Fragmented 1914 news items reveal disasters and crimes
A jumbled OCR summary reports multiple events: a football injury death in Jewett City. a Selma California lamp blast fire destroying $60,000 in property. bubonic plague on the Trans Siberian line. hangings in Bramarck and a Chicago murder case. mine blasts killing two men. insurgent threats in Mindanao. Niagara Falls water recession. a Polish Lithuanian language schooling issue. a Polish noble renunciation rumor. various other scattered notes on crimes, politics, and international affairs.
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John C. Gondera
Jewett City
N. J
Selma
Cal
John Rooney
Bramarck
N. D
Harold Sweet
Homestake
Lead 8. D
Torten Anderson
Haldo Pascoe
John Mueller
Chicago
Czar to Lean on M Witte as Premier Likely
Count Witte returns from the United States aligned with liberal aims. He advocates free speech press and assembly and broader douma powers with fuller representation from labor and educated classes. The emperor supports his views and may appoint ministers including General Trepoff as a key cabinet ally.
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St Petersburg
Count Witte
United States
Iabor
Trepoff
Witte
Jerry Simpson Dies in Wichita at 66 After Aortic Aneurysm
Former Kansas congressman known as the sage of Medicine Lodge died at St Francis hospital after ten days of illness. Survived by wife Mrs. Simpson and son Lester Simpson of Roswell New Mexico. He served 51 years in the fifty-second, fifty-third and fifty-fifth congresses and was famed for reform efforts and a sockless reputation.
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Wichita
Kans
Jerry Simpson
St. Francis’ Hospital
Congress
Kansas
Jerry
Populiam
Riot in Santiago de Chile Turns Violent Amid Tax Protest
A Monday meeting in Santiago de Chile to push abolition of Armatne cattle import tax devolved into riot as troops were absent. Police failed to control mobs, killing ten, injuring hundreds, and destroying streetcars and illuminated signs as authorities mobilized.
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Santiago de Chile
Fragmented Memoir of a Transoceanic Voyage Goes Awry
A garbled OCR narrative recounts a voyage with shipboard incidents and missing figures. It mentions a captain, a route between Youu Pema and Vancouver, and a disappearance. The text references crowds and a relief effort but lacks clear names or dates.
Midnight Killing Tells Salt Lake City Jealousy Tale
John Mathews 33 a Salt Lake waterworks employee was shot to death by Frank Womack per his rival in a midnight quarrel over Mrs Elizabeth Mathews wife of the dead man Womack roomed at 531 West First North street and confessed after the incident He says jealousy over Mrs Mathews spurred the attack witnesses saw the woman and her children in the room as Mathews fought Womack and was killed in front of them The suspect surrendered to police and denies the motive Mrs Mathews is prostrate with shock
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Salt Lake City
John Mathews
Salt Lake
Mathews
Womack
Great Lakes battered by a fierce weekend storm
Reports from Cleveland and Lake Erie detail ships sinking and crews saved after a 36 hour gale ending at daybreak Saturday. The Tasmania went down off Pele Island with all eight crew. the barge Rhoades was ashore near Cheboygan Point but the crew survived. A vessel thought tied to the Corrigan fleet was sighted sinking two and a half miles southwest of the southeast shoal lightship.
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Cleveland
Bulgaria
Tasmania
Pele Island
Lake Erie
Rhoades
Joseph Fay
Rogers City
Cheboygan Point
James Cartigen
Stewart
Walter
Scranton
Detroit River
Corrigan
New York Striking Teamsters Face Citywide Supply Disruptions
In New York a dispute between the Teamsters and the Owners' association led to a citywide strike with potential to halt trucking. Police Commissioner McAdoo deployed mounted troopers to deter unrest as crowds gathered in the wholesale district near Broadway.
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New York
Rermsar
Me Ariek Owners’ Association
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chicago
McAdoo
Traffe
Broadway
Bank Robber Cunliffe Captured in Bridgeport Conn
Edward G. Cunliffe Adams Express employee who fled Pittsburg with 101000 is captured in Bridgeport Conn. He says he was tempted and will return to Pittsburg to restore the money. A drawer of 290 dollars is found on his person in the arrest. He admits taking the funds and reflects on salary temptation. The Pittsburg robbery occurred October 9.
