Two Detectives and Suspect Killed in Gruesome Shootout
In Graettinger Iowa, a violent raid left two St Louis detectives dead and another wounded after a heavy caliber revolver opened fire at a Vine Street home. Suspects Rose Blair and Dwyer were captured. Boyle and Vaughn aided the escape attempt before being subdued. The siege followed a lengthy stakeout over alleged treachery tied to a Centralia, Alabama case weeks earlier as officers pursued suspects linked to a robbery.
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St. Louis
Adats
Lee Killian
John J. Shea
Wyer
al Rose
James McClueky
C. Blair
Harry Y1
Honee
Vine Street
Centralia
Pine Street
Shea
McClunky
Boyle
Rose
Hive
Dwyer
Hheir
Severt
Vaughn
Aml Jasist Rose
Blair
Tames
McClusky
Prisoner Given Life Term In Nebraska Case
Steve Whittecar was found guilty of outraging a minor daughter in Kota City Nebraska. The jury returned a verdict after deliberations lasting into Thursday night. The sentence, described as severe, will involve a lengthy term with possible adjustments by the court.
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Steve Whittecar
Kota City
Neb
Georgia Whitteer
Whittecar
O'deloek
Niet
Sruing
Ty Brock Bark
Butcher Steers
Trade marks act prospects stir Shanghai merchants
Reading through the text, the piece reports on the legality and delays surrounding a proposed trade marks registration act affecting Chinese and foreign merchants in Shanghai. It notes opinions from British and American sources, concerns about practical enforcement, and potential postponement or reconstruction of the measure. It mentions officials and ministers in Britain, the United States, and Germany assessing the plan.
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Aris
Hart Thyvelay
Py of
Japan
Shanghai
Coesia
Great Brittht
United States
Mensura
Witiel
Car Ting
Woman in high heels dies after stair fall in New York
Mrs Etim La Lasse tripped on a stair in East Fifty fourth Street and died instantly. Her companion Mrs Ganver suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. police say the other woman may die. A separate report notes Adam Engelart, veteran of the Franco Prussian war, shot himself in New York amid grief over his son’s death and exile from Germany.
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Etim la Lasse
Baluer Rate
East Fifty-fonrth Street
New York
Germany
Hisson
Adam Engelart
Bandits Fire On Soldiers In Mexico City Clash
In Mexico City a group of three desperadoes opened fire on soldiers after attacking Vicento Godines in Santa Julia. Three bandits were killed and eleven soldiers wounded, with Godines and a servant wounded in the exchange.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Lega
Federal
Chodendere
Lauriano Wrins
Santa Inlia
Nestor Flores
Bandjpy Sol- Weo
Namie
Phe
Fores
Rodrigo Saledo
Pedro Herrera
Vicentu Godines
Santa Julia
Prins
Wrias
Godines
Abandons Dying Boy After Accidental Wounding
A 16 year old Leweley is jailed over the death of Arthur Burwash aged about 16. One companion allegedly fired the shot then fled terrified carrying the wounded youth to a swamp and abandoning him beneath leaves. The shooter denied knowledge of the missing boy’s whereabouts until the groans were heard. James Carley 21 a draftsman of East Pittsburgh Pa saved his sweetheart when a Baltimore and Ohio switch engine struck her. He seized her and was killed by the train. A coroner’s verdict faulted school authorities for neglect at a Cincinnati Plain-sant Ridge disaster claiming repairs were not made. The Labrador mail steamer Virginia Lake is safe after a hurricane. Mississippi planters hire Mexican families to replace Negro laborers as a measure to reduce Black workers.
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Aad
Detroit Free Press
Loomtis
Michigan
Leweley
Arthur Burwash
Wiut
Lin
Ind
Garena Brentheart
James Carley
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric Company
Miss Watters
Baltimore and Ohio
Carley
No Bail For Nan Patterson in Murder Trial Next Month
Nan Patterson will not receive bail for the murder charge in the Caesar Young case and is slated for trial in November as District Attorney Jerome agrees to push the case at the earliest opportunity. Her father, J B Patterson, sought bail of 2000 but was told the case would be brought to trial soon.
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Martoresa Win
Nan Patterson
Tombs
New York
Caesar Young
Wmf
Distriet
Jerome
J. B. Paterson
Mer. Jerome
Drunken duel ends in farmer’s murder near Clarinda
In Clarinda county, Middaugh a young farmer, is killed by Finn Whitney from a prominent family after a dispute outside the city hall. The confrontation escalates as both men are searched for weapons. Middaugh allegedly strikes Whitney, five blows follow, Middaugh dies from a neck wound and Whitney stabs him again with a pen knife severing the jugular vein. Whitney is described as tall and single. Middaugh’s father is wealthy with two children.
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Pont
Chariog Middaugh
Kim Whitney
Clarinda
Duge Jar ¥Etu
Severud
Erick Charied Afiddingh
Finn Whitney
Chuvinda
Ghem
Middaugh
Whitney
Highithioge
Figuor
Page County
Passenger on Great Western train tries to leap from car
On a Chicago to San Francisco run a man named John McLidn and his mother from Bedford, Mass, caused alarm aboard the Chicago Great Western train near Orlwein as he shouted and attempted to force the rail. Passengers and several riders restrained him until officers arrived from Trampton.
