Wealthy McLean farmer killed wife in brutal attack
Merrit Chism, a wealthy McLean County farmer, murdered his wife in a violent quarrel. He then wounded her son Harvey Freeland and attempted suicide multiple times before being arrested in Bloomington. Neighbors described him as quick tempered but never previously criminal.
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Merrit Chism
McLean County
Illinois
Carter
Chism
Harvey Freeland
Harvey
Bloomington
Winter Wheat Acreage Declines Slightly Despite Strong May Condition
May 1 figures from the Agriculture Department show winter wheat cultivated area at 28,267,000 acres, down 6.7 percent from last fall but 7.7 percent above last year’s harvested total. Texas and California lead in forage reductions, with up to 49.4 percent abandoned in California and 12.5 percent in Oklahoma. Remaining acreage holds an average May 1 condition of 14.1, high for the period, though total planted area for forage has been eliminated.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas
California
Missiouri
Kansas
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Michigan
Oklahoma
Death in Homestake Boiler Explosion Hits Lead Mine
A boiler explosion at the Highland hoist of the Homestake Mining Co in Lead South Dakota killed Ed Bretsford the dynamo engineer and injured Mandy Klinger and John Cowlin among others. Fire crews contained the blaze as debris and machinery were scattered around the hoist area. Bretsford left a widow and eight children after seventeen years with the company.
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Lead, S. D
Highland
Homestake Mining Company
Ed Bretsford
Mandy Klinger
John Cowlin
Bretsford
Homestake’ Company
Insurgent Leader Hunted In Laguna Probed Move South
Manila dispatch reports insurgent leader Cailies chased, likely retreating south of Laguna but refusing to surrender over past killings. In Tayabas Paghbæ attacked. insurgents repulsed with losses. Twenty first Infantry routed 150 insurgents at Zunbanos camp near Lu eban, seizing supplies.
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Manila
Cailies
Laguna
La‘guna
Pag‘Hbae
Tayabas
Twenty-first Infantry
Zun= bano
Lueban
Crowds Flock To See Him On Presidential Train Tour
The president's northward train moved through the Santa Clara valley to San Francisco with stops at Ventura and Santa Barbara, where flowers lined carriages and streets. He enjoyed drives, visited old Spanish missions in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo, and spent weekend at Del Monte. In Santa Barbara a fire destroyed the chief's house while he told reporters he would rather see a president again than save his home.
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Los Angles
Cal
Santa Clara Valley
Pacific” Ocean
Los Angeles
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
San Luis Obispo
Removal Demand Ends Hawaii Legislature With Clash
The first territorial Hawaii legislature closed after clashing with Governor Dole. It failed to pass major home rule measures, except the county government act vetoed by the governor. The house approved a memorial requesting President McKinley remove Dole for hindering session work and withholding information.
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Hawaii
Dole
McKinley
President McKinley Alters Western Tour for Mrs McKinley Illness
President McKinley arrives early in San Francisco after a sudden change in his western itinerary. He transports Mrs McKinley from Del Monte to the Henry Scott residence for rest and possible specialist consultation.
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McKinley
San Francisco
Eastman Acquitted in Harvard Instructor Murder Trial
Cambridge Harvard instructor Charles Ri Eastman was acquitted of murdering his brother in law Richard H. Grogan Jr during target practice on July 4. After a nearly three week trial and five and a half hour jury deliberation the verdict came in.
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Cambridge
Mass
Chas. Ri Eastman
Harvard
Richard H. Grogan, Jrr
Four Die In Freight Engine Boiler Explosion
The boiler of a Huntington and Broad Gauge freight engine at Mount Dallas Pennsylvania exploded killing four crew members. The dead are engineer A S Berkstresser conductor Charles Hollinghead fireman John Richie and Thomas Edwards. Cause unknown but likely occurred during water filling.
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Pennsylvania
Huntington & Broad
Mount Dallas
Charles Hollinghead
John Richie
Thomas Edwards
Carpenters Return to Work at Buffalo Exposition Booth
Union carpenters who had left the Buffalo Exposition Grounds over unfair lumber returned after the lumber was removed. Workers who went out in sympathy resumed duties in the manufacturers and liberal arts building, restoring normal construction progress.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts
Not Guilty Verdict in Sallie Admire Murder Case
In Carrollton Illinois the jury found Sallie B R Admire not guilty of murdering her husband. The case of Bert Murray, her alleged lover, was called but stricken from the docket with leave to reinstate.
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Sallie BR. Admire
Carrollton, IL
Bert Murray
Fire Devastates Wayne Property District in West Virginia
A major blaze destroyed Walker's hotel Napier's livery stable Hooton's dry goods store and L E Davis's residence along with many smaller structures in Wayne West Virginia. Estimated loss reaches fifty thousand dollars.
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Wayne
W. van
Walker
Napier
Hooton
L. E. Davis
Paris Duel Story Highlights Absurdity and Tragedy
A Paris duel tale mocks bravado and coffee money as two men plan a public fight. One duelist intends to die by his own hand, causing the other to faint and be carried away. The distraught man then drowns himself after failed quarrel attempts.
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Paris
Philadelphia Times appoints new editor amid staff changes
Dr. Alfred C. Lambdin becomes editor of the Philadelphia Times, succeeding founder and editor in chief role. Darwin G. Fenno remains managing editor, continuing in his long standing position.
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Philadelphia
Wnote
Ector
Clare
Philadelphia Times
Alfred C. Lambdin
Darwin G. Fenno
Sleep and health of infants linked to rest
It argues babies should sleep a lot to grow strong and healthy. Sleep is said to prevent weakness and illness in delicate and even large newborns.
Submarine Cable Milestone and Patent Cure Ad
A historic note recalls the first submarine cable laid across the English Channel about fifty years ago. The text also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion biliousness constipation nervousness and insomnia, claiming it strengthens the system and promotes sleep.
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Channel
Hostetter
Durability of Wood in Dry Egyptian Atmospheres
In very dry climates wood shows remarkable durability. Pieces of wood caskets and articles have survived from Egyptian catacombs dating 2,000 to 3,000 years before the Christian era.
Grain-O Product Ad Promotes Grain-Based Coffee Alternative
An advertising pitch urges readers to try Grain-O as a coffee substitute sold by grocers. It claims the drink resembles Mocha or Java in color, is made from pure grains, suitable for children and adults, and offers a price of 25 cents per package.
New York Building Boom Sets City Record Spending
New plans filed in one week for apartment houses and residences call for a total expenditure of 15 822 000 dollars, the largest in New York City history. The movement signals a revolution in residence property for the city.
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New York
New York City
Noted Knight Templar Owes His Health to Peruna
A prominent Knight Templar Colonel T. P. Moody of Chicago praises Peruna as a cure for long-standing stomach catarrh and related ailments. He reports personal and wife’s improvement after using Peruna, urging others to begin treatment. The piece extols catarrh as a broad, stubborn disease and promotes the Peruna company.
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Perma
T. P. Moody
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Masons
Colonel Moody
Oriental Corsistory Masons
Michigan_.avenue
Moody
Southwest
Tt. P. Moody
Peruna
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