Arson Plot Foiled In Findlay Police Rescue
William Parsons of Deshler planned to burn his house with an insurance policy of 9000 by igniting coal oil in walls while he and his wife were at church. An accomplice alerted authorities, leading State Marshal Haltinbeck from Columbus to stop the crime before the match could be struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Ohio
William Parsons
Deshler
Haltinbeck
Columis
Parsons
Marshal Hallinbeck
Owever
Cne
Willing to free ill spouse in Maryland court
In Talbot county Maryland Martha Ann Johnson sought a license to marry Isaac Camphor after years apart. The clerk refused citing existing marriage. a man calling himself Lucifer Johnson claimed consent, but the court held his power to consent could not nullify the prior marriage.
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Pltimore
Talbot County
Artha Johnson
Isaac Camphor
Oocher
Negfro
Lucifer Johnson
Ha Ann
Martha Ann
Puffiely Willin
Mistah
Iter
Martha
Thelief
Maryland
Mattimony
Husconsent
Edwin Gould Jr Starts Pin Collecting Venture
Eight year old Edwin Gould Jr begins a pin collecting enterprise inspired by his father Jay Gould. He combs carpeted floors and crevices for pins, earning one cent per pin retrieved, while matches and new ventures grow around his unusual business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwin Gould, Jr
Imself
Gould
Ives
Jay Gould
Edwin
Pretty Boy Edwin Gould Keeps Pins For Pay
A short feature notes Edwin Gould, son of Mrs Shrady and a nephew named for his uncle Frank, showing an early habit of picking up pins from floors. His parents encouraged the practice by offering payment, with Edwin setting a rate of 1 cent per 200 pins. He bears a resemblance to his mother and is described as a pretty boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Sarah Shrady
George F. Shrady
New York
Frank Fisher Gould
Queen Wilhelmina Officially Diagnosed With Typhoid Fever
An official bulletin from Castle Loo reports Queen Wilhelmina had a quiet night and that her condition is officially diagnosed as typhoid fever. The update comes as the Dutch monarch remains in Castle Loo under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
HE Hagl
Castle Loo
The Gashier Short and Under Arrest
St Joseph Missouri April 18. Report states the alleged bank shortage of Lee Gallaher receiving teller at First National Bank of Buchanan county is 25000 not 2000. Gallaher arrested by detectives remains in custody under Special Deputy Sheriff Ashbaugh guard at Hotel Truckenmiller.
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ST. Joseph
Lee Gallaher
First National Bank
Buchanan County
Gallaher
Sheriif Ashbaugh
Truckenmiller
Arthur Kirkpatrick
Lightning Pranks Reported in Connecticut Storm
Widespread electrical storm in East Litchfield Harwinton causes shocks to twenty children at Harwinton district school three of whom fainted Miss Marion Pratt severely affected two travelers from Torrington knocked down by a fire bolt David Johnson near East Litchfield notes air charged for minutes cattle near John Pratt East Litchfield covered with mud a barbed wire fence burned along thirty rods while a third wire remained untouched examination finds no trace of the burned wire
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Winsted
Conn
East Litchfield
Harwinton Yesterary
West District
Harwinton
Marion Pratt
Torrington
David Johnson
Woodear
John Pratt
Moonshiner Feud Ends in Double Kill Near Dahlonega
Rural Georgia crime report describes William Halman and Pearson Grindle killed by Jack Beasley seven miles from Dahlonega. Beasley mortally wounded after the exchange on a plantation road used by Halman for a blockade distillery. Elder Beasley and his son opened fire, and Beasley was shot as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlonega
William Halman
Pearson Grindle
Jack Beasley
Beasley
Halman
Thomas Beasley
Copper War Ends as Copper Price War Concludes
Senator Clark dubbed the Copper King announced the war over selling rates has ended. A fair profit for producers will be pursued, ending a clash between trusts and independents that cut Amalgamated Copper stock by about 100 million dollars and cost shareholders nearly 8 million in dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Clark
Copper King
Soen
Amalgamated Copper Company
Balfour Reports Progress in South Africa Armistice Talks
In the House of Commons A J Balfour said after two conferences with Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener Boer delegates agreed to allow elections and meetings of representatives from the commands to discuss the situation. He noted no armistice would be granted on military grounds and expects no resumption of talks for about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Lord Milner
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Balfour
Philistine editor Elbert Hubbard in paternity case
Justice Childs orders Hubbard to prove ability to pay ten dollars weekly for child care. Hubbard, editor of the Philistine and resident of East Aurora, faces a suit by Wayland Woodworth and Alice Moore, alleging paternity and support arising from events in 1894 1895.
