Postmaster Arrest and Other Early 1900s News
Telegraphic information gatherd from around the world reports the arrest of Athi Indiana postmaster Thomas McCleary on a murder indictment tied to his brother in law Melville Stucky in 1905. Other items include a large Ohio elevator fire at Bednore causing substantial losses. automobiles to collect mail in Baltimore. a night operator murder in Michigan. reprieves for Agnes Myers and Frank Pettmain in Missouri and Kansas City. indictments against Standard Oil in Chicago. insurgent defeats near Cienfuegos. a Texas balloon accident. a Boonville Indiana shooting during arrest. and a fatal wreck on the Great Northern near Swift Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCleary
Athi
Ind
Tae’ Welboth
Princeton
Melville Stucky
McCleary
Stucky
Folk
Jefferson City
Agnes Myers
Jilent Liberty
Frank Pettmain
Myers
Kansas City
Short on Cash for Militia Encampment Pay
Assistant Secretary Oliver reports only partial satisfaction with apportioning 700000 for militia pay, subsistence, and quartering across camps. State troops faced delays and deficits, with pay due to those arriving last, potential post camp adjustments, and possible new congressional funding to cover gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
War Department
ashMigton
Wiliti
Quartermaster's Department
Army
Congress
Hold New Schaefer Suspect Named in Abduction Case
Indiana man Ernest Tankesly of Bedford, arrested in Evansville with Miss Nellie Rainey, a Bedford area schoolgirl, is held on abduction charges. Police aim to learn if he knows who killed Sarah Schaefer, a local schoolteacher murdered over two years ago. Rainey reportedly fears testifying against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Schaefer
Tankesly
Miss Rainey
Niece Inherits Million From Ohio Hermit Sheds Fame
Mrs J C Theates of Toledo inherits a vast fortune from C S Navarre who left his money to his niece Roht000 after years as a recluse. Roht000, in her early twenties, shuns attention while continuing her stenography job with Dugvis Brothers, and Navarre’s holdings included stocks and bonds worth nearly one million. The family story spans Toledo Ohio Montevguidh and a quiet lifestyle despite immense wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Navarre
J. CC
Toledo
Ohio
Rhoades
Navarre
Montevguidh
Dugvis Brothers Wholesale Dry Goods Company
Chloroform Robbery Strikes Dover Township Family
Seven members of Michael Cody Sr s family in Dover township Oliv and several carpenters in the boarding house were chloroformed by burglars who ransacked the home finding seventy dollars in gold from an old trunk and left after eating breakfast. The victims were unconscious until the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Cody
Dover Township
Oliv
Double Tragedy in Portsmouth Ends in Arrest
In Portsmouth Ohio John Hart and Mrs Flora Thughes are found dead from bullet wounds at their homes. Jarrett O Thughes the woman's husband is jailed charged with the killings. Witnesses identify him as the shooter and say Hart and Mrs Thughes were ambushed as they walked under a street lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John Hart
Flora Thughes
Portsmouth
Jarrett O. Thughes
Tie
Hart
Hughes
Binghes
Soneone
Shocks Frighten Pine Ridge Sioux Residents
Residents near White Clay Bluffs north of Pine Ridge reservation report earth vibrations and a distant rumbling sounds described as earthquake like or dormant volcano activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
White Clay
Rain floods Kansas City and rescues by police
A severe rainstorm drenched Kansas City and surrounding areas, marking four inches of rainfall in the city. Low lying districts flooded, basements filled in Little Italy and the east and west bottoms, and roads suffered damage. Police and fire crews rescued residents amid widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Italy
Kansas City
Little Paisy
Postal discipline to shift with new efficiency records
The old system of discipline in the postal service, a forty year old practice of using employment as a sanction, will be abolished. A uniform efficiency record will replace it, guiding promotions to employees who merit advancement and signaling pay reductions for careless or inefficient workers.
Russian Officials Killed in Turmoil Amid Assassination Plot
Reports claim a Russian official, once close to the Czar, was killed in a Moscow crackdown and that the wife of Odessa's governor survived an assassination attempt. Revolut ionists warn of ongoing terrorism. Separate note says Capt Brak Gress, linked to Quantrell, died in the Laverton raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Min
Moscow
Peferheddiya
Odessa
Russia
Quantrell
Brak Gress
le Sheloy
Quanntrell
Lavwtenes
Ravn
Goran
Russian Official Gene Reports Revolt Threats in Wisconsin
General von Livenarski, acting military governor of Wisconsin, warns of revolt while Russian officials discuss dictatorship and plan to aid peasants, signaling tension amid unrest and government actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Livenarski
Wiorsin
Fire Gut Iron Works District in Ashtabula
A large blaze gutted the iron works district in Ashtabula Ohio damaging the harbor area and surrounding lumber business. Officials estimate losses exceed 5000 dollars with significant destruction along the river town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Ohio
Preasurer Woos
McKinnon
Ashtabula Harbor
Obie
Larber
Ships Wrecked in Lake Erie Gale. Rescue Efforts Succeed
A north gale on Lake Erie wrecked three ships and drove two more ashore with one sunk. Life savers and nearby crews conducted salvage operations and saved all mariners aboard the endangered vessels.
