Man Supposed to Be Linked to Murder Arrested in Indiana
Vincennes police arrested August Draves after a seven mile chase in a launch over a death case. Michael Rich was found near Draves’s house boat with police seeking his wife, daughter, and two others who may have fled by river. Draves denies involvement and says others were carried away by high water.
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Vincennes
August Draves
Michael Rich
Draves
James de Moss
Wine
Hick
Rich
Ele
Power Failure Triggers Streetcar Crash in Aurora
A traction car on the Cincinnati Lawrenceburg and Aurora line was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train at the crossing in Aurora after a temporary power loss. The car was thrown over an embankment. Injured: Mrs James Everett Jr badly lacerated hand and numerous bruises. Others, including Mrs Harry Blyth and daughter Louisa William Pepington and Miss Leona Leindecker, suffered minor injuries.
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Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad
James Everett, Jr
Harry Blyth
Louisa
William Pepington
Leona Leindecker
Craction
Attack on wife ends in fatal shooting in South Bend
Stephen Biro, aiming to save his sister, shot and killed Louis Pu rok, a former South Bend fire department member, as the boy attempted to kill his wife who lay ill. The coroner ruled the shooting justifiable and ordered the boy released. A new Lutherans funded orphan home in Richmond will replace the old building with a brick two story T shaped structure, to cost between 50000 and 550000, housing eighty children.
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South Bend
Stephen Biro
Louis Purok
Warnle
Richmond
Ohio
Indiana
Cass Stepsons Little Devils Divorce Case At Auburn
Amos Luttiman of Corunna files suit against Mrs. Luttiman formerly Marie Furbush over separation on February 11 and divorce proceedings started February 22 after she called the couple's two children by a former wife "little devils" in a complaint filed in court.
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Cass
Auburn
Amos Luttiman
Corunna
Boy's Arm Bone Replaced by Doctor in Oaktown
Verne Wolfe a 14 year old of Oaktown had a large arm bone removed by Dr W H Gilbert and replaced with another bone from a large St Bernard dog. The boy suffered rheumatism and the doctor feared the diseased bone might require amputation.
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Verne Wolfe
Oaktown
W. HL. Gilbert
Warsaw man claims world record as home stayer
John W. Elder of Warsaw asserts a record by staying in his hometown for fifty two years with eighteen thousand nine hundred eighty straight nights in Warsaw. He left city on occasions since birth but always returned in time to sleep in his birth town.
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John W. Elder
Warsaw
Short State Items
Shelbyville factories back to work on full time. W A Sharp named administrator of Kokomo estate of Jack Walden killed by a Tennessee train. nearly 2500 found in grip. he was a veteran and pensioner. Paoli trustees buy plant for 1700. bonds for 8000 sold to Harris Trust Chicago, bonds sold 8100. Skinner found not guilty of murder in Muncie after 17 hour jury deliberation. Ellis Personell 65 suicides with carbolic acid. four children survive. Richard Adams learns he inherits 125000 from Germany-based father. stays in Griffin harness shop in Bloomington.
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Shelbyville
W. A. Sharp
Jack Walden
Kokomo
Tennessee
John C. Skinner
Gela Eppard
Muncie
Skinner
Ellis Personell
Charlottesville
Richard Adams
Griffin
Bloomington
Germany
Adams
Federal and city drive to quench Chicago anarchists after Averbuch death
Police unite with federal state and municipal authorities to crush anarchist activity in Chicago following Lazarus Averbuch's fatal attempt on Chief George M. Shippy. Authorities report Averbuch plotted to kill the mayor and detectives, with leaders fleeing the city as a crackdown ensues.
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Chicago
Lazarus Averbuch
George M. Shippy
Haymarket
PSSG
Averbuch
Chief Stippy
Olga Averbuch
Washburne Avenue
Busse
P. D. O'Brien
Detective Bureau
Averbud
Roosevelt
Chief Shippy
Shippy
Supreme Court Upheld Anti-Rebate Law Conviction
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Great Northern railway’s 15,000 dollar fine for issuing a 20 cent rebate on oats shipments from Minneapolis to Seattle stands, despite the Hepburn act’s passage after the acts. The decision rejects release from penalties due under repealed statutes and signals wide impact on related appeals.
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United States Supreme Court
Elkins
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
Seattle
Standard Oil Company
Water Found on Mars According to Lowell Spectra
Prof. Slipher of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona photographed comparison spectra of Mars and the moon. The results indicate water vapor in the Martian atmosphere, suggesting the presence of water on Mars.
