Holmes Chicago house unearthed clues link to Minnie Williams
Detectives uncover bloodstained garments and clothing fragments beneath the Holmes Building basement in Englewood. A shirt, vest, and underwear remnants bearing initials or blood hints are found near bones and a burning shoe sole. Investigators plan further excavation to test a Minnie Williams murder theory.
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Chicago
Holmes
Englewood
Minnie Williams
Orion
Fitzpatrick
Seventeen Indians Slain in Wyoming Bannock Clash
Wyoming settlers wipe out a Bannock camp near Market Lake Idaho. Jackson’s Hole held captive Indians tried to escape and all were killed save one captive. Camp contained 188 elk skins and growing fears of attacks persist.
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Market Lake
Idaho
Leff Jackson
Jackson's Hole
Cauon
Hits
Janksonta
Idaka
Jacksons Vale
Hohaok River
Carmen
Plan to boycott national bank notes warned by official
Deputy comptroller C P Tucker argues a boycott would hurt labor by shrinking currency by 11000000 but deny that banks would suffer as notes would be redeemed at the treasury for legal tender. He notes 213 million in national bank notes remain in circulation versus 950 million other money outstanding.
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C. P. Tucker
United States Treasury
Two Italian steamers collide off Genoa trapping many
Off Isse del Pint at the Gulf of Genoa entrance the Ortegia and Maria P collided. The Maria P sank in three minutes with 144 passengers and crew lost. 17 on board the Ortegia survived. Captain Ferrara of the Maria P and Second Officer D Angelo died. An eight year old survivor was the lone member of a seven member family. An inquiry will be opened.
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la Plata
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Jga
Armories Arrive at St Fender Amid Eviction Fears
A shipment of arms arrived at St Fender causing townwide tension as locals vow to defend settlers against evictions. Reports say 20 guns 158 Winchester rifles 50 Marlin guns and 10 000 rounds were moved to a hardware store and forts are ready to mobilize with 150 volunteers prepared to act.
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Hook
James Trackbird
Arma
Eam
Brussels session erupts in clashes over atheism slur
In the Brussels chamber, Premier Burlet framed a protest against atheism during debate on the education bill. Socialist retaliation and bench insults led to near-violent exchanges and a hastily adjourned session.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Burlet
Trade Not Fifty Lively Says Mid-Summer Dullness
New York special notes mid-summer dullness across markets. Wheat and cotton prices ease while demand falls. wages rise and strikes grow. Western wheat receipts lag last year, exports to date are down. iron orders rise, wool up, cotton mills show strong business but wage shifts and notable strikes loom. Failures rise in the US.
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New York
R. G Dun & Cos
London
United States
Canada
Formosa Republic Declared Short-Lived Says Denby Dispatch
Washington reports from Minister Denby in Pekin dated June 48 describe Formosa declaring independence and proclaiming a republic. The note notes Japanese forces near Tarpeifu and reports Tang’s May 11 inauguration and cabinet emigration. Denby questions local support for independence and cites foreign talks on recognition.
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State Department
Denby
Pekin
Formosa
Tarpetfu
Eix-Gov
Tang
Denby Saia
China
Formées
Spanish General Campos Wounded After Cuban Battle
Reports from Havana via the steamer Stagcotte claim Capt. Gen. Camposani was severely wounded in the Bayano action where Gen. Santociledes died. Sensational rumors say Spain suffered heavy losses with up to 1,000 killed while insurgents counted about 250. A special car conveyed the wounded to the Havana palace under guard.
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Kay West
Fla
Saga
Gohan
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Stagcotte
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Dozely
Tiavana
Vavana
Camposani
Bayaino
Santociledes
Two men hanged in Greensburg for murder and murder for money
John Goode aged 25 and William Freeman aged 2, both coke workers, were hanged in Greensburg for killing Max Slaughter and for killing a mistress who refused him money. Freeman was executed for the crime of murder.
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Greensburg
John Goode
William Freeman
Goode
Max Slaughter
Freeman
Weekly Bank Statement and Santa Barbara Shipping News
Weekly Bank Statement shows reserve up 5 086 000 loans down 4 165 000 specie up 14 000 legal tenders up 16 008 000 deposits up 480 banks excess over legal requirements 23 491 000. The sloop restless reported lost with a Santa Barbara party on board but all were landed safely after a storm details note.
