Washington News and Local Disasters Report
News notes report deaths of G A Fickernberg in Denver and Niels Olsen and Robert Goldbeck in New York and St Louis. Wyoming Carey act land reclamation bill advances. Inland waterways commission bill gains favorable House support. Alaska signal corps expansion planned with new wireless stations. Multiple fire disasters across Kentucky Iowa and Mississippi. deaths include two fire victims and a man killed by a fall at Sault Ste Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Fickernberg
United States District Court
St. Louis
Denver
I. W. Cate
Boston
Universalist
Japan
Minnesota
Seattle
House Committee On Public Lands
Wyoming
New York
Robert Goldbeck
Prussia
Goldbeck
Kings
Queens
Notable Obituaries and Military Retirements
Mrs. Mary Dodd of Wauwatosa died of heart disease in a Chicago depot while awaiting a train. Rear Admiral G A Bicknell retires after forty nine years of active service. Former Congressman J H Bowell dies in Bloomington at age seventy five. Civil War captain. Frederick May Holland author dies at Concord aged seventy two. Wisconsin Academy member. Capt Samuel Samuels long-time Marine Journal president dies in Brooklyn. famed in the era of the Dreadnaught. Prof Alfred Cabel, seventy four, dies in Sioux City. noted opera singer and teacher active in Paris Milan New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dodd
Wauwatosa
Wis
Chicago
G. A. Bicknell
Navy
J. H. Bowell
Bloomington
Ill
Frederick May Holland
Concord
Mass
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences
Samuel Samuels
The
Marine Journal
Brooklyn
Alfred Cabel
Sioux City
Cabel
Paris
Milan
New York
Guns and trials span North Texas and beyond
A chaotic report chronicles Walker Hargraves killed at Fort Worth by Walter James, an indictment against New York firm Thom as A. McIntyre & Co. for grand larceny arrests, and murder verdicts for William Guy in Des Moines. It notes a Fort Riley artillery death, and multiple arrests including Coalville post office robbers while detailing legal actions across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Hargraves
Texas
Fort Worth
Walter James
Thomas A. McIntyre & Co
New York
William Guy
Clarence Richardson
Des Moines
Robert Foselar
Sixth Field Artillery
Fort Riley
Kan
Gébice
Coalville
Uniteed States District Attorney
Monroes
F Harrell
Oklahama City
Elprsos
SET Eazs
Tex
Senta See
Kant
Sena
Caillaux Deficit Forecast and Worldwide Political Moves
The 1909 budget shows an estimated deficit of 8 800 000 dollars as French finances reveal strain. Russian commander Sharski ordered to resume a punitive Persian advance, destroying villages while sparing civilians. cholera deaths mount in Munster Fusiliers. King Edward to visit Russia with the emperor and empress. An editor in Baden is jailed for libel. suffragists plan a Hyde Park rally June 21 expecting 300 000 women.
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M. Caillaux
Sharski
Persia
London
Munster
Willcox
Edward
Russia
Alexander
Prince of Wales
Albert Herzog
Badische Presse
Karlsruhe
Baden
Olga Mollitor
Karl Hau
Hyde Park
Variety of 1900s headlines span finance crime and policy
General Senator Marston introduces a bill to ban cotton futures trading in Louisiana. John W. Gates residence sold at public auction in Chicago for 65 000 on a 400 000 valued house. T A Fisher of London sets a cycling record 1000 miles in 91 hours 1 minute. Chicago board of education bans intoxicants for engineers on duty. After seventy days, southwest coal strike ends with a wage and condition agreement. Winnipeg post office mail robberies total 12000. staff dismissals noted. Milwaukee Archbishop residence purchase for Misericorde maternity hospital. United States agriculture department and stations discuss cholera prevention plans to be presented May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marston
Louisiana Senate
John W. Gates
Chicago
T. A. Fisher
London
Chicago Board of Education
Winnipeg
Fred Pabst
Milwaukee
Messiner
Sisters of Misericorde
Wes Ty Abe
United States
ReldtattAm
Dense Jersey coast fog causes midriver collision and panic
Dense fog lured two coastwise steamers the Seminole and an unnamed steamer onto shifting shoals near Sandy Hook New Jersey. The Seminole ran aground near Point Pleasant while passengers were safe. a second collision involving the Brennan caused panic among 300 aboard. Lifesaving crews responded as two Transatlantic liners waited offshore for fog to lift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clyde Line
Jersey
Sandy Hook
Harn
Point Pleasant
Long Branch
N.J
Department of Charities
Thomas S. Brennan
Lowell
New Brighton
S. I
Maraval
Brennan
Motke
Seven Lost in Flood Devastates Oklahoma Homes
Seven people killed in widespread floods across southern Oklahoma. Four to five hundred are homeless as thousands of acres flood, hundreds of houses wash away or flood, and rail bridges and tracks are damaged across the region. West Guthrie reports more than seven hundred submerged houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
West Guthrie
Elopement Sparks Police Hunt for Austrian Princess
Vienna reports an Austrian princess Amelie Louise, sister of Prince Emile Egon von Furstenberg, fled with Kozian an automobile company agent. Police in Vienna are actively seeking the fugitives following the elopement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Amelie Louise
Emile Egon von Furstenberg
Koenigshof
Furstenberg
Kozian
Swindler Sentenced for Embezzling on Rain Bow Pay Clerk
Manila May 27 F C Peters formerly pay clerk on the steamer Rainbow pleaded guilty to embezzling 3000 dollars. He is sentenced to three years and four months in Bilibid prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
