Court Bars Municipal Ownership and Arbitration in Streetcar Case
A court voided the City Council ordinance granting a three of seventeen proposed streetcar lines to Mayer Lb Johnson’s Cleveland project. The ruling blocks a permanent injunction against building the three miles and finds the municipal ownership and arbitration clauses in the franchise unreasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpon
Reform School
Mayer ‘Pam Lb. Johnson
Cleveland
Revere
Euit
Thee
Cosimert
Taubes
Detmueth
Matron Shot at Topeka Handles Tragedy and Arrests
Matron Lowe of the Popekal Inan reform school dies from two gunshot wounds after she is shot in the abdomen. Husband Lowe is jailed on charges related to the shooting as police investigate whether the incident was accidental or deliberate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform School
T Lowe
Popekal Inan
Reform
Othe Hospital
Fo Cl Lowe
GA Waterman
Loewe
Gaudiogi
Cooban
Fire destroys Portland iron works and lumber yard
A blaze originating at the Phoenix Iron Works on East Madison and East Water streets in Portland burned about six acres. Loss is estimated near 600000 dollars. The frail wooden plant and the East Side Lumber Company mill to the north were completely destroyed, with several hundred thousand feet of dry timber lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Phoenix Iron Works
Pilant
East Madison
East Water Streets
Portlan
Cire
Iron Works
East Side Lumber Company
Two Killed in Wreck Near Pairbury Neb
A disastrous wreck on the Rock Island road five miles west of Pair bury Neb killed two men and wrecked seventeen cars of merchandise. An obstruction on the track tore up a foot of rail while the train ran at duel speed and the entire train piled in the ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Road
Pairbury
Neb
Girl's Body Found In Gravesend Bay
A two year old girl was found dead in Gravesend Bay New York. Police reported cuts and bruises on the extremities suggesting possible foul play and an investigation to determine drowning or immersion before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Gravesend Bay
New York
Jane Toppan Found Not Guilty by Insanity Verdict
At Barnstable Massachusetts Jane Toppan was acquitted on the charge of poisoning Mrs Maury Gibbs for whom she served as nurse. The court ruled her insane and ordered committal to Taunton Insane Asylum for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Toppan
Barnstable
Mass
Jane Top Pan
Maury KL Gibbs
Taunton Insane Asylum
Lfe
Pardons Disguised Woman in Nebraska Case
Gov. Savage freed from the Nebraska State penitentiary a convict listed as Bert Martin who after a year was found to be a woman named Lena Martin. The woman had masqueraded for years as a man and was convicted of cattle stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savage
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Bert Martin
Lena Martin
Ship disaster sinks Chinese cruiser Wai-Chi in Yangtse
A Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese cruiser Wai-Chi wrecked by a terrific explosion while in the Yangtze River. The Khai-Chio sank in thirty seconds and officers and men aboard were killed or drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Yang-tse
Langfoss Elopes With Mother-in-Law in Larksville
George Langcfoss of Larksville has deserted his wife and two babies and eloped with Mrs Helen Hestus your mother in law. The incident shocks the community as authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Langcfoss
Larksville
Helen Hestus
Carnegie offers 25000 for Lawrence library
Andrew Carnegie has offered twenty five thousand dollars to Lawrence Kansas for a new public library on the standard terms. The gift is presented to the Carnegie Library for Lawrence. The proposal highlights support for local education and cultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Lawrence
Kan
Andrew Carnegie
Treasury official Spaulding ordered to retire
Forced out by Shaw. Gen. O. L. Spaulding, First Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, has been notified by Secretary Shaw that he is to retire. He will probably not again exercise the function of an assistant secretary of the treasury, being at the present time on a leave of absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
O. L. Spaulding
the Treasury
Collision injures fifteen at Twelfth and Clark Chicago
A crash between two crowded electric cars at Twelfth and Clark Streets in Chicago injures fifteen people and causes panic as bystanders rush to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth and
Clark Streets
Chicago
Fatal fights in New Mexico bring deadly clashes to El Paso
Two fierce encounters are recounted from New Mexico. A 17 year old boy hiding behind rocks killed six Indians who had slain his father and looted a house, then was taken to the reservation. From Springs near El Paso, Bud Lee killed five cowboys in a long range rifle duel and surrendered to the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
