Leap From Roof Lands Man With Fractured Ankle
Samuel Stevens leaped fifteen feet from a four story building to a fire escape and fractured his left ankle. Police pursued him up three stairs to the attic and a roof, where he fled but was later arrested after coming down. He later admitted the injury and was taken to hospital. A hotel theft story and robbery tale follow in the same article.
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Chicago
Samuel Stevens
Stevens
Wabash Avenue
Madison Street
Continental
Madison Steel
L. Weatherwax
O'Neil
Central Detail
Belinzaghi Claims Yellow Fever Serum Victory
A Mexican government prize may go to Dr Angel Bellinzaghi for a serum that saved American Kilpatrick in Vera Cruz and cured most patients in trials. President Diaz backed the work, with 85 percent success in trials and part of the prize paid upfront. In Omaha, a train robber killed near Counci Bluffs remains unidentified and labeled justifiable homicide by the coroner.
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New York
Herald
Mexico
Angel Bellinzaghi
Lower
Gulf
Tehuantepec
Bellinzaghi
Kilpatrick
Diaz
Government Board of Health
Vera Cruz
Omaha
Counci Bluffs
Express
Baxter
Horsethief Tricked to Trade After Claiming Detective Title
In Pacine Wisconsin on October 6 a man known as Ward pretended to be a detective and used a fake system to lure victims into trading goods. He turned out to be a skilled trader but face legal actions for his deceit. His scheme involved promising a profit through a purported method and enticing locals into hasty deals. Police investigations continue as more residents come forward.
Methodist Preachers Fight To Preserve Michigan Marriage Laws
A committee of Methodist presiding elders is appointed to oppose zoning moves aimed at repealing Michigan marriage laws. Ministers bishops and presiding elders exchange charges as resignations surface. Local ministers plan to travel to Lansing when the legislature convenes to defend current marriage statutes with support from prominent citizens.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Michigan
Lansing
Police Chief Sued Over Arrests in Racine
Racine Wisconsin October 6 Summons and complaint served on Chief of Police Edward Schumacher in a $10,000 damages suit by Henry F Corbett of Milwaukee Corbett was arrested on a vagrancy charge. two weeks later the charge was dismissed and he was arrested again on an attempted murder charge against R B Cheney After a lengthy trial the prisoner was acquitted by a jury.
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Racine, Wis
Edward Schumacher
Henry F. Corbett
Milwaukee
Corbett
Schumacher
R. B. Cheney
Baptist pastor offered presidency at Des Moines College
Kalamazoo Michigan October 6 Reverend George D Adams pastor of the First Baptist church is named as a candidate for the presidency of Des Moines College in Iowa The college is the only Baptist institution in the state and is described as having a bright future In Copemish Michigan October 6 John Smith was killed when a tree fell on him while working on a new railroad sidetrack north of Interlaken He died three hours later
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Kalamazoo, Mich
George D. Adams
First Baptist Church
Des Moines
Copemish
Mich
Manistee
Interlaken
John Smith
Lover abandons woman as poison ends life in Tuscola
In Tuscola Illinois on October 6 little Cannon was found dying in a hallway from laudanum poisoning. She had become despondent over being forsaken by her lover Oscar Hill.
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Mer
Tuscola
Ills
Oscar Hill
Market roundup covers hogs cattle and sheep rates
Chicago markets report hog receipts around 26 000 with pigs at 3 50 to 5 50 and heavy packing 5 10 to 5 47 cattle receipts about 2 000 with steers at 3 00 to 5 85 and cows 2 00 to 4 70 sheep receipts 6 000 with western lambs 4 25 to 5 00 and native lambs 3 75 to 5 15 East Buffalo N Y quotes hogs 5 25 to 5 70 and lambs 4 00 to 5 30 St Louis grain notes steady to mixed prices across wheat corn oats rye and rye Milwaukee grains firmup with wheat around 81c and rye 55c
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Chicago Board of Trade
Coal miners near end as operators join 10 percent wage rise
In Lehigh region G A Pardee and Company at Cranberry and Crystal Ridge mines posted a 10 percent wage increase effective Oct. 1. Scranton reports the individual operators will align with big bosses offering the same rise, while President Mitchell faces the final decision amid fears of further concessions.
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Sazleton
G.A. Pardee & Company
Cranberry
Crystal Ridge
Lehigh
Scranton
New York
Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Maxwell
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
United Mine Workers
Miner Clash Near Lattimer Shuts Two Hazelton Mines
In Hazelton Pennsylvania on October 6 a first clash occurred between non union and union miners and strike supporters near the old Lattimer battleground. A crowd of over 100 including many women attacked twenty five non union workers, injuring several. Coal police and strike lines dispersed the melee as some Hollywood miners refused to work.
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Hazelton
Lattimer Battleground
Lattimer
Beaver Meadow
Melinsville
Hollywood
Coal and Iron
Roosevelt Reaches Illinois Amid Enthusiastic Crowds
An Associated Press report from Rock Island Illinois notes Governor Roosevelt spoke in Davenport Iowa for about thirty minutes then addressed a large street parade in Rock Island. Large crowds cheered as his carriage rolled through the city. The journey continues with plans to adjust eastern engagements, pending national committee decisions in Chicago.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Rock Island
His
Roosevelt
Davenport
National Committee
Towa
Dolliver
Shaw
Curtis Guild, Jr
Exiled from Home by Court Injunction in Belleville
Mrs. Oct. Fred W. Hahdler of Belleville was barred from entering his own residence by a circuit court injunction issued at the request of his wife in a divorce suit. The order required him to stay away after threats and fear for life. A constable escorted him from the home to a hotel and advised dissolution of the injunction.
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Belleville
Fred W. Hahdler
Schaefer
Circuit Court
Mahder
Hahler
Lfe
Habler
Harrowed Souls After Torpedo Accident Near Ellsworth
A railroad torpedo placed as a signal exploded near Ellsworth, injuring Lewis Buzzle and stunning three others. The four men were carried back to Ellsworth on a handcar as they recovered.
Powers Seek Rapid Chinese Settlement Amid Diplomatic Push
Reports from Berlin London and St Petersburg outline Russian assent to Count von Buelow notes and US pressure for Chinese reform. Dispatches describe Formosa clashes, edicts targeting rank figures, and Western plans to curb Chinese resistance while awaiting Chinese government response.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Count von Buelow
M. DeGiers
Pekin
London
Daily Chronicle
Washington
United States
Poan
Peking
Rabbit hunt ends with boy losing hand in accident
Grand Haven Michigan October 6 16 year old Marvus Sorenson of Numea accidentally shot himself while rabbit hunting and lost his right hand in the incident.
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Grand Haven
Mich
Marvus Sorenson
Numea
London bishop famed as top English classical scholar
A London bishop is noted as one of England’s best classical scholars. In Chicago a chunk of ice was thrown at Senator Hanna on a tent platform, but the senator was not struck.
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London
England
Hanna
Chiveago
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American School of Osteopathy
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P. J. Hanley
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