Knapp Executed for Five Murders in Ohio Penitentiary
Alfred A. Knapp, sentenced for the murder of his wife Hannah Goddard Knapp, was electrocuted at the Ohio penitentiary annex just after midnight. He confessed to five total murders of women, with a history spanning decades and multiple marriages.
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Columbus
Alfred A. Knapp
Hannah Goddard Knapp
Ohio Penitentiary
Knapp
Greensburg
Ind
Fimma Stubbes
Terre Haute
Jennie Connors
Lawrenceburg
Jeffersonville
Michigan City
Emma Littleman
Cincinnati
May Fickert
Jennie Connors Knapp
Ida Gephart
Indianapolis
Hannah Goddard
Hamilton
Edward Kine
Cumminsville
Anne Gambie
Taer
Henry G Davis accepts Vice Presidential nomination at Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia special report notes Henry G Davis formally notified and accepted his nomination for Vice President. The ceremony occurred outdoors at Greenbrier Hotel grounds with Representative John Sharp Williams delivering the notification address. Davis read his acceptance after a brief heart to heart talk following a morning letter notification.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Henry G. Davis
United States
Green Brier
White Sulphur Springs Hotel
Davis
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williams
Mr. Davis
Chicago Riot at Stock Yards Sees 4000 in Uproar
A riot in Chicago district near the stock yards drew about 4000 hungry residents aiming to capture eight escaped steers. Police in five squads charged the crowd on four sides, firing shots and clubbing scores of rioters to clear the streets.
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Chicago
Auto plunges into Chicago River at Rush Street Bridge
A large touring car plunged into the Chicago River at Rush Street Bridge with four people aboard a man and three men and one woman. They sank but were rescued by a brave sailor and the crew of a tugboat.
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Chicago
Rush Street Bridge
Special Train Registration Busiest at Fort Totten and Devil's Lake
In Granè Forks North Dakota a special eastbound train is crowded with people to register for lands. So far 12,082 have registered at Fort Totten and Devil's Lake.
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Grané
Forks
N. D
Ft. Totten
Devil's Lake
Nothing but millionaires hamlet planned near York
York, Pa special: an eighty five acre farm between York and Dover will be developed into a private enclave inhabited only by families of ten local millionaires led by P. C. Wiest. Homes will be palatial with seven acres each and a shared park. A common fund funds landscape gardeners and Daniel F. Lafean will live there.
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York
Dover
P.C. Wiest
Daniel F. Lafean
Congress
Belmont Guides Subway Trip From City Hall To Harlem
President August Belmont of the Interborough Railway Company rode a three car special from City Hall to Harlem and back in fifteen minutes during a test run. Officials expect opening delayed to October due to labor unrest and electrical delays while crews train on the new route.
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New York
Belmont
Interborough Railway Company
City Hall
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Street
the Road
Frank Hedley
Manhattanville Valley
Harlem
Philanthropy a Model Town in Ottawa Ontario
Alfred G. Lee of Denton Texas the secretary of the Years of Trade proclaims a model town philosophy of universal brotherhood. His Ottawa visit convinces him this district suits a modern town and he plans a return to implement the scheme naming it philanthropy.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Alfred G. Lee
Denton
Texas
Colonel Prentice Ingraham Dies at 60 in Beauvoir
Chicago author Colonel Prentice Ingraham is reported dead at Beauvoir Mississippi age 60. He served as a Confederate colonel during the Civil War and afterward produced more than a thousand novels published in major papers and books. He wrote a new novel every few weeks for years.
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Chicago
Prentice Ingraham
Beauvoir, Miss
Ingraham
Vanderbilt to personally manage Biltmore estates again
When Geo. W. Vanderbilt returns to Biltmore this fall he will take direct control of the estates. A prior departure revealed dissatisfaction and shortages among several key head employees, prompting the shift in oversight.