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Lake Erie
Venezuelan Coin Plot Arrests Reported in New York
Four men are arrested in New York linked to a scheme to counterfeit Venezuelan coins to fund a revolution against President Castro. One suspect is a former manager of the Orinoco Corporation, a $10,000,000 venture with a concession in Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. Gy. Webbett
Consolidated Telephone Company
Confiirmedho
Consolidated Dial
Great Eastern Telephone Company
New York City
Castro
New York
Orinoco Corporation
Venezuela
Indictment of Standard Oil by Chicago Grand Juries
Two federal grand juries in Chicago returned ten indictments with 648 counts against Standard Oil Company accused of receiving unlawful railroad rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Chicago
Standard Ol Company
Standard Oil Company
Boiler Blast Rocks Marion Plant Injures Five
An explosion at the Marion Railway and Light Company power house in Marion Ohio wrecked the plant and injured five workers. The blast was caused by a 300 horse power boiler failure and damaged nearby facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
Marion Railway and Light Company
Magnate's Son Leaves Yale for Railroad Apprenticeship
The 22 year old Yale graduate, son of a magnate, plans to train as an apprentice at Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia to study locomotive building. He recently recovered from surgery after an illness while surveying Texas railroad routes and is recuperating at the Winchell home in Highland Park near Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Winchell, Sr
Rock Island
Frisco
Theoaldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Yale
Bu Illess
Rodman
Texas
Young Winchell
Yale Fnst
Prinity and
Jimzos Valley
Rod
Winchell
Weighland Park
Chicago
Freye Accused in Chicago Bigamy Case
Prof Charles Freye, 64, a former Chicago Normal School instructor, is arrested for bigamy after returning from 31 years away and paying his Chicago wife 5000 for silence. He allegedly abandoned wife and daughter, and another woman claims to be his wife. The complaint names Clara Goddard of Herley as the accuser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Freye
Freye
Clara Goddard
Herley
Goddard
Freyve
Albert Kirchner
M. Freye
Chicago Normal School
Disagreement for Jury in Springfield Negro Case
After twenty three hours the jury in the Dios Chalbeaith case reported no verdict and was discharged. The panel showed three not guilty votes to twenty for acquittal and two for conviction over twenty ballots. The Galbraham case was reset and may not return. Negroes were removed from jail and later burned in reprisal after an attack. No black residents were seen on the streets while the jury retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dios Chalbeaith
Springfield
Prioa
Galbram
Threw Babe Before Hounds in Ohio Disturbing Tale
In Smith field Ohio a man named Reily Lee allegedly beat his wife and tore the infant from its mother. He then threw the six to eight weeks old baby before trailing hounds. Neighbors intervened to save the child and Lee remains at large while authorities pursue him.
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Polk County
Will Lawrence
Tampin
Fla
Mulberry
John Rapes
Hughes
Smithfield
Ohio
Reily Lee
Tee
Canada Cries for Workers Amid Immigration Report
An eight month period sees HOC immigrants sent from the country to Canada per Salvation Army. Winnipeg officers claim GOC orders from farmers for men cannot be supplied. Ohio Governor Harris suffers ivy poisoning from a Tuscarawas county maneuver ground visit with widespread itching and body involvement.
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Canada
Eral WV
Tvation Army
Canda
Salvation Army
Winnipeg
GOC
Gov. Harris
Ohio
Tuscarawas County
Fire wipes out mining town of Johnsville California
A blaze swept Johnsville Cal destroying twenty five buildings. Two miners were killed in the fire leaving the town nearly erased. In Cuba General Bandera, a negro insurgent leader, was killed in battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnsville
Cal
General Bandera
Chicago Business Holds Strong Amid Heat Wave and Growth
Chicago reports show strong business position despite heat. Reading and textile sectors expand with heavy demand and rising costs. Wholesale trade and new buyers boost activity while retail districts see unusually good midsummer business. Crop outlook remains favorable, adding confidence for future output and investment.
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Reading
aYord
Chicago
Dinis
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THE
EAGLE
Fremont, Indiana
Bednore
Churchill & Company of
Baltimore
Witchcock
Viovd Gynes
Windsor
Ont
Michigan Central Railroad
Gatien
Mich
Gaynes
Gynes
Muttie
Tiwana
Col. Vallee
Gerzeman
Cienfuegos
J. O. Cote
Farmer Cole
Goliad
Tle
Boonville
Charles Schave
William Woods
Great Northern
Swift
Great Falls
Mont
Schaefer
Redskins
Robert I. Sheppard
Northwestern University
Evanston
Garrett Biblical Institute
C. S. Bittner
Galion
B. L. Winchell, Jr
Posse
Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Dowd
Ireld
Catton
Bradstreets
Indianapolis
Ste Louis
Cincinnati
Soo
Detroit
Buffalo
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