Speculation Leads to Lockport Bank Closure in Joliet Paper
In Joliet Illinois on October 22 a bank run followed revelations that President Dr Charles H Bacon and cashier Andrew H Butler used depositor funds for stock speculation via a Chicago broker. The State Bank of Lockport with 25000 capital and 75000 deposits shows 111000 liabilities and 55000 assets as receiver Asa F Mather takes over.
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Joliet
Ill
State Bank of Lockport
State Bank
Heath
Champaign
Asa F. Mather
Charles H. Bacon
Lockport
Will County
Andrew H. Butler
Bacon
Chicago
Union Pacific
Alton Common
United States Biscuit
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Woman Sues Over 1902 Sullivan Lynching Damages
Fannie Bush mother of James Dillard who was lynched at Sullivan Indiana on November 19 1902 has filed suit in federal court for 10000 against Sullivan county Sheriff John S Dudley and his bondsmen alleging they allowed the mob to take Dillard from custody.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fannie Bush
James Dillard
Sullivan, Ind
John S. Dudley
Sullivan County
Dillard
Dudley
Place for Armless Veterans
New York October 22 Cashier Scott of the London Assurance company New York branch pleaded for clemency after being convicted of stealing 25000 dollars He said the act was for a superior He was sentenced to one to five years imprisonment.
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New York
Scott
The
London Assurance Company
Orin Hickok Adjudged Insane and Committed
Cleveland Ohio October 22 Orin Hickok famed race horse driver and trainer has been found insane after a period of illness and sent to the asylum He is 69 years old and authorities fear his condition may be hopeless.
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Orin Hickok
Cleveland, O
Servians Order Krupp Guns for Spring Delivery
Berlin reports that the Servian government has ordered a large shipment of Krupp guns and ammunition to be delivered by March 1 next year. This marks the first sign of a Balkan outbreak in the spring.
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Servia
Berlin
Revival of Mormon Activity Across German States
Berlin reports a revival of Mormon activity across most German states except Prussia where exponents of the faith have been expelled. The notice notes ongoing church activity and reactions in the region.
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Berlin
Prussia
Pioneers Die Within an Hour in Clare County
In a Bel ieville area report two elderly pioneers, Peter Sehau Pert aged 96 and Ella Moller aged 94, died within an hour of each other. Both were longtime residents of fas outah and are noted as the oldest pioneers in Cla county.
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Belleville
Peter Sehau
Pert
Tragedy Near End Of Naval Game Claims Lewin Life
Robert E Lewin of Plainfield New Jersey was fatally stricken during a football game between the United States Naval Academy and Baltimore Medical College. Lewin collapsed in the first half after a hard collision. a postmortem was planned and the cause is listed as cardiac syncope.
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Annapolis
Mas
Robert E. ‘Lewin
Plainfield
Nlhs
Naval Academy
Baltimore Medical College
Naval
Snake Squeezes Performer to Death in Prussian Menagerie
A young woman died in Voelklingen when a boa constrictor wrapped her during a stage act. Spectators mistook the screams for realism and applauded, until attendants intervened, beating and slashing the snake. The woman died after the coil was removed.
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Berlin
Voelklingen
Prussia
Statue of horse unveiled in Centerville Indiana
Centerville Indiana witnessed the unveiling and dedication of the first statue in the state honoring a horse. The iron life size figure commemorates Black Frank a famed trotter from thirty years ago with Caleb Jackson as master of ceremonies.
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Black Frank
Centerville
Ind
Caleb Jackson
Double tragedy hits Stephen farm as pair found dead
Albert Jensen aged 30 and Josie Johnson aged 19 were found dead in Jensen's Roseau area home. Authorities indicate Jensen shot Josie with a revolver butt and then killed himself.
Dr. Fred Grier Linked to Church Confessional Extortions
New York police say Dr. Fred Grier, held on vagrancy charges, hid near women’s confessional booths in churches and threatened exposure. He allegedly profited from this extortion scheme.
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New York
Fred Grier
Witness Recounts Original Shot In Clay Killing Trial
Mrs. John L. Sullivan testified at the Clarence A. Barnes trial that Rhodes Clay fired first at the Mexico post office, contradicting the defense claim and placing Barnes in the defensive role. The testimony centers on the motive and sequence of the fatal encounter in Audrain county.
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Troy
Clarence A. Barnes
Rhodes Clay
Audrain County
John L. Sullivan
Chicago
Clay
Barnes
Mexico Post Office
Grau's Secretary Martha Sauer Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
New York report states Martha Sauer, five years Maurice Grau's private secretary, shot herself in Paris last week after not being re-engaged by Mr. Conreid. She had gone to serve Grau's secretary in Paris for the summer.
Curtail Coal Production in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Philadelphia officials from leading bituminous coal companies announce curtailment of production due to demoralization in the trade. The move affects Pennsylvania and West Virginia operations.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois University Suspends Six Sophomores for Hazing
The faculty of the University of Illinois suspended six sophomore students for hazing a freshman. Among the suspended is Pitts, star left end of the football team, in Champaign on October 22.
