Murder at St Elizabeth's: Italian anarchist kills priest during sacrament
In Denver a Sicilian immigrant and anarchist, Giuseppe Guarnaccio, shot Father Leo Heinichs at the altar of St Elizabeth's church after administering the sacrament. He declared hatred for priests and was overpowered by bystanders and Patrolman Daniel Cronin. Guarnaccio, 56, admitted being a stranger to the priest and cited working-class fury as motive. He lived in Paterson and Chicago before Denver, and owned anarchist writings and a primer on rulers’ assassinations.
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Denver
A Tagedy
Leo Heinichs
Guiseppe Guarnaccio
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Guarnaccio
Leo
Lemi
Tiany
Tericai
Daniel Cronin
Sicily
America
Paterson
N. J
Massachusetts
Chicago
Guarnaccio Viat
Paul of Russi
Portugal
Inmate Abuse Alleges Two-Day Assault at Illinois Hospital
An asylum staffer faces preliminary action amid allegations of brutal assault on four year old patient William Menezes at the Illinois Hospital for the Insane. The incident prompted warnings from relatives and investigation by the asylum committee.
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Uhre Attendaniy
Illinois Hospital For
Lez
Faculty of
Fifty-Two Hours in Well Rescued by Dog in Nebraska
Eyron McNeally survived fifty two hours trapped in a disused ninety foot well near Louisville Nebraska after dropping through brush while hunting rabbits. A dog drew attention with frantic antics, guiding rescuers to the abandoned well where McNeally lay injured amid dead rabbits. Doctors expect recovery barring infection.
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Louisville
Neb
Eyron McNeally
McNeally
McNewWly
Benom
Jack Proposes to Molly Amid Nervous Banter
In a tender exchange Jack fears proposing would be treated as a joke while Molly responds with playful reassurance. The exchange ends with hopeful resolve as they navigate the moment.
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Jack
Molly
RTE
Purchase of Church Bell Sparks Local Inquiry
A donor, a 70 year oldith member of Rev. Wolfrand's flock, saved 200 dollars over years to fund a church bell. The anonymous benefactor, who grew strawberries and picked gooseberries, accumulated 300 dollars for the bell amid distrust of newspaper gossip.
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Dichurch
Sike
Wolfrand
Saved From Reformatory Beatrice Powell Chooses Marriage
Beatrice Powell a young woman from BeVeRtee is offered two fates by Judge Hutchinson in circuit court at Sioux: reform school for girls or marriage to James Durr her rumored old sweetheart. She selects marriage over reform, with Durr promising to wed her. Powell is released on probation to prepare a trousseau, given a week to fulfill her promise.
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Beatrice Powell
BeVeRtee
Mk Wayward
Hutchinson
Sioux
Mitchellville
James Durr
Tie
Durr
Tha Reform School
Trousseau
Gorman’s attempted suicide at Lakin’s office shocks Ellsworth
Oscar Gorman prominent Ellsworth businessman used a calico revolver to injure himself in Lakin’s office. He faces insanity commissioners with temporary insanity cited as cause. Fred Lakin’s wound is minor. A moving picture theater fire caused by exploding film left one operator badly burned and the building with about $1,000 in damage.
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Oscar Gorman
Ellsworth
S&calicer
Fred ‘Lakin
Gorman
Lakin
Marty Andrews
Waterloo
Agaii
Derrick Blown Up at Clinton Amid Telegraph Construction
A Milwaukee Bridge Company derrick car near Clinton was blown up by dynamite with seven miles heard. Sixteen sticks failed to explode, leaving workers unharmed though the derrick was damaged. Work on the Chicago and Vasey railroad ridge is halted for the moment. The Milwaukee company employs are affected.
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Milwaukee Bridge Company
Dynine
Clinton
Chicago and Vasey
Milwaukee Company
Nowirionger
Runaway Horses Crash Ends in Waterloo Death
Edwant Whittier, a Waterloo boy employed at Hijova, was killed while attempting to halt a runaway team. He slipped and fell under the wheels, sustaining fatal injuries. His body was transported to Oelwein for burial.
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Edwant Whittier
Waterloo
Hijova
Statewide Storm Delays Trains and Transit
A severe state storm last week disrupted rail services and telecommunication lines. Des Moines street traffic slowed as residents walked due to widespread delays. The western region faced its worst storm in years though mild temperatures limited damage to five locations.
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of Love
Des Moines
Child Swallows Carbolic Acid In Boone Home
Edward Fury, two year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Tory of Boone, drank carbolic acid from a bottle found in a kitchen basket as his mother staffed a phone call. He is in critical condition despite doctors being summoned.
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Edward Fury
Charles Tory
Boone
Happenings in Iowa Rail Disaster Kills Switchman
A switch engine derailed a few miles south of Fort Dodge plunging down an embankment. Switchman Scott was killed instantly. Engineer Charles Snook and three others injured. Surineer Snook and Fireman Hoss Juttman aided the long southbound train until the crash. Floyd White, stunned but aware, flagged the incoming extra from the south to avert more deaths.
