Clerk's error costs insurer in big San Francisco case
A U S Circuit Court of Appeals rules Mutual Life Insurance Company must pay Mrs Nellia Phinney 298000 plus costs for denying a $30000 policy to Guy C Phinney. Clerk BR Hopking failed to properly endorse the writ, invalidating the appeal and finalizing the judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mutual Life Insureance Company of
New York
Nellia Phinney
United States Circuit Court of Appweals
Guy C. Phinney
BR. M. Hopking
Washington
War Rumors from Cuba Supposedly False
Washington reports dismiss rumors of a looming Cuba war and a possible extra session of Congress as unfounded stock-jobbing chatter. Officials say Spain’s loan talks and provocations were considered and ruled out in a cabinet meeting ten days ago, with no new developments expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Washington
Canoe
Spain
United States
Waders
Tolstoi Ex-Pope Arrested and Banned in Russia
Ex-Pope Tolstoi of the Russian Church, deposed for refusing to clear himself of alleged Catholic conversion, was arrested in Moscow and sent to Nijni. A church tribunal sentenced him to seven years banishment from St. Petersburg and Moscow and barred him from any state office for twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Nijni
Prisoner Starves Himself at Otte Penitentiary
Highland County man B C Fuller serving life for murder at Otte Penitentiary has refused food for fifteen days. He drinks water and one cup of tea daily, cannot retain meals, and vows to starve himself to death rather than eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Fuller
Otte Penitentiary
Highland County
Dor
Wales
Father objects lead to fatal shotgun wound near Richmond
Charles James shot and mortally wounded Jacob Garrison as he was with James' daughter despite warnings. James, enraged by the pair, struck Garrison in the breast with a shotgun after he resisted, and Garrison will die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles James
Jacob Garrison
Richmond
Garrison
James
James Stiut
Garregen
Woman’s curiosity nets burglar in Philadelphia
Mrs Bernard U Wirkin of 7122 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia had searched under her bed for a man and found Elmer Elwerding a professional burglar who was jailed as a result of her discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard U Wirkin
Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia
Elmer Elwerding
Newspaper Man Dead Major Henry Ward Memorialized
Major Henry Ward, a noted Colvocado newspaper man and editorial writer for the Meadville Herald, died Tuesday of pneumonia. Born in Mansville, New York, he made a brilliant record as a soldier and, while a Libby prisoner, was brevetted Major for gallant and meritorious services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menry Ward
Colvocado
Meadville Herald
Mansville
N. Y
Str
Libby
Tragedy at Acme Dynamite Works Near Hulton Pa
An explosion at the Acme dynamite works mining depot near Hulton Pennsylvania killed two men thought to be packers named Stoffel and Andrews. No other injuries reported. The blast shattered windows and wrecked structures for over a mile around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Dynamite Works
Hulton
Stoffel
Andrews
General Morton Hunter Dies at Bloomington Home
General Morton C. Hunter is reported dead at his Bloomington Indiana residence from paralysis. Known as a highly educated citizen, he distinguished himself in civil and military life and earned hero status at Snodgrass Hill and at Chickamauga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Hunter
Morton C. Hunter
Bloomington
Ind
Lee
Snodgrass Hil
Chickamauga
Spanish banks to join foreign lenders for new loan
Premier Canovas Del Castillo says Spanish banks have allied with foreign banks to secure a new loan and that Spain is prepared for sacrifices of men and money. Fort Wayne program notes Palmer Coxs Spectacular The Brownies and Li Hang Chang appointed to minister in Pekin dispatch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pain Halsing
Spain
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Li Hang Chang
Li Hunchang
Notable deaths and events from early 1900s notices
Prominent financier O W Peabody dies. Rev. Potwin hanged in Hartford from melancholia. Senator Morrill reelected at 80 after 30 years in Senate. Bogus Messiah Schweinfurth retires from Minneapolis and Rockford colonies. Barbara Orr found dead by gas in New York. Virginia Rouss marries secretary David Lee defying father. Yonkers bureaucrat Andrus killed by dynamite in Arlington Chemical Co. office. anarchist link suspected. Black Patti troupe stranded in Hartford. hotel snub leads to bench lodging. Police pursue two anarchists in Yonkers plot. electrical fuse blamed for bomb explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Peabody
Boston
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Thomas Stoughton Potwin
Hartford
Conn
Justin S. Morrill
United States
Vermont
Senate
Schweinfurth
Minneapolis
Rockford
Barbara Orr
Providence
R. I
Chicago
New York
Virginia Duane Rouss
Charles Broadway Rouss
David Lee
Hawaila J. Andrus
Yonkers
N. C
Drasperous
Arlington Chemical Company
Black Patti Troubadours
Johnny
Andrus
Ewa
Akron fire destroys Whitmore Robins pottery works
A blaze obliterated the Whitmore Robinson pottery works at East Akron Ohio causing an estimated loss of 200000. The fire also linked to a cremation of a man connected to a sensational past, Frinsecia Harrison, elsewhere identified as Dr Traner.
