Express Train Skirmish With Hoboes Ends With Vest Theft
Five hoboes riding the Blind Baggage of Michigan Central westbound clashed with a train crew near Battle Creek. A crew member fired, wounding a man in the leg. the hoboes fled as ammunition ran low. Bystanders Morgan, Cornell and George Trine described the scene and later found a plaid vest abandoned near the battleground.
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Michigan Central
Fasterpress
Battle Creek
William
Bi Morgan
Harry Cornell
Helmer
George Trine
Trine
Tring
Alma Boy Saves Lives Of Two Companions
In ADM Michigan Clar en ce Banghart aged 15 and two companions were swimming when Brubaker cramp sank, Fishbeck swam out and also cramp went down, Banghart grabbed a plank, saved Fishbeck then Brubaker, revived both with aid from locals and medics. Other notes mention street lamps in Jerusalem and telephones between London and St Petersburg.
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Alma Boy
ADM
Mich
Pune
Clarencé Bangnart
Ted Brabewer
Clarence Fishbeck
Pine River
Barabaker
Fishbeck
Banghart
Brubaker
Jerusalem
London
St. Petersburg
United States
Browns Memorial Hospital Likely From Brown Estate Contested
Judge Winsor dismisses possible will contest by Brown relatives as unlikely. probate and potential appeal noted. The article says Brown estate may be around 25090 after debts, with plans for a modern hospital at High and Prospect streets aided by local citizens and donations. An aunt in Richmond Vermont allegedly challenges the will.
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C. &. Brown
Tere
Brown
Winsor
Statesman
Attorney Chamberlain
Betrost
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
High
Prospect Streets
Winser
the Statesman
Crown Memorial Hospital
Winter
C. P. Brown
Richmond
Widow fights will of Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson
Mrs Margaret Johnson widow of Tom L Johnson sues Mercantile Safe Deposit Co of New York for denying access to a safety box claimed to hold 190000 in cash and securities left by the late Cleveland mayor. The estate valued around 200000 is in trust for three grandchildren and Mrs Johnson is joined by her two children in seeking to break the will.
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Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Margaret Jr Johnson
Merchantile Safe Deposit Co
New York
Johnson
Margaret
Ensign Mariani
Loffin
Richard Johnson
Bessie Marini
Loffin Johnson
Mercantile Company
Hand gold industry value in South Africa estimated at half a million daily
A historical note claims the Hand gold industry in South Africa is valued at about $500,000 per day. In Berlin a beggar was arrested and found with 16 000 which he admitted came from begging activities.
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South Africa
Berlin
Thankless Task of Holding a Government Job in Jimtown
A worn post office sign and a retired clerk recount a life spent delivering mail with little thanks. He recalls cleaning and painting the office, enduring rheumatism from cold floors, and receiving no sympathy or pay from the postmaster general. He finds solace in philosophy, choosing simple pleasures over government service, and warns against the over strenuous life and ingratitude of officials.
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Felson
Robin Redbreast
Woman's Sacrifice for Man in Vain in Illinois Case
Mrs Anna Schmidt of St Louis sacrificed to save her husband but failed while Haldane Cleminson, convicted of his wife's death, remains in life imprisonment. Illinois Supreme Court denies rehearing and refuses to intervene. State pardon board reports Cleminson's status.
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Springfield
Anna Schmidt
St. Louis
Haldane Cleminson
Illinois State Penitentiary
Ilincis Supreme Court
State
Clemin- Bon
Schmidt
Attenti
Unclear Phrase About Clemingon In Wife Slaying Case
A fragment notes a physician’s testimony about the night of the wife’s death questioning Clemingon’s possible guilt by stating it would have been impossible for him to commit the crime. The reading is incomplete and lacks full context or dates.
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Clemingon
Aged Pioneer Drowns in a Foot of Water
In Owosso Michigan on Tuesday Nelson A Smith 85 a pioneer drowned after falling from a jog into a pond on the Kenyon farm in Buros township near his home He was unable to save himself and is survived by his son John. The newspaper also notes Wm H Santry who laid undergoes a Harper hospital operation in Detroit and remains very low with Mrs Santry at his side Doctors expect days will tell if the operation helps.
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Owosso
Mich
Nelson A. Smitth
Pioneer
Kenyon
Buros Township
John
Albion may lose two factories in move to Indiana
The Evening Recorder reports rumors Albion could lose two factories. Brant Medicine and Toc plant reportedly weigh relocation to Indiana due to freight rate advantages. Officials gave no definite statements, but the possibility alarms the town of potential industrial loss and community impact.
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Albion
Evening Recorder
FW. Bryant Company
Sald
Detroit
James Shanley
Brant Company
Brant Medicine Company
Smith
Adith-Pranty Company
Toc
Indiana
Sena
Mrs C H P Belmont Photo Spotlight Farm Teaching
Mrs C H P Belmont appears in a feature photo as she operates an estate that hosts a program teaching girls to farm. The portrait underscores Belmont's philanthropic effort and her leadership in agricultural education for young women.
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Photo
Bessie Ashton forced back to prison under Detroit drunkard laws
Detroit June 8. Bessie Ashton known as poorly treated by police and judges is repeatedly sent to one 30 day term after another for drunkenness. Her 76 year old husband clings to her, and doctors doubt lasting recovery as she drifts through the city under the drunkard and tippier act.
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Detroit
Mich
Treatmill
Beasie Ashton
Igagi
Bessie Ashton
House of Correction
Bessie Ash‘ton
Stein
Porizon
Bessie
John McDowell
Scotland
Peers into Cistern Finds Her Boy Drowned
In Bay City Michigan on June 8 Aly son three year old son of Mr and Mrs John Etue of 202 Fitzgerald street fell into a cistern at noon and drowned. The mother found the uncovered cistern peering in and saw the body. Mr and Mrs Ed McCannon traveled to Lansing. Miss Elizabeth Betts and Miss Carry Betts visited Battle Creek.
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Bay City
Mich
Alyson
John Etue
Fitzgerald Street
Ed McCannon
Lansing
Elizabeth Betts
Carry Betts
Battle Creek
Earthquake Kills Sixty Three in Mexico City Debacle
A deadly quake strikes Mexico City amid celebrations for Francisco I. Madero Jr. with 63 dead and 75 wounded. Most fatalities occur at military barracks and a streetcar power plant as tremors disrupt rail lines and threaten further losses. injuries and property damage mount as rescue efforts continue.
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Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero, Jr
Meterological Observatory
Wera
San Cosma
Mexican Central Station
Ian
Bride-Elect Matilda Flagg Leaves Home for Lincoln
Matilda Flagg, anticipated bride of Tadmas or Fredonia, Nebraska, has gone to Lincoln to pack and settle business matters before marriage. She is a widow with a nest egg and says the engagement will proceed, despite earlier delays caused by Mr Tadman’s license issues.
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Matilda Flagg
Tadmas
Fredonia
Sys
Lincoln
Neb
Matilda
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R. Who
Jimtown
Postofice
Teterrow
Roossyck
TOWN
C. H. P. Belmont
Australia
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Tokio
Manchuria
Turin
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