Fire and death sweep across towns in brief notes
Fire at Savage Nebraska destroyed twelve buildings. Prof Rudolph Virehow, pathologist, died in Berlin. Nebraska Stars parade closes season with livestock. J Gootenow dies in Maquoketa politics. Eggleston read at Jones Lock Lake George NY. John Jennings shot near Belletourche after power game dispute. William Woolworth dies at Marshalltown aged 185, Civil War era survivor. Tolstoy seeks return to estates but blocked by police surveillance in St Petersburg. Panama hat craze hits Paris and London with high prices. Rumor claims Serbs massacred Croatians at Agramt. Sir Robert Bond predicts Atlantic crossing in 44 hours and New York to London in 100 hours. Board of lady managers meeting called for Sept 29 in St Louis. Nichols elected president of Kansas State Agricultural College. Kingston college president moves to Rhode Island college. Thomas Wilson hanged at Stephens Arkansas for garden crime. Marshall Field leads plan to repopulate New England abandoned farms with immigrants. Emperor and Empress review troops at Posen for new colors. ground-clearing police strict. Schenck appointed librarian at University of Chicago. Longshoremen strike near end after Hanna conference. Lincoln Copper Mining sold to syndicate including Worth and Rockefeller. Costa Rican war vessel Rose sold to Colombian government. Lane nominated for California governor on first ballot. Secret service operator William Craig dies. tall stature noted. Para Illinois miners strike denied. Central Rail Road wreck updates.
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Savage
Neb
Rudolph Virehow
Berlin
Nebraska
J. &. Gootenow
Maquoketa
Baward Eggleston
Jones Lock
Lake George
N.Y
John Jennings
South Dakota
Belletourche
William C. Woolworth
Ninth
Iowa Assembly
Marshalltown
Leo Tolstoy
Jeave & Petersburg
Paris
London
Herr Rochefort
Duc de Morny
Vienna
London Daily Mail
Agramt
Robert Bond
Newfoundland
Atlantic
New York
St. Louis
Joseph Flory
National Committee
Ernest R. Nichols
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Kingston
Kansas State Agricultural College
Stephens
Ark
Thos Wilson
Wilson
Marshall Field
Chicago
New England
Posen
Frederick William Schenck
Roxbury
Harvard Law Library
Law Department
University of Chicago
M. A. Hanna
Hanna
D. J. Keefe
International ‘Longshoremen, Marine and Transport Workers’ Association
Lcensed
Great
Lincoln Copper Mining Company
Arizona
Pima County
Cleveland
President Worth
Motor Cycle Company of
John D. Rockefeller
Rose
Sacramento
Cal
Franklin Kk. Lane
San Francisco
Lane
J. V. Coleman
Thomas C. Taland
William Craig
Queen's Grenadiers
Duncan Ross
Para
Ryan
Roosevelt Western Trip Itinerary Revealed in Train Schedule
The announced itinerary for President Roosevelt’s western journey lists Chicago arrival at midnight September 23, departing 12:45 a.m. September 24 by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line, with stops at Milwaukee Lacrosse St Paul Yankton Sioux City Arion and Omaha. The train transfers to Great Northern Kansas City line segments for Minnesota and Iowa stops en route to an Omaha parade review.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paw Railway
Milwaukee
Lacrosse
St. Tauli
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Sioux City
aArion
Kinois Central
Arion
Denison
Omaha
Union Pacific
Kearney
Strong Policy Pushed By Navy Over Haitian Waters
The Navy Department received Commander McCrea of Machias report dated Cape Hartie August 16 detailing actions to protect global commerce amid the Haitian insurrection. McCrea moved without prior consult and his steps, approved, covered trade for nearly all European nations plus his own. The report notes a firmer stance toward insurgent Admiral Rullek, signaling a tougher approach to Latin American revolutions impacting world commerce.
