Crippen Sought in London Murder Case
Scotland Yard hunts Howley Crippen an American dentist who vanished after leaving Philadelphia. A woman's body believed to be his wife Belle Elmore was found buried in a London cellar, with police also locating a second corpse in the home and Crippen said to have fled with another woman.
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Scotland Yard
Howley Crippen
Philadelphia
Belle Elmore
Crippen
Coldwater
Mich
Indiana
Los Angeles
Detroit
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Miss Lenove
Death Calis Pioneer Judge Feay Passes in Custer County
The Custer Chronicle reports the death of Alfred Taylor Feay a longtime Custer County official and prominent figure born in Manchester England May 16 1840s. He served in the 48th New York Infantry and later held government posts in Omaha and Fort McPherson. Feay settled in the Black Hills area in 1875 77 79 and contributed over twenty five years to town and county affairs. He died after a year long illness and his funeral was held at his home with G A R honors and taps.
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Custer Chronicle
A. T. Feay
Custer County
Alfred Taylor Feay
Manchester
England
United States
48Th Infantry
New York
Omaha
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort McPherson
Carrie E. Smith
Ora
Edith
Judge Feay
Black Hills
Deadwood
Custer
Congregational Church
Feay
Snow Mantle 18 Cast Upon Pike's Peak Summit
Mendreds of eastern tourists witnessed a rare snowstorm atop Pike's Peak Colorado Springs July 14 leaving the summit blanketed in snow. Local heat wave drenches cities but this sudden snowfall contrasts with readings of 75 degrees maximum and daily means around 56 to 65 degrees.
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Springs
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike's Peak
Names of Two Young Men Killed in Neb Fire
Grand Island Nebraska July 14 a gale brought down the north wall of the gutted Nebraska Mercantile Co building during the night killing two youths Van Velser and Clarence Brady and injuring others as flames raged unseen prior to collapse
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van Velser
Clarence Brady
Grand Island, Neb
Nebraska Mercantile Co
Stock range in fine condition despite feed scarcity
Belle Fourche South Dakota July 14 stock in fine shape due to compensatory effects of timely rains and long growing season. Abundant May June rain kept grass lush late ripening, fires down, and cattle gaining flesh earlier than usual though winter feed outlook remains poor and water holes are drying leading many stockmen to plan early shipments.
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Belle Fourche
Fire drains guests at Hotel Morrison trigger panic in Chicago
About 250 guests at the Hotel Morrison and adjacent properties fled in panic when a fire broke out early in Chicago. No deaths occurred and the overall loss was small.
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Chicago
Hotel Morison
Road tax reform urged for South Dakota counties
At a conservation congress in Pierre J W urged cash taxed road funding supervised by an expert engineer. He called to abolish the old district road system and install a uniform, productive plan to avoid scattered work and impassable stretches. County Commissioner Ayres echoed the need for a county road supervisor to save money on bridges and improve results.
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Conservation Congress
Pierre
J. W
South Dakota
Lawrence County
Parmley
Pearfish Mall
Geo. W. Ayres
Reward Offered for Missing Boy B. F. Hurd
Pierre July 14. An advertisement offers 60 dollars for information on the whereabouts of B. F. Hurd. He arrived in the city over a year ago as a freight handler for the Northwestern road and lived in a self built shanty in the west part of town. He vanished one morning and his belongings remained undisturbed. friends reported him missing and his father has begun the advertisement campaign.
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Pierre
B. F. Hurd
Hurd
Day Farming Congress At Rapid City
Governor Vessey endorses the dry farming congress to be held in Rapid City on July 18 and 19. He praises the meeting for advancing farming methods climate soil irrigation and related topics and urges South Dakota citizens to attend and participate.
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Vessey
Pierre
Haplid City
South Dakota
Dry Farming Congress
Rapid City
Superintendent Collins May Lose His Sight
Mason City July 14 W W Collins division superintendent of the Milwaukee here may be permanently blind One eye has been removed by physicians
New York to Build World's Largest Aero Club Grand Stand
The Aero Club of America plans a near Garden City Long Island grand stand the largest in the world. It will serve as the home of aerial navigation in the United States and attract aviation activities in New York.
