Forged checks pass at local shops in late night scam
A stranger in a small town passed two forged checks for 15 dollars each at the McClellan book store and later tried at Stevenson meat market. The forgery was traced to Babcock Lumber Company and the culprit was arrested after witnesses described him and he attempted a refund. Victims Hank Rodman and Lena David identified the man. Chief Love reported the case to state authorities.
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McClellan Book Store
Babcock Lumber Company
Lena David
McClellan
McCelan
David
Business Men’s Club
J. L. Babcock
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Riley Saloon
Dickman
Robertson and Eckhoff
McClellan’s
Miss David
Hank Rodman
Stevenson
Rodman
Johnsor Company
Edward E. Lynch
Love
Russian musician to be tried for murder in Gore case
Paris reports Jean de Ryudzewski, Russian musician, will be prosecuted for murder through imprudence after Mrs Ellen Gore was found dead with a gunshot wound in his room. Prosecutors claim leaving a revolver on a table near the cot showed negligence and contributed to her death.
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Paris
Iit
St. Louis
Jean de Ryudzewski
Ellen Gore
Rydzewski
Vesuvius Opens New Craters Threatens Eruption
Reports from Rome indicate Vesuvius has opened several small new craters inside the mountain signaling a potential eruption. Meanwhile Venezuela crisis expands as British and German ships seize customs houses and vessels in Laguayra and Port of Spain.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Rome
Vesuvius
Man Names Home Town and Age in Forged Check Trial
Ed E Smith testifies that he lives in Des Moines Iowa and will be 53 on April 6 1903. He says he is a wood turner by trade and knows nothing of forged checks. His trial before Judge Truxel is set for tomorrow at 2 o clock with no attorney engaged.
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Ed E. Smith
Des Moines
Hamilton
Canada
Died from exposure in New York tenement
Mrs Winifred Owens and her three year old son John were found dead last night in a bleak New York tenement. Officials said cold and exposure caused the deaths. The woman was a widow and a seamstress.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
New York
Winifred Owens
John
Tragedy at Baltimore and Ohio Crossing In Denver Ohio
The entire Neeley family of C. J. Neeley field superintendent for the Ohio Oil company was killed when a passenger train struck them at the Baltimore and Ohio grade crossing in Denver Ohio last night. Mrs Neeley and her three children aged 12 10 and 7 died after being muffled by cold weather and failing to hear the approaching train.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Denver
Ohio
C. J. Neeley
Ohio Oil Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Spooner Announces Willingness to Run Again for Senate
Milwaukee, December 10 Senator Spooner states he will seek reelection to the United States Senate as no challengers have emerged since his 1900 letter declaring an unalterable purpose to retire.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Spooner
United States Senate
Dr Crossland to be removed as Liberia envoy amid dissentions
Washington dispatch reports Dr Crossland a local Black minister to Liberia will be removed due to legation dissentions and a revolver incident involvingCrossland.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Washington Dispatch
Crossland
Liberia
African Negro Republic
Legation
Calvary Rector to answer charge on church politics
At Calvary Church the Rev. W. T. Allan rector will, by special request, answer next Sunday morning the charge that The Episcopal Church Has Nothing to Do With Politics or Religion. The event aims to address the church’s stance on politics and faith in public life.
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Calvary Church
W. T. Allan
Calvary Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Elite Vaudeville Company Opens At Warsaw Tonight
Colson and Dew, former partners of the Sweet Springs show proprietor, have organized the Elite Vaudeville company. They open in Warsaw tonight and may travel to Sedalia.
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Colson and Dew
Sweet Springs
Warsaw
Sedalia
Elite
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Washington
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Laguayra
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Venezuela
Castro
Haggard
Caracas
United States
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