Anglo-Japan Trust to Merge Mills and Silk Manufacturing
The Chronicle reports that IKXendo has 7,000,000 paid up capital in England to fund an Anglo-Japanese corporation. The plan pools steel and iron works of Japan and will expand into celluloid and silk manufacturing. Actual production would occur in Japan to capitalize on lower costs and widen the company’s reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shizuo Kondo
San Francisco
London
Japan
Ikxendo
England
Steel and Iron Works
International Corporation
WIL PAY KANSAS SHORTAGE OFFER TO MAKE GOOD
Former State Treasurer Grimes, announced he would waive the statute of limitations and pay every cent of the alleged deficit in his administration. Experts found a shortage of 7,500 in the treasurer’s office, involving Grimes and extending into the tenure of current Treasurer Kelley. The fate of the missing funds remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Flag of
Kansas
T T Kelley
Robber’s Victim Near Duluth Lays Dying
Petdh Johnson, 15, lying in West Duluth police custody with only hours to live, is described by his physician as dying from a murder tied to a railroad assault. He alleges a tall dark man held him up and shot him while typing through a deep rock cut on the Northern Pacific line at 8 o clock. he crawled away and lay on the tracks all night until found at 7 o'clock, wounded on the roadside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Duluth
Petdh Johnson
West Duluth Minn
Northern Pacific
Robbers Take $4000 in Bonds From Chicago Offices
Bonds valued at 4000 dollars were stolen from the offices of George L. Lavery in Chicago, by burglars who gained entry with duplicate keys. The thieves also robbed several other Tribune building offices, using a known combination to open the vault doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Lavery
American Post Office Equipment Company
Chicago
Tribune
Terrible boiler explosion at Wis sawmill claims six lives
A boiler explosion at John Lagermaier's sawmill seven miles southeast of Holcomb Wisconsin killed six workers and severely injured three others. The mill was demolished and the cause is unknown. Separately seven miners died in a snowslide at Alta Utah according to the latest reports before wires failed in heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lagermaier
Holcomb
Wis
Alta
Utah
Double Homicide at Omaha Saloon Sparks Escape
Two men entered Nels Lausten’s saloon in Omaha just after one o clock. One fired a pistol into Lausten’s head, killing him instantly. They rifled the money drawer and escaped successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Lausten
Omaha
Lausten
Million in Valuables Burn in Belgian Mail Car Fire
A mail car on the Ostend Herbas train in Belgium was burned in an accident destroying the Indian mail and valuables valued at $1,000,000. The goods were insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostend-Herbesthal
Belgium
Flooded Huntersville Brings Inundated Homes and Damaged Bridges
A cloudburst batters Huntersville Alabama flooding many houses washing away bridges and halting electric railroad traffic. No loss of life is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntersville
Ala
Explosion sinks Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban at Port Jacarepagua
A powder magazine blast aboard the Aquidaban near Port Jacarepagua destroyed the Brazilian turret ship and killed 212 crew members. Other sailors were wounded or missing in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jacarepagua
Robbers Loot Dale Bank Safe in Oklahoma City Area
In a bank raid forty miles east of Oklahoma City the Bank of Dale was robbed and the safe wrecked. About $4,000 was stolen as the robbers fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Dale
Oklahoma City
Oil King Gives Another Million to University
John D Rockefeller again aids the University with a gift of 1 450.00 dollars. The benefactor’s contribution supports ongoing university programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Rockefeller
University of Thags
Youth Shot Dead in Ashland While Watching Gunners Practice
August Kaeiff, 16, was accidentally killed in Ashland Pennsylvania as several young gunners fired a trap. The report notes a FeneHt ran in the way just as the trap was sprung and emphasizes a tragic accident surrounding a poetry patrons event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Kaeiff
Ashland
FeneHt
Baltimore Chrome Works Plant Fire Destroys Block
A Baltimore chrome works plant suffered a major fire likely destroying about a city block. The loss is estimated at around 250000 dollars.
