Double Tragedy in Black Hills Ends in Murder Suicide
Sioux Falls reports a Western Black Hills tragedy where Albert Jensen shot Tina Joliett in Jensen cabin near his home, then killed himself with a razor. The couple had recently moved from Lawrence County and had planned to wed after attending a local dance. letters found indicate jealousy and love claims.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Black Hills
Albert Jensen
Jensen
Lawrence County
Tina Joliettt
Iinck
Johnsens
Canton Blaze Destroys Harlan House Hotel in Canton
The Harlan house, Canton’s oldest hotel and long a premier local hostelry, burned to the ground with the Roman Catholic church society as owner. Firefighters worked nearly two hours to subdue the blaze. origin interior and unknown cause. Loss about $2,500 with full insurance. repairs needed but building likely to close.
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Harlan
Sioux Valley
Canton
Harlan House
Roman Catholic Church Society
P. C. Shannon
C. A. Winter
Rush in land business drives mineral patent surge
Rapid City district land office sees an unusual rush as many applicants file for mineral patents, mostly from Lawrence county, with a last-minute window before the year’s end and a surge in homestead entries from Butte county along the proposed government ditch route.
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Rapid City
Dpd
United States Land Office
Lawrence County
Homestead
Butte County
Valuable Feathers and Odd Sioux Beliefs From Miller SD
A black eagle with a 9 inch wingspan and 1034 pounds was shot by Charley Miller on Mim Creek, twenty five miles NW of Miller. The bird bore twelve white tail feathers valued by Sioux for superstition, sparking a rapid barter rush in town. Bruised official Speartish chair Cachelin recovered from a wild horse accident, with injuries to head. Deadwood library plans approved for Carnegie building, one story with basement, Williams Street entrance, Greek styled brick exterior.
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Miller, SD
Charley Miller
Mim Creek
Here
Miller
Fort Thompson
Hunter
Speartish
Cachelin
Board of County Commissioners
Fie
Lrowen
Edward
Deadwood Library
Deadwool S
AL Runaoil
Deadwood
Carnegie Library
Dresanwood Council
Plias
Reely
Fort Dodge
Williams Street
Burke
Russians Reoccupy Mukden Triggers Placed Conference
In Pekin a high official conference with the Empress Dowager was held at the summer palace over Mukden reoccupation by Russian troops. 1,500 Russians seized official buildings while 10,000 to 12,000 Chinese troops stood by. Beijing appeals for foreign aid as China fears war.
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China
Pekin
Mukden
Summer Palace
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Tientsin
Yamen
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Oo Notec
Paul Lessar
Taotai
Russia
Alexteil
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Peking
Engine Jumped Track on Second Avenue Bridge
A slow engine jumped the track near the Second Avenue bridge over the Harlem River in New York on November 4. It collided with the rear car of an elevated train, derailing it and nearly sending it fifty feet to the street below. Guard rails prevented a total fall, causing only minor car damage and no injuries among about 400 passengers amid slight panic.
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New York
Second Avenue
Harlam River
American wins German golf title and handicap
Berlin November 2 Dr George O Webster an American golfer won the German championship defeating Englishman H H Dobbs to take the title and also captured the handicap championship concluding a decisive victory in the tournament setting.
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G. O. Webster
Berlin
George O. Webster
Germany
H. H. Dobbs
Webster
Sioux City Market Report Confusing Stock and Grain Quotes
Sioux City markets show hogs, cattle, and sheep prices with mixed notes on receipts and steadiness. Chicago and Omaha listings follow with grain quotes, futures and cash prices, while Minneapolis reports closing prices across wheat, corn, oats, and barley for November 3.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Hoxs
Utehers
Chicago US
Explosion Rocks Crestline in Massive Dynomite Blast
A dynamite explosion near Crestline Ohio at the western end of Pennsylvania railroad yards shattered rails and structures across the town. Two carloads blew apart a forty foot crater, sending fire, glass, and debris through the city and frightening hundreds as crews worked through the night to search for victims.
