Gusher Hits Cully Farm in Wiltshire Township War Wert
A massive oil well on the Cully farm in Wiltshire Township War Wert County Ohio produced over 140 barrels in hours after sand was struck then bridged. The well broke loose again pouring high above the derrick as crews trench and embank to save the third. Additional tankage rushed, many at work securing farm leases in the area. The Musbach & Co. of Cincinnati own the Rusher oil well.
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War Wert County
Ohio
Cully
Wiltshire Township
Timen
Irif Marsbach & Co
Cincinnati
Remains Found Near City Tail in Dutch Colonial Site
Fragments describe thigh bones and skulls found at a northwest corner site near City Tail. The report notes Viking era burial remnants surface and bones scattered, with references to caretakers and local speculation about ancient burial spots.
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S.x
Four Men Drown While Returning From Norfolk Trip
Four men drowned after a boat voyage from Norfolk and West Virginia. The incident involved two other gas cap crews and serious injuries. Names include Aden Hicks and Phoroanos, among others, with witnesses describing a rough crossing and a distressing outcome.
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Hiver
Leucia
Stuehl
Aden Hicks
Ugs
Atv New Norfolk & Woeters Siiragedoot
Woaest Virginia Sieef Ches Caer
Rebels Attack Frontier Colony on North Bornee Coast
A band of interior rebels killed 180 men and wounded many others in an assault on a distant colony near Kaangzmiawayr state on the wast coast. Women and children, mostly Chinese, were among the victims as houses were burned.
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Victoria
Bot i Penn Mosstararies
Mnet
Ferit
North Bornee
Kaangzmiawayr
Jeroesten
Dueper Et Maren
Moroes in Ambush Attack Saldiera Manila Special
A unit from the Seventeenth United States Infantry under Winfield Harper was ambushed by Moros near Bimpate on Lake Lanao's east shore Mindanao. Two American officers and fifteen soldiers were killed. two were wounded in the fighting.
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Saldiera
Manila Special
Winfeld Harper
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
Bimpate
Lake Lin- Busan
Mindanaua
Berlin minister announces cruisers’ ports in Atlantic voyage
The minister of merine said four cruisers of the East American division showed the German flag at Port Au Prince Flanti and will proceed to Newport News Virginia. If needed the Gazelle will remain at Port Au Prince.
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Berlin
Merine
Port Au Prince
Flanti
Newport News
Gazelle
Explosion Claims Several Lives in Herrin Mine
An explosion at a Herrin Illinois mine killed five men and left about eighteen injured. The deceased are Tom Greene John Miller Fred Thebure HH Williams and Ali rat. The report notes limited details beyond the confirmed fatalities and injuries.
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Herrin
Ill
Tom Greene
John Miller
Fred Thebure
HH. Williams
Ali Rat
Tragic Steubenville Murder Suicide After Domestic Dispute
In Steubenville Ohio Sam Davis fatally wounded the woman he lived with Mrs Nan Chappel three times and killed himself. The couple had been living together as man and wife. His brother faces an indictment in a related case involving Calvin Gwens.
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Sam Davis
Nan Chappel
Steubenville
Ohio
Uder
Calvin Gwens
Orchard Owners Report Abyssal Bloom On Peaches
The owners of Lerze Peach Orchards in town Counts Lidiana say the trees are unusually covered with a river insect swarm. The crop will need careful thinning as the fruit develops under this heavy infestation.
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Lidiana
Ali
Armor's Soap Works Destroyed in Chicago Panic
Armor's Soap Works at List and Benson streets in Chicago was destroyed in a blaze. The incident caused injuries as workers panicked and reported the building was about to explode, with authorities noting extensive losses and extensive damage to the facility.
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Armor
Atmor
List
Benson Treets
Chicago
Vermont Official Charles H Robb Resigns Post Office Post
Charles H Robb of Vermont assistant attorney for the Post Office Department has submitted his resignation to the Postmaster General to take effect.
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Charles H. Robb
Vermont
Post Office Department
Eec
Tibetan Assault Reopens Bombardment on British Camp
Dispatch from Gyang Tse Tibet reports Thibetans resumed artillery fire on the British camp, using cannon to shell the position. The clash marks a renewed act of aggression amid ongoing hostilities.
