J I Younger Dead Former Notorious Bandit
Jas Younger, age 40, once linked with Jesse James and a member of the Younger gang, died by suicide in St Paul after being paroled from Stillwater. He had served a life term for participation in the Northfield bank raid. health and separation from friends were cited as factors. His body was found in a downtown Liskey room with a revolver in his hand. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
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St. Paul
Jas
Younger
Jesse James
Stillwater Penitentiary
Coleman
Northfield
Lisek
Fie
Jule
Wis
Ange
Cargner
Workmen killed by steam at Benweed plant blast furnace
Wheeling West Virginia report says eight men were scalded Sunday afternoon at the National Lake Works Benweed site. Four carpenters and four laborers were on a partition in the boiler room when a 12 inch steam pipe failed, valves blew, and a scaffold collapsed. Three men expected to die. others seriously burned and hospitalized.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Iver
National Lake Works
Benweed
Baltimore and Ohio Engineer Charged with Murder
Glaner, an engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was arrested at Gelletre Sunday on a charge of murdering his fireman John Schelly. The body was found on the Lieckine River bridge near the city. Enmity between the pair was noted and a blunt instrument is suspected.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Anbens Letek
Soa
Sehuley
Tighe
Narrow Escape From Death in Albany Fire
A major Albany blaze destroyed the Tower and Brook Company store injuring several and killing one man with others missing. Reports from Constantinople and Jamaica note related disasters and illnesses, while a derailment near Chicago and a cholera outbreak near Gonaives are also mentioned in the same dispatch.
Tragedy in New York Office Ends Three Lives
In New York, William C. Turner Munday shot Albert Tramiton and W. J. Mallard in the offices of Chin Far Adams Melmyre then killed himself. The group had sought a $2,700 settlement over a $5,000 alleged defalcation connected to the Climax Bottling Company. The coroner found a $2,700 check on Turner's body, fueling questions about motive and whether the shooting was linked to prior financial disputes.
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New York
Barner
Curtier
Trageouiy
Turner
Clinis Bering Company
Ilantition
ON Seite Ee
Climax Company
John F. Meltyre
Assisteet
Tormes
Goodman, Bor Af
Terner
Fioy
Odell
Law Fon
Cantor
Marlattin
Afabard
Athinial Git
Ele
Yous Mens Demnersysic Club
Trial and Quick Execution in Jim Buchanan Case
In Nacogdoches Texas Jim Buchanan a colored man pleaded guilty to murdering the Hicks family and was hanged within two hours after sentencing. Militia guarded him to the gallows as townsfolk feared a possible mob action and officials moved swiftly to secure the scene.
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Swift
Jim Buchanan
Nacogdoches
Tex
Hicks
Budnesi
Sherif Spradley
Buchanan
Owitelee Delagain
Soufriere Volcano Erupts Again Near Se Vincent Island
A violent eruption of Soufriere volcano on Saint Vincent was reported with glowing lava and sand fallout. The Kingston sighting occurred between Boland and Wednesday night with activity lasting until about 4 80 a.m. Loud detonations and lights were seen toward Martinique, while nearby Guadeloupe reports noted distant activity.
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Soufriere
Se. Vincent
Kingston
Boland
Wednrsdar
Martiniane
Cruadaloupe
Reform in Kansas and varied incidents flood the page
A jumble of garbled notes mentions reform efforts in Kansas, references to Nasr and Averett, a New York bank failure, attacks and deaths, and scattered names and phrases. The legibility is poor with many distorted terms and incomplete phrases.
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Kansas
Longford
Michigan man kills family then self after divorce suit
Arch ia Woodin a 23 year old Michigan man shot and killed his wife’s parents and his infant child before turning the revolver on himself. He had just faced divorce actions and blamed his wife’s family for the split. He had served in the Copper War.
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Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Bin
Archie Woodin
Thoreday
Woodin
Court House
Joseph Gualiek
Rushiner
Als. Giviek
Kein
Tie
Fatty Lands
Woulin
Anna A. Cinhek
Tika
Priestess Craddock Dies After Staging Death In Crisis
New York dispatch reports Ida C Craddock known as a priestess of the Cherest of York was to face a federal sentence for sending obscene matter through the mails. She died by inhaling gas in her home. Her father Mire Decker found her body and a note to her mother. Authorities say a hospital order for commitment to an asylum was planned before her death.
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New York
Ida C. Craddock
York
Mire. Decker
Eho
Bloody battle described near Victoria involving Castro forces
Advices from Willemstad report a fierce battle between President Castro's army and revolutionary forces that began Sunday morning near Victoria. Castro retreated Tuesday afternoon, reengaged Wednesday, with reinforcements joining the revolutionaries who gained slight advantage. Castro's guns reduced from fifteen to none. Victoria is crowded with the wounded and provisions are scarce.
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Willemstad
Venezuela
Castro
Ln Victoria
Victoria
Coal Market Gains Ease Amid Increased Anthracite Shipments
Reading railroad reports have moved 550 cars of coal from Schuylkill region since Monday night, marking the largest 72 hour total since the strike and signaling easing prices. Storage releases and brisk demand push regional coal regions to restock as cholera news spreads and various local incidents unfold.
