Flood Relief Appeal Across East St. Louis and Kansas City
East St. Louis suffers flood damage as Mayor Cook appeals for aid. Lansdowne is flooded from the Baltimore and Ohio embankment, with water six to twenty inches deep and rising. Track crews move supplies to belt lines while a northward fight against the flood looms. Kansas City also appeals for aid as relief committees issue a second urgent call for flood sufferers.
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East St. Louis
Cook
St. Louis
Lansdowne
Baltimore and Ohio
Hunter's Switch
Jake Station
Winstanley
Rock Road
Hast St. Lonia and Suburban Company
Terminal Belt
Anburh
Kansas City
Kanenaity
Kan
Ite
Big Robbery at Sea on Oceanic Passenger Loses 20000
Robert Neill of Los Angeles, aboard the steamship Queenie from Liverpool, reported a midsea robbery of 20000 in drafts and cash. He says the funds were proceeds from Belfast sales. Belfast bank cancelled drafts. Loss narrowed to 800 in cash and a negotiable note of 187. Authorities suspect a shipboard attendant, though Captain Hambleton remains trusted.
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New York
Robert Neill
Los Angeles
Liverpool
No Extate
Belfast
Neill
Hambleton Ania
Protests His Innocence at Wise Court House
Mayking Kentucky resident Hopson, a 30 year old Black man, declares his innocence before about 3000 mountaineers in Wise Court House Virginia. He is linked to the Dec 4 1902 murder of John Salyers aged 7. Accomplices Enoch Wright and Bob Mullins received eighteen year sentences in the Virginia penitentiary.
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Mayking
Hopson
Wise Court House
John Salyers
Enoch Wright
Bob Mullins
Virginia
Muscatine
Burnett
West Liberty
Allewol
Arthur Meade
Burnett House
Prisoner James W Wilson Missing from Joliet Prison
James W Wilson a forger imprisoned from Chicago on March 1 1902 vanished Wednesday prompting Joliet Winds prison to search for him Friday Officers fear he may be inside the walls while others believe he escaped Wilson previously broke jail in Minneapolis while awaiting forgery trial and is now sought by authorities
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James W. Wilson
Joliet
T Hat
the Winds
Chicago
Wilson
Minneapolia
Morenci Strike Settled and Peace Returns
Morenci Aziz reports the strike is settled with workers accepting the company offer of eight hours pay. Territorial guard will leave, regular troops from Forts Grant and Huachuca arrive, Col. Lebo in charge. Four troops of Cavalry departed San Francisco for Lordsburg, N.M., to await orders near Morenci.
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Morenci
Aziz
Wien
Grant
Uvachtea
Col. Lebo
Miner Marion Marshall Fined for Resisting Arrest in Atkins ville
Charleston W Va Judge Keller orders Marion Marshall miner to pay $100 fine for resisting arrest at Atkins ville. Burton Harper and Cyrus Raines found guilty of resisting arrest. sentencing pending. One man drowned as floods threaten Lake Illinois area and East Cape Girardeau.
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Atkinsville
W. Va
Charleston
Keller
Marion Marshall
Burton Harper
Cyrus Raines
Masshall
Hasper
Lake, IL
Alexander County
Cape Girardeau
Whittier
Confesses Triple Murder by Mrs McKnight in Kalkaska
Mrs Mary McKnight admitted giving strychnine and quinine mixed doses leading to the deaths of her brother John Murphy, his wife Gertrude and their 3 month old baby. A partial confession earlier denied killing the infant but a complete confession followed after further questioning. Eight related deaths in fifteen years are linked to the case.
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Murphy
McWnight
Ohio
Washington official in jail over embezzlement claim
James M A Watson clerk in the Washington district auditor's office pleaded not guilty in a police court to alleged embezzlement of large sums. Bail was set at 20000 dollars but Watson could not post, and was jailed. Authorities say most of the money, about 67600 dollars, was spent in stock speculation. He had been connected with Lapham, another clerk, in auditing each other's accounts.