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Great Western
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
John McLidn
Bedford
Mass
San Francisco
Orlwein
Pettiie
Trampten
Bite
Whitecaps in Iowa Target Clarke County Resident
A Clarke County resident in Chariton Iowa received a threatening letter from a group calling itself the White Cops or Whitecaps. The note demanded coercive action and was delivered in a dirty white envelope bearing the address Trom HOWAPE VS Holden, Chariton Iowa. George Holden reported the incident to U S authorities who are investigating with aid from an unknown messenger.
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Clarke County
Leturn
White Cops
Clark County
Halden
George Holden
Iowa
Trom Howape
Holden
Chariton
Whitecaps
United States
Accidentally Shot Man Near Missouri Valley Railway
A man named Jake Lenbowitz, about 25, described as Russian, was shot on a western Missouri Valley railroad track and likely fatally wounded. Police believe the shooting was accidental as gate men were firing at a mark near the scene. a fuller investigation is underway.
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Jake Lenbowitz
Missouri Valley
Jake Leabowitz
Lenkowitz
Milwaukee
Tragic Tram Collision Injures Iowa Worker in Ot Luna
An Iowa Telephone Company employee, Joe Doyle, was struck by a Burlington passenger train while stepping aside from a switch engine in Ot Luna. He suffered severe injuries including loss of both feet, a fractured skull, bruised shoulder, severed right hand, and multiple broken ribs, yet remains alive. He was laying conduit for underground telephone lines beneath railroad racks.
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Thuy
Joe Doyle
Iowa Telephone Company
Ot- Luna
Burlington
GOW WRECKS A TRAIN AND OTHER DISTURBANCES
A freight wreck east of Galt, Weght County, sent eleven cars into a ditch after a cow blocked a Rock Island freight. The head brakeman was slightly injured and traffic halted for hours. Ernest Woosley, 6, was wounded in the groin by a 22 caliber bullet near Creston. Des Moines attorney Or. Patrick dies after surgery. M Beuthien, bank president, jailed for embezzlement. his son at large. Cedar Falls man Charles Burns faces murder trial. verdict returned in February 1904.
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Rock Island
Galt
Weght County
Ernest Woosley
Geo. Woosley
Creston
M. Beuthien
New Liberty Lavings Bank
Arnold Beuthier
Charles Burne
Poynt Gatitze
Charles Burns
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Bartlett Stone
Burng
Blackbirds Ravage the Corn Across Telos County
Charles Taarinbee reports a Kongoth County survey finds that flocks of blackbirds have devastated thousands of acres of corn in Telos County. As cold weather drives birds south, early-season losses near twenty acres were noted, with Laurie examining fields showing widespread damage across the area.
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Kongoth
Charles Taarinbee
Mar
Laurie
Mure
Vicariou s Examination in Dre Warren Case
Des Moines dispatch reports Dr. Ash Warren, a 60 year old physician formerly in Shenandoah and later in Chicago, accused by the State Medical Examining Board of hiring a substitute to take examinations under his name to obtain a medical certificate. Accusation centers on fraudulent credentials and attempted registration. board action pending as Warren planned to move to Colorado to practice.
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Dre & UW. Warenn
Chicago
Des Moines
Ash Warren
Shenandoah
Deaind
Dr. Warren
Chenac
Warren
Colorado
Head Cut Open By Hatchet In Unusual Accident
A young boy named Charley Leonard suffered a severe head injury when a hatchet handle broke free and struck him while a companion chopped vines from a tree. The axe wound exposed brain tissue, yet he walked home and is expected to recover with medical care.
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Charley Leonard
Singulay
Fame
Fiews
Four Days Under Drugs in Wartime Des Moinda Min
A fragmentary report describes a man named Carr affected by a powerful drug during a war between Hershey Junction and Ottuntown. He recalls drinking with a driver who refused to talk, then awoke disoriented as his wagon pulled away. He mentions money and clothing details amid the confusion.
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Des Muinda
Deird
Sone Powerul
Foxeph Carr
Dex Moss
Wolka Ip
Hrevey Junction
Ottuntown
Carr
Wil
Tim
Ine
One Hundred Years Ago A Turbulent Year Opens
A garbled report recalls a vast Cuban immigrant arrival in Greenaburg and a French national aid that shaped the year. It notes a new Benent society and a republic’s peril, plus a New London industry surge. Spanish tensions and seized cargos worth three million dollars are mentioned.
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Poy
The
Republic
New Lan Jon
Conn
Trenence Elips
Fragmented 75 Year Retrospective Across Regions and Events
Seventy five years ago references span Algbeinn and Arkun lands to British steamer voyages and naval moves in Latin America. Fifty years ago mentions Sevastopol events and US political shifts. Twenty years ago notes Ohio elections, a Fort Wayne train accident, and Moscow fire losses, all captured as a broad retrospective of distant incidents.
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Arkunany
Ee Charles Lon
Ohio
PA. Hurten
Grosse
Wla
Nathaniel Mitchell
Mitchel
Cruz
Cerin
Moscow
Rurski
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