Czolgosz Dies in Electric Chair After Refusing Priest
Leon F. Czolgosz was executed at 7 a.m. in Auburn New York for the McKinley assassination. He remained unrepentant, refused religious rites, and his body will be buried in a secret prison area after burning his clothes and papers. Waldeck Czolgosz released claims to the body, avoiding public display or relics.
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Auburn
N. Y
Leon F. Czolgosz
William McKinley
Cralg
Auburn Prison
Waldeck Czolgosz
Czolgosz
Collins
Burial Clash Delays Czolgosz Body Transfer at Prison
Superintendent Collins sought to bury the condemned man without sensational proceedings. He met Czolgosz’s brother Waldeck and pressed for burial on prison grounds, arguing privacy would prevent violence. Czolgosz hesitated, delayed signing the relinquishment, and Bandowski arrived to press the plan as Buffalo crematory refused the body.
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Collins
Czolgosz
Waldeck Czolgosz
Warden Mead
Theody
Waldeck Thomas Baniowski
Bandowski
Buffalo Crematory
Prison Burial Agreement Revealed in Minutes
Minutes show a decision to bury the body inside the prison after an agreement to sign was reached. The details indicate a coordinated plan tied to the facility. Further context and officials involved remain unclear from the fragment.
Factions Yearn for Blood in Texas Feud Threat
County Judge McDonald appeals to the governor for rangers after rumors that about eighty members of the Wall faction gathered at Tobe Sabine county to march on San Augustine in vengeance for six Walls killed on the border. Eugene Wall was the latest casualty, fueling armed support on both sides. Communications have been cut and no news is available.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
McDonald
San Augustine
Wall
Tobe
Sabine County
Double crime in Chicago husband kills wife then suicide
James Kennedy a laborer murdered his wife after a quarrel and then shot himself. He had been separated from his spouse for months and, upon learning the children were in church, forced his way to them, shooting the woman before turning the revolver on himself.
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Chicago
James Kennedy
Sunslay
Kennedy
Fraternal Building Proposed for St. Louis Fair
The World’s Fair Fraternal Building association works on a $200,000 fund to erect four magnificent structures on the fair grounds for fraternal and beneficiary societies. Leading American organizations have contributed, with more expected as the executive committee calls for support.
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St. Louis
Poisoning case shocks South Bend family
Mrs Rebeccah Webb and her son Charles lie unconscious in an Indianapolis area city home from slow corrosive poisoning. The dying son is dead. A G Webb, the brother, is under arrest. sister Cora 20, who was in the house, is under police surveillance after also falling ill from Friday.
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South Bend
Ind
Rebeccah Webb
Charles
A. G. Webb
Cora
Relatives Challenge Ida Harris Will In $300000 Estate
Rich kin of Ida Harris who claimed authorship of The Breadwinners win a fight to break her will filed in Champaign Illinois. Provisions show a substantial Burnham hospital legacy and support to other institutions. Immediate relatives, all wealthy, seek a share as the estate valued at $300000 faces court action.
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Champaign
Ill
Ida Harris
Burnham Hospital
Rescued Miner Survives After Sixty-One Hours In Utah Cave
Salt Lake City report: Charles Nutting was pulled from the Highland Bay mine at Bingham after sixty-one hours entombed. He was alive but very weak. Fellow miner William Anderson remains trapped. rescuers press on though there is no hope he will be found alive.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Highland Bay
Bingham
Charles Nutting
William Anderson
Lake Preston woman fined in pension fraud case
Sioux Falls Oct 29 Sarah J Flynn of Lake Preston pleaded guilty in federal court to a fraudulent pension application She was fined 1030 dollars by Judge Carland and paid the amount Mrs Flynn had claimed she was the widow of Silas J Flynn a member of the Seventeenth New York infantry whose real widow testified in the case
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Sarah J. Flynn
Lake Preston
United States
Carland
China to face deeper turmoil says Shanghai bishop
Rt. Rev. F. R. Graves missionary bishop of Shanghai warned at Grace Episcopal church that China must expect more unrest. He tied recent outbreaks to a coming revolution as the Chinese people grow eager for reform.
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China
Chicago
F. R. Graves
Shanghai
Grace Episcopal Church
Fatal fight at the Quarter House on Tennessee line
Middlesboro Kentucky October 29 George Mayes was killed and Joe Nail mortally wounded at the Quarter House on the Tennessee line. Mayes was killed by Nail who received his death wound at the hands of an unknown man. Several were engaged in the fight. Mayes is said to have killed several men.
