Unusual Crime in Albany: Boy Kills Friend Then Hangs Self
In Albany, Raymond Abere Albers, 18, killed Emanuel Koehler, 12, with a 22 rifle, then hanged himself in a cellar. Neighbors say a quarrel days earlier sparked the tragedy. Koehler's brother witnessed the shooting. Police found Albers suspended from a beam, died soon after.
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Albany
N. Y
Raymond Ab Bere
Emanuel Koehler
Albers
Albert Albers
Koehler
John T. Koehler
Koebler
Ted i
Endeavorers Meet at Cincinnati for International Conference
The International Christian Endeavor convention opens in Cincinnati with Ohio and neighboring states attending. President Francis E. Clark, Secretary John William Hauer, and Treasurer William Shaw lead the official Boston train. Delegates arrive by multiple trains, with large registries and expected participation from California, New York, Massachusetts, Canada, Japan, India, and Hawaii.
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Cincinnati
International Christian Endeavor
Ohio
Francis E. Clark
Johne Willia Hauer
William Shaw
Boston
Dayton
Boer
Shaw Ee
Robert Johnson
London
Ont
Can
California
C&time
Japan
India
Hawaii
New York
Massachusetts
Europe
Frain Hobbere Still At Large After Hold-Up
Great Northern Express reports a $4 500 loss from a Pagner Montana hold-up on Monday. All but $500 was currency sent from Washington to the Montana National Bank of Helena. Officials say the robbery surrounds unverified. suspects likely fled into the Rocky mountains and may be captured when they attempt to steal again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Eliot
Great Northern Es Company
F Pagner
Mont
Washington
Montana National Bank of
Helena
Great Northern
Eliot
Express Company
Rocky Mountains
Severe thunderstorm hits New York with heavy rain
A severe storm swept over New York yesterday causing intense heat relief and flash flooding. Temperatures dropped sharply within hours and more than two inches of rain drenched the city, affecting workers and daily activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California Fig Syrup Co laxative remedy advertising claim
An advertisement extols California Fig Syrup Co laxative known as Srkvur or Fies as a pleasant effective remedy. It claims strong cleansing effects on kidneys liver and bowels and relief from colds headaches and fevers while using figs for taste and senna and aromatic plants for medicine. Price 50c per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbonmia Fie Srpurp Co
Cauiformia Fia Shrip Co
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Louisville
York
W. Y
All Drugrats
McKinley Party Heads to Canton for Summer Stay
President and Mrs. McKinley left Washington for Canton Ohio to spend the summer with brief returns to the capital for business. Secretary Cortelyou Dr. Rixey and White House staff accompanied them aboard the private cars Olympia and Hungary. Mrs. McKinley appeared pale but cheerful as she boarded the train. A large crowd gathered at the station to bid farewell before the journey began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasurer Norlin Short in Funds After Minden Robbery
Lincoln reports that Alfred Norlin treasurer of Kearney County is short in his accounts by 10 457 following an audit filed with the state auditor. The audit follows an alleged assault and robbery of Norlin in his office at Minden about a week earlier as he reviewed his books.
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Lincoln, Neb
Frammer
E. J. Robinson
Alfred Norlin
Kearney County
Norlin
Minden
Lightning Strikes Buffalo Electric System After Storm
A severe electrical storm hit Buffalo last night damaging transformers and equipment at the Niagara Falls power line receiving house. For over an hour the city lacked electric light and street cars were halted as crews repaired the system.
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Niagara
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Fourth of July Casualties and Loss Across the Nation
Revised reports from across the country tally 25 dead and 1,818 injured on Independence Day. Fire losses reach $125,185 while 38 injuries involve runaways. Chicago figures appear in Tribune coverage of nationwide celebrations.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Quiet at Telluride as strike talks show favor
Telluride Colorado July 6 conditions remain calm and favorable for settlement of the striking winners trouble. Conflicting elements are in conference and there is no immediate danger to life or property.
