Vandalism at State Dept and Notable Local Crimes
The coroner's jury ruled death from accidental burns. Vandals damaged the state department reception room dismantling a grand ebony table and rug. James Brown wounded his sweetheart Cora Miller and himself in a suicide attempt. Ben McCallister Tom Baldinette, 18, robbed a San Jacinto post office box and tried cashing a check. Earle L Havey embezzled $77 from a San Francisco laundry employer. Armor & Co lard refinery blaze injured 17, five fatally, with $750,000 to $900,000 loss insured. many injuries from a falling hog runway at Union Stockyards in Chicago.
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State Department
Secretary of State
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Browns
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N. M
Cora Miller
Brown
Ben McCallister
Tom Baldinette
Los Angeles
W. J. Biggy
United States Laundry
San Francisco
Denver
Havey
Envey
Armor & Co
Union
Chicago
Williams Fire Chief Dies in Chicago at 77
Reports from Chicago confirm Hubert A. Williams former Chicago fire chief who gained fame during the 1871 blaze died at 77. Born in Canada in 1825, he arrived in Chicago in 1847 and led firefighting efforts with noted heroism. Williams’ death follows a long career remembered for public safety service.
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Als
Hubert A. Williams
Chicago
Williams
Canada
Richard Croker
London
Westminster Abbey
Allsop
Checka
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Atlanta
Kerlin
Oandler
London Times
St. Thomas
Sonfriere
St. Vincent
Martinique
Mont Pelee
le Precheur
Destructive Texas cyclone hits Goliad town
A five minute tornado devastates Goliad Texas killing about 90 persons and wounding around 120. Churches including the Baptist and Methodist were destroyed along with many homes, with an estimated 100 houses lost. Rescue teams from Victoria and Onero aided relief amid widespread damage nearby but no deaths reported there.
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Goliad
Tex
O'Connor Guards
Victoria
Onero
San Antonio
Austin
Editorial Opposes Leasing Public Ranges in the West
The Statesman notes broad West opposition to leasing public ranges with Binger Herman of the General Land Office taking a clear stand against it. The piece argues small ranchers and sheepmen cannot survive if pastures are fenced and leased, risking the loss of summer grazing and winter hay stock. It also lists recent incorporation filings including Denio Gold Mining, Lamonti Gold Mining, Tonopah Water and Development, Austin Commercial, and Tonopah Stock Exchange.
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Boise, Idaho
the West
Herman
Binger Herman
General Land Office
West
Mecent Incorpor
Denio Gold Mining Company
Winnemucca
Lamonti Gold Mining & Milling Co
Tonopah Water and Development Co
Tonopah
Austin Commercial Co
Austin
Tonopah Stock Exchange
Mining Tax Notice for Eureka County Proceeds
Tax on mine proceeds in Eureka county for the quarter ending March 31, 1902 is due and payable at the assessor’s Eureka office. The law will be strictly enforced. W J Hoorss, Assessor of Eureka county, Nevada.
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L. J. Ivey
N. G. Joux Gaecovien
Eureka Lodge
Eureka Lod
Mason ‘Hall
Rost. A. Lamp
W. M. RR. McCuancen
Eureka County
Eureka
W. J. Hoorss
Nevada
Tonopah Area Hears Various Local Updates
Thomas Harney joins the Tonopah police force as Sparke mill near Wedekind mine readies for operations. Weepah is a new mining camp near Tonopah meaning rain water. A vote in Elko decides the town’s most popular worried lady. Tonopah tunnel and mining company sells to Boston capitalists for 250000. Fred Nichols dies in Butte May 16, a former State University student. Alice Wadaworth, 13, dies May 13 after short illness. James Stephens, ex District Attorney of Storey county, ill in San Francisco. Governor Sadler names Josiah R. Daffield and Charles A. Walker as notaries public. Virginia Report: William Woodburn tipped as Fusion party nominee for Congress.
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Thomas Harney
Tonopah
Sparke
Wedekind
Weepah
James Stephens
Storey County
Waldeck Sanitarium
San Francisco
Sadler
Josiah R. Daffield
Charles A. Walker
Ely
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