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Asheville
N. C
Geo.w. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
No Release for Actress in Patterson Murder Case
New York Special Judge Newburg denies motion for discharge on own recognizance by Nan Patterson's counsel in the murder indictment of Caesar Young.
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New York
Newburger
General Sessions
Nan” Patterson
Caesar” Young
Tornado Devastates Twin Cities Killing and Destroying
A Saturday night tornado swept St. Paul and Minneapolis injuring many and killing at least three in St. Paul with 15 fatalities initially feared in Minneapolis. Property losses range from 500000 to 1000000 while districts outside the cities suffer extensive crop and farm damage. The Tivoli and Empire theaters were ruined and the High Bridge damaged as a eight mile by half mile path left hundreds of buildings wrecked. The mile wide storm lasted about fifteen minutes and drove winds up to eighty miles per hour from the southwest.
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St. Paul
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Empire Theater
Mississippi River
New Army Uniforms Ordered for U S Troops
Washington dispatch reports the general staff has ordered all troops in the United States be issued full dress uniforms except artillery. The outfit includes dark blue caps with bands dress coat new pattern color ornaments breast cord and trousers of the prior pattern until supplies run out.
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Washington
General Staff of the Army
United States
Artillery Corps
National Children's Day Free Admittance at Fair
On National Children's Day August 29 the exposition gates open free to every child under 15 in the United States. The Jefferson Guards will supervise the event and additional entertainment and protective measures will be provided. Five children with one adult admitted free.
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St. Louis
Exposition
United States
Jefferson
Cuba Paid for Independence Leaks in Pamphlet
A Havana press report claims Cuba paid two million dollars to influence the events leading to the Spanish American War. The amount allegedly appears in a bilingual pamphlet printed by the Cuban government for the world's fair, prepared by Cuban commissioners.
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Cuba
Havana
Paris Cable Claims Imperial Heir Scandal Emerges
The Nihilists allege the Russian Czarina bore a girl and accuse the Czars of swapping the infant with a peasant child. They assert the peasant was secretly carried into the imperial palace for the substitution.
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Paris
Russia
Imperial
Counties at City Expense
Sheboygan Wisconsin special report reveals investigation of poor relief bills for July showing city payments for tooth picks cucumbers strawberries postage stamps stove polish and candy for many families in comfortable circumstances.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Grand Duke Michael Betrothed to Montenegro Princess
A special dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Grand Duke Michael brother of Emperor Nicholas has become betrothed to the Princess of Montenegro. The announcement ties up dawned royal plans and signals a future alliance between the Russian imperial family and Montenegro.
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London
St. Petersburg
Grand Duke
Michael
Nicholas
Montenegro
Exhibition Fraud Alleged at St. Louis World’s Fair
The North American reports Pennsylvania’s agricultural exhibit at the St. Louis exposition as fraudulent and hypocritical. Farmers allegedly were not invited, the display claimed as Pennsylvania seeds was grown in Missouri and bought for 17.60, and much of the rest showed corn whisky and branded breakfast foods from Illinois New York Connecticut and Vermont.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Missouri
St. Louis
Manufacturn
Illinois
New York
Connecticut
Vermont
Shanghai Harbor Tensions Rise as Russian and Japanese Vessels Loiter
A Japanese torpedo boat clears for action and anchors beside the Russian cruiser Askold in Shanghai harbor. The American destroyer Chauncey also anchors nearby. The Russian crew refuses to disarm or depart. US monitors Monadnock and two destroyers stand ready to protect neutrality. The scene involves Standard Oil property and mixed foreign naval presence amid Shanghai’s tense neutrality.
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Shanghai
Askold
Chauncey
United States
Monadnock
Woosung
Cosmopolitan Dock
Isport
Taotai
Grosovoi
Modai
Goodnow
China
Russia
Standard Oil Company
Built Like a Fish Submarine Proposed by Marquis de Dion
Paris cable reports Marquis de Dion submitted a model submarine to the Minister of Marine. The 100 ton craft is designed to carry five men and powered by a 200 horsepower petrol engine. He aims for a fish shaped vessel meeting navigation requirements.
