Kittridge Chosen to Succeed Senator Kyte in South Dakota
Gov. Herreid appoints A. B. Kittridge of Sioux Falls to fill the late Senator Kyte's seat. He cites strong qualifications and state loyalty, stating the choice reflects the man more than location and expects swift Senate readiness. Kittridge telegrams acceptance promising to bring credit to the state and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirra
Herreid
A. B. Kittridge
Jonx Falls
Kyte
Sam
Lee
Ndiana
A.bittredge
Sioux Falls
Gov. Herreid
A. H. Kittredge
Charles N. Herreid
A. B. Kittredge
Railway Bridge Collapse Kills Ten on Nickel Plate
In Springfield Pennsylvania ten men died when a Nickel Plate bridge collapsed during unloading of stone for a foundation. Three freight cars with workers toppled into the gorge, five minutes after a passenger train passed. a relief train and medical aid were dispatched from Conneaut to assist.
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Springfield
Nickel Plate
Conneaut
Crooked Creek
Plic
Naval Battle Near Vancouver Strikers Hold Upper Hand
A 24 hour report from the Fraser River strike notes Union fishermen won a small boat battle against Japanese workers near Vancouver. Six white fishermen were arrested by provincial constables after shots were fired. sixteen Japanese were taken prisoner and marooned on a distant island. The Japanese organized fundraisers for a hospital and discussed salmon catches. A separate Shanghai decree calls for bringing skilled Chinese youths back to China at government expense for office eligibility.
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Vancouver
B.C
Fraser River
British Columbia
Gulf
Mangimo
Stevenston
Shanghais
China
Butterfield Nearing the End at Summer Home
Ur, Mur Neck reports Gen. Daniel Butterfield lies bedridden and weakening for ten days at his Sold Springa summer residence. Doctor Fisukitn Lanpisg notes the end draws near as Col John S. Mosby, famed Confederate ranger, is mentioned in connection with Civil War lore and later duties in Minnesota and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butterfield
Mur Neck
Gen
Daniel Butterfield
Sold Springa
Wreck on the Alton Ends in Many Deaths at Norton Mo
A westbound Chicago and Alton passenger train collided with a fast live stock train near Norton Missouri. Reports say sixteen people died and many more were injured. The wreck involved the first section of the passenger train and a newly equipped train set, with cars burned and locomotives demolished.
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Kansas City
Chicago and Alton
Norton
St. Joseph’s
University Hospitals
R. J. Curtis
Genesee
N. Y
St. Joseph's Hospital
Epworth League
San Francisco
United States
Hottest Chicago Heat Reaches 102 in Shade
Chicago endured record heat as the weather bureau logged 102 degrees in the shade amid West and Southwest winds. Street level readings reached 105 to 110 with a dry air, while night winds from Lake Michigan dropped the temperature by about twenty degrees. Twenty-one prostrations were reported with no deaths.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Wether Bureau
Auditorium Tower
Lake Michigan
Youngers Are Free Notorious Desperadoes Released in Minnesota
State parole board approved the parole of Coleman and James Younger from Stillwater prison after twenty five years for complicity in the Northfield raid era robbery and murder. The Younger brothers were jailed since 1876 for the Northfield bank robbery and killing during the raid. Three brothers, Cole Jim and Bob, participated alongside the James brothers and two others killed during the raid. Bob Younger died in prison.
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Notorous Desperaoes
Minnesota
Pau
State
Coleman
James Younger
Stillwater
Northfield An Ke
Northfield
Cole
Jim
Bob
James Brothers
Jesse
Frank
Bob Younger
Port Lavaca Swept Away by Gulf Storm
Telegram reports Port Lavaca in Callowen County on the Gulf of Mexico was washed away by a storm. Most houses wrecked and many boats destroyed. Also, Edward S. Martin a former Army lieutenant pleaded guilty in New York to passing a bad check for 45 dollars after being discharged for irregularities in his rations account.