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Gyang Tse
Tibit
Fire destroys Ohio tobacco warehouse
A Georgetown Ohio dispatch says a fire destroyed the Continental Tobacco Company warehouse. About 130,010 pounds of tobacco, nearly all prepared for shipment, burned, with a loss estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Hio
Georgetown
Ohio
Continental Tobacco Company
Bridges Blown Up Near Montevideo by White Party
Dispatch reports that members of the white party blew up two bridges near Montevideo, Uruguay, targeting poorly guarded structures just a short distance from the city.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Ays
Multiple disasters and trials mark regional news brief
Two Schaghticoke mills exploded killing two workers and damaging buildings. In Dover a jury sentenced Mrs Mary Powell to life for murder. Mrs Phoebe Hearst faces treatment at Johns Hopkins. Miners Osunsky and Zube recovered after cen tralia collapse. Gas tragedy aboard the Switzer land kills one, injures eight. Fire at Boston waterfront loss near 200000. Various other incidents include suicides, robberies, and legal actions across the era.
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Schaghticoke
N. Y
Dover
Dela
Mary A. Powell
Estella Albin
Phoebe Hearst
California
W. R. Hearst
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Joseph Osunsky
Arthur Zube
Continental
Centralia
James Donovan
Switzerland
Philadelphia
Third Avenue Elevated
New York
Central Wharf
Boston
Philadelphia Steamship Company
Mary Weil
Mount Vernon
Clement Robert
Waterford
A.C. Norquist Furniture
Jamestown
A. B. Nord
Genth
United States Mint
Edward E. Wentz
Philadelpha Iiidonaire
T He Syidieste
United States Steel
Morgen
Multiple incidents reported in Western region include robberies and fires
Robbers held up a restaurant cashier in Western region, Utica fire destroyed 17 business houses and 10 dwellings, trolley collisions injure several near Kansas City, and notable deaths include Henry Fuchs in San Francisco. Other items cover lawsuits, suicides, cathedral donation, a 1865 steamer wreck find, a child’s death from meningitis, a mine explosion in Herrin Illinois, and a Denver Curtis Theater fire with large losses.
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Kinsler
Uttica
Mich
Sheffield
Kansas City
Ienry Fuchs
John W. Gates
San Francisco
Teona Bonne
Chicago
William C. D. Carey
Oakland
Cal
Sutton, Neb
Bertha Heller
Robbery on trains and depots as cattlemen forge alliance
A gang robbed passengers with revolvers, searched all heads for valuables, looted a depot safe and a passing train conductor, then escaped by handcar. Separately, cattlemen from twelve states and western territories form in Denver to battle the meat trust with a $100,000 campaign fund and plans to seek action from the ICC and Attorney General Knox. Committees will hire experts to probe railroads, stockyards, and packing houses.
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Missouri River
Denver
Meat Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knox
Multiple Disasters and Incidents Reported Across States
The Richmond Guano Company loss of 125000 was covered by insurance after a mill and sheds burned. Alabama Governor Cunningham denounced lynchings urging sessions to try perpetrators. La Follette fire destroyed 35 buildings with about 200000 loss and 69600 insured. no fire department. Edward L. Wentz found dead in Tennessee mountains. believed killed, not ransom. Georgia and Alabama supreme courts upheld bans on pool selling for horse races. Two cadets at Blacksburg discarded after insults to women. Harvey Bradley drowned in a Batson Texas air tank accident. An attempted attack on a southbound C and O vestibule train at St Asaph Junction. Wreckers placed two ties and a stone in the switch. operator stopped train.
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Richmond
Cunningham
Alabama
la Follette
Tenn
Edward L. Wentz
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Georgia Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court
Birmingham
Virginia Toolrtechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Harvey Bradley
Brice & Bradley
Batson
Tex
Chesapeake and Ohio
St. Asaph Junction
W. C. Davis
Obituaries and War News From Early 20th Century Dispatches
Hungarian poet Manius droikai dies in Budapest from lung inflammation at T0 years old. Sir Fleury MM. Stanley, African explorer, dies in London at 1d after a fortnight illness. Brazilian forces rout Peruvians near Chandles river. Lieut Winfield Harper and 39 US infantrymen ambushed by Moros in Mindanao. 2 officers and 15 men killed, 5 wounded. S. P. Verner, former missionary seeking pygmies for world fair, last heard Feb 28 in Congo. fear of capture by cannibals.
