Far Eastern Squadron Talk Signals Tokyo Allies
Unconfirmed London rumor says part of Britain’s far eastern squadron may winter at Wei Hai Wei, suggesting Britain Japan cooperation. France would follow if Britain occupies a Chinese seaport. Paris awaits Britain’s move while public concern presses for swift action.
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France
Britain
London
Wei-Hai-Wei
Japan
Wei-Jiai- Wei
Paris
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Bluebeard barber Zanoli held in New York on murder charges
Charles Zanoli, known as a man of many tragedies, is jailed in Tombs prison on grand larceny and murder charges. An autopsy on his fourth wife prompted a second count, as seven people linked to him died under suspicious circumstances in three years, with life insurance payouts from two hundred to twenty six hundred dollars.
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Charles Zanoli
Bluebeard
Tombs
New York
Ontyf
Zanoli
Joe Davis
Lead
Sioux Falls
Ferdinand Schoppe
Aberdeen
Fred Froelich
Schoppe
Bad River
Lee
State Railway Commission
F. M. Tlupkins
Register of the United States Land Office
Chamberlain
Secretary of the Interior
Land Commissioners’ Office
Howard
Fred Schwab
Wessington
George A. Garrington
Roy Erickson
C. T. Oldham
Edgerton
Charles Mix County
Sioux City
M. W. Butts
Butte County
George Leslie
Belle Fourche
Klondike
Frank Tilman
Pierre
Episcopal Church
All Saints’ School
Dayall
The
R. of P
Aberdeen Land Office
George Slick
David Cunningham
William Stokes
Rapid City
Seattle
Merchants
J. Kritjof Dahl
Dahl
Armour & Co
Charles Pfeffer
Eureka
Dalton Seeks Pardon for Noted Bandit Emmet Dalton
Emmet Dalton, captured after a Coffeeville Kan bank raid five years ago and sentenced to life, plans a pardon bid. Judge J J McCue, who sentenced Dalton, says he could not conscientiously recommend clemency now though may consider later. The Dalton raid left four desperadoes and four citizens dead and many injured. Dalton was wounded and captured while aiding his brother Rob, who died.
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Emmet Dalton
Coffeeville
Kan
J. J. ‘McCue
Kansas City
District Court of
Montgomery
McCue
Dalton
Rob
Federation of Labor Endorses Postal Savings Banks Bill
The American Federation of Labor in Nashville indorses the congress bill for postal savings banks with the national bank clause removed and backs efforts to purify elections. Also notes Cheyenne and Laramie Wyoming plants cutting work weeks, a fatal poisoning incident in Elk City, France raises hog duties, and other brief items.
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Federation of Labor
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Nashville, Tenn
National Movement For
Riot Fears as Election Judges Are Convicted in Chicago
John J. Hanrahan and Patrick Ferris, seventh ward election judges, were found guilty of falsifying returns and sentenced to prison. The verdict triggered near-riot conditions as friends in the courtroom cursed the jury and threatened Assistant State's Attorney Barnes. A juror was briefly accosted by two men claiming coercion, prompting court guards to escort Barnes home.
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Chicago
John J. Hanrahan
Patrick Ferris
Hanrahan
Ferris
Hanraan
Barnes
Silas A. Hunt
Hunt
Chetlain
Pingree's Asphalt Mine Deal in Venezuela Fails
Dispatch from Caracas reports Michigan Governor Pingree sought an option on the Pedernales asphalt mine near the Orinoco. He returned to form a Milwaukee Chicago Detroit group to buy for 80000 dollars, but shareholders demanded 160000 dollars and rejected the option. Protests failed.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Gov
Pingree
Michigan
Pedernales
Orinoco
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chicago
Col
Eli 8. Sutton
Edward P. Hacket
Gov. Pingree
Missouri child murderer hanged at Liberty
William Carr of Missouri was executed for the murder of his own child, Belle, with details of the act and its brutal nature reported. Thousands gathered as the execution took place, with spectators pressing toward the dangling body. Carr confessed the crime and claimed his wife urged him to discard the child.
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William Carr
Missouri
Liberty
Carr
Belle Carr
Missouri River
Kansas City
Papa
Morgue Robber Arrested as Alleged Conspirator
Henry Ulrich a former Dunning Insane Asylum watchman in Chicago has been arrested on charges of complicity in a morgue robbery at the same institution two months ago. Four bodies of deceased patients were stolen and Ulrich reportedly offered to reveal a full story if immunity were granted. authorities refused.
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Henry Ulrich
Dunning Insane Asylum
Chicago
Ulrich
Killing of Ruiz and Aranguren Ordered by Rodriguez
Cable from Havana reports insurgent leader Aranguren and Ruiz shot by order of Alexandria Rodriguez after letters and a planned meeting. The act provokes condemnation as savage and unworthy and signals terror to hold bands together.
