Mad End of a Miser Supposed to Have Been Rich
Chicago detachment reports John A Thompson, an aged recluse near Hammond Indiana, disappeared two months ago. He built a funeral pyre in a barn, exploded dynamite, then fatally shot himself. the ruins revealed his partly consumed body. Foreclosure by Helen Fritsche led to ejectment but Thompson resisted, threatening agent Charles Seydel.
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Chicago
John A. Thompson
Hammond
Ind
Europe
Helen Fritsche
Thompson
C Charles Seydel
Seydel
Death toll and trap revealed at Thompson manse
A isolated resident Thompson rigged doors with wires and dynamite to blow the house and barn. A body found among charred logs, with a rifle and wire triggering mechanism nearby. Neighbors and officials search for buried wealth amid the ruin, believing the recluse perished at the scene.
Meyers Awarded 2000 For Each Lost Finger
William H. Meyers received two thousand dollars for each of two fingers lost in a buzz saw accident at Elgin Joliet and Eastern shops. The circuit court verdict totaled four thousand dollars from a suit for ten thousand dollars claiming lifelong disability. An appeal followed.
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Joliet
Lil
William HH. Meyers
Illinois
Elgin
Eastern Road
Santo Domingo Insurrection Now Collapsed
Washington reports the last remnant of the Santo Domingo insurrection has collapsed. Morales' forces are mostly surrendered with only one adherent remaining at Sandile on the north coast. Caceres' troops have secured the area as the revolt ends.
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San Domingo
Washington
State Department
Santo Domingo
Morales
Sandiile
Caceres
King Christian IX of Denmark Dies at 3:30 PM
King Christian IX of Denmark died at 3:30 this afternoon. Born in 1818, he ascended the throne in 1865 under the London protocol. In 1874 he granted Iceland a new constitution and visited Iceland at its constitutional debut. He was father to the queen of England.
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Copenhagen
Evening Journal
Christian of Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark
London
Wheeler Laid to Rest in Washington Arlington Burial
General Wheeler's funeral moved from Washington to Arlington after brief services at St John's church. Spanish war veterans escorted the casket in Washington while an army guard assumed duties at 10 a.m. The Washington interment followed a New York pageant and services, ending with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
Wheeler
St. John's Church
Arlington
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue
North River
Jersey City
National Cemetery
Joseph Wheeler
Smallpox in an Asylum in Jacksonville
Smallpox has broken out in the Central Lolane Hospital main building housing over 500 patients. J A Eagan head of the state board of health and Dr L Baldwin from Chicago are consulting. Visiteurs are barred for 30 days and a main building quarantine lasts 14 days. Surgeons will vaccinate the entire colony at once under Spr KE Baker who oversees the hospital and inspects insane patients twice daily.
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Jacksonville
Lil
Lolane Hospital
Jr. J. A. Eagan
State Board of Health
Dor. L. Blake Baldwin
P. and
BS. College
Chicago
Spr. KE. F. Baker
Pressure on the Mayor Ends as Revolt News Arrives
Reports from St Petersburg and Terre Haute detail disorders in interior towns during armed revolt. Cossacks routed at Sotssi. Terre Haute council pressures Mayor Bidaman to enforce saloon law while chief Lintz faces removal. Revolutions include Pyatigorsk’s North Caucasian republic and Viatka youths seizing waterworks.
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St. Petersburg
Sotssi
Black Sea
Terre Haute
Ind
Bidaman
Thut
Lintz
Playwright Rev Dixon Stars in The Clansman Rehearsal
Rev Thomas Dixon Jr once in ministry now writes novels and plays. His sensational work The Clansman focuses on reconstruction era in the south. The picture shows Dixon supervising a rehearsal.
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Thomas Dixon, Jr
South
THE
Clansman” Company
Mormon Missionaries Barred as North Carolina Islanders Torch Church
Citizens of Harker's Island Core Sound attacked Mormon efforts to build a church and burned the meeting house. Missionaries were warned to flee quickly or face tar and feathers if they lingered on the island.
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North Carolina
Newberne
N. C
Harker’s Island
Core Sound
War Declared on Dogs in Bowling Green and Herrick
General warfare has been declared on dogs in Bowling Green and Herrick due to a mad dog scare. Many animals killed and others may be killed. Two people and several cattle bitten by dogs believed mad. Public anger rises to wipe out the dog population. Wabash Railroad orders sixty locomotives from a Philadelphia builder.
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Ramsey
Bowling Green
Herrick
Wabash Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Army Triumphs in Early Rail Yard Clash From 19th Century Report
An army unit seized early momentum against guards at railroad stations driving them back forty miles along the line. Revolutionists planned to march to Rostoff on Don and possibly Kharkoff to join another force. They aimed to seize Georgievsk arsenal housing rifles cannons and machine guns. The force faced three Cossack companies and repelled them with heavy logs.
