Week's News Record Highlights of Local and National Events
The week lists a London marriage of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Miss Jean Leckie with a private ceremony. A Chicago priest from trials is convicted of murder in Pittsburgh. A mill accident in Pittsburgh kills one and injures several. A deadly collision in Encarnacion near Aguas Calientes leaves many dead and injured. Extradition papers seek three alleged Rock Island robbery suspects. Canadian Pacific wreck prompts coroner to pursue charges. Streeter and Loeckwono indicted in South Bend for assault with intent to murder over steamboat dispute. Streeter asserts river jurisdiction, later arrested, bail posted, and property claims on the Chicago north shore noted. Baseball standings summary follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig Szczygiel
Chicago
Andrew
Stephen Starzynski
Pittsburg
Szczygiel
Wpitisburg
Elmer Barr
Encarnacion
Aguas Calientes
el Paso
Texas
City of
Mexico
Evrell Ac Lincoln
Sioux City
Iowa
J.B. Beily
J. Williams
N. M. Stubbell
Rock Island Limited
Murdock
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cajedun
Toronto
Int
Hodage
Grimes
George Wellington Streeter
Alma Loeckwono
Grand Jury
South Bend
Ind
Streeter
St. Joseph River
Tie
Chicago North Shore
Dense list of early 20th century incidents and events
A long roundup notes political nominations in Massachusetts, church growth in Boston, workplace accidents at Boston and Maine railroad grain elevators, a major union conflict in Somersville New Jersey, corporate asset disclosures in Hartford, a fatal dynamite explosion in New York, a rail wreck near Pattenburg New Jersey and a bridge crush in New York. It also covers public figures including Gov Hughes, a sage of Masons Patton, legal notices on Thaw, an alleged child murder in Pennsylvania, a Liverpool suspect, and various other transport and crime items from New England to Pittsburgh and New York.
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James B. Duke
Somersville
N. J
Pope Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Conn
Aurelius
Auburn
N. Y
Lehigh Valley
Buffalo
New York
Pattenburg Tunnel
New Jersey
Brooklyn Bridge
Michael Fitzgerald
John C. Fallon
Boston and Maine
Cannan
N. H
Gov. Hughes
Gen
Franz Sigel
Riverside Drive
106Th Street
Standard Oil Company of
Thomas M. Patton
Grand Lodge of Masons of
Pennsylvania
Grand Lodge
Dozens of Disturbing Accidents and Disasters Reported
A sprawling roundup notes injuries deaths and damages across states. incidents include a Salina football injury a Kensal fire a Findlay drowning a Cornerstone shooting and a Dresbach drowning plus a Cleveland Masonic temple strike and Berea bolt strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Keer
Salina
Kan
Iigh
Kensal
N. C
Findlay
Ohio
Lulu Urban
Louis Franklin
C. A. Butler
Cornerstone
Ark
Royal Swedish Prince to wed Grand Duchess of Russia
The marriage of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, who visited the United States in August, to Grand Duchess Marie Pavlova of Russia is planned for next month. Other items note battleship Kashima casualties after a shell detonation, protests in Paris over a murdered girl’s fate, and various international incidents and naval developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
United States
Marie Pavlona
Russia
Mixed historical items from a late 19th century page
A garbled mosaic reports Henry Fisehauer killing Johanna Hofman then dying by suicide. It cites 20 000 more enrolled public school children than last year. James Parsons of Boston marries Denver widow Augusta King. Canal commission awards a Pittsburgh firm 225 775 for construction. A Missouri court rules eight hour telegraphers law unconstitutional. Jamestown exposition head resigns over control. Mississippi railroads must report passes to the state commission. German balloon Vommern wins a long distance prize at Brussels. an incident in Kentucky follows. A mass departure of marriageable women from Mushiaid to the U S and Canada noted on three passenger ships.
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Federio Lopez
Yaqui
Sonora
Tokio
Japan
Pratas Island
Philippines
Egypt
Jautice Longley
Supreme Court of
Nova Scotia
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Dominion Coal Company
Manila
National Assembly
Philippine Commission
Congress
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Strathcona
Labrador
Newfoundland
Maxwell
New York Public Schools
James Parsons
Boston
Brookline
Mass
Denver
Augusta King
Isthming Canal Commission
Dd. J. Gillespie & Co
Pittsburg
Circuit Court
Cass County
James W. Barr
Clar
Tucker
Mississippi
Grand Jury
State Railroad Commission
Legislaure
Tirussels
Baloon Vommern
Terr Ardstro
Pomimern
Bayonne
France
Cirussels
Harvey Watts
King’s Mountain
W. 2B
Vandivier
Watts
Sen Vandi
Vier
Mushiaid
Canadia
Baltic
Promoters Indicted as Bank Wreckers in Philadelphia Case
Adolph Segal promoter William F. North ex treasurer Real Estate Trust Company and M S Collingwood formerly assistant treasurer were indicted at Philadelphia as bank wreckers. One man fatally injured three others seriously hurt by premature dynamite blast during slag blasting at Carrie furnace Carnegie Steel Ran kin Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Segal
William F. North
Real Estate Trust Company
M. S. Collingwood
Philadelphia
Carrie Furnace
Carnegie Steel Company
Rankin, Pa
Dynamite damages Joplin News-Herald pressroom in attack
An explosion wrecked the Joplin News-Herald pressroom and composing room amid a crusade against city officials. Gov Johnson of Minnesota refused Nebraska speaking invitations after declaring he is not a presidential candidate. An exconvict from Anderson county Cal. awaits release as the prosecutor recants on his deathbed. A bank in Leoka S D loses 1200 to three bandits who fled in a box car toward Aberdeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
News-Herald
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Anderson County
Cal
Jie
San Quentin Penitentiary
First State Bank
Leoka
S. D
Wetonka
Aberdeen
Trains Collide in New Hampshire Killing Twenty Five
A head on collision near Canaan Station on the Boston and Maine line killed twenty five people and injured thirty others. An operator misread orders, sending a freight train into the crowded excursion train returning from a Quebec fair. The crash wrecked the day coach and baggage car as passengers, mostly women and children, faced a rapid, deadly disaster.
