Ex Governor Steunenberg Killed by Dynamite Attack at Caldwell
Ex governor Frank Steunenberg was killed in Caldwell Idaho Saturday night when a dynamite bomb exploded as he opened a gate. Investigations show a wire triggered blast. five men detained and rewards totaling 13000 offered for capture and conviction. An alleged suspect registered at local hotels under varied names. officials seek the perpetrators while the Western Federation of Miners pledges inquiry.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Coeur d'Alenes
Twa
Goding
Shoshone
Canyon County
the Govenor
Saratoga Hotel
M. J. Hoglan
Denver
Pacific Hotel
Thomas Hoglan
Angus Sutherland
Coeur d'Alene
Sutherland
Steunen
Stuenenberg
Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
Moscow Revolt Suppressed in Pressyna Quarter
Moscow reports the revolt ended as rebels numbering about 4000 were captured after the battle in the Pressyna district. The revolutionary force was cornered, with few escaping across the ice toward the southern city area.
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Moscow
Pressyna
Rier
Northwest News Bits Highlight Local Trials and Deals
Tacoma club lost seven thousand dollars last season. Seattle to host state librarians meeting. Walla Walla banks hold fifteen hundred thousand dollars of farmers deposits. Ellensburg plans sugar factory site option. Joe Gregg KO’s Jack in Yakima fifth round. Yakima Indian Black Moustache struck by train loses both arms near Toppenish. Dollar Steamship may send Washington fruit to China as gifts. Kid Scaler stops Kid Harrison in Spokane eighth round. Seattle may compel joint use of telephone poles. King County cannot fund Seattle children’s home. A West Seattle resident loses two thousand dollars in jewelry theft. Mitsui to open Seattle branch. Mrs Hazeltine loses one thousand three hundred eighty-eight dollars in CDs. Oregon sheep graze rights protested. O R N opposes joint wheat rate, loss feared. Unknown man found shot in box car at Sandpoint. Barrett jailed for fraud via Collier’s Weekly. Hembree family burned in Sand Lake Oregon. Jute mill to reopen January with electric power at penitentiary.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Walia Walla
Ellensburg
Joe Gregg
Jack Hh
North Yakima
Robert Dollar
Dollar Steamship Company
Washington
China
Scaler
Spokane
Kid Harrison
Salt Lake
Calhoun
Board of Public Works
King County
A. Brown
West Seattle
Mitsui Company
Japan
All Nippon
L. S. Hazeltine
Butte
Umatilla
Ore
Oregon
Olympia
Sandpoint
Idaho
A. B. Wilson
Barrett
Walla Walla
Collier’s Weekly
Copper Rise Breaks Brokers Seizure in Boston Firm
Copper stock gains on the Boston exchange led to the suspension of H. R. Leighton & Co a Boston based broker with 40 New England offices plus Montreal and St John The assignee Allen a local lawyer said the suspension stemmed from a Boston stock exchange member failing to meet obligations and from unrealized copper investments forcing the firm to creditors
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Boston
New England
Boston Stock Exchange
H. R. Leighton & Co
Stock Exchange
Montreal
St. John
N. F
Les EB
Allen
Three Men Blown to Pieces in Railroad Wreck
A freight train on the Chicago Erie line near Crisco hall exploded when an engine blew up. Engineer John J. O'Brien of Keuts Fireman C R Oliver of this place and Lemuel Fisher of Rochester were killed. Fifteen cars piled up and the wreck caught fire. Only O'Brien's body had been recovered. The train carried meat in refrigerator cars and ran as a special.
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Huntington
Ind
Chicago « Erie
Crisco Hall
John J. O'Brien
Keuts
C. R. Oliver
Lemuel Fisher
Rochester
O’brien
Gotch Defeats Delivuk in Two Falls
Montreal match ends with Frank Gotch defeating Austrian wrestler Delivuk in two straight falls. First fall lasted one hour, second fall 26 minutes in a Graeco Roman bout.
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Montreal
Que
Frank Gotch
Delivuk
Six Stores Burned in Charlton Iowa Fire
A blaze on Charlton's north square destroyed six store buildings and likely the post office and its contents, with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. At season start, Ralph D. Paine will resume in the Century his study of The Spirit of School and College Sport focusing on English and American Football.
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Charlton
Iowa
Ralph D. Paine
Yerkes dies in New York City at Waldorf amid health decline
Charles T. Yerkes, famed Chicago and London railway financier born 1839 in Philadelphia, died in his Waldorf apartment after six weeks ill with a complication of diseases from a cold. Speyer & Co. noted the timing of his death as London underground work nears completion. He left major art and property to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Charles T. Yerkes
Chicago
London
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
Yerkes
Charles Edward Yerkes
Charles Ronda Miller
Fifth Avenue
Speyer & Co
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago University
J. P. Morgan and Associates
London Underground
Sixty-eighth Street
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portland Saloonkeeper Dies by Cyanide After Rivalry
The body of Kaspar Van Dran a Portland saloonkeeper was found in a town hotel room after he ingested cyanide. He left a note accusing rival Joe Young of causing his troubles. Involving his family a second cyanide poisoning death of Mrs Van Dran by unknown assailants is noted.
