Banker Nicholas Fish Killed After Saloon Brawl in New York
Nicholas Fish banker and financier died early Tuesday from head injuries after a brawl in a German restaurant near Eighth Avenue. A man named Sharkey and two women were arrested on assault charges as detectives pursued the case and identified the victims and witnesses.
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New York
Nicholas Fish
Thomas Sharkey
Fish
Pish
National Park Building
Thirty-fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Mish
Roose Velt Hospital
Sharkey
Emeo
Aot Nichelas Fish
Hartem Hights
Sarf&logs
Yorktown
Tamaifiten
Mire
Dibby J Phillipe Cs
Pears
Brea Myre
Nellie
Philips
Casey
Polies
Phillis
von Festwee
Edson Suspect in Factory Worker Disappearances
A man identified as Edson stayed ten days with William Condra, worked at a factory under the alias Myers, and was seen near a paper photo. Police believe he fled after officers surfaced and miners warned of trouble, with Condra noting a revolver kept near him.
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Ostery
William Condra
Mets
Myers
Condra
Edson
Government forces win in Colombia pacify eastern region
Washington reports a cable from Minister Hart in Bogota says revolutionary General Carreazo has surrendered near Bogota’s eastern plains. Officials call it crucial for pacifying the entire eastern area. The Colombian government also says a war vessel repelled a revolutionary attack near Messl?n Oars.
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Washington
State Department
Hart
Bogota
Colombia
Carreazo
Great Plains
Messlens
Massacre in China Reported by Empress Details
Victoria B C reports the massacre of Bruce and Lewis at Chang Te Hunan. The cholera outbreak depopulates Yuan river cities. Mob violence kills Bruce and Lewis with torture while the crowd loots nearby. A British warship sails to the scene as Chihfu guards the streets.
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Victoria
B. C
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Bruce
Destruction from Mont Pelee Outstrips May Eruption
Professor Angelo Heilprin reports Mont Poles devastation far exceeds May eruption, listing towns from Carbet to St Pierre and Morne Rouge razed or burned. He notes eight to ten mile evacuation radius, ash covers Carbet and St Pierre, with St Vincent activity sending ash darkness over Fort de France.
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Port de France
Martinique
Cable
Angelo Heilprin
Philadelphia Geographical Society
Martintane
National Geographical Society
Mont Poles
Bil Sierre
Macouba
Arbet
Haute Tours de Revardacy
Basse Pointe
Merne Balai
Agotpa Bontthon
Merne Reug
Jesse
Merne Capeot
Fonds Bt. Denis
Great Eine Ders
Grand Riviere
Preeneur
Tn Carbet
St. Pierre
Morne Rouge
Ajoupa Bouilion
Morne Jacob
Mont Pelee
Hole
Martinijune
la Souffriere
St. Vincent
Fort de France
St Vincent
Postoffice Robbed at Arcadia Indiana
Arcadia Indiana special report burglars entered the post office shortly after midnight Monday and blew the safe with dynamite securing about money and stamps. The safe door was blown off and the safe wrecked and it is unknown how the robbers left as excursion trains had gone and no getaway vehicle was seen.
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Arcadia
Ind
Train Tragedy: Mrs. J W Johnson Dies by Poison in Crisis
Joplin Missouri special reports Mrs. J W Johnson wife of a local U S Army recruiting sergeant died on a train between Joplin and Kansas City after taking poison in a personal crisis. She had been desolate because her husband was detailed for service in the Philippines.
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James
Joplin
J. W. Johnson
United States Army
Here
Kansas City
Philippines
Stratton dies in Colorado Springs noted mining millionaire
Winfield Scott Stratton, Colorado Springs mining magnate and Independence Bonanza founder, died at 9 30 P M after months of illness. Born in Jeffersonville Indiana he moved to Colorado in 1882 and built a fortune from Cripple Creek ventures including Independence Washington claims later selling Independence for 1 1 5 0 0 0 while retaining a large stake. He owned the city’s street railway and left substantial private charities and public welfare interests.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Winfield Scott Stratton
Stratton
Jennie Cobb
San Jose
Cal
Mr. Stratton
Jeffersonville
Ind
Colorado
Independence
Cripple (Reek
Washington
Pole
Panther Sails with Marines for Colon From Was iliary Cruiser
The Panther under Captain Wilson sails with 320 Marines led by Lieutenant Colonel B R Russell toward Colon. The unit includes companies from League Island Brooklyn Washington barracks and Annapolis under Captains Shaw Williams Porter and Marix. The ship carries a field battery of Colt rapid fire guns and ample ammunition and is fully coal loaded and ready.
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Panther
Wilson
Colon
B. R. Russell
League Island
N. J. Shaw
Brooklyn
E. S. Williams
Washington Barracks
D. D. Porter
Annapolis
Albert L
Weary of Wandering Luther W. Shear Turns Himself In
Luther W. Shear Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance district agent and churchman known for society leadership surrendered at the county jail to Sheriff Payne saying he sought to save the $200 reward. He admitted a life of wandering with alleged forgeries and debts totaling $50 000. He waived examination and was bound over to the circuit court in 10 000. He plans to plead guilty. Victims of alleged forgeries flood the jail as the city reacts to the sensational case.
