Murderer in Claim Shanty Slain After Long Standoff
Presho South Dakota May 19 William J Lansing killed his wife then barricaded in a Lower Brule Shanty. Officers Van Horn Hess and Brooks joined a farmer to approach. Lansing fired wounding two men, the posse returned fire. The shack was set afire and Lansing died on the bed from multiple wounds and chloroform in his system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presho
William J. Lansing
Lower Brule
D. van Horn
Roy Hess
F. L. Brooks
Afl
Roosevelt Trove Of Hunted Beasts Arrives In Nairobi
Edmund Heller returns from the Roosevelt expedition with preserved specimens including a rhinoceros six lions two giraffes and twenty other game species and various birds to be cured and kept in Nairobi archives. In Constantinople five more soldiers hanged by court martial for April 13 mutiny sing hymns as they are executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
British East Africa
Edmund Heller
Neem
Constantinople
St. Sophia
Stamboul
War Office
Bull heads flood Avon lake attracting crowds
In Avon South Dakota a 30 acre natural lake in the townsite’s southeast area turned into a boy’s paradise after bull heads were found in the water. At times 190 fishers gathered with strings of 100 fish, and Mayor Vauk is said to have snagged a dozen, provoking a boastful insistence by locals to challenge any crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
S. D
Vauk Wi Mmit
Supreme Court
Huron Electric Plant Sold to Coler Campbell in 20 Year Deal
C J Bowe manager of the Huron Electric company sold the plant to Coler Campbell who will place it under Huron Gas company control. A 20 year franchise was granted with rights to purchase at intervals and the city takes 1 percent of gross receipts. Also a petition to amend laws on exemptions gathered signatures across South Dakota. Fort Smith cotton fire destroys the compress and 5 000 bales, $300 000 loss insured, suspected incendiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron Electric
Huron
S. D
C. J. Bowe
Huron Electric Company
Coler Campbell
Huron Gas Company
Campbell
Ponell
A. M. Briggs
Merchants Retail Association
South Dakota
Fort Smith
Ark
Dog Leads Rescuer to Quagmire Rescue
Chester, May 19 The actions of a dog drew William Peet to a quagmire where he found Morrison trapped in mud up to his armpits and sinking. Morrison was rescued by Peet and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
William Peet
Morrison
Diners? Diners? (not applicable)
A dynamite blast at Shawnee State Bank in Shawnee Kansas damaged the safe and allowed a robber to escape with about $200 in cash and checks. Police launched a manhunt along Keene Road area and searched for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Cary
Rockers
Shawnee State Bank
Shawnee
Kan
World's fastest marriage set in 30 minutes at Igahe Springs
Edward L. Mosher a 32 year old mining man and Claire Hate 44 of Igahe Springs Colorado met at a Manhattan hotel table and within 30 minutes were engaged wed. The speedy marriage occurred at 6 46 pm after a clerkly proposal and a quick ride to a clergyman's home where they tied the knot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igahe Springs
Colo
Edward L. Mosher
Clear Creek District
Claire Hate
Manhattan
Mosher
Murder of His Twin Brother Solved in Mexico
In Zacaecas Antonio Aguillar, driven insane by the vision of the murdered man's ghost, confessed the crime after meeting his twin nephew Juan who bore a striking resemblance. Authorities consider him hopelessly insane after he pleaded for mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zacaecas
Mexico
Antonio Aguillar
Ofustacia Glilar
Eustacia
Juan
Antonio
King Manuel Bestows Decorations on Queen Amelie
King Manuel confers decorations of three orders on Queen Amelie widow of King Carlos for her role and resilience after the assassination of her husband and son in February 1908. The king also honors the police officer who shot Bulgaria, the man who killed the king, with the Order of the Tower and the Sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Manuel
Amelie
Hains Sentenced Eight to Sixteen Years
Captain Peter C. Hains was sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than eight nor more than sixteen years at hard labor for manslaughter in the Bayside Yacht Club killing of William Annis. Justice Garretson denied motions for a new trial and challenged defense jurisdiction claims. Hains displayed dazed emotion as the sentence was handed down with the option to appeal within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter C. Hains
U. A
William &. Annis
Bayside Yieht Club
Garrett Gon
Supreme Court
Solin F. McIntyre
Justice Garretton
Mc+Intyre
McIntyre
Dr.Brush
Peter C. Hains, JR
Hains
McIntyre and Young
Garretson
Gaverstson
General Hains
John Hains
Prisners
Aptain Hains
Scene of Wife's Murder and Flight on Lower Brule
In Presho South Dakota May 18 a husband killed his wife in a modest home as children nearby attended school. The body was hidden in the cellar and the couple later dined there before the man fled. He died after a shot wound at a claim shanty on the Lower Brule reservation. The couple had separated and divorce proceedings were under way. This act is described as one of the gravest crimes in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presho
William L. Lansing
Brule
Nicaragua President's Son Plays Piano in Washington Theater
Washington May 18 The son of Nicaragua's president M Zelaya and his American wife perform as pianist in a Ninth Street nickel theater. Alfonso Zelaya, a talented pianist, plays ragtime and popular ballads to accompany the moving pictures each night as crowds gather. Mrs Zelaya, formerly Marguerite Baker, sells tickets at the entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. Zelaya
Nicaragua
Balvador
Honduras
Alphonae Zela
Zelaya
Geo
Ninth Street Nickel Theater
Marguerite Baker
Sella Tekeus
Veteran of Civil War Admits False Pension Fame
James Cunningham, long a Brooklyn G A R figure, confessed before Judge Chatfield that he never enlisted, so his pension claims were fraudulent. He faces possible five years in prison and a $2000 fine for the deception and perversion of his service record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cunningham
New York
Brooklyn
United States
Chatfield
Cunningham
Camera Artist Captures Water Tank Tumble
W. H. Lawton, a photographer at an ungated water tank in South Dakota, filmed the moment a condemned tank began to topple after undermining a foundation corner. The weight caused it to split as it fell, leaving a heap of timber and twisted iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V Million
S. D
W. H. Lawton
Compliments Wife Asie Divorces Her New York May 19
Max Smith testified in Newark before Vice Chancellor Howell that his ex wife Elizabeth was the prettiest woman, a claim echoed by five supporting witnesses. He regretted not being able to find another wife as attractive, while neighbor Sophie Faraber downplayed the praise saying she had seen handsomer women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asie
New York
Maxmith
Elizabeth
Smith
Howell
Newark
Man and son killed by Railsback in Tnd shooting
In Richmond Indiana on May 13 Ed Meek and his son Raymond were killed a few miles west by Railsback who was wounded in the exchange. Railsback used a shotgun in the incident.
