General Oliver O Howard Dies at 79 in Burlington
General Oliver O Howard veteran of the Civil War and Indian wars died at his Burlington Vermont home Tuesday night of heart disease at age 79. He recently lectured in Ontario on Abraham Lincoln and had last appeared in London before returning home in good health. Washington officials voiced regret for the loss of the prominent Union commander born November 8, 1830 in Leeds Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver O. Howard
Burlington
Howard
Ontario
Abraham Lincoln
London
Leeds
Washington
Butte Nebraska Man Drawn No 1 In Aberdeen Land Lottery
William J Engel of Butte Nebraska the 29 year old German farmer drew claim number 1 at Aberdeen South Dakota in the United States land drawing for land on Cheyenne and Standing Rock reservations. He registered at Pierre South Dakota on the 13th and traveled from Butte to Aberdeen costing $50. He was husking corn when informed of his good luck and has since received many telegrams including an offer from The Milwaukee railroad to locate him free. He has no sweetheart or wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Engel
Butte
Neb
United States
Aberdeen
S. D
Cheyenne
Standing Rock
Mr. Engel
Pierre
William Engel
Web
Tripr County
Milwaukee Railroad
Army dismisses First Lieutenant under pledge violation
First Lieut. Edward W. Terry of the Twenty second Infantry was dismissed from the army after a court martial at Fort Gibson Alaska. The sentence was approved by the President and announced by the War Department. He was found guilty of breaking a five year pledge to abstain from intoxicating liquors and charged with drunkenness on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Terry
Twenty-second Infantry
Fort Gibson
Alaska
War Department
Court upholds ruling against Thaw on commitment claim
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed that Harry K Thaw was not unlawfully confined at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane after his acquittal for the murder of Stanford White. The decision rejects Thaws contention of illegal commitment.
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Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Stanford White
New York
Court of Appeals
Suit Against Johnson Filed for Breach of Contract
A suit was filed in Chicago Tuesday against Jack Johnson, the heavyweight champion, for $2,000 on behalf of Yank Kenney formerly Johnson's trainer. Kenney alleges the money is due him for training Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Yank
Kenney
Fres Ang
Austrian Budget Submitted for 1910
The Austrian budget was presented to the lower house on Tuesday with expenditures of 672,874,869 dollars and revenues of 662,364,182 dollars. The deficit will be met by increases in direct and indirect taxation on the match monopoly.
Funeral of Bishop Hare Attended by Many Clergy in Philadelphia
The funeral service for the Rt. Rev William Hobart Hare bishop of the missionary district at South Dakota was held in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Six bishops attended along with more than a half hundred clergymen and many other mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hobart Hare
Missionary District
South Dakota
Philadelphia
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report
Tuesday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show Choice feeders at 4.0,525 per head and top hogs priced around 753, reflecting demand for cattle and hogs in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Soux City
Breaker Destroyed At Temple Iron Plant In Jessep Pa
A fire gutted the Sterrick creek breaker of the Temple Iron company in Jessep Pennsylvania early Tuesday, causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars and leaving about two thousand workers unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterrick Creek
Temple Iron Company
Jessep
Mexican General Cervantes Dies at 70
Gen Julio Cervantes a prominent figure in civil and military circles of the Mexican republic died Tuesday at age 70. The veteran officer was among the best known in the nation’s armed forces and government. His death marks the end of a long career in public service and military leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julio Cervantes
Mexican Republic
Prince Ito Suain Dies at Harbin Assassin
Tokio received word that Prince Ito Suain a leading Japanese statesman was assassinated by a Korean at Harbin. The dispatch gave only brief confirmation, prompting widespread grief. Ito helped frame Japan's imperial constitution and rise to modern status.