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Ces
Washington
Sept
Navy Department
McCrea
Machias
Cape Hartie
Haytien
Navy
Rullek
Exhumation Confirms Bartholin Identified as Chicago Killer
In Riceville Indiana the buried body is exhumed and identified as the Chicago double murderer. Identification was made by William Mitchell and Detective Andrew Rohan. Dr. A J Coey cut out the jaw showing gold crown teeth. The suspect was found last Friday near a flax field by J G Pratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riceville
William Bartholin
Chicago
William Mitchell
Bartholin
Andrew Rohan
A. J. Coey
Rohan
J. G. Pratt
After Fifty-One Years
Mrs. John Doley and Mrs. Joan Carney sisters met in Springfield after fifty-one years of fruitless searching on the chart of Mrs. Doley. They had been separated in New York harbor after landing from Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John Doley
Joan Carney
Doley
New York Harbor
Ireland
Desse Walker Lynched in Tlemstead Texas Crowd
Desse Walker, a colored man, was lynched by a crowd of several hundred citizens in Tlemstead, Texas, for alleged assault on a white woman. No trial reported, authorities silent as mob action displaced due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desse Walker
Tlempstead, Tex
Porcupines Start a Scare Near Silver Crown
Porcupines threaten the headwaters area miles north of Cheyenne with a fire near the Silver Crown site. Firefighters report wary activity as crews monitor movements and prepare containment. Local residents observe the unusual animal activity and potential safety concerns in the region.
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Cingebhk
Live Stock Market Report South Omaha Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Cattle demand remains active and prices firm for killers and feeders with cornfed steers and cows selling at steady to stronger levels. Hog prices trend downward with receipts tight, bulk sales at 7.50 to 7.35 per hundredweight and some up to eight dollars for select hogs. Sheep and feeder stock quotations show varied ranges with good to choice yearlings and wethers selling strong while feeder lambs and cull sheep priced lower.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Cattle and Hogs Mixed
Kansas City livestock trades show mixed results across cattle hogs and sheep with varying prices. Cattle demand steady for stockers and feeders and dressed beef steers around 2.50 to 5.35 per hundredweight. Texas Indian and native cattle quoted, hogs mostly steady with top around 7.65, sheep and lambs showing stable values from 2.90 to 5.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Texas
Miles to Inspect Pacific Coast Defenses En Route
Lieutenant General Miles plans an inspection of military defenses along the Pacific coast before sailing to the Philippines. He cannot leave Washington next Wednesday as expected and will depart aboard the transport Crook, due to sail to Manila on September 3. If time allows, he will tour Washington, Oregon, and California stations.
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Washington
D. C
Miles
Pacific
Philippines
Crook
San Francisco
Manila
Oregon
California
Roosevelt Escape Praised by London Dailies
London reports September 5 noting the escape of President Roosevelt drew congratulatory editorials and expressions of gratitude. The Daily Telegraph calls Roosevelt a leader of destiny and remarks his dramatic moment may reinforce faith in him among Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roosevelt
Teng- Jan
Daily Telegraph
Prof Henry W Wiley Ill in Venice After Illness
Madison Ind Sept 6 Relatives report Prof Henry W Wiley chief chemist for the United States Department of Agriculture is seriously ill with appendicitis in Venice Italy Current dispatches indicate his condition is critical and hospital care is ongoing in Italy
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Madison, Ind
Henry W. Wiley
United States Department of Agriculture
Venice
Italy
China and England Reach Prelim Agreement
Shanghai September 6 Chinese tariff commission and British officials signed a draft pact renewing trade relations. The document outlines duties and access terms, signaling cautious cooperation amidst ongoing negotiations between China and Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
James Kinchay
China
Great Brians
Carpenters Win 6 Cent Daily Increase in New York
In New York a strike by about a thousand carpenters ended after seven hours last night when the Master Carpenter granted an advance of six cents per day. Workers had demanded a pay raise and also asked employers to commit not to side with other unions. The carpenters resumed work as the dispute concluded.
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New
Youn
Ip Tsuy
Shin
Romance in Life of Scottish Girl Millionaire’s Caprice
Katie Burns, a Scottish immigrant who came to America in 1882, rose from housekeeper to heiress as Brooklyn millionaire James Bell disinherited his sons and left her a fortune after a life of devoted service. Now returning to her homeland with a $1,000,000 estate and valuable jewels, she accompanied Bell to Europe as his trusted companion at dinners with distinguished guests.
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Katie Burns
James Bell
Brooklyn
United States
Bell
Europe
Death of Ada Gray Buried by Actors' Fund Charity
Ada Gray, famed actress, dies at Fordham Home for Incurables and is buried in Actors' Fund plot at Evergreen Cemetery New York. Supported by the fund for months she began on stage at sixteen in Rochester, later starred with Booth and in East Lynne, with her last husband English actor Charles F Tingay.