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Canaan Station
New Hampshire
Concord
Boston and Maine Railroad
Canaan
Sherbrooke
Quebec
New G A R Chief Burton Chosen Commander
Charles G. Burton elected commander of the National G A R and named Grand Army of the Republic chief. A Nevada Missouri native, Burton served in Congress and as Kansas City revenue collector, with a long Republican career and Ohio Union Army service beginning at age 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iilness
Chas. G. Burton
Ohio
Warren
Missouri
Humorous Notes Mock Telegraph Strikes and Daydreams
The item riffs on telegraph strikes and absurd notions from Esperanto to wiping out nations. It jests about fashionable shoes and thread costs, a Philadelphia woman’s age, prison counts, Chicago’s population, and distant figures like Reid and Ryde, all in a light editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Chicago
Whitelaw Reid
Jimmy Ryde
Kidney Trouble Promising Kidney Cure Reported
Letters from R C B Fizer of Sterling Kentucky and Mrs Geo H Simser of Grant Ontario praise Peruna for kidney trouble relief. They report long suffering followed by pain-free periods after using Peruna and related remedies, attributing their recovery to the treatment. The piece explains kidneys must stay active to filter poisons and Peruna offers support when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Simser
Grant
Ontario
Can
Manalin
Life of John Custis and Arlington Era Reflections
The article recalls the tomb of John Custis near Arlington on the Chesapeake and notes his long bachelor life before marriage. It highlights Custis as Martha Washington's first husband’s father and ancestor of prominent Virginia families, with a hint at marital history viewed as unworthy of being called lying.
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Arlington Maision
Chesapeake
John Custis
Martha Washington
Williamsburg
Farish
Burton
Hungars Parish
Verginia
Northampton
Arlington
Virginia
Custis
Goodleys In A Bad Way Voice Loss And Black Eye
The Philadelphia Press notes Goodley is unable to speak due to a sore throat and mentions a black eye seen on him, suggesting he cannot explain the injury as it happened. The piece implies public confusion over the cause while noting his impaired ability to communicate.
Grape-Nuts Endurance Testimony From Former Athlete
A former college long distance runner credits Grape-Nuts for restoring endurance after a training slump. He reports two meals daily with the cereal improved digestion nerves and energy enabling faster mile and half mile times and daily runs. He says weight gain mental clarity and study efficiency followed and notes many University men use the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
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Jean Leckie
London
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Socialist Party of Massachusetts
Swedish Baptist Church
Mystic Wharf
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Metropolitan National Bank
M. G. Cameron
Cameron
Waughaw Mountain
Caldwell
Gladys Vreeland
John Milton Vreeland
Allegheny River
Aspinwall
Frank Herman
Jesse I. Pomeroy
Massachusetts
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Law. Guild
F. R. Gile
Pomeroy
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Catherine
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Cambria County Almshouse
Johstown
George Protzman
Protzman
Ile
New York Supreme Court
Harry K.thaw
Martin W. Littleton
Jerome
Thaw
Lawrenceville
J. K. MctCollough
John Anderson
John Manning
Elizabeth Goodwin
Allingtown
Orange
Derkshire
New York, New Haven and
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W. ST. Johnson
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Dresbach
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Prohibition
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Mushmouth
Berea
International Machinists’ Association
St. Louis
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Illinois Board of Pardons
Joliet
Rock Island
Calhan
Colo
John Whitworth
Commercial Bank
American Crayon Company
Sandusky
J. M. Hunt
Harry Davidson
M. D. Stevenson
C. I. Berry
Akron
Second Street
Winona
Holden
Frederick G. McNally
Rand, McNally & Co
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Rider
Nebraska
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N. J. Maul
St. Paul
Labour
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Commercial Bank of Chicago
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Ching Kiang
Yangtsekiang
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North Pole
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Henry Fisehauer
Johanna Hofman
Morocco
R. C. B. Fizer
Sterling, Ky
C.B. Fizer
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