Divorce Case Alleges Deception Over Land Transfer
A divorce suit accuses Jeme Grant and his daughter Catherine J. Clark and son in law Fred Clark of inhuman treatment and tax abuses. The petition seeks 540 dollars temporary and 7960 dollars permanent alimony while alleging Grant induced his wife to sign a blank deed and then deeded property to himself, defrauding his wife and daughter of equity in a residence at Roto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronda
Copwell
Grant
Catherine J. Clark
Fred Clark
Clark
Roto
Higher Pay for Army Officers and Enlisted Men Approved
Congress ratified an army appropriation boosting pay, with $5,000,000 to enlisted personnel and nearly $1,000 officers on the retired list benefiting. The act adds $7,000,000 in total, with conference changes lifting the Porto Rican infantry regiment on a permanent basis and funding lighthouse station aid. Critics warned of growing costs, arguing the raise could reach $75,600,000 in five years.
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House of Representatives
DHL
House
Hull
Afr
Hart
Virginia
Train Wreckers Confess in Detailed Letter
Ferris a young Italian confesses to damaging a freight train near Birdton and stealing fifty five sticks of dynamite from a powder house west of the Oliver branch mine. He describes the explosion and his method of wrecking the train before aiding the conductor and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Ttalian
Hurtington
Birdton
Oliver Branch
Ferris Gecleres Heelone
Great Fire in Atlanta Destroys Two Blocks
A major blaze in Atlanta, Georgia, gutted two solid business blocks on Friday. The fire threatened nearby buildings and caused extensive damage to hotels, manufacturing firms, a bakery, and several companies including a vehicle firm and Ten Cent Store. Officials estimated losses in the millions while containment efforts focused on protecting remaining structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Terminal
South Manufacturing
McClure
Princi Latinon
Anne Nlessingerng
Southern
Mont He Tigre
Liga Man Duition
Ship Sells Off Speakers and Odd Innovations
Fragmentary notes describe a ship selling off speakers and new tech like a Russian dome with ik ovation and Tevi rburs in a time marked by Hin- 24. This brief mentions front tomark oaly and exaired interest in innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hin- 24
Tomark Oaly
Ghig ri abled gare launch at Darwen
A readable snippet notes a launch event at Darwen involving Ghig ri abled gare. Details remain unclear in the fragment, but the piece centers on an industrial or transport initiation tied to Darwen.
Fragmentary report of collision near Hamburg Ammeian road
A damaged OCR fragment describes a collision near a specific road, noting a vehicle line and time fragment. Names, places, or dates are unclear, but the item indicates an incident and investigations or aftermath is implied.
Promos Nacht Promo Prompts School Suspension Incident
A disjointed report notes a French promoter and March event tied to finances and a high payout. It mentions school suspensions at Grand Eurvids and a hair cutting escapade. A masked intruder tied and injured David Hunt during a nighttime incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheesners
Fira
Grand
Eurvids
Jpuss
David
Pittsburg Banker Accused of Embezzling 424000
William Montgomery cashier of Allegheny National Bank in Pittsburg is arrested on charges of embezzling 424000 from bank funds. He was arraigned before a U S commissioner and held for the grand jury on a 56000 bond. Bank says solvency unaffected. examiner suspects funds aided friends in distress. Montgomery, long active in politics, was a friend of the late Senator Quay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Pittsburg
United States
Lindsay
Montgomery
Senator Quay
Folds
Proposers Eye White Ink Paper From Waste Stock
Wisconsin paper makers push two propositions to print newspapers with white ink. They argue forests stay intact and wood pulp costs drop dramatically, potentially halving print paper prices. Black paper could be made from waste newspapers while white paper needs spruce or hemlock. The plan awaits eastern manufacturers and publishers after Washington investigations conclude.