el Paseo
Texas
Harold
Thomas Pare
el Paso
Bud” Lee
Virginia Dees
Tee
Lee
Valuable Mines Attacked as Leavenworth Bank Takes Action
The Manufacturers National Bank of Leavenworth sues Home Riverside Mining Company for 34105 on seven notes and drafts. The mining properties are guarded by deputies and a receiver may be sought. All three mines are closed, hundreds lose jobs, following failed plans to reorganize. President McKibben refused to resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Riverside Company
National Bank of Leavenworth
Home Riverside Mining Company
McKibben
Texas Loses Case as Court Finds No Competition Destroyed
The Texas Supreme Court rejected the challenge by the Shippers' Compress against the State. It held Competition had not been eliminated in the first instance and ruled on the constitutionality of the entrenchment law while noting penalties may be annulled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Texas
Sette
Canal Hill
Senate
Mystery in a Death and Wife in Disguise
Buffalo surgeon Dr. Jacob F. Meyer was shot dead late at night. His wife informed police first and, in a distressed state, claimed the revolver was in her handbag. She gave several inconsistent statements about the shooting and is under surveillance due to nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob F. Meyer
Buffalo
N. Y
Meyer
New York Miser Camille Lemeoime Found Dead in Basement Workshop
The body of Camille Lemeoime was discovered in his basement workshop on Go West Houston Street New York. He lived frugally, kept few close friends, and his modest possessions included $178.75 a gold watch and chain and deeds worth less than Sov. GUO in a box. The police note he spent about 15 cents daily on food and his only companion was a kitten. Most property deeds were registered in Lobyoken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Go West
Houston Street
Camille Lemeoime
Guo
Lemoine
Lobvoken
Travels in Mans Clothes
Mrs Mildred Groodrich formerly of Kansas City arrived in town in a box car dressed as a man to reach Chicago with a sick baby and no fare. She was arrested downtown but released after her husband secured proper clothing. The couple, poor in Kansas City and Chicago, faced hardship. her small feet and lands led to police detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wife
Kansas City
Mildred Groodrich
Chicago
Goodriches
Wansas City
Chicwee
Volcanic Fissure Unearths Gold Deposit in North Caro lina
Residents of Madison County report a mountain fissure opening after weeks of tremors near John Park Farm. A cloudburst followed a blast like a dynamite explosion, revealing a trench several yards long and ten feet wide with a promising gold deposit at the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Madison County
John Park
Yuck
Public funds embezzled by disbursing officer arrest
Henry Rechtin disbursing officer for the Department of Purities in Washington TD was arrested for misappropriating 7600 of government funds. He confessed the shortage citing fast living and speculation. Rechtin, from Cincinnati, says bonds cover the loss. Six suits in U S Circuit Court at Pittsburgh seek damages related to a Feliza furnace explosion casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlenry Recchtin
Department of Purties
Washinston
Drechtin
Cincinnati
Rechtin
United States
Pittsburg
Dad
Feliza
Dones & Laughling, Limited
More Sultan Threatens to Make War on All Christians
Col Baldwin of the 17th Infantry on Mindanao cites a Sultan reply demanding Muslims adopt local customs or face war. The Sultan claims only Islam is valid and threatens conflict if Americans remain. Baldwin notes sultans Badod and Massin must be captured before lasting peace in Mindanao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Prank
Baldwin
Seventeenth Infantry
Mindanao
Baclod
Col
Malabang
Lake Lanao
Col Baldwin
Badod
Massin
Tragic Toledo clash leaves mother dying and daughter dead
In Toledo Ohio Miss Rose Wheeler twenty five is dead and her mother Mrs William Wheeler sixty five is dying after a violent assault by Mrs George Leightner eighty six. Leightner was arrested claiming self defense. The families shared a double house in Volde and days of quarrel preceded the attack. A separate note reports a Bland statue unveiling in Missouri with ceremonies and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Rose Wheeler
William Wheeler
George Leightner
Volede
Leightner
Miss Wheeler
Herother
Bland
Richard Parks Bland
Congress
Tso
Luanon
William J. Barsxan
William J. Stone
Kansas City Loses Big Salt Park Suit at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled against Kansas City in the Shelley Park litigation, favoring heirs of the old town proprietors. The public playground near the courthouse sits on a block of ground valued at about 156,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Shelley Park
Supreme Court
Old Town
Court House
Tragic Double Fatal at Valley City Restaurant
