Tragedy at Wellington Hotel Ends in Double Death
Dr Harry J Zeigler of Lancaster fatally wounds his wife Anna at the Wellington Hotel Chicago then kills himself. A note says they planned to die but the wife would do the act. The wife survived briefly and a divorce inquiry is noted in Zeigler’s papers.
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Chicago
Harry J. Zeigler
West King Street
Lancaster
Anna
Wellington Hotel
Wellington
B. L. Riexe
Tusbound
Zeigher
Dr. Riese
Zeigler
Adams
Samuel P. Atoms
Ana Adams
Woodlawn
St. Louis
Harry J. Ziegler
Ontil
William J. Ziegler
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Ziegler
Gorman Notified of Senate Election in Baltimore
United States Senator elect Arthur P. Gorman was formally notified of his election at the Hotel Rennett in Baltimore. A joint House and Senate committee presented the news, with brief remarks by Senator Spencer C. Jones and Delegate Robert W. Tells. Gorman thanked supporters and pledged to represent all people while maintaining party loyalty.
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Baltimore
United States
Arthur P. Gorman
Hotel Rennett
House
Senate
Spencer C. Jones
Montgomery County
Robert W. Tells
Prince George's County
Gorman
Ndica
Vixen
Spencer
Republican Party
Mr. Gorman
Stoith
Plebiscite Not Expected On Danish West Indies Sale
Danish and Danish West Indies reports indicate officials in Copenhagen and St Thomas deny any plebiscite will be held after the U S treaty sale of the islands. The Tilende notes a plebiscite appears out of order and insists residents should not decide the destiny of the sale.
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Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
United States
ST. Thomas
Tidende
Treaty transfers Denmark West Indies to United States
The Senate in executive session today received the Denmark United States treaty transferring the West Indies possessions. The exact consideration shows as $0.00. The body also ratified an extradition treaty with Servia and a trademark treaty with Guatemala, with Senator Cullom noting they followed standard patterns and were approved by the foreign relations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Denmark
West Indies
United States
Servia
Guatemala
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Liberals Claim Victory in Colombia Civil Engagements
Cable advices from Curacao report Liberal forces under Generals Soto and Folosa defeating Conservatives near Cruz and Usme, with Padre Espana killed and cannons plus arms seized. Liberals also capture Salamina in Anticquia and Remolina on the Magdalena river.
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New York
Modesto Garces
Liberal Party of Colombia
Curacao
Soto
Franjaver
Padre Espana
Cruz
Bogota
Seto
Usme
Garce
Folosa
Cauca
Tolima
Department of
Anticiquia
Salamina
Remolina
Magdalina River
Barranquilla
British subjects ill treated at Bay Islands report to London
Representations have been made to Governor Sir Augustus Hemming about mistreatment of British subjects by soldiers at Bay Islands Honduras with government connivance. Complaints will be sent to London.
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Kingston
Augustus Hemming
Bay Islands
Honduras
London
Denunciation of Textbooks in Methodist Meetings
In Philadelphia ministers denounced texts used in seminaries amid debate over miracles and the divinity of Jesus. Dr J M King defended cautious bishops while labeling Dr Mitchell as dangerous, urging action against controversial works like Rishells Foundation of Christian Faith.
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Philadelphia
George H. Bickley
Charles W. Pearson
Northwestern University
Methodist Theological Seminaries
J. M. King
New York
Board of Church Extension
Board of Bishops
Prof
Mitchell
Boston Theological Seminary
Pearson
Dr. Rishells
Foundation of Christian Faith
Prof Pearsons Heresy Sparks Chicago Sermon Debate
Chicago clergymen from multiple denominations debated Professor Pearson's attack on Bible miracles. Rabbis and ministers defended or questioned literal text, urging reverence, infidelity caution, and religious liberty while urging University trustees to consider the teacher's remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pearson
Northwestern University
Isaiah Temple
Stolz
Fallows
Camden M. Coburn
St. James Methodist Episcopal Church
Leach
Judas
Johannet
Unity Church
Oak Park
Grand Opera House
Ir Mangeriean
Notable Montreal trotting trainer dies after stable row shooting
Montreal report says George Smith, a renowned trainer brought from the United States by Cyril Laurin, died after being shot in a stable row by Eduard Laurin, son of prominent trotting horse breeder Cyril Laurin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
George Smith
Cyril Laurin
United States
Laurin
Eduard
Canada
Reputation of Street Case Tests East Wabash Reputation
Henry Springsteen sues Robert Bretzman for rent recovery after Bretzman abandons a yearlong lease on East Wabash Street. Bretzman cites a bad neighborhood and noisy fights asReasons for leaving. A witness described the street as having a bad reputation and frequent brawls.
