Frantic New York mother kills daughter then self
Agatha Waters and her mother Mrs. Mary Waters, a society matron, were involved in a fatal tragedy at the Waters mansion. After returning from church, insomnia and possible insanity preceded Mrs. Waters securing a revolver and shooting Agatha in bed, then taking her own life with the same weapon. The incident shocked New York society.
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NEW York Society Matrons
Scripps-McRve Press Association
New York
Agatha Waters
Four Hundred
Mary Waters
May Term Opens in Circuit Court With Venue Changes
The May term of the circuit court opened with Judge Loffman presiding. Docket entries include multiple change of venue orders from Henry county to Johnson or Cole counties, various notes and replevin actions, attachments settled or dismissed, and judgments for possession in one case.
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Loffman
Commonwealth Trust Company
W. W. Adamson
Henry County
H. A. Barber
James E. Bennett
Johnson County
Kate Barth
J. E. Phillips
H. A. Seibert
A. R. Clark
Walcott Beers
Grant
J. R. McAllister
Molly Petty
J. G. Dilard
A. ¥. Mitchell
E. E. Weed
J. B. Reid
John W. Ellis
J. T. Wilson
Joseph
Their Hearts Are Hard
In Philadelphia Rev. Dr. Reuben A. Torrey laments that the hardest to reach are society people who avoid mingling with the common crowd. He suggests private boxes may draw them, urging a revival among Philadelphia society women.
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Chicago Society
Philadelphia
Jesus
Torrey
San Francisco
Martinique
Vesuville
Reuben A. Torrey
Chicago
Two youths held after threat letters target Peoria area
Federal officers in Peoria Illinois captured two boys believed to terrorize farmers near Speer 15 miles north of Peoria. Michael Gurt received threats demanding $8000 or destruction of property. The suspects Nicholas Miller and Rollie Donahue confessed to writing the letters and an older confederate is suspected.
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Peoria
Ill
Speer
Michael Gurt
United States
Tripp
Gurt
Nicholas Miller
Rollie Donahue
Bomb Attack on Moscow Governor General Fails
A man threw a bomb at Vice Admiral Doubasoff the Moscow governor general as he left a church service. The blast blew off his foot and wounded him in the head while the bomber and a adjuvant Col Kekenetzeff a policeman and a boy were killed. The attack follows several plots against him as revolutionary groups hope to derail liberal reforms.
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Col
Kekenetzeff
Counte Witte
Interior
Revolutionary Party
Doubasoff
Moscow
Council of the Empire
Koslovska
Chancery
Still More to Come Still More to Come
Still more to come is promised as the article hints at ongoing developments and future updates. The text emphasizes anticipation and continuation of coverage without specific details or names.
Half Not Yet Told Report on Standard Oil Tactics
Washington report says the full details of Standard Oil methods were not yet released and a second installment will reveal more astounding practices aimed at crushing independents. Columbus Attorney General Ellis plans participation in anti trust actions after quiet investigations and a Roosevelt meeting.
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Ellis
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt
Washington
Standard
Supreme Court
Frisco Rushes to Build Waste Disposal Sites
Massive effort by thousands of workers surrounds Frisco waste facilities as crews toil day and night to expand and improve the city's refuse handling infrastructure.
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Frisco
Need to Build Quick for San Francisco After Fire
Thousands of workers repair damaged districts to resume commerce. Builders, masons, and glaziers rush to restore stores and offices. Oakland and other areas may host temporary quarters as city plans new structures and a parkway through Chinatown. Labor shortages and relief efforts shape a hard rebirth.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Chinatown
United Railways Company
Busines
Dam blown on Lam river steps up fishing prospects
The Lam river dam near Clifton City built by the hermit Julius Werden was detonated after years of residents requests. State Game Warden Rodes ordered the explosion allowing fish to move upstream, boosting fishing along the Lam and its tributaries.
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Lam
Clifton City
Julius Werden
Werden
Lamine River
Rodes
SODA Bremer Arrested After Blanket Warrant
Deputy James Wilkerson arrested Henry Soda Bremer and two women on a blanket warrant at 4 Main Street resort. They are due to be arraigned before Justice D Kinsey on Wednesday. Charges not yet filed and judge could not state potential charges.
