Notable Deaths and Discharges Mark Week in News
People talk of many notable events as Hildebrand Fitzgerald and Nathan Stein die in Philadelphia and Rochester respectively. R. H. Jesse resigns from Missouri State University. A Grant city file shows 1859 refusal for county engineer. Bishop Edward Wilson dies. W. W. Astor Jr leads temperance reform. A Goodson and Chapman wedding occurs in Warsaw. Zerkowitz appointed Hungarian commercial counsellor. Tragic suicides noted in Iowa and Rhode Island. Shaw arrested in Montreal for breach of promise. Chicago carpenters robbed after a meeting. Tobacco beds destroyed in Kentucky by night riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildebrand Fitzgerald
Philadelphia Item
Nathan Stein
Rochester
N. Y
R. H. Jesse
Missouri State University
City Registrar of
St. Louis
Gen. A. S. Grant
London
Pledge Association
Columbus Polk Goodson
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Warsaw
Ind
Bertha Irene Chapman
J. Wilbur Chapman
Francis V. Kossuth
Emil Zerkowitz
Royal Hungarian Museum of Commerce
Mr. Zerkowitz
United States
Hungary
Carpenters and Joiners
Union No. 2
Chicago
B. F. Roache
Mercer County
William Best
Multiple Disasters Claim Lives Across North America
A string of事故s昨 reveal far reaching tolls with deaths from dynamite set off on the Panama Canal to a fatal horse kick. Gust Nelson, a Montana rancher, dies from horse kick effects. Fire destroys Cin cinnati Oil Works depot with $50,000 losses. Erie foundry in Pa. sustains nearly $200,000 fire loss. Tremont Iowa youth Clarence Strain dies from accidental self inflicted gunshot. A Pensauken Creek drowning ends an entire family’s life. St Louis liner boiler tube explosion at Cherbourg injures three firemen. Mrs Amanda Ottolenduy killed when car falls from embankment in Seattle. Gustaf Warebrook drowns at Lake Superior. John Kerwin and J J Smith die in a mine shaft incident near Dubuque due to defective brake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Oil Works Company
Cincinnati
Erie Foundry
Erie
Clarence Strain
Tremont
Iowa
William Eidleman
Pensauken Creek
Riverton
N. J
St. Louis
Cherbourg
Lake Superior
Gustaf Warebrook
Marquette
John Kerwin
J. J. Smith
Dubuque
Sins and Sinners Draw Press Across Early 1900s Bank and Riot Turmoil
A tumbled collection of crime notes reports a New York bank teller Charles T. Muir's suicide over $9,000 shortages, a Pittsburg shooting of Amanda Wettengel, a 44 Providence lynching of Jake McDowell tied to a race riot, and a Chicago pioneer wire maker Eb Schnabel's suicide linked to losses. The span includes legal actions in Macon and Atlanta with lengthy prison terms for patent law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Muir
Forty-second Street
Arm Exchange Bank
New York
Amanda Wettengel
Harry C. Wettengel
Pittsburg
Providence
Jake McDowell
Ranother
iSiferman
Schnabel
Chicago
European and World News Roundup from Vienna to Mexico
Reports from Vienna say the Russian emperor and empress will visit Windsor in autumn. A barge with Chinese prisoners capsized on the Amur River, eighty nine drowned. Bubonic plague deaths reported at St Thomas D W I with two suspected cases watched. Henry Farman renews $5000 aeronautic challenge to the Wright brothers. Brazilian ship Benjamin Constant rescued twenty Wake Island shipwrecked men. King Gustaf and queen arrived in Berlin with royal procession. Warsaw court martial sentences three girls and eleven men to death for attacking a post car. Floods near Pachula drown eighteen, wipe out the village. Twelve gendarmes confront striking workers at Vigneux. two workers killed, six wounded, four gendarmes hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amur
St. Thomas
Henry Farman
Wright Brothers
Rio de Janeiro
Benjamin Constant
Yokohama
Wake Island
United States
Pacific Ocean
Gustaf
Sweden
Berlin
Warsaw
Sokolow
Vistula
Various notices and deaths reach across the nation
Rev A Coffman died in Fairmont West Virginia after murdering his wife two weeks earlier. Daniel Ritchey aged ninety died in Corning Iowa, a veteran of the Black Hawk war who ran a hotel in 1865. J J Hill announced Saskatchewan Calgary rail expansion by Great Northern from Winnipeg. Jacob Fisher sold a rare 1849 $10 token to Virgie McBrand for 1750. Kingdom Gould faced a New York bail bond judgment but sailed to Europe for vacation. English women including the countess of Jersey oppose women’s suffrage. Grover Cleveland, recently ill, was returning to Princeton after a Lakewood stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Coffman
