German American Conflict and Various News Briefs
The Novoe Vremya notes potential German pressure to dispatch warships to Venezuela and Colombia, risking a German American clash. An aeronaut fell 300 feet at Hoboken Schuetzen park, saved by mud and a boatman. Reports on Schley court, Sam Strong’s death in Cripple Creek, a Harbor Springs fire, Andrews Indiana post office burglary, Ima Iowa fire losses, French Cassard heading to Turkish waters, and other incidents including a large Cleveland gas explosion and a deadly Anadarko tornado.
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Smut Morris Confronts Tragedy On Stage In Chicago
Samuel Morris amuses a Chicago audience at Hopkins Theater while his wife dies nearby from an Indiana wood alcohol overdose. A telephoned report to the house physician confirmed Marcia Morris’s death as he concluded a scene. Their separation a year earlier and reunion in Chicago frame this tragic event.
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Population figures and telegraphy advances reported
The Canada population is estimated at 5 387 169 with regional gains and an unexplained discrepancy from 1911 counts. Also noted are two telegraphic experiments by C H Gaunt, steel plant accidents in Ohio, Senator Fairbanks injuring a runaway, a Yaqui Indian torture rescue near Phoenix, a Perry County murder claim, an Islander ship iceberg sinking, and a Philadelphia benzine tank explosion with casualties.
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Tuberculosis Campaign Prompts Phoenix Quarantine Proposals
Arizona health officials push a city wide plan to curb tuberculosis. Phoenix ordinances target infection control with street corner receptacles and park areas plus fumigation of ro ated dwellings in the contagious areas.
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Dog Saves Kidnapped Mistress Amid Fifth Attempt
A spaniel dog thwarted a fifth kidnapping attempt on Mrs J T Glissman by attacking the assailants and creating a commotion that drew her husband to intervene. Mrs Glissman was beaten and left unconscious after the assault on her porch before the dog forced the attackers to flee.
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J. T. Glissman
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Barberton Shaper Plans Grand Diamond Match Founder Gift
O C Barter, head of the Diamond Match Company and founder of Barberton Ohio, unveils two plans to benefit the town. He offers a 200 acre park adjoining an estate and funds a $125000 mansion to be left as a public hospital. A 150 foot park surrounds the mansion and a model workingmen housing district will be built outside the parks.
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Rich man to prison for life in North Dakota murder case
Wealthy Milton farmer William Barry was found guilty of murder in the 61st degree and sentenced to life in prison at Bismarck for attempting to hang hired man Andrew Mellem and then stabbing him to death. Barry said his sister, who had promised to marry Mellem, was driven insane by the matter.
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le Mellem
Kidnap Threat Suppressed Near Elmdale
Mrs. Jennie Akers, Elmdale postmistress in Kun, received a ransom note threatening kidnapping of her son unless $250 in gold was left at a cemetery stake. Sheriff and deputy guarded the area and captured farmer M. Rose. The incident prompted swift policing to prevent harm.
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Elmdale
Kun
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Rango
Iowa Millionaire 18 Dead Expires at 91 Pioneer
Edwin Manning longtime Iowa business leader dies at 91 in Keosanqua leaving an estate estimated from 301000 to 35000000. The obituary traces his rise from modest beginnings in Connecticut to prominence in state commerce and notes English descent and early clerking in a relative’s store. The report also lists several scattered crime and accident items from across the era.
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Edwin Manoning
Iowa
Keosanqua
Mr. Manning
Dad
South Coventry
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Bethiny
Death Rate Drops in Census Vital Statistics Bulletin
The census bulletin reports a nearly 10 percent fall in the general death rate, with 1900 total deaths at 1,030,004 and average age at death rising from 31.1 to 35.2 years. Registration cities show a drop from 20.7 to 18.6 per 1,000, reflecting medical advances and public health measures.
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W. A. King
Vital Atatiatice
Weather signals to read forecasts on rural wagon placards
Post office plans six weather signal wagons for rural delivery routes. Bureaus will forward forecasts to rural centers before departures, with signs readable from distance. Carriers will note departure times and display weather data on wagons for farmers along the route.
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Washington
South Chicago Steelmen Refuse Strike Over Contracts
Illinois Steel Company workers at South Chicago publish a statement detailing why they will not strike in sympathy with Eastern steel workers. They say they have a contract with Chiavis Steel, and Amalgamated Association law forbids breaking it. They credit district VP W. Davis for backing their stance and frame their action as upholding union principles without violating contracts.
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Illinois Steel Company
T. J. Shaffer
Eastern Steel Workers
Cliavis Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
W. ©. Davis
M. M. Garland
Chicago
Shaffer
International Tin Plate Workers” Association
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
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Mob Rules the Town in Pierce City Lynching Rampage
An armed mob chased and burned the homes of Black residents in Pierce City. Peter Hampton died in a blaze aged 71. Suspect Will Godley was lynched after arrest. his grandfather French Godley was also killed. A boy was injured by a stray bullet as mobs attacked negro quarters. a militia arsenal was looted. Local men vow no Black people remain in town.
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Pierce City
Peter Hampton
Gazelle Wild
Will Godley
French Godley
Eugene Carter
Elins Barrett
Godley
Pierre
Rail and bridge projects reshape Midwest and rail routes
The piece notes a planned merger of the St Lawrence and Adirondack lines with Canada Southern. It highlights the Nickel Bridge over Conneaut Creek at 1320 feet, 60 feet above water. Union Pacific aims to cut Chicago San Francisco travel time by twelve hours. Jackson & Sharp delivers a suite of cars for King Alfonso. Nashville votes to plus a $1,000,000 railroad subscription. Illinois rail regulators bar grade crossings, forcing overpass solutions. Chicago hosts delegates to a Christian church convention. Lakeshore, Rock Island, and Nickel Plate use Grand Central Chicago terminals during Van Buren depot work slated to start late fall with completion targeted in a year.
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Government double salaries and war department malfeasance
Census probes reveal clerks holding dual posts across departments and a retired officer drawing two salaries. The report also covers embezzlement recovery, civilian engineering hires, and presidential payroll practices. Other items note trials of child trafficking in the Philippines, stamp tax relief, July trade totals, and Hawaii sugar labor policy. The piece closes with a Texan girl’s death from lockjaw after a pin injury.
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Pension Office
Commissioner of Pensions
Th Corps of Engineers
Merriam
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