Priest Murdered at Altar by Anarchist in Denver
Father Leo Melisiche was shot during communion at St Elizabeth's Catholic Church on Curtis Street. The killer, Giorgiceto Guarnaccia, fled the scene as police and crowds swarmed the church. Authorities considered lynching and moved to protect the city jail while Guarnaccia was hustled out of town. Father Melisiche, born 1867 in Yooh Germany, had served as rector in Paterson and Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Oriest
Damet Cronin
Thalia
Cuineppl
Theabello
Heinrichs
Pather Lee
Post- Wei
Ohureh Jm
Michael Delpy
Matte
Cirebus Deus
Daniel Hayes
Teo
Giorgceto
Pinoy
Denver
Georhacele
Willer
Phice
Waketinla
Gunenee
Poe
Delpary
Shevitl Nesbitt
Portugal
Leo
Binty
Guarnaccio
Colirate Springs
Mither Leo Heinrichs
Yooh
Germany
Pranelses
Paterson
Nia
Uies
St Boravertures
Oroga
Alannine
Eeli
History Professor Dead After Brief Illness
History professor Mouit Pet of Youle University died in the afternoon after a long illness. He was regarded as a key history educator and a member of the university’s esteemed history faculty. The article notes his prominence among teachers in the department.
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Watward
Frownie
P Sor
Youle University
Long
Ile Ile
Bese Krew
Nebraska to Bid for $900000 Colorado Bonds
Lincoln Neb 26 State press agent Urgan announced he would bid for the entire $900000 issue of Colorado state bonds to be issued April 1 to repay indebtedness incurred by the suppression of the Cripple Creek mines Nebraska will seek the yield of an investment for its permanent school fund
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Lincoln
Web
Aren Urgan
Maris
Cripple Creek Mets
Nebrarkx
Nine Die As Runaway Wagon Hits Basketball Party
A team hired for a girls basketball outing crashes at West Nyack crossing New Jersey. four killed instantly and five others fatally or seriously injured. Survivors and witnesses cite a broken crossing gate and a run of frightened horses as the cause. Names and ages of the deceased and injured are listed, including Nelson May and Heath Singer.
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Steimas Valley
Noveb
Geo. Young
West Nyack
Ontario & Western Express
Hudson County
Hoboken
N. J
NTH
Spring Valley
Nelson May
Heatha Singer
Edith Ringer
Shunn
Phiye Jeannette Palmer
Warren Palmer
Conditon
Henry Dietrein
Mary Edith Bird
Black Hand Wrecks Italian Store in Brooklyn
A bomb exploded at Peter Locato’s music store on Morgan Avenue Brooklyn injuring Locato his wife and three children. Police note black hand threats and earlier attacks linked to extortion letters demanding immunity payments amid ongoing terror against Italian merchants in New York.
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New York
Brooklyn
Peter Lovato
Morgan Avenue
Locato
Localo
Rolano Cella
Maliane
Auto Disease Declares Global Health Threat Across Cities
In a report from New York and Paris, Holy Hecker, a physician, discusses a new ailment called auto disease. The illness targets the throat and lungs causing sudden congestion and pain, linked to widening respiratory issues. He notes cases in major cities worldwide and warns it mimics tuberculosis and pneumonia risks.
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New York
Agnactine Aviven Automobile
Paris
London
Fy St Allets
Two Women Die By Their Own Hands In Disturbing Tragedies
In Moreland Ohio on February 26 Mrs Augusta Strey aged years died by self immolation after claiming to be a burden to her grandson who faced job loss and a large family. Earlier in Slatington Mrs Pao Fok 26 and a companion Mise Brine set fire to clothing after watching a ruined home, despite nearby help. the scene and health of the street were noted.
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Own
Pao Fok
Fink
Slatington
Moreland
Ohio
Augusta Strey
Hirey
Veteran police fail water test in Chicago force retirement
Ajfengo Met 20 Thirty seven year old Hinters of the Chicago police endure a water test and other stunts at Robert Waller’s place to prove fitness. Commissioners report only two or three of ten remain fit. most over 62 face half pay retirement after long service. Dr W A Evans leads health exam.
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Ajfengo
Chicake
Robert Waller Buttos
W. A. Evans
Woman changes name three times in one week
In Norfolk Nebraska on February 8 a county woman, Virat ue Mrs. Richard Wamann, divorced from her husband, had the court allow her to resume her maiden name Christine Drissen after marriages as Miss Drissen and Mrs Ernest Luebcker, all within seven days.
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Orfolk
Neb
Maison County
Virat Ue
Richard Wamann
Christine Dreasen
Miss Drissen
Ernest Luebcker
Two Filipino Commissioners Enter Washington Spotlight
The two new Filipino commissioners in Worthington, Ouampo de Leon and M. Le Garda, gain access to House offices. Le Garda, among Manila’s wealthiest, has hosted U.S. visitors and counts Longworth and Roosevelt among past guests. His family embodies East West influence, with sons noted for wealth and status and a daughter educated in Paris likely to charm Washington society.
