Death in Blind Pig leads to arrests in Bowen ND
Fritz Prilip keeper of a blind pig in Bowen was robbed and beaten to death. Suspects Thomas Travis, Thomas Carr, Albert Bowran, Ubarry Cullum and James Marien were arrested. Inquest showed death from wounds to head and shoulders. A watch chain coat and skeleton keys were found on the prisoners.
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Fritz Prilip
Bowen
Thomas Lravis
Thomas Carr
Albert Bowran
Ubarry Cullum
James Marien
Prillip
Garner
Town
Hisgeace
Phavis
Davis
Hunter Kills Two Men Near Talmage Iowa
Unidentified highwaymen were shot near Talmage Iowa by Claude Bristow of Cawker City while Bristow hunted. He says the assailants attacked him with clubs and he fired, killing both men who were armed. Bristow shows a back head wound he says was inflicted by the highwaymen. Vanderbilt to Be a Farmer. Reginald Vanderbilt plans to become a gentleman farmer after purchasing the Sandy Point farm near Newport. The property spans about thirty one and a half acres and will be improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmage
Iowa
Tadinige
Sher
Claude Bristow
Cawker City
Ivan
Bristow
Dian Fren
Othe
Tle
Vanderbilt
Reginald
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Benjamin Weaver
Sandy Point Farm
Bertsmouth
Newport
Re 1
Hese
Mr. Vanderbilt
Anti-Trust Law Upheld in Kansas Case
The Kansas Garain Deniers' Assordation case affirmed the validity of the Faurreliy anti-trust law. Defendant Sumlev Was arrested for visiting the law, convicted, fined 501 and given a jail sentence. The conviction was appealed arguing the law invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faurreliy
Vydieldl
Wasis Shorene Cert
EL. Stitles
Kansas Garain Deniers’ Assordation
Sumlev
Trainwreck on Detroit and Mackinaw Railroad
An excursion train on the Detroit and Mackinaw Railroad, with an engine and twelve cars carrying over 500 people, wrecked at Black River Michigan while traveling forty miles an hour. One man was instantly killed, three were fatally injured and nearly all others sustained injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit and Mackinaw
Black River
Mich
Emigration from Copenhagen Increases to the United States
The text notes rising emigration from Copenhagen mainly by young Swedes seeking the United States. Their departure is driven in part by stricter military service rules in their home country.
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Copenhagen
United States
America
Grade Crossing Collision In Brentwood Claims Two Lives
In a crash between an electric car and a Missouri Pacific locomotive at the Brentwood surface crossing near St. Louis forty five people were injured and two died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Brentwood
St. Louis
Death in Sanitarium Fire in Chicago
Ten people died in a fire at the St. Luke Society sanitarium located at Walhaush avenue and Twenty-first street in Chicago. Alderman W. E. Shent was among the victims.
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The
St. Luke Society
Walhaush Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Chicago
W. E. Shent
Mangled in a Menagerie at Manhattan Beach Show
Three Bostock's wild animal show workers two men and one woman were mauled by beasts at Manhattan Beach resort near Cleveland. One victim died from his injuries. others are hospitalized with severe wounds.
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Bostock
Manhhattan Beach
Cleveland
Denver High School Wagon Crash Claims One Life
Overturned wagon carrying thirteen Denver high school students kills one and injures four seriously while the remaining eight suffer minor bruises. Authorities investigate the accident and assess injuries and causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver, Cole
Princeton Presidency Shifts as Wilson Succeeds Patton
Ter. Patton resigns the Princeton presidency and is replaced by Professor Woodrow Wilson causing a strong public surprise and interest in the new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter. Patton
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Chane
Yaqui Rebellion Quelled Says Puemmosillo Star
Star dispatch from Puemmosillo Mexico reports the Yaqui revolt is practically settled and travel through Sonera is described as perfectly safe.
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Puemmosillo
Mexico
Sonera
Tablet marks Field birthplace in St Louis home
Tyr Samuel E Clemens marks the house in St Louis where Eugene Field was born by unveiling a commemorative tablet. The event honors Field, a noted writer, with attention to the birthplace's historic significance.
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Field
Tyr
Samuel E. Clemens
Mark Twain
St. Louis
Eugene Field
Woman Dies After Fright Over Child Fall in Hoboken
Mrs. J. Feeley of Hoboken reports a child plummeting from a window above. She screams his name in alarm and faints, dying moments later. The boy falling to the street suffers no serious injuries.
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J. Feeley
Hoboken
Lumber Fire Destroys Bailey Mills in McDonald Georgia
Fire swept the saw and planing mills of J. S. Bailey & Co. at McDonald Georgia destroying about 2,000,000 feet of lumber and seven freight cars. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 150000 dollars with little insurance.
