Mysterious Todd Murder Verdict in Indiana Case
In Lebanon Indiana a jury convicted Todd of murder in the death of his wife, a daughter of ex County Commissioner McLean. The verdict found him guilty of manslaughter for killing his wife on December 5 at the Todd residence near Jamestown. he faces a prison term of two to twenty one years. The defense claimed accidental discharge as Todd claimed a headache and that his wife pulled the gun. The coroner urged caution and the grand jury had indicted Todd in the first degree.
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Lebanon
Ind
Todd
James A. McLean
Jamestown
Faul Goiny
Church Is Dying Says Preacher
A New York report notes a preacher claims churches decline as generations attend for social draws rather than faith. The piece cites Rev Hirssell Conn er Philadelphia at a Bankst Social event and discusses pastors and congregations.
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Preacher
New York
Lorenz Operation Aércolph Debacle Reported
Fragmentary OCR text references an operation labeled Lorenz and Aécolph with unclear outcome. Mentions Chicago and Massaro, odd phrasing suggests a failed or controversial event. No clear date, location, or defined result is established in readable passages.
Riordan's Expedition Disaster Reported in North Erm
Fragmentary lines describe a British officer Captain Riordan leading a party into native territory without orders. The expedition encountered resistance, resulting in a disaster that left many killed or taken and halted by chiefs. Details remain unclear due to damaged text.
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Famdan
Granew
Bingian
Riordan
Northerm Na
Economic strain sparks talk of price rises in Mexico
The report notes rising costs and a plan to add a single price for goods. It argues higher prices would push poorer citizens beyond reach and that current manufacturing practices are unsustainable under the present system.
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Aesgeg
Meare
Mexico
Japanese Transports Land Troops at Korea Ports
Information from the region reports forty Japanese transports escorted by the naval fleet landing troops in Korea at Fusan and Chemulpo. An estimated 1600 men have disembarked with a possible immediate advance into northern Korea contemplated.
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Vladivostok
Korea
Fusan
Chemulpo
Jags West in the Snow
Report from Seoul says a Japanese advance column aiming at Manchuria was decimated by harsh snow in the mountain defiles between Korea and Manchuria.
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Manchuria
Seoul
Korea
Three Brothers Burned In Black River Fire
Three sons of Mrs Louis Savote, a widow, were burned to death in a house fire at Black River on Sunday night. A fourth son was fatally injured and the family home was destroyed.
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Bactouche
N. B
Louis Savote
Black River
Russian Deserters Shot in Port Arthur Siege
Tien-Tsin cable reports thirty sailors executed by a Russian general for attempting desertion from the Port Arthur fleet. Fear of a long siege spurred an escape attempt. they were detected and killed the same day. The commandant vows to resist until all in command perish or Japan prevails.
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Tien-Tsin
Port Arthur
Runyan Murder Case Ties to James Costello Hold-Up
Charles Krienke testified that James E. Costello shot druggist William Runyan during a failed holdup at Runyan’s Spenth Bend store on February 20. Krienke said he fled the scene after Runyan fought back, with Costello shooting as Runyan overpowered him and toppled him through a window.
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Spenth Bend
Ind
William Runyan
Thirteen Club
James FE. Costello
Charles Krienke
Krienke
James E. Costello
Vistula Avenue
Po- Hee McWeens
Pie
Bedan
McWeeny
Waco
Costello
Runyan
Renyan
Mob riots burn Negro Quarter in Springfield Ohio
Governor Herrick orders eight militia companies to restore order after a mob torched the levee district and Negro quarter following the killing of Richard Dixon by a mob. Fire destroyed several buildings on Jerry Murphy estate. loss estimated at 20000 with city held responsible.
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Springfield
Richard Dixon
Dickerson
Charles Collis
Dixon
Llidon
Les’ Thomas
Thomas
Jerry Murphy
Richard Breen
Leslie Thomas
Emanuel Toles
Charles Clark
Murphy
Levee Queens
Doubtful War Report From Paris Cable
The Shang hai correspondent for Mafin relays a doubtful tale of twenty eight Japanese sailors landing at Teng Chan after their vessel sank by a Russian warship with no Russians saved. Japanese rescued by Chinese boats. The incident is said to have occurred between Port Arthur and the Miae Tao islands.
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Paris
Shanghai
Mafin
Teng Chan
Port Arthur
Miae-Tao Islands
Standard Oil to Build World’s Largest Refinery in Kansas City
Surveyors work on a planned giant oil refinery in Kansas City to open by October next. The plant will include an acid plant paraffin works tallian works and facilities for crude oil products.
