Northwest Notes summary of western United States incidents
A roundup reports Andrew Carnegie offered 70 000 for a public sale in New York and other notes from Oregon California Montana and Wyoming, including killings, trials and suicides. Crow killed Pendergast in Chance Mont and escaped. Annie Lewis found not guilty in Seattle murder case. a Montana worker skeleton found in a box. W T U protest against female messengers in Butte. Pleasant Armstrong sentenced to hang May 8. actor James Duffy killed near Rawlins Wyoming. fatal bridge accident. Mrs Loretta Frants commits suicide after losing 100000. Los Angeles pastor Plannette arrested for theft. mild river dry in Harlem Montana. riot verdict in Ely Reno. land use approval for sheep cattle and horses in Medicine Bow forest. drowning of Adolph Michael at American Falls. poison whisky case involving Boney Oleson. Mrs Clarice Williams dies after carbolic acid. John Stanley commits suicide in Seattle. Bayferd double tragedy. Michigan board meeting for pharmacy certificates. Huntington plans model town near Los Angeles. Botes Park buys 17000 acres in Fetton Park and controls hotels.
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Butte
Pieasant Armstrong
Minnie Bassinger
James Duffy
Rawlins
Wyo
Loretta Frants
Denver
Nev
BE. Plannette
Grand View Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles
Harlem
Mont
Eiko
Frederick Stone
Blase
Charles Connelly
Skelton
Teme Bib
Secretary of the Interior
Land Office
Medicine Bow Forest Reserve
Wyoming
Adolph Michael
American Falls
Ida
Montpelier
Pennell a defaulter and life insurance scheme exposed
Details reveal Pennell allegedly used new investments to pay old debts while funneling $25,000 to Mrs. Edwin J. Burdick from life insurance. Wallace Thayer, Pennell’s attorney, says irregularities were suspected but unproven. The will appoints J Frederick Pennell as administrator with instructions to reimburse losses from the estate.
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Wittato
Surry Tate
Prinwell
Minaneta
Intereat
Wim Mohay
Bien
Wallace Thayer
Pennell
J. Frederick Pennell
Stratton Compromise Ends Will Contests Details Revealed
A compromise in the Stratton will case allocates 250000 to Harry Stratton including a 50000 bequest. He pays court costs and attorneys from 350000 leaving 172000 net receipts after attorneys take half. The agreement, supported by Senator Patterson and executors’ counsel, yields relief and expresses satisfaction from Young Stratton.
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Stratton
Harry Stratton
Patterson
Couniel
Young Stratton
Relic of John Brown House in Tabor Burned
A small dilapidated cottage in Tabor Iowa once home to abolitionist John Brown and used as underground railroad headquarters was destroyed by fire. Brown organized a military school there teaching arms for a planned uprising that never occurred.
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John Brown
Tabor
Iowa
Underground
Brown
Bia
Franklinton
N.C
Rufon Dantet
Luts
Ostfeld
Ann John McQuade
Tammany Hall
McQuade
Johnson Reelected Cleveland Mayor By Large Margin
Tom L. Johnson was reelected to mayor of Cleveland by about 7000 votes over H. D. Goulder a Republican. All other Democratic candidates for city offices are elected. Of thirty one councilmen the returns indicate twenty seven will back the mayor's policy including one or two independents who ran as Republicans.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
H. D. Goulder
Two Sultans in Jolo Rule Glory Conflict
Major General Davis travels from Manila to Jolo for conferences with the sultan and local leaders. A plan to operate traction engines near Lean and Lanen is noted. North Lanao authorities requested American fuse and military authorities supplied it to the Maras for distribution to settlements.
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Davis
Manila
Jolo
Sultan
Alan Tg
Attempts to murder former wife and two others in mass shooting
In Clinton and Ayers Massachusetts an attempted murder case unfolds as a man targets his former wife Miss Lillian Wheeler. A second bullet strikes Erwin Wheeler, who dies instantly. Mike Wheeler, formerly married to Moulton, had recently divorced and is connected to the alleged plot.
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Charles Moulton
Clinton
Mass
Lillian Wheeler
Ayers
Erwin
Mike Wheeler
Moulton
Bin
Mouiod
Jempuny
Deen
Eary
MID-OCEAN TRAGEDY REPORTS BLUE ASH AND EXPLOSIONS
A fragmented report from Gibraltar cites a March 21 sighting of a bright light and a subsequent explosion near a French steamer Asomption of Maraefiios. The Nina and Bambara are mentioned with accounts of crews and passengers, with unclear details about casualties or exact locations.
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Tefe
Tara
Maupwelnoy
Dakar
Atrham
Rome
Gibraltar
Alton
Town Destroyed by Fire in Mount Shasta California
Fire swept Mount Shasta turning most of the town to ashes within an hour amid strong winds. Fifteen principal dwellings and nearly all businesses were lost, totaling about 200000 dollars with insurance of a quarter. The town lacked food, private homes sheltered people, and the railroad offered grain rooms and empty cars for shelter.