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Bridgeport
Edward G. Cunliffe
Adams Express Company
Pittsburg
Birmingham
Throwhill
Henry Curtis
Focal
Arnold
Cunliffe
Cunliffe Ix
Bloody Battle on Eighth Avenue Streetcar
Three men fought a pistol battle on an Eighth Avenue streetcar Sunday injuring all fighters. The car sped off at speed as passengers hid on the floor and a trackman named Thomas O'Brien boarded later, weapon drawn, to confront the attackers. Police intervened after the car reached Twenty-third Street. All three combatants were badly injured.
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New York
Thomas O'Brien
Ron
Trent
Czar Proclaims Peace Between Russia and Japan
The St Petersburg imperial manifesto proclaims ratification of peace after a long Sino-Japanese war. It praises Russian troops and declares the conflict over, pledging peaceful development and friendship with Japan. The message asks subjects to pray for blessings on the labor and policy ahead.
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St Petersburg
Russia
Japan
Rus
Rail strike paralyses Russian trunk lines and branches
Outlook grows serious as a UrK railroad union leader alerts a general strike Saturday. With Moscow’s three main trunk routes blocked and other lines tied up, trains stop on the Nish in Novgorod branch. The Pan Russian railway workers union calls a nationwide walkout, aiming to pressure political demands amid uncertain support and potential disruption.
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Peteranurg
Morcow
Moscow
Nish
Novgorod
Pan Russian Union of Railway
Ruskin
Nine Philadelphia Men Die After Delaware River Collision
A barge collision on the Delaware River near Beverly New Jersey resulted in the drownings of nine men from Philadelphia. The Bristol tugboat crew rescued the others, who were aboard the small craft at the time of the accident on a Sunday afternoon.
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Beverly
Busting the Trusts in Honolulu
Acting under U S attorney general instructions District Attorney Breckens filed injunction suits to break up local trusts. A suit Thursday targets Allen & Robinson Lowers & Cooke and Wilder & Co alleging they control 90 percent of the Islands trade and have conspired to restrain trade in violation of federal law.
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Honolulu
United States Attorney General
Breckens
Orms
Allen & Rovinson, Lowers & Cooke
Wilder & Co
Orme
Humber
Uslands
Irving Laid to Rest in Landen Bestia Era
A burial service was held with Garrick and others near Shakespeare’s statue as pallbearers. The ceremony honored a notable interpreter of plays, marked by a somber tribute at Wootminster. Attendees included officials and mourners, reflecting on the deceased’s contributions to English theater.
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Tor
Garrick
Shakespeare
Whee
Hopry Trying
Vesday
Wootminster
Gmbine
Atelal Hite
Englonit
Hidden Tragedy Near Buuiay Uncovers Drowned Man
A body found near the city of Buuiay is believed to be a 60 year old man. The corpse shows multiple drownings and was likely in the water for weeks or months. Police investigation is ongoing with competing theories of accident or foul play.
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Bolt Lake
Georgetown Professor Judd Found Dead in Garret
Sylvester Judd a 26 year veteran former Georgetown biology professor was found hanging by his rope from a garret rafter in his home. He had resigned a year earlier due to mental strain after a government position and illness.
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Rautlmore
Sylvester Wieht Judd
Muri
Georgetown
Proderice Row
Judd
Iever
Cossacks and Police Break Up Revolutionary Meeting
Cossacks and police dispersed a revolutionary gathering described as meetings of the revolutionary party. The text notes attendees and authorities in action, with references to individuals and groups within the disrupted assembly.
Monopolize Carrying Trade Dispute At Sea
Fragmentary report describes shipping tensions between United States and Europe. Mentioned are steamer Lyta and vessels from Japan and China, with cargoes and rates amid government actions and crowds, as authorities tie up ships in port.
