Notable Deaths and Disasters Across States and Nations
South Dakota brief highlights report Justice Tarrance dead in Connecticut. Obituary items note Lovive Loeb wedding in Albany to a New Yorker. Civil War veteran Orrimell Gould dies in Minnesota. ministers Francis Meatle and Harriet S French pass away in Louisville and Philadelphia. Drownings, fires, and crashes nationwide. accidents claim several lives. several rail and mine incidents reported. Foreign items include Jesuit seclusion in Rome, Kap reform protests, naval explosion on Russian cruiser Rurik, and ambassadorial services in London.
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David Tarrance
Connecticut Supreme Court
Merby
Lovive Loeb
Slater
William Leet
Roosevelt
Secretir
Allamy
N.Y
Prederlel Neudorf
William Loeb
Orrimell Gould
Company K
Minnesota
Den
Hoc
200 Cuban Rebels Killed in Fight Near Consolacion del Sur
A clash near Consolacion del Sur leaves about 200 Cuban rebels dead as fighting intensifies in the region. Details on parties and aftermath remain sparse but the scale underscores a major confrontation in the area.
United States Intervention Sought to Halt Cuban Conflict
Reports from Paso Teal and Consolacion del Sur describe an armored train encounter near Pinar del Rio with government forces repelling insurgents. Capt. Webster’s machine guns aided defense as rebels were killed. authorities dispute exact counts. Veterans seek peaceful settlement but favor action if talks fail. US intervention gaining broad support as key to Cuba’s future stability.
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Paso Teal
Avalos
Pinar del Rio
Consolacion del Sur
Capt
Webster
Jos
Au Verna
Veterans’ Peace Committee
Helic Utle
Pino Guerra
Activites
Havana
Jou
Veterans
Crusi Ft
United States
Cuba
Harvard Loses To Cambridge In Surprising Thames Boat Race
In Putney England Harvard and Cambridge crews battled to a Cambridge victory by two lengths. Cambridge led by three lengths before Hammersmith bridge, finishing in 19 minutes 16 seconds, short of the course record of 18 minutes 47 seconds set by Oxford in 1893.
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Putney
Eng
Harvard
Cambridge
Thames
Hammersmith Bridge
Oxford
Creek Water Fatalities At Picnic In Trenton
Miss Bessie Green and Miss Alta Bingham died after drinking stagnant creek water at a Trenton picnic. Miss Grace Stephenson and Miss Collie Cowhick are gravely ill from the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Bessie Green
Alta Bingham
Grace Stephenson
Collie Cowhick
Fire destroys Detroit carriage plant and office building
Fire yesterday gutted the Anderson Carriage company plant and the R. R. Wilson Body company office in Detroit. Loss estimated at eighty thousand dollars.
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Detroit
Anderson Carriage Company
R. Wilson Body Company
Hundreds slain in Poland amid Jewish district unrest
Dispatches report a violent attack in Wirsaw with a holdup at a alcohol store followed by a barrage on streets. Polish police and troops retaliated as casualties rose. reports claim hundreds killed or wounded and Jewish quarters struck. Rebellion appears to spread to nearby towns as authorities attempt to restore order. In Odessa insurrection and in Georgia revolutionary brigands threaten civil authority.
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Wirsaw
Suni
Iifntyy
Rashid
Anowi
Choy
German Jesuit Father Wernz Elected General
Rome September 11. Francis Xavier Wepitz German was elected general of the Society of Jesus by the Congregation, succeeding Father Martin. News reached the world with a bell signal, and rector Alfred Mueviens announced the choice to Pope Pius. The pope expressed satisfaction with the selection of Father Wernz.
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Order of Society of Jesus
Rome
Francis Xavier Wepitz
Company of Jesus
Martin
Vatican
Mentale
Gad
Alfred Mueviens
Jesuits
Pope Pius
Bolt Kills Harvester in Thunder Storm Near Grafton
Charles Donnelly, a Bemidji Minnesota man, was struck by lightning and killed on William Main’s farm near Grafton North Dakota during harvest. He was thirty four years old and had been shocking wheat when a fierce storm forced him to seek shelter under a haystack.
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Bemidji
Minn
Grafton
N. D
Charles Donnelly
William Main
Donnelly
Rival Editor Arrests Sheriff on Criminal Libel Charge
In nith, Sept. 11, Sheriff Fr Tas feet was arrested and bound over to the circuit court on a charge of criminal libel. Freer, publisher of a local paper, swore out the complaint against him, filed by the editor of a rival newspaper. The dispute stems from a political argument.
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Nith
Tas Feet
Freer
Lad
Drowned Brother Rescue Crisis Near Red Wing
Arthur W. Anderson, eighteen, of Red Wing was drowned while bathing with his brother Axel in the Cannon river near Red Wing Minnesota. Arthur suffered cramps and his brother attempted a rescue, narrowly escaping the same fate.