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Crestline
Pennsylvania Railroad
Courtier
Geisinger
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Road
Twenty Five Dead in New York Tenement Fire
A deadly New York City fire at 426 Eleventh Avenue known as the house of all nations killed twenty one men and three women and a baby. The blaze started in the basement and spread, trapping many in the stairways and fire escapes. Police suspect incendiary origin and the structure suffered seven thousand dollars in damage. Mary Jane Quinn was injured. many victims were Italians. Firemen used nets and heroic rescues as flames engulfed the upper floors.
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New York
of All Nations
Eleventh Avenue
Mary Jane Quinn
Hallowe'en
Morgan at Canton A stop at McKinley tomb by rail officials
J Pierpoint Morgan and ten Pennsylvania Railroad officials visited the tomb vault at Canton Ohio. The party on a New York to Chicago special train halted at Canton for the first time since the president's death, aided by a guard, with Larrimer Spence Rood Whiter among the entourage.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
J. Pierpont Morgan
President McKinley
New York
Chicago
Mr. Morgan
J. F. Morgan
President Larimer
Fort Wayne
Mr. Spencer
Thomas Rood
Pittsburg
BE. T. Whiter
Mrs. Hunter Doll in Washington Case Over Lost Investments
Mrs. Hunter Doll widow of Minnesota senator, formerly Cushman Davis, testified in a case in which she sues Mrs. Kate Osborne for $1000 plus. Doll says Osborne invested funds in stocks and horse bets under mutual loss sharing, with profits shared and principal returned. Investments failed, notes unpaid, and Doll seeks repayment. Doll is a prominent Washington society figure.
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Cushman K. Davis
Washington
Cushman
KK. Davis
Minnesota
Justice of the Peace
Doll
Kate Osborne
Osborne
Spain
Eugenie
Davis
Hunter Poll
Tennessee
Pension Bureau
Dowie Denies Paternity of John Alexander Dowie
John Murray Dowie defends paternity claiming Elijah III is his son born in lawful wedlock in Essex Iowa. He calls his son’s denial a myth and says records are available at Edinburgh registrar offices. Dowie asserts a quiet Christian life and laments the family dispute.
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Elijah III
Essex
John Murray Dowie
John Alexander Dowie
Great Register
Princess Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
Big Female Embezzler Confesses to High Living
New York reports Marie Layton, a former confidential clerk for United Playing Card, confessed to diverting 37,000 from the company over six years. She has repaid 5,000 and named a prominent New York officer who allegedly assisted her by cashing checks.
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New York
Marie Layton
United Playing Card Company
Miss Layton
John Mitchell III Reported Ill in Scranton
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers is reported quite ill at his Scranton hotel and has broken several local engagements. He is likely to remain several days due to weakened condition with indications of appendicitis. Two physicians have examined him but have not agreed on whether surgery is necessary.
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Scranton
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Oklahoma Cyclone Kills Three in Hydro Oklahoma
A tornado last night tore through Hydro near Anna darko in Caddon county Oklahoma City killing three people and injuring several others. Victims include Frank Brown 11 and Mary Brown age unknown. Injured include Mantel Beachell 16 Bertha Beachell and William Beachell among others. The tornado moved northeast to southwest over four miles destroying nearly all structures.
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Caddon County
Oklahoma City
Okla
Hydro
Annadarko
Yrank Brown
Mary Brown
Mantel Beachell
Bertha Beachell
William Beachell
William Trown
Melham
BY BARGE TO ST LOUIS OPENS NEW SHIPPER PLAN
Omaha shippers and grain men announce a plan to run barges on the Missouri River from Omaha to St. Louis linking with New Orleans river service. The 200 ton barges, towed by towboats, aim to relieve rail congestion and pressure railways for lower freight rates. Freight could move faster by steamer from Pittsburgh than by rail on fast freight.
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Omaha
Neb
Misouri
Pittsburg
Brother slayer Weissinger runs to barn siege in Pennsylvania
Benjamin Weissinger, a farmer from Pottsville PA, shot and killed his brothers Louis and Frederick after an argument over a hearse cleaning. He also wounded his sister and sister-in-law as he barricaded himself in a barn, firing at police for nine hours before capture. Believed insane, he shouted I am bewitched.
