Bluebeard Hoch Suspected in Poison Murders Links
Chicago police pursue Johann Hoch dubbed bluebeard after reports he married at least thirteen women across states and six wives died by poison. An employee named Frick says Hoch once used aliases, with a sister and others connected to several death cases. Relatives of Hoch’s alleged victims seek identification and recovery of missing funds.
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Johann Hoch
Chicago
John “Frick
Nickel Pinter Railroad
Frick
William Schultz
Hoch
Albert Musehburg
Cat Argos
Ind
Schultz
Bettie
Prick
Jo “Hl Schwartzman
Milwaukee
Hushal
Shippy
Marie Welker Hoch
Nigel
Polmer
Holwex
Milwauthes
Avenue
Diamond Thief Andrew Yates Identified in Chicago
Police in Chicago confirm Andrew Yates, alias Jack Will, a wanted diamond thief. He confessed to posing as Guydel Sager and worked as a hotel bellman before his arrest. He faces expedited trial and potential return to California for charges.
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California
Chicago
Sao Ou
Jack Will
Init
Andrew Yates
Foltz
Yates
Hou Frenciaen
Tan Amd
Guydel Sager
Hochester
Ran Prauchico Ant
Lashex
Cheriber
Wisconsin Legislature Votes Separately for U.S. Senator
Gov La Follette and his rival La Follette attended Wisconsin's legislative session as members voted separately for the United States senator. The near-sweep drew national attention as La Follette was seen as representing reform against corporate interests. Robert M. Follette was born in 1855 in Dane County Wisconsin.
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Deghme
United States
Madison
Wie
Wisconsin
Ing
Lee Follette
la Folletta
Fang Hin
Tobert
Folletten
Jon H Mitchell
Federal Government of
Public Lands
Oreegon
Warhington County
Pennsylvania
Sehboy
Joe Califordia
Oregon
Mitchell
United States Senate
Ther
Oregon House
TPL
George W. McBride
Edison Under Knife in Dangerous Ear Abscess Operation
Edison at his home near Orange New Zealand underwent a risky trephination for a mastoid abscess near the ear. The deaf inventor, aged around 80, remained awake at times and is reportedly recovering rapidly after the operation. Gems from Pasadena, California, were returned to their owner the preceding Saturday.
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Jie
Orange
N. Z
Ois
Edison
al An
Tevisay
WS. Edey
Pasadena
Cal
Dative Freeman
Pasade Cat
Agistin
Lion
Uprising in Russia Sparks Moscow Labor Sitdown Wave
Reports from St Petersburg show factories in Moscow closing as workers press for shutdowns. Strikes threaten railroads and urban centers, with warnings of bloodshed and a possible general nationwide stoppage affecting the liberal movement and Russia’s wartime stance.
Father’s awful crime shocks small Kansas town
A farmer near McPherson Kansas killed his ten year old son and six year old daughter, burned the barn and body, then smothered his wife and disposed of the bodies at a neighbor’s field before fleeing. He was to appear in court Monday as authorities pursued him for alleged brutal treatment of his wife and children.
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Chas
Lushern
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Kas
Young
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Loxsborn
Loxhorn
Ater
Bienolf
Fae
Nila
Sioux City
Chas. Mercat
Rose Baumbsiduer
Metcalf
Will Not Strike The Pennsylvania Trainmen Resolve Deadlock
In Philadelphia a conference between General Manager Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Air Lines and Grand Master Morrissey with the Brotherhood board resolved the dispute. The threatened 7200 member strike over brakemen’s action was amicably settled.
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Ren
Reign of terror grips St Petersburg amid street battles
Reports describe a martial law atmosphere in St Petersburg as strikers rise in open insurrection. Troops bivouac on Nevsky Prospect while barricades go up in Vasilostroy and industrial districts. Estimates of killed and wounded range from 500 to 5,000 as workers and families flee chaos. The empress dowager seeks safety at Tsarkoe Selo as Emperor Nicholas faces the crisis.
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Americans killed by Indians near La Colorado Mexico
Four Americans and one Mexican were killed when ambushed by Yaqui near La Colorado state of Sonora Mexico on Thursday afternoon. The party from Nogales includes Dr B C Cay Coleaga Jolu K Mackenzie Merrill A Cali Toleds and Jink J Brubinger. A Chicago man I G Miller and a Malet C resident A W Tolerton were injured. a Mexican driver was also killed. The attackers fled toward Cobachl then La Colorado. bodies to be returned to Nogales.
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Chicago
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Head on Collision Involving Four Trains At Shawyrs
A double head collision on the Louisville and Nashville line near Shawyrs caused the death of four railroad men and left six others injured. The southbound and northbound freight trains, each double headed, met on a tight curved stretch near Fairnes with engines wrecked and crews buried under debris. (Note: OCR text is garbled. key details preserved as readable.)
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Louisville Snd Nashville Railroad
Shawyrs
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Minilay
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Wheeler
Fhairnes
Market Tone Weak As Echoes Of St Petersburg Outbreak
A New York dispatch reports Bleck market movement hurt Monday by Sunday’s St Petersburg outbreak. Early tone remained weak with little organized price support, but recoveries showed later as London and continental markets regained a firmer mood. Catholic leaders and bishops referenced in Thiksinsoy notes stir reaction amid war concerns in Toland. the pope expresses distress over the news.
