Chinese Envoy Tang Shao Yi Heads to Washington
Special Envoy Tang Shao Yi arrives with Chung Men Yew to succeed Wu Tingfang as minister in Washington. The mission seeks U S support for Boxer indemnity terms and broader Sino American cooperation in northern China development. Tang travels with a large delegation from Pekin and will deliver a welcome from Emperor to the United States. Wu Tingfang plans retirement after Tang’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tang Shao Yi
Pekin
Chung Men Yew
Wu Tingfang
Washington
Tang Shaq
Tang Shan Yi
United States
Emperor of China
Prana Aner
Cleeat Piotiatn
Trance
Cforninna
Pins Efmoa
Bame Theaueh Sibert
JOKE MAY PROVE BARAT INJURIES AT GAME
A group of baseball players threw heavy balls at a man named Treon causing serious injuries. He was rushed to a York hospital for treatment after being struck during a prank. The attackers used substituted equipment to ensure accuracy, leaving Treon unable to continue play and suffering internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William White
Tanover
Macfly
Treon
York Hospital
Prattery
Mann
Noted Cieook Gi Away and Diamond Robber tale
Sherman W. Morris alias Frank Shereliffe a noted diamond robber, recently convicted of murdering John Walsh in Leadville Colorado. He escaped from custody fifteen years earlier while en route to Canyon City penitentiary and has a history of daring crimes including a Missouri Valley train robbery of diamonds worth 15000 dollars and a prior Iowa penitentiary sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shereliffe
Liberty
Sherman W. Morris
Frank Shereliffe
John Walsh
Night Rider Threats Lead to Pioneer Arrest Near Winona
Bud Mortime, accused of sending night rider notices by mail, was arrested near Winona, Minnesota by U S marshals. He claims armed men forced him to mail the clothing to Cotton Gin Weaver, and that he was threatened with death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Mortime
Winona
United States
Tod Cotten
Mortime
Lye
Storm cripples telegraph lines across northwest region
A fierce storm crippled telegraph wires from the Northwest to the San Francisco area causing widespread service disruptions. Heavy rains and strong winds damaged lines and delayed transmission, with authorities reporting extensive outages Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Columbian
Great Storm Sweeps Central Philippine Islands
A violent typhoon of immense velocity struck the central Philippine group, sweeping the area and leaving widespread damage. As the storm dissipated, ships and coastal towns reported prostration of infrastructure and significant casualties, with limited details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Philippine
Sioux City Live Stock Market Report
Thursday quotes from Sioux City show mixed results with cattle and hogs highlighted. Top hog prices touch six dollars and ninety cents while overall bids vary across livestock categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Expelled from Exchange A O Brown and Lewis
A O Brown and Lewis, formerly with A Q Brown and Co, were expelled from the New York Stock Exchange as part of renewed disciplinary actions against the suspended firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange
A. O. Brown and Lewis
Inter Young
New York Stock Exchange
A. Q. Brown & Co
The
Stock Exchange
Doctor Wound Dead la Cistern
Doctor F W Bly ex mayor of New Richmond Wisconsin and former president of the Wisconsin Medical Society was read in a clatern Thursday.
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la Cistern
F. W. Bly
New Richmond, Wiy
Wisconsin Medical Society
Grape Growers Unite in New York Campaign
California and other United States grape producers met in New York on Wednesday to align with the American Growers' association in opposition to the Anti-Saloon League and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. They condemned temperance campaigns as harming the wine industry and urged organized action to protect grape growers' interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
American Growers’ Association
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Odd Fellows Parade Draws Thousands Through Denver Streets
Four thousand Odd Fellows and Rebekahs lined Denver streets for the thirty-first annual session parade. Fourteen bands played as uniformed Patriarchs Militant Cantonments marched from Toledo, To conte and nearby cities. George L. Clark of Australasia was initiated into the Patriarch Militant degree and will promote Odd Fellowship upon returning home.
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Denver
Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Taledo
Toconte
George L. Clark
Australasia
Olnina
Odd Fellowship
Pledge Funds To Treland Election of League Officers
The national conversion of the Telsh league of America concluded with a Wednesday night session in Kinston. Resolutions pledged $50,000 to perpetuate the work in the next two years, and the amount raised surpassed $50,000. Officers named include National President Michael J. Ryan of Philadelphia, National Treasurer T. R. Fitzpatrick of Seaton, National Secretary John O Callaghan of Boston, Chairman Bourke Cochran of New York, and six vice presidents.