Pembroke Man Kills Family Then Self in Fire
Charles F. Ayer of Pembroke N H murdered his wife five children and mother in law Mrs Clara Lakeman then set their home ablaze at dawn. He later shot himself near Chichester. Investigations point to premeditated family killings tied to estate disputes with Isaac Lakeman’s heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pembroke
N. EH
Clara Lakeman
Charles F. Ayer
N. H
Chichester
Ayer
Short Kansas treasury shortfall sparks corruption claims
Governor Edward W. Hock says the Kansas State treasury is about 78000 short after an investigation by Chicago accountant Morris. The report alleges mutilated records and erased state property marks in the Treasurer and Auditor offices to hide financial juggling. It covers all treasurer transactions from January 1, 1898 to June 30, 1905, including Grimes' terms and part of Kelly's administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Edward W. Hock
Treasury
Morris
Chicago
Frank Grimes
Thomas T. Kelly
Twelve Passengers Drown Aboard Four Masted Schooner
Karl Sumper, the only known survivor among thirteen aboard the Robert H Stevenson, drifted nine hours on a gang plank from Saturday morning to Monday afternoon without food or water. He was rescued by the German steamer Europa, en route from Philadelphia to Savannah, at latitude 34 59 N longitude 35 52 W, and taken to Savannah. The party included four women: the captain’s wife, two relatives, and a colored servant, all headed for Havana on a pleasure trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Sumper
Robert H. Stevenson
Europa
Philadelphia
Savannah
Havana
Tyro man shot amid jealousy linked to marriage plans
Herbert TID. Ashdowne, collector for a clothing house in Troy New York, lies dying after a reported shooting. Authorities allege Mrs Jennie Purkett fired the shot prompting jealousy over Ashdowne's impending marriage to another woman. Purketts husband resides in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Tid
Ashdowne
Troy
N. Y
Jennie Purkett
Pittsburg banker James H Willock committed to Dixmont
James H Willock of Pittsburg former president of the Second National Bank and director in thirty Pittsburg corporations now confined at Dixmont asylum. He is said to suffer from paresis while serving as a director of the Western Pennsylvania asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Willock
Pittsburg
Second National Bank
Western Pennsylvania Asylum
Dixmont
Fallieres Elected President of France on First Ballot
Clement Armand Fallieres won the French presidency defeating M Doumer with 440 votes to 371 as the national assembly met at Versailles on the first ballot to choose a successor to M Loubet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Armand Fallieres
France
M. Loubet
National Assembly
Royal Palace
Versailles
Fallieres
M. Doumer
Cattleman William Ikard Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
William 9 Ikard of Henrietta Texas files in the U S District Court Fort Worth for voluntary bankruptcy with liabilities listed at 715000 and all assets claimed exempt. A long list of creditors is recorded in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 9. Ikard
Henriretta
Texas
United States District Court
Fort Worth
Municipal Ownership Wins In Chicago Ballot Battle
Chicago City Council pauses May or Dunne ordinance under the Mueller law. The gray wolf element unexpectedly aids the Mayor’s measure. The proposition will go on the ballot for the public next April. Anti Dunne leaders allege bad faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dunne
Confesses Two Murders in 1903 Crime Case
George Jedkins alias J F Mayfield, detained at Brooklyn Ll, admits murder and robbery of Nicholas Anastasz at Granite City and the killing of TH U1 Clifton at Tunica Mississippi on November 29 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jedkins
J. F. Mayfield
Brooklyn
Nicholas Anastasz
Granite City
TH. U1. Clifton
Tunica
Mias
Tragic Mintville Shooting Ends in Suicide
Mrs. Flattie Clay Decker of Mintville, a member of a wealthy family, was shot and killed by Samuel Monage, a Slav, who then mortally wounded himself. The cause remains unclear amid a note of image shortage in accounts and alleged discrepancies totaling $150,000 in the Tennent Shoe Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flattie Clay Decker
Mintville, J
Samuel Monage
Tennent Sho c Company
Actress Viola Allen Weds Peter Duryea in Louisville
Viola Allen, renowned actress, married Peter Duryea, a millionaire horseman, in a quiet Louisville ceremony last August. The nuptials, kept secret for five months, unite two prominent figures in theater and horse racing circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Allen
Peter Duryea
Louisville
Czar Blesses Waters Away From Capital Amid Health Fears
The Russian Czar led the annual blessing of the waters at Tsarskoe Selo instead of St. Petersburg due to concern over his health after last year’s near-attack. Grand dukes, generals Trepoff Ignatieff and Siam’s Chakra bon joined officials as troops lined the palace grounds and clergy bore ikons and banners to Bolshoi Prood lake for the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Neva
Tsarskoe Selo
Bolshoi Prood
Trepoff
Ignatieff
Chakrabon
Siam
Rich Banker Found Dead After Early Evening Conference
West Farmington Ohio awoke to a grim murder mystery as R. K. Lewis a 70 year old banker and farmer was found dead in his home. A stranger arrived by carriage and after an hour long conference with Lewis the room was set ablaze with straw and coal oil. The hired man discovered the body bound and the assailant missing. Authorities suspect a business dispute prompted the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Farmington
Ohio
R. K. Lewis
Lewis
Rumors about King's Health Rise in English Court Circles