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Arthur Anderson
Red Wing
Minn
Arthur W. Anderson
Cannon River
Axel
Arthur
Pioneer Solon E A Bickford Dies in Washington
Fergus Falls Minn Sept 11 telegram from North Yakima Wash reports the death of Hon E A Bickford from consumption. Bickford represented this county in the legislature in 1895 and was one of the pioneer settlers here.
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E. A. Bickford
Fergus Falls
Washington
Minn
North Yakima
Wash
Mauston Boy Charged With Fatal Shot of Sister
In Mauston Wisconsin on September 8 Alfred Schmidt ten years old allegedly shot and instantly killed his fifteen year old sister Lillian during a quarrel. The incident prompted authorities to file formal charges against the boy in connection with the death.
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Mauston
Wis
Alfred Schmidt
Lillian
Fire destroys Bramwell Brush and Wire Goods building
Fire of unknown origin yesterday leveled the Bramwell Brush and Wire Goods plant on the Ohio reformatory grounds in Mansfield. Loss totaled $100,000.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Ohio Reformatory
Bramwell Brush and Wire Goods Company
Girl Plunges Five Stories In Chicago This Week
Chicago dating from September 11 reports sixteen year old Mary Mc Cabe leaped from a fifth story window of an apartment building rather than be sent to the House of the Good Shepherd. She sustained injuries likely to cause death.
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William Dunlap
Mias Nelson Murphy
Freeport
Hmspire Lumber Company
Empire
Mich
Fort Wayne
Walcott
Kan
Charles W. Lynde
Slip
L. 1
Fnctory
Graham Bros. & Co
Chicago
James McVoy
Nadeau
Jacob Holstein
Radford
Winnipeg
Man
Hungary
Carl Smith
Brockton
Mass
McPherson
Jack Leroy
M. H. Connell
Maple Grey Wis
Elmer Gilman
Midland Chemical Company
Chloroform Manufacturers
Milwaukee
House of the Good Shepherd
Mary McCabe
Transmission of Facial Traits in Ancestry Study
The text argues facial traits are passed mainly through female lines, with daughters exhibiting ancestral facial expressions more often, while male offspring may not. It notes younger generations typically inherit the facial conditions seen in remote ancestors.
Another Theory on Sun Spots From Georgia Folklore
A satirical note presents a darky theory about sunspots linking them to Satan living in the sun. It claims a black spot signals extreme heat and that Satan shelters under an umbrella, reflecting a dated racial caricature from Georgia folklore.
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Georgia
Darky
Perfectly Safe Cholly Proposes in Bold Duel
A terse exchange ends with Cholly declaring intent to marry Mr. Jones’s daughter after being refused. The mock formality mirrors a playful, old style courtship scene with a decisive punchline.
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Cholly
Mr. Jones
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C. C. Knappen
South Dakota
Congregation of the Company of Jesuits
Castle Gandolfo
Gardinal Merry del Val
Rurik
Vicker- Maxim
Barrow
England
Reid
Carter
Diplomatic Corps
Lady Campbell-Bannerman
St. Marwarts
Weatminster
Helespefors
Fiylind
Hindtum
Wullly
Olsen
Victoria
Tate
Norway
Purc Sre
Tapan
Korea
Northnas
Dupar
Liverpool
Hongkong
Vancouver
B. C
Montreal
George Dusan
Rockwell City
Iowa
Manson Fair
Curtis Jett
James Cuethrill
Jackson
James C. van Ponny
Kansas City
Wilkes County
Greensboro
N. C
Dickinson County
Vincenzo Siciliano
Sault Bio
Marle
Frank Callehig
Calichio
Frank Robinson
Geneva
Patrick McCreery
Robinson
Matt
Melroy
Henry Crenter
Ying
Argo
Grace Read
Sam Moore
Helena
William Kunro
North West Improvement Company
Gans-Nelson
Joseph Lynch
Lockport
N. Y
John Cowdery
Gasport
Hoyd Dickman
Algona
Towa
Lizazié Wolfe
Dickman
San Francisco
Chicago Board of Trade
Commission On Grain
Louisiana State University
Samuel Sheldon
Englewood
Clark County
Misa Myrtle Hutchinson
Nashville
Tenn
Misa Hutchinson
Made- Mae Hide
Joseph Carter
Decatur, Til
Miss Hutchinson
Grand Rapids
Edward Matureau
A. D. France
Jack
Philip Evel
del Sur
Yankee
Poland
Siedlce
Odessa
Tillis
Esuits
Father Wernz
Bolt
Harvester
Pioneer Solon
Iso
Secretary OF Agriculture
James Wilson
Mme. Dugast
Morocco
John Hicks
Oshkosh
Wills
Ghile
David E. Thompson
Nebraska
Mexico
Republic of
Diaz
Prince Ruprecht
Bavaria
Berlin
Breslau
John C. Spooner
Samuel Gummere
Tangier
Paul O. Stensland
Atlantic
Europe
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