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Buffala
Srbess
Elbert Hubbard
van Peyna
Justice Childs
Hubbard
East Aurora
Alice Moore
Wayland Woodworth
Miss Moore
Denver
Woodworth
Woodworths
Woodwoth
San Francisco Street Car Workers Threaten Mass Meeting
The Amalgamated Association's Division 205 reports poor reception from Market Street Railway Manager E P Vining after delivering grievances. Workers favor a mass meeting to decide on possible strike actions to remedy the grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Amalgamated Associaon of
Street Railway
E. P. Vining
Market Street Railway Company
Vinin
Famine Strikes Texas Border Towns Amid Drought Suffering
Suffering in Zapata county near the Texas border worsens with drought. Animals perished, thirst and famine drive residents toward the Rio Grande as starving families are carried by companions. Cavalcades with corn and beans depart from Laredo to aid Zapata county.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Zapata County
San Ignacio
Rio Grande
Laredo
Zapata
Fair Estate Heirs Win In Final Fight
In San Francisco on April 18 the Supreme Court denied rehearing and settled the executor battle over the J. G. Fair estate valued at over 18 million dollars. The decision transfers control to Charles Fair Virginia Vanderbilt and Theresa Dec Richs, ending months of litigation and allowing immediate division of assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Supreme Court
J. G. Fair
Fair
William 8
Goodfellow
James Angues
Thos, Crothers
Charles Fair
Virginia Vanderbilt
Theresa Decrichs
Garrett T. McEnery
Three Men Sentenced for Uncle’s Murder in First Degree
April 18 jury convicts Burton Willis and Frederick van Wormer of murder in the first degree for killing their uncle Peter Hallenbeck. The death sentence is pronounced shortly after verdict.
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N. A
Burton
Willis
Frederick van Wormer
Peter Hallenbeck
Cabinet meeting hashes Isthmian Canal and postal ties
Washington April 18 The Cabinet discussed Isthmian Canal issues and matters related to New York Customs and immigration services and second class mail. It also covered future US Cuba postal relations and approved continuing two centate postage and money order service with Cuba.
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Washington
Isthmain Canal
New York
Pair of Queens Raked In $1800 Poker Debt Suit
In Kansas City Missouri on April 18 the trial over a poker debt continues. George McCullagh and Hugh E Thompson, both wealthy mine owners, accuse one another after a Baltimore hotel game that lasted days and involved five men. Thompson admits losing 10 000 to McCullagh but says he later discovered cheating and refuses to pay the remaining balance. He recounts that with a pair of nines he faced a bet to 1800 and a final queen beat him, noting such a hand would not normally be worth 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Thompson
wicCullagh
McCullagh
Married on Train to Beat State Law
Alfred H. Lyon reporter and Miss Beulan L. Crabtree married on a Frisco passenger train en route from Lamar Missouri to Fort Leavenworth Kansas. The license issue and Kansas age consent forced a quick ceremony in a smoking compartment with Rev John Montgomery officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lowvi
Kans
Alfred H. Lyon
Paola
Kan
Beulan L. Crabtree
Lamar
Lyon
Crabtree
Kansas
Missouri
John Montgomery
Walker
Kansas Line
Iremont
Metal and Money Market Brief
A compact market note reports mixed metal prices with copper at 12 percent and a 42 percent figure cited for an API reference. The entry includes unrelated figures such as 18 Mexican del New York and 5259, with references to Lake lave and casting.
Louise Garland Death Reported After Mental Illness
Berkeley reports the death of Louise Garland at age twenty four following a period of violent insanity linked to overwork and study. She was the daughter of R. H. Garland, connected to Livermore and Redlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
The
University Today
Louise Garland
Livermore
Love That Lives New York Memorial Tale of a Man and Wife
Jonathan Reed visits his dead wife Mary in Evergreen Cemetery each day nine years after her death. He speaks to her, sits with her all day, then returns to Brooklyn each morning, his strength fading but his diamond keepsake constant. Reed rose from modest beginnings, married into wealth, and lived a life of devotion as his end nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jonathan Reed
Evergreen Cemetery
Mary
North Fourth Street
Brooklyn
Mr. Steed
Rensselaer County
Mary Guild
Reed
Radical views by Emil Hirsch on Judaism at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore April 18 Rev Dr Emil G Hirsch professor of rabbinical literature at Chicago University and visiting lecturer at Johns Hopkins delivered an address to Hebrews at Har Sinai temple. He stated Judaism endures even if Moses did not exist or the commandments came from Sinai describing God as a man who has been removed and urging a God beyond time and conventional dogma.
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Baltimore
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago University
John Hopkins University
Har Sinai Temple
Moses
Sinai
Judasm
God
Western
Asia
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Johnson
HE Gould
Old Jay
Georgia
PEAGE
Fair Estate Heirs
California
Guba
Gent
Félix
Kansas State Line
Metal and Money Market
Awaas
Nena Tomorppy, i
University of California
Hanrahan
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