Robbery at Cridersville House Tied Inmates Loot Old Chest
A gang of 14 armed masked men robbed the home of Mrs. Jacob Reischelderfer near Cridersville Ohio. They bound and tied residents including a 12 year old granddaughter and searched for a secret door. The loot totaled 1200 dollars in cash and 7000 dollars in notes and securities plus jewelry silverware and wages. Some suspects from Cridersville area were identified.
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Wapakoneta
Cridersville
Here
Jacob Reischelderfer
Reischelderfer
Blanche
George James
Joseph James
James
Joseph
Mystery Shooting Kills One Man in Pittston
Anthony McHugh freight conductor and James Kearney were found with gunshot wounds on Pittston main street as they headed to work. McHugh died. Kearney, injured near the heart, is in doubtful condition. Police seek leads and suspect drunken brawl near a saloon.
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Wilkesbarre
Anthony McHugh
Lehigh Valley Railroad
James Kearney
Pittston
McHingh
Kearney
Arsenal Property to be Sold in Indianapolis
Maj. W. H. Milter and a government commission arrived to sell 74 acres of United States arsenal property in Indianapolis at noon on Monday. The minimum price is set at $154,000 with directors of the National Technical Institute named as buyers. Proceeds will fund a new army post in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
W.H. Milter
Department of the Lakes
United States Arsenal
National Technical Institute
President Roosevelt to visit Santa Fe and Albuquerque on May 5
Word reached Maj. W H Llewellyn and Gov. Otero that President Roosevelt will spend the morning of May 5 in Santa Fe and the afternoon in Albuquerque en route to California.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Maj
W. H. H. Llewellyn
Gov. Otero
Roosevelt
Albuquerque
California
Detroit Baggagemaster Dies After Self Inflicted Wound
Frederick Wallington a longtime chief baggagemaster for the Michigan Central railroad in Detroit aged about 60 died at Harper Hospital after cutting his throat in the bathroom of his home Sunday. He had served the railroad for 35 years.
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Detroit Midh
Frederick Wallington
Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit
Harper Hospital
Local Engine Collides With Freight Train In Yard
In Lynchburg Virginia on March 16 a local engine collided with a freight train in the Chesapeake and Ohio yard. Fireman J N Purvis brakeman Littleton Moon conductor Clarence Glass and William McSherry were killed.
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Lynchburg
Chesapeake & Ohio
J. N. Purvis
Littleton Moon
Clarence Glass
William McSherry
Local carrier shoots self over finances and health
Joliet Illinois March 16 Henry Schumm a rural mall carrier shot and killed himself Sunday citing poor health and wages too meager to pay doctors. He had expressed that his earnings could not support him.
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Joliet, Ill
Henry Schumm
Rejected Lover fatally shoots Maria Tombs in Providence
Miss Maria Tombs aged 23 was shot and killed by William Stevens Moree, a rejected lover. Moree had been in an insane asylum twice in the past three months.
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Providence
R. I
Maria Tombs
Wm. Stevens Moree
Flood Threat Pressures Memphis as Water Rises
Memphis flood report March 16 shows the Mississippi rising toward 40 feet with 38.5 feet at Memphis, threatening Caruthersville Missouri and Baton Rouge Louisiana. North Memphis lumber plants suspend work as skiffs replace streets and a Hollybush levee breach risks widening. Engineers race to reinforce the levee amid reports of water running over 600 feet.
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Memphis
Tenn
Caruthersville
Baton Rouge
Emery
Weather Bureau
Fourth
Market
Hollybush
Here
St. Francis
Arrest of London Promoter J Whittaker Wright in New York
J Whittaker Wright, linked to colossal frauds in London financial concerns, was arrested on arrival from Havre aboard La Lorraine. Detained by Central Office detectives, he faced Tombs court, then Ludlow street jail, while a tall woman identified as his niece traveled with him as Miss F Browne.
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New York
J. Whittaker Wright
London
Havre
Central Office
Wright
Tombs
United States
Ludlow Street
F. Browne
King Edward
M. Andreoni
Mlle. Andreoni
Justice Day in improving condition after pneumonia
Washington March 16 Justice Day of the United States supreme court remains seriously ill with pneumonia but shows improvement. Attending physician Dr B L Harden with Johns Hopkins specialist Dr William Osler issued a bulletin stating the condition is good with no extension of the pneumonia and all symptoms favorable while the family remains hopeful for recovery.