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James M. A. Watson
Washington, D. C
Janes M. A. Watson
Watson
Lapham
Ington
Gowrie
Marshalltown
Tunie Young
Ottumwa
Frank Jordan
Camanche
Miasia
Keokuk
St. Mark's Episcopal Parish
Waterloo
John Noonan
Lenox
Michael Majerus
Great Western
Grafatatiah
Matt Williams
Jackson County
Burlington
University of Town
Bauman
Minis and
Lowa
Davenport
Clinton
Don Mullane
East St. Louis
Willis Frenh
Des Moines
Wis
le Waa
Frank Farrell
Council Bluffs
William Tate
Ort Dodge
Abe Langford
Mississippi
E.P. Dickerson
Ackley
Sioux County
State Board of Control
Executive Council
Glenwood
Buena Vista County
J. A. Hall
Hall
United States Army Service
Walter Rehoonover
Lex Moinea
Lobre
Toledo
Utica
Atlantic
Nishnabotna
Atlantic Canning Company
Carpenter
Rock Island Railroad
Margaret Carpenter
Rock Island
LeSoto
Ship Trust Accused in Fraud Suit at Newark
U S Circuit Court Judge Wirkpatrick holds an order for cause to show why a receiver should not be appointed for United States Shipping Company. Roland B R Conklin alleges insolvency and fraud in incorporation and management. Company formed about a year ago with 20 million authorized capital and 16 million bond strain.
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Trenton
Tudge Wirkpatrick
Hited States Circuit Court
Chambera
Newark
United States
Roland BR. Conklin
Ares Alleen
Sio
Amos M. Thayer
United States Circuit Court
Thayer
Northern Securities Company
Wall Street
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Hamilton College
St Louis
St. Louis
Cleveland
Eighth United States Circuit
Striking Miners On Trial In West Virginia Riot Case
In Charleston West Virginia striking miners charged with resisting arrest at Atkinsville and Stanford City in May faced federal court before Judge Kellar. Indictment stems from violent clashes with deputies enforcing an injunction, during which several persons were killed. Trial centered on the events surrounding Deputy Marshal Dan Cunninghams attempted enforcement.
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Casca
West Virginia
Charleston
Atkinsville
Stanford City
Kellar
Aviwers
Posse Ateder
Dan Cunninghen
Tit
Mariann Marrehall
Eriel
Wellstuth
Davenport Polce
Burlingwon
St. Louis
Charles Fergiann
Pania
Cherder Rlnths
Noonan
Muscatinue
T. Colman
PY Sadelphia
Waterloo
M.C. A
Council Bluffs
Hingis Central Machiniats
Bort Dodge
Mt. Ayr
Uatfield
State Marshals' Club
Grinnell
Olaf Johnson
Wes Moines
Joseph Ferguson
Mt. Sterling
Davenport
Grundy Center
Christian Hospital of
Chicago
Washington
Charles H. Keck
George Heede
Luwaue Society
Iowa
Good Roads Aan
B. Hart
F. Harper
Burlington
J. 8. Morgan
Dubuque
J. G. Berryhill
Lies Moines
Hattie Planinger
Des Moines
Armour Butterfue
Dew Moines
Iven
George Matheson
Sherif Baker
Pottawattamie County
Islanders Fend Off Recruiters Murder in Melti Waters
Reported in Victoria on the steamer Moana of Irin Austrialing, two crewmen from a leber recruitment schooner were killed near the island of Malti. The attackers, described as a Frenchman and a Kanaka, fought fiercely but were slain, while the French cruiser Muerthe and British gunboat Araher reportedly pursued the assailants.
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Matlic
Victoria
Moana
Irin
Isha of Malti
Marie Tregey
Jane Novel
Bettari
Inbar
Muerthe
Pittsburg Mayor in Indictment for Misdemeanor Discharge
Pittsburg Pennsylvania grant jury accuses Mayor William J Hayes of a misdemeanor for discharging Samuel Moore from city service. Moore, an ordinance bureau official and veteran, was discharged March 1 with others. Case referred to county veterans for consideration.
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Pittsburg
Grant
William
Martial Law Brings Relief and Tension to Jackson Ky
In Jackson Kentucky a Thursday under martial law led by Provost Marshal Longmire produced mixed reactions. Soldiers patrol and can arrest on sight, while county officials and the grand jury loom over suspects. State Inspector Eines flee remains watched as blind tiger closures and strict orders curb nightly firing and deter daytime disturbances.
