Telegraphic Tales for Busy Readers Report of Last Seven Days
A mosaic of late wire service items rounds up events from across the U S and beyond. Government survey parties descend the Grand Canyon Colorado while weather and river conditions complicate travel. A Burlington passenger train wreck near Casper Wyoming causes multiple deaths and injuries. Union labor disputes and strikes disrupt theater and drug jobs in Montana. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph seeks state permission to take over Idaho Telephone property. A Southern Pacific crossing accident near Reno leaves six dead and eight injured. A Denver streetcar overturns injuring eight. The steamship Diana Peter reports a fire near Mesilla. Eddyville Kentucky inmates fatally shoot a guard and wound others. Philadelphia chlorine gas exposure injures forty. In New York shipping interests explore asset purchases. Presidential and state political notes mix with postal stamp orders and other miscellany.
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Wealthy Butcher Alex Kels Confesses Ranch Murder Plot
Alex A Kels a wealthy Al man admitted to Sheriff W F Riecks he fired a stranger on Sept 12 at his Lodi California ranch killed him burned the body and staged the killing to enable a supposed widow to collect about 109000 in insurance.
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Stockton
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Ito
Kels
Robbers Hold Up New York Hotel at Ritz Carlton
Three armed men held up the Ritz-Carlton night manager and staff early Monday and robbed a lobby jewelry shop of gems worth 45 000 dollars. Charlie Chaplin arrived shortly after the bandits fled and learned of the crime, which began at 2 30 a m and led to the suspects fleeing in a large car after smashing a display case.
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Ritz-Carlton
Charlie Chaplin
Imashs
Dear Miss Brooks Saer Brings Questions From Readers
A long reader letter describes chorus of requests to Helen Brooks, listing questions on beauty, fashion, self improvement, and romance from various readers. It includes instructions for sending stamped envelopes, plus several excerpts of poems and songs received, and sample Q A replies addressing height weight colors and grooming.
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Tate City
Miss Brooks
Drigge
Idaho
Nixon Waterman
Orison Swett Marden
Evelyn Mea
Gilbert
Controversy Over Baby Boy Color Coding Across Cities
The article discusses a debate on gender color codes for babies, noting New York and Chicago favor blue for boys while Philadelphia and Boston prefer pink. It cites international tendencies, mentions influential campaigns, and questions the standardization of color norms amid partisan opinions.
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France
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York
Chicago
Cleveland
Iit Telhe
Philadelphia
Boston
Wageington
Several Injured In Collision On Chicago Trains
Two crowded trains on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago line collided rear end at Wolf Road crossing west of Oak Park. Several people were injured and taken to a hospital.
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Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Electric Railway
Wolf Road
Oakpark
Priest Victim of Assassin in Chicago Church
Mrs Emma Strutynsky knelt in the sacristy of St Michael Greek Orthodox Church as Rev Basil Stetsuk knelt to hear a Sunday confession she wished to make because she was very ill. The priest was shot and killed.
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Chicago
Emma Strutynsky
Draft Evader Bergdoll to Return to United States
Emma Bergdoll arrived from Germany as her son facing a coerced return to America after an attempted kidnapping. He declared he was ready to come back and "face the music" following the incident.
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New York
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
America
Nik
Emma Bergdoll
Germany
Insurance Firms Ordered to Pay $8 Million Mississippi Fines
Washington. The supreme court Monday refused to hear the appeal of sixty two insurance companies from fines imposed by Mississippi courts for alleged restraint of trade. The total fines exceed eight million dollars.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Bankers Sentenced in Fraud Case in Iowa District Court
Ian C. J. Levalley from Hampton and C. Storck of Sheffield appeared in district court before noon Monday and pled guilty to fraudulent banking charges. They were sentenced to ten years at Ft. Manson by District Judge E. F. Thompson.
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Gulf Hurrican Crowned Crew of John St. Emery Losses
A Gulf hurricane wrecked the American bark John St. Emery off Havana. Three crew members perished when the main mast collapsed. Captain David Breest and nine others were rescued, with one survivor publishing details on Monday.
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Havana
Cuba
John St. Emery
David Breest
Explosion in Mine Kills Workers at Irish Junction Colorado
A mine explosion in Irish Junction Colorado claims lives and traps several workers. Emergency crews rush to the scene as authorities investigate the cause and assess the collapse risk. Names and exact figures are unavailable due to the fragmentary report.
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Colo
Espn
Ae Pattkadon
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Ita
Unmeshed Men Maid pei Jer at Camp Nearby
Fragmentary OCR note recounts a meeting or event at a camp near Maple with attendees or subjects including Nelemard, Lanter, surononns Maple, Pemng, Horne Anton, and Seth. Details are unclear due to garbled text. no clear date or outcome is discernible.
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Horne Anton
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