F. C. Peters
Rainbow
Bilibib
Bank cashier ends life amid cotton futures losses
J C Davidson, cashier of the Woodville bank in Mississippi, killed himself yesterday morning. He had reportedly been speculating in cotton futures and losing heavily, but the bank is not expected to be affected financially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Se F
Natchez
Miss
J. C. Davidson
Woodville
Davidson
Murder Suspected After Man Found Dead in Waukesha
Louis Sorenson aged fifty one was found dead on the river bank in Waukesha Wisconsin. Six head wounds inflicted with a rock lead authorities to believe the death was a murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Louis Sorenson
Water Explosion Kills Man in Philadelphia Store
In Philadelphia a soda water explosion last night killed Louis Levin and fatally injured his brother Jacob. Fire crews say the blast occurred in their store and investigators are tracing the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Louis Levin
Jacob Prob
One Dead as Riot Follows Ward Wedding at Burn Mine
In Fairmont near a mining town, a Slavish wedding celebration led to a riot injuring twelve foreigners and two police officers. Mihal Ladar, a miner, was shot and died later in hospital after the porch collapse during the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Vai
Thoburn
Mihal Ladar
Ladar
Plague Subside Prompts Port Reopening in La Guaira
President Castro decrees opening La Guaira port to United States and European trade from May 25 after eight days with no bubonic plague cases. Interior trade to follow May 29. City faces about 1500 destitute people reliant on charity as funds run dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Castro
la Guaira
United States
Congress Passes Record Appropriations Exceeding One Billion
Estimates indicate total appropriations for the current session will exceed 1.02 billion dollars, surpassing any prior session by about 100 million. Major increases appear in the post office pension naval and army budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Cardinal Logue Narrowly Escapes Harlem River Accident
Cardinal Logue auxiliary clergymen and a party on the Velox were touring Manhattan Island when the launch struck a submerged rock, narrowly averting a plunge into the Harlem River. The incident occurred Saturday as the party neared the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
Harlem
Manhattan Island
Marketleads Grain and Livestock Prices May 26 Across Cities
Latest quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul show grain prices for wheat corn and oats and live stock figures for cattle hogs and sheep. Notable values include Wheat No 1 Northern at 1.07 1 2 in St Paul and 1.06 1 2 in Chicago with other regional figures listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Siroux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Drowns While Fishing Near Hudson Wisconsin
Anton Gilpertson drowned while fishing near the Little Mill in Hudson Wisconsin. He had brought his boat in the wake of the dam flume when the water force upset it and precipitated him into the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A - Hudson, Wis
Anton Gilpertson
Little Mill
Hold Up Trolley Car Near Pittsburgh
Two masked men boarded a trolley near McKeesport on May 26 and held up the conductor motorman and eleven passengers. They relieved them of money and valuables and escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Cphey
Famine in East Africa Reported Death Toll Surges
British East Africa May 26 reports famine in Uganda’s Wedge province causing over 40 000 deaths. Government feeds about 50 000 natives but scraps and failures are noted in relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mombasa
East Africa
Uganda
Unclear OCR fragment of a historic page
Fragmentary readable hints point to a local theater or auditorium event with names such as Peter F and Vicomedians. The text is garbled, offering few solid facts, making a precise summary difficult.
Thaw Denied Release From Lunatic Asylum
Harry K Thaw, killer of Stanford White, will not be released from the Matteawan lunatic asylum. Justice Morschhauser ruled Thaw remains insane and the damning commitment at Dowling's trial was legal. Thaw will stay in jail until a new decision and possible transfer to another state hospital are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Marschauser
Supreme Court
Thaw
Matteawan
Jerome
Justice Morschanger
Four Lives Lost in Texas Floods and $1 Million Damage
Dallas May 27 Four lives were lost and over a million dollars in property was destroyed as the Trinity river overflow flood left 4,000 people homeless. Telegraph and telephone lines were put out of commission across west and southwest Texas. The night rise surpassed the 1866 record at fifty two feet. Thousands lost household effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Trinity River
Cleveland Strike Ends After Seniority Arbitration Vote
Cleveland May 27 The street railway conductors and motormen vote not to submit seniority rights to arbitration 1076 to 129, effectively ending the strike as both sides predicted a peace settlement with no issues left to arbitrate.
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Cleveland
Freight collision kills firefighter near Fargo
A head on freight wreck at Buffalo North Dakota killed Fireman E. J. Rossiter and badly injured Engineer R. J. Kehoe. The report cites a misunderstanding of orders in cloudy foggy conditions forty miles west of Fargo.