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Reading
Readingailroad
Schuylkill
Earl
Benpty Dunes
Desperate Iowa woman seeks aid after desertion with two children
Alice Hughes and her two children were found at the Ottumwa depot and sent to hospital. She says her husband Charles Hughes, a hotel night clerk in Eldon, has deserted her and she cannot return to Gilman, Illinois, or obtain funds. She plans to reach Eldon or seek help from her husband’s brother if funds allow.
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Alice
Union Depot
Lere
Hespiticul Entiicion
Ottumwa
Iden
Gilinau
J. O. Andrews
Tustand
Charles Hughes
Eldon
Woeman
Gilman
Tragic Death of Charles Wineehe by Charging Bull
An elderly Muscatine farmer, Charles G. Wineehe, 88, was killed in his farmyard when a storm triggered a bull to gore and trample him as he moved cattle toward the barn. His sons found his mutilated body beside the pasture near his home in Atoms pelier Township. The death ends the life of a long-time resident who had spent two decades on the farm.
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Charles Winache
Charles G. Wineehe
Hotte
Atomspelier
Ase
Miraculous escape after wagon train wreck near bridge
A wagon overturned near a bridge, occupants including a woman about 18 and a younger brother were thrown into a creek bottom. The horse team and milk cans were damaged but no serious injuries reported aside from a few scratches to a boy. Local bystanders aided the rescue.
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Hans
Schaller
Woodneosdiag Tiazninis
Westheved
Cieags
Nocthwestern
Marky
Anu
Raohe
Savas
Govor
Tait
Waterloo Contaminated Water Sickens Dozens
A Waterloo dispatch reports a dozen men fell ill with fever after drinking from a well on the Floydman property near the Davis Gasoline Engine works. Health officials suspect animal contamination and fear more cases as the outbreak expands. one man died while others are expected to recover.
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Waterloo
Fiopman
Davis
Croft
Mauney
Woman Impersonator Arrested on Real Police Charge
The suspect, previously posing as an officer to obtain money, now faces a serious charge of obtaining funds under false pretenses. Authorities report she attempted to collect 40 cents from a target and was later apprehended by a real police officer.
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Onasa Wan
oMcer
Buffalo fishermen court case and injuries at Centerville
In Dickinson County buffalo fishing sees legal action with a widow awarded 532 650 against a local saloon. Drake Burt is seriously hurt after a fall while cutting a bush, striking a faucet and being hospitalized.
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Bex-Gow
Drake Burt
Centerville
Drake
Disappointed Lover Personal Crisis Reported in LeMars
A LeMars note records William Kracl 35 of WestSeld Township died by suicide at the Torchead with a revolver. He was single. The report attributes his distress to unrequited love. Meanwhile ALVM Cooper and Son conducted a farm stock sale near Janesville with proceeds around 8000 dollars. Pie stock sold strong including a cow at 245 and a horse at 441.
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LeMars
William Kracl
WestSeld
Lkenling
Torchead
Jove
Alvm Cooper & Son
Janesville
Melrose hotel case leads to arrest in local assault
Rae Prown with Bloodhounds traces suspect Edward Egbert 26 son of Melrose Elric to a bedroom in the Hotel Murray Melrose where he is taken into custody on weapon charges. Ottumwa woman Mrs Alexander Gibson What Cheer attempts suicide by razor and cistern plunge, neighbors intervene and authorities cite temporary insanity.
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Rae
Edward Egbert
Melrose
Elric
Ottumwa
Alexander Gibson
What Cheer
Death in Sweet Roses at Evelys Freiburg Case
A post mortem on Evelys Freiburg reveals she died from a back injury caused by a small wasp larva hidden among roses. The Duft of roses and garden allure is linked to the fatal wound in her back near the nose area, according to Cornell dispatches.
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Cornell Hhiffs
Evelys
Freiburg
Ars
Broibure
Wali
Murder trial set in Madison County for Dr Spaulding
The Madison County district court will hear the murder case against Dr Spaulding of Des Moines and a young man named Croen, charged with killing Miss Ossie Freiberg in Madison County last April after a criminal operation. The indictment alleges the abortion was performed in Des Moines about a week before Freiberg’s death, with Spaulding and Croen charged in the April term.
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Winterset
A. Winterset
der. Momer Spaulding
Drg Spaulding
Des Moines
Irk Croen
Alanson County
Madison County
Aliss Ossie Wiiberg
Madison Canaga
Miss Freiberg
Fadi
Ted Syrndding
Carload of Fish Carried by Lineal to Clear Lake
Masan City reports Fish Commissioner Lineal passed through town on Thursday carrying a carload of fish to Clear Lake. The fish, seized in the Barons area, ranged from inch to fryer size, about 30,000 in total, healthy and ready to frypan. Government plans to release a carload into the lake are discussed.
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Masan
Lineal
Man in Sheldon Seeks Death By Action in Omaha Hospital
William J. Calvin attempted suicide by taking a cocaine overdose in Omaha near Fifteenth and Dhavenpeart streets. He was found near the snifer, taken to the hospital where medical staff worked to revive him.