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Washington
Worthington
Ouampo de Leon
M. le Garda
Manila
Congress
Representative Longworth
Roosevelt
le Garda
Far East
Americana
Islands
M. le Gardia
Paria
Europe
Rex Beach Figures in Drama of Life
Rex E Beach, famed dramaist and novelist, figures in a real life melodrama in New York. At the Lambs club he was approached by a Chicago woman who later telephoned Beach’s wife seeking protection. A stylish stranger then sought Beach’s services to publicize alleged facts about Mrs Badenoch, a Chicago wife involved with Beach’s social circle.
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York
Rex E. Beach
The
Lambs Club
Beach
Mra Tadenoch
Chicago
Mr. Beach
Rex
E. Heaeh
May
Heanaton
Vallege
Admie Ton
Badenoch
Junohn
Heorge
Aid
Chevelilnd
Hotel Astor
Tynel
Educational bill introduced in Parliament by Reginald Meow
A new educational bill, introduced by Reginald Meow, calls for public funds to support elementary education in England and Wales. It proposes central supervision, no denominational teaching in state schools, and shifts power away from religious control amid debate on ministerial plans.
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Totwlan
Reginald Meow
Board of Edwcation
England
Wales
Che Heuke
Housas Birrell
Ceyemine
Jan
Supreme Court Upholds Great Northern Rebating Fine
The Supreme Court ruled today against the Great Northern Railway in a rebating dispute under the Hepburn Act. The Minnesota district court fined the railway $1,000 for alleged violations of free freight and rebate prohibitions.
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Great Northern
United Stated
Real Northern Railway Company
Supreme Court Ligalnet
District Court of
Minnesoi T
Elkina
James J. Hill Wins Law Suit
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of James J. Hill in a complex merger dispute involving the Great Northern and Northern Railroad companies and Burlington water control. The decision assesses compensation for delays and claims of impaired ownership interests amid corporate control changes.
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James J. Hill
Washington
Clarenne
Great Northern and Northern Railroad
Burlington Water
Wagner
Vassar Girl’s Romance with Chauffeur Sparks Rumor
A Vassar graduate Joyce from Albany reportedly fell in love with a chauffeur named Govan of Maiden. The affair began about four and a half years ago and has developed to a stage where friends say an engagement or marriage may be near.
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Boston
Beh
Mila
Joyce
Albany
Vasseur
Creet
Hotta
Nandsaniw Soln Govan
Maiden
Hunnewells
Lumber King Walker Rejects Global Trust Empire Offer
Minneapolis millionaire T. B. Walker, the largest individual timber owner, says he would break up any lumber trust attempt and would not join as its manager. He notes he does not believe in trusts and asserts he controls enough timber lands to thwart a combined lumber monopoly.
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Minneapolis
Minn
T. B. Walker
John BD. Rockefeller
Walker
American Institute of Bank Clerks
Aimee Lloyd Confesses in Rochester Fraud Case
Aimee Lloyd, once socially prominent in Winona, pleads guilty to obtaining money on a fraudulent check in Rochester Minn. She is sentenced to the state reformatory at St. Cloud after a special term judge accepts the plea. Her relatives did not attend and she sobbed as sentence was pronounced.
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Rochester
Minn
Vere
Aimee Lloyd
A. H. Snow
District Court
State Reformatory
St. Cloud
Jin Winons
Thos. Spillane
American Officers Regard Sentence of Gen Stoessel
A fragment reports grief over General Stoessel conviction in St Petersburos. Amelia Karris, described as Stoessel’s former servant, killed Wetbell Wyche, allegedly in protest of the verdict amid confusion over a Russian connection and secret information.
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Gen. Stoessel
Startford
Conn
General Stoessel
St. Petersburos
Amelia Karris
Wetbell
Sentencing of General Brocesel Seen as Logical Outcome
Washington reports that American officers view General Brocesel’s sentence as a logical consequence of Port Arthur’s surrender and Russian discipline. The discussion centers on choosing to endure to the last or surrender as hopeless, with a note that such a sentence has rarely been applied in the United States.
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Washington
Brocesel
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Willicgn Hull
Detroit
Hull
Cold Wave Damages Fruit Crops in South
Early shipments report heavy losses as a cold wave hits southern regions. Damaged fruit and reduced supplies threaten markets while growers assess impact and potential delays.
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Mosly
Women Aid Saloon Movement Sees Springfield Convention
Ajina Willards chairs the executive committee as the state Bartenders and Hotel and Restaurant Employees organization forms. Miss Willard is not a bartender yet pledges support to fellow workers in defeating the saloon movement, a key convention decision in Springfield.
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Ajina Willards
Miss Willard
Springfield
Confirmation of ship fleet voyage plans to Australia
In Washington on February 25 Secretary Metcalf confirmed the report that the fleet, after its voyage to San Francisco, will return by the Suez route. He said Australia may host some ships if feasible but warned no definite promise. The final routing remains undecided.
