Frolic With Live Wire Ends in Tragedy for School Boys
A dangerous prank by students involving a live wire led to a fatal incident at a school area. Authorities reported two youths injured and one dead as attempts to assist others continued.
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
1
Young Parson boy killed by live wire mishap
Lee Watson fourteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J L Watson, died after grabbing a broken stray wire used to splice from the electric plant to the ice plant. Local boys had tested the leakage by day and planned an initiation stunt. He died en route to a doctor despite efforts to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kan
Lee Watson
J. L. Watson
Watson
Fortune Teller Leads Sister Reunion After Forty Years
Mrs. Sarah King of Berkeley learns she has a sister after a fortune teller’s hint. She writes to Botkins Ohio and learns Mary Cochlin near Botkins is her long lost sister. Childhood separations involved adoption and guardianship by Abraham Jenkins ofton and I W Speakes of Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Marea
Sarahee
Berkeley
Mary Iin
Botkins
Cochlin
I. W. Speekes
Middleport
Sarah King
Abrahm Jenkins
Ton
Mother of 30 Twins Facing Poverty in Denver
Mary Elvira Gillespie age 84, mother of thirty seven children with thirty twin births, is dying in poverty and hospitalized for care beyond the county farm. She recounts wartime hardships, the Civil War era births, and the loss of contact with many children who have since dispersed.
Letter Found After 41 Years Opens Address
Alexander Hart in Washington Pennsylvania received a long unopened letter dated July 7 1861 mailed from Jackson California. The envelope bears a ten cent stamp cancelled by two pen strokes. Hart served in the Union Army when the letter arrived and it likely belonged to his brother the late George S Hart. Judge Hart died in 1899 and his sister later found the desk papers and forwarded the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alexander Hart
Robert 3. Hart
Jackson
California
Hart
George S. Hart
Judge Hart
East Bow Street
Blooded horses burn to death in Detroit fire
Seven teenage racers and promising colts perished when a blaze engulfed the training stables of Frank H. Colby in Highland Park Detroit. The fire broke out shortly before daybreak from an unknown cause and caused a total loss estimated at 30000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Frank H. Colby
Highland Park
Montana gambler Marsdens face public scrutiny in occult scheme
The Nat news item describes the Marsdens and an accomplice posing as mediums in Montana city flats. They attracted customers with promises of hidden treasure and occult readings, charging fees and a ten percent share of supposed treasure. Reports mention a large buried cache near the city and a temporary Kansas City stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsdens
Minnie Marsden
Kansas City
Arizona
White Richmond man hid as Negro until death
Lafayette Painter, a Richmond resident known for light skin yet with African features, died by his own action cutting his throat. The man’s mother died by suicide when mental illness struck during her pregnancy, and Painter’s life included a history of stigma and a public misperception of his race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Lafayette Painter
Painter
New Hope
Ohio
Floods devastate Harriman and Oakdale in Tennessee
A Harriman flood report says Emery River overflow partially destroyed Harriman and Oakdale, with damage estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Two lives reportedly lost and many feared drowned. Forty to fifty houses washed away as the region faces widespread destruction. A Coal Creek mining district report notes high waters flooding the town, three damaged bridges hindering train movement, and extensive damage to coal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harriman
Emery River
Oakdale
Knoxville
Coal Creek
Peaples
How Americans Get There London
March 29. The tobacco war stirs national interest beyond a trade dispute. The Spectator notes English capitalists risk capital without the same zeal, while American financiers risk all rather than lose and seek glory in exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Six-Fingered-Jess Edwards Dies Soon of Cancer in Montana
Helena Montana March 29 Six-Fingered-Jess Edwards a famed Northwest gambler once key to Diamond City and Helena gaming circles is dying of an incurable cancer in Great Falls after a life of high stakes faro poker and roulette. Once he could win back losses with bold plays and even possess a mine, Edwards now faces a quiet end with few friends remaining. He was born in Illinois in 1840 and traveled to Montana by 1862 or earlier, noted for his unusual extra fingers and for a reputation as a square gambler whose word was his bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Jess