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New York
Santa Barbara
Cal
Restless
Viava Viadez
Jury Convicts in Cristelo Murder Case
The jury returns a guilty verdict for murder in the Cristelo case. Brothers Nicholas and Archangel Cristello killed Ben Nennetti and his wife, with the charged motive tied to local revolutionary tensions in the region. The Porte calls on powers to press Bulgaria to suppress Macedonian revolutionary groups in Sofia and beyond.
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Aling
Cristelo
Nicholas
Archangel Cristello
Ben Nennetti
March
Iastia
Porte
Constantinople
Heg
Sota Anal
Prominent Marshalltown Official Arrested for Embezzlement
Geo. W. Weeks, a leading Marshalltown abstractor and insurance agent, was arrested on embezzlement charges. W. E. Green of Liscomb alleges Weeks borrowed 1300 from a mutual insurance company, secured by a mortgage, then diverted the funds. John Brown contests a similar claim involving 2400.
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Geo
We Weeks
Marshalltown
Io Church
W. E. Green
Laurier
Liscomb
John Brown
Weeks
Court House
Green
Mr. Weeks
Mrr. Brown
Executive council to publish code commission report in standard form
The executive council decided to publish two thousand copies of the code commission report in the regular bill form to allow notes and amendments. Five hundred copies will be issued as bills for legislative use, while one thousand will be bound as a book for lawyers and interested parties.
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Executive Council
Code Commission
Rxport
Bank Cashier Davis Vanishes After Bank Trouble
Davis, cashier at a private bank in Peru, disappears with about 10000 in cash and tied to a bank failure. He was last seen in Des Moines two days after July 6 and has not been heard from since. The bank, believed to be under receivership, held about 15000 in assets with Des Moines deposits at risk.
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Ida Gebhart
Weat
Indianapolia
Gane
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Mast Peru
Des Moies
Anal
Banat
Peru
Des Moines
Ahahyfely
PW Right
Enat
Es Ile Regrmanine
Davin
Keokuk
Gasead
Pella
Anamosa
Woolson
Old Dime
Lewa
Renais Ingelbier
Cassath
Atamosa
Ones
Embezzlement at Parnell Involving OLeary Family Business
Reported embezzlement centers on A W O Leary of Parnell from a harness and saddle shop run by his brother in law Ghag Mur min. OLeary allegedly used proceeds to benefit himself, leaving creditors including Jan Tier nan and others in debt totaling about 31000 with more to come.
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A. W. O'Leary
Ghag
Murmin
O'Teary
O'Leary
Jan. Tiernan
SHG
Boy Kicked by Horse in Iowa Falla Injures Skull and Brain
Roy Johnson, a Bar PHT Liven resident of Iowa Falla, was kicked by a horse. He survived but faces grim prospects as doctors report a severely fractured skull and brain injury with one eye badly damaged. The horse had been rewl pked and the kick struck him directly between the eyes.
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Roy Johnson
Iowa
Falla
Knives Found by Marshal Gifford Near Burlington
A cache of knives and razors was found by Marshal Gifford of Town Fatls under railroad ties north of the Burlington round house. Authorities suspect the catch relates to a raid on a hardware store in the area.
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Marshal Gifford
Town
Burlington Round Home
Iowa News Briefs From Across Des Moines To Marshalltown
Reports detail thefts in Belle Plaine and Sterling, a Burlington fire that doomed two homes, and scaffolding rises to 120 feet on Des Moines soldiers monument. Revival unrest at Stoon ends with eggs and bricks. Celery farming eyed near Jefferson with growing acreage. Pardon talks surround George Van Leuven’s prison past. Miner stories, a Marshalltown picnic plan with multiple bands, and crop prospects across the state accompany local accidents and weather notes.
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Burlington
Robert McCheney
A. A. Adams
Adams
Des Moines
Stoon
Seusce
Jefferson
Iowa
Chicago and Northwestern
George S. van Leuven
Lime Springs
Cleveland
van Leuven
United States
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van Lenemn
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Preagne
Marshalltown
Dea Maines
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Watertog
Atga Ae
Sioux City
Cedar Rapida
Smen
Wilson Graham Oo
Waterlon
Ter Moings
Oskaiooen
Sam
The
Jews Weather and Crop Service Saga
Landa
State executes probe and reform for convict labor system
Des Moines officials including Gov. Jackson inspect penitentiaries as pressure mounts to revamp convict labor amid low prices and rower contracts. Reports detail fires at Sioux City linseed works, pension payments, estate fraud, a mastodon find near Mapleton, and civic business across Iowa involving insurance, telephones, and church funding.
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State Executive Council
Des Moines
Roward Prion
Convictabor
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