Desperate Bank Robber Escapes From St Louis Jail
William Rudolph and accomplice George Collins, jailed for the Union Mo bank raid and a Pinkerton detective killing, escaped after a staged disturbance. Rudolph slid a skylight, rode a ground electric wire to the street, then vanished toward railway yards. Collins briefly remained in his cell before fleeing. both had been housed apart and guarded after prior arrests in Hartford and St. Louis. Their trial was set for July 13.
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St. Louis
William Rudolph
Union
Pinkerton
George Collins
Rudolph
Collins
Sergeant Dawson
Collings
Dawson
Killiam
Ames
Bank of Union
Charles J. Schumacher
Schumacher
Stanton
Mena
Rudolph Train
Hartford
Conn
Pinkertons
P Jan
Illinois
Mystery gift leaves man in financial straits with large cash
In Saratoga New York an elderly woman delivers a package containing 11110 in greenbacks to James Mealey of Schuylerville amid his bankruptcy woes. The giver offered no explanation saying it came from a friend. Mealey plans to verify the bills at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N .Y
James Mealey
Schuylerville
Miss Mealey
Mr. Mealey
Mealey
Teachers' Busy Day at Boston Convention
National Teachers association activities filled a 24 hour schedule in Boston with meetings for all departments, exhibitions, lectures, open sessions, luncheons, and fourteen receptions planned from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The day featured numerous events every hour as the gathering proceeded.
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Boston
National Teachers’ Association
Colombian Congressman Opposes Panama Canal Treaty
Senor Pedro Valez of Cartagena and relative of President Valez arrives in New York from Cuba to push Colombia's stance on the treaty. He expects no decision before late August as Congress weighs the terms, noting opposition to permanent cession, demands for greater indemnity, and belief in canal benefits with possible modifications. He doubts executive pressure but favors legislative review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benor Pedro Valez
New York
Senor
Pedro Valez
Colombian Congress
Cartagena
Luis Valez
Bolivar
Cuba
Joaquin Valez
Senate
Colombia
Congress
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Marroquin
Chicago Fugitive in Honduras Says Strange Tale
Chicago police seek to arrest Gustaf Adolph Walther once a Chicago physician now a Honduran fugitive. Walther fled Chicago in 192 after indictment involving a 10 year old's parents as complainants. A Tegucigalpa informant accuses Armour & Co of pressuring police to drive him out, which Brine denies.
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Chicago
Honduras
Tryig
Gustaf Adolph Walther
Tegucigalpa
Dr. Walther
Walther
Armour
Packer
George J. Brine
Armour & Co
Armours
Quiet Night in Evansville After Riot
Evansville Indiana reports its first quiet night in months with 400 soldiers around the courthouse and fall. No gunfire or street gatherings occurred and Brigadier General McKee is in control. Business is suspended, saloons closed, factories shut, and funerals set for Monday and Tuesday as troops stay to maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Court House
McKees
Hobson Aims for Congress Seat in Alabama Sixth District
Richmond Pearson Hobson announces plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in Alabama’s Sixth District. He blames J. H. Bankhead for defeating his retirement bill and says a larger navy is his main goal in congress. Hobson travels from Kansas City to Emporia for lectures en route to the bid.
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Whvu
Kansas City
Richmond Pearson Hobson
The
Merrimac
Perfor
Congress
Alabama
Captain Hobson
Baltimore
Emporia
Kas
United States
Hobson
J. H. Bankhead
Navy
Alapare
Gentleman Burglar Leader of a Race Track Heist Ring
John Webber Summer of Chappaqua confessed to robbing scores of houses after heavy race track losses. Police say he led a gang of gentleman burglars and wore a Salvation Army button to seem an honest man. He was injured fleeing police at White Plains jail.
