Desperate Deed Ends in Double Tragedy in Chicago
Chicago May 5 reports David J Weil a prominent Chicago lawyer dies from bullet wounds inflicted by Miss Mabel Burke a young woman of beauty and talent after Weil shot her then turned the revolver on himself Burke who lived at 6220 Champlain Avenue was a former secretary at the Board of Lady Managers and a hotel cashier Weil and Burke had met a year earlier and Supreme court papers say he was married to Mrs Weil with a one year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Davet J. Weil
Aliss Main Burke
Pepe Tee
Burke
Champlain ‘Avenue
Ren Hie
Mallew Fats
Indian Avenue
Hartford Bullains
Wail
Mixs Burke
Singer
Hanes
Weil
Wabash Avenue
Sworminr
Powell
Ols
Mins Burke
Cottare Grove Avenue Staten
Hoenital
Miss Tucke
Anthony
Tite
Well
Tam
Mian Burke
Workis
Norwood
Gentrys Elephant to Exhibit Here on May 5 and 10
Prof. Gentry, famed animal trainer, will display his elephant Pins the smallest living elephant in captivity, now part of a large touring menagerie. The show, including 49 ponies, 85 dogs, and 24 monkeys, opens atternoon and evening under large water tents at Harrison and Treath streets. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 5 cents for children with special rates offered via Union Pacific tourist sleepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentry
India
Gerry
Irtreath
Harrison
Sismission
Jacobs big profies reveals counterfeit stamp shipments
Washington May 5 secret service officers and Internal Revenue agents estimate that about 45 million counterfeit stamps have been sent from Jacobs factories to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, since 1860. The scheme relied on tobacco growers selling leaf without returns, hiding factory stamp use and evading taxes. Congress may amend law to require cutters of tobacco to report sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
Internal Revenue
Jacobe
Lapcaster
Jacobs
Internal Revenue Officers
Jacob
Tolaco
Congress
Piner on Alger Candidacy Deliberations in May Lansing
Governor Pinree comments on Secretary Alger as candidate and McMillan’s race status. He backs Alger, notes timing and war record not prejudicial, cites past campaign fears over finding a candidate, and mentions attempts to tie Alger to the administration while defending Alger against blame for the president’s conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing. Mich
May
Alger
Pinener
McMillan
Tur
McKintey
Ghost Visit Sparks Fear in Texas Community
A panic grips a Texas town after a rumored visit from the ghost of Ten Robinson, linked to a longtime murder case. Neighbors, including Mary Adams and several Black residents, quote fear and dramatic warnings as churchgoers and townsfolk pray for safety.
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Tex
Robinson Colacek
Mary Adams
Abe Ford
Robifeon
Tom Robinson
Petseou
Robinson
Mture
Confederate pensions debated as Texas Senate acts
In Austin May a Senate session voted to consider a house pension bill to fund Confederate veterans and widows with 250000 dollars. The bill set aside an anti-trust measure and, after lengthy talks, no final vote was reached. The House also passed a rail damage suit provision enabling suits in the county of residence and allowing two railroads to be named defendants, while it approved a measure to curb whitecap moth posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Senate
House
Walt
Saxony moves to ban corsets in schools
Berlin May minister of education in Saxony issues a decree requiring public school girls to discard corsets and stays. The edict follows heated press agitation and medical protests over tightening garments. Some mothers protest but public opinion largely supports the action despite threats of boycotting schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
May
Saxony
Dresden
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relief in six days or six hours by a remedy sold through Geo. W. Stannhold and Str Drug Co. in Topeka Kansas and California via Santa Fe Route. Claim cites rapid pain relief and water retention cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Stannhold
Kansas Avenue
Str Drug Co
Sue
Toreka
Kan
Warwick Estates company forms to fund Warwick property
A London news item reports the creation of the Warwick Estates company to manage the Warwickshire estate and related properties. The plan includes a debenture issue repayable on the Earl and Countess of Warwick, plus a stock component. Directors include the Earl, Countess, Lord Kenyes, Tyndale White, and Major W T Be Fosbery, with trustees Sir Henry C Burdet and the Duke of Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beaulien