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Wisconsin
Plac
Congressional Investigation
Washington
Train Robbers Murder Messenger at Castle Rock Colorado
Robbers boarded the Den and Rio Grande train No. 4 at Castle Rock Colorado early Thursday morning and murdered the express messenger Charles H. Wright of Globe Express Company. They took a small safe key from the dead man and opened a baggage car safe with less than 100 dollars in contents. The large combination safe was not opened. The robbers gained entry through a side door and one fled through a window after firing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Fock
Colo
Charles H. Wright
Globe Express Company
Train derailment attempt thwarted near Teading railroad
Thursday the Teading railroad express train narrowly escaped wreck when a switch was jammed with iron. A tower man reported tampering and police arrested two foreign men named Weners Low and Pole. motive remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teading
Tne
Weners Loow
Umkowi
Death of Maj. O. P. Chaffee in Baton City Mil
Maj. O P Chaffee retired Confederate Army officer and brother of Lieut Gen Adua RB Ch fee died at his home in Bh as City Mil on Thursday after kidney trouble. He was aged FEATS.
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O. P. Charles Dead
O. P. Chaffee
Adua
Fee
Uf. Sa
Les Ameles
City
Mil
Divorce Condemned as Carse in United States Session
Fragmentary report notes final session of a sixteenth goal conference in St Louis Virginia on Thursday. Laments were favored and remarriage condemned as a purée of the country.
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United Sta
Decatur Goes Dry Closing Saloons at Midnight
Decatur votes dry, fifty eight saloons shut at midnight Thursday. The Fit town adopts a local option law affecting taverns and licenses. The brewing company will produce soft drinks only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Finois
The
Brewing Company
Four Die in Fire at Five-Story Meat House in New York
Four people perish and four others are injured in an early Thursday blaze in Grehard Street. Fire origin is suspected to be Incendia, gutting a five story meat house. Further details on victims and cause awaited as investigators probe the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grehard Street
Velve
Amelie Bingham Undergoes Preparatory Surgery in New York
Amelie Bingham, also spelled Amelie Bingham, is in New York on Wednesday for preoperative preparations ahead of two scheduled surgical operations. A remote hospital report notes her condition as serious but stable as doctors proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelie Bingham
Amele Bingham
New York
Famous House Furnes headline crowns housing project in New London
A crowd gathered as the Pepuet was crowned at an entrance to New London Connecticut. Four cottages were built nearby. The event cost 525.006 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepuet
Antrance
New London
Conn
Harper
Arrests Linked to Chelsea Fire Spark Probe
Police report arrests tied to a large Chelsea fire with identified suspects Jacob and Abraham Wein noted as detainees under investigation. Authorities seek to determine motive and extent of involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob i
Abraham Wein
Chelsea
Chicago Windstorm Claims Man and Wives in Collapse
A severe wind and rain storm struck Chicago early Thursday and persisted all day. One man was killed and several people, including five wives, were injured as structures fell and debris caused peril across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windy City
Chicago
Three killed in auto train crash at Reedley California
W. E. Loucke of Selma California his wife and their baby were killed instantly when their car was struck by a Southern Pacific train at Reedley California on a Thursday crossing.
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W. EB. Loucke
Selma
Cab
Southern Pacifc
Reedley
Cal
Mighty Warships Sweep Into San Francisco Harbor
The Atlantic battleship fleet arrived in San Francisco after a long cruise of over 14 000 miles. Officials including the secretary of the navy, the California governor, and San Francisco mayor welcomed the ships as crowds lined the waterfront. Business halted and streets emptied in the wake of the fleet’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Francisco
Hendred Hills
San Francisco
Ieee
Revien
Fetras
Hampton Roads
Secretary of the Navy
Yorktown
California
Oakland
Life Insurance Policy Undisclosed After Banker's Death
New York banker Cagier committed suicide and left two life insurance policies totaling 0. The policies appear part of an examination into Coste ertya by Louis Werner of a brokerage firm. Werner and Knapp, surviving partners, hold the deposited securities. creditors may benefit, but firm assets face collapse with an expected failure of most or all of $160,000.
