Navy Sailor Letter From Chile Describes Pacific Tour
Roy S. Lovejoy, a signalman aboard the U S Maryland, writes from Talcahuano Chili detailing a voyage from Lead to Omaha Frisco Vallejo Honolulu Pago Pago Magdalena Bay La Union Amapala Panama to Valparaiso and his view of naval life. He praises discipline and morals while noting Chilean transport methods and local life. The letter reflects childhood nostalgia and Navy pride amid distant ports.
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Lead Daily Call
Kissack
Roy S. Lovejoy
United States Navy
U. S. Maryland
Talcahano
Chili
Ilonolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Pago
Tutuila Islands
Samoa
Monolulu
Magdalena Bay
Cosal
la Union Salvador
Amapala
Honduras
Panama
Talcahuano
Valparaiso
United States
Forward Bridge
U. S Maryland
U.S. S. Pacific Fleet
Care P. M. New York
A Bad Reputation. Black Hills man in serious trouble
The item notes Peter J. Krickboom, a former Black Hills resident, tied to a repair shop and a notorious Main Street resort in Deadwood. It mentions a police court case over missing funds and an alleged link to the famed eye case as of an Omaha report from March 26. It also reports immigration authorities’ actions against white slavery and the Crawford arrest of William Karslar and Jack Sanders for importing women into Nebraska.
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Karstar
Chadron
Bie
Weaver
Crawford
Denver
United States
A. M. Wright
Karslar
Louise Moree
Lillie Krickboon
Peter L. Krickboom
Therese Krickboom
W. R. Mansfield
Omaha
Krickbooms
Chicago
New York
Black Hills
Peter J. Krickboom
Krickboom
Deadwood
Main Street
Oil Fish & Hunter
Meh
West
Willian Karslar
Ilias Jack Sanders
Wien
Jane Jones
Nebraska
Mystery Ripper Captured in Berlin Stabbing
Police finally arrested a man in Berlin as he stabbed a woman on a main street, believed to be the infamous Jack the Ripper who had terrorized the city with repeated assaults over two weeks. Authorities had struggled for weeks to apprehend the assailant.
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Berlin
Jack the Ripper
Cured by Baby's Prank in New Jersey Fire
In Washington New Jersey on February 27 three year old Sophie Nixon inserted a celluloid comb into a night lamp chimney causing a small blaze. Father Mr Nixon stamped out the fire while mother Mrs Nixon recovered from illness rose to dress. Doctors later pronounced her cured and the fire caused no serious damage.
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Washington, N. J
Sophie Nixon
William Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Self-proclaimed heir to a king solomon fraud confesses in Spokane revival
In Spokane at Calvary Rentist church Solomon a self styled son of a Fast Indian prince confessed he is a fraud and impostor. He admitted being a Negro and that posing as nobility allowed him to take thousands from the public while claiming to forecast floods and other feats. He said he wants a better life and told Rev J McPherson he never was in Texas and had served a prison term for crooked work in California.
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Spokane
Wash
Solomon
Calvary Rentist Church
United States
Canada
God
Rev. J. McPherson
Galveston
Texas
California
Senate Defeats McPherson Cyanide Theft Bill in Assembly Clash
The senate defeats the McPherson bill to penalize theft of cyanide mill products but sends it back to a committee with instructions to amend. Other measures face reversals or amendments as railroad and bank-oversight bills advance contentious battles and a conference report threatens the anti-treating law.
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Pierre
Senate
McPherson
May
Stokes
Curtis
Brown
Jones
Jordan “Viaduct
Shober
Ben Hoover
Milwaukee Road
Ben
House
Vessey
Pollen
Third House
South Dakota
United States
Geo D. McClellan
Lead & J
McClellan
Lawrence County
Interesting Trip Brings Mrs Tretz Home From Six Weeks Abroad
Mrs LT C Tretz returned last evening from a six weeks trip, much of it in the City of Mexico where her brother George Johnson is in business. She then visited St Louis and New York for spring buying, Mrs Brotz was delighted with her.
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Mexico
Chicago
Spain
France
Italy
Chapultepec
Roma Colona
Mexico City
LT. C. Tretz
George Johnson
St. Louis
New York
Shows Up Scheme Sure of a Conviction
Postoffice inspector S Swenson returns to Council Bluffs Iowa with records of a Arkansas swindle gang that robbed Americans of hundreds of thousands through fake horse races prize fights and other events. He says a conviction is likely as criminology experts call it the era’s most extensive Mississippi valley swindle. Colorado losses near 50000 and the scheme stretched from Texas to Canada over several years.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
S Swenson
Postoffice
Arkansas
Mississippi Valley
Colorado
Texas
Canada
Radiothor—A Promising Radiant Discovery Reported
Chicago physician Dr. E. F. Bailey announced at a Southern Homeopathic Medical association meeting in New Orleans the discovery of radiothor a substance claimed to mimic radium without its drawbacks. He described it as made from pitch and a Colorado mine find and said it emits a purple ray akin to Finsen's lupus treatment. Bailey pledged further details and evidence of successful use soon.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Southern Tomeopathic Medical Association
EF. H. Nailey
Hahnemann Medical College
Colorado
Baily
Finsen
Bailey
Fight Over Sheep and Cattle Feud Roils Sundance Case
In a Wyoming cattle feud case at Sundance, seven rich cattlemen led by Samuel McKean and Andrew J. Maclean face arson charges. Defense hires prominent lawyers while prosecutors pursue a broad plot involving secret groups, rival sheep outfits, and a Wyoming social circle. The trial is set for May with debates over alibis and local sentiment split.