Fairmont
W. Va
Adams County
Iowa
John Brown
Jim Lane
Canada
J. J. Hill
Associated Boards of Trade of Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Calgary
Great Northern
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Jacob Fisher
Nashville, Tenn
Virgie McBrand
Chicago Numismatic Society
Cincinnati Mines and Trading Company
New York
Kingdom Gould
Mr. Gould
Europe
Prisoners Safe After Sioux City Chase Amid Jail Mob
W R Brown and Albert Cromwell were captured after a 50 mile cross country chase to Smithland and then cornered. they were moved to Sioux City as an angry mob stormed the Smithland jail. The young girl Effie Clark is reported in critical condition after an alleged attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Smithland
W. R. Brown
Albert Cromwell
Brown
Effie Clark
W. E. Clark
Clark
Cromwell
George Davis
Nolan
Correctionville
Clark Girl
Freight Rates to Be Raised by Western Trunk Line Association
Freight rates on certain commodities are to be increased by the Western Trunk Line Association, affecting St. Paul and Twin City shippers. The exact amount and which goods rise have not yet been disclosed, and a formal report to the member roads is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Western Trusk Line Association
Not Guilty After Six Months in Jail for Grocery Burglary
John Pallwoda of La Crosse Wisconsin spent six months jailed awaiting trial for burglarizing Chris Schmidt’s store. A jury acquitted him after relatives testified the groceries found at Pallwoda's home were bought for him by family due to illness. Police found the goods in a room with crucifix candles and other devout-ritual decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
John Pallwoda
Chris Schmidt
Pallwoda
Appiston Man Accused by Inquest Jury
A Wisconsin jury in the Minnie Grunert inquest found a woman died from head trauma and strangulation with a rope, urging that Paul Krause the former husband be held for the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appiston
App On
Wis
Ifrs
Minnie Grunert
Paul Krause
Laborer Arrested in Watch Theft Case
Owatonna Minnesota June 10 J Katzka a transient laborer was arrested for stealing a watch from a fellow worker and was caught with the goods He was jailed charged with grand larceny in the second degree
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owatonna
Man
J. Katzka
Woman's Neck Broken in Iowa Runaway Crash
A Iowa City woman, Mrs. George, died after a buggy ran off a country road. She was thrown from the vehicle, suffering a broken neck and fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa’ City
Iowa
Venona Wins Marblehead Hamilton Race in Class C
Venona owned by George E Bliss of Boston and flying the Eastern Yacht Club flag won Class C in the Marblehead to Hamilton race. The finish came at 3 34 yesterday afternoon in 99 hours 32 minutes 15 seconds elapsed and 98 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds corrected. Venona was the smallest boat, with crew noting heavy weather from the start as Marchioness trailed by over twenty miles. No other yachts were sighted after Venona crossed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
Venona
George E. Bliss
Boston
Eastern Yacht Club
Marblehead
Bliss
John B. Crozer
Philadelphia
Marchioness
Liquor Dealers Win Right to Ship C O D Into Local Option Counties
Missouri Supreme Court rules liquor dealers may ship intoxicants C O D into local option counties where the sale occurs. Webster County case involved O Rosenburger of Kansas City convicted of shipping three gallons C O D, reversed and defendant discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Webster County
O. Rosenburger
Kansas City
Ask For More Troops In Tobacco District
Ripley Ohio June 9 Maj Charles Fecht and Col Hate of the First regiment in charge of troops in the tobacco district held a conference yesterday and decided to ask for more troops. The officers agreed the situation is very serious and that additional soldiers are needed to control the night rider situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobaco
