World’s Fair Train Near Chicago Robbed by Four Men
A regular Chicago St. Coyle passenger train, the Diamond Special, was boarded near Garvey twenty miles from Chicago Union Station by four armed men. The robbers relieved passengers of money jewelry and papers, struck two men with revolvers, and fled after signaling a stop. Victims included William Tolton of Lansing and another man injured but not seriously. Passengers in the Grand Trunk sleeper were also robbed. one shot was fired to intimidate a resister. The engineer was unaware of the robbery until stopping.
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Kankakee
Chicago St. Coyle
Trania Nical Railroad
Hicawo
Garvey
Chicago Union Station
Tyo-Aloopers
Grand Trunk
Wiliam ‘Tooton
Lansing
Mich
Traci Cobbery
Abot & Feet
Mrummérs
Tdi
IAPS Capture Two Hills at Port Arthur
IAPS report the capture of Wolfs and Groen Hills near Port Arthur during July battles. Russian losses cited as 290 killed and 6 wounded, Japanese losses 17,000 killed and wounded, with 125000 shrapnel rounds fired. Fortifications and fleet movements described amid riverine and coastal action.
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Qwefog
Serebrinik
Beitleh
Hipwine
Pigeon Bay
Cort Arthur
Iran
Watt's
Groen
Christ Hills
Vortl
Port Arthur
Rioters Stone Police Station in Chicago Clash
A crowd of about 2,000 rioters attacked the Deering Street police station after a strikebreaker was dragged from a streetcar and shot. Police fought back with clubs as rocks and bricks shattered windows, injuring several officers. Castellano, the strikebreaker, was protected by police until he could be moved to safety.
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Chicago
Woters
Deering Street
Rank Castellano
Castellano
Anthracite Strike Tension Rises In Wilkesbarre Region
Wilkesbarre district miners threaten widespread action after the Pittston Convention order and Carroll Wrights strike award dispute. An executive board meeting planned to identify collieries enforcing the award, with potential check weighmen and payroll actions as two sides clash over participation and payments.
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Comimitiee
T. J. Nichole
Maton
Awanml
Owire
Strike Breakers at Zeigler Ride in With Special Train
Miners led by Joseph Leiter lifted into Zeigler in a special train while guards patrolled to enforce a federal injunction. No striker acted, and twenty six miners were transported from Pennsylvania to the shelter, as Leiter prepared to return with more workers.
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Dinquoin
United States
Maratal 60
Parie I
Watts
Springfield
Temon
Deerer
Joseph Lester
Huapheey
Morels
Tirshuis
Pitida
Zeigler Coats Company
William Maria Ot
Atrio
Joseph Leiter
Lotter
Athlers
Pedoral Court
Pennsylvania
Atoctade
Mafety
Letter
Benton
Nic
Governor Yates Offers 900 Reward for Train Robbers
Governor Yates Thursday issued a proclamation offering a reward of 200 for each bandit involved in the midwest Central Railroad special train robbery near Chicago Monday night. No clue to the robbers has been found, and the total rewards now amount to 4,800 for arrests.
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Springheld
Yaten
Mi Pois
Court Orders Strikers Arrest in Illinois
Court orders arrest of four strikers cited for contempt for interfering with drivers and intercepting teamsters. Affidavits allege violations of an injunction issued by Circuit Judge Holder. The four, including Charles Geabes and Pred Meyer, were arrested in East St. Louis and Belleville. Trials set for Tuesday at 1 pm with bonds posted.
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Earl St. Louis
Holder
Ciitoins
Dan McGlyon
East St. Louis
Charles Geabes
Pred Meyer
John Schwalb
Rogers
Belleville
Thompson
Judge Schaefer
Packera
National Stock Yards Company
Geales
Meyer
Tragic Drowning In Alton Minalagippi River
Michael Reilly and seven girls drowned while teaching a swimming party at a sandbar on the Minalagippi River near Washing ton Street in Alton HL Friday afternoon. Mary Timony, the sole survivor, was rescued by a fisherman after her terrified screams. All the girls were neighborhood playmates from Upper Alton families and Mary suffered a nervous collapse, unable to identify the drowned companions.
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St. Louis
Hite Gitle
Michael Reilly
Minalagippi
Washington Street
Alton
Mary Timony
Daugher
Peter Timony
Bloomington street railway strike ends after months
Bloomington Alabama workers declared the street railway strike off Friday. The strike, ongoing since January 1, failed to halt operations as the company hired imported workers and local nonunion labor. Strikers had operated cars and hacks in competition, with a boycott suspension agreed at a Friday meeting.
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Bloomington
Ae Fe
Stere
Cail
Judge Parker Resigns Chief Judge Post in Albany
The resignation of Alton B. Parker from the Albany court of appeals was handed in at 1:20 p.m. Friday after a brief session in which Parker and five associates cleared the remaining docket. The move clears the way for new terms and sets the stage for a governor’s appointment to fill the fourteen year term. A delay in the formal vacancy followed August 10.
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Parker
Albany
Ncy
Alton B. Parker
Court of Appeal
Berlin
Iinetond of
Increases Pay of Rural Mall Carriers
Washington announces a pay raise affecting rural free delivery carriers for the coming year. The change, ordered by Postmaster General Payne, is noted to be issued by the proper official channel rather than the President.
