Cheats the Hangman in Riceville Murder Case
The body identified as William Bartholin, Chicago murder suspect, was exhumed in Riceville Iowa. Detective Rohan and Dr A J Coey confirmed the likeness by examining a jaw with two gold teeth. Bartholin left Chicago Aug 31 after hiring alias George Edwards at Great Western read labor sites. He confessed partially, claiming no aid and referencing a life’s fall from respectability.
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William Artholin
Chicago
William Mitchell
Bartholin
Andrew Rohan
A. J. Coey
Rohan
Boty
Fins Field
Teeville
J. G. Pratt
Vertile
Ratt
Elm
Reolver
Volver Lyig
Spenter
R. Metook
Haliway
Bartho
Ang
Great Western
George Edwards
Thompson
Claffy
Counselman
Minnie
Secoml
William Bartilolin
President Roosevelt ENTERTAINED IN CHATTANOOGA
President Roosevelt visited Chattanooga to attend the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention and toured historic battlefields including Missionary Ridge Lookout Mountain and Orchard Knob. He joined services at First Baptist Church as crowds welcomed him warmly.
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Tenn
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Missionary Ridge
Orchard Knob
Lookout Mountain
First Baptist Church
J. W. Brougher
McMillin
A. W. Chambliss
Murders Linked to Bartholin Case in Chicago Mystery
Police connect the Bartholin disappearance and murder at 4310 Calumet Avenue with prior Chicago cases including Minnie Mitchell. Anna Bartholin vanished July night, her body found in a cement basement after tampered construction. a blue dress and bed quilt revealed the victim. Minnie Mitchell’s body identified by clothing and a hair switch, with investigators noting decomposition timing.
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Privet
Chicago
William Bartholin
Bartholin Murer
Tme
Hunt
Anna Barthoin
Calumet Avenue
Oscar Thompn
Miss Mitchell
Coy
Springer
Minnie Mitchell
McMillan Son Declares He Will Not Seek Senate Seat
Detroit Sept 8 William C McMillan announced at noon Saturday that he will not be a candidate to succeed his father the late James McMillan for the United States senate. The decision followed a conference with his prominent supporters.
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Belo
Dexter M. Ferry
Senate
Ferry
William ©. McMillan
McMillan
Michigan
Alger
Perry
Detroit
William C. McMillan
United States Senate
James McMillan
Multiple Unresolved Deaths Highlight Coroner Verdicts
Chicago report notes Norman Clark 14 died from carbolic acid with coroner's jury unable to identify who gave the poison. Murphy’sboro notes Albert Coleman surrenders after fatally striking Jack Matthews with a shovel in a steel-crew accident. Genoa a Baptist minister Morris Wilson 80 killed his wife and fled toward Rock Cliffs. Tecumseh state bank examiner Hartwell highlights Bank of Chamberlain failure assets. Danbury obituary of optician Wilson F Thrall starves himself. New York lists the Fair couple killed near Paris aboard the S Louis cruise body arrivals.
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Chicago
Norman Clark
Thomas T. Clark
Murphysboro
Ills
Sept
Albert Coleman
Sheriff Rogers
Jack Matthews
Bridges
Coleman
Matthews
Matthew
Kenove
W. Va
Morris Wilson
Genoa
Woodland
Rock Cliffs
Lincoln, Neb
Hartwell
State Banking Board
Chamberlain Bank of Tecumseh
Saloons' trade checks not counterfeiting says district attorney
United States District Attorney Worthington received an opinion stating that chips or trade checks used by saloons and retailers do not violate counterfeit laws. A Kansas City judge had ruled otherwise in a separate decision. Separately, the steam yacht Arrow owned by Charles R. Vint set a speed test record at Irvington on the Nudeo, beating previous marks with a knot in 2 minutes 2 seconds and a land mile in 1 minute 19 seconds.
