Sailors on Oregon Tied to Smuggling Claim
The Evening Post reports a belief that dutiable goods valued at about 750000 were smuggled ashore in launches from the battleship Oregon before she left for Bremerton. Inspectors were ordered to delay the ship, with customs authorities alerted to locate any packages. Navy orders prompted baggage inspections at Bremerton, while receipts show shipments from Wells, Fargo & Co and Santa Fe rail lines. No conclusive evidence has been established yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
The
Evening Post
Oregon
Bremerton Navy Yards
Bremerton
Moon
Navy Department
Wells, Faigo & Co
Santa Fe Reilread
Hamen
Crushed by Falling Houses in Mount Vesuvius Eruption
Reports from Naples recount fatalities amid the Vesuvius eruption. News cites 54 percent dead at one site, 500+ perished overall, with 49 bodies recovered from a church ruin and 37 killed by collapsing buildings near Corrento as ash and ash-weighted roofs collapse on towns and railway lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
AL Fesuvius
Bondar
Atiz
Guiseppi
Corrento
San Guiseppi
Zratm Tha Crater
Train Wreck Near Sugar Creek Bridge In Cairo Area
A culvert failure at Sugar Creek bridge caused a wreck injuring two trainmen and leaving others scratched. The Cairo bound Illinois Central express with two sleeping cars plunged into a ditch. wreck workers and officials described the scene as serious but with limited injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinois
Suger Creek Bridge
Ali
Gennehary
Cairo
Huck Wilkesson
Western Homeseekers Offer Weekly Excursions
A western region plan announces weekly excursions starting Tuesday, offering one ride plus two for a trip to the southwest, west and northwest during the summer. This action aims to attract cheapest homeseekers' trips, lasting until November.
Bubonic Plague Alert At Philadelphia Quarantine Station
Telegram from Assistant Surgeon John Anderson in Washington reports suspicious bubonic plague cases aboard the steamer Burrefiela from Bombar. The vessel remains in quarantine at the Philadelphia public health station under Surgeon Fairfax Irwin.
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Philadelphia
Fairfax Irwin
Public Health and Hospital Service
Islal
Monmdar
John Anderson
Washington
Bombar
Typhoid Fever Epidemic Reported in Pitsburg
About sixty six typhoid fever cases noted in the residential section of Pitsburg with attention directed to the fever’s spread and the need for health measures as weeks proceed.
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Pitsburg
Ivery
Pabst Bare Dakeia Ranch headline note
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Pabst Bare Dakeia Ranch and a phrase about the famous HT PDs esdta Pred of Ml with unclear context. No identifiable events, dates, or persons beyond the ranch name.
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Pabst
Bare Dakeia
SBpauk is in Monday's Bigusx with City SLA
SBpauk advances to Monday's Bigusx event with City SLA as the anticipated main matchup. The card lists SBpauk and City SLA as participants in a tightly billed schedule and fans expect a decisive showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sbpauk
Awe of Clarkoiaiortent.
Fragmentary text describes local place names and a cottage scene with scattered words. unclear actions or events, no identifiable persons, dates, or organizations.
Vesuvius Erupts Again Driving Neapolitans into Panic
The great eruption resumes, sending lava streams and earthquakes through the Naples region. Torre Annunziata is evacuated as 39,900 residents flee lava advances while trains halt from red hot stones. Clergy aid anxious crowds amid electric skies and repeated shocks. Peak devastation expands across Boscotrecase and surrounding towns.
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Naples
Torre Annunziata
Gulf of Naples
Iava
San Sebastian
Vesuvius
Dowie Denounced as Zion City Welcomes New Leader
In Zion City the former leader John Alexander Dowie is denounced from the pulpit at Shiloh’s tabernacle. The crowd signals strong support for the new general overseer Volive, the man who exposed Dowie’s alleged misdeeds and urged decisive reform.
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Ion City
Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
Shiloh Isbernacle Sundar
Volive
Rion
Dr. Dowie
Oliver
Man shoots wife then fatally shoots himself in Brooklyn
New York report states Walher Foster shot his 16 year old wife Mary Jae rel Bridar and wounded her arm before turning the revolver on himself. The wife, living at her mother's Brooklyn home after leaving him, survived while Foster died from a temple wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walher Foster
Mary Jaerel Bridar
Brooklyn
Foster
Typhoid Surge Reported in Pittsburg Thirty-Four
Fifty six new typhoid cases were reported in Pittsburg in the last twenty four hours. The total for three days is the highest in nine years and physicians fear a further rise as river water swells. The city bacteriologist links the outbreak to polluted local rivers and warns of continued increase before spring foods taper.