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Tokio
Prince Ito
Harbin
New Japan
Occidentals
Japan
Hirobum Ito
Council of Japan
Manchuria
M Kokovsoff
Mukden
Hsi Liang
Explosion at Pabat Brewing Plant Causes Fatality and Damages
An eight boiler explosion at the Pabat Brewing company in Milwaukee on Monday morning killed one worker and injured four others. Property damage is estimated at $260,000 as the blast wrecked the power plant and shattered windows within half a mile. Debris blocked streets and a boiler fragment landed on a storeroom roof while a nearby elevator was jarred from its foundation. Authorities have not yet determined the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pabat Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Man shoots chorus girl wife at Union Station in Washington
William H Short of Washington DC shot Evelyn Howard formerly Evelyn Lewis after a quarrel at Union Station West Portico. He fired three bullets into her back then shot himself, dying an hour later. The incident drew a large crowd as Mrs Short, a Motor Girl performer, lay near death. Short had a criminal past including Sing Sing term and a parole, while Mrs Short said she drifted to the stage out of necessity after friction over alleged misappropriation and a failed marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa. Uon
William H. Short
Washington, DC
Union Station
Miss Caldwell
Pittsburg
Short
Evelyn Howard
Washington
Motor Girl
Evelyn Lewis
Jacksonville
Fla
Livingston
Ala
New York
Sing Sing
Attempt to Burn Church Shocks Council Bluffs Parish
An arson attempt damaged St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Council Bluffs. Cocoa matting was lit on pews causing burns and floor holes while a second fire burned another pew and floor area. Janitor found smoke and ruined canopy suggests vandalism possibly by rowdy roisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Episcopal
Council Bluffs
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Pioneer W M Case Crowned Crawford County Pitching Champion
W M Cose of Beloit Wisconsin claimed the Crawford County horseshoes title after a five hour event at the Denison courthouse. Seventeen contestants competed for Dr Philbrook's gold medal with Koenekamp of Denison and Huckstep of Beloit also posting strong showings before Cose prevailed to become county champion.
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Crawford County
Philbrook
Denison
Court House
W M. Cose
Beloit
Wis
H. Koenekamp
Perry Huckstep
Huckstep
Koenekamp
Cose
Fritci Held For Murder In Detroit Case
After chauffeur Joseph W Leach testified in police court in Detroit he said on August 27 he drove Dr Geo A Fritch from the office to Ecorse creek where the doctor threw three sacks into the water. Dr Fritch is held for trial in Recorder's court on the charge of murder in the death of Miss Mabele Millman of Ann Arbor.
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Joseph W Leach
Detroit
Mich
Geo. A. Fritch
Ecorse Creek
Fritch
Recorder’s Court
Mabele Millman
Ann Arbor
ROW PECKHAM DEAD Justice Closes Life Near Albany
Associate justice Rufus W Peckham of the United States Supreme Court died at 8 15 o clock Sunday night at Coolmore Altamount Albany county New York death attributed to a complication of diseases including heart trouble Brights disease and arteriosclerosis He had been in ill health for some time and recently grew worse after adjournment of the May term of court He had come from Washington with Mrs Peckham to spend the summer at Altamount hoping to return for October term prior to death physicians said he was likely to die at any time or linger for months
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Tlome
Albany
Rufus W Peckham
United States Supreme Court
Coolmore
Altamount
Albany County
N. Y
Bright
Justice Peckham
Washington
Des Moines Ward Girl Drinks Chloroform Attempted Suicide
Fay Gore twenty two year old ward of Des Moines minister Rev Finis Idleman consumed chloroform in a tent and is now at Mercy hospital in a condition described as critical. The tuberculosis patient attempted self harm while under Idleman’s guardianship after being accused of theft by her mistress last spring. Idleman has provided counsel and kept her from trouble.
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Des Moines
Fay Gore
Finis Idleman
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Idleman
Street car robbery in Sioux City ends with gunfire
Two masked gunmen boarded a Court street car in Sioux City and robbed motorman Oscar Carlson and conductor J C Norberg. They fired into the air before fleeing, taking $15 from Carlson and $50 from Norberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Carlson
J C Norberg
Sioux City
Carlson
Norberg
Street Corner Tragedy In Omaha Shoots Man On Way Home
Arthur Sturgis, son of a prominent attorney, shot Nathan Castal Sunday night on a downtown Omaha street corner while Castal was with Mrs. Sturgis. Sturgis fired five shots. Castal died soon after at a hospital. Mrs. Sturgis, separated from her husband for three months, had a divorce hearing pending this week. Sturgis has not been arrested.
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Arthur Sturgis
Nathan Castal
Omaha
Neb
Castal
Sturgis
St. Joseph
Missouri approves St Louis to Kansas City Electric Railway charter
The Missouri secretary of state on Monday issued a charter to the St. Louis Kansas City Electric Railway company with capital of 5,000,000. The line will run 295 miles from St. Louis to Kansas City and include a branch from Glasgow in Heard county to Brookfield in Linn county.
