Survivor’s Story of Double Poisoning in New York
Benjamin Riley of Springfield Mass and Orestes A Weed of Boston attempted suicide together in New York. Weed died at Bellevue Hospital. Riley survived and is jailed on a charge of attempted death by own action. Coroner and police link their Boston to New York travel and shared morphine poisoning at the Grand Union Hotel.
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Benjamin Riley
Springfield
Mass
Orestes A. Weed
Boston
Weed
Riley
Pnson
New York
Orestes A Weed
Grand Union Hotel
Hm Riley
Bellevue Hospital
Scholer
Arom
Reed
Tte
Tam
Ntel
Poston
Sprague
Providence
William Sprague
Go. Sprague
Lora
Grrtt
Wheaton
Col Wheaton
Washington
Rhode
Canonchet
Narragansgett
Syrague
Waehingtn
Miss de Roulha
Canochet
Brookline
Springfeld Mass
Benjamin Joseph Riley
Lizze N Ries
Cypress Street
Rlley
Marshal Stebbins Riley
Shot His Baby Sister in Accidental Revolver Incident
In Springfield Massachusetts this morning seven year old boy found a loaded revolver in an attic. He pointed it at his sister Gertrude Langeving seven and pulled the trigger. The bullet entered her forehead and brain causing likely fatal injuries. The tragedy underscores dangers of firearms among children.
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Springfield
Mass
Gertrude Langeving
Napoleon Langeving
Chicopee Falls
Horace
Odell and Black Confer Over Senate Candidacy
Secret talks at the Republican Club in New York involve Gov Odell, former Gov Frank S Black, and supporters of Black as U S Senate successor to Chauncey Depew. Officials report Odell may declare for Depew or Black or stay neutral as переговоры continue. Several figures—George W Aldridge, Edgar T Brackett, William Ward, Julius Mayer, Malby, and Lowi Pay—were also linked to the discussions. Depew aides say he is unaware of the talks and unsure of the outcome. Senator Platt is away at Highland Falls until Friday.
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New York
Republican Club
Odell
Frank S Black
United States
Chauncey M Depew
Depew
Black
William &L Ward
Westchester
Julius M Mayer
Malby
Lowi F Pay
Govdell
Timothy
Woodruff
Platt
Highland Falls
N. Y
Dodge Gase Deferred Warrant For Man In Texas
In New York a divorce case connected with Charles F. Dodge and Morsey Dodge prompts delayed action as January grand jury preparations unfold. Detective Bracken remains missing while investigators seek him. Dodge, though poor, received funds raising questions of source. Morse and Mrs Dodge are abroad but plan to return as Dodge weakens.
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Dodge
Case
Grand
New York
Jeroame
Charles F. Dodge
Morsey Dodge
Texas
Bracken
Cowing
Court of General Sessions
Morse
Europe
von Dodge
Veterans Die From Exposure in Ohio Storm
Special dispatches from Dayton and Sandusky report the deaths of three Civil War veterans from exposure during a last night storm. Daniel L. Stewart and James Harsa, inmates of the National Soldiers' Home in Dayton, were found in roadways near the home. George Weber, an inmate of the Ohio Soldiers' Home in Sandusky, was found near the home after apparently falling asleep.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Sandusky
Daniel L. Stewart
James Harsa
National Soldiers’ Home
George Weber
Ohio Soldiers’ Home
Union Republicans Endorse Addicks for U S Senate in Delaware
Delaware Union Republicans vow to back J Edward Addicks for the U S Senate throughout the session. A conference with Senator J Frank Allee and 22 Union lawmakers endorsed Addicks, signaling renewed potential for a Senate deadlock and widening rifts with Regular Republicans over legislative organization for the upcoming session.
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Addicks
Dupont Republicans
Washington Post
Dover
Del
J. Edward Addicks
United States
Mr Addicks
J. Frank Allee
Wns
Kent
Sussex
Capt Howard W. French Dies at Army Post
Chattanooga reports Capt Howard W French quartermaster at Chickamauga construction found dead with a heart wound. Coroner's jury says death likely self-inflicted or accidental with debate over location. Sister Jenks disputes suicide claims citing revolver practice. Gen Humphrey notes he was in good standing. telegrams confirm death near the post. Also a Baltimore and return travel rate and Pennsylvania Railroad weekend tickets offered.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Howard W French
Ringgold
Howard W. French
Georgia
Jenks
Humphrey
Chickamauga
Army
Wrench
French
Cotton market drop led to record lows in three years
Census Bureau ginners report shows large surplus crops pushing prices down. New York break off 30 to 35 points follows heavy trading and anticipates near 13 million bales. In Georgia, cotton buyer J B Harrison dies by self inflicted gunshot after market losses. Fort Gaines residents burn 2,000,000 bales in protest. Wind halts coal shipments on Ohio River as Davis Island Dam reports rising levels.
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Clay County
New York
Census Bureau
Barnesville
J. B. Harrison
J M Harrison
Forsyth
Magrolia Inn
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Pittsburg
Ohio
Davis Island Dam
Indignant Arrest of Perry Mason in Chicago
Perry Mason, claiming ties to London’s foreign office, was arrested in Chicago on charges of attempting to steal a typewriter. Also known as Rudolph Greer, he is educated and well dressed and protests his innocence. He says he is in the United States to gather data for labor articles and awaits London officials’ word on his release.