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Toland
City Baategod by Smalinen and Rising Ills Hit Tings
Eight new smallpox cases emerge in Tings Ment and neighboring areas with recent deaths. FireParalyses Terre Wante triggers warning after a plant accident at Perre Tlante. A preliminary trial begins for Frank Tey and WI Birawnizes in a separate case. Ohio cashier suicide linked to banking stress looms in Columbus.
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Palier
Togenman
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Balint
Eisewhere
Polk County Mines Under Scrutiny After Fatal Coal Fall
Coroner jury probes coal mine safety in Polk County after Samuel Taylor dies in a West Riverside shaft collapse. Workers allege unsafe roofs and neglected inspections by the state board of mine inspectors, claiming several pits lack proper supports and braces.
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Polk County
Miners Bay
Samuel “Taylor
West Riverside
State Board of Mine
Tay
Foss Jones
Beck
Polk
State Board of
Storm Lake Editor Shoots Former County Attorney
Sensational Buena Vista County incident reports A. A. Smith editor of the Vidette in Storm Lake fired at H. Schultz former Buena Vista County attorney in Schultz's office. Three bullets hit Schultz while he stood at his desk and a fourth shot struck a window frame. Schultz survived and the shooter expressed remorse yet claimed prior threats to others.
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Heney F. Schultz
A. A. Smith
Buena Vista
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Schultz
Buena Viste County
Eaith
Rechultz
Hinith
Bank cashier held after $6000 embezzlement claim
Carl X Spencer, cashier at a Des Moines bank, was arrested after allegedly embezzling £6000 from Bath's foods. He had warned officers of large financial strains two months earlier and was fired. Police feared his flight as relatives offered no aid and bank officials urged arrest.
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Carl X. Spenter
Ant Candler
Dea Moines National
Frank
Bath
Spencer
Dea Moines Cieties
Important Rulings on Insurance by State Officers
The state auditor and attorney general issued two rulings. First, individual associations and partnerships operating insurance businesses must comply with insurance laws and that corporations engaged in such business are subject to regulation. Second, life stock cannot be insured against sickness or death in town but may be insured against accident.
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Atate
J. Phat
Prisoner hangs himself after alleged family mistreatment
William Cooper 6, arrested at Lehigh on a family mistreatment charge involving his 11 year old daughter, was found hanged by a scarf by Constable on Monday morning near the Fort Dodge fair. He had confessed guilt and waived trial. Separately, Bishop of Bronx Che agreed to penitentiary terms for enticing a 14 year old Sadie De Wolff for vice. Frank Morris, jailed in Webster City, faces court actions for ongoing offenses.
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Lehigh
I Qer
Fort Dodsa
Cooper
Figz Pardiehy
Bishop
Bronx Che
Sadie de Wolff
New Masonic Fompic Inihierlie Psd Notable
Fragmentary notice notes a new Masonic event in the ihierlie Psd with an inclined path toward Marshanr ik completed Lefure nest win. Details are unclear but the juxtaposed terms imply a local fraternal gathering and potential ceremonial progression amid uncertain dates.
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Ihierlie
Marshanr Ik
Waverly Special Woman in Jail Over Adultery Case
Meta ailing from eastern county is jailed charged with adultery and longing to be sent to the penitentiary. The co respondent Calling also jailed awaiting trial. Mr and Mrs Cass long married, rekindled old flames, leading to arrest and grand jury indictment for adultery.
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Siysi
Meta
Sumoer
Jai
Calling
Whiting
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Collins
Dubuque Police Stymied by Time In Murder Case
Dubuque police report mounting difficulty tracing the murder victim found in a cellar at Casmade Jone. Authorities fear the crime scene details have faded with time and suspect the perpetrator acted with secrecy, hampering progress.
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Jofant
Dubuque
Fraud in Postoffice Leads to Arrest of Beery Alten
Federal grand jury in Des Moines indicts Henry Allen alias Beery Alten, a Methodist preacher, for defrauding the post office of large sums. Beery Alten, former postmaster at Wablap, was arrested and will be taken to the federal court in Council Bluffs for trial.
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Mineo
Pantap
Henry Allen
Be. A. Alien
Federal
Des Moines
Epurch
Enboty
Wablap
Feix
Tce Department
Colorada
Yong Man
Bratfair
Stole Wife's Heart Case Ends With $10000 Award
In Cheroken County a jury ruled in Samael C. Flinders v Asa C. Bailey, awarding $10,000 to Samuel C. Pine dor for alienation of his wife's affections. The defendant's attorney will not seek a new trial, and the matter may go to the supreme court if appealed. Other local items: Sheriff Walpeken refuses jail order enforcement, planning for tobacco and card ban persists. a banquet honors President William Jefferson. accidents and domestic disputes feature briefly, including Mrs. Augustus Wiewas injured in a potato incident and Mrs. Leon Munday facing divorce charges.
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Asa Bailey
Mae Flinders
Samael C. Flinders
Aca
Tinsley
Cheroken
Asa C. Bailey
Samuel C. Pine
Supreme Coatrt
CG. Walpekesn
Woodbury County
Board of Supervisors
Pension Commissioner Nominee Vespasian Warner Highlighted
Congressman Vespasian Warner, born April 23 1842 in Mount Pleasant Illinois, rose from Civil War service to Harvard Law grad and long term legislator since the Fifty fourth Congress. The piece notes his popularity with veterans and enduring acclaim across the nation.
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Pasias Wake
Harvard
Law
Clinton, DL
Mount Pleasant
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