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Georgia
J. S. Bailey & Co
McDonald
Yaqui Uprising Escalates With Mass Casualties
A Mexican detachment of seventy three under Gen Porres was ambushed in the Mazatlan mountains east of Hermosillo, thirty killed and fifteen wounded. Yaquis inflicted heavier losses, refugees report warpath nationwide, three Sonora railroad stations abandoned, telegraph operators fled. Gen Luis Torres reinforced by his brother Lorenzo with 200 men as Yaqui bands gather in the Mazatlán foothills.
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Mexico
Porres
Mazatlan
Hermosite
Hermosillo
Torres
Sonora
Luis Torres
Lorenzo Torres
Mazatlun Mountains
US fortifies Culebra Island amid West Indies tensions
Four six inch and three siege guns are hidden on Culebra Island, aiming at Porto Rico and St. Thomas. Marines and privates have mounted the weapons for eight months, amid harsh conditions, signaling US intent to control the island and possibly the entire group.
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Porto Rico
St. Photius
United States
West Indies
Culebra
Culera Island
St. Vhomnis
Culebra Island
Foolhardy Man Escapes After Elephant Attack
Arc Poughkeepsie Louis J. Odondeere attempted to tickle an elephant in Brookelyul with a stick. The elephant reacted by lifting him, roaring, then trampling him to the ground before keeper intervention.
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Brookelyul
Arc Poughkeepsie
Louis J. Odondeere
Deondeerg
Voeps
Texas Cattle for veldts in South Africa deal from Pensacola
One of the largest Texas cattle deals began with Pensacola shipments by Maud & Carrow to restock the veldts of South Africa. The firm reportedly has a contract to supply breeding cattle to the British government in Africa. Shipments from Pensacola included high grade pure bred cattle. Bad wreck in California near Clear Creek on the Southern Pacific Oregon express. Driver and fireman perished when a half open switch caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Lexas
Pensacola
Fla
Maud & Carrow
California
Oregon Express
Clear Creek
Cal
J. A. White
Fred Tuaffel
New Wireless Rival De Forest Smythe Claim Faster Messages
A new wireless telegraphy system by KE H Smythe of Chicago and Lee De Forest, Yale graduate, is claimed to be superior to Marconi and capable of sending messages as fast as wire telegraph. Also King Edward invites Harriet Lane Jomson to coronation. she aided as Harriet Lane during Buchanan era.
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Marconi
KE. H. Smythe
Chicago
Lee de Forest
Yale University
Harriet Lane Jomson
Harriet Lane
Buchanan
Edward
Miss Lane
White House
Prince of Wales
Britain Waives Kruger Acknowledgment Over Transvaal
The Birmingham Post reports the British government, citing Kruger's age and infirmities, has waived its claim for his recognition of British sovereignty over the Transvaal.
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Britain
Kruger
Hirmingham Post
Chamberlain
Transvaal
Two New Ambassadors Named for Washington and Brussels
Great Britain selects Michael Henry Lerbert as Lord Pauncefootes successor in Washington while Spain names Senor de Ojeda to replace the Duke de Arcos who has moved to Brussels at his own request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Michael Henry Lerbert
Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Spain
Senor de Ojeda
Duke de Arcos
Brussels
NYC Franchises Pays $1 383 000 to Rail for Street Use
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company agrees to pay New York City 1,383,000 dollars for street use during the 25 year life of its North River tunnel franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Treasury
New York City
North River
Two Men Drown Near Durango Colorado
Rev. Cornelius O Rourke a well known Catholic clergyman of Silverton Colo and John McComb a Denver mining man were drowned when their team plunged into a river near Durango Colo during travel.
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Colorado
Cornelius O'Rourke
Silverton
Colo
John McComb
Denver
Durango
President Roosevelt Rebuffs Miners Strike Intervention Claim
President Roosevelt says he cannot intervene in the miners' strike as requested by the New York Board of Trade because the cited law has been repealed in 1898. The stance reflects limits on executive authority over labor disputes.
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Roosevelt
New York Board of Trade
Gomez Refuses Cuban Pension in Open Letter
General Maximo Gomez publishes an open letter rejecting the $6,000 annual pension provided by a resolution before the Cuban House of Representatives. The issue centers on his acceptance of government funding while still active in public service.
Lawyers in Omaha Courtroom Fist Fight Over Witness
In Omaha Equity court Judge Jude Estill presiding, lawyers John O Yelser and John T Cathers battled after Yelser continued browbeating a witness despite Cathers protests. Cathers lost temper and kicked Yelser in the stomach, sparking a hand to hand scuffle before the court adjourned and jurors separated the combatants.
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John O. Yelser
John T. Cathers
Equity
District Court
Omaha
Jude Estill
Nebraska
Yesser
Cather
Ope Ponent
Plix
Cathers
Hime
Guo
Nine Lives Lost As Steamship Wilson Breaks in Two
Nine crew members die when the steamship Wilson sinks rapidly after a collision with the steamer Bradley on Lake Superior. The Bradley escapes damage but must steam away to safety, leaving survivors to fight for life between shore and disaster scene.