Edwards
Northwest
Chicago
Illinois
Diamond City
Missouri River
Faro
Butte
Great Falls
Good Easter Offering of the Manufacturers
Notices posted today in Rhode Island and Massachusetts cotton mills operated by Goddard and the Knight interests announce a ten percent wage advance for operatives. The announcement arrives ahead of Easter and reflects industry wage adjustments in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Goddard
Knight Interests
Ten Men Drown as Boat Capsizes Near New Orleans
New Orleans March 29 report says a boat carrying thirty one men bound for the British transport anchored opposite the city when it capsized. Ten or more men drowned with survivors rescued by local crews and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Indiana Saloon Moves After License Defeat
Flora, Ind. March 29 George Black proprietor of the Blue Goose saloon plans to move the business to a vacant lot beside A M Everman & son to open a quart shop. He vows to price dynamite under his vines to deter raiders after fighting a license defeat. Everman plans to relocate his store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora, Ind
George Black
Bariington
A. M. Everman & Son
Black
Everman
Long and Short Joined Together in West Virginia Marriage
In Kingwood West Virginia March 29 Miss Mary Craig weighing 285 pounds and six feet six inches tall married Elza Winfield Thomas who weighs 115 pounds and stands about a foot shorter The bride known as Miss Dot is three years older than her husband The couple had been sweethearts since their teens but their differences arose and recently they reconciled
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nsas Cipy
Marsdens
Marsden
A Wo
Kingwood
W. Va
West Virginia
Mary Craig
Elza Winfield Thomas
Dot
Sweethear
Slaughter of Chinese Reported by Officials
Peking reports Chinese officials claim thousands killed in riots at Ta Ming Fu in Chi Li province southern prefecture. Authorities warn the figures may be exaggerated though loss of life is described as undoubtedly great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Ta Ming Fu
Chi Li
Cuban Reciprocity Looks Favorable
Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means Committee calls a full committee meeting for Monday at 10 50 to consider the reciprocity bill with Cuba. The move is seen as a signal that committee leaders expect victory for reciprocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
The
House
Cuba
Ways and Means
Miles Correspondence Referred Over Philippines Duty Request
The President sent to the House the Miles correspondence and papers on Lieut. Gen. Miles seeking duty in the Philippines. The transmission followed a House resolution by Burleson of Texas that passed earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Miles
Philippines
House
Burleson
Texas
Wife's Sacrifice Revealed After Death Near Exeter
Detroit March 29. The death of Mary A. Dwelken at Hirman Dwelken's farm near Exeter, Mich reveals a tale of devotion. Mary Vordstorm married Dwelken twenty five years ago in Marshall. Loria Vordstorm, the sister in law, lived with them and offered divorce, but Dwelken refused. As illness deepened, Mary asked Loria to marry her husband after her death, a pledge that shaped the family tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mary A. Dwelken
Hirman Dwelken
Exeter
Dwelken
Mary Vordstorm
Marshall
Loria Vordttorm
Loria
Mary
Pears
Bunco men outwitted by farmer in Middletown incident
Nearn, a farmer of Shawangunk, fooled by two con men posing as a New York buyer and a drover, loses about 650 dollars. After a quick house visit and a pistol threat, he retrieves his money and forces the pair to flee, declaring bunco pays better than farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Thomas J. Nearn
Shawangunk
Bunco
New York
Nearn
Chicago University Girls Press for Private Field Transport
The Chicago University women seek a closed bus or underground passage to a separate athletic field a block from the gymnasium. They refuse to walk in gym toga, noting outfits include waterbearers and biker-like gear, while officials say a high fence will shield them from onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago University
Harper
Lepers Located by Government Report
Surgeon General Wyman reported to Congress that leprosy exists in several states and territories. Four cases were found in New York, while Maryland and Louisiana each have one case. The commission identified 72 total cases nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wyman
Marine Hopital Service
Congress
Clares
St York
Maryland
Lousiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Elvira Gillespie
Hopital
Vicksburg
Pennsylvania
Aus
Il Negro
Bo Goming
Indiana
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