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Hazers
Champaign
University of Illinois
Pitts
Congregational Churches Oppose Illinois Fair Opening
Resolutions condemning the Sunday opening of the Illinois state fair were passed at the Congregational churches sessions in Springfield Illinois on October 22.
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Springfield
Ill
Congregational Churches of
Illinois
Train Plunges Down Mountain Killing Nine Workmen
A logging train of the Alamo Gordo Sacramento Mountain Railroad near Fort Worth Texas plunged over a declivity in the mountains killing nine workmen.
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Forth Worth
Tex
Sacramento
Ft. Worth
Explosion in Mine Kills Two in Avtica
An accidental premature detonation of a heavy dynamite charge at Rush coal mines in Avtica Indiana on October 22 killed workers W. McKinney and Fred Perry and injured three others.
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Avtica
Ind
W. McKinney
Fred Perry
Judge Grants Injunction in Cincinnati Case
Judge 3 Ww. Smith has granted an injunction in a Union related matter in Cincinnati. The ruling constrains actions by the involved parties and sets conditions for behavior pending further proceedings.
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Union
Cincinnati
Ww. Smith
Student operation details reported in Chicago incident
The text describes students claiming they performed an operation on a Chicago man. It states Ful mann’s throat was cut open and clots of blood removed. It mentions supplying him with artificial eardrums.
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Rush
Agueze
Chicago
Death mystery as coroner probes Baraboo farmer
Baraboo Wisconsin October 26 John Goerke a farmer was found hanged in the woods near Logansville. An inquest failed to reach a verdict with questions about whether death was self inflicted. The case will be investigated further.
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Baraboo
Wis
John Goerke
Logansville
Fire Threat Envelops Truckee as Lumber Mill Burns
Sacramento reporters say Truckee is endangered by a spreading fire that has consumed the local lumber mill and much lumber. The town’s water supply is exhausted, and a fire engine was dispatched from Sacramento by special train to aid the efforts.
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Sacramento
Cal
Truckee
Pope Pius X Plans Jubilee Year for Immaculate Conception
Rome reports Pope Pius X intends to proclaim a jubilee year marking the fiftieth anniversary of Pope Pius IX’s 1854 proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The anniversary falls on December 8, 1854.
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Rome
Pius X
Pius IX
Florist Wadley Settles $35,000 Injury Suit
Albert Wadley a New York florist sued the New York Central for 100000 over injuries from the Park Avenue wreck and has settled for 35000. The case centered on damages alleged from the collision and injuries sustained in the incident in White Plains New York.
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White Plains
N. Y
Albert Wadley
New York
New York Central
Park Avenue
Kankakee Elevator Burns
Bartlett Frazier Carrinton's grain elevator in Kankakee Illinois, a 350000 bushel facility, was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at 150000 dollars and is fully covered by insurance.
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Kankakee
Itl
Bartlett, Frazier & Carrinton
Boy Hunter Is Killed in Mistaken-Identity Shooting
In Bartlett New Hampshire on October 26 Herbert Cook aged 17 was shot and killed by friend Martin Walker aged 13 who mistook him for a deer during a hunting party.
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Bartlett
N. H
Herbert Cook
Martin Walker
Brother Dickey Saysings: Heaven, Hearth, and Hassles
In this Atlanta Constitution excerpt the speaker uses folksy maxims about avoiding worldly riches yet valuing practical comforts. He jokes that some chase happiness with a candle and that even Moses paid no rent but still enjoyed life, while creditors would seize wings if angels returned.
Jottings on money love and society quirks
A collection of short observations on debt friendship love and social vanity. It notes high interest on borrowed trouble that true friendship needs quality not quantity and that riches seem to fly away without a tail to salt. It suggests caution about signing names to notes and letters and comments on a girl’s vanity.
Eel Halts Brooklyn Plant One Night in October
A three foot eel found in a boiler pipe at the National Licorice Company halted operations in Brooklyn for three hours as engines could not be started. The outage occurred on October 24 and disrupted production at the facility.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
National
Licorice Company
Wabash Railroad Enjoined from Building Line at Fairmont
In Wheeling on October 24 the court restrained the Wabash Railroad from constructing a new line on the east side of the Monongahela River at Fairmont West Virginia.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wabash
Monongahela River
Fairmont
W.va
Arrest Suspects Continue Hunt in Holt Case
In Wheeling Washington area on October 24 the police press on with meetings to locate Holt and Siete Grove suspects. Local authorities report ongoing inquiries as the investigation extends into the day.
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Wheeling
Ww. Wa
Pales
Holt Ted Siete Grove
Spencer widow of senator accuses marshal of assault
Mrs. Spencer widow of former Senator George E. Spencer of Alameda files a complaint charging Marshal Rounds with forcibly pulling her from a stool where she sat at work. A bruised arm is cited as evidence. She recently arrived from Washington in 1902 and was dismissed then. the assault is alleged to have occurred around that period.
