Prince Herbert Bismarck Dead at Friedrichsruh
Prince Herbert von Bismarck dies at 10 15 am in Friedrichsruh aged 40, ending a turbulent career marked by a failed elopement and a long service in foreign affairs. He left a vast estate to his seven year old son Otto, with forests and securities valued at millions.
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Friedrichsruh
Prince Herbert Bismarck
Reichstag
Europe
Princs Bismarck
German Empire
Princesa Herbert
Prince Herbert
Caronith Beuthen
Prince Karl
Siledion House
Hatsfeldt
Bismarck
Count Herbart
Italy
Germany
Prince Bismarck
Otto
Frederick
Herbert
Prince Otto Bismarck
Berlin
Bonn
Mars-la-Tour
Herbert von Bismarck
William
Prince Herbert Bismarck obituary notes family ties and lineage
The report describes Prince Herbert Bismarck's life and family. It notes his public estrangement from his father the emperor, his service in the Reichstag, his 1892 marriage to Countess Margaret Hayes, inheritance of the title after his father's death, and his surviving relatives including five children and a brother with four offspring.
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Prince Bismarck
Reichstag
Margaret Hayes
Count von Rentzau
William
Herbert
von Rentzau
Little Girls Slay Father as He Sleeps
Marlin Texas Sept 19 The murder of farmer J Stewart eight miles south of town is solved by confessions of his two daughters aged 11 and 13 They say he threatened to kill them over a planned remarriage and that they severed his head with an ax while he slept The crime astonished a quiet community as the reputedly composed children confessed to the brutal act.
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Marlin
Texas
J. Stewart
Here
Stewart
Pair of Sixteen Flan Marriage Leads to Police Arrests
St Louis police arrested Charles B Hamer a sixteen year old youth and Dela Schultz a girl about the same age of Danville Illinois as they investigated a hinted marriage plot. Schultz arrived for a planned wedding but was separated from her fiancé and wandered the World’s Fair crowds. Homer Tanner was found later at the BalmVista hotel in custody awaiting guidance from relatives. Schultz has a sister Mrs C O Toothaker living in St Elmo Illinois who has been notified. Tanner claims marriage once released.
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St. Louis
Charles B. Hamer
Dela Schultz
Danville
Tanner
St. Tenis
Union Station
C. 0. Toothaker
St. Elmo
Homer
Goon
Dock Fire Ravages Halifax Warehouses At Night
A fire that began after midnight in Halifax destroyed several warehouses and other buildings by early today. The loss from the blaze is estimated at 200000 dollars as fire crews regained control by mid-morning.
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Halifax
Dowie Proclaims Himself Apostle at Zion City
Chicago reports John Alexander Dowie publicly renaming himself John Alexander, First Apostle of Jesus Christ on Earth and High Priest, leading ten thousand followers in Shiloh tabernacle as he assumed the apostolic office amid white silk robes, purple velvet, white satin coat, and a white miter. Dozens of trains bring adherents. 15 thousand outside unable to enter.
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Chicago
JoIohn Alexander Dowie
Elijah
Zion City
John Alexander
Jesus Christ
Earth
Christian Catholic Church
Shiloh Tabernacle
Sam
Buch
Milwaukee
Shiloh
John Alexander Dowie
Tabernacle
Restoration
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church of
Ziam
Boy Hills Brother Edward Spergle Sentenced in Church Dispute
In Burke, North Carolina, Edward Spergle, 13, shot and killed his older brother Hugh, 18, after a quarrel over attending church. Edward Spergle was committed to jail today following the incident and investigation.
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Charlotte
N. C
Edward Spergle
Hugh
Burke
Edward
Old Resident John Bower Dies at 60 in Monroe Township
John Bower aged 60, longtime Monroe township resident, died Sunday at his Dixon area home. He farmed land once patented by his father from the United States government. Sheriff Stout was notified by letter. no further details were released. Funeral services set for 9 oclock tomorrow morning.
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John Bower
Monroe Township
Dixon
Fire at Martin and Amidon’s lumber yard in Elkhart
A morning blaze at Martin & Amidon’s lumber yard in Elkhart caused an estimated loss of 5000 to 8000 dollars. The fire loss is covered by insurance. In Barcelona the hospital ship Orel arrives en route to the Far East.
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Elkhart
Ind
Martin & Amidon
Barcelona
Orel
He Far East
Temperance lecturer stabbed at Farmersburg church
Rev. M. E. Long of the Kansas state temperance association was seriously wounded in the shoulder by a knife while trying to break up a disturbance at Zion Baptist church. He wrestled with one assailant and pulled another from a church window opened by rioters.
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Terre Haute
Ind
M. E. Long
Kansas State Temperance Association
Zion Baptist Church
Farmersburg
Stabbing After Church Disruption Echoes in Farmersburg
An altercation at a church interrupted by rowdy men led to a stabbing. Several youths attempted to seize the assailants as they fled into darkness. No one among the disruptors was identified, but Farmersburg residents vow to pursue and prosecute them.
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Long
Farmersburg
Rome Strikers End Week With Return To Normalcy
Rome reports the strike easing as workers decide to abandon the action shortly after noon. Palermo sees clashes between strikers and police with a red flag shown. Genoa also faces disturbances with anarchist involvement throughout the day.
