Natives in New Guinea Rebel Attack Mission Stations
Reports from Merlin describe a native uprising in New Guinea with attacks on St. Paul and Rachanunep mission stations. Priests and Sisters of Mercy were killed and tortured, a German squad subdued the rebels, and 16 were hanged. Separate notes cover an Alaska accident claim, a grand larceny case, a bond dispute, an accident policy suit, a fish bone death claim, and a Chicago Dye Works fire losses.
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Merlin
Man New Guinea
St. Paul
Rachanunep
Sisters of Mercy
Alki
Alaska
Masel Garrison
C. A. Randall
Garrison
Jim
Hanford
Addie M
Fidelity @ Casualty Life Insurance company
Byrne
F. J. Burns
Chicago
Eighth Avenue
Money hidden in heel of shoe leads to discovery
Hartley of 903 Pike street nearly lost 456 dollars carried in the heel of his shoe. He left the shoes for repair on Monday and found the money scattered in shavings after the cobbler finished the job. A sergeant recovered the money from the shop floor.
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W. J. Hartley
Hartley
Pike Street
Gory
Sergt. Peer
Local suits and divorces filed in superior court
Mrs. Martin Hall sues Leonard Tucker owner of a Whila Walla home for 10000 after slipping from an open door and injuring her back. George Hansen seeks 600 from Dave Argyle George L Abbe and William Malloy over alleged gambling losses. HM Green seeks divorce from Mra Etta Green after 25 years of marriage. Adolph Freimuth also sues Mra Marie Freimuth for desertion. Cc Anderson responds to sensational divorce charges from Mra Hannah Anderson. James Kealey sues Pacific Coast Company for 1900 damages from last year’s injuries.
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Martin Hall
Superior Court
Leonard Tucker
Whila Walla
Hall
George Hansen
Dave Argyle
George L. Abbe
William Malloy
Jane
Georgetown
HM. C. Green
Mra
Etta Green
Aireen
Adolph Freimuth
Marie Freimith
Cc. O. Anderson
Hannah Anderson Anderson
James Kealey
Pacific Coast Company
Albertson
Keassey i
Robbers Blow Safe at Co operative Shingle Company
In Bothell at 2 a m the office safe was blown open and about 200 dollars stolen along with razors knives and cigars. One robber groaned after the blast and fled as Postmaster Ericksen heard the explosion. The post office safe remained untouched. Deputy Sheriff Eugene Smith arrived from Seattle to investigate with no clues yet.
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Bothell
Co-operative Shingle Company
Ericksen
Post Office
Eugene Smith
Seattle
Dead Man Found Near Colvilla by Indians
The body of an unknown man, badly decomposed, was found near Colvilla, Washington, by Indians yesterday. Officers report the man had evidently been dead for several weeks and are investigating the case.
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Colvilla
Wash
Johnny Rankin, Local Recluse, Dies in Wilbur Cabin
John Rankin, 60, an eccentric bachelor known across the Big Bend country as Johnny, was found dead in his cabin near Wilbur yesterday. Authorities report heart trouble as the cause.
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Wilbur
Wash
John Rankin
Big Bend
Johnny
Gambling Houses Ignore Seattle Law Defy Officials
Seattle gamblers continue open poker games across Snohomish and Magnolia bar salons, Pike Street dens, and Occidental Avenue venues. Despite Mayor Ballinger and Chief Delaney pledging enforcement, authorities report no closures and widespread violations citywide with rooms openly operating and strangers invited to gamble.
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Seattle
Star
Snohomish
Magnolia
Pike Street
Firet Avenue
Ballinger
Civic Union
Delaney
California
Occidental Avenue
Wott
Republicans Hold State Convention Reports
Republic an state conventions convened with leaders vying for governor and lieutenant governor posts. In New York Saratoga the nominating process progressed after adjournment, with Higgine, backed by Odell, seen as leading for governor, Peabody supporters controlling the delegation, and Woodruff faction challenging the result. Denver and Hartford reports note ticket nominations and key officials named.
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Saratoga
Frank M. Higgine
Odell
Woodruff
Murdered Woman Found In Lake Trunk Near Bilaworth Brow
In Cleveland Oregon a decomposed middle aged woman was found in a trunk afloat at Bilaworth Brow factory slip. A watchman retrieved the trunk and revealed two letters addressed to Margaret Lyon of 279 Bt Clair Street. Autopsy shows head crushed. murder suspected. William Lyons, uncle of Margaret, held on suspicion.
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Beoripos
Cleveland, Or
Bilaworth Brow
Margaret Lyon
Bt. Clair Street
Margaret Lyons
William Lyons
Margaret
Attractive features planned for tonight at industrial exposition
Tonight the YMCA exhibit presents gymnastic demonstrations by leading association teams at the industrial fair. Prizes are awarded nightly, with a coupon system and a drawing at the gate. Manager Reiss adds free attractions like the loop the loop and Crystal maze, drawing growing crowds and ensuring a lively carnival atmosphere despite any trouble forgotten once inside.