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Paris
Marquis de Dion
Three Richmond People Killed In Train Collision
Three young Richmond residents died Friday night when their carriage returning from a Cedar Springs Hotel dance party was struck by an eastbound Pennsylvania train. Victims were Charles Sherer John Moore and Miss Alamie Hill. another passenger was badly injured.
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Richmond
Ind
Cedar Springs Hotel
Pennsylvania
Charles Sherer
John Moore
Alamie Hill
Asphalt Lake Treaty Claims New York Firm Boss
Caracas advised by the American minister Mr. Boweh has asked Venezuela to remove Mr. Carnock director of the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company and to return the asphalt lake to the American company.
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Spaimlyisland
Trinidad
Cable
Caracas
Bowéh
United States
Venezuela
Carnock
New York and Bermudez
Rainstorm Ruins $506000 Gowns at World’s Fair Palace
Magnificent Parisian gowns valued at $500000 were ruined in the palace of manufactures by a heavy rainstorm at the world’s fair. Marcel Estieu, acting commissioner general of France, surveyed the damage and issued the valuation.
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St. Louis
Palace of Manufactures
Marcel Estiou
France
Cholera Decimates Tehran as City Throws Panic
Washington Special reports from Vice Consul Tyler in Teheran that about 300 people die daily from cholera. The panic stricken populace halts business and struggles to obtain basics while many residents flee the city. Night processions roam the streets amid wailing and lament.
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Washington
Tyler
Teheran
Persia
State Department
Half His Heart Turned to Bone in Vancouver Death
Joseph Kappler, owner of a local brewery in Vancouver British Columbia, died from ossification of the heart. An autopsy showed the right half of his heart had turned to solid bone, requiring a saw to cut. He reportedly drank large quantities of deer.
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Vancouver
B. C
Joseph Kappler
Kappler
Judge Parker May Come West
Esopus New York special reports that Alton B Parker faces strong pressure from party leaders to tour the western doubtful states and deliver several speeches. Parker is weighing the idea seriously as guidance from supporters mounts.
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Judge Parker
Esopus
N. Y
Alton B. Parker
Attendance at St Louis Exposition tops seven million
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition has entered its second half with about 7,000,000 attendees so far. Officials expect turnout to more than triple the current total as the fair continues.
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St. Louis
Asuncion Bombarded by Insurgent Vessels
Three insurgent vessels bombarded Asuncion the capital of Paraguay for forty minutes on Wednesday. The government artillery replied, a gun burst wounded several soldiers, and the extent of the damage remains unknown.
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Buenos Ayres
Asuncion
Paraguay
Venus the Librarian? Special Library Gifted to Chicago University
Prof. George E. Howard donates a 1700 volume library to Chicago University. The collection titled Venus the Librarian focuses on love stories and marriage, with most volumes in foreign languages across diverse settings.
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Chicago
Chicago University
George E. Howard
Vast Rubber Forests Found in Brazil Report
United States consul H. W. Furniss at Bahia reports vast forests of Manicoba rubber trees discovered in Brazil. The finding could affect global rubber markets as the State Department receives the consul’s dispatch.
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Washington
Brazil
H. W. Furniss
United States
Bahia
State Department
Alabama Town Marshall Fatally Shot. Mob Lynches Suspect
In Jordova Alabama early Saturday evening Town Marshal J Nelson was fatally wounded. A Black suspect named Avery was seized from custody by a mob shortly after and killed by stones and other projectiles, raising immediate public safety concerns.
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Jordova
Ala
J. Nelson
Avery
Calaboose
Fair attendance nears prior week totals at St Louis
Attendance at the world’s fair for the last week reached 641,283 admissions, nearly matching the prior week’s 666,607. The report notes continued high visitor interest and sustained crowds at the exposition.
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St. Louis
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