Philippine Crisis Deepens Amid Locusts and Cholera
The Manila report outlines looming famine warnings due to locusts and falling silver prices. General Sumner plans punitive actions against Bacolod and a raid from Digan to Lake Lanai Mindanao. Roosevelt’s trade order could ease insular freight, while cholera spreads in Mindanao and Panay.
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Manila
Auouer Firs
Digan
Lake Lanai
Mindanao
Lie
Zamboangia
Vickers
Bacolod
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Teoois
San Franciscoco
Philippines
Staunton Gridiron Tragedy Prompts Postgame Fire
A Staunton Illinois football game ended in tragedy when player Bdivani Schwidt was fatally injured in the head following a clash with a St Louis team. In reaction, the Staunton squad, led by their captain, overturned goal posts and burned them, vowing to end football gates in Staunton.
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Staunten
Ill
Hure
St. Louis
Staunton
Elizabeth Stanton Dies at 95 in New York City
Elizabeth Crady Stanton, famed suffragist, died Sunday at her West Ninety-fourth Street home. Old age listed as cause. Survived by Mrs. Lawrence Stanton Blatch and several children including Henry and Robert Stanton of New York, Theodore of Paris, and G. Smith.
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Sinitra
New York
Elizabeth Crly Stanton
Hi West Ninety-fourth Street
Paris
G. Smith
F& Real Estate
Warden Cliffe
Long Island City
Gist
Oss
Car Collision Report From Yonkers Across and Injuries Not Fatal
A New York special describes a trolley car collision with an automobile in front of Gray State Yonkers near the late Samuel J. Tilden estate. Two women in the auto and the man driving the car were among the more seriously injured, others treated at a local hospital.
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New York
Graystate
Samuel J. Tilden
Yonkers
Laa
Jogethar
Tiventywr
Robbery and Murder on Northern Pacific Mail Train
A Missoula Montana special report describes a nighttime hold up of passenger train No. 2 on the Northern Pacific near Drumond, sixty miles from Missoula. Engineer Dan ONeill was killed and a large loot seized as the robber fled toward Diamond Creek. bloodhounds and a police search follow. The suspect claims a past railroad robbery boast, with an $8000 reward offered for capture dead or alive.
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Montana
Missoula
Mont
Drmemond
Eualnevr
Dan O'Neill
Mac Ranches
Portland
Eles
Haidgight
Dimond
Oneill
Farlpeed
Fietiz
Dunemoud
Deer Lodge
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Ore
Dertinmend
Northern, Pacific
Walking Shield Executed After Northwest Haste
Walking Shield, described as a murderer and slaver, was hanged in Sioux Falls after a smooth process led by local officials. He spoke only “Hurry up” as the rope was placed, with death pronounced minutes later.
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Han
Sioux Falls
S. Ps
Sioux Balla
S. Co
Hey Walking Shield
canOply Court House
Northwest
Broughe
Burglary Leaves David City Man Dead at Home
Harvel Little aged 38 was shot in bed early Friday as burglars entered his house in David City Nebraska. He was found shot through the head while the attackers reportedly took $250 from the residence. Two of Little’s hunting dogs were poisoned the night before the shooting. Mrs Leslie acts as agent for a local train company covering Nebraska.
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David City
Neb
Harvel Little
Wilkdiche
Myr. Little
Mre
Lislie
Sye-Schneider-Powle Tarain Company
Nebraska
Numley in Toils. Negro Murderer of Powell in St. Paul
In St Paul Minnesota special dispatches report brakeman J A Foote has identified William Numley as the murderer of Brakeman Fred Powell of Sioux City. Numley was arrested by St Paul police on suspicion he stabbed a policeman at St James Minnesota. Chief O Connor will personally investigate the case. Arrested
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Powell
St. Paul
A. Paul
Minn
Jno Hegro
Prine
Charles Voinies
J. A. Foote
Walliam Numley
Fred Powell
Sioux City
Foote
Sanbarn
Cme
Akron
St. James
O'Connor Wil
Mob Lynchings and Arrests Stir Towns Across the State
A chaotic report describes a mob lynching in Thbtlapness, a negro named Ben Crown tied to a tree and later taken from jail amid chaos. Troops were ordered from Atlanta but arrived late. more violence and arrests followed including Minnie Sharp and another unnamed inmate. A separate Fort Dodge case cites a woman found dead, while community tensions grew over withdrawals and strikes as authorities respond to ongoing unrest.