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Washington
Justice Day
United States Supreme Court
B. L. Harden
William Osler
Johns Hopkins University
Harden
Justice
Bridge Co Considers Importing Nonunion Workers
Pittsburg March 16 officials of the American Bridge Co. planned to meet a strike by structural workers that has halted many contracts in the district by importing non union labor to resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
American Bridge Co. Lave
Indian Sentenced For Murder In Mississippi Tenn Story
Memphis March 16 Creep ing Bear a full blood Pawnee Indian and Carlisle graduate was sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary for the murder of George H Millard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Creeping Bear
Carlisle
State Penitentiary
George H Millard
Chicago and Alton railway trainmen strike vote
In Chicago on March 16 trainmen of the Chicago and Alton railway voted to strike if the company does not grant higher wages. The referendum decision heightens wage dispute influencing railroad operations.
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Chicago & Alton
Chicago
Chicago & Alton Railway
Robbers Kill Doctor and Wound Guest in Pueblo Restaurant
Two masked men killed Dr. J. F. Turner and wounded C. B. Bishop during a Sunday night robbery at Leeston's restaurant in Pueblo Colorado. No money was taken and the suspects escaped.
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Pueblo
Col
J. F. Turner
C. B. Bishop
Leeston
Street duel leaves two wounded in Glasgow
Glasgow, March 16. Matt SARTIN, a farmer, and City Marshal John B. MORGAN exchanged revolver fire in the street Sunday. Both men sustained severe wounds in the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Matt Sartin
John B. Morgan
Rioters Kill Three in Coimbra Riots
Riots in Coimbra Portugal clash with police leaving three dead and many wounded. Reports from Madrid dated March 16 describe serious street unrest and violent confrontations across the city.
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Madrid
Coimbra
Portugal
Tyner to be asked to resign but illness cited
Washington March 16 announces James N Tyner assistant attorney general for the post office department will be asked to resign soon but this action will not affect a complaint filed with the president by T C Campbell Cincinnati attorney for turf investment concerns. Tyner says the charges of wrongdoing are absurd and the case was handled on inspector reports with no evidence of lotteries or fraud.
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Washington
James N. Tyner
Post Office Department
T. C. Campbell
Cincinnati
Tyner
Harrison J. Barret
Law Division
Barrett
Post Office
Smith
Department
John G. Carlisle
Indoor Athletic Meet Draws Big Western Entries
Indianapolis March 16. The indoor athletic meet under the Indianapolis Y M C A will be the largest of its kind ever held in the west. Entries boast strong teams from Chicago First Regiment Athletic Association and two Indianapolis high schools along with social turners and Indiana University.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Y. M. C. A
West
First Regiment Athletic Association of Chicago
Social Turners
Cincinnati Y. M. C. A
Indiana University
Athletic Associations
Western States
Population counts in China census released
March 16 The board of revenue completed the census of China showing a population of 426,447,000. Inhabitant numbers for Manchuria Mongolia Tibet and Turkestan were listed as estimated.
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Paris
Board of Revenue
China
Manchuria
Mongolia
Tibet
Turkestan
Germany's First Payment Under Washington Agreement
Caracas reports the first payment due to Germany under the Washington accord was deposited in a treasury safe Sunday and will be paid by order of the German minister.
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Caracas
Germany
Treasury
Italy to Officially Attend St Louis Exposition
Rome March 16. The foreign minister notified Ambassador Meyer that Italy will participate in the St Louis exposition, with an appropriation of $100,000 to fund the entry and activities.
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Rome
Prominent Banker Dead in Peoria
George H. Littlewood cashier of the Merchants' National Bank in Peoria dies. He held large banking and business interests across Central Illinois cities.
