Horrible Deed of Demented Husband Shocks Missouri Town
James Stacey an engineer aged 51 killed his wife and daughter in their home near Clarence Missouri and then died by suicide after informing a neighbor. His son survived. Stacey, a respected Mason with sixty acres of land, reportedly suffered mental strain from long work hours and sleep loss.
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ST. LOUIS
Post-Dispatch
Macon
James Stacey
Burlington road
James
Alma
Sophia Spillies
Stacey
Clarence
Gov McSweeney Urges Tillman to Resign Senate
The Columbia dispatch reports Governor McSweeney sending a surprise letter to Senator Tillman. He says he would accept Tillman’s unconditional resignation and defends his own effort to urge calm, arguing his action served South Carolina’s best interests and received state support. He offers to exercise authority if Tillman resigns.
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COLUMBIA
B. C
McSweeney
Tillman
Senate
United States Senate
Senator McLaurin
South Carolina
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Noted church debt raiser Edward Kimball dies in Chicago
Edward Kimball noted church debt raiser died at 78 in Chicago. He led fundraising since 1877 and helped pay about 15 million dollars in church indebtedness, including a 110000 dollar debt liquidation at Dr Robinson's Presbyterian Church in New York.
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United States
Dr. Robinson
Presbyterian Church
New York
Gazette
CHICAGO
Edward Kimball
R. H. Kimball
Dwight L. Moody
sinc
J. B. Crooks
Haywards
Cal
R. 8. Fulton
Mrs McKinley Improves but Condition Remains Critical
Washington reports doctors say Mrs McKinley had a comfortable night and shows some improvement yet remains unable to take solid food. The bulletin notes no definite outlook, while President McKinley delays Pan-American Exposition plans as her condition stays precarious.
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Gazette
WASHINGTON
Dra. Sternberg
Johnston
Rixey
White House
Taylor
Ohio
McKinley
airoll
Buffalo
Klondike Cleanup Promises Enormous Earnings
Seattle reports the Dolphin bringing ninety first-class passengers from Lynn Canal and news up to June 1. The Yukon river is open to below Dawson and White Horse sees several arrivals. Miners expect a large cleanup with figures ranging from 25 to 30 million dollars as new gold prospects emerge on Forty Mile, Hunter Creek, and Jack Wade Creek forks.
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SEATTLE
Wash
Dolphin
Lynn Canal porta
newa
Skagway
Yukon
Dawson
White Horse
Klondike
Contemptuous Attorneys in Honolulu Controversy
Honolulu Grand Jury probe into legislature bribery yields a courtroom clash as three prominent lawyers Hartwell Kinney and Ballou are jailed for contempt but pardoned by Acting Governor Cooper. The incident shadows bribery inquiries while a Japanese labor strike on the Gaho Railway ends with minimal disruption.
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Cooper
Associated Press
HONOLULU
San Francisco
Humphreys
Hartwell
W. A. Kinney
M. Ballon
Henry E. Cooper
Humphrey
Smith
Advertiser
Hartwell, Kinney
Ballou
Kinney
Republican
Humphreya
thesr
Washington
Hawaii
First Circuit Court
Gaho
Eastern Market Quotations Across Cattle and Wheat
Market wires report Chicago cattle receipts at 20000 with strong price ranges for steers and cows and varied totals for calves and bulls. Sheep receipts at 23000 show weakness with lower to mid range values. San Francisco wheat prices steady while Chicago July wheat opens and closes weak around 75 cents.
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Chicago
Gazette
oaesterm
SAN FRANCISCO
Rev Philips not poisoned in Hazelton case
New York June 6 a chemist’s examination of the stomach of Rev E S Philips found dead in Dr Kirk Stanley’s apartments shows poison was not involved Coroner Bausch released Stanley from custody after the discharge Stanley shook hands with officials and witnesses and left the courthouse
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NEW YORK
George A. Ferguson
E. S. Philips
Hazelton
Kirk Stanley
Father Philips
Stanley
Bausch
Corconer
Derby Victory for Vo lodyovaki Opens Brief News
William C. Whitney’s brown colt Vo lodyovaki wins the derby by a quarter length. Count Von Walderwee departed on the German cruiser Bertha for Kobe yesterday. The court awarded a verdict for the defendant in Wood bury v Eddy libel suit. General Chaffee and two companys of the 5th Infantry reached Manila aboard the Sumner from Taku. Commencement week at Lombard College featured a reception for E H Conger, U S minister to China, class of 1862. A tornado hit Prentice Wisconsin damaging fences, poles, the Swedish Church, a store, and homes with heavy losses.
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William C. Whitney
Volodyovaki
Count Von Walderwee
Taku
Bertha
Kobe
Japan
Mrs.Woodbury
Mrs. Eddy
Lombard College
Galesburg
United States
China
E. H. Conger
Lynching Rumor Flashes From Missouri Town
A report from Aurora Missouri claims Mrs Stallion and her seven year old stepson confessed to killing 16 year old Alice Stallion and were jailed at Galena county seat. A rumor says they were taken from jail and lynched but wires to Galena were down and confirmation was unavailable.
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Galena
Lightning Strikes Forbidden City In Pekin Fire
A lightning strike within the gate of the American end of the Forbidden City set three buildings ablaze, including a library. American and Japanese guards fought the flames as heavy rain helped avert further spread.
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PEKIN
Forbidden City
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