Victor Record plant attacked. eight men ordered out of town
Telegraphic information from Victor reports eight unknowns armed with shotguns rifles pistols and sledge hammers entered the Victor Record shop in Victor Idaho, ordered workers to surrender then to leave town. Walter Sweet and John Daniel Sweet of Langdon printers plus John Danie pressman and Art Caldwell apprentice were among those ordered to depart the district.
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Victor Recori
Printera
Thei Mes
Victor Record
Victor
Dorado
Walter Sweet
W. L. Langdon Printers
John Daniel Sweet
John Danie
Art Caldwell
American horses fetch high prices in Europe after export ban
United States Consul Worman in Mun explains a gold en harvest for American horse dealers as Germany faces a famine due to the czarist export ban. He notes U S horses worth 460 dollars per team here now selling for 1060 to 1500 dollars in Germany, with southern Germany cited as rich in wealth and profits for buyers.
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United States
Worman
Munfob
Germany
Train wreck injures campers near Mason City Iowa
Twenty seven people including several Iowa politicians and many soldiers were aboard a heavily loaded Mason City and Clear Lake Electric line train returning from a State GCA encampment camp fire. The roller derailed at high speed and the car overturned though a covert prevented the car from crushing passengers thrown from windows. No lives were lost.
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Iowa
Mason City
Clear Lake
Gc.a. K
Aailer
Detroit Bartender Arrested in $22,000 Gold Brick Theft
Edward Deaney a bartender is under arrest in Detroit awaiting police charges tied to the theft of a $22,000 gold brick from the Pac So Express Company's office at the union depot. About $80,000 in gold bricks arrived from the west and were left on a truck, with one brick missing when the express agent checked later. Police say the case remained unsolved for weeks before the arrest.
Rockfeller Gift Restores Pocantico Hills Church Services
In Pocantico Hills New York the churchgoing community celebrates a Rockefeller donation to cover missing funds after union services were paused due to high costs. A member offered to cover half the expenses and the services will resume immediately. A separate Cass County Indiana case reports Jeremiah Sandis robbed and tortured, left gagged, while robbers forced him to reveal hidden money.
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Tarrytown
N.Y
Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Jeremiah Sandis
Adams Township
Cass County
Ind
Wabash Express Collides With Big Four Freight at Danville Crossing
West bound Wabash train No 8 collided with a Big Four freight at the Danville Illinois crossing. Several freight cars derailed and the two engines were badly damaged while the crew escaped by jumping. There were multiple narrow escapes and heavy property loss.
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Danvile,ill
Correspondent Lewis Ezel Buried After Death in Tien Tsin Clash
A telegraphic dispatch from Tianjin reports American correspondent Lewis Ezel, killed during Chinese mobile activity, has been buried at New Wang under orders of the American Minister at Pekin. The burial occurred at 2 PM local time.
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London Daily Telegraph
Basa
Tien Tsin
Lewis Ezel
New Wang
2Ekin
Two Killed in Wreck on Big Four at Cadiro Til
A wreck on the Big Four at Cadiro Til killed engine man George Gibson and fireman John Brewster. A switch engine and two cars were damaged in the incident.
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Cadiro
Til
George Gibson
John Brewster
Toledo Plumbing Strike Halts City Work Over 5 Cent Wage Rise
In Toledo Ohio all plumbing work is halted as union plumbers strike demanding an advance of five cents per day. The stoppage affects city projects and private jobs until a settlement is reached.
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Toledo
Ohio
Circus Elephant Surgeon Works In Bioffton Case
Dr J B Laidlaw a veterinary surgeon from Bioffton Indiana operated on an elephant after administering cocaine to induce sleep The procedure was reported as successfully accomplished with the animal treated under anesthesia and the veterinary team completing the operation.
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J. B. Laidlaw
Bioffton
Ind
Converts Arrive in Viera From Australia on Mapuke
Sixty two converts to John Alexander Dowie's seconism reach Vie ria British Columbia from Australia aboard the Mapuke steamship en route to Chicago.
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John Alexander Dowie
Vieria
B. C
Australia
Mapuke
Chicago
Multistate Shocks and Scandals Stir Readers Across the Nation
A cascade of incidents from New York to Pittsburgh includes the kidnapping of two Phipps daughters in a hotel, a nine year jail term for thieves, a deadly furnace explosion at Monongahela Steel in McKeesport, and fires that devastate Woodside estate. Other items note a George Gould verdict, a lightning death in Pennsylvania, burglaries in Syracuse, and a bank embezzler confession in New Haven.
