Suspects 3000 theft. global chase cited by police
Ambiguous report notes a man charged with stealing 3,000 and pursued by police across Paris New York and Chicago with German and Swiss ties. It mentions forged haylog, 1 600 000 marks in securities, and alleged defalcations at a Linden company in Duisburg. Detectives trace finances to a manager linked to loans and charity funds.
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Policie
Paris
Eeaths
New York
Cincinnat
Garhardt
Thosa Land
Hertory
Incomplete Latin American Diplomatic Exchange Fragments
Fragmented OCR recounts a clash of Cuban Venezuelan and Colombian actors with references to President Castro and Liberal Party figures. It notes allegations of invasion plans, cross border coordination, and a figure Uribe Uribera linked to Colombian elements amid uncertain outcomes.
Conger’s Nephew Settlement Noted in Gilbert Warrant Case
A fragmentary item notes a settlement involving Conger’s nephew related to a Gilbert warrant case. Details are sparse, with unreadable surrounding text limiting fuller context about parties, dates, or exact actions taken.
New Orleans Flooded As Hurricanes Approached Coast
The storm from New Orleans intensified through the night with widespread wind and rain along the coast. Much of the rear of New Orleans is under water with two feet in some areas and factories forced to shut down. Scows ferried residents to higher ground as heavy flooding and hardship hit poorer communities. Forecasts warned of a hurricane striking between the Mississippi mouth and Galveston with signals displayed along Louisiana and Texas coasts.
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New Orleans
Cline
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Galveston
Joliet Steel Strikers Back President Shaffer Call
Four lodges of the Amalgamated Association employees at Illinois Steel Company Joliet vote to obey President Shaffer strike order after an all-evening meeting. Mills closed at noon to allow members to attend, threatening the closure of the entire plant and the loss of nearly 8,000 jobs.
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Joliet
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Illinois Steel Company
Tighe
Jones
Davis
Fourth District
Filipinos Capture Key Insurgents Near Batangas Island
Second Lieutenant Grant of the Sixth Cavalry, while scouting near Taal Batangas, captures Col. Martin Cabrera and six insurgents. Other surrendering officers include Col. Panganilad and Capt. Policarpio with men. Gen. Chaffee pleased by Batangas and Mindoro reports.
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Grant
Taal
Batangas Province
Philippine Islands
Aguinaldo
Martin Cabrera
Iis
Cabrera
Oulara Batangas
Batangas
Panganilad
Smith
Twentieth Infantry
Luzas
Malvar
Policarpid
Mualvar
Baldwin
Lient
Mindoro
Chaffee
Mine Foro
Won't Sell Out for 25000. Miss Mattie Boals returns to Wichita
Miss Mattie Boals of Lawton says she declined a 26000 offer for her claim and will not contest Woods. She believes her quarter section will rise in value soon. National Tennis Champions report notes Ward and Davis win doubles title at Newport to claim challenging cup. Astor apologizes through Pall Mall Gazette for mischaracterizations.
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Mattie, Boals
Wichita
Kan
Lawton
Woods
Newport
Holcomb Ward
Dwightavis
Leo Ware
Beal Wright
Ward
Davis
Astor
Mall’ Gazette
William
Waldorf
Landless Montana plans vast 8 million acre sale
Montana land auction to issue 8 000 000 acres across counties as decided by the state board of land commissioners. Land registrar Long to auction or lease lands with a minimum price of 10 dollars per acre. Purchases limited to 100 acres agricultural or 610 acres grazing per bidder.
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Montana
Oklahoma
Eytry County
Long
State Board of Land Commissioners
Courageous Sheriff Foils Lynching at Tuscaloosa Jail
A mob of about fifty men forced entry to the Tuscaloosa jail before daylight to seize Larry Pratt charged with assault on a white girl. Sheriff Kyle, sleeping in the jail, secured a shotgun and warned the mob they must kill him first. The crowd, facing the sheriff’s stand, dispersed without the prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Larry Pratt
Sallis Mice
Sherrif Kyle
Three Additions to Navy Launched at Baltimore
Three new United States navy ships the torpedo boat destroyers Whipple Truxton and Worden were christened and launched Thursday at Maryland Steel Company shipyards Baltimore in ceremonies attended by government officials army and navy officers and prominent civilians. A separate race riot occurred at the Big Rock Ohio colored camp grounds as whites clashed with colored residents. about 100 people fought for nearly 30 minutes before whites fled.
