Assassinated Railway Official Shock Cleveland Murder
A mysterious shooting in Cleveland leaves James B. Caven, Valley Railroad general freight agent, dead. Police report no witnesses or suspects, body covered in blood with little ground evidence of a struggle. Caven was a 50 year old widower living on Kennard Street with a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
James B. Caven
The
Valley Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Caven
Kennard Street
Engineers Rescued After Forty Minute Lake Maxinkuckee S disaster
Victor K Hendrix chief engineer M of W Michigan division Vandalia and Chesbrough superintendent signals clung to a capsized boat for forty minutes in a Lake Maxinkuckee storm. Rescued by chance as they were ready to let go, they were carried to their hotels and treated for exhaustion.
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Logargport Ind
Victor K. Hendrix
Michigan
Vandalia
H. 5S
Chesbrough
Lake Maxinkuckee
Miner Finds Rich Placer Pocket Near Phoenix
A Mexican placer miner near Phenix on the Husuai ampa uncovered a rich float after rains and recovered over 82.40 in gold. He and two companions later extracted 46,000 from a pocket and pursued further search revealing a rich ledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
A. T
Phenix
Gould
Fire devastates Blaski cholera district homes
Fire destroyed sixty houses in Blaski City Kalish district Huasian Island while cholera ravages the area. Inmates, too weak to escape, perished in the blaze.
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Blaski
Kalish
Huasian Island
Dufield Named Coast and Geodetic Survey Chief
President appoints Gen. William Ward Dufield of Detroit to succeed Prof. T C Mendenhall as superintendent. The post, rated at 46000 dollars annually, marks a distinguished civil and military career for the new head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ward Dufield
Detroit
Mich
Coast and Geodetic Survey
T. C. Mendenhafl
Dufield
Midland Division wreck kills four on Grand Trunk train
A special Midland Division train on the Grand Trunk from Port Hope to Lindsay wrecked thirteen cars after striking four row. Engineer Johnston, the fireman, and a brakeman were killed in the collision.
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Lindsay
Midland
Grand Trunk
Port Hope
Johnston
Notable Arkansas figure killed amid Newport feud
Dr. KR VP Watson, a leading Arkansas figure, was killed in Newport amid an old feud with Newport Chief of Police Robert Simmons. A separate report notes a live scorpion found in a box of lemons at a Langrage Indiana grocery firm, later caged to prevent harm. Farmer Silas Daniels, 40, shot himself near Porter, Ohio in an apparent suicide.
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KR. VP. Watson
Arkansas
Robert Simmons
T’olice
Newport
Lagrange
Ind
Crime and Casualty Chronicle Plays Across Cities
A chaotic dispatch reports multiple crimes and incidents nationwide. Robberies on Manhattan’s Eighth Avenue yield watches and purses. James Darcy of White Top Mountain Tennessee is killed by unknown assailants linked to raided distilleries. Charles A. Jones of LaGrange Indiana dies by morphine in jail after a conviction. Extradition of J. K Sutler and Inspector Lucila arrive in Texas. Drunken riverfront shooting near Valley View Kentucky ends in a fatality. Chicago raids target gambling dens amid crusade led by civic groups and churches. Other notes include lynching in Lincoln Texas, arrests for murder in Arkansas and Illinois, and patrolmen sought for check fraud in Chicago. In Jefferson City Missouri a noon burglary targets state offices. a trolley motorman from South Orange New Jersey is found guilty of manslaughter.
