Fitzsimmons collapses in thirteenth round with O’Brien in San Francisco
Robert Fitzsimmons collapsed after the thirteenth round as he faced Jack O’Brien in San Francisco. Referee Graney awarded the decision to O’Brien as Fitzsimmons toppled and sat in his corner. In Milwaukee, ex-Alderman Robert L. Rudolph was sentenced to one year in jail for soliciting a $100 bribe to pass an expense bill, with execution delayed pending Supreme Court review after posting $8,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Robert Fitzsimmons
Jack O’brien
Wallin
Graney
O' Brien
Milwaukee
Boodler
Robert L. Rudolph
Wis
Milwaukee House of Correction
Charles H. Hamilton
Common Council
Supreme Court
Rudolph
Five Die, Twenty Injured After Tunnel Collapse in New York
Five men were buried and twenty others hurt when falsework collapsed in a Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel at the foot of West 38th Street, 150 feet beneath the North River. About 200 laborers were in fear at the scene but all but the five were rescued. the injured were cared for by ambulance surgeons and five men were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 38Rd Street
North River
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Explosion Wrecks Greensburg Store Injuring Eight
A gas explosion at the S. P. Minear retail goods store in Greensburg Indiana injured eight people. A plumber lit a candle in the basement near a cess pool and sewer gas exploded collapsing the building. Losses listed as building 31000 stock 4000.
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S. P. Minear
Greensburg
Ind
Paroled After Macy Yearn In New Jersey
Libbie Garrabranat of Patterson was granted parole by the New Jersey Board of Pardons in Trenton by a five to three vote. Convicted of murder in the first degree at seventeen, her life sentence was later commuted and she served four years in state prison.
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Macy
Libbie Garrabranat
Board of Pardons
Trenton
N.J
Tod Beee
Millionaire Birth Gift by Senator Clark Promised
A granddaughter of Senator W A Clark of Montana was born in San Mateo California to Mr and Mrs Charles W Clark. Upon hearing of the birth the senator said he would give the baby one million dollars following his own earlier gesture for his first grandchild.
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W. A. Clark
Montana
San Mateo
Cal
Charles W. Clark
Clark
Bomb wrecks front window at Allied Iron Association
A bomb was hurled through a front window of the Allied Iron Association at 7 East Fourteenth Street New York. It landed in a telephon e room and exploded wrecking the space. Several employees in an adjacent room were stunned by the blast.
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Allied Iron Association
No. 7
East Fourteenth Street
New York
Eight carpenters injured by scaffold collapse at Erie ice house site
A scaffold collapse at the Erie railroad ice house under construction near Marion Ohio sent eight carpenters plunging forty feet. Five were treated at nearby homes while Thomas O Connell Pearl Love and Carl Parker of North Lewisburg were conveyed to a hospital.
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Erie Railroad
Marion
Ohio
Thomas O’connell
Pearl Love
Carl Parker
North Lewisburg
Fire destroys large East Liverpool plant
A three story brick plant of the American Sewer Pipe Company at East Liverpool Ohio was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 75000 to 100000 dollars. The building was completely ruined and the fire’s origin is undetermined.
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American Sewer Pipe Company
East Liverpool
Ohio
Tree dispute ends in fatal shooting at Paducah
William Pryor, aged TJ, was shot through the heart and killed by Mrs. Ella Gohlson in Paducah Kentucky during a dispute over a tree she wished cut and Pryor refused claiming it stood on his land. She surrendered to authorities.
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William Pryor
Ella Gohlson
Paducah
Pryor
Speers
Bessie
Philadelphia
Vessel Burned to Water's Edge at Atlantic City
The barge Baker bound from New York to Philadelphia in tow burned to the water's edge at Atlantic City New Jersey. No one was aboard and there was no cargo aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. J
Wallace incident claims Black man in North Carolina case
In November a Black man named Will Carter died in Kenansville, North Carolina related to a criminal incident involving a 6 year old white girl in Wallace, North Carolina. The report notes the death occurred amid ongoing investigations and local authorities are handling the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Carter
Kenansville
N. C
Wallace, N.C
Bank Burglary Hits Corinth KY Deposit Bank
The Corinth Deposit Bank in Corinth Kentucky was burglarized with a $2500 loss. No clues lead to the robbers at this time.
