marriage, ending a seventy five year dispute. In Philadelphia a record balloon flight carried six passengers, rising northwest and landing in New Jersey, marking a notable aviation moment.
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House of Lordshie
Government owners ship plan spurs postal telegraph talk
The United States could take over telegraph lines from Western Union and Post Telegraph, backed by the Gonaneretat Telegraphers Union. Funds are raised for direct support and government ownership campaign, with a $2,000,000 goal. Leased wire operators and cable workers join boycotts as Congress considers a postal telegraph model to ease postal deficits.
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Tulvicenph
Voxytal
Gonaneretat Telegraphers Union
United States
Sideann
Western Union and Post Telegraph Companies
Airitie
Mud
Canpalan
Tyade Unionistatt
Phora Bi Partion
Wiraglac
Callag
Aps
Ara
Wington
Noll
Ewantt
Reanydins
Atvike
Sititechivox
Samuel Smith
Michigan
Pioneering Uhtenge Morris and the Chicago Packer Era
The narrative follows Nelson Morris, born 1840 in Germany, who after poverty and exile rose to lead Mor ris and become a leading Chicago packer. He built a cattle empire, slept at the slaughterhouse door, and sent early cattle shipments to Europe, securing contracts with France England and Germany.
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Tioneer
Baan
Rovig
Lneteon Morris
Pidneet
Chicago
Packer Cand Mauetraliaunives
Willesday
Nelsou
Morivis
Cere Philip 3
Avtar
Cristie Hwift
Michiel Oudahy
Gliv
N.lodung
Wittel
Nelaon’ Motvis
Bleek Voresty
Germany
Heaton
Moveneftt
Wulteha
Black Forest
Switzerland
Thor
Carl. Schutz
Morris
Philadelphia
New York
Lakeville
Conn
Muffalo
Olinos
Ile
Tors
Rosa
Thonse
Army of the
Bref
France
England
Birth Rate Restriction Debate Cited by UW Professor
Professor Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin Sociology Department addressed students on birth rate policy arguing that restriction is not a salutary movement and its evils are minor or self limiting, challenging President Roosevelt's views.
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Edward A. Ross
University of Wisconsin
Stidente
Stoosevelt
Government Ownership and Telegraphs Debate Cites Prominent Figures
The document discusses the shift from public to private ownership of telegraph networks, citing Henry Clay Cave Johnson and Prof. Morse as opponents. It notes Justice Brown’s view on government control of communications and mentions John B. Watson’s study of seagull language at the Dry Tortugas, describing gulls’ social and possible political behaviors and vocal communications.
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Washontog
Baltimore
Henry Clay
Cave Johnson
B. Morse
Justice Brown
United States Supreme Court
Europe
Naval testing verdict endorses Octa-Bus as superior rival
The Naval Submarine Board reports unanimous superiority of the Octa-Bus over other boats tested at Newport. It states the craft equals the best in U S service and that a larger boat similar to the Octopus would be a superior naval weapon. Oregon Trust and Savings Bank in Portland closes its doors with deposits and liabilities listed at 3,200,000.
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Honsd Kitvers Cotumns
Naval Subrouwrine Board
Newport
United States
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
Portland
St Boord
Professor questions mortality and social policy wording
A professor argues against famine and war citing social degradation and child welfare. He questions if a mother with more than three children should be seen as a public benefactor and state employee. Prof. Ross, father of three, raises these provocative points.
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Résa
Ross Inself
Free public employment agencies grow in fourteen states
The Massachusetts Labor Bulletin digest shows fifteen states currently operating free public employment agencies. California Connecticut Illinois Kansas Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Ohio Washington West Virginia and Wisconsin are listed. Eleven state systems run twenty-eight offices in twenty-six cities, while five states maintain eight municipal offices. The aims cited include driving private agencies from business, aiding the unemployed, and pairing laborers with employers to cut unemployment.
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Massachusetts
California
Connecticut
Llinois
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Ohio
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Baby girl born to Gov Hughes at Albany
A girl baby was born to Gov and Mrs. Charles D. Hughes at Albany the other day, it being their fourth child. William W. Prosser of St. Louis, city passenger agent of Clever Leather, aired at Laporte Indiana while visiting relatives. Three Japanese travelers arrested in Russia with plans of fortifications and other secret military documents in possession. A foreign government, likely Russia, says the London Chronicle was awarded to a British shipbuilding firm for contracts on cruisers and gunboats. Nelson Morine, the Chicago packer, had leased 750,000 acres of grazing land in the Standing Rock reservation, South Dakota, a premier cattle tract in the Northwest.
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Gov
Mra
Charlea
Hughes
Albany
William .W.'. Prosser
St. Louis
Clevar
Laporte
Ind
Russia
London Chronicle
Nelson Morine
Chicago Packey
Standing Rock Reservation
South Dakota
Northweat
Financial and crop notes amid interbank pressures
Adverse developments in credit, discount rates, and bank reserves press on lenders as heavy shipments and trade demand stabilize. Crop reports show corn conditions improving in Illinois and Iowa while western buyers increase seasonally. Bank clearings reach 221,123,685 with 13.8 percent decline from the prior year. Chicago failures tally 14 this week, 22 last week, and 109 a year ago.
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Twestern Resont
Illinois
Chicago
Dun’eTeaview
New York Merchants See Stimulated Trade Amid Tight Money
New York reports show merchants enjoying improved orders for dry goods clothing and shoes though some centers fear a sales slowdown due to money shortage. Weekly business failures reach 158, higher than prior weeks. Canadian failures total 19 versus 80 last week. Bradstreet's weekly briefing notes ongoing activity and market caution.
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New York
Bradstreet
Historical Market Rates Across U S Cities
Chicago Cattle common to prime prices range from 400 to 7.35 dollars. hogs 4.00 to 6.40. sheep 3.00 to 3.75. wheat No 2 60c to 2c. corn No 2 69c to 6c. oats 40c to 60c. rye 60c to 70c. hay timothy 14 to 21.5. butter 21 to 25c. eggs 11/2 to 19c. potatoes per bushel 8 1/2 to 7 1/2. Shipping and intercity quotes extend to St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Indianapolis and New York with varied cattle hog and grain prices. no single market dominates.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Onta
St. Lomwis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Russian Jews En Route to America Waylaid in Transit
Fragmentary news notes describe a group of Russian Jewish travelers diverted en route to the United States. A local professor from a training school is linked to a fraternal initiation, with Knights of Pythias signals noted during ceremonies. Projections warn that if 1905 consumption trends persist our economy would last millennia, but if current rates continue, supplies could vanish in about a century.
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America
Alain
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
George Washington
J. Clayton Wyland
Tha Sehool
Himealf
Knigits
Pythias
Lodgs 20
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