Expert cracksmen suspected in Humboldt post office robbery
Sioux Falls, May 7 United States authorities believe expert cracksmen targeted Humboldt in a bold near Sioux Falls operation. The safe was toppled a drill used, an explosion opened it, and about 61 dollars and a postmaster’s watch were taken. Local tools and sacks were used to muffle the blast. No strangers were seen in Humboldt the night of the crime.
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Sioux Falls
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United States
South Dakota
Humboldt
Lockwood
Dempsey Whitlow Kicked by Horse Near Beresford
Dempsey Whitlow eight miles north of Beresford South Dakota suffered a serious injury after a horse kicked him. He was knocked unconscious for about 45 minutes and alone on the farm when the accident occurred. He crawled to the house and telephoned for a doctor.
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Beresford
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Here
Whitlow
Madison
John_ G.Krueger
Faulkton
Paul A. Thurlow
Thurlow
Krueger
Emma
Parueger
Emma Krueger
Temporary Insanity Verdict in Michael Burns Inquest
An inquest into Michael Burns death by hanging August 7 concluded he was temporarily insane, with witnesses supporting the verdict. The article notes a funeral, a barn fire caused by children playing with matches, and a $700 loss with no insurance. It also mentions a proposed iron bridge project and other local items.
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Michael Burns
Huron
J. M. Silver
Board of County Commissioners
Jim River
Third Street
Iowa Bridge Company of
Des Moines
Bank Burglars Wreck Vault Take $3000 at Freeman
May 5 report from Freeman South Dakota details burglars breaking into Merchants State Bank using tools from the section house and nitroglycerin to blow the safe. About $3000 in currency vanished, vault wrecked, no suspects identified, robbery discovered at 5 AM. Nearby notes also flag related bank and arrest developments.
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State Bank
Freeman
Merchants State Bank
Scotland
Gottlieb Hart
Merchants State Bank of Freeman
James
Gopher Bounty Schemes and Local Development News
In South Dakota reports, gopher tails fetch two cents in some counties while a Leola Rabbit Extermination ad seeks 10,000 live gophers at 25 cents for females and 15 cents for males. Other items note Burlington eyeing a Spearfish trolley extension, Deadwood to build a $40,000 four story apartment house, and a $10,000 fish hatchery improvement with superintendent cottage plans.
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Australia
Pierre
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Leola
Rabbit Extermination Company of Australia
United State Fish Hatchery
Roosevelt Heads Through Topeka After Brief Stop
President Roosevelt’s train left Topeka at 8 am after a brief greeting. He told the crowd he would not speak and praised Topeka’s fast police on the night run from the governor’s residence to the Auditorium. He then shook hands with a tall colored policeman amid cheers.
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Ae Topeka
Kan
Roosevelt
Sharon Springs
Senator Long
Topeka
Accused Priest Walser Is Discharged In Lorain Case
Lorain Ohio May 7 Father Ferdinand Walser released from murder charge after inquest evidence found insufficient. Prosecutor and mayor cite duty and public calm while Walser thanks Sheriff Salisbury and Catholic community. Elyria coroner's inquest also notes Casimir Reichlin testifies. Reichlin believes Walser innocent.
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Lorain
Ferdinand Walser
Agatha Reichlin
Elyria
King
Walser
BE. G. Johnstone
Stroup
Father Walser
Mayor King
Sheriff Salisbury
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph’s
Father Reichlin
Casimir Reichlin
Reichlin
Carnegie Favors Nationalizing Railways Says Fares Could Fall
In London Andrew Carnegie endorses Mr Hardy's plan to nationalize railways as beneficial for the people. He cites potential lower fares and better passenger comfort under state control. He avoids commenting on Roosevelt's administration or renomination, noting his limited political interest but affirming overall national prosperity.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
England
Hardy
Roosevelt
Carnegie
Daughter is Born to Princess Louise of Saxony
Princess Louise of Saxony has given birth to a daughter at Lindau Bavaria on May 6. A dispatch from Berlin reports the princess eloped last December with the tutor of her children and a court official accompanied by a physician. The child will be brought to Dres vecks after birth.
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Saxony
Lindau
Bavaria
Salzberg
Berlin
Dresvecks
Drownings After Fog Collision Of Two Steamers Off Virginia Coast
In dense fog off Hog Island Virginia the Hamilton and Saginaw collided at 12 40 am. The Saginaw bound for Philadelphia sank with many missing and presumed drowned. The Hamilton arrived with 29 rescued and 30 drowned totals reported. Norfolk dispatch notes six crew and nine passengers lost on the Saginaw and Captain Tunnell injured.
