Stranger Held As Suspect In Van Winkle Murder Case
A Coal Valley man, matching nearly every detail of the Fairport murder description, is held by Postmaster Murphy while awaiting Sheriff Benham. Tattoos include dancing girl and Goddess of Liberty. scar on the right cheek. The suspect, about 45, with a tall build, spoke of Fairport, Geneseo, and Davenport movements. Local sightings at New Era and Durant mirrored the pursuit.
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Coal Valley
Ill
Harry Jones
William van Winkle
T. J. Murphy
Benham
Davenport
Murphy
R. B
Goddess of
Liberty
Fairport
Brunner
Mr. Murphy
Jones
John Baker
Rock Island
George Wagner
New Era
John Thede
Wilton
Durant
Mr. Thede
Miller
Texas
Thede
Beatty
Pittsburg
Harry Beatty
Iowa
Washington County
Washington
Indianapolis
Httle
Muscatine
Argentine Bank Reopens After Panic Sees No Runs
Argentine Kansas First State Bank, linked to National Bank of Commerce, reopened after temporary closure due to the recent crisis. Cashier Middiekauff and state examiner J Q Royce insist the bank is sound and no runs occurred. Other nearby banks aim to resume, signaling normal conditions returning. separate notes report Pittsburg Fort Pitt National Bank closure and Illinois banks in good shape.
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Kansas
First State Bank of Argentine
National Bank of Commerce
Pittsburg Bank
Pittsburg
Fort Pitt National Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
Cunningham
Andrew Herron
Associated Press
Comptroller of Currency
Fort Pitt National
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Clara Bloodgood Takes Own Life in Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore December 6 Actress Clara Bloodgood known for The Truth shot herself in her room at the Hotel Stafford last night leaving a sealed note for her husband. Rumors linked the action to the death of Henry Havemeyer. friends deny the motive. Bloodgood had a weeklong engagement and appeared cheerful at a matinee.
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Baltimore
Clara Bloodgood
Stafford
Henry Havemeyer
William M. Havemeyer
Bloodgood
Albaugh’'s
Troops Ordered Out Goldfield Under Martial Law
San Francisco dispatch reports Col Alfred Reynolds to lead troops to Goldfield Nevada with supply tents and 30 days rations. Rifles, dynamite theft, and mines rumored as miners threaten resistance while Tonopah may join under martial law claims. Roosevelt orders regulars to prevent violence before troops arrive. Local governor seeks federal aid to protect miners and radicals.
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San Francisco
Cal
Alfred Reynolds
Twenty-Second United States Infantry
Goldfield
Nev
Washington, D. C
Governor Sparks
California
Roosevelt
Carson
Sparks
Funston
Tonopah
Presidio
Battleship New Jersey Weathered Coast Storm Safely
The battleship New Jersey, returning from Boston, braved a severe coast storm and passed Cape Henry inward bound this morning. High winds along the coast have subsided.
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New Jersey
Norfolk
Boston
Cape Henry
Thirty Die at Sea in Brazilian Collision
The coastal steamer Guasca sank off Paranagua Brazil after colliding with an unknown vessel. Thirty persons were drowned in the disaster reported from Rio Janeiro on December 6.
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Rio Janeiro
Paranagua
Brazil
Labor Leader Edward Cohen Dies After State House Shooting
Edward Cohen, president of the state branch of the American Federation of Labor, died today in Boston after being shot by A. J. Steele, an insane man, at the State House yesterday. The incident, which occurred in the State House, led to Steele's apprehension and follows the shooting. Cohen was a prominent labor figure in the region.
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Boston
Mass
Edward Cohen
The
American Federation of Labor
A. J. Steele
State House
All Bonds Not For Sale In Panama Canal Issue
Washington rumor says Secretary Cortelyou will not award the full 50 million dollars for Panama canal bonds. No official confirmation available.
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Pumor
Washington
Washington, D. C
Cortelyou
Weather Outlook Tonight Through Saturday
Ilona Fair tonight with increasing clouds and warm temperatures in the east and north tonight and Saturday. Illinois fair and warmer with increasing cloudiness and showers in the south on Saturday. Sunrise is 7 04, sunset 4 19, moon rise 6 47 P M.
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Ilona
Chicago Sees Best in Stock World Exhibition
Chicago reports a world leading livestock display featuring Kaiser William's royal stock. Notable entries include Schering ram from Ontario Stock Farm, Rambler of the Corn Belt bull owned by James Frantz & Sons, Frantz also exhibiting a Red Pollard bull. Kaiser's show also includes Minno the coach horse and Percheron stallion Minuet, both earning top ribbons with roses adorning ears.
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Chicago
Ill
Kaiser William
Toronto
London
Paris
Ontario Stock Farm Company
James Frantz & Sons
Bluffton
Ohio
Corn Belt
Frank Hartline
Strassburg
America
Kaiser William's
Bret
Minuet
Mulct Law Enforcement Urged by Iowa Attorney General
In Des Moines on December 6 Attorney General Byers pledged strict enforcement of the mulct law in all communities. He said the legal department and governor would back efforts to see the law obeyed with no exceptions. Aides Lyon and Cosson were absent from the state house during the statement.
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Des Moines
Byers
Frederick W. Zollman
St. Paul
Wholesale Brewers’ National Association
State House
Zollman
Iowa
William Ewald
Liquor Dealers’ Association of
Capitol
C. W. Lyon
Walter Cosson
Anarchist plot against Francis Joseph denied
Vienna December 6. A Budapest newspaper claim of an anarchist plot against Emperor Francis Joseph and Archduke Francis Ferdinand has been officially discredited today.
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Vienna
Budapest
Francis Joseph
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Two West Virginia Mines Ruled Lost After Blast
Pittsburg reports a disastrous explosion at Consolidated Coal mines No 6 and 8 in Monongalia County. About 500 workers were in Mine No 6 when the blast occurred, with 425 dead later reported in Fairmont. Rescue attempts blocked by gas and smoke. three foreign men died in Mine No 6. Authorities fear the death toll may rise.
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Pittsburg
Consolidated Coal Company
Monorgalia
W. Va
Associated Press
Mason
Monongalia River
Fairmont
Malone
Monogaha
Five Injured and One Fatally Burned in Boarding House Fire
A blaze in a Sixth Street men’s rooming house caused panic as about 50 men rushed a three story fire escape. Police used clubs to subdue the crowd. James Clarke, a Spanish American War veteran, suffered severe burns while Frank Evans, 72, is expected to die. Four others injured.
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St. Louis
Sixth Street
James Clarke
Frank Evans
No Parole For Wright In Muscatine Murder Case
Des Moines dispatch notes Governor Cummins has not decided on a parole for George Wright who killed Mrs Crippen in Muscatine in 1900. Officials say no petition exists and no action is likely. Wright remains in state penitentiary for first degree murder. The governor’s office emphasizes that such clemency would first pass the legislature.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Washington
George Wright
Crippen
Muscatine
State House
Wright
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