Woman murdered husband suspected in Kansas City crime
Mrs Lillie Maude Evans 26 wife of George B Evans manager at American Transfer Company was murdered in her home in Kansas City as her husband remains at large after a divorce suit filed last week. Evans later shot himself at Mount St Marys cemetery. Evans previously broke a strike by driving a transfer wagon and using a whip, while Mrs Evans claimed control of the family business in her divorce petition.
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Kansas City
Lillie Maude Evans
George B. Evans
American Transfers Company
Evans
Alleged King Peter Acknowledged Conspiracy Before Regicide
A Belgrade confidential letter published in the Westphalia Gazette claims King Peter Karageorgevitch knew of the plan to murder Draga and Alexandra and offered immunity to conspirators. It describes meetings in Geneva with Prince Peter and a written pledge sanctioning the assassinations. The conspirators allegedly wield the letter to force the king's subservience.
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Peter
Draga
Alexandra
Berlin
Westphalia Gazette
Belgrade
Maschin
Genshiés
Geneva
Peter Karageorgevitch
M. Genshic
Abducted Wife Sparks Illinois Mob After Farmer Couple
A mob near Champaign Illinois formed to rescue Homer Manspile's abducted wife but cannot locate the couple. Manspile allegedly forced his wife to flee in a night dress with bare feet as hundreds search woods south of St Joseph. The father-in-law offers 550 reward dead or alive.
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Homer Manspile
Champaign
Sydney
Frank Lehman
Maenspile
St. Joseph
Ljiter
Ex Nun Will Contest Milwaukee Woman Files Will Contest
Mrs Agatha Gluntz of Milwaukee daughter of Thelen files notice of contest against her father’s will. He left $30 000 estate and $500 to her after she renounced Catholic vows to marry her husband. Gluntz known as Sister Agatha in the Dominican order in Milwaukee worked with the order years before marrying. Family estranged since.
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Agatha Gluntz
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
Agata Gluntz
Award Thelen
Armecr
Somers
Gluntz
Agatha
MCB READY TO LYNCH IN WYOMING COUNTY
Wyoming County towns moved to form a mob to lynch James Keffer and Mes Dollard after Dollard killed Frank Bryant in a saloon and Dollard allegedly brained Ross Stringer with a board in the street. Keffer had been convicted of murdering a stage tender and was sentenced.
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Wyoming County
Cheyenne
Wic
Ym Landers
Mov
James Keffer
Mes Dollard
Dollard
Frank Ryant
Salo
Ross Stringer
Keffer
Panama canal treaty rejected by Colombian senate
The Colombian congress unanimously defeated the Panama canal treaty reporting from Bogota on August 19. Astate department cable from Minister Beaupre confirms the senate's rejection and notes President Roosevelt was informed. Uncertainty remains on next steps as Marroquin may refile a revised treaty to reopen debate.
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Colombia
Senate
Bogota
Buena Ventura
Washington
State Department
Beaupre
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Adee
United States
Marroquin
Legation
United States Senate
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Hay
Panama
Morgan
Miles Declines G A R Commander Candidacy at Encampment
San Francisco hosts a massive Grand Army of the Republic gathering with about 20 000 veterans. General Miles remains firm that he will not run for commander in chief and will not oppose General Black. Illinois delegates meet to coordinate positions as the encampment proceeds with informal events and a reception tonight.
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San Francisco
Grand Army of the Republic
Miles
Black
Illinois
Will Feed Thousands At Devery Charity Night In Harlem
William S. Devery plans a August 19 charity event at Sulzer's Harlem River park for more than 25 000 attendees. A grand concert and festival will feature free food and beverages including tens of thousands of sandwiches pies beer champagne ice cream milk fruit and candy. A team of doctors and nurses will be on site to treat overtaxed stomachs.