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James Wilkerson
Henry “Soda” Bremer
Main Street
D. Kinsey
Assassination in Ekaterinoslav Shocks Officials
Ekaterinoslav on May 7 reports the governor general was assassinated Saturday evening by six unknown assailants who fired revolvers and fled. Attempts to capture the killers have so far failed as security investigates the political implications for Russia.
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Russia
Ekaterinoslav
O'Donovan Reports Boom in Interurban Electric Railways
Daniel O'Donovan recently returned from Cincinnati and notes rapid interurban electric railway expansion. He cites freight traffic as the main market, with cars loaded for Buffalo and stacks awaiting loading, claiming electric lines outpace steam roads in business activity.
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Daniel O'Donovan
Cincinnati
O'Donovan
Buffalo
Killed in His Own Home by Burglar in Staten Island
Charles Spier confidential man for Henry H. Rogers and president of the Richmond Light and Railroad company was shot dead by a burglar in his New Brighton home. A struggle ensued, Spier fired a shot, the burglar returned fire and struck the heart. Mrs. Spier discovered her husband slumped over his body. Spier represented Rogers in several companies.
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Charles Spier
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Co
New Brighton
Staten Island
Spier
Rogers
Funeral of Trader M Vey in Tipton Tragedy
The remains of Trader McVey arrived in the city after being fatally injured when struck by a Missouri Pacific excursion train at Tipton Saturday night. He died about two hours later with both legs severed. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Switchmen's Union. Funeral plans call for services at his mother's home Tuesday at 2 30 PM, with burial in the city cemetery after relatives gather from Denver.
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Trader McVey
Missouri Pacific
Tipton
Lydia McVey
East Harvey Street
B. of R. T
Switchmen’s Union
Denver
Colo
City
Road Case on Trial Near Longwood
The Longwood road case is argued before the county court this afternoon with Judge Lorgan for the petitioners and J H Bothwell for the opposing side. About sixty farmers from the Longwood area attend the hearing as the dispute centers on creating a new road district near Longwood.
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Longwood Road
Lorgan
J. H. Bothwell
Longwood
Springer Larceny Case Goes to Postpone Hearing
Springer Larceny case in the court of Justice D Kinsey began with arraignment on a petit larceny charge. It was alleged he collected money for another party and did not turn it over. Judge Kinsey postponed ruling until after four this afternoon.
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H. E. Springer
Court of Justice
D. Kinsey
Blain and Ayres
W. D. O'Bann
Kinsey
Detective Jerry Hannan Joins Secret Service
Detective Jerry Hannan from Cook enters secret service work and is successful.
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Jerry Hannan
Sedalian
Pleasant Hill Baggageman Catches Mail Thief and Rowdy Dice Crowd
Jerry Hancan once a White House chef and now a Missouri Pacific watchman, nabbed a dice-spotting crowd in a box car and arrested longtime baggagemaster Tarry Stafford for rifling the Pleasant Hill mails. Kemp's agency says he will likely receive a promotion.
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Jerry Hancan
White House
Miss Smith
Kansas
Salvation Army
Missouri Pacific
Jerry
Pleasant Hill
Kemp
Tarry Stafford
Stafford
Senate finance panel rejects Newland bond aid plan
The senate committee on finance reports unanimously against the Newland resolution to guarantee San Francisco bonds for relief aid. In San Francisco, 36 army officers arrive to supervise relief matters and sanitation as about 50,000 people remain in camps with 250000 months of relief food distributed today.
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Senate Committee Today
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Washington
Senate Committee On Finance Today
San Francisco
Famous Character Dr. Law son Long Dies at 78
Holyoke Massachusetts May 7 Dr Law son Long aged 78 dies at his home. He was the man who in 1861 while Lincoln was en route to his inauguration telegraphed news of a plot to assassinate Lincoln at Baltimore. The alert led to a schedule change and the plotters were thwarted. Leng was later assaulted and almost murdered.
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Mr. Lincoln
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Holyoke
Mass
Lawson Long
Attorney Hastain Denies Warsaw Publication Claim
PW Hastain states he located a local paper in Warsaw but calls the claim unfounded. He has returned home from Texas where he was on business and disputes the publication as lacking basis.
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P. D. Hastain
Texas
Warsaw
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