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Richmond
Tnd
Ed Meek
Raymond
Railsback
Family Quarrel Ends in Wife's Death in St Teuls
In St Teuls on May 19 August Poos killed his wife following a family quarrel after being wounded by his son. The tragedy occurred at the Poos home and store during domestic strife.
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St Teuls
Poos
Iedy
Wyoming Cowboy of Buffalo Bill's Dies
New York May 18 Harry Beebe a Lander Wyoming cowboy with Buffalo Bill's show died yesterday. Beebe's great toe was bruised last Monday when a horse stepped on it by a fellow cowboy. Partial paralysis developed and death followed. The article notes a separate tangential line about hot springs distribution in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Beebe
Buffalo Bill
Beebe
United States
New Pantaloon Gown to Rival Directoire Fashion
New York on May 18 reports a new pantaloon gown will debut June 1, startling the public with skirts that part at the knee to reveal regular trouser. Electric vacuum cleaners are rented by Minnesota electric light and power companies by the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directoire
New York
Electric Light and
Bower Companies
Minnesota
Russian police arrest former director on revolution charges
In Petrograd on May 11 authorities detained a former director on technical charges tied to a plot to overthrow the state. The suspects include nobleman Lopukine who is accused of knowing of the plot and aiding the revolutionaries by betraying official secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bt Peteruburg
Pole
Patneeburg Laatidan
Fenty
Bia
Hae E Montanes
M. Ly
M. Lopukine
Stata
Armada Leing
Terroriam
Ide
Acaret
Axe
Rich widow kills her assailant in Kansas town
Lyona Kansas May reports Myrtie Brewer daughter of wealthy locals at Little River confesses to killing Frederick Ann a bridge carpenter. She claims self defense after Ann attacked her with evidence of a gunshot wound from a window. Brewer jailed as community stays tense. Also note a memory lapse case in McNall Arkansas with a stranger recalling only the initials H A W on his linen and claiming Texas origin and professorship.
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Lyona
Kan
Myrtie Brewer
Little River
Frederick Ann
Brewer
Omicera
McNall
Ark
Brother Against Brother Arrives for Muskogee Fraud Probes
J H Eaton of Bucyrus Ohio arrives in Tulsa to testify before the federal grand jury re investigating Muskogee fraud cases. He is a brother of Walt R Eaton of Muskogee, one of seven men already indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oklo
J. H. Eaton
Bucyrus
Ohio
Muskogee
Mr. Eaton
Walt R. Eaton
St. Paul Dispatch Buys Pioneer Press
Webster Wheelock, owner of the Pioneer Press, announced the sale of the Pioneer Press newspapers both editions and a 12 story building to C. H. Grasty and partners of the St. Paul Dispatch. The deal signals the likely discontinuance of the Evening Pioneer Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul Dispatch
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Webster Wheelock
Pioneer Press Company
C. H. Grasty
Evening Pioneer Press
Packing Plants in Iowa and Dakota Expand Reach
Ottumwa Iowa May 14 With the purchase of the Sioux Falls South Dakota packing plant John Morrell Co united of Ottumwa have made a running broad jump into the packing end of the West The deal completes a planned expansion and may commence operations by July 1 Morrell Co will own the Sioux Falls holdings and is negotiating for 30 more adjacent acres The Ottumwa head office will remain in Ottumwa
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Ottumwa
Sioux Falls
John Morrell & Co
United
Uns City
Thomas D. Foster
John H. Morrell
Morrell
Big Sioux Falls
Heinze Pleads Not Guilty In New Indictment Case
Augustus Heinze, already under indictment for over certification of his brother Otto Heinze, was arraigned on a new indictment alleging misapplication of funds of the Mercantile Bank in 1907. He pled not guilty and the case was set for next Friday. A tornado near Enid followed by heavy rains caused damage north of Hunter and Pond Creek, blowing down small buildings with no known deaths and washing out several railroad tracks, disrupting traffic.
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Heinze
New York
Augustus Heinze
Otto
Marcantile Witonal Bank
Oklahoma
Enid
Okla
Hunter and Pond Creek
Here
Santa Fe
Rock Island and
St. Louis
San Francisco
Falls in cistern and drowns in farmer death
Herman Knoll, a 60 year old farmer from Hav er hill, fell into a cistern last night and was drowned while his family was away. His hat was found by the wife, and the coroner ruled the death accidental inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
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Marshalltown
Herman Knoll
Haverhill
Knoll
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Roosevelt
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H. B. Lake
California
William Daguson
Cassave
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Portugal
Queen Amelie
Jory
W. L. Lansing
Theater
Ber and
Wyoming
Sonvict
Iowa
Dakota
Conn
Colebrook
Napoleon Dureau
Bridgeport
W. H Nichols
Dureau
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