Mystery in Death of Old Rebel Colonel
The death of Col. Harry Wells, 90, at City hospital sparks a mystery. A Santa Fe railroad letter, Alaska wealth claims, and a sister presumed alive raise questions about his past. Ex-mayor nephew in St Louis disputed, a skeleton will suggests planned estate, and Conductor Buck seeks relatives via Kentucky papers.
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Harry Wells
Wells
Joe Wheeler
California
St. Louis
Rogers
Sedalia
Well
Indianapolis
Col. Wells
Alaska
Martinsville
Ind
Louisville
Pennsylvania Railroad
W. E. Buck
New Albany
Hartwey-Wells
Rollo Wells
Mary
Kentucky
Barge Is Rammed and Three Die in Lake Erie Crash
Detroit reports a wooden barge Grace Whitney was driven under by the steamer Ogdensburgh near Bar Point light in Lake Erie. Master Ross Heath his wife and their nine year old son died. Michael Lynch of Detroit and Horace Heath of Marine City escaped by leaping into the lake. Whitney crew blame Ogdensburgh crew for the collision.
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Detroit
Mich
Ogdensburgh
Bar Point Light
Lake Erie
Grace Whitney
Ross Heath
Regulars on Defense in Kansas Pr imaries Test Insurgency
Kansas City dispatch notes August primaries as a pivotal test of insurgent strength in the west. Regulars face progressive challengers across districts led by Bristow Murdock and Stubbs campaigns. The outcome, especially in the second and fourth districts, may forecast Senate maps and tariff disputes.
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Kansas City
Kansas
West
Stubbs
Iowa
Bristow
Rubber Trust
Aldrich
Victor Murdock
Madison
Gov
Gen
Jackson
Congress
Miller
Cummins
Charles ¥. Scott
House Committee On Agriculture
Murdock
A. C. Mitchell
Campbell
Arthur Cranston
Senate
Curtis
Shoots husband and then herself in Denver tragedy
Mrs. Mabel Eveland shot her sleeping husband and then killed herself in Denver as an unbalanced mind, influenced by reports of the Ferries murder of a faithful wife. The crime was found by the dead woman's mother at breakfast time.
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Denver
Colo
Mabel Eveland
Roosevelt names first Ananias Club member
Col Roosevelt conferred with a terse remark on George Brinkton McClellan Harvey, author of the North American Review, naming him the latest member of the Ananias club after an article discussed Roosevelt’s potential Republican candidacy. The exchange occurred as Harvey’s piece argued Roosevelt would likely win if he ran next November.
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New York
Col
Roosevelt
George Brinkton McClellan
Harvey
North American Review
Ananias Club
The
Ts Roosevelt
Gore Bribery Charges to Be Investigated This Week
Washington reports a House committee will open hearings in Muskogee Oklahoma on Thursday into Senator Gore Oklahoma bribery claims linked to attorney fees for Choctaw and Chickasaw lands. The panel will probe contracts and possible undue influence while considering broader corruption in Indian land deals.
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Washington
House Committee
Gore
Oklahoma
Burke
South Dakota
Campbell
Kansas
Miller
Minnesota
Stevens
Texas
Saunders
Virginia
Muskogee
Okla
J. F. McMurray
Interior Department
J. J. McMurray
Congress
J. E. McMurry
Senate
Interior
Department
Murray
Missouri
Carter
Cecil Lyon
Republican National
House
Women Held for Murder of Judge Watson
Parkersburg West Virginia August 1 Two young women Jessie and Lulu Metz were arrested on charges of poisoning for murder of Judge James A Watson. Autopsy confirmed poisoning and two thousand dollars from Watson’s person was missing. Simme, an oil business partner once with Watson, was arrested and held. coroner’s jury resumes probe.
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James A. Watson
Jessie
Lulu Metz
Watani
Simme
Judge Watson
Second Trial Of Legislator Browne Begins In Chicago
The retrial of Lee O'Neil Browne, minority leader, charged with bribery to sway Representative Charles White for William Lorimer's U S Senate bid, opened Monday before Judge Kerstens. Browne's lawyers moved to quash the indictment claiming the crime occurred in Sangamon County, outside Chicago jurisdiction.
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Chicago
Lee O’neil Browne
General Assembly
Charles A. White
William Lorimér
United States
Kerstens
Sangamon County
Ray Hurt In Accident on Dirt Load Run
Thomas Ray of 825 East Maryland street was driven home semi conscious after being struck on the head by a crank on a dump wagon. He had delivered a dirt load to the intersection of avenue and Fortieth street when the accident occurred.