Ripley
Ohio
Charles Fecht
Hate
Tobacco
Bandits Rob Pay Train Near Las Grandes Mines
Bandits attacked a pay train bound for the Las Grandes mines near Bal Sas in Guerrero. Three of the four escort officers were killed and one wounded. Four thousand dollars was stolen. Rurales pursue the highwaymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Mexico
Las Grandes
Balsas
Guerrero
Market Quotes From Grain and Live Stock Centers
Daily price listings show wheat, corn, and oats across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago with bid ranges for No 1 Northern No 2 Northern No 2 red No 1 hard and other grades. Cattle hogs and sheep prices are given for Chicago Sioux City South St Paul and sweep markets with typical ranges for beef calves and lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Town
South St. Paul
Child Choked and Outraged Reports Found Body in Box Car
Mount Pleasant Pa June 9 The dead body of Anna Luchinski nine years old of Standard Pa was found in a box car yesterday Her throat indicated she was choked to death after having been outraged Charles Williams a young negro who found the dead girl is being detained
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Anna Luchinski
Standard
Charles Williams
Wreck Fatal to Four Shocks St Louis Suburb
A street car jumped the track in a St Louis suburb last night plunging ten feet over an embankment. One man was killed, three were fatally injured and about twenty others were seriously hurt in the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Tragedy Near San Francisco Ends in Double Death
A man identified as George Scott, aged 23, shot his wife and then killed himself in San Francisco in June. The couple had married recently and had frequent quarreling, according to scattered details from the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
George ‘Scott
Kittea
Armourdale Deserted as Flood Forces City Exodus
Eight thousand people flee Armourdale Kansas City suburb as flood crest nears. Missouri and Kaw rivers rise with plan to reach safety districts. thousands depart while packing plants relocate salt and meats to upper floors. Great Falls smelter flooded delaying work. Montana tracks damaged and trains halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Oregon Short Line
Montana
Northern Pacific
Jefferson Island
Missoula
Drummond
Boulder River
Basin
Great Northern
Basin Reduction Company
Helena
Boston & Montana
Great Falls
Kansas City
Missouri
Kaw
Armourdale
Kansac City
Kan
Argentine
Last Dive Ends in Death in Yellowstone River
Frank McCormick, 26, a well known Billings resident, drowned while swimming in the Yellowstone River near his father's farm. A party of eight youths was in the water when he suffered a cramp, said he would make one more dive, and disappeared beneath the cold current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Billings
Mont
Yellowstone
Frank McCormick
McCormick
Sioux Falls Patrolman Bitten in Raid on Sioux Couple
Marshal Crowley attempting to arrest a liquor crazed Sioux warrior at Geddes was bitten on the hand by the warrior s wife who resisted the arrest. The warrior and his squaw were both arrested. The woman was fined 50 dollars and her husband 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Marshal Crowley
Geddes
Kindness Rewarded Music Teacher Inherits 25000
In Duluth Minnesota on June 9 the will of Giles Gilbert, a pioneer who died on a Northern Pacific train en route to Duluth from Portland, leaves Miss Edith Bain, a Chicago music teacher, twenty five thousand dollars in cash for kindness shown to his wife during her illness in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Chicago
Edith Bain
Giles Gilbert
Northern Pacific
Portland
Burglary Suspects Nabbed Soon After Aberdeen Theft
In Aberdeen South Dakota on June 10 police quickly tracked suspects after a hardware store in Groton was robbed. Officers recovered shotguns and disposed of stolen items, arresting several individuals within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Groton
Desbrow Mates Tragedy Amid Sandbar Boat Collision
In a shore incident near the city harbor a wreck led to drowning fears as boats struck a sandbar. Rescue efforts and bystander accounts describe the peril and the near loss of life in the tumult.