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Manius Droikai
Budapest
Alexander
Neon Draga
Fleury MM. Stanley
London
Menaes
Winfield Harper
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
Simpatom
Mindanao
S. P. Verner
Heart of Africa
Congo
General News Briefs From the Era
The piece notes the Inland Revenues minister rejecting cigarette slot machines in Canada. It reports loss of the sealing ships Triumph and Umbria under Captain Blackstadt of Victoria BC. A Toronto fire destroys the icehouse of the G H Slammond Co Chicago. Labor Commissioner Wright cites 1903 as peak price level in thirteen years. Indian bureau returns show 450 bids from Chicago and St Louis with no awards yet. Wamburz American Steamship Co orders a 35 000 ton vessel, 715 feet long with 1200 cabin and 2388 steerage, 14600 tons freight. John Schuster, 14, allegedly murdered his 9-year-old sister. father buried body until police halted coverup. Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Workers hear 3 percent wage rebate suspension, boosting daily wages by 60 000 to 75 000 dollars. A college education is 200 times more valuable than common schooling per US Bureau of Education, with a study by William W Smith on 10,000 successful Americans.
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Canada
Triumph
Umbria
Blackstadt
Victoria
B. C
Toronto
Ont
G. H. Slammond Company
Chicago
Wright
United States
Indian Bureau
Washington
St. Louis
Wamburz- American Steamship Company
Wort
Monse Lake
Man
John Schuster
Northwrest Mounted Police
Convention of
Amaalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
William W. Smith
Dan's weekly Chicago review highlights mixed signals for farming and trade
Dan's weekly review of Chicago notes labor unrest and cautious crop forecasts but points to strong bank exchanges and retail activity. It cites improved temper and industry output in steel machinery and woodwork, rising grain shipments though still below last year, and steady meat and fuel markets amid uneven textile and footwear sectors.
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Dan's Weekly Review
Chicago
Chicago Trade
New York
Market price slate for regional grain and livestock
A compilation of commodity quotes from multiple markets including Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Toledo, and New York. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and more show varied ranges across cities and grades.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ts&e
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Russians Blow Up Port Dalny Docks Supposedly to Hinder Japan
Viceroy Alexeiff telegrams that Russians destroyed Port Dalny docks on the Liaotung peninsula to complicate Japanese landing. Port Dalny on Talienwan bay was planned as a major eastern commercial hub with docks, warehouses, rail links, and two dry docks. Over 80 million spent, 60 thousand locals, including Chinese Japanese Koreans and Russians, lived and worked there.
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Alexieff
Port Dalny
Liaotung Peninsula
Port Daluy
Talienwan Bay
Lisetung Peninsua
Russia
Port Dalry
Pacific
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
United States to Send Forty Warships to the Mediterranean
The United States plans a large naval display this summer as more than forty warships join a Mediterranean voyage. Rear Admiral Barker will command the North Atlantic battle squadron with ships including the Kearsarge Missouri Iowa Maine Illinois and Alabama. The European squadron under Rear Admiral Jewell will include the Olympia Cleveland Baltimore and Des Moines. The Mayflower will be tender and several colliers will accompany. The fleet will visit Trieste and Villefranche and return around September 1.
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Uncle Sam
Mediterranean
Europe
Turkey
Alexandretta
Roosevelt
Choduvide
Madagascar
Southfrica
Suez Canal
Noth Atlantic Fleet
Pensacola
Barker
Kearsarge
Missouri
Iowa
Maine
Ilinois
Alabama
Olympia
Cleveland
Baltimore
Des Moines
Jewell
Olympian
Mayflower
Sterling
Arenda
Lebanon
Culsoe
Glacier
Trieste
Villafranche
Mississippi Murder Rates Dip Amid Jail Overcrowding
Mississippi reports seven killings in the week, with five or six nonfatal shootings. Yazoo County emerges as a murder hotspot as four suspects are jailed recently. Across the state, counties struggle with crowded jails and capital cases forcing releases of minor felons to clear space ahead of Circuit Court sessions.
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Mississippi
Yazoo County
Headlines Blend Rumor and War Talk Across Papers
A collage of brief satirical and political notes cites Bristow, Peary, and Turkey. Mentions telegrams on arctic plans delayed by a year and idle talk about canal commissions and reforms amid global tensions.
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Andrew McNally
Rand, McNally & Co
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George Keller
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Canton
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Greene County
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St. Laut
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Sherry
Hum Biliett
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J. T. Morrow
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George Jones
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Thomas Meek
Wheatridge High School
Wilkie Dawkins
Lizzie Workman
Walter Dale
Dawkins
R. R. Donnelley & Sons
Baxter Springs
Kan
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James J. T
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Charles Noyes
Laporte
Ining Tloward Fogte
Lake Shore Railroad
Elyria
Edward A. Gott
Wabash Legal Star
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company
St. Paul Hospital
John E. Beckman
Amery
Beckman
Upper Sandusky
Goodrich
International Harvester Company of
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Curtis Theater
Southern
Tiand
Dalny Docks
Turk
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Peary
Washington Post
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St. Louis Republic
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Manchuria
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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