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Sheldon
Omaha Shonday Wih
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Gavin Lid
Owas
ABC
Pease
Excommunicated Priest Recants Beliefs Seeks Reentry
A Catholic priest, once excommunicated, issued a letter recanting doctrines he preached against the Church. He seeks forgiveness from Bishop Llorstmiann of the Cleveland diocese and readmission to Holy Communion after abandoning his prior teachings.
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Lergy- Ian
Recanis Oriier
Boctrites
Rey
Lennes
Ama Mivarre
Anaes
Moelleray
Lews
Llorstmiann
Cleveland
Notorious Wren duo sentenced to inebriate ward
Webster City report says Dan Wren and son George were sentenced Thursday by Ridge Richards to two years in the Cherokee state asylum’s inebriate ward. They had a long history of drunken sprees and violence, prompting locals to fear them and seek restraint.
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Webster City
Pho Netorious
Dan Wren
George
Ridge Richards
Cherokee State
Lngane Usylua
Dirk
Anan
Berti
Ninth annual Tawa State Association of Railway Surgeons meeting
Des Moines hosts the ninth annual railway surgeons gathering at Prinscher Get and Kirkwood House with sessions at Our Circle hall. A smoker event will welcome visitors while local members organize activities. Separate notes report Meeks owners of Bonaparc chain won a state jury award and a deer death case.
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Tawa State Association of Raidwis
Des Moines
Prinscher
Get
van Buren County
Meeks
Bonaparce
Uess Feds
Wis
Bank Credit Sours as Sioux City Lenders Issue Silver Drafts
A garbled report shows First National Bank at Sioux City and other local banks facing suspension of livestock loans. Reports indicate silver drafts totaling as much as 2500 dollars are being issued, with collectors pressured by the bank actions.
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First National Bank
Sioux City
Fatal stabbing with table leg shocks town
A four-inch table leg was hurled with violent force by a circular saw at Kert Dodge intended to pierce the stomach of Daha Steinboek, resulting in death. Police investigate the fatal incident and review suspect accounts.
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Kert
Daha Steinboek
Young Farmer Hurt In Horse Attack Near De Mars
Herman Dobbert, a young farmer near De Mars, was kicked by a saddle horse biting his lower lip. A surgeon required twenty one stitches to close the torn lip.
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LeMara
Herman Dobbert
Shane
Tawkship
de~ Mars
McKinney Sentenced to Seven Years for Shooting Lomack
Albert McKinney colored, sentenced at Des Moines to seven years in the state penitentiary for shooting Tier Lomack colored preacher who confessed prior prison time. McKinney acted from jealousy toward Lomack.
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McKinney
Albert McKinney
Pres Moines
L. Lomack
Minnesota
Lomack
Economic Outlook Faces Labor Strife and Rail Bottlenecks
The Weekly Trade Review reports favorable business sentiment despite labor disputes and fuel costs. It notes industrial progress, coke shortages, and rail transport congestion impacting steel, coke, and pig iron production. Railway earnings surge yet shipments lag as tariff changes bite imports. wheat exports show strength with large corn crops and bank liquidity shifting westward.
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New York
B.C. Doe & Co
Bun
Oet
Bradstreet
Agricultural market prices across cities and commodities
Commodity quotes across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee show bids for hogs at 4.25 to 7.50 and 4.00 to 7.15, cattle and sheep ranges, grains including wheat No. 2 and corn No. 2, oats mixed, rye and barley values, butter and potatoes with varied prices, reflecting diverse shipping markets and regional quotes. Prices span multiple cities with numerous decimals and unit codes.
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Chicago
Ncdiannnolis
St. Louis
Ste
Detroit
Milwaukee
Congress Has Full Power to Regulate Trusts
Attorney-General Knox declares Congress can regulate and control trusts under the Constitution. He argues no constitutional amendment is needed and cites limitations of the Sherman Act while urging bold legislation to curb over capitalization price discrimination and monopolistic practices.
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Kintox
Knox
Pittsburgh
Congress
Katox
Nui
Railrroad Metsger
Beef Trust
Mollie Foxwater Charged With Killing Four Husbands
Mollie Foxwater an Osage Indian woman of Oklahoma is charged with murdering her four husbands who she says threatened her life over secrets of a supposed rich gold mine. She claims she killed them to protect herself after they demanded the mine’s location. She is described as educated and well dressed, living in a grand Cherokee Nation home with servants.
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Mollie Voxwater
Oklahoma
Four Ten
Mollie Foxwater
Taany
Ghlahoma
Grand River Hills
Mollie
News snippets reflect mixed messages from early world issues
Fragmentary text mentions coal, strikes in Newport, meat prices, and political dynamics. References include President Hacer, Gen Funston, Joseph Chamberlain, and Chickasaw nation governance. Lacks clear events or dates but hints at labor, energy, and colonial era debates.
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Newport Cligs
Switzerland
Meat Trust
Hacer
Gen
Funston
Kansas
Elinger
Joseph Chamberlain
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