Armoured Prutauer No.2 Design Change Report
Navy department considers altering specifications for the No.2 armored cruiser to allow forged components instead of cast. Details suggest delays, penalties, and potential tariff implications for foreign bicycle imports. The record notes Concord and Burlington ships behind schedule with penalties, while Palmer & Co face government tensions over delays at John Roach & Co.
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Cramp Sons
Naked Ile
Thange
Mig
Htom
Palmer &(4
Pas
Hayy
Prayey
Concord
Berrington
Slindlin
Palmer & Co
Aif
John Roach & Co
Uy Wens
Acy
Tragic Crime and Inquest Report Across Several Towns
A fragmented historical account describes a murder suicide in Maine with a child victim, plus a rampage in Illinois. It notes a police inquiry, a widow’s theft allegations, and a courtroom in Quincy. Several suspects are named, with details of weapon seizures and inquest verdicts amid broader crime notes.
Wounding at Owingsville church stirs doubt over murder case
The letter describes a chaotic shooting after a church service near Owingsville Kentucky. Two bystanders were wounded and two assailants fired. Gov Fifer granted a stay of execution for Calvin Holden and Albert Dunham, awaiting evidence new doubts about their guilt. Mrs Holden was tried and sentenced to the penitentiary. she has since confessed to exonerating the men from involvement.
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Doran
Penaticks Church
Owingsville
Elizur Goodpaster
John Collins
Goodpaster
Jenna Sexton
Brother Goodpuster
Fifer
Sinois
Calvin Holden
Albert Dunham
Monticello
Harley Russell
Holden
Calvin
Dunham
Fires and wrecks across towns in Beav or Wis to Pittsburg on the 22d
A string of disasters from a barn burn at Abu Doll farm near Huron to a Beaver Lake duck hunt disappearance and a Chicago line wreck near Excelator Springs. The Pittsburg blaze at Davis Chamberlin and Cone white lead works caused major damage. A fireman died and a rail pair was injured as unknown saboteurs loosened rails. Fourth street fall injuries and a thunder strike left workers hurt. Authorities search for missing men and assess insurance coverage and damages.
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Herbert Amt
Beaver Lake
Beavir Dam
Wis
Herbert
Palmutier
Chicago
Milwaukee St. Paul
Excelator Springs
Mosley
Yillalua
John Wright
Cincinnati
S.C. McKinley
Davis, Chambern & Cone White Lead Works
Pittsburg
Fironian
Poole Poised for Volunteer Search After Sudden Deaths
Henry Ward Poole of Mesiro, one of the city’s oldest residents, died on the 22d. Harvard and Mesiro schools noted his scholarship. A Massachusetts brother and sister survive. Edward Larmouth of Berlin, S.J., aided by 40, is missing after a wagon incident. foul play suspected, with a search ongoing for his trace and body. Dr Clinton W Cooke of Chicago has been missing since the 9th, feared foul play after a warned visit to a tough West Side area. urgent telegraph informed his brother. A thorough search has yielded no clues.
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Henry Ward Voole
Mesiro
Poole Wan
Eadward
Larmouth
Berlin
S.J
Wuiaghod
Clinton W. Cooke
Audiauntreet
Chicago
Hotan
Yinkton Hotel Project Resumes Despite Doubts
News item reports work on Yinkton's $100,000 hotel resuming and nearly complete, amid skepticism about pushing through. The piece blends other local incidents including a fatal river accident involving JW McCoy and a legal action against Whitcomb Metallic Bedstoni Co for alien labor violations, plus chatter on a harbor syndicate and stock maneuvers.
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Yinkton
JW. McCoy
Dynan McCoy
Kanawha
Hin Belt
McCoy
Mes Coy
Tragic railroad murder shocks Chicago crowd
An elderly man named Wilkert from Trenton was slugged and robbed on the 22nd, then laid on Santa Fe tracks near Twelfth Street where a switch engine severed his head. Police suspect murder and robbery, with the body found near the rails and the scene described as a railroad accident by officials. The case adds to Chicago’s growing murder mysteries as investigators seek clues to the assailants.
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Wilkert
Trenton, Jr
Twelfth Street
Chicago
Polk Street
Wyner
Third Avenue
Santa Fe
Fourteenth
Taylor Streets
Twelfth Sttreet
Death by own action with arsenic in New Holland
The body of Helen Settley remains at her mother’s New Holland home as the mother resists burial, believing her daughter is in a trance. The narrative follows Settley’s troubled life from rural Ohio to Reading and Philadelphia, ending with a July arrest for a disorderly conduct offense and a poisoned death ruled as self-administered poison. physicians link color in the corpse to transient blood changes, and no autopsy will be performed.