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Atlanta
Ben Crown
Fleary Dees
Astlaia
Coal Mines Resume in Anthracite Region Amid Safety Delays
The anthracite mines began reopening after a pause, but crews faced water, gas, and dangerous roofs. Some plants stayed idle for days or weeks while underground work was made safe. Output remained below normal and worker unrest settled as the day wore on.
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Wilkesbarre
Earl
Mane G
Japanese Killer Slays Three At Seattle Boarding House
A Japanese immigrant Hidaka entered a Seattle boarding house and shot dead Y Yoshimoto, her husband, and Tokutioni after pursuing them from Seattle. He fled into dense brush north of the city and has not been captured. Authorities report Hidaka was infatuated with Mrs Yoshimoto and targeted the couple.
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Sacramento
Cal
Itikada
Seattle
Afr
Y. Yoshimoto
Tokutiousi
Fins Pot
Hidaka
Rs. Yoshimote
Mrs Ingalls Predicts Cigarette Extinction in Ten Hours
Portlined special reports from Portlined Me say Mrs. Ingalls superintendent of drnvercoties predicts cigarettes will be driven out of existence in ten hours. The WC OC T Ef members joined in the effort with lectures sermons and campaigns to arouse the country as never before. This year the WC PU 932 bays and Tray viriss ettes pledged 40 against cigars.
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Ingalls
Blob
Iagalls
Department of Drnvercoties
W. OC. T. Ef. Tonkith
Bloody strike riots prompt cavalry charge at Dunkirk
A Paris special reports further strike disturbances at Dunkirk on Thursday. Barricades blocked streets as cavalry charged rioters. Some were killed or wounded. A mob set barrels of oil and goods ablaze near a mine owner’s house. Martial law proclaimed at Drzigk.
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Dunkirk
Peranece
Paris
Dukirk
Martie Law
Drlzigk
Kentucky Girl Shot in Inevitable Feud Deaths Arise
A Marion Kr. girl, Horace Williamson’s daughter, was killed by a pistol shot while returning from church near Wear Chapel ECU. The assailant, Brown, vanished after a quarrel with a rival. authorities suspect the shooting targeted Brown. A Havana dispatch notes yellow fever trends with a full year since the outbreak began.
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Kentucky
Ascare
Marion
Chapel
Kaulson
Horace Williamson
Cduch
Dw Mer
Brown
Severe Pigh Gas and Freight Shed Destruction Report
A chaotic dispatch reports a severe freight crash involving a Buffalo steeped line and the Steamboat Company freight shed burned, with damages estimated at 75 000 dollars. Train crews were injured including a fireman and brakeman Lynch, while the incident prompted investigations into rail operations and potential rail-line ownership shifts.
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Buffalo
Alimony Dispute Over Claimed Clinton Marriage
Frank Payne denies marriage to Cora Warne in Clinton district court as she seeks alimony and $40 per month support arriving from a purported contract of marriage. She alleges they wed January 1, 1900 and lived as spouses in Chicago until May 24, 1902 when deserted, while Payne denies any union or license exists.
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Clinton
Cora Warne
Frank Payne
Vine
Chicago
Ma Payne
NIAS
Plainuny
Plakutis
Keokuk Police Break Up Bad Gang of Horse Thieves
Police in Keokuk claim to have broken up a gang of horse thieves active across Missouri and southern Iowa, with several horses stolen recently recovered. The police chief and a local jury are pursuing indictments as two gang members are already in custody.
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Keokuk
Silys
Tinais
Neetler
Missouri
Theur
Hare
Sil Ac Flenneman
Peculiar Accident Injures Boy Riding with Axe
Gooree Nash an 18 year old boy sustained a severe cut to the upper lip when his horse shied. The axe over his shoulder struck obliquely and penetrated the lip, requiring over twenty stitches. Frederick Remiseton attended and treated the injury.
