Sence Husband To Gallows And Fire At Union Stock Yards
Charles Rocker found guilty at Rock Rapids Iowa for murdering August Schroeder in June 1900. Jury imposes death penalty. Rocker, a farm hand, drugged and hanged his employer, later marrying the widow and plotting to kill their newborn child after confessing to the murder. Fire swept thirty acres at Union Stock Yards Indiana Napolis causing about 250000 loss to Penn Railroad and Union Stock Yards Co. A Clover Leaf accident near Marion Indiana fatally injures fireman Joseph Wustner. Cuban cutters capture the American schooner Irene off Bahia Honda after a cargo stop at Pines and water at Bahia Honda, vessel damaged by three shots.
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Charles Rocker
Rock Rapids
Iowa
August Schroeder
Rocker
Union Stock Yards
India- Napolis
Ind
Pelt Railroad
Union Stock Yards Company
Marion
Joseph Wustner
Delphei
Irene
Bahia Honda Spence
Isle of Pines
Key West
Bahia Honda
Zion City bans Dowieites from St. Louis exposition
Overseer Spiceer declared that no follower of John Alexander Dowie may attend the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis with instant church expulsion for violators. He called the fair a carnival of vice and immorality and said it is held under the devil's auspices. A Dowie cablegram said he reached Aden en route home.
Sermon Read in Court Over Libel Suit in Tekamah
Rev R G MacLeod preached a temperance Palm Sunday sermon in Tekamah Nebraska church. He repeated the sermon in court as evidence in his criminal libel suit against newspaper publisher AJ Gibbs who had criticised the sermon as opposing a saloon. Gibbs was bound over to district court.
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Redelivera Sermog
R. G. MacLeod
Tekamah
Neb
AJ R. Gibbs
Gibbs
Great Britain Losenger Suit Extradition Case Review
The United States Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court ruling freeing Thomas Walsh alias Lynehehau, an Irishman arrested in Indiana where British authorities sought extradition. He faced murder charges in Britain, and the decision impacts the extradition dispute.
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Great Britain
Losenger
United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court
Thomas Walsh
Lynehehau
Indiana
Lynehehaun
Trolley Car Collision In Toledo Injures Two Women
An Ironville trolley failed to stop for Toledo Railroad and Terminal Company tracks, was struck by an engine and overturned. Two women, Mrs Nye Bingham and Mrs E W Wackerlie, sustained serious injuries.
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Toledo
Toledo Railroad and Verminal Company
Nye Binghai
E.W. Wackerlie
Indian oil sale figures in Indiana assets transfer
Frank Johnson and Bradford operators sold holdings in Jay, Welle and Adama counties Indiana to German American Oil. The property includes ninety wells, about 1600 acres and stable production of eighty barrels per day.
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India
Frank Johnson
Bradford
Jay
Welle
Adama Counties
Indiana
German-American Oil Company
Singular Accident Sparks Fire in Indiana Woman
Mrs. Julia Filbert of Klkhart Indiana was severely burned when sunlit rays through a jar ignited her clothing as she slept near an open window. The flames were put out after she sustained serious injuries. Also listed are upcoming Fort Wayne Masonic Temple Theatre attractions including Erminie on May 18 and Theodore Thomas' Chicago Orchestra Haydn's Creation on May 28.
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Julia Filbert
Klkhart
Ind
Masonic Temple Theatre
Fort Wayne
Inn
Erminie
Theodore Thomas
Chicago Orchestra
Haydn
New Jersey Boy Escapes Two Years with Gypsy Band
James McGee a 15 year old from Millville N J returns home after two years with a traveling gypsy band. He left in April 2002 on a bicycle to South Vineland. A search found the band fled after his disappearance. He was treated well for months before the leader died. He escaped near Louisville Ky and worked in a distillery to fund his journey home. His mother mourned him as dead.
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New Jersey
James McGee
Millville
N. J
McGee
South Vineland
Malaga
Young McGee
Maurice River
Indiana
Ohio
Ilinois
Ellingham
Louisville
Ghouls Loot Gen Livingston Vault for Jewelry
The Livingston family vault near Hud son New York was broken into and the body of Mrs Mary Livingston known as Lady Mary removed. The ghouls appear to have sought jewelry buried with her remains. The fate of the casket and contents remains unknown.
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Livingston
Harry Livingston
Manor Place
Hudson
N. Y
Mary Livingston
Lady Mary
Gen. Livingston
New York
Rock Rapids Man Guilty of Doon Farm Murder for Insurance
Charles Rocker was found guilty by a jury in Rock Rapids Iowa of murdering August Schroeder on June 30 1908 at Doon to obtain $4000 life insurance. He drugged Schroeder beat him to death and hanged the body in a barn then married Schroeder’s widow Mrs Schroeder who had secured the insurance. The second marriage was void due to a living spouse. Mrs Schroeder testified as the main witness.
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Rock Rapids
Iowa
Charles Rocker
August Schroeder
Doon
Tucker
Schroeder
Rocker
Elkton
Fire Rolls Through Providence Furniture Building
A massive blaze in Providence, Rhode Island, caused an estimated 600000 in losses to Anthony and Cowell Furniture Company, with 500000 on the firm and 100000 on the six story building. Ten firemen were overcome by smoke and one upholsterer, R. J. W. Founce, was rescued after hanging from a third story window. The fire, believed to have started from a fuse in the dynamo room, prompted aid from Pawtucket and nearby towns before control was restored hours later.