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Pretoria
Boc Advinne
Lyta
Jaauene
United States
Europe
Jow Fui
Funning Sonim
Prlew
Russia Plans Rapid Demobilization of Reserve Troops
The war office announced a swift return home for reserve soldiers drafted during the war. Demobilization begins with those included in the latest mobilization, starting Thursday in Moscow and soon in other cities. Mobilization in the Caucasus continues under separate orders.
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St. Petersburg
War Office
Moscow
Caucarua
Girl Kills Father in Oregon Jail Confession
Graneyise Oregon reports a 12 year old girl Dora Jennings confessed to killing her father after a month in darkness with Jasper Jennings present. Authorities say the boy and girl may know more than they reveal while Jasper’s confession is partly trusted and the pair are held in jail in connection with the incident.
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Graneyise
Jasper Jennings
Haw
Dora Jennings
Jasper
Tin Girl
Tae Boon
Pioneers Return Home to Praise from Los Angeles
The thirty Halt Lake pioneers, who blazed the trail in early days, arrived in Los Angeles to praise the city and its residents. Officials and locals welcomed them with hospitality as they recounted their historic journey and thanked the California communities.
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Southern California
Halt Lake
Benatar
W. A. Clark
Los Angeles
California
Ball Lake
Tornado Kills Eight in Sorento near St Louis
A tornado cyclone struck Sorento Texas? near St Louis Tuesday night killing eight persons and wounding thirty five. Forty homes were destroyed or blown from foundations and many residences were swept away leaving four women and four men dead in their homes. Rescue crews searched through debris in heavy rain as property losses were estimated at thousands.
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Bt. Louis
Sorento
Tle
St. Louis
Thomas Fife
William Stewart
William Mann
Harrison
Storm devastates towns around Alton with floods and wrecks
Reports describe a severe storm causing cloudbursts near Alton Illinois and widespread flooding in St Louis area towns. Gratton village main street flooded three feet while Desperes river lowlands inundated residents. A Chicago Peoria and St Louis freight train derailed into Branch Creek, with cattle horses killed or drowned and several tramps missing. Engine crew swam to safety. Patton badly burned but saved by colleagues. Forest Park area near the fair was submerged by three to Bees deep water.
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St. Lewis
Surenty
Alton
Als
St. Santa
Fairvain
Gratton
Alon
Chicago, Peoria & St Louie
Branch Creek
Frank Drew
J. Ballard
Albert Patton
Patton
St. Jamis
Forest Park
Tornado Fatalities Near Mannford Bring Local Tragedy
A tornado one mile west of Mannford Tuesday killed two children of EB R Andercot and seriously injured Mrs Andersen and Miss Maude Root. The storm path was about a quarter mile wide and several people were reported hurt.
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Tulsa
Mannford
EB. R. Andercot
Mra Andersen
Mies Maude Root
Shenral
Wrecking Wreck Hits Hardyville Town
A Wednesday incident in Collinsville wrecked thirty houses leaving a dozen people injured and one child among the twelve injured. The report cites a local townman as the source of the event with early timing on the crisis.
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Hardewville
Collinsville
Town Destroyed by Fire in Alturas California
A vast blaze consumed the Guainees portion of Alturas California about 260 miles north of its courthouse. The town lacking fire protection saw residents stand by as flames spread through a 20menon-building line and two residences. Two newspapers the Republican and Plain Speaker burned, along with Western Union and Western Electric offices.
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Guainees
Alturas
Cal
Hie Place
Twente-Menon
Western Union Telegraph Company
WelleVargy Expo Company
President Welcomed at Richmond in Warm Ovation
President Roupevelt arrived by presidential train and was greeted by officials and citizens in Richmond. A hearty reception followed as he entered the city and departed eight hours later for Raleigh over the Aeiboard Airline amid a large crowd and demonstrations.
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Juenmann
Kienmond
Roupevelt
Raleigh
N. C
Aeiboard
War era geneva? unclear OCR note on British policy
Fragmentary report mentions Katherine Bushoell of Oakland California and references to national purity and export concerns. The text includes garbled phrases about government protection and foreign policy, with mentions of Hong Kong and Britain but lacks clear events or dates.
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Katherine Bushoell
Oakland
Cal
World Party
Vangiiier
Bushoell
Hongkong
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