Oregon hangings reveal alleged multi murderer Williams
The Dalles July 21 Daniel Norman Williams was hanged for the 1900 murders of Alma Nesbitt and her mother near Hood River. He had tied together crimes from Iowa to Oregon, married Alma while living with another wife, and staged alibis while attempting to cover previous killings. Authorities found hair and scalp evidence, with the two bodies never recovered.
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Miew Nesbitt
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Wee
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Vancouver
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Portland
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Mothe
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Williame
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Counor Bluffe
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Enat
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Heat Sicide in Chicago Bank After Saving Withdrawal
Anna Teller, age 20, committed suicide at noon in the Triple Trust Savings bank after withdrawing savings. The shooting caused panic among patrons. cause unclear beyond signs of heat induced dementia.
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Chicago
Anna Teller
Triple Trust Savings Bank
Murderer Williams Convicted in Dramatic 1904 Trial
The Washington murder case linked to Daniel Williams reached a dramatic 1904 trial in which he was convicted for the double murder of an elderly Iowa couple near Muscatine on August 15 1902. Authorities traced him after a prior disappearance while he worked as a farm hand. his photo linked him to the Nesbitt case. He was about 60, weighed 190 pounds, with sandy hair and a bald crown.
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Nesbitt
Havird Will Fight Ouster Bid In County Case
Sheriff Havird refused to resign after a July 21 deadline to file his resignation and settle a shortage. He asked for extra time, then announced he would fight the charges, saying they were too vague. County Attorney Koenich said ouster proceedings would begin in a few days.
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Koenich Sayn
Boycott Extends to American Books in Colleges
Shanghai reports an active boycott of American goods extending to college books. Running contracts will be honored while American books are discarded in schools and institutions across the area. Local colleges and universities are adjusting procurement to avoid American titles as the movement broadens.
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Shanghai
Peace County Bans Gambling Across County
Pierce county law enforcement halts slot machines and gambling tables beyond Tacoma city limits. Sheriff Denholm and deputies notify saloonkeepers in Puyallup Sumner Orting Buckley Wilkeson Fairfax South Prairie and other towns to cease all games of chance. Wilkeson, a mining town, previously known for gambling, sees a sweeping shutdown as courts push enforcement.
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le Wilkeson
Cholding
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Wash
Timita
Pierce County
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Puyallup
Sumner
Orting
Buckley
Wilkeson
Fairfax
South Prairie
Stellaroom
Tacoma & Eastern
Bennington Explosion Kills Dozens at San Diego Harbor
The gunboat Bennington exploded at 10 10 in San Diego harbor while being towed after toward arrival. Between forty and fifty sailors killed or missing, over a hundred injured, many brought ashore to morgue and hospitals. Captain Lucian Young reports all aboard injured. vessel heavily damaged and sinking. extensive wreckage and heroic efforts by harbor crews and medical staff.
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Ahore
John Calvin Leonard
Victor Mae
South Carolina
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Charles T. Wade
Newman K. Perry
Leo Sahn
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Charles Morris, Jr
Wyoming
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Triton Young
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San Mego
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Nelian
Enelen Perry
Chicago Teamsters Strike Ends Amid Voting Return to Work
Chicago July 21 Six hundred fuel drivers voted to end the strike and return to operations, despite other unions. Department store drivers began voting on strike resolution, railway express drivers and truck teamsters to vote tomorrow. The move came without strike leaders sanction as the Teamsters Joint Council urged a vote to end. Many workers broke ranks to seek jobs as employers set rules for rehiring. Total strike cost about 71 vex, 16 million dollars, with 400 injured in rioting.
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Railway Express
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Jalot Council
Union Labor split as Schmitz faction backs candidate
In San Francisco a stormy United Labor meeting split over how to approach the upcoming municipal campaign. One wing sought to bar officers from the nominating convention, while the Schmitz faction forced out the original chairman and pledged support for Eugene E. Schmitz, predicting a class-based contest between labor and elite groups.
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United Labor League
Pases
Schmitz
Union Labor Party
Eugene E.schmitz
Wandered To Death Near Ephrata Farm Son
The four year old son of Herman Gross wandered from home while parents were away. A 13 year old sibling watched him. A nightlong search covered sparsely settled terrain. At six this morning a party of 40 found the child dead two miles from home, the result of fatigue and exposure.
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Wash
Herman Gross
Here
Kivean
Paul Jones Remains To Arrive With Warship Squadron
A wireless message from the squadron of warships reports the remains of Paul Jones are en route from France to Chesapeake Capes. The squadron will arrive Saturday at Chesapeake Capes with no incident reported during passage.
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Aqquadron
Paul Jones
France
Chespeake Capes
Ministers Refuse to Resign Amid Cabinet Crisis
London July 21 The Commons adjourned to gauge the governments path as the ministry faces pressure over Irish land bill funding. Reports say Balfour will likely survive on a normal majority though papers dispute the proper course. Cabinet meeting earlier sparked rumors of resignations but nothing confirmed. Newport Oregon July 21 Prosecuting Attorney Brown says Newport will close next Sunday causing resort upheaval. A grand jury accuses Toledo saloon keepers of Sunday openings and fines $26. A new 275 foot bridge will span the Touchet at Shaw's crossing in Walla Walla County.
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House of Commons
Irian Land Commission
Balfour
Newport
Brown
Toledo
Lincoln County Grand Jury
Saat
Bill Neemnet
Fach
Japanese Advance and Russian Surrender News
Teletypes report rapid Japanese progress on Vladivostok and Nikolevsk. 461 Russian soldiers and 16 officers surrendered to Japan at Saghaljen. In St Petersburg a fear of Tokyo terms over the Trans Siberian line grows. Dispatches note Japanese sighted near Nikolayevsk Amur mouth and mass Russian resistance at Daline with heavy machine guns. Paris confirms Witte’s arrival en route to the United States.
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Amur
Nikolaevsks
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Khabarovak
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Otsia
Daline
Rustin
Transfer Jurisdiction In Panama Question Discussed
Oyster Bay July 21 President Roosevelt held a conference with Secretary Root and Dr Lyman Abbott to consider transferring Panama command from the war department to the state department and to review the peace conference details Drake Shonts assistant in New York was named secretary treasurer and will act as railroad president during Shont's absence
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State Root
New York
Lyman Abbott
Root
State Department
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E. A. Drake
The
Panama Railroad Company
Shont
Drake
French 18 Suspect Arrest Returns to Cleveland
After release from Akron jail, railroad promoter Charles W. French arrives in Cleveland amid claims a large railroad company orchestrated his arrest for monetary fraud. He plans to return to the Pacific coast where he promotes a giant stool plant at San Diego and a road route to Chicago via Denver.
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Hie Relonen
Akron
Charles W. French
French
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Iist Road
Chicago
Denver
Joveral Trial Begun in Portland for Land Fraud Conspiracy
The second trial of Congressman Williamson et al began today in Portland, following earlier proceedings in the land fraud case. Prosecutors and defense teams prepared for a fresh round of testimony and evidentiary disputes as jurors were seated.
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Joveral
Portland
Williamson Etval
Cleveland Recall of Bishop Coadjutor Election
Rev. Frederick Lloyd withdraws his acceptance of election as Episcopal bishop coadjutor of Oregon due to opposition from four leading clergymen who objected to him as a high churchman. He remains at home in Washington, Pennsylvania.
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Frederick Lloyd
Oregon
Lloyd
Washington, Pa
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