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Christiana Chidlyy
Warelidigtin
Joseph Anderants
Platte City
Prin
Marie
Bertin
Pacaturs
Wesley & Co
Limber Pier
Pummel Tebatul
Netlvang Ite
Lady Devoyp
Hontai
Salliund
Mra
John Line
Mir Link Fe Menner
Koster
Nina
Vinuiniay
Ma Hiewodota Miller
Tfagenan
Helen Settley
New Holjland
Una
Vernon
Mt. Vernon
Cleveland
Helen
Collision in Tunnel Kills Four Dozens Hurt Near Cincinnati
A deadly collision occurred at 4 40 a m on the Cincinnati Southern line in a tunnel a quarter mile north of Sloan's Valley station near Cincinnati Ohio involving Freight No 22 and Passenger No 5. Fire plus wreckage caused multiple deaths including Fireman Gould Brakeman Montgomery and mail agent others badly burned Engineer Taylor and Jim Lott. Baggage master injured No passengers reported killed if any aboard.
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Cincinnati Southern Railway
Sloan's Valley Station
Cincinnati
Ohio
Somerest
Somerset
Sloan’s Valley
Earch
Gould and Welch
John E. Montgomery
Edward Oliver
Engineer Taylor
Jim Lott
Fee
Trains Wreck In Tunnel Fire Maes Two Dead
United States Express messenger Ed Rauffner is dead after a tunnel rear collision near Somerset. Mail agents J T Gayle and C F Coogan unconfirmed as to who died. Freight train rear ended mixed train at Eliot station causing wreck. two engineers Taylor and Pimmott not fatally hurt. Passenger sleepers escaped, baggage mail car and two coaches buried. Reports say two train crews injured, one passenger hurt.
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J. T. Gayle
C. F. Coogan
Ed Rauffner
United States Express Company
Bond Hill
Cincinnati
Eliot Station
Somerset
Payne
Pierson & Clark
Lexington
Taylor
Pimiott
Wreck Amid Dense Fog Delays Rock Island Train
A fog shrouded tail-end collision on the Union Pacific line near Armourdale Kansas City injures nine and fatally injures the Rock Island engineer. An eastbound freight delayed the Rock Island train until warning torpedoes and a rushed stop failed to avert a crash into the Union Pacific Pullman Wathena sleeper. Damages estimated at 60,000 dollars.
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Union Pacific
Armourdale
Kansas City
Rock Island
Union
Hagin
Lool Island
Train collision near Birmingham kills and injures
A rear end collision occurred on a passenger train from Birmingham to Memphis and Birmingham after leaving Birmingham at night. The west bound train struck an outgoing freight near Thomas' furnace three miles from the city killing several passengers in the rear coach and wounding many more. Those wounded were taken to Birmingham and are staying at various hotels.
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Memphis
Birmingham
Thomas’ Furnace
Northern Pacific annual report summary shows mixed freight gains
The Northern Pacific annual report notes general growth in passenger and freight earnings, with local freight contributing 75.7 percent of total freight earnings. Net additions to construction and equipment push totals toward $160 million and $14.5 million respectively, while Wisconsin Central profits miss guarantees by $141,480.
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Oakes
Alote
Ovens
Montana
Utah
Wisconsin Central
Watering of Building Prevented Major Crane Accident
Workmen had just watered the building when the wrench came. if the accident had occurred ten minutes earlier twelve to fifteen men would have been crushed beneath the stone front. Blame for the architect or contractor has not yet been learned.
Census shows South Dakota population gain over decade
The census bureau completes population tabulation for South Dakota reporting a total of 327,848 residents. This marks a gain of 229,580 since ten years prior. County returns are listed, though the document provides incomplete county figures.
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Census Bureau
South Dakota
Stockmen Move to Form Strong Cattlemen's Association
T J Andrews reports cattlemen plan a new organization to cut out middlemen and Chicago packers, aiming to raise beef prices while lowering costs. The group seeks September action with private circulars. by spring a strong association is expected, projecting $2 million yearly from a 25 cent per head fee to fund employees advances and small producer purchases.
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T. J. Andrews
Texas
Colorado
Chicago Combine
Porterhouse Steakw
Noted La Crosse Doctor Leaves City for Snow
The La Crosse Daily Press reports Dr. D Frank Powell a renowned physician and surgeon plans to relocate to St Paul with ten years of service in La Crosse and a broad reputation across the region His departure is described as a public calamity and a loss to the Gateway city impacting revenue and medical care for thousands as residents anticipate the new opportunities for the doctor in the Twin Cities.
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Frank Poweil
la Crone
D. Frank Powell
Las Crosse
St. Paul
Dany Press
Paul
la Crosse
Fiendish murder in South Hampstead shocks London
A bloodthirsty fiend killed a woman about thirty in South Hampstead. The victim was stabbed from behind, then hacked and slashed, with evidence pointing to a Jack the Ripper style killer. Police pursue a man linked to a car, while residents stay indoors amid fear and speculation.
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South Hamstead
London
Bay
England
Whitechapel
Ripper
Hampstead
Sugar From Cuba Seeks Reciprocity With United States
A Havana chamber of commerce address to the minister of the colonies urges a reciprocity treaty with the United States. It argues Cuba’s sugar markets rely on the U.S. and warns that European tariffs harm Cuba. The document calls for prompt action to secure an opening for Cuban sugar.
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Cuba
Havitan Chamber of Commerce
United States
State Department
Europe
England
Spain
Colunios
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