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Pottsville
Benjamin Franklin Weissinger
Louis
Frederick
Benjamin
Mery
Weissinger
David Wertz
Samuel Lovett
Smith
Horn Asks For Mercy Commutation In Wyoming Murder Case
Tom Horn, condemned to be hanged November 20 for the July 1901 murder of William Nichell, has appealed to the governor for a commutation to life imprisonment. He maintains his innocence and claims new evidence may prove another culprit. The trial revealed Horn was hired to kill Kels Nichel and his son, a 13 year old boy, near their ranch gate.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tom Horn
William Nichell
Horn
Kels" Nichel
Negro lynching in Taylortown shocks Louisiana community
In Shreveport on November 4 a mob lynched and burned Joseph Craddock a Black man after he killed Wesley Chambers with an ax on his head and severely wounded Dana Washington and Mercer Chambers. Craddock was captured by whites but a large crowd of Black men and others seized him and carried out the killing. The victims were described as inoffensive.
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Louisiana
Shreveport
Joseph Craddock
Taylortown
Craddock
Wesley Chambers
Chambers
Dana Washington
Mercer
Extradition row over Lynchehaun release sparks debate
London papers question the decision to free James L. Lynchehaun in Indianapolis, arguing the crime, though brutal, was political. The Globe contends politics influenced the ruling and warns that future assassins might test U S Canada Britain extradition, risking the diplomatic system.
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London
James L. Lynchehaun
Moores
Indianapolis
Lynchehaun
Globe
United States
Great Britain
McGill Halloween Riot Leaves Dozens Injured in River Crossing
Montreal reports say McGill University students who celebrated Halloween in Longueil were driven into the river by local residents. Dozens were injured or treated, with several admitted to hospital after the brawl across the river.
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Montreal
McGill University
Hallowe'en
Longweil
Pat McClair Killer Vic Tim of Indianapolis Wreck
Vermillion M D November 8 Pat McClair trainer former Vermillion city track coach for four years assisted in coaching football. Came 1899 to 1902. Built 1901 varsity team that beat Kansas at Sioux City later aided Purdue athletes Lafayette. Was to head Hot Springs Sanitarium. Marley man. wife in Chicago. Held $2000 policy in A C U W lodge.
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Indianapolis
M. D
Pa Clair
Apolis
Foot Eleven
Vermillion
Kansas University
Sioux City
Lafayette
Purdue University
Hot Springs
Sonnae
McClair
Chicago
Vermillion Water and Ice Draw Fire From Experts
Vermillion reports from chemist Professor Banford that city water via mains is pure after extensive flushing, yet river ice remains potentially contaminated by sewer and drain runoff. City officials pushed meters as flushing occurred. public health cautions linger for diarrheal and fever risks amid past complaints about water quality.
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Duke H. Banford
Sioux City
Bryant
Bashford
Lectin
Opera House
Tate
Maine
Missouri
Banks Install Electric Alarm System at Bridgewater
Banks in Bridgewater named the National Bank of Bridgewater and the Farmers and Merchants State banks as installing an elaborate alarm system from American Bank Protection Company of Minneapolis. Deputy U S Marshal McDonald and Deputy Sheriff T F Ryan went with a suspect tied to a Nebraska post office robbery, held on state orders in Sioux Falls.
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Bridgewater
National Bank of
Nebraska
Two More Horse Thieves Caught in Sioux County
Sioux Falls dispatch reports Peter Duce and Frank Morrison, residents near Bonesteel, arrested by U S troops for stealing horses from Indians on the Rosebud reservation. Authorities say they were captured after attempts to flee toward the Badlands. Local officials expect charges to be filed in federal court.
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Peter Duce
Frank Morrison
Bonesteel
United States
Rosebud
Bryan Order Suppresses Toledo Political Meeting
In Toledo on November 2 a watchman at the post office barred William Stryan from speaking inside the building. The crowd of about two thousand gathered outside as Col. Bryan and his party were moved to a curbside stand after Frank Niles, a candidate for lieutenant governor, intervened and announced the meeting would be held on the corner.
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Toledo
Postoffice Waterman
William Stryan
Colenel
Frank Niles
Colonel Bryan
Niles
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