Prominent Figures in Trials and Political Events Across States
A roundup of incidents includes John A. Van Rensselaer charged with extortion threats toward his mother, former Senator Vilas suffering a brain hemorrhage in Madison, Hitchcock meeting Western party leaders in Colorado Springs, Col. Walker’s extradition saga ending in San Diego, and Dr. Hemphill found guilty of manslaughter in Troy. Also noted are aeronautics funding talks, Rosenblatt's arson arrest, Prince Zu Eulenburg's trial delay, Kern's homecoming from Denver, and Giuseppe Alia's execution in Canon City.
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John A. van Rensselaer
John King van Rensselaer
New York
United States
William F. Vilas
Madison
Wis
Hitchcock
Colorado Springs
W. F. Walker
New Britain
Conn
San Diego
Mexico
W. K. Hemphill
Clyde Gow
Elizabeth Gleason
Troy
N. Y
James Allen
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications of
The
War Department
Congress
Isaac Rosenblatt
Fond du Lac
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg
Berlin
John W. Kern
Denver
Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
Kern
Italy
Giuseppe Alia
Leo Heinrichs
Canon City
Col
Selina Carter
Omaha
Neb
Roy Messena
Warsaw
Ind
Despondent mother drowns herself and two children
Mrs Gus sie Benson, distressed by illness and fearing for her two children, drowned herself and her children in New York. The grim crime follows a period of severe distress and fear of what lay ahead for the youngsters.
Americans win three golds as London games progress
American athletes claim gold in the 100 meter swim broad jump and bantam wrestling finals. Sheridan and Rose shine with two golds for the United States while Britain France and Sweden tally other medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liverpool
Martin J. Sheridan
Irish- American Athletic Club of
New York
Ralph Rose
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Store
St. Paul
Minn
C. A. Coey
Chicago
Charles S. King
Fort Wayne
Ind
Columbia City
Quebec
Clarence Jones
Hillisburg
Claude Pruitt
Susan Turner
Louis C. Turner
Argentine
Kan
Juszeyna
Archduke Stephen
Maine
Albert G. Freese
Walter Gray
Huntsville
William H. Taft
Republican National Committee
Kansas
Supreme Court
Morehauser
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
Amelie Louise of
Comer
McCrea
Pennsylvania Company
Conference of
Railway Presidents
Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Plymouth
Frank Johnson
Moundsville
Beulah Martin
William Hill
Milwaukee
Kimbell
Joe Biettner
Charles W. Hamilton
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth
Tacna
Arica
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
James Phillips
Oskaloosa
Obituary notes for Rojestvensky Brown Greene in 1905 era
Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky dies in Germany from heart trouble after commanding the ill fated Russian fleet. Capt Martin E Brown a renowned Ohio river steamboat man dies suddenly in Gallipolis Ohio. J M Greene leading Chamberlain South Carolina citizen and former Republican committeeman found dead in bed.
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Rojestvensky
Sea of Japan
Bad Nauheim
Germany
Martin E. Brown
Ohio River
Gallipolis
O. J. M. Greene
Chamberlain, S. C
Death claims noted Bishop Potter of New York Diocese
Cooperstown New York Bishop Henry Codman Potter head of the New York Episcopal Diocese since 1887 died Tuesday night after weeks of illness. He was 74 native of Schenectady and son of Alonzo Potter. Ordained 1858 he influenced municipal reform and labor relations and supported temperance initiatives including the Subway tavern venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Episcopal Church
Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry Codman Potter
Episcopal Diocese of
Potter
Schenectady
Horatio Potter
United States
New York City
East Side
St. Paul’s Church
Tammany
Seth Low
Columbia College
Bishop Potter
Bleecker Street
Elizabeth Clark
Alonzo Potter
Pennsylvania
Drownings In Schuylkill Canal Net Two Teens
In Pottstown Peter Frankl 18 and Marion Engle 17 drowned after an incident in the Schuylkill canal. The tragedy extends local grief as authorities investigate the accident.
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Pottstown
Peter Frankl
Marion Engle
Schuylkill Canal
Tragedy Struck as Mrs Harvey Montgomery is Killed by Lightning
Mrs Harvey Montgomery aged 45 was struck by lightning and killed instantly near her Lawsonham home in Kittanning.
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Kittanning
Harvey Montgomery
Lawsonham
Old Building Burns Across Allegheny River
One of the oldest structures in the area, built about fifty years ago across the Allegheny River from Kittanning, burned causing an estimated loss of 5000 dollars.