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Washington
Payne
Bristow
Booths Aboard Campania from Liverpool Arrival
Right Hon. Charles Booth and Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army were passengers on the Campania which arrived Friday night from Liverpool.
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New York
Charles Booth
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
Campania
Liverges
Rioters Fill Chicago Streets Over Strike Turmoil
In Chicago on Wednesday an angry crowd of about 3,000 men blocked streets around the dockyards to oppose police moves against five strike breakers. Bricks flew as officers and rioters clashed. several police and workers were hurt. By night’s end about twenty rioters were arrested after subduing the mob. The strike action threatened to spread to area packers and distributors with fears of meat shortages as unions pressed boycotts and shipments stalled. Police escorted machinists away, and stevedore unions organized market patrols to enforce the protest.
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Chicago
Forty-seventh Street
Forty-ninth Street
Dock-Yards
Teamaters' Union
Plekott
Bwarnehytdl & Bulaberger
Coop
Javompeley
Deyerling
Meat Strike Disrupts Wednesday Supply in City
Strike hampers delivery of meat as wagons stalled on river crossings and lines backed up at the docks. Drivers and packers faced delays, with crowds dispersing only after police intervention. Meats arriving were short, and vendors expected receipts to fall later in the week. Nelson A Miles dies suddenly in Worthington. widow was 62, daughter of Judge Sherman and niece of Senator Sherman.
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Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A
Miles
Wielon
Sherman
Military Academy
Genera
Jealousy Tragedy Darkens Quincy and Texas
A jealous husband in Quincy, UK fatally injures his wife and then attempts self harm, medical staff unsure of both survivors. In Cleburne Texas, persistent rains hinder crops as boll weevil reports rise and farmers grow uneasy amid falling yields.
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Quincy
Cleburne
Tex
Lachia
Heporta
American Minister Warns Haiti Amid Market Riots
Port au Prince reports show serious disorder with crowds attacking Syrians and closing shops. Troops intervened to restore order as injuries occurred. American citizens appealed to Minister Powell for protection and assurances that US Enterprises, including the railroad, will be safeguarded and operations restored.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Stalin
Somime
Powell
Midlater
Nord
Vort Na Princeto
Oterior
Hayden
Por
Ameren Olticomm
Chnelereerderinad
Norde
Coomas
North Titaurid Minteter Powell
Crime spree suspects in Chicago thwart police efforts
Chicago police struggle to fasten charges in a central railroad robbery case as four bandits elude capture. Officers say three men held in Chicago may be linked while police in Indiana and nearby towns widen the manhunt. Victims report several with police records are sought.
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Chicago
Miiegman W. A. Diroh
Vyelogragh
Grace
Hirch
Green
Mast St. Lawie
Hoon
O'Roofe
Tlinoty
Indiana
Wewemit
Herrin Stores Burned in Carbondale Fire Traced to Gasoline
A massive blaze in Carbondale destroyed Herrin stores after a gasoline vapor explosion. Eleven workmen were injured and a $0,000 loss reported. insurance loss uncertain. Fire spread quickly, with nearby towns called to assist. authorities investigated cause and containment efforts. In other news, Hayti unrest and a murder case drew crowds. women protested court actions while a Springfield arson death was reported.
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Carbondale
Foor
Orion
Bob Orr
Thie Ely
Marlon Carbondite
Mimphiges Bar
Carterville
Sharpheyshante
Fragmented Local Notice From An Ancient Paper
A damaged OCR snippet mentions city matters and local governance in unclear terms. It hints at civic concerns but lacks readable actors dates or concrete actions to identify specifics.
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Donnelly Ridlews
California
Wright
Zeigler
Trainroad
Yates
Thomas May
Schaefer
Franklin Avenue
St. Louie Dressed Beers and Provision Company
Bell Dealera
Enda
Krat
Butler
Charles Kratz
Wow
Graven
Bates County
Graves
Canada
Jandon
Mir
Riealon
England
Yokohama
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hutchinson
Kas
George Swan & Co
Gooly
Poehler & Co
Carrollton
James E. Waters
Greene County
Athensville
Paris
Nivchwang
Devil's Lake Land
Interior Department
General Land Office
Devil's Lake
Grand Forks
N. D
Devil's Lake India Lands
Congress
Sertion
Wilipe
Kemptrey
Tih
Loreal
Hetriet
Dion Miter
Zeigter Con Com Pons
Zegteter Coal Company
Zeigter
Olegarminshon
Con Pany
Frinco
Little Roch
Ark
State Board of Railway Aenessment
Fort Scott
Memphia
Elbert Fore
Miniauer Dawson
Domingo
Monte Crieia
Tolstoi
the World
Tolstol
Tokio
Simeon Ehong
Hab Chong
Cheialieon
Kurokil
Jasseo
Loula
Kaye St. Laws
Rallaway
Malin
Tite
Texas
Informa
J. C
Herrin
Baldwin Gorn
Cal
TC Tnd
Airelio
Kannox City
Agno Myers
Frank Holian
Chironee Myers
Burne
Til
Midge Gan
Yatom
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