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Ada Gray
Actors’ Fund
Evergreen Cemetery
New York
Fordham
Rochester
McCullough
Booth
East Lynne
Marriet
Charles F. Tingay
Queer Matches In Senate Box Draws Attention
The article recalls early matches stored in circular wooden boxes for senators. It notes the senate stationer never changes the boxes and claims the U S Senate is the only place where these boxes can be obtained. A senator carrying a box on his hip pocket is said to have a bulging contour like a battle. The piece characterizes the matchbox as legendary and ties its use to debates without extra sulphur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
Deserved His Fate Ridiculous Miner Attempt Ends in Disaster
A Pennsylvania miner tied a slow fuse dynamite charge to a mongrel dog to kill it, but the plan backfired as the dog chased him and the resulting explosion and pursuit proved fatal for the man. The incident shows a reckless misuse of explosives leading to self harm.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Society Woman Builds Decor and Coal Trade
Philadelphia businesswoman Miss Sophie Heanvean Burle runs a decor and furnishing service and also sells coal by commission. Her work includes decorating many of the city’s fine houses and supervising furnishings for clients.
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Philadelphia
Sophie Heanvean Burle
Oldest Death Sentences Cited From Egypt to Britain
A historic survey traces early capital punishment from Egypt around 1300 B C where a criminal executed himself after a magic conviction, to ancient Britain around 450 B C using quagmires, and to Chaldea six thousand years ago where maiming a slave carried daily corn fines.
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Egypt
Amherst
Chaldea
Model Mausoleum for Rhodes Remains in Matoppos
A lath and plaster model of a planned mausoleum for the late Geel Rhodes has been built by John Tweed and is on view in Chelsea England. The granite monument, costing about 100000 dollars, will feature copper doors on four sides and top panels honoring Major Wilson and the party who defended themselves against the Matabeles. A statue is planned for Bulawayo.
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Matoppos
Geel! Rhodes
John Tweed
Chelsea
England
Rhodes
Major Wilson
Wife Seeks Bride in Curious Listing by Sixt
Frederick Sixt of New Jersey advertised for a well brought-up wife. Among replies came a glamor handlb from his former wife. During separation he had married a ill woman who left him a fortune, and now he yearned for his first wife, becoming Mrs Sixt number three.
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Frederick Sixt
New Jersey
Sixt
Not His Kind of Library
A tale about Lord Acton’s vast library of sixty thousand books in his London home and Joseph Chamberlain’s quip on its lack of reference books. The exchange surfaces a witty remark from Chamberlain, noting the library’s questionable usefulness for research.
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Lord Acton
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Brummagen
Young Earl of Dudley Named New Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Earl of Dudley, aged just thirty five, is reported as the youngest lord lieutenant to govern Ireland from Dublin Castle. His family wealth and lineage trace to William Ward, a London goldsmith and jeweler to Charles I, with a rent roll of about 610000 dollars annually. Dudley’s education was extensive and he is regarded as a staunch noble, having defended the House of Lords at age 24 in 1891.
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Lord Leutenant
Ireland
Dublin Castle
George N. Curzon
India
Earl of Dudley
Curzon
Dudley
William Ward
London
Charles I
William Humble Ward
Earl
United Kingdom
House of Lords
Wold
Pitt
Highest fees of male singers top the pay charts
Polish tenor M. dean de Reszke led earnings with sixteen performances on a last American tour totalling £7,200, averaging £450 per appearance. Madame Pattie earned £9,600 for sixteen Convent Garden nights in 1870, £600 per show, while on her American tour she reportedly netted £1,200 per night in New Orleans in 1908.
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M. Dean de Reszke
Madame Pattl
Convent Garden
Who
New Orleans
Letter praising Dodds Kidney Pills from Morenci resident
Unable to Rise Morenci Sept 8 Mr J Whitehead of this place publishes a letter recommending Dodds Kidney Pills. He recounts severe kidney trouble and great relief after using the remedy for seven to eight months, urging others with similar suffering to seek the cure.
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Morenci
Mich
Dodd
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