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Aero Club
Garden City
L. 1
New York
Long Island
Aero Club of America
Chinese Suffer Sea Tragedy at Fort Coleman
Portuguese gunboat Maceo drove the Chinese from Fort Coleman after they had captured it. They fled on two junks that were sunk by shell fire, and all aboard perished in the sea.
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London
Portugese
Maceo
Fort Coleman
Estrada Forces Capture Madriz Gunboat Venus
Bluefields reports Madriz gunboat Venus captured by Estrada forces. Venus left New Orleans two months ago and had been engaged by Madriz forces since then.
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Venus
Madris
Bluefields
Bstrada
New Orleans
Madriz
Insurgent Garf ield Campaign Opens in Ohio
James R. Garfield, declared insurgent and a candidate for Ohio governor, spoke two hours in Cleveland urging progressives to unite the fight for government of the people. He christened Ohio's new progressive Republican movement with the slogan manhood first and property second, critiquing both major parties for catering to special interests.
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Cleveland
Ohio
People's
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Democratic Party
Alliva
Republican Party
Perpie
Sheriff Heley and Troubled Chase Over Wife Affair
Wahpeton North Dakota July 14. Sheriff Frank Heley of Richland county chased down Jacob Kelly a former prisoner in his custody after a domestic dispute involving Heley and his wife. Kelly was arrested in the Gleason hotel and Heley’s wife placed in Richland jail. Heley called it a little family affair.
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N. C
Frank Heley
Richland County
Jacob Kelly
Kelly
Heley
Wyndmere
Gleason
Sheriff Heley
Hankinson
Conservation Congress May Move From St Paul to Kansas City
Charges that the national conservation congress is packed by the Pinchot faction are discussed at a Chicago conference. The dispute could move the meeting from St Paul to Kansas City or Denver in September, with potential trouble ahead.
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Pinchot
Chicago
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Kansas City
Denver
Railroads Allowed to Raise Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission permits southern and southwestern railroads to increase freight charges because they raised their employees' wages. The decision was reported from New Orleans on July 14.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Southern and Southwestern
No Trace of Sparry Seen After Mule Theft
W Story from Boulder reports no trace of Sparry, the man who stole his mules and fled Meade County during unloading. Suspected to have returned to Indiana, Sheriff Stewart rented a month to a family in the same house. Mules reportedly shipped back to Story but arrival not yet confirmed. belief they may be in Sturgis.
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W. Story
Boulders Park
Sparry
Meade County
Indiana
Stewart
Mr.Story
Sturgis
Major Tucker Ends Life in Oregon Hotel
Telegraphic advices from Portland report Major W. J. Tucker, former Battle Mountain Sanatorium treasurer, died by his own action in a Portland hotel. Despondency over ill health cited. His wife has gone west.
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Major Tucker
State OF Oregon
Hot Springs
Portland
Ore
W. J. Tucker
Battle Mountain Sanitarium
West
Sheepherder Drowns Crossing Swift Creek Near Gillette
Clinton Lee, a J. A. Allison ranch sheepherder, was drowned when crossing a swollen creek on a crude raft. A cloudburst swelled the stream turning the water tor rent and cutting him off from the ranch as he tried to reach home before night.
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Gillette
Wyo
Clinton Lee
J. A. Allison
Lee
Harvest in Full Blast at Town of Grindstone
Harvest is in full blast in the Grindstone valley with winter wheat and barley to be cut this week and spring wheat and oats ready next week. The crop is better than two weeks ago thanks to cool weather and frequent showers, maturing plumper and likely above average for the region.
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Grindstone
Pinchot Named Progressive Candidate for New York Governor
Washington dispatch reports Gifford Pinchot to be the progressive candidate for New York governor with backing from Colonel Roosevelt on the Roosevelt ticket. The announcement notes Pinchot running under the Progressive Republican banner in a wave of reform movement support.
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New York
Will Reo
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Fire destroys seven city blocks in early morning blaze
A blaze starting at 1 am in the exposition building burned seven blocks, with losses totaling about 1 million dollars. The origin is unknown. Two hundred horses in the exposition buildings died, and surrounding apartments and the Multinmah club were damaged. Studebaker workers were injured as flames spread across nearby structures.