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Eighth Avenues
New York
Uma
James Darcy
White Top Mountain
Tenn
Wght
Darcy
Charles A. Jones
LaGrange
Ind
Frag
Bia
Lucila
American Surety Company
Austin
Texas
J. K Sutler
Austin Building and Loan Association
Mexico
Jesse Howard
Robert Jones
Valley View
Howard
Jones
Chicago
Civic Federation
Central Music Hall
Avisl
H. A. Delany
Willam M. Lawrence
Second Baptist Chureh
First Methodist Church
Elzler Station
LB Brooker
Scriven County
George M. Zvigher
Stranker
Zeigler
John Gillen
Wakamo
Perry Cook
Lincoln, & T
Charles Watkins
Jesse J. Moper
Erry
O .1
Charles E. Norris
Pearsall
Tex
Chica
Ph C Patton
McGhee
Ark
Michael Lewis
Gouth Orange
N. J
Newark
Itths Murthse Henory
Lewis
John and Jasper Atkina
White
Winneaboro
W. H. Hall
George E Cameron
W. D. Adams
Cyrusa Conways
Shrove
Ohio
Theodore Hartholder
Muncie
Bank —Achicago
Ford
Fred Murphy
First National Bank
Jefferson City
Marriage Ends a 35 Year Romance in Jersey City
The Jersey City ceremony linked Daniel Osman of Chicago and Millie D Ponora concluding a romance started thirty five years ago when they were engaged but halted by the girl's parents. Both widowed, they remarried since. Also noted: E B Lossenring, Pennsylvania multi millionaire, died in Hamburg seeking health. Mina Fursch Muhl, opera singer, died in New York around age sixty. Dr Rafael Nunez, president of the Republican Colombia, died of gastric fever at age five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Daniel Osman
Chicago
Millie D. Ponora
Osman
E B Lossenring
Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Germany
Mina Fursch-Muhl
New York
Rafael Nunez
Republicanf
Colombia
Ohio Democrats Nominate Ticket At State Convention
The Ohio Democratic State Convention in Columbus nominated Milton Turner for Secretary of State James D Ermington for Supreme Judge HL Keffer Hehvol for Commissioner and Dr J A Leach for Public Works The party backed free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 ratio and urged US Senators chosen by conventions while opposing Senator Brice The Washington State Republican Convention rejected the free coinage plank by 224 to 201.
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Columbus
Milton Turner
James D. Erminton
Hoard Public Works
Keffer Hehvol
J. A Leach
Cleveland
United States
Louisiana planters seek inspection of auger plantations
From Washington the planters request a writ to compel inspection of auger plantations. Supervising Architect O Rourke resigns and transmits his resignation to Secretary Carusie in obedience to the latter's direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Car Male
O'Rourke
Carusie
Letters Reveal Ongoing Office Struggles and Classified Notices
In his resignation letter Mn O Rourke complains of being hindered by laymen while noting his thirty years as an architect. The Smithsonian reports thousands of responses to a 19000 pound offer for a treatise on a new discovery. Gresham bans ads in the Bureau of American Republics bulletin. Japan and China engage in battle in Yalu Bay with heavy casualties. Thomas Foster, jailed for three years in London, originated the missing word craze in papers nationwide. The Netherlands faces an 8 million florin deficit, planning a new loan. Spain seeks a reciprocal treaty with the United States.
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Mn O'Rourke
Smithsonian Institution
Gresham
Bureau of American Republics
Yalu Bay
Thomas Foster
London
Bio Wits
Netherlands
Spain
United States
Many plotlines mixed in a burst of early 20th century miscellany
A collage of notes reports hops crop figures, trotting records, accidents, legal actions, market doings, saloon orders, and oddities from towns like Galesburg, Trimble, Waco, Indianapolis, and Chicago. It covers livestock sales, gas price shifts, a trust indictment, a rail injury verdict, and police campaign against all night dives.
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Oregon
Allix
Nancy Hanks
Galesburg
Ethel Ay
Pucius
Bob Jelsow
Trimble
Leon
Jim Warber
Simpson
Bob
Jim
Hareher
Warber
Tie
Tidlow
Uarber
B.P. Utelineon
Chicago
Hutchinson
Crises Rumored at Wilsky Trust as Officers Probe Rebates
Trade circles discuss a looming crisis at the Wilsky Trust with fears some officers would welcome a receiver. American Distributing Company overseers visit to review rebate vouchers amid Boss Woolner’s massive new distillery nearing completion next month.
