Rich widow Mrs Sells dies after southern trip in Topeka
Mrs Sarah Anna Sella died at her home 240 Wolcle Street Topeka after a short illness following a visit to Will Sells in South Georgia. She was reputedly wealthy with a sizeable estate including property near Columbus Ohio and real estate holdings in Topeka. Her death occurred at 3 o'clock as she awoke with her companion Mrs Barhars Tauers nearby. A physician from Kansas City attended but she did not recover. Her husband Allan Belin died earlier. she later married Simon Green Bran from Topeka who was much younger and later died. Estate details and a rumored fortune over 200 000 were mentioned amid notes on Sells circus connections.
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Sarah Anna Sella
Qoley Street
Benet Fuliynd
Sells
Barhars ‘Tauer
J. BE. Pick
Jeanson City
Bella
Mra Sells
Kremlih
Sotkiner
Seveunah
Georgia
Apell
Shi
Chow
Kansas City
Ahe
Mra Blanche McChellan
Chester- Meld
Setia
Afe- Cishan
Topeka
de Fick
Kane City
Georgis
Lei
Bills
Wi Hells
Bardtens
Hia Cen
Sells Brothers
bin Maine
Bre
Sette
Will Sella
Mr. Selle
Boa
Stockholter Baddimotor
Dire, Selte
Mia
Norsing Aga
Seitn
Siip
Simon Green
Bran
Selle
Hull No
Willen
Jeepnes
Mt Prase City
Alabam
Estate sale notes reveal contested will details
Fragmented OCR describes a Maine area probate case with mentions of a will, beneficiaries, a plan to grant property, and disputes over inheritance. Key names appear as Seay, Gray, and Mrs. Thamonds amid references to a grander estate valued by a late fortune and private jewelry.
Conditions worsen as interview cites starving people
New York April 25 Dr I S Rowe of the Porto Rican commission said conditions on the island are worsened by a tax law drawn up by two theorists. He criticized politicians as the lowest class of inhabitants and warned that the public mood grows desperate as reports of hunger increase.
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New York
I. 5 Rowe
Porto Rican Ende Commission
Papalasiom
Dr Rows
Wendesiao Bord, Jr
Commibheion
Morchante Asocktion
Porto Tico Lo
United States
Fablander
Mr. Borde
Allen
Spain
Politiviana Toi
Allen Han
Hollander
Morin Fuco
Tan Gaye
Porto Flco
Borda
Haibas
Atx Grontin
Gore
Sr Borda
Sells Estate and Taxes in Shawnee County Report
The article details Mrs. Sells ownership and assessed value of city and county properties in Shawnee County. It notes taxes for 1900, estimates of total value, and lists several parcels including the Parkbird-Davis building and various city lots. It mentions gifts, philanthropy, and a Porto Rico mission controversy alongside tax law objections by local business figures.
Revisits Siegfried With Talks On Trade Ties
Washington April 25 French ambassador Jules Siegfried met President at the White House recounting past exchanges and urging closer US France commercial ties. He cited mutual benefits from freer trade, noted France’s cordial sentiment toward the United States, and discussed a possible commercial alliance among European powers. He planned an extensive western tour to Carnegie works, Milwaukee, Chicago, St Paul, and Boston before returning to New England.
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Washington
White House
Jules Siegfried
Commerce
Chamber of Deputies
M. Slexfried
Ame
Washi
AL Siegfried
Geo.elian
Armen
France
Prince Pt Et Iron
Larly Oynes
Giry
United States
M. Siegfried
Ma Finn
Great Britain
West
Carnegie
Mittaberg
Chienec
Milwanukee
St. Paul
Canada
Boston
New England
Rare Grolier Library volumes fetch high bids in Boston sale
Auction of Franch library and Grolier club books yields strong prices, with top lot at 140 for a catalogued item. Purchaser Charles Smithsen Bone secures multiple pieces from 18th and 19th century collections, including editions linked to Holmes and other notable authors, in a crowded New England bidding scene.
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Boston
Poitier
York
Charles Suithnsen Bone
Mirchaser
Grolier
Rinesvane
Rinbalvar
Wobinston
Thantin
Srl
Tiger
Trejaine
Grout
Goldsmiths
Gauders
Meude de Co
Holmes
Arnaleo
Itaimes
Crate Piempe
Geo. H. Richmiond
Furke
Attempted ransom by threat ends with deputy wounded
Chicago April 2 A Marr telegraph reports a failed plot to extort 600 by threat. Johnson and deputies Holderman of Erie ns township guarded a farmer target, posing as money handlers with dummy packages. The culprit, Warren Mere, from Tadins, was seriously wounded trying to flee and is about twenty years old.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Marr
Warren Mere
Tadians
Americans Jailed in Jamaica for Fraud Schemes
Kingston Jamaica April 25 Prank Puller and Thomas Smith two Americans were sentenced to six months imprisonment for hiring fake contracts with Jamaican laborers in Coban Puller and Smith sought passage money from each worker. Atlante Ga April 23 Judge Lumpisin of the superior court declined action in a Christian Science treatment dispute. The case drew local interest as medical practitioners and treatment methods are examined.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Thomas Smith
Smith
Atlante
Jugee J.ob Lumpisin
Superior Court
Christian Science
Atlenta
Ale Dectafom
Ag Petann
Bisa
Year of Steel Rail Growth Ahead in 1900s Era
The Iron Trade Review reports a strong year shaping up for steel rail output as Western contracts near 200000 tons and rail tonnage may surpass any year since the early 1880s. Trolley line construction expands with 430 miles under way or ready for contracts, while demand for implements and harvesting machinery intensifies in Chicago. Government reports bolster railroad equipment purchases, though buyers remain cautious about futures.
