Murder of Three Children by Danish Farmer at Devil's Lake
Emil Segerlin of Devil's Lake North Dakota killed his three children Della seven Lilly five and Esther nine in a barn before stabbing himself to death on a Friday. He had been sane despite past asylum confinement and was described as a hard working well regarded farmer in good finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Emiil Segerlin
Devil’s Lake
N. D
Della
Lilly
Esther
Sther
Segerlin
Madman Amuck in Luxemburg Kills Seven Children
A madman ran amuck in crowded streets injuring many children and killing seven in Luxemburg. A father, driven by grief at his dying child, shot the assailant. The community mourns the awful crime as authorities investigate the massacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Luxemburg
Death in the Cascade tunnel halves
In Seattle March 81 the Great Northern Tunnel at Cascade opened three months ago saw a fatality as engineer W. W. Bradley died from poisonous gas. Fireman Joseph W. Smith and four others were overcome but recovered. rescue teams struggled through smoke to reach the scene and all rescued men were taken to Evertt hospital and are recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Great Northern
Cascade
W. W. Bradley
Joseph W. Smith
Everatt
Body Believed Found Devoured by Wolves Near Dear Creek
Portage la Prairie Man March 30 A rumor says the body of John Sundon, missing from the Ollwood district near Carberry for over a week, was found Wednesday night near Dear Creek seventeen miles south of Gladstone. Report claims remains mutilated and eaten by wolves, but no authentic confirmation has been received.
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Portage la Prairie
Man
John Sundon
Ollwood
Carberry
Dear Creek
Gladstone
Rioting deaths and remount plans in 1900s dispatches
From St. Petersburg nine teen students die from riot injuries, mainly from leaden bullets used by Cossacks. Montreal reports Lieut Colonel Dent plans a large remount purchase for South Africa, with vessels from Portland or Boston. Queenstown notes town guard mobilized as Boers 90 miles away threaten trench duty near the railroad at Drummond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Montreal
Dent
Liverpool
Vortland
Boston
South Africa
Canada
Bir Michas Hicke-Deach
Corm
Queenstown
Cape Colony
Drummond
Postmaster Honored at Buffalo Structure Dedication
At noon ceremonies Hon Charles Emery Smith delivered the address as the gothic arch structure, 290 feet by 960 feet, was dedicated within the 83,000,000 appropriation. Buffalo’s new 2,000,000 post office was dedicated by the postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emery Smith
Buffalo
Manitoba Legislature Sits Briefly In March Session
Winnipeg reports show the Manitoba Legislature prorogued after brief sessions from March 26 to March 28. Key actions included readings and adoptions of law amendments, standing orders, and bills on Gaols, school district by laws, Horse Breeders act, seed grain loans, hail insurance, and railway aid transfers. The house met in two sessions daily on March 28 with plans to prorogue delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Douglas
Johnson
Rogers
Victoria
Sifton Station
Saskatchewan River
Ferguson
Campbell
Duke and Duchess of York and Cornwall
Canada
Sight Restored After 28 Years Beset by Blindness
Baltimore reports Valentine Botz of Buffalo regained sight after a surgical operation by Prof. A Douglas McConachie. He had been totally blind since age four from smallpox and is now 82. A delicate incision behind the eyeball removed calloused flesh. light returned instantly. In Winnipeg, Don ald A Ross learned of Arthur Wellington Rose’s death by telegram from Toronto. Rose, a prominent early citizen, suffered strokes in British Columbia and died after treatment at Yoronts. Interment occurred today.
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Baltimore
Valentine Botz
Buffalo
N. Y
Mr. Bots
A. Douglas McConachie
Mr. Dots
Winnipeg
Donald A. Ross
Toronto
Arthur Wellington Rose
Deteanod
British Columbia
Yoronts
General Strike Ordered in Marseilles March 28
The labor union council and labor exchange vote for a general strike and invite all unions to cease work in solidarity with dock laborers. Harbor watchmen, coop makers, and streetcar workers plan to strike on Tuesday. Two thousand soldiers dispatched to assist authorities in suppressing disturbances related to the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Council of the Labor Union
The
Labor Exchange
Coapmakers
Tees
Atlas
Mar
IdewEt Captured Canada and Abroad A Bedford Halifax
Halifax report items about Boer War events and dignitaries. Notes General De Wet captured in Portsmouth England rumor claims, Kritzinger Schoeper and Van Reenan unite, Boer forces advancing toward Orange River via Winterstad. Milner vs crown colony debate in London. Wallert hanged for family murder. Lake Erie navigation opens. Locals commemorate Canadians who died in Africa.
