Man Hunter Dogs Native to Indiana Virginia Hunt
A stag hunt unfolds in Indiana as a pack of hounds pursues a highwayman. In Virginia a blood sport is proposed with a two hour white man head start, followed by a dramatic man hunt led by Constable Jane Branch. A Delaware River ice deer defends against dogs in a separate report.
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Old
Virginia
Ewport News
Jane Branch
Nancounty
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Tige
John
Cochecton Waternoon
Delaware
Duck Across River Foils Hunter in Quick Escape
The duck evaded a hunter by sprinting onto ice then leaping a ten foot gap to the Pennsylvania shore. It bounded into the woods and vanished, leaving the pursuer with no catch.
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Pennsylvania
Parental Influence On Childs Mind Case Shocks City
In Cleveland on February 1, nine year old Willie Howells who runs away to distant cities is sent to Lancaster after a police court hearing. Judge Fiedler states the boy is not to blame and cites his mother’s railroad fixation during pregnancy as a possible cause. The child showed early railfan tendencies and spent hours watching trains.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Willie Howells
Lancaster
Fiedler
York Street
Willie
Callant 9 Year Old Routed a Highwayman
In Middletown New York on February 5 two masked robbers held up George Hunt at his home. His nine year old son fought them off with a stone, striking one robber and forcing both to flee after the attacker loosened his mask. The elder Hunt was struck on the head with a slingshot during the raid.
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Middletown
N. Y
George Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Hunt
Masked Robbers Operate in New Jersey
Four masked men entered the Jersey Central Railroad car shop office of contractor George Hill, gagged the watchman, and stole 2500 dollars. The watchman was struck on the head with iron while trying to free himself.
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New York
George Hill
Jersey Central Railroad
Gossip Of Washington Tales Of Statesmen Farcical Poker Lore
A long anecdote recalls Quay and Vest as famed rivals and friends, recounting a Florida fishing trip and a Senate vote over Quay. It notes shifts between friendship and duty, then shifts to old Capitol poker lore with a Western member hitting four kings and a Southerner catching a spade flush in a dramatic hand.
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Vest
Quay
Damon
Pythias
Florida
Senate
West
Sion
West Kit
British Drive Nets De Wet Gun Catch. Wessels Routed
Press dispatch from Pretoria reports Lord Kitchener’s force under General Byng defeated Commandant Wessels in a night march toward Liebenburg. Capture included a fifteen pounder, a pompoms, three ammunition wagons, 150 horses, 100 mules, with Boer casualties of five killed, six wounded and twenty-seven captured. Casualties to the British were slight.
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London
DeWet
Wessels
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Byng
Liebenburg
Firman
Tramp Mistakes Judge in Patterson Home Break-in
James Heilam or Beil, homeless, entered Judge Senior’s Patterson home seeking food and money. The judge jailed him for a 30 day vagrancy sentence after a scuffle. the tramp claimed chalk marks on a fence led him to the court.
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New York
James Hela
Judge Senior
Patterson
Morine
Jurge
James Beil
Gen Bell urges Philippine mission for American wives
Washington reports Gen J F Bell, commanding Northern Luzon, advocates sending American officers’ wives to the Philippines to amplify reform efforts. He notes twelve wives in his Thirty sixth Infantry unit followed their husbands, earning native devotion and weeping when departure neared. He argues American women influence public opinion via Filipino women.
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Washington
D. C
Corbin
J. F. Bell
Department of Northern Luzon
Bell
Philippines
Thirty-sixth Infantry
United States
Islands
Chicago University to Abandon Coeducation
The University of Chicago plans a separate new women’s college on university grounds effectively ending coeducation. President Harper reports pledges totaling 1.5 million dollars with Helen Gould suspected as a donor while John D. Rockefeller is not listed among contributors. Construction starts soon and the facilities should be ready within two years.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
United States
Harper
Helen Gould
Midway
Doctor Harper
Miss Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Woman's College
Trial of Patrick Adjourned Over Juror Illness
The trial of Albert T. Patrick for the William Marsh Rice murder was adjourned again in New York due to the ongoing illness of Juror John D. Campbell.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
John D. Campbell
Disgusted Nobleman Attempts death by own action
Baron Otto von Schaezler, who renounced his title over his American living wife, shot himself through the shoulder in Davenport Iowa. He was disarmed after the attempt. Two weeks earlier his wife obtained a divorce on cruelty grounds.
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Davenport, Ia
Otto von Schaezler
Germany
America
Shaw Pushes Surplus Reduction by Designating More Banks
Secretary Shaw proposes increasing the number of national banks designated as depositories for Government funds to trim the Treasury surplus. The surplus stands at 175 million dollars excluding a 150 million dollar gold reserve, with about 107 million already in designated banks. If effective, reductions of 30 to 46 million are targeted, with potential expansion to additional banks.
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Washington, D. C
Shaw
Wall Street
Treasury
Gage
Department
Judge Dissett Brands Witness a Dirty Dog in Morse Divorce Case
In Cleveland on February 5 Judge Dissett rebuked Lee Tyler, Morse's uncle, after he testified that Mrs. Morse had not been faithful. The judge ordered Tyler off the stand calling him a dirty dog and saying he would not believe him under oath.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indian Papago Kills Man in Gambling Dispute at Palomas
News from Yuma reports a Papago man killed his opponent during a card game quarrel near Palomas. He then shot himself with a rifle, dying instantly, as the village was set on fire in a ritual of mourning. Authorities note swift self punishment under Papago custom and efforts begin to rebuild the settlement.
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Yuma
Ariz
Palomas
Papago
Bank Robbers Strike Clarksville. Sheriff Killed in Attempted Capture
In Clarksville Arkansas at 2 30 this morning robbers blew the bank safe with dynamite and escaped with about 6000 dollars. They killed John Powers Johnson County sheriff who tried to stop them. Citizens were not alerted until after the robbers fled.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Clarksville
Ark
Bank of
John Powers
Johnson County
Six Firefighters Die in St Louis Blaze at Chestnut Street
A five story building at 312 Chestnut Street housing the American Tent and Awning Company collapsed in a fire. Six firemen were killed while others search the ruins. Three bodies recovered. one more missing. Funds for victims’ relatives launched by Post Dispatch and Merchants Exchange totaling nearly £5,000.
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ST. Louis
Chestnut Street
American Tent & Awning Company
Mense
Swingley
Post Dispatch
Merchant’s Exchange
Fire Devastates Iron Storehouse on Van Rensselaer Island
A fire at P. J. McArdle’s iron storehouse on Van Rensselaer Island spread to the American Color & Chemical works near Albany with no local water supply. Large tanks and factories including the Troy Nickel Works and Troy Stove Works were at risk as Albany fireboats rushed to the scene.
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Albany
N. x
P. J. McArdle
van Rensslaer Island
American Color & Chemical Company
Standard Oil Company
Troy Nickel Works
Troy Stove Works
Albany Fire Department
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