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Washington
Eee Ae
San Fucanetaco
Metcalf
Australia
Suez
Hinshaw ill at funeral train halts in Spartanburg
Rep Edmund Hinshaw of Nebraska, one of Senator La Follette’s party, fell ill with bladder trouble at Spartanburg train station after a funeral run. Doctors summoned, train continued to Boston. Confederate graves should be marked per Foraker resolution. Taft says no US treasury funds pay Filipino support. only coast charting costs. Mandel introduced 320 acre enlarged homestead bill for western states and territories.
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Hinshaw
Nebraska
Spartanburg
Washington
Benator Foraker
Uncle Sam
Taft
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Philippine Commission
United States Treasury
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Coast and
Mandel
Wyoming
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Noth Dakota
Nevada
Atizon
New Mexico
United States
Accuser in Blare Case Admits False Testimony
Chicago reports that Jerry M Vraul, age 18, confessed via Rev Pr O Callaghan to perjury in the case of Herman BK the fortune teller. The confession claims two relatives lied and that the witness was taught perjury by a state attorney.
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Chicago
Pet. S.H
Pr. O'Callaghan
Jerry M. Vraul
Herman BK
Vera
Supreme Court
Tring Court
Young Vreal
Maryland Breaks World Records in Marksmanship
Maryland sailors set world marks at Magdalens Bay in a gun shoot. The crew posted 18.8 shots per minute with three-tuen gunk and 13.65 hits per minute, a 1.40 percent perfection. Individual scores peaked with a 1.60 yard measure as targets 12 by 12 feet were engaged.
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San Francisco
Magdalens Bay
Maryland
Alter Vilas
Tennessee
Tenteytvania
Spe
Washington
Cole
Hermit Leaves Whisky Jug Hoard for Mourning Males
A rural oblique tale reports Jamey Tarney, a farmer of four berms near Calumbhls Mo, who claimed to hoard whisky jugs for mourners. The hermit allegedly stored 480 acres and stated a quart daily for twenty years, with details of a raid and empty jugs linking to a local incident.
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Hermit
Calumbhls
Jamey
Czar's Cousin Targeted in Plot Revealed in Russian News
Report from Petersburg claims Emperor Nicholas II’s second cousin Duke Nicholas was the target of a plot tied to a social revolutionary faction. Officials attribute the assassination attempt to a hostile political group and note connections to ministers of justice and prominent factions.
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Czar
Petersburg
Veh
Uraud
Nicholas
M. Chicheg
Poison gas kills Belmonts daughter
New York reports the death of Mrs. Burden 22, wife of O H P Burden, in a Belmont mansion where a gas lamp and tubing spilled poisonous fumes into her bedroom. The tube had loosened, allowing gas to flow into her face as she read in bed, with a maid and doctors later confirming death.
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New York
Mra Riough “Burden
Rives
Burden
Red Hall
Ehé
Joo
James A. Burn
Fifth Avenue
Burdens
Goodnight
Mr. Burden
Gervanta
Mia Burden
Coast Line to Break Records
Chicago reports President Harling announces a new coast extension record in railway construction. C A Goodnow and St Paul officials surveyed the Milwaukee coast extension, with Goodnow expected to join but no appointment yet. The line opens toward Lombard or Terry Montana near the Yellowstone crossing.
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Chicago
Harling
Milwaukee
Marling
St. Paul
C. A. Goodnow
Alton
St. Paul Road
Goodnow
Barling
The
Lombard
Terry
Mont
Yellowstone River
Missouri
Salesman Wins an Iowa Heiress in Court Romance
Chicago report tells of Miss Augustina Duncombe daughter of Fort Dodge bank president eloping fate with traveling salesman G H Willington. After parental objections, they wed in Crown Polra justice court and reunite in Chicago as the couple overcame opposition and a year abroad.
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Chicago
Crown Polra
Cupid
Augustina Duncombe
First National Bank of
Port Dodge
Dunker
Willington
Europe
United States
New York Cast as a Dumping Ground for European Criminals
Police Commissioner Bingham denounces New York as a haven for Italian criminals and criticizes immigration authorities. He cites 60 Italian offenders who should be deported or barred. only 8 have been expelled despite police readiness to provide information.
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New York
Fen
Europe
Mngham
Bingham
Hia
Toulon Naval Court Martial Sentences French Officer
A Toulon court martial found B Allme of the French navy guilty of attempting to hand naval secrets to foreign powers. He received life imprisonment and degradation from his rank.
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Toulon
Dhas B.allme
Onse
Fr Way
Carnegie Funds New Pipe Organ for Local Church
Andrew Carnegie contributed $7 100 toward a new pipe organ for the Melleist church. The Vermont firm Eetey Organ Company will provide a $3 200 instrument to be installed in a $35 000 brick church nearing completion. The organ will be dedicated in about six weeks as the church advances toward its opening.
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Carnegie
Melleist
Healt
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