News of Week Digest reports court resume and notable deaths
After a long recess the US Supreme Court resumes sessions through next June. Notables include navy midshipmen failing examinations, Moore in patent matters, Miss Carol Beck a noted portrait painter dies in Philadelphia, James S. Kennedy donating 1.7 million to Presbyterian Hospital, Rev J C Moynihan dies aged centenarian, R Chase aged 99 in Iowa, and James Bigheart Osage leader dies in Pawhuska after paralysis and Civil War service. notes on veterans, banking, and politics.
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States Naval Academy
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Carol H. Beck
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James 8. Kennedy
New York
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R. Chase
Ware
Iowa
Muscatine
Chase
Greybeard Regiment
Chane
James Bigheart
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Oklo
Ninth Cavalry
Multiple Disasters Hit Cities and Rails Across Regions
A string of accidents and fires reported from New York Central near Black Rock, Kansan City area, Fort Dodge, and Decatur. Injuries include a brakeman fatally injured, a man killed at a fairground, and extensive property losses in Boarer Springs. A fire in Stet Her Alberta destroys a hotel block. New York windows prompt safety discussions in Chicago.
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Boarer Springs
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Kansan City
Will Pokert
Boone
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Dex Maines & Southern
Otlo McKenzie
Merchants Bank
Lelia Miller
New York City
Chicago
Sweep at Monroe clothing store ends in heavy loss
Burgiara took nearly the entire stock from Sturn, Krum & Sturn in Monroe Michigan, with a loss listed at 1010 dollars. The report groups several other violent crimes including a Delta Pennsylvania wife killing and a fatal shooting near Diz, details remain fragmentary.
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Burgiara
Sturn
Krum & Sturn
Monroe
Mich
William Bennington
Delta
Guide
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Ida Drury
Grand Jury
Washington
Gregory
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Whitefish
Mont
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Jim
Frank Davis
Charvel
John C Kendall
Tilnolx Central Railroad
Lulu
Miss
Frank Ciini
Hai Y Yores
Francesco Martalli
Fous Montrest
Celirate Lia
Mart Cathort
Michael
Towns Burned With Heavy Loss Of Life Relief Train Is Wrecked
Portents from far lands and domestic dispatches mix in a crowded item. Reports say towns burned with heavy loss of life as relief trains crash, killing fifteen passengers who fled burning towns and were cremated in the wreck. Officials note ongoing debates in parliaments and fresh diplomatic moves across Europe and the Americas. The piece mentions King Alfonso and other monarchs, intercontinental intrigues, and various accidents and legal cases, reflecting a turbulent news day.
Inferno Rages Across Michigan as Fires Devastate Towns
The storm of flames sweeps northern Michigan from Lake Huron to Presque Isle. Metz and surrounding hamlets are razed, leaving over 1,800 homeless and several towns under siege. Train passengers described a harrowing escape as rails failed and woods burned. Firefighters struggle amid downed wires and dwindling water supplies, with Cadill ac and Traverse City reports of renewed blazes.
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la Roque
Alpena Yietirday
Rogers City
Cadillac
Traverse City
Upper Peninsula
Chippewa
Houghton
Alpena
Mich
Detroit & Mackinow
Metz
Here
Nowicn Siding
William Barrett
Foster
Kinville
Count
Grace Harbor
Lake l Haren
Posen
Mavensville
Presque Isle
Montgomery
Letts-Fletcher Grocers Plead Guilty On Improper Labeling
In Marshalltown Iowa on October 18 the Letts-Fletcher company wholesale grocers pleaded guilty to four charges from September by the State Food and Dairy Commission charging sale of flavoring extract with improper labeling. A fine of five dollars and costs was paid in each case.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Letts-Fletcher Company
Justice Court
Warships End World Tour Maine and Alabama Complete Trip Around Globe
The battleship Maine docked at Portsmouth navy yard and the Alabama reached New York harbor as the Atlantic fleet concluded a global voyage lasting 09 days. The squadron, which sailed from Hampton Roads last winter, traversed vast seas with Azores as a final port before reuniting with U S news.
