Ragged spree ends in murder and arson at secretive prison break
A chaotic escape attempt at Jeffer Mo prison leads to the deaths of two officials and the wounding of a third before criminals are recaptured after a street chase. In a separate report Jones shoots and kills Harry Britton, then dies by suicide. another incident covers a geologist's murder coverup and a pension grant for a Civil War veteran. An investigation ties multiple crimes to Jones and a wider spree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffer Mo
Selle Ramsey
South St. Paul
Henry Morgenstein
Thomas Jefferson Scott
Belsena
William H. Jones
Harry Britton
Frank Britton
Nyack
Baptist Red
Jones
Jessie On
Wmissioner Wiarner
Iow
Kzabeth Government Hospital
Washington
Dillon Wallace
New Labrador
Wallace
Alonzo G. Wallace
Trade reviews show continued gains and strong prices
Weekly trade reviews report encouraging conditions with production at high volumes and prices strong. The item notes several tragedies and events including drownings in Thomastown and a fatal school injury in Salem, plus a new theater project for Sarah Bernhardt in New York and scientific claims from Prof. Loeb on the origin of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomastown
Conn
Edward Lundrigan
Edward Carney
Bobo Schneider
Arthur W. Foote
Phillips Framilar School
Salem
Mass
Foote
New York
Sarah Bernhardt
Prof. Loeb
University of California
Mount Athos
Austria
Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty
Abraham Linecoln
Lincoln
Hingis
Linin
Albion
Ind
Balti
Strikers Appeal to Troops to Join Russian Revolt
A workers group in St Petersburg issues an appeal to soldiers and sailors to join the Kronstadt liberty effort. They urge opposition to courts martial and executions, calling for solidarity with the people and a free government.
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Bis Sea
Kronstadt
Nude Lodgers Die in Glasgow Fire Tragedy
A Glasgow municipal lodging house fire killed 39 men and left 32 others severely burned. The 330 occupants, mostly laborers, fled naked from the blaze after flames began on the fourth floor around 6 am. Firemen faced crowded passages as survivors rushed to exits, many without clothes, while authorities arranged clothing and meals for the naked march to the police station. Identification will be difficult due to the lack of clothing and migratory lifestyles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Notable Figures and Places in Brief News Snippets
A mosaic of short items mentions Aras Jotables Sig Caruso as a gifted artist, Sir Walter Scott’s estate hosted by 7 000 visitors, Dr George Reicke Berlin mayor as poet and jurist, a Jeanne d Arc memorial tablet planned for Chateau d Hau, Paul Bourgets Paris home as a literary rallying point, a young Persian general linked to the Shah, Romaine Daurignac in prison writing a novel, Sir Mortimer Durand in Berkshire hills, and the Duke of Argyl expanding to nonsense verse with a new book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig. Caruso
Walter Scott
Abbotsford
George Reicke
Berlin
Chateau d’Hau
Jeanne d’Arc
Paul Bourget
Paris
Rue ‘Barbet-de-Jony
Romaine Daurignac
Mme. Humbert
Mortimer Durand
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
Duke of Argyl
Edward
United States
100 Perish At Sea In Snowstorm Off St Malo
A British cross channel steamer Hilda of the Southwestern Railway line wrecked near St Malo France during a fog and blizzard. About 100 passengers and crew drowned with only six survivors reported. The vessel, bound Southampton to St Malo, struck rocks near Jardin lighthouse in a heavy snowstorm. The Ada rescued some in an open boat. Survivors include a mix of French locals and English passengers. The disaster prompted inquiries into route and weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda
Southwestern Railway Company
St. Malo
France
Ada
Southwestern
Southampton
English Channel
Jardin Lighthouse
St. Servan
Crown of Norway Offered to Prince Charles by Norwegian Deputies
A Norwegian deputation formally tendered Norway's throne to Prince Charles of Denmark and it was accepted by King Christian on behalf of his grandson. The ceremony lasted about twenty minutes and recalled 1853 Greece succession events. In Tioga County New York a mother of ten lamented her worn cradle and received ten dollars for a replacement.
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O’brien
Berner
Prince Charles
Norway
Christian
Denmark
Sas
Greece
Prince George
Tioga County
New York
Wreck of Hilda off St Malo Claims Many Lives
Sunday morning misjudged tide and bad weather caused the Hilda wreck three miles off St Malo. Thirteen bodies washed ashore at St Cast, seven wearing life belts stranded nearby, while cattle and wreckage litter the coast. Two boats were launched. Ada rescued one, the other found empty. Most passengers were French farmers with gold from harvest sales. others were English families bound for Dinard. The vessel lies on the beach showing only the main mast and forecastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
St. Cast
St. Malo
France
Dinard
War Department estimates 16 million for Panama canal
The War Department has sent a 16 million dollar estimate to the Treasury for Panama canal work through June 30, 1907. An emergency appropriation will be sought as Congress convenes to avoid work ceasing. The proposal to issue bonds is not included in this estimate.
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War Department
Congress
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
Norwegian King and Queen Receive Grand Welcome
A royal ceremony ends with a royal salute as King Haakon VII and Queen Maud bless their grandchildren. An immense crowd gathers at the palace to greet the royal couple who depart in a gilded state chariot amid a hearty reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haakon VII
Maud
Norway
War talk and wild wit blur inHP reading of Russia and politics
A collage of quips about Russia Britain and the United States notes on Turkey Japan and Pennsylvania politics. It jokes about the Czar’s ancestors a deer season and Mrs. Warren’s Profession while musing on Dewey Togo and Admiral’s talk and a postwar Russia Japan tally of prisoners.
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Constantine Petrovitch
New York
Mrs. Warren
Philadelphia
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Togo
Russia
General Sherman
King Oscar
Norway
Chauncey Depew
Pennsylvania
Japan
What a union of opposites in a rich heiress tale
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a pairing of beauty and poverty as a wealthy, kind heiress contemplates marriage to a handsome but poor man. The excerpt contrasts social classes and hints at a dramatic union. The broader text then shifts to medical ad copy praising Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand
Cleveland Plain Dealer
An Early Reformer
A sharp quote from Washington Star noting Diogenes seeking an honest man ends with a wry remark that finding one would spoil the joke. The line frames a satire on candor and virtue in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Washington
Star
Pinkham's Advice Helps Women in Hospital Tale
A hospital focus shows most patients are women awaiting or recovering from operations due to neglect of womb health. Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is cited as giving hope through a testimonial from Miss Luella Adams of Seattle, claiming tumor disappearance without surgery and urging women to try the remedy.
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Luella Adams
Colonnade Hotel
Seattle
Wash
Pinkham
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C. Zipprich
John GC. Zipprich
Pany
Magney
Sport
C. J. Zipprich
Aras
London
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Palace of Whitehall
Charles II
Idaho
Fraser
Martha J. Lee
Dodd
Prince Charles and Family
Theodore
Denver Post
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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