Persistent talk in court circles about the King’s health grows with reports of his consultation with three physicians. Sir Felix Lemon and Sir Frederic Treves visited the King at Buckingham Palace, accompanied by a renowned throat specialist and another eminent doctor after arriving from Sandringham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandringham
Felix Lemon
Buckingham Palace
Frederic Treves
Massacre Report From New Guinea Raid Near Port Moresby
Reports indicate warriors attacked the village of Kkiri thirty miles from Port Moresby in New Guinea killing thirty three inhabitants. Bodies were mutilated and the village looted and destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
North Australia
Kkiri
Port Moresby
Governor Folk Says Graft Exposures Signal Better Times
Governor Folk of Missouri told a Boston Merchants Association banquet that graft exposures mark progress and that trusts and corporations flouting laws are enemies of the State. In Wooster Ohio attorneys for Captain E F Taggart filed a motion to modify a divorce decree granting him full custody of two boys with aim to take them to the Philippines in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folk
Missouri
Merchants’ Association of
Boston
Busch announces tunnel project to link St Louis terminals
August A Busch says the Manufacturers' Railway, a St Louis terminal railroad controlled by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, will build a $3,000,000 tunnel under the Mississippi River to connect the Haines and Missouri terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August A. Busch
Manufacturers’ Railway
St. Louis
The
Anheusar-Busch Brewing Association
Mississippi River
Hainois
Missouri
Aunt Lizzie Aiken Dies After Brief Illness in Chicago
Prominent Baptist church figure in Chicago for decades and Civil War nurse Aunt Lizzie Aiken dies at home after a brief illness in her 50th year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie’ Aiken
Chicago
Famine Stricken Population in Northern Japan Reported
Conservative statistics in newspapers report 960000 famine stricken individuals in northern Japan. Observers note suffering exceeds official admissions and government figures underestimate the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Walling Reported Thrown Into Prison in St l etera Burg
William English Walling of Chicago sociological student is said to have been thrown into a prison at St l etera burg where he is said to have been investigating revolutionary social movements. His family has no information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William English Walling
Chicago
St. L’eteraburg
Druggist's Mistake Causal Death Reported
A druggist misread a telephone message while filling a prescription and caused the death of William Rowne, father of several children, in St Leuter. The case cites Rob Mathias, son of J W Mathias Jr., as involved in the error leading to the fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Mathias
J W. Mathias, Jr
William Rowne
St Leute
William Ramaker Arrested After Fatal Wisconsin Filicide
William Ramaker of two miles from Sheboyigan Wis was arrested after he killed his wife with a piece of war weapon as his children plead for her life. The incident occurred near their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ramaker
Sheboyigan
Wis
Ramaker
Dr Svan M Burnett Dies Sudden Heart Failure
Washington centist Dr Svan M Burnett a former husband of author Frances Hodgson Burnett died suddenly from heart failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svan M. Burnett
Washington
Frances Hodgson Burnett
China faces boycott risk as Dr. Arthur Smith warns of lost trade
Dr. Arthur Smith of Shantung argues the United States must act to ease tensions with China or the Chinese boycott of American goods may persist and trade could be lost. He notes Chinese grievances over exclusion laws and praises China’s rising power while calling for better U.S.-China relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Smith
U. 4
United States
China
Shantung
American Board of Missions
Chicago
New York
Russia
America
Woman of Mystery Murdered Countess McMurrow in Philadelphia
Anita McMurrow known as the Woman of Mystery and Countess de Betteaucourt was found dead in her Philadelphia apartment. Her son is under arrest amid suspicion of murder after neighbors heard screams and finger marks were found on her neck. She had swindled many, including John Brennan who lent her 2.5 million, with debts to Crabtree Lewis Wagoner and others. Her career reportedly caused two deaths and a Spanish minister’s loan of large sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita BB. McMurrow
Countess de Betteaucourt
Cuba
Philadelphia
New York
John Brennan
Benjamin Crabtree
George EB. Lewis
J H Wagoner
Senor Barca
Uuu
Robbery at Dun ning Post Office
Robbers blew open the Dun ning Illinois post office safe and stole $15.50 in cash and $20 in 2 cent stamps. An unarmed policeman from the Dunning almshouse pursued the fugitives, found two men, but could not capture them as they fled. Superintendent Lawrence E. Taylor reported the incident and noted many stamps were scattered near the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunning
Dunning Almshouse
Lawrence E. Taylor
Taylor
State Recovers Funds Tied to Allegheny Bank Failure
State Treasurer Mathues of Pennsylvania received notice that $423,000 had been deposited with a Pittsburg trust company by the personal bondsmen of the defunct Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny. The recovery leaves about $183,000 of state funds still tied up from the bank’s $1,030,000 deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Mathues
Pittsburg Trust Company
Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
Cadets Dismissed For Hazing At Annapolis Dinner