Tramp Attacks Woman With Carbolic Acid in Minnesota Home
Yesterday morning at George Ferrell home in Little Falls a stranger asked for food then flung carbolic acid through a screen door injuring Mrs. Ferrell. She suffered burns to the face neck and forehead but eyes were spared. Police and a posse searched the area but the assailant fled and remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Falls
Minn
George Ferrell
Ferrell
Hats May Split Church at Dunkard Conference
In Des Moines on June 19 a potential schism looms as Dunkard leaders face growing sentiment within the church and among laywomen over the traditional bonnet versus ornate hats. Strong currents threaten to divide the Brethren as debates unfold at the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Council of the German Baptist Brethren
Dunkards
Fair Grounds
Two Drown in Rice Lake While Aiding Woman
Brainerd Minnesota June 10 two men Schultz and Wayt drowned while attempting to rescue Mrs. G Y Woerner who had fallen from a steamboat on Rice lake. The railing failed as men tried to haul Schultz aboard and several others fell in. The boat had no life preservers or boats and was unlicensed and unused, but crossed the lake for a picnic during rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
Minn
Schultz
David W. Wayt
Rice Lake
G. Y. Woerner
Wayt
Tannery Fire Ravages Owatonna Industry
A sheepskin tannery owned by Adolph Uber in Owatonna Minnesota was practically destroyed by fire. Insurance coverage lapsed for 2000 despite total policy 7500 and building content value of 10000. Cause remains unknown. Building will be rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owatonna
Minn
Adolph Uber
Great Northern Wreck Delays Trains After Rails Spilled
Yester day morning at 6 o'clock the west bound Great Northern freight was wrecked east of McIntosh Crookston Minnesota ten cars of steel rails scattered on the right of way broke a flange
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Minn
Great Northern
McIntosh
Deadly Morphine Found by Toddler in South Dakota Home
A two year old boy in Deadwood South Dakota found morphine pills in an envelope hidden in a closet. He swallowed the drugs and died in convulsions before aid could reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
William Nelson
Boy Drowned In Mississippi River Near St Paul
A boy named Leo Frey aged years drowned in ten feet of water in the Mississippi River yesterday afternoon. He was playing on a raft when he lost balance and fell headlong into the current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Paul
Leo
Frey
Mississippi
Murderous Assault in Pepin Wisconsin
A report from Pepin Wisconsin dated June 10 describes a violent assault. Frederickson allegedly attacked Heérman Lovitz during an incident nicknamed Porcupine. Lovitz suffered serious injuries and was confined in a local facility. Frederick was reportedly detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepin
Wis
Gunner iFrederickson
Heérman
Lovitz
Strom
Lovitzia
Frederick
Fragmentary OCR Item From 1920s Paper
Incomplete text fragment from a historical page mentioning Chicago Detroit and a hotel. The readable portions reference hotel employees and a committee, with jumbled phrases and unclear context. Further context is needed to identify persons, places, or events.
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Nepe
Hippipon
Northwood
Alma Ruogt
R. I
Charles D. Shaw
Zanesville (Ohio
Montreal
Charlotte Webster
Panama Canal
Gust Nelson
Amanda Ottolenduy
Magnolia Bluff
Seattle
Atlanta
United, States
Wilmacon
Del
Udge
Bradfordson
Hugh
Hnour
Io Peruargatine
Vienna
Russia
Windsor
Pachula
Vigneux
France
Countess of Jersey
Humphrey Ward
Grover Cleveland
Lake Wood
Prideston
Aeel Tee Bes
Ree
Pegaia
Victors
Ucs
Fhae
Armourdale, Kan
Squaw
Marshal
Little
Dunkard
Great Northern Wreck
RCA
Gorm
Detroit
Lac Cee
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