Jennie Ddaley was shot and killed by her partner William Bennett in a Valley City restaurant. After a violent quarrel at midnight Bennett fired six times, then killed himself. The two had been business partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Ddaley
William Bennett
Valley City
N. 7
Bennett
Poor Outlook in Texas Crops
Rain has fallen in only a small area of northeastern Texas where corn and cotton are in better condition than elsewhere. Outside this district the corn crop outlook for the year is poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fire devastates Creede area leaving two dead
A large blaze swept through upper Creede Cole destroying homes injuring many and leaving sixty families homeless. Authorities believe the fire was started by arsonists as property valued around 20000 was consumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creede
Upper Creede
Cole
Fire Wipes Out Minnesota Town Business Section
Fire destroyed the business part of Koochiching Minnesota when it broke out in Stone's Hotel. A steam fire engine under control failed and broke down. Loss estimated at 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Koochiching
Minn
Stone
New Theater Leases Randolph Dearborn Site in Chicago
Projectors of Iroquois Theater have closed a lease for a site at Randolph and Dearborn streets Chicago and will spend 350000 on a playhouse and office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Theater
Chicago
Iroquois Theater
Randolph and
Dearborn Streets
Wealthy Clergyman Dies on Train Near Plattsburg
Rev. Eugene Augustus Loffman dean of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church dies suddenly on a train near Plattsburg New York. He is described as the richest clergyman in the world and his death ends a notable career in religious and educational circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Augustus Loffman
General Theological Seminary
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
Plattsburg, N. Y
Taft toasts Pope during Rome luncheon
Judge Taft civil governor of the Philippine Islands and accompanying Americans dined at the American College in Rome and toasted both the Pope and President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Philippine Islands
American College
Rome
Roosevelt
Boilermakers on Strike in Omaha Union Pacific Shops
In Omaha Nebraska every boilermaker in the Union Pacific shops walked out demanding a raise from 32 to 30 cents an hour. The company refused the request ending with a walkout by the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Union Pacific
Still Agitate Island Sale In Copenhagen
Opponents of the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States are active again in Copenhagen but privately admit they are meeting with little success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
United States
King Albert of Saxony Dies After Thirty-Year Reign
King Albert of Saxony died after a long reign of nearly thirty years, ending a period of stability and leadership. His death follows a battle with cancer and comes as the region mourns the passing of a monarch who guided Saxony through decades of change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King of
Saxony
Albert of Saxony
Trolley Collision Injures Seven in Toledo Wreck
Two street cars collided near the Ca gno in Toledo Ohio injuring seven people none fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cagno
Toledo
Ohio
Drown in Tennessee Flood Reports Tragic Family Loss
A telegram from Wianateh Thad reports the drowning of Nelson Tx Revjnolds and wife with three children in a flood near lua Pore County. The family were swept away crossing a bridge. only one daughter survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Wianateh Thad
Nelson Tx
Revinolds
Lua Pore
Ane
Peripesscee
Oie
Log Train Derails on Kron Range Narrow Grade
A twenty car log train on the Kron Range road ran away on a heavy grade for eight miles near DPratuth Mina. Nineteen men escaped death, while the wrecked cars burned as kindling. Large diameter logs remained scattered along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kron Range
Dpratuth
Mina
Twa
Four Boys Drown at St Louis Picnic on Meremme River
Four boys drowned during the annual St Louis Wurnverein picnic after their skiff capsized on the Meremme river fifteen miles from St. Louis near a cape sizing of a bent oat Pern Guen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pern Guen
St. Louis
Wedding Gift Sparks Urgent Rumors of Royal Plot
A high profile wedding in the capital saw Tiarry A Parsons wed to Mabel Thania, daughter of Senator Thania. The gift list included a cheque for 50,000 dollars and a startling rumor of a 10,000 pound assassination picture in England. The alleged plot to kill King Edward circulated as Ming feigning illness to avoid public events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiarry A. Parsons
Thania
Mabel
Parsons
England
Edward
London
Ming
Ascot
Grasshopper Plague Worries Otter Tail County Residents