Earl and Countess of
Seth
Warwick Estates Company
Warrwickshire
Somersetshire
Essex
Leicestershire
Seperatoy
Ear
Warwick
Hooley
Singer Cycle Company
Wenue
Andre Mendel
Maison Virot
Mane
Lord Kenyes
Tyndale White
W.T. BE. Fosbery
Sir Henry C. Burdete
Stock Exchange
Ami
Duke of Sutherland
Brave Boy Slays Lion to Save Father in Africa
In Wide World Magazine account a lion attacks a woman in a garden near a capital suburb. A boy, armed with a small spear, follows the beast to its prey, wounds it, and the lion dies. He retrieves his father’s body, then helps escort the lion’s remains to the king and earns a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wide World Magazine
Ute
Tero
Kasayama
Autograph Collector Alexander Polonyi Dies in Vienna
Leisure Hour recounts the life of Alexander Polonyi, a famed autograph collector who died in Vienna. His private trove reportedly filled an upper floor with items from Michael Angelo to Goethe, Luther, and Beethoven, among others, spanning medieval to modern eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Polonyi
Vienna
Michael Angino
Marie Antoinette
Calvin
Luther
Schiller
Goethe
Wastes
Beethoven
Fife
Lelpiie
Pat Adeceer
Durer
Royal Gallery
Berlin
Pulonyi
Mormon Baby Born to Senator Elects Wife in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City reports reveal polygamy remains active in Utah under high church ranks. Apostle Teasdale and Apostle John W Taylor allegedly took new wives while President Cannon's family shows ongoing polygamy connections. Mattie Hughes Cannon, now state senator, faced upheaval amid the Bryan era and political shifts, later retreating to retirement with her children to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Uiah
Zion
Itah
George ‘Teasdale
Nephi
John W. Taylor
Miss Christensen
Gunnison
Utah
Batt Bake City
Cannon
Angus M. Cannon
Mattie Hughes
United States
Mattie Paul Hughes
Deseret Hospital
Crisade
Himerif
Mattie
Whitcman
Europe
Tsun
James
State Senate
Bryan
Salt Lake District
Frank J. Cannon
Frankie
A. W. McCune
California
Peters
Deportations to Siberia Rise in Last Two Years
The Imperial prison board reports that over the past two years twenty percent of criminals were condemned to penal servitude. Of these, 19,162 were men, 334 women, and 2,090 incurred the Kata Talsor penalty. For hard labor convicts, 2,688 were men and 181 women. The Steindel concert at the Grand features the finest harpist this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Imperial Prison Board
Siberia
Kata Talsor
Steindel
Owen A Sprinter
Charles Kane, a former tea, faced a police court fine for drunkenness then escaped jail and was recaptured. Jailer Grubbs guarded him until a telephon e interruption, Kane fled the yard, and Owen pursued along Jack Ann street. Kane, now chained, was recaptured after a swift chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kane
Grubbs
Kane
Med Board
Seret
Owen
Jack— Ann Street
Guests of Relatives In Topeka
Ex Governor Dillingham and J C Houghton of Montpelier Vermont are guests today of Mr and Mrs 5 B Merriam. Dillingham and Mrs Merriam are cousins and he visited Topeka four years ago for several days with a reception attended by about 200 Topeka Vermonters. They will leave this evening for Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillingham
J. C. Houghton
Montpelier
B. Merriam
Merriam
Topeka
Wee & Guest
Albright Wounded in San Tomas Action
Leavenworth Kan May h Captain William Albright of the Twentieth Kansas is believed wounded at San Tomas yesterday. His mother received a cablegram stating he is not seriously hurt. Albright has spent twelve years in banking and enlisted in the army in April 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
William Albright
Kansas
San Tomas
Albright
Washington notes delays in Nicaragua war dispatches
May 5 Washington reports indicate the war department finds intercepts of dispatches to Nicaragua unworkable. The state department says orders and advice have delayed due to unreliable routes via Bluefields and Greytown. U.S. merchants face tax reimbursement debates and possible exemptions as the attorney general weighs the facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Its
Nicaragua
State Department
MLI
Ibs
Bivefield
Sia
Greytown
New Orleans
Blueftelas
Sara Mocry
Minster
Micnacun
Iim
HM Ra
United States
Biuchelds
Steven
Menorth
Higde
Building on Ute lands drives pace for new townsites