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Als
Sept
United States
Swimmer
Worthington
Kansas City
New York
Arrow
Charles R. Vint
Irvington-on the-Nudeo
Joliet Pioneer Mrs. Helen Henderson Dies at 88
Mrs. Helen C. Henderson, longtime Joliet resident and wife of Judge Hugh Henderson, died aged 88. Born in New York, she came to Joliet in 1835 and lived there for decades. Her son C. Henderson was a noted newspaperman.
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Ill
Helen C. Henderson
New York
Hugh Henderson
C. Henderson
Indicted Railway Executives Face Penalties
Indictments issued by a federal grand jury in Minneapolis accuse TL F Whitcomb president of the Wisconsin Central J Johnson traffic manager of the same line W M Burt president of the Ann Arbor road and W I Bennett general freight agent of the Ann Arbor road of violating the Interstate Commerce Act. Penalties include fines up to 5000 or two years in prison or both. Service of process set for Saginaw Toledo Milwaukee. In another note Rev A W Lamport of High Street Methodist and Rev C M Carter of First Baptist in Muncie Indiana coordinated charges and jointly preached.
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Sept
J. F. Marchand
Interstate Commierce Commission
United States Federal Grand Jury
Minnesapolis
Wisconsin Central
Ann Arbor
TL. F. Whitcomb
J. Johnson
W. M. Burt
W. I. Bennett
Marchand
Ndtory
Enpiases
Saginaw
Bennett
Toledo
Whitcout
Oohnson
Milwaukee
Muncie
Ind
A. W. Lamport
High Street Methodist Church
C. M. Carter
First Baptist Church
Two Godmothers for Her Des Moines Cruiser
The Des Moines, to be launched at Fore River, is marked as Massachusetts’ premier war vessel since early navy days. Secretary of the Navy designates Miss Clara N. Carleton of Haverhill to represent the state at ceremonies. Miss Blaie Macomber of Des Moines to christen. Carleton will sever the cord. Carleton is daughter of George H. Carleton, former Haverhill mayor and state legislator.
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Boston
Sept
United States
Des Moines
Fore River
Quincy
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Navy
Clara N. Carleton
Haverhill
Blaie Macomber
Carleton
Miss Carleton
George H. Carleton
Marcus Island Claim Aids Diplomatic Route
Marcus Island claim by Captain Rosehill proceeds through diplomatic channels after arrival July 30 and reception of state department letters advising restraint. Other items note exhumation and burial of a body in Monon, indiana. Milton jailed for vagrancy in Shelbyville. Ames College president denial. James Martin death sentence. prison workers killed at Leavenworth stack.
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Adee
Rosehill
Marcus Island
Ile
State Department
Kaiser William Receives US Generals at Tempelhof Parade
General Corbin Young and Brigadier General Wood were presented to Emperor William after the Markendorf parade on Tempelhoffield near Pragingtort on the Oder. The emperor welcomed them warmly, praised U.S. tensions during Prince Henry’s visit, and invited the generals and aide officers to dine at Potsdam. Prince Henry traveled from Frankfurt to Berlin for the occasion and planned a return visit to the United States after his naval service.
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Wood
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Oder
Corbin
Hin Mort
Prince Henry
United States
Emperor William
Kaiser
United
Berlin
New Palace
Potsdam
Princes Henry
Prankfort-on-the-Oder
Tramburg
Frederichstrasse
Buffering Telegrams From Early 20th Century Dispatches
The Buford arrives in San Francisco with 900 troops from the Eighth Fifteenth and Twenty-sixth infantry. King Edward and Queen Alexandra visit Andrew Carnegie at Castle Skibo. Author Philip J. Bailey dies in Nottingham born 1816. Robert Batty found safe in Sacramento after missing in Canby Oregon. First anniversary of McKinley assassination and Roosevelt presidency. Alpine accidents claim sixty lives this year. Federico Degetau protests Porto Ricans are U.S. citizens not aliens.