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Thoms Wilson
Lake Superior
Wilson
Daduth
George G. Preadley
Jetore Silkiug
Bandit Raid Captures U S Cavalrymen in Rizal Province
A sergeant four NCOs and two privates of the Fifth U S Cavalry guarding graves in Rizal Province Luzon are seized by a band of brigands. Two soldiers and four privates escape to Meraten Preaps as pursuit follows. A derailment near Beliefor Talne injures engineer Meade fatally. other crew are hurt.
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Fifth United States Cavalry
Hkinangenan
Rizal Province
Luzon
Towr
Fifth Cavalry
Bitangonan
Dadorenes
Meraten
Death at Cleveland interscholastic field meet
H. R. K. Awick of Drayton Ohio was killed during a field meet when a discus or hammer throw went astray hitting Zwick standing twenty feet away. Awick died two years later in unclear circumstances.
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H.R. K. Awick
Drayton
Ohio
Sherburn Woidumian
Zwick
Ele
Bryn Mawr Receives 25000 Gift to Reach 500000 Goal
Miss M Carry Thomas president of Bryn Mawr College announced a conditional gift of 25000 from John D Rockefeller and matching subscriptions from friends bring total raised to 500000 at commencement exercises.
Debaters Spark Disorder as Commons Approves Kitchener Gift
After a chaotic debate with Irish Nationalists led by Redmond and Dillon, the British House of Commons voted 44 against the £50,000 gift for Lord Kitchener, recommended by the King, to support South African troops.
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Redmond
Dillon
British
House of Commons
Lord Kitchener
Plot to kill Kitchener uncovered in Pretoria
Police reveal a wide assassination plot to blow up government buildings and Lord Kitchener's residence and to spike artillery guns. Sixty arrests tied to the scheme include lawyers chemists and Boer and Dutch prisoners on parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Pueblo Fire Causes Heavy Loss Across Several Firms
A blaze at the Prudential building on Sixth Street Pueblo Colorado did 100000 in damage to the structure. The Crews Reges Dry Goods Company suffered 30000 in losses. The National Biscuit Company sustained 850000 in damage. Building damage totaled 20000.
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Pueblo
Prudential
Sixth Street
Colo
Reges Dry Goods Company
National Biscuit Company
Tornado Strikes Near Glendive Injuring Men
A tornado near the mouth of TVusler Creek, close to Glendive Montana, killed Thomas Macaffee and badly injured James Darcy as they rode a wagon toward Ceoter's ranch.
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Thomas Macaffee
James Darcy
Tvusler Creek
Glendive
Mont
MacAffee
Darcey
Ceotter
Courtland Neb Cloudburst Wrecks Town and Likely Fatalities
A cloudburst devastated Courtland Nebraska with seven inches of rain washing over fields and flooding buildings. The disaster threatens lives as several structures were destroyed and authorities fear multiple deaths. Local residents assess damage and search for survivors.
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Courtland
Neb
Convict Millionaire's Son Found Guilty in Philadelphia
Charles H. Beecher, son of a Detroit millionaire, was found guilty of marital infidelity in Philadelphia and sentenced to nine months in county prison. Carrie Dearborn Beecher alleged the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Beecher
Detroit
Philadelphia
Carrie Dearborn Beecher
Promoter Balliet Convicted for Mail Fraud in Mining Scheme
Federal Court at Des Moines found Letson Balliet guilty of using the mails to defraud investors in the White Swan Mining Company near Baker City Oregon. He allegedly raised about 220000 from buyers, invested no more than 25000, and largely used funds for a newspaper purchase and advertising rather than mine development. The government cited lavish outlays including on actresses and personal expenses with a potential penalty up to eighteen months in prison and 40 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letson Balliet
Des Moines
White Swan Mining Company
Baker City
Balliet
Cecil Rhodes
America
White Swan
Senate Passes Military Promotion Bill And Canal Debate
The Senate approved a bill to promote and retire Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke and a Postmaster General relief measure while discussing canal legislation. House debates on anti anarchy measures continued with legal and constitutional arguments and proposals for harsher penalties.
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Senate
John R. Brooke
Minnesota
Morgan
Jenkins
Wis
Parker
Military Academy
West Point
Messrs
Sibley
de Armond Coo
Willigus
Ind
Maddox
Gal
Ball
Clark
Frank C. Darling
Richardson
Alabama
Littlefield
Siucy
Gan
Wood
Cuba
Simmons
Appalachian Mountains
Interior Department
Agricultural Department
Five Shot During Riot at Granite City NL
Early morning riot between striking Melders and nonunion workers of American Steel and Foundry Company at Granite City Hill left five injured. Two black nonunion workers and three white strikers were shot as a train of nonstriking employees arrived. two strikers were shot in the back and believed to die. Names of the injured are not available.