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Cagier
New York
Coste Ertya
Lonis Werner
Nolley
Werner
Alc
Knapp
Stove Ange
Even & Sznanlement
Incredi Gs
Seoul Haber
Young boy blamed in Brouvlets barber shop attack
A six year old boy, identified only as ured, is accused in a Wednesday morning assault in Brouvlets where Antonio Peraso and his wife Mrs. Peraso were wounded along with three barbers. The youth escaped. Police theorize the child acted as an agent of a blackmail ring threatening Peraso with death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hig
Antonio Peraso
Perase
See York Lotus Club Hosts Prominent Guests
A Wednesday night event at the Lotus Club featured notable figures including Wu Ting-Pang and Prom Whing as guests of honor with an Army presence and Cornel University representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shus
Lob Bines
Wu Ting-Pang
Minterer
Prom
Wag
See York
Lotus Club
GE Papunes
Atmgil ci Slttes Army
Jacob G. Schurmenn
Cornel Uni
SoHows 210.000 Dead and Growing
A fragmented report notes 210000 deaths amid unspecified events. The text mentions Ponoriton of the hose econs bk Genilie and a wealthy group attending at Tes uy Gy nun before receiving 10 JM, but details are unclear.
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Ponoriton
the Hose Econs Bk Genilie
Wnt
Tesuy
Wari insiderai reports new fork over southern policy
An insider report signals a major fork in southern policy as leaders clash over strategy and timing. Stakeholders feature key figures and organizations debating future directions amid mounting tensions and public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Fork
Onfim 3 of communis tas resolutions wil l be taken
Three of the communis tas resolutions will be taken for the speedy nisms x that s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainet
Crown Jail Prussia Opened By New York Firm
An unclear fragment mentions Charles Gelck of New York and a project at Crown. The text implies a prison or jail opening or control with involvement from a New York firm, but details are fragmentary and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Ipen
Charles Gelck
The
New York
Governor Grants Reprieve to Prisoner Harry Orchard
Gov Gooding of Thaho grants reprieve to Harry Orchard, sentence to be carried out next Friday, July 2, with speculation the delay will be brief. A $199,000 bond issue is noted. Troops from the National Guard departed Columbus Wednesday for Brown County tobacco district to counter night rider terror.
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Berriev
Orenitd
Gov. Gooding
Thaho
Harry Orchard
Eanter
Elemen
Pers
Gertie Beene
Ghie National Cuard
Columbus
Tokacco
Brown County
Kentucky
Davis Confesses Murder in Des Moines Case
Edgar Davis, a young Des Moines man known as a druggist, pleaded guilty to second degree murder to avoid a new trial. He admitted shooting his wife during a drunken episode on February 16 and wounded City Physician Dr. James E. Stiller, who survived. Police were present as gunfire erupted at the Davis home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Davis
Des Moines
Thursday
Davis
James E. Stiller
Miller Wee
Ther
Miller
Striking Town Central Workers Clash With Strikebreakers
Fifteen strike breakers returning from justice court were attacked by about thirty pickets near Marshalltown. The group was pushed to the city limits as a company guard fought a striker amid earlier assaults. Wages were reportedly due to the strike breakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinpmen
Marshalltown
Justice Court
Wineries l & Fase
New Train Robbery Report Near Mason City
An incident during a rail job near Mason City involved three men forcing a woman aboard a car and looting a man of money. The robbers fled the train as authorities arrived, with no recovered valuables and unclear details from supplied reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Baehenro
Nha
Boy Burned in Death in Spencer Barn Fire
Six year old George Pate son of Br andrs Fate of Spencer died in a barn fire believed caused by playing in hay. He wandered into the flames and fatally burned before firemen could reach him. The incident occurred as a hay barn fire drew responders to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pate
Br. Andrs
Grant Fate
Spencer
Tragic Household Accident Ends in Mother and Son Loss
A mother fatally injured by an accidental gun discharge while in bed with her year old son Jed. The revolver, under a pillow, discharged as the child possibly gripped it, causing a penetrating wound through the bowels. Both were in bed when the tragedy occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed
Charles
Record prices for farm stock and crime notes
A prosperous farmer south of Olinnes sold mules and roof gauge draft horses for a record price with mules at 1100 and 550 each and horses at 404. A suspect in a murder and assault case was arrested in Creston by Sheriff Munson. A storm near Chariton destroyed a barn with fire losses and notable livestock deaths. Irene DelphAf Clinten received eight years for minor child murder at Anamosa penitentiary.