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Kansas City
Standard Oil Company
Kanasas City
Kansas
Willoeriahoy B
Currituck man sells wife and children to brother
An 19th century Currituck County man John Onuan allegedly sold his wife and two children to his brother Jerome with receivers agreeing to the arrangement. Authorities found warrants sworn, but at trial neither brother nor the woman viewed the act as wrong, revealing a troubling domestic dispute.
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John Onuan
Currituck County
Jerome
Currituck
Justice Pritchard Overrules Motion in Postal Trial
Washington special Justice Pritchard Saturday overrode the motion of Sere AL Gre one of the recently convicted defendants in the post office trial and sentenced him to two years in Moundville penitentiary plus a fine. Groff posted bond for $200 pending an appeal.
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Washington
Pritchard
Sere AL Gre
Moundvile Penitentiary
Groff
Doused Groom Fails to Reach Altar in Water Prank
Tara Dockery wedding was disrupted as the bride and family drenched the groom under a cold stream to force him to complete vows. O'Neil Neb directed the stunt, with the bride and her father assisting, delaying the ceremony until the groom could stand.
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O'Neil Neb
Tara Dockery
Fairbanks Open to Republican Vice Presidential Nomination
Washington Star reports Senator Fairbanks will not resist a movement to name him as the Republican vice presidential nominee. He would accept if nominated and would not discourage efforts toward his nomination.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Republican Party
Washington Star
Attack on Hearst Dominates Boston Evening Post
The Boston Evening Post, Democratic stronghold in New England, publishes a bitter attack on William R. Hearst. It targets both his views and his character as the Democratic presidential aspirant faces strong rebuttal.
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Boston
Mass
the Evening Post
Democracy
New England
William R. Hearst
Canada’s Militia Urged to Prepare for Emergency
The unrest in Europe amid Russo Japanese tensions prompts Great Britain to advise Canada to ready for an emergency. British forces head to Halifax and several regiments may be stationed in Ontario and Quebec. Lord Dundonald, militia commander, urges enlistment to raise a force of 10,000 across infantry artillery and cavalry.
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Toronto
Ont
Europe
Great Britain
Halifax
Ontario
Quebec
Lord Dundonald
Czar Seeks Mediation in Far East War
London circles report the Czar desires powers to mediate the Asia conflict and end the war. Russia may submit all differences with Japan to the Hague tribunal. Count Bencendorff’s trip to St. Petersburg is tied to negotiations for settlement.
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London
Far East
Russia
Japan
Hague
Count Bencendorff
England
St. Petersburg
Patti Ceases Wartbling Tour Ends In Hot Springs
After a Hot Springs concert, Mme Adelina Patti Cancels remaining engagements and ends her tour. Patti her husband Baron Cederstrom and the company will return to New York in the Craig-y-Nos and sail to Europe.
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Hot Springs
Mme
Adelina Patti Constable
Patti
Baron Cederstrom
New York
Europe
Fairbanks Files Rural Carrier Petition Grist in Senate
Washington special: Senator Fairbanks filed a set of petitions in the Senate showing broad support in Indiana for keeping existing rural carrier privileges and for a liberal wage increase. The petitions reflect sentiment favoring retained rights plus higher pay for carriers.
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Washington
United States Senate
Indiana
Fairbanks
Congress
Poisoned Candy Case In Iowa Aide To Boone Woman
The death of Nelson at Pierre due to poisoned candy sent through the mails is not to be pursued. Governor Cummins says no grounds exist to fight the case. He consulted C. W. Mullin, the State's Attorney General, and concluded Mrs. Sherman Dye, jailed at Boone for sending the candy, will likely be released. Des Moines special: Rena
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Nelson
Pierre
S. Dak
Cummins
Lawa
C. W. Mullin
Sherman Dye
Boone
Des
Iowa
Rena
Great Naval Fight Report Reaches Daily Telegraph
London dispatch says Viadivostock fleet, including czar’s finest ships, was destroyed by Japanese squadron in open sea. No details. analysts suspect Russian ships were rushing to Vladivostok or guarding Tumen river mouth amid Sunday bombardment. Russian force led by Captain Reitzenstein, Japan by Rear Admiral Uriu. Japanese fleet likely superior in numbers of guns.
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London
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
Siberian
Tumen
Vladivostock
Port Arthur
Russia
Grombio
Rudik
Bogatr
Reitzenstein
Japaiges
Uriu
Conditions in Indian Territory threaten ruin of population
A report by Chas. Bonaparte and Clinton R. Woodruff warns that the Indian Territory faces immediate danger of ruin to its population and brings great discredit on the United States. The special cites deteriorating conditions and calls for scrutiny of policy and care.