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Ray
Thomas Ray
East
Maryland Street
Avenue
Fortieth Street
Demented man fires at aging physician at post office
In Centerville Indiana 68 year old George Dunlap shot 65 year old Dr Harrison Gabel at the post office returning to arrest without resistance. The doctor is in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen and bowels. Dunlap, a Civil War veteran, surrendered to the town marshal and is jailed with an unclear rambling confession.
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the Sun
Richmond
Ind
George Dunlap
Harrison Gabel
Wayne County
Gabel
Dunlap
Centerville
Duel to Death Near Lexington Ends Fatal for Two
In Lexington Kentucky on August 1 1926 Rogers Hanson Pryor father of actress Gloris Pryor killed Bently in a duel near the city Sunday night and was himself fatally wounded in the encounter.
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Lexington
Taft Censured Ousting Holmes Forces Rally For Reappointment
In Pittsburg on August 1 a coalition of the chamber of commerce civic groups coal operators and miners urged President Taft to reappoint Dr J A Holmes as director of the bureau of mines after his removal as chief of the geological survey division over alleged Pinchot sympathies. John H Jones of Pittsburs Buffalo coal company led the protest saying Taft made a grave mistake and politics should not influence the appointment.
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Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Taft
J. A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines
Holmes
United States Geological Survey
Gifford Pinchot
Taft Hig
Dr. Holmes
Geological Survey
Auto knocks down man on Alabama and Washington streets
Samuel Hunter, a Black man, was struck and injured Monday by an automobile owned by the board of public works at the corner of Alabama and Washington streets. He was transported to his home in the city dispensary ambulance for treatment.
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Samuel Hunter
Alabama
Washington Streets
Board of Public Works
City Dispensary
Moyer Elected Miners' Federation President
Denver Colorado reports Charles Moyer was elected president of the Western Federation of Miners for the ninth consecutive time on Monday highlighting steady leadership within the union and signaling ongoing influence in the labor movement.
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Moyer
Miners’ President
Denver
Colo
Charles’ ‘Moyer
Western Federation’ of Miners
King and Queen of Spain Flee Toward Britain
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria fled from San Sebastian to England on Monday, stopping briefly in France to visit President Fallieres. Clerical hostility and fear of civil war prompted the sudden flight, with threats seen against the queen.
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Spain
Britain
San Sebastian
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
England
France
President Fallieres
Clerical Clamor Threatens Civil War in Spain
In Madrid Aug 1 clerical newspapers demand King Alfonso dismiss Premier Canalejas and his cabinet, warning civil war unless he acts. The Carlist threat grows in Biscay as Don Jaime's agents operate, while Canalejas orders arrests of priests attacking the government amid church state rupture.
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Madridn
Alfonso Dimiss
Canalejas
Vatican
Alfonzo
Spain
Cortes
Biscayan
Don Jaime
Alfonso
Plotting in Army Conspiracy Aimed at Weyler Discovered
In Madrid a spy discovered a plan for an uprising in Catalonia led to assassinate Gen Weyler. The plotters sought Weyler's assassination as a key objective amid rising tensions between the Vatican and Spain and social unrest nationwide with miners striking Bilboa and potential general labor action.
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Madrid
Vatican
Spain
Bilboa
Catalonia
Weyler
Spectacular Wireless Feats Highlight Marconi Device
A historical overview praises wireless communication since the Marconi era and lists dramatic rescues. Notable entries include the 1909 and 1910 sea incidents where ships like the Republic, Slavonia, City of Racine, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnehaha, Momus, and others were aided by wireless signals, saving hundreds of passengers. the capture of Dr Ort and Mige is noted as the era's dramatic feat.
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Guglielmo Marconi
Republic
White Starner Republic
Nantucket
Florida
Baltis
Jack Binns
Cunard
Slavonia
Azores
Goodrich
City of Racine
Wapakigan
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Christopher Columbus
Ohio
Alaskan
Kentucky
San Francisco
Cape Hatteras
Wireless
Mallory Hiner Alamo
Atlantic
Minnebhaha
Biship's Rock
Scilly Island
Southern Pacific
Momus
Florida Coast
Comus
Dr. Ort
Mige
J le ‘Neve
Father Petit
Crippen calmly protests innocence in London murder case
In Quebec the arraignment of Dr Hawkey Harvey Crippen and Ethel Le Neve for the Belle Elmore murder is described as Crippen shows calm defiance while Le Neve nears collapse. Police report poison powders and a dramatic transatlantic capture and pursuit across the sea.
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Quebec
Hawkey Harvey Crippen
London
F. H. Crippen
Ethel le Neve
Crippen
Londo
Gebhard Willich
United States
Atlantic
Inspector Dew
Montrose
Father Point
Ree
Parliament House
Miss le Neve
Waa
Liewyellyn Jones
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Col. Roosevelt
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Congressman Miller
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Parkersburg, W.a
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Victoria
Gen. Weyler
Marconi
Tory King
Belle
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