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Bill Devery
New York
William S. Devery
Sulzer
Harlem River Park
Devery
James Street bridge collapses halting streetcar traffic
Aug 19 Kansas City reports the James street bridge, the sole link for streetcar service between Kansas City and its neighbor, buckled under driftwood during the Kansas River rise. The structure had been weakened by high water all week and failed after being struck by debris carried from the west.
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Kansas Cities
Kansas City
Kansas River
James Street
YACHTS N DRY DOCKS LAST POLISHING ON CUP RACERS
Reliance and Shamrock III are in Erie basin dry dock. Both vessels suffer minor damage to the rudder and bow fixed with quick repairs. Bronze underbody of Reliance receives polishing while Shamrock III hull receives final white enamel coating. Water to be let in and yachts floated for measurement of time allowance.
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New York
Reliance
Shamrock
Erie Basin
Charles D. Mower
New York Yacht Club
Warden Resigns After Georgia Prison Inquiry
The Georgia Prison Commission exonerates Warden Allagood over the whipping of Mamie De Cris a white convict at the state prison farm. It finds the punishment an error but within authority and reports his resignation accepted by the commission.
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Georgia Prison Commission
Atlanta
Mamie de Cris
Allagood
Wreck on Milwaukee Claims One Life and Injuries
Chicago police report a fatal head on collision between a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train from Madison and a Chicago departure at 7 49. One man dies an express messenger. Five others, engine men on both trains and a bag man, are seriously hurt. The crash occurred twenty one and a half miles east of Long Lake station due to order misunderstanding.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Madison
Long Lake Station
Great Frauds in the Indian Lands
Washington dispatch reports startling charges that government officials and millions are tied to Indian Territory land and title companies. The Indian Rights association cites leasing to Indians at low rates, then selling at undervalued prices. Officials named as stockholders or directors face possible interior department probes and a future congressional inquiry.
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Washington, D. C
Indian Territory
Interior Department
Jones
Indian Office
Congress
Brosius
Indian Rights Association
Tribal Development Company
Tishomingo
I. T
Guy P. Cobb
Internal Revenue Inspector
Moseley
J. George Wright
Muskogee Title and Trust Company
International Bank and Trust Company
Thomas B. Needles
Dawes Commission
Charles A. Davidson
United States
Vinita
James A. Huckleberry
United States Attorney
Stock inflation, fraud, and judges remarks in Newark
In Newark, Aug 18, argument on appointing a receiver for Universal Tobacco resumes. Counsel questions insolvency proof. Vice Chancellor Pitney accuses stock inflation and fraud. Peckham later discusses Massachusetts law as Pitney cites Wall Street inflation. Bank statement data shown for New York with declines in loans deposits and reserves.
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New Jersey
Wall Street
Newark
N. J
Universal Tobacco Company
Deendant
Pitney
McCarter
Wheeler H. Peckham
Massachusetts Corporation Law
Massachusetts
Peckham
Mr. Peckhan
Sultan Deseen Under Fire Over Moros Clash
Major Robert L. Bullard seeks redress from Sultan Deseen of the Lanao Moros after a visit by U S troops accompanied by armed vees and cages bearing American flags. The incident follows tensions between the Moros and American forces amid alleged insults during the sultan’s visit.
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Manila
Robert L. Bullard
Sultan Deseen
United States
Colombia kills Pan ama canal treaty with nine amendments
Washington Aug 18 Colombia virtually kills the Pan ama canal treaty. A congressional committee adopted nine amendments likely fatal to ratification. The move delays construction and signals Roosevelt may favor the Nicaragua route over the Colombian plan.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Colombia
Roosevelt
Congressional Committee
United States Senate
United States
Friends of the Canal
State Department
Senoran
Russo Japanese Rivalry Intensifies in Korea
Peking Times correspondent from Seoul reports a very serious Russo Japanese struggle in Corea. Korea fears loss of independence as Russian activity expands, with concern that Japan may seize Corea to rebalance power unsettled by Manchuria aggression.