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Alabama
Globe
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Navy Yard
New York Harbor
Batkships Maine
Hampton Roads
Aduurus Evans
San Francisco
Azores
Mebasia
New Yorky
Deer River Man Leaps From Train and Drowns at Bridge
Don Kelly of Deer River, 35, fell from a Great Northern train while crossing the bridge at U Club lake west of Deer River. He struck his head on a bridge pier and drowned. The body was taken to Grand Rapids for burial.
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Deer River
Liluti
Minn
Don Kelly
Great Northern
Weil
U Club Lake
Grand Rapids
Death and ruin in storms path in Clayton and Wyoming
Four persons killed near Clayton New Mexico and two killed in Wyoming as a destructive tornado wrecks homes and injures twenty eight others. Widespread damage to a railroad line and telegraph wires triggers panicked evacuations as residents flee to hills and assess losses.
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Wyoming
Clayton
N. M
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Clavion
Polson
Tetioe
Dan Tone
Seane
Wyo
Gills
Union Pacific
Sherman
Woman Rescues Self as Lover Is Found Dead in Brooklyn
New York date Oct 21 Nellie Walden aged nineteen attempted to drown herself in the East River at Brooklyn. A policeman saved her from drowning and she said McDonald, the man she planned to marry, shot himself in his rooms in her presence. Police found McDonald's body and began an investigation.
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New York
Nellie Walden
Brooklyn
Edward McDonald
Miss Waldon
Pearson
McDonald
Chanter Case Held Sanity Trial Delayed To November
Charlottesville October 21 John Armstrong Chanter seeks legal establishment of sanity and recovery of a fortune wrested from him in New York. He testified that lying down aids his mental work while sitting upright fatigues him, prompting the court to adjourn the proceeding until November 20.
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John A. Chanter
Charlottesville
John Armstrong Chanter
New York
Heiping China Dyke Break Causes Heavy Loss of Life
Cablegrams report immense loss of life in Heiping China after dykes on the West river broke and flooded the district for hundreds of miles. Starvation fears rise as aid is appealed to the Chinese board.
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Heiping
Victoria
China
West River
Mistaken for bear ends life of hunter in Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin October 22 1900 or 1901 brown twenty two was mistaken for a bear at Jim Falls and shot by Ore y Cheaver. The bullet passed through the hips killing him. Cheaver’s companions warned him not to shoot but were unheard. After Brown's death Cheaver twice attempted suicide.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Vileiam Brown
Jim Falls
Orey Cheaver
Cheaver
Brown
Four More Vic tims in Menominee Hunting Accidents
From the forests of Menominee County four hunting accidents were reported. William Kahle was shot in the shoulder by his son. Louis Erickson had his arm blown off by an accidental shotgun discharge. Westley Sweet was wounded in the throat by shot. Arthur Davis was shot in the leg.
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Menominee, Mich
William Kahle
Louis Erickson
Westley Sweet
Arthur Davis
Floater Found in Lake Superior in Duluth Note
An unknown man dressed as a seaman was found floating in Lake Superior at Superior yesterday morning. He appeared to have been in the water about two weeks, with Duluth reporting the eerie irony that the lake seldom yields its dead.
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Lake, Duluth
Ninn
Superior
Lake Superior
Two Years for Election Fraud in St Louis Got
Arthur Thava was convicted of fraudulent registration and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. His father, an employee of the city street department, was referenced in the report.
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St. Louis
Got
Arthur Thavanot
Two Tornadoes Strike Sharon Springs Kansas
Sharon Springs Kansas was hit by two tornadoes yesterday destroying three residences and injuring about a dozen people. Residents fear one fatality is likely as rescue crews search the debris.
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Sharon Springs
Kay
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