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New York
John Webber Summer
Chappaqua
Chatham Express
White Plains
City Hall Park
Webber
Salvation Army
Policeman Jailed for Contempt Over Railroad Order
Springfield July 9 Richard Bowerman Murphysboro policeman was found in contempt for violating Judge Humphrey’s injunction against interference with the Mobile and Ohio railroad. He was fined 200 dollars plus 265 dollars costs, or two months in jail. Bowerman began a jail term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Richard Bowerman
Murphysboro
Humphrey
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Chalmers Elected President of State Agricultural College
The state board of regents elected James Chalmers of Elgin Illinois to lead the Brookings agricultural college succeeding John W Heston. Chalmers is an educator and preacher with degrees from Eureka St Andrews Wheaton and Western Michigan and has served as pastor of Elgin First Congregational Church. He previously headed English literature at Ohio State and led Wisconsin normal school at Platteville, doubling church membership at Toledo and Elgin.
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State Board of Regents of Education
James Chalmers
Elgin
Ill
State Agricultural College
Brookings
John W. Heston
Chalmers
Europe
Canada
Thomas Chalmers
Edinburgh
John Knox
Michigan
Eureka College
Illinois
St. Andrews University
Scotland
Oxford
Western Michigan College
Wheaton College of
First Congregational Church
United States
Brooklyn
Ohio State University
Columbus
McKinley
Wisconsin State Normal School
Plattsville
University of St. Andrews
St. Andrews
Aittle Church
Toledo
Dr. Chalmers
Lfe
Edinban
Senatus Academicus
M. D. Meikeljohn
Regents of Education
Tha
Chalmen
Gasoline Fire Fatally Burns Redfield Woman
Mrs George F Johnson wife of the Redfield register of deeds was severely burned Saturday afternoon when gasoline spilled on her clothing ignited while she was filling a stove. She tried to extinguish the flames but the clothing burned away and little hope of recovery remained.
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Redfield
George &. Johnson
George F. Johnson
Register of Deeds
New Commandant Installed at State Soldiers Home
Hot Springs South Dakota July 7 Colonel T M Goddard appointed commandant of the state soldiers home. Two welcome receptions were held for him and his family with speeches by Judge C T Granger T M Shanafelt and Colonel Andrew J Kellar. Goddard reappointed subordinates and the full board confirmed the appointments. Congressman C H Burke and family toured the area before Yellowstone Park. Wool prices soar with clips at 16 cents, up from 12. A U S sheep inspector demand noted. Bridgewater brief: Ryan sells saloon. Frank Rooney and James Nugent take over. Waterworks contract awarded to a Rock Valley Iowa firm.
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T.M. Goddard
Hot Springs
S. C
T. M. Goddard
State Soldiers’ Home
C. T. Granger
Iowa
T. M. Shanafelt
Huron
Soldiers’ Home Board
Andrew J. Kellar
Goddard
C. H. Burke
Pierre
Sylvan Lake
Josephine Burke
Yellowstone Park
Bridgewater Briefs
Bridgewater
8. D
Thomas F. Ryan
Frank Rooney
James Nugent
Rock Valley
Nuns and Monks Expelled From France Find Refuge in Britain
London reports comings and goings of French religious orders settling in Great Britain. Over 300 monks and nuns have found homes, with Dominicans and Carthusians establishing retreats and Benedictines manning St Mary's College site in Woolhampton.
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France
Britain
London
Great Britain
Parkminster
Father Clerissac
Haverstock Hill
Douai
Doual
Cardinal Allen
St. Mary's College
Woolhampton
Berkshire
England
Wales
Lord Ashburnham
St. Joseph
Channel
Year's Record Broken Export Trade With Canada
The United States posts a record $125,000,000 in exports to British North America for the just-ended fiscal year, surpassing 1902 and 1901 and second only to Germany in growth. Imports from Canada total about $65,900,000, with exports outpacing imports by a wide margin, led by iron and steel products, coal, cotton goods, agricultural implements, lumber, and wood manufactures.