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Korea
London
Peking
the Times
Seoul
Corea
Far East
Japan
Manchuria
Vesuvius Eruption Spreads Lava Toward Pompeii and Ot8a
Naples reports Vesuvius eruption persists with lava streams dividing into two paths. The longer branch reaches about 2,500 feet toward the village of Otta fe the other extends 2,300 feet toward Pompeii. No immediate danger observed.
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Naples
Ottafe
Pompeii
Parliament Prorogued as Fiscal Debate Shifted to Reach
London Aug 17 Parliament was prorogued until Nov 2 with the king's speech noting Ireland reform and progress in South Africa and India. In the Commons Premier Balfour faced questions on the Venezuela dispute and Macedonia while Churchill attacked moving fiscal talk to the country.
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London
Portugal
Italy
France
Ireland
Turkey
South Africa
India
House of Commons
Balfour
Venezuela
Winston Churchill
Sheffield
Duke of Devonshire
Chamberlain
Jamaica Seared by Storm as Island Feels Severe Suffering
From Port Antonio to the Blue Mountains Jamaica reels after hurricane devastation. Homes wrecked and crops ruined leave thousands homeless and starving while merchants distribute scant relief. Deaths rise and losses reach about 15 million dollars.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Port Antonio
Youtsey Faked Jury in Goebel Conspiracy Trial
Georgetown Ky Aug 17 Henry Youtsey life prisoner endured five hours of cross examination about his role in the Goebel assassination conspiracy. He accused himself of faking the jurors to evoke sympathy and smiled during a remark that drew general laughter, while the defense highlighted conflicting prior statements.
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Powers
Georgetown
Henry Youtsey
William Goebel
New York Law Clerk Arrested for Forged Firm Names
George R. Creighton, 29, jailed in New York on charges of forging firm Townsend & Wandell's name to checks totaling about $12,000. The arrested clerk, said to have worked for the firm, allegedly used the name to commit the forgeries.
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New York
George R. Creighton
Creighton
Townsend & Wandell
Bloomington Heiress Mystery Solved by Adoptee Names
In Bloomington Illinois a girl known as Miss Tiona King learns she is the adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph King of Kinmundy. The sixteen year mystery centers on her parents the Butler family and a 27 acre Kinmundy estate. William James Kinmundy cousin confirms Birth details and possible living father.
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Odg
Bloomington
Pio
Tiona
Joseph King
Cit
Han
Beo
Tona
Kinmundy
Roosevelt's Widewater Turkey Tale Becomes Local Legend
In Widewater Virginia a tale endures of President Roosevelt hunting wild turkeys with an old Black man as guide. The plan to lure a gobbler used a corn trail from the man's yard, the president fired, and the bird was brought to the Island Club as a prized catch. The guide was rewarded with a government messenger post, and the story circulates locally.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Widewater
Liungley
United States
Cleveland
Harrison
A 'S
Turkey Gobbler
Allison and Cannon Confer in Chicago
Senator William B. Allison of Iowa and Congressman Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois met in a late night conference at the Auditorium Annex in Chicago. Neither disclosed details of the meeting as Cannon prepared for a trip to Nebraska.
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Allison
Gannon
Chicago
William B. Allison
Iowa
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Auditorium Annex
Algressman Cannon
Nebraska
Congressma Cannon
Ison
Russia Sails Fleet Toward Turkey Amid Turkish Demands
Aug 15 Russia plans to keep its squadron in Turkish waters until Turkey complies with the 190 demands over the murder of a Turkish gendarme consul at Monastir. Britain indicates it will not object to Russia's move. A Wisconsin fire report notes a $50,000 loss at a hotel complex in Amber.
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Wiscons Farinette
Wis
Busines Marine
Sunpore
Thercial and Exchange Hotels
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Lillie Evans
McB
Senor Concha
Concha
Dr. Herran
Six Mile
Vesiuvus
Blue Mountain
Island
Youtsey
Russia
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