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Wilsky Trust
Vourla
American Distributing Company
New York
Bary Woolner
Columbus
Frente 2 Ton
Edwin Magargee
Columbia Bank of Philadelphia
Phillips
Rock Island
Ohio
Pittsburg
Chicago
Bradstreet
Colorado
Springhell
Harrison, Ark
Fastern
G. Dun & Vata Weekly Review of Trade
Royal Baking Powder Leads in Strength and Purity
Royal Baking Powder has the highest award for strength purity and combination at major fairs and Worlds Fair tests. The chemical division of Washington reported Royal’s leavening gas at 210 cubic inches per ounce while rivals averaged 140. The powder is celebrated for thinness delicacy wholesomeness and long standing consumer trust driving sales beyond all other powders.
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Royal Baking Powder
Aris
Senna
Chemical Division
Agricultural Department of
Washington
Drawing Water From a Well by Force Pump and Windmill
The cheapest method to draw water from a 100 foot well uses a force pump and windmill. A pipe runs to the house, with a cistern nearby to maintain supply during windless periods. In winter a cellar setup with a protected end and frost-safe discharge, plus a dusted ditch trench, aids operation.
Old Time Hunting Rediscovered Chan tilly Game Book
The Duc d Aumale prized Chan tilly game book said to be stolen from the chateau after the Duc de Bourbon murder and later recovered. It is bound in red morocco with gold clasps. The text notes historic French hunting figures from 1785 with counts of game from a two day hunt.
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Duc d'Aumale
Chantilly
Chateau
Duc de Bourbon
France
D Conde
Morocco
Hontetter's Bitters Promised as Universal Tonic
The public press and medical professor hail Hontetter's Bitters as a premier American remedy for malaria constipation dyspepsia liver complaints nervousness insomnia rheumatic twinges and age related troubles. It is praised as a tonic and appetizer aiding emergencies and convalescence for the nervous feeble and infirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chant Thia
Hontetter
Dual Signs Advertise Elusive Cure and Mortuary Service
On a Brooklyn wall a patent medicine ad proclaims a universal remedy with name, price, and virtues, followed by a long list of ailments it claims to conquer. A second, subtler sign reads, Murphy, Undertaker, creating a stark juxtaposition between healing and endings.
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Brooklyn
Harper’s Magazine
The Modern Beauty Embraces Health And Laxative Syrup
A description extols a healthy modern woman thriving on good food sunshine and outdoor exercise. It notes her glowing health and blooming face and mentions using Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative. The text ends with a remark about statues giving weight after death.
Odd Health Claims From a Faded Advert
A garbled ad piece touts Ripans Tubules for stomach and eye health and mentions Dubbing Flectric Soap with a reduced price. It also references Hall's Catarrh Cure and asserts long term quality and premium wrappers. The piece contains misspellings and nonsensical phrases typical of an aged column.
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Talmage
N. P. Stanton
Clermont Avesnue
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Stanton
Dr. Talmage
Tabernacle
St. Augustine
Fla
Anastasia
Perilous Positi
Mendenhall
Scorpion
Farmer Satchton
Silas Daniels
Porter, Ohie
Crime and Casualty
Politigal
Herca
Waco
Tom Cox
ML Board
M. Boo Harels
Iscot
Bruceville
O.F Mills
F. FE. Ripley
National Oi
EF Iward
Arthur L. Hinckley
Asbury Mark
Indianapolis
Rcvet
Hopkins
Touh
Joseph W. Little
Alaska
Tiffin
Gazette
Inve Island
Dat I A. Blackmore
McKinley Coal Company
BR D
Brennan
Mra
John McMannin
Springfield
Oula
Whits River
Retef
Hinckley
Minn
Novraska
W. Jenkins
Arcadia
Sukko
Draucht Viethis
Indiagapella
Eila Spence
Jackson
Town
Wabash, Ind
Wichita
Kan
Colonel Cook
Lady Elgin
Lake Erie
Sturgis Ky
Charles F. Graystein
Epokane
Wah
Grant
Harry Jones
Hfe
Michigan Insane Asylum
L. Cent. L
Baltimore
Pattaburg
Oaton
Cincinnati
Phil
Lowle
Loulwvelle
W. L. Cent
Ww. L
Rioux City
Ripidanz
Kansas C’y
Drislop
Hutter—Choice Creamery
Pouk- Mesa
le New York
Castle U
Buter Creamery
Hall
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