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Pittsburg
Fatal Track Accident at Harvara School
Two Harvara school for boys pupils died Saturday night after being struck by a heavy shot thrown by Joseph Holliday, a schoolmate, during a practice on the track field at Data Norton. Fears of age are noted in the report.
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Los Angeles
Cat
Harvara
Joseph Holliday
Plery Ground
Data Norten
Ex Pastor Sought in Bigamy Case Across Cities
James BR Write once served as a minister in New York and worked as a mining operator in Phoenix and in Africa. He later lived as a carpenter in Los Angeles and has now left his home here as a warrant for bigamy is issued for his arrest.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James BR. Write
Methodist Searcd South
New York
Phoenix
Africa
Los Angles
Prominent Eu Fania Politician Burdett Shot Dead
Muskogee LT reports Burdett a leading Eu Fania figure shot at a well near his home Wednesday night. His body found Thursday morning. He carried $150,000 in life insurance and was active in local politics.
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Muskogee
Burdett
EU Fania
Booth Celebrates 77th Birthday at Salvation Army Event
Gen Booth 77 years old in London marked the Salvation Army anniversary. The celebration occurred Saturday afternoon at Pilace with Booth reportedly in declining health and planning a tour of Siberia in October.
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Booth
London
Salvation Army
Pilace
Slatt
Siberia
Women Fear Voting Machines in Netcome Fraud Alarm
Local election concerns rise as residents report fear of new voting machines. A Netcome woman describes being frightened and bleeding after a confrontation tied to machine usage, raising questions about ballot security and voter safety.
Fe Politician and Foantegler State OT
Local report notes an event involving a politician and regional officialdom with limited readable details. Names and exact roles are unclear but public figures appear connected to a stalled scheme or dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acre
Local Districts React as City Aims for New Policy
Fragmentary notes describe city districts reacting to a proposed policy. Officials and residents weigh impacts on services, with statements from unnamed sources and tentative timelines.
Tragedy in Greensburg as Miner Shot Down
A striking minor, John Wessell, was shot and killed en route to a plant in Greensburg Pennsylvania. The shooter is unknown and the incident has caused broad alarm. Deputies were mobilized as part of a widening labor unrest across coal regions.
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Greensburg
John Wessell
Wesell
Violent eruption near Naples spreads panic and ash
Inhabitants around Mount Vesuvius flee to the open air as thick fog and volcanic ash fill the atmosphere. Explosions resembling heavy cannon fire rattle the region while tremors shake the ground. Churches fill with prayers for deliverance as residents fear an impending peril.
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Naples
Tialy
Amount Vesuvius
Slander Verdict in Paris Over Equitable Agent
Paris correctional tribunal ruled for slander in a suit by lawyer Fiox Dutein against Pepy Peixoio director general of Equitable Life Assurance in New York. Defamation claim dismissed. company held responsible for actions of its official. Feixote fined 2,000 francs and one franc in civil damages.
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Equitable Society
Paris
Correctional Tribunal of the Seime
Fiox Dutein
Pepy Peixoio
Equitable Life Assurance Company of
New York
Feixote
France
Equitable Company
Ioral
ASRC to Build Rail Line to Alaska Copper Mine
The American Smelting and Refining Company will construct 125 miles of railroad from Valdez to its bonanza copper mine in Alaska. President George Guggenheim authorized the project after consulting with W. OR. Rust of the Tacoma smelter. Ore will be made into matte at Valdez and shipped for refining.
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Irust
Borama
Tacoma
Wash
American Smelting and Refining Company
Valdez
Bonanza
Alaska
George Guggenheim
W. OR. Rust
Woman Fires At Intruder In Early Morning Break In
In Macon Georgia at 2 o clock Mrs Herbert Duckworth awoke to two Black men at her bedside. She seized a pistol and fired as they leaped from a window. One shot struck the intruder who fell then escaped leaving a trail of blood.
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Macon
Herbert Duckworth
Drckworth
Guard Rail Foils Train Wreck Attempt in Edwardsville
An apparent railroad wreck attempt on the Toledo branch of the Wabash was halted when a guard rail kept wheels on the tracks. A frog in the track had been filled with heavy iron pieces causing a jarring impact, but the train was not derailed.
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Edwardsville
Toledo
Wabash Ratireoad
Sioux City Packers Schedule in April Exibition Games
The Sioux City Packers announce April exhibition games at home and away with St. Paul Milwaukee Deedee Waterling Duluth and others. The Duluth club holds the Northern League title. Packers plan trips during April 19 to May 1 with away games and local showdowns.