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AcConkey
Olinnes
Gruber
Creston
Sherif Munson
Su Ion
Bert Taylor
Mingens Neb
Kens Tsiph
Irene
Delph
Clinten
Slarah 2
Tad
Minoa
Anamota
Epidemic of Typhoid Strikes Rockwell City Banquet
Forty people contract typhoid fever after a Methodist church banquet on April 14. Most patients are men. Rev. Robert Reedy is severely ill and hospitalized in Des Moines. Doctors and nurses from Des Moines and Sioux City are aiding, with authorities awaiting potential deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrew Wood
Ethel Johnson
Wood
Robert Reedy
Des Moines
Sioux City
Thirty Year-Old Man Elopes With 14 Year Old Girl
Sheriff arrests Riley Collins at Farson on charges of enticing a girl 14 away from home. The couple married briefly in Tater Missouri before fleeing to Ottumwa, then worked with a construction gang near Farson prior to arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Farson
Riley Collins
Ottumwa
TL. Jarnigan
Hampton
Franklin
Harme
Collins
Genevil
Sarah
Tater
Colling
Aow
Farsen
Former Mapleton Merchant Deals with Sudden Death
A telegram from Spokane reports the sudden death of L. S. Snyder. A longtime Mapleton resident, he ran a grocery business with Laing in the town. Flo Snyder moved to Spokane years ago. He was 54.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleton
S. Snyder
Spokane
Snyder
Laing
Flo
Death of Miss Gertrude Modlin in Toledo
Friends mourn the death of Gertrude Modlin 25 daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Modlin prominent Toledo residents. The obituary notes she died after a brief illness described as a pulmonary disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frewth
Toledo
Gertrude Modlin
Charles Modlin
Brons Head Baking Bread Tragedy Near Airs Spainhower
In Ai Villa a small mining town near Airs S DB Spainhower died when she fainted while baking bread. She collapsed into the oven and died instantly from a heart failure, according to local reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brons Head
Ai Villa
Airs. S
Fontanelle firms win contract for modern strain elevator
Fontanelle based firms slap Welch and Younglove Construction of Sieux Cin secure a contract for a modern strain elevator with a capacity around 26 0083. The project will cost about ST and involves Fontanelle engineers overseeing the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eo Flarace
Fontanelle
Slap & Welch
Vthe Younglove Construction
Sieux Cin
Mason City Grand Jury Indicts Five Men
The Mason City grand jury returned indictments against five men including PY Al McDonald for murder and Steve against Lester Inder for robbery, plus Charles Knox facing grand larceny charges. The report references a separate incident at a local school near the Bass last Sunday with panic among pupils and a tank incident.
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Ile Nm
Mason City
Nenins
al. McDonald
Steve
Lester Inder
Charles Knox
Claims Pile Up Against Bank of Corwith in Hancock County
More than six claims have been filed against the defunct Bank of Corwith, totaling over 3.25 million in totals. Most will go before the Hancock County district court for investigation.
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Bank of Corwith
District Court of
Hancock County
State and City Wrestling Over Public School Leadership
Health officials press Mayor Tath to remove the Clarion School principal and place the department under the city’s health authority, while Prof W E Hinkley resigns to join Fair Doodse High School. Other notes report the death of D Carney and the illness of Ottumwa residents including Mags with Gun May Die and Jordan Jordan Wy.
