Crowley Murder Mystery Unraveled in Kansas
The body of George Crowley was found in the Neosho River two miles south of Americus, with a crushed skull and barbaric remains. Crowley and partner Duniprope left Emporia March 13 in a lumber wagon. Crowley planned to move to Kansas City to enter the junk business. Dumprope returned alone, claiming Crowley had left for Kansas City. Police trace the pair and uncover the case amid other local court actions and disasters.
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Crowley
Kansas
George Crowley
Neosho River
Americus
Duniprope
Emporia
Emporia Junk Company
Council Grove
Dumprope
Kansas City
Death by arsenic in wine shocks Gabrin case inquiry
Reporting the death of Representative Albert Gabrin in Denver on January 8 from arsenic-poisoned wine used in a New Year’s family punch. Autopsy and chemical analyses by Dr. Hillkowitz found three and a half grains per tumbler, warranting an official Woodmen investigation and halted life insurance payout.
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Gabrin
Denivog
Albert Gabrin
Denver
Wilder
Hillkowitz
Kleiner
Union Pacific Foundry Shutdown Prompts City Action
City and labor union press to force Union Pacific to reopen the foundry after a contract required the firm to operate city shops. The dispute centers on job losses from the closure and ongoing obligations under the agreement.
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Union Pacific
Moller
Oon
Matates
Union Paris Railroad
Thal
Union Pacific Road
Famine Strikes Russian Highlands Driving Crisis and Typhus
Reports from famine hit Altai and surrounding regions show peasants starving and sowing halted. Typhus and scarlet fever spread with thousands ill in Menzeinsk Belibuisky and Akmellinsk while fodder, seed, and livestock suffer as the Red Cross provides kitchens and medicines.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Altai
Siberia
Menzeinsk
Belibuisky
Akmellinsk
Vorone
Kazan
Saratod
Red Cross Society
Hocking Valley property sold and big steel plant planned
Continent al Coal Company of Pittsburg arranged to buy WFP Read & Co Chicago holdings in the Hocking valley. The six-mine property with over 1,000,000 tons annual output sold for about 750000 dollars. Eastern capitalists inspect Marietta tract to build a mammoth iron and steel plant costing over 2000000 dollars and to operate by winter. The Mant plans to supply independent concerns. Major Javius L Pruden, assistant secretary to the President, died at Walter Reed hospital in Washington from heart disease.
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Continental Coal Company
Pittsburg
Ohio Coal
WFP Read & Co
Chicago
Marietta
Ohio
New York
Philadelphia
Board of Trade
Javius L. Pruden
Enrtiedd Hospital
Washington
United States
White House
Beaten by a Smuggler at Boundary Line
Fort Fairfield deputy customs collector Frank Wo Ruing was assaulted and likely fatally injured by an unknown smuggler near the New Brunswick line after seizing a contraband-laden team just across the boundary. The attacker escaped.
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Frank Wo Ruing
Fort Fairfield
Hodgedon
New Brunswick
Burglary by Nitroglycerin Blasts Eveleth Station
Robbers misjudged nitroglycerin needs blowing the Eveleth Minnesota station safe, leaving debris and a burned jail death, with burglars missing. Earlier a jail fire killed an unknown prisoner. The Da lath Mesaba and Northern line station suffered massive damage and the safe vanished.
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Eyeleth
Minn
Eveleth
Dalath, Mesaba and Northern Railroad
Dunn Schooner Sinks After Perilous Lake Crossing
The schooner S G Dunn bound from Fairhaven to Toronto with coal ran into rising water after leaving Fairhaven. Captain William Wakely steered toward Oswego but the vessel sank at the dock as a rescue tug arrived.
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Swegon
Lake Ontaro
Dunn
William Wakely
Fairhaven
Toronto
Wakely
Oswego
Senate Debates Cuban Reciprocity and Chinese Exclusion
The Senate and House debated Cuban reciprocity and Chinese exclusion with amendments. Key actions included passage of private pension bills, Indian treaties, and a $6.56 million fortifications bill. Sessions covered Philippine governance, war costs, and memorial plans for Benjamin Stephenson with multiple votes and committee changes.
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Lodge
Philippine Islands
Red Lake
Pembina
Minnesota
United States
Secretary of State
Kalamazoo
Mich
Abraham Lincoln
House
Vereschagin to Paint San Juan Battle Scene
Washington notes report Vereschagin will paint a picture of the San Juan battle. Henry White, Secretary of Embassy at London, is a candidate for the vacancy in the Italian embassy. A bill for another circuit judge in Chicago passed the Senate without opposition. Secretary Shaw will deny alleged glaring errors in the customs service. Robert Bo Armstrong of Chicago named private secretary to Shaw. Germany appeals for U S help to curb wireless telegraph monopoly. Harry A Garfield named to Civil Service Commission. President promotes Gen R Hughes and others to vacancies created by retirements.
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San Juan
Henry White
London
Chicago
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Shaw
Robert Bo Armstrong
Germany
United States
Harry A Garfield
United State Civil Service Commission
R. Hughes
Isaac D. Dey
Andrew
Burt
M. V. She
Hard Times Plague Trade and Labor Strife Across Industries
The article surveys broad trade tensions with wage earner and employer friction delaying distribution. It notes strong demand in iron, pig iron, and structural shapes, with high forward bookings and higher spot prices. Wheat and corn exports rise, while forecasts show mixed bullish and bearish signals amid weather and census data.
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G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Cora
Agricultural Department
Census Department
Grain and Livestock Prices by City Markets
The list shows commodity quotes from Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and flour prices are given with ranges and averages. James Bards, age 28, died by suicide at his father's farm near ShelbinA Mo.
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Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
James Bards
Bhelbina
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