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Cleveland
Iron Trade Review
Chicago
Dulldine
Zvelan Cone
Lectricines
Cheveland
Short Line Right of Way Fight Settled in Favor of Oregon Short Line
Salt Lake January 25 The long running disputes over the abandoned Oregon Short Line right of way through southern Nevada and southwestern Utah have been settled in favor of the Oregon Short Line. The General Land Office reversed a Carson City lands office decision and recommended approving maps filed by the Utah Nevada California road, strengthening the Harriman Interests. Oregon Short Line officials said construction work would continue.
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Clark
Harriman
Salt Lake
Jan
Oregon
Carson City Lands Office
Oregon Short
Oregon Short Line
Conteh
Meet in the Dark at Woodstock Religious Sect in St Paul
A Woodstock based sect linked to O M Brown rises in St Paul as a church society promoting Holiness Unto the Lord. Led by L C Preaser after Brown left town, the group gathers privately, with members from various churches and a practice of the holy kiss involving Mrs G Gibon. Charges loom over Preaser and Zephyr Gibon as investigators prepare to act.
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St. Paul Minn
Apri
Holy Congregational Church
Woodstock
O. M. Brown
Brown
Javed the
Rarkn
L. C. Preaser
Congregaonal Church
Board of Investigation
Preeser
Brows
Presser
Thami
Jessey
Gihnor
Urs Zephyr
Spreading Rails Causes Serious Wreck on C H D Railroad
A wreck derailed an engine on the C H D line near a station in Lima area. Fire and debris spread along the track causing severe injuries to several men including Frank Ver and Maud Led. Pred Colta from Shiney suffered critical injuries and was taken from the scene.
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Garth
Sohneen
Erriaet
Maud
Cinetanast
Colta
Shiney
Panic in Japan Hits Banks Across Osaka and Provinces
In Yokohama on April 21, over 20 banks suspended payments in Osaka and in southern and central provinces. The Bank of Japan faced further trouble as financial markets remained strained. A Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Co official in New York declined to comment, saying no evidence linked to broader foreign trade.
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Yokohama
Osaka
Bank of Japan
Financial Pane Prevaila
New York
Trwneend
Hong Kong
Cudahy Kidnapping Trial Opens With Identifications
In Omaha April 45 the Callahan kidnaping case against Jon Callahan opened. Edward Cudahy testified about the night of the ransom drop and the blindfolded drive to a Thirty-sixth Street location. He identified Callahan by voice and described the assailant’s build and teeth. Witnesses spoke of a man matching Callahan’s appearance and of Crowe’s indirect links to Callahan’s movements during late October.
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Omaha
Jon Callahan
Edward Cudahy
Cudahy
Ataiim
Steira
Edward
Joos
Leavenworth Street
Houe
James Callahan
Sentral
Callahan
Calihan
Dirk
Gen. Cowin
Dtm
Calithan
Cullatan
Hafler
Gen. Cowln
Lue Dark Tan
Cullafon
Shangwei
Calhihan
Ike Callahan
Callbic
John Rabbe
Callathan
Kelly
Fifty-fourth
Poppleton Avenue
Knowleg
Crowe
Mre_ Belly
Kellyr
Yanine Tor
Caine
Record of Cincinnati Flood Stage Rising Overnight
Flood conditions worsen along the Ohio River with stages near fifty feet at Cincinnati and rising through the night. Reports describe rapid water rise impacting towns, homes, and equipment, with the river at troubling levels and fears of reaching higher stages.
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Cincinnati
Cimeinaad
Ohio
Jreiven
Mahoning
Youngstown
Abe
Ely
Piirager Ab
Death of Engineer at Sea? Southern Pacific Case Review
A U S court of appeals reviews a 5th district verdict over a death of a Southern Pacific engineer in a collision with a locomotive. Katie Yeargin sues for damages, alleging a fellow servant contributed to the fatal accident. the court considers whether the lower court misapplied the fellow-servant doctrine and whether negligence by the employer was established.
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Lascitia
United States Court of All
Southern Pacific Company
Pharatht
Katie Yorgi
T. J. Teareata
Ati
Katie Teargin
Thay
Ergineer
Souther
Padle
Uae
Thayer Enid
Banhorn
Ruth Fond Company
Genee
Gasoline Lamp Explodes Wounding Store Employees in Canton
A gasoline lamp exploded at a Canton tavern morning, injuring two persons severely and eight others mildly. Patrons and staff attempted to quell the blaze but the inferno spread rapidly, leaving two workers bedridden and a firefighter charred as efforts to control the fire continued.
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Will Sells
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Weil
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Bex
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Ee Thamonds
Humber
Aloruyn
Rosie
Shawneer
Assessore
Mra. Sells
Shawnee
As Eomore
Mra. Selle
Cet
Throup
Buchanin Street
Pillmore Street
Brechts
Bixeth Wven
Tocumech
Miesign
Mat
Goldier
Central National
SLI
Stills
Althowsh
Kan
Santa Fe
Ravion Butro
Sandawcintine
Yorkeee Bain
Vostrot
Chicaen Yeats
Sarah Ann Sells
America
Lincoln
Blow
Western
Minnesota
C. H. & D. Railroad
Japan
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Railroad Co
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