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Canada
Washington
United States of America
Dominion of Canada
British North America
United States
Germany
Mexico
Argentina
South America
Africa
Doctor Grants Free Care While Spreading Quran Teachings
Paris July 4 Dr Grenier former deputy for Pontalier earns praise for philanthropy as France’s only doctor who refuses fees. He visits peasants at work to expound the Koran and Mahomet beliefs while offering medical aid free of charge. His political career faded amid public ridicule. now he pursues religious philanthropy.
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W. R. Hearst
Paris
Dr. Grenier
Pontalier
France
Will Buy Land for Indian School in Rapid City
A special supervisor for the interior department J F Houser is due in Rapid City in a few days to obtain more land for the government Indian school. Congress appropriated 11741 dollars for land purchase to support practical farming and gardening in Indian pupil instruction.
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Rapid City
Interior Department
J. F. Houser
Congress
A Useful Lawyer Manages Cook's End Of Restaurant
James A. West, Cass County lawyer and Republican leader, spent 24 hours working in Harry Russell's restaurant in Logansport Indiana. He cooked, served, and ran the show after Russell left due to a relative's death, staying on through Sunday.
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Loganspore
Ind
James A. West
Cass County Bar Association
Harry Russell
West
Eleventh District
Russell
Court House
No Hats Flowing Hair Fad Starts From Newport Girls
Newport, July 8. Three young Newport women Miss Natica Rives Miss Cynthia Roche and Miss Natalie Schenck drive a new fashion by arriving at a 9 am meeting with hair streaming and no hats. Their bold act set a hatless flying hair trend sweeping the town and changing styles among both young and older women.
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Newport
R. I
Natica Rives
George L. Rives
Cynthia Roche
Burke Roche
Natalie Schenck
Roosevelt
Miss Rives
Miss Roche
Youth, 24, Attempts Self Destruction by Inhaling Cigarette Smoke
New York reports James Young, aged 24, attempted to end his life by inhaling cigarette smoke on July 1 after failing to find another way. He was found unconscious beside eighteen empty cigarette packs and hospitalized until his arraignment for trying to comfort death by his own action.
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New York
James Young
Young
Rioters Clash With Militia At Vanderburg Jail Tragedy
Evansville Indiana July 8 rioters clash with Indiana National Guard while attempting to storm the Vanderburgh County jail. Seven dead fourteen injured and many more feared wounded as shots erupt and a volley of gunfire fills the streets.
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Evansville
Ind
Edward Schiffman
Hazel Allman
Joseph H. Allman
John Barrett
August Jordan
Fred Schmidt
Fred Kappler
Lee Hawley
Robert Miller
Charles Preskey
Theodore Beem
John Fares
Albert Kaeuss
Company 4
First Regiment
Company A
Indiana National Guard
Chris Kratz
Fourth
Division
Vine Street
Vanderburg County
Division Stret
Blum
National Guard Company
Dewey Trial Arguments Rise Over Self Defense Claim
In Topeka Kansas the supreme court heard arguments for Chauncey Dewey Clyde Wilson and W J McBride awaiting trial in Cheyenne county next December in the Berry family murder case They claim self defense while the state contends provocation and cold blooded murder A signed statement from Cheyenne county officials says the Deweys were not mob threatened The decision was anticipated this week
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Topeka
Kan
Chauncey Dewey
Clyde Wilson
W. J. McBride
Supreme Court
Cheyenne County
Berry
Berrys
Berry Ranch
Coleman
Deweys
Cheyenne
Dewey
Russia Worried Over Far East Diplomacy
St Petersburg officials fear Count Cassini's methods in the far east as the Kishinev massacre stirs tensions. The Is sian ambassador in Washington is blamed for leaning too hard on the Petion and not enough on U S policy in the region.
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London
St. Petersburg
Standard
Far East
Count Cassini
Washington
Petion
Kishinet
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Missouri
Liberty
Bankhead
Elgin, Ill
South Dakota Institution
Belle Fourche
Black Hills
Burlington
Billings
Mont
Cigaret
Kansas
Russia
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