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Kittanning
Allegheny River
Three Men Electrocuted in Altoona Fire
A blaze at the Klein building in Altoona Pennsylvania killed fireman Joseph Byers lineman Joseph Frick and Harry Deshong a 12 year old girl by live wires dropped to the street. Byers and Frick were instantly killed while Deshong suffered fatal injuries as the wires wrapped around his neck amid the heat. Loss is estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Gussie Benson
New York
Cavilla
Honduras
Saginaw Bay
Bay Port
Mich
Fort Williams
Ont
Leslie Carter
Chicago
Frank Gould
House of Lords
United States
Russia
Japan
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Willian Pohlman
St. Louis
Webb City
Tabriz
Olga
Wilhelmina
Frederica
Adolph Liepold
Newtown
N.Y
Honolulu
Elk Tanning Company
Everett
Altoona
Klein
Joseph Byers
Joseph Frick
Edison Electric Co
Harry Deshong
Byers
Frick
Young Deshong
Altoona Select Councl
Fricking
Deshong
Plan for a 1915 Southern Exposition in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati chamber of commerce meeting launched a movement to celebrate the north south peace by holding a great southern exposition in 1915 and dedicating a southern peace monument in Cincinnati. Leaders voiced enthusiastic approval and pledged that a southern exposition and memorial are assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Nicaragua and Honduras Set for War Report
Guatemala City reports Nicaragua and Honduras near war as tensions rise over Nicaraguan support for Honduran revolutionists. The action stems from regional conflict involvement and may escalate.
Two Men Die in Gas Leak at Port Huron Bath House Roof
Charles Thornton and George Moore are reported dead after suffocating from gas in a tank on the roof of a Port Huron bath house on Tuesday. The incident occurred during work at the facility, authorities said.
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Port Huron
Mich
Charles Thornton
George Moore
Mine fire boss killed in wagon accident
William Kistler, fire boss at Charleroi Coal Co mines, was crushed when caught between two wagons. He died two hours later.
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Monongahela
William Kistler
Charleroi
Chinaman Killed in Chinatown Gunfight Injures Two
In Philadelphia Chinatown a gunfight erupted during a quarrel among a Chinese group. One Chinese man was killed and two white men were wounded.
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Philadelphia
Chinatown
Carlisle Farmer Jacob Peckman Found Dead in Fields
Jacob D. Peckman, a well known farmer, was found dead in a cornfield on his farm about two miles east of Scotland. He likely succumbed to heat.
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Carlisle
Jacob D. Peckman
Scotland
Judge Holt orders end to liquor in courthouse
Beaver judge Richard S. Holt opens a special criminal term by requiring that drinking alcohol inside the courthouse walls stop immediately.
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Beaver
Richard S. Holt
Criminal Court
Atlas cement mill fire kills Howard School student
Spontaneous combustion of coal dust in a bin at the Atlas cement mill in Northampton caused a fatal blaze that burned a Howard School pupil to death and grievously injured six others.
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Allentown
Atlas Cement Mill
Northampton
Howard School
Dentists Licensed as 176 Pass Board Exam
Harrisburg report states 212 applicants sat the Pennsylvania state dental examining board test. Of those, 36 failed and 176 succeeded in earning licenses to practice dentistry.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Dental Examining Board
Burglars See Hidden Money in California Home
In Daisytown California burglars broke into the home of John Michens a Hungarian miner and secured a trunk containing $50. They failed to find $1 000 hidden there according to local reports.
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California
Daisytown
Here
John Michens
Vandergrift man found dead in park with gunshot wound
Charles F. Johnson aged 80 was found dead in Vandergrift park with a bullet through his heart and a revolver in his hand, one chamber empty, indicating suicide.
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Vandergrift
Charles F. Johnson
Vandergrift Park
Butler Electric Car Struck by Mud Shower
Passengers were bespattered with mud and slightly hurt when windows in a Pittsburg and Butler electric car were broken by a shower of mud and rocks from a line set off three miles south of here.
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Butler
Pittsburg & Butler
Here
Franklin Acquires Venango Water Co. Plant For 260000
The city of Franklin has acquired the Venango Water Co. plant by paying 260000 dollars, ending a protracted thirty year dispute over municipal ownership of the water supply.
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Franklin
Venango Water Co
Banker Peter Rutsek Found Abroad After Missing Case
Connellsville reports Peter Rutsek a missing foreign banker who owns banks in Connellsville Uniontown and Brownsville has been located in Hungary based on information from John Bilpuk a Dawson depositor in the defunct institution.
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Connellsville
Peter Rutsek
Uniontown
Brownsville
Hungary
John Bilpuk
Dawson
Butler Suit Involving Alleged Sunday School Affair
Thomas H. Jones former Standard mine foreman at Hilliard sues Joseph Strawbridge claiming Strawbridge seduced his wife Mabel Jones during Sunday school and sent affectionate notes across church pews, seeking $5,000 in damages.