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Rostoff-on-Don
Kharkoff
Georgievsk
British elections end with Liberal gain and Laborites rise
London reports indicate Liberals with Irish and Labour support hold about 510 seats in the next Commons, Conservatives up to 100, with unionists and nationalists also present. John Burns leads a largely socialist laborite bloc. Campbell-Bannerman to enter parliament Feb 1 with a large majority. J C Stiva of Boston elected president of the National Organization of Masters and Pilots of Steam Vessels.
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London
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Commons
Campbell-Bannerman
John Burns
Joseph Chamberlain
Balfour
Grand Harbor
The
National Organization of Masters and Pilota of Steam Vessels
J. C. Stiva
Boston
Roosevelt Fiancee Attends Griscom Dinner in Philadelphia
Miss Roosevelt attended a testimonial dinner honoring Niclas Lali worth, hosted by Isaac HL Clothier. President Longworth spoke on a bill to establish permanent diplomatic residences abroad. Roosevelt, though not a participant, joined speechmaking and shared informal dining with Mrs Clothier and the Griscoms at Dolobran in Haverford.
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Philadelphia
Misa
Niclas Laliworth
Isaac HL. Clothier
Lioyd
Chriscom
Brazil
Griscoll
Miss Roosevelt
Contractor Elopes With Foreman's Wife in South Bend
South Bend Indiana January 20 H J Webster a building contractor and Mrs Emory Dittenbaugh wife of a Webster foreman have eloped warrants issued for their arrest Webster is charged with embezzlement having collected several thousand dollars on unfinished jobs He left after taking about 1000 from a bank and bought a revolver A note to his wife warned of their departure and urged her to sell belongings and collect money remaining under the mattress for her to use
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South Bend
Ind
H. J. Webster
Emory Dittenbaugh
Webster
Hesides
Two Men Die as Girder Falls at McKees Locks Plant
In Pittsburg on January 2 a heavy iron girder toppled at the Schoen Pressed Steel Car Company plant killing William Hodger and fatally injuring Charles Metvnire.
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Pittsburg
William Hodger
Charles Metvnire
McKees Locks
Schoen Pressed Steel
Comany
Chicago live stock market reports January 24 1906 and updates
Chicago market notes show cattle and hogs with receipts around 24000 cattle and 24000 hogs. Prices vary by grade with light and mixed packers ranges and heavy shipping grades higher. weekly receipts total about 200433 cattle and hog shipments 57554 with market described as weak to steady with small gains in some categories.
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Chicago
Beach-Wickham Co. Chicago item notes
McCall Bros., agents, report from Chicago dated January 29, 1906, regarding the Beach-Wickham Company. The terse entry lists business representation and location without further context.
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Chicago
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
Ardent Courtship Wins Hearts in France Visit
King Alfonso and Princess Enna greet guests in Mouriscot mornings. The Asturias prince passes through en route to Paris, while Alfonso tours with Princesses Henry and Ena. A heart shaped lock set with brilliants was sent to Princessa koa as a token of affection.
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Biarritz
Alfonas
Mouriscot
Enna Hie
Suite
Prince of the Asturias
Paris
Alfonso
Henry
Ena
St. Jean de Las
Hendaye
Princesa Koa
King Alfonso’s Royal Progress and Betrothal Amnesty
King Alfonso and the royal party toured San Sebastian with Princess Ena and Princess Henry arriving by car and receiving a warm welcome. They later moved to Biarritz and Madrid where Premier Moret joined events. The king is expected to proclaim a broad amnesty with the betrothal announcement.
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King Alfonso
Ena of Battenberg
Princess Henry
Prince Alexander of Battenberg
San Sebastian
Mina
Henry
Prince Alexander
Maria Christina
Ena
Tie Majesty
Biarritz
Villa Mouriseot
Moret
Madrid
Alfonse
Army couple wed in Cincinnati church ceremony
Miss Catherine Mortimer Cochran daughter of the late Colonel Cochran of the Sixth Infantry married Lieutenant Ralph W. Kingman of the Sixteenth Infantry at Christ Episcopal Church. Kingman traveled from the Philippines to wed and plans to sail February 15 from San Francisco to Manila. Attendants included Miss Cameron of New York and Miss Lena Jennings of Rochester. The groom and ushers wore full dress uniform signaling a military ceremony. The bride was given away by her brother Captain Percy Cochran. Lieutenant Kingman is son of General Dan Kingman of Cleveland.
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Cincinnati
Catherine Mortimer Cochran
Colonel Cochran
Sixth Infantry
Ralph W. Kingmann
Sixteenth Infantry
Christ Episcopal Church
Frank Nelson
Kingman
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
Cameron
New York
Lena Jennings
Rochester
N. Y
Percy Jochran
Dan Kingman
Clevland
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