Commutations in Mexico for three Americans in salt mines
Past and Present reports that Marle Richhardson and Mason, three Americans sentenced to be shot for poisoning NY Life policy holders, have had the sentences commuted to twenty years in a Mexican southern coast convict stockade. Harle, ex El Paso physician, along with Richardson and Mason from Rochester, NY, face forced labor in salt mines. Mexican supreme court declined to intervene. commutation by Chihuahua authorities.
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Marle
Richhardson
Mason
Mexico
New York Life
Harle
el Paso
Texas
Richardson
Rochester
N.Y
Mexican Supreme Court
Chihuahua
Sixty Rescued From Clyde Dine Steamer Cherokee Grounding
Sixty passengers and crew were rescued after the Clyde dine steamer Cherokee ran aground on Brigantine shoals while en route from San Dontigo to New York. The sloop yacht Alberta saved them after twenty four hours of anxiety and all but Captain Archibald two mates and the ship's crew elected to remain aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Dontigo
New York
Alberta
Atlantic City
N. J
Archibald
Snowbound Panhandle Faces Fuel Shortage Across Plains
Snow blankets the Texas Panhandle prompting a regional fuel famine. Floyd and neighboring counties burn corn and crop byproducts worth five dollars a ton as coal sells for twenty dollars a ton and wood remains scarce at ten dollars per cord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Floyd
Montreal Hotel Fire Damages Wing at Major Canadian Hotel
A section of the Wonder hotel in Montreal suffered a destructive blaze, estimated losses 150 dollars. The fire was contained by heavy brick walls and fireproofing, sparing the rest of the building. Guests calmly saved belongings. no panic reported in the incident at one of Canada's largest hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Wondser
Canada
Fire destroys Portage la Prairie home killing three children
A night fire at a Portage la Prairie district residence, the Bray farm home, burned completely. Three children from Winnipeg Adiapareis family were cremated while the parents escaped with their lives, the blaze destroying the farmhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adiapareis
Winnipeg
Mini
Haa
Bray
Portage la Prairie
Fire Devastates Clarksville Milling Plant and City Fires
A fire destroyed four miles of the Dunip Milling Company at Clarksville Keon and damaged surrounding districts. Losses reach $250,000 with $20,000 insurance. Fire thought sparked by a passing train and flames spread despite efforts by Van Wert and nearby departments. At Gedford a buggy accident during a storm left a rider injured as a horse bolted. In Danvas Ohio nine businesses and two homes burned. Avalanche catastrophe in Tyrol claims seven students. Charles Long, a Black man, was hanged in Trenton New Jersey for the murder of Mathew Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bix
Charkeville
Duniop Milling Company
Clarksville
Keon
Convoy
Ohio
Danvas
van Wert
Lass
From Comedy to Tragedy A Boarder Choked to Death
Ernest Dozois a middle aged boarder at Mrs Annie Boocks Brookyln boarding house died after a game with beefsteak gone wrong The incident occurred after dinner when Dozois caught and bit beefsteak choking on it as Mrs Boocks tried to dislodge it with her fingers her attempt failed and his jaws crushed her fingers before the meat was removed Dozois died and his death prompted medical examination
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Ernest Dozois
Annie Boocks
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dozois
Pay for wrecking home saloon case verdict
A Chicago jury in Judge Tuthill's court awarded five Hedlund children 17 500 from three saloonkeepers for selling to their father John Hedlund. The family had seen hardship after the father, once a carpenter earning 1500 a year, began drinking five years earlier and neglected his children until probation officer Miss Caroline Blinn pressed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedlund
Caroline Blinn
Restaurateur Held After Destructive Manchester Fire
William J. Gregory, arrested in Beaver Kentucky, is charged with setting fire to his Manchester Ohio restaurant, igniting a blaze that destroyed eighteen local stores. A farmer’s testimony at 2 a.m. linked him to the act, and records show Gregory had shipped two trunks of goods to Kentucky towns days earlier.
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Manchester
Restaurent
William J. Gregory
Ironton
Ohio
Beaver
Gregory
Kentucky
Brooklyn Arrives at Gibraltar in Rough Atlantic Passage
Navy Department reports via cablegram from Gibraltar that the flagship Brooklyn and the third division vessels reached port after a voyage marked by severe gales. Brooklyn sustained damage to its boats amid heavy seas while the rest of the squadron rode out the storm.
