Record of the Week from Foreign Shores and World News
A sweeping telegraph bulletin reports on 3000 revolvers found at Montcean-Lea-Mines amid labor unrest. It notes Baudin’s railroad hour cap, the Stone kidnapping crisis, a fatal tunnel collapse in New York, Mormon succession, a steel land deal, and American naval desertions. Also covered are a ten-year-old shooting death, factory unrest in Northampton, Kentucky troop recalls, a lake steamer sinking near White Lake, and tariff fears in Germany impacting Kruger’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anarchiste Hnd Arma
Paria
New York Times
Montcean-Lea-Mines
Temps
M. Baudin
Prosecution of Constructive Work Reflects on Industry
R G Dunn Co reviews trade noting active labor and good wages, with strong iron and mill work. It cites 4 percent higher cost of living over the past year, widespread delivery pressures into next year, and a weekly US failures tally of 231 vs 2 last year in Canada 34 vs 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diliis Huss
R. G. Dunn & Co
United States
Canada
Bank Robbers at Work in Danville Ohio
A bold Knox County bank robbery in Danville involved eight attackers using five dynamite charges to wreck the bank and vault. Citizens battled the robbers, who fled to Buckeye City, abandoning vehicles near Adriana woods after exchanges of fire. a wounded robber and sparse loot are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Onio
Knox County
Ohio
Buckeye City
Adriana Woods
Wolfe
Bob Iowa Bank
Rudd
Iowa
Nora Junction
Buried Treasure Sought on Cocos Island Expedition
A new expedition forms in Victoria B C to search inland of Cocos Island for the rumored thirty million dollars in gold silver and crown jewels of the Peruvian government said to be buried there. The tale ties to the Nova Scotia bark John Dea and a dramatic chase ending with a drowned captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocos
Victoria
B.C
Cocos Island
Nova Scotia
John Dea
Capity
Cocoy Island
Market Rates for Cattle Hogs and Grains Across Cities
Kansas court holds commissions charged by the Live Stock Exchange illegal, deeming it a monopoly. The ruling questions fees on livestock trades and may impact Chicago St Louis St Joseph Omaha exchanges operating under similar rules and state anti-trust laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Holton
Kan
Gephart
District Court
Live Stock Exchange
Mega
Gemhart
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omnaha
Kansas City Exchange
Dance leads to deaths in Lane quarrel in Kun
Two men burned to death and two others injured after a dance quarrel in Lane Kun. John Teeban was struck on the head and fatally hurt. Eugene Cronan and J McDonald fled to a nearby office, where the building was set on fire by other dancers, leaving Cronan’s father described as hopelessly violent.
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Lane
Kun
John Teeban
Teeban
Eugene Crvann
J. McDonald
Cronan
Joganc
Clary Barnes
Sullivan
Wabash
Lafayette
Bnoroed
Second Presbyterian Church
Carpiyala
Forrest Jones
Columbus
Henry W. Kaiser
Amelia Couchman
Thorntown
John Smith
Guy Goulmay
Princeton
Kosciusko County
W. A. Wyson
Lebanon
Cuba
Wolfe Reveals Deep Secret of Escape from Blackmailers
Robert F. Wolfe president of the Wolfe Brothers Shoe Company of Columbus Ohio freed himself from a gang of blackmailers by publishing a full confession after years of threats. His life included a youth in Cataract Indiana a criminal conviction for assault with intent to kill and a rise to prominence as a leading shoe manufacturer. The disclosure followed pressure from those seeking silence and solidified his standing in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Wolfe
Wolfe Brothers’ Shoe Company
Columbus
Ohio
Wolfe
Cataract
Ind
Sayault
United States
Elis
Newly Opened Indian Land Described for Settlers
The Kiowa Comanche Apache country opened for homestead settlement resembles the South in climate and crops. Cotton is the likely staple, with some corn, oats, and wheat possible. The land is largely level and red sandy soil with gypsum bands and cross timbers, suited for fence posts and fuel, attracting southern settlers while northern farmers face learning a new agricultural regime.
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South Carolina
Eorgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Keeche Hills
Wichita and
Rainy
Cross Timbers
Henry Watterson Turns Toward Public Office
The Kentucky journalist Henry Watterson, long known for avoiding office, signals a new political ambition. Once noted for antipathy to holding roles, he now draws public attention as a rising Democratic figure. He is described as the ablest Southern journalist, born in Washington about sixty years ago, son of a Tennesseean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Watterson
Washington
All Tennessman
The Mesquite Grass Country and Land Reserves
A historic survey describes the mesquite grass country used for hay sold to Kansas City, with values from 13 to 20 dollars per ton. It notes Indian land allotments, high land settlements, and 480000 acres of pasture reserves for cattlemen, plus 50000 acre reserves in eastern and northwestern zones and 600 acres of cross timber woodlands and 59000 acres of park reserve in the Wichita Mountains. It also profiles a journalist’s career from WWI era to Nashville and beyond, highlighting independence in journalism and influence in Democratic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Snb Wiel
Keeche Hills
Cross Timbers
Wichita Mountains
Slaughter in Samar Returns to Philippine Crisis
Five hundred bolo men attacked a U S Ninth Infantry detachment of forty six at Ban on the Gandar er in Samar, killing ten and wounding six. The remainder arrived to rout the attackers, killing over a hundred. A month earlier Balangiga saw forty two enlisted men and three officers slain during a surprise bolo assault while at breakfast.