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Sioux City Packers
Sioux City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Deedee
Waterling
Duluth
Packers
Yankton
Filk
Holst
Unclear fragment from historic page hints at raid and meal note
Fragmentary text mentions a raid late Thursday and a meal, with several garbled names and phrases. The readable parts indicate an event timing and a reference to a meal nearby, but no clear identities or locations are ascertainable.
Presbyterian Women to Meet in Des Moines Missionary Convention
Des Moines hosts the great Presbyterian women’s convention this May with delegates from numerous synods. The five day program focuses on home and foreign mission work, school establishments, teacher salaries, and spreading information about mission activities.
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Presbyterians
Des Moines
Woman's Board
Board of Home Missions
United States
South
Atlantic
Pacific
Dubuque Water Trustees Face Malfeasance Probe
A Dubuque report says water works trustees, led by Fhiip Ryder, were reappointed by Mayor Berg on his eve of retirement. City Attorney Eintzinger reportedly opposes the debt they incurred and concealment from the public. Mayor Schunk plans resignations demands and possible court action to remove them. The trustees are prominent Dubuque businessmen.
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Dubque
Fhiip Ryder
Water Works
Berg
Schunk
Eintzinger
Dubuque
Country Youth Sought for Forgery in Fort Dodge
Charles Delioure a 20 year old country youth is wanted by police on forgery charges. He passed six checks at Fort Dodge merchants, each larger than the purchases, signed T A Latham and drawn on different banks in the name Charles D West.
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Charles Delioure
Fort Dodge
T. A. Latham
Charles D. West
Pursues Band of Gypsies Through Indiana and Des Moines
Boone County sheriff sues two band of gypsies for abducting a boy matching Richmond Brers description. Des Moines police alerted as gang believed headed toward Iowa. Boy wore girl's clothing and is about the same age as the Indiana boy.
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Boone County
Richmond Brers
Indiana
Des Alaines
Fort Dodge Fire Destroys Printing House and Shops
A Friday night blaze in Fort Dodge destroyed the Quick Print building and damaged David Fessler and Thompson Kehm Co clothes stocks. Losses were $2,000 for the printing house and $4,080 for each clothing store. Cause unknown, origin traced to the printing office above Fessler store. Railroad coal shortage hits Webster City as Southwestern Div Station reports only about fifteen days of supply with switch engines removed and freight handling halted.
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Fort Dodge
David Fessler
Thompson, Kehm & Co
Fessler
Webster City
Northern Town
Southwestern Railroad
Beaty
Ottumwa
Fature
Chase Dry
Harvey couple seeks new trial in Golden hotel arson case
Mr and Mrs Clyde Harvey, sentenced to three years for the August 6 1904 Golden hotel fire in which the Hobbs brothers died, were granted a new trial by the state supreme court on Monday.
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Clyde Harvey
Hobbs Brothers
Supreme Court
Constantinople
Alexander
Commenus
Europe
Ugee Wallan Caxton
Florida
Juan Fyre' Ee Leon
House of Commons
Downs
India
Francis Bacon
Lord Chencellor
England
William Kieft
New Amsterdam
Russia
Poland
Sacheverell
Royal Exchange
London
Boston
Salem
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Ireland
Nelson
Battle
Copenhagen
Chicago
Santa Ana
Texas
Vera Cruz
Adelaide
Margate
Tremont Temple
France
Paris
United States
Lyon
Alaska
Johnson
Sandwich Islands
Antioch the Ancient
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Greece
Jesse Tames
St. Joseph
Milion Dolar
Paternoster Row
Dan Steinman
Halifax
William Berner
Cincinnati
Makani
China
Chaichuana
Barrios
Fay Gould
Ceront
Dauntless
Samoa
Eiffel Tower
Baron Fara
Washington
Manipur
Assam
New York
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Hai-Chow
Efclane
Sho Charles
Ark
Cassie Chadwick
Veneze
Simplon
General Weaver to Speak at Des Moines Memorial Day
Colfax’s Gen James B Weaver accepts invitation from Des Moines Grand Army posts to deliver Memorial Day address. He joins a roster of veterans in a keynote role for the observance.
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James B. Weaver
Colfax
Grand Army Posts and Corps of
Atlantic Loses Chinaman in Steam Laundry Clash
The sole Chinese merchant in Atlantic departs after steam laundry competition cuts his profits, ending his business presence in town.
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Atlantic
Plece Ban on Football By Marshalltown Board
The Marshalltown school board has decided to prohibit football at the high school. The move blocks any sanctioned practice or games under board authority, ending football activities for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Aches! Board of
Marshalltown
Incomplete Free State Tribute Narrates Silent Accident
A fragmented obituary item recalls a minor accident and a lone survivor, mentioning a political figure and a local press outlet. The text indicates independence themes and a misread event, with sparse names and unclear dates, leaving the core incident ambiguous.