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Ausyin
Pex
Port Lavaca
Callwon County
Mexico
Meads
Edward
Martin
United States Army
Mayor warned to leave area after possible spian incident
Mayor Carter Harrison received a warning letter from Harvey Alabama on Wednesday urging immediate departure if there is any sign of danger on foot or at the scene. Authorities are investigating the matter and the city remains on alert.
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Hill
Cinceauo
Carter Harrison
Harvey
Russia offers to drop duties if US relents on sugar
The Russian finance minister M de Witte proposed vacating all additional duties on American goods since the sugar differential if the United States withdraws its action on sugar. Secretary Hay rejected the idea noting the sugar matter is before the courts. The exchange, routed via foreign offices, centers on sugar with potential reductions in iron and steel goods, tools, meters, motors, sewing machines, and bicycles if both actions are reversed.
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Wasmixaron
United States
M. de Witte
Russia
Gaye
Mainister
Finance
Gaga
Foreign Offices
State Department
Way
Hay
M. de Witts
Washington
Count Lamsdorff
M. de Wallant
Wusgia
Gallpo
Bremers
M. de Witta
Riot Over Park Chair Fees Spars New York Parks
Demonstrations against park chair charges continued at Madison Square Park New York as hundreds seized and destroyed chairs. Police struggled to clear paths while two men sat down amid cheers and an attendant was forced to move patrons to the police station after a scuffle broke out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Park
Madison Square
Murder of Aged Woman Arose From Suspect Confession
Mrs Armenia Lullis aged 62 was stabbed to death Wednesday night on a lonely road near the city limits. Christian Jensen a farm hand confessed to the murder saying the woman ran against him and he believed she had a gun. He speaks incoherently and is believed insane. Mrs Bullis lived on a small farm and awaited at home.
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Oloria Jensen
Bane
Dunner
Armenia Lullis
Cast
Christian Jensen
Duel to the Death in New Mexico Claims Two Lives
Lawta Fr New Mexico reports Harry Daley of New York and Julian Arias Tuglot died in a Wednesday morning revolver duel over a game of cards. Both men perished at the scene.
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Lawta
N. M
Harry Daley
New York
Julian Arias Tuglot
Market Quotations From Multiple U.S. Cities
A dense ledger of commodity prices across markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo and New York. Cattle hogs sheep and wheat rates by grade and class limited by noisy OCR but reflecting daily trading values and product specs.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
New York
Chicago Sees 102 Degree Heat Wave Across Regions
A scorching Wednesday pushed Chicago temperatures to 102.1 at 1 p.m., with lakeside cooling starting at 7 p.m. and a southwest wind gusting to 30 mph. Humidity fell from 60% to 33%, while many sites reported 105 to 115 degrees in sunlit spots. The heat stretched to Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and parts of Ohio and Michigan, with citywide lows ending near 64 as Duluth logged 46.
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Chicago
Auditorium
Olinvis
Iown
Missouri
Nebraskan
India
Ohio
Michigan
Dubuque
Davenport
St. Louis
Springfield
Omaha
Concordia
Runeaus
Washinto
New York
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Chiexo
Duluth
Officials Censured Over Insanity Trust Report
Indianapolis grand jury issued a report on an alleged insanity trust. It found no criminal intent and no indictment, but condemned the abuse of the law. It urged accountability for Christian, surgeon, and Wallinta Loweman, justice of the peace, for attempting to steer inquests for pecuniary gain.
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Indianapolis
Indiena
de Christian
Wallinta Lowe
Justice of the Peace
Ohio Democrats at Columbus Convention Slam Bryan Platform
At the Ohio Democratic convention in Columbus delegates condemned Bryan and the Kangax City platform in resolutions. The committee on resolutions heatedly denounced Bryan's leadership and insisted that his name be omitted and the platform be ignored.