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Portland
Kaspar van Dran
Joe Young
Young
Kasper van Dran
Fire in Higgins tenements claims life and injures many
A serious fire in the Higgins tenements on Minnehaha avenue Minneapolis left one dead, two badly burned, and fifteen or more overcome by smoke. The blaze began in Mrs Buckliff’s apartment at 823 Minnehaha and spread rapidly, forcing twenty seven families from their beds into the freezing air as temperatures stood ten below zero.
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Minneapolis
Higgins
English leaders clash over fiscal reform and home rule
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman and Arthur Balfour spoke to large crowds in Scotland and London. Campbell Bannerman pushed fiscal reform and opposed separate Irish legislatures, while Balfour framed the issue as fiscal reform versus home rule and warned that Irish self-government could threaten the union. Grey warned Chamberlain's policy could ruin national prosperity and affirmed Liberal aims for Ireland without granting home rule.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Arthur J. Balfour
United Kingdom
Dumferline
Scotland
Ireland
Balfour
Queen’s Hall
Liberal Party
Mr. Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
Edward Grey
Belford
Northumberland
Chamberlain
Pet care fund from famed vaudeville star’s will
Cecelia A Wolsey once known as Lillian Western left 15000 for her dog parrot and cage of love birds. Harriet Gates is to care for the animals and use funds until her death or until the pets outlive Gates, then to the ASPCA for homeless animals.
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Cecelia A. Wolsey
Lillian Western
Miss Wilsey
Harriet Gates
Mrs. Gates
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Miss Wolsey
Robbed of 5000 Dollars on Train Between Detroit and KC
Englishman Byron R White of London says he was robbed of money and jewelry valued at about 5000 dollars on a Wabash train between Detroit and Kansas City. He suspects a fellow passenger who left the train at St Louis. The son of Sir Thomas R White, MP, reported the loss to police.
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Kansas City
Byron R. White
London
Eng
Thomas R. White
Detroit
White
St. Louis
Burglars Spill Over $600 From Iroquois Bank
Burglars damaged a safe at the Bank of Stickly, Wray & Co. in Iroquois Illinois and escaped with about $600 after confronting James Whiteman the first person on the scene. No injuries reported.
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Bank of Stickly, Wray & Co
Iroquois
Ill
Stickly, Wray & Co
James Whiteman
Miss Busch Weds Lt Edward Scharrer at Busch Mansion
Lieutenant Edward Scharrer of the state and Miss Wilhelmina Busch daughter of Adolphus Busch were quietly married on New Year’s Day at the Busch mansion in St. Louis. In New York, Schwartz Bros. jewelry store at 368 Broadway was robbed for the second time in three months, totaling about 14000 in diamonds with seven robberies in three years driving losses to 2006.
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Lietenant Edward Scharrer
State
Germany
Wilhelmina Busch
Adolphus Busch
Busch Mansa
St. Louis
New York
Schwartz Bros
Broadway
Fire destroys two Redding stores and merchandise
A blaze in Redding California destroyed the Chenowith and Moore merchandise store and the William Kesler candy shop, causing extensive damage to both businesses and prompting investigative action by local firefighters.
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Redding
Cal
Chenowith & Moore
William Kesler
Pickering College Destroyed by Fire in Ontario
Pickering Ontario reports a Saturday fire destroying a Quaker college valued at 75000 dollars for building and contents. The incident follows a line in a Chicago News cartoon strip about grandpas and babies.
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Pickering, Ont
Pickering College
Throne Found Dating to Fourth Century in Fife Abbey
In Fife Scotland at a chess abbey a throne is uncovered believed to date from the fourth century of the Christian era. The discovery begins a new chapter for local history and early medieval artifacts.
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Chess Abbey
Fife
Scotland
Bold hold up artist Mose Goldsmith in Seattle
Theatrical booking agent Mose Goldsmith owner of the Strand Theater Seattle was held up at the Lincoln hotel by a man named Burke from Butte Montana. Burke forced Goldsmith to write checks and marshal cash while a clerk retrieved funds, then escaped after threatening violence. Police and detectives investigated as Chief Delaney called it the department’s cleverest wartime case.