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Jackson
Longmire
Tnspector Eines
Blind Tigers
Marishal
Gongs Fail to Quench Fire at Hoard of Revenue Building
Pekin reports that banners gangs and fans of the local fire department could not stop a blaze that destroyed the Hoard of Revenue building housing $2,000,000 in treasury funds. Foreign troops helped demolish the structure to halt spread as fears arise of arson to erase records before Niu Tung assumes duties as imperial treasurer. The targeted building had been looted by Japanese troops in 1908.
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Revenue
Treasury
Board of Rites
Niu Tung
Battleship Contract Set for Three New Weasels
Washington dispatch reports the acceptance of bids for three new 16 000 ton battleships. Minnesota Newport Laws Shipbuilding Co of Newport News Va wins 4 110 000. Kansas New York Shipbuilding Co Camden N J wins 4 170 000. Vermont The Fore River Manufacturing Co of Weymouth Massachusetts wins 4 165 000. Moody rules portable equipment not counted toward cost limit of 2 000 000 per ship.
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Law
Washington
Moody Hak
Uate Minneasota
Newport Laws Shipbuilding Company
Newport News
Kansas
New Yapl Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Nyob
Vermont
Fore River Manufacturing Company
Woeymeouth
Mansa
Seorourly Moody Urs
Eneh Shige
Chicago Strike Shuts Down Winaley’s Restaurant Workforce
Thursday night all staff at Winaley's restaurant in Chicago walked out over hours pay and union recognition. Workers left, shops turned away customers, and management faced questions as demonstrators gathered after a banquet hosted by local ministers.
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Dookm
Wohourra
Chicago
Heatauranta
Winaley
Union Ten World
Aojon
Gabsohite Cecounition
Extortion Charged Against NYC Walking Delegate
Richard Carvel a walking delegate for the Derrickmen’s union was arrested in New York City on extortion allegations. The February 13 1903 warrant alleges Carvel obtained 34 dollars from Thomas Hopper by wrongful use of force, with Hopper as complainant.
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Richard Carvel
New York City
New York
Uhan
United Bowl
Building Trades
Maceral Trawlers
Mechanics
Iut
Carvel
Thomas 'E
Hopper
Poisoning by Nutmeg Shocks Mount Ayr Family
Miss Esther Snyder of Mount Ayr Indiana is partly paralyzed after allegedly consuming a small piece of nutmeg. Her mother advised her to take a small amount but she became semiconscious and then nearly helpless. Doctors fought to maintain heart action and keep her alive. Storm darkens Philadelphia widely halting activity. Four men are killed by a lightning strike near Wooster Ohio while barn framing continued.
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Esther Snyder
Mount Ayr
Des Moines
Mather Snyder
Mt. Ayr
Ringgold County
Miss Snyder
Hats Unpopular at Yale and Other Local Briefs
Yale students increasingly walk bareheaded, a fashion noted in New Haven. In Lafayette Indiana the Moses Towler case centers on doctors' opinions of a boy deemed insane. The father secured an order to move the boy to lodginapolia, but action has not yet occurred.
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Yale
New Eluven
Conn
Chase Snsane
Lafayette
Ind
Moses Towler
Lodignapolia
Explosion in quarry shocks Rockford area
Fragmentary report records an explosion at a Rockford quarry with unclear details and names in the fragmentary OCR. It notes a grave risk to workers and mentions possible individuals linked to the incident, but the exact sequence and outcomes remain uncertain in the readable text.
Dead Box In Diprovéed-Court Decision In Liq uer Cane
A chaotic report notes a Davenport area laborer Miller from Chicago attacked a camp mate with a club after rising in a drunken fury. Police placed the assailant in jail, with the victim likely to recover as court notes drag on other cases and local disturbances.
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Frank Milter
tHincis Central
Chicago
Webster City
Ralph Robinson
Miller
Ofivers
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Herany Thiel
Yow
Justice Brewer
Kiehth Judicial Circuit Court
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American Express Company
State of Town
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Killmarne
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Carson
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Frank
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