Davenport Woman Accused of Poisoning Husband
Davenport woman Christine Behrens is arrested on murder charges after her husband Claus Behrens died from poisoning. The coroner’s jury found he was poisoned. Christine’s statements are contradictory as she is questioned while her lover Henry Bondt seeks to shift blame to clear himself.
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Davenport
Claus Behrens
Sulienly
Christine
Henry Bondt
Rock Island
Inlinois
Elopes With A Preacher And Des Moines Escape
Mrs. W Ward and Stev. W Parker vanish with Rev Parker from Kiddyville. They left notes, met in Des Moines, traveled to Omaha, and reportedly all three are missing. Parker leaves wife and two children. Ward leaves husband and four children. Also a burglary case: John Dennison hires a tramp, tool theft traced to Livermore, tramp bound over for burglary.
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Bb. W. Ward
Stev
W. Parker
Kiddyville
Tees
The
Baptist Church
DW. Ward
Eddyville
Mr Parker
Rev. Parker
Des Moines
Omaha
Ward
Tragic Farm Accident and Local News Highlights
Reported fatalities include Robert Nichols killed by a runaway reaper near St. Charles while hitching to work. Other items note teachers retiring in Dubuque to make way for graduates, a peddler shot in Beaver, a gas stove explosion injuring a Davenport resident, a missing typewriter agent, a Keokuk cloudburst, a fatal child shooting in Cedar Rapids, a Jefferson suicide, and an Ogden train strike death.
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Robert Nichols
James Nichols
St. Charles
Winterset
Robert
Roberton
Drowned Grinnell Resident Found in Reservoir
An elderly Grinnell resident, H C Burwell, a tailor of thirty years in Grinnell, disappeared Monday and was found Wednesday night in the Central Railroad reservoir. Described as intelligent and entertaining, he knew Chicago traders and board of trade men. Over 70, he had long faced personal and financial strain and ended his life. his wife lives with their son in Lynnville.
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Grinnell
Mills
H.C. Burwell
Central Railroad
Chicago
Colvin
Board of Trade
Tle
Mr. Burwell
Hawkeye House
Ed Mercer
John Brown
Burwell
Lynnville
Gov Drake’s Prolonged Illness Raises Recovery Doubts
Gov. Drake remains laid up after a fall that reopened an old hip wound. The family physician from Centerville has joined the case and expects a lengthy recovery before the limb can be used again.
Medical Convention at Clear Lake Draws Northern Texas Docs
The Austin Flint Medical Association met at Clear Lake with fifty prominent physicians from northern Texas in attendance. The group enjoyed a ride on the new electric car and was banqueted by Mason City hosts.
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Austin Flint Medical Association
Clear Lake
Towa
Mason City
Accident Ends Life During Pleasure Drive
Mr Naliie of Belmond dies in a self inflicted accidental shooting while returning from a pleasure trip to Crystal Lake. He drew his gun from the buggy and it discharged, killing him. The incident occurred during the outing as locals report the tragedy.
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Mr. Naliie
Belmond
Crystal Lake
Miners Strike Pressure Grows Across Coal Regions
Dispatches report spreading strike fear across West Virginia to Mississippi coal districts. Organizers push to recruit miners in Blum Creek Turtle Creek and Phim Creek while De Armitt's men remain at work. Slack coal climbs to 85 cents a ton, with hundreds of tons idle as officials block loading. In Illinois Mascoutah Belleville district, 67 of 78 mines closed amid rising distress and threat of force.
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West Virginia
Mississippi
Panhandle
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Blum Creek
Turtle Creek
Sandy Creek
Phim Creek
de Armitt
Slack
W. S. Simimong
C. Tutte & Co
Ward
Mascoutah, II
Belleville
Rear Admiral Beardslee Eyes Hawaii During Crisis
Rear Admiral Lester A. Beardslee, a seasoned United States naval officer, is named to oversee U S interests in Hawaii amid the annexation crisis. At 61, he has served since 1850, starting as acting midshipman and later sailing with the sloop Plymouth in 1855 for East Indies duty.