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Telluride
Col
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption
advertisement tone claims this medicine cures consumption and related lung diseases. It touts rapid relief from pneumonia hemorrhage pleurisy bronchitis and whooping cough while promising refunds for unsatisfied customers.
Evangelist J Wilbur Chapman Near Death At Winona
Warsaw Indiana notes Chapman evangelist and donor of Moody Memorial at Winona assembly lies dying from heart trouble. He built a 20 acre residence near the assembly grounds and planned to stay through the summer. Chapman planned to attend the Cincinnati international Christian Endeavor convention. He began ministry in Richmond and later served in Philadelphia and New York.
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Warsaw
Ind
Italy
J. Wilbur Chapman
Moody Memorial
Winans Assembly
Winona
Cincinnati
International Christian Endeavor
Dr. Chapman
Richmond
Philadelphia
Bethany Presbyterian Church
John Wanamaker
New York
New State Law Sparks County School Reorganization
Martin County Indiana faces upheaval as a law sets minimum teacher salaries and a six month term, pushing toward school concentration. County Superintendent McFarland and trustees advocate consolidation, with smaller schools may be abandoned to meet the provisions. Commissioners consider Columbia township dismemberment and transfer to neighboring districts as part of the shift.
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Loogcotes
Ind
Martin County
McFarland
Citisens
Columbia Township
State Health Board Considers Statewide Vaccination Plan
Indianapolis July 6 The state board of health will meet next Friday to consider a proposal for immediate statewide vaccination to check smallpox. Reports indicate a general spread of the disease across various regions and the board proposes using the state epidemic fund to finance a broad vaccination campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Insane By Jokes In School Boy Henryvide
William Ester a 10 year old boy is admitted to the hospital amid peculiar illness signs. His companions mocked him with tricks after dark including stones and revolvers. He now imagines a mob pursues him and suspects someone in a balloon waiting to injure him.
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Henryvide
William Ester
Beter
Kater
Two Men Arrested After Fatal Shooting in Front of Saloons
John Madden, sitting before Messe Spector's saloon on July 6, was confronted by two men who ordered him away. Madden struck one. the other drew a revolver and shot him in the abdomen. He cannot live. Joseph Kristop and Joan Gberhatg were arrested and identified by Madden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond, Inc
John Madden
Messe Spector
Madden
Joseph Kristop
Joan Gberhatg
Maddea
Tragedy Near Colfax: Man Killed by Dynamite Blast
Colfax Indiana July 6 William Conrad aged 28 single resident two miles west of Colfax was instantly killed yesterday afternoon by a dynamite blast while preparing to remove a stump. He died at the scene and the accident is being investigated.
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Colfax
Ind
William Conrad
Here
Beeson Station Brakeman Killed In Gravel Train Incident
Long a brakeman on a Lake Erie and Western gravel train fell from a flat car at Beeson's Station yesterday and was crushed under the wheels, instantly killed.
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Berakhoman
Connersville
Mnd
Long
Lake Erie and Western
Beeson’s
Valley rumor and town disruption misspelled recall
Fragmentary note from Valparaiso Indiana in July reports a local disturbance or incident with unclear details about a person and town disruption. no names or specific places could be confirmed in the legible text.