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Butler
Joseph Strawbridge
Mabel Jones
Thomas H. Jones
Standard
Hilliard
ItalianYouth Arrested in Finleyville Road Labor Boss Stabbing
Michael Calve zo, 16, an Italian youth, was arrested near Finleyville by County Detective William McCleary and charged with cutting Frank Minott, labor boss for W. E. Howley Construction Co., on the new Finleyville to Library road project.
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Monongahela
Michael Calvezo
Finleyville
William McCleary
Frank Minott
W. E. Howley Construction Co
Library
Midnight Fire Destroys Elk Tanning Co Buildings
A midnight blaze at the Elk Tanning Co in Everett destroyed the main buildings. officials believe the fire was incendiary. The loss impacts local industry and raises questions about arson. No injuries reported.
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Everett
Elk Tanning Co
Charleroi Merchants Targeted by Sunday-Opening Warrants
Washington reports warrants were served on 27 leading Charleroi merchants for keeping their places of business open on Sunday. The action targets prominent local businesses and underscores enforcement of Sunday opening restrictions.
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Washington
Charleroi
Worker Dies by Live Wire at Jamestown Plant
Earl Carringer age 22 of Jamestown Pa died instantly after contact with a live wire while employed at Union Telephone Co in Sharon. Hamlin rescue squad responded but he could not be revived.
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Sharon
The
Union Telephone Co
Earl Carringer
Jamestown
Tragedy Strikes Highspire Swimmer Archibald Sellers
Archibald Sellers aged 19 from Highspire drowned in the Susquehanna River after swimming and suffering cramps while in the water. A river rescue attempt followed but proved futile.
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Harrisburg
Archibald Sellers
Highspire
Susquehanna River
Sellers
Fire destroys barn on Woodward Walker farm in Armstrong
A barn and its contents on Woodward Walker’s Armstrong township farm were destroyed by a fire caused by a spark from a threshing machine. The incident damaged the property and underscored the risk of machine-generated sparks during harvest activities.
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Indiana
Woodward Walker
Armstrong Township
Grocer Severely Injured By Rooster Spurs
Milton Jack a grocer in Kittanning entered a coop to catch a chicken when a game rooster attacked and sank both spurs into his kneecap causing a permanent disabling injury to the leg.
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Kittanning
Milton Jack
Campers Troubled by Wandering Foreigners in Ligonier Valley
Greensburg reports campers in the Ligonier valley disturbed by wandering foreigners who prowl camps beg for food and sometimes steal equipment, creating concern among travelers and locals.
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Greensburg
Ligonier Valley
Hawkins Purchases Farmers & Drovers Bank Building
Waynesburg reports Dr. W J Hawkins bought the Farmers and Drovers National Bank building for $45,000 including banking fixtures. The sale closes the local transaction and transfers ownership of the property and fixtures.
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Waynesburg
W. J. Hawkins
Farmers & Drovers’ National Bank
Health department orders action over Hastings typhoid outbreak
Harrisburg reports the state department of health has acknowledged a typhoid fever outbreak in Hastings Cambria county. The county medical officer is dispatched to the scene and precautions will be taken to prevent spread.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Health
Hastings
Cambria County
Drowning Tragedy Amid Rescue Attempt in Schuylkill
In Philadelphia a man named Baron drowned while attempting to save his cousin Pierce Baron who also fell into the Schuylkill River. James Hilsey, the cousin, perished in the same incident during the attempted rescue.
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Philadelphia
Pierce Baron
Schuylkill River
James Hilsey
Baron
Well Digger Survives Fire After Gas Blast
James Smith a Waynesburg well digger surfaced after being trapped 382 feet underground with his clothes ablaze and severe facial and hand burns from a gas explosion.
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Washington
James Smith
Waynesburg
Cheat Haven Coal Co Plant Resumes Near Point Marion
The Cheat Haven Coal Co plant near Point Marion resumed operations, employing over 100 men. It ranks among the largest plants on the Baltimore and Ohio line between Uniontown and Morgantown.
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Uniontown
Cheat Haven Coal Co
Point Marion
Baltimore & Ohio
Morgantown
Freeport Boy Injured in Auto Collision
Dewey Costello ten year old was struck by a vehicle driven by A Hughson of Pittsburg while bicycling. He was badly injured but, according to report, will recover.
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Freeport
Beaver Falls Plans Full Restart at Acme Keystone Works
Beaver Falls reports Acme Keystone Specialty works near full restart after a year of irregular operation. The plant will open all departments and hire several hundred workers, signaling renewed activity and employment.
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Beaver Falls
Acme Keystone
Four Year Old Shock Hangs from Telegraph Pole
Ellwood City report says four year old Thomas Sellers was badly shocked while playing near a broken arc wire on a telegraph pole. The injury required amputation of two fingers on his left hand.
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Ellwood City
Thomas Sellers
Tragic Farm Boy Dies in Woodchuck Hunt Accident
Glenn Egbert, 15, was found dead in a field near Sandy Lake after leaving to drive cows with an old muzzle loader. Officials believe the gun discharged when snagged on a stump, tearing a wound to his left side.