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Minneavolis
St. Louis
Fort Dodge
Scote
Charles Snook
Hoss Juttman
City
Des Moines
Rai
Scott
White
Nales
Floyd White
Fire Burns Through Pier son Stores North of Correctionville
A blaze destroyed half the business district in Pier son six miles north of Correctionville on the Northwestern line. The fire began in George Hatfield’s harness store from oil on a stove. Loss is estimated around 25 dollars. Firefighters from Correctionville and Kingsley assisted after a delayed train response.
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Pierson
Correctionville
Northwestern
George Hatfield
Angusert
Beott
George Heed
Keenay Brothers
George Hatfelt
Kingsley
Express Companies Served Notice Under Iowa Transport Rules
The Interstate Commerce Commission has served notice on express firms operating in the state. An attorney general ruling found the express rate coverages extend to short haul routes, previously applied mainly to freight and passenger lines. A full revision of rates based on distance tariffs is anticipated.
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Ind Rauroxl Commission
Honce
Gener
Des Moines Plan Upheld by State Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a Des Moines municipal emissions plan as valid, ruling the law within legislative authority. Delegates to the national convention were selected in Des Moines with L. Weller as chairman, and resolutions endorsed the Omaha platform of the People’s Party.
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State Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
Pomuisis
Towa
Three Burned as Oil Fire Sweeps Gishick Home
In Pitlshore on February 25 a deadly oil lamp explosion at the home of the foreigner John Gishick caused serious burns to three people and forced twenty others to flee into the street in their night garments. the blaze disrupted the neighborhood.
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Pitlshore
John Gishick
Emmanual Church Tuberculosis Cure Record Shows High Rates
Boston records from the Emmanuel church tuberculosis program over thirty months show eighty percent cures. The system, run with hospital support, uses fresh air, proper diet, and essential medicines. Dr. Tasep M. Pratt notes many cases fully cured, with costs around $124.
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Boston
Emmanuel Church of Boston
M Chapetis
Tasep M. Pratt
Rhe Pikan
Aged Woman Dies in Self Inflicted Fire Cleveland Feb
Mrs Auststa Sirey, seventy three, set fire to her clothing and burned to death in Cleveland. She believed herself a burden to her grandson after he lost his job and faced financial strain. She sprinkled kerosene on her garments and struck a match, her body found later by a patrolman.
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Cleveland
Auststa Sirey
Syeman
Ile Hat
Fanny
Struck Out By A Hospital Patient Remark
A Philadelphia warder recalls a discharged patient shouting about a couple he had just discharged and remarking on the sin of a ta and wife. The patient asked the doctor how he and his wife were. The lines hint at a proverb about experience being the extract of suffering and the value of prayer.
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Philadelphia
Brief Bits of News From The Times
Police arrest two of Officer Scheer’s brothers for a house robbery in New York. Inventor Thanas Edison rests easily after ear abscess surgery in New York. Pacific coast wheat and flour clearings for the week ended Feb 2 show 538 bushels of wheat and 10 204 barrels of flour. Fire in Taco Wasi six story block destroys Davis Smith Furniture. Hall liveman killed as firemen faint. Minnesota’s Maria Gross, elder stateswoman, dies at Minnesota Soldiers Home. St Louis Police Captain Juin No Picket seeks municipal law to fine every standing man and seated woman. J C Bayon, Lane broker, dies at Rockville, Conn. Financial woes blamed for doom of envelope magnate Prescott. Dr Isaac R Trimble, Baltimore surgeon, dies of blood poisoning after a chiller operation.
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William Scheer
New York City
Thanas A. Edison
Pacific Coast
George Hall Liveman
Aresia
Davis Smith Furniture Company
Taco
Wasi
Maria Gross
Minnesota
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Juin
St Louis
Wititin
Prescott
Ling United States
Manara Cuvers
Canary
Rockville
J.C. Bayon
America
Rafieil Securities
Unit Cits
Itesu Cile
Isaac RL Trimble
Baltimore
Market Quotations Wheat Prices and Tracks
Market quotations from Minneapolis and Duluth list wheat prices for May and nearby futures. Prices show bids for No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern rising around 1.08 and 1.05 dollars per bushel, with near term and deferred contracts referenced and notes on arrivals and on track status.
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Minneapolis
Ahly
SLO Ory
Toba
Norhhern
Duluth
Lhard
Northern
Norther
Thuy
St Paul Union Stock Yards Cattle and Sheep Prices
At St Paul Union Stock Yards on February 24 cattle ranged fair to good with cows and veal values noted, and Western cattle market activity listed. Prices shown include fats around 4.20 for veals, with stockers and feeders around 4004 head and sheep, yearlings, and pigs included in the day’s totals.
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St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Traps of the Ant Lion Described in Old Text
A fragmentary account explains ant lions trapping prey by hidden pits and sudden hillside drops. The insect lures ants, then the ground gives way, burying the prey as the predator devours it.
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Sathly
Dean
Bexsias
Heid
Learnable Art Master Mockery at London Scene
A sarcastic call to action targets an art master figure in London with derisive slang and a prompt to “put out” and repeat. The fragment hints at a dismissive confrontation about observation, identity, and behavior within an urban arts context.
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Tory
Nebraska
Man
Iowa
Ewatchman
Beath
Bim
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Voustuly
Buker—Creamerie
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