Will dispute divides estate of late Thomas Casson
The will of Thomas Casson leaves nine children and other heirs a share but blocks two widows Mrs Aukland and Mrs Bridal from principal. The sisters claim their mother Eliza Cassan and brother John misrepresented husbands as spendthrifts and caused the inheritance to be split with only interest for the two contestants. One heir is farmer Thomas Casson of Wayne Nebraska.
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Eliza Cassan
John
Thomas Casson
Wayne, Neb
Asphalt dispute to be settled amicably under extended guarantee
A Marshalltown special reports that Citizens and Asphalt Company reached a proposed agreement to extend the Barb WHE guarantee for over years and to cover all costs of litigation on two test cases against the city. Property owners would pay the original contract price of the saving as part of the settlement.
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Marshalltown
Barber Company
Woman Rocks Launch Capsize Drowns Three on Cedar River
A gas launch on the Cedar River near Cedar Rapids capsized Friday night. Mrs. Copp stood to rock the boat and it capsized. Thomas Delaney swam to shore but George McDonald Samuel Callahan and Mrs. Copp drowned with one body recovered Saturday morning.
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Bédat
George McDonald
Samuel Callahan
Thomas Delaney
Mrs. Copp
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Copp
Delaney Swany
Fatal House Collapse Kills Man in Cherokee
Saturday night a Cherokee house collapsed while the McLaughlins slept inside. Ionn McLaughlin Sr. was killed and John McLaughlin Sr. was seriously injured as the structure’s weak foundation caved in after heavy rain.
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Cherokee
Ionn McLaughlin, Sr
John Mcaughlin
Battle with Snakes at Burling ton farm
Workmen uncover an abandoned well on J. F. Deems farm near Burlington. The well contained many snakes including hive racers, black snakes, cow snakes and water moccasins. After a struggle the crew killed sixteen large reptiles, some over five feet long, and it is believed all the snakes were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Deems
Burlington
Local hunter loses left eye in accident
W Gibbert of the firm Guber and Dingosch in Storm Lake suffered the loss of his left eye after a stray shot from a companion’s gun pierced it during a Thursday hunting incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Gibdert
Guber & Dingosch
Storm Lake
Clothtemet
Farmer Fred Beck Drowns in Sioux River Near Klondike
Prominent Lyon County farmer Fred Beck is believed drowned in the Sioux River above Klondike on Saturday. His boat was found half full of water, suggesting he was fishing at the time of the accident.
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Sioux River
Fred Beck
Lyon County
Klondike
Epidemic of Tonsilitic Ailments Reported in Atlantic
Thirty-five cases of tonsillitis and many minor throat affections have been reported to fire physicians in Atlantic over the last two weeks.
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Atlantic
Herriott Announces Gubernatorial Candidacy in Tawa
Lieut. Gov. John Herriott formally announces his bid for the Republican nomination for governor of Tawa. The Friday issue of The Stuart Herate carries the official declaration.
College Celebration Promises Semi Centennial Event
Leanger Clark Coboge, formerly Western College of Toledo, arranges a grand semi centennial celebration during the coming commencement week, June 9 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leanger Clark Coboge
Western College of Toledo
Alectronic meter work update and weather report note
Incomplete report notes the progress of installing electric meters and mentions weather conditions affecting work. References to UPAR and TRIX appear garbled with no clear dates or locations. Further verification needed to confirm specifics of work and the meteorological impact.
Secretary Quits DGPiierstie Leads to Company Withdrawal
Secretary Mara Thoratay announces withdrawal from the Repastic TAD Company. The move ends involvement with the organization and affects ongoing state affairs, with officials noting impact on operations and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittkipins
Mara
Senator Patterson Contempt Case Stays Fines Pending Review
Justice Brewer of the United States Supreme Court granted a writ of error in the contempt case of United States Senator Patterson of Colorado, editor of the Rocky Mountain News, who was fined $1,000 for not issuing a cartoon of the State Supreme Court last November. The stay preserves collection of the fine while the Supreme Court reviews the case.
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Patterson
Cansex of Business Failures Reported in Nation
The article notes the number of business failures at 16 in the country with Bradstreet figures. It mentions capital leadership and an executive team, and cites a 2 percent failure rate among the total number of cruises in housing. The text is garbled with several unclear names and terms.
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Bradstreet
Irmtee
SOS Para Lively Atle
Ahaw
Hosigee
Hace Psc
Escopt
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Sere
Ears
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Siowity Oi Arehes
Miner
Greensburg, Pa
Edward E. Robbing
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