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Peoria
Ill
George H. Littlewood
Merchants’ National Bank
Illinois
Census Bulletin Maps U S Population by Drainage Basins
The census report outlines geographic distribution of the U S population by drainage basins. It notes about 96 percent in Atlantic drainage, 53 percent in Gulf drainage, 44 percent in Mississippi basin, 10 percent in Great Lakes, 4 percent Pacific coast, and 0.5 percent in the Great Basin. Black and foreign born distributions are given across regions.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Great Basin
Pacific Ocean
WV Coal Operators Refuse Huntington Meeting Stand
Charleston March 14 coal operators refuse to attend Huntington conference on March 23. A New River operator says no representative will attend and vows to oppose union led by organizers hostile to West Virginia fields. He warns operators will cooperate to shut mines if needed and dismisses the Huntington meeting.
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Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
West Virginia
Indiana Coal Operators at Trial Directed Not Guilty
Judge Chetlain instructed the jury in Chicago that the Indiana coal operators on charges of conspiracy in restraint of trade and anti trust violations should return a verdict of not guilty. He ruled that any applicable law would be federal, not a state matter, freeing the defendants from state court liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chetlain
Indiana
Explosion Fells Three Men in Cardiff Coal Mine
An explosion of fire damp at Cardiff Coal Co. mine in Chicago on March 14 killed John McCloskey Joseph Hiutt and Zrei Azofino and left 14 others severely injured. Miners at the shaft mouth awakened, rescued the injured and recovered the dead bodies. some may die.
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Chicago
Cardiff Coal Co
John McCloskey
Joseph Hiett
Zrei Azofino
Mine Flood Traps Four Dead Eight Missing in Millie Mine
Four miners died and four others were missing after a flood on the fourth level of the Millie mine in Iron Mountain Michigan. The flood occurred when workers breached a wall into an old flooded working. Twelve miners were on the level. four escaped.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Millie
Attempted suicide on an Atlantic Coast Line train near Charleston
Gus Zeppina Capitano a 46 year old Italian woman attempted to kill herself on a Coast Line train near Charleston D C. She stabbed her throat six times with a pen knife and would have succeeded if not for the conductor's intervention. Her condition is described as very serious.
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Charleston
D. C
Guszeppina Capitano
Atlantic Coast Line
Boston clergyman stranded by unready missionary guests
A Boston reverend involved in missionary work prepared dinner for South region guests but waited an hour in his reception room. His maid Mary revealed she had spent the evening turning away Black minstrel visitors, leaving the dinner unserved.
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Boston
Mary
Niger
N. Y. Imes
Dodd's Kidney Pills Benefit Local Man in Illinois
New Berlin Illinois on March 16 reports Frank Newton who suffered for two years with back pain and general weakness. After taking two pills three times daily he improved quickly and now proclaims he is a new man thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills.
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New Berlin
Ill
Frank Newton
Dodd
Newton
Queer remedies ad from early 1900s papers
An assortment of vintage ads touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children for colds fevers and worm destruction claims. Also promotes Piso's Cure cough remedy and Putnam Fadeless Dyes with testimonial blurbs from J W O'Brien and an attributed judge quote. Includes price 25 cents and sample offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
Greatest number happy-D Desmalus renders
The text refers to a figure described as rendering the greatest number happy, attributed to Desmalus. Further context is limited in the fragment.
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D —Desmalus
A New York Lady Reports Cure From Lydia E Pinkham Product
Mrs. F Wright of Oelwein Iowa claims health restoration through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after severe ovarian trouble and fatigue. She describes relief after initial doses and urges young women to try the remedy, attaching a New York City address and a $5000 forfeit for authenticity.
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F. Wright
Oelwein
Iowa
Lydia E Pinkham
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adelaide Prahl
St. Ann’s Ave
New York City
Mrs Raths Baby and the Cuticura Cure
A New York mother recounts months of care for her sick baby Charlie who broke out with a severe skin condition. After trying various remedies, Mrs Rath credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment for drying the sores and letting both mother and child sleep, urging publication of her testimony.
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Charlie
Helena Ratis
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Arsenal
Caruthersville, Mo
Indiana Coal Operators
William Waddell
Presbyterian Board
Bahia
Brazil
He Means
al Way Seaton
Philadelphia Press
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Cardan
Putnam
Cuthura
Helena Rath
Hans
Nui
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