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Granite City
American Steel and Foundry
Coupany
Hill
Granie City
Riotous Street Car Strike Sparks Riots in Providence
A violent street railway strike in Providence and Pawtucket led to blockaded streets, hurling missiles, torched car fittings, and twenty five arrests as police clashed with crowds. Robbers also stole jewels valued at $8000 from Mrs Charles Kingdon at the Waldorf Astoria New York amid a locked suite mystery.
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Providence
R. lI
Rol
Pawtucket
Charles W. Ksingdon
George Jay Gould
Waldorf-Astoria Thotel
New York
Jewelsworth &S.ge
Strike Ends After Night of Arbitration Talks
In an all night session arranged by the Hlinvis State Board of Arbitration, Chicago packing houses representatives and their striking workers reached a peaceful settlement. The peace talks followed a day of wild rioting that left over 100 injured and many arrested.
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Hlinvis State Board of Arbitration
Chicago
Labor Forms a New Political Labor Party in Denver
Western labor union convention in Denver adopts a declaration for socialism and independent political action and names the American Labor Union. Organizers will be sent throughout the West to build the new movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Labor Union
Denver
American Labor Union
Fust
Democrats Claim Governorship in Oregon Vote
Complete returns from 28 of 33 counties show Democrat Chamberlain with a 758 majority for Governor. The Republican ticket wins statewide except for the governor by margins ranging from 7,000 to 12,000 in the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Chamberlain
Shooting In Miners Strikes Sparks Violence at Two Mines
Unrest in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania flared into violence as a guard shot a boy at the Stanton colliery and a large section of the Murray colliery fence was set on fire, injuring a bystander and damaging property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Pao
Stanton Colliery
Murray Colliery
Older Man Takes Poison in Kansas City Crisis
J W Howry aged 70 with ties to Boton or Philadelphia attempted morphine suicide in an apartment in Kansas City during a personal crisis. He is described as apparently wealthy and is in critical condition with possible fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Howry
Bogton
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Colored Man Kills Two Then Ends His Life in Quarrel
Oscar Webb killed his wife and her mother in Germantown Pennsylvania during a family dispute. He then shot himself with the same revolver, dying from a self-inflicted wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Webb
Germantown
New Papal Delegate Chosen for United States
From Rome comes word Monsignor Falconio, papal delegate in Canada, has been definitively selected to succeed Cardinal Martinelli as papal delegate to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Monsignore Falconio
Canada
Cardinal Martinelli
United States
Fine Outlook for Crops in May Weather Report
B. W. Snow reports crop conditions ideal through May and predicts a bumper year for wheat. Enormous corn acreage has been planted and shows strong promise for yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Snow
Two Bolivian Villages Destroyed in Volcano Eruption
A volcanic eruption in the Chico territory of Bolivia devastates two villages and claims seventy five lives as the ongoing eruption continues to threaten the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chico
Bolivia
Indiana Democrats Nominate State Ticket and Platform
Indiana Democrats nominated a full state ticket and adopted a platform that omits references to Bryan and silver. The action marks a party strategy shift with no explicit stance on the political figures or monetary questions.
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Indiana
Bryan
Silver
Roosevelt Sends Papal Works and Travel Plans
President Roosevelt forwarded copies of all its literary works to Pope Leo. His fall trip will include Chicago, Springfield, UL, Detroit, and several Western states. Consuls note American goods face German imitation in markets abroad and the McKinley postal cards rollout is planned by July. The May 31 public debt stood at 052,469,578 with a monthly decrease of 646,403.
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Roosevelt
Pope Leo
National Capitol
House
Chicago
Springfield
Detroit
Mississippi
United States
Germany
Treasury
Duke of Tetuan
State Department
Spain
Cuba
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
New York Trade Review Outlook Cites Crop Prosperity and Labor Tensions
The weekly trade review notes base in New York markets supported by favorable crop prospects and abroad confidence, outweighing labor disputes and weather woes. It highlights record wheat and corn values, prompt collections, and steady finished goods movement, with cautious praise for improving farm and rail activity and limited price gains for wheat due to favorable domestic and foreign factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RR. G. Dun & Co
New York
United States
Canada
New York Stock Exchange
Kansas
State
Tare Cultural Bureau
National and Regional Prices for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Market and shipping prices listed by city including Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and hay with range bids and grades across multiple markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
Sammon
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Utah Legislature considers woman successor to Senator Rawlins
In Utah, discussions suggest the state legislature may elect a woman to succeed Senator Rawlins. The proposal centers on replacing the retiring senator with a female successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Rawlins
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George G. Hadley
Big Pour Railroad
Alton
Ef Pps
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Pbthae River
Wansasith
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