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Missouri Secretary of State
St. Louis- Kansas City Electric Railway Company
St. Louis
Kansas City
Glasgow
Heard County
Brookfield
Linn County
Burlington, Iowa's
Railway Commission
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Merger Sulit Delayed in Rail Merger Case
Testimony in defense of the government suit to dissolve the Union Pacific merger is postponed until January 3. Information reached the attorney general on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Company
Slavery Charge Denounced by Burlington Native Visitor
Hon W W Blake a former Burlington citizen now living in Mexico and visiting Burlington denounces a magazine article alleging peonage and slavery in Mexico as utterly false and inexcus able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W W Blake
Burlington
Old Mexico
Mexico
Cincinnati Fire Destroys Union Hay and Grain Warehouse
A Cincinnati blaze destroyed the Union Hay and Grain company warehouse, sheds, and several carloads of grain on Sunday night. Loss is estimated at $75,000. Fire officials are investigating the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hay and Grain Company
Cincinnati
Ohio River Pilot Captain Curtis Dies at Home
Captain Jason D Curtis president of the Ohio River Pilots association died at his Hockingport home Monday night after an operation performed several days earlier. His leadership and service to river navigation were noted by colleagues and the pilot community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason D Curtis
The
Ohio River Pilots’ Association
Hockingport
Courtmartial Opens for Capt Wyckham at Fort William McKinley
The courtmartial of Captain Frank Wyckham of the Twelfth Infantry, U S A, opened at Fort William McKinley on Monday. He faces charges of intoxication while on duty and the proceedings focus on the incident and the ensuing disciplinary actions.
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Wyckham
Frank Wyckham
Twelfth Infantry
USSA
Fort William McKinley
Court Trnors Peckham Adjourns Short Session
The Supreme Court of the United States adjourned until next Monday in respect to the late Justice Rufus W Peckham after a session that lasted less than two minutes.
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Trnors Peckham
Rufus W Peckham
Supreme Court of the United States
Bank of New York Merges Gold for Export
The Bank of New York merged 106000 in gold coin for Canada and 3200000 for shipment to Brazil on Wednesday.
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Bank of New York
Canada
Brazil
Sleep Walking Farmer Plunges From Window in Story County
J T Anderson a wealthy retired farmer living near Boland Story County was found asleep in an upstairs room when he walked in his sleep and plunged through a window to the ground. He suffered four torn ribs and severe cuts and bruises that may prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Anderson
Boland
Story County
Anderson
Fall kills man as brick mason drops on sidewalk
Des Moines reporter Kennedys fall from 55 feet at the Des Moines Coliseum struck John Holmquist a passerby on the sidewalk. Holmquist died from a broken neck within minutes while Kennedy survived with a scalp wound and an ear injury, expected to be discharged soon.
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Des Moines
W J. Kennedy
Des Moines Coliseum
John Holmquist
Holmquist
Kennedy
State Files Suit Over Inheritance Tax Demand
County Attorney A M Cloud for State Treasurer Morrow filed a case to compel Delaware county supervisors to pay 5 percent collateral inheritance tax on a $9000 farm left by Harry Spangler to the inmates of the Delaware county poor farm.
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A. M Cloud
Delaware County
Morrow
Harry Spangler
Fire Kills Stable Owner and Horse at Prescott Ontario
A fire at Flynn’s racing stables in Prescott Ontario killed trainer John Flynn aged 60 and the horse Go Fast. The horse dragged Flynn back into the flames as a curtain of smoke cut off rescue, while all other horses were saved.
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Go Fast
Iiis
John Flynn
Flynn
Prescott
Ontario
Chicago Man Vanishes From Puritan Voyage
John M. F Erwin of Whimette disappeared after boarding the steamer Puritan in Chicago for Holland Michigan Saturday night and was not aboard when the vessel reached its destination Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John M. F Erwin
Holland
Transfer for Ole Marsh and associates under mail fraud charge
In the United States court at Seattle Washington an order directs the transfer to Iowa of Ole Marsh alias Joe Carroll Bert R Shores alias Bert Warner and Wynn B Harris indicted in Nebraska and Iowa on a charge of using the mails to defraud The men are suspected of being associates of James Kaybray in alleged swindling ventures.
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Iowa
United States
Seattle
Wash
Ole Marsh
Joe Carroll
Bert R. Shores
Bert Warner
Wynn
Harris
Nebraska
Iowan
James Kaybray
Panic on Car as Woman Claims Pursuit
Des Moines street car scene erupts when Minute EB Smith a Chicago arrival screams she is being chased by men intent on making her a white slave officers struggle to calm her and plan hospital care. Veteran publisher D W Carver suffers stroke after two prior paralyses. James C Trotter longtime Marshalltown city clerk dies at 71. Des Moines office of Chicago Burlington and Quincy announces freight rate cut to Iowa effective October 28.