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Queen Anne's
Reiss
Wiped Out at St Helens Fire Destroys City Blocks
St Helens Oregon the county seat of Columbia suffered a major fire that began this morning behind a drug store destroying two full blocks of business. The blaze jeopardized the entire city and wiped out the public library belonging to Senator McBride among other property. Authorities attribute the fire to spontaneous combustion.
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ST. Helens
Ore
Columbia County
Senator McBride
Confederate Veterans Begin Seventeenth Virginia Reunion
Telegraph dispatches report the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia opening its seventeenth annual reunion in Lynchburg with a large anticipated turnout, amid a horse show at the state fair grounds this evening. Also noted is New Jersey undertakers association moving to draft a bill to bar out of state funerals, Jacksonville hosts Turpentine Operators in their fourth annual convention aiming to curb production, and interparliamentary union adjourns with plans to meet in Brussels next year as delegates resume a U S tour, plus Portland returns show Republican gains.
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Lynchburg
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia
State Fair
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey Undertakers’ Association
New York
New Jersey
Jacksonville
Fla
Turpentine Operators’ Association
Louis
Interparliamentary Union
Brussels
United States
Kansas City
Threaten to Strike by Chicago Unionists at Stock Yards
Nearly 10 000 union butchers and laborers remain jobless at the stock yards with 600 reinstated today. Cattle butchers local members threaten to strike again unless more workers are returned to duty promptly. The report also notes ongoing courtroom proceedings over Mrs. Rumbesus and her husband’s shooting, with testimony for and against her alleged accidental killing.
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Chicago
Tommorrow
Trial Near End in First Degree Murder Case
The trial of Mrs. Masan Rumbens for first degree murder nears its end as final arguments approach. Prosecutors and defense counsel presented key evidence and contested the defendant's intent and actions in the alleged crime.
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Masan Rumbens
Roosevelt removes Robert McWade as Canton consul
President Roosevelt dismissed Robert McWade from his post as consul at Canton China amid ongoing State Department charges. The action comes after months of scrutiny and official inquiries.
Football Hero and Wife Are Criminals
In Reading Mrs Mary Bacheldor nee Cassidy wife of Yale football guard pleaded guilty to embezzling 2600 dollars from Berg Bros department store where she was cashier. Sentence suspended and she may be sent to the penitentiary. Her husband received six months in jail for operating a gambling house. Berlin dispatch reports Russian forces at Tie Pase and Japanese advances near Liao ng.
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Reading
Mary Bacheldor
Cassidy
Yale
Berg Bros
Topeka Contract For Raising Sunken City At Pier A
Divers will begin lifting the wreckage of the sunken city vessel after the hull is raised and cargo salvage will wait. The operation is deemed impractical due to high costs and crew may be missing from the blery hole. General Kuropatkin reports rear guard at Sakhi with main forces at Mukden and Beneikju. Russian casualties in Liao Yang estimated at 5 000 killed and 12 000 wounded.
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Topeka
Pier A
Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Sakhi
Mukden
Beneikju
Liao Yang
Jefferson Returns with Golden Treasure Amid Season Closing
The Alaska Steamship Company steamship Jefferson arrived from Skagway and Southeastern Alaska with 575000 in treasure. The vessel carried 187 passengers, including 72 from Dawson. Weather is turning very cold with frost on early mornings.
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Golden Treasure
Alaska Steamship Company
Jefferson
Skay
Alaska
Dawson
Kuropatkin May Lose His Job Rumor Circulates
In St Petersburg rumors say General Nicholas Nicholalevitch inspector of cavalry may supersede General Kuropatkin. Nicholalevitch is noted for a strong fighting record in the Turkish war.
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Kuropatkin
ST. Petersburg
Nicholas Nicholalevitch
Nicholalevitch
Murder Crewed by Oven in Malaga Province
Madrid dispatch reports Francisco Perez Cetege, a man with a criminal past, wed a young woman despite her mother's opposition. After the ceremony the mother killed herself, and days later the husband began torturing the wife, ending when he confined her in an oven for a grisly death.
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Madrid
Cortes de la Frontera
Malaga
Francisco Perez Cetege
Chief cutter returns from New York City Herald
Our chief cutter has just returned from New York City Herald service at 1328 Beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Herald
Rail worker Arnedo Tazzedo killed by engine after accident
Arnedo Tazzedo, a section hand on the Northern Pacific, was struck by engine 62 and instantly killed between Orillia and O'Brien this morning. His body was taken to the Bonney-Watson morgue as Coroner Moye conducts the investigation.
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Arnedo Tazzedo
Northern Pacific
Orillia
O'Brien
Bonney-Watson
Moye
Bankers Convene 30th Annual A B A Meeting at Waldorf
Prominent bankers from Maine to California gather at the Waldorf Astoria in New York to hear President Frank G. Digelow of Milwaukee open the thirtieth annual convention of the American Bankers Association.
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New York
Maine
Ida
California
Washington
Commonwealth
Waldorf-Astoria
Frank G. Digelow
Milwaukee
American Bankers’ Association
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