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Gooree Nash
Briah
Fie
H G M Millan Wounded In Train Incident
The well known local politician H G M Millan was wounded after a disruption on a Great Northern train. He was removed to St Barnabas hospital and later returned home following treatment.
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Towa
Minneapoli Union
EEG
Aea Gillenited
Republican Printing Company
Cé Lapis
Great Northern
St. Barnabas Hospital
Bavon
Tori Law
Seoul
Secidental
Himn
Churel
7Orp
Hours Ir
Murder Witness Killed in Dow City Tragedy
A Dow City report details the murder of witness Green during a siege by an escaped prisoner War Namer. Powell of Sioux City died earlier, with the sole eye witness slain and the suspect still at large. Legal actions continue as Albert Phillips and Lewis Stooks face death-penalty appeals. other incidents include a Fort Duquesne fall and a hotel blast with guests escaping.
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Safedac
Denison
Wlitess
War Namer
Pred Powell
Sioux City
Lust
Powell
Green
Tragic Timber Accident Claims 16-Year-Oldnear Eddyville
Stephen Rye aged 16 was killed in a fall from a tree while chopping timber at his home near Eddyville. The incident occurred this fall in Cim a forest area, with investigators assessing the scene.
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Stephen Rye
Eddyville
Fourth Flood Buries Acres as Skunk River Rises
A heavy rainfall in Poweshiek and neighboring counties caused the Skunk River to rise rapidly flooding 2.0 acres at the river mouth. The rapid overflow displaced land and affected surrounding areas along the river.
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Keokek
Skunk
Poweshick
Skink
Man Arrested for Forgery in Tateas Area
J Z Anderson once of Tateas was arrested Saturday on charges of forging a check for 950 dollars. Police report he admitted having no wife and five children.
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J. Z. Anderson
Tateas
Prominent Physician Tremaine Placed in Private Asylum
Webster City physician Dr. O G Tremaine, once a lecturer at a Chicago medical college, was confined to a private asylum in Wisconsin Monday night amid reports of a breakdown from extreme mental strain and exhausting work. The case signals a serious but private medical matter within the community.
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O. G. Tremaine
Webster City
Patromgee
Hwahnetium Xiedicn] College
Chicago
Asylim
Wiscans
Ihis Coalition
Ex Governor Drake Improves Rest Comfortably After Accident
Centerville report states former Governor Drake is improving and resting better than since the accident. Family members are gathered, with John AL Draka noted as absent.
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Drake
Centerville
John AL Draka
Spalding Not Guilty in Winterset Murder Trial
Jury in Winterset acquits Les Ver Giet after a trial of just over an hour. The case arose from an alleged homicide that followed a critical abortion event. Spectators applauded as verdict was read. defense Attorneys Crossley Nicholson of Winterset Js Mabry of Albia and Des Moines and others represented the accused.
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Winterset
Les
Giet
Spaukling
Corarilliag Ho
Dha
Crossley & Nicholson
Js. Mabry
Albina Des Moines
Ad Mershoan
Murder Case Arises Over Clarinda Woman's Death
In Clarinda a 21 year old woman named Mrs Moore was found dead under a bridge near the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line with a bullet wound and a revolver at the scene. Lucas, a man about her age, was with her the prior week and fled after the incident, later being arrested in Clarmont Missouri and brought to Chariton for trial.
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Willian Taicsas
Clarina
Clarinda
Loways
Will Luceus
Will BP
Rina Moore
Ainber
Chietgo
Burlington and Quincy
Clarindia
Witt Lucas
Bua
Mishtuishi
Shamburgh
Clarmont
Chariat
Saul Che
Joe Gas
Adams Express Company Indicted Over Liquor Shipment Violations
A Keokuk dispatch reports the federal grand jury returned an indictment against Adams Express Company for alleged internal revenue law violations. The case stems from whisky shipments to Birmingham and Windis consignors who paid charges to the express line. The District Attorney and grand jury consider the act a sale of liquor through the express service, tied to Iowa’s liquor prohibitions and dealer licensing.
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Lowa
Wealthy Wisconsin Brewer Led a Double Life
A Dubuque dispatch reports Theodor Cook of Crescott Wisconsin a wealthy brewer died in the city and was found to have lived a double life. His wife later learned his whereabouts after his death and his son served as administrator of the estate. The court upheld the judgment with successor accounting.