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Chicago
Perry Mason
Foreign Office
London
Mason
Rudolph Greer
United States
National Commercial Travelers’ Association
Commercial Teachers’ Association
New Jersey
Senator Mitchell Before Grand Jury Faces Nervous Courtroom Visit
Senator John H Mitchell entered the Federal grand jury room in Portland to discuss alleged frauds in public land acquisitions. He left the courthouse tired and worried, with investigators saying the inquiry regarding him had ended for now. Congressman Binger Hermann appeared later, with his testimony set to occupy most of tomorrow's session.
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Portland
Oreg
John H Mitchell
United States Senate
Federal Grand Jury
Mitchell
Binger Hermann
Hermann
Crisis in Morocco signals critical stage at Tangier
Cable dispatches to the State Department from acting American consul general in Tangier warn of worsening conditions in Morocco. Foreign ministers await instructions as possible trouble looms and American citizens are advised to head to Tangier for safety. Nearby, in Ellijay Georgia, a wreck due to high winds leaves Cantrell and Chastine dead and a brother injured when a tree crashes into a house.
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Odices
State Department
Hoffman Philip
Tangier
Fez
Philip
Peirce
Mr Philip
Ellijay
William Cantrell
Joe Chastine
Chastine
Burnt Mountain
Trains in Snow Wreak Havoc Across the West
A severe snowstorm paralyzes rail traffic from St Paul to Chicago and beyond. Dozens of trains trapped or delayed, freight blocked, and wrecks reported near Melbourne Iowa. Damages along Lake Michigan shores estimated at 400000 dollars affecting lighthouses cottages and boats.
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Minn
Northwest
St Paul
Chicago
Wisconsin
St Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee
Lake City
Detroit
Mich
The
Tribune
Lake Michigan
St. Joseph
Muskegon
Lghthouse
Macatawa Bay
Middle West
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Pittsburg
Dee
Government Weather Bureau
Two Young Men Agree to Die in Delaware Deadlock
Desperate battle to save crew continues as Talbot Court lacks authority amid ongoing delays. Inaugural preparations spark Adventists opposition to Sunday law while Adams' attitude looms in Colorado fight. Tariff talk from Carroll D Wright and inland waterway plans fill important posts. Czar's manifesto stirs unrest and Japan disaster fears persist. Concessions to Russian press and European capital gossip mix with hotel talks and social notes.
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Delaware
Talbot Court
Adams
Colorado
Carroll D. Wright
Czar
Virginia
Maryland
Rescue Efforts Focus On Stranded Drumelzier Off Fire Island
In a relentless sea off Oak Island the steamer Drumelzier rides the bar near Fire Island, with eight Sandy Hook life savers prepared to attempt dawn rescues. Gresham revenue cutter and Merritt wrecking steamer stand by as waves pound, while a fierce gale rages through the night and day.
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Sandy Hook
New York
Oak Island
Drumelzier
Patterson
Fire Island Beach
Great South Bay
Merritt
Gresham
Drum Elzier
Nicholson
Fire Island
Bay Shore
Drumelster
Cunard Line
Pannonia
Plume
Palermo
Whipped and Ordered Out of State Near Natchez
A 33-year-old white man from Chicago named Natchez, Mississippi, was whipped in the woods and forced to leave the state while being taken to the convict farm for insulting women. Six men abducted him from guards, stripped him, and lashed him sixty times before bracing him on a train and ordering exit. In Iowa, the Dedham State Bank was placed in receivership amid a $15,000 cashier shortage, with Caton admitting the gap and efforts to settle with depositors.
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Natchez
Miss
Lewis
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
State Bank of
Dedham
Carroll
B A
Caton
Talbot case hitch court disqualified by new canon
Philadelphia Dec 8 report says no hearing will occur against Bishop Ethelbert Talbot as the court appointed by Bishop Tuttle cannot act under the new canon until January 1 1905. The board would report back to Bishop Tuttle for further action, with presentment kept secret and no public details released.
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Bishop Tuttle
Dx Morgan Dix
Philadelphia
Ethelbert Talbot
Pennsylvania
Tuttle
Episcopal Church
Church Standard
John Fulton
Irvine-Talbot
W.W. B Bodine
Committee On Inquiry
Fulton
Bodie
Wiry
Caror
Talbo
1 Todine
Morgan Dix
New York
Dia
Bodine
Committee of Inquiry
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church
Board of
Hishop Talbot
Woman in New Haven Confesses to Worthless Checks
Mrs Ivernia G Bergin, wife of a New Haven physician, confessed to passing worthless checks after arrest in Jersey City. She admitted to four bad checks totaling about 1500 dollars, paid cash to cover them, and gave a 1500 dollar check to A I Cushing. Judge Blair set bail at 2000 dollars.
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New Haven
Confessen
Jersey City
New York
Ivernia G Bergin
Conn
Murphy
Mra Bergin
A. I Cushing
Cushing
Bergin
Blair
Hudson County
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