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Corinth
Ferry Houses and Slips Burned in New York Fire
Fire destroyed two new ferry houses and slips of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Delaware and Lackawanna near the foot of 28th Street in New York. Loss estimated at about a half million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Railroad of New Jersey
The
Delaware & Lackawanna
28Rd Street
New York
Derailment Injures Seventeen on Golden State Limited
Seventeen persons were injured when the Golden State Limited derailed on the Rock Island line at Con Ant New Mexico. Every coach except the observation car left the track plunging down an embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Railroad
Conant
N.M
Meccorah Price for Seat on New York Cotton Exchange
The New York Cotton Exchange sold a seat at a record price. Charles Bryan’s seat was bought by Henry Schaeffer for 23500 dollars, while the seat itself realized 22000 dollars. A year earlier the high price was 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Cotton Exchange
Charles Bryan
Enry Schaeffer
Farmer slain near Elan Minnesota by son with ax
John Sorenson a farmer near Elan Minnesota is slain by his son Peter who attacked him with an ax. The son is described as a raving maniac. Two years earlier he killed a brother and was confined to an asylum from which five men were released on parole.
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John Sorenson
Elan
Minn
Peter
Chicago Banks Quit in 26 Million Dollar Failure
Three Chicago banks the Chicago National Bank Home Savings Bank and the Equitable Trust Company wound up after a Clearing House session lasting hours with James B. Forgan announcing full repayment of deposits. A syndicate moved to take over the embattled institutions while National Bank Examiner C. H. Bosworth led liquidation and reorganization.
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Chicago National
Equitable Trust Company
Home Savings Bank
Chicago National Bank
Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Association
James B. Forgan
First National Bank
Chicago Associated Banks
John R. Walsh
Chicago Clearing House
Forgan
Trust Company
Clearing House Association
Clearing Anery Committee
Tobie
Walsh
National Bank
C. H. Bosworth
Southern Indiana Railroad
Globe
Chicago National and Home Savings Banks
Monroe Street
National
From newsboy to magnate Walsh built fortune in Chicago
John R. Walsh born in Ireland August 22 1837 rose from newsboy to bank and railway magnate in Chicago. He emigrated with his parents at age ten and later built a fortune estimated as high as 40 million dollars, reflecting a lifelong ascent from humble beginnings. Walsh has lived in Chicago for fifty eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Mr. Walsh
Ireland
America
J. McNally, Newsdealer
Newsboy
Walsh
Trenton official Edward Lovett kills wife then dies
Edward Lovett former sealer of weights and measures in Trenton New Jersey killed his wife and then committed suicide. The report notes Lovett's actions as the crime leading to his death and no survivors’ details are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lovett
Weights and Measures
Trenton
N. J
Tehuantepec Route Promises Shorter Atlantic Pacific Passage
The Tehuantepec isthmus route proposed by Mexico offers a 125 mile land cut between oceans with a gentle Atlantic ascent to 730 feet and a steep Pacific descent. Proponents claim ships can cross the isthmus in one day, saving three to four days versus the Panama canal even after loading and unloading costs. The plan aims to capture traffic formerly routed around Cape Horn or via Panama.
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Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Diaz
Oceans
Tehuantepec
Ocean
Chivela Pass
Tropics
Republic
Cape Horn
Panama
New York
San Francisco
Maningers
Tehuantepec National Railroad
Senate and House Debate on Canal, Insurance and Tariffs
Legislative actions focus on canal bonds and revenue bills. Senate approved amendments and recessed. House debates federal insurance control and pension data. A fish culture station project and relief for the Council City and Solomon River Railway were also approved. Philippine tariff plans were announced for January consideration.
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Senate
Messrs. Foraker
Culberson
House
Agricultural Department
Panama Canal
Council City
Solomon River
Alaska
Payne
Ways and
Dowie Abdicates Power to Zion Triumvirate
John Alexander Dowie has abdicated and transferred leadership of the Christian Catholic Church in Zion to a triumvirate. The move places Sunday authority in the hands of three appointed trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Church In
Zion
Dowie to Begin Four Month Caribbean Health Quest
John Alexander Dowie delivers a farewell to Zion City believers at Shiloh tabernacle. He plans a four month health trip to the Caribbean amid news of appointing a triumvirate and his absence due to bronchitis and a recent stroke recovery.