The full brigade of midshipmen paraded in Annapolis for the regular dinner formation when midshipmen Pettersen Barto Marzoni and W W Foster of the first class and Renmore Coffin Jr of the third class were publicly dismissed from the United States Navy for hazing plebes of the fourth class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Poison Plot Targeted Colorado Governor’s Family
Former Governor James H. Peabody of Colorado his wife and daughter were poisoned by food the other morning. Miss Cora Peabody is in a dangerous condition. Friends say there is a belief an attempt was made to destroy the family by poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Peabody
Colorado
Cora Peabody
Henry Wolff Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Illinois Case
Henry Wolff former State Treasurer and Illinois Republican leader was sentenced by U S Judge Be thea to two years in Cook county jail for using the mails to defraud. His associate Justus Lobb received a similar sentence and began serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wolff
Illinois
United States
Bethea
Cook County
Justus Lobb
Balloonist killed in Wolfe City fall during carnival show
Lindsay Cooper, a 4 percent aeronaut from Clarinda, traveling with a carnival exhibit in Wolfe City, Texas, fell from a balloon at about 2 000 feet and was killed instantly after losing his hold on the trapeze during ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Cooper
Clarinda
Thioy
Wolfe City
Texas
Cooper
Senator Tillman Attacks Roosevelt Over White House Ejectment
In a Wednesday Senate speech Senator Tillman used the ejectment of Mrs Miowi Morris from the White House as the test for a pointed attack on President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Senate
Miowi Morris
White House
Roosevelt
Timber Control Secured in Bahamas by Duluth Capitalists
Capitalists from Duluth and nearby regions have gained control of 1,700,000 acres of timber in the Bahama Islands. Lumbering operations are set to commence immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahamas
Duluth
Bahama Islands
Eighteen Die in Panic After Blaze at Neon Church
Eighteen people were killed and around fifty injured in a panic following a small fire at a New York church in Philat-lab as emergency responders arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philat-lab
Patrick Granted Reprieve to March for New Trial Bid
Albert T. Patrick the condemned New York lawyer has been granted a reprieve until March 19 to allow his lawyers to seek a new trial on grounds of fresh evidence. He was convicted as the mastermind in the murder of William Marsh Rice in New York on September 23 1900 with valet Charles F. Jones as key witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Gov. Higgins
Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Rice
Charles F. Jones
Jones
Texas
Allan McBhane Unanatton
Grover Cleveland
Mark Twain
Prosperity reaches new heights in United States during 1905
The 1905 year brought record farm yields and wealth as Leslie's Weekly notes a grain of prosperity across the nation. Gold production led globally, mineral outputs doubled, and foreign trade surpassed $200 million while domestic trade exceeded $20 billion. rail earnings rose as rail mileage outpaced Europe by a quarter, with wealth climbing to about $112 trillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
United States
IMS
TSU
Rand Iy
South Africa
Great Britain
Germany
France
Britain
England
JSM
Europe
Memoirish News Snippets Run Through a Busy Day
Quasi opinion notes survey issues from airships to canal work and legal cases. References include Annapolis hazing, Panama Canal progress, Moody on fair trials, a Panama topic, and a Dodge Morse divorce chatter. Names include McCall and Atkinson with a cadet perplexity and donkey remarks at Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
McCall
Edward Atkinson
Panama
Canal
Moody
Annapolia Kazera
Chicago Trade Shows Broad Activity Amid Stable Finances
Dun's Review of Trade notes widespread activity in Chicago with stronger bank exchanges and rising deposits. Jan settlements progress, iron and steel use up, demand for foundry forge and carshop output grows. Wholesale staple sales improve. winter apparel buys rise as raw materials stay firm. Bank clearings reach 239,268,732, up 23.6 percent from last year. failures in district at 32. Reserves strengthen as discount rate holds at 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Weather Holds Back Heavy Garment Demand Amid Open Season
Unfavorable New York weather delays distribution of heavy wearables while autumn temps help outdoor work and boost demand for building materials. Iron and steel, machinery and related sectors show activity and a brighter outlook for 1915 with rising finished product prices. Retail clearances dominate with spring orders large and prompt shipments urged as the season opens three weeks to a month early, and Bradstreet reports weekly US business failures at 286 for the week ending Jan 11, up from 220 prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Chicago to Buffalo live stock and grain prices across markets
Data lists cattle hog and sheep prices, and grains from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with values for wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and pork. Prices vary by city and grade, reflecting a wide market snapshot.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Sito Ste
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Mikado's Iron Industries
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Boy
Baltimore
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Violla Allen
Czar
Preefera
Rink
Aifious
King
Australia
Wisconsin Man's Crime
S. M. Burnett
Uncle Sam
Ill
A. T. Patrick
Boe
North Pole
Panama Canal
Abe" Hummel
Dodge
R. E. Morse
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