In Otter Tail County Minnesota residents fear a grasshopper plague with about 500 acres reported covered. The issue has been referred to the state entomologist for evaluation and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otter Tail County
Minnesota
Bank Cashier Shoots Self at Newport Bank
Anthony S. Sherman, cashier of Merchants' Bank of Newport R. I., shot himself in the head. He is believed mortally wounded. The private bank is closed after the incident. The bank was chartered in 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Anthony S. Sherman
The
Merchants’ Bank of Newport, R. Ll
Attorney M Strong Fatally Injured by Train
An attorney and former Prohibition candidate for Croverno TM in North Bend Neb was fatally injured while attempting to board a moving train and was thrown under its wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Strong
Croverno
North Bend
Neb
Mrs Ridgely Dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Mrs W B Ridgely wife of the Comptroller of the Currency and only daughter of Senator Cullom of Illinois died in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Hospital from appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Ridgely
William Barrett Ridgely
Senator Cullom of Hiness
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Six Die in Collision Near Staples Minnesota
Six people are reported dead in a head on collision at a dead end siding on the Northern Pacific Railroad two miles west of Staples Minnesota between passenger trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Lake Siding
Staples, Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad
College Student Killed by Train in Carbondale Incident
Robert Quale Meaker, a Syracuse University student from Carbondale Iowa, was killed when struck by a freight train on the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Quale Meaker
Syracuse University
Carbondale
Delaware and Iludson
Four Persons Seriously Burned and Annie Reno Fatally Burned
Annie Reno aged 10 died from severe burns at Braddock Pennsylvania. Four others who went to her aid sustained serious burn injuries in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Reno
Braddock
Wyeth Wins American Derby in Chicago
Wyeth ridden by John A. Drake beat Lucien Appleby to finish first with Alladin third at the American Derby in Chicago. Wyeth started at 12 to 1 as the upset winner in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
John A. Drake
Chicago
Lucien Appleby
Alladin
Two Killed in Wreck on Omaha Road at Ashton Town
A collision on Omaha road at Ashton Town left two dead and several others fatally hurt. Passengers escaped with narrow margins as emergency crews responded to the crash scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Road
Ashton
Town
St James Hotel Collapses in Dallas Texas
A Dallas hotel named St James Hotel collapsed causing multiple fatalities. Rescue crews searched the debris as officials assessed the collapse site and ongoing recovery efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
St. James
Texas
Gasoline Explosion Injures Thirty-One in Oklahoma Store
A gasoline generator blew up at the New York Hardware Company's store in Guthrie Oklahoma injuring thirty-one as firemen battled the blaze and a large crowd gathered in the street. The blast ignited more gasoline and blew the store front into the crowd. Cary J. McAllister of Newark New Jersey was arrested at the White House after visiting the president and is held for examination over his claimed plan to kill a mesmerist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Hardware Company
Guaithrie, Ok
White House
Cary J. McAllister
Newark
N. J
Rockefeller gifts to University of Chicago total year
John D. Rockefeller donated three quarters of a zillion dollars to the University of Chicago since President Harper last announced a gift from the oil king. Other friends contributed about $12,000 during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil King
John DD. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Harper
Husband and Money Gone After Short Marriage
Mrs. Otto Ekern of St. Paul once Mrs. Gustave Nagel accuses her second husband of being a German count. After less than two months of marriage her spouse and about 8,000 IKkern vanished at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Ekern
St. Paul
Gustave Nagel
Alnus
Ikkern
Tunnel accident claims two transit workers
Contractor Ira A. Shaler, overseeing the Rapid Transit tunnel in New York, was fatally struck by a falling stone. Chief engineer William Barclay Parsons was injured by the same rock during the excavation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira A. Shaler
New York
William Barclay Parsons
The
Transit Commission
Mesaba Ore Growth Boosts Onion Steel Investment
The Onion Steel Company announces a significant expansion by purchasing additional iron ore bands in the Mesaba range of the Lake Superior region. The total investment in ore property is said to exceed $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesaba
