Night Watchman Sees Murder at Tumbling Run Lake
Henry Sewhert, a watchman at the Bummer hotel near Pottsville Pennsylvania, reports witnessing the beating and murder of a woman at Tumbling Run Lake. Corroborating evidence, including bloodied hair and bloodstains, is found on the lake shore. search efforts continue for the victim and the killers as investigators pursue leads.
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Henry Sewhert
Tumbling Run Lake
Pottsville
Postcge
Sehuyl Hall
Derey
Train Wreck Wipes Out Passengers in Barney Strike
A passenger train crash near Rock Island killed thirty two Mexican laborers en route to El Paso and injured over thirty others. The express dome car and Pullman derailed after a collision. the same train had a previous wreck on January 2 near Voltind Kan with No. 20 on the same line.
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Suviti
Voltind Kan
el Vaso
Tax Keno ck es Out Big Estates
Oklahoma considers a measure to curb large land holdings. The constitutional convention proposed by president William Murray would prohibit alien ownership, impose graduated taxes on land above thresholds, and limit corporate ownership. It also allows banks to hold land only through foreclosures after five years and targets extensive lease holdings.
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Oklahoma
Burglars Shoot Rural NY Official and Son-in-Law
Patrek Connelly aged 60 the highway commissioner of Mamaroneck New York and his son-in-law Clarence Lillock were shot by two burglars attempting to break into their home. The injured men were carried inside and laid on the floor before the suspects fled.
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Patrek Connelly
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Clarence Lillock
Fence Quarrel Ends in Double Shooting near Cincinnati
A two year feud over a boundary fence between Newton Murchmore and the Fisher brothers near Cincinnati Ohio led to a recent encounter. Newton Murchmore aged 4 was shot and killed and his brother in law Redmond was wounded in the right hand.
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Newton Murchmore
Fisher
Cincinnati
Ohio
Newton Muchmore
Redmond
J J Hill Endows Mac Alester College
J J Hill, president of the Great Northern Road, endows Mac Alester College Minneapolis with 50600 to raise the endowment to 200000. Alumni and friends pledge to provide the remainder to meet the condition.
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J. J. Hill
Great Northern Road
MacAlester College
Minneapolis
Mine Disaster at Clinton Ind Leaves Eight Dead
An explosion at mine No. T in Clinton Indiana kills eight workers and injures two more. Authorities believe a miner's spark ignited loose powder, triggering a mine gas explosion. Local rescuers search for additional survivors.
President Taft Orders Easing of Dismissal for Battalion
By presidential directive Taft modifies a prior order disbanding the negro battalion of the Twentieth Infantry. The change removes the clause that would have carried out the execution of the discharge and bars the men from civil service employment.
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Taft
Indicted 939 Times Hit by Grand Restraint of Trade
The Standards Company, John N Rockefeller, H H Rogers and others face 939 indictments for restraint of trade and possible fines up to 58 million dollars. The action signals a sweeping anti trust case with major corporate figures named in the docket.
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The
Standards Company
John N. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Governor Hughes reshapes New York administration
Governor Hughes shocks old politicians with sweeping appointments including a new superintendent of public works and multiple party figures amid a broader cabinet reshuffle affecting state agencies.
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Hughes
New York
Femaer
Sion Vans
Henry Squires Death at 82 in Burlington Town
Henry Squires once a famed American tenor died in Burlington Town after a paralytic stroke. He was 82 and a crony of the late Joseph Jefferson.
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Henry Squires
America
Burlington
Town
Mr Squires
Joseph Jefferson
Pansma Canal Contract Bids Opened Amid High Stakes
Proposals for the Pansma canal project were opened by the canal commission with bids as low as 6 75 percent of the estimated 14000000 cost. Oliver and Bangs of New York led at 7 4 percent, claiming extensive experience and large recent projects. Other bids ranged from 6 75 to 8 percent, with bonds and checks required, while experts anticipate time and cost savings from new construction methods.