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East Wabash Street
Gas Pipe Tapping Case Set For 1 O'clock Hearing
Judge Carter set Thursday at 1 to hear evidence in Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Co versus Edmund Bull George N Catterson Matthews Land Co Harry E Drew Thomas J Miller and others. The case seeks a permanent injunction to prevent tests of gas pipes outside Marion county to determine pressure levels under state law. Attorneys C C Shirley Roscoe O Hawkins appeared amid local lawyer interest as matter tests whether the property is personal or real and jurisdiction implications for waste avoidance.
Attorneys Delegate Verdict and Damages Suit
The defense attorneys seek a verdict for the defendant as the case will not close before tonight. Avery sues for 10000 damages claiming injuries from a fall of pig iron caused by careless piling in an unusual place. Henry Maag, contractor, files new suits against nonpaying assessors for East Street improvements totaling about 200. Miller faces trial for an alleged attempt to kill Henry Mills with multiple shots on Sept 3, 1901. grand jury indicted. Brutus Owens, jailed at 525 Scioto Street, was acquitted after detectives claimed he confessed theft at 1107 North Senate Avenue.
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Avery
Henry Maag
Maag
East Street
Board of Public Works
E. A. Robertson
A. E. Paddock
Henry Miller
Criminal Court
Henry Mills
Miller
Mills
Brutus Owens
Scioto Street
O. C. Wilcox
Senate Avenue
Public duty breach deemed void under unlawful sum
A brief note holds that performing the duties of his office for a payment below the lawful amount is against public policy and absolutely void, citing 88 Northwestern Rep. (Nebraska) from May.
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Northwestern
Nebraska
Shawnee Tortured to Burn Him by Tribal Mob
Guthrie C. T. Jan 27 Fred Tiner a full blood Shawnee allegedly outraged three Shawnee squaws last Thursday and faced a mob plan to burn him at a stake. Deputy U S Marshal Davis arrived from Arbeka I T and halted the torture with a gun then escorted Tiner to Weweka jail for safety.
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Guthrie
C. T
Fred Tiner
United States
Davis
Arbeka
I. T
Weweka
Tiner
Admiral Schley Busy with Chicago Welcome Tour
Admiral Schley and Mrs Schley met thousands in Chicago as they visited the W S Schley School, attended a public reception at the Auditorium Hotel, and reviewed the Chicago Naval Battalion. German societies presented resolutions praising his service and leadership before a dinner and march to the armory. Tomorrow they depart for Louisville.
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Chicago
Admiral Schley
Schley
Auditorium Hotel
Illinois Naval Militia
Munger
Commodore Dewey
Manila
W. 8
Santiago
First Infantry
Michigan Avenue
Naval Militia of
Illinois
Court dockets show multiple jury trials and suits
In the Superior and Circuit Courts a series of cases are listed. Henry Springsteen sues Charles Bretzman before a justice of the peace and James Leathers presides in room 2 over Nellie Reed versus Indianapolis Street Railway Company. George B. Avery sues Nordyke and Marmon Company. Henry Clay Allen presides in circuit court with Arthur Smith against Mary C. Evans et al. dismissed, Amanda Young versus James S. Russell’s Estate, claim remittance and judgment for remainder, sale reports and partition actions, and criminal case Ida Brackett assault and battery continued. New suits filed include Augustus Wacker versus Louise Wacker partition, Henry Maag actions to foreclose improvement liens, McCormick et al. vs. James M. Smith for judgment, and others.