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America
Kinston
League
Michael J. Ryan
Philadelphia
Ta RW. Fitzpatrick
Seatons
John O'Callaghan
Toston
Wo Bourke Cochran
New York
Trains for the Dead Move Dreadful Toll Across Russia
Dispatch from St. Petersburg describes burial trains to Predb raghenska, an hour from the city, carrying mourners and coffins. Coffins are crudely made of spruce with tar, numbers marked in white. Women weep as numbers are called, lids torn in grief. Grave-digging scarcity delays burials. 150 bodies stored in a shed. Also notes a cabman moving cholera patients between hospitals and Manila’s continued battle against cholera with about fifty new cases daily. officials claim eradication before an American battleship fleet arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Predbraghenska
St. Petersburze
Enitin
A& Mal
Red
Manila
Work of Mob Overpowers Texas Negro Shocks Sheriff
A mob hanged a black man after he confessed to shooting Constable Taylor who tried to arrest Lim in Shere Texas. The mob dragged the suspect from a tree and left him suspended as officers and bystanders watched, then released him after he fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceormeark
Woo ‘Taylor
Lim
Shere
Tex
Clark
Taylor
Citizens
Beng
Fog caused fatal head on collision near Philadelphia
A foggy night led to a head on crash on the line from Philadelphia to Chester on the western traction line. About fifty persons were injured and several believed killed as the Baltimore Tacot motive crew train car collided with a Chester bound vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oarly Western Traction Company
Hiec‘aween
Philadelphia
Cheeter
Fifly
Baltimore Tacomotive Company
Chester
Odd Fellows Plan Sioux City Meeting Series
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges within sixty miles of Sioux City with Nebraska participants announce a multi state gathering. High officers will attend meetings rotating among Iowa South Dakota and Minnesota starting with a December event in Sioux Falls followed by a joint session in Sioux City with visiting sovereign lodge officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Odd Fellow
Sioux City
Nebraska
Towa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Stoux Falls
Amertaia Assault Incident Reported With Several Arrests
An assault at Wave involved J Cornell and Parler in the absence of Minister Morgan. The attack was provoked but the assailant escaped after warnings. several bystanders appeared warned amid the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amertaia
J. Cornell
Parler
Legathon
Morgan
Cala Dovn
Flight of Dirigible Balloons Over Missouri Scene
An army dirigible balloon No. 1 drifted over the Joseph, Missouri area on a Wednesday afternoon. The craft moved in a dove green livery with crew Teitts, Pe Taha and Pherfanally DL ou. de. It traveled for about a few minutes in the air near the Tana haumian grounds, providing a rare observed display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tana Haumian
Joseph
Tleitts
Pherfanally
Thaw’s Sister Drops in Court for Divorce Pronouncements
The sister of Berry IX seeks a divorce ruling, declares intent to cease ties with Thay. Through her lawyers she asserts a decisive move to terminate the relationship and pursue separate titles and identity henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
Yuarmaudh
Berry
Thay
koWa
Mas
Shipwrecked Star Bengal Ashore With 136 Aboard
The American bark Star Bengal ran ashore near Coronation Island with 136 men aboard. The US cable ship Burnside attempted to reach the wreck but could not due to prevailing bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Bengal
Emo
Mde Hillice
United States
Burnside
Eberhande Pleads Guilty in Aunt Ottilie Murder Trial
August Eberhardt pleaded guilty at Halensack Novo to murdering his aunt Ottilie Eberhardt. On Wednesday he changed his plea and was sentenced to thirty years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberhande
August Eberhardt
Halensack
Novo
Ottilie Eberhardt
Cashier Arrest After Bank Closures
Cinder Wo WL Burletson, cashier of Par wa Wanover and Pittsford Midh banks, closed last week, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging falsifying the banks.
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Cinder
Wo WL
Burletson
Parwa
Wanover
Pittsford
Midh
Hint
Shit by a Maniac at Government Hospital Killing Affair
Andrew Lightfoot, inmate at the government hospital for the insane near Washington, killed Patrick Maloney and injured a second patient Margaret Fallen. Lightfoot was captured after being shot and wounded in the legs by his captor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lightfoot
Governmment Hospital For the Insane
Washington
Patrick Maloney
Margaret Fallen
Uan- Wher
Lightfoot
Rain Heavy Near Cadillac Douses Forest Fires
A heavy rainfall Wednesday near Cadillac Michigan paused a forest fire that had burned for about two months. Damage is estimated over 1 million dollars. Fire crews and local authorities assess containment efforts as rain aids suppression.
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Pires
Cadillac
Mich
Fatal Electrical Storm near Holdenville Circus Killings
A severe electrical and wind storm struck a Holdenville Oklahoma circus tent, killing one Japanese performer and seriously injuring two others as hundreds of spectators fled in panic. The canvas was completely demolished, with chaos reported around the mid event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Oklo
Washington
Garon Vom Sternberg
United States
Accordug
Bertin
Noted Attorney Russell Peabody Dies in Babylon
Russell Peabody, a noted New York attorney who played a leading role in the defense of Harry K. Thaw in the Stanford White murder case, died suddenly of pneumonia Wednesday at Babylon, L. A.
