Weston Reagres Chicago Aged Pedestrian Completes Tramp
Payson Weston age 65 walks 1 234 miles from Portland Indiana to Chicago arriving at 3am after 24 days 19 hours. He was greeted by large crowds in Hobart Hammond and South Chicago with police escorts and torch bearing Eagles.
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Féward
Payson Weston
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Chicago Beach
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Weston
State Lne
Robey
James Bonner
State Line
Ninety- Second Street Bridge
South
Dorman
Thirteen Die in Tenement Fire on 109th Street
Thirteen persons, all Italians including seven children, perished in a four story tenement blaze at One Hundred and Ninth Street and Second Avenue. The fire, resulting in several injuries, trapped victims on the top floors as flames spread from lower levels. Police and firemen suspect incendiaries seeking revenge.
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New York
Ninth Street
Second Avenue
Population census tightens Cuban electoral control
Cuba completes population enumeration seen as step toward ending American intervention and restoring a Cuban republic. Officials stress registration of voters to ensure electoral purity, with results delayed by tabulation. The new electoral law, headed by Crowder, awaits Gov Mageon approval to set municipal elections in May or June and presidential balloting the next December.
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Cuba
Cuban Republic
Hayaza
Santa Clara
Camaguey
Pinar del Rio
Pino Generra
Gomez
Jose Miguel Gomez
Miguelista
Zavista
Cok Crowder
Mageon
Kulp Gets Lawyers in Davenport Case Over Disobedience
Friends of Captain O. W. Kulp of Davenport, jailed for disobeying orders, seek court martial defense amid a recent Regular Army ruling on presidential power. Judge Advocate General Davis says only lawful orders bind officers, with Acting Secretary of War approving. Attorneys Ralph Williamson and William Chamberlin to represent Kulp against the Davenport prize fight charge.
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Judge Advocate
Oliver
Davis
Inner Ocean
Cavert
Davenport
Rulp
Ralph Williamson
William Chamberlin
Captain Kulp
Cummins
Thrill
Williamson
Fifty-fourth
Chamberlin
Guard
Towa
Fatal Des Moines Auto Crash Kills Nattinger and Geichel
An early morning crash on Grand Avenue near Forty-second Street left O R Nattinger of Des Moines dead and several others injured, including Ruth Wilkinson, Frans Gennell, Miss Rath Wilkinson, Miss Isle Denny, while Charles Morrison and Maude Joeckel escaped injury. Dr. A McCarthy noted meningitis followed a prior injury in the same incident.
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Des Moines
O. R. Nattinger
Frans Gennell
Rath Wilkinson
Isle Denny
Grand Avenue
Forty-second Street
Charles Morrison
Sears-Nallinger Company
Maude Joeckel
Nattinger
Reo
Ruth Wilkinson
Ger
Mr. Getchell
A McCarthy
Getchel
Geath
Tragedies Of A Day In Appanoose County
Within twenty four hours four tragedies occurred in Appanoose county two murders and two railroad related accidental deaths. George Wesson was shot at the Diamond mine two miles east of Centerville by Fritz McGregor with witnesses saying little. James Todd was killed in Lawson's gambling house by Albert Jack. John A Gatheresse a K and W brakeman fell to his death near Wayland while in Centerville his home. Three Mason City youths Ella Swift Merie Mettler and Frank Feldt drowned after their skating party fell through ice and currents hampered rescue efforts.
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Centerville
Appanoose County
George Wesson
Fritz McGregor
Tru McGregor
Mystic
Lawson
James Todd
Albert Jack
Pead
Jackson
John A. Gatheresse
Wayland
Mason City
Mason Ciy
Ella Swift
Ased
Merie Mettler
Frankfeldt
Creek
Frar Barnfeldt
Hartfelit
Shenchanan
Jatze
Es Ately
Missing Corwith cashier forged notes worth thousands
Fort Dodge reports reveal 3 H Standring, former Corwith State Bank cashier, forged farmer notes totaling between 26,000 and 40,000 dollars over the past two years. Bank examiners and officials delay reopening as investigations continue into missing funds and the bank's finances, including capital of 50,000 dollars, a 4,345 dollar reserve, and 100,000 dollars in deposits.
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Corwith
Fort Dodge
State Bank of Corwith
3. H. Standring
First National Bank of
Board of Trade
Miners Win Again in Des Moines Cash Meeting
Des Moines Clearing House arranges a cash meeting for 886 miners to resolve disarray and prevent local disruptions. The plan aims to supply the full pay in cash on the 23rd to satisfy the workers and restore order after mass meetings at the Odd Fellows hall.
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Des Moines Clearing House
Des Moines
Des Clearing House Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Ihe
Fatal fall down shaft in Dubuque factory case
Fred Wolf aged 45 died after two workers entered an unprotected elevator on the fourth floor of the Fairey Leischer Can and Deer sac company and fell to the bottom. He died while being taken to the hospital.