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Mose Goldsmith
Strand Theater
Seattle
Lincoln Hotel
Burke
Butte
Mont
Amoun Smith
Goldsmith Cohen
Smith
Goldsmith
Wit
Burk
Gasmith
Lane
Scandavian- American Bank
Delaney
A Belle Gilman and the Corey Affair Revealed
In letters to Charles H. Gilman A Belle Gilman details her meeting with steel magnate William E. Corey and ensuing tensions with his wife The Miss Gilman narrative covers champagne dinners rides in Pittsburg and a claim of wealth open to Paris where she now resides She hints at marrying a rich man and notes a quarter of a million New York real estate investment and more
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San Francisco
Charles H. Gilman
Belle Gilman
Wiliam E. Corey
Sire
Miss Gilman
Corey
Dep Pop
Pittsburg
Mr. Gilman
New York
Settlement Terms End Belgian Royals Divorce Case
The long dispute between Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Prince Phillippe ends with a settlement. He pays $221,000 annually and $1,000,000 by installments, while King Leopold guarantees $10,000 yearly. The princess will turnover evidence documents to the prince's lawyer. Divorce granted on incompatibility of temper.
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Louise
Prince Phillippe
Paris
Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Leopold
Belgium
Cadets Named for Naval Academy Appointments
Congressman Burton L. French of Idaho selects four cadet candidates Howard Kirk Lewis Asa Monroe Gainer Jay Jellick and Wade Thomas Keene for Annapolis examinations in Moscow and Boise in April. Successful entrant to begin a three month cruise after June. If principal cadet Lewis fails and Gainer passes he is commissioned. Manila Filipinos press for immediate independence at W. J. Bryan banquet while he gives no promises. Rinaldo attends. American flag shown with insurgent banner. Americans favor Bryan's conservatism.
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Burton L. French
Idaho
Navl Academy
Annapolis
Howard Kirk Lewis
Moscow
Asa Monroe Gainer
Boise
Jay Jellick
Idaho Falls
Wade Thomas Keene
Kendrick
Naval Academy
Lewis
Gainer
Manila
W. J. Bryan
Thislands
Mr. Bryan
Rinaldo
Meny
Mr. An
President's Note Reveals Christmas Greeting Invitation
Washington sources report a letter from the president to Fitzsimmons delivering Christmas greetings and an invitation to call on him if boxing victories bring the pugilist to the capitol. The note reportedly contains no further written content. New York reports announce a merger between the National Shoe and Leather Bank and Metropolitan Bank within months. The merged entity retains the Metropolitan name with capital and surplus of 2,750,000 dollars.
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Washington
Filmons
Téall
Capitol
Fitzsimmons
New York
Tional Shoe and Leather Bank
Metropolitan Bank
Pbich
Pittsburg & Montonfopper Company Secured by A Mellen Interests
Pittsburg confirms that the Pittsburg and Montonfopper company with capital listed as $0,000 has been secured by the A Mellen interests of the city.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Montonfopper Company
A.*. Mellen
Glass Factory Burned in Venice Nebraska Fire
A glass and plaster factory in Venice was destroyed by a blaze on Saturday causing about 50000 dollars in losses. Statues from a world exhibit were damaged and police in Vienna are instructed in jiu jitsu for security.
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Venice
Pittsburg Glass & Plaster Pony
Vienna
Workmen Killed in Nevsky Shipyards Clash
In Nevsky shipyards at St. Petersburg a clash between workmen and Cossacks killed eight sacks and 27 workers, many injured. Rail service to St. Petersburg is halted with trains stopping near Tver, and the Nichi Tailway permanent way damaged between Ver and Kuutacia stations.
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St. Petersburg
Nevsky
Tver
Kuutacia
Fort Walla Walla Soldier Dies in Quarters Incident
Sergeant Jarret of Troop IV Fourteenth Cavalry, age 23, stationed at Fort Walla Walla, died in a saloon incident in his quarters during a period of drinking after returning from Tennessee.
Fair Buildings Sold at Portland Exposition Sale
Fair Buildings sold in Portland Oregon at the exposition site for 500 dollars to Safe Pence who purchased most stores in the Dream City leaving only forestry and government buildings. Alaska gold output exceeded 14 million dollars this past season up from 9 million last year with the Tanana valley showing a big crease. Consul Randall of Dawson is in a
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Portland
Ore
Washington
Safe Pence
Alask
Tanana Valley
Consul Randall
Dawson
German Minister Named Ambassador to Tokio
Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstt, serving as the German minister at Pekin, has been appointed ambassador to Tokyo. The diplomatic move confirms Germany's high level representation in Japan amid evolving East Asian relations.
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Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstt
Pekin
Tokio
Fragmented OCR tale yields unclear event
The readable fragments describe a past incident with unclear subjects and timelines leaving key names and details obscured. No verifiable outcomes or locations are present in the accessible text.
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