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Zion City
Caribbean Sea
Dr. Dowie
Shiloh Tabernacle
Speicher
Shiloh House
National Capital Notes on Congressional Moves and Visits
Prince Min the Korean minister met Secretary Root at the State Department for a near half hour. Rep Sulzer proposed saving the frigate Constitution and preserving its remnants. Edward P Ryan, claiming Isle of Pines representation, sought House seating through coalition talks. Oklahoma delegates pressed Beveridge for statehood, and 15 year old Hielen Henstrong sang Oklahoma in the capitol corridor drawing attention.
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Prince Min
France
Washington
Root
State Department
Sulzer
New York
Isle of Pines
Edward P. Ryan
Capitol
Congress
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Beveridge
Hielen Henstrong
Oklahoma City
Chicago business outlook shows continued strength and expansion
Chicago reports favorable business conditions with rising mill and factory outputs and growing forward bookings. Stockpiles for winter reach record tonnage while plans for railway shipbuilding and factory enlargement signal substantial investments next year. Retail gains persist though Christmas sales lag, and failures drop in Chicago with strong bank clearings up 10.2 percent from 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commodity Price Report Across U.S. Cities
The document lists live cattle hogs and sheep prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York with grain figures for wheat corn oats rye and related staples. Prices range in dollars per hundredweight or bushels, showing market spreads and quality grades.
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Chicago
Timethy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Notable Obits and Legal Notes From The Era
William H. Davenport dies in Norwich at 78 founder of the Davenport Firearm Co. Sigmund Schwabacher pays 9800 to New York customs for eleven trunks and gems. Poet Theodore Watts-Dunton wed Oct. 20 to Clara Reich who served as amanuensis for fifteen years. Mrs Eleanor Lockhart Flower sues for 50000 in fees over her father Charles Lockhart will dispute. The Pope hints Archbishops Ireland Farley and Ryan unlikely to receive the red hat amid cardinal appointment protests.
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William H. Davenport
W. H. Davenport
Norwich
Conn
Sigmund Schwabacher
San Francisco
New York
Theodore Watts-Dunton
London
Clara Reich
Eleanor Lockhart Flower
Pittsburg
Charles Lockhart
Ireland
Farley O Ryan
Lovers and Artists Entwine in Philadelphia Tale
In Philadelphia a diamond figure of romance unfolds as Miss Linton and artist Gerald Holt reunite. She recalls a past love amid social circles and a striking public exhibition where Holt’s works captivate patrons. A playful scene with geese becomes a turning moment, ending with a whispered pledge and renewed affection.
Summer Guest From New York Arrives At Linton Estate
A busy farming period delays Tom from visiting the village. He presents Miss Linton with a sealed square envelope bearing a blue L for Emily. Rosa asks about the visitor Bessie, believed to be their nephew's daughter from New York, arriving that evening.
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Tom
Miss Linton
New York
Emily
Rosa
Bessie
Energetic Mrs Kipling Helps Scrub Salida Church Floor
As a girl in Salida Colorado Miss Thayer and Miss Balestier helped secure the first Episcopal service in town. They canvassed for a venue and, after a room behind a saloon proved usable, scrubbing the floor themselves with rags and hot water to enable worship. The effort led to a church’s establishment and Miss Thayer later married the local clergyman Rev J Wallace Ohl.
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Rudyard Kipling
Colorado
Walcott Balestier
Salida
Thayer
Denver and
Rio Grande Road
Emin Nfoman Thayer
Rockies
Pacific
Philadelphia
Balestier
Spalding
Denver
Misa Thayer
Miss Balestier
Small Head Quip Sparks Plain Dealer Reflection
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip contrasts a boy noting a small head with a sly retort about purpose, then observes that true self restraint lies in avoiding mean remarks about a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Zeader
Sam E. Thurston
Panorama OF the World
Fitzsimmons
Kentucky
Rock Island Wreck
Syndicate
American News Company
Government School For
Nadeau
Kan
Withrow
People’s Life and Accident Insurance Company
Louisville
H. W. Richardson
Lane
Fr. Gallinger
Baceod
Commission of Laborer
Sal
Messrs
Tillman
Spoomer
Money
Hale
Allison
Saerley
Cocktran
N. Y
Wats
Fism
Bacon
Burton
Kansas
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Cussioh
Spooner
Aldrich
Teller
Williams
National Capital Notes
Sprigg
Eecitian
Canada
Bradstreet
Knight
Lady
Frank Leslie
Gerald
Linton
Gerald Holt
Papa
Mamma
Fannie
Mrs. Vane
Italy
Stella Holt
Bessie Linton
Kipling
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