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Dubuqque
Fred Wolf
Fairey-Lceischer Caan & Deer Sacand
Fire Threatens College Auditorium Saving Action Report
A Central College auditorium valued at 25 000 dollars caught fire on the 25th from a chimney. Strong winds and swift local fire department action with student aid saved the building. Water and flame damage expected around 500 dollars. The piece notes a method to reveal worn coin inscriptions by gradual heating.
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Fetla
Central College
Mayor revokes saloon licenses over Sunday closing breach
Keokuk mayor Strimbach voids licenses of two saloons for keeping establishments open on Sunday. It marks the first such revocation under the Sunday closing law. He warned at a prior conference that any Sunday opening would cost a license. The rest of the fragment discusses an unrelated note about the epal gem and counterfeiting.
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Keokuk
Strimbach
Thaw Trial Postponed Again Until January
New York The second trial of Harry Kendall Thaw will be postponed again, with both sides agreeing to delay. Jury selection near holidays and Thaw counsel seeking access to secret Tannecy commission evidence contribute to the delay. A potential venue change to NY county may be pursued, opposed by District Attorney Jerome. Also: Kansas City merchant Edward Landman, 77, murdered in his East Ihsbreenth Street store by a negro who entered, struck him with a coupling pin, and robbed the shop.
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New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Thaw
Tannecy Commission
New York County
Jerome
Kansas City
Edward@ Landman
East Hishreenth Street
Fire at Six-Story Block Kills Saleswoman in Cincinnati
A Monday blaze at the William Windhorst Co. dry goods block on Main Street killed Alberta Duet, a 24 year old saleswoman, and injured Jana Hagerstrom with a fractured skull and Bertha Ketch who suffered serious burns. One person died, five were rescued with minor injuries. Property loss is heavy, estimated near 250.06 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Wiliam Windhorst Company
Alberta Duetd
Jana Hagerstorn
Bertha Ketch
Accused banker Maxwell commits suicide after bail
New York banker Howard Maxwell, former president of the Borough Bank of Brooklyn, indicted on grand larceny and forgery, died by suicide at his Brooklyn home. He cut his throat and wrist with a razor and penknife after a brief release on $30,000 bail, dying at Long Island College Hospital. He leaves a wife, no children, and faced multiple indictments tied to a quarterly bank statement and other charges. His despondency grew after his bond was not posted by associates.
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New York
Howard Maxwell
Borough Bank of
Brooklyn
Long Island College Hospital
Maxwell
Arthur Campbell
William Gow
Borough Bank
State Banking Department
Campbell
Gow
Jenkins Brothers Indicted For Forgery In Brooklyn
John G. Jenkins Jr Frank Jenkins and Fred Jenkins brothers were indicted in New York for forgery in the third degree linked to loans from F. J. G. Jenkins Jr Co and Jenkins Trust. arraigned with not guilty pleas, each freed on $10,000 bonds. Opera star Theodore Bertram died by suicide at sea after mourning his wife drowned in the Berlin wreck.
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New York
John G. Jenkins, Jr
Jenkins Trust Company of
Brooklyn
Frank Jenkins
Williamsburg Trust Company
Fred Jenkins
F. & J. G. Jenkins, Jr. & Co
Jenkins Trust Company
Berlin
Theodore Betram
Batruth
Holland
Bertram
Wotan
Poisoning at Corliss bazaar kills Mrs Lonard
In Racine area towns Franksville Thompsonville and Corliss excitement rises over a bazaar chicken pie event that sickened many. Mrs John Lonard is dead with others affected. Authorities investigate possible cause and safety lapses.
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Racine
Wis
Franksville
Thompsonville
Corliss
Civen
John Lonard
Two Indicted for Clinton Bank Robbery
Bloomington reports Edward Miler and Edward Davis were indicted on the Clinton bank robbery charge from Monday hold up. Davis confessed to the crime.
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Bloomington
Edward Miler
Edward Davis
Clinton
Davis
Czar No More Antocrat Debated In Duma
In St. Petersburg the Duma voted 132 to 246 to reject the title autocrat as tenable for the Russian state and accepted a throne address reply. The session, marked by intense excitement, cheers, and a national anthem, is seen as a victory for Constitutional Democrats led by Prof. Paul Milukoff over Octoberists. The final tally followed the withdrawal of extreme right Social Democrats and other groups.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Nicholas
Constitutional Democrats
Paul N. Milukoff
Social Democrats
Group of Toil
Waterway Bill Advances as Des Plaines River Declared Navigable
The Allen petty bill to make the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers navigable passed the Senate with 41 yeas and 2 nays after a message from Gov. Deneen. It now goes to the governor for signature, aiming to oust Economy Light and Power from dam rights at Dresden Heights. The measure authorizes the governor to remove obstructions in these rivers.
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Senate
Allen Petty
Des Plaines
Tllinois
Deneen
House
Economy Light and Power Company
Des Plaines River
Dresden Heights
Clinois
Arabs Attack at Mazhnia and Fight Despite Defeat
Ten thousand Heflis Nassen tribesmen attacked the French camp in Mazhnia, Algeria, but were repulsed after heavy fighting. French losses were eight killed. Arabs regrouped, aimed to rally further tribes, and renewed assaults as cannon boomed through the afternoon and into Monday.
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Algeria
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