Bryan on Stand Explains Will Making and Mrs Bennett
In New Haven probate court William J. Bryan testifies during the will hearing of Philo S Bennett. He explains the $50 000 bequest arrangement involving Mrs Bryan and the family while detailing letters and prior investments. Other witnesses recount Bennett's business acumen and mental fitness.
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New Haven
Conn
William J. Bryan
Philo S. Bennett
Mr. Bryan
Henry Stoddard
Bennett
Toddard
Mrs. Bennett
Stoddard
Bryan
Mr. Bennett
Mrs. Bryan
Newton
James D. Dowell
New York
Chicago
Editor Morss Dies After Fall From Sentinel Building
Samuel E. Morss editor and owner of the Indianapolis Sentinel fell from the third story window of the Sentinel building Wednesday morning. He suffered injuries described as severe and lingering, with reports indicating dizziness and a fall during an awning rope incident. The tragedy disrupts a prominent local newspaper leadership and raises questions about the accident’s cause and circumstances.
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Morss
Indianapolis
Samuel E. Morss
The
Indianapolis Sentinel
Sentinel
Soffel Sequel Marks Divorce Case In Pittsburg Area
Fragmentary text outlines a divorce involving Mrs. Soffel tied to the Pittsburg area and a notorious caper. Mentions Peter K and Kate Soffel with references to a penitentiary and a case date, unclear due to damaged wording.
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Pittsburg
Soffel
Gheny County
Cape
Dal Case
Jal
Peter K
Alleurs Day
Kate Soffel
Arrest of the Deweys Charged in Land Fencing Case
Topeka Kansas special. Deputy U S marshal arrested millionaire C P Dewey and his son Chauncy Dewey in Riley county on a fence land charge and intimidation of Cheyenne county settlers. Indictment by Leavenworth grand jury includes Dewey employees James McBride William McBride William Ratcliffe. Berry boys named as principal government witnesses. Deweys arraigned and given bond pending federal court hearing in Topeka on a date to be set.
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Topeka
Kas
United States
Riley County
C. P. Dewey
Chauncey Dewey
Cheyenne County
Leavenworth
James McBride
William McBride
William Ratcliffe
Deweys
Berry Boys
Fears of Canadians on Alaska Boundary Award
Ottawa reports in Senate hearings that Canada fears U S fortification of Pacific islands and control of the Portland Canal. Sir Mackenzie Bowell criticizes the Alaska boundary award as not a judicial document while noting Britain’s role and the risk to Canadian interests in Wales Pearse and other islands. The Alaska boundary correspondence shows Canada protested when Root Lodge and Turner appointment occurred and then signed the treaty after limited consent.
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Ottawa
Lord Alverstone
United States
Canada
Wales
Pearse
Mackenzie Bowell
England
Port Arthur
San Juan
Mr. Mackenzie
Fort Simpson
McMullen
Transvaal
Ireland
Alaska
Colonial Office
Washington
Messers. Root
Lodge
Turner
Mr. Chamberlain
Sir Michael Herbert
Mr. Hay
Toledo Special Oil Price Movements
Oil prices moved 3 cents east and 2 cents west with new levels for Tiona at 1.89, Pennsylvania 1.74, Newcastle 1.61, Corning 1.54, Whitehouse 1.35, North Lima 1.30, South Lima Indiana 1.25, Somerset 1.25, Ragland 0.66, Neodesha 1.30. Whitehouse and Ragland unchanged.
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Toledo
Tiona
Pennsylvania
Newcastle
Corning
Whitehouse
North Lima
South Lima
Indiana
Somerset
Miles as Army General Aims to Build Global Oil Syndicate
Gen Nelson A Miles recently retired from the U S Army is planning to become a world leading oil magnate in New Orleans. He works on forming a syndicate said to own and control more oil land than any other company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
New Orleans
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Parks in the Tombs. Parks Indicted for Forgery
New York figure Samuel Parks the walking delegate indicted for forgery has been sent to the Tombs after a $2,000 bond offer was refused. Iliam S Devery who originally hired a bondsman for Parks to the act of $18,000 has declined further aid. Devery says Parks is an innocent man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Parks
Iliam S. Devery
Parks
Mi Womger
Devery
Illinois Steel Plant to Reopen in Joliet Monday
Officials of the Illinois Steel Company announce the Joliet plant will resume operations in all departments on Monday, bringing employment for about two thousand men after a two week shutdown under a general order for an indefinite period.