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James M. Leathers
Nellie Reed
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Vinson Carter
George B. Avery
Nordyke and Marmon Company
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
Arthur Smith
Mary C. Evans
Amanda Young
James
Russell
John E. Hollingsworth
Blanche Ellen Myers
Frederick Saxon
Thomas Maguire
Augustus Wacker
Louise Wacker
Henry Maag
A. E. Robertson
Cirrcuit Court
A. Seidensticker
E. A. Paddock
McCormick Ete Machine Co
James M. Smith
William Enheld
Carpenters' Union Sues Over Death Benefit Claim
Mrs. Eudora Compton sues Local Union No. 281 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America to recover a death claim for her late husband James D. Compton. She names Pat J. McGuire and others as defendants, seeks $250 plus expenses, and states the widow notified the union after his death while he was in Washington but remained a resident of the state.
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Eudora Compton
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Treasury Department
Washington
Pat J. Metsuire
Pat J. McGuire
Thados. Gurley
H. G. Johnson
James J. Goode
L. A. Foster
Samuel R. Cook
Pity for a Horse Suit Filed Over Contract
Albert C. Kimberlin sues Fred Carmony in Justice Smock's court seeking 50 dollars alleging breach of contract over a bay mare. Kimberlin says he sold the animal for 30 to fulfill a kind promise, but Carmony put the horse in a livery stable and rented her out, later selling to John Mann. Kimberlin bought back for 75, claiming the horse sustained hard use reduces value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmony
John Mann
Kimberlin
Frederick Laxen loses suit against Thomas Maguire
In Circuit Court a verdict for defendant Thomas Maguire ends Frederick Laxen’s $5,000 alienation of affections suit. The panel found no evidence of Maguire’s guilt after five minutes of deliberation. Garfield Buckner sues Henry Holt in Smock's court for $39. Holt previously paid Buckner a fine in Police Court, while Buckner alleges the true total was $13 and accuses Holt of altering costs and remitting part of the fee.
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Frederick Laxen
Thomas Maguire
Maguire
Laxen
Alien
Garfield Buckner
Justice Smock
Henry Holt
Yardman
Lauter Furniture Manufacturing Company
Buckner
Holt
Judge Carter Refuses Motion in Avery v Nordyke Case
Judge Carter declined to entertain a motion in the Avery versus Nordyke and Marmon Company case yesterday evening, leaving the proceedings unaffected and awaiting further developments. The ruling narrows dispute steps and leaves participants awaiting next court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Nordyke & Marmon Company
Carter
Higher Courts Record 191% and Appellate Briefs
A dense list of appellate cases from Indiana courts notes numerous appellants' briefs and petitions for rehearing across multiple counties. Names include Wabash Railroad Company, Sebastian Miller, Ellen B Stockdell, Samuel Heath, Theodore Whitecomb, Joel Hobbs, Isaac Haymaker, Louis Schneck, Palmer Steel and Iron Company, Sarah A Wisehart, John P Evans, Lake County Water and Light, Fred Spencer, James Warner, and others. The entries reference briefs, motions to advance, petitions for rehearing, and records or notices in various counties including Adams, Floyd, Marion, Hancock, Hendricks, Lawrence, Madison, Clark, Allen, Lake, White, and Delaware.
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The
Wabash Railroad Company
Sebastian Miller
Adams C. C
Appellee
Miami G. Cannon
C. & St. L. Railway Company
Floyd C. C
Indiana
Martha Lewis Et al
Harry B. Smith
Marion County
Marion C. C. Appellants
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Ellen B. Stockdell
Hancock C. C
Samuel Heath
Hendricks
C. Appellant
Theodore C. Whitecomb
William H. Stringer
Marlon S
William M. Qhier
Madison
Isaac N. Haymaker
Louis Schneck
Clark C. C. Appellees
Appellees
Palmer Steel and Iron Company
Heat, Light and Power Company
Delaware C. C
Lake County Water and Light
Comany
Redwood D. Walsh
Lake
Fred Spencer
Charles C. Spencer
White C. C
Appellant
Supersedeas
Supersedeas Bond
James Warner
Sarah EB. Warner
Bond
Legal opinions on salvage, life insurance, and negligence
Recited cases cover salvage rewards for a Gloucester bound schooner finding a Bourgogne victim’s body and money later paid to court. life insurance denial of recovery for self harm. negligence in handling dangerous phosphorus. mutual mistake in storage of a sealskin. municipal officer salaries and contract in a city.