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Washington
Indian Territory
United States
Chas. Bonaparte
Clinton R. Woodruff
Shake-Up in Dead Letter Office Report Expected
Washington special notes dismissals may follow the inspectors report on the dead letter office. A complaint cites clerks tipping messengers so letters are deciphered more easily and records improve accordingly.
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Washington
Berlin officer commits cyanide suicides after family tragedy
Lieut Carl Beseke after years of misfortune spent his remaining funds on a birthday dinner for his nineteen year old daughter then killed his wife and two teenage sons cadets at a military academy before taking cyanide.
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Berlin
Carl Beseke
Beseke
Boodle Row Triggers Divorce Suit in St Louis
Mrs. John G. Brinkmeyer files for divorce citing disgrace from her husband’s links to the St. Louis boodle scandal and his role in the suburban franchise case as holder of the safety deposit key.
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St. Louis
John G. Brinkmeyer
Mob Attack Ended In Fatal Shooting In Ohio
An armed mob dragged Richard Dixon from a jail in Springfield Ohio at 11 p m and killed him in the jail yard and at a telephone pole near Main Street and Fountain Avenue bullets riddled him for about a half hour He had fatally struck Policeman Charles Collis in Cynthiana Sky days earlier.
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Springfield, O
Richard Dixon
Cynthiana
Sky
Charles Collis
Main Street
Fountain Avenue
Russian Warships Injured in Hostilities, Tokyo Dispatch
Paris cable reports the Japanese Navy Department says 18 Russian warships totaling 94,900 tons have sustained injuries since the war began. The Mafin dispatches the Tokyo statement on naval losses.
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Paris
Mafin
Tokyo
Japanese Navy Department
Pneumonia Tops New York Death Toll Report
New York health department weekly report shows 1,800 total deaths in the past week with 460 attributed to pneumonia. The decade’s pneumonia and general death records are examined for trends and public health impact.
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New York
Health Department
Is Mrs. Maybrick Among Us on Kaiser Wilhelm II
Passengers aboard the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II arriving Tuesday include a woman rumored to be Mrs Florence Maybrick, sparking local intrigue about the famed case.
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Mrs. Maybrick
New York
Florence Maybrick
Engagement Near Vladivostok Defeats Russian Forces
Reported clash 100 miles from Vladivostok sees Japanese units engage Russian troops and force a rout as defenders flee toward safety. Chinese and Allied observers note strategic pressure in the Far East theater.
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Vladivostok
European Threat Fanned By Mississippi Senator on Naval Bill
Senator Money of Mississippi warned that war could come with Japan if the Philippines remain disputed, arguing U S expansion would require more ships. He cited Japanese gains and predicted the Russian Far East fleet would fall, leading to Japanese land successes and encroachment on Korea Manchuria and likely the Philippines.
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Washington
Senator Money
Mississippi
Japan
Philippine Islands
Mr Money
Far East
Korea
Manchuria
Philippines
Orient
Cruelty A Fine Art In Berlin Inquiry
The inquiry into Lieutenant Prince Prosper Von Arndberg, imprisoned for the murder of a native named Cain amid cruelties to natives in German Southwest Africa, opened Thursday. Witnesses described his extreme cruelty including past acts of animal torture and pleasure in causing pain.
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Berlin
Prosper von Arndberg
Cain
Africa
Belgium
Czar Orders Strict Measures Against Patriotic Manifestations
A Times dispatch reports the Czar instructing Interior Minister Plehve to curb patriotic demonstrations. The move aims to suppress celebrations of imaginary victories and avoid counter-manifestations. The government closed the high school for women due to student attitudes.
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New York
Times
M. Plehve
Interior
High School For Women
Resurrection Sighting At Aversa Nun Revered By Peasants
In a Naples area convent Sister Josephine, thought dead, sat upright in her coffin during prayers. Nuns fled in fear as the revived sister was placed in her cell and died that night. Peasants call the incident a sign of sanctity.
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Rome
Sisters of Saint Anne
Aversa
Naples
Josephine
Dowie Blames Masons For Disruptions In Australia
Melbourne reports that John Alexander Dowie accuses the Masons of breaking up two meetings and provoking mobs since his arrival. The doctor denounces secret societies, particularly the Masons, claiming authorities tolerate his mistreatment.
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Melbourne
Australia
John Alexander Dowie
Masons
Collision on Alabama Great Southern Near Meridian Kills Six
A head on train wreck on the Alabama Great Southern Railway near Kewanee Mississippi fourteen miles north of Meridian leaves six dead three fatally hurt two injured as a limited express and a freight train are partly destroyed by fire in the Tuesday accident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Great Southern Railway
Kewanee
Meridian
Miss
Trapper John Street Dies in Fall on Mt Cleveland
Helena Montana special reports renowned Northwest trapper John Street fell 3000 feet from an overhanging snow ledge on Mt Cleveland. His body lies buried under fifty feet of snow.