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Brooklyn
Navy Department
Washington
Gibraltar
Clerk Arrested in Great Northern Straw Man Scheme
George TI. Smith a clerk in the division superintendent's office at Great Northern railway in Minot North Dakota has been arrested for carrying straw men on his payroll. Bogus checks totaling over 200000 dollars were found. Smith was arraigned and bound over to the District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George TI. Smith
Ofice
Great Northern Railway
Minot
N. 1
Smith
District Court
Tragedy at Erie Crossing as Freight Trains Ensnare Workers
In Erie Pennsylvania 100 laborers waited for a freight train to pass when the Lake Shore Southern limited moved between two trains. John Maras was killed instantly and Fleury Hasmerman of the American Milling Company was probably fatally injured.
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Erie
Lake Shore Southern Limited
John Maras
Fleury Hasmerman
American Milling Company
Conductor in Wyoming Wreck Goes Insane After Crash
Roy Darrett, conductor on the Union Pacific freight train involved in a collision with the Overland Limited in Wyoming a few weeks ago, has lost his mind from worry. The crew, it is said, was on duty thirty six hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Darrett
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
Wyoming
Cassie Chadwick Rehearing Denied in Circuit Court
The motion for rehearing of the appeal for a new trial on behalf of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick of Cleveland was denied by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. The petition contends the conspiracy charge was not supported by the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie L. Chadwick
Cleveland
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Kansas railway rate group forms to challenge big firms
A Kansas based organization aligning with state aims forms to advance railway rate legislation. Delegates at Wichita convention urged to use ballots to overthrow corporate power. Other senators push to curb Treifent overstepping upper house prerogatives. Panama affairs probe tied to Taft monetary agreement. Mrs Chadwick begins ten year sentence at Columbus prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wichita
Senate
Treifent
Panama
Taft
Bold Theft at National Bank Newark Payroll Satchel Disappears
A satchel containing several thousands of dollars vanished from the National Bank in Newark as the owner spoke with a friend. Police believe an insider exploited the momentary distraction. the empty bag was later found in the bank hallway. An alleged swindler has been active nearby, attempting to confuse tellers with large bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Newark
N. J
Leban Dennis
George Brown & Co. Stone Works
Dennis
Market Street
Pny
Small Suis
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds Sunday law for all faiths
The Minnesota Supreme Court rules the Sunday closing law applies to Jews and Gentiles alike in the case State of Minnesota vs M A Weiss. Weiss, a Hebrew, argued the law unconstitutionally preferred religion, but the court held the Sunday law is a sanitary measure and a legitimate exercise of police power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Supreme Court
Minnesota
M. A. Weiss
Weiss
Supreme Court
College Boy as Highwayman in Topeka Robbery
An 18 year old Washburn College student Fred Thrapp held up Abner Robenson, a high school student, demanding school entertainment receipts. After a struggle Robenson was shot in the leg and Thrapp was captured. Thrapp had a previously good reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shhoots
Topeka
Fred Thrapp
Washburn College
Smasked
Abner Robenson
Robenson
Thrapp
Chicago Murder Case Tied to Young Fiend
Mrs Hessie Hollister missing two hours earlier found slain behind a North Side Chicago barn. Richard Ivins, described as a young man, confessed to the fiendish crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hessie Hollister
Chicago
Richard Ivins
Funeral for University of Chicago President Harper
mourners attended the simple yet impressive funeral for the late President Harper of the University of Chicago. The body was viewed by those admitted to the hall in a solemn ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
President Harper
University of Chicago
Perish in Storm of Sleet Across New York and New Jersey
Four persons perished in a sleet storm that swept through New York and New Jersey while many others faced peril from collapsing structures and falling debris. A tenement house upper floor was crushed as chaos spread in icy conditions.
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New York
New Jersey
Annny
Howe
Balfour Defeated in Manchester Election
Former British prime minister A. J. Balfour loses his bid for re election in eastern Manchester to liberal T. G. Horridge. The result marks a setback for Balfour as he seeks another term in the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Manchester
T. G. Horridge
Brooklyn Writer Arrested in Norfolk and Western Stock Forgeries
Samuel Humphreys a Brooklyn newspaper writer was arrested in New York on charges of forging Norfolk and Western stock certificates. He allegedly posed as wealthy Philadelphia builder Mr Collins and offered two forged certificates worth about 14 000 to 15 000. A lithograph stone and forged order traces link to the scheme and an accomplice in the railroad office is suspected. Charles Augustus Seton a promoter is jailed in Maryland for grand larceny after receiving one forged certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Samuel Humphreys
New York
Norfolk and Western Railway
Humphreys
Barnard & Clark
Mr. Collins
Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western
Wall Street
Charles Augustus Seton
Elkton
Exposed St. Louis sergeant found dead in Windsor hotel
Police Sergeant George Colestock once in charge of the so called bad lands was found dead with a revolver beside him in a Windsor hotel room. An alleged confession from Ollie Roberts implicated several officers in graft protections and the police board audited the charges as an investigation continued.