Onion Steel Company
Mesaba Range
Lake Superior
Democrats Call for Unity at Tilden Club Address
Grover Cleveland and David B. Will spoke at a New York Tilden Club opening urging reunification of the Democratic Party. The former warned that new issues arise from extravagant appropriations and high tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
David B. Will
Tilden Club
New York
Senate Chooses Panama Route for canal purchase
The Senate passed canal legislation with the Spooner amendment authorizing the President to acquire the Panama route and complete an isthian waterway, clarifying the path for a U S canal project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Panama
Spooner
Panama Canal
Train crashes through bridge on South Carolina line
A mixed train on the South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad fell through an approach to the Broadriver bridge at Shelby, North Carolina. One man was killed and three injured in the steel and wood collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
Broadriver
Shelby
N. C
Chicago Officers Exonerated By Navy Admiral
United States cruiser Chicago officers arrested at Venice for disorderly conduct are exonerated by Rear Admiral Crowninshield. Captain Dayton is blamed for not defending them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Venice
Crowninshield
Dayton
Prince George Crowned King of Saxony
The ministry proclaims Prince George, brother of the late king, as King of Saxony. He takes the oath of allegiance marking his accession to the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince George
Saxony
Cost of Philippine War Reported at 170 Million
Secretary Root told the Senate the ongoing Philippine War has cost to date 170 million 326 thousand 586 dollars. The figure reflects total expenditures through the current phase of the conflict in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Senate
Philippines
Congress Debates Canal Bill and Public Acts
Senate debates house bills on prisoner commutation tax refunds for legacies and religious uses, plus a permanent census office. House passes bankruptcy law tweaks and juror fee hikes. The week features canal bill fights, civil service in inquiry, and sessions on Philippine and military academy bills with conference reports and polls on territorial admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
Nct
House
Hall Tlawat
Military Academy
Hay ¢Vao
Clayton tXta
Mann
West Point
Tulamd Ma Parker
N. J
Cannon
Lil
Grosvenor
Ohio
Dotomac
Taft Tax Move and Vatican Likely Acceptance Stir Echoes
The last of Spain era revenue taxes ends July 1 while beer tax resets to one dollar per barrel and tea tax remains through January 1. William E. Curtis reports Taft proposed friars lands purchase may be Vatican approved. The Corliss Pacific cable bill dies 116 to 77 as critics note revenues exceed by 51 million. Venezuela reportedly blocks the Orinoco with a warship possible to guard American interests. River status compared to the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov
Taft
William E. Curtis
Vatican
Corliss Pacific
House
Venezuela
Orinoco River
Mississippi
No diminution in usi New York shows contrasts in trade and crops
Rh. G. Dun & Co. Weekly Review highlights that agricultural prospects brighten the crop outlook while textile and railway markets show mixed signals. It notes higher railway earnings, tight steel and iron deliveries, steady wool and cotton prices, and a strong Minneapolis bank clearings gain despite national declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usi
New York
Rh. G. Dun & Co
Iron and Steel
Bessemer
Pittsburg
National Market Summary for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains
Chicago and major markets report varied prices for cattle hogs and sheep with wheat corn oats rye and butter across cities. Prices show state and regional differences with New York and Buffalo listing higher ranges for cattle and hogs while Indianapolis Detroit and St Louis post varied grains and livestock quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
T&c
New York
Fire Damages Bevier Business District Estimated Loss
A blaze in Bevier Missouri damaged a business district with estimated losses ranging from 10000 to 12000 dollars. Firefighters contained the fire though several storefronts suffered smoke and water damage. Local authorities investigated the incident for a cause.
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Tom L. Johnson
Topeka
Tutrsborg
Eel Tabs Thal
Ayers
Boston
Aise
Ehoirs
Wid
St. Liortis
Philadelpaiia
Mystery IN
Department of Justice
Merremac
Carmack
Civil Services Committee
War Department
Rebecca J. Taster
Canal Wi
Souath Dakota
Wind Cave
Mar Quay
Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Arizona
Abr
Quay
Beveridge
Charran
Secretary of War
Troy
Gen. Wood
Washington Notes
Perocapita
Tunis
Gaipertunt
Northwest
Minneapolis
Bevier, Mo
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