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Rome
Palermo
Genoa
Great evangelists may be heard here in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne ministers consider bringing Rev Dr J W Chapman and Rev W E Biederwolf for a three week evangelistic series after Thanksgiving. A vote by congregations will follow a Ministerial association meeting, with Chapman and Biederwolf preaching at central and nearby churches and supported by noted singers. The plan aims to draw large crowds and broaden religious influence. Meanwhile, rumors report federal secret service scrutiny into Horace Maples lynching and jail attack, with six agents tasked for investigation for the upcoming grand jury.
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America
J. W. Chapman
W. E. Biederwolf
Fort Wayne
Parley Zartman
Chapman
Ministerial Association
Bledorwolf
Smythe
Butlex
Bostonians
Rev
Biederwolf
Prof
Maxwell
Birmingham
Aln
Huntsville
Secret Service
Horace Maples
Federal Grand Jury
Ex Mayor McCue Indicted for Wife Murder in Charlottesville
Charlottesville Va Sept 19 The grand jury of the Charlottesville corporation court indicted ex Mayor J Samuel McCue for the murder of his wife Fannie M MeCue on Sept 4 It is believed the case will be continued to the October term of court.
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Charlottesvilla
Charlottesville
Farmer Shot From Ambush Near Campbellsburg
Campbellsburg Indiana September 18 Alva Thompson a leading Washington County farmer lies between life and death at his father's home north of Campbellsburg after a gunman fired from ambush Saturday night Thompson sustained a gunshot wound the assailant remains unknown and at large in the rural area
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Campbellsburg
Ind
Alva Thompson
Washington, County
Financiers arrive for shipyard foreclosure sale in Bath
Financiers interested in the United States Ship Invading company and James Smith Jr the receiver arrived in Bath Maine to attend the foreclosure sale conducted by Receiver James Smith. The battleship Georgia has been completed at Bath Iron Works and is scheduled for launching on Tuesday October 11. Attorneys for the various interests in the shipbuilding company are also present.
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Bathe
United States
Chas
Ma Schwab
James Smith, Jr
James Smith
Smith
Georgia
Bath Iron Works
Shipbuilding Company
Detroit capitalist Jesse H. Farwell dies in White Mountain
Detroit reports the death of Jesse H. Farwell, a prominent local capitalist and former large owner of lake vessels, who died of paralysis today at White Mountain NW. H. Farwell was a noted figure in the city’s shipping and business communities.
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Detroit
Jesse HW. Farwell
Whitemountain
Farwell
Lena Not Alone In Her Wanderings
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Lena may have eluded capture and that at least two of the czar's cruisers are roaming east of a line from Hawaii to Unalaska. These vessels, possibly converted auxiliaries like the Lena, are believed to be patrolling the Pacific, deterring contraband shipping between San Francisco and Honolulu and along the Puget Sound to Tapan route. The New York and Marblehead remain on alert to greet any newcomers.
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San Francisco
Chronicle
Lene
Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian Islands
Unalaska
Aleutian
Npt
Korea
Honolulu
Great Circle
Puget Sound
Tapan
America
British Columbian
New York
Marblehead
Mosquito Expert Ronald Ross Arrives in New York
Major Ronald Ross, famed for the mosquito theory of malaria, lands in New York aboard the Lucania from Liverpool and Queenstown. He plans lectures at St. Louis during the scientific congress and will proceed to Panama and Jamaica. Other passengers include Bishop Ferguson, Rev. J. Keily, and Captain W H Brownson.
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New York
Ronald Ross
Lucania
Liverpool
Queenstown
Ross
St. Louis
Scientific Congress
Inter
Panama
Jamaican
Bishop Ferguson
Liberia
J. Keily
Savannah
W. BH. Brownson
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ashland man shoots family then kills self
In Ashland Oregon on September 17 O B Monroe a street department laborer went to his wife's home and shot his wife her mother Mrs Dunlap his wife's sister Mrs Garner and his own child then shot himself dying instantly The child was in a dying condition and Mrs Garner seriously wounded The wife and Mrs Dunlap had only flesh wounds Divorce proceedings and custody suit had been filed by the wife against Monroe prior to the tragedy.
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Ashland
Ore
Monroe
Dunlap
Garner
Fire Drives Out Guests at Bristol Hotel
Cincinnati Sept 17 The Bristol hotel at Sixth and Walnut streets was damaged about 20000 by fire today. Ninety guests were awakened from sleep and escaped in a panic. J B Furlongs of Chicago Mrs G J Smith of Los Angeles and Mrs J A Plymate of Gallipolis Ohio were unconscious at first from smoke but later recovered. Several were temporarily prostrated from fright.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Bristol
Sixth and
Walnut Streets
J. 2B
Furlongs
Chicago
G. J. Smith
Los Angeles
J. A. Plymate
Gallipolis
Severas
Stand Sweat-Box Ordeal in Iowa Train Robbery Case
Winfield Sept 17 After a night in the sweat-box Harry Anderson and James King, suspected train robbers caught by a posse at Brighton, are believed not connected with the Rock Island robbery. Bloodhounds traced a trail from five men seen today, but no link established. May not sail yacht race in Berlin as only two yachts may be ready. Emperor William's cup event uncertain for next season.