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Russell Peabody
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Babylon
L. A
Noted Polish Poetess Hedwig Luseczewska Dies in Warsaw
Warsaw reports the death of Hedwig Luseczewska, a noted Polish poetess also known by the pen name Devyla. The obituary notes her prominence in Polish letters and her alias amid tributes from literary circles.
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Hedwig Luseczewska
Warsaw
How to test white lead quality for paint buyers
Property owners are urged to prove the purity of white lead before purchase. Nation Lead Co offers a free testing outfit and a free book on paint, sent to anyone who writes. Address: Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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Mata
All Who
Nation? Lead Co
Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
The Whale Power and Harpoon Fatal Confusion
A reflecting passage explains the whale’s strength to break ropes by surfacing, yet its instinctual response to harpoons drives it to dive deep. Without an air bladder it hides at ocean depths, misreads the harpoon as teeth, and becomes trapped by whalers exploiting its natural behavior.
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Hiro
Kidney Pills Cure Gallatin Man After Years of Pain
A. Rippy of Depot Ave Gallatin Tennessee recounts fifteen years of kidney disease with back pain and blood passages, followed by gravel attacks. After using Deans Kidney Pills the condition improved rapidly and stayed cured after four boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
Depot Ave
Gallatin Tenn
Dean
foster-Milburn Co
Bullalo
N.Y
No Stranger to That Mia Dialogue Echoes Past Illness
A dialogue recounts a character’s past struggle with a lung ailment in 1893. Mrs Goswell confirms enduring a severe siege and taking various medicines before recovering.
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Mia. Llizhmus
Mrs. Goswell
Cook's Book Offered Free With Baking Powder Purchase
Mrs Janet McKenzie of the Boston Cooking School has compiled a Cook's Book of baking and domestic science. Free copies will go to housekeepers who buy a 25 cent box of K C baking powder and mail the coupon to Jaques Manufacturing Co Dept 74 Chicago. The aim is to popularize baking powder at half the Trust price and share the latest cooking developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet McKenzie
Boston Cooking School
Jaques Manufacturing Co
Dept
Chicago
Lava in Naples: streets and gifts from Vesuvius
Tourists in Italy marvel at practical lava use around Naples. The city and surrounding areas showcase lava in pavements stairways statues and even jewelry. Vendors exploit cooling fragments by selling trinkets while wireless guides profit from objects pressed into lava pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Vesuvius
Naples
New York
Chicago
Amendment Not Accepted In Court Room Exchange
Mrs Jagway asks about the whereabouts of her husband while Mrs Rawler questions the wish to know. Mrs Jauzway confirms the husband is in his room sleeping off a headache during the hearing.
Coral reef replica planned for museum floor display
Dr K W Dahlgren of the American Museum in New York returns from the Bahamas with nearly 200 cubes of coral. A section six by thirty feet will be cut from the first floor to reproduce a sea bottom with corals in various development stages, later sealed with heavy plate glass. The project, under Dr Dahlgren and Mr Miller, will take about six months and has been costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Dahlgren
American Museu of Natural History
New York City
Bahama Islands
UO. Bumpus
Dabigren
Miller
Museum
Bahamas
Dahlgren
Hardin County Farmer Patent Seed Corn Case and Tester
Sheridan Babcock a prominent farmer in Jackson township Hardin county perfects and patents a seed corn case and tester to improve seed quality The device holds 800 ears dries and ventilates each ear is rat and mouse proof accompanying tester matches pegs on which ears rest Any ear producing poor seed can be removed and replaced The device aims to raise good seed corn percentages and will be marketed at a nominal price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Sheridan Babcock
Jackson Township
Iowa Falls
Divorce Sues I C Hise in LeMars Case
Mrs Della M Hise files for divorce from I C Hise prominent LeMars educator alleging cruel and inhuman treatment since last eighteen months she seeks 500 alimony He formerly led Akron schools and county schools service and is active church and lodge member in Akron Akron born Della Palm married June 10 1898
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I. OC. Hise
LeMars
IC. Hise
Iowa
Della M. Hise
Hise
Della Palm
Akron
I. C. Hise
Akro
First Presbyterian Church
Lodge
Married Sixty-Six Years For Blackhawk Couple
Mr and Mrs Romanze Nutt marked their sixty sixth wedding anniversary at their farm home six miles southwest of Laporte City. Wedded September 21 1842 in Harrisburg Pa they moved to Blackhawk county in 1864. He is 89 and she is 84 both frail yet cheerful amid children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Blackhawk
Laporte City
Romanze Nutt
Harrisburg
Blackhawk County
Farm sale nets $125 per acre in Calhoun county
Frank Yates farm two miles east of Manson was sold to Archie Nelson of Rantoul AL for $40.00 or 125 per acre. The property described as a half section is well drained and highly improved, representing one of the best farms in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Frank Yates
Manson
Archie Nelson
Rantoul
Yates
Boy Shot While Climbing A Tree In Mason City
A 13 year old boy named Mark Thorne of Mason City was accidentally shot while climbing a tree with a gun. The discharge struck his arm and face, and doctors fear loss of his left eye and perhaps an amputation. Separate notes mention plans to build a large cold storage plant at Denison with an ice manufacturing capacity of 20,000 pounds per day.