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Portsmouth
England
de Wet
Cape Town
Kritzinger
Schoeper
van Reenan
Orange River
Winterstad
London
Kitchener
Babington
Two Brothers Captured in Murder of Abel Anderson
In Grand Forks, Joseph and Jacob Bassanelli, aged 18 and 28, confessed to killing Abel Anderson in a box car near Merrifield, North Carolina, after a robbery of 800 dollars at Tenatrike Minnesota. They described a struggle with Anderson and the shooting incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Abel Anderson
Merrifield
N. C
Grand Forks
Joseph
Jacob Bassanelli
Joe Ands Anderson
Tenatrike
Minn
Anderson
Jacob
Jos
Mulock Advocates Expanded Government Cable Links
Mr Mulock Canadian postmaster general testified in London before a inter departmental cable committee. He privately supported expanding the state owned system by a government cable between Canada and Great Britain and by acquiring a line from Australia via Singapore and Hong Kong. The Pacific route would connect Canada directly with China and Japan, aiding Orient trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulock
London
Mie
Canada
Great Britain
Australia
Singapore
Hong Kong
China
Japan
Orient
Man sentenced for murder in Peterboro case
Justice Lount jailed Alexander Sharpe for fifteen years after a jury found manslaughter in the February 20 Belmont case. The motive centered on a woman Sharpe had married who had lived with his nephew Wm Hull. Sharpe drove to Hull’s home with a Winchester and shot him dead after attempts to reclaim the woman failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterboro
Ont
Justice Lount
Alexander Sharpe
Wm. Hull
Belmont
Sharpe
Hull
Winchester
Cape Town Raid Skirmishes Near Blaankrants
Cape Town reports Boer raiders in the eastern Cape Colony avoid strong British forces amid near daily clashes. On March 20 Colonel Scovil engaged Commandants Fouche and Malan near Blaankrants, leaving three British dead and four wounded, with four Boers killed and Boer wounded numbers unclear.
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Cape Town
Cape Colony
Scovil
Fouche
Malan
Blaankrants
Fighting reported at Thaba N'Chu as British press advance
From Bloemfontein on March 25 a heavy clash was reported at Thaba N Chu between Fourle com mando of Boora and a strong British force. A local note says Bethune sent 17 prisoners to Thaba N Chu and a larger number, about three hundred, were captured.
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Bloemfontein
Thaba N'Chu
Fourle
Boora
Miner
Smithfield
Bethune
Bert
Cured in a Few Days by Catarrhal Powder
Scranton resident Hon George James reports a 20 year battle with catarrh, constant hawking throat pain and foul breath. He credits Dr Agnew s Catarrhal Powder with instant relief from first dose and eventual cure after several bottles, priced at 50 cents, sold by C A Warren Catarac for Twenty Years.
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George James
Scranton
Agnew
C. A. Warren
Looting the cargo off Cape La Hune
A French barquentine Aquitaine ashore off Cape La Hune Newfoundland 28 miles east of Burgeo with crew escaped and coast folk looting the cargo of wines spirits and general fishery supplies. Customs officials hurry to scene as salvage hopes rise amid attention to the valuable cargo. Mentions other notices and advertisements from Dublin and Tien Tain.
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John’s
Mid
Bayonne
St. Pierre
French Bank
Cape la Hune
Newfoundland
Burgeo
Mulock to testify before empire cable committee
London reports Postmaster General Mulock of Canada met with Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain at the colonial office on Friday afternoon He was invited by Mr Balfour to appear before the inter department committee on the cable system to the empire on Tuesday next He will delay his departure until Wednesday to join the Hymalaya at Marseilles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mulock
Canada
Joseph Chamberlain
Colonial Office
Balfour
Burleigh
Inter-Department
Empire
Marseilles
Pills and remedies crowd old-timers from market
An early advertisement touts Dr Agnow’s Little Liver Pills as a cure for headache bile and irritations at low price. The copy claims better medicine at less than half the cost and urges demand with bold product promises and pricing. The supplier listed is A Warren.