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Kock
Crescott
Theodor
Cook
Iowa Baptist Convention Votes for Next Year
The Iowa Baptist Convention approved holding its 19th convention in Bee City next year. Sioux City urged hosting it locally, but Bee City received stronger backing. Rev. George Armor of Immanuel Baptist was involved in the discussions as the missionary committee sought a $1,000 loan to aid in completing a church project.
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Lowa
Aivices
Ram
Uuraday
Bee City
Sioux City
Walker on Box Car Ends Tragically in Night Accident
Lawrence Arbaugh, 15, walked the end of a hex ear at Birsinghan stand and fell from a Flare lington train. The night was dark and the train was backing down. he failed to notice the end of the passenger car and stepped off. The wheels crushed him. his head was severed and his body mangled.
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Lawrence Arbaugh
Birsinghan
Arhaugh
Lie
Eis
Accidental Shooting Reported in Ottumwa Home
Kreely, a coal miner, shot and killed his wife at their Ottumwa residence Thursday morning. Ais. K Kreebs asserts the incident was entirely accidental.
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Hushana
Ars
Toho Kreehs
Ottumwa
Ais
K Kreebs
Kreely
Runaway Accident Fatal for Sarah Stobley on Centérgute Square
A fatal runaway incident on Centérgute public square left Atrs. Sarah Stobley dead. Torshill sustained a fractured limb and a broken neck. She was identified as the daughter of a local family and according to officials, the weather and rural conditions contributed to the crash.
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Atrs
Sarah Stobley
Ron
Centérgute
Torshill
Convicted Thief Wagen Reverses Sentence on Appeal
O Brundise former Waterloo scavenger convicted of breaking into an Illinois Contra tax tr ond stealing Whest and sentenced to a year and a half in the penitentiary reversed by the Supreme court. Brundise out on bail while proceedings continue as the case reverses.
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Perttontiry Sentenen
O. Brundise
Waterloo
Illinois
Bupreme
Plate
Fire destroys Marshalltown candy plant and grain stock
Fire of unknown origin gut an elevator at B. F. Larkwool Candy Company in Marshalltown destroying grain in store and 160 tens of candy. The Chicago and North Western freight depot also burned. A woman, Mrs Alexander Gibson of What Cheer, tried to end her life by cutting her throat then jumped into a cistern. neighbors saved her and authorities cite temporary insanity.
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Larkwool Candy Company
Marshalltown
Chicago and Northwestern
Alexander Gibson
Sal
Bandits Target ATMs as Hardware Stores Suffer Break-ins
Ottumwa police chase a crime wave with a group allegedly targeting ATMs while breaking into hardware stores in southern Tawa and northern Missouri. No weapons or safes were found stolen. recent nights saw multiple hardware-store burglaries with no loot recovered.
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Ottumwa
Smadl
Tawa
Missouri
Stock Brings High Prices at Janesville Sale
A. T. D. Cooper & Son held a stock sale near Janesville. Proceeds totaled about 500. The stock sold well with a cow bringing 205 and a horse 1100.
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A. TD. Cooper & Son
Janesville
Iowa insurance combine sparks inquiry and amid coal furnace shift
Burlington reports accuse a claim of a state wide insurance combining scheme to force use of Iowa board insurers. Separately Des Moines heating trade notes a surge in safe coal furnaces as strikes lift demand. State health and rail plansupdate claims and inspections across several institutions and lines.
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Burlington
Coy. Cummins
Iowa
Lowa Board
Windtho Rived Company
Henry Henert
Meetham
Alon, Og
Des Moines
Des Alpines
Faragee
Coal Mien
Lowa
Folk and Marquises Dominate St Louis Headlines
Joseph W. Folk rises as crusading prosecutor targeting boodlers in St Louis while Marquise gains credit for Anglo Japanese treaty negotiations. News notes also cover Charles Fittig field Maine politics, Rev. Boyd leading urban mission work, Rosewater’s Omaha influence, Fisher’s Maine Senate tenure, and local calamities including a fatal slide accident in Stilkeater and a $50,000 fire loss in Gervais Oregon.
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Japan
Orient
London
St. Petersberg
Gefora le
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