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Helena
Mont
John Street
Mt. Cleveland
Fire on Madison Street Causes $100,000 Loss
A fire starting on the third floor of a five story building at 207 and 209 Madison street in Chicago early Tuesday morning caused about $100,000 in damages to the property and its contents.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Tokyo Considers Immediate Foreign Loan Plans
Tokyo officials discuss seeking an immediate loan from American and European lenders as part of government finance measures. The report notes possible advisory steps and the aim to stabilize the economy.
Baron Toll Believed Lost After Arctic Search
Secretary M Doubrovin of the Academy of Science says no news has reached Petersburg on Baron Toll the explorer. Another expedition is now searching for him as the belief grows that he has perished in the Arctic Ocean.
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Baron Toll
St. Petersburg
Arctic Ocean
M. Doubrovin
Academy of Science
Baron
Wood's Case to Be Decided
Washington special reports the Senate will take up Brigadier General Leonard Wood promotion to major general this week. Senator Foraker leads the confirmation bid with Senators Scott and Blackburn opposing.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Senate
Foraker
Scott and
Blackburn
Mexico to Grow Sufficient Wheat This Year
Mexico City reports forecasts indicate ample wheat for domestic needs without raising import taxes. Last year Mexico imported 1,200,000 bushels from the northern republic, but current advices suggest no reduction.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Missionaries Slow to Go in Ping-Yang Crisis
Washington dispatches report American missionaries in Ping-Yang hesitate to depart. Few will accept United States Minister Allen’s offer to board the cruiser Cincinnati, hoping to evade later danger if the situation worsens.
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Washington
Ping-Yang
Far East
United States
Allen
Cincinnati
Dressmaker Sues a King in Brussels Lawsuit
Paris dressmaker Paquin and jeweler Hartog sue King Leo pold in Brussels for debts contracted over the last year. The suit alleges gems purchased and gowns ordered for actresses whom the king allegedly lavished thousands of dollars on during the twelve months.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Paquin
Hartog
Paris
Wound in Heart Sewed Up in Philadelphia
Philadelphia special reports Thomas Em erson a colored man stabbed in the heart by his sweetheart Monday underwent a remarkable operation. The heart was lifted from the body, six stitches closed the deep wound, the organ placed back and Emerson is reported to be recovering.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Emerson
Emerson
Lord Barrington Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
A St Louis jury after nearly three hours of deliberation returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree against Lord Frederick Seymour Barrington for the killing of James P. McCann, a horse man. The penalty is death.
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Lord” Barrington
St. Louis
Frederick Seymour Barrington
James P. McCann
Prince to Have Command in Russia Front
Paris dispatches report Prince Louis Napoleon has reached St. Petersburg, met Czar Nicholas II, and secured promise of an important front command. He previously led a grenadier brigade in the Caucasus.
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Paris
Louis Napoleon
St. Petersburg
Caucasus
Marshal Von Waldersee Dies After Long Career
Hanover Prussia Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee died Saturday evening from intestinal inflammation at 72 years old. A Prussian noble with a long celebrated military career spanning over half a century.
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Hanover
Prussia
Count von Waldersee
Electricity Cures Hiccoughs in Art Student
In Trenton New Jersey Frank Green an art student suffered hiccoughs for a week. After doctors failed remedies electricity was applied to his body and relieved the condition.
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Trenton
N. J
Frank Green
Green
Man admits to forty seven marriages in bigamy case
James H. Shipple a 32 year old street car conductor was arraigned in Elizabeth New Jersey for bigamy and told the court he believed he had been married about 47 times.
Priest and Two Women Killed in Church Fire
A fire at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and the adjoining rectory in Long Island City killed one priest and two servants while injuring two other priests. The blaze destroyed the church building and rectory.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church
Long Island City
Oil Market prices and locations listed
Market listings show various oil prices at locations including Petrolea South Lima Bartlesville Independence Chanute Newcastle Corning Whitehouse Pennsylvania Tiona Peru Corsicana North Lima Indiana Somerset S Neodosha N Neodosha Ragland Princeton Humboldt Cherryvale Cabell county Neodosha. Prices range from 37 cents to 2.24 dollars, with several heavy or reported values.
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South Lima
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Independence
Chanute
Newcastle
Corning
Whitehouse
Pennsylvania
Tiona
Peru
Corsicana
North Lima
Indiana
Somerset
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Ight
Ragland
Princeton
Humboldt
Cherryvale
Cabell County
Neodosha
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