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Tuntma Canal
William J Olver
Knowle Tonn
Ancunt M. Bangs
New York City
Congress
Oliver-Bangs
William J Oliver
Anson M. Bangs
Oliver
Bangs
Poe
Sault Ste Maria
Mich
Delaware
Buffalo
George Veiree & Co
Frankfort
North American Dredging Company
Jos c Angeles
Cal
McArthur-Gillespie Company
New Jersey
Blue Laws Crackdown in Toxton District
Boston police compile lists of individuals involved in activities under District Attorney Morag to enforce Sunday blue laws. Authorities target gatherings and commerce seen as violating traditional rest day rules.
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Boston
Morag
Lectures of Cyn and Labor Oppose Arrest of Editor in Chief
The Lectures of Cyn and Labor refuse to sanction the arrest of She geki Oka, editor of a paper opposing the Mikado and capitalist class. Andrew Carnegie donates 750 000 dollars for a building for the Bureau of American Republics, with a site already purchased by the government.
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Cyn and
Labor
Shegeki Oka
Warsaw
Scattered 1900s Newspaper Snippets On Railroads Religion And Society
A collage of editorial quips and quotes across papers notes railroads earning nearly two and a half billion, Rockefeller denying Congo exploitation, fashioning of moral and social judgments, and jokes about marriage, opium joints, and church politics. Notable names appear in brief critiques and observations.
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Hall Caine
Shakespeare
Shathspeare
Uatlaine
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rockefeller
Congo Free State
New York Free State
New York
Skipple
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Philadelphia
United States
E. M. Uarriman
Frances
Count Uaul de Castellane
New York Tribune
President urges action to curb Salton Sea disaster
The President states Congress should appropriate funds to dam the Colorado River break in Imperial Valley and urges cooperation with the Southern Pacific Railroad to protect fertile lands, homes, and government works from spring floods and inundation. He calls for reclamation service action and accountability from the California Development Company amid misrepresentation and misused settlement funds.
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Colomide
Imperial Valley
Lasevelt Am Og
Crom
California Development Company
Laguna
Yumapome
Salton Sea
Southern
Uacific Railroad Company
Reclamation Service
Imperial Valleys
Colorado River
Congress Chides King Leopold and Trusts in Frantic Session
Congress adopts simplified talk as critics mock royal figures and lament sugar and graft concerns. Ohio appeals court weighs in on wallpaper trust while the lumber trust and senatorial traditions draw fresh attention. The income tax portion of the presidential message and Pittsburgh PR moves spark debate.
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Congress
Leopold
San Francisco
United States Court of Appeals
Ohio
Morgan
Ghiengo
Pittsburg
Parsons
Nation's wealth climbs as real estate value rises
The 1900 census values total national wealth at billions in tangible assets. Real estate with improvements tops lists with per capita shares rising from $691 to $707 and regional disparities show California Nevada and District of Columbia leading per capita values.
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United States
Wall Street
amd tes@raph
Agricultare
Tuportedd
Gould
Silver
Huffiou
Mississippi
California
Nevada
District of Columbia
Rich
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connertent
Trade and industrial activity report from Dun's Review of Trade
The piece notes steady iron and steel outputs, rising labor wages, and strong machinery and hardware demand. It cites new bookings for future deliveries, ongoing growth in wood products, and improved money conditions in some regions. Overall, the market is firmer than a year ago, though grain movement and bank clearings show mixed results.
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Steadiy Ames
Chyleaga
Dun
Southwest
Bradstreets Commercial
Six legislative measures in several states seek reforms
The report notes bills and resolutions across multiple legislatures. Proposals include popular election of U.S. Senators, anti unfair trade measures, limits on passenger fares, medical licensing for Christian Science healers, and investigations into coal and farm machinery combines.
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United States
Indianapolis
Tennessee Senate
Nashville
House
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Bexa
House of Representatives
Columbia
S. C
Senate
Lincoln
Neb
Islature
Raleigh
N. C
Simmons
St. Paul
Minn
Chicago Corn and Livestock Prices Across Markets
Wide range of cattle hogs sheep and grain quotes from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Cincinnati New York Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo Detroit and other markets. Prices cover hogs cattle sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed with multiple quality grades and units.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Rye
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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