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Foldiera
Ninth Infantry
Ban
Gandarer
Poland
Samar
C Company
Balangiga
McKinley Memorial Association Formed for Memorial
An association to raise funds for a McKinley memorial. Officers include William H. Day, Marcus A. Hanna, Myron T. Herrick, and Ryerson Ritchie. Funds to build a memorial at Canton, McKinley’s burial place, with surplus potentially used for a national memorial.
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McKinley
W Py
McKinley National Monument Association
Wiliam H. Dayin
Marcus A. Hanna
Myron ‘T. Herrick
Ryerson Ritchie
Canton
Ely
Rome
Lia
American Horses Exports Rise and New York Population Growth
Export markets show 250000 horses shipped over five years costing 27000000 dollars with 1900 expectant totals around 300000. Great Britain dominates sales via London and Liverpool. New York births exceed deaths by about 5000 yearly despite immigration. New York State population grows from 2413000 in 1890 to 3487000 in 1900. The packet Ensign sank in the Ohio River. passengers and crew escaped.
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S Te
Great Britain
Jonden
Liverpool
New York
United States
Indiana Fires and Robberies Shake Morristown Area
Fires scorch hundreds of acres in the Kankakee region destroying hay grain and livestock. Morristown Post Office robbed with 700 dollars in notes and 300 in postage seized by nitroglycerin blast. Deputy Fish and Game Warden Wallace Boith shot at by farmers near Logansport. boiler blast at Howe factory injures workers in Peru. Freight wreck at Georgetown, oil tank blaze, and multiple local incidents across Indiana including church remodeling, new factories, and road and rail developments.
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Kankakee
Morristown
Phillipy
Farmere
Logansport
Fish and Game
Wallace Boith
Richmond
Wayne County
Brazil Printers
Evansville
Gaston
Chesterton
McCordsville
Stilesville Baptist Church
Dana
First National
Ellettsville
Montgomery County
Peru
Rushville
Rev. D. Tillotson
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Purdue University
Wayne County Infirmary
Vincennes Christian Church
Connersville
Claude McDowell
Anderson
Panhandle Railroad
Pires
Salem
Wabash
Lafayette
Shirley
Kokomo
Perry Perkins
Brazil
Covington
Gosport Ia
Samuel Rhodes
Henry Beitzell
Centerville
Indiana
G. M. Freeman
Washington
Bilder A. J. Prank
Tabernacle Christian Church
Columbus
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Miss Stone
London Globe
Eben M. Stone
Rickinson
Bulgaria
166Th Street
Eleventh Avenue
Owen Bly
Snow
Apostles of the Mormon Church
Salt Lake
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Lorenzo Snow
John KR. Winder
Anthony H. Lands
Brigham Young
Quorum of Twelve Apostles
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
United States Steel Trust
Chicago
John Losee
John Flood
Berlin Tageblatt
Kiel
Buffalo
Unonge
Navy Department
Frank W. Hackett
Frank Allen
Saganing
Mich
Northampton
England
Beckham
Murray
Hopkins County
Muskegon
Barry Hine
State of Michigan
White Lake Harbor
Temple Attractions
Fort Warghe
The
Bostonians
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Germany
Berlin
London Times
Kruger
Hilversum
Navy
Michigan
Baldwin, Mich
Siegel Buva
Henry Siegel
Siegel, Cooper & Co
Simpson
Crawford Simpson
Mierouri Hazers
Missouri University
PE Markets
Odlamapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Finds Exchange
Deep
Peter Blake
St. Kanter
BR. Kanter
Pine
Tero
Blake
Ake
Hondear
C. Ingraham & Co
Curtice
Manny
Trowbridge
Tomby
Boston
Kier
Ohio Supreme Court
Gus Kalb
Wig
American National Bank
Tima
Miliaux
David M. Wolf
First National Bank of
Tyrone
Wolf
Meaumont
Lusiness
Beammont
Agnew Stock Farm
San Francisco
Charles Douglas
Douglas
Himsellf
Kenda
Venezuela
Fatherland
Caribbean
West Point
Judson Kilpatrick
East Liverpool
Easterpool
Bar Point
Ont
Fiade Polson
Curtis G- Howard
Starling Medical College At
Mary Belle Witwer
Pugh
Edoward
Police Department of
Providence
Bolyon Beach
Martha Grasnik
Edgewater Mark
Cleveland
Sands
University Place
Lincoln
Neb
Garden City
Chicago Great Western
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Lombard
Star
Iemies
Riehnwmd
Nashville
Fae
JSUT
Lonije Journal
Courier
Marty Managers
Hobart
Bolomen
M'Kinley
Ohie
Murt
Holler
Howe
Dirich
Joseph Kile
W. H. Folger
Georgetown
Tenenra
Southern Railway
Brokenin
Thomas Peters Suum
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