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Mount Shasta
Dunemuir
Cal
Railromé Company
Threats Against President McKinley Case in Redlands Readied
A man jailed in Redlands faces charges of threatening the president after allegedly making remarks about Roosevelt. He previously aroused official watch on a coast visit plan. An arresting deputy US marshal cites the suspect talked too much as precautionary measures were taken. In Chicago a separate riot erupted when Mor torman Zoran tried to force a parade car through crowds injuring several. nearly a thousand Italian marchers fled, a riot ensued with missiles and police moving in to restore order.
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J. P. Brown
Redlands
Cat
Wne
McKinley
Gage
Redlande
Roosevelt
Brown
Wae Grancy
United States
Revere
Halsted Street
Chicago
Mortorman Zoran
Battle With Robbers Leaves Two Shot In West Virginia
In Huntington area highwaymen attacked. Jobo Stephens died from a fractured skull while Ben P Edens was fatally wounded? a river. Crowds gathered as the four attackers escaped with no money. Local names McKennage and Wynn tied to broader crime mix, but details remain uncertain.
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Jobo Stephens
Ben P. Edens
Huntington
W. Va
Stephens
Biekul
Edens
Rioting in Madrid Sparks Public Disorder
Sporadic violence erupted in Madrid as a mob gathered near key venues. Police charged several individuals amid clashes with demonstrators. injuries and detentions reported, with authorities citing unrest linked to political friction and labor tensions.
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Madrid
Contine
Wali
Ewcena
Renroade Story of Dyer and Yaqui War Atrocities
A confused report cites Mestown and Yaqui actions with Dyer’s force. It claims Dyer executed captives including a Mexican woman and infant, plus alleged desertions and betrayals. Berlin dispatch notes Bulgarian Turkish clashes with heavy casualties near Okbrelda and Mustapha Pacha amid Albanian unrest.
Tolling His Own Funeral Bell At St John’s Church New Haven
The sexton Joseph Kroch hanged himself from the bell rope in the St John’s Catholic church belfry at New Haven Indiana and tolled his funeral knell. A boy found Kroch dangling. the rope used to ring funerals allegedly caused the death. Kroch had suffered insomnia and nervousness.
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Joseph Kroch
St. John's Catholic Church
New Haven
Ind
Kroch
Land Blue Jackets at Santo Domingo Clash
The U S cruiser Atlanta landed a detachment of bluejackets in Santo Domingo to report to the United States general. A German consulate building was damaged as a Dominican battle raged along the Orama river for three hours. Over a hundred were killed or wounded and President Vasquez demanded the city’s surrender.
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United States
Atlanta
Man Domingo
Cape Maytien
United States Ceneal
Adbell Fred
Presidente
Vasques
Fovemont
Orama
Caribbean Sea
San Domingo
Vasquez Remanda
Mingo City
Riot in Old Mexico at Monterey Parade Attack
After a grand parade celebrating Diaz troops at Monterey on April 2 1867 a mob of about 15000 Milxens allied with Francisco Reyes attacked Governor Bernardo Reyes residence. Police clashed with the mob resulting in two policemen and two citizens dead and many wounded.
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Monterey
Mexico
Diaz
Parablo
Zaragona Plaza
Francisco Reyes
Bernardo Reyes
Provent Ciase
Reyes
Louisville wall collapse kills two and injures many
In Louisville Kentucky a brick tenement wall collapsed while residents slept injuring two seriously and nine lightly killing two women named Fannie Taylor and Mandy Taylor and leaving mother Mandy injured as the daughter perished after aiding rescuers. Alonzo Hamon a 25 year old was shot and killed in Sedan Kansas by Constable Robinson after threatening the bank cashier.
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Louisville
John Vaughn
Fannie Taylor
Mandy Taylor
Alonzo Hamon
Sedan
Kan
Robinson
Hamon
Savage Bank
Mamon
Mexico Congress Opens Diaz Reports Mining Progress
President Diaz announced at the opening of the Mexican congress that mining advances are solid. New mining titles reach 248 in the first half of the fiscal year and four metallurgical establishments are contracted. Noted progress in irrigation and hydraulic works. Railway lines expanded by 406 kilometers, bringing total to 17,766 kilometers.
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Diaz
Menango
Mexico
Nine Weeks Old Bull Calf Sells For 4000 dollars
Henry Bravens of Laconia N H paid 4000 for a nine weeks old bull calf with a dam believed to be outstanding in milk records. The sire is Le Dery Wayne, a price winning bull, and the purchase marks likely the largest sum paid for a nine weeks old animal.
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Henry Bravens
Laconia
Haw
Badle Vale Concordia
Hosler
Mit
le Dery Wayne
Turbulent Era Reports Collision of Disasters Across U.S.
A fragmented roundup cites accidents and crimes from Jackson Michigan to Long Island and Indiana. Kidnappings, mine explosions, fires, killings, strikes, and weather calamities mingle with political notes on Roosevelt and Tammany Hall, reflecting a sweeping, chaotic day in early 20th century news.
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