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Deadwood
Sioux City Journal
Crook County
Samuel McKean
Andrew J. Maclean
Isaiah McKean
Stanley Baneh
Daniel W. Mosberger
Jefferson J. Mul Olland
Henry Zimmersehyde
Henry Frawley
Messrs Nichols and Nettlehorst
Sundance
Wye
Indes Metz
E. L. Enterline
Sheridan
Sundance Nex
Joe Larris
Moorecroft
Wyo
Squires
George Maen
Lafore
Ar ‘Rest
Wyoming
Martin
Bee
Guthrie Sheep Company
Empire Sheep Company
Rodney King Sheep Company
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
Expensive Fire Destroys Butterine Plant in Chicago
A fire swept the Buttervie plant and storage house of Swift and Company in the stock yards, causing an estimated loss of 150,000 dollars. No other buildings were burned, and the flames were checked before spreading further.
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Chicago
Buttervie
Swift and Company
Treaty Negotiated Promises Amicable U S Venezuela Ties
Washington reports a negotiated treaty fostering amicable relations between the United States and Venezuela. Officials indicate a general agreement aims to ease tensions and promote cooperation in trade and diplomacy. Further details will follow as negotiations continue.
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U.S
Venezuela
Washington
Arbitration Treaty Talks With Venezuela Under Senate Ratification
The United States will negotiate an arbitration treaty with Venezuela once the minister arrives. The agreement will require Senate ratification of all disputed claims submitted to the league conference.
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United States
Venzuela
Senate
France Seeks Peace Through Balkan Arbitration
The French parliamentary arbitration board passed resolutions urging foreign powers to intervene and secure permanent peace among the Balkan nations. France fears war is inevitable and wired the resolution to Washington and South American capitals seeking cooperation.
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Paris
Fet
French Parliamentary Arbitration Board
Washington
Filibuster Charge Marks Late Washington Session
Washington observers recount a lengthy filibuster in the house that stretched from yesterday afternoon until dawn as leaders tried to rush an appropriation. Tawney, chair of the appropriation committee, renewed the move this morning to insert an amendment amid sharp remarks from Democrats.
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Washington
House
Tawney
Overland Limited Derailed in Iowa Train Collision
The Overland Limited on the Milwaukee Road derailed near Van Horne Iowa after colliding with a ditch, killing engineer C H Brown and injuring several others.
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van Horne
Iowa
Overland Limited
Milwaukee Road
C. H. Brown
Ohio River Rises Threatening Union Central Depot
The Ohio River at Cincinnati today stood at fifty four feet as water continues to rise. If it climbs another foot both the Pennsylvania and Union Central depots may have to be abandoned.
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Union Central Station
Cinnati
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Union Central
Bryan denies novel project amid speech inspired fiction
Lincoln February 26 W J Bryan denied reports he is writing a novel. He said he obtains all the fiction he needs from Republican speeches and current political discourse.
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Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Archduke Ferdinand Arrives for Austrian Serbian Dispute Talks
Archduke Ferdinand heir to the Austrian throne arrives in Vienna from Hungary to join Emperor Francis Joseph and generals for a decisive military conference amid rising tensions in the Austrian Serbian dispute.
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Vienna
Archduke Ferdinand
Hungary
Francis Joseph
Taft Chooses Franklin MacVeigh as Secretary of the Treasury
President elect Taft completes his cabinet in New York by selecting Franklin MacVeigh of Chicago for the treasury post. Taft and Mrs. Taft depart for Washington to await inauguration and Taft will be formally honored as a mason on sight.
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New York
Taft
Washington
Franklin MacVeigh
Chicchago
Treasury
MacVeigh
National Farmers’ Union
Roosevelt
Royal Marriage Arranged for Portuguese King and British Princess
Lisbon reports King Manuel of Portugal to wed Princess Beatrice, niece of King Edward of England. The announcement confirms the plan as of today with both royal families involved in the match.
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Manuel
Portugal
Lisbon
Beatrice
Edward
England
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Navy
Maryland
Pacific Ocean
Arbitration Board
Milwaukee
Bryan
CUES
Secretary of Treasury
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