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Lawrence C. Phipps
Pittsburg
New York
Margaretsville
N. Y
George J. Gould
John Crispell
Gould
Monongahela Steel Company
McKeesport
McKesson & Robbins
Ann Street
Theodore H. Price
Caro
Sully
Aggie Jablonski
Thomonsonville
Conn
Peston Wyeth
Philadelphia
Woodside
James A. Bunien
Troy
N. XY
Jacob Wurm
Leo Wurm
Frugality
Henry Wurm
W. H. Dorrr
Lizzie
South Juniper Street
Doris
Warren
Douglas M. Smith
National Padicose Bank
New Herren
Harrison Barton
William Maguire
Fifth Avenue
Multiple Disasters Hit West and Midwest From Fire to Collisions
A wide set of incidents reported: Mrs Christina Tang, 105, died in Dubuque. Arizona mine fire destroys hoist and traps workers. Chicago fires cause $200,000 in damage, suspected incendiaries. A trolley crash in Burlington Iowa leaves one dead and sixteen seriously injured. An explosion at University of Minnesota related site injures four. Idaho killing near Crocks Corral investigated. A suicide near Perry Oklahoma. Missouri Pacific train collision near Martin City with fatalities. A mob destroys Norris Amphitheater in St Louis after bullfight stopped. Bequest to Howe Military School pending. Illinois governor nomination on ballot. Nebraska flood fatalities and drownings reported. Cripple Creek dynamite attack kills twelve miners and injures others. Overall, multiple fatal and damaging events across states.
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Dubuque
Hackberry
Big Bug
Arizona
Northwest
Wrest
Chicago
Burlington
Iowa
University of Minnesota
Luaton
Bursas City
St. OM
Norris Amusement Company
St. Louis
Howe Military School
Lima
Ohio
Francis M. Howe
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles S. Deneen
Cook County
Republicans
Illinois
Lawrence ¥. Sherman
Greeley
Nance
Nebraska
Edward Bennender
John Pollard
Wiliam Bay
Hebbing
Independence Station
Florence and Cripple Creek
M. S&s
Fairmont
W. Va
World distillery fire at Peoria leaves eight thousand cattle burned
A large blaze consumed the Corning Company's distillery in Peoria Illinois described as the second largest in the world. Fire destroyed the plant and 8000 cattle perished, with authorities detailing immense damage and casualties.
Multiple NFL? No, Local Murders and Disasters Reported
A string of tornados floods and fires highlighted the day with lethal shootings in Texas and Virginia plus a Jacksonville death. An explosion wrecked a Fairmont boarding house injuring several as flood damage struck Dallas and a clerk admitted stealing from mails in Louisville.
Nations mobilize ships to Tangier amid naval show of force
Britain France and Spain dispatch ships to Tangier while the United States refuses to retreat its naval presence. Far east clash reports 400 wounded 200 killed for Russians against 1500 Japanese near Wafangtien with Japanese losses around 100 killed.
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France
Spain
Tangier
United States
Wafangtien
Chamber of Deputies
Henry Irving
Manchester Art Club
London
Tacna
Arica
Chili
Gen. Wade
Philippines
New York
Marblehead
Bennington
Concord
Nero
Pacific Squadron
Glass
Honolulu
Aleutian Islands
Buffalo
Par
Trade Review Shows Mixed Western Outlook and June Optimism
The Dun's weekly Chicago trade report notes hesitancy in manufacturing due to the presidential campaign, with dry goods slow and building in weather affected areas. Retail demand rises for women's apparel while necessities consumption grows. Kansas City and the South show mixed strength. Grain and stock receipts are near last year. corn and wheat prices advance modestly. hogs and beer prices rise while sheep ease.
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New York
Tional Mercantile Agency
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Dun
Seaboard
Tve
Choice Beeres
Victor Victim of Colorado Dynamite Riot and Arrests
Riot in Victor Colorado leads to mass arrests as 250 union miners are jailed by troops. A mob attacked the Miners' Union building in Bennett Avenue, and in a clash with guards two miners were killed and eight wounded. Officials from Anaconda Feld, Independence, and Victor were detained along with local sheriffs.
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Victor
Colo
Miners’ Union
Bennett Avenue
Union
Bell
H. A. Robertson
Henry M. Robertson
Mire Owners’ Association
C. C. Hamlin
Independence
Roxie McGee
John Davis
Union Hall
Anaconda
Goldfeld
Teller County
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Major Markets
Market by market price listings for cattle hogs sheep and grain across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo New York. Prices show ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and specialty items like butter eggs and barley with regional variations and currency values.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Missing Philadelphia millionaire found dead in Virginia mountains
The body of Edward J. Wentz, missing since October, was found in Wise County Virginia near Kelley’s View. Authorities suspect moonshiners killed him over a disputed feud on the Wentz family property spanning four states. Evidence included a bullet wound to the heart, missing front teeth, and a revolver with three shots fired nearby. Reward money reached about $100,000 for information.
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Philadelphia
Edward J.wentz
Kelleysview
Wise County
Virginia
Edward L. Wentz
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wentz
Edward Went
Canadian Pacific plans vast irrigation scheme in Canada
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company will start the largest irrigation project in the country this year to reclaim over 3,000,000 acres of swamp land near Calgary in the Northwest Territory. It begins with a twenty mile main canal to reclaim more than 8,000,000 acres for farming.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Calgary
Northwest Territory
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