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Multnimahaletic Club
Studebaker
Brudebaker
Fire Nearly Destroys Hotel After Spark from Locomotive
In Moorcroft on July 14 a Burlington locomotive passing by caused a shower of sparks that ignited bedding spread to air. The flames spread to the hotel, threatening its destruction before being contained. The incident highlights dangers of drying bedding outdoors near rail traffic.
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Noonan
Burlington
Moorcroft
Cummins Plans Chautauqua Dates and Wisconsin Campaign
Des Moines Iowa July 14 Senator Cummins announced he will resume chautauqua engagements by next Tuesday and speak under the title Justice on leading public life issues. He will continue on the platform until August 14 then join the Wisconsin campaign supporting La Follette and Beveridge.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Louis Cella Arrested on Perjury Charge in New York
New York July 14 a federal grand jury indicted Louis A Cella a missionary on perjury charges. He was arrested this afternoon by local police and United States marshal details say.
Taft Miffed at New York Paper
Beverly July 14. Secretary Norton barred reporters from the executive office after a leading New York paper quoted the president, citing violation of the rule against quoting the president.
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Taft
New York
Beverly, Mann
Norton
Faith Has A Big Town Lot Sale
Aberdeen S D July 14 A large crowd attended the Faith town sale on the Milwaukee branch line thirty miles southwest of Mobridge in Meade county The branch has not reached Faith and many traveled from Lemmon eighty five miles The 200 lots offered sold 170 at prices from 110 to 1260 for a total of 53960 Faith is expected to become one of several new towns in northwestern South Dakota
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Aberdeen
Faith
Milwaukee Railroad
Mobridge
Meade County
Lemmon
South Dakota
Interstate Commerce suspends tariffs pending hearings
Washington July 14. The interstate commerce commission announced its plan to suspend rate advances while hearings review reasonableness. Each suspension is expected to last about 120 days as investigations proceed.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Hotel Planned for Deadwood by James Hall
Architect P Hale completes four story hotel plan in Deadwood for James Hall with 50 guest rooms. Building measures 265 by 100 feet and features brick and steel construction, electric passenger elevator, hardwood trim and floors, steam heating, and fire proof design. Plans include fire proofing and estimates to determine costs.
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Deadwood
Chicago
P. Hale
James Hall
Vessel Sinks at Black Sea Entrance After Steamship Collision
Odessa reports a deadly incident at the mouth of the river near the Black Sea. A boiler explosion caused one vessel to sink during a revel, drowning about a hundred people on board amid a collision between two steamers.
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Odessa
Russia
Blackea
Open shop fight organized by DC unions
In Washington DC on July 14 organized labor planners a systematic battle against the open shop policy. A meeting of 80 local union presidents and central labor union committees pledged 10 000 dollars as the nucleus of a defense fund to fight employers and secretaries pushing the open shop. Additional funds will be raised by assessments as needed.
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Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Central Later Junion
Fuud
Tornado Destroys House Near Pierre
Pierre July 14 A tornado formed east of town and demolished the house of Freud B Linsey The family were safe in the cyclone cave The funnel followed the river for a mile lifting water into the air and nearly drying the stream for a short stretch
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Pierre
Freud B. Linsey
State Hospital Expansion Aims At New Infirmary
Yankton South Dakota July 12 The state hospital continues its modernizing program with the completed women’s building and plans for an infirmary for low vitality chronic patients to benefit from sunlight. A large greenhouse will supply vegetables year round and grow plants to improve the patients' cheerfulness at the institution.
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Yankton
State Hospital
Unite States
L. C. Mead
Government to Bring Stranded Indians Home
The Bureau of Indian Affairs acknowledges a report that 39 Algalla Sioux from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, attached to a wild west show, are stranded in Brussels. The agency says it will act to return them home and ensure care with government funds if needed.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Brussels
Bureau
Indian Office
Judge Landis urges grand jury to indict meat packers
In Chicago on July 14 Judge Landis directed the federal grand jury to pursue real offenders, the meat packers who raise prices, rather than indicting corporations. About a hundred lawyers represent both sides as the government expresses satisfaction with the instrument.
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Landis
Federal Grand Jury
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