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Middlesboro
George Mayes
Joe Nail
Quarter House
Tennessee Line
Mayes
Nail
Estate of the Late Senator Sawyer Closed in Oshkosh
The personal estate of the late United States Senator Philetus Sawyer has been settled in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Executor RE P Sawyer his son is discharged. Personal property valued at 800405.01 dollars. Inheritance tax of 23688 dollars paid to state and probate.
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Sawyer
Oshkosh
Wis
United States
Philetus Sawyer
RE. P. Sawyer
A Word to Travelers About Diarrhea Remedy
The excitement of travel and new foods often causes diarrhoea. Do not leave home without Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, sold by Stewart's and Cook Sherman.
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Stewart's
Cook & Sherman
Fish and Poultry Dressed and Cut to Order
Fish and poultry dressed and cut to order at Todd Stuarts. Local service item notes available for selection and pickup.
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Todd Stuart
Cross-Examination of Admiral Schley Opens Inquiry Sessions
Washington October 20. The court of inquiry began Shley's cross examination with two more witnesses to follow. The discussion covered hits at Santiago Brooklyn's role and Schley's memory gaps after three years. The judge advocate probed orders, speed, and coordination from Key West to Cienfuegos and Santiago in the context of the battle.
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Washington
Admiral Schley
Lemly
Scrutiny of Schley Case Reveals Fleet Command Dispute
Testimony centers on whether Sampson led the flying squadron on the battle day and why Schley did not verify the Spanish fleet at Cienfuegos. Cross examination highlights discrepancies between Brooklyns log and Schleys statements and questions about speed, currents, and our reconnaissance efforts.
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Schley
Key West
Cienfuegos
Charleston
Sampson
Santiago
Admiral Sampson
Colon
Battle of
Lemly
Admiral Dewey
Clenfvuegos
Brooklyn
Iowa
Cervera
Admiral Erred Denying He Boasted According to Examination
Rayner opened Schley’s exam with questions about alleged talks with Admiral Evans on July 4 or 5. The transcript notes Schley’s denial regarding boasting and seeks clarity on the conversations cited.
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Rayner
Schley
Evans
Lecture series schedule and ticket info announced
The notice lists lecture dates with speakers Frank C Bruner on Friday November 1 Col Rain on Friday November 8 HV Richards on Friday November 22 Frederick Truman on Friday December 13 Fredrick Musical on Friday January 3 and Passion Play on January 24. Season or single tickets for C. H. Wilson lectures are available at Wilson Beamer Hardware store.
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Frank C Bruner
Col Rain
HV Richards
Frederick Truman
Fredrick
Jealous Rival Shoots Writ Berkey in Independence
Ross Sheridan a well known Independence Mo. man shot and mortally wounded Writ Berkey of Genda Springs Kan. at the Independency Electric station after a dispute over Mrs. Clara Williams. Sheridan recently moved to Kansas City from St. Louis where he worked for years.
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Kansas City
Ross Sheridan
Independence
Berkey
Genda_ Springs
Kan
Clara Williams
Independency Electric
Race Riot in Louisiana with Death Toll Rising
Report from Columbia Mississippi says Marion county sheriff asked Governor Longino for troops to quell a riot on the Louisiana Mississippi border. Ball Town La and surrounding parishes see heavy violence with a death toll around thirty and farmers arming with shotguns. Later reports cite three white men and eleven Black residents killed at Amity City.
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New Orleans
The
Picayune
Columbia
Miss
Marion County
Longino
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ball Town
Washington Parish
Amity City
Reyes Speech Sparks Diplomatic Comment in Mexico Banquet
General Rafael Reyes remarks at a Mexico City banquet during the Pan American congress drew mixed commentary among diplomatic circles. Officials say the speech is not seen as causing embarrassment or requiring action by the U.S. government.
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Washington
Rafael Reyes
Mexico
Reyes
St Joe district grapes become west’s largest yield leader
St Joseph Michigan reports the St Joe district covering 1,500 acres and thirty miles south of town produced 12,000,500 pounds of grapes this season. Harvesting ended last week with Catawba variety. Official stats show 1,542,500 baskets shipped and buyers from Northwest now purchase directly from growers, liberating them from Chicago markets.