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Blanco
Washington
Havana
Ruiz
Aranguren
Alexandria Roderiguez
Roderiguez
Kentucky honors a Negro Lewis Clark lies in state in Lexington
Lewis George Clark, the historical basis for George Harris in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, lay in state for four hours in Lexington, Kentucky, with thousands viewing his remains. Born into slavery in Madison County in 1812, Clark was three fourths white, son of slave owner Samuel Campbell’s daughter and Daniel Clark the Scot.
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Lewis George Clark
Lexington
George Warris
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kentucky
South
Madison County
Samuel Campbell
Daniel Clark
Collision in Illinois opens switch causes bad wreck
An open switch on the Chicago and Alton railroad led to a Sunday collision at Pontiac Illinois between the St. Louis limited passenger and a freight train. The brakeman could not move the switch and died signaling to stop as the passenger train crashed into the freight. Seven people were seriously injured.
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Chicago and Alton
St. Louis Limited
Pontiac
Ill
Lease Aims for Congress Opposing Jerry Simpson
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lease writes to ten friends from Great Bend Kansas that her lecture income lags and she will return to Kansas to actively canvass for the Populist nomination for Congress in the Seventh District Her aim is to defeat Jerry Simpson and secure a majority at the convention.
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Lease
Jerry Simpson
Great Bend
Kan
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Kansas
Congress
Washington Hessing Dies Suddenly in Chicago
Washington Hessing, proprietor of the Illinois Staats Zeitung and former postmaster of Chicago, died Saturday afternoon from heart disease. The German editor and politician was a leading figure in Chicago’s German press scene.
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Washington Hessing
Illinois Staats Zeitung
Northwest
Chicago
Cleveland
Demand Shifts in Steel and Seasonal Trade Revived
Bradstreet's Weekly Review notes a lull in wholesale fines as holidays approach, with higher steel prices and increased inquiry for steel forms. Pig iron business remains strong with only slight price shading amid high production, while wheat steadies and corn oats and sugar rise. East wholesale trade is quiet but retail remains active, and western markets show strength though winter wear distribution slows.
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Bradstreet’s Weekly Review
Sunken Whisky Found Near Parksville After 40 Years
River diggers uncover 165 barrels of whisky from the Arabia cargo buried in a Missouri River sand bar near Parksville. The find is well preserved and will yield a government revenue tax around $7,000, while the diggers expect a share for their work.
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Parksville
United States Revenue Authorities
Kid McCoy Retains Title In Fifteen Round Victory
Kid McCoy, Norman Selby of Rush County Indiana, defeated Dan Creedon of New Zealand in a fifteen round bout at the Puritan Athletic Club arena in Long Island City. McCoy won when Creedon threw in the sponge as the Hoosier remained the favored champion. Strong bets favored McCoy at 10 to 8 odds before the fight.
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Dan Creedon
New Zealand
Norman Selby
Rush County
Indiana
Kid McCoy
Puritan Athletic Club
Long Island City
McCoy
G A R Encampment Date Set for September Week
The national G A R encampment is fixed for the week of September 5 through September 10 in Cincinnati after consulting with the executive council and local committee. Officials express utmost good will and expect a successful gathering. China Will Yield Kaio Chow. A Shanghai dispatch says China will acquiesce to Germany retaining Kiao Chow. Russia and France resent Germany's premature disclosure to England and Japan.
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Executive Council
Cincinnati
China
Shanghai
Germany
Russia
France
England
Japan
Fire on Aries Ship Causes Heavy Damage at Norfolk
A Sunday morning fire swept the hold of the British ship Aries at Norfolk Virginia. Tugs and engines aided firefighting but the blaze caused heavy damage. The ship carried a miscellaneous cargo valued at $800000. There were no reported injuries.
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Aries
Norfolk
Grand Forks
N. D
Dakota
Market quotations by city for cattle hogs and grains
A dense listing of market prices across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. It covers cattle hogs sheep and grains with itemized prices such as No 2 red wheat No 2 corn and No 2 white oats plus butter and eggs.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Harney Peak Tax Case and Regional Updates
Harney Peak Tin Company faced tax collection disputes as Pennington County treasurer levied on its property. A federal injunction halted sale until Judge Carland ruled the county may tax property in receivership. The OCR notes appraisals at Fort Randall lands and broad county financial remarks, insurance trends, and local crime and public notices.
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Harney Peak
Carland
Pennington County
Harney Peak Tin Company
Sioux Falls
United States Court
Supreme Court Denies Mandamus Against Auditor in Rail Fund Case
The Supreme Court denies the peremptory writ sought by T. H. Null for the railroad commissioners to compel Auditor Mahen to draw warrants on the second half of the commission's litigation fund before year end. The decision leaves the commission without funds to continue cases and forces borrowing against next fiscal year's appropriation.
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Supreme Court
T. H. Null
Mahen
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