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Joliet, Ill
Illinois Steel Company
Supreme Power Drives Mother's Tragic Crime at Pacific Grove
Monterey Cal special. While temporarily deranged Mrs Louis Iverson wife of a Salinas machinist murdered three of her children Saturday at Pacific Grove at the dictation she said later of a supreme power.
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Supreme Power
Monterey
Cal
Louis Iverson
Salinas
Pacific Grove
Defense of NATO island fortifications progress and costs
Washington reports show Endicott board style fortifications under way with 103 twelve inch guns and 376 mortars in place. New estimates for fortifications and river harbor improvements total over 10 million and include missions from California to Indiana. Anarchy arrest follows immigration raid in New York as John Turner faces deportation.
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Washington
George L. Gillespie
Endicott Board
Congress
Navy Department
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Lake Ports
St. Lawrence River
Gillespie
Great Lakes
San Juan
Porto Rico
Honolulu Harbor
Hawaii
San Luis d’Apra
Guam
Manila Bay
Subig Bay
Secretary of War
United States
New York Harbor
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Mississippi River Commission
Indiana
Ohio River
Big Sandy River
Lewis and Tugs Fork
West Virginia
Kentucky
Falls of the Ohio River
Louisville
Calumet River
Illinois
Michigan City Harbor
Conservatism in Business in Bradstreet's NY Special
Bradstreets Saturday report notes a shift toward conservatism in buying with smaller quantities than a year ago. Demand remains driven by real needs rather than speculation amid irregular trade signals. Railway earnings ease but show higher traffic versus last year. car shortages persist mainly in lumber trades.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Applause Turns to Tragedy as Boa Kills Performer
In Voelklingen Prussia a young woman died Thursday during a menagerie act when a boa constrictor wrapped around her. Spectators mistook the screams for realism and applauded before attendants freed her and killed the snake.
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Berlin
Voelklingen
Prussia
Sand Tossed for Great Canal at Indiana Harbor
Amid great enthusiasm the opening of the inland harbor and canal began in Indiana Harbor Indiana. The first load of sand from the four million cubic feet to be removed was thrown out as Governor Durbin lit his hand and ordered work to proceed.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Calumet River
Durbin
Drowned in Wine: Italian Farmer Dies in Bath of New Wine
A wealthy farmer near Aosta, Charrere, died after bathing in a vat of fermenting wine on his estate. He believed the yearly plunge would bring prosperity to himself and family.
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Rome
Charrere
Aosta
Charrerre
Cotton merchants foresee larger harvest and higher producer income
Leading cotton merchants and brokers in St. Louis express optimism about the cotton situation. They believe production will exceed last year and that producer earnings could rise by about 20 percent due to price differences.
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St. Louis
Navy Department Report Shows Delays in Shipbuilding
A government review outlines naval construction progress for the year, noting one battleship and multiple destroyers completed but delays due to strikes. It lists 252 vessels fit for service, 45 building, and 23 unfit, with detailed counts of battleships, cruisers, gunboats, torpedo boats, and other craft.
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Washington Ape Bowles
Law and Repair
Secretary ‘of the Navy
v.Naval Academy
Dolphin
Great Lakes
Tragic Marion Father Kills Two Children Then Surrenders
Jesse McClure, 239, confessed to murdered his two sons Dee aged two and Homer aged three near Point Isabel then fled to Marion. He said God commanded the act and claimed his wife unworthy to care for the children. Guards prevented lynching and he was moved to Indianapolis for safety.
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Marion
Ind
Dee
Homer
Jesse McClure
Mills
McClure
Tag
McCloy
Conftean! Ie
Postal official Landveight resigns amid investigation
William Landveight, chief of the classification division of the post office department, submitted his resignation to Postmaster General Payne on Thursday. Payne requested the move after inspectors investigated charges tied to Landveight's son being employed by General Manifolding Company of Franklin, Pennsylvania, which held a department contract for patent registry books.
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Washington
William Landveight
Post Office Department
Payne
Landveight
General Manifolding Company
Franklin, Pa
Fourteen Killed in New York Subway Cave-In
A cave-in of rock in a Manhattan subway tunnel left fourteen men dead and four others fatally injured after blasts at One Hundred Ninety Fifth Street and Broadway loosened rock that collapsed on Italian laborers at work in the large bore.
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New York
Yellow Fever Being Stamped Out in Laredo
Yellow fever conditions have greatly improved in Laredo Texas and officials believe the disease will be stamped out soon. Business, hurt by the illness, will return to normal once the disease is eliminated.
