Pingree Dies in London After Sudden Collapse
Ex Governor Hazen S Pingree died in London at 11 35 pm on Tuesday. His son H S Pingree Jr watched at his bedside four days and reported a peaceful death after a brief change. Pingree born 1840 in Denmark Maine earned fame for Detroit reforms and Michigan governance.
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Rae
London
Mr. Pingree
United States
Vondon
Hazen Sentér Pingree
Denmark
Maine
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Detroit
Republican Party
Pingree
Michigan
South Africa
Eix
Gas Company
Detroit Railway
Georgia Spinners Move to End Child Labor
Georgia cotton mill spinners report reaching eighty eight signatures on an agreement to abolish child labor. The plan bars any child under twelve from night work and all work in mills unless a widowed mother or disabled parent depends on the child for support. The measure also calls for long term schools for displaced children as a preventive step against labor agitation.
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Georgia
Button Removed From Child's Nose After Six Year Wait
Lillie Engler of Newark New Jersey had a shoe button stuck in her nose for six years. Doctors at St Michael's Hospital removed the foreign object after swelling and pain prompted surgery. Mrs Engler suspects the child found and inserted the button while learning to creep.
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Lillie, Engler
Edward Engler
Newark
N. J
Lillie
Weekly Crop Report From University Weather Bureau
The past week was cool with heavy showers and rainfall above normal in most areas. Winter wheat improves and ripening in the southeast. oats head short. corn stands good but slow. Northern ranges benefit for hay. alfalfa damaged in central and western counties. cherries large crop and apples poor.
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University of Nebraska Weather Bureau
Kearney Mill to Close in Nebraska
The Kearney cotton mill in Nebraska will shut down after years of losses tied to a weakened Asiatic market and high cotton costs. Eastern lenders hold a 90,000 dollar mortgage. foreclosure is expected within a month, with a possible sale and potential reorganization by current owners uncertain at this time.
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Kearney
Neb
China
Numerous incidents noted in Eldorado news roundup
A long dispatch lists a string of events including a fatal duel style altercation in Collins Michigan Barrey and a Davis death, deaths from paralysis in Geneva Ohio, a Lowix City operation death, and Senator Allison declining 1904 Republican bid. It also mentions a Wyoming youth shooting himself, a thunderstorm cattle losses in Wausa Nebraska, a train accident in Dennison Pennsylvania, and deaths of public figures in Iowa Kansas and Illinois.
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O'Connor
Trader O'Connor
Dakota City
Neb
Lowix City
Allison Has
Eugene Olmstead
Gasper
Wyo
Fort Sill Leads Land Clearence Against Sooner Intruders
Captain Farrand Bayes at Fort Sill Oklahoma with forty cavalrymen begins clearing Wichita mountain land of unlawful intruders ahead of Kiowa and Comanche reservation openings. Government aims to remove soone rs from the area to enable mining and settlement. William A Richards departs Guthrie for Washington after finishing preliminaries on county seats and boundaries for reservations to be opened.
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Farrand Bayes
Ft .Sill
Okl
War, Department
Wichita Mountain
William A. Richards
General Land
Guthrie
Washington
Heinze Wins Mine Case in Montana District Court
Judge Harney awarded the Minnie Healy mine valued at 10 million dollars to F August Heinze after a dispute with Miles inlawd and the copper trust. Heinze bought the property from Finlan who spent 54 thousand dollars on development before selling it. Finlan later tried to reclaim the mine but Heinze’s legal victory stood as a major triumph in Montana.
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Harney
Butte, Mont
Minnie Healy
Heinze
Miles
Salina Ice and Cold Storage Plant Burns in Salina Kansas
Fire destroyed the Kan sas Ice and Cold Storage plant in Salina Kansas in a blaze that caused about 150000 in losses. The structure and contents were equally affected and insurance coverage was around 100000. The plant served many towns as one of the largest of its kind in the Southwest.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas
Lynching of Two Negroes Near Benton La Sparks Outrage
A mob of about 200 overpowered the sheriff and jailer, seized the keys, and hanged two Black men named Smith and McLand near Benton Louisiana. Smith begged mercy and prayed as he was led away, while McLand remained silent. The pair were connected to the murder of John Gray Foster, and the mob claimed to act in the name of safety.