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Gloucester
Bourgogne
Albany Law Journal
Southeastern Rep
South Carolina
cMeer
Havoc in New York Exacts Toll in Tunnel Blast
A catastrophic explosion near Park Avenue and Murray Hill Hotel causes multiple deaths and widespread damage. Investigations by Mayor Low and District Attorney Jerome probe contractor explosives use while fire, police, and hospital crews tend to hundreds injured. Damages flood hotels, Grand Union, Grand Central, and surrounding buildings with glass shattered and interiors ruined.
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William Tubbs
Low
Rapid Transit Commissioners
Jerome
Ira A. Shaler
Park Avenue
John Bracken
Martin McGrath
William Barclay Parsons
Rapid Transit Commission
Shaler
Sturgis
Flower Hospital
Epps
Clash in Court Shakes New York Courthouse
In New York on January 27 a clash occurred between District Attorney Jerome and Coroner Goldenkranz when a coroner clerk shoved prisoners before the coroner, prompting a chaotic exchange. The coroner ordered rearrest and held the men without bail before detectives and clerks clashed and charges were withdrawn. Separately in Nelson, B C, J Roderick Robertson, Canada manager of British Columbia Gold Field Company, is killed in a New York explosion, leaving a wife and four children.
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New York
Jerome
Goldenkranz
Shaler
Bracken
McGrath
Nelson
B.C
J. Roderick Robertson
Canada
British Columbia
United
Associated Boards of Trade
Devery's Application Denied in NY Law Case
New York January 17 ex Deputy Commissioner William S Devery had his application denied as the court considered the bid to abolish the law. The decision affects Devery and ongoing legal proceedings surrounding police governance.
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New York
William S. Devery
New York City
Leventritt
Supreme Court Today
Appellate Division
Congress Proposes International Court of Claims
Mexico City reports the Pan American conference considering a compulsory arbitration plan for pecuniary claims. The proposal aims to submit such legal disputes to The Hague tribunal, reducing tensions in friendly nations and easing negotiations on broader treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
International Court of Claims
Committee On pan-American Court of Claims
Pepe
Hague Tribunal
Niagara Harness for Niagara Power Expansion
The Electrical World and Engineer reports Niagara Falls power expansion with eleven more 10,000-horsepower generators to be built on the Canadian side, combining with existing American plant. Contracts with General Electric create a 20,000 horsepower target, using surface generators and underground turbines connected by long vertical shafts under the falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Niagara
Electrical World
Falls
Niagara Falls Power Company
General Electric Company
Niagara Power Company
Americanpany
Alluvial Gold Rumors Near Lomas Stir Vancouver Interest
News from Vancouver datelined January 27 reports excitement over alleged alluvial gold near Lomas, B C close to the border and about fifty miles from Vancouver. An elderly Klondike miner, William Davis, claims several nuggets and a torch of gold in the area. Claims are being staked and locals as well as miners rush to secure plots near the original site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Lomas
International Boundary Line
William Davis
Death by Own Action Shocks Apalachicola Leader
S. M. Kimball, about sixty, president of the Apalachicola Lumber Company, died today by his own action with a gun. A prominent local shipper and owner of lighters and towboats on the Apalachicola to Carrabelle route, his death was attributed to business troubles though his health had seemed good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apalachicola
Fla. Jan. T
Kimball
Apalachacola
Superintendent Removed in Oklahoma Asylum Scandal
Guthrie Oklahoma January 2 Acting on a report into mis management of the Oklahoma State Asylum Governor Ferguson removed Superintendent Felix L Winkler Kingfisher and appointed a four physician committee to take temporary charge of the institution.
Buckingham Succeeds Smith on Burlington Missouri River Line
J E. ham appointed cashier and passenger agent of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, replacing Arthur B. Smith who resigned last November to enter manufacturing. Ham will assume duties February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
J. E. Ham
Burlington & Migesouri River Railroad
Arthur B. Smith
Retail Grocers in Milwaukee Convention Opens
MILWAUKEE Wis Jan 2 Retail grocers from across the country gathered for the 1st annual convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers. The three day meeting focuses on trade issues and industry trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
National Association of Retail Grocers
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