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Winfield
Iowan
Harry Anderson
James King
Tic Posse
Brighton
Rock Island
Berlin
Stops Survey With Gun on Hartford Farm
Hartford City Indiana September 19 Cal Osen stands guard on a large farm with a big dog and a shotgun keeping watch during a survey project.
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Hartford City
Ind
Cal Osen
Osenbaugh Blocks Surveyors in Indiana Line Plan
A farmer near Hartford City refuses survey access to the Indianapolis Hartford City and Celina traction company engineers. He warns with a shotgun and dog, forcing them to retreat from his farm on the proposed Hartford City to Alexandria right of way. Condemnation proceedings are expected to pursue the line crossing his land. The route would connect Celina and Indianapolis via Hartford City and Alexandria.
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Baugh
Idianapolis
Hartford City
Celina
Traction, Company of Indiana
Osenbaugh
Alexandria
Indianapolis
Italians clash with Chinese troops at Pekin drill ground
In Pekin on Sept 16 an unarmed pair of Chinese soldiers were chased from a public road by Italian drillers. Two shots were fired into the Chinese commander Ewele residence after one Chinese lookout seized. Italian and Chinese authorities exchanged protests, with no reply yet. Great indignation follows the unprovoked attack and officials hope for an orderly resolution.
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Pekin
Legation
Chiang Ewele
Rich waitress quits in joy over fortune
Colorado Springs reports Miss Ida E. Michener, a waitress, will soon inherit 15 million dollars from her great grandmother Lady Margaret Michener. She has left the Colorado Midland eating house in Cascade and returned to Carmel, Indiana. Attorneys and London solicitors say courts are nearly ready to transfer the fortune. the estate includes land and money.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Ida E. Michener
Colorado Midland
Cascade
Carmel
Ind
Margaret Michener
Essex
England
London
Died at Columbia City John Claxton Former Fort Wayne Motorman
John Claxton a former Fort Wayne street railway motorman died at his Columbia City home after a brief pneumonia illness. He was about 45 years old and survived by his wife and several children. Claxton had moved to Columbia City a little over a year ago.
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John Claxton
Fort Wayne
Columbia City
Mr. Claxton
Rear Admiral Train sails to Manila to command Asiatic fleet
San Francisco report notes Rear Admiral Charles J. Train U S N arrives en route to Manila to take command of the Philippine squadron of the Asiatic fleet accompanied by his flag lieutenant Roger Welles U S N Mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children while cutting teeth Beaten Biscuit recipe suggests rolling dough to puff quickly
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San Francisco
Charles J. Train
Manila
Roger Welles
Mrs. Winslow
Mob Hangs White Man in Louisiana Lynching
Alexandria June September 18 Conductor Warren Baldwin of the Iron Mountain railroad was shot at McGehee station by John Allison a member of an extra train crew As Baldwin lay dying a mob led by Baldwin s crew captured Allison and lynched him by tying a rope around his neck and stringing him to a tree The killing followed a dispute over a ticket and Allison earlier threatened Baldwin before the shooting occurred
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Alexandria
Jun
Warren Baldwin
Iron Mountain Railroad
Baldwin
Allison
McGehee Station
McGehee’s
Baldwaix
Persure
Germany Leads World in Industrial Schools for Girls Across Lands
The document cites numerous government and association schools for girls across German cities and states. It notes vast totals in Bavaria Saxony and Württemberg with hundreds of students, praising Germany as having the best system of industrial schools for girls known today.
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Posen
Rhydt
Ailasia
Industria
Berlin
Charlottenburg
Goesen
Gorlitz
Halle
Bielefeld
Hildesheim
Falkenburg
Lette- Verein
Viktoria
Fortbildunsschule
Heimathua
Hreglau
Dnesel
Kiel
Konigsberg
Frankfort
Cologne
Hanover
Magdeburg
Chambers of Commerce
Orefeld
Dupseldost
Barmen
Sorau
Langenbiclag
Aix-la-Chapelle
Cottbus
Forst
Luckenwald
Bavaria
Baden
Empire
Germany
Admiral Schley Settles Old Scores in Generous Admission
Rear Admiral Schley says he bears no wish to detract from others and aims to set forth the facts and services of a life devoted to home and country. He reflects on past differences with a focus on duty and honor from youth to later years.
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Rear Admiral
Schley
Railroad Deaton Sale Discussed in Chicago Negotiations
Chicago is abuzz as talks proceed over the sale of the Toledo, St. Louis and Western railway with Chicago interests prominently involved. A syndicate, tied to Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt interests, is expected to take over if negotiations succeed, with final meetings set for the week.
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Chicago
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railway
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Rev. Biederwolf
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Self
Talian
Joy
Ely
Cts
Fly Brothers
Warren St
Columbia
Ortr
Admiral
Louisiana
Royston
John Ware
Franklin County
C. Y. Daniel
George Daniel
Carnesville
Admiral Schley
Deaton
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