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San Francisco
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Andrew Carnegie
Castle Skibo
Philip J. Bailey
Nottingham
Robert Batty
Canby
Ore
Sacramento
McKinley
Roosevelt
Frederico Degetau
United States Congress
Hay
Britain Sells US Pig Iron in Historic Trade Move
The Economist hails Britain as exporting pig iron to the United States in a movement considered the most remarkable in the long history of the trade. London notes sharp shifts in export patterns and implies a new era for Anglo American iron sales.
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Tensacola
America
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England
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Pennant Hunters Records Rcotes Made by Aggregations
Records of baseball clubs for Saturday and Sunday show results across leagues and associations. Highlights include New York’s titles, Chicago defeating Boston, Detroit stacking wins, and varied outcomes in the American and Western circuits with multiple doubleheaders and rain delays noted.
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Heore
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Titteborg
Rowton
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Posten
Brooklyn
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Midladelphia
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Saturnay
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
St Louie
Boston
St. Louie
Washington
Paltmore
Teston
St. Louis
Big Coal Deals Drive Land Transfers in Southern Illinois
More than 200 deeds exceeding 200 000 dollars involve the coal combine in southern Hilmets fields. In Jackson Franklin and Williamson counties the transactions cover vast land tracts, with ex Representative William B Forman of East St Louis mainly listed in Jackson county and Peter Jeffrey of the Consolidated Coal Co named in Williamson county deeds. A railroad under construction from the Mississippi River may end at Golconda or Shawneetown.
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Jackson
Franklin
Williamson
William 8. Forman
East St. Loui
Peter Jeffrey
Consolidated Coal Company
Williamson County
Lester Deal
John Gates
Mississippi River
Golconda
Shawneetown
Johnson Seeks Tax Reform as Trusts Targeted
In Lorain Ohio a Democratic state campaign kickoff drew a 3500 crowd despite rain. Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland urged proper taxation of railways and corporations to curb trusts. A cyclone hit Albia and He�tman Iowa damaging homes. In Indiana the Seventh district Democrats nominated James Platt Dunn for Congress.
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Lorain
Herbert Bigelow
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Daceb Piatt Dunn
Congress
Indianapolis
Sept
Daceb Platt Dunn
Marie Votes On State Election Day
Marie participates in state elections today. General Corbin claims the German army is no stronger than the U S forces. Pope Leo is petitioned for a special dispensation to Italian monks tied to washing and sharing. A New York business house operates a check based payment system. Oscar Rosenthal of Chicago leaves most of his $1 000 000 estate to charity after provisions for his widow and family. A 75 minute NY Philadelphia running time schedule is to start. Lottie Collins seeks to break her husband Stephen Cooney's will. Bradford B McTregor of New York near a serious operation marks his fiance two hours before surgery. The Cuban senate approves Rafael Montoro as Cuban minister to Great Britain.
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Corbin
United States
Pope Leo
New York
Oscar Rosenthal
Chicago
Philadelphia
Lottie Collins
Stephen Cooney
Bradford B. Mctregor
Rafael Montoro
Great Britain
German Gunboat Panther Sinks Crete Pierrot at Cape Haytien
The German gunboat Panther arrived Sept 5 and burned the Crete Pierrot after forcing its crew to abandon ship. Killick extended surrender time to fifteen minutes before firing. The Markomannia seizure in port was described as piracy by Berlin reports. Washington officials offer no stance as of Sept 8.
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Maytl
Panther
Virneiniet
Creten Merrot
Gonaives
Firminiet
Creten Mierrot
Adatral Killick
Crete Derret
Eurrender Hia Voerel
Killick
Creteadterret
Cretea-Merret
Cretea-Terrot
Washington
Washington, Sept
State Department
Cape Haytien
Markemannia
Nansen
Hamburg American Packet Company
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Cape Hayden
Fleminier
Creten-Pierrot
Cape Tlaytien
Berlin
Associated Press
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Creton Pierrot
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United States
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McCrea
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Hayti Calisthenes Fouchard
Seneque Monplaisir Pierre
M. Firmin
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