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Muskegon
Luther W. Shear
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Payne
New York City
Sullivan
Shear
End Stile Far Off Heth Rides Are Unyielding
Shenandoah news notes the nineteenth week of the coal strike with no end in sight. Coal presidents vow no concessions and United Mine Workers unions pledge to continue the strike. General Gobin denies plans to withdraw State troops before settlement, stating no order expected.
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Heth
Gobin
Shenandoah
Platt
United Mine Workers
Trains Dash Flooded Bridge Drowning Dozens in Madras
An English mail train in Madras India plunged after a bridge was undermined by floods. Fifty passengers perished including eight Europeans and four soldiers. twenty five were saved.
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Madras
British India
Situation in Colombia Raises Fears of Railroad Security
A cablegram from Consul Malmrose at Colon reports approaching revolutionists and fears that Colombian troops may be too few to safeguard the railroad. Dispatch sent to the navy department. The government tightens measures against the liberals as the Cincinnati cruiser arrives at the Cape Haitien area.
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Washington
State Department
Malmrose
Colon
Navy Department
Colombia
United Sietce
Cincinnati
Cape Haltien
Fatal Alameda Auto Crash Kills Senator's Wife
Mrs. William M. Stewart wife of Nevada Senator was killed in Alameda California when an auto driven by Taylor swerved to avoid a colliding vehicle and crashed into a telegraph pole. Henry Foote and Taylor escaped with minor injuries. Mrs. Stewart died at a nearby sanitarium. She was visiting sister Mrs. Louis Aldrich in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
William M. Stewart
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Alameda
Cal
Stewart
Henry Foote
Taylor
Washington, D. C
Story
W. W. "Foote
Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda County
Foote
Frederick Benedict
New York
Louis Aldrich
Magdalene Elliott Found Shot in Woods Near Rainsville
Magdalene Elliott, 68, was found dead in the woods near Rainsville in Williamsport Indiana. Authorities say she shot herself in the mouth with a X caliber revolver, with notes suggesting self harm amid alleged home abuse and neighborly disputes.
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Williamesport
Ind
Magdalene Elliott
Rainsville
Mire Elliott
Devanville
Odd Fellows Convene in Des Moines Amid Arrivals and Elections
Des Moines hosts the Sovereign Grand Lodge gathering with all representatives registered on Sunday night. Tens of thousands arrive for lodge events and the annual church services led by Rev. H. O. Sieden. The campaign for Deputy Grand Sire dominates Sunday political maneuvering as Grand Sire Cable and party arrive. Ten thousand people were in the city Monday.
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Des Moines
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
H. O. Sieden
Odd Fellows
Gtand Sire Cable
Three Men Charged With Impersonating Express Employes
New York detectives arrest three men accused of posing as express company workers for nearly a year. They allegedly obtained goods worth about 25000 dollars by showing an express card and shipping documents. One suspect had prior express experience and the trio operated from a saloon to watch for targets before trafficking merchandise to a fence.
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New York
Express Company
Navy Chaplain Morrison Dies by Own Action at Chelsea Hospital
Washington report states Chaplain William F. Morrison shot himself at the Chelsea naval hospital. A Maryland native, Morrison was appointed navy chaplain in May 1891, held the rank of commander, and had served with the cruiser Olympia now in Boston for repairs after maneuvers. He had been ill for weeks and was moved to hospital for melancholia.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Johnson
Boston Navy Yard
William F. Morrison
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Morrison
Olympia
Boston
Maryland
Navy
Charleston Navy Yard
Barber Tribe Routed Near Mekines in Morocco
Fez dispatch reports Berber Geruan tribe attacked Mekines on September 4 by a combined force and was routed with heavy casualties and loot. All Berber tribes ceded allegiance to the Sultan. The Sultan’s mother died September 6, noted as enlightened and influential toward liberal ideas. The Berber tribes had attacked Mekines thrice recently in support of Mohammed, the Sultan’s brother and pretender.
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London
Fez
Morocco
Times
Geruan
Mekines
Mohammed
Attack by Moros at Camp Vickars in Mindanao
A Moro party occupying a wooded hill fired on Camp Vickars on Mindanao during the night of September 9. American troops returned fire and dispersed the enemy with no casualties reported.
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Alindanao Island
Vickars
Mindanao
Guilty of Murder in Lynchings Near Lawrence County
Horace Jackson, a Black man, found guilty of murder in the second degree for taking part in the lynching of Aleck Herman in Lawrence County. Herman had murdered a woman who refused his marriage. A large mob seized the constable guarding Herman and hanged him.