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Pencer
Marshlei
Rounds
Spencer
United States
George E. Spencer
Alamada
Washington
Judge Scores Company In Reform School Case
Terre Haute Indiana October 24 Judge Piety criticized the express company that employed Arthur Busher for placing a youth in a position he held and in which he stole 125 dollars while committing him to the Indiana reformatory.
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Judge Scores Company
Terre Haute
Ind
Arthur Busher
Indiana Reformatory
Piety
Express Company
Turks Deploy Troops to Guard Russian Consul in Uskub
Constantinople reports a military plot to kill M Belaieff the Russian consul at Uskub. In response the government rushes six battalions from Koprulu and Perlepe to the city for protection.
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Turkey
Constantinople
M. Belaieff
Uskub
Koprulu
Perlepe
Farmers Catch Firebugs in Champlain County
Farmers in the northwestern part of Champaign county sleep with shotguns by their beds hoping to catch incendiaries who have been operating in the area.
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Columbus
Champaign County
Infanticide Charged Against Bristol Woman
Bristol Tenn October 22 Hattie Murray a young woman is under arrest charged with infanticide. It is alleged she killed her newborn by thrusting a lead pencil into its brain.
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Bristol, Tenn
Hattie Murray
Dynamite wreck sinks Fredericksburg drug store building
The dynamite blast destroyed the Aylesworth and Co drug store building in Fredericksburg C on October 22. Temperance excitement runs high and authorities suspect the act was tied to anti alcohol agitation.
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Fredericksburg
Aylesworth & Co
British Boat Given Up in Fremantle Voyage Loss
Milton Park of Glasgow sailing from Liverpool March 31 to Fremantle Australia with a crew of 24 has been given up as lost.
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Glasgow
Milton Park
Liverpool
Fremantle
Australia
Reprieve Granted to Murderer Antonio Romano
Gov Yates has granted a twenty eight day reprieve to Antonio Romano condemned for murder. He was scheduled for execution in Geneva Kane county on Friday Oct 23.
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Centralia
Ill
Yates
Antonio Romano
Geneva
Kane County
Fire destroys Blair estate marble coach barn near Peapack
Fire at the Blair estate near Peapack destroys a marble coach barn and stables valued at 100000 dollars. Horses are saved.
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Peapack
N.Y
C. Ledyard Blair
Wit and Wisdom Verses on Love and Life by Kate Thyson Marr
A thoughtful slice of advice and quips on marriage, fidelity, and female cleverness from Kate Thyson Marr. The piece argues contrasts in couples, the lure of beauty with wit, and warns against overvaluing public praise of a woman’s beauty and cleverness.
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Kate Thyson Marr
Fencer's Boy Zack Bede Buried Lost Child In Bush
In a wartime memory a fencer's boy named Zack Bede tracked a lost child for days and nights. He recovered a shoe and hair lock for the mother, then dug the grave with his tomahawk and buried the boy, recalling a prayer and the Lord's prayer as he spoke of mercy.
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Campbell Praca
Ryman
Zack Bede
Heaven
Thirteenth Tire Section Replaces Horseshoes For Luck
A young woman who once kept a talismanic collection of horseshoes wrapped in ribbons now hangs sections of burst tires from friends' cars in her room. She says luck has not yet changed and expects to reach thirteen tire sections before the new year, noting it is divisible by four.
Paris Auto Court Case Ends With Engagement Promise
A French automobilist tried for speeding in Paris sought to marry his partner's daughter, who rode with them along with her father. He sped toward an obstacle to force a marriage proposal, was fined by a magistrate, and the wedding was planned to take place soon.
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Paris
Arthur and Juliet Honeymoon Reveal Hidden Truths
The wife confronts her husband after their honeymoon, questioning his promises as he awakens to his true nature. He dismisses the doubt with a flippant joke, admitting limited loyalty while she realizes his deceit and exacts payment for his misstep.
Cause and Effect in a Washington School Leader
Dr. Francis R. Lane former head of Washington high schools repeats a quote from his teaching days noting beings are named by what they feed on. The lion is carnivorous the cow herbivorous and man omnivorous implying man is omnipotent, as cited from the Saturday Evening Post.
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Francis R. Lane
High Schools
Washington
Saturday Evening Post
Return to Code of Honor Editorial Calls for Duel
A North Carolina newspaper editor and several state papers advocate restoring dueling after Tillman and Heywood were acquitted. The piece argues courts only punish minor crimes while absolving major ones, urging a return to the duel as the sole way to settle disputes.
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North Carolina Press
Tillman
Raleigh
N. C
Heywood
Sizing Up to the Auntie
Young Edgar visits two aunts and comments on their figures. He notices one aunt in her room about to go to a formal dinner with bare arms and later remarks during the bath that his legs are not as large as Aunt Cordelia's arms. The anecdote closes with his self assessment.
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Edgar
Cordelia
What Phyllis Knows Poem Fragment
A fragmented verse contemplates Phyllis and her knowledge of botany and ologies, claiming she knows what the speaker loves while wavering on a proposed reply. The piece centers on affection, courage to propose, and the tension between thorn and rose.
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Phyllis
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