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Mars
Slipher
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Moon
Martian
Te Cheer Canal Diggers Enter Panama for YMCA Music Tours
A quartet of women musicians sails for the Isthmus of Panama under a government contract and YMCA auspices to perform in the canal zone. They expect to be away about four weeks.
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Canal
Panama
Canal Zone
Denver’s Vast Auditorium Readied for National Convention
Denver prepares a $550000, fireproof auditorium larger than Madison Square Garden to host the Democratic national convention opening July 7. Attendance is expected to be the largest ever. rail and hotel rates are set to attract delegates, with lavish hospitality from local groups.
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Denver
Madison Square Garden
New York
Colorado
The
Grand Army
Elks
Eagles
French actor Ben Ernest Coquelin confined in private sanitarium
The French actor Ben Ernest Coquelin is reported confined in a private sanitarium due to hallucinations that he is Napoleon. Several unrelated items follow including military moves, court rulings, and international diplomacy notes.
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Ernest Coquelin
Napoleon
Suffragette Leaders in Jail Endure Harsh Prison Routine
The report details how imprisoned suffragettes, led by Mrs Pankhurst and her daughter, endure a rigid regime. They are stripped for measurement, issued coarse clothing, fed cocoa and bread, clean their own cells, and spend hours in chapel and yard before making mail bags. The piece notes they vow to return to jail if needed.
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Mrs. Pankhurst
Women in London Jailed for Ballot Fight
In Halloway prison North London suffragettes endure repeated imprisonment to avoid fines for riotous street conduct. Ten to fifty women at a time are held as penalties mount, each confined in cubicle cells then dressed in a single garment and grouped for processing. Many are university graduates yet treated as ordinary criminals.
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Halloway
London
Mirryr
Wolves menace ranches around Encinal Texas
Ranchmen near Encinal Texas wage a long struggle against wolves of the coyote variety. The pests attack calves and lambs, spread rabies, and have driven some families to fortify homes. Since the state Hydrophobia Institute opened in Austin, over 100 people have sought mad wolf bite treatment.
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Encinal
Tex
Austin
Notable Departures and Health Alerts Across Cities
Leslie M. Shaw ends ties with the Carnegie Trust Company in New York. Actress Blanche Walsh falls critically ill in Shreveport and is rushed to a Memphis sanitarium. Shanghai inaugurates the first section of electric streetcar service. A 184 year old man in Honolulu possesses the first U S flag raised over Monterey California’s customs house.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Carnegie Trust Company of
New York
Blanche Walsh
Shreveport
Memphis
Shanghai
China
United States
Monterey
Cal
Honolulu
Hard Luck Tales From the Road and Courtroom
News brief roundup detailing George W. Glover paralyzed by illness in Lead South Dakota. Edward Dunne found dead in Deadwood after naturalization filing. Walter White detained in Harrisburg over a hoped Roosevelt meeting. Henry Kahen commits suicide in Sioux City. Lena Anderson attempts suicide in Minneapolis. Haggar May Reid sues Pullman in St Paul court. Sophini Baratoni killed in a copper shaft accident at Champion Copper Company Houghton Michigan.
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George W. Glover
Lead
S. D
Mary Baker
Eddy
Christian Scientist
Deadwood
Edward Dunne
Roosevelt
Washington
Walter White
Madison
D. D
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Henry Kahen
Sioux City
Iowa
Mirahen
Woodman Hall
Cedar
Second
Minneapolis
Lena Anderson
United States
St. Paul
Haggar May Reid
Minnesota
Chicago trade conditions improve as demand rises in week
R G Dun Co reports Chicago market showing broader activity with easing payments and improved demand for textiles food products footwear and furniture. Building permits rise while iron and steel demand recovers and factories hire more workers. 40 district failures recorded with 13 liabilities over 5000.
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Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
New York Distributive Trade Shows Cautious Growth
New York business reports show weekly gains as spring nears with a generally optimistic trade tone. Buyers remain conservative, staples predominate, and price uncertainty curbs full activity, especially in cotton goods where recent price cuts fail to spark strong demand. Trade and industrial indicators point to ongoing shrinkage, while weekly failures rise to 287, with 49 Canadian failures.
Midwest market quotes by city and commodity
The report lists commodity prices across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and other staples are shown with price ranges or typical values for each location.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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