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Virginia Coast
New York
Norfolk Dispatch
Old Dominion
Hamilton
Evening World
Hog Island
Saginaw
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Fortress Monroe
Virginia
Cape Charles
Sultzer
Tunnell
Weather Bulletin Reports Wide Frost Damage To Crops
The May 4 crop bulletin notes unusually cool weather across the country with record low April and May temperatures. Light or no rain slowed growth, heavy frosts damaged corn and other crops, oats and spring wheat faced setbacks, and fruit is damaged though apples fared better. Winter wheat remains promising, with planting delayed in some regions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Central
West Gulf Coasts
Missouri Valley
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Illinois
Indiana
Mueller Bill Passes Enabling Chicago Traction Control
Illinois senate concurred with house amendments to the Mueller traction bill allowing Chicago to own and control its traction lines. The measure enables municipal ownership, franchise extension with reservations, and aims to ensure adequate service. Governor Yates’ veto prospects were uncertain.
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Illinois
Chicago
Springfield
Ill
Senate
House
Illinois Senate
Mueller
Yates
Roosevelt in Santa Fe Sees City History and Irrigation Push
President Roosevelt spent over three hours in Santa Fe New Mexico meeting 10 000 strong at the capital and visiting San Miguel church and the cathedral He praised New Mexico and said irrigation and forest preservation could hasten statehood He attended school child ceremonies at Fort Marcy and received a gold filigree history book from Mayor Sparke before continuing to Albuquerque with a Rough Riders guard.
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N. M
Roosevelt
New Mexico
West
Capitol
San Miguel Church
United States
Cathedral
Anthony Fourcheque
George W. Armijo
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
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St. Michael College
Loretto Academy
St. Catherine's Indian School
Presbyterian Mission School
Fort Marcy
Sparke
Goddess of Liberty
Otero
Liberty
New Mexico Historical Society
Loeb
Albuquerque
Cleveland O. Grays
Shaw Family Heads to Europe for Autumn Visit
Secretary Shaw and his family will sail for Europe on July 4 with Mrs. Shaw and two daughters and a son. The trip will be brief for the secretary, who will remain abroad until autumn while the family plans a longer stay. He departs tonight for Texas on private business and will be away about a week.
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Washington
Shaw
Sioux Falls Faces Three Way Water Works Proposal
Sioux Falls debates water supply options as council reports split. A minority committee backs building a city plant funded by $210,000 in bonds, while the majority plans to extend the private company's franchise for ten years with a city option to buy after five years.
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Sioux Falls
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Telegraphers Endorse Wage Increase Plea at Belle Plaine
Two hundred telegraphers from the Iowa lines of the Northwestern railroad gathered at Belle Plaine Iowa on May 5 to draft a grievance seeking higher wages. They report long hours and no vacation with pay but expect no strike.
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Belle Plaine
Iowa
Northwestern Railroad
Missionary Reports Mass Abuse in Congo Rubber Trade
Rev William Morrison, a missionary from Lexington Virginia, details a six year interior survey along the Kassai river in the Congo state. He cites forced labor and near slavery under the rubber monopoly, with villages wiped out and natives fleeing into forests. Morrison presented his findings to Congo authorities and European ministers in Brussels and to Lansdowne.
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Congo
London
Willam Morrison
Lexington
Kassai
Brussels
Lansdowne
Mr. Morrison
Kashai
Dutch Heirs Claim Harlem Land Worth Billions
A Metropolitan lawyer asserts that thousands of Harlem landowners are descendants of the Dutch freeholders of 250 years ago and thus rightful owners of Harlem Central Park water front property and East River lands. The plan is to gather a descendant majority, hold a meeting, elect officers, and parcel land among themselves, arguing that individual quit claims or deeds are void and only corporation votes could dispose of property.
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Harlem
Central Park
East River
Seventy-fourth Street
Harlem River
Hudson
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Street
Roosevelt
Odell
Putnam Bradlee Strong
Duke of York
Nichols
Medical Association Opens in New Orleans With Big Attendance
The fifty fourth annual American Medical Association meeting in New Orleans drew record delegates and visitors as Dr Billings led opening proceedings. Two reports highlighted the event while sections began separate sessions across venues. In other news in St Louis Dr John P Bryson, a famed surgeon, died of heart failure at age 55.
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Medical Colleges of the North
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association
St. Louis
John P. Bryson
Emperors Visit Monte Cassino Abbey with Royal Procession
Emperor William and King Victor Emmanuel visited Monte Cassino escorted by cuirassiers amid parade crowds. The abbey reception included troops salutes and a cordial welcome from Abbot Boniface Krug of St. Vincent's archabbey in Pennsylvania, highlighting aid to Benedictine institutions in Prussia.
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Victor Emmanuel
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Boniface Krug
St. Vincent's Arch Abbey
Neat Beatty
Pennsylvania
King Emmanuel
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