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Baltimore
United States Navy
Maryland Steel Company
Whipple
Truxton
Worden
Army
Navy
Big Rock
Ohio
Parsons
Unexpected Discovery At Oshkosh Home
Plumbers at the late Stillman Stone residence in Oshkosh Wisconsin found a $2000 cache hidden under a doorway step. Half was paper money inside an old wallet, the rest gold in a canvas bag. In other news, Commander Frederick M Wise died of heart disease in Yokohama hospital after a brief illness. He commanded the Monoceasy when it drew fire from Taku forts during the Chinese trouble.
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Stillman Stone
Oshkosh
Wis
F. M. Wise
Navy Department
Yokohama Hospital
Frederick M. Wise
Wise
Taku Forts
Russia Proclaims Czars Suzerainty at Niu Chwang
A Shanghai dispatch reports Russian forces at Niu Chwang declare czarist suzerainty and abrogate Chinese laws. Natives are forbidden to refer disputes to American or British merchants and missionaries for arbitration. all disputes must go to Russia.
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Russia
Shanghai
Niu Chwang
Ruasiana
Trouble at Malta Over Language Grievances Grows
Disorder in Valetta Malta stems from language dispute and other grievances. Last Sunday a union jack was torn to pieces and on Wednesday night the statue of Queen Victoria was badly disfigured by acid. Perpetrators remain unknown.
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Malta
Valetta
Island of Malta
Plecea
Viatoria
Market Quotations From Midwest and St Louis Notes
Market quotations show Chicago Indianapolis and St Louis trading ranges for cattle hogs and sheep with varied pricing. No. 2 red wheat and corn values are listed alongside oats rye butter eggs and potatoes with multiple typographical errors and inconsistent spellings affecting clarity.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Prince
Louis
Murder near Arion shocks rural Iowa. suspect held
A dead man with a fractured skull was found near the Arion area by a freight crew. Bloodstains and a dragged body suggest the crime occurred near the right of way to avoid traces. A Mapleton suspect was arrested on suspicion after bleeding hands were found.
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Arion
Ima
Will Money
Foenca
Mapleton
Ile
Rock Valley man held for forgery of seven thousand dollars
N Greiner a Rock Valley dealer in shops and groceries was arrested on a charge of uttering forged paper. He allegedly passed notes for 4800 and 1090 bearing his father in law Henry Henningfield’s signature and his own. The hardware stock and grocery share stock are controlled by the sheriff at the order of his mother who holds a mortgage. Other forgeries bring the total to about 7000.
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Rock Valley
Pathar
N. Greiner
Greiner
Ilenry Henningfield
Thomas Berry
Cramer
Petroleum Use in Iowa Reveals Oil Inspectors’ Fees
Iowa consumed 663108 barrels of petroleum in the two years ending June 30, 1901. Inspectors reported 770 bad barrels, and 230153 barrels of gasoline rejected for damning. Fees collected totaled 2802.69 with inspectors retaining 21035.74 and 27000.43 for expenses. State treasury gained 28457.28, expenses share 83 percent, and state-fee share 28.50 percent.
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Iowa
Hay
Sheldon Wins First Prize In Drill Of Pythians
In Des Moines next year the grand Knights of Pything will meet, with date to be decided by grand officers. Geo W Eastwood of Monticello elected grand vice chancellor at Cedar Rapids. Permanent location plan rejected. In the drill of the uniform rank brigade Sheldon won first prize, Oskaloosa second, Cherokee third, Ottumwa fourth.
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Pythians
Des Moines
Knights of Pything
Geo. W. Eastwood
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Sheldon
Oskaloosa
Cherokee
Ottamwu
Grant Temple
Myrtle Johnston
Fort Madison
Grand
Mary Winter
Grand Junior
Hortense Barry
Manchester
Muttle Jonson
Knoxville
Carrie G. Hunter
Newton
Sara McQuisteen
Grand Protector
Emma Koippe
Colfax
Grand Guard
Valeria Hammond
Eagle Grova
Supreme Representative
Jennie 13. Weeks
Gathria Center
Marshalltown Deputy Postmaster Missing After Bank Loan Scandal
Marshalltown's deputy postmaster Max Krupskopf remains at large after disappearing amid reports he borrowed 600 dollars from the local bank with a friend's signature for security. A separate attempted loan with a friend involved a questionable translation, and associates were approached in similar fashion. His family is deeply distressed by the disappearance.