Durango, Cal may 5 reports rapid work on townsites in Ute lands. Filings at the land office total about 80 with more pending. New York investors eye a railroad through the reservation from Durango to Albuquerque, while several large irrigating enterprises proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Cal
New York
Albuquerque
N. M
Suit to Enforce Double Liability Against Telephone Stockholders
Gordon C. Lofland files in district court a suit against Typeke Telephone and Electrical Company and stockholders seeking appointment of a receiver and to enforce double liability. The action cites Edward A. Boxer’s 1895 judgment of 11857.75 and mortgage foreclosure netting 5382.02, with further sale of the remaining balance to Lolland. Stockholders listed include Greenspan, Wood, Wareham, Moors, VanTrine, Bear, Crosby, Topeka Harrison, Rodgers, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon C. Lofland
Typeke Telephone and Electrical Company
Edward A. Boxer Staunst
Mr. Lolland
Ke Tomiin
Simon Greenspan
G. Wood
HP. Wareham
FG. Moors
DA VanTrine
Union Men at War and Concert at Grand in Buffalo
Union leader Bartholomew Conner fired three shots at Henry C. Garter, missing him, then fled. Bruno Steindel concert closes the Ladies Music club series at the Grand tonight. By three o'clock only three balcony sections remain unsold, priced seventy five cents, gallery twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Buffalo
N. Y
Bartholomew Conner
Henry C. Garter
International Longshoremen’s Union
Conner
Bruno Steindel
Grend
Bruno Stetadel
Ube
Forgery Charge Dismissed in London Police Court
In London a police court heard Huron Hector Depen mark arraigned for forging cablegrams in Count Murro’s name to obtain funds under false pretenses. The prosecutor’s cross examination revealed the suspect’s real name as Phillips, claiming descent from a Philadelphia chemist and use of the title for business purposes. The forgery charge against Baron Dewinmark was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
May
Hector Depen
Mark
Count Murro
Count Morea
S.wn
Phillips
Philadelphia
Baron
Dewinmark
Temple of Tepexteco Described as Difficult Climb and Ruins
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts the Temple of Tepexteco in Mexico with steep cliffs and a dangerous ladder route. It notes a basalt make, narrow gorge, ruined stairway, and ruined temple terraces while contrasting with a Yosemitelike trail. The piece ends with a music ad for Mrs. Minne Fish-Griffig at the Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Tepexteco
Mexico
San Juanico
Pepoxtian
Yosemite
Tepoxitan
Chebie
Cholvla
Tower of Babel
Boils Give Warning About Impurities In Blood
A reader cites boils and pimples as signs of bodily impurities needing purification. The note urges swift cleansing of the blood with Swift's Specific, claiming it is a solely vegetable remedy free from potash and mercury, strengthening health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Dan- Inp
KR. R
Chattanooga, Tenz
Swift
S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Suing the Rock Island over $20,000 vessel payments
George M. Perine of San Francisco files in circuit court against the directors of the Purdy Yukon Trading and Transportation Company to recover 20000 due for two vessels. He says he received 110000 in notes and 310000 in stock, but claims the stock is valueless. Defendants include Warren Hi Purdy, president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George M. Perine
San Francisco
Purdy Yukon Trading and Transportation Company
Petrie
Warren Hi. Purdy
Chicago Rock Island & Prcific Railroad Company
Perilous trek spurs plea for relief on Ashcroft Trail
Victoria May 5 Mal Carrier Brinaly travels from Luckine river to lobby both Dominion and Provincial governments for immediate relief for over 200 starving residents on the Ashcroft trail. Mules and dogs have endured a lean diet as the carrier departs. Minnie Fish-Gritin hosts a Grand tonight where Bruno Stetadel concert closes with a Ladlive Muste set at Uhr oclock. Tickets priced seventy five cents for the gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Mal Carrier
Brinaly
Luckine River
Dominion
Ashcroft
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David J. Weil
Union Pacific
Pet
Fulton
Pingree
M'Kinley
Michigan
Hillsboro
Texas
Hood
Warwick Estate
Africa
Yore
The
N. J. Bell
University Place
Omaha
Neb
Sutherland Sisters
Oli
Governor Dillingham
Mrs. Merriam
Co. C
20Th Kansas
Bluefields
Ute Reserve
Rizin
Bush & Eddy
Tepoxteco
Lid West
the Grand
Minne Fish-Griffig
Rock Island
Yukon Trading Company
Mra
Minnie Fish-Gritin
Soprand
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