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EB. Smith
Chicago
Des Moines
Chicago, Burington and Quincy Railroad
Atlantic Seaboard
Iowa
Centenarian James Hartshorn Dies in Lincoln Home
James Hartshorn, Lancaster county Nebraska's oldest man and last August marking 100, died at his Lincoln residence with his son present. Born in Bolton England he witnessed Queen Victoria's coronation.
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James Hartshorn
Lancaster County
Neb
Lincoln
Bolton
England
Victoria
Bomb In Attorney's Office In Lawton
An explosion device was found early Monday in the office of County Attorney J Again in Lawton Oklahoma. He had reportedly received a threatening "Black Hand" letter claiming assassination by October 25.
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Lawton
Oklo
Bank Robbers Captured After Chehande Bank Raid
Three robbers were captured after a revolver battle Sunday night during an attempted robbery of the private bank of Byerley and Hennessey in Chehande, ten miles south of Kankakee Illinois.
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Byerley & Hennessey
Chehande
Kankakee
Ill
Trusband Kills Smith After Order To Leave Jacksonville
Charles A. Trusband, ordered to depart Jacksonville by J Ho Smith for seen with Mrs. Smith, shot and killed Smith when they met Sunday. Elsewhere, the body of Melville Keene, business agent of the carpenters union, was found with throat cut near Erie, Pa, Sunday. No clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Trusband
Jacksonville
Fla
J Ho Smith
Smith
Husband
Melville Keene
The
Carpenters’ Union
Erie
Pao
Fuel Firm Sues Rail Line Over Coal Shipment
The Central States Fuel company filed a complaint with the state railway commission against the Milwaukee road for refusing a coal shipment at Sioux City. The filing states the business is seriously damaged and claims the railroad has forfeited its charter to operate in this state.
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Road
Central States Fuel Company
State Railway Commission
Milwaukee Road
Sioux City
Hog Cholera Threatens Lake City Hogs
Hog cholera has appeared around Lake City with several herds stricken. Alfred Jorgenson reports near total loss of his hogs while the herds of Charles McClure and W. W. Griffith die off daily in large numbers.
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Lake City
Alfred Jorgenson
Charles McClure
W W
Four Mile Cherokee Sewer Contract Awarded
Plans are set for a four mile sewer draining the west half of Cherokee. The contract for 33000 dollars went to a Rochester Minnesota firm and must be finished before January 1 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Rochester, Minn, Company
Mason City Sees First Meningitis Case in Years
The first known spinal meningitis case in Mason City in years has appeared, affecting 3 year old daughter of R E Eldred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
R. E. Eldred
Taft's Cape Girardeau Stop Draws Vast Crowd On Mississippi Trip
President Taft docked at Cape Girardeau Missouri early Tuesday morning aboard the Oleander to cheers from thousands of country travelers arriving by rail and wagon. He spoke briefly at the State Normal School amid plans for a future deep waterway from Chicago to the gulf, while East St. Louis saw the cornerstone laid for a new federal building with Sherman and Deneen in attendance.
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Taft
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
New Orleans
Teves
State Normal School
Missouri
C. C. Crow
M. E. Leming
Cairo
St. Paul
Chicago
Gulf
East St. Louis
Ill
Sherman
Deneen
Cannon
Gulf Channel
Federal
Kreismann
Bandito Gang Robs Reedsville Bank for $6500
Three bandits robbed the Reedsville State Bank in Wisconsin late Wednesday or early Thursday, taking about $6500 in cash and negotiable papers. They fled with a horse and carriage, and authorities search the surrounding countryside for the thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Wis
Blind Man Shoots Four in Paterson Barroom
William Fason, a blind man, fired a revolver after being denied a drink in a Paterson saloon. He shot indiscriminately around the bar, killing two men and wounding two others. He has been sentenced to forty years in State prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fason
Paterson
N. J
Fasor
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Maurice Times
Maurice, Iowa
J. ¥. van Gorkom
Gen. Howard
Burlington, Vt
Nebraskan
Lucky
Man In Law Tottery
Lieut
Terry
Bishop Hare
Prince Ito Suain
Eee Gme
Hawkeye
W. M. Case
Fritci
Row
Peckham
Chloroform
Cincinnati Fire
Ohio River
Sleep Walker
Man
Racing Stables
D. W Carver
Ham & Carver
Dubuque
James C Trotter
Marshalltown
Dominican Order
Mother Samuel
Emily
St Clara's Academy
Sinsinawa
Minnesota
Iuwa
Fort Madison
Towa Point
Iley
Benjamin Henderson
Albion
Chester Garton
Hugh Graves
District Court
T L. Parson Trust Company
Parsons Company
Iowa National Guard
Adjt
Guy E. Logan
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Nation
East St. Louisans
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