Memorial urges Congress to back American ship carrying
A memorial argues for U S support to carry the war fleet with American ships as a Pacific maritime power contest heats up. It notes Britain heavily subsidizes routes Vancouver to Japan and China and a new link Vancouver to Australia via New Zealand and Fiji is planned. It also cites England and France subsidies for mail steamers and cruisers totaling over 7 million dollars, urging action to let American vessels compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
San Francisco
Great Britain
Vancouver
Japan
China
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Congress
Turbulent night targets for Treasury chief in Covington
Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle faced an egg assault and insults at a Covington Kentucky meeting. He was escorted home by police after the confrontation. In Georgia, Dr T W Bowman tried to kill his wife but was restrained by W T Haskell and others. Haskell later fined and barred from the state. In another incident J M Criglar defended himself during a deadly attack by armed assailants at Trager Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Carlisle
the Treasury
Covington
T. W. Bowman
A. Martha Bowman
Saramith
W. T. Haskell
Haskell
Bowman
Hlaskell
Vlaskell
Bowmano Oami
Atlanta
Waynesboro
Georgia
J. M. Crighir
Elagerman
Trager Station
Bla
Righ
Criglar
Louisville and Nashville
Obituary and notes on Washington death of Rawin Willits
Rawin Willits of Michigan former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and president of the United States Government Board at the Columbian Exposition died in Washington Friday night. The piece praises his citizenship and integrity and notes his reputation for fidelity and public service. Also items mention steamship Menowai carrying English sovereigns to be melted and minted, and hints ex Secretary of State Joha W Poster may visit the Hawaiian Islands for health reasons and possible business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawin Willits
Michigan
United States
Washington
Willits
San Francisco
Joha W. Poster
Hawaiian Islands
Foster
Foreign notes on trade and finance across several regions
Jamaica bans U S wattle imports while Australian harvests falter due to drought. Bank of England discount rate steady at 4 percent amid French concessions. Venezuelan deal facilitates 50 million bolivars from German sources and a Caracas bank. London reports note unclaimed funds awaiting claimants as of September 1.
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Jamaica
United States
Bank of England
London
Bank of France
Bank of Engliaul
Austrus Flangarian Bat i
Vienna
Washington
Andrade
Venezueli
Tfe Commission
Venezuelt
Ceermiiny
Caracas
Venezuela
Fund
Massive unclaimed property list tied to court control
Court oversight freezes an enormous $300 million in assets as unclaimed property linked to numerous individuals is publicized. Names include John Charles New York David Griffiths Littsburg John Moore Poronte Augustus Nugent California and others across the United States. Also reported: massacre details on the Solomon Islands involving Austrians led by Baron Fulton von Norbeck and bushmen. Wheat yield revisions for Manitoba and a secretive American syndicate alleged to control London underground railways emerge amid broader global notes. A planned Catholic pilgrim voyage from New York to the Holy Land with 100 participants is described, featuring a Stars and Stripes procession and relics to Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Chancery
John Charles
New York
David Griffiths
Littsburg
John and Thomas Moore
Poronte
Augustus Nugent
William Purchase
James Kearns
Robert Charles Overman
Frederick
Francis
Henry Lowell
Solomon Islands
San Francisco
South Seas
Oceanic Steamship Company
Monowal
Frenry
Baron Fulton von Norbeck
Tutri
Guadalcanal
Lion's Head Mountain
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
London
England
Lorento
Canada
Ross Mackenzie
Philadelphia
St. Lamia
Holy Baal
Rowe
Lourdes
Padesthne
Holy Land
United States
Jerusalem
Market Reports Chicago to New York cattle and grain prices
Market reports detail cattle, hogs, and sheep prices across cities including Chicago, St Louis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo and New York with bid ranges for grades, wheat and corn prices, oats and rye values, and perishables like eggs and butter. Numerous misprints and OCR errors are present but reflect regional price movements and grade distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ladianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Charles F. Crisp Dies in Atlanta After Illness
Former Speaker of the House Charles I Crisp died in Atlanta after weeks at Dr Holmes sanitarium. He had malaria fever and lung ailments worsened by heart failure. Born in Sheffield England January 20 1835 he served in the Confederate army and later as Georgia solicitor general judge and congressman succeeding Gordon. He held the speakership during his long congressional career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Charles I. Crisp
Atlanta
Crisp
Dr. Holmes
Democrats of
Georgia
John B. Gordon
United States Senate
Charles I. Crisp Jr
Fred Crisp
Judge Crisp
Mr. Crisp
Lia
Americus
Charles Frederick Crisp
Sheffied
England
United States
Savanith
Macon
Isa
Ellaville
Gua
Usu
Congress
TSNZ
House
Notable feats and fines span sports and pursuits
Emma Offat has won up to 10000 in purses while Gentry posts a 2.08 percent mark and gains 120 feet to the mile. Filxsimmons faces under 1000 bail in New York after Grand Jury indictment for planned fight with Jim Corbett. Page dominates green trotter standings with fourteen starts and eight wins. A London athlete, Tommy Burns, dives from London Bridge and completes a 128 acre dash to Yarmouth in 23h 40m, while Burns saves forty three lives.
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Emma Offat
Gentry
Filxsimmons
New York
Jim Corbett
Page
Voxue Am
Fair Sea
James Michael
Garfeld Park
Chicago
Cooper
Bald
van Zant
Imisha
Baltimore
British Empire
Lange
Gleason
Brodie and
Reitz
England
America
Tommy Burns
London
London Bridge
Yarmouth
Burne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne, Ltd
Liveria
Palmer Cox
Western
Whitmore, Robinson & Co
Akron
Ohio
Ouk- Jang, Cal, Water Company
Aragon
Hyde Dark
Dr. Traner
Olio
Whitmore-Jobingon Company
Frinsecia Tlarrison
Adan Hill
Puget Sound
Albert Newton
Chiin
Newson
Nin
Chicago and Alton
Blue Cat
Independence
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Merry
Ocean Mail
Southern
Market Reports
Charles F. Crisp
Charles F. Chisp
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