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Laredo
Tex
Dowie Sunday Observance Quiet Amid Theft Rumors
New York report notes Sunday services at Dowie’s venue were calm with three gatherings. The piece mentions Dowie and his host facing a period of quiet since a theft occurred, with morning and afternoon sessions described.
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Dowie
New York
Wen
Hetu
Sen
Homestead Steel Mills Start Under New Contracts
All Homestead plant mills of Carnegie Steel ordered to begin double turn at midnight Sunday after two weeks of plate mill shutdown for repairs. Workers told to expect steady winter work. Belief that United States Steel Corporation has secured large contracts from Europe.
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Pittsburg
Homestead
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Europe
Blair Charged With Embezzling Near World’s Fair Official
James Lawrence Blair former counsel general of the world’s fair is accused by James L. Roberts former Blair office stenographer of embezzling about 400000 from Dick Bros Co of New York and Philadelphia and diverting 63000 belonging to the Blow estate to his own use at the Home of Graft St Louis special.
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St. Louis
James Lawrence Blair
James L. Roberts
Blair
Dick Bros. & Co
New York
Philadelphia
Blow
Lou Dillon Crowned Champion Trotter of the World
Lou Dillon won the title by trotting a mile in 1 5 84 and a fraction, a pace that horsemen say outranks Dan Patch and cements her as the marvel of the world in the eyes of Memphis observers.
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Lou Dillon
Memphis
Tenn
Dan Patch
Explosion Kills Worker at Indian Head Proving Ground
A six pounder Maxim machine gun exploded at the Indian Head proving ground Sunday, killing instantly Frank Penny, a negro helper, and seriously injuring Nelson Jackson, a first class laborer, both colored. Several officers nearby escaped injury. An investigation will follow.
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Washington, D. C
Indian Head Proving Ground
Frank Pennie
Nelson Jackson
Wealthy Carbondale resident fooled by fake gold brick
In 1903 Topeka Kansas a local man Robt Forbes of Carbondale discovered a gold brick bought three weeks earlier for 5000 dollars was only composition metal worth about 50 cents.
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Topeka
Kas
Robt
Forbes
Carbondale
Suffocated in Sand Pit Fatal for Three Children
In St Paul Minnesota a Friday accident left Luck Keagen aged 3 Loraine Anderson aged 5 and Russell Anderson aged 4 suffocated in a sand pit where they were playing. Local authorities investigate the incident.
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St. Paul, Minn
Luck Keagen
Loraine
Russell Anderson
Italy Cabinet Resigns After Premier Zanardelli Health Decline
The Italian cabinet unanimously decides to quit on Thursday following Premier Zanardelli announcing his resignation due to failing health. The move ends his leadership and clears the government slate as Rome faces political transition.
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Italy
Rome
Zanardelli
Mexico Bank System Sees Broad Prosperity
Local banks across the country report strong performance despite the failure of the International Bank and Trust Company. Analysts say the financial sector remains resilient and business activity continues to grow in Mexico.
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Mexico
Mexico City
International Bank and Trust Company
Land fraud probe hits Western states and officials
Interior Secretary Hitchcock and A B Pugh lead a six month inquiry into massive land fraud involving Minnesota timbermen and several Western offices. Secret service detectives prepared reports alleging false entries and forced grants across California Oregon and Minnesota with several senators named. Arrests of insiders and officials are anticipated as evidence is compiled.
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Garrriton
Hitchcock
California
Washington
Oregon
Minnesota
General Land Office
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
Treasury Department
Pugh
United States
Secret Service
Burns
Emperor William Rescued From Bog During Rominten Hunt
Berlin reports Emperor William sank to his hips in a bog while deer stalking at Rominten. Foresters pulled him free and he continued hunting that evening. He later ordered sixty prisoners from Königsberg to drain the moor and cover it with earth.
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Berlin
William
Rominten
Koenigsberg
Rockefeller Collects Last Dollar From Steel Syndicate
A high authority reports John D. Rockefeller has compelled United States Steel Corporation to pay the final one of sixty million dollars of indebtedness he held against the company.
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Rockefeller
New York
United States Steel Corporation
John D. Rockefeller
Biltmore to Become Private Hunting Club in North Carolina
A large part of George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore estate in North Carolina is slated to be transformed into an exclusive hunting and fishing club. The venture aims to attract prominent club men as members.
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New York
George W. Vanderbilt
Wilds
North Carolina
Biltmore
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