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St. Joseph
Mich
St. Joe
Chicago
Northwest
Charge Against Him in Which a Woman Is the Other Party
Keokuk Iowa October 20 Dr C D Sanderson mayor of Montrose Illinois a
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Keokuk
C. D. Sanderson
Montrose
Ila
Waddell Leads Kenosha Colts to 10–0 Win
Kenosha Wisconsin October 20 Rube Waddell and his Kenosha football colts debuted on the gridiron defeating Chicago 10 to 0 in one of Kenosha's hottest games. Waddell sparked the upset with an eighty yard touchdown run early in the contest.
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Kenosha
Wis
Rube" Waddell
Chicago
Waddell
Market notes United States hogs and cattle prices
Chicago and East Buffalo markets show receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle sheep and lambs with multiple categorizations. Reports from Dunning Stevens East Buffalo and St Louis indicate mixed movements and varied quotes across fat steers hogs feeds and veal with further grain price shifts in Chicago and St Louis futures.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Canoners
Edouard Detaille Reaches San Francisco After Delayed Bark
The overdue bark Edouard Detaille arrives in San Francisco after 10 percent reinsurance paid. John Wilson, 60, president of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank at Stromsburg Nebraska, is reported dead. Phineas Foutz, a Philippine murder convict under death sentence, has escaped.
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Edouard Detaille
San Francisco
John Wilson
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Stromsberg
Neb
Phineas Foutz
Philippines
City Bus Line- Call Up Service at Hotel Allen
Call up phone number one to arrange bus line service at Hotel Allen. Orders will be promptly attended to by Frank Rogers.
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Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Brigands Hold Miss Stone, Rescue Efforts Rush to Reach Her
Sofia reports Colonel Kantcheff says Miss Stone may be found within ten days as three parties race to contact brigands. Dickinson sends two Macedonian youths and a fifth group from Samakev, aided by a Russian minister’s envoy. Brigands demand ransom and vow to kill if unpaid. officials blame Turkish Bulgarian rivalry for delays.
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Sofia
Kantcheff
Miss Stone
Dickinson
Samakev
Mr. Dickinson
Mise Stone
Odyssey of Miss Ellen Stone Abduction Described
An Sofia based paper reproduces the capture narrative of American missionary Ellen Stone. The account cites Konstantin Pitsin and Bulgarian brigands, detailing a mountain kidnapping, beatings, looting, and a late escape to Bulgaria. The report also notes Turkish forces later massacred wood cutters and the capture’s political tension.
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Boston
Ellen Stone
Sofia
Bulgaria
Konstantine Pitsin
Miss Stone
Bansko
Djumay
Gradovishte
Leslim Olun
Grigor Tsilka
Mme. Tsilka
Demt Dimtr Kostev
Merom
Mahomla
Gradevseko
Diumay
Carris Sells the Sets at Hast Side Drug Store
Advance sale for Graham theatre attractions offered by Carris at Hast side drug store during the current season. Local patrons may purchase tickets early through the druggist.
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Graham Theatre
Carris’ Hast Side
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Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Doctor
Rube” Waddell
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Nicola
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TYP
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Florence County
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Delta
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Ted
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Olgarg
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Harwood
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L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Hington, Iowa
H. Knecht
Washington National Bank
Wilson
Attorney At Law
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Marsh W. Bailey
Cpprior
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Ors
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
Schuyler W. Livingston
Court House
A. Dewey
Washington DC
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Ye Blata
Waire
Cashier
Keon
First National Bank
Wm, Biai
Ea Ee Oe L. Robinson
Frank Gtowart
J.F
Estasean
W. BR. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Pe Anderson
Washington County
General Banking Usiness
Ani Zan OoTosma
Dave Keltner
Hotel Colenso
W. D. Lowry
Coen Tis T
Errick
Mercer & Chilcote's
Charley
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Washington, Ia
M. Lombardo
No. K
Columbus Junction
Musea
California
Pacific Northwest
Stewart
Agt
Sean
Burlington
C. B
Peoria
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
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Golng
Weat Ami
Mason City Mail
Paul
South AN
Tually
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Peoria Mall
Sun
Marshalltown
O& N Way
Omaha
Denver
JN Tittemore
Batty
Era
Wanamaker
Brown
Philadelphia
R. A. Riley
Carris
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
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