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Prophet Smith
D.mcland
Benton
John ‘Gray
Foster
Arkansas Road
B Smith
Davis
la Grange
N. C
Reckless driving causes Leibacher family tragedy in Sandusky
In Sandusky Ohio two young men Arthur Hartzell of Fort Wayne and Peter Duncan passed Leibacher buggies on the road causing a collision that killed George Leibacher’s two year old child, seriously injured his wife, and injured three other children. Hartzell was arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Sandusky, O
George Leibacher
Arthur Hartzell
Fort Wayne
Peter Duncan
Leibachers
Leibacher
Hartzell
French Submarine Boats To Get Double Motor System
The Petit Parisian reports new French submarines will use double motors steam and electricity, like the Holland, to extend range and dive faster. Narval tests were unsatisfactory with rough surface navigation and crew hardships.
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Petit Parisian
Burn Town for Revenge Sparks Insurrection on Bohol
From Manila word says Captain Andrew Rowan of the Nineteenth Infantry faces inquiry for burning a town to retaliate against insurgents in Bohol. A native killer of a corporal was captured and killed. Rowan then burned a neighboring town and aligned with insurgent chief Samson.
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Manila
Andrew
Rowan
Nineteenth Infantry
Bohol
Yeace
Samson
Morgan family arrives on Teutonic to begin evangelism plan
The Rev Campbell Morgan and family arrived on the Teutonic in New York from Liverpool. He will remain about six years and conduct evangelical work and Bible teaching for the Northfield extension society. Headquarters will be in Baltimore with work across various regions.
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Teutonic
New York
Liverpool
Campbell Morgan
Dr Morgan
Dwight L. Moody
Northfield, Mass
Supreme Court Bars Recount Orders in Four Missouri Cases
At Jefferson City Missouri the supreme court declared writs of prohibition absolute against judges in St Louis who ordered recounts in four contested elections. The court said compelling such orders would violate the secrecy of the ballot.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Des Moines Mission Named for Public Building Posts
Capt. Rueben B. Turner of the quartermaster's department is ordered from Washington to Des Moines to take charge of constructing public buildings for military posts to be established there under a recent act of Congress.
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Rueben B. Turner
Washington
Des Moines
Congress
State Board Plans Grounds Upgrades at Lincoln Fairgrounds
The board of managers of the state board of agriculture met in Lincoln to discuss improvements to the fairgrounds after purchase. Plans include new barns for cattle, horse, and hogs, the old stalls removed, a single exhibition building, and a wire fence around the grounds. Barn sizes are 114 feet for horses, 130 feet for cattle, and 110 feet for hogs, with costs guiding the number built. The horticultural building may be given to horticulturists as it is nearly ruins. Bids will be sought once exact needs are determined.
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Atute Board of Agriculture
Lincoln
Avalanche Buries Hopeville Home. Mother and Daughter Die
A West Virginia avalanche at Hopeville in Grant County swept two miles of mountainside into the Potomac valley. Mrs. Andrew Ours and her 22 year old daughter perished, a grandchild survived, and neighbors freed Mrs. Ours from the debris after hours of struggle.
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West Virginia
Hopeville
Grant County
Potomac River
Miss Ours
Murder at Bride's Home in Mount Carmel
Daniel Richards twenty of Green Ridge was found dead on the porch of his fiancée Miss Elizabeth Walters at Mount Carmel with a bullet wound to the temple. He had planned to marry that day. he left the Walters residence after a brief visit and was found dead next morning three miles from home. Police deem it a murder and suspect removal from the Walters house. Miss Walters says there was no quarrel and Richards appeared cheerful.
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Daniel Richards
Green Ridge
Shamokin
Mount Carmel
Young Richards
Elizabeth, Walters
Harry Walters
Walters
Richards
Swedish Lutheran Church Destroyed by Lightning
A Salem church ten miles south of Newman Grove Nebraska burned completely after a lightning strike. The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran building, ten years old and costing 4455 dollars, housed pews two organs and an oil painting saved from the fire. Insurance coverage was 2500 dollars. Rain fell for five hours during the blaze.
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Salem Church
Newman Grove
Neb
Blaodhounds Track Down Egg-Throwing Suspects
In Santon hoodlums hurled rotten eggs at a Christian meeting. Bloodhounds tracked the culprits, Otto Stewart and Willir, who pleaded guilty and were fined $20 each plus costs.
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Santon
Otto Stewart
Will Ir
Twelve Year Old Murderer Escapes In Chicago
Witnesses say the killer was not more than twelve years old. The assailant stabbed to death sixteen year old Olaf Olsen during pursuit of two boys who had stolen fruit from his employer. Both youths fled, one of them the killer and his companion.
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Chicago
Olaf
Olsen
Murdered Woman Found Dead in Burned House
Mrs. Louis Busse, seven miles southwest of Greene Iowa, was found dead in her home with the house largely burned and a portion of the roof burned away. Authorities suspect murder and arson with kerosene and feathers scattered across the floors.
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Louis Busse
Greene
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