Veteran Fatally Burned in Woodville Fire
Veteran army surgeon Dr. G E Barnes aged 45 died when his hooxee burned at Woodville east of Toledo Ohio. James Crane an aged man narrowly escaped a similar fate in the adjoining cottage fire. Both unmarried and lived alone in separate cottages on neighboring lots. Four babies born three live to date. Four daughters were born to Prof. Reuben F Jones head of Paxico schools and a Stoddard County school commissioner. One baby died but the others thrive. Entire town destroyed Rosewell business section burned.
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G. E.barnes
James Crane
Woodville
Toledo
Ohio
Reuben F. Jones
Paxico
Stoddart County
Roosevelt's Final Message Urges Judicial and Corporate Reform
Roosevelt presses broader federal control over railroads and communications, tighter supervision of trusts with full publicity, and reform of courts and labor laws. He urges inheritance tax, wage protections, and an expanded navy as part of a wide program to curb corporate power and update national governance.
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Panama Canal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Taft
Cannon
Roosevelt
Hunting Notes Report From Wisconsin and Minnesota Fatalities
John Dawes of Tittsfield Wisconsin was accidentally shot and fatally wounded by his brother George during a deer hunt. Two wardens found three deer hanging on a tree before the season opened but could not identify owners. Leonard Johnson of Beacon Hill Michigan was mistaken for a bear and shot by companions, likely fatally. In St Louis County Minnesota a man faces prosecution for mistaking another man for game and shooting him. Edward Tonkin killed Roger Olds and was exonerated by the coroner's jury, but a formal filing followed.
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John Dawes
Tittsfield
Wis
George
Kirkoff
Eau Claire
Culbertson
Barron
Leonard Johnson
Beacon Hill
Loughton
Mich
St. Louis County
Minn
Edward Tonkin
Roger Olds
Fire Ravages Hyde Paper Plant and Other Losses
Telegraphic briefs report a blaze destroying the Hyde Paper Company building and stock in Pueblo Colorado with heavy losses. Other fires claim $60,000 at Kinaus Brothers & Amwine chair factory in Fayetteville New York and nearly $500,000 in Portland Missouri damaging Grand Trunk docks and Dominion Line steamer Cornishman. The German admiralty plans expenditure on submarines totaling 2 00 000 plus 3 750 000 in 1816. Miss Margaret Clington retires from the stage due to health as announced by husband David Frohman in New York. Bronze medals for Panama Canal workers with two years of service are being produced in Washington. A portrait of Roosevelt and a view of the finished Canal are featured.
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Hyde Paper Company
Pueblo
Colo
Kinaus Brothers & Amwine
Fayetteville
N.Y
Margaret Clington
New York
Danid Frohman
Portland
Grand Trunk Railswad
Dominion Line
Panama Canal
Washington
Roosevelt
Escape at sea tests loyalties amid a Civil War chase
In a dramatic blockade run, Captain Evers of the Greyhound evades Union pursuers with Ellen Jones aboard. Lieutenant Thomas Beekman Smith, posing as a Confederate captain, reveals his US Navy rank and takes command, while a Wamego boarding party arrives to claim the ship. The chase continues as loyalties and loyalties blur at sea.
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Miss Ellen
Captain Evers
Atlantic
Upshur
Greyhound
Evers
Paulding
Hartford
Brooklyn
Whitley
Smith
Ellen Jones
Ellen
United States
Chase
Dillingham
Mr. Dillingham
Mr. Smith
United States Navy
Thomas Beekman Smith
St. Lawrence
Smith Captures Blockade-Runner After Bold Surrender
On deck of the Greyhound, Captain Smith forces the Wamega's surrender by signaling, delaying steam, and preparing to defend against a final shell. The Wamega is boarded and the blockade-runner is captured after tense pursuit, with the Greyhound steering clear of further danger.
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Smith
Evers
Halliards
Important Race Observations From Australian Native Life
A fragment from the Australian London Standard discusses perceived endurance gaps between Indigenous Australians and whites, citing thirst, hunger, and long rides. It notes poor long‑term planning, impulse to overconsume water and food, and a habit of imprudent trades. The piece includes a brief item from the Bouston Post with a quip about a bonnet compliment.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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