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Mark Thorne
Mason City
Denison
Tt Wl
Sloan Man Stabbed in School Janitor Incident
Sloan schools janitor DB D. Meluarland was stabbed during work by Marl Weldner at Sloan schools. Police report serious injury but no further details on motive or condition available.
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Sloan
D. F. Meluarland
Marl Weldner
Webster County Resident James Kearney Dies at 69
James Kearney aged 69 a longtime Webster county resident died at Fort Dodge on Sunday after forty five years in the county. He was known in local circles and obituary details note his Webster roots and long residence.
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Meath
James Kearney
Ames Kearney
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Tiecord Breaking Land Deal in Blackhawk County
Landowner Charles Cavanaugh transfers 37 acres northwest of Vinton in Blackhawk County to his four sons for 67000 dollars. The move marks a record real estate transfer in central Town as authorities note the deal’s significance.
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Town
Vinton
Blackhawk County
Charles Cavanaugh
Mississippi Traffic Twenty-Eight Barges To Be Built
Webber of the Mississippi River Gas and Electric Navigation company says twenty eight freight barges will be built by Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works. The firm canvassed the Mississippi valley and asserts the river’s future is assured. Two Glasgow passenger boats are also under construction to serve as floating palaces with three decks and a two foot draft, to be towed across the ocean and enter Mississippi service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Webber
Micriesippi River Gas and Electric Navigation Company
Mississippi Valley
Glasgow
Mississippi River
Remarkable Tjernagl Family Reunion Near Randall
A 190 member Tjernagl family reunion at Nela Peterson home north of Randall notes 462 descendants in six generations with 60 living now. Nine deaths total, three marriages and fourteen births in the past year. no deaths occurred this year. Suggestions of penalties for remaining unmarried or childless sparked discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trernagle
Nela Peterson
Randall
Peter
Helga Tjernagl
Sensational Care Case Alleges Stepmother Defrauded Elder Father
A Denison district court suit claims rich farmer John Lang aged 68 was befriended by his 22 year old wife after he deeded his $70,000 property. Lang, widowed in January, married her two months later. His three adult children allege she has bad character and may be driving him to spendthrift acts. they seek a guardian. The young wife is also defendant in a separate suit by Nellie Burnette for alienating affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
John Lang
Charter Oak
Lang
Nellie Burnette
Outwit Thief Forces Theft of Young Horses Near Waterloo
A horse thief was outwitted at Waterloo when a valuable span of young horses from Harold Hall's barn were taken. The animals, tied together, ran into the yard on a wet and exhausted surprise, breaking loose while being led away by the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Harold Hall
Fire Causes $10,000 Loss at Nebendahl Farm
A $10,000 fire destroyed most farm buildings on the Nebendahl farm in western Benton county after spontaneous combustion sparked hay in a large barn. The blaze spread to outbuildings and all improvements except the house were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belie Bialne
Nebendahl Farm
Benton County
Tragic Burlington Train Fatality Involves Jim Donahue
A Burlington youth, Jim Donahue, died after lying on the railroad track and allowing a train to pass over him. The incident resulted in the loss of his head and an arm, shocking local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Jim Donahue
Wife Deserter Arrested in Denison and Other Local Incidents
Denison arrest of J. D. Hattery, wanted in Mason City for wife desertion affecting three children. Runaway incident injures Mrs Henry Louis at Town City. Five year old Jeneva Holliday bitten by a dog in Muscatine. Grace White, 14, sent to reform school from Des Moines for conspiring to help St Joseph's academy girls escape. Fort Dodge plant fire causes 152000 dollar loss with 72000 insurance. Mapleton furniture sale to J Walz of Carroll. Deon fire destroys W S Gillan feed store and K Keel hall plus post office search. George Buckley escapes injury after wagon struck by train. E L Kerle robbed of 40 dollars near Mason City depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Hattery
Denison
Mason City
Grace White
Reform School
Des Moines
St. Joseph's Academy
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