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St. Louis
George Colestock
Bad Lands
Windsor Hotel
Ollie Roberts
Colestock
Board of Police Commissioners
Vast Feather River Power Plant Proposed in California
A $50,000,000 corporation led by I. Brown Wilson & Co. plans to divert Feather River waters through tunnels and aqueducts to generate 400,000 horsepower. The project would power Sacramento Valley towns, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley, with backing from New York financiers F. H. Ray Edwin Hawley and A. C. Redford. The scheme aims to seed similar ventures across Oregon and Washington with $10,000,000 set aside.
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Feather River
California
Sacramento Valley
Oakland
Alameda
Berkeley
I. Brown Wilson & Co
New York
San Francisco
IF. H. Ray
Edwin Hawley
Sheepherders killed by Cattlemen near Burnt Fork
Twenty masked mounted cattlemen raided two Utah flock camps near Burnt Fork Wyoming and killed herders Robert Alleg and A. H. Garsite. The cattlemen claim the range as exclusive pasture and worry the clash may spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Burnt Fork
Wyo
Robert Alleg
A. H. Garsite
Great Steel Works Burns in Greenville Fire
A blaze at the Carnegie Steel Company plant in Greenville Pennsylvania began with an explosion and caused a loss estimated between 400000 and 600000 dollars. Two men sustained non fatal burns as the boiler furnace blew out and the heating furnace deluged the area, triggering a further explosion and scattering debris.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Greenville
City Marshal Shot and Killed in Bid Oklahoma
City Marshal Thomas Radford was shot and killed in Bid Oklahoma by John Cannon formerly city jailer. Cannon has been arrested after Radford ordered a woman out of rooms in a house owned by Gannon. Gannon is in custody and removed to prevent mob violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Radford
Bnid
Okla
John Cannon
Gannon
Pullman Coach Falla Over Bank In St Louis Levee
From the Carr street terminal in St Louis the Pullman sleeping car Harcourt attached to a train toppled fifteen feet onto the levee granite paving. Eleven passengers were injured with one seriously. the rest of the train proceeded to Union station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
Falla
Carr Street
St. Louis
Unian
Crowe Indicted Again in Council Bluffs Holdup Case
Pat Crowe and Arthur Levi were indicted by the Pottawatomie county grand jury in Council Bluffs Iowa for alleged complicity in a street car holdup on July 2 1905. About $00 was recovered from two conductors and a motorman during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Crowe
Mat Crowe
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Pottawatomie County
Grand Jury
Arthur Levi
Crowe
Tries to Wipe Out Family and Fatality at University Leader
In Washington state Nels Nelson killed his mother with a razor then fatally shot himself after attempting to kill his wife and two children. His mother died protecting them while the wife and children survived. Separately William Rainey Harper, president of the University of Chicago, died peacefully at his home after arranging funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Nelson
Togeer
Wialkaken
Wash
B. Harper
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
City
McCall Repays as Trust Deed Secures 150000 Note
John A. McCall and his wife file a trust deed on their country home to secure payment of 150000 to New York Life Insurance Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Senate Debates Panama Canal and Dominican Affairs
The Senate weighs Panama canal reports and the Dominican situation, with discussions on the merchant marine bill, interoceanic canals, and Panamanian exchange. House focus centers on Philippine tariff measures. executive sessions and nominations follow, including pension and banking topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Panama Canal
Santo Domingo
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Company
Tillman
Republic
Gallinger
District of Columbia
House
Sullivan
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Morgan
Committee On
Baconw
United States
Merchant Marine Life Bar
Bhy
Cendiar
Datzell
Keifer
Ohio
White House
Minor Morris
Sheppard
Texas
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Vietium
Isaac Ridder
Uedford
Spider Creek
Gedford
Beane
Killa Beven
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Hlall Valley
Charles Long
Trenton
N.J
Mathew Cunningham
Cassie
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Audenreich
John W. Will
Tean
Omaha
Civic Federation
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Siberian
Shaw
Roosevelt
Secretary Shaw
Treasury Department
Balfour
Great Steel Works
Oklahoma
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Hepburn
National Board For the Control of
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Bigelow
Baron
Messrs. Grosvenor
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Atlatius
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National Capital
A. O. Marsh
Indianapolis
State Department
Albers Brothers
Privan
Congress
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Big Ditch
McTher
Logan Tucker
Mingis
Marine Corps
BA YY
Tucker
Pay Corps
John A. Logan
Fowler
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