Miner Sweeney Found Dead After Night Pursuit
Hanover township watchman Daniel J. Sweeney of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company was found dead in a Hanover field after quitting work at midnight and fleeing a hostile crowd. He sought refuge in a saloon before returning home, with investigators supposing assailants lay in wait and killed him with pick handles.
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Stiss
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Sweeney
Michigan couple adopts twenty two orphans from asylum
Mr and Mrs John Shandrow of South Haven Michigan adopt an entire group of twenty two orphans from a Minneapolis asylum. The children range in age and several are school age, some baptized by a local minister after arrival. The couple, devout Methodists on a 100 acre fruit farm, say the gesture fulfills a lifelong desire.
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John Shandrow
South Haven
Mich
Shandraw
Smith Founding Hospital
Minneapolis
Shandrow
Oil kills mosquitoes in Marion Indiana
Oil fog blankets Grant County killing insects and making walls and air thick with oily particles. Residents say the coating prevents mosquito life as Marion claims the prettiest city title but now relies on oil to keep pests away. Two die in collision near Hudson New York.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana
Grant County
Pittsburg House Collapse Sparks 3000 Spectators
A wall collapse at 6th Street Pittsburg near the Allegheny bridge drew over 3000 onlookers as Henry Phipps excavations for a neighboring skyscraper caused a saloon building to cave in. Police evacuated occupants. four escaped, others were saved before the heap settled.
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Pittsburg
6Th Street
Henry Phipps
Petyr
Unckestein
FATHER KILLS SON IN DRUNK QUARREL AT KAN CITY
A Jola Kansas man Kirby killed his son after a quarrel following reports of abuse by the boy. The father claimed self defense stating he was attacked by the boy and another son, who refused to testify. The case centers on the deadly domestic incident amid a drunken dispute.
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J.in
Lola
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George F. Washburn
Basten
People Trust Company of
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Walter Vreeman
Sociations
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Romblon
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Remtlon
Charles Gardner
Quincy
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Fort Worth
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Leadville
Denver
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James 3A
McClurg
David Lt. Moffatt
Inen
Dial
Aaron [Allo
Sing Sing
Mary McCarthy
New York
Wreck Blazes After Open Switch Train Crash
A Santa Fe passenger train collided with an oil train in California after a switch error. Both engines and a coach were wrecked, with fire spreading as burning oil ignited the scene. One engine exploded, setting fuel alight near the Combs Refining Company plant. many cars were destroyed, with one saved as salvage.
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Burna
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Cal
Redondo Beach
Combs Refining Company
Baldwin-Ziegler Arctic expedition back in Norway defers dash to pole
The Baldwin Ziegler Arctic expedition returns to Honningayang Norway without attempting a northward dash to the pole. The team has built permanent camps and stores of food, dogs, and Siberian ponies for a planned five year campaign starting in 1903. Baldwin says the party has been baffled but not beaten and cites early ice and spring delays that forced resupply waits. He notes fifteen balloons, 360 messages, moving pictures of Arctic life, and the discovery of Nansen's hut as part of field work.
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Thut
Tulse
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Tromsoe
Noted Preacher Meyer Eyes US Visit and Arctic Quest
The Rev. Meyer of London preacher Moody's American pulpit plans a long promised U S visit after sermons in Northfield Mass. He will travel to Norway Sweden Finland and the West Indies on a devotional mission and hopes to return to London by next April. The Baldwin Ziegler Arctic expedition ships sailed from Yromere Navy last July toward Franz Josef Land with provisions for three years and 400 dogs aboard. Commodore Baldwin, Evelyn Baldwin, and William Ziegler backed the voyage. a large staff and Americans plus Scandinavians prepared for a pole attempt. Meanwhile Judge Tuley of Chicago advocates state mandated arbitration for corporate labor disputes to curb strikes. Dust suppressant oil use rises in Texas as roads grow dusty and industrial film news notes the sale denial of a pictured film by Sir Philip Burnes.
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Brooklyn
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Franz Josef Land
Commodore Baldwin
Springfield
West
Murray F. Tuley
Chicago
Cook County
Tuley
Outlaw Tracy Dies After Long Pursuit Near Fellowes Wash
Harry Tracy the bandit shot himself as a posse closed in near Fellowes Washington in a swamp by Foldy farm eleven miles southeast of Creston. Crowded by armed pursuers from miles around, he fired long range shots and escaped injury to his pursuers while ending his own life to avoid capture. Reports from Davenport and Creston describe the final stand and surrounding forces bringing the manhunt to a close.
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Harry ‘Tracy
Aind
Gardner
Creston
Foldy Farm
Jack McGinnis
McGinnis
Davenport
Stim
Wild West
Riches on a Floater and a Double Tragedy in Alaska
A body found afloat in St. Michael's Bay is identified as Becky, a former boardinghouse keeper from the Yukon. Drafts and gold totaling 17 000 are recovered with the corpse, while earlier a man killed his son in Kanens. The money is turned to federal authorities as heirs are sought. Becky had run a Seattle boarding house, prospered in Rampart, and died after falling from a wharf while returning to the United States.
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Kanens Man
St. Michael's
Alaska
Yukon
Becky
Seattle
Rampart
United States
Thirteen Die As Freight and Work Train Collide Near Collins Iowa
A collision between a freight and a work train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway four miles east of Collins Iowa killed eleven men outright and later two more died, with about thirty seriously injured. The wreck occurred in a deep cut on a sharp curve where visibility was limited to three or four cars. Workers’ cars telescoped and debris buried many men. authorities blamed a possible misunderstanding of orders by the work train conductor.
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Rhodes
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Towa
Sleep Ends After Two Weeks for Aloysius Reles
Aloysius Tehag died in Trenton New Jersey after a prolonged sleep of about two weeks. Doctors ruled uraemic poisoning linked to Bright's disease as the cause. Physicians note the case involved a long sleep with a single awakening when his wife moved him, then he sank back into deathlike slumber.
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Aloysius Tehag
Trenton
N. J
Reiss
Bright
Robbers Loot Express Train Near Savanna on CB&Q
Train No 47 of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy was held up at 1130 PM Tuesday by masked robbers who dynamited the express car and safe, stealing about 2000 dollars. The bandits split in the woods after killing one of the guards, while authorities rushed to pursue them through nearby forests.
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Apolis
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