Hoosier Reports From Detroit Convention and Local Politics
Indianapolis correspondent Dr Flavius J Van Vorhis says the Detroit social reformers meeting was mostly talk with no tangible results He relays a tense exchange with George Fred Williams over Democratic control of the next national convention Grant Mitchener announces an Indy Chicago electric interurban line from Valparaiso to Chicago via Chesterton and Michigan City Lawyers expect a non political federal judge pick Senator Beveridge and Senator Farrell weigh in A former county official hints at a Republican paper acquisition and editor hopes
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Indianapolis
Flavius J. VanVorhie
Silver Republican State
Silver Republican National Committee
Indiana
Detroit
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Williams
Bryan
Democratic Party
van Vorhis Saga
Boope
Grant Mitchener
Valparaiso
Chicago
Valperaiso
Chesterton
Michigan City
Mr. Mitchener
Siz
Porter County
Thomas
Rushville
Horald
James E. Watson
Ruadville
Congress
Manslaughter by Machinery in Evansville Factory
Evansville Indiana July 6 Wilhelm Meyer a young married man was crushed when his sleeve caught in a factory pulley. His left arm was torn off his back and liver broken and he died shortly after. A strange gripping family Jeffersonville Indiana July 6 Mrs Florence Taylor ill with blood poisoning after a few days. Her mother died at a cemetery association meeting. Mrs Taylor is the fifth family member to die from an unusual cause in four years.
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Evansville
Ind
Wilheam Meyer
Meyer
Jeffersonville
Florence Taylor
New Washington
Cemetery Association
Agen
Cleveland
Engine Halls a Hundred Fest
Sand blown on tracks by a hard storm caused a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight engine to derail near Mosinee Wisconsin. The engine rolled 100 feet down an embankment. Fireman Henry Phoda was probably fatally hurt and five cars plus the engine were wrecked.
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Mosinee
Wis
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Henry Phoda
Electric Bitters Prove Powerful for Digestive Health
A New Hampshire man F J Green reports chronic indigestion and nervous debility relieved by Electric Bitters. He credits the remedy with lasting health for him and his wife, praising it as a grand tonic for female troubles and overall wellness. The ad promises satisfaction guaranteed.
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F. J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
D. Knoefel
Outbreak of Carbon Devastates Bolivar County Livestock
Jackson Mississippi July 6 Dr William Rutherland health officer Bolivar county reports virulent anthrax in cattle in the region. The disease has killed most stock including mules horses and swine with only one human case suspected. Quarantine placed. serum injection offered but no cure. Genator Moore confirms 90 percent of stock in infected district dead.
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Jackson
Miss
Wiliam Rutherland
Bolivar County
Roberta
Federal Prisoners Escape in Guthie Outbreak
Ten of the federal jail’s most desperate inmates overpowered guards at the Oklahoma Territory facility. Prisoners armed with pistols fled from side doors. James Brummett and George Bavelay were among the last to escape. Federal officers and citizens recaptured all but Lee Reed and Bob Harden by evening.
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Guthie
O. T
James Brummett
George Bavelay
J. L Pool
Lee Reed
Bob Harden
Indicted in Indiana for Murder in Insanity Plea
Muneete, Indiana, July Walter Driscoll was indicted for murder by a special grand jury session and brought to circuit court. He pleaded not guilty and the trial was set for Monday with a special jury. Defense plans an insanity plea regarding the shooting of Minnie Coy with a pistol.
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Witl
Muneete
Ind
Walter Driscoll
Minnie Coy
Chicago Olympiad moves toward incorporation for 1904 Games
Preliminary steps to organize a stock company for the 1904 Chicago Olympian games were taken yesterday with an application for incorporation papers sent to the Secretary of State in Springfield.
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Chicago
Springfield
Herrid to tap Kittridge for Kyle vacancy in Senate
Interviews with leading Republicans across the state indicate Governor Herrid will offer A B Kittridge the vacancy created by Senator Kyle's death. Kittridge is expected to accept the post.
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Huron
Herrid
A. B. Kittridge
Kyle
Great Race Today Between Constitution Independence Colombia
Newport July 6 Preparations are complete for the great race today among the Constitution Independence and Colombia.
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Newport
R. L
Independence
Colombia
Daily Mahaet Report Prevailing Grain Prices and Livestock
Indianapolie Grain and Livestock lists July 5 figures for wheat and other grains with notes on wagon prices and market softness. Garbled sections show classification marks and typical price indicators for the day.
Loateville Grain and Livestock Owners Piped Free
Grain and livestock owners in Loateville and Chicago faced disruption as shipments stalled and markets weighed in. Officials urged patience as supplies moved through the region, with local producers watching prices and demand closely.