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United States Naval
Hawaii
Lester A. Beardslee
United States
United States Navy
Plymouth
East Indies
Shanghai
Merrimac
Nantucket
Charleston Harbor
Beardslee
Saginaw
Lackawanna
Miners Strike Sparks Talks and Rail Union Support
Reports claim strikers are urged to molest workers handling coal mined before the strike. Railroad employes in Pittsburg pledged $2 each to a strike fund after meetings. National Railway Trainmen officials allegedly suggested some actions. Aroostook and other ships figure in postwar service records of a former officer.
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Pittsburg
Railway Trainmen's Union
News of the Strike Across Several States
Reports from Wheeling Pana Steubenville Jefferson City Rock Island Spring Valley and Terre Haute describe miners strikes disruptions in coal regions. Unions vote to withhold work until demands are met while supplies money and aid flow to affected areas.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Glendale Coal Company
Pana
Fairmont
West Virginia
Cau
Iakes
Steubenville
Dillonvale
Long Run
Jefferson City
Missouri
Labor Commissioner’s Office
Rock Island
Coal Valley Mining Company
Ouble
Sherrard
Spring Valley
Chicago
Serre Haute
Ind
Millionaire's Daughter Missing From Boston Area Home
Misa Stevenson, 25, daughter of a Boston millionaire, vanished after leaving her mother’s Brookline residence at 1478 Beacon Street on Monday night April 26, saying she was going out. Police searched areas and neighbors reported nothing and urged anyone with information to come forward.
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Mies Grace Stevenson
Boston
Misa Stevenson
Beacon Street
Brookline
Missing girl case prompts $5,000 reward claim
The fragment notes a girl missing since then with parents separated. Mr Stevenson staying at the Boston hotel rooms, offering $5,000 for her recovery. Police suspect she left home due to family troubles.
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Stevenson
Bogton Hotel
Congress Debates Tariff Report and Treasury Plan
The House adopted the tariff conference report after twelve hours of debate by a 185 to 118 vote. Republicans largely supported the report while Democrats mostly opposed it. The Senate reviewed related measures including a currency reserve fund proposal and actions on sugar and lumber amendments, with further floor battles over printing duties and stamp taxes.
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House
Dingley
Payne
New York
Slayden
Texas
Broussard
Louisiana
Meyor
Davey
Kleberg
Senate
Tillman
Teller
Pettigrew
Havana
Mitchell
United States
Treasury
United States Treasury
Fuall
Jones
Conference
Hobart
Evans
Committee On Ways and Means
Chilton
Arkansas
South Dakota
Aldrich
Tennessee
Thomas B. ‘Turley
Harris
Bute
Turley
Stone
Monetary Commission
H. BH. Hanna
Indianapolis
Allison
Lillman
Omaha
Colorado
Dakota
Nebraska
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John Dennison
Clarion
Dennison
Livermore
Dubuque
Dxretschmer
Beaver
Northwestern
Boone
Fay, Sandars and Childs
Grand Junction
Defor
Tsane Proble
G. I. Mahin
Wyecoll, Seaman & Benedict Company
Mabin
Keokuk
Boulware
Gregory
Frank Clash
Cadar Rapids
George Rogers
Jeferson
W. Ti’. Crawford
Butler House
Jefferson
Joe McBride
Chicago and Northwestern
Ogden
Murdick A. Andress
Lowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Larvard
Sewall
Seymour
Possa
State University
Iowa City
Thomas D. Healy
Fort Dodge
Frank Merriam
Hopkinton
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
I. A. Wilkinson
Austin J. Wright
Hao
Whitebreast Junction
Chariton
Mr. Wright
E. Moorehouse
Massena Tk
O. Z. Moorehouse
Mahaska
Mahaska County
GOAL
Pittaburg District
Shasta
Rear Admiral
Panhandle District
Peers
Grach
Work OF Congress
Washington
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