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State
Otty
Ded Moines
Health
Tath
Eltth
Harmmery
Clarion
W. E H.inkely
Jie
Mags
Charl Tordan
Ottumwa
Rehat
Jordan Wy
Jordan
Cost of Living Across Nations Shows Steep Rises
A Washington correspondent notes a global surge in prices, citing Daily Consular Reports. At Tsingtao ten years ago labor could be hired cheaply but now wages have soared for workers and nurses. Consul general William Michael reports beef up 33 14 percent mutton 100 percent flour 20 eggs 15 vegetables 25 coal 28 and milk 20 percent over two years.
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India
France
United States
Washington
Consular Reports
Bureau of Manufactures
Tsingtao
China
William T. Michael
Calcatin
FREAKS OF STORM IN MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA
A cyclone wreaked havoc in Purvis Mississippi and nearby areas. A five year old child found safe after the storm near the post office. A negro baby carried 300 yards into a swamp near Clintell Hall. An elderly black woman killed by flying timber. A little negro boy found with a timber through the heart. Homes lifted and dropped wreckage across Purvis. G G Autry and wife survived aerial flight. he unhurt, she seriously injured. W G Mayhen, station agent, also sailed through the air unharmed. In Carencro Parish Louisiana a negro boy found with multiple injuries. his mother and two sisters killed. father dying from skull fracture. four brothers fatally injured. The freaks of the storm continue to be reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At. Purvis
Miss
Clintell Hall
Purvis
G. G. Autry
Jie
W. G. Mayhen
Caricordia Parish
Price Advances in Five Years 1902 to 1907 Roubaix
From Roubaix France Const Cakpaman Celemano notes ad vances in prices over the past five years 1902 to 1907 with a 50 rise for fish and 10 for candies and petroleum. Other items show gains from 14 for veal to 35 for bread and 30 for vegetables with increases in coal and pastry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Const Cakpaman Celemano
Roubaix
France
Protest Meeting In New York City By Socialists
About percent of the New York police force attended the Boclasts protest meeting against police brutality at Union Square. Algernon Lee presided and Morris H Wilgnit warned reactionaries against slander campaigns. Speakers said police clubs drew new Socialist recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Square
Algernon Lee
New York Socialist
Morris Hwilgnit
Socialist Movement
Indictment Doubt in New York Street Railway Case
A special grand jury in New York reports no indictment for Thomas F. Ryan and Metropolitan Street Railway officers over the ferries purchase from Anthony Brady. It notes large party funding and dishonesty but says no crime under existing laws was technically committed. Captain Binard Mikkelsen clarifies his polar expedition findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas F. Ryan
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Ferries Powel Railway
Anthony Brady
Funda
Mikkelsen
Binard Mikkelsen
Mikkelsen- Leflingwell
Prisoners Safe After Roof Collapse At Lumber Mill Site
Twenty inmates were jailed in the town lockup when a roof collapse occurred at a lumber mill site nearby. The terrified prisoners did not attempt to escape. No serious injuries were reported, and wreckage consisted of splinters and small debris.
Spring sports mix in Benning and beyond
The Benning spring meet draws crowds as Arthur Brown of the St. Louis Americans plans to replace Jack Flynn who refused to report. A DC bylaw ends track wagering as Nelson signs to fight Taft for 45 rounds in San Francisco. Wooster wins the Benning steeplechase, while Oakland sees Cabin J H Trannon claim the San Rainer handicap. Willie Hoppe dominates Cleveland billiards in a high scoring match. Johnson vests to England for possible terms with Burks as Horna faces $30,000 in demalling.
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Benning
Arthur Brown
St. Louis
Cleveland
Willie Hopne
George Sutton
Hoppe
Fettle
Sutton
Thas
Jack Johnson
Berry
Weight
Will
England
Tommy Burks
Horna
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amburg-AmMenean
Peltsburg
Weute
Bill Messenger
Gecarson Trenver
Mr. Grande
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Famous House Furnes
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Asioup
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Rane
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Dubuque
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Womdan
Des Moines Bruggist
Marshalltow
Mian
Marion City
Gert Sremy
Mere Choud
Yeath
County
D. Carney
Aminent
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Grinnell
Monnay
Feri Barlingian
George S. Stewart
Poncer
Stewart & Trayden
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