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Northern
Buffalo
N. D
Fargo
E. J. Rossiter
R. J. Kehoe
Good Dairying Season Creek Posts Record Pay Day
More than 109 farmers gathered at Erskine twenty five miles east of Crookston to attend the big pay day of the Erskine cooperative creamery. The last month paid was the largest in the creamery's history for this period due to early and heavy pasturage for cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Minn
Erskine
Here
Erskine’ Co-Operative’ Creamery
Fatal shooting near Greer ends in death
May 27 report from Spartanburg South Carolina states Boyd Stone a white man was shot to death by Henry Fowler a black man in Fowler's home one mile west of Greer Fowler allegedly killed Stone after Stone tried to assault Fowler's wife.
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Spartanburg
Boyd Stone
Henry, Fowler
Greer, S. C
Fowler
Stone
Fragmentary report on a man injured in an incident
An incomplete OCR snippet describes a man injured in an unnamed incident. The readable text hints at a struggle or accident but lacks clear details such as location, date, or involved parties. Further clarification is needed to identify the full event.
Shipless? Bogllehmenmanse and the Nelgan Case
The fragment describes a court or legal case involving a shipless issue and mentions names like Nelgan. It appears as a damaged OCR snippet with unclear context and multiple garbled phrases.
Appeals Court Upholds Fines in Interstate Concession Case
The United States appeals court affirms sentencing of Omaha road traffic manager H Me Pearce and Spencer Grain Co for making concessions to a carrier on interstate shipments. The ruling holds that any deviation from published rates is illegal even if all shippers over the same route receive the same concession. Good faith does not negate the legal effect. the decision is authored by Judge Adams with Sanborn and Phillips concurring.
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Omaha
H. Me ‘Pearce
Streight
Toe
Spencer-Grain
Interstate Commerce Commission
Adams
Sanborn
Phillips
Five Tragedies In One Day Reported In Michigan
In Marquetts Michigan May 27 four men Finns and two others are linked to five deaths. A lumber worker died from alcohol related causes and John Loder a homesteader in Iron county killed himself. Matt Mattson a woodsman died after a falling tree in Luce county. Charles F Anderson an accused killer hanged himself in Crystal Falls jail. John Lauxton a miner was killed at Negaunee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquetts
Mich
John
John Loder
Iron County
Matt Mattson
Luce County
Charles F. Anderson
Crystal Falls
John Lauxton
Negaunee
Thelma Connors Pardoned For Jewel Theft
Madison Wis May 27 Gov Davidson pardoned Thelma Connors who had been sentenced to Milwaukee house of correction for eight years and eight months for stealing 2600 dollars in jewels from her employers. She acted as a servant duped by a man posing as a friend who received the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Gov. Davidson
Thelma Connors
House of Correction
Milwaukee
Iowa Rivers on Rampage Threaten Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa May 27 heavy rains push Des Moines and Raccoon rivers upward flooding the valley. Many families in lower city sections have packed belongings and prepare to move to higher ground at a moment’s notice. Corn planting halts as field work becomes impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Wollen
Raccoon
Delays at Winona Normal School Building
Winona Minn May 27 plans for the new model building at the Winona normal school may be scaled back due to funds. The Witcona authorities submitted elaborate plans that exceed the appropriated money, so the project will be altered and not erected this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Winona Normal School
Witcona
Widow Mary A Marshall Fatally Burned in Lamp Accident
In Appleton Minnesota on May 27 Mrs Mary A Marshall eighty three year old widow attempted to light a lamp when her sleeve caught fire. Her waist and upper body were instantly engulfed in flames and she died within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Minn
Mary A.marshall
Bumper Strawberry Crop Predicted in Upper Michigan
Munising May 27 reports indicate the Upper Michigan strawberry crop will be a record breaker this spring. Advices from farming districts say the fruit growing is expanding, reaching large proportions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munising
Mich
Upper Michigan
Crop prospects improve as crop indicators rise in Detroit area
A Detroit report notes crop indications are better than ever before as trains pass through the city. President and officials discuss agricultural outlook for the Northwest, with optimistic signals for the growing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayes Elliott
Detroit
Esterday
Local incident details remain unclear in garbled OCR
Fragmentary text describes a shooting incident involving a youth and a 22 caliber rifle. Names, places, and exact sequence are unreadable, with many broken phrases and misspelled terms.
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Casper F. Goodrich
Stevens
House
Inland Waterways Commission
Tetas Ak
Queen's
Mayfield
J. N. Helfer
Cedar Falls
Hazel
N. M. Morgan
Hopeville
Wray
Cal
Main Street
Russell
Man
Jones & Rodgers
Orgill Bros. & Co
Memphis
Tenn
Sault Ste. Marie
Thomas O’brien
P. O. Burch
Suns
Tae
OA Sag Phar Ray
Ata Mire Ae
Cardinal
Logue
Sigs Tf
Trates Dalley
inDead
Peter F. 'Dattey
Itv
Soncamiohia
Ened Labs
Winona Building
Ceara
Upowe
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