Buffalo Livestock Firm Sets New Price at Auction
Fragmentary text shows Buffalo Livestock firm price at eight dollars forty five cents to five dollars likely at a Buffalo auction. No clear date or complete details available.
Balloon ascent and parachute leap at New Carlisle carnival
A chaotic incident at the New Carlisle carnival tied a balloon ascent to a parachute leap. Injuries reported as a participant was caught in guide ropes, with many valuables reportedly stolen as performers attempted a dramatic ascent.
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Tasttte Saly
Frederics Wight Cb
Ldheayer
New Carlisle
Unclear OCR items mix crime notes and trivia
The fragmentary text references a crime near Mens Arkansas with a confession and parole news from Des Moines. It also notes a parolee Dawnson and a wine of insanity claim. A zoological tidbit discusses tiger ear markings aiding camouflage and surprise.
Curious Humors and Health Hints from a Past Page
A miscellany of anecdotes and product notices includes a hen pecked husband tale from a Cleveland paper, a note on Groves Tasteless Chili Tonic promising rich blood, a description of a curiously thick maple tree with birch limbs and fruit, and a landmark medical claim for Banner Salv er as a universal healer.
Pot Walloper Voter Legacy and Local Beauty Claims
The 1896 parliamentary register records England had one pot walloper. The term refers to voters who boiled their own pot for six months before 1832 reforms. The piece notes many girls’ reputations as beauties stem from health, linked to Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co.
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England
Madison Medicine Co
A Scotsman’s Bath Mixup in a Prison Tale
An elderly Scots prisoner believes a warder’s water is for cleaning his cell. The next morning he returns to find Sandy bathing, prompting the warder’s exclamation. Sandy explains that the warder meant to say it was to cleanse his surroundings, not the inmate.
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Sandy
Forays Houxy asp Tar cared my ihe il ts ee sini nd inal
Fragmentary note mentions Colton Ohio resident John Tipps with garbled text possibly describing forays or events. Readable phrases are limited, preventing clear facts or outcomes to verify. The item remains a damaged, unreadable snippet needing restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. John Tipps
Colton
Mys
Sea Bathing Advice and Personal Tolerance Note
The piece advises individuals to judge the effects of cold baths by their own circulation rebound after leaving the water. If the skin reddens, warmth and vitality return, the bath is beneficial. if skin stays cold and clammy and one feels weak afterward, cold bathing is not suitable. For pale, sickly children, Grove's Tasnico Chill Tonic is suggested.
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Flobert
Raymond Albers
Phrisken
Remoree
International Conference of Young
Frain Hobbere
Sy RuPe
Canton
Mrs. McKinley
Short
Chapman
Winona Park
New Law
Feirbecks
Beveridge
Baker
Etreuit Court of Appeals
B. G. Machan
Lagrange County
Laze
Ohta’ Son
Senator Kyle
DAILY
Mahaet Report
Indianapolie Grain and Livestock
Joly
Loateville
Eninge
Acinnatt Grain and Livestack
Chicago Livestock
New Fork
Tages
Ted Buffalo Livestock
Ask Teleors
Ms Space
Sears
Bornes
Tag Senet Servign
Witte
Eta
Pew
Jesse Pear
Weiss Company
Compireter
Tee Dawes
Bete
Wan
Jai Ee
Oann
Torrenes
Vernosa
Aa Reat
Mens
Ark
X BE
Dawnon
Pos Saoting
Des Moines
Bow Emner Shaw
Mr. Beddard
London Zoological Society
West Stockbridge
Maes
Wm. ©. Webster
Webster's Music School
Steinway Hall
East van Buren Street
New Man
May
Oak Ridge Station
L. P. Batley
Per Masion
N.C
Mr. Chart
NEW Albany Milling CO
Grove
Tasmco
A. McKay
van Dusen
McKay
New Albany
Stotsenbarg
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