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Marshalltown
Max Krupskopf
Bankas
Kruskopf
Txonpuda
Iowa Soldier Dies After Philippine War Service
Dr Beeson of Marshalltown dies at home in Marshalltown last week after contracting malaria and chronic dysentery during service in Luzon. He was captain of Company FB Forty-ninth Iowa Infantry and surgeon in the Philippine conflict, invalided home last December and arrived in March.
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Beeson
Marshalltown
Hacker
Edward Leeson
Forty-ninth
Iowa Lutantry
Ile
Luzon
Des Moines Hosts Iowa Anti-Saloon League Convention
Delegates from Fort Dodge Ames Des Moines Iowa City and other towns plan a Des Moines convention in August to support enforcing the liquor law as the best method to regulate the liquor trade. Leaders emphasize practical temperance workers recognizing challenges in solving liquor questions.
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Des Moines
Down
Trominent
Ithie Organ
Yalion Ava le
Golo
Wart Dodge
Dunshee
Das Moines
Abrams
Iown City
U. S. Williams
Fort, Madigan
Geores
Temperancu
Women Play Baseball in Fort Dodge Exciting Game
Fort Dodge hosted a spirited women’s baseball game between married and unmarried players last Thursday. The crowd watched a fast contest filled with base hits, errors, and lively umpire decisions, ending with the married women’s team winning 14 to 15 after a hard-fought struggle.
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Fort Dodge
Dairymen of Iowa to welcome Secretary Wilson at Dubuque meeting
Iowa dairy convention arrangements are set for Dubuque Navy December 4 with attendees from Minnesota and Wisconsin invited. Speakers include Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Professor Kennedy and Professor Curtiss of the University of Illinois and Iowa State College. An extensive dairy products exhibit and dairy machinery show will accompany the convention.
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Wilson
Dubuque
Dubuque Navy
Maois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Department of Animal Husbandry
University of Illinoia
GC. B. Curtiss
Thea Experiment Alation
Towa State Agricultural College
Station Agent's Panic After Narrow Collision Near Otho Fort Dodge
James Greene, stallion agent at Otho on the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway, ordered a gravel train to meet a fast northbound freight. Realizing a collision was certain, he suffered a mental breakdown and became violently insane, saved from self harm by bystanders. Trains collided on a heavy grade. the crew escaped injury though engines were badly damaged.
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Otho Leta
James Greene
Otho
Minneapolis and
St. Louisa
Fort Dodge
Ibis
Clever bill raiser caught in Cedar Rapids theft
A man used a paint brush, two boxes of prints and chemicals to raise cash, forging notes and passing counterfeit bills. He was arrested with $337 in good bills and an equal amount in bogus bills, having altered values from $1 to $0 to evade detection. Meanwhile, J A Riapall, a riveter, fell 35 feet from a courthouse scaffold but survived with injuries. Mooney of Council Bluffs was bound over on forged-check charges after arraignment. A hailstorm east of Akron damaged fodder. corn prospects improve. J C Porter’s family in Webster City poisoned by cabbage sprayed with Paris green, risking deaths. Lightning destroyed the Pioneer Agricultural Society exhibition building in Sibley, with losses around $1,200, and Meader’s home was damaged.
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Frank Varish
Ula
Cedar Rapids
Abo
J. C. Porter
Webster City
Porter
Postoffice Inspector Uncovers ~1000 Missing in Deputy’s Accounts
Inspector Katolam discovers a nearly $1,000 shortage in the accounts of Deputy Postmaster Stak Kruskop. Marshal Kaway Av United States marshal seeks the deputy but cannot locate him.
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Postofice
Katolam
Stak Kruskop
Marshal Kaway
United ‘States
LeMars Creamery Trial Noted in Local Report
A fragmentary local item references Oncomery and Burns at LeMars, noting Pho LeMars creamery was implicated in a prior incident. Details are unclear, but the report points to a fre id iote being involved in the events surrounding the plant.
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Burns
LeMars
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