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Ohio
Columbus
Bryan
Committee On
Mounding
Horse sunbonnets gain favor to ease heat deaths
In major cities horse sunbonnets are worn to protect livery and teaming horses from heat. Jnn Tate Society members back the humane gear as reducing heat prostration, urging adoption to make sunbonnets compulsory for horse owners. An illustration shows various bonnet styles.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Jnntate Society
Missouri Hymne Society
Sultan Pays 9500000 Indemnity to United States Claims
Secretary of State announces payment of indemnity to the United States against the Turkish government via Leishman in Constantinople. The settlement, though partial, marks a diplomatic victory as several claims had lingered for over eight years. Also notes minor items including a farmer's suicide attempt near Mena, the Amerigo Bible Society preparing Filipino dialect scriptures, cattleman W F Stone's death after a horse fall, and Hood weather memories in Maine.
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Ainele Saat
Unite
Leishman
Constantinople
Porte
United States
Haty
Sue Department
Phe
Turkey
Cove
Mena
Ac’s
Amerigo Bible Society
W. F. Stone
Gainesville
Texas
Brainey
Settlers Endure Heat as Indian Lands Registration Opens
Crowds endured extreme heat at Fort Sill and El Reno as the first day of Oklahoma Indian lands registration began. Thousands waited in long lines with scant water and high prices for camping gear, while officials warned the six filing sites could not register all applicants. Certificates will go to Washington for review before land drawing starts at local U S Land offices. Many have waited years along the border of the new country for this moment.
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Oklahoma
Fort Sill
el Reno
T S
Missouri
Wisconsin
California
Washington
United States
Younger Brothers Freed Parole Granted in Northfield Robbery Case
The Minnesota State Board of Pardons approved parole for Cole and James Younger, inmates at Stillwater for 25 years over involvement in the Northfield bank robbery and murder. Friends and supporters urged release for decades, facing repeated gubernatorial refusals and broad opposition from officials.
Parole Bill Advances for Prisoners After Ten Years
The warden board formed a decade ago to cut repetition, supporters seek parole instead of pardon for imprisoned men. A prior bid failed in the House, but last winter the measure passed. Also notes estimates by the New York Era statistician on wheat and corn crops for 1901 versus 1900.
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New York
Heat harms crops across vast regions with mixed results
The weather bureau reports two weeks of intense heat across the northern and central districts east of the Rocky Mountains. Texas to Nebraska shows crop damage, especially corn, with Kansas harvesting done and Ohio Valley crops maturing. spring wheat stays promising in the Dakotas, Oregon, and Washington, while Iowa and Minnesota face rapid ripening and drought effects.
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The
Weather Bureau
Ravxy Mountains
Middle Atlantic Coast
Middle Atlantic States
Texas
Nebraska
Missouri
Arkansas
Mainois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Utah
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Ohio Valley
Corniay
Ias
Ohio
West Virginia
U Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Dakotas
Minnesota
South Dakota
Mississippi
Chingh
Rome
Indiana
Michigan
Ecuru
Ryean
New Meadows
Lyon
Missoriri
Cor Dumaged
Cory
Enrollments Rise as Cherokee Seek Emigration to Mexico
Notes of Current Event report broad Cherokee Indians enrolling to emigrate to Mexico. The piece mentions Andrew Ingemanson, a farmer from Dear Marquette Kansas, dragged to death by a horse. Lizzie Weaver is accidentally shot and killed by Peter Johnson in Herndon Kentucky. Rev Dr Charles H Haton preaches in New York opposing Sunday observance regulation laws.
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Mexico
Andrew Ingemanson
Marquette
Kan
Lizzie Weaver
Peter Johnson
Herndon
Charles H. Haton
Church of the Divine Eternity
New York
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Kittredge
Man
Bioux
Senator Kyle
Herrecid
Mooby
Wastineton
Johon S. Mosby
Bag Bean
General Tank Office
Minnegowa
Alton
Pantie
Cmbaco
Great Western
St. Charlea
Chou Fu
Ila
Miss Morrison
Wayne
Ind
Charles Dunn
Alice Cotbrett
Dunn
Wallen
Here
Dan
Yormer
Sultan
Higgest
Missouri Valley
Northwest
Nik Ie Oe
Wea
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