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Dirmingham
Ala
Horace Jackson
Aleck Herman
Lawrense
Herman
Senator Stewart at The Hague in Pius fund arbitration
Washington notes report Senator Stewart at The Hague connected with the Pius fund case involving a Catholic Church claim on funds held by Mexico. He advocated arbitration by a European tribunal. Details cover the Stewarts’ residences, Ashburn farm life, and family connections including Mrs Foote.
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Washington
Stewart
Hague
Pius Fund
Catholic Church
Lower
California
Mexico
European Tribunal
Dupont Circle
Stewart's Castle
Senator Clark
Montana
F Street
State, War and Navy Department
Ashburn
Virginia
Miss Foote
Henry Stuart Foote
United States
Mississippi
New York City
Jeffersonville's Noted Character Dies in Accident
John F. Davis known as Jeff Davis dies when supervising log removal for American Car and Foundry Co. a heavy brace fails and collapses. a Confederate veteran with one arm, he claimed to outwork others and left a comfortable fortune.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
John F. Davis
Jeff Davis
Ohio River
American Car and Foundry Company
Davis
Tone River
Clark County
Paris to Be Invaded By Protective Association Host Front
The American Protective Association will establish its host fort head quarters in Paris after a unanimous vote at last week’s convention. The plan calls for Paris as a stronghold to combat renowned modistes and test the invasion concept on their own soil before wider action.
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New York
American Protective Association
Paris
Salt Lake City Board Bans Married Women as Teachers
The Salt Lake City board of education issues an edict forbidding married women from teaching in public schools. Those who marry are urged to resign. President Newman states the duty of a married woman is at home, limiting time for school duties.
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Salt Lake City
City Board of Education
Newman
School Board
Henderson Declines Congress Nomination in Iowa
Dubuque special says Speaker Henderson announced Tuesday his views on trust tariffs differ from many Iowa Republicans and he has withdrawn from the race.
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Dubuque
Henderson
Iowa
Congress
Leprosy patients improve under Cuban physicians in Havana
The medical board reports very favorable progress in ten leprosy cases at the hospital in Havana. Drs. Duque and Moreno, recently allotted 250 dollars a month by the House to continue their cure research begun under military government. They use an extract from mangrove as salve and tonic.
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Havana
Duque
Moreno
House of Representatives
Iowa Runs Aground Near Cape Nossa San Hora
The United States battleship Iowa has run aground near Cape Nossa San Hora de Desterro while returning to Friar's Island after target practice. The Brazilian minister of marine sent a warship to aid the flagship of the South Atlantic squadron.
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Iowa
New York
United States
Cape Nossa San Hora de Desterro
Island of
Milo
Herald
Rio Janeiro
Friar’s Island
Anti-Semitic riot strikes Polish pilgrim resort
A mob stormed Jewish shops and bread shops in Czenstochowa Poland killing fourteen Jews and one gen darme and injuring many others. The military was called in to restore order.
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Vienna
Czenstochowa
Poland
Slawpolski
Bodies of the Fairs Interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fair arrived in San Francisco and were laid to rest Friday in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Services were simple and attended by relatives and a few intimate friends.
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San Francisco
Charles L. Fair
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Double Killing in Alabama Feud Sparks Durham Custody
In Huntsville Alabama Frank Blackwell and Joan Scott were shot and killed Sunday afternoon in an alleged feud. Jesse Durham, an employee of a local mill, is in custody after the incident. Ill will between the men had persisted for some time.
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Huntsville
Ala
Frank Blackwell
Joan Scott
Jesse Durham
Durham
Red foxes invade farms in Ingers Townships
In Dalton and Perry townships farmers report an uptick in bold red foxes. The animals roam daytime around barns and buildings, snatching chicks and small pigs before astonished owners. At John Macy’s farm a chicken was taken as Mrs Macy fed the flock.
Color Line Drawn At Northwestern Women Dormitories
The color line has been drawn at Northwestern University and no Negro will be admitted to the women’s dormitories. The Women’s Educational Association, overseeing the halls, approved the policy after stormy meetings, with the pro line faction winning decisively.
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Northwestern
Chicago
Northwestern University
Women’s Educational Association
Imperial Court Moves to Summer Palace in Quiet Renovations
The Emperor and Dowager Empress with the full court relocate to the Summer Palace for the first time in three years. The palace has been refurbished at great expense and signs of looting by allied troops have been removed.
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Summer Palace
Pekin
The Death of Moses and Mount Pisgah Sermon Note
The lesson recounts Moses viewing the promised land from Mount Pisgah after ascending Nebo, his death in Moab, and Joshua’s rise as successor. It highlights Moses as the greatest prophet, his intimate vision of God, and the enduring legacy he left to Israel.
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Moab
Neho
Pisgah
Jericho
Gillead
Dan
Naphtali
Ephraim
Manasseh
Judah
Zoar
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Bethpeor
Isreal
Joshua
Nun
Israel
Egypt
Pharoah
Mount Pisgah
Plains of
Jordan
God
Nile
Heavenly Land of Promise
Canaan
Heaven
Mount Nebo
Nebo
Promised Land
Caleb
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