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Providence
R. I. J. W. Founce
Anthony & Cowell Furniture Company
Weybosset
Chapel Street
Pawtucket
Woman 72 Aims to Walk Across Continent to San Francisco
Annette Place, a frail 72 year old, plans a solo 8,269 mile trek from New York to San Francisco. Friends urged caution but she insists she has walked farther in the past year and sees no obstacle in the journey despite training challenges.
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Wii
Annette L. Place
York City
San Franciseo
Vace Hiss
New York
San Francisco
Manhattan
Comuntty
Settlement End of Fair Estates Heirs Victory
The Nelsons of New Jersey accept about 775000 to settle claims from the Fair estates. They have already received 425000 and will gain approximately 100000 more, with nearly 250000 previously paid. The iron-bound agreement bars further objections and distributions of James G. Fair and related estates are expected to follow.
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Fair
Charles L. Fair
Nelsons
New Jersey
James G. Fair
Charles Fair
San Francisco
Vanderbilt
Oelrichs
Fire Claims Four Lives In Lansing Hotel Blaze
A Lansing blaze at the Bryan House on East Michigan avenue killed four people including Jerome C. Stiles of Grand Rapids and John Voiland of Ransom, with two others from Lansing. A gasoline tank explosion in the basement spread flames, hindering rescue efforts. Several boarders and two firemen were burned or injured. total loss around $5,000.
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Lansing
Mich
Bryan
East Michigan Avenue
Jerome C. Stiles
Grand Rapids
John Voiland
Ransom Dingman
James Ray
Stiles
Cleveland Couple Take Anti-Divorce Oath Before Justice
Charles Rhoda and Julia Kortum swore they would not seek a divorce as part of their nuptial oath administered by Justice Ginley in Cleveland. The ceremony, recorded by the county recorder, declared them husband and wife and marked a county first. Rhoda, an engineer, and Kortum, active in charitable work, were described as notable local figures.
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Cleveland
Justice Ginley
Charles Rhoda
Julia Kortum
Squire Ginley
Rhoda
Tieup on Great Lakes Demands Rejected by Carriers
The Lake Carriers' Association refused the demands of the Pilots and Masters' Association, ending any prospect of settlement and causing a traffic tie up on the Index with millions at stake and thousands idle. Japan crosses the Yalu and four transports with 4,000 troops reportedly sunk by the Vladivostok squadron. Convicts revolt at Yuma prison. five shot, one stabbed. guard perilously prevented escape. Memorial Day plans issued by Gen. John C. Baek directing observance and graveside flowers.
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Lake Carriers’ Association
Pilots and Masters’ Association
Carriers’ Association
Masters and Pilots
Yalu
Tehangdjiou
Tutung-Kau
Vladivostok Squadrona
Griffiths
Territorial Prison
Yuma
Arizona
Grithbs
John C. Baek
Grand Army of the Waves Lie
Harvard receives over million from Gordon McKay will
The will of late Gordon McKay of Newport, proven by Judge Grant in Suffolk County Probate Court, leaves Harvard University over one million dollars. Harriet Abbott, a distant relative who contested the will, appeared and withdrew all objections.
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Harvard
Iate
Gordon McKay
Newport
Harvard University
Grant
Suffolk County
Mixa Harriet Abbott
Congress at Work in Senate and House Moves
Congress debated and approved the navy appropriation conference report, passed a Davenport division in Iowa, and advanced bills on Alaska delegate status, timber land policy, and post office provisions. The Senate and House adjourned multiple times as committees reported, with a focus on military academy, sundry civil, and deficiency bills and a pending merchant marine commission.
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Senate
House
Davenport
Southern Judicial District
Iowa
McCumber
Bailey
Bacon
Dolliver
Charles W. Thompson
Alabama
Alaska
Peoria
Coal City
Dntry
Harbor Hill
Military Academy
McLaurin
Merchant Marine Commission
Smoot
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Tenth Street
Braddock
Buldings
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St. Paul's Polish Lutheran Church
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Paris
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Roosevelt
Pinebrook
Scranton Coal Company
Scranton
D'schoass
Kings County Medical Society
Leong Shud
Joh Hedge
Bayport
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Victor Gara
Snow Shoe
Bellefonte
Anteon Sosko
Botkin
Conlan
Cordelia Botkin
Joshua LD. Deane
Dover
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J. W. Chambers
Chicago
Rock Rapids, Iowa
Kuroki
William Sheteld
Vallient
St. Louis
Radcliffe
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Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific
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Seville
Spain
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Davidson & McRae Ranch
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John Kendrick Bangs
Misa Mary Blakney Gray
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Great Lakes
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J. F. Hanty
J. Frank Huanly
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Buczacz
Austria
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Medical and Ordnance Departments
Army
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Dalzell
Department of Justice
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Lodge
Panama
Gorman
Sayel
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Williams
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National Bank of Clarksburg
Hitchcock
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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James N. Tyner
Harrison J. Barrett
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