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Oil City
Glenn Egbert
Sandy Lake
Fire destroys limestone ore crusher near New Castle
A blaze wiped out the Carbon Limestone Co crusher ten miles west of New Castle. The lime stone ore crusher, owned by Robert Bentley of Youngstown, suffered a loss estimated at twenty five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Carbon Limestone Co
Here
Robert Bentley
Youngstown
Insects of Pennsylvania Being Prepared for Publication
Harrisburg attaches of the state division of zoology gather specimens for a Pennsylvania insect publication by Dr Surface. Rare bugs are collected for photography and illustration with notes on control when dangerous or destructive.
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Harrisburg
State Division of Zoology
Pennsylvania
Foreclosure Sells Southern Coal Co Assets in Somerset
By foreclosure of a $200000 mortgage the extensive holdings of the Southern Coal Co in several townships of Somerset County were sold by the Somerset Trust Co trustee to the Baltimore Trust and Guaranty Co Baltimore Md for $70000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Southern Coal Co
Somerset Trust Co
Baltimore Trust and Guaranty Co
Baltimore
Miner Killed by 500 Volt Wire at Arden Mine
Baptiste Salvadeo, a foreign miner, touched a live 500 volt electric wire while handling an iron pipe in the Arden mine of Meadow Lands Coal Co. and was instantly killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baptiste Salvadeo
Arden
Meadow Lands Coal Co
Salvadeo
Jealous Store Owner Fatally Self-Destructs After Family Evicted
Stephen Joshua, a Wishaw shop proprietor, drove his family from home then barred doors and set a kerosene bed alight before shooting himself. He died almost instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Stephen Joshua
Wishaw
Beason Drowns while Recovering Logs near Tionesta
Alphonse C Beason 39 a prominent Forest county limberman drowned in a mill pond near Tionesta while trying to recover logs swept away by a flood. His clothes caught on a submerged tree and held him under about 15 feet of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Alphonse C. Beason
Tionesta
Beason
Forest County
Oil Tanks Burn After Lightning Strike At Claysville
Two tanks of the Producers' and Refiners' Oil Co. near Claysville were struck by lightning and burned through the night. The tanks contained 1,000 barrels of oil each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oil Co
Claysville
Lightning destroys Ogontz country house of Elkins
In an electrical storm the Ogontz country estate of George W Elkins son of the late William L Elkins was struck by lightning. The resulting fire left the house completely destroyed with an estimated loss of 200000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Ogontz
George W. Elkins
William L. Elkins
Plunkett Dining Room Dispute Sparks Floor Solution
A long dispute over dining room table height ends with a compromise. Mrs. Plunkett pushes for taller legs while Mr. Plunkett suggests a new hardwood floor laid atop the old to lift the table three-eighths of an inch, a plan Mrs. Plunkett accepts.
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Plunkett
Cordelia
Mr. Plunkett
O Henry's Use of Crepe de Chine in Stories
The piece recalls O Henry and his wife after a wedding reception where a guest asks why ladies in his stories wear crepe de chine. Porter explains he only knows calico and crepe de chine, so he uses crepe de chine when calico won’t fit, summarizing his stylistic choice.
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O. Henry
Porter
Saturday Evening Post
Woman Brings Big Game To New York From Ireland
Mrs. Amar D. Saunderson of County Cavan Ireland arrived in New York with three sets of elephant tusks a lion pelt and two lion cubs She recounted hunting exploits in East Africa noting how her husband and she killed an elephant and a lion and that she shot the heart of the elephant and killed the lion during a lion family reunion plan to present the cubs to the Bronx Zoo.
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Amar D. Saunderson
County Cavan
Ireland
New York
Belgian Bacteriologist Claims Superior Pneumonia Serum
Dr. Leon Bertrand, a noted Belgian bacteriologist, asserts he has discovered a far stronger pneumonia cure. He describes the serum as bactericidal rather than antitoxic and says it surpasses current treatments.
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Leon Bertrand
What official title for a criminal society head
A witty remark notes the head cannot be truly first in rank, suggesting the top position would be better labeled as a vice president rather than a head. The joke hinges on improper leadership terminology within a crime organization.
Markets in New York and major cities July 22 1900s report
Financial notes show money on call at 1 1 percent and steady sterling at $4.87. Grain and live stock markets list No 2 red wheat around $1.00, corn $0.31, oats around $0.58. Regional prices include Minnesota spring patent flour at $6.40 to $6.60 and cattle with steers near $5.25 to $7.75, lambs up to $7.00, hogs around $6.85 to $7.25.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Chicago
East Buffalo
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General News
Henry C. Potter
Nicaragua
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Toledo
Pittsburg
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