Inquest Finds Self Inflicted Death at Mendota Hospital
Coroner jury in Madison finds William Conlin died by his own act in Mendota hospital ward six. Testimony shows Conlin armed with a razor, amid melancholia, attacked by attendant Delmoss who aided restraining him. Superintendent Bullard cites carelessness claims and rule gaps while noting staffing payroll limits hindered vigilant care.
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Madison
William Conlin
Conlin
Delmess
Hinself
Coully
Agawn Ife
Terman Schoengarth
Evern Pail
Mendota Hospital
Deluois
Eugene Chaner
Harry Delmoss
Matthew W. Lynch
County Board
H. A. Heim
Mattasw la Crosse
J. S. Grady
Joan McKenna
C. C. Pease
Richard Lynch
Wisconsin State Hospital For the Insane
E. L. Bullard
Dy. Eugene Chansy
State Board of Control
Cor Iu
Chaney
Mendota
Lynch
Builach
Navy
Bullard
Batlard
Inj
Jury Finds Attendant Censurable in Suicide at Mendota State Hospital
The jury verdict states William Coviin died September 2, 1903, at about 5 p.m. at Mendota state hospital for the insane from a self-inflicted razor wound. It notes the attendant’s carelessness in leaving a razor accessible to the deceased and censures the attendant for lax vigilance.
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Delmoss
William Coviin
Mendota State Hospital
Millionaire Shevelin Seeks Release From Insanity Charge
In Racine on September 6 Charles Edwin Shevelin, a Minneapolis lumber magnate, arrived with a deputy sheriff and sought a writ of habeas corpus to contest his confinement in a sanitarium near Lake Geneva. He aims to free himself from the insanity charge while his son, a noted college football star, has faced legal troubles tied to reckless driving.
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Racine
Charles Edwin Shevelin
Uionaire
Minneapolis
Circuit Court
Lake Geneva
Insani
Shevelin
Death inquiry in Bertia Whiteshies case at Rol Hsiang
Police in Springhes investigate a death blamed on a nephew with August 35 reference. Neighbors recall Bertia Whiteshies and Cr Garbatt tied to the probate case amid unclear details.
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Bertia
Whiteshies
Rol Hsiang
Cr. Garbatt
Galesburg
Madison drives plan for industrial school for colored children
Rev H W Jameson of Madison AME Church outlines creation of an industrial school for colored children aged 6 to 14 with carpentry sewing cooking and housekeeping taught on site and a distributing bureau to place graduates in jobs across southern states two women already teaching cooking and sewing and two carpenters soon to join the effort enrollment already secured over 20 with rapid growth expected and immigrant placement support through the bureau
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Madison
H. W. Jameson
Madison African Methodist Church
Ing
Rev. Jameson
Torta Weater
Industria
Misread Letters Strain Family Ties in Catholic Standard Tale
In a clipped exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times, Miss Jit responds to Mr. Chellusman’s sister, denying intent to wrong him or to reply to his many letters, while her brother expresses hurt over lack of correspondence. The fragment hints at family strain and miscommunication.
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Mr. Chellusman
Tim
Miss Jit
Catholic Standard and Times
Eis
Prospectors Rescue Ranchero’s Son From Ute Raiders
Two Denver trail blazers Tim Baldwin and Henry Vesey trek into New Mexico border country in 1859. After learning a Taos ranchero’s son has been abducted by Utes, they join a dangerous chase, infiltrate a raiding camp, and devise a bold rescue with sharpshooter firepower and quick diplomacy.
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Tim Baldwin
Henry Vesey
Denver
Supner
Thore Dirs
Taos
Rio Grande
Taiu
Kai
Prospectors
Indias
Streats
Tanchero
Tim
Henry
Lone Adds
San Juan
Weser
Bueno
Tira
Gil
Tom
Isolace
Vesey
Padre Moj
Padre Miot
Ind
P. W. Lalking
Employers Sued Over Lehigh Strike Damages
Fort Dodge Iowa Sept. A group of eleven union workers led by John Drain sued Lehigh Brick and Tile Co alleging $46,006 in damages from a 1902 strike. The case claimed discharge and anti union discrimination with treble damages sought. Beem faced $2,000 in damages for alleged conspiracy to ruin his business. Evidence showed the strike planned after Beem discharged a non union worker, threats and some violence against non union workers. The trial featured Fort Dodge figures including State Senator Thomas D Healy and F Healy of Healy Bros. & Kel Taher representing the plaintiff.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
John Drain
Lehish
Lehigh Brick and Tile Company
Drain
Lehigh
Beem
Mil
Thomas D. Healy
F. Healy
Healy Bros. & Kel- Taher
Wage WS
Kenyon
Maurice O'Connor
Auic
A Michigan Peach
A poem from Perrluton Michigan condemning slander that harms girls and boys, claiming it leads to ruin, crime, and lost souls. It accuses readers of harming Jesus by spreading gossip and notes the continued damage to community youth and morals.
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Michigan
Jesus
Fulton
Perrluton, Mich
Burned Negro Witness Calls for Industrial Education
Madison September G George A Brown, eye witness to the Danville race riot, discusses ignorance as the root of prejudice, praises Booker T. Washington, and advocates industrial education to uplift Negro citizens. He cites northern prejudice and urges self-improvement locally, citing his father Bishop Jolm M. Brown as a model. Brown plans to travel to St Paul and Minneapolis before Iowa.
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Madison
George A. Brown
Danville
H. W. Jameson
Metcalf
South
Boston
Booker T. Washington
Booker T Washington
Washington
Jamestown
Brown
Mr. Brown
Jolr M. Brown
Wilberforce
Ohio
the Provident Hospital
Chicago
I. Paul
Minneapolis
Had Had Many Places Mr Newsubb Engages Cook
In a clipped exchange, Mr Newsubb asks Miss De Laney Hav 1 about city work while discussing suburban train service. The dialogue humorously reflects employment and commuting themes in a Brooklyn Lite style.
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Newsubb
Cook
Miss de Laney
Brooklyn
Attell Defeats Reggie in St Louis Bout Decision
Abe Attell of San Francisco earned a decision over Tomy Reggie after 20 rounds in St Louis on September 4. The bout concluded with Attell securing the win on points as the crowd watched the extended fight reach its final bell.
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Delmore
Millionaire Shevelin Insane
Southrons
Utes
Harriet Beecher Industrial School
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