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Pill Benne
Agnow'n
Little Liver Pilla
A. Warren
Another Lind to Winnipeg
St. Paul Minn March 97 Mr J Hall formerly with the Northern Pacific engineering forces operating from Grand Forke is now aiding a route survey from Winnipeg to Bemidji for the line northward. The NP bought the Brainerd and Northern last year and plans an extension north beyond Brainerd. The work has faced swampy country and heavy hauling with horses abandoned where terrain becomes difficult.
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Winnipeg
St. Paul
Minn
J. Hall
Northern Pacific Engineering
Grand Forke
Minnesota
Bemidji
Northern Pacific
Brainerd
Northern
World notes and incidents from March reports
A sweeping string of short items from Washington to Grananda and beyond. Includes a U.S. general order, Bank of England dividend, Australian wheat yield estimate, deaths in Wheeling and Ontario, ship and rail news, a Filipino war report, a Dutch czar note, a Pittsburgh mine strike risk, a Gibraltar cruiser move, a Glasgow derailment, Granada floods, and a Canadian suicide case with unclear context.
Seated With 28 Solar CMS Nomena Mentioned
A fragment references a person named Tomes in a seated with 28 solar CMS context. The note mentions nomena and suggests a technical or clerical topic, but details are unclear.
Elizabeth and Valleyfield Hold Quiet Bond Amid Mine Hardship
After a near fatal fall Elizabeth wanders a remote woodland, is rescued by Valleyfield who carries her to his cabin. As she recovers she learns his refined upbringing and leadership, while they share evenings in the grove and valleys. Elizabeth begins tending the cabin and, amid growing affection, a confrontation arises over a rival miner’s supposed deceit benefiting the mine.
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Elizabeth
Meo
Valleyfield
Anon
Darelo‘s
Giasneil
Jess
New York City
Hid
Valleyfeld
Dom Cily
Ledst
Godfreys
Bisie
Eilzabeth
Eagle Bill
Sara
Sala Valley
Elisabeth
Herby Valleyfeld
Watleyfield
York City
Ieee
Shenaro
Switzerland
Cary
Aiberto
Bilsaful Dells
Ios
Godfreya
Nenaca
Bisio
Vaileyfeld
Mt He
Eileabeth
Eisie
Eissle
Conrath
Blixsbeth
Ming
Fragmented OCR Note Hints At Chronicle Telegraph Text
A casual caller mentions a poem and a verbatim poem submission with confusion over printing. The rough OCR shows phrases about a snake editor, datyoor, and a request for a letter, suggesting a fragmented historical newspaper fragment discussing poetry submission and editorial printing practices.
Dr Chase Liver Pills Compared To Competitors
A historical claim extols Dr Chase liver pills as superior by an alleged medical standard. The fragment references urea production and comparative testing against other products, implying Dr Chase superiority in practical efficacy over rival liver pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
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Emil Segerlin
Devil's Lake
Hill
Idewet
Halifax
Firman Wo Clure
Colehaster
Nova Scotia
Kaffir's Krall
Leeuwfontain
Scheeper
Commons
Alfred Milner
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Robert Reid
Messrs
Merriman and Sauer
Chamberlain
Cape
Broderick
War Office
Cleveland
Lake Erie
A. ¥. Gowen
Kelly's Island
Baden-Powell Constabulary
J. Drent
Canadian General Electric Company
Windsor, Ont
Duncan Stuart
Johannesburg
B Company
Flrat
Royal Canadians
Windsor
Africa
John Cook
Clinton Street
Dublin
Harl Cadogan
Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland
James McKim
Dunnville
C. A. Warrien
Tien Tain
J. J. Stonehouse
London Missionary Society
Washington
Griggs
Poean
Bank of England
Melbourne
Wheeling
W. Va
John T. Sullivan
Wheeling Diocess
St. Joseph's Hospital
New York
Travers Lewis
Ontario
Ottawa
W. F
Ohio
Longshoremen's Union
House of
Philippines
War Department
Newmarket
Eng
Thei
Milwaukee
William Rohlfing & Sona
Pittsburg
Openhearth Furnace
Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead
Hay
Duke D'Arcos
Treasury
Cagayan
Amsterdam
Leyds
Czar
Poer
Eres
Kruger
Bannatyne Street
Gibraltar
United States
Mazagan
Fes
Multan
Glasgow
New Glasgow
Dridge Street
Granada
Spain
Caine
Bright
Gomsecon
Chaee
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