Charles A Becker Bear Attack and Local News
A man in Hymer near Lock Haven, Pa., was attacked by a large bear after shooting it. His wife and Mrs. Riggle helped drive the animal off with a shovel and club as he fought to hold the bear and protect a calf. A search party pursued the bear. Also reported are local political and criminal items, including a cider election split and a murder verdict in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. McCloskey
Hymer
Lock Haven
McCloskey
William Riggle
Large farm listings with prices across acres and locations
Real estate notices advertise dozens of properties from 8 to 275 acres with prices and features. Listings include proximity to Franklin Oxford and Butler towns, bank barns, fruit trees, timber, fences, and water, plus notes on sale methods and inquiries. A separate local item reports Curtis Kane assaulted at Lincoln Way Inn and miscellaneous civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Oxford
Good Law
Butler Tow
Lland
Railrs
Senator Bradley Dies in Washington After Lingering Illness
William O. Bradley, United States senator from Kentucky, died in Washington after a long illness aggravated by a fall. Born March 18, 2047, he became Kentucky’s first Republican governor in 1895 and later served in the U.S. Senate after four candidacies. He joined the Union Army as a youth and gained national renown for his role at the 1880 Republican convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
William O. Bradley
United States
Kentucky
Washington
Senator Bradley
Grant
Senate
Wife Dies Trying to Save Sleepwalking Husband in Hooversville
Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, wife of a wealthy lumber dealer, was killed while attempting to keep her husband from jumping from a second story window. He also fell and is believed to have died from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooversville
C. H. Wheeler
Wheeler
Mexican general Diaz takes rooms in Toronto for mediation talks
General Felix Diaz nephew of Porfirio Diaz and Mexico presidential candidate rents a private Toronto suite near the Niagara Falls mediation conference. The Diaz party includes General Del Rio and seven other Mexicans as observers and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Diaz
Toronto
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
General Huerta
Can
Niagara Falls
General del Rio
Tariff Loss Put At 63 Million Dollars by Senator Sena
Senator Sena of Utah told the senate that April losses to U S commerce due to the Underwood tariff totaled 63 million dollars based on reports of higher imports and lower exports. He cited this as a 766 million ton annual rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senaor Smoot
Utah
Senate
Noted Reading Citizen Peter Wanner Dies by Suicide
Peter D. Wanner, 74, a well known Reading Pa., resident and former district attorney, shot himself at his home. A member of the bar, he later sought the Democratic congressional nomination and was defeated in that bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Wanner
Peter D. Wanner
Reading
Beer theft ruling limits Kansas keg theft convictions
Municipal Judge Brady in Kansas City says beer kegs bottles and beer are not protected by Kansas law. He rules that a man who steals beer kegs cannot be convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
U. K
Brady
Kansas City
Beolus
Captain Winslow Killed in Accidental Death at Brownsville
Cepteaio Richard Winslow of the Coast Artillery Corps was accidentally killed at Brownsville Texas, according to family reports received in Jackson Mississippi. He was thirty years old.
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Winslow
Cepteaio Richard Winslow
Coast Artillery Corps
Brownsville
Tex
Jackson Miss
Rupture Expert Seely To Visit Hanover For Free Consultation
W B Seely a noted rupture specialist from Philadelphia sends his representative to Hanover to aid the ruptured public. Consultation at Hotel Colonial on Wednesday June 3rd is free. He promotes the Stermatic Shield Truss endorsed by the U S Government and the Czar of Russia. Immediate relief without surgery or injections. Examination and advice free. Personal reference on request. Office 1027 Walnut St Philadelphia.
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W. B. Seely
Philadelphia
Hanover
Hotel Colonial
U. S
Russia
Ome
Walnut St
Smallpox Outbreak Suppresses Rebel Camp in Sinaloa
Reports from the front note smallpox spreading at Culla Jen the capital of Sinaloa Mexico with no deaths in the Constitutionalists garrison. Separately masked robbers blew open a bank near Mahomet Illinois taking cash and escaping by motor car.
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Culla Jen
Caiital
Sinaloa
Mex
Deat
Kkuvoy
Mahomet
Champaign
Sherif S
Mine Cage Upsets Near Tamaqua Killing Five
A mine cage at the Maryol colliery five miles west of Tamaqua Pennsylvania plunged from the surface landing to the shieve wheel forty feet above ground. Five men were hurled 700 feet to the shaft bottom. One man died on the surface and several were injured. Bodies had to be carried through airways and molicways to the surface. Names of the dead include Joseph Solinsky Tuscarora Martin Visculas Middleport Milne Smith Maryd William Petrosky Middleport Thomas Novaka Maryd Henry Welker Tuscarora. Officials blame no definite cause yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryol Collery
Tamaqua
Jess Masses
Henry Welker
Welker
Milne Smith
Maryd
William Petrosky
Middleport
Thomas Novaka
Tuscarora
Exile Consumptives Advocated by Paris Doctor
Dr Quelpa, a leading Paris physician, argues that consumptives should be confined in health compounds and forbidden to lead city life, according to La Revue. The piece presents his urging amid ongoing debates on public health restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quelpa
Paris
la Revue
Empress of Ireland Sinks After Collision in Dense Fog
The steamship Empress of Ireland was rammed by the Swedish collier Storstad in the St Lawrence River near Rimouski. The vessel sank within fourteen minutes. 964 people perished, with 403 survivors. Rescue vessels Eureka and Lady Evelyn recovered lifeboats and survivors, including Sir Henry Seton-Kerr and Laurence Irving. Captain Kendall was among the rescued, shaken but alive.
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St. Lawrence
Rimouski
Quebec
Storstad
Empress of Ireland
St. Lawrence River
Liverpool
Father Point
H. G. Kendall
Royal Naval Reserve
Impress of Ireland
Marcon
Eureka
Lady Evelyn
Sir Henry Seton-Kerr
Laurence Irving
Si Henry Irving
Marie Hackney
Rscue
Kendall
Rooster Day Resolution Noted In Local Meeting
A garbled record from a Segalun event at the Meptas de Annus Normal Institute in burg, Pa describes a resolution read by W. Theodore Wiiltman of Moun Gretna, Pa. The text references a “rooster day” and hints at actions to be taken on or before that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meptas de Annus Normal Institute
Burg
W. Theodore Wiiltman
Gretna
Wanluqualy
Sinking of Empress of Ireland Prompts Rigorous Inquiry
The Empress of Ireland lies sunk in the St Lawrence after colliding with the Storstad. Officials in Canada and Britain push a formal inquiry to fix blame as Captains Kendall and Andersen accuse each other. Survivors report chaos and crew failures amid the disaster with 900+ dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Lawrence River
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Imperial
Storstad
H. C. Kendall
Thomas Andersen
Kendall
Rimouski
Heich
Wes
Ireland
Ilfm
Jamie Vent Nant obituary fragment hints at 19th century roots
Fragmentary OCR shows an obituary note for Jamie Vent Nant from Mew Jensay or nearby, with a garbled birthplace or residence in Oregon. It references a birth date around July 23, 1861 and lingering OCR distortions obscure full biographical details.
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Jamie
Vent Nant
Jensay
Sakai
Youssou
Diego
New
Basan
Ned
Panda Wali
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